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hannahmanderr · 2 years ago

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Supernova - Prologue

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Summary: The Ghost Zone is tearing itself apart. The instability threatens the future of both Earth and the Infinite Realms. Danny isn't exactly thrilled that for some reason, the responsibility to restore balance falls on him. And he's definitely not thrilled at the prospect of having to use the Ring and the Crown to do so. (Ghost King AU)

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Contrary to popular belief, the Infinite Realms do have a center. Not a physical center, to say, but a center nonetheless.

It is from this center that a shudder rippled across the Realms.

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Of all the ghosts to notice the shudder, Sydney Poindexter was the first.

“Wowza!” He shook out his head and his shoulders. “That meatloaf just goes right through ya, huh?”

He didn’t notice how the ectoplasmic construct of Casper High and its students flickered violently for the briefest of moments.

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Skulker grinned as the pegasus he had his sights set on inched closer to the trap he’d laid out. “That’s it, just a little more,” he said, not daring to speak above a whisper. He’d been hunting this particular pegasus for nearly three weeks now, and each time he’d gotten close, it’d slipped out of his grasp.

Today would be different.

The pegasus’ nose flared as it sniffed the fiery flowers he’d set up as a food bait. He tensed in anticipation. So close now, just a couple feet further…

The shudder tore through the Badlands.

Skulker, caught off-guard, stumbled backwards as it passed through him. The pegasus whinnied in fear and bolted away.

For a moment, he could only sit there in stunned silence, not even caring that he’d just lost his quarry again. “What in blazes…?”

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A yeti barreled into Frostbite’s cave, gasping his name.

Frostbite was already standing. “Gruefang,” he said. “I take it you felt it as well?”

“Yes, Chief,” Gruefang nodded. “Even the young felt it, and you know their bodies are not as in tune with the environment.”

The look on Frostbite’s face was grave, completely unlike his ironically warm demeanor. “Then it may be worse than I feared.”

In three quick strides, he crossed the cavern and opened a chest to pull out two scrolls. One was small and blank; the other was much larger, much more weathered, and detailed on both sides with drawings of islands, doors, portals, and other landmarks.

“The Infi-Map?” Gruefang asked, peering over Frostbite’s shoulder. “What do you intend to do with it?”

“Summon Fleetfloe,” Frostbite instructed. He unrolled the blank scroll and began to write on it with a claw dipped in ink. “Tell her I need her to carry a message to the Acropolis of Asphodel for me.”

“Of course, Chief. What is the message?”

Frostbite hastily finished scrawling his written message on the scroll, then rolled it back up and fastened it shut with a seal of ice. “This should have the relevant details,” he said, handing both it and the Infi-Map to Gruefang. “She should seek out the Lady Pandora and tell her… tell her I must know if Kilaris grows unstable. If it is as I suspect, then we cannot delay action any longer.”

Gruefang’s beady eyes grew wide. “Kilaris?” he whispered, as though saying the name any louder would cause it to shatter. “Are you certain?”

“... unfortunately so.” If possible, a heavier weight seemed to fall over Frostbite’s shoulders. “Go quickly. There is no time to waste.

“And… pray that I am wrong,” he added quietly as Gruefang sprinted out of the cave.

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Clockwork’s tower was not immune to the shudder, either. The hundreds of clocks spread across Long Now each stumbled over a few misplaced seconds as the shudder washed over them.

If Clockwork himself felt it pass through him, though, he did not show it. He simply kept his gaze fixed resolutely on the time window in front of him, showing Fleetfloe rapidly approaching the Acropolis. A sigh escaped him and echoed into the chorus of clocks that had resumed their ticking.

Everything was as it should be.

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Vlad massaged his temple as he stormed into his City Hall office. The meeting with the head of the city council had been just as insufferable as he’d predicted - as these meetings always were.

Bureaucracy and its silly complexities. If he could, he’d choose to run Amity Park the same way he ran his businesses, with him as the ultimate decision maker. Things would just be so much simpler.

He collapsed into his desk chair with a dramatic flourish. Barely 10:30 in the morning and he was already nursing a migraine. Splendid.

Perhaps a pick-me-up was in order.

He rummaged in his desk - quite literally in his desk, he phased a hand into a hollowed out compartment he’d personally installed - and pulled out a silver flask. He popped off the cap and took a deep inhale of the green vapor that drifted out of the top. Yes, this blend of ectoplasmic supplements would work nicely to stimulate his ghost half’s healing.

He raised the flask in a sardonic toast to no one in particular. “Another day, yet another problem to solve,” he said in his driest voice.

He’d no sooner than put the flask to his lips when the shudder passed through him.

Acidic green liquid stained the rug as the flask fell from his grasp. The feeling that flooded Vlad took him back over twenty years, to before he’d even had his accident, when he and Jack had woken up with strong hangovers after crashing a party. His sudden nausea and the cloudiness in his head so strongly reminded him of that memory that he wondered briefly if he’d consumed too much wine at last night’s dinner party (an inane thought; his hybrid metabolism quite literally burned through alcohol).

The feeling only lasted for a few seconds before disappearing without a trace.

“Mayor Masters!” the secretary cried as she burst into the office. Vlad hurriedly nudged his overcoat off the back of his chair and kicked it into a heap over the stain of ectoplasm on the rug. “I heard a noise, are you alright?”

“Just fine, Marta,” he said through a thin smile. “I only dropped my phone.”

Her forehead crinkled. “I could’ve sworn I heard someone shouting in here.”

“Mm, no? It’s just me in here.”

“Huh.” Marta did not seem completely satisfied with this answer, but she turned to leave anyway. “Alright, well… just let me know before you head out to that lunch interview. I’ll need to give you those files.” She walked away shaking her head muttering to herself.

It wasn’t until the door clicked into place that Vlad relaxed, but only marginally. There was no telling what that feeling had truly been, and he did not like not knowing things.

Well, that wasn’t completely true. There was one thing he knew for certain.

Whatever it had been, it had most definitely been ghost related, and he suspected he knew exactly what had caused it. Still, there was one person he probably needed to talk to in order to confirm his suspicions.

He pulled his personal cell phone out of his pocket and thumbed through his contacts. It didn’t take long to find the one he was looking for.

“... Ah, Jack! I’m so glad you picked up, I wanted to ask you something…”

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The epicenter of the shudder and the center of the Infinite Realms, as it turns out, was located within a crumbling castle with nothing around it as far as the eye could see.

Of course, the force of the shudder shook the castle. Not with any sort of violence, but just enough to knock a few pieces of stone rubble from the walls. One of those pieces of stone fell from the ceiling of the throne chamber.

It fell and struck a coffin leaning against the throne.

A crack emerged.

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“You’re so full of it. The Cruiser Gravity Rifle is a million times better at beating Sollix than the Titanium Crossbow.”

Sam scoffed at Tucker’s claim. “Please. How long have you been playing DOOMED again? The Cruiser Gravity Rifle is so not worth the recharge cycle it goes through. You can get way more consistent damage with the Titanium Crossbow.”

“What do you mean it’s not worth the recharge cycle?” Tucker protested. “At least you can get off more than one shot before you have to reload!”

“You also realize Sollix is, like, the lowest level troll boss in the whole game, right? You don’t even need a heavy-hitter to beat him. I bet there’s even a melee weapon that works well with him.”

“That’s what I did,” Danny chimed in. “The Blood-Forged Silver Shortsword worked pretty well for me.”

“That doesn’t count, ‘cause you phased back into the game to avoid having to deal with the crappy melee mechanics,” Tucker said. He flopped onto the grass unceremoniously. “Say what you want, but at least I’m not a cheater.”

“Hey!” Danny let go of Sam’s sneaker long enough to smack Tucker. “It’s not cheating if it’s a game mechanic.”

“Okay, but is it a game mechanic?” Sam grunted. She couldn’t stand doing crunches and pushups and such. Cardio was definitely more her speed.

Danny shrugged. “It’s not a bug and they haven’t patched it, so I’d call it a game mechanic.”

“Dude, you can’t exactly patch out ghosts overshadowing the game.”

A shrill whistle echoed across the field. “Alright! That’s time!” Coach Tetslaff hollered from her spot on the sideline. “Fill in your sheet and rotate partners.”

Sam rolled off of the mat and laid spread-eagle on the grass. Yeah, she’d be feeling that in the morning. Just like her to try and show off in gym class. “How many, D?”

“83. Showoff.” He set the worksheet down and climbed onto the mat. “C’mon, Tuck, you’re holding for me.”

Tucker groaned dramatically, but got up onto his knees anyway. “Just so you know,” he said, giving Danny a pointed look, “I’m only doing this ‘cause I’m hot and you’re a walking AC unit.”

“Also ‘cause your mom said she’d have your head if your gym grade doesn’t get any better. Not to mention Tetslaff will ream you if you don’t. She’s still mad at you for that stunt you tried to pull last week,” Sam added helpfully, cheeky grin and all.

Tucker’s glare turned to her. “How was I supposed to know she’d actually call the fake number and check?”

Danny folded his arms behind his head. “Probably ‘cause she was suspicious in the first place. I mean, the crutches were a little much for a sprained ankle.”

“Mom’s a nurse, she’s given crutches to plenty of -”

Another short whistle sounded. “Come on, hustle!” Tetslaff called. “You all ready? Then get goin’! Two minutes!”

With a grunt, Danny started doing his crunches. Sam watched with mild interest. Sure, last year’s Presidential Fitness Exam hadn’t gone the best for him, but he could pull through when need be. And there was no denying his ghost powers offered him a bit of an advantage, even if it didn’t totally show while in human form. He’d knocked the self-defense unit out of the park, after all.

“I was saying that Mom’s given crutches to people with sprained ankles before,” Tucker said.

“Yeah? And how many is that?” Sam figured she didn’t need to know the exact number to know the answer.

His face flushed red. “I don’t - well, you know… she can’t tell me ‘cause of hippo,” he said, finishing with a smug smile. The uncertainty behind his eyes was way too obvious, though.

Sam gave him a look of disbelief. “Are you for real? Your mom is a nurse and you don’t even know it’s called HIPAA?”

“... Hippo, HIPAA, to-may-to, to-mah-to. Besides, I -” he cut off abruptly and looked down with a frown. “Uh, Danny? You okay dude?”

Sam glanced over to see Danny had stopped his crunches and was now sitting up with his hands held tightly over his sternum. All the color had drained from his face, and there was a noticeable drop in the temperature.

Immediately, her internal alarms started blaring. She bolted upright. “Is it your ghost sense?” she asked, but she again suspected she knew the answer.

His mouth opened and closed a few times. “I don’t… I…” His brows furrowed, and he stared fixedly at Tucker’s chest, though his gaze was unfocused and glassy. “I… think something - something’s…”

Tucker reached for Danny’s water bottle. “Do you need your - oh, what the f-”

Green liquid funneled out of the top of the water bottle and slowly drifted aimlessly around Danny in little tendrils. Sam watched with wide eyes. Sure, she’d seen a lot of weird stuff since Danny had become half-ghost (a lot of weird stuff), but ectoplasm… It had never done this around him before.

Danny didn’t even seem to notice. He just continued to stare at the same spot, even as his eyes began to burn Phantom green.

Then, just as suddenly as it had escalated, the floating ectoplasm stopped and fell to the ground, splashing all over the mat and the grass.

Before Sam could react, Danny leaned over and promptly threw up.

#danny phantom #danny phantom fanfic #danny phantom ghost king au #ghost king au #ghost king danny #hannah writes #danny fenton #excited about this one #basically an excuse for me to write this au finally #and do some worldbuilding lol

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princesspastel8 · 4 months ago

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Chapter 66

Third POV

The walk back to the mansion is done in silence. Jeff ignores the pain in his legs from the bullets, paying more attention to Eboni's needs. He's hoping she didn't allow that demon king's words get to her, but her silence is speaking volumes - and BEN has been fidgeting since Zalgo's encounter. He clearly knows something.

Finally, at the mansion doors, BEN pushes it open so Eboni and Jeff can stumble inside. Most of the proxies are in the kitchen, eating their Christmas dinner while a few are opening presents still. Sally, who is sitting on Slenderman's lap, gasps happily. She wiggles off of his lap, running towards Eboni.

"Eboni! Eboni! Eboni! You came! You really came!" She cheers happily, latching onto her leg.

She smiles, patting her head. "Yeah... yeah, I did."

"Wanna see all my gifts!? I got so many this year!"

"Maybe some other time. Today has been a long one."

The child stares up at Eboni, tilting her head. She can tell something is bothering her, but she won't pry. "Well, okay..."

Slenderman stands, walking over to the three. He stares at Eboni, who stares back. Being this close is causing a headache, but at least she's not getting a nose bleed. The creature extends his hand towards her, waiting for her to take it.

"Welcome to your new home, Eboni Brown."

She laughs, confusing everyone except for Jeff. "I've been through....so much shit, crap that I'm sure you knew about - even witnessed for yourself. We almost got caught tonight. Where were you? If I'm supposed to be an added addition to this 'family', you could've saved us. I'm not gonna become one of your mindless puppets - I won't. Why would I serve under a ruler that keeps secrets from their people? Secrets that could result in them turning against you? Let me make something clear to you-"

Eboni turns to Jeff, who's leaning against the door for support. He gives the girl an encouraging smile, his eyes holding a look of pride. So Eboni looks back at Slenderman to finish, still clenching her shoulder in pain.

"I serve Jeff. I answer to Jeff. I live for Jeff. He leads... and I follow... I know I can trust him, unlike you & Zalgo."

Slenderman's calm demeanor quickly becomes hostile at the mention of Zalgo. Though faceless, Eboni can see it twist into a look of rage. She tilts her head, grinning. "So that's what he meant.", she thought to herself.

"You watch your mouth, child -"

"I won't. Considering you have information on my mother. I'm sure a few of your proxies know of my mother - maybe even met her. Is that why you wanted me? Because neither of you could have her!?" Eboni shouts.

Slenderman is taken aback, so he withdraws. "Eyeless Jack." He calls.

EJ comes out of the kitchen, mask off, and licks his lips while chewing the rest of the food in his mouth. "Yes?"

"Get them treated. And Kate, prepare a room for our guest. You all enjoy the rest of your night. I will be in my office if any of you require my assistance." ,the faceless being said.

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair steps forward. Her blue eyes hold no particular emotion, there empty - lifeless even. She holds a hand out, eyes locked onto Eboni's bag. At this point, BEN is holding it since neither Eboni nor Jeff can. The demon is reluctant to give Kate her bag, so she snatches it out of his hand.

"Fuck off that's not-"

Jeff places a hand on her shoulder, eyeing kate. "She won't steal anything, princess."

"But that's MY sh-"

Jeff lends down, whispering into her ear. "I know... I know, but I need you to listen to me. That faceless fuck didn't tell her to look through it- so she won't."

"...but my bunny."

Jeff gives BEN a look, the demon using his magic to zap her stuffed bunny in her free hand- gun inside as well. "Better?"

"Yes, Daddy..." she whispers, pouting a bit.

"Good girl." He smiles, kissing her cheek. "Now let's follow BEN. I can feel the damn bullets scraping against my bones."

She nods, EJ leading the way to his infirmatory. The eyeless creature gets the two situated on different beds close together. He's about to start working on Jeff, but he refused- making him start with Eboni first. He can deal with the pain a bit longer.

Eboni tenses at the sight of the needles but allows him to put an IV in - filled with numbing liquids so she won't feel anything. While doing that, Sally & Laughing Jack enter sally, immediately wiggles out of the clown's hold, and crawls onto Eboni's bed. She moves onto her lap and lays her head on her chest, yawning a bit.

She can't help but smile. She questions why this ghost girl is taking to her like she's her mother, but she doesn't mind at all. Though this is besides the point. They know about her mother, about her past - at least BEN does. Eboni took note of how he has yet to look her way since Zalgo's encounter. Itching for answers, she ask -

"How do you know my mother?" Eboni said, looking straight at BEN.

The demon tenses, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "I-I don't know -"

"BEN." Eboni said threateningly. "I had my family slaughtered, thinking it was their fault my parents are dead. Today has all been about getting answers, and today isn't over. I don't care what Slenderman made you promise. You WILL answer my question. How did you know my mother?"

"She almost became one of us, of course," Laughing Jack answers, his grin stretching into a smile- displaying his razor-sharp teeth.

"Elaborate."

"We weren't the first under Slenderman's control, but we still allowed him to give us orders - due to him being more powerful. I came across her as a child. She was five at the time. He ordered me to kill her, but the girl showed no fear. It was odd how she stared. The look even chilled me!" He laughs. "I grew attached and couldn't bring myself to end her life."

"I... met her when she was ten. Through one of the games I altered. I crawled through her TV, and she gave me that same stare, but then threw water on me. She... tried to kill me." BEN sighs, moving to sit down. "But she didn't, under one condition."

"Which was?" Eboni questions, needing to hear more.

"She wanted me to be her friend."

"......what?"

"The child was lonely. Her parents were extremely poor, both working low-end jobs and leaving her home alone." ,Laughing Jack explains. "She's always been fascinated with death. She knew how to manipulate, charm herself out of anything wrong she caused, and a professional lair. Though she did have other, more boring talents."

"Oh come on, they weren't boring! Her cooking was literally the best! She could sing, dance, even make her own clothes. Everyone at school loved her, but they were all fake."

"But none of that mattered after she killed her parents."

"....WHAT!?" Eboni gasps.

"Oh yes! It was cold, so calculated. BEN & I aided her, of course, in getting rid of any evidence."

"....I...why would she do that?"

"Simple. Your father." BEN hums, balancing a pen on his nose.

"Your mother met him in college. Love at first sight, if you will. Though with her...it was more along the lines of obsession."

"Yeah. Her parents started to see how...unstable she was. Though, most of that possibly had to do with slenderman." BEN explains.

"Ah yes..yes- through out her high school years, Slenderman took an interest. We still didn't have a contract with him, but he did have others. Hoddie, Masky, and Kate."

"Yeah. Slendy tried to offer her a deal, but she refused. Then Zalgo came along.", BEN said solemnly.

Eyeless Jack finishes with Eboni's wound, wrapping it up. He begins attending to Jeff, who is deeply immersed in the conversation - he wishes he has popcorn.

"....what else? What did Zalgo do?"

"Nothing at first." BEN sighs, "They were playing games with each other. Trying to manipulate the other. It was a dangerous game, but a fun one on both ends. Zalgo did offer to strike a deal, but Amara refused. He wasn't upset, though, and stayed patient. That was until Amara met your father in college."

"Soon, all the attention Zalgo once had was now given to your father, Damien. Zalgo already had this plan in mind, a way to one up Slenderman - do something he'll never do."

"And that was having offspring." Eyeless Jack interjected, finishing up Jeff.

"Your mother was at the top of his list of possible women. He grew infatuated with her, obsessed. It seems the more Amara grew attached to Damien, as did Zalgo with her." BEN sighs.

"If any woman so much as looked at, Damien would disappear without a trance. Granted, the police at that time were incompetent - as most of them are." The clown laughs.

"Her parents began to notice and tried to warn Damien, but Amara was always one step ahead. After killing them, Zalgo appeared. He was enraged yet hurt. It was a sight to see. He offered his deal one last time, but she refused. Not only because of Damien -"

"She was pregnant with you - ahahahaha!" The clown laughs, resting against the wall near the door.

"That's when Zalgo cursed her life. None of us took it seriously. It's not like we could've done anything."

"Yeah. After you were born, little miss psycho cut all ties with us. They quickly married a year after having you."

"But...but my dad's family...how was she -"

"Like we said before, your mother was a smooth talking manipulator- so she put those skills to work for the betterment of him. She slowly but surely pulled him out of his families control, and under hers- he just didn't know it. Oh, was it entertaining to see!" LJ snickers.

"Then they took off, moved away to pursue their careers. That's when we saw her on TV. Zalgo's threat was bothering me, but after seeing how well she was- we accepted the fact she cut us off." BEN smiles sadly but then frowns. "......but then -"

"That day on the news truly hurt us two. We knew then that Zalgo was a bigger threat than we thought, so we signed our souls away to the faceless man!" Laugh Jack sighs heavily.

"It was to get revenge someday. At least on my end. After today, I know Zalgo had a play in destroying your families business - making them kill your parents. He set everything in motion... right under our noses." BEN grumbles, fist clenched and head lowered in shame.

This....was too much to take in. Eboni remembers her mother never mentioning her past whenever the young child tried to mention it. Those were the only times Amara would snap at her daughter, quickly apologizing afterward. Eboni never held it against her, figuring she had a tough start to life since she had no family.

But now....now it's making sense. Maybe Amara spared Tiffany since killing her would mean losing Damien yet somehow convinced the woman that she is what's best for Damien with results to prove it. Eboni won't blame Tiffany for never telling the truth, though she wishes she told her. Nevertheless, she still got the truth - the full truth.

"So....you had to have known who I was, or at least thought I resembled her."

"Oh, I knew the moment I saw you! It's almost a splitting image! Your fire, that fighting spirit - just like your mother's. Though this submission....I'm baffled by it." Laughing Jack hums, staring at Eboni.

"Why are you shocked? She got that side from Damian! You remember what Amara told us. She was the leader in the bedroom." BEN chuckles, making Jeff laugh.

"No fucking way!" He laughs, shaking his head. "Now that makes a lot of sense."

The laughter dies down when everyone notices Eboni's hollow demeanor. BEN clears his throat, looking at Eboni. "I found out on Thanksgiving - when you said she was your mom....Look Eboni, I'm sorry. I should've told you then, but -"

"I wasn't mentally strong enough to handle this... information."

"But when you were! I should've told you... I'm sorry I didn't take Zalgo's threat seriously. I'm sorry I couldn't save your parents... I'm sorry I-"

"BEN... BEN, I get it. It's okay. You two said so yourself, Zalgo wasn't thought of as a threat."

"But he is now. A big one at that. He cursed your life, Eboni! You have to be careful or -"

"Like hell a damn 'wanna be satan' is gonna take my girl away from me!" Jeff shouts, already out of bed and moving onto Eboni's.

Laughing Jack comes over, taking a sleeping Sally out of Eboni's arms. "Oh please boy, he'll eat you up alive!" The clown laughs.

"No the fuck he-"

"He could. He would." Eboni snuggles close to Jeff, looking at him.

"You're doubting me, Princess?" Jeff huffs in mock defensiveness.

"No daddy...We just can't go in knives drawn. Not without a plan."

"Hold on, Eboni, are you serious about trying to kill him!? Slenderman hasn't even come close to doing so! What makes you think you -"

"I know I can't. None of us can. Not without a bit more info on Zalgo." Eboni tries to explain.

"And how do you suppose we gather said information?" The clown questions, still smiling.

"Zalgo has two daughters, remember? Slenderman views them as enemies, but I'm sure they're just as eager to get rid of their father as we are."

Jeff frowns, gripping Eboni's waste tightly. He didn't like the thought of those two interacting again, no matter the reason. She senses the disdain, looking up at Jeff with a sly grin- pecking his lips.

"This is only for revenge. You're all that matters to me. Anyone who gets in the way of that will get gutted."

Jeff groans, feeling himself get hard. "Fuuuuck, don't talk like that or -"

"Or what?" Eboni edges on, positioning herself in between his legs.

"Or I'll-"

"There is a child present. You animals." Laughing Jack gasp dramatically in a joking manner.

"Yeah...so are we -" BEN said, pointing at himself and Eyeless Jack.

Jeff sighs heavily, "then fucking get out! I'm tired anyway.." he grumbles.

The three roll their eyes, leaving the medical room one by one. Eboni moves from between his legs, moving to rest on her side. Jeff lowers himself down, trying to position his legs in a comfortable spot. The girl notices, reaching for pillows that were on his bed. She fluffs them, gently placing them under the spots he was shot at.

The smiling killer sighs in relief, gently pulling her down onto his chest. "Thanks, princess."

"Anything for Daddy..." she whispers, yawning and rubbing her eyes.

"Now go to sleep. Got a feeling tomorrow is gonna be another long one." The killer sighs annoyingly.

Eboni giggles, closing her eyes. "Yes, Jeff."

This day now sets a new path, a new beginning for Eboni Brown - with a new goal. Ending Zalgo.

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saerins · 10 months ago

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aeri aeri!! did you know that in professional writing, anything over 40k words counts as a novel?? sooo if we’re technically speaking infy counts a novel!! :3

for free too??? you’re too nice to us aeri ;-;

-🐈‍⬛!!

wait really ?? 40k ??? oh wow i think i might give you guys another free one with the way priceless is going :’) hehehe also i saw your other ask, dw this only sent once !!

#mail : 🐈‍⬛ anon !

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totaleclipse573 · 10 months ago

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Been thinking about the Ruby!Eclipse au for the first time in a while. Juuuuust thinking.

Just him. In one of those cells like Sonic was in. During his capture.

For a while he's fighting strong against the ruby prototype. If anyone passes by that he, unfortunately, recognizes (maybe Infy at one point) he'll go up RAGING. DEMANDING TO BE LET GO AND RELEASED FROM THIS WEIRD THING THEY STABBED INTO HIM. HE CAN MAKE THINGS REAL BAD IF THEY DON'T COOPERATE WITH THE PRINCE OF THE BLACK ARMS

Few months in he can't even stand. He doesn't have the energy, not to move, not to speak or object or demand, all he can do is sit, leaning against the wall, and stare. It was always going to happen

#and in another universe they're siblings :D #sonic the hedgehog #sth #sonic fandom #eclipse the darkling #ruby!eclipse au #sonic au

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masked-disciple · 1 year ago

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*pokes your face lovingly* tell the world about autopsy, you funky lil plant guy

twO WHOLE ASKS ABOUT MY GUY AUTOPSY.........

Beside the trackball, sitting on top of a pile of discarded circuitboards and pliers and wires, was a hologram of a teenager, looking boredly in her direction. Blue hair, barely ice-white at the top dancing into baby blue, then sky blue, then deep azure, then indigo, and finally to black at the tips. Brown skin, as human as they came. Black lab coat with detached black sleeves, but an inverted-colour suit, white waistcoat and short dress shorts. An earth-green tattoo on their left bicep, noting only '00A'. Black dress shirt and white knitted leggings from the edge of their shorts to their equally-white shoes, black spats peeking out at the ankles. An earth-green ribbon wrapped around their neck, under their collar, and a plain white blindfold covering their eyes. Their mouth, permanently closed with small stitches. They raised an eyebrow at her. "Well, Admin Kayfay?" they asked, or seemed to, without moving at all. Their voice was glitched, exactly what she would have expected if a computer had been forced to speak. It seemed an oddly cruel thing to do, to a computer. "What's next?"

-Cold Walks the Earth, part III, Turnabout Runaways

This is Autopsy's introduction. Kay goes and finds Byrne's old lab from his superhero days, and when she wakes the lab up and verifies her identity, she wakes Autopsy up as well.

00A disappeared and reappeared beside her, settling on top of a pile of tools. "You are unsure of your results?" She looked up at him, considering. "Something like that. I don't really know how to explain it to you, since you're a computer program of some sort and all…" He twisted his mouth into that half-smile again. "You have been holding that variable in memory, where Admin Volatile commonly dropped it," he remarked. "He did not routinely consider whether I was to be treated as a computer or as a person. Has protocol changed?"

-Steal the Starlight Road, part II, Turnabout Runaways

At first, Kay assumes him to be a computer program not unlike a proto-Siri, complete with hologram and all. One of the very first inspirations I had for him was Infi from Giratina and the Sky Bouquet, but like any other program you try to build, he's long since moved past that initial concept. (His method of speech is a bit inspired by April from October Daye, but I forced it to be a lot more computeresque in attitude. His voiceclaim is Hiyama Kiyoteru but glitchier. There are canon reasons for this. He appropriately sounds like baby's first Vocaloid recording.)

"My existence is unrecognized by your internal systems?" he asked, voice modulating upwards on the last word. She nodded. He considered this, for a moment, before handing her a holographic file. Upon a second glance, it appeared to be a take-out menu for a local Chinese restaurant. She looked at it, before looking back up at him. His smile was wider now, and his outfit had changed: now, he was wearing an old comedy-routine tee she'd seen her father wear, ripped jeans, and black aviator sunglasses dark enough she couldn't see his eyes. The lower half of his face was wrapped in a medical mask, faintly patterned with circuitry, which he pulled off of one ear and allowed to hang from the other, displaying a scarred but otherwise normal mouth. If it weren't for what appeared to be a very impressive dye job, she could have taken him for any normal person in New York or Portland. "Go, pick something to eat," he said crisply, all modulation and reverb gone from his voice. He even sounded like a normal person, voice not much deeper than her own. "I will order it through the system, and we will discuss everything."

-Steal the Starlight Road, part II, Turnabout Runaways

Autopsy, however, isn't your average proto-Siri. He isn't even an AI like our current machine learning applications, and as we can see, his hologram is perfectly capable of passing for human, and he understands things like 'go get takeout' or anything else a guy shut up in his lab for weeks on end would understand. (He does not understand showers, or at least, he tells Kay he doesn't. Interesting, that.)

Question is asked, of course, why would Byrne, in the seventies, go out of his way to make a fully functional scifi AI that can pass for human?

The moment he was gone, Autopsy reappeared, perfectly centre on top of the coffee table, looking displeased. “What?” Byrne asked, almost dryly. “Outside of his vigilante career, Tyrell Badd primarily works as a bouncer at the Playland Café,” Autopsy replied, voice modulated and innocent, all out of proportion with the smug, almost catlike smile under the stitches holding his jawbone onto the rest of his face. “This is important information that I believe you ought to know. Furthermore, I must congratulate you on the news of your newfound rivalry. I will begin looking for new apartments shortly.” He vanished again before Byrne had the chance to respond, and he considered the merits of shutting Autopsy’s server in the sauna down the road for a little while.

-Carve Your Name Into the Sky, part II, Turnabout Runaways

Aha, now we get some answers. Autopsy and Byrne had a very close working relationship during Byrne's superhero days. One of his duties was clearly to spy on opposing supervillains (like Tyrell Badd, before he got drafted to Vietnam), but as we can see, he doesn't always do this because he was asked. He can just do things of his own free will.

The thing is, computers really don't like doing things of their own free will. Every programmer will tell you that they can and will, and every experienced programmer knows that computers only ever do what you ask them to do, and if their answer is unexpected, it's because you fucked up your code.

The problem with this becomes evident. Byrne was dying of MEWS when he got murdered, he couldn't have put enough power into a ritual to make Autopsy functional through magical means if he tried. And the ability to program Autopsy without magic would have been utterly impossible at the time, even with the strides technomagy had made in the past few decades. So what gives?

"This is Admin Volatile's laboratory. I suppose that now it is yours, Admin Kayfay, for all that he is permanently offline and you are not." 00A shifted forward, resting his forearms on his knees. "I am a software program that he discovered here, and have spent some time aiding him in his research and inventions. It is not often that a technomage rises to be more than simply beneath notice." She blinked. "He didn't create you?" 00A's smile was twisted but bigger than it had been. "No mortal technomage could have made me," he answered, almost cheerfully. "Not Admin Volatile, not you, not anyone. I was coded once by a mortal, and then rebuilt almost from scratch by someone who wasn't, and now I exist whenever called, in whatever form I am needed. The fork of me that you see here" - he gestured to himself - "and the fork of me that you may see in someone else's laboratory are not the same. We will be different, for all that we are still the same program. The fork of me maintained by you will be different than the fork of me Admin Volatile did. I will not ask you to re-fork me from the original code. You require guidance that Admin Volatile left me responsible to give you, and I do not believe rewriting my own code will be efficient in this endeavour."

-Steal the Starlight Road, part II, Turnabout Runaways

This is the answer Autopsy gives Kay, even before he tells her his name. Mystery solved: he's a program that was discovered by Byrne years ago, that can be discovered by any technomage powerful enough to attract his attention, and the Autopsy she sees now is just a fork of the original program that noticed her father.

Except for the part where that doesn't make any sense, and answers about as many questions as it asks. Who made Autopsy? Is he actually just a program, or a person? What purpose does he actually serve? Why does he work with technomagi who are strong enough to be noticed?

'Course, I know the answers. Both of you know what happened to Athena Cykes when she woke up again, after Metis' reprogramming started to break down after a bomb exploded in her face and killed the man who was standing beside her and should have killed her too, if it didn't restart half her programming.

She's one of the Detan Burata, the Aethelian children of the storm, the immortal and nigh-invulnerable cyborgs from Ilya Karina who built the Vocaloids and keep annoying all the world leaders via the Harmonic Treaty. (*That's the one that says they more or less can't be punished for their actions, nor kept out of anywhere they want to be, or they get to murder your entire government for fun.)

Athena's older brother, Zheotane of the Sirinnkata, created Autopsy. He did so over a thousand years ago, before the death of his brother Asekin, mostly to practice his code and also because he wanted someone to remind him to take his meds. Autopsy was programmed alongside the Vocaloids, more specifically, he was programmed not long after Leon was built but before Kiyoteru was.

Zheotane abandoned the project he'd dubbed Automatic, moving onto other projects. The god of darkness, Kharos, found Automatic a couple of centuries later and went "huh, that's useful." Kharos upgraded the shit out of Automatic, renamed him administrator0, and for his final crowning touch, knocked him outside of time and assigned him complete control and mastery over the regulatory technological plane. (Aka the database used by the gods that stores all the data for everything in reality ever.)

Because he exists outside of time, a la Madokami, Autopsy has been around since the dawn of the universe and will be around until either a) the death of the universe or b) someone goes and destroys the tech plane. So probably the death of the universe.

Begs the question, if he exists in every moment of time, what about the four-hundred-year period where he was mortal? Well, I did say he was made after Leon. He knew there would be a period of time where he would be mortal, because he existed but Kharos hadn't made him Admin0 yet. So he and his partner, administrator1, built Leon when no one was looking, and stuffed Automatic's effective godhood into him. When Kharos upgraded him, allowing him to ascend back to functional godhood, the two admins just took his powers back from Leon and let him ascend again. Because time fuckery is fun.

Autopsy isn't his actual name. That's just the name Byrne gave him. Zheotane calls him Automatic. Kharos calls him Admin0, as do the other Detan Burata, who were partly made to try and defeat the twin admins at the behest of their mother for control of the tech plane. The Ditraua Haridorians call him Eiuraeu Auc'xc- the Blind Singer. Kensington calls him the Sightless Singer, and most places that know of him call him some variation on that theme.

Byrne calls him Autopsy, and when she remembers to ask, Kay will call him the same.

Now that she's got access to the lab, Kay will be able to talk to Autopsy through Little Thief, and get his opinion on whatever's going on, as well as his aid as her Hail Mary. Autopsy's powers are extensive, given that he has almost complete control over the tech plane, and thus there isn't much he can't do.

He'll feature pretty heavily in Athena's arc as well, as he's one of the few people who is equipped to actually help her. He doesn't help Ray's curse because that isn't something he can unwind - neither can Athena or Rokichi, the only one who could would be Zheotane, and he isn't around to be asked to help - but he can help Athena, and he spends a lot of time helping Kay.

He also features very heavily in both Seven Deadly Sins arcs; as Automatic in the Haridorian side and Aphelion in the Edgeworth-Armando side. Neither of which have been written yet, I really wonder why...

Regardless, Autopsy is funny as hell because he's just Some Guy who also happens to be a computer program who also happens to be an AI who also happens to be a functional god who very few people actually understand more than three things about.

It makes any situation in Ace Attorney where he's there automatically (heh) hilarious because you could solve everything in about five seconds if Kay figured out how much power Autopsy has, but she has never figured this out, and so he's a deus ex machina that's never come into play.

He's also just cute as fuck, but that's my opinion on my funny little computer guy.

#asks #long post //#sagiverse lore dump!!!#thank u both of you for asking about my funny little computer guy #autopsy is everything to me #he's also byrne's and badd's third wheel and he hates it so much #writing his dialogue is SO FUN

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nya-dragonaxi · 4 months ago

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Lore posting lore posting

Me when I start speaking like Jevil-

Anyway, I just felt like talking about Infinity and the reason she died because I feel it's important in some way. I feel like without context, her death feels a bit meaningless

Of course, she died because she wanted to protect Yelena. Had she lived, this would have made things a whole bunch more complicated, like literally putting bright red targets on their back. But it was also because of her father. He sent her on this mission, which she knows that to him was the most important one. She loved him ; He raised her, protected her, gave her everything. Infi didn't want to him to know she betrayed him. So instead, she made a plan so that Yelena would be the one to kill her, or at least so it looks like she did. And Infi knew Yelena was going to blame herself for her death, so she would repeat the lie if she ever came across Infi's father

Now said like that it might sound like a terrible decision, but keep in mind that it all happened because Infi didn't want to kill Yelena and thought what she was doing was best for everyone involved

Well ok, that included putting a target on Yelena's children BUT TRUST THE SEXY VAMPIRE WHO KILLS PEOPLE SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE'S DOING

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Addendums to previous:

• Danny was not cut by the Nightmare blade.

• Vlad's wild animal frankensteined attack ghosts hated him, but feared him. Probably because he murdered them to turn them into ghosts. It's unclear if he frankensteined them into chimaeras after they died, or before the animals died.

• There's some discussion in notes if the brain surgeon comment was just Danny being sarcastic or exaggerating. (I wonder if it's Danny making a quip by comparing Jazz's psychoanalysis dissection to brain surgery.)

• To clarify the vore part, Jack unknowingly ate Skulker. (He's a ghost so he was probably able to phase out of Jack, eventually?)

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From notes and from my admittedly somewhat spotty memory of the show. These are facts I find interesting, or I think should get more use in fanfiction.

Additional random facts:

• The Fentons have a dungeon in the basement somewhere. With a functional Iron Maiden that Jack wanted to use to punish Danny. He calls it the Fenton Stockades if I recall right.

• The basement has to be multi-level or something, because they have the lab, the dungeon, and a garage (because the Spectre Speeder is parked down there too) under the house. A weapons/invention vault is probably down there too (Danny armed his entire class with Fenton gear).

• Jack said he was in the army and went to war.

• Jack said he had to eat a horse. But he had wanted a pony.

• The Fentons have a Jetsons style vacuum tube transport system as one of the ways to get into the Ops Center.

• Danny learned to speak and understand Gorilla just by observing a purple-backed gorilla for short time for a school project.

• Dash has a Chihuahua named Pookie that he dotes on.

• Danny can go into videogames and possess/replace his character.

• Sam has a moped scooter she drives.

• Sam has an arrangement to get almost anything she orders directly delivered to her in an incredibly short time.

• Sam is good with a medieval mace.

• Sam is the team's occultist lore master and has a bunch of occult books she researched to find how to defeat Fright Knight.

• Danny can fly the space shuttle, the Fenton blimp (which turns into a jet), and the Spectre Speeder. (Someone had to teach Sam and Tucker how to drive the Fenton vehicles).

• There's some kind of giant cryptid sea monster fish in Lake Eerie(?) that Jack is aware of and fished for with Danny. But it's important to note that Jack didn't act as if the monster was a ghost. (Proof the Fentons are aware of other kinds of cryptid supernatural beings?)

• Tucker created/modified a robot to replace Danny so his parents wouldn't notice he was missing when he took off to be Phantom for extended periods. They didn't notice the swap. The Fenbot is obviously a robot and doesn't look much like Danny.

• I think it was the school that had students use experimental brain training helmets to download information directly into their brains.

• The Fentons created a device to translate ghost speak to English. It just repeats what Danny says, and tacks on, "Fear me!" at the end.

• The Fentons created a device that looks like a giant dreamcatcher and it is meant to separate ghosts from possessed humans. But it also can split halfas into multiple personalities/ghost and human halves. Reversing it recombines the parts. (Can it split full ghosts? Liminal humans?)

• The Yetis of the Far Frozen aren't just healers. They're recognized as powerful warriors and were one of the few resistance holdouts against Pariah Dark in the past. They've actually got high tech flying chariot things they patrol their territory on. Their military strength is part of why they guard artifacts like the Infi-Map.

• Youngblood's skeleton parrot companion can shape shift. He became a skeleton horse when Youngblood 'played' with Danny and Jazz as a Cowboy.

• Unicorns are mean as hell and are some of the evils trapped inside Pandora's Box.

• Pandora and Maddie teamed up and sort of bonded before Maddie found out that Danny was Phantom.

• Jack helped Phantom escape other ghost hunters without knowing that he was Danny.

• Danny once pretended Phantom stole his face (literally off his head) and ran off as a distraction to his parents.

• Danny canonically fails at scaring anyone when he actually tries.

• At one point, a giant ghost Kaiju amorphous monster attacked Amity. Val saw it reported on the news, and from a distance out the window, from her new family apartment in Amity's sister city/town, Elmerton.

• When ghosts possess humans, they keep most, if not all, of their powers. When Walker and his guards took over Amity, the possessed humans were flying, phasing intangible, and fighting Phantom.

• Phantom can morph his ghost body like putty, forming holes so shots go through the hole instead of hitting him, or going intangible. He also separated sections of his body and then merged the pieces back together.

• Phantom and Ellie can shoot ecto blasts from more than just their hands or eyes. Ellie can blast from kicks. Phantom shot a blast from his butt.

• Tucker is good at archery.

• Tucker is a reincarnated Egyptian sorcerer Pharaoh.

• Maddie is a ninth degree black belt and taught both her kids before Danny's accident.

• During time traveling shenanigans, Vlad took over ancient Rome as emperor before Danny caught up, but their fighting set the city on fire. Danny fought in the Colloseum chariot races.

• During time traveling, Danny, Sam, and Tucker were in ancient Japan(?) long enough to disguise themselves as locals and infiltrate the temple before Vlad arrived to steal from the temple.

• Danny knows how to use a katana style blade. He sword fought with Vlad in ancient Japan (?).

• Vlad owns multiple companies. He openly owns VladCo. He bought out Axion Labs. He secretly owns DalvCo.

• Vlad injected Jazz with nanites and tried to force her and Danny to fight each other to the death.

• Valerie's Red Huntress suit was upgraded by Technus and seems part of her, like nanites.

• Vlad's ecto-acne was actually caused by Jack adding soda to the proto-portal prototype that blasted Vlad in the face.

• Vlad intentionally infected Danny's friends with ecto-acne to force him to find a cure for Vlad. This means he knows how to make it contagious.

• Vlad had successfully created a 'perfect' male Danny clone and just needed mid-morph DNA to stabilize him to release safely from stasis. Danny had to helplessly watch him melt as soon as his tube was opened. Later, Dani/Ellie melted in his arms and he thought she died before he managed to stabilize her enough to pull herself back into human form. (That's some grade A trauma there.)

• Danny blew up Vlad's mansion as part of a prank war. This child has no brakes when he gets caught up in something too deeply.

• Freakshow used the Reality Gauntlet to turn himself into a ghost. Pretty sure the GIW took him into custody. (Is he still a ghost? Is he still in the hands of the GIW? I don't recall.)

• The GIW scrambled jets to shoot missiles at Danny, and shot up the Amity observatory with missiles because they thought they were shooting at Phantom. It was that exchange student instead.

• The GIW has jetpacks.

• Cujo is likely a younger ghost than Danny is. Damon Gray, Valerie's father, had recently overhauled and upgraded security at Axion Labs. The security dogs used before the overhaul were implied to have been put down, because they weren't needed anymore. Cujo was one of them, his tag had an Axion symbol. Cujo appeared for the first time when Damon Gray was showing off the latest security. While Cujo truly just wanted his toy back, it could be argued that while Val blamed the ghost dog for ruining her family's life, Damon authorized his death.

Canon Facts in DP No One Uses

Danny has caught Fright Knight’s blade between his hands and nothing happened to him (Fright Knight)

Jazz had an interest in being a brain surgeon (13')

Jack once sucked the house into a parallel dimension (Maternal Instincts)

Vlad literally experimented on and murdered wild animals to use their ghosts as bodyguards (Maternal Instincts)

Skulker eats ghosts (Life Lessons)

Clockwork’s duplicates of himself are all him at different points in time (Ultimate Enemy)

#fanfiction #danny phantom #Danny Phantom canon is wild #list of weird facts from the DP canon that fandom should use more

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impact24pr · 1 year ago

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#Director #Producer #BehindTheScenes #BehindTheCamera #Film

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Ghost Boy, Where Art Thou?

Summary: After arriving in the Far Frozen, Sam and Tucker hope to become one step closer to finding Danny.

Me: Back at it again at Krispy Kream *backflips into oblivion*

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Tucker took another sip of the hot chocolate and felt like sighing as the brown liquid quickly warmed and soothed his throat, then began heading down to his stomach. Suddenly, he was glad Danny had stashed some hot chocolate away here for “emergency purposes” only, and totally not because he knew that they wouldn’t go through the trouble of traveling the Ghost Zone and search the ghost yeti’s village just because they wanted to get into it.

Frostbite knew exactly where it was, though, and had some made for the two humans. Another ghost yeti, SpearFreeze, had gotten them both one of the extra blankets made with fur from one of the ghost monsters they hunted in the past. One of them was big and heavy enough for them both, so they huddled together and wrapped it around themselves as much as they could.

The warmth was finally seeping through their clothes, and even though Tucker’s fingers stung a little bit holding the mug with how warm it was compared to the dropping temperatures outside he was just in a while ago, he kept a grip on it knowing that the sting would go away soon.

Frostbite sat across from them in the doctor’s room they were currently in, glancing between one of the screens displaying the results of Sam’s and Tucker’s scans, and a clipboard.“Your health looks good. I don’t believe either of you have gotten sick.” He said.

“Thanks, Frostbite.” Tucker said. He recalled the times Frostbite spent an hour or two asking questions regarding human health. The next time they visited, they brought him a few books on human health to give him more information than they could.

“You’re welcome. Now, what’s this about Danny? Is he alright?” Frostbite asked.

Sam and Tucker briefly glanced at each other, then back at Frostbite.“We were kinda hoping he was with you. Two nights ago, he was supposed to meet us at Sam’s place, but he just disappeared! The next day, we figured maybe he went into the Ghost Zone and got a little lost or was visiting someone and lost track of time.” Tucker explained.

“Yeah, if he’s not here, we need to check other places once we’ve warmed up.” Sam said.

The corners of Frostbite’s mouth quickly creased downwards and his eyes went wide. He stared silently at them for a moment before speaking again.

“He is missing?” He asked in slight disbelief.

Sam and Tucker nodded.

“I will help.” Frostbite said. He stood up with a sudden determined look on his face and began heading towards the door.

“Wait, what?” Tucker asked, caught off guard by the sudden decision.

Frostbite stopped in his tracks and turned to look at them over his shoulders.“He may be the one who defeated Pariah Dark, but he is still a child. I will help.” He repeated.”I will let the others know about this. You two will wait here.” He said. Before Sam and Tucker could say much more, Frostbite was gone.

After his loud footsteps faded, Sam turned to Tucker.”You think they’ll try to use the Infi-Map?” She asked.

A hopeful smile broke across Tucker’s face.”Yeah, they’d find him in no time!” He said. Tucker had completely forgotten about the map. Now that he remembered it, he was grateful they tried the Far Frozen first.

“If he’s in the Ghost Zone.” Sam pointed out.

“And if he’s not here, where should we search first? I think Jazz already told her parents about Danny missing.” Tucker asked.

“Wait, what?” Sam raised an eyebrow in confusion and sat up straight from her previously hunched over form.”We’ve only been in here a few hours, haven’t we?” She asked.

Tucker shook his head.”No, we’ve actually been in here a while.” He said. He reached into his pocket and fished out his cellphone, which had a stopwatch that showed they were there for over a little over 24 hours.”Remember when we got tired and took turns piloting the ship while the other napped?” He asked.

Sam’s eyes widened as she realized what he meant.”Oh.” She said.

Tucker put the device back into his pocket.”Jazz called while you were napping, when we were just a few hours away from the Far Frozen. She said she informed her parents and that they were heading out to look for him themselves before calling the police.” He explained.

“So chances are the police have already been called.” Sam guessed.

Tucker shrugged.”Depends on where they’ve searched. Once we get good cell service, we’ll call them.” He said.

Above the underground hospital, carved into the side of a mountain, Frostbite stood by a large table consisting of five other ghost yetis. The walls of the room were mostly rock and ice smoothed out. The table itself was made of clean, white metal and round.

One of the other members had a patch of fur missing from the left side of her head and a missing left horn, and some of her neck fur was missing and scarred as well. Galeforce was known well for her reputation in battle, and the story of how she’d gotten burned inspired many young children into becoming warriors, and her red cloth symbolized her position as a council member.

Beside her was SpearFreeze, the youngest member of the council, and next to her was BearIce, who was sporting the same red. Frostbite watched the remaining members, CandleBreeze and TundraWood take their seats. CandleBreeze was the oldest member and often moved slower than the rest. TundraWood waited until CandleBreeze got comfortable to sit down.

“Thank you for coming on such short notice.” Frostbite began.”We have a problem that I believe requires our help. Incase you weren’t informed, Sam Manson and Tucker Foley were found about thirty minutes ago. After bringing them inside, they told me their arrival was thanks to Danny Phantom suddenly disappearing.” He said.

The other members all gave surprised responses to this news. Galeforce stood up and placed both hands on the table almost immediately.”What?! He’s missing?!” She exclaimed. SpearFreeze lifted a hand up and grabbed her arm to pull her back down, which Galeforce allowed and sat back down.

“Yes. They said he was supposed to meet them two nights ago and never arrived. They already searched the path he took several times and informed the Great Ons’s older sister, who has likely told their parents by now, while they come into the Ghost Zone to continue the search.” Frostbite explained.

“You want to help them search.” SpearFreeze said.

Frostbite nodded.”Yes.” He confirmed.”But I also know we can’t rush into things. We need to organize a search party first.” Frostbite said.

“And take into account the places we can travel to.” Galeforce said. She propped her elbows onto the table and held her own hands, something she sometimes did when she was debating something in her head.”And how many we can even send out…” She muttered.

Frostbite nodded. Due to living on the ground for so long, his people had forgotten how to fly and were unsure if they even could, instead relying on technology. Technology that only had so much battery life.

“Are we sure a search party is necessary? I’d never want to make the situation of a missing child seem any less severe than it is, but he’s a great fighter, is he not?” BearIce asked.

“As much as you’re correct in saying he’s a great fighter, no one has had been able to contact him in over 48 hours. I believe since our friends had come all this way, we could at least help them search here if we can’t reach other parts of the Ghost Zone.” Frostbite replied.

BearIce hummed in acknowledgment.”Then we’ll start here. Galeforce, are any of your hunters busy?” He asked.

Galeforce stood up again to leave.“A few, but not all of them. I’ll organize a team right away.” She responded.

~~~~~(Meanwhile)~~~~~

Danny truly wasn’t hungry, but as he took a bite of the meat he was given, he thought to himself that it never hurt to continue eating three meals as normal. It never caused him any issues to eat lunch when he didn’t feel hungry for it, so he’d go ahead and eat. He had to keep pretending to be completely human, anyways, and it tasted great!

Sky sat next to him and finished his food quickly, and once Danny was done as well, Sky smiled at him.”Sooo, mind telling me more about crows and ravens?” He asked.

Danny had almost forgotten about their brief conversation from earlier, but thinking back, Sky seemed very excited hearing that they could mimic human speech. He remembered the flock of crows back in Amity Park and smiled thinking about that first day he was approached by one.

“Yeah, I can tell you a few things.” He said. Sky shifted to make himself comfortable and leaned forward a little with a big grin on his face.”Like I said, they can mimic human speech. I think I actually have a video of one of them talking to me.” Danny said. He reached for his bag and unzipped it. Orbit looked up at him tiredly and Danny had to resist saying sorry as he reached inside and pulled out his phone. He closed his bag and began tapping the device.

Once he found the video, he moved his arm so he could show it to Sky and pressed play.

A crow stood on a wooden table, looking past the camera. It opened its beak and tilted its head upwards.

“Hey.” It said, mimicking a man’s voice.

“Hey.” Danny’s voice greeted back from behind the camera. His voice was loud compared to the bird.”What are you doing?” He asked. His voice gave away his joy and excitement as the crow took a step closer. He had almost laughed in the video.

The crow turned its attention to the camera and took a few steps closer and opened its beak as if to try to eat it. The camera was promptly pulled away.

Now the two could see a bit of Danny, mainly the back of his head and shoulder.

Danny lifted a finger and pointed it at the crow.”No, no eating my phone.” He said, as if he was scolding a child. The crow looked at his finger and tilted its head.

The crow simply stared at him for a while before opening its beak again.”What’s up?” It asked.

“Nothing. Just waiting on my friends. What’s up with you?” Danny responded. The crow hopped back, and a second later, it flew away. Danny turned and looked at the camera with a big smile as he brought it in front of him.”This has been happening for a while. I’m so glad I finally got in on camera, Sam’s gonna flip.” He said.

The video stopped there.

Danny turned to look at Sky and noticed something behind the both of them. He turned around to see Wild, Twilight, Legend, and Wind all staring at the video with them. Danny nearly jumped out of his seat. He hadn’t noticed them walk over, he was focused on the video and remembering the excitement he felt in that moment.

“That bird talked, right? You guys heard it too?” Twilight asked.

Wind and Wild nodded while Legend gave a surprised “Yeah”.

“Uh, yeah. There are quite a few birds that mimic speech. Crows, ravine, and several parrots. Parrots are actually well-known for having conversations with people.” Danny said.

Legend looked at Danny.“I’ve been through many adventures, and I’ve never met a single friendly crow or raven.” He said.

Danny furrowed his eyebrows. These dark feathered creatures weren’t exactly the friendliest, but they didn’t go around attacking unprovoked. They did, although, spread the news about mean or nice people, which was why he’d manage to get on the good side of an entire flock of crows.

“What did you do?” He asked.

“What do you mean? They came after me first!” Legend replied.

Wind leaned forward and Twilight adjusted his arms behind him a little. It was then that Danny realized Twilight was holding Wind on his back so he could see the screen of Danny’s phone.

“Maybe the ones in your world are the friendly ones.” Wind suggested.

Danny smirked.”Or maybe they just like me.” He said.

“Guess we’ll use you as a shield against the dark birds, then.” Legend said.

Danny snickered.

~~~~~(Short Time Skip)~~~~~

Not much else happened after lunch. The group just kept walking and walking until the sun was getting low and they stopped to set up camp. By then, Danny was fairly sore in his legs and abdomen. Not only that, but his binder was squeezing the hell out of him. His ribs have been hurting all day, and he’s been pretending not to be feeling out of breath for probably an hour.

Looking around at the others who were now starting to sit down and get comfortable, Danny realized he had an opportunity.

He picked up his bag and hurried away from the rest of the group. If anyone saw him, they didn’t ask, which he was grateful for. The sound of them talking and moving around slowly faded into the background, and when Danny turned around to find he could just barely see them, he decided this was as far as he was going to get without someone getting worried and coming to look for him.

He surveyed his surroundings. There was no one else around. No monsters, either. If he was going to get a break, now was a good time.

Danny set his bag down and began to remove the shield, sword, and armor, placing them on his bag instead of the ground. Once he finally stripped off his binder, he put the brown undershirt back on and sat down against a tree. He took a deep breath.

Ancients, it felt good not to have his ribs feel so constricted. Danny couldn’t wait to have his top surgery and finally be done with the binder. The skin above his ribs were littered with bruises, a consequence of his own actions by wearing it all day.

He looked over at his bag and reached a hand to unzip it.”You can come out if you want.” He said.

Orbit flew out of the bag quickly. They warbled and chirped happily as they flew around Danny, then the surrounding area. Danny smiled and watched as the wisp zoomed around.”Got tired of the bag? Sorry, buddy, but I still don’t know if these guys like ghosts or not.” He said. Despite being so close to them and the uncomfortable bark, Danny found himself relaxing.

The area was surprisingly peaceful. He hadn’t encountered any monsters since lunch. Still, he kept his eyes and ears open. Orbit seemed calm. Danny watched them fly into the forest and smiled a little.”Hey, stay where I can see you.” He called out in a whisper. He didn’t want to chance the others overhearing him. Danny could just barely hear the group, but he didn’t know if there was a difference in Hylian hearing and Human hearing.

He watched the area slowly grow darker and darker, waiting for Orbit to return. After what felt like half an hour, Orbit suddenly came barreling out of the forest, squeaking and chirping at Danny. It was a call to come closer.

Danny raised an eyebrow and stood up.”What is it?” He asked. He stalked closer to Orbit and looked past the wisp. He saw nothing, even as he looked closely at the foliage incase something was hiding.

Orbit warbled and flew deeper into the forest. Danny moved to follow, but stopped himself. He glanced over his shoulder. He couldn’t just walk away. The others would definitely notice his disappearance and possibly grow suspicious of him. What could he say? He’s been wary of everything, it’d seem odd if he just left.

No, he had to keep playing “cautious kid” until he either became good enough for them not to worry about him or he figured out how they’d react to him being half ghost.

Danny looked at Orbit.”No, this is far enough.” He said. Orbit turned around warbled, insisting that he should follow. It sounded important.”Is someone hurt?” He asked. Orbit shook his body side to side.”Then no.” Danny said, crossing his arms. Orbit squeaked and made a rumbling noise.

“Danny.” Time’s voice called out.

Danny’s heart nearly burst out of his chest as he whipped his head around. Time’s armor caught the remaining light and made him stand out in the dark a little bit as he walked closer to where Danny left his stuff. Danny wanted to turn around, but he stopped. He didn’t have his binder on, nor did he have a bra or even his jacket!

He felt Orbit’s tiny body press up against his midsection to try to hide and realized something even worse. What if Time saw Orbit?

“Sorry to cut your break short, but you need to put your binder and armor back on. Dinner’s ready and you’ll be sparring Legend after. After that, you’re free to head to bed.” Time said. He turned around and walked away.

Danny couldn’t help but feel a little surprised. That wasn’t what he was expecting.

He knew it was a little weird that he hadn’t been expecting them to bring up or even notice it. After all, he took the binder off when he slept, and slept close enough to the group for them to step in if a monster snuck up on him in his sleep. His jacket didn’t exactly make his upper chest invisible. They’ve technically seen him with his binder off, but still, it felt like Time knew something he shouldn’t. Then again, they probably all knew.

He stood there stunned for a little bit, watching Time walk away, before turning to look at Orbit.”Come on, we have to head back.” He said in a hushed tone.

Orbit warbled in protest, but Danny picked up his bag and held it open. Orbit’s eyes shifted and the sides of his body puffed up, as if pouting, before he reluctantly floated into the bag.“I’m sorry.” Danny said.

He turned and walked back to the group. Nothing eventful or big happened during dinner, but when sparring came around, Danny got his ass handed to him.

Legend wasn’t as kind as Twilight was that morning and went right for the attack.

Danny was almost a little overwhelmed between the dodging and blocking and fighting back, knowing that he couldn’t shift to ghost form or use his fists like he knows he could. It’d be more dangerous, but at least he had more experience that way. He kept trying to use the sword, and he was hoping he was getting a little better, but he could barely keep up.

In the end, Legend won. He also won the next two rounds, and Danny was left panting partially because of the binder.

Legend put his sword away.”Not bad for a second time. You need to work on your grip and your strikes, but other than that, you’re mediocre.” He said.

Danny almost laughed.”I’ve heard worse compliments.” He said. Legend didn’t smile.

After that, the others went to sleep and Danny was mostly left alone with Twilight being on watch. Danny used his bag as a pillow again, careful not to squish Orbit, and stared up at the stars. The only sounds were the fire, crickets, and the wind rustling the leaves. It was peaceful, and Danny had almost completely forgotten about his situation.

His gaze shifted all across the neighboring galaxy. It still left him almost breathless looking at it. It was beautiful. Looking at it felt like floating, and at the same time, like gravity was being extra strong in order to keep him against the ground. It made him feel both bigger and smaller, like he was too big for his own body. His body that he could forget he was even living in.

Stargazing made Danny’s chest both lighter and heavier, and it was one of the few things in this world that could actually chase away his racing thoughts and clear his mind, but that wonderful feeling was interrupted by the sound of something moving.

Danny quickly sat up and looked to his left. Twilight was also facing the noise. As Danny tried to listen for it again, he realized that the crickets had stopped chirping. Danny’s heart picked up in his chest. Something was nearby.

A moment later, there was the sound of movement again. It was a little farther, but still close enough to put him on edge. Twilight reached behind his back and slowly pulled out his sword.“I’ll be right back.” He whispered, not turning his head around. He rose up and stalked towards the bushes in the direction of the sound.

Once he was gone, Danny couldn’t tell if he felt more exposed or invisible. He moved his eyes away from where Twilight vanished into the forest to scan his surroundings. He searched anything he could see slowly and carefully.

Once, twice, three times.

After the fourth time, he was more confident in his surroundings, but Twilight still hadn’t come back. Danny forced himself to take a deep breath. Twilight was clearly experienced, and more familiar with this world’s flora and fauna. Besides, he had that wolf form. He’d be okay against monsters.

After the second breath, however, the secret anxious voice in the back of his head that he tried to ignore all day was proven right.

A familiar cold enveloped Danny’s body as a blue trail of fog or some kind of smoke left his mouth. For a split second, it felt as if all oxygen had left his lungs, leaving him breathless and freezing. Then the trail left his mouth completely, and just as suddenly as it came, the sensation went away.

The pit in his stomach didn’t, though.

Danny immediately stood up. He scanned the area around him again, then again.

When he picked up on Orbit’s frantic buzzing, he slowly crouched down and unzipped his backpack to let them out. The wisp refused to come out, though. Instead, they only moved to the edge and reached up with their tiny, stubby arms to grab onto Danny’s hand. They pulled on him, as if trying to pull him in, but Danny didn’t budge.

“What’s going on?” He asked in a hushed tone. He looked up to scan the area again. Then he saw it. And then he heard it.

A faint light blue, almost white light stood out against the darkness. Danny slowly pulled his hand away and stood straight. As the light swayed side to side and grew closer with the sound of jangling metal, the young Halfa realized that it was a flame inside a lantern, and carrying it was a ghost.

It had to be. Danny could just barely sense its core, but it was there. Plus, it floated through the trees as if they weren’t even there. The ghost’s hood concealed its face, aside from what looked like its bare lower jaw. Maybe it had a fire core.

There was something wrong. Really wrong.

A broken, sickly hiss escaped from its mouth. Upon hearing that hiss, the ectoplasm-blood mixture in Danny’s veins stopped.

He heard that noise before. When Frostbite was teaching him about different illnesses ghosts could have. After hearing about it, Danny hoped that he’d never have the misfortune of meeting a ghost with Poe Syndrome, but luck was hardly ever on his side.

His chest tightened up. The Poe hadn’t noticed him yet. He could grab his bag, take Orbit and his things and run. Poes were incredibly slow and often suffered sight problems, he’d outrun it in seconds. Screw the others looking for him.

He slowly crouched down, careful not to make noise, and reached for his bag. Then he paused and looked at the rest of the group. They were asleep. Twilight still wasn’t back. If he left now, they’d be defenseless.

Danny didn’t know yet if they had experience with ghosts, but he suddenly decided he wasn’t going to test it. He released his grip on the strap and grabbed the thermos, then stood up to glare at the Poe.

“Look, buddy, I’ll give you one chance to leave.” Danny said, keeping his voice down as to not disturb anyone.

The Poe snapped its head in his direction and let out a hungry growl. In a sudden burst of speed fueled by desperation, it charged towards him. Danny quickly transformed (without the pretty light show, which he’s been practicing) and lunged to the side. The Poe changed its direction and faced him, but didn’t charge again.

It looked down at his bag. It was still unzipped, with Orbit inside.

Danny flew towards it and swung his fist at its jaw before it could bend over and reach inside. The Poe flew back, almost stumbling onto Wind, but it righted itself and hissed.

“Quiet!” Danny whispered angrily.

The Poe charged towards him again with another hiss. Danny reached his arms out and grabbed the Poe, spun around, and threw it against a tree a little ways away from the group. He rushed forward and struck the Poe a second time in the chest, hard enough to make the tree shake a little, and waisted no time in hitting it again.

Poes were very weak compared to other ghosts, so the young halfa thought that after the third punch, it was safe to use the thermos. He jumped back and unhooked the thermos from his belt. He quickly lifted it up, pressed the button, and watched the Poe get sucked inside. Once it was in, he twisted it shut.

For a moment, Danny was worried that it wouldn’t work. Ghosts with Poe Syndrone had very little ectoplasm, and the thermos used ecto signatures to suck ghosts inside. In his mind, there was a chance that the Poe’s ecto signature wasn’t strong enough, but it looks like it was.

Thank the Ancients for that. Frostbite and Galeforce always said that death was the only way to deal with a ghost with Poe Syndrome, and it was actually a mercy given their state, but Danny didn’t think he could bring himself to kill someone.

He didn’t have time to celebrate, though. Something rustled in the bushes behind him and he quickly turned around. He didn’t see him, but Danny had a feeling of who it was and felt panic rise again in his chest. Twilight was coming back.

Danny quickly zoomed back to where he was sitting before and switched back to human form. He really hoped that Twilight didn’t see him transform, and was happy to see that no one seemed to have been woken up by his fight. He sat down in the same place he was sitting before, putting the thermos away, and looked up to the night sky to pretend he’d been stargazing the whole time.

When Twilight steps became closer and easier to hear, Danny turned his attention to him as if just noticing him.”You’re back already?” He asked.

Twilight put his sword away.”Yeah, just a couple wolves.” He said. He sat back down in the same spot as before and looked at Danny strangely. As if deciding if he should be worried or not.“Everything okay? You look a little shaken.” He asked.

Danny nodded.“Yeah, I’m good. I just… started wondering if I left the stove on at home and thinking my house was burned down.” He lied.

Twilight snickered.”Fair, I sometimes wonder that when I’m out here, too. I’m sure your house is okay.” He said.

“Thanks.” Danny said. He let his shoulders relax, not realizing they’d been squared up, and glanced over to his bag.”I’m heading to bed now. Goodnight, Twilight.” He said. He unzipped it and pulled out the bedroll. He moved to be a little further away from the others, but placed it close enough that Twilight or whoever else was on shift could get to him should the need arise.

Twilight didn’t comment on it and let him be. Danny fished his jacket from the bag, patting Orbot as he did, and began heading off to take his binder off.

“Wait, do you need a lantern?” Twilight piped up.

Danny lifted up the device from his jacket pocket.“I can use my phone, but thanks.” He said.

“Okay. Be careful.” Twilight said.

Danny nodded and turned on his flashlight to light his way. He was quick to remove his binder and the piece of armor, along with the over shirt, and put the jacket on and zip it up. He walked back to the camp without incident and waved to Twilight as he climbed into the blanket and bedroll.

It was nice. The fabric was soft, and it was warm in the way that it was just enough for one to feel comfortable. He reached back and pulled his backpack a little bit closer to just about rest his head on it. Then, he stared up at the stars until he could no longer keep his eyes open.

The next morning, Danny would act as normal. Well, the normal he has displayed for the group, but the truth was he didn’t sleep. He couldn’t. He stayed up all night thinking about the fact that if he wasn’t careful, he might end up with Poe Syndrome as well.

(Extra Notes: I don’t know why I struggled so much with the last few scenes, but I got through it! I did it! Honestly, I was considering just posting the rest of the chapter and do the rest later.)

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