(another) Danny Phantom - Alice Isnāt Dead crossover
Keishaās truck breaks down in a remote stretch of highway and the Fentons, happening to be driving along on the same route, pull over to help her repair it.
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āDamn it,ā Keisha cursed.
Of all the times for something in her engine to start to make horrible noises, it had to be in a stretch of highway in the middle of absolute fucking nowhere.
Pulling over, she popped open the bed of the truck. She was no mechanic, but if it was something minor having come loose, itād hopefully be simpler to fix it herself than call and wait for a repair guy to come deal with it.
She spent several minutes trying to look through the engineās contents, then was pulled suddenly from her thoughts by the sound of a large vehicle pulling to a stop nearby.
The vehicle was like nothing sheād ever seen before. Half RV, half literal tank, and covered in what looked like weird scifi gadgets.
But before she could even fully process its appearance, out of the door popped the largest man sheād ever seen. He was easily over six and a half feet tall, and built like a brick wall.
āHeya! I noticed you stopped, and I wanted to see if you needed any help!ā the man called out in a boisterous voice. He stepped forward and held out a massive hand. āIām Jack Fenton, by the way!ā
āAnd Iām Maddieā introduced a shorter (though still quite strong looking) woman, stepping out of the truck after him
She awkwardly shook Jackās hand. āā¦Keisha. And yeah, my truck started making weird noises, so I was trying to figure out why. No luck so far though.ā
āWant me and my wife to take a look? We know a bit or two about technology!ā
She glanced warily at the coupleās crazy vehicle. āSureā¦ā she drawled out uncertainly. āJust try not to break anything, yeah?ā
Maddie chuckled. āDonāt worry, dear, weāre scientists! Weāll have your truck up and running in a jiffy.ā
The pair stepped over and began to poke around in the truckās engine, while Keisha stood next to them awkwardly.
After a stretch of uncomfortable silence broken up only by quiet technological discussion between the couple, Keisha felt the need to say something. āSo, what are you two traveling here for?ā
āWell, partially itās a vacation for the kids, but weāre also tracking some signs of ectoplasmic activity.ā
āEctoplasmic?ā
āYou know, ghosts. The supernatural. You seen anything like that?ā
Shit, should she even say anything? Did she really want to send these kind weirdos towards all that? āā¦Yeah, I think I have.ā
Jack suddenly bolted upright. āReally? Where?!ā
āAll over, really. Northern Utah, the coast of Florida, and more. The Hungry Man, too - but I wouldnāt go looking for him. Heās dangerous.ā
āWeāre ghost hunters, weāll be fine!ā
āā¦Ghost hunters?ā
āYep! Fighting off all the spooks and specters! We make tech for it, too - just look up FentonWorks in Amity Park!ā
āWe have also made other patents too, though,ā Maddie commented from within the engine. āSpeaking ofā Danny, honey, could you get me the thing of spare parts? I think I found the issue.ā
After a couple moments, a tired looking teenager emerged from the RV-tank carrying a bulging duffel bag. Maddie ruffled through it, and pulled out a strange device Keisha couldnāt recognize.
A bit more fiddling in the engine later alongside her husband, and Maddie pulled herself upright.
āAlright, I think that should do it. Can you start your engine again?ā
Keisha climbed up into the cab and did so. Indeed, the engine was no longer making the sound.
āThank you so much.ā She drew her wallet and held out a few bills. āHere, as thanks.ā
Jack waved her off. āDonāt worry about it. Weāre happy to help! Besides, that ghost info you gave us could be useful!ā
Keisha paused. āNo, really⦠be careful. These things are dangerous. And people donāt like it when you try look into them.ā
Maddie patted her on the leg, shoulder out of reach. āI appreciate the concern, but really, weāll be fine. Come on, Jack.ā
The couple and their son clambered back into their crazy vehicle, and both vehicles began to drive again. And eventually, some ways down the road, they took different turns.
Guess this was goodbye.
Keisha really hopes theyāre going to be okay. The family was weird, but they were nice. Compared to others on the road, it was a lovely change of pace. Hopefully, if they were lucky, they wonāt find anything. Or if they do, she hopes their crazy vehicle will be able to outrun it. Sheād hate to have accidentally led them to their deaths.
But for now, it was just time to drive. To continue recording her audio messages for Alice.












