It was a glorious fall day. The tree leaves were a mixture of burnt gold, flaming orange and brilliant red. Fluffy white clouds were scattered here and there across the perfectly blue sky. A gentle breeze blew through the evergreen grass.

The weather seemed to reflect the people's moods. People smiled and waved as they walked down the street, or shouted greetings to their neighbors as they got into their cars. Some woman chatted over their back fence as their children played in the yard, discussing getting their families together for a barbecue that night.

A man laughed at a joke his friend had made as he unlocked the door to his car. He commented on the great weather and both men looked up at the sky, shielding their faces from the sun. One of the men blinked, a puzzled look crossing his face as he squinted. He pointed a cloud out to the other man, who shrugged. Shaking it off, the two men said goodbyes and climbed into their respective cars, saying they'd see each other that night for the game.

If either man had kept looking at the clouds, they would have seen two faint shadowed figures.

Two girls, both looking to be about fifteen, appeared in and out of the clouds, only being visible for a few seconds before they disappeared again.

One of them wore a black and white jumpsuit. Her hair was pure white, and glistened when the sun caught it. She had dazzling green eyes that sparkled with playful mischief.

The other girl wore a similar jumpsuit, though slightly different style wise. It was black and yellow, and she had sleek black hair with a golden streak in it. Her amber eyes shone with friendly warmth.

"Yo Soul, watch this one!" the white haired girl shouted. She crouched in the air and thrust herself up into a cloud, vanishing in the white formation. A few seconds later, she burst out the side of the cloud, launching herself through two more clouds while spinning like a drill before coming to a screeching halt. Her now soaking wet bangs dripped in front of her eyes and she shook her head, grinning back at the other girl.

Soul giggled behind her hand as she flew over to Danielle. The girl halfa shook herself, her wet ponytail slapping her in the face. Soul crossed her arms and shook her head in amusement.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm soaked now," Danielle said, wringing her ponytail out. "But c'mon, just flying in a straight line is boring. This makes it more fun!"

Soul rolled her eyes and smiled as she held two fingers in a V sign.

She jumped into the air, doing a backflip before going into a nosedive into a cloud below them. Danielle waited and watched as the girl made a sharp turn, making her boots brush against the cloud as she flew back up. She did a series of loops and spins, going through a few clouds, before coming to a perfect stop in front of Danielle.

Danielle laughed as Soul flipped her dripping black bangs out of her face.

"You're wetter than I am!" Danielle told her, and Soul grinned as she shook herself like a dog, showering both girls in water droplets.

"Down girl," Danielle giggled, holding her hands in front of her face.

Soul playful took a swing at her, and Danielle laughed as she ducked and flew around. Soul darted after her and soon the two girls were racing each other through the clouds, getting themselves thoroughly drenched.

While Danielle kept the lead for a little bit, she had known it wouldn't last very long. Soul was faster than she had ever been able to manage, and it didn't take long for the black haired girl to overtake her and seize the lead.

The girls continued this race as they flew over rolling hills and the colorful autumn trees. Once or twice, Danielle would have to call out to Soul to steer her in the right direction when the other girl would make a wrong turn. Danielle knew where she was going; Soul had never been there before.

Amity Park. The most haunted town in all of America, possibly the world. Home of the one and only Danny Phantom.

It had been several years since Danielle had seen her cousin. She'd seen the world, she'd done some ghost fighting, but she missed him. So, after talking about it with Soul, the two girls had set out to Amity Park to see the famous ghost hero.

Soul at first had been a bit reluctant to go; especially after Danielle told her Danny's parents were ghost hunters. Soul had nearly fainted when that tidbit was mentioned.

Danielle didn't blame her for being nervous. She had every reason to be.

Soul wasn't a halfa like she was. She was a ghost. One hundred percent ghost. One hundred percent ectoplasmic energy that ghost hunters loved to shoot at, capture, and dissect or destroy.

Yeah, Soul had plenty of reason to almost pass out at that news.

But Danielle wanted her to come. Not only did she want her to meet Danny (who, until she met Danielle, Soul hadn't even known existed), but ever since the two girls had met in Ghost Hills, they'd traveled together. They were practically sisters, and even introduced themselves as such when they were traveling (if they were asked, that is).

After some persuading, and assuring Soul that neither Danielle nor Danny would let Danny's parents do anything to her, Soul agreed to come along.

Now they were almost there, and Danielle was almost giddy with excitement.

"Soul, over here!" Danielle shouted.

Soul had slowed a little and had been lagging behind as they had neared the town. Now she flew up so the two girls were side by side. She cocked her head at the white haired ghost girl.

Danielle pointed down to a small gas station. "Let's transform here and walk into the city. Don't want anyone assuming we're evil ghosts here to destroy them. And I want to be visible when we find Danny," she added.

Soul nodded eagerly. Danielle could tell the idea of appearing as human as possible around ghost hunters was very appealing to her.

The two ghost girls floated down, landing beside the dumpster at the back of the building. Once the girl's feet touched down, a ring of light appeared around each girl. The rings slid over their bodies and vanished.

Danielle, being half ghost, reverted back to her human form. Her white hair turned jet black, green eyes turned to baby blue, and her jumpsuit was replaced by a pair of red jeans, a blue sweatshirt, and blue sneakers.

While Soul was a full ghost, she was able to change her appearance between two. Soul Whisperer was the one she used when she was ghost fighting (her hero form, Danielle called it). When she wanted to walk around, Soul switched to being Shyann. Shy had peach colored hair, periwinkle eyes, and wore a jean jacket over a pale lavender tee shirt, jeans, a red belt, and tan boots. One thing she kept when she changed was her choker necklace with a butterfly charm. It just changed color. When she was Soul, it was gold with a white butterfly. When she was Shy, it was dark blue with a black butterfly.

Danielle poked her head around the corner. No one was around, which meant they hadn't been seen yet. She beckoned to Shy, and the two walked around front.

Danielle grinned as she saw Amity Park not too far away. "Race ya!" she challenged, taking off and nearly sprinting. Shy raced after her.

Shy was a faster flyer, but Danielle was the faster runner. Still, Shy managed to keep up with her.

As the two girls entered the town, they slowed to a walk. Danielle looked around and gave a low whistle. Even from here, she could tell the town had grown since she'd last been here. New buildings were up, and she saw signs for businesses that hadn't been in the town previously.

Guess people wanted to live in a haunted town. Go figure.

Shy stuck close to Danielle as the two walked down the street. Danielle gave her a reassuring smile.

Shy was exactly like her name suggested: shy.

Big crowds tended to make her nervous, and she never really liked attention, mostly out of fear of being caught by ghost hunters. Even in the small, run down town of Ghost Hills, she'd kept a low profile as the good ghost that kept the other ghosts from scaring the town's people. It'd really been unnecessary, seeing as how no one in Ghost Hills had ever noticed, aside from a crazy old lady that sold weeds as flowers. The ghosts that did try and scare the town's people were more of an annoyance then a threat.

It was because of this that Danielle had managed to convince Shy to leave Ghost Hills and travel with her instead.

Danielle looked around as they walked; keeping an eye for the structure she was looking for.

Shy tugged on her arm and pointed at a street sign ahead. Danielle looked at it and shook her head. "I don't remember what street it's on. I was there once, and I flew," she said.

Shy shook her head and frowned slightly.

Danielle knew the look. "Yeah, yeah. My directions suck," she grumbled.

Shy nodded.

Shy was mute, so she relied on facial expressions and hand gestures to speak. It had taken a little while, but the two girls had worked out their own signals to communicate. She also had a small notepad in her pocket with a pen if it was needed.

After they had walked several streets with no luck, Danielle decided to ask for directions. Luckily, the Fenton's had gained a reputation as the world's leading ghost experts, so people knew who they were when she asked. That and they had a giant metal structure on top of their house. It was like a landmark.

The first person Danielle asked pointed the girls in the right direction, and they thanked him and started that way. It didn't take long for Danielle to recognize the metal formation. Shy's jaw dropped at the sight of it.

Danielle chuckled. "Told ya it'd be easy to find."

Shy quirked a brow at her.

"Hey, I knew what I was looking for. I just didn't know how to get there from the ground," Danielle said defensively.

The girls walked up the steps and knocked. No one came to the door.

Danielle frowned and knocked again. Still nothing. "It's Saturday, he can't be in school."

Shy shrugged.

"He might be out patrolling," Danielle mused, "and his parents could be out. His sisters probably at collage. Yeah, she's old enough I think," she turned to Shy and shrugged. "Well, we can either wait, or go see if we can find him."

Shy held up two fingers, signaling she voted the second option.

Danielle grinned and jumped over the side of the stairs. Shy followed. There was a flash of light, and Danielle Phantom and Soul Whisperer flew off into the air.

"If he's just patrolling, we should be able to find him pretty quickly," Danielle called. "Keep a look out for his friends to! I told you what they look like," she added.

Soul nodded.

As the girls flew, Danielle saw just how much the small town had grown the past few years. Bigger buildings, more stores, and more houses. There even seemed to be more people on the streets then last time she'd been here.

"Good grief, you'd think 'most haunted town in America' would scare people off, not reel them in," she muttered in amazement.

The girls circled around the town twice. No sign of the ghost boy. They stopped on the other side of the town.

Danielle crossed her arms and huffed. "I know he can disappear, but really? All his enemies can find him with a snap, but I, his clone, can't find him at all? Where's the logic in that?"

Soul didn't seem to be listening. The black haired girl suddenly swooped down.

Confused, Danielle followed. "What is it?" she asked.

Soul stopped and pointed at a small store. The store's glass was shattered and smoke was coming out the broken windows. People had gathered across the street and were watching intently.

"Okay, I know I said he tends to cause damage wherever he goes, but just because there's smoke, and a crowd, doesn't mean it's him."

BANG!

One of the store's sides exploded, sending debris and dust into the street and leaving a large, gaping hole in the store's wall.

"….Explosions, on the other hand. Yup, that's him. Let's go!"

Of all the days he could have left that stupid thermos at home, today had to be the day he actually needed it.

"I hate irony," Danny growled, his hand glowing green as it charged another ghost ray.

The pile of rubble he had just created moved, and a large silver and black form burst from it, sending the debris flying in all directions. Danny went intangible as several pieces flew through him and into the shelves behind him.

"I don't have time for this, Skulker!" he shouted angrily, firing two more blasts of energy at the ghost robot. "Can we reschedule, for say, never?"

"Ha! Not today, ghost boy!" Skulker replied. A laser appeared from his shoulder and a purple beam shot at Danny, hitting him square in the chest and knocking him back into the shelves, smashing the wooden slabs.

Danny burst from the pile, his eyes glowing icy blue as he shot blue energy beams, hitting the laser and freezing it instantly. He flung a ball of the blue energy at his opponent, but Skulker countered with a laser that sprung from his wrist and canceled out his ice ray.

"Nice upgrades," Danny said sarcastically. He was getting more and more annoyed with Skulker's new weapons. The hunter had gotten several new guns that fired heat blasts, which made it harder for Danny to use his ice powers on him. Which meant Danny couldn't just freeze him and leave like he normally did.

Nope, he had to stick around and actually fight him.

And he was thoroughly ticked about it. He was supposed to be at the airport to pick up Jazz a half hour ago. She had a week off from collage and was coming home to visit. His parents, Sam, and Tucker were back at the house preparing a small welcoming party for her. Danny had insisted he'd go pick up Jazz alone, assuming he wouldn't run into any trouble.

He should have known better.

"Look, I really, need to get, going, so can we wrap this up already?" Danny growled, puncturing each word with a blast of green energy.

Skulker smirked and a purple shield appeared in front of him, bouncing the ghost rays back, forcing Danny to doge his own ghost rays.

Skulker's arm shot forward, seizing Danny by the throat. Danny screamed as jolts of electricity shot through him. His body went limp and his vision blurred as he looked at Skulker with half closed eyes.

Skulker threw back his head and laughed in triumph. "You are mine, ghost boy! From this day forth, your pelt shall lay at my bed!"

"Okay, dude. Do I even need to say how gross that sounds?"

The new voice made Danny force his eyes open in surprise. He and Skulker looked up to see a white haired girl floating above them, her arms crossed and giving Skulker a look of disgust.

Danny blinked. "Danielle?" he managed to choke out.

"I mean, really? You want to wake up every morning and see that," she gestured towards Danny's face, "at the end of your bed? Ew."

Skulker snarled. "Who are you?" he demanded.

Danielle feigned surprise. "What? Danny hasn't told you about me? I'm hurt," she said as she drifted lower so she was eye level with the hunter. She looked completely calm, almost as if the whole situation bored her. "Funny, he's told me all about you."

Skulker arched a brow.

"You're the ghost zone's greatest hunter, you want Danny because he's one of a kind, yet you've been employed by Vlad, who is also a halfa but you've never tried to hunt him, which I don't get," she frowned slightly then waved her hand to brush it aside and continued, "and you're apparently poorly informed on the whole 'one of a kind' subject, seeing as you think he and Vlad are the only two."

Skulker blinked and looked like someone had just dropped a sack of bricks on his head.

"Oh yes, you see, I'm his cousin. And I'm a halfa too," she said sweetly.

"Then I shall have both your pelts!" Skulker growled, aiming his wrist laser at the female halfa.

Danny's eyes widened and he tried to reach for Skulker's arm to redirect it, but Skulker held him away.

"Dani, go!" Danny shouted as the laser blasted a purple beam towards her.

Danielle just grinned and held her hand in front of her. A second later, a green shield appeared and bounced the laser back.

Skulker swooped to avoid it, taking Danny with him as he dove for the ground. Danny struggled within his grasp, but the shock had weakened him and Skulker's grip was too tight.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a black and yellow blur shot in front of the hunter. Taken by surprise, Skulker swerved to avoid it. The blur circled around and grabbed Danny's arm. Danny felt the familiar feeling of intangibility as he slid through Skulker's arm and away from him.

Skulker, realizing his catch was gone, whipped around and aimed at Danny, but was rammed aside as Danielle bombarded him with ghost rays, forcing him to put up a shield.

Shaking his head at what just happened; Danny realized something was carrying him. He looked up and blinked at the black haired girl carrying him. She smiled at him.

"Uh, hi?" he said.

The girl didn't reply, but dropped him off on the roof of the building next door. She held up her hand in a "stay" signal, then jumped off the building and sped toward where Danielle was fighting Skulker.

Skulker's shield flickered as Danielle continued to fire blast after blast at it. She swung her foot around and sent a ghost ray that sliced against the shield like a knife. Skulker snarled and rocketed into the air, only to be smashed back down by a ball of white energy.

The hunter smashed into the concrete, making a small crater. His eyes narrowed, then widened as he saw the black hair girl floating beside the female halfa.

"There are four of you?" he exclaimed.

Danielle smirked. "I said you were misinformed on the whole 'one of a kind' thing, didn't I?" She turned to the other girl and held out a hand. "Soul, would you do the honors?"

Soul grinned deviously as she pointed her hands at two lampposts. The posts began to glow white, then were jerked off the ground like they were being lifted by invisible ropes.

Soul clenched her hands into fists and swung them towards Skulker. The posts followed, flying towards the ghost robot. Completely shocked, Skulker only starred as the posts flew towards him at rapid speed. They bent and twisted as if they were steel putty, binding Skulker's arms to his side.

Soul placed her hands on her hips and looked at Danielle for approval. Danielle frowned thoughtfully. "Needs one more thing."

Soul looked around and pointed her hand towards a trash bin. The bin flew off the ground, hovered over Skulker, then turned upside down and slammed onto his head, covering him with trash.

Danielle gave a satisfied nod. "Much better. That should hold him until we're outta here. He'll leave once he sees Danny's gone."

Soul giggled.

Danny, who had been watching the entire thing from the roof, starred open mouthed at the two girls as they landed in front of him. "When...how…who…" he asked stupidly.

Danielle laughed. "Nice to see you to, cuz," she said with a grin.

Danny blinked and shook his head, catching sight of the clock hanging on above the store across the street. "Oh man! Jazz!" he cried, jumping to his feet and jumping off the roof. He had just got over the ledge when he looked back and remembered Danielle and Soul.

He promptly fell to the sidewalk with a splat.

"He's having one of those days," Danielle remarked as she and Soul floated down and landed neatly beside her now rather flattened cousin.

Danny groaned as he got up, each girl taking a arm to help him. Danny blinked and looked at Soul. He opened his mouth, than shook his head. "Uh, you two better come with me," he cast a quick look around, "but first."

A ring of white appeared around his middle and split in two, covering his body and replacing Phantom with black haired, blue eyed Fenton.

Danny looked over and his eyes widened.

Danielle now stood beside a girl with peach colored hair and periwinkle blue eyes.

"We'll explain later, Danny," Danielle said quickly before he could open his mouth.

Shooting the other girl a curious glance, Danny nodded and head to a blue truck parked in the middle of the street. Skulker had jumped him there, but thankfully, the people behind him had stopped or swerved off so there had been no pile up.

The truck was old, it had once belonged to Danny's Aunt Alicia, but Danny had cleaned it regularly, so it looked relatively new. Granted it only held five people tops, but it'd been his since he had gotten his license at sixteen.

Danny jumped in the driver's seat while the two girls hopped in the back. The truck started and Danny waited until they were clear of the town before looking in the review at his younger cousin and her friend. "Not that I'm not happy to see you Danielle, but what are you doing back in Amity Park? I thought you had places to see."

Danielle shrugged as she crossed her arms on the back of the front seat. "I did, and I missed you, so we came back," she said, nodding at the girl beside her.

"And who are you?" Danny asked, looking at the girl's periwinkle blue eyes.

The girl looked at Danielle, who answered. "We'll explain when we get back to your place. It'll be easier if we only have to do it once. Her name's Shyann when she's like this."

Danny quirked a brow at the "like this" part, but didn't ask about it. "Is there any reason you're not talking?" he asked instead.

"She's mute."

Danny felt like smacking himself. "Oh…"

Shyann shrugged and gave him an understanding look.

"So, what's been going on with you Danny?" Danielle asked, leaning forward a little. "I see plenty of Phantom in the paper, but I haven't seen Fenton in a long time."

"It's a long story," he replied, steering the truck into the right turning lane.

"So? How long we got till we get to, where are we going anyway?"

"Pick up Jazz from the airport."

"Where's she been?"

"Harvard. She's got a week long break, so she's coming home for it."

"Cool! So how long till we get there?"

"Twenty minutes or so. I was supposed to be there a half hour ago, but Skulker decided to pay me a visit," Danny muttered.

"Why didn't you just use the thermos, anyway?" Danielle asked.

Danny looked sheepish. "I, uh, left it at home."

"Really?" Danielle's quirked a surprised brow. "Wow, you said you never leave home without it."

"I foolishly hoped I wouldn't need it for the short drive," Danny told her.

Shyann giggled behind her hand and Danielle smirked. "Lesson learned?" she teased.

"Who are you, my mother?"