Unshattered Bonds Chapter 19: Crashing the wedding, a danny phantom fanfic

Disclaimer: I still don't own Danny Phantom as it's the property of Butch Hartman, Nickelodeon and Viacom International. I am just a loyal fan and nothing more.

Unshattered Bonds

Chapter 19: Crashing the wedding

In the human world

At Castle Plasmius

It was a historic day in the city of Amity Park, the place viewed as the Capitol of the Plasmius Empire. Hundreds of people from around the world were arriving to Castle Plasmius for one reason and one reason only…

For the wedding between Prince Daniel and his fiancée Lady Paulina Sanchez.

Even though it took only 24 hours, the castle was decked out with the finest that money could buy. The guests were all members of the social and political elites, with only the wealthiest individuals in the world amongst as the guests. Everyone was excited to be there, especially to see their world leader marry his son off by officiate the ceremony.

"Oh, that tiresome girl!...Just grin and bear it, I suppose…In a few moments she'll be Daniel's problem for the rest of his life…" Vlad muttered as he was in his human form, fixing his favorite crown as he looked in his mirror.

He was in his human form, wearing his favorite royal garb that made him look every bit like the emperor he was and was always meant to be. He was the very image of power and regality.

He truly had everything now. He had complete control of the human world and soon the entire Ghost Zone as well. He had the magnificent castle he always dreamed up and the family he always wanted as well. He was a grand emperor, Maddie was his beautiful queen and Daniel was his heir, whether he liked it or not now.

His life was absolutely perfect now and as soon as the boys vows were exchanged, he could reign his empire without that spoiled brat Paulina nagging him over Daniel anymore. That was the most important goal today and as soon as it was over with, the better.

Especially since he didn't want Daniel to get cold feet and make things harder for him.

This morning he had to diffuse Daniel before he got cold feet, and the ceremony was commencing soon. The moment he got him married to Paulina, his debt with the girl would be repaid and he wouldn't have to deal with her incisive whining anymore.

That would be Daniel's job then.

Using intangibility, he checked to the castle's garden to where the ceremony was being held in the center since it was the only place to place all of the material on such short notice. He saw the many sons of the world's former noblemen, many of who's parents he had stripped off power when he became leader but kept around to manage under his supervision. He had made Daniel "befriend" them in order to keep up appearances and now they would be serving as groomsmen. He also saw many young ladies of High Society who he knew was Paulina's friends who would serve as bridesmaids.

He saw hundreds of guests, all wealthy blue bloods. The crème de le cream of society. He also saw some people of the media there to televise the entire event and he knew that just outside the castle, a large crowd of the citizens who were not invited where just outside for a chance to see the royal wedding.

He also saw his family there as well. He saw his beautiful wife and queen Maddie sitting in the front on the groom side, crying into her handkerchief while his daughter Jasmine sat next to her.

He also saw Daniel coming out, since he ordered him to get to the alter as soon as he was fully dressed. Now the boy, looking every bit like a royal groom, was standing there, waiting for the ceremony to commence.

"So far so good…" Vlad thought as he glanced at his watch

It was 9:40; the wedding was only 20 minutes away.

"We are almost there…" He thought with a sinister smirk sneak on his face as he continued to get ready and then heed to his post.

Back in the Ghost Zone

The entire residents of the entire zone, especially the ones who were NOT under Emperor Plasmius's odious rule, where just minding their business, unaware of the happenings in the human world.

When suddenly.

"Whoa!..." Was heard as something had zipped acrossed the entire zone at light speed.

'What the heck was that?..." One of the residents asked to a another ghost who just shrugged and then went back to his own business.

When you took a closer look, you could see that it was Ember, Cupid and the Earth's Freedom Brigade as they clung to the Infi-Map as it continued to zoom across everything.

"Faster…We have to get to Danny before it's too late…" Ember thought as she still gripped on the map for her dear afterlife.

Suddenly it stopped, in an unknown secluded area just miles away from any potential realms.

"Whoa…I feel like we have been on a rollercoaster ride…." Tucker said, feeling a little bit of the rush.

"Why did we stop here?..." Christopher asked once he stopped feeling dizzy.

"The map says that a natural portal is going to open up here soon…one that can lead us back to Amity Park…" Ember said as she read it.

"What time is it in the human world?..." Ember asked Sam who glanced at her watch.

"It's precisely 9:45, the wedding is in 15 minutes…" Sam said seriously.

"How long?..." Cupid interjected.

"Right about…NOW!..." Ember shouted as suddenly as a new natural portal appeared before them.

"Well I'll be…" Sam said in amazement as she witness this natural phenomenon.

That doesn't look like Amity Park…" Tucker said as he saw some of the buildings and monuments that were not native to the capital.

"That's Elmerton, it's adjacent to the town…" Valerie said as she studied some of them.

"I don't care, come on…" Ember said as she jumped inside, with the rest of the gang following her.

"Is everyone here?.." Ember asked.

"All present and accounted for…" Tucker said.

"Time?..." She asked.

"9:50…" Sam said again.

"Alright Infi-Map, time to get to Danny and as quick as you possibly can!..." Ember ordered and the map started glowing again.

"Not again…" Christopher muttered as he reluctantly held onto Ember and the rest of the group.

The map started zooming once again.

Destination: Plasmius Castle.

At the wedding

Danny was standing at the altar, next to the many blue blood groomsmen his father had selected for the big event. He was wearing his most expensive formal wear and his hair was silk back perfect and he was wearing the silly prince's crown his father insisted he should wear.

He looked every bit like the heir to the Plasmius Empire.

"I can't believe this is happening"...Danny said , feeling his stomach about to turn.

He knew it was normal for a man to get nervous on his wedding day, but he couldn't help get a feeling something was really wrong. He has been feeling sick to his stomach since this morning and no matter how hard he tried to cheer up, reminding himself that he was getting married to a beautiful woman who loved him…It didn't go away.

If anything it was just getting worse and worse.

He looked to the crowd and saw his mother and sister at the front with his mother crying her eyes out into her handkerchief…Maybe it was his imagination but they didn't look like tears of joy.

"Oh my baby boy...If you are happy…why can't I be happy for you?..." Maddie whimpered as she continued to cry while her daughter tried to control her behavior.

Her son was getting married and she felt like the worst mother in the world. Why can't she feel happy for him? He was in love and he wanted to get married, Vlad said he did, so why was she a mess like this?

Even worse was that it still broke her heart that his birth father Jack wasn't here today to see their son's wedding. Even after 20 years, Maddie still missed him, sure she loved Vlad and respected him but Jack was her first husband and her first love and not a day goes buy she doesn't think about and miss him.

She hoped he was resting peacefully.

"I hope you are happy…little brother…" Jasmine thought as she wathed her brother and noticed that he looked nervous.

That was normal and she wished she could have given him more words of encouragement but their step father Vlad insisted that he needed to be alone with him. Jazz just did as she was told.

That was what she always did…She just hoped that her brother would be happy. Despite some arguments and everything, she still loved her baby brother and just wanted him to be happy with the woman that he loves.

Soon Vlad, wearing his best royal garb, arrived and was now standing at the podium and Danny stood up straight upon seeing him, as he knew his father hated slouching.

"Keep your shoulders back boy..." Vlad whispered to him before putting up a fake smile for the nearby television cameras.

"Father…" Danny started but paused, unsure of what to say.

Suddenly he heard the bridal march beginning to play and Danny looked to see his bride Paulina beginning to walk down the aisle with her father Juan Sanchez.

"Paulina…" Danny thought, feeling strangely empty.

Paulina looked more beautiful than he could ever recall seeing her. She looked positively radiant in her white designer wedding dress. It was beautiful and fit her flawless figure perfectly and he saw that with that tiara in her hair, she looked every bit like a princess to be.

She was a beautiful bride that would soon be his wife.

WHY WASN'T HE MORE EXCITED?!

Soon Paulina arrived to him, smiling so beautiful as she held her rose bouquet and her father bowed and sent him a quick glare.

"Take care of her well…" He whispered before he went to join his wife who looked very excited.

"You look beautiful…" Danny said, not as a compliment but just stating a fact.

"I know…" Paulina said before giving him the eyes she always gave him.

"Finally…I'm almost there…" Paulina thought eagerly as she was held her bouquet and kept her eyes on her perfect groom.

"We are gathered here today, friends, family, dignitaries, nobles and allies…to witness the union of the prince of the Plasmius empire and his beautiful bride in holy matrimony…" Vlad started, feeling absolutely ridiculous.

"If anyone were to object to this union, speak now or forever hold your peace…" Vlad said and smirked when no one said anything.

"Very well…" Vlad began to read from the bible and commenced with the ceremony, unaware of what truly was going on in Danny's head.

"What's wrong with me?..." He thought as he didn't even pay attention to his father's speech.

He just didn't understand. He has been with Paulina since high school and she was his first love. She was breathtakingly beautiful, with her long black hair, sparkly teal eyes, flawless skin, high cheek bones and amazing figure….She was the definition of beauty, she was from a wealthy and respectable family and despite being high maintaining she was a loving, loyal girlfriend and she wanted nothing more than to be married to him.

Many men would have given anything for the chance to have a girl like her as a wife. So why was he feeling so…empty right now?

Even so, why was he still thinking about that mysterious ghostly woman?

"Why am I still thinking about…her?..." Danny thought as he was imaging that mysterious ghostly woman with the blue fire hair.

He didn't even know her name or anything but she…she wouldn't leave his mind.

The mere thought of her flaming blue hair, her chalky white skin and most of all her glowing green eyes made his heart race in a way he has never felt before…

Even with Paulina.

When he took her in his arms for that one moment, he…he felt so…so…happy.

He never met her but he felt like he DID know her…like he has ALWAYS known her and that she was something important to him…He couldn't explain it but…but…but…

Suddenly he became aware of his surroundings. He was getting married to Paulina Sanchez, his father was officiating the ceremony and the entire world was watching them but he was thinking of another woman and anytime he tried to turn his thoughts to Paulina, all he felt was empty.

Empty and… scared.

Outside

The rescue party had just arrived to their destination, the map bringing them just at the back entrance of the castle since the front one was full of reporters and desperate citizens.

"We're here…" Ember said in relief as she placed the Infi-Map in Sam's bag.

"Oh man, look up…" Tucker said in shock.

Ember looked up and blanched when she saw a nearby jumbo screen that was broadcasting the entire wedding to the rest of the town.

Ember's eyes widen as she was witnessing her worst nightmare unfolding before her eyes in high definition. She saw Danny next to Paulina, both dressed up like a royal couple and Plasmius, for whatever reason, was where the preacher was supposed to be.

Her eyes landed on Danny who was looking so solemn. She had to get him out of there!

"It's starting, come on…" Ember said as she ran inside.

"HALT!..." A ghostly guard appeared.

Suddenly about a dozen ghostly guards appeared all carrying weapons that were directed and the uninvited guests.

"Not these clown again…" Ember thought in annoyance.

"Move it jerks…" Ember shouted, her hair blazing more due to her anger.

"It's the fugitive…" Another guard said as they tried to reach her but Ember dodged him.

"Get lost you creeps; I got to save my groom…" Ember said as she pulled her guitar in with a menacing expression on her face.

"Careful, The emperor was right to say that she was possibly mentally unstable…" Another guard said, making Ember's temper flare.

"I'll show you unstable!..."Ember shouted as she stuck a cord and sent a power blast, knocking one of them out.

"Alert Emperor Plasmius…" The other guard shouted to his subordinate.

"Not happening!..." Sam shouted as she used her ecto-gun to blast and destroy the guys walkie-talkie.

"It's the rebellion!..." Another shouted as five of those guards tried to fight but the Earth's Freedom Brigade.

It was six to twelve, the earths freedom brigade were outnumber but they were certainly not outmatched.

"Down with Plasmius!…" Valerie shouted as she karate chopped one of the guards.

"Freedom!..." Christopher shouted as he kept blasting each spook he could get at.

"Insolence! The emperor will sentence you all to the dungeons for trying to disturb the royal wedding…" Another guard shouted, only to be blasted by Tucker.

"Today ends Plasmius's reign, one way or the other…" Tucker shouted as he continued to fight.

"You rotten rebels! You will be punished for trying to destroy the wedding between the prince and his new princess!..." Another guard was silence when Ember bashed him on the head with her guitar, rendering him down and out.

"She's NOT going to be his princess…" Ember seethed in fury.

"You go get Danny! We'll take care with these goons and then come in to help you…" Sam said as she had a ghostly guard in a chock hold.

"Thanks…" Ember started flying as fast as she could and heard from the one jumbo screen, the one sentence she didn't want to hear.

"Prince Daniel James Plasmius, first in line heir of the grand Plasmius Empire, do you take Paulina Sanchez to be your lawful wife and princess. Do you vow to be love, honor and cherish her, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others for as long as you both shall live?..." Vlad recited.

"NO!..." Ember shouted as she used her guitar to blast down the back gate, and flew as fast as she could to the royal garden, seeing all of the guests, her enemies and most importantly, her Danny all gathered.

"DANNY! DON'T!..." Ember shouted, disturbing the entire room and most especially the groom who looked in shock

"What?..." Danny exclaimed in shock.

A few moments earlier

At the altar

Vlad continued giving the basic wedding what-nots and now came to the most crucial moment of the entire ceremony.

Now all eyes were on the groom, waiting for the big answer and they were certain that he was going to say "I do"

"I….I…" Danny started but soon found himself unable to finish his sentence.

"What's wrong with me? Why can't I say it?..." Danny thought as he was struggling to finish saying those two words.

It was…He couldn't explain it. He knew what to say and he knew that he had to say it now but…he just couldn't. It was almost like something deep inside him didn't want him to say such a thing.

"I….I…" He was still struggling and he noticed both Paulina and his father beginning to glare at him and he heard the guests beginning to mutter.

'What's wrong?..." One of the guests whispers.

"I think he's getting cold feet…" Another muttered and Danny could hear them.

"I…" He felt nervous by the way his father was glaring at him, the same way Paulina was. If looks could kill….

"What's taking him so long?..." Paulina thought impatiently as she wanted to get this over with.

She wanted to get married and she wanted to do it NOW!

"Just say it…say " I do"…" His father whispered in a low but dangerous tone.

It was a tone Danny was familiar with his entire life. Whenever he struggle with doing something his father told him to do, he would glare at him and then reprimand him when no one was looking….strictly reprimand him….

And he knew that if he didn't do this, he would be in for a big one.

"I…" He tried but the other world was still choking on him.

"Why can't I say it? Why is it so hard?..." Danny thought nervously.

"Do it now, or else…" Vlad was beginning to lose his patience, but since he was whispering, no one could head him.

"I…I…" Danny took a deep breath and was about to continue when he suddenly heard a ruckus happening and heard a voice he didn't expect to hear there.

'DANNY! DON'T!..." Was shouted, startling the entire guests.

"What?..." Danny turned around.

"WHAT?!..." Paulina screeched in fury as well.

"WHAT?!..."Vlad shouted and was seeing red when he saw who had come busting in.

Suddenly the mysterious ghost woman appeared with an enraged, desperate look on her face.

"Back away from my man!..." The ghostly woman marched up, a look of pure anger on her face.

"You!..." Paulina shouted in outrage.

"You!..." Vlad shouted, his face purpled with anger.

"What's going on here?..." Danny asked, completely overwhelmed by this whole development.

"Plasmius and Paulina aren't whom they claim to be. Vlad isn't your father Danny and Paulian isn't the girl for you! I AM!..." Ember shouted in desperation.

"What?..." Danny shouted.

"Get that girl…" Vlad ordered to his guards but was stunned to see that none of them were coming yet.

"I wouldn't count on it you bitter old fruit loop!..." Ember shouted as she just had to say it.

"Plasmius stole from a ghost named Clockwork a time staff and he imprisoned the ghost Aphrodite, the spirit of love! He stole their artifacts in order to change the time stream and take over the world, along with forcing you and your mother into being by his side Danny…He even killed your real father Jack Fenton…" Ember shouted, causing the entire crowd, most of all Maddie and Danny to gasp in horror.

'WHAT?!..."Maddie exclaimed and Vlad discreetly kept pressing his control in his pocket but was worried when Maddie's enraged expression wasn't going away.

"Do not listen to her! She is a thief and mentally unstable fugitive…" Vlad shouted.

'She's lying!..." Paulina shouted.

"I am not! And I am taking my man back one way or the other…" Ember flew to Danny, only for more ghost guards to appear.

"GRAB HER!...' Vlad ordered while the crew went to the enemy.

"Not happening…" Ember soon started brawling with these ghostly guards. It started with 5 but soon more came along but Ember's hair was rising and she was giving an big fight despite being outnumbered.

She was using her guitar and sending blasts as she dodged the blasts from the guitar. The violence was scaring the entire guests away with the exception of Danny, Maddie, Jazz and a nearby newsman who was broadcasting this to the entire city.

Everyone was witnessing what would probably be the most scandalous wedding crash in history!

All the while Danny was stunned by witnessing her fighting.

"Possibly unstable or not…She's a good fighter…" Danny thought, almost impressed by what he was seeing.

"You crazy harpy!..." One of the guards shouted as he tried to grapple her but Ember dodged and sucker punched him.

Suddenly a new blast came, Danny turned to see that it was Vlad with an enraged look on his face. One he has never seen before…at least not at this level. Suddenly his father got up and changed into his ghost form and flew after the girl, grabbing her tight.

"YOU COULDN'T JUST LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE!..."Vlad shouted.

"Let go of me you cheese head!..." Ember shouted as she struggled to break free from Plasmius's grip but even with her power boosts he was too strong

"NO!..." Vlad shouted as he flung her body to the ground by the arm and started beating her.

Danny was horrified as he witness the man who he spent his entire life seeing as his father hurting that ghost girl...and it made Danny upset.

"You miserable, interfering has-been diva! Guards! Take her to the dungeons and I will deliver her punishment then! Right now I have a pressing matter to attend to…" Vlad shouted as he handed her to his many guards, who, now about a dozen who were all holding onto Ember.

"Let me go!..." Ember struggled as her eyes widen in horror as she watched Plasmius walk back to the podium.

"Now where were we…" Vlad started as he picked the bible again as the guards tried to lead Ember away but she was still struggling.

"NO! NO!..."Ember shrieked, managing to break free for a moment only to be restrained once more.

Danny was stunned by what he was seeing, with all of the ghostly and human guards trying to hold he ghostly girl who was putting up a fight.

"Danny! You can't marry her! She doesn't even love you!..." The ghostly woman shouted as two of the ghostly guards tried to get her, but she just dodged and kicked them.

"Shut up! You don't know what you are talking about..." Paulina yelled.

"Now lets continue with the wedding, Daniel do you take Paulina as your wife?..." Vlad said.

"WHAT?..."Danny exclaimed, unable to believe that he was actually expecting him to go on with the wedding like this.

"I asked you a question boy, answer it…Do you take Paulina as your wife?..."Vlad repeated, his patience already gone.

"He can't be serious…"Danny thought as he turned to see the ghostly woman who was putting all her might in resisting the guards who couldn't even take her five feet away,

"I…"" Danny paused but looked to the mysterious ghostly woman and managed to see the expression on her poor face.

"No…Please no…"Ember thought as she kept fighting but there were just too many guards and she could only fight for so much.

"She…She looks so sad…" Danny thought as he saw her expression, she looked like her own heart was just about to be shattered into a million pieces

He didn't want that…He didn't want to see her sad. He didn't want to see her get hauled to the dungeon to face Vlad's wrath and he didn't want to get married.

"Oh Daniel, answer me now! Do you take Paulina as your wife?..." His father turned to him with an impatient tone.

Danny was silent but now felt a frown on his face. Not just a frown, he was outright glaring at Vlad right now. He didn't want to get married today, especially like this and he's not even sure he wants to get married to Paulina either. Everything has ever been chosen for him…His entire life he did whatever this man this and ever since he got together with Paulina, he just did whatever she wanted him too, regardless about how he felt about it and she always made him feel low when he didn't immediately do it. He was sick of it, having all of his choices made for him, especially by these two ever since he was a boy.

Well he was a man now and this was a question. He knew what his answer was.

"I DON'T!..."Danny shouted, completely fed up with them bossing him around all of the time.

"WHAT?!..."Paulina shouted in disbelief.

"Sorry Paulina but it's not working out! I can't go through with this!...' Danny shouted, saying words he should have said a long time ago but never had the courage to.

Not anymore.

"No! Not again! Danny, you and me belong together!..." Paulina shouted, unable to believe that this was happening. She grabbed Danny by the arm to pull him back but he used intangibility to break free of her grasp.

"No we don't ! This isn't right..." Danny shouted as he pushed her away when she tried to get him again.

Danny quickly ran to Ember, the guards were stunned what was happening that they tried to pull her away and Danny soon found himself holding the ghostly girl in his arms.

"I can't explain it…but this is…" Danny said as he held Ember close, who was smiling widely.

"Danny…" Ember whispered in disbelief as she leaned in to kiss him. Danny smiled and felt all those wonderful feelings in his heart from earlier flutter as he soon found himself leaning to kiss her as well.

BLAST

"AHHH!..." Ember screamed as she felt some blast hit her straight on.

"Huh?..." Danny let out and was suddenly violently pulled to face a very enraged Vlad who was gripping him tight.

"Listen here Daniel, I am your father and you will obey me! You will marry this girl!..." He shouted as he pointed to Paulina who was glaring hard at him.

"You are…not my father…" Danny said evenly as he felt a fury build up inside him.

All his life he was pushed around by this man, did whatever he told him to do and he was sick of it! He had his own life to live and…and…and…He didn't want him as a part of it.

"YOU SERVE ME! JUST DO It!..." Vlad shouted into his face.

"YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!..." Danny shouted as he transformed into his ghostly half and sent a blast to his ex-father, shocking and enraging him even further.

"YES!..." Ember cheered, happy to know that the hold Vlad had over him was truly broken.

"You little brat..." Vlad shouted only for Danny to send him ankther blast, momentarily stunning him as Danny flew back to where Ember was.

" I am still confused by this whole thing…and about you…" Danny confessed as he landed next to her.

"I'll explain everything to you later, but first let's get you out of here…" Ember said as she was about to take his hand, only to be stunned by being hit by a blast.

"What?..."Danny turned to see a furious bride Paulina, holding a still smokicng ecto-gun.

"I will not let you take him from me AGAIN!..."Paulina screamed as she sent more blasts to Ember, only for Danny to block them all, protecting Ember.

Paulina's blood boiled as she saw HER groom standing next to the ghost bitch who ruined her life.

"Paulina, drop the weapon..." Danny said in a warning tone.

Paulina glared hard at that. She will NOT let history repeat itself.

"I am giving you one last chance Danny. Step away from that ghost bitch and come with me and get married. .." Paulina said in a low, dangerous tone.

"Never and she is NOT a bitch..." Danny said as he continued to stand between the woman he knew he truly loved and the harpy he wasted the best years of his life on.

He was threw being pushed around by her.

"If I can't have you...NO ONE CAN!..." Paulina shouted as she continued to sent blasts to him, only for Ember to grab Danny and dodge.

"This is one match I am really looking forward too..." Ember said as she pulled her guitar close and saw Vlad beginning to get up and rejoin the fight.

No matter what, she was going to win this fight and save her man and then celebrate their wedding day.

No matter what.

To be continued-

Next time on Unshattered Bonds

The Final Battle

REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers:

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