I'm so excited to know that so many of you are enjoying Future Phantoms. Thank you for reading and sending reviews. I just wanted to let everyone know that this fanfic seems to have a mind of its own right now. Sorry if updates seem slow, I'm just really, really, really busy and try to work on a chapter as I post the latest one.
Anyways, on with the story...
Future Danny's POV
We heard a scream coming from where Pamela was watching over the twins. I turned and saw that Sammy was missing. I went into overdrive right then. I flew over to Pamela and asked her what happened. "A ghost took your boy," she said, hyperventilating. I suddenly heard a tired voice, "Vlad did it Dad. He took my big brother." Danni had woke up due the cries of her grandmother, and though she was tired, she wasn't going to give Sammy up without a fight. She took off after Vlad, tripping and falling down so hard that she passed out again. "Danny, go save Sammy," Sam cried. I took off after that. I lost sight of Vlad within minutes and returned to my wife and daughter, "I lost them. Sorry Sam." She was distraught but nodded, "I guess we'll have to rely on Danni's half of their link to find him."
I was terrified of what Vlad had possibly planned to do with my son. I just hope that he doesn't discover that he wasn't in possession of the stronger twin and come after Danni as well. I haven't even told the rest of the family about this since I wasn't quite sure of it until now. It was time to tell them, "There's something everyone needs to know. Sammy and Danni aren't equals in powers. Danni's actually the stronger of the two in that matter."
My younger self spoke up, "what do you mean by that?" I continued, "Danni was the first to gain control of her ghostly wail. I decided to monitor their power levels during their training sessions and discovered that while Sammy tends to do what I used to do, Danni shares the needed energy between the two of them; sometimes giving Sammy more than needed and wearing herself out in the process. I have reason to believe that they are unaware of the extent of their link and are subconsciously strengthening each other's weaknesses. Danni is most likely the only one who can stop Vlad."
"Are you saying that Sammy's useless to Vlad without our Danni," Sam asked in confusion. I nodded to the younger version of my wife. My Sam finally found her voice, "We need to get our baby home right now so that she's comfortable when she wakes up again. We'll have to tell her what's going on as soon as she's awake." I couldn't have agreed more.
Vlad's POV
I finally captured one of Daniel's brats. I would have taken the girl as well, but that woman's screams alerted the previously distracted group to my presence so I had to make do with his son. Those brats were easy pickings since they wore themselves out with their little stunt. I retreated to my old lodge with the unconscious boy in my arms. I had such plans for this runt. I placed him in a room that I had prepared long before in the hopes that I managed to capture his father at his age. I made sure that it was ghost-proof and had extra security. I would have to plan my next step carefully to get his sister as Daniel would be on guard now that I had his son.
I closed and locked the door behind me, and then activated the ghost shield. I made sure to run the lines throughout the floor, ceiling, and walls. I didn't want to lose my captive so measures were taken since Daniel was clever at times. I wondered if his son was the same way. While I was waiting for him to wake, I decided to check out the rumors going around the Ghost Zone.
I opened the portal and listened. I waited a few moments before whispers came through:
^Did you hear that Danny Phantom's brats became angelic beings to protect their family? ^
^Really? I heard that angelic beings were myths. They must have more power than their father to do that. ^
^Yeah. Word in the Zone is that Vlad's back and that he kidnapped the boy. If you ask me, he needed the girl first. ^
^Why's that, Ember? ^
^Duh, Kitty, think about it. The runt is the only one who can do that infernal wail of her father's. Besides, without her, the midget is weaker, though not by much. From what Boxy figures the opposite rings true for her. Without the midget, the runt can't control her powers easily. ^
^So what you're saying is that without each other, either twin is pretty much useless? ^
^Exactly. ^
^So why are you calling Phantom's children 'midget' and 'runt'? ^
^Isn't it obvious? His son looks exactly like he did at his age and the girl has his personality and his flaws. ^
After hearing the rumors, I closed the portal and went to check on the boy. Ah, good. He's waking up now. "Hello, Samuel, was it," I ask the boy. He glared at me. Just like his father in both appearance and temper. "Don't call me Samuel," the boy growled. "It's Sammy, you sick, twisted loon. I heard about you from Dad and you can forget about trying to marry Grams and getting Dad as a son. No wonder Dad's always calling you a fruitloop." I smirked at the brat, "I've got another prize in mind. You and your twin sister." He paled at this. I continued, "I have reason to believe that you two are an enigma to the residents of the Ghost Zone, and that you balance each other's strengths and weaknesses. I want to see if that's true and to make you MY children. He glared at me again, though this time his eyes were two different colors instead of the amethyst that I knew him to have from my research. "You will leave us alone, you nutcase," he said, still glaring at me with one eye blue and the other amethyst, "We're coming for you. You'll regret ever messing with our family." This was not what I was expecting. "Our Dad's pretty peeved that you took one of us and you'll find out what happens when you mess with our family," the boy continued. "You'd better watch your back, nutcase, because if you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us. Now I was getting a bit creeped out. It was like the boy was possessed or something.
At the same timeā¦.
Maddie's POV
After Danny placed Danni in her bedroom, I stayed to keep an eye on her while the rest of the family went to talk about how we were going to get Sammy back. Younger Danny came up to sit with me. "How are you handling all of this," I asked him. He shrugged, "it's weird and comforting to know that you and Dad accepted me and that I'm married to Sam and have twins. I never thought that this would happen to me. I'm feeling my older self's emotions as if they were my own, and right now all he, I, we want is to get Sammy back." I placed my hand on his shoulder, "Everything's going to be ok. We'll have Sammy back in no time and you and your friends will be home shortly after." He smiled and was about to reply when we heard a faint moan. "What hit me," Danni asked faintly. "You tripped and fell trying to get your brother back," I answered. Danni paled, "Vlad kidnapped Sammy?" Danny nodded. My granddaughter sat in silence for a moment. Before I could stop her, she shot out of bed and darted through the door. Danny and I looked at each other and went after her.
Danni's POV
"Dad, I have an idea of how to find Sammy," I shouted just before I collided with the wall. I had been running through the house to share my plan. Gramps picked me up off the ground with ease. Apparently, being part ghost made me lighter. He lightly scolded me, "Danni-girl, you should know better that to run through the house, especially since you just woke up and are still recovering from that battle." I nodded and hugged my favorite grandpa, "Sorry about scaring everyone earlier," I said.
"It's ok, Danni. Would you like to share your plan," Dad asked me. I nodded again, still in Gramps' arms, "Do you remember the time that mine and Sammy's eyes were two different colors when we weren't in ghost form?" Dad nodded but Mom was a bit concerned about this, so Dad had to explain. "You weren't there Sam. This happened during one of our sessions before the kids went to the past. Danni and Sammy found that they can communicate through each other. The only way to tell is that they each have one blue eye and an amethyst one. I think that there's more to this ability than we know, but I see where Danni's going with this. You're planning on using this power to give Sammy a chance to tell us what's going on."
I grinned, "And to try and freak the pompous nutcase out at the same time." Mom was a bit concerned with the fact that I wanted to try this in my present condition, but allowed it since it would bring my big brother home.
