Yay! I got the second one done! And look! It's a tiny bit longer!

Disclaimer: You'd know if I owned DP because Danny would be goth, too.

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"Sir Phantom and friends, it is nice to see you again," she replied with a low curtsey. "I have a message for you."

Danny looked at her incredulously. "A message? From who?"

"From an elite group of ghosts, including your allies and various others," she answered simply. Then, she seemed to get a bit nervous. "They have requested that you report to the Ghost Zone for…training."

Danny blinked in confusion. "Training? What kind of training?"

"They want to help you develop your powers further as many of them believe you to be a great line of defense and feel that your existence enforces order," she tried to explain, still looking edgy.

"Wait a minute," Tucker piped up. "You mean that Danny's going to ghost boot camp?"

Dora paused. "In a way; yes."

"Uh, in case you guys haven't noticed, we're in the middle of summer camp! We can't just sneak Danny away for who-knows-how-long…" Sam began, but was cut off.

"A few weeks," Dora added.

"We can't just sneak Danny away for a few weeks. Besides, I don't know how much I trust this whole 'ghost boot camp' thing and Danny's doing fine on his own," the goth finished.

"I think I'm with Sam on this one," Danny agreed. "It'll be suspicious if I just vanish into thin air."

"A plan has already been made," the ghost informed. "I have been ordered to overshadow the leader and have her excuse you from this human camp, but make sure that she will not call your parents or question her decision. Then, I will lead you through a pre-planned ghost portal that will lead to the briefing room."

Danny sighed. "Is this really necessary?"

"They feel it is." Dora looked to him with a slight amount of pity. "I will come for you tomorrow. Be ready by then. Goodbye, Sir Phantom." She gave a little wave as she faded away.

Danny turned to his friends despairingly. "Looks like I better start packing."

They all began the walk back to camp.

"Hey, maybe it won't be so bad. If nothing else, I bet the food will be better. You can't get much worse than Camp Skull and Crossbones Surprise," Tucker teased.

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The next morning, Danny was sitting in the cabin with Tucker, a backpack situated by his feet. He drummed his fingers on his thighs nervously. Dora would be coming for him soon.

Someone rapped on the door. The voice of Mr. Lancer called out, "Daniel Fenton! Ms. Tetslaff wants to see you in the front office! And bring your things; you're leaving."

The half-ghost stood up and grabbed his packed bag.

"So, ready to say goodbye to Camp Skull and Crossbones?" Tucker asked.

Danny smirked. "Yeah. Bye, Tuck. I'll see you later."

"Bye, dude!" Tucker bid as Danny left.

The door to the front office squeaked as Danny pushed it open a few minutes later. He saw the hulking form of Ms. Tetslaff at the desk, but he knew from the red eyes that it was really Dora.

"Hey, Dora," he greeted casually. "Time to go?"

The ghostly woman phased out of the teacher and smiled, giving Danny a little nod in confirmation. They left while Ms. Tetslaff was still dizzy from being overshadowed. Outside, Danny transformed and followed Dora. They flew over the trees in silence. Danny was gazing sadly at the world below him, knowing that he wasn't going to lay his eyes on the human world again for a few weeks.

Dora finally began to descend, Danny right behind her. There, deep in the forest, a small ghost portal hovered. The half-ghost gripped his backpack straps tightly.

"Are you ready?" Dora questioned.

"Ready as I'll ever be," the teen answered. He flew into the portal and arrived in the swirling green void known as the Ghost Zone. Dora came in after him. She pointed to a floating building a little ways away.

"There," she stated. "That's the briefing room. We must hurry. We do not want to keep them waiting."

Danny followed after her, gazing anxiously around at the strange land. He might as well get used to it if he was going to be here for a while. A few minutes passed before they reached their destination. Dora carefully led them through the door.

"Leave your bag here," she ordered.

Danny obeyed and slipped the heavy pack from his shoulders.

Dora pointed to a doorway ahead of them. "Go through that door. There is where you will be informed about this situation. I wish you luck."

Again, the boy complied without complaint. He anxiously stepped down the hall and pushed open the heavy door at the end. The room before him was almost too dim for him to see in and he felt extremely tense entering.

"Uh…hello?" he called.

An overhead light instantly flashed on, blinding him for a moment.

"Welcome, oh Great One," a deep voice boomed.

"Frostbite?" Danny asked in surprise, turning to his left to see the leader of the Far Frozen approaching. "What's all of this about?"

"Some of the other ghosts tend to be overdramatic," the snow-beast responded, clearly not understanding why they had gone through the little procedure.

"Indeed, they do," another voice agreed.

Danny noticed a cloaked figure approaching.

"Clockwork? You, too?"

The ghost nodded. "Apparently, they find this important enough to involve me."

"Who else is here?" inquired the half-ghost.

In response, a whole new group of spirits approached. Among them, Danny recognized a smaller, less intimidating version of Pandora. There were also many other cloaked ghosts as well as two Observants. He swore that he could've passed out on the spot.

"Okay, I'm officially confused," Danny announced.

One of the ghosts who wore a thick cloak and hood floated closer. "Then let us clear this up. All of us here agree that you may be one of our best defenses should the Ghost Zone ever fall into turmoil. We also acknowledge that you, although only half-ghost, stand as a powerful being that many-a-ghost have grown to respect, even if they may not blatantly show it. For those reasons, we have decided that it would be best to help you further your abilities and your control over them in case we need to call upon you for help."

"Which is why this system has been created," another ghost added. "Each day has been set up and a training schedule has been planned. You will be notified of that day's activity each-what I believe you humans call-morning. As your proclaimed guardian, Clockwork will assist you with your first task."

The ghost joined the group again. Danny noticed Clockwork turning to leave. Danny followed.

"Good luck, Danny Phantom!" Frostbite wished.

After Danny had left the room, still utterly confused, Pandora approached the leader of the Far Frozen. "It does not look like he suspects anything. Seems as if he fell for all of that talk about training him to be our defense."

"He has no reason to suspect otherwise," Frostbite said flatly. "As long as no one slips, he should never know."

"Do you think it is very fair of us not to tell him?"

Frostbite glanced at the place where the young half-ghost had just left moments ago. "He is better off not knowing."

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I hope this added more drama and more of a plot. So, now I can say "review, please!"