Requester asked; "Amethyst Ocean, with character development for Sam (is that possible in only 3 paragraphs?)" And the answer is… let's find out.
Phantom Planet Alternate Ending:
"Sam, please, you don't have to do this," Danny begged, trying to coax his friend - his best friend - his soulmate - to step out of the empty hull of the Ghost Portal where she stood, hand hovering over the ON switch.
"I can't live my life sitting on the sidelines, Danny," Sam warned him as she zipped up her hazmat and set her stubborn gaze in his, and added, with a whisper; "...and I think it's time I fight my own battles instead of asking you to fight them for me."
"Sam—no!" shouted Danny, but it was too late; electricity exploded, cackling as it engulfed Sam in white-hot light, and she screamed as she began the transformation from human to half ghost.