Hello everyone! My name is Magmia Flare. This idea has been rolling around my head for a little while, and I've been wanting to start writing my fan fictions here. Please be gentle, this is my first fic. Reviews are appreciated and encouraged, but please, if you are going to criticize my work, make it constructive. I really hope that you like it, and I'm sorry that the chapters will probably be so short, I'm still trying to find my voice. Phantom Planet does happen, but Danny does not reveal his identity to anyone and Tucker is not the mayor. I'm still not sure how long this will be, but it will probably only be 3 or 4 chapters.

Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom.

Chapter 1: Prologue

Clockwork, Master of Time, was standing in front of the Observants, the corrupt ghost council that had ruled the Ghost Zone since the fall of the evil Ghost King, Pariah Dark. The fifty or so Observants were sitting in their respective seats in the purple, multi-tiered courtroom room. Just 3 weeks ago the fallen King had been released from the Sarcophagus of Forever Sleep, in which he had been imprisoned, by his loyal Fright Knight. The ghost King had then proceeded to attempt to suck Amity Park into the ghost zone. His army's efforts had been stopped by the ghosts that had been rallied behind the half-ghost half-human hybrid, Danny Fenton/Danny Phantom. While his enemies fought the army of skeleton ghosts to clear the way, Danny, in his parent's exoskeleton, fought against the Ghost King himself. Finally, the halfa forced Pariah Dark back into the Sarcophagus, and kept it closed long enough for his arch enemy, the halfa Vlad Masters/Vlad Plasmius, to lock the coffin, imprisoning the King once more.

According to the most ancient laws of the Ghost Zone, ones that few ghosts could remember, if the defeater of the previous king had challenged the king for the throne or their life, then the defeater of the king shall take the throne, if found worthy by the Spirit World herself. Danny had unknowingly challenged Pariah for the throne, a challenge that the king had accepted not expecting to lose.

Two weeks (and ten years) after the Pariah Dark "incident," the Spirit World granted the young boy who was trying to save the world from himself a new power. One far more powerful, if used to its full extent, than anything that even Pariah Dark could produce without the Ring of Rage and the Crown of Fire giving him power. The gift of this power and its continued use in his own time proved that the Spirit World had chosen a new king, one that had not even turned 16 yet. Few realized that this had happened. Most of those that had were in a large room, trying to keep calm.

Now, Clockwork was listening to the Observants discuss the future of the Ghost Zone. There was only one thing that all the one-eyed creatures agreed upon: Danny Fenton/Phantom COULD NOT take the throne. Some suggested challenging him for the throne themselves, but then only one would rise to power. Others suggested simply not telling the halfa and having nothing change. Clockwork shot down this idea quickly, saying that even the Observants had to respect the Ancient Laws. Finally, one of the Observants had an idea, they would give him a challenge so impossible that he would never be able to complete it. Not only that, but they would not tell Danny, saying that only one with a heart noble enough, and leadership skills strong enough, would complete this task without knowledge of the task.

This task would be to rally both humans and ghost behind him for a single goal.

When the Observants adjourned their meeting, after putting the task set for the 15 year old superhero in the written record, they were all feeling relieved and proud, sure that they would never lose their power over the Ghost Zone. Clockwork simply went back to his tower and smiled.

Three months later, Clockwork once again appeared before the Observants, who were quite agitated.

"How could we let this happen?!" One of the Observants cried. The others let out similar cries of anguish.

Daniel James Fenton/Phantom had completed the task that he had had no knowledge about. When the world was in danger, the halfa had done the impossible, he had rallied all his enemies, friends, and everyone else in the Ghost Zone, and humans from all over the world, to save the Earth from the Disasteroid. The humans had given the ghosts a way to turn the entire Earth intangible, allowing the Disasteroid to pass through the Earth harmlessly.

"Oh," Clockwork began, "not dying was the verdict, if I remember correctly."

"How can we fix this? Phantom turns 16 in a week, there is not enough time to prevent him from becoming king." Another Observant called.

"I'm afraid that there is nothing you can do to prevent Daniel from taking the throne. You have lost the kingdom that was never truly yours. All you can hope for now is that he doesn't proclaim the last three months of not knowing of his inheritance treason." Clockwork was smiling now, knowing that Daniel would never take his role as High King far enough for a death penalty. But the Observants didn't know that. Even Masters of Time had to have fun sometimes.

Clockwork's statement brought a collective gasp out of the council.

"Now, I'm afraid that I must take my leave, our new prince must be told of his position." With that, Clockwork left the Council Hall and began his trip to Pariah's (soon to be Phantom's) Keep.

I hope you liked it. I'll try to update before next Sunday. Thank you for taking the time to read my first story. See you soon.

-Magmia Flare