Speech: "Hey what is up."
Shouting: "OW MY GOD DAM TOE!"
Thinking: 'She looks pretty cute.'
Skill being used or made: []
A huge thank you to the beta reader: Rhonin Magnus
(Narrator POV)
"Are you sure this will be enough?" Wearily asked the Ghost, Johnny 13 was his name, and he had been a nuisance turned friend, though Jazz was still annoyed at the Ghost since he had tried to transfer his girlfriend into Jazz, which was something Danny was still trying to figure out how it worked.
"Flowers, chocolates, and nice clothing... yeah. It's worked in movies at least, so why wouldn't it work now?" Confusedly hummed Danny, lazily floating in front of Johnny, both of his hands behind his head, while looking towards the sky. "Amity Park is quite nice this time of the year, I'm sure you two could find a nice date spot if you looked around." Helpfully added Danny, movement caught Danny's attention, making the teen hold out his hand in its general direction, before activating [Light Generation].
"Okay! Okay!" Annoyedly gawked Shadow, a sentient shadow that was the manifestation of Johnny's core power, which allowed him to cause unluckiness, though he didn't really have much input in what it did.
"Thanks, D-man, I owe you one." Cheerfully thanked Johnny, loudly revving his motorcycle, before zooming forward, doing a wheelie as he flew down the streets, making Danny roll his eyes in amusement.
'Status.' Mentally commanded Danny, slowly floating higher into the air with a sigh, the last 6 months had been a lot easier than his first few months as Phantom, but there were still the odd stressful times, like with Johnny 13 and Spectra.
Name: Danny Phantom
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Species: Halfa
Title: The Loser/Star Lover/The Gamer/Halfa/Glass Breaker/Vlad's protégée
Level: 30
Ectoplasmic Power: 7.18/10
Till next LVL: 1100/3000
Hp: 1400/1400 (Recovery: 35 per minute)
Ectoplasm: 4260/4260 (Recover: 1170.5 per minute)
Ghost Core: Ice
Strength: 70
Endurance: 70
Agility: 70
Intelligence: 60
Wisdom: 45
Luck: 50
Spending points: 0
Over the last 6 months he had actually only gained 11 levels, not a lot, but {Puberty: Mark 3} had truly powered him up a lot, though Danny had been doing a lot of training during that time as well, and he had managed to max out some of his skills. Each skill that had reached level 100 has either gotten a 50% reduction in terms of ectoplasm cost or a passive perk to it, like [Flight] allowing him to hover, free of cost.
Danny chewed the inside of his cheek nervously, there had been some issues arising within the last 6 months too, biologically, and with his school life, which was truly concerning. Wes Weston, the self-proclaimed greatest detective in all of Amity Park, claiming that Danny was Phantom, quickly making him the laughing stock of the school.
Sam...
She had hung out with him and Tucker, but she barely spoke a word to him in these 6 months, speaking to Tucker a lot more, while speaking less to Danny, and he was extremely concerned at this point since whenever he had tried talking to her about the matter, she would tend to brush it off.
Biologically, on the other hand, that was what was worrying both his parents, Vlad, and himself, since it had actually been leading to some subtle changes in his spectral form. While he wasn't overly concerned about it, his appetite had completely returned, which was the worrying bit apparently, since Vlad only had breakfast, and that lasted him the whole day.
Gently running a finger through his mouth, Danny winched as his gloves got caught over a row of sharp teeth, which he had woken up to one day, and had simply accepted. Vlad had theorized that it was due to the fact that his ectoplasmic power and ectoplasm reserves were increasing at an insane rate, which was putting a strain on his body's resources, forcing him to eat more than Vlad could stomach in a week.
"Oh yeah, I've practice with Vlad today, and training with Lancer after school tomorrow." Excitedly recalled Danny, toxic green eyes lighting up in glee, at the thoughts of actually being able to spar against his two mentors again, though there was another reason why Danny was so excited. 'I can't believe that me and my parents will be exploring the Ghost Zone tomorrow!' Mentally cheered Danny, his parents were finally confident enough that they had learned all they could about Ghosts in the real world, and we're now starting to map out the Ghost Zone near the Fenton Portal.
Rubbing the back of his neck, Danny couldn't help but stare up at the midday sky, contemplating more of the dreams that he had been having, especially whenever Clockwork had shown up for a chat, which he had been doing more frequently now. They weren't pleasant dreams by any standards, they felt too real to be an actual dream, with each dream Danny remembered a tad better, and a lot of them involved him.
Dan, the thing he was supposed to become at some point in his life, Danny didn't even know how or why he became some kind of monster, though there were a few things he had learned after their many encounters. {Adaptability} was at fault for these dreams, apparently, he was getting used to Clockwork's temporal abilities, and had subconsciously been using something akin to clairvoyance.
The second and most important thing was that {Puberty: Mark 3} would eventually disappear, Dan had told him, once his ectoplasmic power reached 10. Danny wasn't certain if it was true or not, but he was taking it with a grain of salt. Thirdly and the scariest one for Danny was that he was slowly starting to look like him, with pointed ears and sharp teeth, and with red eyes every now and then.
"Should have figured something complicated should have been showing up soon now anyway." Loudly sighed Danny, having nothing really to do at this point, other than pull up his relationship status with people, organization, and towns and look through it.
Reputation with Humans, Ghosts, organizations, and towns:
Jack Fenton - Loved - 15500/16000
Maddie Fenton - Loved - 15000/16000
Jazz Fenton - Loved - 12000/16000
Sam Manson - Honored - 3000/8000
Tucker Foley - Bro - 20000/32000
Star Fall - Honored - 7900/8000
Kwan Ishiyama - Honored - 1000/8000
Pauline Sanchez - Friendly - 1200/2000
Valerie Grey - Frenemies - ?
Dash Baxter - Disliked - -1000/-4000
? Lancer - Well Liked - 3283/4000
Lunch Lady - Disliked - -800/-4000
Skulker - Hated - -2000/-8000
Ember McLain - Well Liked - 3000/4000
Clockwork - Honored - 7900/8000
Desiree - Well Liked - 3900/4000
Vladimir Masters - Loved - 1000/16000
Cujo - Loved - 15999/16000
GIW - Killing - -7000/-16000
Amity Park - Friendly - 100/2000
Illumi - Neutral - 0/1000
Dan - ? - ?
Johnny - Well Liked - 2849/4000
Kitty - Friendly - 373/2000
Spectra - Hated - -3800/-8000
? - ? - ?
The last one was especially confusing to Danny, only question marks and nothing else, not even a name, or relationship, but the only thing Danny did know for certain, was the fact it appeared the moment he had almost died 6 months back. There was also something else that confused Danny, there had been three separate random times he had woken up with a new skill floating in front of him, with no apparent reason for them to even show up.
[Aerokinesis]: (Active) Level 37/100: EXP: 0%
Ectoplasm: Varies per usage
Description: This hand skill allows the user to manipulate the air around them, either being used to create shields, slashes, or cuts. Note, you cannot use this skill in a vacuum.
[Pyrokinesis]: (Active) Level 37/100: EXP: 0%
Ectoplasm: Varies per usage
Description: This hand skill allows the user to manipulate any source of flame nearby.
[Berserker]: (Passive) Level 1/100: EXP: 0%
Description: By being overloaded with various, harmful emotions, the user will experience the loss of their sanity, as they solely focus on the reason why they feel like this, becoming more and more dangerous as they try to destroy the cause. Note, this causes a random increase in stats.
Danny did get other skills, some were fairly normal compared to most to them, learning how to play the guitar with Ember, egg cracking, which was odd but oddly useful at the same time, and another skill was the one he had gotten from the Skill Book from the GIW raid 6 months ago. Pulling up the skill, Danny read over it, still not entirely certain what he could do with this skill, that could be considered useful, since it really didn't match with his style.
[Ecto-Thread]: (Active) Level 40/100: EXP: 27%
Ectoplasm: 100 per thread
Description: The user is capable of making a sticky, ectoplasmic web substance, that is incredibly similar to a spider's web, though it seems as if Ghosts cannot phase through this stuff.
'May as well go to Vlad's now for a few hours.' Happily recalled Danny, activating [Teleportation] a split second later, making the teen disappear in a burst of green smoke, which slowly drifted away in the wind.
Beneath where Danny had been floating, dozens of caravans and trailers slowly rolled through the streets, a circus had been scheduled to arrive in October a few months back, and more than a few people were excited at this point. It wasn't every day that a freak-show showed up in town, and it promised the most haunting experience of anyone's life, but if only they knew the truth about Circus Gothica and what it really did.
(Location Change)
Spinning on his feet, Danny's icy eyes widened in panic as Vlad's flaming fist whizzed past his face, forcing the teen to use [Pyrokinesis] to shove the flaming fist away, making the older, more experienced Halfa stumble slightly. Icy blue eyes flashed green a second later, the hot air in the training room cooled down immensely, as Danny drew upon his Ghost Core, snowflakes gathering across his left fist, before sending it forward.
Vlad's face furrowed in concentration, a burst of flame escaping the older Halfa's mouth a second later, briefly engulfing Danny's frozen fist, before an explosion of steam sent both Halfa's skidding backward. A wisp of smoke flew from Vlad's mouth, Danny had really been making him take their training more seriously, though Vlad didn't go all out, roughly 40% of his full power.
'I hate Core practice!' Mentally wailed Danny, a breath of frozen air escaping his mouth, making his teeth ache from the sudden change in temperature, which always made the teen shiver. 'And it had to be close combat as well.' Annoyedly complained Danny, he knew it was for him to be prepared for all situations and Vlad was looking out for him, but the old man wasn't the one fighting a knock-off flame breathing vampire.
The ice creaked loudly in protest as Danny bent his arms, both covered in an inch of ice, his knuckles becoming fortified with more and more ice, before Danny awkwardly ran forward, throwing his left fist forward as quickly as he could. Vlad twisted out of the way at the last second, letting his right-hand glide across the ice on Danny's left arm, making the ice melt within seconds, before elbowing the teen in the back as he walked past him.
"You'll never be ready for Halloween at this point." Exasperatedly sighed Vlad, a black flash of light briefly covering the room, as Vladimir Masters walked to the opposite side of the room, grabbing a second bottle of water and tossing it at the teen.
"Why? What's so special about Halloween?" Childishly mumbled Danny, thirstily gulping down the cold water, using his frozen hands to cool the water down even further, while eyeing the older Halfa, who slowly sank to the floor.
"We have only 30 days." Loudly moaned Vlad, his water hissing loudly as Danny watched steam slowly rise up from the lid, his attention being drawn towards the curls and swirls it produced before Vlad cleared his throat. "Halloween normally entails a lot of natural Ghost Portals opening up randomly in places, where the gap between the Human world and Ghost Zone is smallest, allowing a lot of Ghosts to pour through. That's also not mentioning Fright Knight." Exasperatedly sighed Vlad, who had already been preparing for the event last year, having been busy working on something that should prevent a Ghost Portal opening somewhere within his house.
"Fright Knight... you mean that Ancient guy?" Uncertainly recalled Danny, seeing Vlad perk up slightly, his eyes were actually filled with surprise at the fact that Danny even knew what an Ancient was. "Oh yeah, what is an Ancient?" Curiously mulled Danny, his knees buckling as he fell to the ground a moment later, the ice on his body cracking and sliding to the ground, shattering as it did so.
"An Ancient, is a Ghost who has been around since Pariah Dark's time, and had helped imprison him in the Sarcophagus of Forever Sleep." Calmly recited Vlad, standing up to his full height, before arching backward, loudly letting his back pop. "From what I have learned, it was an alliance based on hate towards the tyrant, though it fell apart when the king was locked away, and the Crown of Fire and the Ring of Rage were taken care of. Though rumor has it, that Pariah Dark still wears the Crown of Fire." Softly sighed Vlad, sounding almost disappointed by that fact, while Danny gingerly rubbed his chest.
"Ghost King?" Apprehensively questioned Danny, feeling kind of silly for having to ask a question like that, but he had only seen the title on the sheet of paper he had taken from the GIW base and had forgotten about it for a while.
"The ruler of the Ghost Zone, basically someone who has met the qualifications, and don't ask me what they are, I haven't been able to find anything about that." Slowly hummed Vlad, perking up a second later, as if he had remembered something, quickly floating and entering his spectral form. "Follow me, I've got a late birthday present for you. It will be a lot better than the spandex you wear and offer a bit more defense since you've been stabbed one too many times for it to be healthy." Fatherly joked Vlad, phasing through the wall a second later, leaving Danny alone a second later.
"Great... first my bounty was increased, an Ancient might be popping up sometime during Halloween, and there will be oh-so-many Ghosts on Halloween." Dryly complained Danny, the last few months had been relatively peaceful, so it was to be expected that something like this should be happening, but still!
Slipping through the wall after Vlad, Danny blinked slowly as he was greeted by Vlad proudly standing in front of a container that was slowly turning around. A huge smile slipped onto both Halfas' faces, Danny was happy because Vlad was giving him a suit, and the older Halfa was happy because Danny was happy, and then the container finished spinning around, letting Danny see the suit.
It was mainly black, like his hazmat suit, but the material, color scheme, and everything else was completely different, but Danny wouldn't lie when he said that it looked great. The new suit was made of some metal Danny couldn't identify, which Danny guessed was at least flexible, but Danny could appreciate the newest nuance added to his black and white color pallet.
The torso portion was completely black, with a glowing Dp in the center of the chest area, with two white bars coming down from the neckline, forming a v, with a second smaller white v starting at the hips and ending where his belly button would be. On each shoulder was a white shoulder pad, while the sleeves were covered in an equally white arm guard, with the space between them covered in the metal, which was black. The pants were made of the same white material as the shoulders and sleeves, while both of the boots were black.
"Don't forget these." Amusedly chuckled Vlad, handing Danny a see-through visor, that covered the area around his eyes, as well as the portion to his ears, and a pair of black gloves, that had white knuckles and fingers.
"Vlad." Weakly gasped Danny, he couldn't believe that Vlad would actually give him something like this, he liked his hazmat suit, but it paled in comparison to the new suit. "Are you serious?! Like completely serious? This is mine?" Softly heaved Danny, he honestly couldn't comprehend the fact that he was just being given this, and Vlad had already given him something for his birthday.
"Yes... Danny, you know you mean a lot to me? After decades of loneliness, there's finally someone out there who I can relate to, and I don't know what would happen if you died, or were captured by the GIW." Distantly hummed Vlad, holding out his right hand for added emphasis, before allowing his entire right arm to briefly transform. "You can head upstairs into the bathroom." Soothingly offered Vlad, a gentle smile on his face as he watched Danny messily pick up the suit while balancing the visor and gloves.
(Time-skip)
"Wow!" Amazedly chuckled Danny, zipping around the room in glee, as he currently felt so much more proper, a lot more like a proper Hero, now that he had an actual suit, that would defend him better than a Hazmat suit. "Hey, Vlad?" Curiously questioned Danny, making the older Halfa look up from his computer, where he was currently typing something in, most likely the document that was for his growth.
"Yes, Danny?" Distractedly answered Vlad, continuing to type despite not giving it his full focus, though he occasionally spared a brief glance up towards Danny, who was now calmly floating in the air.
"Why don't you become a hero like me?" Innocently inquired Danny, a bit curious as to why Vlad never bothered trying to take up the mantle, Danny was well aware that Vlad wasn't always the best person, since he had stolen and had done some questionable things, but he'd changed for the better, not the worst.
"Daniel, if I personally showed up as Plasmius in any town or city, it will be swamped by the entire GIW, every Ghost Hunter, and every bumbling moron who holds a grudge against me, before the day is out." Seriously answered Vlad, making Danny's eyes widen at the fact that Vlad had used his real name, which he barely ever did. "Danny... remember, my hands are dyed with blood. I'm not a good guy Danny, I'm a bad guy, and soon my past will catch up to me, and you'll see how bad I actually am. I was nowhere near as lucky as you were." Sadly sighed Vlad, gazing at his hands as if he was seeing something, before slowly looking up at Danny, making the teen stiffen at what he saw.
"Vlad, the past is just the past, it doesn't matter anymore... all that matters is what you do in the future and now." Gently mumbled Danny, not able to get rid of the image of Vlad crying in front of him, forcing Danny to float over to the elder Halfa, and awkwardly wrapping him up in a hug. "I have to go, but I'll be back soon." Determinedly promised Danny, floating back away from Vlad, using [Teleportation] a split second later, leaving Vlad alone.
37 days, that is how long it had taken since the accident for him to actually transform into Plasmius for the first time, that was 37 days of constant pain and agony, as his cells mutated and changed, in a way they weren't supposed to, driving him crazy. Vlad winched as he felt the dreadful, familiar, agonizing pain race up through his right arm, quickly making the elder Halfa shift into his alternate form.
The man didn't bother hiding his disgust as he eyed his monstrous right arm, while his head buckled slightly under the sudden weight that had appeared, making Vlad run his left hand across his head, winching as the tips of the medium-sized horns dug into his palm. This was something that Vlad was becoming consciously more aware of, the untapped, hidden potential that only he and Danny owned, something that only Halfas could have.
Vlad knew a bit more than he did when the pains first started out, now knowing that it was a Halfa related issue, and it involved a massive power-up, that no other Ghost could rival, since they were a pure Ghost. Human DNA and Genetics contained the very blueprints of life itself, which ectoplasm didn't, DNA and Genetics have created some of the most fearsome and powerful creatures in history, which would go unrivaled, and that's what was happening to Vlad now, and eventually Danny.
Vlad's ectoplasm had been used to his body for decades, having adapted to it, becoming one with him, and flowed through his very veins, mingling with every part of his body, which was why this was happening. The ectoplasm, which allowed Vlad to access his spectral half, which was now evolving, going through all of the 'blueprints' within his body, and picking out pieces that it favored.
His ectoplasm was turning him into something more primal, more animalistic, but most of all, it was turning him into an apex predator, something that would stand on top of the food chains in both worlds. Vlad wasn't stupid, he was well aware of the fact that someday Danny would be more powerful than he was, it was just a matter of time, and Vlad was fairly confident in saying that Danny would at least have an ectoplasmic power of 10 before he was 16, and that was before this new transformation happened.
"All I can do is make sure that he doesn't fall down the same hole I did." Sadly sighed Vlad, already feeling more ectoplasm bubble up within him, quickly making the Halfa look at the Ghost Portal, before zooming through it without a second thought.
(Location Change)
"So a more powerful version of my ecto-rays?" Inquisitively mulled Danny, standing beside Tucker in a section of his parents' lab, which had been turned into a training room for Danny's Ghost Powers, where he could practice his more dangerous ones.
"That's the idea dude, it would be handy to have something that could take down some of the more powerful Ghosts with just a single shot." Lazily yawned Tucker, busy typing away at his computer, finishing off the last touches of his English essay, which Danny had finished yesterday. "Think about it like this... a big, mean Ghost comes around, starts destroying Amity Park, and your itty bitty rays don't hurt it, it would be nice then to have the option of pulling out the big guns since, in all honesty, you don't have a lot of piercing attacks." Logically explained Tucker, slowly closing his laptop a second later, pressing a button and watching as a test dummy slowly rose from the floor, and Tucker was still curious as to where Danny's parents got them.
"Fine, I just hope I don't have to use this in public." Exasperatedly sighed Danny, it was about time that he actually started creating some more powerful attacks, ones that could be considered lethal by most. "But my relationship with Amity Park has become so good, I'd hate it if they started disliking me again for property damage." Annoyedly grumbled Danny, cupping both of his hands together, a crackle of white energy racing down his body, as green ectoplasm gathered in his hands.
Tucker stayed silent as the temperature nearby dropped, watching in amazement as Danny's hair slowly started whipping forward and backward, before a bright green glow appeared between Danny's hands, a hint of blue appearing in the green. Danny's ecto-rays normally were the size of a baseball, but Tucker watched as the size rapidly increased, quickly coming to the size of a bowling ball a second later.
"Ecto-Beam!" Viciously declared Danny, a bright flash of green illuminating the room a second later, before Tucker was aware of the huge beam of ectoplasm flying from Danny's hands, easily larger than any of his other attacks.
Both teens watched as the beam of ectoplasm flew forward, releasing an absolutely horrible sound as it whipped through the air, flying across the training room within a second, before completely engulfing the dummy. The entire attack lasted for only a few seconds, fading out of existence almost immediately, leaving nothing of the dummy behind, even damaging the wall behind it, which was an impressive feat itself.
[Ecto-Beam]: (Active) Level 1/100: EXP: 0%
Ectoplasm: 2000
Description: By gathering a sizable amount of ectoplasm in your hands, you are able to release a massive beam of ectoplasm, that will do a lot more damage and destruction than your regular ecto-rays.
"Damn, can't believe you've waited so long to create something like this." Amazedly gasped Tucker, eyeing the area where the dummy used to be, before looking back at Danny and freezing. "Danny?" Wearily asked Tucker, looking into Danny's blood-red eyes, as the teen was violently shuddering and jerking, making Tucker slowly back away.
(?)
Danny could feel it, the tug that was pulling at his spectral side, even now Danny was aware of the fact that he was floating in green once again, the same place where he had met Phantom. The tug was getting stronger, [Gamers Mind] was most likely the only reason he hadn't blindly followed it at this point, but even then Danny was struggling to make heads or tails as to why it was happening.
"It's trying to control us." Eerily whispered Phantom, popping up in front of Danny a second later, an unnaturally large smile on his face, while his eyes glowed a bloody red.
"What is?" Confusedly gasped Danny, his head was starting to pound loudly, making the teen slide to the ground, with his hands on either side of his head, hoping that the pain would go away.
"An artifact, one that bends Ghosts to someone's will... a human's will." Creepily chuckled Phantom, twisting around in pain and agony, as the pain in Danny's head slowly started subsiding, disappearing as quickly as it had appeared. "Find out why this is happening." Softly pleaded Phantom, a notification popping up in front of Danny a second later, the teen didn't even have to take more than a glance at it, knowing what it was from experience.
Mission: What's going on?
Description: You have felt a tug, the tug of control, but other Ghosts won't be so fortunate. Find the source of this tug, which could potentially destroy the growing, positive relationship that is slowly being formed, and find a way to stop or destroy the device.
Rewards: 15000 EXP, 1 Rare Ghost Skill Book
Failure: Losing control of your body, and becoming evil...
[Y/N]
"Let's get down to business." Softly whispered Danny, ready to face whatever was threading the Humans and Ghosts of Amity Park, and he was ready to defend his town from this danger.
(Real World)
"There's an artifact somewhere in Amity Park that can control Ghosts." Abruptly blurted out Danny, blinking slowly as he realized that he was currently hanging upside down from the ceiling, with his parents, sister, and friend worriedly looking up at him. "What happened?" Confusedly questioned Danny, looking at the reason as to why he was hanging upside down and frowned slightly.
"You became malicious, you didn't hurt anyone but you were definitely radiating malice. But, you were powerless against my newest invention, the Fenton Ghost Web!" Proudly revealed Jack, holding up his left wrist, showing off a device that looked a lot like something Spider-Man would wear. "When you showed me that thread of yours, I decided to see if I could create one myself, and I did!" Boisterously announced Jack, a huge smile on his face, causing a small smile to slip onto Danny's own face.
"Danny, what did you mean by an artifact?" Worriedly asked Maddie, staring up at Danny with a puzzled expression, not overly certain about something as she stared up at her son, the motherly concern clear on her face.
"I don't know, all I know is that it can control Ghosts, and I barely resisted it. Whoever owns it wants to use Ghosts for something bad." Softly mumbled Danny, activating both [Flight] and [Intangibility], preparing himself to fall, only to remain suspended upside down. "How do I get out?" Slowly asked Danny, looking expectantly at his father, who was slowly shrinking in on himself.
"He doesn't know." Helpfully answered Tucker, amusedly watching the grown man shrink in even more on himself, while Maddie slowly rubbed his back, silently telling him it was okay.
"Do you have any idea where this artifact is? What does it look like? Its range? Anything noteworthy?" Scientifically asked Maddie, deciding that she may as well try and get a start on the search for the artifact, since as much as she loathed to admit it, Danny had the potential to be very dangerous.
"No, nothing at all." Annoyedly grumbled Danny, slowly gathering his ectoplasm within his skin, causing it to glow green, before [Ecto-Burst] roared to life, completely engulfing the threads holding Danny. "That's better, now if you don't mind, I have to try and find an artifact." Happily chuckled Danny, reflexively using [Flight] to swoop down, halting as he saw something pairing up with his visor.
"Danny, you have got to thank the creator of your new suit for me. It just paired with my laptop, your visor has a built-in earpiece, microphone, and even a camera." Amazedly gasped Tucker, hardly being able to believe that Danny had such a complex piece of technology, all built within a single visor, that wasn't even a centimeter thick. "Do you hear me?" Curiously piped Tucker, making Danny winch as he heard Tucker speaking both from afar and from within his ear.
"Sure do Tucker." Easily confirmed Danny, looking down at his waist and noticing something important missing, sure he had one in his inventory, but that was a backup. "Can you throw me up a Thermos as well?" Sheepishly chuckled Danny, swopping down lower and catching the Thermos Tucker had thrown up, clipping it onto his belt, before using [Teleportation] a moment later.
(Ghost Zone)
Deep within the Ghost Zone, one of the many islands floating around the desolated realm buckled, crashing downwards a few dozen meters before coming to an abrupt halt, being obliterated a second later, by a second, larger island, that had something on it. Vlad remained passive as he watched pieces of rock and rubble fly past him, the Halfa was busy looking at the monstrous keep in front of him, before the elder Halfa floated forward, phasing through the walls.
'I can't wait any longer, at the end of the month I will do this... when Danny is prepared.' Sadly mulled Vlad, he had been here many times throughout his life as a Halfa, having found this Keep a few months after building his own Ghost Portal. "Jack, you will die on Halloween night. Maddie will fall for me, and Danny will need a father figure, someone who is competent and understanding, and unfortunately, that is not you." Sourly sighed Vlad, eyeing the two skeletons laying in front of him, and between them was the real danger.
A glowing green sword trapped in a purple pumpkin, Fright Knight's very own sword, the sword that would make anyone live through their greatest fears, the Soul Shredder, and very few of its victims remained sane after experiencing their worst fears. Vlad wrapped his hands around the hilt of the sword, poised and ready to pull the sword out in one fluid motion, though frozen as he couldn't deny the possibility of things going poorly.
"Danny will most likely throw himself recklessly into Fright Knights way, and I'll have Fright Knight enter through the Fentons' portal, but I will have to make sure that only Jack is in the house." Logically planned Vlad, he had gone over this plan so many times that he could recite it in his sleep, but Fright Knight was the variable that could lead to fatality. "That's also not adding the fact that so many Ghost Portals will be opening up throughout the world, where the border between the Human and Ghost world will be the thinnest." Softly murmured Vlad, letting go of the sword and stepping backward, looking down at his hands, and feeling so...
Wrong...
Danny had been having an effect on him, Vlad enjoyed Danny's company since he could be himself, and Vlad found it amusing at how Danny would gush about rescuing a cat from a tree, to even his daring rescues of Ghosts, who had been caught by the GIW.
"You stole everything from me Jack, and I will steal everything from you." Sickly promised Vlad, trembling at the memories of how his life had been ruined, at how HIS Maddie had been taken away from him, while he had been stuck. "I WILL GET MY REVENGE!" Hoarsely screamed Vlad, tears gathering in the corner of his eyes at the thoughts of what could have been, the happy family he could have had if he hadn't been so unfortunate.
"I will make sure history does not repeat itself." Softly declared Vlad, determined to make sure that Danny knew what he would be going through, the dangers he could face, and the horrible circumstances that could befall him.
That's a wrap people! No development on the romance side this chapter, but, the cogs for disaster have already started! The circus is in town, and Danny can feel the tug of Freakshow, and Fright Knight, an ancient who's many times stronger than Danny will be visiting Amity at some point.
See ya next time!
SpudLord!