The Jewels the Guardian and The Ghost.

By Kellie Fay

Disclaimer: Do I really have to say it again? Okay Danny Phantom is not mine. sigh

Chapter 9: The Rescue

At first Tucker thought he was doing a great job distracting Miss Daily. As the unscheduled tutoring session drew on though, Tucker began to have the feeling that he Danny and Sam were the ones being fooled.

Miss Daily produced a bag of cookies as she explained to Tucker how the height of a cone was included in the formula.

"Here," She said still completely friendly. "I left most of these for Danny, but I didn't want you to feel left out."

Tucker reached for the treat instantly. "Wow Chocolate chip! Thanks!" Tucker shoved the cookie into his mouth chewed and swallowed before he realized what Miss Daily said. "Wait what do you mean you left most of them for Danny?"

"Well you're the one here keeping me busy, so I guessed that Danny and Sam went to my house to investigate, right?"

Tucker sighed grabbed another cookie and rested his head on his other hand. "I'm wondering if we can put anything past you."

"Well just to make you feel a little better," Miss Daily produced a second bag of cookies. "These were in case Sam was the decoy. I had no idea who was going to keep me occupied, but you were my first choice with Jazz a close second."

"But we never even thought about Jazz," Tucker said surprised. "Wait a minute, you mean you didn't know what we were thinking?"

"Reading minds actually takes some work for me. I have to be able to concentrate. But what I can do is predict behavior if I know a person well enough."

Tucker then decided to switch gears. If she knew what they were up too, maybe he could figure out more about her by just asking. "So why are you letting Sam and Danny search your house?"

"It makes them feel like their in control of something even if they know they're not." Miss Daily patiently explained. "I'm not spying on them either, Tucker. They have complete run of almost the whole house. I'm not stopping them at all. The only place in the house I have an alarm is the inner library."

"So the only place you're hiding stuff is in the inner library?" Tucker asked

"I'm not hiding anything, and Sam can go into the inner library anytime she wants." Miss Daily answered with a grin. "It's just that some of the items in there may be dangerous to Danny if he's exposed to them."

"Dangerous?" Tucker echoed beginning to worry.

"Nothing that could seriously hurt or destroy him," Mis Daily said quickly to reassure him. "But Ghosts have funny weaknesses and sensitivities. I just want to keep him from getting into something he's not ready to handle yet."

Just then a set of wind chimes in the corner of the room moved by themselves making them tinkle and chime. Miss Daily sighed sharply. "Well one of them just found the inner library."

Tucker sighed too. "And considering it's Danny who you don't want in there, because it's dangerous, I'll lay odds it's him."

"I wish I could say you were wrong Tucker, but I have a feeling you wouldn't lose money with that bet. Still I'd better check."

Miss Daily pulled out of her desk draw a small silver plate. She set it on the desk and poured a thin layer of water in it. From out of her purse she pulled a film canister, and a small wand.

"I'm gonna get to see you do real magic? Cool!" Tucker said.

Mis Daily smiled. "In that case go ring those chimes for me, Tucker. It will help me find where to scry."

Tucker jumped up, and rang the chimes. He then moved behind Miss Daily, and watched to see what she was doing.

Miss Daily scattered some powder from the film canister into the waters then stirred them with the wand. Then, to Tucker's surprise, she reached out with her free hand, and touched him on the arm. Before Tucker could yelp, or move Miss Daily chanted.

"Eyes that see, Ears that hear

Earth and Sky and Sea

Let us hear what we must hear

And see what we must see

Where is Danny?"

Wait she said us and we? Am I gonna see -- Holey Cow! That's Danny!

The water and powder sparkled and swirled and revealed a small room filled with book shelves and display cases. Danny stood before one of the large cases. Even with looking through the waters Tucker could tell that there was something wrong with his friend.

Miss Daily sighed exasperated. "Of course," she said like she expected this. "He went right for the band."

"The band?" Tucker asked. Miss Daily pointed to a two toned gold bracelet adorned with a pair of rubies.

"Even without a mind to direct the band it snapped Danny up faster than a frog at a fly festival. He might have resisted if he was prepared for it, but..."

"But he didn't even know it was there." Tucker finished. "Can you snap him out of it?"

"Not from here," Miss Daily said, rising to her feet. "Tucker don't touch the water I'll need it to set the mirror."

"The mirror?" Tucker asked. Miss Daily opened her locker to show a full length mirror.

Miss Daily was drawing over the mirror with her finger making symbols. "All I have to do is link the mirror here with the mirror in the library and -"

Just then the phone rang. Trying to be helpful Tucker picked it up. "Miss Daily's office," he said.

A string of words Tucker didn't understand filled his ears. About all he understood was "Mademoiselle Sarah"

Looking very confused Tucker handed the phone to Miss Daily. "I have no idea what this guy is saying," he said.

Miss Daily took the phone with a smile. Instantly the smile turned into a frown. "Pierre? Pierre Slow down!" Finally with a sigh Miss Daily began to speak in the same language. She pulled out the folder with Danny's name on it, and a white feather pen. Still speaking to the gentleman on the phone. Miss Daily muttered something under her breath. The tip of the pen began to glow, and Miss Daily began to write. The pen would leave a silver mark for a second before fading away. She was writing so fast that Tucker couldn't tell what she was writing.

That's how Miss Daily does that writing Danny sees. Something's wrong, and it's about Danny, but not about what Danny's doing now.

Miss Daily finished talking on the phone then spent another few seconds writing. "Tucker something's come up. Can you go and wake Danny for me?"

"Me? How?" I don't even know what's wrong with him. How am I supposed to break a magic spell?

Miss Daily gestured for Tucker to come next to the mirror in her locker. "Trust me Tucker, it's not that difficult."

Tucker came next to his teacher as she reached out and placed her hand into the water from the previous spell. Then she flicked the water onto the mirror.

"Mirror's glass with your ebb and flow,

Take him where he needs to go."

Instantly like on the platter the images swirled and reformed into the room Danny stood in.

"Tucker listen to me," Miss Daily said leaning over his shoulder. "To the right of the case Danny is standing in front of there is a cabinet door. On the bottom shelf to the left is a small black crystal whistle. When you blow on it, it will hurt Danny, but for only as long as you use it. It should stun him long enough for you to get him out of that room."

Tucker nodded firmly. "Got it,"

Miss Daily patted Tucker on the shoulder. "Okay now just jump though the mirror. Close your eyes if you have too, but it will take you to Danny. Oh and be careful. Danny might come out of that trance ready to fight. Try not to be in front of him when he comes to his senses."

"Thanks for the warning," Tucker said dryly. Staring at the mirror Tucker realized that he wouldn't have to close his eyes. Right now the mirror seemed more like a giant window to him. He braced himself and jumped through the glass. To his surprise he felt absolutely noting. It was like jumping through a window from one room to another. He landed on his feet and glanced behind him almost expecting to see Miss Daily in her office. All he did see was his own reflection.

"Now that is too weird." Tucker said to himself. He started looking around the room and found Danny almost instantly. Danny stood mesmerized staring at a case that held a two toned gold bracelet. There were seven copper stars embedded on the band, but only two stars contained peas sized rubies. On the side of the case was a label reading The Showenhower band. Tucker filed the name in his head for later. Now he had to snap Danny out of that trance.

"Danny? Danny?" Tucker called. He tried giving Danny a little shake and snapping his fingers in front of his nose, but nothing seemed to work. "Okay plan B," He said to himself. Tucker followed Miss Daily's instructions and found the black crystal whistle in the cabinet. "Okay Danny Miss Daily said this was going to hurt so sorry about this." With that Tucker blew sharply once on the whistle. He didn't hear anything, but Danny suddenly clamped his hands over his ears and with a cry of pain fell to one knee.

Tucker slipped the whistle into his pocket and ran to his best friend's side. "Danny?" Danny moaned still clutching his head. Tucker took advantage of Danny's condition, and half carried half dragged his friend from the inner library.

Tucker settled Danny into a huge recliner in the great room. Then he went back and closed the entrance to the inner library. When he turned back to Danny he saw his friend rubbing his head with his eyes closed and his face confused.

Mindful of what Miss Daily told him, Tucker moved out of Danny's line of sight. He stood at Danny's left slightly behind the recliner. "Danny?" He asked concerned.

Danny didn't seem to hear Tucker. "No," He muttered as if he were dreaming. "No...get out of my head!" Before Danny's eyes were even open his hands glowed an emerald green powering up for an ecto blast.

Tucker tried to grab onto Danny's hands while staying out of the line of fire, and hoped that Danny wouldn't go intangible on him. "Danny! Snap out of it! It's me Tucker!"

Danny managed to free one hand, and let off one blast scorching the wall directly under a painting. Then he blinked, and shook out his head relaxing out of battle readiness. "Tuck?"

"I'm here Danny " Man what did that bracelet do to Danny? Or did I do it with the whistle?

"Tucker?" Danny repeated still trying to get his bearings. "Tucker what are you doing here? "

At the same time Sam came racing down the stairs. "Danny I heard something crash are you - Tucker? How did you get here?"

Tucker sighed. "You guys are never going to believe me."

Coming Soon Chapter 10 Precursor to a Nightmare

"What is all this?" Sam asked as she handed Miss Daily the proper tin.

"Magic users version of a medicine chest." Miss Daily answered evenly. "This one will take care of his external symptoms, but it's going to make him a little sleepy, plus he might act a little odd, as if nothing is bothering him, which something is otherwise he wouldn't have the stomach pains or the headache. I can't shake the feeling that after this stuff wears off he's going to be in for some serious nightmares."

"Nightmares?" Sam blinked surprised. "What makes you think Danny is going to have night mares?"

"Because he didn't remember what that band reminds him off," She explained. "It's something he doesn't want to remember, but he knows he has to."

"Do you always talk in riddles?" Sam asked annoyed.