Hey guys! Thanks for all the reviews! Speaking of review a very nice reviewer pointed out that Dora's skin is green. Not blue. I was mixing up the color of her dragon form and human form; because her dragon form is blue. *face palm* I feel so stupid…..

-DP-

Alex let out a muffled groan as he slumped in his chair, earning him the evil eye from his mother. Apparently he had expressed his boredom a bit too loudly…. The young boy sent his mother an apologetic glance before shifting into the proper posture that one would have expect from a young prince.

Dora shook her head and turned her attention back to her infamous guest, King Lupus, the self-elected leader of the Liken Empire. There had been a rift among the two kingdoms ever since she was a young girl, and as her people's new leader, Dora was hoping to put an end to that.

"Your boy needs to learn his place in the court room Dora…" Lupus growled. "If one of my sons did something as disrespectful as that, he would have been met with a far worse punishment than a heated glare."

The Liken King's voice was uneven and gravely, just the sound of it was enough to send shivers down Alex's spine. He shrunk further into his chair when Lupus's golden eyes landed on him.

"Though, I suppose, I would expect nothing less from someone of tainted ectoplasm." Lupus continued, flippantly. "Royalty is not meant to mix with commoners."

Dora gripped her amulet, her eyes flashing with anger, her normally round pupils stretching into slits, revealing her dragon forms eyes.

"You dare to insult my family?" She seethed.

King Lupus's golden eyes hardened over and a twisted smile stretched across his face. "I'm only stating simple facts my dear, it's not an insult if it's true, now is it?"

"I'd be careful or that prejudice way of thinking might be your undoing. Some of the human world's greatest leaders were not born of royal blood, and considering that the most powerful ghosts in existence don't even belong to a specific kingdom I would say that the same goes for the ghost zone."

King Lupus froze at the sound of the new voice and turned to find a knight standing in the doorway to the throne room. The knight had stark white hair and striking green eyes that made the Liken king nervous.

"And who might you be to correct a king" Lupus snarled.

One of the servants that had been stationed near the door jumped to life and brought a trumpet to their lips. Soon after the instrument sounded the servant stood still before shouting.

"Presenting Sir, Daniel Phantom, The God Father of Prince Alexzander, Defeater of Pariah Dark, Apprentice to Clockwork the master of time, Savior of the Ghost Zone and the human world, and one of the only three known halfas in existence."

Danny sent the servant a dubious look that caused everyone in the court room to chuckle, especially a certain squire that had been standing behind him.

"He is only supposed to do that when there is visiting royalty, that way everyone knows who is who." Kent whispered cheerfully, hoping that his quick explanation would help. "It is a normal thing, do not worry."

Danny nodded slightly to let Kent know that he had been heard, not taking his eyes off of the ghost king that had just been insulting his extended family.

Lupus Immediately tensed at the revelation. He had heard of Phantom before. There wasn't a single ghost in the ghost zone that didn't know who he was; word of Phantom's terrifying powers and heroic acts were wide spread throughout the ghost zone.

King Lupus heard his most trusted warriors shift their stance, metal armor clanking slightly as they glanced nervously between their king and Phantom, unsure of what to do.

"Uncle Danny!" Alex shouted as he slid off his chair and ran into the halfa's arms, oblivious to the thick tension in the air. Danny laughed before he quickly lifted the boy off the ground and spun him around, earning breathless laughter from his godson.

When Danny stopped spinning he placed the young 5 year old prince back onto the floor.

"And how's the birthday boy?" Danny asked with a grin.

Alex was about to answer but he was cut off by king Lupus.

"As touching as that scene was, I do believe we were in the middle of something."

"No, actually, we were at the end of something." Dora interjected. "If you do not mind, King lupus, I would like to give my trusted knight a proper welcome. You can surly find your way back to your guest rooms, yes?"

Danny smiled smugly and sent a nasty glare in the direction of the king and his nights as they left the court room. When they were finally all gone Danny turned his attention to Dora.

"Who was that Jerk?" He asked with a huff. "And why are you allowing him to stay on the castle grounds?"

Dora dragged her hand down the side of her face. "That was King Lupus; he is the leader of a very unpleasant ghostly race known as the Likens. For the longest time they were the sworn enemy of my people. I reached out to them looking to form a peace treaty. Hoping we could settle our age old disputes but he's been testy at best."

Danny nodded. That explained the hostility and come to think of it… "They look a lot like my friend wulf." Danny mumbled, still deep in thought.

"That's because he is one, or was one, I should say." Dora replied as she watched Danny pick Alex up. The halfa pivoted so most of the kids weight was on his hip and Alex quickly buried his face into his godfather's chest. "Wulf was banished."

Danny frowned; he'd have to ask Wulf about that later.

"Kent told me you were holding a tournament." He asked. "I'm guessing those were my fellow competitors?"

Dora nodded. "I know that you were originally coming out for Alex's birthday, but do you mind participating in the games?"

Danny shrugged. "I don't see why not, I think it's time that that hairy brut and his warriors learned some manners."

Dora clapped her hands. "Excellent! Now, did you not say that your parents were attending you? Where are they? I would be honored to meet them."

Danny and Kent shared a look before they erupted into a fit of laughter.

Dora blinked. "What is so funny?"

"They are with the castle seamstress. You should have seen Miss. Magoly's face when she saw what they were wearing. She looked so offended, just like she did when Sir Phantom ran into her while he was in his human form." Kent explained through choked laughter. "She was ranting on and on about how crazy they were to be running around in nothing but bright colored undergarments."

-DP-

Maddie had never felt so out of place in her life. Here she was…. Stuck… in the ghost zone… in an area that was stuck in the dark ages…. and to make matters worse she had to wear an incredibly uncomfortable dress that made it nearly impossible to breath.

"How" Maddie panted, "did the woman of this era deal with this. These corsets are insane."

Miss. Magoly's eyes flashed red. "Are you insulting my dress Mrs. Phantom? I hand stitched this gown specifically for you and I even garnished it with silver. Do you have any Idea how long it took me to find a shade of blue that matched your sickly skin color." The seamstress ranted.

Maddie blinked. "Sickly skin color….?"

"Yes, sickly skin color! Didn't your mother ever tell you to stay out of the sun! You have to keep your skin pale and even toned. Like one of Michelangelo's marble statues!" The seamstress continued on in rage as her—very sharp—tools swirled around her in aimless patterns that made Maddie even more nervous. "It's a wonder that you even found a husband!"

Maddie gulped, she forgot that this time period had its own definition of beauty standards; ones that some girl's literality died trying to reach. Maddie took in another breath. She didn't know if she was going to be able to handle this.

"Miss. Magoly!" All the floating and swirling tools clattered to the ground and both Maddie and the seamstress jumped and turned their attention to the sound of the stern voice only to find Dora standing in the door way fuming. "This is not how you treat honored guests!"

-DP-

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