Danny Phantom & Carrie Wraith

by caulflower

When a gone-wrong experiment changed the lives of two typical teenagers, Danny Fenton and Carrie Mayth picked up paranormal abilities that gave them a destiny, and that led them to become a ghost-hunting, superhero duo with their two best friends, Sam and Tucker, alongside Danny’s older sister, Jazz to prevent chaos upon Amity Park.

2. Chapter One: Mystery Meat!

{ "ALL NEW! IN THE TERRIFYING MEAT VISION!" }

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*Standing in front of four teenagers, a man wearing an orange jumpsuit with black boots - Jackson "Jack" Fenton - is ready to practically force his son in the family legacy such as ghost-hunting. But unfortunately, Daniel "Danny" Fenton, a boy with jet-black hair dressed in a red and white shirt, blue jeans, and sneakers (which happen to be the same colors as his shirt) wasn't interested in the type of stuff his parents are involved in, even if he and one of his best friends were apart of the prey his parents would be hunting.

And sitting beside him are his most trustworthy friends: a girl who also owns jet-black, an African-American boy, and lastly, another girl with blue-colored hair found themselves quietly seated, unfortunately, all three are forced into the lecture the man intended on giving if they're even interested in this type of stuff.

Obviously, they aren't.

The next person beside Danny is one of the girls a part of his friend group called, Samantha "Sam" Manson, is a subliminal and netherworld activist where she is also entitled as a very outspoken ultra-recyclo-vegetarian.

All while having the goth look self-claimed as her personality, and what some goth girls her age are wearing happens to be a black-and-purple tank top that exposes her midriff, a black skirt with green plaid stripes, purple tights, and black boots.

Sitting beside her, is the other boy, the techno-geek known as Tucker Foley, where he is usually seen every day wearing the same red hat, a yellow king-sleeved shirt along, with green pants, and brown boots. Which finally leaves the other girl who sat at the end beside him.

And so lastly, there sat Caroline "Carrie" Mayth, where the girl has a similar lifestyle appearance as Sam's own fashion sense. Though, if both she and Sam didn't meet that day in kindergarten, she would've gone either punk rock, gothic, or at least the emo phase during their third grade.

So Carrie went with the slightly ragged tomboy phase where her daily outfit happens to be faded black ripped jeans, gray converse, and a dark red long-sleeved shirt that has a large white skull in the middle. At the age of twelve, she had dyed her hair a different color (even if she does keep them in twin braided pigtails), which happens to be dark navy blue and applied eyeliner instead.*

Jack: So, Danny, you and your little friends want to hunt ghosts.

*Regardless of how much his parents wished for their son to take after the family legacy, Danny Fenton, however, had different paths for his own future instead of having his father believe that his son and friends were (unfortunately) here as if they were intended on joining the army.*

Danny: Uh, actually, Dad… *Chuckles nervously* I want to be an astronaut.

*But once his honest opinion is stated, more of them are next to be shared by his three best friends beside him; and the first one off the list is Sam Manson who slouches against her seat with arms crossed, unassumed at this very moment.*

Sam: Sorry, Mr. Fenton, I was into ghosts, but they're so mainstream now. They're like cell phones.

*The next person beside her to share his opinion about ghost-hunting is the dark-skinned boy known to be Tucker Foley.*

Tucker: Waste these looks and all this charisma hunting ghosts? Criminal.

*And lastly, the three turn their gazes towards Carrie Mayth as the blue-haired teen is last to speak her personal opinion. Although, due to being the other super-powered, ghost-fighting person a part of their group, she let out a quiet sigh and finally decided to answer.*

Carrie: *Shrugs shoulders* Honestly, as much love as I have in robotics already, Mr. F, I'm gonna have to pass, too… Uh, no offense.

*However, seeing as Jack Fenton is the type to own brain cells that are mutual among ghosts (either that or listening skill), the man continues on with the lesson.*

Jack: Well, if you do want to hunt ghosts, there are a few things you need to learn.

*The moment Jack goes over towards the counter behind them and holds a couple of beakers alongside some test tubes, both Danny and Carrie's blue/green ghost senses escape their mouths, and that signals them that there's a ghost nearby.*

Danny: *Gasps* Oh, no… This isn't good…

Carrie: *Glances back at him while owning an obvious look* Duh, as if our ghost senses didn't give it away.

*Suddenly, behind the five, the Fenton Portal opens, which then frees a couple of green octopus ghosts (better known as ecto-poses), ready to attack any mortal being and the only mortal beings that surround the laboratory that happens to be near them are Sam, Tucker. So, the octopuses suddenly wrapped their tails around the two teens and lifted them into mid-air as Jack was currently chatting away, thinking the four were listening to a single word.*

Jack: True, I've never seen a ghost, but when I do, I'll be prepared, and so will you, whether you wanna be or not…

*Still oblivious from noticing actual ghosts within the basement of his home, Danny and Carrie had no choice but to go ghost in order of rescuing their best friends, and that's what they did. The crime-fighting duo turned into the ghost version of themselves that was running through their molecule systems, then took on each ecto-pus, and began attacking them.*

Jack: *Holds up a thermostat* It all starts with equipment...

*As he grasps the object firmly in his hands, Danny, meanwhile, manages to get Sam and Tucker released, which allows Carrie to carefully fly the two back down, and place them in their seats before jumping back into the fight. But just when Jack turns to face the duo being the only ones sitting behind him and not realizing the other two were fighting ghosts while being ghosts.*

Jack: Sam, Tucker, this is the Fenton Thermos… *Hands the invention to Sam then turns his back once again, not bothering to notice what's happening above them* It's supposed to trap ghosts. But since it doesn't work, and it's just a thermos - a thermos with the word "Fenton" in front of it…

*While explaining the existence of the metal cylinder invention, Carrie sends a hard kick alongside Danny, which results in the duo having to successfully shove both half-beat monsters back in front of the Ghost Portal. They float there for a moment before fleeing back into the Portal, seeing as they've never been up against these kinds of mortals.

The second the doors slide shut, both fighters have a chance to transform back into their human forms, then rush back towards their seats beside the frightened duo just to have Jack point a finger towards the Ghost Portal behind them.*

Jack: And that? That is the Fenton Portal, and it releases ghosts into our world, whether I want it to or not. *Taps on the metal door with a proud smirk* Someday, I'll figure out how that works!

*Carrie, who leans against Sam's chair, breathing heavily, decides to say something after handling the ecto-poses alongside Danny.*

Carrie: *Breathing heavily* How about maybe, not releasing them?

*Of course, not paying attention to the Mayth girl's words, Jack walks over and stands in front of the two teens, who are still shaking with fear.*

Jack: Now, who wants to fight ghosts?

*When he happily asks this, it leaves Sam and Tucker to say absolutely nothing, but stay in complete silence due to being traumatized while Danny and Carrie standing behind them still breathing heavily from the fight until the blue-haired girl decides to answer for them.*

Carrie: Uh, I'd say that's a "No" for their answer, Mr. F…

Jack: *Waves a refusal hand in denial* Nonsense. *Glances back at Sam and Tucker, still smirking* You kids. Look at you… You're too excited to speak. So I'll go on speaking.

*But what the quartet didn't expect is that Jack would go further back into his past days before getting into ghost hunting. This causes Danny to let out a sigh while placing on a bored expression, then looks down, seeing as he practically knows his father's entire life story by heart.*

Danny: Oh, boy…

Jack: I was born many years ago in a log cabin in the woods… I don't remember where, but I do know I wanted a pony. Never got the pony. As a matter of fact, we had to eat horse meat - during the war. I had a problem with that…

*During his weird, unusual backstory, Danny had lifted his head up and side-eyes Carrie as she facepalms herself, she had a feeling that this would be a very long lesson with someone like Jack Fenton himself, and would happily take on more of those bland ghosts when she's in need of releasing stress.*

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*After experiencing last night's incident with ghosts (plus Jack Fenton's horrendous backstory), the next morning had arrived, and Carrie found herself sitting at the dining table, enjoying her breakfast, which was a couple of delicious vegan blueberry pancakes with a cup of orange juice while her mother, Jocelyn (who prefers to be known as Joyce) had been seated across from her, typing on her laptop.

Not saying a word, both women could hear the clicking noises made from Joyce's keyboard as the woman being a lawyer, had been constantly going over a case since it was taking tons of time to process her new client's defense where unfortunately, some lawyers are found to be paid to take the wrong person's side in court.

As Joyce is working, an email shows up in the middle of the screen, causing the woman to groan at the sight of it, seeing that it happens to be another one from none other than her ex-husband (who's also the father of her daughter) himself, which gained instantly Carrie's attention from her breakfast.*

Carrie: He sent another one, huh?

Joyce: *Sighs and slightly nods her head* Uh-huh… *Peeks green eyes peek from her laptop* But at this rate, I might as well forward it back to him with a frowny face attached at the end, how does that sound?"

*Once creating this effortlessly, funny joke, Joyce proceeds to toss the email in the trash where it holds around forty of other ones (most having to be unopened), and gets back to her work page as this causes Carrie to narrow her eyebrows towards this fond idea.*

Carrie: Really? That's the revenge you could come up with? If I were you, I'd send him a jumpscare video.

Joyce: *Chuckles coldly* No, because I already had my revenge, and that was packing up one day, and divorcing his sorry ass.

Carrie: *Scoffs* If only I was old enough that day to remember his reaction.

Joyce: *Bites her lip and shakes her head* No, you don't. Trust me on that.

Carrie: But at least he felt extremely lonely afterwards… *Shrugs* right?"

Joyce: *Places her gaze back down on her laptop. "Well, turns out, not really…

Carrie: *Scoffs again* Oh, come on, it has been almost 8 years and yet, he doesn't even have the decency to give at least a phone call, or have the guts to invite us over eventually.

Joyce: *Raises one eyebrow* Now, why would you want to visit him when we've been holding our grudge against him for this long? You always roll your eyes every time I even mention his name.

Carrie: To rant about how much of a horrible father he is, of course! *Mutters* Maybe because he deserves to hear it at least from me.

Joyce: If you insist… *Sighs* But I highly doubt he'll even invite us after the reunion.

Carrie: Obviously, he won't. The dude just sits in his stupid mansion, reading stupid books in his stupid library, and spends more time in his unbothered, stupid laboratory.

Joyce: Well, he is a demonologist, so having a laboratory built at home seems fitting for someone like him.

Carrie: *Takes sip from her orange juice* Yeah, no kidding… He was BFFs with the Fentons and they have their own hand-built laboratory in the basement, so no surprise there I guess.

Joyce: *Looks back up from her laptop* Look, if we go to this reunion, it'll finally get him to leave us alone. And if I'm being honest, I'm only doing it so he'd stop sending me these emails…

Carrie: *Mumbles* Yeah, right...

*After talking under her breath, this results in Joyce having to raise both eyebrows towards her daughter's words before getting back to work, only this time, she now owns a deep focus. And Carrie knew the exact case her mother was working on.*

Carrie: *Side eyes* Sooo, when you say Mr. Harris still isn't communicating properly, do you mean body language wise, or the way he speaks?

Joyce: *Sighs through her nose and looks up from the laptop's screen* Honestly, Care, if I had to choose to either defend someone like him or even a person that complains most of the time - I'd still choose him.

Carrie: *Mutters* At least you're not defending a murder...

Joyce: *Nods tiredly* Yes, at least I'm not defending a murder. And if I was, I sure wouldn't take that kind of case in a split second. Also, mind cutting out the muttering and the mumbling, it's getting a little annoying.

Carrie: *Groans* Fine.

*As this is confirmed and the woman's green eyes retraced themselves back onto her laptop, Carrie held her fork towards her mouth, ready for another bite of her pancakes until the blue-haired girl's entire arm suddenly became intangible, instantly causing the fork to harshly clink back onto her plate, which causes her to gasp and hide her arm from behind.*

Carrie: Uh… Sorry! Hehe, my arm… *Feels her skin become tangible and starts to slam her arm against the table* must've fallen asleep!

*However, not even bothering to give her a better reaction, Joyce checks her watch.*

Joyce: Oh, well, would you look at the time, I gotta go… *Starts packing up her briefcase* Uh, do you need a ride to school?"

*But before Carrie could answer this, she finishes up her pancakes first, then the orange juice, and gets up from her seat to place the dirty dishes into the sink until her hand becomes intangible once again where this time, she accidentally drops the plate onto the floor, having it shattered completely.*

Carrie: *Winces* Oh, noo… Mom, I'm so sorry, I- uh, I don't know what got over me - with my hands and arms falling asleep! I-

*Just when the teen starts blabbering through the guilt, seeing as this has happened so many times, Joyce shakes her head softly and cuts her off.*

Joyce: Oh, honey, it's alright, accidents happen… *Places finger on her chin with concern* Though, this is almost the large amount of plates you've dropped within a month… Are you sure you're not having one of those episodes about your father wanting to see you next month at his college reunion?

Carrie: *Waves her hand in denial* Pfft! No! I'm, uh… just a little tired… But I'll be okay at school, I have my friends with me. *Goes and grabs a broom and a dusk pan to sweep up the broken glass* And besides, why do I have to go to this stupid reunion again? It's a college reunion for him and his old friends - not wanting to see us for a visit…

Joyce: Even though we already talked about this… *Moves and places a reassuring hand on her daughter's shoulder* I know we both have had it rough these past years, but he's trying to make up for lost times, so let's just get on with it, yeah?

Carrie: *Groans and bites her lip in frustration* Fine, but only because he was best friends with the Fentons, and that means Danny will most likely be there! *Points stern finger* But that doesn't mean I'll enjoy every second of the trip!

*Understanding her daughter's grudge against her ex-husband, Joyce slams her laptop shut as she thinks of the memories she had of him when they used to be madly in love once during college. But at the same time, she didn't want her child to be alone on this; even if Carrie's best friend would be with them the whole trip.*

Joyce: *Finally closes up her briefcase* Don't worry, it'll be over before you know it. *Mutters* And besides, he's well overdue for a lecture. *Holds up her daughter's blue school bag* Still need a ride?

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*Unfortunately, being sent to one of the highest public schools in Amity Park known to be Casper High School wouldn't be helpful enough in Carrie's case as inside the building is filled with some under-appreciated, unpaid teachers who teach students the life outside of them being reckless, irresponsible teenagers and attempt to grow them into fine young men and women.

Even if both Danny and Carrie owned the ghost gene running through their body systems, and used them to fight small battles against the evil ghosts that planned on taking over the mortal world, they still have lives as normal humans.

But then, is keeping their powers a secret from their families a terrible thing?

And so, the four teens found themselves heading up the stairs to discuss their personal issues in a little more private area, specifically about acceptance. Starting that off is Danny Fenton himself seeing as the machine built by his own parents made him and his best friend like this.*

Danny: I think I should tell them.

Sam: Why? Parents don't listen. Even worse, they don't understand… *Starts yelling* WHY CAN'T THEY ACCEPT ME FOR WHO I AM!?!

*As the gothic figure goes off track by shouting this at the type of her lungs when it comes to her own parents being unacceptable of their daughter's personality phase, Carrie raises a concerned eyebrow just for Danny to place them back on the right track.*

Danny: Sam, I'm talking about our… *Gestures his hand towards Carrie who is wearing a glare expression on her face* powers - our problems.

Sam: Oh, right… *Glances down in embarrassment and mutters* Me, too…

Danny: It's been a month since the accident, and I still barely have any control.

Carrie: Uh, me too. *Scoffs* I mean, I could care less what people think of me, except the fact that they think I can't control my anger when I most definitely CAN!

*After adding this to her own complaint, the Mayth girl had expressed her anger by having to accidentally punch the wall, which caused a hole to burst right through it with her hand glowing blue.*

Danny: See? Like that… And if somebody catches us, *Puts hand on Carrie's shoulder as she looks away in annoyance* we go from Geeks to Freaks around here.

*However, as the Fenton says this, without even noticing, the bottom half of his and Carrie's bodies become intangibles and they slowly begin to phase through the floor.*

Tucker: Kind of like what you're both doing right now?

*When Tucker gladly points this out, it allows the duo to break out of their trace of thought, then look down and shout at themselves slowly sinking into the ground until he and Sam grab hold of each friend and pull them back onto the floor before they could possibly suffocate underground.*

Danny: *Looking down at himself* Oh, darn it! If my dad can invent something that accidentally made us half-ghost, why can't he invent something that turns us back to normal?

*While all four teenagers made it upstairs, onto the second floor, Danny looked down at his hand before making his entire self become intangible as he walked through the vending machine, then resumed back into his flesh and bone self, which gives Carrie a reminder.*

Carrie: Oh, that reminds me!

*So she goes over, kneels down beside the machine, focuses, and turns her hand intangible, then quickly phases through to grab a bag of barbecue-flavored chips and toss it towards Tucker who happily catches it.*

Tucker: *Smiles* Sweet!

Carrie: *Holds her wrist* I figured since you lent me ten bucks for lunch last time, you earned it, Tuck.

*Suddenly, this makes the dark-skinned boy realize what she said by 'borrowing' some cash and stops in his tracks.*

Tucker: Wait, when did I lend you ten bucks?!

*Carrie cringes to herself at the exposure until Sam speaks up, practically stopping the two from having a bickering session.*

Sam: Oh, come on, guys. Your powers make you both look unique. Unique is good. That's why we're, *Gestures to herself and Carrie* ultra recyclo-vegetarians.

Carrie: *Places her hands on her hips* Meaning - we're better!

Tucker: Which means what?

Danny: They don't eat anything with a face on it.

Tucker: Oh, who cares about that stuff?"

Carrie: *Raises an eyebrow at his negativity and gestures to herself and Sam* Uh, we do?

Tucker: Whatever. And guys, two words: Meat Connoisseur… *Sniffs Danny* Last night, you had sloppy joes.

Danny: *Smirks* Impressive.

Tucker: Meat heightens the senses, and my all-meat streak is 14 years strong.

Carrie: *Looks over to Sam while holding in a laugh* You wanna tell him, or should I?

Sam: *Smirks* Oh, I will… *Crosses her arms* Well, Tucker, your all-meat streak is about to end. The school board finally agreed to try a new cafeteria menu. We wore them down.

*Once she tells their two guy friends this, both Danny and Tucker (more specifically the techno-geek) of their group become confused, but also most importantly concerned as to what their gal pals are talking about, especially when it seems quite odd to grasp.*

Tucker: *Becomes anxious* Wait… What did you guys do?

Carrie: *Sighs and places her arm around Sam's shoulder* Well, let's just say that being vegetarians is one of the reasons why we're the best of friends, Tuck.

*And the moment she had said this, the two boys took off, scurrying down the halls down towards the cafeteria. Carrie knew Danny didn't exactly mind anything, but then again, he does intend to enjoy meat as well.*

Sam: Wait until he finds out that they officially changed the menu for who knows how long.

Carrie: Yeah, this is gonna be fun to watch.

*Just when Carrie happily agreed to this, her mind recalled the Manson teen's frustration with her parents not being accepting of her gothic lifestyle and decided to remind the girl that something's been placed on the table ever since middle school.*

Carrie: …Hey, uh, you know the offer still stands by the way, my mom still insists.

Sam: *Holds her hands out in a kind gesture* And I really appreciate it. But maybe someday… Thanks, Care.

*Without saying another word, Carrie only smiles before both girls begin to make their way down the hall and towards the cafeteria where excitement slowly eases within their body systems as they can't wait to get the boys' reactions.*

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*On today's menu of the school's lunch schedule, it was every meat lovers' nightmare as the miserable lunch ladies passed on bread filled with topsoil and some fresh green grass to the top off. Both girls finally made it to the area and met up with their guy friends whose trays were filled with the horrors of healthy greens. When Danny glances down at his tray, he raises one eyebrow at the two beside him and Tucker.*

Danny: *Glances down at his tray and raises an eyebrow at the three beside* What is this? Grass on a bun?

Tucker: *Dramatically* WHAT HAVE YOU TWO DONE?!

Carrie: What we've done is simply improvising our healthy appetite, dude.

Sam: Uh-huh. And Tucker, it's time for a change.

*Meanwhile, back at Fenton Works, the ghost portal suddenly opens an elderly female ghost that has green skin and is dressed as a lunch lady walks out of the portal, owning an innocent gaze plastered upon her facial expression.*

(?): Ooh! Somebody changed the menu!

*As the Lunch Lady Ghost finds herself phasing up through the basemen's ceiling, Jack and his wife, Madeline "Maddie" Fenton have been working on another invention, failing to notice the ghost at all as they appear to believe that their elder daughter, Jasmine Fenton (who prefers to be known as Jazz), is a ghost when they're missing the picture of who the real ghost is in their family.*

Maddie: Maybe this is a bad idea.

Jack: No, it's perfect. When Jazz gets home we suck the ghost out of her… *Strikes a pose with the new invention which looks like a vacuum cleaner* With the Fenton Xtractor.

Maddie: But what if Jazz isn't a ghost? What if we accidentally hurt her?

Jack: Maddie, the Fenton Xtractor doesn't hurt humans… unless it gets in your hair…

*And just when the man in the orange jumpsuit explains this, the Fenton Xtractor turns on and with the suction, it suddenly rips most of his hair out, which allows him to yell out in pain, not even realizing the jinx he committed.*

Jack: ...See?

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*Now, back at Casper High, Sam held the bread filled with grass up to her mouth, admiring the work both she and Carrie worked to get this first achievement done on school grounds before the four headed to their lunch table. Danny holds a spoonful of the topsoil and grass in his hand, then looks at the girls that sat across from him and Tucker.*

Danny: Don't you guys think this is a little extreme?

Carrie: How do you know when you don't like it if you didn't even try it, dude? *Eats a large spoonful of her own* Mmm-mmm, organic at its finest.

*When talking about improvising new changes to the school menu, one of the teachers (also the vice-princoral) is a middle-aged man who's a tad bit overweight, bald owns a goatee, and most often wears a light-blue short-sleeved dress shirt with a black tie, gray slacks, and black shoes known as the one and only, Mr. Lancer strolls towards the four's table and places each hand on one of their shoulders.*

Mr. Lancer: Ah, Ms. Manson and Ms. Mayth. The school board wanted me to thank you both for ushering in this "Welcome Experiment" to our cafeteria.

*However, when he moves to stand by the head of their table, Tucker's nostrils sense a strong scent that makes a teenage boy (or girl) have a strong craving for meat.*

Tucker: *Sniffs* Meat. Near…

*This was all the dark-skinned boy can make out until he starts sniffing Mr. Lancer, who is surprisingly taken by one of his students' odd behavior.*

Mr. Lancer: *Suspiciously* No, no… The rumors about the new all-steak buffet in the teachers' lounge are completely true… *Pulls out a toothpick and begins to pick at his teeth before giving nice pats on Sam and Carrie's shoulders* Thanks again.

*After praising their menu work once more, Mr. Lancer slowly rushes off, leaving Tucker in an unhappy position once more and glares at them.*

Tucker: Yeah. Thanks again for making us eat garbage, guys!

Sam: It's not garbage! It's recyclable organic matter.

Carrie: Yeah! Come on, Tuck, I bought you those barbecue potato chips you like, why are you still complaining?

Tucker: First of all, you didn't buy those, you… *Looks around the cafeteria for anyone that could be paying attention before continuing* …stole them. And second of all…

*He looks towards Danny for a little assistance with this reason to which quickly, the Fenton boy gladly agrees, backing him up.*

Danny and Tucker: *Owning annoyed expressions upon their faces before saying this in sync* It's garbage!

Carrie: *Groans* Whatever... *Crosses her arms and looks away from him* And besides, that one was a one-time thing, dude, so suck it up.

*As all this was going down, the human lunch lady finished serving the last teen, and carefully gave a shifty eye, looking around to see if any meat lover would catch her as she grabbed a large hamburger that was hidden within her pockets and quickly snuck away.

But during her break, all of a sudden, an overweight green-skinned ghost lady with bright red evil eyes phases from above the school ceiling to find a book titled: "Ultra Recyclo Veggie Lunch Menu," and this wasn't great news in his ghostly mind as she glares at it.

Shortly, while the two that owned half-human and half-ghost DNA in their molecules were having a bite of their own tray (one of them actually), they gasped as their ghost scents went off.*

Danny: Uh, guys, we've got a problem.

Carrie: *Her eyes widened at something other than her green ghost sense * Danny, duck-!

*Unfortunately, warning him a little too late, Danny got a handful of mud land on the back of his head, making the blue-eyed teen groan before a voice was heard from behind them.*

(?): FENTON!

Danny: *Turns around and grimaces* Make that two problems...

*There he comes, Casper High's 'greatest' quarterback football player, Dashiel Baxter (better known as Dash), who happens to be a large jock with dirty blonde hair and dark blue eyes is now standing at their table, practically hovering over Danny while holding a plate of mud in his hands.*

Dash: I ordered three mud pies. Do you know what they gave me? Three mud pies! With mud. From the ground! All because of your girlfriend!

*And by 'girlfriend,' the football jock is referring to Carrie as she narrowed her face at his words just to have her and Danny confirm this many times.*

Danny and Carrie: *In slight sync* She's not my girlfriend/I'm not his girlfriend!

Dash: *Grabs Danny by the shirt and lifts him a few inches off the ground* These are the best years of my life! After high school, it's downhill for me! How am I supposed to enjoy my glory days eating mud?!

Carrie: *Stands up* How do you even enjoy your glory days picking on others? Specifically, Danny? Ever thought of that?!

Sam: Yeah, and for the record - it's topsoil.

*Dash eyes the two girls sternly and tosses Danny back at the table, making him land roughly on the bench.*

Dash: Whatever! *Goes over to his table, picks up the tray filled with mud, and places it down right in front of Danny's face* Eat it. All of it...

*But when doing so, Danny seems to be about to go through with eating the topsoil, but both his and Carrie's ghost senses go off once again and their eyes look to see the Lunch Lady Ghost floating behind the lunch counter. But as soon as the Fenton boy could go through with eating the topsoil, both his and Carrie's ghost senses go off once again and their eyes look to see the Lunch Lady Ghost floating behind the lunch counter, which instantly makes him freeze.*

Danny: Uh… uh… *Glances down the plate, picks it up, preparing to toss it* GARBAGE FIGHT!

*The moment he tossed the plate - allowing it to hit Dash in the face, all the other students broke out and began throwing food as well and chaos ensued. Sam peeks out from behind a table alongside Carrie.*

Sam: It's not garbage! It's-

*Just when the Manson girl could finish simply reminding Danny of their nutritious hospitality, she is pulled back down under the table with the help of Carrie before she could get hit.*

Carrie: I think it's for the best to keep quiet, seeing as we pretty much caused this. *Glares at the two boys* After all, it was only good for the environment!

*When their two male friends smile nervously, the quartet begins crawling away from the cafeteria. While they crawled, Danny turned his head back, looking at an even angrier Dash with the garbage fight continuing behind him.*

Dash: You're gonna pay for this, Fenton!

*Once this threat is established, he gets hit in the face with the mud, twice.*

Carrie: *Grimaces* Even though that wouldn't teach him a lesson, *Smiles approvingly* that's the best karma in my eyes!

Danny: Yet, I'm still his favorite person.

*Now, as the quartet managed to crawl their way out of the cafeteria, Danny and Tucker peeked their heads to find the Lunch Lady Ghost holding a large bowl of salad.*

Tucker: Huh… Shouldn't be too bad. She looks a little like my grandmother.

*After saying this, both he and Danny are now standing in the room as Sam and Carrie are next to peek out from behind the door. When they caught the sight of the green-skinned ghost woman, they looked at her - their expressions filled with confusion.*

Carrie: How come she's not attacking like all the other creepy ghosts?

Danny: Or better yet - haunting a bingo hall?

*In the ears of the ghost, she heard the sound of the door closing, and turned to find the four standing there, menacingly.*

Lunch Lady Ghost: Hello, children. Can you help me? Today's lunch is meatloaf, but I don't see the meatloaf. Did someone change the menu?

Tucker: Yeah. *Points his finger towards both girls beside him* They did.

*But once those two questions were simply answered, the Lunch Lady Ghost becomes extremely angry as her hair begins to flame on the end and her eyes flash their brightest red.*

Lunch Lady Ghost: YOU TWO CHANGED THE MENU?!

*The four all gasp at the scary sight right before their eyes*

Carrie: Oh, *Glares at Tucker* way to tattle us to the ghost, Tucker!

Lunch Lady Ghost: THE MENU HAS BEEN THE SAME FOR FIFTY YEARS!

*As she yells, green flames surround her and appear circling above her head, and that means - it's the two ghost teens' time to shine their phantom lights.*

Danny: Get behind us!

*Instantly doing so, the two normal figures promptly jump behind both Danny and Carrie.*

Sam: *Sarcastically* Wow... I feel safe.

Danny and Carrie: *In sync* I'm going ghost!

*Soon, they transform into the crime-fighting super-powered phantom duo, and leap into battle, leaving Sam and Tucker watching them wide-eyed. The two float beside one another, feeling unsure about their battle with a ghost that can do anything the Lunch Lady Ghost does.*

Danny: We command you to… *Points a stern finger* go away!

Carrie: *Slightly cringes* Yeah! What he said, Ms. Hairnet!

*Suddenly, the Lunch Lady Ghost causes many piles of dishes that were surrounding a sink to glow and float around. But before shooting them at Danny and Carrie, they turn intangible, allowing the dishes to pass right through them and hit the wall behind them. Once both teens returned to normal, they gave each other high fives with large smiles on their faces at the accomplishment of not being hit.

However, their celebration has come to an end as the green-skinned ghost is targeting the human person who's half-responsible for the menu change, Sam. A bunch of dishes are heading right for her, which Carrie sees and flies in front of her, catching them in neat stacks with her hands and arms.

Next, the Lunch Lady Ghost uses her powers to send even more dishes flying towards Tucker, making him her next target until this caught Danny's eye. He then flies over and catches those dishes in stacks as well, while they have flown into his mouth. Tucker stops wincing after realizing Danny stopped the dishes and smiles.

He flies over and catches these dishes in stacks as well, while they have flown into his mouth. Tucker stops wincing after realizing Danny stopped the dishes and smiles. The ghost boy flies off to put them back on the counter, leaving a few still in his mouth; he removes the dishes and stares at his reflection in them.*

Danny: Well, if this superhero thing doesn't work out, I can have an exciting career as a busboy.

*While looking at his reflection in the plates, Danny notices the stoves behind him beginning to move around.*

Carrie: *Rolls her now blue-colored eyes* Oh, come on! It was just a simple change for our healthy appetites, lady!

Lunch Lady Ghost: I control lunch! Lunch is sacred! Lunch has rules! *Suddenly changes back to calm self while holding a pink cake* Anybody want cake?

*Not only do Sam and Tucker nod their nods in shock, but Carrie does as well, seeing as she could go for something sweet at this moment. But unfortunately, the old ghost reverts back into her evil, grouchy self, and throws the cake - having it smash against the wall.*

Lunch Lady Ghost: *Angrily* TOO BAD! CHILDREN WHO CHANGE THE MENU DO NOT GET DESSERT!

*Suddenly, green flames fire out of the ovens towards Sam and Tucker who dodge out of the way. Danny and Carrie dodge blasts of flames as well, the three stoves look angry and fly right back at the normal teenagers who flinch. Both Danny and Carrie fly up behind them, grab each of their shoulders, and make their group become intangible altogether.

So, the duo quickly flew them through the wall and successfully out of the kitchen before the stoves could reach them all as they all came crashing against the walls, creating cracks when they flew. Luckily, the quartet becomes tangible again and rolls out into the middle of the hallway as they all look behind them in shock.*

Carrie: *Looks at her hands in assument* Whoa, I think we did it...

Danny: *Also looks at his hands with a proud grin* Yes! It worked!

Tucker: *His head glances back in annoyance* I don't understand why she's also attacking me and Danny when it was you two *Points at Sam and Carrie intensely* who changed the menu!

Sam: *Becomes irritated and looks at Carrie with a deadpan expression* This is the thanks we get for thinking like healthy individuals?

*Just then, a loud crash is suddenly heard and Tucker and Danny turn to look for the cause as the hallway begins shaking violently and the lights go out. Both phantom teens looked worried and then looked at the row of lockers closest to the Fenton boy himself.

Two of the lockers open and a bunch of school supplies come flying out. Sam looks at them in surprise when suddenly, a locker next to her does the same thing, and now many lockers are repeating those steps.

As they watched the supplies fly towards the Lunch Lady Ghost, and began swirling through her and behind her, the quartet looked even more shocked at this sight, but mostly Tucker's where his turquoise-colored eyes widened just when he sniffed the air.*

Tucker: *Watches various meat products fly past him as they make his nostrils fill with the sweet-scented smell of the beloved meat* Steak…! Rib-eye…! No, porterhouse! Medium-rare!

*When naming the wonders of nutritious meat off with pleasure, they suddenly start attaching themselves to the Lunch Lady Ghost's body until she is completely covered and only her mean green eyes are showing. However, something occurred in Carrie's mind as she looked at Sam with a mixture of shock and confusion.*

Carrie: How could there be meat in the school?! We spent months - planning the stupid presentation!

Tucker: But where did it come from? *Soon, he has a realization, puts on a glare, and turns to look behind him, remembering the exact words spoken by their dearest vice-principal* Lancer!

*And speaking of the man himself, down in the teachers' lounge, several teachers and staff members gathered around the room, patiently seated, waiting for Mr. Lancer to do the honors.*

Mr. Lancer: Esteemed Casper High faculty, I present your all-steak buffet.

*But the moment he removes the tablecloth covering the supposed buffet, some eager staff members with forks and knives gasp at the sudden missing meat, leaving nothing left, but a bone that was still rattling from side to side.*

Mr. Lancer: *Realizes the odd reaction given, looks down at the empty plates surrounding the table, and slams his hands on it, shouting* PARADISE LOST!

*Leaving the vice-principal is in disbelief of the meat's sudden disappearance, back out in the hallway, the meat-covered Lunch Lady Ghost towers over the quartet.*

Lunch Lady Ghost: Prepare to learn why meat is the most powerful of the five food groups!

Carrie: Well, it shouldn't be!

*Soon, the ghost loses her rage once more, but goes back to the 'innocent lunch lady act,' when holding up a cookie.*

Lunch Lady Ghost: *Offers the cookie to Sam politely* Cookie?

*Sam shakes her head as a sign of decline which made the ghost become very surprised as she was turned down for a split second before reverting back into the evil lunch lady mode.*

Lunch Lady Ghost: *Raises a meat-clawed hand to attack Sam* THEN PERISH!

*Luckily, both Danny and Carrie slide in to protect their best friend from perishing the awful that is the meat-covered claw of the Lunch Lady Ghost.*

Carrie: *Points a stern finger* Nobody hurts my friends and gets away with it! *Suddenly changes back into her human self* Oh, man! And just when I had the whole intense hero phase going!

Danny: *Raises a concerned eyebrow at his best friend's switch and decides he'd be the one to take over for now* Well, then, uh… You can forget it! *Points a stern finger* The only thing that has an expiration date here is you! *However, he is next to revert back into his human self - only this time, it was by accident* Whoops! I didn't mean to do that…

*Watching Danny transform back into a human fight made Carrie gasp as this was an unexpected follow-the-leader method, and so, she angrily grabbed the collar of his shirt.*

Carrie: Did you do that on purpose to mock me, dude!?

Danny: *Chuckles nervously and holds his hands innocently* No, no! I, uh, uhh… *He tried to make up an excuse, but seeing as they're in a fight, there's no time* Okay, we haven't gotten the hang of this yet, you really wanna argue about it, right now!?

*And soon, the Lunch Lady Ghost let out a roar before grabbing Danny and sending him flying into Tucker. Just when the boys hit the lockers behind them and a pile of papers covers them up, the meat-covered ghost grabs both Sam and Carrie off the ground, and flies off down the hallway, taking the girls with her.*

Tucker: *Stands up and encourages Danny to do the same* Come on! Change back! We gotta go!

*But just before Danny could transform back into his ghostly self, out of nowhere, two hands grab both boys by the back of their shirt collars and it's revealed to be an angry (most likely grieving), Mr. Lancer.*

Mr. Lancer: You two aren't going… *Pulls both teens up off the ground* anywhere.

*Standing behind him, Dash Baxter (who was still covered in mud) is smirking with victory.*

Dash: Told ya you'd pay, Fenton!

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*Now, finding themselves seated in Mr. Lancer's office, Dash, Danny, Tucker, and the vice-principal are gathered where Mr. Lancer is sorting through files in a file cabinet while both boys are seated on chairs in front of his desk as the Baxter jock is leaning against the wall, looking pleased with his achievement. They watch as Mr. Lancer pulls out a couple of files and begins to read them out loud.

Mr. Lancer: "Tucker Foley - Chronic tardiness, talking in class, repeated loitering by the girl's locker room…" *Raises an eyebrow at Tucker, who is smiling slyly before getting to the other boy beside him* "Danny Fenton - 34 dropped beakers in the last month, banned for life from handling all fragile school property, but no severe mischief before today…"

Tucker: *Whispers to Danny* Dude, you broke 34 beakers in over a month?

Danny: *Glares at him* At least I wasn't loitering around in the girls' locker room!

Mr. Lancer: *Interrupts them* So, gentlemen, tell me… *Angrily slams the piles down on the table and begins to yell at the type of his lungs* WHY DID THE TWO OF YOU CONSPIRE TO DESTROY THE SCHOOL'S CAFETERIA?!

Danny: Dash started it! He threw-

*But unfortunately, some teachers (including principals or vice-principals) would always manage to take the football player's side when in reality - they're the real trouble.*

Mr. Lancer: *Cuts him off while proudly gesturing to a smirking Dash who stood at the doorway* Four touchdown passes in the last game are thereby exempt from scorn. You two, however, are not. I'll map out your punishment when I return. *Stands at the doorway and turns to Dash* Mr. Baxter, watch the door.

*Finally, once Mr. Lancer leaves with a smirking Dash following behind, he closes the door, locking both boys in just for them to stand up from their seats seeing as they already knew how to easily get out. Due to one of the friends within their friend group owning ghost abilities in this time of need, he could get them out of trouble when they're on a rescue mission for their other friends.*

Tucker: We gotta find Sam and Carrie. For some reason, I feel like I got them kidnapped…

Danny: Maybe because you told the ghost that they changed the menu? How about that?

*Suddenly, the dark-skinned boy's nostrils sniff the air as they gain a delicious smell.*

Tucker: That steak is still in the building - 200 yards, tops.

*Aftering informing his best friend this, Danny glances over at a wall of TVs showing different security camera views of the school. Several cameras show a storage room filled with boxes of meat. The last one shows a trail of meat juice in front of the boxes which must be leading them somewhere.*

Danny: Check it out. *Points at the screen* Meat trail…

*Without saying another word, the blue-eyed teen goes ghost, grabs Tucker's arm, then turns them both intangible and phases them down through the floor, causing the normal figure to let out a 'Whoa'! when this suddenly happens. And soon, once Danny and Tucker found themselves entering the meat storage room from the security footage, the dark-skinned boy became elated from all the meat within his turquoise-colored orbs.*

Tucker: Sweet mother of mutton! *Rushes up to hug the boxes of meat with great joy* I'd dreamed of it, but… I never thought I'd live to see it!

Danny: *Narrows his eyebrows in concern* How is it that I have the ghost powers and you're the weird kid?

*Just then, their eyes widen as they hear cackling nearby. The two boys go and peer around the corner of a stack of boxes and see the Lunch Lady Ghost, who is floating in front of Sam and Carrie as the pair are trapped neck-deep in a large pile of meat.*

Lunch Lady Ghost: My dear children… Meat is good for kids! It helps them grow and makes them smile! *Offers Sam a chicken leg* Why won't you eat it?

Sam: We don't need meat. That's a fact!

Carrie: Yeah, and this is literally every vegetarian's worst nightmare!

*However, not long after being in the innocent lunch lady act, the ghost suddenly reverts back to her evil lunch lady act once more, with wind blowing around her.*

Lunch Lady Ghost: SILENCE! *Angrily points at the both of them* You need discipline, manners, and respect! You know where that comes from? MEAT! *Wind stops and the woman reverts back again into the innocent act* Chicken? Or fish?

Sam: *Leans over to Carrie (who is struggling to break free) and whispers* Shouldn't you be going ghost by now and fly us out of here?

Carrie: *Sighs in frustration* Well, there's a little problem - I can't!

Sam: *Raises both eyebrows at her best friend's response* Uhh, what do you mean, you 'can't'?

Carrie: Watch… *Focuses on her ghost side and shouts the battle cry* I'm going ghost!

*Shortly, the circle glows from underneath the meat that surrounds their bodies, but just when the green-eyed girl can fulfill her transformation, the phantom within her reverts back to the human side.*

Carrie: *Exhales a sharp breath* See?

Sam: Maybe you're just exhausted. Don't worry, Danny and Tucker will come get us. Then we'll keep the menu we worked extremely hard on the same. And then kill Tucker, because he happens to be an idiot that caused all of this to happen with his meat obsession in the first place!

*Not believing the things he's heard and spoken by the Manson girl, Tucker lets out an offensive gasp from his hiding spot.*

Tucker: *Shouts in disbelief* HEY!

*Right when the Lunch Lady Ghost turns, seeing she hears a voice that belongs to a fellow meat-loving teenager just for Danny luckily covers the techno-geek boy's mouth and pulls him away just in case the scary ghost catches them and does something drastic than just drowns them in meat sorrows. While Danny and Tucker are currently peeking from behind the corner of the stack filled with boxes, an idea hatched within the ghost teen's brain.*

Danny: I'll take care of the ghost. You just find a way to get Sam and Care out of that pile of meat!

Tucker: *Pulls out a fork and knife* Waaay ahead of you.

*Soon, Danny flies off to send a punch to the Lunch Lady Ghost, who turns around - surprised to find the ghost boy was back, but then again, she notices too late where the woman is sent flying and crashes into a nearby wall.

Meanwhile, during the fight, Sam and Carrie patiently waited for their other best friend to free them both. Sam stops looking in Danny's direction while Carrie continues watching, practically spectating in case the old ghost tries anything dirty, and then looks at Tucker who is cutting away pieces of the meat with his knife.*

Tucker: *Enthusiastically* I'll have you guys free in no time!

Sam: *Frowns in disbelief* You've gotta be kidding me.

Carrie: *Annoyed* Yeah, uh, Foley, will you be doing that on a full stomach?!

*Back to fight, Danny crouches on the ground, jumps up and does a somersault in the air, preparing to land a kick towards the Lunch Lady Ghost, but unfortunately, she somehow manages to catch his foot in her hand right before he hits her, then dangles a surprised Fenton upside-down by his foot.*

Lunch Lady Ghost: Don't you see? *Holds him close* This is why you need meat! You're skin and bones!

*When declaring this, the meat-covered figure tosses Danny away as he is sent flying through the air. Luckily, he turns intangible and phases halfway through a nearby wall up to his waist before falling to the ground. Next, the Lunch Lady Ghost summons shish-kebabs from a box, their pointed ends heading straight for him.*

Carrie: Watch out!

*The blue-haired girl helplessly warns Danny all while wishing she could run to rescue him and use the amount of power she has left throughout her body system, but she cannot. However, it appears Danny seems to be handling it well when suddenly, the ghost boy - who is now out of the wall, sees this and splits his body in two just for the meat to pass through the stretched intangible area of his body he created.

A smile is pressed against his face at the new power but it quickly fades as he sees what the ghost is up to now. The Lunch Lady Ghost yells and summons meat out of all of the boxes while Danny finally pieces himself together again and watches the meat go flying back toward the ghost woman.

Meanwhile, Tucker is about to take a bite of meat until suddenly, the pile (plus the piece held on his fork) that was covering Sam and Carrie goes flying off towards the ghost. The meat soared around and attached itself back onto the Lunch Lady Ghost, forming the meat monster she was earlier, and fired a meat fist at Danny, capturing him in her grasp.*

Tucker: *Glances up at the meat, he strikes a determined pose with his fork and knife in handy* Help's on the way, buddy!

*However, reassuring Danny who was still held by the Lunch Lady Ghost wouldn't be much help as she sends the ghost boy flying away once more, earning a yell where luckily, he quickly turns intangible and passes through a wall. Although, something occurred in the dark-skinned boy's mind and it was the fact that Carrie isn't also in ghost form.*

Tucker: *Grabs hold of Carrie's shoulders with both hands and starts to shake her violently, shouting* Change back! Change back!

Carrie: *Holds her head and shoves his hands off her shoulders to properly explain why she seemingly couldn't transform* I can't!

Tucker: What do you mean you can't?! This is a life-or-death situation, dude!

*Soon, something caught Sam's eye as she gestured a small portion of her finger towards it.*

Sam: Uh, guys…?

*However, the duo behind her were caught up in a bickering session.*

Carrie: I mean, when I praise the words 'I'm going ghost,' I simply can't become that ghost! What do you expect me to do?!

Sam: Guys!

Carrie and Tucker: *In sync* What?!

*Finally, having to catch their attention both Carrie and Tucker look where Sam is pointing her finger up at as their eyes have apparently caught the meat-covered woman happening to be looming over the trio and growling at them loudly. All three teens looked scared as the Foley boy decided to push Carrie in front of them, making her glare over her shoulder just when he suggested a helpful instruction.*

Tucker: Run?

Sam and Carrie: *In sync* Run.

*And so they did, as all three teens begin to yell and head straight for the door until the evil ghost then sends a pile of meat that blocks their exit, knocking the trio back whilst Danny holds the back of his head as he phases partly back into the room. The moment Danny sees his three best friends yelling as they run past him, he determinedly goes flying after them.

The Lunch Lady Ghost makes fists with her hands and prepares to slam them down on Sam, Tucker, and Carrie, but right on rescue, Danny quickly flies down, grabs all of them in his arms, and turns the four of themselves intangible before flying through a wall.

This, however, surprises the ghost woman as she can't stop herself in time before the meat splatters all over the wall just when the quartet has thankfully found themselves phasing through the wall outside and starting to float, turning tangible again when Danny looks tired. He then realizes the other person who's been gifted with ghost abilities isn't using them.*

Danny: *Glances tiredly at Carrie* You know, you could help me once in a while in these situations?

*Carrie glares at her best friend and is about to say something until she notices the worn-out look in his eyes.*

Carrie: Uh, I would, but I'm a little worried about you right now, dude.

Sam: Yeah, gee, Danny. Fighting meat monsters, flying through walls… You must be exhausted.

Danny: *Defensively* What? Of course not! What would give you *Trails off* that idea…?

*Before he could deny this, Danny suddenly dozed off which caused all four figures to crash against the ground just as he passed out from exhaustion, and returned back to his human form, making Sam, Carrie, and Tucker glance towards one another.*

---

*Meanwhile, back at Fenton Works, aka, the home of the Fenton family, Jazz opening the front door, seeing as she wondered what her parents would be up to, they'd usually be in the living room, or in the kitchen, but the dark-haired auburn teen had a feeling due to the fact that her house was quiet - too quiet indeed.*

Jazz: Owning a puzzled expression* Mom? Dad?

*However, the moment she strolls further in, the door, out of nowhere slams shut behind her, and two smoke bombs roll in front of the teen covering the scene with smoke with only Jack hidden behind the sneak attack, he begins shouting.*

Jack: Now, Maddie! Get her! I'm moving in! *When shouting this at his wife, Jazz let out a shriek towards this sudden attack* Get my back!

*Once the smoke clears show an irritated Jazz with her arms crossed as her parents have latched themselves onto her legs while the Fenton Xtractor is attached to her hair; Maddie and Jack then let go of her legs, and they allow her to walk off with the Xtractor still attached to her hair.*

Jazz: *Angrily* This is all going in the memoir.

*And just when Maddie and Jack get up off the ground, the front door opens to reveal Sam, Carrie, and Tucker carrying the still-unconscious Danny.*

Tucker: Hey, Mr. and Mrs. Fenton! What a school day! Poor Danny nodded off. We figured we'd just carry him all the way home and tuck him into bed… *Moves toward the stairs with both girls while they carry Danny and begin walking up them* …without any parental interaction whatsoever.

Carrie: Yeah, how great are we?

Sam: Oh, but don't get up! We know where to go. Bye!

*Once the trio managed to get the unconscious Danny upstairs, Jack glanced up at the ceiling as a new theory clouded his mind.*

Jack: Hmm…

Maddie: *Instantly knows what her husband is implying next* Jack, Danny is not a ghost.

Jack: You're right. *Glares intensely as he watches Jazz trying to get her hair out of the Xtractor* Jazz is...

*Oh, but if only both parents were really wrong about one of their children being a ghost living underneath their roof.*

---

*A few hours passed as the trio found themselves still upstairs - in Danny's bedroom, watching their best friend peacefully sound asleep on top of his bed until he suddenly woke up with a yelp.*

Danny: *Panicking* Ah! Aah! Wha? *Becomes confused and slightly rises to meet his three friends standing by him* What's going on?

Tucker: You passed out. We took you home. You've been asleep for four days!

Danny: *Sits up, alarmed* Four days?!

*Tucker laughs at his impractical joke, which results in Carrie punching his arm hard, making him chuckle while holding it.*

Carrie: Way to make it dramatic, Tuck.

Tucker: *Holds arm while giggling* I'm kidding! I'm kidding! It's only been a couple of hours.

*When Danny lays back down, still a little shaken as Carrie sat by the end of his bed and placed a comforting hand on his ankle while Sam put her hands on her hips at Tucker's immaturity.*

Sam: Yeah, knock it off, Tucker. This is the second time today your carelessness almost got him and Carrie killed.

Tucker: *Looks at Sam offendedly* Me? I almost got them killed? The only reason this happened is because you guys had to be unique. *Points at both girls* You both had to take the meat away!

*As Sam crossed her arms offensively, this made Carrie become annoyed (and a bit angry), so she then goes over and grabs Tucker by the back collar while Sam turns away from him.*

Carrie: Oh, you're seriously not blaming us for putting a good intention that could bring health into society more, Foley! Especially me when I helped save your lives!

Tucker: *Glaring down at her* Yeah? And look how that turned out for you, Care. *Gestures to the weak Danny who laid silently behind them* Whatever, I'm gonna do everything I can to get it back!

*After declaring this, Tucker stomps his way out of the bedroom until Sam finds herself becoming furious.*

Sam: *Starts to yell* You want to change that menu back?! *Angrily goes over to the doorway with her voice raising even louder* YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH ME TO DO IT!

*Once she expressed herself very loudly, the gothic figure quickly followed and slammed the door shut, leaving both her best half-ghost friends alone.*

Carrie: *Groans* So, infuriating! *Side eyes Danny who is now sat up on his bed and turns to face him* Anything you want to add, Fenton?

*As she waits for a new complaint, though, knowing how quick it is to irritate someone like Carrie Mayth, Danny decides to stay silent for this while shaking his head with a nervous smile until something reassuring is enabled.*

Danny: Oh, well. I'm sure everything will be back to normal by tomorrow.

Carrie: *Sighs and brings down her angry mood while nodding in agreement* Yeah. Well, I'm gonna head out as well. Make sure those two don't kill each other on the way home. *Holds her arm* I would fly them, but I'm a little exhausted too.

Danny: Good point, get some rest.

Carrie: *Smiles softly* You too.

*After saying this, she strolls outside of his bedroom with a quick rush down the stairs to catch up with both frustrated Sam and Tucker.*

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*Although, by tomorrow morning at Casper High, everything was not indeed normal in the Fenton boy's bright blue eyes as his face - filled with disbelief - looked towards something other students were looking at, including Carrie where the blue-haired girl found herself also in disbelief while standing beside Danny.*

Carrie: Well, I guess you were wrong.

Danny: Yeah… Maybe, it'll get worse.

*On one side - there stood a bunch of meat lovers decked out in meat merchandise, even some who happened to be goth, emo, or punk rock whereas soon, shown on a stage - some girls were dancing, dressed in hotdog outfits; the moment the girls dance offstage and Tucker Foley appears carrying a microphone in his hand.*

Carrie: *Cringes in disturbance* Oh, my…

*Due to the unwatchable sight (mostly because of the girls dressed in hotdog suits), they are now listening to the dark-skinned boy shout into the mic.*

Tucker: *In mic* WHAT DO WE WANT?

Meat Lovers: MEATT!

Tucker: WHEN DO WE WANT IT?

Meat Lovers: NOWW!

*After that last (loud) proud cheer, Danny taps on Carrie's shoulder due to having another protest catch his attention.*

Danny: Uh, Care…?

*And so, once she does, her green eyes are met with the other protest as the vegetarian equivalent of the meat protest is filled with a bunch of hippies, laid-back people, goths, and some punk rocks as well. Next, Sam Manson is standing on top of a school bus yelling into a microphone while carrying a sign that reads: "NOW"!*

Sam and Veggie Lovers: VEGGIES NOW! VEGGIES FOREVER! VEGGIES NOW! VEGGIES FOREVER!

*As Sam and the Veggie Lovers chanted this, soon - both hosts of their opposite protests finally met up with the duo who weren't a part of the events. Though, as much as Carrie wants to be with the vegetarians, she wouldn't rather stand against Tucker; so the Mayth girl either stands beside them or against them both.*

Danny: You guys put together two protests in one night?

Carrie: Yeah, how did you guys pull this off so fast?

Tucker: *Proudly smiles at Danny* Meat-eaters, Danny. Always ready to fight. And our high-protein diets give us the energy we need to do it quickly. *Glares at Carrie*

Sam: *Places her hands on the blue-haired teen's shoulders* Ultra recyclo-vegetarians are always ready to protest. And because we don't have to waste time cooking our food, we can move even faster. *Glares at Danny*

Danny: Don't you guys think this is a little extreme?

Carrie: Seriously, I mean, you guys can't possibly expect us to choose one side? We're all friends here - vegetarians or not, meat-lovers or not.

Tucker: *Continues glaring at Carrie* Okay, Care, since it's obvious that you've chosen Sam's side… *Looks back to Danny* It's your choice here, buddy. You're either with me…!

Sam: Or you're against me!

Sam and Tucker: *Hovers over them* So, whose side are you on?!

*Standing above the duo, Danny and Carrie side-eye one another with a bit of fear and concern at the peer pressure driven towards them, even if one person out of the duo happens to be a vegan; she hates fighting with her friends for it.

Luckily, the little argument came to an end as the wind suddenly started blowing and the sky turned gray, which made Sam and Tucker's eyes widen as loud cackling was heard just for Danny and Carrie's ghost senses to go off.

The crowd looks bewildered and confused, just when a voice yells angrily as the contents of a meat truck fly out in various directions. The meat swirls around and eventually forms a gigantic version of the meat monster known to be the Lunch Lady Ghost from the previous day.*

Lunch Lady Ghost: IT'S LUNCHTIME!

*Soon, both groups of protesters run away, screaming with absolute terror while Carrie looks for a place to hide, but due to the crowd stomping all over the courtyard, she glances towards Danny, hoping her half-ghost partner has any ideas on where they could transform.*

Carrie: Uh, Danny, got a place where we can go ghost?

Danny: *Nods* Guys, time to make up. Now!

*When the Fenton boy gestures this idea towards Sam and Tucker who instantly catch on to what he is implying. The two found themselves deciding to finally come to a truce as they place Danny and Carrie into a little group hug as this gives them a chance to transform. And that's what they did. Then, the moment both teens became Phantoms beneath their two best friends, they flew off into battle.

Meanwhile, somewhere around the courtyard of the school, there was Jazz Fenton standing in front of a goth boy who is wearing all black, has a mohawk, and is covered in piercings and tattoos, talking with him while sitting on a picnic table away from all the chaos.*

Jazz: Spike, you have to open up to your parents! Be true to yourself and them. Tell them how you feel! I mean, it's not like they're gonna attack you or anything.

*And when the 'Opening Up to Parents' subject crosses her mind, a green net suddenly captures Jazz as she yells in surprise before being dragged away by Jack reeling his daughter towards him and his wife where the married couple hid in the bushes.*

Jack: I've got her!

*Once this is announced, Maddie pokes out from the bushes with her husband as he is looking at her, owning a proud smile plastered across his face.*

Jack: And the Fenton Grappler is working like a charm!

Maddie: *In her eyes, something feels off* I don't understand. If Jazz is a ghost, why isn't she phased through the net?

Jazz: *Angrily stands up from underneath the net* Because I am not a GHOST! *Throws the net off* You've ambushed me, suffocated me with smoke, and worse, I was pulled away from Spike before he had his breakthrough! What do you have to say for yourselves?!

*Unfortunately, instead of listening, out of nowhere, Jack holds out the Fenton Thermos out in front of him and Maddie.*

Jack: Eat hot Fenton Thermos, ghost gal!

*When declaring this and is ready to attack just for the thermos to cause only simple sparks and reduce into nothing. Jazz looks down at the thermos, then glares up at her parents, making Jack scrutinize the thermos.*

Jack: Hmm… *Starts shaking the thermos back and forth* Darn thing still doesn't work!

*Meanwhile, looking alarmed at the sight, Danny and Carrie found themselves standing in front of the meat-covered Lunch Lady. The ghost yells ferociously before attempting to punch until Danny grabs hold of Carrie's hand and flies them out of the way. She then tries slapping them with the other hand, but with Danny's help - they dodge again.

Carrie now tries an uppercut which they also dodge, all until both phantom teens then strike a kick each at the ghost hard, knocking her over. While looking up from a distance, Sam and Tucker smile as they watch their friends advancing the dodge techniques.*

Tucker: They really are getting better and better.

*Danny looks down and smiles as well as Carrie then frowns as the green-eyed boy turns back to the Lunch Lady Ghost just for both of them to get a sudden punch, and go sailing off. Sam runs forward as she watches, noticing that they're heading straight into the sky where an airplane is flying over them.*

Sam: *Grimaces* I sure hope they can take a punch.

*But it wasn't just some airplane - it was a jet airplane flying overhead where Danny and Carrie are sent flying upward toward it. Inside the plane, a couple of business travelers and a flight attendant are on board.*

Flight Assistant: There's your water, sir!

*After serving a glass down in front of a businessman before moving to the other side where a businesswoman is patiently seated waiting for her drink as well.*

Flight Assistant: Your water, ma'am!

*Just then, out of nowhere, every one of their eyes widens as both ghost teens phase through and up from each side of the plane. Then, they decided they were in need of a little refreshment and went back down, stealing the two business figures' drinks out of their hands.*

Danny: *While phasing through* Thanks!

Carrie: Appreciate it!

*And now, the duo fly back down towards the ghost, each splashing water against their faces before tossing the cups aside. Though in other situations, Jack and Maddie are both looking at Jazz, who has her arms crossed - still irritated - is patiently waiting on what her parents have to say until her father smiles a bit before looking at the thermos in his hand.*

Jack: I, Jack Fenton, from this day forth…

*As the Fenton man said this, Danny and Carrie were flying toward the school.

Jack: …do hereby turn my back on ghosts.

*Once that's declared, the two teens slam into the ghost sending meat flying everywhere. As the meat explosion lets off orange smoke in the distance behind Jazz, Jack, and Maddie. Danny weakly pulls himself out of a crater the explosion created and holds onto a weak Carrie's hands, helping her out next. But when they could be out of it, the Lunch Lady Ghost placed on the innocent act once more when approaching them.*

Lunch Lady Ghost: *Innocently* Oh, dear! What a mess! Are you two okay?

Carrie: Don't fall for it, Danny.

Danny: *Ignores her* Yeah. I think so…

*The moment Danny finally pulls himself out of the crater and rubs his left arm a bit with Carrie standing beside him, holding onto hers as well, the Lunch Lady, who has a small smile on her face, suddenly reverts back to the evil version.*

Lunch Lady Ghost: TOUGH! BECAUSE YOU BEING OKAY IS NOT PART OF MY BALANCED DIET OF DOOM!

Carrie: *Rolls her eyes* Why bother putting on the nice act if you're gonna turn back into the evil one?!

Lunch Lady: *Looks at Carrie with a dirty glare* BECAUSE CHILDREN WHO CHANGE THE MENU DON'T DESERVE MY SYMPATHY!

*And without saying another word, meat suddenly pours out of the crater forming five small piles in front of Danny and Carrie, which turn into little meat monsters. Back-to-back against one another, they look over each other's shoulders and nod before flying off with the meat monsters jumping after them.

Grabbing hold of Carrie's shoulders, Danny twirls her as she does a flying kick that slices through all of the monsters before landing back on the ground. They look up only to see the meat monsters form themselves again.*

Carrie: Oh, come on! That was our best move yet!

Danny: Yeah, I seriously wasn't expecting that… *Unexpectedly, he returns to his human form* …Or that.

Carrie: *Deadpans at him* Really?

*Though seeing as one of the ghost teens were in their human forms, two of the meat monsters had found an opportunity and latched themselves onto Danny. He tries fighting them off but they keep their hold and fly up with him where two of the monsters let go of him while three dangle him upside down by his legs.*

Carrie: Danny!

*When calling out toward him and was about to fly up in order to recuse the Fenton until the other two little meat demons grabbed hold of the phantom girl's leg.*

Carrie: *Clenches her fists* Oh, you critters chose the wrong time to mess with me.

*Immediately after saying this, Carrie, who owns a confident smirk across her face, twists and turns to punch the meat child that was holding onto her leg in the face, causing it to be sent back. Soon, its sibling grabbed hold of her forearms, attempting to fly her up into the sky like the two other ones were doing with Danny.

Carrie struggles a bit until the she decided to not go the easy way during this fight, and so she raises her arm, grabs hold of the meat creature, aggressively shakes it off her, then holds it out right in front of the teen's bestowed blue orbs at the sight, gave a fake-loving wave before ending this little side battle fight off with the little meat monster is sent back by a high kick as if she were playing soccer or practicing on a punching bag.*

Carrie: *Chuckles softly and stretches her arms in satisfaction* A good release of stress always cheers me up…

*Meanwhile, not even paying attention to what was going on around the courtyard of the school, a shout was heard from a certain Fenton figure as in the point of view that's seen within Danny's blue orbs, he is dangling upside down by the other meat monsters.

However, when barely noticing that their youngest child was in danger, Jack and Maddie were confronted by their eldest one as Jazz's actions escalated into the ghost obsession throughout her father's career which could've put his family in danger.*

Jack: *Looks done at the Fenton Thermos sadly: …And this thermos can't trap ghosts because ghosts don't exist…

*But the moment he says this, Jack tosses the thermos as it coincidentally whacks Danny in the face and he catches it. Currently, from the phantom boy's point of view, he looked around to find Carrie on the ground still fighting her own meat monsters unlike him as he was still in human form.*

Danny: Oh, come on! *Stares down at the metal object that's held in his hands and instantly gets an idea* The Fenton Thermos! But how am I going to get it to work?

*As Danny says this, the two meat monsters suddenly let go of the raven-haired boy, causing him to yell very loudly for Carrie herself to eventually notice and fly up, hoping she could rescue him in time before he could plummet into the ground.*

Carrie: Hang on, dude!

Danny: Change back! CHANGE BACK!

*After exclaiming this, he finally transforms into that half-ghost just when Carrie catches him. However, due to her being a bit tired from the small fight she dealt with towards the other meat creatures, it appears that Danny had no intention of the act as he quickly takes the girl down with him, causing her to let out a shout. The meat monsters looked surprised at both teens' actions (especially when one of them was still in ghost form), and they all became furious and chased after them.*

Danny: Hold on!

*Once Danny announces this, Carrie feels herself becoming intangible with his help, and the second he does this, they both phase through the ground between Jazz and his parents.*

Danny: *While phasing through* Thanks for the thermos!

Jack: *Sad mood switches to happiness* HA! Ghost kids! *In a sing-song voice* I was right!~ You were wrong!~ Ghosts exist!~ *Laughs* Oh, I never doubted for a second!

*Shortly after the immaturity act was finished, Jack looked to see that Jazz wasn't pleased with his act as he continued laughing proudly until suddenly, a large amount of meat landed on top of them. Now, both Danny and Carrie are phasing out from underground where they are met up with the Lunch Lady Ghost, thermos still held in the green-eyed boy's hands.*

Lunch Lady Ghost: NO! Soup's not on today's menu!

Carrie: *Places a finger upon her chin* I wonder what kind of mental illness she's suffering from.

Danny: Well, don't worry, she'll be getting help with this. Because I'm changing the menu, permanently! *Grabs the top of the thermos and in a small voice* Please, work.

*He pulls the top off, moves to stand in front of Carrie, and aims the metal item toward the evil ghost woman.*

Carrie: *Places her hands on his shoulders* Oh, I hope this works!

Danny: And if it does. I hope we're right!

*Suddenly, a blue aura surrounds both ghost teens and then the thermos, which powers up before releasing a stream of energy. The energy forms a net that surrounds the surprised Lunch Lady Ghost, trapping her completely.*

Lunch Lady: *Struggling* NOOOO!

*The energy swirls and sucks the Lunch Lady Ghost into the thermos and Danny (who has turned human again) puts the lid back on the thermos. He sends a soft smile to Carrie as she returns to her human form next before the duo makes their way over towards Sam and Tucker, who were trapped under one of the protest balloons, and help their friends out.*

Sam: *Pulls Carrie in for an embrace* Glad you're okay.

Carrie: *Smiles softly and returns the embrace* Me too!

Danny: *Raises an eyebrow at Sam due to not hearing the mention of his name, assuredly* Hey, what about me?

*Now, having to end their little moment, something occurs to the Manson girl's mind as she looks around to see no more creepy, old Lunch Lady Ghost's being infuriated at the slight changes of an old school menu.*

Sam: What happened? Where's the ghost?

Danny: *Looks at Carrie and smiles* My parents have their moments.

*Speaking of his parents, soon, he hears a faint beeping noise and he hides the thermos behind him. And that lovely sound belongs to the Fenton Finder which was accompanied in Jack's hands where he and his wife were both covered in meat while walking up towards the quartet.*

Fenton Finder: Ghosts directly ahead.

*With the small machine informing this as it was gesturing itself towards the two teens right before their eyes, all Carrie did was smile and wave awkwardly at the Fenton couple in a polite manner just for the machine to speak once more.*

Fenton Finder: You would have to be some sort of moron to not notice the ghost directly ahead.

*After hearing this, Carrie couldn't help but giggle at the insult spoken by the ghost gadget as the couple looked up at their son, leaving Sam to pull the blue-haired girl away in case Jack and Maddie suspected their son and his best friend were half ghosts. Eventually, Danny smiles weakly at his parents and decides to break the awkward stance happening between them.*

Danny: Oh, sorry, Dad… *Points his thumb from right behind* You just missed them.

Jack: We got some runners!

*Luckily, being delusional when hunting ghosts, he and Maddie run off in a hopeful attempt to catch the new ghost children. However, that wasn't possible in not just the four younger teenagers' cases, but Jazz's as well.*

Jazz: *Crosses arms with an irritated glare* Great. Back to square one.

*She grumpily walks off, leaving her brother and his friends to talk about the whole identity situation both Danny and Carrie were struggling with about enlightening their families with it.*

Tucker: *To Danny* So, you're not gonna tell them?

Sam: *To Carrie* And you're not gonna tell your mom?"

Carrie: *Sighs* Honestly, with my mom being a lawyer, she's already got so much stress to worry about on her plate, so I think it's best that I shouldn't add onto it and tell her that her own daughter is a super-freak.

*Once she is finished explaining this decision, Tucker suddenly remembers something that encounters his mind from the chaos that caused all this in the first place and has figured out a solution to simply fix it.*

Tucker: *Glares at Carrie* "Which reminds me, what's Joyce's number? I'm gonna need a top-notch lawyer if the lawsuit goes forward!

*After announcing this, Carrie practically growls while her green eyes glow bright blue, which causes Sam to chuckle and look back at Danny.*

Sam: What about you, Danny?

Danny: Nah. I think we might've finally figured out what these powers are for. They make us-

*Unfortunately, before Danny can finish the (possible) sentence spoken by the Manson girl herself, a hand out of nowhere grabs him by the shoulder, causing his eyes to widen, and glances upward to meet a furious Mr. Lancer, who finishes it off with his own comforting words.*

Mr. Lancer: -in a world of trouble.

Carrie: *Lets out a groan and throws her head back in annoyance* Oh, come on!

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*Later that day, the four teenagers were outside Casper High, cleaning up the meat splatter upon the ground, and not just meat, but the protest messes and dirt from the ghost fight. During their punishment, Mr. Lancer appears with a megaphone in his hand with Dash Baxter chaperoning them, seeing that this was very entertaining in the dirty blonde's own eyes, he just couldn't miss this.*

Mr. Lancer: *Glares at Sam* Manson! Pick up that T-bone!

Sam: *Disgusted* With my hands?

Mr. Lancer: *Ignores her and glares at Tucker next* Foley! Pick up that Turfwich!

Tucker: *Also owning an equally disgusted expression* With my hands?

Mr. Lancer: *Glances back towards Carrie all while intending on using the megaphone even if she's nearby him.* I'm also watching you, Mayth! Don't forget the lamb's leg!

*With his voice echoing within her eardrums, the blue-haired girl cringed and slightly winced before staring at the rusted-up leg that's been left from a lamb.*

Carrie: *Lets out a squeal when feeling disgusted at this sight* Ohh, this is so going in my personal journal!

*When proudly using his power and authority over the four teens, Mr. Lancer seems well pleased at his students' punishment and takes a satisfying bite out of a turkey leg before turning around and walking away.

However, during the time his back is turned, Danny still sweeps up some meat with Dash watching him owning a smirk plastered upon his face, also looking pleased while leaning on the dumpster where the meat is being collected. He began to laugh.

Danny then looks over at Dash and decides to at least mess around a bit since this will be the same time as the punishment, he goes to the side of the dumpster as an idea forged within his brain. So, he grabs the end of the dumpster and turns it intangible, causing the contents to phase out and fall on Dash, who gets trapped under a huge pile of meat.*

Carrie: *Laughs and mutters* Nice one, Danny!

Dash: *Pokes his head out from the meat pile* FENTON! A little help?

Danny: *Owning a pleased expression* Whatever you say, Dash. *Looks at Carrie with a proud smirk* Whatever you say…

*After admiring this, smirks are across each half-ghosts' as Danny's blue eyes glowed their brightest green while Carrie's own-colored orbs glowed their brightest blue, both owning the opposite eye colors of one another.*

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author speaks!

hello to the danny phantom community, i am here w/ a fanfic abt our the superhero we all know & love! but i hope everyone will enjoy the oc known to be carrie as well. i honestly am excited to write this because it's been on my mind ever since i rewatched the series…

small note: as y'all r aware, i am currnetly making a few changes bc i bluntly forgot to add in the first act of season 1 before the first chapter, sooo if dw, i'm just establishing a few things to this story, but dw, nothing major's gonna change.

so, anyways, i leave the first-ever chapter of danny phantom & carrie wraith in the palms of those who r (or have been) fans of this brilliant show! *heart emoji*

ciao, babies!