Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom or any of the characters. Danny Phantom is the sole property of Butch Hartman, Nickelodeon and Viacom International.
Kiss of a Phantom
The Satellite
It was a typical Saturday afternoon in the town known as Amity Park. Since it was the weekend many teenagers were doing what they usually do, either going to the movies, having a bite at the Nasty Burger or just chilling and relaxing at the town mall. During this time, a certain special trio of friends had spent the day doing all of the above and were now at the mall.
The secret members of Team Phantom: Sam Manson, Tucker Foley and Danny Fenton a.k.a. Danny Phantom.
"This is the life, huh guys...'Danny said with a relaxed sigh.
There had been no ghost attacks so far today, they played video games and were now having lunch at the mall. Sam ordered her usual salad while Danny and Tucker did a contest to see who could eat their burgers and fries the fastest.
Tucker won and Danny is just content for the rare moment of normality in his life.
"Just sitting here at the mall, eating endless amounts of junky food and just chilling out...'He said with a sigh.
"Someone is in a content mood today..."Sam quipped before taking another bite of her salad.
Tucker continued eating until he saw something that caught his eye.
"And it's about to get better, look over there...'Tucker pointed to a shop.
On the display window, it looked to be a new model of a PDA as well as a 20% off symbol.
"They are having a sale at Al's Electronics! I'm so there..."Tucker shouted as he scarfed down the last of his burger and immediately ran there, surprising his friends by how fast he went there.
"You know, if he could run that fast for track during gym class, he's have a higher grade...'Sam commented and Danny chuckled.
Sam was about to reach some salt to add to her salad, but she accidentally knocked over her organic lemonade, making a small mess on the table and stain her shirt in the process.
"Oh geez...'Sam grumbled as she quickly wiped the table and then noticed her stain.
"I got to go wash this off, can you watch my salad until I get back, Danny..."Sam asked her friend.
"Sure Sam...'Danny said as he watched his best female friend head to the restrooms.
Suddenly a familiar blue mist escaped from Danny's mouth and the dark haired boy groaned in exasperation.
"Oh well, it as nice while it lasted..."He muttered as he got up.
He suddenly heard people screaming and running away. He looked up and frowned when he saw what was the cause of this mass panic.
"HAHAHAHA! With these marvelous devices at my disposal, I, TECHNUS! MASTER OF ALL THINGS TECHNOLOGICAL AND BEEPING will be unstoppable!...'Technus gloated as he used his power to make a giant robotic suit with all the appliances and computer tech he stole from all throughout the mall
"Technus!...'Danny muttered in annoyance as he rolled his eyes.
He quickly looked around to find a good hiding place in order to change forms. He suddenly saw a cardboard cutout out on display, wasting no time, he hid behind it and transformed. In less than one minute, Danny Phantom stood in place of Danny Fenton and he quickly flew up to confront his troublesome, technology obsessed enemy.
Danny also cast a glance around and saw that Tucker managed to get out of the store before Technus did something and he knew Sam was safe inside the bathroom, so he felt he could do this by himself.
It is, after all, just Technus...
"Hello ghost child! Come to once again attempt to try and interfere with my, totally wicked plan to take over the world...'Technus said in his usual, annoying way.
Danny sighed, rolled his eyes and just sent his enemy a level look of all things.
"Technus, look...We all know how this whole thing is going to go down...You'll go announce your plans in a long winded way, we exchange witty banter, I kick your butt and then suck you up in the thermos to send you back to the ghost zone...How about we do something different for a change,if you just leave back to the ghost zone, I won't kick your butt..." Danny said in a half sarcastic, half serious way to the tech obsessed ghost.
His response is to send a blast to the white haired ghost boy, who managed to dodge it.
"Foolish child! I, Techunus, DON'T go into long winded rants anymore! And you are being arrogant, as it is you who will be...getting your hiney whooped good...'Technus said, trying to sound hip again, much to the irritation of Danny.
"Fine, have it your way..'Danny said as he flew at him.
The two ghosts engaged in a heated fight, both trying to either punch or blast the other and Technus wasted no time in trying to use his "glorious" machines to do his dirty work.
"Give it up, brat! Today is the day that me and my machines will take over the world! HAHAHAHA..."Technus bellowed out.
"You seriously need to chill, man..."Danny said as his eyes were now glowing blue.
Using his ice powers, he managed to freeze the legs of Technus's suit, leaving him in place, much to the irritation of the evil ghost.
Technus merely used his own power and managed to pull away and sent Danny an angry look.
"Alright brat, I'm through playing around...'Technus said in annoyance.
"So am I..."Danny shot back.
The two ghosts were at it again, both trying to defeat each other, and willing to use anything they had to do so...
With Star
Star had come to the mall with Paulina and the other A-Listers earlier, just like they do every Saturday. She and Paulina had did their weekly shopping spree, going into the every store they could and they practically shopped until they dropped. They then met up with the guys for lunch in the cafeteria..
Or they would have, expect that the mall suddenly became a battle field when some nasty ghost emerged from a computer store!
"Oh man, this has to be the third ghost attack at the mall this month..." Star said as she and Paulina hid behind a fountain for their safety.
"On the bright side, maybe my ghost boy will show up..."Paulina said in excitement.
Sure she was scared of the ghost, but she knew that in any minute, the ghost boy would come and save them, and she might even get a chance to get saved by him again. Star stared at her friend in disbelief, wondering if she even gets how serious this situation is...
It sometimes worries her just how...um... into the ghost boy, she seems to be at times...
Before the blonde girl could say anything, the ghost started blasting everything in the area and started laughing like a maniac
"HAHAHAHA! With these marvelous devices at my disposal, I, TECHNUS! MASTER OF ALL THINGS TECHNOLOGICAL AND BEEPING will be unstoppable!..." The ghost laughed like a lunatic an started blasting...
Some of which headed near the fountain.
"AHHH!..."Both Paulina and Star screamed.
Looks like Paulina finally snapped out of her fangirlism and now started running for her life, and Star followed, they ended up running with the crowd of people who were trying to leave the danger of the mall while the ghost attack. Or Star would have, except that she was in such a hurry to escape the danger that she didn't watch her step and ended up tripping over a pile of debris that came from the ghost's attack, causing her to fall to the ground.
"Ow...'Star said in pain, as she felt a pain in her ankle now.
However, she suddenly heard more crashing and explosions and she looked up to see that the ghost is now fighting another ghost...
Not just any ghost either, Danny Phantom...
"Phantom?..."Star said as she struggled to get up, but her ankle is aching too much now...
She had to get out of here...fast!
Back with Danny
The fight between Danny and Technus has been going on a while and Danny was losing his patience, especially upon seeing all of the collateral damage that's happening.
"Give it up, Technus...You've never beaten me before and today is not going to be any different...'Danny said with his arms crossed.
"Cocky brat! Take this..."The wicked ghost said as he shot another blast at Danny.
Danny, being fast, managed to dodge it. He was about to send one at his enemies way, except he heard a sound that got his attention away from the wicked, tech obsessed ghost.
"AH!...'Was the sound that Danny heard.
Danny quickly whipped around upon hearing it. He looked down and saw a person lying on the ground and the blast is about to hit them. He also saw that it's one of his classmates, Star Strong, to be more precise.
"Oh my gosh!..."Danny exclaimed as he found himself flying fast to get to her.
Using all of his strength and speed, Danny dived in and managed to push Star out of the way before the blast hit her.
He managed to save her.
"W-What? Huh?..." Star stammered as she looked around to her surrounding.
She had tried to run away, but her ankle was still so sore and she ended up falling once again, and she also saw that one of the bad ghost's blast was about to hit her. She thought that she was going to die, only for someone to pull her out of the way. It was then that she noticed that she is in the arms of Amity Park's famous ghost boy Danny Phantom...
He saved her life...
"D-D-Danny Phantom?!...'Star stuttered, her eyes wide in shock right now.
She really couldn't believe it...
'Are you, alright?...'He asked in concern.
Star gulped, okay, she was mostly neutral to the whole Danny Phantom thing. Her best friend Valerie hates him, while her "BFF" Paulina adores him and the other A-Listers thought he was cool. She tried to be neutral but now the guy just saved her life.
And she is looking into his glowing green eyes, and Star is honestly at a lost for words right now.
"I...Uh..."Was all she could say.
Phantom then tried to stand her up but Star yelped in pain, surprising the boy.
"What's wrong?...'He asked in concern.
"My ankle..."She said and the boy looked at her in worry.
"Oh man...'Danny said.
They heard another explosion and the laughter of the evil ghost and Danny sent Star a look.
"Come on, I'll get you someplace safe...'Danny said as he picked her up bridal style and went to a nearby clothing store that was empty. Danny looked around and place Star behind a counter.
"Stay here...I'll be back in a minute, I just have to deal with a jerk for a moment...'He said in a serious voice before he flew back to the battle.
Star was silent and despite her aching ankle, moved a little to see him fly out of the store and is now facing the evil, robotic ghost in battle once again...
"Wow...'Star said, as she began to watch the battle from a safe distance now.
Meanwhile
With Danny
The ghostly boy came back to the fight, and Tehcnus is still causing a lot of trouble with his machines...
"Okay, Technus...this has gone on long enough...'Danny shouted as he charged at him...
Danny continued to try to punch, blast and freeze Technus, who is still putting too much of a fight, ranting and talking hip and Danny is really losing his patience now.
"Okay...I didn;t want to come to this...but you leave me no choice...'Danny said as he panted, beginning to feel a little winded.
Technus merely continued to laugh more at what he said...
"Foolish child! You can't see that Technus, is UNSTOPPABLE!..." He shouted.
"Okay...That's does it...."Danny growled as he got in position.
Taking a deep breath, the white haired ghost boy released a big ghostly wail that hit Technus straight on.
"AHHH!..."Technus screamed as he felt the powerful sonic scream that destroyed his cybernetic armor and did a number on his body.
Once done, Technus found himself knocked to the ground with a panting Danny approaching him with his thermos ready.
"So much for "unstoppable" .."Danny mocked as he sucked the so called master of tech inside before putting a cap on.
The boy was about to leave the area, until he remembered something important...
"Oh man, Star...'Danny said as he quickly flew back to the store when he put his injure classmate in. He had to see that she is alright!
Danny flew back to the store and to his relief, Star is still where he left her and she didn't look too worse for wear.
"Are you alright?...'He asked again.
"I...I guess...My ankle still hurts but I don't think it's broken..."Star answered as she tried to walk again, only to hiss in pain when she tried to stand.
"Come on, I'll get you someplace safe...'Danny offered, surprising Star by his offer.
'Uh...If you want, you can just take me home...I'm sure it's nothing my dad can't handle..."Star said, since she has a bad feeling about the hospital.
Ever since her last time in the hospital, when that creepy ghost tried to do a lot of experiments on her and the other students, which resulted in Star disappearing or becoming invisible at the most random times...well...she kind of had a slight problem with hospitals since that experience.
Phantom thankfully didn't ask her questions as to why and just nodded, he picked her up bridal style and Star found herself in his arms once again.
"He really is strong...'She couldn't help but think...
"Where do you live?...'He asked her.
"About three blocks north from here...It's the big, blue-stone at the end of Silver Street...'Star said.
Danny nodded and before Star knew it, she was in the air, in the arms of THE Danny Phantom... She still couldn't believe any of it...
If Paulina sees any of this, she would be sooooo jealous!
Later
Danny and Star soon made it to her house by fazing through the ceiling. Star noticed that her dad isn't home yet, he's at a meeting but she is planning on calling him later to explain what happen. Danny Phantom carefully placed her on her living room couch, being very careful with her ankle.
"Easy...steady...there...'Danny said as he placed her on the couch and even used a pillow to elevate her injured ankle..
"I already told you I don't think it's broken...maybe sprained at the worst...'Star said, feeling a little awkward for some reason.
'Better to be safe than sorry, I always say..."He said.
Star was silent for a moment, still finding this situation to be surreal. She just got saved by Danny Phantom, he took her home and he is now IN her own home!
Paulina will be SUPER jealous when she finds out about this...
"Paulina?...'Star thought.
None of her friends will believe her when she tells them about this...unless...
"Um...Excuse me... Danny Phantom...'Star said in an unsure voice, causing the boy to chuckle.
"Just call me Danny..."He said as he chuckled.
Star felt a little awkward, wondering if she should even bother asking this...He saved her life and she didn't want to cause him any trouble, but it couldn't hurt just to ask, could it?
"Um...before you go...could...I...Would it be alright if I can...'She is stuttering now and feeling like an idiot.
She couldn't believe, usually at school, she has no problem being blunt and telling people what's on her mind, but right now, she's tongue tied.
'What?...'He asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Could I...Uh...take a picture with you? please?...'She asked.
Danny blinked and he found this behavior to be strange. At school, Star is the bossiest person ever, she's always blunt and has no problem telling people what she thinks or what she wants. Right now, she seems so...meek to say the least.
He figured she still must be a little shaken from the ghost fight...He also noticed that she seems to be a bit of a fan and just wants a picture...It's not the first time a fan has asked him for either an autograph or a picture, but with his schedule, he doesn't have the time..
"Stilll...'Danny thought as he looked at her ankle.
He supposed he kind of owed her something, seeing as she got hurt just because he didn't stop Technus fast enough. So Danny complied. He settled for letting her take one digital picture with him, which he figured she would use to brag to her friends at school.
"Okay but only one, I really have to go soon...'Danny said.
Star looked excitement and immediately pulled out her camera phone, Danny Phantom got a little closer and the two of them smiled as she took the picture and Star looked positively elated right now.
"This is so cool...I can't wait until my friends see this..."Star said in excitement.
She couldn't believe that she just got saved by Danny Phantom and got a picture with him...Paulina's got nothing on this!
"Glad to help...See ya...'Danny said.
"You're leaving already?...'Star said and was surprised.
What's wrong wit her? That sounded totally lame! Phantom turned back to her to answer her.
"Yeah, I kind of have to go...you know...superhero and crime doesn't rest for a minute.."He said.
Star looked away, realizing he is right. He has to leave...but Star didn't want him to go just yet..She couldn't explain but she suddenly realized that she still hasn't properly thanked him for saving her yet.
'Wait...Danny...'Star started.
"What is it?...'He asked.
"I...I still haven't thanked you yet...for saving me..."Star said to the boy...
"Thank you...'She said, feeling so strange and so shy right now.
Even more when Danny Phantom gave her a smile, showing off a pair of surprisingly white and straight teeth.
"No problem...it's what I do...'He answered, still with that smile of his...
But it's having an effect on her right now..
"And...one more thing...'She said...
"What is it?...'Danny asked.
Star was silent for a moment and Danny wondered what else on her mind. Without warning Star pulled him closer to her, into a kiss.
It was a short, chaste kiss that didn't last more than 2 seconds but it was enough to surprise Danny and leave both him and the pretty blonde girl blushing madly when it was over.
"Uh...'Was the only sound that Danny could make after that...
He saw that Star looked down, looking very shy right now as she is even twiddling her thumbs to, as if she was just as surprise as he was by her sudden and let's face it, pretty bold action. After a few moments, the blonde girl managed to find her voice again...
'That's...my way of thanking you...for saving my life..."Star said in between her blushing.
Danny, who is now beat red blushing and stunned, managed to get out of it and look very shy right now...
"Uh...Any time, Star...'Danny said in a shy voice, very surprised by what he just experienced.
Star giggled, actually finding his new behavior to be...well, kind of cute...until she realized that he said her name...
"Wait? How did you know my name?..." Star asked and she saw the boy's eyes widen.
"Um...You said it, back when I was getting you out of danger..."He said to her quickly.
"I did?...'Star questioned.
A lot was happening and she was pretty frazzled by all of danger to say the least...She probably did tell him her name...how else would someone like Danny Phantom know her name?
Star decided to let it go and just accept the fact that there was a ghost attack and she got saved by the town's own superhero, who also doubles as the coolest guy the A-listers have ever known.
'You should probably be leaving now, before my dad shows up...'Star said to him.
"What about your ankle?...'Danny asked once again in concern.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine...thanks to you...'She said with a smile.
Danny blinked before he smiled as well and found himself flying out of Star's house through the window. Star watched him leave and couldn't help smiling.
She didn't know what exactly compelled her to kiss Phantom like that, since she normally isn't very impulsive like that, but she just...did...and she didn't regret it either...
Sure, she didn't really think she has much of a chance with Phantom, since he's a ghost and she is human and he's a super hero. And sure, Paulina technically has first dibs on him and she figured Phantom has a lot of girls, both human and ghostly after him that he's probably used to this kind of stuff but she's a girl and she's on a break with Kwan and technically speaking, Paulina isn't officially dating Phantom, so she's technically not doing any cheating...
It's just...It's just...
When she kissed Phantom...she felt something...it's hard to explain...
That kiss...It was enough to leave Star in surprise...despite it being a small kiss and done mostly out of gratitude, it still left her lips tingling like crazy...
"Danny...'Star said in a soft voice as she touched her lips, that still felt tingly and warm.
One thing is certain, her opinion of Danny Phantom has changed this evening...
And it changed for the better...
-To be continued-
Next time on Kiss of a Phantom
The Queen Bee
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