 Danny Phantom SG-1 2008-05-29 . chapter 1O_O Well, as you can probably tell by my penname, I can't believe I missed this story. Geez, I am ignorant sometimes. :)
Well, you've got quite an interesting story going here. I've tried to crossover DP and SG-1 before and my story didn't turn out quite like this. Not to mention mine is much shorter and discontinued at the moment because I am uninspired, but who knows? Maybe this will inspire me. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is, I really enjoy this take on exactly HOW to crossover the two shows. We know Daniel became an orphan at age 8, so having the Fenton's take him in as a foster child is perfectly believable. I commend you.
With regards to writing style, you're not terrible, but I did spot quite a few problem areas. Some basic ones include the excessive use of the word "kid" to describe Daniel. I realize the difficulty in trying to find synonyms for such a noun, but words like boy, child, young man, or even his name, Daniel, would work better. It's not a continuous hindrance, but there was one point in the story where that was basically the only word you used to describe him. Additionally, when writing stories, the accepted spelling of "ok" is "okay." If you do use the spelling "ok," it should be capitalized. But that is really not too big of a deal. You misspelled "height" twice, I believe, as "hight," so you may want to fix that. Lastly, the only other general problem I spotted was your sparse use of commas. For example, when you say "Hey, Jazz," you should have a comma after the word "hey." But these problems are merely matters of my picky taste, and do not really detract from the plot.
Some more specific errors were when Jazz first spoke: "...she stood up AND greeted." You forgot to put the "and" in the sentence, so it just said, "...she stood up greeted." Also, because the story is in past tense, when Daniel was making observations about Jack and Maddie, you said, "what they do was unclear" and it should be "what they DID was unclear." And, finally (there may be more, but I was so into your plot that I most likely missed some; I'm sure a good proofread would help you locate any further problems), Danny said, toward the end, "Why are you attacking me for?"--This sentence should either say "Why are you attacking me?" or "What are you attacking me for?"
PHEW! Sorry to overwhelm you. That may seem like a lot, but, believe me, you are actually a pretty good writer compared to most on this site. Just keep writing and you'll improve. I sincerely hope you don't mind me informing you of your writing mistakes; I don't mean to make you think I don't enjoy your story. It's very interesting, actually. I just hope to help you improve.
On another note, however, you seem to be a brilliant plot and action writer. I was skimming and glued to the screen during Danny's fight with what I assume is Daniel's father's ghost. Very intriguing, I'm interested in seeing where this goes. Your Tucker and Sam are intensely in character; it's almost scarily good the way I can envision them saying your lines. :) Daniel's a little too moody for my liking, but he is my favorite SG character, so...it's nice to just see him there.
Well, like I said, awesome concept and brilliant start. I just suggest you reread your first chapter and edit it. But, this is, by no means, awful. I'm rather enjoying it and look forward to reading the next chapter. :)
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