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Chapter 02: Meeting S.H.I.E.L.D. (Edited)
Danny had spent the last few months he had been in this universe testing his powers and fighting criminals. Unfortunately, it appeared that he didn't have all of the original's powers. He did not have the ability to use the ghostly wail, telekinesis, ghost stinger, or teleportation. He hoped that he would figure out how to get those powers back or develop different ones that were just as useful as those.
Duplication was a power he was lucky and grateful that he still had as it allowed him to be multiple places at once. The original Danny had problems due to having to be either a hero and a teen. The duplicate would protect his identity and allow him to have an alibi if the need ever arose. It also saved him from having to go to school. He tried really hard the first day but he knew the second he arrived at midtown high and saw a kid named Flash that was a jock he knew he wasn't staying.
He knew he didn't have the original's self-control and if Flash was as much of a jerk as Dash was he might end up hurting the kid. The best solution was for him to not even go to school. Not only did he know everything it did when they reunited but they also had a psychic link that let them talk to each other telepathically.
"We got a problem." The duplicate thought to him and he immediately focused wondering what was going on that needed his involvement. So far things had gone well and he had stayed subtle so there should be no problems at the school. Though that did not mean there was not a crime happening around the duplicate right now. The duplicate was on strict orders to not use ghost powers or transform on his own. Rather he was to contact and alert him of the problem and let him decide any future action.
"What is it?" Danny asked as he got ready to leave wondering if this was a regular criminal or a mutant.
"Ghost attack." was the response and he blinked a couple of times. Ghost attacks were rare things in this universe. Or at least in the city that he was in. In this city the usual problem was mostly criminals stealing something or holding people hostage. Ghosts attacks were something he didn't think would be a problem but he would adapt to the situation.
"I'm on my way." He thought to the duplicate before transforming into his ghost form.
Danny was very lucky to find once he searched the subbasement there was a new jumpsuit for him. He did not know how to sew so It wasn't like he could make his own and finding a costume that would work for him would have been time consuming.
He had changed his costume from the one he shared with the original with the D and P logo on it for a new one. It was a one piece like the original but now the design had changed. He had gotten rid of most of the white. The main part of the suit had stayed black but from the neck to parts of the arms and the boots they were now green. He had added bracelets to the gloves that opened up and served as a concealable and portable Fenton thermos and on his white utility belt were small containers for tool for diferent possible situations.
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When he had heard that there was a ghost attack he had flown there in a hurry and felt justified when he saw the crowds of people cowering in terror.
That however ended when he saw the ghost that was 'terrorizing' the people. The ghost that had halted traffic and inflicting possible trauma on the populace of New York made him sigh and possibly die a little on the inside if it was possible.
It was the box ghost. That was the reason that he had to cancel his plans to explore the ghost zone and even more of the city. This was a new universe with lots of history he was still studying. He truly felt like screaming and destroying a few city blocks to feel better. However, that would be an overreaction and so he decided to focus his rage on the next best thing. The box ghost.
"What are you doing?" He questioned the box ghost who was terrorizing a post office.
"I am claiming this post office as my domain." The Box Ghost proclaimed like that was a deed worth proclaiming to the world. He had the original's memories so he knew this was something the box ghost would do but he still felt like this was just sad.
"What do you plan on doing afterwards?" Danny asked and wondered why this was happening and where he could possibly think this was going.
"I will conquer other post offices. Spreading the terror of cardboard boxes and have them acknowledge my greatness!" Boxy shouted out. All he could do was shake his head in pity and annoyance.
He was aware of all the people still filming this and he would question their instincts if this was a serious villain.
"That plan is horrible." Danny couldn't help but say that and try to reason with the box ghost. That ended as well as could be expected though.
"I will not be stopped. Beware!" Box Ghost shouted and blasted him with a ghost ray that sent would have sent him crashing against an apartment building if he didn't flip backwards and land standing sideways on the building.
"I tried." Danny said and with that he flew straight back at the box ghost and blasted him with a ghost ray that sent him crashing against the very same post office he had tried to conquer. Then the box ghost came flying out with a bunch of cardboard boxes that he turned into a monster. He created a duplicate to deal with that and protect the people while he dealt with the box ghost.
Each Duplicate had a fraction of his power and so that meant he would have to end this quickly.
"Hey Boxy." Danny said and when he got his attention his outstretched hand quickly gave him a ghost ray to the face that knocked him down the street.
"Beware that." Danny said blowing the smoke of his hand and floating to the downed box ghost that was trying to get up.
"B-e-e-w-a-r-." the box ghost tried to say before he was sucked up into the bracelet thermos.
"Yeah, yeah. Tell it to the lunch lady." Danny said and with that done he turned back around to all the regular people that were still watching him and as soon as they saw that he was done they rushed him.
For the last two months that he was in this world he had managed to stay hidden for three weeks before news of his existence became public people of New York hadn't taken a liking to Phantom until he had an interview where he told the people he wasn't a mutant. He told them that he died during a science accident and came back as a ghost. It was not like that was a lie.
After that they had stopped throwing things at him when they saw that he was around. He did not like it but he knew full well the reaction people had of mutants especially after Magneto had attacked the White House and humiliated the government and the president. Seeing his duplicate walk into an alley he decided to see what he was doing here. He was supposed to be at school. Just because he didn't want to go didn't mean his grades had to suffer.
Danny wanted to be above a C average this time around.
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"Report Hawkeye." The voice in his communicator told him as he was positioned on a roof watching the ghost kid talked to a kid that looked like he could be his twin if not for the black hair and the blue eyes.
"I'm watching him right now Fury." He responded keeping an eye on the target.
"What is he doing?" Fury asked probably back in the triskelion. He and the others had been paranoid due to the recent attack and sent him on the mission to follow the ghost boy.
"He is talking with that clone of his." He responded it wasn't truly that hard to figure out if you had government resources like they did.
The kid probably figured his identity was secret as long as he and the duplicate were seen at the same place and that their appearances being different would throw off suspicion. For the less observant it probably would.
They however had spied on him constantly since he was revealed and watched both him and the duplicate he sent to school for him.
Hawkeye was really jealous of his powers. ignoring how he would have loved to use duplicates to avoid school his other powers made him either a great asset to any government or a great threat.
Invisibility and intangibility would be great for spy work so they were to either recruit this kid or get rid of him if he proved to be a threat. He was given this mission because they believed the only way to strike at him was from a distance so that he wouldn't turn intangible.
He was the best sniper they had even if he used arrows rather than bullets for his work.
"What should I do with him sir?" He questioned wondering if his orders had changed. So far, the kid didn't seem crazy but he wouldn't let down his guard. The world was a crazy place you just had to find out where you stood.
"Do nothing Hawkeye. I'm taking it from here." Fury said and that shocked him. Fury usually was in the field since he was the vice director but for something like this Hawkeye was wondering what was going on.
"You're positive sir?" He questioned.
"Yes, it is just that important." Fury said and ended the talk at that.
"Good luck kid. You're going to need it." He said. Whatever Fury wanted with kid was probably complicated and way above his pay grade to ask about. At least this assignment was near completion.
Whatever happened next was completely up to Fury.
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Danny had spent the rest of the day just flying around and stopping minor crimes. He had to fight criminals differently as he had to hold back to not do serious harm and he couldn't simply put them inside the thermos when they were beat.
Tying them up was a pain as he couldn't be asked to constantly carry around a enough handcuffs for each individual criminal so he had to wait for the police to arrive and then take the criminals was a trial waiting for police to arrive and get through traffic and walking. New York was a lot bigger than his memories of Amity Park. There were more people and cars. The traffic was as bad as stories made it out to be.
Just another reason why he was glad he could fly. When he got back home it was late in the afternoon and he was exhausted so when he ended up in the living room he just laid back on the couch and was about to get some sleep. His duplicate had keys and even if he lost them he still had enough energy to phase through the door and recombine with him. If not it would just disappear though that meant he would lose the information it had.
"Neat trick." A voice said from the kitchen door and Danny nodded in agreement until he remembered that he should be the only person in the house.
He jumped up and glared at the intruder with glowing green eyes and a ghost ray ready to be fired from both hands. He was in his human form so they wouldn't be as powerful but they would still hurt the person who broke into his house.
"Cute trick kid but to let you know anything happens to me and an army of guys come rushing through." The man said as Danny got a good look at him.
The man was very noticeable. He had brown skin and a bald head, he stood a little over six feet and wore a dark trench coat. The first thing that drew your attention however was the eye patch on his face.
He was curious about what the story was there but there were other matters that needed to be discussed.
"What do you want?" He questioned the mystery man wanting to know what the purpose of this visit was. He didn't think the many needed to borrow a cup of sugar.
"Let's have a seat mister Masters." He said and walked over to the kitchen table.
Having no choice he followed. If the guy truly had a team of guys outside then it would be best to see what he wanted before making a decision. He probably could escape but there wasn't a need to make this conversation end in violence. At least not yet anyway.
"Who are you?" Danny asked first. The guy already knew who he was and where he lived so Danny needed some information back before this conversation went anywhere.
"Nick Fury Vice Director of S.H.I.E.L.D." He said and Danny got the feeling that it was an important job. Like above secret service level clearance.
"What is S.H.I.E.L.D?" Danny asked. Acronyms usually meant something in television and he had been watching a lot lately. Also the G.I.W. or guys in white had been a huge problem for the original so he wanted to know if he was dealing with a similar deal here.
"Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate." Fury said and Danny really wanted to ask how hard they worked to get an acronym for a simple word like shield. It probably wasn't easy.
"What do you want from me?" Danny asked warily not sure if he should have run by now.
"We protect the country from dangers both known and unknown and we want you to join us." He finished and Danny blinked a couple of times to make sure he wasn't dreaming.
"Why do you want me?" Danny questioned. He knew of the world's problem with mutants and so even though he wasn't one he was stunned that they would want to hire someone with powers.
"Have you looked outside. Crime is becoming super crime, Terrorism is becoming super terrorism, and we need to adapt to these changes if we are to continue our job." Fury said with his one visible eye showing how serious he was.
"You want me to work for S.H.I.E.L.D." He said more than asked and when Fury nodded Danny rubbed his hand through his long spiky dark hair. When he made the deal to live here he didn't expect all this happening so soon.
"Here." Fury said handing him a folder. In it was the history he had for this world. They had clearly been watching him for a while and the implied threat was that if he didn't join they would consider him a threat to the country. This organization didn't seem like one to let him go about his merry way either.
Danny was about to say something when his ghost sense activated and he noticed that time was frozen and he was wearing one of Clockwork's medallion.
"You knew this was going to happen." Danny said and turned around to see Clockwork floating there with his old man body.
"It was a possibility." Clockwork answered in that annoying cryptic way that he talked.
"So should I run?" Danny questioned Clockwork and was waiting for his answer. Seeking advice from the man who saw the future was always the best option before you made a decision in his opinion.
However, he frowned when Clockwork shook his head signaling the answer was no.
"To the contrary you should join them." He said and Danny sighed wondering what was going on now.
"Why am I doing this?" He wanted an explanation for this if nothing else as he was told he would be free to make his own decisions when he agreed to be sent here.
"If you don't join countless people will die." He said and that grabbed Danny's attention.
"How many?" Danny asked with a voice full of caution yet there was a small bit of curiosity. He wondered if the number was big enough to risk joining a government organization.
"Millions." Clockwork answered and Danny froze. The side that was more Plasmius was willing to ignore all that but the Fenton part of him urged him to agree. This time the Fenton side won in the debate. He wouldn't let millions die if he could help it.
"Fine but we are going to have a talk later." Danny said he needed more information so after he was going to accept this task he was heading right for Clockwork's Lair.
The medallion was taken back and Clockwork left and when he saw that time was turning back on Danny returned to his original position and closed the envelope.
"So what do you say kid?" Fury asked like he hadn't just subtly implied a threat to him.
"I'm in." Danny said as he sighed and leaned back in his chair.
"Good kid. Here's your first mission." Fury said like he expected Danny to agree earlier.
After he walked out the door Danny followed to see where all his backup was. Opening the door Danny didn't see anyone. Not even Fury who had just left.
Shaking his head at what was going on Danny closed the door and slumped down on the couch wondering what he had gotten involved in.
On the folder he was given that he was looking at it only had two words on it and they meant nothing to him yet.
It said Weapon X.
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Fury was walking up the stairs of his high-rise apartment. Wondering if the kid had read the folder yet and if he would be ready for what he found.
Anyway there was no time to worry about that he had his own mission to do and he would be out of the country in a few hours. He would be looking for someone doing Illegal genetic research.
He hoped the kid passed this test because they needed more people with superpowers if he was going to get his Ultimates Initiative started. He had other people to meet with to but if everything went well the country would have protectors capable of defending it from any kinds of threats.
Well those were tomorrow's problems today problems still had to be dealt with.
It truly was hard being him but if someone had to do it he would rather it be him than someone else.
Author's Note: These first two chapters were to put Danny in the Ultimate's Universe and to explain the point in the timeline. This is right after the first arc of ultimate X men and during the beginning of Ultimate Spiderman and before Ultimates and Ultimate Fantastic Four.