Danny Phantom Forever
Before you read: This story is my idea for a fourth season. I really do wish they made another season. Danielle will appear in this story as a major reoccurring character and we will see her interact with the other members of Danny's family a lot. She will not be in every single chapter but she will appear a lot. She also won't always be part of the main plot, several chapters will have subplots focusing on her. Enjoy.
Family Matters
It was a beautiful day in Amity Park as Danny Fenton was walking through the halls of his school with his best friend Tucker and his girlfriend Sam. Danny and Sam were holding hands as they walked through the hallway while Tucker walked at Danny's right side. As they walked all the other kids smiled and watched them, saying nice things about them, even the kids who were once mean to them smiled at them. It had been over two weeks since the Disasteroid incident and Danny's secret got out, now he was declared a hero all over the world and was famous and popular. Sam had also gained some popularity being Danny's girlfriend, and being Danny's best friend and the new mayor of Amity Park Tucker had also gained some great popularity.
Danny enjoyed the attention as he happily said, "This is the life guys. Being known as the hero who saved the Earth does feel good."
They kept walking as Tucker smiled cockily while glancing around as he said, "Yeah, and being the youngest mayor to run Amity Park does have its perks."
As they continued, Sam smiled at the other students and said, "I have to admit, the attention is nice."
The three of them continued walking while Danny happily said, "Yep, and nothing could…"
They stopped and he gasped as his ghost sense went off and they all stared forward when the door to the library burst open. All the computers from the library flew out through the door and joined together to form a large robotic body, with Technus inside it.
His face appeared on the monitor at the head as he laughed maniacally and said, "Behold your doom ghost child! At long last I will finally be rid of you!"
Danny glared at him and defiantly said, "I don't think so! I'm going ghost!"
He went ghost and became Danny Phantom and all the other kids cheered for him as he flew at Technus. Technus swung his mechanical fists at Danny, but Danny dodged them both and kicked Technus in the torso, knocking him back. Danny then fired beams of ecto-energy from his hands and damaged parts of Technus' body, then Danny's eyes glowed blue as he shot an ice ray at Technus and froze his body. Tucker gave Danny a Fenton Thermos and Danny sucked Technus' spirit out of the body and while Technus screamed in defeat. Danny put the lid on the Thermos and everyone happily cheered for him as he smiled cockily. The rest of the day went pretty smooth for the three of them, there were no more ghost attacks, their classes weren't too boring, and no one gave them any trouble.
Later that day, Danny flew home and phased through the walls into the kitchen as he said, "Mom, dad, I'm home."
His parents and his sister Jazz were in the kitchen and they all smiled at him as Jack happily said, "There he is! There's our favorite ghost-fighting superhero!"
Danny was surprised and confused as he said, "What?"
Jazz was sitting at the table when she happily pointed at the kitchen's TV and said, "Look! You're on TV again."
They looked at the kitchen's TV to see Tiffany Snow doing a news report showing footage of Danny fighting Technus at school.
While this footage played she cheerfully said, "Amity Park's own hero Danny Phantom does it again. Earlier today a ghostly mad scientist attacked the young Fenton at his school, Casper High. But the students were saved when the heroic Danny Phantom defeated the evil ghost."
Jazz smiled at the TV as she said, "That's the fifth ghost you beat this week."
Jack happily punched Danny's arm and exclaimed, "Yep! That's my boy!"
Maddie smiled at Danny and lovingly said, "We're all so proud of you sweetie."
Jazz smiled proudly and said, "Yeah. You're really doing great."
Danny smiled proudly as he admitted, "Thanks guys, it's nice to finally be appreciated."
He was startled when Tiffany Snow said, "And it looks like Danny Phantom has a new sidekick."
The four of them looked at the TV in shock as they simultaneously exclaimed, "What?!"
The news report then showed footage of Dani Phantom fighting ghost monsters while Tiffany Snow said, "Another ghost child bearing a striking resemblance to Danny Phantom has been spotted fighting ghosts near Amity Park."
A video showed Dani defeating a ghost squid before she happily said, "Who wants calamari?"
Jack glared at the screen as he angrily said, "Of all the selfish…"
Maddie glared her goggles as she angrily said, "Unbelievable!"
Jazz stared at the TV in curiosity as she asked, "Who is she?"
Danny stared at the screen in shock as he softly said to himself, "Dani."
Opening theme
The title card was shown as music played in the background; it showed an image of Danny and his family with Dani, and the five of them were surrounded by the Guys in White pointing weapons at them.
Jazz stared at the screen with interest as she put her finger on her lip in thought and said, "Wow! Another ghost who looks a lot like Danny, fighting evil ghosts just like Danny, and using jokes like Danny's? What's going on?"
Jack turned off the TV and angrily looked at Maddie as he said, "Can you believe this Maddie?! Some ghost girl poser is stealing our son's spotlight!"
Maddie was also angry as she said, "And did you see her?! She's dressed almost exactly like Danny! She even has his logo! That little copycat! Try being original!"
Danny looked uncomfortable as he watched them, and Jack angrily said, "She's just trying to steal Danny's fame for herself! That little attention hog!"
Jazz walked up to them and looked curious as she said, "I don't think so. She's a fan of Danny, there's nothing wrong with that. And she's using her powers to fight ghosts and help people, just like Danny. I think she's okay. She's just trying to be like him, there's nothing wrong with that. But I do wonder, who is she? Something about her seems really familiar."
Jazz curiously looked at Danny and said, "Danny, do you know this girl?"
Danny got nervous as he said, "Uh…"
He looked at Jazz, who stared at him curiously, then he looked at his parents who were glaring at him as they waited for his answer.
Danny held his palms up as he smiled and replied, "I met her a couple times. She's not bad. She helped me fight Vlad twice."
Jazz smiled and happily said, "So she is good. That's great. Now we have another good ghost who's a hero like Danny."
Jack had his arms folded as he stubbornly said, "That doesn't change anything Jazz. She's still nothing but a cheap knockoff! A putrid protoplasmic poser trying to steal our son's fame!"
Maddie had her hands on her hips as she spitefully said, "That ghost girl should take her little fame train somewhere else! Amity Park is Danny's home!"
As the three of them kept talking Danny said nothing as he glanced back and forth, not sure what to do about this situation. The next day, Danny walked out of school with Tucker and Sam, having told them about Danielle being on TV and his family's reactions. Danny was very worried about her, it had been months since he first met her and less than a month since he last saw her. He had come to care for Danielle, she was his own flesh and blood and he saw as a member of his family. Even though she had ghost powers he did not like her living alone on the street without any family to take care of her.
As they walked on the sidewalk Danny was conflicted as he explained, "I don't know what to do. I'm glad she's using her powers for good but I'm still worried about her. She's tough but she's still just a kid, out there all alone. Plus I think she's drawing too much attention to herself. She might get herself into trouble."
As they walked Sam looked at Danny and suggested, "Even with ghost powers she's still a girl living on the street. No money, no friends, no home. She needs a home and a family who will take care of her. Maybe Danielle should move in with you and your family."
Danny was uncertain as he looked at her and said, "I don't know. I'd like her to move in but I'm not sure about the rest of my family."
Tucker smiled slyly as he said, "I don't know. I think Jazz would love her."
Sam saw where Tucker was going with this and smiled deviously as she said, "Yeah. I bet Jazz would love having a sister."
Danny thought for a moment and then said, "Jazz might agree to it, she's pretty curious about Danielle right now, but my parents are another story. They really don't like her right now. They think she's some ghost who's trying to steal my fame for herself."
They kept walking as Tucker glanced around as he honestly replied, "Well they're not completely wrong."
Danny looked at Tucker as he moved his arm around and said, "She's just trying to help people like I do. Jazz sees that but mom and dad don't. If only they knew that she's just a kid trying to do the right thing!"
Sam put her palm up as she explained, "Maybe they'll change her minds if they learn who she really is. Danielle is a clone of you, so that does make her family to them too."
Danny looked at Sam and sarcastically said, "What am I supposed to tell them? Hi mom, dad, this is my clone Danielle, can she move in with us?"
Sam spoke sincerely as she said, "I know it's a lot to ask but you guys are her family. She has no one else to turn to and nowhere else to go. She'd be a lot better off with a family to look after her. She should be with you guys."
Danny looked at Tucker, who agreed as he said, "Yeah, and since I'm mayor now I could help you guys adopt her. I could pull some strings and get all the paperwork filled out to make her a member of your family."
They stopped walking while Tucker pulled out his PDA, and Danny stared forward as he said, "I don't know. Finding out she's a clone of me created by Vlad? That might be too much for my family to take in. There's no telling how they'd react. What if it makes everything worse?!"
Sam looked at her boyfriend and calmly said, "Danny, calm down. Your parents are good people, maybe really weird, but they have good hearts. Knowing Danielle's secret might surprise them but I'm sure they'll come around."
They both looked at Tucker, who held up his PDA and said, "Well whatever you do, you better do it fast."
Tucker showed them a news report that had footage of Danielle being chased by the Guys in White as they blasted at her. A closeup showed Danielle looking terrified as she flew for her life; the Guys in White were chasing her through the sky. They were riding on flying devices and shooting blue beams of energy at her, and Danielle barely managed to avoid them.
While this footage played Tiffany Snow said, "This is Tiffany Snow with the news. The ghost girl is being hunted by the Guys in White just outside of Amity Park. This alleged associate of Danny Phantom has been declared a target by the government's ghost hunting division."
Tucker turned it off and Danny quickly became worried while he said, "Oh no! I was afraid something like this would happen!"
Tucker put his PDA back in his pocket as he calmly said, "Since the Guys in White stopped hunting you I thought they wouldn't be a problem anymore. I guess they've moved on to hunt other ghosts and Danielle made the top of their list."
Sam glanced up as she complained, "It figures. The government is always ruining the lives of the less fortunate."
Danny looked at Tucker and Sam urgently as he said, "If they get their hands on her who knows what they'll do to her!"
Sam held her hand out as she said, "You have to tell your parents. They can protect her and keep her safe."
Danny looked at her and frantically said, "Even if I could convince them to let Danielle move in how would we stop the Guys in White from coming to get her?"
Tucker pointed his finger at Danny and said, "You're the guy who saved the world. If word got out that the Guys in White attacked a member of your family they'd be in a lot of trouble."
Danny looked at him and said, "Maybe, but I still don't know if my parents would let her stay with us."
Sam put her arms out as she urgently said, "You have to try Danny, and you have to do it fast or she'll be lucky to have a jail cell over her head!"
Danny narrowed his eyes with a serious expression as he said, "You're right! I have to find her as soon as possible! And I think I know someone who can help."
Later in the Ghost Zone
Danny was in Clockwork's lair asking for help, Clockwork faced away from him as Danny said, "Please, I need you to help me save Danielle. She's…"
Clockwork turned to face Danny as he cut him off and changed to his adult form as he said, "I already know who she is."
Danny was surprised as he asked, "You do?"
Clockwork moved his staff and showed Danny different images on his portal as he explained, "Ever since I gave you that second chance to change your future I've been watching over you. The Observants have declared that you are my responsibility now, and it is my duty to make sure you don't make the same mistake again."
Danny saw images and videos of himself from his past fighting powerful ghosts; he saw videos of him fighting Vlad, Vortex, Undergrowth, and Nocturne. He also saw a couple of short videos from when he and Danielle fought Vlad and when he and Valerie saved Danielle from him.
Seeing these annoyed Danny a bit as he asked, "Then why didn't you ever help me when I was in trouble?"
Clockwork raised his finger and changed between his three forms while he stated, "I am the master of time, I can't meddle with fate whenever I choose, that would only bring chaos to the timeline. I watch over time and only intervene when it is absolutely necessary. I see all possible futures that may occur, so I only help you when you truly need it."
Danny's expression softened and he nodded as he respectfully said, "Okay, so will you help me save Danielle?"
Clockwork changed to his old bearded form as he pointed his finger and answered, "I will, because she will play an important part in your future, and the future of those around you. Danielle needs you and you need her, more than you know."
Danny smiled and said, "Great! So you'll help me find her?"
Clockwork changed to his childish form as he flew to Danny and replied, "She will come to you. I will tell you exactly where and when you will find her next."
Danny understood and nodded; Clockwork told him the location he would find Danielle and told him what time he should be there.
Later that night
The sun had already gone down and Danny was floating by a large clocktower, looking around for any sign of Danielle. He had been there waiting for about ten minutes and he looked at the clock as the bell sounded at 6:00 PM.
He patiently waited as he turned his head and said, "Clockwork said Dani would be here at this moment but I don't see her anywhere. He's the master of time, he couldn't have been wrong, could he? He said she would come to me but he never said how she would come or what would happen. I just hope she's okay."
Suddenly he heard a girl screaming and Danielle flew at him and crashed into him, and they both fell to on the roof of the clocktower.
They got up and Danielle looked at Danny and smiled as she happily said, "Danny! It's so good to see you!"
She flew up to him and hugged him, and he happily hugged her back before pulling her off and he asked, "Are you okay Danielle?"
She nodded and urgently said, "Yeah, but I could really use your help. After we and all the ghosts saved the world from the Disasteroid I stayed in the Ghost Zone for a while. It was horrible in there! It's so hard for a human to survive in there and almost all of your enemies were trying to destroy me. If it weren't for Frostbite they might've succeeded. I knew I had to get back to the real world but your ghost portal still wasn't working. About a week ago I managed to get out through Vlad's portal and but that's when I met the Guys in White. They're after me!"
Danny looked at her and replied, "I know. I saw you fighting ghosts on the news last night and I saw that the Guys in White were hunting you earlier today. I had a feeling that something like this would happen."
Danielle glanced around in fear and pointed her right thumb back as she said, "They've been hunting me ever since I came back and yesterday they finally tracked me down. They won't stop until they have me!"
Danny narrowed his eyes with a serious expression as he said, "Don't worry. I won't let them hurt you. I'll keep you safe."
She smiled at him gratefully but was uncertain as she said, "Thanks Danny, but how are you going to protect me from them? They keep finding me, they're pretty good ghost hunters, and their weapons and equipment are really powerful."
Danny understood as he solemnly said, "I know. Those clowns may be dangerous but I've dealt with them before. I'll take you somewhere safe. A place where we can hide you for a while until the heat dies down. The Guys in White will never find you."
They were both startled as they heard a voice say, "Don't be so sure kid."
Operatives K and O flew toward them and hovered in the air wearing the intangibility suits and they held weapons in their hands.
They looked at Danielle and Operative O threateningly said, "You should've stayed in the Ghost Zone girl!"
Danny took flight and floated in front of Danielle while she floated above the roof and they both glared at the Guys in White.
Operative K glared at Danny as he said, "We had a feeling we'd see you kid. Get out of our way ghost boy!"
Danny glared at them fiercely said, "No way! I'm warning you guys, stay away from her or I'll kick both your butts harder than ever!"
They glared back at him as Operative O said, "Fat chance Phantom, and don't think being the kid who saved the planet from the Disasteroid is gonna make us back off."
Operative K agreed as he said, "Yeah, the people may think you're a hero but you're still a ghost, and all ghosts are a threat!"
Danielle pointed at Danny and said, "But he's only half ghost."
Operative O did not change his mind as he declared, "It doesn't matter! He's still too powerful to be left to roam free, and so are you!"
Danny kept glaring at them as he demanded, "I don't care what you clowns think of me! Just stay away from her! She's…"
He was cut off when Operative O said, "Your clone?"
They were both shocked as Danny asked, "What?!"
Danielle nervously asked, "How did you know?"
Operative K stared at them as he replied, "After Mayor Masters revealed his true self to the world we seized control of his ghost lab. We have access to his Ghost Portal, his computers, all of his secrets."
Danny pointed his right finger at the two of them as he fiercely stated, "Then you know how crazy he was."
Operative O pointed at Danielle and said, "Yes and we also know everything about her! She's an unnatural half-human/half-ghost abomination created by an evil megalomaniac!"
Operative K glared at them as he added, "She shouldn't even exist!"
Danielle looked sad, hurt by their harsh words, while Danny glared at them furiously, angered by their mistreatment of Danielle.
Operative O then raised his weapon as he said, "And we're going to make things right by destroying her!"
They aimed their weapons at her but Danny floated in front of her and fiercely said, "It doesn't matter how she was created! She's still a person with thoughts and feelings just like everyone else. She deserves a home and a life with a family who cares about her!"
They did not change their minds as Operative O said, "As if any family would take in an unnatural creation like her."
Danny clinched his fists as he defiantly said, "I know one that might!"
They had enough as they aimed their weapons while Operative K said, "Enough talk! Stand aside or get destroyed!"
Danny glared daggers at them and fired green rays from both his hands, but the Guys in White flew up and dodged them before blasting their weapons at him. Danny held his hands out as he created spherical ecto-shield that protected him and Danielle, he dropped the shield and flew toward them. They scattered and he turned his attention to Operative K, who blasted at him while flying through the air. Danny dodged his blasts and flew at him, punching him and sending him flying back, but K regained control and hovered in the air as he fired his weapon again. He successfully hit Danny and sent him falling down, but Danny soon flew back up as his legs turned into a ghostly tail.
He flew straight at K with his fists out as he said, "You guys really don't know when to quit!"
Danny rammed him in the chest, knocking him up before he flew back down and stared at Danny before attacking again. Meanwhile Operative O was attacking Danielle as he blasted his weapon at her, but she dodged it as she flew up.
O kept trying to blast her as she dodged his attacks and then she defensively shouted, "Get away from me!"
She then threw a ball of ecto-energy at him, successfully hitting him and sending him flying up in the air. He regained control and flew back down toward her, but she flew toward him and kicked him, sending him flying to her left. He regained control again and blasted at her again, prompting her to scream as she barely dodged his ray before glaring at him. She swiped her left leg sideways through the air and sent out a wave of ecto-energy at him.
But Operative O flew up and avoided it, then he flew back down and calmly admitted, "This girl's pretty tough."
He blasted at her as Danielle held her hands out and created an ecto-shield around herself, but while it did block the ray it also forced her backwards and hurt her a bit.
He smiled smugly as he gloated, "But not tough enough."
Immediately after she dropped her shield O flew above her and blasted his weapon at her, successfully hitting her. She screamed in pain as the ray hit her on impact and sent her crashing down to a rooftop below.
Danny watched her and screamed, "No!"
Danielle crashed on a rooftop and lost consciousness, causing her to revert back to her human form while Danny watched in fear.
Commercial break
Danielle lied on the rooftop, unconscious in her human form as Danny yelled, "Danielle!"
Both operatives looked down at her as O said, "Target neutralized. Capture now."
Both of them flew down toward her but Danny quickly floated in front of them to protect her as he said, "Stay away from her!"
They both aimed their weapons at him as K said, "Surrender punk. You're outnumbered."
Danny glared daggers at them as he said, "We'll see about that!"
He closed his eyes and concentrated as he successfully managed to duplicate himself, creating two clones that floated at his sides.
The Guys in White were shocked as all three Danny Phantoms said, "Leave her alone!"
All three of them fired rays from their hands, but O and K flew up to avoid them; Danny flew down to help Danielle while his duplicates flew after K and O. Danny landed on the rooftop and held Danielle in his arms as she groaned in pain, he glanced up at his duplicates and the Guys in White before flying away.
K spotted him and pointed at him as he said, "The real Danny Phantom is getting away with the ghost girl! After him!"
He and O flew after them but stopped when Danny's duplicates floated in front of them and punched them both. They spiraled out of control briefly while the duplicates flew after them and ripped wires out of their jetpacks. O and K screamed in terror as they both fell down to a rooftop below and dropped their weapons when they landed, groaning in pain. Danny's duplicates turned and flew back to him before merging back with him; Danny flew through the air with a ghostly tail as he carried Danielle in his arms.
When they were gone the Guys in White got up and Operative O said, "Phantom is protecting her. We're gonna need backup."
K pulled out a communicator and said, "This is K. We need reinforcements."
Later Danielle woke up in a daze on a rooftop to see Danny looking down at her as he asked, "Danielle, are you okay?"
She groaned as she stood up and held her head as she said, "I think so. You saved me. Thanks."
Danny smiled lovingly as he said, "I'd never let anyone hurt you. You know that."
Danielle looked at him nervously as she said, "Yeah but they almost had me! The Guys in White are not gonna stop! I can't keep running forever!"
Danny narrowed his eyes with a serious expression as he said, "You won't have to. Follow me."
He took flight and Danielle changed to her ghost form and followed him as they both flew through the air. Shortly after they arrived at Danny's house and were floating just outside as Danny explained his plan to Danielle.
Danielle was nervous as she hesitantly said, "I don't know about this Danny. What if your family doesn't like me?"
Danny looked at her as he honestly replied, "My parents already don't like you but my sister is more openminded. If we explain everything I think they might let you stay with us."
Danielle was still very nervous as she asked, "But, what if they treat me the same way the Guys in White do?"
Danny put his hands on her shoulders as he sincerely said, "Listen Danielle, I know you're scared. I'm worried too, but this is our only option. This is my family and I do trust them. I don't know how they'll react but we have to try. Okay?"
She trusted Danielle as she nodded and said, "Okay."
Danny smiled down at her for support; meanwhile Jack, Maddie, and Jazz were down in the basement staring at the now-working ghost portal.
As they looked at it Jack proudly said, "It took two weeks but the Fenton Portal is up and running again."
Jazz smiled at her parents and looked at the ghost portal as she admitted, "Good job guys. I have to admit I kind of missed having the ghost portal working."
Danny phased down through the ceiling and turned solid as he floated and said, "Uh… guys…"
They turned to him and Maddie happily pointed at the portal as she said, "Danny! Look sweetie! We finally got the Fenton Portal fixed! Isn't that great?"
Danny smiled and pointed his finger up as he nervously said, "Yeah, great. Hey could you all come upstairs for a moment. I've got someone I'd like you to meet."
He flew up and phased through the ceiling; Jack, Maddie, and Jazz looked at each other with confusion as they all shrugged their shoulders. The three of them walk upstairs and entered the living room, where they found Danielle floating above the floor.
She smiled awkwardly as she waved her hand and said, "Uh… Hi."
Jack angrily pointed his left finger at her and shouted, "It's that ghost girl who's been stealing our son's glory!"
Maddie glared her goggles and said, "And now she's come for a fight!"
Jack and Maddie both pulled out handheld ghost hunting weapons and aimed them at Danielle, who screamed in fear.
Danny quickly floated in front of her with his arms out as he begged, "Mom, dad, stop! Put the weapons away!"
They held their weapons up as Jack demanded, "Move Danny! That's the ghost girl from TV!"
Danny held his arms out to his sides as he said, "I know! I brought her here!"
Jack and Maddie were both confused as Jack said, "What?"
Danny held his hands out as he solemnly said, "I brought her here because she needs our help. If you just let me explain."
Jack and Maddie looked at each other hesitantly, while Jazz stood next to them and stared at Danielle. She saw how scared she was and sympathized as she walked over to her as Danielle slowly floated backwards away from her.
Jazz turned to her parents and sincerely said, "Mom, dad, put the weapons away. I don't know this girl but she doesn't seem bad to me and I trust Danny. If Danny trusts her than so do I."
Jack and Maddie hesitated but put their weapons away as they eyed Danielle suspiciously as Danny stepped aside.
Danielle smiled nervously as she said, "I'm Danielle, but some people call me Dani."
Jack glared at her as he said, "Danielle? That's a dumb name."
Danielle was stung by his harsh words, then Maddie looked at Danny and said, "Alright young man, why did you bring this ghost girl here?"
Danny held out his right hand to refer to Danielle and moved his arms around as he explained, "She's being hunted by the Guys in White. I brought her here because she needs a safe place to stay and I was hoping she could stay here with us."
Jack was shocked as he said, "What?! You want us to let a ghost move in with us? Are you crazy?!"
Maddie narrowed her eyes in a serious manner as she said, "Your father's right Danny. Just because you're half ghost doesn't mean we can let some ghost move in with us, especially if she's being hunted."
Jack agreed as he pointed at Danielle and said, "Yeah, why should let her stay with us?"
Danny put his hands on his chest as he answered, "Because she's just like me!"
He then changed back to his human form and looked at Danielle, who stared at them nervously as he said, "Go on Danielle. Show them."
Danielle hesitated as she nervously looked at Jack and Maddie, who glared at her suspiciously, then she looked at Jazz staring at her curiously, then she looked back at Danny. She trusted Danny and landed on the floor before changing to her human form in front of everyone.
Jack, Maddie, and Jazz were all shocked as Jack said, "What?!"
Maddie pulled her mask off, showing her face, and she looked down at Danielle and said, "You're human?"
Danielle smiled awkwardly as she said, "I'm half human/half ghost. Just like Danny."
Maddie looked a little suspicious as she replied, "And Vlad."
Danielle nervously looked away as she admitted, "Uh, yeah him too."
Jazz kneeled down and stared Danielle in the face as she examined her and curiously said, "You do look a lot like Danny though."
Danielle smiled awkwardly as she glanced at Danny and said, "Well, we are related."
The three of them were shocked as they exclaimed, "WHAT?!"
Danny stood beside Danielle as he said, "You might want to sit down. It's a long story."
His parents and sister sat down on the couch as Danny spent over a half hour telling them Danielle's story.
Danny finished explaining as he said, "And after we stabilized her she flew off kind of dramatically."
Jack, Maddie, and Jazz sat on the couch, mouths agape, as Jack speechlessly said, "I… Uh… I… Um…"
Maddie placed her hand on his shoulder as she calmly said, "It's okay Jack. This is a lot to take in."
Jazz was shocked as rushed to Danny and exclaimed, "Why didn't you tell me any of this before?!"
Danny leaned back nervously as he answered, "I wasn't sure how you'd react."
Danielle sighed as she said, "Well now you all know the truth."
Maddie walked over to her and kneeled down to hug her as she sadly said, "Oh you poor girl."
Danielle was shocked when Maddie hugged her, then Maddie stood up with her hand on her shoulder while Danielle looked up at her.
Jack was shocked and appalled as he said, "I can't believe Vladdie would do something like that."
Maddie spitefully pointed at Jack as she said, "I knew he was a creep, but I didn't think he was evil."
Danny spoke with hatred as he said, "Trust me, he was one seriously crazed up fruit loop."
Jazz narrowed her eyes as she said, "Good riddance!"
Danny calmed down as he looked at his parents and said, "Okay, now that you know the truth. Can Danielle…"
Before he could finish his sentence Maddie happily said, "Absolutely!"
Danny and Danielle were both shocked as Danielle said, "You mean it?"
Maddie smiled lovingly at her as she said, "Yes Danielle, of course you can live with us! We're your family after all!"
Jack agreed as he joined Maddie and smiled before getting serious as he said, "You got that right baby! We'll keep you safe! No one messes with our Danielle!"
Danny smiled slyly at his dad and said, "I thought you thought that was a dumb name."
They all looked at him and Jack shrugged his shoulders as he admitted, "Not the name I would've picked but I'll stick with it."
Danielle looked at them with a warm smile as she said, "Thanks Jack and Maddie."
Jack pointed his finger at her before pointing his thumb at himself while he said, "Don't give us that young lady! You'll call us mom and dad. Since you're Danny's clone that makes you our daughter."
Danielle's smile grew bigger as she happily said, "Oh, okay. Mom. Dad."
Suddenly Jazz picked up Danielle and hugged her tightly with her eyes closed as she happily said, "Yes! I've always wanted a little sister!"
Danielle looked uncomfortable as she stared at Jazz while Danny showed an amused smile, remembering what Tucker and Sam said earlier.
After about thirty seconds Danielle asked, "Jazz, can you put me down please?"
Jazz opened her eyes and gently put her down as she apologized, "Sorry. I guess I got carried away."
Danielle's stomach growled and she said, "Do you have any food?"
Maddie walked to the kitchen as she cheerfully said, "Of course, you must be starving. Come on in. I cooked dinner just before you arrived. It's cold but I can heat it up."
Danielle followed her to the kitchen along with Jack and Jazz while Danny happily watched them.
He pulled out his cellphone as he said, "Sounds good. I'll be there in a minute. I gotta make a call."
He started dialing a number and then he held it up to his ear; about a half our later they all finished dinner, which was some chicken Maddie cooked. Jack and Danielle ate the most, though the others all knew Danielle's appetite came from living alone on the street for a while and hadn't had much food.
When she finished Danielle happily patted her stomach and said, "That chicken really hit the spot."
The oven suddenly dinged and Maddie happily walked to it and said, "Well I hope you saved room for dessert."
She pulled out a cookie sheet with a bunch of cookies and when they cooled she brought them to the table. Jack immediately started eating several while Danielle took one in her hand and took a bite out of it.
When Jack finished he smiled at Maddie and said, "That's one of the things I love about you baby! You're the best cook in the world!"
She was flattered and Danielle smiled with her eyes closed as she chewed the cookie, then she swallowed it.
She smiled at Maddie as she happily said, "He's right. These are the best cookies I've ever had."
Maddie smiled lovingly as she put her hands on Danielle's shoulders and said, "Aww, aren't you sweet."
She walked away as Danielle finished her cookie, then stopped when she saw Jazz sitting to her right, staring at her with a big loving smile as she rested her cheek against her left hand.
Danielle looked uncomfortable as she said, "Uh… Can you stop staring at me like that?"
Jazz snapped out of it and spoke kindly and leaned closer to her as she said, "Sorry. I'm just so happy to finally have a sister. Between you and me, when Danny was born I was hoping he'd be a girl."
Danielle smiled and giggled, then she asked, "Hey, if I'm going to live here where do I sleep?"
A big grin appeared on Jazz's face as she offered, "You can sleep with me in my room."
Danielle looked uncomfortable until Jack raised his finger and said, "I have a better idea. Follow me."
Jack walked out of the kitchen and upstairs as the others followed him upstairs; he opened the door to the guest room and Danielle walked inside.
She curiously looked around as Jack explained, "This is where you'll sleep. It was the guest room but now that you're living here it will be your room."
Danielle was amazed as she said, "My room?"
Jack pointed at a bathroom door and moved his hand to refer to the rest of the room as he said, "I know it's not much but it does have a bathroom right there. And we can get you some cool stuff to make it feel more like home if…"
Danielle turned to them and happily looked around before running at them while she said, "I love it! I've never had my own room before! Thank you so much!"
She had her arms out as she happily hugged her parents, and Maddie lovingly said, "You're welcome Danielle. We're all so happy to have you here."
Jack shed some happy tears of joy and then they all went back downstairs, when suddenly they heard a loud pounding on the front door. The front door was suddenly kicked open by the Guys in White; Operatives O and K entered holding weapons and then a couple dozen hazmat agents came in.
Danielle screamed in fear as they aimed their weapons at her and O said, "The Phantom clone has been located! Do not let her escape!"
Danielle narrowed her eyes as she bravely said, "No! I won't run anymore! You want me? Come and get me! I'm going ghost!"
She transformed into her ghost form and put her hands together as she fired two beams of ectoplasmic energy, and knocked down two hazmat agents. She then flew toward O and prepared to punch him, but he reached into his coat and pulled a familiar weapon: the Plasmius Maximus. When Danielle came at him he jabbed her with it, and she screamed in pain as it zapped her while all the Fentons watched in fear.
She fell to the floor and reverted to her human form as she said, "What did you do to me?"
O held up the weapon as he gloated, "Another nifty gadget, courtesy of former mayor Masters. Your ghost powers have been shorted out for the next three hours. Now it's time to go."
Before any of them could do anything Danny shouted, "I don't think so!"
He went ghost and flew at him, punching O and knocking him away and into a few hazmat agents, knocking them down. Danny picked up Danielle and flew her to the back wall of the living room before turning back to the Guys in White.
O and the hazmat agents they knocked down got up and Danny clinched his fists as he fiercely said, "If you want her you're going to have to go through me!"
Operative K smiled as he aimed his weapon and said, "Sounds good to us."
Suddenly Danny and Danielle were joined by the rest of their family. Jazz was holding a large bazooka, Jack was wearing the Ghost Gauntlets, and Maddie had her mask on as she held her glowing green energy bo-staff (from "Maternal Instincts").
Jack clinched his fist as he defiantly said, "You'll have to go through all of us!"
Operative K pointed at them as he ordered, "You Fentons are harboring a ghost-powered fugitive! Stand down now!"
Maddie glared her goggles at them as she fearlessly said, "Never! We're protecting our little girl from you feds!"
O pointed at Danielle and shouted, "That girl is an unauthorized creation of a madman!"
Jazz aimed her bazooka at them as she angrily shouted, "We don't care! She's my little sister! I won't let you hurt her!"
Jack agreed as he glared daggers at the Guys in White and said, "Yeah! We're her family and we'll risk our lives to protect her!"
K glared at them as he pointed his finger and said, "So be it. Attack!"
All of the hazmat agents charged at them with their weapons while Danny flew at them with his parents and Jazz running behind him. Danielle stayed behind and watched them with fear, she didn't worry just for herself but her family as well. A few hazmat agents fired blue beams of energy at Danny, but he flew around and dodged them before throwing a big ball of ghost energy at them. The ball exploded and knocked the three of them down as Danny flew off to fight some more of them. Jazz fired green blasts of energy from her bazooka and knocked down three hazmat agents, a fourth one fired a blue beam at her but she dodged it and blasted him into the wall. A couple of hazmat agents surrounded Maddie, but she twirled her bo-staff and swung it at both their faces, knocking them out, a third one came at her but she jabbed him in the stomach and then swung it down on his head. Four hazmat agents came at Jack, but with the ghost gauntlets on his fists he knocked each one of them out with a single punch. Danny was floating in the air when five hazmat agents aimed their weapons at him, but he swiped his left leg horizontally through the air, sending out a wave of ecto-energy. The wave hit all five hazmat agents and knocked them into the wall behind them, rendering them unconscious.
Jazz was impressed as she looked at Danny and said, "Wow Danny, I didn't know you could do that."
Danny smiled at her as he admitted, "Neither did I."
Jazz blasted one hazmat agent before curiously asked, "Where'd you learn that?"
Danny smiled back at Danielle as he said, "It's something I picked up from a family member."
Danielle smiled warmly, suddenly O and K jumped in front of her and K said, "Now we've got you!"
Danielle was scared until Danny came and grabbed them from behind by their coats, he lifted them in the air and threw them away. They landed on top of one hazmat agent before getting back up; another hazmat agent went at Danielle and aimed his weapon at her. Before he could shoot, Maddie came and swung her ghost-fighting bo-staff at his face and knocked him away.
She stood in front of Danielle protectively and fiercely said, "Nobody hurts my daughter!"
She left Danielle and went to fight more of the hazmat agents, Danielle looked around and watched her new family fight for her. Jazz used her bazooka to blast one hazmat agent into the wall, Jack grabbed two hazmat agents by their suits and slammed them together before dropping them. Maddie swung her staff and knocked out two hazmat agents, and Danny used his ice powers to freeze three of them in a large chunk of ice. The Fentons all regrouped around Danielle as the Guys in White surrounded them.
They stared at them fearlessly as Danny said, "You're not taking Danielle!"
Operative K glared at them as he angrily said, "Then we'll take all of you!"
They were startled when suddenly they heard Sam say, "I wouldn't bet on that!"
They all looked at the front door, which was wide open as Sam walked in carrying a briefcase and Tucker walked in wearing his suit (the one he wore at the end of "Phantom Planet").
The two walked in smiling while Danny happily exclaimed, "Sam! Tucker!"
The Guys in White stared at them with concern as the simultaneously said, "Mayor Foley…"
They walked through the hazmat agents and stood in front of the Fentons, facing K and O as he said, "That's right. I'm here to tell you that you can't hunt Dani Phantom."
O pointed at Danielle and said, "But she is an illegal clone created by Vlad Masters!"
Tucker proudly raised his finger as he said, "Yes, but as of today she is now a legal citizen of Amity Park."
The Guys in White were all shocked as they exclaimed, "WHAT?!"
Danielle stepped forward, surprised as she said, "What?"
Tucker smiled at Sam as he said, "Secretary Sam, would you show them the papers?"
Sam glared at him with an annoyed expression before holding the briefcase open as she said, "I'm not your secretary but here."
O and K looked inside the briefcase to see various different forms and papers and K said, "An official decree!"
Sam closed the briefcase while Tucker pointed his thumb at Danny as he smugly said, "Yep. Danny called me earlier and asked me to help get you guys off Danielle's back."
He and Sam turned and walked to Jack and Maddie as Sam said, "He also got everything you need to adopt her."
Maddie was amazed as she said, "Really?"
She opened the briefcase again and Tucker pointed at a few papers, then gave them a form and a pen as he said, "Yep. We got everything filled out. We got her a birth certificate, personal information filled out, all that's left is for you two to sign the adoption form and Danielle is your daughter."
Danielle smiled in wonder and delight, and Jack and Maddie proudly signed the adoption form while the Guys in White watched in horror.
They finished and Tucker proudly said, "It's done. She is now legally a Fenton."
Danny walked to the Guys in White and smugly said, "Yeah, now she's legally protected so you guys cant hunt her. Now get out of our house!"
The Guys in White left in defeat, vexed by this, and as they left K said, "You win this round kid, but it's not over!"
They left and Danny turned back to his family as Jack happily held up three fingers and said, "Oh Maddie isn't it great? Now we have three kids to embarrass."
Maddie pulled her mask of and smiled down at Danielle and said, "Yep, welcome to the family Danielle!"
Danielle smiled happily and said, "Yeah! Danielle Fenton, or Dani Fenton."
Jack spoke honestly as he said, "No offense sweetie, but I like 'Danielle' more than 'Dani'."
Maddie smiled at her as she politely said, "Yeah I think we'll just call you 'Danielle' honey."
Danielle didn't mind as she said, "That's okay."
Jazz shut her eyes as she happily raised her fists, then picked up Danielle and hugged her saying, "Finally! Dreams really do come true!"
Danielle was uncomfortable as she said, "Thanks Jazz but you're squeezing me a little tight."
Jazz opened her eyes and kept smiling as she held onto her and said, "Sorry, I just can't help it!"
Danny, Sam, and Tucker watched with amused expressions and Danny looked at Sam and said, "You were right. Letting her move in was the best thing for her."
Sam smiled proudly as she said, "You should really listen to your girlfriend more."
Danny smiled and kissed on the cheek, prompting Sam to smile at him, then Tucker slyly said, "Hey Danny, now you have two sisters instead of one."
Danny's eyes widened as he watched Jazz put Danielle down, and Danielle smiled at her while Danny said, "Oh boy!"
Meanwhile, in his lair in the Ghost Zone, Clockwork was watching everything as he turned his head while saying, "Yes Danny. You have gained a new member of your family. One who will be very helpful in facing the challenges you are destined to face."
He looked at a Fenton Thermos on the table, which had dents in the side as it shook some, and there was a tiny hole, through which an evil red eye peered.
Back in their house Jazz happily said, "I'm so happy! I'll have some great pictures for my scrapbook!"
Jack thought and then raised his finger as he happily said, "Jazz that's a great idea! Be right back!"
He took off running and the others looked at each other in confusion until Jack came back with a camera.
He held it up in the air and happily said, "Family photo time!"
Danny was confused as he said, "Family photo?"
Jack walked over to the portrait of him, Maddie, and Danny on the wall and looked back at them as he proudly said, "Yes, we need to take a new family portrait to hang on the living room wall. Everyone needs to know that on this day the Fentons gained a new member of the family and that Danielle officially became a Fenton!"
Maddie happily put her hands together as she said, "Jack, that's a wonderful idea!"
Jack smiled at her and gave Tucker the camera as he said, "I know! Here Tucker, you take the picture!"
Tucker smiled with Sam next to him as he held up the camera and the Fentons gathered around; Danny changed back to his human form as he stood between Jazz and Maddie. Jack stood behind them with his right hand on Maddie's shoulder and his left hand on Jazz's, and Danielle stood in front of Danny. They all smiled at the camera as Tucker took the picture, and when they finished it Jack framed it and replaced their old family portrait on the wall with the new one.
Jack backed away and they all looked at Danielle as Danny asked her, "What do you think?"
Danielle smiled at the picture of her with her family and happily said, "Perfect."
The camera showed a close-up of the portrait as an iris closed on Danielle's face.
THE END
Author's note: Since the director confirmed Danny's family would've adopted Danielle I feel like that would've happened in the first episode of the fourth season. She'd then appear as a reoccurring character. Some of my future chapters will focus on her while some others will have subplots focusing on her. We will see some nice bonding moments between Danielle and all of the other Fentons. Please review.
