Things Change

Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom

So, this is one of my major twists, the rest will come subsequently after this chapter. there will be another, but it's still formulating in my head.

Enjoy!


4 days later

Danny walks through the mall with his friends, his mind racing and distracted that it takes Dash slapping his shoulder to make him pay attention.

"What the fuck was that for?" Danny asks, rubbing his shoulder.

"To get your goddamn attention." Dash replies.

"I'm sorry, did you ask me something?" Danny asks.

"I asked if you were dating Sam yet, but guessing by your distracted nature I would say that's a yes." Dash smirks.

"What of it?" Danny asks.

"Guys, he's gonna be stubborn about it. Don't give him too much shit." Tucker says as Danny rolls his eyes.

"Ok, so has anything happened yet?" Kwan asks.

"Other than a couple of dates, no." Danny says.

"She kiss you yet?" Dash asks. Danny remains silent and only glares at them before he turns to walk off.

"I said to lay off guys. But if that doesn't answer your question, yes." Tucker says.

"Is that why he's so…edgy?" Josh asks.

"Precisely." Tucker replies.

"Speaking of which, where did the girls go?" Alex asks.

"They probably went back to the Fenton home with Danielle." Tucker says.

"Why?" the others ask.

"Because Sam's been staying there for the break in order to escape her parents." Tucker says.

"Well, that may also explain his annoyance." Dash chuckles.

"No shit right." Tucker laughs.

Danielle walks down the stairs to get her friends their drinks. Maddie looks at her daughter who nods quietly. She sends Jazz down to the basement and retrieves two small test tubes full of a purple liquid. They pour it into two of the drinks that Danielle takes off with, with Jazz following behind with an armful of drinks.

"Her Sam, here Val. Yours couldn't fit in Jazz's arms." Danielle chirps as she hands the drinks to the two women.

"Mom, I'm gonna have some friends over." Danny says as he and the men walks into the home. Maddie goes wide eyed at the sight of her son.

"We didn't expect you home yet Danny. I don't have anything made up for you boys to eat." Maddie says. A sudden shriek shakes the house and two plumes of blue smoke emit from Danny and Tucker's mouths as the other girls come running down the stairs.

"I don't know what's going on but Sam and Valerie don't look so good." Star says quickly. Danny and Tucker race up the stairs where they see Danielle and Jazz trying to soothe the two women as they thrash.

"Please don't fight it." Danielle murmurs to the two women.

"What the fuck did you do?" Danny near shouts.

"Calm down ghost boy, this was meant to happen." A calm voice says from behind him.

"Clockwork. What is that supposed to mean?" Danny asks as Valerie stops thrashing and shifts into unconsciousness, her body changing as she did. Two rings pass over her body, making her hair white and changing her casual wear into a tight fight suit, a helmet covers her face and only her chin can be seen from under the visor like helmet. Tucker walks over only to jump back as a cloaked form arises from the floor. A scythe gives away the forms identity.

"Right on time." Clockwork says with a smile. Almost in a rage Danny glares at Clockwork before he turns his look back to a still thrashing Sam and the Grim Reaper.

"Daughter of my soul, accept your fate as the glorious being you should become, a halfa with the powers of life and death. Arise Scythera, my daughter." The Grim Reaper calls. Sam instantly stops thrashing and hovers in the air, her arms outstretched, breathing ragged as the grim reaper cuts from his cloak and drapes it over her shoulders. An inky smoke surrounds her body and she starts to convulse and hiss in pain as her shoulders oddly start to expand. A sickening tearing noise rips through the air and everyone stands in awe as two huge black wings, similar to that of the Grim Reapers, wrap around Sam's form. Her hair is white and flaming and before she slips into unconsciousness, the Grim Reaper hands her a small rod which quickly extends into a dual bladed scythe. Her eyes glow yellow and from what can be seen beneath the cloak her outfit is skin tight and torn in random patterns.

"Rest now daughter, you have a lot to learn in a short time." The Grim reaper says, extending his skeletal hand to her soft face. Her eyes droop before she collapses to the floor.

"Mind explaining now?" Danny near growls to Clockwork.

"Certainly, but allow him to explain that part and I'll explain the more complex part." Clockwork says.

"Valerie was susceptible to it anyway and I had nothing to do with that. Samantha however is my doing. I am an age-old spirit, but even I was once human. When I died, thousands of years ago, I was given the option to let my soul go on to the afterlife or to serve and secure lost and wayward souls to their final destination. To do that my soul would have to be split. I split it into five parts and sent it into the world. I sent them out to find hosts. And they did. William Shakespeare, Edgar Allen Poe, Vincent Van Gough, and Stephen King even, but they could never reach their full potential, because of the eras they were in. It took two tries with the Manson woman, but finally, I got a sudden jolt through me when the soul piece took to a female, the shine to my scythe. For a Reaper, which is what she is now, is only most powerful when they are women, and has a huge volume of powers. The reason I wanted the last bit of my soul, why I was so picky, was because I wanted to have a child of my equal, being able to control both life and death. I was granted it over time. Women give life naturally through the occasion of birth. She is the strongest of the halfas and my offspring. That is why she is this way." The Grim Reaper states.


(A/N): I had to think of some people who were known for writing and or creating any type of art that could be considered morbid or inspiring. These were the people I thought of. Continuing on now...


"Alright, now your turn Clockwork." Danny says as his mind drowns in all the information.

"You'll want to take a seat." Clockwork says. Danny and the others take a seat as Sam and Val slowly wake up.

"Ugh, my head." Sam and Val mutter as they sit up before taking note of their appearance. Danny holds his own head as a dull throbbing takes over.

"Ah, well, now that it's making itself clear let us make our way downstairs." Clockwork says.

"Why?" Danny asks.

"Because all of your friends will need to know in order to help you through this." Clockwork says as he and the grim reaper phase out of the room. Sam and Val get to their feet and try to follow but feel too light headed to move. Tucker walks over to Val and takes her hand to help. Danny takes Sam's hand and feels an instant jolt making them both gasp.

"Danielle, separate them now and help Sam!" Clockwork shouts from downstairs. Danielle obeys as she rips Sam's hand from Danny's and helps Sam downstairs, Danny follows in a haze. The group of people gasp at the sight of Sam.

"Help them change back." Clockwork says calmly.

"Think of something human. Anything." Danielle says. Both girls nod and take a deep breath. Sam changes back first followed closely by Valerie as they take a seat on the couch. Danny and Tucker sit next to each one with Danielle separating Danny and Sam.

"Was that whole separate us thing part of what you were going to mention?" Danny asks.

"Actually, it's everything I was going to explain in greater detail. Now tell me, do either of you believe in reincarnation?" Clockwork says. Both shrug.

"Well, you're going to now, because your souls have been reborn about three hundred times, or to be more accurate, two hundred and eighty eight times." Clockwork starts. Sam opens her mouth to protest but closes it quickly, looking at Clockwork with interest. Danny remains silent and waits, trying not to appear no more pissed and irritated than before.

"So their what, soul mates?" Star pipes up.

"Yes, exactly, but in the more literal term. After the third lifetime of their souls finding each other, they permanently locked, forever bound to the other, in life and death. It is incredibly rare for souls not only to just lock in one lifetime, but permanently lock for eternity, that has never happened before. The fact that you two are almost opposites of each other makes it even rarer." Clockwork says.

"Opposites?" Danny asks.

"Yes. In each lifetime it has been her soul who keeps you planted in reality and helps you get through hard times, and your soul to help her reach her potential and enjoy life as it goes. She is you anchor and you are her ship, pointless without the other but together it makes sense. This is not romantic rhetoric, this is fact. Not only are you meant to be, but you will always be bound to the other, in both life and death. Neither soul lives long without the other. To put it in more dramatic lighting, she is a fiery soul and you're an airy soul, you feed into each other. To take away air would starve the fire and to take away the fire would let the air grow stale and heavy." Clockwork states.

Both were silent for a long time before Sam finally decides to speak.

"Prove it." She hisses.

"This may hurt." Clockwork shrugs as he reaches into their chests and pulls out a thick three colors shining chord. Danny and Sam both gasp in pain before they look at the mass in front of them, yet, it's not heavy.

"This is the bond, the link between your souls, it started as a think line, but with each life lived it adds another to it. Her soul is red, representing fire, whereas his souls is yellow, representing air, and in the middle it's orange, representing the mixture of the two. The areas in the orange that stand out are the new lines, this lifetimes. If you want a further example." Clockwork says as he reaches into Danielle's chest and pulls out a tine green line.

"Ok, we believe you." Sam gasps out.

"Now how do we put this back in?" Danny asks.

"Grab and pull." Clockwork says. They follow the instructions and groan at the pain it causes.

"Your souls also have an animal shape, a wolf, a creature that mates for life." Clockwork says.

"Ok, so when did these souls last die?" Danny asks sarcastically.

"Eighteen fifty-seven, and they didn't die, they were viciously murdered." Grim says. Before he continues Sam gets a far off look to her face, her eyes cloud over.

"Sam?" Danny asks as she sits on the couch, unblinking.

"What the hell is going on?" Valerie asks.

"She's having a flashback to that lifetime. I'm actually surprised you aren't experiencing it yet Daniel. Then again, she is more prone to that, it may take you a week after today to start having those." Clockwork says before Sam blinks and tears rolls down her face.

"You're crying?" Danielle says.

"I don't want to talk about it." Sam murmurs. Danny's head starts to throb before he gets flashes of what Sam saw. Blood, everywhere. Who are those kids? Why did they shoot the oldest? Did he call me dad? I'm on the floor now, and so is she. What did they say? My ears are ringing, Danny shakes his head, sweat dewing on his forehead.

"You ok bro?" Danielle asks.

"What the hell was that?" Danny demands.

"Ah, the mental link started up. Onto that. You two can now communicate telepathically. It'll be difficult to control, almost impossible, at first, but over time you'll learn how to handle it.

"What the hell was that?" Danny again demands.

"Part of what Sam saw. During the waking hours you can see and hear what the other thinks and sees. During the night, you can visit dream and explore the minds of the other, learn about them. You'll know what the other is thinking and feeling almost all the time and will react." Clockwork says. Sam stands up and walks to the door.

"Where are you going?" Grim asks.

"Leaving. I'm not exactly what one would call comfortable with having my life planned out for me and being told that I'm bound to someone for all eternity. Thanks, but no." Sam shouts as she grabs her coat and slams the door.

"I understand the fire thing now." Danny will say nonchalantly.

"You're going to let her leave like that?" Danielle asks.

"Fact of the matter is, she can't run off. He'll know where she is at all time. It's part of the mental link and bonded soul." Clockwork explains.

"Yeah, and I'm starting to get a goddamn headache from the metal part of this mess. Let me guess, sis, you and mom and Jazz used the serum that took two years to finish on Val and Sam because Clockwork said to?" Danny asks.

"Yes, but we swear we didn't know, he said that our futures fate counted on it. It said it was the only way to stop Vlad." Danielle says. Danny groans before he stands, grabs his own coat and leaves.

"You going to get her?" Danielle asks.

"No, I'm going to find a nice quiet place to think." Danny says before he closes the door.

"He's pissed." Dash says.

"I don't blame either of them." Star says.

"But what no one here even knows is that this could've happened under much worse circumstances. The other way is there could've been a ghost attack at the school. Three powerful shots later could've changed both women and we'd be right where we are now." Grim says.

"So, this would've happened with or without their help, but it was more contained and less dire this way." Kwan says.

"What's with the no touching thing?" Tucker asks.

"They have an incredibly high attraction to the other, I left that out purposefully because I want to let you know. Until they can keep themselves calm, and control themselves around the other, they have a high risk of going from innocent to not in a heartbeat. And well, with all their previous lifetimes having at the very least, five kids, it would be best to control that as much as possible until after they admit their feelings." Clockwork says before he and the Grim reaper depart.

Snow crunches under Sam's boots as she trudges through. She had to keep calm, but this was almost as bad as her parents trying to make her marry someone she knew she would end up hating. Danny was different, the fact that their souls were linked was already a major difference, and from what she could remember before passing out, he was very concerned and pissed off for her. But did that mean he cared? It suddenly hit her that since they could communicate mentally and had no control over it he could've heard everything.

"This is going to get old real fast." Sam mumbles as she rounds the corner to the park. She finds a fir tree with no snow under it and sits down. She lets the silence around her calm her as she drifts into a meditative state. She weighs the pros and cons to her situation, and, other than having not much of a choice in the matter, she really couldn't find much to be upset over. Slowly coming out of her state she can tell someone else is there and knows exactly who.

"Did you follow me or is this just coincidence?" Sam asks as she looks to raven-haired man.

"I don't think a lot of things will be coincidence anymore. Just a natural pull. I like to come to the park to escape as well." Danny replies as he takes a seat next to her.

"It's just going to be hell getting used to any of this that's going on." Sam says.

"No shit." Danny chuckles.

"You were weighing pros and cons too huh?" Sam asks. Danny nods.

"Only con thus far is I had no choice." Danny says.

"Same." Sam replies.

"Well, at least we're on the same page." Danny says.

"Yeah. Should we head back?" Sam asks.

"Probably, I've cooled down." Danny says.

"Ok." Sam says as they stand up and walk back, their hands brushing every now and then, threatening to clasp. Finally Sam gives up and just takes his hand, ignoring the sudden jolt shooting through her until she becomes slightly wobbly. Both of them stop to take a breath of air before continuing on, growing comfortable all over again with just holding hands in public.

"Life is going to get a bit more complicated from here isn't it?" Danny asks.

"Probably until we can get used to this." Sam sighs as they reach his home.

"How long could that take?" Danny asks.

"No clue." Sam says before they walk inside the home.


I had to make Sam a halfa. It's all part of my second twist and the remaining plot to the story. But I knew that if I made her a halfa, she would need to be dark and Gothic, so naturally the Grim Reaper comes to mind. Hope you like it. Next chapter contains more high school drama, and some ghost fighting as to see what powers Sam and Val have. There will be some more ghost fights intermingled in the story now as to demonstrate this and the relationship between Sam and Danny and Val and Tucker. Until then, please R&R!