Ok, I have come to terms with myself. I am one of THE most immature 15 year olds on the face of the planet, yay! Anyway, that's beside the point. The point is, this fic popped into my head after seeing a really nice piece of art on deviantart. It's called Test Subject: Danny, so you can just guess why this idea came to me.

Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom, there, now you can't sue me... All you'd get would be some bracelets and a collage of DP pictures anyway...

Hello. My name is Daniel Fenton, but you probably knew that already, didn't you? Well, actually, you probably know me by my persona, Danny Phantom. Unfortunately, that's all people ever see me as now.

Don't understand? Well, allow me to explain it to you.

When I was 14 years old, I was in an accident with one of my parents' inventions. It was called the Fenton Ghost-Portal. Well, as you can probably tell from the name, it was created to allow ghosts into our world with the press of a button.

Well, I got caught in it when it started, and became a halfa, or half ghost, to those who are unfamiliar with the term.

Well, after that unfortunate turn of events, ghosts began to come through the portal to battle me, and try to do evil in our world.

Of course, I took action, battling them, and throwing them back into their own world. Slowly, I gained control over my powers, and grew to enjoy the simple luxuries they afforded me.

But, one day, things began to change for the worse.

One of my close friends moved away, and the other tried to bottle them self up from me.

I didn't know what to do. My world was coming apart.

I was greatly surprised when she revealed to me she had been doing it because she was afraid of what she was feeling. Afraid of what she was feeling for me, to be priciest.

Well, I was overjoyed, and revealed to her I felt the same. My little world wasn't falling apart after all. Of course, there was still the fact that my other friend had moved away.

Well, on my 16th birthday, he came back. My life was at its peak. Fewer ghosts had been coming through the portal than ever, I had a wonderful girlfriend for the second year running, and my best friend had moved back to town.

I was so happy, that I didn't feel like I had a care in the world... but I did.

While I had been at my birthday party, catching up with my friend, a ghost came through the portal. But not just any ghost, a ghost that I could never beat. A ghost of unknown power.

Vlad Plasimus, otherwise known as Vlad Masters. I had trapped him there when I was 15. I had planned a way to trick him there; otherwise, he'd never have been in there in the first place.

Well, as I chatted, an explosion came from within the house. I told everyone everything was fine, and went to investigate. My first mistake.

When I walked in, Vlad was there, waiting. I couldn't help but stare. I knew he was strong, but I didn't think he'd be able to navigate around the ghost zone, and find his way back out in only 2 years. I know that seems like a long time, but truly, it isn't.

He smiled, and I grimaced.

He asked why I didn't go into ghost form to battle him. I told him that I had too many people there to witness if I was caught.

He simply laughed at me, and vanished through the ceiling, telling me I was hopeless.

Well, I took the bait, went into ghost mode, and followed him through the ceiling.

He sat on my bed in his human form, and smiled at me. I landed on the floor, and went back to human mode as well.

'You're a smart boy, Danny.' He had said to me. I told him I knew that.

His smile broadened, and he said 'Then why do you waste away your time with normal beings?'

I told him it was because they were my friends. He said he could be my friend. When I declined, he frowned.

'Never, huh?' he said. 'That's too bad Danny, too bad.' He then went into ghost mode again, and simply flew away.

I was stunned by what he had done. Truly, I was. So, when I went back outside, and my girlfriend asked me what was wrong, I simply told he a ghost had gotten out of the ghost zone, and I had taken care of it. She smiled at me, and we continued our conversation with our old friend.

I never thought about Vlad's visit for a long time after that. Not until I was 17, and I started to get weird letters in the mail from an institute for paranormal studies in Wisconsin.

I tried to ignore them, but they just kept coming.

Finally, my dad got a hold of one, and told me I should seriously consider it as a school choice. When I told him I wanted to go to a local University with my girlfriend, he said that it was no good, and I should strive for higher, like the institute.

I couldn't believe what he was saying, and tore up the letter in front of him saying I wanted nothing to do with ghosts, as long as lived, ever again.

He simply gave me a sad look, and left. I felt bad. How could I not?

Well, anyway, I went about the next few years normally, with the exception of capturing ghosts with my girlfriend, and best friend in my spare time.

I was 19 when it happened. My life was changed forever. I still don't know why. I never deserved it. Or did I? I really don't know.

There. I know the format is a bit weird, but it's just the first chapter, and I thought it'd be an interesting thing to try out (The style, I mean) Well, RR, and tell me what ya think!