On Saturday, 15 year old Danny Fenton yawned of the first tedious week of high school. He sighed," A whole week of school, finally paid off." He got dress and went downstairs to get breakfast. Maddie was sweeping the floor in search of what she called "disgusting vermins". Jazz was not downstairs, so he guessed that she was studying or reading a book, as normal.
Danny looked around to find out if Jack was in the living room or in the kitchen. So, he turned to Maddie and asked," Where is Dad? I thought he might regurgatating a cake or something." Maddie stopped her sweeping and said sweetly," Danny, your dad is probably is working on an invention. You might check the lab, if he's there."
For a peek, if Maddie went back to sweeping, but she went to the kitchen instead. Good, thought Danny, it's going to have to be a problem anyway, if I don't find everyone, soon. This time he silently turned into Phantom, and fazed through the floor. Danny went intangible so Jack would not know there was a ghost around.
He looked around and found Jack sleeping on the counter. " Wow, Dad is downstairs." Danny muttered to himself. He floated toward where his dad was sleep, and looked at what was on the counter. It's a blueprint! , thought Danny, Wonder what he's working on. If it's a ghost invention, it could mean anything.But to his disappointment, Jack sleeping over the blueprint.
He went back to tangible and gulped, here goes nothing. Danny made his right hand intangible and it accidently made him overshadow Jack. Oh no! but Danny changed his mind and thought, Well on the good side it was worth it. Danny sat up as Jack, and looked at what the blueprint. The blueprint just showed the ghost portal. Why would Dad build a Ghost Portal again?, asked Danny, Would it be that Dad is just looking at an old blueprint of the Ghost Portal?
Danny knew he could not answer these questions to himself, so he slipped out of Jack. His dad's head fell to the counter and snorted with his eyes snapped open and said," What? Is there a ghost!? When I find a ghost I will tear it A PART MOLECULE BY MOLECULE!" Danny went intangible and flew up to his bedroom. He turned into Danny Fenton again with a bright flash.
"Whew," Danny said with relief," I now know that I could have been scalped with in a jiffy." Jazz opened the door and asked with fear," How come Dad is all in rage today? He hardly has time to eat and he only is yelling about tearing a ghost apart." She looked sternly at Danny, and Danny gulped. So Jazz asked," Did you do something with Dad? Because I will know, if I find out."
Jazz marched downstairs and Danny now felt bad that he had to wake Jack by overshadowing him. Looking at the old blueprint was crazy enough, but now this! He was now in trouble then before in his life, worse than fighting ghosts anyway. So, Danny thought of something else to do besides think of Jazz's rage and Jack's yells of finding and ripping a ghost molecule by molecule.
Danny decided to call both his friends and ask them if they could come over. Tucker got the call first and said," Dude that would be awesome! But you know that the Tucker needs to bring his ladies with him." Sam got it next and said," Sorry Danny, I have family night. I know that's an excuse, but my parents are wanting me to do something else." With a whisper," I will sneak out of my house, just to know the reason why you are asking Tucker and I, to your house."
Danny replied," Sam, why would you want a reason to come to my house? I don't have any reason if you come." His voice came in a high tone on the last sentence. Sam heard it and came out," You do have a reason, don't you?"
"I didn't say I had a reason for you to come."
"Well you did hint it, but I will come. Bye!"
Danny sullenly thought, Darn, I did hint it, didn't I? Nice work, Fenton, you blew it. He waited until it was 1:58 P.M. and guessed that Tucker was just late. Then suddenly his best friend came up and was just inside with a burp," I'm sorry that I was late. But, man, the meatloaf was good!"
"Glad you could make it, Tuck, I was starting to worry. But did you see Sam come?"
" No, dude, she might be as late as I am, but she doesn't no the meaning of the juicy, sweet meat!"
"Oh yeah, I knew she would probably be late, because she did have some type of family night. Wonder if it is either an excuse or the real thing?"
"Dude, Sam is okay. You two are really close together, after that kiss that you had." Tucker shook his head in disbelief," Was it a real kiss or a 'fake out make out' kiss? Because if it was a real kiss, I want to know."
Danny hesitated on the question and said," Nothing you need to know about. Plus I don't actually think it was either one of them." He really didn't want to think about that day the Disasteroid almost nearly obliterated the whole Earth. Danny knew it was a real kiss as much of a good-bye kiss. For all he knew he was the one who kissed her, before going into the Ghost Zone to get help to make the world intangible with the other ghosts. He even stayed out of the picture when he was made a hero everywhere.
He and Sam really had a close relationship and they both kissed on a hilltop. Danny didn't really want to tell anyone about the kiss, he seemed uneasy about it. But Tucker knew that both of them like-like each other, because of them blushing. Tucker said," Dude, it's okay, you don't need to answer it. Because I know it was a real kiss."
"Thanks, Tuck, you're a lifesaver." Soon, there came a knock at the door and Danny said quickly," You wait here, it might be Sam."
"Okay, dude, you two can spend time with each other and I can spend time with my sweet technology."
"I wanted to spend quality time together, but you can spend time with your PDA."
Danny sped out of the room and downstairs to the door. He breathed to slow down and opened the door. To his annoyance, the Box Ghost was right there and asked tediously," What do you want?"
"Beware! For I am the Box Ghost and this time you will not trap me in that cylindrical container."
" We went over this before, it is the Fenton Thermos."
"Nevermind! I have news of destroying your human side!" The Box Ghost laughed. Danny just stood there, rolling his eyes," I don't have time with "the news". But I was expecting a visit from Sam, and then you came."
"I AM THE BOX GHOST! I wish to not be ignored! All your foes will destroy your human and ghost half! I will avenge!"
Annoyed to the top, Danny pulled out the thermos and sucked the Box Ghost in. He closed the lid shut and wondered,What did he mean 'Destroying my human and ghost half? And all my foes destroying it? Either the Box Ghost is getting wierder and wierder or I am going nuts.
Danny went back in and went to the kitchen, where his mom, Jazz, and his dad were at. Maddie was talking with Jack and Jazz was annoyed about their conversation of ghosts. Dad is still in a "ghost tearing apart mood", thought Danny. And now his heart sank when Jazz was still staring at him with the question she asked this morning. He was going to be haunted by it, until he told the whole family that, he was the one who woke Jack.
Jack stared at him and said," Were you in the lab and woke me up?! Danny, you listen to me when I am talking to you!" Danny sat down at the table and Jazz replied," He was down there. And I know it by your guilt." Maddie looked at Danny and asked," Is that true, Danny? You were spying on your dad?"
"I wasn't spying on him, I was just wondering where he was at. Plus I accidently overshadowed Dad, and-"
Jack yelled," You were spying! And don't go overshadowing me again! Is that clear!?
Danny crossed his arms on the table and answered," Yes." Jazz now looked relieved and said," You did a great job, little brother. I am proud that you told the truth." But Danny didn't really look better, he was more guilty than ever. He was in more trouble then anything and it wasn't just because of the accident, it was of what the Box Ghost said. Danny could not shake off the thought of being destroyed by all of his foes. Jazz went upstairs to her bedroom and Maddie was out of the kitchen.
Tucker came down to the kitchen and asked," Sam didn't come, why?"
"No, it must've not been an excuse after all. But there was the Box Ghost, and he was doing his normal routine."
"So you're worried about Sam? Dude, you really need to lay low on the relationship."
" I am not worried about the relationship, Tucker. I had to explain to Dad that I overshadowed him on accident."
"Whoa, you had to do that. Dude, you really need to be more invisible and silent, if you are going to get trouble next time."
"I know, but it might be more hard getting out of trouble, then in it. Plus, it's not just me getting in to trouble for some accident, I can't stop thinking of what the Box Ghost said."
"So, what did the Box Ghost say?" asked Tucker. Danny searched for the exact words of the Box Ghost and replied," He said that all my foes in the Ghost Zone is going to destroy my human and ghost half. But I can't get of why he didn't say 'me'. It's just really confusing to hear it from a ghost, like him."
"I guess, I should leave you alone, until you figure it out. I'm sure Sam is not coming, and I will take my babies with me."
Tucker walked out and trekked out to his home, and left Danny alone. Danny stretched out of his seat and turned into Phantom. He fazed through the floor and went to the lab. He found Jack and Maddie testing a slimey ghost in a case. Danny felt like he didn't want to bother them on some enormous, interesting things such as ghosts.
He went into the Ghost Zone unnoticed and wandered through the Ghost Zone. He could see Skulker's island and ignored going there. He just wanted to get advice by one of the ghosts who were not his foes. But that went away quick when Skulker arrived, right in front of him. He was holding out one of weapons from his suit.
"I wasn't expecting to see you, whelp. But you will probably love what I have in store for you, ghost child."
" Skulker, I wasn't really here to fight. I just wanted answers, that's all, nothing else."
"Did the Box Ghost come and tell you of what we have been planning?"
"Yeah, but he wasn't the type of ghost, I expected to hear it from." Danny glared at Skulker with his glowing green eyes.
"Well, I am not going to destroy you now, ghost child. But I will when you are destroyed from your human half and somewhat of your ghost half."
"Somewhat? What do you mean?" Danny was now beginning to really become confused.
"Have you ever had any clue about ghost amnesia?"
"No, but I would if I did pay attention to what I learn in school."
"Well, we ghosts forget about when we were human, so it is common to many but you."
"How does that have to deal with me? I am beginning to think you are just making this up. Do you need a girlfriend or some other ghost to talk to?"
"No, ghost child, but you should just turn and go back to the Human World. And then you can start worrying about what I will do, when we are done with you."
"Ok, but I am not going, until I do something quick." Not leaving Skulker to answer, Danny hit him with his Ghost laser from his hands and turned to leave to the Ghost Portal. He turned back to Danny Fenton and was greeted by Maddie who said," Sweetie, I was wondering where you were. I wanted a clean talk with you about the situation that you and your Dad had."
Danny dreaded wanting to start up the conversation again and he so wanted to get away from it all. Maddie began," So, you did check on your Dad didn't you? Not spying or anything like that?"
"Yeah, I wanted to check on him, just to make sure where he was at. I didn't want to harm him or anything, but I saw a blueprint under him and was curious about it was. When I put a hand out to get it, I accidently slipped into Dad." Danny now felt awkward about telling her. He was not used to telling his ghost identity to his parents. Ever since the day Jazz told them about Danny being Danny Phantom, he felt really weird just turning back to Danny Fenton in front of them.
"Oh and what was the blueprint?" Maddie suddenly sounded curious. He replied," Just an old blueprint of the Ghost Portal. Nothing special about it, but it was weird of Dad just wanting to look at it." Danny let out a deep breath, and Maddie went a little closer beside him and said," Danny, thank you for telling me about this. Your dad is just probably unhappy about what happened that week."
Danny knew which week it was, it was the week when the asteroid was going to obliterate the Ghost Zone and his world. He said," Yeah, I feel pretty bad that the Ghost Portal," then he mutter to himself," And pretty guilty of destroying it." Maddie walked away and stopped to say," Danny, if you want to tell me something, you can do it any time."
Maddie left and went upstairs, Danny let out a sigh and thought, I am going to have to start being careful about these situations, or I will end up being dissected with a scalpel. Even though Danny was of the hook on being dissected, he was still worried it would happen. But Danny's last thought was going to have to wait. He now felt relieved that his enemies' plot was not today. In the meantime he will have to apologize to his dad on the "accident".
Danny went upstairs this time and looked around the house to find Jack. The only way he was going to apologize, is by having a "Father and Son talk". He found Jack in the kitchen looking sullen as sometimes. Danny remembered going ghost and trying to let Jack lift up his spirit by capturing him. But it really didn't turn out as he planned, because his mom captured him and was sucked in the Fenton Vacuum. When Danny sat beside him, Jack said sadly," What do you want? I am not talking to you anymore."
"Uh, Dad, as much as I want to tell you this," Danny began reluctantly," I am sorry that I did what I did this morning. Is there anything that I can make it up to you?"
"Well you could clean up the lab. Yet again, you forgot to."
"Okay, I'll do it," As soon as he got up, he asked," Dad, what were you doing with the old blueprint of the portal?"
Jack now looked upset and answered," It is none of your business Danny, you will understand, when you get my age."