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Author note: sorry about not updating this, but with having burned out from work my stories so much, I couldn't really think a lot to work on this. But I'm doing my best, and I hope everyone still likes it. Don't forget to R&R
(scene change)
BANG, BANG, BANG
"Um. Danny, what are you doing," asked Sam with a wide eye look.
Danny glared back at Sam, "what do you think, I'm taking out frustrations out on my locker."
"With your head," asked Tucker.
"Do you have a better idea," snapped Danny back. He took a minute to calm down, "sorry, it has not been a good day." And it was the truth. Danny already had detentions from both his first and second period classes thanks to a couple members of the brotherhood. First Pietro pulled Danny's pants down to his ankle as soon as class started, at super speed no less. I turned into an embarrassing situation as the entire class saw it. And considering Danny had both first and second period with Pietro, things didn't go easy their ether. Being poked at super speed got annoying quickly for Danny. He turned and yelled at Pietro, while the math teacher was talking about the homework for the night before. Which resulted in detention number two.
"Oh, don't worry Danny," said Sam with a sympathetic smile, "things will look up."
"Yea, I hope so," said Danny, how finally opened his locker door.
SlopOnly to be covered in a locker full of slime.
Both Tucker and Sam brought hands to their mouth to keep from laugh, as Danny stood there, covered in the disgusting green slime, fuming in anger.
"Don't, say a word," he said quietly and low. But Tucker and Sam both started cracking up at the sight.
"Danny," came Rogue's voice. Danny looked over at her, who had a small smile at her boyfriend's plight.
"Any chance on a shower, Rogue," asked Danny with a sad smile.
Rogue shook her head, "sorry sugarh, no powers in school."
Danny sighed, "I thought so, didn't hurt to ask."
"Oh my god, he did it again," cried a student.
The four looked over to a sight that wasn't all to surprising to Rogue. Toad released the biology toads, again. They were hopping along with Toad laughing and call his 'brothers' to 'freedom.'
Tucker pointed, "Should we do something about that?"
Rogue sighed, "nah, that's normal around here."
"Lord of the Flies," cried Principle Lancer as he walked in the hall with the stampeding toads.
Tucker commented, "more like Lord of the Toads, but we get the idea." The other just looked at him. "What," he asked clueless of the stares.
"Tolansky, what is the meaning of this," shouted Lancer.
Toad gave a shy smile under the Principle's glare, "well, ya see, the little guys looked so helpless."
"That's no excuse to release them from the biology department," replied Lancer. He opened his mouth to continue when Sam stepped in between him and Toad.
"Now look here, how would you like it if I tied you down and cut you open to look at the parts that make you tick," she practically yelled. She continued on with her rant, "those little guys deserve to live just as much as you. They feel as much as we do…" she continued on, yelling at Lancer about why they shouldn't be using live animals in school experiments. Or dead animals as well.
Finally, Lancer had enough, "QUIET!" That stopped her rant, as well as everyone else that had been watching. He pointed to Toad, "detention for releasing the toads." He shifted his gaze to Sam, "detention for supporting Mr. Tolansky and arguing with me." He stopped and sniffed, noticing the stench in the air that wasn't coming from Toad. He looked right at Danny, "And detention to Mr. Fenton for whatever mess he made with that, slime."
And with that, he walked off, mutter about reckless kids and toads. Toad looked up to Sam from his crouch position on the ground. "Why did you stick up for me, yo?"
"Cause, well," Sam stuttered, a blush actually forming on her face, "I, I don't know, I just felt it was right."
Todd just blinked in confusion in front of him. He's used to the brotherhood standing up for him. But a girl, a good-looking girl at that, stood up for him. And now she couldn't get out a straight sentence. "Well, thanks," he said, then hopped off after the rest of the toads.
Sam just stood there a moment of two after he left, a stupid smile on her face. "What's wrong with me?"
"That's a good question Sam," replied Tucker. Sam glared back to see him, Danny, Rogue, and Amara who was now holding hands with Tucker, standing there watching her.
Sam looked at Danny and raised her eyebrow, "you know you lost your pants Danny?"
Danny sighed, "yes, while you were arguing with Lancer, Pietro pulled them down. I tried twice to pull them up, but he pulled them down. The third time, Wanda hex the belt buckle and now I can't pick them up."
Danny sighed as he looked to the ground, "today is a bad day."
(scene change)
It was after school of the same day that found most of the New Mutants that had been around before the new group should up talking. Those missing were Danny, Amara, Sam, Tucker, Max, and Becky.
Or rather then talking, they were arguing somewhat.
"I still think he did it," said Bobby with his hands wide. "I mean, he's got the powers that could pull it off better then anyone here. What says that he hasn't?"
"The Professor saying he didn't," said Ray with his arms crossed against the wall.
Bobby pointed to his own head as he explained, "he could by lying. We know that Jean and the Professor can't read his mind when he's a ghost. And we know he can use his ghost powers without transforming. He could have been shielding his thoughts. Or showing the Professor thoughts that were the opposite of the truth."
Surprisingly, Rahne spoke up, "Ye might be right. I mean, the lad always smells of ghost, but he never looks the part. Maybe he is using his powers in another way."
"Thank you," said Bobby. "And another point, we know that Danny can control people with that overshadowing power of his. What's stopping him from doing what he pleases?"
"What about his parents," asked Jaime aloud. "There here and know about his ghost powers. Couldn't they help figure out if he is or isn't doing something bad."
"Are you kidding squirt," said Tabby. "They'll do everything to cover for him. And I wouldn't be surprised if his sister and friends help too."
At this point, everyone broke out, ether defending Danny, accusing him, or trying to think of something in order to watch him.
"Alright," Jubilee nearly shouted. When everyone quieted down, she looked to Bobby with a look that told him she wasn't happy. "You started this, finish it. What do you expect that we do in case that he is in fact breaking the law?"
"Nothing for now, since we really can't prove anything," Bobby replied. "But we watch him and make his life hell until he confesses that it was him."
"Alright, we'll watch him for now," said Jubilee. But then she pointed a finger at Bobby, "but no pranks for now until we are certain he's up to something."
With that, everyone made there way out of the room. When the door closed, leaving Bobby still sitting on his bed, no one could see the evil smile and the flash of gold eyes come across his face.
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Plasmius sat upon his throne in Magneto's asteroid M, which was now his Northern Ghost Zone. The cold climate did not bother the ghost in anyway, and being that it was in the middle of nowhere and very few people knew of it only helped in his hiding and bidding of time. His plans against young Daniel have not been going very smooth. Vlad had hoped that he would go out more often by himself, but he had to wait a month till Danny did so. But nonetheless, his plans seemed to be going well.
"Sir," could a les ghost that came floating in. He held his hands in front of his pale body and lowered his head, "I bring new of the halfa."
Vlad's eyebrow rose as he spoke, "I thought I had you following him in Xavier's mansion. What are you doing here?"
"Forgive me supreme one," said the ghost, shrinking away, "but you told me to report when the house began to turn against the halfa. Though it is only the younger group, it has begun. But there is more."
"More, you say," said Plasmius, intrigued.
The ghost nodded, "yes sir. The one known as Robert Drake called the fellow mutants and convinced them to watch the halfa. But when they left, his eyes flashed that of gold."
Plasmius stroked his chin in thought. "Very well, return to the mansion and return here only when you have more information." The ghost bowed and flew out of the ceiling and out of sight.
Out of the shadows, approached Skulker, voicing out, "it could be the mutant known as Mystique. She was one of Magneto's that disappeared when you ordered the other captured."
Plasmius nodded in agreement. She was never found in the month that had passed, but now it seemed the she was helping her plans along quite nicely.
"We'll allow her to continue to play her game and she if she alone drive's young Daniel out of the mutants grasp," stated Vlad. "Once that has happened, I will take control of Daniel's life, then rule over earth."
Vlad smiled. His worries about his fore mentioned plans may have had to change slightly, but everything still seemed to be moving forward nicely. Vlad could only grin at gaining Daniel's power.
The boy will not live to become better.
(scene change)
Jean smiled as Scott put his hands around her waist, taking in his warm touch.
"Jean, are you ok," he asked as he looked at her sad eyes through his tinted glasses.
Jean sighed, "I'm just, concerned."
A look of seriousness passed over Scott, "concerned about what?"
"Its, nothing," she said, turn back to put a couple books away.
Scott grabbed her gently and spun her around to face him. "Jean, I can see it's bothering you. What is wrong?"
Jean sighed again, "its, the New Mutants and what there thinking."
An eyebrow rose but Jean raised a hand against his speaking. "Its not a prank or anything, but thoughts about Danny." Scott closed his mouth and waited to hear her say, "they don't trust him."
Scott stood silent for a moment, "why?"
"Well," she started, "even though the Professor didn't pick anything up, they're worried that Danny really did commit a crime and could do it again and get away with it. But that's not what concerns me."
When she stopped, Scott asked, "What does concern you?"
"I'm concerned that they," she said, trailing off. She sighed to work up the courage, "I'm concerned that they are right."
Scott blinked behind his shades as she pulled out and wrapped her arms around herself as she looked out her window. Jean continued, "I can't read his mind if he is in his other form. He could even be keeping his thoughts different to throw us off his track. I'm just worried that he is a criminal."
Scott sighed, "well, I don't know what to tell you Jean. We'll all keep an eye on him for now, I'll let the others know because I can see you have a lot on your mind. Don't worry Jean," he said as he came up and place a kiss on her shoulder, "I'll take care of everything."
Jean nodded as he turned and left, closing the door behind him. He walked towards the stairs to the bottom floor as Jean came around the corner at the other end of the hall, reading deep into her science book.
She stopped and opened her door to feel a light breeze. She looked up in mild surprise.
"I don't remember leaving the window open," she said quietly.
A moment later, she simply shrugged and with a wave of her hand, closed the window as she went back to her book.
(scene change)
Clockwork watched in horror as the time shifted all around him. Before, he could see clearly into both futures that were laid ahead for young Danny and Marie. He visited the future of pain, where all Danny cared for was dead. He saw the joy in the child's eye as her half ghost father and mutant mother along another path.
Both were now gone, outside forces having recently changed the time stream and the futures.
Clockwork could only see a picture of Danny's current future. In this picture, he saw Danny's tombstone early on. His body laid to rest next to that of young Rogue's, who according to the tombstone, died not long after Danny. As he traveled further down, he saw the others all meeting the same fate, as Vlad became the most powerful being in the world
Clockwork could only cry silently as he watched. The Observants had seen his first encounter with Rogue, and he was lucky that they hadn't stripped him of his powers. But no matter what, he could not interact with anyone close to Danny.
What scared Clockwork even more, was that Danny and Rogue had only a very small choice to come. The future had been dictated by others. The only choice was to die alone, or die in hope of living. But with no way to communicate with them, they could not know.
"Danny, I'm so sorry," was all Clockwork could say as he watched again and again, the death of Danny Phantom.
(scene change)
Danny sighed as he walked into the kitchen. He had detentions for the rest of the month, to which most of it was not his fault. Danny had just wanted school to finish.
But home did not seem to be any easier. Most of the New Mutants were glaring at him, as if they were daring him to do something. What, he didn't know. And most of the X-men weren't really glaring at Danny, but Danny would look over and occasionally see them look at him and turn away as if to hide something. Danny was starting to get annoyed by this, and he figured that for some reason it was because of one thing.
They were all blaming him for something, and he didn't even know why.
'I need a drink," Danny thought up, but stopped. He felt his heart shatter in front of him.
Rogue was kissing a wide eye Max.
After a moment, Rogue pulled back and smiled, "Thank sugarh. I needed a real man to kiss me."
"Ro…Rogue," Danny stuttered, unbelieving of the sight in front of him.
She turned and glared, "ya'll mind? Give me a sec Danny." She turn back to Max and the smile returned, "If ya and Kitty ever break up, I'll be there for ya." She gave the completely shocked shadow bender another quick peck then turned back to Danny.
"Now," she growled out, "Ah need to talk to ya. Ah want out of this pathetic relationship with ya. Tha make up dinner last night when ah went to bed, almost made me puke. The only reason ah was nice to ya today was because ah felt sorry for ya at school. But after kissing Max here, ah'm rethinking the nice part. And tha dinner was so clichéd, did ya'll see it from a movie or stuck in geek mode."
"Well," Danny started. Then, his anger took over. His girlfriend, his first girlfriend mind you, was just kissing one of his best friends. And now she was telling him off. "Now, look her. I'm not going to take this, I've had a hell of a day, and now I've got you telling me off. You want out, fine. Were done, if I ever talk to you, it will be to soon."
With that, he was seething as he left and went to the living room that was occupied by Scott and a few of the New Mutants. Danny sat down and was running his hands through his hair. She hurt him more then anything he had ever faced, and she never physically touched him.
"Danny, ya ok," came a voice that sent Danny off.
"OK, I JUST FIND YOU MAKING OUT WITH ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS," Danny screamed at the top of his lungs. He caused all movement in the room to stop as they watched him continue to go off on Rogue. "Then, when you finished with him, you tell him it was nice to kiss a real man! HE'S SCARED OF HIS OWN DAMN SHADOW! Then you turn around, tell me the dinner I sweated over and worked so hard on making it perfect was night of the living hell for you!" At this point, Danny was so mad that he was causing things to fly around the room without knowing it. He shoved his finger violently into a mortified Rogue's chest and continued, "Then you tell me you want out, so I say fine and walk out! THEN YOU COME OUT AND ASK IF I'M OK, TWO HAIRED BIMBO! YOU CAN TAKE MAX AND FUCK HIM ALL YOU WANT YOU BITCH!"
"Danny," shouted Scott, shoving him away from Rogue, "calm, down."
"No," said Danny, shoving Scott back into the wall, hard. "With the looks you've been giving me today, you don't deserve to tell me what to do! You want me to calm down, tell me why you've been looking at me like I could fly out and kill some one."
"Cause you might Danny," accused Scott as he stood up, "just like you robbed that store."
Danny stopped and stared, completely shocked. Then his face turned to anger, "your blaming me for that. I didn't do it!"
"How do we know," piped up Jubilee, "we know you can hide from the Professor's physic scans, so what's stopping you from lying about robbing a store."
"And if you do it once, you'll do it again," said Scott, getting in Danny's face, "we will stop you."
"Fine," said Danny. "I'll make everyone happy. I'll leave, goodbye."
And with that, Danny disappeared, leaving everyone in a bad mood.
Rogue just held herself tight for a moment till she backed into a wall. She was the most pale she had ever been in her life. She slid down to her knees. Only then, did the tears fall.
Danny destroyed her heart. The one person she could say without a doubt she would die for, and he shoved it back with accusations about her going to someone else. To her there was no one else.
And the one person she wanted right now, destroyed her.
(end notes)
Good, i'm mean, i know. But I just had to take everything away from Danny in order to set up what I wanted, so bare with me. And don't forget to R&R.