Author's Note: It's been years since I wrote a fanfic last, and my writing activities are basically stiff college papers. English is not my first language you see. So, I'm quite sure that you would immediately spot many beginners' mistakes here. But bear with me, ok?

Also, I know that I'm a bit late (ok, very late) in joining the Phanniemay16 challenge. I'm actually quite new to the fandom and am still trying to familiarize myself with what's canon and what's fanon. DP was a fixture in my childhood, but until now I had never imagined that in 2016 (imagine! 2016!) I would totally fall in love with the fandom! And I'm a college student. Yeah.

Anyways, I'll be trying to fulfill the last 10 days - or so - of the challenge, as well as adding the previous 17 days to the month of June. I'm not quite sure that this kind of story (drabbles) needs the use of a Beta reader, though I know how horrendous my English could be. Therefore, on a personal level I definitely need one, but if anyone knows, please let me know if a Beta reader is necessary for this story.

Enjoy!

Summary: The story of Frostbite is more than just about the cheerful leader of the Far Frozen and mentor to the "Great One". For their reputation as a fearsome and warrior-like tribe in the Zone, Frostbite was conspicuously absent during "Reign Storm". How would it relate to their adulation of Danny afterward?

Day Eighteen: Frostbite

"Fear is natural, Danny Phantom. Charging into battle despite the fear is what makes someone a hero."

Frostbite in Urban Jungle

It was thirty moons after his inauguration as the leader of his people when Frostbite of the Far Frozen heard the devastating news of Pariah Dark awakening from his Sarcophagus of Forever Sleep. The ghosts have known the story too well: of the one who was once king of all ghosts, and of the ruthless and malevolent reign of power which had transformed the Zone into a much more living hell that would make the present one a paradise in comparison. The inhabitants of the Far Frozen had started to settle into the comfortable, tribal existence they were living in. Nevertheless, they were sorely tempted to follow the immediate course of action taken by some of the more prominent inhabitants of the Zone, which was to seek refuge in the human world.

The chilliest area of the Ghost Zone was equipped by a battalion of cyrokinetic warriors, capable of providing an icy defense against intruders. Plus, they had prided themselves as pioneers of technology and advanced medical facilities among the ghosts. Yet, Frostbite had no illusion that when it came down to fighting the Dark King and his fearsome skeleton armies, they would face the very real possibility of being annihilated. Thus the inhabitants of the Far Frozen did not flee. No, they refused to even consider fleeing as an option – they were reputable warriors after all – they would stand their ground and faced whatever came their way, preferably with subzero temperature giant walls of defense.

Then one of Frostbite's scouts came bearing the news of Dark's invasion to Amity Park, a city of the Other World which is one of the areas where the barrier between both realms is at its weakest. Ironically, that was where some of the Zone's occupants had been fleeing towards. Far Frozen breathed a collective sigh of relief for a moment. It was short-lived however, as the realization that the human world, much less a mere single city, was only capable of handling the Ghost King for just a moment. Ghosts, even equipped with their extraordinary abilities, had proven to be only an insignificant barrier against the might of the King. Why would there be any hope for the human world? In the midst of the crushing hopelessness, Frostbite wished for his dear afterlife existence that both worlds would survive Dark's wrath, for he knew that the Ghost Zone was only the proverbial flip side of the coin to the human world.

The Far Frozen had stood still and alert in their chilling isolation for another moon, when suddenly there was a ripple in the ectoplasmic atmosphere. It was the sign that there was a dimensional displacement happening right within the Zone. Later on, Frostbite and his people would know that it was the result of the whole city of Amity Park being displaced right into their realm. However at the moment, the entire Ghost Zone held its breath as they felt – rather than saw – that what was happening would decide the fate of their world. Then it was suddenly over. The fleeing ghosts started to come back – and those who had fled to Amity Park had a very interesting story to tell.

The inhabitants of the Zone would very much like to think that they were above such mundane things as shameless gossip-mongering. They were essentially dead for a long time after all – some even reaching centuries. There were usually other things to worry about, such as the glorious task of fulfilling their individual obsessions (for the more ardent of ghosts) or trying to make an honest living as what the humans dubbed as ectoplasmic entities. Frostbite and his people would categorize themselves into the latter category, and so far they do enjoy their current after-life as centuries pass. But it was the gossips and rumors which heralded what would be the greatest tale in Far Frozen in their long lifetimes.

Three moons passed before Frostbite decided it was safe to lower their defense. Ice warriors were still situated at the border but the general feeling was that the threat had passed. They could see it in the changing atmosphere and feel it within their cold cores. It was around that time Far Frozen, being the isolated area it was, received the account of what happened through the grapevine; a whisper of one being who had put into an end the looming shadow of Pariah Dark's reign.

It was an absurd rumor – and Frostbite would rather shave his fur rather than falling for it.

Yet, the whispers only grew, and what was constant is the name Danny Phantom. Frostbite did not know what to make of it. Was Danny Phantom a ghost? A human? Hadn't he heard that name before when there was a big jailbreak in Walker's domain? As his curiosity grew, Frostbite sent a few of the Far Frozen's best scouts to get the truth out of the rumors.

What he found was truly astounding.

It was true. A warrior had managed to put the Pariah Dark back to sleep quite single-handedly. The ex-refugees from Amity Park had witnessed the event. They even helped in battling the skeleton army! Even more staggering was the fact that the warrior was the rumored new halfa – one of the only two in existence – who was still in the cusp of learning and adapting to his powers.

Frostbite and the yeti-ghosts of Far Frozen knew a true warrior deserving of respect when they saw one. Danny Phantom is such a warrior.

So the tale goes on to be passed from one mouth to another, and as a heroic legend of the Savior of the Ghost Zone in the bedtime stories of any upstanding yeti ghost-children. Statues courtesy of ice sculpting were being made. Drawings and writings on the walls were drawn to depict the accounts of the battle as much as they could with the information they got. For the Far Frozen, Danny Phantom is since then heralded as their hero. After all, the whole Far Frozen is sufficiently aware of the ramifications of what could happen if the Ghost King had not been stopped in Amity Park.

Nevertheless, their warrior pride was wounded when knowing that they were wrong to give up hope in the first place by barricading themselves inside their ice fortress. And the fact that the fleeing ghosts were helping the battle makes it even more of a blow. Frostbite then swore that he and his fellow tribal ghosts would not make the same mistake again. They would not let their fears prevent them from participating. After all, they, the guardian of the Infi-Map, should have at least helped when the battle commenced, instead of sitting duck behind their defense. But no, they had let a fateful battle passed, and Danny Phantom fighting beside the ill-equipped refugees from the Zone.

Due to this experience, Far Frozen, the chilliest land of the Zone, is much more hospitable than it usually is when Danny and his friends crash-landed on its border.

Due to this experience, Frostbite was willing to offer Danny his whole nation at Danny's disposal.

Due to this experience, Frostbite was willing to trust Danny with the Infi-Map, an artifact predating the Ancients' time with the power rivaling even the Ring of Rage.

Due to this experience, the Far Frozen has made itself a second home and a place of refuge for Danny.

And as for Danny, he has so far done nothing to refute the immense trust Frostbite has placed on him. So when Danny came to his land to train his cyrokinesis, after Amity Park was overrun by Undergrowth, Frostbite knew immediately the right words to say to lift the young halfa's despondent spirit.

After all, Danny has given Frostbite the lesson that a hero must always believe that he may win, and when Danny left to battle Undergrowth in Amity Park, Frostbite was confident that his ice powers are put into a good offense.