Danny was limping his was through a dark alley, away from home. Something was happening to him and he needed to get away. As far away as possible.
His parents came up with some new invention. It's supposed to decontaminate a human with trace amounts of ectoplasm in their system. On a whim, his dad decided to blast him with his since he always set off their scanners. Maybe they finally got the idea that their equipment wasn't failing, that there was something different about him. Whatever the reason, their invention didn't go as planned. Not that Danny could tell anyways. It seemed as if it was doing something else.
Once Danny had been struck by the blast from that weapon something inside him came to life, or maybe part of him went to death. Whatever happened, it wasn't good. After the initial shock of being struck by his father, something overtook Danny and he leaped at his dad, hands glowing as a deep rage overtook him.
He'd only got a few shots in before he came back to himself. Once he saw what he did, he ran. He needed to get away before he did that to someone else.
The blast from the new invention seemed to be stripping him of his humanity instead of the ectoplasm fused into his DNA. Much like the ecto-dejecto, this weapon's effects was opposite from what was intended. You'd think they'd test that thing out on a ghost first or something, not their son.
He collapsed in the alley. The the blast hurt. He needed to rest or something or heal. But he needed to get out of town soon.
As he was leaning against the wall, eyes closed, he heard someone enter the alleyway. He cracked open one eye and saw a skinny blonde girl. As soon as she saw him, she jumped away like a startled cat, wielding pepper spray as her other hand was held up to her chest. Recognition soon blossomed in her eyes, and she lowered her arm.
"Wow Fenton. Didn't know you were this much of a freak. Hiding out in an alley like a lowlife scum."
Star continued walking down the alley, not paying another second to Danny.
That cavernous rage bubbled up inside him again and took over. He dragged himself up, his head lolling to the side, eyes cast to the ground, his hair hiding his face. He took a step towards Star, stepping on an old, crumpled chips bag.
She turned around to look at him, a disgusted expression upon her face.
"What is wrong with you Fenton?"
In a mere second Danny crossed the five feet between them, hovering over her. He raised his eyes up to meet hers. They were now a solid, glowing acidic green.
Star stared up at Danny in horror. She reached for her pepper spray, but Danny grabbed her wrist. He gave her a chilling smile, forming a fist glowing with ectoplasm.
Stars mouth formed into an o shape, and she looked ready to yell. But Danny rammed his fist into her stomach, knocking her over and burning her flesh. She lay on the ground, gasping for breath. Turning her head, she looked back at Danny, who pounced at her.
A blood curdling scream filled the night air, followed by Danny's knees thudding to the ground. He looked at Star, horror filling his stomach.
He hadn't gotten out of town fast enough.