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Hey there everyone here I present you chapter 3 of this story and thank you all for your reviews.
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Please Review and please don't hold back. Tell me if something bothered you, I can handle the truth.
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„I'm telling you Vlad. That boy is John.", Ember stomped on the wodden floor of Vald's office.
„I believe you Ember but it's just hard to believe that the boy that I have been fighting for months now is John.", he paused and rubbed the bridge of his nose.
„But now that you said it, it seems obvious. I mean the way he fights lately and then his sudden new costume. I can't believe that I was so blind.", he stated and facepalmed.
„And what do we do now?", Kitty asked as she tried to calm Ember down.
„I will observe him a bit myself and when I see a opportunity I will talk to him. Is that ok with you?", Vlad asked as he stood up.
„I... I... Ok... but don't wait to long or I will talk to him myself.", Ember stated but a bit calmer now.
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timeskip to Pirate Radio
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The Amity Park teens rode on the Fenton blimp towards Youngblood' s pirate ship. Everyone wore orange jumpsuits and were ready for battle.
„EVERYONE GET READY!", a very changed Danny Fenton yelled.
In the last 2 months he had a growth spurt. He was now taller as Dash and ripped.
„NOW!", everyone threw their grapnel and swung onto the shielded ship.
With a loud battlecry the teens entered the battle against the pirate ghosts. It wasn't long before the minor ghosts were defeated and Ember entered the battle. With a strung of her guitar she encased everyone in a pink energy prison. Youngblood pulled the struggling Danny out of it and wanted to to get rid of him.
„Time to walk the blank sharkbait."
'Why couldn't I think of a better plan to confront him about being my man?', Ember thought sadly as she and Youngblood guided him to the blank.
Youngblood shoved him overboard and he fell. Just outside the ghost shield he transformed into Danny Phantom and hovered just outside it waiting for it to shut down. He didn't have to wait long since it deactivated just as he reached it again.
'Ok lets' end this!', he thought as he created a human duplicate of himself.
He flew over the ship and dropped his duplicate on it.
„Go help the teens", the original bellowed while he turned to a shocked Ember and Youngblood.
Both didn't know that he could duplicate and were untterly confused by the situation. With a well placed shot right in front of them, Danny made the two fly back. Ember dropped her guitar which he caught with caution.
Ever since his first encounter with her he had these weird feelings whenever he looked at a guitar. He shook his head to clear it from these thoughts and concentrated on the fight at hand.
„Looking for this?", he taunted.
Ember looked at her guitar sadly. She didn't want to fight Danny. She couldn't really fight him. Suddenly she saw her guitar flying at her and she barely caught it.
„Here have it back Emy. I don't take from girls.", Danny smiled and took a battle stance.
Youngblood charged at him with his sword while Danny created a ecto staff of 6,5 ft length and blocked the young ghosts badly aimed attack.
'He called me Emy... no no no... I can't take this anymore.', Ember thought with tears in her eyes.
She shoved Youngblood out of the way and stood before Danny. The halfa noticed the change in Ember's behavior and relaxed his stance lightly. What happened next shocked him to the bone. Ember grabbed the collar of his coat and pulled him into a passionate kiss. He was shocked at first but returned it with the same passion. Both could hear a scream from further away but didn't care. His tattoo flared in pain but he didin't care at the moment. Finally Ember broke the kiss and Danny saw the tears in her eyes. Without another word she disappeared in a whirlwind of flames leaving a shocked Danny behind.
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While Danny was distracting the ghosts his human duplicate freed the other teens by overloading his Jack-O-NineTails and smashing against the energy dome. The dome burst open freeing everyone.
„Hey Fenton how are you alive?", Dash inquired.
„Phantom saved me just as I passed the ghost shield. As soon as it deactivated he brought me back up. He told me to free you while he took care of Ember and Youngblood.", Danny explained.
„What is he doing?", Kwan exclaimed and pointed at the three ghosts.
Everyone turned to see what he meant. Phantom had just returned Ember's guitar to her.
„Why would he do that?", Star inquired.
What happened next stopped everyone in their tracks. The watched as Ember kissed Phantom and he seemed to return it.
„HEY! PHANTOM IS MINE!", Paulina seethed.
Kwan held her back. Danny was also shocked but the pain in his tattoo brought him back to reality. He grasped his shoulder and fell to his knees under the strong pain.
„You okay Fenton?", Dash asked and wanted to help him up but something stopped him.
A blue flame appeared on his right shoulder and burned away part of his jumpsuit, revealing his tanned shoulder. Danny gritted his teeth and did his best not to yell in pain.
„Danny what's wrong? Can we...", Star asked but stopped as the flames revealed a yin and yang sign surrounded by a chinese dragon tattoo on his shoulder.
„Woah Fenton has a tattoo.", Dash gawked.
The black outlining of the tattoo pulsated red and Danny's gritting teeth were heard all over the place. A few seconds later as Ember vanished the tattoo calmed down. Danny visibly relaxed and sighed.
„What just happened?", Dash asked confused.
„It... it's a conncetion I have... to Ember ever since... she put one of her spells on me... when she was here the last time.", he panted.
„What do you mean?", Star asked also confused.
„She put a love spell on me. It's one of her powers. She made me fall in love so I wouldn't interfere with her world conquering plan. Luckily Phantom took care of her and broke the spell on me. But ever since then I have a connection to her. I don't know how it works exactly but that's how it is.", Danny explained as he stood up.
„And why does Phantom has the same tattoo?", Paulina questioned.
„Take three guesses.", Danny groaned.
„That can't be...", she never could finish the sentence as Danny jumped up and hit Youngblood who was sent flying towards them on the deck.
Danny pinned the ghost against the ground and put his Jack-O-NineTails staff against his throat. Phantom flew over to them and landed beside him.
„Now Youngblood how about you land this ship at the port because you know my friend here has a loose finger on the trigger.", Phantom stated as he crouched beside the kid ghost while pointing at Danny.
Even with the two of them standing beside each other no one could make the conncetion or even see the similarity between the two.
„Why would I do that?", Youngblood tried to be tough.
„As you know Youngblood I'm not allowed to end another ghost because I'm one myself.", Phantom began and Youngblood grinned.
„But he is human. He CAN and WILL end you.", Youngblood paled as Phantom pointed at Danny.
„So what will it be boy?", Phantom asked with a calm smile while Danny gave him a evil one.
„I... argh... will land the ship.", Youngblood stuttered absolute terrified.
Danny removed the weapon from his throat and Phantom dragged the boy to the steering wheel.
„Hey Fenton how do you know how to fight like that?", Kwan asked a bit awed at how easily he subdued the kid ghost.
„I have mastered a few fighting styles.", Danny shrugged, twirling his staff and put it away in the holtser on his back..
„Then why did you never fight back when we... you know?", Kwan inquired.
„I'm a buddhist Kwan. I may know how to fight but my belief doesn't allow me to fight back. I only fight if I have to.", Danny shrugged and loosened his right shoulder.
„What fighting style do you do?", Star asked curious.
„Hmmm let me think... karate black belt, countless kung-fu styles, judo, aikido but I'm best in capoeira. Or why do you think I changed so much in the last few months. I intensified my training ever since the ghosts appeared.", Danny smiled.
Everyone gawked at him but didn't say anthing. Today they had learned more about the geek boy they had bullied for years.
„Hey Danny could you come here for a sec?", Phantom yelled from the steering wheel.
„On my way man.", Danny yelled and walked over to his original.
Danny stopped beside his original and sighed.
„So what happened back there?", Phantom asked while he watched Youngblood who tried to land the ship.
„You mean the tattoo?", Danny asked.
„Yeah... why did it change?", Phantom sighed.
„Why did you kiss Ember?", Danny countered and Phantom blushed.
„Oh stuff it man... great now I'm fighting with myself.", Phantom sighed.
„I think it was because you kissed Ember. Maybe Jazz was right that it is some kind of love compass. And with you kissing Ember it achieved some of his goal. Maybe Ember is the one we are destined to be with.", Danny explained.
„Maybe but why is the empty part still empty?", Phantom inquired while brooding over his duplicates explanation.
„I think it will fill itself once we are with her and I mean completely. But for now we should wait and see how everything turns out.", Danny stated with a shrug.
„Ähh captain?", Youngblood looked unsure.
„What's wrong?", both of Danny's asked.
„I can't... land the ship.", he stated silent.
„What do you mean?", Phantom asked.
„I don't know... how...", Youngblood said nervous.
„You got to be kidding me...", Danny said and facepalmed.
„Ok let me give it a try.", Phantom stated and took the wheel.
After a few minutes the ship landed at the port and everyone cheered. While the teens freed the adults Phantom and Youngblood had a talk.
„Answer my questions and I let you go. Is that okay with you?", he asked calm.
„That's alright captain.", Youngblood smiled.
He was already over the shock of having his afterlife threatened.
„Can you tell me why Ember kissed me?", Phantom asked going right for the strike.
„I... I don't know. She has been acting strange ever since she came back from the human realm two months ago.", the child shrugged.
„Hmm okay... You can go.", Phantom stated as he began to float.
„Really? Thanks captain.", he yelled and started to fly away.
„Oh and Youngblood?", Phantom yelled.
„Yeah captain?", he turned to the man.
„Be careful on your way home. I don't want to hear any reports from Walker about you misbehavior again.", Phantom yelled with a smile.
„You know Walker?", Youngblood gawked.
„Of course I know him. We work together to keep order in the Ghost Zone. Who do you think asked Walker to let you out last week after all the trouble you caused?", Phantom laughed.
„Thank you captain. I will behave myself.", Youngblood laughed and flew off.
„Somehow I really doubt that.", Phantom muttered with a smile and flew home to merge with his duplicate again.
Later that night Danny lain in his bed. Restless he turned in it while having a very realistic dream.
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Danny's Dream
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„Hey there bud.", Johnny called and passed Danny a beer can.
„Thanks man.", Danny caught and opened the beer.
„Yo Technus can ya give my lil Emy here a Mojito?", Danny yelled to Technus who floated behind a bar.
„No problem John.", was the answer.
„Thanks babypop.", Ember smiled from beside him and gave him a peck on the cheek.
A minute later the drink was placed before Ember and she smiled.
„Thanks Technus. Say how is it going with you and Desiree?", she asked as she sipped on her drink.
„Not good. She still doesn't want to talk to me. Her hatred for men hasn't gone down at all.", Technus sighed.
„Oh come Al. You know that she has her hots for you. She's just too shy to admit it.", John laughed.
„You know what? I think you are right. I think I will give it another try.", Technus smiled and went to search for Desiree.
Danny or John in this dream turned around watched the happy crowd. Everyone seemed so happy.
„Hey babypop.", John turned to Ember and blushed.
Ember had pulled her shirt partially down revealing one of her breasts.
„How about we go and have some fun of our own.", she asked seductive.
„I'm in.", John smiled
He pulled her against him while groping her ass and they left the party to have their own little party.
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Danny bolted up from his dream with a deep blush on his cheeks. He didn't understand the meaning behind his dream but something else he knew.
„I need a very cold shower now.", he stated to himself as he noticed his boner.
Without another word he went to the shower and let the icy water run over his body clearing his mind.
„Why did I dream of having a party with my enemys? And why did Technus call me John?", he mused.
„I think I will need another talk with Jazz.", he sighed after five minutes and turned off the water.
Phasing the water off his body he changed into a his new attire. Skintight blue jeans, a black skintight shirt and a red leather jacket with a black hood. He sat on his chair and began to sketch the first thing that came to his mind. He sketched for hours till he heard movement from Jazz's room. He realized that it was already 6:30 and dropped his pen.
Danny went to the kitchen and started to prepare breakfast. Eggs, bacon, toast and fresh coffee awaited Jazz as she came down.
„Thanks Danny.", she smiled as she sat down and began to eat.
„No prob sis.", he stated as he shut off the stove and sat beside her, eating his own share.
„So how did you sleep?", she asked after a while.
„Good but I had a strange dream. Why?", he answered as he poured himself another cup of coffee.
„I heard you last night when I went to the bathroom. You were talking in your sleep.", she stated as she took the coffee pot from him.
„Oh... sorry about that.", he smiled and ate his toast.
„So what did you dream about?", Jazz inquired with her usual good mood.
„I was at a party. There were all my enemys having fun like it was the most natural thing on the world. I even was talking friendly with Technus and cheered him up to not give up on Desiree. Heck I even went with Ember for a little private party if you know what I mean.", Danny explained as he downed his second cup of coffee.
„Oh and everyone called me John.", he added while he picked a orange from the fruit basket on the table.
„Ok I would have said that it's a vision of the future but your name isn't John. Maybe it's a memory from your earlier life. You know like the reincarnation in the buddhism.", Jazz explained her full attention on her brother.
„Hmm that would explain why my tattoo reacted so strong when Ember kissed me yesterday.", he explained and shoved his sleeve up to show his changed tattoo.
„Wait she kissed you?", Jazz asked as she studied the changes.
„Yeah while we rescued everyone. I was facing Ember and Youngblood, my duplicate and the teens freed you guys. She kissed me and left. Maybe it was something I said... I don't know.", he shrugged while he peeled the orange.
„Hmm that's another point for my theory. She could have been your girlfriend in your previous life.", she explained.
„I know that when a ghost dies he or she is immediately reborn but don't you think that there are a bit too many chances?", Danny asked with a levied brow.
„What do you mean?", Jazz knew what her brother meant but wanted to see if he had more ideas.
„Since I was small I never wanted to cut my hair since I felt the need to impress someone I didn't even know. Then I get ghost powers and we learn that I'm a natural when it comes to fighting. Also my appearance changes the day I meet Ember and now I'm having vision or memories from a previous life were she and I were a couple. How big are the chances that I really am her boyfriend from a previous life.", he explained but began to wonder about what he just said while Jazz looked at him knowingly.
„Ok now that I look at the big picture like that I really see the similarity but it's still weird.", he massaged his temples.
„What will you do now? Go to her and talk about it?", Jazz asked a bit wary.
„No. Not now at least. I will wait a bit and hopefully I will get another vision that makes everything clear.", he stated and stood up.
While putting everything in the dishwasher he began to think and his mind wandered back to the sketch he made this morning.
'I guess I have a small project to work on.', he smiled to himself as he felt the urge to build what he sketched.
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Timeskip 2 weeks later
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In the last two weeks things haven't been so bright for Danny. The vision became a part of his daily life. Everyday he had multiple of them. In each of them he was close to one of his enemys but most importantly close to Ember. Heck he even was friends with Vlad. After a vision of being in college with Vlad he had tried to talk to his parents if they knew a friend of Vlad from then and they told him that there was this rocker guy and his girlfriend but they never bothered with the two. Things weren't easy for him anyways but the vision put a great strain on him.
The cheerful Danny Fenton was gone and his place was a very moody and always frowning boy who could explode at any minute. And today was just that day.
Dash was in his usual bully routine, even if he respected Danny after the incident with the ghost pirates. He was about to give Danny his daily dosage of pain and humiliation. Totally forgetting that Danny was a master in several martial arts. The jock grabbed Danny's shoulder and was in for the suprise of his life.
„Hey Fenturd guess what?", he began with a evil smile.
Danny didn't answer which unnerved the jock.
„HEY FENTON! I'M TALKING TO YOU!", he snarled and turned the boy towards him.
The next thing everyone saw was Dash flying through the air and into his jock group. Everyone stared at the scene before them. The usual timid and collected Danny, though he had grown quite a bit, just threw Dash through the hallway like it was nothing.
„Stuff it Dash! I'm not in the mood for your crap, so don't try it again or I will break your legs. Then you won't be able to play football ever again.", Danny hissed with pure venom in his voice.
Everyone flinched at hearing his evil voice. Even Sam and Tucker weren't so sure anymore if it was safe to stay by his side and crept away slowly. Danny didn't seem to notice. As he wanted to stomp away Paulina decided to make an approach with her usual I'm so better than you attitude.
„Hey there big boy.", her voice smooth as honey.
Trying to seduce Danny was the worst possible thing she could try right now.
„Oh shut up bitch and go suck your donkey boyfriend's dick.", Danny hissed and walked past a very shocked Paulina.
No one has ever stood up to the A-Listers or even insulted Paulina in that way. They all stared at the shocked expression on Paulina's face and the retreating form of Danny.
„Ok what just happened?", Mikey asked with a hanging jaw.
„I have no idea but I think it would be a good idea to leave Danny alone for a few days.", Tucker shook his head.
„No we should talk to him. He can't just snap like this and then keep going as if nothing happened.", Sam stated angry and wanted to follow him.
„Sam stop.", Tucker grabbed her wrist and stopped her.
She turned to him to yell at her friend but stopped as she saw his expression.
„Leave him be Sam. He hasn't been on track ever since the last incident with Ember. Something must have happened. Something so bad that he can't talk with anyone about it.", Tucker explained.
„But we are his best friends...", Sam protested.
„And as that we should give him space if he needs it.", Tucker interrupted her.
„Fine. I will leave him be for the rest of school. But I want answers later today.", she growled and freed her wrist from Tucker's grip.
That day everyone stayed on distance to him. No one wanted to light the short fuse on the explosive barrel called Danny Fenton. Even the teachers who had heard about the incident in the hallway and usually scolded him were quiet and didn't talk to him at all. His outburst had changed everyones image of the geek boy into a wolf in sheeps coat.
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As school ended everyone, even the A-Listers, made room for him as he stepped outside. Without a word he left school and wandered home while trying to collect his mind. Today everything had cleared.
He remembered everything now. He was the reincarnation of John, Ember's boyfriend. Her soulmate.
'I can't believe that I really forgot her. How much I hurt her. I have to talk to her. I want my babygirl back.', he thought with determination.
As he reached his house he was greeted by his sister who was sitting on the couch, obviously waiting for him.
„Hey Jazz.", he sighed and sat beside her as soon as he dropped his backpack on the ground.
„What were you thinking Danny?", Jazz asked as he sat beside her.
„What?", he asked a bit confused.
„You know what I mean. How you attacked the A-Listers today.", she looked at her baby brother worried.
„Sorry Jazz but they had it coming. I was just so stressed that I couldn't bear with it anymore.", he sighed.
„Do you still have these visions?", she asked as her face softened.
„Not anymore. Just before I kicked Dash's butt I had my last one. I recollected all my memories of my previous life. My life with her.", Danny sighed again and stole Jazz cup of coffee standing on the table.
„Her? So you finally know who your soulmate is?", Jazz inquired with big eyes not even noticing that he took her coffee.
„Yes... it's Ember.", he took a sip and smiled.
Jazz's jaw dropped and she stared at her brother.
'Danny and Ember? They are soulmates? So I was right after all.', she thought.
Then she realized something else.
„Hey that's my coffee.", she punched him playfully against the shoulder and both laughed.
„You can have it back.", he handed her the cup and she took a sip.
„If you don't care about a indirect kiss with you brother.", Danny's smile grew bigger as she froze up.
„Ewww...", she looked at the cup and than at him with mocked disgust.
No it's not like she has any romantic interest in Danny, he was her brother after all but she had to admit that he was a fine piece of man and in secret she hoped for just such a man for herself.
'Ember is such a lucky girl', she thought as she imaged the two together.
„Ohh now I'm hurt. My big sis doesn't like me.", he held his chest in mocked pain.
„Hey I didn't mean it like that. I just...", she answered concerned but then she realized that he had just played her.
„You...", she smiled and threw another playful punch.
„Ok enough fun. I need to finish my bike. Then I will visit Ember and talk with her about... you know.", he sighed and rose from the couch, heading to the basement.
„You need any help with that?", Jazz called after him.
„If you want to, I could use another hand for the configuration of the ecto injection.", Danny called from the steps down to the lab.
Jazz smiled and followed him into the lab. There Danny was already working on his bike. She could only wonder how he had build this thing in just 2 months. It was a american chopper. It hat a long silver black body with green flames on the tank. An extra broad tire in the back. And a double saddle made of leather. It reminded her of Johnny's bike but it looked so much better and Danny's bike was lower than Johnny's.
„So what can I do?", she asked curious.
„You go to the computer and give a the readings while I adjust the fuel injection on the bike itself.", he explained as he crouched down beside the bike again. Danny started the bike up and the engine roared to life.
„Injection level at 67%. Engine output at 70%.", Jazz called and Danny adjusted the injection level.
„Injection 78% and output 82%", Jazz stated.
Danny stood up and pulled then throttle a few times to get the machine used to the new level of injection. Then he bent down again and rose the injection level even further.
„Injection at 99% and output at 115%", Jazz looked at the readings astonished.
„How is that even possible?", she asked confused.
„Because it uses ecto energy it can give an higher output than input. With a few more changes I could get it to at least 150% output but that's enough for now. It will bring me to Ember in no time.", Danny explained as he gave the machine a last checkup.
„You know Danny. Sometimes I'm envious on how good you understand these things.", Jazz sighed a bit tired.
„Hey I may have the technical understanding but you got the beautiful looks of mom plus you are plenty intelligent. I wouldn't want your brain to explode.", he laughed.
Jazz blushed at his compliment but didn't comment it. Danny shut off the machine and streched his arms.
„I'm gonna take a shower and then head out to Ember. If mom and dad ask just tell them that I'm taking the bike for a test ride. They should buy that. I don't want them to know about Ember and me yet.", Danny explained as he walked up the stairs.
„Ok will do Danny. But please be careful.", Jazz called after him.
„Will do sis.", with that he vanished from the stairs.