This is my first story and I'm really excited to see how it turns out!

This story takes place just before Danny Fenton becomes half-ghost and right afterwards. It does NOT include any episode in it; this just what I think should have been in the pilot, explaining everything, instead of the meat ghost. FYI: I Heart DANNY PHANTOM!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters (but I wish I did!) (Danny's POV = Danny's point of view)

Chapter 1: Experiments, Sweet Experiments

Danny's POV

"Danny, my boy! Why don't you come and give your dad a little help, would you?" My dad asked me, poking his head into my room while I was doing a spaceship launch simulation on my computer.

" Coz' I don't want to?" I whispered under my breath.

It was getting boring, watching my dad tinker around down in the basement with that portal he was obsessed with. Sure, it was interesting the first few days when he explained the dimension where ghosts live, but that was 3 months ago. Now he and mom were just fooling around with this huge hole in the wall. I didn't argue, I just shut down my computer and followed him downstairs.

The portal was more impressive than the last time I had saw it. It had blue and green stripes all the way around and was circular, covered in metal plates. A bunch of wires were laying on the floor and a panel right next to the portal had a whole bunch of buttons and levers. The rest of the lab looked the same, tons of beakers and inventions to kill ghosts with, or..uh...re-kill them with, I guess.

"Danny, son, would you come over here and look at this?" My dad asked me, his fingers poking around a box of green machinery.

I walked over and saw the box was filled with tons of ghost hunting guns and nets. My dad, ghost hunter extrordinaire, huh, I guess that would be impressive, if he had ever managed to actually catch a ghost. I never really got exactly why he was obssesed with ghosts but whenever I asked him, he launced into a long story about how he met mom, which was gross. I just went along with the crazy gadgets and didn't ask questions.

"MADDIE! Can you come down and take a look at the Fenton ghost portal!" My dad yelled, mom was way better at the technology stuff than him.

"Sure! Jack, can I bring Jazz with me for some mother-daughter time?" My mom answered him, dragging down my sister Jazz, psycologist -in-training.

Okay, mabye I should back up and say something about my family. I've got my dad, Jack Fenton, who is forever dressed in an XXXL bright orange jumpsuit and blabs about ghosts to anyone who might ask anything to do with it. Good mental picture? Great. Then there's my mom, Maddie Fenton, who is forever dressed in a blue jumpsuit and is more the tech for the gadgets. Next, there's my sister, Jazmine Fenton, or as everyone calls her, Jazz. She is basically a mini-adult and treats me like I'm 5 even though I'm actually 14. Which I sometimes don't mind, because she gets me out of ghost talks with my dad. Finally, there's me, I'm Danny Fenton, although my real name is Daniel. I usually wear a plain white shirt, red oval in the center and blue jeans. Now back to our regular family time programming, Ghost nuts.

"I can't believe you guys! Exposing this poor, young child to your ghost antics in a crucial time in his life!" My sister accused, the second she saw me.

I was used to this and, ironic enough, so were my parents. I've been in a "crucial time in my life" since I was shown my first ghost hunting gadget, which I think was when I was 7. I think I'll be in a "crucial time in my life" for the rest of my life.

Being a scientists kid is always going to get you some bullies. But being a failed scientists kid is gonna make you a bullies epicenter, trust me, I know. No friends, tons of bullies, well, I shouldn't say no friends, I've got my two best friends, Sam Manson and Tucker Foley. I've known both of them since it feels forever, they're the only ones who know to feel akward. Sam's a goth and Tucker's a "techno geek," as he prefers. Speaking of my only friends, I was supposed to meet them 10 minutes ago at the Nasty Burger, the main hangout for Casper High students.

"Dad? Mom? I've kinda gotta go, you know, meet Sam and uh.. Tucker? Can I... you know... go?" I asked no one in particular

"Oh, of course sweetie! Just don't be to long, me and you father want to show you when we first turn on the portal!" My mom answered

"Kay, thanks mom. I'll see you late- wait, did you just say the portal's done? Like, finished?"

The portal was done already? Man, that was fast! They said it would take 6 months! They finished it in half of that! Wow, they spend way too much time down here. Well, anyway, I was free to go! I ran upstairs and called Sam's cell number, figuring they were already at Nasty Burger and pigging out.

"Danny? Where have you been! Me and Tucker are already eating and we've been here for 15 minutes! I know you're bad at time management but seriously!" Sam complained, brining up my unfortunate habit of being late for everything.

"Sorry Sam, dad made me stick around to see the portal again. Guess what? It's done! They cut the building time in half!"

"Really? Oh wow, but that still dosen't let you off the hook. Get down here! NOW!" CLICK

Man, I forgot how pushy Sam is! She has no patience. I wonder how her boyfriend will deal when she yells at him for being late. I ran out the door and hopped on my scooter, zooming down the road. Now that I had a moment to myself, I noticed the trees swaying slightly and it was as if the world stood still for a moment. Everything seemed, peaceful, for once. But then, moment over, I squealed to a stop by the Nasty Burger and parked my scooter. I walked into the resturaunt and looked for my two friends, at our usual table. Then I spotted Sam and Tucker waving me over and walked over to them. I slid into my usual spot and smiled, I felt so normal and relaxed.

"Hey slowpoke, where have you been? We've been waiting for 20 minutes and already ate!" Tucker said, finishing his huge burger off, no onions or vegetables as a side.

"Yeah Danny, how long could working on a portal to another dimension take?" Sam continued, stifling a laugh

"Sorry guys, Dad wouldn't let me go until he finished the thing and- OH MY GOD SAM, WHAT ARE YOU WEARING!"