Chapter 4: The (Double-Sided) Plan

Danny's POV:

The next morning.

"You gotta be kidding me!" Tucker exclaimed.

"I wish I was." I told him. I just told Sam and Tucker what had happened. We're at my house (in my bedroom) discussing the matter.

"Let me get this straight: Paulina wished on a star that she could have ghost powers, Desiree overheard her, and granted it?" Sam said.

"Yeah, pretty much." I told her.

"Dude." Tucker said. "This isn't good."

"No kidding." I told him. "Now she'll never leave me alone!"

"No, dude." Tucker told me. " I don't think you understand. With ghost powers, she can fly fast enough to follow you around everywhere, even without you noticing. With invisibility and intangibility, she could spy on you without being seen. She could even discover your secret identity."

Instantly, I frozed. "Oh geez. I didn't even think of that. You could totally be right!"

"You, uh, you don't suppose that she's in the room listening to us, do you?" Sam asked.

"I-I don't know." I admitted. "unless she's a full ghost, my ghost sense won't work. So, I can't be sure."

"So, how can we know for sure that she isn't here?" Tucker asked.

I thought it over. I whispered to them, "Go down to the lab and get the 'Fenton Finder.'"

Sam nodded and headed to the lab. When she came back, she brought the Fenton Finder with her. Luckily, my parents were out hunting for ghosts so that made getting it a lot easier. After that, we scaned the room for any signs of Paulina.

"Warning, a ghost directly ahead." said a voice from the Fenton Finder.

Instantly, we all searched around the room in a panic for any signs of Paulina or any ghost activity, but after a few seconds, we realized that the Fenton Finder was actually referring to me, because an arrow from the screen was pointing at me.

"Oh, for crying out loud. Not again!" I said.

After scanning the entire room, we realized that there were no ghosts present (besides me).

"Well, that's a relief." I said.

"Do you think it's possible that she left the room after we started to get suspicious of her possible whereabouts?" Sam asked.

"Nah, she's very stubborn, I don't think that she's smart enough to do that." I told her.

"Yeah, probably." Tucker said.

"Danny, if we're gonna have to deal with Paulina as a ghost, we need to know what we're up against. What kind of powers does she have?" Sam asked.

"Well, as far as I know, she has standard ghost powers. She can fly, turn invisible, and intangible. Beyond that I'm not so sure. " I admitted.

"Perhaps if we defeat Desiree, she may turn back to normal." Sam said.

"Possibly, but when she gave Tucker ghost powers, I had to separate his ghost and human halves to return him to normal." I told her.

"When did that happen?" She asked.

"When we first met Desiree." I told her. "You were sick."

"You still didn't tell me?" Sam accussed.

"Yeah, sorry." Tucker told her. "Perhaps we should've."

"Nevermind. How do we get rid of Paulina's ghost powers." Sam asked.

"I know. The same way I freed Tucker from his. We'll use the Fenton Ghost Catcher." I told her.

"That could work, but how are we gonna get Paulina to cooperate." Tucker asked.

"We may have to trick her." Sam told him.

"Yeah. That may be easy enough." I told her.

"All right. What's the plan?" Tucker asked.

"It's like this..." I told them.

Third Person POV

Meanwhile, Desiree was floating (invisibly) outside of Danny's window. Overhearing their plan, she decided to make one of her own. Sure the wish that she granted for Paulina is only temporary (for roughly the next 48 hours, to be more exact), but she thought that this might be a good opportunity to prevent Danny from stopping her plans (this time).

Flying away, she wound up in a more woodsy part of Amity Park. Finding a spot where she would be blocked by the trees if Danny suddenly flew by overhead. She started to consider her options.

Desiree's POV

"Now, how do I deal with Danny this time?" I wondered out loud. "Perhaps, I could turn Paulina's wish against Danny somehow, or perhaps I could- wait. I can grant people their wishes, but I wonder if I could grant my own wishes. Let me give it a try: I wished that I had a calorie-free, unfattening chocolate ice cream."

After waiting a few seconds, nothing happened. I sighed, I guess I can't grant my own wishes, afterall. That's just not fair! I really wanted an ice cream! Did I forget something? Oh, that's right, I did.

Chuckling, I said to myself "So I have wished it, and so shall it be." Honestly, that felt a little weird to say. After a few seconds, a chocolate ice cream (in a plastic dish with a plastic spoon) appeared floating in front of me. Laughing, I reached out for it.

"Oh, Danny, you have no idea what you are up against now!" And with that, I took a bite of the ice cream. Instantly, I spit it out in disgust. "Ugh! I should have wish for a calorie-free, unfattening chocolate ice cream that still tasted good!"

Note to self: start making wishes as specific as possible (for myself) from now on.

Author's Note: I know that some of you may be wondering why the Fenton Finder didn't detect Desiree, and the answer is simple: she showed up after Danny scanned the area. Also, I hope that you guys liked this chapter. It was honestly one of my favorite (and longest) ones to write so far.