A disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN ANY PART OF THE Danny Phantom SERIES. I JUST WANTED TO WRITE MY FIRST FANFIC. This is, by the way, my first fan-fic evur, so bare with me, please.
Jack arose from his bed groggily. Casting a blank gaze toward his clock, he mentally recorded the time. 1:24 a.m..
Maddie slept with small, soft snores on the other side of the bed. Jack had woken up for a reason he couldn't contemplate. All he knew was: he needed fudge.
So, he got out of bed, turned on the noise-proof doors on in everyone's rooms, and tiptoed past Jazz's bedroom just in case, and then almost past Danny's. He was stopped by large mattress springs making consistent noises, due to Danny's tossing and turning. Jack peeked his head in.
Danny was having a nightmare. He was currently flailing around in his sleep, and sleep-talking things like 'No...no...', 'Don't tell them!' or 'Not when they're there!'.
Jack looked concerned, and sat at the edge of Danny's bed. He couldn't leave his son in such torment alone- but couldn't decide whether or not to wake him. He listened closely to his turning, and winced at his sleep-talking, and mumbled softly "Don't worry, Danny-boy, I'm here..."
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Danny's Dream
Danny flew to and fro between about ten feet, somewhere in the ghost zone. His parents had been kidnapped by Skulker, and he knew he HAD to go rescue them, but he knew what would happen: Skulker would reveal his secret to his mother and father, who he knew wouldn't accept him. Beyond all worries, he started flying to Skulker's Island.
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Out of Dream
"Danny's mumbling something about being revealed..." Jack thought "Being revealed for what?" This was confusing Jack beyond any end at the moment, and had- for the only time in twenty years- had completely forgotten about his fudge or ghosts, and was completely focusing on only one thing. He hated watching his son toss and turn helplessly, and didn't know what to do. He could only watch further, to hopefully make some understanding of the nightmare.
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Danny's Dream
Danny was nearing Skulker's Island...and his heart's pounding increases with every step. At one point, it even felt as if a brick was in his chest, being thrown harshly againist it, again and again. His feet firmly planted outside of his home, a large, skull-shaped castle-thing. Danny phased through, to see his mom, dad, and sister tied up with ectoplasmic rope and mouth-guard-things to prevent them from talking. Skulker turned to his prize.
"Ah, good to see you, ghost child. I will let your parents and sister go for a price." At this point, both Maddie and Jack had the most confused faces at that comment, with expectations that the ghost boy would let them die. Jazz, on the other hand, only had a face of worry for Danny written in her eyes. Danny gulped. "That you reveal yourself, and then allowing me to take your pelt."
Disgusting as that was, Danny was far more worried at the moment about his identity.
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Out of Dream
"Oh, no...Danny's hyperventilating..." Jack could only think blankly. He wasn't sure what to do when he heard this: "Mom, and dad...They'll never accept me for being a halfa..."
This SERIOUSLY confused Jack. He knew they would accept him no matter what, but what on Earth and the Ghost Zone was a Halfa? But, Jack shook the thought off, and figured it was only dreaming. Besides, he could ask Danny later. Right now, he had gone to rubbing Dann'ys back comfortingly, not enough to wake him, but relax him a bit, perhaps.
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Danny's Dream
Danny turned his panicked eyes up toward his parents, who only could sit- or, uh, hang- numbly, wondering what Skulker meant. Jazz cast a look into Danny's eyes, saying one thing to him "They'll accept you."
Figuring this was his-and their- only hope, he took a deep, DEEP breath, and had the familiar blue lines cross his midsection, until leaving Danny Fenton in place. He had trouble bringing himself to his parent's eyes, who's were wider than a flying saucer's, and Skulker released them.
"I'll give you a few minutes, whelp, and see their non-acceptance."
Danny and his family were silent for a few moments before Maddie and Jack finally both shouted "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US?!?!?!" at the top of their lungs. Danny backed up, but before he could even move a foot back, his parents had seen his fear in his eyes, and had tackled him with a hug.
"You should've known we would've accepted you!" Jack said. Skulker was scowling.
"Well, that didn't work out how I hoped. But I can still have your- and your family's- pelts!" Skulker cackled.
Everyone simply cast him disgusted looks while they all glared at him at the same time.
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Out of Dream
Jack could see Danny visibly relax, to his relief. "I'm glad you guys accepted me..." Danny mumbled. Jack grinned and whispered, "But of course we would. In dreamland, and in...uhh...reality." Jack finished, watching Danny fall very much calmer, made a mental note to talk to him in the morning, and was about to leave him be when he saw something- and heard something- shocking.
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Danny's Dream
Danny shouted 'Goin' Ghost!' and turned into Danny Phantom. He and his family smirked at Skulker. "Now that they know I'm Danny Phantom, and I can beat you, you have no more leverage on my identity right now. Say g'bye, Skulker."
Danny fought with Skulker, with a still-dumbstruck pair of his parents watching silently, stupidly. Suddenly, one of Skulker's missles misfired and was about to hit Jazz. This startled Danny enough to wake him up.
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Out of Dream
Jack heard Danny say 'Goin' Ghost' in his sleep, and before he could even contemplate what that was, the blue lines formed and turned Fenton to Phantom. Jack was frozen in place next to Danny, not proccessing what just happened. Then he heard "Now that they know I'm Danny Phantom, you have no more leverage on me right now. Say g'bye, Skulker." Jack was still frozen in place before Danny suddenly screamed, shot up like a birdie in Badmitton, and ended up landing on Jack. Danny's now wide green eyes had a few tears in them which quickly dried once he saw it was a dream, and failed to notice he was now Danny Phantom. Jack pulled him into a hug, which Danny accepted. Danny pulled back and looked at his dad with wide green eyes without still realizing what happened.
"I w-was having a nightmare, I-I guess. Nothing unusual, eh?" Danny said unconvincingly. Jack ignored this, and asked a question. "Why didn't cha tell us you were the ghost boy?" Jack asked. Danny's eyes grew wide, and looked down to find himself in his jumpsuit. He gulped. Jack rolled his eyes.
"Son, we would've accepted you. Heck, you can become my sidekick!" Jack said enthusiaticly. Danny grinned.
"So you don't mind having a half-ghost son?" Jack eyebrow raised a bit, but shook his head. "Son, we'll talk about this in the morning. Yes, we'll tell your mother, but she'll accept you, too. Plus I wanna hear everything from your ghost fights!" Jack said happily. "Now, why doncha come downstairs with me for some milk and fudge? And maybe tell me a few spoilers before you tell both me and your mother?" Jack asked cheerfully. Danny smiled, and followed his dad downstairs, and began to explain some of his first fights and powers.
AN: A disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN ANY PART OF THE Danny Phantom SERIES. I JUST WANTED TO WRITE MY FIRST FANFIC.