The Fentons, plus Sam, Tucker and Valerie, stared at the man in front of them.
"E-excuse me Mr Borg, but what do you mean are town is in danger?" Danny asked, although he felt he already knew.
"You are Danny Phantom, the 'hero' of the town, correct?"
"Yes, although I wouldn't say I'm the only hero..." Cyrus reached down to his bag to grab a laptop and started typing into it. "Yes, of course. Do you remember a ghost attacking this town known as Pariah Dark?" Danny nodded, knowing where this was going.
Cyrus turned his computer round, showing everyone what was on the screen. There was a man with black skin, four arms and piercing red eyes. Danny noticed that he looked like the man he saw in the alleyway on the way to school.
"This is Garmadon, an extremely dangerous criminal that has attacked Ninjago may times before. I have been told that a ghost called Pariah Dark has taken possession of Garmadon, and is currently building an army to attack your town." Cyrus changed the picture to show what seemed to be hundreds of robots, all dressed in black, and a white humanoid snake that was commanding them.
"What! They have robots! Maddie can we get some robots?" Jack yelled out, which earned him a glare from both Jazz and Maddie.
"They aren't robots exactly, but they're nindriods. Androids programmed to behave and fight like ninja. They are very dangerous."
"Ninja Robots! Even cooler!" Jack shouted out once again, but grunted in pain when Maddie nudged him in the ribs.
"Mr Borg, all of us here only know how to deal deal with ghosts, how do we deal with these androids?" Jazz asked.
"Well, I use similar droids for my security system, but you would need to be very well trained in the martial arts to take them on. Luckily, I know some people who are well trained and have had experience fighting against nindroids, Garmadon, even ghosts a couple of times. I'm sure they'd be more than willing to help. I'll ask them to meet you when I get back to Ninjago."
"Excuse me Mr Borg," Tucker interrupted. "Our history class has a field trip to Ninjago on Friday. If you're staying in Amity Park until then, perhaps you could take us to meet these..."
"Ninja. Ninja and Samurai. They have protected Ninjago several times over the past years. They are excellent fighters. If your history teacher and principle would allow me perhaps I could join you on your trip and introduce you to the ninja.
"Great! I'll talk to Mr Lancer and Mrs Gorden tomorrow."
After exchanging contact information with the Fentons, Cyrus Borg left and headed back to his hotel. Sam, Tucker and Valerie also went home, as they all had school the next morning, but Clockwork's words were circling around in Danny's head. You will meet several ancient Japanese warriors that can fight along side you. Cyrus Borg had mentioned that Ninja and Samurai would help them against Pariah and his army, both of which are ancient warriors originally from Japan.
Danny sighed and grabbed the permission slip for the trip and walked over to his parents.
"Mum, could you sign this? It's for the school trip." Maddie quickly read the form over before signing it and handing it back over. She gave Danny a small kiss on the cheek, and went down to the lab with Jack to make some small adjustments to their ghost traps.
Danny headed up to his room and got out his homework, hoping to try and finish it before he went to sleep, but his mind couldn't focus on any of it.
There was a knock at the door before Jazz entered the room with a plate of cookies in her hands.
"Hey Danny, mind if I come in?" Danny didn't say anything as Jazz entered anyway, sitting herself and the plate of cookies on the bed next to her brother., taking a small peak at his maths homework.
"You're supposed to carry the two over."
"Huh? Oh, thanks Jazz." Jazz just sighed as she stared at her brothers face. Whilst it looked like he was trying to concentrate on his work, it was obvious his mind was somewhere else.
"Hey Danny," The boy looked up, broken out of his train of thought. "I know you're worried about Pariah. Believe me, we all are, but remember, you aren't fighting him alone this time. You have me, Dani, Tucker and Sam, Valerie, Mom and Dad. The other ghosts ghosts would be willing to help, and maybe even those Ninja Mr Borg spoke about."
Danny leaned across the bed and quickly embraced Jazz in a hug for a few seconds before letting go.
"Thanks Jazz."
Jazz just gave the boy a small smile and ruffled his hair. "What are sisters for? And make sure you get some sleep tonight. You need plenty of rest before you think of fighting any ghost."
Danny had finished his homework not long after Jazz had left, and was about to close his eyes when he heard a familiar "Beware" and mechanical laughter. The ghost boy just sighed and transformed, flying outside to where he commotion was to see the Box Ghost and Technus rampaging in a warehouse.
"Can't you guys let me get just ONE full night sleep. Is that too much to ask?"
"In this line of work, it kinda is." The ghost boy looked behind him to see his clone with a small smirk on her face. "I take the box ghost, you take Technus?"
"Deal."
Ninjago.
Once they found out the villagers of Nom and Seliels dad were all okay, the ninja were ready to leave for the monastery.
"I really don't think we should be eavesdropping on them." Zane, Kai Jay and Nya were all hiding behind a bush, spying on the interaction between Cole and Seliel. Both the red and blue ninja had their phones out recording the moment for blackmail later.
"Yeah, I agree with Zane. It feels kinda wrong to be snooping like this."
"Come on sis, relax. Look at the way Cole's looking at her. The only time he makes that look is when he's looking at food."
"Guys. Guys! Cole's blushing! I repeat, Cole's blushing! Zane, what are they saying?"
The tension between Cole and Seliel became somewhat awkward, neither person knowing what to say.
"So... Thank you again for saving my village. I will be forever grateful towards you and the other ninja." Cole just scratched the back of his neck bashfully.
"You- Your welcome." It was strange. Cole had received many thanks over his years as a ninja, but he had never gotten this shy about it before, so why was it different with her? Cole got out a piece of paper with some number written all over them.
"Here, it's my phone number. If you're in danger, or you need help, call us and we'll be right there. E-even if it's not an emergency and you just need someone to talk to, or you need some company, there's this cafe in Ninjago city that does the best chocolate fudge cake in all of Ninjago." Cole shut his mouth when he realized he was rambling and felt his face heating up he figured out he practically asked her out on a date. But he did want to see her again.
Seliel just giggled, taking the paper and storing it in her pocket. "Thank you. I'll be spending a lot of time here in the hospital, with my dad here and all, but I'm sure I could spare some time on Thursday at twelve O'Clock if that's okay with you?"
"T-Thursday? Y-yeah I'm f-free."
"Great! It's a date!" Seliel leaned closer to Cole and kissed him on the cheek, leaving the master of earth frozen whilst she walked back inside. Meanwhile, the other ninja were blowing up at what they just saw as they all came tumbling out the bushes.
"DID YOU ALL JUST SEE THAT! COLE GOT HIMSELF A DATE!"
"Yes Jay, we all saw, and I got it on camera." They all walked over to the black ninja, who was still rooted to the spot. Zane waved his hand in front of his face, and frowned when he didn't get e response.
"It appears he's gone into shock. Lets just get him back onto the bounty. Pixal says we're ready to leave, and that she has contacted Cyrus Borg." Jay and Kai each got an arm and dragged Cole back to the bounty. "Come on lover boy, lets get back home."
Jay stood before the towering iron gates, his hand hovering over the button, hesitating to push it. He looked over to Nya, who gave him a reassuring smile. The blue ninja took a deep breath and pressed the button. There was a buzz before a voice came on over the com.
"Who is it?"
"H-hello. Is Cliff Gorden here?"
"Who are you? Look, I'm not signing any more autographs for you fans!"
"N-no wait! I'm not a fan! Well, I am but that's not why I'm here. My name's Jay Walker, and I have a key and a letter telling me to come here." There was silence before Cliff started speaking again.
"Can you show them to the camera. It should be to your left." Jay got out the letter and key, making sure both were visible to the camera. It was silent for a moment but there was another buzz as the gates opened. The couple smiled as both ran down the path to the mansion to see a man with black hair and a moustache standing by the front entrance.
"Jay!" Cliff came up to Jay and embraced him in a hug as he and Nya came closer. He was a little surprised by the sudden hug, but hugged back, glad that his worries negative thoughts about meeting him were simply that.
Cliff pulled back from the hug, trying to get a proper look at his son. "I'm assuming that Ed and Edna have talked to you, and you know who I am?"
"You're my biological father." Cliff just nodded, and looked over to Nya. "And who is this?"
Nya held her hand out to Cliff. "I'm Nya Smith, Jay's yang."
Cliff took Nya's hand and shook. "Smith... Ah! Ray and Maya's daughter!Come on in, both of you." The actor lead the two into the house towards the living room. "Please, make yourselves comfortable. Would you like any drinks?"
"Just some water please?"
Jay, as he sat down, noticed that there was a lot more stuff there than the last time he visited. He noticed a photo of Cliff standing next to a woman with blond hair holding a small baby. He could only assume that was him and his real mother.
Cliff came back into the living room with two glasses of water in his hand. "Here you go. I'm guessing that you would like an explanation, Jay?"
"Of course! What happened? Who is my real mother, and why did you two give me up?"
"It's a long story." Cliff sat himself down. "Your mother and I were not much older than you two when we first met. Her name was Libber, and she was the elemental master of lightning. I first met her when I found her injured after a battle. I took her in and treated her injuries. After that, we started dating, and we eventually got married after the serpentine wars."
Cliff looked over to a picture of them on their wedding day, a sad smile on his face. "About a year later we had you. It was the happiest day of our lives. Your mother named you after her favourite bird, a blue jay. We had always dreamed of having a family, and giving you away to Ed and Edna was the hardest thing to do."
"So why did you?"
"Because you were in danger. Before Krux went after your parents Nya, he targeted us first. He wanted Libber because she was a good inventor, and because of her element. When she wouldn't comply, he threatened her with you. Not wanting for Krux to get what he wanted, Libber hid you away from him and left the country."
Jay was silent. What happened to Kai and Nya's parents almost happened to his, but he was just glad they didn't just abandon him because they wanted to.
"Where is Libber now. Is she alive?"
"Libber is just fine. She hasn't told me, or anyone for that matter, where she is, but every year, she sends me a letter letting me know that she's okay. Would you like to see them?"
"Y-yes please." Cliff left the room briefly, and came back with a small wooden box in his hands and handed it to Jay.
"Here's all the letters your mother ever sent to me, and some pictures as well." Jay took the box and held it as if it was fragile, like it was made of glass.
"Thank you. Me and Nya should probably be heading back to the Monastery." Both stood up and started heading for the door.
"Of course. It was good to see you Jay. Ed and Edna have raised you well." Cliff went for one last hug before opening the door. "And if you ever have any questions, or would like to catch up, you are more than welcome to come here any time."
Jay smiled at the man, nodding his head. "I would like that too. See you around, Dad." Cliff smiled as the two disappeared down the path.
"Our son has grown into a fine man Libber."