Chapter 1

Thor the Mighty meets the Ghost Girl

"New York City: the movies make life here seem SO amazing," Dani Specter, formerly known as Dani PHANTOM, mused to herself as she roused herself from her sleep. She had been considering changing her first name as well, but felt that she owned it to her cousin to show she still looked up to him. Still, it was difficult going through life going through life as a ghost of herself, no real name to speak of and having to run from a battle as to not be picked up by social services. She sometimes wished she had stayed with her cousin, Danny Fenton, aka Danny PHANTOM, after the events of the Diasteroid. In the end, however she knew that she needed to make a life for herself on her own terms.

Sure, eating out of dumpsters and sleeping in a shipping container was HARDLY her idea of living, but what else could she do, since she didn't officially exist. Before she could ponder the matter further, however, a strong force dented the wall of the container she was in from the outside. Taking this as her cue to, as her cousin would say, "go ghost," she transformed into her ghost half and phased out of the metal box JUST in time to see a large man in a red hood holding a woman hostage with a crowbar. "Back off, blonde," the figure stated to a man wearing Viking-esque clothing, "or Florence Nightingale here is going to get the worst headache of her life!"

The Viking, having not noticed her yet, stated, "Have you no honor?" "Not even a little," was the large man's reply. Taking this as her cue, Dani blasted the crowbar out of the man's hand and declared, "Then I'm guessing you're familiar with sneak attacks." "Who are YOU supposed to be?" the man retorted, to which she replied, "It's Dani: Dani Specter." "FINALLY!" an unknown voice declared, before an ecto-blast hit her from behind, "I was beginning to think I'd lost your trail."

"Skulker?" she asked, genially surprised, "What are you doing here? You get tired of being beaten by my cousin?" "I decided to mix it up a little," the ghostly hunter declared, "and see what YOU have to offer in battle." "Another time, creature," the Viking declared, JUST as a hammer came out of nowhere and slammed into the mechanical ghost. "Perhaps I should have waited before striking," Skulker admitted, deciding to flee for now.

"I appreciate the assistance, young one," the Viking replied, before turning to the woman who was held hostage, "but you who have no powers, no armor, no weapons: why would you risk your life to tend the wounded?" "Because they needed my help, so I helped them," she said sincerely, "I'm a paramedic: it's what I do." "Well said, miss…" Dani said. "It's Jane, Jane Foster," she replied. "I am…" the Viking began as a thunderclap interrupted and Dani's ghost sense went off.

"Thor!" another voice began. Turning, Dani saw ANOTHER Viking stand beyond a portal, who declared, "I bear a grim message from thy father, Odin. He calls you home: Asgard is under siege." Her ghost sense going off again told her that whoever this "Odin" was might need her help. "Fare thee well, Jane Foster," the Viking known as Thor declared, as he flew off towards the portal. "Wait for me!" Dani all but demanded, just BARELY going through the portal herself.

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"Worry not, Heimdell," Thor declared, "I shall fell a Frost Giant in your name." "That's the LEAST of your worries," Dani declared, her ghost sense going off once again, "I may not know much about wherever it is I am now, but I'm pretty sure that ghost attacks aren't normal." "A mortal?" Heimdell inquired, to which the ghost girl shock her head, "I'm only HALF-mortal." "I sense that you have experience in fighting with spirits," Thor mused, to which Dani quipped, "That's an understatement."

"Whatever thee plan to do, do quickly: the siege is already under way!" Heimdell declared. Nodding, Thor and Dani took off. Some creatures that reminded her of Johnny 13's Shadow were the first opponents they faced, which turned out to be the ghosts that Dani sensed earlier. "Be careful," Dani warned, "I've faced a foe similar to these guys: normal attacks won't work on them." "Why not?" Thor inquired, as his hammer went right through the creature. "THAT'S why," she deadpanned, before sending a barrage of ecto-spheres in all directions, taking out the majority of the Ghouls. (author's note: that's what I'm calling these creatures, which are of my own design: think of them as the embodiment of Loki's many lies)

"Impressive," Thor declared, before summoning an electrical surge that took out the rest, "though perhaps we should focus on THEM now." Looking to where he was jestering, she saw what looked to be ogres made of nothing but ice. "What are they: Frost Giants?" Dani inquired, to which Thor simply said, "Indeed."

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Elsewhere, a black bird resembling a raven was observing all this. Flying to the throne room, it squawked a few times. Odin, after listening for a while, nodded. "My son," he sighed, "Finally." Pausing, he considered the young mortal girl. He sensed something different about her. "When this is over, I must speak with this 'Dani Specter'; she and I have MUCH to discuss," he mused.

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Panting, Dani let out a long sigh. "This isn't going as well as I'd hoped," she admitted. "Fret not, young one," Thor assured her, "This ends NOW!" Seeing him charge up his hammer, Dani smirked, remembering something she had picked up on while in the Ghost Zone. "I couldn't agree more," she stated, her eyes beginning t o glow, "Let's see if these abominable snowmen deal with a taste of their own medicine." With that, she produced a freeze blast that knocked them off their feet, but only for a moment. "Okay, mental note: ghost ice doesn't affect giant snowmen that much," Dani mused to herself, before powering up her ecto-blasts, "Should've stuck with THIS!"

A good five minutes later, or there abouts, all the Frost Giants had fallen. Before they could celebrate, however, a dark blast threw them through several walls. Just before she passed out, she noticed a figure wearing a helmet floating towards Thor.

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"I do believe she's waking up," a sage-sounding voice declared. "She is lucky, then: not many with her apparent vulnerability to magic experience Loki's power at such a large scale and live to tell the tale," a feminine voice remarked. "Oh, my aching everything," Dani groaned, before grimacing and grabbing her side, which was apparently bleeding. "I wish I could repair your wounds myself, but I fear that it may only do more ill to you then aid you, young warrior," a large figure with a white beard declared.

"Where am I? What's going on?" Dani said with panic. "Fret not," declared the sage-sounding voice of a man in white armor, "You are quite safe; I am Balder the Brave, and you are in Asgard, receiving what little treatment we can." "Tis unfortunate that your apparent half-dead state prevents us from doing more to thank you," the voice of a woman in armor declared, "I am Lady Sif, and these men behind me are the Warriors Three: Fandral, Hogun, and Volstagg."

Looking down on herself to see that she was now in human form, she heard the bearded figure declared, "Truly you are a wonder: a mortal with a spiritual form." Blushing, she sighed, "Thank you for your kind words, but I'm not really one-of-a-kind. You see…" "No need to explain yourself," the figure assured, "After I noticed your presence here, I decided to, as you humans say, do some fact checking: I know all about your unnatural birth by the hands of a villain the mortals call 'Vlad Plasmius.' I also know your connections with one 'Danny Phantom,' to whom I owe much: his capture of the Ghost King, Pariah Dark, was well timed, given his unintentional release happened during my slumber."

"Rest assured however," the figure declared, "We are still grateful for your services to a land not your own, so if there's anything you need…" "I appreciate the offer, Mr.…" Dani said with hesitation, to which the figure stated, "You may address me as Odin." "I appreciate the offer, Odin," Dani began again, "but I'm not sure if I can ask of what I want, or rather if I SHOULD." Giving a tired, yet knowing, look, he stated, "Very well, I shall leave you to go to your home: I hope we meet again someday." Raising his scepter, he produced a portal. After a moment of hesitation, she transformed into her ghost form and flew threw it, JUST as Thor threw Loki into the room.

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Upon realizing that she was back home, Dani flew a few yards, hoping to find someone who was a doctor or something. However, fate had other ideas in mind. It seemed that whatever that guy in the antler helmet did to her, it drained most of what little energy she had left. Needless to say, she began to lose consciousness. The last thing she saw was a window of a room full of insects, as well as what looked like a young couple, which she would inevitably crash into.

Next time: The Phantom in the Ant Hill