In a room, a boy was lying quietly in his bed. After the sun rose and sunrays fell on his face, he woke up suddenly. He was shocked to see the unfamiliar exquisite room, which was contrary to his ordinary room. More shocking was to see that the body of his current self was a teenage boy with black hair and gray eyes, reflected in the mirror. Suddenly, memories began to flood his brain, causing him a severe headache.
He remembered that he was a boy of 25 years old in his previous life. He came from an orphanage, studied engineering, and got a 9-to-5 job. He lived an average yet good life. But deep down, he wanted more. He wanted to be extraordinary. It started from his childhood, as he watched superhero shows like Ironman, Spiderman, Superman, and Batman. He adored them and wanted to be like them—to help others and maintain balance in the world. But among them, the one he wanted to be the most was Danny Phantom, the boy who lived life as half human and half ghost.
He wanted to feel like a ghost, to live in two worlds and study the unknown secrets in the Ghost Zone. The show did not dwell much on the ghost zone's past and mysteries, but he wanted to know what those secrets held. All of those dreams were yet to be fulfilled, as they seemed unrealistic—until now.
He remembered that on the day of his death, he was coming home from the office when he saw a child crossing the road. A truck was coming fast without stopping, despite the red light. He understood that there might have been brake failure or some similar problem. He subconsciously wanted to do something and ran to save the child. He pushed the child to safety but could not save himself. At that moment, he recalled all his memories and realized that saving the child was his best memory, as it fulfilled his dream of being a hero and helping those in need. Truck-kun crushed him and caused his death.
The 13-year-old boy then remembered his parents in this world had died in a plane crash a week before. The body he now inhabited had been in shock after hearing that devastating news. He went to check on his parents' lab in the house. His parents were scientists studying something extraordinary, but they died on the way to a conference due to a mechanical fault.
The boy then went to see a round-shaped portal of sorts, and due to his lack of attention, he caused an unforeseen fire in the portal and was electrocuted in the process. That's how he took over this body—or at least, that's what he thought. There wasn't anything wrong with his senses, as if he had always had this body. But then he remembered something important. His parents' friends, the Fenton family, had taken care of him in the meantime.
The Fentons were friends with his parents, the family of Veyne—a rich family with good resources. His parents had also left him a good fortune. The boy was shocked to see that both his current body and his previous self had the same name, and this body was a childhood friend of Jazz Fenton—sister of Danny Phantom. That's right, he was in the fantasy world he had always dreamt of.
Then he found out that the portal was similar to Danny's parents' portal. His parents were studying ghosts and ectoplasmic energy for some purpose and had built a portal with the help of the Fenton family. So, he too had turned into a half ghost, just like Danny in the original series.
Kael processed all of this information in his bed. He was sad for the parents of this boy and the boy himself, but he was also happy that he got a second opportunity to live a new life again in this fantasy world. But the happiness did not last long, as he was fatigued enough to go back to sleep again.
When he woke up again at 10 a.m., he found visitors. The Fenton family had come to visit him with food. He was hungry but also cautious about how to talk to these fictional characters he had only ever seen on TV. His housekeeper walked the guests into the visitors' room.
Kael came downstairs after freshening himself. He kept a poker face and acted normal, sad as the original boy would have been.
"How are you?" asked Jack Fenton."I'm fine, Uncle Jack," replied Kael."I know your parents' death has been shocking. But you still have us. We are also your family, and your parents' family is also with you. We are all with you in this," said Maddie Fenton.
"Thank you, Aunt Maddie. I appreciate all your help in being with me. I will live up to my parents' expectations and live well. I also believe that's what they would want from me if they were here," said Kael.
The Fentons were surprised and happy to see his response. Then Jazz told him about being absent from class and gave him her notes."You can't take a gap for too long. The teachers want their best student back in class with his cheerful smile," said Jazz.
Kael felt warm inside and said, "I will go back soon. You can count on me. Thanks for the materials. I owe you one.""Relax, dummy. That's what friends are for," replied Jazz.
Danny also asked how he was feeling. Though they were not close friends, they had played boys' games enough to feel a brotherly bond. Jack and Maddie watched this with smiles, relieved that Kael seemed to be recovering from his parents' death.
After lunch and some small talk, the Fenton family left his mansion. Kael told the housekeeper to cook a light meal for lunch and dinner, then went back to his room.
"Well, that went well. Much better than I had hoped. The memories I have helped me behave normally. Now then, let's see my long-awaited ghost powers," said Kael.
He was excited enough to test his new form, to see if the theory was real—or if his experiment had failed.
"GOIIIING GHOST!" yelled Kael.