I own nothing that is in this fic. Max is owned by Kage Jaganshi
Authors note: ok, thanks to K. J. who was the first to give me exactly what I had asked for, I gave him the option of adding his on character, or changing something minor within the story. He chost to add his own OC, hence the inclusion of Max 'Shadow' Stanhope. I hope you people also enjoy my own addition of Becky.
Don't forget to R&R.
Danny raised his ghost barrier, deflecting the strike from the bear. It growled as Danny reared back, charging his ectoblast, "come on big guy time to take you down."
Danny slammed the blast into the bear's face. The bear launched back into the air and over the alley's wall.
Danny rushed for the little girl, who seemed to be controlling the thing, but wasn't able to get close. She had run past Danny when he attacked the bear and was running down the alleyway from the way she came the first time.
"Wait stop," Danny shouted after her, "I just want to talk."
But the bear had another idea, as it phased through the wall and into Danny, sending them both into a clothing store. Danny shook his head and looked up to see the bear's mouth open, bearing glowing green fangs.
"Sorry big guy, but no midnight snack for you," and Danny phased through the floor.
The bear bent over and sniffed the floor for Danny, when his fist came through the floor. Danny struck the bear right in the nose. The bear shot up and back flipped as Danny's fist went back into the ground. The bear was then lifted straight through the ceiling.
"Ok big guy, you want to eat, then eat asphalt," and Danny threw the bear into the street as hard as he could.
The bear landed and a crater formed around the ghost creature. Danny landed and watched. The bear slowly stood, but was on feeble legs. It was beaten, but it wasn't going to stop.
Danny took aim with another blast when movement caught his eye.
The girl jumped in front, arms going wide, "Please stop. Don't hurt my teddy. I'll be good, I'll go back to the bad place, just don't hurt my teddy."
Danny blinked, not sure if he was seeing this. "Ok, if you're willing, I'll stop and take you back to the ghost zone."
She nodded, and turned to the large bear. Standing tall, the bear was a lumbering giant over her. She nodded and the bear shrank, and the cloth body of a teddy bear reformed. She turned back to Danny, clutching the teddy bear in her arms. "Ok, can I ask you if you could talk with the Walker person to at least let me keep my teddy? I don't want to lose him. He's the only thing I have left of my parents."
But Danny was frozen. The street lights should that she was younger then what he had thought. Her body could be no older then four, and Walker's name shook his core. Walker was the warden of a prison in the ghost zone. One of Danny's toughest foes, and he knew what Walker would do to those in his prison. Heck, it took Danny teaming up with Skulker, Technis, and Desiree to break out of the prison.
Danny approached slowly the little ghost girl, "Are you saying, you were put in that ghost prison."
The girl nodded, "yes. Teddy was protecting me from a few others, but his guards came and said I broke the law. I was sentenced to five hundred years and they took my teddy from me." Her eyes began to tear, "I know I'm dead, but I haven't even been dead a year, and my parents died with me, but they moved on while I was made to stay behind. I only have my mama's teddy, which listens to me, but will do anything to protect me." She looked right at Danny, who kneeled in front of her, and green tears streaked her face, "I'm sorry for causing trouble. I didn't mean to, I'll be good."
Danny could see the fear in her eyes. He would bet his ghostly life that even his own father could see the fear. This was just another example that not every ghost was bad, like the Dairy King.
Danny put a hand on the girl's shoulder, which flinched away and the teddy eyes in her arms glared threatening. "Listen," Danny said quietly, "I know what Walker does. I've been on the receiving end of it myself. I promise I won't take you back there." She looked at him, between hopefully and not sure. Danny went on, "If you can keep control of your bear, I have no reason to hurt it or to go after you and make you go back. Think you can do that?"
She whimpered, "But where can I go?" She clutched the bear tighter, trying to feel secure.
Danny sighed, not knowing what to say. He knew that ghost hunters like his parents wouldn't stop to listen. And if her bear went off like it did on him and those guards, then it could be dangerous.
The girl looked at Danny, only a faded light of hope in her eyes, "Can I go with you?"
"What," Danny gasped. He didn't know what to do. He could take her to look after her, help keep her bear in check, but how would his parent's feel, and the other students.
"I know you're a half ghost, every ghost knows that," she said. "But your also one of the strongest ghost of any kind out there. And you're the only person who's stopped to talk to me, to even care about me since my parents. Without you, I would feel so alone. Teddy comforts me, but I'm still scared of what's out in this world and I always feel alone. I don't want to feel alone."
Danny's heart went out to the kid. Finally, "You know I'm a half ghost, so I'm going to power down for a moment ok."
She nodded, and Danny changed into human form. He looked around to still find the street empty, and thought out, 'Professor, can you hear me?'
"Yes Danny, I can here you. Is there a problem?"
"Are my parents still up?"
"Your mother is, waiting for you to get home."
"Tell her I'm bringing a ghost with me, and not to be ready with any weapons. The ghost is a little girl, maybe younger then four from the looks. But she's so scared, and I know every ghost isn't bad. So I just want to bring her back to have her talk with you and mom, is that ok Professor."
Danny heard his mother's voice in his head, "Danny, are you sure it's safe?"
"Yes mom. I would have already put her in the thermos if I thought otherwise."
"Alright, we'll meet you when you get back Danny," came the Professor, and then cut the link.
Danny changed back into phantom form. He turned and kneed to the girl again, "Do you have a name?"
The ghost girl nodded, "Becky, Becky Madison."
Danny nodded, and opened his arms, "If you want to, I'll take you to where I live now. Is that ok?"
She nodded, and moved into Danny's grasp, keeping her teddy crushed against her.
'This should be fun,' thought Danny.
Danny landed just out of site of the front door, where he figured his mother and the Professor would be waiting. He looked at the little girl in his arms, "Ok, were going to go inside and meet some people. One is a good friend and the other is my mom, ok."
Becky nodded, keeping the bear and Danny close, "Ok, I'll be good."
Danny, still in phantom form to hold the little girl, walked around the corner and into the building. Inside, he found the Professor, Maddie, and Storm surprisingly.
Danny smiled at his mother sour face, "Hey guys."
"Danny, why are you bringing a ghost here, without being contained," his mother growled. "It could be a trick. We can't trust ghosts, there evil."
The Professor was going to say something, but Danny beat him to the punch, "So, I'm evil mom?"
Maddie blinked, then shook her head, "No sweetie, but…"
"But nothing mom," Danny said, "When you were fighting me, you didn't stop. This is the same case. Not ever ghost I've meet is evil. The Wisconsin Dairy King was a good guy. Heck, I might not be here if he wasn't."
"And how do you know that." she sent a very pointed finger towards the ghost in his arms, and stopped when she actually saw what was there.
In the full light, they could all see a very scared three-year-old girl, in ratty and bloody clothes, clutching a teddy bear in such fear; it was as if she was holding on to it for dear life.
"Look, I realize that yes, she is a ghost," said Danny bringing the three adults back to him, "and as far as I can tell, her only power is in her teddy bear, which only protects her from danger. I haven't seen her fly or go through a wall. She's even told me that she hasn't even been dead for a year, so she's still very scared."
Ororo came closer, and the girls eye wide as she tried to crawl further into Danny. Ororo crouched just short of the two, and gave a sad smile, "You poor child. What is you name?"
"Becky, Becky Madison," she replied, clutching the bear tightly. "Are, are you a nice lady?"
Ororo's smile grew a bit, "Yes, I like to think so."
"Becky," said Danny softly, "these are all nice people. The only one you need to watch at for is my dad, but we'll take care of him. Your safe here."
"Yes Becky," said the Professor, wheeling up next to Ororo, "you will be very safe, we all promise you."
Danny looked at his mother while Becky gauged the mutants. He saw the tears in his mother eyes.
"Becky, if I leave you to talk with Storm and the Professor, would you be good," asked Danny.
"Are you going far?" she asked, fear in her eyes. Danny shock his head with a smile, and she nodded an 'Ok'
Danny sat handed her to Storm, who was surprised by how cold she was. Danny tested to make sure Becky wouldn't fall, since he was sure she had a problem with keeping solid. When he was sure that she wouldn't fall, he approached his mother.
"Mom, are you ok," he asked, shaking her from her thoughts.
She shook her head, "Is that what I've fought against? Scared little girls that just died?"
"No mom, you've fought the ghost that were out to hurt other people," Danny assured her, "Becky is one in a thousand, maybe more. She is scared, and she wasn't sure if she could control her bear, which is why I brought her here. If anyone can help her control it and stop it if it gets out of hand, its you and dad."
His mother smiled, "I'm so proud of you. Don't worry about your father, I'll handle him."
"You sure," Danny asked with a raised eyebrow.
Maddie just nodded, "Yes." She brought her son into a hug, "I am so proud of you. I love you so much."
Danny smiled, "I love you too mom."
The two walked over to where the ghost girl and two mutants were.
The Professor smiled, "I take it by your mother's thoughts, you would like Becky to stay here?"
Danny nodded, "Yea. I mean, just look at her." Danny waved a hand at Becky, who seemed calmer in Storm's arms, but still had green tears, "She's scared, and if she fells threatened, that bear is going to go off."
"I'll be good," said Becky, sound desperate.
Danny put a hand up, "I know, just saying is all. Here, I can protect you, along with my family. You won't have to go back to that ghost prison for a long time. That is, if the Professor and everyone else is ok with that."
"Well…" the Professor started, looking at Maddie.
She got the idea, "I believe my son is right in what he is saying. As for my loving ghost hunting husband, I'll handle him."
The Professor nodded, "Then I see no problem letting her stay. I will inform the students and the remaining staff in the morning."
Becky gave an unsure smile, "I, can stay?"
"Yes Becky," smiled the Professor, "you can stay."
"THANK YOU, THANK YOU," shouted Becky in surprise happiness. She launched and tried to hug the Professor, but with such a change into emotions, she phased right through him. She stopped on the other side, "oops, I'm sorry."
The Professor turned around, a smile on his face, "quite alright. Care to try once more?"
Becky smiled, and moving slower, she hugged the wheelchair bound mutant, "Thank you."
"You are quite welcome," replied the Professor.
She released the Professor and wondered over to Danny, and hugged his legs, "Thank you for listening to me."
Danny smiled as he lowered himself to return the hug, "Hey, I told you I was a good guy, didn't I?"
She smiled and nodded.
"Well," started the Professor, "It's late, and you have school tomorrow Danny."
Danny nodded, "ok…"
An alarm sounded, and the Professor groaned.
"What's that," asked Maddie.
"Cerbrio," replied the Professor, "it detects mutant powers when they turn active. If you excuse me, I must see to this."
"Um, can I stay with Danny," asked Becky.
"What," asked Danny in surprise.
Becky looked up with sorrow in her eyes, "I want to feel safe tonight. Can I stay with you, please?"
Danny nodded as the Professor wheeled off to deal with Cerbrio, "ok, put I'm warning you that I have to get up early."
She nodded, and walked off with Danny.
That just left Maddie and Storm.
The white haired woman turned to the other, "Ghost's sleep?"
Maddie nodded, "sleep, eat, I'm sure they have sex to, but I don't want to think about it."
"But…" started Storm.
"Why," Maddie finished. "Ghosts are just like humans, only dead and haven't moved on in life. Her body won't grow any larger, but she'll grow older with her mind. But she can't die again, so she'll basically live forever." Maddie looked back to see Danny enter the boy's dorm with Becky in his arms. "If anything, Danny's teaching me a lot about ghosts I didn't know before."
Storm looked and saw the mother's love in her eyes, "You should really be proud of your son."
"There nothing I'm more proud of then my children," Maddie said, meaning every word.
The following morning, all the students found themselves in the living room for an announcement of some kind.
The Professor rolling in stopped the chatter amongst the students. "Thank you for being here before you left for school. I have two announcements this morning, both involving new, students," he said, pausing at student as if to choose the word. He continued, "The first was brought here by Danny last night during his first nightly ghost patrol, and yes, she is a ghost. Everyone, I would like you to meet, Beck Madison."
Danny stepped in, and a good amount of the student's gasped at the site of the bloody little girl. Where ghost still acted as human, there appearances never seemed to change much, if at all. So seeing a green little girl in dried blood was a bit shocking.
"It seems," the Professor went on, "that young Ms. Madison, along with her parents, were killed in a brutal car crash. None had survived, but where as her parents moved on, she did not. She is here for safety for others, and from what Danny has told me privately, safety for herself. I hope, that like you have with Kurt's appearance, see past what she look like on the outside, and see the girl on the inside." He took a breath, "now, as for the second announcement, Logan has returned after going out late last night with a new student. Everyone, may I introduce to you, Max Stanhope?"
Behind Logan, in walked in Max, nervous at everyone in front of him. His skin was a light gray and black hair, and at a distance, his eyes were pupil less. But once you got in close, you could see the outline of one that stated that he had a pupil. He wore a black t-shirt was hung loose, faded blue jeans, which are tucked into his black combat boots. He also had a wallet that's chained to the side of his jeans, and he wore a pair of fingerless black gloves.
He gave a smile as he waved, "Um, hi."
The Professor went on to explain his power to the other students, "Max's power allows him to teleport through shadows, as well as shadow manipulation, which allows him to shape a shadow to his will.
"Wow, that like, really cool," said Kitty aloud.
Max went wide eye, then blushed, "uh, thanks."
"As he cannot control his shadow walking powers, as he calls them," continued the Professor, "he will remain here to be home schooled. And Danny, would you mind having a roommate?"
"I don't have a problem with that," said Danny. He nodded at Max, how nodded back.
"Very well," said the Professor, "while you all are all at school, those remaining here will do our best to welcome both Max and Becky to there new home."
Both of the newstudents smiled, their living and undead lives looking up for once in a long time.
So, what do you people think. Good, bad, ugly, really ugly, coome on, tell me. And hope you like Becky and Max, and tell me if you do.