Jean didn't expect to end up with a face full of snow. She looked up to see many snow dunes. The wind was harsh, and snow fell from the blank sky above. She got up and looked for the guard. She continued to look for what felt like eternity, but he did not come. She sighed, and tried to feel the key's essence. She was surprised when she found out she was standing on it. She moved the snow away, opened the key, and walked inside.
She did this through a snowy desert, a frozen sea, a frozen geyser, a frozen waterfall, a snow filled forest, a frosty swamp, a peninsula, a mountain, and finally, a canyon.
She walked down the long hall to the main chamber. She wasn't surprised to see it iced over, but what did surprise her was the starry sky above and bloody handprints on the walls. She was about to start searching for the center but something stopped her.
"What are you doing here?"
She whipped around to see a young version of Danny.
"Who are you?" She asked.
"I'm Young Danny, but you can call me Young!" The boy responded cheerfully.
Jean smiled at Young's cheerfulness. "Alright Young, where are the other guards?" She asked.
Young's smile did not drop. "They're busy right now. Danny, Phantom, Fenton, Phanten, and Fentom are battling the Red Phoenix, while Fenton, Phantom, Broken, Phenton, and Fantom fight the Blue Phoenix."
Jean was very surprised, even if she didn't know any of those people. "They're fighting the Phoenixes?"
Young nodded. "Of course, Danny wants to gain control over his body again, but he can't do that till he's beat the Phoenixes. He's been fighting with the others for hours."
"Then let's go help them!" Jean said.
Young shook his head. "We can't. Danny took the battle behind the doors. If we were to open them, Red Phoenix would take control and it might take control of your body again."
Jean sighed. "Then what are we going to do?"
Young walked to a hall and looked back. "I can take you to the center. I know you're dying to ask some questions."
Jean nodded and followed Young. As they walked, Jean noticed the iron doors everywhere.
Young explained them, the partners, what each partner controlled, the labyrinth, the handprints, the sky, and many other things Jean asked. It felt like they had been walking for hours when they finally came to the center.
The chamber was snow filled and it was snowing. When they walked in, the hall entrance closed behind them but another was straight in front of them. Jean could see two doors at the end. Jean was startled by the hallway closing, but Young was not. He sat down in the snow, and patted the spot beside him. Jean did as suggested, and she looked around.
Then she spotted something she hadn't before. It was another handprint, only this one was longer. It was growing and two hands were dragging, instead of one. It was dragged all around the room.
"What's happening?" Jean asked, horrified. Young looked at it, as if now just noticing its presence, and he sighed. "Battling for control over both Phoenixes at the same time is taking its toll on Danny. He's never had to this before."
"Well, we can't just sit here and do nothing!" Jean said. Young shook his head, and smiled. "We aren't doing nothing. I'm still watching the doors and you're boosting Danny's strength."
Jean was confused. "What?"
Young smiled at her ignorance. "Danny still see's you as his mother and with the Phoenixes always around, he'll always think of you as such. When he gives you back the Red Phoenix, you'll see him as your son again."
Jean was shocked. "He was going to give the Phoenix back?"
Young nodded. "Well, yeah. He knows you won't feel exactly whole without it but he wants to tame it, and get it to listen to you before he does. The Blue Phoenix isn't helping when it's trying to keep its creator free in spirit. Now, let me explain what we were discussing before you interrupted me."
Young took a deep breath, before continuing. "As I was saying, Danny will always see you as his mother, and having what he thinks is his mother in his mind, wanting to help him, makes him stronger. Therefore, you are boosting his strength, and giving him comfort, and when Danny's strong, the others are too." Jean nodded, and then looked around. "How long have I been in here? It feels like hours have gone by."
Young shook his head. "Actually, it's only been half an hour."
Jean looked at him surprised. "Excuse me?"
Young giggled. "Yeah, Logan was only in here for half an hour too, remember?"
How could she not? That was the most hectic thirty minutes of her life!
"Time is irrelevant in Danny's mind. A second is a minute, a minute is an hour, an hour is a day, a day is a month, a month is a year, a year is a decade, a decade's a century, a century's a millennia, a millennia's a millisecond. You get it?"
Jean nodded, but she only got part of it.
She looked around. "Danny's mind, though confusing, is a beautiful place."
Young nodded. "Yeah, it is. Danny always had a great sense of imagination, even if it's a little morbid."
Jean laughed, and then they were brought out of their musing's by the doors down the hall. They both turned to it. One door was glowing red, while the other was blue. Both doors were trying to get open.
"What's happening?" Jean asked.
Young shrugged. "I don't know! Honest! I haven't been sure about what was going on in there for some time!"
The two got up, and started to back away. The doors opened, and a great wind sent Jean and Young on their backs, Jean being knocked out.
When she awoke again, she found herself staring at Danny's half hair, half eyes, and big smile.
"Hey Mom, how you doing?" He said.
"Danny?" Jean asked. Danny nodded, and held out his hand, which Jean accepted. She looked around the room and found others staring at her. The Red Phoenix and the Blue Phoenix sat behind the guards and guides, calmly. Young was with a boy with white hair and green eyes, wearing scrubs, and sneakers. Young waved at her. She waved back, smiling, and then looked at Danny.
"We were so worried about you." She said, touching his cheek.
"I know, but I had to get away. It's hard to go dormant with two entity's trying to be free."
Jean laughed. "I would think so."
Danny smiled. "It's time for you to wake up."
Jean looked confused. "What about you?"
Danny continued smiling, ad shook his head. "Don't worry about me. I'll be fine."
Jean shook her head. "Danny-"
"I'll be fine."
Danny touched her forehead.
The Red Phoenix launched forward, grabbed her, and pulled her out of his mind. The last thing she saw was Danny and the other's waving at her, before she was gone.
Jean awoke startled, in her own body. The first thing she realized was that she felt… whole. She had the Phoenix back!
She looked down at Danny, whose eyes were fluttering. "Danny?"
Danny's eye's opened, and he smiled. "Told you I'd be fine."
Jean laughed and pulled him into a hug, which he gladly accepted.
"Oh Danny, I missed you." She said.
"I missed you too." Danny said. They pulled apart, and Jean kissed his forehead. "I can't believe the Phoenix is back in me and it's controlled."
Danny smiled at her. "Remember when you told me at the camp that I was stronger than anything?"
Jean nodded.
"That gave me strength."
Jean smiled, and gave him another hug. This was her son, hers to keep.
They pulled away, and Jean looked at him. "How 'bout we join the others?"
Danny nodded and they got up, arms linked. When they got to the entrance, Danny melted the ice. They greeted the adults and the adults greeted them happily. It was a great reunion and they went home.
I'm not particulary proud of this chapter but it'll do.
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