Greetings fellow story lovers. This is my take on a Phantom in Equestria. In most of the stories I've read, Danny feels too young, so I've taken it upon myself to try my hand at one. This takes place somewhere after Twilight's kingdom and before Phantom Planet, but it doesn't have a specific timestamp. Enjoy!

Chapter One: I'm a What?

Danny found himself in Clockwork's tower with no idea how he had gotten there. Last he remembered, he'd just been captured by a new branch of the Guy's in White who weren't totally incompetent. They'd been after him for months, ever since Skulker blew up a huge subdivision that was under construction and Danny Phantom got the blame.

But now, Clockwork floated in front of him, shifting from young to old and back again.

"Danny, it's good to see you," he said in that rich, soothing voice.

"Good to see you too, I think," Danny said, his eyes darting around, still pumped with adrenaline from his fight moments before.

"You can relax Danny, this is no trick, you are really here. But you can't stay. Neither your world nor the ghost zone is safe for you now."

"What do you mean? When are they ever safe?" Danny knew something was up, Clockwork was scheming something.

"I have located another world, another realm where you will be safe, and maybe even do some good," Clockwork explained, an amused smile played across his face.

"Wait, wait, wait," Danny said, holding his hands up. "You're gonna send me away? Who's going to watch over Amity Park?"

"Your friends will be more than capable of taking care of things while you are away," Clockwork interrupted.

"But what if the Guys in White attack again?"

"They won't, they will be too busy looking for you."

"But what if...:"

"Danny, I can foresee all of time, and I would not send you away unless I had to. You know that."

"Yeah, I know. But, it's just, things were finally starting to calm down."

"That is but the nature of your existence." Cockwork floated over to a table and picked up two objects. One was a simple blue backpack, and from the looks of it, it was rather full. The other was a medallion on a simple chain, much like Clockworks time medallions, but smaller and made of silver.

"Here, wear this, and if you have need of me, simply hold it, and think of me." Danny latched the chain around his neck.

"I thought you could see everything, wouldn't you just show up when I need you?" Danny asked, sceptical.

"I am the master of time here, in this realm, but I have limited sight of the world you will enter, only that you must go. They have other beginnings that control such things." Danny had always thought Clockwork to be the one master of time; he'd never considered there might be others.

"Okay, what's in the bag?" Danny asked reaching for it. Clockwork handed it to the ghost child.

"Just a few things that may help you. Now, it is time to go," Clockwork added before Danny had a chance to examine the contents of the bag.

"Okay, let's get this over with," Danny mumbled, slinging the bag over his shoulder. Clockwork nodded solemnly and a portal opened on one wall. It was impossible to make out what was on the other side, as the green mist obscured it.

"Danny, I have told one of the inhabitants of this world of your arrival, and of your past. You can trust her. Let her take you under her wing, and you will learn much.

"About what?" Danny said, testing the portal by sticking his hand in before pulling it back out and wiggling his fingers to make sure they still worked. Clockwork only smiled at Danny's question, and instead added one last instruction.

"The one you seek is called Princess Twilight Sparkle. She lives in a crystal castle in a small village on the edge of a forest. Now go."

"Wait, what?" Danny said baffled, but before he could back away from the portal and question Clockwork further, the portal reached out and pulled him in.

Danny woke up to a small orange pony with purple hair looking intently at his face. "He doesn't look dead," the pony said.

"Woah!" Danny yelled and tried to stand up, but only managed to fall back down and get a mouth full of grass. Danny heard giggling and looked around, noticing first numerous apple trees, before he saw the orange filly standing next to two others, a yellow and red one, and a white and purple one; they were all laughing at him.

"Hey, stop that," Danny demanded as he tried to stand again. This time he had some success, but only managed to get to his feet for a moment before falling forward. As he fell he braced his hands out in front of him. But they weren't hands, they were hooves!

"What the!" Danny exclaimed and spun around to look at himself. He was a pony, with a white coat, and black hooves and main. On his rump was a tattoo, much like a yin yang symbol, but the white center dot was a star, and the black one, a moon. He still had on Clockworks medallion and backpack, only the bag had morphed into some sort of saddle bag. As Danny was more closely looking at his butt mark, one of the fillies approached him.

"Excuse me sir," she said with a bit of a southern drawl as she took several steps toward him. "Do you need help?"

"Uh, no. Actually yes, do you know where I can find, uh, Princess Twilight Glitter? No Sparkle!" He said, trying not to laugh at the absurdity of it all.

"Of course!" the little yellow one squealed.

"She only lives in the only castle in ponyville," the orange one said sarcastically.

"We can take you there if you want!" the yellow one piped back in. "I'm Apple Bloom, and that there is Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle," Apple Bloom explained pointing a hoof at first the orange one then the white one. "What's yours?" she asked eagerly.

Danny hesitated. Clockwork hadn't told him what name he'd given to the princess. Would she know him as Phantom, or Fenton? And judging by these girl's name's, names don't work the same here, so would Danny be too strange of a name? He realized the Apple Bloom was still waiting for an answer.

"I'm… Danny," he said finally.

"Huh, that's a strange name," Apple Bloom said, cocking her head to the side. Danny was just about to face palm, face hoof?, when Scootaloo piped up, "I like it! Come on mister unicorn Danny, let's go see Twilight!" her wings fluttered and lifted her a few inches off the ground at mention of the princess.

As the girls turned to leave Danny stopped them by saying, "What did you call me?" Scootaloo stopped mid step and glanced back over her shoulder with a confused look on her face. "I called you Danny."

"No, the other thing."

"Mister unicorn?" Sweetie Bell spoke for the first time.

"Yeah, why'd you call me that?"

"Uh, cause you're a unicorn? Like Sweetie Bell." She pointed first to her friend's horn before pointing to Danny's forehead. He hadn't even noticed the Sweetie Bell's horn, or Scootaloo's wings! They had just sort of seemed natural, but when he reached a hoof up to his head, there was indeed a horn there.

"Are you sure you're okay Mister Danny?" Apple Bloom asked. "Should we take ya do the hospital instead? Did ya hit your head or something?"
"I'll be fine Apple Bloom, it's just been a weird day," he explained.

The girls lead him through a huge apple orchard and up to a large read farm house where he met his first grown pony.

Point of view switch- Apple Jack

Applejack was sorting apples when her sister and her friends wandered out of the apple orchard with a strange young unicorn in tow. He was older then the girls, but not yet full grown, probably two or three inches shorter than Apple Jack, and a might scrawnier.

"Apple Bloom, who've you got there?" Apple Jack called. Apple Bloom scampered up to her sister, eyes gleaming with excitement.

"Apple Jack! This is Danny, we found him passed out in the orchard by the everfree forest. He's says he's looking for Twilight."

"Now just what do ya think ya'll were doing by the ever free? You know that's dangerous!" Apple Jack scolded her little sister.

"I know, I know, but I was looking for a special herb Zecora told me about; we weren't there long," Apple Bloom explained, desperate not to get in trouble. Apple Jack sighed deeply.

"Alright, but let me know next time before you go out there."

"I will, I promise. Now can we take Danny to Twilight?" Apple Jack wasn't sure she liked to look of this young stallion, his blue eyes seemed to bright a contrast to his pale coat.

"Why don't I take, Danny, to the castle. You and your friends go inside, Granny needs some help in the kitchen."

"Aww, but I wanted to see Twilight, I haven't gotten to in forever."

"Now, now, I'm sure Granny will give you some of her famous apple cinnamon cookies for your help." That got Apple Bloom exited. She quickly rounded up her friends and herded them inside, stopping only when she reached to door to call back, "It was nice meeting you Danny, see ya around!"

Point of view change-Danny

Danny wasn't sure how he felt about being passed from one guide to another. On one hoof, he understood this older pony's concern, he wouldn't want Danni acting tour guide for strange people she found in the forest, not that he wasn't sure she could kick the butt of any full grown adult if she wanted to. On the other hoof, if he needed too, he was sure he could have over powered three little fillies, but, despite the fact this pony didn't look anything special, she radiated strength, and he wasn't sure he could beat her in a fight, not without turning into phantom, which he wasn't even sure he could, and he didn't want to lose his secret identity until he met this Twilight person.

"Uh, hey, thanks for agreeing to take me to the castle. I'm not from around here, you know?"

"I know," Apple jack said, suspicion in her voice. "I would've remembered seeing you around. Ponyville ain't that big. Besides, I've been meaning to have a word with Twilight about something anyway."

And so, Apple Jack lead the way off the farm and up the road into town. Danny considered attempting small talk, but when he got into Ponyville proper, he was shocked. The strikingly colorful ponies he had seen before where no match to the mayhem that was assaulting his eyes. Ponies of every color combination walked and flew through the streets, shopping at vendors or sitting at cafes. He saw a unicorn performing magic as she levitated a book she was reading. He hadn't realized the unicorns were actually magical and wondered if he could do that floating trick too, but decided not to try now, as Apple Jack was getting ahead of him.

"So what did you call this place again?" Danny asked once he was astride the mare.

"Ponyville. Ya really aren't from around here at all. Been living under a rock?" Danny found her tone a bit hostile.

"Naw, unless you count the moon that is," he said, hoping to get some reaction out of Apple Jack. Although she didn't say anything, she did crack a bit of a smile. As they had been chatting, the castle had finally come into view.

"Woah, that thing is massive!" Danny exclaimed.

"Yup. You should have seen it when it grew out of the ground. Shocked us all quite a bit." It was the first time she hadn't sounded hostile, so Danny took it as a sign she was warming up to him, despite the weird explanation of the castle.

Apple Jack went up to the door and knocked with her hoof. After a moment of no answer, she knocked again. "Come on Twilight, I know you're in there." The door swung open, but rather than a pony as Danny was expecting, a small purple dragon stood there. Despite its size, Danny had no love for dragons, and was just about to find out if he could still go ghost when Apple Jack greeted it with a warm, "heya Spike, is Twilight busy? I've got somepony here who wants to talk to her." Danny quickly backed down before anyone noticed. Of course dragons where good in this weirdo pony land. He'd have to be more careful.

"Sure," Spike said. "We were just about to have lunch. Wanna join us?"

"Sure thing sugar cube!"

"Great! I'll go make some more sandwiches." As Spike ran off, Apple Jack lead Danny into the halls. Even though the interior was made of more stone than Vlad's mansion, it felt warm and light inside.

Apple Jack found the door she wanted and shouldered it open. Inside was a huge library, one Danny was sure Jazz would just love. Sitting at a low table, reading a levitating book, was a purple pony.

"Heya Twilight, I've got a visitor for ya," Apple Jack anounced, stepping aside so Twilight could get a look at Danny. Not really knowing what he would do, Danny marched right up to Twilight and held out his hoof.

"Nice to meet you princess I'm Danny."

"Nice to meet you too," Twilight said hesitantly, and reached out to shake his hoof; then she noticed his medallion and squealed loudly.

"Oh my gosh, Clockwork sent you didn't he! Oh, I've been waiting so long to meet you! When that strange pony showed up and told me he was the master of time in some other world I had my doubts, but after he told me about himself, and I did a little research, I knew it had to be true. And then when he came back and told me he had a powerful pony he was going to send for me to look after for a while, I could hardly wait. And now you are here!" Twilight said without hardly taking a breath.

"So wait, you do know this pony?" Apple Jack interpreted.

"Well, not exactly. I know about him! He's fought more monsters than even we have! And he has really awesome powers. Oh, show me how you change! Show me show me show me!"

Danny was rather taken aback by Twilight's exuberance, but also a bit flattered. And since she clearly knew about him, why not show off?

"Okay, but I haven't tried this since I got here," he warned.

"That's okay, I'm just exited. From what Clockwork told me, it's like a completely different magic!" Danny closed his eyes before taking a deep breath. He focused his attention inward and visualized the change. A moment latter, he felt the cool sensation flowing from his middle and up and down his body.

When he opened his eyes again, both Apple Jack and Twilight were staring at him in awe. Looking at himself, he realized he was floating, and that his colors had swapped, his coat was now black and his main and hooves a silvery white. The strange mark on his flank was now his Danny Phantom D, and if he had a mirror he was sure his eyes would be green.

"Oh my gosh, that was amazing! Twilight squealed.

What do you think? I Had a blast writing this, more than I have had in awhile! Let me know what you think because your feedback is my inspiration!