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Now here's the next Chapter of When Core's Collide.
Back at Fenton works Amanda was doing a couple of laps around the training fields aerial obstacle course with hovering rings and solid walls. V.A.I had read her current speed to be 70 mph, a little bit slower than Danny; a little practice and she will be zooming past Danny in no time.
When she came to a wall her body became intangible and flew right through them, then back to solid with ease. A twenty give robotic ghost-designed practice targets were set up to practice her accuracy with her ghost ray, she had hit most of them on target, some were missed, and the others were destroyed by accident. Once she completed her final lap, V.A.I recorded her time as 5 minutes and 34 seconds,even.
Danny was impressed to see the amount of progress Amanda has been making on her training in a few short hours. It was like she was getting stronger with each passing minute. He taught her the basics that he mastered early on: Transforming, turning invisible, intangible, flying, and even how to perform a ghost ray. At her rate of progress, he thought she would be ready to move on to the more advanced techniques in a couple more days, if her training went as smooth as this one.
Now he was beginning to teach her how to create a Ecto-Shield or as Danny called it, a ghost shield around her in case something or someone tried to attack her while she was down and have some defense against it. Since that she has mastered controlling her ecto energy with her ghost ray, she should be ready to learn Ecto-Manipulation, IE the ghost shield.
"Alright the ghost shield is your first lesson in Ecto-Manipulation. It is a great defense against weaker opponents physical attacks and blasts. However it isn't a good defense against an explosive blast with heavy recoil." Danny said.
"So like if someone was to fire say a missile at me, I would still feel it." Amanda said.
"The missile would explode on contact with your ghost shield, but if your ghost shield is strong enough you can decrease the force of the explosion on your body. You'd still feel something hit you, like getting hit with a baseball bat or being shot at while wearing a bulletproof vest." Danny said.
"So how do I create a ghost shield than?" Amanda asked.
Danny thought hard about this, he didn't exactly have a teacher like Amanda does now when he was first starting out. He learned by doing, but he could at least tell her how he thought it worked.
"I can't really explain it well, but it's like if you were firing a ghost ray out your hands at the same time, except the blast wouldn't go anywhere and freeze in place, then having it surround you as a solid wall of energy. Here watch." Danny said.
Danny put both his hands out and struggled to gather what little of energy he had left, however he suddenly felt more of his energy come back to him, like a rush of adrenaline coursing through his veins. With this sudden power increase he created a ghost shield encasing him in a sphere of Ecto-energy.
"That's strange I shouldn't be able to make a ghost shield this easily. I guess a few of my copies have merged back together." Danny thought as he lowered his ghost shield.
"Give it a try." Danny said.
"Alright, here goes." Amanda said taking a deep breathe and began to gather ecto-energy in her hands and stood like Danny did.
Danny saw Amanda's concentration as she tried to create a ghost shield. Her face showed her determination, but after a while no ghost shield was created. Exhausted, Amanda put her hands on her knees and the fatigue of Ecto-manipulation got to her.
"Why….can't….I….do….it?!" Amanda said in a frustrated tone turning back into her human self.
When Danny saw Amanda transform back into her human self, he walked up to her and put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"It wasn't for me either when I first got my powers and Ecto-Manipulation is tricky, it just takes time and 'll get there, I promise." Danny said.
"Really?" Amanda asked.
"Yeah, it took me almost a two months before I could create solid ghost shields. Hey why don't we call it for training for a while, you really are getting the hang of your powers." Danny said.
"Thanks Danny." Amanda said.
"No problem." Danny said in a reassuring tone, transforming back into his human self.
Danny gave Amanda a kind smile as he attention was brought towards the labs digital clock. He was surprised to find out it now read 11:30 am. He and Amanda have been training for almost three hours straight. Now was good time as any to stop for the day, now he had time before meeting with Tucker for Lunch. However the big question was would she want to go with.
"We merged back together and now I'm heading back." Danny heard (6) say in his mind.
"Good work, I'm just about done with Amanda's training. She's really get used to her new powers." Danny replied back now his attention back to Amanda.
"It looks like my copies are done with their patrol." Danny said.
Amanda was confused, how did Danny know that. His copies could be miles away and it's as if they were talking to him in this room without her knowing it.
"How do you know that, they aren't here?" Amanda asked.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you. Since I have mastered copying myself into multiple beings, I can communicate with them just by using my mind. Sort of a telepathy between the copies and me." Danny said.
"Isn't kind of weird to be talking to yourself?" Amanda asked.
"Hey if you can't trust anyone but yourself, who can you trust?" Danny said.
"Good point." Amanda said.
"At least she doesn't think I'm crazy." Danny thought.
Danny and Amanda's ghost sense went off, Danny knew immediately who was here by the scent being his own. Amanda still didn't understand what Danny meant by ghost scent, but there was something unique about this ghost.
"So I'm guessing that's your copy?" Amanda asked.
"Yep, wonder why he hasn't came back down here to merge, something must be up." Danny said as Danny walked up towards a control panel and entered a number; the activation number for the Fenton Shield.
"Fenton Shield manual override accepted." V.A.I said.
Machines began to hum to life as the Fenton Shield came online. Amanda watched in wonder as the lab and training rooms disappeared back into the floors and walls, leaving behind an empty room.
"V.A.I give me readout on the houses current guests." Danny said.
"Scanning now…..Scan complete. Current guests to the house are as follows, Daniel James Fenton present, Danny Phantom present, Amanda Emberline McLain present. Error, there is an unregistered life signature in the house." V.A.I said.
Danny was worried that a Phan had somehow gotten through the security system when his copy did.
"V.A.I where our uninvited guest currently?" Danny asked.
"Checking...Found….the unregistered life signature is in Daniel James Fenton's room." V.A.I said.
"Is my copy there as well?" Danny asked.
"Checking...Danny Phantom Ecto-Signature is verified to be in Daniel Jack Fenton's room." V.A.I said.
"You know you can just call it my room V.A.I." Danny said.
"Understood, for now on I will designate Daniel James Fenton's room as your room Danny." V.A.I said.
"Good, now to see who our little guest is." Danny said as he ran towards the stairs.
"Hey wait up!" Amanda said as she followed behind Danny, catching up to him at the top of the lab stairs.
Danny and Amanda eventually made their way upstairs and towards Danny's room door, where V.A.I said the guest was hiding in. When his hand reached the knob, he looked towards Amanda. They didn't say a word, but in Danny's eyes she knew that he was telling her to be ready for anything. Giving him an understanding nod he slowly turned the knob and opened the door. On the other side of the door almost made Danny's heart stop, laying there on his bed was the little girl who he had been searching for almost three years.
"Danielle." Danny said in a quiet tone as he approached (6) who was sitting on a chair next to the bed.
Amanda didn't know whether or not to follow Danny, this was kind of a personal matter and she'd better let him deal with it. There was however a compelling voice in the back of her head that told her to do so anyway, it was as if seeing the little girl on the bed awoken some kind of instinct within her. An instinct to protect and care for this child with all her heart and not anything happen to her; even if it meant her life. Amanda found herself walking closer to the other side of the bed and gazed at the little girl laying there.
"She looks just like Danny." Amanda thought as she carefully sat on the bed not to wake up the sleeping girl.
Danny and (6) didn't see Amanda move in as they were distracted by their own internal conversation. Danny started asking questions to his copy.
"Where did you find her?" Danny asked.
"In an alley on my way back, I think she fired a ghost ray at me." (6) said.
"Why would she?" Danny thought.
"I think she was trying to get your attention." (6) said.
"Don't you mean your attention?" Danny said.
"I am you, she must've thought I was you and not just a copy. There's something you should know, well three things." (6) said.
"What?" Danny asked is worry showing on his face.
"Firstly she felt warm and feverish, she may be sick. Secondly, I don't know how but I think she is smaller than the last time we saw her" (6) said.
Danny got a look at Danielle and saw that she was indeed smaller, even so than when they first met, could be she becoming unstable again.
"I'll have V.A.I scan her and if she can't find out what's wrong with her, than I'll bring her to frostbite to see if he can help in any way, no way am I loosing her." Danny thought to himself.
"What's the other?!" Danny said his fists clenched and his knuckles turning white.
"I think that she should be the one to tell you the other, its something you wouldn't believe." (6) said.
"Why don't you tell me now! I'm tired of having my heartstrings pulled at!" Danny said his anger showing as his eyes glowed a bright radioactive green.
"Boss calm down, I think Amanda is getting worried." (6) said as he eyes shifted towards Amanda sitting on the bed, who was staring at Danny and the copy in concern.
Taking a deep breathe, Danny's eyes became his normal blue ones. Releasing his fists, Danny walked past his copy and sat on the bed on the opposite side of Amanda, seeing his little girl back home brought a smile to Danny's face.
"Good job." Danny said turning towards his copy.
"Thanks boss, did you tell Amanda about your plans." (6) said.
Amanda looked at Danny and then back to (6). She didn't know what exactly was going on between the two, but whatever it is must involve Danielle.
"No, I didn't. I was going to get to that. Way to ruin the surprise." Danny said.
"Uh, Danny what plan are you talking about?" Amanda said in a quiet tone.
Danny turned towards his copy.
"Would you keep an eye on her and call immediately when she wakes up?" Danny asked his copy.
"You know I will and since that we have our strength back I can protect Danielle in case something goes wrong." (6) said.
Danny got off the bed carefully as to not make his little girl stir in her sleep, she looked way to peaceful to be woken up right now.
"Amanda, meet me downstairs. I got to make a quick phone call." Danny said.
Danny quietly grabbed his cell-phone and walked over to his bedroom door, then catching a quick glance at Danielle before shutting the door behind him leaving Amanda, (6), and the sleeping Danielle in his room with a small smile on his face. Once Danny was out of the room Amanda turned her sights to the copy who was watching Danielle intently.
"Who's he calling?" Amanda asked (6).
"You remember my friend who ruined your concert with his bad singing voice all those years ago?" (6) asked.
"The techno-geek who wore that red beanie, yeah why?" Amanda asked getting a bit mad remembering her old life as Ember McLain and her first defeat.
"Well now he's the mayor of Amity park, after the Disasteroid Tucker was sworn into office. He's the youngest mayor in Amity Park and possibly the world." (6) said.
"Really, wow. So why are you, I mean Danny calling him?" Amanda asked.
"Don't tell the boss I told you this, but he wants to take you on a lunch date." (6) said.
"A date!?" Amanda said almost yelling, her face turning red.
"Yeah a date. Tucker messaged him last night and wanted to catch up. He almost wanted to cancel it since that you'd be here alone unprotected, he was going to ask you if you wanted to come with him and now with Danielle I don't think he's going anywhere." (6) said in a sad tone, obviously feeling Danny's sadness right now.
Amanda didn't like this tone that (6) was using, he may just be a copy of Danny but he was still Danny. So an idea came to her head.
"What if you watched Danielle while Danny and I go to see your friend, would that work. I mean you're already watching Danielle right now and he didn't say for how long. He did say for you to call him when she wakes up, I bet he'd rush over with his friend with food hanging out of his mouth for her." Amanda said.
(6) looked at Amanda in awe, she was right. The boss did say for him to watch Danielle and call him for when she woke up, he didn't say anything about for how long. Since he was just a copy of the boss he could still be apart of the reunion between him and Tucker, the only downside is that he'd eventually merge back with Danny and if he was going to merge back together with the boss he'd make the most of it.
"Amanda your brilliant!" (6) said he floated over Danielle and next to Amanda, he quickly planted a kiss on Amanda's cheek, Amanda was in shock. Danny, well at least a copy of Danny had kissed Amanda. Does this mean that Danny likes her she does him.
(6) looked at Amanda's shocked face and smiled.
"Now we're even." (6) said.
"Even, for what!?" Amanda asked incredulous.
(6) said nothing as his attention went back to the sleeping girl in the boss's bed. He gave a quick smile with a "you know what I mean" look on his smiling face.
Irritated, Amanda carefully got off the bed to not disturb the sleeping girl. Before Amanda left, not knowing what possessed her to do so, she placed a quick kiss on the sleeping girls head. She didn't see it but Danielle had a small smile on her face. As soon as Amanda walked out of the room, in neither Amanda or (6) heard Danielle say in a whisper, "mommy".
Meanwhile Downstairs.
(Danny POV)
"Maybe Tucker will have to take a rain check, now that Danielle's home I want to make sure she stays." I thought.
I pulled up my contacts and found Tuckers number, as a joke I nicknamed his number as Mayor Tech-er. I hesitantly hit the call button and before I could stop the call I got an immediate answer.
"Danny?!" Tucker asked over the phone.
"He must have been expecting me to call." I thought.
"Hey Tuck, I mean Mr. Mayor." I said.
"Dude your my best friend, you don't have to call me Mr. Mayor. I mean I don't call you Mr. Phantom or Mr. Fenton so you don't have to act so formal around me." Tucker said.
"Yeah what's with me, it's not like I'm talking to the president again." I thought.
"Anyway I'm glad you called, Ms. Diez wouldn't stop telling me my schedule from the moment I walked into my office this morning. Once I told her you were calling, she immediately left my office. So you saved my ears from her relentless nagging. Thanks dude." Tucker said.
"Your welcome, I guess being a famous superhero has its perks." I said.
"Yeah lucky you, hey you still want to meet up for lunch and catch up?" Tucker said.
"How do I tell him I can't, he's been wanting to catch up for months." I thought I felt my face droop.
(Normal POV)
Amanda made it downstairs to see Danny talking to who she suspects is his friend Tucker on his phone. When she saw Danny's depressed expression on his face, she walked up to him and grabbed his phone right out of his hands.
"Amanda!" Danny said as he tried to take his phone back from her.
"Danny what's going on, whose Amanda?" Tucker asked.
Amanda held the phone up to her ear and turned towards Danny as she spoke.
"Is this Danny's friend Tucker?" Amanda asked.
"Yes, who is this?" Tucker asked.
"Just an old friend of his from a couple of years ago, who is staying with him for awhile. He was just wanting to tell you that he will be meeting you for lunch and was going to ask you if I could tag along." Amanda said.
"I don't see why not. Even though I did just want to catch up with just him, but any friend of Danny's is a friend of mine. So can you tell him to be over here to rescue me before noon, I was thinking of heading to Nasty burger for old times sake." Tucker said.
"Sure thing, we'll see you then Mr Mayor." Amanda said.
"How did you know I was the…" Tucker was stopped midway as Amanda ended the call and handed Danny back his phone.
"Amanda what the heck was that about?!" Danny asked a bit furious.
"Oh calm down Baby-pop, you haven't seen your friend in a while and he wants to catch up and have lunch. You protect this town daily and you don't get any time for fun." Amanda said.
"Well of course not I'm a superhero and heroes don't get to have fun." Danny said stoically as if reliving a bad dream.
"Danny we both know that's a load of bull, your copies already patrolled the whole town and nothing happened. You even found your little girl after so long, I think that calls for a celebration." Amanda said.
"But she's sick, I can't just leave her." Danny said.
"Don't worry about it, your copy said he'd watch her and call you if anything happens remember. She's in good hands, your hands." Amanda said.
Danny closed his eyes and took a deep breathe, when he opened them he gazed at Amanda wondrously with a small smile on his face.
"You're right, it's not like I'm going to be gone all day." Danny said.
"Let's get going then. He said he wanted to be rescued before noon and head to "Nasty burger" whatever that is." Amanda said.
"Oh, it's just a small burger joint near the high school, contrary to its name they serve some pretty good food. Tucker, Sam, and I used to hang out there after school and the weekends." Danny said.
"I'll take your word for it, ready?" Amanda asked.
"Yeah, just one last thing before we go." Danny said.
"What?" Amanda asked.
(6) was listening in on the whole conversation and he dropped Danny's wallet through the floor and it hit Danny on the head. Letting out a quick yelp as the wallet hit him, he gave a quick smirk upstairs and shook his head.
"There you go boss, enjoy your date!" (6) said in Danny's mind.
"It's not a date!" Danny replied.
"We both know that's a lie, just go for it!" (6) said.
"Well seeing that I lost the majority vote,we can go. I don't want to keep Tucker waiting any longer anyway.." Danny said.
"Shall we?" Amanda said offering Danny her hand.
Danny smiled and grasped Amanda's hand softy.
"Going Ghost." Amanda and Danny said together as they transformed into their ghost halves Amanda and Danny Phantom.
"V.A.I, allow both Amanda and I to pass through the Fenton shield and reseal it completely until further notice." Danny said out loud.
"Understood, send Mayor Foley my greetings, best wishes, and deepest appreciation for that A.I upgrade to my processor." V.A.I said.
"I will." Danny said as both he and Amanda started to float in the air.
Amanda followed Danny's lead as they became intangible and flew through both the house and Fenton Shield with ease, becoming solid when they were out of range, and then taking off like rockets into the sky.
Amanda was a loss for words as she and Danny rose high into the blue skies of Amity Park. She could see everything from way up here, from the bustling streets to the glistening waters of the ocean side. It was enough to bring a tear to her eye, wither that or the wind was making her eyes water from their speed. The feeling of freedom as they flew across the town filled her half ghost spirit with happiness and delight.
Turning her gaze towards Danny, she saw the sun cast its heavenly glow around him. As it shined off him, his handsome profile was enhanced. When she saw him smile, it made her feel all warm inside. She looked away as to not catch Danny looking at her and turned her attention back towards the town and her hand tightened around Danny's.
About twenty minutes of uninterrupted flight across the town, which was strange since almost every morning he would be engrossed with dozens of fans screaming his name. Then the memory of (3) running into some of the Phans and demanding autographs and pictures with him who manged to tackle him to the ground.
Danny saw the new and improved city hall coming up, it looked mostly the same except for the add-on building of the G.D.S (Ghost Defense Shelter) just in case a major ghost threat or natural disaster took place. The might've looked smaller by comparison, but that was the ingenious behind it all, because underneath the bricks and nails, was the perfect defense for ghost and human kind, hidden in plain sight.
The building was the same color and shape as the main building. Another key feature a was that both buildings can now withstand Danny's ghost wail no problem and only tremble if it was hit by Danny's Ghost Wave attack at half power with it's reenforced walls and structure. The main building was equiped with some of the best ghost and human security defenses set to neutralize and even kill if necessary on sight. All of this was a fail safe and insurance policy just in case some ghost tried to overshadow Danny in either ghost or human form or tried to take over city hall by force. Danny didn't exactly like how the town thought he could ever turn evil, but the thought of Dan Plasimus and when FreakShow hypnotized him to commit crimes came back and Danny suddenly agreed to it.
Seeing as they were getting closer to City hall, Danny started his descent towards the front of the building. Amanda followed his lead and descended with him. Once they were close enough they both landed on their feet in front of the door to the building. Before Danny could open the door, an idea popped into Amanda's head and she pulled Danny away from the door with a mischievous look in her eye.
"Amanda, what's up. Don't want to go in?" Danny asked.
"Oh I do, but why not have a little fun with this." Amanda said.
"What do you mean?" Danny asked with a confused look on his face.
"Why not give him a good impression at my new training by scaring him silly." Amanda said her mischievous look becoming an evil grin.
"I'm listening." Danny said a mischievous gleam now shining in his eyes.
Amanda whispered her plan into Danny's ear and Danny slightly laughed at the plan at it's creativity. Danny weighed his options of whether or not to do it, the idea of getting back at Tucker for last years little Halloween prank made it easy for him decide. With a almost evil grin on his face he had this thought.
"Watch out Tucker. Paybacks a b*ch." (Use your imagination for what word I put here.)
Uh oh, what plan does Amanda have in mind for Tucker and just what did happen that Halloween that made Danny so mad?
Danielle is finally home, why did she call Amanda mommy though?
To Answers to these questions and to see how Tucker reacts to the new Phantom in town, please stay keep an eye out for my next update.
Chapter Nine: Fiery payback and revelation.
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