-Year 1985-
A five year old Daniel is hopping up and down as his Mom gives him the news. "We are going to Freddy's Danny! Are you excited?" Daniel yells out a loud "YES!" in response. His mom chuckles at his enthusiasm and she turns around. A large man who looks almost exactly like Daniel, but with a large scar on his left cheek. The man smiles at the woman and kisses her. He then looks over to his bouncing son and chuckles. He kneels down and says "Ready to go?" Daniel nods fervently. The man grabs Daniel and lifts him into the air. Daniel starts laughing as his dad puts him on his shoulder. The man carries Daniel out to their car and they take off.
Daniel is practically causing the car to shake with how enthusiastic he is. His mom smiles and looks back, saying "Well aren't you excited?" Daniel smiles widely and says "Yeah! It is my birthday and I love Freddy!" His mom chuckles again, then turns back to her husband. She leans over and says "How is your investigation going?" The man sighs and says "Well, not very well. This "Purple Man" keeps eluding me. Now can seem to catch him in his murders and he leaves almost no clues. Certainly not enough to find him." The women nods and says "Well Hon, I hope you find him soon. 6 murders is a lot for him to get away with. One is too many." The man just nods.
Suddenly, a loud "BOOM" is heard and the car starts swerving. The man panics and grips the wheel tightly, trying to keep it steady. The woman starts panicking as well and yells "What happened!?" The man just says "I-I think the tire blew out!" Daniel was cheering, thinking this was a game, but then he stopped. Somehow sensing his parents' distress and panic, he says "M-Mommy? Are we gonna be oka-" Daniel never finished as the car suddenly lurches sideways and starts tumbling down a nearby hill. The car keeps flipping and turning, eventually slamming into a tree at the bottom. Daniel wants to cry, but he feels too tired for anything. Daniel blinks a few times, trying to keep himself awake, but then his eyes close.
-?-
Daniel wakes up again, wondering what happened. He remembered the car moving, then it turning a lot. Then, it started tumbling. Daniel's eyes tear up as he says "W-Where am I?" Daniel knows this shouldn't be happening. He looks around and notices there is nothing but white. White floor, equally white sky, everything is just white. Daniel starts panicking slightly when suddenly a voice says "Hey kid, calm down."
Daniel swerves around and looks at the person who talked. It was a young boy. He looked to be around 8 or 9, but his eyes showed an intelligence beyond his years. He slowly walks forward and says "Kid, I am here to help you." Daniel backs up slightly, tears still in his eyes. He gulps, then says "Help with what? What is this place? Where is my mommy and daddy!" The boy sighs and says "Something very bad happened. Your mommy and daddy are in a better place now, but you are not. I can help you if you trust me." Daniel gulps again, still shaking, but nods anyways. The boy gently smiles and says "Ok Daniel. This might hurt, but it will help." Daniel nods as the boy reaches forward. He touches Daniel's forehead, and Daniel starts screaming. His left eye is burning, and his head and lower back feel like something is trying to push out of him. The pain being too much for a young boy like Daniel, makes him lose consciousness.
-Incident Sight-
Daniel blinks a couple times as his foggy mind picks up some sirens. He can hear some faint speaking, but can't make much of it out. His eyes are clearing up faster than his other senses, and he can make out police officers and paramedics running around. He can see fire off to the side, and can feel himself being moved. He looks up and sees two paramedics talking while looking at him. He still can't make out much of their words, but did manage to make out the words "black" "eye" and "glow". Daniel decides that this is too much information for his cloudy mind and drifts into sleep.
-Present Day-
Daniel's eyes are tightly shut and his teeth clench as he remembers that horrible day. His ears droop and his eyes are filled with tears as he silently cries. Mike looks on in sympathy, knowing he can't do much to help Daniel. Daniel then growls, this one being more animalistic than human, and glares at Mike. He jumps up and says "HOW DID YOU KNOW OF THAT DAY!?" Mike looks at Daniel in worry and says "Ok Daniel, calm down. I'll tell you if you cool down." Unbeknownst to Daniel, his legs had started changing shape slightly, looking like a normal animalistic hind leg. His mouth had also started extending, looking slightly like a muzzle. Daniel growls again, but then sits down. His legs and mouth revert back to normal. "That was too close." Mike thinks.
Mike then sits down and says "I know of this day because I know of who helped you." Daniel's eyes widen in shock and he says "W-What?! But I was dead then! Or, at least I think I was." Mike nods and says "You were, but not completely." Daniel's eyebrows furrow as he says "But if I was dead, how could you know who helped me." Mike sighs and says "Lets just say, I am not alone in this body." Daniel's head tilts in confusion as he says "What? How can you not be alone? Is someone else in… there…" Daniel's head snaps straight as he yells out "YOU HAVE ANOTHER SOUL?!" Mike shakes his head and says "No, not my soul. I have the soul of a child the "Purple Man" murdered. He is the one giving me the info needed for my games." Daniel slowly sits down and says "So this, child, helped me live?" Mike nods and says "He also gave you a gift." Daniel's eyebrows furrow slightly, but he quickly knows of what Mike is talking about. "My eye." Mike nods. Mike then says "Now the important part. As you heard from Vincent, you can lose your mind to your instincts if your power goes out of control. We don't want this, so I am going to have my, guest, help you with training." Daniel simply nods. Mike then gets up and stretches. He gives a sigh of relief afterwards and says "OK, Daniel. It is time for you to go know. I need to open the place." Daniel nods and walks out of the office.
Mike sighs as he watches Daniel leaves. He then says to seemingly no one "I hope he can control his powers before HE awakens." A small transparent figure appears leans out from behind Mike and says "I hope so too." Mike then walks forward and leaves his office, ready to open the pizzeria for the day.