Chapter 5
The night air was calm and the stars were glistening, yet a certain billionaire Halfa was up with worry. Vlad Masters was pacing in his living room muttering to himself; the only light in the room was from the fireplace lit with a comforting heat. Vlad was dressed in a rich red robe with black trimming, he was planning on going to bed but when Danny didn't return he couldn't help but to begin worrying. Vlad glance at the clock that was ticking above the fireplace. It was already 2:30 in the morning and Danny still had not returned.
"Daniel, where are you?" Vlad muttered; even though Danny wasn't his son he was his ward now and that made Vlad responsible for him. There was also the fact that Danny was still in a lot of emotional pain and there was no telling what he would do. He glanced at the phone that was on the table thinking to try Danny's cell one more time. As Vlad held the phone to his ear he impatiently tapped his fingers on the table.
"Hello."
"Daniel, where are yo-," Vlad was interrupted.
"Danny isn't here right now please leave a message after the beep." The little sound went off signaling Vlad to leave a message but he never did, instead he slammed the phone down ending the call.
Dame it was only his voice mail. Vlad thought to himself; he was starting to wonder if Danny was in trouble or in something worse than the trouble he usually got in. If that thought was true then Danny would be in no shape to fight.
Vlad looked at the phone debating whether or not to call the police. That would be his first choice actually, if he and Danny were everyday normal humans but since they were anything but normal it was probably safer to call some of his contacts in the Ghost Zone first. He scrolled down his list until he found the number he was looking for. The contact read "Skulker" and he quickly pressed the call button. Skulker had worked for Vlad before and many of the jobs Vlad gave him were to help him capture Danny but this time the job would be to find Danny and to bring him home not kill him.
It rung for quite a while and Vlad's already short patience was running out rather quickly from worry.
"If you got in trouble I swear I'll make you go to the deepest part of the Ghost Zone and have you do 100 laps while being chased by a thousands of Walker's goons," Vlad muttered loudly to himself as he threaten the missing ghost boy.
"Really Vlad, you worry so much for me that you're going to punish me just for not being here before curfew? If I had known that I would have stayed out longer."
Vlad snapped his head quickly around to see Danny leaning against the doorway with arms crossed.
Vlad hanged up his call and quickly went over to Danny.
"Where have you been? Do you even know what time it is?" Vlad quickly asked Danny before stopping and looking at Danny. "And what happen to your hair?"
Danny just smiled and headed over to the couch; he jumped on to it and laid his arms behind his head. "Oh, just some stuff, nothing to worry about though."
Vlad frowned at that; something was wrong, Danny seemed to be calm and relaxed, not sad and depress like he was for the past week. His hair was also different; it was grown out to his shoulders and turned into white flames. Last time Vlad checked, hair didn't grow flames and Danny shouldn't have gotten over his grief and guilt so fast either.
"Daniel what happened?" Vlad asked. Danny opened one eye before he got off the couch and stretched.
"You know I'm kinda tired, I'm going head up to bed," he said while yawning loudly to show he was really tired while dodging the question. He only got half way across the room before Vlad asked again.
"Daniel what happened?" This time it was more of a demand then a question. Danny sighed; he was hoping he didn't need to tell Vlad about the deal but knowing Vlad he would be persistent in getting what he wanted and if he wanted to know why Danny was so different now he would likely keep Danny up the whole night until he gave in.
"I made a contract with a demon," said Danny with his back towards Vlad. As Danny turned around to see Vlad, he saw that his face was drained from color and that he looked in shock. Vlad blinked a few times before responding.
"Y-you did what now?"
"I made a contract with demon," replied Danny as he leaned against the doorway. "It's no big deal Vlad, it's just a contract."
Vlad blinked and his hands turned into fists.
"'It's no big deal?' Daniel! Do you have any idea what you've done?! You just sold your soul, something that you can never get back!" Vlad yelled-scolded the ghost boy. Danny just covered his mouth as he yawned.
"Vlad I appreciate your concern but this is my soul and I can do whatever I want with it and besides the demon saved my life and he's pretty nice," Danny explained; he hope that would get Vlad to calm down but it didn't.
"Daniel, demons are a ghost's mortal enemy and are never to be trusted." The older Halfa explained as he rubbed his temples. "Demons are tricksters, they act good but they are not. The only thing that comes with a demon is misery."
Danny narrowed his eyes.
"Isn't that what most people think of ghosts? If you ask me were not so different from them," Danny snapped. "Look Vlad the demon who saved me isn't all that bad; if it wasn't for him I would have been dead."
Vlad sat down as he sighed; at least Danny was safe and home but then a thought dawned on him.
"Why did the demon have to save you?" Danny gulped and turned his head to the side.
"I tried to kill myself," he said barely above a whisper. Vlad leaned in.
"What?"
"I said I tried to kill myself." Vlad quickly jumped up and yelled.
"You what?! Daniel what were you thinking, why would try to kill yourself?" Vlad asked voice filled with concern and confusion. Danny looked sadly up at Vlad.
"What do think Vlad? My family and my only friends were killed by my failure and I couldn't… I just couldn't take the pain anymore." Danny sighed.
Vlad's eyes soften as he looked at the young ghost.
"Daniel..." They just stood in silence until the tension in the room had calmed down and Vlad had sat back down. "So what was the deal you made?"
Danny was quiet for a few minutes, debating whether or not he should tell Vlad. To Vlad it looked like Danny was mumbling to himself, which he had no idea why.
"My emotions will no longer be out of control." Vlad looked surprised but he quickly understood. He knew about Dan and he knew how scared Danny was to become him so if his emotions were never out of control it would make the risk of becoming evil least likely. For the first time Vlad actually looked Danny in the eyes. Danny's eyes were no longer filled with grief or pain in fact they looked numb, as if all emotions he showed were faked. It was very faint and only if you looked at Danny straight in the eyes could see the sealed emotions.
Vlad sighed but smiled a little. Danny was no longer in pain and that was all Vlad could ask for; he couldn't stop the choices Danny made but he could watch over him. That was the least he could do to make it up to Danny and his family.
"So where is the demon that saved you? If I remember correctly from what I read a demon is always close to its contractor." Vlad had once read a mythology book when he first got his powers to see if any of the information would help him; it had a section about demons if he remembered correctly. "If we're going have a demon living here I would like to meet him first."
Danny rubbed the back of his neck as he chuckled nervously. He wasn't sure if Vlad would be angry; he did yell at him for even making a contract after all.
"Well you see the demon that saved me and who I made a contract with is well, umm, inside of me." Danny smiled nervously.
Vlad blinked and took in a deep breath.
"The demon… Is inside of you?" Danny had one foot out the door before he replied.
"Well yes so now that we have that all covered I'll just be heading to bed soooo, bye!" With that Danny zoomed straight to his room as he heard Vlad yelling.
"DANNY FENTON! YOU GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!"
X X X X
Danny collapsed on his bed as he transformed back into his human half. He let a content sigh leave his mouth as he started relax. As Danny relaxed he reached into his back pocket and brought out the little dark blue book Sam's grandma had given him.
Well that was interesting. Said Ex.
Danny smiled. "Yeah, he really was outraged when I told him I made a contract." He heard Ex snort.
I'm not surprise; most people would freak out more than that when they hear their friend is in a contract with a demon.
"Hmmmmm," Danny replied. He turned the book over as he looked at it, the words on the cover read "Phantom Ideas".
So are you going open it or am I going have to guess what she wrote in it?
"Impatient are we?" Danny asked as he opened the book and flipped through the pages. Danny's eyes widen as he looked through it. It was full of new battle techniques and weapon designs, plus some notes about ghost legends and how they relate to today.
Well I can be patient but not when I'm curious about something. Said Exorcist. Say! These are some good ideas; did she ever show you this book?
"No, she didn't," mumbled Danny. Danny flipped to a section that looked like it was a diary entry.
So this was her idea book and diary! Looks like this will be interesting to read.
"No kidding."
Danny skimmed over half of it before he slowed down and continue to read it at a leisurely pace. It read,
'I've notice how Danny's costume seems a little plain, sure it has his symbol and other heroes seem to have a simple design too but I think he should make it cooler, maybe add a cape, like Superman.'
Bwahahaha! A cape, seriously? Capes are so ridiculous.
"Shhhhh, I'm trying to read," said Danny. Danny tried to concentrate as he turned his attention back to the writing and ignore Ex's dying snickers.
'Anyway I sketched out some new costume ideas on the next few pages, maybe I'll show it to Danny sometime and he'll improve his costume because I for one think that it probably gets hot wearing a Hazmat suit all the time.'
Danny chuckled at that.
What's so funny? Questioned Ex.
"Just that I never felt hot in my costume, it's always felt cold actually," explained Danny.
Well that's probably going change now.
Danny raised an eyebrow. "Whys that?"
Well I have a theory that the reason your hair, in your ghost form, is different now is because of my powers and that will also be the reason why you'll start to feel hot in your costume.
"I thought it was just a side effect from the contract."
Well it sort of is but I think the reason your hair became flames is because of what type of demon I am. Explained Exorcist.
"Demons have types?"
Yup just like how ghosts have different types too. Usually Demons match the elements of nature or something; I never really paid attention to my teacher when she explained these kinds of things.
"Demons go to school?" Danny was surprised.
Of course we do, were not that different from you humans, well besides the fact that we have cool powers and are extremely good looking. Danny covered his mouth in order to stop himself from laughing.
Man, you're full of it. Danny thought.
Hey I heard that! Yelled Exorcist. Danny jolted at the sudden yelling then flushed with embarrassment.
"Opps, forgot that you could read my thoughts," Danny replied sheepishly. Ex just huffed in annoyance. "So what type of demon are you?"
Why should I tell you? Ex was still annoyed and had decided to annoy Danny back by being childish.
"Hey you're the one who brought it up, you don't have to tell me," said Danny; he figured out Exorcist was being childish and wasn't going to fall for his little game. Danny heard Ex grumbling in the back of his head, something about him not being any fun. "Well are you going tell me?"
Ex just sighed, seeing how pointless it was in getting Danny annoyed he just decided to answer. I'm fire demon.
"A fire demon, huh," said Danny.
Yup so if you ever need a fire I'm your guy. Danny laughed and looked over the page again. So are you going turn the page?
"Yeah, yeah," Danny replied and waved his hand like he was waving off Ex. As he turned the page and looked at the sketches of the costumes he found one that he really liked and he wasn't the only one.
Well, well, looks like we're going shopping.
X X XX
"Why are we here?" Danny complained-asked.
To shop for your costume and… Exorcist paused as pair of good looking college girls walked by Danny. To check out some hotty hots!
Danny snorted and pulled down his hood more. He was sitting on a bench in the Amity mall wearing a white and black hoodie. When he had told Vlad that morning he was going to the mall to get some new clothes he almost didn't make it out the door. Vlad was pestering him about Exorcist and tried to drive him to the mall in order to learn more about the demon Danny had contracted. Luckily Danny had found an open window and had quickly flown out the window while yelling out to Vlad he would fly or walk back home.
Right now Danny was looking at the idea book trying to figure out what shops to go to get his supplies for his new costume. As Danny looked at the book he didn't hear the laughs and giggles that were heading towards him but that didn't mean Ex didn't hear them.
Ooh la, la, I spy with my little demon eye a glowing star and a Hispanic beauty~. Ex sung.
Danny looked up to see two high school girls walking by him and he quickly looked back down so they wouldn't see his face since he knew them. One had blond hair and turquoise colored eyes and was light skinned. She wore a white t-shirt with red trimming, red pants with white slip ons and a flower hairclip. The other girl had long black hair with a simple pink hair clip in her hair and teal colored eyes and had on some pink eye shadow. She wore a pink half top, showing her midriff and blue jeans with white slip ons too.
Their names were Star and Paulina, A-listers from Casper High also people who helped Dash bully Danny and that was why he didn't want to be seen by them. He wasn't sure if they would still treat him as a geek or try to get with him because he was rich now. Hopefully Dash had changed and told the others to do the same.
Tell me when they're gone. Danny told Ex in his head.
Ahhh, is someone shy? Exorcist teased.
No it's just that I know those two. They're A-listers and bullies and I rather not deal with jerks right now. Explained Danny.
The two girls walked passed him unaware of his presence and continued on. After they were completely gone did Danny sigh in relief.
You shouldn't be afraid of them.
"I'm not afraid, I might get annoyed with them but considering the recent events I rather not face them and have new gossip spread around the school," said Danny. After he said that he left his seat and started to walk around looking for a store to start shopping.
Hmmmm. How tolerant are you to annoyance? And while you're thinking for the answer head into that Hot Topic. Questioned and ordered Ex.
Danny stopped and looked at the Hot Topic curiously.
"Why do I need to go into Hot Topic?"
Because their stuff is awesome and if were going be sharing the same body I'm going make sure we look good…. Plus I want you to be some anime shirts for me once I get out your body; maybe some Attack on Titan or Ao No Exorcist shirts.
"You watch anime?" Danny asked as he entered the Hot Topic. He went towards the back as he walked past belts and shirts, picking up a few along the way.
Of course! How you humans design demons' appearances and personalities is quite funny. Ex said with a slight chuckle. Plus I love the story lines and the drama.
Danny snorted and grabbed a few more clothing before he entered the dressing room. It was small room with two full-length mirrors he placed the folded clothes on the seat and took off his shirt and placed it to the side. As he turned back to the mirror he blinked in surprise. On top of the scar that went across his stomach was a strange red-orange tattoo.
It looked like flames twisted into a circle with an upside down light blue star in the middle; some of the points being under the flames while the others were over the flames.
"Ex, what is that?" He placed his fingers tenderly on the tattoo.
Oh, that; it's my contract symbol, it's something all demons have.
"And it's on me because?"
Whenever a demon makes a contract their contractor gets the demon's symbol, some choose where they want the symbol but since we we're both busy dealing with pain during our contract I just placed it at random. Explained Exorcist.
"You felt pain too?"
Of course! That was a first time experience going into someone!
"..."
…
That sounded wrong didn't it?
"I'm just gonna let you think whatever you want and go back to trying on clothes," Danny said calmly as he tried on one of the new shirts.
Yeeeaaahhh. Let's just forget everything I just said.
X X X X
"You're a hog when it comes to clothes," stated Danny.
He was sitting in a limo that Vlad had sent and was on his way home after seven long hours of shopping for clothes. Beside him were four huge bags full of new clothes.
Well sorry if I like clothes so much, I usually don't get this much back home; usual it's just two bags I get. Said Exorcist.
"Still, you are crazy for clothes! I'm glad Vlad sent a limo; I don't think I would have been able to fly all the way home carrying 50 ton bags!" Exclaimed Danny.
Danny could just feel Ex rolling his eyes at him.
Stop being such a baby; you have super strength for Pete's sake!
Danny just huffed and looked at the window as they made their way back to the mansion. It was strange; if Vlad had sent a limo to come and pick him up wouldn't he be in the car too? So he could drill more questions to Danny about Exorcist? Danny started to ponder the reasons why Vlad hadn't taken this chance to interrogate him. The limo pulled up to the mansion and the driver opened the door for him and Danny said his thanks as he gathered his stuff and went up to the mansion's doors. As he started to open the door his ghost senses went off.
Danny's eyes widen and he burst through the door forgetting to drop his load of clothes.
Is the ghost one of your enemies? Asked Ex.
"Maybe, it could be Vlad in his ghost form, but it's better to be safe than sorry." Danny ran down the hallway looking into rooms searching for the ghost.
Danny, I sense two people in the study try there first.
Danny nodded and quickly altered his route towards the living room. Once he got there he abruptly stopped in his tracks as he saw the scene in front of him.
It was Danielle fighting Vlad. Well more like she was the one trying to fight him and him not fighting back.
Both were in their ghost forms. In Vlad's ghost form he had blue skin and black hair that went up into two horns with a grey streak in the middle. He wore a long sleeved white shirt and white pants with a black belt. He wore black boots and black gloves and he had on a white cape with the underside being red. His eyes were now red and the look on his face was set in annoyance.
The girl fighting him though was Danny's clone who looked similar to him. She had white hair set up in a ponytail; she wore a half-top with the right side being white and the other side being black. Her pants were black with white stripes down the middle and her shoes were white. Her right glove was black while her left glove was white. Her eyes were the same neon green as Danny's, which was usually, filled happiness and mischievous but her eyes right now only held angry for the older Halfa.
Dani was throwing ecto-blasts at Vlad while he was dogging but to annoying him more Dani would throw his books at him, ones that were precious originals.
Dude is that your little sister or something? Asked Ex.
Uhhh, no. She's my clone that Vlad made a few months ago but she left to go travel. Danny explained as he watched the two fight.
Well you should probably stop her before she rips off Vladdy's head. Ex was right about that, Dani looked like she was going send Vlad to Hell as soon as she got hold of him.
Good idea. Danny dropped his clothes and yelled at the two Halfas.
"Hey!" Danny yelled getting their attentions.
Both ghosts looked at him. Dani saw him and broke out into a smile and flew straight over to Danny.
"DANNY! I'm so glad you're okay! As soon as I saw on the news what happened and I came as fast as I could!" She looked at him with a worried yet relieved look.
Danny smiled at the fact that Dani had come because she was concern for him.
"Well I'm glad to know that you were concern for me but." He looked at the half messed up room and an annoyed Vlad. "Mind telling me why you're fighting Vlad?"
Dani blinked like she just remembered she was fighting Vlad. "Oh yeah," was her only reply as she turned around and protectively stood in front of Danny.
"I'm fighting him because he is keeping you prisoner Danny!" She stated; Danny sweat-dropped. "Since you're being kept here against your will I'll fight him giving you enough time to escape."
Danny sighed. "Dani I'm not being held here against my will."
She snapped her head around and looked at Danny wide-eyed.
"What?! Of course you're being held against your will unless…" She looked to be in deep thought before she snapped her fingers. "Unless the fruit-loop brainwashed you!" She yelled.
Danny sighed and Ex snickered.
Well doesn't she have an overactive imagination. Ex observed.
You have no idea. Danny thought; Danny's hands were clasped by Dani's and she looked at him straight in the eye.
"Don't worry Danny I'll get you to come back to your senses," she said determinedly. "And I'll do that by beating the shit out of Vlad!"
Danny raised an eyebrow at Dani's choice of words.
"Dani I'm not brainwashed," he said calmly. She just gave him a funny look.
"No, I'm pretty sure you're brainwashed why else would you still be here?" She asked.
Vlad calmly walked over to the two but stayed a few feet away from Dani.
"Now Danielle, I assure you I did not brainwash Daniel and as I was trying to tell you before I have changed," he said with slight annoyance.
Dani glared at him and it look like a fight was going break out again.
Oh boy, quick Danny fix this before we get caught in a little girl's tantrum. Ex said nervously.
Dani was just about to yell at Vlad but Danny stepped between the two before she said anything. He looked down at his clone with soft eyes and leaned down to her height.
"Danielle." She looked up. "Now I know you think I'm being forced to be here against my will but that's not the case."
She looked at him in confusion.
"What do you mean?"
"You see Dani I choose to be here and Vlad is telling the truth when he says he's changed," he said.
She looked over at Vlad suspiciously but brought her attention back to Danny.
"How do you know he's telling the truth?"
"Think about, my mom was part of his obsession and after she... passed, half of his obsession went away unlike me," he explained.
"You sound like you're over their deaths," Dani observed.
Vlad and Danny shared a look and Danny sighed, knowing he had to tell Dani everything.
"My family and friends were my whole world they were my obsession and after they died I almost broke. Vlad tried to help me some but it didn't help and I hate to admit but after Sam's funeral I almost committed suicide." Dani gasped at hearing this while Vlad looked at Danny with soft eyes.
"But someone saved my life Dani and because of him I'm still here and not in any emotional pain."
She crossed her arms and gave Danny a look.
"How are you not in any emotional pain I mean shouldn't you be seeing therapist after such a tragic event?" She questioned.
She's pretty smart Danny you might as well tell her what I am before Vlad does.
"Okay Dani, I don't want you to freak out but the person who saved me is a demon and I made a contract with him so he would seal my emotions and that's what ended my anger and depression. That's why I'm not breaking down," he explained.
Her eyes widen as she listened to Danny. She was silent for a few moments processing everything she had heard. Danny waited for her to say something or react in some way. Vlad to was waiting to see what the young Halfa would do too. After a few moments of silence Dani took a deep breath.
"Alright then, so what the demons name?" she asked pleasantly. Both Vlad and Danny blinked in surprise.
"You're not freaked out?" Danny asked. Dani smiled.
"Nope, I mean it's your life right? I can't really argue with what you do and the demon saved your life right? So I bet he's a good guy, so I see no problem with this, uh, contract right?" She said.
Danny was shocked with how calm Dani was with the situation and the fact that he was in a contract with a demon. Ex was a demon and she was not freaked out at all! Exorcist was also shocked with how this little clone was so calm and that she called him a good guy! I mean throughout his whole life whenever a human met him and found out he was a demon they would scream their head off and call him a "vile creature." But he felt a wide grin go across his face.
I like this girl. He told Danny. Danny was still in shock and only nodded to what Ex said confusing the others. Dani waved her hand in front of him.
"Hello? Earth to Danny do you copy?" She asked.
Danny shook his head and came back to his senses.
"Um, yeah I'm okay and Ex says he likes you," said Danny; he pretty much just said what Ex had said but hey he had no idea what else to say.
She smiled. "So his name is Ex? I guess that's a cool name."
"Actually his name is Exorcist but I call him Ex for short," Danny explained.
He heard Vlad sighed and turned around to see Vlad had changed back.
"So you'll tell her the demon's name but not me," he stated more than questioned.
Both Danny and Dani smiled.
"Well Dani here didn't freak out unlike you and is much more laid-back about this contract then you."
"Plus I'm nice and I'm not a crazed up fruit-loop," Dani said and stuck her tongue out at him. Vlad was starting to get annoyed again. "And just to let you know I don't believe you're a good guy." Danny gave her a look. "Fine, I don't think you're a good guy yet so in order to keep Danny safe I'm going to be staying here," she stated.
Vlad glared but he then smirked.
"Fine but if you are going to live here you're going live by my rules." Dani glared at him and was going to retort back but was stopped by Danny.
"Dani it's only fair." She glared at him too but crossed her arms and mumbled a fine.
She changed into her human form which was her wearing a blue hoodie, red shorts and a red beanie. Her hair was black and pulled back into a ponytail and her eyes were now blue the same shade as Danny's eyes.
"Well if you excuse me I'm going to go and look for a room to claim as mine," she said and walked off.
Vlad sighed as he looked at the mess Dani had created. "I always knew she would be troubling."
Danny smiled. "But you seem pleased to have her here."
Vlad walked over to his desk and pulled out some papers and turned on his computer. Danny walked over curious about the papers.
"I will not admit to anything," he said as he started to pull up some files on his computer. Danny picked up one the papers and smirked.
"Then why are you making a birth certificate for Dani?" He said and smirked.
Vlad glared at him before snatching the paper.
"Why don't you go and bother someone else," he snapped. Danny smiled at the fact that Vlad was embarrassed to admit he was making papers for Dani.
He picked up his bags and started to head to his room.
Hey is it just me or did your little clone seem gooey? Ex asked.
Danny stopped in his tracks and face-palmed.
"I can't believe I forgot! Dani is very unstable when she's in her ghost form. We have to get her to the lab so we can help her," he said.
Um, didn't you say Vlad made Dani?
"Yes."
Well Ghosty if you haven't notice little ghost doesn't seem to like Vladdy and I highly doubt she's going to go into a mad scientist lab. Ex said.
"I know but we need to do something in order to stabilize her if not she could…" He couldn't even say the word. A comforting warmth went through him.
Don't worry Danny, there's no way I'm going let another family member of yours die. Danny could just hear the determination he had causing him to smile.
X X X X
It was two weeks later after Dani's arrival and she pretty much fully absorbed into the lifestyle of being rich. It was taken it longer for her to fully trust Vlad though. So Danny came up with a plan that would not only help her little trust issue but help him get back into the hero game. He hope this would work so he could get Dani to the lab and get her to stabilize.
The plan was to take Dani on a patrol of Amity Park.
Right now he and Dani were flying over Amity looking out for anything different.
Ghosty do you really think it's such a good idea to be out on the town? Ex asked concerned for the Halfa.
Don't worry I'll be fine. Besides I want to show off my new look. Danny thought.
Danny's old hazmat suit was gone and was replaced with a whole new look he found in Sam's book. He now wore white jeans and white combat boots with hidden pockets on the sides. He wore a sleeveless black coat that was very fitting and created a upside v in the front while getting longer in the back splitting and revealing the underside to be green. It had his symbol on the middle of his chest and he wore fingerless gloves that went to his elbows. They were half white and half black with a black trimming.
Dani flew next to him and huffed slightly.
"Remind me to change my outfit when we get home and where the hell is all the ghosts? It's time for us to face some action!" She exclaimed; she tried to zoom off but Danny grabbed her collar.
"Whoa there. Were only on patrol Dani besides there has been no ghost sightings since last week and it's not like the ghosts are going pop out and attack us," he said.
Just as he said that a box hit him square in the nose. Danny face was blank and Dani was holding back a snicker. Both of their ghost senses went off.
You know I think you might want to reconsider the idea that a ghost will attack tonight. Ex said smugly.
A tick mark appeared on Danny's head.
"Shut up." Dani raised an eyebrow.
"I didn't say anything."
"Sorry I was talking to Ex," Danny apologized.
"You know I have a pretty good idea who the ghost is," Dani said as she smiled at Danny's annoyed expression.
"Come on I think I know where he is." He started to fly towards a warehouse and Dani flew right next to him. Both Halfas phased into the building roof. They looked around the room only to see boxes of all kinds around. Danny automatically sighed knowing who his opponent.
"Great, first day back on the job and I have to deal with this guy."
Is he really strong? Asked Ex.
"No it's actually the opposite. He's really weak and pretty much just an annoyance," Danny explained as he sighed.
"Danny even though you can hear Ex the rest of can't," Dani said as she looked at him with slight annoyance. He rubbed the back of his neck.
"Sorry, anyway let's just find-." His sentence was cut off as he was once again hit by a box. Dani laughed out loud this time and Ex was laughing too.
"Both of you shut it," Danny demanded as he started to float to where the box had come from. After turning around a few stacks of boxes they finally found the ghost. The ghost was a chubby blue-skinned man and wore grey overalls. He was going through boxes and throwing aside the ones that he didn't seem interested in. Which was weird since the guy loved boxes.
"Hey Box Ghost!" He yelled getting the ghost's attention.
The ghost turned around and gasped.
"P-phantom! Your back!" Box Ghost stuttered. Danny smirked and flew straight into Box Ghost's face causing him to back up.
"Mind telling me what you're doing?" He asked politely scaring the ghost.
"Uh-uh, IT'S NOTHING! Uh, BEWARE!" He yelled straight into Danny's face and throw several boxes in his face shocking the Halfa and phased through him quickly and flew the heck out of there. Dani looked at Danny before smiling.
"Don't worry I got him!" She yelled and flew after the Box Ghost.
Danny just blinked in shock that the Box Ghost had just phased through him. What a rude guy!
"I cannot believe he just did that!" He yelled as he flew straight through the roof. Ex snickered.
It's so funny seeing you annoyed~. Ex sang.
Danny didn't reply as he was already too embarrassed. I mean he was humiliated in front of Dani and by the Ghost Box no less, man he must have been really out of shape if he was caught off guard with the Box Ghost's attack. After he got into the air he looked around to see Dani fighting the Box Ghost. She smirked as she dodged or went intangible as boxes were thrown at her. It was obvious to Danny that she was just playing with him.
He flew over to his clone.
"Are you having fun?" He asked. Dani looked at him and smiled.
"Yup! It's fun to mess with this guy but it was even funnier seeing you get hit with a whole lot of boxes!" She said as she pointed at him and laughed.
Danny's tick mark appeared again but he smirk as a box headed towards Dani. He didn't bother to warn her as it her smack in the head. It was then his turn to laugh and point his finger at her.
"Hahaha! That's what you get when you get cocky!" He said. Dani glared at him but smiled as Danny was once again hit in the head with a box.
"BWHAHAHA! This is what you get when you fight the Box Ghost!" He yelled and levitated more boxes. "Now you will face my boxes of dooooooom!"
Both heroes sweat-dropped.
"Man this dude is annoying," Dani said. Danny just shrugged.
"I usually I have to deal with this every month."
"Really?" Danny heard both Dani and Ex ask the same question. He sighed and nodded.
"Hey don't ignore me!" Box Ghost yelled as he sent his boxes toward them. Both Halfas dodged the boxes and rushed the Ghost and punched him straight in the nose at the same time sending him back a good few feet.
Score! Ten points for team Phantom! Ex cheered.
Danny smiled and tossed the Fenton Thermos towards Dani.
"Would you like to do the honors?" He asked. She smiled.
"Why it would be my pleasure." She turned towards the ghost. "Bye-bye Boxy."
With that said she turned it in and sucked in the box obsessed ghost. After he was in the thermos she capped it and hi-fived Danny.
"Not so bad and my first day, right?" She more like sated then questioned.
"Yeah it was pretty good for your first night on patrol but it would probably be better if you weren't dripping ectoplasm," Danny said as he looked at Dani's feet seeing she was melting some.
She looked down and gasped before closing her eyes in concentration and forcing her form to stay together. Danny sighed and placed a comforting hand on the shaking clone.
"Dani we need to talk," he said. She looked at him and sighed as he led her to edge of a building to sit on. They were silent for a few minutes which Dani was really grateful not wanting to deal with conversation she was trying to avoid. After several more minutes of silence Danny finally spoke.
"Dani-."
"There's no way I'm going let him fix me." Dani interpreted.
"Ugh, Dani. Vlad won't hurt you and you need to get stabilize or you're going to turn into ectoplasm and I know you don't want that," he said.
"But Danny, this is Vlad we're talking about! Vlad! As in crazed up fruit-loop who was obsessed with your mom and having a perfect Halfa son! We can't trust the guy!" She stated her thoughts to him. Danny's eyes soften towards the younger hero.
"Dani I know you have every right to not trust him but can you at least let him make you stable? I mean if he does that then you never have to worry about turning into ectoplasm," he said. "Dani I really don't want to lose another family member of mine."
She was silent for a few moments. "What if you make the cure? I mean your parents were genius, so you got to be one too right?"
Danny chuckled.
"Well thanks for thinking me as a genius but no I'm not that smart," he said and continued when he saw Dani trying to make another argument. "And even with Ex helping me with my emotions it won't change the fact I couldn't help someone I care about."
Dani looked down and sighed.
"I… I can't trust him Danny at least not until he actually proved to me he has changed." Danny nodded to her words.
"I understand Dani but for this one thing please trust me on this. I promise I won't leave alone with Vlad," he pleaded.
She was silent; thinking deeply of what to do.
"... Okay Danny. I'll trust you on this."
First thing first I'm so sorry I haven't updated! I got distracted reading other fanfics and typing out a new fanfiction. It's a Black Butler (Kuroshitsugi) story. Anyway school started two weeks ago so I'm going be busier now I'll try to update sooner though. Also if anybody has a good idea for a new costume for Dani please tell me because I have no idea.
Well that's all for now, thank you for reading and please review!
Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom or Young Justice just my Oc.