Here is the nex chapter and with Dani as promised!
But first I wanted to thank everyone who review, you guys are the best! Oh and another good news this story have reched more than 100 follows and favs! I don'tknow when this happened but I'm extremly happy about it :D. Ok enough of me go read and enjoy!
There was a nice weather that Friday morning, Danny was walking towards the school with his two friends by his side.
"Ughh I can't believe my mom tried to put me in one of those pink monstrosities again! I swear next time they fill my closet with those I will burn them!" Sam exclaimed her disgust towards that kind of clothes was very clear in her voice.
"Wow! Bad weakening?" Danny asked.
"You have no idea" Sam said.
"Hey Tucker have you found anything about the rock?" Danny asked trying to change the topic and distract Sam. He told his friends about the gift Pandora gave him, they were glad that Danny could have a way to reach safety more easily, then Tucker was curious about the origin of the strange pendant and wanted to investigate.
"I haven't Danny, sorry I didn't found anything is like there is no record of it. Internet why did you fail me?!" Tucker exclaimed dramatically making Danny chuckle and Sam roll her eyes, though they could see she was trying to not smile.
Soon the three friend had reached the school and went inside. Their day went as normal as they could have, with bullies, weird cafeteria food that might or might not move by itself , Danny swore it did, Tucker argued that it's impossible and Sam was just glad that she doesn't ate that. There were some ghosts attacks but Danny took care of them very fast, his training with Pandora was showing off, he was stronger, faster and knew new techniques to use in his fights.
After school they settle to go to Tucker's place to play video games before Danny had to go home to do his homework and prepare for his visit to Athens for his Greek lessons. In their way Danny ghost sense went off, growing he went into an alleyway to transform, but before he could he was tackled off the floor by a tiny eight year old girl.
"Hi cousin!" Danielle greeted Danny while sitting in his chest in her ghost form.
She was actually his clone, created by Vlad the fruitloop, but came out a girl for reasons unknown. She was physically twelve when she first meet Danny but was really just a few months old, then after joining Danny's side and almost being melted by her creator she was saved by Danny when he gave her the ecto-dejecto to make her stable, but when she came out of the ecto-goop she had the appearance of a eight year old. Neither of them knows why that happened, though that didn't stop Danielle to continue her travels.
"Dani!" Danny exclaimed and hugged his cousin while changing to his ghost form, he flew a few feet in the air, dragging Dani with him making her laugh.
"Ha ha ha! Danny putt me down!" Dani said while giggling.
"Nope! I haven't see you in a while so I will not let you go~" Danny said in a sing song voice that Dani found hilarious making her laugh again.
"Danny are you ok?" Sam asked coming to the alleyway with Tucker behind her.
"Yea I'm fine. Look who found me!" Danny exclaimed holding Dani to his friends.
"Hi… " Dani said awkwardly, she didn't knew very well Danny's friends but knew they were good people.
"Hi Dani with a i, right?" Tucker asked smiling, Danny had told them Danielle's choice of name before but he wanted to be sure.
"Actually now I prefer Elle" Dani, now Elle said. She had decided in a change of nickname a few weeks ago, it made her feel more like her own person.
"It will be easier to said when the two of you are in the same place" Sam mentioned.
"He you are right Sam. Hey Elle, do you want to come with me and my friends to play video games?" Danny asked Elle hopefully, he had really missed his cousin and wanted to spend some time with her.
"Uhh are you sure? I don't want to intrude…" Elle said unsure.
"You will not intrude Elle, you are welcome with us whenever you want" Danny reassured her.
"Yea don't worry about it" Sam said and Tucker nodded.
"Ok, thank you guys" Elle said gratefully.
The four went to Tucker house, Elle was invisible to avoid questions from Tucker's parents. They played some videogames, Sam won most of them though Danny was close second and Elle tied with Tucker and they had a tiebreaker, in which Elle won. Elle was having a lot of fun, she always dreamed to have a family and have this moments.
"Alright, I have to go home now" Danny said after looking at the time.
"Isn't too early?" Elle asked confused, she knew that Danny and his friends tended to pass all day playing video games.
"Not for him, he has to do his homework before going to the Zone tonight" Tucker said.
"The Zone? What is that?" Elle asked, she didn't knew of any place called like that.
"You don't know? It is the Ghost Zone, the dimension where all the ghosts pass their afterlives" Sam explained.
"Really? Can I go?" Elle asked Danny, she was very curious and excited to see another dimension.
"Yea sure. I can present you to Pandora, you'll like her, she's my ghost mom" Danny said smiling, he wanted to make Elle's first experience in the Zone more pleasant than his.
"Really? You have a ghost mom? That's so cool!" Elle exclaimed, she was happy that his cousin has family in a ghost.
"Yea, you'll just have to wait a little in my house so I can finish my homework and until my parents are asleep" Danny said.
"Alright let's go!" Elle exclaimed, transformed into her ghost half, grabbed Danny's wrist and dragged him through the ceiling, making him laugh. As he changed to his ghost form Danny yelled a "See you guys later!" to his friends.
In their way towards Danny's house they did a stop in the Nasty Burger to get something to eat for Elle. When they arrived Elle stood invisible and followed Danny to his bedroom, she ate and read comics while waiting that Danny finished his homework. At dinner Danny snuck some of the food into his room for Elle, they were lucky that this time the food wasn't contaminated with ectoplasm.
After dinner Danny and Elle waited for the Fenton adults to be asleep in their room, when they were they went to the lab and Danny opened the portal doors, letting the green lights to dance in the lab. Once the doors were fully opened they went into the Ghost Zone, Ellie was in awe of the immensity that that dimension possessed.
"Whoa…" Elle whispered with her eyes wide trying to see everything she could.
"I know, cool right?" Danny said while watching the awestruck face on Danielle.
"So cool…"Elle murmured still in awe.
"Come on lets go to Athens" Danny said and took off towards the city.
"How is Pandora? Is she really good? How did you meet her? What did you mean that she is your ghost mom?" Elle asked after two minutes of silence, she was very curious about this ghost.
Danny chuckled a little at his cousin curiosity and answered her questions as best as he could. A few minutes later they arrived to the entrance of the realm.
"This is the entrance of Athens" Danny said while opening the doors.
"Oh... cool" Elle said admiring the inside of the temple.
"I know, but wait until you see the palace, it's awesome!" Danny said while leading her into the city.
While they passed Danny greeted some ghosts in their way and explained to Elle who they were and the works they did in the city. At the palace Elle couldn't help but being more awed at the splendid sight.
"Come on, let's find Pandora!" Danny said dragging Elle with him, making her giggle at his excitement.
"Mama I'm here!" Danny exclaimed when he entered the study but he didn't found Pandora there.
"Weird she usually waits for me here. Come Elle let's look around and I'll show you my room in the meantime" Danny said.
"Sure lets go" Elle said, excited by the incoming tour.
They searched the whole inside of the palace but they didn't find the queen, Danny showed Elle his room which she claimed as worthy of a space nerd making Danny chuckle. At not finding Pandora inside they decided to look outside in the gardens, they didn't found her there either but they did found the Behemoth or more like he found them when he tackled Danny in a happy hug.
"Hey… bud… I'm glad… to see… you too" Danny said while being crushed by his friend.
"Uh Danny? What is that?" Elle asked she hadn't seen anything like it before, it was huge and intimidating to her but it seemed friendly towards Danny.
"He he he's Behemoth and he's my friend and kind of a pet" Danny explained and then told her how he meet him all while still being trapped in a four armed hug.
"Oh cool! Tough I think I prefer smaller pets for me, like a puppy" Elle said.
"He he, yea I can see that" Danny said sheepishly while trying and failing to escape the hug.
"Hey Behe have you seen Pandora today?" Danny asked to Behemoth hoping to have a clue of where she was, he didn't show it to not distress his cousin but he was worried that something bad happened to his mama.
Behemoth shook his head in a negative but pointed to the palace with one arm.
"You think someone there knows?" Elle asked and after the nod from the Behemoth and Danny being released, they went flying back to the palace. Once there they started to look for the closer ghost.
"Galenos!" Danny exclaimed to have the attention of said ghost.
"Prince Phantom what can I do for you?" Galenos asked smiling at the young halfa. He had the honor to assist in some lessons that his queen had with Danny and had taken a liking for the ghostling.
"Galenos have you seen Pandora? I can't find her anywhere" Danny said, some of his worry could be heard in his voice.
"Yes, she had to go to a meeting with the observants. She was not happy about it but informed me that Nocturne would help you with today lesson" Galenos said.
"Oh alright thank you. Do you know when is Nocturne coming?" Danny asked more relieved.
"I suppose he will be here in some minutes. Why don't you wait for him in the study room?" Galenos suggested.
"Yea good idea, thanks again" Danny said.
"You are welcome Danny. May I ask who is your friend?" Galenos asked having noticed the little girl half hiding behind Danny.
"Oh right, Galenos she is Danielle my cousin. Danielle he is Galenos the most trusted servant of Pandora" Danny introduced them.
"It's a pleasure to meet you young one" Galenos greeted.
"Likewise" Elle said shyly and shook hands with him.
"Whelp we are going to the study, see you later Galenos and thanks again" Danny said while dragging Elle with him.
Once in the study room they waited just a few minutes for the arrival of Nocturne in which Danny told Elle who Nocturne is and about Clockwork too. Elle was very interested in this Nocturne character, it was fascinating to her the power of entering others dreams. He was finishing his tale of the last visit to Clockwork's tower when Nocturne appeared.
"Hi Nocturne!" Danny greeted his uncle.
"Hello Danny and who is this?" Nocturne asked curious at the small girl with his nephew.
"Oh she is Danielle, she is my cousin" Danny said and Elle gave a small "Hi" from behind him.
Elle was very nervous for the presence of this ghost, she could feel that he was very powerful, much more that Vlad, but at seeing that Danny trusted this ghost she felt more relaxed. She also was very curious of his cloak, it was exactly like the night sky she has seen when she had to slept under the stars in her many travels. Elle decided that she would be friendly if he did the same, though deep down she was still wary of grown ups, she hadn't had too many pleasant experiences before, starting with Vlad and some creeps she encountered in the cities.
Nocturne was surprised at seeing another halfa and how much she looked like Danny, he didn't believed that they were cousins they looked too much alike but they appeared to be very close so he decided that if he was going to know the real relationship between those two, it was going to be when they decide to tell.
"Is she staying to the lesson today?" Nocturne asked.
"Yes I am" Elle said confident, she didn't knew what was the lesson but she was not going to leave her cousin until she meet Pandora.
"Very well, we are going to start where you were last Danny" Nocturne said and the lesson in Greek started.
Elle had not problem following the class, she had learned the language when she passed through Greece in her travels, though her writing needed some help. Nocturne noticed how close Danny and Elle were, they both help each other in their weak points through the lesson and how Elle was getting more comfortable around him. After an hour and a half Nocturne decided to end the little class, he could see they were getting tired of the study.
"How much time until I meet your ghost mom?" Elle asked Danny, she was a little bored now that the lesson ended. She had fun studying with her cousin, she never had a normal education before besides the fact that Nocturne was a much better teacher than Vlad was a plus for her.
"I don't know, it's weird that it has taken her so long" Danny said with a little worry.
"I wouldn't worry too much, the observants tend to prolong their sessions by bringing random themes to be discussed" Nocturne said with a hint of irritation in his voice.
"Well, it seems we have to wait a little longer, you don't mind Elle?" Danny asked her.
"I'm not leaving until I meet her" Elle said.
"Alright, I-" Danny was interrupted by Galenos entrance to the study.
"I'm sorry for the interruption but we need Danny's assistance" Galenos said looking nervous.
"What happened?" Nocturne asked slightly worried.
"The Behemoth has been very restless and we can't seem to calm him down. I know that the only ghosts that he listen to are Pandora and Phantom, but the queen is not here right now" Galenos explained.
"Ok I'll go alone, that way he won't try to attack anybody. Can you wait for me here Elle?" Danny asked, he didn't knew how he would calm down his friend and he didn't want his cousin to be hurt by accident.
"Yea, don't worry Danny" Elle said. Danny gave her a smile and went to deal with the problem the servants couldn't manage by themselves.
After Danny's departure there was an awkward silence in the room, neither Elle nor Nocturne knew what to say to break it. Nocturne hadn't talked to kids outside their dreams in centuries and was at lose as how to start a conversation with one. Elle felt the uncomfortable atmosphere that fell in the room after five minutes of silence, deciding that any conversation was better than that, she started to talk.
"Danny told me that you are Pandora's brother" Elle said.
"Yes I am" Nocturne said curious by the sudden topic.
"I know Pandora is the Guardian of Hope, according to Danny, and I wanted to know what is your title" Elle asked, Danny didn't told her exactly what Nocturne was capable of, he didn't knew too much himself and Elle was very curious.
"I am the Master of Dreams child" Nocturne responded.
"Cool, but what does a Master of Dreams do?" Elle asked.
"Well, I got rid of nightmares and give people good dreams, then I use the energy that the good dreams give me in a lot of ways, one of those is making some dreams become reality" Nocturne explained.
"Sounds exhausting" Elle commented.
"It is some days but a have helpers for that" Nocturne said.
"Helpers?" Elle asked leaning her head to the side, looking adorable in Nocturne's opinion.
"Yes, the sleepwalkers, they form in the dream realm every time someone sleepwalks" Nocturne explained.
"The dream realm? What is that?" Elle asked.
"It's my domain, or realm however you want to call it" Nocturne said.
"So is like your home" Elle deduced.
"Precisely" Nocturne agreed.
"It would be so cool to have a home" Elle mumbled melancholically.
"Don't you have a home with your family child?" Nocturne asked frowning in confusion.
"I did have a home, but I was lied and used, so I decided to not live there anymore" Elle said vaguely.
"What do you mean you were used and lied to?" Nocturne said, his worry clearly in his voice.
Elle hesitated for a few minutes, she didn't knew Nocturne very well and didn't know how he would react if she told him her origin. She considered her options for a few minutes and decided to tell him everything, his worried face and the fact that he answered all her questions without being mean, like certain fruitloop, was what convinced her, besides she didn't lose anything if he reacted negativity.
With a sigh Elle started to tell nocturne how she was cloned by Plasmius using Danny's DNA, of how Vlad manipulated her to be his tool, how Danny showed her the truth and accepted her. She told him about her time in the streets and of the time Vlad used the Red Huntress to capture her and then he tried to melt her in goop, she told him of how Danny saved her and the unseen effect of the serum making her an eight year old.
"… and I've been in the streets since then, but I visit Danny from time to time" Elle finished her tale and waited for Nocturne's reaction.
Nocturne didn't know what to say, the fact that she is a clone didn't faze him at all, he could see she was her own person with her own dreams and experiences. What made him angry beyond reason was Plasmius treatment towards her, being a guardian of a ghostly child was considered a great honor and responsibility and the fact that Plasmius not only used her as a tool but tried to destroy her was unforgettable.
"I can only say that I'm very sorry that you have to go through that awful experience, if you wish I could give Plasmius horrible nightmares for awhile" Nocturne said making Elle giggle.
"That would be nice" Elle said she knew she wasn't strong enough to give Vlad what he deserved but the revenge without retribution that Nocturne was offering her was very tempting.
"But I had to ask, why would you do that for me?" Elle asked curious.
"Because you are a great child and because what Plasmius did is inexcusable" Nocturne said, his anger towards the older halfa evident in his tone.
"Why is inexcusable?" Elle asked frowning in confusion.
"Because it goes against our laws, culture and common sense, even amongst humans" Nocturne said.
"But I'm a clone, I'm not worth it" Elle said, it was very clear to her that nobody, except Danny, would want her, she was a mistake after all.
"I'm sorry but I disagree, you may be a clone but you are also a person and as such you are worth of love and a home, I would…" Nocturne stopped his rant thinking of what he was about to say.
"You would?" Elle asked, she was in awe and touched for the things Nocturne just said about her and was very curious as to what the older ghost had in mind.
"… I would adopt you, but I don't know if that's what you want" Nocturne said, he felt that the child in front of him had too many bad things happen in her short life, he didn't knew if he could be the one to make it better but he would try no matter the odds.
"Are you sure about adopting me?" Elle asked, she knew what the word mean but she wanted to make sure that Nocturne wasn't joking, she didn't trust adults easily, even if he hasn't been anything but cordial with her she didn't want to have hope and then losing it.
"Yes I'm sure, I know we just meet and if you don't want me to adopt you I will understand" Nocturne said though he hope she would give him a chance.
Elle didn't knew what to say she wasn't used to people, especially adults, to care for her, the only person to do that was Danny but he was fourteen and neither he nor she knew how to make her situation better. What Nocturne was offering was a very important thing for her, having a loving family was one of her most precious dreams, the other was exploring the word though even if she had done that one in part, there were times she felt lonely. Weighing her options Elle came to a decision.
"I… I would like that… but first you have to promise me something" Elle said confidently.
"Alright what do you wish me to promise?" Nocturne asked he was so happy that Elle decided to accept his offer that he would accept any conditions she gave him, within reason of course.
"That you won't have any ulterior motives to adopt me, I don't want to be used again" Elle said looking at Nocturne at the eyes.
"I promise you I'll never use you like Plasmius did, the only reason for me to adopt you is to give you happiness" Nocturne said honestly, something that Elle could see.
Elle was so happy that she leaped into the air and hugged Nocturne with all her might, nobody had ever told her that they wanted her happiness. Nocturne hugged her back, he didn't expect the hug but he wasn't complaining, it has been awhile since he was hugged by a small child out of happiness but he was glad that Elle accepted his offer. They enjoyed their hug for a few minutes until Danny and Pandora entered the room.
"Uhh are we interrupting something?" Danny said awkwardly.
"Not really" Nocturne said.
"Danny! Nocturne just adopted me! Isn't this great!" Elle exclaimed with her face filled with happiness.
"Wait really! That's amazing!" Danny said while hugging his now official cousin. He knew that Elle wanted a family for a long time, and he wished he could give her something more that a cousin but he didn't knew what to do. He was glad that Nocturne did that, he knew Nocturne was a good ghost and a great uncle for him and knew he would be a good father for Elle.
"Congratulations brother" Pandora said she was happy that her brother had decided to bring joy to a young girl, that didn't mean that she wasn't going to press for all of the details.
"Oh mama! This is Elle my clone/cousin I told you about. Elle this is Pandora my ghost mom" Danny introduced the two females.
"Hello Danielle is good to finally meet you, Daniel had told me a lot about you. I can only say welcome to our family" Pandora greeted her with a smile.
"Hi, thanks for letting me visit" Elle said shyly, she knew that Pandora is a good ghost but she couldn't help being shy at meeting new people.
"Don't worry dear, you are family now, you can visit whenever you want" Pandora said reassuringly making Elle relax in her presence.
The four ghosts went to sit to the gardens, the young halfas went to play with the Behemoth while the adult ghosts talked about their day, Nocturne of why he adopted Danielle and Pandora about her reunion with the observants. Elle told everything about her adoption to Danny and he in return told her what happened in his. After a few hours it was time for Danny to return home, he hugged his family and flew towards the Fenton portal.
"Well I think it's time for us to go too. Ready to see your new home Danielle?" Nocturne asked.
"Yes! let's go! bye aunt Pandora!" Elle exclaimed excited and flew towards the entrance of Athens.
Chuckling at Elle's excitement Nocturne said his goodbye at his sister and followed his new ward to lead her towards his, now theirs, realm.
Ok this is it! but first a few things:
I wanted to change Dani's nickname for Elle because I though that she would want her own nickname and not one that was just another version of Danny
The next chapter is not going to be a proper chapter, it will be 3 omakes, 2 happened in this chapter but you guys didn't read what was happening and the other happens in between this chap and the official next one
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miss mysteri: to your question as to who is the youngest os the three well... i had the idea (and because i love irony) that it's Clockwork, yes the Time Master is the youngest, Nocturne and Pandora really don't like how the observants treat him
If you guys have any question feel free to ask :) Please review and make my day XD
