Ello all! This was a little slow in coming, but at least it wasn't four months, right? :D
To the reviewers!
Narumi: lol, I know how you feel! I'm taking gov. too and, urgh, I hate it...It's not terrible, it's just tedious. Dora's shaping up to be one of my favorite ghosts in this story :)
Martel: Thanks! Characterization is really hard, but I'm afraid I may have messed up a bit in this one. It's in Dash's POV, and I either messed up him or Kwan...
Kiomori: lol, I'm having a lot of fun with all these ghosts :D Just wait until the wedding actually gets started! I have so many ideas...cue evil laugh! Really? I still call my school a prison! But then, mine looks like it too, lol. Amity chapter here, but I'm not sure it fits in the hilarious catagorie. I only managed one view point (bummer) when I'd originally planned three, but ah well. I'm told it's still funny ;)
kouriel: Thanks :) I think my average chapter length for this story is about eight or nine and I got a beta now so there's even better grammar. Yay! ;)
dragondancer123: lol. I'm glad you liked that part because I had a lot of trouble with it. Try not to feel too sorry for Lance, he did volunteer ;D Thanks so much for your help with the betaing too! I may work on my other story's chapter first, so it may be a while. Just thought I'd let you know.
Bubbley-chan: I wanted to read a story like this too, but couldn't find one. So I took matters into my own hands ;) Blowing his secret would be fun, but that would detract from the focus of this story which is the ghosts' interaction with each other and BG and LL marriage. Sorry, but Danny's secret probably won't be revealed. I'll work on the sarcasm. I love sarcasm too, I just have a problem writing it, I guess. Oh, and I am so doing that! You don't mind, do you? It sounds like such a good idea.
Donteatacowman: lol. After rereading it, it does seem kind of good. I'd skimmed over it when I'd posted so it didn't feel so good about it. It's better when I read it slow. Now I like that chapter the best...weird...I'll try to see if I can fit that angle in here. It sounds intersting, I never thought about it. You're reviews are a lot of fun the read :D You have such cool insight on things.
E350: lol. Lance gets so little love it's almost criminal. He's actually a lot of fun. He's a bit more arrogant and stuck up than I portray him, but I'll subtly fix that. Thank you!
stick fight3: the prison doesn't need Walker to watch over it because all the prisoners have to go to the wedding too. This is within the third season so Walker doesn't have Wulf in custody. But, yup, Wulf and Cujo are there. In fact, they're in this chapter ;) And if all goes right, Vlad will pop in very soon...;) As for Dan, he'll be a bit later, but he'll be there.
deadlydaisy1o8: lol! That had me laughing for a while :D Sorry it took so long. You're review was a real cofidence booster and I really, really appreciate it. I am hard on myself a lot of the time and my self-confidence happens to be very low, so thanks! Like a lot :)
peppymint: lol. Sorry. Thanks and here's the next one. :D
DP-shrine-in-closet-girl: lol, glad it was so fun for you! Yeah, I'm having a lot of fun with Lance' reaction. He's so scared of everything, but he's determined to be there so it makes for an intersting position for him to be in. The camera's being a pain in the butt, but I'm excited about how everyone in Amity will react...even if i don't know yet how i'll be doing that...lol, there will be a lot more torturing going on. Poor Danny. I feel kind of bad...I'm glad you like this story too! It's nice seeing familiar "faces".
Thunderstorm101: You like this story too? Sweet! I'll try to stay confident :) I'm really self-conscious so I get scared about peoples' reaction a lot. Believe it or not, I think I'm getting over it :) I really liked the description too, even though I usually don't like things like that. lol. Thanks :D
Serial-doodler: lol. I'm not sure about Box Lunch yet. I know at some point she'll be mentioned, but I don't know if she'll show up. She is (technically) from the future that no longer exists after all, but we'll see. Maybe LL already had or is having her or...something. i don't know.
blugoo2: Thanks! Yes, poor, poor Lance. Poor Danny too, but at least he has super powers ;) Glad the personalities match up. They're kind of difficult to do, but I guess they're working out right ^_^ Thanks for the review!
hawkflyer667: lol, glad you like it. It's a lot of fun to write. If the characters have to be ooc compared to the show, at least they're IC for the story, right? hehe, I like that. :)
MiyamotoUsaqiFan: well, i'm glad you found it! Reviews are great motivation boosters :D Well, we kind of got Amity's reaction. Some of the teenagers' reaction, anyway. I'd planned more, but the chapter got carried away and the next thing I know, I've reached my page limit. But, next chapter. Next chapter should be better.
Trinity Fenton-Phantom: I like the story stering clear of his secret being blown, but I may do that. It's difficult to say at this time. I almost forgot Nocturne. I hadn't watched Frightmare at the time, though, so that's understandable. I watched it and now I have a good place in the story for him ;) Dani will be there. Dont' know about the sister thing (I like her better being his cousin), but I'm sure some people in Amity will think "oh, is that the sister he was talking about?" or something. She'll probably be the ring bearer ;)
Little Juniper, Garnet Sky, TweenisodeOrange, Lexie, SweetLilNothing, and Lizeth: lol, thanks! i laugh to myself as I write it, so I'm glad it's funny for you guys as well. I liked seeing your takes on it (Vlad will come in very, very soon) and I really appreciate your support! Thanks for reviewing!
Thank you all! And, wow! That was a lot! You guys really like it, huh? :D
I promised Amity Park's view, and I half way delivered. We get Dash's and most of the teenage populations' reaction :) I'd intended to get a few more, but that didn't work out too well. Dash was really difficult and i don't think it's as funny as the previous chapters, but it still has its good points!
Also, I'd like to take the time to thank dragondancer123, the one who beta'd this chapter! It sounds better, trust me ;) Thanks again Dragon!
'space' Dash's thoughts
"space" people speaking on television.
Sorry if it gets a little confusing. It was either that or underlining, and I didn't like the underlining. It just looked wrong.
I don't own DP; just this sweet, comical little story ;)
Chapter 5
Surprise
Dash walked down the sidewalk. His gait was easy and laidback, like he wasn't rushing to be anywhere. His shoulders were thrown back as if he wasn't afraid of anybody or anything. His arms swung casually at his side, as if he didn't realize he was the only one out on the street at the moment. His blonde hair was sleeked back and he wore his best casual clothing; a black T-shirt with a blue circle in the middle and sleek denim pants.
Kind of a shame no one was there to see him, because he looked awesome. Well, he did in his mind. But that's alright; because even though no one saw him walking the streets, he would soon be the center of attention in three…two…one…
Dash casually climbed his house's steps and threw open his door, his eyes closed and his body ready to jump at just the right second…
Dash paused in the doorway with his eyes still closed, clearly waiting for something. He waited another second, giving the people inside the house ample time to realize that the star had arrived! But no one leaped out and yelled SURPRISE! No one threw confetti in the air or honked those ridiculous horn things at him. No one even made a half-hearted attempt at wishing him a happy birthday!
This made Dash confused and a little hurt which he quickly hid by becoming royally pissed off.
The jock snapped his eyes open and looked wildly around for the reason for his outrage.
The perpetrator: an empty room.
Dash's anger slowly faded away. That made some sense, he supposed. After all, the people celebrating his birthday may not realize that he was back yet and the 'surprise' party may actually be in a different room.
With that in mind, Dash strolled out of the room and into the hallway. His family's house was pretty big. Not really a mansion like Paulina's, but it was still a bigger house than anybody else's, and that's what mattered. After all, the most popular guy at school also needs to have the coolest house.
At any rate, it didn't take him long to find the room housing all the guests. How could he when at least five of them were gathered outside, trying to jump over the shoulders of the taller people who refused to budge further in the room? They weren't watching for him to return. His peers barely even spared him a glance. 'What kind of birthday party is this?!'
"What's going on?!" Dash roared. The jock grabbed the closest loser's shoulder and shoved him out of his way. Fortunately for said thrown loser, another boy got in his way and cushioned his fall. Dash ignored them and continued pushing and shoving people out of his path as he made his way to the center of all the attention—which for some odd reason wasn't him. "What are you—"
"Shh!" the group shushed, the teens turning to glare at their star quarterback.
Dash's eyes widened in shock at his guest's reaction to his presence before they narrowed into a glare. "How dare you losers sh—"
"Dash!" Dash heard Kwan's voice call from within the crowd of teenagers.
The jock's face seemed to brighten when he heard his friend's voice. 'Finally, someone reasonable! Now I'll get some answers.' "Kwan!" Dash shoved another person out of his way and continued forcing his way through the crowd. "Out of the way, losers!" a nerd was pushed out of his way and into another one of his peers. The other teenager sneered in annoyance and shoved the nerd away from him. Dash barely noticed the poor nerd being pushed all over the place as he navigated through his own living room to his couch.
The crowd finally seemed to get the idea and moved out of his way; creating a path for Dash. Dash turned his nose up at them before walking—more peacefully—towards the couch where Kwan and his other football team members were reclining.
Kwan raised his arm to wave Dash over, but he was the only one to look up from the television. "Dash! You've got to see this!"
Dash glared slightly at being ignored by his own team, but he went to see what had his friend so excited. "What's going on here, Kwan? Why is everyone ignor—watching the TV?"
Kwan grinned and pointed to the TV. "See for yourself."
Dash frowned but looked at the screen. He felt a chill run down his spine and his breath caught in his throat. The picture on the screen was of a castle, a very scary one. At the moment, the picture was sweeping along the whole castle's framework as it got closer, making sure the viewers got a good view of the medieval structure. And what Dash saw made him glad that it was only Hollywood production…not that he was scared of it or anything.
"Sweet graphics," Dash commented, and no, his voice didn't tremble even a little bit. Sure, he avoided scary movies like the plague, but he could stand up to a big spooky castle with lightning in the background. 'It's not real, Baxter. It's not real…' "What movie is this?
Kwan smiled excitedly. He elbowed the jock sitting next to him and the guy got up, though very reluctantly. "It's not a movie, and get this; Danny Phantom is being filmed live! Right now!"
"What?!" Dash exclaimed. His hero and idol was on TV and one had told him?! Dash hurriedly took the vacated seat and leaned forward, watching the TV intently. He didn't want to miss seeing his hero more than he already had.
"Well, he's not being filmed right now…" Kwan began slowly and Dash felt his excitement fade away a little, "…he's the one doing the filming!"
And it was back. Dash grinned. He was barely able to contain his excitement. His hero, Danny Phantom, the coolest, most awesome teenager ever, was currently filming…something! It was awesome! The best sixteenth birthday present ever! Well, maybe not the best—that would have been the red Ferrari he'd been begging his dad for—but it was awfully close. The only thing that could be better—besides the Ferrari—would have been if he could have talked with his hero in person.
But… "Why didn't you call me sooner?" he demanded of Kwan. Who knew how much air time he had missed with his hero? He could have seen Phantom being filmed instead of the one holding the camera. Sure, that was awesome too, but being a cameraman was too low for the greatest hero of all time!
"I never got the chance! There aren't any commercials. But, we're recording it!" Kwan placated, pointing to the DVD recorder.
"Shh!" the teenage population shushed.
Dash would have told them to shut their traps and mind their own business, but he happened to agree with them this time. He wanted to hear when Danny Phantom began talking again too.
"Recording?" Dash questioned in a much quieter voice.
"Of course!" Kwan said, also in a hushed whisper. "This is awesome! We're learning so much about him, like did you know that Phantom's death was a total accident?"
"It was?!" Dash exclaimed in a whisper, shocked. He'd always though his hero had died spectacularly, seeing as how he was such a cool dude. Like maybe by fighting off a thief or sneaking out to join the army!
"Yeah, and he's sixteen already!"
"Get out!" So Phantom was the same age as Dash?—well, starting today, just a little bit older? How awesome was that?!
"And you should have seen him—well, heard him—a few minutes ago! See there's this real creepy sheriff ghost that all the other ghosts are scared of, and when he started yelling at them, Phantom yelled back and he totally put that creep in his place!"
"Awesome!" There was no way he was going to miss his hero laying down the law to some big ghost creep. Just watching his fights and hearing him taunt the ghosts was inspiring enough; imagine what it would be like to see him get a ghost to obey him just by speaking.
"And also—"
"Shh!" a cheerleader hissed from in front of the speakers. "He's talking again!"
The whole room, which had been filled with quiet chatter, quieted instantly.
"Nice place," Phantom's sarcastic voice flowed through the speakers, "though it could use a little more gloom and despair. It's still much too cheery for a wedding. You should really consider issuing a complaint."
The picture jerked forward, as if the ghost had been pushed, and they heard him grunt and a chain rattled.
"We don't have time for your silly bantering, Whelp," a gruff voice growled. It took Dash a few seconds, but he soon recognized the voice. It belonged to that one weird machine ghost that had hunted him and Phantom down the one time Fentonail's stupid dad had shrunk them. Despite the experience being one of Dash's scariest memories, he couldn't help remembering it fondly since that was the time he and Phantom became friends. Well, in his mind they did.
The camera and Phantom turned around and Dash was surprised to see six ghosts glaring at them…well, Phantom. A white and green strange-looking vehicle was placed behind them. 'Is that how they got there? When did they get off?'
"We can't be that late," Phantom objected and Dash smirked at hearing his hero act so casual in the face of such hostile ghosts.
"We are, Dipstick," a hot female ghost said while crossing her arms. 'Wait…is that Ember McClain?!' "We still have to take you to the Tailor Ghost, get you into a shower, inform—"
"Whoa, whoa!" Phantom interrupted, his voice slightly high pitched. "Tailor Ghost? Shower? You can't be serious."
"We're dead serious, Punk," The imposing jailor ghost assured. 'Is he the creepy ghost Kwan was talking about?' Dash could see why the ghosts were so freaked out by him. He was very intimidating, and if Phantom had actually managed to get him to listen to him, well, Dash's respect for Phantom just reached a new height.
The picture shook as Phantom laughed. "Was that a pun? Why, Walker, I didn't think you had it in you."
The ghosts groaned, their eyes rolling upward. Dash and the human teens laughed lightly. What they were saying wasn't as funny as the fact that Phantom was the one saying it.
"Sir Phantom," The princess ghost began, "please, we have to—"
"It's about time you slowpokes got here. I almost sent Johnny out to go see what was taking so long."
Phantom spun around and the picture of a sexy ghost girl came on the TV screen. All the male teens let out a low whistle. The ghost had shoulder length green hair that was layered stylishly and she had an intimidating air about her to boot. But the other teens that were familiar with her knew she had a boyfriend. What raised their interest again was what she was now wearing.
Phantom coughed, the sound slightly scratching as it traveled through the speakers. "Uh, hi, Kitty. What…are you wearing?"
"You like?" Kitty put on a dazzling smile as she grabbed her red and black dress, spun around in a circle. The bottom of the dress, designed with black flames, fanned out, making the flames dance. "Dora's tailor is amazing! She ran out of purple, unfortunately, but I can't complain that muchI suppose, seeing how this one turned out." She stopped spinning, allowing the silky dress to cover the top half of her black high heel boots. She brushed her layered green hair out of her face and smirked at the camera. "Do you approve, Danny?" she asked flirtatiously.
"Uh, I, um…what?" Phantom rambled, apparently lost.
"That's one hot chick," Dash said dreamily.
"Don't get too hooked, Dash," Kwan advised, patting his friend on the shoulder. "She's taken."
"What?"
"Hey!" a man's voice yelled. "Don't even think about it, Phantom!" A blond, dead teenager came up from off screen and put his arm around Kitty's shoulders. "Kitty's my girl."
Phantom laughed, a little uneasily. "Don't worry about me, Johnny, I'm not interested. But good job sticking your foot in your mouth."
"What?" The dead blond looked down at Kitty and saw her glaring up at him. He took his arm off her shoulders and raised his hands before him defensively. "Hey, Kitten, what's with the evil eyes? What did I do?"
Kitty huffed and turned her head away. "I'm not a trophy, Johnny, and until you get it through your big head that I don't belong to you, you can stay on the other side of the wedding because that's as close as you'll be getting to me." With that announcement, the girl marched off, her black boots clacking loudly against the stone as she made her way to the entrance of the castle.
"What? Kitty! Wait!" Johnny ran after her, raising his arm and calling for her to come back. "I didn't mean it like that!"
Phantom laughed and pointed the camera at the ghosts behind him. "Man, they fight a lot, don't they?"
"Just wait until you get a girlfriend, Whelp," the robotic ghost advised in a serious voice. "Then you won't be so surprised."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Ember demanded, glaring at him.
Phantom sighed. "Seriously? You guys too? This is a wedding. Stop arguing, will you?"
Ember turned her glare on him. "You're not the boss of us, Dipstick. If we want to argue, we're going to argue."
Dash glared at her. How dare she be so disrespectful to his hero! Even if she was hot, she shouldn't be treating Phantom like he's beneath her or something, because he so wasn't.
"Well, then, get a room," Phantom said, apparently unaffected by her attitude. "…But before you do, do you mind releasing Lance and me—I mean, Lance and I?" the chain rattled again and Dash realized he was hooked to something.
The star jock turned to Kwan with a raised eyebrow. "Lance?"
"Lance Thunder, that weird weatherman guy," Kwan explained quietly. "He's the one who's supposed to be recording all this and he's also the one Phantom's cuffed to."
"Cuffed?'
"Just watch. I think they're going to unhook them."
Dash turned back to the TV and saw the robot smirking and talking. "…hurting your wrists?" he was asking.
Phantom snorted. "As if. They're just a little annoying and unnecessary now, seeing as how we're here finally." the camera turned a little more and Dash was surprised to see Lance Thunder, the weatherman, appear on the screen in an extreme close up. He knew Lance was there, but he'd never seen the guy look so pale. Was he sick? "You want them off too, don't you Mr. Thunder?"
"I, uh, yes," Lance agreed shakily, his eyes darting back uneasily towards the ghosts.
The camera followed his gaze and Phantom said, "See? Now, do you mind?"
"How do we know you won't try to escape, Punk?" the jailor asked, his eyes narrowing suspiciously. "That human slows you down. If we disconnect you two, how do I know for sure you won't try to make a break for it?"
"Oh please." Dash could just see his hero rolling his eyes in a sarcastic way, as if what the creep was saying was utterly ridiculous. "I risk my…afterlife and give up my free time to protect Amity Park. Do you really think I'd leave the poor guy here? Besides, you all got me here. It's only fair that I stay."
The white ghost still seemed unconvinced, but the some of the other ghosts nodded slightly.
The ghost with a tiara and long blonde hair laid her hand lightly on the white ghost's arm. "Sir Phantom is very honorable, Sir Walker," she said in a quiet, but sure voice. "If he says he will remain, then he'll stay."
Walker spared her a glance before he looked back at Phantom with narrow eyes. "If you leave, Punk, you won't like the consequences."
"Oh, I'm sure I won't," Phantom said, and Dash got the feeling he was rolling his eyes again. The jock smirked and he was sure his peers were doing so too. It was great seeing Phantom, their hero, making fun of authority.
"Whatever," The robot ghost—'Didn't his name start with an S?'—said as he stepped forward. He pulled out a device with blue electricity sparking at the top. He stopped before Danny, gave him a wary look, and then lowered the device. A second later, the humans heard a pop and the sound of metal cuffs dropping to the ground.
Phantom let out a cheer and the camera was set down on the ground where the teens caught a wonderful view of everyone's feet. The ghost hero let out a sigh of satisfaction. "Ah, much better."
The camera was hurriedly snatched off the ground, being raised a few inches higher than it had been before. It turned and Dash grinned as he finally caught sight of his hero.
Danny Phantom, snow white hair messed and covered in tree bark, stood against the desolate black and green background of what could only be the Ghost Zone. His white glow made him stand out against the blackness and Dash felt himself awed by how…majestic his hero looked as he rubbed his right wrist. Phantom tilted his head slightly to the side and gave a small smile towards the camera. Dash heard the girls swoon in the room and saw the cheerleader sitting beside the speakers place a hand against her cheek as she sighed.
"I would have picked the camera back up, Mr. Thunder," he said while looking in the direction of the camera. "I was just rubbing my wrist a little." 'Lance has the camera now?'
"No, no," Lance said hurriedly. "This is my job, after all, Mr. Phantom. You have other things to worry about, I'm sure."
Phantom shrugged easily. "Not really, but suit yourself. It was fun while it laste—"
Phantom yelped and the teens in the room made similar exclamations of surprise as their hero was sent tumbling off-screen. They all leaned forward apprehensively as Lance quickly pointed the camera at Phantom. It took a while for the teens to understand what they were seeing, but they were helped along by Phantom's delighted laughter. The girls "aww"ed and the guys smiled. Phantom was being licked by a little green puppy. Dash grinned as he realized Danny Phantom also had a small dog. 'Pookie will be so excited!'
Phantom laughed and tried to push the puppy off of him a little. "Heel, Cujo! Heel! Stop that! It tickles!"
The puppy, Cujo, barked happily and allowed Phantom to sit up on his elbows. The puppy wagged his tail and closed his eyes in bliss as Phantom affectionately rubbed his head, messing up the glowing green fur.
"Mr. Phantom?" Lance called uneasily. "Is this…your dog?"
Phantom looked up at Lance out of the corner of his eye. "Call me Danny, and no. Cujo's actually a stray dog. He just took a liking to me, I guess."
A snort came from off screen. "Mangy mutt," the robot's voice grumbled.
Cujo's eyes snapped open and he turned to the ghosts. He bared his teeth and growled at the ghosts. It looked kind of cute…until the little puppy suddenly became a giant, ferocious dog. Dash barely held a scream in check as the other teens gasped and shrieked. The dog stepped protectively over Phantom as he continued to growl at the ghosts. Some of the ghosts stepped back uneasily while others frowned at the dog.
"Cujo!" Phantom shouted, scrambling out from underneath the dog. "Bad boy! Heel! Sit!"
Cujo gave Phantom an indecisive look, apparently unsure. Phantom reached out a finger to tickle the dog underneath his chin. Cujo's mouth dropped open and his tongue rolled out as he leaned into Phantom's touch. He sat down and a second later, he returned to looking like a puppy. He placed his front paws on Phantom's legs and barked.
The ghost teen chuckled and picked him up, holding him cradle style. He scratched Cujo's belly and the puppy wagged his tail happily. "You're a psycho doggie, you know that? Yes you are! Yes you are!" Phantom cooed at the ghost pup in baby talk.
The picture shook as Lance trembled. "M-Mr. Phh-Phantom?"
"Danny," Phantom corrected absently. He looked up from pampering the puppy, the loving smile still on his face, though the human girls were still too traumatized to care at the moment. "Yeah?"
"Wha-What was th-that about?"
"Hmm? Oh!" Phantom let out an apologetic laugh and rubbed the back of his neck, cradling Cujo in one arm. "Sorry about that. Cujo tends to do that when he gets angry or when he's threatened. He's really a nice dog…usually…most of the time."
"Uh, right…" the picture slowly stopped shaking as badly.
Cujo nipped at Phantom's fingers and wiggled in his grip. The ghost teen set him down and squatted at his level. "Something the matter, boy?"
Cujo barked and ran forward a few steps toward a large rock before running back. He barked again and repeated the process until Phantom, with his head cocked questioningly to the side, began to follow him. Cujo barked one more time before he ran behind the boulder.
"Yo, Dipstick!" Ember called in annoyance. "Play with your mutt later. We have to go!"
"Just give me a second, Ember," Phantom shouted back, looking over his shoulder. "It won't take long, I pr—" For the second time in five minutes, Phantom was tackled to the ground by a canine and the humans gasped, afraid for their hero, only to see him once again being licked, this time only once, but it was a looong lick.
Phantom squawked and pushed against the large furry, black chest. "Wha?" He blinked up at a black wolf-like face.
"Omiko, Friend!" the werewolf-looking ghost said with its own version of a smile, its mouth hanging open and its tongue lolling out.
Phantom's face lit up in a grin. "Wulf!" he reached his arms up and wrapped them around the werewolf's neck, engulfing the canine in a hug.
Wulf returned the hug before the two separated and he helped the teen back to his feet. Phantom continued to smile at him as he wiped the drool off his face with his sleeve. "What are you doing here?" he glanced over at the sheriff ghost, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Isn't it dangerous?"
The sheriff glared loathingly at Wulf as the werewolf shifted uncomfortably. "Kias domaral newvaro," Wulf began. "Eeki namona."
"Huh?" Dash and his peers said, not understanding any of that.
A nerd cleared his throat in the back and said, "If I may, the Wulf said that he is safe from the white man as long as the wedding is in session. He is required to be there as well and so had to take the risk of getting caught before he can make his escape." they all gaped at him until he shifted uncomfortably. "It's Esperanto. A language developed by L. L. Zamenhof that he hoped would become a neutral language that all countries could share and—"(1)
"Yeah, yeah, shut up, geek," Dash growled. "We don't want a history lesson."
The nerd was about to correct Dash that he wasn't a geek when a football was suddenly thrown at him. He fell down, but no one cared since it shut him up.
They all turned back to the screen and were dismayed to see that the ghosts had already changed topic and were now talking about some tailor ghost. They groaned unhappily at missing out, but they weren't too upset, seeing as how it was being recorded and they would all eventually have copies they could watch over and over again.
"You should have told me before that I would have to dress up," Phantom was complaining. Wulf stood over his shoulder while Cujo sat comfortably at his feet. "I have a tux I could have worn."
"There was no time," a sexy genie-like ghost said as she inspected her nails.
"And besides, your tux probably wouldn't have been a very good one," Ember added. "Just suck it up, dipstick. You're getting fitted for a new suit whether you like it or not." She reached out and pulled a piece of bark out of his white hair. She grimaced at it and tossed it away. "And a shower."
Phantom scowled and crossed his arms. "I don't need a shower, and there's nothing wrong with what I'm wearing now. Why bother?"
Ember and the genie shared a glance and rolled their eyes. Dora giggled. "Sir Phantom, you are most definitely not presentable right now."
Phantom frowned and looked down at himself. His DP suit was slightly torn, some dog slobber had found its way all over the thing, and his left glove's index finger was missing, but it wasn't that bad. His hair was very messy, covered in bark, and there was still some drool at the tip. Dash had to admit, although his hero still looked like the awesome guy he was, he didn't look his best.
Phantom raised an eyebrow at the girls. "Alright, I admit I don't look that great, but I don't need an extreme makeover. I just need to wash my face, clear out the bark, and concentrate on fixing my suit. There's no need to be fitted for a new tux or for me to take a shower."
"Oh, you're going to get a new tux and take a shower, dipstick," Ember assured, crossing her arms and giving Phantom a slightly superior look.
"Oh yeah?" Phantom asked. "And what makes you say that?"
Ember jerked her head towards the camera. "That," she said simply.
Phantom frowned for a moment before his eyes widened. "Low. That's so low."
Ember and Desiree smirked and shrugged. "We're ghosts," they reminded him.
Phantom sighed and his shoulders sagged. "Fine. Lead the way."
Dash frowned and looked at Kwan. All that talk about tuxedos and looking good reminded him of something. "Hey. Where's Paulina? Wasn't she supposed to be here?" 'I can't believe she's missing out on her chance to see her 'soul mate' on television.'
Kwan pointed upstairs, but didn't take his eyes off the screen. "She's upstairs with Star. She's been bawling her eyes out ever since she learned Phantom has a crush on some chick."
"He does?!" Dash exclaimed.
"Shh!" the crowd of teenagers shushed.
Dash glared at them. 'This is supposed to be my birthday party! If I want to yell in the middle of the show, I will! I missed over half of it anyway because no one bothered to call and tell me Phantom was being filmed live. If they think they're getting any copies of this after how they've treated me today, they're even dumber than I thought!'
He didn't speak his thoughts, though. He didn't want to miss any more of his hero than he already had.
Eh, the ending's not great, but it'll do. :)
(1) Did you know Esperanto is actually a real language? That's actually kind of cool. I couldn't be bothered to look up the translation, though, so that's all pretty much gibberish up there.
Okay, a couple things. One, I suck at fashion. If you have an idea for an outift one of the characters can wear and don't mind sharing, I'd appreciate the help :) Two, I meant for this chapter to go a bit longer where the whole funny part was supposed to come in, but the chapter got out of hand. It's still funny though, right?
Also, my document manager...thing isn't working right. I am currently cheating the system! And I'm proud of myself! It's simple, but ingenious! ;D It won't let me upload my file, so I'm using the old document from chapter four to get this up here. I don't know how that'll effect ch. 4, but I don't think it'll impact it too badly.
Oh! And I put up a poll on my profile about whether or not Danny should sing. I'm kind of on the fence for this, so I need your guys' help. I'm not sure whether I like the idea or not.
Next chapter: Paulina's POV. Bet that'll be fun ;D
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