Chapter 1

Author's Note: Alright! This is chapter one of my part of the challenge Lady Phantom and I are doing. I will be doing a FanFic of Danny Phantom and she will be doing a FanFic on Undertale. Sorry to anyone who's already read her chapter on Quotev and expected mine to be up already. I really did mean to do this somewhat quickly, but life along with my own laziness/procrastination got in the way.

Things to know about this Fanfic:

1. this is an OC insert to some extent, which means that any fans who are expecting me to write from Danny's point of view will be sorely disappointed. Keeping part of that in mind, please know that I will be making changes to the main DP story… just a little bit. I'm not going to do anything drastic like giving Danny the ability to become a giant wheel of blue cheese that squashes his enemies, but I am going to be making up my own ghosts and other things to make the story interesting for everyone involved. Also one last part of this point is that while my OC will be telling the story he won't be the actual focus of the story for the most part. This is a Danny Phantom story after all and not some Gary Stu that I just made up for the heck of it all.

2. Feel free to tell me anything that you find inconsistent or out of personality for any of the characters that I write. Example: "Sam squealed and said 'oh, Danny you are so cute. Why of course I'll go the dance with you!'" That is one example of exactly what I'm trying to avoid, and that legitimately made me a little mentally sickened even though I wrote it. While you're at it, please let me know if you find any spelling or grammar errors in this chapter or any of the others later on. Example: Writing Tucker as "Tutker". I'm checking my spelling but sometimes things slip through, so let me know if you notice anything wrong. Last part of this point is don't abuse this part of the guidelines because the whole "Boy who cried wolf" thing applies here; it there is anything that you don't like about this series or the original series, don't try to whine about it. I'm not saying that I hate you or that you have no place in this universe, but I'd appreciate all opinions to be stated as opinions instead of facts.

3. I am going to say this once, and I will make sure to cut this out when I do the next chapter's AN. I'm not the most proficient at both writing + publishing my works, and also I am still new to the whole system. I have a lightly busy life, a somewhat good memory that has failed me multiple times in the past, a mind that wanders like Arthur Dent, and a computer that doesn't have a cooling fan built into it. (Thanks a lot, not like I needed that or anything!) so I'd appreciate some slack when it comes to uploading. For everyone who might want to know, I'll try to write and upload in the afternoons EST. That is the time I get off of schoolwork, and I've given up Minecraft as an incentive to write this chapter, along with any other chapters I delay too long on. *semi-sarcastically sad violin plays*

Disclaimer: I own no part of Danny Phantom or anything else I reference unless stated otherwise. Ownership of Danny Phantom goes to Butch Hartman and Nickelodeon. [No idea about the technicalities and legalities of it, but credit where it's due etc.] My OC is my own creation. *lightning and thunderclap* Man, I really need to give my imaginary special effects guy a raise. Anyways, I've bored myself out, Not Penny's boat, 42, Luke I am your father, and thank you all for your time and attention spans. (Time for music!)

Calvin walked down the sidewalk, his glum mood only tempered by the rock he was kicking as he thought aloud.

"Well, after that test it's not like my grades could get any steeper. I wonder why Jazz offered to help me, considering that we barely know each other? And what exact did she mean by 'you'll know it when you see it?' that's not exactly the most detailed description a person can give of their house."

He glanced up ahead, a giant sign with bright flashing letters that read FENTON attached to a house with some obvious and slightly rickety looking extensions added onto it. Sighing, he shook his head in wonder and said:

"Well that explains it. No kidding on the 'see it' part, although I hope the architect of that… thing was given a raise before being promptly fired. I've still got time, right? Maybe enough to stop on a bench and read a book?"

He looked at his watch, a plastic digital toy that he'd gotten as at a younger stage in his life, but it had served him too well for him to get rid of. It read 6:05, five minutes past when Jazz had told him to be there. Silently cursing his luck, he broke into a sprint and abandoned the rock in a dash toward the very obvious house that lay halfway across the street from him. He reached it and knocked on the door, peeking at his watch again after doing so. He very definitely late, and there wasn't anything he could do about it.

"Well, there goes my chances of at least being polite to her after her generosity. Nice going, Logī."

The door opened, and standing on the other side of the door was Jazz's younger brother Danny. He adopted a puzzled look and asked:

"Umm, who are you and why are you here? I'd rather not keep my friends waiting."

A few awkward moments passed before Calvin took a deep breath and replied:

"Well, either your sister invited me or I have the wrong house, which I seriously doubt. I'm sort of late, but she said she'd tutor me? My name's Calvin. Calvin Logī."

Danny shrugged and moved out of the way so that Calvin could enter into the house. He walked in and Danny led him to the kitchen table where there was some strange contraption taking up half of the space and the other half was spread about with papers. Calvin picked up one and made a face.

"The Fenton Ghost Portal Prototype? What's with this?"

He was met with the reply of:

"Look, you know how most parents have hobbies? Most people go golfing, or play card games. My parents' hobby is ghosts. In fact, they're planning on testing that portal you mentioned downstairs if you're interested. Jazz will probably be a while, she got annoyed because she can't stand their 'obsession with ghosts'."

Calvin thought for a moment before nodding.

"What's the worst that can happen? If it works, that's awesome and if it doesn't then I'll just have the excuse of watching your parents to make up for being late. Now which way is it?"

Danny pointed at a doorway between the kitchen and the refrigerator. Calvin walked toward it, and held it open before they both walked down the stairs, Cal following Danny after closing the door behind them.

To say that the Fenton's basement was big would be like saying that the pyramids were built in Africa. It would be accurate, but not as precise as the real thing. Off to the right, outstretched beakers sat empty but ready for testing samples. To the left lay an entire table covered with gadgets ready to start taking readings with. Right in the middle going into the wall was a pair of steel doors clamped shut with a row of three chairs set right in front of it. One of the chairs were occupied by one girl with dark lipstick, a black shirt and a green plaid skirt to set off the rest of the outfit. Sitting in the other seat was an African American guy wearing glasses, a red beret, a yellow shirt, green cargo pants, and a pair of boots. The girl looked over and asked

"Who's this? And what are you doing here?"

Calvin walked over, and held out his hand for a handshake.

"My name's Calvin Logī, what's yours?"

The girl didn't shake Calvin's hand but didn't seem unhappy to see him either.

"You didn't answer my other question. Let's try this again. Are you here for the ghost portal as well? I'm Sam by the way."

"Yeah. Will anyone mind if I take the last chair? I'd rather not walk up those stairs to get another one, and I'd also rather not sit on the floor, but I will if I need to. Objections? No? Okay." Cal said, and took the last chair leaving Danny the only one without a seat. Danny sighed and started climbing up the stairs to get another chair.

Time went by, Danny had come back with a chair about five minutes before Danny's parent's came in. They started fiddling with dials and wiring connected to the portal, talking with each other and conversing in a technical terminology that most of everyone didn't understand. They kept adjusting it until finally…

"Got it! The Fenton Family Ghost portal is finally ready for its first test run!"

Danny's dad, a large man in an orange jumpsuit who'd introduced himself as Jack earlier, exclaimed. Everyone eagerly watched from a safe distance as his finger pushed the on button and a portal began opening… then fizzled out. Jack and Madeline both drooped their heads and walked off.

"I guess this test was a failure. I could have sworn that the calculations were correct, but I guess it's back to the old drawing board."

Jack said, and his wife comforted him by saying:

"Well, at least we got one to start forming. That's a lot better than when we started doing small scale testing."

Everyone left in the room stood up and Sam asked Danny:

"Hey, Danny why don't you try seeing if you can get it to work?"

Danny replied to her and said:

"Why not? I've always wondered what kind of things might be in there."

He started walking toward the portal but Cal stopped him.

"Hey, what if the environment in there isn't healthy for humans? Isn't there some kind of safety gear you can wear?"

Danny quickly looked around and grabbed a mostly white jumpsuit with a sticker of Jack's face plastered onto the chest area of it. Sam stopped him and pulled it off, explaining as she did so:

"Hang on. You don't won't want to go walking around with that on your chest."

Danny then proceeded to walk up to the now opened metal doors and walked into the dark hollow in the wall. A few seconds later a burst of green light flashed as energy zapped Danny, until someone managed to frantically push the off switch and Danny collapsed onto the floor.

Author's Note: Aaaand that's all I've got as far as writing. Terrible, I know but if I focus too long on writing I turn into the equivalent of either Napstablook or Mad Dummy. Just so that you know this first bit is set a month before episode 1, and I'll be taking things from a chronological order. It makes more sense anyway. Also keep in mind this is the first Fanfic I've ever done so it's not like I've got any experience. Thank you for your time, and may your day be ever fortunate! Signed, Autological03.

Last thing. I'm taking up a coin jar. It's imaginary, but it'll hold a real value in US Dollars. Every time I break the fourth wall, or put in unnecessary explanations, I put in anything from a penny to a quarter. At the end of this Fanfic, if I've got anything greater than or equal to $100.00, I'm doing a fan request or challenge in retribution. I will also write in how much I put in as well as the reason why it's being added at the end of each chapter that I do so.