Danny: When do I get to be in it?
Storm Sword: Later. For now, I don't-
Danny: You don't own Danny Phantom
"You're a WHAT!?" asked Sam. He had to be joking. "I don't believe in ghosts." Blade couldn't know about Danny.
"Stop lying. You hang out with the halfa. Bye. Time for me to go to lunch." Blade left her standing there, speechless.
"You forgot to tell her about Candy." Keiko informed Blade, but he kept walking.
"Curiosity killed the cat."
"Not in this case," responded Keiko.
Later that day:
Sam: Blade! Give me answers. How do you know about Danny?!
Blade: I know many things that you never will. Why should I give you sacred knowledge? There is a terrible price. It is infinitely worse than death. Every cell in your body would be slowly ripped apart and then you would reform. Infinitely enduring endless pain.
He laughed, and Sam realized he was joking. That still didn't change the facts. She needed to know.
Blade: I'll tell you, but it's a long story. I don't remember everything.
Keiko walked up and told them that she would help with the story. Suddenly a green mist surrounded them. When it faded, the school had vanished. They were in a strange world.
Blade: I will tell you a story. You will tell me the end.
A man sat in a dark cave. Happiness had evaded him for the last time. He was going to make himself happy for eternity. Happy and safe while all others suffered. He began a ritual.
Flesh of one long dead!
A maiden's severed head!
Mystic powers from Hell!
My soul I will sell!
Happiness is my need!
Those blinded by their greed!
Suffering shall befall those!
It is the path they chose!
I offer you my only friend!
If happiness you will send!
My soul I will sell!
Oh, mystic powers of Hell!
While saying this, the man had lit a fire, and set a boiling cauldron over it. He had put in a maiden's head, and a severed hand. With the line I offer you my only friend, he dropped a puppy into the cauldron. A frightened whimper turned into an angry snarl. The flames turned many colors, until, finally it settled on an eerie white. A beautiful woman in a black robe emerged, as did a wolf.
Sam worked hard to keep from screaming. Blade knew how she felt. It was not the woman's appearance, but the evil that emanated from her. They watched, horrified.
The woman spoke in a voice thick with hate and evil. It was cold and cruel, as if the air was filled with ice.
Blade: Show no fear, Sam. We are undetectable physically, but if she feels our fear it's over. One touch and you're dead.
Woman: So. You summon me in your selfish pursuit of happiness. Your spells are pathetic. You sacrifice a helpless animal for personal gain. You are weak. Perhaps you summoned me to be your bride. To cause suffering to those you dislike. Such weakness is only punishable by death.
She looked around for a weapon. A stick was there, and a sickle blade. They both glowed red and fused into a scythe. She slashed the man across the chest, but instead of dying quickly, he slowly came apart, never truly dying. His skin peeled back inch by inch, screams of pain echoing. Then the blood was slowly drained from his blood vessels. The woman drank his blood, and left him to die slowly and painfully. All this was too much for Sam. She broke down and screamed.
Sam: It's all over now.
The woman sensed Sam's fear and threw her scythe. It was headed straight for Sam. It hit her and everything went black.
Sam woke up in Danny's basement, in the corner of the lab. Blade and Keiko were sitting their, looking worried.
"Where am I? And why do I feel so weak? It looks like the lab, but without a lot of ghost catching gadgets."
"We got you away from that scythe, but you probably feel weak because you already exist in this time. Look at the ghost portal." Blade instructed. "That should tell you what's going on." Sam did as she was told.
"Danny's parents are just finishing. But that means-" Blade cut her off.
"This isn't a sightseeing tour. We have important matters to attend to at the intersection at Twelfth and Main."
"But then why did we materialize here?" asked Sam, confused.
"The rules of ghost time travel state that you must materialize where you were. We flew here before traversing back in time." said Keiko
"So the ghost portal is on the same spot as that cauldron?!"
"Like I said. No time to sightsee." They flew to the intersection and saw a car heading down the street.
They saw the passengers. "Hey. They look familiar." said Sam. She gasped. "Those kids in the back! They're you!" she noticed that Keiko and Blade looked sick from being so close to themselves. "And the driver, His hand just passed through the steering wheel!"
"Yes. A hybrid. And that girl, look at her."
Sam complied. When she saw who the girl in the car was, she gasped. The girl looked normal, but the eyes scared her. Two people had those eyes. One was that woman they had seen in the cave. And the other person was Candy.
Danny: What?! I'm dating the Grim Reaper?!
Storm Sword: Yes. Get over it!