So here it is the first chapter of the rewritten story! Enjoy!!

Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom....

Prologue

Melissa and her father were driving home from a movie on a cloudy summer's day in the American southwest.

Initially her mother and brother were also going to see the movie with them, if it were not for the fact that Trent, her younger brother, had decided not to inform the parents of his summer reading until the end of the break.

As Melissa conversed with her father about the movie, she noticed something, "Where is that smoke coming from?"

Her dad examined the direction of the smoke and immediately his stature went from a relaxed position to one of distress, "It's coming from our neighborhood."

Melissa's father hit the gas and drove to their house only to discover that it was the source of the smoke they saw earlier.

As they exited the car, they had to shield their faces due to the heat which was radiating from the house. "Melissa, call 911!" her father yelled as he ventured closer to the house until the heat became stifling.

As Melissa finished calling the fire department she reentered the car to hoping it would be cooler than the atmosphere around the house.

Through the window she saw her father watching the house hoping that his wife and only son got out alright.

Then suddenly his hands dropped to his side. Melissa became frightened as he turned, giving her a creepy smile as though he were suddenly possessed. Then he darted and dived into the burning house shortly before it exploded.

"No!" she cried, as she hugged herself inside the car. She began to lament as the police sirens continued to increase in volume.

Melissa said nothing during the ambulance ride to the hospital.

The EMT's tried to strike up a conversation with her but eventually they gave up.

She had literally lost everything, and not just material possessions.

As soon as she was treated for first degree burns and dehydration a woman in a business suit approached her. "Hello, Melissa. My name is Marian Goldenberg but you can call me Mary."

Melissa looked at her, "I suppose this is due to my lack of relatives isn't it..." Mary smiled and responded, "Sort of. Your father and mother had made a living will years ago and, apparently, it states that if anything should happen to them before you were of legal age, your guardian would be old high school friend of theirs named Vlad Masters."

"Where does he live?" she responded not really caring either way. Mary replied, "Why he is the major of one of the most publicized small towns in the United States, Amity Park."