Neither I or ZK Chromedragozoid own Danny Phantom which is owned by Butch Hartman and Bleach is totally owned by Tite Kubo. Shadow and Ryan is under ZK's little thumb though. Resonik is mine. The concept of the Mask is whoever owns the Jackie Chan Adventures is their's. Power Rangers are owned by Disney.


Chapter 4: Coversations and Readying for the next day
Skulker was in his lair, grumbling irritably. He had been so close to hunting that whelp, the Ghost Child Danny Phantom and then a black clad interloper suddenly jumped in to interfere with his quarry.

"Blasted black clad interloper…" Skulker grumbled. However, for some reason, he felt intrigued with the one in black. Didn't the Ghost Boy call him…Red-X?

Maybe it was time for Skulker to take a closer look at this Red-X and see if he was worthy…to be his prey…


Red-X had just dropped Valerie off at her house and was flying back to the safe house. Both Rukia and Ichigo needed to hear about the book Valerie had…it may prove useful to them. His thoughts went back to the African American ghost hunter and he frowned under his mask. If Valerie was so obsesses with ghost hunting, she may just go after Shinigami…or even Hollows…and both were way out of her league. While he was flying he heard the familiar wailing of a very annoying ghost.

"I AM THE BOX GHOST! MASTER OF ALL THINGS SQUARE AND CUBICLE!" The Box Ghost…

And the one chasing the Box Ghost was none other than Danny Phantom.

"Come back here and get in the thermos!" Danny shouted after the Box Ghost.

"NEVER!" The Box Ghost wailed. "NO LONGER WILL I BE TRAPPED BY YOU IN THAT CYLINDRICAL DEVICE!" Red-X was impressed. For a ghost that looked like a hobo, he sure was articulate. The Box Ghost raised up several cardboard boxes over his head and threw them at Danny.

"Do we always have to go through this?" Danny said in an annoyed voice. He turned intangible and the boxes went right through him. He unscrewed the thermos.

Ken Masters: "In you go." A beam sucked the Box Ghost in.

"BEWARE…"

"Man that was annoying!" Danny spoke as he floated down.

Red-X watched from the shadows as Danny had captured the Box Ghost. Red-X mused, "Another test wouldn't hurt…would it?" he turned invisible and slipped out of the alleyway.

Danny was suddenly knocked out of the sky and smashed against the wall of a building, upside down. Danny held the back of his head, groaning, "Ow…what hit me?" he then saw a familiar black clad shape shimmer into visibility. He glowered, "Oh, Red-X…"

"Hiya Danny…Can I call you Danny, since…well it is your name, isn't it, Danny Phantom?" Red-X said with a chuckle.

Danny flew up and stared at the thief. "Why did you attack me?" Danny asked.

Red-X placed his hands to his hips and replied, "Just feeling a little bored. That and maybe you'd want to pay me back for that sucker punch I gave you. Instead of you looking for me, I came for you. Saves time, don't ya think?"

"Well you're still going to be taken to Juvenile detention," Danny told him readying his ecto blasts.

"Come on do we really need to fight every time I come out?" Red X told him as he raised a finger in curiosity. "Did you look in my file?"

"A friend made a search on your identity. Based on your profile you're a criminal and my age at least," Danny told him.

'Heh, Danny is indeed smarter than he looks, much more than what his grades state. All he needed was the time to learn and better teachers who would give him the help he needs.' Red-X mused as he contemplated on some tutors who could be best suited to teach Danny.

"I'll tell you what Danny, why don't we just talk for now?" Red-X asked him with his arms crossed.

"Huh?" questioned Danny, with a very dumb and confused look on his face.

"Parlay, meeting of the minds, have a cup of tea or two…Geeze thought you were smarter than that," Red told him, just being cool.

"HEY!" Danny told him as he charged his energies again.

"Come on I'll get us a soda," Red-X told him as he dropped himself off of the building while firing a line to lower himself down to the ground.

With a huff, Danny soon joined the self proclaimed thief as they soon were drinking sodas.

"I hope you know that soon as we're done we're going back and we're settling things once and for all X," Danny told him.

"Just be happy that you're able to talk like this Danny," Red-X told him. "You know, the Flash has a pretty good relationship with his rogue gallery but for some reason I don't see that with you."

"You didn't see last Christmas." Danny smiled with a small grin as he looked to the stars. "Ghostwriter wanted me to learn what the true meaning of Christmas was and he was making my life a living hell. It was then after awhile that I decided to go into the Ghost Zone to find him and make him stop this madness. He influenced things again making sure that I run into my enemies' Christmas party."

"Ouch," Red-X commented. This was certainly new information concerning the disasters that occurred during that Christmas, which centered around Danny Phantom.

"Well that wasn't such a bad thing as they have a little truce that holiday. They joined me as we stormed his place. Unfortunately, that didn't stop the spell as he explained that 'I must learn the lesson'. At the time, according to him, I was being a 'Scrooge' on Christmas and I didn't get the big deal. Well, I got back to earth and went for a walk. Everywhere I went I saw that things just turn bad for everyone else. The truth tasted like crap as I walked down and I stopped as soon as I saw the toys that were destroyed because of my stupidity and arrogance. My friends came to comfort me and asked me why I was out in the cold. I told them that since this is my fault then I shouldn't have myself a Christmas because of my attitude towards it and the many times that didn't have one. I got lucky as the ghosts of the Ghost Zone did help me out…So the curse was broken and everything went back to normal…even the stupid rhyme game that we had," Danny told X.

X absorbed the information…'Must file this under Christmas stories for the children'. Then he remembered and almost laughed at the fact that the world as Danny knew it was Rhyming at the time.

As much as he was OK with all the weirdness that this world had, that had to take the cake. But then again that was still beaten by the Sunnydale musical incident.

I will not think of that mess…I will not think of that mess…X repeated to himself to forget the massive amounts of paperwork that was handed out. Smart Brain lost couple of people that day and that didn't go well with him at all.

"Danny boy …that was one hell of a Christmas story," X said as he took a sip of his soda.

"You telling me…that rivals the time that I had to learn that in my pride I almost destroyed the town on Halloween," Danny smiled.

"Hey! Aren't you two supposed to be taking each other on?" A voice spoke as it came out of the shadows.

"At last we meet, Demon," X told the Demon as he sweated a little.

"Hello Resonik," Danny greeted as he sweated a little himself. He asked Tucker to make a search and found nothing on this guy.

"He told me last night that he was from an alternate universe," X told Danny.

"He's what?" Danny asked dryly.

"It's true and I almost called your thief here Jason Todd," Res told the halfa as he went to the soda machine and got out a can of Pepsi.

"What?" Both the thief and halfa responded.

"Well…shortly after the first Robin hung up his uniform…Batman found a new apprentice but this one was a psycho," Resonik told them as he sat down beside Danny and opened his can.

The other two had their eyes wide as they reviewed what he said they were amazed that despite whatever Batman had done, he wouldn't even try a stunt like the one that he just described.

"Jason was the meanest of the Robins but one night Joker decided to pass judgment and placed a bomb inside a building where he lured Jason to. Jason was killed. Batman soon was to dismiss the idea of another partner when a new Robin found the Batman using pure skill," Resonik told them as he opened his can and let the strong cold drink go into his system. "That wasn't the end of it as I heard word that Jason came back from the dead in the form of Red Hood who later almost put Robin in the infirmary."

"Why are you telling us this story?" Danny asked him looking at the situation.

"Well you wanted to know about Jason Todd," Resonik defended.

"We were sharing tales of lessons we had learned," X told the demon.

"Well let me think of one that I learned awhile back…" Res told them.

"It's Danny still because I want to hear this Halloween one," X told him as they turned their direction back to the storyteller.

"I was at school at the time when one of my teachers drafted me and my bully to decorate a haunted house. It was all because he didn't want to be beaten by his rival, the PE teacher. She won it several times before and he wanted to win just once. Meanwhile me and the bully had our own bet…I was to eat his underwear and be in detention," Danny started his tale as the other two looked and reasoned what Danny told them.

Ah, how I would give to see Draco in this school for five minutes. Mused X as he imagined Draco going postal on both Dash and Lancer.

Meanwhile, the demon was plotting as he gazed into his mind for suitable pranks or things he would do to Mr. Lancer or Dash Baxter.

"I headed off with my friend, a Goth, who suggested that we get to work but I blew it off for a total of two weeks. When that was over, I went to work on my project of making the room scary, which wasn't successful. The decorations weren't up to par as I tried to make it good enough. My friend, the Goth, suggested that I should go and see if this sword called the Soul Shredder can help a little as it was truly cursed."

"Let me guess…Bad move?" Resonik guessed.

"No kidding, I know when things say they are cursed…best stay the HELL away," X told Danny as he chuckled.

"Oh and you successfully pulled this off?" Resonik questioned the thief with a slight smirk.

"How…you'd…?" X stumbled as it was now Danny's turn to laugh.

"I see now that we aren't perfect in all aspects," Resonik commented at the physical comedy and voice of X. "Don't worry and I'll just say that I made my mistakes as well. Some a little more dwarfed you guys."

"Wait a moment what was X's little screw up?" Danny went asked the demon who took another swallow.

"It involved candles and pumpkins. It was hilarious to all the other demons I've talked to," Resonik cracked as he laughed.

"I…will…kill…you," X stewed as he took a long swallow of his soda.

"Well why don't you continue your story Danny?" Resonik asked the Halfa as he watched the scene.

"Why thank you. Well I went into the Ghost Zone where I had directions to the Fright Knight's castle. I avoided most of the traps but the last one was the hardest. Then I remembered that real world things can go into the Ghost Zone and that they are the 'ghosts'," he told them. "I then found the sword inside a pumpkin and soon took it out as the skeletons rose up and bowed to me."

"Bowed to you?" X questioned him.

"Well…more like bowed to Fright Knight. He came out of his prison and I decided since he was already out it was time to leave. Bad Idea I guess, looking back at it now. I headed back to the haunted house with the Soul Shredder. When I got back, I thrust it into the floor boards and it started to work its magic as every thing around us was turned into something real. It made my pathetic spiders into real scary ones. The entire thing was better than I had expected it to be…maybe too well. My friend and I exited the place as we went to fight off some ghosts when my teacher came in and started inspecting the room. To him he wasn't impressed with my work as he still said that it wasn't scary enough. Me and her, the Goth, came back and had to use the Fenton's new anti-ghost weapon the Fenton Foamer. She fired some and the scary versions of them disappeared. It didn't go over too well as I once more screwed my friend and teacher into seeing their worse fear played out. Fright Knight was back and he used his sword. He had to be stopped and I stopped him by thrusting his sword in a pumpkin that was near. I lost the contest and had to eat the underwear."

"Please tell me you didn't," Resonik begged him.

"I didn't. Thankfully my friends created enough of a distraction for the bully to see that the underwear had gone to the trash," Danny told them while wiping off some sweat.

"There is a god," X said as he patted Res on the back.

"And you're going to meet him in a whisper," A whine of a gun fired up.

"Everybody SCRAMBLE!" Resonik told them, pushing them away with his strength.

"What?" Danny asked as he was pushed with Red-X.

"You're working for her?" Red-X asked Res as he cleared the cobwebs.

"NO WAY! Do I look like someone who'd hook up with someone who's has it out for spirits?" Res asked Red-X as he then pulled them before jumping. "Now I suggest that we subdue her before she decides to have all our heads on a wall."

"We'll play it your way demon," Red-X sneered as he dropped himself on a flag pole and fired an X-Blade to knock Valerie's weapons put of her hands.

Danny rocketed towards her and began flying around her really fast. She soon was getting dizzy.

Res, meanwhile, brought out his six shooter and took aim. ((Danny I would suggest you get out of range…I'm going to make her stop flying long enough so we all get out of this in one piece.)) Res said while talking in a telepathic manner.

Danny the thought back ((You're telepathic?))

((Yes, but not empathic.)) Res talked back as Danny flew off to his home and Red-X evaded. "Have a safe landing!"

He fired a bullet that soon damaged the engine of her board. She was soon falling from the air and crash landed onto the ground.

When she came to, she then saw that her opportunity wasgone and it was time to head back.

"Damn that ghost."


(Safe House)

Desmond soon changed out of his suit and saw both Ichigo and Rukia in the living room, watching David Letterman. Then again, they were both sound asleep as Rukia slept leaning on Ichigo's shoulder and he on her head. They didn't even look like they notice it and their hands were still in the popcorn at the time. He doubted either one knew what was going on when he walked in quietly to not disturb them. Desmond was suppressing the need to wake them up decided to turn off the lights and head to his room.

"After all the trouble he went through to save her…They needed a moment like that." Desmond said to himself as he went into his room.


(Resonik's Place)

The demon walked into his apartment. He walked into the kitchen and procured a bottle of milk and drank it dry. He then walked his way to the bedroom where he took his mask off and set it down leaving a man with his black pony tail laying in his bed in front of a large computer that was a 120x150 flat screen television screen with a key board and a touch pad mouse.

"Ah yes, the Rangers have gained a new Ranger although this has to be the chubbiest one to date," he remarked as he scrolled down on the computer's news.

He then heard something come on his computer as he found someone wanting to chat with him. He soon put on a hands free mic and earpiece as he started to communicate with his friend.

"Contact has been established with the Snake…he has been tested on the Street level and he's damn good. His relationship building skills are great and I have no doubt that he would become a great man for a liaison of sorts," The man said in a calm tone.

"Excellent, are you sure that you can handle this lot of Hollows, ghosts, Dark and Vlad, Commander?" a female voice answered and from the sound of her voice was British. It had a military tone, but was kind as well.

"Has permission to use the City Buster power been lifted?" he asked her.

"Not as of yet," She replied.

"Then the whole thing will depend on skill and whether or not I can defeat Dark Danny by myself and not use the Arch Angel."

"Don't fret luv," she told the man with a soothing voice.

"I'm not fretting…I'm looking straight at the truth of the matter. I'm not equipped for this guy going Hollowor even Arracnar…I'm going to need some fire power just to bring him down without calling out the Justice League ON MY ASS."

"Shhh…Don't worry you won't cause the disaster that killed Sparra. You are the man I married and you won't destroy cities."

"Well, when you put it that way…Thanks."

"Did you make arrangements for the Dance?"

"I took me a little bit of negotiating but I got the gig."

"Are you sure you can handle this one by yourself?"

"Sarah…you are my life and my love. I would marry you again if there is such a thing to do. Life brought us together and together we can do anything. I'll have your faith with me and you have my trust in you."

"Charmer…Well good luck Resonik we'll be ready when you need us."


The next day…

It was another great day at Amity Park as the parties came in different times. The first was of the Smart Brain's charter group who successfully reached the building without bumping into Paulina (to the happiness of Desmond).

The party of one Valerie, came in a little bushed if not ready to take the day. She spent half the night trying to fix the engine of her board and working on her grades.

The third party was a little late but he quickly went to his car and gotten out his suitcase and jacket as he entered the building. He was not one to be late for this engagement with his young charges.

Danny, Ryan and their group came in as. Danny, as usual, hardly looked alive but he was better considering the fact that he has been fighting two guys and captured the Box Ghost. Life was being normal to him. Sam and him were blushing the entire time since Tucker found out about the date.

"It finally happened now that little squirt in Middleton OWES ME BIG TIME!" Tucker said doing a victory dance.

"Down boy," Ryan told his friend as he grabbed his shoulders.

"It's not that big of a deal Tucker," Sam told her friend as she walked beside Danny.

"Not that big of a deal? Yes it is. You two have played this kind of game long enough. It driven me crazy after all the blushing incidents," Tucker told them with an exasperated look on his face.

"You…me…talk." Ichigo told Tucker as he pulled him off to one side. Ichigo woke up that morning discovering Rukia there as well as they rather not talk about the event that happened that morning.

Desmond wagered in his mind that Tucker was getting the third degree from Ichigo at this point and Tucker would never again be capable of complaining about a relationship. Desmond also wagered that Ichigo was currently sorting his feelings for Rukia at the same time.

Desmond never did see the shadow that soon came behind him.

"Hi, Loverboy," Paulina said in her Hispanic voice.

Desmond visibly cringed. There were no signs of warning as she wrapped her arms around him.

A dark haired man placed a hand on her shoulder. "I believe you just entered his 'Hula-Hoop' so please step away from the student and have a nice day."

"See you around lover boy," Paulina told him as she walked away.

"Rukia, can I take you to the dance?" Desmond quickly asked her but she was actually talking with Sam about how she had gotten a date with Danny. "I'm Doomed."

Danny, meanwhile, was minding his own business and heading off to his homeroom when he was forcibly pushed up against the lockers by Dash Baxter.

"Well, well, Fenturd is all alone without the pink haired guy," Dash sneered as he pushed Danny into the lockers.

"You better not be bothering my friend," A distinctly British voice announced as Dash focused on Danny.

"What re you gonna do about it?" Was the stupid response that Dash gave him.

"Well…don't say I didn't warn you." Desmond told Dash as he then quickly pinched a pressure point at the base of Dash's neck. Dash let go of Danny.

Danny got up shortly and dusted himself off.

"Hey are you alright?" Desmond asked Danny.

"I'm cool, just give me a sec to recover," Danny told Desmond.

"Hey what about me?" Dash asked as tried moving his body. That single pinch had completely left Dash immobilized, minus his eyes and mouth.

"You'll be able to move again, in a few minutes or hours...not sure really." he said to Danny, "Let's go."

They soon walked off to homeroom classes leaving a stranded Dash who couldn't move an inch save his mouth and head.

"Hey! Could someone help me? Please anyone? Hello? Dashiel Baxter of the Football and basketball team," he called out to anyone who would listen.

The bell soon rung as all the students retreated into their classrooms leaving the still form of Dash in the hallway.

Dash ended up getting a detention note for being in the hallways without a hall pass.