-|:-:|- Flashback -|:-:|-
"Each weapon is only as good as the metal it is made from Sir Phantom, and it is just as good as the person who wields it." Danny was looking at each of the different metals while behind him floated none other than Princess Dora and the royal blacksmith. Each one was watching with wrapped attention as the halfa who was in his ghost form slowly examined each one until he came to one that was both black and white. Picking it up slowly to examine the metal itself something resonated in him as he slowly turned around to ask a question.
"If you don't mind me asking… what is this metal and where did it come from exactly?" The Blacksmith and Dora both looked at each other for a moment in shock upon seeing the metal in Danny's hands before the Blacksmith spoke. "That metal… is what we tend to call Pariah's Bane… it belongs to neither world just as much as it belongs to both worlds Sir Phantom, much like yourself." The blacksmith stopped and turned to face Princess Dora who was quiet for a moment as if to ask for permission to continue.
When Princess Dora nodded he turned back to look at Danny who was still holding the metal before speaking. "Such ore is rare in the Ghost Zone and highly valued… it only exists in small pockets and each pocket is surrounded by ecto-crystals. Such metal though exists partially in your world in the likes of meteoric iron, but that is not exactly Pariah's Bane. This metal can only exist when a meteor falling onto your world accidentally goes through a portal to the Ghost Zone." Danny now stared at the metal in his hand unbelievingly as it seemed to almost pulsate like a living being before Dora spoke.
"Sir Phantom… such metal is near impossible to acquire… even I was unaware that we had such metal here." She looked at the blacksmith who stayed quiet as Danny continued to examine the metal in his hands before looking back up for the blacksmith to continue, and that he did. "The black metal is more rare of the two colors that it comes in… it is said that only those that are pure of heart can even touch said metal let alone find it. The white which is more common is said to represent the human world… though to be fair both are the same metal."
For a moment Danny said nothing as he continued to hold the metal in his hands before looking up and speaking. "If what you say is true than this metal would be perfect for me, not belonging to either world just as much as I do belong to them both… though now I have to ask why is called Pariah's Bane?" As he said this the Blacksmith went and took the metal while Princess Dora smiled and answered his question. "Such a question is welled answered Sir Phantom… it is said the first discovery of this metal came from it hitting Pariah Dark in the face."
Danny's face was now one of pure and utter shock upon imagining a rock hitting Pariah Dark in the face. He fell onto the floor laughing from such an image and even the two ghosts that were there had no choice but to laugh as well for it was just to funny for them. After three days and three nights as it would be the sword was finished and it's gleaming back blade caught the light of the Ghost Zone making it appear slightly green. He would later find out that though the sword is black it had a white core and it would serve him well in the coming months.
-|:-:|- End Flashback -|:-:|-
Danny could feel a weight on him now that he began to think of this particular memory and while he put up a good front he was truly under tremendous pressure. As the sun set though he returned home after eating and when Dani climbed into her hammock he took out the sword to look at it. Though the light was dim he could still see his reflection in the sword as it changed from the human him to the ghost him and back again. Another interesting fact about Pariah's Bane it showed whoever was holding it their true self and this was just another thing that set him apart from everyone.
Moving out to the couch Danny sat down still holding his sword and looking at the reflection of himself. He had caught Dani's reflection in her own blade and it showed the same thing almost, but the change was gradual instead of instantaneous like his. Another memory started to boil up from his time at the Far Frozen that he had learned from Frostbite. Something that made him truly alone in the world and while Dani was as close to him as one could get she was still not a true halfa.
-|:-:|- Flashback -|:-:|-
Danny sat in a chair made of ice at the moment while around him various yeti ghosts walked around. His sword was still in it's sheath at the moment as it rested on his lap and he stared at it before looking up at his friend Frostbite. "Great One… I have some news though it may not be what you want to hear… yet it is important that you hear it." Danny said no words as he nodded for the yeti ghost to continue who smiled slightly before taking a breath and speaking. "After running some tests we have concluded that it is… impossible to remove your ghost half from your body without serious repercussions."
Frostbite stopped talking for a moment to look at Danny for a moment before letting out a sigh and putting a hand on the halfa's shoulder. "Great One… you are… truly something different… you are a true halfa… there was only one other such as yourself and no Plasmius is not it." Danny looked into Frostbites eyes as the yeti ghost looked into his own each one seeing pain in the others eyes as the leader of the Far Frozen continued. "Ghosts and humans were never meant to mix Great One… but yet here you are… something that their has only been one other recorded instance of in history. Though one may be born they would never be a true halfa such as yourself and as for Plasmius he is nothing more but a human with ghost powers."
For a moment Danny was quiet and as such Frostbite feared that he had said something wrong before the halfa spoke. "Thank you Frostbite for everything that your people have done… I am not upset though by this development. Somewhere in the back of my head I had a feeling that this would be the case and… surprisingly this news makes me feel better than before." With that a smile appeared on the halfa's face as he felt something lift but only slightly from the pressure that he felt before continuing. "I can't thank you enough Frostbite for all that you and your people have done for me, but now I must depart." That said Danny got up grabbing his sword before walking away from a happy Frostbite and surprised group of yeti ghosts.
-|:-:|- End Flashback -|:-:|-
"You know you have never truly come to terms with yourself Danny, and what you truly are inside." Right away Danny jumped and held his sword out for protection only to find none other than Atlas in front of him. The halfa slowly put the sword down while he continued to look at the full ghost that was in the room who had a neutral face at the moment. "I know now is not the best time and all what with the village under constant threat from attack but I thought it important that you know something."
Danny stayed quiet as Atlas looked at the fire pit in the room which was getting low before proceeding to give it something else to burn. For a moment all was quiet as the full ghost tended the flames of the small fire before getting up and turning his head to look at the halfa before speaking. "That chest that you found was Clockwork's idea not mine… though he has made the correct decision in regards to it's content." Again he went quiet and Danny himself said nothing as the full ghost closed his eyes for a moment.
"Danny… that chest can only be opened by you, and you can only open it when you come to terms with yourself. Then and only then will you be able to obtain the contents of it… not to put pressure on you but… you only have a limited amount of time to if everything is going to work." With that said Atlas suddenly disappeared in a puff of smoke before Danny could get the chance to ask what he meant. "Figures, he comes here to tell me a message before suddenly leaving, and as such leaving me with more questions than answers." That said the male halfa got up and stretched totally unaware that there was an armada of ships heading toward the island at the moment as he went out for a small flight.
Invisible Danny flew threw the air feeling the wind on his face, all while trying to figure out what Atlas meant by it having a limited amount of time. That was until he suddenly had to dodge all the dragon riding teens who were heading towards the village quite fast for some reason. Looking around the halfa saw that nearby there was a giant nest made of metal in the shape of a ring, suspended up in the air by a tree. Around it were some miniature dragons and getting close he could see that they were indeed Smothering Smokebreaths.
The instance he got close though Danny could see that they were all following him with their eyes meaning that they could see him while invisible. So since his steath were next to useless here the halfa turned visible before suddenly being swarmed with the miniature dragons. He ended up laughing as they practically jumped on top of him like the Terrible Terrors did the first time he arrived. "Hiccup is it just me or does all of those dragons look like they're preoccupied with something at the moment?"
Upon hearing Astrid, Danny quickly turned invisible and intangible sinking into the metal structure that was riddled with small passageways. The miniature dragons deflated a bit before suddenly looking up and all but one gave chase to the metal carrying teens. Quickly poking his head out of the metal structure after they were gone the halfa let out a sigh before coming out totally tangible and visible. Only to be tackled once again by the lone dragon that was left behind, and upon seeing them spoke. "So the others left you behind, huh… you appear to be well behaved around me at least… I have to go now though."
As the halfa set down the miniature dragon he took some time to study it's physical appearance as it studied him. The miniature dragon was a dark grey color unlike the others, it's mouth was almost as big as its body, and has no discernible neck. The dragon had short, stubby legs and a wingspan bigger than it, while also having a long, thin, and very spiky tail. All the time that Danny looked over it though he somehow knew that it wasn't going to leave him alone as it looked at him with pleading eyes which reminded him a bit of Cujo, and this made him give in.
"Fine but if you start causing trouble you will be sent back with the others, so no stealing metal unless I tell you so, alright?" In response the dragon nodded before practically jumping out of Danny's hands to land on his shoulder, all the while the halfa shook his head. Soon he was back inside the hut and managed to change just in time for Hiccup and Stoic walked in. The Smothering Smokebreath still on his shoulder the whole time having grown comfortable and only chirped causing the three to see each other.
Hiccup and Stoic though just looked surprised more than anything upon seeing the miniature dragon while Danny took one look at it before speaking. "I just came back from a walk, and sometime along the way this guy decided that he liked me for some reason. Now he won't exactly leave me alone… if anything I think I just got a new companion… well I'm off to bed, night." With that Danny walked into the small room that he and Dani shared while father and son shared a look with each other before Hiccup spoke. "I had nothing to do with this, dad… though sleep does sound like a good idea, we can talk about this in the morning." With that Hiccup climbed up the stairs to his own room while Stoic just glanced at the door that Danny walked into.
Morning came and Danny sat at the table looking at the Smothering Smokebreath alongside Dani, Hiccup, Stoic, Toothless, and Mink. All of them were a bit skeptical of letting the dragon stay with them on the island even as they saw it ignore Hiccup's metal leg. "We can't keep a Smothering Smokebreath on Berk, but this one would no doubt find some way back I just know it." Stoic was the first to break the silence as he continued to look at the miniature dragon who stayed close to the male halfa. At the moment he was absentmindedly scratching under its chin since it decided that it wanted to be scratched before speaking.
"I know how you feel about it… already more than once I had wild animals approach me, or even some vicious animals and they all liked me for some reason. Bats, cats, wolves, spiders, some reptiles, and even the wild bores here on Berk tend to track me down from time to time. There are a few animals though that treat me like they would anyone else, but then there are a few that that freak out every time I get close. Something about the their instinct seems to make them act differently around both my sister and myself… and I for one can tell you that no matter what we do this one will find it's way back no matter what."
With that Danny finished talking as Stoic let out a sigh and turned to his own son for advice on the matter, and as such Hiccup spoke. "I for one… actually don't see a problem here, don't get me wrong I don't like the thought of having a dragon that seeks out metal nearby, but… if Danny can keep him in line then everything should be fine." Another sigh from the chief of the island resulted in Dani smiling as she looked at the dark grey dragon and spoke. "Hey Danny now we both have a dragon companion, even if we can't ride them they do come in handy in some way, so… what do you plan to call him?"
That being said the male halfa took a moment to look at the small dragon who let out a puff of fog before watching it dissipate slowly. "I think… I'll call him Smog, due to the fact that his smoke is thicker than other Smothering Smokebreaths for some reason." With that settled Stoic left heading to make sure all the metal was collected again from the nest while Hiccup and Toothless went to deal with returning all but one Smothering Smokebreath back to Breakneck Bog. As for the two halfa's they went out to help the islands inhabitants anyway they could with their two small dragon companions.
-|:-:|- Scene Shift -|:-:|-
Atlas looked up at one of Clockwork's time mirrors as he studied the current events happening on Berk as it were. As for the time ghost he was busy looking over time and making sure that certain events happened before letting out a sigh. The white haired ghost looked over at the time ghost who changed into that of an old man before speaking. "Time is always being messed with by outside influences Atlas, such an example is me changing time so that Mildew of Berk became an Outcast. Next time do make sure you get the correct time line when you send someone somewhere, else it could prove disastrous."
Clockwork shook his head before deciding that he needed a vacation of some sort, because even the mast of time couldn't be expected to stay on the clock forever. Atlas though looked at him for a bit before turning back to the time window and while keeping an eye on it spoke. "Yeah… sorry about that, but even you can't get everything correct in one go Clockwork… may I remind you of the number of times I broke out of the thermos or the amount of times the Observants tried to make you kill Danny?"
The white haired ghost smirked before frowning again as he watched Danny accidentally drop a crate on his foot thanks to the twins. As the halfa jumped up and down on one foot due to the pain Dani set down her crate before pulling out two daggers. The two small dragons started to growl and with one glance at each other the twins took off with a very pissed of female halfa and two small dragons on their tails. He then fell onto the floor laughing, and even Clockwork couldn't help but chuckle as they watched the twins end up in a pile of dung, badly bruised but still conscious and alive unfortunately.
"Fair point you escaped a total of six times and the Observants made me try to kill Daniel a total of fifteen times… though I am curious when you plan to accidentally let your past self loose on Berk or what you plan to do with Vladimir." The time ghost looked at the white haired ghost as he got up off the floor still chuckling before calming down a bit more and speaking. "If anything it's too early to tell if we should or not let my past self out on Berk for some… fun as it would be to him. I still feel uncomfortable about that fight, me against, Danny, Dani, and apparently myself… bright side I can just barely remember the whole thing. As for Plasmius… I think letting him stay in the thermos for a few more days till letting him out right in the middle of the training ring. Should be fun watching him get attacked by all the dragons and viking teens at once if anything while he's as confused as can be."
With that the two ghosts shared a look with each other as Atlas favorite past time came to light yet again. Why the white haired ghost found it fun to torcher unsuspecting ghost was beyond most others comprehension who didn't know about his dual obsession. On the bright side though Clockwork hand an endless amount of amusement watching all the seeming random happenings to those ghosts happening. Even better this version of Dan managed to target those that would cause horrific damage to the human world and were planning on doing so. This as a bonus prevented those ghosts from actually completing their goals, so as the time ghost always said, "All is as it should be."
-|:-:|- Scene Shift -|:-:|-
Danny was careful on his foot since he dropped a crate on it, but he was also finding it hard not to hurt it more as he laughed at what happened to the twins as his younger sister spoke. "And that is for if you two ever think of doing something like this again and hurting my older brother!" Dani had just finished beating up the twins alongside Mink and Smog before the three of them threw the twins into a pile of dung. Around them other vikings were laughing and it got even more funny as the twins started to fight each other soon forgetting why they were fighting and just throwing the dung at each other.
A few vikings including Astrid though just took pity on the two, because none of them wanted to be on the receiving end of one of the two halfa's anger. That and the two were already scary as it were being able to not only walk in their sleep but bring down a full grown viking as well. This earned Danny and Dani quite a reputation among the villagers who found them to be quite vikings like as it were. Nice towards those they know, but when presented with a possible threat the two were well trained fighters capable of bringing down any opponent they faced. Shaking her head though the blond walked on over to where the two halfa's were as Danny sat on a small crate being careful with his foot. "Hey you two… what happened I just saw Dani throwing the twins, not that I'm complaining, into a pile of dung and Danny here hopping on one foot for some reason."
The two halfa's glanced at each other while their respected dragons stayed neared them, before Dani spoke. "The twins decide it would be funny to mess with us as we tried to move around some crates and stuff. Unfortunately they startled Danny and he dropped a crate onto his foot that was filled with some heavy wood sculptures." As a result Astrid winced trying to imagine such a thing as she looked at Danny's foot who shook his head before speaking. "I'm fine though, besides a bruise I didn't break any bones… besides back when I was in my old village I was constantly being attacked, as such I build up quite some endurance. Still doesn't mean I won't feel pain or sore for a while, but yeah no real harm done to me and even if it was I had worse."
With that Danny got off the crate and put his foot down without wincing before going back to deal with the crate he dropped much to Astrid's surprise. When the blond though turned to look at Dani she noticed that the raven haired teen was looking at her brother with a calm face before noticing her and speaking. "It's true some of the things that he's told me about would make even a full grown man cry out in pain no matter how strong they were. Hell once he even fought someone with both his legs broken, and about five broken ribs and came out on top with only a broken arm. Even after that he was fine enough to get back home before collapsing onto his bed after patching himself up."
Upon saying that the female halfa left a shocked Astrid behind who looked at the two genuinely surprised. Than the blond started to wonder where exactly did the two halfa's come from that required Danny to endure so much. Though she definitely knew one thing Danny's parents had the right idea trying to leave that place, after all someone could only take so much fighting in one day. Than there was the case of their strange non related family member who had apparently kidnapped Dani at a young age.
Thinking over it something seemed wrong with the whole thing, just like when Hiccup was keeping Toothless a secret, wrong. Those two were hiding something, and whatever it was Astrid knew it must be big if they were being so tight lip about it. For a moment though she was distracted by the shadow cast overhead of said viking and dragon returning from their latest job as it were. Looking up at the two she decided to talk it over with Hiccup in the great hall later alongside the others, since the two halfa's always finished their meals before the rest even got there.
As the blond left though a certain white haired ghost floated above invisible knowing what she was going to do. Atlas though kept his face neutral while turning to look at the two halfa's as they continued to work. For a moment he was unsure about the plan that he had set up with Clockwork to stop Ragnarok from taking over. But after all the pain that he had caused Danny the halfa deserved something, and with a smile he knew that taking out all his frustration on the thing that started this whole mess would be worth it. Now all that the white haired ghost needed was a portal from the past Ghost Zone to appear at some later date or so and everything should start to fall into place.
crai22: Wow I still can't quite get over the fact that the metal Danny's sword is made out of was discovered by it hitting Pariah Dark in the face... and I thought of the thing myself. Even you have to admit that has got to be one of the funniest pictures in your mind, the all powerful ghost king getting hit by a giant flaming rock that came out of nowhere. Anyways please read and review people while I get to work on some other stories that I'm currently in the middle of working on at the moment.