"Hey Maddie do you think we should talk about Danny's behavior all week?" Jack Fenton asked as he continued to work on a new project known as the Fenton Peeler. His wife decided to look up from the handle she was making to respond to her husband.
"If you want, we could take a visit to the school's therapist. Apparently Danny has been having personal problems that's been affecting his grades. They think we should discuss it with them before taking any action."
Hearing a click from the handle Maddie nodded with satisfaction as Jack put down a blow torch he was just using to weld together two pieces of metal. "Maddie...I'm worried about Danny, ever since we made this portal, he seemed to be even more reclusive…" Jack then sighed as Maddie came around to put her hands in his over-sized ones.
"I know how you feel Jack...I feel as if we are losing our son more and more everyday…" Maddie explained as she looked into Jack's eyes with regret. "I know we've had our differences over these past few years...but we need be there for Danny now since Jazz isn't here anymore."
Jack looked solemnly remembering what she said about their son a year back. "You said he was a lost cause…" Maddie now looked ashamed remembering how she played favorites with her children. "I'm not the best mother...but hopefully I can be there now for Danny." She now got the Fenton keys as she looked back at her husband with a bitter sweet smile. "Shall we wake up our son?"
"Of Course!" Jack shouted with some enthusiasm he was known for coming back. He traveled from the basement, to the second floor of the house, in order to knock at the door of Daniel Fenton.
"Danny-boy are you in there?" He asked as he slowly twisted the door knob to see...a empty room. "Weird...I don't remember hearing Danny leave the room.
"Is he in there?" Jack heard his wife yell from downstairs from the living walked back downstairs and explained how he found the room empty. "He must be at school already. He probably couldn't contain his excitement for the schools spirit week." Jack nodded and began walking with his wife to the Fenton-mobile to see their son. What they didn't know was that something terrible was going to happen today, that will change their lives for better or worse.
*Casper High First Period : Two hours before disaster*
I currently had both earbuds in with my hoodie draped over my head. I was currently NOT having it today. Ever since my run-in with the ghost Technus my mood has soured. I now have an uncontrollable urge to beat everything within an inch of its life.
Dash tried to pull off his normal routine of pushing my shoulder, so I could crash into someone; but because of yesterday still being fresh in my mind, I snapped. I grabbed Dash's arm where I pinned him to the wall, with my eyes glowing crimson red. He tried to break free from my hold, but I kneed him in the gut and followed through with another knee to the face.
Everyone seemed shocked at the fact 'Danny Fenton just took down the school's star quarterback with only two hits.' I didn't even blink twice as I heard the bell ring, I walked away from the downed jock as I headed towards first period.
But of course, Dash's friends were not pleased that I took him down, so they told on me to a staff member. " " I looked up from my drawing of me ripping off skulker's head with a crowbar to see with a stern look on his face. " would like to see you in her office.
'Sigh…'This wasn't the first time she's called me into her office. She figured out my human person by tying my negative energy from when I was a ghost to the same energy as a human. Because of this, she calls me to her office every now and then for a free damn meal.
"Whatever." I got up from my desk and went out the door towards her office.
"I swear if it's another one of you damn free meals, I'm going to fu-" I paused as I opened the door. My parents were looking at me with concerned eyes as Spectra had her usual damned smirk on her face.
"Welcome Danny! Your parents came in today because you've been having problems lately that I believe should be discussed." What the hell was she talking about?
"Oh really? Like what." My eyes narrowing
"Oh you know the secret you told me about that you've been trying to hide from them?" Spectra smirked as she saw my eyes were wide with panic. 'She didn't…'
"It's alright Son...we know now, and we accept you for it." I heard my dad say as he got up from the chair with mom.
"As your father said Danny, It is alright, we think nothing of it." I began to sweat.
"What are you guys talking about! I'm hiding nothing!"
They soon walked close to me as I feared for the worse, but only getting a hug from both of them. "Huh...what?" I was really confused, didn't they know I was a person they were trying to dissect molecule by molecule?
"It's okay son, no more fear. We know now you were trying to hide your sexuality." OH HELL NO!
"NO!" I yelled as I pushed them off me. "That is a lie! I am not like that!" I see in the corner Spectra laughing her ass off to this.
'All going according to plan…' Spectra thought with a smirk.
"Look I don't know what she's been feeding you, but I'm no-" A red condensed mist escaped my mouth as I saw the wolf from yesterday return with a familiar shades wearing ghost. "MOM, DAD LOOK OUT!"
"Oh no son, we are not falling fo- AH" I heard my dad scream as the wolf leaped and bit him on the shoulder. My mom not even comprehending what happened was soon electrocuted unconscious courtesy from the computer on Spectra's desk.
"NO!" I was now in a state of shock, the two people that raised me from birth were now under attacked by ghosts that know my identity. "This is all my fault…" mumbling the sentence, but Spectra heard with absolute glee.
"It sure is..." She said while grabbing something from her desk. Soon she pulled the belt my mom and dad worked on that could theoretically nullify the effects of ghost powers.
She began walking closer to me as I attempted to pry the wolf's jaws from my dad's shoulder, which was now bleeding profusely. Blood could be seen squirting from the gash as it sprayed the dark red liquid everywhere on the carpet. "LET HIM GO!" I didn't have my ghost strength because I was in human form, and I couldn't show them my ghost side or else-
I was cut from my musing as I was soon hit by the lightning. "AHHHHHH!" Spectra than seemigly teleported to my side and slipped the belt on my waist. '...No..' I felt everything stopped, my ghost healing, my 'green' eyes, everything...I was human. It felt like part of me was gone as I fell to the floor. I didn't even notice my dad get released from the bite, only noticing when his body fell onto the floor in his own pool of blood.
'I failed them...I couldn't protect those I cared about...I'm a failure.' darkness claiming my sight as I faded into unconsciousness.
"Why can't I just kill him now?" Technus asked Spectra who was hovering over Daniel's downed form.
"Because." She said began as she picked Daniel by his collar "The revenge is always sweeter when he sees how far he's failed." Soon she felt all the dark energy coming off Daniel, energizing her further. "We will kill one of them, and after he figures out all of this was his fault and delves deeper into madness, then you can end him." For some odd reason Spectra pulled out a syringe and stuck it into the Daniel's arm, draining it for blood.
"Why do you need that exactly?" Technus somewhat weirded out by the female ghost's meddlings.
"I need his DNA to hold all the misery from the teens inside my new form. Without his DNA, I will revert back to looking like an ancient grandma who needs to feed on more misery in order to sustain my power." She explained, while slowly pulling the syringe out from Daniel's arm.
"Now set him up in the cell...I got an announcement to make." She said while heading to the principal's office for a little 'chat'.
*Fenton Works Lab : 30 minutes before Disaster*
Technus phased with the now unconscious form of Daniel in his arms as he looked for a certain container in the cage. "There it is…" Technus said looking at an opened cage with green highlights. "Off you go!" Technus proceeded to throw the body into the container, slamming it shut in the process.
"A-ah my head." I said as I began to regain consciousness however also hearing a loud ring in my ears. Opening my eyes I see Technus with a displeased look, as he gazed upon me. "Technus!" I said remembering all the recent events that have taken place. "Where's my parents!" I attempted to grab hold of the bars in the cage, only to get electrocuted in the process. "FUCK!"
Technus still had his displeased look, but it had some amusement after seeing me get shocked. "To answer your question Child. Your parents are currently being held hostage by Spectra and will most likely be drained of their life energy." My eyes widened I needed to get out of here and stop her.
"I'm going Ghost!." I shouted as the white rings appeared, only for me to get shocked back to human form. "AHHH!"
"As you may have noticed, this cage designed by your parents not only can contain a ghost, but stop them from using their powers. However best of all, it shocks them." Technus finished with a smug look. "Anyways when Spectra's done draining those snot nosed kids of their energy, I can then kill you with no remorse." Technus then used his powers to conjure up a television from a small ghost portal. "TV?" He asked nonchalantly as he turned it on, allowing me to see that it was live footage of my school's gymnasium.
"Oh no…" I said as my eyes looked on with disbelief. "MOM! DAD!"
*Back at Casper High : Second period. One more hour*
Don't forget to show up to the mandatory assembly during third period! It will be the best assembly of this year! Spectra's voice reverberated the entire school, reminding everybody that today was the spirit day assembly.
Turning off the microphone, Spectra looked at the down form of principal Ishiyama and put her hand on her face. Spectra's eyes turned into full crimson red as her pupil became a black slit. Slowly principal Ishiyama turned into a frail husk, looking lifeless and dry. "Oooo always love how that feels!"
Walking to the door she looks back at the once young principal with a dark smile. "And remember to bring your best energy!" She then closed the door leaving the principal to die.
Heading towards her office, she hears the bell signaling first period was finally over. "Just one more hour." Spectra thought with a smile as she greeted teens that chose to say hello, not realizing that she was going to be all their undoings.
Entering her office, she sees that everything has been shifted back into place. The blood stains were gone from the carpet, and so were Jack and Maddie fenton. She told Bertrand to put them on stage because she wanted them to be the first ones to get drained. 'Phantom will be destroyed with this outcome, and when he does break out of the cage, I will have the necessary energy to evolve.' Soon she turned invisible and phased towards the gymnasium.
She looked around and saw the camera that hooked up to Technus's Television on the ceiling, where it was currently pointing towards the stage. 'Perfect.' She then looked towards the seats where they had these metal plates connected with tubes that led to the podium. 'After this, No one will be able to stop me.'
She saw Bertrand sitting in a chair beside Jack and Maddie, waiting for the next command Spectra wanted him to do. "Just one more hour...and I will be perfect."
RINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
The bell rang signaling the end of the second period. Everyone seemed to chatter on, as they began heading out of each of their classes and walked towards the gymnasium. One person was finally revealed that they were getting out of their boring classes, even if for a short time. A latina girl in a pink shirt was not impressed as she walked towards the gym with a atmosphere of arrogance. Both a goth girl and tech geek with a red hat were talking to each other with not a care in the world. They didn't know, no one didn't know that this period would determine the fate of both the ghost zone and human world.
AND ONE AGAIN, another chapter has been completed. Still no sign of either Vlad or Ember and it's pissing me off. AND I'M THE WRITER! Hope you all enjoyed the read, I'm still seeing what path I should let Danny take, because as of this moment, he can go either way. Leave any suggestions, or what you thought of the chapter. PotF Out Peace!