Danny Phantom: A Change at the Start

Hi Scribe0magic here again with a brand new story for you all. As one should tell this story is a what if scenario for Danny Phantom, one of my favorite shows growing up. In this scenario Danny's parents happen to see Danny getting electrocuted by the Ghost Portal midway threw his transformation. And before anyone can do anything Clockwork appears and explains to Danny and his friends what happened to him and that his parents just so happen to be behind them, unsure what to do. This is their story...

Ripping off Law in Order there I believe...

Oh and I don't own Danny Phantom at all, but I love it all the same. Wish it lasted longer though...

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It was a normal day at the Fenton house, well as normal as it can be when heads of the household are self proclaimed ghost experts who hunt ghosts for a living. Jack Fenton, a mountain of a man in a orange hazmat suit was working on his and his wife, Maddie, latest project: The Ghost Portal

They were putting on the finishing touches on the portal, something that they've been working on for over twenty years with little luck of success. They're hoping that nothing wrong happens once the portal starts working like what happened to their old collage friend Vlad Masters who got Ecto Acne after he got a face full of Ecto Energy in their very first attempt at making a portal

"Maddie just think we'll soon be able to finally get to go where those darn ghosts live" said Jack excitedly

"I know Jack, I just wish Jazz was more interested in what we're doing" replied Maddie with a sigh

It was true Jazz Fenton, the eldest child of Jack and Maddie at the age of 16, thought that they were both crazy and childish to think that ghosts were real, she has began quoting her psychology books and like she was more mature than her parents for about two years. Danny Fenton, their younger child at the age of 14, didn't have much of a problem with his parent's obsession with ghosts, just them embarrassing him at school

In fact Danny had said that he'll bring his two friends Sam M and Tucker Foley over to see the portal once it was done. The two of them didn't really have anything better to do anyway and also thought it might be cool to see another world

"Well that's that" said Jack as he clapped his hands together "The portal is all done, all that's left is to plug it in"

"Lets wait until the kids get back home from school" said Maddie "After all Danny did say he wanted to see it turn on for the first time"

"Alright Maddie, I'll wait for Danny to get home from school" replied Jack dejectedly

"Good, now there's a sheet of double fudge cookie upstairs for you" replied Maddie

"Oh boy! Two of my favorite things!" cried Jack as he raced up the stairs

Maddie sighed thinking about how childish her husband can be sometimes, but she loves him all the same despite it all

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A few hours latter Danny and his two friends Sam and Tucker came home from a long day at school excited by the fact that Jack and Maddie may just have managed to complete one of their major goals in life and their careers. They had been talking about all kinds of possibilities the Ghost Portal could bring and what possibly be on the other side

"Danny are you sure that it'll work this time?" asked Tucker as the three entered the kitchen

"I read over their calculations the other day, it should work" replied Danny with a shrug

"I just hope nothing bad happens" said Sam "My parents have enough problems with me hanging out with you guys, they don't need more reasons to keep me away from you"

"Well don't blame me if you get contaminated by something, you both turned down my dad's offer to make you a custom hazmat suit" said Danny "He was upset about it as well"

"There isn't much need for us to have our custom hazmats, we don't go down to your parent's lab that often enough to warrant one" said Tucker

"Danny is that you?" called Maddie from the basement

"Yeah mom! It's me" called Danny "I brought Sam and Tucker like I said I would so that they could see the portal"

"Great sweety, come on downstairs so we can show you the completed portal" replied Maddie

Danny, Sam and Tucker headed downstairs and saw the large screen that blocked their view of the far wall for several months had been moved to the side. Allowing them to see a large hole in the wall with what appears to be a open door of some kind at the entrance

"So is that it?" asked Tucker after they put on the provided hazmats "I thought it would look different"

"Oh no no no" said Jack as he came over "In order for the portal to work there has to be an opening behind where the portal will be, otherwise it'll end in a bang. And trust me you do not want to have to clean up the mess it makes"

"Wait, you guys tried to build a portal before?" asked Sam in surprise

"It was the second portal we tried to make after collage" explained Maddie "But the first one we built into a wall... it's also partly why we moved to Amity Park, besides the fact it's known as the most haunted city in America"

"We're did you move from?" asked Sam "I've never seen any pictures of you living anywhere else"

"We used to live in a place called Dimsdale CA, my cousin lives there still remember" answered Maddie "For some odd reason though everyone refers to her and her husband Mom and Dad, even long before they even had a child"

"Why have we never heard of them before?" asked Tucker

"Eh, their a bit off and we weren't ever all that close to begin with" answered Maddie sheepishly "But Danny and their son Timmy, who's only two years younger, write to each other all the time"

"You never told us you had a cousin Danny" said Sam a little hurt

"Well up until two years ago things weren't the best for Timmy with how his parents kept leaving him alone with a evil babysitter named Vicky, or not paying him much attention when they were home" said Danny "Plus you guys never asked, and I honestly didn't feel like talking about how bad his life was going"

"Ouch, just how bad was it?" asked Tucker

"Way worse than how mine was going at the time" answered Danny

Jack and Maddie cringed at that comment as during that time they were overly focused on some very vital research to give either of their kids much love and care that they needed for a time. This most likely is the reason behind Jazz's attitude of being the only adult in the house and her obsession with psychology. Thankfully they snapped out of it when DHS showed up on their door step after someone noticed Danny alone at the park one day and found out about how often Danny and Jazz were left alone to their own devices

Since then the two have made great efforts on making sure Danny and Jazz were properly taken care of and pulled back on their research to do so, it took them way longer to finish it but it was worth keeping their kids

"You said two years ago things weren't going very well for Timmy, has things improved since then?" asked Sam

"Honestly, not really" answered Maddie "From what Danny has said however, Timmy has found some way of coping with his situation and is actually fairly happy, as odd as it is"

"Hasn't anyone reported the neglect?" asked Tucker in shock

"If I'm perfectly honest, Dimsdale is full of morons" explained Jack "I mean it wasn't until we blew up half a block that they took notice of what we were doing and told us to leave town"

"Only a hand full of adults are any form of responsible, how the place functions, let alone is still standing is beyond me" agreed Maddie "I just wish my cousin would leave that place and move somewhere else, I mean I've seen the reports and news of some incredibly crazy things happening over there for the past two years"

Danny silently laughed at this as he knew exactly why all the strange things were happening in Dimsdale, he had wished over his former Fairly Godparents Cosmo and Wanda over to Timmy as Timmy needed them way more than he did. The only reason he still remembered them was because of the way he worded the wish and also vowed to never speak of them ever again. Plus he swore his fairies to never tell Timmy that he was the reason he got them or have any contact with him

Little did anyone know, Da Rules had lost their effect over Timmy regarding him losing his godparents as being exposed to so much magic in general from all his hi jinxs as it all had a subtle effect on him that's currently dormant inside of him

I'm getting off topic, let's get back to the actual story

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"Alright enough chatter lets light this puppy up!" yelled Jack as he grabbed the plugs and put them together with a yell of "Bonzi!"

A few sparks appeared in the portal putting everyone on edge in anticipation, but nothing else happened after a few minutes damping everyone's spirits

"Aww man, I really thought it was going to work" said Jack dejectedly as he made his way upstairs

"Don't touch anything, I'm going to check on your father" said Maddie as she went after her husband

"Darn I honestly thought it was going to work" said Danny as he walked over to the portal

"Hey Danny I dare you to go inside" said Sam

"What? Are you crazy?" asked Tucker in shock

"Well it couldn't hurt to look" said Danny "Maybe something was wired wrong on the inside that made it not work"

Danny made his way into the portal as carefully as he could, but quickly found that it was very dark inside and midway threw the hole in the back, tripped on a large cable laying on the ground and fell over onto the wall and hit something that moved

"What the?" said Danny as he stood up and looked at what he fell into

And paled considerably when he saw it was the On button and said with great dread "Oh crap, only my dad would put the on button on the inside and forget about it...this isn't good at all"

"Danny what's going on?!" cried Sam as the portal powered up

"Danny get out of their!" yelled Tucker

However it was too late, the portal turned completely on and began electrocuting Danny with high volumes of Ecto Energy. Causing him great pain as the transformation we all know about took place

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Maddie found Jack sitting slumped over the dinning table with an air of defeat over his head

"Jack, I'm sure we'll get it to work soon" assured Maddie as she rubbed Jack's back

"I know, but what could have gone wrong?" replied Jack "All the calculations should have worked, I mean the back area is a little messy but that shouldn't have kept it from working"

"Jack" said Maddie as she thought of something "Where did you put the On button?"

"Uh let me think..." replied Jack as he tried to remember where he installed it. His eyes went wide when he remembered "Sweet fudge! I put it inside the portal by mistake! I hope no one touches it before we unplug the portal to fix that"

"Jack I love you, but you can be so irresponsible sometimes" sighed Maddie

Suddenly the two hears screams of unimaginable pain coming from the lab, and they sound a lot like it's coming from Danny

"Oh no Danny!" yelled Maddie as they stood "He must have tried to see what went wrong and hit the button on accident!"

"We need to shut the portal down now! That much Ecto Energy could kill him!" yelled Jack as the two ran down to the lab

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The sight the two arrived to once they reached the end of the stairs was their beloved son being fried by the Ghost Portal and the changes being made to his body because of it. The shock was so much that they were rooted in place in abject horror

Danny somehow managed to get out of the portal, but collapsed to the ground completely drained from what just happened to him. Sam and Tucker quickly ran over to him and caught him int their arms

"Oh my god Danny are you alright?" asked Sam with worry

"Dude I don't even know if he's still alive" noted Tucker

"Not now Tucker! This is serious!" yelled Sam

"Ugh, what happened?" asked Danny as he managed to turn himself over and weakly sit up on his elbows

"I don't know Danny, but I'm glad you're alright" answered Sam

"Dude you're glowing" said Tucker

"Wha?" replied Danny as he began taking note of the fact that his hazmat's colors were now switched "Guys, just what exactly happened to me?"

Suddenly a elderly man with red eyes, a scar on his face and blue skin wearing a large amount of clocks and watches came threw the portal and said "I can explain what has happened to you young Daniel"

"Who are you?" asked Sam with suspicion and fear

"My name is Clockwork, the Ghost of Time" answered Clockwork "And I'm here to help you"

"What you're like what Father Time or something?" asked Tucker in a crud form of a joke

"Actually I am indeed Father Time" said Clockwork "The figure you normally think of is one is actually of my assistances who takes my place when dealing with certain matters"

"Oh, well then what's the help you want to give us?" asked Sam

"First off I'm going to warn you of some ghosts that you need to be aware of so as well as some other important points you all should be aware of" answered Clockwork "Now that I can't tell you certain things directly, as you need to work them out yourself, I'm here to help guide you not hold your hand"

"I can live with that" said Danny

"Good, now first things first" said Clockwork "Danny due to your little mishap you are now what is known as a Halfa, half-human, half-ghost"

"I'm half ghost!" cried Danny "What will my parents think?!"

"Actually that leads to my second point" said Clockwork "Danny you should know that in the original timeline your parents never learned what truly happened until much latter, this led to certain situations to arise that could have been avoided if they had known ahead of time"

"Your point?" asked Danny

"Look behind you" said Clockwork

The three looked behind them and saw Maddie and Jack dumbstruck at the bottom of the stairs

"As you can see, your parents saw first hand what happened" said Clockwork "This also makes things easier for me"

"What do you mean by that?" asked Danny

"I can clear up some misconceptions about ghosts in general for them" answered Clockwork

Maddie and Jack managed to shake off their stupor and come over to the others

"Alright, Clockwork please tell us what you want" said Maddie who was still trying to wrap her head around what's going on

"Alright this will be a long explanation" said Clockwork "Firstly contrary to what you think, not all ghosts are evil. Most just want to be left alone, further there are plenty of ghosts who's actions are malevolent but that is due to their obsession not that their actually evil"

"So ghosts do have obsessions!" cried Maddie

"For the most part only those who were once humans" corrected Clockwork "There are some exceptions to this rule, Skulker being the prime example"

"Who?" asked Danny

"He's considers himself the greatest hunter in the Ghost Zone with his robotic suit, but without it he's nothing more than a small blob of ectoplasm that's not really a threat to anyone" answered Clockwork

"Hey are there any others like Danny?" asked Tucker suddenly

Everyone but Clockwork glared at Tucker for his interruption

"Danny is the first Halfa in around twenty years" answered Clockwork "But even before that, Halfas have existed incredibly rarely over the course of time. But currently there are only two living Halfas, you and the elder one that became one around twenty years ago"

"So there's someone who can help me learn how to control my new ghost half?" asked Danny

"While he could, it's best you avoid him" answered Clockwork "The man had given in to his obsession long before he even became a halfa and is very much evil, not to mention powerful"

"So stay away from him at all costs?" asked Danny

"For now, you're in no shape to take him on as you currently are" answered Clockwork

"Just how strong is he?" asked Jack

"On a scale of 1 to 10, he's an 8.6" answered Clockwork "Danny here is only a 4 as of right now, which is higher than most halfa's starting point, even the other current one"

"So ghosts use the same scale we do?" asked Maddie

"Yes" replied Clockwork

"And where are you on it?" asked Sam

Clockwork smiled and said "10, which is higher than the King of Ghosts who is a 9.5 in terms of power, in fact most ghosts peak in power around the high sixes to mid eights"

"So the other halfa is already at his peak?" asked Jack

"And you're stronger than the King of Ghosts?" asked Maddie in shock

"For the most part, he'll most likely reach 9 at some point and stay there" answered Clockwork "But just know that in the right circumstances a weaker ghost could defeat a stronger one, if the difference isn't to large that is. And yes as the Ghost of Time I am indeed stronger than the King of Ghosts, but I stay out of most conflicts unless provoked. But only a fool would do that"

"I see..." said Tucker "Hey what powers should we expect Danny to have?"

"Besides the main powers all ghosts have, Danny will be able to use ice powers as well as the incredibly powerful and dangerous Ghostly Wail" answered Clockwork "But that last one wont show up for a long time. Also duplication is another power Danny will have, but it takes a lot of work to get to work right"

"What about those ice powers?" asked Sam

"Technically Danny can use them, but the only power he has out of them is his Ghost Sense" answered Clockwork "But if he works on it he'll be able to breath out a semi strong gust of cold, and make anything he touches cold. But the more impressive and powerful abilities wont awaken until latter on when Danny is much stronger"

"And I take it that if I work on learning how to use my icy powers it'll be easier to control them when they fully come in?" asked Danny

"Correct" replied Clockwork

"Is there anything else you want to tell us?" asked Maddie

"Yes, be careful around your portal, don't let things fall in otherwise a very picky ghost will make getting it back very hard" answered Clockwork

"Who's the ghost?" asked Jack

"His name is Walker, he's the warden of a prison in the Ghost Zone and is completely obsessed with rules" answered Clockwork "He even makes up new rules to suit the situation to his needs"

"Sounds kinda like that one warden who got killed in a prison riot years ago" noted Sam

"That's because Walker was that warden" explained Clockwork "And his guards used to work for him in life as well"

"Alright make sure the lab is picked up and no hiding anything important down here either, gotcha" said Jack

"Yes and making sure that the portal is closed is also important" said Clockwork "While there are natural portals that open and close randomly all the time, ones that are permanent are highly favored"

"And we just created one" said Jack "So that means..."

"Amity Park is going to really become the most haunted place in America" finished Clockwork "Which is why Danny needs to help keep them from causing to much destruction when they do show up"

"Couldn't we just close the portal to keep them from entering?" asked Tucker "Sounds like a better solution than having Danny deal with it"

"Even if you did close the portal on this side, only an extreme measure would permanently close it for good" said Clockwork "Keeping it closed would keep a good number of ghosts from coming threw is true, but it would only really work on the weaker and dumber ghosts out there"

"But keeping it closed would help still right?" asked Tucker

"Right" said Clockwork "And if ghosts know that the portal opens and closes on a set schedule it would also help"

"Okay, so we know to keep an eye out for certain ghosts and to make sure we close the portal regularly, is there anything else you want to tell us?" asked Maddie

"For now the only other thing I want to tell you is that there are other mythical creatures out there besides ghosts" said Clockwork "And a few of them have their own worlds"

"Really?" asked Maddie "Like what?"

"Fairies for one" said Clockwork "They help miserable children all across the world with their magic by granting them their wishes, so long as they are allowed in the Da Rules"

"Really? Did Danny ever have any?" asked Maddie as she thought back to how Danny used to be miserable two years ago

"Actually I did" said Danny "I wished them over to Timmy two years ago when I had enough of how bad things were for him, plus I really didn't need them nearly as much as he did since DHS had been called around the same time"

"And normally under the Da Rules when that happens the godchild has their memory wiped, but due to the way you worded it you managed to loophole it and kept your memories of them" said Clockwork "And now as a halfa those rules don't apply to you anymore as they only apply to non magical humans"

"Well... I kinda wish that things weren't so bad for Timmy that he needed fairies, but there's nothing we can do right now" sighed Maddie

"Couldn't we invite the Turners over for a family reunion?" asked Jack "The people here would notice what's going on right away, compared to Dimsdale"

"Now isn't the time for that, but yes that would work" replied Maddie

"Timmy could live with us if that happens" suggested Danny "There's plenty of space for him to have his own room"

"Indeed that would work" said Clockwork "But you all should know something about Timmy"

"What?" asked everyone

"Timmy made a secret wish that effected time shortly after his second year of having his fairies" explained Clockwork "However as the Ghost of Time it was up to me on how that wish would work, so while fifty years has gone by for Timmy it's all been compressed to fit. But very soon Timmy is going to be put on trial by the Fairy Counsel for a lot of the mayhem he's caused, and during that trial that forbidden secrete wish will come out causing him by Da Rules not only lose his godparents, but all the wishes he made to be undone"

"That's horrible!" cried Sam

"Ah, but that's where I come in" said Clockwork "The fairies will think that fifty years really had passed, but I will correct them on that and also tell them why Timmy made that wish"

"Why did he make that wish?" asked Jack

"Because he loves his fairies far more than any other godchild has ever loved their godparents and never wants to lose them" answered Clockwork "He's proven time and again that nothing will make him give them up, not even torture"

"Wow that's some determination" said Jack in shock and awe

"Indeed" agreed Clockwork

"Why would the fairies think that fifty years have gone by when that's not true?" asked Tucker

"That's because fairies live forever, or so they claim" explained Clockwork "In truth they can die from extremely old age, but why that happens I'll leave up to you"

"Then why do they think they live forever?" asked Sam "If they can die from old age, then that's not possible"

"Because the fairies that would have died from old age by now died from other causes eons ago" answered Clockwork "Back in those days things were rather violent for everyone, leading to mass extinctions and other major disasters over the millennium until more recent history when humans first appeared on earth"

"What did humans have to do with things changing?" asked Danny

"Not my place to say, but it has something to do with how much more intelligent your kind is compared to other creatures" replied Clockwork "Now I must be going, there is something of grave importance that I must keep an eye on. Don't worry I will be back to give advise when it's needed, or if there are some questions you need answered"

"Thanks" said Danny as he managed to stand up "I'll keep it in mind"

"Good now good day" said Clockwork before he headed back to his lair in his own way

"So now what?" asked Tucker

"Mom, Dad, I think some tests to see what exactly happened to me is a good idea" suggested Danny as he turned to face his parents

"Good idea" agreed Maddie "Don't worry sweety we'll just run a physical on you for now, nothing invasive"

"Good, I was a little worried about that" replied Danny

"Hey I just realized something" said Sam

"What?" asked everyone

"Clockwork said something about the original timeline and you two not knowing about what Danny becoming half-ghost" answered Sam

"Well... as the Ghost of Time I would imagine there being other timelines out there that he knows of, so it's not that strange" said Jack

"And if we didn't know about Danny becoming half-ghost, then I'd imagine him keeping it hidden from us out of fear of what we might do to him" added Maddie

"Yeah, I was thinking of doing that before Clockwork told us you were behind me" admitted Danny

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A few hours latter Danny's tests came back and Danny's parents found that in both forms Danny had traces of his other half still present in all samples they took from him. They also found that as a ghost Danny was much stronger and faster than normal

After that they decided to start a training regiment for Danny after school so that he could gain control over his powers and learn how to use them for self-defense. Maddie also said that he'll need to continue learning martial arts from what she had taught him and Jazz when she tried to bond with them after the whole DHS fiasco. Danny agreed saying that it would definitely help defend the city against the ghosts that would surly come to cause havoc or mischief

The next day after the accident Maddie called the school telling them that Danny had an accident in the lab and that they were going to keep him at home till Monday for observation, it was currently Thursday. The school said that it was fine, but Danny would need to make up the missing work after he gets back

This brought up a major problem for the Fentons, if Danny was going to have to fight ghosts to keep Amity Park safe, Danny was going to have less time to focus on his school work

"Well unless it's a big threat you guys can handle it" said Danny "But yeah, we're going to have to work out a way for me to get my school work done on time, otherwise my grades are going to drop drastically"

"Clockwork said you will gain the power to duplicate yourself, so that'll help" said Tucker

"He also said that it's hard to learn to master as well Tuck" argued Sam

"But he's right Sam, if I can learn how to duplicate myself it'll be a big help in solving both problems" said Danny

"Yeah I guess so" conceded Sam "But until then we're going to have to help you stay on track in school and deal with the ghosts"

"Wait are you saying you're going to help fight ghosts?" asked Jack with some eagerness

"Heck ya! We're Danny's friends of course we're going to help him" replied Sam heatedly

"Yeah I mean if we help it'll take some of the pressure off of him" added Tucker

"Then looks like you two are going to need some training as well" said Madde who was glad Danny had such good friends

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By Monday Danny had gain enough control over his powers that he didn't need to worry about suddenly becoming invisible or intangible weather partially or entirely thanks to his parents making sure to focus on him learning how to control his new powers before they moved on to trying to learn new ones

Everyone decided to not tell Jazz what happened right away as they figured she'd find out about it on her own at some point, plus they wanted her to focus on her own problems rather than Danny's for right now. It most likely would be more of a hindrance right now than actually being helpful as she has been trying to avoid everything ghost related for so long

The Fentons also decided to set up a family reunion with the Turners and the Skylarks as Jack's sister had married into the family and was the mother of the very famous fifteen year old Chip Skylark

That's it for now, next time will be the first time Danny fights the Lunch Lady

Notes, things to look forward to:

Timmy Turner will appear in the story soon

Timmy is Danny's second cousin while Chip is his first cousin

Timmy will have fairy based magic to help fight off the ghosts

Fairy, Anti-Fairy, Pixie magic is just as powerful as ghost's powers, no neither has any advantage against each other

Danny will be stronger than in cannon due to his parents actually helping him from the beginning and his adjustment to his ghost powers going way smoother because of it

Jack and Maddie don't know that Vlad is a halfa just yet, but they do suspect it now that they know how Danny got his powers and that there is another halfa with twenty years more experience than Danny

Danny's ice powers aren't going to be useful in combat for a while, but he will gain their full range of abilities sooner

Danny's interactions with certain ghosts will be different due to his better grasp on things

Danny will gain a relic from the Ghost Zone that'll grant him a special power

Danny will get his Ghostly Wail the same time as when he did in cannon, but how Dan Phantom plays into the plot will be different