Chapter 1: Prologue
Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday… The irritating voice of Rebecca Black crooned on the radio. It was 7 AM, and a girl with dark shoulder-length hair, violet eyes, and a curvy but petite frame awoke from her bed. This was Ashley Fenton, daughter of Daniel Fenton and Samantha Fenton, nee Manson. Of course, the entire world knew her father was also the world famous superhero Danny Phantom, only now that he was grown he just went by Phantom. And it just so happened that Ashley and her little brother, Logan, inherited their dad's ghost powers; the signs showed early on in their lives. Unlike when Ashley's dad first got his powers, Ashley was proud of who she was and didn't want to be "normal". Ever since she was little, Ashley's dad never put her up against the media. When he went on TV, he was always in ghost form, and he NEVER let Ashley and Logan on camera. Little did she know all that was about to change…
Ashley walked downstairs. Her father was making pancakes, her mother was reading the newspaper, her brother was stuffing his face with blueberry pancakes, and her dog, Spencer, was eating her Science Diet. "Morning everybody." Ashley said. "Good morning Ashley" said her mom. "Ashley," her dad said as he gave Ashley her breakfast "There's something I need to tell you" "Yeah" Ashley said, her mouth full of chocolate chip pancakes. "Now as you know," her dad started, "you'll be turning fourteen next month" Ashley nodded "You've had some of your ghost powers all your life, however, now that you're going through puberty, you're gonna get some more" "OMG! I'm so excited!" Ashley screamed "What will I get?" "I don't know yet" Dan said "But I want you home for training every Monday through Thursday. And just remember, don't ever EVER lose confidence in your powers or yourself." "Yes Dad" Ashley said. She remembered hearing a story of how her dad's mortal enemy tricked him into getting rid of his powers. Dan, who was an astronaut, said he could be back from space any day. This scared Ashley to death as she knew he was stronger than even her dad. But she was sure she would never make a dumb mistake like getting rid of her powers.
Snapping out of her funk Ashley grabbed her backpack, switched into her ghost form, and flew outside the door to school. "Yo, Ashley!" a voice called from below. It was Sasha Foley, Ashley's BFF and step-cousin. Ashley and Sasha's dads were best friends since kindergarten, and they knew each other since they were babies. Ashley landed on the ground to catch up with her BFF. "So you going to audition for the talent show next Tuesday?" Sasha asked. "Yeah" said Ashley "I've been working on my song all week!" "Cool" Sasha said "I heard Morgan Bailey's gonna be there" "Hey guys!" called out a perky blonde girl as they approached school. This was Rochelle Adams, Ashley and Sasha's other BFF. The three of them met in kindergarten and have been BFFs ever since.
"Omigosh! There he is!" Ashley whispered. It was Justin Spitzer, her next door neighbor, drawing in his sketch book. Ashley had a crush on him since fifth grade. "Okay guys" she whispered "This is the day. I'm gonna tell Justin how I feel!" Ashley was about to approach Justin when she tripped on someone's foot. "Hey! Watch where you're going you – Oh hi Ashley!" the girl said. It was Ursula Spears, the most popular girl in Sweet Valley Middle School. Ursula knew Ashley had superpowers, so she was constantly trying to make her and her friends get into the popular crowd. The only problem was Ashley hated the popular kids; they were all shallow and stuck up. "So Ashley" said Ursula "I'm having a party on Saturday and I'd love for you to come!" "Well, I don't know" Ashley responded. "C'mon! It'll be fun! I invited Justin Spitzer." Ursula said. "Well, alright" Ashley responded. "Great!" Ursula said "The party's at eight. See you then!"