Remember: A father`s daughter
Pariah's strikes
Shout out to Queen of Music
Two days later
"Danny, you have to stop being so…. scary towards boys" Ember said as she lay on the bed with the blanket barely covering, her sweaty body.
"I'm just looking out for her" Danny said as he kissed her on the lips before he pulled out, and lay down beside her. Ember sighed as she turned her head and stared at him, she rolled on her side and lay her hand on his chest.
"If you keep this act up," Ember said closing her eyes, "She's going to hate you"
"She can date but I have to be six feet underground first," Danny said holding her hand and pulling the blanket to cover their naked bodies.
"Gosh… you're such a moron," she said softly hugging him slightly
"I'm your moron," Danny said taking Ember's left hand and rolled her wedding ring slightly, "Forever… remember?"
"Stupid," she said smiling at him slightly
"My sweet rockstar" he replied and kissed her forehead.
"Don't forget about Aria's checkup with Clockwork" she said and yawned
"Noted" Danny said before he fell asleep.
Pariah's castle
Pariah stood in his castle and was testing out his powers, he was the rightful ruler of the Ghost Zone and the most powerful ghost in existence! His power has finally been restored but not its fullest strength as he would like, he needed his crown and ring to be at his peak. But he was still more powerful than those who opposed them, he could easily beat that half-ghost, Danny Phantom! He didn't need an army like before because Danny had a weakness now, he had his offspring to protect, which made him weaker.
"Finally…. after so long in that coffin… I will make you pay for imprisoning me!" Pariah said to himself as he clenched his fists. "Once I get rid of you... I will reclaim my kingdom!" he said and laughed.
"Time to pay a visit on your half breed, Phantom…." Pariah smiled and took flight. He already knew how to finish Danny once and for all, and without using a single ounce of his powers. That revolting little half-breed was Phantom's greatest weakness! Something everyone could see, she was weaker, inexperienced, just like her mortal mother. He knew that by destroying his half-breed and his mortal woman, the pain and grief would destroy Phantom from within and leaving him vulnerable enough for Pariah to end his misery life...for good.
The next morning
"Aria…." Aria blinks slightly and opened her eyes, she sat up and rubbed her eyes slightly and allowed her vision to focus slightly. She lowered her hands and looked up when she realised Pariah Dark was standing in her room, she gasps softly and tried to back away slightly.
"What do you want with me?!" Aria asked shaking slightly as the memories from before returned, "Answer me! Or…. Or I'll scream….! Then my dad will get you!"
Pariah glared at her before he suddenly wraps his fingers around her neck, he smiled as he squeezed this foolish child's neck.
"Go ahead and I'll break your neck before you can breathe out a word," he said grinning as he tightens his grip, watching as Aria held his wrist in an attempt to free herself.
"W…. why… me?" Aria managed to ask as she moved her legs slightly.
"Why you? What a question!" Pariah said laughing slightly and shaking his head, "Your Danny Phantom's brat! I'm going to kill you and then your mother! But to be honest, I'm more looking forward to killing you, half-breed!"
"L…. let…. go….," Aria gasps as she loosens her grip
"Wait…" Pariah whispered as he approaches and closed his eyes slightly, "You're not a half breed… yes, I should have seen this sooner! Your whore mother is human which means… you have more human DNA than ghost!"
"D…. da…. dad…." Aria shouted in a soft whisperer
"Oh…. Daddy won't be here…." Pariah said pulling Aria out of bed, "I'm going to enjoy killing you!"
"Let…. go…. of ME…...!" Aria shouted as she closed her eyes and felt the strange power from before pushing Pariah back. Aria gasps for air as she hit the ground, she got up and held her side from the sword's effects.
"Something hurting?" Pariah asked walking towards her; he laugh slightly and hit her in the face, he picks Aria up and hit her against the wall. Pariah held her neck once more and lifted her off from the ground, he notices Aria kicking the wall and was trying to make her parents notice.
"I better make this quick" Pariah lifted Aria's shirt and saw the scar on her side, he smiled and knew it was from the Death reaper sword.
"Hm…. I'm impressed…" he said and glaring at her with his eyes brightening, "No one has ever survived the Death Reaper's sword"
"GET AWAY FROM HER!" Ember shouted as she stood at the door's entrance, holding the newest weapon from Maddie herself.
"Oh! The mortal whore" Pariah said while he held Aria's throat tighter.
"Whore? Excuse you, bastard!" Ember said as she held the long stick. Ember pressed on down on the button, she loosens her grip on the rod transformed into a long thin sword. "Let go of my kid!" Ember shouted as she grips the handle.
"This couldn't have been easier!" Pariah said smiling at this chance fate has given him, "The two people I needed to kill! Are right here"
"I'm not asking! Let my daughter go!" Ember shouted as she turned the sword slightly, "Don't underestimate me! Just because I'm mortal, a mother, and a fucking good singer!"
"Bring it on, mortal!" Pariah said letting go of Aria's neck; Aria hit the ground once more and gasps for air, she looked up and saw her mother charging at Pariah.
"M…. mom!" Aria managed to shout as she tried to get up before collapsing to the ground, she groans as she held her side. Ember swung the blade and watched it phase through Pariah's body, she smirk and quickly moved back as she watched Pariah back away in shock.
"Curious? This sword isn't just a sword! It's made of a special material that temporarily disables a ghost's powers" Ember said as she slowly made her way to Aria.
"Hey!" Pariah turned his head and saw Danny at glaring him, he quickly fired a plasma ray and sent Pariah through the wall. Danny lowered his hands as he stared at the broken down wall, he smiled and looked back at his wife and daughter.
"Aria….. are you alright?" Ember asked placing the sword down and hugging her little girl, "Thank goodness we've made it on time"
"He's after us, mom!" Aria said hugging her mother back
"What?" Danny asked walking towards them
"Us! Mom and me!" Aria said standing
"Like hell he is!" Danny said as he walked towards the broken wall, "He's not touching either of you!"
"Danny! We can teleport somewhere safe" Ember said while she held Aria in her arms, "Escape to Clockwork's realm! He wouldn't chase us there!"
"I'll send the two of you!" Danny said watching Pariah gathering some powers in his hands.
"Dad!" Aria shouted moving away from her mother's arms
"I don't want to waste my time with Phantom" Pariah thought as he moved his hands down, watching the built up power disappear. "I'll strike when they least expect it….. I need to make a plan" Pariah glared at Danny before he teleported away.
"He's gone…." Danny mumble staring at the ground
"Aria, come here," Ember said taking Aria's arm and pulling her back, "Stay close... he could come back"
"Mom" Aria mumbled looking at her
"Like hell, I'm going to let that bastard touch my family!" Danny said walking towards his wife and child, "Let's go!"
"Where are we going, dad?" Aria asked when she was suddenly pulled towards her bedroom door, "Dad!"
"We're heading to Clockwork's" Danny replied as he closed his eyes and started to gather his powers
"Aria, stop asking questions" Ember replied as she held Aria closer to her chest, "We can't stay here for the time being….. Clockwork's realm is the safest"
Danny opened his eyes as they lit up, they were soon surrounded in a gust of smoke and were teleported from their home. They soon arrived at Clockwork's realm, Danny collapsed to the ground and was breathing heavily.
"Dad" Aria said going down with him, "Are you alright?!"
"I'll be fine, Aria" Danny replied and smiled at her, "I just need a moment….."
"Your father will be fine, sweetheart" Ember said going down as well and placed her hand on Danny's back, "Teleporting to the ghost realm takes a lot of energy, and he had to teleport all three of us"
"Okay" Aria mumbled as she nodded her head
"Aria!" Rhea shouted running towards her before picking her up, and spinning her around, "So nice to see you! You haven't visited us in months!"
"Ugh! Godmother….. you're crushing me!" Aria gasped and smiled at her
"How's life?" Rhea asked placing her down and hugging her slightly, "Are you taking your pills?"
"Oh! No… I forgot this morning" Aria said looking back at her parents, "We had a situation and I didn't take them"
"Hm… I see" Rhea mumble placing her hand under her chin, she looked back slightly and went to get some pills. They always had some in their realm, they were very close to finding a way to remove the residue from the Death reaper sword.
"Aria, my dear" Clockwork said smiling at her while he flew towards her, "You're safe from Pariah Dark"
"How did you... Right, you know everything" Aria said shaking her head slightly
"Once Rhea gives you some pills, we'll try to remove more of the reaper's power inside of you" Clockwork explained while he looked at Ember and Danny, "And hopefully strengthen her powers as well"
"I wouldn't mind that," Aria said smiling while her father went to lay down
"Great! More to worry about" Ember teased and bump her; Aria frown slightly and looked at her mother, she pouts and crossed her arms.
"Here," Rhea said handing some pills and water
"Thank you" Aria replied taking the pills; she placed the water down and followed Rhea to the table.
"lay down," Rhea said as she tap the table
"Clockwork, you've found a cure?" Ember asked following her daughter to the table
"Hopefully" he replied placing his hands above Aria's scar, "Aria, I'll be completely honest with you, I have no idea how much pain there will be"
"I can handle it" Aria replied taking a deep breath as she mentally prepared herself for the unknown amount of pain. Clockwork's hands lit up as he placed them on Aria's scar, he pressed down on her stomach and immediately saw her holding back the pain. Ember covered her mouth slightly and saw Aria groaning and holding the table's side; Ember looked away and couldn't bear to see her daughter in so much pain.
"I…. can't….." Ember soon heard Aria shout in pain, she quickly looked up seeing tears falling down from her daughter's eyes.
"STOP!" Ember shouted pushing Clockwork's hand away, "Stop…. Just stop….. it's too much for her"
"I'll keep searching" Clockwork replied moving his hands away, "We have to try every method"
"Aria….. shush, it's okay….. the pain is over," Ember said softly as she held Aria in her arms, trying to comfort her little girl as she cried slightly from the pain.
"I'm tired of this….." Aria whispered through her tears, as she held her mother's shirt.
"Just calm down" Ember sighed softly looking down at her, "The pain is over"
"Are you hurting my daughter?" Danny asked as he walked towards them, "Why was she screaming?!"
"I was trying a method to remove the reaper's power" Clockwork explained and looked away slightly, "I'll have to find a new method"
Danny glared at Clockwork but nodded his head, he knew Clockwork would be the last person in the entire universe! Who would hurt his daughter on purpose, he looked back at the sight of his wife hugging their daughter.
"You're tough, right runt?" Danny asked walking towards his family before he hugs them both.
"I'm not a runt" Aria mumbled looking up at him, "Old man"
"Oh! Aren't your mean" Danny teased and smiled at her; Ember looked up and laugh softly as well.
"Danny, you know one of these days…. Aria will beat you," Ember said parting from her and smiling, "She's going to surpass you in power"
"I know she will," he said smiling at her and messing Aria's hair, "Looking forward to it"
"Now, Pariah Dark" Clockwork said clapping his hands and interrupting the family's moment, "He has intentions of killing you all"
"Very well aware," Ember said remembering what Pariah had said to her, "Jerk called me a whore"
"He called you a whore?! Oh….. I'm going to kick his ass!" Danny said clenching his fist
"How are we going to defeat him?" Ember asked ignoring Danny's comment, "Danny needed that suit thing and the entire ghost zone to help him"
"She's right," Danny said realising his wife had a point, he couldn't beat Pariah last time and he wasn't sure if he could now.
"Unlock Aria's powers" Clockwork replied smiling at her
"What? Me?" Aria asked in shock
"Yes," Clockwork replied as he moved his hands in the air, showing Aria and her parents the strange power she had used on Pariah dark twice.
"What is that?" Danny asked watching Pariah being repleaded by some strange force
"The tip of the iceberg" Clockwork explained moving his hand to remove the makeshift orb, "Of great potential powers!"
"But... I'm hardly a half ghost" Aria said looking at her parents, "My powers act up, I can hardly use them for ten minutes now!"
"Only because of the reaper's effect" Clockwork explained and looked at her, "This strange force that repleads Pariah? It's your unique power! Something that will be different from your father's, and even though your mother is alive….. you still have the potential on using hers as well"
"What? You mean all of Ember's powers….. the ghost version of her along with the powers she used... Aria might be able to use them?" Danny asled.
"Yes," he said nodding his head
"I believe…." Clockwork said moving away from them slightly, "If the reaper's effects are removed from Aria's body, and somehow add more ghost DNA, she might be able to unlock all of these powers! Danny and Aria might be able to defeat Pariah Dark"
"We still need time," Rhea said placing her hand on Clockwork's arm, "To remove the reaper's effect without causing too much pain"
"But what about Pariah? He'll go after us again" Danny said clenching his fist and staring at him, "I'll do anything to protect my family! I'm not putting my wife and daughter in a house where Pariah can just attack! Aria almost got killed and would have if Ember hadn't checked on her!"
"Here," Rhea said handing them a scroll, "A powerful barrier"
"And this will protect my family from Pariah?" Danny asked taking the scroll from Rhea, "What if Fright Knight is still loyal to Pariah? The last thing we need is both of them after us"
"Fright Knight isn't aware of Pariah' release for the time being," Clockwork said crossing her arms, "Pariah as kept a low key to avoided any fuss, he's more focus on gathering his powers"
"He doesn't want to gain any attention which wouldn't allow him to focus on his powers," Rhea said walking towards them, "For the time being its only Pariah Dark"
"Thank you," Danny said sighing in relief knowing he only had to deal with one problem. Danny stared at the scroll before he looked back at his wife and daughter, he tightens his grip around and hopes this would be enough. He knew Pariah wanted to take Aria and Ember from him, knowing it would hurt him. And he was right….. he wouldn't be able to bear the loss of his wife and daughter, they were everything to him.
"I'll protect them no matter what" Danny took Ember's hand along with Aria's, he closed his eyes and teleported them home. He didn't care what lengths he would have to go, he wasn't going to let Pariah take his family away. "I'll protect them….. this scroll….." Danny stood in front of their home, he opened the scroll and read it quickly.
"What about the house?" Aria asked looking at the massive hole in the wall.
"This scroll will restore the house to they way it was," Danny said rolling the scroll
"Are we really going to be safe?" Ember asked as she placed her hand on Danny's arm, "Aria?"
"We shall see," Danny said placing the end of the scroll to the ground, he looked up and saw ancient written moving away from the scroll and headed towards the house.
"Wow!" Aria shouted watching the ancient written surrounded the home before a barrier appeared around the home. She watched in amazement as the barrier become transparent, she quickly moved her gaze and saw the hole in the wall disappear.
"This should work," Danny said picking up the blank scroll, "We should be safe until Clockwork and Rhea finds a way to remove the reaper's effects"
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