Hey guys! I decided to finally get this story updated. Chapter ten of AFLR (A Fruit Loop's Reign) has been sent to my beta reader, and the next story to be updated will most likely be GB (Ghost Bug).
The answer to the trivia question is... Maternal Instincts! And the winners are...
Thunderrules
Oak Leaf Ninja
Pinklife
Chad's Shortstack
Mira Casinova
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**ATTENTION** I need help. Pinklife recently put up a pole about who is better, Gir (Invader Zim) or Cujo (Danny Phantom)? Currently, Gir is winning, and I need you guys to vote for Cujo. If you put a vote in your review, I'll tell Pinky. Thanks! Go Cujo!
Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom and I probably never will. **cries**
Chapter Two: The Fruit Loop Strikes Again!
Danny's POV
"Crud," I thought as I got on the bus. I slowly walked to an empty seat in the back and ignored all the people staring at me. Today was going to suck. Why was I so pessimistic right now? Well, after the asteroid incident, my friends and sister, Sam, Tucker, and Jazz, told me to lay low for a while. I, of course, was against it for more than one reason.
Jazz was made the list ingrained in my mind, some being the following:
1. No joy flying. (this helped me blow off some steam and clear my mind)
2. No 'going-ghost' unless absolutely necessary. (I had to ride the bus)
3. No using my powers for menial purposes. (Chores take a lot more time)
4. Avoid my parents, in both forms.
5. ….
The fourth one was incredibly easy. I already did that a lot, so basically; I just avoided them more than usual. Granted, the rest of the imaginary list went on and on through different details my friends made me pledge to until all this 'Danny Phantom craziness', as Tucker calls it, was over. It killed me because one of the perks of my powers was that I felt extremely free, but now I feel about as free as bird in a cage.
But, despite the negative effects, I knew they were right. If I showed my head right now, I might get mobbed, or worse, have my secret found out. That was something that I couldn't have happen. Ever. I knew right now, that based on what happened to Vlad, halfas didn't have a very big base of supporters.
Plus, right now, I was happy with where I was in my life, err, well, you know what I mean. My best friends and sister knew and accepted my secret and what I had become. Ghost hunting had gotten easier since Valerie found out about Dani, and saw that I did truly care for something. At least, that is why I think she stopped hunting me. My parents have been desperately trying to catch Phantom and talk to him-err me. No, they weren't really hunting me anymore, but now they were trying to talk to my ghost half. And that was something I was going to put all my effort in to avoid.
So, now the only real threat I have to face is Dash, which is a routine that I had put up with since like forever. Besides, Dash's fighting skills were about as good as Klemper's or the Box Ghost's.
As I looked around the bus, I saw something I rarely saw, the A-listers. They never rode the bus. Like Sam, they were rich and could be driven in a limo every day if they wanted to. Unlike Sam, they didn't have to be forced to do so.
After being ignored for most of the bus ride, we picked up Tucker. That's when I realized that the A-listers just wanted to talk to Tucker. Why was this? Do to the fact that Tucker helped lead the technology behind saving the world, they found out that he was friends with Phantom. They also found this out about Sam. It really pisses her off.
Unfortunately for them, they did not seem to realize that the reason Fenton was absent, was because he was Phantom. Which, of course, was fortunate for me. Because I still got absolutely no attention, I mean besides Dash's daily beat-ups. And even when he did, Tucker or Sam could, would, and have threaten that Phantom would beat him up. His face was priceless and then he booked it out of the hall.
"Hey dude," Tucker said, finally getting away from the popular kids.
"Hey," I said. "You do realize that these limitations are really pissing me off, right?"
He scoffed and then quipped, "Hey, you're the one following them, if you want to have your secret found out, be my guest and break the rules." I just stared blankly at him for a second and when I was about to say something, another boy did instead.
"Hey, Tucker, do you and Phantom want to come to my house tonight? There's going to be a party."
Tucker sighed and turned to answer the popular jock, "No thanks."
Tucker then turned back to me and was about to say something when Dash said, "Why not?"
"Because Phantom is too busy fighting ghosts and such, and I don't want to go to one of your parties by myself." He then turned back around to face me. That last remark would take the jocks a while to think of another response.
Or not.
"But, Tucky, I really was looking forward to seeing you and him tonight," Paulina cooed, completely interrupting what Tucker was about to say to me.
Sighing again, Tucker replied, "No thank you."
Turning back to me, I whispered to Tucker, "And I thought ghosts were annoying." Tucker snorted. At this, my ghost sense went off. "Speaking of which." Before finding a way to get off the bus and go ghost, the back tire of the bus was shot at by an ecto blast. The bus then skidded to a stop and everyone piled out of the bus in a non-orderly fashion. I quickly ran into an ally and went ghost.
I invisibly shot out the alley and reappeared in the sky above the bus and asked, "Are you all okay?" The bus driver answered me with a yes and I searched the air for the ghost.
My quest was complete when I heard a voice behind me that said, "I think you should be more worried about yourself, Daniel."
My blood ran cold as I turned around. There was only one ghost that called me that. My hypothesis proved correct when I turned around and saw Plasmius floating a few feet ahead of me. Staying strong, I said, "You aren't welcome here anymore Plasmius. Get out. Now."
"Ooo, looks like somebody isn't very into witty banter today."
"Not with you."
"Very well. I am willing to make one last deal with you Daniel."
"Never. I don't care what you have to offer."
Vlad took a deep breathe, and replied, "Fine. Then I have no choice but to tell everybody your little secret." My eyes widened at what he meant as I saw a large group of people including a bunch of high schoolers (we were right in front of Casper High), the Guys in White, a large group of town folks, and media on the ground below us. The crowd immediately began talk among themselves to what Plasmius meant. I made eye contact with Sam and Tucker who both looked as fearful and freaked out as myself.
"You wouldn't," I declared in a venomous voice.
"Oh but I would, Daniel.
"Good people of the Amity. Many of you don't know, but your beloved Danny Phantom is hiding something huge from you," Vlad began.
"Don't listen to him!" I heard Tucker yell.
"Oh but you must know that this is true more than anyone else," Vlad said calmly.
"Shut up Vlad." I snapped, shooting a blast at him. We began to battle and, from what I could tell, everybody below was watching the light show. I was about to yell to them to leave when I saw my parents drive in. Oh shit, I thought.
My mom spoke into the megaphone and got both Vlad and I to stop fighting, by saying, "Vlad Masters/Plasmius, you are under arrest for trying to take over our world and other crimes. Surrender now, or we shall take you by force."
"As much as that sounds like fun, I had a different reason to return to this back water city, and that was to deliver a message," he began calmly. "Like I was saying before, Danny Phantom is hiding a big secret from all of you, and it is time for you to know what it is. Phantom is really-"
I cut him off here by shooting an ecto blast at him. "Shut up Vlad." I was mad. Really really mad; I could feel the ectoplasm pumping through my veins: the extra ecto energy behind my eyes.
Vlad quickly got his bearings back and said, "Danny Phantom is a halfa!" My blood and ectoplasm ran cold. I was shocked in mid air, all my extra angry energy disappeared and was replaced by adrenaline telling me to flee. Instead of moving away, I just floated there staring at him: listening to all the gasps from the people below.
"I think that's enough havoc to last you a life time. Have fun, Daniel," Vlad said and then disappeared into the air.
Shocked at what had just happened, I just floated there as the humans below me began to squabble which effectively knocked me out of shock and back to my twisted reality. Everybody was looking at me if I was now some sort of alien. Then, throughout all the chaos, I heard a familiar voice over all the others, probably somebody with a megaphone or something asking, "Is this true, Phantom? Are you a halfa?" The whole crowd got quiet.
I was terrified. I could go up against all the ghosts in the world, but when it came to my secret and my being a halfa, I was terrified. I always feared the day that somebody might figure out me out, and knowing this "little" tidbit of information was just giving them a huge clue to figuring out my whole secret. I couldn't have that happen. People couldn't accept a halfa into society. Things were just starting to get a little easier with not all the hunters after me: this was the last thing I needed.
I could have said anything. I could have answered a simple no. I could tell them how Vlad is evil and is lying. Heck, I could blatantly lie to them and made up a story, but no. I, in my incompetence, said, "Umm, I-I, uh, no—errr," and then rushed out, "I have no idea what he's talking about!" I then quickly went invisible and intangible, and flew as far away as I could manage. This was going to be a long existence.
Maddie's POV
Watching the bewildered ghost above me, I felt some pity for him. He looked terrified. I could tell that only some of us noticed this and gasped. Vlad just revealed something big that I could tell Phantom didn't want figured out.
Terror. That was something I had never seen on the ghost boy's face. I also saw uncertainty and worry beneath all the other emotions. Something that I had to accept ever since I realized Phantom wasn't evil and began to watch his antics from a distance was that he had emotions. Maybe if what Vlad said was true and Phantom really was a half ghost, that was one perk they had: emotions.
I then got an idea. Who was Phantom's human half? If what Plasmius said is true, Phantom must have a human half, so who it is? A super powered teenager could be dangerous to the other students. My kids could be friends with him and not even know it! But, I'm getting ahead of myself. I don't even know if it is true.
Grabbing the megaphone, I asked, "Is it true, Phantom? Are you a halfa?" Everybody in the crowd got quiet. His terror increased as he replied:
"Umm, I-I, uh, no—errr," and then rushed out, "I have no idea what he's talking about!" The boy then became invisible and probably flew away to safety. That proved it. He really was a halfa! But, that being said, who was his human half?
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Don't worry, there is going to be plenty of DannyxMaddie bonding to come, and there will be a little bit of SamxDanny. Don't worry. This is just an event that I had to put first to get to those actions.
The new trivia question is...
What is the name of the glitch in Doomed that Danny and the gang trap Technus in?
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