Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom or any of the characters. Danny Phantom is the sole property of Butch Hartman, Nickelodeon and Paramount global.
Growing Pains
Chapter 16: More Surprises in the Horizon
The A-listers were at the Nasty Burger right now.
Dash, his fellow jocks, Paulina, Star and the other A-list girls were all together, talking about the recent hot topic in town.
Such as the new ghost man who vaguely resembled the town hero...and who was getting really popular with the the A-listers that weren't resistant to admiring the hunky new Ghost Man who was quickly becoming very popular, especially with the girls.
"Holy cow, that new ghost man is drop-dead gorgeous!..."Mia said in a dreamy way, as Paulina showed off pictures she got from the internet of the new ghost man.
"I know, right?! What a hunk?! Please tell me that's my ghost boy's older brother...and that he'll look just like him one day?..."Paulina asked, wondering if there's a another good-looking ghost man out there.
"I'll say, what a hottie. Those muscles and rugged features. What a dreamboat..."Star said, hearts in her eyes.
"Honestly...I don't know who is more gorgeous, that ghost man or that hot guy we saw with Fenton's sister and his loser friends..."She said, feeling conflicted as she wasn't sure who her heart was beating faster between the two men she saw.
The other girls debated amongst themselves on who was better looking, but ended up agreeing that they were both super stunning.
"Both are gorgeous!..."Mia said, as Rebecca nodded.
"I so hope that their both single and will stay that way until I'm legal..."Rebecca said, while the other girls shared those same sentiments.
Some even squealed in delight at the very thought of it.
"Will you girls settle down? I'm way hotter than those two guys put together!..."Dash said, hating that another guy was hogging all the girls attentions.
"In your dreams. If anything, both of them are on a whole league of their own and you just can't compete with either of them! Heck, you're not even half good enough to either of their flunky..."Paulina said harshly, while she and the girls kept admiring the pictures they got of the handsome ghost man that they downloaded online.
"Whatever. Like I'd ever be crazy enough to be a superhero's flunky..." Dash pouted as he didn't want to continue this conversation any further, while all the A-lister girls went back to admiring the photos of the adult Phantom.
"He's just...so dreamy!..."Paulina said in a lovesick way, sighing dreamily before nearly fainting.
"Yes, he is..."Star said, doing the exact same thing.
"I just can't get enough of how stunningly cute this adult Phantom looks. Especially his face, it looks so symmetrical and perfect. And so was that hot hunk that visited our school earlier..." Star said, fawning over both alter-egos of Danny while she twirls her fingers within her blonde hair.
"You can say that again..."Steve said, also biting his lower lip as he admired the handsome visage on his phone.
The other jocks and male A-listers saw this and raised brows at him. They weren't expecting that from him, in all honesty.
"Dude, you're a dude!..."Dash said, sounding surprised.
"Yeah, so what?..."Steven asked, annoyed by his tone as he kept ogling the picture.
"Are you gay?!..."Dale asked, both surprised and genuinely curious of this news about his friend and fellow jock.
"Yeah. Why do you ask it like that? Why do you sound so surprised?..."Steven asked, looking annoyed.
"I don't know...it's just...you...you never told us you were gay..."Dash said, feeling awkward now that he's asked.
"No one ever asked. Just because I'm not hiding in the closet, doesn't mean that I have to announce it to the whole town..."Steven said, rolling his eyes at his A-lister friends.
"I get that, but it's just that you haven't acted that way around us before and don't present yourself as gay or bi..."Dash said, still surprised.
The other jock frowned, taking offense over what he just said.
"Oh, so gay's "present" now?..."Steven asked in an accusing manner.
"No, no...that's not what I mean. What? I'm not against gay people at all. I'm not homophobic..."Dash said as he raised his hands in a defensive manner, realizing that he touched a sensitive topic.
"Yeah...uh...I genuinely had no clue about any of this. So, does that mean that I'm not as accepting of others as I thought?..."Kwan said, feeling awkward.
Steven glared at them.
"Look...I'm comfortable in my own skin and I'm honest about what I like. And before you guys ask, my parents aren't close minded like some people and have no problem with this. I don't need to feel cornered by people who I thought were my friends.
"Look I just misspoke, why are we making such a big deal about this?..."Dash said while Steven glared at him.
"You're such an idiot! And the girls are right, you would make a lousy flunky for either of those hotties. Also you're not as good looking as you think!..."He said, irritated with him.
"I need some air..."Steven said, notably grabbing his backpack as he got up to walk out of the fast food place.
Dale, Steve's actual real friend, got up and followed him. Most likely to do some damage control and make sure that his friend isn't thinking about quitting the football team because of this, while the rest of the male A-listers were left dumbfounded by what just happened.
They all felt pretty awkward right now and a bit ashamed, which was a new feeling to most of them.
"Intense..."Kwan said, not sure what else to say while Star sent him and his buddy a frown.
"Idiots, and here I thought Danny was the most clueless one in our school..."The blonde girl said, glaring at Dash who felt awkward and a little guilty right now.
"I swear that I had no idea that Steve was gay. How was I suppose to know? He never hit on me once..."He insisted before noticing the glares of judgement in his direction.
"Really?..." Paulina questioned, sounding unimpressed with that logic.
"I thought everyone wanted me, straight or gay..."Dash said as he tried to shift the attention to someone less popular.
"I don't want you and the whole team knows that I'm Bi. Honestly, I still can't believe you're so full of yourself, especially since the team's been on a losing streak because of your lousy plays..."Chet Chamberson, the team's linebacker, said not caring what the blonde bully was going to say back to him.
While the A-Lister boys were trying not to get into a fist fight with one another, the A-lister girls stayed out of it and went back their pictures of the ghost man.
"I wonder what that other super hot hunk is doing right now? Maybe he's at a gym, cause if he's anything like this ghost man, then he's got toned muscles for days..."Star said, still drooling over the image.
"I'll say. Even his butt looks well proportioned..."Mia said, blushing.
"You can say that again..."Rebecca said, as the other girls kept ogling the images of the hot ghost man.
Even the other kids, including the nerds were talking about him.
"I don't see what's so irresistible about this ghost man. It's not like he's anything close to Chip Skylark or Sylvester Calzone. He looks more like Skip Sparkypants if he took steroids to be honest..."Nathan said, though he was clearly jealous and worried he'd take attention of Valerie.
"I mean...he looks really strong and a lot like Danny Phantom. He might even be related to him. So I can kind of see the appeal that the girls have with him..."Mikey said.
"Plus his snowy white hair makes him look really stunning even in the dark. He's really...impressive..."Spike said, as he looked at the image with an intrigued look on his face.
This remark left both Nathan and Mikey speechless, since neither of them were expecting to here that from Spike of all people. Mainly because he hardly ever says a word at school.
"You okay, dude?..." Mikey asked, as Spike as he suddenly pulled out a pencil and paper and started drawing.
"What are you doing?..." Nathan said as he saw Spike making fanart of the new ghost with his favorite fictional female characters.
Such characters include Supergirl, Ladybug, Black Cat, Spider-Gwen, and Starfire, albeit as adults.
"Shh… I'm in the zone..." Spike said as he drew the new guy hugging the teen heroine known as Kim Possible, but as an adult.
Mikey and Nathan both blinked, unsure how to process this as the rest of the teens were still obsessing over the ghostly man who may or may not be related to Danny Phantom.
Meanwhile
Team Phantom were in the middle of making plans for tonight, on how they will deal with Helena.
"Okay...according to the flyer. Singles Night always starts at 6 and lasts until mid night. Here's the plan. We go there, wait until Helena shows up and then I beat her up until she changes me back. Then seal her shut in a thermos so that she does do this to anyone else. Any thoughts?..."Danny said.
"So, the usual plan whenever crazy stuff happens to us..."Tucker commented.
"Pretty much. I just hope that we find her there first..."Danny said, not sure how else to describe it.
"Anyway, it's 1 o'clock right now. We've got like 5 hours to get ready..."He said.
"We should head home and stock up on weapons and supplies just in case..."Jazz suggested.
"Good idea. You can never be too prepared for any ghost, especially this one. There no telling what she'll do if we get in her way..."Sam agreed, and the others nodded in agreement.
However, they would find a little trouble as more women saw Danny and kept eye-balling him. With some women biting their lips when then saw him or reapplying their lipstick.
"I kind of feel like a mouse surrounded by hungry cats..."He thought, feeling uncomfortable.
Until one "cat" spotted him and may her way towards the ghost man. One that he had already come into contact with before.
It was Tiffany Snow, who was with Lance Thunder right now. They were assigned to look for more abut the ghostly man who resembled Danny Phantom but the female reporter saw Dante and was excited.
"There he is, is my hair okay? How's my make-up?..." Tiffany asked the camera man, as she hurriedly walked after the handsome dark haired man.
Her "partner" rolled his eyes at this.
"Is my hair okay? How's my make-up?..." Lance said in a mocking voice before turning to the camera man, puffing up his hair for the camera.
"Seriously, how's my hair?..."He asked, but got no response.
With Danny
The ghostly man was about to leave with the others to figure out their next step. Before Danny could follow his sister and friends back home, he heard someone call out to him with a very familiar voice.
"Well, hello again. Dante, was it?...'Tiffany asked, as she approached him.
The others were surprised to see the female reporter, but Danny flinched.
"Hi… miss Sno-..."Danny tried.
"Tiffany..."She corrected him.
"T-Tiffany..." Danny said nervously, while the others figured out what this was.
"Oh man, another one?..."Jazz thought, worried about her brother.
"Tiffany Snow too? Lucky..."Tucker thought in jealousy.
"Are you kidding me?!..."Sam thought in a jealousy rage, as the pretty reporter kept flirting with Danny.
"So… Dante...are you free right now? Because I am available later if you want to grab a bite? Up for sushi?..."She asked, fluttering her eyes at him.
"Not too big on sushi…" Danny said, stepping back.
"Oh? I know a nice steakhouse…"She suggested, not wanting to be denied.
Danny was getting nervous and knew that he had to get away before he ended up saying something he'd regret later on.
"Actually I have plans… with friends… can't leave them waiting..." He said as he made his way.
"Oh, but Dante?..."Tiffany tried, but he soon left and Tucker, Sam and Jazz followed him.
Tiffany wanted to go after him, but her "partner" called out to her.
"Tiffany!..." Lance called out.
"UGH! This better be worth it?!..." She grumbled, as she walked over to an irritated Lance.
"Doing our jobs that pay our bills and will lead to our retirement? Yes, I think it does. Now, stop drooling over some man candy and get to work. In case you forget, you're the ace news reporter, not me! I'm just the weatherman who ironically, rarely gets to do the weather because of all these stupid ghost attacks!..."Lance said, glaring at her.
Tiffany glared at him, fists shaking.
"I can't believe that I have to preform these small segments with a whiner like you. Just you wait, Thunder. Push me again, and I'll get my uncle to replace you and have you doing traffic reports instead!..."She thought, before her mind went back to Dante.
She soon had an idea and grinned as she thought of the perfect opportunity for the handsome man.
"Hmmm...speaking of replacements..."She thought, more ideas forming as she was about talk to the handsome man herself.
Tiffany couldn't believe that she hadn't thought of this until just now to recruiting the ghost man she had found to be her new co news spokesperson. She needed to seal this deal and fast as humanly possible.
Except once she turned her head to look at him, he was gone.
"Where did he go? Well, so long as he's still in town somewhere, I'll find him eventually..."She thought, smirking.
Tiffany Snow had always been a go-getter and always knew just how to find a way to be the first to get her big scoop. This was just the same principle with different motivation and reasons behind it.
One way or the other, she always finds a way to get what she wants.
Meanwhile
Vlad Masters was having a hard time staying in a good mood.
He was still dealing with an unsatisfied Miss Romano, who looked ticked as she kept rejecting all the people he brought as potentials spokes models.
"Too short!..."She said, as she rejected another candidate.
The next one came and she frowned.
"Too tall!..."She complained, rejecting him.
Another one appeared and she frowned.
"Too much plastic surgery, is this really the best you can offer me?!..."She said, sounding very unamused.
The model flinched and walked away in shame. The next one showed up, and the business woman didn't even bother to stare at the candidate longer then 5 seconds.
"Come back after you get a nose job and then we'll talk..."Miss Romano said rudely, causing the candidate to leave in tears.
"Miss Romano, was that really necessary?..."Vlad said, irritated by her pickiness.
"Just bring out the next candidate already..."Miss Romano said impatiently.
"Just bring out the next candidate already…"The billionaire grumbled under his breath in a mocking tone, before trying to reason with the impatient business woman.
"That was the next candidate. You rejected them all..."He pointed out, flabbergasted with her attitude.
"Then go get more models!..." Romano said in a tone like she was talking to a dimwitted kid.
"Miss Romano, I've brought the top models in the state to represent your campaign and you reject all of them!..."Vlad said, angry.
"They aren't good enough!..."Romano said, being too picky.
Vlad groaned.
"It's no wonder she's never married before. Butter biscuits! If only I could master forging a woman's signature while overshadowing them, I wouldn't even be here right now!..."He thought, before trying to maintain his patience.
"Look, the female half of the campaign has already been decided since we'll be using last year's Miss Amity Park, but I need the right kind of man for the male half of the project..."Miss Romano said.
"I know, you made that explicitly clear..."Vlad muttered, but the woman continued.
"I am serious, I want someone who is tall, handsome, strong, fit, young and will obey my each and every command. Bring me that man I saw on your computer screen yesterday. He's perfect and has just the right build that speaks of both a sense of power and grace. I want him!..."She ordered.
"WHAT?!..."Vlad yelled, but she ignored him and continued to talk about "the perfect man".
"Did I stutter? I said that I want him! He's like a modern day Hercules with the looks that matches the physique. He's the perfect man...for the job I mean..."She said, and Vlad's jaw dropped.
"But...but-..."He tried, but the business woman wouldn't even let him finish his complaints.
"Do it or you can kiss me setting up my business in this backwater down and your cut of the profits goodbye!..."She ordered and Vlad growled.
"Lousy harpy!..."He thought, as he forced himself to smile brightly.
"Okay...I will see what I can do to get in contact with him..."Vlad said, lying through his teeth.
"When pigs fly and I don't mean the ghostly kind!..."He thought, not wanting Daniel involved with his business since he'd know he'd find some way to ruin it.
Just then, another woman appeared, one who worked as a model for Miss Romano and who is also the former Miss Amity Park.
She is a woman named Cassandra Evergreen, and like Miss Romano, she seemed to be impatient.
"Did you guys finally pick the guy who I'm gonna be working with. Remember, I wanna make sure that I'm partnered up with someone that'll at least make a good impression to the public and who's looks won't clash with mine. Also, his hair has to be dark so that it will match my shoes..."She said, hands on her hips.
"Oh don't you worry, this one will be like no one you've ever seen before..."Miss Romano said, fully confident that she found the perfect modeling duo.
Vlad, all the while, groaned internally.
"Why can't all women be like Maddie? And not just in looks..."He thought, as he continued to do his "job".
Elsewhere.
Danny had thankfully got away from Tiffany Snow, while she was busy talking to Lance Thunder.
Well, more like Lance was talking to her, while Tiffany mostly pouted and looked a bit upset. What's important is that Danny got away and could go back to his mission.
However, more women saw him and kept sending flirty eyes in his direction. It was honestly getting on his nerves at this point.
"For once, I wish they ignored me..."Danny said, sighing.
The ghost man kept walking, while his friends waited for him, looking a bit sorry, though Tucker looked jealous that Tiffany Snow flirted with him.
"So...we just have to wait until Singles Night tonight to find Helena..."He said with shoulders slump.
"Actually, I think that we might have a lead for before then..."Sam said, hating this as she gave him a flyer for modeling auditions, including male ones.
"Modeling auditions?..." Danny said as he looked at the flyer.
"Yep, male models. Perfect bait for Helena..."Sam said.
Danny thought about it and nodded. However, he saw something on the flyer that made him cations.
"Oh man, Vlad..."He said, wary.
"I know, that's a bad sign but we're desperate here..."Sam said, since there is still a chance that Helena will show up.
Danny sighed.
"Well...maybe he won't recognize me like everyone else..."He said, willing to try anything at this point.
"However, it says here that only models who are over 21 can audition. I just hope that they won't ask for any I.D..."Jazz said, not wanting to resort to forging one since that could end up with them in jail if it backfires.
"No one has asked me for one yet. Maybe we'll get lucky..."He said, as they went to go the modeling auditions.
Later
Danny and the others soon arrived to the local town auditorium, where they usually hold plays but it was being used for modeling auditions today.
Danny and the others saw that they were checking for I.D. too.
"Darn it, looks like I'll have to phase in..."He said.
"Need us to come inside with you?..."Jazz asked.
Danny shook his head.
"No, if they catch teenagers in there, it will be some big mess. I'll go inside and if I see any sign of Helena, I'll call you guys. For now, just stay nearby in case I need you guys..."Danny said.
"Okay, dude..."Tucker said, and Jazz nodded.
"Be careful, Danny..."Sam said.
"No worries, I've dealt with Vlad before and he doesn't scare me..."Danny said.
"Vlad's not the ONLY one I'm worried about..."Sam thought, as the ghost man phased inside the auditorium.
Inside
Danny was now inside, he saw lots of men and women here, models no doubt for the audition.
"Okay, so far so good. Just gotta lay low until I see any sign of Helena..."He thought, as he began to look around and keep out of the sign of any troublemakers.
However, luck is rarely on Danny's side and someone did catch him.
"Oh no, what are you doing here?!..."Was heard.
However, Danny ended up running into the last person he'd ever want to run into right now.
Vlad Masters.
"Oh no. Are you kidding me? Now?! I haven't even been in here for 5 minutes yet!..."He thought in dismay, as his enemy saw him.
Vlad instantly recognized this man due to what he gathered yesterday and smirked.
"Well now…I must say I'm surprised to see you like this…Daniel..."Vlad spoke calmly, giving the ghost boy/man a puzzling face.
Danny glared at his arch enemy, and realized that he recognized him.
"So, he already knows? Why am I not surprised that this cheese head probably kept tabs or something?..."He thought, hating this.
"Let me guess, you want to test me and see the results?…"Danny guessed, as he sent the older halfa a dangerous glare of glowing green eyes.
However, the gesture was not met back as Vlad sighed.
"Sadly, now isn't the time as I have a different headache to deal with…and if you don't leave, she'll go to you as well…"He said, feeling that it was only fair to warn him.
"She?…"Danny dreaded Vlad's words.
He would have ran, but it was too late as Ms. Romano came from behind.
"Masters, I thought I told you to-..."Her words were silenced as soon as she saw Danny.
"Oh man, who is she?..."Danny asked out loud.
"The one thorn in my side bigger than your father, and that's saying something..."Vlad muttered, while Miss Romano kept looking at that.
The business woman suddenly smiled.
"Ah, you managed to find him. I guess you aren't completely useless, Masters..."Miss Romano said as she approached Danny.
"Witch..."Vlad muttered, while Danny didn't like the way the woman was looking at him.
"Uh...who are you?..."Danny asked, while the woman smiled strangely and handed him a business card.
"My name is Bridgetta Romano, I'm the CEO and Owner of my own company that sells gym equipment and athletic wear...I'm also single and available for dinner tonight as seven. What's your name?..."She asked, as she fluttered her eyelashes at him.
"Dante Fenalton..."Danny lied, while Vlad sent him a look.
"Really? That's the best that you could come up with..."Vlad snarked.
"Says the guy who dresses up like a cheap Dracula knockoff..."Danny whispered harshly to him.
Says the boy pretending to be a man who chose an alias that sounds practically identical to his real name. Twice at that!..."Vlad whispered back, glaring at him.
Danny glared back. Before this could continue, Miss Romano stepped between them, giving Danny daze eyes.
"Dante..."She whispered, liking that name before she straightened herself.
"Anyway, Dante..I am here to tell you that today is going to be the best day of your life..."She said, sending him a predatory look.
"Why?..."Danny asked, not trusting that.
"Because I am offering you the once in a lifetime offer to come work for me as the new spokes model for my brand of athletic wear for men. Including, but not limited to my new line of men's speedos and men's swim trunks..."Miss Romano said, showing him a picture of what looked like a banana hammock.
Danny's eyes widen upon hearing that.
"Wait, what?!..."He exclaimed, looking at the design in horror.
Miss Roman mistook that reaction for excitement and continued.
"Yes, this is no joke. You are the perfect man for my new brand and I see A LOT of potential in you!..."She said, before wrapping her hand around his arm.
She noticed how muscular he was and bit her lips as looked at the shirt clinging tightly on his body.
"Oh my...great pecs. He's even better looking in person. I can't let him get away..."She thought lustfully, before recalling that she needs to act professional, at least for now.
"Come to my office and we can go over the details...and maybe we can get to know each other over coffee..."She said, eager to sign him up before someone else does.
Danny pulled away from her, freaking out.
"Uh...I'm sorry but...I'm not really the modeling type..."He said nervously, as he stepped back slowly from the woman.
"I'm sure you'll find yourself liking being a model. I can guarantee a very lucrative life if you sign with me. What do you say?..."Miss Romano said with a smirk, making it clear that she won't take "no" for an answer.
"Uh…Look! Is that Mr. Galaxy!?..." Danny exclaimed, pointing behind her.
Miss Romano turned around to see the hottest man of the year, but found an overweight nerd eating a hotdog. She turned back to Danny, but found that he disappeared.
"Where did he go!?..." She exclaimed, looking left and right for the hunk, but found nothing.
Vlad seemed amused by his arch-enemy's discomfort and the fact that he caught the eye of a harpy like Miss Romano.
"Boy or man, it looks like Daniel is still a magnet for bad luck..."He chuckled.
Miss Romano, angry, came back and started yelling at the mayor yet again.
"MASTERS! What are you waiting for?! Go get him, and get me more models!..."She yelled at him.
Vlad frowned at that.
"I'll get you more models…"He grumbled, tempted to make robot clones of himself to attack her. "I'm sure I can find someone better than him..."He grumbled, still refusing to work with his arch enemy.
"Just go get Dante Fenalton or I'm taking my business elsewhere. Now, if you excuse me, I need a different outfit and to fix my makeup. As well as get the contract I wrote up yesterday..."Bridgetta said as she walked away, checking her make-up.
"The things I do to stay a billionaire..."Vlad muttered, as he pulled out his phone to call more models.
All the while, his youthful if aged up enemy kept trying to run away from the terrible fate that is Miss Romano.
With Danny
The ghost man managed to escape the female CEO that wanted to make him wear banana hammocks in a magazine, among other things.
"So not happening..."He thought, disturbed as he hid behind a prop to catch his breath.
"Man, that was crazy..."He said, glad to get away from that pushy lady who wanted to make him into a spokes model of all things.
"I don't know if that lady was serious about the modeling contract or not...but if she's involved with Vlad, it's a dumb idea to even consider being a model or working with her..."He said, making sure to avoid her.
The ghost man was about to leave, but ended up running into someone else.
"Hey, watch it!..."Was heard.
"Sorry..."Danny said, wanting to leave quick.
However, the woman saw him and gasp. Danny saw her and soon recognized her.
"Hey...aren't you Miss Amity Park?..."He asked out loud, and the woman smiled.
"Yes, yes I am..."She said, eying the hunk in front of her.
The current Miss Amity Park was the same kind of girl one would see at every pageant.
This one was strawberry blonde, blue-eyed, and buxom as she showed off her titular banner and crown. She also wore a stunning, sparkly purple dress and matching shoes. Danny almost dropped his jaw, remembering a time he dreamed of meeting the girl, and under far more lofty situations.
"I have no idea if this is a good or bad thing…"Danny thought to himself as he continued staring.
"Wow...what a hunk!..."Miss Amity Park thought, as she eyed Danny.
The woman was enjoying the view in front of her, biting her lower lip as her sultry eyes ate him up. She leaned into the boy like a predator, her hands already clawing at the ghost man's body.
"Uh…hi?…"Danny squeaked.
"Hey…"The model's voice was smooth as silk, enticing the boy's hormones and stoking his fear.
"Uh...anyway...sorry for bumping into you. I'll leave now..."Danny said, as he tried to walk away.
However, she blocked his path.
"Wow...wait up, handsome. Where's the fire?..."The woman asked playfully, as she kept blocking his path.
"Sorry, but I really need to hurry..." Danny said as he tried to out maneuver her, but she was as quick as a cat.
"I'm sure that I can convince you to give a little of your time..."She said, posing at him seductively, fluttering her eyelashes at him.
"I'm Cassandra, by the way. What's yours, handsome?..."She asked in a sultry tone.
"Dante Fenalton..." Danny said, trying to run away.
"My, what a handsome name..." Cassandra said, making it clear that she has a thing for him.
"So...what's your phone number? And your type of girl? You seeing someone? You here for the modeling job? Well, I think that you're absolutely PERFECT for it...you have my vote..."She said as she wrapped her arms around Danny's muscular arms, and nearly shivered with delight as she felt his biceps.
It made the ghost man even more uncomfortable right now.
"Wow…I had dreamed of being with a model once and now it's totally ruined…"Danny thought in irony, thinking back to how his teenage hormones would fuel shallow dreams like this before he matured.
However, all the ghost boy did was glamorize the moment. Reality came hard as his emotional intelligence could not handle the situation maturely, except for instilling a tingle of fear into the boy.
"Out of all my dreams, why can't becoming an astronaut happen now?..."He thought, as he removed himself from her grasp.
"Actually, I haven't agreed to anything at all. So, I should get going..."He said, not wanting this to continue.
However, he heard another voice that sounded recently familiar that filled him with dread.
"Mr. Fenalton! So glad I caught you..."Miss Romano's voice was heard and it was getting closer, having changed her outfit and applied more make-up.
"Oh man. Not her again..."Danny thought, as he tried to leave.
"Uh...anyway, it was really nice meeting you, Cassandra, but I gotta go..."Danny said, as he faked left and quickly move right, practically running away.
"Hey!..."Cassandra complained, but the handsome man ignored her as Romano bumped into her. "Hey! Watch it!..."She yelled at her.
"You watch it! I got a man to find!..."Miss Romano said as she kept walking.
"I saw him first!,,," Cassandra exclaimed as the two started racing after Danny.
Who currently was doing his best to get away from them.
Danny, who saw them after him, ran faster as he turned to a corner and quickly entered a tent, waiting until he heard the two pass the tent.
"I think I'm safe now..."He sighed in relief before he looked at the inside the tent, and saw that it was full of the models Romano rejected earlier.
And he would soon see that he was anything but safe right now.
"Uh oh..."Danny let out, as they all saw him.
Yes, it seems that Adult Danny had managed to jump out of the frying pan, but didn't realize that he also jumped into the fire.
"Woah!..."One of them shouted, as all the rejected models eyed Danny like a piece of meat.
"What a hunk!..."A blonde woman said, blushing.
"Look at those pecs!..."A brunette said, practically drooling right now.
"What a butt!..."He heard another woman said, as the crowd of women surrounded Danny.
"Oh man. I had a dream like this once...except I was actually happy..."Danny thought in a panic, as they got closer.
"Is he a new model?..."A red haired one asked, looking love struck.
"Is he single!?..."A model with a heavy spray tan asked, looking eager to get closer.
However, a blonde model with curly hair angrily pushed her away.
"Back off, he's mine!..."She said possessively, only to be pushed by another, younger looking model.
"No, you back off!..."She said, as more of them began to argue.
It soon became very dangerous as the girls started pushing each other to get to him, so he quickly left, followed by all of them. Soon, Danny was being chase by a stampede of attractive models. Before the Ghost man realized it, he was being chased by a swarm of attractive women
"If this is how celebrities live daily, then I can scratch off movie star and supermodel from my career list..."He thought, as he narrowly avoided some sharp, perfectly manicured claws that wanted to harm his clothes rather than him.
"Quick, we can cut him off at the southeast exit!..."One of the models said, clearly the smarter among them.
"Capture him alive! And don't lay a scratch on him, especially his face. I gotta make sure that he signs my contact and I don't need to deal with another lawsuit this month!..."What sounded like Miss Romano's voice was heard, sounding very impatient.
"Oh man, I've gotta act fast..."Danny thought in a panic as he tried to think fast, as they tried to close in on him.
As he feared, the exit was blocked by the swarm of models, making him skid to a halt and run to another direction.
"Hey there, Cutie? What's the rush?..."One model said playfully.
"BTW, you and I can go out to dinner tonight..."Another model flirted with him, as the sound of Miss Romano and her squadron of supermodel women got closer.
The dark haired man was panicking, with only one thought currently running through his mind right now.
"How is it that Hollywood always glamorizes the whole chick magnet thing and yet get it so wrong in reality?..."Danny thought to himself as he ran.
The number of women following him increased as he searched for a place to hide. However, one of them spotted him.
"There he is!..." Cassandra exclaimed as she spotted Danny.
"Mr. Fenalton! I got a sample of my new brand item! As well as a very lucrative contract that will guarantee you being mine...I mean...guarantee you a bright future as my brand's model. I am promising you fame, security and lots and lots of money!..." Romano exclaimed, holding a contract and what looked to be skimpy looking men's swim trunks.
"Quick, let's see if it that swim suit fits him..."One of the women shouted, and the others agreed.
The horde became even more aggressive as they chased after him.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!..."Danny yelled in desperation, as he was grateful that his new body made him very fast and he managed to keep gaining more distance.
After some luck, he managed to find an empty alley way, allowing him to turn invisible he pressed himself against the wall.
The horde of admittedly attractive women reached him, now seeing nothing but a dank alleyway as they all lowered their heads in sadness and a bit of disappointment on losing sight of the beautiful man that got away. This caused some of the more spiteful women to blame the others for the blunder and soon enough, it cause a fight to start between them.
"Where did he go?..."He heard one of them screech, while Danny kept hiding.
"He ran in here, right?..."One of them said, looking upset that he got away.
"This is your fault, you old hag!..."Cassandra yelled at Miss Romano.
"My fault!? He only got away because your butt is too fat!..."Miss Romano yelled at her.
Cassandra gasped in shock and got offended.
"Take that back!..."She yelled, and soon they all broke into arguments.
Danny heard all of this and shook his head in disbelief and exasperation.
"Geez, this is getting worse. There is no way I look so handsome that it literally starts Woman War I..."He thought, but he was instantly proven wrong.
"He's mine, skank!..."Another woman yelled as she shoved a model away.
"No, mine!..."She exclaimed as she shoved her back.
Soon, they started shoving each other, which evolved to pushing and hair pulling before it became an all-out brawl.
As the girls began fighting amongst themselves, Danny had already left the scene, wanting nothing more than peace and quiet. Granted, as a ghostly hero of Amity Park he was asking too much, but he just wanted to get away from the effects of his new, overpowered pheromones.
Anyway, he just had to get away from that mess.
As he left, Vlad came back from the bathroom and soon saw all the models fighting and trying to claw their eyes out.
"WHAT THE HECK IS THIS?!..."He shouted in dismay.
"SHUT UP! JUST HELP ME FIND DANTE! I can't let him get away!..."Miss Romano ordered, only to be caught in a cat fight with a model that she previously rejected.
Vlad saw this and cursed his luck.
"Oh...SUGAR COOKIES!..."He shouted, as the chaos continued.
Outside
Danny managed to get away from the crazy auditorium, someone unscratched...at least physically.
"Man, this is getting worse..."He said, hating that his new looks were bringing him nothing but trouble.
His ghost sense soon went off and he groaned.
"And it just keeps getting worse..."He muttered.
After a quick transformation, Danny Phantom took to the skies. Flying carefully, he made sure not to overclock his speed to ensure he could find his newest foe.
Or in this case, one of his most continuous opponents.
The sound of a guitar went off. Hearing the direction it came from, Danny moved quickly to his right to avoid the crescent wave of energy emitted from its source.
"So, there you are!..."A familiar voice was heard.
"Ember!" Danny said, as the rockstar ghost appeared before him.
"Now, time to-..."Ember suddenly stopped talking as the ghostly man glared at her.
"Ember, whatever it is, why don't you make make like your songs and drop off the chart?!…"Danny pointed behind with a thumb, his aerially exhausted from today's antics.
However, he noticed his quip received no retort as the ghostly diva stared with a dropped jaw
"Ember?…"Danny said, but she remained silent for some reason.
That was rare for her.
Curious, he flew up and waved a hand in front of her face before snapping his fingers.
"Hello? Ember? You there?…"He asked, but there was no response.
No, all she did was stay silent as she finally saw Danny as an adult for the first time ever.
-To be continued-
Next time on Growing Pains
Phantom Vs Ember
A/N: Special thanks to NeoMark, The White Titan, Jay The Average Fanboy and BeConfuzzled Writer for helping with this chapter. You guys rock :)
REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewer:
Boris Yeltsin: Yeah.
Fiction Realm: We'll see her full reaction in the next chapter.
Dragonrule: How's this?
Jebest4781: Thank you :)
Danifan3000:
1) Well, Steve and Spike seem interested.
2) I see your point.
3) Well, Brenner isn't exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer.
Invader Johnny: Well, Ember's finally seen Danny. Let's see how she reacts in the next chapter.
RonaldM40196867:
1) I wanted to include a business woman to be interested in Danny.
2) I thought it be funny to add them to the fic.
3) Probably.
Pzombie: You're welcome :)
Guest:
1) Thank you :)
2) It probably would have been funny to see them in more episodes.
3) Hard to say, I think they are fairly equal in fighting prowess.
4) Sorry, no spoilers. I guess that we will have to wait and see what happens.
5) Honestly, I am okay with how the show started.
6) It probably crossed his mind at one point, but he chose to stay.
7) It's say a dragon or a pegasus, since it would be so cool.
8) I'd imagine her dressing, acting and pretty much being like Paulina or the girly, floral dress wearing girl that her parents want her to be.
9) No comment.
10) I think that he would not be happy about it.
Jet Engine: Yeah.
Luiz4200: Yeah.
JDF Legacier Morphicon: Thank you :)
Here are my responses to your questions:
1) I liked how Danny wiped their memories at the end of Reality Trip.
2) Sorry, no spoilers. I guess that we will have to wait and see what happens.
3) Maybe Technus is he wasn't evil, due to their love for technology.
4) It might be interesting.
5) Maybe Paulina since they are pretty much equals in being shallow.
Jay The Average Fanboy: Thank you :)
Here are my responses to your questions:
1) I think Heat Blast, since it would be really cool.
2) GhostFreak.
3) Maybe Four arms, since I think it that she'd like being big and strong like that.
4) Gray Matter
5) Blitzwolfer, since they are kinda similar in appearances.
6) Wildmutt.
7) Diamondhead.
8) Upgrade.
9) Wildvine.
10) Rath, since he would respect a strong warrior.
11) N/A.
12) Heat Blast.
13) XLR8, probably so that she could keep up with Johnny when he's on his motorcycle.
14) Pesky Dust, since I think she'd rather be something "pretty" or at least "cute".
15) Jetray, since I'd love to fly or Ripjaws, since I think it be cool to breath underwater.
NiteOwl18: Thank you :)
Dialga213: How's this?
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