Disclaimer: If I owned Danny Phantom...well you're about to read the changes I'd make.
This was previously Danny and Dani Phantom if you're wondering how it's "rewritten"
So, minor author's note. I haven't written DP fanfiction in a while. I still love the show. This is a personal passion project I've had for a long, long time. I've worked on it a lot. I'm still working on it. It's going to take forever to update, honestly (I began writing fanfiction when I was in middle school, and now I'm a college graduated adult with a full time job how fucking wild is that?). I love this AU of mine a lot. When I originally began writing it, I had a different basic idea and almost no direction. It's changed, a lot (there's actually overarching plot stuff and actual...plans written out). Hence the kind of wipe I'm doing, I didn't want to double post the story because that'd be kind of annoying to do, and I'm honestly embarrassed of some of the original changes I made anyway. I don't expect anybody to love it. It's just something I really want to get written down finally for my own sake. It's going to be written in an episode style format.
Some things to note: There's trans!Danny. There will be OCs and original episodes, as well as re-written canon episodes (OCs ranging from the misc random students/other friends the main group has to very story important OCs). I will be including some fancanons like ghost hunger and ghost language down the line. It's purely how I'd imagine DP to be if I had originally written the show. I don't want to spoil the main ships, as some are meant to be somewhat of a surprise, but I will warn you that it's not DannyxSam or DannyxOC. Some characters will be OOC, and this is on purpose. This first chapter will be your "episode guide" that I'll try to update regularly as well as the prologue.
I am open to a beta reader if anybody really wants to do it.
Episode List:
Prologue
Season One, Episode One: Mystery Meat
Post the first month of high school. Danny and Danielle are both struggling to keep their powers under control. Tucker and Sam argue over changing the menu, much to the anger of a lunch lady ghost.
Season One, Episode Two: Parental Bonding
When a cursed amulet falls into the twins' hands, it's accidentally gifted to Danny's date to Homecoming.
Danielle groaned as she slipped into the backseat of the Fenton Ghost RV. She immediately curled up in a seat, sighing heavily. She lazily buckled herself in, tucking her knees up to her chest. Danny followed her lead, curling up in the seat opposite of hers once he was buckled in as well.
"God, I've slept so much but I'm still exhausted," Danielle complained, and Danny groaned his agreement.
"That's what happens when you receive the kind of shock you two did," one of the nurses laughed, shifting to move the wheelchair she had used to escort Danny out off to the side.
"Yes, it's a miracle you two survive," the second one commented, shutting the door for them. The window was still open, and the twins could continue to hear the nurses.
"Now make sure you keep the bandages fresh, used the prescribed creams and medicines, and if you guys have any problems, just call your primary care doctor," one of the nurses explained to their father. Jack Fenton was nodding slowly, taking all of the information in carefully so that he could repeat it to Maddie when they got home.
"Anything specific we should be looking for?" he questioned. One of the nurses confirmed it, and began to talk, but Danny tuned her out. He glanced over at his sister, who seemed to be fast asleep.
"Hey Dani?" he called out quietly. She cracked open an eye, and he broke into a tired grin. "We lived." She closed her eyes again, giving a small chuckle.
"Barely, it feels like," she groaned, cuddling into her hoodie. "I just hope I don't get a lot of scarring."
Danny frowned at her. Scarring was her main concern? He glanced at his legs, where his primary scarring and damage had been done, then to hers, and he shifted to lean more into the seat, closing his eyes as well.
"Your legs are invisible again," he pointed out to her. Danielle grumbled, and she tiredly leaned over for a blanket their dad had brought them, and she threw it over herself, cuddling into it.
"There," she sighed. "I can't believe that one doctor never saw you floating."
"What do you mean?" Danny questioned, lazily glancing at her. She laughed, but stayed snuggled up.
"You float in your sleep," she told him. "I kept having to intensely tuck you in before the nurses made their rounds." Danny's eyes snapped open, and he looked afraid.
"Oh god, what am I going to do if Mom or Dad comes to check on me in the middle of the night?" he asked. Danielle shrugged.
"Chant in tongues?" she suggested. Danny scowled.
"I'm serious!"
"Oh, relax. I have a bigger chance of getting caught," she snorted at him, raising an eyebrow at him, even though she still didn't look at him. "I share a room with Jazz now, remember?"
Danny didn't have time to comment, as the driver's door opened. Both twins glanced up at the front as their dad got into the seat, and he buckled in.
"Ready to go home?" he asked, glancing in his rearview mirror at them. Dani smiled, giving a nod.
"Yes! I'm ready for my own bed," she confessed.
"I'm ready to not eat hospital food anymore," her brother spoke up. Jack laughed, and he put the car into drive.
"Your mom said she was making your favorites," their dad commented, and he began to pull out of the hospital's parking lot. Both twins began to cling to the seats. There were no ghosts or "Fenton Emergencies", so he was likely to only speed, but even then, it made them both nervous. "Jazz missed you both too, but she said that it was nice getting some sleep without Danielle waking her up with her snoring."
"I don't snore!" Danielle exclaimed. Jack chuckled, and Danny snorted in amusement, and Danielle rolled her eyes at them, pulling the blanket over her head.
The drive was mostly a blur, and both twins were relieved to see the giant FentonWorks sign outside of their home, as well as their friends, Sam and Tucker, sitting on the front steps, obviously waiting for them. They both perked up, and they got to their feet and rushed over to the RV. Sam immediately opened the back door, almost before Jack could fully park, giving them both a huge smile.
"We were so worried!" she exclaimed, and she moved to wrap an arm around the nearest twin, Danny, hugging him lightly. Danny leaned into her, giving a small wince. "Still hurts?"
"Not as bad as last week," he admitted.
"Do you need help out?" Tucker questioned.
"I think we got it," Danielle sighed heavily, and she moved to open her door, slowly getting out. Everything hurt, but it was supposed to get better. "It's just gonna take some time."
Tucker nodded, and Sam moved to let Danny slowly get out. He stretched a bit once on the ground, groaning as he gave a small shiver. Danielle still had the blanket wrapped around her. Her left leg was still invisible, but Jack didn't seem to notice.
"You kids head on inside and get to bed, I'm going to go get some things out of the shed," Jack told them, waving a hand.
Danny and Danielle let out a small chorus of thanks and love yous, which Jack returned before heading into the backyard excitedly. Their father tried to hide it, due to the twins' injuries, but he was excited that they got the portal going. Jazz had told him how, when their parents weren't both at the hospital coddling the twins, their dad was downstairs, constantly shifting everything around in their basement and shed to begin testing and work. Neither twin really had the energy to hear the details of it all.
Tucker opened the door for them, and the four teens crowded inside.
"We're home," Danny called out, and Danielle just gave a tired groan to show that she was there too.
Maddie peaked out from the kitchen before rushing to them both to give them pecks on the forehead.
"How you two feeling?" she asked, lovingly patting their cheeks.
"Like I died and came back," Danielle commented honestly, and Tucker held back a snicker. Danny shot her a sideways glare.
"Really tired," Danny replied. Maddie gave them sympathetic smiles, giving them each a kiss again before raising a confused eyebrow.
"Where's Jack?"
"He went to get some stuff from the shed," Sam piped up. Maddie rolled her eyes a bit.
"Why don't you two go upstairs to rest? I'll bring up lunch," she suggested.
"Sounds good," Danielle immediately agreed, and she headed up the stairs. Danny gave a weak smile before following, Tucker and Sam on their tails.
Instead of splitting to their separate rooms, Danielle followed Danny to his. Once everybody was inside, Tucker shut the door. Danny crawled into his bed, and Danielle shifted to lay down on it as well. Sam took the beanbag chair after slipping her backpack off, and Tucker sat down in the computer chair.
"Did the doctors say anything about...you know," Tucker immediately wanted to know.
"Thankfully, nobody seemed to suspect anything," Danielle replied, rolling onto her side and curling up. "They all acted like all we were in for was electrical burns."
"Yeah, and we had some close moment there," Danny sighed happily as he felt the comfort of his own bed. He was still sleepy, but forced himself to stay awake. "I turned intangible and floated a lot."
"I kept going invisible," Danielle spoke up. "Danny kept having to say that I left to go to the bathroom. It happened so much they tested me for a bladder infection."
"Yikes," Sam winced, crossing her arms and shifting to be more comfortable in her seat. "Have you guys tried...you know...changing again?"
Both twins shook their head no. Sam had explained to them on their first visit to them in the hospital, how they both looked when they first came out of the portal after the accidental activation. White hair, glowing, and just...different.
"Didn't want to risk it," Danielle explained.
"Yeah. I'm not sure if we can even...you know, do that," Danny added on, a bit quietly, shifting to sit up. "Like...if it was a one time thing, or if we do that, can we turn back to...well this?" He moved his hand through his hair. Sam nodded understandably.
"Let's not talk about this now," Dani pipped up her request. "How was signing up for classes? Mom and Jazz got ours for us, what did you guys get?"
"I brought mine with me!" Sam announced, shifting to get out of her bean bag chair to dig through her bag. Danny motioned to the desk.
"I have mine in my desk, Tuck," Danny spoke, and Tucker took Sam's before turning around to find Danny's in his desk drawer.
"One second," Danielle commented, and she shifted to get up, leaving her blanket behind. She opened the door, leaving it open for her mom as she passed her onto her own room.
"Hey kids," Maddie greeted, coming in through the open door. The trio left in the room greeted her cheerfully, and she put a tray of food she had brought up on Danny's desk. "I made you all a burger and some fries, I figured you were staying. Oh! Sam!" The girl was interrupted before she could even speak up. "I remembered that you're vegan now, so I made you some vegan fettuccine." Sam beamed happily. "I couldn't remember if you could eat fries or not."
"Depends on how they're fried, typically not," Sam replied.
"Well, if you can, you can eat them, if not, then I'm sure the rest of you will eat it," Maddie lightly waved her hand. She passed a burger and fries plate to Danny, and handed Sam her bowl of pasta. Danielle came back, her schedule in her hand, and accepted her plate before sitting on the edge of Danny's bed again. "Danielle, Danny, how are you two feeling?"
"Better, I'm glad to be home," Danielle sighed, taking a large bite of her burger. Danny nodded in agreement. Maddie smiled softly, and she walked over to give each of them a loving peck on their forehead.
"I'm glad, you gave your dad and I quite the scare," she told them. "Let me know if you need something okay? We'll be right downstairs. You can call me if needed, I'll have my phone attached at the hip."
"Thanks Mom/Thanks Mrs. Fenton," came the response from all four. Maddie left the tray, and she left the room, closing the door again for them.
"Dani, your schedule," Tucker requested. Danielle curled it into a ball and tossed it over. Tucker caught it, and he pushed the tray out of the way to lay all three schedules on the desk, comparing it to the schedule he had already put in his PDA.
"Your mom's really good at making vegan foods," Sam commented, wiping the corner of her mouth with a napkin. "My parents still struggle to find anything for me to eat."
"Yeah, Mom was a vegetarian for a long time, but said she stopped cause it was getting hard to find foods to eat in college that he could afford," Danny replied in between bites. Sam hummed, and she shifted to reach into her backpack again.
"Speaking of which!" she chirped, and she set her bowl aside and pulled out a piece of paper. She smoothed it out, and she held it up. "I'm petitioning Casper High to change their lunch menu!"
Tucker coughed, and he spun around to face Sam.
"What!?" he demanded to know. "You can't just change the lunch menu! Did you even see their schedule! They have pizza every Friday!" Sam scowled at him.
"There's no vegan option!" she argued.
"Pack your stupid vegan lunch!"
"What about if I forget my lunch? I don't wanna have to scavenge your lunches for salad without bacon and chicken mixed in it," Sam huffed. "Or what about other vegans? We have a right to a vegan-friendly option to our school lunches."
"Guys, guys," Danny interrupted them before Tucker could rebuttal. "Do we share any classes?"
"One sec," Tucker immediately switched focus, and he turned back around. A moment later, and he put all of their schedules on the bed. He had written his out, and highlighted the classes they all had together. The four huddled around the papers on the bed.
Tucker Foley
1st period: Computer Science
2nd period: Spanish
3rd period: World History
4th period: Honors Biology
5th period: Gym
Lunch:
6th period: Honors English Literature
7th period: Honors Trig
Daniel Fenton
1st period: English Literature
2nd period: Spanish
3rd period: Algebra I
4th period: World History
5th period: Art I
Lunch:
6th period: Biology
7th period: Astronomy
Danielle Fenton
1st period: English Literature
2nd period: Psychology
3rd period: French
4th period: World History
5th period: Drama I
Lunch:
6th period: Biology
7th period: Honors Trig
Samantha Manson
1st period: English Literature
2nd period: Psychology
3rd period: French
4th period: Algebra I
5th period: Gym
Lunch:
6th period: World History
7th period: Honors Biology
"Okay, so we all have lunch together," Danny said after some scanning. Sam hummed a tad unhappily at that, but pointed out classes.
"Juliet's also in our Psych and French," Sam told Danielle, who perked up at the idea of the group's other friend, an adorable ginger, sharing some classes with them.
"Yeah, and Eric's in our Spanish, and he's in your English too," Tucker told Danny. Danny nodded in approval.
"I can't believe we're going to start high school in less than two weeks," Danielle sighed, almost dreamily. "More electives, better school events, high school parties, and oohhh, Prom!"
"You can't go to Prom unless you're asked by a senior or at least a junior," Tucker pointed out. Danielle rolled her eyes at him.
"Yeah, but we get to eventually," Danny pointed out. Tucker gave a shrug, and he leaned back a bit, shifting to get his food and to continue eating. Danny began to shiver a bit. "God, ever since the accident, I've always been so cold."
"Maybe it's an aftereffect, like part of the whole...powers thing," Sam suggested. Danielle shook her head.
"I don't know, I mean, I've been more warm than hot. Like, random hot flashes," Danielle commented. She gave Danny the blanket she had been using, and he happily shifted to wrap it around himself. Sam looked confused. "It's like I'm hitting menopause," she joked, giving a half-chuckle.
"Well, your parents are downstairs," Tucker said, glancing at the door. "Jazz left earlier today with some of her friends. Maybe you could...I dunno...practice?"
"I think Mom and Dad have stuff set up so that like...we can detect ghosts and such," Danielle said quietly, and she looked up at the ceiling, almost expecting to see something that confirmed her suspicions.
"No, they never got it set up," Danny corrected her, and he ate a few more fries before setting the plate on his nightstand. "Let's do it. Let's practice." Danielle gave him a bewildered look, watching him slowly get out of bed. "Come on. I don't wanna mess up and accidentally float during class."
"Yeah...true," Danielle said, and she handed her (mostly empty) plate to Tucker, who accepted it and put it on the desk.
She scooted off the bed, standing up and sighing. She pulled her hair out of her ponytail, redoing it before standing up straight, stretching briefly before glancing at Danny. He cracked his knuckles, biting his lower lip nervously. They stared at each other for a moment.
"I have no clue what to do," Danny confessed, and Danielle just gave a brief nod of agreement, hanging her head for a moment.
"Maybe if you just like, think about it," Sam encouraged, and she moved from the beanbag chair onto the bed, sitting criss-cross.
"Think about it," Danielle echoed, sighing heavily and closing her eyes. "Think about it."
"Just...clear the mind and think about it," Danny repeated, and he concentrated.
The room fell silent. The Fenton adults could be heard faintly in the distance as they tinkered with the lab. Tucker and Sam stared at the twins intensely, waiting for something to happen.
A bright light filled the room, and despite her eyes being closed, Danielle could still see it. Her eyes snapped open, and she glanced down. The light passed over her, and she glanced at Danny, and she jumped a bit, Danny mirroring the action.
"Your hair...your eyes...your skin," they told each other, in unison. The other's hair was snow white, their eyes glowing a bright green. Their skin had grown tan, and both wore a reverse version of the jumpsuits they had originally worn into the portal. Danny's suit a black with white accessories, Danielle having the inverse.
Tucker's jaw was dropped, and, without even looking, Sam reached into her bag and pulled out her cosmetic mirror, handing it over.
Danielle snatched it up, and she looked at her new features. She gave a soft sigh of awe, and she adjusted it so that Danny can see himself as well. He gave a long, conflicted exhale.
"First thing I wanna learn how to do," Danielle finally spoke up, allowing Danny to take the mirror, "is find out how to change out of this stupid jumpsuit."
Danny felt his eyes water up as he looked at himself. He looked so much more masculine. He put a hand up to his jaw, touching it carefully, almost in awe of himself.
"Your suit's skintight, right? Spandex?" Tucker spoke up.
"Yeah, both are," Danielle replied, pulling on the material to show off the skin-tightness of it before it snapped back. She glanced at Danny, who seemed almost in tears as he pulled at his suit. "Danny?"
"Guys, I'm not wearing a binder," he replied. They all stared at him in excited shock. Danny began to fumble for the suit's zipper, pulling it down a bit and looking. "Guys!"
"Your ghost's..." Sam breathed, breaking into a grin. "This is so amazing." It immediately dropped when Danny began to rapidly pull the zipper down more. "Whoa there! I do not wanna see the goods."
Danny flushed a dark green, immediately zipping the suit back up to the neck.
"Sorry," he apologized, but he was grinning like crazy. "You know...I think this is going to be great."
Danielle grinned.
"It'll be amazing. We'll be just like superheros."
"Phantom Twins?"
"Phantom Twins."