It was the weekend and Danny was wrecked. His ghost sense went off at five that morning and he had to chase Klemper across Amity Park until he finally stopped long enough for Danny to hit him with a ghost ray and get out the Fenton Thermos. He phased back into his bed and changed back to his human half and rolled over now dressed in his usual jeans, white shirt and sneakers. He closed his eyes and smiled as he started to drift off again.
"Danny! You have guests!" Jazz yelled from downstairs. Their parents were off chasing down Danny Phantom, clearly they would be unsuccessful. Danny groaned and turned over. He could try pretending that he was asleep and get another hour or two. He peeked at the clock on his bedside table. Eight. He could get away with a little longer without looking suspicious.
"I'm pretty sure he's back. But I'll check," Danny heard Jazz saying through the door. Jazz Fenton. Danny's older sister. A know-it-all budding psychologist. But she was brilliant at covering for him when he had to go ghost unexpectedly. Danny sighed softly and turned himself invisible as he heard the door creak. He closed his eyes and relaxed. He could turn visible when Jazz closed the door. It was an unspoken rule between the siblings to keep Danny's bedroom door shut in case he flew in and changed back to Danny Fenton without checking first.
Jazz poked her head in and noticed the bed. She raised an eyebrow. She couldn't see Danny but the way the covers sat she knew he was there. She folded her arms and groaned in annoyance.
"Danny, I can see that you're there," she informed him. There wasn't a response. Jazz rolled her eyes and stomped over to the bed and threw the covers off her invisible brother.
"Get up. There's people here to see you. They said it was important," Jazz grumbled. Danny still didn't respond. Jazz raised a doubtful eyebrow. He couldn't possibly have fallen asleep while invisible.
She spotted a glass of water on the desk and grabbed it. She threw it over Danny. He regained his visibility and cried out in shock and sat up.
"Jazz! What was that for?!" He demanded as he shook his hair out of his eyes, spraying water everywhere.
"I told you to get up. You didn't listen to me. They said it was important," Jazz answered with her hands on her hips. Danny flopped back on his now wet pillow.
"Don't make me get another glass of water," Jazz threatened as she left the room. Danny scowled at her but rolled off the bed.
He trudged downstairs and stopped in surprise. Standing awkwardly waiting for him was Kim, Ron and Jake. Kim and Ron now in their mission clothes. Kim was wearing a high-necked purple shirt and black trousers and gloves. Ron was wearing cargo pants, gloves and a black turtle neck. Jake was in his usual red jacket and grey three-quarter length trousers. Ron turned to see Danny and smiled. Rufus hopped out of Ron's pocket and scampered over to greet Danny.
"Why are you wet?" Kim asked when she saw him. Rufus ran up Danny's leg and perched on his shoulder, shaking off a drip that landed on his head.
"Jazz's latest way of making me do things," Danny answered with a half-shrug.
"Did something happen? I said I could handle Freakshow," Danny continued concerned as he walked over to them.
"No, nothing like that. I… I just had to do something. I couldn't just go home and pretend everything was fine," Jake muttered. Danny raised an eyebrow.
"What about your dad and school Jake? You can't stakeout Amity Park forever," Danny reminded Jake. Jake looked up at Danny and nodded slowly.
"I know, but I just had to come," Jake responded simply. Danny smiled in sympathy. Rufus chattered in annoyance at another drip and jumped off Danny's shoulder and on to Ron's.
"Sorry Rufus," Danny chuckled and then turned himself intangible and the water fell from him, forming a puddle on the floor.
"Danny! I'm not cleaning that up!" Jazz shouted as she came down the stairs. Danny turned to her and raised an eyebrow.
"Kind of busy Jazz. Besides, you're the one who threw the water on me," Danny pointed out and folded his arms. Jazz narrowed her eyes but sighed in resignation. She walked into the kitchen and grabbed a mop.
"We should probably get out of here, unless you want to hear the usual speech of how much my parents hate Phantom," Danny suggested.
"Why would they give that speech?" Ron asked. Danny smirked.
"They're out chasing him right now. I've been up since five chasing down Klemper. It made the news and my parents ran off to try and catch Danny Phantom. They'll be back soon," Danny explained.
"I'll cover for you. Where did you go last time?" Jazz called to him.
"Think it was Sam's," Danny answered. Jazz nodded.
"I'll tell them you're at Tucker's," Jazz decided and began to mop up the water.
"Thanks Jazz," Danny thanked her before heading to the front door. Kim, Ron, Jake and Rufus, back in Ron's pocket, left the building. The Fenton Family Ghost Assault Vehicle screeched to a stop outside Fenton Works the moment Kim's car turned the corner.
And the heroes are all together. Let me know what you think.
Until the next chapter.
