Chapter 1
Disclaimer: I don't own Danny ( BUT I WANT TO), Tucker, Sam, Jazz, Maddie, or Jack. The other characters are my own. Feel free to use their names. It makes no difference to me. Sorry the chapter's so short... I have writer's block really bad. :(
Note: Rating may change due to the path the story is taking. Character torture in the future.
The dog had followed him all the way home from Sam's house, hiding in the bushes along the edge of the sidewalk, yellow eyes reflecting the orange glow of the street lamps. By what Danny had seen of him he was black, built like a husky but with the intelligent face of a German Shepherd. Something about the dog was slightly familiar, but Danny couldn't place what it was.
Finally, the dog stepped onto the sidewalk, cautiously approaching Danny, who was sitting on the curb. The boy observed its appearance more closely. It was black, with one white paw and an oblong white diamond stamped on its chest. The hair was of medium length, sleek and healthy. The dog was panting, and 3 inch, brilliantly white canines glinted dangerously. As he watched, it stood up and began chasing its tail.
Danny laughed and put out a hand, which the dog took playfully in its jaws and shook gently. When Danny got up to leave, the dog stayed obediently at his heels and trailed him all the way home.
Maddie was sitting in the porch swing when Danny walked up. She gasped at the mere bulk of the dog trotting behind him, standing quickly. "Danny, what on earth...?"
"He followed me home," Danny replied by way of an explanation. He sat down on the porch steps and pet the dog, laughing when it rolled over and flailed its paws in the air, tongue lolling from the side of its mouth. "He doesn't have a collar or anything; maybe he's a stray."
"I don't think so, hon," Maddie replied, "he's very well groomed. Maybe we should call Animal Control and see if anyone's missing a dog."
"Alright, but it's way too late now. Can he stay with us, just for tonight?" Danny's pleading eyes reminded Maddie of the first time he had brought home a pet. When he was five he'd found a kitten in the snow and begged her to let him keep it. When the owners showed up the next day, the little boy had clutched the kitten tightly to him and swore he wasn't giving it up. He had in the end, however, out of sympathy for the little girl, Samantha, and the two of them had become best friends within the week.
"Just for tonight," Maddie said. Danny went inside the house, followed by the huge black dog. She sighed as she watched the door close behind them. They grew up so fast...
The dog, newly dubbed Zero, curled up at the bottom of Danny's bed, tucking his tail neatly beneath his chin and sighing. The yellow eyes followed Danny as he climbed wearily into his pajamas and got into bed. He was asleep within ten minutes, snoring softly.
Zero stood carefully to avoid waking Danny up, and jumped down off the bed, nosing the door open and cringing as it creaked. Danny stirred a little, but did not wake. The dog took a slow, even breath and squeezed its eyes shut. The skin along its body rippled as the hair grew short and the diamond and paw disappeared. His snout grew wider and flatter, the ears lost their tips and became round. Within minutes, where Zero had once stood, a large tiger crouched on the rug. It was enormous, nearly twice the size of a normal tiger, and black as night. Sabre- like fangs protruded from beneath its upper lip, sharp and white. Its body emitted a greenish glow; it was a ghost.
"Zero" crept toward Danny's bed, huge paws moving soundlessly across the carpet. Careful not to wake him, he grasped the neck of the boy's pajamas in his teeth and phased them both through the wall, flying into the night with Danny still dangling from his mouth.
Disclaimer: I don't own Danny ( BUT I WANT TO), Tucker, Sam, Jazz, Maddie, or Jack. The other characters are my own. Feel free to use their names. It makes no difference to me. Sorry the chapter's so short... I have writer's block really bad. :(
Note: Rating may change due to the path the story is taking. Character torture in the future.
The dog had followed him all the way home from Sam's house, hiding in the bushes along the edge of the sidewalk, yellow eyes reflecting the orange glow of the street lamps. By what Danny had seen of him he was black, built like a husky but with the intelligent face of a German Shepherd. Something about the dog was slightly familiar, but Danny couldn't place what it was.
Finally, the dog stepped onto the sidewalk, cautiously approaching Danny, who was sitting on the curb. The boy observed its appearance more closely. It was black, with one white paw and an oblong white diamond stamped on its chest. The hair was of medium length, sleek and healthy. The dog was panting, and 3 inch, brilliantly white canines glinted dangerously. As he watched, it stood up and began chasing its tail.
Danny laughed and put out a hand, which the dog took playfully in its jaws and shook gently. When Danny got up to leave, the dog stayed obediently at his heels and trailed him all the way home.
Maddie was sitting in the porch swing when Danny walked up. She gasped at the mere bulk of the dog trotting behind him, standing quickly. "Danny, what on earth...?"
"He followed me home," Danny replied by way of an explanation. He sat down on the porch steps and pet the dog, laughing when it rolled over and flailed its paws in the air, tongue lolling from the side of its mouth. "He doesn't have a collar or anything; maybe he's a stray."
"I don't think so, hon," Maddie replied, "he's very well groomed. Maybe we should call Animal Control and see if anyone's missing a dog."
"Alright, but it's way too late now. Can he stay with us, just for tonight?" Danny's pleading eyes reminded Maddie of the first time he had brought home a pet. When he was five he'd found a kitten in the snow and begged her to let him keep it. When the owners showed up the next day, the little boy had clutched the kitten tightly to him and swore he wasn't giving it up. He had in the end, however, out of sympathy for the little girl, Samantha, and the two of them had become best friends within the week.
"Just for tonight," Maddie said. Danny went inside the house, followed by the huge black dog. She sighed as she watched the door close behind them. They grew up so fast...
The dog, newly dubbed Zero, curled up at the bottom of Danny's bed, tucking his tail neatly beneath his chin and sighing. The yellow eyes followed Danny as he climbed wearily into his pajamas and got into bed. He was asleep within ten minutes, snoring softly.
Zero stood carefully to avoid waking Danny up, and jumped down off the bed, nosing the door open and cringing as it creaked. Danny stirred a little, but did not wake. The dog took a slow, even breath and squeezed its eyes shut. The skin along its body rippled as the hair grew short and the diamond and paw disappeared. His snout grew wider and flatter, the ears lost their tips and became round. Within minutes, where Zero had once stood, a large tiger crouched on the rug. It was enormous, nearly twice the size of a normal tiger, and black as night. Sabre- like fangs protruded from beneath its upper lip, sharp and white. Its body emitted a greenish glow; it was a ghost.
"Zero" crept toward Danny's bed, huge paws moving soundlessly across the carpet. Careful not to wake him, he grasped the neck of the boy's pajamas in his teeth and phased them both through the wall, flying into the night with Danny still dangling from his mouth.