Chapter 1
"How long will this last?" Sam asked, throwing her voice over her shoulder as they listened to the monotone voice of their history teacher.
"Zzz-shu-what? Huh?" Danny asked, waking up at Sam's voice. He wiped his chin, finding drool.
"Catching your zz's?" Tucker asked, pulling out an ear bud to show he was listening to an old Ember CD. She might've been a ghost siren but that didn't mean he could give up her music. He still liked it and now that it had been taken through and stripped of its mind wiping power, it was relatively safe to listen to.
"Up all night fighting Sk-zzzzz." Danny nodded off, his head falling backwards only to have his head jerk back up at the sound of a knock on the door.
The teacher stopped his lecture and opened the door to listen to the person on the other side. He turned back to the class and said, "Danny Fenton, Mr. Lancer would like to see you. Please collect your things."
"Oh great." Danny mumbled, wiping his notebook and pen into his bag before walking towards the door.
"Stay strong, Dude." Tucker called just so his friend could hear.
"Fenton, you want to get out of detention this afternoon, right?" Mr. Lancer asked, crossing his arms over his chest as the boy left the classroom, closing the door behind him.
"That'd be nice." Danny said, trying to keep his eyes open as he placed his book bag on his back.
"I'm supposed to show a potential student around but I don't want to, frankly." Mr. Lancer explained. "I'll give you the option of walking her around or detention."
"Alright." Danny nodded yes.
"Good, she's in my office." Mr. Lancer said before walking off.
Danny turned to look down the hall towards Lancer's office only to realize he had dozed off. Danny trudged off, fighting sleep until the door.
"Excuse me?" a female voice asked, waking him up only for him to find himself on the floor of Mr. Lancer's office.
"Sorrry sleep." Was all Danny could get out. He opened his eyes to realize he was looking up at a girl with dark brown hair going just past her shoulders, her blue eyes almost looked made of ice. She wore a black turtleneck tank-top and a belt made of silver that hung too big for her small waist. Her black skirt covered to her knees where black boots finished her ensemble.
"Come on, before Mr. Lancer sees you sleeping." The girl said, pulling him up so that he could walk in and she could close the door.
"Sorry 'bout being so sleepy." Danny tried to apologize as he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes to look her over again. "Name's uh, Daniel… but everyone calls me Danny." He said, blaming sleep for letting him call himself Daniel.
"Call me Cat." She said, smiling at him. "About the tour?"
"Oh right." Danny said, trying to stand straight.
"You don't have to. I can find my way." Cat said, putting her hands in her pockets. "You might want to sneak into a closet somewhere and catch some zz's. If you want, I'll come find you before next period?"
"That'd be wonderful." Danny said, his eyes closed.
"I'll walk you there." Cat said as she gently pushed him out the door.
…
"Yo, man, there you are." Tucker called over as Danny entered the science room as everyone gathered for the last class of the day.
"What happened?" Sam asked, curious about him being awake as he sat down at the table in front of them.
"I got out of detention and got a nap at the same time." Danny said, smiling as he leaned back towards them.
"Uhm, could I sit with you?" Cat's voice asked, getting them all to look at the girl standing next to Danny.
"Sit down everyone." Mr. Lancer ordered as the bell rang.
"Sure, here." Danny said, quickly moving his stuff to his side of the table.
Cat sat down only to receive evil eyes from Sam behind her.
"Somebody's jealous." Tucker sang quietly enough only Sam could hear.
"Why should I be jealous?" Sam laughed, bending her pencil to its breaking point.
…
The bell rang, freeing the students from school.
"Hey, could you show me around town?" Cat asked Danny as she put her paper in her bag.
"Sure-"
"Sorry, we have plans." Sam interrupted, grabbing the collar of Danny's shirt to pull him and Tucker out of the room.
"Oh, well, ok." Cat said, looking hurt as the boys had no choice but to follow Sam.
"Sam, wasn't that a bit harsh?" Tucker asked as the girl stopped and realized them in the busy hallway.
"Ya Sam." Danny said, straitening his shirt. "Lighten up, she's just new."
"There's something about her I don't trust." Sam said, her hands in fists at her side.
"Doesn't she say that about all the girls here?" Tucker asked Danny.
"Look Sam, I'll give her a quick tour of the town and that'll be it, ok?" Danny asked, smiling at the girl before heading outside only to run into Cat at the door.
"Oh! Sorry." Cat exclaimed, her cheeks going red.
"Hey, I'm sorry about Sam. I can still give you that tour." Danny said.
"What about your friends? I thought maybe after we could go bowling or something." Cat offered as Sam and Tucker walked over.
"I'm keeping my eyes on you." Sam threatened, pointing toward the girl.
"Wouldn't have it any other way." Cat said, smiling back at the goth's threat.
"Okay." Tucker said, trying to change the subject as the two girls stared at each other.
"Let's start that tour, huh?" Danny said, gently pushing the two forwards a bit to start them. "Where you from, Cat?"
"Cape Canaveral, Florida." Cat answered. "My dad works with NASA."
"Your dad's in NASA!" Danny repeated.
"Ya. He wanted to be part of the normal space program, but, well, he's got-uh- health reasons that kinda prevent that." Cat said, looking around.
"I'd so love to be part of that program." Danny admitted. "Anyway I could meet him?"
"I'd like to introduce him to you but he won't be moving here." Cat admitted, looking down at her feet as they walked. "I'm staying here with Family cause of, well, family problems."
"Oh, sorry." Tucker tried, seeing the girl now sad.
"It's ok." Cat said, forcing a smile on her face as she looked up at the boy. Her face changed to surprise as both her and Danny saw their breath. "Brrr, that was a cold wind." Cat said, quickly.
"I guess winter's trying to come early." Danny agreed, thinking Cat saw his ghost sense.
"Excuse me." Cat said, noticing they were across the street from a place called the Nasty Burger only to stop as a green dinosaur rose from behind.
"Crud!" Danny cursed, seeing the ghost. He looked at Cat, seeing panic in her eyes. "Run!."
Cat almost smiled at the order before running for an alleyway.
"Cover me, guys." Danny ordered, pulling them close. "Going ghost!"
Danny Phantom came out from behind his friends only to stop as a bright flash of white light flew over them at the ghost.
"What was that?" Sam asked.
"Who was that?" Tucker corrected.
"I'll find out, you guys find shelter." Danny said, taking the thermos from Tucker before flying off.
"Hey, what took you so long, Ghost Boy?" the other entity called over in a female voice as green plasma beams shot at the dinosaur.
"Who are you?" Danny demanded as he helped her fight.
"I think the public call me Siren." She said before throwing a giant ball of energy. "Quick, while he's weakest!"
Danny pulled out the thermos and sucked the beast in. He looked where Siren had last been floating only to realize she was gone.
"Dad!" Siren's voice called as a laugh was heard behind him.
Danny turned around to see the girl still for the first time only inside a plasmic jail. Her hair was white, pulled back into a small pony tail, her eyes were a ghost green. She wore a black and white jumpsuit similar to Danny's own.
"Danny Phantom. I must admit, you do look healthier since I saw you last." A voice said, drawing the boy's attention to the figure in a black cloak. "Let me give you both a warning."
The figure brought Siren closer to Danny only for the jail to surround him as well. "If you mettle anymore, I'll kill your dad."
Before either ghost could understand the meaning of this, the figure motioned with his hidden arms, sending the two towards the alleyway Cat had hidden in, the box crushing and hurting the two with plasma as they fell.
The jail broke apart on impact, freeing its two prisoners.
"Danny?" Sam asked, running towards the two ghosts only for her and Tucker to watch as the two turned into Danny and Cat.
Author's Note: just an updated version of chapter one if this alerted anyone ^^ 4/30/14