Chapter 1: It's all been arranged
Shadow: I am Shadow the Hedgehog and I am the CyberActors15 representative and I have been tasked by CA15 to give you some info about this story. First of all every episode of Danny Phantom has happened with the exception of Phantom Planet.
Dani: Only Phantom Planet?
Shadow: Yes. Danielle you exist in this story at the beginning.
Dani: About damn time.
Shadow: Now for the disclaimer. CA15 does not own Danny Phantom or myself or any Nickelodeon characters that might appear in this but he does own the OCs.
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It was a rare occasion when the council of ancient ghosts were called together for a meeting. It was so rare that it made the formation of Halfas look constant and considering that only three had only been formed in over five thousand years it could be considered as very rare. So when a general call was made for all the Ancient Ghosts to meet at the Ancient Hall, where these kind of meetings usually took place, they wasted no time in arriving.
The Ancients consisted of Nocturne the Ghost of Dreams, Vortex the master of the weather, Pandora the Queen of Olympus, Undergrowth the plant of earth (Ectoranium), Polaris the mistress of fire, Aquarius the ghoul of the sea, Zephos the waker of winds, Serenity the leader of the Observants and Titan the Warrior of the Ghost Zone.
As they arrived at the Ancient Hall they found Fright Knight waiting for them and this was strange considering that Fright Knight wasn't an Ancient and could not have known about this place.
"Clockwork told me to wait for you all here and guide you all to the area of the meeting." Fright Knight said as he walked in before the Ancients followed behind him.
Much like the Ghost Zone the Ancient Hall was an ever changing and shifting area that changed as the Ghost Zone did. It was said that the Ancient Hall had the entire history of the Ghost Zone inside it and although it wasn't true it wasn't far from the truth. The Ancient Hall only housed the most important events in Ghost Zone history and not all of it, storing all the history was the purpose of Clockwork and his Clock tower.
As the Ancients passed they noted the recent additions to the Hall and were pleasantly surprised. A lot of the new additions included Danny Phantom the Halfa hero of Amity Park and the world. There was the moment he became half ghost, his first battle, his battle against Freakshow with the Reality Gauntlet, his battle against Pariah Dark, his Battle against his evil self, his battle against Undergrowth, his battle against Vortex and a lot more of his adventures.
After a few moments they arrived in the Meeting room where clockwork floated next to the Sarcophagus of forever sleep that housed the infamous Pariah Dark.
Only the problem was that it was open and Pariah Dark stood beside it while shackled.
The moment they saw this questions were raised all of which Clockwork answered.
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the Ancient Council," Clockwork began, "many hundred years ago we swore that we would protect the Ghost Zone while Pariah Dark remained sealed until a new King and Queen would be chosen. Now is the time for the new Royal Family to rise. That is why Fright Knight and Pariah Dark are here today."
This created an uproar amongst the Ancients as most were excited for the possibility of having a new ruler while others feared the rise of a new monarch and others remained neutral on the matter.
"Clockwork, please explain?" Serenity asked.
Clockwork nodded.
"Years ago when Pariah Dark was still a child a prophecy was written. It detailed the events that a being with extraordinary abilities would defeat the corrupt king and take his throne. This person would also wield a power so unique and powerful that it was stolen from all ghosts in our early days. This person would wield the first power…" there was a collective gasp around the Ancients as they had heard of this supposed first power but did not exist to see it, only Clockwork lived during that time, "…and his queen would wield a similar power. This power is one that the humans referred to as a haunted moan."
"Who is this new king?" Zephos asked.
Clockwork merely smirked. "He is the man who was powerful enough to defeat Pariah Dark and with the ancient ability he calls his Ghostly Wail." Clockwork said as a picture of Danny Phantom appeared.
There was a collective gasp from all the ghosts present. Even Fright Knight seemed to pale at this but knew he would obey this new King regardless. But no matter how shocked the Ancients were about Danny Phantom being their new king nothing would prepare them for the identity of the Queen.
"And the Queen would have to be the only person who shares his power over sound…" Clockwork said with a knowing smirk as he let the suspense hang in the air.
"Clockwork, are you telling me that…?" Vortex asked.
Clockwork merely smirked and therefore answered their questions.
~00000~
Danny Fenton, leader of the freak trio and son of Jack and Maddie Fenton, just could not catch a break. He had had nothing more than an irritating week that started with Skulker hunting him at midnight Monday Morning, at school he couldn't stay awake and was cursed with detention. On Tuesday his father accidentally spilt some ecto concoction on Danny making him burn and to make his day worse he was attacked by the Guys in White. Wednesday was a little better as all he had to do was babysit the recently born Box Lunch for the Box Ghost and Lunch Lady… but that didn't turn out so well. On Thursday Danny had to write a test, which he failed, and was also facing off against Desiree who had decided to turn Tucker into a giant ghost monster bent on destroying Amity Park.
Now today was Friday and he had just felt that familiar sensation of cold as he saw a blue wisp of air escape his mouth.
Now he, in Phantom form, flew around with Sam and Tucker as he looked for whatever ghost was in Amity Park.
"Considering that nothing has yet to be destroyed I'm guessing the Ghost is not malevolent." Tucker said enthusiastically.
"Hopefully it might just be the Dairy King." Sam said hopefully.
"I hope so guys." Danny said. "This week has been so tiring that I think I deserve a break and a pissed strong ghost is not the kind of break that I need at the moment."
Danny then flew them onto a nice and high vantage point that overlooked Amity Park so that they could try and look the ghost that was in their town.
After a few minutes Sam noticed the two ghosts and paled.
"Danny I think I found our missing ghosts." Sam said as she pointed up.
Danny and Tucker looked and paled as they saw Fright Knight and Ember McLain floating down to them.
"Oh crap." Danny muttered before he flew up to his two enemies and adopted a battle pose. "Now I don't know what you two plan on doing here but…"
He was interrupted when Fright Night bowed and Ember simply crossed her arms and rolled her eyes.
"My Liege, I the Fright Knight now pledge myself to you as your humble servant. I hope after our previous battles that you can grant me my honour after the treacherous villainy I have committed." Fright Knight said causing all the jaws to drop, including Ember's. "I am now your knight and servant to your beck and call and you are my master with a true Heroes heart."
"Wait what?" was all Danny's reply before he glanced at Ember who merely shrugged. "Why are you bowing to me? What did I do to earn this respect? And what about you Ember why are you here?"
"Lord Clockwork told me to accompany Lady McLain here to your location my liege, while he spoke to her parents and I was told that I was to bring you to Fenton Works as soon as I found you and your most trusted allies." Fright Knight said causing more confusion.
Danny merely glanced at Ember again.
"Hey don't look at me Dipstick this wasn't my idea." Ember said. "I don't even know why we have to go to Fenton Works or why the Knight is being all medieval around you."
Danny didn't know what to do so he decided to give the ghost that was bowing to him the benefit of the doubt and took Sam and Tucker to Fenton Works while Fright Knight and Ember followed.
When they arrived Danny turned human first and walked in with Sam and Tucker and was met with the strangest sight in the world. His parents Jack and Maddie Fenton, two world famous ghost hunters sat on chairs around a coffee table drinking tea while one ghost floated and sipped on a teacup and two others sat on the couch intently listening as if they were old friends. Interestingly enough Jazz also stood a distance from the scene trying to make sense of what was going on.
"Mom, dad?" Danny and Ember asked in sync.
Danny glanced over to who he guessed to be Ember's parents and saw the similarities instantly. Ember's father was a fire based ghost that looked pretty damn big while Ember's mother looked exactly like her save for the flaming hair which she lacked.
"Uh what is going on here?" Danny asked.
"Ahh Daniel, Ember you two have arrived just in time." Clockwork said with a knowing smirk. "The five of us have just been discussing your futures and the best course of action."
"Wait our futures?" Ember asked.
"Their futures?" Sam and Tucker echoed.
"Yes. The two of you have an important journey ahead of you so your parents and I decided the best course of action." Clockwork said.
And his next words induced a reaction so powerful that he couldn't help but chuckle despite the fact that he had known it was going to happen for the past five hundred million years.
"You two are having an arranged marriage."
"WHAT!" Danny, Sam, Tucker, Ember and Jazz yelled.
"Mom, dad, what did I do for you to punish me like this?" Ember yelled to her parents.
"Mom, dad, I thought you guys hated ghosts but you're agreeing to this?" Danny asked.
"Well Danny we can't really hate your species now can we?" Maddie said.
Danny then paled. "You know don't you?" their nods were enough of an answer. "Well than you should know that I'm only half ghost."
"Ember you haven't done anything wrong." Phoenix McLain said to his daughter. "This decision has been made based off of what Clockwork has told us about your future."
The two teens then looked at Clockwork for an explanation and thus he explained what had happened prior to this meeting. He explained the prophecy and how two ghosts with control over sound would take up the job of King and Queen.
Throughout his tale Danny and Ember only continued to pale.
~00000~
After a few hours of arguments and negotiations a verdict had been reached. The wedding would be in a few months as soon as the new Castle was completed. The wedding would also be the coronation of the couple. The final thing that was decided was that the Prince and Princess as they were currently being called would stay with each other until their wedding. They would stay at Fenton Works for a while and stay at Ember's house for a while and would continuously alternate.
Right now the four 16 year olds stood in Danny's bedroom AKA the current living quarters of the Royal couple.
Danny and Ember had not said anything to each other in those hours while Sam and Tucker silently watched. Sam refused to trust Ember and kept on glaring at her as if expecting her to attack Danny while Tucker played on Danny's computer.
Danny had to constantly freeze objects that Ember's flaming hair burnt. It was clear that she wasn't enjoying this.
Danny stood and looked outside his window to look at his home town.
"Guys I say let's go on Patrol." Danny said. "Last thing I want is someone trying to terrorise the town again."
Sam and Tucker immediately stood up with a look that replaced their boredom.
Ember looked at the trio and rolled her eyes.
"Don't bother baby-pop. Today is a holiday in the Ghost Zone." Ember said. "None of the ghosts would be coming here today anyway."
Danny then sighed and sat back down.
"Well that sucks." Danny said. "Tucker mark this date as a public holiday in the Ghost files for future reference."
"No problem king dude." Tucker said with a smirk.
"Don't call me king dude." Danny said dryly.
"Whatever you say Danny McLain." Tucker said with a sly smirk and chuckle.
Danny and Ember both blushed with Danny turning a deep shade of red and Ember turning green.
"Shut up Tucker." Danny and Ember yelled in sync.
Now Sam couldn't help but smirk at their antics. "Lovebirds." She said.
"We are not Lovebirds!" Danny and Ember yelled once more.
"Oh I'm sorry." Sam said with a sly smirk. "You two are just living in the same house until you get married. Not lovebirds at all."
Despite the fact that she didn't trust Ember she still joked about the upcoming wedding.
"Please don't remind me of that." Ember said as she slapped her forehead.
"What's wrong Ember I thought you'd be glad about being queen of the ghosts." Tucker said.
"Yeah, I'm glad about that but I don't like the fact that Baby-pop here is going to be the King." Ember said.
Danny merely shook his head. This was a terrible idea. Ember as Queen… and his wife was wrong in so many ways.
Before the halfa could say anything more he heard his parents calling him and the others down for dinner.
"Hey guys my parents have already made Dinner so you guys could stay if you like or are you gonna go before this gets painfully awkward." Danny said while glancing at Ember at the 'painfully awkward' part.
"I'll stay." Tucker said with a chuckle. "I wouldn't miss the first supper of the royal couple for the world."
Both Danny and Ember's eyes flashed in irritation.
"I stay to make sure you two don't kill Tucker." Sam said with a roll of her eyes.
The four teens went downstairs to eat. The look of boredom and irritation on Ember's face faded away when she smelt the food that had been cooked and then for the first time in years she felt a sensation.
"What smells so good?" she asked.
Maddie smiled. "Well considering that we had a guest with us and such good news I decided to make the best food I could." She said.
"Wow that… I mean whatever. About time that someone cooks some good food for me." Ember said as she crossed her arms.
Danny face palmed. "Would it kill you to have some manners?" Danny asked dryly.
Maddie only smiled. She had expected this behaviour after learning about Ember from her parents and after years of raising her son she knew how he'd react. How they reacted together however was the interesting bit. They were the embodiment of opposites attract, where upon Danny was the calmer more respectful member of the couple and Ember was the wilder rude member of the couple. Maddie figured that these next few months would be interesting.
Within a few minutes she realised just how true this was when her husband spoke up.
"Danny-boy, I've been thinking because you and Ember here are going to get married and will be living together for a while I think it would be a good idea that you and Ember stayed in the same room." Jack said.
Danny then spat out the water he was drinking along with saying. "WHAT!?" he yelled.
Ember would have yelled out but she was frozen with shock at what was just suggested.
Maddie was about to disagree with this but one wink from Jack made her understand before she agreed it would be a good idea.
"Dad why, why would you make that suggestion?" Danny asked while all of a sudden finding it hard to breath.
"Because you two were and still are enemies to some degree so spending as much time as you two possible can, would help to quell those negative thoughts." Jack said with a sly smirk.
"Don't forget this is what you get for lying to us for the past two years." Maddie said.
There was a stunned silence before Tucker burst out laughing. Sam didn't know whether to cry out in anger or laugh like Tucker, maybe both. Jazz gave the young couple a sorry this is out of your hands look.
The rest of dinner was very awkward between for the two, especially when Maddie began talking about preparations for their wedding.
It got so bad that Danny and Ember both subconsciously turned invisible causing laughs to escape from Tucker and Jack. Fortunately and unfortunately Sam and Tucker had to leave so the laughing died down but Danny no longer had any help to get him through this very bad period of his life. Sure he had Jazz but she wouldn't be enough.
Shortly after Sam and Tucker left Danny was told that after one week he would be staying at Ember's place with her parents for a week and that caused the two teens to pale considerably.
Later on Danny and Ember were back in Danny's… their room… sitting in an awkward silence.
"This is perhaps the strangest day I've ever had." Danny eventually said.
"Same here dipstick." Ember said. "You think this might be a practical joke."
"Clockwork came and told us that we were to be wed." Danny said dryly. "Does that sound like a prank to you?"
"Well I guess this means I can't threaten to kill you anymore." Ember said.
"Nor can I stuff you in a thermos every time you threaten to kill me." Danny said.
"At least one good thing came out of this." They said in sync.
The two went back into their awkward silence with Danny typing on his computer and Ember tuning her guitar.
Eventually the time came for them to go to bed but a situation arose.
"So what do we do about the sleeping arrangements?" Ember asked.
The two both looked at the one bed that was big enough for two people to sleep on… if they slept very close together.
"I have an idea." Danny said before he grabbed an extra blanket and pillow before lying on the floor before he hopped onto the floor. "I'll take the floor you take the bed."
Ember didn't argue and hopped onto Danny's bed.
"I'm good with this." She said. "This is what real respect feels like."
Danny simply rolled his eyes. "A thank you would have been appreciated." He muttered. "And please try not to burn my bed with your flaming hair."
"Don't you mean my bed Dipstick?" Ember said smugly. "But no problem I'll try not to burn it."
Ember then concentrated on her hair and the flames reduced until she was left with regular blue hair as opposed to the blue flames. She then looked towards her duffle bag that her parents had left for her before noticing Danny was not facing her.
"Alright baby-pop don't turn around." Ember said.
"What why?" Danny said as he started to turn but one small glance he turned back around as his face turned incredibly hot and red.
"Because I'm getting changed and if you turn around I'll fry you." Ember said not noticing that he had turned slightly.
"Why me?" Danny asked silently as he blasted himself with ice.
Once Ember was done Danny didn't even bother changing himself. He just turned off the lights and lay down on his floor and covered his face while hoping for this to all just be a bad dream.
But he knew better.
"It's all been arranged." He remembered Clockwork saying.
"Why not arrange something else?" He thought to himself while trying to come to grips with his raging teenage hormones.
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Shadow: *laughs*
Dani: *laughs*
Shadow: I can't believe this, and I knew it was going to happen.
Dani: Oh this story is going to start getting interesting pretty soon.
Shadow: You bet it is. But before it can get interesting I need to ask the readers. What would you guys prefer; that CA15 just skip right to the Wedding and have what happens during the next few months appear as flash backs in the story of would you rather have some of the content of the next few months come first before the wedding?
Dani: So what will happen next? Read, Review, Favourite and Follow to Find out.