Danny Phantom (c) Butch Hartman
My Little Pony (c) Hasbro
Story (c) Me
This chapter is boring and shitty and is only here so the next chapter can make sense. Oh, and I realized I never mentioned Maddie's cutie mark, so I put it in here.
Jazz felt odd when she began to wake. Her whole body felt weird. So unusual. "What on earth's going on?"she asked herself. She stopped short at the memory of what happened. Seeing that dreadful ghost that kidnapped her brother and his friends appear before her and then everything went black. What happened?
Cautiously she began to open her eyes. The first thing she noticed was that she was in a library in a bed. The next was her brother and his friends in pony form on the floor. She gasped at that, and then as she turned to the other side, she saw what appeared to be her parents. Everyone was asleep. She began to worry. "Oh my gosh, am I..."She looked down at herself and saw what she was dreading. Hooves. Beginning to panic, she looked around for some sort of mirror. She paused at the window behind her. She could see her reflection in the window vaguely. For a moment, she stared in shock, then raised a hoof to confirm it. When her hoof touched her horn, she finally shrieked.
"What the heck happened to me? I'm a unicorn!" she screamed. At that, everyone's heads darted up, confused and half asleep. Maddie was first to truly wake up enough to figure out what was wrong and stood up.
"Jazz, calm down. It's me, your mother. You were kidnapped by the ghost we were hunting and Danny came and rescued you. We managed to get the stone that teleported us between worlds. He brought you here. Everyone who comes here is instantly a pony. Just relax, Jazz...it's all okay." she said. Jazz was beyond confused still.
"But...if Danny came and rescued me and then you guys know he went into the Ghost Zone but were so calm about it, then-" She turned to Danny. "Danny, you..."
"They know, Jazz." Danny confirmed. Jack groaned, stretching a few muscles.
"Jazzerincess, Danny cared more about you than his secret. It's good that we know now
anyhow." he said. Jazz turned to Danny, beyond grateful.
"Oh, Danny! Thank you so much!" She hopped out of bed and tackled Danny with a hug. Danny coughed for air for a few minutes while she squeezed him tight. Sam and Tucker snickered at their struggling friend. Soon Twilight Sparkle, mane frizzy from bed and Spike came in to see the display. Spike began to snicker at Danny as well, when Jazz turned and noticed them. "Oh!" She let go of her brother, who could finally breath.
"You're welcome, Jazz..." he croaked. Twilight Sparkle approached Jazz.
"Hi, you're Jazz, Danny's sister, right?" she asked. Jazz nodded.
"Yes. And you are?"
"Twilight Sparkle. Pleasure to meet you." They shook hooves. Jazz looked at Spike.
"Oh, you're so cute! I don't believe we've met, either." she said. Spike grinned proudly.
"I am Spike! I am Twilight Sparkle's baby dragon assistant." he said. Jazz smiled.
"I'm Jazz. Pleasure to meet you, Spike!" she said. She turned back to the group. "So what did I miss exactly while I was out?"
"A lot." Sam said, yawning.
"It's a long story..." Tucker said. Danny shrugged.
"We'll tell you everything head-to-toe."
One Long Story Later...
Jazz was enraptured by the whole story. She was stunned by it all. After a moment, she shook her head. "Wow. You'd think I'd be used to huge things like this with a half ghost brother, but not this time."
"Hey, anyone would be freaked out to be a pony all of a sudden." Twilight Sparkle pointed out. Jazz smiled softly.
"Um, sorry I woke you guys all up..." she said. Twilight laughed.
"It's fine. We had to wake up soon, anyhow. Our friends will be here any min-" She was cut off by a banging at the door.
"Twilight! You home?"Rainbow Dash's voice rang.
"Speak of the devil." Sam said. Everyone walked down- well, Jazz tried, but had trouble walking in the new form. Danny paused and with Tucker went over and helped support her. As soon as Twilight opened the door, she saw her friends all there. Pinkie wasted no time bursting in and hopping up to Jazz.
"Hi, Jazz! We've heard about you and now you're conscious and now I get to finally meet you! I'm Pinkie Pie!" she said, bouncing up and down. Jazz stared at her, slightly amused.
"Hi, Pinkie. I'm Jazz. It's a pleasure." she said, holding out a hoof, which Pinkie happily shook. Everypony else walked up. Rarity frowned.
"Oh, my dear, are you having trouble walking?" she asked. Jazz shrugged.
"Well...a little, but I'm sure I'll learn just fine how to walk. And...you're..."
"Rarity, my dear. This is Rainbow Dash, you've already met Pinkie and Twilight, Fluttershy, and Applejack." she introduced. Pinkie was still bouncing up and down.
"Walking's easy, Jazz! It's just a hop and a skip and a jump, one foot in front of the other, then the next one after it and you repeat the process once, twice, forever whenever you walk!" she sang. Jazz giggled and gently tried stepping a hoof forward, then another one after it. She repeated a few times, then smiled.
"I think I'll manage, I'll be a little awkward, but you guys were, too." she said. Danny rolled his eyes. Spike coughed, getting everyone's attention. He coughed a few more times, and a letter popped out of his mouth. He opened it and read aloud.
"Dear Everypony, I need you all to come out to Everfree Forest as soon as possible. We will depart to the Ghost Zone as soon as possible. In case anypony is wondering, I have picked the Everfree Forest to meet in, as it's secluded and will keep suspicion away from the rest of the ponyfolk for the time being. Don't be alarmed about going in; we're using magic to keep any sort of big threat away. The magic will not keep good ponies out, so you can all come right in. We'll be waiting. Take your time getting ready, however. This will be a big battle, and you must be prepared.
Yours Truly, Princess Celestia." Spike spoke. Twilight Sparkle nodded.
"Alright, everypony, go ahead and run home to get whatever you need. You will be doing whatever Celestia asks you to do, and we need all of you. Meet back here in an hour." she said. Most ponies ran off, with the exception of Fluttershy. Fluttershy walked up, looking nervous. "Twi-twilight?" she asked meekly.
"Yes, Fluttershy?"
"Um, uh...if...if I come, um...does that...does that mean I'll have to fight and face scary ghosts?" she squeaked. Twilight Sparkle smiled.
"We'll need you, Fluttershy. Remember your bravery with the dragon? Besides, I wasn't planning on having you fight. I was going to ask Celestia if you could help whatever medical aides she has." she said. Fluttershy sighed.
"Oh, um...medical help...I can do that. Plus...I...I have to be there for my friends!" she declared. Without another word, she ran out the door. Twilight looked to the Fentons and Sam and Tucker.
"You guys will be there, right?"
"Duh!" Sam and Tucker said in unison. Maddie and Jack smirked.
"Please! Miss out on fighting off ghosts? That's our job!" Jack said proudly, looking to his ghost cutie mark. Maddie looked at her cutie mark- a black belt- fighting-inspired. Twilight grinned.
"Great! Is there anything anyone needs to do?" she asked. Everyone thought for a minute. Tucker paused.
"Hey, wait, the Box Ghost's been in the thermos for a few days now. Should we just wait to release him after the battle?" he asked. Sam snickered.
"He can wait. Who has the necklace now again?" she asked. Danny thought for a minute.
"Oh, um, I put it down next to the bed. Be right back, I'll get it." he said. He flapped his wings and flew up through the tree. Maddie, Jack, and Jazz watched him in surprise. Maddie looked to her wings.
"He's a pegasus like I am. Maybe I can fly, too..."She attempted to flap her wings. She slowly made the wings go faster until she could finally hover over the ground for a second. She gasped, then squealed in excitement. Danny passed her on his way down, necklace around his neck, and he began to clap as he came back to the ground. Maddie came back down as well. Jazz raised an eyebrow.
"Okay, pegasi can fly; what can unicorns do, poke ponies' eyes out?" she asked. Twilight snorted.
"Nope, they can do stuff like this!" she said, her horn glowing and used her magic to pull multiple books off the bookshelf, placing a book before Jazz and placing the rest back. Jazz was momentarily shocked by the magic, then looked at the book, titled Magic Spells for Beginner Unicorns. "Unicorn ponies have the ability to use magic. I'm a personal student of Princess Celestia- magic is my special talent. Usually unicorn ponies possess some magic for whatever their special talent may be."
Neither father nor daughter wasted any time bursting open the book, excited by this potential to use magic.
As Applejack filled up her backpack, Apple Bloom was pacing by her older sister's hooves. "So, you're going to this Ghost-place-thing with your new friends- especially Danny, and you're gonna help fight off ghosts and stuff?" she was asking, overly excited. Applejack grunted.
"I may be fighting, I may be doing something else. Depends what orders I'm given. I'll be back home soon." she said. Right as she strapped on the pack, Apple Bloom hopefully blocked her path.
"Can I come? Maybe my special talent is ghost hunting!" she asked. Applejack groaned.
"Not this! No way, no how! It's far too dangerous for little fillies like yourself. You and your friends stay here."
"But Applejack-"
"Don't you 'but Applejack' me. It's too dangerous, yer not comin', and that's final!" Applejack said firmly, staring down her sister. "You stay here. I don't want you coming anywhere near where we're going. I'll see y'all later." she said, closing the door behind her before Apple Bloom could protest further. Apple Bloom let out an annoyed cry, then paused. She watched her sister out the window for awhile, then, making sure no one was looking, snuck out of the house.
"Rarity-"
"Sweetie Belle, for the last time, darling, you shall notcome." Rarity said seriously, packing her own bag. Sweetie Belle looked distraught.
"But-!"
"No buts. You will stay here. I will be back in a few hours. You're free to go and play with your friends, but you cannot come to the Ghost Zone. Who knows what could happen to you?" Rarity said. Sweetie Belle rolled her eyes.
"Like what? You're going, too. Who knows what could happen to you?" she asked. Rarity sighed, exasperated.
"Trust me, sweetheart, I'm making you stay for a reason. I care about you and I can't have you in danger. I'm sure Apple Bloom is disappointed right now, too. Why don't you go get Scootaloo and go hang out in your clubhouse?" she suggested. Sweetie Belle groaned, but nodded. Rarity smiled, finishing packing. "That's a good girl. I'll be sure to take you to get you some sort of treat from Sugarcube Corner later, alright?"
"Fine...but Rarity?"
"Hmm?"
"Don't you think the blue sunhat and necklace is a bit off for ghost hunting?" Sweetie Belle asked. Rarity paused. She laughed.
"Oh, darling, just because one is going to a place such as the Ghost Zone doesn't mean they can't go in style. Ta-ta!" she said, shutting the door behind her. Sweetie Belle groaned, but then heard a knocking at the back window. She trotted over and saw Scootaloo and Apple Bloom waiting outside the window. She opened it, and both of her friends came in.
"Sweetie Belle, c'mon! Let's follow the adults! Are we really gonna sit around and nottake this possibility to crusade for cutie marks?" Scootaloo asked. Sweetie Belle shook her head.
"Nope!"
"We'll have to be quiet, though. If Princess Celestia herself has an army, how're we gonna sneak past 'em?" Apple Bloom asked. Scootaloo smiled.
"Same way as last time- sneak behind objects like spies. Though, we'll have to see where they're going..." she said. Sweetie Belle looked out the window and saw all the ponies walking past the building- well, them and three other strange ponies they hadn't met yet, the pink unicorn out of the three of them using magic to hold a book she was reading in front of her.
"C'mon! Let's follow 'em!" Apple Bloom said. The three snuck out of the house, then walked behind buildings in the direction they were all going. Eventually they paused when they saw the true direction where they were going. The Everfree forest. Not that that fact stopped them. They were determined to keep going. They tip-toed behind trees on the side of the path the ones they were following were going. They struggled to not gasp in awe when they spied a large group of pegasus, unicorn, and earth ponies in armor. Even more shocking, in front of them was Princess Celestia and Princess Luna together, Zecora also by their side.
Everypony stopped to bow before the princesses, who bowed back. "Danny, Sam, Tucker, Danny's parents and sister, I would like to introduce to you my sister and co-ruler, Luna, who will be helping us today with the battle, and Zecora, who will be the head of medical aid due to her knowledge of plants and cures. She's brought along multiple herbs."
"It's a pleasure." Danny said, shaking hooves with Luna and Zecora, as well as his friends and family. Zecora looked at Danny, fascinated.
"Your majesty, this is the half ghost pegasus you have been telling us about?" she asked. Danny cautiously looked to the army behind them, and Luna spoke up.
"You don't need to worry, Daniel Fenton. They're under oath in this army. My sister and I carefully picked out who would be coming. You have our word."
Danny, although still reluctant, transformed. Zecora was beyond interested.
"Half a colt, half a ghost. I must ask you questions later. I've never seen anything like this, and that is saying much." she said. Danny blushed and smiled. Twilight Sparkle spoke up.
"Princess Celestia, I was going to ask if Fluttershy could help with medical aid, maybe help Zecora." she said. Celestia smiled.
"But of course." she said. Zecora nodded. Fluttershy sighed in relief.
"Um, excuse me, your majesty," Maddie cut in, "I remember when we went back to our world to find that note for Jazz. My husband and I went back to human for the moment, but you didn't. Why was that?"
"A simple spell. Very easy to perform. I'm going to use it again on the army, myself, my sister, Zecora, Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash."
"Wait a second...would it be possible to do that to turn us back into humans in this world?" Tucker asked. Celestia nodded.
"Yes, but I kept you like this for a reason. You couldn't go out into Equestria without attracting attention. It won't matter as much in the Ghost Zone, where all sorts of ghosts and oddities reside."
"Oh..." Everypony mumbled. Danny gave the necklace to Celestia.
"Well, are we gonna go?" Rainbow Dash asked impatiently.
"Of course. My army already knows which sects will go where, but for you all...Danny, Sam, Tucker, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack, you shall come with me. We will scout for Lady Pravus. Maddie, Jack, you will stay with my sister and help her tell the army what to do, since you are ghost experts." Celestia said. Everyone muttered agreement. Celestia looked to Jazz. "Oh, and Jasmine- pleasure to meet you, by the way- I want you to work with Zecora and Fluttershy, if that's alright with you."
Jazz smiled. "Of course!" she said.
The CMC watching were still silent. It was then that Sweetie Belle's nose began to twitch. Her eyes went wide with horror and covered it with her hooves, desperately hoping to not do what she thought was going to happen. The other crusaders looked at her with alarm. Finally Sweetie Belle could not hold it in any longer and sneezed loudly. Everypony looked over to see three little fillies, faces red, hiding in the bush. They peeked their heads out sheepishly.
"Uh...hi?" Apple Bloom squeaked.