Chapter 1

Phantasma

Danni Phantom signed yet another paper for what seemed like the millionth time that day before adding it to the slowly piling papers she'd finished then pulled the last form she needed to go over that day. Scanning the paper she saw it was yet another list of rules Walker wanted to add. After reading over them she scoffed and declined his request. With that last paper done, Danni stretched then phased through the floor of her rather nice office and all the way into the castles entertainment room where she stretched out on her favorite couch. Glancing around the large, larger than Sam's, entertainment room, Danni couldn't help but think over what had happened since she became half ghost. How she became a hero to the people of Amity Park and all the battles she faced to protect her home. Meeting one of her greatest rivals Vlad and dealing with his fruitloop ways. In her opinion the only good Vlad ever did was create Danni's half clone Daniella Lilith Phantom Jr. who Danni had adopted as her daughter about two years ago. Thinking of her daughter Danni realized that Daniella, or Ellie as Danni liked to call her, would be returning to Phantasma, which also meant that Danni had to return to the human world soon.

"Mom, I'm back," Ellie yelled bursting into the entertainment room right on cue, "Guess what grandpa Clockwork taught me today!"

Danni smiled at her 'fifteen' year old daughter, they assumed her physical age was fifteen. Ellie had grown taller since the first time Danni met her, though she was still a little on the short side. Her long white hair was pulled into a low pony tail and her bangs fell into her face almost covering her glowing green eyes. She no longer wore her black and white jump suit, instead she wore a baggy black and white hoodie with her DP symbol on the front, and ripped jeans. Ellie jumped over the couch to sit next to her mother, transforming into her human form as she went. Nothing changed except her hoodie's colors inverted, her hair turned inky black and her eye color turned icy blue.

"Oh and what did Clockwork teach you today?"

Clockwork entered the room, his form changing like always, and sat in his arm chair. Soon after Danni adopted Ellie, Clockwork offered to become Ellie's teacher so she could have an education without attending human school. It was the least he could do for his former apprentice's daughter.

"He took me to go watch Shakespeare at the globe. He had to explain a few things but the play was so good."

"Awesome," Danni agreed, "Sounds like you had an exciting day."

"We have," Clockwork agreed, "but I have some news that won't make you're day any more exciting."

Danni groaned. Since she finished her apprenticeship with him, Clockwork hardly came to her with business and when he did it typically meant trouble for her. Last time she ended up being hunted, worshipped, then almost executed within a day and banished from Victorian England. Which was weird because she'd been in England for less than half an hour and had previously been nowhere near that time or place in the first place.

"Oh no." Danni groaned, "What is it now."

"The council and I agreed to work toward peace with humans like you wanted," Danni raised her eyebrow, that was good news but knowing Clockwork it was soon going to turn bad, "however the council wants more proof that humans and ghosts can live harmoniously. So they want some ghosts to attend Casper high."

"What? Of course not." Danni disagreed.

"Sorry your highness but everything has already been arranged, the humans have already agreed, and nearly all ghosts attending have been informed."

"When did this happen? How was I not told?"

"The council didn't want you to know so you couldn't veto in the early stages. You can still use your royal rank to end this project but Danni the council won't come to another agreement like this and if it all works out peace with the humans will be even closer to our reach."

Danni ran her hand through her long black hair, "Give me the file and I'll review it."

Clockwork gave a knowing smile and produced a file with top secret printed on the front, "If you agree then the announcement will be made to the ghost zone and human world this Friday. Then the week after next ghosts will be attending Casper. Including one Danielle Phantom."

"I get to go to human school," Ellie exclaimed with either excitement or worry.

"No, Clockwork that's where I draw the line," Danni immediately shot down.

"Not Danielle Jr. Danielle Sr. Actually."

Soon after dropping a bombshell of news, Clockwork left back to his tower to do whatever it was the ghost of time did. This left Danni alone to hang out with her daughter for the last few hours before she had to return to the human world. She decided to read the file later when she had more time. Danni prolonged as much as she could but the time soon came where Danni would have to leave back to the human world. Telling her daughter that she'd see her later, Danni left to the master bedroom of Phantasma Castle where a portal connected her ghost zone bedroom and her human world bedroom. She thanked Wulf for creating a permanent portal between her two homes so she wouldn't have to fly the journey between her castle and her parent's ghost portal. It was still strange to think that the former Ghost Kings castle now belonged to her. When Danni had been declared the future queen of the ghost zone the castle began to change, Clockwork told her the castle was like any ghost layer and changed depending on the owner. Soon instead of the creepy abandoned castle of Pariah Dark, Phantasma stood proud and glorious. When Danni first set foot into the black, white, and green castle she immediately felt at home. It sadden her slightly that she had to return to the human world every day, leaving her daughter and castle behind, but Amity was her home too and she could never leave it.

"Look who finally decided to come out of the closet," Tucker greeted with his typical pun as soon as Danni emerged from her closet which hid her personal ghost portal.

"Hello to you two Tuck," Danni greeted her best friend who was playing a video game on her computer.

Tucker was still the same geek he was back when they were fourteen before all the weird ghostly stuff happened but he had grown over the years. He was much taller now and had grown out a goatee which Sam loved to tease him about. His red beret had been replaced with a beanie but his fashion hadn't changed much.

"Where's Sam?" Danni asked not seeing the goth.

"Talking to your sister."

Danni turned to the figure lying on her bed reading an astrology book. She had short raven black hair and icy blue eyes. Her baggy red and black hoodie was carelessly thrown onto the bed post and her combat boots had been kicked off across the room. Her black and white plaid short was completely unbuttoned with a tank top underneath.

"How was school?" Danni asked.

"Boring," Danni replied looking up at herself from over her astrology book.

Her ghost form had changed as well. Unlike her Danni phantom had long white hair pulled into a pony tail and neon green eyes. She had a black and white sleeveless hooded jacket that swept down by her Combat boots and covered her tank top with her dp insignia.

"How's Ellie?"

"Got to see Shakespeare live."

"Cool." And with that the two Danni's merged into one.

It was a relief that she could duplicate herself and stay apart for such a long time, it meant that she could handle a double life without as much juggling. She could be the queen of the ghost zone and be Danni Fenton at the same time, and if need be she could duplicate herself a third time to take care of some of the weaker ghosts bothering Amity. Thinking of school, Danni pulled the file Clockwork had given her out of her jacket pocket and began to read before she and her friends were called down for dinner. She read over the important details first then those that concerned her.

"What's that?" Tucker asked as a new level loaded. "The council wants some ghosts to attend Casper as a way to test humans," Danni replied handing him the main planning page.

Tucker snatched the page, his video game forgotten, "That's insane." He read over the plan, "what are you thinking?"

"I'm going to have to go through with it. If it works we'll have practically the whole council behind us for our plan for peace. We'll never get a chance like this again, Tuck. It'll be a life time before they come to another agreement like this."

"Kids dinner!" Danni's mother, Maddie shouted up the stairs.

Tucker didn't need telling twice. As soon as he heard the word dinner he shot out of his friend's room and stampeded down stairs. Danni rolled her eyes at her friend then turned back to the task at hand. Quickly she signed what needed to be signed and slipped the signed papers into an official looking envelope, sealing it with her royal stamp. She brought up her fingers to her mouth and whistled an eerie ghostly whistle. A dark figure flew into her room and landed on her desk. A raven that seemed to be made out of pure shadows stared up at his master with gleaming red eyes.

"Hello Nevermore." Danni greeted the raven who had been a gift from Clockwork when she completed her apprenticeship with him, "Can you transport this to the council please."

The ghost raven nuzzled Danni's hand, snatched the envelope and disappeared into the shadows. Danni watched him go, contemplating the future and what the next few weeks were going to be like. She heard her mother call for her, telling the pizza was all being eaten without her, and left her room for dinner. It looked like Danni Phantom would be attending Casper in a few weeks.