Author Note: I love Dani to pieces so I thought it was time I wrote something about her that wasn't just a 'guest appearance' type thing.
~CWA

Title: Around the World
Summary: After leaving Danny, Dani hits the road. Traveling around the world and seeing places she never thought she'd see. It's quite the adventure- meeting new people, seeing new places, old and new faces, and making memories.
Genre: Adventure/Humor
Rated: T for brief mentions of certain topics throughout the fic (not all places are nice and cheery after all)
Disclaimer: I do not own nor claim Danny Phantom. I do own OCs that make an appearance as people she meets unless stated otherwise.
Notes: Inspired by a tumblr post by Lucifer-is-a-bag-of-dicks. Kind of AU since the timeline will be a bit screwed up. Chapters will be longer than prologue. This whole fic will take place in the span of one to two years. Chapters will be longer.

I will update once a week for a while due to semester finals (and other school work)

Prologue

Danielle flew away, leaving Amity Park behind her. More importantly, she was leaving Danny behind her. A part of her felt bit saddened that she couldn't stay with her 'cousin.' At the same time, however, she knew that she wanted to explore, to be free, to see the world. She was more… independent than her 'cousin' in that way- though out of all the people, she'd miss her friend Valerie the most.

Valerie and her became rather close, almost best friends, in the short time they knew each other. Though Valerie did hate Phantom, which was something Danielle hoped would be fixed soon. Valerie was a first friend, but Danny was still family.

Still, leaving was something she had to do. It wasn't like she could stay in Amity if she wanted to- Vlad would be there a lot and she didn't want to burden Danny with taking care of her. As much as she loved kicking butt with her cousin, she knew Danny could take care of himself and protect Amity. She needed some place for herself, a place that she wasn't just 'Phantom's little sister' or 'Danny's cousin' or 'Danny's clone.' She needed to make a name for herself and the best way to do that was to just explore and see where the winds of fate took her.

Though she would need a new name. It wasn't that she didn't love the name Dani or that she didn't love the whole Danny and Dani thing. It was just that the whole point of was to create a new life for herself, even if she was just a few months old (technically speaking and looked like a twelve year old). She wanted a new name to go with her new life on the streets- besides saying it was Dani with an I would get tiring. I could be a Lillian, a Victoria, a Tori, an Ellie, or even a Penelope. I could be anything and anyone.

Ellie, she decided, that's what my name will be. Ellie, just Ellie…

The next thing she had to decide was if there was a specific place she wanted to go or did she just want to wander? A wandering spirit, ha! She knew she wanted to visit places like France, Britain, Australia, and other countries. She wanted to check out New York City and Florida, maybe even Chicago or Denver. The Grand Canon seemed interesting. There were so many places in America and even the world that she had heard about and she desperately wanted to see for herself- something that a lot of people didn't get to do. Shrugging, she decided she should at least hit a few different places in America first.

She smiled to herself as Amity became only a dot in the distance.

I'm free… First stop… New York.