Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom or any of the characters. Danny Phantom is the property of Butch Hartman, Nickelodeon and Viacom International.

Royal Pain

Chapter 1: The start of trouble

At Casper High

Takes place before Phantom Planet

It was a typical school day at Casper High as students were hustling and bustling in the halls. They were all just basically trying to surive another week of homework, books and teachers dirty looks before they could have the weekend. Sadly, it was only Tuesday and some of the more reluctant students had to resign to try and survive until the final bell rang to signal their freedom. Among this percentage of students was Danny Fenton, also secretly known as ghostly teen hero Danny Phantom, the towns unofficial protector from all things dangerous and ghostly.

This was a pretty typical day for him, as Danny, once again had just barely avoided another tardy which would have led to another after school detention. It was another fight with Skulker that took a good chunk of his morning but that was over and at least it was free period right now. He also looked quite tired right now.

"What a day..."Danny grumbled under his breath.

"Long morning?..." Sam Manson, his gothic female friend said sympathetically, already guessing the story.

"Sorta, been fighting off ghosts since the crack of dawn and I barely had enough time to grab a quick breakfast before flying to school at max speed.." Danny yawned.

"Who was it this time?..." Tucker, the techno geek of the group asked.

"Skulker and before him, the Box Ghost...I swear these ghosts are going to be the death of me..." Danny grumbled, until he realized what he said... "Don't..." He warned before Tucker could make a wise crack.

"I didn't say anything..." Tucker said to his friend.

"Not to mention I got in late last night, my mom nearly caught me trying to unload the thermos, but thankfully Jazz managed to distract her by asking her about some theories she could use for her new essay..."Danny explained.

"Which is about what again?..." Tucker asked.

"She's pretty much trying to debunk the theory that all ghosts are trouble...She's trying to use all psychology theories to try and explain that not all of them are evil..."Danny said with a smile.

"Speaking of evil..."Sam muttered under her breath.

Danny and Tucker turned around to see the A-Listers were all a buzz about something. Danny noticed that Paulina looked particularly excited about something and she had a news paper in her hands.

"Did you see the news? The ghost boy saved the day again..." Paulina sighed dreamily as she drooled over the picture.

"Danny Phantom is awesome!..." Dash exclaimed in a fan boy way.

"Listen to this, it says that he managed to pound that robot ghost and save some old ladies who nearly got crushed by him..." Kwan said as he gesture to the picture.

"Why does some old bag get to be rescued by him when he could have me?..." Paulina pouted, earning a weird look from her popular friends.

"Um...Because you aren't in any danger and these old ladies were..." Kwan said stupidly.

"I was being rhetorical..." Paulina said dismissively as she went back to admiring her beloved ghost boy.

"Does she even know what rhetorical even means?..."Sam muttered to Danny as they were forced to listen to the A Listers so called drama.

"Oh ghost boy, what I would give to be rescued by you again...did I ever tell you all how I first met the ghost boy?..." Pauli a said feeling her heart pound.

" Yes, you did..." Dash said in boredom.

"You said it was during the first big ghost attack on the city..." Star started, having the entire thing memorized.

"You had been posessed by one of the ghksts but Phantom kicked his butt and saved you..." Kwan continued.

"And then a few days later, he saved you from some other ghost from controlling you and you fell in love..." Dash finished in boredom. He might have been a fan of Danny Phantom and he knew that Paulina had a thing for him, but he heard that story a million times already.

Paulina didn't seem to notice their lack of enthusiasm as she just kept looking like a lovesick school girl.

"I know, is isn't it just romantic...like a fairytale..." Paulina gushed... "The ghost boy is my knight in shining armor and I'm his lady fair..." She swooned before kissing the picture in the news paper.

"Barf..." Sam said as she pointed inside her mouth, pretending to vomit from the sight.

It would always nauseat her to no one whenever she was forced to witness Paulina's shallow crush on her best friends ghost form. She turned to see Danny, expecting him to be a blushing, drooling idiot at the sight of Paulina, but to her surprise, he was just looking away. That confused her a bit, though Tucker didn't seem to notice as he just nudged Danny with a smirk.

"You hear that Mr. Knight in shining armor..." Tucker snorted... "Looks like your lady fair is awaiting..." The techno geek joked.

Danny however, was not amused.

"Cut it out..." Danny muttered as he just went to his locker to get his book.

Tucker and Sam merely blinked at that behavior. Just a few months ago at most, Danny had been swooning and drooling over Paulina as he always did. He always got a silly grin on his face whenever she walked by and he got a weird, hopeful look whenever she swooned over his ghost half. It always made Sam sick to her stomach to see Danny moon over that shallow witch.

But not right now.

"Is something up dude?..." Tucker asked in confusion.

"No, why?..." Danny said as he got his book out.

"Because usually when you are within a 20 feet radius of Paulina, you become a drooling zombie who's IQ lowers the longer he ogled her..." Sam said critically, although anyone would have noticed her jealousy.

Too bad Danny, being totally clueless, was not one of them.

Danny merely glared at that comment before turning the corner.

"Eh...It's nothing really guys..." Danny shrugged as he tried to change the subject.

He didn't really feel the need to tell them what he was feeling. That for a while, he wasn't feeling that into Paulina anymore. He still found her very attractive but he just didn't feel as light headed and excited around her as he did during freshman year...He had just almost went steady with Valerie a few months ago and he barely even noticed Paulina since then.

He did however notice that she was still nuts about his ghost half and he wasn't even sure how he felt about that anymore. At first he found it flattering and he thought it was a sign that he might still have a chance with her but now...?

One the one hand, he always preferred it when someone viewed him as something other than a menace for being a ghost but on the other hand, he was beginning to face a new problem in the form of fans and each time, Paulina was always somehow there with them. He decided it wasn't that big of importance and decided to talk about other things with his friends before the bell rang.

Paulina was just a fan girl and like most teen fads, he was sure her crush on his ghost half would end soon...or at the very least, not cause him any trouble.

Meanwhile In the Ghost Zone

Aragon, former prince and ruler of the medieval realm of the Ghost Zone was stuck in the dungeon underneath what was once his castle. For months he has been trapped here because of his traitorous sister and that accursed Danny Phantom, who not only cost him having a human bride, but his kingdom as well.

It was because of him and his foolish friends that his stupid sister started thinking and that caused her to rebel against him and ruin him.

"They can't keep me trapped in here forever...I will get out and I will regain my power and when I do..."Aragon growled, already knowing that he would seek revenge on those who wronged him.

"Perhaps sooner than you think..." A voice called out.

"Who is there? Show yourself!..." Aragon demanded, despite being chained to the wall, he still had his commanding nature.

Suddenly a figure appeared into the dungeon and while the face was cancelled Aragon could tell that it was a woman.

"Who are you? Reveal yourself? ..." He demanded.

"Now son, that is no way to speak to me..."The ghost said as she removed her hood.

"Mother..." Aragon said in surprise.

It was his mother former Queen Grimhilde of the Kingdom of Aragon. She was a very regal like ghost with blue skin, red eyes and blonde hair that was accompanied by a large, golden crown that had the family jewel of Aragon placed in the middle. She was also wearing a red and black gown that was right for a queen.

"Where have you been? I thought that after Pariah Dark was overthrow, the ancient ones banished you and father..." Aragon asked in confusion.

"They did my son, it was a horrible time...They sent us to the Unworld because we had supported his highness...It took centuries but I had managed to escape..." Grimhilde explained her tale.

"And father?..."Aragon asked, not out of concern but suspicion. He never liked his father and was more than eager to take the throne when he was banished.

"He is still in the Unworld but that's not important, I cannot believe what I have heard what has happened to our proud kingdom...Why is your foolish sister on the throne?..." Grimhilde demanded.

"Dorothea betrayed me, she allied herself with this wretch half ghost named Phantom and and a human girl, their modern views corrupted her and caused her to defy me and overthrow me..." Aragon said in anger.

Grimhilde growled in anger at that. Aragon was her son and he was meant to be king, not his mistake of a sister who was mocking their proud, royal lineage. She was not going to accept this. She had raised and groomed her son to be as mighty a ruler as his father was and she would not accept her weakling daughter ruining that.

"I see that a mother's work is never done, I have come to free you and to set things right, your sister is unfit to rule...She is too soft..." Grimhilde spat.

"I need my amulet but Dorothea stole and hid it away and in case you haven't noticed, I am locked up..." Aragon pointed out.

"Not for long...Just let mummy handle this..." Grimhilde said, as suddenly, one of her rings started to glow and the former Queen became for reptilian like and grew claws that managed to break the shackles in just one swing.

"Is that father's ring?..." Aragon asked as he got up, happy to be free.

"Yes, the ring of the dragons, it was what made your father so powerful...and now it will give you your kingdom back..." Grimhilde said as she handed the ring to her son who grinned sinisterly.

"I still need one of the medallions if I am going to regain my power..." He reminded.

"Then let's get it..."Grimhilde said, showing a dark smile on her face.

The same one her son wore as well.

Elsewhere

In the Medieval Realm

Queen Dora had just finished a meeting and was in the gardens, enjoying a rarely nice day in the otherwise dreary ghost zone.

"What a day..." Dora sighed as she needed a moment alone. She sent her servents on an errand and her guards were patrolling the borders, so she was alone for time being.

That was how she prefered it.

It's been almost a year since she, with the help of her friends Sir Phantom, Lady Sam and Friar Tucker helped her overthrow her cruel brother and free her kingdom from his tyrannical ways. Since then Dora was made ruler of the realm and she was pretty darn good one if she said so herself. She worked hard and for the first time in centuries, her people were happy and they were moving forward from the Dark Ages they had been trapped in for so long.

The royal ghoul was admiring the flowers within the royal garden, when suddenly, a blast had struck her from behind.

"AH! ..." Dora shouted in pain as she found herself on the ground.

"What in the world?..." She shouted as she instinctively transformed into her dragon form to handle any attacks.

"I see that you are still as weak as ever..." A voice called out.

Dora looked up and was alarmed to see a large, red and black dragon with a gold crown on the top of her head. It was a dragon that Dora hasn't had the displeasure of seeing in centuries.

"Mummy?!..." Dora said in shock, before her expression became angry..."How have you returned, the ancient ones banished you? ..." Dora demanded.

"Hold your tongue girl and surrender, this Kingdom rightfully belongs to your brother..." Grimhilde ordered.

"Never, I will not turn my people over to him or you!..." Dora roared before breathing fire at her former mother, who managed to dodge it.

"Insolent child!..." Grimhilde shouted as she flew straight to the other dragon.

It was an intense battle between the two beasts.

"How dare you disobey?!..." Grimhilde roared.

"How dare you return..." Dora countered as she continued to fight...

"You are a traitor to your brother and to the crown, he is king by right and might..." Grimhilde shouted.

"I am not the scared girl I was before...This is my kingdom now and I won't surrender it to you..." Dora shouted as she continued to fight and was beginning to get the upper hand.

However, she suddenly felt more blasts from behind, while it distracted her long enough for her mother to send her flying to the wall.

"Ah!..." Dora shouted as she crashed onto the ground, to her dismay, her amulet fell off and she reverted back to her base form.

Even worse was that she could barely moved.

"Ow..." She hissed as she struggled to,get up and reach her amulet, only for the last person she wanted to see arrive.

"I shall be taking this..." Aragon said as he picked up the amulet and glared down at his sister who still glared back.

" I told you that I would get even little sister. .." Aragon said mockingly as he placed the amulet on him and turned back into his dark dragon form.

"Citizens of the kingdom of Aragon, you're rightful king has returned. .." Aragon laughed sinisterly as he enjoyed the power he had once more.

Dora cursed under her breath. She was down, her horrid mummy has return and her brother had thejr family amulet and she was powerless.

This was not good.

-To be continued-

Next time on Royal Pain

Phantom's woman?

A/N: I hope you all enjoyed my first chapter.

:) Till next time beautiful people ;)