Hello we're here for chapter 36 of After Many Dates Danny and Kitty now some of you are wondering if I'm basing this chapter on the movie X-2 X-Men United
The answer is yes yes I am
Or at least I'm borrowing Stryker from the movie for the chapter
Now after thirty six chapters you know the drill by now read review fave and follow
Stay Safe everyone
After Many Dates Danny and Kitty
Katie groaned where was she why did her head hurt Katie tried to lift her arms but they were chained behind her back Katie looked around remembering Logans class she was in a dark room with only one light somewhere above her head
"Ah good you're awake" Katie's eyes snapped forward seeing an old man with short white hair and a neatly trimmed dressed in military gear he stepped forward his blue eyes watching him behind her was a smaller figure wearing tactical gear
Katie watched the man something about him it sent shivers down her spine the way he looked at her it made her feel dirty like there was something wrong with her he walked in a circle around her chair Katie tried to follow but she couldn't
"Who are you" Katie said "what do you want"
The man stopped "how is Logan" he asked Katie's eyebrows shot up into her hair
Logan
"Who" Katie said playing dumb here maybe he was talking about a different Logan
The little figure looked agitated when Katie said that
"23" the man called the little figure stiffened stepping back Katie heard the footsteps again before he walked around again coming into view the man sighed
"Logan and I were friends once a long time ago" he said "but over the years we went down different paths or to be more specific nature put us on different paths"
Katie frowned 'what did he mean by that' she thought
The man pulled out a remote pushing a button all around her screens came to life all playing the same thing Katie shielded her eyes
No not that anything but that
She didn't want to see this again
It was footage of the carnival where she put people in danger
Where she hurt Tinker
"Mutants are a threat" the man said "if humanity isn't careful you'll drive us to extinction" he said Katie shook her head
"No I'm not like that anymore I'm not a monster" Katie said looking away "I'm not a monster" she said
The man knelt down "actually you are you have been a monster since the day you were born" the man said pulling out some kind of gun pointing it to Katies neck "and you know what they say a leopard can't change it's spots" he said before pulling the trigger Katie felt something prick against her neck like a needle and than she blacked out
'I'm not a monster' Katie thought as she followed Danny 'I'm not a monster'
"Huh" Katie asked as they moved through the halls Danny looked around
"What do you mean ask for help isn't everyone you know back in Amity Park" she asked "how would they even get here in time to help us"
Danny grabbed Katie turning invisible as soldiers walked past " I could have sworn I heard something" one of the soldiers said
Another shook his head
"It doesn't matter we've got all the muties in this place plus we got a couple of bonus the Danny Phantom looking kid and that wall crawling menace think Jameson would give us a reward for that" one asked unaware that Danny was behind them hitting both in the back of the head turning visible Danny grabbed one by the shoulders dragging him back the way he and Katie came
"What are you doing" Katie asked
"Haven't you ever seen A New Hope" Danny asked "we're going to need a way to blend in"
Katie nodded in understanding grabbing the other guy following after Danny
Danny put on the soldiers helmet leaving the soldiers in their underwear in a closet Danny coughed "man what did this guy eat" Danny said "it smells like the locker room at my school in here"
"Just breathe through your mouth" Katie told him as they followed after some other soldiers
Katie looked to Danny "when's that help coming" she asked
"They're on their way" Danny said "it just takes a while for them all to get here"
"Doesn't sound very effective" Katie said
"Well excuse me for not having a teleporter like the Justice League to beam my friends everywhere" Danny said
One of the soldiers looked back at him "you say something Hartman"
Danny froze not sure what to say but lucky for him Katie stepped in "Hartman's panicking cause he forgot his wedding anniversary again" Katie interjected one of the soldiers laughed "seriously Hartman how many times has it been now three fourth"
Katie elbowed him "hey it could be worse right it's not like I've forgotten for eighteen years in a row right"
The other soldiers laughed at that idea "who could possibly be that clueless"
"Whoever it is probably won't be married for very long though" another laughed
Danny and Katie split off from the other soldiers Danny lifted his visor for a second "thanks Katie" he said Katie nodded
"Let's find the others" she said walking following the soldiers into a transport
Logan struggled against the chains holding him there was no way he was gonna let someone hurt those kids
"I see age hasn't slowed you down in the slightest Logan" Stryker said stepping into Logans 'room' Logan growled seeing the old army man
"Stryker" he growled "when I get out of here"
"You're welcome to try Logan" Stryker said followed by someone small in armor there was something off about how they smelled something familiar
Logan turned to Stryker "what do you want"
Stryker walked around Logan "what I've always wanted to protect my country" Stryker said "we used to agree on that don't you remember"
Logan wanted to say he'd never agree with this lunatic but if he was honest he just didn't remember he didn't remember a lot of things he had big gaps in his memory Chuck helped fill some of them in but there were others the sixties especially he didn't remember too well
But he did remember Stryker and some of the extreme methods he would use to defend his country
Incarceration
Experimentation
Torture
Termination
There wasn't a hole too low for Stryker to slip through not as long as he could justify it by saying he was doing it for his country
And all because of one thing
"What happened to your boy wasn't my fault Stryker" Logan said "it was bad intel"
For the first time since he came in here Stryker got angry punching Logan on the face it didn't even hurt Logan laughed "looks like age's slowed someone down" he mocked
Stryker's face was red "do not mention my boy to me ever" Stryker said rage and hate in his eyes "you were right about the bad intel about that HYDRA base but we didn't know that there was a mutant operative among them" Stryker's fists clenched tighter "he wasn't human"
Logan remembered that mutant
Omega Red that was a point where he and Stryker agreed that man wasn't human any humanity he had was gone long before Logan and the rest of his team had even got there
"But not to worry Logan that'll never happen again" he said with an evil smirk having composed himself "with the help of your students"
Logan struggled against the chains "you won't hurt my kids" he shouted angrily growling pushing against his chains trying to get to Stryker growling trying to get close enough to sink his claws into the man
The small figure rushed forward hitting Logan with a foot to the face knocking him back
"Well done 23" Stryker said as the figure put down their foot he looked to Logan
"Who is she" Logan asked
Stryker smirked "your legacy Logan" he said before he and the figure 23 walking out of Logans cell leaving him trying to break out of his chains
Danny and Katie stepped out of the transport splitting off from the other soldiers Katie frowned grabbing her head
"Katie" Danny asked "are you ok"
Sure she scared him but that didn't mean he wanted her to get hurt
"I feel like I've been here before" she said shaking her head "we've got to find everyone"
Danny nodded "we gotta find a security room or something like that" Danny said
A pair of soldiers were working at a computer looking at the monitors when they heard knocking one of the soldiers got up opening the door seeing someone in their uniform punch him before the alarm could be raised the intruder raised his hand firing a blue beam that froze him to the wall
Another soldier stepped into the room taking off their helmets revealing Danny Phantom and Katie Kaboom Danny walked over to the console "come on come on" Danny said typing on the computer really wishing that Tucker was here right now finally the feed showed what he wanted to see
Well not what he wanted a hallway filled with students of the Institute in cells along with the staff Pete and Dani "I found them I'm going to get them out"
"You can't do that Danny it's suicide" Katie tried pleading "the soldiers will come rushing in"
Danny shook his head walking towards the door "it doesn't matter I have to get them out I have to save Kitty" Danny said "no matter what happens to me" he said
Katie froze "you really love her don't you" she asked but Danny got the feeling she already knew the answer
Danny nodded "I always will" Danny tried to push past but Katie stopped him "let me go Katie" he angrily begged his eyes glowing green highlighting the tears in his eyes
"Count to fifty than go to the cells" Katie ordered walking towards the door
"What will you do Katie" Danny asked getting a bad feeling about this "what are you going to do"
Turning back she kisses Danny on the lips "bye Danny" she said walking out of the observation room
Katie stepped out in the middle of the base around her soldiers were beginning to look at her
"Hey you who are you what's your ID number" one soldier said as others began to train their weapons on Katie
Katie smirked as her eyes began to glow
"I'm no one important" as she began to transform "just a girl with anGER ISSUES" Katie yelled as she fully transformed an alarm sounded as the soldiers tried to detain her opening fire bullets bouncing off of her skin like rain drops Katie yelled as she rushed forward smashing through some soldiers and a building
Katie let out a massive yell as she continued to smash through buildings and soldiers a part of Katie wanted to head towards the cells where the students were being held
Where Danny was
"NO" She yelled she wouldn't force Danny to fall in love with her he didn't feel that way for her it made her angry everything made her angry which was good because right now she had something she could take all that anger out on
"RAHHHHHHHHH" Katie yelled towards the sky as she continued to go on her rampage
"Hello again Miss. Kaboom" Stryker called out Katie turned her hate filled eyes towards Stryker
"You" Katie yelled stepping forward "you attacked my school you hurt my friends"
Stryker laughed "oh Miss. Kaboom you don't have any friends not among your family not among your fellow mutants not even with that boy you brought with you"
Katie growled about to charge at Stryker when what sounded like a cannon echoed hitting Katie in the stomach Katie flew back it felt like someone punched her in the stomach Katie crashed into a wall Stryker raised an eyebrow "you are very impressive I doubt any other mutant could have survived a hit from that cannon" Stryker pulled out a walkie talkie "open fire again continuous bombardment all artillery" Stryker ordered
Artillery rounds began firing flying through the air in a high arc before descending down towards Katie
Katie closed her eyes "bye Danny" she said closing her eyes waiting for the hit explosions rang out but Katie didn't feel anything opening her eyes she saw two girls flying through the air and some kind of giant orange dinosaur
"Why don't you pick on someone your own size" the dinosaur said before a green glow flashed across the room and a boy in a green jacket took his place "I'm sure I can get an alien that's closer to your size"
One of the flying girls laughed "easy Ben" she said floating down to Katie
Katie's jaw nearly dropped seeing the S emblazoned on her chest "I I I oh my god you're Supergirl"
Supergirl laughed "that's my name" she said helping Katie up "are you ok"
Katie nodded dumbly Supergirl looked over to Katie "think you can give us a hand"
Katie nodded dumbly again the girl of steel was asking her for help she was going to fight alongside the girl of steel herself Katie nodded the other girl a metal girl with blue pig tails along with the guy in the green jacket who had transformed again into some kind of green plant thing were fighting off the soldiers
Katie nodded her eyes beginning to glow "it's be my pleasure Supergirl" Katie said as she transformed roaring loudly
Danny could hear the sounds of gunfire destruction and the scream that used to terrify him more than any ghost he'd ever faced before with the exception of maybe the dark version of him and Mr. Hyde
Who was also another version of him come to think of it
Danny almost turned around when he heard what sounded like tanks firing but Danny kept going Katie had asked that he'd save Kitty and he was going to follow through on just what might be he last wish
Danny found the cells with only a few soldiers prowling across the catwalks turning visible Danny flew up "hey boys look here" he said the soldiers turned towards Danny opening fire turning intangible Danny fired small ecto blasts from his fingers knocking the guns out of their hands Danny than pushed a button that opened all of the cell doors
Why they even had a button that did that Danny had no idea but the cells opened as mutants began to come out Danny saw the one he was looking for floating down he saw Kitty helping Pete out of the cell "Kitty" Danny called hugging her
Kitty jumped hearing his voice but didn't push him off "Danny what are you doing here" she asked
"Long story" Danny said helping Kitty carry Pete the web headed hero while his eyes looked around where was she where was Dani she was the reason he got in this situation in the first place
Danny looked to Kitty "Kitty Dani came to see you have you seen her" he asked
Kitty looked confused "no I haven't seen her" she said "but if she's here than that means they're probably keeping her somewhere else in the base"
"You're not going anywhere Phantom" a large group of soldiers said pointing their weapons towards Danny and the group of mutants Peter stood protectively in front of Jubilee and the other younger mutants activating his powers Danny saw Bobby Sooraya and others getting ready to fight too
Danny looked to Pete "can you fight" he asked
Pete nodded "yeah I can fight" he said pushing himself up "just not sure for how long" he said getting ready to fight
"Take aim we want the mutants alive" the lead soldier asked
"What about Danny Phantom" another soldier asked
"We already have one of these ghost freaks to experiment on already we don't need an extra" Danny's eyes glowed green how dare they even think of experimenting on his sister
Danny looked to Kitty "cover your ears and get behind me"
Kitty looked knowingly at Danny than to the others "everyone get back" she said as Danny stepped forward bracing his legs as he unleashed a massive ghostly wail soldiers flew back as Danny continued to wail on the enemy soldiers finally Danny dropped to his knees changing back from Phantom to Fenton as he ran out of power
Pete and a girl he hadn't met before in black helped him to his feet
"Why didn't you do that with the High Breed" Pete asked Danny let out a tired breath
"Because it's exhausting" Danny said as he tried to transform back "and drains my powers"
Danny looked to the others "can you get the others out of here I have to find Dani" Pete nodded
"Kitty go with him" Rogue called out said girl towards Danny both she and Danny looked ready to protest "right now you don't got powers and we have get out of here"
Kitty and Danny just looked at each other "fine" they said Danny walked over grabbing a soldier by the collar
"Where's the other ghost kid and the X-Men" Danny interrogated even with his powers at their bare minimum he could still be pretty threatening especially after he just unleashed the wail
"They're in the other cell block down the corner and to the right" the soldier said clearly terrified Danny dropped him
"Thank you" he said before he and Kitty ran off behind them the other students ran off in the other direction
"Is now really the best time for you to be playing matchmaker for those two Rogue" Sooraya asked as she and the power stealing mutant were near the front Rogue had used her powers on a downed soldier and had found out where the transports were to get her and the other students out of here
"If we don't get those stubborn idiots together soon they'll stay apart forever" Rogue told the Muslim Mutant
Sooraya shook her head before looking ahead "I just hope they'll be all right"
Spiderman swung besides them "you don't have to worry about Danny that guys crazy tough" he said
"Ain't that the truth" the Southern Belle of the X-Men said remembering how he fought in the institute against Vlad Plasmius and Mr. Hyde
Running out into the daylight seeing Katie fighting alongside Ben Ten Supergirl and some kind of robot girl who was no doubt a hero
"Ben Jenny Supergirl" Spiderman greeted swinging through the air he kicks a pair of soldiers before landing by Ben before throwing another punch "good to see you guys again" he said
Ben nodded as he transformed into some kind of little alien "Echo Echo" he called in a techno voice before duplicating into a dozen little clones the clones ran over to Rogue "we've got a jet waiting follow us" one of the clones told Rogue who nodded looking to Sooraya
"Dust give us cover Sunfire Iceman I want you guys defending the rear with the Ben Ten clones Colossus Nightcrawler guard the younger students" Rogue ordered "X-Men move out" she ordered Sooraya nodded as her body turned into a sandstorm flowing around them blocking the soldiers view Rogue the students and the aliens moved through the storm easily "tell us where the jet is" Rogue said to one of the clones pointing in a direction
"This way" he said as Sooraya made a path for them towards a green jet Rogue and everyone else rushed towards the jet behind her she could hear sounds of explosions and ice as soldiers tried to get through to the students
Rogue wasn't going to let that happen taking off her gloves she was ready for a fight if she had to
Thankfully it seemed that they wouldn't making it to the ramp of the jet Rogue began herding students inside Rogue looked to the little alien Ben Ten had turned into "thanks for the help"
Ben just nodded "thank Danny he called us for backup" he said in his distorted voice like it was coming out of a speaker before looking back towards the base "I just hope the others got to him ok"
'Others' Rogue thought how much more help could Danny have called for
Danny yelled throwing a punch hitting a soldier in the face knocking him out Kitty laughed "who taught you how to punch someone that was awful" she said
Danny shrugged "it's better with super strength"
Kitty grabbed his hands positioning his finger "place your thumb here over your fingers not to the sides" she instructed "and start your punch from the hips it'll give it more power"
Danny looked at Kitty holding his hand and blushed Kitty doing the same when she realized what she was doing let go "uh thanks" Danny said
"Yeah no problem we should keep moving" she said trying to get her blush under control as they moved through the corridor Danny looked at Kitty he had to do this now before he lost the nerve
"Look Kitty I" Danny began "I'm sorry after Mr. Hyde I-" Danny stopped
Kitty turned around "you what" she asked
Danny let out a heavy breath "I didn't want to lose anyone else I've seen what I become when the people I care for are gone" Danny said thinking about that horrible future he had destroyed everything and everyone "I was so focused on myself and how I wanted to keep my people safe" Danny said "that I never thought about how I was putting your friends at risk"
Kitty grabbed him they turned intangible as a pair of claws went through Danny's intangible chest
Claws that looked very familiar
Kitty pulled him back away from the claws Danny frowned seeing a figure in black armor like one of the soldiers but this one was alot smaller Danny's eyes widened "You're just a kid" he said horrified how dare someone turn a kid into a weapon
The figure yelled rushing at Danny
Even without his powers Danny dodged throwing a punch he really wished he didn't use all his energy for the wail but he still didn't have enough power to transform again the figure turned bringing their foot up and a claw came out the ball of the foot
Danny's eyes widened at the sight of the claw wondering if Logan could do that
"Danny" Kitty shouted worried
Before Danny could get skewered on someones foot someone else with claws leapt in front of Danny pushing back "we really got to stop meeting like this amigo" Manny said
Danny laughed "you know me Manny my luck never goes that well" Manny pushed back the figure back roaring like a tiger he leaps at the figure they flipped back onto their hands kicking Manny up into the air Manny used his grappling hook hand to fly down swinging his claws Manny broke through the helmet long black hair and tanned skin
"Tan hermosa" Manny said with hearts in his eyes
Danny's eyes widened looking at the girls eyes "she looks like Logan" Danny said shocked
Kitty nodded stupefied "she does"
Manny frowned with a raised eyebrow "I have no idea who that is"
The newer model of Logan growled "I'm better than him" she said running at Manny swinging her claws
"I'm faster I'm stronger I'm better" she said emphasizing every word with a swing of her claws she growled tears in her eyes "I'm better than he is" she said charging at Manny
"Kid you have daddy issues" another familiar face said kicking the little Logan knocking her down Kim Possible Manny looked to Kim
"It took you long enough Kim this chica nearly skewered me" she said Kim gave Manny a look
"Tan Hemrosa much Manny I think you were getting distracted" Kim said Manny blushed embarrassed
Manny shook his head "let's just find these people" Manny said Danny Kim and Kitty nodded Danny picking up the little Wolverine throwing her over his back the four walked over to some cells that were clearly higher security than for the students
Or did anyways since Logan had just finished throwing the last of the soldiers against a wall
"Oh that's Logan" Manny said looking at the girl on Dannys back to him "yeah they do look alike"
Logan growled looking over to Danny "nice to see ya Spooky" he said irritably looking over to the girl on Danny's shoulder Logan growled "Stryker" he said in a tone so harsh Danny was terrified
And he fought ghosts
Danny looked to the others "let's get everyone out of here" he said walking over to a keypad turning intangible Danny phased his hand into it ripping apart the circuitry inside of the thing
Not exactly how Tucker would do it but effective
The cell opened inside Dani inside "Danny" she asked
"Danny" she said happy to see him hugging him excitedly Danny knelt down looking at Dani
"What were you thinking Dani I told you to stay out of it" he told her Dani looked down
"I just wanted to help" Dani said "you were so miserable"
Danny shook his head "I'd be more sad if something happened to my little sister" Danny said "do you know how worried I was"
Instead of answering Dani just hugged him "you called me your sister" she said excitedly "you're my brother and I'm your sister yahoo" Dani cheered Danny shook his head her excitement was contagious "let's get out of here sis" Danny said
"I quite agree" the Professor said behind Danny and Dani the X-Men around him protectively "we should get out of here"
Stryker hid behind a downed artillery how had things gone so long for him he wasn't expecting so many 'heroes' Ben Tennyson XJ9 Supergirl Danny Phantom why were they all here couldn't they see he what he was doing he was doing for the sake of the nation for the peace of the American people
He had sworn an oath to protect the United States and the constitution from all threats foreign and domestic
"Stryker" Logan said Stryker turned pulling out a gun Logan scoffed "we both know that thing won't work on me" he said claws coming out
"That girl where'd you get her" he said "why is she like me"
'X-23 failed with her conditioning and training she should have won' he thought 'even against Logan'
"If you're asking if I conducted a experiment with clones than no she was an asset we acquired from a HYDRA facility in Miracle City" Stryker answered but Logan wouldn't care
He roared bringing his claws inches from Strykers face "if you ever go after my school again" Logan threatened no promised "I'll remind you just what kind of monster I can be" Logan turned away from Stryker walking away
Danny looked to his friends "thanks for coming guys" Danny said to Peter Ben Manny Jenny Kim and Kara Manny smiled
"Hey at least this time I don't have to fly home" he said his face turning green just at the thought of having to fly home Danny laughed
"Yeah and on the bright side you got a girlfriend out of it too" Danny said looking to the unconscious smaller Logan laying down on a bed in the infirmary the others laughed at Manny
"Oh ha ha very funny" Manny said jokingly
Manny looked behind Danny "and speaking of girlfriends" Danny looked behind him to see Kitty there
"Ex-girlfriend" Danny said Manny shook his head
"I don't know amigo she seemed pretty worried about you" Manny said
Kim raised an eyebrow "how long did you wait before making an entrance" she asked Manny didn't answer
"I didn't want to interrupt the love birds" he answered before pushing Danny towards the door
"It was nice seeing you Danny we're going to head on out and leave you guys alone" Kara said grabbing Manny "come on Manny I'll fly you home"
Manny groaned "I was worried you'd say that" they hadn't even left the ground and he was turning green
Ben waved "see ya dude" he said patting Danny on the back
Danny sighed everyone and his sister were trying to play matchmaker Danny walked over to Kitty who was looking at him
"Kitty I-" Danny said "I'm sorry"
"I'm sorry too it's just with everything that happened and Katie I may have lost my temper"
Danny laughed remembering the slap "how about we just say we were both kind of stupid" Danny said taking Kittys hands looking hopefully at his perfect match "and maybe we get back together" he asked
Kitty just smiled "I'd like that I'd really like that" she said before she and Danny hugged the two kissing
From around the corner Kara grinned having watched the couple with her X-Ray vision she turned back to her friends "they're back together" she said Jenny and Kim smiled sure all three of them did go on a date with Danny last summer but they were happy for him that he got back together with someone he really loved
Peter smiled "great so anyone want to invite the lovebirds for food the last time we really hung out aliens were shooting at us"
Ben shook his head "I can't I've gotta get to Julie's tennis match but if you guys are ever in Bellwood you should stop by for smoothies" the holder of the omnitrix said before leaving the institute
"And I've got a date with Virgil" Kara said walking off after Ben
Peter looked around at everyone else "what about you guys burgers pizza schwarma motor oil for Jenny it's New York we can eat food from all over the world and not leave Queens"
The rest of the friends nodded going to grab Danny to see if he and Kitty wanted to join them
Katie walked into the Professors office in there was Ororo and Scott "you wanted to see me Professor" she asked
Professor Xavier nodded "yes Katie I wanted to say you were very brave today" he told her "you were very selfless in what you did to save your fellow students along with Danny's sister'
Katie smiled "it was no problem really I was just doing what was right"
For the first time in a long time she felt like she was doing something right and it wasn't just to get the boy she liked really liked even without that thing Stryker put in her messing with her emotions to notice her or to get control of the monster inside of her
But just because it was the right thing to do fighting that army wasn't a job for Danny as great of a guy as he was but it was the perfect job for a walking time bomb like her
The Professor seemed to be reading her mind "yes which is why I'd like to offer this" Scott pulled out a case handing it to Katie inside of it was a black uniform with a golden yellow X across the front of it yellow gloves and boots
"Besides teaching preparing our students for the world around them and within them is we have a team of remarkable young people who fight for what's right for both humans and mutants if you'd like Katie we'd be honored if you'd join under Scotts tutelage"
A hero they wanted her to be a hero maybe this was the way if she could be a hero she could prove herself to Danny to everyone that she wasn't just a monster that she was someone remarkable
"I accept" she said
And that's the chapter I write with 6% battery life Danny and Kitty are back together we've met X-23 and we had another team up of Danny's amazing friends no I will not call them that I'm just making a joke
Now part of the reason for this chapter was to give closure on Danny and Katies relationship but than I checked the epilogue again and saw that was still a couple years away so for now there'll still be a bit of drama between Danny and Katie
I hope you all enjoyed this monster of a chapter
Stay safe everyone
And
Excelsior True Believers
