I have been a graduate student studying (at long last) to be an English teacher, but I am interested in being a paralegal.

I am a fan of an ecclectic collection of literature, but the fan fiction which I've looked for with great relish usually feature Harry Potter, Labyrinth, and/or Xanth. Danny Phantom is my latest interest.

I've been a long time lurker and anonymous poster; because I enjoy reading, it is only right to pay for the favor with a review. For years, I've seriously enjoyed what I read, and I do the best I can as reviewer.

Recently, I have become so enamored of Danny Phantom, that I've started my fanfiction career with a fic. The work is a collaboration with my friend Cynthia (who is not currently on Fanfiction.net). It centers on Danny landing in Middle-earth, a land he never intended to visit.

It is called "A Ghost in Middle-earth."

After I finished typing "A Ghost Comes to Middle-earth" but only the earlier chapters were available to read online, Cynthia came up with the idea for its sequel. After seeing how Danny fared in Middle-earth, she thought about what would happen if VLAD came to Middle-earth. I didn't see it happening, but after working on it, I realized that she was right. It works. Playing with the time continuum and the bizarre things that can happen with natural portals, the sequel takes place six months earlier in Danny's world (some time after "Urban Jungle" but before "Phantom Planet"), and several thousand years later in Middle-earth. In this fic, SHE is the primary author and I am the collaborator.

It is called "What Becomes of an Enemy?"

The call of writing about Danny in Middle-earth is addictive. After an interesting review from inukagome15 concerning the last chapter of "What Becomes of an Enemy?", the fires of inspiration were once again lit. What would happen if Danny learned that Vlad went to Middle-earth?

This inspiration led to the creation of a one-shot addendum, entitled, "A Message from Middle-earth."

If anyone was curious, the whole concept of Danny in Middle-earth was born of a dream I had months and months ago. I spent a lot of time reading Danny Phantom fanfiction to my friend Cynthia, and she spent a lot of time reading LOTR fanfiction to me. One night, I had a dream. Cynthia told me to write it down. This is what I wrote, regarding my dream:

"Glorfindel and Elrond reflected over the last battles. They had seen many things in their long years. While this had surprised them at first, it didn't last long.

The dark forces in the world at large must have had some use for the undead and the not properly reborn.

And that ghost child. Yes, that ghost child, who was young, even for a half-human. He was young, but powerful, and he was instrumental in defeating the evil undead..."

I woke up muttering about how horribly wrong this seemed, and completely unlikely, impossible. When I told Cynthia about it, she reminded me that natural ghost portals could indeed make this impossible combination actually happen. I remember cursing under my breath, because a serious plot-bunny was born.

That was the dream that started it all.

I've been asked: Will there be a story involving Danielle coming to Middle-earth? The answer very simply is, I'm sure Cynthia and I would do it, if we could figure out what she would do there. Both Danny and Vlad had roles that they were uniquely qualified to handle there. I had a thought or two about a one-shot putting Danielle in Middle-earth, but I realized that the role I'd come up with could just as easily be taken by any young girl of a similar age. I couldn't justify bringing Danielle there to do something that anyone could have done.

If anyone sends me a hint of a plot-line that would put Danielle in Middle-earth, Cynthia and I will gladly consider it.

I've been working on another fic that came to me in the form of a vicious plot bunny. One of the many Danny Phantom stories covered in a two-shot in Youre-not-so-big's "A Vent for ADD" puts Danny and Vlad in Hogwarts in very dark circumstances. When it was a one-shot, it was an interesting slice of life. Once it became a two-shot, I got the major inspiration to develop it. Youre-not-so-big has been gracious enough to allow me to adopt the idea and make it into a full-length fic.

Out of respect for it's origin, this fic will be called, "A Vent Comes to Haunt." Enjoy!

One Friday night, I was oddly inspired to write three one-shots from Vlad's perspective. The following Saturday night, I wrote them. They are "A Man Horribly Wronged," "Alike," and "A Dream Deferred." I hope you enjoy them.

At least a year after my initial foray into the writing of fanfiction, my friend Cynthia is still my partner in crime. After reading me some fanfiction from the Crossover section, an evil plot-bunny was born. What would happen if the X-Men discovered the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? It is a two-shot called "An Educational Opportunity." Enough interest has been expressed, so Cynthia and I will work on a sequel that will be a full-length fic. It will be called "An Educational Experience."