Hey everyone! So, I apologize for the long wait. It's been tough for me to continue this story since I've lost most interest in Danny Phantom right now. Of course, once I get the spark back, the story will be a lot easier for me to write as I have plans, it's just the motivation that's low right now. So I apologize again and hope you guys will be patient with me for the time being. I like to thank you all for sticking with this story so far and for being so patient with me.
OMNISENSE95: Well you're right, actually. Knowing who Andy is and his personality by this point, the boy wouldn't be stupid enough to actually split himself up like Danny did after seeing what happened. As for Super Danny's speaking style, that's how he talked in the show so I wanted to make sure I got that down right. Yeah, it annoyed me too, but I found Fun Danny even more annoying, personally. I just couldn't stand the surfer accent and how lazy and uncaring he was, I get that was the point but it didn't make me any less annoyed at it.
ZAFT Prime: I hope I didn't disappoint. Yeah, Dustin is going to be a very interesting... conundrum. And I look forward to seeing what you'd do with Andy.
Blue: Not to mention Andy would have to ask himself if he's still a twin or if he's a triplet now, as the title says. XD Or maybe he's a clone of Danny too. O.O' That would be an interesting dilemma.
Mana: Yeah, Andy can't be stuck there forever after all. And I've never understood the reasoning for those kind of tests, all it does it make students stress out and causes many of them to do poorly because of it. Or maybe how students handle the stress is the real test. Anyways, Sam wasn't that bad of a character, I didn't HATE her, but I wasn't a big fan of her. I guess I just got sick of her by season 3 when she got shoved down our throats a lot. As for your theory about why Undergrowth chose Sam of all people, that is very interesting but it's just a theory or headcanon territory, so I'm standing by with my complaint about Sam being used where she didn't need to be. Undergrowth could've used anyone, and I wouldn't have minded as much if he gave a better reason than 'she loves plants'. And yes, I love Nocturne, he's like my favorite DP villain, and I've always been fascinated with dreams, but the fact he was used once just disappointed me.
Blue Teller: I'm glad you're enjoying it then. When I was watching the DP episodes on my DVD, it made me wonder how would a more sensible and logical person react? That thought process eventually lead to something like this, along with Jazz's discovery of Danny's secret and the idea of putting a twin in there. Of course, Fairly Odd Parents is a heck of a lot more silly and 'no logic' show, but I'm not as interested with that show to do a fanfic on it. I like doing first POVs since I prefer focusing on one character reacting to other characters. Thank you very much for your kind words and support, I hope you continue to enjoy the story. :D
Xcantax: Yeah, the regrets had already been done in the first book, no need to extend it more than needed here. Good, cause Andy agrees with you, splitting himself up like that is just a big no-no, especially since Andy is a lot more aware of consequences from the first book. And I hope you can wait, since it'll take time for me to get back into DP. ^^'
Luna Lillyth: Heh. XD
sjsreader: This chapter could've been easy for Andy to be OOC? What do you mean by that? And yeah, I figured he should go with Super Danny since Tucker and Sam went with Fun Danny. And while I don't hate Sam, it did feel like they were squeezing her in a bit too much in season 3, to the point I just got tired of her.
Mimi1021: The darkest episode? Many people will agree that The Ultimate Enemy is the darkest. Because while Reign Storm had ghosts terrorizing the people of Amity Park, The Ultimate Enemy didn't limit to just one city. In the future, we see the entire world is pretty much in ruins. Danny's parents and friends actually DIED, something shows like Danny Phantom would never do. And Danny himself actually turns into a psychotic genocide killer, wanting nothing more than killing others and destroying everything. And about him killing his human half, while it's implied Dan killed him, it's still up for debate if he actually did. Vlad never outright said he killed his human half after all. So yeah, I'd have to say The Ultimate Enemy is the darkest in the series.
PrincessDragon96: Oh... it sounded like you were. Sorry for the misinterpretation. ^^' But cool, I gave you an idea for a potentially awesome story. If Danny were to become a Pokemon, what would he be? And don't say a Ghost type, a lot of people always uses Ghost types. Just think of Danny as full human instead of part ghost for this question.
And it's fine, I know how that feels to be away from something for a long time because I get distracted by other things. ^^'
Yeah, but I didn't really know what to do with Andy too much in the chapter since the episode focuses on Danny's split personality (literally), all I could do was have Andy react to it though I wanted to do more. But I hope what I did do was satisfying enough.
GirlyThug78: Yeah, I'd imagine Danny wouldn't be able to really relax since becoming a half ghost superhero. It's also something I see in a lot of DP fanfics, about Danny stressing out because of his half ghost hero life. I like the idea, though many of them take it a little too far, so I like to think I did it just right. Danny is stressed but not to the point where he goes insane/turns evil/kills himself. Heh, being stuck between responsibility and just doing something fun, I know that feeling all too well. And as for Sam... yeah, pretty much. ^^'
Chapter 30: Am I A Triplet Now?
Remember how I said I wish I could've separated Danny from his ghost self? … I take that back. Right now his ghost self was dragging me ALL OVER town!
"Brother! Turn into your ghost form so I do not have to carry you everywhere! It is our duty to find and eliminate any threat to our beloved town!" Super Danny announced to me loudly.
"Danny- err… Phantom… whatever you call yourself… Is this really necessary?" I groaned.
"Please brother, just call me SUPER DANNY! And yes, it is very necessary to check every nook and cranny of town to find the troublemaker that got away!" Super Danny shouted dramatically.
"Bro! You don't have to shout! I'm right here you know!" I snapped back in irritation.
"Ah yes, of course you are. Now brother, please transform so we can do this together. We can split up, we will cover more ground that way!" Super Danny suggested, still sounding dramatic, but at least he's not as loud as before.
I sighed… well I did want this earlier, didn't I? I guess I was kind of looking forward to that weekend of fun… but maybe this isn't so bad.
"Alright, alright, fine," I grumbled before transforming to my ghost form. And no, I don't really care to have a battle cry like shouting 'going ghost!' like my brother likes to do, it just seems kinda pointless to me and I'd be in more danger of someone seeing me transform if I shouted it to the heavens.
As soon as I was in my ghost form, Super Danny let go of me and let me float on my own. It's a good thing I finally got comfortable with flying, otherwise I might've fallen a few feet before stabilizing myself.
"Great! Now we shall look for Technus and stop that nefarious technological villain!" Super Danny said, still just as dramatically as ever… yeah, I think my brother's been reading way too many comic books.
"Well if you want to find Technus, then you should probably look around where there's a lot of electricity," I suggested.
"You're right, brother, that would be the most logical thing to do after all. And isn't this more like it? No school, no personal life to worry about, just having all the time in the world for justice," Super Danny smiled as he flew around the darkened sky.
"Yeah, hello, I still have a personal life… kind of… and I can't stay with you 24/7 looking for ghosts," I groaned to him.
"Not to worry, brother! This is to show you how I can handle myself, and think of it as more for your training too!" Super Danny said to me before both of us heard people screaming. "Now then, let us split up and search the city!"
I gave a sigh, but nodded, there was no way I could handle a superhero enthusiastic Danny for very long… I was already getting a headache from all his heroic shouting.
So Super Danny and I flew in opposite directions. I gave a sigh of relief when I was left alone and landed in a quiet street. That Ghost Catcher… it can remove ghosts from people it seems, but for a halfa… it looks like it literally splits their personalities in half. Danny was never this… shouty and dramatic, and as for the human fun Danny… from what I could see he's more laid back and kind of rude. I couldn't help but wonder what I would be like if I got split...
But now what do I do? Danny just isn't Danny this way… is there anyway to reverse this? And if there were, would it have any side effects or damage from splitting him like that in the first place? And would Danny even want to fuse back into one being?
I gave a sigh as I ran a gloved hand over my face. Well… I guess it's really up to my brother if he wants to fuse back together or not, this is a lesson he has to learn, just like I had to when it came to making mistakes. Still… it felt awkward having two Dannys running around like this, and it also makes me feel… weird. It's hard to describe but it also felt like I've been split too. So does this make me a triplet or am I still a twin?
Then I heard a loud crash and explosion not too far from here. I groaned… of course he'd find Technus pretty quickly, after all the guy wasn't that hard to find in that giant tank. What would one do if your brother split his personality in half?
I was split myself right now… should I go and help him or should I go see how the human Danny was doing? I suppose helping the ghost Danny fight is more important, but I kinda don't want to go back to him…
I wonder if I should check on human Danny? Boy this is confusing. I decided to make my way to the movie theater to see if Danny, Tucker and Sam were doing okay, but when I got there I just saw the three of them literally getting kicked out by the manager.
"No problem, I'll just use my ghost powers to phase us back in," Danny said in that weird surfer accent.
I just silently watch as he grabbed Tucker and Sam's arms and tried to go into the door, but they just end up slamming into it… ouch, that's gotta hurt.
"Whoa… I can't go ghost," Danny said in confusion as he looked at his hand.
"That's not right, we better get you back to the lab," Sam said in concern.
Why would they be confused? Danny split himself in half, it was pretty obvious. Of course Danny couldn't go ghost, his ghostly self is out in the city fighting Technus.
"Or we could go bowling instead," Danny gave a goofy smile.
"I like your thinking! I call the Fun Danny!" Tucker shouted as he grabbed Danny as if he was made of cardboard… somehow…
"Wait!" Sam ran after them.
I sighed as I flew up into the sky, maybe I should go find Super Danny and help him out?
Erm… well, to make a long story short, it was a long night for me. Whenever I go to help Super Danny with Technus I end up getting hit by a bus, and Super Danny was having trouble with something but I usually didn't stick around long enough to hear what it is, because then I get worried for the human Danny as he is now vulnerable without his powers and he did have a lot of enemies.
As soon as I check on human Danny, I get the urge to check on ghost Danny to make sure he's okay. I couldn't decide who to stay with, my brotherly instincts and paranoia made it hard for me to decide who is safe and who is in danger. I didn't know which Danny needed me the most, and this made me constantly go back and forth between them, until… I collapsed somewhere… I think… and turned human again… I think.
The next thing I knew was waking up in my room… with Jazz there, looking at me in concern.
"Hey Andy… glad to see you're awake. You had me worried when I saw you unconscious outside our house. You're lucky Mom and Dad didn't see you, or they'd be asking you a lot of questions right now," Jazz said.
"Ugh… Jazz?" I slowly sat up from the bed. "What time is it?"
"It's nearly dawn actually, you were out all night. Hey, do you know what's been going on with Danny?" Jazz asked me. "He's been acting really… weird all night when he came home."
I was out all night? Jazz must've gotten up really early to check on me… or probably us since Danny's acting weird and all. Should I tell her about the Ghost Catcher?
"Well it has something to do with us being ghosts," I said. "You know how Mom and Dad made that Fenton Ghost Catcher?"
"You mean the one in your room?" Jazz pointed at the very net sitting in our room. Huh, Danny never took it back to the lab? Then again with how lazy he's become I shouldn't be surprised.
"Yeah. Well you know how it's supposed to expunge all things ghostly? Well Danny had this 'bright idea' to use it so he could have a personal life and a superhero life separately," I began to say.
"What? How does that work?" Jazz asked.
"Well he went through the Ghost Catcher and it split him in half," I said.
"Wait what!?" She looked at our sleeping human brother in horror.
"N-not literally Jazz, he's still whole physically, but… let's just say he's only half the guy he used to be," I said with a sheepish chuckle. "His ghost side got all his responsibility personality, as well as an eccentric comic book superhero behavior, while this Danny got all the… carefree, laziness version," I answered the best I could without sounding too confusing. I was there and even I would easily get confused by the situation.
"So you're saying Danny's ghost half is out there somewhere right now while the… uh… human Danny is right here sleeping?" Jazz asked.
"Pretty much, but it's very weird," I said. "Maybe I should go help the ghost Danny with Technus, he's probably been fighting him all night."
"Technus? … Well are you sure you should go out now?" Jazz asked.
"Yeah, as long as human Danny is safe, I can be at ease while helping ghost Danny," I answered her.
"Alright, you go on ahead, I'll cover for you with Mom and Dad." Jazz smiled at me and I smiled back in appreciation.
"Thanks Jazz, hopefully I won't be out too long," I said before standing up and looking out the window. The sun was starting to light the sky.
And so now I find myself flying through the dawn sky in searching for Super Danny and Technus. Jeez, how hard can it be to find a giant mecha ghost rampaging through the city?
Then I heard a loud explosion before something black and white flew past me. I stopped in midair and looked to see it was ghost Danny, he just flew back after getting hit.
"Danny! Are you okay? You've been fighting Technus all night," I asked in concern.
"Fear not, dear brother of mine! For I do not need sleep as much as humans do! And I would've easily defeated Technus if not for the fact his ghost shield prevented me from painfully pummeling him into a pulp! I can't turn human for some reason, but I will try to penetrate through!" Super Danny answered with enthusiasm.
So Technus was using the RV's portal ghost shield to keep ghost Danny from even getting to him… perhaps this calls for a human's touch.
"Maybe I could help by turning human myself?" I suggested.
"That would be an excellent idea, brother of mine!" Super Danny said. "Let's begin operation: turn off the killer RV!"
I flew down to the electricity that was being powered through town. Technus was drawing more electricity from each building and power cords he came across.
I quietly turned back to human when I was right on top of the RV and landed on it. Okay, now I just gotta get inside. I opened the door, which was surprisingly unlocked, and looked at the glowing controls. Okay, what's the ideal thing to do here? Technus seems to be trying to gain more power by draining the town's electricity… I wonder what will happen if he loses all that power? Well, I'm usually against doing stupid things like this, but this is one of those times where pushing every single button you see is a plausible strategy.
I began pushing every button available to drain Technus of his batteries. Lights, disco ball, a giant Dad sign that says FENTON and a bunch of other stuff popped up. Technus was slowing down, but not soon enough, there was a kid crying in the road and I had to grab the steering wheel to move away from that kid. Seriously kid, I know you're scared and all but crying in the middle of the street like this is just asking to be run over.
Now that I had my hands on the steering wheel, an idea came to me; drive him off a cliff or into the ocean, whichever is closer. Maybe I could get his ghost shield turned off by then.
"H-HEY! WHAT'S HAPPENING!? WHY AM I GOING TO PLACES I DO NOT WISH TO GO TO!?" I heard Technus shouting from above, guess he didn't know that a human hijacked his vehicle.
I heard a lot of noises other than Technus shouting, and the RV was rocking, so I can only assume that Super Danny was up there, still battling it out. Perhaps he's trying to keep Technus from noticing me, either way it works out for me. If I remember this part of town right, there should be a pier that leads into the ocean.
I stepped on the gas as we came close to the pier… and then I noticed the pier had a carnival today. Well then… driving Technus safely off into the ocean just got harder. Of course, being 14 and not having a lot of driving experience… well it was pretty hard to not hit anything. I crashed into a few buildings, but I tried not to hit anyone. I hope I didn't… and there was a lot of panicking people running around.
I wasn't sure what was going on, but I saw Super Danny flying past me while holding onto his human half. Wait what? What's human Danny doing out here? I wish I knew what the heck was going on, but I was too busy trying not to crash or run over someone. I had to make a beeline to the ocean.
Then I saw a blur of black and white past the windshield and noticed the human Danny was falling- what wait? When did Danny get here? I saw that Super Danny just saved him, good, so I can just focus on getting this mecha monster into the sea.
"STOP! WATER DOES NOT GO WELL WITH ELECTRICITY!" I heard Technus yelling in panic.
The steering wheel was fighting me for control, but I kept a steel grip on it, forcing to go where I want it to go. I began to smell smoke… just a little further… Wait, the ghost shield still hadn't dissipated! I didn't use enough power to deactivate it. I couldn't do anything else because the RV flew off the edge of the pier and splashed straight into the ocean.
"Oh that's just great, now I can't get out as a ghost," I grumbled to myself as Technus and I were slowly going down the water. I heard Technus screaming before he went quiet. There was a big ERROR on the screen in front of me… guess he shut off to prevent an explosion.
Huh, that makes it easier for me. With Technus shut down, the ghost shield was shut off too. I focused on the core inside me, letting it activate and change me into my ghost form. Ghosts really have it easy; able to phase out of things like a sinking vehicle and not have to worry about drowning. I felt my body tingle as I became intangible and phased out of the sinking RV. Dad's not going to be happy about this.
Another discovery I've made as a half ghost was that in ghost form I apparently didn't need to breathe to live, or at least I'm able to stop breathing for a long period of time without my lungs burning for air. Hmm… the more I think about these powers, the more I want to learn about them. I flew up to the surface, seeing Super Danny carrying human Danny and landed on the pier.
"Yo Andy bro, like, what happened to the RV?" Human Danny asked me in that weird surfer accent.
"Probably sinking to the bottom of the ocean," I answered. "What are you doing here? Last time I saw you, you were still in bed."
Human Danny- am I seriously going to have to keep calling my brother that?- shrugged and said, "I called up Tucker and Sam and, like, asked them if they wanted to have some fun at the fair today, yeah."
"That is until our dad tried to get my human counterpart to shoot me down." Super Danny frowned.
I gave a sigh before I said, "Hey Danny… both of you, I know you wanted your normal life and superhero life separate, but this whole splitting yourself in half thing is confusing and just plain wrong. Are you sure you want to remain half of a person you once were?"
Human Danny gave me a look, but Super Danny gave a nod and said, "Our brother is right! We should become one again and live as who we should be rather than as half the person!"
"Oh come on, that would like totally ruin my weekend of fun," Human Danny groaned.
It was so strange to see two different Dannys with polar opposite personalities clashing with each other. Super Danny is like the responsible Danny while human Danny is the laid back, only want to have fun Danny.
Super Danny ignored human Danny's complaints and phased into his body. I frowned when I still felt the aura of ghost energy being used, and Danny's eyes were glowing green.
"Uh Danny…?"
"Yes, dear brother?"
… Yeah, he just got overshadowed. I was about to say this when a beam of light came at me out of nowhere and hit me across the pier with searing pain.
"Gah!"
"You stay away from my son, spook!"
I groggily looked up from the ground. Of course, my dad was there, holding a big bazooka with his hand and aimed at me. It felt pretty awful, being hunted and targeted by your own parents, the people you love and trust. Tucker and Sam ran up beside him, looking nervous. I couldn't see what Danny was doing since he was behind Dad's large body. I turned myself intangible and phased under the pier, not wanting to deal with the drama of my own father shooting at me.
"Darn, he got away!"
I guess I'll be meeting Danny and my friends back home later. I turned myself invisible and flew away from the fair.
Looking down at Amity Park, it served to remind me why I always wanted to fly like my brother did when he first became half ghost. I was heading for Fenton Works to see if the problem with human Danny and Super Danny's been resolve when I felt that hot ghost sense of mine coming out of my mouth. Oh great, what ghost is nearby?
I landed in the alleyway that wasn't too far from my house, this is where I was sensing that ghost. I looked around… they've gotta be nearby…
"Well…" I jumped when I heard a disturbingly familiar voice. "Look at what the ghost cat dragged in."
It was Dustin again.
"... Well, haven't seen you since the Pariah Dark incident. You've been awfully quiet lately," I said to him in a nonchalant way.
"Hmph. Don't act like you're better than me after that one incident," Dustin growled.
"I'm not acting like that," I said. "But I do have to wonder… why do you always come after me?"
"Heh, isn't that obvious? You and I are a lot alike, so of course I'm more drawn to you." Dustin smiled. "I still don't understand why you let me go after everything I did, to you and everyone else, but don't think this means I'm going to suddenly change and be your friend."
"I wasn't asking you to be my friend… but I had hoped that maybe you could see that having mercy isn't a weakness," I told him.
"Like I give an ectoplasm! It's every ghost for himself," Dustin growled at me. "Heh, you know, for someone who's afraid of his own brother, you sure do like hanging onto him. It's so stupid really, if he's a threat to you, then you should just kill him and be done with it. So why? Why do you continue to let him linger around you despite your fear?"
"Because he's my brother and I love him," I answered him without hesitation. "... Don't you have anyone like that?"
At this, Dustin looked hesitant, but he just gave me that creepy smile, "Heh… you'll soon learn, Andy, that mercy will be your biggest weakness."
I frowned at him, why was he so insistent on giving me a hard time? Dustin phased into the ground, disappearing from my view.
Well, at least I made it back home without anymore incident. I guess I'll just wait here until everyone comes back home. Until then, maybe I can work on that telekinesis ability.
DarkFoxKit: If I used curse words in this story, Dustin wouldn't have said 'ectoplasm' there. Anyways, yes, Dustin is still here, but he won't show up much for a while. Did you guys liked how I handled the episode with Andy? Or maybe I should've tried something else? Because I'll be honest; I was stuck on this chapter for the longest time. I just couldn't figure out what to have Andy do in this episode that hadn't already been done by someone else. What do you guys think? I'd like to hear your thoughts. I'm DarkFoxKit and I look forward to hearing from you.