AN: Well, here is the new chapter. Sorry for the late update dudes. My teachers went crazy. All of them are making quizzes and I have to study all the time. Anyway, enjoy!(Sam POV)
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Danny Phantom, Phoenix Forge etc…
The Endless Destruction
Chapter 6: The Hunger
Fifteen Minutes Ago
That headache was making me crazy. It wasn't that strong in the morning but now, it was like somebody was playing drums in my head. I rubbed my forehead and I stopped. Danny turned to me. I could feel his worry.
"Sam, are you okay?" he asked. He held my shoulders.
"It's just a headache. I'll get some painkillers from my locker." I said. I tried to smile and I could. But he was still holding my shoulders.
"I can come with you if you want." He said. Why was he so worried about me?
"It's just a headache Danny. Nothing to worry about. Really" I turned and walked along the corridor.
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I went to my locker but my hands started to shake. "What the hell?!" I thought but I couldn't think anything because of the headache. I heard all the thoughts nearby. I couldn't stop it. I tried to yell but I couldn't . All those thoughts… Their voices were growing stronger…
I ran to the girl's bathroom. Nobody was there. I closed the door and looked in the mirror. My skin was pale and my eyes' colors had changed a little. "No…" I said quietly. "Not now…"
But I couldn't take it anymore. I let my power out.
The black fire went around me and changed me into my Phoenix form. I took out my mask. My eyes were red but they were not glowing. My headache wasn't gone yet. "What do I have to do for this damn headache?" I thought angrily. I put on my mask again and went outside through the window.
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I flew through the park. I crossed it and landed on a tall building nearby. I sat to the corner of it. I held my head and I watched the people walking along the street. My headache was still there in my head. I could hear the peoples thoughts but now I could control it's sound. But I read some of them. Most of them were usual things. Nothing special. The others were stronger and they had the essence of the strong emotions, love, fear, hate… All these voices…
I don't know how long I had sat there. Danny must have been worried about me. "I need to go back to school." I thought. I got up and flew back.
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I was nearly at the school when I felt something… Strange. Something was not right at the school. Something was happening to Danny or Tucker.
Or both.
I needed to go faster.
But something hit me from behind.
I saw two small dragon-like creatures coming towards me. They had blue scaled skin with wings. Their eyes were glowing yellow. One of them roared and sent me another fireball.
I dodged it and raised my hand towards it. My telekinetic energy hit it to the ground. The other one attacked me with it's claws. I made a telekinetic barrier and sent it a fireball. It hit the ground like the other.
I landed near them and tried to read their minds but… They had none. There was nothing to read. They were just meat puppets, filled with life energy. I was going to fly away.
But I stopped.
I turned back at them.
I didn't know why, but only two words were rebounding in my head:
"Life energy."
It was like somebody was controlling my body. I crouched down near them and put my hand on one of their heads. I closed my eyes and concentrated on these two words. The creature's body started to shine and a light went towards my hand.
Suddenly, my headache stopped.
And I felt like I was reborn. It was the most wonderful feeling that I've ever felt.
I did the same thing to the other one. I sucked up all of it's life energy. I was reminding myself that they were just meat puppets, with no mind and no soul.
They turned into dust after I drained their life energy.
I got up. "Who could have send them?" I thought. But I knew who have sent them. It was the black cloaked guy for sure.
The school!
I had to go back.
I flew as fast as I could.
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The school was a mess. The wall had collapsed. I saw two shapes. One of them was lying on the ground and one of them with a black cloak was ready to strike with a sword.
It was Danny! I had to help him, but I stopped when I saw the second one with the sword.
It was Diana! That bitch was one of them!
Now I was angry.
I felt the black fire shape around me. I threw her a black fireball. She yelled as she hit the board. I flew towards her. I raised my hand and she started to float in the air.
"Your business is with me. Stay away from here. And stay away from these people." I said venomously. She was looking at me with fear but she was trying to hide it.
From me…
Ha! She could hide nothing!
I threw her into the street. I felt Danny. He was going to try to get here. But I couldn't let him. I made a telekinetic wall.
Diana was getting up. She grinned at me and threw an energy blade at me.
I didn't think it would work , but it did. I caught it and absorbed it's energy. I felt more powerful. My aura grew.
"That was really good, thank you." I said to her. I raised my hands. My aura caught her with it's claws.
I felt her life energy. It was not like the creature's I had absorbed, it was alive andit had another thing. The soul…
I needed to…I needed to take it…
But I couldn't. Because she yelled . "No! I'm not going to end like my brother!" as she got away from my aura's claws. My claws.
She flew back and grinned.
"You're more powerful than I thought. But I promise you, I'm gonna beat you. I'm gonna beat you with the most painful ways…And I'm gonna take you to my master..." she continued " But for now, farewell Phoenix!" she said and she disappeared into a black mist.
I was really angry because I missed my chance to… feed.
"NO!" I yelled angrily.
Feed? What was I thinking?
"I have to find her…But not now… " I thought. I got up to the sky and flew away, no idea about where I was going…
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I heard somebody was yelling at me. It was Danny.
Danny was following me but how? I had made a barrier for Danny at the school. It must have disappeared when I lost my control again.
I stopped. I turned to him.
"Why did you follow me?" I asked. I didn't plan to be nervous but I think my voice sounded like I was.
"Because you know who I am." He said seriously.
"No. I told you, that was the first time I saw you."
"Who are you?" he said as he got closer to me.
" I… I can't tell you. Not yet." He was really urgent. Couldn't he see how dangerous I was? Specially in this form? I flew away, but it didn't look like he was going to give up yet.
" Why are these guys after you, and what did Diana mean?"
" I don't know okay? Stop asking questions like that!" I said with a voice unlike mine. No… Not here, not with him. I was losing my control again. I saw him fly away. Well, it was a good move if he didn't want to get hurt… If I lost my control…
But I calmed myself… Hardly…
However, it was like I had just fought against an army. I hardly smiled at him.
" Don't come any closer to me… Danny Phantom… Please. Because I can hurt people and I can't control it. I'm not like you. You're a hero and you're protecting people. That's what a hero does. But I'm… I'm not a hero."
If there was one thing I was sure, it was that I wasn't a hero. I could hardly control my anger, and now I have to figure out how to control this… Feeling. The hunger.
"And It's not about you. It's about me." I continued "And I want to make sure that no one gets hurt from it. Those guys are more dangerous than you can ever imagine. I don't want you to get hurt. Because they are going to kill everyone who gets in their way."
"But-" I knew how he would finish his sentence.
"No…I have my ways… And you have yours… Stay away from mine." I said. I was hoping that explanation would work. I flew away and headed home.
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I opened my window with telekinesis and got in. I wasn't trying to think about that feeling, but part of me was screaming about it.
While I fought with Diana, I had felt it really strong. I was… Going to kill her. But she escaped from my claws and disappeared. She must have been spying on us and she must have taken care of Tucker, Danny and Valerie.
That black cloaked guy… He was her brother. They both wanted take me to their master, but what the hell did he or it, want from me? My powers? Did this hunger have a connection to him?
I turned back to my human self , thinking about how I could tell Danny about my powers.
Danny!
I needed to tell him why I wasn't at school. He was probably really worried about "Sam".
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The_Dark_One signed on.
Ghost_238: Sam, where have you been?
The_Dark_One: Yeah, hi to you too Danny.
Ghost_238: Sam, I was really worried about you.
The_Dark_One: I'm sorry. It's just that this headache is going to make me crazy. I was going to get painkillers from my locker and I saw my mom coming towards me.
Ghost_238: What was she doing at the school anyway?
The_Dark_One: She said that she was going to talk to Lancer, but I don't know what she was going to talk about. Anyway, when she saw the painkillers in my hands, she went to the nurse's office, she came back in a few minutes, and then she took me home.
Ghost_238: All of this because of a headache?
The_Dark_One: You don't know how bad it is. I spent all my day at the doctor's.
Ghost _238: Are you okay now?
The_Dark_One: Yeah, I'm better now. Well, what did you do in the rest of the day without me?
Ghost_238: You won't believe it. I was attacked by Diana and saved by the Phoenix.
The_Dark_One: What?
Ghost_238: Yeah, Diana was one of the "Happy Black Cloak Club". Phoenix came while Diana was about to strike me.
The_Dark_One: How could she even know where you were?
Ghost_238: She said she could sense Diana, but I didn't believe her.
The_Dark_One: So, do you have any idea about her identity?
Ghost_238: No, we talked, but she said she was dangerous, and she warned me to stay away. And when she went berserk, she really went berserk. She was going to kill Diana if she hadn't got loose from her claws.
The_Dark_One: But why? Why did she want you to stay away?
Ghost_238: She said those black cloaked guys are dangerous and they'll kill everyone who gets in their way. I still wonder how she could know me so well. I mean, I feel like I know her, but I don't know how. I need to find out who she is.
The_Dark_One: Well, I hope you won't get hurt.
Ghost_238: Hey, maybe you can try to read her mind.
The_Dark_One: I don't think I'm powerful enough to read her mind. I mean, you said that she is really powerful. But I'll try if we face her again. Anyway, I need to go now.
Ghost_238: OK. See you at school Sammy. I love you.
The_Dark_One: Yeah, I love you too.
The_Dark_One signed off.
Ghost_238 signed off.
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I threw myself on my bed. I couldn't believe that Danny was still insisting about his decision. Whatever I do, he was still going to search about the "Phoenix". I should tell him about my powers. But when?
I have always made excuses for myself. The time has not come, I haven't mastered my powers and more. But was the time slipping away from my hands?
I don't know.
But I have decided.
I'll tell him tomorrow.
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AN: Well, Sam finally decided to tell. See you for the next chapter and thanks for the reviews dudes!