Dream Date Adventure
As much as he didn't want to say good night to Bloom, Danny had hurried home.
I so can't believe we were together for so long… not that I regret it. Danny thought, still wishing he was with Bloom right now.
Once he was above the house, he saw his parents were just around the corner in the RV.
"Good… with 1 minute to spare." Danny said as he phased through the walls to his room and morphed back to human form.
As he lay on the bed, he could hear his parents entering.
"How was I supposed to know doing that would risk getting me on a No Fly List?" Jack was heard asking angrily.
"Jack… you brought a BAZOOKA to the airport and accidentally hit one of the shuttle buses! And you wonder why our frequent flier miles were taken away!" Maddie was heard responding with exasperation in her voice.
"Yup… all's good in the neighborhood." Danny said with a sigh. He then noticed his phone going off and saw that it was Tucker "Hello?" He answered.
"DUDE! What happened today?! I heard a whole bunch of people at the mall were seen helping you fight off a whole bunch of ghosts!" Tucker suddenly went.
"Oh… I have got a LOT to say." Danny said before recalling something.
They're keeping my secret, only fair I do the same. He thought.
"Well… not TOO much. Secret identities and all that…" Danny said.
"Are you trading me and Sam in for new people?!" Tucker asks, sounding very upset in a comical manner.
"Of course not…" Danny said with a laugh.
Although some of them I don't mind seeing on at least a weekly basis.
"Anyway… how was your day?" Danny asks.
"Outside of getting to hang with Hikari, kind of boring really. I knew there was some carnival or something out of town, but I didn't have time for it." Tucker said.
"Do you know if it's open tomorrow?" Danny asks.
"Didn't you get the message? The website's back to normal." Tucker explained.
Danny went to his computer, checking his inbox and seeing two messages from the website. He opened one.
"Our sincerest apologies for the website being down today. Thank you for your patience and cooperation." It read.
He also saw that the second message was also from the website. Opening it, he saw that it would be his next date.
"Yup, got it. And it looks like I got my next date tomorrow too." Danny said.
"A'ight man. Well… gotta get to bed now. But you have GOT to tell me what happened, even without dropping names." Tucker pleaded.
"Sure thing, Tuck." Danny responded as he and Tucker hung up. "Now… who is this?" He asks as he reads it.
User Name: DJ S. Roberts
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 100 lb
Home Town: Malibu
Physical Description: Slender, brunette girl with purple highlights, fair skin and blue eyes.
Personality: I love music and being the light of the party. I consider myself pretty smart and good with tech, just ask my family.
Likes and Interests: Music, dancing, parties, tech, traveling, shopping, hanging out with friends and family
Type of person I wish to date: I want a nice, sincere guy who'd support my goals...and knows how to have fun too.
Hmm... she sounds normal. After today, I could use a normal girl. He thought as he heard a knock at his door.
"Yes?" Danny asks, seeing his sister go through.
"So…" Jazz held up a certain paper. "I could use some… help…" She said, looking a bit embarrassed to admit this.
As the authors watched, Flower Princess11 was notably very fidgety.
"Okay… here she comes." She said to herself.
"Huh?" 61394 asks. "Boss, are you okay or did you accidentally drink Deadpool's death by caffeine overload coffee again?"
"She's just waiting because it's a new girl not from the original story." NeoMark said.
"Someone new." BCFW said as he stared at the screen.
"Sorry, but the break arc took a while. So, I'm hoping what we get is going to rock. I really do." FP11 said.
"I'm sure it will." NeoMark said.
"Rock? How?" Luiz4200 questioned. "Will Danny date Serenity Zilla?
"Who is it going to be?" PF1991 asks.
"Wait and see." FP11 said.
"Ha! She's stealing your line!" Deadpool went.
"Shut up, Wade…" NeoMark muttered.
"That's one line he's not losing." FP11 commented as she continued to watch.
In the morning.
Danny left with Jazz to the mall, where she had her form for the dating service ready.
"So, got it all ready?" Danny asks.
"Yes." Jazz said as she took a deep breath. "So… how does this sound, Danny?" She then held up her paper. "I am a pragmatic, intellectual, looking for a nice, intelligent, charismatic boy my age or older than me, who enjoys reading, art, museums and stimulating conversations like I do"."
"I think your first date is going to be an old man." Danny joked.
Jazz would have snapped at him before seeing the stand was there, with the lady at the stand waving for them to approach.
"Skip!" FP11 insists.
All eyes were on her.
"Huh… that's a first. Someone stole MY thing. Deadpool said.
"That you stole from Timon and Pumbaa." 61394 added.
"I guess… we listen?" NeoMark asks with a shrug.
"Sorry, but as much as I'm fine with reusing what I wrote in the original… even though you're a bit of a nitpicker when it comes to typos…" FP11 said.
"I will never stop being obsessed with you typing "by her" and not "brother"... not now or ever." NeoMark said.
"... anyway! I just wanna cut to the character you gave a spot for." FP11 said.
"Skipping!" Deadpool said.
Danny and Jazz left the mall together.
"Well, you're all set." Danny said.
"Thanks, little brother. Now, I guess this is where you get to Malibu?" She asks.
"Yup…" Danny said as he hurried off. "See you, tonight!"
Jazz waved to her brother as he left. As she was now heading home, she pondered to herself.
"So… who am I gonna meet?" Jazz asks herself.
"Okay, he's just helped out Jazz. NOW can we see the girl?!" FP11 went.
"...you really wanna see this chapter, don't you?" NeoMark asks.
"Yes, we need to see who's Danny's next date…"PF1991 said
"You were super insistent on using The Spectacular Spider-Man characters, remember? You were eager for us not to talk so much to get to the action." FP11 pointed out.
"She's got you there, Neo. Spectacular was the big one you wanted after your five other spinoffs." 61394 said.
"Can't argue there, so let's see who it's gonna be," BCFW laid back, hands behind his head.
"Okay, fair enough." NeoMark said.
"I wanna see who she picks too. I think it's going to be pretty interesting…" PF1991 said.
"Me too." Luiz4200 adds.
"Lezz go!" Deadpool went.
In the skies of California
"Okay… I'm only late by… 5 minutes." Danny said to himself as he spotted the pier where he was to meet her. "Okay… time to find a spot."
Upon hiding underneath the boardwalk and morphing between the pillars, Danny made his way up and checked to see that his hair and sticker were alright.
As he made his way, he noticed a girl wearing the heart sticker.
She looked to be around his age. She was a slender girl dressed in casual clothes that included a white shirt with red, yellow and pink patterns, under a sleeveless purple jean jacket, and black shorts. She had brown hair with purple highlights, fair skin, blue eyes and pink lipstick. Just like the description of the girl he was supposed to meet today.
"This must be her…" He said under his breath. "Excuse me, would you be DJ S. Roberts?" He asks.
The girl studied his appearance and smiled.
"That'd be me. You D-Fenton?" She asks.
"Yeah, it's Danny." He said as he handed her the flowers he brought. "These are for you, DJ."
"Call me Skipper, and thank you." She said taking the flowers.
"Skipper?" Danny asks, having never heard a girl being called that.
"That's me. My parents thought they were being clever or something like that. Anyway, let's get this date started." Skipper said as she motioned him to join her.
"Uh… okay." Danny said as he followed her.
"Okay, I'll bite… who is this?" Deadpool asks.
"That is-"
"Skipper, Barbie's little sister. Specifically, from Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures." FP11 said happily before noticing she cut of NeoMark. "Oops…" She went.
As Neo kept his mouth shut, the other authors gave their reactions.
BCFW fell off his chair, gaping his mouth for words. Stunned silent, he just got back up and sat down.
"Skipper, huh?" 61394 asks. Looking at the screen intently, his coworkers looked at him waiting for whatever he was going to say either something insightful or maybe a random comment. "Nope, I've got no idea who this is."
"THEN WHY DID YOU PAUSE LIKE YOU WERE GOING TO SAY SOMETHING. YOU DOUGHNUT DOOFUS?!" Deadpool shouts.
"Okay, I certainly didn't expect a Barbie character." Luiz4200 says.
"So, Barbie? Didn't we already have a Mattel character? I kind of figure you'd have thrown in a Hasbro character to even it out, like one of the Equestria Girls." Deadpool tells NeoMark.
"I agree with the DP here. I thought it was going to be someone else..." PF1991 stated.
"True, but she chose that character." Neo gestures to FP11.
"I thought about who to pick, then I recalled Barbie s latest series and remembered about Skipper and I thought she'd make a great addition to the fic. I swear that the Barbie movie from last year wasn't a factor like Neo taking advantage of Street Fighter 6 and putting in Sakura." FP11 said.
"I wouldn't have held it against you had the movie been a factor." Luiz4200 SAYS.
BCFW was still silent.
"I've seen Danny paired with weirder people than one of Barbie's relatives." 61394 says with a shrug, helping himself to some Mike and Ike's.
"So… is Margot Robbie gonna show up?" Deadpool asked excitedly.
"No." Both Neo and FP11 said in unison, with equally flat tones.
"... [redacted]..." Deadpool went.
"Anyway, let's get back to watching how this all plays out." FP11 said.
"Let's go!" PF1991 said.
"That's my line there, buddy boy." Deadpool said.
Danny and Skipper took a bus at her insistence.
Danny was now with her inside the bus, surprised that they're taking a small trip away from the beach. Although, seeing she wasn't dressed for beach activities, Danny figured she wanted to do something else.
"So, where we going?" Danny asks.
"Some place I figure a guy like you will have fun with me." Skipper said knowingly.
Although surprised to hear that, Danny quickly recalled how he is supposed to act on dates.
Right… that break and all that kissing made me forget. He thought.
"So… Skipper? Tell me about yourself? Like who's Gilligan?" Danny asks.
"Cute. Anyway…" Skipper said as she took out her phone. "I made a list to make sure I don't forget anything…" She cleared her throat. "First, I live in Malibu with my parents and my sisters and our pets. Second, I really love music and creating my own apps. Also, my dream is to either become a world famous DJ or start my own tech startup, preferably something with apps. And… I really love surfing." She said.
"Oh… we're going somewhere to surf? Because I've gotten a few pointers." Danny said.
"No, not today. I'm kind of… forbidden to surf the whole month." Skipper admitted sheepishly.
"You are?" Danny asks.
"Let's just say it's not a good idea to combine an app I just invented with a surfboard I modified with parts from our computer. That's why I took this program." Skipper said.
"I… see…" Danny said, keeping a smile on his face.
From what I hear on apps and computers, starting to think I got Tucker's date by accident. He thought.
"So, what about you, Danny?" Skipper asks.
"Well, I live in Amity Park with my parents and older sister Jazz in Amity Park. I love video games and hanging out with my friends...and I am a bit of a NASA Space nerd, since I love star gazing and I hope to become an astronaut one day." Danny said.
"Amity Park… isn't that town located i-" Skipper then looked outside the window and smiled. "We're here."
She pulled the cord, letting the driver know this is their stop.
Upon getting out, Danny was surprised to see they arrived at another famous boardwalk in California.
"A pier?" Danny asked
"The Santa Monica pier. I come here all the time with my friends. It's close to places I like to go to when I get bored with the beach..." Skipper said.
"That must be why we passed up piers
"Come on, this will be fun..." She encourages him with a gesture to follow her.
Danny decided to trust her and follow Skipper's lead.
"Is it okay to acknowledge the Santa Monica Pier?" FP11 asks.
"I put real life landmarks in my stories." 61394 chimed in with a shrug
"Yup. It's got a mall close by and some restaurants, good place for dating." NeoMark said.
"How do you know that?" FP11 asks.
"At the risk of revealing too much, I was in the area there recently. Not ME, but… IRL me. I know that place well enough." NeoMark said.
"I see...still...what exactly do you have planned for their date?" FP11 asks.
"What kind of food they got there? Doughnuts? Pizza? Doughnuts? Burgers? doughnuts?!" 61394 asks.
"Settle down there, Number Boy." Deadpool said, pulling him back.
"Fine, fine…" 61394 said.
"Strange though, I never specified the Santa Monica pier when I used the stone." FP11 pondered.
"You chose the character, I get to pick the local. It just so happens you picked a character who lives close to a place I'm aware of. Besides, the rest of the date will go smoothly… minus a ghost attack." NeoMark said.
"Not gonna lie… this makes me kinda wanna watch the Barbie movie." Deadpool admits.
"Maybe later, if you bring popcorn and soda. Or those cream filled donuts and snow cones, those are my fave. So, let's see how this goes…" FP11 went, clasping her hands in anticipation.
With Danny and Skipper
They began to explore the Santa Monica pier as Danny began to see much of the boardwalk.
"Huh, a Ferris Wheel and a rollercoaster. And an old school arcade too." Danny said, interested in seeing what the boardwalk provides.
"I told you this would be great. Oh and this is a must try. Best place to eat on the boardwalk if you want a meal is here." Skipper gestured to a shrimp restaurant.
"So, we're gonna eat there for lunch?" Danny asks.
"Sure. But first, let's check out the roller coaster for you. I'm not that hungry yet." Skipper said before someone got their attention.
"Skipper?" A young woman was heard asking.
Skipper turned her head, seeing two familiar figures.
One was a teenage blonde girl who looked to be a little older than them, one who Danny noticed resembles Skipper a bit. The other is a guy with blonde hair and had a surfer dude vibe to him.
"Barbie? Ken?" She asks.
"Ken Masters?" Danny jokingly asks, turning his head.
"Who? Actually, not important…" Skipper said as she gestured to the two. "Danny, this is my older sister, Barbie. And her boyfriend Ken."
"Ha! Haha!" Barbie with a nervous smile. "We're just friends…"
"Yeah, just buds." Ken went, not seeing that Barbie was blushing a bit.
"Anyway… this is the latest boy you're using to get away from Mom and Dad after they banned your gizmos after you made us buy a new computer?" Barbie questioned.
Skipper scowled at her as Danny took a step back.
"This seems intense…" He mutters.
"Do you really have to bring up unnecessary stuff?" Skipper asks.
"Sorry… so… what's your name?" Barbie asks Danny.
"Danny."
"So, Danny, please keep my little sister out of trouble." Barbie said with a gracious smile.
"Uh… sure." Danny said.
"So, we just had lunch, but do you guys wanna join us? We were just about to go on some of the rides?" Barbie asks.
Hearing that, Skipper decides to find an excuse not to go anywhere with her sister.
"Whatever, Barbie." Skipper dismissed loudly as she turned around, taking Danny by the wrist. "Change of plans, let's grab a bite here."
"I thought you weren't that hungry?" Danny asks.
"Changed my mind." Skipper said, being stubborn.
Danny raised his eyebrow, thinking Skipper and her sister are probably not seeing eye to eye right now.
"That restaurant is totally Bubba Gump Shrimp." Deadpool said.
"Right, the one based on the movie Forrest Gump." NeoMark said.
"Anyone ever eaten there?" Deadpool asks.
"I have wanted to give the place a try." FP11 said.
"I knew it existed but I've never been." 61394 said.
"Love seafood." BCFW responded with a thumbs up.
"I never heard of this place before but, as someone who likes shrimp, I might give it a try." Luiz4200 said.
"I definitely want to give it a try." PF1991 said.
"It's been years…" NeoMark said.
"Uh… how do you know it's that place on the pier?" FP11 asks.
"Been there." NeoMark reminded her.
40 minutes later
The two stepped out of the restaurant as Danny patted his stomach.
"So that was scampi? Sure did taste pretty good." Danny admits.
"Glad you liked it. Although, the spicy sauce was a lot. I mean...I know the sauce is good but I don't want it to mix well with the rest of my meal. I mean...less is more...especially with sauce..." Skipper went.
"Uh… you do know you could have just told them to put it on the side, right?" Danny asks.
"Right…" Skipper went.
"So… uh… Skipper?" Danny asks.
"Yeah?" She asks.
"What exactly was going on with… your sister?" Danny asks, gesturing to where the two were talking earlier.
Skipper stopped walking as she groaned loudly.
"My sister is just… so perfect." She complained. "She pretty much has to be the best at everything...and get involved in other people's business... Not my fault she does that even when they don't want her too, or that I seem to be a magnet of trouble. I mean, sure, I used parts of the computer without asking first, but come on!" Skipper complained.
"Uh… it kind of sounds like you're the one who's in the wrong there." Danny said without thinking.
Skipper rolled her eyes at him in a frustrated manner.
"Really? You too?" She asks.
"Just saying. Maybe don't do that without permission." Danny went with a shrug.
"Ugh… whatever." Skipper said before looking away from the pier. "I know of this dance club up in town. Let's go there."
"Uh… okay?" Danny went, sensing he may have stepped on a landmine. "Look, sorry if I made you upset. It's just that it seemed like the right thing to say."
"I know…" Skipper said in a sigh. "I'm sorry… I love my sister and all… but she's just way too picture perfect and loved by everyone."
She's starting to sound like how Sam would react to Barbie being her sister… Danny thought in amusement.
"It's okay. I got a big sister too, she's a bit of a perfectionist and goody-goody too." Danny said.
"Really?" Skipper asks, interested to learn about this from her date.
"Yeah. Her name is Jasmine, Jazz for short. She has been an overachiever since we were kids and dreams of being a psychologist...which apparently makes her think she can get into people's business and tell them what to do...namely me. She can be a pain… but she means well and she's a great sister to have." Danny said.
"She kind of sounds like my big sister…" Skipper pointed out with a smile cracking.
"Yeah. I guess all I'm saying is that while I know she's being a pain, Barbie clearly means well in wanting you to stay out of trouble." Danny said, trying to be careful with his words.
"I guess you're right…" Skipper said, calming down slightly. "I guess I'll apologize next time I see her." After taking a breath, Skipper then smiled at her date. "So, still wanna hit that dance club?"
"Sure." Danny said as they headed on over.
"So, is there a dance club in Santa Monica that they can actually go to?" FP11 asks.
"Let's just… make up one that lets minors in for the sake of plot convenience." Neo responded.
"Is a teen dance club harder to suspend disbelief for than a teen dating service?" 61394 asked.
"It is if you've been to the Santa Monica pier." Neo responded.
"You know… not gonna lie… I could go for some seafood pasta after what is clearly Bubba Gump Shrimp being advertised." Deadpool admits.
"Same." 61394 said.
"Some squid ink pasta with shrimp sounds good." BCF added.
"I could go for pizza." Luiz4200 said.
"I can go for some seafood. I don't mind." PF1991 said.
"Didn't we all eat already?" Flower Princess11 asks.
"Eating obscene quantities of food is part of my fictional self's character." 61394 said.
"So… you wanna order? I can get a delivery guy to bring it." NeoMark said.
"Maybe later… I won't say no to fries though…" FP11 said.
At the Dance Club
Before Danny was a dance club where several teenagers were dancing to some lively techno pop music.
"Huh, this looks neat." Danny said.
"Yup, found out about this place during the service. No worries, I got us taken care of. I got myself a membership here that lets me come in a plus one for half the price. That's about 12 for us." Skipper said.
"Sure thing." Danny said as they paid their entrance fee.
As they got inside, the music started to get upbeat.
"Come on." Skipper said as she got Danny to join her on the dance floor.
Skipper started to dance, while Danny got a little self conscious right now.
"Uh, now's a good time to say I'm not the best dancer. I'd say I'm all left feet, but that would be an insult to people who are like that." Danny went sheepishly.
"Come on… let's work with that." Skipper said as she directed him. "See… all you gotta do is follow my lead...and watch my feet..." Skipper said as she demonstrated.
Skipper proceeded to do some quick foot, complete with a twirl. Danny did his best to mimic her and not come across as comical or dorky to others.
"So far so good…" Danny said.
"That's the ticket. It's too bad they warned me if I hack their systems and play music on my phone again, they'll ban me. So what if I like techno pop music, is that a crime?" Skipper complained with her arms crossed.
"You do realize that hacking itself is a crime, right?" Danny asks, wondering where this girl's priorities lie.
"Details...details...I just wanted to liven things up.." Skipper said with a playful scoff.
"Same old, right?" She heard Barbie ask.
Skipper turned her head, seeing Barbie standing behind her.
"Barbie? Why are you here?" Skipper asks.
"Ken and I decided to come here… though someone accidentally kicked his knee and he's taking a break." She gestures to Ken sitting down, putting some ice on his knee.
"That sounds unfortunate." Danny said.
"It is." Barbie said.
"I guess he should have watched where he stepped." Skipper snarked.
"Skipper." Barbie scolded her.
"Okay, fine… sorry…" Skipper went with an eye roll.
"You could word that nicer, y'know?" Barbie chastised her.
Hearing that, Skipper sighed.
"I'm sorry… about that and… how I acted earlier." She said.
"Really?" Barbie asks, unconvinced.
"Yes. Sorry. I know you're trying to look out for me and I shouldn't have snapped at you like that. Or… use parts from our computer to test out my app on a surfboard." Skipper said.
"Let's not forget that robot you made to wash that car that somehow almost set it on fire. Or the kitchen AI gadget that not only ruined breakfast but also tried to cook the neighbor's cat. Not to mention the app you made to download shows from Japan that made every dog in the neighborhood bark because of the frequency you used to get those shows." Barbie added.
"Wow… she's more extreme than I thought." Danny said, somewhat impressed by Skipper's genius and gutsiness.
"Okay… all that too." Skipper added in sheepishly.
"Well apology, no matter how overdo or not-so-well given it was, accepted." Barbie said as she went to help Ken with his knee.
Danny was silent as Skipper groaned.
"That was a lot harder than I thought…" She said.
"But… you did it." Danny pointed out.
Skipper slowly smiled at what he just said.
"Yeah. It's hard but I'm glad I did it." Skipper said.
"I kind of see why she's so overprotective. I got…" Danny paused, unsure how to say it at first before it came to him. "I got a cousin named Daniellle, she's like a sister to me…"
Which she kind of is… He thought but didn't say.
"You two close?" Skipper asks.
"Yeah. We don't see each other as much, but I worry for her." Danny said.
And as soon as Vlad is out of the picture, I'm gonna find her and make sure she's safe and has a roof over her head. He thought.
"Well, I guess I could see why you'd take her side a bit. Well, thanks for that." Skipper said.
"Sure." Danny said.
"So, where does your cousin live? With you?" Skipper asks.
"No. She's… uh…" Danny was unsure what to say at first.
"Let me guess, she's having trouble with family too so she's staying elsewhere?" Skipper asks.
"Yeah… she and her… dad…" Danny looked away. "I hate calling Vlad that." He muttered quietly before speaking up. "... had a big fight so she's… staying somewhere else for now."
"That's rough…" Skipper said.
"Yeah, but it's for the best. She is a good kid, she just needs someone to look out for her." Danny said.
"Well, good for you to look out for her." Skipper said. "I got little sisters of my own. Their names are Stay and Chealsea. They can be pains, but you can't help but love them."
"Good to know." Danny said as the two heard the music turn louder and more upbeat.
"Oh, this is my jam!" Skipper went as she kept dancing.
Danny smiled as he nodded and danced along.
"And the best part? Vlad's not spying on this…" He said to himself, not at all concerned with what Vlad was doing now.
At Amity Park General
After loud noises and strange figures appearing at Vlad's mansion, police were called to take a look. They found Vlad Masters, still in a strange, drunk-like state as they brought him to the hospital.
There he still was, his brain still turned to mush and he had no control of himself.
Jack and Maddie arrive, the former more concerned than the latter, as they saw Vlad being wheeled from the emergency room and an X-ray to his cranium showing abnormal brain functions.
"I'm flying!" Came a childish giggle before acting as if he made a mistake. "Oh… Shh!" Vlad went, still under the effects of Dicker's device.
"What did that Ghost Boy do to you, V-Man?!" Jack questioned as he kept up with the nurse pushing Vlad's chair to his room.
"If this was the Ghost Boy, then for once I'm glad we didn't tear him apart molecule by molecule…" Maddie, who didn't follow, said to herself.
"Hey! Jacky! My… bestest friend in the whole wide world!" Vlad went, wobbling as he gave Jack a pat on the arm.
"He remembers me…" Jack went as he wiped his eyes clean from tears of joy. "Say, V-Man? For the next 3 hours, how about I blab on and on about ghosts, fudge, and the happy life I have with my wife and children?" Jack said.
"Yay! I wanna hear…" Vlad slurred with a dumbstruck smile.
Jack sniffed in enjoyment as they entered his room.
"So… when this month started…" Jack began.
"Poetic, isn't it?" FP11 asked playfully in approval of Vlad's condition.
"Yup." Deadpool said.
Back with Danny and Skipper.
"This music is pretty cool…" Danny admits.
"Told you." Skipper said.
As they danced together, his ghost sense went off.
"Seriously? Now?!" He whispered to himself as he looked around for what caused it to trigger.
Skipper noticed his mood change and raised a brow.
"You okay, Danny?" Skipper asked.
Before Danny could make up an excuse to leave and go ghost, it was too late.
Screams were heard outside as what was causing chaos was seen going down the street.
It was a large, green crab with bright red eyes and one pincer much larger than the other. It looked around as if looking for food as it snapped its pincers in an odd rhythm.
"How many monster animal ghosts am I going to come across this month?" Danny asks under his breath.
"What is this? They filming for that Godzilla movie?" One asks.
The crab, seeing people pressing into the glass of the dance club to see it, swung its pincer downward and smashed a car before slowly turning to come towards them.
Realizing this was not part of a movie, the people inside the club started to panic as they all began running to the backdoor.
The inside of the building became chaotic, people shoving and shouting to get out as Barbie went to help Ken up.
Danny paused, thinking he had to handle this as he knew Skipper had to be safe and not see him morph.
"Idea… idea…" He muttered before looking at Skipper. "We sh-"
He saw Skipper wasn't next to him as she went to help Barbie with Ken, seeing as his knee was still hurt.
"Danny! Get going! I'll meet you outside!" She said.
"Let me help." He said.
"No time to argue! Go!" Skipper said to him.
Danny nodded as he headed for the exit, though really hoping to get to the bathroom in the same hallway. He paused for a moment as he looked back to where Skipper went.
"She actually gave me a cover… nice." He said as he managed to make his way through the hall and let himself get pushed into the bathroom, which was now vacant. "Goin' ghost!" He morphed.
The giant crab continued to make its way down the street as it noticed a large truck. It used its much smaller pincer to reach in what it was halting. It was a truck that was carrying large amounts of live fish for the Aquarium in Long Beach, but the crab creature saw the back as a meal.
Grabbing some fish, the crab inserted them into its mouth as it began to slowly eat them.
Once it was done, it reached for more, only for something to rise from the cement below and push it up into the air.
"Kitchen's closed, Mr. Krabs!" Danny Phantom shouted as he lifted the giant grab up. "One seafood soup, coming up!"
He grabbed the crab by the larger pincer and began spinning like a top, his speed increasing with each swing before finally throwing the giant crab towards the water, seeing it bounce on it several times before sinking.
Danny then sped towards it into the air before, to his surprise, the giant crab jumped out, going up about 5 stories before landing in the sand, kicking some up from the impact. The crab hissed before Danny rolled his eyes.
"I guess this is payback for almost getting crab for lunch." He said to himself as the crab began to skuttle in his direction.
As the crab readied its pincers, Danny heard a voice from below.
"Danny!" Looking down, he saw Skipper with her hands near her mouth as she called for him. "Danny?!" She looked in the direction of the giant crab coming in the direction she was in. "Where ar- OH MY GOD!"
The giant crab, seeing an easier target, slowly reached for her as it opened one pincer while it got ever closer.
Seeing Skipper frozen in fear at the sea creature, Danny sped up, going in to carry her to safety before it could reach her. He took her back to behind the dance club, landing her safely.
"Are you okay, Sk- it's cool? Are you okay? It's cool?" Danny asks, hoping he didn't give away any idea he knew her.
Skipper, not noticing this, nodded fast as she panted.
"Thank you…" She said before finally noticing him. "Wait, you're that ghost kid, right? Inviso-Bill?" She asks.
"No… no one has called me that in months. It's Danny Phantom." He clarified, recalling how annoyed he was by that alias.
"Oh… uh… sorry?" Skipper said with a nod before recalling the giant crab, which looked down at them from the alleyway it can't go through. "MONSTER!" She screamed.
"I got it." Danny said as he flew in and kicked the creature in the face, pushing it back slightly.
The crab made a strange hissing noise as it got back on its feet and tried to get a hold of him with the giant pincer. Thankfully, Danny would zip away in time from each attempt, which occurred three times before it finally managed to get a hold of him.
The crab then attempted to squeeze him hard before Danny was seemingly cut in half. Skipper gasped in horror before the two halves formed into two Phantoms. The crab looked a bit surprised before the two Dannys flew in and punched it in the face, reforming to one Danny as it shook the hit off and tried to get a hold of him once more.
Danny somersaulted before firing a ray at one of its eyes, making the crab retract that eyestalk to avoid it.
"Eww…" Danny went as the giant crab tried to reach for him.
"Danny!" Skipper called out before realizing what she said. "Wow… another Danny… that's confusing…" She said to herself before continuing. "Crabs can't get up if you put them upside down!"
Hearing that, Danny nodded.
"First off, I gotta get Kingler here back to the beach." He said under his breath as he threw blasts at its face to make it angry enough to come after him.
The crab took the bait, following him as it followed him towards the beach. Danny kept flying until they were far enough from anyone.
The crab aimed one claw at him, snapping several times as if to say that it wants to fight more. Danny motioned with his hand for it to come at him.
The crab came towards him, swinging its giant claw at him, making him go up and down to avoid being grabbed once more. Thinking fast, Danny kept his eye on just where the crab was standing before enacting his plan.
"Here we go." Danny said as he waited for the crab to attack.
The crab jumped up, attempting to flatten him, before Danny saw that opportunity. He flew upward and aimed for the back half and sped through, making the crab flip in circles several times before landing on the sand on its upper side. Its legs wildly swung and twitched as it to get a hold of something to get back up. Danny then flew towards the exposed underside and punched the creature with so much force that it caused the creature to twitch before its legs and claws to drop to its side, knocking it out.
Seeing an easy target, Danny pulled out the Thermos and fired, capturing the giant crab and sealing the device.
"If I see another giant sea monster, it'll be too soon. Also, how likely was it that people would have been okay in the end with a giant crab running around if I wasn't here?" He asks.
His thoughts were cut off as he heard Skipper calling out to him.
"Danny!" She went, unaware he saw her looking for him. "Where are you?!"
"Uh oh…" Danny went before thinking fast, finding a nearby boxing gym that was abandoned when the crab attacked. "That'll do."
As Danny flew towards it, he went underneath the ring to morph as Skipper walked past it, still looking for him.
"Danny?!" She called out.
"Yes?" He asks, appearing behind her, much to her surprise.
"Oh… you're okay… good…" She said as she began to ask the all important question. "What in the heck was that?" She asks.
"The giant crab? Maybe the ghosts of all the seafood eaten here merged into a giant monster for revenge?" Danny jokingly suggests.
"No, not that. What was with that kid's outfit? I mean… who flies around with a Pac-Man ghost on their chest?" She asks, judging Danny Phantom's costume out of nowhere. "Now, I bet with my tech, I can design a way cooler logo or suit for him as a thanks for saving my life."
Danny raised an eyebrow before laughing it off.
"I think he's fine with what he's got. Anyway… where are your sister and her not-boyfriend?" Danny asks.
"They're safe. I just came looking for you…" Skipper said before scratching her chin in thought. "Come to think of it… where were you?" She asks.
"Oh… uh…" Danny came up with something quick. "I got pushed into the bathroom by accident. Someone knocked me out, likely by accident." He said quickly.
Skipper rolled her eyes.
"That sounds like something someone here would do." She said before looking at the top of his head. "You don't got a lump, do you?"
"Uh… no… I don't feel one." Danny said.
"Well… glad you're okay." Skipper said with a smile.
"Skipper!" Barbie was heard calling out to them.
They looked to see Barbie was down the block, waving to them.
"Found him!" Skipper pointed to Danny.
"Good!" Barbie said. "I gotta go with Ken to the hospital. He kind of fell while you were gone and hurt his knee more!"
"Okay!" Skipper said with a wave as Barbie left. "Well… sorry this date went… not so great." She said apologetically to Danny.
"Not like you got Sebastian to come out of the sea." Danny said with a shrug.
"Who's Sebastian?" Skipper asks.
"... the crab from The Little Mermaid. I was making a pop culture reference regarding the-" Danny was cut off as Skipper laughed.
"I'm kidding… I know that story, I've seen that movie and my sister was a mermaid once." Skipper said.
"Huh?" Danny asks, thinking she was talking about something farfetched.
"She played one in a play a few years ago." Skipper explained with a playful smile.
"Oh… that makes more sense." Danny said.
"So… that seafood dinner's gone now, right?" Skipper asks.
"Looks like it. He's probably soup now." Danny said, tucking the Fenton Thermos deeper into his back pocket. "So, what now?"
"Well… at the risk of getting attacked by a giant shrimp monster or something… wanna get back to the boardwalk and try those rides?" Skipper asks.
"Yes, please." Danny said.
"Not gonna lie… part of me is wanting seafood pasta right now." NeoMark admits.
"Same. And maybe some eggplant parmesan and bruschetta too." FP11 said.
"I'll make the order… Everyone, write down something they want." NeoMark said, taking out a sheet of paper as he turned on the app.
With Danny and Skipper
The two had gotten on the rollercoaster together, enjoying their time before going to the Ferris Wheel.
The two were in the cabin that reached the very top as Danny sat across from Skipper.
"You know, this is the second date I've been on a Ferris Wheel." He reveals.
"For real? Who was the first one?" Skipper asks.
"Yeah. With a girl named Kula." Danny answered.
"Cool." Skipper said as she kicked back and had her hands behind her head. "Me? I'd put speakers with some beats so that the people in this thing can jam."
"Pretty sure jamming or dancing in these things is a big no-no…" Danny said with a smile.
"I guess…" Skipper said with a shrug. "Y'know, you're a fun guy to be around…"
"I get that a lot… ironically, not from people in my town." Danny said with a shrug.
"Why's that? From what I've seen, you're a decent guy." Skipper said, surprised to hear that.
"Let's see… embarrassing parents, a bully who gets away with it thanks to being the star quarterback, popular girls think I'm a freak, my only two friends are social outcasts because one is very anti-authoritarian and independent while the other has loitered around the girls' bathroom… take your pick on why people pick on me." Danny said with a faux-amused tone in his voice.
"That's rough and super messed up for them to act like that, dude…" Skipper said, feeling bad for him.
"Preach to the choir." Danny muttered.
"Well… no way I'd ever act like that." Skipper said.
"Thanks." Danny said. "Y'know, you remind me of my friends, Sam and Tucker…"
"How so?" Skipper asks, interested to hear.
"Like Sam, you're smart and not afraid to speak your mind, I respect that. Like Tucker, you're pretty tech-savvy and proud of it… no matter how much it kind of bites you back." Danny said.
"Did he try to upgrade a surfboard with a new app?" Skipper asks.
"No, but he's tried to make a gadget that'd make gross sick sounds to give me an alibi to get away from my folks… until his folks found out and grounded him for it." Danny said.
"For real? Sorry for your friend but that actually sounds funny." Skipper said with a small laugh.
"Yeah…" Danny said with another laugh.
The two continued to talk as the Ferris Wheel slowly moved again.
After another hour.
The two walk on the beach, still discussing topics.
"No way… they dressed like bowling pins?" Danny asks.
"I'll message you the video, seeing as internet connection is non-existent on the beach." Skipper said.
"Nice…" Danny laughed.
Skipper laughed along with him.
"I gotta say… this has been more fun than I expected." She admits.
"Even the kaiju crab?" Danny asks.
"Okay, not that part. But seeing that weird kid who flies kick his butt… at least I think they have butts… was still cool." Skipper said.
"Yeah… but you gave the idea to knock that thing on its back." Danny said.
Skipper paused, looking at him strangely.
"How'd you know that? You weren't there…" She said.
Danny's mind raced.
IDIOT! WHY DID YOU SAY THAT?! Okay… okay… think… What can you say that would convince you that you were there but not the person she spoke to?! Think dummy! Think! He thought.
"I heard you from inside the club after I got out of the restroom. I'd have gotten out sooner had I not been distracted by the sounds of Danny Phantom making crab cake out of that thing distracting me." He said.
"Huh… I see…" Skipper said, seemingly believing it. "Well… if I ever see that guy again, I'll thank him… and make my offer to update his look."
"I'm sure he'll be fine." Danny said with a smile.
As Skipper smiled, her phone went off. Looking at it, she groaned.
"I gotta be back in an hour. Can you come with me on the bus back to Malibu?" She asks.
"Sure." Danny said.
After the bus ride.
Danny and Skipper returned to Malibu, the same bus stop they went on.
"We're back." Skipper said before groaning. "If I weren't in trouble, I'd be out later with you."
"It's cool. I gotta get back home anyway." Danny said with an easy going smile
"You live in Amity Park, right? That's not exactly a drive down the street, more like a drive down the 405." Skipper said.
"Any Californian will probably get that it's a joke…" NeoMark chimed in.
"Hey, leave the bad jokes to me!" Deadpool snapped.
"My story, Wade…" NeoMark responds.
"Yeah, but let's just say I got a quicker route." Danny jokingly said.
Hearing that, Skipper hugged Danny.
"I got your email, I'll send you the pics and videos as soon as you go." Skipper said.
"Sure…" Danny said with a smile.
Once they parted, Danny waved to her as he headed off.
As Skipper walked back, she noticed a cab drive up and drop off the passenger in front of her.
"Skipper!" Barbie went, going to hug her sister.
"Hey, Barbie…" Skipper said, hugging her back.
"So… it's 6. We should get home now since dinner will be ready soon. You should invite Danny." Barbie suggests.
"So soon?" Skipper playfully asks before shaking her head. "Besides, he's gotta get home."
Barbie looked around, seeing no trace of him.
"You mean he went home already, right?" She asks.
"Huh?" Skipper looked back, seeing no trace of him down the street he was walking down. "Where'd he-" She then spotted what looked like the top of his head going down the pier the bus stop was. "Danny?!"
The two sisters decide to follow him.
"Weird, you said he's going home, but why would he go there?" Barbie asks.
"No idea." Skipper said as they went under the pier. "Huh?!"
They saw no one there.
Both Roberts sisters looked around, seeing no trace of him.
"I guess… we were seeing things?" Barbie asks.
"I guess so…" Skipper said with a shrug.
"Well… let's go, little sister. Mom's cooking lasagna tonight." Barbie said with a smile, trying to ignore what they thought they saw.
"No argument from me…" Skipper said.
The two girls left, having failed to notice a pair of footprints now far from where they were standing before the trail ended, as if whoever was there was no longer bound by gravity.
"And there we go." NeoMark said.
"Kind of short this time around, especially compared to the last ones?" FP11 asks.
"Well, I needed a break from longer chapters from… well… the break arc." NeoMark said. "Besides, this next chapter's gonna be a potential big one."
"What do you mean about that?" 61394 asks.
BCFW hummed in anticipation, placing a finger on his chin before adjusting his glasses. A small smile appeared on his face.
"If I recall, it was Barbara Gordon who was taking the next spot. Wasn't she?" Luiz4200 asks.
"You're right, who is in her place?" PF1991 asks.
"Well-" There was a beep from NeoMark's phone. He looked at it and got up. "Food's here. I'm gonna go get it."
"Okay, fine. We'll wait here." FP11 said.
Once Neo left, Deadpool got up and rubbed his hands together.
"Okay! Who wants to see a sneak peek at the next date?" Deadpool asks.
"We do!" The Warners said, appearing behind the authors.
"Huh? When'd you get here?" FP11 asks.
"Oh, we never really left…" Yakko said.
"Gotta say… didn't expect the Barbie franchise." Wakko said.
"And, as we said, our reboot ending means we got all the free time in the world." Dot added.
"Until someone decided to extend your contracts," BCFW dryly commented. He shrugged. "But I think we may have more pressing matters. When was the last time we checked on Deadpool?" He asks.
"I don't think you should be looking at Neo's plans on who is next." FP11 said.
"Too late… I used my time machine I totally still have from my buddy Cable, who is busy being in X-Men 97, to go forward in time to see what the next chapter's title is while the Warners distracted you. But… we were all gonna ramp up to a yes, right?" Deadpool asks.
"Ok, I guess?" BCF asks.
"... Deadpool." FP11 said in a disapproving manner.
"It's… kind of weird, actually." Deadpool said.
"Can you define weird?" FP11 asks.
"Okay… you know how in the original, or in all your stories, you put the next chapter's name at the end?" Deadpool asks.
"Yes." FP11 said.
"Well… those usually hint at what's next, right?" Deadpool asks.
"Yes, they do...so... What does the next one say?" FP11 asks.
"It says… "Get Ready For the Next Date". Super uncreative… What kind of title is that?" Deadpool asks.
All of them looked at a loss at such a name.
"A clue that Danny will date one of the Bettys?" Luiz4200 guessed and then noticed everyone looking at him. "What? The Bettys from that Phineas and Ferb episode." He explained and then started to sing. "Ready for the Bettys. Ready for the Bettys". He then asked. "Remember?"
"Can't be, he already used Vanessa and made it clear no repeating stories or characters with so few appearances in their home series." Deadpool said.
"I guess Neo didn't want us to know who he's choosing next…" PF1991 said.
"So why title it like that? Who is the next date gonna be?" FP11 asks.
"I know this one." 61394 cheered.
"Well, who is it?" Deadpool asked.
61394 gestured to the Warners over writing something down on a sheet of paper showing it to them. They nodded in understanding before he started feeding it to Wakko.
"Wait and see, Wade…" 61394 and the Warners said together, smiling mischievously.
Special thank you to all authors in this chapter.
Hope you liked FP11's suggestion for this story.
NiteOwl18: Here you go :)
61394: Yeah, I was gonna do research on her, but I let FP11 decide a character and I wasn't as eager to put Sharon in here as the next character. And yeah, he's gotten kissed a lot. Thanks for the help here.
pokemon fan 1991: We'll see which of the two will get the best chance.
guilhermefinamori: Those two are quite popular here, aren't they?
Invader Johnny: Indeed.
guardian1989: It's another Mattel character.
amit . avrashmi: He's gonna have to leave out some stuff, for the sake of those whose trust he doesn't want to lose.
Jebest4781 and djinn: Thanks.
Grim: No. MAYBE the winner... but that's it.
cybirddude: 1. I agree that they could remain single. 2. Sure. 3. I'll probably set him up with Amanda, I'll think of someone for Jazz. 4. I can see his family not getting along with his in-laws. 5. She could do some stupid stuff. 6. Not sure if I'll let his identity get exposed here. 7. I'll do stuff to Dash in the epilogues if I can. 8. Funny you mentioned this character.
KaminaJr: 1. Not sure. 2. Maybe Clement? 3. Not sure. 4. No one. 5. Not sure. 6. Like you said, too dark. 7. I guess... Neptune? 8. None. 9. Skull. 10. Yosuke.
Guest: Thank you. I think those three are among the more popular new characters.
NateRiver: 1. That is scary. 2. Perhaps. 3. Good thing he's more into animals. 4. Once Seth arrives... 5. Yup. 6. Right.
Luiz4200: Simpsons reference was intentional. Also, never heard of What About Mimi.
UltimateHater: 1. Probably not. 2. They'd have used them by now, but they might. 3. Maybe? 4. Maybe not? 5. I think there are too few Demis for them to try and hunt them down, that and they're likely protected.
JDF Legacier Morphicon: 1) Yes. 2) I do. 3) How do... uh... what?
Leonardo: That's canon. I know of them.
RonaldM40196867: No, I know OF them. Not sure. No comment. ... I've already gone over this, I'm not answering that question anymore. Because I asked help that took a while and I kept rethinking stuff on the way. Maybe.
Fantom: Yup.
Jaded671: Vanessa is another new fave for folks.