Everyone returned to Danny's house and headed to his room. Nicole had transported herself into Danny's computer as Tucker started to fix her handheld. She spotted Tucker trying to peek inside before giving him a small shock to stop him.
"Ow," Tucker said, waving his finger.
"You're to repair it, not peek under it. And if you wanted to know how it works, you can just ask me," She said, smiling.
Tucker looks away before going back to work. Danny and Sam watched, both of them shaking their heads. Danny knew he had to help Nicole get home, but he does admit that was easier said than done. He had no idea where to start looking and wasn't sure if any of his friends could help him. He's not even such if he could stay away from his family and friends forever.
"So, Nicole? What can you tell us about yourself?" Sam asked.
"Well, I did start out as a normal A.I. Spoke very much as a robot would. At first, I didn't have a name. It wasn't until I was given to my friend Sally that I was given one. It turns out I was named after a long past Queen that was part of her royal line." Nicole said.
"That's right, you told me that Sally was the Princess of her kingdom. And unlike most princesses, she decided to join the fighting instead of sitting behind the throne." Danny said, recalling that.
"Really? That's kind of cool." Sam said.
"So you were named after a queen? Doesn't that make you royal too?" Tucker asked.
"Hardly. But as time went by, and I went on more adventures with my friends, I started to learn a lot more about them and how I wanted to fit in. How I wanted to truly stand with them. So, I created this body to do just that. I had to work out a few bugs and surprise Sally with it. But it tried out I already did fit in because Sally treated me as a friend. Still, I kept my body because it felt right." Nicole told them.
"So why a Lynx?" Danny asked.
"I didn't find out about this until much later, but it turns out I was supposed to be a reaction of my creator daughter who pass away long before I was born. She was very smart, and her father love her very much. When I didn't turn out as he hope, he gave me to Sally. It was years later when I finally saw him again and we mangle to put the past behind us." Nicole told him.
"Wow, sorry, Nicole," Danny said, looking sad.
"It's okay, Danny. You didn't know. Neither did I when I first came into existence." Nicole told him, spotting Tucker trying to peek again.
"Ow! Will you stop that!" Tucker asked.
"No peeking." Nicole giggles.
Tucker pouts before going back to work. Danny smiles. If her friends manage to help Nicole transform from a normal program into the person she is now, then maybe there was hope for her to return home.
"So, what kind of adventures did you on? You told me some last night." He asked.
"Well, how about that time Eggman tried a plan to trick Sonic into eating nothing Chilldogs?" Nicole smiles.
"I take it backfired on him big time?" Danny asked, smirking.
"Like you wouldn't believe, had the whole team laughing for weeks!" Nicole said, giggling.
A few hours later,
"And done!" Tucker said after being shocked a few more times.
"You think after the third time you'll stop trying to peek," Sam said, shaking her head.
"Sorry, Tucker, but I only allow you to repair my handheld. Not trying to copy any parts that I have." Nicole said, shocking him up five times.
"Well, I'm glad you didn't shock me as bad as Dash," Tucker said, going to pick up the handheld.
"OW! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!" Tucker said, pulling his hand away.
"Oh, I was having a bit too much fun there. Sorry about that Tucker." Nicole said, acting all cute.
"Dude, can't you make her stop?" Tucker asked Danny.
"Sorry, Tuck. But Nicole is her own person. I have no right to treat her as something she's not." Danny smirks.
He walks up and looks over the handheld.
"Can you place a ring on it?" Nicole asked.
"Huh?" Danny asked.
"A ring, from the bag that came with me?" Nicole reminds him.
"Oh, right!" Danny said, opening the drawer.
He pulled out a bag before grabbing a ring.
"Wow, that's a big ring," Tucker said.
Danny place the ring on the handheld and jumped back when it started to glow. Then, to everyone's surprise, Nicole appeared right in Danny's room.
"Nicole?!" Danny asked, shocked.
"It's nice to meet you all in person. I'm Nicole The Holo-Lynx." She said, smiling.
"What is in those rings?" Sam asked, surprised.
"In my word, they are called power rings. They have many powers that we still don't know about. The rings can allow me to exist outside of cyberspace. For a set time. And..." Nicole said before holding out her hand.
Confused, Danny reached for it, surprise he could feel her hand.
"Allow me to touch anything and anyone." She added.
"Cool," Danny said, still surprised.
"As a friend of mine would say, Way Past Cool." Nicole smiles as she shook his hand.
Danny wasn't sure about that phrase, but Nicole did come from another world after all. He watched Nicole pick up her handheld before sitting in the chair.
"So, I take it that some of you still have questions?" She asked.
"A lot of them," Sam said.
"I got plenty of time," Nicole said, ready to answer them.
Meanwhile,
"So much new information. So much to share with the doctor when I return home."
A black shapeless mass absorbs everything it could get, easily overpowering the many protections it had. It then spotted something else.
"Oh? What is this?" It said, looking into it.
It was about a plan to beat a boy named Daniel at his own game by someone named Vlad. It was hidden well into cyberspace, making it almost impossible to find. ALMOST.
"Very interesting." It said, reading into the plan.
It seems this Vlad wanted to make a new hero that would be much better than this Daniel and make him jealous to make him mess up and have the new hero take over.
"Hmm, I should look into this Vlad a bit more. As well as this, Daniel." It said, taking all the information with it.
A large toothy grin appears before it fades away, leaving nothing behind. By the time the workers found the problem, it was too late.
Back with Danny and the others,
Danny laughs as Nicole told him of another failed plan of Dr. Eggman's.
"For a guy that claims to be a genius, he doesn't think his plan though, does he?" Danny asked, holding his sides.
"Tell me about it. Tails is just as smart, and he even checks and double-checks all of his plans." Nicole smiles.
"I'm like this Tails fellow even more. Are you sure he's a kid?" Tucker asked.
"He's grown up some. He helped save our home once." Nicole smiles.
"I kind of hope to meet your friends one day, Nicole," Danny said.
"Still can't believe he uses animals to power his machines," Sam said, frowning.
"He stopped doing that long ago. Besides, none of the animals were hurt." Nicole told her.
Sam didn't say anything. Just before more was said, Danny's bedroom opened.
"Hey, Danny? Can we...talk..."
"JAZZ! You're supposed to knock!" Danny yelled, groaning.
Jazz just stared at Nicole, who waved.
"Danny? Am I seeing a giant human-like lynx in your room?" Jazz asked.
"Yes, Jazz. You're not seeing things." Danny sighs.
"Okay. Because I was starting to worry that Dad talks about Ghosts were getting to me a little too much." Jazz said, still shocked.
Danny sighs before standing up.
"Jazz, this Nicole. Nicole, this is my older sister, Jasmine." He said, deciding to get this out of the way first.
"Nice to meet you, Jazz," Nicole said, holding out her hand.
"You too," Jazz said, still out of it.
"Jazz, calm down," Danny said, knowing his sister was still lost on what was happening.
Jazz took a breath before sitting down. Sam sighs before grabbing the cup of water and splashing it on Jazz's face.
"Thanks." She said, spit some water out.
"So, care to explain?" Jazz asked as Danny brought her a towel.
Danny sighs and told Jazz everything about Nicole. By the end of it, Jazz was even more shocked.
"Wow, that's a lot to take. But compared to the ghosts we get, I wouldn't say this isn't the weirdness thing that happened to us." She said.
"Well, I did spend most of my first night here looking up everything about this world," Nicole said.
"And those rings allow you to stay in our world?" Jazz asked, making sure she heard that part right.
"Yes, it still has some power left, so I can remind in this world a bit longer," Nicole said.
"So, what did you want to talk to me about?" Danny asked.
"Well, something has been going on with many of the sites on the internet." She said.
"Ready?" Tucker asked.
"What kind of problems?" Danny asked.
"For some reason, lots of information has been disappearing. Does that have something to do with the ghost that runs his mouth about his plans?" Jazz asked.
"Technus? I won't put it past him." Danny said, thinking.
"Was there anything taken that he met use?" Tucker asked.
"That's the thing, everything was taken. No one could figure out how or why. Not even the ghost defenses that Mom and Dad made worked." Jazz said.
"Okay, that doesn't sound like Technus," Danny said, thinking.
Nicole was thinking as well. Someone was taking every piece of information for themselves. Maybe if she had a better look herself, she could help.
"What was the place that was hit?" She asked, surprising everyone.
"Um, Amity's Computer Lab." Jazz said.
Nicole nodded before handing her handheld to Danny.
"Get me over there and I'll check it out." She said.
"Are you sure?" Danny asked.
"It would be better if I can look at it. If this not the work of one your enemies, then we need to get a better look." Nicole said.
"I get what you're staying, but I doubt that they're going to let a few kids in to poke around," Tucker said.
Danny sighs. If there was a new threat, then they need to be ready for anything.
"Alright. But I can't be there for long. They do have anti-ghost protection." Danny said.
"Danny!" Sam said, surprised.
"For once, we know about something before it happens. We should look into it before it becomes much bigger than it already is." Danny told her.
Sam wasn't sure about this but knew Danny had a point.
"Alright, just be careful, okay?" She asked.
"Trust me, Sam. I will be." Danny said taking the ring off.
Nicole disappeared into the handheld before Danny went ghost. He flew out of the house, not knowing that there was a new danger he never face before.
And I update without waiting for a year! So, a little more bonding between Danny, Nicole, and his friends. Nicole even meets Jazz, though not the way one might think. However, it seems that Phage seems to be doing what she/it is supposed to be doing. However, she learned about Vlad and is on her way to meet him. I said she because a few comic dubs gave Phage a female-like voice.
Too bad that she didn't do it quietly. Danny and Nicole heard of what was happening and are on the case. So, what this about Vlad trying to find a new hero to take over Danny's job? Oh, and it's not the Master Blasters. I'm that that fair into the season. I say this is around mid-season 2. After Danny's evil future self. For those that are wondering.
