Danny phantom what happened next
By ~PrennCooder
Team phantom meeting! Introductions are in order for all of our favorite characters! Garth learns Danny's secret, as well as some others…
Chapter 7: Joined Friendships
Today was time for the meeting at the Fenton house. Garth thought it was awkward as he walked up the front steps to ring the doorbell to a home he didn't know.
"Why hello there! Who are you?" Asked a middle-aged redhead woman in a blue jumpsuit. She let Garth inside.
Before Garth could answer, someone said, "He's a friend of mine." A black haired teenage boy took Garth by his arm and tugged him up the stairs.
"Who are you?" Garth asked.
"You're here for the Team meeting, right?"
Garth nodded.
"Well you're late." The boy said as he and Garth walked into a bedroom. There sat Danielle and Tucker, whom Garth had met earlier. And also another girl with shoulder-length black hair and goth clothes sat next to Tucker with her arms folded.
"So what do we do first?" Danielle asked as soon as everyone was seated down in a circle.
"Introductions." Tucker said. "Garth, since you're new, we're all going to let you in on a little secret."
The black haired boy transformed into none other than Danny Phantom. And Danielle transformed into a little black haired teen.
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Are you ghost and human?" Garth looked at both of them.
"Yes." Danny said. "I'm Danny Phantom and Danny Fenton. And she's Danielle Fenton and Dani Phantom."
"But…why?" Garth didn't know the right question to ask.
"It was an accident that gave me my powers. And Danielle is my clone—my parents just adopted her. And so now she's my sister." Danny explained. "But my parents know nothing about us being half ghost, so keep it on the down low."
"Okay…" Garth was still dumbfounded.
"And I'm Sam Manson. I don't think I've met you." Garth's attention turned to the skinny goth girl who was sitting next to Tucker. But Garth didn't have time to respond before Danny took the floor again.
"Today we need to find out why all of these dragons are attacking me." Danny said.
"Well now that you're protecting me, they have even more of a reason to attack you." Garth said.
"Not helping." Danielle added.
Sam leaned in to whisper to Tucker's ear. "What's so special about this guy?" She asked.
"He's half-dragon." Tucker whispered back stoically.
"Oh." Sam then realized just what that meant. "What? Why is it that you always seem to leave out that kind of information when you tell me things!"
Tucker shrugged.
"I did my research on the Ghost Zone and I discovered that everything we know about the dragons' realm points to Lyon becoming the new Prince." Danielle spoke up.
"Good work Danielle." Danny said.
"But I still don't think we know enough about the situation yet. I suggest that we go into the ghost zone and ask one of our more hospitable allies."
"How about Pandora?" Sam suggested.
"Yeah! That's a great idea." Danny said. And then he looked at Garth's confused face. "You have absolutely no idea what's going on here, do you?"
Garth shook his head.
"Well you're about to learn. Everybody stand up. We have lots of work to do." Danny changed into his human form and he led the group down to the basement.
"Whoa." Garth looked all around the Fenton Lab. He eyed all the weapons in particular. Now this was his cup of tea! "This looks a lot like the place where I work. Only here is much homier."
"Where do you work?" Tucker asked.
"I work at the Government Guys in White building."
Danny, Sam, Tucker and Danielle gasped.
"What?" Sam looked at him.
"Wait, this might not be a bad thing. Think about it—we can use this to our advantage." Danny said.
"Yeah. Garth, have the Guys in White been doing anything ghost-related lately?" Danielle asked him.
"Lately? I've been working for them for three years. And they've always been a bit obsessed with ghosts. Now they've hired this Dr. Hazel from Antarctica to build this super-weapon for them that turns ghost energy into electricity. And they specifically want you." Garth pointed at Danny.
"Me?"
"Yes. But I'm telling you this so that you'll at least have a chance. They've got these two girls—Valerie and Cecelia—on the hunt for you. And they're pretty good fighters too. They both know martial arts. Every day I see them; they're practicing another high kick or throwing a punch. Let's hope you don't run into them." Garth frowned.
"I've known Valerie since we were freshmen. We go to school together—"
"And you're practically dating her." Sam butted in.
Danny ignored that. "We're in the same class. But Cecelia? I really don't know her. She sits with Valerie almost every day at lunch but that's about the only time I see her. Cecelia looks really strong. I won't wanna underestimate her."
Danny pressed a button and the circular doorway of the ghost portal opened, revealing a green and eerie world.
"It's just like I remember…unfortunately." Garth said to himself.
"We'll have to take the Specter Speeder." Tucker reminded his friends.
"I'll drive." Sam volunteered.
The five of them piled in.
"What is this vehicle?" Garth asked. Sam turned it on and the rockets roared.
"It is the only vehicle capable of going into the ghost zone and coming back." Danny explained.
"I know the way to Pandora." Sam announced.
"Let's just hope she'll be willing to help us." Danny said as they took off into the green world.
Garth felt a shiver of cold go up his spine as he observed the world. It was like the memory of his past had been revived and he hated it. He always had the thought in the back of his mind that someday he would need to conquer what he feared. He just didn't want today to be the day.
"There's the realm of the mythical buildings." Tucker pointed out.
"And there's Pandora." Danny recognized.
"Hello." Pandora appeared in her large and warrior-like form. "What are you doing all the way out here? Is something wrong?"
"Yes, actually." Danny spoke for the group. Bravely, he phased through the top of the vehicle and then sat on top of it. "There's a relative of Aragon's—his name is Lyon. I've heard that he's going to be the new Prince of their realm someday."
"Someday? That someday is three months from now." Pandora explained.
"And Lyon keeps attacking me." Danny admitted. "Why?"
"He probably sees you as a threat—he wants to make sure that all ghosts will serve him and there are none left to rebel—which means that he thinks it possible for you to overthrow him."
"So he'll never stop?"
"Not until you're dead, or you succumb to him as the Prince of the ghost zone."
"I won't do that."
"Well, the only other way to stop him is to have another, stronger dragon challenge him for the throne."
"I think I know just the guy." Danny remembered Garth but did not say his name out loud because Pandora did not know.
"Well then you have him challenge Lyon for the throne on December 31st. in the meanwhile, I think I'll be able to strike up a deal where the dragons will leave you alone. But if you do somehow succeed in finding a man, this will prove to be a powerful alliance for you."
"Thank you." Danny said. He phased back into the Speeder.
Sam drove the Speeder back to the Fenton portal and into the lab where it landed as if it had never been used in the first place.
"That was so strange." Garth said as they all got out of the Speeder.
Danny and his friends went back upstairs to the bedroom they were using which Garth presumed to be Danny's.
"Danny," Sam pulled him aside, "We need to talk."
"There's nothing left to say."
"Well maybe you don't have anything to say. But I do." Sam hesitated. "I'm sorry for being too bossy."
"Thank you for apologizing. I'm sorry I overreacted. Can't we just be friends again? I'm tired of being mad at you." He smiled.
"Yeah." She smiled back. As Danny turned and waked away, Sam blushed. But she made sure nobody could see.
"Garth, I'm going to have to ask you to be the one to challenge Lyon." Danny told him.
"W-what? No! I can't! I'm not a very good fighter!" Garth admitted.
"That's funny. You look like you could take somebody's eye out." Tucker said to Garth. Garth glowered at him. "It's the way you dress." Tucker theorized.
"Garth, you're the only one who can fight Lyon. Then if you win, your kingdom and ours can be allies." Danielle spoke up.
"Give me time to think about this, guys! I'm not that much of a tough guy. And this is all a lot to take in! Danny and Danielle are hybrids, and I've just gone into the world I fear the most and now you're telling me I have to challenge the head dragon?"
"He's not the head yet." Tucker reminded Garth. "But by the time he is, you'll be buff enough to deck him right in the jaw and win the fight!" Tucker said wishfully.
"No." Garth said.
"You'll just have to work out a lot." Sam said.
"Yeah. You can do this. We'll have your back." Danielle said. "In the meantime, I'll be doing my research on dragon weaknesses. And don't worry. You have three months to think about this."
"Meeting adjourned!" Danny announced.
Danielle walked out of the bedroom. Tucker and Garth walked downstairs and left the house. But Sam remained.
"Danny." She approached him.
"What?"
"Since we're friends again, I wanna ask you something. Something very important. Are you dating Valerie?"
"No! Why would you think that?"
"Because it's kinda obvious that you still like her."
"She's far more interested in ghost-hunting. And besides, we never talk any more anyways."
"Well I don't think it's wise to date her. Just sayin'."
"Of course you wouldn't. You never liked her to begin with."
"No, no, no. I'm just frustrated because it seems like I'm the only one who knows that she'll never be able to accept the other half of you."
"If I really was with her—and I'm not—we'd find a way to work things out. Love has a way of doing that." Danny said. He looked up to Sam's eyes and waited for her response.
And then he realized that the wording he used might have hurt her. He didn't mean it like that, but he couldn't take it back.
There were so many things Sam could say to that, but she chose to leave these things buried in the chambered depths of her heart. "Bye Danny." She whispered as she walked silently away.
Cecelia and Sam were in class trying to write their short story by sharing one computer. Things weren't going very smoothly. Cecelia wished that she had been partners with Valerie or Paulina—anyone but Sam, basically. There was only so long Cecelia could tolerate Sam without telling her what she really thinks of her.
"This is bad. It's due soon and we haven't even started yet." Cecelia said dramatically.
"Well, I'll write the first chapter tonight."
"What'll it be about?"
"Danny Phantom. I have so many of those already, so I'm sure there will be something I can use. I'll get the basic idea of the story going and then you make up a second chapter." Sam said.
"Okay." Cecelia agreed.
That night, Sam spent an hour or so getting lost in the memories of all her stories. Some were about real events, some were based of real events, and some were pure fiction. Nevertheless, they reminded her about how much she loved hanging out with Danny and Tucker and she started to really miss them. She was almost tempted to call one of them. But then she remembered the breakup. That was a hideous moment for her. It ached on her heart. So she started typing this new story.
At school, Sam, who was proud of her hard work, handed the story to Cecelia on a flash drive. "I think you're going to like it." she said to Cecelia.
Cecelia took it home with her that night. The story began with Danny Phantom, a happy ghost teenager trying to fit in with normal humans. And they all adored him—even the kids. But especially there was this one girl whose name was not given, but she was described as being thin and beautiful and dark-haired.
In Cecelia's chapter, she decided to name the girl Paulina. And then she wrote how Paulina and Danny became a team. And then later she told Paulina over the phone and Paulina laughed in delight. "I love the ghost boy!" she said to Cecelia.
Sam wouldn't admit it, but she was disgusted with Cecelia's chapter. Sam tried very hard to give the story a gothic mood even though Danny Phantom was always upbeat. And then she made Paulina's character get into a car accident and have to have plastic surgery on her face.
Cecelia just couldn't resist telling Paulina about that chapter. Paulina's response was "That's so like her." Referring to Sam.
Cecelia found herself stumped late at night trying to write the next chapter. The more she studied the other chapters that Sam wrote, the more she got to know Sam and the way she thought. Sam is a really smart person, Cecelia thought. Maybe I should get serious on this story. She decided to give Danny Phantom an enemy—whose name was Sakki.
In the story, Sakki was a brave girl with a strong heart and she didn't need looks or clothes or food to make her feel good about herself. She just wanted justice in the world. And because Danny was a ghost and all ghosts are evil, Cecelia wrote an epic battle between Danny and Sakki.
Sam read that chapter and got a little annoyed. In her next chapter, Danny would have a sit-down with Sakki and explain to her that all ghosts are not evil—many are not. And also about certain events and things that Danny has done to keep this town safe. It was then that Sam realized the story had hit 10,000 words. And so she decided to end it here: with Sakki and Danny becoming friends.
Sam allowed Cecelia to read that chapter and then the two of them turned it in together. "That was a strange story, but I think I liked it." Cecelia said to Sam. "And we got to know each other better."
"Yeah. I suppose we're friends now, in a weird way." Sam smiled. "Do you still believe all ghosts are evil?"
"Well, one did kill my mother."
"Oh my gosh I'm so sorry! I didn't know."
Cecelia was taken by surprise that Sam's stony face changed into one of compassion. "It's allright. I was really young. I don't even remember her."
"So, yes, some ghosts are very evil, but not all of them."
"You should talk to Valerie—she'll change your mind for you." Cecelia and Sam laughed.
"I don't think so." Sam said. The bell rang and it was time for lunch. "I gotta go meet Danny and Tucker somewhere."
"Danny Phantom?"
"No! No, uh…Danny Fenton." Sam said as she nervously slipped away.
Valerie came out of the girls' bathroom and walked over to Cecelia. "Manson's definitely hiding something." Valerie must have been eavesdropping.
"And I know what it is." Cecelia chuckled softly. "She's got a huge crush on Danny Phantom."
"Figures. She likes things that are different, so of course she'd have a thing for him."
Cecelia couldn't help but laugh loudly at the way Valerie said it. And then Valerie laughed too. It was all in good fun, so long as nobody got hurt.
The next day, Valerie's dad drove his daughter and Cecelia to school because Dr. Hazel was very busy. Cecelia and Valerie had grown accustomed to carpooling to school together. Cecelia told Valerie all about the story she wrote with Sam.
"Wow, Sam really does like the ghost kid. It's kinda creepy because she just got out of a relationship and she already likes another guy."
"Speaking of that guy, when are you going to ask him out?" Cecelia couldn't resist asking.
"Actually I was thinking of sitting by him at lunch today."
"Aw!"
"And you have to come with me."
"No!" Cecelia protested. "I wouldn't be caught dead as a third wheel. Those are really embarrassing and I don't want people to know my by that. I know you like Danny, but I still think he's a dweeb. And Tucker's even worse."
"Aw, but you have to! You've gotta keep Tucker away from Danny and me so that he doesn't intervene. There's a small chance that Manson will sit at that table too, so you'd have to keep her away as well. You're the one that's been trying to get me to make a move and here's your chance, so are you going to help me or not?" Valerie kinda rattled it off.
Cecelia hesitated. "Okay." She gave in for the sake of her friend's happiness.
Later it was lunch time, and Valerie and Cecelia casually sat down at the table where Danny and Tucker sat.
"Hi Valerie, what brings you here?" Danny asked in a friendly tone.
"And more importantly, what brings your friend here?" Tucker interrupted.
Cecelia shuddered.
Valerie ignored Tucker. "I actually wanted to talk to you, Danny, alone." Valerie looked at Tucker and waited for him to get up.
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