Fable of a Phantom
Special Chapter : What it means to be a hero
5 am Saturday
Danny was finally waking up after having a good rest. It was always his idea to wake up early for his morning exercise but this time he decided to take it easy. He finally got up from his bed and wore a track suit, a pair of running shoes and got a black hood. He then descended down to the ground and flew out to the front of his house. He then took out his Mp3 and wore his headphones, he started going through his music list and finally chose a song. He started running as the song was playing, the song was really giving him the motivation to run faster and faster. The lyrics really felt as though they were connected to Danny.
"Power, get the power
Right up to the limit
Hero! I don't want voice praising me or an ovation
Hero! So I fight evil in secret
Rage now, hero!
Foes are closing in and covering the sky. I won't turn my back on them
Hero! If that's the case, then let this unwavering resolution trickle down
Fight, hero! Lonely hero!
I wanna be the strongest hero!"
As the song was finally finishing, Danny then noticed that two cops were ahead of him. They were putting their hand to stop Danny. Danny then went up to the cops and took off his headphones.
"Something the matter officer?" asked Danny.
"Well we've been hearing that there have been a lot of incidents around here lately. We do live in a dangerous city full of ghosts." said Cop 1
"What kind of incidents?" asked Danny.
"Sorry kid, we can't really talk about them. By the way, what are you doing so early in the morning? Do you normally go running at this hour?" asked Cop 1
"It's the best time to go running and see the sun rise. I don't really have a specific time to go for a morning jog but I woke up early today." explained Danny.
"I see. Well do you mind if you can come with us to the station for a while?" asked the Cop.
"What? What did I do wrong?" questioned Danny.
"Nothing really, you're not in trouble at all. But since you go in the morning at times like this, we were wondering if you could give us any information a certain suspect that we've been going after." explained Cop 2.
"Oh...okay then. But can we keep this short? If my parents found out that I was at the police station, they'll ground me for life." said Danny. The cops then laughed a bit and nodded to Danny's request. The three then walked over to the police station.
Police Station
Danny was currently in the interrogation room with the head chief of the police department. She wasn't really keen on the idea of bringing a kid for information but needed all the sources she could get. She was actually really pretty, she had long blonde hair, a pair of glasses and her usual police uniform.
"Morning so, my name is Michelle Covington. The head of the police department, here in Amity Park." said Michelle.
"My name is Danny Fenton and...I'm just a kid." said Danny. Michelle then went over to the drink machine and got Danny a soda, Michelle got herself coffee.
"We're really sorry about this Danny but we were wondering if you could give us any information about this guy." said Michelle as she showed Danny a picture of a man with a bald head and black jacket. He had a piercing on his nose and skull tattoo on his neck.
"Huh...never seen this guy before. Mind if I can have a closer look?" asked Danny. Michelle was about to pass the picture over to Danny but then as Danny was about to grab the picture, Michelle noticed a cut on Danny's hand.
"Wait! What happened to your hand?" asked Michelle. Danny then looked over to his hand to see the cut as well, it was the cut he received when he was fighting the ghost wolf, snake and octopus. The snake and octopus were easily defeated but the wolf was able to hit him before getting sucked into the Fenton thermos.
"Oh...uh..this? Oh...um...I got it from...some other guys." said Danny.
"Other guys? What do you mean?" asked Michelle. She was really starting to get suspicious of Danny since kids never really woke up that early before and they don't really have blood on their hands.
"Yeah...I get bullied a lot." admitted Danny.
"Oh...you must be pretty weak then." said Michelle. Danny didn't say anything and just kept his emotions in after being called weak. If they only knew what Danny was really capable of.
"Yeah...I am. That's why I try to work out early so I don't meet them in the streets." said Danny.
"Well have you told your parents or teacher about this?" asked Michelle
"I try to but my parents are too busy with their job and my teachers always take the bullies side. No matter what, I always end up losing." said Danny.
"Well why not tell us? If it's getting that bad, then you can always let us help you." offered Michelle.
"Thanks for the offer but it's not that drastic. What they do isn't gonna stop me from achieving my dream." said Danny.
"And what is that dream?" asked Michelle.
"I want to be strong and become an astronaut." admitted Danny.
"An astronaut? That's an interesting dream but why did you want to become an astronaut?" asked Michelle.
"It's because I always wanted to go beyond the skies and see the world from above. I always found it so cool." admitted Danny.
"And is a cop not cool?" asked Michelle.
"Well I didn't really say that." said Danny.
"I know out job isn't as cool as an Astronaut but we do our job for the good of the people. We watch traffic, protect people from delinquents and preserve public safety and order. Without the police, the society wouldn't be functioning." explained Michelle.
"Wow, I never knew the different responsibility's that you had to take." said Danny but in truth he did. He learned the history and laws of the past and studied the different occupations of the society. Danny always found the cop occupation amazing but he wanted to protect people his own way.
"Not like it matters anyway. No matter how much we work for our society, people ignore us and to the much more attractive "Guys in White" and the hero "Danny Phantom"." said Michelle.
"Of course it matters, though people may see only the other organizations and Phantom. They still see the importance of having the law that you uphold for our town." said Danny.
"I doubt it, the people only see the work of the ghost kid or the "Guys in White". The people don't know anything about how hard we try for them. Guys like him who only seek attention won't understand it. In fact, I had a subordinate here who really showed his talent in this job." said Michelle.
"I-I'm sorry...but...had?" asked Danny.
"Yes, he was a funny guy. Always putting everything into his work and showing off his enthusiasm. Even though it was only his second year of working, he was already showing great promise. But then a few weeks ago, he got attacked. Every bone in his body was broken but he never let go of his radio. He used up the last of his energy and described to us the culprit...until he finally said "Be careful Michelle." He was worried about others even until the end, how could this happen to such a nice guy?" said Michelle as she was wiping her tears.
"I'm...so sorry sir." apologised Danny.
"It's fine...in our line of work, we will experience loss. He joined the police after he failed his college exams. He always told me about how he wanted to start a family and live a good life. But no one cares, to them he'll just be some cop who died. No one will ever remember him for the courageous things he did for us." said Michelle
"I will." said Danny which surprised Danny.
"What?" asked Michelle.
"The people out there may not remember him but you can definitely know that I will. I may not have known him in person but a man who's willing to protect others until his last breath is a real hero. After all, it's a cop duty to protect those who can't do it themselves." said Danny which made Michelle smile.
"Thank you Danny. At least someone can recognise the sacrifice of our men." thanked Michelle.
"No problem." replied Danny.
"Well I guess you should get going now, we've kept you here long enough. Your parents will probabl..." said Michelle but then the ground started shaking.
"What was that?" asked Danny but then his ghost sense activated.
Just then another officer came running through the door in panic.
"CHIEF! We got an emergency on the first floor!" said the officer
"Danny, things might get dangerous so I need you to get out of here through the back. I don't want you to get hurt." said Michelle. Danny just nodded and quickly ran out of the room to reach the back.
"Lets go!" said Michelle as she ran down stairs with the officer. When she reached the bottom floor, she noticed how all the cops were behind the counter with their gun loaded. The entrance was completely wrecked and the ground was cracked. Several cops were already knocked out cold.
Michelle then looked up to see the reason and what she saw completely scared her. A giant blob monster with a horrifying face. It's entire body lost it's skin and you could see all of it's organs and flesh. A burning red face with a devilish smile.
"There you are!" roared the red monster as it slammed it's foot on the ground and shook everything. All the cops lost their footing and grabbed the closest thing to help them stand.
"W-who are you?" questioned Michelle.
"Don't recognise me? Can't blame you. The day I robbed the store, your friend was chasing after me. He carried on chasing after me until I finally escaped into the Plasmius labs. I tried to escape but he carried on chasing me until it finally happened. I fell into some kind of chemical and became this! A horrifying monster with no skin or face. I became nothing but a monster! But little did it matter, after becoming this thing, I got strength to take down anyone I wanted. Including your cop friend." said the Red blob which angered Michelle.
"Open fire!" yelled Michelle as the cops took out there guns and started shooting towards him but the blob like creature wasn't even scratched by the bullets.
"Chief! It's not working!" yelled the cops.
"(This isn't gonna work! There's nothing we could do against that thing! I have no choice!)" thought Michelle as she quickly took out her phone.
"Chief! What are you..." said the cop.
"Hello! Is this the GIW?" asked Michelle. The cops were all surprised since Michelle never wanted to be helped by the guys in white but for her to finally give up her pride and ask them for help was really disappointing for the cops. They couldn't help but feel helpless in this situation.
"Yes this is the GIW, what is your emerge..." said Agent K but then the head operative quickly grabbed the phone.
"And who is this speaking?" asked Alpha Agent O. He was the leader of the GIW and took lead of the ghost hunting but never helped unless it was for money or self gain.
"This is Michelle of the Amity Park Police Department, we require some serious assistance. We are currently under attacked by a monster and none of our firearms are affecting him. Please send us reinforcements." said Michelle.
"Oh? Officer Michelle, how long has it been since you rejected me?" asked Alpha Agent O.
"Now is not the time for this, Eugene! Our people here are getting hurt and we require assistance!" exclaimed Michelle.
"So you're asking for my help? The Chief of Police who doesn't acknowledge the existence of the GIW is asking for our help? I heard you considered us a threat because of our power. Would it not be ironic if the people who you considered a threat were the ones who saved you? You do realise that if I do this, you will never have the right to complain again and you will be admitting that the police is useless." said Eugene.
"Why is he doing this?" asked Agent M.
"The GIW doesn't want any kind of interference from the government but even so, it's quite a mean thing to do." said Agent K.
Back at the station, all the cops stopped firing after their guns ran out of ammo. They were really in a bad situation with the monster getting closer and closer.
"(No! The police has lost everything now...but I can't let my subordinates get hurt! I have to do this!) Please...every second counts!" said Michelle.
"Fine, I'll do it if you agree to date me and...if you say "I beg you"." said Eugene. Even the two other Agent's who were listening to the conversation were disgusted. He was abusing his power as command and letting people get hurt.
"(I don't have a choice!)…..I beg yo..." said Michelle but then a hand quickly swiped her phone and crushed it. Michelle then looked at her hand to see that her phone was gone and crushed.
"MY PHONE! WHAT DID YOU..." said Michelle as she looked up. Right there in front of her was Danny Phantom with a serious face.
"T-that's Danny Phantom!" said the cop.
Danny just looked at the red monster and raised his hand. He quickly sent a force push which sent the red blob flying back towards a wall.
"W-what are you..." asked Michelle.
"Neither the heroes nor the police do their jobs because someone says "I beg you", understood?!" said Danny in a serious tone.
"Wha..." said Michelle.
"I don't know who you were talking to but that guy on the end of the line, is no hero. I am right here and let me help you for the protection you have given this town when I couldn't." said Danny as he started walking towards the Red Blob. The Red blob was rubbing his head and stood up to see that Danny was walking towards him.
"I don't care who you are but I'm gonna crush you!" yelled the Red Blob as he got up.
"Listening to your heart, I doubt that red face." said Danny as he walked closer to the Reb Blob.
"What is he doing?" asked the cop. Danny just walked closer and made a finger pistol, he then pointed his finger towards the Red Blobs chest.
"Bang." said Danny. Everyone was just silent at what they heard, was he actually trying to do something or just playing around.
"Why you?! Don't you mess with m...!" yelled the Red Blob but then a huge hole appeared on the Reb blobs chest. The blob then collapsed.
"What...what did you do to him?" questioned Michelle as she got closer.
"I put a hole on his chest. Simple as that." said Danny.
"You killed him?" asked Michelle.
"No, just stopped him from attacking." said Danny as he made his hand intangible and pulled a ghost outside of the Red Blob. The blob couldn't move but the hole was finally filled again.
"W-what was that?" asked Michelle.
"He had a ghost inside him, that was how he got those powers." said Danny.
"What? But what about the chemicals?" asked Michelle.
"It just changed his appearance, nothing else. Which reminds me, sorry about this." said Danny as he became intangible and flew into Michelle.
Outside the Police Department
There were many reporters and camera's just waiting to see the GIW take care of the ghost. The GIW then came down from jets and got their weapons ready.
"We are reporting live here at the Amity Park Police Department, apparently they have been under attacked by some kind of monster. It was said that the entire police force was defeated and so the GIW are here to apprehend it and save the city. They apparently requested them for back up and the GIW responded immediately." said the news reporter.
"I leaked that information. This was the perfect opportunity to show them who's higher up." said Eugene.
"What's this?! Someone's coming out of the police department!" said the news reporter. All the GIW agents then got their weapons ready and pointed it towards the individual who was walking out but all their faces were surprised when they saw that Michelle was actually carrying the Red Blob. After getting in front of everyone, Michelle then dropped the blob in front of them.
"A...a monster! How is this possible? It seems the police has handled the monster!" said the news reporter.
"WHAT?!" yelled Eugene.
"The Police! It's seem they were able to subdue the monster!" said the News Reporter. Everyone then started cheering as they saw that the Police can handle themselves as well. Michelle then started walking back into the Police Department but once she got inside, Danny quickly flew out of her and grabbed her before she fell.
"W-what happened?" asked Michelle.
"You saved the day. Be proud of that officer." said Danny. Michelle then looked up to see that the news reporters were all trying to get in close to ask questions about the monster.
"Thank...you." said Michelle as she kissed him on the cheek and fainted due to fatigue after being overshadowed by Danny. Danny then flew over to a chair and let her rest there.
"Chief! Are you okay?" asked the cop.
"I-I'm fine but...where's Phantom?" asked Michelle.
"It's seems he flew away. But if it wasn't for him, we wouldn't be able to take down that blob thing. Guess that ghost kid wasn't so bad after all." said the cop.
"(Guys like him who only seek attention won't understand it.)" remembered Michelle. She remembered about how she told Danny that Phantom was only doing it to look good and get attention but after the events of today, her thought on him changed.
"…...no, he wasn't just a ghost kid. He was a hero." said Michelle.
(A/N I'm not gonna lie, I know that people were expecting the harem chapter but it's still on the works. No need to worry, I'm definitely still working on it and it will be done soon. The only reason why I did this chapter is because my friend recommended something to me recently and it really inspired me to write this chapter. I found it close to Danny's persona and wanted to show what he felt about justice. Anyways I apologise again for not doing the harem chapter and delaying it but please understand it will be done soon enough. Please do carry on reviewing and give me some criticism, I also would like to thank you for 100 reviews! I never expected this story to get so far but I'm glad people could read and enjoy you and please do wait for the upcoming chapter. Have a good morning/day/evening/night!)
(P.S Try and guess what I got the inspiration from)
(P.S P.S Also a new title has been added to the voting list "I'm a dad?". As most of you can guess, this chapter is gonna have Danny realise his new duty but he's gonna have more then he realises. Thanks to Dialga213 for this idea.)