This is my first Danny Phantom fanfiction! (I've done others, but this is my first DP one). I'm trying to structure it like an actual DP episode. Let me know what you think of it so far!
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This was not the greatest of days for 14-year-old Danny Fenton or his friends Sam or Tucker. Danny was once again the subject of a prank from school bully Dash Baxter, who stuck an ice pack down Danny's back while he was eating lunch in the common room. Once Danny felt something extremely cold on his back, he yelped and jumped around, trying to get it off his back, causing everybody to laugh at him, including Tucker, as much as he tried not to. Of course, this resulted in him getting a kick in the stomach from his best friend. For once, Danny wasn't being laughed at anymore.
The two were pissed off at each other for quite a while, only recently calmed down. Now the three had retired to the library, the one place where they could count on not being bullied.
Danny, however, was still angry.
In fact, he was furious.
He had been picked on by Dash before. Many times, in fact. But now, he was beyond sick of it. To Danny, Dash was no longer a bully who annoyed him. He was now taking it personally.
When he, Tucker, and Sam sat down at a table, Danny was hissing and snarling.
"Danny, are you still thinking about Dash?" Tucker asked.
"Yes," Danny growled through his teeth. "I….hate him. I hate his guts…so…much…"
"Danny, calm down!" Sam shouted. "Why are you so worked up about an ice pack down your back?"
"Yeah, that's all it was," Tucker added, trying to hold back a laugh. "And it was kind of-"
He suddenly cut off when Danny flashed a look at him. This was unlike any look he ever gave, well, anybody for that matter. When Tucker saw it, it instantly killed any urge to laugh. As far as he was concerned, that look should be the textbook definition of the evil eye. Danny's teeth were clenched so tightly that Tucker and Sam swore he was going to crack a few of them. His nose turned up higher than either of them would have thought possible, and his eyes. Oh God, his eyes. His eyebrows were scrunched down so tight it barely showed any of them, but the parts that they could see were ungodly. His eyes were red, and this wasn't a kind of red from crying, this was pure anger. Veins were visible and bulging.
"OK, man. I'm sorry," Tucker said quickly and nervously. "You…you were right. That…that wasn't funny. I-I'm sorry. I-I-I-I really should know better. I shouldn't s-stand for that. I'm sorry please don't hurt me man!"
Fortunately, that seemed to be enough to calm Danny down. His fist unclenched, and his face relaxed. Somewhat. He was still extremely angry.
"Oh, that is it!" He shouted, which then got the librarian to shush him. He continued under his breath, "I am done with being picked on by Dash! I'm done with being picked on by all his friends! I'm done with being teased by the girls! I'm sick of Paulina!" Unknown to him, Sam smirked at that last comment. "I am not going to take this anymore! I'm doing it! That fucker is going down!"
Sam and Tucker winced. This was the first time they had ever heard Danny swear. That was enough to tell them that this wasn't just typical post-bullying anger. This was serious. Danny was going to do something very harsh.
Very aggressive.
Very…Sam and Tucker feared…violent.
"Danny, chill out." Sam said, in a calm yet somewhat panicked tone. "Don't you think there's enough violence going on already? Besides, did anything Dash do to you really makes him deserve to get-"
"His spinal cord ripped out of his back?" Damn, that's graphic, Tucker thought. "No, not really," he admitted. Tucker and Sam both breathed in relief. But then Danny continued. "But it's the only way I can get him to never pick on me again!"
His two friends were really scared now. This was it. Danny was actually going to try to kill Dash. They had to do something to stop him. And fast.
"Danny, no! Stop it!" Sam put her foot down. "I hate Dash just as much as you do, but I will not let you come to school with a gun and kill him. Or anyone else! And I will tell Jazz about this if you don't knock it off!"
Danny sat down, defeated. Even though she wasn't the nagging queen that she was before, Jazz still had a tendency to be overprotective of her little brother. Though she did know this and often tried to back off, but she would never stop caring for her little brother. And if she found out about this, Danny knew that she would never let him out of her sight again. Probably for good reason, he had to admit, but it would still be annoying.
He sighed. "You're right. I'm sorry. I just…I…I hate him so much. I just never wanna see him again!"
"I get it, Danny. I hate him too, but please do not think about killing him. We really do not need any of that drama in our lives," Sam said sternly yet sympathetically.
"Yeah, I know. I…I'll try to think of something else. Maybe I can get a punching bag. Then when I get home, I'll have something to take my anger out on."
"There, see? You're already makin' progress!" Tucker said.
"Maybe I can at least draw some pictures of me beating him up for a change. That'll at least make me feel good."
"Well, that's not the best idea," Sam said, but admitted, "But it's better than actually doing it."
"Yeah! I'll-" Then Danny stopped. He turned his attention to something lying on the table next to them.
It was a book.
Of course, they were in a library, so seeing books lying around was to be expected.
But there was something about this one book in particular that really stood out to Danny.
It's title on the cover read,
Game Programming for Beginners: The Start of a Lifetime Adventure
Written by id Software founders John Carmack, John Romero, Adrian Carmack and Tom Hall
"No…" Danny said, a grin coming up to his face. "I know exactly what to do…I know exactly how to control my anger…"
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(cue the kickass theme song)
He's a Phantom…
Danny Phantom…Danny Phantom…
Yo, Danny Fenton, he was just 14
When his parents built a very strange machine
It was designed to view a world unseen
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When it didn't quite work, his folks just quit
But then Danny took a look inside of it
There was a big strobe flash, everything just changed
His molecules got all rearranged
When he first woke up he realized
He had snow white hair and glowing green eyes
He could walk through walls, disappear and fly
He was more unique than the other guys
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It was then that he knew what he had to do
He had to stop all the ghosts that were comin' through
He's here to fight for me and you!
Gonna catch 'em all, 'cuz he's Danny Phantom!
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(title card: Dash is Doomed!)
(the picture features Danny firing ectoplasm on and flipping off Dash, his friends, and many other people who have bullied Danny, in a style resembling the original Doom poster)
(Written, produced, directed, and edited by Rockgod96)
(Special thanks to Butch Hartman for creating Danny Phantom.
And hopefully for not suing me for using his characters in such profane and, some might say disturbing, ways)
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What do you all think? For my first Danny Phantom fanfiction?
I recently got into the show again for the first time in a decade after I realized it was available to watch on Hulu. And wow, having gone through high school since I last saw it, there's so many things that hit real close to home for me. In fact, part of this story is somewhat autobiographical. Still though, I tried not to make the characters too out of character and just wanted to show what Danny would say or do when he's finally been pushed over the edge by Dash and decided he's had enough of it. So let me know how I did.
If anyone here wishes to talk with me, the best way to contact me is through Steam, which I am very active on. My username there is simply Rockgod and my profile picture is the same there as it is here. Send me a friend request and then a message through Steam chat and I'll respond.
Word of warning though: I am really bad at keeping schedules. Between my time at Intel and working on some other stories (including a Teen Titans fanfiction I've had simmering for a while), there may be a long time before the next update, so bear with me.
Until then, hope you all enjoy!
