A Different Future… 6
"Let's just cut to the girl this time…" NeoMark said.
"I think you're amazing, you're so strong, so smart and beautiful… I think we truly have something between us, something special, so… what… what I am trying to say is…" He watched as she held her breath. "Gwen Tennyson, will you please go out with me?" Danny said in a very shy voice.
Gwen's smile became much warmer.
"I would love to." She said.
"Our seventh girl… because I combined Kim and Samantha… is Gwen Tennyson." NeoMark said.
"I am happy to see Gwen again." FP11 said.
"Me too." Luiz4200
"Right next to Marinette, Kim, and Sam, she is probably my fourth or fifth choice." PFN said.
"Huh. I thought it would be one of the new girls." BCFW said.
"So fans will see how Danny and Gwen will end." 61394 says.
"Don't forget, he continued the story of Danny and Kim after that look into their future." Deadpool said.
"Time for…" NeoMark paused. "Uh… Hmm… A Lucky Future!" Everyone looked at him funny. "Because her alias is Lucky Girl…"
"That one's… kind of a stretch." Deadpool said.
"The insane merc is right for once." 61394 said in agreement.
"J-just watch…" NeoMark directed them to the monitor.
15 years Later
"What a day…" Gwen Tennyson, now 30, stepped out of the car as she made it home.
Her life as a politician, running for president of the world, was tiring yet exhilarating. Danny Fenton, her 29 year old husband of 6 years, had been the pillar of support throughout the grueling campaign.
This house, a quaint little place in Amity Park's suburbs, gave Danny and her an ideal place to live and raise their son with a welcoming atmosphere.
As she walked into the house, the smell of Danny's famous lasagna filled the air, reminding her of simpler times when their biggest challenge was planning dates.
"I don't suppose you want scorpions and silkworms, do you?" Danny, seeing her enter the kitchen, smiled at her as he recalled a dinner they had with her Grandpa Max.
"I can live without it." Gwen smiled as she stepped out of her high-heels, using her mana powers to levitate them and send them to her shoe rack by the door. "Gwen Tennyson the politician can be tough. Gwen Fenton the wife is easy…" She sighed in relief.
She then used those powers to hover her footwear for home, a comfy pair of slippers, to come closer so that she could slide her feet into the them. Once she did so, Gwen sighed loudly in comfort.
"So… Danny Fenton's wife is home. How about Danny Phantom's beloved Lucky Girl?" Danny raised an eyebrow as he placed the tray to have the contents moved onto the plates.
"Only if this dinner satisfies." Gwen said before sighing at the feeling of being out of those heels once more. "So… where's our boy?"
"Len!" Danny called out. "Lenard Maxwell Fenton! Your mother is here!"
"Coming!" A young boy was heard running down the hall as he slid on the hardwood floor.
There, before them, was a freckled boy with red hair like hers, but blue eyes like her husband. He wore a blue vest, khaki shorts and light blue sneakers.
Seeing their son, Gwen got on one knee and extended her arms out.
"C'mere…" She spread her arms out.
"Mama!" Lenard ran into the arms of his mother.
Gwen happily hugged her son, lifting him off the floor as she kissed him on the forehead.
Danny watched with a smile, taking joy in his wife and son being happy.
"So, best get ready for dinner, everyone." Danny said.
"Meet their son, Lenard "Len" Maxwell Fenton." NeoMark said.
"He's so adorable." PFN said with a smile.
"Cute." BCFW stared with a neutral expression.
"The Deja vu is back, this is Danny and Gwen's ending." 61394 said.
"Haven't finished it yet." NeoMark reminds him.
"Sneak peek, I guess." 61394 said in response.
"Len. I guess the Tennyson naming theme continues." FP11 said.
"Actually, you named him that in one of the final chapters of the original. I chose to keep it since it seemed like something they'd name him." NeoMark reminds her.
"Yeah, I thought that would be something Gwen would do ." FP11 added.
"And the tradition of giving names that rhyme with Ten continues." Luiz4200 said.
"Now, normally… This is the part of the chapter where I ask everyone questions about the story of this future scene and what happened prior to getting here… but since I haven't finished the actual Danny and Gwen story… I will skip this part." Neomark said.
"You know…" Deadpool said. "Considering how many chapters this story was… you'd have finished that one by now…"
NeoMark groaned and slammed his head on the desk.
"...Deadpool...not now..." FP11 said uneasily, trying to help her friend feel better.
"Don't worry. We all have side stories we need to finish." BCFW patted his fellow author on the back.
"I know how you feel dude. Vilgax wishes he was as evil as writer's block." 61394 said, also patting Neo on the back sympathetically.
"I really need to finish that one. I want to knock it out before I finish the rest." NeoMark said as he raised his head.
"Yeah." Luiz4200 replied. "I miss that one. And the crossovers with Makoto, Starfire and April."
"I really didn't think this through, did I?" NeoMark rubbed the sides of his head in irritation.
"So…" PFN points to the monitor. "Gwen?"
"Right…" NeoMark took a breath. "Let's get to it…"
At Dinner
The family of three were seated together.
Danny, being a stay at home dad for their son, took up the time to learn how to cook. He took a little aid from his parents, a few friends he made from the dating service, and a few cooks he met along the way.
"This one's got meat in it, and I added some spinach." Danny said.
"Do I gotta eat the spinach parts?" Len asks.
"Yes, you do." Gwen said.
"Okay..." Len groaned before eating a piece.
Gwen took another piece of lasagna into her mouth, savoring the taste.
"I'm glad you didn't learn to cook from Grandpa Max…" Gwen swallowed before speaking, her body language as she sat showed she was relaxed and happy to be home.
"I'm glad he promises to keep that stuff away from Len… until he's 10, at least." Danny joked as he sipped his drink of iced tea.
"How come Great Grandpa Max likes to make stuff like that? Who taught him to cook?" Len asks innocently.
"Not Gordon Ramsey, that's for sure…" Danny said under his breath with a smile.
"He's considered Ramsey for all aliens." Gwen said.
"Just not for his home race." Danny adds as he takes another bite.
"Great Grandpa Max's cooking never did look good." Len said before taking another piece into his mouth.
"I'm just glad neither of your grandparents will make you eat stuff like that." Gwen said, since Max was not the kind of cook suitable for a child.
For a brief moment, Danny let this peace between him and his family go one before recalling something he had to tell Gwen.
"Anyway, Gwen?" Danny got her attention. "You should know… our boy's doing well in school but…" He looked a bit disappointed.
"...but?" Gwen hesitated to know the answer, evident by her expression.
"Apparently, our boy has quite the sense of humor. And by that, I mean that he used his powers to put caterpillars in the shirts of some mean kids." Danny reveals.
Len, eating his food, paused as he felt a cold chill through his spine.
"Lenard Maxwell Fenton…" Gwen, with arms crossed, sent her son a disapproving frown. "I thought we agreed you would not pull anything like that anymore…"
"It wasn't my fault, Mama. This was for a good cause. Some boy, Baxter something, tried to steal crayons from a friend I made and I couldn't let that happen…" Lenard defended himself. "I thought you and Dad, being secret superheroes, would be fine with me doing that."
"You're not wrong… but you're a 5 year old boy and you can't go using your powers like that." Gwen scolded. "I don't want a repeat of how your uncle Ben used to misuse his Omnitrix when we were 10."
"Maaammmaaaa…" Lenard whined.
"Don't "Maaammmaaaa…" me, young man." Gwen said in a stern tone.
"No worries. I already grounded him." Danny spoke up. "No dessert for a month… but after that whining… I might extend it to an extra week…"
"What?! Nooo..." Len whined.
"What a great idea…" Gwen said in faux-cheer. "If he keeps acting like this… we'll extend it."
"Mmrrhhh…" Len mumbled, pouting as he looked at his unfinished meal with vegetables on it.
Seeing the reaction on her son's face, Gwen slowly placed her hand on his head.
"We're only harsh on you because we love you and want you to be safe." She said in a softer tone.
"I just don't get why I can't do what you guys and Uncle Ben do all the time… I wanna fight bad guys and be cool…" Len expressed his views of heroism, showing how he was still a child with little understanding of how the world actually is like.
"You're little. You have years before you can go off and do stuff like that…" Gwen reminded him.
"Okay…" Len said in a defeated tone as he started to cry a bit.
"What's the problem, Son?" Danny asks, not wanting to see his boy upset.
"I just... want to be like you guys. I wanna make bad guys pay for doing bad..." Len went, feeling he's disappointed his parents.
However, his mother then hugged him, holding him close and Len hugged her back
"Lenard? Don't forget… we love you. We're only doing what is best for you." Gwen said in a gentle way.
"Okay Mama…" Lenard said as he slowly wiped his tears off.
Danny watched this, choosing not to intervene as he knew how much Len and Gwen missed seeing each other. He and Len may have been close, but it was Gwen that Len was always asking about. The boy loved his mother greatly, just as Gwen would call almost every day, asking about their son.
"You know..." Deadpool went. "Neither Ben nor Gwen's parents had that rhyming theme."
"I know... but... FP11 gave their boy that name, and I like that name. So... I decided to use it." NeoMark said.
"So... you'll keep the names for returning girls' kids?" Deadpool asks.
"Most likely." NeoMark said.
Later, close to 10
Len was in his bedroom, getting into his bed as Gwen sat at the foot with a smile.
"Mama?" Len looked up. "Why do you wanna be queen of the world?"
"It's president, Len. It's not like that… not that I have anything against being a queen or anything." Gwen sheepishly admits before smiling at him. "But to answer your question… I want to help people. Mama wants to help make the world a better place, and to do that, I have to earn the trust of so many people."
"Does that mean I won't see you as much? Or that we'll have to move?" Len looked saddened as he asked this. "Because I like it here… I don't wanna move to a white house. That sounds boring…"
Gwen, despite her son's uncertainty, couldn't help but smile a little at his understanding of what she is trying to do.
"The president of the country lives in the White House. But to answer your question… I actually don't mind if you and your dad stay here. A place where I can escape from the pressures of being the world's secret leader in case of things getting too hectic for me." Gwen responded.
"So… no castle? Because that'd at least be cool to sleep in, at least once…" Len asks with a small smile.
"No castle. But… a neat mansion that you and your daddy can visit one of these days. But don't worry…" Gwen patted his head. "You and your daddy can stay here when it happens. But that won't be for… another 3-4 years, plenty of time to spend together."
Len, hearing that, cheered up.
"Okay, Mama…" Len said before yawning. "Can I stay up longer? I wanna talk with you more…"
"We can talk once you're home from school. I won't go back to work for a month…" Gwen explained, smiling at her son with motherly affection.
Len, who struggled to keep his eyes opened, nodded as sleep caught up with him.
"Okay…" He yawned once more. "G'night… Mama…"
Gwen lightly kissed her son on the forehead as she headed to the hallway.
"Night, Len…" She walked towards the door and turned the light off before closing the door with her exit.
She would make her way to the living room. There, on the sofa, Danny sat comfortably. Now 6 ft to her 5 ft and 10 inches, Danny gestured for her to join him. The news was on, showcasing a few minor crimes happening.
He, in his casual attire, watches as his wife, still in her work clothes, sits beside him.
"So… how's work been?" Danny asks.
"Stressful… but, thankfully, Argit was deemed unfit to run." Gwen said. "His numerous criminal activities in his past were brought up and… well… he's too in debt to run and he's too wanted to run too."
"I would not have voted for him…" Danny said, having nothing nice to say about Argit.
"Outside of that…" Gwen inched closer. "I should be ready to run in… a few years. Which means… if you want a little… luck on your side…"
There was the way she looked at him, a look that seemed to imply something more than just being superheroes.
Seeing the way she eyed him, Danny smiled as he sat up.
"If only there was trouble that needed us." Danny's faux-concern was obvious.
The news then showed an incident.
"Wanted criminal Ma Vreedle has been spotted near Middleton. Kim Possible and her husband, Ron Stoppable are currently on the other side of the world. Ben Tennyson is currently off planet… Hopefully, one hero is able to deal with this space redneck." Lance Thunder, who was now bald, said dramatically to the camera.
Danny and Gwen smiled at each other.
"Let me get Frostbite to watch Len for a bit…" He picked up his phone.
20 minutes later, on the rooftop
"I'm going ghost!" Danny shouted as he morphed.
Gwen's eyes flashed pink before being enveloped in her mana, her clothes being replaced with a look she recalled her future self wearing. She also used magic to give herself a much shorter haircut, mostly to help hide her identity further.
"Ready when you are." She said.
"I see it still fits…" Danny eyed her.
"It sure does…" Gwen wrapped her arms around Danny and kissed him.
As they kissed, a portal opened nearby and out came Frostbite.
"You made it." Danny smiled as the portal closed.
"I am honored as ever, oh Great One and his wife." Frostbite took a knee. "Oh, Great and Powerful Mrs. Fenton… how goes your conquest to be queen of this realm?" He asks with a tone of admiration, intrigue and high respect he shows mostly to Danny.
"Again… not queen, president." Gwen corrected him. "I'll let you know later…" She gestured to Danny. "Let's go."
"You forgot something…" Danny gestured to his face, reminding her of something.
"I wasn't… just waiting for you to see it." Gwen said as she summoned her old Lucky Girl mask.
As the two hovered into the air, Danny saluted Frostbite.
"If Len wakes up…?" Danny asks.
"No sugary foods or beverages. I understand." Frostbite nodded with great respect and understanding.
With that, Danny and Gwen smiled as they nod to one another.
"Ready?" Danny Phantom asks his wife.
"Let's have a lucky night tonight…" Gwen as Lucky Girl responded.
The two flew to the city, intending to have some fun before they would return past midnight and retire for the night, getting to share a bed for the first time in days.
Early Morning
Arriving home at 2 in the morning, Danny and Gwen thanks Frostbite and went to bed.
Danny changed into his pajamas by hand as Gwen used her mana to swap clothes. One he was in his pants and white shirt, and she in her nightgown, the two went under the covers.
"Gwen?" He spoke.
"Yeah...?" Gwen responds.
"I love you..." He said with a warm smile.
"I love you too..." Gwen's smile matched his as the two slowly closed the gap between their faces.
The two kissed, happy to be alone. All their excitement made them more than ready to retire for the night, happy to still be married.
"Say it…" Deadpool went.
"...fine…" NeoMark rolled his eyes. "They'll have…" Deadpool looked with bated breath. "...a girl. Her name would be Denise, Den for short."
"...so… I sense a pattern." Deadpool said. "First born's a boy, they get a girl. In Annie's case, first born a girl, second a boy." Deadpool said.
"Well, Neo likes his patterns." 61394 said.
"I see the pattern too." Luiz4200 commented.
"Gonna be honest…I actually don't care about this pattern." BCFW responded with a dull tone. "As far as I'm concerned, they can have any kind of child they want. And any number."
"Just like the arbitrary pattern of giving the kids names with a theme." Deadpool smiled almost mockingly at NeoMark.
"...I really hate you so much right now." NeoMark responds bitterly.
"...right now? I'm not doing my job right." Deadpool nods to himself.
"Anyway… thoughts here?" NeoMark asks.
"Nice." BCFW gave a thumbs up.
"I am happy to see that Danny and Gwen had a happy life together. Still, can you explain again how much this is different from your Danny and Gwen story?" FP11 asked.
"Outside of characters like Supergirl and Kitty Pryde being replaced with Sakura and Kula, or that I'm going in with the idea that Danny still has a secret identity, I can't. I haven't finished that story yet." NeoMark reminds her.
"I see." FP11 Said.
"OK, this was really interesting. I definitely want to explore more about this future. I do like that it combines that Gwen wants to become president with what is said in Ultimate Alien when Ben 10,000 returns and Omniverse's future." PFN said.
"It's a nice epilogue." 61394 answered.
"I agree." Luiz4200 said.
"This one was a tad shorter, but that's because I haven't finished the main story of Danny and Gwen yet." NeoMark rubbed the back of his head.
"That needs to be the first one you finish before the rest." Deadpool snapped his fingers. "So... what do you think you'll do for it?"
"Hmm... I do want to have Vilgax play a big role since, despite being Ben's arch-enemy, he was underused for Omniverse. I also...will actively avoid changes in Omniverse that I don't like because I see them as happening because of the whole remaking the universe thing. Which, in all honesty, I hated. That should have been a season finale thing, not the fourth episode in production. And it should have been taken seriously." NeoMark said.
"Yeah... but you know, Omniverse is seen in a more favorable light by many a fans these days." Deadpool said.
"I know... but I'm not one of them." NeoMark's bluntness was evident.
"Gotcha." Deadpool raised a thumb in acceptance.
"Okay! Next girl." NeoMark said before seeing who was after Gwen when he decided the order. "Oh… this oughta be interesting…"
Special thank you to the authors featured.
A spoiler, but Gwen isn't the only girl from the original story who will be featured here... but, as said last time, it won't be someone who was in the original 10 runners up.
This one was also short but the next should be a bit longer. Although... considering I need to finish this before the 31st... might just do shorter chapters to speed things along. You let me know which do you prefer...
RonaldM40196867: No. No. Probably? Yes. Probably not, since his suit seems to be part of his ghost form. I have no idea. Perhaps.
The Disquieting One: Indeed, a surprise. Also, thanks for pointing that out, fixed it. And yes, that's how it was in the original, so that's what I'm doing here.
Jebest4781: Thanks, hope this next chapter is to your liking.
LockAndKey989: ... I have used way too many redheads, didn't I? Also... nod toned? Do you mean "mentioned"?
Menatron the Angel of Ideas: Yeah, no these suggestions, sorry. Sakura? I'd go for the more non-Nelvana dub, accurate to original anime character... but she and Syaoran are a couple I actually like a lot so no... that and she's scared of ghosts. Mandy? Too spoiled a person. Trixie? I don't like to age up or age down characters. Naruto characters? From a world too different to work here. Chloe? Same with Mandy.
Warrior of the Forbidden Flame: Bumblebee and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts are a separate continuity, as decreed by Hasbro. It's part of the reason I like those movies as they have no connection to the past films.
Invader Johnny: Sure looks like it... because I kept using redheads... It just happens the best girls I like to write for are mostly reddeads.
Luiz4200: Shoot... I didn't realize until I read this how fitting the idea of someone who resents Kim Possible sharing a chapter with her was.
NiteOwl18: Apparently, you have psychic powers. Quick! Predict the winning lottery numbers!
61394: Huh... well, for Annie, I'm pretty sure I wrote her like that more for when she's a teenager. I could be misremembering. Thanks, the bear obsession was my idea. Indeed, tonight is the night his son with Kim, and daughter with Samantha happening concurrently, will be conceived. Funny how that works, eh? The simulator idea came to be as I wanted to have a little bit of action without having an actual villain. Indeed, that's why I didn't use Clover, since I see the idea of her falling for him as more of a slow burn.
guardian1989: I sure did, and doing so made me decide to merge her and Samantha into the same chapter. Yup... 5 more runners up, 4 now. I'll try to have time, if not here than in January.
William Escobar 608: 1) La respuesta es simple... porque no pude pensar en nada que la hiciera lo suficientemente diferente como para justificar que apareciera nuevamente. 2) No, exactamente en el mismo momento en que ocurre el final alternativo original de la historia original. 3) Ron tenía 15 años, en realidad. 4) RJ es un chico... y también es el hijo de Yori. 5) Usó su cabeza mucho antes y se involucró con Ami, principalmente porque ahora me gusta escribir sobre los dos como pareja más que cuando comencé. 6) Principalmente porque no he visto la película... ni quiero verla, para ser honesto. 7) De hecho. 8) De hecho. 9) Sam no es un sociópata, solo es testarudo. Tampoco voy a hacerle daño a menos que realmente haga algo malo. 10) Sí. 11) Principalmente es envidia, ya que esta es su esposa. 12) Correcto... iba a tener el nombre de sus padres... hasta que me di cuenta... de que eso no es creativo. Elegí Matthew, Matty para abreviar. Matty por el tema que notaste de tener un nombre de 5 letras con A como la segunda letra e Y como la última. 13) Bueno... diré que no me gusta demasiado el cambio de la animación basada en marionetas, o que los actores de doblaje anteriores no regresaran. Aún así... esperaré a ver si la temporada 7 encuentra su equilibrio. 14) Supongo que no. 15) Vegetariano en realidad. Además, algunos vegetarianos comen pescado, sin contarlo como carne. 16) Lo es. 17) ¿Enseña cómo ser reportera? Básicamente, algo que aleja la atención de ella. 18) Sí. 19) De hecho. 20) Solo con Danny. 21) De hecho. 22) De hecho. 23) Como se dijo en las menciones honoríficas, Sunset Shimmer y Adagio Dazzle. Vuelve a leer el segundo capítulo de esos, ya que es mucho más fácil que yo explique de nuevo.
JDF Legacier Morphicon: She probably excels at all of them because Butch Hartman adored her too much. Probably not. Pink... for irony's sake. Well, Danielle is already half-ghost, but I imagine Sam would use her powers to futher agenda, Star or Paulina would use them to seek popularity, Valerie might do the same since it'd be before the whole incident with the god, and Jazz would probably be the most responsible. Darker. Some, not all.
Kaiden TazerGun: Well... it was the same girls, just in a slightly different order. Still... it was my fault for not closing sooner.
FC Tiraspol Fan: Interesting. I guess some things are a constant, no matter what changes happen.