Danny phased out of Jamie and staggered to his feet.
"Danny!" Jack exclaimed, clearly relieved and caught him before Danny fell.
"You're bleeding!" Tooth gasped. Danny's head was swimming and his thoughts felt like cotton. He blinked in surprise and touched his nose. He pulled away feeling something wet and saw his blood. It was a strange mix of red and green, both colours standing out clearly. Danny blinked at the blood.
"Huh, first time I've seen what my blood looks like since I died," Danny mumbled. Jamie's eyes fluttered open and the teen sat up and rubbed his eyes. But then he realised that he wasn't at home, but in a dark park surrounded by the guardians.
"Wha? What happened?" Jamie asked.
Sandy, North and Bunny turned to the boy and cried out in relief. Sandy began to explain with his sand images but Jamie only became more confused.
"Danny, come over here," Jack urged and led Danny over to the sleigh, Danny walking unsteadily. Jamie frowned and turned to see Tooth and Jack trying to help Danny.
"Woah, is that Danny?" Jamie gasped. Seeing Danny for the first time. The three guardians gathered around the boy blinked in surprise.
"You can see him?!" Bunny retorted. Jamie nodded, not taking his eyes off Danny as he sat down on the sleigh and held his head in his left hand. It began to glow a soft blue colour.
Jamie stared at Danny and took in how the teen had changed from the pictures of Fenton and Phantom. He no longer wore a jumpsuit. He wore the same jeans as Fenton and sneakers, except the sneakers were black and white with the Danny Phantom logo on the side. He wore a white shirt like Fenton but instead of red, it was black with a black Danny Phantom logo on his chest instead of a red oval. He wore a large black leather jacket with another Danny Phantom logo on the front like a badge or school crest. Danny also wore fingerless white gloves instead of the gloves Phantom used to wear. But it was the teen's hair that caught Jamie's eye. Half was pure white, whiter than snow. And the other half was jet black, blacker than a starless night. Danny's eyes were half covered by his glowing hand, but Jamie could make out Fenton's blue eye on the left and Phantom's ionic glowing green eye on the right. The pictures didn't do the halfa justice Jamie thought.
Jamie got up, waving off Bunny and Sandy as they rushed to help him. Jamie felt fine. He walked over to the sleigh.
"What's wrong with him?" Jamie asked. Jack and Tooth turned to Jamie and gaped.
"You can see him?" Jack ventured. Jamie nodded. Jack grinned.
"Danny! Jamie can see you!" Jack exclaimed excitedly before frowning with concern as Danny didn't seem to respond.
"Danny?" Tooth called.
"Danny?!" Tooth shouted worriedly. Danny jerked up and groaned.
"Geez, keep it down! My head's killing me," he complained.
"Danny, Jamie can see you," Jack repeated and motioned to Jamie who had stopped beside Danny, looking concerned.
Danny turned to him and smiled. He put a hand on the boy's shoulder and looked in his eyes.
"Jamie, you are the bravest kid I've ever met. Don't forget that," Danny complimented. Jamie blinked in surprise.
"Really?" Jamie breathed. Danny nodded and leant back against the side of the sleigh.
"Yep, first person to see me. Not even my family and friends can do that," Danny confirmed.
North, Sandy and Bunny joined everyone at the sleigh.
"What happened to you?" Bunny inquired. Danny raised an eyebrow.
"If I didn't know better Bunny, I'd swear you care about me. But I helped Jamie throw off Pitch's fear. Took its toll on me. I think I have a concussion. Nothing major and it'll clear up in a few minutes, half hour tops," Danny answered.
"Sorry," Jamie offered guiltily. Danny turned to him and shook his head.
"Don't be. I used to push myself like that all the time. Used to drive my sister up the wall," Danny assured him with a fond smile.
Jack glanced at the other guardians. They nodded to him.
"Danny, we saw how you died. Sandy tried to help you after Pitch shot you with that nightmare arrow or whatever and it allowed us to see what was happening in your head," Jack admitted, it wasn't right that they knew something like that without Danny's knowledge. Danny glanced at Sandy who waved nervously. Danny shrugged.
"Doesn't bother me. But if you guys need to talk about it, I'd rather not do it in front of Jamie. Wasn't a pleasant way to go," Danny replied.
"It doesn't bother you?" Tooth retorted slowly. Danny shrugged.
"It's in the past. I'll admit I'm still angry at myself for the way it happened and a little angry about what I've become. But that's my problem not yours," Danny confessed.
The guardians were silent, unsure of how to answer that. Jamie, feeling a little out of the loop despite finally seeing and hearing Danny, cleared his throat.
"So what now?" Jamie called. Danny opened his eyes, he'd closed them to help his throbbing head.
"You should be getting home. Your mom will be frantic if you're not home when you're supposed to be. And I'll need another look at North's globe to try and figure out where Pitch will head next," Danny suggested.
"I'm surprised you've stuck around so long," Jack commented.
"Not a good idea to fly with a concussion. Learned that the hard and painful way. Was so confused I flew into a billboard. And my head's fuzzy enough without teleporting," Danny informed him. The guardians flinched sympathetically at the mention of him hitting a billboard.
"Alright then. Back on the sleigh and we'll take Jamie home," North announced. Bunny stiffened.
"You know what, North. I think I'll head straight to the Pole. That greyhound really doesn't like me and er I can warn the yetis that you're on your way back," Bunny rambled and tapped the ground before anyone could reply and jumped in. North raised an eyebrow.
"Let me guess, Bunny's afraid of flying," Danny remarked.
"I think it's more he's afraid of North's flying," Jack muttered and they climbed into the sleigh.
So Danny and the guardians are working with each other rather than alongside each other now.
But let me know what you guys think of the story so far.
Until the next chapter.