Yayz! I uploaded! Action and a killer romance is planned next chapter, so I thought to get rid of the cliffhanger for last chapter okay? Thank you all who love this story! Enjoy!


Last time: He would protect Danny even if he lost everything.

Valerie tried to step towards the fallen ghost boy, only to have Dash corner block her off. Dash didn't know what to do. He could attack Valerie, but he would get in serious trouble. It was bad enough he was attacking his own teammate. To protect a ghost was unheard of. Tucker was trying to pick Danny up and lift him to safety, only to have Star block his movements. Just when Dash thought all hope was lost, Kwan suddenly burst into the scene with an ecto bazooka going off randomly.

"Ahhhh!" he yelled crazily as he tore all eyes away from the ghost boy.

Valerie, Star, and Paulina gapped at the stupid display for only five seconds, but five seconds was all the two boys needed. Tucker picked Danny up carefully and put him on Dash's back before fleeing the girls. Kwan, seeing that his friends had succeeded, stopped the stupid display and put he bazooka away.

"Hi guys, I didn't know you were all here. What are you all doing?" he asked, trying to feign ignorance.

It seemed to work. Valerie coughed and looked around to find her prey and the traitor gone. "It's nothing Kwan. We have to go."

With some orders given, all the girls packed their weapons and headed home.

"Glad that's taken care of, now to find Dash," Kwan muttered as he jogged towards the blonde's house. He needed answers now or never.

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Dash Pov

Tucker laid Danny on my bed. Sweat was pouring down his face, and the ghostly glow around him was getting dimmer. I had fished out some bandages from my closet, and had the geek bandage the broken leg while I held his head and pet his bangs back soothingly.

"Can't he just turn human?" I asked as Tucker finished up the bandages.

"If he does that, it will hurt even more!"

"Oh."

After he finished, we both left the room silently to have him recover. I wanted to kill Valerie for what she did to Danny!

I led Tucker into my living room to offer a drink, but instead I saw Kwan on my couch in a cross-legged position. "I need answers now Dash. Spill it. Why are you in love with Fenton who happens to be Phantom and why aren't you a bully anymore?"

I sighed and sat next to Kwan, with Tucker raiding my kitchen as I told him almost everything.

After I finished explaining, he got up and gave me a giant football hug while laughing. "Dude, it's great to have the old you back."

I smiled and returned the hug. It was a great moment. I had a wonderful friend back, I saved Danny, and I gained the trust of his stepbrother. Tucker came into the living room with a chicken on a plate and started devouring it. I never knew how fast someone could eat chicken.

A thumping sound startled all of us, making our heads turn to the top of my stairs. Coming down with an obvious painful limp was Danny still in ghost form. His eyes were droopy and his hair was a mess, but he looked better than before. Tucker moved to help him, but Danny stopped him with a silent message and limped over to Kwan. The startled Asian was poised to flee at seeing this ghost limping towards him like a zombie.

When Danny reached him, he stopped over my friend and puffed out his chest in his usual appearance with no pain or worry. Kwan gulped and just stared at the white-haired ghost.

"Phantom?" he asked, like he didn't know who to talk to.

Seeing his confusion, Danny slouched and removed his cockiness to be replaced by his timid nature. "What, no stuffing me in the lockers?" he asked lightly.

"Fenton," Kwan said with absolution.

A simple handshake later, we were all sitting on my furniture while discussing what to do with Valerie. Kwan stated the first problem.

"Valerie has lost it guys. She's going to overthrow you and gain control as the head ghost hunter. If what Fenton is saying is true about not all ghosts being evil, then we're making a mistake!"

"I agree," I said in reply. "We need to get my dad to give up ghost hunting and dissolve the business."

"Easier said than done," Danny said as he played with his bandages. "Valerie will try and kill me if we just go in there and try to change Mr. Baxter's mind."

Tucker suddenly dropped the chicken bones from his plate and pulled out his PDA with a sparkle in his eyes. "How about I hack into the security at the headquarters and give you guys about ten minutes alone time with Dash's dad. Then you can try and change his mind."

"And if not?" I asked. I wasn't trying to be negative, but my dad was hard headed and he made awful decisions. He even tried to erase my memory!

"Then I'll crash your entire system to delete all the information and data," he finished.

"Sounds like a plan!" Danny exclaimed as he got up from the couch, only to fall back down in pain. I put a hand to his shoulder and looked lovingly into his emerald eyes.

"I want you to stay here. Your not fully recovered, and I don't want Valerie harming you again. You can die… I don't want to lose you again."

He was about to argue, but I silenced him with a tender kiss, making him melt in the comfort I gave him. A low whistle brought me back to reality, and I turned towards the two other guys who were snickering.

"Get a room!" Kwan said teasingly.

Tucker had taken a picture of me kissing Danny and was waving the image around. "I'm so keeping this!"

Kwan, Danny and I all looked at one another and gave a nod of understanding before attacking Tucker. The picture was soon deleted (by Danny) and the war ended.

Sadly, tomorrow would be an even bigger war.


Sorry for another cliffy, but I've been neglecting this story for so long, so I am immediately working on the next chapter. Romance, action, negotiations, and random ghost comming your way! Until next time,

Chow! : )