Hello everyone, so, I'm writing this after all these years because I don't like leaving things off, so I thought that I'd at least write this for closure.
Phantom Father was my first real story, I had another one but I deleted that thing a long time ago because it wasn't…simply wasn't good honestly.
Phantom Father I kept as a reminder of my origin though, I wrote it back when I was what, 14, 15? Something like that.
I stopped because I felt that to be honest, I was copying Daughter of a Phantom, although I did have some other ideas.
Just so that you have some closure though, here are some of the ideas that differed.
The biggest one being that I would have introduced Dan Phantom again, and developed an expanded backstory for him.
In this, Dan Phantom didn't immediately go on a killing spree after killing his human half and destroying his mansion, rather he traveled the world in solitude as he tried to come to terms with his new existence.
Along the way, he would have found Dani, and the two would latch on to each other as family, quickly developing the father/daughter relationship.
And Dan would actually have been calm, that is, until the GIW attacked.
"Dani…no, no, nononononononono…."
The shield went up, blasts hitting them uselessly as Dan cradled Dani's broken body.
He was too late…
Dani shakily breathed out, ectoplasm leaking from various places in her body.
"Daddy…?" she whispered.
"Shhh…I'm here, it's okay, it's gonna be okay, you're gonna be okay sweetcore," Dan whispered as he clutched her tightly, curling away the hair that covered her eyes, the ends of it still sticking to her face from the ectoplasm.
"I'm sorry…they were…gonna hurt…"
"Shh…"he shushed again, slightly rocking her. "Don't speak…save your strength. I'm gonna get you out of here, alright?" he desperately said, trying to use his power to supplement her own so that her natural regeneration would kick in.
It wasn't working.
"I…I'm scared…what happens when…ghosts…die again?"
"You're not going to die again, just…hold on, okay! I'm here now! I've got you!" He cried out as he tried to pour more and more power.
'It's not working. WHY ISN'T IT WORKING!?'
"Please…" Dan begged. "I can't lose you too…"
"I love you," she barely manages to get out, her eyes going hazy, losing their glow.
"I…'m…so…rry…"
Her eyes dim fully, unseeing.
She is gone.
Once more he is helpless…once more he fails.
The shield shatters, and the GIW approach him, barking orders and threats.
He does not pay attention to them, but rather he holds the body in his arms, places a light kiss on her forehead before shutting her eyes.
In moments she fades away to ectoplasm.
It drips through his fingers, staining the ground and he trembles.
The first agent raises his blaster, ready to fire.
The shot hits nothing but dirt as Phantom disappears.
The agent doesn't get a chance to turn before a hand plunges through his chest, his still beating heart crushed before he's tossed away.
Crimson eyes burn as white fire erupts from fury.
None survive, and the world is punished.
So yeah, that's how Dan came to truly be.
Danny would have become King of the Ghost Zone in my story, and would take up a weapon. He chooses a double-bladed sword and a shield. Basically Sentinel Prime's stuff, I remember being a big fan of that when that movie came out. I even had a drawing of Danny as the Ghost King with that stuff.
Anyway, another scene.
"Behold, your King!" Clockwork declared as he presented the newly crowned King Phantom.
The responsibility was enormous, but to ensure balance, Danny had taken it willingly.
"My people, I am honored to be here. Although we have had our differences, I have taken this responsibility, not to extend wrath nor punishment, but to establish peace for all ghostkind. Let this mark the beginning of a New Age!" Danny said as he raised his blade.
The crowd cheered for their King, though there were a few detractors.
I think that the big bad would be the GIW, hence why I stopped since it would have been too similar to Daughter of a Phantom, (practically plagiarism now that I think about it) though instead of Danny fighting a ghost T-Rex, he'd be fighting a mechanical t-rex…basically Grimlock. That was the super project mentioned in one of the chapters.
Yes. I know.
Dan would have eventually escaped though he'd be severely weakened and thanks to Dani being the precocious child she is, would encounter him in the ghost zone.
"Who are you!?" Dani asked as her hands began to glow.
The mysterious figure blinked in shock, staring at her with what seemed to be a lifetime of memories flashing before his eyes.
"...you can call me Dan. I'm…a wanderer or sorts."
Dan was in a tattered cloak, but she could still see his blue skin and the slight glow of white from beneath the hood.
"You're hurt…what happened?"
"What else? Got in a fight, I lost. Now I just have to recover my strength."
"Do you need anything?"
And so, their relationship would develop, as Dan would slowly regain his humanity by being near her.
Then of course, Danny finds out where Dan is, and Dan, still led by his killer instincts attacks, though this time the fight goes much differently since Danny has the Ring of Rage and the Crown of Fire.
The two fought savagely, but it was quickly apparent that Danny was gaining the upper hand.
He knocked away Dan's ectoaxe with his shield, the latter coming at him with a sword only for it to be kicked to the ground.
"This Kingdom will survive!"
"No!"
Danny roared as he plunged his blade into Dan's shoulder, its unique properties making him unable to go intangible.
"AGH!" Dan screamed as Danny twisted the blade and pushed, tearing off Dan's arm.
With horror, Dan looked at his severed limb, trying to reattach it with his power, but finding himself unable to do so.
A brutal blow to his head made him fall to the ground with a groan.
Danny plunged the blade into Dan's other shoulder making him grunt from the pain as Danny then brutally ripped it out.
"You were a god once, and you were right! There can only be one!"
He dropped the shield and raised his blade, ready to end the monster once and for all.
A green shield popped up, blocking him.
"DAD, WAIT!"
So yeah, Dani would intervene.
More things would happen, da da da, Dan is redeemed…I don't know, I think I'd have him sacrifice himself for something or another, honestly can't remember what I originally had planned.
Except for this quote at least.
"She brought back something that was missing from me for a long time."
"What's that?"
"My humanity."
And onto the topic that every Daddy Danny story has…the mother!
I wanted to do something unique
In that nobody knows, not even Vlad.
I.e He used so many DNA samples in his experiments that he forgot exactly which one led to Dani since she was an accident.
They of course, then run a test on her, but during that time, she's developing close relationships with the various female figures in her life (sam, valerie, ember, etc.)
Vlad's equipment would get destroyed one way or another, and due to something happening, the opposing DNA in Dani would be eradicated due to a GIW experiment, rendering her a full clone of Dani/completely dying. (I'm horrible I know)
I remember that for the epilogue I wanted to do something like this.
"Daniel."
Danny hummed as he looked over to where Dani was playing with all her friends as well as being watched over by those who could have been her potential mother.
Vlad approached from behind before showing him a paper.
"What's this?"
"I went back to what was left of my lab…I found this in the rubble."
Danny's eyes widened as he looked at the paper.
"The results…"
They remained in silence for a moment.
"Will you tell her?"
Danny contemplated it for a bit before shaking his head.
"No…like she said…she doesn't need it…" Danny said as he let the paper burn to ashes, the wind taking them away.
He smiled as he saw her laughing.
"She already has what she needs."
So yeah, that was more or less the gist of what I wanted for Phantom Father, I probably won't ever try to rewrite it, but at least I wanted to give some closure for those who favorited, followed, and reviewed.
And finally, thank you. For being a part of my first real story all those years ago.