Danny Phantom: A Game of Shadows and Silence

Chapter 2: A Danger Cowering Within Shock

3 Years Later.......

Sam, Tucker, Valerie, and Dash walked into a party at a frat house. They were in Florida at a university. As Mayor of Amity Park, Tucker was going around to different cities to give presentations on the technology in Amity Park that Tucker had created. Tucker had already graduated college a year after he started it. Sam was on fall break and so she went with Tucker. Dash went to the same college that Sam did so he tagged along as well. He had become a good friend for the group, and so did Valerie. Valerie had taken over her fathers business and she assisted Tucker with many inventions. Aside from the technological advances, Amity Park wasn't doing so good. Not, because of Tucker, but because houses had been burning down for the past 3 years. Supposedly the houses belonged to the people who were trying to locate Danny, and before they got too close to him, the house was burned down. Something clearly didn't want Danny to be found.

However, amidst one of the fires, part of Danny's costume was found and so everybody was under the impression that Danny was dead. They couldn't find his DNA, so they all hoped that he was still alive. Due to the fact that they couldn't completely prove he was dead, they didn't even have a funeral, but after his costume was found burnt to hell, Danny never answered texts or phone calls. He hadn't answered them before, but people assumed that if he were alive, he would have said so after the people he loved kept asking him if he was still breathing. With those reasons in mind, they figured he was dead. They all grieved and his family and friends held a memorial service for obvious reasons. To the world he was still alive and well, but to his family and friends, they assumed he had burned in a fire and they would never see him again. Sam never really dated anybody after that. She had just opened herself up to Danny when she lost him.

They were all hanging out at the party and having a good time, when someone spoke into the microphone at the DJ booth.

"Excuse me, but it seems that we have some new guests at Bata Alpha Pi and I just wanted to introduce them to the host of the evening." The person said and a spotlight was shined on Sam, Tucker, Dash, and Valerie. Then a spotlight shined on a brown haired guy who had a medium build. He wore a white t-shirt, but had his back turned to them. "Darian, you've got some new guests man." The guy turned towards the group and none of them could say a word. Darian saw them and his mouth dropped. The spotlights went away and Darian looked to the people he was talking to.

"Excuse me." Darian said and then he went past the group and opened a door and motioned for them to follow him. The group went with him and Darian closed the door behind him.

"So....you guys found me, huh." Darian sighed. Darian was clearly a code name. It was Danny. He had dyed his hair and clearly had buffed up a little bit.

"Fenton?!" Dash said in shock.

"I know right? Turns out young adulthood suits me well." Danny sighed and then he saw Sam's confused look.

"You're dead though." Sam sighed and Danny was in shock by the statement and then he let out a laugh.

"No, I'm clearly breathing and doing well." Danny replied. "What would make you think that?"

"But you haven't saved anybody. We found your suit, and, your shoe..." Sam's voice shook.

"I don't know where the suit came from, considering I'm pretty positive my suit can't be taken off, but I decided to disappear to protect all of you guys." Danny started and then he smiled. "It worked. I haven't had to deal with the shadow demons since changing my look. I guess they couldn't find me." Danny said this and then Sam was filled with frustration and she pushed Danny.

"Why didn't you come back!?" Sam shouted.

"Sam, clearly Amity Park is better off without me, and I wasn't sure if you guys even wanted me to come back with the way I left." Danny replied.