Switching Places

Chapter Three


"So Kitty's always like that?" Danny asked. Johnny nodded.

"Well, yeah. I mean, we did die fighting. She accused me of cheatin' on her right before we got hit on my bike on the highway. So you might want to steer clear of Ember. And actually, any other girl for that matter." Danny would have laughed if Johnny hadn't mentioned his death. He had always wondered how they had died. But he still grinned though.

"You and Ember?"

"Yeah, Kitty caught me talkin' with her. But hey, it was before I knew her rep, man! She's not very good with the guys. Bad attidude n' all. I wonder if that's why she's with Skulker…" This time, Danny did laugh.

"Yeah, I know, I still can't get over that. I mean, ew!" Johnny laughed too, throwing Danny's head back and grabbing his stomach. When he calmed down, he cleared his throat and gained a more serious tone.

"So now for your life," he said. Danny somehow made Johnny's face look thoughtful. His life had become so complicated, where would he start? He obviously had to begin with the basics though. The first thing Johnny had told him was how to call his Shadow, which was basically just an extension of Johnny's powers.

"Um… well, to transform you just gotta think about it… ecto-blasts should be pretty easy… and most of the other basics like shields and stuff…um…I just got these cool new ice powers…" he trailed off.

"Hmm, well, its all around the Ghost Zone that you have this really awesome wailing power, you wanna teach me that?" Johnny asked hopefully. Danny glared at him.

"No. We're definitely gonna be switched back before you're gonna need that. And besides, it's really draining and it causes a lot of property damage."

"Fine," Johnny huffed. "I'll figure out the ghost stuff myself, just tell me about your life."

"Umm…well, you already know Jazz," He looked at Johnny pointedly. Johnny threw Danny's hands up defensively and opened his mouth to say something, but Danny continued before he had the chance. "And my dad and mom… and probably Sam and Tuck too."

"The little geek kid and the creepy chick you're always with? Oh and that reminds me, I know you're together, but have you made it official?"

"What?" Danny asked, a little too loudly. "Me and Sam? Heh, we aren't, I mean, we're not-"

"Ah, forget it," Johnny smirked. "And yeah, I've seen your family. Anything else?"

"Um, well, as far as the whole ghost thing goes, I'm gonna expect you to keep my rep, okay? Whenever you feel all cold, that's my ghost sense. If you're at school, just make up some excuse or Sam, Tuck and Jazz, the only humans that know my secret, will cover for-" Johnny interrupted him.

"Hey, man, I ain't fightin my friends-!" Danny glared at him and continued.

"Mr. Lancer teaches almost all of my classes and hopefully, you can just refer to everyone else as just 'hey you' or something until we get this fixed." Johnny looked angry that Danny had interrupted.

"Look, I just told you, I ain't gonna fight any ghosts, whether they're my friends or not."

"We'll, if you don't want anyone to figure out our secret, you're gonna have to! And besides, if you ruin my rep, I'll ruin yours." Johnny gave up when it seemed Danny was set on this. Besides, there were some ghosts in the Ghost Zone he just couldn't stand and this would definitely be a good reason to be able to kick their butts. And if some of his friends did happen to be in the real world, he figured that Danny Phantom could afford to 'accidentally' let a few ghosts slip by.

"Fine," he sighed. "Whatever."

"Um and another thing, watch out for Dash, he always-"

"Dash?"

"School bully," Danny said simply. "If you do see him, I've kinda promised myself that I wouldn't use my powers against him."

"What do you do, just let him wail on you? Cause it's kind of obvious that without your powers you're a complete wimp." Danny glared at him.

"Hey, I'm not a wimp! And yeah I do, I mean, I also have to protect my identity! If you haven't noticed, I don't look much different as a human than as a ghost so aside from the fact that everyone's too stupid to figure out that half ghosts can exist, I have to keep up the act. I mean, Danny Phantom has to act way different than Danny Fenton… and that brings me to point: no revealing my secret! I mean, that's kind of obvious anyway." Johnny blinked.

"Isn't it hard to keep up the multiple personality gig? Lettin' stupid kids beat on you while you have the power to kick them all the way to another dimension?" He asked. Danny shrugged.

"Yeah, I guess. Well, anyways, besides avoiding Val, and Dash, you also have to watch out for my parents."

"Oh yeah, your parents don't know about you, do they," Johnny grinned. "They're always attacking you. Heh, I guess I never thought about it that way before… that's gotta suck. And Valerie the red hunter girl who hates your guts?"

"Yeah…and I forgot to tell you, just in case it comes up, we dated." Johnny's eyes widened and he laughed.

"You n' her went steady? You're crazier than I thought! She like, wants to tear you apart worse than half the ghosts in the Ghost Zone combined! And you're definitely not popular here."

"Yeah but she and Danny Fenton are friends," Danny said and looked down at his feet sadly and shrugged. "She broke it off, anyway. Hah, she told me that it was too dangerous for me to be with her what with all the ghost attacks." Johnny looked at Danny and figured by his tone that he really like Valerie. Which was weird because Johnny had always thought that he didn't have eyes for anyone but the creepy chick.

"Wow, sorry about that, but I gotta say, it's pretty ironic," he said.

"Yeah, that's my life," Danny sighed. Then his frown faded into a smirk. "And now I get to enjoy the easy life with Kitty."

"My life's not as easy as it looks, kid. And stay away from my girl, dig?" Johnny growled. But then he reconsidered. "But uh… don't! I mean, if you stay away from her she'll think I'm bein' distant or some crazy something like that. And speakin' of Kitty," He looked at Danny's watch. It was already 10:10! "You've got a date tonight at that Twelve Months place at ten thirty! You better not be late!" Danny looked at Johnny's watch. Woah, time had really flown! He turned and ran to Johnny's bike, and hopped on the seat.

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot to tell you, my curfew's at ten," He told Johnny with a smirk before he turned the handle and sped out of sight. Johnny growled.

"Why that little…"


hp: haha he's the only character i actually have planned out.

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