AN: Okay! So this is my Master of Space AU, or to be more specific, Master of Reality. Long story short, in this AU, the multiverse is regulated by the Masters of Time and Space. Time, being Clockwork, and Space, being Astral, a Danny who was tricked into becoming the Master of Space by the Observants, the previous regulators. After years of denial, disappointment, rage, and self-introspection, he accepts his role as the Master of Space and all its difficulties.

Of course, there are more specifics, but this the basics of the AU. I'm hoping to take all 31 days and make them about this AU, so if you're interested, stick around! I hope you enjoy!

The first day is a little different from the rest. It mostly focuses on Astral's backstory rather than Astral himself. Basically, his original universe is like an original TUE universe timeline, but instead of taking out his ghost half, Danny finds out that hey! He's immortal!...but Vlad is slowly aging. So, Danny is trying to find a way to stop being immortal or if he can, make Vlad immortal...it does not end well.

Anyway, hope you guys enjoy!

Danny's age: 44 (Physically 14)

Timeline/Location: Astral's original universe (Post Nasty Burger explosion by 30 years)

Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom. All rights go to Nickelodeon. Please support the official release.

Day 1: Hope

Ears ringing, heartbeat pounding slowly in his ear drums, Danny flipped another page in the admittedly dense book. He pressed his lips together, as the words blurred on the pages, and try as he might, he couldn't get them to focus again.

He sighed, closed the book for a moment, and stared at the wall in front of him.

It was moments like these that made his efforts feel fruitless. Book after book, countless hours of research both in and out of the ghost zone. There was never a clear cure for immortality anywhere, and while, there were many tales of explorers wandering for the fountain of youth, they were just that, stories. Even in the ghost zone, the fountain of youth was simply a myth created by those too afraid to die.

Though in the GZ, ghosts tended to hiss at its very mention. Apparently, its equivalent was something akin to acid and while Danny didn't know how it affected humans, he didn't particularly want to find out either.

The fountain of youth was just one of the many dead ends he faced.

Sighing to himself, felt his eyes begin to droop drastically. He blinked heavily, trying and failing to get the sleep out of them, even as his body snuggled deeper into the chair.

Danny suddenly made himself sit up, despite his protesting body. With a few quick movements, he took a long gulp of his long cold coffee, whipped his mouth on his arm, and cracked open the long winded book once more.

As he readjusted himself to get in a less comfortable position, he stared determinedly at the pages before him.

Vlad told him to stop looking a long time ago. He, despite being a stubborn bastard, didn't fight the inevitability of his own death.

Danny couldn't accept that. No matter how many times Vlad sighed and shook his head, no matter how many pages told him that keeping humans, hybrids, or any other mortal creature alive beyond their time was impossible, Danny could never accept that there wasn't a way.

There had to be. Somewhere in these pages, there was an answer, and Danny would eventually find it, even if it would take years searching in every waking and non-waking hour.

And so he continued searching.

AN: (Is too lazy to put a word count today. About 350 words). Thanks for reading! Tell me what you like. Tell me what you don't like. Tell me what I can improve upon. I know it's been awhile for my other stories but I've either A) been writing stuff for Astral that I haven't posted yet, B) writing stuff for something else that I haven't posted or C) burned out from school. I'll be posting all my Dannymay stuff here though! I won't be on time all the time, especially since some days have been really long, but I'll try my best.

Anyway, see you next time!

~LunagaleMaster