The origins of Lilly and the not so bright future

collapses I finally finished the chapter! Huzah for me! crickets chirp

Anyway…

In the last chapter Danny and Sam learn a shocking secret about Lilly. As Lilly begins to reveal her origin, Danny and Sam learn what horrors the future hold, and what devastation awaits the world if Lilly fails.

-- Start of Chapter--

"We're you parents?" Sam gasped, feeling dizzy.

"How is that possible?" Danny said, in disbelief.

"Perhaps I should start from the beginning," Lilly smiled. "You might want to sit down for this." Danny and Sam sat down at the same time, and Lilly took a deep breath. She stood up, and began to speak.

"I really don't know how to start. I guess I should start when my brother and I were born. It was obvious from the very beginning that we had ghost powers just like Danny. It was little things at first, like turning invisible or floating above our beds. Once or twice when we cried, we'd emit a weak ghostly wail, which was still strong enough to break a window.

When we were old enough, Danny taught us how to control our powers. Everyday, for several hours at a time, he'd drill us, and teach us new tricks. Slowly and steadily we progressed in skill, and a couple of times, we actually beat Danny in a spar.

During training, he told us stories of his glory days, and about all the ghosts he fought. There were stories about a ghost obsessed with boxes, a ghost with long-winded introductions, a ghost who played guitar, a ghost who called him "whelp", and even a halfa who liked fruit loops!"

Danny gave a chuckle and smiled.

"Then," she said, seriously, "We turned 10. We were sparing to keep in shape, when the sky turned dark. Out of nowhere this evil ghost came and grabbed David. I tried to chase after him, but he disappeared.

I flew home and told you what happened. Something on your face told me you knew this ghost, and not only knew, but feared as well."

"Which ghost was it?" Danny said with enthusiasm.

"You never said a name. All you said was, 'He escaped out of the thermos, and his is still determined to turn me evil!' Do you know what you meant by that?"

Danny gasped, and whispered, "Yes."

"You told Sam to keep me safe, and you flew off to save David. Several hours later you came back, bloody and beaten, carrying an unconscious David in your arms. His clothes were ripped, revealing black scars, dripping with blood. Across his face was a black mark, stretching from his eyebrow down to his cheek. We nursed him back to health, but he was never the same again." She sighed, as a tear fell down her cheek.

"For 2 weeks he never spoke a word, used his powers, and he barely ate or slept. He had sunk in to a depression, and his mind was lost in the darkness. And that's when he changed." She bit down on her lip, and held back more tears.

"Changed" Sam asked.

"Yes, changed. His ghost form changed. His personality changed. His voice changed. At that point, he was no longer my brother. He was now Dark Phantom, an evil, twisted, sadistic ghost with a thrust for power, hatred towards weakness, and a really bad temper. He used his powers to hurt people, cause chaos, steal stuff, and cause damage in the city.

Little by little, he got more powerful, and his bad streak got worse. We tried to stop him, but he was just too powerful. He was hated and feared by humans and ghosts alike, and after a year of small time villainy, he decided he wanted to do something big. For six months there wasn't a hint of sign of h Dark, or his whereabouts. And then, on a dark, rainy afternoon, he came back. Backed up by an army of spectral creatures, he led an attack on Amity Park.

Danny was fighting David, and I had gone to help. Sam was supposed to stay at home, but she had followed us, in order to try and help. We were in the air, trying to fight off David. He used a ghostly wail, and we dodged the attack. The wail hit a building, and the top part of the building fell to the ground. Just then, as the building crumpled down, we heard a scream and recognized it was being Sam's. We flew down into the street, and saw the rubble from the building. I saw an arm, out reached, in a pool of blood, under the rubble. 'Mom!' I screamed, and pulled Sam out off the wreckage. Danny, in tears, lifter her up, as she wheezed. Sam turned to me, and whispered, 'Save your brother… find a way… to save him.' She closed her eyes, and went limp. I began to cry, and Danny did too.

David flew down, and grabbed Danny. Seeing Sam die, Danny no longer had a will to live, and didn't fight back. Within minutes, he was on his back, inches from death. I ran to his side, and he whispered, 'make sure your brother doesn't hurt anyone else… and if you can… keep your promise you made to your Mom." And just like Sam, he closed his eyes and went limp." Lilly was in tears. It was so hard telling that story, because it re-opened old wounds. Danny and Sam were speechless. Danny felt sick to his stomach, and Sam was about to cry.

"We… died?" Danny said, in shock.

"That must have been hard for you." Sam said.

"It was," Lilly said, wiping away her tears." But I kept myself going by telling myself the promises I made." Lilly said, giving a faint smile. "After that, Clockwork took me in. He was always there for Danny, so he thought he should be there for me too.

For the next few years I kept David in check. Every time he'd try something, I'd be there to stop him. We had all the same powers, we had the same skills, and we knew each other's weaknesses. That's when David realized the only way to gain true power, was to get rid of me." Lilly sighed.

"Get rid of?" Sam asked.

Lilly looked at Sam, and moved her finger under her neck while making a rough noise with her throat. Danny and Sam gulped.

"He decided that the best way to get rid of me was in the past. When I got wind of what he was scheming, I went to confront him. I told him that his plan wasn't going to work, but he didn't seem that intimidated. We had a little fight, and everything seemed to be going fine. That's when he started playing dirty. He kicked me hard in the stomach, and as I winced in pain, he punched me in the face. I blacked out for a while, and when I came to, her was gone.

I knew he was headed for Clockwork's tower, so I headed in that direction, hoping I could stop him. But I was too late. By the time I got there, his tower had been reduced to rubble. David had snapped Clockwork's time staff in half, destroyed all but one of the time medallions, beat up Clockwork, destroyed Clockworks' tower, and then flew into the time portal. I told Clockwork that I was going after him, he wished me luck, and I followed David into the time stream." She gave a loud sigh, and looked at Danny and Sam. Their eyes were wide open, and their jaws were dropped. Lilly stood up, and started looking at her body.

"Funny…" Lilly mumbled, staring at her hands.

"What?" Danny asked.

"Well, Clockwork said if I told you guys who I was, the shock could cause a ripple effect resulting in me not existing. But I'm still here, so maybe I didn't effect time!"

Danny and Sam looked at each other and blushed. Danny shook his head and turned back to Lilly.

"There's still one thing I don't understand." Danny sighed.

"One thing?" Sam gasped, sarcastically.

"Why does David want to destroy you in the past? I mean, in the past, he risks destroying himself too, doesn't he?"

"No he doesn't." Lilly said. "He has a time medallion. Even if he affects the time stream, it will not affect him. And that is the precisely why he is here in the past. He's killing to birds with one stone." Lilly said.

"What do you mean?" Sam asked.

"He's not here to kill me. He's here to kill you." Lilly said, as Danny and Sam gasped.

"Us?" Danny and Sam said together.

"If he kills you, I will not exist, and we will not be there to stop him in the future."

"Wait a minute." Danny gasped. "That's why you didn't want me to help you fight him. If I got hurt…"

"Then David's plan will come true, and I won't exist." Lilly finished Danny's sentence. Danny and Sam looked at each other, and then back at Lilly. "This is my burden; my fight." Lilly said. "I must do this alone. I won't let you guys die. I will stop him. It's my responsibility."

"But I can help!" Danny said, standing up. "I know something about responsibility myself. It's my responsibility, as a hero, to protect Amity Park from harm."

"Danny, if you really want to protect this town, you won't get involved. You won't believe how many people's lives hang in the balance if you guys are killed." Lilly said, staring into Danny's eyes. He looked at her, and saw her determination, her bravery, and her stubbornness.

'She really is just like me.' Danny thought. He sighed, and lowered his head.

Just then, Danny and Lilly's ghost sense went off. There was a loud noise, and Danny's room began to shake. Lilly gasped, and clenched her fists. "He's back."

--End of Chapter--

Exciting, isn't it?

Next chapter, Showdown: Lilly vs. David, coming soon!