The intensity grows in this chapter! We've got fluff and some Phantom action all rolled up in one chapter! What more can a DxS fangirl ask for?

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Chapter 9

Conflicted Feelings

Later that evening Danny waited patiently for Sam to come pick him up for their "date". The thought of going on a date with one of his best friends sounded awkward. Then again, Sam wasn't like the other girls he's dated. Danny's always admired Sam's individuality. He didn't know many Goths but he knew Sam wasn't like a stereotypical Goth. She still smiled and – in rare moments – acted cheerful. She helped him get through his first few months with his newly acquired powers. She always stuck by him even through the worst of times. Now that Danny thought about it, he always felt happy whenever he was around her. 'Wait! Why am I thinking about Sam like that? Do I…like Sam? No! No way! That's just weird! But why can't I stop thinking about her?'

The sound of a car horn broke Danny's train of thought. A limo pulled up in front of Fenton Works.

"Danny?" Sam's head poked out of the back window of the limo. She was wearing sunglasses to hide her identity.

"Sam?" said Danny in disbelief. "What's with the limo?"

"Long story short: this was the only car available tonight," Sam explained. "If anyone asks, Vlad lent it to us." Danny snorted at her little joke.

"I know your family is rich but still!" Danny exclaimed. "I don't think I've seen a limo in all the times I've been allowed in your house." Sam's parents did NOT like Danny or his family at all. They believe that Danny's family was the reason Sam was now a Goth.

"Shut up and get in before someone sees!" Sam hissed. Danny quickly jumped into the limo and it sped off.

"So…what made you want to go to the drive-in with me?" Danny asked hesitantly.

Sam blushed. "Oh! Well, a drive-in movie theater is a dying breed and since no one doesn't really go to them anymore, I thought it would be a nice change of pace," she explained shyly. She then mentally kicked herself. She couldn't believe she explained it like that! It made her feel like a scatterbrain!

"Really? I've never been to a drive-in before," said Danny. "Why are they showing old 'Friday the 13th' movies? Don't they get movies that are already out?"

"I don't know," said Sam. "But they do 'Cheesy Horror Sequels' marathons every month. Last month was the 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' sequels."

"Did they show the remakes too?"

"Yeah. I don't know which were more horrible: the sequels or the remakes," said Sam.

Danny laughed. "I'd say both! I saw something wrong with both of them."

The two then spent the rest of the car ride talking about crappy horror movies.


After Garcia looked up the address, Hotch and Prentiss went to Fenton Works to talk to Danny. Rossi advised the two not to mention Danny's secret to his parents if they wanted the boy's full cooperation. Morgan and JJ agreed that they would have to make the first move. If they don't get Phantom's cooperation now, this case was going to go cold fast.

They both gawked at the brownstone where the Fentons lived. "What in God's name is that thing on the roof?" asked Prentiss referring to what appeared to be a UFO sitting on the roof.

"No clue," said Hotch. "It looks like a flying saucer of some kind."

They approached the brownstone and knocked on the door. A large man in an orange jumpsuit answered the door. "Yes?" he asked in a large booming voice. Hotch and Prentiss tried not to stare but it was very difficult.

"M-Mr. Fenton, w-we're Special Agents P-Prentiss and Hotchner of the FBI," Prentiss stuttered, intimidated by the man's height. "W-W-We need to s-s-speak to Daniel Fenton. Is h-h-he in?"

Jack frowned. "What? Why does the FBI need to speak to my son? What did he do?" he demanded. Both profilers tried their best to stay composed. This was the tallest man either of them had ever seen and they've seen a lot of tall people. Neither of them felt this puny in their lives.

Hotch cleared his throat before answering. "I'm sorry but that's confidential," he said.

"Is my son in trouble?" Jack asked suspiciously.

"No, but he might have information regarding four of his missing peers," said Hotch.

"Jack? Who is at the door?" a voice from inside asked. Jack moved aside and a woman in a blue jumpsuit with short brown hair appeared. "Who are you two?"

"They say they're with the FBI and they want to talk to Danny," Jack explained.

"WHAT?" the woman exclaimed. "Why do you want to talk to our son?"

"I'm assuming you're Mrs. Fenton," said Prentiss. "Your son has valuable information that could help solve a case we're working on."

"Well, he's not here. He's out with his friend, Sam," said Maddie.

Prentiss turned to Hotch. "She means Samantha Manson, the Goth girl," she said to him.

"Are you sure he's not in trouble?" asked Maddie. "What does he possibly know that can help you?"

"We're sorry. That information is confidential," repeated Hotch.

"Well, I'm sorry but he went out to see a movie," said Maddie. "I forget the name of the place."

Hotch nodded. "Thank you, Mrs. Fenton. Let us know when he comes home. Good night," he said. The two then walked off.

"Where are we going to start looking?" asked Prentiss.

"The closest movie theater is at the local mall," said Hotch. "We'll start there."

"Amontillado Drive-In Movie Theater!"

The two looked up and saw Jazz Fenton shouting at them from her bedroom window.

"What's it called?" Prentiss asked Jazz.

"Amontillado Drive-In Movie Theater," Jazz repeated. "It's an old drive-in movie theater that's dangerously close to closing down. The only thing keeping it alive is their 'Cheesy Horror Sequels' marathons they have every month."

"Where is it?" Hotch asked.

"It's about ten blocks south of here, I think," said Jazz.

"Which movie are they seeing?" asked Prentiss.

"Uh, I think it's 'Friday the 13th VII'."

The two profilers thanked Jazz, hopped into their car and sped off.

"Remind me why we're tracking down a fifteen-year-old boy on a Friday night?" said Prentiss.

"Regaining Phantom's trust will take too long," said Hotch. "If we keep waiting there's going to be another abduction and then we'll have to answer to another girl's parents."

"You realize we're going to be dealing with a teenager, right?" said Prentiss.

"I think I can handle a kid," said Hotch.


"Three…two…one…YEAH!" Danny and Sam counted down as they watched Jason slaughter yet another teenager. The two of them were sitting on top of the limo with a blanket, watching the movie and laughing. A small sound box was sitting next to them so they could hear the movie. The limo driver was off near the entrance having a smoke (he wanted to leave the two lovebirds alone too).

"If you look closely, you can actually see how fake the dead bodies are," Danny pointed out.

Sam laughed. "I know. I've seen how fake they are in the third one."

"Wait…yep! There goes another," said Danny as he watched another onscreen murder.

"This one's my favorite," said Sam.

"Is it because Jason is finally killing girls who are as shallow as Paulina?" Danny guessed.

Sam did a double take when she heard what Danny said. "I'm sorry. I probably didn't hear you over the dying girls' screams. Did you just call Paulina shallow?"

Danny chuckled nervously. "Uh…heheheh…I kind of got over her after I dated Valerie. It's pretty obvious Paulina only likes me for half of who I am. Same goes for Valerie."

Sam blushed. "So…you don't have anyone in mind, do you?"

"Well…no…"

"Because…well…I know we've been best friends forever but I was…kind of hoping…we'd be more…than best friends," Sam said slowly. This was probably the scariest moment of her life…and she fought ghosts with Danny!

Danny blushed too. Every time he was with her, he was always happy. He did act pretty jealous when she dated Elliot. Then there was the time he said that he couldn't imagine his life without her…or Tucker. Now Sam asked him to see a movie with her. It suddenly became clear to the young hybrid. He was in love with Sam.

"Uh, well…I…" Danny's answer was interrupted when his ghost sense went off. A roar was heard from the sky. Both teens looked up and saw three ghosts: a familiar black dragon ghost, the Axe Ghost, and the Robin Hood Ghost. The dragon dive-bombed toward Danny, who quickly changed into Phantom, grabbed Sam and jumped off the limo. Aragon landed on the limo, crushing it.

"That limo is insured, right?" asked Phantom.

"Yeah, but I don't think it covers dragon attacks," Sam quipped.

Aragon got up and eyed the Goth. "I found you," he growled.

Phantom stepped in front of her. "Get away from her," he warned the dragon. The Robin Hood Ghost shot a net at Phantom who landed in someone's pickup truck.

Sam scowled at Aragon. "I knew it. We all knew it. You're the one who's been abducting our classmates," she accused.

Aragon smiled an evil toothy grin at Sam. "Correct, my bride. I abducted them to be your ladies-in-waiting when we return home."

Sam grimaced. "You're still obsessed with getting a human bride? Why not marry one of the girls you kidnapped? Ever think of that? I recommend Paulina by the way."

"You were chosen to be my bride!" Aragon exclaimed. "I will do whatever it takes to make that a reality!"


Hotch and Prentiss sped toward the Amontillado Drive-In Movie Theater faster than Phantom can fly.

Prentiss's phone started ringing. "Talk to us, Penelope," she said when she answered it.

"For starters, you're almost there. Take a right at the next light. Second of all, hurry! Reports of ghosts attacking the drive-in are coming in faster than Reid's babbling," Garcia said.

"Thanks for the warning, Garcia," said Hotch.

"Be careful, Nick and Nora." Garcia said before she hung up.

"Nick and Nora?" Emily repeated.

"You have to watch 'the Thin Man' movies to understand," said Hotch.

The two then noticed an old man running hysterically down the street. He looked like he just witnessed a murder.

"SOMEBODY HELP! MONSTER!"

Hotch pulled the car up, put it in park, and ran to the old man to calm him down. "Sir. Sir! Calm down! I'm with the FBI. What's going on?"

"A monster is attacking the drive-in movie theater up the street!" he exclaimed in a thick British accent. "He crushed my limousine! Miss Samantha! Oh my God, Miss Samantha!"

"Whoa! Slow down! What happened?"

"Young Miss Samantha was watching a film with her friend at the drive-in theater while I went off for a smoke and…and a…a something crashed onto the limousine, crushing it flat," explained the old man.

"Samantha? You mean Samantha Manson?"

"Yes! She and her friend are still back there! You have to hurry!" the man exclaimed.

"We'll find her," Hotch assured him. He turned to Emily. "Emily! Call for backup! Stay with him!" He pulled out his gun and ran ahead. If what the old man said was true, then ghosts really do exist. 'No! Get it together, Aaron. There are NO such things as ghosts! I don't know how Danny does it, but he's not a ghost.'

People running in the opposite direction confirmed that Hotch was getting closer. The drive-in itself looked like a giant abandoned parking lot. Moving past parked cars, Hotch slowly advanced towards the fight that was unfolding before him. What he saw reminded him a lot of the evil witch Maleficent as a dragon. In fact, a dragon was sitting on what used to be a limousine. The dragon then changed into a young man with pale blue skin, red eyes and faded brown hair. Hotch couldn't believe what he just witnessed. 'Okay. Now I'm a believer.' Unable to wait any longer for backup, Hotch then fired a warning shot near Aragon's feet.


Aragon, now in his human form, approached a now tied-up Sam with a familiar tiara in his hand.

"You will cooperate and you will be my bride!" he exclaimed.

"Ever heard of 'speak now or forever hold your peace'?" a voice dripping with sarcasm asked. Aragon turned and Phantom broke through the net and got in-between Aragon and Sam. "You're not taking Sam!" Phantom exclaimed.

"The Peasant Ghost Boy!" Aragon spat.

Phantom faltered a little. "Who are you calling a peasant? I'm middle class!"

"Wanting to claim my bride as your own?"

Phantom blushed. "No! I mean…not as my bride…but…"

Aragon shot Phantom a smug grin. "You hesitate. Do your feelings for my bride conflict you?"

Sam gave Phantom a quizzical look. "Danny?"

Before Phantom could give them an answer, a gunshot interrupted the fight. Agent Hotchner was standing in-between two cars now abandoned. Aragon sneered at the FBI agent. "How dare you attack Prince Aragon!" he exclaimed.

Hotch quirked an eyebrow. "It's strange that a ghost that can change from dragon to human is my unsub," he said coolly.

Phantom blinked. "You said you didn't believe in ghosts," he recalled.

"Well, seeing a dragon change into the form of a human tends to convert some people," Hotch said matter-of-factly.

"Enough!" Aragon shouted. He then turned to Hotch. "State your name and business, peasant."

Hotch pulled out his credentials. "I'm Special Agent Aaron Hotchner of the FBI. I'm here to find the one who has been abducting teenage girls – you," he said.

Aragon cocked his head. "F…B…I…?" he repeated like he'd never heard of it before.

Hotch did his best not to roll his eyes. "Federal Bureau of Investigation," he explained to the ghostly prince. He looked toward Sam and Phantom. "Is he for real?"

Sam rolled her eyes. "Unfortunately, yes. He's never heard of anything from indoor plumbing to cell phones. His mind is strictly Middle Ages," she explained.

Hotch cocked his gun. "Time for a history lesson, then."

Aragon, though not familiar with today's technology, knew a gun when he saw one (if my history is correct, guns were invented before the Middle Ages. I could be wrong...). "I don't think so, Sir Hotchner," he said as he grabbed Sam.

"Sir Hotchner?" Phantom repeated.

Aragon put the tiara on Sam's head. This tiara had not one but three green skull-shaped gems on it. In one bright flash Aragon, his two minions, and Sam were gone.

"SAM!"


A perfect place to stop for now. I'm such a hypocrite when I say I hate cliffhangers!

Who saw this coming? Anyone?

Looks like Danny and the BAU will have to team up if they want to close this case...if Danny's willing to cooperate.

I'm glad everyone's loving this!