Short Story #1: It was just a prank! A harmless little prank! (Part 2)

INSPIRED BY: RedHeadsRock1010's: Family of Fools One-shot!

The eldest Fenton child was still trying to process what her parents said, 'our idea was to treat Danny as if he was a ghost the whole day and see if he went along with it or not…' , her mother's voice echoed in her head, 'We thought that if we did this... prank, that Danny would gain an interest in ghost hunting and that would bring us closer together…'. If she didn't know that her now traumatized brother was sleeping just one room over, she'd scream at the top of her lungs. If she was was acting like this, she didn't even want to think about what her brother was feeling. He'd probably never fully trust his parents again. Jasmine Fenton knew that she wouldn't.

Nothing would be the same after this. Sure, people could forgive, but there's always that small amount of hatred towards the person who hurt you that would never allow you to fully forgive them. Jazz shivered at the thought that this is how Vlad must feel, the only difference being, Vlad had never forgiven her father for his actions. Jazz was a rather forgiving person and she knew that her brother was too, and he was way more forgiving then she was. Jasmine knew that she'd eventually calm down enough and slowly start to forgive her parents, but the amount of trust she held with them would never be fully repaired and she knew that her parents knew of this as well. However, for now, she needed to vent and cool off, but who knows how long that'll take. She'd never been this mad at anyone before, yet alone her own parents.

What were hours seemed like days before it seemed like anyone in the Fenton household was willing to talk to one another. Maddie Fenton wanted nothing more than to make her family whole again. Though she doubted she would ever be in her children's good graces anytime soon, not that she could blame them. She stared longingly into her cup of coffee that must have been cold. How could she have been so blind? It was obvious that the prank was 'over the top' and why did she think that pulling such a prank on her son would get him in his good graces yet alone interested in their line of work when he had such an obvious goal in mind? She took a look at her husband and she could tell that he felt the same way. Sure, Jack Fenton could be a fool sometimes, but that's why people love him. That's why she fell in love with him and not her old college buddy, Vlad Masters.

The female scientist was snapped out of her thoughts when she heard a door open from upstairs and heard footsteps coming down the stairs. Maddie had expected it to be Jazz since she usually woke up first. She was surprised however when she saw her son standing in the entrance to the kitchen, "M-morning Danny! I didn't expect you to be up so early," Maddie stuttered. The teen remained silent as he went to go get some breakfast. Maddie observed his behavior. His usual crystal ocean blue eyes were dull and lifeless, the dark bags under his eyes were apparent and his eyes looked bloodshot by the looks of it. She knew the teen wouldn't initiate conversation so she decided to take matters into her own hands, "Look… Danny. I wanted to apologize for earlier. Now that I look back, I don't know why your father and I thought it would be a great idea to pull such a thing on you in the first place," She began, "but I would like an explanation as to why you acted the way you did... and I'd like the truth. Your father and I promise we won't be mad at whatever you tell us."

The brunette haired woman looked her her soon curiously as she watched him have an internal battle with himself as he slowly sat down at the kitchen table on the opposite end of where his parents were sitting. Why was he so hesitant on telling them the truth? Was he doing something he shouldn't? Did he get a girlfriend? What could possibly be so bad that he wouldn't trust his own parents with the information? The raven haired teen sighed, "Alright." He quietly said. The two ghost hunters looked at him with a puzzled look on their faces.

"Alright what Danny-boy?" Jack asked his son. Jack Fenton was taking this seriously. Under all that fudge loving, ghost hunting and seemingly idiotic man, Jack Fenton was as intelligent as his wife and kind hearted as a puppy. He never ever wanted to hurt his son, physically or mentally. It was just plain wrong.

"I'll tell you all the truth, but you have to promise me one thing. You will hear me out completely before asking any questions and trust me, you guys are gonna have a lot of them." The teen explained, his gaze focused on the floor.

"Of course! We're all ears." Maddie reassured. She was ready for whatever her son threw at her. Wasn't she?

"Okay then," He began,"So remember when the ghost portal didn't work at first when you guys finished it? Also how I was in an accident with the portal when you guys were out one day?" Jack and Maddie simply nodded in response. What did Danny's accident have to deal with this? They had too many questions, but they had promised to wait till their son was finished first and wait they did, "Well… there was more to that accident than what I let on. You see, I was already somewhat curious about the portal and what it would be like in another dimension and stuff and Sam added on to that curiosity and she convinced me to try and fix the portal. So, long story short, I went into the portal and placed my hand on the wall and well my hand hit the on/off switch that Dad installed in there and well… the portal kinda turned on with me inside," The two parents gasped in horror, but remained silent and the teen continued speaking, "What happened was ectoplasm somehow got infused with my DNA and it gave me ghost powers." There was an awkward amount of silence between the three Fentons, but after a few minutes Danny broke the silence, "Uh… the end?" He said uncertainly, "You guys can ask questions now."

Jack was the first one to speak, "So you're half ghost?"

The teen nodded in response, "Yeah, the technical term is halfa if you want to get specific."

Maddie then took this time and asked her question, "Are there anymore 'halfas' like yourself?"

"Yeah there's one other 'true' halfa. Though I'm not going to say his name because if he finds out, I'm dead. Fully dead I mean," The teen chuckled, "There's also my clone, Danielle, but that's a story for her to tell, not me."

"Who else knows?" Maddie asked before taking a sip of her coffee.

"Sam, Tucker Jazz, Danielle, the other halfa, and I guess you guys now too." Danny laughed sheepishly. He almost can't believe that his parents now knew his secret, but most off all he couldn't believe that they weren't shoot at him guns blazing. It almost felt as good as when his parents found out with that whole incident with Freakshow and the Reality Gauntlet almost two months ago.

"So do you have a ghost form on top of your powers? Or do you just have powers?" Maddie chimed in again. She couldn't help it however, she was so fascinated by the science of all this, it was the scientist in her.

Maddie noticed the sudden tension in her son's posture before he spoke. Why was he so hesitant? The teen took a deep breath in before answering, "I, uh, do have a ghost form yeah."

To everyone's surprise, Jack was the next to speak, "Do mind showing us Danny-boy?"

"I guess that's inevitable at this point," The teen laughed. Suddenly, two bright white rings appeared around the boy's torso. They split into two halves, one traveling upwards and one traveling downwards. Danny's pajamas were replaced by a black and gray hazmat suit with a rather familiar looking logo in the middle. His ocean blue eyes replaced by neon green ones and his raven colored hair turned snow white.

It didn't take long for the two scientists to notice that their son was so longer standing in front of them, but the town's hero, Danny Phantom. The two parents gasped at the realization that their son, was the exact being that they wanted to capture and 'rip apart molecule by molecule'. Now it all made sense. Everything. His slipping grades, the neglecting to follow their 10:00 curfew rule, why their inventions kept keying onto him, his isolation, it all made sense, "Danny… you're Phantom...?" Marveled Maddie as she stared at her son in awe. She still couldn't but notice that tension from earlier was still there, 'Was he still scared that we'll hurt him?' Maddie thought curiously. Not that she could blame him though. Then, the tears started, "I'm so sorry Danny… we should have seen it… I'm such a fool. We threatened you… shot at you… and the prank… oh god… I'm so sorry Danny…" She sobbed loudly. Danny looked sorrowfully at his mother before he walked over to her and hugged her tightly, Jack was soon to join, tears flowing down his face as well.

"Danny!" A voice screamed. The young halfa looked up and saw his sister looking at him wide-eyed before giving her a reassuring smile that everything was alright. A wave of relief washed over the redhead before she joined in on the hug.

What were minutes seemed like hours before the four broke the hug. They wanted it to last forever. Jack and Maddie felt their family were finally coming back together and becoming whole again. Danny felt overjoyed. This is what Danny Fenton wanted all along, to be accepted by the people who he cares for the most, and man did it feel good. Jazz felt the same way. She was happy that her brother was accepted by their parents and he didn't have to live in fear of them anymore.

Then, Maddie remembered something she wanted to ask her son, "I just remembered something I wanted to ask you Danny." The teen gave her a curious look and she took as her cue to continue, "What about that incident with the mayor and the bank and jewelry store robberies?"

"Oh those…" He began, "The thing was with mayor was all to frame me. A ghost named Walker overshadowed the whole town and turned them against me so that he could 'bring his prison to me' or whatever. The jewelry store and bank robberies happened because I was controlled by a man named Freakshow with a staff that allowed him to control ghosts. I don't even remember much that happened that day to be completely honest."

This type of conversation went on forever. Jack and Maddie asked Danny and Jazz questions about their adventures and the two siblings answer them truthfully. No, strings attached, no lies, no need to hide anything anymore. Yes, everything was going to be alright now between all 4 of the Fenton's. They all made sure not to pull any pranks on each other anytime soon.

Alright guys! Here's the second part! I'm currently working on the second part to the previous story right now, so exect it soon! Peace!