Chapter 4: Meeting a Prince
I Do Not Own Danny Phantom
Sam ran ahead of the group of teenagers straight to the middle of town. She could see most, if not all, residents of Amity Park on the sidewalks watching the ghost wreak havoc. While she was watching everyone, her two friends had caught up to her.
"We're your parents, wouldn't they be all over this." Sam heard Tucker ask.
"Believe me, they're on their way." responded Jazz.
All the teens could do was watch as the ghosts created their mischief and wait for the Fenton parents. It seemed to Sam that all the people we're in shock that ghosts existed. 'Good,' Sam thought 'maybe Jazz will stop getting crap at school about her parent's profession.' Sam could see a blue ghost in overalls taking boxes from a store. There was a ghost with what looked like a green mohawk robbing a hunting store. Another ghost with white hair and a lab coat was looting an electronics store. 'Tucker's goanna have a fit over that.' A couple moments later Sam could hear the Fenton's van pulling up. Maddie jumped out of the passenger seat with her ecto-pistol in hand, Jack got out of the driver's seat and grabbed a ecto-gun as well.
"Everyone, please stand back while we get rid of these spooks." Maddie's voice echo's over the sudden silence as the ghost and humans have now stopped and stared at the hunter. A loud laugh sounded through the whole square making everyone, but the ghosts, jump. Then all the ghosts that were previously in the air were suddenly on the ground facing all the humans. Though, Sam observed, they still left a gap between them and the humans.
"Did you hear that? The woman is goanna make us leave!" the ghost with the mohawk said. All the other ghosts laughed with him.
"I don't see why your laughing ghost, you're nothing but putrid ectoplasm and post-human conscience!" Maddie exclaimed.
"That's what you think woman! I am Skulker, the Ghost Zone's Greatest Hunter!" the mohawked ghost said.
'Skulker,' Sam's mind supplied 'the Ghost Zone must be where they all live.'
"Whatever name you gave herself won't matter soon, I'll never let you hurt these humans!" Maddie said as she aimed her weapon at Skulker.
Sam gasped as she realized that Maddie was not goanna talk to the ghost, she was going to harm it. Sam always thought of herself as an activist for all lives. She couldn't stand the thought of killing or ending anyone or anything's life. That's why she was a proud ultra-recyclo-vegetarian. She was also a goth, which is how she got into the supernatural in the first place, but back to the life right's thing. Although Sam realized ghost weren't exactly alive she would never want harm to come one. This is how Sam found herself in front of Skulker and the other ghost. She also quickly realized that she was in the way of an oncoming shot from Maddie's weapon. Sam could only watch the growing horror on everyone's face as they realized that she was going to be hit.
'Damn, I bet this is going to hurt' Sam thought.
Sam closed her eyes so she wouldn't have to see the blast and was surprised to find no pain. Then she heard gasps, not only from humans but ghosts too, and quickly opened her eyes. She gasped too. In front of her was probably the most ethereal looking boy she had ever seen.
A Few Moments Earlier
Danny wasn't surprised when the other side of the portal lead to a lab. He observed the room and found the controls for the portal and he shut it down. He phased through the walls and found himself in the middle of a street no ghost or humans to be found. He let his senses reach all over the town. A puff of blue breath exited his mouth. 'Found you.' Danny thought to himself and flew all the way to what looked like the center of town. He noticed all the humans were on one end of the street and his subjects on the other end, there was a small gap between them. A hunter was pointing a weapon at Skulker.
'Well, that won't due,' Danny thought.
Then a human girl threw herself in front of Skulker and the oncoming blast.
'Won't due at all' Danny thought.
He quickly intervened.
Danny teleported himself in front of the blast and summoned a black shield in front of himself, the girl, and his subjects. The green ecto-blast dissipated when it hit his shield. He heard the humans gasp. The ghost as well. 'Good,' Danny thought 'they know there in trouble.'
Danny turned to check on the human girl and found her staring at him. "Are you okay?" Danny asked, although he knew she was fine, his father taught him common courtesy. She wordlessly nodded her head. "Sam!" Danny heard someone shout. A black boy and a red headed girl came and looked over their friend while Danny watched passively. They took her away to the other side of the street with the humans and they stood next to the two hunters.
"Your Highness" Skulker said while bowing, the other ghosts following his example.
Danny watched as his subjects bowed to him, he heard the humans gasp again.
"Highness?" he heard the female hunter mutter.
"Your Highness, if I may ask, what are you doing in the human realm?" Skulker asked nervously.
"Well, Skulker, when all of my subjects disappear I intend to find out where they went" Danny responded monotonously.
"You are their ruler?" the female hunter asked
"Yes, I am." Danny responded "Excuse me, where are my manners? I am Daniel Phantom, The Nightmare Prince. Who might you be?"
"We are Maddie and Jack Fenton, ghost hunters, and we think you should leave." The female hunter, Maddie, said threateningly.
Danny almost snorted, but he choked it down. Humans thought they were threatening him. Cute.
Sam's POV
'He really does look like a prince' Sam thought to herself. He had a pale face and chest from the little v neck his robe had. His robe seemed to be made of the void of space that covered his body and had a train in the back. His hair was just like his robe, it was made up of the void of space, although it was messy and wild. His eyes were pitch black and made her shiver when he looked at her when he asked if she was okay. She couldn't respond and just nodded, she probably made a fool of herself.
"We are Maddie and Jack Fenton, ghost hunters, and we think you should leave." Jazz's mom said.
Sam couldn't believe Maddie said that. Did they forget that he was a ghost and a prince! And from the other ghost's reactions, he was powerful. The ghosts started to growl but Daniel just held up his hand and they all fell silent.
"I see we have caused quite a bit of ruckus, my apologies. We will be making our exit but you would find it in your best interest to not try and contact the Ghost Zone again." Daniel said.
"Was that a threat?" Jack said as he and Maddie tensed
Daniel then smirked and it put all the humans on edge. He no longer looked like a fallen angel anymore. He looked deadly. "Of course not, think of it as a warning. You wouldn't want a war on your hands now would you? Because believe me, you wouldn't win." Daniel didn't waste time to listen to a response and snapped his fingers. A portal opened and all the ghosts floated/stepped inside. Daniel was about to follow but he stopped and looked at me. I mouthed "Find me later". Daniel stared at me with narrowed eyes and walked into the portal with otherworldly grace, then the portal closed. Everyone stared at the spot where the prince once was, and everything was silent. I suddenly paled, realizing I just invited a ghost prince to visit me. "Oh no." I quietly muttered, but in the silence, it echoed. Then all hell broke loose.