#Ectoberhaunt Treat (Danny Phantom)

[the-random-phan]

Ectoberhaunt Day 13

Isekai: Old Hero New World

[sheepheadfred]

Ectoberhaunt Day 9: Fall

Summary: Right on the heels of that ghost pirate ship raid and subsequent rescue of their parents, school feels off with some pretty notable people treating him quite differently. Though the only person who hasn't yet caught on is the object of all their affections and attention, Danny Fenton.

direct continuation of [day 8]

(5 times someone started acting weirdly/caught feelings +1 time they all came together and Danny realizes what's been going on)

AO3 link

Dash:

Fenton was actually kind of cool last night! What is this world coming to?

But also humble? He wouldn't accept any compliment and while Dash gets it, but c'mon! He got all of them to fight a ghost pirate crew and soloed the captain. That has to mean something to him!

...

Right?

Fuck! Now Fenton has him concerned. Made such an impression it kind of feels wrong to use his usual demeaning nicknames for him, too.

He can't get it out of his head. That Fenton taking his aggression out on that ghost was a little hot. He's not supposed to feel like this! He's probably just concerned it will be turned on him next!

Yeah, that must be it!

Fenton is so scrawny, of course he'd be worried! He's able to do all of that while still being such a stick of a person. It also feels wrong, though, with how badly he takes care of himself. He's badass but too skinny. Dash wonders if it's because of whatever freaky stuff goes on at that house with his freaky parents. His sister never seemed to have that issue, after all! But he really doesn't know anything about their home lives to know for sure.

Besides his sister was the total package with beauty and brains so, why is he more drawn to the wimp? That's not how it's supposed to go!

Is he really a wimp if he's just hiding what he can do and chooses not to use it?

Maybe if he got him healthier this feeling would go away? Worth a shot at least. He can last in a fight working on adrenaline but what about day to day? No wonder he hates gym!

At school, though, old habits threatened to resurface even as they felt wrong.

Slamming his hand right next to Fenton's head to block him in, he belatedly realized their positions looked a lot like that 'kabedone' (?) pose Paulina fantasizes about. Mainly with Phantom. He just stands there as his brain resets, face on fire, as Fenton just looked at him. A face journey going from surprised to fearful to annoyed and now to worry and concern.

"Uh, Dash? If this is supposed to be a 'congratulatory' beating or something to get back into the swing of things, can you get it over with before class? ... Ooor not? I get last night was wild but, like, maybe you need the nurse? I'm just... gonna... gooooo then?" the nerd rambled before he could fully process any of his words and then bailed when he didn't answer fast enough.

Lame

His concerned gaze and strained smile as Dash stood there caught him off guard.

Of course the loser with freaky parents acted like that. He must be making fun of me! No other reason he's making me feel like this! Gotta be a trick!

Trying to logic it out to himself or not, it's hard to deny that he shouldn't be concerned over him with how Dash has treated him. His undeserved kindness continues to shine though only now he can see it for what it is no matter how hard he tries to reason it to be something else. Something more acceptable to the people around him. Despite the hope starting to burn in him.

In class, he tosses a protein shake at Fenton's head and unsurprisingly, at least now anyway, he caught it.

"Fenton, if you do those crazy stunts all the time you might as well bulk up!"

Confused but seemingly thankful, he just nods before turning to the front as the teacher walked in. Both electing to ignore what happened earlier.

HA! He took it! My job is done.

If only he could convince his heart of that.

Is this how he's always felt or is it just starting? Did he start because the grown ups deemed it ok and never stopped him? Or was it just pressure from home? Or all of it? He's afraid to know the answer.

Paulina:

Dash has been acting weird. And not the fun kind of weird. First, he kabedon'ed Fenton and then he offered one of his protein shakes? Not just the generic kind, the good stuff he usually keeps to himself, too!

She decides to interrogate him during lunch with the rest of their group of friends. Still, she can sort of understand why even if her heart belongs to Phantom.

Even if Fenton did have a charm to his dorky side and can be attentive and kind. And brave.

He never shows that last quality most of the time anyway.

Didn't he not want credit out of fear of being forced to only have that life?

Like most boys in this school, he is clearly into her but as time went on he didn't let it control him.

So he has better self control than a lot of their peers, so what?

Nevermind that 'loser', her friend is off and it's time to get him to talk. Or at least distract him if he's not ready. It's usually the latter knowing him and the pressure he puts on himself.

On top of it being school hours.

"I can't get it out of my head," Dash confessed to her, "But, like, why do I find Fenton hot?"

She knows Fenton's friends act as his guard dogs sometimes for one reason or another. And Manson would sooner wear pink than let it happen for either of them.

All she could do was pat his arm as she turned away, not wanting to admit she feels the same.

Valerie:

Damn!

That bullshit from last night still pisses her off!

First that earbleedingly bad music gets blasted everywhere. Then, and then! It turns out to be an evil plan by the no good ghosts and not just some cruise! Phantom didn't even show like the fake he is! And, while she knows this is not the worst part is feels the most humiliating, a good chunk of their grade level invaded Fentonworks for a party without inviting Fenton or her. Her, she can understand, but he lives there. That's just cruel!

And yet, he still somehow got them to listen to his plan.

She is admittedly still impressed.

It was fun to fight with him. He even gave her a name to go by! She never cared about a vigilante name of her own before but it feels special.

Helps that he's cute, too.

Goth girl refuses to make a move and Valerie might if she doesn't.

Dash and Paulina, too, now if how they've been acting is anything to go by. They did use to be her friends, so she still remembers their tells and hints.

And saw the 'Kabedon Incedent'. If he hasn't been such a bully she'd feel worse for him.

Even the rest of the week, they have been falling all over themselves in their own ways over him. At least Danny will willingly talk to her and they are kind of friends even when his friends don't approve. She hopes that they can all be friends one day, despite how hostile they can be.

"Hey, Danny. Anything crazy happen recently?"

"Nah, just the crazy amount of homework."

"Mr. Lancer didn't assign much this week?"

"I have late assignments and keep having to redo them. Mostly from my parents inventions making a mess everywhere. Not to mention running from ghost attacks, my bag gets singed at times just for being my bag."

"Oof, I see what you mean there!"

The two share a laugh before splitting up.

He's always been fun to talk to. At least after I started giving him a chance. Was I just too stuck up and angry to see this side of him, before?

Sam:

Sam was feeling pretty good about herself!

Bringing back quality music to this town and kicking some ghost butt using those dumb records as scratching boards.

Seeing Danny in the lead like that, getting even the likes of Dash to listen, was really cool.

The fact that even Valerie showed up was very unexpected. But you know how it goes, plans never go unscathed upon contact with the enemy and all. Probably for the best, anyway, that Danny didn't bring out Phantom if she was already on her way.

At least they seem to be starting to see how cool he truly is.

Sam did not like that Danny hung out with Valerie given she tries to kill him when he's Phantom. And yes, that is the only reason!

Stop asking!

Doesn't help that 'pretty in pink' and 'Mr. Angry Issues' keep trying to butt in. She was busy being the ammo in the skies disrupting their broadcast! All she knows is that Danny went feral on Youngblood's ass and now the two seem to be tripping all over themselves around him. Being 'nice' like they actually care. She'll believe they've changed for the better when she sees it. Because right now it seems like they're only doing this to flirt with him! And just!

She's not possessive, she just doesn't want her friend to get hurt is all!

At least that is all she will let herself believe.

Stop denying you want him to look at you like that...

Tucker:

That was awesome!

They got to fight and even win against those pirate ghosts as just kids with Fenton gear!

Too bad Danny couldn't be Phantom at all, though. That was the main reason he had to deactivate the ghost shield. They made it work without Phantom anyway.

Valerie showing up was the least expected thing, though. He thought she had a night off or something? There were so many adults he's not sure if her dad was there in the crowd.

Guess ghost hunting means no time off after all. Kind of like us. Except she wants to get rid of my best friend permanently and doesn't even know it. My guy is a bit too forgiving sometimes.

His best bro has been getting so confused that everyone is nicer to him since the raid they did on the pirate ship. Like his bravery or badassery leading and fighting with them wasn't amazing! Like his feralness to switch to kindness and jokes right after wasn't charming or endearing.

Like its that hard to believe people like him more now that they see more of what he can do and who he is besides the son of the town loons who just so happened to be right about this one thing.

His plan didn't end in public destruction or excess harm. Unlike when his parents go after a ghost or when a ghost tosses him around and he gets blamed for it!

He can be very mad on his bro's behalf because Danny won't be. He's always simmering under the surface for the injustice his friend deals with. Tucker knows Sam is, too. She's just louder about it while he tends to silently judge more often than not.

But he can see why some of them have started to catch feelings for him, even if most are in denial about it. Sam included. Like the queen of denial, holy shit!

As always its up to the best friend to get everyone on the same page.

After all, he has always liked his best friend even if its slowly became platonic but romantic love for him, too. He just wants his bro happy and he's the only one who can see Danny can be with all of them, platonic or romantic. Now he just needs to get through to everyone else, too.

Here's to hoping I survive this intervention.

(+1) Danny:

Man, Danny feels so much better after taking his aggression on Youngblood and those other pirates! Too bad Ember got away, but hopefully that means she wont show back up again for a while.

He just hopes people won't treat him too differently.

Don't get him wrong. He's grateful they helped keep it a secret with how fast they all hid the evidence, but he knows that's partially to save their own skins from their parents and gain his parents' attention.

Getting to fight by Valerie's, or he supposed now it'd be 'Red's, side without even a hint of her trying to shoot him was even better than getting to be Phantom. Though, he only couldn't be Phantom because she showed up.

Good thing, too. Had it been anyone else they'd be dead. At least He's already half way there and has a transformation.

But she has been warming up to Phantom at least, he thinks.

Fighting by Dash's side as an equal is something he never could have guessed would be so rewarding. He hasn't even threatened to beat him up since then!

He thinks?

Dash keeps giving him these weird shakes and powders, talking about working his muscles in what he thinks is supposed to be encouragement. He's been bullied for so long by him that he really can't tell if it's a prank. Still does it anyway because Dash keeps looking at him and he is very unsure if refusing would gain his ire. Especially when he started doing this.

As time moves on, he becomes more settled into this new normal. The kids who were there had enough social sway that he was able to get his grades up with some good tutoring and some good extra credit. His attendance still hurt but they were able to explain it as his parents wanted him to partake in ghost hunting, too! Not the whole truth but a great cover as no one will want to talk to his parents to confirm. It's like the cool kids have been taking 'nice lessons'.

Dash has been helping him build muscle, so now his human form isn't so weak that he can barely catch his breath just after a jog around the block... Or for when his powers are blocked in some way. Those weird shake things have been helping, too. Something safe to eat when the meat at home usually reanimates and they still have the ecto-weenies guarding the fridge, consuming almost anything put in there from ectoplasmic samples to fresh groceries.

Paulina has been strangely nice as well. She hasn't even made weird comments about or hit on him as Phantom as much. She gave him some make up tips when ghosts fights got bad enough he had bruises in human form once turning back. And he's kind of into it! It's fun playing with make up in a way he never expected like this. They now have a nail night where they work on each other's nail art and do facials together. They do it once a month together now. Star shows up when she can but sometimes it's hard to make all three schedules work with how busy school is and all the constant ghost attacks. During their hang outs she sometimes even calls him cute! That's so nice of her. Such a good friend compliment! He can tell because shes not using her mean or fake nice voice while saying it!

He and Valerie continue to grow closer as she teaches him some of her martial arts and encourages him to blather about space. He hugged her out of sheer excitement that he has someone else he can gush over his favorite thing to. Things are so much better between them now, even with her dislike of Phantom. They even teamed up together during Pariah's invasion a little bit ago as their alter egos and she offered him the chance to use the mech suit his parents made as Fenton. Though, she did threaten Phantom to make sure 'Danny' came back safely. Well, both him as Phantom and as Fenton to be safe. He could only promise to do his best given everything.

He's so glad she gave him a chance and he her. He first started offering her companionship out of guilt, but he has grown to truly care about her. His friends don't seem as hostile towards her anymore and now they all even hang out sometimes.

Sometimes Dash and Paulina are even in their friendly hang outs as well, old hostilities are forgotten or put aside, and he is thriving.

Sam still is her usual, prickly self. But it seems like she realized something about herself and others lately or something. Shes been getting along better with the other girls and seems to have come to an understanding of sorts with them. At least he thinks so. Danny is not entirely, sure but at least she has other things to do than get into another meat and veggies debate with Tucker. He hates having to meditate those!

And where would he be without his best of best bros? Tucker has always been his rock. Their whole lives he has been his closest companion practically since he would walk. He's always so chill and smart and skilled with his hands and just. He is grateful he remains in his life.

Or maybe half life? Let's not think about that right now.

Danny thinks he's starting to catch feelings for all his friends, not fully platonic feelings. And not just the girls and not just the new or old. But all five of his closest friends! Is he supposed to choose? He has too much love in his heart and fondness for them all at this point that it would hurt to forsake any of them like that.

Do they even feel the same way?

Would it be worth it?

He has new friends and they are all getting along now.

So why should he ruin such a nice thing for himself?

He was worrying about it so much that it worried the others and he didn't even notice.

Tucker grabbed his hand, dragging him out of his head.

"Where are we going?"

"Your intervention this time, dude. We've all been getting worried. You're pulling away, man! We all have something to say to you together and you're not getting out of it. This could help, bro."

They made it to an empty classroom during lunch. Everyone he was having a crisis about all in one place!

How was this supposed to help?!

At his confused and increasingly distressed reaction, everyone decided to just lay it all out there. All of their feelings and that they don't want to lose him.

Danny starts to cry. He doesn't want to choose or lose any of them, either. He's so relieved and overwhelmed that he can't stop.

"You do have two hands, Danny," Tucker reassured him, "You can choose one of us or all if you want. Hell, it doesn't even have to be romantic! You absolute goofball!"

"Wha? That's a thing?! You can have more than one? Wouldn't that be cheating?"

His concern and confusion was sweet. He truly didn't know and didn't want to hurt any of them, after all.

This time, Paulina and Sam teamed up.

"Danny, you sweet, feral teenage boy," Sam begins, "it's not cheating if all parties are ok with it. It's all about consent and communication. We are the ones bringing it up."

"The goth is right, sweetie. We all talked about it before. And who knows, maybe some of us will work better as platonic partners, we can figure that out down the line. But we can give it a try if you want."

He gave a wet laugh and the sunniest smile in response.

"Yes! I'd love to try it with all of you. Hope we can make this work!"

This really is the happiest Danny has been! He was so worried he could lose a friend if he confessed and they all like him! And that having multiple partners is allowed if they know! And! And!

He rushes in to give them all a hug at the same time. A group hug with their special, feral little guy in the center. Like he is in their hearts.

Yeah, this did make me feel better. Tuck sure was right about that!

[ghostly-penumbra]

Ectoberhaunt 2023. Day Four

"Zombies"

Ao3

Warning: General zombie apocalypse atmosphere.

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Danny dragged his feet on the ground and growled every few steps, blending seamlessly with the herd.

A few feet away, a kid sobbed quietly beneath a car, attracting the dead to them.

Danny cursed in his head and groaned loudly, hurrying his dragged steps away from there, and the dead, mindless as they were, followed him.

He looked around himself moving only his eyes; he didn’t want any survivor to shoot him thinking he was fully dead, so he had to watch out.

Once he was sure there were no other people around, Danny ducked into an alley and leaned against a wall, groaning for real this time.

“Man, who would’ve thought playing dead would need so much walking.” He let his hoodie fall and pulled down his balaclava, revealing his black hair with a white stripe running from his nape to his forehead. Taking off a dirty glove, he rubbed at his green eye, sighing tiredly as he looked around again.

The alley was packed, but the dead paid him no mind, as usual, unless he wanted them to.

‘The dead go after people even if they are at the brink of death’ factoid is actually just a statistical error. Zombies Daniel, who is half dead and goes mostly ignored by them all, is an outlier and should not be counted.

Danny chuckled to himself and opened his water bottle to take long gulps from it, and then started considering what to do now. He hadn’t planned on cleaning the streets today, he was just doing some recon of the travellers, to see if they could be a treat to Amity Park. But if they had kids with them…

Danny sighed again and took his radio from one of the many hidden pockets in his raggedy-looking outfit and held it up to his mouth.

“Phantom to Mad Scientist, do you copy, Mad Scientist?”

“Mad Scientist to Phantom. Report.” Came his mom’s clear voice, and Danny smiled.

Though the radio, his parents would be strictly professional, sometimes bordering on cold, but the moment he was within their reach he was engulfed in a double bear hug that lifted his half-dead self off his feet.

“The ants are marching south, but a buzzard found them but I drove it away. No ant down that I saw.”

“How long will it take you to come back?”

Danny knew he had a contrite expression on his face when he said, “They have kids with them.”

There was a long, stretched silence where they argued with no words; his mom wouldn’t say something that could give anything away: their relationship, how important was Danny in the city, the resources they had; but she knew him, his sense of duty, his drive to protect others, how stubborn he could be, and how powerful. And Danny knew that she knew.

“Be careful out there. Don’t take unnecessary risks, and be back before sundown. Copy that?” She said at last.

“Copy. Phantom out.”

He turned off his radio and pocketed it again; then, he unsheathed his trusty dagger and set to work, one dead at a time.

[aprocessionofthoughts]

Ectoberhaunt 2023 Masterlist

prompts

ao3

In the Forest a Darkness Creeps day 2- Botonamancy TW- major character death (kind of) summary- Sam just wants to connect with nature

To See and Not Understand day 3- white crow TW- Danny dies but we all know that summary- Danny has always been able to see them. He's just never known what they meant.

In the Lab day 4- zombie TW-body horror, medical stuff, Danny dies but not exactly how he does in the show summary- Danny's parents are there for the accident, and they'll do anything to make sure their son survives.

With No End in Sight day 5- hunt TW- violence, death of random characters, blood, death of major character, slight gore summary- Danny is tired of having to be the one to hold back

Want to Talk? day 6- tabletop TW- hyperventilating summary- Sam and Tucker have been friends for years. They've always been considered the weird ones, so it's no surprise when the try to talk to the dead.

There be Dragons day 9- dragons TW- nothing summary- Danny comes across a new island while exploring the zone.

To Seek Freedom day 10- occultism TW- mind control summary- The Justice League is trying everything they can to free Danny.

To Stop the Flow of Time day 11- dread TW- nothing summary- Clockwork is an old ghost and he'll keep the only person he cares about ale.

Ever Onwards day 12- obsession TW- manipulation summary- Clockwork will do anything to get what he wants.

Friday the 13th day 13- horror flick TW- none summary- As Team Phantom gathers to watch spooky movies, something strange happens.

Slightly Less Partial Explanations day 16- revenant fandom- DC crossover TW- none summary- Danny tries to explain

Fly Away day 17- blood TW- blood, gunshot wound summary- Danny gets shot and tries to run

Unraveling day 18-unravel TW- character undeath Summary- Sam tries to figure out what's happening

Ghostly Changes day 19- claws/horns TW- none summary- Danny's ghost form is changing

Dancing with Death day 20- dance macabre TW- none summary- It's time for the Halloween dance

Amity Cryptids day 21- past prompt (2021/treat/cryptid) TW- none summary- The Fentons have always been weird

Metropolis day 22-portal shenanigans fandom- DC crossover TW- none summary- Danny gets flung int the DCU and decides to become a villain

Exchange Students day 23- magic fandom- Harry Potter crossover TW- none summary- Harry, Hermione, and Ron visit the strangest wizarding school in America

Worry day 24- science fandom- dp x dc TW- none summary- Sam and Tucker have been trying desperately to locate Danny

[jackdraw-spwrite]

Please note that this is at least somewhat spoilers for Funerary Rites, though only the next few chapters :)

Ectober 18 - Spider Lily

So I strained my hand a little bit a few days ago, and now I am out of buffer. Therefore, instead of a drawing, today’s fill is a (very short, only about 410 words) bit of the fae au I mentioned in the post for day 05 - fairy circle.

It doesn’t feel right to have Clockwork’s motivations so clear, but while there are certainly other parts that would fit the spider lily prompt, they all require a fair bit more context.

Warning for blood and I guess self harm?

Keep reading

[trinoxtrinox]

A party to be remembered through the ages (Part 5)

Ectoberhaunt 2022, Side Chaos. Prompt: Costume Party

Summary: Danny goes to collect his friends to their lairs before going to the party.

Author's note: Ok, I took my time with this one, but I wanted to have Dora, Frostbite and Pandora in the same place before starting the next part and it just kept going and going XD

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“Thank you for escorting me to the ball Sir Phantom.” Dora bowed before Danny, wearing some golden armor while having a spear in one hand and donning her hair in a pony tail set above her head, coming out of the holes of the helmet she’s currently wearing.

“No problem Dora, the least I could do since I invited you.” He replied while opening the door to the Specter Speeder beside himself, letting her go inside while watching over the guards that were accompanying her. “Don’t worry, I’ll watch over her.”

The guards accompanying Dora breathed out a sigh as relief flooded their bodies, knowing that Phantom would watch over their now queen was a relief since everyone knows how strong and responsible the young halfa can be, and there’s no way he would treat their ruler as anything less than family. “Thank you very much Sir Phantom, with this we’ll be reassured that she’ll be able to enjoy the ball to its full extent.”

“Well, I’ll be going off then, it won’t do for us to arrive late to the party.” And with that, Danny entered the Specter Speeder and closed the door, positioning himself behind the wheel as he took off towards his next destination.

“Why would we be late, Sir Phantom? I had the understanding that there is still plenty of time for the ball to begin.” Dora inquired while tilting her head and keeping her armor from clanging too much with each piece.

“There’s plenty of time yes, but considering how far my other plus 3 live, we actually only have about 30 minutes of free time before arriving at Johnny’s party, and knowing my luck we’ll end up going up against a ghost monster of some kind that’ll delay us.”

“Oh, I wasn’t aware you had such terrible luck Sir Phantom, nor that some of your friends’ lair resided so far away. Where, pray tell, are we going?”

“We’re going to the Far Frozen, and as it’s name implies, it resides very far away, so this will be a long ride that’s ahead of us. I came for you first since your place is in the other direction of everyone else.”

“I understand, then I shall propose some conversation topics to talk between us to pass the time and we won’t become bored.”

“Thanks for that Dora, traveling that far and so long can be boring most times if there’s nothing interesting to watch outside, and I’ve done this track enough times that there’s nothing new for me out there anymore.”

“Oh really? Would you mind telling me some of the views I should be expecting to witness then please?”

“No problem. First of all there’s the Carnivorous Canyon, which isn’t nearby, but it’s the most noticeable thing out there…” Danny began talking about the many places that there’s following the trek towards their objective, mentioning what they looked like, what their expected orbits are, the small things that surround them that work as preamble to reaching them, what kind of ghosts to expect when reaching those places, and many more things as well. The conversation was long enough that by the time they reached the edges of the Far Frozen, they barely managed to get halfway through all of the different vissages one could see, and which they’ve seen already. “We’re here, the Far Frozen. I don’t know how good you are with the cold, so you might want to stay inside of the Specter Speeder while I go outside to get Frostbite.”

“Thank you for the warning Sir Phantom, I’ll remain in here waiting for your return in that case.”

“Got it, see you in a bit.” And with that Danny stepped out of the Specter Speeder, closed the door without locking it, and floated towards the entrance of the Far Frozen, where one of the many yetis was waiting for him to arrive.

“Welcome Great One, Chief Frostbite has been eagerly waiting for today to come.”

“I’m glad he’s excited about today’s party, I wonder who he dressed up as.” A chuckle could be heard to his side as they walked through the tunnels towards the settlements of the Lair of the yetis. “...What was that laugh for?”

“You’ll see soon Great One, the trek is short after all.” His face returned to neutrality, but it was visible that the corner of his mouth was twitching a little and the yeti was doing his best to not look straight to Danny as well.

“Okay…?” Danny eyes closed a little, and he looked at the yeti accompanying him, trying to discover whatever it was keeping from him, but ended up shrugging and turning back ahead, shoulders relaxed and eyes lax, not caring anymore about his surroundings, which allowed him to miss the yeti next to him let his own shoulders down in relief, nd the both of them continued walking for a few minutes before finally arriving to the end of the tunnel, place where Frostbite was already waiting for him all dressed up already. “Oh Frostbite, whyyyyy…?”

Danny’s lament while he put his face on his hands was explained by way of Frostbite, chieftain of the yetis of the Far Frozen, having dressed up as Danny Phantom himself, white gloves and boots covering his feet and hands, and fur painted black all over the place except on the head, where it all remained white.

“Great One! Thank you for the invitation for the party, it is very much appreciated,” Frostbite’s smile couldn’t be bigger right now, especially after witnessing the flabbergasted expression that Danny was making right that instant, “What do you think of my costume?”

“Wha-Why-Frostbite! I’m not a historical figure!” Green was beginning to show on his face as Danny put his hands in the air.

“But of course you are Great One, you saved the Infinite Realms from the tyranny of Pariah Dark, you helped my people recover the Infinimap when it was stolen, you’ve managed to defeat three of the Ancients as well, you helped Pandora recover her box too… Should I continue?” The yeti asked once he noticed Danny’s face was completely green now as his eyes dilated a little and his head was hunched in between his shoulders.

“Please stop talking.” The halfa replied in a high pitch, causing the rest of the yetis present to start laughing, and his face to get even greener than before as well. “Can we go now!?”

“Yes yes, of course Great One,” the chieftain said his goodbyes to his people and, after everyone breathing after the laugh, gave the pair of disguised ghosts a hug before returning to their respective duties. The walk back to the Specter Speeder was a short one, however a swift conversation was had in that time. “I didn’t expect you to dress up as an Ancient Great One.”

“Ditto to you, but with me.”

“I’m sorry?”

“It means same, however not exactly, in this case because you dressed up as me instead.”

“Ah, I got it then. Following the lingo from the living realm isn’t an easy endeavor.”

“Yeah, I get that. If adults can get lost with teenagers then I can’t blame you for being an uber boomer.”

“A what now?”

“Don’t worry about it, the thing is I don’t expect you to understand all the memes I throw at you.”

“I understand, may I ask though, what inspired you to choose an ancient as a historical figure?”

“Well, I just vibe with his vibes and want to try those vibes for myself.”

“...The only thing I understood about that was the implication that you’ve met Clockwork before.”

“Yeah, I like the dude, they’re pretty neat even if they’re cryptic as fuck.”

“No wonder you were able to make such an accurate costume, Great One!” A smile was plastered on Frostbite's face as he patted him in the back with enough strength to push him towards the door of the Specter Speeder. Recovering his balance, Danny finally opened the door of the vehicle and went inside.

“Dora, I present you Frostbite, chieftain of the Far Frozen, who for some reason thought of dressing up as me.” That last bit was said in a low voice, and even though the princess wasn’t able to hear it completely, she was able to realize it’s meaning quick enough once the yeti entered the ship and showed himself in all of his glory, or at least as much as he could considering he had to remain hunched inside if he didn’t want to hit his head on the ceiling. “Frostbite, this is queen Dorothea of the Dragon Queendom.”

“Greetings queen Dorothea, it is a pleasure to meet you.” Frostbite said while making a slight bow, which might’ve looked a little ridiculous considering both his build and location, and the fact that Danny was hiding a smile behind his hand and shaking shoulders.

“The feeling is mutual chief Frostbite, I’m happy to make your acquaintance.” Replied Dora with a small bow of her own and a pantomime of widening a skirt as a greeting.

“Well, now that you’ve met, I’ll go to the driver seat and get us towards my last plus three before going to the party. I suggest you sit down Frostbite so that you don’t have to be hunched up all the time.” And with that Danny went to the front seat and turned up the motors, slowly lifting the Specter Speeder, turning it around, and finally leaving the Far Frozen behind the trio. Now there was only 1 ghost left to pick up, and it would be a faster flight than the one to pick up Frostbite, but still enough time would be left for everyone to have a good conversation in the traveling time.

“So, queen Dorothea, I couldn’t help but notice who you’re dressed up as.”

“I could say the same about you chieftain Frostbite.” A chuckle escaped her lips.

“Please don’t get him started on that, I’m embarrassed enough.” Danny squeaked from the cockpit, eliciting a laugh from both of his friends in the back.

“Well queen Dorothea, to answer your question, I think you’re aware of the Great One’s exploits throughout the Infinite Realms, it would be a lie to say he isn’t making history as we speak.”

“I can’t deny any of those claims myself, he was the usurper of the ghost king throne after all.”

“Ancients you guys are the worst.” Danny’s face has full on green now, and letting the ship go straight on it’s own, he buried his own face in his hands, drowning any noise coming from behind with his own groans, missing the few minutes where the conversation became interesting enough since both Dora and Frostbite were now discussing their own costumes in depth.

Eventually enough time passed and they were all approaching the Acropolis of Athens, where Pandora was waiting for Danny near the entrance of her own lair. Danny wasted no time, and the moment he left the Specter Speeder in park, he zipped outside and flew fast enough to tackle any normal ghost.

“Phantom!” The huge ghost opened her 4 arms and received the halfa in all of her arms in a hug.

“Pandora! How are you doing? Ready to go to a party and make it unforgettable?” Danny’s eyes were shining at that moment, and on closer inspection his freckles were doing so as well, moving slightly to mimic the constellations back on Earth.

“Of course, it shall be a celebration that will be remembered in the books of history!” Raising her hands and letting him go, Pandora cheered as she began floating towards the Specter Speeder, the 2 robes she wore fluttering through the ectoplasm in the realms, the first one with flames decorations littered all through it, while the second yellow one was tied around her waist as if it was a skirt. Instead of the helmet she usually wears, a closed round one was in its place, white in color and not really useful for protection considering how much free space it left inside it. She still wore the rest of her armor, Pandora would never leave without it, however this time it wasn’t a golden armor, but a bronze one.

“Hey! Don’t leave me behind!” Phantom soon followed behind her, arriving almost at the same time the two of them to the vehicle, which currently was too small for the gigantic figure that was the leader of the Acropolis of Athens. “I suppose your costume will shrink with you, right?”

“Of course little Phantom, no need to worry about me.” And she began shrinking down slowly and steadily, until her frame was small enough that she would be able to fit through the door with almost no space left to wiggle were she to pass through without ducking underneath the top of the door.

“Great, I’ll open the door for you and present you to the other 2 ghosts once we’re both inside.” He opened the Specter Speeder and, only after being halfway through the umbral remembered to turn back and ask something else, “by the way, the way to the party will be a long one, will you be fine being shrunk down all the while until then?”

“I’ll be fine, now go inside so you can begin the pleasantries and we can go to the party.” Pandora began pushing the halfa into the vehicle, impatient already for the travel to end so she could join the party.

“Alright alright, geez you're pushy.” Danny replied teasingly towards the ghost behind him, finally allowing both of them to reach the interior of the place and witness the other 2 ghosts staring at them, Frostbite hiding his chuckles behind his ice arm, which proves a moot point as it’s easy to see his mouth behind it. “Dora, Frostbite, this is Pandora, Leader of the Acropolis of Athens. Pandora, this are Queen Dorothea of the Dragon queendom and Frostbite, Chief of the Far Frozen. Hope you guys get along because I gotta man the Specter Speeder if we want to get there on time.”

“Pa-pa-pa-pa-” Dra stuttered while opening and closing her mouth like a fish, eliciting a laugh from her, thing that immediately snapped her back to attention and had her bowing down while lowering herself enough to almost kneel when extending the dress she wasn’t wearing, “-I-It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

“No need for such formality young queen, we’re going to a party and I’m not acting as a leader after all.” Her laugh softened as she allowed the other ghost to relax a little bit.

“It’s good to see you again dear friend, though I have to say this was an unexpected way to find each other.” Frostbite came closer and extended one of his claws to her, which was reciprocated in kind.

“Likewise Frostbite, I suppose you haven’t gone rusty after all these years, have you?”

“You’ll have to see for yourself in the future.” Smiles and a silent promise was exchanged between the two of them.

“Um, can someone explain to me what’s going on?” Danny asked while tilting his head slightly, and Dora’s enthusiasm was the first thing to make itself noticeable as she turned around and began talking with fanfare.

“Sir Phantom, I wasn’t aware you were a friend with one of the Ancients, oh if I knew that I would’ve prepared something else as well. A gift would’ve been nice right now but it’s too late for that, favors are not something to be trifled with and considering courtesy is something to be expected there’s not much I can offer that won’t be seen as a ploy of some kind.”

“Wait a sec, time out everyone.” Danny put his hands out creating a T with the both of them, “You’re telling me that Pandora is an Ancient?”

“Not only Pandora.” Frostbite sat himself back in place, wonder clear in his voice.

“What are you talking about?” Suspicion was clear in his voice, and the way his eyes squinted made his emotions increasingly clear for everyone to see.

“Well, you did invite a friend of mine and fellow ancient as well little Phantom.”

“What!?” Both Danny and Dora screamed at that revelation for different reasons.

“I can’t believe I’ve been talking informally with an Ancient all this time.” The haunted look in her eyes and the hands on her head was all that was needed to be shown to demonstrate that the standing still queen was having a small panic attack.

“So you’re an Ancient, you’re an Ancient, I’m dressed up as an Ancient. Is there any other Ancient I know but don’t really know about!?” Hands in the air, Danny increased the volume of his voice with each ghost he pointed at, until by the end he eventually was screaming.

“Well, the Ancients are Ancient of Medicine and Care Frostbite, Ancient of Time Clockwork, Ancient of Safety Observant Marduk, Ancient of Life Undergrowth, Ancient of Weather Vortex, Ancient of Dreams Nocturne and Ancient of Hope, yours truly, Pandora.”

“You’re telling me… That during my 3 first years as a halfa… I managed to encounter EVERY SINGLE Ancient without knowing it?”

“You know all of them Sir phantom?” Dora’s eyes were shining when she said that, with what emotion behind them it was hard to say, but with the small gasp she took it could be safe to say that astonishment and surprise was between all those feelings.

“Apparently,” Danny sighed as he saw everyone’s eyes looking at him directly, as if asking for more information, and as such he gave it to them, “The first one I met was Clockwork, who was tasked by the Observants to stop a timeline where I caused the apocalypse by ‘taking care of me’, too bad they worded it all wrong and now he’s basically a grandpa to me; Marduk I met soon after in one of the visits I gave to Clocky, after which I met you Frostbite during the Infinimap fiasco. Undergrowth came the next week, and Vortex the one after, both of them I had to fight off since they attacked Amity Park; and about a month later I met you Pandora, getting your box back from Boxy wasn’t as easy as it should’ve been. And finally Nocturne sent the entirety of Amity Park to sleep for whatever reason I forgot already about.”

A small silence dominated the ship after that explanation, however that only lasted a few seconds before both of the Ancients present began laughing, the absurdity of Danny’s half life being too much for them to take seriously.

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My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Doing some research for a fic...

and ended up finding out about a creature that I hadn't heard of before and thought I'd share with the class.

anywho it's called a Cù Sìth (pronounced “cat-shee” according to google)

and it looks like this

aka it's a

big

green

dog(?)

Hello!?!

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#4

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#3

Black Hole Son

Summary: The ever-elusive Phantom was finally caught and the scientist couldn't wait to see what secrets the ghost kept inside. Unfortunately, they were going to get more than they bargained for.

Characters: Nameless Scientists & Danny Phantom

Word Count: 1,518

You can read on AO3

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176 notes - Posted May 16, 2022

#2

Little Baby Man™

He's been good for a whole five (5) minutes and is awaiting his treats.

Thanks for starting a fun trend @tourettesdog

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My #1 post of 2022

Phantom's First Job

Summary: Tammy couldn't not call the kid in for an interview. She had to know why Phantom was applying.

Word Count: 1,050

Prompts Used:

1) "Danny gets a job. Not as Fenton, but as Phantom. The problem is, his social security number doesn’t exactly cover him when he’s dead… Bonus points for identity shenanigans (PR321)" @lexiepiper

2) Danny develops or is made aware that he *has* to eat fear or he'll slowly starve his core. If he didn’t know maybe his ghost powers start glitching out until he gets some fear. Could be angsty and its the worst thing ever or could be a bit silly maybe he gets enough fear from jump scares and dumb things like that (PR077) @emeraldsandamethyst

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Singing Songs and Being Kidnapped

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/4CbVYA9 by a_procession_of_thoughts Danny's bored, so he makes it everyone's problem. Words: 960, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Series: Part 3 of ectoberhaunt 2024, Part 2 of Amity Park vs Gotham Fandoms: Danny Phantom, Batman - All Media Types, DCU Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: Gen Characters: Danny Fenton, Bruce Wayne, Sam Manson, Tucker Foley, Henchmen - Character Additional Tags: Ectoberhaunt 2024 (Danny Phantom), EH Past, Archaeology, Hijinks & Shenanigans, Danny Fenton is a Little Shit, Crack, Crack Treated Seriously, batman can't remember how many kids he has, Wes the conspiracy theorist, poor henchman, Chaotic Danny Fenton read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/4CbVYA9

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#ectoberhaunt 2021#ectober month 2021#ectoberhaunt trick#ectoberhaunt treat#dp#dpau#headcanons#danny phantom#Danny phantom au#phicc#fanfic#fanfiction#photo edit#photobash#dani phantom#danielle phantom#danny fenton#day 8#Splatter vs Poison

Ghost were obsessive, that was simply a part of their nature.

The ghosts that made their home in the Turbulent, the shadow of Pariah’s keep, were outliers however. Strong and chaotic for all they spent their afterlives in the dark heart of the Ghost Zone.

It might have explained why such simple obsessions were taken to such immoral highs. While ghosts had a natural tendency to mischief, they didn’t typically make frequent attempts take over the world, nor persistently hunt those they might have wanted to call friends.

It didn’t change much; in the grand scheme of things it hardly even mattered. Ghosts would be ghosts.

But there was something to be said about those ghosts only indulging in a single obsession. They only held one passion and took it to extremes which, while noteworthy, was potentially unhealthy.

But they seemed unbothered by it.

Danny did not live in the stale ectoplasmic residue of a fallen king. He lived in the human world. And young as he might have been, he too should have had at least one other obsession.

Dani knew this all too well. There were a lot of things she didn’t notice she knew until it was relevant, until the thought passed through her head as easily as running water.

That was why she knew Danny did have a second obsession, a passion that he’d held since childhood. Astronomy; thoughts that made the black of his suit shimmer with stars like an active galaxy, practices that lit his eyes full and green and bright as burning stars.

She knew that under the want to help, under the need to protect, he wanted to fly up and up and never stop. He wanted to stay in an eternal night, cold and lit with stars.

And it was an obsession that he barely fed. Fleeting moments stargazing, and the occasional textbook weren’t enough for an obsession of that magnitude.

It was like he was poisoning himself.

Luckily, he frequented the Turbulent, his portal lead there. And that was as good as an antidote.

It meant that even though his core was likely suffering for it, and it was definitely stunting his development, he wasn’t likely to keel over nor loose his mind.

It was like poison, because he was killing himself from the inside with measure, controlled doses of obsession neglect, and strengthening himself for it.

He was ignoring an entire other power set, a passion that made him happy, gave him power. And it should have been his undoing, but his other obsession was thriving for it.

Still, Dani couldn’t help but wonder what he’d be if let himself be selfish.

She, of course, had no such restraints.

Dani knew Danny obsessions, shared them to a degree, but in the way a ghost might hyperfixate and obsess over something they only mildly care about.

Dani liked helping people, but she liked to think that was because she was a decent half-human being. Sure, she’d occasionally help someone out and let it snowball into something more when she didn’t have to, but she always left in the end.

She liked stars, but her on-off knowledge of constellations came from the memories that weren’t hers. She could spend a night just lying awake in a field or on a rooftop, watching the slow movement of the universe around her, using ghostly eyes to pick out planets and systems in the difference.

She could obsess over these things, let them become as integral to her as they were for Danny. But she didn’t.

And at first, she’d wondered if she was only rejecting it to be different, if she was fighting to be her own person by rejecting that she really might just be Danny but worse.

She might not be her own person.

Still, she shouldered on… although she wasn’t sure how.

All ghosts needed obsessions. It was what kept them together, what gave them form. So if Dani’s obsessions weren’t shared with Danny, how was she still here.

That’s what she thought her problem was when the melting got worse. Until she had tried to go back to Amity Park.

She needed too. She wanted to. She was going to melt. She couldn’t wait to see Danny.

She didn’t want to go back to the start.

(It hurt like a broken bone that was his. It ached like a friend’s problem he needed to fix.)

…Only she did.

But the road called to her, and all she wanted to do was keep moving, to ride atop the wind be it by flying or walking or anything in between.

She wanted to travel.

And wasn’t that a revelation, because she’d always thought herself roaming. A part of her had always expected to find a place where she could just be Dani. But maybe this was what it meant to be herself.

Or maybe she was just twisting aspects of Danny’s obsession to suit herself. Maybe she should just give in, stop searching for herself when she didn’t even if she was real.

She tried not to think about it.

Then, the dust settled and everything was done and dusted. She was stable.

And so she went back on the road.

Only now her powers didn’t bring her pain. Now, she could fly without fear of falling or coming apart.

And somewhere along the way, she picked up a hobby.

And it was normal for ghosts to fixate on hobbies, she knew. But then it didn’t stop.

Danny painted.

She put paintbrush to canvas and paper and wall, and left glowing depictions of the places she’d been to, the people she’d met. She let hazy memories that weren’t hers come alive on her canvas, more vivid than she ever could have imagined.

She loved it. She could have done it forever.

And so as she travelled she left pages in the wind, then canvassed in the hands of buyers, then murals on walls, and as her pieces grew, her powers did too.

She could let herself come apart, but it wasn’t the same painful, numbing melting it was before. It was the glow of ectoplasmic hues on a piece. It was the ability to step into her paintings, or raise them from the walls and floors into reality.

It was an umbrella for a friend. A home for the homeless. And a million other little aids that followed her.

And it was hers. Totally and truly.

And maybe it didn’t matter if it wasn’t, because she loved her life and she wanted to keep living it regardless of what Danny was did or Danny liked.

People talked of her ghost form like an Urban legend, a cryptid as she went from crossing cities to crossing continents.

And with that freedom, with that happiness, what harm could the odd trip back to Amity do in the eyes of her obsessions.

[the-stove-is-on-fire]

Doppelganger

The age difference between Danny and Danielle in canon always confused me. Making them Chaos Twins is obviously superior. (/lh)

Bonus: Dash: “Why are your eyebrows-” Dani: “Juvie.”

(For my non native english speakers: Juvie/Juvy = Juvenile hall, Juvenile detention center, literal baby jail.)

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Ectober Month Day 25/ Ectober Week Day 1 - Boo

The beginning of the school year is always great.

Bonus;

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(Originally posted: 2 October 2021)

Ghostea! It’s cute, as long as you don’t think about it too much!

Ectober Month 2021, Day 1: Treat

[soilem]

Ectober Day 10 – Mummy/Doppleganger

[artistfingers]

Ectober Day 1: Trick (or) Treat | Undercover Phantom AU

everyone's going trick-or-treating! fun facts below the cut ╰(*°▽°*)╯

- the A-listers had a fairytale group theme going on, centered around Kwan's fairy princess costume! it matches his little sisters' costumes and he was Not willing to change it. it's Tradition.

- Dash, last minute, ditched his knight costume to be a zombie jock because it's Cooler. but he didn't want to get his jacket dirty so it's the only part of his costume that's pristine.

- Paulina is not pleased about Dash throwing off the group vibe. She is, however, pleased that they went trick-or-treating twice (earlier with Kwan's little sisters, and now later with all the teens) which is DOUBLE the time to show off her cute as fuck dragon costume.

- Danny never figured out what to go as, so he just went as... himself, basically. Sam was extremely disappointed until she saw how freeing it was for Phantom to openly be himself while they were out

- speaking of Sam, yes, she did write an entire background story so she could stomp around in her custom-made ex-princess warrior outfit and NO, Tucker, it is NOT a metaphor for her life

- werewolf Tucker. that's it, that's the bullet point

- When the A-listers run into the trio, Dash immediately thinks this Phantom cosplayer is.... Danny Fenton??? his tutor's little brother who he's met like Twice. but he's not.... SURE. but he's.... pretty sure?? anyway Tucker and Sam pull out the "who?? no way, this is Danien, our, uhhhhhhh INTERNET FRIEND" cover story, even when they don't fully realize why Phantom is panicking during his short conversation with Dash

- so many hijinks ensue. so many. Danny may or may not pull half a dozen ghostly pranks. this may or may not be how word starts getting around that Sam Manson and Tucker Foley are friends with the actual real-life Phantom.

[okkennymay]

Ectober Month 2021

Day 1: Trick or Treat!

“Dani, you’re going to give yourself away if you keep floating like that.” Danny admonished with a smile, gently pushing the younger halfa down to the pavement, disguising the action as an affectionate ruffle.

“Sorry, I can’t help it I’m just so excited! Its my first time trick or treating!”, she responded, her giggles muffled slightly by the sheet hanging over her, heavy but comforting.

[Rolls in 10 days late] It’s been a rough October, but man oh man I caught sight of this years Ectober month challenge and just had to something! It’s working out as great practise for the comic, both background and style wise!

 Concepts and Scripting for said comic are comic along real well! >vO If my health can just stay steady for a gosh darn moment, I may have a slim chance of actually making the schedule for posting the first page on Halloween day! @v@ 

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