GSTQ: Sammy Specter Part 1
Hello there loyal readers! First, I have a little bit of news regarding this story. The first 15 to 17 chapters are part of the first major story arc. The following 15 chapters will consist of Arc II. Overall, there should be at least 50 chapters in this story so stay tuned.
Thaddeus smiled as he headed back to his house, pleased with the information he has just uncovered. Thaddeus was thankful that his cover wasn't blown. He could ill afford to be exposed just yet. Thaddeus would be sure to keep a close eye on the couple in the upcoming days.
Danny was having a wonderful day so far. For the first time in weeks, he finally had time to hang with his wife without having to worry about being pestered by the media. Following the bombshell announcement of his marriage to Sam, he was worried how Sam's parents would react. Fortunately, the longstanding grudge between the Fentons and the Mansons had almost completely died down. While his parents still didn't exactly see eye to eye with Sam's and vice versa, the hostility was now almost non existent.
Danny and Sam were not going to let this day pass them by. Even if all they could do was take a simple walk through the park, as long as they had some time to spend together alone, that was alright. The day went better than expected.
The day started with a trip to the book store at Sam's suggestion. Sam bought a book consisting of the works of Edgar Allan Poe while Danny decided to buy a book about space travel. The store owner thanked the duo for shopping at his store and even gave them a discount on their purchases.
The couple unexpectedly received a request from the children's hospital to visit a dying patient. Despite essentially having a day off, neither could say no to visiting a sick child. The child, an 8 year old boy named Eric, was ecstatic at getting a chance to meet his heroes. Meeting Eric only served to make Danny and Sam's day even better.
The visit to the hospital was followed by a trip to the Nasty Burger. Sam naturally had a salad while Danny ordered a cheeseburger. While they were eating, Danny tried getting Sam to eat meat.
"I'm not eating it!" Sam said.
"Come on, it's good for you" Danny said playfully, shoving the burger in Sam's face.
"Nothing you say or do can make me eat that," Sam said defiantly.
"A cow was killed to make this," Danny said. "Are you really going to let it die in vain?"
"Killed is putting it lightly," Sam replied. "Before being slaughtered, it was probably electrocuted and forcefully impregnated in order to produce more babies to be brutally slaughtered for various reasons. In addition to almost literally being drained of its milk to create dairy products. Oh, and before actually being killed, her reproductive organs were most likely multiplayer since she could no longer create children. In other words, the cow's death was drawn out and incredibly painful"
Danny's face sunk as he put the burger back on his tray and shoved it away. "Wow, way to kill my appetite"
"It's important that you know what goes into making your food" Sam replied. "I mean, you wouldn't eat a torture victim, would you?"
"I don't think I'm ever going to be able to eat another steak again" Danny said.
"Hmm, maybe I should tell Tucker what goes into making his precious meat" Sam proposed.
"Nothing" said Danny. "He loves eating meat way too much to give it up no matter what happens to the animals"
After a few more minutes concerning the fate of animals at slaughterhouses, Danny wanted to get his mind off the topic and so they left. Instead of eating animals, Danny decided to feed them by going to the park. The two tossed bread crumbs to the birds, which went slightly awry when Danny accidentally tossed a few bread crumbs in Sam's hair, resulting in the birds going into a feeding frenzy.
"Hey! Ow! Get off! Stupid birds!" Sam yelled, swatting at the birds as they pecked at her head. Meanwhile Danny was rolling on the ground laughing, tears rolling down his cheeks.
Sam returned the favor by "accidentally" dropping some crumbs in his hair. Naturally Danny wasn't very amused when the birds started pecking at his head.
The couple ended the day by going to their favorite spot: a small hill overlooking Amity Park which they referred to as the Lookout. The Lookout was especially beautiful at night when the moonlight and the bright city lights illuminated the night sly, making Amity Park look like a whole new world. The couple held hands as they looked over the city while reminiscing and reflecting on how much had changed in the two years since the Portal incident.
The couple were so caught up in their date that they didn't notice a certain reporter following them from afar. Thaddeus was listening in on their conversation, hoping to find out more about their personal lives when he heard something that really caught his attention.
"Are you okay?" Sam asked, noticing Danny seemed distracted.
"I'm fine, it's just funny" Danny said with a chuckle. "I went from loser who no one paid attention to, to the town's savior, to the world's savior, to finally the ruler over an alternate dimension populated by many of my former enemies"
"What on Earth is he talking about?" Thaddeus wondered. "Is he saying that he's the King of Ghosts now or something?"
Thaddeus would get his answer soon enough when he saw a tall, cloaked ghost approach the couple. Thaddeus stared and wondered who this figure was.
"My apologies for interrupting your date" Clockwork said. "But I couldn't allow you two to forget about your new duties as monarchs"
"Is something wrong?" Sam asked.
"There are a few vocal minorities who still haven't adjusted to having new rulers, but that's not too big of a problem" Clockwork informed them. "Come with me and I'll explain everything"
Thaddeus recorded everything and was prepared to record more when he saw the couple disappear into a swirling portal leading to the Ghost Zone. Thaddeus took everything in and quickly figured out that Danny and his wife had been named King and Queen of the Ghosts. This was a shocker in and of itself, but Thaddeus needed to find out more.
The Next Day
It seemed as if fans and media outlets had decided that Amity Park's most glamorous couple could only have one day to themselves because the very next day, it was a frenzy. As proof that no good deed goes unpunished, one magazine picked up on the couple's visit to Eric. The crowd seemed even crazier than usual, if that was even possible. The paparazzi was more annoying and tenacious than ever before to the point of shoving fans out of the way. In the ensuing frenzy, a young female fan was shoved to the ground and nearly trampled by the paparazzi.
Danny was quick to jump into action, shoving the paparazzi out of the way and lifting the young girl off the ground. The girl had a few bruises and scratches but seemed to be okay.
"Are you okay?" Danny asked the girl.
"I'm fine" the girl said, brushing the dirt off of her. "Thank you"
Danny gave the young woman an autograph before a gunshot rang out. The reporters, rather than ducking for cover like a normal person would do, turned in the direction of the gunshot. Danny did the same and saw two masked men holding bags presumably filled with cash carjacking a young man and driving off.
Danny thought maybe if he threw the dogs a bone, they'd leave him alone. Danny turned towards the camera, said his signature catchphrase "I'm going ghost!" before transforming into Phantom and giving chase to the robbers.
"Haha! Did you see the way that bank teller screamed when I waved the gun in her face?" The first robber laughed.
"I know, looked like she was about to piss herself!" The second robber replied.
The second robber was surprised when his accomplice suddenly stopped the car.
"Hey Rick, what's the big idea?" The robber asked before Rick turned and looked at him, revealing green eyes. "Oh shit!"
Two minutes later
"You know, I always wondered why criminals would rob a bank occupied by superheroes" Danny quipped as he carried the robbers to the awaiting police officers.
"Oh the answer's simple," replied Rick, "at least when you capture someone, you're generally nice about it."
"You saw it here first folks, Danny Phantom stopping a pair of dangerous robbers" One reporter said.
"Uh boss, you know we're not on the air, right?" The reporters assistant told him.
Danny took advantage of the reporters being distracted to return to Sam's side. Sam handed him a super soaker and whispered something in his ear.
"That's brilliant" Danny said, giving an uncharacteristically evil grin.
Pretty soon, the reporters had once again surrounded the couple.
"So now that you two are married, when are you going on your honeymoon?" One reporter asked.
"Is it true that you two are expecting your first child?" Asked another.
"Okay, I'm getting a little sick of this" Sam said.
"You and me both" Danny agreed.
"So are you okay with what we're about to do?" Sam asked.
"I'm disappointed we didn't come up with this sooner" Danny said.
"Alright, then let's see if this'll get them to leave us alone" Sam said as she and Danny pulled out a pair of super soakers.
The two opened fire on the reporters. Much to the dismay of said reporters, the super soakers weren't loaded with water, but ink. Just as quickly as they had diverged on the couple, the reporters had dispersed.
"Ugh, this camera cost $1700!" One newswoman complained.
"Just send us the bill!" Danny yelled back.
Dani then made her presence known by saying "Hey, I just got this dry cleaned!"
"Dani, what were you doing in the crowd?" Sam asked.
"I was trying to get to you guys" Dani said, as she tried to get the ink off of her outfit.
"Oh, sorry about getting ink all over you" Danny apologized.
"Don't worry about it" Dani assured him.
Just then a limo, pulled up and out stepped the mayor.
"Oh my God, you have no idea how busy I' e been these past few days!" Tucker said, wiping sweat off of his forehead. "So where are you guys headed?"
"We were about to go to the Ghost Zone to take care of some business" Sam said.
"Ooh, can we come to?" Tucker asked.
"Sure, we might actually need your help" Danny said.
The four were at FentonWorks in no time, standing before the Fenton Portal. The four climbed into the Fenton Speeder and headed off to the Clocktower. Just after they left, another figure entered the basement and followed them.
When they arrived at the Clocktower, Danny, Sam, Tucker, and Dani were greeted by Clockwork.
"Back so soon, your majesty? I thought you might be enjoying your honeymoon," Clockwork joked.
"You're starting to sound like those annoying reporters" Danny mused. "Yesterday, you told us that there was the possibility of a rebellion; could you elaborate?"
"Certainly," Clockwork said. "There are a few citizens of the Ghost Zone who aren't open to the idea of having a fully human Queen. For this reason, I think your wife may be in danger"
"What?!" Danny asked.
"Two weeks into our reign and there's already a rebellion," Sam said dryly.
"Sam!" Danny yelled.
"What?" Sam replied.
"This isn't funny," Danny told her. "You could very well be in danger of being killed"
"I don't have anything to worry about" Sam tried to assure him. "I've got you, don't I?"
Danny wasn't convinced and said "That's not the problem, there are dozens of ghosts who would have no qualms about killing you!"
"I'm still not worried" Sam said.
"How could you not be even a little scared?" Danny asked.
"Because," Sam said as she wrapped her arms around Danny. "I know you'd never let anyone hurt me"
"That's very sweet Samantha, but I agree with Daniel" Clockwork said. "There are too many dangers for you to be taking this situation lightly."
"Well how far are we from an uprising?" Danny asked.
"At the current moment, you have no need to worry" Clockwork said.
"See" Sam said to Danny.
"However, that is still no reason to take this lightly" Clockwork said. "With all due respect, your highness, you and Danny should return to your castle right now"
Heeding Clockwork's advice, Danny and friends left for Danny's castle. Thaddeus listened closely, slowly following behind the group as they made their way to Danny's castle. He still couldn't believe that Danny Phantom had been made King of the Ghost Zone. The boy had spent most of his time fighting against ghosts. Still, Thaddeus needed to focus on what was important. He just needed to wait until the lovebirds were separated so he could make his move.
"Wow, this is your castle?" Dani asked in amazement. "This place is huge!"
"Wait until you see the inside" Tucker said before attempting to go inside oh to be stopped by the guard.
"Halt! This is the residence of our glorious King and Queen," The guard said. "I am not permitted to allow you to enter unless I am instructed otherwise"
"Stand down," Danny told the guard. "They are close friends of mine,"
"Oh, why of course your majesty" The guard said, standing aside and bowing respectfully. "My sincerest apologies, I had no idea"
"Don't worry about it" Danny said. "Please escort my friends inside the premises"
"Yes, your majesty" The guard said as he and his companion escorted Dani and Tucker inside to give them a tour of the castle.
"You should go inside" Danny told Sam.
"Why?" Asked Sam.
"Because I'm about to go out on patrol to see if there's any suspicious activity" Danny informed her.
"I'll be fine," Sam said. "Don't go getting into any trouble"
"Can't make any promises dear" Danny said jokingly, giving Sam a quick kiss on the cheek.
"If you die, I swear to God I'll kill you" Sam threatened playfully.
"How are you going to kill me if I'm dead?" Danny asked rhetorically.
"I'll find a way" Sam replied.
"Okay, I'll be right back, look out for anyone who could be a threat" Danny instructed Sam before going out on patrol.
Thaddeus decided that now was as good a time as ever but stopped and ducked when he saw a shadow approaching.
Danny flew around the Ghost Zone, looking for any signs of trouble. He didn't see anything major happening at Walker's prison and Skulker's island seemed empty. Danny was prepared to leave when suddenly he heard a loud voice hell out "Beware!"
"I guess things were a little too quiet," Danny thought to himself before turning to confront the Box Ghost.
"Beware, Ghost King! Even though you are now the King of the Ghost Zone, I am still your greatest threat!" Box Ghost said, raising his arms menacingly.
"Keep believing that," Danny quipped. "Maybe one day it'll be true"
"Hey, it could happen" Box Ghost said with a sniffle.
"Yeah, dude whatever" Danny said.
"You know, I may be dead, but I still have feelings" Box Ghost said.
"Listen, Box Ghost; I really don't have time for this right now" Danny said. "What do you say we do this some other time?"
"Very well! I shall return to do battle with you one day soon! Beware!" Box Ghost screamed before flying away.
"I can't believe I left Sam to deal with this loser" Danny lamented before continuing his patrol over the Ghost Zone. "This would be much easier if I had the Infi-map"
Danny didn't run into too much trouble. Other than a few random ghost punks who were fooling around, there was nothing to suggest any trouble. Danny decided to return to his wife and friends and go back home.
Danny walked through his castle and down the corridors until he predictably found Tucker and Dani in the banquet hall. Danny immediately noticed that Sam was missing.
"Hey, where's Sam?" Danny asked.
"What are you talking about?" Tucker asked as he stuffed his face with a turkey leg.
"We thought she went with you" Dani said.
"Oh crap!" Danny exclaimed as he ran out of the castle with Dani and Tucker close behind. He ran into one of his royal guards, who was curious as to why he was so frantic.
"Your majesty, is something wrong?" The guard asked. "What is the cause of your panic?"
"Guard, where is my queen?" Danny asked.
"Forgive me, your majesty, but I thought she accompanied you on your journey" the guard said, shrinking away in fear.
"You guards had one simple job!" Danny yelled. "If my wife is hurt, you'll find yourself in critical condition!"
"Yes, your majesty. I shall gather the other guards and begin a search over the Ghost Zone" The guard said before scurrying away to gather the rest of the guards.
"Dani, Tucker, could you two help me find Sam?" Danny asked.
"Of course" Dani said.
"Great, take the Fenton Speeder and look everywhere," Danny told them. "Call me if you manage to find her"
"You can count on us" Tucker said before finishing his turkey leg.
Danny took off at break neck speed. His heart was nearly pounding out of his chest with worry. Sam's words started ringing in his head. "I don't have anything to worry about, I've got you, don't I?", "I know you'll never let anything happen to me.". How could he let this happen? If Sam was seriously hurt, Danny would never be able to forgive himself. Sam trusted him to keep her safe and he let her down.
Danny shook his head and tried to push all the negative thoughts out of his head. Worrying himself sick wouldn't help anyone. Danny looked around, scanning every inch of the surrounding area in the span of a second. Danny searched for over an hour, never giving up even as he started feeling exhausted.
Danny hoped that he could find Sam in time. He was praying nothing had happened to her. He didn't know what he would do if she had gotten hurt. Finally he spotted her lying motionless on a barren rock.
"Tucker, Dani, I found her, come quick" Danny yelled.
Danny flew over and scooped her into his arms. Her body was still hot signifying that she had been burned, yet there wasn't a single scar or burn mark on her. Danny sighed a breath of relief when he saw that she was still, albeit barely, breathing. Tucker arrived in the Fenton Speeder shortly afterwards and Danny loaded her inside.
"Is she alright?" Dani asked frantically.
"She's breathing but just barely" Danny told her. "That's not a good sign, she might die at any moment"
Sam began whimpering in pain.
"Sam, can you hear me?" Danny asked as he grabbed Sam's hand.
Sam began writhing in agony as if she were being torn apart from the inside out. Unable to take the pain any longer, she let out a scream. Her eyes opened wide, turning a neon shade of green.
"SAM!" All three of them screamed.
A green aura surrounded her as she started floating in the air.
"Whoa… is- is she a halfa?" Tucker asked.
"I don't know" Danny replied. That certainly appeared to be the case but how?
"D-Danny" Sam said weakly, reaching out to him before losing consciousness and collapsing.
"Tucker, get us home now! She's in bad shape!" Danny ordered.
Tucker didn't need to be told twice and floored the accelerator. Within half an hour, the four of them were back at FentonWorks. Sam was lying on a bed, a heart rate monitor keeping track of her heart beat. Danny sat on the edge of his seat next to her. He cursed himself for allowing this to happen. He knew accepting Clockwork's offer was a bad idea. Marrying Sam just made the decision even more foolish. Because of his choice, Danny had put his wife in danger.
Danny was relieved when Sam opened her eyes. She tried to sit up but pain and soreness quickly overtook her and she fell back.
"Don't try to move too much," Danny told her grabbing her hand once again. "You're in bad shape and really shouldn't be doing too much moving around,"
Sam smiled weakly and replied "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine"
Sam closed her eyes in pain again and took a deep breath as two purple rings formed at her waist and traveled up and down her body. Nothing really changed other than her eye color and her hair becoming a few shades darker.
"Did I just go ghost?" Sam asked.
"I'm afraid so," Danny said. "I don't know how but somehow you've been turned into a halfa"
Sam felt herself becoming lightheaded. Since she had just become a halfa a few hours ago, obviously she wasn't used to being in ghost form.
"Who did this to you?" Danny asked and Sam's eyes widened.
Barely conscious and still weak, Sam whispered "V-Vlad's back!"
Next Chapter:
Danny was surprised at how fast Sam was learning how to master her powers. In the span of a week, she had already perfected intangibility, a power that took Danny months to get down. Danny didn't know if it was because Sam was a fast learner/ prodigy or if it was her competitive nature.
Currently the two were in the middle of a sparring session. Dani helped out by occasionally interfering on Danny's behalf, giving Sam more of a challenge. Tucker acted as spectator, observing and taking down notes. Fists were flying so fast they appeared to be a blur and the couple managed to match each other blow for blow.
"Wow, this is starting to look less like a sparring session and more like a fight out of Dragon Ball Z" Tucker quipped.
Sam dodged a punch from Danny and kicked him in the chin. She then went invisible, flew behind Danny and shot him in the back.
"Impressive, you're learning quite quickly" Danny said.
"Well I do have the best teacher" Sam said, making Danny blush.
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"Vlad!" Danny yelled, trying to draw out the fruit loop. "Show yourself and I might kill you faster!"
"Is that anyway to greet an old friend?" Vlad yelled, emerging from the shadows.
"What are you doing back here?" Danny asked.
"Come now, Daniel, you didn't honestly think I would stay in the cold and barren outer space did you?" Vlad replied, a smug smile on his face.
Anyway, that's it for today guys! Have a happy memorial day! Also if you have time, check out my friend LunaTheBlackWolf's stories if you have the chance. I will see you in the next chapter!