And for disclaimers, I own nada, but I do own the song in the story and if any one steals it they are toast, it took me forever to come up with a song to fit.
Valerie slowly woke up with her head throbbing. She looked around and saw she was in a cage. Slowly she began to remember why she was there.
FLASHBACK
Valerie had just gotten into a fight between Skulker and the ghost kid. Unfortunately Skulker was able to trap her and the ghost boy in a net. Skulker quickly carried them to the Fenton's house and then into the ghost zone. Valerie felt angered as she remembered the last time she was in the ghost zone with Phantom "I swear, if you force me to team up with that ghost again then I will destroy you" she called out defiantly. Skulker grinned "actually I am going to use the ghost boy as a bargaining chip, you will just be a bonus for my girlfriend" he told her with an evil chuckle "oh, yikes" Phantom suddenly spoke up. Skulker's grin widened "what, I finally have you captured" he asked "no, the fact that you of all people have a girlfriend" Phantom said.
Valerie rolled her eyes. Then she gasped as they stopped at a huge rock fortress "Walker's, you are giving us to Walker, and even I didn't think you were that low" Phantom said with a pout. Skulker looked at him "oh don't worry, your not going to Walker's, Plasmious wants you, but my girlfriend Ember is locked up and I intend to make a trade" he told Phantom. Valerie felt outraged "I am not some bargaining chip" she shouted. Skulker turned to face her "which is why I say good night" he said as he sprayed some mist into Valerie's face, and she quickly fell asleep.
END FLASHBACK
She stopped thinking in anger, and she began pacing. Valerie knew she had to think of a way out of here. She then turned to look at her cell, 'at least it's just me, and I'm not locked up with some creepy ghost' she thought. Quickly she turned to the bars of her cell as she heard some humming though. Quietly she got down on all fours and looked out, but was puzzled when she saw no one. Then she noticed there was another cell right by hers. Though she couldn't see the inhabitant. She then stopped thinking as the humming turned into words. (this is a song, combined with Valerie's thought)
There are times in this cold dark world,
When I wish I was someone other than who I am.
Wow is that right
I have wished upon a shooting star,
And yet the world just keeps throwing everything it's got.
It does seem like that
If only I had the support I need,
Then I would worry no more.
True, my dad doesn't show any support
But when your all alone,
You find yourself in need,
Of a family and maybe even friends.
The only friends I have are fakes
But when your all alone,
You need to just remember,
That your never alone.
Is this song meant for me or something, yikes
You've always got family,
And always some friends,
Well I guess my dad has always been there, and I did have Fenton
It's just a matter of finding them,
Or maybe even finding yourself,
Yeah, maybe I do need to find myself
For it may just seem like only you,
But maybe those who love you,
Are always near you,
Okay, seriously, did some one base this song off of me
But never far,
Just look inside your self,
And you know this to be true
The mysterious singer finished the song with their voice wavering. It was then that Valerie knew they had based the song off themselves, they just had as hard of a life as herself. After about five minutes Valerie decided to break the eerie silence that settled "you're a really good singer" she told the voice quietly. She then heard a sound like someone slipped and fell onto the floor. Valerie smirked "oh man, you actually heard me, oh, I am so sorry if you were asleep or something" he muttered.
Valerie cocked her "um, just out of curiosity, are you a ghost or human" Valerie asked curiously. She heard the voice snort "I'm a halfa" it told her with a detached voice. Valerie was confused "a whata" she asked. She heard the voice shift "a halfa, don't you know, I'm one of the three that are half human half ghost" he told her as if it were normal. Valerie's eyes widened, and it was her turned to fall in surprise "what, how can you be half dead and half alive" she asked in a state of shock.
She then mentally slapped herself for poor choice of words as she heard the ghost move. Then her curiosity got the better of her "what's your name" she asked. She heard some feet stop pacing "first, you wouldn't by any chance be from the realm of the far frozen would you" he asked while sounding as though he was bracing himself "the realm of the what" she asked puzzled. Valerie heard a sigh "good, that would be a nightmare" he said quietly. Valerie cocked her head in confusion "why would that be a nightmare" she asked him "because I'm kind of like a hero in that particular realm for locking the ghost king into the sarcophagus of forever sleep" the ghost said.
Now Valerie was really confused "but I thought that Danny Phantom did that" she asked "well, I kind of am Danny Phantom" the ghost said nervously. Valerie did her best to not shout as she thought 'okay, I'm in a cell next to the ghost kid who is supposed to be captured by Plasmious, and he is honestly answering my questions' then Valerie stopped. With the ghost kid being honest, she could ask him questions and get honest answers. Valerie sat up against her wall "so, you said you are a hero, what did others think before" she asked "well before, in the town I live in, beautiful place, I was considered public ghost enemy number one thanks to a frame up by walker" he said.
Valerie felt surprised at that info "so where do you live" she asked innocently. She heard the ghost kid sigh "Amity Park, and I only live their as my human half, I use my ghost half to protect the town, but sometimes it seems so hopeless, I protect the town but all of the local ghost hunters think I'm evil, and it is just so hard to protect a town that thinks your evil" he said. Sadly Valerie lowered her head in shame "so, you said your half human, how did it happen, do you have family" she asked.
Phantom chuckled "well, my parents invent ghost hunting technology, and one day they invented the Fenton ghost portal as I believe all you guys in the ghost zone call it" Valerie gasped, did this mean Phantom and Danny were brothers "and one day my best friend Sam dared me to go in" he continued.
Then it hit Valerie, Phantom was Danny Fenton, the guy she had almost gone steady with. However she didn't say anything "and when I went inside the portal, my parents said it didn't work, but I hit a switch, and I remember seeing it charge up, then next thing I know, endless mind numbing pain, and you could only imagine my surprise when I woke up and could turn into a ghost" he finished sadly.
Valerie thought of a new question "so, you got any crushes" she asked innocently. In the next cell Phantom sighed "it's complicated, you see I really like the red huntress, but she loves my human half and hates my ghost half" he said in a sad voice. Valerie decided to take a chance "why does she hate you" Valerie asked. Phantom, 'no' she thought, Danny sighed "she blames me for ruining her life, and it wasn't even my fault, first it was because the stupid mutt was trying to find his squeaky that was at axion labs, then I had to expose her so she wouldn't get herself killed trying to go after the ghost king, and finally, I had to destroy her suit because a ghost was controlling it, I knew she wasn't in there yet she blames me for it" he finished with a bitter note.
Valerie cocked her head "why didn't you want her fighting the ghost king" she asked in a falsely puzzled voice. Danny sighed "she was injured, and the sit was possibly fatal, at full power, I would have died in less then a minute" he said and Valerie got the impression that Danny was crying "are you crying" Valerie asked, just to be sure. She heard a sniff "it's just, I don't know how I'm going to get out of here, and then I have to find my friend Valerie, even if she hates me, I'm just luckily Walker locked me up instead of sending me to that no good Plasmious, and I can't turn human" he told her, though his voice rose to a shout at the end.
Valerie was puzzled "why do you need to turn human" she asked. She heard Danny sigh :because, in the ghost zone, humans are the ghosts, and can walk through walls and stuff, unfortunately though, Valerie doesn't know that and her ghost hunting gear was given to her by a ghost there fore is affected by ghost shields and other anti ghost stuff" he said. Horrified Valerie looked at her suit that she didn't take off. She then recalled her suit and touched the wall. Bt she jumped back as her hand fell through the wall. She looked towards the direction Danny was in "sounds like you need her right now" she said, playing the moment.
Yet again she heard Danny sigh "yeah well, she always knows exactly what to do to cheer a person up, and I just have to free her" he said. Then Valerie heard him get up and start pacing. Carefully she calculated when he would be facing away from her. Then she waited and after a few seconds she jumped through the wall and grabbed Danny from behind "gotcha Phantom" she whispered coldly. Startled Phantom turned around, giving off huge amounts of fear "V-V-Valerie, please listen, this isn't my fault, I can help you escape" he whispered as he backed away. Then he tripped over his feet and fell then slowly backed against the wall. Valerie stood in front of him "please" he whispered "please" he said even quieter.