Danny let out a small groan, feeling a bit of the pain from the last battle as he sat up and looked around, "What am I doing here?" His surroundings looked to be a combination of the Ghost Zone and that of the Real World, also known as the World of the Living. Half of the sky looked to be black and green of the Ghost Zone, while the other half was that of the blue skyscraper he knew so well and what liked stars twinkling in it. The ground looked a bit like Amity Park, but with more buildings and some much taller then he was used to seeing and purple doors were floating all around, both seemed to go on for infinity.
"Because I was the one who called you here," a voice answered coming from nowhere, causing Danny to search around on guard for the source of the voice. "I'm right behind you," the voice stated, sounding much closer and right behind him. The Ghost Boy quickly turned around to face the intruder and stared wide-eyed at what he saw. Standing before him was another him, but different. The being's asking was all white, his clothes were the inverse colouring of Danny's, the being's hair was white with black streaks and his eyes were black with bright glowing neon green purples.
"Who are you? And what are going here?" the Halfa questioned as he got into his battle pose and was ready to draw his sword at any given moment.
"I'm you in a way, but without a name," the being answered with a crazy smile, "Or should I say, the more evil side that relies purely on instincts."
"What do you mean?" Danny asked confused about what the guy was saying, "There is no way that I'm evil! ...Well maybe with pranks, but that's beside the point. Plus, I made a promise that I would never evil, not to become like him!"
"That may be true, but that was before I became to be," the being retorted seemly enjoying the inner conflict the boy was having.
"How?"
"From your transformation..." the being answered as he disappeared and reappeared before Danny within barely a split of second poking his chest, causing the boy to stare in surprise, "into a Soul Reaper," then he stared deep into the Ghost Boy's eyes, "And I'm not even your Soul Reaper form. I am your Hollow self."
Able to regain his reasoning, Danny quickly jumped back to gain some distance, but seeing how fast the being was, it may have been no help. Regaining his posture, the Halfa glared at the self-proclaimed Hollow, "That doesn't make any sense, I was able to get my Soul Reaper power before I could hollowfy!...I think..."
"You are right about that, but not before the damage was done," the Hollow Danny answered, "For you see when you were trying to get your new power, both the Hollow power that was trying to consume you, your ghost power was doing it's best to save you, something unexpected happened. As the two forces were fighting, they start to form a new being never before seen, and as you gained your new power, the newly formed one was," he then disappeared once again from sight and Danny could hear a whisper in his ear, "trapped inside you. Creating me."
Danny quickly dashed away again, turned to face the amused looking Hollow, "So are you just trying to say that I'm now part human, ghost, soul reaper and hollow now?"
"More or less," the hollow stated smirking.
"Great, one more thing I needed to worry about," the boy sighed closing his eyes for a moment, then he looked back at the being, "So what do you want? Because I'm sure you didn't just drag me into my inner world just to say hi."
"You and your witty banter, don't you ever get tired of it?" the Hollow asked sarcastically as it smirked, "But you are right, there is something I want."
"And what may that be?" Danny asked will a bad feeling in his gut.
"For the time being, until something changes my mind. The thing I want...is you," Hollow Danny answered menacingly as he pointed at the boy, "I want to consume your soul, gain all of your power and slowly take over the world. Oh, and how can I forget, I'll leave part of you remaining to watch everything unfold and not being able to do a thing as I kill everyone you loved or cared about."
"Why are you telling me all of this? Because I'm sure you know that I'm not going to let you do that!" Danny demanded as he got ready to battle.
"Because both you and I, both know that you don't have the ability to take me down for the time being. Especially when you don't even have full control of your new power. Plus even though I have gained a bit of your ghostly powers, your soul is still untouchable for me. It's so well protected by the condensed layers of ectoplasm energy and the same thing can be said about your ghost core as well."
"Then I just need to get rid of you before you are able to!" Danny declared as he drew his sword, as thought about why he was being told this didn't cross his mind.
"It's too late for that, for I'm already bonded to your being. The only way to get rid of me is if you get rid of all of your powers, which I don't see you doing any time soon," the being looked as if it had already won, "Your fate has been sealed, Daniel. Ever since you gained your Soul Reaper's powers, you have been doomed to become one with me! And if it makes you feel any better, you can keep your promise about becoming that future you, because you are no longer a part of that timeline. Instead, you will become something even more dangerous."
"How do you know about him?" Danny questioned as his grip tightened around his sword and his eyes started glowing in anger.
"I have my ways," the Hollow answered smirking, unfazed with the sword being drawn and aimed at him, "The only thing you need to worry about, is what kind of faces your loved ones will make when they see you sub come to darkness. Especially that goth friend of yours, who you care so much about."
"That will never happen," the Halfa growled.
"Then prove it," Hollow Danny demanded as he disappeared and reappeared inches away from Danny without a sound as the boy jumped away once again, "Because, if you can't even see me coming, you have no chances of making me submit to your rule and prove that you are the king of the world. For all, I can see at the moment, you are just an ant, barely able to survive."
"Wh-what do you mean?" Danny asked doing his best not to stutter as he slowly realized how much more powerful the being in front of him was.
"You are as clueless as ever, aren't you?" the Hollow stated not very amused, "That cluelessness of yours is going to get us killed one day you know," he then gained a crazy look again, "But don't worry, I'm sure you will figure out what I mean one of these days. Let's just hope you can figure it out in time."
"Why are you telling me all of this?" the Ghost Child asked, then a look of horror and annoyance hit him, "Please don't tell me you just like Technus!"
"Please, why would I be just like that chatterbox? I'm nothing like that pest. I think it may be your ghost side influence that caused me to tell you, from it so loyal and such. Blah! But I'm not going to be like the rest of your powers and allow you to use mine however and whenever you want! Because I'm not going to follow anyone weaker than me to use them! Even if it is you," he then disappeared and reappeared back at the place he was at the beginning. He looked back at Danny who was doing his best to stand his ground and gained a sinister look, " Before you go, just remember that the stronger you become, the stronger I become as well."
Danny looked to be about to say something as he disappeared from the inner world. Looking off to the side, Hollow Danny gave a little huff, "Don't give me that look, it was the only way I could think of to get him more serious about training. Plus, didn't you love the look he gave in the thought of becoming evil? It was hilarious!" then he disappeared as well.
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Out in the real world, Danny bolted upright in his bed in a panic as he looked around. Realizing where he was, he slowly calmed down a bit as he saw Ichigo fast asleep in his bed and Kon muttering something in his sleep at the end of the bed. Flopping backwards in his bed without a care, Danny stared up at the ceiling, wondering how he could beat something that was in him. How long did he have left before that thing took over?
Hey everyone, how is everyone doing these fine days? I hope that everyone is doing well with everything going on these days.
This is a little short I came up with based on a comment that I got on some fanart I made for a crossover between Danny Phantom and Bleach, where Danny is in Ichigo's inner world. The comment was about how Fenton was Ichigo and Phantom was Hollow Ichigo, and this little idea came to mind. It may not be exactly what they may be thinking, but I think this is somewhat along that line. I actually have a fanfiction in mind for the two that I had for a while now, but never really got down to work on it and was thinking about making this a part of it. So take this as a little preview for now, if you wish to that is. If I ended up messing up how an Inner Hollow was suppose to act, sorry about that, I'm watching the anime and really far into the manga yet, or should I say, haven't gotten far into it yet, so I'm not sure if all the inner Hollows act the same way as Hollow Ichigo does.
Phantom, ghosts don't really sneak around and secretly work on taking things over, well most of them don't. So since Hollow Danny is a bit influenced by Danny's ghost half, I decided to make him a bit straight forwards and not really hide his plans. I hope that this makes sense to you guy.
Well, I hope you guys enjoy this little short and hopefully can't wait for the full-on crossover to come. Until next time, Flare, over and out!