I'm back with some original scenes! Feel free to suggest something in the Ecto-Storm Universe or an original prompt and I'll do my best to put it in.

For Anon on Tumblr: "For DP 'the road to normal' Is it possible to get a bonus clip of fenton's react to the king danny news? Preferably during the "i dont WANT to be king" stage."

I think I'll come back to this ask when I'm done Out of Time... but until then... enjoy!

Timeline: Somewhere between L'L and CotW

The attack came out of nowhere.

… Well - it wasn't really an attack.

It started with a training session in the lab, Danny zipping about in the lab trying to avoid being hit by his parents. Dodging a well timed flurry he had yelled "I'm the king of dodging attacks!"

That was his downfall.

When the Ecto-Exodus alarm went off, they stood awaiting the mass ghost attack. The first ghost arrived, a small penguin with wide eyes. It smiled broadly. "My king!"

Danny fell out of the air, Jack dropped his weapon and Maddie's mouth hung open.

"Your what?!"

The penguin bowed deeply. "It is so good to meet you!" it continued, more small ghosts coming through the portal and bowing at the teenager. Danny scrambled upright, looking quite unnerved at the ghosts.

"Uh, I hate to break it to you," Danny said, scratching the back of his head. "But I think you have the wrong ghost."

The small ghost shook its head. "You claimed your title," it said brightly. "You said you were."

"It got you there son," Jack laughed. Danny shot him a dark look. "You did say you were a king of dodging attacks."

Danny groaned. "I'm not the king!"

Maddie frowned, watching Danny carefully as her mind whirled in thought. "But you might be," she whispered in disbelief.

Danny stilled. "What!?"

Maddie looked into her son's wide eyes. "You beat the ghost king."

Jack blinked, turning back to his wife. "You… did," he confirmed. "You locked him away in the coffin."

Danny paled, looking panicked. "Yeah but that doesn't mean I'm the king!"

"The king!" the crowd of ghosts chanted proudly.

"Will you stop that?!" The half-ghost yelled. "I keep telling you, I'm not the king. I can't be."

There were murmurs in the crowd. "Didn't you save the Christmas Truce last year?" a high pitched voice asked.

"After I caused it? Yeah I guess," Danny replied flatly, looking over to his parents with a frown.

"And stopped Vortex? Undergrowth?" another called out.

"Well… yeah… but that doesn't make me the king!"

"The king!"

Maddie's eyes were wide. "Danny… how well do you know ghost politics?" she asked breathlessly.

"Mom! I'm not the King of Ghosts! I have no crown! No ring! Don't you think someone would tell me if I was?" Danny buried his head in his hands. "This day cannot get any worse."

"Great One?" Frostbite called, flying into the lab with a frown. The teen groaned as the small crowd of ghosts cheered at Frostbite's arrival. "Are you alright?"

Danny groaned again. "Can you tell these guys I'm not the King?"

"The King!"

Frostbite observed the scene, from the eccentric smaller ghosts to the pale parents to the very uncomfortable teenager in front of him. "The King?" he asked apprehensively.

"The King!"

"I'm not!" Danny whined. "I keep telling you!"

Frostbite chuckled nervously. "Of course not!" he boomed, avoiding eye contact. "You'd need the crown!" He addressed the crowd below. "The Great One has much to attend to young ones, please leave him be until we coronate the next King."

As the ghosts left grumbling, Danny sighed in relief. "Thanks Frostbite - dodged a bullet there." He laughed uneasily. "Imagine me as a king. Just 'cause I beat the Ghost King!"

Frostbite stiffened, not going unnoticed by the two parents. They shared an uneasy glance with the large ghost.

"I mean, the Ghost King would have a lot of power right? I doubt I'd have enough to qualify! Besides I'm still young, I gotta graduate high school! Ghost King? Pfft!"

Frostbite shook his head. "Perhaps let's get on with your lesson," he said, changing the topic. "Even if you did assume the throne, you'd still have to go through training before you were crowned."

Danny stopped his rant. "But I'm not the King," he stated.

"No," Frostbite agreed. "You are not."

"But you could be," Jack said with a large smile. His eyes gleamed at the thought. Maddie slapped her face in embarrassment. "Couldn't he Frostbite?"

"Dad, don't even - I'm not - I don't want-" He sputtered, breathing shallowly with wide green eyes. "Can we just… I don't know… talk about anything else."

"Whatever you say, your majesty."

"Dad!"

They didn't talk about this day for different reasons. Danny feared power and responsibility so he ignored it. Maddie and Jack for fear it was true and what that would mean for her son's life (even if it was great ammunition).

Frostbite never spoke of it for fear of Clockwork's wrath.

Honestly, I think I put more thought into this, all the little ghosts are animals that have ice cores or lived in colder climates. Very cute, very small and freaks Danny tf out. Feel free to suggest scenes from episodes or prompts and I'll try to get to them.

MATW