Danny Phantom: chapter 14, family issues
Danny just got back from fighting the ghost beast, which he named Fenrir. Suddenly Pariah turns up in his room and kidnaps him. After he is released, he has to face Pariahs father in a giant castle.
Danny's view:
My heart was beating like a madmen. Why? What was happening? What was this man talking about. My eyes suddenly fell on Clockwork. "Clockwork, why are you here?" Clockwork made a shush gesture. The man let out his frightening voice again. "I asked you a question halfa!" I firmly shook my head. "I have no idea sir. I believed it to be an accident." The man that looked furious just a second ago turned curious. All my senses told me that I had to be careful off this man. "How exactly did it happen?" Why did that not feel as a question? I didn't even dare to make a joke about it. Yeah, I fought scary ghosts all the time but this was different. He felt way out of range, like Clockwork but worse.
The man tapped with his feet on the red carpet. I better not let him wait. "My parents had made a portal that wasn't functioning. I was curious and accidently started the machine. Electrocuting myself. I know that Vlads accident happened with the portal as well." The man sighed. "So you believe that opening the portal was the cause, you're not far off. You probably think you were almost killed don't you? There's just a small detail that you don't know." How did he know that? I never spoke to it about anyone. Not even to Sam. The fear of being already halfdead. Isn't that what ghost are about? Beings that are dead?" The man started laughing and looked at my face. "You really thought you were halfdead? The youths ignorance hasn't changed at all. No boy, it's far worse than that!"
I felt relieved for just a second, till he started talking again. What was worse than being dead? The man stood right before me and grabbed my shoulder. "Let's talk in a more private place!" The space around me turned black. I could keep myself from screaming of shock. At once light returned again. I was in a complete different room, with a large desk and bookshelves at the walls. The man sat down on the chair behind the desk. "I wish it was that easy. Then I would have had no problems in destroying all halfa's from my ancient ghost zone. But it is not that simple. First your dna needs to match that of a ghost in the zone, secondly your body should not reject the dna from that ghost. Basically your body changes from human to non-human. You really believe that all ghosts in the ghost zone were dead people? Yeah sure, there are a few human ghosts in the ghost zone. Luckily the ancient ghost zone has none! Well, at least it used to."
He was really not staying on topic. Was he trying to tell me that I wasn't human anymore? That could explain why my core went on a rampage. Not that I fully believe him. The man started talking again. "Once you're a halfa, it means that somewhere in the ghost zone your biological ghost parent lives. If he's quite influential and takes a liking to you, it becomes hard to kill them." Where was he going with this? Is he suggesting that my 'ghost parent' or whatever is keeping him from killing me?" Did he really think that I was just going to believe him when he said that? My parents will always be Maddie and Jack. The man sighed. "You're not even trying to believe it are you? Well I have a nice example for you. Remember your fight with that man called Vlad?"
He directly had my attention. He know the whereabouts of Vlad? The man grinned. "No, I don't know where he is, but I can guess. He has a ghost parent as well and guess who it is?" How should I know? In the fight he was helped by that thing that took over Vlads clone. Momentum. "Are you suggesting that Vlad is Momentums ghost son?" His face seemed angered. "No, I'm certain. The energy that he gives off is similar to Momentum. So if his ghost parent is here, it means yours can be too!" I still couldn't wrap my head around it. What was he saying? That I have some weird ghost dad or mom that I don't even know about?
The man stood up again and grabbed my shoulder. I expected the sudden darkness again, instead my ice core felt like it was going on a rampage. The cold spread throughout the room. The man didn't seem to mind. His eyes seemed to glow bleu…just like mine. No, that's ridiculous. The room was slowly turning into a frozen landscape. The temperature plummeted. The man spat out an insult and let go. "Even that is so damn similar. What did I do to deserve this!" He turned his back on me. Maybe it would be better if I escape from this place. I intended to make myself invisible, but the man immediately reacted and stared at me. I didn't dare to proceed. He scared the shit out of me.
"I think you're starting to understand what I'm telling you. Yes, after you stepped into that portal, you became my halfson! And let I make clear that I'm not happy with that result! Sadly both Clockwork and Pariah are on your side, telling me that you have been doing my job in my absence." I think I really didn't want to know that. He is supposed to be my ghost father? I rather not even think about that possibility. The man sat down again. His face was red with anger. I really want to get out of this place. I rather not stick around and get myself killed. My ice core was calming down from the sudden rampage. The man's face got serious. "I didn't intend on letting you life as a halfa. So I made a decision. You have two choices boy. Either receive your full ghost form, or I'll kill you right on the spot!"
Kill me? I just escaped from Fenrirs claws and now this guy was going to kill me as well? I think I liked dealing with only the ghost zone a lot better. Yeah, those ghost may have harmed me, but never came close to kill me. I had no doubt that this men could end my life whit a snap. "What do you mean by the first one?" The man smiled. I bet that he knew I would chose life. "I'll allow you to stay half human for a little while longer, but I'll let your full ghost form establish itself. In that form you shall be fully ghost and not human. For the fights against my other children you may use that form to defend yourself." So he was giving me a way to become stronger? Why didn't it feel that way? "What do you intend to accomplish with that?" The smile on his face caused my breathing to halt. He was damn scary.
He walked behind me and put his hand on my back. Before I could ask what he was doing I felt a cold slicing pain ripping through my body. I couldn't help myself from screaming. My knees went soft and I would have fallen on the ground if the man hadn't grabbed my armpit. The man put me on a chair and grabbed my face. "Your true ghost form and powers are way stronger then the you right now. To activate this power, you have to be in ghost form and turn ghost again. A warning is necessary boy. The more you use it, the more your human form will be erased. Choose wisely. But at least now I can accept you as a son of mine. I'll let Pariah bring you home. It will take my other children a while to fully wake up. Till then you won't be having too much trouble."
Just like that? What the hell was happening to me. Full ghost form? Suddenly Pariah walked into the room. He grabbed me by my stomach and lifted me. "I'll bring him back home father. Thank you for sparing him." The man grinned. "Oh, I didn't spare him. He'll have to face the same challenges as you. Take good care of your new brother!" Pariah's face was white. His eyes full of doubt. The man walked away, through a door that wasn't there a minute ago. Pariah looked at me. "Don't tell me my dad is your ghost parent?" I shrugged my shoulders. "Don't ask me. I didn't even know the term ghost parent."
Pariah nodded and suddenly brought back the thermos in his hand. I did my best to get out of his grip, but he had already locked me up in the thermos again. I was once again stuck in that disgusting and eerie tube. It was shaking a lot more than the first time. After a while I felt the heavy shock again and the shaking grew worse. My head was spinning with thoughts. What exactly happened? It was a bit much to digest. That man talked about me as if he did me a favor? Going full ghost? Like actually dying? I'd rather not. The spinning in my head felt nauseating. I slowly felt my conscience go away.
"Pariah!" I woke up and wildly looked around. I was in my own room. The sun was shining through my curtains. I laid in bed with my pajama on. I let my hand slide over my shoulder. Was this all just a dream? It could have been a nightmare? Pariah is not here and my parents would have never missed him coming in the house. I did worry a lot about the ancient ghost zone. Weren't nightmares mend to ease your stress about certain fears or something? I stepped out of the bed and got dressed. I zoned out at the diner table. Mom and dad hadn't heard anything weird at night. Was it really just a dream? It would explain a lot. Since no ghosts can get through the gate yet.
I sighed as I walked towards school. I couldn't see Sam or Tucker yet so I walked into school alone. Dash saw me and started running towards me. I ran towards the janitor room and closed the door behind me. After that I went invisible and waited for Dash to come in. He looked around in the small room and threw the bucket with water over the floor. "Were are you dweeb?" I silently waited till he had enough and went back. After that I appeared and walked away. I kept an eye on my surroundings to make sure Dash couldn't see me. Sam started walking towards me and grabbed my arm.
"Danny, why exactly are you zoned out? You basically ignored Tucker and me when we called out to you?" The called out to me? "When?" Sam sighed. "What's going on? Did Fenrir raise a fuss?" I shook my head. "No, it was a nightmare. But I'm not sure if I dreamed it or not?" Sam came closer and pulled me back into the janitors room. She locked the door. Her eyes seemed sad. "Tell me, what's bothering you? Why are you questioning your own dreams?" I thought back at yesterday night. "It was at night. Pariah suddenly appeared right next to my bed and kidnapped me with the fenton thermos. After that I was suddenly handed over to a man that Pariah calls his father. He was telling me how much he hated halfa's."
Sam interrupted me. "So Pariah wasn't the real ghost king in your dream?" I shook my head. "This man was even worse. I was scared shitless. He rambled on about things like ghost parents and allowing me to become full ghost." Sam grabbed me by the arms. "Full ghost. You mean die?" I shrugged. "I couldn't follow him. He told me I was a fool to believe that most ghosts were dead humans. After that I woke up in my own bed again, as if nothing happened. It just doesn't add up." Sam nodded. "Yeah, your parents wouldn't miss a ghost since knowing that you were one. You basically learned them to sense ghost in the house."
She opened the door and took me by the hand. "Then we'll just believe that is really was just a dream." Tucker came running towards us. "Guys, scary news. Mister Resh, had a colleague coming over. And he is just as untraceable as Mister Resh. His name is Calfort. He'll be giving gym from tomorrow on." Sams hand felt cramped. I know that she didn't trust Resh, but now. Together we walked to the classroom. I let go of Sam to grab my phone out of my backpack. A bulky man with black hair walked towards us. Tucker gave Sam a light push with his elbow. Was that man by any chance the new teacher? The man's eyes became narrow as he saw me.
He made took a sprint and pinned me on the ground. I felt my arm behind my back. "You really thought you could fool me, demon!" I still laid on the ground whit utter bewilderment. What the hell was wrong with this man? He pulled my shirt up and let his hand go over my back. Don't tell me that he's a pervert? I started struggling to get out, but he pulled my arm further on my back. It hurt terrible. So I intended on talking my way out, but Sam was faster. "What do you think you're doing Sir? This is sexual harassment!" The man gave her a pissed look. "Don't talk to me young lady. This boy is pretending to be human, when he is in fact an ectoplasmonic demon! His demon mark is right on his back!" He pulled up my shirt and fell silent. "Weird. I certainly felt your demonic aura, but you're not marked."
The weight on my back was lifted. I heard a familiar voice. "That's enough Calfort. He's not an enemy. You better be respectful of him. His parents are in possession of the only available ghost portal on earth. They invented it!" Tucker helped me up from the ground. I could see the look on Calforts face. He was very shocked. Calfort grabbed Resh shoulder and whispered in his ears. Resh pretended to not care but I felt like his eyes became wider. Resh grabbed my shoulder. Once again his eyes seemed shocked. "Don't think bad of Calfort. He was trained in sensing ghost. Since your ghost portal is open 24/7, you and your parents aura must have slightly changed."
We could go on to or lessons, but I couldn't keep my head around it. Why did it feel like Resh was paying even more attention to me now than before? Suddenly Calfort grabbed my arm again. Looking at the sign with Fenrir on it. "Fenrir? So that was what I was sensing. You have a demonic familiar. You better start hiding the scent of that contract boy. I don't know what the others would do if the sensed it." Sams hand grew tighter again. She was worried about his words as well. Others, they weren't the only ones we had to be careful off.