Chapter 10: Living Legend

"So he dies in the end?" Danny asked as he read over the play on Tuesday, about four days after the Mysterio incident.

Julie nodded, "He got what was coming to him for what he did." She said before sighing. "But to be honest, I feel sorry for him."

Danny raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Why?"

"Because if the witches never appeared and talked to him than he would've been a good person." Julie explained with a smile, "After all knowing your own future is bad right?"

As she said that Danny thought about the alternate future version of him, "… Sometimes." He said with a cracked voice knowing that if he never knew about that then he would be Dan by now.

Julie frowned as she heard the crack in his voice. "You okay?" She asked.

Now Danny forced a smile, "Yeah I thought I was going to sneeze for a second."

Julie didn't believe him but she didn't press him for answers, "Well we're done with the project early so what now?" She asked.

Danny thought for a bit, "Is there a Nasty Burger around here?"

"A what?" Julie asked with a confused expression.

"It's a restaurant where I always went to back home and the Burgers are good despite the name of it." Danny explained with a chuckle.

"Did it ever get a lot of customers?" She asked curiously because this was a first of Danny talking about something from his past.

"Yeah, it was a regular hangout for teenagers until it was discovered that the hot sauce could explode."

Julie chuckled before she saw his serious face, "Wait, you're serious?"

"Of course I'm serious." Danny told her. "But even if it could explode it was still good!" With that they both laughed.

"Well if I see one then I'll give it a try." Julie told him.

"You do that." Danny gave a genuine smile.

Ever since he started to hang out with her he felt like how he was in Amity Park before it all happened, he grieved long enough for Sam and Tucker the last year and even though he doesn't want to insult their memory by forgetting them, he was happy to be moving on.

Danny also hung out with Peter as well, gaining another friend.

Plus, he got along with her siblings as well and he plays D.O.O.M with Jack without him knowing because he made a character that looked nothing like him, Alex helps him out of jams if he's in one and… Well, he hasn't hung out with Katie because she goes to middle school but he doesn't have a problem with her.

"Maybe we can go to the School Football game tonight?" Danny suggested.

Julie pretended to think about that, "You mean support the same guys that tried to punch yours and Alex's lights out on the first day of school?"

"Okay maybe not… How about a trip to the Mall?" Danny shrugged sheepishly. "If not that then I'm out of ideas."

"Why not?" Julie agreed.

They walked to the mall in silence "Well… I can't think of anything to say." Danny said truthfully, because the last few days they did nothing but talk about Macbeth for their school project.

Julie decided to ask a question to keep the conversation going. "You like fantasy books?"

Danny chuckled, "I've never gave them a chance." He replied honestly, "When my parents were inventors it was pretty hard to read books with all the explosions." 'And fighting ghosts so I've barely had time to do my homework.'

"Your parents are inventors?" Julie asked interested.

"Yeah but they were… Very eccentric."

"Were?" Danny got silent and Julie immediately got the message, "Sorry for bringing it up."

Danny forced a smile, "It's okay you didn't know, so what about your parents?"

She told him that her dad was working with Iron Man and Mr. Fantastic to make the super villain prison and now Danny was surprised that he was that Jim Power that Tony was talking about.

"Wow, it must be pretty cool to have him working with heroes." He said with a grin.

"It's not really that impressive." Julie said and Danny gave her a weird look. "I mean, come on, there are a lot of Super Heroes in New York, that it becomes a regular occurrence."

"True." Danny was quiet for a bit, "So who's your favorite?"

"Excuse me?" Julie gave him a questioning look, wondering what he meant.

"You know your favorite hero?"

"What is it with you and heroes?" Julie asked with crossed arms but she also had an amused smile.

"Just trying to pass the time." Danny answered truthfully.

"… The Human Torch." At Danny's look she went red. "… He's cute, what about yours?"

"Captain America!" Danny said without hesitation, "Because he was technically the world's first superhero!"

"Okay Dan we get it." Danny just flinched at that nickname.

"Julie." He said in a low voice which made Julie shiver.

"…Yes?"

"Please call me any other name but Dan, its personal."

Julie blinked but she let it go, "Okay sorry Danny."

As they walked Danny thought back to that nightmare he had where he saw Tundra. 'Just what was that about? What do I have to face? Ten Realms? I thought Thor said there were only nine.' Then he looked over at Julie. 'Plus, I'm basically lying to one of my only friends about who I really am and I don't mean Reaper… Will people accept Danny Phantom again?'

While Danny was thinking, Julie had her own thoughts. 'How is it personal with him being called Dan? Was it a nickname that someone used to torment him? I just don't get him, one minute he's happy go lucky, but the next he's as cold as the Antarctica Waters.'

Danny gasped as his ghost sense went off while Julie was looking away and he mentally cursed. 'Here? Now? Who could be causing my Ghost Sense to act up?'

"Hey Julie, I'll be right back." He told his friend. "I need to use the bathroom."

"Oh alright." Julie said as he ran into a convenience store and ran to the bathroom where he changed forms and left a duplicate just in case she checked on him.

Flying around, Reaper was confused because he knew his ghost sense went off. "Maybe it was nothing-AGH!" Something just glomped him.

"Will you be my friend?" A nasally voice asked as a blue skinned blonde ghost wearing striped pajamas asked as he squeezed Reaper.

"Klemper?! GET OFF OF ME!" Reaper shouted without thinking.

Klemper blinked before he gasped. "Phantom, is it really you?"

'… Shit.' Reaper went pale as he realized what just happened.

Reaper phased through him as Klemper spoke up again. "Wait until everyone in the Ghost Zone hears how you're doing! They've been looking for you-."

"Sorry boy but I'm not this Phantom of which you speak." Reaper said in a cold voice. "I am Reaper, harbinger of death."

"… What are you doing?" Klemper asked in confusion making Reaper want to ram his head in a brick wall at this guy's denseness

"You know what, I'll make this easy." He grabbed Klemper by the front of his shirt. "You tell anyone where I am and I will personally make you see your own demons Klemper, I don't mind you knowing but if Skulker, Desiree or Ember show up, I know who squealed-."

"It's Phantom!" Reaper turned to see a blue skinned ghost wearing overalls. "BEWARE!" With that he disappeared.

"Son of a-. Great now the Box Ghost knows where I am." Reaper muttered already sensing the upcoming headache. "What is with these ghosts coming to town-?" The Avenger ID card went off so Reaper answered it as he put Klemper in a Stable Ghost Portal. "What?"

"Reaper, come back to the Mansion immediately!" It was Tony's voice and he sounded amazed. "There's someone here you need to meet."

"I'm busy." Reaper snapped in the card before he put it up. "Damn playboy, philanthropist."

On turning back to normal, Danny got rid of the duplicate and left only to have the cashier look at him.

"What?"

The cashier just pointed at the sign that said. 'Must buy something to use the bathroom.' "Store policy."

Mentally screaming profanities, Danny bought a small soda and left to see Julie get off the phone. "Sorry Danny, I need to go." She looked a little unsettled.

"You alright?" Danny looked at her in confusion.

"Yeah, Alex called saying that an old friend of the family is here and that our parents want everyone there." Julie explained to him. "I'll call you when I'm done."

"Okay." Danny waved as she took off. "I better head back to the Mansion."

Usually he just went to the Café but since he was no longer busy he should see what Tony wanted.

But when he got there he didn't see anyone. "Hello?" Reaper called out as he walked around. "Tin Head? Thor? Hank? Wasp?"

Looking around, Reaper stopped when he saw an open window with a circular hole in it. "That's never a good sign."

Reaper summoned his scythe as he slowly walked around the Mansion.

But he stopped as he heard the Quinjet arriving so he got to the Assembly Hall, and as he walked in he saw the computer was finishing being turned off, so he touched it to feel some heat. 'Someone just left here.' Reaper turned around holding his scythe as he scanned the room.

Above him a man wearing a black cat suit narrowed his eyes as he saw that Reaper was onto him but the teen didn't bother to look up as he saw the Avenger's exiting the Quinjet.

"So, what was with you calling me earlier-." Reaper stopped as he saw a man in a torn up Captain America outfit holding the shield. "Un-freaking-believable." He said in awe.

"Captain America, this is Reaper, another Avenger." Iron Man introduced them.

"I-It's an honor to meet you, sir." Reaper stuttered shocking the other Avengers at how he was acting, as he held out a hand and after a second, Captain America took it with a small smile, but there was still pain in his eyes.

"You too." Then he looked at Iron Man. "So, we won the war?"

"Thanks in part to you." Iron Man took his helmet off.

"So, Hydra is gone?"

"Er…" Tony looked uncomfortable. "That's complicated, I've had Jarvis prepare a room for you until things get sorted out. You've been gone a long time."

Jarvis took that time to speak up. "Welcome back sir."

Cap looked up in shock as he tried to find the source of the voice, so Thor explained. "The building has its own voice, tis very disconcerting."

"Quick question." Reaper looked at Tony. "How did you find him? I thought you were looking for Hulk?"

"We were." Tony explained, putting his Avenger's ID card in the computer. "But we found Cap in a crater that Hulk caused in Antarctica."

Reaper whistled in shock as Tony looked back at Captain America.

"There's something I have to show you, my Dad used to tell me stories about you when I was a kid-."

"You grew up?" Reaper asked in confusion causing Tony to mock glare at him while the computer brought up a Newspaper that said 'Captain America Fallen'.

"You were an inspiration to me." Tony continued like nothing happened.

"Hm, that's some poor reporting," Captain America said as he thought about something. "But, if I survive, then maybe Bucky?"

Tony put a hand on Captain America's shoulder. "I'm sorry Cap." He said looking like he didn't want to be the one to say this. "Every kid in school learned that Captain America and Bucky sacrificed their lives to stop the Red Skull. It's a miracle that you survived."

Now Captain America looked down with grief causing Reaper to sympathize with him. "Bucky is gone… Everyone I knew, my whole world, it's all gone isn't it?"

When no one answered, Cap just put his shield on the table as he walked off. "Cap." Wasp went to talk to him but Hank put a hand on her shoulder. "Just give him time Jan."

"ALERT!" Jarvis said as a screen popped up. "Reports of giant monsters, coming in from Ellis Island!"

"AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!" Tony ordered as he put his helmet back on.

"Er… We're already here." Hank told him making Iron Man's eye twitch under the helmet as he took off with Hank and Thor right behind him.

"Wasp, you and Reaper stay here." Iron Man ordered before they could follow.

"What?" Reaper asked before Wasp spoke up.

"Got it." As they left she turned to Reaper. "I think he wants us to keep an eye on Cap."

Reaper got it immediately because since the man lost everything they should keep an eye on him while he grieved. Even though Reaper didn't think Captain America wouldn't do anything drastic he followed orders.

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"Amazing." Hank observed the creature while riding on a flying ant while Thor and Iron Man were fighting it. "It seems to be some sort of manmade, biological life-form!"

Thor ripped his hands free from the creature. "You say manmade as if you were proud of this."

Hank looked a little sheepish as Iron Man blasted the creature with his Repulsors but they were doing anything. "Guy's my Repulsors aren't affecting them." He said as the creature lunged at him. "If anyone's got a good idea, now would be a great time to- Ugh!"

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Wasp knocked on Captain America's door as Reaper watched. "Cap? Steve?" She walked in for them to see that Steve had his cowl off to show his blonde hair. "Iron Man tried to make it seem as much like the forties as he could."

Then a loud beeping made them look at an old radio to have Jarvis's system pop up. "Excuse me Miss Wasp, Master Reaper. There seems to be a guest at the main gate."

"As much as the forties, except with the talking computer." Wasp said sheepishly.

"Well, he still tried." Reaper inputted with a smile. "I can't say that I know how you feel but… If you need anything just ask."

Captain America nodded to show he heard but he was still quiet. "Are you okay?" Wasp asked in concern.

"I should have never woken up." Captain America finally said sadly. "I'm a soldier, not some sort of future man. I can't imagine a world that's changed so much still needs Captain America."

"You're wrong-." Reaper began to say before an explosion occurred nearby with the mansion shaking. "The hell?! Did Hulk decide to pay us a visit or something?!"

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The creatures grew in size as they surrounded the Statue of Liberty while Hank's head shot out in his Giant Man form. "They're merging!" He gasped out for air.

Iron Man was trying to fly away as the creature had a hold of his legs. "Good thing Cap's not here." He got out as the creature wrapped around his arm. "This thing probably never happened in the forties, he might freak out." He put extra power in his thrusters but he was still being pulled in. "Like I am now."

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Reaper, Captain America and Wasp were running through the Mansion halls. "I need my shield." Cap said to them.

"Come on!" Wasp took off ahead. "We're almost there!"

"Wasp, wait!" Cap called out as she got out of sight.

"Don't worry, Cap." Reaper told the soldier. "She can take care of herself."

No sooner did he say that did they hear her stingers going off before one of the most disgusting looking creatures that Reaper has ever seen, looking like it was made from dough landed nearby and was turning, to presumably attack Wasp, when Cap jumped on it doing a pile drive.

The dough creature just slammed the Captain into the wall.

"HEY!" Reaper shot ice at the dough and actually made it cry out in pain. "So you don't like the cold? Then don't attack them-."

The creature moved faster than he could blink before Reaper was wrapped up in dough tendrils.

"Okay, this is just plain out weird, even for me." Reaper muttered as he tried to go intangible only to find that he couldn't phase through this. "What?"

Wasp shot at the creature but it roared and opened its mouth, trapping Wasp inside.

"NO!" Cap screamed as the creature smirked before it was going to do the same to Reaper.

But the creature stopped as it had yellow spots glowing while Wasp stung it on the inside and soon enough, the creature exploded.

Dough landed everywhere on the floor, walls, ceiling, Cap and Reaper.

"Wasp?!" Reaper ran through the dough looking for her.

Out of the entire Avenger's, Reaper stayed away from Wasp, because she reminded him a lot of his Mom through her personality. But he still cared and hoped that she didn't die.

As he dug through the dough he saw two wings come up and fly with a small body covered in dough before Wasp wiped the dough out of her face. "That was disturbing." She said shuddering.

Cap and Reaper smirked in relief that she was safe before she was shot back by an energy beam causing them to spin around to see a man wearing some sort of purple striped suit holding a pistol. "Captain America." He said in anticipation. "It's been a long time."

"Zemo." Cap said darkly.

"You know him?" Reaper asked in anger.

"He was the leader of Hydra alongside the Red Skull." Cap explained before glancing at Reaper. "Check on Wasp, I got this."

Reaper nodded as he ran off to check on her, while hearing the sound of the gun being knocked away from Zemo. 'Alright, she's small so I can't see the damage but she's breathing so that's a good sign.' He thought as he gently picked her up.

Hearing a cry of pain, Reaper turned to see Zemo cut Captain America with a sword. "NO!" Reaper cried out as Zemo went for the kill only for Cap's shield to come out of nowhere and deflected the blade.

Looking over, everyone saw a man in a black cat suit before he took off but Cap had his shield and used it to fight Zemo.

"Alright sock face, you want a fight?" Cap bashed Zemo in the face. "You got one!"

"GO CAP!" Reaper cheered at seeing one of his childhood heroes taking on Zemo.

Cap threw his shield and Zemo ducked but it bounced off the wall, to the ceiling before slamming into him and then it flew back to Cap who caught it with no problem.

But as Cap deflected another sword strike, Zemo pulled a dagger out and attempted to stab him with it, so Cap leaned to the left and grabbed Zemo's arm, making him jam the dagger into the wall before kicking the man's hand and breaking the dagger.

Then he used the shield to slam Zemo in the head and kicked him back.

"Give it up, Zemo." Cap ordered as he advanced on the man.

"Never." Zemo snarled as he got back up. "This is my world and you don't belong in it."

"I may not know much about the future, but I do know about the past." Cap told him. "You lost the war, and you'll always lose, whether I'm here or not."

Then Zemo pulled out what looked like a remote, pressed a button and threw it.

As it landed next to Reaper he saw that it had a timer.

2…1.

'Oh shi-.'

BOOM!

"REAPER! WASP!" Cap called out before he saw a green orb around them in the smoke, while the hall was in flames and he sighed in relief before looking to see that Zemo got away.

As Reaper dropped the shield, Wasp groaned and opened her eyes to see the destroyed hallway. "What did I miss?!" She asked in a panic.

"Not much." Reaper told her in relief that she was okay. "Just a guy named Zemo fighting Cap here."

"But right now your team is in trouble." On saying that Cap got their attention.

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"Thor, stop!" Hank called out as the God of Thunder was blasting the creatures with his powers but he was just making it worse. "The electricity is just making it grow!"

Thor grunted as he slammed Mjolnir into the creature for it to get stuck. "You say that science is responsible for this monstrosity?" He asked in disbelief showing his lack of appreciation for science.

"Well, people are responsible for it." Hank explained as he struggled to get out. "Bad people, using science very irresponsibly."

"Ugh." Iron Man powered his thrusters as he got up but the creature was pulling him back. "Someone do something-!"

Cap's shield came out and sliced through the tendrils, freeing Iron Man as he looked to see Cap in the Quinjet with Jarvis piloting while Wasp flew in and shot her stingers at the creature making it roar in pain.

Reaper shot his ice beams at the creature before breaking it apart with his scythe. "Miss us?" Reaper asked with a smirk.

"Nah we had it handled." Iron Man told him looking away. "But you're welcomed to help out."

"I'm here." Wasp said as she blasted Thor and Hank free. "Just hold on."

"Thanks." Hank said as Cap helped him up.

"We're not done yet soldier." Cap told him as the other Avengers landed nearby. "This is one of Arnold Zola's genetic freaks."

"Zola?!" Hank narrowed his eyes. "Of course. I should've recognized his work, that's why Wasp's stings are so effective. They're bio-energy."

"You know that mad man?" Cap asked in shock.

"I studied his creatures before." Hank commented as his Ant-Man helmet slid on his face. "Instability."

"Well, whatever you're going to do." Reaper drawled as he shot ice at a tendril trying to wrap around him. "Do it fast!"

"With the right energy signature, we can accelerate that instability." With that, sonic vibrations were emitting from Hank's helmet making Reaper wince because it was hurting his ears. But he didn't say anything since it was destroying the dough creatures. "Iron Man, use your Repulsors! Match the energy signature that my helmet is giving out."

Iron Man nodded. "Jarvis, what he said!"

"Indeed, modulating Repulsors now."

With that Iron Man shot at the creature making it roar in pain, Wasp was still stinging it and Hank kept the frequencies up while Reaper was secretly using his ecto beams to hit them without the Avengers seeing anything.

"MOVE!" Iron Man ordered as his Ark Reactor powered up and it shot out a huge Unibeam, blasting the dough creature to oblivion.

"Whoa-." Reaper said but he was interrupted by being covered in dough like everyone else. "Pft! That is disgusting!" He spat it out of his mouth.

"Victory… Is ours." Thor was put off by the dough being all over him.

Wasp looked disgusted because this happened already. "Hooray." She said sarcastically.

With the danger gone, the people trapped on Elis Island came out from where they were hiding cheering the Avengers on and taking pictures making Reaper fidget because until now it was only a rumor that he was with the Avengers.

Sure, Tony told the media that he was, but due to people thinking the worst of him due to the nature of his powers, and giving the normal thugs a taste of his nightmare ability didn't help much with his reputation.

But the cheering, it made him feel happy that he was making a difference.

Looking over, Reaper saw Cap smile a bit and he knew that the soldier finally believed that the world still needs him.

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That night Thor wouldn't let Reaper leave because he wanted to celebrate their victory over the creature who Reaper now knows as Doughboy.

Wasp was talking to Hank while Thor was eating and answering their questions about Asgard so Reaper exited to see Tony with a drink in his hand while talking to Cap, who was watching the News.

"Bio-engineered monsters, freaky ooze creatures." Tony began as he took a sip of his drink. "Was fighting evil like this in the forties?"

"No." Cap looked back. "Sometimes it got strange."

Tony blinked in shock. "Did you just make a joke?" He asked in amusement. "Captain America has a sense of humor."

"Don't get used to it Soldier." Cap told him with a smirk. "And please, call me Steve."

Tony nodded before pulling out a picture. "I found something and I want you to have it." He handed Steve a picture that showed him, Bucky and another man who looked eerily like Tony, except a little older.

"Howard Stark." Steve had a look that told them that he was lost in memories.

"My father." Tony said with a smile. "We all looked up to you."

"We still do." Reaper said letting them know he was in the room. "Sorry for intruding but I don't like parties that much."

"It's fine Reaper." Tony told him before looking at Steve. "So now what?"

"I don't know." Steve sounded a little bitter but he smiled. "Thanks for the photo Tony… It's all I have now."

"That's not true." Tony denied getting the man's attention. "You saved a lot of lives today. Zemo and Arnold Zola are still out there, you have a place here Steve." He held out his hand. "With the Avengers."

Steve looked surprised but he took the handshake. "I'd be honored." He told Tony before speaking up again. "Now, when do I meet the Avenger who saved me from Zemo? The one in the black cat suit?"

"Wait… Who?" Tony had a confused expression.

"He's not an Avenger?" Steve looked surprised.

"He could be the guy who hacked the Assembly Hall Computer." Reaper inputted making Tony spin around.

"What?" Tony asked, shocked that someone hacked him. "When?!"

"Before you guys got back I saw the window open with a circle of glass cut out." Reaper explained with his arms crossed. "When I heard the Quinjet I walked into the Assembly Hall to see the computer turning off so I assume that this male Black Cat is the one who hacked your computer."

"… He hacked me." Tony muttered as he sat down and took a sip of his drink. "I was hacked."

"Tony?" Steve looked a little concerned.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Tony Stark has left the building." Reaper announced dryly before looking at Steve. "He'll be back to normal in a few minutes… Well, as normal as he can get before trying to find out who hacked him."

"If you say so." Steve looked a little unsure.

"Well I need to go." Reaper said as he turned to leave. "Please tell the others I'll see them tomorrow."

As Reaper left, Tony blinked, thinking clearly again. "Huh, he was different today."

"He was?" Steve was confused again.

Tony nodded. "When the Avengers first formed he was the lone wolf no matter how we tried to befriend him and he never stayed after a fight that reacquired all of us." Then Tony thought about something else. "And he actually joked me earlier."

"So today was unusual behavior for him?"

"Yeah."

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Reaper yawned as he changed back to normal in his Café feeling tired. "At least I got a shower at the mansion." He muttered with a chuckle before he gasped with his Ghost Sense going off. "What now-?"

Danny was interrupted when he was tackled by a small green dog and was licked repeatedly on the face.

"Cujo?!" Danny got the dog off of him. "What are you doing here boy?"

Cujo barked and wagged his tail.

"… Well?" Danny tilted his head to the side in confusion before scratching under his chin causing Cujo to roll on his back. "I haven't seen you since the incident at Axion Labs."

Knowing that Cujo wouldn't answer, even if he could and he was tired he decided to go to bed.

"I'll deal with this tomorrow." Danny muttered as he fell asleep with Cujo rolling up on the bed next to his feet.

To Be Continued…

Yes I brought Cujo in. I really hope that you liked this chapter and I will continue this story soon!

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