Ōkami to fantomu
by Owlstar7
A Danny Phantom/Okami crossover Fanfic
Disclaimer: I don't own either...
Danny Phantom belongs to Butch Hartman
Okami belongs to Capcom
Ōkami to fantomu= Wolf and Phantom
A/N: Holy crow! Another fanfic? Owl, what about Even Heroes need Heroes?
No worries. I have not forgotten. I just have serious writer's ADD and block. I have also been busy with my job and my sister, Madame Nightmare, has been working a fanfiction of her own and has been using my laptop to write it (The fic is called, Saving Henry. It is really good and you should check it out!).
Anyways, I hope you enjoy this new fic!
Chapter 1
It all began when he was three.
Daniel James Fenton, or just Danny for short, was an active little boy. He loved his mommy and daddy, his big sister Jazzy and Coco Puffs. He enjoyed playing outside, eating cookies, coloring, and learning about stars (he wanted to be an as-trow-not when he got bigger). He also knew the best places to hide when playing hide and seek and to not touch not safe things (like the stove or mommy's things).
But there was only thing he didn't like: night time. Now to say that he was scared of the night itself was a little silly. He loved the stars and the moon (it has a bunny living in it, he had told Jazzy excitedly. She didn't believe him). But bedtime was what he was afraid of and not even his super special rocket ship night light could help. That was when the bad dreams came: sometimes he was all alone. In others, bad people in white would come and take him away (mommy and daddy couldn't help him). And in others, a big metal monster would hunt him or a witch with burning hair would burn him or someone would catch him in a box.
The scariest one, however, was where all of these eyes would stare at him, silently judging him by actions yet to be done.
But tonight was different...somehow.
As usual, Danny fought his mommy and daddy when it came to bedtime (not even the promise of milk and cookies and a story could get him to bed). Mommy sighed and and gave a sad looking smile (nomommynosad...).
"Danny, did you know that even astronauts need their sleep?" She said, with the sad smile still on her face (mommynosadwhysad?). Daddy came and put his big hand on mommy's shoulder.
"Yes, Danno." Daddy said with his biggest grin (whydaddywhymommysad?whyyounotsad?). "Astronauts need to get a lot of sleep, so they can make all sorts of discoveries."
The little boy looked up at the mention of as-trow-nots.
"Rweally?" Danny's eyes sparkled with interest.
Both mommy and daddy nodded as they tucked their little boy into his bed tighter, turned on his super special rocket night light, and wished him good night.
Despite still being a bit scared (No! As-trow-nots were brave!), Danny could not fight the lull of sleep any longer.
Darkness was all the boy could see. As he wondered what monster would chase him tonight, Danny could feel his fear grow (Nu-uh. As-trow-nots were brave!)
But they never came.
All the child could hear was the gentle sound of music in the distance. Danny followed it until he came to a room he had never been to before. It was bigger than his own. Blue eyes stared in awe (how many glow in the dark stars could this room have?).
"Good evening, little one," a kind sounding voice said. It filled him with warmth, like mommy's voice or the sun. "I was wondering when you would be visiting me."
Danny could feel someone wrap around him, like a blankie or a hug. Looking up, he could see who was hugging him.
It was not one of the monsters he had known. No, she was new. The lady was pretty like mommy and wore pretty clothing and she smelled of sunshine, flowers and ink.
He smiled, as brightly as a star, up at her.
"Sun Lady!" Danny said with a giggle.
The lady smiled gently at him. It was full of warmth like the sun itself.
"If I am Sun Lady, then you are my Star Child, little one." She said, snuggling the child closer.
Danny's giggles continued. He liked Sun Lady. She was safe, she didn't chase him, and she gave warm hugs.
"Why are you here, Sun Lady?" The raven haired child asked with a smaller giggle.
Sun Lady smiled. It reminded Danny of his mommy's smile (nosadSunLady...Isorry...).
"It is alright, my Star Child." She said with a knowing look. "I was asked to come and help chase the monsters away."
"Huh?"Danny said, curiously tilting his head.
"Do not dwell on that, my Star Child." She replied, hugging him closer and filling his nose once again with the scent of sunshine, flowers and ink.
And for the first time in many nights, Danny felt safe.
As he grew, Danny would still meet with Sun Lady in his dreams. He liked Sun Lady, she listened to him about anything and everything: From the meanie Dash and his other bully friends to how he met his two bestest friends in the world!
Sun Lady never thought he was weird for having a mom and dad who thought ghosts were really and made weird machines that never worked. She never thought that it was fair that Dash would pick on him and call him names (he thought he heard her growl at the mention of that tidbit).
But when he was 7 and would bring her up, Dad thought that she might be a ghost haunting their son. When he told Sun Lady that, she just smiled and said that she was not a ghost.
Danny was careful to not mention Sun Lady around his dad again.
When he was 10, Danny began to notice something: Sun Lady wouldn't visit him every night. But even when she wasn't there, the boy knew that she was still watching him.
When he was 11, Jazz told him that there was no one ever known as Sun Lady and that he should grow up and start acting like an 11 year old. She thought she was helping her little brother. She was not.
Danny couldn't remember crying harder. There was too a Sun Lady...was there?
Mom had no answers and Dad still thought she was a ghost.
That night, however, there was no sign of Sun Lady. Was it true that she never existed? Was she just his imagination?
In her unseen room, Sun Lady cried at the knowledge that her Star Child no longer needed her.
When young Danny was 14, there was an accident.
His parents had designed and built a portal that would allow them to see the unseen: The Ghost Zone. When they left to get some supplies for their maiden voyage, Danny decided to take a look inside. After putting on one of his dad's patented Fenton jumpsuits (and removing the goofy sticker of his dad's face), he took his first steps in to the unknown.
Using his hand as a guide, Danny traveled further into the portal's entrance. He thought of himself as an astronaut and this was his mission. Everything was going okay...Until he felt a bit of the wall press down (who puts the on/off switch in side the machine, Dad?!).
Soon his world was washed in a brilliant green light and Danny felt as though he was being torn apart at the molecular level and put back together again (PainFearHelp!hElP!).
As his mind/consciousness faded in and out, an old familiar scent came to him. It was of sunshine, flowers and ink. Old memories bubbled to the surface, as Danny felt a wave of calm wash over him. It was so achingly familiar, his heart and core(?!whatiscore?!) danced in harmony for the first time. His fear and panic gave way, falling from him in small waves. And as once brilliant sapphire eyes turned a glowing peridot hue, Danny could swear he saw a flash of white.
...Sun Lay...dee...?
The Great Mother looked at the newly formed being (he was barely out of cubhood!) as she held back the tears stinging her eyes.
She could hear her children's questions ringing in her head: Why was he important? Why would she care about some half creature who belonged in no realms: Celestial, Living or Dead?
But this child she knew was her little Star Child. The very one she was requested to help protect from the shadows of his future.
The Great Mother could not hold back the tears any longer, as she watched her Star Child go thru the pain of death and "rebirth" (a pain she would never wish on any of her children) all by himself.
"...Sun Lay...dee...?" Though his voice was as quiet as a breeze, she had heard him.
"I am here, little one," she answered soothingly, "I am here."
"It...hurt...Sun Lady..." The child(cub) groaned. "I wanna go home..."
"Shh, Star Child, shhh..." She soothed. "It will be over soon..."
"Sun Lady, I wanna go...home..." He continued, unseen tears filled Star Child's eyes. "I wanna go home."
Carefully Sun Lady picked up her precious Star Child and held him close. He could smell the sunshine, flowers and ink grow stronger.
"I know." She said, "I will take you there."
Maddie Fenton knew something was wrong. Call it maternal instinct or whatever, but she knew something was off the moment she couldn't find her baby boy.
"Jack, could you go see if Danny is in his room?" She asked her husband as he looked up from the repair work he was doing on their latest ghost hunting invention.
Jack Fenton knew to not argue with her. He could see the fear, which was not good to have in their profession, in her eyes.
"Yes, dear." He replied as he made his way up to their son's room.
It didn't take long for the orange clad man to return with news of their son not being in his room. Before she could say anything, Jack was off to check the town of Danny's whereabouts,
Maddie steeled herself to check the lab. She did remember that he had been in there when both her and Jack announced their (Fenton) portal. She prepared herself for two possible outcomes: She would find Danny either alive or, worse, dead.
She wasn't prepare to find her son on the floor looking completely changed.
End Chapter 1
A/N: That is it! Hopefully the next chapter will not take long to right.
As for Danny's 3 year old speech, I have worked (and still work) with children with some trouble pronouncing. So it is common for these types of speech impediments to appear, but with some guidance, they can grow out of it.
There are references abound. I hope that they make sense.
I also hope that I see you in the next chapter.