4A Names Meaning
Hello Curry-llama here!
This story was so random and I had a dream of it a long time ago. It's sort of sad and if you don't like sad endings then don't read it. Don't make fun of me for writing a Winx club fanfiction either. This was purely from a dream and because I was like lol why not write it? Danny's pretty badass in this later on but for now the first chp will only feature Bloom and Stella.
Disclaimer:
I do not own anything… *sobs*
Chapter 1: A gut feeling
Bloom felt something amiss since the day she started coming back to school. It wasn't like she was trying to be the centre of attention but she felt wrong. There was something out there needing her, but she wasn't there, and that's what felt wrong. No... It wasn't just something. It was a someone. There was someone out there who needed her.
"Bloom. Yoohoo, you there?"
Bloom snapped out if her revere and turned to her blond friend Stella. She gave her friend a sheepish smile and scratched her head.
"Nope, nothing wrong... I hope..."
"O-ok... Well let's get to class."
"Oh my gosh! We're late aren't we?!"
"Yes we are."
Stella grabbed onto her friends wrist and dragged her to class as fast as she could. Bloom however was lost in the feeling that she should have been going the other way. Her whole body screamed for her to fly towards the forest and answer her summoning.
Classes had gone just like it had before. Stella was not attentive as usual. Flora and Techna seemed to know all the answers and everything was normal... except for Bloom.
"What's wrong with you Bloom?" Stella whispered exasperated.
"Ok the truth is I don't know. I just want to fly to the forest!" Bloom groaned.
"Miss Bloom, if this class is boring you that much I suggest you fly to the principal's office instead of the forest. God knows you won't be able to survive there without the knowledge we teach,."
Bloom said her sorry before going back to her jitters. Stella waited for the class to end before she dragged her friend away to a secluded spot. Her worries only grew when she saw Bloom start to shake.
"We're going to the forest ok!" Stella shrieked.
"What we? I can feel it's not safe so I have to go alone!"
"That's exactly why you can't go alone! No matter how strong you are Bloom you can't do everything alone. Who knows what would happen to you out there if I'm not there to help. Just because you beat those three witches doesn't mean you can luck out again."
"Ok, ok you can come but no one else can be on this with me." Bloom said finally.
"Sure I can deal with that."
With that said the two fairies sneaked out into the woods and started flying. Bloom wasn't any better than she was before. Her gut told her to run away but a force pulled her towards something. Suddenly when they were a while away into the forest something pulled her to stop.
"What's happening Bloom?" Stella asked worriedly.
"I-I don't know... I'm just listening to the feeling."
She fluttered down and when she hit the ground fire blazed from her feet. The fire spread in a controlled manner to form a sort of circle with symbols around it. Before they could open their mouth in awe the flames extended out and the ground started rumbling.
"Bloom!" Stella screamed as she ran to protect her friend.
"Something's coming out!" Bloom said anticipating a fight.
The two fairies paused as suddenly a cave came out instead of the expected monster. The two looked at each other and decided walking in was the only option they had. Bloom's jitters were prominent now and Stella was getting really worried. The way her friend acted was highly disturbing to the blond fairy.
"Maybe we should call for the others?" Stella said uncertainly.
"No I have a feeling that, that would be a bad idea."
"Yeah and I'm having a feeling that this is a bad idea," Stella retorted.
The rest of the trip went in silence as the two girls walked alert to their every step. This place looked more like an abandoned home without lighting than a scary dungeon with traps. The whole place was littered with experimental papers written in gibberish.
Suddenly Bloom stopped. Her instincts told her to pull the leaver and she did. Suddenly the very normal looking shelf didn't look normal anymore. It slid across and revealed a dark pathway with stairs. The two girls walked down after taking in a deep breath. When they reached the bottom of the winding pathway they came into a round room.
"Wow... Look at this." Stella whispered in awe.
The room was bare except for the middle which held a highly decorated pedestal. Though the pedestal wasn't what had impressed the two fairies. What impressed the duo was the item on the pedestal. It was a simple ice crystal but the magic was unlike anything they felt. It was volatile, extremely strong, and aggressive.
"Bloom..."
Bloom tuned out her friend as the 'pull' as she had come to call it urged her to take hold of the item. Her thoughts were irrelevant as her body took over to the sudden need and resisted her chaotic mind.
It was almost like she was... possessed.
"Bloom!" Stella tried again.
It was too late. Both her hands gently held the floating ice crystal as her own magic engulfed her along with what was inside the crystal. She closed her eyes and lost herself.
~mind-scape…
"Wha-? What's going on?" Bloom said as she realised she was in control of her body.
Her mind went back to her situation after her small minute of joy at having her body back. Terror and confusion took over her as she realised she was floating without wings in a clearly different environment. It looked like she was on Earth in the human side.
Suddenly a sound cut in of a little boy. Her eyes trailed to a small child with raven dark hair and bright blue eyes. He seemed happy, like he could own the world, but his parents didn't. They smiled at him wearily but they seemed to love him a lot. He seemed to be playing with a girl with ginger hair who was slightly older. Bloom decided to float down and talk to them.
"Hello my name is Bloo-" she said before the little boy went through her.
Her next few attempts of getting their attention failed. She decided to stop and just watch what was happening. Suddenly the seen abruptly changed and Bloom found herself in a lab of sorts. She saw the same little boy but older with what she guessed was two of his friends.
"I guess I can go in... I mean what's the harm right?" The raven hair child said nervously.
"Come on Danny. You can do it!" encouraged a child with a red hat.
Bloom noted his name since she guessed this was about his life. She wondered if he was connected to what was happening to her. Danny walked into the machine and after a few tense seconds there was a bright green shock. Bloom tried to save the boy but she couldn't touch him. He got up though and she witnessed him become a ghost and change back at will.
Then the seen skipped and she saw how he fought other ghosts and kept his town safe. She was shocked when he fought his future self but when the setting changed to something dark and ominous Bloom instantly felt like something was going to go wrong. Danny was sleeping before he got knocked out by someone.
She saw him wake up in a whole other setting. He looked up alert, defiant and dangerous at the shadowy figure that stood in the darkness.
"What do you want from me? Tell me quickly before I hand your ass to you on a platter," he growled.
"You were never one for patience, were you 'Danny Phantom'? Don't worry though because soon you will have all the time in the world."
A tall man with long black hair tied behind him walked forward. He wore black plate armour which looked like it could withstand a bulldozer without a scratch. Bloom couldn't tell of his magical ability though because it was all a memory.
"What do you mean?" Danny sneered again.
"You have wondered why you were ageing although you were a ghost am I correct. The reason is because you are imperfect. You my friend are the fine line between death and life and yet you continue to die like everybody else. I seek your perfection. I seek the perfect immortal slave." He said his voice sleek and smooth.
Danny seemed to shake of his revere and glare at the man. Bloom saw the defiance but she also saw that tinge of fear creep in. Whatever that man was he was strong enough to scare Danny.
"Vlad's been at it for a while and now you! I've had enough! I'm no ones and I'm definitely not your slave… besides no one is immortal. No one can defy death!" Danny stated a matter of factly.
"Yet you have haven't you?" the man remarked.
"Yes, but not for long. There is a natural order to things in this world. We came from the dust and we must return to the dust."
Bloom blinked not seeing the smart side of Danny until now. She only saw his fights and all of them were childish. She never stopped to think that maybe he knew more about life and death than most others. He seemed adamant on his belief and bloom wondered why.
"Taken down that wall of stupidity have you?" the man smirked.
"You're a crazy fool if you think Clockwork is going to let this go. He knows the consequences of messing with death. Dammit it everyone knows the consequences of messing with death! The world will lose its balance." Danny said frustrated.
"Don't you think I know of it already? Don't you think I have ways of keeping even the master of time out? What sort of a fool do you take me for? I am already immortal. Death herself could not stop me because I have contained her being with life!"
Danny's eyes opened wide as sudden fear hit in. Bloom saw his muscles tense as he prepared to lunge. When he tried a sudden shock engulfed his body and he withered on the ground in agony.
"H-how...? How did you defeat death?" Danny groaned.
Bloom wondered why Danny was so bothered by it all. She wondered why he was referring to death and to life as people of some sort. Bloom soon found her questions didn't seem to be answered.
"With the help of life of course. I had harnessed her for myself before even death could stop Me."
"No... No! Everything you have done will only cause disaster! Life needs to be released and so does death! They are both necessary of existence!"
"Death and life have both favoured you Daniel. Something about you was special and they used it to help you. Both wanted you after all. They chose to ignore me and I stopped them. Even clockwork did not see my change coming. You were the cause of this all Daniel. You changed time, you weakened death and life and you created me. I am the new force! I am your new master!"
The raven haired boy fell to the ground with some sort of invisible force pushing him down. Tears strained his face as he kneeled before the black clad man.
Suddenly the image changed and Bloom saw Danny looking weary and exhausted. He was standing with a tight black shirt and black cargo pants. His eyes were bloodshot and weary. Bloom looked past all of that as her eyes landed on his broken body. He was hit several places and stitched cuts along with purple bruises were showing on his skin. The thing that made her blanch the most was the collar around his neck dehumanising him.
It seemed the memory wasn't for pity but more for telling an actual story. Bloom knew she only saw what Danny thought was important. Danny was sneaking into a room. Once he was in he kept his form and with great difficulty he formed an ice crystal. He seemed to be exhausted and he looked around the room like he was expecting someone.
"Bloom, if you are here anywhere I need to tell you something. Listen carefully because time is not on our side. Life and death are in the crystals he wears. You have to destroy them because Clockwork isn't here anymore."
Bloom watched sadly as she noticed how he mentioned his father figures death in such a grave voice. She knew he had much more to worry about but she couldn't help but pity him. He clutched his side in pain and she began to wonder how he got so ruffed up.
"Finding me isn't going to be easy but I am the only one who can take you to him. I don't know if you'll get this message in a day or maybe even a decade but you are our only hope. Don't waste time after you hear this and forget everything else and find me... I hope I'll still be alive or sane then but that's beside the point."
Bloom flinched as she heard footsteps coming his way. He looked that way in fear as well before he started looking in front of him. Bloom saw his steeled resolve. His eyes burnt with defiance and rage.
"I am in a place called the darkest peak. Ask anyone up in the ranks to tell you and they will be suspicious so be careful who you tell. Remember you are the only one with the power! No one else can do this but you!"
"Wait! Tell me more! What's death and life got to do with your enslavement? Why am I the only one with the power?! Don't stop! Please keep speaking." Bloom urged.
It was too late because the door opened and Bloom only needed to see the fear take over his eyes for a second to know where it was leading. She felt like she was being ripped from her own head. Then everything went blank.
