Next Chapter because I'm trash and think sleep is optional.
Note: It is still the same day as the last chapter just later on in the day
I had been reading one of my books on astronomy when I heard the bell above the bakery door ring, a tell-tale sign that someone had entered the shop as I raised my head to look at who had entered. Smiling once I saw that it was Steven and Cujo, however my eyes slightly widened as I noticed the towering figure behind them.
"Hello," I greeted her politely as I looked up into Garnet's eyes, although they were hidden by her shades, slightly unnerved at her arrival.
"Danny this is Garnet, Garnet, Danny," Steven introduced as he walked in before he turned to me, "she wanted to meet you after I told her that Cujo was yours and how you tried to help with the ray gun thingie."
"Fenton Wrist Wray," I supplied as I held out my hand which Garnet shook. Causing me to let out a small shiver as her eyes seemed to peer into my soul. "So I take it you managed to pop the bubble huh?" I quickly spoke in an attempt to calm my nerves.
"Yep! Connie and I ended up running into a gem creature who was attracted to glowing pink stuff. Cujo managed to distract it for a bit while we figured out a plan to take it it was popped I wanted to make sure Cujo got home safe and Garnet wanted to make sure I got home safe afterwards."
"I see, thank you for bringing Cujo home," I told Steven with a bright smile.
"Steven tells me you've just recently moved here," Garnet suddenly spoke, "may I ask why?"
"Well I just thought a change in scenery would be good for me and Beach City seemed like a nice change," I answered with a shrug, despite my nervousness at meeting another gem so soon.
"Danny is originally from Amity Park!" Steven added, "don't you remember when I told you about how it was the most haunted city in America?"
"Yes I remember Steven," Garnet spoke with a fond smile at him, "you went on to describe the town hero for hours, Danny Phantom I think his name was."
"That's right! Danny says he actually got to see Phantom in action!" Steven continued as his eyes got stars in them.
"Is that so?" Garnet questioned me.
"I've only seen him once, but he did save the town a lot," I spoke, "even if in the beginning people labeled him as a villain because they didn't know what to think of him."
"Why would they do that?" Steven questioned, "weren'tpeople there to watch when he was beating the other ghosts back?"
"Well yes, but the town had a sort of, biased opinion against ghosts due to them wrecking the town everyday. So when Phantom showed up they just assumed he was going to wreck the town like the others," I informed Steven, "eventually most realized he was good but there were always a few that continued to label him as evil simply because he was a ghost."
"And what do you think of this Phantom?Do you think he was the villain based on what he was?" Garnet questioned as she stared at me, making me wish I had something more than just my hair covering my gem as she seemed to see right through me.
"No I don't think he was the villain but he wasn't so much a hero either. Rather he did the best he could given the circumstances as he had both humans and ghost against him at first, generally doing the right thing but occasionally he seemed to be on the borderline of 'hero'. But as time wore on and more humans began to see him as a hero I think that helped him make sure he stayed on the right track," I answered honestly, seeing no reason to lie about what I thought of myself as they had no way of linking me back to Phantom, as I rubbed the back of my neck nervously.
"That was very, insightful," Garnet spoke, though my attention was slightly shifted. My vision suddenly going out of focus as my view of Garnet changed to be a view of Clockwork in his tower, if only for a few seconds it was enough to disorient me. I blinked rapidly in an attempt to clear my head as my vision changed back to that of Garnet, my mind spinning as I wondering what had just happened.
"Danny? Is something wrong?" Steven questioned in a worried tone as he noticed my slight confusion.
"Huh? Oh yes, I'm fine Steven. I'm just a little tired that's all," I spoke as I let out a yawn.
"In that case Steven and I will be going now to let you catch up on your sleep," Garnet spoke, "however I would like to get to know you more at a future date."
"I have an idea! What about having Danny come to the temple tomorrow? That way you two can talk more and he can meet Amethyst and properly meet Pearl," Steven suggested.
"That's a wonderful idea Steven," Garnet said with a smile, "does 11:00 work for you?"
"11:00 is fine," I spoke, despite my inner voice telling me it was a bad idea if I wanted to keep up my illusion of normal for a bit longer. However, I couldn't take the risk of saying no as I felt as though Garnet would take that as suspicious behavior.
"Wonderful, we will see you then," Garnet spoke as she walked out the door.
"Bye Danny," Steven said as he left with her and I let out a sigh of relief.
"What am I going to do Cujo? I feel like she saw right through me just by looking at me! What if she knows I have a gem? What if my hair moved a bit and she saw it? Now I have to go meet the rest of the gems too? It'll look suspicious if I have something else covering my eye so now I have to be extra cautious about my hair moving even the slightest bit if I don't want them seeing my gem.I know I'm supposed to be Steven's guardian but this is all moving so fast, I thought I'd have a little more time to just be around Steven without having to meet the other Crystal gems too," I spoke to my dog as I paced back and forth, only receiving a tail wag in response, "maybe I should talk to Clockwork, he can give me some advice on what to do."
Sighing that's what I decided to do as I descended to my lab and opened my ghost portal, switching into ghost form before flying through and into Clockwork's lair. "Clockwork?" I called out as I searched for the ghost before coming across him in the viewing room where he was usually stationed at, "I should have known you'd be in here."
"Young Phantom," Clockwork spoke in greeting, "so you are here for advice regarding your meeting with the Crystal Gems tomorrow are you not?"
"Yes and I could really use your help, I just want to make sure I don't mess anything up," I revealed, "or reveal that I'm not just a regular human yet."
"Relax Young Phantom, everything is as it should be," Clockwork spoke in reassurance, "you shall do fine by meeting with the gems and get acquainted with them they will trust you more and as such will trust you around Steven more. As for your gem you need not worry, they have to find out at some point and if that happens to be tomorrow the time stream shall continue to flow on"
"So you're saying that by doing this it will help me be a better guardian?" I questioned, "and that it won't matter as to when they find out about my gem?"
"Precisely however, but while you're here I have a matter I wish to discuss with you," Clockwork spoke before I could leave.
"Which is?" I questioned in a curious tone.
"As you know Steven's gems powers are continuing to from and grow, but what you don't know is that your powers are continuing to grow as well," Clockwork revealed.
"Are you talking about when my vision went out of focus?" I inquired.
"Exactly my Young Phantom, I predict that the more you use your gems powers, and gem in general, the stronger they will grow and as such new powers will awaken as time wears on. Your vision switching is the sign of your first new power," Clockwork explained, "from what I can see this ability shall allow you to see into the ghost zone through your gem from wherever you may be. As to how far you'll be able to see that remains unknown. Therefore, I request that you maintain a steady training regime with your gem in order to practice this new power through meditation and focus so as to only use it when necessary and not in the middle of a battle. For while it is no hinderance should you be discovered to have a gem tomorrow if you wish to remain undiscovered for a while longer the one precaution you can take is to restrict using your gem to when you are not within the same vicinity as the Crystal gems."
"So I take it this means I'll be spending more time in the ghost zone from now on huh? Alright, it's not like it can be helped anyways," I spoke with a slight sigh, "has anything new occured since I left?"
"I'm afraid to say that yes, some things have changed due to your absence," Clockwork revealed, "it seems as though the other ghost you used to fight in Amity Park are getting restless. Before they were content in the ghost zone as they understood you would no longer be there to provide a challenge should they manage to escape out of the ghost zone and as such managed to entertain themselves. Refusing to attack you here as they recognized your need for space and time as all ghosts know the lost one can experience with a loved one However, word seems to have gotten out that you have found a new place of residence and seem to be mostly back to your old self, thus eliciting new excitement as many of the ghosts are attempting to find out where in order to take up the challenge of beating Phantom once again. So far no one seems to have found out that you have moved to Beach City yet but it is only a matter of time before they catch on, as such I advise you Young Phantom to keep a look out. And prepare yourselves for when they inevitably do come searching for you."
"Thank you for the warning Clockwork but I believe I'll do fine, I'm stronger than I used to be back in Amity Park and it's not like I can stop them from escaping the ghost zone anyways. Now I just have to make sure the Fenton Thermos still works and I should be fine," I said with a shrug, "now if you'll excuse me I have to prepare for tomorrow."
"Of course, farewell Young Phantom and may time be on your side," Clockwork spoke in farewell as I returned to the bakery. Remaining in ghost form as I prepared for another sleepless night as I began my meditation.
And finished! This is the result of me telling myself I don't need sleep and forcing myself to write because you all are so sweet you deserved another update quicker than normal. Anyways don't forget about my contest stated in Chapter 5 if you are participating the new rule is that you may post on either Tumblr or Deviantart provided that if you post on Tumblr use the #Rebirth of A Phantom and tag me in in, and for Deviantart send me the link over Pm. Now onto the reviews!
Gamelover 41592: Maybe I'll write a oneshot for it someday but for now it will remain unknown.
Remzal Von Enili: Well the effects of that particular device are already going to be used, but not in the way of his gem breaking and not in the same way as in the show. But how I use it won't be revealed for quite a few chapters so you'll have to wait and see.
Corbinskydragon1: It was my pleasure and yes I don't have a plan for Danny to become closer to Garnet than the others in a platonic way do to having some common ground.
Kimera20: Thank you so much! And I know, Connie is amazing!
TuftsOfCotton: Yes, please do!
BaconLover1800: I'll try
Austin 'SirAuruda1st' Bass: His gem is located in his right eye
Jonathen: Danny's fusion is different than the other gems and that's really all I can say without giving something away.
Carnage1215: Yeah but you did have a good point and I respond to all of my reviews.