A Dark Future
Chapter 4 Depression and Fate
By: Major144
Disclaimer I do not own Danny Phantom or it's characters. This is just a story for fun.
Danny woke up and found himself in a hospital bed. He was confused at first, but then the memory of the Nasty Burger explosion flashed through his mind. A wave of panic took control of his body. He struggled to get out of bed his body feeling sore all over. A nurse saw him and hurried off. She came back with a man wearing a suit. The man walked up and sat next to Danny's bed.
"Hello there...Danny I'm officer Johnson. I'm looking into what happened at the Nasty Burger. Your...lucky...to be alive. It was touch and go...for a few hours." Said the man.
"I don't feel very lucky." Muttered Danny. Then the memory of his friends and family rushed through his head. "Were there...any other...survivors?" Asked Danny hopefully.
Johnson bowed his head sadly.
"I'm sorry...but there were no other survivors. If it's any consolation they didn't feel a thing when it happened." Said Johnson.
"Can...you...leave..and...let me be alone?" Said Danny his voice barely above a whisper.
Johnson nodded and left the room. Danny broke down in tears at the loss of his friends and family. He remembered Jazz's warning about destroying his future. If only he had listened then none of this would have happened! Danny thought back to how the Nasty Burger had gotten the way it was. He remembered fighting Box Ghost and Lunch Lady at the Nasty Burger, before ending up with the answer sheet and that lead to the explosion that took everyone he cared about away from him. Danny clinched his fist. It was because of his powers that lead to him never having a change to study and he ended up taking the answer sheet by accident. He curled up into a ball sobbing just wishing the pain and his powers to be gone.
In a mansion far away Vlad Masters was drinking coffee and watching the news. The breaking news caught his attention and he nearly chocked on his coffee. The news talked about the explosion at the Nasty Burger that claimed the lives of Jack, Maddie, Lancer, Tucker, and Sam. The news then talked about how Danny was the only survivor. Vlad actually felt himself feeling sorry for his enemy. He picked up an old framed picture of a young teenage Vlad, Jack, and Maddie smiling together in colleague. It was taken before the lab accident that gave Vlad his ghost powers. He just couldn't believe that both of them were dead now. He then though about the horror and pain Danny must be going through.
"Jack. Maddie. I know we haven't gotten along with one another over the years, but I vow to watch over and take care of your son." Said Vlad.
In the weeks that followed a couple of memorial statue to honor the people, who lost their lives in the Nasty Burger explosion. Danny was there to see the unveiling of the statues. Danny just looked sadly at the statues. Valerie walked up to Danny and gave him a small hug. A few tears fell from her eyes.
"Danny...I'm so sorry. I can only...imagine what...your feeling. Your family,...Tucker, and...Sam they were...all good...people. I just...can't believe there gone! Just know if you need someone to talk to...I'm here." Said Valerie.
Danny smiled slightly.
"Thanks Valerie. Your a...good friend." Said Danny.
The two stopped embracing. Danny saw Johnson and walked over to him.
"I have news for you Danny. Your parents friend Vlad Masters had agreed to take you in to live with him." Said Johnson.
"Ok." Said Danny.
He wondered what Vlad was up to. Was he planning some kind of evil scheme? Danny thought about, but didn't care. He no longer cared about thwarting evil schemes. Another thought went through his head perhaps Vlad could help him in some other way. Maybe he could take Danny's ghost powers away.
The next day Danny grabbed his packs, got into a taxi, and traveled to Vlad's mansion. Vlad himself was waiting for Danny. He got out and the taxi drove away. Vlad put a hand on Danny's shoulder and smiled, but after glancing at him Danny just looks dully down at a photo of the Fentons and his friends in front of the FentonWorks. Vlad's face saddened.
"I lost some people, who were important to me to in that accident." Said Vlad.
"I thought you hated my dad?" Said Danny.
"In a way I did, but it was more out of jealousy for Maddie choosing to marry him instead of me. Despite the way I treated him Jack still considered me a good friend. In a way I have some grudging respect for him." Said Vlad sadly.
Danny was slightly taken aback by the sadness in Vlad's voice. He had never seen his enemy so emotional.
"Now lets head inside. I'm sure there's a lot you want to talk about." Said Vlad as he grabbed a couple of Danny's bags.
They went inside the mansion. They sat on a couch and Danny told Vlad the whole story of how he fought some ghost at the Nasty Burger and how he ended up with the answer sheet. He then explained how this latter causing the deaths of his friends and family. Vlad put his hands on Danny's shoulders.
"It's not your fault. Things just got out of control. You couldn't possible see this outcome." Said Vlad.
"But it is my fault! If I didn't have these powers I would have studied and I would have never gotten that answer sheet! I caused them to die! It was my selfish actions that lead to their deaths! I just wish I didn't have these powers anymore!" Said Danny in frustration.
Vlad thought for a moment.
"You know. I just might have something that can remove your ghost powers, however it will be painful. Do you really wish for your powers to be removed?" Said Vlad.
Danny thought about this before nodding his head.
"Yes I want my powers removed. I don't want them to cause me anymore pain." Said Danny.
"Alright lets head to my lab. We have some surgery that needs to be done." Said Vlad.
They stood up from the couch and headed towards the lab. When they reached the lab Vlad put on medical apron and face mask. he then put Danny in a large machine, hooked him up to a breathing apparatus and a beeping heart monitor. Danny fell into unconsciousness. Vlad put on some Ghost Gauntlets and faced Danny.
"Lets begin." Said Vlad as the Gauntlets glowed purple.
Razor claws spring out of the Gauntlets. He stuck both Gauntlets into Danny's torso, closing his eyes and turning his face away, sweating with effort. Finally he pulled out a smoking, transparent form of Danny Phantom, and stared up at it, wide-eyed. Phantom's eyes go suddenly went wide and he rips the Gauntlets out, leaving green gashes in his chest and throwing Vlad into the wall, the Gauntlets falling off. Vlad looked up to see a furious Phantom with both fists glowing.
Phantom looked around the room confused. He saw Danny lying in the machine unconscious and Vlad lying on the ground before him. Phantom had no idea how he ended up outside Danny, but he saw Vlad as a threat. Phantom felt good to be free and he was going to take down Vlad. His eyes landed on the Gauntlets. Grinning maniacally, Phantom donned the Gauntlets, picked up Vlad by the shirt, and ripped his ghost and human halves apart, flinging the respective sides into opposite walls. Phantom decided to take out Vlad's ghost half. He was going to possess it and throw it into the ghost portal nearby.
He dropped the the Gauntlets and went intangible, Phantom flew into Plasmius. Vlad's ghost half now had blazing green eyes, that crackled with energy, then started to take Phantom's form. Phantom's eyes opened, glowing solid green. He screams as his face began to crack, skin turning light green and white hair blazing into fire. Rings of energy ripple out around him. Below, Vlad cowered in terror at the new ghost that had been created. There was a groaning sound nearby and Phantom saw Danny getting out of the machine Vlad had him hooked up to for the operation. Phantom headed towards him. Danny glanced sideways and saw Phantom. He screamed, fell to his back and started backpedalling in fear.
Phantom grinned wickedly. He was enjoying every bit of fear from Danny. It was new to him and he was enjoying it.
Vlad just starred at the Phantom as it approached Danny. Danny's ghost half was acting very strange. Then it hit him. Phantom had been corrupted by merging with Vlad's own ghost half. Vlad starred in shock at this revelation.
"Who...are you?!" Screamed a freaked out Danny.
"What you don't recognize me? I'm your ghost half! I've had a makeover and I realize I don't need you anymore." Said Phantom as he lunged towards Danny laughing crazily.
Danny raised his hands to defend himself, but it did no good. Phantom fired a burst of green energy at Danny! The poor boy screamed in agonizing pain as his body was burned. Phantom laughed like a madman as he tortured poor Danny. With a final burst of energy Danny was destroyed and killed! With that done Phantom tilted his head back and laughed!
"No more human emotions! Now it's time to bring this house down!" Said Phantom as he released a enormous energy wave from his body.
The mansion shudder before exploded! Danny flew out of the explosion laughing insanely as he flew into the sky.
In wreckage of the mansion Vlad crawled out from beneath a heavy lab table. He stumbled to his feet a mess and of one his legs felt messed up. He looked around at his destroyed mansion in disbelief. There was a twisted sick irony in this. In Vlad's attempt to help Danny had made things worse and had created a monstrosity. He bowed his head.
"Jack. Maddie. I failed you both horrible, but I will figure out some way to stop what he has become." Said Vlad as he stumbled a few feet.
He pulled out his cellphone to call for transportation. Vlad had a feeling that things were only going to get worse. He had to find a couple of people first, who might stand a change against Phantom.
To be continued.