AN~ Hey everyone! This is a really short chapter (not really even a chapter). It is one of the few that will be written in Danny's POV so here's a little insight into Danny's mind. Oh and my email wouldn't work when I tried contacting my beta so I hope she just reads this and betas it for me.

Chapter 8

The Little Voice

Cold. Everything around him was cold. He didn't know what had happened, just pain inside of him. As he tried to take in his surroundings he realized he couldn't open his eyes. He couldn't even move! His whole body was frozen solid. That's when he realized the pain inside him was his lungs burning for some air.

Think Danny! He mentally scolded himself but the longer he went without air the fuzzier his mind became.

"You still have your fire power why don't you just melt the ice?" Said a small voice to him.

He didn't even have time to wonder where the bodiless voice came from before he did just what it told him to do. The ice and snow melted right off his scolding hot body.

He took in his first great gulp of air and went straight into a violent coughing fit.

"Phantom!" He heard a man call to him. He looked up and could see Mr. Lancer running the best he could on the slippery snow trying to get to him. When he finally reached him he slid on the ground and took a quick inventory of him asking if he was okay.

Danny had trouble comprehending the words he could hear them and knew what they meant but his brain just seemed to take forever to process it.

"Yeah…" He coughed out trying to figure out why his teacher was with him. But then his brain slowly answered that for him too and he quietly whispered out an "oh yeah."

"Phantom?" Mr. Lancer called to him quietly, a look of worry on his face.

Danny looked up at his teacher but didn't respond.

"Are you sure you're alright?" Mr. Lancer asked.

"Answer the authority figure" The small voice said.

His brain had no trouble processing that request and he quickly obeyed with a "Yes I'm fine" to Mr. Lancer.

Mr. Lancer didn't look very convinced but didn't say any more about it. "Okay well let's get you inside it's freezing out here." He said with a shiver.

"Get up" The voice ordered and again Danny immediately obeyed.

As Danny stood he instantly had a wave of dizziness wash over him and would have fallen had Mr. Lancer not been there to steady him and slowly helped him into the house.

"I think you have a fever." Mr. Lancer commented when they were both sitting in the practically destroyed house.

Danny again was unresponsive.

Mr. Lancer tried saying a few more things but nothing seemed to get through.

Danny knew Mr. Lancer was talking to him but it was like he was in some type of trance he couldn't awaken from; everything was confusing. All the things Lancer said just could not get processed in his brain no matter how hard he tried. He was beginning to get frustrated but after a minute his frustration just died and he forgot why he felt that way anyway.

All he could think clearly about was that voice. That little voice that was coming from inside his head. That was clear and to the point. He had no trouble understanding or obeying and that scared him. Even if he didn't want to obey he did without thought and anytime he tried to fight it he would suddenly feel as though it was a great idea.

Danny knew that whatever was happening to him was not good but anytime he actually thought these thoughts consciously they were instantly wiped too.

The voice would say things to him that made no sense. Such as every time he wondered why he was with Mr. Lancer of all people the voice would tell him that "Mr. Lancer is an authority figure he must be trusted and obeyed."

Then every time he thought of Tucker, Sam, or Jazz the voice would tell him "They are useless to you. Untrustworthy. Kids." And Danny would believe it… for a little while.

He tried fighting the voice but he knew it was a losing battle. Every time he would break from one command he would just hear the same command again and have to fight it all over again. It was a never-ending loop.

Danny didn't even notice Mr. Lancer speaking to him anymore all he noticed was the little voice inside his head. It was giving him instructions he must obey.

The last instruction he heard before being instructed to sleep was "You are no longer Danny Fenton. You have never been a Fenton. You are only Danny Phantom. Sleep."

And Danny obeyed.

~I know it was short but that's how it is supposed to be. Now I can go write the next real chapter. That probably won't be out as fast as this one. Remember no promises.

Thanks for reading and Please Review!

No flames please.

~Mia