Danny & Youmu:"This is a fan-based product, no matter how well it portrays the characters we insist on watching official material to get a feel for them
"Hey, are you ok?"
"Y-yeah, i'm f-f-fine"
"Seriously? Cause I think shaking and stuttering in fear isn't the sign of someone being fine"
Despite being scared, the Half-Phantom found it in her to roll her eyes at the Half-Ghost.
"W-w-w...ugh, what did you expect? I'm flying in a dimension that is home to ghosts, of course I'm not fine!"
"I still can't believe you're a Half-Ghost afraid of Ghosts"
"Half-Phantom, there's a difference"
"Ok even then, don't you hang around Ghosts daily and have a weapon that can easily deal with Ghosts? What are you afraid of?"
"Look, I can't help it, ok? I know it's silly and I don't need to be reminded of it, I get enough of people making fun of me for it"
"Fine, fine, i'm sorry"
"...It's ok"
The two keep flying in the endless green void of the Ghost Zone, Youmu was still nervous with her Phantom Half looking all around her in case of an attack while Danny was flying near her, having an arm around her as a sign of protection and to summon a shield just in case.
"Why are you here anyways?"
"Lady Yuyuko sended my on a errand"
"Oh, what does she want?"
"She told me not to tell and that you'll find out once we get there"
"She said you should not tell me specifically?"
"Yes...not like I know people on this world aside of you anyways"
"Hey, if you want you can get to know my friends, they don't bite"
"I'll think about it, I hope they're as nice as you are" She said with a shy smile.
Danny just looked at the side and blushed green.
"Hehe, I don't think i'm that nice but thank you"
"You are, it's just you're also cocky"
"Heh, I think that's part of the charm"
"Maybe" Youmu said while rolling her eyes.
The two keep flying, Youmu told him that she needed to get to his human world to get what Yuyuko wanted so she needed him to guide her to the portal in his house.
"...Did I interrupt something when I contacted you? When I used that weird metallic thing you gave me to contact you-"
"Fenton Phones"
"When I used the Fenton Phones to contact you, you seemed like you were in the middle of something"
"Oh...I was in the middle of class" He said nonchalantly.
"Wait, you were in the middle of class?!"
"You know what that is?"
"Yes there are teachers and schools in Gensokyo, they just aren't exactly like the ones in your world"
"Oh right, that makes sense"
"Don't change the subject, you shouldn't have skipped class to help me"
"Why not? This is way more important than school"
"If Miss Keine heard you she'll be furious right now…"
"Besides, this is like the billionth time I skipped class, I don't think anyone cares at this point"
"How many times?!"
"It's an exaggeration jeez, besides superhero secret identity remember?"
"Oh...yeah…"
The two keep flying in silence, it seemed talking with Danny calmed Youmu down or at least kept her distracted from the fact she was in the Ghost Zone.
"How is it like?"
"How is it like?"
"Having a secret identity? I never had one and I don't think I ever meet people with one, so i'm curious"
Danny looked somewhat melancholic.
"It's not easy I can tell you that, having to lie so much to my parents and other people, coming with injuries and not being able to say why, failing at school for things out of your control and then having your parents scold you for it and not being able to say the truth...I mean I think my dream of being an astronaut was blow to pieces with combustible nasty sauce, at least I went to space so it's not all lost…"
"Oh, i'm sorry-"
"And I have it easier because at least I have Tucker, Sam and my sister Jazz knowing my secret. Clockwork once showed me alternate timelines and in some of them there were me's that didn't even have that! They are completely alone in the secret identity business and let me tell you they have it baaaaadddd" He moved his arms in a dramatic fashion to further his point.
He looked at the Human/Phantom girl who looked surprised.
"I'm sorry, I sorta went off like that"
"It's ok, it's no problem"
"If you say so"
Danny wondered if he was much slower than before because it was taking an eternity to arrive.
"It's kinda interesting to see a different perspective, I never had to hide behind a double life and most people I meet didn't either. It seems like a great burden to bear"
"It is...but the reason is well worth it" He smiled as he said that.
"It is?" She asked curiously.
"Yeah, seeing that you saved lives, that because of your sacrifice you're making a difference and making the world a better place even if only slightly, that you managed to protect people...it...it feels so right, you know?"
He looked back at her, who seemed to be looking at him with admiration in her eyes...then she shook her head as a blush graced her face momentarily.
"I can't say I feel it to the same extent than you, but when I help Lady Yuyuko and help with incidents...it feels good"
"So it's like your Obsession?"
"My what?"
"Nothing, nevermind"
Youmu chose not to question that and continued flying, it wasn't scary anymore with Danny around, it was calm and nice…
"So do you-"
"We reached the portal"
The Half-Phantom girl opened her eyes in surprise upon seeing that they indeed reached the Fenton Ghost Portal, the journey seemed to last so long she was surprised it ended.
"We need to be careful because my parents might be home, i'm gonna turn us invisible and phase us out of my house, understand?"
The girl nodded, Danny held her hand which made her feel odd inside and felt the Invisibility and Intangibility spread through her. She wondered if she and Lady Yuyuko could use similar abilities to the ghosts of this world if they tried to learn them.
Once they crossed the portal they were in the lab, nobody was there.
"Ok, paths clear" whispered Danny and the two phased through Fenton Works until they were outside.
"Huh, usually when I say 'Paths clear' something immediately gets in my way, must be my lucky day don't you think?"
"Um, sure, it seems to be my lucky day too since things seem to be going smoothly"
"Heh, I know that feeling, so where do you need to go?"
"...Well, maybe there's no harm in telling you this, do you know where a place called "Nasty Burger" is located?"
"...Did Yuyuko just send you to buy a burger?" Danny deadpanned.
"No! It's not just a burger! Lady Yuyuko wants way more than that! Like at least 13 burgers and fries!" She said indignantly.
"..."
"Don't give me that look"
"Do you even have money to buy it?"
"Actually yes" she showed him money, from his world even.
"How did she even get this?"
"She said a friend got it for her"
"And you didn't find it weird...you know what, forget it" Danny sighed.
Yuyuko's loyal servant felt bad now, she hoped she hadn't made Danny mad.
"Are you angry?"
"Nah, I'm annoyed but don't worry, it will pass. More importantly, how are you gonna enter the store and buy things without causing people to panic?"
"How would I cause panic?"
Danny pointed to her ghost half floating around her.
"...will you help me?"
Danny wasn't going to say no, but couldt find it in himself to do it anyway looking at her ashamed face, even her Phantom Half looked apologetic.
"I will, I will, but you'll need a disguise...and I should probably enter with you to help you buy what you need...I got it!"
Danny focused and then a duplicate Danny appeared and flew away.
"I'm using a duplicate to fetch some things so I can stay with you in the meantime"
"T-thanks, I really appreciate all you have done for me so far" Said Youmu flustered.
"Hey it's no biggie, I can't ignore someone who needs help...with exceptions sometimes" He said as if he was recalling an old in-joke...which he was.
Danny guided Youmu to the top of a building to sit at the ledge and let go of the Invisibility since they didn't need it for now, The Ghost Girl figured she could talk to the Ghost Boy in the meantime.
"So...how does the duplicate thing work? How are you controlling it while you are also here with me?"
"Well, it's not easy, the key to getting duplicates to work is being able to multitask and be able to be in multiple places at the same time, Ghosts...the ones from my world at least, contain their consciousness in every drop of ectoplasm which is likely why stuff like duplication, shapeshifting, etc. Is possible...sometimes it's like dual screen other times I switch points of view while my brain subconsciously moves the bodies that i'm not focusing on"
"That sounds really hard to do, there's people who have duplication powers in Gensokyo but I never knew exactly how they worked, never knew it was that hard"
"Yeah, it was hard, it took me 2 years to manage 4 duplicates, in my first months any time I tried even one...well having two heads was the best result, the others involved my body turning into an abomination" He said with a smile, remembering that time he accidentally freed Technus from his confinement in Doomed.
"You had a hard time mastering your powers it seems"
"Well, some was harder than others, I think the biggest hassle was discovering that I could do those things in the first place, I just learned from seeing others doing or by accident, since most of the time I had no one to help me"
"Well, I had a master...but I can relate, mastering my swordsmanship and Danmaku was not easy, it took a lot of training to get it right"
"Where is your master? I haven't seen them in all the times I went to visit you at Hakugyokurou"
"..."
"Oh sorry, touchy subject?"
"...it's ok, after he finished my training he...went away, I haven't seen him since...but I'm sure this is just another test for me, to see how I can handle myself without him around!"
"...uh...so is he like your dad or something?"
"...you could say that"
"Well, I don't know how it is to be without my parents since they have always been with me, in the good, in the bad...in the human and in the Ghost side, although they don't know that last part" He said it somewhat melancholic.
"Have you ever planned on telling them?"
"Yeah, honestly I don't know why I don't do that at this point, all the times that has happened they accepted me easily...I don't know why I get cold feet at this point...guess i'm scared of admitting I been lying to them all this time and that they been hunting their son without knowing"
"Wait, you told them before?"
"Oh yeah, five words:Time Travel and Reality Gauntlet"
"That doesn't tell me anything"
"I'll explain later, looks like I found something"
Before Youmu could ask what he meant, Danny's Duplicate arrived with some clothing, he gave it to the original and vanished.
"Come, I think there's an alleyway we can use to change" He said as he grabbed her hand to turn her invisible and both flew to the alleyway.
"So what do we do about my Phantom Half?" She asked.
Danny showed her a backpack and zipped it open, it took a bit before Youmu realized what he meant.
"Ok, i'm not sure it will work but…" Her Phantom Half got into the backpack, her human half closed it and then put it on.
"How is it?"
"It's a bit uncomfortable, but i'll manage"
"Good, now here, have this" he handed her a wig, a hoodie and sweatpants.
Youmu tucked her dress, put on the blue sweatpants, then the purple hoodie and finally the black haired wig, then put the back pack with her other half on all the while Danny was making sure nobody was looking.
"I'm done"
"Great, aside from being pale you look normal for this town...also that's a pretty good look on you" he said only to realize that last part and blushed a bit.
"W-what about you?" She asked while trying to hide her own blush.
"Simple" He said as two Blue-White Energy Rings appeared and transformed him into Human form.
Youmu was still surprised about that, Half-Phantoms like her had her Human and Phantom Halves separate but also connected, both existed at the same time but weren't in the same body. Danny had both halves in the same body and just shifted between forms, he could have the best of both worlds.
He wasn't the only one, he told her as far as he is aware only 3 of his kind existed and one of them was his clone, he told her to watch out for the oldest of the "Halfas" since he was, in Danny's words...a "Fruitloop"
Youmu very much respected that warning.
"So, are we going?"
"Yes" she said.
The two walked out of the alleyway and into the Nasty Burger, nobody was giving them weird looks so she supposed it was fine.
Once there Danny explained to her how to order the food since it was somewhat different from her worlds, she paid using the money she was given and was told to wait, since it was a lot of food.
Danny then comes up with an idea.
"Hey, do you want me to buy you something to eat? My treat"
"I'm supposed to finish my mission"
"Oh come on, it won't hurt, aren't you curious about this, since they don't have this where you live?"
"...Ok"
"So what do you want?"
"Uh...a burger and fries"
"Ok, it's good for your first time"
After asking for a Nasty burger and Nasty Fries for Youmu while Danny ordered the usual. They waited for everything to be finished which took a while with everything Yuyuko asked Youmu to buy, then the two sat on a table to eat what they ordered for themselves.
"So, how does it taste?" Asked Danny after Youmu took a bite of her Nasty Burger.
"...It's...good actually! I don't think I ate something like this before," Said Youmu with a smile.
"Well you know what they say, Nasty is just one word away from Tasty"
"It's that actually the slogan for this place?"
"Yes, catchy isn't it?"
"...Yeah I can see that"
Danny smiled as he ate his own food, despite how straightforward and Naive Youmu could be, he had fun hanging out with her. Maybe because she was the closest to an Halfa his age he would get...nah, he just got along great with her, she was nice...and cute.
"Are you enjoying your meal?" Asked Danny as Youmu was eating the fries next.
"It's weird, usually i'm focused on getting the mission done so I don't take breaks like this...but this is nice"
"Yeah, it's nice to get a bit of relaxation alongside work, otherwise it gets to ya"
"Does it happen to you often as well?"
"Not all the time, protecting people is my Obsession so I feel better while doing that...but I also like to relax and have fun, enjoy life you know?"
"Is it like you're split in half with both halfs wanting two different things?" Said Youmu already knew that feeling too well.
"Funny you said that because it actually was like that once, I even split my human half and my ghost half to do both things"
"...what?!"
"Yup, my parents have a gadget called the fenton ghost catcher, it can separate ghost from objects they're possessing or people they're overshadowing or in the case of Halfas...separate their halfs"
"Your parents created something that can do that? That's surprising" Said Youmu, the thought of what would happen if that was used on her went through her mind. She knew the gadgets the Fenton makes can affect her after that time Danny accidentally trapped her in that Thermos...she still was a bit annoyed at him for that.
"Yup, they're impressive like that. Anyways, I split myself so I could enjoy the weekend with my friends while I also fought Technus because he escaped from where I trapped him last time. Whenever we halfas split ourselves one half has to take half of our psyche with them which depends on what we intended when the split happened. In my case my human half became focused on the fun aspect while my ghost half focused on...the Super aspect, ugh it's still embarrassing"
"Fascinating... wait what did your ghost half do?"
"Well, the first thing he did was grab a bedsheet to use as a cape, then started using alliterations like my dad while acting like an exaggerated super hero...look it needs to be seen to be believed"
"I wish I was there, I could have helped...and it sounded like a lot of fun"
"You probably could...I also wish I was there for your adventures, I think I could have helped you"
"You could, although I did cause troubles from time to time, like that time I drained the spring from Gensokyo to make the Saigyou Ayakashi bloom…" Said Youmu, flinching at imagining meeting Danny like that, it would be a bad first impression.
"Hey don't worry about that, I have forgiven people for worse, once a time I dated a girl that tried to kill my alter ego constantly, she didn't know that to be fair"
Youmu found it weird he mentioned specifically dating someone, but she paid no mind to it.
"That's nice, I wouldn't want to be on your bad side, you're a nice guy and i'm happy to be around you" She said with a small blush, while drinking a bit of her soda through the straw.
"Aww thanks, I don't think i'm that nice"
"No you really are, you usually treat me nice and don't make mean jokes at my expense...most of the time, which is more than people usually do for me"
"...are people mean to you?"
"Well...it's not as bad as I made it sound, but yes, people pick on me a lot, apparently for being too straightforward…"
"Oh...yeah, I know that feeling…"
"People pick on you too?"
"Yup, I get bullied in school as Fenton, as Phantom there's people that hate me for being a ghost...hell I was Public Enemy #1 for a time because I was framed...and some people call me a freak for being a Half-Ghost" He said doing his best to hide the bitterness.
"Yeah...as a Half-Phantom I'm considered a Youkai and you already know how bad some humans treat them...even among other Youkais I get discriminated against for being a Half-Phantom…" She muttered.
"Seems you have it pretty bad with some people too…"
The two just continued eating their food in silence.
"Hey, I want you to know, I really do enjoy your company, you're nice to be around and I don't think you're annoying for being the way you are...you're a nice person" Danny spoke up.
"...Thank you…" Youmu said with a smile and the two continued to eat.
Youmu returned to Hakugyokurou through one of the doors of the Infinite Realm (AKA the Ghost Zone).
"Lady Yuyuko I have arrived with what you ordered, i'm sorry for being a little late"
"Ah Youmu, splendid, did Danny help you?"
"Yes he did Lady Yuyuko"
"Fantastic, how did your date go?"
"It went grea-wait what?! What do you mean by that?!"
"Nothing Youmu, it was just a joke" Said the Ghost Princess dismissively.
Youmu was confused but nonetheless handed her the food and watched her wolf it down.
She thought back to her time with Danny, it was fun…
She wondered if Lady Yuyuko would send her on another errand to Amity Park soon...
Backstory for this:In the Infinite Realms (AKA The Ghost Zone) There's a portal to Hakugyokurou, Danny stumbled into that portal awhile ago and befriended Youmu and Yuyuko.
Timeline wise this takes place Post D-Stabilized (Phantom Planet Never happened) and Post-Unconnected Marketeers (Although it does really matter).
So anyways I wanted to make something for this ship since i'm apparently the first one to do it, so yay.
Be warned that this is chock full of Headcanons and my 2hu knowledge is very limited, so there's one that other inconsistency to put it mildly.
Anyways I hope you enjoy and if you come up with a name for this ship that be great.
