#the thought 'put it in a fam shed' struck me

[stealingyourbones]

Submitted Prompts #144

*shakes a bag of bird skulls I found in the woodsI and places it on your desk like it's a bag of gold*

I had an idea:

What if the Fenton parents are, in fact very competent Hunters, but they love their children more than their work?

Say the first shot Maddie ever fired at Phanton actually lands, and the scream he makes sounds too much like Danny's voice, to a point even with any ghostly distortion, his own still recognizes the voice.

I can see her pulling Jack to the side, making a ruckus about how the "darn ghost got away just as her blaster ran out of juice". Mostly as a way to get Danny her darling son to leave and go somewhere safe, while his parents have a whole breakdown in the GAV about their dead son.

And so begins the stealthy studies on how Phantom's "human disguise" works, the Revelation of Horrible Truth, keeping tabs on Danny's growth and revising their whole attitude on Ghosts to account for the fact that Danny himself is, at least in some part, a Ghost himself, but all he's done is live his life (and be the little hero Mom always said he'd grow up to be).

Jazz stumbles across his secret and is immediately pulled aside to join the secret "Protect the Baby Ghost" family group chat.

"And what about all the times they shot at him in canon" I hear you ask?

They're damn good shots, but while Maddie can train herself to aim just so that the shot misses just enough it looks like Phantom dodged it, Jack has the Fenton Bazooka outfitted with a tracking HUD that purposely fails to hit everyone's favorite Ghost Boy.

Danny picks up on that, but not on the fact that They Know.

And so begins the single most convoluted training arc ever.

Next time Skulker's in town, Phantom has become untouchable. Not a single shot or electrified net reaches it's target.

(The electrified weapons in particular send the Fentons into a rage when Sam and Tucker finally can't keep hiding it, and come clean about what happened, since the Fentons have proven themselves to be trustworthy)

When Red Huntress comes about, and Valerie Grey becomes barely a distant acquaintance after having only just now started becoming more than a friend, and with the GIW sniffing about, Maddie and Jack pull Danny to sit between them and finally tell him they know, and they want to prove that they'll love him just as much as before, whether Human or Ghost.

Danny breaks down in the safety of his family's love, and takes some time off as Phantom to help his parents establish a proper line of communication with the Ancients, considering they've kinda adopted themselves into the roles of Aunts and Uncles towards their little Ghostling.

Which is a good thing, because in Phantom's absence the GIW make a giant spectacle of destroying several houses while chasing some blob ghosts. They're chased out of town by brick, stone and metal bat.

Next time Red Huntress actually manages to hurt Danny, the Fentons pack up and leave. The Portal can be transported somewhere else. It can be rebuilt.

Their baby boy can't be rebuilt, no matter how much he likes to be a little shit and ignore Reality to quote Shakespeare at his own head (thank you Mr Lancer, for not giving up on him) or "give them a hand".

As Fenton takes the last tour of Amity, Phantom disappears. The Protal has been left seemingly unguarded.

The Ghosts decide to have one last hurrah in Anity Park before Danny closes the Portal, as per their deal. They won't hurt anyone, just cause chaos, but in return Phantom won't stop them. It's not like poor Red has the energy to chase them down, now that she's been "upgraded" into Amity's sole defender (the one time Lancer compares her new lack of sleep to Danny's, horrifying pieces start lining up too well in her mind)

The Fentons move out. Into a quiet farm neighbouring the land that belongs to the delightful couple that are the Kents, and their darling son, little Clark, who stares at Danny mildly horrified whenever he comes by to babysit, or help out with fixing the stubborn tractor. One day under Danny's clever hands, and Jonathan Kent's eagle-eyed gaze, and that damned tractor has never worked so well before. The boy's alright in the old man's eyes, and he makes sure they kid knows it.

After quiet rooftop admissions of one small boy's growing powers (I know Adult Clark is a brick house of a man, but what if he was a little twig while young) and the reveal of Something More Than Human from his honorary older brother, the course of Time sets into it's best version, and an Old Clock smiles, as Superman rises, only to be scolded by Spectre for recklessness.

(Dunno how well it came across, but I'm envisioning Valerie's feelings towards Danny to go from bitter resignation because she " had to" push him away, to horrified despair when the truth starts falling into place. He's her "the one that got away". And it's not like she gave him much of a reason to trust her with his secrets.

Maybe older and wiser Red Huntress gets invited to the Justice League, and has to deal with not just Fenton, but also Phantom flirting with her, after a good long conversation on how dumb they both were as kids, and a mutual vow of "I think I can do better now, and I want to prove it to you")

[christaindaily]

Christian rap artist Illijam penned a wonderful editorial/devotional that sheds some light on how disagreements were handled in the Bible. This article was inspired by Shai Linne’s “Random Thoughts 3” and the ongoing dialogue it’s caused about Lecrae, Reach Records, and the response by Ruslan and the Christian hip-hop community alike.  As I’ve reflected upon the conversation stirred amongst Christians who create & consume Hip-Hop music by Shai Linne’s “Still Jesus,” I was reminded of a passage of Scripture that fanned the flame of my hope and snuffed out any temptation to despair over our differences:  “And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, ‘Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.’ Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. And there arose a sharp disagreement so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus, but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.” Acts 15:36-41. We see here that there once arose an intense argument between two of our forefathers in the faith. Paul and Barnabas, as sincerely and singularly concerned with the spread of the Gospel as two sinners can be, were engaged in a heated dispute about who should accompany them on a missionary journey.Barnabas wanted to bring Mark along, and Paul was vehemently opposed to the idea due to Mark perhaps prematurely, though definitely controversially, leaving a prior missionary journey early (Acts 13:13). Let’s not skim over the significance of the phrase ‘sharp disagreement’ in verse 39. So severe was their falling-out that these two dear friends, co-laborers in the Gospel, and brothers-in-Christ went their separate ways, Paul choosing Silas and Barnabas choosing Mark for their now-separate missionary endeavors. Their passion for Jesus and the spread of the Gospel, however, remained the same. And since God is sovereign over even the relational fractures of His people, in His great wisdom, the Gospel spread and saturated, even more, cultures and people groups than it otherwise, might have (Cyprus and Syria & Cilicia).Perhaps this passage parallels our current predicament in a way. As Christians, we are hopefully clear on what our purpose is: (1) to glorify God by enjoying Him forever (2) to make disciples of all nations by spreading the Gospel. How this is fleshed out in each Christian’s life, however, will be different. And that is good.This past March, my wife and I traveled to Greece on a missions trip with a team from our church. While in Athens, we visited Mars Hill, where Paul preached as recorded in Acts 17:16-34. As we read Paul’s oration in the exact place he delivered it, we were struck by an eye-opening thought. In Paul’s ministry to these Gentiles, who knew little to nothing about the God of the Scriptures, he amended his presentation of the Gospel and drew upon examples from their culture so as to be maximally compelling and convincing, though still, of course, relying on the Holy Spirit. Ruslan raised this point aptly as well.By contrast, however, when ministering to the Berean Jews in Thessalonica (Acts 17:11), his presentation of the Gospel referenced the Old Testament heavily, because he knew they held the Scriptures, dear. The message stayed the same; the method changed, based on his audience.The world needs believers with the emphases of both Lecrae & Shai Linne. It would be the fruit of faulty-reasoning if we divided up into warring camps, ostracizing one or the other as woefully errant.The tension helps us to be biblically-balanced. If Lecrae and others did not challenge us to engage the culture, perhaps we’d be in danger of secluding ourselves in private Christian communities in complete disregard of Jesus’ command to reach the world. And if Shai and others did not challenge us to love the Glory of God, commune with Jesus, and keep the Gospel of paramount importance in our hearts, perhaps we’d be in danger of being seduced by the world, watering down the Gospel, and missing out on the fullness of joy we can have in knowing God.My goal here is not to break down the finer points of each party’s ‘mode of ministry’. Rather, I wish to highlight how believers can have ‘sharp disagreements’ about how the Gospel should be spread, even parting ways because of it, and God is still going to sovereignly, wisely, perfectly use our imperfect efforts for His glory. And our differences serve to diffuse the Gospel even further.In light of this, we ought to “be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger” (James 1:19), “[putting] on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony” (Colossians 3:12-14). I think Lecrae and Shai Linne have conducted themselves in this manner, modeling for us all how to be about our Father’s business even if we disagree with our brother.All in all, I feel so much hope, fam. God is sovereign over our disagreements. And our highest happiness and the primary pursuit of God’s heart is not in jeopardy: God will be glorified. Be encouraged!Let’s desperately rely on the Holy Spirit for strength to live in the tension. May we first abide in Jesus, “counting everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Him” (Philippians 3:8), and then may we seek to be fishers of men (Matthew 4:19). If we remain true to the message of the Gospel, God will cause our work to be fruitful to His glory, regardless of the methodology.Thank you, Lecrae. Thank you, Shai Linne. Thank you, every true believer who, regardless of their angle, picks up the microphone with the ultimate aim of making Him known.Until the nets are full,– IllijamPhilippians 3:8 – “Count It Loss” PS: Paul and Mark later reconciled. Paul from prison wrote, “Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry” (II Timothy 4:11). Praise God!  Source: Rapzilla.com

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