Ghost King Danny: Book 1

A The Overlord of Fiction Production

Chapter 19

Author's Note: Well, I'm back with another chapter. I have a feeling you will enjoy this chapter. Here we go.

Last Time

Meanwhile, deep in the Ghost Zone, a castle beyond the Realm of Time

A large castle, possibly bigger than Vlad's or Pariah's, floated in the endless green expanse of the Zone, and a ghost sat on a large obsidian throne twirling what looked to be a wine glass.

Soon, Dramascus would have his revenge against the halfa species. Starting with Danny Phantom and Vlad Plasmius.

This Time

Jack was unusually restless that night. His mind was whirling with thoughts. Thoughts that he shouldn't have, especially about his son and best friend.

Best friend. Was that what he and Vlad were now? He wasn't stupid, he could see behind the fakeness of Vlad's smile. What Jack didn't know was why Vlad had to fake his smile whenever he saw him. He wanted to talk to Vlad when he got the chance.

And his son. What was going on with him? He had heard Maddie telling him and his friends to watch out for Vlad, which they all easily agreed to. Was Danny, and his friends, it seemed, so hating of Vlad that they would willingly watch him? Granted, the multiple occasions where Maddie had told him that Vlad had hit on her mostly dispelled that line of thought. Maybe Danny and his friends were simply looking out for Maddie, for which he was extremely thankful to them for.

With his thoughts settled, Jack fell asleep, his thoughts on the talks he would have later with his son and his…supposed best friend.

The next morning, Jack awoke to the smell of bacon. "Mmm, bacon." Wait a minute. Bacon?If there was one thing Jack remembered well about his college friend, he was a horrible cook. Hell, he couldn't even make a sandwich correctly without burning it completely, to the point of it being non-edible. So who was cooking the bacon?

Jack sat up from his bed slightly before he heard a soft moan coming from the spot next to him. He got up as softly as he could. Unfortunately, Maddie had gotten so used to sleeping next to him, that she immediately knew when he moved and was up within minutes. She yawned and looked at her husband with sleepy eyes.

"Mmm, good morning Jack. What has you up this early?"

Jack smiled at his wife of 30 years. No matter how old she would get, she would always be beautiful in his eyes.

"Oh, I just smelled bacon is all. I was about to head to the kitchen anyway."

Maddie's eyes widened as she sat up. From what she heard from Jack, Vlad could burn water. Without trying. At all. So to hear from Jack that the smell of bacon is coming from inside Vlad's house was surprising.

"I'll get dressed and get the kids. Just…make sure Vlad doesn't burn down the house, okay Jack?" Maddie said with a slightly worried look on her face. She had had the unfortunate experience of watching Vlad cook lasagna once… The memories of that day would haunt her forever.

Jack looked at his wife's worried face and smiled reassuringly at her.

"Alright, Mads." With that, Jack walked out of the room towards the kitchen, leaving Maddie alone in the bedroom to get dressed.

Maddie walked into the bathroom, had a shower and came back out, dressed in her trademarked teal jumpsuit and goggles. She opened the door to get the kids out of bed…only to see Danny standing in front of the door and about to knock, Jazz, Tucker and Sam standing around him, almost protectively. Danny had a nervous look on his face.

"Good morning kids! How'd you sleep?" Maddie asked happily, forcing the sleep from her eyes.

Danny stood up straight and cleared his throat. "Morning mom."

Maddie raised an eyebrow. "Is there something you wanted to talk to me about hun?"

Danny gained a deer-in-the-headlights look at his mom's question and his pupils dilated. Sam elbowed him in the side to get him to speak.

"Hey mom. Is uh, Dad around?"

"Your father went to the kitchen to prevent Vlad from possibly burning his house down." At this, the four teens raised a collective eyebrow. Sam spoke next.

"Uh, do you mind explaining what you mean Mrs. Fenton?"

So, Maddie explained…everything about Vlad's absolutely horrid cooking skills. By the end, all four teens were holding their sides in laughter as Maddie smiled at them. It was good to see Danny laugh again. Ever since the accident, Danny's laughter seemed to only come out when he was truly relaxed, which, unfortunately, wasn't very often, nowadays. Maddie decided to break up the laughter, otherwise they'd never get anywhere.

"So, did you have anything to say, Danny? We seemed to get side tracked." Danny's eyes suddenly got the deer-in-the-headlights look once more, before Sam whispered in his ear, allowing him to recollect himself.

"Yeah, I did, actually. But I think I should wait until after breakfast. You know, make sure Vlad doesn't blow up the house and all that."

Maddie looked at her son. Just what was he hiding? He was so distant lately. Hopefully whatever Danny has to tell her would help.

Author's Note: Sorry about leaving this here. I am finding less and less time to write with my dad here, especially since all of my ideas decide that twelve to one o'clock is a perfect time to come to me. See you in the next chapter my friends.