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Chapter: 9

Jack Fenton, the large Fenton family patriarch with a fudge fetish, quietly hummed to himself. Few people knew that before he met his wife Madeline, his true passion was not ghost's but, plants. He was an absolutely brilliant up and coming botanist. However, when he met Madeline his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin all that changed. She loved science just as much as he did but, preferred to focus more on the unknown i.e. the paranormal. He slowly forgot about his true passion and made her's his by the time they graduated. Now he found himself thrust back into the wonderful world of plants. Well, more specifically where plants and the paranormal crossed. His assignment from his wife and the GIW was to care for ten large greenhouses. Currently in GH #7 he was working diligently. Checking the water pH, fertilizer levels, humidity and temperature. Today was the day his latest batch of seeds would be placed into their trays and floated in the large bays. Jack was very excited because the first six greenhouse's were progressing nicely. GH #1 was in fact a week away from harvest time. His concentration was interrupted by a visitor.

"Hello, Jack dear how are our little plants doing today?" The orange clad man boomed, "Excellent, Madd's got this house ready for seeds and the first house almost ready to harvest!"

Had Maddie Fenton had any warm feelings left she would have giggled at he site of her husband's enthusiasm for plants. As it was she did not. Her heart was as cold as the Far-Frozen wasteland. Twisted and corrupted by the belief that her son was stolen from her by a ghost and that her daughter had followed him to the brink of the abyss.

"That's wonderful honey, please let me know when they are ready." Jack smiled, "Bye, sweetcheeks!" Her eyes betrayed the friendly smile she gave him as she left. The large man's own heart broke a little more as he watched his wife of twenty-one years leave.

Jack had yet to breakdown and cry over the loss of his son and now his daughter and how cold and unfeeling his wife was as a result. However, after Maddie left he slumped into a chair and finally the dam broke. He sobbed as the tears flowed freely. Filled with regret.

He thought, "If only I had just kept studying plants no of this would be happening. No Ghost Portal for Danny-boy to wander into. No ghostly manifestation known as Danny Phantom to take his place. No Jazzy-pants to follow him believing that he was still her brother. And...And...no cold and unloving Madd's. But, could Jazz be right could Danny still be Danny? No..No that's impossible no human can have blood and ectoplasm in their veins. God it's all my fault and I'm so sorry. I just hope that once we destroy the Ghost Zone and Danny Phantom, that maybe Jazz will return and light will fill Madd's heart again. Maybe just maybe my son can rest in peace then."

Jack regained control and wiped the tears away from his swollen eyes. Deciding the best thing he could do was work, he went to check the other greenhouse's.

Maddie, returned to her work station. Examining the weapon before her a .50 caliber belt fed machine gun. All test had confirmed that automatic weapons generated too much heat for their ectoranium rounds to survive intact. Instead, they splintered into useless fragments that had no anti-ecto property's whatsoever. No coating or compound seemed to stabilize the soft ectoranium enough to survive firing after the first bullet. Frustrated she began to pace. After, an eternity of this and the constant stares from various other GIW agents and scientist her dimwitted husband burst in.

"Madd's, Madd's look our first flower!" Jack carefully laid the container with the flower on her workstation. Slowly, a sinister malicious smile graced her worn face. "My dear it is truly beautiful."

All personnel crept closer to see it. She ran her fingers over the blood-red petals and the black stem with razor sharp thorns. "A work of natural anti-ecto art Jack, well done." For the first time in a long-time she kissed his cheek. Blushing the big man just beamed at her praise.

"Now everyone back to work." She calmly said, although it was more of a threat.

Jack waved and returned to his greenhouse's. Slowly, she pulled a few petals off and liquified them. Placing a drop onto a slide she looks at it under a microscope. While structurally the same as other flowers the special secondary ribosomes made them unique. She then placed a minute amount of her ectoranium mixture onto the slide. The effect was instantaneous. The flower cells absorbed the metal and glowed slightly. Going on a hunch she liquified the remainder of the petals. Infusing this mixture into the fresh batch of ectoranium bullets hardening in their casings. Patiently she waited like a predator ready to ambush its prey. Finally, the bullets were hard and ready to be fired. She practically ran to the test range.

The guard nodded curtly and allowed her entry. Loading the bullets into a clip and putting the clip into a nothing special 9mm Ruger pistol. She pointed the gun at their test subject. A level 3 spectral entity codenamed: Klemper.

"Will you be my friend?" The infuriating ghost asked for the umpteenth time. "No I will not." Her answer was cold and a twisted grin plastered her blue-jumpsuit clad face. "But, I am going to kill you." It was a calm statement. She might have been telling Klemper the weather.

"Computer record this test firing." "Yes, Madeline Fenton" the droll computer voice answered. She was unfailingly accurate in shot placement. She fired the first shot into the ghost's stomach. He screamed in agony as the ectoplasm poured from the wound. The ghost continued to writhe in agony against his restraints. Klemper then began to beg, "Please make it stop it burns! Help me please, Help ME!"

It was a symphony of orgasmic proportions to her. Various agents and even Jack heard Klemper yelling and came to investigate. What they found chilled them to the bone. What could only be described as a serial killer toying with her prey. She had fired numerous shots into his extremities and ectoplasm was gushing out making a sickening pool at the ghost's feet. "Gentleman, we finally have our magic bullet. Thanks to my husbands cultivation of a massive crop of Blood-Blossoms we will eradicate the ghost menace."

Then relishing what she was about to do, Maddie fired a shot into Klemper's head. Ectoplasm splattered the walls behind him and in an instant Klemper knew no more. His body slumped and dissolved into a pool of ectoplasmic slush. Jack and an agent or two vomited.

Applause rang out from one person. A tall woman with Scandinavian features walked up to Maddie. "Excellent show I must say. I'm the Boss by the way. I know the Boss of the 'Guys' in White a woman ironic eh?" She had a slight British accent and a commanding tone. "Come now we have much to discuss." She placed an arm around Maddie's shoulders and lead her away. "The rest of you BACK TO WORK!"

The pair of powerful, sadistic, and malevolent women walked into the taller ones office. "Care for a cup of tea or coffee?" The Boss ask politely. "Coffee, black please." Pouring the aromatic brew the Boss stated, "We have a problem Madeline." "We do?" "Oh, yes namely your husband." Maddie scoffed, "Jack maybe an idiot but, what possible problem could he be?" "He still believes on some level that Phantom is still in part your son." Drinking the strong mixture, Maddie spoke. "Bullshit! That ectoplasmic scourge of vileness is not Danny. Danny is dead." Smirking the Boss continued, "You know that and I know that but, your husband refuses to accept it. Ultimately this will cause the operation grief. He is too soft-hearted and weak stomached to do what needs to be done." Maddie visibly stiffened, "What do you propose we do?" "Simple, he cannot be trusted therefore he is a liability. He must be disposed of." "What about his work with the Blood-Blossom Greenhouse's?" Maddie voiced her concern about the plants and could give a damn about her husband. The Boss raised an eye-brow, "No feelings lost on him from you I see. Not to worry I have an excellent replacement ready. Young, ambitious, and most importantly motivated!" "So, just take him outback and two in the chest one in the head, hmmm?" Maddie actually laughed a humorless cackle about the manner in which her husband would die. "My my you are a cold-hearted bitch Madeline." "Takes one to know one." They both laughed at this. "May I offer a suggestion?" Maddie nodded. "You need to be the one to do the deed, you are the only one left whom he fully trusts." "Hmm, I suppose you are right, perhaps a little weekend getaway, would fool him." "I believe so, just do it and quickly, every moment wasted our enemy becomes stronger." "Understood." Both females stood and shook hands, smirking evilly. "Oh, Jaaaaaccckk!" Maddie called.

Later once settled in the Fenton RV. Jack grinning stupidly happy to be away from the facility and with Maddie. "Jack, I think something is loose on this thing mind stepping out and having a look?" Maddie asked sweetly. "Sure thing Madds!" Pulling to the side of the road, Jack hoped out. Looking at one of the RV's tracks he heard the unmistakeable sound of a gun cocking. Turning slowly, he stuttered, "M-m-mads w-w-whaat?" Without an ounce of remorse she said, "Sorry, Jack you still believe that that thing is our son in someway and you are too soft. Goodbye." With that she fired three shots into his chest. Quickly driving away she left him to bleed to death by the desolate highway.

Jack had tears streaming down his face realizing all too late that he was wrong. Danny and Jazz where right and it was the GIW and now his wife that were truly evil. In a voice barely above a whisper, "Danny-boy, Jazzy-pants I'm so sorry. Please forgive me."

"TIME OUT."