Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN DANNY PHANTOM. This chapter will be about Danny's POV. To Mi Bi Looney: Je I'm sorry about the cliffhanger. I will consider clearing the mystery earlier. Ok…let's get started with the chapter.
Chapter 16: Mysterious creatures
I woke up, feeling a very strong headache. I sat up and looked around, noticing I wasn't in my home, nor knowing where I was. Scared, I got up fast and walked a little. The place was very dark, so I had to feel my way.
"W-what happened? Why I am here?" I asked myself and kept walking. When I touched a wall, I decided to turn intangible and phase through it. After I did, I was a little delighted to see the place was illuminated. I walked a little more, and, after a time, I knew which was the place: the school. How I ended up here? I thought, confused. Suddenly I felt somebody grabbed my arm. I turned and saw Lancer.
"What are you doing here at this hours Fenton?" he asked.
"I-I don't know pr-professor…When I woke up I was in a dark room" I explained nervously.
"You mean the warehouse?" he asked, curious. I nodded and kept looking at him.
"Well…I will believe in you Danny" he said and smiled warmly. I sighed and smiled back at him.
"So…I have to go home. My parents will be worried about me" I said and tried to move, but Lancer kept pulling me.
"I will take you there in that case" he offered. I nodded, not convinced at all, and let him carry me. When we arrived, he knocked the door. I gulped when I saw the door open.
"Danny! You are fine!" exclaimed mom while hugging me.
"Ok, I'm seeing you later" said my professor and flew away. As soon as my mom closed the door, she looked at me, angrily.
"Where were you? We have been searching you for hours!" she yelled. I shivered a little.
"I don't know! I woke up in the school's warehouse!" I yelled back at her. She got surprised. I saw Albert flying downstairs, towards us.
"Oh little bro. So you finally appeared. We were worried" he said.
"You maybe meant "my parents" were worried, not you" I whispered.
"I'm still mad about that ghost! I saw him crash against the floor, and when I searched him, he had disappeared. He was a coward!" he exclaimed. I got very angry, suddenly remembering what happened the last night. Well, it wasn't my fault: You punched me very hard! I wanted to yell, but that would spoil my secret, so I kept silence.
"Anyway, I'm sure he will come back and battle with me again, so I will start training after school" he said with a big smile on his face. I ignored him and looked at a watch: it was 6 o´clock. I yawned and looked at mom.
"I'm going to-" I was cut off by my dad patting me hardly.
"Hey Danny! Guess what? The monster attacked again!" he exclaimed and pushed me towards the TV.
"And why you seem to be happy?" I asked. He laughed weakly.
"Because that proves that monsters exist, son" he answered happily. Albert sighed.
"Come on dad! You know it must be somebody scaring ghosts" he said indifferently.
"Oh Al. This time I can't say that. Just look at it's eyes" dad said while pointing at the screen. We could see the color of it's eyes briefly: red.
"And what?" asked Albert, bored.
"I…uh…" stuttered dad, being unable to answer.
"See? I'm right!" yelled Albert. I shook my head and walked towards the stairs.
"Where are you going?" asked mom.
"To my room. I'm exhausted and need some rest" I said and walked upstairs. I lied down in my bed and closed my eyes, falling immediately asleep.
"Danny! Time to wake up!" yelled Albert. I groaned and got up, feeling the same headache of before. I decided to ignore it, and ran downstairs, where Albert was getting ready. I grabbed my schoolbag and was about to open the door to get out when I heard my mom calling me.
"Danny. Aren't you having breakfast?" she asked. Now I remember I haven't eaten nothing in 2 days, but I don't feel hungry I thought with a smile.
"No mom. Thanks" I answered and started walking towards school. Thank goodness Albert hadn't taken me there that time. When I arrived, Lancer was at the front of the door.
"Hi Danny" he saluted.
"Good morning, professor" I saluted back and yawned a little.
"It must have been difficult to sleep in a warehouse" he said.
"I suppose so" I replied.
"But don't worry. We will see an interesting subject that will keep you awake" he said and smiled.
"I will be looking-" the headache increased, making me scream in pain and fall to my knees.
"What's wrong?" he asked, worriedly. After a few minutes that I thought were hours, the headache was gone. I shook my head and got up, looking at Lancer. A strange feeling grew inside me when I looked at him, but ignored it.
"I-I'm Ok now…" I said while rubbing my head. He smiled and pushed me gently inside the school, towards my classroom. After taking my seat, he smiled.
"Are you sure?" he asked. I nodded and waited for Sam and Tucker to arrive. I was getting bored as nobody was coming in. Until I heard Dash's voice.
"Hey Fenturd!" He yelled. I looked at him, annoyed.
"What now?" I asked.
"There is something here, look" he told me while showing me his hand. Just when I looked at it, he punched my face. He started laughing loudly. For some reason, when I got very mad, I felt something inside me, telling me to let it go. I ignored it and calmed down. Sam and Tucker came in few minutes later. I smiled and waved my hand.
"Hi dude" saluted Tuck. However, Sam seemed to be lost in her thoughts, looking at the ground.
"Sam?" I asked. She didn't answer. I called her again, still she was lost. Tuck shook her. I yelled her name.
"SAM!" Finally, she woke up and shook her head.
"What?" she asked, slightly confused.
"You were day-dreaming" explained Tucker.
"What happens?" I asked. She looked at me, a little sad.
"I…am worried. That's it" she replied.
"About what?" asked Tuck.
"About that monster that attacked yesterday and the day before. I don't know why, but for some reason it seems familiar to me" she explained. Tucker and I looked at ourselves, confused about her explanation, but said nothing. More classmates came in after a few minutes.
"Ok students. Today, the subject will be about monsters" Lancer said. Everybody, included me, looked at Lancer curiously.
"Monsters? My parents told me such things don't exist!" exclaimed Dash.
"And how can you explain the attacks that occurred in the night?" asked the professor, making Dash get speechless.
"Ok…So, I will continue" said Lancer. "I will talk about vampires and werewolves specifically. These creatures…" I didn't pay too much attention as the feeling was growing. When I looked back at the professor, I felt weak. I-I have to walk towards him…I really need it The thought came to my mind.
"…And vampires can't control themselves at all, wanting blood. They specially find interesting ghost's one. I don't even know why" kept explaining. "Werewolves transform in the nights, and their powers are greatly boosted if there is a full moon. As vampires, they can't control themselves" For some strange reason, I started shaking without non-stop. However, not even Sam or Tuck seemed to notice.
"W-what's…happening to m-me?" I asked myself in a soft voice. The professor explained and explained, but I couldn't pay total attention, being able just to listen very little: "These creatures…our worst enemies…never get on well…eliminate…" Until the sports class arrived. I felt somehow relieved when the shaking finally stopped, and decided to keep training my powers.
"I'm going ghost!" I exclaimed, but just when I finished my transformation, the same headache I had felt before came back, this time longer. If it wasn't enough, my powers started controlling themselves, flying around the room fast. I started crashing with the walls, but couldn't stop myself. My ghost sense went off. When I looked down I saw Albert. He started laughing after he saw me flying and crashing.
"S-stop laughing!" I yelled.
"I'm sorry, but you know…you look very stupid flying like that" he explained.
"It's not me!" I exclaimed before crashing with my seat, finally gaining control of my powers. I breathed deeply and fast.
"F-finally" I said then got up and looked at my brother, who punched me.
"That's because you left the battle like a coward!" he yelled angrily.
"What?" I asked, pretty confused.
"Don't pretend you don't know" he scolded me. Something inside me was telling me to let it go, just as the last time.
"N-no! Whatever is that is wanting to…I won't l-let you" I said to myself, confusing my brother.
"You sure are a strange ghost" he said and laughed weakly.
"Ok Albert, You have to go away" I said, angrily.
"H-how do you know my name?" he asked, surprised. I gulped. Darn it! I forgot not to call him by his name I thought, until I remembered.
"The answer is simple: Because you told me your name!" I told him.
"Huh? I never did" he complained. He started exasperating me.
"Yeah you did! When you saw me first here, you started bragging and presenting yourself. Don't you remember a thing?" I asked, equally surprised as Albert to see he had such a bad memory. He rubbed his chin for a while.
"Oh right. Yes, I now remember" he said proudly. I slapped my face and sighed. Suddenly I started shaking as some minutes ago.
"Y-yeah, now…p-please GO!" I shouted. He looked at me angrily.
"Who are you to order me?" he asked.
"Arg…just do it!" I shouted a little louder. I heard Albert grumble before he flew away. Not being able to stay in my ghost form, I suddenly transformed back to my human half, lying down on the cold floor. However, the shaking kept on. I was having problems to breath properly. Suddenly the door opened, and Lancer came in. When he saw me, he got very worried, flew towards his table and took out a small cell phone. After that, I fainted.
When I woke up, I saw I was in my room.
"Oh Danny" said a female voice that I immediately recognized.
"Mom?" I asked.
"Yes dear. Your professor called us, telling you were shaking and that you couldn't breath very well. Your dad and I flew towards the school as fast as we could and took you here" she explained while touching my hair. "We gave you a medicine that a doctor recommended us to use. Tell me dear, how are you feeling?" she asked.
"Compared to some time ago, better" I replied and smiled. Suddenly the door opened and my dad came in.
"Hey Danny! How are you feeling?" he asked.
"Fine, thanks" I answered. He then hugged me and some minutes later, he stopped.
"So you are staying home until tomorrow" said dad. I just nodded.
"Mom…dad…could you please leave me alone for a time? I'm still tired" I said gently. My parents looked me, at first, worried, but then they nodded and flew outside my room, closing the door later. I was still feeling very weak, but couldn't explain why. For some strange reason I started thinking about what the professor said.
"Vampires can't control themselves at all, wanting blood. They specially find interesting ghost's one. I don't even know why"…"Werewolves transform in the nights, and their powers are greatly boosted if there is a full moon. As vampires, they can't control themselves"…"Our worst enemies…never get on well…eliminate…" Why I was remembering this? Is it related to me?...No, it's impossible. I'm a hybrid, and only that. Besides, Albert must be right when he said creatures don't exist I started having a fight in my mind. Yes Danny, what are you thinking- I cut off my thoughts and looked outside the window: the sun was hiding very slowly. I sighed and looked at my dark ceiling.
"Full moon…attacks in the nights…who could be the one who scares and attacks when we are resting?" I asked myself. The headache returned.
It's…your… Was the only thing I could hear before everything turned black.
End of chapter 16
Ok so I have decided: mystery cleared on next chapter. I would have liked to put it almost at the end, but I wanted so badly to write it, so yeah. And I couldn't think of a better title for this chapter. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. R&R!
