Yes, I am updating.

This one is a bit longer, though. I warn you: this is not a filler. I'm telling you now about what happened during the year after PP.

Disclaimer: I do not own or will ever own Danny Phantom. Nor am I making any money off of this story.


"It's been a year, and I still haven't settled in.

"For the past year I have been dealing with ghosts, the media, the government, and the world. I thank whoever had the idea of letting Tucker and Sam come with me to fight the global invasions. They, Jazz, and my parents have supported me for a year.

"At the beginning, after a few days of celebrating, my parents started to get serious. They were happy that I saved the world, and they still loved me, no matter what, but they needed to know how it all happened in the first place. What my powers were, any information on ghosts I've battled, and why some events in the past made me look evil and bad. Those questions were just the basic cover-ups, though.

"There was always a bit of jealousy from them, my dad especially. They've been studying and hunting ghosts for years, their earlier years spent never even seeing one. Then they find out that their son is half ghost. A "hands-on experience" for me, they said. Thankfully, mom had the brains of the family, and knew that two halfas were enough in this world. Heck, the other was even a crazy, old and evil Fruit Loop.

"The Red Huntress. I never saw her for a long time at first. Then she started to talk to me about past events, too. A good thing she saw me the same way she saw Dani, my clone. Otherwise, I think I would've been turned into ecto-goo for more than I could count by now. Eventually we forgave each other for a few misunderstandings, but she said she'd try to sick Cujo - a ghost dog - on me as much as possible for payback. Better than being sucked into a Fenton Thermos.

"Then the Guys in White came. Oh, how my family was pissed off. Sam and Tucker tried small attempts to stop the GIW from getting to me by using Tuck's PDA and Sam's family influence. Jazz even tried psychology on them. For some, it worked. But my parents… oh, you should've seen their faces. They backfired every effort the GIW made to get to me. They say it was under the U.S. governmental law that I was taken in, my parents say that I belong to the world and can't be influenced by America's government alone. It was the same for every country that tried to claim me or hunt me down.

"During all of that, I bet I'd seen every microphone in the world. People from newspapers, radio shows, television shows, and just regular people in general followed me and asked me everything imaginable. Try to think of Paulina, following me everywhere, only times her by a million and add recorders and note pads, and tons and tons of flashing cameras. I think I was blind for a few days, too.

"This is why I love my family: they let me take my sophomore year of high school as home-schooling to go ghost hunting. So, for the rest of the year, Sam, Tucker, my family and I went on a non-stop adventure through the Ghost Zone and around the world. No government. No multi-gender Paulina's with professional suits.

"Using Tucker's new 'Infi-copy GPS' he made himself, I showed my parents every single ghost that were allies, that were neutral and those who were evil. As Danny Fenton, they would've blasted every single ghost they saw just to keep me safe. Though as Danny Phantom, I have pacts with ghosts and other beings inside the Ghost Zone. I can't lose their trust.

"When we weren't in the GZ, we visited hunter conventions I haven't even heard of. There's a whole organization in the Philippines just for identifying local ghosts. With our help, we were able to track down most of their ghosts. Not just the Philippines, but also the rest of Asia, Europe, and in some parts of Africa as well. We slowed down the ghost haunting problem around the world, eventually ending back home, here, in Amity Park.

"There. Now Sam, CAN YOU TAKE THESE THINGS OFF OF ME, NOW?"

Danny Fenton was in Casper High, Amity Park, telling his story to the first hour class. The class was given the chance to talk about any events that have happened in the past year or over the summer. Naturally, Sam Manson and Tucker Foley were his partners. Sam forced a ghost resistant rope around Danny and a chair so that he wouldn't escape from his first assignment of the year. Plus, Sam and Tucker didn't feel like explaining anything at all.

Paulina was furious. Sam had made Danny read the Paulina lines out loud, threatening him that he wouldn't be let go if he didn't. Valerie was satisfied that Danny still tried and is trying to save the world from ghosts. Plus, she was happy that Danny mentioned her as the Red Huntress. Even though Danny was revealed, nobody knew about her except for Danny and co. and her dad. Everybody else was awestruck at what Danny did in just one year.

As Danny was let go, he finally got a good look at his junior year class. It was funny; nobody changed in one year. Dash and Kwan were still the star jocks at the school; Starr and Paulina were still in the A-List, and Mr. Lancer became junior year Literature teacher. Sam was, and forever will be, an ultra-recyclo vegetarian Goth. Tucker still slept with his first PDA. If anything had changed, it was Danny. He was no longer the wimpy geek that was slammed into lockers.

"Thank you, kids, for sharing your timely events. Unfortunately, it has taken up most of the hour." As Mr. Lancer said so, Danny, Sam and Tucker went back to their usual seats. "Now class, I still want to hear each and every one of your compositions. This is an eighth grade level assignment, and I expect no less than a tenth grade level report."

Paulina energetically raised her hand. "Ooo can I go next?! I can't wait to share!"

Mr. Lancer placed his palms flat on his desk and sighed. "Yes, Ms. Sanchez, you may be next."

Sam groaned. She whispered, "I bet she changed her whole essay just to tick me off."

Of course, Sam didn't tell her parents that she went on the trip with Danny. It was her parents that encouraged most of the media, and they gave them private access to him through her.

"Bet you ten bucks that she wrote about Danny more than you." Tucker lifted a ten-dollar bill from his pocket. "Plus, loser treats us at the Nasty Burger this afternoon."

While they were gone on the yearlong hunting experience, Tucker had done online business as the new mayor of Amity Park. Doing so put quite a bit of money into his account.

Sam smirked and lifted her own bill. "Deal."

Danny chuckled slightly. "This is going to be good."

As Paulina inhaled, preparing to read her paper, a clock hand came out of nowhere, and it swirled to reveal a portal. Danny stood up as his ghost sense went off. He recognized that signature portal all too well. As expected, Clockwork, Master of Time, appeared through his entry.

"A Tale of Two Cities!" Lancer cried as he saw the ghost. "What is going o—"

"TIME OUT!"

Just before the whole room became a chaotic jumble of students, Clockwork froze time, leaving him the only animate organism in the room. He approached Danny and placed one of his Time Medallions around him.

"H-huh? Wha--?" Danny blinked. He looked around the room to see everyone unmoving. "Clockwork? What are you doing here??"

Clockwork tossed the Infi-Map into Danny's hands. "Danny," his stern eyes softened to show that he was unsure… he was scared. "I need your help."


Yes, yes, the quest will come in the next chapter.

Thankies for reading!