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Warning ( to see warning read it in prologue.)
Jaded Phantom Chapter 1
"AAAAAAAHHH!" I screamed in agony. "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH" I screamed until my throat was bloody. 'Stop! Please God Make it STOP!' I thought. The pain stopped. I fell to the ground. My world faded to black.
I just wanted to make Mom and Dad happy again. They built a portal into something called the ghost zone. I didn't know what that was but mom and dad were really excited about it. But when it didn't work they got really sad. Sad then angry. They started arguing a lot and throwing things. Both at each other and me and Jazz.
Jazz was a really good big sister. She woke me up every day for school and we made breakfast together. I loved Jazz more than anything so when they started hitting us I vowed that I would do anything to make things better for her.
That night I snuck down to the lab. I was small for a kid my age. Most ten year olds were at least a head taller than me. My hair always fell in my eyes no matter what I did to stop it or keep it up. I was dressed in dark blue jeans and my favorite green shirt with a white cross and two angel wings coming out of it on each shoulder. I was wearing my steel cross around my neck and my steel ring on my right ring finger. My friend Sam helped me with the choices when buying the clothes.
I was going to try to get the portal working. Maybe then mom and dad would be happy again and Jazz wouldn't have to jump in front of me or tell me to go to my room when mom and dad got the funny shaped bottles and started yelling. I reached the bottom of the steps to the basement, and made my way through the lab. I walked until I came upon the looming figure of the ghost portal.
It was at that moment that my resolve began to slip as fear creeped its way into my system. But then I remembered Jazz and all of that fear was replaced with burning determination. I would die for Jazz if it meant she could have a better life. She was twelve but she acted so much older, and that for some reason scared me. She shouldn't have to be a grown-up at twelve so I tried to make her laugh and smile as much as I possibly could. I liked seeing her happy. (I feel the same way about my sister… minus the child abuse that is. I love Martha more dearly than anything in the world.)
It was with these thoughts that I bravely stepped into the portal. I started walking and before I knew it I tripped. I don't know if it was on a wire or a stray piece of metal but when as soon as my hand landed on a button I knew I was doomed.
There was a bright green light. "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" I screamed in agony.
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When I came to I felt something immediately wrong. I felt light but my back felt heavy. I was still in pain but most of it had subsided. I opened my eyes and was greeted with the sight of snow white bangs. I tried to get up but lost my balance.
That was when I noticed why my back felt so heavy. The white wings on my shirt had changed. They grew to the size of real wings. Large, beautiful and raven black like my hair used to be. I would have screamed but I learned not to make noise while mom and dad were in the house long ago.
I looked down and found that my clothes had changed as well. I now wore a neon blue shirt with dark black jeans. The only thing that changed about my cross and ring was that they were both glowing slightly. Black fingerless gloves now adorned my hands. The knuckles looked like they were embroidered with steel. Then I realized that I was glowing too.
I ran to the emergency wash station it the corner of the room, stumbling and tripping all the way. I climbed up on the sink. I slowly looked up so I could see my reflection in the mirror. This time I did scream.
In the mirror I saw a boy about my age. He had yellow eyes with no pupils and they were glowing brightly. The boys hair was like a silver halo and it shimmered in the light like flame. He was glowing a ghostly white and the black wings made him look like and angel of death.
With a start I realized the boy was me. I was a ghost. "No I don't want to be dead! I can't help Jazz like this!" I heard stomping coming from the stairs and I knew that my parents were coming for me.
When they got to the last step they took one look at me and whipped out there ecto-guns, pointing them at me menacingly. "Freeze Ecto-scum!" My mother shouted at me.
"Wait please! It's me Danny!" But when they fired I knew they weren't listening. Dads shot completely missed but moms got me in the shoulder. I cried out it pain, grabbing my right shoulder and gripping it tightly. I could feel the blood going down my arm but when I looked down I saw it was green.
I didn't have time to ponder this though, I had to get away. 'Wait! The portal! I could go through there!' I thought. I started running. I was still off balance but the adrenaline kept me on my feet. I got to the edge of the portal as my parents continued to shoot at me and I leaped in.
I came out on the other side and quickly began to regret my choice. This world was scary. There were green swirls everywhere and purple doors floating around. I then realized that I was floating as well. I knew that I still had to get away so on instinct I started beating my wings. I was flying far away.
As I went I thought of Jazz. Maybe if they see the machine is working then they will be happy again and be nice to her now. I hope so. I don't mind if I have to stay away if she can be happy. The adrenalin left me and I began to slow down.
I flew to a nearby rock and sat down on it. The events finally catching up to me. I was so tired. I was only ten I didn't want to be dead. I felt tears start to fall down my cheeks and slowly fell asleep on my stone bed.
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I woke up hoping that everything that happened was just a very realistic dream but when I opened my eyes and was greeted with endless green I knew it was all real. I looked down and was amazed to see my normal clothes. The glow was gone and my bangs were black.
My back still felt heavy and I looked behind me to see that instead of to raven black wings, there were instead a pair of beautiful pure white wings. I was shocked by this. What had happened while I was asleep?
I thought of how I looked now and how I looked last night and suddenly a white ring appeared around my middle. It split in two and they traveled over me and I changed into the ghost I saw in the mirror in my parents lab.
What was I? I heard about mutants. They were humans with special powers. Maybe that's what I was. I wasn't dead after all. I felt really happy about this but then I realized I was still stuck in this place. I'll look for a portal. Back when he was nice dad used to tell us about natural portals to the Ghost world.
I could find a ghost and ask for directions. They wouldn't attack another ghost right? I wasn't really a ghost but they didn't know that. I started flapping my wings and jumped off the rock. I didn't know why but for some reason it felt natural to fly for me. I kept flying until I came upon a large building that looked like a glowing prison.
I remembered that Jazz said to ask a police officer for help if I was ever lost and prisons had police officers so I decided to fly there. Hopefully they would help me.
Cliffy and short I know. Sorry. Hope you like it and please read and review.
