I do not own Danny Phantom, or anything that has to do with it. I wish, but, unfortunately, I don't. The owner is, and always will be: Butch Hartman! Great man is he! Ok, on with the story:
Gray clouds covered the sky, filling the whole town of Amity Park with darkness. People all around began to enter their homes, after watching the sign of upcoming rain. Some kids kept playing outside, ignoring the demanding calls of their parents to come inside. But after the first roar of a thunder in the sky, the little rascals got scared, and finally gave up. They quickly ran towards their parents, feeling safer under their own roofs.
Inside her home, from the living room's window, and sitting on a couch, a girl silently watched all these and other actions, happening around the city. But her gaze was more fixed on the kids who were happily playing, before rain started to fall. Jealousy was all she felt for them. What she would give to have that kind of happiness, and fun, that... freedom! The girl thought she should be there. She should have that kind of freedom. One of those kids should be me! she thought desperately.
But the girl wasn't allowed to go outside, unless it was to a quick stop at the market, or some other store near the house... but that was it! She couldn't go to the park, the beach, or even just be around the neighborhood to play. In fact, she didn't even know the name of her neighbors. She had to be locked up all the time.
The girl clearly knew the reason for all of this. She didn't find out until she was 4 years old about her "special abilities" that no one else had. Now she was 9, and she still wanted nothing more than to get rid of it. It made her unique, different -a total freak like she would say. And because of it, she wasn't suppose to be alive right now. Being locked up was just to protect her. It was for her own good and she understood it. But accepting her powers, not even knowing why she had them in the first place, was going to take some time.
While the girl got lost in her thoughts, her twin-brother played a game from Wii his aunt bought him last week, called Mario Kart 2. It was a car-racing game that even came with its own stirring-wheel-shaped-like remote-control, so it would feel like driving a real car. His aunt bought 2 of those, so he could play with his sister, or their butler, which was the one playing with him right now.
"I'm gonna get you this time! You'll see!" her brother exclaimed, not taking an eye off the TV.
"Oh! Are you sure about that, Alex?" the butler answered. "You will never defeat the great ROBZILLA! Muahahaha!"
His evil laugh made the girl giggle. She liked Robbie. He made Alex and her laugh a lot. He was more than a butler to them. Robbie was the only friend they had, even if he was a 4-feet trash-can-like robot with long metal arms, each with 2 fingers. He also had 4 small wheels for his legs. His head, which was supposed to be the top of the trash-can had 2 black crystal rectangles, one on top of the other, in a paralleled position. His eyes where 2 circular lights that flashed red on the top rectangle. And on the rectangle below that one was a red line, which moved in different patterns every time the robot spoke, making it his mouth.
The girl's godfather created Robbie, before she was even born. He had given the robot to her aunt to keep her company, since she lived alone. Robbie had always been by her aunt's side ever since. He became her butler, helping her cook, and clean around the house. And when she needed someone to talk to, Robbie always had something to say.
But now, her aunt not only did she had Robbie, she also had the "Twins". People called them like that since she and Alex where the only twins around the neighborhood.
As babies, they were raised by their aunt. They never met their parents. And any other relative was either dead, or missing. But it wasn't by bad luck, or pure coincidence. They were all murdered by the same person. The mayor of Amity Park himself! Reasons why? It was a mystery. This man, called Damien Ultima, came out of nowhere, 10 years ago, and was elected as the new mayor. After that, justice perished from Amity Park. Changes were made, including the new law that prohibited anything that had to do with ghosts. Anyone who tried to disobey him ended up being killed, or tortured. For this, he had the help of the Guys In White- aka GIW- after paying them to work for him.
But what the girl didn't understand was why being a ghost or having ghost abilities, or even having a ghost portal was a crime. And if that mayor hated ghosts so much, why was having anti-ghost equipment a crime also? It didn't make sense. But her aunt told her to never stop loosing hope, and that one day, everything will get solved. But when will that be?
"Amy, Alex! Lunch time!" the girl suddenly heard her aunt calling her and her brother from the kitchen. So Amy decided to jump on Alex's back, just for a little fun.
"Amy, no! Get off me!" The boy screamed, scared to death. This distraction gave Robbie just enough time to pass his car in the game, and win the race.
"YES! Victory is mine once more!" Robbie exclaimed, stretching his arms high up, and holding the control with one hand.
"NOOO!" Alex shouted, frustrated. Then, looking at Amy with a frown face, he said in a much lower voice "Thanks a lot."
Amy's happy face changed to sad, wishing she would have never done that.
Suddenly, Alex started to laugh so hard, it made Amy's face change again. This time, of confusion. When the boy finally caught his breath, he said " You should have seen your face! C'mon, you know I don't get mad at you that easily. You'd have to break my favorite SpongeBob plushy or something."
Amy smiled. " You stupid goof." She should have known it was just one of her brother's pranks. Robbie would sometimes call him "The Joker" and warned him to watch out for Batman at night. "Bats don't get well with jokers after all." Robbie would always say.
But still, Amy felt glad to have a brother like Alex. He and Amy were really close. They didn't fight that much. Beside Robbie, he was her best friend. And not just because she didn't have other friends. Alex didn't have Amy's special abilities, so he was able to go outside whenever he wanted. But he rarely left the house, saying that he didn't want to leave his sister alone. If she couldn't go outside, then he wouldn't either.
"Amy, Alex! You better hurry up, or else you'll eat cold spaghetti for lunch!" their aunt called again.
"Coming, Aunt Vivian!" Alex answered. He then turned off the game, and quickly follow Amy to the dining room.
Over the table, he saw three plates filled with a deliciously-looking spaghetti that made his mouth watered. And by the look on Amy's face, he knew that she was thinking the same thing.
"Mmm..." was all Amy could say, as she sat down and gulped down the first strands of spaghetti.
Alex was the second one to sit down, followed by Vivian, who looked at Amy's non-stopping chewing-and-gulping process, saying "Whoah! Slow down, Amy. Breathe, or you'll choke!"
"I do't ca'e" Amy answered, with her mouth full, still concentrated on her plate.
Alex couldn't help but laugh at his sister. She was always like that when it came to good food. He sometimes wished things would be easier for her. Amy didn't deserve the way she had to live. It wasn't because she had those powers- in fact, having those powers must be really cool, he wouldn't consider them as a crime. It was because of the stupid mayor leading this city. Alex knew if Damien Ultima ever find out about Amy's special abilities, he would do anything to find her, and then, kill her. Just like he did with Alex and Amy's family. And just like he did with the famous Danny Phantom.
Aunt Vivian would frequently tell him and Amy, stories about Danny Phantom: all the great adventures he and his two best friends, Sam, and Tucker, had; all the evil ghosts he had to fight; all the things he had to suffer just to save his loved ones... They all fascinated Alex, and he wished that Danny would still be alive. Boy, I would give anything to meet him, and Sam, and Tucker, and Mr. and Ms. Fenton, and... Ok I'm dreaming too much. he thought.
But, then Alex saw Amy- still trying to make all the spaghetti disappear- and he then thought how much she was like Danny Phantom. She also had powers, and the spirit and hunger for adventure. If Tucker Foley would still be the mayor, and Danny would still be alive, she could help him fight ghosts. And Alex could help too, even though he didn't have powers. But Sam and Tucker didn't have powers either, and they were useful. And they would be famous. And if Danny would one day retire, he and Amy could be the next generation of heroes, or something. That would surely be awesome... but I'm dreaming again.
"Alex, are you Okay? You're not eating your spaghetti." Vivian said, waking Alex up from his reverie.
He must have been thinking for a really long time, because his sister had already finished eating, now washing her plate on the sink. "Oh, sorry!" he quickly said, trying to stuff in his mouth as much spaghetti as he could.
But his aunt knew him too well. "Is something bothering you?" she asked, worried.
" 'o, I' fine."
"Sure?"
This time, he looked at his Aunt and swallowed before answering: "Honest."
Vivian didn't look convinced, but decided to forget about it. "Okay." She then stood up, and went to wash her own plate.
After that, she grabbed a book, and said: "I'm gonna be upstairs reading, if you need anything." Looking at Alex, she added: "Remember to wash your plate when you're done."
"Okay!" he answered.
After washing his plate, Alex went to the living room once again, and turned on the TV. He decided to play some more Wii, this time with his sister, since Robbie was busy cleaning, right now. "Amy! Wanna play some Wii?" he called.
A few seconds later, she was standing right in front of him, with a weird-looking face.
"There you are! Hey, let's see if you can beat my..." Alex then realized Amy's both hands behind her back, clearly hiding something. "high... score..." he finished.
"Hey" was all Amy could say, while smiling, and waving her hand.
"What's going on?" Alex demanded.
"Well, I've been thinking for a while, and I think now's the best time to... you know... auntie's upstairs reading... and there's the front door... so...?" she then placed her right hand in front of Alex, showing the house keys, trying to make Alex understand what she wanted to say.
And she did. Alex knew exactly what she meant, and he didn't like it. "Amy, are you insane? No, you're more than insane, you're retarded!"
"Shhh... you don't have to scream." Amy said, in a lower voice.
"Amy, you can't! Do you know what could happen if you step outside this house? Do you?"
Amy didn't answer.
"You can get caught, and then you'll be sent to that evil mayor, and who knows what he will do to you."
"I know that already, Alex."
"Then why are you even thinking about it?"
"Because, I don't want to live my whole life inside this house. I want to know what it feels like to be out there. Don't you?"
"Well... yes I do, but... w-we have been outside, I mean..."
"Going straight to the car just to go to a store doesn't count."
" So...? Th-that's not the point, Amy. Your protection is more important."
Now Amy was irritated. "Here we go again! Why is it that everyone in this house only cares about my protection? I'm not an animal. I can take care of myself, thank you."
"Amy! How can you-"
"And besides, I'm just going outside for a little while, just to see how it is, and maybe play a little. And I want you to come too. Please! Just for a little while. I promise I won't use my powers." she said, in a more pleading voice.
Alex knew it was a bad idea. Just having the idea of watching his sister being taken away by the government, made him shiver. But he couldn't disagree with Amy. He also wanted to go outside. And he couldn't blame Amy not wanting to check it out, at least for a few minutes, or just one minute, if she couldn't be longer. Besides, if she didn't use her powers, no one will notice. I can't believe I'm doing this.
Alex sighed, before answering: "Ok, fine! But just for a little while."
Amy smiled. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she exclaimed while jumping of happiness. "I promise, just a couple of minutes."
"And no using your powers for anything."
"I promise." the girl repeated.
Amy, then, went to the garage to find their soccer ball they haven't use for a long time. After all, it wasn't fun, playing with it inside the house, where there wasn't enough space.
Meanwhile, Alex explained everything to Robbie. He thought he had to at least tell the robot the truth. Robbie's primary job was to keep an eye on the Twins, so he would have been the first one to notice their absence.
After a time, trying to convince him, Robbie finally said: "All right, but I'm coming with you!"
Alex was glad he had such a push-over butler that would sometimes break the rules.
When Amy arrived with the ball, Robbie opened the door, and the three of them stepped outside for the first, and probably, the last time...
Heyyyyy! I'm back! And as you can see, I've made some changes on my stories. Yes, this is a reason for why I stopped writing in Fan Fiction. I felt that I needed to improve on my writing, especially my grammar. jejeje. But now that I've had more practice, I returned to Fan Fiction, after... how many years has been already? Well, that doesn't matter. What matters is that I'm back, and this time, I'm not going anywhere. I'm planning on finishing this story, and making others. So, please comment. I still accept advices, because they're very useful. And for those who are still waiting, and reading my stories, thank you!