Choices
Danielle raced to Danny's house. She had to have a discussion with him. Her heart was racing and she felt dreadful. She couldn't remember ever feeling this bad. Why did the truth hurt so much?
Reaching the unusual dwelling she parked the scooter and raced up the stoop ringing the bell franticly and on the third chime Jazz answered.
"Danielle, what happened? You look horrifying! Did you and Danny get into a fight? He came home a few minutes ago looking confused and another expression I can't think of. He locked himself in his bedroom. Tell me what happened. Go park yourself on the couch and I'll get you a drink."
She slumped over to the couch and passed out. She was roused when Jazz handed her some tea to sip. "Thank you Jazz. You are truly a divan one. Heaven must be upset to lose such a glorify angel," she said quietly as she sipped her tea and finally was able to catch her breath.
"You are to kind. Now tell me what happen and maybe I can help. It's only going to get better if you talk about it. Not telling the truth can hurt more than telling the truth. So what's the big secret?"
Taking a deep breath she looked to left and right and asked first. "Are your parents home? I can't tell you if they are here. So are they here? Please tell me it's a matter of life and death. I'm being very serious."
"No one here but us and Danny. My parents are out of town for the day. They won't be back till 11:45. So enlighten me what happened?" asked Jazz in a quivering voice
Gripping her miniskirt so hard that her knuckles turn colorless she began the tale of what happen not more than 10 minutes ago.
"We had just finish doing the report on King Arthur and Merlin for Ms. Reed 's history class. I want to get a chocolate Brownie Blizzard at Dairy Queen but Danny had other ideas. He led me in to an old storage room and we proceeded to have a make-out session. Your brother is a real good kisser. Anyway I was just beginning to take off his shirt when all of sudden we were surround by the media! They were swarming around us asking a zillion questions. Some books fell on top of them and exploded we ran for it, but we reached a dead end but Danny got us out. Then I had to tell him why those journalists from "THE DAILY SCREAM" were after us. They work for tabloids were I'm from. They are always spread rumors and gossips and other despicable trash! I was then was force to revel that I was also his ally and trusted partner in his after school active. You know the one he does after school." She said paused to drink her tea.
"What after school active?" asked Jazz while she sipped her own cup of tea.
"You know, ghost hunting."
Jazz spit her tea everywhere. She started to cough. "I don't have any idea what you are talking about." She replied hastily
"No need to cover the fact you know Danny's secret Jazz its all right. I've known about it since he became Danny Phantom. You only know since his tango with the whacked shrink Spectra who was causing everyone to feel miserable just so she could be young forever," Danielle casually told her. She smiled as if they were discussing the weather.
"How do you know all that?" asked Jazz in amazement
"Because like Danny, I'm part ghost as well as part human. Also I possess telepathy and can read minds by looking into a person eyes. But I would never explore into yours, Danny, Sam, and Tucker's minds. I've formed mental shields. He's the Phantom and I am the Phantasm. But when I had to tell him who I really am it was something he couldn't handle." She said as she began to use her mind to move items about.
"You have telekinesis? What else do you have?" Jazz more intrigued by this whole new world that she was being introduced too. She was too fascinated to be scared.
"I have all the usual powers but I also have Telepathy, telekinesis, spontaneous combustion and I got a lipstick that if I kiss you, you have to do exactly what I say for the next 12 hours. Now the thing that got Danny is the fact that I'm not just Danielle Fantana, that not who I really am. Well I am but there's more," she said biting her lip.
"Who are you if you are not Danielle Fantana or Danielle Phantasm?" Jazz pressed
Sighing she took a deep breath and said. "My real name is Daniellela Anastasia Fantana, Princess of the Ghost Zone." Jazz stared at her. The sky could have fallen and she wouldn't have cared.
"You are a princess?!!!!! Wow Danny sure knows how to pick them! Not that there anything wrong with you being noble. I'm still getting used to the thought that my little brother is a what you call it a Halfa?" said Jazz
"I need to talk to him about a vital concern at hand and it cannot wait! Call Sam and I'll call Tucker. Maybe with their help we can get Danny to listen to me," said Danielle hopefully
The two friends were there in a flash. They didn't know why they been summoned but it was a matter of the utmost importance's according to the Girls.
"Ok, we are all gathered because I need your guys to assist me. But you all have to swear what I tell you and Danny is never to be repeated outside this ring of trust. That includes you motor mouth Foley!" said Danielle glaring at Tucker who was just in pure amazement that this girl was real life princess.
The all trooped up the stairs and Jazz smooth her top and locks before she knocked on the door and called to Danny who was listing to "My Happy Ending" on the radio at a very earsplitting level.
"Danny, please come out. I made some tea and we can talk downstairs. Everyone who cares about you is here. Sam, Tucker, and Danielle. Please Danny you've got talk about what happen. At least listen to what she has to say. Come on little brother!" she said and out of pent up frustration she stomped her feet.
"GO AWAY! I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE!" He called over the music. The song just ended and "Accidentally in Love" started up.
"Let me give it a try." Said Sam
"Danny we would better understand what happen if you told us your side of things. Please come out Danielle has something very serious to tell you. Come on Danny just come on down stairs and we'll have tea and cinnamon buns with nice gooey icing. What to you say?"
" NO I WON'T COME OUT! TEA IS AS NASTY AS COFFEE!" he screamed. The song Breakaway wailed through the thin walls.
"Danny my man. Come on life thrown you more curve balls then this. Just talk to us please!" said Tucker.
The only reply to him was yet another song this time oldies called. "I've got you babe"
"That it!" said Jazz with clenched fist she pounded the door and screamed "Daniel Artha Fenton you get your scrawny butt out and down the staircase and take a seat on the sofa or…" she threaten
"Or you'll do what?" he asked unaffected by her threaten tone of voice
"Or I tell Mom and Dad that you are half ghost and fight them on a on a daily basis! And I mean it!"
The music abruptly stopped and he threw open the door with a look of pure surprise on his face. "How in the world did you know my secret? SAM! TUCKER! DID YOU TELL HER?" asked angrily.
"NO! We didn't tell. Hell we didn't know that she knew even!" said Sam
"No one told me, Danny I saw you transform behind the store when you where battling that misery sucking ghost Spectra 's helper and I've been waiting for you to tell me. But it seemed the only way to get you out of your room before they played "Don't go breakin' my heart" so come downstairs and lets talk. I won't tell Mom or Dad a thing!" promised Jazz.
He then went intangibly and head down through the staircase. Gathering up the tea he went and made some fruit smoothes. When everyone final reached the bottom and took a seat he had already laid out the snacks.
"You want to talk to me. Lets talk but don't lie!" he said as he bit into a nice big gooey cinnamon bun.
"Thank you, Danny. For giving me this chance to explain the whole truth. The best place to start is at the beginning of course. So everyone get in a circle and unite hands." She said as she held out her hand to Danny who took it. Soon everyone was holding hands and floating three feet of the ground.
"Ok I totally dig the levitation bit, but why are we holding hands?" asked Tucker insolently
"We are about to unify our minds and become one collective mind of treasured memories." Danielle replied
"Huh?"
"Our minds will be one not five. We'll all see, hear and feel the same thing. Think of it as a virtual reality movie. Now close your eyes." As she open her glowing eyes and a beam shot into their eyes. They where all for a moment knocked back.
When they came to they were in the vast emptiness. A cloak of eternal black silk. There was no light or sounds. It was just nothing. They were all floating about.
"Ok, Where are we? What's this place? What going on?" asked, Sam as she did the backstroke through the inky black ocean.
"We are in the universe before the Dawn of Time. Before all of the universe and worlds and dimensions were created, before All of Creation. Before God and evolution handiwork was done. These are the collective memories of the Birth of Life. Passed down through generations. Now hear a story, the universes story. Everyone ready because we're about to take one wild ride. So is everyone ready?" spoke Danielle in spiritual hollow voice that seems to come from every place at once.
The all nodded and the story begins.
"Was it a big bang or the Hand of God that start all Creation? That has been a question we have asked ourselves for a long time. It was actually a combination of the two. God and many of his friends setting the Big Bang in motion created the Universe. There was a multitude of planets and realities as well many different dimensions. There was only one world in this vast melting pot of space and time that was truly unique and that was Earth. In all of the Universes no other planet was wrapped up in such an enigma. So many multiplied realties and dimensions. Neither completely good nor evil. The most abundance and diversity in the Universes. Now on this planet as you all know well there at least three place where your souls end up after you have left the living earth behind. If you are good you ascend in to the sanctuary of the Sky. If you are evil you plummeted in to the pit of the Earth. Or you could end up in between places. That what we like to call "Judgment Land" or Limbo. But a weird phenomena start to happen. And that was people 's sprits start to linger around. Some were tied to a certain place and the others roamed free. A small number of them were harmless tricksters called poltergeists. We lived peace for countless centuries years. But then about 1100 years ago the tranquility of this co-extinct was smash to smithereens! A pointless war broke out caused by the human race greatest flaw. For all the great things humanity has done in time it still has one major flaw the chip on its shoulder. And that is the inability to tolerant anything different. That doesn't fit it normal standers. And as in human nature to fear what they don't understand and then seek to destroy it!" she paused to show them scenes.
One scene showed humans and ghost fighting each other for control of land. The ghost was tearing the humans apart and the humans were using a mixture of science and sorcery to cause the ghost to simply fade from existence. The end result was bloodshed all over the world.
A second scene showed what appeared to be a halfa. A boy who looked remarkably like Danny trying to stop the fighting. He had rallied a group of humans and ghost together in hopes to stop the two sides from fighting, but it was no use. In the end the halfa lay dead his body cut in two neither human nor ghost. Just some kind of freak. His body was taken away by more halfas and the war intensified.
Eventually the war end and was forgotten. Much of it was because no one lived very long in the Dark Ages. But the ghosts had decided to rather then risk another war we would create our own world. So The Ghost Zone was born. But it was utter chaos and pandemonium! We tried several forms of government all failed till my ancestor who played a key role in the Ghost War brought order to the madness. And was made the first King of the Ghost Zone. His name was Gabriel and Queen Ophelia . The only ones with more power than them was the Council of 13 Elder. The 12 Council members are 6 girls and 6 boys ghost who are immortal so it's impossible to kill them. The thirteenth member is rotated every 4 years amongst a set of quartets the oldest and wisest ghost ever. They regulate the seasons. Fast forward to the year 1988 outside the Illinois State University. As you can see it all wet and mucky and that's it also the first day of collage! Take a look at guy on the bench next to the fountain. There was a very tall boy who was about 18. His long black hair was braided into pigtails and He wore a white shirt and jeans. He was reading a large thick book and listening to some music on a Walkman. A bell rang so he got up and race to the nearest building. He didn't see the girl step out of the flower garden till they both smashed into each other and fell into the biggest quantity of mud.
"Oh I'm so sorry. Here let help you up oaf!" falling on top of the girl again and mud flew everywhere." He said in a very friendly voice
"No its ok! Wow! This has to be the slipperiest mud ever!" said the girl.
After ten minutes they got up finally and laughed. They looked so ridicules!
"Come my dorm . Its close by. Lets get our clothes washed. And take a shower!
The scene changed to inside a very cool and comfortable dorm room. They were both standing around in the in their bathrobes.
"So" toweling her waist length of black curls "I didn't catch your name. So what's your name. Let me guess Mr. Pig. Because you are the only boy I've every know to wear his hair like that. A ponytail maybe but not pig tails. So what's your name, boy?" she asked handing him a towel.
"Thanks, My Lady. My name is Othello , Othello Gabriel Fantana. So does the pretty lady have a name?" he asked as he toweled his own long hair.
Giggling she laughed and said "My name believe it or not is Desdemona. Desdemona Ananda Welling. My father was a collage English teacher and my mom was a drama teacher. And their favorite was the one were my name comes from. Which coincidently is your name "OTHELLO" . So what are studying to be? Myself I already have completed med school and working on become a doctor." She said
"I'm study Business and politics. A doctor your parents must be very pleased." He said as he brought her some hot chocolate
Crying a little she sipped the coco and said. "They're dead. They died in a car accident on the rainiest day of the year when I was three. I grew up in foster care and I basically threw myself into school and charity work as well as anything related to medicine." Desdemona explained
In case you haven't figure it out. These are my parents and how they met and fell in love. My Father Othello was supposed to get hitched with Lady Katharine but he persuades the Council to let him tie the knot with Mother. She took a concoction to give her ghost like powers. She left for the ghost zone after claiming her inheritance at age 21. The amount was 80 grand. This is what happens two months ago at the council. And know let us wake up!" she commanded.
"That was amazing , Danielle. Now tell us all what this betroved business is about. And why Danny so imperative." Asked Jazz
"Well all my life my destiny was already decide for me. I didn't even get a hand form Fate. Any way my choices are between Danny and Lord Kenneth. I bet my life that he responsible for Skulker's attack on me as well as all the other Renegade Ghost activity in this area. All he cares about his power and himself. He still likes having sex with concubines for pleasure! And most of them are only 14 to 16 years old! I just know in my bones he's a no good dirty rotten traitor. He sent Skulker to make sure I would fail in my quest. Danny listen to me know I could live to be 103 and fall in love a million times over. But none of it would mean anything to me. You want to use your powers to benefit others? Right? Then I would asked you in a heartbeat to be my Betroved but I won't lie to you about the most important little detail." She said as took a moment to gather her self.
"If you decide that you truly love me. And your willing to sacrifices so much you should know that if you were made heir to the Throne of Ghost Zone. You would have to live in the Ghost Zone for the rest of your life unless business called for you to leave. In short you would have to give up your humanity forever! I love you too much for not to know all the facts. It's just with all these Renegades Ghosts about the people need reassures that that royal family continuity is strong and unwavering. Now I have to go home and pack my luggage for the trip home. I leave in a week time to go home for the Independence Day Ball. I leave you with this, Danny. To show I meant what I said about my feelings being strong and true." Kissing him before she went ghost and flew home.
"Ok, things have gone from normal to weird to beyond strange! Danny you can't be taking any of this seriously. She was asking you to marry her! Your 14! You shouldn't be thinking about tying the knot now. And giving up being human, are you batty!?" cried Sam hysterically with her arms flaring
"Yeah ,buddy! I mean it would sure be cool to a King and all. But we're just kids! Barely in our teens yet! You are no were near mature enough to make this choices! I mean she has other options. That Lord Kenneth for instance she could marry him instead he is after already dead!" Tucker exclaimed.
"Danny please thinks about this carefully. If you agree to this nonsense its for the rest of your life! Are you sure this is what you want? To throw your life away for a girl?" Jazz asked him wringing her hands
"I could heal a wound that divided two worlds. I could save countless lives! And I care about her more than anybody else. I do things with her that I can't do with nobody else! She understands me! I just need time to think! It's just too much right now. Going Ghost!" changing into Danny Phantom and just went away.
All the rest of the week the two avoid each other. Both of them knew that time was short but how was he to make such important decision.
It was Friday night a quarter to ten and Danny was slumped on the table. He was just staring at the table blankly. His mom came in and took the seat opposite from him. Something was not right with her son. He always seemed in deep thoughts and he was not very talkative. He was just emotionless.
"Danny sweetheart, is something bothering you? You been so lifeless lately. And I've notices that you and Danielle have been avoiding each other. Come on tell me what going on?" asked Maddie as ran her fingers through his hair.
He looked at his mother. He had never really been able to tell his parents things growing up. Not that they weren't good parents. It just they were completely clueless at giving advise on anything that was not relative to ghost. And even that they we're pitiful at. But he did need a parent's advice. So he took an opportunity.
"Mom, have you ever found out something about someone you really concern about that you wish you didn't?"
"When your father and I were in collage I found out in a most unpleased way that he would wet the bed after watching certain types of movies. Mostly romantic comedies and horror movies. But that's not what your getting at is it?" said Maddie as she pushed a plate of angel food cake in front of him.
"I swore I never tell anyone what she told me about herself. But I really want to know is; How do you know your in true love and how much are willing to sacrifice for love?" he asked as he ate the cake slowly.
"You have become more mature as well wise and responsonsible. I'm proud of you. Tell me do you truly believe you love Danielle?" she asked him
"I love her more than the breath of life." He replied.
"Then do what is right in your heart. Remember be true to you heart! Its ten minutes to ten. Go to her and tell what's in your heart. I'm extending your curfew to 10:30 tonight. Now go. The chance only comes once." Kissing him on his forehead she got up and left.
He left quickly to Danielle house and knocked.
Gwen opened the door and to her amazement he did a swift bow. She let him come inside and he went to Danielle's room and sat on her bed with her and said,
"Danielle you are a good friend. I can't picture life with out you. I gladly stand by you forever. You once told me in private that the responsibility of every living person is to make the world a better place then when they came into it. I want to help save both worlds. So I have decided I'm will be willing to become your betroved. I love you so much its hurts to breath. I love you," he said kissing her in the light of a silver moon. The crescent shaped satellite seemed to smile on them.
