"CURE"

Hello again! It's great to see how many reads I got in the short time since the book is out. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜˜


More info later after the chapter.


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The following morning didn't start in the best mood. Danny woke up a 5 am, drenched in cold sweat. He didn't remember any nightmare from this night but there was a high possibility that he simply forgot. As he wanted to sit up, he realized that he can't. A worry spread over him but then he realized that he has fallen asleep with his headphones on. The halfa untangled himself from his wet bedsheets and cable and sat at the end of his bed thinking, trying to remember what woke him up. Unfortunately, there was nothing to remember for the ghost boy. He tried his hardest but nothing came back to him.


After 2 minutes of endless trying, Danny gave up. He decided that whatever it was, it was over. When a person wants to remember something, there's an 80 percent chance that you won't. It's a waste of your time and also energy.


The ghost boy brought his hands closer to his tired face and rubbed his eyes to get rid of sleepiness. He stood up with a groan and headed for the bathroom. He opened the door and found himself standing in a nice, white bathroom. There was a huge mirror on a wall that went from the bottom to the top. In the mirror, Danny found himself in a bad shape. Not that he wasn't used to his look but today it was much worse than usual. He was paler than his ghost half, had dark circles under his eyes and his hair was a total mess. There was no way for Danny to make his hair look more formal. He tried manny times but it had the same outcome every time, messy and wild hair. There wasn't much to look at so he walked towards the sink. He took out his toothbrush from his backpack which was stored in the corner and brushed his teeth.


When he cleared his mouth, he started walking out of the room. He caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror but it wasn't him. The person was much taller and muscular, had light blue skin and white flaming hair in a ponytail. Danny blinked his eyes few time to clear his vision and when he opened his eyes again, he found the same tired Danny as before. For Danny, there wasn't much to think about his vision. He blamed it on the stress and lack of sleep.


When the boy got to his room, he found some gray clothes piled in the middle of his bed with a note. He grabbed the note and read it.


Wear this in my lab


Vlad Masters


Danny didn't want to wear those clothes from Vlad but he also didn't want to destroy his favorite white and red T-shirt. He finally decided on wearing the clothes from Vlad. When he took closer look at them, he found not gray but black and white hazmat suit, the same as his hero uniform. The cause why he first thought it was gray was because of the lack of light in the room.


Danny took off his pajamas and put on Vlad's replica of his old costume. It fitted him quite well even though he never told Vlad his size. The ghost child went to look at himself for the last time before he go. As he saw himself, it remained him of his old times of being hero. He smiled sadly at his reflection and he imagined having white hair and green eyes. It was breaking his heart to know that tomorrow morning, he won't wake up whole ever again. The experiment during which he got his powers was very dangerous and he could come out dead if he wasn't so lucky.


Danny closed the door to his bedroom behind him and started walking towards the living room. The hallways were quiet and that meant that his family hasn't woken up yet. Vlad was an early morning person so Danny wasn't surprised when he found him sitting in an armchair near the fireplace. The older man acknowledged Danny's presence by a waving hand. He motioned him to come closer and the boy obeyed. The younger halfa stood quietly beside the older man for a while just enjoying the cracking sound of fire eating on the wood.


Vlad finally decided to speak up. " I see you're awake." Was all he said. Danny didn't know how to answer so he stayed silent. There was another minute of silence before the older halfa stood up from his seat and turned to Danny.


"We can start the procedure."ย 


"And what if ... I don't want to." Danny muttered under his breath. He was doing this only because he didn't want to go against his parents but now when they weren't here, he was starting to have second thoughts. The ghost boy made up his mind. He didn't want to do this so he stayed in his spot, not moving even an inch. When Vlad looked back, he found Danny standing in the same spot, not following him.


"I won't repeat myself, we are starting the procedure NOW!" Vlad slightly raised his voice. He was always the calm, self controlled person and this wasn't common for him.ย 


Danny didn't move once again. Vlad didn't want to wait any longer so he summoned two white rings. They went separate ways and revealed an evil ghost Vlad Plasmius. His bright red eyes looked at Danny. The evil ghost walked towards Danny and grabbed him by his collar. The young halfa didn't even struggle. He knew that if he did so, he would make it even worse.


Danny was dragged to the secret entrance to Vlad's laboratory, hidden under his mansion. The door upended with a small hiss and closed quietly behind them. The ghost boy has been in this lab many times but not in this situation, he was always the one in control over the situation.


The older ghost strapped Danny to a table. Just as his skin touched the cold metal, it sent shivers down his spine. He couldn't move his hands or legs so now he was at mercy of Plasmius. The older halfa changed back to his human form because he didn't need his advanced strength anymore.


"Wait here for a moment." Vlad said to the strapped ghost. It was ironic because he couldn't move with anything except for his head. When Plasmius was out of Danny's sight, he started jerking, trying to get any of his limbs free. It didn't help at all, it only made those straps dig deeper into his skin and it caused his blood to leak out in several places. Plasmius returned in few minutes, holding two iron gloves with claws. Just then he realized what Vlad was holding, those were the Ghost gauntlets. Not a long time ago, before his parents found out his secret, they came up with this new invention. They can be used to separate a ghostly being or object from a human's body.


Vlad slowly stepped closer, the gloves glowing with pink color. "Vlad, please don't do this. From all the people on earth, you are the only one who understands the feeling of being built from two pieces. If you take my ghost half..." was all Danny could get out of himself before the broke into sobs. It wasn't common for the ghost boy to cry but today he couldn't help himself. After all, they were going to take away an important part of his being.


The younger boy's sobs made the older man hesitate. Was he really doing this?


Vlad quickly pushed the thoughts away. He stepped closer to Danny and dug those glowing claws into Danny's abdomen.


Danny screamed. He soon realized that the scream was his first reaction in this situation and that it actually didn't hurt at all. The younger halfa didn't see any red or green blood oozing from the place where he pierced his abdomen, and he released a breath he didn't know he was holding. Danny was relieved when it didn't hurt, he hated pain.


Vlad stood in his place, the gloves still dug into Danny. He took a deep breath, then another and with all the strength he had, he pulled the gloves out. The older man held the gloves above his head.


Danny looked at Vlad, seeing his ghost half pierced with the claws. First, Phantom looked exhausted or even dead but the second he raised his head, there was no escaping. Phantom's radioactive green eyes were full of suppressed anger, hatred and even a bit of insanity. He has been kept locked up for so long. Ghost Danny pushed himself off the Ghost gauntlets and with the force he pushed Vlad into the opposite wall. The Ghost gauntlets fell off Vlad's hands and on the ground.


The ghost held two huge ectoplasmic blasts in his hands, ready to fry the man's head off. He then got a better idea and grabbed the Ghost gauntlets lying on the ground. As he pulled them over his hands, they started radiating a toxic green aura, such as Danny's one. A twisted smile appeared on the ghost boy's face as he ripped Vlad's ghost half out.


Plasmius was affected and disoriented by the sudden lose of his human half and he laid on the ground unmoving. Danny suddenly turned intangible, the Ghost gauntlets fell off his hands and he flew right into Plasmius, overshadowing his body.


His eyes shot open again with a green aura. When the evil ghost of Vlad and a furious part of Danny mixed together, the evil part of Vlad overwhelmed Danny.


Danny's eyes glowed full green and small red cracks appeared on his skin. An ears piercing scream erupted from the boy's throat and if there was any glass present at the moment, it would definitely shatter into million pieces.


When the human side of Danny looked up, he didn't see himself anymore. Right over his head was floating an adult form of his evil self. Older Dan was taller and much more muscular than his younger self. He had snow-white flaming hair with a ponytail, light blue skin, and red eyes with dark lines around them. He had pointed ears, fangs, and a goatee. Danny's alder self wore a black jumpsuit with white trim, a white belt, black gloves, and white boots. Then he wore cape which is white on the outside and black on the inside and he wore his logo, a white "D" with a black "P" inside it, on his chest.


When Vlad and Danny's ghost halves merged together, the adult form of Plasmius remained, only he looked just like older Danny.


Right then, all the puzzle pieces clicked together. This was the event that turned Danny into his future evil self. The agonized scream filled Danny's ears once again. The older ghost version of Danny started to lose control over his flight. With all the pain, it was impossible to stay focused and keep his body in the air.


After a while it was too much to handle for Dan and he started falling down. The poor human side of Danny has been still strapped to the table so he wasn't able to get out of the way of falling Dan. He closed his eyes and waited for the impact but it never came. When he opened his eyes, he looked around the room, searching for his older self. He didn't find any sigh of him, just unconscious Vlad in the corner and the Ghost gauntlets lying on the ground.


The angry feeling took over Danny once more. His ghost half wanted out, wanted some fresh air after the long time. Danny didn't even know when it happened but when his mind processed everything, he found himself flying over the Ghost gauntlets. The ghost boy wanted to pick them up but he found himself not able to do so, as if something or someone else was controlling his body.


Danny's hand rose and formed an energy beam, aiming it right at the gear. As the beam hit the gloves, they exploded and fell apart. Danny felt his face form into an evil smile but he wasn't able to stop it.


"Not even a hello to an old friend?" An older voice asked in his head.


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Hello people, I just wanted to point out some changes in the plot.


1- Danny got his powers when he was 12
2- Danny didn't know HOW he became Dan
And finally ...
3- Danny is the age of 14 now and his ghost half is 10 years older!!!


PS- the italic wording is for Danny's and Dan's mind conversation!


Love โ™ฅ๏ธ


~TheWhiteKnights

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