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Hope you all like chapter 2 of my sequel, Battle of the Century!
Disclaimer: Whoops, I forgot to put one in the last chapter. Anyways, I don't own Danny Phantom, but I do own any and all characters that are created by me.
Battle of the Century
Chapter Two- Somewhat Explanations
"Drake? I'm fighting against Drake?" I questioned, still reeling from the shock.
"Yes. Do you remember that battle last year?" This time, Grandma was accurate on the facts, because it did happen last year.
I nodded my head. "I remember waking up to find he had disappeared. I'd assumed he was dead," I spoke truthfully.
"We did, too," Gramps said. "That's how he was able to sneak up on us and take the town by force."
"Well, can you please tell me how it happened?" I was so confused right now. I really needed to know the facts.
Gramps and Grandma gave each other a worried look before giving in. "All right," Grandma started, "this is what happened…"
Flashback (Maddie's POV; 2 days ago)
Jack and I were down in the lab, working out the bugs in a few of our inventions. I had to constantly watch him, making sure he didn't blow anything up.
I scolded, "Jack, be careful. If you loosen that nut, it'll…" green ecto-goo exploded in our faces, "…explode." I finished. Then, the ground started to shake furiously.
"Jack," I said, another lecture coming on.
He held up his hands in innocence. "It wasn't me, Maddie, I swear."
"Then what…" I started, but I soon got my answer. The ghost portal blew open hard, letting many ghosts loose. The force of the wind was obscuring our vision, so it was hard to see what ghosts were being let out, except for one. The first ghost we saw was the one we knew well from one of Lily's previous fights.
"Drake," I growled, "what are you doing here? You know Lily will just beat you back into the Ghost Zone!"
He gave a cold laugh, much like Vlad's. I shuddered at the thought. Hatred also consumed my body from the mention of thinking Vlad's name. I hated him dearly for killing Danny. "Grandmother, do you actually think Lily can beat me when I have an army with me. We can beat her to a senseless pulp."
"Lily can beat you all. She's 2 years older than you, Drake."
He smirked. "Ah, but age does not matter in this fight, Grandmother," he put emphasis on 'grandmother,' "Strength is what matters."
Jack cut in. "Strength or not, Lily can still beat you!" he roared. I saw Drake's hand start to glow a deep orange.
"Not if I have leverage," he said, firing a shot at each of us. I saw Jack fall just as I did before I was engulfed in darkness.
End Flashback (Lily's POV)
"…And that's about it. When I woke up, Drake had already destroyed half of the town. Jack went outside and found you lying unconscious on the ground. You had a deep burn mark on your side that was glowing a faint orange. We assumed you had been knocked out by Drake since the mark was glowing that color. Jack then carried you up to your room. That was yesterday. We'd been out for a day, I think, and you'd been out for a day as well, sweetie," Grandma finished.
I looked at my side and saw the burn mark. It wasn't as bad as Mom's had been, but it still hurt horribly. I cringed at seeing it. "What did he mean leverage?" I questioned.
"We're not completely sure," Grandma admitted. "He may have taken someone important to you, seeing as how you're the one he's after."
I thought of all the people important to me. Well, Gramps and Grandma are still here, so it can't be them. That means its Sharon, Travis, or maybe even Leo. It also might be Aunt Jazz, Uncle Cory, or my two cousins, Darlene and Janet. But which one would he have taken?
"All in all," I said, "nine people are important to me. You guys, Sharon, Travis, Leo, Aunt Jazz, Uncle Cory, Darlene, or Janet. Since you both are still here, that leaves seven other people."
Gramps jumped up. "I'll go and call Jazz right now and make sure she's all right." He bolted-as fast as a fat man could go- down the stairs, muttering something about ghosts to himself. It was quiet for a while until I decided to start a conversation.
"Grandma," I started. She looked away from the door and looked at me, "why is Drake back? Did he give a reason?"
Grandma frowned deeply. "No, he didn't. All I can assume is that he's back for revenge."
I nodded my head in agreement, knowing she was probably right. Then, another thought struck me. "Why can't I remember anything? I don't remember being in this war, I don't remember the wings on my back," I pointed to them, "and I don't remember Black Thorn ever becoming my ally. I do remember the fight with Drake last year and that Black Thorn knocked me out, though." I floated a little ways off of my bed. I noticed the wings didn't move at all when I did. "What are these for anyway?"
Grandma sighed deeply. "I don't know why you can't remember anything. I somehow think that Drake planted a false memory in your mind about Black Thorn knocking you out." I planted my feet on the ground and opened my mouth to speak, but she cut me off. "I'm not done yet, sweetie. However, I don't want another argument about this." I snapped my mouth shut. "Your wings, I do know, are part of your new power."
I was floating in the air once again when she said that, and I abruptly stopped. "New power?" I asked. I gave her a curious look, showing her the questioning in my eyes.
"Oh, you don't remember that either, do you?" I shook my head no. "Well…" she started, when Gramps barged in the door.
"Jazz, says her, Cory, Janet, and Darlene are fine," he reported.
I wanted to know what my new power was, but this was more important. "Good. That means it's Sharon, Travis, or Leo. We just have to find out whom," I decided. "I'll go check on them." I started to fly out of the room, but Grandma grabbed my hand and Gramps grabbed my legs.
"Lily, you can't go out as Lily Phantom," Grandma informed me. They set me on the ground and blocked the window. I shot them another glare.
"Why not? It's the fastest way to get to their houses!" I was extremely frustrated by now. I couldn't go ghost out of the house, they accused me of not remembering anything right, and I have wings sprouting out of my back. I just wanted to scream.
"Your brother is looking for you. He wants to kill you," Grandma said, putting emphasis on the word 'kill'. "If you go out there as your ghost form, Skulker, Ember, and many others will rip you apart. We need to disguise you if you need to go out there." I gave them a weary and cautious look, not really wanting to believe them. They stared at me, waiting for me to do something. I sighed and reluctantly changed back, upset at barely knowing anything right now.
"How do you plan to do that?"
Grandma smiled slightly, the first I'd seen since I'd woken up. "We need to make you like everyone else. You know, ripped clothes and dirty hair. We'll also be changing your hair and eye color."
I gawked at them. "Is the hair dye permanent? How are you going to change my eye color?" If I couldn't get my eyes to return to their normal color, I know I'd cry. They were one of the things I had left of Mom and Dad. Mom's intense amethyst eyes mixed with Dad's cool ice blue one made my eye color, blue and amethyst merged into one.
"No, sweetie," Grandma reassured me, "the hair dye isn't permanent. It's temporary and will wash right out. To change your eye color, we're going to be using contacts." I breathed a sigh of relief I didn't know I'd been holding in.
"Let's go then," I said, ready for whoever they throw at me. If I was careful, I could make it through this alive…I hope.
Wow, that was an intense chapter! Sorry it took me so long. I was busy doing a lot of other things. I'll try to update as often as possible! R&R please!
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