The Other Halfa Danny Phantom: The series

Prisoners of Love: Part 1

Danny and I head to the lab, looking for Jack while we bickered about a homework assignment.

"I'm telling you, Danny, the book doesn't support your answer. Mr. Lancer said he wanted us to use evidence from the book to support your answer. Your dad will agree with me."

We find Jack working on his latest invention, the Spector Speeder, and Danny tries to get his attention.

"Dad, can I ask you a question?" 

Jack turned to us and gestured towards the Specter Speeder as he introduced it. "About the Specter Speeder? Sure!" He slams Danny onto the glass and me into him. "This little baby has state-of-the-art spirit plate exploration technology and it's got a supersized cup holder," Jack explained pressing a button and a cup holder emerged just as Maddie came down the stairs.

"Jack, dear? It's getting awfully late, is there something you might've forgotten today?" 

Jack climbed out of the Specter Speeder with a confused look while Maddie continued.

 "Something significant, having to do with today's date of May, 9th?" Maddie gestured towards the calendar that had arrows pointing at a picture of their wedding with a note that read Happy Anniversary. 

Jack begins to think harder but he still doesn't get it. "May 9th, 9th, 9th! 9th? Nope, still not catching your drift." 

"Our anniversary dear? Oh well, I guess it just slipped your mind...For the 18th year in a row!" Maddie shouts hitting the Specter Speeder which causes it to turn on and shoot into the Ghost Zone.

Danny and I hold each other close as we start shouting in fear, the Spector Speeder flying through the Ghost Zone and past multiple spirits. Suddenly a tall figure emerged, towering over us and gripping Danny's shirt tightly and screaming while pointing at the figure, causing Danny to hit the brakes while he also screamed. The figure is revealed to be wearing a white button-up shirt, black tie, white trench coat, a black belt, a black fedora, black gloves, and a handkerchief in his pocket. 

"Trespassing in an unauthorized vehicle...That's against the rules," The ghost bellows at us with a glare.

"Uh sorry, we didn't know. We're from...Outta town." Danny says worriedly as the figure glares harder.

"Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it punk. I see either of your faces around here again, and you and I are gonna have a problem." 

Pulling the reverse lever I give a quick salute as I say, "Yes sir!"

We flew back into the lab to Jack and Maddie were still arguing, they hadn't even noticed we were gone. 

"Now get this in your head Jack Fenton: there are some things more important than hunting ghosts!" Maddie hits the Specter Speeder again as she storms off. 

We clamber out of the Specter Speeder, panting and shaking in fear, I was still tightly holding onto Danny's shirt, pressing my body as close to him as I could while he hugged me tightly.

"I know, I know I'm just as freaked out by your mother's reaction as you are," Jack said, shaking his head in confusion.

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"Maddie please don't go, I just have a little more to do on the Specter Speeder and then I'm done!" Jack begged as he clutched onto his wife's ankles, and she dragged him out the door.

Opening the taxi door with a sigh Maddie stated, "We discussed this Jack, remember? Visiting my sister, the divorce?" Maddie then got in the taxi and before it drove off she rolled down the window telling Jack, "There's a casserole in the freezer right next to the ectoplasmic residue samples." 

"Wait, wait, wait! I don't know which is which!" Jack yelled chasing after the taxi. 

Danny watched with worry as his dad chased after the taxi, having heard the whole conversation, and asked, "Divorce?! What? Jazz did you just hear that?" 

"Hear what? Mom yelling at Dad? Relax she'll get over it," Jazz says nonchalantly, shrugging her shoulders.

"Yeah, but I've never heard her be so mad," Danny continued with his worries while Jazz shooed them away. 

"Of course she's mad, and if I'm right Dad will once again cluelessly do nothing to apologize to her." 

"That's where you're wrong Jasmine! I have been a little preoccupied with ghosts lately, so I'm traveling to your Aunt Alecia's in Spittoon, Arkansas to apologize and give your mother the greatest anniversary gift ever," Jack corrects his daughter before running inside to grab his luggage and throws it into the taxi he had called.

The suitcase hits the driver, causing him to hit the gas pedal and take off, leaving Jack behind who began chasing after it.

"Wish me luck! Oh, and call me if you see a ghost!"  

Danny's face scrunchies in even more worry as he asks Jazz, "Jazz, are Mom and Dad gonna split up?" 

"I was...Wrong?" Jazz asked.

"Jazz? Jazz!" 

"Wait, he's going to Arkansas...To apologize...I was wrong?" 

This revelation had sent Jazz into some kind of frenzy, leaving her panicking in the kitchen looking into everything she thought she knew.

"I don't understand, every piece of evidence I have indicates that Dad would never be self-aware enough to realize he made a mistake. If I'm wrong about this, what else could I have been wrong about?" 

A crashing sound comes from the living room, catching her attention.

"Danny! Keep it down, would ya?!" She shouted causing him to shout back. 

"Hey, I'm trying to make this place spotless, so Mom can have a clean house to come home to!"

Last Edit - July 10th, 2020

Revised - June 17th, 2024