Danny Phantom: God Loves, Man Re-Kills

by Futuramakid

DISCLAIMER: I own nothing, save my alternate timeline Dannies.

Danielle stopped mid-step and gasped as she passed the electronics store. She was unsure of her own ears. She thought she'd heard her cousin's voice from one of the TV's in the window. She looked, and noticed he was at the north pole surrounded by people. She'd heard the news about her "father" and the disasteroid, but she'd prepared for the worst already. Danny being in on it was completely new.

"For my plan to work, I'm going to need the help of every ghost in the world," Danny Phantom said to the news reporter, "especially a certain friend of mine, who I hope is watching."

Danielle smiled as she saw his expression warm on the last words.

"Well, maybe it's time I paid my cousin a little visit," Danielle thought. The black-haired, blue eyed teenager in a blue hoodie held her hands down to her side, and was enveloped by rings of light. When they dissipated, her hair had gone white, and her eyes green. She now wore a black and white superhero-style costume. She lifted up into the air, and flew towards the pole.

Several hours later...

Danielle arrived at almost exactly the same time Danny returned from the Ghost Zone, followed by an innumerable group of ghosts. She joined the formation, and got up closer to the front, behind and to the left of Danny.

"So, cousin, what's the plan?" she asked.

He turned a moment.
"Glad to see you could make it, Danielle," he said, "Okay, we all get on this tower, and go intangible as soon as the meteor enters the atmosphere. He flew around, making sure all the ghosts were in place. He took his place, had a conversation she couldn't quite hear with Skulker, then yelled, "Let's get this party started!"

The ghosts first fed energy into it, and, on his signal, went intangible.

Their intangibility spread across the earth, and the disasteroid went harmlessly through space.

As soon as this was done, she left.

"No need to be seen by the Fentons," she reasoned, "if they ever find out Danny's identity, they'd worry about who I was."

A few days later...

Danielle was on her way to Amity Park. She'd heard of Danny's going public, and figured that if he had, he'd probably want better for her than her current life as a drifter.

Meanwhile...

Danny sat by Sam on his bed.

"Man, this celebrity thing is getting to be a pain," he said, "I'm glad that I can come back home, and be just plain old Danny every now and then."

"Danny, there was never any 'plain old' about you. You were always extraordinary to me," she said, smiling back at him. They leaned in and kissed.

"Sam, I just want to know... How long?" he asked, "How long did you keep it bottled up?"
"Freshman year, Danny. I didn't want to tell you," she admitted, "I was afraid you wouldn't feel the same, and what that would do to Team Phantom. Silly, right?"

He reached and turned her head.

"Sam, I felt the exact same way. Believe me, it's not silly," he said.

They were interrupted by a tap at the window.

Danny got up and opened it.

"How long have you been floating there?" he asked her.

"Not long, I just got here. Besides, is that any way to greet your cousin?" Danielle asked.

"I guess not," he said, his expression softening, "Well, I guess now I have to introduce you to the family. The real question about it is... how?"

"That's simple, Danny," Sam said, "we tell them the truth."

"What? 'Hey, I let a younger clone of me go out and fend for herself for a year, but now she wants to be with us'? Are you crazy?!?" Danny said.

"Danny," Danielle said, "I think she's right."

"Well, this won't go smoothly," he said, "but, if you want them to know, I'll honor it. Come on, Danielle. We have a LOT of explaining to do."

The 3 left Danny's room, and walked downstairs. Maddie was in the living room, helping Jack to put together what looked like an upgraded Fenton Weasel.

"Danny," she asked, "Who's that other girl with you? She wasn't with you when you went upstairs earlier."

"That's what I came to talk to you about. Mom, Dad... I'd like you to meet Danielle Fenton."

"Danielle Fenton? Danny, that's impossible... Unless..." Jack said, as his eyes widened.

"No, Jack, even THEN it's impossible. I'm sure your son has a logical explanation," she said, looking sternly at him, "right, Danny?"

"I'll let her take that one," he said.

"I'm a failed clone of Danny," Danielle said, "Vlad made me 4 years ago. He was trying to make a clone of Danny to twist to be his perfect son. Danny helped me realize Vlad didn't want me, and I've been a wanderer since. I came back here when I heard you knew about his secret. I'm not the kind of thing he could keep while keeping the identity secret, you know."

Jack stood speechless, dumbfounded.

Maddie, however, was surprised at her son.

"You let a little girl go out on her own?!?"She asked Danny in disbelief.

"Well, not exactly. She disappeared after we defeated Vlad. We had no idea where she was," Danny explained. He was telling half of the truth, at least.

"So, Mr. and Mrs. Fenton," Danielle asked, "May I... live here, with you?"

Maddie's expression softened looking at the girl.

"Of course, Danielle," she said, "on one condition."

"What?" she asked.

"Call me Mom," she said, "Jack and I are as much your parents as we are Danny's."

She hugged Danielle, who had tears welling up in her eyes.

"Welcome home, Danielle," she said, "welcome home, daughter."