A/N: Anyone that knows me, knows I love Danny Phantom, and I truly miss it and if you haven't watched it, you should. It's on Hulu for easy access. So, since I missed the show, I decided to continue from where it left off. Some of the stories I read which inspired me to write this are, Mortified by FiveRivers, a little bit of Kryalla Orchid, and any stories by CrypticMoonFang. This all takes place after Phantom Planet. I hope you guys all enjoy this story!
Everything was destroyed. Flames surrounded the war-torn battleground in Amity Park. With every ounce of willpower Danny Phantom had, he shakily rose to his feet. Ectoplasm leaked through the gashes on his arms as he could sense the battle nearing it's end. "Well, if this is the end, let's go out with a bang," he said as he prepared to unleash his Ghostly Wail.
Danny would never stop loving the feel of the wind rushing around his body as he flew through the sky during patrol. Ever since stopping the Disasteroid, he's never been more in tune with himself. He's in his junior year of high school, he finally admitted his feelings to Sam, and everyone who needed to know his secret knows the truth! He expanded his heroics horizon from just ghost related problems to human related issues. He stopped muggings, assaults, robberies, burning buildings; anything to make Amity Park a better place for it's citizens. It seemed like things were starting to look up for Danny Fenton and Danny Phantom!
The alarm of the jewelry store rang through the city block, alerting Danny and drawing him to the robbery. Danny told the thieves, "You'd think now that I'm more public in my activities, you common crooks would stop with your antics." The thieves looked up to see the halfa floating in the air, as they stared in a mix of awe and terror. "Don't just stand and stare", shouted the thief, "shoot him!" Bullets zipped through the air as Danny went intangible. He quipped, "C'mon now, bullets? I expected you guys to learn." Danny freezes and shatters the crooks weapons in their hands. He forms cuffs out of ecto-energy to contain the would-be robbers. "Now, just to wait for the police to pick you guys up! Sadly, they still don't like me very much. Well, my charm will wear them down someday. Have a good one!" Danny said as he flew into the evening sky.
"Even with my powers, I still manage to be late.", Danny thought. He was supposed to meet up with Sam and Tucker at the Nasty Burger but if he didn't get there in time, they'd eat before him. Danny touched down across the street and turned back to Fenton as he dashed into the restaurant. "I'm here!", Danny shouted as he nearly flew into the booth. "You made it! And, in record time, I might add." Tucker sarcastically states as Danny arrived. "I'm sorry I'm late," Danny continued, "Something came up. I wish I could've dealt with it faster." Danny ordered his food and sat at the booth to eat. Sam asked him, "So, how was patrol?", Sam asked him. Danny responded, "Boring. Not a single ghost has exited the Ghost Zone for weeks; not even the Box Ghost! All I've had to deal with are ordinary human crimes. It's really starting to freak me out. Normally this wouldn't bother me, but this is getting weird. Something or someone is keeping these ghosts in the Ghost Zone." The sun set as darkness crept over the sky. Danny glanced out of the window, "It's getting late guys, I've gotta go." They said their goodbyes and Danny crept to the back of the building to morph into Phantom and fly home.
"One of the perks of revealing my secret to my parents is an extended curfew for my heroic outings." Danny thought to himself as he morphed back to Fenton and walked through the front door of his home. Maddie's soothing voice caught Danny's attention, "Welcome back home Danny! How was your patrol?" Danny replied, "Just like the last few days, no ghost activity; just normal human crimes. What's keeping them on the Ghost Zone?" Danny asked in confusion. Jack Fenton's voice boomed through the kitchen, "Don't worry Danny-boy! We'll figure it all out eventually!" Maddie said to Danny, "It'll be alright Danny. Now, it's getting late. Get to bed, you have school in the morning." Danny yawned, "Alright. Good night, mom." Maddie responded, "Good night, Danny." Danny walked up to his bedroom and fell into a deep sleep.
Danny phased through the building as it crashed down around him. The red eyes were surrounding him, trapping him against the wall. He let the cold energy build up until it had nowhere to go but out, and he froze the enemies keeping him surrounded. He unleashed a powerful ecto-energy blast and shattered them. The attack seemed futile as the enemy reformed itself. The ghost grabbed Danny and lifted him in the air by his throat and phased his hand through Danny's chest.
Danny woke up a short time through his nightmare, because of the activation of his Ghost Sense. Ever since he got his powers, he got used to these impromptu battles in the middle of the night. He shouted his battle cry and phased through the ceiling and scoured the surroundings for any other ghosts. "Danny…" He heard the groan of pain but looked on in shock and fear once he realized who it was: Dani.