Danny Phantom in: Spectre rejecters

Part 17

Vlad was in his office, sorting out a bookshelf. Shakespeare, Charles Dickens; along with numerous other books - why did he even have all these books? Not like he ever actually read them. He pulled out a scrapbook; it was the same one Jazz had looked at a long time ago when she pretended to be his daughter… The page which she had once folded to gain Vlad's trust was still folded over, hiding Jack and making the photo seem as though only Vlad and Maddie were there. He still wished he could be with Maddie, and now seemed to be the perfect opportunity… Maddie was only a phone call away. He was debating it in his mind, but suddenly heard a crash from upstairs,

"Ah!" Danny yelled. Vlad practically burst into his room.

"What's wrong?!" he yelled, noticing Skulker at the opposite side of the room and Danny in his ghost form. "Skulker, what the hell do you think you're doing?"

"Why is this whelp in your house?"

"He's staying here."

"What's wrong, Mommy and Daddy kick you out?" The metal monster taunted, staring directly at the young half ghost before him and chuckling.

"Why you…" Danny growled. He stepped towards Skulker and began to feel the anger he had felt before. Rage rushing through his body, he knew what was going to happen, and knew that he had to control it this time; he couldn't. The power must be stopped – at least for now anyway. This seemed to recurring more and more often, like it was taking over him or something. He looked at Vlad,

"I might sound a little crazy saying this but… are my eyes red?"

"…yes" Vlad replied, a little taken back.

"It's happening again like it did when I almost wasted Jack…How do I stop it? I don't want to loose control again…"

"Control the power and don't let it control you." Vlad stared, and transformed just in case Danny turned on him again. The boy continued walking towards Skulker, until he was standing right infront of him, smiling evilly. Skulker attempted to hit him, but missed. Danny chuckled, "Pathetic." Before violently attacking Skulker, sending pieces of metal flying everywhere until all that remained was a head. He picked up the head and then pulled out the puny ghost inside it.

"Get lost." He said, before flicking the helpless mini-ghost out of the nearest window.

Danny had learned how to control this power, but hadn't noticed certain side effects…

"What?" He asked, looking at Vlad.

"…nothing…"

"You're looking at me funny, what?!"

"You learned to control those powers already... That's all… Also I think you should look in a mirror…"

"Vlad… just because I'm staying here for a while it doesn't mean… I mean… I'm here for Danny's sake…" The woman said, dumping her bags at the bottom of the stairs.

"I understand…" Vlad said, with a false smile spread across his face. Jazz followed through the door and closed it behind her, dropping her bag beside her mother's.

"Speaking of Danny, where is he?" Just on cue, Danny flew through the door.

"Hi Mom, hi Jazz, I hear you're staying here for a while?" Danny said, trying his best to look happy that they were here.

"I like the new style…" Vlad said, eyeing the boy's new look. His hair was black at the front with bangs messily dangling down on his face, the rest was snow white and spiked up. He now had more baggy black trousers tucked into his white ghost boots, which now had buckles on them. His belt had some black studs on it in the shape of the "D" which was designed by Sam – it represented Danny Phantom, and had a T-shirt on instead of his jumpsuit which also had the "D" on the front, and had white fingerless gloves on. Maddie was fixated on the hoop in his left ear.

"Since when have you been a Goth? And you've had your ears pierced?! And… have you dyed your hair? No! Your hair was so…"

"No Mom, I unlocked a new power… It changed my hair and eye colour. The rest of it is Sam's handy work."

Danny sat in his room, now in his human form which surprisingly had remained unchanged… even the hair-do. He kept himself occupied by reading a math's revision book which Vlad had made him study. It was fair; he needed an education and refused to go to a private school. He heard a knock at his door and in walked his sister.

"Haven't you heard of knocking?" he mumbled.

"Danny, are you okay? You didn't look that happy to see me… us…"

"I'm fine."

"But…"

"Jazz, I'm not in the mood for the 'you can talk to me about anything' speech, so please, is there anything else before you leave?" She pulled an unhappy face, which did little to nothing to make him want to talk.

"Sure, I'll see you later Danny." She said, before leaving. He soon heard Maddie come to bed, now was the perfect time to tell Vlad his fears. He didn't want his mother to hear – she'd only be worried. As for Jazz, she already knew. He walked down the stairs and leaned his head through the open door.

"Errr, Vlad? I gotta talk to you about something…"

Maddie had heard her son go downstairs and, curious to know what was going on, crept down the stairs and hid behind the door, hearing every word that was being said.

"So he's a mix between my ghost half and yours?"

"Exactly, and if my human and ghost half separate, then…"

"He will be created?"

"Exactly, and if that happens everyone I care about will die… will be slaughtered by him" Danny said with a nervous expression.

"No worries, I have no intentions of doing such a thing."

"Thanks Vlad… It's just that the power I have now… it's dark."

"Daniel – the same thing happened to me and I still have control. I'm serious, don't worry."

"I won't… Oh - one more thing;"

"Yes, little badger?"

"Please never grow a beard."

She couldn't help giggle at the beard comment, but was concerned. Danny's powers were dark?