I don't own Danny Phantom, Butch Hartman does. If I DID own Danny Phantom, the third season wouldn't ahve been as rushed, we'd ahve seen more of Danielle, and hte series finale would have involved Dark Phantom.
Danny Phantom:
Phantom and Spectre
Part 1
Danny Phantom was soaring through the skies of his hometown of Amity Park. Although he greatly enjoyed flying, he was extremely bored. Things had been quiet since the Earth was saved from annihilation from the Disasteroid. Even the ghosts were quiet. Except for…
"BEWARE! For I am the BOX GHOST!"
'Well, at least it's something to do,' Danny thought as he clobbered the annoying specter, 'Even if it's just HIM.'
After sucking the Box Ghost into his trusty Fenton Thermos, Danny looked at the stars for a moment.
"I guess quiet is good, but I'm starting to miss the action of being a ghost-fighter," he said, "I know I shouldn't complain. I have a girlfriend, a family I don't have to keep secrets from, and even a steady job at City Hall. It helps when you know the mayor. But, I'm bored. I'd even be happy to see VLAD! Great, now I'm talking to myself."
Danny sighed and floated upwards.
"Maybe I'll go home early tonight," he said. Then, his Ghost Sense when off.
"Or not," he said looking around for the cause of the disturbance. He saw a flash of blue over on the next block, and zoomed over. But, someone else had beaten him to it.
"Valerie! How's it going? I thought you were taking a break from ghost fighting."
The armored hunter looked up and saw her friend.
"Oh, hi. Yeah, I was, but this squid guy interrupted my walk. Don't worry, I got it," she said, holding up a circular object. It was similar to a Fenton Thermos, and Danny would know. He helped his dad build the device Valerie had (and commented that his dad stole the basic design from 'Ghostbusters').
"I guess you're getting your money's worth on that thing," Danny said floating down.
"Yeah, I'm glad you gave it to me, Danny."
"No problem. You needed something like it anyway."
Valerie's eyebrow arched under her helmet.
"Okay, from the tone of your voice, I can tell something's up."
Danny grinned sheepishly.
"What do you mean?"
"Danny, we used to date. I know when you're keeping a secret."
Danny frowned and pointed at the symbol on his chest.
"Okay," said Valerie, "I'll give you that, but that's besides the point."
"You're not going to let this go, are you?"
"No."
"Fine. It's just…things have been slow lately. And, after so long with near constant ghost attacks, I can't seem to settle down and enjoy myself."
"Yeah, I hear you. The only ghosts who really show up anymore are a few animals and the Box Ghost. Boring."
"Last week, Skulker showed up."
"How'd that go?"
"He gave me the usual shtick. You know; 'Your pelt will rest at the foot of my bed.'"
"Eww."
"Then, I pounded him and sucked him into the thermos. The fight took all of five minutes."
"Meh. But, who knows, adventure may be just around the corner."
"Maybe. See you later."
Danny flew off toward home, thinking about what to do. Valerie had taken a break from ghost fighting for two reasons. One, she was helping her father move to a new neighborhood. His promotion at Axiom Labs had given them more money to get a new house in Amity Park. Two, there weren't that many ghosts to fight anymore. She had decided to explore other hobbies, just for now.
"Maybe I need to find a new hobby myself," said Danny, "For a while, at least…"
Suddenly, a small figure appeared in his flight path, shrieking, "BOO!"
Danny was about to blast it out of reflex when he realized who it was.
"Danielle?"
"Hi Danny!" the ghost girl chirped.
"What are you doing here? I thought you were traveling the world, or something?" asked Danny.
"Well, I guess the song is true," said Dani Phantom before she started to sing.
"'It's a Small Wor-'"
"PLEASE! Don't sing THAT!"
Dani giggled at the older boy, happy to be able to poke fun at him again.
Danny looked at his clone. It had been a while since he had seen her. She helped in the asteroid affair. Afterward, he offered her a place in his family, but she said that she needed some more time to herself. Danny respected her wishes, and they parted. That was two months ago, and Danny hadn't heard from her since. Even the Ghost Zone's rumor mill had no news of her, and a lot of ghosts were notorious gossips. He asked Clockwork how she was doing, but he had been cryptic about it. True, that was usual for Clockwork, but Danny worried about Dani.
They flew to the city park and set down, changing into Danny Fenton and Danielle.
"So what brings you here?" asked Danny.
Danielle was silent for a moment, which was odd for her.
"Is something wrong?"
"No," replied the girl, "It's just…"
"What? You can tell me," said Danny, kneeling down to look her in the eye.
"I want to have a family," said Danielle, "But I've been putting it off, because…I'm scared. What if your parents don't accept me?"
"Look, I know them. It doesn't matter if you were born in a test tube. They'll love you anyway. Trust me. I'll be there for you. You're like my little sister," said Danny.
Danielle looked at him, hope shining in her eyes.
Suddenly, the sky darkened. A strange power charged the air. A pulsing mass of energy appeared near them. An image of a dinosaur-like creature appeared in it. It was white, with purple stripes on its neck, wing-like appendages on its back, and a pink ball on each shoulder. It seemed to be in pain.
"What is that?" asked Danielle.
"I don't know, but I don't think we should stick around for long," said Danny, "Let's fly."
They transformed into their ghost forms and tried to fly away, but the ball of energy started creating a sucking force.
"We're going to get pulled in!" screamed Dani, clearly scared.
Danny grabbed her and told her to hold on tightly. His feet entered the ball, and he felt a strange energy surge through him.
As they were sucked in, they blacked out, never letting go of each other even as they were tossed about, their ghost forms falling away.
oOo
Danny slowly opened his eyes. He was in pain. He looked down and saw Danielle still holding tightly to him.
"Good girl," he whispered.
Something cast a shadow over him. He squinted and beheld an amorphous mass of smoke and weird green lights. It had a green face that bore a look of confusion. The mass of smoke floated above a rock. Tied around the rock was a scarf, striped with red and white.
Danny managed to utter, "Help" before slipping back into unconsciousness.
oOo
Danny awoke in a hospital bed. He looked around and saw Danielle on another bed in the room. He looked on the other side of the room and saw four figures. One was a man-like creature, colored green and white, with a red crest on its chest and a light green one on its head. It nudged the second, a bird-like, bipedal creature. It had the build of a martial artist, and two crests on its head, forming a 'V' down its back. The third was the gaseous thing from earlier, which proceeded to float across the room. The fourth was the most normal looking. It was a man, dressed simply, with a green cloak over his clothes. He was red hair, a lean face, and goggle-like glasses.
Something nudged his shoulder. He looked over and saw a girl a little younger than him, with a slight build, green eyes, and long blond hair tied back in a ponytail.
"Are you all right?" she asked.
"Where am I?" Danny asked.
"You're in the Goldenrod City Hospital. We found you and your sister passed out in a field, so we brought you here."
"Goldenrod City? Is that near Amity Park?"
The girl looked confused. She said that she had never heard of the place.
Suddenly, Danny remembered the events that brought him here. He started to babble, but the people in the room just looked more confused. Even the creatures seemed to wear looks of confusion. The feathered one walked over and covered Danny's mouth. The thing growled as if to say 'Will you be quiet?'
"Easy, Blaze," said the man, walking over, "He's just confused and tired. We can get more information later, after they've both rested."
The feathered creature, apparently named Blaze, looked like he wanted to argue, but the green and white creature stopped him.
"At least answer this," said Danny, "Who are you people?"
"Fair enough," said the man, "This is my step-daughter, Maria."
"Hi," said the girl.
"This is Synch…"
The green and white creature waved.
"This is Blaze…"
The bird creature bowed.
"And you've already met Spook."
The gaseous thing giggled madly and swished the ends of its scarf about.
"As for myself," said the man, "You may call me Spectre Dan."
I don't own anything related to Pokémon. Not the little creatures themselves (no matter how much I would like one), or the characters of the anime. Nintendo and their affiliates do.
After reading the Danny Phantom fan-fics of Hordak's Pupil (excellent work, BTW), I was inspired to write some Danny Phantom myself. I greatly enjoyed the show, and it remains one of my favorites. I blame Nickelodeon's corporate monkeys for shutting it down.
Anyway, I wanted to send Danny and Dani (I like her, sue me) to another dimension, and create an adventure from there. My own OC, Spectre Dan, came to mind immediately, and the first part practically wrote itself!
To be clear, this takes place between chapters 22 and 23 for Spectre Dan.