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The Time Stop:
Chapter One:

Danny Fenton was walking down the street with his two best friends, Sam and Tucker. They were on their way to Sam's house because they had just gotten out of school and it was a Friday. Fridays were their movie marathon nights. Starting as soon as they got their, the teens were planning on trying to watch all eight of the Happy Potter movies in order from start to finish.

"This is going to be so GREAT!" Sam exclaimed.

"Wow Sam. Didn't know you into something so mainstream." Tucker commented on her enthusiasm.

"It's all about evil witches and wizards trying to take over the world." Sam retorted. "How can any self-respecting Goth NOT love it?"

Tucker and Sam continued to argue over trivial things the rest of the way there while Danny was walking along deep in though about something.

"Hey Danny," Sam said. "You okay there? You seem kinda spacy today."

"Yeah dude," Tucker added. "You've been acting all weird for the past week or so actually."

The two teens stopped walking and waited for their friend to answer their questions. Danny just sighed and said he was fine. Although not convinced, they let the issue drop. When Danny wanted to talk, he'd come to them.

They started walking again and soon reached Sam's house. The trio made their way downstairs into the home theater and Sam started the first movie as Tucker got them all so popcorn from the counter.

The title screen appeared and not even a minute later, Danny's ghost sense went off.

"Great." Danny said sarcastically. "Absolutely wonderful! I'll be right back guys."

With that, Danny turned into his alter ego, Danny Phantom, and flew off through the roof to go and find the ghost that had caused the latest disturbance.

He was flying around for not even two minutes before he found the culprit.

"BEWARE! For I am the BOOOOOX GHOST!"

Danny flew up to meet the cardboard obsessed ghost and shot a well aimed ghost ray at his back.

"HEY! What was that for!?" The box ghost yelled. He turned around and his eyes widened as he saw Danny floating their not five feet from him.

"Uh...I the BOOOX GHOST was just... uh... leaving to create DOOOOOM elsewhere...?" Danny raised an eyebrow. "Uh.. BEWARE!"

The Box Ghost tried to fly off but Danny quickly opened the thermos and trapped him before he could get too far away. The ghost screamed as he was sucked into the cramped device and Danny popped the lid back on and sighed.

You see, Danny hadn't really been feeling like himself lately. Ghost hunting was becoming easier now as he could easily defeat all his enemies, school was going okay and he was passing all his classes with a B average, but something was missing.

Danny flew home and plopped down on his bed as he transformed. He didn't even feel up to heading back to Sam's to finish move night. What was wrong with him?

A few months ago, Danny would have loved nothing more than to be able to spend some quality time with his best friends, but now? All Danny wanted to do right then was lay on his back and stare at his ceiling.

Danny had lived in Amity Park for all of his life, but now, Amity didn't feel like home. He couldn't explain it, he just didn't feel like he was where he belonged here.

Danny stared at the ceiling for hours pondering over his thoughts and his feelings. His phone rang several times, most likely Sam and Tucker trying to find out where he was, but after the third call, he turned his phone off and threw in on his desk.

Danny just needed time to himself to think.

And time did go by. He spent the entire evening just laying there, not moving a muscle.

By the time Danny did decide to sit up and come out of his thoughts, the clock on his bedside table blinked the numbers 9:44 at him.

He stood up from his bed and with a firm decision in mind, he made a choice. A choice he didn't ever think he would have to make. A choice that would change his entire life. A choice that would most certainly shock a lot of people.

But his mind was made up. He was going to do it. He NEEDED to do it. It was the only way.

Danny Fenton was about to run away.

Hope you enjoyed. It just popped into my head today and I decided to start writing it. We'll see where it goes from here. I will probably not be updating this on a set schedule, but keep an eye out for at least another chapter or two by the end of the month.

This chapter was posted: 9/17/2013

~Red