Special operative: Fenton

Chapter 13

Hey guys curry-llama here!

This is like a prequel chapter with no real story. It just shows the setting of what arc two is going to be like. Some of its going to be emotional and the other parts are just funny… I think. I have no clue if my readers find my jokes funny. I just roll with it hoping you do. I've drawn the cover picture but I just need to photocopy it and upload it now. That's the hard part for someone so technologically challenged like me.

Disclaimer: I don't own it. Done and dusted right?

Chapter 13- End of arc 1

I woke up in a hospital bed and a human one at that. To say I was shocked would be an understatement. Why was I sleeping on a human hospital bed? Why wasn't I healing in the plumbers HQ and why did the place look so posh?

While I looked around I suddenly saw Jazz sitting next to me and I nearly jumped in surprise. What was she doing here? If she found out would I have to resign my plumbers' badge? Hell that didn't matter she was here and that's what mattered. Her eyes fluttered open as she realised I had awoken. Why was she here? My memory was a bit fuzzy on the incident. Wait wasn't I meant to be in chains?

Suddenly my thoughts were cut off by a huge bear hug. For a second I froze not used to that kind of a contact but slowly I melted into the moment. My body relaxed and my mind felt at peace. Her body trembled and I recognised how real it felt. She wasn't my imagination. She was here. I was so happy but I just couldn't bring myself to cry.

"Jazz… How?" I fumbled unable to comprehend the situation.

"They told me everything, Danny. They told me about your work," she said breaking away from the hug.

I looked down in shame. This kind of a situation where I would have to tell her didn't cross my mind. I knew how much she deserved to know but I just couldn't bring myself to drag her into this.

"Speak to me Danny. I want to know everything! How did they die?" she asked.

"T-they died doing the work they loved… they died saving me."

"What exactly is it that they did- what you are doing? Look at me!" she yelled in frustration.

I looked at her meeting her eyes. Everything she dished out at me I deserved. All the pain she had been through these past few years had been mostly because of me. My selfishness to remember our parents had affected her the most.

"What exactly has Magister Tennyson currently explained to you?" I asked.

"That you are some peace keeping organization who work around the universe. It's not exactly believable you know?" she said laughing a bit hysterically.

"We are the plumbers… not plumbing as in fixing pipes but plumbers as in basically intergalactic police. Mom and dad were part of the plumbers but you could say they were a bit more as well. There are different kinds of plumbers. There are the normal full time ones, and then there are the Megastars who are like the commanding officers of each base or sector of the universe. There is of course an intergalactic court with laws we have to follow," I listed before I was stopped.

"Wait so you mean to say mom and dad were like cops?! How could you have kept it from me Danny and what do you mean by they were more?" she blabbered interrupting.

I would have normally gotten annoyed that someone interrupted me halfway through a briefing but this was Jazz. She didn't have any formal training and she had every right to get angry and leave any minute.

"I was getting to that. You see mom and dad were special operatives. Special operatives are like the cream of the crop from plumbers academy and only the best get the job. They take the dangerous missions and usually specialise in a certain category of work. Mom and dad were scientists, negotiators and occasionally peace keepers." I explained.

"I'm guessing you're also a special operative. What are you?" she asked quickly catching on like I expected her to.

"I am a special operative but because of something… well because of my talents I have taken the infiltration, reconnaissance, espionage and assassination tactics division."

I started sweating as I realised how screwed I was. What if Jazz found out I was dead? What if she found out that I was a ghost? I could see it in her eyes that she didn't completely trust me yet and she was about to give me a lecture. It was a lecture I definitely deserved after torturing her for years.

"Daniel Jackson Fenton, do you know how it felt for me to be by myself in Vlad's mansion for three years not knowing if you were dead. Vlad and I thought you were taken by some sort of mafia or the government for knowing too much about something we couldn't figure out! I spent sleepless nights worrying about you and playing detective hoping you weren't dead all along. Two years I spent day and night on you and all I had to go on was the necklace I received a year later from a mysterious girl. I don't whether I should be happy or sad so I am going to do one thing…" she said in a cold voice.

I felt a pang on my cheeks as her hand slapped across my face as hard as she could. The pain wasn't bad but it hurt to know what I had done to her all those years ago. I couldn't imagine myself being put in her situation ever. Suddenly I felt that heart-warming embrace as the coldness in her demeanour drastically changed. I accepted it and hugged her back tightly as this time I cried.

"I'm sorry, I am so sorry. I'm so sorry," I sobbed into her chest.

"I love you so much little brother. A sorry won't cut something like this what I need is a promise. Promise me you will never leave me like this or you won't ever lie to me again," she said softly.

"I promise. I promise," I cried hugging her.

Finally after we pulled off of each other I wiped my tears away. Lately I found myself being much more emotional and open to everyone around me. I wanted to go to sleep now but sadly Jazz looked like she had one more thing to say.

"What is it that you are hiding from me?" she asked with her keen eye.

I paused for a second wondering how I should break it to her, "Jazz it's not that easy to explain… Maybe I'll just show you."

I wobbly stood out of my bed and faced her shakily. Jazz would never hate me if I happened to be a ghost. I just knew she would be supporting. I willed my rings to go down my body as the ectoplasm in my cells vibrated in excitement. The rush of becoming light beyond belief took over me but I had to calm myself down.

"Y-you're a ghost… since when?" she asked quietly.

"A year before I had left. Mom and dad where depressed about that portal and I went into fix it. The portal turned on with me inside of it and somehow I died that day but not without keeping this body."

There was no time to figure out what she was thinking when suddenly there was a knock on the door and Ben and Rook came in. I weakly smiled at them before transforming back into my human form. It seemed Ben had bought some chilly fries. Thank the lord.

"Wait, Ben 10 as in Ben Tennyson!" Jazz cried out in fan girl excitement.

"Umm… yeah. Your sister Danny?" Ben asked awkwardly as Jazz grabbed his wrist and looked at the watch in admiration.

"Yeah, thankfully I was able to explain my situation to her and hopefully there won't be any repercussions," I said sitting back in my bed tiredly.

"Do not worry Danny. The media is saying that you are but the victim of a ghost who wanted revenge on your parents. We have not disclosed any information on your work as a plumber," Rook said calming me down.

I groaned as I started remembering what had just happened. I remembered the fight against Z and phantom. I had finally come to terms with the fact that I was dead. What that meant for my body I didn't know. My thoughts were interrupted when the door opened again revealing a person I didn't think I wanted to or expected to see again.

"Vlad," I said with mirth.

"All these years past Daniel, and you still find a primitive joy in stating my name," he retorted with his usually annoying attitude.

I glared at him but decided to calm down. He hadn't conquered the world yet and that was showing some progress. His previous attempts were short of victorious, as he wouldn't have been able to get through me or better yet Ben. Thankfully Ben or the plumbers didn't know about him yet. I did not want to disclose Vlad's secrets although we had been mortal enemies. The man had helped whether I liked to admit it or not. The problem was that I didn't trust him one bit; not after what he had done to Dani.

"Who is this?" Ben asked suddenly cutting the awkward Tension and silence.

"Forgive me for my rudeness Ben Tennyson. I am Vlad Plasmius and Jasmine Fenton's legal guardian. Now that the prodigal son has come back I came to enlist him as a charge under me," Vlad said surprisingly nicely.

"That is great Danny now you can live with your family," Ben said completely clueless to my situation.

I looked at Jazz who looked hopeful. I guess she didn't know what Vlad had done to me all those years back when I was Danny Phantom the 'hero'. Despite my anger to Vlad he had done me a massive favour by helping Jazz out while I wasn't there for her and so far he hadn't done anything evil to her… I had to be polite with him. I had to thank him for his services.

No! He killed Dani. The image of my clone- no my daughter came back into my mind. The way she melted into ectoplasmic sludge as she begged to be saved. I had failed her that day and Vlad had murdered her and gotten away with it.

Yet he helped Jazz. Was it because of his love for Mom? Despite his evil nature it was still Vlad's obsession to have a family with my mom. It was an innocent desire but anything innocent could easily be corrupted by the moral less nature of ectoplasm. He had helped however and I owed him for not allowing Jazz to go through a harder time than what would have faced her. I quickly got out of bed and discarded my pride and ego.

"Thank you for taking care of Jazz all these years," I said bowing.

Vlad's usually guarded expression had shock written all over it. I quickly put on my distaste back into my frown as I looked at the man. What he had done to me could never be forgiven no matter how much he tried repaying me. Dani was gone and he could never bring her back.

"Well it seems you have grown slightly since the last time I saw you," he said.

"This does not dismiss anything Vlad. I am grateful but that does not mean I trust you," I snarled.

"Danny, what has gotten into you?" Jazz said angrily.

"Yeah dude, he just took care of your sister for three years," Ben added.

Thankfully Rook understood that it was a personal matter that had nothing to do with my job. He quickly pulled a confused Ben out of the room. My sister stayed looking as confused as ever but she stayed silent and observant. Vlad would never tell her what he did and neither would I. Jazz saw him as family now and she definitely didn't need to know the atrocity this man had committed.

"Why can't you stay with me Daniel? Is this because of your job?" he asked.

"How much of it do you know?" I asked not wanting to disclose classified information when it wasn't necessary.

"Enough to know you are some sort of intergalactic law enforcement agency."

"Well then it seems I won't have to keep it secret from you either. I suggest you don't mess with them Vlad. Although you are rich they have technology and recourses around the universe."

"This does not explain why you don't want to live with us," Jazz said frustrated.

"It's not that I don't want to live with you but more like it is inconvenient to live with you. I am currently residing much closer to plumber HQ, Ben and Rook are my partners and I am a full time special operative. Special ops missions go on for weeks, months and sometimes years. Being enlisted into the human system would mean I would still be going to school for human education when I receiving a far higher standard already," I explained leaving Vlad out of the equation on purpose.

I had other reasons for not living with Jazz and most of them were related to Vlad. I did not trust the man with me but Jazz was different. Jazz was human and not someone who he could welcome into ruling the world with him.

"Your work seems interesting Danny," Vlad admitted clearly wanting to know more about what I do.

"Can't we figure out a compromise? Why are you even doing that kind of dangerous work anyway?" Jazz asked worriedly.

"You know full well why," I said clearly meaning mom and dad.

"What happened to Maddie?" Vlad asked quietly.

"She died doing her mission. As you have guessed already she was in the same line of work I am in currently."

I frowned at Vlad but I couldn't help but feel sorry for Vlad. To lose one's obsession was like losing a part of you. Jazz was the one thing holding him together for all those years and that's probably why he didn't cease to exist… yet.

"Am I right when I presume you couldn't tell Jazz about your line of work or was it something you kept secret for the sake of it?" Vlad asked taking a surprisingly protective tone.

"I don't have to answer anything you ask me Masters but I will do it for Jazz's sake. Yes I couldn't disclose anything and I wouldn't have been able to remember anything about mom and dad if I didn't join them. Earth is still in the process of becoming an intergalactic commune and being under the same laws as every other planet. There are protocols for people knowing certain things," I explained with as mirth as I could add towards Vlad.

"You did this to remember them…" Jazz said quietly.

"Someone had to remember their sacrifice. I just couldn't imagine forgetting how they died protecting me and all those innocents. It was a memory I decided to remember and honour for my whole life," I said with pride.

There was an awkward silence and I didn't know if Vlad would back down. The man's obsession had been to have me as a son as well. It surprised me when he walked through the door and smiled my way.

"I have misjudged you Daniel. Your previous dimness has somehow become a brilliant spectacle. If you change your mind you can always come live with us," he said ushering Jazz out with him.

I frowned at that thought. He had changed albeit slightly but he had changed. Did he think he had my forgiveness for what he had done? I growled. Why couldn't he just have stayed his sleazy old evil self? Things would have been much easier to distinguish than right now. That old fruit loop still had it coming though. Who did he think he was holding my sister like his own? Oh- he was her guardian.

The door opened again and I sighed. Why couldn't they just leave me alone in peace to sort out my currently messed up life. Nothing was going according to plan anymore. Thankfully it was Ben who was still holding his bag of Chilly fries. He put them on my lap and sat down next to the bed. Rook just leaned on the wall with his hands crossed.

"How are you feeling?" Ben asked.

"At first it felt like a truck ran over me but now I just have a massive headache. I didn't think telling Jazz would both leave me relieved and annoyed."

"Yeah- the past few days have been epic with Kyhber and then suddenly Z," Ben said rubbing his temples.

"Wait what exactly happened to Z?" I asked.

"Grandpa Max told me that Z's human body is in a coma. Apparently you took way too much mana from his body for his human side to function for a while so we don't have to worry about him."

"Yeah all that mana was taxing," I grumbled as I remembered the pain.

"Do you know of any side effects that might come to your body?" Rook asked.

"You mean from the mana? I don't know but I'm sure if there is it couldn't be anything good. It didn't bode well to absorb that much mana at once," I said in an uncaring voice.

"Oh about that," Ben said hitting me on the head.

"Ow what was that for?" I whined.

"That was for doing something stupid and irrational. Do you see me doing stupid things like that?" Ben scolded but we just stared at him with a 'really' face.

He ignored it and suddenly hugged me. Rook joined in not knowing what to do.

"And this is for coming back alive," he said hugging me tightly.

"Is this going to be an everyday thing from now on where you hit me before you hug?" I asked not liking this gig.

"Only if you decide to head into battle without concern for yourself," Rook retorted.

"When have I ever? Rule number 45 in Book 6 is never place yourself in unnecessary risk unless necessary and when have I not followed the rules?" I said in mock hurt.

We laughed for a while until the door slammed open and before I knew it I was tackled by a tall lanky, familiar figure.

"Agent A- get of me- can't breathe…"

"You worried me sick! When I heard you woke up I ditched work to come here to see you," he said crushing me while anime tears poured down from his eyes like a waterfall.

I pushed him off with all my might. This guy managed to tick me off even when he wasn't trying to be his weird and eccentric self. I couldn't help but give him a small smile though.

"Hey you're the guy who worked with Danny on the case right?" Ben asked.

"Oh my god! It's Ben Tennyson himself! Can you sign my but?" he asked excitedly.

"Umm- maybe another day but I could sign your head," Ben suggested.

I smiled. This was how things were meant to be. All of us smiling and acting like our usual dumb selves. Ben suddenly turned to me and ruined my mood by putting on one of his serious thinking faces.

"You were in Ledger domain right? Z had taken over for like a few months correct?" Ben asked.

"Yeah what's your point?" I asked.

"Charm Caster was the ruler of Ledger domain from my memory… I wonder where she went during those few months."

~Meanwhile in Ledger domain…

"Let me out of here! I am the ruler of Ledger domain! I demand you give back the alpha rune and your servitude!" the girl yelled out in frustration.

"I don't think so Charmy. We finally have control over what we do and we don't need a dictator in Ledger domain anymore. Won't you just hang their quietly in your cell and let me read my book," I asked.

"You're a stupid rock creature! Who are you to tell me what to do!" the girl yelled again.

I sighed. I cast a charm to silence her before I went back to my book. Ever since the war with Z Ignaceous had led us into an era of peace. Ever since then I had a new kind of torture and that was to take care of the previous master of Ledger domain. To say she was a brat would be an understatement. She was probably the most annoying thing I had come across and I found myself wishing I was back under Z's control for a second.

Why hadn't Ignaceous placed me in clean up duty?

~back in the hospital…

"I need to change so why don't you people walk out of the door?" I asked annoyed as Rook and Ben just stared at me dumbly before they flushed and ran outside.

I sighed before shaking my head in mild amusement at their antiques. I quickly took of the blue dress I was wearing and examined all the injuries I had. Compared to what I saw on Rook and Kalvin I didn't have much. The mana must've healed any damage the ectoranium chains should have caused. I wore the green and blue top with the plain genes. It was nice to wear something that wasn't my proto-tech armour or my pyjamas. Sometimes I slept in my armour too… ok that is disgusting. Maybe I should put it in the wash ones in a while.

I walked out of my room to see Kalvin bringing me some coffee. I gladly took it and sipped it slowly. I wondered what he had been up to after the battle was over. I trailed my eyes to his messy, black stubble. I guess he didn't get enough time to shave with all the things he had to be doing. He looked pretty tired as well and his hazel eyes seemed to be a shade darker.

"Did you get any sleep?" I asked.

"Nah, but I did get a promotion. Hurrah! Now they can kill me with higher ranked missions and actually have a legit excuse when I die," he said sarcastically although somewhat light heartedly.

"You know you could become a plumber right?" I suggested.

"And get killed on a mission from some sort of creepy alien no thanks. At least when it comes to ghosts you know what to expect."

"I guess we aren't partners anymore, eh?" I asked slightly disappointed.

"Nah but we are still friends," he said always looking at the bright side.

"That's creepy why would I want to be friends with a forty year old pedo?" I retorted in a sadistic tone.

"Hey I'm still in my thirties!" he protested.

"And you're already going through your midlife crisis? You're an early bird aren't you?" I said in mock surprise getting a flustered and embarrassed Kalvin in response.

"Not funny dude," he said going red.

"It's just fun teasing a forty year old man who can retort with as much intellect as a five year old," I said waving him off.

"Hey, I'll have you know- that I- that I have amazing comebacks!" he fumbled in embarrassment.

"Oh I'm sorry did I say five year old when I actually mean two?" I said evilly.

I had to admit seeing him squirm was just as much fun as seeing Ben squirm. It was like a sport in itself. I tried not to laugh but I just couldn't.

~Kalvin…

What did that brat get from insulting me so much? It was true that I didn't have many comebacks in my arsenal and the ones I did were plain dumb but why did he have to be so evil. It was bad enough that he was my senior during the mission and now he also happens to be an uptight sadist. I groaned at my bad luck.

Suddenly I heard laughter. I turned my head to see a side of Danny that was rare. It wasn't all the time that I saw him so truly happy and himself. It was like he finally opened up the hundred metre layer thick wall of professionalism and sarcasm to reveal his true nature. For once I saw the sixteen year old he truly was. It made me wonder why he wanted to start so early in his career.

Truth was when I was his age I was just like him. My dream to fight of the nightmares in my life had come true when I witnessed firsthand the atrocities ghosts could commit. Their single minded nature mixed with the absence to empathise made them the description of evil itself. Everything they wished for they perverted into their own sense of want. Something as innocent as friendship could be turned into evil when it was done by a ghost. Danny was different.

It was like every other day when I was assigned to a new mission. I went to get the file telling me what was in store and I wondered if it was going to be my last. It didn't matter though because if I could kill a ghost I could feel better. They had taken everything from me and I was going to do the same. To see one of them turn into ectoplasmic sludge underneath my feet brought me a certain sense of pleasure.

When I read the file it said something I never thought was possible. I was going to work with Phantom. I wasn't expected to kill the evil creature but to work with it. To say I was unhappy would be false. Phantom had saved me one day and that was the day my world had turned around. Phantom was the anomaly in everything ghost related. He wasn't a ghost to me but a human. No ghost would save a human even if their obsession was to be a hero. No the obsession would cause them to destroy the threat but not save people. Saving people was just not one of the things they did. Danny Phantom was different.

What had really shocked me that day was that Phantom had become a plumber. An intergalactic police for god's sake! What was a ghost of all things doing there? It was only until I read the rest of the file on his description that I realised that he also had his human body. That would mean he retained his human sense of morality and hence why it was okay for him to work there.

I was excited and happy but it was a hard reality hit when he turned out to be a complete sadist. We had a good start, but his professionalism, and the lack of mine was what turned him from me. He gave me more work than possible to read, and get through in a night, and he didn't stop teasing me. Everything about him screamed ghost, and it took all my willpower not to blast him with my ectoranium pistol.

As time passed by he started becoming nicer and nicer and I found myself liking him more and more. Everything I knew about ghosts was slowly breaking apart and then Z hit. That was a ghost's true nature. I thought I would distrust Danny but it didn't happen. I found myself trusting creatures that weren't even human instead. The Agency would not be proud but I wasn't looking to please them. Instead of going against Phantom like they had expected me to I decided to fight for him. I opened doors for him behind the background and helped him from afar.

When I killed a ghost I didn't feel so happy anymore. The joy of seeing one die under my feet slowly faded away and it was left with indifference. Enjoying that job didn't feel like it could ever happen again. They had taken everything away from me and they had given it back… Danny had given it back. For the first time in a long time I had a partner who risked his life to save mine and a partner who actually cared instead of using me.

For the first time since the day I had everything taken from me I felt content.

"Agent A, you're looking at me weird. Do you have a teenage boy fetish?" Danny asked with a shocked face on.

"Call me Kalvin for heaven's sake. I was just thinking," I replied too tired to give him a reaction of annoyance although I was thoroughly annoyed.

"What's wrong? You're being no fun right now," he asked leaning forward to look at my face.

"Nah, I'm just tired… you know how lucky you are?" I suddenly asked wishing I could take it back.

"What do you mean?" he asked me as his teasing voice completely left.

"You have great partners to back you up. Just don't be letting them get killed anytime soon," I said ruffling his hair.

For once Danny didn't grumble about me messing up his already messy hair. Instead he looked at me and smiled slightly. It looked fake and sad but it portrayed an emotion I knew all too well. It was like he was remembering something and the truth was I was too. Every time I saw him I saw my son. Those cute little legs and that jet black, messy hair. Danny would have looked exactly like him if he were here. If only I had the chance to introduce the two.

~Danny…

Rook and Ben were partners but Kalvin was something more. The touch of his hands on my head almost felt… never mind. My mind was messed up anyway. I was too desperate for that kind of love. Wanting a family was Vlad's nature not mine.

Kalvin stood up and I didn't want him to leave. I wanted him to buy me some chilly fries and take me to a footy match. I wanted to go home with him and Jazz and watch a late night movie. I wanted so many things but I knew it wasn't acceptable. Although I had never thought of it he probably had children and a wife. He probably already had a family he needed to take care of.

I smiled hoping he didn't notice my inner turmoil. I didn't really want this partnership to end. We had made such a great team and I found myself wishing we could do more things together like a… never mind. Actually I'm going to admit it. I wanted him to be my dad. He was the closest person I had as one other than Magister Coronach but he was in space no doubt with his students helping them out. He would have to be the most immature father figure ever though.

"I've got to go. Call me if you want to hang out sometime," he said before going to walk away.

I quickly grabbed his hands without thinking. My nature compelled me to make fun of him again and anger him into going bowling or something. I decided against it and chose to let him go. It wouldn't work out anyway. I was dead and he wasn't. Having a dead kid as a son wasn't something I would ever burden anyone with. Giving up on that idea didn't mean I gave up on ever having a relationship with Kalvin.

"We may not be partners anymore but we are always going to friends. Plus if you ever need help in a mission where you're about to get killed just ring me up and I'll be there," I said quickly.

He beamed another idiotically bright smile at me, before he gave me a thumbs up and left. I watched his back leave the hospital grounds as he faded away in the distance. I hit myself on the head when he left. When had I become like Vlad? Why had such selfish thoughts entered my head? Was this what it felt like to long for a family like he did? Maybe I had been too harsh on his obsession.

Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder and I nearly jumped out of my skin. I quickly took a breath and turned around to see who it was. Thankfully it was only Rook. He smiled at me.

"Do not worry Danny. The agency has agreed to make Kalvin your partner for ghost related missions," Rook said surprising me.

"That's great. Why didn't anybody tell me earlier? I would have saved myself from an awkwardly mushy speech," I groaned.

"It was touching," Rook agreed.

"…Wait you were watching us?!" I growled.

"Was it a private moment of affection?" he asked.

"Yes, as much as the moments Rayona and you have!" I growled.

"You hold a 'crush' for this Agent A? How is it possible to mate with him?" Rook asked confused and turning everything weird.

"I do not have a crush on him! It's something more and a damn sexual desire Rook. You should not have listened in," I growled getting very annoyed.

I did not have any sort of crush on Kalvin (A/N Danny DOES NOT have a crush on Kalvin). That did not mean he had any right to listen into something that private. Danny Fenton does not do mushy and when he does it is extremely rare and only for chosen eyes! I blushed getting really embarrassed and I quickly stormed towards the Proto-TRUCK.

~Ben…

I walked into see an angry Danny storming of with a very shocked looking Rook. Figures he must have done something insensitive. Couldn't blame him when he did not understand human customs let alone phrases.

"What did you do this time?" I asked.

"Danny said his farewell to Agent A and he didn't look happy so I went to cheer him up."

"What exactly did you do to cheer him up?" I asked knowing it must be something bad.

"Well I told him he will see Agent A again…"

"And then?" I asked.

"He was angry that I heard his conversation," Rook fidgeted not knowing what to do.

"Was it private?" I asked finally seeing the problem here.

"Well as private as it is with Rayona and me apparently," Rook said innocently.

I turned around and blushed. Rayona was a girl's name! Was Danny gay?! How had I not seen this? I turned to Rook and patted his back. The poor guy didn't know how truly private that was.

"We don't speak about him liking another man ok Rook. It's like taboo here. All you have to do his pat his back and tell him you love him no matter what," I said.

We walked to the Proto-TRUCK to see a somewhat calmed down Danny sitting in the middle seat. We both patted his back and made a there, there gesture.

"We love you no matter what Danny," I said before Rook.

"What are you guys talking about?" he asked probably not connecting the dots.

"Just remember that you can tell us anything ok… anything."

"Ok… I'll keep that in mind." Danny mumbled looking at us weirdly no doubt trying to tell us the truth.

~Meanwhile…

Why are they acting so weird? Why are they acting like I have to tell them some sort of deep secret that they'll forgive? Oh well this is Ben and Rook we're talking about. I sighed.

This was going to be a long trip back 'home'.

Hello curry-llama here!

LOL! Ben thinks that Danny is gay! He isn't really. Danny just wants Kalvin to be like his father figure in a sense. Kalvin's background is like a mystery right? So is Danny's parents and I'm hoping to write a whole arc on uncovering their mysterious life.

This is the official conclusion to arc 1. It technically ended last chapter but this was the aftermath. It sets up the stage for arc 2. Arc 2 is going to be a more light hearted Arc. I think I've tortured Danny way to much emotionally.

The poor kid's parents die, then he gets separated from his only family, he becomes all gloomy and broody, gets a damn suicide mission for his debut and ends up having a ghost hunter as his partner. To top it all of his parent's late experiment decides to make him watch as he destroys everything he holds dear. Thankfully Danny and team stopped that before it happened.

Next arc is going to have some of the main ghost enemies from Danny Phantom. Danny's going to have fun doing what he does best and that involves kicking ghost ass.

I was actually wondering if I should have killed Danny at the end when he absorbs the mana from Z's body. I didn't because I've grown attached to this fiction. I can actually make a story line up unlike Naruto where if you change anything everything in the whole universe becomes messed up. The Ben 10 universe is pretty volatile and because the Omniverse universe is actually an alternate dimension I can make my story an alternate universe as well. So the original Omniverse universe still exists and this is a different but extremely similar universe to it.

Well hope you enjoyed. There will be a next arc coming up. I already have ideas.

Curry-llama out~