Chapter Twenty-Five: Fenton/Phantom

Wednesday June 11th 1998

"What?" Abbi whispered, gazing at Danny in shock. "How is that possible?"

"I don't think it's the same way as you are. Phantom nearly died when he was transformed into the creature he is today," Danny noticed his sister and friends narrowing their eyes at his comment, but he ignored them, continuing in his explanation. "The same ecto-energy that was killing him was also saving him at the same time. Fusing to his DNA and reviving it. He did and didn't die that day. He continues to live while walking this thin line between the two states of existence. You never had any near-death experience that you've told us about nor do I think you are hiding one from us that could cause this to happen to you. It takes a large about of Ectoplasm to do to a human what happened to Phantom. And seeing as how you didn't know what ghosts even were before we met you. Well, I think you are still fully alive though I can't be sure," Danny finished his little speech to the silent room.

Abbi was shocked. This Phantom ghost was also alive? He could be both dead and alive. And what was it Danny had said? He could change his appearance to look alive or dead? How did that work?

"If he can… change to look more human, have I?" she asked, trailing off at the end.

"Met him? Yes, you have," Danny asked.

"How much does his appearance change? I've never met any white-haired boys before, and certainly not here in Amity Park, I've barely met anyone here," Abbi wondered, trying to think back on any of the people she had met since arriving here six days ago.

"Not very much to be honest. His hair and eyes change color, clothing too but that's kind of obvious," Danny explained, shrugging.

"So, what does he look like? Who is he when he is alive?" Abbi asked.

"He has black hair, not white. And his eyes are blue instead of green," Danny explained, looking Abbi right in the eyes as if expecting something from her.

Phantom with black hair and blue eyes…. She tried to picture him, thinking back to some of their training sessions when she was able to get a good look at him. It was hard to think of him as being alive as well as dead. To know he had come so close to death but escaped it, or did he? Did his heart beat when he was a ghost? Did it beat when he was human? Was he able to grow? She'd seen him in the future, he'd looked older so he could age at least.

She saw his face in her memory. Fixing her eyes on it she tried to picture him with black hair. It wasn't too hard since his eyebrows were black too. And changing out the glowing green eyes for blue. The idea sounded so familiar. She could picture it so well.

Her eyes focused back on the boy standing in front of her in the Fenton's living room. And suddenly it wasn't Phantom she was picturing with black hair and blue eyes… but it was her father, Danny Fenton, whom she was picturing with white hair and glowing green eyes. As Phantom, Danny Phantom.

Her father was Danny Phantom.

DP DP DP

Danny saw her putting the pieces together. Her eyes went unfocused for a few moments but when they came back, she was looking at him in a new light. It wasn't hard to figure out once one knew to look for Phantom in him. But how many people thought to look for a ghost inside a living boy? How many people knew it was possible to be both?

Lilly's jaw dropped open just a bit further, her eyes wide.

Danny grasped the cold spot beside his heart that he'd come to know as his core. He felt more than saw the ring forming around his waist. This caused Lilly to jump back in her seat. The ring split in two and travel up his body, changing his clothing as well as his features to that of the ghost boy, Danny Phantom.

It was the first time he'd ever changed in front of someone like this. Revealing himself to a stranger. A stranger who hated him, no less. But if what Tucker said was true then telling Lilly this would take the anger away.

The rings finished their journey and faded from existence. Danny Fenton was gone. His heart was still. In his place stood Phantom. Waiting with batted breath for a reaction out of the girl sitting in front of him. The other three waited as well, eyes on Lilly as she gazed at him. Unmoving for the longest time before.

"Holy $#%!"

Posted 6/5/2019

Hi! I know it was short but I knew you would be mad if I left it at 'Phantom' with the last chapter.

I'm posting this very late today. It's odd to think that two years ago we were waiting for my niece to be born and I was typing up my Concealment story. It was twelve hours waiting at the hospital before we would be told my sis would be getting a C-section. By now we were anxiously awaiting news on how it went/would go. It wouldn't be till 12:30 or so that we would know how it all went. We had to ask what her birthday even was when my brother-in-law came to tell us everyone was doing good. :)

Love you Quinn! Maybe someday you will even read this story... yeah... I don't see your mom wanting that ;P

Oh well, And a Happy Anniversary to this story too!

Feel free to leave a review. They keep me smiling. :)

Morning Bleach