Linariel: We are done with yet another entry in the world of The Three Halfas the future story of Danny Phantom and his children. I finished it was touch and go for a while mainly because of the stupid cold then allergies I've been plagued with for the past three weeks. But I managed to pull it off. I'm going to try my best to get the next story started before then trust me it will not be a three month hiatus like the last.
Disclaimer: I do not own any Danny Phantom characters from the series that honor goes to the incredibly creative Butch Hartman. I do however own all the characters who don't appear in the series are mine. That includes Adrian, Jennifer, Lilith, Alicia and any others.
Adrian Spook
In
Au Du Phantom
Episode Summary:
Whenever Adrian does something ghost like Danny's ghost sense goes off. Leading the halfa to start investigating and Alicia to try and find a remedy. Meanwhile Adrian's new found other half is attracting ghosts like crazy to him like perfume. Why is this happening, and can he continue keep his double life a secret?
Part 3
The most fetching scent since ghost nip!
By: Lydia (penname: Linariel)
Their senses no longer picked up the scent of a newborn. White had been replaced with black, pale had been substituted with tan. The abrupt change was hard to not see. If not for observing the transformation right in front of their own eyes they'd never have known the seemingly average human boy was the newborn they'd been tracking aimlessly. What's more was the boy wasn't just another hybrid oh no he was the son of Danny Phantom the most unique halfa in existence, and a thorn in the foot or tail of many ghosts.
The dragon Aragon withdrew his talons from his prize taking flight to circle aimlessly around the unconscious boy. His expression though hard to make sense of in his reptilian form seemed to show shock, and mild confusion.
Hoteph Ra appeared to be in a similar predicament although instead of looking blank his mind was running double time trying to comprehend just how this was possible.
"Well…" came the dignified voice of the dragon ghost. "This is quite unexpected."
"Indeed. Most ghostkind have given up on the notion of any Phantom's spawn inheriting his abilities." The mummy ghost mused scratching his bandaged chin. "By the power of the gods to think this is even conceivable."
Aragon smirked slightly with a wicked chuckle flexing his talons. "Still it is possible. And technically thy child is his father's son. Naturally born with thee powers his energy must be far richer that of a normal natural ghost."
"Better still he's only in the first stage…" Hoteph Ra concluded with a grin.
"This is far more beneficial then even I could predict." Aragon exclaimed.
"You mean We." His green shaded eyes gazing intently at his current partner. He wasn't entirely sure he trusted the dragon ghost.
Chuckling nervously Aragon quickly corrected his mistake. "Well yes of course I meant thee. What did you think thou were saying?"
Voices echoed in their captive's ears as awareness came back to him, red hot pain shot through his entire body, he couldn't awaken just yet. With a soft moan Adrian struggled slowly back into consciousness. He fought against the pain instinct dictating he rest but some part of him knew it wasn't the time. He willed his body's functions back into being instantly his head begun pulsing as much as his back shared the brunt of the sensation. For a moment the parta was puzzled where exactly was he?
Then memory shot back into him and the boy's eyes shot open to reveal their amethyst color further verifying his parentage to the two ghosts.
Putting the pieces together Adrian remembered what happened, he'd been attacked by something. He pushed himself to sit up but yelped at the discomfort in his limbs. "That's odd as a parta I should only feel pain in the aftermath of transformation…" His eyes widened as realization came to him of exactly what he was right now. No longer was he in his ghost form but rather his mortal side was dominate again.
A shadow circled around him and he recognized it as his attacker from before. A burning feeling built up in his throat escaping in a burst of orange mist from his mouth. "A little too late for the warning." Adrian said dryly to himself with a roll of his eyes despite the mess he was in.
Now that his eyesight had been restored he could see his foes. A black and purple scaled dragon ghost, and the full body bandaged Egyptian mummy ghost. Two villains that Danny and his team had faced. From the way they were watching him so intently he could only guess they'd seen his transformation. That was grave really grave.
Pushing with all his might he managed to begin crawling away from his assailants. But they notice his fleeing green fire spout out of the ex-Prince Aragon's mouth searing a nearby tree in flames. Tensing Adrian stopped moving not wanting to insight the dragon's attacks once more. It had clearly been a warning but he also noticed that it had pushed him away from the trees and towards the bottom of a cliff.
Satisfied that he was trapped the attacks ceased for a moment the two snickered. Then the mummy ghost spoke. "Well it seems Phantom's spawn has risen from his sleep." As he spoke Hoteph Ra begun wrapping his bandages around his body one more for they'd become unraveled in the exchange. "It's hard to imagine that you share your father's fate having one foot in the afterlife and another in the living realm."
"It really is quite a jest." Aragon said with grinning fangs his tail swished about a bit as he stared down at the boy.
Adrian closed his eyes letting out a low grumble. They'd just confirmed what he'd feared. They knew, they knew he was a hybrid and chances are eventually his father would know.
What none knew was a lone specter was watching the proceedings with great interest. He observed the two ghosts begun to throw attacks at the young child's side in an effort that was plainly only to tire him not to hurt the boy. For the most part the young hybrid moved out of the way to avoid them.
The ghost shook his head flexing hands slightly. He was sure his leader would like to hear of this it could be useful information for the future. 'Now the question is how to use it towards are advantage?'
Alicia felt tense as she entered her mother's office to her it felt like she was entering sacred ground where few dared to go. Ironically that was much of the case because no one visited Valerie Foley's headquarters unannounced. The room showed her mother's pride with the various framed article clippings for either herself or Tucker's many accomplishment. She'd graduated with a duel degree in business, and law enforcement which helped in establishing The Ghost Patrol Team. Her mother was a very proficient woman to her own right.
Other than those things though the young Foley was surprised to find the room lacked ghost gear it was pretty barren for an office of the G.P.A.'s Commissioner. It almost looked like it was never used but she spied a ring left over by a recent cup of coffee, and the various unimportant documents scattered on the desk. It was clear her mother worked there. So like most of things pertaining to Valerie Foley she could only assume her mother had some kind of secret compartment or something to keep her ghost gear in.
Alicia glanced at the clock to check the time to make sure her mom wasn't coming home too soon delaying her search. Then begun to feel around for a button, lever or something that would lead her to her mother's private stash of paranormal weaponry. She checked the bookshelf nearby, even the chairs that sat before Valerie's desk but was coming up with nothing. That left only on area.
She swallowed hard knowing just how much trouble she'd be in if she was caught. Carefully she ducked under her mother's desk sure enough although not entirely visible a small silver button was connected to the side of the wooden desk. Taking a deep breath she pressed it. A slight hissing sound came from nearby and she quickly ducked out from the desk only to hit her head in the process. Rubbing her now bruised forehead she moved towards the large opening that had appeared in the wall.
Alicia couldn't see too well in the darkness but as soon as her feet hit the surface of the hidden room, lights begun turning on around her. She couldn't help but grin at what she saw. It was a hidden hallway not only that but the walls were covered with various weapons she recognized her mother using in the past. She'd found her mother's secret sanctum.
The hallway seemed long and narrow she had no idea how far she'd travelled but it felt like she was heading underground somewhat for it dipped down gradually. The place was kept immaculate and she spied various trophies some engraved for her mother others her dad. It was just simply amazing to think this had been kept hidden all this time. With her brother's Timothy's over active imagination and obsession in ghosts she couldn't blame her parents for keeping it a secret. That and the newspaper would just love to get dirt on two of the most esteemed enforcers in Amity Park.
Finally she seemed to reach the end of the line. She raised an eyebrow noticing the red lasers that sprung up around the doorway in front of her. Biting her lip Alicia assessed what had to be done, she could turn back but then Adrian would never be at peace. It was far too obvious her parents' best equipment and ghost secrets were kept in this room. There was a strong possibility she'd find what they required there.
Reaching into her bag she began rummaging for what she needed. A smooth flat circle came into her grasp and she smiled pulling out her green compact mirror. Gently she pushed it with her foot towards the beams aiming it carefully the largest red laser caught onto the mirrored surface and bounced off in another direction creating just a large enough opening for her crawl through.
Inside the room she was pleased to find cased weapons, and a large book shelf with various books and journals of spectral origin. Many of the novels were labeled with the authors being Jack & Maddie Fenton.
A nearby case caught her eye in it was a round silver anklet with a black opal set in the middle of it, the device almost reminded her of an oversized ring. Touching the surface a screen popped up showing once again her father's obsession with technology apparently he catalogued every item stored her.
This one was called:
FENTON SD MARK 12
Function:
To put it in terms easy to understand it has the power to shield ones anomalies from any potential detection. It also keeps back powers and allows one to remain seemingly ordinary. Will not prohibit powers but will keep them from acting out without the subject's will power.
Warning:
This device is labeled as top secret and has a potential as a dangerous weapon if it fell into enemy hands.
Side Affects:
None recorded yet but should not be kept on for more than a 2 months. Potential risk if kept on past the extended period of time.
Stored in:
The Fenton House Hold (Past)
The Ghost Patrol Headquarters (Past)
The Safe House (Present)
Used by:
- Danielle Fenton/Dani Phantom when she became a member of the Fenton family after an encounter with the Guys in White. (Before the Peace Treaty was signed allowing spirits and hybrids to move about freely.) Also during training exercises with Valerie Gray.
- Danny Fenton/Phantom to keep powers from interfering during NASA Space Program. As part of an agreement with his commander.
There were other names of various ghost allies on the list but Danny Fenton's name stood out the most. Maybe she'd just keep that little tidbit of information from Adrian for now. She didn't know exactly how he'd react to his father having used the device before him.
She scribbled down what information she needed including instructions then carefully lifted the casing and stuffed the anklet in her bag. Now that Alicia had that there really should have been no reason for her to keep exploring. However young Foley was too curious to heed the little warning bell ringing in her mind. She spied a filing cabinet nearby.
"Maybe I can make sense of this whole The Safe House and why its' called that?" she said to herself.
There was bound to be some kind of documentation on this hidden place in there. Sliding open the drawer a faint beeping rang through the room gradually it grew louder till it sounded like a siren more laser sprang up blocking her even more in the room.
[Unauthorized access to The Safe House. Please enter the twenty digit security you have Ninety Seconds.]
Her heart began pounding hard against her chest as a hologram appeared with blue digits showing that she only had so many seconds to deactivate the countdown. "Dad was right…" Alicia said with a sigh. "Curiosity does kill a cat." She quickly got to a keypad and begun typing in numbers and letters hoping there was some small chance she could figure out the password.
Staring out the window Lilith felt her resolve breaking with each random ectobeam that shot in the direction of the building that was currently shielded against hostile ghosts. Behind her was a cluster of humans and neutral ghosts who were trying to make the best of being stuck in Paulina Baxter's Fashion Boutique. Refreshments had been brought out along with cookies but despite the light growling of her stomach the littlest fenton didn't feel like eating.
'Why does all of this have to happen? Can't they get along?'She thought to herself as she recognized various ghosts from recent vision flew by the building. Lilith knew they'd been tricked into doing another's dirty work. She couldn't stand all this fighting.
Not knowing the danger her actions could be the littlest fenton snuck out of the building. Unlike her siblings whatever ghost genes she had never appeared to trigger any traps. Not that Lilith was thinking about this her mind was on one track. Hopefully she could find the Lunch Lady Ghost the older spirit had always been nice to her for some reason. Perhaps she could rationalize with her.
'It's a start at least.' Lilith thought to herself as her determined spirit set in.
As she walked down the street in the opposite direction from her mother's fight Lilith made her way towards where she'd seen the cafeteria ghost heading. Coldness gradually enveloped the vicinity she was in route through. She shivered slightly but not out of fear, the littlest fenton was rarely afraid of ghosts to her they were no more dangerous then a baby chick. But it was more of a matter of her finding kinship with them then being annoyed at them like her brother.
She faced the direction of the cold presence with her hands on her hips and a pout on her freckled face. "It not nice to hide."
A figure appeared shrouded in a cloak although his glowing blood red eyes were the only thing present. It was clear that he was surprised that she'd sense him. "I was not hiding little one merely… avoiding detection."
"My mommy told me that's the same thing." Lilith replied moving closer to the ghost with her hands still on her hips. "You're the Ghost of Confusion." He seemed to raise an eyebrow at her. She took this as an opening to clarify her claim. "I saw you. You told the others to come and be bad."
The red eyed ghost seemed to relax. "Ah so I was correct. I thought there was an intruder at my procession." Outstretching his hand in an odd gesture she vaguely noticed his skin looked black like charcoal. "It's quite amusing to find the little spy to be Phantom's youngest daughter."
Lilith looked at him confused but then slowly realization set in as her lavender blue eyes widened. "You could sense me?"
Shrugging the cloaked figure's hand lit up with blood red ectoplasm that crackled in his hand. "Among other things." He said as he moved it about to keep the raw power balanced. "I must admit it's strange but I could have sworn your eyes icy blue when last we met."
She blinked staring at him. 'But I never even went to the Ghostzone I just had a vision.'She said in her thoughts but decided not to voice her perplexed assumption outright. "My daddy told me my eyes are lavender blue Mister Confusion." Lilith corrected him but her focus turned to the ectoplasm dancing in the ghost's outstretched hand. Instead of being afraid as one would expect for a reaction she seemed entranced. "That's amaz- … cool. How you do that?"
With a sigh the cloaked ghost extinguished the flame in his hand. He'd been hoping she'd run away but obviously the rumors were true on how dim the youngest child of the hybrid was. He'd worry about her altered appearance later. "Another time perhaps little one. For now I have work to do…"
Lilith's eyes set determined once more. "Stop that…"
"What?"
"You heard me stop doing that… You shouldn't con-con…. boss them."
"You think I'm controlling them?" The cloaked ghost asked amused. "No dear heart they do everything out of their own will. For their own reasoning. I am merely here to reap from it." He moved closer to her until his coal black hand was touching her shoulder gently he could feel her shivering under him but it was only her body that reacted to the danger.
"But they don't want to do it." Lilith replied softly.
"Sweet, naïve little Fenton you do not understand our kind even when you'd almost become one of us." He moved his hand away with a shake of his head. "But soon you will all of you will." He whispered in a voice she could barely hear. Drawing on his powers he reached his palm out to her forehead but didn't touch it just aimed it. "I'm afraid even with your unique qualities I can't allow you to remember this. Nothing personal child it's just business…"
As their attacks continued to pelt him aimlessly he could hear their wicked chuckling from above. The parta's chest ached as he worked to evade them for the most part he managed to get his muscles to respond. Thankfully nothing was broken but he hurt all over. Gritting his teeth he ignored the pain and pushed past it willing his body to press on. For the most part the assailants took care to stay away from any of his vital organs and continued to taunt and question his other half.
He knew what he needed to do but to actually accomplish was something he doubted was possible at the moment. Still it would mask his pain and give him enough momentum to bolt regardless of the fact he was dealing with to very high level ghosts. 'High level? Great Ghost Catchers 0.7 is getting to my brain again. '
"Concentrate Adrian, now how does dad execute it?" he asked himself as he tried browsing through his memories. Somehow his father always managed to go ghost at will of course he'd been told by Alicia's father Tucker that it didn't come right away. Still he'd managed it faster then the boy.
'I'm going ghost.' That was it his father had a key phrase which he cried all too often when he took on his second appearance. He didn't do it nearly as much now that he was an adult. But the phrase it was almost like mind over matter.
Reaching into himself the parta willed his powers his hardest trying to force them into being. "Liberate!" he called though his voice continued to take on a quiet tone. Adrian continued chanting this pulling at the faint coldness in his soul. Finally after much exertion two rings of light formed around his torso and parted to replace him with his other half. He'd finally done it.
His enemies had been waiting for this. Now was the time to get to the child's energy. "So that's your other half? It does kind of remind one of your father." Aragon remarked with an amused grin as he circled about cutting the boy off for a moment before he managed to duck away.
"Need I say that just because I have a similar appearance doesn't mean I am the hybrid wonder." Adrian replied dryly to the dragon ghost.
For a moment the parta marveled over the change that had come for once by his own will. Then his glowing yellow eyes widened and he took off in flight pushing his momentum to shoot like a sling shot away from the two ghosts. Adrian may have powers but he knew for a fact they wouldn't help too much. He needed something to keep them as far from contact as possible.
His arm begun to feel slightly weighed down and he finally took notice of the fenton wrist ray he'd strapped on before getting chased about. He'd completely forgotten about it. Turning on to his side while still pressing his flight forward he shot beams of energy at the two ghosts. For the most part they stayed out of range some of his shots hit home.
Although he frowned as the parta discovered that the artificial rays were having little to no effect on the specters. "Well so much for that notion."
Fire shot at him knocking him from the sky in mere flight. Adrian could feel the warm energy cocooning him as he shielded his face from the flames. But for the most part he was surprised to find they didn't affect him badly in fact his body felt stronger as if he'd absorbed the attack. He stared at his hands and checked his whole body for burns but found none.
He ducked and twisted about as claws swiped at him trying to box him in, and did a complete twirl to get away from the smelly bandages that had come at him. It was no use he had to fight. Regardless of his lack of powers and experience it was quickly becoming his only scenario to any chance of survival.
His glowing yellow eyes narrowed as he ascended once more into the sky. His destination set straight for the ghosts. The two were stunned but they began sending their attacks more rapidly at the flying newborn hybrid to push him back. Adrian managed to maneuver right and left barely getting out of the range of fire. His flesh felt the hot sensation of flames from the dragon ghost but as before it only increased his strength and confidence.
Adrian ducked the bandages once more and instead grabbed it in his hands. Balling them up before Hoteph Ra could reel him in he threw them back at the ghost hitting the mummy in the head. The force unraveled his wrappings partly revealing the Egyptian ghost's corpse, forcing the mummy to stop his attacks to secure his garments once more.
Panting Adrian let out a deep breath. 'That takes care of one of those attackers for the moment but not the most threatening one.'The dragon's tail swished as his ruby red reptilian eyes danced with mirth. It was clear that the parta was tiring. Even the boy could feel the rush of power leaving him quickly. So he decided to use the one thing that always distracted ghosts when they went after him. "Why exactly do you linger in the appearance of a dragon? I know from my father you usually prefer the stuffed peacock look?"
Slight irritation was plain in his expression but the dragon's mouth continued to display a pleased smirk. "That is not your concern child betwixt things I have the upper hand when I am my cursed self." Aragon said. "Once I have you in my grasp I will return to my other form to consume your energy to my pleasing."
The parta's eyes twitched at that remark. "Can I just say that's plain repugnant."
A stray tattered cloth came at them but instead of going towards the parta it took aim and hit the dragon ghost right in the eye. The assault produced a roar from Aragon who turned his reptilian eyes to glare at his so called partner. "You! I will not put up with treachery from thee."
"There you go again with the 'I' you are not the only one here. I've done my part to obtain the newborn I'm entitled to equal portion." Hoteph Ra said with his arms crossed over his chest.
"I am a monarch." Talons came unsheathed as he cut through the next bandage brigade. "Therefore I get the lion's share of this power."
"I disagree with that strongly." Hoteph Ra hissed. "You are former royalty and I am no longer in a place where I must kiss a pharaoh's sandals." His bandages began glowing as strips begun to assault the dragon creating a bit of a cat's cradle to trap him.
The dragon ghost roared in fury dicing with his talons through the mummy's wrappings to get out. "If that's the way you want it then this partnership is off knave."
"Agreed its first come first serve from here on."
Watching their fight Adrian was for the most part perplexed on how they'd even teamed up in the first place. But it didn't matter for both of their attention set on him with the sort of look that reminded him of how a jungle cat gazes an antelope just before it was about to pounce. "I really need to pay more attention to potential escape scenarios when they play out before me."
A slight tingle enveloped her mind. A connection met before it was broken by an interloper of sorts. Stopping the progress of the cloaked ghost before it could even begin to show results. One of the G.P.A. commissioner's daughters Riley Foley stood with a smoking blaster in her grips. She'd barely managed to hit the cloaked figure but she'd made the target.
"Back off spook!" she snarled showing a reflection of her mother in place of the calm, rational, rather sweet girl she was known as.
Once everything had settled down in the boutique they'd finally noticed that the freckled face red head was missing. Giving her track record once could only assume Lilith had decided to go into the danger zone once more. Feeling responsible for the younger girl Riley Foley volunteered to be one of those who searched for her.
The cloaked ghost let out a snarl of annoyance turning to block the next attack from coming at him. His palms lit up with blood red ectoplasm which he sent out in a beam of energy towards the girl.
Riley barely had time to duck his attack and worked her hardest to send back her own mixture of fire. Though it was clear unlike her eldest sister Alicia she didn't have flawless aim. "Lil', how do you end up in these battles?" She tried to get to the girl but the cloaked ghost sent a ball of energy towards her feet pushing her away from aiding Lilith.
With his powers and attention withdrawn from the young fenton, Lilith's eyes became more focused again. She stared at the fight at first puzzled. "Why are you att- att- fight him?"
"Because he's a ghost a.k.a. threat." Riley said raising an eyebrow at the girl. Why could she not see how dangerous the specter was? She tried once more to reach the little fenton but it was obvious the cloaked ghost did not wish for her do so, it sent blasts of energy at her head warning her to back off.
"There has to be something that I can do to get her to see reason." She muttered her purple eyes darting about. Whether it was her growing anxiety or something else she did not know, but her senses became more attuned. She smelled the bake goods from Paulina's Boutique a ways off. 'Ah ha that's right Lil' couldn't resist those.' Pulling a chocolate chip cookie in a ziplock bag from her pocket she dangled it out for the young girl to see. Lilith's eyes widened seeing the sweet treat. "Come over here Lil and I'll give you this cookie."
Lilith could ignore her hunger no longer. While the two continued to fight on another she moved stealthily away from the ghost and towards the cookie. She managed to make it there and swiped the cookie out of her grasp then sat down to nibble at the treat as she watched the conflict.
Riley was relieved that she at least got the mini fenton out of the line of fire she turned to grab the girl's hand to guide her away.
But the cloaked ghost did not wish to loose sight of the fenton girl not when she had knowledge of him. Regardless if she could not make sense of them the child was a walking time bomb of information and if her father could breach it that would not do at all. 'It is not the time for Phantom to know of my leader's intentions.'No an extraction must be performed. He moved towards the two girls silently and reached out with his ectoplasm manipulating into an extended hand towards Lilith.
A blast hit the energy directing it in another direction and alerting the Foley girl to his plans. Riley tugged at Lilith's hand to flee. "Come on Lil' we need to get moving."
Snarling the ghost sent another attack at the two but once again the energy was redirected. Turning towards the direction of the attack he saw a pair of amethyst eyes glaring at him with murder. Samantha Fenton had entered the fray.
"You think you can just mess with my child and get away with it?" Sam asked her voice taking on a deadly tone. "Well I've got news for you pal you've got another thing coming." She came at him like a mother bear protecting her cubs fierce and sporadic. Taking a position in front of the two girls she hit him with more attacks from the seemingly large fenton bazooka strapped to her shoulder. "Want a piece of my daughter you'll have to make it past me first and trust me there is not much chance of that."
The cloaked ghost had barely any time to shield himself. Though unlike his exchange with Lilith he remained silent but his eyes narrowed. He should have expected the fierce wife of Phantom to make her presence known sooner or later. But he wasn't all that afraid of her. Given the fact the two had never went toe to toe and also that she was mortal. 'And mortals can easily be damaged.'
Lunging at the mother of the little fenton he sent out a fury of assaults allowing his energy to bring out its full potential. Beams of energy cut at the woman, burning into the ground when they missed target, showing just how fatal his powers were. But Sam Fenton held her own and came at him with equal force her eyes showing fury as she protected her daughter.
Little Lilith cheered her mother on but found herself dragged away from the battle field. Riley had managed to pull the oblivious girl away from the fighting, though the younger child protested profusely against leaving.
As the ghost and mortal clashed against each other Sam demanded answers for his actions. But the cloaked ghost remained ever silent. His eyes drifted to his quarry but he was surprised to find she was gone. Sending a ray of energy to cut at the Fenton woman his eyes scoped out his surroundings till he noticed the specks of orange, and black fleeing into the distance.
He went into deep thought as he glanced back in forth between the fenton woman and her child. His eyes soon took on a calmed appearance surprising Sam. It was all the distraction he needed. Slipping his coal black hands into his cloak, he soon produced a device from his pocket that look much like an car alarm. Hitting it a swirl of energy sprang out brightening the entire area.
Sam had to shield her eyes from the intense light. Once in died off she found to her annoyance and frustration the ghost who'd attacked her daughter had escape. "Danny is not going to be happy about this." She muttered turning to catch up with her daughter, and Tucker's kid.
[SAFE HOUSE WILL GO INTO DEFENSE MODE IN 30 Seconds, 39, 38, 37,]
"That really doesn't help my progress!" Alicia exclaimed with a frustrated sigh. She'd tried various words, phrases, and numbers her parents were known to use but nothing was coming up. Exactly why did her father like to make things so complex? She'd really love to give him a piece of her mind about this. Her fingers continued to transverse through numbers on the holographic key pad. But still the thing continued to give her the same answer 'password is incorrect'.
She didn't have time for this. But then again there wasn't any way out now thanks to the amped up security. Little laser beams continued to turn on near the front of the room trapping her more and more in. Her exit was heavily guarded. Clenching her fist she felt her heart beginning to hurt as it thudded against her chest in an abstract sequence of pounds.
[30… now releasing first warning…]
First warning turned out to be a series of guns popping out of the ceiling. Soon the young Foley found herself having to jump left in right in an abstract dance to escape the rays of electricity that rained down on the surface of the room.
"They just had to be impatient did they?" if given more time maybe she could figure out the code but it was obvious she didn't have that. And unlike Adrian she didn't have that much of inkling on the complex nature of technology. More than ever did she wish she'd inherited her father's techno geek smarts.
She spied one area that seemed to stay clear of the defense system, Alicia decided it was probably the only shelter she'd find. Rolling towards it she didn't notice where she was aiming and hit the large book case with a thud. Books fell out of the shelf with a thud hitting all around her. She barely managed to wrap her arms over her head to keep herself from being hit. Fortunately most of the volumes missed her completely. Sighing with relief she didn't look up in time to see a stray binder coming at her. It hit her in the head producing a yelp from her.
The binder fell directly into her lap. She was about to move it when she noticed the title of the binder, and raised an eyebrow. It was a handwritten copy of 'Fenton Recipes for Ghosts'. For some reason she had a feeling it might handy in the future so she slipped in into her knapsack.
The beams of energy came closer to her location causing her to flinch and press closer to the wall. There had to be an off switch somewhere. She knew her mother would demand one if the machine ever mouth functioned. Her eyes widened when she noticed there directly at the top shelf was a red button. It had been hidden by the books before but now thanks to her clumsy tactics had been exposed.
"It's my only chance." Alicia said to herself. She took to climbing up the seven shelved book case, it had been bolted to the wall so there was thankfully no chance of it tipping with the added weight of her body. She could hear the lasers coming closer as she got higher up.
[10, 9, 8…]
She didn't have much time hoisting herself up finally she reached the seventh level.
[5, 4, 3...]
Slamming the red button down she prayed that it was the right one. Almost instantly the lasers moved back into the wall, and the hologram of the countdown shut off.
[SAFE HOUSE COMMAND ABORTED. Welcome back Mr. Foley.]
Alicia took a deep breath as her beating heart stilled. She crawled down from the shelf and leaned against a nearby chair. "That…" she panted between breath as she spoke. "…was too close." Gathering the books she placed them back in the shelf quickly then exited out of the Safe House. Only to glance back once at the room she left behind as many questions ran through her mind at the direct purpose of that obscure room.
His throat was growing dryer with each attack. The parta needed H2O now more then ever. His powers were doing little to no good against the ghosts. It turned out when they actually didn't work as a team they were even more dangerous with their attacks. 'You would think team work would bring more results.'He thought bitterly struggling to stay out of the reach of the dragon ghost's sharp talons and at the same time the mummy ghost's rotting bandages.
Fire sprung at him but the heat waves continued to do little damage to Adrian. He didn't even shield his face this time but took the brunt of it head on. He shouldn't be able to survive this but he was finding he could. Each time this happened a new rush of energy came to him almost like a sugar rush. But it only lasted for a mere few seconds before he was weakened once again.
Aragon was impressed with the effort the young hybrid was putting up, even more so by his apparent adaptability to the heat. If it wasn't for his current goal of obtaining the pure energy the newborn possessed he would have liked to test just how much punishment the boy could take. He needed to gain the upper hand or his former partner would be the one to gain the energy. And that could not happen he needed it to go against his sister and reclaim his throne. "Give up boy and perhaps I will let you live."
"Technically I'm already part dead Lizard Breath." Adrian said dryly. Aiming his fenton wrist ray he hit at the ghosts but it only managed to push them back a little ways. If either of their powers came in direct contact with him much like the box ghost he'd experience a new loss of energy for sure.
The mummy ghost Hoteph Ra used his wrappings to try to get a latch on the boy. But it was clear the child had learned at least enough from his parents to defend himself. He didn't throw his attacks as idly as the Dragon Ghost finding the need to bide his time and search for a weak spot on the parta. If only he had the scepter still surely with that he'd make quick work of things and smite his foes in mere minutes.
Something begun poking at his side as he maneuvered about and his eyes widened as he remembered an item he'd been buried with long ago. Pulling it out of his side he found a simple wooden flute with ornate carvings on both sides. But it spoke volumes to him for long ago he'd used it as an item to entertain his simple minded pharaoh. "But perhaps with my new powers, it shall work for me instead." Putting it to his lips he let his fingers guide his actions as he sunk into the melody that he'd used to charm many creatures when he was alive.
Like a pied piper of sorts the melody caught up with Adrian Spook it perplexed him at first. But then it began to take on a tone of allure, and control. His body reacted and he found himself locking up for an instant. He couldn't move the music continued to play keeping him paralyzed.
A scaly hand came out to grab him and he groaned as it squeezed him tightly. He tried to phase through or become energy to get away as he'd see his father do. But his powers no longer responded to him. He could only look on with dim yellow eyes at the dragon ghost who was grinning at him with his fangs. Then abruptly he found himself phasing through the hand although not by his own will as the melody continued to play. He was being drawn towards Hoteph Ra.
Aragon might not be the smartest ghost but he knew power when he saw it and the mummy had finally revealed something useful. "Shall we call a temporary truce. I mean after all we both have come too far to let a little fight come between us."
Contemplating his words carefully the mummy ghost nodded. He wasn't about to tell Aragon that the truth of the matter was he only knew half of the melody and was almost done. At that instant the boy would be allowed free once more of course it had a nasty affect on a mammal's defenses leaving them weak and dazed but still. It would be better to have the dragon on his side rather then to qualm.
His wrappings encircled the boy and Aragon's necklace glowed as he took on a more human like appearance. The two touched their hands to the boy's forehead and energy from each shot at the parta while their eyes begun to glow in their respective colors.
Adrian couldn't move even now that the music had stopped his body was too weak. He couldn't defend himself from the powers of each that went towards him. He felt his energy pumping out of his body from their touch as the two proceeded to drain him. Now that he was free he felt the full affect of the painful procedure. After being drained by both the Box Ghost and Spectra in only a day and a half he hadn't been able to recover enough for his body to stand drainage. He cried out in anguish as their powers worked to suck him dry.
"Am I too late to crash this party?" said a voice from above stopping the two ghosts progress on the parta for an instant. Snow white hair and glowing green eyes took precedence over their prey as they both saw Danny Phantom floating over them with a rather dangerous look in his eyes. His hands begun to glow as he aimed them at both the ghosts. "Now if you two don't back off from that newborn I'm fully prepared to unleash a can of heroic whipping on you."
Aragon and Hoteph Ra both looked at each other perplexed. Even if he had came to save the boy it was rather strange for him to treat his own son so formally. The two begun to chuckle as realization came to them.
"He doesn't know…" Aragon said between snickers. "He truly doesn't know."
"By the sands this is rather remarkable." Hoteph Ra said with a grin.
Danny didn't know why they were laughing but it was obvious it was at his expense "Am I missing something here?" he asked the newborn.
"Don't look at me I don't know what goes through their senseless minds." Adrian replied dryly. He wasn't about to tell him that they were amused at the fact he didn't know the parta before him was his son. But it didn't really matter because his father was beyond clueless. Still he was relieved he was here. "Think you can get me out here."
"On it." Danny said with a nod. His eyes narrowed at the ghosts and he tossed fire balls of energy at the two knocking them from the sky. He swooped down to pick up the boy then begun unwrapping the bandages to help him get free. "I see you ignored my advice."
"Can I help it if in the middle of looking for you scavenger hunt I got assaulted by two energy thieving ghosts?" Adrian asked with a shrug as he got free of the bandages.
"Point taken kiddo." The halfa replied with a lopsided smile. Then his glowing green eyes narrowed as he saw Aragon approaching now in his dragon form. "I told you before to back off. This newborn is under the protection Danny Phantom." He pointed to his emblem as he spoke. "You want him you'll have to go through me."
"But that is all right you only think of him as a ghost in need?" Aragon asked with a swish of his tail moved to strike Danny.
But the halfa was more then prepared and grabbed his tail in midair. Using his super strength he lifted the dragon into the air tossing him towards a nearby flock of trees. "Uh yeah. Why would there be any other reason?"
Adrian face palmed at this answer.
The parta watched on as Phantom worked effortlessly to belay their attacks. The two ghosts continued to mock and throw riddles at his father which the senior ghost hero still didn't seem to catch on to. It was clear much to his relief that for now his identity was safe. He didn't usually enjoy the fact his father was half ghost but in this case he'd make an exception. Where it took him much effort to fight the ghosts Danny was taking care of the threat in less time than him.
It took little to no time for Hoteph Ra and Aragon to end up in a pile in a grassy area of the park. The halfa unlatched his fenton thermos from his utility belt and effortlessly sucked them both in before capping it. Taking a deep breath he flew back up to where the young newborn was recuperating.
"How are you feeling kid?" Danny asked the young boy.
Adrian turned to him with a shrug. "Better I guess. You have my thanks. You made it just in time before they got their fill and left me dry."
"In that case you should probably follow my advice and find a Foley or Fenton to get you to the portal." Danny said with a small shrug gently patting the boy on the back. He didn't know why but somewhere deep in his mind he kind reminded him of someone dear to him. But he knew the newborn couldn't be him there was just too much difference.
His eyes narrowed slightly adapting an adult outlook on things. "This is your last warning ghost kid. I don't want to catch you out here leaking energy again. If I do I'll suck you into this…" he held out the thermos for effect to which the newborn seemed to move away from. "And put you back in the Ghostzone myself.
"Fine I shall do was you wish Da-dude." Adrian replied then a question came to his mind. "By the way what happened to the other ghosts that were following me?"
Danny held up the thermos twirling it slight before returning it to his belt. "I wouldn't be the ghost hero of Amity Park if I allowed spectral threats to invade my town. There all here now. You should be safe but I can't guarantee how long that will be. So you better head to the Time Ghost."
"I know I know…" Adrian replied with a grumble as he took off into the sky away from the halfa.
When Phantom wasn't looking he ducked under the trees and into the park. As soon as he alighted on the ground two beams of light emerged from his torso and he transformed back into his messy raven haired, amethyst eyed self. He watched from his hiding place as his father looked about to make sure he was gone before disappearing into the distance.
His eyes softened a little. "I guess you having those powers isn't all bad." Then his eyes narrowed slightly. "Then again I'd never be in this mess if it wasn't for your spectral DNA."
Adrian slumped down against the tree trunk and relaxed there nearly spent of energy. "That was one insane day. I can only hope that things will get easier." Somehow he doubted they would. This was his life now and as much as it pained him he was going to have to get used to it. It was becoming clearer that it was never going to be simple again. He'd just have to accept that.
The sound of rustling in the bushes caused him to tense until he saw that it was only his team lead by Miles Foley. They all shared smiles as they saw him and waved to get his attention. Returning the greeting with not as much excitement he pulled himself up on his shaky legs and came to meet them.
"See I told you he would be fine." Said his cousin Hope Rivers she walked up to him to give him a hug, and hand him a bottle of water.
To which he took gratefully and guzzled it down in three gulps as the others looked on in wonder.
"Geez thirsty much." Chuckled Chloe Baxter.
"You have no idea." Adrian replied dryly then adapted a sort of leader tone he'd learned from his mother. "Everyone finished up with the field?"
"Most of the work was already complete." Miles Foley said with nod adjusting his thin rimmed glasses. "But there was a little to do after lunch."
"We're just lucky that we'd decided to leave early or we'd have been caught up in that ghost attack." Chloe said with a shrug.
"I wish we'd been there it would have been so cool." Timothy pouted.
The others shared as laugh at the remark. Adrian forced a small smile then allowed the team to guide him out of the trees and towards the cleanup committee meeting grounds.
After being ejected from the thermos back into the shadowy realm the Ghostzone it didn't take long for all the hunters to get reacquainted with one another. They all were upset that Phantom had cut their attack on the newborn short. None except for the bragging Spectra, Hoteph Ra, and Aragon had even had a chance to take some of the child's energy.
But it was Aragon's loud mouth that alerted them all to a secret that was worth far more then their loss. "It's true the newborn's identity is Adrian Fenton the son of Danny Phantom."
"How can this be possible?" Spectra asked confused. "Last time someone held Phantom's Spawn for ransom he didn't have a ghost half."
Quickly Hoteph Ra explained things to them. "The boy's powers didn't dominate his genetics until now. Which makes him a naturally born ghost still in his first stage."
"But that's not even thee best part." Aragon said with a snicker. "Phantom doesn't know his little boy has powers."
"To think of what we could do with this information." Skulker said with a grin rubbing his metal chin in thought.
"Should we tell his father his son has powers?" Technus contemplated.
"No." came a voice from behind they turned to see their benefactor the cloaked ghost had made himself known.
"No? Why not dipstick?" Ember asked with her hands on her hips.
"You are all thinking of using this as a taunting tool only am I right?" asked the cloaked ghost rolling his blood red eyes for emphasis. The ghosts all remained silent but it was clear that was the plan. "That isn't worth it in the big picture. You all want to get back at Phantom for all he's robbed you of am I right?"
It was true all of the ghosts in some way or another wanted to get revenge on Phantom. They wanted him to pay for wrecking their plans. While Danny enjoyed freedom and praise they continued to be hunted, and attack for each attempt they made to have their dreams realized. Not one of them didn't agree with his words.
"Then don't tell him his only son is half ghost. Don't let him know." Raw red ectoplasm alighted in his hands causing them all to tense. "If you do then he'll no doubt be protected at all times by his father." His glowing eyes narrowed. "You'll never get the chance to have the hybrid spawn at your mercy. Think about it… Would Phantom be as dangerous to fight if he thinks you have his kid or just some random citizen?"
Realization dawned in all their eyes. And Skulker was the first to speak. "You are correct."
"Yes I know." He could see the wheels turning in their minds and he smirked from beneath the cloak.
It was nearly sundown and about time for the Clean-Up Day to come to a close. Everyone gathered near the stage at the park looking tired and haggard but for the most part satisfied. At least half of Adrian's classmates now seemed to be no longer grumbling and complaining. It just went to show what could be accomplished with a little effort.
"Now we've all had a trying day thanks to those ghost attacks." Sam Fenton said as she addressed the large crowd of volunteers. "But I'm glad to report that all the assigned areas are spotless. I don't think I've ever seen them that clean in the long run." She smiled with these words proud of the work done. "Thank you all for coming you've made this the best cleanup ever." A round of applause followed her words and everyone cheered. "Now that things are done as a thank you from the city and us from the committee we'd like to give each of you free ice cream."
That really got everyone cheering. Adrian Fenton barely had enough time to get out of the way of the stampede of individuals who headed for a nearby booth where ice cream was being handed out. He shook his head with a small smile that sounded good to him too. Once the lines thinned out enough he went to request a good old fashioned ice cream bar.
He didn't take it out of the wrapper but rather put the cold treat up to his neck and sighed as coldness enveloped his hot, tired body. A tap on the shoulder had him turning instantly with his fist raised.
Only to be greeted by doe brown eyes that looked at him perplexed. "Geez Adri' chill out."
Adrian's amethyst eyes lit up. "'Licia!" he greeted in a way that didn't exactly fit him but then he melted back into his normal persona. "Words cannot express how much I missed you my friend."
"Likewise B.F." Alicia said with a giggle then a mischievous look came on her face. "Guess what I got?"
"Not now 'Licia." Adrian sighed as he took off his wrapper and bit into his ice cream. "I'm too exhausted to partake in one of your games."
"Did something happen?" She asked lowering her tone.
Adrian brought out his fingers and begun counting off things. "Leadership, ghost attacks by many, learned why I'm targeted, lots of pain… I'll tell you the details later."
"Oh." Alicia said quietly as she fiddled with her grape popsicle then smiled. "So anyways I found something that will help you with you know what." She gently punched him for emphasis.
"Then let's find somewhere private and you can divulge the secret to my predicament." Adrian said with nod.
The two of them headed out of the park for their club house figuring it would be the best location to figure things out. Both of them had been through a lot but it was nice to know there was some one there they could share such secrets with.
November 10th
Dear Journal,
Yes it's me again Danny Fenton's son. A lot has happened today. But to be honest I'm starting to adapt to it. It's not as much a surprise but I'll just put my fist in my mouth before I finish that comment because chances are it's going to get worse.
So anyways after I met up with Alicia she gave me this anklet. I'm supposed to wear it at all times. It's a little gaudy (according to Jennifer) I guess but it works for the most part. Dad's not suddenly going into Phantom mode whenever I use my powers and it's keeping them at bay unless I need them. Although I have been getting headaches off and on. Alicia also told me she found something in that Fenton recipe book that might keep ghosts from wanting my energy. We'll see where that goes.
I've learned something today though you can't run away from your problems. As much as I've tried to escape my other half. I can't so it's better to embrace it and do what I can to accept it. I don't want to be a superhero. No I'm still not telling my father I have powers. Maybe I will one day but right now I need to figure these things out for myself.
Sincerely,
Adrian Fenton
~ Fin ~
Coming Soon…
Adrian Spook
Episode 4
Sibling Bonds
Summary:
After being given the cold shoulder by her brother Jennifer decides to go against their parents rules. She gets captured by a ghost with not the usual motives of revenge. Unfortunately Danny has an extended Ghost Council so he doesn't know about this. Can Adrian save his sister from the specter's clutches on his own?
A/N:
I know a lot of questions will come up and as was the case with the whole newborn thing they will be explained eventually.
I'm sure the exchange between Lilith and the Mindwipe ghost was a complete surprise to all of you. Hopefully you didn't see it coming :giggle: It was rather fun to write.
Adrian's confrontation with the ghosts had a little bit more fighting but for the most part until he has more offensive powers I'm trying to keep him mainly on the defensive.
