AN: I may or may not have forgotten that i'm writing a fanfic… sorry o-o
Little warning: this chapter skips around a lot. The majority is in the past, but every "flashback" is in linear form. And its short. And character death. And kinda gore. And the fact that I'm terrible at fight scenes, so I cheated with them XD
Chapter 6: 11 Years
Danny and Sam sat in silence for a few minutes, their eyes never leaving each other.
"What happened to you…?" Sam asked quietly.
Danny sighed softly, being the first to glance away. "Too much, Sam… Too much." He closed his eyes for a moment.
Fenton House;
11 years ago
Fear. That's all he could feel. This couldn't be real, right? He had to be dreaming. Yea, this was just a dream! It had to be. Wake up, wake up!
Red…. Why were his eyes red?
Casper High;
11 years ago
Dash. He hurt Dash, of all people! And it felt good. He… he wanted to do it again. He wanted more people to hur- NO. No. That's not who he was. He wasn't evil. He-he couldn't be. ClockWork said it wouldn't happen… right?
Ghost Zone
11 years ago
Where the hell was he going? Sure, he'd left home, but he didn't have a plan after that. Do most runaways have a plan? ...was he even considered a runaway? Bah, who cares. It's not like he was every going back. Guess that meant the Zone was his home now. He was a ghost after all.
Hunger gnawed at his stomach, but he didn't know why. He was never hungry as a ghost.
Ghost Zone
10 years- 8 months ago
He wasn't able to stop himself. He didn't know why he did it. The poor thing had been innocent and completely benevolent. But he'd still done it. He'd torn apart some sweet little ghost dog and ripped out it's small green core. He nearly threw up at the memory.
He'd eaten it. He ate a ghost's core.
Ghost Zone
10 years- 5 months ago
It was growing easier to do. He only went after small unintelligent ghosts to sate his growing hunger. It no longer hurt him to kill them, but they weren't as filling as they used to be. The small power boost was a plus, though. They never had much strength, but anything left was transferred to him.
Clockwork was proving elusive. The damned ticking ghost refused to show his face. Where the hell was he!?
Ghost Zone
10 years- 4 months ago
Ember had been the first intelligent life he'd taken. The tantalizing scent of her red fire core was too much to resist. It burned on it's way down his throat, but he didn't care. It was amazing. Bright green ectoplasm was licked off his fingers until they were clean.
Ghost Zone
10 years- 2 months ago
He still couldn't find that fucking ghost. He something saw a cog float by, as if teasing him. His aimless rage was growing, and he did nothing to try to contain it.
In his anger, he completely destroyed Skulker's lair.
That destructed felt so good at his fingertips. To be able to flaunt his growing strength was something he never took advantage of before.
Ghost Zone
10 years ago
"CLOCKWORK…!" His roar echoed through the Zone. "YOU LYING BASTARD!"
He still proved elusive.
Ghost Zone
9 years ago
The ghosts had learned to avoid him by then. He killed almost everyone he came across and devoured their core. Dora, Aragon, Nocturn, Waller, Klemper, a few Observents, and even Wulf had fallen to his hands. He felt no guilt at turning random lairs into ruble.
Why would he stop, when it was so much fun?
Ghost Zone
8 years ago
It had been a long time since he'd come across another intelligent ghost. Wandering around aimlessly, he was mildly surprised to come across the Far Frozen. He hadn't been intentionally seeking them out, but hey… What's visiting an old friend going to hurt?
Ghost Zone- Far Frozen
7 years- 11 months ago
Turns out it hurt a lot.
They had him chained in an underground cell; the cuffs human and ghost proof. Danny snarled and tugged at them when Frostbite crouched in front of him, baring his fangs.
"Great One… You cannot continue on this path. You are not a malevolent being." The large creature's voice was soft, almost pitiful.
"What's it matter?" Danny growled back. "I'm doing what I want for once. I'm not wasting my time saving some ungrateful humans who couldn't give a crap about me."
"You are angry." Frostbite murmured.
"No shit, Sherlock!" Danny snapped. "You have me held captive in some dank prison cell!"
Frostbite sat back, leaning against the bars. "You've come into your full power, I see. Maturity for ghost can be very overwhelming." Danny continued to glare at him, pulling tight on the chains. His wrists were rubbed raw. "This… anger that you feel is caused by your ghost half. We are, by nature, focused on a single Obsession. Some are more obvious than others, but you… I am not too sure of. Maybe you yourself do not know it?"
Only silence answered him.
Frostbite sighed. "You know, Great One… There are other ways to deal with anger. My people have a bit of a tradition for it." He grinned. Danny raised an eyebrow. "Song."
"...singing." Danny's face dropped into an unamused frown. "Are you kidding?"
"Of course not!" The yeti laughed. "No matter the type of music, it's often used as a stress reliever. You'd be surprised. You may find it fun."
Danny scowled.
Ghost Zone- Far Frozen
7 years- 10 months ago
Humming echoed through the cells of the Far Frozen.
"When I was a child, I heard voices...
Some would sing and some would scream
You soon find you have few choices...
I learned the voices died with me
When I was a child, I'd sit for hours
Staring into open flame
Something in it had a power,
Could barely tear my eyes away
All you have is your fire...
And the place you need to reach -
Don't you ever tame your demons
But always keep 'em on a leash…"
Ghost Zone- Far Frozen
7 years- 9 months ago
"So, Great One. What is your obsession?"
"...I'm alive."
Ghost Zone
7 years- 8 months ago
It took time, but Frostbite did eventually release him. He went back to aimlessly wandering around the Zone, but no longer purposely tried to destroy any lairs. If given the chance, he would still steal the core of a lesser animal ghost.
He even tried to make a lair for himself. For the past few years, he'd been sleeping wherever he could. He'd clean the area of any ghosts before relaxing on some island. Though, since he was not a full ghost, the Zone didn't obey his wish and never created a door for him. It didn't bother him too much. So what, he didn't have a home? No one cared. He certainly didn't.
Ghost Zone
6 years ago
Some things are never meant to last.
With a few different methods of 'anger management', Danny actually felt peace for the first time in a very long time. Though he never should've expected it to be permanent. Absently humming quietly to himself, Danny was floating around the endless Zone with a roar echoed through its expanse, followed by a showy pulse of raw power.
Danny abruptly stopped. "Now that feels familiar… It couldn't be though." Despite his better judgement, he flew towards the commotion. A mad grin creeped across his face when he spotted a large island completely in crumbles, and the large man that stood at the center.
"Well… if it isn't Pariah Fucking Dark."
The King turned towards him with a snarl. "You! Ignorant child who stole my crown! Return it to me!"
Danny crossed his arms. "I didn't steal anything. Honestly surprised you recognize me, though. I'm impressed, Pariah."
A glowing green sword manifested itself in Pariah's hand. "If you will not return it, then I will take it from you!" Pariah roared.
Danny's grin only grew. "Come and try. I'm sure you'll put up a better fight than anyone here."
The two of them shot towards each other.
Ghost Zone
The two ghosts fought like gods. Rubble and stray blasts flew all over the place, though it was their thunderous roars that frightened off anyone first. Neither one of them seemed to have the upper hand at first. One would get a good shot before the other immediately retaliated.
Danny was able to catch the King off guard with his Ghostly Wail, which had only grown in strength over the past few years. It wasn't nearly enough to defeat Pariah, but it threw him down into the nearest land mass. Diving, Danny slammed down on top of Pariah's chest, causing him to be crushed further into the stone.
Both of them covered in deep wounds, Danny locked his fingers into deep gashes in Pariah's armor before tearing the metal off of him. When Pariah regained his senses and went to throw off Danny, the younger ghost released another powerful Wail directly into the king's face. Without letting it up, Danny let his ecto-energy form long green claws over his fingers before he dug them into Pariah's chest.
"Give it to me!" Danny yelled as his claws made contact with the hard core deep in the center of his chest. A mad grin cracked across his face when his fingers wrapped around it and he yanked it free. Floating away from the angry king with his prize, Danny stared down at the core in his hands. At the size of a baseball, the deep green ball was much larger than any he'd seen before.
Pariah struggled to his feet, but his body was beginning to melt without it's life source. "What have you done?! Was my Crown not enough for you!" He roared.
Instead of answering, Dann looked back down at him with a grin before he took a bite out of it like it was an apple. Fresh ectoplasm splashed across his face. Within seconds, his bleeding wounds were starting to heal.
The pained roar of a fallen king echoed around the Ghost Zone.
AN: It's 1:15 AM and I just finished this up… XD The next chapter is going to be similar, but it's really going to pick up after that, I promise!
For now…
"Vlad never did approve of my… late night excursions…" Danny laughed, though the woman in front of him had no idea what he was talking about. He ran a finger along her jawline, smirking as he felt her tremble with fear. "Then again, he thinks I stopped months ago. But how could I? Humans are just as fun as ghosts, even if they don't taste the same."