Hello everyone! Thank you for deciding to read my first DP story "An Endless Division." I've always loved to watch the show Danny Phantom, and i can't help but wonder "Hmm... what would it be like if i was able to visit the worlds of the TV shows I watch?" and from that thought, this story was born. It's written from my personal perspective, so what you read will probably be what i would actually do if i was in these situations. I know the chapter is kinda short, but hopefully it's the good kind of short. And i must warn you, i LOVE ending chapters with cliffhangers. I'm sorry if that isn't your thing. Hopefully you can forgive me. Anyways, feel free to read and review, and, just for the record, i do not own DP or Verizon (lol).
Thanks again :3

-Silver Sleet
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~Somewhere....

I... I couldn't believe it. I was running down the hall, panting and wishing I was a faster runner, being chased by some sort of giant lizard (the kind that has that weird head thing that flares up when it defends itself). But that wasn't even the weirdest part. The lizard was bright blue with blazing red eyes and glowing green claws. Its head barely brushed the ten-foot ceiling. Or was the ceiling ten feet? I don't think anyone's ever measured it actually... I shook my head. Gotta stay focused. I don't want to become a giant lizard's lunch. I launched myself off the top of the stairs and skidded into senior hall. The halls were empty. What was going on? It was Tuesday, 11:30 am. The halls should be packed with people for lunch break. The giant lizard slid down the stairs and crashed into the vending machines. It hissed in annoyance. I did a quick 180 degree turn and ran for it. I could hear its claws scraping, gashing across the floor. I ran up the stairs to freshman hall, climbing two stairs at a time and bolted for the doors at the end of the hall. The lizard hissed behind me. I crashed into the doors and desperately pushed myself against them to make them open. But they were locked. I looked out the window. Everything outside was gone. The parking lot, the football field, the pine trees and the Verizon service tower, were all gone. What was left was just a mass of swirling green nothingness. Wait... swirling green nothingness? No way, no way in the WORLD was I where I thought I was. A shadow slowly hovered over me. I hesitantly turned around and suddenly was nose-to-nose with the lizard. If I wasn't so frightened I probably would have screamed until my lungs imploded. But instead I only let out a little yelp and fell to the floor. The lizard loomed over me menacingly and grinned, bearing long black teeth. This was so not happening....

Then, almost as if I expected it, the lizard screamed as it was hit with a green light. It thudded loudly onto the floor. The black silhouette of a person stood behind him, its hand smoking a green haze.

"No frickin' way..." I muttered as I stood up.

"Hey... are you okay?" the boy asked as he stepped into the light. His silver hair and bright green eyes sparkled in the dim light. I couldn't speak. My knees buckled, and I collapsed onto the ground. I put my hand on my head as I realized something: I was definitely not in Pinetop, not even in my own DIMENSION anymore.

He ran over to me. "Whoa, it's okay! I got him," he tried to reassure me as he attempted to help me up. I scurried out of his reach.

"No...no... this isn't even possible...how...?" I stuttered, trying to get myself off the ground without toppling over again. I looked over at him. He looked worried at me. I didn't blame him, but all the same, if he is who I thought he was, then I definitely didn't belong here. My thoughts became very slow, which always happens to me when too much is going on. I couldn't let him know where I came from. The whole time and event sequence could collapse if I got involved. I had to get back, but how?

He started to walk over to me.

I looked frantically for an escape. My gaze swept over to the left.

The band room.

I stood up, grasping onto the doors to keep my balance. Everything seemed to sway and turn inside my head. It was so hard to focus.

"It's okay, I'm not going to hurt you," he said calmly. He lightly put his hands around my forearms and attempted to help me up. For a minute I didn't move.

But then my mind snapped into action, like a switch had been turned on.

I wriggled myself out of his grasp and ran for the band room door. I jiggled the handle. It was locked.

"Hey, what are you-?" he started to say, but I couldn't hear him over my loud footsteps as I ran back down the hall. "Come back!" he yelled. I could tell he was flying right behind me. He would catch up at any minute. What was I going to do? I couldn't shake him off; he was too fast and could phase through walls. I couldn't hide, and sweat was already starting to collect on my brow. I could collapse from exhaustion any minute now. There had to be an exit somewhere!

I jumped all four steps of the stairs and almost tripped on the deep gouge marks left by the lizard's claws, making me nearly crash into the sophomore lockers. My hands lightly tapped against them before I turned myself to the left and sprinted past the knocked-over vending machines. The lizard must have gotten in here somehow...

"Please, just leave me alone!" I panted. He was right above me.

"I'm trying to help you!" he said in a frustrated tone. I knew he was going to try to corner me any second now. I climbed up the stairs that led to the hall that the lizard first chased me. At the end of the hall... yes! A large hole sat gaping from the floor. I ran with all the energy I had towards it.

"No! Wait!" he yelled from behind. I looked back and glanced at him, then turned back to the hole. Maybe he was right. This wasn't a good idea. But it was too late. I was running too fast. I couldn't stop. The soles of my Converse shoes screeched loudly as I tried to skid to a halt. But I suddenly tripped over an uprooted floor tile and fell head-first into the hole. It felt like an adrenaline rush; I felt so light, so free for just a second. But then I realized what happened. My heart skipped a beat. I was falling. Just like in those strange dreams everyone seems to have where they're falling off a cliff. But this wasn't a dream, heck, I don't have dreams remotely that simple. And I was just falling into a pit of endless eerie space.

That was always something I had wondered about the Ghost Zone. If I was dropped here, would I fall or float? Apparently this was my obvious answer. I managed to turn my head enough to see what was behind me. In the distance I could see a small black smudge following me. He would never catch me in time. I was falling too fast, too quickly. I closed my eyes and listened to the wind rushing through my ears. What a rare sound. The cool air seemed to give me back my energy. I slowly opened my eyes after a few minutes to see where I was. If I was a big screamer, my shriek would have broken the sound barrier.

I was right above a floating island that was covered with thick trees and large round rock. As I got closer, I realized where I was. The rock was a skull. Below me was a deadly place. Hunter's territory. Fear was rushing through me so quickly it was like an electric shock. Of all places to fall over, it had to be here. I closed my eyes, and braced for the horrible impact I was about to endure. Hopefully it would all end quickly and painlessly.

"It's not very often I get to hunt humans in my own territory," an all-too familiar voice said contemplatively. It was coupled with the sound of powerful jets and the click of some kind of weapon. I couldn't bear to open my eyes. Sheer terror held them shut for me. "This should be most interesting indeed."