Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom and I'm not in any way affiliated with the creators.

This story is a bit based on CelloSolo2007's story Half D,ead.

"Come on Danny, hurry up." Jazz whispered to herself. Danny's ghost sense had gone off for the fifth time today. His parents began wondering when Danny could be. They called Tucker's parents and Sam's parents, but found out Danny hadn't come there. They didn't want to worry Jazz, so they didn't tell her that Danny was missing. Eventually Maddie couldn't take it anymore. She rushed upstairs to Jazz's room. Jack followed.

"Jazz, Danny's gone missing!" She cried. "He's not with Sam or Tucker…what if he's hurt!?" Tears were flowing like a waterfall on her face. She had no idea what to do. She couldn't call the police just yet since Danny had only been missing for eight hours. (What if a ghost kidnapped him? If a ghost lays one finger on him I'll tear it to pieces!!!) Maddie noticed that Jazz wasn't crying. She just looked annoyed. "Jazz aren't you worried about Danny?"

"Um, Danny's fine! You see, Danny-" Jazz stopped when she saw Danny at her door. "-and I are, uh, playing hide and seek?" She ally made it sound like a question. Her parents didn't notice it though. "Danny, I'm going to find you!" Jazz pretended to be playing. Danny quietly sneaked into his room then hid in his closet. Jazz knew he'd hide in his room. She began searching other spots to give him some time. "Nope, he's not under my bed. Maybe he's in the lab."

"We checked the lab completely." Jack told her. The lab didn't have too many hiding spots anyways. Jack knew from experience when he was playing hide and seek with Danny when he was younger.

"Well, let's check Danny's room." Jazz suggested. (That should be enough time.) Jazz walked into Danny's room with Jack and Maddie behind her. They heard a noise coming from the closet. Jazz carefully approached the closet then opened it. "Found you Danny!"

"Aw, I lose." Danny whimpered. He looked at his mom and dad. They appeared to be really angry. "Are you guys okay?"

"Okay!?" Maddie screamed. "Danny, you had us worried sick! We thought something might have happened to you. Why didn't you answer when we called your name?"

"Because Jazz would have been able to find me." (Why'd I have to deal with so many ghosts today!? Can't they just this city alone?)

"You've been hiding for eight hours and we or Jazz never found you?" Jack asked. Before Danny could answer Jack cut him off. "I'm so proud of you! You've taken hide and seek to a whole new level!"

Maddie slapped herself on the head. Her husband was acting like a little kid…and so were Danny and Jazz. "Aren't you both a little too old to be playing games like this?"

"No." Jazz answered. "Games like this promote exercise due to the physical activity involved and you have to think of all the places a person can hide promoting mental activity." She hoped an answer like that would be good enough.

"All right, but next time, don't scare us like that." Maddie and Jack left them to go work in the lab.

"That was too close." Danny exclaimed. He sat down on his bed. Jazz noticed that he looked really tired.

"How many ghost attacks were there this week?" Jazz asked.

"Let's see…five today, four yesterday, six the day before, four before that…which means a total of 20."

"Five plus four plus six plus four is 19." She laughed lightly at his miscalculation. "Haven't you fought a lot more than that before?"

"Yeah, but they were smaller ghosts I could handle in a few seconds. All the ghosts I've been fighting this week are the tough ones. Skulker, Technus, Walker, Plasmius, Ember, Spectra…" Danny could barely keep his eyes open. Jazz felt sorry for him. There wasn't much she could do. She tried helping once. She was way too excited to be any sort of help. Jazz was a good ghost hunter, but not under certain conditions. "Lack of my two best friends didn't help either. I can't believe their parents want to spend the entire week with them just because they feel like they don't talk anymore."

"That reminds me. Didn't mom and dad say they wanted you to come with them to some ghost hunting convention?"

Danny groaned. "Why me? I'm going to be surrounded by a mob of ghost hunters with the latest ghost hunting technology available."

"Do you want me to come with you?"

"Thanks, but no. You've been helping cover for me all week. I can handle one day on my own." Danny had been in much worse situations, so he was confident that the next day would be okay.

"Okay, goodnight Danny." She told him as she left his room.

"Good…night…" Danny yawned then shortly after fell asleep.

"Danny wake up!!!"

Danny opened his eyes to see a large figure in orange. "Ahhh!! Dad, don't do that!"

"Sorry. Today is going to be a day that will forever be remembered in ghost hunting history. We're going to see fellow ghost hunters, get to check out new weapons and even have a ghost hunting tournament."

"Wow that sounds interesting." Sarcasm was draped all over his voice. "Wait, did you say ghost hunting tournament?"

"Sure did. The place we're going is packed full of ghosts. They've been izing that area of Amity Park for a long time. Whoever captures the most ghosts win!"

"So, they're using you to get rid of the ghosts?"

"That's right! Well, get dressed. We've got a long day ahead." Jack ran down to the kitchen to eat breakfast.

"I can't wait until today is over." Danny took a shower then came down to have some breakfast. He grumpily ate his cereal.

"Danny, I know you're not into ghost hunting, but this will fun!" his mother guaranteed.

(Oh yes. It will be so much fun being hunted by a hundred ghost hunters.) "I somehow doubt that." After breakfast Danny had to go in the lab to help his parents pack the weapons that had the potential to destroy him. His father ally shot a weapon that narrowly missed him.

"Jack, be careful with those!" Maddie warned. "They may not be able to directly hurt a human, but it would have hurt Danny if he had gotten blasted into a wall."

"Sorry Danny." Jack apologized. The last thing he'd want to due is hurt someone in his family. "Anyways, I think we've got everything. We've turned off the ghost portal just in case ghosts try to come through while we're not home. Where's Jazz?"

"I think she's in her room." Danny replied while walking up the stairs. He put the weapons near the front door. "Hey Jazz! We're leaving!" A moment later Jazz came down the stairs. She hugged Maddie and Jack then Danny.

"Be careful Danny." She told him. Danny nodded. Jazz watched as Danny and their parents got in the RV. They waved goodbye. "I wonder what I should do now." Jazz thought about her possibilities. She had already finished her homework two days ago (Friday). (I guess I'll watch TV for a bit then call my friends to see what they're up to.)

"...and that is why a tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable." some person on the TV explained conducting various experiments.

"Where's the ghost child?" a faint voice asked. Jazz turned off the TV then up the stairs.

(That sounded like that Skulker ghost.) She was right. Inside Danny's room was Skulker snooping around. The door was only slightly opened, so Skulker couldn't see her.

"Looks like this place is deserted. I've checked his friends' places and all over the ghost zone. Where would the whelp have gone?" Agitated Skulker shot a missile at Danny's door breaking it down. Surprised he saw Jazz once the smoke from the missile cleared. "Look what we have here!"

Jazz shivered in fear. Danny wasn't around and she was completely unarmed. She ran down to the lab as fast as she could. Just as she was about to get her favourite weapon (Fenton Peeler) Skulker grabbed her arm flinging her against the walls of the lab.

"I think I'm going to take you as bait to catch the ghost child!" Skulker smiled evilly. Jazz struggled to rise, but she eventually succeeded.

"Why can't you just leave him alone? All you ghosts have been after him all week." Jazz was angrier than scared now.

"That's not my problem!" Skulker shot a net at Jazz. She got out of the way just before it hit her.

(What am I going to do? I can't make it to the Fenton Peeler without being shot at. Hey what's that?) She looked at the weapon lying a few feet from her. (The Fenton Anti-Creep Stick? Anything's good right now.) She grabbed and held it up.

Skulker laughed. "Out of all the weapons I've seen that is by far the most useless!" Skulker continued to make fun of it. Jazz used this as an opportunity to strike. She jumped then swung at him as hard as she could. Skulker went flying and hit the wall. "I underestimated you." Skulker glared at her. She was in the Fenton Peeler suit.

"Take this Skulker!" Jazz aimed then shot. Skulker screamed in pain. His suit was breaking apart quickly. He went intangible through the floor to avoid getting hit again. (Where'd he go?) Jazz had a feeling Skulker would do something sneaky. She was right. She felt her suit go through her. Skulker was holding it.

"There's nothing else you can do." Skulker threw her suit away. He extended his arm then aimed. He shot an ecto-blast. Jazz tried to dodge it, but she didn't have enough time. Skulker was too close. Jazz screamed then fell unconscious. "Perfect. Now time to write a note." Skulker stole a pencil and a sheet of paper. He wrote his threatening letter.

Dear Ghost Child

I believe I have someone you care about, your sister. If you wish to see her again meet me alone in my lair by 6:00PM tomorrow. Don't worry she will be kept safe until then. Do not tell anyone about this and make sure you have no weapons with you.

Skulker
Ghost Zone's Greatest Hunter

Skulker placed the note out in the open where he was sure Danny would find it. "Now, time to bring this to my lair." He picked up Jazz and headed towards the portal. Skulker clicked on the open button, but nothing happened. "Hmm…Fenton DNA required." Skulker grabbed Jazz's finger. He placed it on the button expecting the door to open. It didn't. "Why won't this door open!?" Skulker looked around and saw the plug out of the socket. "Oh, they unplugged it."

He plugged it back in then opened the Fenton Portal. "Where's the green swirl?" Skulker went inside, still holding Jazz and found the switch to turn it on. "This is an odd place to put a switch." He had a feeling something bad was going to happen, but ignored it. Skulker slowly pressed the button. The Fenton Portal started making strange noises. He went intangible then got out of the Fenton Portal as fast as he could. He heard a loud scream. "The !!!" He turned to see Jazz being shocked by the portal. Skulker had forgotten about her when he went intangible. "That thing's going to blow!" Skulker quickly phased through the roof of the lab to avoid getting injured. He flew as far away from the Fenton house as he could.

Meanwhile, Jazz was struggling to get out of the portal. She was losing consciousness again. Every step she took was extremely painful. Soon she couldn't take it anymore. She hit the floor of the lab. (What…happened? Wh-where…am…I? I…) Her thoughts ended there as she went unconscious.