THE PHANTOM'S REALM

CHAPTER ONE: PREPARING

"This can't end well." Danny Fenton said, sighing. His 2 best and only friends, Sam Manson and Tucker Foley, gave him sympathetic looks.

Mr. Lancer had just announced a fieldtrip was going to take place tomorrow. Normally this would be a good thing. Except when it's to the Ghost Zone. Apparently the school board thinks it would help our safety to understand more about ghosts.

"How bad could it really be dude? We'll just load up on your parents weapons before we leave." Tucker offered a suggestion.

"Yea as long as we're in one group we can handle everything." Sam pointed out.

Danny opened his mouth to comment but instead he gasped as his breath came out, visible. Danny sighed as he shot his hand up, knowing a ghost was somewhere. Before he could even ask Lancer dismissed him and he gratefully ran out of the class.

Mr. Lancer shook his head at the child. He was a mystery and along with his 2 friends, they were impossible. Most of the kids and teachers in the building had taken up the part-time job of trying to figure out the Trio's secrets but it seemed impossible. They were always secluded and distant from everyone but each other and Jazz Fenton, Danny's older sister. They whispered all the time and hardly paid attention to 'popularity' or 'social labels' even though they were basically the bottoms of the chain at Casper High.

The other thing that confused everyone was the bond between the 3. All they had to do was look at each other and they could still have a conversation without words or mouthing. Even weirder their actions were always as 1 person or in one motion. Whatever the case they were always in sync mentally. Despite their young age Lancer had never seem anyone else have a connection with anyone as deep as Danny, Sam and Tucker's with each other.

Danny, meanwhile, had ducked into the janitors' closet, as he quietly made sure he was alone. After double-checking he let the rings of light appear that were now so familiar to him. One traveled up towards head and the other falling to his feet, when they disappeared Danny Fenton was no more. In his place was Danny Phantom, Ghostly protector of Amity Park. His clothes morphed into his signature black HAZMAT suit with white gloves, boots and belt. His blue eyes became a radioactive green while his hair went from black to white. Let's not forget his special 'DP' symbol on his chest with the white D and black P.

With the transformation complete, Phantom turned intangible and took off flying through the roof and into the skies, becoming tangible only when he was soaring over the downtown area. Then he saw the ghost that triggered his Ghost sense.

The ghost was only a little shorter than himself, wearing a blue button-up shirt that went down to his black shoes and made it appear that he didn't have any pants. He had green spiked hair with red eyes and his 'super villain' motif complete with a huge…. Turtle shell on his back? What?

Said ghost was shooting Ecto-beams at the pavement, most likely trying to attract the Town's Protector.

"Alright 'turtle-man' why don't we get this over with so you can go eat a tomato?" Phantom asked sarcastically as he swooped into the scene of the townspeople running. The attacking ghost growled.

"I will not! And I'm not 'Turtle-man! I am Razz! I can communicate with all animals and am known as-" Razz was cut off by am Ecto-blast to the chest that sent him crashing into the street.

"Technus Jr. because he's the only other person who does this!" Phantom interrupted smugly as he watched Razz float up again, steam coming from his chest.

"Clever. I heard about you Phantom. You're a legend back in the Zone do you know that? I know you're good but you can't beat me!" Razz yelled.

"We'll see about that. I beat Skulker single-handedly, you still want to do this?" Phantom asked expectantly, his hands already glowing green.

"Very." Razz responded as he shot an Ecto-plasmic blast at Phantom, who turned intangible and allowed the blast to fly harmlessly through him.

Phantom responded by firing his already charged up Ecto-blast and successfully hitting Razz in the arm. Razz didn't get a chance to respond because Phantom followed up by flying up to him and kicking him down. Phantom dived down, trying to finish Razz but Razz phased through the street before he could get hit with another powerful kick.

Razz appeared behind Phantom and started randomly roaring into the air. Phantom barely had time to turn around before a green-skinned glowing lion tackled him down. Using his legs, Phantom kicked the ferocious beast off him before using shooting an Ecto-ball that knocked the lion back into Razz.

After a weird hissing noise from Razz, a large, green, glowing snake constricted Phantom who was fighting to escape. Suddenly Phantom had an idea. His eyes closed and he remained still for about 3 seconds and then without warning his eyes opened, but they were an icy blue instead of radioactive green. Then his hands gave off an ice-color mist that visibly irritated the snake. The cold given off by Phantom became too much and the snake was forced back.

"Can't handle the cold?" Phantom asked, sucking up the snake into the Fenton Thermos. He didn't have time to do anything else before the ghostly lion once again pinned him. This time however, he had an idea.

Phantom, ignoring the burning sensation this lions claws were giving him plus the added pain of the viper's squeeze, phased through the floor and appeared to the lion's left, shooting another Ecto-blast into its side. Taking advantage of its vulnerability, Phantom sucked the lion into the Thermos with the snake. As he capped the Thermos, he was shot in the back with an Ecto-beam.

Phantom got up, fine aside from the headache, burning claw marks, and Indian style burns on his waist and arms also with his now aching back. He opened his eyes to see Razz grinning maniacally.

"You're as good as they say you are Phantom. Nobody has ever taken out my 2 most vile beasts, let alone together." Razz complemented with his hand still steaming from his most recent blast.

"You're better than I thought. With a name like 'Razz' I thought this would have been over by the first lion attack." Phantom said back, his famous smirk making another appearance on the cameramen and reporters down the block.

Razz growled but couldn't speak back before Phantom spoke again.

"Seriously, if you're not turtle themed they turtle shell?" He asked, obviously taunting.

"Just because many of the ghost in the Zone fear-and-or-respect you, doesn't mean we all do. Witch means I don't have to answer any of your pitiful questions." Razz said, as if it were obvious.

"Just a question dude, don't get your button-shirt in a knot." Phantom responded, confident as ever.

"Great, so the other ghost weren't kidding when they said you did as much witty-banter as much as kicking their butts." Razz complained to himself, but everyone heard it anyway.

"Tell them not to forget it either." Phantom said as he powered up an Ecto-beam in his right hand.

Seeing what Phantom was up to, he also powered up an attack, but rather than an Ecto-blast he was charging up heat in his eyes from his fire core.

Both fired at the same time and collided, but the fire beam eventually over powered the Ecto-blast due to the heat gaining strength from the humidity in the middle of May. Phantom knew from the second the attacks collided this would happen, so he was prepared and turned intangible to allow the Ecto-beam and fire attack to pass through him without harm.

Apparently Razz hadn't been expecting it because he was completely caught off guard when the attacks passed and Phantom wasn't there. He realized what happened, however, when he felt an Ecto-beam strike his right arm and send him flying to his left, uncontrollably slamming into a building.

Refusing to lose when he was so close, Razz tapped into his fire core again, and out of his hands came a ball of green fire than had collided with the second energy beam Phantom had attempted. Without warning, however, Phantom had managed to get out of Razz's line of sight.

"Where did you go Phantom?" Razz asked to the air, moving his back off the building he had been flung into.

"This sounds like a game, 'Find the Phantom'. Too bad you won't." Phantom's voice rang out through the air as Razz growled.

"I don't like games, Phantom. I get enough annoyance from Kelmper and The Box Ghost; I don't need this from you too. Is Skulker the only one you're at least a little serious with?" Razz asked seriously.

Razz had forgotten the matter at hand after his comment about Skulker. All the fights he's ever heard about involved the Phantom taunting and teasing, very rarely letting anger show up.

With most other ghosts that was their main tactic of 'get angry and fight better'. Phantom, however, completely negates that thought. The Ghost Child has hardly ever done anything aside from taunting, teasing, playing, baiting and toying with the other ghosts. Despite all the fighting that happens Phantom seems so easy-going when he's not attacking. In fact, Phantom is probably friendlier with most of the ghosts in the Zone than anyone else would think.

In the depths of the Ghost Zone there are beings that are vicious and savage-like. Phantom, despite his issues, is probably a better friend to most Ghosts than all of the ghosts there. Razz was suddenly broken from his thoughts by Phantom's voice ringing through the air once more.

"No, I get deathly serious when The Box Ghost comes to town." He replied, his answer practically dripping with his usual sarcasm.

Razz couldn't help but let a chuckle pass his lips. Annoying? Yes. Powerful? Yes. Funny? Definitely. That was basically everyone's description of the young Ghost Child.

Ignoring that, Razz created a ring of fire around his waist, that expanded and blew up, sending heat waves all over, hopefully on Phantom too. Sure enough his snow-white hair was seen not too far from where he was slammed into earlier in the fight.

Dazed, but not out yet, Phantom floated slowly upward and without notice rocketed into Razz, effectively catching his off guard and followed by upper-cutting his chin. Not prepared, Razz was sent flying into the sky, powerless to stop the powerful kick that sent him back into the familiar cement.

Phantom, seeing it was over, floated down so he was floating in front of Razz with the Thermos in hand.

"Still think you'd win?" Phantom asked smugly as he sucked Razz into the Thermos while he was swearing his revenge. Phantom's only thought was 'Get in line.'

Phantom turned to the crowd of people at the end of the block, rolled his eyes, motioned to them it was safe and flew off back to Casper High. Although he was going to get in trouble with Lancer for missing 90% of his class, it was worth it to see the City was still safe.

He discreetly phased into the janitors closet as he let the familiar rings of light appear again. After they separated and traveled across his body, he was Danny Fenton, wimpy scared nerd of the City, again. His black and while HAZMAT suit becoming his regular white and baggy T-shirt with red trim and his blue and equally baggy jeans. His hair and eyes changed from white and green back to black and blue. Danny opened the door slowly, trying not to agitate the burns from the snake on his arms.

Finally he trudged back to Lancer's room and as soon as he stepped inside all eyes went to him. He mentally cursed that he hadn't checked how he looked before returning and realizing how beat-up he was.

His shirt had 3 claw marks ripped across his chest while his pants were covered in dirt. His hair was messed up and his arms were all red, and even redder in certain spots where the lion's claws dug in. Not that anyone else knew that last part of course.

"Care to tell us about you obviously interesting 'bathroom trip', Mr. Fenton?" Mr. Lancer asked sarcastically, knowing very well he wasn't really in the bathroom.

"Um, ah, well, I…. fell down?" Danny responded lamely. Lancer sighed while the students, minus Sam and Tuck, burst into giggles.

Danny quickly walked to his seat in the back of the room next to Tucker and Sam. On the way there his super hearing picked up whispering from his classmates.

"He's such a freak." "What a wimp can't take a simple trip?" "So freaky I don't know where to start."

He sighed heavily as he sat down at his desk, repeating to himself that no matter how good revenge feels it only leads to trouble.

"Who was it this time?" Sam asked, eyeing the claw marks on Danny's shirt.

"Some new ghost named Razz. And apparently Razz can talk to and signal ghost animals. Like lions and snakes. Also he has a fire core." Danny told them as he watched Tucker upload this into his PDA.

"Sounds brutal. Is the snake why you're arms are bright red?" Tuck asked in curiosity.

"Let's just say he caught me in a bind." Danny said with a nod and small chuckle.

Tucker and Sam snickered at Danny's pun and turned back to class as Lancer finished up a lecture even though nobody was really paying attention until he started talking more about the fieldtrip.

"So remember, we meet at 8 a.m. at FentonWorks tomorrow. After a quick word from Maddie and Jack, we'll be on our way. Maddie and Jack will be taking us into The Ghost Zone in their new Fenton Bus. Food, drinks and jackets are permitted as long as they can fit in a book bag of some sort." Lancer finished up. Then the final bell rang, showing the end of the school day.

Danny, Sam and Tucker all walked out of Lancer's room in sync as they headed towards FentonWorks to pack some ghost weapons for tomorrow. On the walk home, Danny gasped and his breath was once again visible. He quickly ducked into an ally and summoned the rings that change him into Phantom.

Once Phantom, he came from the ally, floating as his ghostly tail moved around.

"Go on ahead guys, its just The Fright Knight." He said dismissively. Reluctantly, his friends nodded and continued walking.

Phantom turned around and floated so he was above most buildings in sight and scanned the area, knowing he was close. Randomly a sword was hurled from his left and, had he not created an Ecto-energy shield, probably would have hit his abdomen.

"Let's get this over with." Phantom muttered as he rammed into Fright Knight, using the shield as a bettering ram and following up by shrinking it into an Ecto-ball form and launched it at the other ghost as he was getting up from the previous attack.

Dodging the swings of the sword, Phantom powered up more energy, but in his eyes this time. Right as the sword was pulled back on the backswing, Phantom released the energy and hurled the Knight into the wall of the ally. Giving him no time to recover, Phantom sucked him into the Thermos.

Phantom sighed as he looked into the direction his friends went and flew after them, invisibly.

So no one told you life was gonna be this way

(Danny summing the rings and transforms into Phantom)

Your jobs a joke, you're broke and you're love life's D.O.A.

(Phantom being thrown into a wall)(Danny is late to class & gash on arm)(Paulina staring at Phantom)

It's like you're always stuck in second gear

(Danny staring at his alarm clock at 3 a.m.)

When it hasn't been your day, week, month or even your year, but

(Danny being late)(Danny getting an F)(Skulker shooting Phantom)(Dan Phantom hitting Phantom)

I'll be there for you

(Danny walking with an arm around Sam and Tucker each)

I'll be there for you

(Jazz wrapping a cut on Danny's leg)

I'll be there for you

(Danielle hugging Danny)

You're still in bed at 10 and school began at 8

(Danny walks in late for class broken and exhausted)

You've burned your breakfast; so far things are going great

(Danny shoots an Ecto-beam at the Ecto-weanies)

Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

(Vlad and Danny glaring at each other with glowing eyes)

But she didn't tell you when the world has brought you down to your knees, that

(Plasmius shooting Phantom down with a pink energy blast)

I'll be there for you

(Ember smirking as she watched Phantom suck Fright Knight into the Thermos)

I'll be there for you

(Johnny and Kitty helping Danny get bandaged)

I'll be there for you

(Grandma Ida calling Danny out for school while he's fighting Plasmius above her house)

~Instrumental~

(Phantom jumping in front of the A-List and taking Plasmius' Ecto-blast)

(Danny smiling sadly as the A-List laugh at his bandages)

(Danny inviting Valerie to sit with him, Sam and Tucker at lunch)

(Valerie, as the Red Huntress, trying to shoot Phantom from the sky)

(Danny's parents working on a new invention and Danny pleading to himself it doesn't go off suddenly)

(Danny abandoning his homework as he sees Mr. Lancer being terrorized by Technus)

(Lancer marking him down for an 'D' for his incomplete assignment)

(Danny and Vlad glaring at each other as Maddie and Jack have their backs turned)

No one could ever know me

(Danny looks into a mirror and sees Phantom on the other side and they both smile)

No one could ever see me

(Danny triple checks his surroundings before turning into Phantom)

Seems like you're the only ones who know what it's like to be me

(Danny standing between Vlad and Danielle as they all questioningly glance at each other)

Someone to face the day with, make it through all the rest with

(Danny flying Sam and Tucker with Danielle flying Jazz outside the City)

Someone I'll always laugh with

(Danny and Kitty watching as Johnny overshadows Dash)

Even at my worst, I'm best with you, yeah!

(Danny laughing despite his broken ribs with Ember as Technus attempts to score a date)

It's like you're always stuck in second gear

(Clockwork freezing time when Danny is about to get shot at by the GIW)

When it hasn't been your day, week, month or even your year

(Specter Speeder crashing in the Zone)(Danny looking around the Palace suspiciously)(The class gasping at Phantom's coronation painting)(Phantom using Ghostly Wail on Pariah Dark's Army)

I'll be there for you

(Clockwork giving Phantom a DP styled hoodie)

I'll be there for you

(Frostbite coaching Phantom on making an Ice Sword)

I'll be there for you

(Dora showing Phantom around the Ghost Zone)

I'll be there for you

(Phantom getting tackled into a group hugs by Ember, Johnny, Kitty and Dora as Frostbite hugs them all)

I'll be there for you

(Danny smiling as he looks at Tucker, Sam, Jazz and Grandma Ida who are all grinning at him)

I'll be there for you

("No matter what." Phantom saying to Danielle)

Phantom phased into his room to see Tucker and Sam waiting on his bed for him. He quickly became visible and changed back, before his parents came in.

"Was it just the Fright Knight this time?" Sam asked, remembering the last time when Fright Knight brought his army.

"Yea, he was by himself. I must be getting really good at this because I beat him rather easy." Danny informed his friends.

"Alright then. Before we even start packing you are getting your arms looked at." Tucker said strictly as he pulled Danny onto the bed so he and Sam could check on him.

Danny sighed, knowing it was going to happen anyway. After pulling lotion on both his arms and rinsing out most of the lion's cuts he felt better, but his back still hurt.

"Now that that's taken care of, lets get packing." Sam said, a little too up beat for Danny and Tucker's taste, only because neither of them was looking forward to this fieldtrip.

"Fine. Get wrist rays, the Fenton Phones, 2 Thermos' and bring some specter deflectors for the others."

Sam and Tucker nodded, liking the equipment so far. They all started down to the lab, ready to pack.

I own nothing! Please review so I know what to work on or if I'm awesome now! As you can see I've edited the theme song a little, not a whole lot, but just so it fits in with the story a little better. I'll also be doing some other small edits with the next update but nothing to big so don't worry about it.