I had fun with last chapter and with this one, though the last one was slightly more fun to write. AirGirl Phantom, I made Danny so kick-butt in human mode to help balance how he was able to pummel Dash earlier. Plus, he's been fighting these ghosts for a long time by now, so I figured he can probably stand up for himself for a short period of time without going ghost. I basicly needed to get rid of Sam and make Danny have no other choice but to transform, and needed to draw it out a little first. Plus, I'm the writer so I can do almost anything I want to (alas, I am limited to just in my creations and am still unable to fly anywhere but in my dreams)! Yay me!
In addition to making Danny totally kick-butt, I also increased the stupidity level on the ghosts (well... I didn't have to do anything to the Box Ghost...) so they wouldn't think to become intangible. Just because, as I said earlier, I needed to draw it out a bit before I had Danny transform.
I can't think of anything else to say here, so on to Chapter 9: Fight For Life.
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Dash paused in mid-punch, gaping at Danny.
As the ring of light passed over him, shimmering silver gloves encased his hands. His normal white and red t-shirt and blue jeans changed into a black and silver Hazmat suit that looked all-too-familiar. Red and white sneakers were encased in silver boots.
Danny closed his eyes as the bright ring of light approached his face, now showing the same emblem on his chest…. Ebony hair turned to pearly silver-white.
Skulker turned to Danny, a mixture of shock and fear adorning his mechanical features.
Looking around, Dash saw that the other ghosts all had similar expressions on their faces, some with hatred or anger mixed in.
Glowing neon green eyes narrowed at the ghosts, and Spectra and Desiree each inadvertently took a step back.
Skulker held his ground, as did Ember, Bertrand, and the Box Ghost.
The Lunch Lady and Walker paused in their argument to gape at Danny in disbelief that he would actually willingly reveal his secret.
The silence was broken by the whir as Skulker's missiles charged and the soft click as Ember turned the knob on her guitar. The Box Ghost shouted, "Beware!"
The fight was on.
Danny jumped into the air to avoid a blast from Ember, then while still in midair he had to dart quickly to the left to avoid shots from Skulker. He never saw Bertrand until the cougar's claws sank deep into his shoulders.
Danny hissed air through his teeth in a sharp gasp of pain, then he shot down Bertrand with an ectoblast.
When the green shape shifter hit the wall he actually stuck before he started to slide downward.
With a growl of rage, Danny nailed him with an unbelievingly powerful blast, blowing the ghost right through the wall in a barely contained explosion.
Dash finally completed his punch, sending Spectra through the hole as well.
Walker's form nearly doubled in size as he towered over the floating Danny, booming, "You still owe me 1,000 years, punk."
The boy glared at him. "Forget it, creep!" His words were punctuated by a perfectly aimed roundhouse kick that sent the warden flying into the recovering Bertrand and Spectra, knocking them all back again.
Ectoblasts nailed the Box Ghost and Lunch Lady, sending them flying over to Dash, where he treated them both to a solid punch. This sent them back in Danny's direction. He flipped expertly, kicking out with both feet and hitting both ghosts in the face. They were driven into the ground, where they lay very still and made no attempt to get back up.
Danny didn't see Ember's attack until it was too late to avoid it. She brought her guitar down on his spine with a sickening crack, throwing him to the ground.
Danny skidded for several yards before he was brought to a rather unpleasant halt by his head hitting the wall. The boy groaned and made no attempt to move as Skulker fired missiles at him again. This time he was the one who created the whole in the wall, flopping to the ground like a rag doll.
Dazed and barely still conscious, he somehow managed to pick himself up. He floated wearily back to the main hall, having to swerve several times on the way to avoid blasts from Desiree.
Alighting on the floor a few feet from Dash, Danny looked at the approaching ghosts. Six of the most powerful of his recurring enemies were approaching the boys, and they were all absolutely livid with rage.
Danny closed his eyes for a few seconds and seemed to come to a decision. When they sprang back open they seemed to be alight with radiant electricity that made them such a bright green that they were almost painful to look at.
Danny spoke softly, a mix of determination ad desperation showing in his voice. "Get behind me and cover your ears."
The quarterback did as he was told without question. Before he covered his ears, he could have sworn he heard Danny mutter something like, "Hope this works."
Then the smaller boy took a deep breath. A wailing sound filled the hall, shattering stone and blowing the ghosts away. Visible green sound waves echoed and reverberated until Danny finally ran out of energy. The blue rings appeared around his waist again, reverting him back to his normal form.
Danny leaned over, hands on his knees, panting heavily for a moment before dropping to his hands and knees. The wail had had its desired effect, and the six remaining ghosts were slumped in heaps all over the floor.
Dash blinked at the boy, finally getting a chance to ask a question. "How are you-"
"My parents made a portal that was supposed to lead to the ghost zone," Danny cut him off. "It didn't work, so I went in to check it out. It turned on while I was in there."
Dash winced. "So you're dead now? You're a ghost?"
"Half ghost, technically." Then the strain of the whole day finally caught up to Danny. Still breathing hard, his eyes closed and he collapsed in a heap on the ground.
This may not have been a good thing, but at least it gave Dash the chance to attempt comprehending what had just happened
Sometimes when you add two and two the answer is not four. He was no stranger to the phrase. Only now did that finally make sense
When you add two and two together you should end up with four- that answer is logical. But the discovery he had just made was anything but logical.
Danny Fenton, a clumsy geek that could never do anything right and had hardly any friends, plus one very freaky accident should not equal Danny Phantom, a hero who placed himself in danger repeatedly to save the town from ghostly attacks.
It just wasn't logical.
But it was true.
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