Right now would have been epic on paper, Why because their running through Ponyvile was daring do the real one, who writes about her adventures under a pen name. the explorer dressed like her human self was screaming. Chasing her was a ghost-like being. looked like a red hooded poncho with a ghostly green light forming a skull like face under it. Ghostly green glowing arms and tail sticking form under it as it throws ghostly fire balls at her making her scream in horror.
That is when the sun came up and the ghost vanished making the former brave explorer roll up into a ball shaking with fear and horror at this. To say Danny would come in was an understatement. She was still balled up in the bed and just handed danny a book. he opened it to the mark read. " So since I being at this temple this ghost hunts you at night? Well we are heading back to that temple." he grabbed her and she screamed as they vanished in mist.
She then blinked at the old temple Danny said, "ghost zone connection I can warp here" he dusted off a wall, "...This is english..the language I grew up with... you mistranslated horribly so this doesn't say treasure inside, it says nuclear waste inside." she looked confused, "Short answer is nuclear energy is to science what a curse is to magic." She gulped. " Danny opened the door, he was safe, "it turned everything air water land into poison, even people's bodies became pure poison making them die form there own blood killing them. it fades with time so we are safe." he noticed a computer. "Looks like this world had humans after all." he said pointing to a human skeleton, "And they thought they could control this and died for it." he also wonder if the nuclear world end is also why the world was this way.
Daring-do was shaking she didn't look around as the ghost showed up and chased her out, "I think it's a composite ghost. More than one ghost in one body. I thinks you must have learned how to do this things and wants to end you before the same thing happens to the ponies"
The Pegasus held her hands out, "I didn't I didn't learn anything, I couldn't even read this, rutting stuff, they have no reason to hunt me." That is when a voice said, " so you say." She jumped and there was the ghost for the first time in daylight. She hid behind Danny.
Our phantom pony turned ghost, "hold I was human before the trip here made me a pony. Let's talk ex-human to ex-human surely you all can accept that we quest" this was it's resting place it's connection was strong so no limits.
the ghost said, "we accept the Request Danny phantom, We know you. For this is not some other world. This is what the guys in white did. Our world ended with they chased away the super hero who protected us, Welcome to the future Danny boy. We are sorry,we prayed for you to return to us to save us, Only for you to not. Humanity feared the unknown and only had a self destructive nature. The guys in white prove this. We got what we deserved." the ghost pointed to its chest, "but we have looked after these creatures that replaced us for centuries to make sure they don't end up like this. Even if daring do Does not learn the secrets of nuclear power she has seen past the screen at the stage hands behind the scenes that make her world run."
it pointed, "that is why she was pay, they cannot know they have little free will, and that five out of seven choices are made for them by the ghost of mankind. So they don't end up like us. We are ponykinds guardian spirits. That's our redemption it won't work if they know about us. " he had his hands out. "there is no room in this world for them to know the truth about us. We know you will keep it a secret Danny as you are the flame carrier for humanity. you and your family carry the flame the good part of us on and gift it to our replacements. Yet we can' not say the same for a mare who gloats about everything by writing about it. So we must hunt her, Only able to leave our tomb and appear before them at night, We hunt. We hunt and hunt, to keep the rest of ponykind safe."
Daring Do was shaking, "can't you just make me forget?" she asked knees shaking in horror at what she had learned.
the ghost held where it's chin would be, "We are unable to effect memories, nor is Danny, that is not an option." The ghost held out it's hand. "Danny you know how horrible we were. you know why we most do this, you can't have total free will and a mind to think, with out evil coming, and evil takes all to the grave." it made a fist. Danny nodded agreeing with it. Daring do broke down crying.
Danny then said, "yet at the same time I know you need a heart to lead!" he said touching it, "And I am not seeing it within you. So I think you're unfit for your job."
the ghost of humanity spoke up , "We ...See your point as you see ours Danny phantom. You were the hero the protector we trust your judgement. Yet the mare cannot walk away unpunished for her crimes. she shall spend the next year with us in the land of the dead seeing what she wished to uncover in every detail by reliving humanity's final year. One year from today she shall return, to know why she must never share what she has learned." Danny nodded.
A year later daring do walked into everfree sighing as she knocked on Danny's door Zecora opened and bowed, Daring do saw Danny, "...the ghost of humanity is right Danny...care that torch and flame... we need it..." she then left.
to be continued.