I am extremely sorry, I haven't updated in months… years, I finally remembered my Account password, (how dumb can I get?)
This Chapter has been edited. From here one Swearing will become more frequent, not F bombs, but if you're sensitive to mild languages brace yourself.
Having the whole Ghost zone looking at Danny made him uncomfortable. Valerie was sweating bullets under her mask, and he had to give the ghost the news. News that would probably get something thrown at him.
"A while ago the Fenton's came through the portal with a guest." Danny started; he memorized what he had to say a few hours before the meeting, tune out and let his memory do the talking. "This guest was the spokesmen of the president of the United states, but also the United Nations, as the only active working portal that they know of is in America the responsablity fell on the goverment to do so.
"Well, he was lead to Vlad (for some odd reason) and they discussed the plan that would change the way all of us live forever." Breathing in, he waited for Valerie to set a small pyramid in the middle of the table, digging into his pocket he pulled out a remote of some sort. Clicking a button two images came up. Two spheres, one a green and blue orb, earth. The second, an orb that consisted of green and purple, The Ghost Zone.
"Here's the earth," he pointed to the left. "And here's the Ghost Zone." Then he pointed to the right. "The worlds are separate but entwined, the president noticed that." He took another deep breath, "They have a deal for us, one, as I said before, will change how we live, and where." He clicked another button, four humans walked on the earth as four green ghosts flew around the Ghost zone. He then clicked the third button, what looked like the Fenton Portal appeared in between the two worlds, two humans jumped though it and started walking on the ghost zone.
"They want to expand to the Ghost Zone." The ghost seemed to all gasp at one, a habit that had no use to gain more air, since they stopped breathing long ago. As Danny predicted, someone did throw half a hot dog at him, the ghost started to talk, some louder than others. Moving out of the way of any more flying projectiles, the Reaper stood up and yelled for silence. They stopped in a heartbeat.
"Now, continue." He sat back down again, gesturing for him to talk. Serena, raised her hand, Danny noticed that she looked the youngest other then Valerie and him, looking around 14, not bother for permission started to talk.
"Phantom, I couldn't help but notice a huge problem in that plan." She stated, summoning a scaled of ectoplasm. "If we do give the humans the permission to settle on our plain, the two plains would become too unbalanced as there are too many beings on the one plain and over time will eventually crumble." The Scales did a little show, one side tipping over slowly as she talked and imploded when she finished.
Danny nodded, "That's why I haven't finished, the president has said that if humans are allowed in the ghost zone without being harm, then he pressed the final button, two ghost flew though the ghost portal and into the human world, flying around it. "Ghost's are allowed to come into the human world without being harmed."
More talking, the Reaper took much longer to calm the ghost down. But this news was absolutely insane, Ghost and Humans sharing lives? It was never meant to be, to see loved ones against on both sides of the realms, excitement overcame them.
"Humans and ghost are not supposed to be in the same realms." Bullet stated, he started to walk around the table, closer to the two holographic worlds. With an eerie green glow of his eyes the humans and ghost were back in their own worlds. "Humans stay in their world, we stay in ours. It's how everything has been and how it should stay."
"BUT. We know for an absolute fact that ghost have been passing into the human realm since death. And even the rarity of a living person coming into the ghost zone." She pointed out.
"Then they get put in the ghost jail, human, or ghost." Walker sneered.
"I think it's a great idea." Rose piped up, earning a glare from Walker. "Oh come on! Who hasn't dreamed of this? Wished that both the living and dead could walk among each other? Walker is old, very old, and he's clouded by the old rules, back to the medieval times where living past forty you were declared a witch (No offence Queen Dora). Where it was safer for us to stay in the ghost zone, and banning humans." Walker shot her a glare, she ignored it. "It's different now, everyone is becoming more open minded." She smiled and turned to Danny, he blushed slightly, she was pretty. "Heck, I wager that the hybrids will one day be accepted, maybe less the ten years"
"I take that bet!" Bullet said, uncharacteristly grinning, but to Danny it looked down right evil.
"I do as well," Walker smirked. "The usually stakes?"
"Why not? I always win." Rose smirked as well.
Danny saw Frostbite rolling his eyes and muttering something along the lines of 'not again', he made a note to ask about it later. He noticed the glowing black cat jump into Valerie's lap, she jumped slightly. It purred and rubbed itself against her armour, she, liking cats way more than dogs, took her glove off to give it a scratch.
"Bet later, this isn't a poker table." Reaper dismissed, he thought for a second about what to do, he turned to Danny again. "What do you think about this Phantom?"
Danny froze. He was expecting questions on the proposal, not himself.
"I, well He sputtered. He paused to compose himself.
"You are the best person to ask, you walk in both worlds." He said.
"Objection, representor." The plump Lady stood up, her handbag swinging on her arm. "He's only a child, both in age and being dead, thi is a very serious queston that can't be asked ithout thinking it over."
"Nonsense! Less time to think, the more honest the answer." She persed her lips and sat dow. Again he had his attention on Danny. "So, Danny Phantom. What do you think of both Ghosts and Humans living together?"
"I think..." He and Valerie glanced at each other. He imagined ghost's floating freely and peacefully in the blue sky with no one screaming or running. Humans building in the Ghost Zone, families reuniting. Would he finally have a break? Would it be okay to come out as a hybrid?
"I know what you were thinking, Kid." He said, after Danny had been silent for to long. "Peace. For you and everyone involved." He laid over the large chair. "I don't know what's coming everyone. That's Clockworks job. But I'm here to ask the questions and answer them. So, inportant people, do you think its a good idea?"
"It could be. For all we know it can go south." Rose said. "But we need to give it a chance, we have to move forward."
"But things are nice the way they are." Libarian said, he didn't stand up. Dann wasn't sure he could. "Do we need to change?"
"What about the only human here? Miss Red?" Valerie did not want attention, that was why she had bee so quiet. She didn't appriciate it at all when the Reaper called on her.
"Me?"
"Are there any other humans here?" He asked dryly.
"Well-"
"Do you need to remind you that she's a ghost hunter?" Serena asked in a hot tone. "She hates ghosts, or did you come into the business to protect people?"
"She's still got an opinion." The prince said, the pirate behind him nodded. "I am curious to what the ghost hunteress thinks on all this."
"Life would be... Different." She said, being slow with her words whle trying not the offend anyone. "I couldn't imagine something like this happening, but... I'm open for change."
"There." Reaper said. "Is that all for the topic?"
"Yes. Sir." Danny didn't know why he added 'sir'. Maybe on some level he respected him. He was good enough for Clockwork to pick himself. He briefly wondered what type of person you were/will be to be picked.
"We will reschedule a decision until later, for everyone to think it over, then we vote." Since no one said anything. "Anyone else have something to propose?" Samson, the pirate second waved his hand in the air playfully, his companion Alexander face palmed at his behaviour. "Samson, if this is about those sea monkeys again because I swear..."
"Nah. That was fixed. Why haven't the rest of the Representatives come?" The Pirate asked, Danny again made a mental note to ask about the sea monkeys.
"We are curious as well." The Cowboy, Sheriff John said.
"The Infinity Desert is having a bit of a crisis after their Pharaoh was destroyed by their councillor." Frostbite informed.
"Damn, he seemed like a nice guy." Samson said, scratching the back of his neck.
"We know there hasn't been a Ghost king rep in years." The Prince said, suddenly half of the table, the half that Danny had not met until today, gave him a glance. A slight turn of the head to make sure he was still standing there. Still, it both annoyed him and made him want to hide at the same time. He was glad no one talked about him beating the Ghost King, no more talking about him. No more attention on him.
"The Zoo and The Warehouse didn't want to come, not after last time." Dora said.
"The Forgone Freeway almost never come, to many civil war's on who should be in charge." Pandora said, ignoring the looks a few of the members gave her.
"And about a dozen others that slipped my mind at the moment," Serena said. Danny paled slightly, and Valerie was trying not to freak out, the Ghost zone was far bigger then they originally thought. "Along with the smaller fractions."
"Long story short, we haven't had a full council since the first one. Minimum 12 sections of the zone to be called for a meeting for it to take place officially, and at least one of the keepers present." Reaper rapped up, "And if that's it..." No one had anything to say. He snapped his fingers and the hourglass turned down the sand rising quickly. "Truce is over when all the sand is at the top, blah blah, Stay in your seats, I'm leaving before everything goes free for all." With that he and the cat disappeared behind the large chair.
"Val, get ready to fly." She nodded, he guessed she was still freaked out of her brain slightly. Everyone had tensed, once again watching the sand in the hourglass.
"Great one, we'll cover you." Frostbite said, his second nodded. "Best to run instead of fight."
"Same here young one." Pandora said.
"Thanks guys." Danny smiled, Besides Dora, they were the only ghosts that actively made sure the other ghosts didn't annoy Danny too much. The Ghost zone was like a playground, and he suspected meeting members were the equivalent to the A-list.
"Go!" Someone yelled, Danny did not know who, but the sand had run out. He grabbed Val out of the chair and ducked in time to miss a few blasts that scorched the chair. In half a second it was chaos, Ecto blasts nearly blinded him.
"Get him!" Walker yelled, taking a grab at Danny, obviousy not caring about what the other ghost's had promised if something happened to Danny at he meeting. HWalker would have caught him if not for the blasts of white that knocked him of course.
"Good shot, Junior!" Sheriff John complemented, having drawn two pistols and shooting at the jailers, his son's guns were smoking and grinned at his successful shot.
"What is this, open season on Phantom?" Valerie screeched, as they dodged more blasts.
"Pretty close!"Danny yelled back.
"You piss of too many people for your own good!" She yelled.
"And don't you know it!" The laughed as they flew, after a few minutes they landed on an island.
"Don't you ever convince me to go to another meeting again, blackmail or not."
"Making out photos." He reminded. "At least we can burn them now."
She laughed again. Yes, she did know that Vlad masters was Plasmius, and she made sure he knew. But she made it clear he would work for him on equal grounds as long as she got paid. She was sure Phantom knew he was half human too, but didn't know what to do, so she waited until something new came up instead. Her father was getting trough to her.
"You're okay, Phantom." She grinned patting his shoulder while Danny caught his breath. "You're okay."
He smiled. He and Val have set up their partnership for almost a month and so far smooth sailing. It was almost like the time they dated. Val's detector beeped, he thought she put it on silent before, must have turned itself on again. Danny's ghost sense usually didn't work in the ghost zone, too many ghosts.
"Wait yourselves." A voice said, they both turned to "Sir Phantom, Miss Red. Calm yourselves, I bring words from my Queen Dora." He had a messenger bag, he pulled two envelopes out and pasted them to the named. "Invitations to her Kingdom."
"We've been invited to Dora's kingdom?" Danny asked aloud, taking the envelope and studying it, he hadn't heard from her since he, Sam and Tucker had taken down Aragon. From there, Dora had taken over the kingdom. Her first act of Queendom was making Sam, Tucker and Danny knights.
"A Ball?" Val said, opening the invite and reading it. The messenger nodded.
"A late corination celebration. By special request she asks for you to come a few hours early. She said to speak privately."
"Tell her we will be glad to come, and we will come early." Danny said, it sounded like Dora was going well in running the kingdom.
"Thank you Sir Phantom, I'll past the news." He started to leave. "Good luck." He added, before flying off.
"Phantom..." Val looked distressed, Danny didn't know why.
"Dora's okay! She's really nice He tried to assure her, but he was faced with a different reaction the he first thought.
"A ball? I have nothing nice to wear!" Sure, she was getting a ghost hunting check, but her dad was keeping that money in bank account solely for collage. If she wanted something nice, it was her nasty burger wage she used.
"Oh!" Danny mocked understood, grinning. "Girl." He thought of Val, she had changed a lot since the start of their partnership, more relaxed and didn't treat Danny like an enemy, more like a good friend.
"Jerk." She went over the invitation again. "It's on a Saturday night, I should be able to convince my dad."
"Not if he knows you're going to the ghost zone for a party." Danny pointed out, Damon was lenient letting his daughter ghost hunt, but he had limits.'Bye dad! I'll be out all night at in the ghost zone for a party with hostile entities!'"
"Not if I tell him you promised to protect me. And if something does, he can beat the crap out of you!" She joked, but at the same time a little serious.
"You wouldn't!" he gasped, "We're not even dating and he's giving me a harsh third degree already!" Soon after they formed their truce, Danny had the pleasure of meeting Damon Grey as Phantom. It was there Danny learned were Val got her trigger finger and 'shoot first ask questions never' thing from.
"For some reason he trusts you." Val said, Danny had a suspicion about it, Damon may have trusted him because Danny kept his daughter out of as much harm as possible. The Ghost King incident popped to mind, and destroying the first suit may have been another reason. Never the less, Mr. Grey gave a mean glare with a 'touch my daughter or hurt her you're double dead' face.
"I'm just a likeable guy." Danny grinned, he suddenly frowned in thought. Should he tell Val now he was Danny Fenton as well? He seemed to had gained her trust, she was the one to offer up the truce in the first place, making him suspicious. Did she know? But she showed no signs of knowing, or it could be an act. Making up his mind, he was going to tell her flat out, the secret was going to become harder to keep the closer he got to her again. "I'll race you to the portal!" He grinned and flew off.
"No fair! Split second advantage!" she laughed, flying after him.
He'll tell her soon, just not now.
LINE BREAK
A crack appeared in the metal of the thermos. A small, unnoticeable crack. Green misted poured out of it, weakly, a figure began to form out of it crouching on the floor. A man, strong muscles and tall. His blood red eyes shadowed with black underneath it. His skin blue, his gloved hand rubbed his head, clearly exhausted. There was green mist still surrounding him, he looked around and at it.
"That's going to take forever to reabsorb." He muttered. It was his energy, the thermos was slowly breaking him down into ectoplasm, he was lucky he broke out when he did. "I haven't been here for a while, Clockworks lair. No wonder about the god damn ticking." His eye twitched but quickly covered it, not like there was someone with him. On the wall were gold clockwork pieces, it took a moment for him to recognized them. "I don't think he'll notice one of these things gone." He plucked one of them from the wall, the CW annoyed him, but he would need it for the plan forming in his head.
He used the looking glass, looking at the present time. His younger self, as Phantom, laughing with Valerie. He smirked, in his timeline, he kept her alive to taunt her, he needed an opponent or else destroying the world would be boring. He grinned; remember watching Valerie break over the years as her world fell apart around her.
And looking at his younger self's face he knew the young hybrid wanted to tell her what he was, a monster, a freak, a being that hell couldn't keep and spat back out. And he saw the moment where he decided not to tell her. The screen split, surprising the elder phantom a little. Two choices? The main or the alternative? It only took him a second to choose. Why not make little Danny suffer for not speaking when he had the chance? He could see bubbles surrounding the screen, looking closer can see a little into the past. There had been a meeting, sme of the bubbles focused on his younger self others on ghosts he didn't know.
He noticed a pocket watch, opening it, he saw that the clock was broken, the glass smashed, on the other face was a mirror. He remembered this little device, the observants had sent their best assassin after him with one of these things. He remembered well how they burned.
"Look out little me. I'm coming for you."
Okay, this will get complicated. Valerie knows that Vlad is a halfa and knows Phantom knows he's a halfa. Vlad knows that Val knows he's a Halfa and thinks Val knows Danny's a Halfa too, but she doesn't. Phantom knows Val knows that Vlad is a Halfa, and knows Val suspects Phantom of being a Halfa, she does, but doesn't think he's Danny Fenton.
Valerie may seem out of character, but she's mellowing out, something I really wanted her to do in the series, the Alliance with Phantom may seem odd as well.
Have I mentioned that about half of season three doesn't exist here? The only exception is, Infimap ep, boxed up fury, and any mention of Vlad being mayor. The rest will be rewritten since I absolutely hate season three, it just doesn't feel like it fits with the other two seasons, to superhero not supernatural enough.
Kindred spirits, de-stabilized, Urban Jungle and the weather episode have happened but with different events.
EDIT: Made chapter longer with almost all the ghost's speaking.