My father took me into the city
To see a marching band
He said son when you grow up
Would you be the saver of the broken, the beaten and the damned?
He said will you defeat them, your demons, and all the non- believers, the plans that they have made?
Because one day I'll leave you a phantom to lead in the summer to join the black parade
Flashback)
Five year-old Danny Fenton sat on top of his father's shoulders as the watched a floated go slowly one by one in the annual Amity Park parade. He loved watching all the people in the funny colored marching outfits go down the streets smiling and waving, and occasionally give out candy. " Dad, do you think that I will get to be in a parade someday?" Danny asked his Father. " Of course son, hey maybe we can go in the parade next year! We can make a ghost-hunting float with your Mother's help! How about it sport?" " Yea!" Danny said with excitement.
When I was a young boyMy father took me into the city
To see a marching band
He said son when you grow up
Would you be the saver of the broken, the beaten and the damned?
Danny didn't get to be in that parade the next year, but what he didn't know was that he would get to be in a parade, just not one you would expect.
(End flashback)
A now 18- year old Danny had just died from the harsh cruelty of cancer. But for some reason, even though he was dead, he woke up on a strange street in the middle of nowhere.
Sometimes I get the feeling she's watching over me
And other times I feel like I should go
When through it all, the rise and fall
The bodies in the streets
And when you're gone we want you all to know-
Danny got up and decided to look around. Then out of nowhere a small group of people doing cartwheels, summersaults, and back flips came his way. He dodged very quickly and turned around, expecting to see apologetic faces of men and women. But what he saw was very pale; skinny faces with very dark (almost black) circles around their eyes. Danny gasped and ran in the other direction, only to run into a dark figure and fall flat on the ground.
We'll carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're dead and gone believe me
You're memory will carry on
We'll carry on
And in my heart I can't contain it
The anthem won't explain it
Danny opened his eyes and saw an extended hand of a skeleton. He looked at the skeleton, which appeared to be a man. He was wearing a black lead marching outfit.
A world that sends you reeling
From decimated dreams
Your misery and hate will kill us all
So paint it black and take it back
Lets shout it loud and clear
Defiant to the end we hear the call-
" Whoa, you okay there? You look like you've seen a ghost!" said the skeleton. " Nay, I've seen them most of my life, and no ghost can even close to how weird and scary this is." Danny replied. " You must be the new member, my names Steve." " Ah, hi Steve I'm Danny" said Danny nervously as he shock the Steve's hand. " Oh don't be shy! You'll like it here in the black parade!" said Steve as he gestured his hand behind him. " The black what!" Danny shouted not believing what he was hearing. " The black parade, you know where people go when the die." Danny's eyes bulged " I thought they went to heaven." Steve chuckled slightly " some people believe that there's a big place in the sky called heaven, when actually this is." Danny looked behind them and saw a basic parade; the only thing different was everyone was pale or a skeleton, and wearing black outfits.
" Well you should take a look around and meet some people" Steve said pulling Danny out of his trance.
To carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're dead and gone believe me
Your memory will carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're broken and defeated
Your weary widow marches
Danny and Steve began walking down the road when two women walked up to them. One woman was tall, wearing a long dress, with long blond hair, with a gas mask over her face. The other was young around 15 to 16 with long, wavy brunette hair that fell in her face; she had forest green color eyes and a pale face. " Oh, Heres two people who you'll need to know," said Steve as the two women walked to them. "Danny this is the queen of parade" said Steve as he pointed to the women in the gas mask, " and this is Kayla, her partner" as he pointed to the young women. Kayla smacked his hand away and shouted "its not polite to point!" at him. "As you can see she has a little temper" Steve whispered to Danny. " So Steve, this the new guy?" asked Kayla. " Yes, this is Danny he died of cancer last night". " Danny? Danny Fenton right?" Danny was shocked that she knew his last name. " Yea, have you heard of me?" Danny replied. " Heard of you, I know all about you, you're the part- time hero Danny Phantom." Danny blushed "yea, I am"
On and on we carry through the fears
Disappointed faces of your peers
Take a look at me
Cause I could not care at
All
Do or die
You'll never make me
Cause the world will never take my heart
Go and try
You'll never break me
We want it all
We want to play this part
I wont explain
Or say I'm sorry
I'm unashamed
I'm gonna show my scar
Give a cheer for all the broken
Listen here cause its who we are
" Oh yea Danny, there's someone I think you may want to see." Said Kayla as she led them to a spot where a girl was sitting. Danny could have sworn that he knew this girl somehow, but he didn't recognize her till she turned around. Sitting there was his Sam that he loved so much. Danny was extremely happy at first, but then he realized that to be in the parade you had to be dead. " Sam?" asked Danny. " Yea Dan, its me" " how- why are you here?" Sam looked down, afraid to meet his eyes " we found you in your room this morning, I read your note." Sam began to cry, " I couldn't live without you, I wanted to be with you, and I committed suicide."
I'm just a man
I'm not a hero
I'm just a boy who had to sing this song
I'm just a man
I'm not a hero
I
Don't
Care!
" Sam, you didn't have to, I wanted you to live." Sam sniffled " yea I know but, I-I just didn't want to live my life without you, I love you." " I love you to Sam." Said Danny as he lifted her face up to his and kissed her lips softly. Sam kissed him back, deepening the kiss, as Danny wrapped his arms around her waist and she ran her fingers through his unruly black hair, which he just realized he got back. The whole crowd let out an "awe!" as they broke apart and stared into each other's eyes lovingly.
We'll carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're dead and gone believe me
You're memory will carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're broken and defeated
Your weary widow marches on
Steve spoke up and said "Daniel James Fenton", and Kayla interrupted " and Samantha Elizabeth Manson", and they said in unison " welcome to the black parade!"
We'll carry on
Please review, and yes Kayla is my real name and she is based off of me.