Wizards vs. Phantoms
I do not own Wizards of Waverly Place or Danny Phantom
With more ghosts attacking New York the Russos aren't the only ones with a big secret to protect. So while Justin and Max keep Jack and Maddie busy, Jerry and Theresa ghost proof the home, Harper drags Jazz through designing, and Alex and Danny find out each other's secrets. Will anything ever be normalish on Waverly Place?
Under the summer sun on Waverly Place, New York the Fenton kids, Jazz and Danny were also trying to figure the strange events surrounding the city. "So, our first trip to New York and we have to spend it hunting down ghosts", said Jazz sounding very annoyed.
"Hey at least we get to see the city, at least the parts that are haunted", said Danny trying to sound positive to his sister, but he knew sooner or later a ghost will attack and he'll have to become his alter ego, Danny Phantom, the half-ghost, half-human crime fighter. "The weird part is there haven't been any attacks in Amity Park for days, but here they're coming left and right".
"What did Tucker and Sam say about the ghost portal?", asked Jazz, knowing her little brother's secret.
"That's the weirdest thing, it's still closed and there haven't been any records of it being opened since the last numb nut to come through", Danny said with a confused look, wondering what in New York City was making the ghosts come out so much. Suddenly, they heard their dad's usual cry whenever he found a ghost, but Danny's ghost sense didn't go off, so he probably got a normal human by mistake. They were right as the enter the Sub Station, they found a boy dressed up in a used to be white bed sheet covered in green goo. When the sheet was taken off it revealed a young Latino boy with a goofy smile on his face.
"Aha it worked. If they fell for my fake ghost trick then maybe the other ghosts will and I'll lead them out of the city. Then they'll take me with them to live among them", he said strangely.
"I'm not going to say anything. Go work on the centerpieces please and use the flowers for that only, please", said the man who could be his father looking flustered, "He got dropped on his head as a baby, by accident of course". Now, two girls around Danny's age showed up from the downstairs, one was a Latina girl wearing pink and black skater clothes and ripped jeans and the brunette was wearing what looked like a dress made of dark red flowers. This one worried Danny, he recognized the flowers as blood blossoms, an old anti-ghost remedy.
"Yo, Halloween not until fall, but love getting a head start", said the Latina girl.
"Jack, Maddie, this our daughter, Alex and her best friend Harper, who lives with us", said Theresa, "Girls, these are the Fentons, the ghost hunters hired to get rid of the ghosts in the city". Alex didn't look surprised, like she was used to this, Danny could relate.
"Well, these are our kids, Jazz and Danny", said Maddie.
"Hey, first time in the big city?", asked Alex.
"Yeah, looks pretty cool", Danny said, trying not to sound nervous.
"Hey, how about a private tour around town? I personally know all the great places to go and as a bonus, the best taco stands are within ten minutes walking distance of this place", Alex said. He did want to see the city and here's a cute local girl who was offering, he at least wanted to get a little bit of sight seeing before any ghosts showed up to wreck it, plus he might be able to find out what's going on around here. "That okay with you guys?"
"Okay, as long as his parents okay it", said Jerry.
"Sure sweetie, just be careful, stay with Alex at all times, call us every hour and when you are going to be back, and if you see a ghost take this with you", Maddie handed her son the Fenton Thermos, the only known thing that could trap ghosts and Alex looked at it with suspicion.
"I'll explain later".
"Sure, hey Harper, wanna come with?"
"Sorry, but I have to finish my anti-ghost outfit, all I need to do is finish the shoes, then no ghost will come near me", said Harper, which scared Danny even more.
"You know, you two are going to be needing a guide around the city and since I am an aspiring ghost hunter, maybe I can guide you around the city", asked Justin, Danny got the familiar feeling that he and the parents were hiding something.
"That doesn't sound like a bad idea. We don't get lost and he'll be learning from the best. Okay with you two?", Jack asked Jerry and Theresa.
"Sure, it has been his dream for a while, along with his little brother, Max", Jerry said as he grabbed Max coming down the stairs.
"Excuse us for a bit", Justin pulled his family into the workstation and closed the doors so no peeping ears could hear them, "Dad what are you doing? They are the best ghost hunters around, they even do better than the government".
"Justin, if you and Max could keep them distracted while we find some way to keep them from detecting anything magical involved than we could figure out how to send the ghosts back into the Ghost Zone", said Jerry explaining his plan.
"But how are we supposed to keep two great ghost hunters busy for that long?", asked Justin.
"Apparently, not only does their little ghost detector thing finds ghost energy, but magical as well. So, I hate to be saying this, when it feels like they're getting close, do a little magic, but just small spells. Like making hot dogs appear at a random spot. But only when necessary", Jerry finished but looked like he was about to have a heart attack. Then, a knock was on the door, they opened it to find Harper.
"Hey, I know you guys might be busy, but I need to get some stuff for my project and I was wondering if you guys needed anything", asked Harper.
"Mom, Dad, is it possible that I could see the city, now?", asked Jazz impatiently.
"You know, maybe I could show you around, the place I'm going goes pass some cool sites, since everyone else is showing someone, thought I might help", offered Harper.
"Oh, what the hey. Better than doing nothing all day. Harper right? I like your dress", said Jazz as the girls head out the door.
In Central Park, Alex and Danny were walking and talking to each other; in a way Alex reminded Danny of Sam back home. They were both cute, individuals, and both came from wacky families. "Okay, so that's when Justin swelled up so badly we had to rush him to the emergency room, but when we checked out we forgot Max and when we found him, he was with all the dead bodies", Alex told a weird story about her family and Danny seemed to relate to her.
"If your brother was allergic to cinnamon, why was he eating pumpkin pie anyway?"
"Let's just say that I was the only one who did know it wasn't Justin's special bland pie. And they still don't know to this very day".
"Oh, you enjoy torturing your brother don't you? Yeah, Jazz used to be like that, but now she's normal, at least for this family"
"I know exactly how you feel, sometimes I feel like I'm the only normal one in my strange messed up family. We can't even go one game night without someone calling the cops".
"I know, my parents can't spend one day without talking about ghosts, making things that involve ghosts, or hunt ghosts. It's like I'm the only normal one", Danny and Alex said at the same time.
"Finally someone who understands me", said Alex relieved. Danny could tell that they had a lot in common as well, but something kept bugging him. Back at Waverly Place, it felt like her whole family had a big secret they were trying to hide; as Danny Phantom, he knew how they felt. But, with Alex, he didn't get that vibe at all, she felt so normal and comfortable with herself. Unfortunately, like all good things in Danny's life, he got interrupted by ghosts, he felt the blue smoke from his mouth come out that warned him a ghost was close by. "You okay?"
"Yeah, just do you know where the bathrooms are?', he asked in a way to cover-up his secret, but he had to find some way to make sure Alex didn't get caught in the crossfire.
"Yeah, they're over-", Danny ran before Alex could finish, "Wow, guess only a few people can handle Pedro's Tacos".
Danny hid behind a tree that blocked people's view and called out his battle cry of 'going ghost' and became Danny Phantom. Turning invisible, he hoped to stay hidden until the ghost attacked to not freak people out, but he felt there was something behind him. When he turned around there was nothing but trees; when he visible he intended to change back and join Alex and thought it was a false alarm, but he turned out to be wrong as he felt a strong hand wrap around his neck and pull him up to face Skulker. Ghost Zone's greatest hunter and made a personal vow to hunt down and hang Danny's skin in his home.
Alex had never really been patient as she waited for Danny to come back, finally fed up, she went to find him. She met guys who were shy and awkward before, and the last thing she wanted them to know about was her family, but Danny seemed comfortable with it. He came from a family of ghost hunters and she came from a family of wizards, weirdness was to be expected, but Alex had this strange feeling inside of her that she wasn't the only one hiding something. She had always been good at hiding her wizard secret from people, even Harper until she found out in their freshman year, but this kid might have one as well and running away from her only confirmed it.
The last thing she expected to find was what she saw behind the trees; a giant metal looking guy in black that had all kinds of electronic devices around him. He kind of looked like one the weird villains in one Justin's comic books. He was holding a person in his hand; it was a boy with white hair and green eyes in a black and white hazmat suit with a cool looking 'D' in the center. He looked familiar to her for some reason, kind of like Danny except with the different colors and slightly tanned skin, then she remembered Justin going on about this ghost kid from Ohio town that was a constant ghost target, what was his name? Phantom? Danny Phantom. Danny Fenton and Danny Phantom. Their names sounded so alike and they looked alike, too, but could it be possible for humans to have ghost powers? And if they could, was this what Danny was hiding?
"What so you want Skulker?", Danny asked, looks like he's been in this situation before.
"Oh, just the same thing as always, to hunt you and put your remains in my trophy room", Alex felt like she threw up when she heard that .
"First, things first. What are doing in New York and why are there ghosts coming here instead of Amity Park?"
"Well, let's just say that when there's new place to go, there's always something to new to hunt, but finding you here was just a surprise bonus for me", he withdrew a blade from his right arm and put it close to Danny's throat. Alex knew that she wasn't supposed to use magic, unless in the event of an emergency, but didn't follow it that well, and this one would count, but she couldn't reveal her secret to a boy she just met. But if she didn't do anything, she would be seeing if ghosts bled or not, so she withdrew her wand from her waist and held it and tried to think of a spell she could use and how to buy time.
"Hey ugly. Hasn't anyone ever told you to pick on someone your own size?", Danny and Skulker turned and noticed Alex come out from the trees armed with a stick with a small crystal on the end.
"Alex! I mean who I never met before. Get out of here", Danny shouted trying to prevent Alex from knowing his secret.
"Alright Danno, I know about the ghost human thing already, no need to look stupid", unbelievable, he had his powers for almost a year and a girl he met a couple of hours ago found out.
"Stay out of this human girl, this doesn't involve you", Alex stood her ground and showed no fear, like she was used to this. Who was this girl?
"You see that would work if one, if I took you seriously and two, it would work if I was just an ordinary human", Danny had to admit, she and Sam could have been sisters, but what did she mean by 'if she was an ordinary human'? She raised her stick and the crystal at the end started glowing as she said "Tom numan kinesis" and Danny and Skulker were pulled apart by an unseen force. Now Danny was more surprised by this girl, was she a witch or something? Meanwhile, Skulker looked ticked off and forgotten about Danny as he went for Alex.
"You annoying girl! I was aiming for the ghost boy, but a wizard girl would do just fine!", A wizard?
"Oh, please. My brother scares me more. As a matter of fact 'Its me you don't scare, so just chill there'", the next moment Skulker was frozen solid in ice, by now Danny was just too shocked to react, "Hey don't stand there gawking, use your thermos thing to get this guy". Danny raised the thermos and sucked Skulker back, not knowing how to get him back to the Ghost Zone, but he was still in shock to care.
"So, you're a wizard and you know I'm half ghost. How'd you know?", Danny asked wondering how a complete stranger would have found out.
"Look, the next time you have an alter ego, don't go with your first name or a last name that sounds so much like yours. Plus you look exactly like Fenton, without the white and green additions".
"Oh, well. Promise me that you will never tell anyone. Not even my parents know about this. I didn't even expect this to happen, I just got in a lab accident and the next thing I know I can walk through walls", Danny was worried about this, but he remembered that he knew her secret as well and judging from what she was able to do, worried him a bit.
"Don't worry, your secret's safe with me. Besides, anyone can keep something like this from their folks, I can trust completely with this", Danny felt relieved and changed back into his human form, "Well, its getting late and the rents are probably wondering", Alex led Danny away from the park and back to the wackiness of Waverly Place.