Chapter 15; Silver Ice
I know that this chapter was put up right after chapter 14, but we're on our way back home and I wasn't able to get internet at the hotels we were staying at. Otherwise, chapter 14 would've been out Wednesday. Anyway, please R&R, oh wait, I haven't even written the chappie XD
Let's get on with the story:
There we floated, in front of the silver door. It was blank, save the halfa mark in the center. Dani and Vlad kept shooting glares at each other, and the tension in the air was making me anxious. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to keep Dani with me, but I didn't want to be stuck with Vlad the fruit loop either.
The silver door was giving off a strange, almost burning cold that had me shivering, despite the fact that I could usually stand cold weather. I didn't like the feeling the door gave, like a deep sense of foreboding. As if to emphasize this point, a snarl was heard, about thirty feet behind us. I turned towards the sound, almost fearful of what I might find.
The snarl came from a wolf, a beautiful white wolf, which seemed a bit larger than normal ones. She had icy-blue eyes, kinda like Danny's, only they seemed clearer. As she came closer, I noticed a blue heart necklace hanging around her thick neck, as well as a blue glove on her right paw and four blue bracelets on her left one. I noticed a scar on her muzzle, the only thing that marred the beauty of the wolf. The scar ran from her right eye to her left cheek. It made me wonder what kind of fight the wolf had gotten into. I also wondered where it came from. It wasn't a ghost that I could tell.
A deep rumbling growl emitted from the wolf as it bounded towards our group. It looked pissed, and its eyes were glaring at Plasmius, who smirked. "What the hell?" I asked him, glaring. "Oh, just an old friend, stopping by to visit." Sarcasm dripped into his voice and I was forced to look at the wolf as it skidded to a stop in front of the fruit loop. "I'm no friend of yours," It snarled, startling me. It could talk? Well, not the weirdest thing I've ever seen, but still. "Hello again Luna, long time no see," By this time, Vlad was smiling like the fruit loop we all knew he was.
"As if I'd ever want to see you!" It snarled at him, snapping its jaws inches from Vlad's still smirking face. "Oh Luna, we used to be such good friends," If I hadn't already dealt with him, I might've thought that sad expression on his face was sincere. But, when is Vlad ever sincere about anything? "Whatever," The wolf rumbled in its strange voice, still glaring at him. "Who are you exactly?" I asked the wolf, feeling nervous about making the thing happy. "I am Luna, a friend of Danny Phantoms, who happened to hear of your problem from Sam and Tucker. I live in the forest not far from Amity Park." It rumbled; I assumed it was a girl, considering the slight feminine undertone in her voice. "You know Danny? That's enough for me," I told her, smiling.
"I might know Danny, but I am not hanging around this bastard!" She growled at Plasmius again. "Understood," I nodded, and then looked towards the gold door I had sent Danny and Sasha to. "You know what; I think Danny and Sasha over there at the bronze door might need help." I waved my hand in their general direction and watched Luna bound off towards her friend.
I relaxed a little after Luna had left, but tension was still high between the three of us. I realize Dani had hardly said a word, and I turned to look at her. "You okay?" She looked paler than any normal ghost, like Luna had just scared her other half to death. She nodded after a moment, then smiled and turned towards the door. I sighed, suddenly worried for the young clone. I remember what had happened the time Darkness had tried to clone me.
*Flashback*
I looked into the night sky, looking at the stars that twinkled against the black velvet of space. There wasn't a cloud in sight, and all the lights around my little town had been shut off in anticipation of the meteor shower that was to start at any moment.
Erik Moon and Dex Vines sat on either side of me, reclining into the soft grass of the hill we had claimed. "I miss Riley," I sighed to Erik, who looked at me sympathetically. "Yeah, I do too," He sighed, throwing his arm around my shoulder and pulling me into a quick hug. Riley had moved away about three months ago. Her father had thought it better for her to get away from me, ever since the accident in the lab. He was happy when he had learned of the accident, happy he hadn't let Riley come over that night. He had always been like a father to me, so of course he was concerned, but he was relieved Riley hadn't been with me it had happened.
By that time, Riley's seer powers had started to show, and she had wanted to move, in fear of the others finding out about the powers. I really didn't blame her. Ever since the accident, the ghost had become more frequent about our small town. I was constantly busy fighting ghost, doing homework or just hanging out with my best friends.
Lights shot across the sky, throwing dazzling colors in every such direction. Tons of kids closed their eyes, letting wishes float into the night sky. Then a blinding light flash, bigger and brighter than the others quickly raced towards us. A silver mist floated out of my mouth, curling into the cold night air.
Looking around, I realized everybody had panicked and ran from the sight of the large meteor. This left my friends and me alone. I quickly stood up, and felt the familiar red rings form at my waste. "Echo out!" I shouted, letting the rings travel across my body, exposing my ghost form Echo.
As the supposed meteor came closer, I made out the shape of a girl, about my age, which was going so fast, it was creating a ring of light around her figure. She landed with a loud bang, shaking the ground. I stumbled and fell, letting my knees hit the ground with a soft thud. The figure limped out of the crater it had made, looking confused and dazed. I stood up silently, and started to make my way towards the girl. She looked exactly like me, only, instead of silver, there was coal black. I shivered and studied her injured leg. It was broken, that much was certain, but I also noticed she was dissolving into a messy pile of ecto-goo. Failed experiment, my mind whispered to me, and I watched sadly as my clone melted.
*End Flashback*
I still shudder at the thought of that clone. The look on her face as she melted haunted me still. It was a look of deep depression, incredible hate and sorrow at not knowing the world she had entered. To me, Dani looked fine, which led me to believe that Danny had actually gotten a stabilize formula.
I shook those thoughts out of my head, noticing the faint music that had reached my ears.
Wild Rebel Rose
The kids use to tease you
Wild Rebel Rose
Every time they'd see you
In that black, turtle neck in mid-July
Wearin' too much makeup 'round your eyes
Wild Rebel Rose
I never knew you
Wild Rebel Rose
So I never told you
How I watched from the house across the street
When those blue lights came around
At least three times a week
It's hard for anyone to understand
Why at sixteen you just up and ran
They didn't know you only knew your daddy's love
Like the back of his hand
I heard the shot, saw you hit the door
So I snuck in and grabbed that pistol off the floor
Don't you worry; they won't find it that's for sure
Wild Rebel Rose
The kids use to tease you
Wild Rebel Rose
Every time they'd see you
In those black turtle necks in mid-July
Wearin' too much makeup 'round your eyes
The song was very familiar, as I had listened to it often. It comforted me, knowing that someone else had a far worse life. The song had drifted from the silver door, which had opened just a little.
Pushing it open further, I poked my head into the room cautiously. Soft, blue light emitted from a small laptop, which sat on a desk. It was playing different songs, most sounded like the sad country songs I was so used to listening to. A girl stood in the middle of the room, fully clothed, staring at me.
The girl had black hair with silver bangs that hang out to the side of her face. Her blue eyes, a slightly deeper blue, I think cerulean is the name, stood out against her pale complexion. She had on a black top with blue jeans, regular bad girl type if you ask me. She also had thick, leather, silver bracelet with the ancient Egyptian hieroglyph meaning eclipse that rested on her left wrist.
"I'm Nikki," The girl told me quietly, looking almost nervous. "Hi, I'm Alex," I introduced myself, stepping further into the room. "Are you one of the halfas running around the Ghost Zone?" Nikki asked, looking behind me at Dani, who had tried to tip-toe her way into the room. "Yeah, are you one of the halfas we're looking for?" I asked her back, my voice hushed. "Yeah, time to eclipse the darkness," She whispered, and her appearance changed, revealing her ghost half.
Nikki looked much the same as a ghost than as a human, except she had silver hair with black bangs. Her eyes were still the same cerulean blue, only they glowed with an unnatural light. Her tank top was silver with the eclipse symbol glowing faintly in the middle and her left sleeve had black stitching. Her pants were black and baggy and her gloves were fingerless and black that reached up to her elbows.
"I'm Eclipse in this form," She whispered, smiling as I gawked at her clothes. "Well, I'm Echo in this form," I told her, smiling back and heading towards the door I had entered in. "I will help you and Danny," Eclipse told me, without any prompting from me. I nodded and all four of us fell into a compatible silence, except for fruit loops grumblings every few minutes.
Whoo...done lol, it was a fun chapter, I'm not going to lie. Eclipse/Nikki belongs to FireWolfHeart and Luna the wolf belongs to Luna WhiteWolf. Thanks y'all for sending me some OCs! Btw FireWolfHeart, my nick-name is Nikki lol and I live in Texas, best state ever! Lol and I like your character, she's fun to write, considering she's kinda like me, quiet, likes dark colors, and loves Texas! Lol and Luna WhiteWolf, I read your story and I think you are doing amazing at it. I introduced Luna into the story by having her spot Vlad because of your story soo...I hope I caught her character right.
Please R&R It would be amazing to me XD
Okay, Nikki, Niki, Niki-Kay, however y'all want to spell my nickname, is out PEACE! R&R!