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A new lease on life

By: Feliz
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Ch. 6

New lease on life

A Danny Phantom fan fic by Wega the blue sun

No copyright infringement is intended. the DP characters don't belong to me, just the OC's in the story and the fic itself.

Vlad goes to desperate lengths to attain his hearts desire. Story contains adult situations, mature themes, nudity and crude language. Chapters are rated by content.

Ch. 6

The driveway was empty and the old Volvo nowhere in sight, that meant that his counterpart was still out doing whatever kept him busy, Vlad thought. Still in intangible ghost mode he phased through the roof of his old house. After a quick search convinced him that he was indeed alone Vlad phased back into his human form. Oh, it felt so good to be back in his body, he thought while he checked his suit pockets for the time device. It was still there and everything else was going according to plan, Vlad thought with some relief and yawned. Although he'd spent just one day in this new reality he felt as if he'd been here for weeks, and he was tired.

A low rumble in his stomach reminded Vlad that he hadn't eaten in a while, and he quickly made his way to the kitchen. The refrigerator contained an odd mix of junk food as well as some expensive vitamins and supplements in dark glass bottles, and Vlad suppressed a chuckle. More than likely Maddie had bought this stuff in the forlorn hope it would speed up his alter ego's recovery.

Vlad picked up a plate of congealed pizza and examined it with disgust. There didn't appear to be any mold growing on it, but that was just a matter of time. After a few minutes he finally chose an apple from the vegetable drawer and went to the sink to rinse it. As soon as he'd turned off the faucet the phone rang. After three rings the answering machine message played and Vlad listened to the nasally voice of his younger version give caller instructions. He'd never realized before how adenoidal he'd once sounded, and Vlad took a hearty bite out of the apple. Suddenly Maddie's sweet voice filled the air and Vlad hastily spit out the chunk of fruit while he ran to the phone.

"Hi honey, I'm just calling to let you know that I've made it. Alicia picked me up and ..."
"Maddie?!" Vlad shouted into the receiver and the voice on the other end of the line hesitated. "Is that you, Vlad? Are you OK, you sound funny..." He coughed and shifted his voice into a higher pitch. "I'm fine, just choking on an apple! Did you have a nice flight?" "Oh yes, no problems at all. There's no phone in Alicia's cabin, so we had to come back to this little store", Maddie explained.

"I'm sorry you had to go to so much trouble!", Vlad said sweetly. "And I'm also extremely sorry about my behavior this morning. Are you very angry with me, darling?" Maddie hesitated again. "That's OK, I know you're under a lot of stress", she said slowly and her voice dropped down to a whisper. "I can't really talk right now, I'm not alone. Are you sure you're all right?"

"Never better!" Vlad said. "I can't wait until you get back because I'll have a big surprise waiting for you! But do enjoy your vacation, you've earned it. And please say hi to your sister for me!" Maddie giggled. "I will, but what kind of surprise is it? You're making me curious ..." "Oh, you'll love it! I've thought about everything you said and ... well, you'll see", the halfa replied, gently teasing. "Wow, I can't wait! But I really have to go now, Alicia's waiting", Maddie whispered again. "I love you!" "I love you too, Maddie, I truly do!" Vlad said and held the receiver until the line went dead.

He exhaled loudly and sat down on a saggy recliner. That went rather well, Vlad thought. At the start of the conversation there'd some hesitation in Maddie's voice, but later she'd sounded happy and eager to return. And why not, after all the man she loved had done some soul searching and her relationship with him was about to improve dramatically, Vlad chuckled. A rattling noise in the hallway caught his attention and seconds later the living room door swung open and his younger counterpart walked in. What great timing, he's right on cue, Vlad thought as he stood up to greet the boy.

The young man stood rooted to the spot while the paper bag he'd been carrying slipped from his hands and hit the floor with a thud. "How did you get in? And who the hell are you?" the startled alter ego stuttered while he retreated into the hallway. "Don't I look familiar to you?" Vlad asked in a gentle tone while he slowly walked towards the boy. "Yeah, kind of. Are you related to me?" "You could say that!" Vlad smiled. "In fact, I am your older self. You see, I am who you will be in 20 years!"

"Really?" the other Vlad said nervously while he tried to turn the knob on the front door, but his hands were too shaky to get a good grip. "You're from the future, huh? How did you get here, did you use a time machine?" By now Vlad almost felt sorry for the boy and he smiled again to reassure him. His counterpart was frantically trying to open the door and Vlad decided it was time to put the boy out of his misery. "I used my ghost powers to travel in time, but allow me ..." To the slack jawed boy's amazement Vlad shifted into ghost mode. He phased through the walls and opened the unlocked door from the outside, then strode into the house in Plasmius mode and shifted back to his human form again. "Here you go, son!"

"How did you do that?" the young man gasped. "That was only a small demonstration of my ghost powers", Vlad replied. "You should be familiar with them, after all, you are me, or rather, you will be." "I can't do anything like that!" "Oh, it'll be a while before you develop your full potential, but trust me, it will happen. Now tell me, what can you do?"
Vlad asked. His counterpart shrugged. "Nothing really, except sometimes there's this green glow around my body and I start levitating, but I can't control it yet." "Yes, I remember that phase well", Vlad nodded. "Quite startling, isn't it? But don't worry, I'll show you some tricks, help you along a bit ..." "You'd do that for me?" his younger self said with a crooked grin. "Sure! After all, that's why I came here!" Vlad grinned.

"Are you happy now?", the voices of the observers rose accusingly. "Plasmius made contact with his alternate self! He broke his word of honor, just as we predicted!" "Yes, you were right, but all is not lost", Clockwork said. "This is but a minor interference in the time stream, the correct sequence of events hasn't yet been changed." "Will you step in before Plasmius causes serious damage?" the chorus asked anxiously. "When the situation warrants it", the time guardian replied with a tiny smile on his constantly changing features.

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