Disclaimer: I wish I owned Danny Phantom! Desiree: -turns me into Butch Hartman- AHHHHHHHHH! CHANGE ME BACK CHANGE ME BACK! -is changed back-
Danny yawned and slowly sat up as his ghost sense went off. Glancing at the clock, he noticed that it was one in the morning. He kicked off his covers and stretched as he went ghost. He jumped out his window and flew into the night sky. He yawned as he looked around for the ghost, now fully awake.
A muffled scream came from his throat when he felt somebody wrap their arm around him, pinning his arms to his body and covering his mouth and noise with a chloroform soaked rag. He struggled for a bit, before calming down as he felt unconscious in the woman's arms.
Walker's assistant sighed, ruffling his snow-white hair as it turned black.
"Sorry sweetie, but Walker needs you," she said with a soft sigh. Slinging him over her shoulder, she jumped in the air and flew back to Walker's prison.
Danny didn't know how long he was out for, but when he woke up, he was in a small room laying on a small bed. It looked like the school's nurse station. A woman was standing at a coffee maker. Danny noticed her floating and the glow. His eyes narrowed as he went into his ghost mode. He was about to jump her when she turned around, a coffee mug in hand. She seemed surprised that he was awake, but gave him a warm, motherly smile.
"You're awake," she chirped softly. "Would you like some coffee?"
Danny blinked in surprise at how calm and nonthreatening she was.
"Uh, sure," he said, a little unsure of himself. She nodded and poured another cup.
"What would you like with it?"
"Just plain," he told her. She gave him a weird look, but handed him the plain black coffee. "Um...where am I?"
"You're in Walker's prison," she told him. Danny choked and coughed on his coffee, making her pat his back lightly. "Don't worry, dear. You're not under arrest. Walker actually just needs to talk to him."
"Do you like, work for him or something?" he wondered. She nodded.
"I'm the second-in-command," she replied. "Are you feeling all right? Are you ready for my escort to Walker's office?"
"I thought Bullet was his second-in-command," Danny commented before standing up. "And I guess."
"You may take your coffee with you," the woman told him. She began to walk down the hallway, and Danny followed, still holding the cup of coffee. "I replaced Bullet a few months ago. He didn't follow the rules to Walker's liking."
"Oh," was all Danny could say. They walked down the hallway in silence before he spoke up again. "What's your name?"
"Brooke," she replied, shooting a small smile. He smiled back. Brooke seemed sweet. "Here we are. Oh, would you like me to take that?"
Danny let her take his empty mug as he hesitantly opened the door. Walker was sitting at his desk, reading a book with reading glasses on, probably his rule book, but looked up when the door opened. He took off the glasses and motioned for Danny to sit.
"Sit down, punk," he said. Walker was giving him a glare. Danny was tempted to phase out as a human, but decided to go ahead and fulfill the request. H stayed on the edge of his seat, ready to escape when needed.
"What do you want with me, Walker?" Danny wanted to know, giving him a glare.
"I need to read you this rule that my new assistant informed me of," Walker told him.
"You mean Brooke?"
So that's her name.
"Uh, yes," he said, putting the glasses back on. "Miss Brooke pointed this out to me." He cleared his throat before reading loud and clearly to Danny. "Rule 73: It's against the rules to hunt, destroy or kill an endangered species. It's also against the rules to keep an endangered species locked up. No exceptions."
Danny gave a blank looked, letting the words sink in before giving a small grin.
"Does this mean, what I think it means?" he wanted to know. Walker wanted to slap that smug look off his face, but he began to clarify instead.
"It's illegal and punishable by ghost law to hunt, cage or kill you," he restated.
"YES!" Danny cheered loudly, standing up and jumping onto the chair, raising his arms in victory. Walker groaned, taking the glasses off again so that he could run his eyes.
As Danny continued to cheer, a light knock came on the door, and Brooke let herself in. She was holding another coffee cup, poptart and a newspaper, which she placed on Walker's desk. He gave a brief thanks, and she glanced at Danny.
"Sir, please take your seat," she told him. Danny grinned, but plopped back into his seat before a look of terror went over his features.
"This is a joke, isn't it?" he sighed, looking crushed as he leaned backwards against the chairs back. "It's April first, isn't it? It's an April Fool's day joke."
Brooke patted his shoulder.
"It's June second," she informed him before walking out the door. Danny perked up, sitting up straight.
"Can we get to business?" Walker snapped. Danny nodded. "Now, you've been informed of this because due to the amount of halfas in the world, and we need to take drastic measures."
"Drastic measures?" Danny echoed, a sinking feeling suddenly settling into his stomach. This didn't sound good.
"Yes," Walker stated. He glanced at a copy of the notes and list he dictated to Brooke about the tasks that they needed to do. Unlike Bullet, her handwriting was so easy to read, and she got all the detailed down. Brooke had stayed four hours after her regular hours to help him. He felt a tad guilty, and he made a mental note to give her a bonus in her paycheck this week. "You need to be sure you are protected. You'll be assigned bodyguards to be by your side 24/7, you'll need to tell the world your secret or something similar so that we can get the human world involved in your protection as well."
"NO!" Danny blurted out. "NO! No, no, no, no! Just...NO! What about Vlad?"
"The other halfa, yes," Walker said, glancing at another note Brooke had written. "He'll be assigned protection and bodyguards as well, as well as secret revealed."
"What about Dani?"
Walker gave him a weird look.
"What about you?"
"No, Dani. Dani with an i," Danny clarified. Walker's puzzled look continued, so he continued to explain. "She's my clone. A half-ghost clone. Vlad made her."
The warden shifted through his notes. Brooke made no notes mentioning a third halfa! This was the first time he had even heard of this Dani with an i. He made another mental note to have Brooke track down her whereabouts.
"We'll find her, and she will receive the same treatment," Walker replied. "Now, shall you tell the world, or will I? Wait, hold onto that thought." Walked pushed a button on his desk. "Brooke?"
"Yes, Walker?"
"The boy tells me there's a third halfa," Walker told her, his finger holding the button down. "Can you track the whereabouts of a Dani with an i Phantom? She's apparently the boy's clone and a creation of the other halfa. Also, round up guards to be assigned to guard the halfas."
"How many guards per halfa?"
Walked thought for a moment. He shifted through some papers on his desk, then stared at Danny for a bit. He looked at a piece of paper, squinting at it before staring at Danny, then reading a piece of paper again.
"I'll start with two per halfa and increase or decrease as needed."
"On it, Walker."
Followed the rules, didn't question the orders. Ah, the qualities of a good assistant.
"So, what will it be, punk?" Walker challenged. "Tell the world or shall I?"
Danny stared, shifting uncomfortably.
"May I make a suggestion, Walker?"
Walker jumped, surprised. He glanced, noticing his elbow had the button pressed. He nodded, but then remembered that she couldn't see him, so he verbally gave permission.
"Simply inform the human world that Danny Phantom is an endangered species of ghost, and if you kill him that you'll be put in Ghost Zone prison. When he's human, have the guards stay invisible."
Walker thought this before nodded.
"That works fine," he stated. "What about the other halfa?"
"Vlad Masters? All the ghosts in the Ghost Zone fear him as it is. They would never mess with him. He's also pretty power, too powerful for most ghost hunters and his ghost half is barely known," she replied over the intercom. "One major incident report in Wisconsin. Unlike Danny, he stays in the shadows when it comes to his ghost half. So, I say we do expose him as a halfa like Danny just to be fair, even though it's not necessary."
"How do we get the GIW and government to take us seriously?" Walker asked smartly. She didn't bat an eye.
"Since when does Danny go outside Amity Park? Also, Vlad IS the mayor of Amity Park AND rich. He pretty much CONTROLS the GIW. Just talk to him about this situation!"
Danny just sat there, listening to the conversation with slight interest.
"Good point," Walker sighed. He turned his attention back to Danny. "Well, I will arrange a meeting with the other halfa once we find this Dani with an i, and I will send Brooke with a message stating when that will be. We will discuss this together."
"Wait, you're going to arrange a meeting with Vlad, but you had Brooke knock me out with chloroform!?" Danny rightfully cried out. Walker gave him a glare.
"If I tried to arrange a meeting with you, would you have showed up?" Walker challenged. He smirked at Danny's lack of response. "Now if you have no more questions, you're free to go. Wait a second. Brooke?"
"Yes, Walker?"
"Do you have two guards for the boy?"
"Yes, Walker. They're waiting outside the door for him."
"Thank you, Brooke."
Walker then looked at Danny and nodded to him. He awkwardly stood before walking out of the door. As promised, two goons were standing out, waiting for him. Danny glanced at them before transforming. He began to float out of the prison, the ghosts hot on his trail despite having to go around the long way.
'This is creepy' Danny thought as he was followed to the Fenton Portal. Danny poked his head into the Fenton lab.
Just as he thought, his parents were tinkering away at a new invention. He turned invisible and flew through the ceiling into his room. The goons did the same, only when they reached his room, they stayed invisible. Danny could feel their cold temperature as he checked his clock. It was five in the morning, but it was Saturday, and he didn't have plans until noon.
Danny plopped onto his bed and snuggled into the covers as he reverted to his human form. His eyes drooping, he fell asleep within minutes.
