Swapped
is the second side story to Stranded written by NeoMark. Star receives Danny's powers.
Tropes:
- Abhorrent Admirer:
- Dash becomes one to Starlight Spirit, who refuses to give him the time of day for being a "meathead".
- Danny still doesn’t want anything to do with Ember because of her ambition to rule the world, although he still likes her more than Colette.
- Alliterative Name: Star's superhero alias is "Starlight Spirit".
- All Women Are Lustful: Ember is a little too eager to make-out with Danny, regardless of his consent.
- Amazon Chaser: Dash develops a crush Star’s superheroine persona Starlight Spirit, much to her revulsion as she instantly turns him down when he tries one of his cheesy pickup lines on her.
- Attempted Homewrecker: Neither Ember nor Colette have a problem with making a move on Danny despite him being with Star.
- Beauty Is Bad: Danny admits that Ember’s beauty isn’t enough to make him overlook that she’s a villain out to conquer the world.
- Blunt "No": Star instantly rejects Dash when he tries to flirt her while she’s Starlight Spirit and makes it painfully clear she’ll never be interested in a “meathead” like him.
- Brought Down to Normal: Danny and the Box Ghost lose their powers. The Box Ghost regains them in the very same chapter but Danny doesn't.
- Brutal Honesty: Starlight Spirit makes it clear to Dash she doesn’t date "meatheads" like him.
- Cannot Spit It Out: Ember still won’t acknowledge her obvious interest in Danny.
- Captain Obvious: Jazz says that Star has gotten Danny's powers while she is floating in the air. Star even makes a "YOU THINK" motion.
- Casanova Wannabe: Starlight Spirit instantly turns Dash down when he starts hitting on her using his popularity.
- Chest Insignia: Sam makes a black sticker logo of Star's design to wear on her Starlight Spirit suit: an S-shaped wisp with a constellation inside.
- Clingy Jealous Girl:
- Colette becomes enraged when she spots Starlight Spirit flirting with Danny Fenton, just as Star predicts she would.
- Ember gets mad when Danny mentions Star and throws him at the window.
- Star becomes rightly furious when Danny tells her that Ember kissed him four times (once on his cheek).
- Continuity Nod: Sam once again makes a Chest Insignia for a half-ghost superhero.
- Crazy Jealous Guy: Dash does NOT enjoy seeing Starlight Spirit flirt with Danny Fenton.
- Empowered Badass Normal: Star has already shown her badassery in other fics of the Stranded verse. Now, she gets ghost powers that she uses to become the superheroine Starlight Spirit.
- Even Evil Has Standards: Even the spoiled, elitist Girly Girl Colette dislikes the pink poofy dress Sam's mother wanted her daughter to wear and is horrified at the thought of Stella forcing her to wear clothes like that.
- Everyone Can See It: While Ember still won’t admit it, it's clear to Team Phantom that she has a crush on Danny.
- Evil Is Petty:
- Colette only helps Paulina try to get back at Star by ruining her relationship with Danny and getting her detention by going near the Lunch Lady’s meat monster so Colette can record Paulina getting rescued by Danny Phantom because even if it doesn’t work, Paulina will likely be humiliated or hospitalized.
- Ember ambushes Danny at his house while he’s powerless to get revenge on a weakened Danny by attacking him and forcefully kissing him, partly to annoy his girlfriend Star.
- Forceful Kiss:
- Ember takes advantage of Danny's powerlessness to break into his room and steals kisses from him.
- Kitty does this to Danny in order to get Johnny jealous enough to come back to her. She actually seems to have liked it, to Danny's displeasure and Star's annoyance.
- The Gadfly:
- Star flirts with Danny Fenton as Starlight Spirit just to annoy Colette for kicks since she knows it’ll drive her stepsister into a jealous rage.
- Ember likes to mess with Star by kissing Danny.
- Hates My Secret Identity: Dash is a jerk to Star Strong but never passes up the chance to flirt with Starlight Spirit. She does NOT appreciate this at all.
- Hopeless Suitor: Both Paulina and Colette are this to Danny without even realizing it.
- I Can Change My Beloved: Colette makes it clear to Paulina that she wants to turn Danny into HER idea of the perfect boyfriend, not caring for the person he actually is.
- I Love You Because I Can't Control You: Colette tells Paulina that this is the reason why she likes Danny Fenton because he’s the only boy to have ever resisted her, which fascinates her because she finds that there’s something different about him and she wants to fix that.
- Insane Troll Logic: Paulina and Colette think they can get their respective Dannys by ruining their relationships with their girlfriends, all while ignoring that they still don’t have a chance with the boy they’re interested in.
- Interspecies Romance: Lydia's loyalty to Freakshow comes from being in love with him. Danny and Star are both grossed out by this.
- Irony: Colette and Paulina still don’t know they’re both chasing after the same boy.
- Laser-Guided Karma: After Paulina and Colette put themselves in danger by going near the Lunch Lady’s meat monster so Colette can record Paulina getting rescued by Danny Phantom, they get splattered by rotten meat after Star as Starlight Spirit defeats the monster.
- Loves My Alter Ego: Dash develops a crush on Starlight Spirit, much to her revulsion.
- Loving Bully: Ember takes advantage of Danny’s powerless state to get revenge and some forceful make-out sessions out of him.
- Misplaced Retribution: Paulina blames Star for Danny Phantom not noticing her in “Lost” by getting in her way and schemes with Colette to get back at her by ruining her relationship with Danny and getting her detention, ignoring that Danny Phantom had no interest in her in the first place.
- Mistaken for Cheating: Paulina and Colette think Starlight Spirit is cheating on Danny Phantom with Danny Fenton.
- Not Good with Rejection: Downplayed. All Dash can do is react with Stunned Silence and an open mouth when Starlight Spirit rejects him.
- Operation: Jealousy: Kitty kisses Danny in order to make Johnny jealous enough to take her back.
- Shout-Out:
- The moment Star realised she got Danny's powers is based on how Carol Danvers realised she had superpowers in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Star even says the same line word for word.
- Sam is incredulous that Danny wants to temporarily leave Amity Park in Star's care, before telling her no offense. Star replies, "No, I'm with you!"
- Danny's explanation to Star that Ember kissed him against his will and Star's quick acceptance of it despite her anger and annoyance that it took Danny longer to kiss her mirrors when Kim Possible walked in on Bonnie kissing Ron in "Homecoming Upset".
- Star as Starlight Spirit calls the Lunch Lady’s meat monster “Meatwad”. Danny immediately gets the reference.
- Stalker with a Crush:
- Paulina is one for Danny Phantom and Colette is one for Danny Fenton.
- Colette and Ember are this to Danny, even going to his house to see him without his permission. Ember goes as far as to break into his house to forcefully make-out with him while he’s powerless.
- Stunned Silence: Upon being rejected by Starlight Spirit, Dash just stands stunned with his mouth wide open like an idiot.
- Swapped Roles: Star has Danny's powers and defends Amity Park while Danny will be unable to do so for most of the story.
- "Take That!" Kiss: Ember gives several of these to Danny for fun.
- Totally Trusting Love Interest: When Star shows up to save Danny from Ember, he clarifies that the latter was kissing him, not the other way around. Star already knows this because she trusts him (and it took forever for Danny to kiss her).
- Trademark Favorite Food: Freakshow has developed a liking for instant ramen while hiding from authorities.
- Tsundere: Ember denies that she has any interest in Danny, despite having kissed him several times.
- Turned Off By The Jerkass:
- Danny finds Ember too evil for his taste.
- As Starlight Spirit, Star bluntly informs Dash she doesn’t go out with “meatheads” like him and instantly turns him down when he tries to hit on her.
- Villainesses Want Heroes: Ember attacks a powerless Danny at his house just to forcefully kiss him.
- Violently Protective Girlfriend: Star is more than eager to beat up Ember for attacking and kissing her boyfriend Danny.
- Wasted Beauty: Danny does find Ember attractive but doesn’t want to date a supervillain bent on world domination.
- You Have GOT to Be Kidding Me!: Star is surprised then highly amused when she finds out that Skulker is really a tiny blob ghost piloting a mech suit.
