Speech: "Hey what is up."
Shouting: "OW MY GOD DAM TOE!"
Thinking: 'She looks pretty cute.'
Skill being used or made: []
(Narrator POV)
Name: Danny Fenton
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Species: Halfa
Title: The Loser/Star Lover/The Gamer/Halfa/Glass Breaker
Level: 18
Ectoplasmic Power: 4.34/10
Till next LVL: 900/1800
Hp: 273/560 (Recovery: 11.5 per minute)
Ectoplasm: 1260/1260 (Recover: 366.5 per minute)
Ghost Core: Ice
Strength: 25
Endurance: 28
Agility: 23
Intelligence: 43
Wisdom: 45
Luck: 20
Spending points: 15
Danny could barely stand still at this point since his whole world was spinning around as fast as a fidget spinner, and Danny was almost certain he was seeing stars now, though Danny wasn't certain. A palm strike collided with the teen's chest, followed by a rapid second strike to the underside of his chin, and it was only after Mr. Lancer stepped back that Danny fell to the ground wheezing.
"The first strike winded you since your unique biology means you don't breathe as often I put a bit more force into it, and the second strike was to rattle your brain." Disappointedly sighed Mr. Lancer, he wasn't disappointed at Danny finding it hard to activate hysterical strength, but he was more upset at how weak Danny was. "I've seen you go head to head with a muscles headed Ghost, who could throw cars at you, how much of a difference in strength is between you and your Ghost half?" Curiously hummed Mr. Lancer, watching as Danny was sweating buckets, and Mr. Lancer had only been using 5%, even then that was excessive it seemed.
"My Ghost form is more than twice as physically strong as I am, that's also not mentioning the fact that I've got a skill that increases my physical abilities by about 20%." Painfully gasped Danny, his strength was close enough to 64 if he recalled correctly, while that was fairly high, Danny was certain Mr. Lancer's was more impressive.
"Enter ghost-mode and use the skill." Bluntly commanded Mr. Lancer, getting into a position Danny had never seen the man use before, yet from Danny's limited knowledge of martial arts, the pose Mr. Lancer was in was purely offensive. "No other Ghost skills, just the physical enhancement one." Added on Mr. Lancer, the man's veins started bulging out slightly and his skin was gaining a red tint to it, and Danny closed his own eyes and pulled.
A lone breath escaped Mr. Lancer's lips, as Danny felt the cold energy wash through him, making raven black hair eerily float upwards and turn white, and Danny didn't waste a second in using [Ecto-Enhancement]. Green eyes blinked once, that was all the time Mr. Lancer needed to bound from his position, which was 10 feet away up to Danny's face.
Putting up both arms to cover his face, Danny didn't even get halfway before he felt his nose crack, followed by a sharp slam to his left shoulder, making Danny gasp in pain as his left arm popped out of its socket, and Mr. Lancer wasn't scared of punching Danny in the jaw, dislocating it instantly. It was as if his teacher was a falling feather, going from side to side, almost hypnotically, but unlike when a feather hit you, Danny felt it.
Danny's eyes were only closed in pain for a second, the next thing the teen knew was that he was looking at the ceiling, the ceiling was in fact getting further away and moving, then Danny hit the ground and tumbled. Apparently Mr. Lancer had just thrown him, simply chucked him as if he weighed nothing, and Danny wasn't even sure how heavy his Ghost form was, but Mr. Lancer made it look like he weighed nothing.
"To kill a Mockingbird, I think I could handle these Ghosts myself if I was younger... and had some Ghost hitting gauntlets." Bewilderedly chuckled Mr. Lancer, loudly exhaling as his veins stopped pushing so wildly, and the red tint started fading away.
"Easy to say for the man with at least three decades of practice, who isn't in constant worry of a new power suddenly showing up, and doesn't have to do homework." Annoyedly mumbled Danny, using [Spectral Body Manipulation] to mend his broken bones, but Danny paused as he looked down at his arms and smiled, Tucker was on to something about using anime for research. "Tell me, Mr. Lancer, why did you start all of this? The fighting, then the teaching? I'm certain you could've been world-famous instead of a boring English teacher." Apologetically asked Danny, he was well aware that Mr. Lancer could throw him through a wall if he desired, he could also do that to any student he wanted to.
In the span of a second, Mr. Lancer seemed to age a few years, the man had wrinkles on his face and he just looked tired of everything, and he even rubbed along the right side of his chest. Danny respected the aged man, he had obviously trained a lot harder than Danny was doing to get so strong, and Danny guessed that there were very few people who could actually defeat the man in a fight.
"For survival Mr. Fenton, I learned how to fight so I could survive." Distantly sighed his teacher, adjusting his Gi slightly so Danny could see the beginning of an ugly, white scar that started at Mr. Lancer's right shoulder, and Danny could tell from just a glance that it was deep. "I never knew my parents, I think they may have died, but my first memory was me waking up in an alleyway of New York, and a man about to stab me. I fought him off to the best of my ability, and I won." Calmly hummed Mr. Lancer, silently looking around the training room he had developed for martial arts, with an almost sad smile on the man's face.
"My first win ignited something in me, a desire to crush everyone I fought, soon I found myself in an underground fighting arena, and I fought in continuous matches, one after the other." Sadly hummed Mr. Lancer, shaking his head slightly, catching himself before he told Danny something, something that he regretted deeply. "That is enough about my past for now, why don't you try and access your hysterical strength." Amusedly ordered his teacher, watching as Danny was once again in his human form, and the teen calmly walked up to the punching bag.
Sucking in a deep breath, Danny could only focus on his heartbeat, the slow and steady rhythm that echoed through his body, and slowly Danny was trying to force it to speed up. 41, 47, 51, Danny could tell his heartbeat per minute, it was already close to its normal rate, and Danny could feel his veins slowly popping upwards.
A flash, that was all Danny saw in his mind, a graphically detailed image that had not been shy in showing itself to the teen multiple times, a nightmare that could come true one day if he wasn't strong enough, fast enough, or smart enough. Amity Park was up in flames, the mauled corpses of all of those he cared about were laying across the ground, and above them all was a lone Ghost, that Danny couldn't defeat.
His right fist flew forward, followed by a meaty snap echoing throughout the air, making Danny's eyes snap open in pain and agony from the sudden burning pain, and icy blue eyes saw the cause of the mind-numbing agony that he was feeling. A piece of bone was currently poking out from where Danny's hand connected with his wrist, the bone itself was a mixture of the color of yellow and white, with blobs of blood on it, and yet Danny didn't feel worried at all.
"I think you accessed it a bit, but your body couldn't endure the stress." Awkwardly noted Mr. Lancer, silently panicking as he watched Danny gingerly shove the bone back beneath his skin, and to the adult's surprise, he watched as the wound closed itself back up. "Do you need an ambulance?" Apprehensively questioned Mr. Lancer, Danny blinked slowly as he looked at his freshly healed wound, and back at the punching bag.
"No, but do you mind if I go home? My dad and I are working on something, and we're close to finishing it." Calmly asked Danny, he wanted to finish the weapon he had been building with his dad, and there was a second reason why he wanted to go home.
The image had really put him out of it...
"Certainly, I'll be seeing you in school tomorrow Danny." Happily agreed Mr. Lancer, looking as the teen shot a small smile his way, only for Danny Fenton to disappear before his eyes, accompanied by a small whooshing noise. "He reminds me a lot of myself when I was his age... I am still not certain if that is good or bad just yet." Softly mumbled the aged teacher, that was one of the main reasons he wanted to train the boy, he reminded him of himself at his age, that meant that one day Danny will be in over his head and get hurt.
(Timeskip)
It felt light holding it in his hands, Danny would call himself clumsy due to an array of reasons, but it felt like it would easily snap in his hands, even when Danny tried to snap it, all he sensed was the burn in his muscles. A grin grew on his dad's face, looking on in pride as Danny experimentally spun his weapon around, a sheen of green briefly illuminating the teen's face.
"What do ya think, Danno?" Excitedly asked Jack, it had taken close to three days of planning, followed by four days of construction, but they had finally created the weapon that Danny wanted to use, in case his fists weren't enough. "Easy, light, and you can compact it!" Giddily announced Jack, taking the weapon from Danny, and gestured at the lone red button that was in the center of the neck of the weapon.
The weapon was large compared to Danny, the neck of his weapon was a sleek material that Danny wasn't certain of, easily 5'5 in its own height and was wide enough to comfortably fit in Danny's hands, with a dull green tube embedded in either side of the neck. It was the curved blade of the scythe that was the truly wicked part, it was made of ecto-ranium if Danny recalled, which by itself was a dull green, it glowed once it was filled with ectoplasm. The blade was 3 feet in length by itself, along with the underside being filled with a wicked row of teeth.
It wasn't as heavy as it looked, it only weighed closed to 4 kilograms if Danny was judging it properly, yet Danny couldn't help but acknowledge that it felt right in his hand, the way it felt so easy for him to allow his ectoplasm to flow into it. Icy blue eyes gained a slight green tinge as Danny allowed his ectoplasm to flow into the scythe, watching the complex changes, that Danny and his dad had struggled with slowly bore fruit.
The dull green tubes on either side of the scythe slowly started getting brighter, it took close to a minute before Danny felt that there was a comfortable amount of ectoplasm in it, and saw the toxic green tubes that covered either side. Looking up slightly, Danny couldn't help but smile as the blade of the scythe glowed with ectoplasm, leaving a small afterimage behind it, whenever Danny moved it.
"Swing it!" Childishly giggled Jack, he wanted to make sure that the weight distribution was correct, and in theory, Danny could pull back the scythe since his ectoplasm was inside of it, though [Telekinesis] wouldn't really work due to it using ectoplasm, and ecto-ranium nullifying it.
Slashing downwards, though making sure not to damage the floor, both Danny and Jack were grateful afterward that Danny didn't swing at anything important, since something happened that neither expected. An arc of ectoplasm roared from the scythe, in the form of a crescent moon, slamming into the wall of the lab and leaving a considerable large gash.
[Ecto-Slash]: (Active) Level 1/100: EXP: 0%
Ectoplasm: 1000
Description: By condensing your ectoplasm into your weapon/arm, and by then swinging it, you are able to unleash a slash of ectoplasm that has great slashing power. Note, the narrower the object that the charge is built upon, the more cutting power it has.
"Rogue Ghost." Awkwardly answered Jack, answering the unspoken question on how they would cover up the mess, and Danny found himself nodding along with his father's answer. "Anything else we need to do? Or do you want to practice with your new weapon?" Curiously hummed Jack, the Father was currently in a predicament, helping Danny so he could become stronger, or working on the suit that could help Danny in the future.
"I want to do a bit of practice for now... plus, I'm planning on going to the gym soon." Meekly informed Danny, he had the money saved up so he could get a gym membership, but he at least wanted to get the basics down for his new weapon. 'I don't always want to be scrawny, plus I really need to start increasing my physical stats. I'm starting to level up at a slower pace than when I started, and that means that spending points will get rarer, so I may as well be as strong as possible so I don't have to spend them.' Softly thought Danny, pursing his lips as he felt his mind being drawn back to something else, mainly the skills that Tucker had searched up for him.
One Piece, the show that never ended, and the main protagonist Luffy had a body made of rubber, which was the basics of it, allowed him to alternate his size in various ways by blowing air into himself, if Danny recalled correctly, and technically speaking it was possible for him as well. Placing his scythe down, Danny nodded to himself and partially transformed, making a shiver race down Danny's spine.
Flexing his right arm, Danny shivered as he felt the dramatic decrease in temperature between his real arm and his Ghost arm, and Danny couldn't help but note how fast it responded to him. Closing his eyes and activating [Spectral Body Manipulation], Danny did the only thing that made sense and focused on inflating the limb, and the ripple that ran through his right arm meant something.
Icy blue eyes watched as the arm slowly started increasing in mass, getting larger and larger as Danny manipulated his body, making the teen flinch more than once. Something groaned in his thick arm, by now it was almost as big as a coconut all the way around, which was a huge increase from the previous orange size his right arm once was.
"Learning to compensate for something?" Snidely remarked Jazz, she had poked her head down the stairs and had seen Danny mess around with his arm, and did what any big sister would do, insult the younger one.
(Timeskip)
Clad in a pair of black shorts, and an equally black tank-top, Danny couldn't help but feel somewhat nervous as he handed the woman at the reception the money, only for her to hand him a card a moment later, which Danny put in his wallet. Sending one nod at the woman, Danny walked into the red door that was directly opposite of the woman, winching slightly as the door screeched as Danny pushed it open, marveling at what he could see.
There were dozens of types of workout machines, ranging from treadmills and other ones that Danny didn't know the name of, along with a huge mirror on one of the walls, which was currently being occupied. The sound of flesh slamming into something heavy rhythmically echoed throughout the room, making Danny slowly look over towards the source and pause.
"DAN!" Happily shouted Kwan, who happened to be one of the people who was punching a punching bag, and to Danny's absolute joy and utter happiness, Kwan was accompanied by none other than Dash. "Never expected to see you here." Honestly chuckled Kwan, his body was drenched in sweat, and it only now did Danny realize how huge Kwan's muscles were, along with Dash's.
"Don't want to be a stick forever." Dryly commented Danny, his arms and core were already somewhat sore from practicing with his scythe early, and apparently he needed to be balanced with each swing, or else he would go flying with the scythe. "I'll be checking out the weights." Idly informed Danny, slowly walking over towards the equipment he had been eyeing, noting that there was a pull-up bar near it, along with something that looked like it was for the legs.
"Call me if you need any help man!" Giddily huffed Kwan, walking back over towards the glaring Dash, who was pissed at the fact that Danny was actually here and doing something that was his, but smirked as he saw Danny squatting over a 50kg deadlift
"He's going to break his back." Amusedly piped up Dash, his eyes momentarily flickered between Danny and Paulina, Star, and Valerie, all of whom had stopped and had smiles on their faces as they realized how oblivious Danny was.
"He's got this." Confidently answered Kwan, seeing Danny crouch down and place his hands on the bar, his face was blank for just a brief second before Danny twitched.
In an almost noteworthy fashion, Danny managed to bring the deadlift to his chest, only to give it a second heave a moment later, which propelled it over his head, and Danny held it there for a second before placing it on the ground. Dash felt his mouth hang open, he honestly expected Danny to do his back in from that stunt, apparently, Danny was a lot stronger than he thought.
*ping* +1 reputation with Dash! +100 reputation with Kwan, Star, Paulina, and Valerie!
A bead of sweat slowly ran down Danny's head, as the teen did it a second time, shortly followed by a third time after that, and Danny continued to do so until he had reached ten, and at this point, Danny was sweating. Pain raced through Danny's arms, as he huffed in exhaustion from the sudden exercise, mentally noting that he should probably stretch out next time.
The high pitch sound of a wolf-whistle echoed throughout the gym, making Danny blink in confusion before looking towards the source, seeing Star looking at him and winking, causing a small blush to grow on Danny's face. Paulina had also stopped her stretches, taking a moment to look at the guy who was more or less at the bottom of the social ladder, noting the fact that Fenton had a surprising amount of muscles, that she had not expected him to have.
'Focus Danny, 25 is the goal for strength today.' Mentally chanted Danny, pursing his lips as he had no idea how long that would take, but he would not leave the gym until he had achieved his self-set goal. 'I also want to increase my agility, since it takes close to 24 minutes for me to fully heal from half health.' Abruptly recalled Danny, almost kicking himself for almost forgetting that piece of information, since he was only as strong as his body was.
While Danny Phantom could heal a hell of a lot faster than Danny Fenton could, Danny couldn't spend all of his time as Danny Phantom, since people would be asking where the teen went, along with school being a second issue. Danny wouldn't hold onto his secret if it meant someone would die, it is just that Danny would prefer to be strong enough to deal with the issue, and not rely on his alter ego.
Pulling himself up, Danny's face scrunched up as he started doing pull-ups, the teen had no idea what muscles he should be working out or how to use any machine properly, but Danny kinda hoped that he wasn't looking like an idiot as he continued doing pull-ups. Kwan had since moved on from the punching bag, using some sort of machine that he had to sit down and push a bar forward, which was connected to some weights, which exercised his pecs by the looks of it.
"Do you have any idea what you are doing Dan?" Amusedly commented Kwan, the teen had watched Danny struggle for the better part of five minutes, and now it was kinda sad just seeing Danny do pull-ups since his shoulders and back would be rock hard, but the rest of him wouldn't be so proportional. "Want help?" Helpfully offered Kwan, easily doing the first few reps without much effort, but it was the seventh one that made Kwan feel it.
"No and yes." Sheepishly chuckled Danny, continuing to do his pull-ups as he watched Kwan continue doing his own workout, losing count of how many pull-ups he had done, only that his arms burned afterward.
*ping* Strength has increased by 1!
(Timeskip)
"All right Dan, we're just going to see what you are capable of. This involves your endurance, speed, strength, and flexibility." Sternly informed Kwan, walking in front of Danny as if he was a Drill Sergeant, and Danny felt kinda awkward standing in front of his... friend with such a rigid posture. "I already have an idea of how much you could bench press at this moment in time, but thanks to my assistant, they have set up a bench press for you to do." Loudly announced Kwan, pointing over at the area itself, making Danny gulp at the sight.
Dash was physically frothing at the mouth from being ordered around, leaving Star and Valerie to put on the weights, which looked close to 75kg, and Paulina was off to the side doing her own thing. Kwan's strides were long and even, Danny actually found it difficult to keep up with the teen from a step to step base, but it didn't take long for the two to get there.
"I'll spot you in case anything happens, and after this, we'll be doing a hundred-meter sprint, followed by how far you can stretch." Calmly informed Kwan, watching as Danny silently made his way onto the bench, holding up both of his hands, and gently clutched the bar. "Just do as many as you can." Soothingly mumbled Kwan, his hands were hovering over the bar as Danny hoisted it upwards, before bringing it down to his chest, and heaved.
One turned to two, and two to three, before racking his way up to eleven, eventually hitting fifteen before Danny's arms started trembling, making Kwan immediately grip onto the bar, and put it on the hook. Kwan nodded at Danny once, he had honestly expected ten at the most, but it seemed that Danny could surprise him.
"Take a five-minute break, we'll be seeing how fast you can do a 100-meter sprint, and we'll be using the track outside." Happily informed Kwan, walking off as he left the Halfa laying on the bench, panting slightly while Kwan made his way over towards the other A-Listers. "Not bad, is he?" Smugly hummed Kwan, bouncing on the balls of his feet, a grin growing on his face as he saw their reactions.
Dash had a frown on his face, angrily glaring at the floor as he grumbled to himself, earning a sharp elbow to the ribs from Paulina, who genuinely looked somewhat impressed, the only other person who could impress her was Danny Phantom. Star had a soft smile on her face, something Kwan was familiar with and felt sorry for Danny as he realized what was happening, before looking over at Valerie, who was busy typing on her phone.
"For a loser, he was impressive." Begrudgingly admitted Dash, the slightest bit of respect had crept into his voice, though he still wouldn't feel bad for locking the nerd in a locker. "Though I can still lift a lot more than he could." Arrogantly declared Dash, unaware that everyone else rolled their eyes in amusement at the statement, small smirks on their faces.
(Timeskip)
~Danny Fenton~
Bench press: 75kg by 15
100-meter sprint: 13.36 seconds
Distance running: 5.6 kilometers
Flexibility: Does he have bones?!
"So, you have the plan?" Worriedly repeated Kwan, his eyes going over the sheet that he had been using to record Danny's results, and they were a lot better than he had been expecting. "Never mind, but I have to ask... you wanna do football tryouts sometime soon? They're starting next week, Monday to Friday." Idly offered Kwan, from how Danny performed, he could make it onto the team if he tried, a jack of all trades or a Running Back.
"Wait what? This is the first time I've heard about tryouts." Confusedly squawked Danny, Dash and Valerie had long since left the group, the former simply because Danny was there, and the latter left because she had to do something. "I'll see if I'm free." Apprehensively agreed Danny, a toxic green notification popping up in front of him, making the teen blink in surprise.
Hidden Quest: Football!
Description: Only those who are respected are given the chance to try the tryouts. Kwan has invited you to the tryouts, which will last a school week. You can go and see if you have what it takes to be a star.
Rewards: Reputation gains, Increase in social standing!
Failure for not showing up: Kwan, Star, and Paulina being disappointed
[Y/N]
"See ya when the weekend is over Dan! Or if you go back to the gym tomorrow." Happily chuckled Kwan, breaking out in a jog a moment later, leaving Paulina and Star with Danny.
"Someone is starting to make it into the big leagues, aren't they?" Amusedly chuckled Star, pinching both of Danny's cheeks and bringing his face closer to her, staring intently into his eyes, making a small blush blossom on Danny's face. "You've changed. I'm not sure what's happened to you, but I find it exciting. I can't wait for you to get to my level one day." Sadistically chuckled Star, letting go of Danny's face and bounding off a moment later, leaving Paulina with the teen.
Paulina, the most popular and the prettiest girl in the school was standing beside him, if it wasn't for [Gamers Mind] keeping him calm, Danny was certain that he would have been making a fool out of himself at the current moment in time. They both remained quiet for a second, Danny expected her to say something, not expecting a small smile before she started walking away.
*ping* +400 reputation with Paulina!
Paulina Sanchez - Neutral - 750/1000
"What?" Confusedly mumbled Danny, his whole body was in pain from the tests that Kwan had put him through, but that encounter with Paulina hurt his brain more than his workout, a piece of his father's advice coming back to his mind. 'Women are Ghosts in disguise to trick men... I don't think that is the one.' Mentally snorted Danny, pulling up his status to see how much he had improved while noting that he was a 30-minute walk from his house.
Name: Danny Fenton
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Species: Halfa
Title: The Loser/Star Lover/The Gamer/Halfa/Glass Breaker
Level: 18
Ectoplasmic Power: 4.39/10
Till next LVL: 900/1800
Hp: 600/600 (Recovery: 12.5 per minute)
Ectoplasm: 1260/1260 (Recover: 366.5 per minute)
Ghost Core: Ice
Strength: 28
Endurance: 30
Agility: 25
Intelligence: 43
Wisdom: 45
Luck: 20
Spending points: 15
Progress had been made, Danny was happy with the increase though he felt dead on his feet, though he normally felt like that, but that didn't stop the teen from smirking at the progress. A white van drove past the teen, Danny shivered as [Ghost Sense] went off, making Danny's icy blue eyes widen as he realized exactly where the Ghost was, inside the van.
Common sense was the only thing stopping Danny from Going Ghost and checking out what the Ghost was doing, the only reason why was from the initials on either side of the van. GIW, or as they were more commonly called, the Guys In White, who were government funded Ghost hunters, and they have bought a lot of his parents weapons.
'I need to tell my parents that they are here.' Mentally decided Danny, trying to contain any Ectoplasm that might subconsciously leak out of him, before bolting off as fast as he could, still losing distance as the van drove on. 'It might just be a once-off, but a part of me knows there's something else at play.' Logically concluded Danny, recalling the fact that he had a bounty on his head, and that hadn't been doing him any favors recently.
(Timeskip)
"He never told you?" Exasperatedly sighed Maddie, recalling the very moment she had asked Jack to tell Danny about the GIW making camp in Amity Park since she was busy doing the shopping. "But yes, the GIW are making a... setup in the town, stopping any Ghost that may appear, before taking them back to their lab for experimenting." Grimly informed Maddie, her spatula spinning in her hand, as she slapped away the meaty monster that had formed, and fortunately, she was skilled enough at fighting sentient food.
"Ah... how bad is it for the Ghosts who've been captured?" Apprehensively questioned Danny, looking at his mother, who simply ran her thumb over her throat, making Danny gulp. "I see." Sadly hummed Danny, pulling up one of his more recent skills, realizing that he needed to be a hell of a lot stronger before even attempting to save the Ghosts.
[Scythe Fight]: (Active) Level 2/100: EXP: 37%
Description: The user learns how to fight with a scythe, incorporating it into their very own fighting style, which is already hard to predict, since you don't have one...
"Careful Danny, you do know what Ghosts are." Amusedly snorted Maddie, watching as Danny tilted his head slightly to the side in confusion, making the woman roll her eyes, as she recalled that Danny didn't know as much about Ghosts as he should. "They are beings of emotion, which is reflected by their appearance. You, Ember, Desiree, and Technus are more friendly than anything else, and as such, you all are human-like in appearance. Let's say a Ghost loses someone close to them, their physical appearance will start to become more monstrous in order to represent themself." Calmly explained Maddie, staring Danny in his glowing green eyes, despite the teen being in his human form.
"Will that affect my human form?" Softly whispered Danny, his toxic green eyes reverting to their icy blue a moment later, while his mother pursed her lips and shrugged.
"I don't know dear. You're the only known Halfa, your eyes go green when you're angry, so there might be some... transformation? Change? In your human form, if you're feeling negative." Uncertainly hummed Maddie, affectionately rubbing the top of Danny's head, while she saw the teen stare down at his hands a moment later. "I can tell something is on your mind, just be back before midnight, and do what you need to do." Exasperatedly sighed Maddie, seeing the appreciation shine in Danny's eyes, as her son was engulfed in a flash of white light a second later.
Maddie pursed her lips as she flipped the deceased meat monster, sighing slightly as the exotically beautiful aroma filled her nose, as she let her mind wander a bit, more towards her son's condition about his Ghost's appearance. Emotions, that was the core thing that created a Ghost, their personality would come from the emotion that they were created from, and the Ghost's appearance was decided upon their emotion.
No Ghost was 100% human-like, even Danny wasn't completely human-like, despite being a Halfa, since as much as Maddie hated to admit it, Danny did hold negative emotions, and that was easily spotted in his Phantom persona. Toxic green eyes, a slight glow, and slightly sharper teeth than one would find on a human.
'But, he is by far the most human-like Ghost out there.' Mentally cooed Maddie, she found a strange sense of pride in Danny's appearance, though that did cause concerns to rise as well since both herself and Jack had posted a thesis years ago about Ghost's appearance and their emotions. 'The GIW, must have noticed that as well.' Grimly realized Maddie, worried for Danny simply because she couldn't do anything about them, and there wasn't anything she could do without it being illegal.
"You wanna talk about it?" Tiredly sighed Jack, making his presence known, making Maddie jump slightly and whirl around, seeing her husband sitting at the kitchen table. "Fell asleep underneath the table working on this circuit." Annoyedly grumbled Jack, big black bags hanging underneath the man's eyes, as he was busy meddling with a circuit of some kind.
"It's about Danny." Gently whispered Maddie, pursing her lips as she saw Jack, slowly set the circuit down, his eyes bloodshot from the sheer amount of time he had been awake, which had been a while at this point. "His unique appearance might make the GIW suspicious, and if we try to intervene, they might start suspecting him. He's not like normal Ghosts... and he's not like normal Humans, I love him but I'm worried Jack." Softly whimpered Maddie, looking down at the kitchen floor, as she heard a chair screech loudly before the sound of her husband lumbering towards her made her raise her head.
"I don't think anyone can truly relate to him on what he's going through, we can only help him with what he tells us, and do our part as parents." Soothingly sighed Jack, grasping his wife into a loving embrace, and made sure that she could hear the steady rhythm of his heart. "We can only help him learn more about himself, we'll help him with his Ghostly side and the powers that might follow, he'll have to truly learn how to use them and how to get stronger." Determinedly hummed Jack, his mind was in a rush as he tried to figure something out, something that could possibly help Danny if he's ever in a sticky situation.
(Location change)
"I think I'll have to find a way to let you in, without setting off the alarm." Idly snorted the oldest Halfa, watching as Danny was hanging upside down with a Ghost-proof rope tied around his right leg, suspending the teen in the air. "Though, it is a pleasure to see you so soon, Daniel. What do I owe this pleasure for?" Confusedly hummed Vlad, flattening out his suit as he rolled up his sleeves, fiery red veins pulsing around the man's forearms, as the temperature started rising.
"I need help... new powers are showing up, I need to know how to control them properly, and a bunch of other issues are surfacing." Dazedly moaned Danny, his face a bright red from the amount of blood rushing towards it, though Danny's eyes glowed slightly, a shade brighter for a brief second, as ice started covering his legs. "Please?" Quickly added on Danny, hissing slightly as the temperature in Vlad's lab dramatically increased, as bright orange flames burned the rope suspending Danny in the air.
Danny's body hit the floor as if he was an empty sack, lying motionless for a few seconds, as he tried to process what exactly had happened since all of the blood in his head was rushing around the rest of his body. Polished black shoes entered Danny's vision, making the young Halfa slowly look upwards with a groan, seeing the amused look on Vlad's.
"I'm sure you have a bedtime?" Rhetorically questioned Vlad, a purple aura engulfing Danny for a second, as Danny felt himself rise into the air, his body correcting itself, before being placed back down. "I will help you with the theory for now, what I've come to learn for myself, and what I have gathered from other Ghosts, who have helped me... in a few days, we'll put that theory into practice." Softly hummed Vlad, his face was a calm mask, as he looked at Danny, who was still wobbling on his feet.
'YES! YES! YES! Young Danny has come to me! Ha! Suck it, Jack! I mean, I don't mean that... remember Vlad, long-term plan.' Excitedly thought Vlad, doing his best to remain perfectly calm on the outside, while on the inside he was overwhelmed with such happiness, that he hadn't felt in years. 'I finally have it, a protégée, one that won't have to go through the same things I did.' Somberly realized Vlad, not noticing the way that Danny had a small smile on his face, as he read a notification that had popped up a few seconds prior.
New Title!:
Name: Vlad's protégée
Description: You've become Vlad's protégée, who shall teach you what he knows about Ghosts, and will help you not make the same mistakes he had. This title will affect your relationships with other Ghosts, some will be indifferent, others will be glad to meet you, and others shall loathe you.
That's a wrap people! Danny has become Vlad's protégée, something that I always wanted to see, but I've never seen it in any fanfics I've read, and I always thought that both would benefit immensely if they did do that. Danny gets to understand his powers better and what it means to be a Ghost, while Vlad gets to remember what it is to be Human and perhaps mellow out a bit.
See ya next time!
SpudLord!