Chapter Seven - Behave While I'm Gone

A week later

Rage that was all that mattered to a certain deviant reformed ghost... Rage. His body steamed in anger as he replayed that video over and over in his head. His footsteps leaving light scorch marks in the very floor he walked, his little sister- cousin looked on in worry while his lover sobbed. Dan could only rack his long black hair in sheer madness as the video went on frame by frame in his mind, is that what he had done in the HIS old future? So much devastation, destruction, the screams of those innocent people rang in his mind like a broken record. The shame washed over him then, the realization of what Clockwork and his younger self had sacrificed hitting him hard in the chest. What Vlad had done to that city along with his cohorts was the exact same thing he had done but worse only difference... He looked to change and had. Danielle looked on as Dan went through three rage quits and four mental breakdowns in the course of thirty minutes, she could relate to him. They were both the end result of Masters, his greed and pettiness only difference... Dan was half of Vlad and half of Danny, she was a just a knockoff of Danny's DNA. Her grimace of despair turned into a scowl of determination, they were going to make it starting with consulting Danny. Meanwhile in the living room, Clockwork laid upon the sofa, silent tears streaming down his face in agony. Without his time screens he could only view the world in snippets, a lot of good that did him... This attack had slipped through his sights so now he was blaming himself. He was supposed to be Daniel's eyes and give him insight to future assaults so they could be squashed if they should so arise but he had failed and the price was cataclysmic. The family of three moped but then it hit them, this was only the start, the sign to that... Was someone knocking on the door. Dan moved to answer it... It was Danny.

"You look like smug as shit." Dan mused with crossed arms. "What's the occasion?"

"Hello to you to, ME. " The jeer made the elder demon sneer then he moved to let him in. Clockwork sat up on instant but hung his head in shame. Danny saw this and sighed, placing a gentle hand on his shoulder. "I know this may sound cliché but this is NOT your fault. That bastard refused to accept his fate and took his rage out on innocent people instead of facing up to what was coming. If it makes you feel any better, I got you these... COME ON IN GUYS! " At his order, mysterious men in spy suits came in and each was carrying a 42 inch flat screen TV except for the last guy who wore a suit and had thinning brown hair with blue eyes. He turned to Dan and asked.

"Where do you want those? " Dan was shocked but glanced at his younger self who only wore a soft smile and nodded at him.

"Uh~ um? Spare room in back? "

"Done. Gentlemen." The man replied. "Retro-fitted Rainbow Quartz viewing screens with High Definition and Surround Sound as ordered. Tell me again why do they need these? "

"I told you, Coulson. These are my top advisors, only my main one can't see the outcome of this without his time screens. " Danny mused. "Enjoy the screens, CDubs." All of them looked at the aforementioned demi-god of Time only to find him beaming with joy in that instant... TACKLE! All three men were tackled to the ground with love and affection as Clockwork felt his powers return tenfold.

"Thank you, Daniel! " He cried and kissed both personifications and cuddled the third who wore a look of confusion but giggled in his hold. Danny managed to slip out and pulled out his new StarkPhone :

TO DO LIST

- Hook Valerie and Sam up with new weapons courtesy of SHIELD ~ DONE

- Give Tucker Tony Stark's and Bruce Banner's autographs plus give him new tech ~ DONE

- ** GET CW NEW TIME VIEWING SCREENS** ~ DONE

- Meet the Avengers

He was dreading that last one but nonetheless he went back inside to issue his orders for his top generals. He found the agents looking at the home his elder self had made for his darling Clock and little sister with his funds from his general duties and his job as wait for it... A tattoo artist. After his reformation Dan swore to do right by Clockwork, he was half of Danny which granted him an extensive artistic abilities — school by day, body art practice by night... On his babe, hint hint. Finally after some time he graduated and used his general money to buy his own shop complete with his own staff and tools. It was the good life till this... But they were going to take it back.

"Okay, guys here's the ~!"

"You made a deal with Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. " Clockwork butted in. " They wanted to recruit you in the first place, for the sake of your Shiva's Arms ability which I can sense is getting stronger. It was a mutual truce since you and them share the same problem at the expense of a few of dowry gifts from them. "

"Thank you, Nerd." Danny and Dan whined together at the psychic Timelord "Anytways. Breakdown, I'm going with them. Clockwork, I want CONSTANT updates, anything and everything on Vlad and his new BFF. Cause from the visions, I got ol'dude is bad news with a capital B. Dan, I'm going out on a limb saying this but~... You're in charge. " The heathen perked but then his eyes flashed red while his smile turned devious and feral... He received a firm smack upside the head from their respective sister- daughter.

"Translation : Don't fuck up my army. " She whined.

"Language. " Everyone scolded of her but Danielle just shrugged.

"Put shades on Spectra, Skulker, Walker and Aragon. They drive his forces when he's not around and from the looks of things he's upgrading. Look for cracks in their physical and mental infrastructures, they're either gonna turn on him or cripple each other. "

"You got it... Your Majesty. Come back in one piece, will ya? " Dan teased.

"Don't even think about it. " Danny chimed. "I'll be back before you can say Dibs. Love you guys. " At this a series of kisses and hugs was exchanged but before Danny and his mysterious entourage of agents left...

"Oh and Dan? "

"Yes? "

"Don't kill Tucker. " The ghastly monster slumped in his sofa while Clockwork petted his hair.

After that refreshing fiasco, Coulson and Danny got back in their town car. It was awkward for the seasoned SHIELD agent, like seriously... A royal half-dead boy?! And he thought things couldn't get any stranger, he remembered Fury's order faithfully : get as much as you can about this Ghost Zone and his powers out him, make him trust you. The agent sighed and shook his head, as much as he wanted to and claim this the easiest assignment ever, the Fenton boy was proving hard to break. He was a being of folklore so psychic powers and sensing human discomfort was a given. He cast Coulson a wayward glance and smirked, he could tell the man was subtly irked by him plus mildly disturbed.

"Ask me. " He randomly chimed. The agent pulled himself from his thoughts.

"What? " Danny chuckled softly.

"You guys have been dying to practically ask me that question so just ask. " Coulson gave the boy beside him a level glare but sighed.

"How'd you die? Or half die? " The halfa royal sighed to get the jitters and anxiety out his system, that question hurt a bit but in the long run it would help him build a relationship with these new people who deliberately went out their way to ally themselves with him.

"Three years ago when I was fourteen, my parents had built their dream project, the Fenton Ghost Portal. Which allows travel to and fro from the Ghost Zone but the thing is when they first tried it, it flopped...~" The air in the limo became frigid as the royal recounted his origin tale, and Coulson gauged his frame and posture, this must be the horrific and painful part he presumed. He was right. "I~ I put on a spare suit, while my friends stood off to the side, I went inside to check out what went ~ wrong... Next thing I know there's fifty thousand degrees of shearing hot ectoplasm electrocuting me from head to toe."

Coulson could gape as the boy finished his story, he studied the teen only to find silent tears streaming down his face and after a minute or two he wiped them away. The agent's inner parent took over so he moved over and hugged the royal teen who silently sobbed in his arms. Danny had been strong for so long that it felt nice to let loose a few tears especially about something so horrendous.

"It's okay, Danny. " Coulson coaxed. "You're not the only one made by such circumstances but look at how you turned out. A great kid with~ WOW. His own kingdom. It is an honor to even be near you and I thank you for sharing your story with me, alright. And now, you're about to amongst other weird people who can relate to you. So are you gonna be okay? "

"Yeah, I'll be fine. "

ACROSS THE ATLANTIC - MOSCOW, RUSSIA IN THE MOUNTAINS

An army was being forged or rather rebuilt from a past assault, two warlords sat in comfort as incubators harvested metal and ghost energy to create impervious super soldiers. The main war monger in charge stood off to the side with his arms crossed over a teal chest covered in scars, his four fuschia tails flowed nonchalantly as he thought his victories and let the powerful essence of his new aura flow through his veins. Vlad was in love with his new ability and status, turns out like Daniel he been gifted with... A Titan. A higher form of ghosts or to put it simply him and Daniel had been linked to ancient gods. Creatures of high power, Loki been kind enough to explain it to him and help him (PAINFULLY) connect with the creature that had aligned itself with him... A Nogitsune of flame. Made sense, the creature craved chaos which Vlad was all too willing to provide and he was a flame core, the most chaotic element of all. Loki laid out languidly on a stolen love seat as he observed the hybrid man relish in his new power. This ~ Being was his key to universal domination, they were perfect together. A beast made from a bumbling accident who constantly bordered life and death plus Asgard's most powerful darck sorcerer, the combination was sublime... Those idiot Avengers were in for it.

"I see you're enjoying your Titan..." The magician mused.

"I can't believe that little runt discovered this power before me. " Vlad snarled with jealousy and awe. "It feels~ MIRACULOUS. "

"He's a good little hero..." Deadpanned Loki. "Did you really think he'd share such a powerful and potent ability with the devious likes of you? The very man trying to take his crown and rule the universe? "

"No. Which is part of the reason why I chased him. Those six blue, decorated arms would smash me into the ground over and over again, I was at his mercy. But now that you've helped me find my true power... He will be at mine. "

"Hasty, hasty... " Teased Loki. "We still have a world to conquer which is why we need him alive. You will beat him down, I'll say a few words and we place the crown on your head... The world is yours, Asgard is mine. Revenge will shall be oh, so sweet. " Vlad chuckled and looked at the alien, wondering what made the being choose him, he was adamantly sure he was being used but for now he was willing to let slide in exchange for his new power.

"You had a whole world of allies to choose from... " The tycoon mused as he petted one of his tails. "Why me? "

"Because you have ambition and worldly resources. " Loki replied, for once he wasn't lying. Vlad had everything he looked for in a ally. Drive, ambition, passion, basically... A heart. The fact he had shit tons of the prime Midgardian currency was a nice bonus. "Your drive will bring the success of this mission." Vlad smirked at that and then... He dived only to land on the ground floor of their base with a fuschia aura personifying his Nogitsune. He looked around at all the progress that had been made, it was more than he ever hoped to accomplish with those bumbling generals of his. But right now was the beginning game against Daniel and it was too early to start making sacrifices even if they were going to be worth it. A cruel smile graced his face as his claws grew out and his fangs got enlongated.

"Your move, little Badger..." He let loose a PARIAHIAN ROAR that measured up to the GHOSTLY WAIL as his true form flexed its tails for all they were worth.

BACK ACROSS THE ATLANTIC - NEW YORK CITY

Danny chuckled to himself at the jet SHIELD supplied him, it was fit for royalty: black, white and gold, the seats were soft and cozy while a lone butler brought him all manner of snacks. He thought back on how they had set it up to pull him away from his parents and school: he had been invited to a symposium hosted by NASA and Stark Industries on Astronuclear Physics. The invitation that had shown up in the mail hard said the seminar and all other activities would take about two weeks. Jazz and Tucker had been immensely jealous — anything with the word Stark justified said genius' presence. His Queen, Sam had been saddened but he promised her he'd back before she could say Hot Topic and they exchanged all manner of kisses, he hated leaving her behind. But he gathered up his greatest advisors and made them promise to keep an eye on Dan and protect their home while he was away. This garnered several confused reactions but being he was the Prince, they didn't question it. His parents were suspicious being they expected Jazz to get invites like that but they were happy for him. As of now he drunk some soda out a fancy champagne glass as a series of files rested in front of him... His possible new allies. He pulled out his new phone and turned Pandora on then got to reading. First off inside Natasha's, he found a note from the Director:

[ Daniel James Fenton,

Welcome to the Avengers Initiative. It pleased me greatly when you accepted the offer to join the Earth's Mightest Heroes. With your skills we can put an end to this threat, and future ones to come. I'm glad to be allied with someone of your prominent stature and force, may our alliance be a fruitful one. We hope the jet and all other accommodations are to your liking. We've supplied you with a series of files on all your new allies, please do read them and be ready.

Your Ally, Nick Fury ]

The man left a nice impression on him but he knew it was just politics, anyways he started reading.

By the time he had finished reading the files, they had landed at JFK. Danny was a kid in a candy store as he took in the MAJESTY that was NYC— if he thought it looked good during the day with that gorgeous skyline, he was going to faint when night fell. The tall buildings had a shimmer as they reflected the sun's rays with urban splendor.

"Hey kid. " The captain called over the intercom. That voice. "How ya like NYC? "

"It's ~~ AWESOME. " He beamed as he looked to Agent Barton, who had just stepped out the cockpit. He smirked at the young man as he watched those ice blue eyes fill with wonder, guess he never left home too often.

"Well then let me be the first to welcome you to New York. "

"Thanks... Frank. " Clint sighed and shook his head, it was fair game, they had lied to the royal before coming clean on their intentions. At this the elder open the luggage compartment and removed Danny's things, figuring this was how to treat royalty even if they were otherworldly. They stepped off the plane only to find Coulson and another town car waiting for them driven by Tony's personal chauffeur, Happy.

"He's kinda small ain't he? " Happy mused as he put up a hand to cover his eyes from the sun's glare to see Danny better.

"Yeah but with the power he's packing it's estimated he could take down Banner." Coulson replied. "The smallest ones pack the biggest firepower. " At that Coulson walked away to greet their new ghostly ambassador.

"Good to see you again, Danny. " The two shook hands while Hawkeye put his bags in the trunk. After that everyone piled into the car and drove off. At first the ride was silent but after a while Happy got a bit antsy, can anybody blame him? There was a hald-dead boy in the backseat next to a master assassin.

"So kid, where y'all from? " Danny snapped out his wonder filled daze with the new city and smiled softly. Meme joke— BEWARE!

"Straight out of Amity. " Clint pinched the bridge of his nose at the blatant reference, remembering a night where him and fellow Avengers had watched the source of that meme... Steve had been ready to fight the entire West Coast for a week. Danny snickered at the archer's reaction so did the rest of the crew. But Happy had another question on his lips.

"So what are you? Like a ghoul or vampire or somethin?"

"Nah, nothing like that, dude. I'm a halfa." Danny answered with a blush as he scratched his neck. "That's what the other ghosts call me mainly plus the other guy. I'm part ghost because of the accident that gave me my powers. " At this Danny made a small green orb, Clint's eyes went wide as he reached out to touch it, the boy tossed it to him only for it to mildly implode and... Cover the assassin in snow. Everyone laughed while the marksman proceeded to give the royal knucklehead a boogie.

After a fun and relatively calm ride they had arrived at Stark Tower, Coulson just pulled out his phone and hit a few buttons while Hawkeye... Found an air vent panel. Danny was shocked let alone disturbed by the way he was planning to enter the building.

"Uhhhh? What are you doing? "

"Heading inside, kid. " Clint answered and once the panel was removed he crawled inside. Danny bent down to look in only to find a blank clean air vent that looked like a pristine cave. He half expected to see Barton fall back down but all he got was an echoed "See ya on the tenth floor, Elsa." Danny blushed in annoyance at the nickname, having watched said movie with his friends. They wouldn't 'Let it go ' for a month.

"Don't worry," Mused Coulson. "We all got special ways of getting inside here. You can fly up if you want. " Danny mused it over then looked up the side of the giant, flamboyant building.

"Well in that case... See ya, Coulson. " Danny disappeared in a flurry of snow.

In his icy transient state, Danny counted to ten as he passed through each floor till he finally emerged on the tenth. He found himself in some lounge with a bar on the far right side, its shelves lined in alcohol. When he turned around, he noticed a sleek copper tone table with about ten chairs then to the far left of that a little nook corner complete with a shelf of books and leather bean bag chairs. And directly nest to that was a line of massive windows. But the main sight that captivated him by far was the den like couch area complete with a nice and sleek glass table plus... The giant theater sized flat-screen on the lone wall. Tony Stark stayed paid. In all his wonderment and child like awe, the royal halfa didn't notice the otherworldly blonde Norseman inching closer to him with caution and calm anger, figuring the poor boy an intruder... Hammer in hand.

Thor was heading to the kitchen when he saw the tiny wisp of ice and snow emerge from the middle of the floor. His advanced senses allowed his nose to pick up on the horrid stench of Death that lay masked within the ice as it materialised to reveal a... Boy, no older than 16 or seventeen. Thor had only heard tales of such creatures, old fairy tales used at bed time to tame misbehaving children. But never had seen one in person but if the stories were anything to go by then he was NOT taking any chances with the creature. The boy was pristine and clean compared to the tales, according to them the being had to crawl out of its own grave so it could harass the living at night... The Asgardian was face to face... With a Draugr.

When Danny turned back around, he tensed immediately and posed himself for a fight. The blonde blue eyed man looked ready to slam him down with that hammer in his hands. Danny could tell this guy relied more on strength and offense than brains and defense, he could use that especially if the man took the first shot. The royal racked his brain as he went over the files in his mind, searching for the man's face in his memories... BINGO!

"You must be Thor, Norse god of thunder. Am I right? " He eased. "I'm Danny. Danny Fenton. Can we~ TALK. This out before you take that oversized club to my head?"

"I never thought I'd get to fight one of your kind. " Thor mused with caution. "The scourge of Niflheim. Leave this tower and return unto your grave lest I make you. "

"Believe it or not, I'm SUPPOSED! To be here. " Danny defended of himself. "You can talk to Coulson, Barton, or better yet let's call Fury. I got his number in my cell. "

"Why would the Man of Fury enlist the help of such scum? " Thor seethed as the two walked in a circle for a good old Mexican standoff. " Why am I even reasoning with a mindless creature such as the likes of you? Tis a lie ever word you speak. " Danny growled, not only did the guy speak in that damn Shakespearean way but he had the nerve to insult and demean his royal ghost status. Just like his parents, this guy was under educated on Spectral Phenomenon and... Needed to be taught a lesson.

"Okay, dude. I wanna be friends... " Danny clawed back. "But throw one more insult my way and I will GLADLY! Use my Arm's to toss you out that damn window. "

Thor chuckled, that tiny thing threatening to toss him out the WINDOW?! The funny part he was actually serious about it?! Oh, this was going to be fun... He went for the boy!

His hammer crashed down on blue ice shield and the sheer blast of it knocked Thor back. Danny's eyes glowed a Diamond ice blue as he floated and readied himself for a throw down with the God of Thunder. Said god twisted Mjolnir in his hand and spun it then for the teen again only two giant blue ice arms knocked him back and into the floor. He got back up and went after the boy who in this moment made the bad decision to land but when Thor came after him and Mjolnir came down on him... The hammer came in contact with nothing while a freezing wisp whipped the god's face. The Draugr appeared on the other side of the room, the four massive ice arms shielding their hell bound creator.

"You fight well for a hell spawn. " Thor panted. "Defeating you will be a true sweet victory. "

"Come and get it, muscle head. " Danny taunted back. Thor came at him with Mjolnir and it turned into a fight of hand to hand combat because the Asgardian went to smash his arm only to fight Mjolnir frozen in hell frost.

"Ha! " Danny taunted then proceeded to beat the ever living hell out of Thor. The two fought for a good minute till the fighting had attracted an audience, Clint had arrived via his air vent, Coulson came up on the elevator, Steve through Banner came rushing out the back. Natasha leaned on the wall and smirked as she watched Danny give Thor a run for his money with Shiva's Arm's. Finally whennit came down to it... The Asgardian had been restrained by two of the four massive blue arms and was getting ready to be punched out by two more as Danny made a fist in his face.

"Nice. " She mused. The royal's concentrated turquoise eyes flashed in her direction and he smiled softly, he went over and hugged her.

"Hey, Agent Romanoff. "

"Hey, Danny. " Tony couldn't let such a sweet sight go on so long but at least Steve used the excuse of putting a ten in his back pocket to grope his assistant.

"Excuse me, Frosty but can you release Point Break over there and we can go meet up with Fury about this Loki problem? " Danny glared at the short genius and the barbaric god, but he looked to Clint and Natasha for some sort of confirmation. They nodded, Thor was released but not before... HE WAS INADVERTENTLY TOSSED OUT THE WINDOW BY TWO ICE ARMS.