Chapter 25: Start of Something New

For the past Earth hour, the females of Tamaran search high and low for the attractive boy they assume was a silver-haired tamaranean.

They searched each house they could find, each alleyway, and still nothing.

"I believe I heard he went this way!" One shouted.

The women in one such alley left when they heard and flew off.

Once they were gone, a voice can be heard from a large canister.

"I believe they are no longer here…" Starfire said.

"Yeah, it sounds like it." Danny said.

Lifting the canister, both Danny Phantom and Starfire look around, relieved to see no one present.

"Good thing this trash can was here."

"Um… Danny? That is the not the can of trash. We use it for the excrement of our pets…"

Danny shudders.

He looks around. He then looks up, seeing the palace.

"Okay… how do we get from here to there?" He asks with his fists at his waist.

Starfire looks around and sees a large greenish robe that's been discarded. She takes it and gives it to Danny.

"Wear this. It may conceal your black and white."

Danny shrugs and puts it on.

"Okay… but what about my hair?"

Starfire sees something poking out of what Danny assumed is a dumpster. She takes it, looking like a red clump of hair, and puts it on his head.

"This will help you assume the appearance of a different tamaranean." She says with a smile.

"And this is…?" He asks, unsure if he wants the answer.

"Hair from a large, red flarnop!" She says as though it were obvious.

Danny just stared at her, unsure what to think.

"I have so many questions… but clearly I have no time for an answer."

The two walk down the streets, passing by several tamaraneans. Many of the females just ignore him as they keep going. Danny lets out a breath he didn't know he was holding back.

"So far, so good… never thought I'd be so happy to have girls ignore me."

"They ignore you back home?" She asks.

"Yeah… before I became… as you know me, I didn't have that many friends. A lot of people just saw me as the nobody who had the weirdo parents. Most girls only want Danny Phantom… but Fenton? I'm lucky if someone gives me the time of day."

Starfire frowned at hearing this.

"I assume the one you call Dash is like this?"

"He's usually the guy who causes it!"

Starfire looked saddened.

"I am sorry you had to deal with such abuse. Clearly, the overwhelming affections of an alien girl only added those stresses of your life." She said.

Danny looked at her, realizing how upset she is with herself, still for her earlier interactions with him from when she thought he was like her.

She put a hand on her shoulder.

"You know I don't hold that against you, right? I technically never did, it was more my fault for my body's power affecting you."

"That is not a proper excuse…" She says. "Seeing these women chase after you reminded me of how uncomfortable you were and I was too much in the false love to notice."

She looked saddened.

Danny suddenly stopped being afraid for his safety and only noticed Starfire.

He had to cheer her up, somehow.

He looked around and saw what looked like ships.

"Starfire? What are those ships for?"

She looked.

"They are like the autobuses of Earth. Those in particular are for fast travel to the palace for tamaraneans who are too much of the tiredness for flight."

Danny smiles.

"There's our ticket to get back quicker."

Sneaking in, Danny and Starfire find their seats, giving them a chance to relax.

The ship takes off and flies up.

Danny looks out the window and sees the expansive desert. He sees Starfire looking and smile, though it was a sad one.

"Are you okay?" He asks.

"Yes… and no. I am remembering how Tamaran once was."

"Once was?"

"Tamaran was once a planet of lovely greens, forests and jungles." Her smiles became a sad frown. "Then… the Gordanians arrived…"

"Oh…" Danny realized what she was implying.

"I know when you saw Tamaran, it wasn't the kind of world you expected… but I can't let go of what it once was…" She says.

"Is there any way to… I don't know, restore it? Like, your magic friend Raven using a spell? Or any other heroes?"

"I do not know… and yet I do not think I should. This world is ours, my friends and my home on Earth is their home to care for…"

Danny puts a hand on Starfire's.

"That doesn't mean you can't ask." He says. "They care for you, Starfire. I'm sure if you told them, they'd help you in any way they can."

Starfire smiles.

There's the smile I like. Danny thought.

"I suppose my world is, as the saying goes, a diamond in the rough."

Danny chuckled.

"That's not what the-" Danny stops and gets up. "Wait a minute!"

This catches everyone's attention in the ship.

But what caught their attention more is his sudden getting up causes the fake hair to fall off.

"What is it?" She asks.

"The jewel!" He says. "I completely forgot! You still have it!"

"No… I left it in my room. I did not know we would be chased."

"Oh…" He says, sounding embarrassed.

Because Starfire's head was down, looking at the window, she notices once she turns her head something red on the floor. Looking up, she gasps.

"What's wrong?" He asks.

"Your fake hair! It is off!"

Looking at the floor, Danny slowly looks up and sees many females staring at him, looking like they have pink heart eyes and big open-mouth smiles.

"Uh oh…"

Danny and Starfire burst through the wall of the ship, flying out. The dozens of females follow suit.

"Starfire!" He calls out, lagging behind. "I'm too weakened! I can't keep up!"

Starfire comes in and grabs his arm.

"I have you!"

She speeds up.

Danny does take a moment to admire Starfire, smiling at her helping him out.

"There's the palace!" He shouts.

Unfortunately, tamaranean women rise and block their way.

"We must take the long way!" Starfire says.

She dives downward. The sudden speed causes the coat to fall of Danny.

They head into an alley, where she sees a large crack in the wall and stuffs herself and Danny in it.

Due to how tight it is, Danny and Starfire are pressing into each other. He blushes.

"Kind of crowded… isn't it?" He asks.

"Apologies." She says, realizing how uncomfortable it is. Suddenly, she flinches. "Eep! Something pokes me below!"

"Not me!" He says defensively.

Struggling to move, Danny feels something between him and Starfire. He pulls it out. It resembles a small fish.

"Huh?"

"Aww!" Starfire says. "It is an infant Space Dolphin!"

Danny just stares at her before letting the small thing go flying away.

"I'm not sure if I should think it's cool or weird… probably both."

Seconds pass. They hear no one.

It took them a while, but Danny's eyes darted to Starfire. She notices, causing him to look away. He looks back at her, causing her to look away.

Both of their faces turn red.

"This is not how I wished for you to enjoy your time on Tamaran." She says.

"It's okay." He says. "Being Valentine's Mating Season not withstanding… I like this world."

Starfire smiles warmly at him. Then, she looks away and her smile becomes a frown.

"I am sorry… I think your energy is affecting me again." Starfire says.

Danny looks worried.

He tries to say something to assure her it'll be fine, but finds he can't say anything.

"Starfire…" He still manages to say.

This caused her to look up anyway.

"Yes?"

He doesn't say anything, instead he starts sweating and tries to make a smile.

Looking at him does cause her to start smiling, blinking once as if to get his attention.

They stare at each other for a moment before the wall they're inside of starts shaking.

"Is that an earthquake?"

"Not during this season."

"Please tell that's the space dolphins at work."

She shakes her head.

Danny's eyes widen, realizing what's about to happen.

The wall bursts open, seeing it by Alisand'r, hovering from above and using her hands.

"There you are!"

Starfire grabs Danny's hand, flying as fast as she can.

It's not fast enough, as her cousin and several other females are catching up to them.

"Are we almost there?" Danny asked.

"I believe so." She answers

"Looking for this?!" Alisand'r asks.

The two stop and see, much to their shock, she's holding his father's device.

"How did you get that?!" Danny asks.

"I saw it fall out and I figure it must be important in some way…" She says with a smile. "Come to me and I'll hand it over."

Looking to each other, Danny nods.

"Let's land."

Reluctantly, Starfire does so, as does Alisand'r and all of the women chasing him.

Danny walks to the older woman in green. He takes his hand out.

"Just let me have it."

"Promise you'll be mine?" She asks.

"I'll be your tamaranean male…" He says, with a smile and wink at Starfire.

"Perfect!"

She gives Danny the device. Before she could hug him, he uses the machine on himself and turns human in front of the entire population.

Everyone gasps.

"Ha! I'm not a tamaranean! I just look like one when I use my powers. They were just locked, but now I'm free. So…" He says with a smile. "I guess I can't be your tamaranean love. So… I guess I'll leave now."

He smiles, assured he's free.

He's not.

Alisand'r kneels down and smiles.

"Do you really think your species is that important?" Danny's smile drops. "I've dated men from Bolovax Vik… you're still cuter than them."

"Besides!" Another tamaranean woman shouts. "I still think you'd be a great husband!"

"I still want you!"

"I still love you!"

"I WANT YOUR BABIES!"

Danny's eyes widen.

"Oh no…"

He steps back, returning to ghost form as he turns invisible.

Alisand'r sniffs the air.

"I can smell your sweat." She flies towards Danny's current location and hugs him with enough force to make him lose invisibility. "You're mine now, Phantom."

"Actually… it's Danny Phantom." He phases through her arms. "And I'm on a date with Starfire." He says as he hides behind the princess herself.

"Y-Yes!" She speaks up. "Danny is my date!"

Alisand'r smiles.

"But that doesn't mean your exclusive to each other…" She points out. "So…"

The start walking towards the two, slowly and almost menacingly.

Danny shivers in fear as Starfire raises her fists and makes them glow.

Seeing this, Danny reaches out for her shoulder.

"Don't! Don't do this for me. Let's just get the jewel and leave."

"No." She says. "I wish to protect you, to make up for the trouble I caused you before learning your identity."

Danny stops shivering and looks touched.

She's doing this for me? To make it up to me?

He went on these two dates to make up for not telling her his true species sooner, and here she is, doing the same thing. Making it up to him for what she did.

This causes Danny to think and realize something.

Something that made him smile.

"Starfire and I are a couple!"

This causes everyone to stop, with Starfire looking shocked by what he said.

"Danny!" She looks to him, concerned as he stood there, with his arms crossed. "Please, do not lie on this day. It is disrespectful."

"Who said I'm lying?" He says.

This causes a gasp to come from her and a blush to form.

"Y-You…" A smile forms. "You are the serious?"

"Yeah…" Danny smiles back. "I like you. I really do. I totally forgive you for before, I was never mad at you. Uncomfortable and slightly afraid, but I know you never meant me harm and never tried to hurt me." He puts a hand on her shoulder. "I like you and want to keep doing this with you."

Slowly, Starfire's eyes widen with joy and her smile becomes big and warmer.

Without thinking, she hugs him and lifts him off the ground.

"GLORIOUS!"

The females express disappointment that this handsome young man is now taken and walk away. All but Alisand'r, who just smiled and shook her head.

"I figured…"

She then flew away.

Starfire lets Danny go and the two hold hands.

They kiss.

Danny returns Starfire to Titans' Tower. The two kiss one more time before Danny flies back.

"I'll see you later." He says.

"Indeed!" She responds with her big grin.

"To FentonWorks."

Danny returned home. In time, he went on the computer to tell his friends what happened. He already told Jazz and she voiced her approval of what's become of her brother and the alien girl.

"So? Tucker asked. "How'd it go?"

"Tell me you're finished and will never see that girl again!" Sam asks.

Danny smiles.

Meanwhile, in Titans' Tower, Starfire returns and sees her friends in the living room.

"Starfire!" Beast Boy says.

"You're back!" Cyborg greets as he eats a large sandwich.

"How'd it go?" Raven asks as she reads a book.

"Is it over?!" Robin asks, hoping to never see Danny again.

Starfire smiles.

The new couple has no idea they say the exact same thing in their respective universes.

"We're a couple now!"

Both said with a smile.

"WHAT?!"

Their friends shout.

Finally, am I right?

Now Danny has the most unique long distance relationship outside of Arrowverse's Wally West... or wait... they broke up.

Now he's dating a cool and attractive alien girl from another universe. Let's explore that idea. Also, for those who miss the romantic chases, they'll be back... only much more playful.

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Also, Space Dolphins are an actual thing in DC Comics... look them up.