Chapter One: Abandoned


It was over. He was cornered in his own home. Somehow, the Guys in White had found out he and Phantom were one and the same and when they'd told his parents they were dead-set on forcing the ghost out of their son. Danny fled to the lab under the house and changed into Phantom, reaching to open the ghost shield in front of the Ghost Portal.

"Stop right there, Phantom!" A gun fired and nearly hit his hand, forcing him to pull it back from the button. He turned to see his pursuers had found him. Sweat slipped down his cheek as he stood with his back to the shield, his eyes widening.

"Come on, Danny. We're just going to take the ghost from you." Maddie coaxed, stepping closer. "Then everything will be back to normal."

"No can do, ma'am. We'll have to take him in for testing to ensure he's really clean." Agent K said, stepping past her. "We have to take him in and find out what caused this."

'No!' Danny glanced around for anything he could use and then flew into the air. Guns fired at him as he went, but he made it to the Fenton Ghostcatcher and dove through.

The adults watched in shock and horror as he split into two, the ghost still in the air as the human fell to the floor. They both looked disoriented, and then Danny got up, holding up his hands. "Chill, dudes. I'm all human, okay? No need to shoot me. I got the ghost out, okay? I coulda' done it this whole time, and now I did. I got rid of it."

"What did you say?" He heard a voice say from behind him. Danny looked over his shoulder and saw Phantom looking at them with a hurt expression. "You 'got rid of' me?"

"Whoa, dude, Phantom!" Danny turned to him fully. "No need to get emotional, man! We're not—"

"Fire at the ghost!" Agent K yelled.

"Yo, wait!" Danny cried, but his voice was drowned out by the sounds of guns firing. Phantom went intangible and then flew into the sky, escaping them.

"Go find him!" Agent K yelled.

The adults ran out, leaving Danny looking up at the ceiling. "Dude…Where'd you go?"


He 'got rid of' him. Danny, the one he thought would never betray him even when others did, 'got rid of' him. Phantom flew high above the city, tears slipping down his cheeks. He saw the adults leaving FentonWorks and formed ecto-blasts into his hands as he flew off towards the Guys in White's headquarters.

Their shield didn't go up fast enough. He fired blast after blast as soon it was within range and by the time he reached the base it was burning, the green fire lighting up the night sky. He gripped his cape tightly, his body trembling with rage.

Shots fired at him from below and he looked down at the Fenton RV driving towards him with the Guys in White following closely.

"I was always just a nuisance…wasn't I?" He murmured. "To you…" He powered up his ecto-blast, smiling darkly as he aimed his hands.


Danny paced his bedroom, trying to figure out what to say to cheer Phantom up. It was clear he was upset, and the way he'd been cut off had made it seem like he really didn't care about him. Crud… He took off his hat and scratched at his head before putting it back on and rubbing the back of his head. He looked in the mirror and sighed. "I'm in some real trouble, aren't I?" He murmured.

He barely heard the rustle of Phantom's cape before he was suddenly grabbed from behind by the arm and thrown into a wall, pain filling his body and his vision going black as soon as he hit the floor.


Danny, "trouble" doesn't even begin to explain what you caused...
That sounded like it hurt, though, you okay? ~ Zone