A/N: Hi, peeps! The previous chapter was the prologue (also acted as chapter 1) and I posted it impulsively, so let me get some things straight:

1)PP didn't happen and will never happen.

Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom.

2) This takes place at the start of senior year and because all my information comes from media, like TV shows, movies and cartoons, take my interpretation with a pinch of salt.

3) English is my second language, so pls no flames y'all.

4) I impulsively posted a chapter I had written for a while and even if I have ideas on where to take it, the updates might be a bit random and it might take a while to have a story with a clear narrative.

And finally, 5) I'm a fan of Powerful!Danny, so new powers! And some headcanons thrown in. But I still want my Danny to struggle with this new variable in his life. I'm going more on the humor dish, with a few dilemmas on the side. Also, Reluctant King!Danny is Best Danny.

So as a long-time fanfiction reader and new writer, I'm sorry if some ideas sound similar to others. I've read a lot of fics and I undoubtedly stored my fav things about them for later use and now it's coming out. If you see something familiar, please tell me and I can give credit or remove according to your wishes.

Hope I don't disappoint those who started to follow this fic and please enjoy the official chapter 2:

Times Changed

Danny Fenton was having a good day.

Keyword - was.

"Tuck, what am I supposed to do now?! I have no choice, since the Ghost Zone, along with the human world will go *poof*! Nothing exists anymore. And technically, I'm already King. Just need to be crowned, because no one thought of informing me. But on the other hand, we're in senior year! We already have stuff to do and the year is just beginning! And-" his loyal best friend, Tucker Foley, was trying his best to hide his laughter, but failing miserably. He only understood half of what the other boy was saying and his speed was rapidly rising.

The recently discovered royalty decided to call his best friend to consult (*cough* rant *cough*) in a video chat. When the techno-geek found out, at first he was understandably surprised and worried. Then after Danny started to rant, panic, rage and sass, the other boy was starting to get amused.

This is where we find ourselves now. With a laughing Tucker and a Danny "pacing" in his room (read: float upside down and pace on the ceiling).

"-what was I thinking?! No, scratch that, I wasn't thinking. But maybe I would've paid more attention to what I say while fighting the all-powerful King of Ghosts! No! I had to actually challenge him! And- Tucker! Are you even listening?!" the black-haired teen, realizing what he was doing and what the african-american boy was doing, floated down from the ceiling and stared at his friend till he calmed down.

"Sorry! Sorry, dude!-" the boy made a... wheeze noise...? "It's like that time when you discovered you will continue to develop stronger powers in somophore year and you were ranting at the air in hopes of finally getting Clockwork to answer. It was hilarious!" the traitor he once considered a friend continued laughing till he eventually stopped from Danny's glare.

"I thought we wouldn't mention that anymore," the glaring Fenton crossed his arms.

"But it's exactly like back then- okay, okay, nothing happened!" His now-once-again-best-friend raised his arms in surrender.

"So basically," the meat lover started to summarize what he knows, "You got back from Lunch Lady's café (I heard she fancies Box Ghost, Danny. Tell me that isn't true), actually did your homework for once, which is a miracle on it's own, then your ghost sense notifies you that Clockwork arrived. After that, the time dude graciously informed you of your duty as the High King of Ghosts, told you the Ghost Zone, along with the Human World, would've slowly died without a King and Danny, sweetheart, we both know you have no choice but to accept your 'title', dropped the bombshell of a flippin' coronation and was like 'Peace, bitches' and yeeted himself in a portal?"

"...yeah, basically," sighs Danny, "So now what?"

"Well, as your genius, intellectual best friend who you can always count on," Tucker's flaunting changed to a softer tone, "I can only say that I'll be here, dude. Like, I don't wanna die, so go be the ruler of an entire species pls, but it's your choice and whatever you choose, I'll be here for you. Like, all the way."

"Thanks, man." Danny sat down in front of his computer and started to think.

Refusing the crown is impossible. So that plan is out. He would love to say no. If it wasn't Clockwork who told him the news, Danny was sure he would've shoved a middle finger to those who came.

'Huh. It is weird Clockwork came to tell me. He usually doesn't interfere with the timeline. Maybe he knew what I would do if someone else came,' the boy snickered, 'probably the Observants were supposed to come, but considering I don't like them,' the snickers increased.

Back to business.

So he has no choice but to accept his role. But what does that role entail? His predecessor didn't give him that many pointers, focusing on world domination instead, which he won't do and how to act like an asshole, but Vlad already gave him plenty of examples of that in the past. 'Maybe I can ask some of my allies...'

Ghost allies, like Frostbite, Dora, Wulf, Pointdexter, Amorpho, Lunch Lady, Desiree, Ember, Youngblood, heck, even Johnny 13 and Kitty. These ghosts put aside their differences with Danny and one by one, they became allies, friends even! When thinking back on how it used to be, the ghost boy never felt more proud.

Of course, there are some ghosts he just has a truce, like Vlad. The elder half-ghost and the younger one got tired of fighting the one that actually understands the other (more like they were tired of never doing more than a half-assed job and calling quits on just being annoyances to each other).

(Pfft, half-assed!)

Both of them are stubborn and even if the mayor of Amity Park doesn't try to kill the boy's father anymore, doesn't mean he stopped flirting with Maddie or making snide remarks towards Jack.

The billionaire still tries to get Danny to become his son. It's more like an on-going joke now, they both know it won't happen

(Doesn't mean Vlad is less salty about it.)

Masters just became less annoying, doesn't mean he stopped being so.

So they had another truce. It happened in the summer before junior year. Vlad mellowed out with his fruitloop-ness in somophore and Danny confronted him about it in Danny-like fashion. The cat lover opened up a bit and Danny decided to offer him a second chance.

(It reminded him of the future Vlad. So alone, so many regrets, so sad. He can't watch him become that. He got a second chance. Why shouldn't Vlad?)

Recently, the truce is going more on allies, since sometimes, when Danny can't protect the city, Vlad helps him. It freaked him out at first. But slowly, the hate that began their relationship disappeared and made way for trust and respect.

Other ghosts, like Skulker, Walker and the flippin Box Ghost, keep coming and trying to defeat him. They don't even stand a chance anymore. The half-ghost only gets stronger with time, while they remain the same.

Like sure, Skulker got a few new upgrades. Well, Danny worked out his telekinesis and can just rip his suit with his mind.

(Doesn't stop the killer headache though...)

Walker trained more goons and they fight better? Danny's duplication can turn the tides around and kick their butt! (He doesn't even have to blink to make 5 duplicates. With time comes experience.)

The Box Ghost- ya know what, that guy is a welcome constant. With the changes in his life, Danny welcomes the Box Ghost shouting about boxes. Plus, with the troublemaker's growing relationship with the Lunch Lady, Danny can see where it's going.

They're enemies in name, but not really. During their fights, Box Ghost asks Danny about the 'weird, metal box that people talk on these days' and the superhero indulges him. It's more for fun, but when the blue ghost wakes him in the middle of the night on a school day (he doesn't need to sleep as much as a normal human, but that doesn't mean he doesn't sleep), or keeps pestering him when he's 'doing homework, Boxy, go away!', it's not pretty...

Danny still has some new ghosts from time to time. Some are more difficult than others, but at the end of the day, everything works out.

And after Valerie finally found out (a bit after the issue with Dani destabilizing) and he came clean to his parents (the Fentons were very close to figuring out after they formed a truce with the ghost boy), things have been going smoothly.

Of course, now with the whole Ghost King stuff, things might change more now-

"Yo, Danny, are you there?"

Tucker's voice brings him back to the present.

"Yeah, yeah. Just spaced out a bit," Danny smiles.

"Anyway, my mom is about to come home from work and if she sees the mess in my room, I'm a goner. Talk to you tomorrow!" With that, Tucker Foley logged off and left Danny to his own devices.

Sighing, the boy who will be crowned Ghost King stood up and headed to his bed, murmuring.

"I deserve a nap. Future me will deal with the headache this will cause," and with those words, he graciously flopped on his bed and fell asleep.

It's a Friday. It's afternoon. It's nap time, bitches.

A/N: Tucker needs more love. And I want memes in here, so let's say the DP-universe has memes.

I'll try to have weekly updates, but as I said in the beginning, we'll see.

Happy International Women's Day!