I am here with the eighth chapter time to wrap up this arc with one last chapter we'll see why Batman didn't show up in the last chapter and the biggest thing resolving Sam's feelings for Danny in a way that's different
Now I will back up how I handle the gothic ghost hunter using the original show if you disagree feel free to leave a review or a PM with your argument for all I know you might have a point that I overlooked
But most of you are more interested in the chapter so let's get on with it
After Many Dates Danny and Kitty
Danny walked into Professor Xaviers office it had taken ten minutes and all the hot water in the mens locker room to get the smell of Blood Blossoms off his body and even now he still felt dirty
Inside the office was Doctor McCoy the Professor along with two other adults a black woman with long white hair and a man with reddish brown hair wearing awesome looking red shades both looked like they had jumped out of bed ready for action like firemen
Or X-men
"Danny it's good to see that you're feeling better these are Scott Summers and Ororo Munroe they're members of the faculty here" Professor Xavier said introducing the man and the woman
Scott gave Danny a small smile "it's nice to meet you Danny despite the circumstances" he said shaking Danny's hand Danny shook it feeling the callouses on Scott's hand
Ororo than walked over "it's a pleasure to meet the young man whose captured Kitty's heart" Danny blushed shaking her hand
"Nice to meet you too" Danny said tiredly
"How do you feel Danny" Dr. McCoy asked
"Better though with how tired I think I'd have trouble with some of my weaker ghosts I fight" Danny said "you said you didn't read my mind"
Professor Xavier nodded "I did say that because I didn't I had my suspicions about you and Danny Phantom being one and the same for some time"
"How long Professor" Danny asked mentally preparing for a fight these people might have been nice to him but for all Danny knew it could have been a trap to lower his guard around him the adults were tensing up it looked like expecting a fight as well Professor Xavier gave his staff members a stern look Scott and Ororo calmed down
Professor Xavier rolled closer to Danny "there's no need for violence if you allow me to explain" Professor Xavier asked
Danny looked angry who wouldn't be when you found out your girlfriends school was spying on you "all right Professor explain how did you learn my secret identity"
"Do you remember the first large scale ghost invasion in Amity Park" Professor Xavier said
Danny nodded slowly it was when Walker had decided to make Amity Park into a prison by turning the people against him it worked too Danny was considered public enemy number one until the Ghost Kings invasion turned public opinion in his favor
Mostly anyway
"You see after that time and you began appearing in the newspaper as Invisobill I suspected that you were a young man in need of help and I sent a member of my faculty to approach you about attending my school"
Scott scoffed "not sure how smart it is to allow Logan to speak to prospective students" he said
Ororo looked to Scott lightly hit his arm "be nice Scott"
Danny shrugged remembering from his first date with Kitty that Logan taught self defense at the school wait a minute
"No teacher ever talked to me" Danny said Professor
Xavier nodded "yes because Logan kept his distance saying and I quote 'the kid's a hero he isn't going to leave his home turf to go to a school' on Logan's word we kept our distance but I didn't realize that Fenton and Phantom were the same person until your date with Kitty"
Made sense if the Professor suspected he was a mutant or at least Phantom was showing up fighting Sentinels in the same place he was supposed to be on his date with Kitty
Danny's eyes narrowed "who else knows" Danny asked
"Only the staff here and Kitty they will not tell a soul without your permission Scott here won't even tell his wife who is treating our patients from Gotham"
Gotham
Because he went to Gotham Sam got hurt
Ororo walked over and placed a hand on Danny's shoulder "you shouldn't blame yourself for the actions of others Jason Woodrue is a deranged sociopath with no regard for human life only his mission"
"Sorry that's not much of a consolation since my friend and her parents are in a hospital bed" Danny looked to Dr. McCoy "how are they"
Dr. McCoy let out a breath "the elder Mansons are stable we've placed them in a psychic sleep when they wake up they'll be transfered to a more conventional medical facility for security reasons"
Right this was a secret school for mutants and Sam's parents weren't the most tolerant of well anything they didn't consider normal the restraining order still fresh in his mind and Danny just dropped them and Sam into their laps because he didn't trust Gotham after what happened to his friend
"I'm sorry about that" Danny said "after what happened it was closer to come here than fly home to Amity Park"
"It's quite all right the X-men are here to help even at three in the morning" Ororo said Danny nodded before what she said really sunk in
"THREE IN THE MORNING" Danny shouted in shock "oh man my parents are going to kill me I gotta fly back to Amity Park"
"Hold on a minute Danny you're in no shape to fly to Amity Park on your own" Ororo said with almost motherly concern "we have transport that can take you home"
Danny looked cautious but even though he didn't feel the effects of the Blood Blossoms anymore he was tired bruised and beaten and there was still Vlad he went too far this time
"Is it all right if I come back tomorrow" Danny asked Professor Xavier nodded "this building does not turn away a friend in need even a friend who is unsure if he can give us our trust"
Danny dryly laughed "am I that obvious"
Professor Xavier smiled "only to someone with decades of experience with educating teenagers enjoy the Blackbird Danny"
Danny raised a brow what was a Blackbird
Turns out the Blackbird was a jet an AWESOME jet it was one of the last thoughts Danny had before he passed out bone tired waking up the next day in his bed Danny groaned as he got ready for the day walking down to see his parents in front of the TV watching the news
"Late last night members of the Justice League Wonder Woman Superman and Batman after a battle in Downtown Metropolis apprehended a group of super villains led by Lex Luthor" the newscaster on the tv reported
'Explains why Batman didn't show up last night' Danny thought still half expecting the Dark Knight of Gotham to step out of any dark alley and tell him to stay out of Gotham
"I'm going to hang out with Tucker" Danny told his parents before rushing out the front door ducking into an alley Danny flew towards Tuckers house to pick up the Techno Geek
"Phantom" Danny turned to see Valerie flying towards him
Danny's eyes glowed green "I'm really not in a mood for a fight Red" Danny called out "not after last night"
"Why'd you save her" Valerie asked "what does it matter to you if some human girl is in danger"
Danny shook his head "I've told you a hundred times I'm not a bad guy Valerie but you're the one who never wanted to listen so unless you came to fight I have places to be"
Valerie's faceplate slid up and Danny could see her eyes "I don't want to fight I just want to talk"
Danny looked into Valerie's eyes after being friends and a week of dating Danny knew Valerie pretty well he knew when she was being sincere and right now Valerie was being sincere
"All right meet me tonight on the roof of that building" Danny said pointing to a building
Valerie nodded "I'll be there" she said before the two teenaged ghost hunters flew off going their own way
Danny flew off he had a friend to visit
After picking up Tucker and flying invisibly to the Xaviers Institute Danny and Tucker walked into the infirmary Sam looked fine or as fine as you can be in a hospital she was pale and not in the way she or her goth friends usually were a heart rate monitor on her chest the only sound in the room was the sound of Sam's steady pulse on the monitor
Tucker walked over to Sam stupefied this was the first time Tucker saw her since she left Tucker walked over and fell into his seat "I'm a terrible friend" was all he said
Danny looked at Tucker confused "what are you talking about how is any of this your fault"
"It is because I should have seen it coming I should have known Vlad would try something while Sam was away from the rest of us" Tucker said "do you know how much I've thought about Sam between and she left and the Django thing I thought about her once I thought we needed something to do while she was gone" Tucker hid his head in his hands
"Some best friend I am huh" Tucker asked sadly
Danny put a hand on Tuckers shoulder "dude you can't blame yourself for this" Danny said "anymore than I can blame myself for this" Tucker looked up at Danny confused
"Who are you and what have you done with my best friend" Tucker 'interrorgated'
Danny shrugged "what can I say Tuck this place has good teachers"
"On that we can agree" Kitty said Danny and Tucker turned to see Danny's girlfriend leaning against the doorway Kitty walked in hugging Danny from behind "I heard what happened how are you guys doing"
Danny smiled putting an arm around Kittys waist "lousy but a little better now that you're here" Danny pulled Kitty in front of him
"Tuck this is Kitty Pryde my perfect match" Danny introduced Tucker looked at Kitty for a second before standing up
"And you said a teen dating service was a bad idea" Tuck said Danny rolled his eyes
"You're not going to let me live that down are you" Tucker shook his head with a grin before Tuck shook Kittys hand
"Hi Kitty circumstances aside it's nice to meet you"
Kitty smiled "likewise" Kitty said kissing Danny on the cheek "thanks for getting this guy into the program he's amazing"
Tucker accepted the thanks gracefully "so Tuck when do we get to meet Velma" Danny asked getting a blush from the technogeek Danny has yet to meet the only decent date Tucker had from the dating service but every time he talks about her he gets a goofy grin on his face the same grin Danny has when he thinks about Kitty
"It'll happen when it happens" Tucker defended Tucker might have said more but his stomach rumbled Tucker looked embarrassed "so uh is there a vending machine somewhere I'm starving"
Kitty giggled a sound that made Danny's heart skip a beat
"Come on I'll show you something alot better than a vending machine" Kitty said walking towards the door Danny and Tucker followed unaware that Sam's heart rate spiked for a second before it calmed down
Sam groaned it felt like her head was on fire where was she than it came to her in a flash getting kidnapped Floronic man the tank Sam jumped out of the unfamiliar bed she was in landing on shaky feet
Sam looked around where was she how did she get here where were her parents were they awake
"Oh you're awake" Sam looked to see a red haired woman she approached Sam slowly "it's all right we're friends"
Sam reacted without thinking waving arm at the strange woman a vine covered in red flowers grew from her arm flying at the woman wrapping around her squeezing tightly Sam looked confused as the woman did
How did she do that did someone do something to her she had to get out of here the vine receded into her body and Sam burst into a run pushing past the confused woman
"Wait stop"
Where was she Sam thought looking around did Floronic man do something to her what exactly was in that tank
Reaching another hallway not knowing which way to go Sam turned left and kept running seeing sunlight up ahead Sam ran faster almost running into a bannister looked down a set of grand stairs built into the wall was the front door Sam was about to make her way to freedom when she saw someone walk into the room
It was a brunette girl wearing a blue tank top and jeans holding an ice cream cone "see I told you this was better than a vending machine" she said talking to someone behind her stepping out with their own ice cream cones were Tucker and Danny
"This is the best ice cream I've ever tasted" Tucker said happily licking his ice cream
While Danny just grinned "yeah Bobby was real ice to share this with us" Danny said making a joke
Sam rolled her eyes while this new girl walked over and kissed Danny on the lips
"That was a lame joke you know that right" she said before kissing Danny again Tucker rolled his eyes while Sam felt her heart breaking in front of her Danny looked up and saw her
"Sam" Danny said sounding relieved
Sam said nothing instead jumping off the banister the vines from before grew out of her arm hooking onto a chandelier Sam landed gracefully running out the door "Sam" Danny called chasing after her but Sam was always faster than Danny and ran into the woods
Danny put his hands on his knees breathing heavily maybe Coach Testlaff had a point about gym class being useful in the real world not far behind him was Tucker and Kitty
"Dude was that Sam" Tucker said breathing just as heavily the only one who didn't look like they were having any trouble with the sudden exercise was Kitty Danny nodded "yeah that was Sam"
Unless the school had any students with black hair purple eyes and ran at the sight of him
"You never mentioned your friend was a mutant" Kitty said surprised Tucker took this moment to get defensive
"And what's wrong with being a mutant" Tucker said getting in Kitty's face Kitty rolled her eyes looking at Danny silently asking 'do you want to tell him or should I'
Despite the situation Danny had a small smile on his face "Tuck Kitty isn't prejudiced against mutants she is one"
Tucker's angry look turned surprised pretty quickly "oh"
Kitty nodded using her powers to stick her hand through a tree Tucker looked amazed for a second "uh sorry it's just well-" Tucker said before stopping "I don't really know what to say"
Kitty shrugged "dude your first instinct was to stick up for your friend against who you thought was a bigot we're cool"
Danny transformed flying into the air
"I'm gonna search for Sam from the air Tuck check online even in New York a girl running around the streets in a hospital gown should get some attention" Tucker nodded and Danny flew off in search of their best friend
Sam didn't know how long she'd been running or even where she was she had tunnel vision all she knew was that she wanted to keep running because if she stopped she knew she'd think about what she saw
Danny and another girl kissing it was always another girl
Paulina Kitty overshadowing Paulina Valerie and now this brunette girl Sam felt like she could run forever it was better than thinking about seeing someone she cared for in the arms of another girl
Eventually Sam had to stop because her legs felt like they would fall off looking around she was no longer in the woods she was now on a street taxi's drove past people walked on sidewalks and someone in red and blue was swinging between buildings
Wait that was Spiderman
And if Spiderman was here than Sam was in New York how'd she get from Gotham to New York in a single night Sam shook her head that answer was obvious Danny must have done it but why go to New York instead of Amity Park it wasn't just to see his 'girlfriend' Danny wasn't perfect but he wouldn't risk a persons life for a date
Sam didn't know what to do
"You ok kid" Sam looked to see some blonde guy in a suit he must have been on his way to work or something he looked at her concerned "cause you look a mere 5% awesome and everyone should look a minimum of 30% awesome in public exhibit A" he said pointing at himself "100% awesome"
"I'm fine" Sam said she didn't feel like talking to some random stranger on the street especially one who kept talking about being 'awesome' for some weird reason Sam was about to walk away when her stomach growled people on the street turned to look at her
The blonde guy in the suit pointed to a diner "look this place has decent food let me help you or at least call someone who can help you" he said Sam wasn't sure but her stomach protested it hadn't eaten a full meal since Paris and wanted to eat
In the diner Sam sat down with the guy and ordered a veggie burger
"So whose the guy" the guy in the suit asked Sam almost choked on her food a blush on her face
"What makes you think it's a guy"
The guy in the suit scoffed "please it's always a guy why else would a fourteen year old girl be running down the street in pajamas"
Sam sighed "I've known him since kindergarten and I've liked him since freshman year but I guess he doesn't he keeps going to other girls"
The guy in the suit nodded "and you're jealous" Sam nodded
"Look kid believe it or not I've been where you are and it stinks I've seen my best friend be all lovey dovey with the woman I love you're WAY too young to know all the details but well let's just say it's not fun"
Sam picked at her fries "so what do you do"
The guy shrugged "the way it is you've got two options you could act jealous try to fight for the guy and risk losing a friend or"
"Or" Sam asked because the way he described it Sam didn't want to lose Danny even if it hurt seeing him with another girl again
"Or just be friends you're a teenager kids your age fall in and out of love all the time" he said "who knows maybe you'll get to be with the guy and maybe you won't" the guy reached into his pocket and pulled out a phone
"Here use this to call someone" Sam nodded taking the phone she called Danny
"Hello" Danny said
"Hey Danny" Sam said
"Sam where are you I was so worried why'd you run off like that" Danny asked concerned Sam sighed why couldn't he be a jerk like other guys
"I'm sorry but with everything that happened I was freaked I'm at a diner there's something I need to tell you" Sam gave him the address when Danny asked what he needed to say all she said was it had to be said in person
Danny nodded hanging up Sam handed the phone back to the guy thanking him the guy didn't say anything else he just took wallet handed Sam some money for the food and left a second later Danny walked in seeing her he looked relieved he ran over and hugged her "are you ok"
Sam nodded remembering this feeling it was probably the last time he'd ever want to be around him after what she had to tell him
"So what did you need to tell me" Danny asked
Sam sighed "it's a long story"
Barnabus "Barney" Stinson didn't usually help complete and total strangers but when Barney decided to go out and have lunch instead of eating in his office he'd have to be completely heartless to ignore a kid running in the street in hospital pajamas and a broken heart
Barney had no idea who this kid was but he talked to her and got her to sit down and eat something she tore into that veggie table like Robin with a steak
And he listened to her story how she was bro's with this guy for ten years and he was clueless to her feelings sure she didn't tell him the whole story but Barney didn't ask it was part of his job to not know all the details
Well his job that wasn't colluding with the Feds to take down Greg as his act of ultimate vengeance he knew all the details about that
So he played it cool gave her enough money to buy ten burgers given how hungry she looked and waited for the guy because of course she'd call the guy to come in they were talking the guy looked shocked looks like he really was clueless
Now the guys saying something she's saying something and aww that's sweet they're hugging
Well Barney you've done your good deed for the week
And no one would never know
Especially not Lily
"You've interfered with the timeline again Clockwork" an observant attempted to chastise Clockwork key word is attempted because Clockwork didn't feel guilty as he changed from his adult to old man form
"On the contrary the parade of time is undamaged merely on a different route" Clockwork said his old form leaning against his staff
The Observants were still furious "you know what you've done you moved the Manson girl through the city and ensured no one would notice her until Barney Stinson spoke to her that was not the proper destiny for Sammantha Manson"
Clockwork changed into his child form "I disagree you believe it is the girls destiny to allow her jealousy to fester and nearly destroy her friendship with Daniel because it happened that way on other parallel earths as you once thought Daniel's destiny was to destroy the universe"
Clockwork looked to the thermos containing Danny's dark half
"The keyword is" Clockwork changed to his adult form "parallel the other parallel earths have no sway over our timeline"
Clockwork turned away to his time portal
"Your job is to observe mine is to preserve" he said turning into his Adult form "why don't you go observe yourselves returning to the Hall of Observants"
The Observants while annoyed left as Clockwork requested now alone Clockwork turned back to the screen observing an event far into the future
Twenty-five year old Danny walked into a hospital room sitting in the hospital bed was a tired looking Sam holding a bundle in her arms wrapped in a blue blanket Sam smiled at the bundle
"Hey little boy look your godfather's here to see you" she said rocking the bundle a little hand reached out of the blanket Danny's smile widened as he walked over to the bed
"He's one of mommy's oldest friends and he's a one of the best men in the world except for your daddy" Sam said offering the bundle to Danny
Danny slowly took it gingerly cradling the baby against his chest
Danny said "speaking of dad's where is he"
Sam pointed to the window "He stepped out to call his parents they couldn't make it"
Danny nodded letting his godson grab his finger squeezing it tight for a baby that is must have inherited his moms grip
"Kitty's sorry she couldn't come but Peters teething" Danny apologized for his absent wife
Sam laughed "I think he's an early bloomer seven months old and he developed his own ghostly wail" Sam and Danny laughed
"So Sam mind telling me my Godson's name before the rest of the welcome wagon comes barging in" Danny asked
Clockwork ended the scene yes this route was a better route to take sure it had ups and downs but that is as the expression goes is part of life
Wow this was a long one so to clarify some things
Batman didn't show up last chapter because he was busy with the Justice League
Sam has Powers but those will be explained next time
Sam confessed her feelings to Danny but values his friendship more than love oh and the last one Sam is a mom well she will be in 10 years
Now I'm sure you want me to defend my decision for Sam not to have a jealous stalker freakout moment like in well let's be honest 90% of this multiverse but hear me out I'm not just pulling this stuff out of thin air
so here's the canon argument first in the 16th episode Parental Bonding when Danny went on a date with Paulina Sam and Paulina talked in the bathroom and Sam apologized to Paulina don't believe me here's the excerpt about the scene from the wiki
She catches her in the restroom and apologizes for calling her shallow. Learning that Sam is just Danny's friend and not girlfriend as she previously assumed, Paulina gives the amulet back to Sam (by placing it around her neck) and confesses how she played with his heart to get back at Sam and is now going to dump him.
There it is black and white clear as crystal Sam apologizing to PAULINA one of the worst characters in the show there is nothing redeemable about Paulina besides her voice actress Maria Canals Barera but she's not a character trait and to prove it
Hey you want a Cameo come say nice things about this character
"Hooray" Chester A Bum walks out into the story
"Hello peoples of the intermanet I finally got a cameo in the multiverse"
"HOORAY"
Chester grins "this has been a good day"
Chester smiled "so today I'm here to talk to you about-" Chester frowns scratching his head "Paulina Sanchez whose Paulina Sanchez wait you mean that awful spoiled brat there's nothing nice to say about her" Chester shouted
"I'm sorry Butch Hartman but she's awful at least with Chloe you were just doing what the studio told you and the fans hated her but PAULINA she was designed to be despised"
Chester looks at 61394 "this is mean this is bum exploitation you offered me what I wanted but it's impossible to get shame on you sir"
Don't worry Chester you can have a real cameo in a later chapter
"Really" Chester asked his anger deflated
Yes really now I'm going to finish my argument defending Sam
Now you also will want to bring up Sam and Tucker following Danny on his dates with Valerie something she didn't do with Paulina or Kitty overshadowing Paulina
But with Valerie a trigger happy ghost hunting Punisher knockoff on the Green Goblins surfboard who hates Danny Phantom and loves or at least likes Danny Fenton
For the non-canon argument at least to the TV show in the Many Dates of Danny Fenton where Danny picked Kitty Sam and Tucker weren't mentioned now this could mean alot of things but this is my interpretation
If you have a rebuttal to my points feel free to leave a review I promise to read them
Since Friday is the day of love expect another chapter on Friday
Lastly Batguy01 published the latest addition to this multiverse Danny and Wendy what kind of supernatural weirdness will Danny see and fight down in Oregon
(Shrugs) I don't know there's only one chapter
Next time Danny's relationship faces a serious trial
Meeting the Parents
Until next time
Excelsior True believers
