Danny Phantom, , Episode 38: Cupid's Arrow of Doom (Chapter 1)
A Danny Phantom fanfiction by Dustin M. Dixon
Disclaimer: I own no one from this show. All characters are the intellectual property of Butch Hartman, this is just something I've written for fun. With that said, enjoy!
Fade-in, Casper High. School has begun letting out, and our three heroes were doing what they always do after class let out for the day: booking it toward the entrance! However, as Danny ran, he noticed Valerie walking by and his expression changed from sheer panic to love-struck in a heartbeat. Tucker, noticing both this AND what they were about to run into, turned toward Danny and spoke up.
"Dude, I know you're still hung up over Valerie, but WE'RE ABOUT TO RUN INTO THE BOX GHOST!"
"GAH!" Danny shouted, turning his head back in time. "…Wait, why am I screaming? He sucks."
"BEWARE! For I, the BOX GHOST, have returned to wreak my corrugated cardboard vengeance on you! …AGAIN!" he shouted, throwing up his arms as menacingly as he could, which to Danny registered a 1 on the "menacing" scale.
"Do you EVER take a break from trying to bore us to death?" Sam asked, her eyes slanting in anger.
"NEVER!" The Box Ghost nearly shrieked. "…Uh, I mean… BEWARE! For my boxes come with a special surprise!" he pulled a large roll of bubble wrap from a box floating next to him. "THE BUBBLE WRAP OF DEATH!" Rather than wrap Danny, Sam, and Tucker up with it, however, he tossed the entire roll at Danny, which bounced harmlessly off of him as he looked on, growing rather bored.
"Oh no, bubble wrap." Sam said, her eyes narrowed in boredom. "Who could possibly save us now?"
"So don't have time for this!" Danny said. "This is the first night in FOREVER that I actually don't have any homework, and you're ALREADY ruining it! NOW GET IN THE THERMOS!" he finished, breathing heavily.
"Geez Danny, calm down. You're gonna make him wet himself." Tucker snickered.
"NOW TASTE YOUR CARDBOARD DOOM!" the Box Ghost shouted, tossing an empty cardboard box at Danny, who once again just stood there, a bored expression seemingly plastered to his face as it connected harmlessly.
"My doctor said I needed to cut down on cardboard. Too many carbs." Danny snickered, and Sam and Tucker joined in as he whipped out the Fenton Thermos and pressed the small green button on the side, releasing the containment beam, which sucked up the Box Ghost. As he disappeared into the thermos, he could be heard shouting "I SHALL RETURN! YOUR CYLINDRICAL CONTAINER CANNOT CONFINE ME FOREVER!"
"Funny…" Tucker shrugged. "It's doing EXACTLY that right now."
"Good, now we can go back to my pla—" he was cut off by being shoved into the wall by the person he least wanted to see at this point.
"Watch it, Fen-TURD." Dash snarled. "I've got a date with no homework from Lancer tonight! …Oh, and Paulina. Get in my way like this again and you have a date with the Tank." He finished by grinning and walking off, leaving Danny to shudder.
"…The Tank?" Sam looked confused.
"Dash moved on to swirlies." Danny groaned.
"He said stuffing nerds in lockers has lost its charm…" Tucker trailed off. "Wait… did he just say he had a date with Paulina?"
"You're surprised by this?" Sam's eyes narrowed. Just then, Valerie walked by once again. She smiled warmly and waved at Danny, who returned both of her gestures with a sigh of "Paulina who?" after she was out of earshot. Danny then walked away, whistling.
"…YES!" Sam threw her arms up, letting the papers she was carrying scatter all over the area they were standing in. "We broke the habit, Tucker! This is a milestone!"
"You do realize he's channeling all that Paulina obsession toward another girl you don't like, right?"
Just outside the school, Danny ran along the sidewalk to catch up to the current object of his affections.
"Hey, Valerie! Wait!"
"Oh, hey Danny." She turned around to acknowledge him.
"Listen… I have two tickets to the Dumpty Humpty concert tomorrow night. You wanna go with me?" This prompted a sad frown from Valerie, which in turn prompted Danny to continue. "Third row! Music so loud we won't be able to hear anything for the rest of the night! Afterward I'll take you to Chez Nasty! C'mon, it's Valentine's Day!"
"…I'm sorry, Danny. I like you, but…" Valerie trailed off.
"Your job, right?" Danny looked crushed as he averted his gaze from her.
"I'm REALLY sorry…"
"No, no… it's cool. I understand." Danny lied. "…See ya later." He started walking off, and as he did, the "camera" zoomed out to reveal that he was being watched…
"So… that's the kid, huh? Yeah, he looks like his love life could use a little boost." said a small winged humanoid, no more than three feet tall, with a pink cowlick, blue eyes, a pink and white tuxedo with heart buttons, and a diaper.
"This isn't about helping the lad, Cupid." answered a sinister voice from the shadows. "…This is about completely overwhelming him!"
"You're the boss!" was Cupid's reply. "So… every girl in Casper High, tomorrow… you realize this is going to be a pretty tall order… I'm gonna need some major compensation for this." The shadowy figure reached out his black glove-clad hand, dropping a large sack full of hundred dollar bills. Cupid's blue eyes were temporarily replaced by dollar signs as he grabbed up the sack. "Now we're talking business!"
"And there's plenty more where that came from, so long as you fulfill your part of the bargain…" Cupid grinned widely as he poofed away. The shadowy figured then laughed. "Happy Valentine's Day, Daniel… consider this a gift…" As he paused from his dramatic reveal, he stepped out of the shadows and a ring formed at his midsection, dividing into two and changing him back into his human form: Vlad Masters. "…From your dear Uncle Vlad." He finished with a maniacal laugh.
*=whisper
*he's a phantom
*danny Phan- Danny phan- danny phantom
Yo Danny Fenton he was just 14 when his parents built a very
strange machine
Designed to view a world unseen
(he's gonna catch em all cuz he's Danny Phantom phantom)
When it didn't quite work his
folks they just quit then Danny took a look inside of it
there was a great big flash
everything just changed
his molecules got all rearranged
(phantom phantom)
When he first woke up he had realized he had snow white hair
and glowin green eyes
he could walk through walls
dissappear and fly
he was much more unique then the other guy
and it was then danny knew what he had to do
he had to stop all the ghosts that were comin through
he's here to fight for me and you
(he's gonna catch em all cuz he's Danny Phantom gonna catch em all
cuz he's Danny Phantom gonna catch em all cuz he's)
* He's Danny Phantom
(Title) Cupid's Arrow of Doom
(Subtitle) You'll love this one to death!
(Jingle) Electric Guitar
(Image) Danny is pressed up against a pane of glass, looking horrified as he's surrounded by a zombie-like horde of girls with hearts in their eyes. Above them, the shadowy form of Cupid grins wickedly as he draws back on his bow, aiming at Danny.
Special Guest Voice: Tom Kenny as Cupid