@im-totally-not-an-alien-2 here’s some world building and i added my favourite phantom elf au cause it works amazingly in this context
Danny did extensive research into whether Amity Park was still around. Answer is: Maybe.
He looked into the possibility of this being a different universe kind of situation. That came back negative even though nothing really comes up about Amity Park on the internet other then a single news article about the Mayor election that Danny remembers vividly because Plasmius. Ugh.
He looked into the possibility of a time jump and actually did confirm that it has been 200 years which sucks but he was expecting it and he will grieve AFTER he searches the Ghost Zone for his family and friends.
He has opened small portals into the Ghost Zone and yes it is still exactly the way he left it before this whole situation and yes he is still The King. Skulker was ecstatic that he “has come out of hiding” and has gone back to picking fights with him. Not that Danny really minds since he knows it’s because of his obsession and Skulker knows his people are off limits if he wants to continue fulfilling said obsession, which means his kids are actually safer when Skulker is there cause he is watching to make sure they aren’t in danger too (even if it’s only so Danny will continue to allow him to hunt him since he has the power to order him to stop… and although he won’t admit it, being called Uncle Skulky has him just a little moved).
Danny may have, however, forgot to take several things into account.
One is the long term affect on Amity Park and it’s inhabitants in terms of extending their lifespan due to the ectoplasm exposure which he accidentally made worse when he claimed the city as his haunt and thus drenched everything again in more pure ectoplasm.
Two is the fact that Danny had ASKED Tucker to make Amity Park pretty much unsearchable via internet due to stupid self-proclaimed Ghost Hunters just showing up and making a mess of things even AFTER the anti-ecto acts were abolished. Which means Amity Park got news on the World’s situation if they want it but not vice-versa.
Three is that when he became King and let only the people of Amity Park in on the fact that Fenton is Phantom. The ENTIRE city helped hide his status and brutally beat the shit out of government agents (and anyone else for that matter) that came poking around, which created a “Amity Protects Their Own” mindset. This lead to practically no one moving into or out of the city. You still could move of course but honestly why would anyone move INTO a “natural disaster zone” with “paranoid people who side eye you and stop talking when you come within hearing range” and why would Amity Parkers leave with how cheap and affordable living costs were since the government just started to ignore them, not to even mention the job opportunities and the zero human crime rate in the city because of THIER hero.
Finally, Danny MAY have forgotten about how much Amity Park half flickers into and out of the Ghost Zone. A place OUTSIDE OF TIME. Of course these flickers made life a pain but some side effects had to occur after Pariah Dark and flickering wasn’t the worst outcome, just an annoying one.
When Amity does flicker, the people currently in Amity can’t leave the boundaries of the city even if they can see Elmerton right there, and the people in Elmerton might be able to vaguely see Amity Park and her people but not actually interact with anything even when they manage to overcome the feeling of “you shouldn’t be here” that the flicker gives off, creating a holographic city of sorts.
So yes he may have forgotten a few things that would have solved so many situations for him and spared him some grief but it’s fine.
And he was notified of that fact when Jazz, Dani, Tucker, Sam, and Valerie bulldozed into his apartment decked out in Futuristic Fenton Ghost Trapping Gear, two hours before the Gotham Vigilantes were supposed to show up.
“WHAT THE FUCK!!!” Danny, who had been in the middle of a brain killing marathon of Pokemon, swore and fell off the coach. He managed to avoid knocking Aster and Teynny on his way down and luckily had already put Vela to bed but with the shout both kids were up and alert and Danny could hear the mumbled awakening of his baby a room over.
“DANNY!!!!” With that as their battle cry, Danny was tackle hugged onto the ground after he had just managed to stand up.
They found him since Tucker monitored/monitors the internet religiously and his social media account was practically the equivalent to “walking up to my door while wearing a sign with an eye-bleeding neon colour that says I’M THE GHOST YOU’RE LOOKING FOR!”
Now, Danny had questions.
Aster and Teynny wanted snacks.
Luckily, they had answers, treats and everyone wanted a chance to hold Vela.
Turns out ectoplasm exposure slows aging to an insane degree. They only look 2 years older then they did when Danny last saw them which means Dani looks exactly like Danny’s twin.
Jazz even confirmed that mentally they’re only about 2 years older as well. Which is similar to how the Neverborn in the ghost zone mature.
The lack of aging was also aided by the constant flickering into the Ghost Zone where time is optional at best and none existent at worst, which means that for them it’s been 40 years rather then 200. Not really surprising with how adaptable Amity Parkers are, everyone in Amity just kind of accepted that they are the equivalent to Elves and carried on so practically no fuss was made about it. The people who didn’t like it simply left after the discovery (approximately 10 years after Danny disappeared) and, in turn, lived relatively long lives but not out of the realm of possibility for a normal human.
The Fentons stepped up to be the main Ghost Control protectors and the only reason they aren’t present is due to the need to watch over the city.
Therefore, Amity Park was relatively the same in terms of people and most importantly, his kids get to have excitable grandparents and a TON of cool aunties and uncles which they seem to be very content with.
Dani in particular has claimed godmom position and threatened to bite off the hands of anyone who tries to take it from her.
She’s very serious. She will bite.
Unfortunately, although Danny’s social media has brought a lot of benefits, like protecting his kids from attacks, notifying Amity Park that he is still around, and stopping Batman and others from kidnapping them, it has one important downside. Danny can’t live in Amity without it drawing too much attention to the city and ghosts.
So just lots of moving around and a lot of weekly Amity visits via Ghost Zone express.
Everyone had settled amongst the various chairs in the living room near the end of discussions. Danny with Vela curled into his chest while squished between Dani and Jazz on the couch. Tucker. Sam and Valerie on the foot rest, armchair and kitchen stool respectively all pulled close enough that they could rest their feet on Danny’s lap if they so chose. Finally, Aster and Teynny switching between laps pretty much every five minutes.
All of them had been crying for the past 2 hours and it shows in red eyes, tear tracks down their faces, and red noses. It was a relief to confirm that their relationships haven’t changed in any way that matters.
They’d only just moved on to lighter topics when Danny heard the tell tail sign of feet on his fire escape.
Red Hood and Red Robin were here.
Danny had no time to warn anyone.
“We brought dinner!” Red Robin called as he flipped in through the window. Red Hood following not even a second later.
“And new colouring bo….” Red Hood trailed off as he took in the room. Four people decked out in what could only be considered sci-fi level tech and another that is obviously Danny’s sister, if not twin, all in fighting stances. All three sci-fi females had every inch of skin covered in a nano tech metal and two matching wrist blasters with the only difference being the colour of the metal (red, green, and black) and the F logo on the shoulders of the green and black nano tech. The sci-fi dude stood behind the three females but instead of weapons various circuits of glowing green led to arm and hand held devices that looked even more futuristic and fantasy then anything else in the room.
Jason didn’t need to look over to tell that Tim was probably drooling at a chance to get his hands on some (if not all) of it.
Finally, Danny’s sister stood in front of everyone else holding Dual Dao swords that look like they came straight out of Avatar. The swords were also glowing due to the GREEN FIRE covering them. They looked as if they were made via nano tech as well.
Everything and everyone was painstakingly still.
Then Danny’s sister laughed and dropped her swords. The others followed by dropping their arms and deactivating wrist blasters and the weird tech. They also were laughing.
Danny, who had been shoved to the back with his kids groaned. Pressing his face into hands, “please don’t do this.”
All five of them continued to laugh and turned their backs to him, therefore facing him and Tim once again, “Nope,” they stated in unison. Danny buried his face deeper into his hands and sighed with pure resignation.
Danny’s sister stepped forward with a smile that was much too sharp to be fully human. Jason and Tim flinched, “buckle up bird men. You’re getting the shovel talk.”
