Yay! Reviewers rock my sox! 9 reviews for only two chapters! So here's the next chapter, since you guys were all so kind and wonderful. And because I don't have any school today (THANK YOU PSAT/PLAN!). Anywho, on with the replies!

kristle: Why thank you. Here's the next chapter!

Jaina Kenobi: Umm, yeah. Whatever. So are you gonna let Chewie come home? Huh? Huh?

purpledog100: Double yay to not making floats! And dancing? Who likes that? Stupid Homecoming. The only thing good about it is the game. Anyway, don't be too sure the Box Ghost is the only villain in the story…at least I don't think he is. But he's still got his spotlight moments, don't worry. I still don't have that part outlined yet. What part you ask? Well, you'll just have to wait and see….

Lightning Streak: Thanx! And sorry about the shortness. I'll try to fix it, but it's gonna be a bit hard with this chapter. There's not too much actiony stuff. But I'll try!

Whif7: Wow! Thanks a lot! That makes me feel so much better! And you're lucky I haven't updated yet, your review barely made it to my email. And thank you sooo much for reading and reviewing! I was sorta going for the episode feel. But I think this will turn out more movie length ish. Anyway, here's your update!

Now that that's done, on with the story!

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Danny frantically flew around the building, calling out their names, searching for any trace of the Box Ghost and his captives, but to no avail. They were gone. Vanished without a trace. Finally admitting defeat, Danny drifted back into the bathroom, changed back, and wandered back into the hall where he had last seen his family and friends. The students and teachers had clamed down considerably, and many had seemed to have forgotten all about the attack already. Except Lancer. Of course. The balding teacher rushed over to Danny the moment he emerged from the bathroom, exclaiming how glad he was that Danny had escaped the ghost. He ushered him into the principal's office to await the police, who would doubtlessly be of no help in the search. Danny didn't object to the elderly teacher's fussing, but was instead berating himself for not doing anything to stop the Box Ghost before he snatched his family and friends from right under his nose. Right as he was about to hit the bottom of the well of self pity, the police arrived.

"Where is the boy that escaped? We need to ask him a few questions."

They sent Lancer and the principal out of the office and started questioning him on everything he knew about the Box Ghost and his parent's history as ghost hunters. It was difficult to reveal much about the Box Ghost, since most of their encounters had involved Danny's ghost half, but they seemed to buy everything he told them. After a few thousand questions, the police let Lancer and the principal back in. They asked Lancer what he saw, but didn't get any new information from him. The chief turned to Danny.

"Well, Mr. Fenton, we will look into this kidnapping immediately. In the meantime, we will need to find a place for you to stay until your family and friends have been found. Do you have any relatives that live nearby?"

Danny only shook his head. He had no idea where he could stay. He had been hoping the police would just let him stay in his own house, and he knew Tucker and Sam's parents would never let him stay there, since their children had been kidnapped and he had been miraculously saved. Upon seeing Danny's denial, Mr. Lancer spoke up.

"The boy can stay with me, officer. I will personally see that he will be well taken care of. After all, who better to watch over him than his teacher?"

The officer considered his offer, then turned to Danny.

"Are you sure there is no one you could stay with?" Once again, Danny shook his head.

"Well, in that case I am putting you in Mr. Lancer's custody until they are found. We'll send some paperwork over later to finalize it. Good day, sirs." With that, the police left, leaving a very dejected 15 year old behind.

Great, he thought. Now I can't even stay at my own house. How am I going to find them if I can't even get to the Fenton portal? And Lancer? Couldn't they have picked someone who actually likes me?

Danny was pulled from his thoughts by the principal.

"Daniel, I am letting you skip the rest of school today, considering the circumstances. Mr. Lancer will escort you to your house where you can pick up the things you will be needing while your parents are, um, away. But I expect you to be in school tomorrow, no excuses. Understand?"

Muffling a groan, Danny nodded. Lancer handed him his backpack, which he must have found in the hallway after everyone had calmed down. With only a quick stop to pick up the rest of his homework, they left the building and headed towards Lancer's car.

The car ride was awkward, Lancer trying to comfort Danny (which he wasn't very good at) and Danny ignoring him while staring out the window at the passing sidewalk. When they arrived at Danny's house, he rushed inside without waiting for his teacher. Lancer shook his head sadly. Poor kid. His friends and family torn away from him by a horrible, fiendish ghost. I hope the police can find them before… well before anything happens to them. With that thought in his head, Lancer followed the boy into the house.

Danny rushed immediately down to the lab, hoping to get into the Ghost Zone as soon as he could and hopefully catch the Box Ghost before he got too far. Unfortunately, Mr. Lancer wasn't far behind.

"Daniel, I don't think you will be needing any of this at my house. Will you please go and pack some clothes and anything else you will need."

"Mr. Lancer, you don't understand! I'm the only one left who knows anything about ghosts! I have to go save them!"

Lancer didn't buy it.

"That's the police's job, Mr. Fenton. I want you to leave the search and rescue to the professionals. Is that clear?"

"But I am the professionals! My parents hunt and fight ghosts! Who better to rescue them than me? The police don't know anything about chasing ghosts; the only encounters they've had they ran from!"

"I'm sorry Daniel, but if the ghost captured your parents, who, as you claim, are professionals at catching ghosts, then you don't stand much of a chance, do you? This ghost must be pretty powerful to have captured them. Now go upstairs and collect anything you might need. And just to make sure you don't try anything funny, I am going with you."

"Please, you don't understand!" Danny pleaded. He couldn't let Lancer stop him. He just had to find the Box Ghost now before he got too far away. If he didn't find them soon….

"That's enough, Daniel! Now march upstairs! Move move move!" With that, Lancer herded his slouching student upstairs and hovered over him as he gathered the few things he would need for a "sleepover with the teacher."

Oh, this is just wonderful, he thought. Now Dash has yet another thing to beat me up for, I'm rooming with the strictest teacher in the whole world, and the dumbest ghost in the Ghost Zone has stolen my family and friends and there's nothing I can do about it! How could I have been so blind? I saw it coming, but I let them talk me out of my worries. And now the Box Ghost is loose and apparently powerful enough to overpower both my mom and dad. He paused slightly as he re-worded what he'd just thought. Well, mostly my mom. But even the Box Ghost shouldn't have been able to capture my dad! How much worse could this possibly get?

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The next day at school was worse than even Danny had imagined. Dash was constantly beating up on him, calling him "teacher's pet" and "coward" and mocking him for running away when the ghost had taken his family and friends. And to make things worse, Lancer called a school-wide assembly to tell everyone what had happened the day before. By the end of the day, Danny was ready to explode from anger and frustration. Since Sam and Tucker were gone, he had no one to hang out with at lunch except for Valerie, but both of them were pretty occupied with avoiding Dash and Nathan to talk much.

The minute school was over, Lancer dragged Danny to his car and drove back to his apartment. He never seemed to let Danny out of his sight for long, even at night. Lancer never seemed to sleep, and was constantly checking up on Danny to make sure he hadn't run off to his house to "cause mischief." Danny had tried to get back home the first night, but Lancer caught him right away. After that, Danny knew it was useless to try and escape.

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It had been a week since the Box Ghost had captured the Fentons and Danny's friends, and the police still hadn't found any trace of the Box Ghost or his friends and family. Lancer decided it was safe to let Danny hang out with Valerie for a while after school, but he insisted on staying near Danny at all times, "just to be safe."

"I can't get away from him! He's driving me insane!" The two friends were at the Nasty Burger, Lancer sitting across the room but still close enough to keep an eye on Danny.

"I'm the only one who could possibly save them, well, besides you, and I can't even get near my house because he's scared I'm going to go blow something up. You have to help me get away from him just long enough for us to slip into the Ghost Zone and find them!" Valerie took another bite out of her Nasty Burger and shook her head.

"I don't know how you're gonna get away from Lancer, Danny. He's been watching you like a hawk all week. It's a miracle there haven't been any ghost attacks recently, or you'd either have to expose yourself or do nothing about it. I'd go by myself, but there's no way my dad would let that happen, and I can't get into the Ghost Zone without you anyway, since your dad put that genetic lock on."

"Yeah, I know," Danny sighed. He had been grateful that the ghosts had decided to leave him alone for a while, but the continued silence was starting to bug him.

"You're going to need a pretty crafty plan to sneak away from him. I could get away pretty easily, since my dad knows about the ghost hunting thing and trusts me as long as I'm not alone, but you're going to have a pretty hard time ditching the teacher."

Both Danny and Valerie glanced at Lancer, who was still eyeing them suspiciously over his plate of greasy goodness.

"Don't worry, I think I have the perfect plan. But I'm going to need your help. And a lot of luck. Here's what we're going to do…"

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Hah! What's going to happen? What's Danny's superb plan? Well, you're going to just have to wait and see…. Anyway, how was the length that time? I know, not superb. But better, right? REVIEW! Or I won't update until NEXT weekend! If I get, say, five reviews, not including siblings (hint hint), I'll update this Saturday or Sunday. And if you saw ANY little mistake, tell me! I need to know. So review now, or else! Bwahaha! Oh, and by the way---Valerie knows about Danny, and Sam and Tuck have accepted her, blah blah blah. You get it.