A/N: Sorry it took so long for me to update! School is hungry and it's eating my time! I haven't forgotten about this! The updates might be slowing down, but I'm still writing this story (Putting stories on hiatus just isn't how I roll ;) ). The next chapter isn't even written yet though. Enjoy this chapter, more is coming.

Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom


Earlier while her brother and parents were talking things out, Jazz heard a knock at the door. Not wanting to disturb the conversation that Danny and their parents needed to have, she slipped out of the lab unnoticed to get the door.

Upon opening it, she was relieved to see Sam and Tucker. "Thank goodness! It's you!" She said as she pulled them inside.

"uh, it's good to see you too" Sam said, unsure what to think of Jazz's reaction to seeing them.

"Is something wrong?" Tucker asked, not knowing why else Jazz would be like this.

Jazz nodded and said "Something happened to Danny"

Immediately, a look of concern made its way to Sam and Tucker's faces.

"What happened?"

"Where is he?"

"Is he okay?"

"Calm down you two, I'll tell you what happened" Jazz said. Then she told them about their parents thinking he had an ectoplasmic infection, and shooting some blood blossoms into his bloodstream. She told them what it did to Danny and his powers. She told them about the ecto-dejecto saving him for now and that he felt so hot that she was worried about his icy core. Finally she told them about his transformation in front of his parents.

Throughout Jazz's explanation, the pair got more and more worried about their friend. Sam even slipped a tear. At the end of the story, they asked questions, but more calmly.

"So your parents know? Are they cool with it?" Tucker asked.

"I think so. They're so self loathing right now that I'm not really worried about them not accepting Danny"

"Where is he? Is he awake?" Sam asked.

"He's in the lab and he's awake now, he was talking to mom and dad when I came upstairs and he seems okay, but I know he's not. We need to find a cure and fast, I can't stand seeing him almost die again" Jazz said immensely worried about losing her brother.

"Don't worry Jazz, there's no way we're gonna let that happen" Sam said, putting a hand on Jazz's shoulder.

"Yeah, leave it to us" Tucker added.

They all went downstairs to see about the next step.


"Once Tuck ate all the blossoms, I was fine" Danny finishes his story about the blood blossoms. He didn't go into detail about where he was or who caused this, since it's irrelevant to finding a cure.

Before Maddie can ask her questions, the lab door bursts open and two sets of footsteps come rushing downstairs followed by a third calmer set of footsteps.

"Danny!" Sam cries. Danny barely has time to register that his friends are there before Sam tackles him in a hug.

"Hey guys" Danny smiles as he returns Sam's hug "I take it Jazz told you what happened?"

"Yeah" Sam says as she pulls away. She feels his forehead which is hot, then pushes him down on the bed and places the neglected ice pack on his forehead. Danny smiles at her gratefully.

"How you feeling dude?" Tucker asks.

"I'm okay" Danny says, holding back a wince.

"Don't lie to us Danny, don't you think we remember what those damn flowers did to you once?" Sam snapped.

"I didn't say it didn't hurt, but I'm okay for now" Danny looks at her. Sam can see in his eyes that he's in pain, but it doesn't seem nearly as intense as it was last time.

"We were just trying to find out what to do to fix this whole thing" Maddie says, wanting to get back on the topic. "So the blood blossoms hurt you until Tucker ate all of them?" Maddie asks her son.

"Yeah, every single one" Danny answers with a slight wince. The blossoms are starting to hurt a bit more, but Danny wants to wait as long as possible before using the ecto-dejecto to make it last longer.

"Jack, where are the blossoms we drained? You didn't throw them away did you?" Maddie asks Jack urgently.

"I ate them in a sandwich" Jack says.

"Why would you want to eat that in a sandwich?" Tucker asks, then gets elbowed by Sam.

"But if they've been eaten, then why is it still affecting him?" Sam wonders.

"Maybe it's because there's some of them inside him this time" Tucker suggests "Last time he didn't even touch them, he was shoved in a circle"

"Then what do we do?" Danny groans.

"Isn't it obvious?" Jazz, who has been very quiet asks. Everyone turns to her, obviously not finding anything obvious and they look at her hopeful that she found the answer to this problem "We find an antidote" She says simply.

"That would be obvious if we knew what it was, where to find some and if it even existed" Tucker replies.

"Well, we don't know any of that, but the people who can get hurt by blood blossoms might" Jazz suggests.

"Ghosts? You want to ask help from ghosts?" Maddie asks as if it were crazy and unthinkable. All the teens in the room glare at her for that comment.

"I have allies mom" Danny says dryly. "Frostbite would know. We should go ask him"

"What do you mean 'we'? You're not going anywhere" Sam states.

"Sam, you and Tucker aren't going in the ghost zone without back up, it's too dangerous" Danny argues.

"Dude, you wouldn't be a whole lot of help in this state, Jazz told us you lost control of your powers earlier. You're out of it" Tucker says.

"Well I'm in control now" Danny objects, taking the ghost proof cuffs off to prove his point. Indeed, Danny isn't losing control of his powers at the moment.

"And how long is that going to last? You need to relax Danny, I'm pretty sure that too much excitement would only make you worse faster" Jazz pitches in.

"They're right Danny, you have to stay home and take it easy. Jack and I will go with them" Maddie says.

Danny understands by now that he shouldn't go into the ghost zone, but he's not so sure about his parents going in to talk to his ghostly allies. Sure, they accept him, but their opinions of ghosts hasn't changed. "ok, I'll stay... but I don't know if you should go" Danny tells his parents.

"Look sweety, I know that you don't have any reason to trust us, but please give us a chance. It's our fault that this happened to you, so let us redeem ourselves. I want to fix this." Maddie says.

After considering, Danny says "fine, go with them, but Sam and Tucker are in charge"

Maddie agrees and she and her husband get on the specter speeder. Jazz stays behind to take care of her brother.

Talking about ghosts with Danny's parents in the room made Sam tense, it's something they're so used to avoiding that it doesn't feel natural at all. It's good to see that they accepted Danny and his secret, though Sam always knew they would. What they did to Danny, however, is unforgivable. Even if they find a cure and he survives this, it doesn't change the hours of pain he has to go through. It's not fair. On another note, Danny might be giving his parents a chance to make it up to him and it's a good thing, but that doesn't mean that Sam likes going into the ghost zone with them. She's worried about how they might behave. "Are you sure it's a good idea to let them come into the ghost zone?" Sam voices her concerns.

"They want to help and don't worry, if they really want to make it up to me, they'll listen to what you say. Besides, seeing some good ghost could be good for them." Danny says.

Sam can see Danny's point and it crosses her mind that on top of them helping to fix things, going to the ghost zone will get Danny's parents away from him, thus giving Danny some space and some time to think. Sam sighs "Fine, I'll deal with them, but I'm still mad at them for what they did to you"

"I know you are Sam" Danny says, knowing it'll take a lot for Sam to get over this. Not that he blames her, of course. A wave of pain hits Danny and he shuts his eyes tight and takes deep breaths to steady himself. Danny forces his green eyes half open and sees Sam and Tucker looking at him with immense worry. "Go" he speaks through gritted teeth "We're wasting time"

Sam gives Danny's shoulder a reassuring squeeze and says "Don't worry Danny, we'll be back in no time with a cure." Not entirely sure if one even exists. She gets on the speeder.

"I'll keep you posted dude" Tucker says.

"Thanks Tuck" Danny forces out.

Then Tucker gets on the specter speeder as well.

Now alone with Danny, Jazz goes to his side and brushes his sweaty bangs out of his eyes. She can feel him trembling and his eyes are shut tight once more.

"Danny you're in pain" Jazz states "Use some ecto-dejecto, it'll help"

To her surprise, Danny shakes his head "no" his voice is unsteady. He cracks open his eyes and looks at Jazz with hurt eyes "I want to make the dejecto last as long as possible. It's not a pain killer, it's strength. And if I use it every time I'm hurting, I might die before they find a cure" Danny says still in an unsteady voice.

Jazz can't stand seeing Danny in this state so she persists "But Danny, dad made tons of it, it won't be wasted, you need this and you might as well take some now"

"no, it's too soon. I can handle this" Danny says, stubbornly and shakily.

"Danny-" Jazz begs.

"I can handle this!" Danny insists in a stronger voice.

Jazz holds back tears and replaces Danny's ice-pack. She then holds his hand and stays by his side. Danny occasionally squeezes her hand harder when he's in a bit too much pain. After a few minutes, Jazz has an idea.

"Do you think pain killers could help?" Jazz asks hopefully.

"I don't know, but I'm willing to try anything right now" Danny says, pitifully.

"I'll be right back" Jazz says, then she rushes upstairs.

A few minutes later, she comes back downstairs with the strongest painkillers she found and felt comfortable enough giving to her 15 year old brother and a glass of water. "Here" Jazz hands him the painkiller and water.

Danny sits up and takes the medicine, hoping that it'll help.

"Good, now try to get some rest" Jazz instructs.

Danny lies back down, still gritting his teeth in pain. "How can I sleep like this?" He asks, nowhere close to being comfortable enough to rest.

"Just try to relax, I'm right here. This will all be over soon" Jazz reassures her brother. I hope, she tells herself. Even though Jazz is terrified of how this story may end, she knows that she has to stay strong for her brother as he has been strong, countless times, for everyone.


As usual, thank you for reading, I enjoy your reviews :)

Sorry if this chapter seemed rushed and had little content, in the next chapter, we will go into the ghost zone with Sam, Tucker and Danny's parents.

Before I write/post the next chapter of this story, I'll finish and post the next chapter of my other Danny Phantom story, "Healing" (you should read it if you enjoy DxS) It's been too long since that story got an update.

~RoxyJaws~