This is a really long chapter, I think the longest I have written. I could have stopped this in three places, but I kept on going because I had time and a couple people have been asking for longer chapters. This is 4,126 words and 8 pages. ENJOY!
Dimension Crosser
Chapter 5
I knocked on the door as Rogue walked away and waited before I heard a muffled voice.
"Come in."
I pushed the door open and walked into the room. I pushed the door closed behind me and looked around the large room. It was sparsely decorated with 2 couches, a coffee table, and a desk; a bald man in a wheelchair sat by the couches while four other people sat on the couches. The two on the right couch were older than the two on the left couch, who looked to be in their late teens or early twenties.
One was a girl with red hair like Jazz's and an aurora of intelligence. The guy sitting next to her had brown hair and red shades on. The woman on the right couch had mocha skin and strikingly white hair, like my hair when I was in ghost form, but whiter. The man that sat next to her had a rough look. He had sideburns that went well with this squared face and his expression was blank.
"Welcome, Daniel," The bald man said and as I stood there shock ran across my face. The shock switched to suspicion.
"How do you know my name?" I inquired.
"Young Rogue told me through her mind. You see I am a mind reader," The bald man replied calmly. I quickly put up mental blocks and saw surprise run across his face. "Well, you are a lot stronger than I thought you would be from Rogue's description of you."
"You have no idea," I said under my breath and then spoke normally. "My guardian says that he thinks this is the safest place for me, but I have to ask: is this on planet earth or did he send me somewhere that I have no idea what to expect?"
"Yes this is earth, but why would you ask that?" The white haired woman said.
"He thinks it's funny to mess with me and not tell me anything about where he sends me," I said un-amused. The professor chuckled.
"Well, I guess you want a rundown of what this school is for then, Daniel?" The professor said.
"Nah, Rogue already explained everything, I just didn't know what planet," I said with a smirk. "Oh and please call me Danny. Daniel is for my guardian and the crazy fruit loop to call me, and I will not accept anyone calling me Dan." I shudder. "Bad memories with that name…"
"So, Danny, what power do you have?" The redhead asked. "Oh and I'm Jean Grey."
"Hi, Jean. Well I have a bunch of powers. I have intangibility, like Kitty, invisibility, the ability to change my form to one other, so I have a built in secret identity pretty much, flying, and shooting ectoplasmic blasts. The thing that gave me these powers was a lab accident with a ghost portal. The incident turned me into a halfa, or a half-ghost. So in essence I am half dead, with all the powers that a ghost has," I said. "And more powers just keep coming. I don't think it's ever going to stop." I shook my head. "I have too much power for my own good. I need to learn how to control it all or I could destroy the world, and not just this one, but the dimension I'm from and the Ghost zone and many other worlds."
The professor nods and smiles before speaking, "Then you have come to the right place. We have set up this institute for people with powers who need more control. Everyone has a unique power that not many, if any, have besides themselves. We help them to learn and to harness this power to do good with it."
"Oh I have no problem doing good with my powers it's just sometimes controlling them is a problem," I said.
"Would you like to join the X-men and the institute?" The professor asked.
"Yes, but can I learn the rest of your names? I only got Jean's," I replied.
"I am Charles Xavier, or Professor X and I am the founder of this institute," said the prof.
"I am Ororo, but you can call me Storm," said the white haired lady.
"I'm Logan, also known as Wolverine," Sideburns said with a gruff voice that matched how he looked.
"I'm Scott (I almost forgot his name while writing this XD and I have been watching the show for the last hour or so!)," said Shades. I nodded to each of them as they introduced themselves.
"I'm Danny Fenton, also known as Danny Phantom," I said in return.
"Let's go introduce you to the rest of the students," said X as he maneuvered his wheelchair to the door. It opened on its own accord as he wheeled out. I followed him with Scott, Jean, Storm and Logan close behind. The door closed on its own behind us. We worked our way to the entrance room where the large staircase was at.
Once there I felt a tingle against my mind and I dropped my walls for a bit to see what it was. I heard the professor's voice say in my mind Students, we have a newcomer. Please come to the entrance hall and greet him! I guess that's easier than installing an intercom.
I heard footsteps rush down the stairs and from different rooms. Students swamped in from outside as well. Soon the rush stopped and all the students looked expectantly at Professor X.
"Students please welcome Danny Fenton to our school."
They all started chatting and talking to eachother. Some shouted out questions like 'What is your power?', 'Where are you from?' and 'When'd he get here?' They were soon silenced by Professor X shouting in their minds. QUIET!
"Danny, how about you introduce yourself?"
"Um, okay Professor," I said before turning to the waiting crowd of students. "Hi, I am Danny Fenton, also known as Danny Phantom. I come from Amity Park, the ghost center of the world, or at least it is in the dimension I come from. I was sent here by my guardian who thinks it's funny not to tell me anything about where he sends me. My family is a sore point, so please don't ask me about it." The tortures ran through my head. I grasped my head and shook it. I heard Jean gasp. I guess she got a glimpse of what was inside my head. The memories subsided and I gave a weak smile before going on. "I don't have just one power like most of you have. I have all the powers that a ghost has and even some special ones. I am a ghost mutant."
I saw a flash of light go over me as I willed myself to turn into my alter ego, which, thankfully, had new clothes as well courtesy of Clockwork. I had a black hoodie with white strings coming from the hood; my symbol was in the middle. I had silvery white fingerless gloves and black skinny jeans. A chain hung on the jeans with a few pendants attached. I didn't know what a couple of them were, but one looked like a mini Fenton thermos. I had silver combat boots that went halfway up my calves.
I smiled at Rogue, who was in the back, as I floated cross-legged in the air. "That good enough for you prof?" He nodded and I sunk back to the ground before changing back in another flash of light.
"Danny will be taking the empty room by Kurt and Scott's. If you two would kindly escort him there then everyone else can get back to what they were doing," The professor said. Scott came up to me and a blue fuzzy creature with three fingers on each hand, two toes on each foot and a tail appeared beside me with a crack, making my jump. Scott shook his head at who I assumed was Kurt.
"Kurt, don't teleport near newbies," Scott said.
"No, its fine, just surprised me a bit at the sudden appearance, but weirder things have happened," I said.
"Like what?" Kurt inquired with a thick German accent.
"Like my date for the dance turning into a dragon and then giving the amulet that had turned her into a dragon to my best friend, and then she turns into a dragon, kidnaps my date and I have to stop her."
"Wow, dude, you must have one messed up life," Kurt said.
"Tell me about it," I muttered. Kurt laughed before he and Scott started leading me up the stairs. I followed after them walking through halls and past door after door before we reached a dead end hall. There were many doors alongside the hall and one right in the middle.
"The empty room in the middle one, ours are the ones to the right and left of them. Mine it on the right, Kurt's is on the left," Scott said gesturing to each door in turn.
"Thanks," I said while smiling. I walked forward and slightly opened the door to my room. I stopped short when I saw a couple of people already in there. I turned back to Scott and Kurt. "Are you sure this is the empty room?"
Scott's brows furrowed. "Ya, I am pretty sure why?"
"There are some girls in there…."
Scott groaned before walking up to the door and opening it. The three girls stopped whispering and turned towards the door. I recognized Kitty as the one who was sitting on the bed. A girl with dark skin and dark brown hair stood up next to the window. A girl with brown hair in pig tails sat backwards on the chair in front of the desk. They all stared at me. Kitty went slightly red in the face as my eyes passed over her as did pigtails. Mocha skin probably would have too, but her skin color prevented it from happening.
I smirked as their eyes looked over at Scott and then switched quickly to the ground.
"What are you girls doing in here?" Scott said stiffly.
"Well-uh," Kitty stuttered. "We wanted to make Danny feel welcome, so we thought we would wait here and introduce ourselves to him when he came in."
Scott rolled his eyes. "Well, how about you leave Danny alone right now and let him settle in before swamping him in adoration."
"Scott, its fine. I don't mind really, it's not like I have anything to unpack," I said.
"What!? You don't have anything to unpack?!" Kitty shrieked. "We have to go shopping!"
I rubbed the back of my head.
"Ya, me leaving was kinda last minute. I didn't even have these clothes when I left. My guardian found me, took me in and gave me these clothes. I wouldn't mind going shopping, but I get to choose if I approve or not."
Kitty started jumping around and the mocha girl soon joined in. Scott rolled his eyes and pigtails smiled while laughing. I smiled as well as the girls all walked out of the room.
"I'm gonna clean up first though. Scott, where's the bathroom?"
"You have one attached to your room. It's attached to mine as well."
"Okay, I'll be about thirty minutes, is that enough for you guys to get ready?" I asked the girls. They nodded eagerly before running off. I shook my head. "What have I gotten myself into?"
"Can I come?" Kurt asked.
"Sure, but how are we going to get there? I don't have a mode of transportation besides flying and I can only carry one person that way," I said.
"I can take you, and I'll make sure that the girls don't kill you with clothes. We can take my car," Scott said helpfully.
"Thanks," I said before turning to my door. "I'm gonna go take a shower. I'll see you in a bit."
I walked into my room and closed the door before walking into the bathroom. I locked the door that connected it to both mine and Scott's rooms. I took my shirt off and looked in the mirror. My scars showed too well, I had to find a way to mask them. I focused my invisibility on only the scars and looked at myself again. It didn't work, it just made me disappear. I shook my head. I would just hide in the dressing room while changing and only buy long sleeved shirt and pants.
I closed the shower curtain and started the water before removing my shoes, pants and underwear. I climbed in the shower and sighed in relief. The warm water ran down my body. It ran over the scars and wounds soothing them. I washed myself and stood there a while longer letting my wounds get soothed for a bit before I turned off the water. I shook my hair out before pulling back the shower curtain and grabbed the towel that was unused off of the rack and wrapped it around my waist.
I walked back to through the bathroom picking up my clothes on the way. I unlocked both doors and then walked into my room. I shook out my clothes and laid them out on my bed before drying myself off. I slipped my underwear and pants back on before slipping my shirt over my head. I looked at my socks and decided I would ask Scott for some more.
I picked up my shoes and made my way barefoot out of my room and I knocked on Scott's door. I knocked and waited. Scott came to the door.
"Hey Danny, you ready to go?"
"Um, ya, but can I borrow some socks?" I asked while holding up my tennis shoes.
"Sure, just give me a sec," Scott said in return. He retreated in his room leaving the door open behind him. He made his way to his dresser and pulled open the top drawer before removing some socks. He walked back over to me and handed them to me. "Here ya go."
"Thanks, I'll be ready in just a minute," I said before running off to my room. I pulled on the socks and then my shoes. I laced them up before exiting my bedroom again. I walked back out of my room and closed my door.
I knocked on Scott's door and then knocked on Kurt's. Scott came out first and then Kurt soon followed. Kurt was messing with a watch on his wrist. His appearance changed to a human version of the fuzzy blue guy.
We started walking down the hall after Kurt was done. We worked our way through the maze of hallways and down into the front hall. The three girls and Rogue were waiting there for us. I waved to them as I walked down the stairs. The girls waved back, but Rogue just crossed her arms and looked at me.
We reached the bottom of the stairs and walked up to the group of girls.
"Are you coming with us Rogue?" I asked.
"Ah dunno," She replied. "Wher're ya goin'?"
"Shopping apparently, I have no belongings whatsoever. I would like your input though, I think I like dark clothing better than pink clothing," I said and winked at her.
"Okay, Ah'll come awlon'," Rogue said.
I smiled. "Great."
We started walking out of the institute. Scott jumped into a red convertible with white stripes.
"Sweet ride," I complimented.
"Thanks."
We all hopped in. I sat shotgun, Kurt sat in the middle of the back, the two girls whose names I didn't know were on either side of him, and Kitty and Rogue sat on the back hood of the car. Scott started up the car and we went speeding off.
"So, Amara, Rahne, how are you doing?" Kurt said to the girls sitting next to him. They turned away from him.
"Sorry Nightcrawler, no can do," said Amara, the one with mocha skin.
"Ya, sorry," said Rahne.
Kurt visibly deflated.
"So, Danny, What do you like in a girl?" asked Amara.
"Um, I don't really know. The girls I have dated have all had something to get out of me, except for one. My best friend, Sam, liked me for me and she was amazing. We ended up dating. We felt kinda bad cause we left our friend, Tucker, out. He was always looking for a girl, but never got lucky. We stopped dating out of courtesy, though we probably would have dated after high school if what happened hadn't happened," I said. "But I think I like honest, Goth girls. I find that the Goths are the most interesting and fun to be around."
"What happened that made it not happen?" Kitty asked.
"You don't want to know, and I don't want to tell," I replied with a shudder. She looked at me sadly. I retched inside; I didn't want these people's compassion! I wanted their acceptance. I looked back to the front and realized that Scott was finding a place to park. "Over there." I pointed to an empty spot just five away from the front. He swerved to the left and then pulled into the parking lot.
We all got out of the car and headed into the mall. It was a simple small mall. There were shops lined up on the outside that looked like they were there before the mall had been fully built.
"Let's go to GAP first!" said Kitty. I shrugged and she took that as a yes. Taking my hand she dragged me to the left past McAlister's and PetSmart.
We walked in and made our way to the men's section. Kitty and the rest of her small group started searching through clothes while I looked around, picking up anything that caught my interest. Rogue just stood to the side while Kurt and Scott helped me search.
The girls walked up to me and handed me enough clothes to make up a whole wardrobe. We walked over to the dressing rooms and I laid out all the clothes on an empty rack. I looked through them to see if I would approve of anything that they had picked out. I saw that most things they had picked out were shorts, short sleeved shirts and muscle shirts. I immediately threw out all of them and told the girls to put them back. They looked crestfallen, but did as I said.
There were only about ten items of clothing left after they put all of the ones I didn't want away. They came back with swimming trunks also.
"We have a pool, so you'll need some of these," Rahne said. Each of the girls had picked out one pair. I looked at each of them One was black with red streaks down the side, one had Hawaiian flowers all over it and the next one was just blue. I picked the black and red one to try on.
The girls were really disappointed when I came out with a shirt on when I tried on the trunks. I smirked before going to change again.
Once I tried on all of the clothes I had two shirts, one pair of pants, three pair of boxers and one pair of swim trunks. I was changing back into my regular clothes when a portal appeared in front of me. A black and white blur streaked out and hit me hard, making me fall to the ground with a thud.
"DANNY!" The blur shrieked. I looked down and saw Danielle. I smiled and hugged her back.
"Hey, Danielle," I said smiling. "How are you?"
"Good, but I've missed you. Oh, the Fruit loop wanted me to give you something," she said while holding out a credit card. "Apparently he has a bank account in this dimension and deposited a whole butt load of money into it for you."
"Wow, never thought that Vlad would be the charitable type," I said taking the card from her and putting it in my pocket before pulling on my shirt. "So are you going to stay with me? Or go back to the other Earth?"
"I think I will stay here with you," Dani said.
I smiled before saying, "Then come on, I'll introduce you to the others. You might want to turn invisible, since we are in the guys' dressing room."
She blushed while nodding and faded out of sight as I opened the door to the dressing room. I walked out with the clothes over my arms. I walked up to the discard rack and put all the clothes I didn't want on it before turning and walking out of the dressing room area. I walked up to the group of mutants that were waiting for me.
"I had a visitor, though I don't know how she found me," I glared over to where I knew Danielle was standing and saw her shrug as she became visible again. She was now in human form and wore her blue hoodie, red hat, red shorts and red tennis shoes.
"Hey, that was Clockwork's work, not mine. I did not know that you were in the dressing room!" she explained. "At least you weren't naked. You were almost fully clothed. Oh and we need to talk about some things…"
I gulped realizing she had seen all the scars. "Well, that's why I ran away… That was Maddie and Jack's doing, if you are talking about the Y."
Her eyes widened. "Maddie and Jack did that?!"
"Yup," I confirmed. "Well guys this is my cousin Danielle or Dani with an I. She randomly showed up from a portal to give me this." I held up the credit card. "It's loaded with money from a crazy fruit loop that wants both of us to call him dad." I gestured to me and Dani.
"Awesome! That means we can buy you even more stuff!" Kitty squealed.
"ONLY if I approve!" I corrected.
We checked out of the store and then made our way to the mall's entrance. We walked past a couple electronic stores, some food places, and a jewelry shop before reaching the middle of the mall. I realized that it was in the shape of a cross or an X. A store caught my eye on the far left corner: Hot Topic. I started making my way over there at the same time as Rogue.
I searched through and grabbed a couple of things before heading to the dressing room. I saw a Doom shirt and picked that up on my way. I asked the front desk if he could open the dressing room. He took out a key and then opened it for me. I tried on a couple articles of clothing and picked out the ones I liked best.
I ended up taking a leather jacket, so I could wear short sleeved shirts, a Doom t-shirt, a Legend of Zelda black and gold t-shirt, a LOZ key chain, a skull key chain, a chain to attach my new black duct tape wallet to, a couple pair of black jeans (skinny and regular), a couple pair of ripped jeans, and just a plain black long sleeved shirt.
The rest of the shopping trip went pretty well. I bought Dani a few things and everyone else bought themselves something. We ate lunch at a pretzel place that had the best pretzel bites ever. I bought a DS lite and a couple of games, both DS and Gameboy games from GameStop. I bought Doom for the computer from RadioShack as well as a Macbook pro from the Apple store.
We headed back to the institute with the car stacked full of packages.
When we made it back to the institute the girls invited me to come swimming with them and I agreed, but told them I needed help getting everything up to my room first. Dani and I carried almost everything, but the girls carried the remaining few bags. We made it to the room with a few dropping of bags, but nothing real expensive. We put everything down and then the girls made their way back to their rooms to get ready to swim.
Dani and I put away all my stuff and her few things. I set up my Macbook while she changed and then I changed into my swim trunks. I put on my black long sleeved shirt as well, to cover up the scars.
"You know those girls are going to try and get you out of that," Dani said matter-of-factly.
"Ya, I know, let's head on down there," I said. She nodded and then we headed out of my room.
Okay, I really enjoyed writing this. Though I have some bad news. My dad is going to limit the time I can spend on the computer. Most of the time I write, however, is while I am doing schoolwork, so I don't count it. I have been trying to convince him that writing shouldn't be counted towards this cause I could spend just as much time reading, writing, singing, playing guitar or drawing off of the computer and that he doesn't limit the time that my sister plays trombone, so why should he limit the time that I write? I'm going to try and convince my mom to be on my side.
The Hybred: I still have yet to finish that season. That's the one I am watching now. I kinda stopped watching last time and I am picking up in the middle of the second season. I want to do something different from the show, cause I think that it's boring to do it according to the show, and someone is already doing that.
Okay for everyone that said they wanted a DannyXHarem... No, sorry. I will have him have some fangirls, but I am pretty sure I am going to do DannyXRogue
Question of the Update: Should they find out about all of Danny's scars in the next chapter or later?