Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom, Luigi's Mansion or any other fictional works mentioned in this fiction. Nor do I own any characters from such shows. I lay claim only to my original characters and the waking nightmare that is the plot of the story.
The Fantasmorgasmical Jumpchain Adventure of Alexander Blake
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Chapter 1
"It was a dark and stormy night."
Alexander woke at the sound of the childish voice, looking up from where he laid on a warm solid surface Alex meet a pair of faintly glowing golden eyes.
"What?"
"That's how stories are supposed to start, right?" The voice replied.
A voice that Alex quickly determined belonged to the owner of the eyes which, as Alex became more awake, were part of a face staring down at him. A pretty face actually. Heart-shaped, with a small nose and thin, dark purple lips that were parted in a wide smile revealing sharp white teeth. She, and it was definitely a feminine face, had dark black hair that fell to her shoulders in messy waves. But most importantly was that she was beautiful in an unsettling, alien sort of way. Not quite human. Human adjacent?
"Who?" Alex squinted in confusion, he didn't remember seeing this woman before and he was fairly sure he would have remembered.
"AH! Yes, names! Those ARE important, aren't they?" She backed away from where she had been leaning over him allowing Alex to get a full look at her. She was lithe and petite and could have looked anywhere from a developed twelve-year-old to a baby-faced twenty-something if it wasn't for the eeriness that hung about her in an unsettling way that said she was no child.
"I," She twirled for dramatic effect before pinching the hem of her short black dress and crossing her legs in a graceful curtsy, "am SERAPHINA."
The way she said the name was more than just the words, it echoed with images of fire and dancing, it carried notes of rose, pine and blood.
"Seraphina?" he queried.
She squinted at him and tilted her head to the side. "That's no quite it but I'm sure that's the best you can do."
Right. Alex thought to himself. Hot crazy Fae chick in my room. I must be dreaming.
"We're not in your room and you're not dreaming." Seraphina said.
Did she just? Alex started thinking.
"Read your mind?" The girl's eyes shone brighter. "Oh yes, I can hear your thoughts over the sound of the hamster wheel."
It was then that the other thing the strange woman said registered. Alex sat up and looked around. He was not in his room. In fact, Alex couldn't say where he was. Stars. The room was made up of stars and darkness. Though he could feel a warm and solid surface underneath him, it looked as if he lay on nothing, just an inky void punctuated by an infinite number of bright lights that drifted ever so slowly around him in a pattern that he could not decern. It was at the same time that he noted that he was also quite naked. Alex sat up and crossed he legs to conceal himself as best he could.
"I should be freaking out about now." He said calmly.
"You would be but I've suppressed your emotions for this first meeting!" The girl said happily. She pulled a small red leather-bound book from somewhere and flipped a few pages in. "Suggestions for first contacts with a Jumper are to limit emotional responses to avoid existential crises."
"That's interesting." Alex muttered, "Jumper?"
"That would be you."
"No, I mean, what is a Jumper?"
"Oh, yes, well, ahem." She checked that book again and started reading aloud: "Congratulations, you have been chosen by a Random Omnipotent Being — That's me! — to test yourself against a series of worlds and realities so as to…" she flicked a few pages, "yadda yadda yadda, fantastic opportunity, yadda yadda, claim a spark of blah-blah great boons and incredible adventure."
"I feel like you skipped some things there."
"Hmm?" she looked up at him, "oh, don't worry about that." She said, putting the book away, somewhere.
"I feel like I should worry."
"Long story short, you get to travel to other realities and gather fantastic powers and companions. It used to be that we would just pick you up and throw you somewhere random with a few boons but we've noticed this trend called a Jumpchain that's become popular in certain fiction communities and it makes this thing sooooo much more interesting." She said with a grin.
"Actually," she looked thoughtful, "this should help." The strange woman snapped her fingers.
Instantly Alex's mind was filled with the concept of a jumpchains, jumpdocs and points.
"Why?" Alex Asked holding his head at the strange sensation of knowing things without learning them.
"Why what?"
"Why all this? Why me? Why anything?"
"Lots of reasons! Boredom is a big one: we enjoy seeing what people do in situation out of the norm," Seraphina noted counting reasons on her fingers. "Balance is another. We have to push the scales on one side or the other for various different reasons. Oh, and the cycle! I'm new so I don't have to think about that for an eternity but there are always those who want to retire. There are like, seven more reasons that would take much too long to explain without first explaining the underlying principles of the omniverse but just know that this is an important process that needs to happen occasionally."
Alex stared at her trying to wrap his mind around what she had said.
"And me?"
"I picked you!"
"Why did you pick me."
"Because you dreamt of more at the right time!" She gave a grin and a thumbs up.
"Wait, so because I was fantasising about an escapist adventure because my life was boring-"
"Yep! You're not special."
"Thanks?"
"You're welcome."
"OK. Well then, just to confirm everything. I get to design a new body for myself, then enter a series of worlds for a minimum of ten years- "
"That's right. Though I've changed it up some to fit my personal tastes!."
"Changed how?" Alex asked cautiously.
"For one, I've decided that you get five multi-cross jumps with minimum of two normal jumps between each one."
"Multi-cross jump."
"Essentially, I'll cross over two universes so you'll have twice the Jumpdoc options and the CP! Though once you use a multi-cross you then have to play through two lone jumps before you can use another. You can start your jumps in a multi-cross if you want."
"So, my first jump can be a multi-cross for ten years and the next two are two ten-year regular jumps before I can do another cross?" Alex confirmed.
"Not quite. Some jumps are already set as shorter and some Jumps have circumstantial limits depending on when you insert and some Jumps have hard extensions. But for the majority of the jumps, I've changed the duration to one year unless you clear an escape condition that'll get you out early."
"Why change the duration? Isn't ten years traditional?"
"I've changed it because ten years is booooooring," Seraphina moaned, "most of the action in any given universe generally happens within a year or two. If you were there for ten years then there would be a lot of waiting around either for certain events or for the jump to end."
Alex thought she may have a point on that.
"If it's any consolation, it's a soft ending of a year. Once the year is up you can leave at any time or you can stay for up to ten years before being pulled out forcefully." Seraphina admitted.
Alex nodded in understanding before asking about something she had said earlier. "You mentioned escape conditions?"
"Some docs have them within the jump. They're conditions that if fulfilled allow you to leave the Jump at will. A good example would be the Generic Harry Potter Jump: kill Voldemort and you can leave."
"Alright then. So, one year in each Jump unless I fulfil an escape clause. I can also choose to stick around for up to ten years before it hits a hard end. At the end of each Jump, I have the choice of either remaining in a Jump world, returning home with all my powers and abilities or continuing on to the next Jump." Alex summed up his understanding of the rules.
"That's right. You will also eventually be given the opportunity to gain a Spark and become a Jump-chan of your own."
"Any hints about that?"
"Hmmm," Seraphina appeared to think it over, "It's going to be a long-term quest that should play to your strengths and take inspiration from what you've already done."
Alex thought that over and determined that it was fair, should he accept the quest that is. He could honestly say that he would be tempted to end before that and either end in a fun world or return home and take over the earth or something.
"Have I forgotten anything?" he asked.
"You also get a Cosmic Warehouse and can gain companions that can travel with you."
"Right. Yeah, I can already think of a few I might want to recruit."
"Hermione?" Seraphina asked with a smirk.
Alex coughed. "She was a teenage crush of mine so yeah, she's on the list"
"You'd be surprised how many times she's recruited. I heard from a friend that she had a Jumper that pretty much collected an Island full of a nudist Hermiones at one point…" Seraphina trailed off as she noticed the glazed look in Alex's eyes, "and I've lost him."
Snapping her fingers in front of Alex's face she brought him back to reality or at least as close as one could get in their current situation.
"Huh? Wha- What are doing?"
"You're editing your Bodymod." Seraphina replied as Alex rebooted and brought up the relevant mod with a flick of her fingers.
Alex looked over the glowing, floating page in front of him and started editing.
Body Mod
600CP
Gender: Male [Free]
Build: Medium. Average build. [Free]
Body Type: Athlete [100] +2speed +1dex +Flexibility Perk
Stats
Strength: 1 [50]
Endurance: 2 [100]
Speed: 4 [100]
Dexterity: 2 [50]
Shape: 0
Sense: 0
Perks:
Evercleansed [100]
Metavore [100]
Flexibility [Free]
Seraphina looked over his choices.
"Nice." She nodded to herself.
"Thanks?"
"You're sure you don't want to take 'Endowed?'"
"I'm fine with my current size thank you."
"Meh, your choice. Four levels in Speed seems a bit excessive though"
"The fastest man on earth riding a motorcycle. That will likely help immensely during the first few Jumps but more importantly it'll help in Gauntlets."
"That is true."
"Speaking of Gauntlets, can I start in one to get a feel for this whole thing without any real risk?"
Seraphina shook her head. "Nope, no can do. You have to start in a Jump and Gauntlets cannot be done consecutively." She tilted her head to the side in thought. "Good idea though."
Seraphina looked over the Bodymod one more time then flicked it away with a nod. Alex felt his body shift and stretch as his excess weight melted away and is body became much more toned.
"And here's your warehouse attachment!" Seraphina flicked her fingers again and another screen appeared for Alex to look over.
Warehouse
150CP
Utilities:
Electricity [10]
Plumbing [10]
Heat. A.C. [10]
ForceWall [20]
Structures:
Shelving [Free]
Housing [20]
Medbay [20]
Misc:
Portal [30]
Loft [10]
Return Door [20]
Seraphina took the screen back and read through Alex's selections.
"A little home away from home I see, you're going to go hungry without any food though."
Alex nodded. "I wanted to take the 'Food Supply' and the 'Local Net' options to make the place perfect for relaxing in but I felt the security of the 'ForceWall' and the 'Portal' options trumped that. I should be able to stock up on food from various other worlds and 'Housing' implies there's a kitchen.
"Housing covers everything you would find in a normal house: kitchen, living, dining, and a few bedrooms."
Alex looked down at his nudity. "Do those bedrooms include a wardrobe?"
"They do. Nothing special but all picked by yours truly." Seraphina smirked.
Alex hoped it wasn't filled with ridiculous outfits. "Do the bedrooms increase as I gain more companions?"
"No, those are just for yourself and guests. Companions will get their own bedrooms that you'll select from the Companion Housing Supplement."
Another window appeared with a snap of Seraphina's fingers. Alex looked over the supplemental document, surprised at the budget and range of selections."
"I think my companions are going to be more comfortable than me."
"They will be, but you get warehouse purchases in various jumps that can improve your warehouse while the companion housing remains fairly static. It's your choice if you share your space with them later."
Alex worked his way through the doc until he had selected everything.
Companion Housing Complex Supplement Redux 0.1
1000CP
Utilities:
Electric [Free]
Plumbing [Free]
Heat A/C [Free]
Bedrooms:
Deluxe Bedroom [100]
Bathroom:
Deluxe Bathroom [100]
Common Areas:
Dining Hall [50]
Simple Kitchen [100]
Entertainment Centre [100]
Garden [150]
Facilities:
Cleaning Closet [25]
Medbay [Free]
Misc:
Rooms with a View [25]
Time Controller [50]
Theme [50]
Phone [50]
Transporter [200]
"You know that the entertainment centre doesn't come with media to play right?"
"I'm assuming it will adapt to game and video formats that I pick up mid-jump." Alex confessed.
"It will. It just doesn't have anything to begin with."
Alex nodded. "Then we should be able to stock it up as soon as we complete a jump in a modern world."
Seraphina nodded, understanding that the purchasing of things now that could be picked up later with actual cash rather than reality defying Choice Points was probably for the best.
"So, I guess all that's left is for you to choose your first Jump." Seraphina gestured and a large screen listing a multitude of Jumpdocs appeared between them.
"I'm going to start with a multi-cross jump; any suggestions?" Alec asked as he looked through the list
"Pokemon is traditional but not a requirement. Since you get to pick two that are going to be combined, I would say to pick two that have similar themes or elements."
"Why is that?" Alex asked glancing up from the screen.
"It makes it easier to find a correlating universe among the infinite Omniverse, but more importantly without a…" Seraphina paused trying to find the right words, "Without a unifying theme between them then unexpected conflicts can occur which can cause chaotic elements within."
"…What?"
Seraphina huffed.
"Say I combined Star Wars with Buffy. There is not much to bind the two except the forces of light and dark. They don't occur at the same place, at the same time or with the same technology or magic. So, the narrative of the world is going to be skewed heavily to either one or the other: such as Buffy characters being transported to the Star Wars universe or Star Wars characters either invading or being transported to the Buffy universe. This means you're likely to get something like the powers-that-be becoming part of the living force and literally enforcing their concept of balance on the universe or something like super-powered up Sith Lords who have embraced Demonic sources of Dark magic. Imagine Darth Sidious making deals with Greater Demons?
Alex shivered. "Ok that would be bad."
"Right?" Seraphina nodded. "That's not to say that the jumps have to be exactly the same. I could easily combine Star Wars with any number of other sci-fi without unexpected complications. Fates, I could even combine Star Trek with My Little Pony incredibly easily due to common elements."
"How does that work?" Unable to think of any unifying elements.
"Q and Discord are the same being. Equestia is just another planet somewhere with weird alien horses. There are thematic links within each universe that can be applied to the other."
"Huh… I could actually see that."
"Right?" Seraphina nodded before she gasped and slapped one hand into the other. "Ah! I forgot!"
"What did you forget?"
"You can always add a 'Generic' jump to another jump even if you're not doing a multi-cross as long as you can justify it somehow."
"I'm confused," Alex shook his head, "it doesn't count as a multi-cross?"
Seraphina shook her head. "Nope. Some Generics can be played as they are. They're for use when you don't have a specific jump for something like a fanfiction. But other Generics act more like Supplements in that they're designed to fill in gaps in a jump or add an interesting twist. The CP pool is always separate though and like I said: you have to be able to justify the addition."
"What do you mean by justify?"
"It's not that hard; you either point out a fanfic where the added generic works or we work out how the Generic affects the world. The most commonly used one would be the Generic Hentai Jump being used to make a world more perverse."
Alex zoned out again as his imagination went wild.
Seraphina huffed. "Now, while you go over your options. I'm going to enjoy a nice cup of coffee."
With that Seraphina conjured up a couch, a cup of coffee and magazine and left Alex to browse the selection of Jumpdocs.
"Right." Alex started going through the list of Jumps while trying to not imagine each world with the perversion dialled up to ten. He kept getting caught up fantasising about a Sailor Moon / Generic Tentacle Cross.
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A few hours passed as Alex read through the Jumpdocs for familiar stories and games or universes that seemed interesting.
"I think I've found what two I want to start with." He said looking toward the lounging Fae.
Seraphina let her magazine drop to her chest and turned towards him from where she was laying on the conjured lounge. "Hit me."
"The Danny Phantom Jump and the Luigi's Mansion Jump."
"Why them?" Seraphina asked, tilting her head to the side.
"Because intangibility, invisibility and flight would help me escape nearly any threat and Luigi's mansion only lasts at most twenty-four hours."
"And that would affect the whole jump because it's combined."
"Yep."
"Ok, so what origins are you selecting?"
"How does that work, as I'm planning to take Ghost and Half-Ghost?"
"You get both origins and I have to work it out to make it fit. They'll both count as Alt-forms so you'll have access to a human alt, a human that can turn into a ghost alt and a pure ghost alt."
"Nice, that's what I expected. Alright here's what I'm going for…"
Luigi's Mansion
1000CP + 200Cp
Origin:
Ghost [200]
Perks:
Field Research (Professor) [400]
Spooky (Ghost) [Free]
Everyghoul (Ghost) [Free] – Playing Piano
Ghost King (Ghost) [300]
Items:
The Jumpchain Room (Ghost) [Free] – Opulent Bedroom with sitting area and Piano.
A King's Ransom (Ghost) [200]
Companions:
Boo Lady [100]
Drawbacks:
Mandatory – One Night [Mandatory/Free]
Can't Jump, Man [+100]
Bad Habit [+100] — Explaining actions to enemies.
Seraphina looked over the selection.
"Nice, why the piano?"
Alex shrugged. "It's free and I've always wanted to play the piano but I've never had the time or energy to learn."
"Makes sense, the Field Research perk seems out of theme though, plus it's costly without the professor origin, I thought you would go for your own mansion that follows you to future jumps."
"I won't say I wasn't tempted by the mansion but the warehouse has the companion housing feature and I'm expecting to be able to pick something similar up in later jumps." Alex explained. "No, the Field Research perk should help in other jumps when I'm not going to get a chance to work out how things go in controlled conditions, plus I'm hoping it will give me a leg up in practicing the magic that the Ghost King perk gives."
"Even just a few hours practicing magic in the haunted mansion should give you a few insights with the perk." Seraphina nodded as she thought it over.
"Alright. Now, here's my Danny Phantom selections."
Danny Phantom
1000CP + 700CP
Origin: Male 15
Half-Ghost [200]
Perks:
Puns [Free]
Time Medallion [100]
Hiding In plain Sight (Half-Ghost) [Free]
Nasty Burger Special (Half-Ghost) [Free]
Ghost Powers [+300]:
-Dark Danny Set [700]
-Ecto Enchanting [200]
-Exorcism [400]
-Ghost Creation [400]
Drawbacks:
Cartoony [+100]
Puns [+100]
Rhyme Time [+100]
Dimension Locked [+200] – Human World
The Drive [+200] – Experimenting with abilities
"700 points of drawbacks on your first jump… aren't you being a bit ambitious?" Seraphina asked.
"I'm honestly planning to spend the whole night in the Jumpchain Room experimenting with my new ghost powers, none of the drawbacks should draw any attention from anything I wouldn't be able to face with the Dark Danny Skillset."
"That one does seem overpowered."
"Yep, and it notes that there are many more powers that aren't mentioned. All that for a for the price is ridiculous but I'm not complaining."
"Then why did you purchase more powers?"
"Dark Danny has Fusion but there's no mention of Exorcism. I grabbed the Time Medallion because the first thing I'm going to do with it is fuse with it. But I want to study it later so I can replicate it and for that I need to pull it out of me again." Alex Explained.
"And Ghost Creation?"
"The Free powers of a half-ghost are ridiculously OP. I'll be making sure any future companions have them if they want them."
"Companions like the Booette?"
"I need someone to talk to all night." Alex responded with a shrug.
"Well, I guess that's everything I need. You ready for this?"
Alex nodded resolutely. "I'm ready."
"Alright. Close your eyes."
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