Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom or it's characters.
Note: This story will connect all of my "Last Days on Earth." Stories, which are my interpretations of how each ghost died in their life time. You should be able to read this without reading those, but I hope that you would.
Chapter 1,
"Danny, come on, that is the third time today you fought the Box Ghost. When are you going to take my advise?" Sam said to her idiot boyfriend.
"Sam, the Box Ghost is no real problem. I mean, one hit and he is out of here." Danny said and Tucker nodded.
"I agree, besides, he isn't a very good ghost to begin with." Tucker said, and suddenly the Box Ghost phased threw the lockers so he could stick his head out.
"Excuse me, but I resent that." The Box Ghost said, and Danny lazily raised a finger, and shot the ghost.
"See, fourth time." Sam said, trying to prove her point, but the boys just laughed.
"Oh, please. That ghost couldn't hurt anybody if he tried." Tucker said and a random, empty box hit him in the head, followed by a goofy laughter.
"See." Tucker said as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Ugh, Danny, please listen to me." Sam held onto his head, and they stopped walking to class.
"I read online that ghosts are the spirits of people who died." Sam said until Tucker cut her off.
"Well, duh, of course they are." Tucker said and Danny glared at him with his Phantom eyes, and Tucker stopped.
"Go on." Danny said, his eyes returning to his normal state.
"Sometimes they are ghosts because they died suddenly or in a bad way. But most of them have unfinished business, and that's why they can't cross over to where they are meant to be." Sam said and Danny rubbed his neck.
"I'm not sure Sam. I mean, I am half ghost, and I didn't die." Danny said and Sam sighed.
"Maybe you did, when you went into the ghost zone that very first time. I'm not an expert, I just do a lot of research." Sam said and Tucker's PDA started beeping.
"Oh, no!" Tucker howled and Danny turned to him.
"What happened? What's wrong?" He quickly said, thinking that a ghost had to be fought.
"No! I'm at 5% power! I've got to charge it. Hold on, baby. I've got you. Just hang in there." Tucker said and he ran off. Danny blinked at his friend for a moment, and then he couldn't help but chuckle.
"Man, he will drive us all crazy one day." Danny said and then he turned to Sam who held a deep sadness in her eyes.
"Sam?" Danny asked and Sam sighed.
"I just keep thinking about you, Danny. I don't understand how all of this 'half-ghost' stuff will change in the future." Sam said and Danny tilted his head.
"What do you mean?" He asked and Sam sighed.
"Well, for example, when you get older, will the Phantom get older too?" Sam asked and Danny nodded.
"I think so, I mean I did fight that Dark Danny, remember?" Danny asked and Sam nodded.
"Yeah, but Dark Danny was a mix of your ghost, and Vlad's ghost. You didn't really have to grow at all." Sam said and Danny blinked.
"Well, then what about Vlad? He got his ghost powers in college, and that was years ago." Danny said and Sam shrugged.
"I don't know, Danny. You don't really know what Vlad's ghost looked like the first time he went ghost. You don't know if he ever changed. Besides, Vlad doesn't seem to age much anyways. That could be his biology, or it could have been because of the fusion." Sam said and Danny had a hard time arguing that.
"But, most of all, Danny... I'm worried that we will grow old and die. And then you will be stuck fighting these ghosts for all eternity, by yourself." Sam said, and her words were so hard for her to say, that she leaned her back against the cold lockers behind her.
"Sam, you shouldn't worry about stuff like that." Danny said and Sam shrugged.
"Why not, Danny? Death is the only thing we are guaranteed in this life. Heck for some, we aren't even granted a birth. Death is universal, and we can't stop it. I could walk out of the school today, and get hit by a truck. With my luck it would probably be a meat truck to." Sam half-smiled at her dark joke and Danny swallowed.
"I don't suppose this conversation is gonna naturally get lighter?" Danny said and Sam gave his hand a small squeeze.
"Come on, Danny. Let's try my idea. I mean, Tucker and I can help make your life better, while we still can." Sam said and Danny sighed.
"So, are you talking about that Rest In Peace Program, of yours?" Danny asked and Sam nodded.
"Yeah, we learn about the ghost and who they were in life, and then afterwards, we help them complete their unfinished business, and then they can cross over." Sam said and Danny purses his lips.
"I suppose that we can try to help my enemies." Danny said and Sam hugged him sweetly.
"Don't think of it like that, honey. Try to think of it like doing yourself a favor." Sam said and Danny let out a small laugh, because that was far from what he felt.
"So who were you planning to exercise?" Danny said in a teasing tone, and Sam rolled her eyes.
"Well, actually I have three ghosts, who I think cause you the most trouble. 1, the Box Ghost, because he seems to pop up everywhere. 2, Ember, because she has the power to control you with music. And then 3, Skulker, because he keeps trying to skin you alive." Sam said and Danny gave a fake laugh.
"Heh, yeah, ok, um, out of those choices, I'm gonna say that we should probably try to help the Box Ghost first." Danny said and Sam winked.
"I figured as much. I actually don't have a lot of information about him, though. We can go to the library after school and see what we can uncover." Sam said and Danny shrugged.
"Eh, why not. Who knows, maybe this whole Rest In Peace Program thing could be fun." Danny said and Sam giggled at him.
"How about for short, you just call it R.I.P.P.?" Sam suggested and Danny smiled.
"Like ripping up paper?" He asked and Sam rolled her eyes.
"Come on, dorko, or else we will really be late for class." Sam said, and she carefully pulled her boyfriend, but he stood like a rock. Instead, he pulled her close and she looked at him.
"Hey, everything is gonna be ok between us... got it?" He asked and Sam blinked for a moment, and then she nodded.
"Got it." She uttered and then the two shared a sweet kiss before returning to reality and walking to class.