Hey everyone! Man this chapter took me forever to write! Though it was kinda hard to concentrate when it is one-hundred and six digress out and there is smoke in the air making it hard to breath. *Coughs* I can still smell the smoke. Apparently there was a fire somewhere around my town. Oh well, at least I finished it even if it took till almost twelve midnight XD
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I don't own Danny Phantom! Though I do own this story *winks* Anyway enjoy!
Jack's POV
I woke slowly to my wife gently shaking me and telling me it was time to get up. I groaned and shut my eyes tighter. After sleeping on the hard ground for several days, I didn't want to leave the comfort of this soft bed.
"Come on honey," Maddie said gently. "I know you're tired, but Frostbite said that breakfast was going to be served at ten. Its already eight-thirty and I want to go see how Danny is doing before breakfast."
At the mention of food and seeing Danny, I shot out of bed and headed towards the bathroom to take a warm shower.
By the time Maddie and I were ready it was about nine o'clock. We put on our coats and headed off to go find the medical facility. We made a few wrong turns but eventually found our way.
When we walked in, we saw Frostbite over by Danny, he looked like he was checking Danny's vital signs.
"Ah, The Great One's parents," Frostbite said happily. I still never got why Frostbite called my son that. "How may I be of a service to you?"
"We came to see how Danny was doing." Maddie said, looking at Danny sadly.
Danny still wasn't awake, his breathing was not as, but still very raspy. Every few seconds Danny would suddenly twitch like he was being shocked by something. He was covered by a heavy blanket so we could only see his face, but lots of wires were sticking out from under the blanket. I tried to count how many there were, but I lost count. He looked so pale, so fragile, like any little thing could break him.
It was heart-breaking to see my only son like this. What's worse is I could have helped him, and he wouldn't be in this condition. When Walker gave him that pill, I just stood there doing nothing to stop him. I could have gotten the pill away from that ghost, as he didn't look that hard to beat. Did I, though? No, I just stood aside like a coward.
Maddie and I are supposed to be the professional ghost hunters and yet we just stood aside while Danny fought those ghosts. We didn't even bother to help him, even with all of our experience in fighting ghost we still just stood there.
My whole world seams to be turning upside down. I find out that my "best friend" is a evil ghost, that wants to kill me, have Maddie as his wife, and have Danny as his son.
Then I find out that my son knows more about ghost then Maddie and I and it looks like he has been fighting them without our knowledge. I don't understand how I could have been so blind to all of this. Did it really have to take getting stuck out in the Ghost Zone and Danny almost dying to see that something was going on in my son's life. I know sometimes I really don't pay that much attention to my family. Mostly my mind is wrapped up in ghost and fudge, lots and lots of fudge, but I still love my family more than anything.
I suddenly heard Danny whimper a little and he started fidgeting. He is having a nightmare by the look of it. I walked over to him and gently put a hand on him. That simple touch seemed to calm him down a little.
"When do you think he'll wake up?" I asked Frostbite.
"Not sure, could be any time now." Frostbite answered.
I nodded, pulled up a chair, and continued to stare at my ill son.
Please get better, son...
Nobody's POV
Maddie and Jack stayed with Danny until about five minutes to ten. Frostbite escorted Maddie and Jack out of the room and to the dinning hall. Everyone was there already, waiting for breakfast to be served.
Maddie and Jack sat down in two empty seats just as the food was brought out. Like last time there was so much food that it covered the whole table. Everyone excitedly dug into the food, for it all smelled delicious.
After everyone was done eating Frostbite came back in the room.
"You are all free to look around the Far Frozen," Frostbite said. "There is many places for you to explore. Just please stay out of a cave guarded by two of my men. Other then that, please enjoy your time here."
Everyone nodded and said there thanks to Frostbite. Everyone decided that first they would go see Danny. After about an hour of being with Danny, the A-list kids decided to go take a look around the Far Frozen. Jack and Tucker went off to go find the kitchen, Mr. Lancer went to go see if they had a library, and Maddie and Sam decided to go for a jog to clear their heads.
The day pretty much went like that, everyone went off to do their own thing and every couple of hours they would go and check up on Danny. The day seemed to go by quickly and soon it was time for dinner.
Danny's POV
Ugh, what happened? My head feels like I am getting hit on the head with a thousand hammers. The beeping sound isn't helping much ether, what is that anyway? It's incredibly annoying.
My whole body aches like I got hit with a very large truck over and over again.
Beep, beep, beep.
Oh, will someone please turn off that beeping noise! Its driving me insane!
I groaned and slowly opened my eyes. I had to blink several times to clear away the fogginess. Once I did, though, I saw I was in some sort of hospital-like room. I panicked a little and tried to wrack my brain to figure out where I was and how I got here.
I calmed down though when I heard a familiar voice. "Ah, I see you are finally awake, Oh Great One," Frostbite said happily.
"F-Frostbite?" I asked, my voice cracking.
"Indeed, you gave us quite a scare there, Great One," Frostbite said.
I smiled a little, we had done it, we had made it to Frostbite's.
"How are my friends and family doing?" I asked worriedly.
"They are all doing fine, all of them are off exploring the Far Frozen." Frostbite told me.
I breathed a sigh of relief but instantly regretted it as I felt a sharp pain in my chest. I winced a little but said nothing.
"The antidote that we gave you for that pill will take some time before all the poison is out of your system." Frostbite said, giving me a sympathetic look.
I decided to not ask what that pill was yet. My head hurt too much to really absorb any information at this point.
I slowly sat up and leaned my head against the backboard. For some reason I really wanted to go and walk around for a little while- I hadn't done much walking in the past few days so I felt like I needed to get up and move around, though I didn't know if I could.
Frostbite seem to know what I was thinking and said to me. "If you are feeling up to it, you can join everyone at dinner in a few minutes. First though, we should get you cleaned up."
I ran my fingers though my blood crusted hair and nodded. Frostbite unhooked the many wires that were attached to me. After that I slowly swung my legs over the side of the bed and Frostbite helped me up. I almost collapsed but Frostbite caught me before I could fall.
I gritted my teeth and with the help of Frostbite started towards the door. Soon we came to a large bathroom with a large shower.
Frostbite made sure I was alright before handing me some fresh clothes and leaving me to take a shower.
As the warm water ran over me, I took a deep breath and tried to clear my head. I was thinking about how I was going to explain all of this when I got back home. My parents are going to be keeping a tighter watch on me for now on. Sooner or later they're going to put two and two together and find out that I'm Danny Phantom.
Maybe I should just tell them- they're bound to figure it out anyways. Though, maybe I can stall it a little longer. I don't know what to do.
I sighed, got out of the shower, and phased the water off of me. I almost collapsed though, but luckily I grabbed the towel rack just in time. I guess I can't use my powers just yet.
I got dressed in a pair of black pants, a heavy white coat, and a pair of black snow boots. It felt so good to be out of my torn and bloody clothes, it also felt good to get all the blood off me.
I slowly and wobbly made my way to the door. I opened it to find Frostbite waiting for me. He came over to me and let me use him as a crutch.
Even though it was hard and kinda painful to walk, it made me feel better. It felt good to stretch my legs and even though I was in pain right now, all-in-all I felt better then I had in days.
Frostbite helped me walk over to another room. Then he opened up the door and we walked in.
We were inside Frostbite's dining room and seated around the table devouring food were my friends, family, and the A-list kids.
When we walked in every eye turned to me, my mom shot out of her seat, and ran towards me.
"Danny, you're awake!" She said happily. I could tell she was try to resist throwing her arms around me and giving me a death hug.
"Yeah." I said, my voice cracking again.
Frostbite and my mom helped me over to the table and I sat down gratefully. Frostbite then gave me a plate and I put a little food on it. Really, I wasn't very hungry, but I figured I had to eat something. Mostly, I was thirsty so I ended up drinking at least five glasses of water, which Frostbite was happy to give me.
"So, how are you feeling Danny?" My dad asked.
"I'm feeling better." I said truthfully.
"So, not that we don't like being here and we really appreciate all that you are doing Frostbite, but when do you think we'll be able to go home?" My mom asked.
"I would like to keep an eye on The Great One for a few more days, to make sure that he doesn't need any more of the antidote." Frostbite said. "For this particular poison is a little tricky and can sometimes fight off the antidote a little. Also, my men are working on rebuilding your Specter Speeder so I can escort you home."
"What is the Specter Speeder doing here?" My dad asked, eying me suspiciously.
"Well...Um...I was visiting Frostbite a few weeks ago and well...I kinda crashed it." I said nervously.
"You what!" My mom shouted.
"Sorry." I said, rubbing the back of my neck.
My mom sighed and said calmly, "Okay, we'll talk about this later."
I nodded and went back to eating.
After everyone was finished, Frostbite came over to me to help me back to the medical facility. My mom asked if she could come with us but Frostbite said that I should get some rest. My mom reluctantly nodded and watched Frostbite help me out the door.
As the days passed, I started getting better. I could now walk on my own, just not very fast. Frostbite had explained what that pill was to me and I have to admit it surprised me. Occasionally I would get this feeling like someone was zapping me. Frostbite said it was normal and that it was just the poison. I had one minor shacking attack, but it went away very quickly. Luckily no one, other then Frostbite, was there, and I didn't tell anyone else about it.
A week past and Frostbite finally said that I was well enough to go home. Frostbite gave my mom some instructions in case I suddenly went downhill, though he said that it was a really slim chance that I would.
We were going home tomorrow and even though I was better, Frostbite still wanted me to sleep in the medical facility, for he still wanted to monitor me.
My mind is racing right now. I'm debating on whether or not I should tell my parents my secret. I was so caught up in my thoughts that I didn't notice Frostbite come up to me.
"Are you alright, Great One?" Frostbite asked me.
I looked at him and gave him a small smile. "Yeah, I'm just debating something." I said, sighing.
"What are you debating?" Frostbite asked.
I sighed and looked down at the floor. "Whether or not I should tell my parents the truth about me, that I'm half ghost." I mumbled. "I don't know if it's the best thing to do right now. I told you what happened while we were stuck out here and now I know my parents are really suspicious. Sooner or later they are bound to figure out it, but I just don't know what to do."
"What are you afraid of that might happen if you tell them?" Frostbite asked me.
"That they won't accept me, that they will try to tear me apart 'molecule by molecule'. Also, if they do find out, they might try to be overprotective of me and try to help me. Not that I would mind the help- its just that they might get hurt. I couldn't live with myself if they got hurt because of me." I said sadly.
"Your parents love you very much, I don't think they would ever tear you apart 'molecule by molecule'. I saw the worry on their faces while you were sick, and those was not the faces of parents who would kill their own son. If you're worried about them getting hurt, than just tell them and you could work something out with them." Frostbite said reassuringly.
"I know...I'm just..." I trailed off and sighed.
"They are your parents, they do deserve to know." Frostbite said.
"I will tell them, sooner or later...Just, I'm not ready right now," I said sighing.
"When you feel the time is right, then tell them, but be sure to make it soon." Frostbite said.
"Alright," I said reluctantly. "I'm going to try to get some sleep. Goodnight, Frostbite."
"Goodnight, Oh Great One." Frostbite said before turning and walking out the door.
I will tell them, just not right now. Maybe someday they can know the truth about me.
Nobody's POV
The next day everyone stood outside the door of the Specter Speeder. Everyone was eager to get home, yet they were kind of sad to be leaving. They liked Frostbite and his people, and they didn't want to say goodbye to them.
"I can't thank you enough for all you have done for us, Frostbite." Danny said sincerely.
"It is my pleasure to serve you and you friends, Oh Great One," Frostbite said happily. "Also, please come back anytime you want, for all of you are always welcome here."
Frostbite then leaned down and whispered into Danny's ear. "Remember our talk last night- tell your parents soon."
Danny sighed and whispered back. "I will, in time, I will. Thanks again Frostbite." Danny said, shaking Frostbite's hand.
"Bye!" Everyone called.
Then they all piled into the Specter Speeder. Danny was about to hop in when suddenly there was a flash of blue light, and in the middle of the blue light was what looked like a spinning hand of a clock rotating clockwise. When the blue light faded there floated an old looking ghost.
Danny looked at the ghost and said in shock. "Clockwork?"
*Dose evil laugh* Did anyone really think that I would leave it off with them just going home and Danny's secret still in tacked? :D Nope I'm to evil to just leave it like that. XD Stay tuned for the next chapter, coming soon!