Chapter 32: A Date in the Ghost Zone

Starfire was happy and why shouldn't she be. She is young, healthy, beautiful, and with the greatest friends a person could have. Not only that, the greatest boyfriend a girl could ever ask for.

One who is handsome, sweet, strong, brave and most of all, he likes her just as she likes him.

The lovely alien princess was in her room and spotted her beloved pet maggot-mutant Silkie.

"Oh my little bumgorf..." Starfire hugged her pet before placing him down on his bed and then saw a framed picture on her table.

It's one of her and Danny during one of their previous dates and he is in his human form in it.

Starfire picked up his photo, smiled and kissed the image before giggling, feeling high in spirit.

Enough that she is still floating in the air as she did so...

She still couldn't believe what she had now with him. When she first met him, she was instantly love-struck and thought their feelings were mutual that she was gave into her impulses, unaware of the true effect he had on her. She is still a little embarrassed by how wild she acted but at least now she and Danny are together, he is comfortable around her, he trusts her and she can't remember a time where she has been happier.

"Oh Danny..." Starfire sighed as she placed the precious picture down and then checked the time.

It was getting late and she really should be getting her rest. A Titan has to be ready for anything and everything, after all.

The pretty alien princess soon rested on her breath, her final thoughts being on her wonderful boyfriend and what he means to her before she succumbs to slumber.

Starfire, now a little older and taller, was within a large, futuristic style home, in the middle of preparing some food.

This is a home she had on Earth that was a blend with everything you could expect from a human home and a Tameranean home as well.

She knew why, since this is her home, a home she shares with some people she loved with all of her heart.

'Starfire, I'm home." A male voice called and Starfire smiled.

Here is one of them. An older, taller Danny Phantom had come in and greeted Starfire with a kiss.

"Greetings, Darling... how was the day you had experienced?" Starfire asked her love.

"Busy, I'm just glad to be back." He said lovingly.

Soon more people ran or rather flew into the room. Little children. Four of them, two boys and two girls who looked a lot like Danny and Starfire.

"Mama... Papa... come play with us!" One of the boys asked as he flew to them with a large smile that is just like Starfire's.

"Do not worry, my little one." Starfire said. She walked over and picked her son up. "We will enjoy the playtime with you."

Both her son and the rest of her children cheered.

Danny walked over and returns to human form.

"What do you all want to play?" He asked his children.

"Tag!" The smallest of the little girls asked. "Winner gets a kiss from mama!"

Both Starfire and her beloved nodded.

"Tag! You're it, mama!" One of the sons poked Starfire on her leg.

"Okay!" Starfire said as she went to the wall and covered her eyes. "I am performing the counting down!"

"We are doing the hiding!" Her oldest son says.

Starfire then counts down from 10. "10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… even if you are currently not the ready, I am coming now!"

Starfire flew into the living room, passing a portrait of her fellow Titans, a photo of her and Danny at his prom with her pink dress, and their wedding picture of her in her traditional Tamaranean wedding dress.

She heard a snicker of a little girl coming from behind the couch. Having a playful smile, Starfire peeked around and saw one of her little girls there.

"You found me, Mama!" She said.

Starfire took her daughter in her arms playfully rubbed her nose on the girl's belly.

"I have, small one!" She heard another snicker from the ceiling. Looking up, Starfire saw one of her boys pressing onto it. "I see you, my son!" Starfire said.

"Yes, you have!" He flew down and hugged her.

As Starfire hugged her son, she heard some whispering from a closet nearby. Starfire flew to it and opened the door, seeing her remaining son and daughter in there.

"I see.." Starfire had a smile on her face. "Therefore, your father is all that is left."

Danny, regains visibility in front of her.

"I win!" He said as their children laughed happily. "And it looks like you won as well."

"We both have won so much." She looked around to her beloved children. "And we have so much more as well…" Starfire learned in, puckering her lips as Danny closed his eyes and ready for a kiss.

A sleeping Starfire smiled as she continued having this wonderful, wonderful dream and how deep down, she hopes it will come true.

'Danny..." Starfire whispered in her sleep as she dreamed for the rest of the night.

Unaware of what tomorrow entails.

It was Sunday at noon. Danny made plans with his girlfriend again and was going over to see her. He peeked in to see his sister studying.

"I'm going to go see Starfire."

To his surprise, Jazz looked happy.

"Cool... tell Victor I said hi!" Jazz said enthusiastically.

Danny raised a brow at that before shrugging.

He then heard his parents heading out the door.

"Kids! We're going out!" Jack yelled from the first floor. "Just steer clear of the basement for a while, we're charging a new weapon called the Fenton Antenna! It temporarily gives a person certain powers of a ghost for 2-3 hours! Not sure why I had to mention that much but I wanted to be sure!"

He and his wife make it would the door before Danny realized the coast was clear and he could teleport to his girlfriend.

After a quick hello to his new friends, Danny picked up Starfire and together, they returned to FentonWorks.

Danny noticed hos uncharacteristically quiet she is.

"Something wrong, Starbolts?" Danny asked.

"Danny…" Starfire thought back to her dream last night of her and Danny being a loving couple with children. "Do you ever… do you-" She blushed, unsure of what to say.

"Do I what?"

"Do you think I am… the pretty?"

Danny smiled and spoke to his girlfriend. "Of course."

"Really?" She asked, hopeful.

"Come on Starfire, you know that I have always thought that you are pretty."

"Even when we met?" Starfire playfully asked.

Danny chuckled.

"Hey, when I saw you, I thought you were the prettiest girl I have ever seen." Danny said sincerely.

It's true, just before he figured out that she was an alien and how obsessive she could be, Danny knew he was attracted to her at first sight.

He could still remember what happened that night he met the girl who has wound up being an important part of his life.

FLASHBACK

"Great... I would like something to go right tonight..." Danny grumbled under his breath.

He was in another dimension, Johnny 13 was still out causing trouble, his powers were shorted out due to that device and he has to keep his guard up for that Tan-whatever...

Can anything else go wrong?

"Hello there, Handsome One." He suddenly heard a feminine voice.

"Huh?" Danny thought as he turned around.

Once he did, his eyes widened when he saw a teenage girl who looked to be around his age, send him flirty looks. Danny was stunned. She's even prettier than Paulina. She has long dark red hair, green eyes, a slender build and she is wearing a purple, almost futuristic styled outfit.

This is the first thing he thought after laying eyes on her.

'She's gorgeous...' Danny thought as a flush formed on his face as he looked at her.

A smile also formed on his face as well as he kept looking at her and realized that she is flirting with him.

'Maybe tonight won't be so bad...' Danny thought, unaware of how ironic such a thing it was to think.

End of Flashback

Starfire blushed at those words while sitting on his bed.

"So, even then, you thought that of me? Even while you were afraid?"

"Just because you made me uncomfortable, doesn't mean I didn't think you were pretty. Besides, I knew you weren't trying to hurt me. Plus, your sister would be way scarier."

Starfire chuckled.

"Indeed." She admitted. "We must keep them away fr-" She realized what she was about to say and froze, looking worried.

Danny caught that word and looked surprised. "Them? Who is them?"

Starfire darted her eyes back and forth.

She was referring to the children she dreamt of having the night before. She couldn't say that to him, so she decided to try and make it seem like a slip of the tongue.

"Her!" She said. "Tongue slipping made me say the wrong word."

Danny rose one eyebrow before shrugging and smiling.

"You got that right."

"So Darling, what shall we do today?" Starfire asked her boyfriend, wanting to get that thought out of her head.

"Well, we can chill for now here. Later, I gotta take care of something."

After spending time together, watching a movie and Danny filling in Starfire about his adventures, Danny noticed what time it was.

"Sorry, Kory, I gotta jet." Danny said.

"Where are you going, Danny?"

"I'm heading to the Ghost Zone."

"Ghost Zone?"

"You've technically been there before. It's the dimension that unite my universe with yours." Danny explained. "I go to keep an eye on the ghosts and make sure they aren't up to anything bad."

"I see." Starfire said. "May I accompany you?"

"I don't know…" He said, unsure. He saw her looking a bit sad that their time together was at an end, he smiled. "Do you want to come along with me?"

Starfire smiled and nodded.

"I have become immune, remember?"

"Well, I guess it's okay. Come on."

Danny led Starfire with him downstairs. However, as he did, he realized he forgot something.

"The Antenna!" He shouted.

"What?" Starfire asked.

Suddenly, the Fenton Antenna shocked the two.

Once the shock was done, Danny looked at himself for a moment and smiled.

"That was close… you okay, Starbolts?" He looked and saw her missing. "Starbolts?"

"I nodded." Her voice called out.

This caught Danny by surprise as he looked around.

"Where are you?"

"In front of you, Danny." Her voice called out again.

His eyebrows raised, Danny looked around.

"Where?"

"EEP!" Her voice went. "I am the not visible!"

Danny slapped himself in the forehead.

"My dad said it'll give you some of my powers for a few hours." He said. He stuck his hand out. "Take my hand!"

He feels Starfire's hand in his.

"How will I regain visibility, Danny?" She asked.

"Just think visible! That's what I do."

"Okay…" Starfire held Danny's hand tight, though not too tight as it would hurt him. "Think visible. Think visible."

Suddenly, she appeared in front of him, causing Danny to sigh in relief.

"Thank X'Hal…" Starfire gasped.

"Dad did say that it will only last about three hours..." Danny said. "Maybe I should just take you home?"

"I think that I will be getting the hang of it." She insisted. "As long as you are there to aid me, I do not think I will have much to worry. Let us go, I do not wish to get in the way of your duties."

While reluctant, Danny nodded since Starfire is tough and could protect herself.

The two entered the ghost zone, unaware that soon, someone will need protection. That someone isn't Starfire.

Meanwhile in the Ghost Zone

Clockwork, Pandora and Frostbite were all gathered, watching the entire thing since Starfire arrived on Earth. The latter two arrived due to an invitation from Clockwork. They sometimes watch as the lovebirds spent time together. This time, they were told ahead of time when it would occur. The fact that Danny decided to let Starfire come with him into the Ghost Zone was an indication that things would be getting hectic for the poor boy.

"How long until he regrets it?" Pandora asked.

"Knowing how clueless he can be and due to now admitting he likes her… it will be better to just see for yourself." Clockwork said as he prepared snacks.

"He will be okay, right?" Frostbite asked, greatly concerned for his young friend and the girl he likes seeing him with.

"Of course. Danny and her do have sincere feelings for each other... he's mostly going to be worried for her sake... but they will be alright." Clockwork explained as he and his guests all sat together.

"Good thing we're in a lower chamber he's not aware of." Pandora said as all of them sat together in front of a large monitor.

The show is about to begin.

Danny sighed, unable to believe that his dads new device gave Starfire a copy of his powers.

Since she's not human, it might have a terrible effect on her.

"Are you feeling okay, Kory?" Danny asked in concern.

"I believe so…" Starfire said, looking at her hand. It disappeared. "EEP!" Her panic causes the hand to return. "This is the very odd, even for me." Starfire admitted.

"Well, maybe Clockwork can let me go back in time and stop it from happening."

"Clockwork?" Starfire asked, noticing on odd clock tower in the distance.

"Yeah, he is the who told me about you being in Paris and that you were kidnapped by those lizard creeps..." Danny said.

"How did he know?" Starfire asked, confused.

"He is the master of time, he can see the past and the future... not to mention a total know-it-all." Danny explained with an eye-roll.

"I suppose I am owing him of the thank you." Starfire said, feeling thankful.

"Well, he lives in the clock tower we're heading to." Danny said, pointing at said tower.

"This zone of ghosts... it is where all ghosts live?" Starfire asked.

"Oh yeah, I know that sounds confusing." Danny said. "Do you wanna keep going? This place might make you loopy."

"I would not worry, I am with immunity now, and I wish to help you." Starfire insisted.

Danny thought about it.

"Alright, I guess the worst that could happen is you hating an enemy even more than usual..." Danny said, not worried about him since as he said earlier, Starfire has had great self-control lately.

Besides, what could happen? He thought.

"Clockwork?" Danny called out.

No one answered.

"He seems to not be present. Is he usually absent?"

"No…" Danny said, sounding worried. "I've never seen him anywhere else in this tower."

As Danny looked around, Starfire walked to a monitor. There were images flashing on it.

She saw several images of her past with Danny, namely one of the alley where they met.

She had a small smile as she reach out to the image, which suddenly grew to take up the entire monitor.

There, she saw the events that transpired that night.

Starfire calling out to who she thought was a Tamaranean male and flirting with him. She saw Danny immediately eager when he saw her, confirming Danny's words about what he thought of her.

Then she saw it, and it made her feel bad.

Danny realized something off about this pretty girl and she started to become very intimate with someone who wasn't ready or interested.

Starfire saw how her kisses were making him very uncomfortable and growing afraid of her.

Even when he flew off, she saw how disturbing and unpleasant she was being.

"I was… like this?" She asked out loud, more than upset with herself for what she saw.

Danny wasn't listening, he was looking for Clockwork. As he did, he passed by a certain door with a certain Fenton Thermos. It was a door he knew more than anything he never wanted to open.

Starfire was at the point now where she was kissing the boy in the dumpster when she felt like she's seen enough and pushed the monitor. This didn't push it back, but it did shrink the video back into a still image of the alley.

Realizing what this is, Starfire saw a picture of the Eiffel Tower. Her curiosity got the better of her and she pressed it.

It was her in the perfume store when Danny came in. She saw something sparking in his back and he pulled it out.

She recognized the device. Danny explained it to her what it was and what it did to him.

Not helping is the image of her past self, hugging him tightly again.

She saw how terrified Danny looked, how desperate he was to get away.

She looked ahead to see Danny looking around for Clockwork, realizing he's not paying attention to what she's seeing.

Starfire tries to make the footage disappear like before, but instead she somehow fast forwards it, not scrolling past the 2 hours they spent in the closet. It lasted about 2 minutes and the entire time she saw her darling go through expressions of fear and some kind of interest.

It made her feel guilty.

Then, she finally made it stop. At the part where the two share a kiss on the Eiffel Tower.

It made her look relieved. He wasn't afraid or reluctant at all.

It brought a smile to her face. One that somehow got bigger.

It made her feel warm and lighter inside.

She presses the screen and it shrinks down. She notices an arrow to the right and presses it. It then moves to show more images. She realizes these are points of their lives that Clockwork has seen. That's when she saw it.

It was a picture of the Ghost Zone. Pressing it, she saw her flying after Danny. He was flying away for some reason. She chose to stop and shrink the image down.

What was that?

"Starfire?" Danny calls out.

Hearing his voice, Starfire steps away from the monitor to look like she did nothing.

Danny walks in, not noticing what happened.

"You okay?"

"Yes!" She said rather eagerly. "I am the okay!"

Danny rose an eyebrow, but shrugged anyway.

"He's not here. I guess he's doing… time master stuff. Whatever that is."

While Danny speaks to himself, he's not noticing how lovestruck Starfire is as she stares at him.

He's somehow gotten… the cuter since we got here.

As she stares, Danny snaps his finger in her face, snapping her out of it.

"Kory?" He asks. "You okay? You spaced out there."

"I am… fine." She said, though a bit unsure.

"Well, I guess we better get going…" Danny said. "Come on, we gotta make sure nobody is plotting something."

Danny flew off, with Starfire, having a big smile on her face, followed him.

As they left, Clockwork came out of the shadows, having a smile on his face.

"Here it goes."

The finally stopped, Danny needing a moment to decide where to go.

"Okay… maybe we could try Skulker's Island? Nah, he'd probably expect that. Maybe… Klemper's icy home?" As he kept talking, he didn't notice what Starfire was doing. "Actually, that's a bad idea. I guess we could swing by Walker's prison. Give the rule fanatic a hassle." He now noticed Starfire was looking at him, with an odd smile. One that was familiar, but not in a good way. "Uh, you okay?"

"Oh Danny, have I told you yet how adorable you are?" Starfire said in a dreamy voice, causing Danny to blink and look back to her.

"Well... not yet, anyway..." Danny chuckled, only for Starfire to wrap her arms around him.

"Then I shall say it, you are so the adorable." Starfire said romantically and Danny grinned.

"Thanks, you're pretty adorable yourself..." Danny said, unaware that his words are having a stronger effect on her than usual.

Starfire responded by kissing him. Danny, not seeing anything unusual, kissed her back. They pulled away and before Danny could gently get out, she kissed him against, this time sliding her tongue in his mouth. Danny's eyes widen in shock, as he finally began to notice she is acting pretty different, more aggressive in her affections.

Danny pulled away, trying to ask what has come over her, only for Starfire to grab his face and kiss him again. He eventually managed to get his mouth away and pushed her off a bit, but Starfire is still trying reach and kiss him.

"K-Kory, calm down! What are you doing?" Danny said in worry and gasped when she started kissing his neck.

"I am merely expressing my love for you by hugging and kissing you, Darling. We are a couple..." Starfire said as she started kissing him on the cheek. "And couples are affectionate."

Danny is getting a bad feeling as he tried to think.

We are in the ghost zone and Starfire emotions could still act up... is it possible that... that being here is making her even crazier than before?

Danny got his answer when she grabbed, dipped him and then gave him a really long kiss without asking.

It confirmed his theory, Starfire was acting love crazy again.

Danny became intangible and got out, only for Starfire to grab him, her hands also intangible as she now clung to him and was nuzzling his cheek.

'Oh man... I forgot that she has a copy of my powers!' Danny thought, feeling nervous about the implications here.

Yes, he admits that he has feelings for her and he is her boyfriend and she does have strong, real feelings for him, however...

He doesn't want this unless she is in control of her actions and... and he needs his space!

"I got to stop this..." He realizes. "Starfire... please... I can hardly breathe..." Danny pleaded, now to get kissed on the lips in response.

"Oh darling... my darling! I wish to be like this forever..." Starfire said dreamily.

Danny flinched and looked around, relieved that Desiree wasn't around to make this worse. He managed to use his intangible to escape and tried flying to find a place to think of a way to fix Starfire before either she or he get hurt.

Thanks for your help, FP11.

So, I was gonna have them time travel, but it would have gone too long.

So, we're back to her chasing Danny.

It'll only last the next chapter. After that I'm giving the story a break, like a month or so to focus on other stories I'm doing, including Crisis and Possible Encounter