The next day seemed to come to fast for Danny. Waking up Danny couldn't remember a time he slept so soundly and wished he could just go back to sleep. Though thanks to all the ghost fighting Danny had started to immediately be awake as soon as he woke up. When he had to get up to go fight a ghost in the middle of the night the faster he was awake the more likely he was to not die due to yawning in the middle of a fight. While useful for survival in the moment, it did little to improve his health. Though after last night Danny wasn't sure if he'd even bother getting up. Thinking back to last night Danny smiles. After watching Rock of Ages, which Ember sang along to. They played a board game and listen to some of Embers albums. She had them all: Kiss, Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, and many more. It was nice to just talk with Ember instead of the normal trying to blast the other to smithereens thing. Smiling again Danny decided to get up and see if Ember was awake. They had a show to put on soon and had yet to plan it out. Going to sit up Danny inadvertently knocks Ember off the couch. Hearing a thud and a grone Danny looks down only to come face to face with a very annoyed Ember.
"Um, morning?" Danny questions, praying that Ember wouldn't kill him for waking her up as he did.
"Babypop, I know what your thinking and you're right I am too tired to kill you, at least right now. So as sorry for the rude wake up you're going to make me breakfast. Understood?" Ember says from her position on the floor, leaning back on her arms. She wasn't a morning person, but the fall had woken her up to the point she wouldn't be falling back to sleep and she'd be damned if she was the one making breakfast.
"Yes ma'am." Danny says quickly before getting off the couch and running into the kitchen. Ember being to lazy to get up just laid back on the floor. While Danny was looking through the cupboards for supplies. Mornings like these demand that something special be made, so Danny was going to make pancake pot pies. To make one you need three pancakes, scrambled eggs, and bacon or sausage. It was going to be great.
"Hey Ember." Danny called from the kitchen.
"What?" came her sleepy reply.
"Why were you sleeping on the couch when you could've just gone and slept in your own room?" Danny questions finally finding the pancake stuff and starting on his soon to be masterpiece.
"Oh that, after the board game a slower song came on and you fell asleep with your legs draped other mine. I tried to move out from under you but you weigh a ton." Ember joked. "I eventually gave up and accepted my fate of being crushed under you during the night."
"Oh well that explains a lot." Danny calls back with a chuckle. Just finishing on the pancakes and starting to fry the eggs and bacon.
"Damn something smells good." Ember calls from her spot on the floor.
"Two more minutes and you'll get to taste your first pancake pot pie." Danny calls back. Interested in this new and seemingly exciting food Ember forces herself up and over to the kitchen, where she takes a seat at the table. Just a little later Danny puts a plate with three pancakes stacked high and what appeared to be the middle of a pancake on top. Cutting into it Ember found the eggs and bacon inside. It really was a pancake pot pie and it tasted great.
"This tastes great!" Ember tried to say with a mouth full of food. Though Danny could guess on what she said, from the fact that she hadn't put her fork down until the plate was clean.
"Glad you liked it." Danny said cheerfully, still feeling good from the great sleep he got.
"Man someone seems happy." Ember commented content form her meal.
"Yea, I don't feel sore and from what I can tell the burns are gone the gashes are healed and my shoulder seems to be half way healed. Man one night in the ghost zone and I'm almost completely healed." Danny says flexing a little. Causing Ember to look away for fear of blushing again. Danny still was missing a shirt.
"Well if you liked it so much feel free to come by from time to time. I honestly had fun last night too." Ember says with a smile. "Maybe next time I could play you one of my new songs."
"Yea, I'll definitely visit again, plus last night was the first time in like a year that I actually got to sleep all night." Danny says happily. Though as soon as the words left his mouth the happiness left his face.
"Babypop, what's eating you, one second you're all smiles and the next it's like your dog just died." Ember questions a little worried.
"I've been here all night." Danny says as if that answered it all.
"Yea, so what's the big deal?" Ember asks completely missing what had him so worried.
"Ember what do I do every night?" Danny questions.
"I don't know. Sleep?" Ember says not really enjoying whatever it was Danny was doing. "Would you just explain already?" Ember questions annoyed.
"Ember I fight the ghost that come out every night. If I'm not there, who's supposed to stop them? Danny says, worry still evident in his voice.
"You were gone for one night, what's the worst that can happen?" Ember questioned, but the look one Danny's face just made Ember sigh. "Alright, I can see that you're not going to settle down until you see for yourself. So let's get going. You can check on the town first and then after that then we put on our little show. How's that sound?"
"Thanks Ember, let's go." Danny says thankful for Ember's help.
"Hold up, I think we should get you a shirt first." Ember says going into her room and coming back with an old Kiss shirt. Danny put it on, thankfully it was two sizes too big on Ember so it fit fine on Danny.
"Why do you even have a shirt this big?" Danny questions.
"It was the last one they had and I wanted it, now let's go and I want that back." Ember said with a serious voice that promised pain if anything happen to her shirt. Going outside Ember notices that Johnny's bike was still there and did not like it.
"Oh come on, Johnny should of moved his bike by now!" Ember vents annoyed.
"Um, Ember last night when you found me passed out, Johnny was the one that did it, but I managed to suck him up into the thermos." Danny stated trying to calm her down.
"Oh, well I still don't want his bike left in front of my door." Ember stated realizing it wasn't entirely Johnny's fault it was left here.
"We could ride it back to my place." Danny suggest walking up to it. Ember pauses for a second and takes a disbelieving look at Danny.
"You know how to ride a motorcycle?" Ember asked not believing what he was implying.
"Yea, my parent are ghost hunters, They've taught me to use many different vehicles. It's just cars are expensive and I can fly, so I don't bother with getting anything to drive." Danny says getting on the bike, luckily Johnny had left the key in the ignition thinking he'd give a beating and get going. Danny motioned for Ember to come over and get on. Ember's more adventurous side showing jumped right onto the back and wrapped her arms around Danny's waist. This time both blushed due to the close proximity.
"Well, we going or were you just lying about kn." Ember said as Danny suddenly took off like a bat out of hell. Ember's grip tighten and she started to laugh as they rode, her flaming hair flying in the wind. Danny himself even released a laugh for the fun of it. Riding fast and hard they arrived at the portal in no time. Danny went ghost and quickly went intangible and invisible. They flew through the lab and onto the street. Riding down the road Danny was looking for any signs of damage though as they rode he started to realize that there was nothing. No destroyed cars or buildings. No random fires, there was nothing.
"See babypop, everything is fine. Told you that there was nothing to worry about." She said into his ear. Though she couldn't see it he was redder than than the stop light they just ran.
"I don't get it, normally there's a ghost attack every night and if I'm not there things get destroyed." Danny said refocusing and getting back to being confused.
"Well babypop, I wouldn't question it too much." Ember said to his back.
"Yea, you know what I'm not going to question this. Danny says cheerfully. "Hey Ember you mind if we head back to my place. I'm sure my parents are worried about me." Danny says tentatively knowing exactly what he was asking.
"Sure Phantom, but remember." Ember says meaningfully while putting her arms around his neck and tightening her hold. "This will happen only once and this better be fast."
"Y-yes" Danny managed, trying not to crash them. Turning around they went back toward Danny's house.
"Ok here's the plan." Danny starts. "You'll throw me through the portal and then come after me, give some line about "Phantom" not showing up to rescue me and not needing me anymore. Hey you could even just fly back into the portal, no need for the thermos. What do you think?"
"Wow babypop, you can actually use that head of yours." Ember mocks, though it comes off more joking than mean. Going back through the portal Danny changes back to Fenton Getting off the bike they stood in front of the portal.
"You ready Babypop?" Ember asks.
"Yea, I'm." Was all Danny got out, seems Ember was getting him back for the sudden take off on the bike. She threw him through the portal and flew in. The cameras seeing her triggered the alarms. Jack was the first one down the stairs.
"Ghost!" He yelled and pulled an energy gun. He fired several shots at Ember causing her to dodge.
"Jeez, I was just returning this useless piece of bait. Phantom didn't even show." Ember says with fake annoyance. Flying off Ember gives a quick wink at Danny who gives a quicker smile. Maddie had just got down the stairs having gone to check to make sure Jazz was ok. One of her kids was missing and she wasn't about to let that become two.
"Danny!" Maddie yelled upon seeing her son and running over to give him a hug.
"I'm ok mom." Danny says trying to make her feel better, feeling a little bit of guilt for causing this.
"Danny, are you ok?" Jack questions.
"That ghost better not have harmed a hair on your head or so help me!" Maddie started.
"We'll rip it apart molecule by molecule!" Jack finished with anger in his voice.
"NO! Um I mean no, no she didn't hurt me. We actually just sat around on some rock. I guess she was using me to draw Phantom out." Danny said, something about what his parents said really rubbed him the wrong way. He didn't want to see Ember get hurt in anyway. "When Phantom didn't show up she decide to, as she put it "throw me back". Sure she was a bit ruff but I'm fine."
"How'd she even get a hold of you anyway? The cameras should has seen it." Maddie said trying to figure out what happen so she could prevent it from happening again.
"Well." Danny started then paused, if he said invisibility, they would come up with a way for the cameras to see and it would just make life that much harder. Though if he said she knocked him out they'd force him to go to the doctor and that would not end well.
"Son?" Jack questioned, worried for his son.
"Yea, well, she some how knocked me out without hitting me." Danny said hoping this lie wouldn't cause him problems but at the same time answer his mom's question.
"Hmm, well as long as you're ok, that all that really matters. You must be starving come on, I'll make you a pancake pop pie. Jack you go get Jazz and tell her Danny's ok." Maddie said deciding to just enjoy the fact that her son was ok. She could figure this out later. Jack ran up stairs to get Jazz while Maddie and Danny went to the kitchen.
Back in the ghost zone Ember flew off, but not towards home. She had a hunch about why Amity was still in one peace while Danny was recuperating and she wanted to see if it was true. Coming up Clockwork's lair Ember approached the giant doors that again opened just as she got there.
"I'm never going to get used to that." Ember said as she floated in. This time there were no portals, only clocks and a table with two chairs. Going over and taking a seat Ember does everything in her power to make sure that Clockwork does not sneak up on her again. Checking behind her every now and again. Suddenly a voice comes from the chair opposite her causing her to jump.
"Hello, how many I help you today miss McLain." Says Clockwork from his chair. "Would you like a cup of tea?" The table was now set and Clockwork was pouring himself a cup.
Taken back Ember says. "Um, yes please." She didn't really like tea but after all she's seen while here she figured she follow what experience taught her, it's easier to just go with it. Taking a cup Ember sips it. After a minute she puts her cup down and says. "You're the one who stopped the other ghost from going through the portal." She was never one to beat around the bush.
"I don't know what your talking about my dear." Said Clockwork taking another sip of tea.
"Oh come on who else could do it?" Ember responded disbelievingly.
"If I were to stop ghost from going through a portal that would be overstepping my boundaries and be breaking the rules." Clockwork states, putting down his cup down.
"Ok, I think I get whats going on here. If that's the case let's say that you did do it. Why?" Ember questions, catching on to what was happening. 'Why does he have to be so difficult.'
"I prefer to think of it as a warmer form of aloofness." Clockwork says getting up and floating over to a portal that just showed up. Ember during this time got a horrified look on her face.
'Can he read minds!' Ember screamed in her head, kinda regretting even coming back there. Though she still wanted her question answered.
"You didn't answer my question." Ember says with a little force behind her words.
"Well, as you said if I were to really keep ghost from going through the portal, my reasoning behind it would be very simple." Clockwork says still not answering the question entirely.
"And what reason would that be?" Ember said with half a mind to play him some music on her guitar and see if that could make him "sing".
"How is Danny doing? Is his shoulder healed?" Clockwork asks seemingly out of nowhere.
"Phantom, yea he's fine. Especially after spe." Ember starts but trails off. 'He knew Danny was really hurt this time and to help him out stopped the other ghost from going through.' While Ember made this connection Clockwork looks away from the portal with an amused smile.
"As much as I like having house guest I believe it is time for you to go. You don't want to be late. That could cause some problems for an equal friend of ours." Clockwork states floating over to the giant doors which open on their own. Realizing who he was talking about Ember was going to ask what he was talking about. Though the look on his face said that that was all he was going to say. So she flew off toward the Fenton Portal not sure on what she was supposed to help Danny with, but hey when the ghost of all time gives you a somewhat confusing mission to help someone that they don't specifically name, who was she to question him.
Back in Amity it was now noon and Danny had gotten out of the house to go to school. It wasn't easy, his parents wanted him to stay home and rest. Though with a lot of convincing, a little begging, and some help from Jazz who also wanting to go, though for an entirely different reason, Danny was off to school. He had to agree to his parents condition though on coming to pick him up after school, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. When he finally arrived it was lunch time. Going around back Danny saw Sam and Tucker sitting and eating lunch.
Going over Danny greets them. "Hey guys whats up?" At this Tucker looks up and scowls. Sam turns around in her seat and looks ready to kill him right then and there.
"Um, guys?" Danny asks a little scared.
"Really Danny, we see you go off to fight a ghost around noon yesterday." Tucker says stressing yesterday.
"And you disappear and don't show back up until now? Twenty four hours later!" Sam finishes. They were mad and Danny knew it. They had every right to be. They were worried about him and all he had to say was "What's up guys?". Danny looked down sad not sure on what to say. Seeing this Tucker was the first to break.
Sighing Tucker says "Danny we were just worried, please tell me you're at least alright." Sam still looked mad but you could see that she wanted to hear his answer.
"Actually about that, I'm pretty much healed right now. I spent the night in the ghost zone and." Danny started only to be cut off by Sam.
"YOU SPENT THE NIGHT IN THE GHOST ZONE!" Sam whispered yelled.
"Yea, but don't worry I was at a safe place all night and it turns out that if I get a major injury all it takes is one night in the ghost zone to almost be completely healed." Danny says trying to calm Sam down. Unfortunately this had the opposite effect.
"You got seriously injured, while in the ghost zone? And where did stay anyway? Plus why were you even in the ghost zone to begin with?" Sam asks angrily. Tucker wanted to know also but knew interrupting Sam right now would not be good for his health. Besides she was doing fine on her own.
"Um yea, well I kinda got into a fight with Johnny 13 and things went bad but like I said I'm ok now, mostly. As for why I was there, well I went to see Ember."
"YOU WENT TO SEE EMBER!" Sam whispered yelled again with a look of disbelief on her face. Danny was digging a hole and that little piece of information just made that hole five times deeper.
"Hold up Sam she actually helped me and we talked. She seems to want to be friends with me. She even said that she didn't want to fight anymore." Danny said trying his best to appease his angered friend.
"Sam try to calm down, Danny you know this could be a trick. I mean why would she have such a change of heart?" Tucker says seeing that if he didn't say something he may lose both his friends. One from going to jail and the other being the victim of the act.
"Well I think this isn't a trick." Danny stated.
"That's all and good, but how do you know?" Sam asks this time with a little more control.
"It could have something to do with seeing some of my scars. I think that the fact I have them kinda bugs her in a way. Like she thought I didn't get hurt in the fights or something." Danny said a little sheepishly at the end. Just then the bell rang signifying the next period. The three got up together and started walking to their next classes. "Look we can talk more about this later at my house my parents are picking me up today. So once we get to my house you two can ask all the questions you want. Ok?"
"Fine, but if you disappear again I swear I will never let you hear the end of it." Sam says as she headed off to her next class. This left Danny and Tucker to head to gym together. Gym for Danny always sucked. He had to hold back a ton first of all. Second he had to wear sweat pants all the time and long leaves. Thanks to his cold ghost core he didn't have to worry about the heat but he had to be careful on how he moved so that his shirt didn't show any of his body, for fear of a scar showing. Though the worst was after gym class when he had to shower. It was a school rule. A stupid one at that but still a rule. Luckily he had study hall right after, but the risk of being seen always on him on edge. As usual Tucker was the second to last one to leave. He had his locker in the back of the locker room so when he left Danny knew that that was a sign that no one was left in the room besides him. Going over to the showers Danny started to clean himself. Though while he was in the showers Dash had snuck back in. He hadn't messed with Danny in two whole days and felt that it was time to pay him a visit.
At the same time Ember was arriving at the school. She still had no idea on how she was supposed to help him but she figure the best way to start was to find him. Using her own ghost scene, she followed it all the way to the boys locker room. Taking a brief pause Ember thought about not going in but the thought of Danny in trouble made her push on. She may have been a ghost but she was still a girl and enter the boys locker room was definitely strange for her.
"What the hell kinda help does Phantom need in the boy's locker room." Ember says annoyed and not sure why she was going this far. As she entered she saw two things one was Danny in the shower and the second was some kid about to sneak up on him. Thinking fast Ember realized what Clockwork was talking about. If this kid saw Danny's scars it could lead to a lot of bad things. So she did the only thing she could think of that would stop him from seeing Danny. She possessed him. In that same moment Danny's ghost sense went off turning around quickly he saw Dash standing there looking at him.
"Dash!?" Danny yelled trying to cover himself in a panic.
"Relax babypop, it's me, I overshadowed this kid so he wouldn't see you." Ember said using Dash's voice. This did little to comfort Danny who was still trying to cover himself. At this time Ember realized exactly what she was doing, which was staring at Danny in the shower. To say she was embarrassed was an understatement. Quickly turning around she says "Sorry!" Before running off with Dash's body. Danny himself was thoroughly embarrassed and quickly got out of the shower and changed. Though he would have to remember to thank Ember for this little save.
"That could have been a lot worse." Danny says thinking about what happen. Going to his study hall Danny couldn't help the redness of his face. The next time they talked was going to be weird.
Back with Ember she had dumped the kids body behind the school and was flying off toward her lair. "Damn Clockwork! He knew that would happen and didn't even warn me! He's probably laughing his ass off right now." Ember says to herself beyond embarrassed and mad. 'Well at least that kid didn't see anything.' Ember thought, thinking back on the moment. This causing her to blush so bad she'd die again if she could from lack of blood elsewhere in her body.
Back behind the school Dash was just now waking up. "Ugh, my head, what happen?" Dash says holding his head. 'I was about to get Fenton real good and then nothing.' Dash thought getting up and figuring out where he was. 'Fenton must of got the drop on me somehow and left me here. That's the only explanation.' "So Fenton thinks he can mess with me now huh. I'll show him!" Dash says going off to find Danny.
Unfortunately for both Ember and Danny they may have stopped Dash from seeing him in that instant but they had unknowingly set the gears for fate spinning in a whole new direction. One that would prove interesting for everyone, especially for Clockwork whose game just became more fun.
Hi everyone. I'm just taking this time to say updates will probably take some time from now on, but do not worry cause there is nothing I hate more than reading a FanFiction story and finding out it has no end. So I promise I will complete this story even if everyone stops reading. So hope you enjoyed this chapter. Leave a comment and tell me what you think. Bye.