Before we get started with the new story, I want to give a big shoutout to my fellow fanfiction author, DJ Rodriguez, for allowing me to use a portion of the first chapter of one of his stories to begin this one. I was having serious trouble figuring out how I wanted to write this first chapter, so I went to him, asked if I could copy a portion of the chapter and edit it to fit my story, and he gave me the okay. Thank you so very much for that, DJ! Without your help, this story might not have gotten posted at all!

And I want to give thanks to God in heaven for giving me the idea for this story in the first place. Now, without further ado, let's get on with the story, shall we?

Danny Phantom is owned by Butch Hartman and Nickelodeon Animation Studios. Avatar the Last Airbender and Legend of Korra are both owned by Nickelodeon Animation Studios.

Dialogue Key

"Previously, on Avatar…" = Regular Speech

'This is just not my day!' = Someone's Thoughts

"Zuko! Let's go!" = Someone Yelling

"I have waited a long time for you to hear my thoughts." = Telepathic Speech

Air…

Water…

Earth…

Fire…

My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days. A time of peace when the Avatar kept the balance between what was then known as the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation, and Air Nomads. But that all changed when a great cataclysm occurred.

Only the Avatar mastered all four elements. Only he could stop the cataclysm. But because of our arrogance, the Avatar was driven into the Spirit World. And when the world needed him most…

...He never returned!

Hundreds of years have passed, and the world has mostly recovered from the great cataclysm, but at the cost of bending the elements becoming a lost art. Two years ago, my father and mother, two lead Ghost Researchers, and several other brilliant scientists began to try and figure out what led to bending being lost to the people of Earth. Some people believe that a virus that targeted only those with the potential to bend the elements killed off all of the benders, preventing the Avatar from ever being reincarnated again. Others say that the cycle was destroyed by an evil spirit who wishes to destroy humanity. One thing is certain, people won't be doing any Airbending, Waterbending, Earthbending, or Firebending for a long time now.

But I haven't lost hope.

I still believe that somehow, the Avatar will return to save the world.

The Boy & Dragon Chosen by Spirits

Danny Fenton woke up from bed, a bit sore after his battle with Skulker and Ember.

"Man… those two are really becoming a nuisance. This is the third time this week that they've come out to get me…" he said to himself as he went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Even though it was the weekend, Danny believed that a good shower was the best medicine in this case to soothe the body after an extreme battle. Danny Fenton was not a normal teenager. He was a fifteen-year old with a unique and incredible secret. A year ago, he watched his parents, Maddie and Jack Fenton, build a huge machine that, according to them, would open a portal to the Ghost Zone. When it did not turn on, the two just quit on it, not even bothering to see what went wrong. Young Daniel put on a special ghost suit that his parents often wore and went inside to check it out… not knowing that his father installed an On/Off button INSIDE the machine opening itself. Danny's hand brushed against it, pushed the On switch… and he was immediately bombarded with ecto energy! It was the same substance that gave ghosts their form, it was for all intents and purposes, spiritual energy that was not refined.

When Danny woke up, he saw in the mirror that he had changed. His black hair was now white, and also his blue eyes were now glowing green. He discovered that he had the same abilities as a spirit; turning invisible, becoming intangible so he could pass through most solid objects, and of course flight. He was turned into a halfa, a being that was part human and part ghost. Since that time, he has been a hero in his hometown of Amity Park going by the name of… Danny Phantom.

Of course, he was not alone in his calling to be a hero. Two of his best friends, Sam Mason and Tucker Foley, knew of his secret and helped him out at every turn. His sister, Jasmine 'Jazz' Fenton, also knew of his secret but that was due to her own deduction and brain power. Even to this point, his own ghost hunter parents did not know of his secret identity and double life. Now, Danny was finishing his shower and contemplating on how to seize the rest of the Saturday.

"Hmmm… there's a Lady Gaga concert playing here tonight. I wonder if Paulina would like to come with me!" he said to himself before rethinking that plan. "Nah, she wouldn't want to waste her time with somebody who's not in the popular crowd anyway. I'm starting to wonder what I ever saw in her."

Paulina Sanchez was one of the most beautiful and popular girls at Casper High School, and also Danny's crush for a long time. At least until now, it seems. She was usually accompanied by the third most beautiful girl in the school, Star Supreme, a blonde that was not afraid to speak what was on her mind. Danny was getting dressed in his room now, thinking of other ways to pass the time… and he figured it out.

"I know!" he suddenly said as he got an idea.

He finished getting dressed and rushed to leave the house… when he spotted something unusual in his closet. A particular set of clothes that he's never seen before, and that he knows he didn't buy. One thing Danny decided long ago, especially after his dad made him wear one of his (Jack's) oversized jumpsuits to school, Danny always did his own clothes shopping using money he saved up from doing odd jobs around town. But these clothes aren't the standard clothing he's used to wearing.

And he figures it's a good thing he started doing that, too, because it helped him learn how expensive clothes shopping can be. Seriously, two pairs of jeans cost him seventy dollars! Do you know what kind of video games he could buy with that kind of money? Probably one that could keep him busy for half a year straight!

Wait! We're off topic! Strange clothes!

In his closet is a set of clothing that looks almost Chinese in design, only it's slightly different. It's a set of clothing that consists of a pair of black pants, a black shirt with long sleeves, a deep red sash that was clearly meant to be a belt, a pair of black shoes that resemble slippers with deep red soles, deep red wrappings that go around his wrists and half way up his forearms, and layered black body armor with golden accents.

"What's all this doing in here? I didn't buy this." Danny pondered to himself.

He doesn't understand why, but he felt compelled to wear this clothing. Like it had some form of deep connection to his own heritage. But he just can't place why that would be.

But he figured, 'what's the harm?'.

He quickly changed out of his usual clothes and put on the strange clothes he found in his closet, armor and all. When he was done, Danny looked at himself in the full body mirror he had recently bought for his room. He had to admit, the outfit isn't so bad. He never really thought he'd look good in a combination of black, red, and gold, but it works. Still, he couldn't help but feel like something's missing. Taking a nearby piece of string, Danny pulled back his hair and used the string to put it up in a topknot. Looking at his reflection, he nodded in approval.

"I think I should, maybe, dress this way more often." Danny said with a smile.

With that done, Danny walked out of his room and downstairs to the kitchen. He quickly made note of a hastily written message from his parents on the whiteboard saying that they'd gone out ghost hunting. The lad just shrugged his shoulders, as he's used to his parents never being around anymore. He quickly made himself a piece of toast so he could eat on the go, and left a note for his sister as he knows that she'd worry if he didn't tell her where he'll be. With that done, Danny walked out of his house and started making his way to the actual park part of his home.

"I hope he's okay out there. Goodness knows what deranged scientists would love to get their hands on one of his kind in order to dissect them…"

He was thinking out loud when he heard a scream. Eyes wide, he started looking around to check out what was up. He soon saw Paulina and Star, being chased by two old enemies of the teen.

"Oh great! It's Technus and… Prince Aragon? What is that guy doing here? And with Technius even?" Danny stated to himself as he prepared to 'go ghost' as it were.

But first, he's got to find a place to hide so he doesn't blow his own cover.

He knew that Prince Aragon was dethroned, cast out from his castle and power when his sister Dorathea, or Dora for short, drew up courage to take him on some time ago. The prince was arrogant and cruel, plus was content to leave things in the past. So, why was he with someone that was futuristic?

"Well, nothing starts the day like beating up idiots after breakfast!" Danny commented as he flew off to save Paulina and Star.

Good thing he chose to hide in an alley before transforming.

This was not turning out to be a good day for Paulina and Star, the two beautiful teenagers waking up early to go get some breakfast, and after that going shopping so they could be ready for the Lady Gaga concert. They were about to enter a McDonalds place to get their meal when they were ambushed by Technius. To make matters worse, when they turned to run in the opposite direction, they ran into Prince Aragon in his dragon form. So, they chose a random route and ran for their lives.

"Paulina, this is so not a good day for us! I mean, we're being chased by two ghosts this early?! There has to be a rule against that!" Star exclaimed as she continued to run.

Paulina replied, "I know, I know! But don't worry! I bet that Danny Phantom boy is going to save us soon!"

She was a huge admirer and fan of Danny Phantom, equal to Danny Fenton's crush… sorry, FORMER crush... on her actually. I almost forgot that Danny is no longer interested in her. A blast of green fire told them to worry about other things, and the two headed towards the park.

Technus laughed as he and his new comrade continued to chase the human girls.

"Hahahahaha! Now this is how I like to start the day; full-blown chaos and chasing! Hahahaha!" he exclaimed as he powered up a blue ecto-blast.

While laughing as obnoxiously as Invader Zim, might I add.

No, scratch that. Even Zim isn't as annoying as Technus. At least when Zim speaks in the third person and laughs like an obnoxious, homicidal maniac, he makes it sound good. And at least he doesn't look like an Albert Einstein reject.

But, back on topic...

Aragon replied, "Yes, it is good to start the day off right. And what better way than to torment and chase two mortal women? Hahahaha!"

The two unleashed a blast of both energy and fire, the result was a huge explosion that left a crater and knocked the two ladies off their feet. Paulina and Star huddled together, looking up at the malicious spirits that were grinning down at them. The two were preparing to unleash another blast, but they themselves were shot by large pink energy blasts that came from the sky. The two ladies looked to their right to see… the Ghost Hunter herself, Valerie Gray!

"Man, you two ghosts had to ruin a good morning by coming here! I'll make sure there is nothing left of you this time!" Valerie exclaimed as she zoomed along her hoverboard.

Her first battle suit was destroyed by Danny Phantom, only because he knew that it was not Valerie piloting it but Technius some time ago. However, Technus not only repaired but upgraded her suit when she was facing the halfa hero, in an effort to destroy the young man. Aragon's dragon scales gave him some protection from her ghost blaster, but Technus was already formulating a plan.

"Oh, you poor child! Don't you understand that I'm the Master of all things technological?! And since I was the one who made your suit in the first place… I know how to deactivate it!" he exclaimed as he focused his power at Valerie.

Valerie dodged a tail swipe from Aragon, exclaiming "What did you say?!"

She didn't know that her suit was upgraded by the ghost inventor, believing that it just happened randomly. She was hovering above Paulina and Star when she felt the energy from her hoverboard, suit, and gun suddenly go off. Quick as lighting, the battle suit receded down to becoming a bracelet on Valerie's wrist. The beautiful ebony girl then dropped to the ground due to gravity, and landed by Paulina and Star.

"Ouch… that really hurt…" Valerie whispered, rubbing her ample bottom.

However, she looked up to see a smug Technus and Aragon grinning down at them. Paulina and Star came to be by Valerie's side, all three knowing that they were now at a huge disadvantage.

"Hahahaha! Now this is going to be good! Any last words, ladies?" Technus stated as he and Aragon powered up for another attack.

But before they could attack, they were stopped by a bone chilling roar that clearly sounded reptilian in origin. The roar itself was so loud, it forced the three ladies to cover their ears lest they risk their hearing being destroyed. When the roar ended, the group looked in the direction of the roar and noticed a pair of glowing blue eyes in the darkness of a cave. Another roar resonated through the air…

As a dragon flew out of the cave and started circling around and above the whole group!

None of them could believe their eyes! A living, breathing dragon, not a ghost dragon, is here in this very town! And it's absolutely beautiful! The dragon itself is a European Dragon, much like Aragon or Dorathea's dragon forms, but you can tell that this one is a female because of her sleek and slender body type. She has sapphire blue scales all over her body, and unlike Aragon or Dorathea, her wings have layers of feathers growing out of them. Her eyes are as blue as crystal, and her talons look sharp enough to tear through anything.

Their admiration of the dragon was cut off when two beams of green energy hit Technus and Aragon, sending them crashing to the ground.

"I have some words for you two. It's get a clue, and get a life!" a familiar voice rang out.

The girls looked to their right and above a bit to see Danny Phantom, a smug smile on his face and green vapor coming from his hands. Paulina and Star's heart soared to see the half-ghost hero, but Valerie's face showed an angry expression on seeing the hero.

Aragon roared loudly as he rose up, and Technus was not too pleased either when he recovered from the attack.

"ARGH! Ghost child, you will rue the day you messed with Technus 2.0! And his new ally, Prince Aragon!" the technological spirit exclaimed in anger.

He was about to fire at Danny, when a massive black claw stopped him.

"Wait, ally. Instead of going after the whelp directly… let's continue to focus our attention on these lovely mortals." Aragon stated with a malevolent grin as his reptilian eyes gazed at Paulina, Star, and Valerie.

Technus formed an equally evil smile on his face, knowing that his enemy would not stand by idle when humans were in danger.

"Ah, you are right scaly friend! Let's dish out the damage… but to them!" he replied as both fired a quick projectile attack at the three teenagers.

Danny's eyes widened as he saw the attacks coming in hot and fast to the three beauties, but he was quick to act and flew down to get in between the girls and the projectiles.

"Now that is dirty fighting!" Danny exclaimed as he put his hands together and did a Street Fighter Hadouken motion.

From his hands erupted a green energy shield that surrounded him and the girls, deflecting the dragon fireball and techno-ball.

"Yay, Ghost Boy! You rock!" Paulina and Star cheered on, glad that they were safe.

Valerie was not pleased at all at being saved by her nemesis, but thankful at least that she was not fried by the attacks.

"Let's see if you can keep it up, child!" Technus exclaimed as he and Aragon shot multiple attacks at Danny.

Phantom grimaced and focused his shield technique, the barrier holding strong and fast against the onslaught of fireballs and techno-balls. Paulina, Star, and Valerie were unable to move due to Danny's shield surrounding them. They could only look on in awe as the Ghost Boy's determination and will showed in keeping the barrier intact.

"Oh man… I can't move because of the shield. And if I drop the shield and move, the girls will be caught in the crossfire! I don't know how this day can get any worse…" Danny said to himself.

...If he wasn't busy trying to maintain the shield, he would have slapped himself across the face for saying that. He should know by now that when you say something like that, chances are that it WOULD get worse. On cue after he said that, he heard another female scream. He turned away to his left to see two familiar ladies closing near their location. It was Desiree, the buxom and beautiful genie spirit and by her side was Princess Dora. The two were flying away fast and hard from something chasing them. And that something turned out to be… Jack and Maddie Fenton riding in the Family Fenton Ghost Assault Vehicle, ecto-weapons hot and aiming at the two lovely ladies. Jazz Fenton was riding in the back, looking at the scene thanks to some monitors that showed the action.

"We got you cornered, ghosts! We're gonna capture you, and pick you apart molecule by molecule!" Jack exclaimed, his passion for hunting and experimenting on spirits running high.

His wife was also equally excited, her desire for learning and dissecting ghosts also running high.

"Oh, you got to be kidding me!" Danny exclaimed as he saw the action coming his way.

He learned over the months that Desiree and Dora were different from other spirit females. Desiree was forced to make wishes, no matter the circumstances due to her unique power. And Dora, she was still learning the ropes on how to be a leader. Her time underneath her brother's rule was long and rough, and it was still taking her time to adjust to her new duty. Aragon and Technius paid no mind to the action coming their way, now preparing to switch from projectiles to beam attacks.

"Okay child, let's see your shield stand up to this! Ready… aim… FIRE!" Technus exclaimed as both he and Aragon shot their most powerful energy beam attacks on him.

Danny was about to put all he had into the shield, until he saw from the corner of his eye that Dora and Desiree were trapped as well. His parents must have used a device to inhibit their ability to fly through solid objects, because they did not go through the trees that they were cornered in. His parents closed in, their huge blasters ready to obliterate the beautiful duo. But the two stepped back when the dragon from before landed in front of the two female spirits, roaring as she fired a warning blast of fire at the two humans. It wasn't hot enough to harm them, but a few patches of grass did catch.

But our favorite ghostly hero knows that his companion won't be able to hold his parents off for long, even if their weapons are mostly designed for fighting ghosts rather than flesh and blood creatures. And Danny knows that his mother can and will dissect his dragon friend if she ever captures her. And he will not allow that!

'Man… I hope I know what I'm doing…' Danny thought as he used his right hand to send out a green beam of energy to counteract Technus and Aragon's attack, then used his left hand to counter the blaster beams coming from his family.

The energy attacks collided, and an impressive show of light and sound erupted from the collision! If one were to compare, it would be like when Goku and Vegeta's ultimate attacks collided when they first met in Dragonball Z. Danny was strained to his limit to try and keep the attacks at bay from the lovely ladies, sweat pouring from his brow and his body buckling underneath the pressure. Desiree and Dora opened their eyes, and saw Danny holding back both attacks.

"What?! Why is he helping us?!" Desiree asked out loud, puzzlement on why her enemy was protecting her.

She was also confused on the warm feeling that she felt in her chest, where her heart was, when she saw Danny doing this. Even Dora had this feeling, and was grateful towards her friend that was helping her and Desiree out. Danny's dragon friend roared in concern for her human companion. The very same human who found her when she was only six summers old, bringing her food and even helping her learn how to fly after her parents were forced to abandon her when she was still an egg. They were fleeing for their lives from a spirit, who she now knows was Skulker. Jazz was looking at the scene in the van, and her eyes got wide in fear.

"Danny!" she exclaimed as she went outside to try and stop her parents.

"I… can't… hold it… much… longer!" Danny gritted through his teeth.

He tried desperately to hold on, to hold off the attacks as much as possible so the girls could escape. But they didn't. The five females were fixated in awe at him, the strength and will he was showing in halting the attacks forcing them to stand and watch. Danny was about to give… when he felt something rise up inside of him. It was similar to how he used the Ghostly Wail, his ultimate technique, for the first time in the Ghost Zone. However, this one was different. It felt stronger, more refined, and also more of a need to protect others then himself.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he roared as he unleashed all of his being.

His eyes started glowing with a bright white light as something amazing happened. A shield of pure white fire suddenly burst through his body, stopping the attacks cold and enlarging outward. It did not harm the ladies or the dragon, mostly thanks to the dragon's fireproof scales and feathers, but it did send Technus and Aragon back furiously. Even Aragon's scales were of little defense to Danny's new ultimate technique.

"NOT AGAIN!" Technus exclaimed as was sent sailing with his ally across the sky.

The Fenton couple stood their ground, but their weapons and technological devices were overloaded due to the energy coming from Danny. The blasters they had exploded, and the monitors inside the RV also cracked and died in a shower of sparks. Even the frame of the Fenton Family Ghost Assault Vehicle had melted somewhat while the rubber tires were vaporized and the wheels welded themselves to the road. The blast lasted for a few minutes, then the light died down and the Fentons could see that the Ghost Boy and their quarry were still standing. However, Danny's form was still as he expended all of his energy. And it showed as the light that was once glowing in his eyes faded.

Maddie and Jack quickly took action, going to resume the fight with their bare hands.

"Quick! We can't let them escape!" Jack exclaimed as he rushed towards the group.

Jazz ran to catch up with her parents, pleading for them to stop. However, the adult figures in Danny's life did stop when they saw two blue rings appear in the middle of Danny Phantom… then rose up and disappeared to show that he had changed to Danny Fenton, their son! And in new clothes and a new hairstyle, too!

"What the-?! Danny?! My son?!" Maddie exclaimed in confusion.

Even Jack was confused and it showed greatly as he saw his son standing motionlessly, then slumped to the ground unconscious. The dragon warbled with concern as she curled herself around her human friend and brought the five ladies close to her for protection. She doesn't trust these other humans, nor does she think they're safe from the other rogue spirits that are known to haunt this city. She would know. Danny's told her stories about all of the ghostly enemies he now has, including some crazy fruitloop who's obsessed with his mother and SERIOUSLY needs to try online dating.

Or maybe get himself a cat!

"Danny?! Danny Fenton is Danny Phantom?!" Paulina yelled out as she saw her crush change into the teenage boy she ignored most of her life.

"Fenton is Phantom?! How come we didn't see it before?!" Star added in, she herself wondering why they didn't even both to look more closely at the evidence now.

Valerie was silent, her eyes and mouth opened wide in realization and shock that her former beau was also her enemy.

"Danny…" she whispered, tears forming in her eyes.

Desiree and Dora went to the group, wanting to make sure Danny was okay. However, something happened… a mysterious golden light shot down out of the blue from above! It was like the sky itself tore open, a beam of light tearing through the clear blue sky. It enveloped Danny Fenton, his dragon who curled herself closer around her charges, and the five ladies, and it lasted for a moment before the column of divine light vanished. All that was left of the group was nothing, no sign of the six beings anywhere.

"Danny! Oh, what have you got yourself into this time, little brother?" Jazz asked out loud, then eeped in surprise when she saw the glares coming from her parents.

"Jasmine Fenton, you got some explaining to do!" Maddie demanded in a no-nonsense motherly tone.

She was mad, confused, and scared at the same time. It was obvious in her eyes that Jasmine knew for a long while of Danny being the Ghost Boy, and wanted answers. Jazz was now cornered, and the only way out was to tell everything.

'Better get Sam and Tucker with me on this one. Man… what a way to start a Saturday morning…' she thought.

***To Be Continued…***

That's all for this chapter. For those of you who are wondering, the design for the dragon that will be Danny's companion and mount, much like Appa the Flying Bison was for Avatar Aang or Naga the Polarbear-Dog was for Avatar Korra, was derived from the popular book series and the live action movie adaptation Eragon. Not to be mixed with the name of Princess Dorathea's brother.

If you enjoyed the story, be sure to fave and follow and don't forget to leave a review telling me what you thought of the story. Also, please do go and check out DJ Rodriguez and read some of his stories. I recommend the story where this chapter was inspired from: Danny Phantom and the Gates of Hell. And as always, I'll see all of you in my next chapter! Buh-Bye now!