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((Casper High School, Amity, Approximately 23 years in The Future))

The teacher at the front of the classroom was a tall man of about six foot even. His back was to the class as he wrote on the large LED screen that in past times would have been a chalk board. His hair was shiny, messy, jet black, and was a little long for a guy, as he was able to keep it in a stubby ponytail at the base of his neck.

He finished writing with the LED pen and turned around to face the class. He had a handsome face with baby blue eyes and a bit of stubble on his chin. His clothes were rather casual as he was dressed in black jeans and a plain white tee shirt with a long sleeve red flannel shirt over that, unbuttoned. Due to the clothes it was hard to notice his rather lean, muscular physique but this teacher was in excellent physical condition. This man was 37 year old Danny Fenton, Casper High School's ninth and tenth grade English teacher.

"Alright, class, who can give me an example of the symbolism found in Lord of the Flies," Mr. Fenton asked in a deep voice. The class of ninth graders before him remained silent, some scrambling through their books for an answer, others just glancing to the window and wishing for lunch. Finally an African-American boy in the front raised his hand. "Yes, Mr. Foley?"

The boy Mr. Fenton was talking to was none other than Tucker Foley's son Conner Foley. Conner looked a lot like his dad did at the age of fourteen: scrawny and with glasses. He wore a green shirt with the word "LEET" on it (in Leet of course) in white. His pants were dark blue jeans and his hair was cut in a very short style. He smiled as he spoke, revealing braces, "Well one of the most common symbolism occurrences is the conch shell that appears throughout the book. Ralph and Piggy discover the conch shell on the beach at the start of the novel and use it to summon the boys together after the crash separates them. Used in this capacity, the conch shell becomes a powerful symbol of civilization and order in the novel. The shell effectively governs the boys' meetings, for the boy who holds the shell holds the right to speak. In this regard, the shell is more than a symbol—it is an actual vessel of political legitimacy and democratic power. As the island civilization erodes and the boys descend into savagery, the conch shell loses its power and influence among them. Ralph clutches the shell desperately when he talks about his role in murdering Simon. Later, the other boys ignore Ralph and throw stones at him when he attempts to blow the conch in Jack's camp. The boulder that Roger rolls onto Piggy also crushes the conch shell, signifying the demise of the civilized instinct among almost all the boys on the island."

The class stared at Conner as if he had sprouted another head. Conner smiled at Mr. Fenton, as if challenging him to say something otherwise. Mr. Fenton smirked at the young student, "Thank you Mr. Foley…though I'd appreciate if you could word the information yourself and not spout off a Spark Notes analysis to me."

Conner rolled his eyes and the girl next to him snickered. Mr. Fenton turned to her, "Maybe you'd like to give us another symbol found in the book Miss Foley."

Carrie Foley was Conner's twin sister, though she didn't look anything like her brother. Carrie had long hair that was braided tightly and then pulled back into a ponytail. Her skin was darker than Conner's and she didn't need braces or glasses. Her facial features were more like her mother's, Valerie Foley (aka Valerie Grey) than her brother's, but she defiantly had her dad's eyes.

Carrie flipped through the book frantically, stuttering as she searched, "There's…there's the…uhm…the…"

Suddenly the bell rang and everyone scrambled to leave but Mr. Fenton halted them, "For homework tonight I want you to list the examples of symbolism found in the book along with significant quotes and explanations of those quotes. Don't forget there WILL be a test over the book next class. Have a good weekend guys." The class groaned as they heard this but then scrambled out of the classroom for lunch.

((Cue Danny Phantom Theme Song))

((Casper High School, The Future))

Mr. Fenton pressed a button that was displayed on the LED screen and the screen cleared. He sighed as the bustle in the hall way began to cease as students went into their classes or headed for lunch.

A knock at the door startled him and Mr. Fenton turned around to find a girl standing in his doorway. The girl was of average height, about 5 feet 3 inches, and very lean. She was dressed in gothic type clothing, with a floor length black trench coat over baggy black pants with a purple stripe going down the sides. Her shirt showed a little bit of her stomach and was black with a white skull and crossbones pictured on it. The strangest feature about her, however, was not her clothes, but her hair and eyes. She had two different colored eyes; the right was blue while her left eye was green. Her hair was mostly jet black and fell about to her mid back; however two large strands hung in front of her face, outlining it, these strands were snow white. (AN: picture Rogue's hair from X-Men: Evolutions and you'll get what I mean).

"Hey, sweetie, don't you have lunch," Mr. Fenton asked as he straightened up some papers on his desk.

The girl smirked, "Yeah…but I left my lunch at home and need some money for school lunch. Also I wanted to remind you that the soccer game's tonight, we're playing Shyamalan High."

"Alright April, me and mom will defiantly be there. Though I don't know if your Uncle Joseph has a surgery scheduled tonight or not, your Aunt Jazz will defiantly be there…I'll have to call Grandma and Gramps though," Mr. Fenton muttered to himself, listing off their family members.

"Thanks dad…so can I borrow some money for lunch?"

Mr. Fenton sighed, "Yeah, yeah…here," he said, digging five dollars out of his wallet, "I want change though."

"I know," April Fenton muttered, shoving the money into her trench coat's pocket. She walked out of the room to go join her friends for lunch.

((Outside Amity City Limits))

A large green portal opened up and Dan Phantom stepped out of it. His eyes scanned the area and he scowled, this was defiantly not the future he had come to know and love, the scenery was too happy and there before him was the city he had thought he destroyed. "So Amity is still standing…the future has changed…maybe I should have killed those two numb skulls after all," he muttered to himself. An old newspaper blew up against his leg and he glared down at it. He picked it up and began to look through it, he gasped at what he saw, it was a picture of a young girl with long black hair in a ponytail and two white streaks in her hair, kicking a soccer ball towards a large goal. It wasn't the picture that surprised him but the caption, "April Fenton, 14, scores winning goal for Casper High Raven's soccer team. Fenton is the daughter of local radio disc jockey Samantha Fenton," the paper began to catch fire under his hands as he lit it with his plasma blasts, "So Samantha is still alive…and married to…well me, or another me. This future really is different…but no matter…it won't be long before it too is destroyed."

Dan looked to the city of Amity with an evil smile, "It's time for a little reunion."

((Casper High School Soccer/Football Field))

Samantha Fenton, previously Samantha Manson, had grown into a beautiful woman of 37. She wore a black knit sweater and a long purple skirt that came just above her ankles and black boots. Her black hair was pulled up in a loose bun and strands of it fell out of it and around her face. She scanned the crowd for any sign of her husband or her in-laws. Sam beamed as she caught sight of the large form of Jack at the bottom of the stands; she waved to get his attention.

Jack, too, hadn't changed much in twenty years. His hair was mostly white now but he still wore the infamous orange jumpsuit. Jack sprinted up the bleachers to where Sam was standing and wrapped her in a big bear hug, lifting her off the ground, "Samantha! I'm so glad to see you."

Samantha coughed, "It's nice to see you too dad…could you put me down," she asked.

Jack laughed and set her down, "So where's Danny…shouldn't he be done grading papers by now?"

Sam frowned, "I don't know where he is…I tried his cell but it was turned off…I'm sure he'll be here soon though…where are mom, Jazz, and Joseph?"

Jack sat down, "Maddie is parking the RV…she doesn't trust me to do it after that one incident."

((Flashback to Fourteen Years Ago))

Twenty-three year old Danny is pacing back and forth in front of the altar of the church, it's his wedding day and his parent's are late. Tucker stands beside him in a tux, trying to calm his best friend down, "Dude, chill your parents will be here."

The priest looks at a watch and looks to Danny, "Do you want to go ahead and start sir?"

Danny sighs and finally nods, "Yeah I guess."

Suddenly a large RV comes crashing into the church and Jack jumps out of the driver's side with a big grin, "See Maddie I told you we'd make it!"

Simultaneously Maddie, Danny, and Jazz (who is at the back of the church in a bride's maid dress) slap their foreheads. Jack looks around at all the glaring wedding guests, "What?"

((End Flashback))

Sam rolled her eyes at the memory, 'It certainly was an interesting celebration…my mom nearly had a heart attack when Jack came crashing into the wedding.' Sam was pulled from her thoughts as Jack stood up and began waving his arms and shouting, "JASMINE! MADDIE! JOSEPH! OVER HERE!"

Jasmine "Jazz" Kent was the first to reach them. Her hair was cut in a short style that fell to her shoulders and she had a few grey streaks in it. She wore an aqua blue turtleneck and black pants. Running up behind her was her husband Joseph Kent, a man with sleek, sandy blonde hair. He wore a red sweatshirt with the words HARVARD written in white and dark blue jeans. Jazz had met Joseph at Harvard while she was studying to become a Psychologist; Joseph was studying to be a doctor and surgeon. So when they both went into the work force they became rather wealthy. Jazz and Joseph didn't live in Amity, though they visited often, since they lived in a city only a few miles away.

Maddie was the last to reach the group. Her orange-brown hair had some grey streaks in it but she was still the same loveable woman. She sat beside her husband, after greeting Sam of course, and pulled back the hood of her jumpsuit, "So where's Danny…at this rate he's going to miss his daughter's game."

"Don't worry mom…Danny's always late, he'll be fine," Joseph said casually.

((Hallways of Casper High School))

There was a bright flash of light and Danny Fenton rounded the hallway at a sprint, back in his normal form. The Box Ghost and Lunch Lady had suddenly appeared at school with their daughter Box Lunch and were having a little family fun. He had stopped it before it got out of hand but the little fight had caused him to run a tad late for the soccer game, 'Not only is Sam going to kill me but April is too…this will be the second game I've missed because of crap like this…jeeze can't a dad ever get a break,' he thought.

He burst out of the doors and ran smack into his boss, the principal and old teacher: Mr. Lancer. "Daniel! Where are you to in such a hurry?"

Danny laughed nervously; Lancer was well in his sixties now but still sent a shiver down Danny's spine, especially since Lancer WAS his boss, "Sorry Mr. Lancer…the game's about to start and I just now finished grading papers…I have to hurry or I'll miss it."

Lancer nodded, "I see…well, try to watch where you're going next time Mr. Fenton. It's a poor example to students when I have to stop a teacher for running in the halls."

Danny didn't comment on the fact that no students were present at the time but simply nodded and headed for the football field. He hoped Sam wouldn't be too angry.

((Soccer/Football Field))

Tucker helped his wife, Valerie Foley, up the stands; her slender form was rather round now as she was eight months pregnant. Tucker spied the Fenton family and made his way over to them. If there was anyone who had changed over the years it was Tucker. Tucker was much taller now but still on the small side. He had a shaved head and a mustache-goatee combo. He wore contacts most of the time now so his glasses were gone. His clothes consisted of a green shirt and a black jacket with khaki pants. Tucker made his living as a computer programmer.

Valerie looked a lot like she did in Ultimate Enemy. Her hair was cut short, in a crew cut style. She wore a yellow turtle neck and blue jeans. She was a captain of the police force of Amity but was on maternity leave at the moment. Many had been slightly shocked with Tucker and Valerie married, though Danny said he saw it coming. Valerie was on friendlier terms with everyone now and had a much nicer attitude in general.

"Hello Fenton family…ready for the big game," Tucker asked as he took a seat in the row in front of them.

"I forgot, Carrie's on the team too…where's Connor," Sam asked as Valerie sat next to her husband.

"He's staying home…he said he had too much homework to do to sit around and waste time at a game," Valerie said with a laugh, "He reminds me of Tucker in high school."

"Nah…Tucker NEVER did his homework in high school," Sam mocked, poking Tucker in the back.

Tucker glared at his friend, "I did…occasionally."

Finally Danny reached the bleachers, just as the players started to take the field. He sat down next to his wife and pecked her on the cheek, "Sorry I'm late."

"It's fine…the game's about to start," Sam said.

Danny looked over to his sister and brother-in-law, "So where are the kids?"

"Robert has a cold and is staying at mom and dad's house with Lily. Lily doesn't like soccer much anyway," Jazz said.

((On the Field))

April pulled her long black hair into a ponytail out of her face. She looked over her shoulder to Carrie who was taking her spot as goalie. Carrie caught her eye and gave her a thumbs up. Carrie and April were unlikely friends but were very close, Carrie being rather upbeat and perky while April was solemn and gloomy. Carrie could always get April to smile or laugh though with her witty humor.

She shook her head; she had to focus on the game. She got into her spot as the forward and waited for the whistle to blow. It blew and April took off with the ball, snatching it up right away from under the nose of a Shyamalan High player. The girl gasped as April sprinted down the field, hair flying behind her.

((In the Stands))

Jack and Danny jumped up simultaneously and shouted, "GO APRIL!" Jack had a large foam finger that was red and had the words 'Number 1 Fenton' on it.

Sam and Maddie slapped their hands to their foreheads as their husbands made fools of themselves.

((On the Field))

April tuned her Gramps and dad out as she made it to the goal post and swung her leg back. The soccer ball launched forward and the Casper High side of the stands went wild with cheers.

((In the Stands))

Jack and Danny did a little victory dance while Maddie and Sam sank lower in their seats. Joseph finally took the initiative and pulled the two men down with a laugh. Sam silently mouthed the word 'thank you.'

((A Little Later…))

The game was going good with Casper High 15 points to Shyamalan High's zero. April was getting ready to score again when a chill went up her spine and a blue mist of air escaped her mouth. She gasped, 'Not now,' she thought as the ball was suddenly snatched from her.

Up in the stands Danny was thinking the same thing as a similar blue mist escaped his mouth. He stood up, "I'm going to go get a snack from the concession stand…anyone else want something?"

Jack, Joseph, Tucker, and Valerie all gave Danny their orders and he hurried off.

As soon as Danny was gone, chaos struck. A ghostly wail drifted over the spectators and players a like. The wail made everyone stop and cover their ears and one by one the lights over the field were shattered by the sound. The field was plunged into darkness and silence descended on the field. Immediately the crowd went crazy with shouts of 'ghosts' and evacuated.

Well, all except for the Fenton family and Foley couple. Valerie immediately made for the field but Tucker grabbed her. She looked at him pleadingly, "Not in your condition," he said in a stern voice.

Valerie scowled at her husband, "Let me go Tucker."

Tucker glanced over his shoulder, "Joseph, Sam, and Jazz…mind giving me a hand?" The three nodded and helped Tucker pick Valerie up, hauling her away to the safety of the Fenton Ghost RV. Maddie and Jack pulled their ghost weapons out, turning them on and readying them for whatever spook may appear.

On the field, in the midst of the chaos, April made her way over to Carrie who was standing anxiously by the bleachers. "April! Come on…the bleachers are clear…you can change over here," she whispered as her friend caught up to her.

April ducked under the bleachers and as soon as she was out of sight she transformed. Two circles of bluish-purple light surrounded her and when it was over a new April stood there. She had on a white halter top with a black oozing 'S' on it (not literally oozing but the stitching made it look like it were oozing) and black stretch pants that went into white combat boots. She had a black trench coat on over this and on the back was stitched a pair of white wings and on her hands was a pair of fingerless leather gloves that showed off her black nail polish. Her hair was inverted now with the majority of it snow white and the two strands in front were black. Her eyes were glowing a light purple color and she seemed to be surrounded by a faint white glow. Unlike her father, April had pointed ears in her ghost form.

Carrie turned to her friend. Even though she'd known April was half-ghost for over a year now it was still weird to see her change. April had inherited her ghost powers from her father. Carrie had never known this until April had changed in front of her one day and had to tell her everything; Carrie was shocked that her parents had never told her this but when she confronted them about it they told her it wasn't their secret to tell. It was then that she found out about April's dad having had powers similar to this as a kid, in fact he still had them, he and April now worked together to protect the city of Amity from ghosts, with the help of Valerie too.

Carrie often begged her mother to let her fight as well but Valerie always said she was too young. Carrie was jealous of April but was glad she was in on the secret…along with Sam, Jazz, Joseph, and her mom and dad of course. It was fun knowing something that her brother had no clue of for once.

April pulled the scrunchie out of her hair, letting the white strands fall around her, "Go make sure my dad sensed the ghost too okay, Carrie…oh and distract my grandparents while you're at it."

Carrie nodded and took off. She ran straight for the older Fentons and started screaming that the ghost was in the locker room. Jack and Maddie immediately took off and April flew up and phased through the bleachers, hovering over the stands, searching for the ghost.

"Over here sweetheart," a voice gloated from the field and in the center of the field a strange blue-green man appeared.

April glared down at the man, "Who the hell are you and why do you sound like Jack Nicholson?"

The man scowled and didn't reply for a minute as he studied his enemy, "Never mind that girl, where's Danny Fenton?"

April raised an eyebrow, why was the ghost asking for her father by his regular name. She looked the man over, 'That's odd…he has a D emblazed on his chest like dad does…I wonder why,' she thought. "It doesn't matter where he is…if you're a ghost then I, April Spirit, am taking you down!" April dove down to Dan, her fists balled up ready to punch him, but the man simply yawned and pointed a finger at her, a blast of green caught her in the chest and she was sent flying backwards.

"YOU LEAVE HER ALONE!" a man's voice shouted. The blue-green man turned and found himself standing across the field from the older Danny Phantom. The man studied his adversary and found he was vastly different than the boy he had once been: his hair was longer and was pulled into a ponytail at the base of his neck, his costume was relatively the same as when he had been younger only instead of a simple jumpsuit, Danny Phantom wore a black leather jacket over it with a 'D,' similar to the one on the chest, embroidered on the back.

Danny Phantom gasped in shock when the blue-green man turned completely around, "You! How…how did you escape?"

April looked between her father and the blue-green man, dumb-founded, "Dad…who is this," she asked.

"Awh…you never told your offspring about me…I'm insulted Danny," the man said. He turned to the girl with a smug look, "You may call me Dan Phantom…as you may notice it's a lot like your father's name…that's because, in a way, I am your father."

"What is this, Star Wars?" April laughed, turning to her father, "Dad, is this guy a phony or what…Dad?" she asked, noticing her father wasn't laughing.

"Sorry Spirit…he's right…meet what I might…DID become in another time," Danny Phantom said, his head lowered in shame.

"Yes…I see you've avoided me now…look at you…all grown up…and with a little brat no less. Well, as our introductions are over…let's get to the point of the matter, alright," Dan Phantom said, powering up a large blast of green energy. He hurled it at Danny who dodged out of the way and then prepared a counter-attack by flying straight at Dan and throwing a kick to his temple. Dan saw the move coming and brought his hand up to block it. Danny spun again and got a kick in with his other foot.

Dan was thrown away from Danny and glared at him. He opened his mouth to do his ghostly wail but suddenly April shot up from the ground and punched him right in the jaw, sending him flying.

"Spirit! You have to get out of here…Dan Phantom is too powerful for you," Danny said to his daughter.

April scowled, "You need my help dad…if this guy is you then you'll need my help to get the upper--," April was cut off as she was blasted back by Dan into the bleachers and knocked unconscious, changing back to her regular self.

"Sure is a chatty little brat Danny…didn't you ever teach your child not to interrupt when two adults are talking," Dan asked nonchalantly.

Danny's eyes blazed green and he shot a blast of green energy from them. Dan held his hand up and the rays were deflected off, "I have a little surprise for you Danny…I wanted to pay you back for what you did to me all those years ago," he said, pulling from behind his back a familiar chrome thermos.

"That won't work on me Dan…unlike you, I still have my human side," Danny said triumphantly.

Dan smirked, "Well, I made a few upgrades," he said and popped open the top. Before Danny knew what was happening or could react, the thermos sucked him up faster than it ever sucked any ghost before. In an instant Danny Phantom was gone. "Did I mention it sucks faster AND could take your human side with it?"

"NO!" April shouted, having awakened in time to see her father disappear into the very device he used on other ghosts. She changed back swiftly and flew at Dan, eyes blazing in anger, "RELEASE HIM RIGHT NOW YOU BASTARD!"

"Such language," Dan muttered as he easily grabbed April by her collar, "and no I don't think I will release your dad…and there really is nothing you can do about it."

April struggled against his hold but found she couldn't even phase through his grip, "What are you going to do to me," she asked, her voice betraying her look of bravado.

Dan smirked, "Absolutely nothing, if your father couldn't stop me…what make you think YOU can. Go run to your mother…I'm sure she'll LOVE to hear from me." Dan flung April towards the parking lot and then vanished in a flash of green light.

April caught herself mid flight and then flew straight for the Fenton RV, hoping to get an explanation from her mom and relatives.

((One Explanation Later))

April was back in her human form and had just finished telling her mom, Aunt Jazz, Uncle Joseph, and Mr. and Mrs. Foley about the incident that had transpired. Carrie had distracted Jack and Maddie again for her friend by proclaiming the ghost had escaped to the main part of the school…needless to say they would be gone for awhile.

Sam was in utter shock, she remembered the Dan Phantom incident pretty clearly and she imagined Jazz and Tucker did too. Valerie hadn't played a big part in it but had heard about it later when she had a) finally become friends with Danny and b) learned his secret. She hated herself for not being able to fight with him now, but she knew, deep down, she probably would have gotten herself and the baby killed. Joseph hadn't even been around for the incident but he knew the guy sounded like trouble and Danny was like a brother to him…heck he was his brother-in-LAW so he felt ready to go out there and fight for him. All the adults were lost in their own thoughts about what to do when April interrupted their musing, "So, how did Dad beat him last time?"

Sam looked to her daughter with a frown, "He sucked him into the thermos…we almost died…but luckily Clockwork came in time and—"

"Who's Clockwork," April asked.

"A ghost who controls time, his medallions enable someone to travel backwards and forward in time and can keep you animate if Clockwork freezes time," Tucker explained.

April thought for a minute then stood up, "I'm going to the Ghost Zone."

"He's not going to help you April…" Sam began but April shook her head.

"I'm not asking for Clockwork's help…I'm going back in time…I'm going to ask for dad's."

((Clockwork's Lair, Ghost Zone))

April Spirit floated down the halls of the ancient castle of Clockwork. It was extremely quiet and very eerie. She had been exploring for awhile now and had found nothing resembling a medallion. She passed by another door and was about to open it when two ghosts appeared behind her and her ghost sense went off. She spun around and came face to face with two small ghosts; Tick and Tock. They looked at her curiously then both asked, "Who are you?"

"April Spirit…I'm here for…"

"Clockwork's medallions?" Tick asked.

"How'd you know?"

"He can see the future," Tock stated, "We'll help you with it."

"Help me with what? Who are you?" April asked.

"I'm Tock and this is Tick…we are assistants to Clockwork. We'll help you program the medallion silly…you can't just go around time all willy-nilly…you need a set time in which to go to," Tock explained.

"Follow us," Tick added.

April shrugged; she was hesitant to trust them but really had no other choice in the matter. They opened the door for her and then showed her to the back of the room where many of the medallions hung. Tick selected one and started to tinker with it, setting a time. He then passed it to Tock who passed it to April, "Put it on and then fly through that portal…it should take you to where you need to be."

April nodded and put the medallion around her neck. She floated over to the portal and was about to go through when she looked over her shoulder, "What time did you set it for? Why are you helping me?"

Tock and Tick were silent for a moment then Tock smiled, "Tick should have set it for a few years back…we're helping because…well that's really not important."

"Yeah, you should go, time is of the essence."

April nodded and flew through the portal. As soon as she was gone Tock turned to Tick, "Are you sure…I feel bad not telling her that we're the reason her dad's trapped."

Tick nodded, "Yeah…very sure…she would have totally kicked our ass if she had known WE let Dan Phantom escape."

Tock gulped then shrugged, "As long as you set the time right we're okay." His comment was met with silence and a nervous laugh. Tock frowned, "Please tell me you set the time for fourteen years in the past."

"I…I think I did…or I might have misunderstood your directions and set it for when her DAD was fourteen."

Tock groaned, "Great…now we really WILL get our asses kicked when she gets back."

To Be Continued…

Author's Note: Enjoy this chapter? It's probably the longest chapter I've ever written…but I wanted all the future stuff to happen in chapter one so I wouldn't have to switch back and fourth. I'm not sure how long this fic will be chapter wise…but I'm going to stretch it for all its worth. Now then…what did everyone think of my version of the Danny Phantom character's future? What about April, Carrie, and Conner? Did everyone get the joke about the high school: Shyamalan…as in M. Night Shyamalan the "horror" movie director? REVIEW AND LET ME KNOW…then check out my other works…I would really appreciate it!