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Prologue

Alternate History, 2004-2006

2004:

-Maddie and Jack Fenton invent portal to Ghost Zone, effectively creating way for human beings to have legal slave labor. The reason they wanted this was unknown. Danny Fenton enters portal, turns it on, and becomes first known half ghost. Immediately disowned by parents and sold into slavery. Sister Jasmine Fenton sent to St. Marlo soon after.

-Danny sold to Gray family.

- Danny ceases any rebellion.

2005:

- Circus Gothica rolls into town, along with the 'Specter Stealer' Freakshow, who stole at least fifty-two ghosts (including Danny) from their owners with his magical crystal ball and forced them to rob jewelry stores, banks, and any other place valuable things might be kept for his benefit.

- Ghost shields become a normal part of any security package, preventing ghost-powered theft.

2006:

- Another ghost hybrid, multi-billionaire Vlad Masters is discovered in Madison, Wisconsin. He got off without fault by buying himself.

- Vlad almost perfects the process of cloning, only after borrowing Danny for extensive research, which included painful extraction of 'mid-morph DNA'. Flawed experiment comes out, an unstable, younger, and female version of Danny. Named 'Danielle' by the billionaire, who, being her creator, takes ownership of the clone.

- Jasmine Fenton falls into a coma while in St. Marlo. Reasons unknown.

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FentonWorks Lab, April 4, 2004

"We're almost finished!" Jack Fenton bellowed, as his children hung their heads, covering their eyes.

"I thought slavery was supposed to be a bad thing?" his son whispered to his daughter.

"They're ghosts. They're not real. So there's nothing to worry about," the girl whispered back.

The other shrugged. "Good point, Jazz."

"Even if they are, Mom and Dad wouldn't let that happen . . . they're just too . . . Mom and Dad . . ." the one called Jazz reasoned. "I mean, what if one us used died, or something?"

"Definitely. Why are we worrying, anyway? It's not like this matters to us, anyway."

Jazz sighed. "Of course. I just have this feeling . . ."

Her brother looked at her. "Mm-hmm. Nothing's gonna happen. It won't be a repeat of the creep stick incident."

"Yeah, you're right, Danny. Nothing going to happen." She smiled. Danny laughed.

Maddie Fenton, the mother of the conversing pair, looked up from her welding work. "What's so funny?"

"Nothing, Mom. Jazz was just worried that something was gonna happen today."

Maddie chuckled. "You need to stop being so paranoid, sweetie. It's not going to end up another Fenton Anti-Creep Stick incident," she said, throwing a pointed glance at Jack.

As her mother turned back to her welding, Jazz smiled weakly, listening to yet another person telling her her paranoia was unreasonable. And on the surface of her mind, she really did agree. It was just paranoia.

But all the same, she had this feeling . . .