Hey readers! Here is another of the story ideas I put in the poll for you to vote on: Halfas International! Just like with History Books, I want to see how this is received before I decide which to actually continue while working in Ultimate Enemies? on the side. Please remember to go vote on the poll, and don't forget I have two other story ideas I will be uploading, so stay tuned!
Chapter 1
Danny ducked beneath an overturned table while the rest of his fellow students ran for lives, as per usual. He gazed across the cafeteria to see Sam and Tucker had likewise taken cover. He then stood up as white-blue halo formed around his waist and split in two, both washing over him, transforming his jeans and t-shirt into a white and black hazmat suit and bleaching his unkempt, raven hair. As the rings dissipated, he opened his eyes, now glowing green instead of his normal, dull sky blue. He was now Danny Phantom, teenage half-ghost hero of Amity Park and the world.
Danny jumped out from behind the table as a large meat mass landed on his exact position. Walking out of the heap and turning tangible again, he shuddered. "Great, just what I need," he groaned. "An afternoon smelling like Tucker's favorite cologne." He set his jaw and flew over to face his foe.
"C'mon, Lunch Lady, there was meat on the menu today. What's gotten your hairnet in a twist now?"
The deceased faculty member growled, looking much more menacing when she looked like a living pile of hamburg. "Tuna fish is a sad excuse for meat!" she roared. "Red meat has no substitute!" She calmed down momentarily and spoke like a sweet old lady. "Don't you agree?"
Danny turned back to his friends with a look of disbelief and saw Tucker nodding before receiving a hard punch in the shoulder from Sam. Shaking his head at his friends' shenanigans, he turned back to find the Lunch Lady was now much closer, and the smell of her raw meat suit was much stronger as well. He backed up about a foot before speaking again.
"Okay, but that isn't a good reason to –"
"I have every reason to be angry!" the ghost replied, hurling another "meat ball" his way. This time, Danny managed to disperse it with a ghost ray, sending it splattering all over the walls, floor, and the tables. He then took a deep breath and unleashed his cryo-breath. The Lunch Lady had enough time to stare wide-eyed at the unexpected tactic before she found herself at absolute zero.
Danny pulled the Fenton Thermos from his belt and uncapped it, releasing the blue beam from within and sucking the Lunch Lady into its cramped, anti-ecto lined depths. As Danny recapped the device, the former ice sculpture that had been the Lunch Lady's prison collapsed since it no longer could support itself. A moment passed before the crowd of faculty and students who had been watching from the hallway poured back into the disaster area. The students cheered their hero while the faculty, led by Principal Ishiyama and Mr. Lancer, politely applauded him.
Danny smiled as he descended, transforming back into his human form as his feet touched the floor. It had only been two months since the international incident the media had dubbed "Phantom Planet" – the day Danny, along with the entire population of the Ghost Zone, turned the Earth intangible to avoid destruction by the Disasteroid. Now that he was out in the open, he didn't have to worry about keeping his double-life a secret.
Principal Ishiyama stepped forward and broke up the crowd, sending the students and staff on their way for the next period. She then walked up to Danny and smiled. "Thank you, Mr. Fenton. Now, you have a phone call from your parents in the office." She turned to Sam and Tucker. "Miss Manson, Mr. Foley, you may go on to your next class." Danny nodded to his friends as he followed the principal out of the cafeteria.
As he strolled down the empty halls, he wondered what his parents had called for this time. Ever since he'd revealed himself to be half-ghost, his parents had been insistent on performing tests and asking him different questions almost every day. At first, the sudden onslaught of attention and needles annoyed him, but he came to enjoy being able to help his parents out with their research. He understood that his parents weren't quite as weird as he had originally thought. Well, they were still pretty odd.
Upon arriving at the office, he saw Jazz on the phone, likely talking to their parents. She looked up at him, she said something into the receiver and handed him the phone.
"Hello, Mom and Dad?"
Hey, Danny! his parents shouted over the phone. He held the phone away from his ear to prevent permanent damage to his enhanced hearing.
"So, what's up?" he replied, bringing the phone back to his ear.
Oh, Jazz didn't tell you? Maddie asked.
"No, she didn't," Danny said, casting a confused look on Jazz. "She just handed me the phone."
He heard the phone switch hands and he realized his father must have taken it. WE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY PARANORMAL INTERNATIONAL AND THEY'VE INVITED US TO JOIN THEIR TOUR OF THE WORLD'S KOST PARANORMAL WONDERS! WE'RE LEAVING IN TWO DAYS! his father's voice boomed.
"Oh," Danny replied, once again bracing his ear drums from the acoustic onslaught. "Well, how long will you guys be gone?"
What? Maddie asked. Oh, honey! You misunderstood your father. You and Jazz are coming with us! It'll be a great time for us to be together as a family and to observe fascinating anomalies, but mostly ghosts, of course!
Danny gripped a nearby chair for support. "Wait, what about school?" he asked.
Oh, we've got it set up with your teachers. They'll do your lessons over the Internet! It'll be fine. his mother assured.
"Alright, Mom," Danny replied, trying not to show his doubt.
Okay, sweetie! Don't forget to start packing when you get home!
Danny hung up the phone with a sigh and looked back at Jazz. She gave him a shrug and followed him out of the office.
"So, what do you think of this trip?" he asked.
Jazz walked in silence for a few seconds before responding. "To tell the truth, I'm actually a little excited," she answered, much to Danny's surprise. "I mean, it will be nice to get away from the same old ghost-infested Amity Park and see what else is out there." She turned to Danny and noticed his pondering expression. "But what about you?" she asked.
Danny hesitated for a moment. "I don't know," he admitted. "After the whole 'Phantom Planet' thing, I guess I didn't expect there to be any new, weird stuff out there."
Jazz put her hand on her brother's shoulder. "Danny, there's always going to be 'new, weird stuff', but now that everyone knows who you are, you don't have to be afraid or face it alone." Danny looked up and saw her smiling reassuringly.
"Yeah, I guess you're right," he said, returning the smile.
"Of course, I am," Jazz replied teasingly.
The rest of the day went by routinely for Danny: go to class, struggle to stay awake, fight the occasional ghost during a pop quiz, the usual hum-drum of day-to-day life for a teenage Halfa in Amity Park. Needless to say, he wasn't feeling the chattiest, but he knew Tucker and Sam were going to want to know about the phone call. Naturally, on their walk back to Fenton Works after school, no less, they asked.
"My parents got a call from some organization called Paranormal International about a tour of the world's most famous and mysterious paranormal hotspots. They've been asked to join and they're bringing Jazz and I with them."
His friends quickly digested this information. They were pros at taking news after helping Danny out for the past couple years he'd been a Halfa. "So how does Jazz feel about it?" Sam asked.
"She seems fine with it, even a bit excited," he replied.
"Whoa! And you?"
Tucker and Sam then realized that Danny had stopped a few yards back. They quickly backtracked and noticed he was staring at the ground.
"Danny?" they both asked.
Danny seemed to shake himself from his stupor. "I don't know. I just feel . . . weird about it. I'm not sure I can handle more of, well, the supernatural stuff. His face became pensive for a moment. "After the Disasteroid, I've come to realize that there is other stuff out there, dangerous stuff. I just don't know if –"
"Danny, I told you I'd be there for you no matter what."
"Yeah, dude." Tucker added. "We're with you all the way. Remember this afternoon? Or how about the last few years we've stood beside and helped kick ghost butt?"
Danny smiled at his friends. "Yeah, guys, thanks for reminding me I've got someone to watch my back."
"So, how about we forget all about this, go ditch our stuff at your house and go hang out at my place?" Sam asked.
"Yeah!" the other two replied.
Okay, hope you guys enjoyed that, and thanks for reading History Books as well if you did. If you haven't yet, then go over to my profile and check it out as well as vote on the poll so I know which of these stories to continue. Please remember to fav, follow, and review, and keep an eye out for the other two story ideas! See ya next time!
Edit: Oh, and today is my 18th birthday! Yay! I'm an adult! XD