Here's a new chapter! First, thank you Soului for pointing out a mistake from the last chapter. I fixed it. Sorry about not updating as much as I said I would; I got caught up in a mixture of community service stuff, physical therapy, and the game The Last of Us. Anybody else played it? It's really good. Anyway…

I don't own Danny Phantom or NCIS

Chapter 10: Plan B

Tony, about half an hour into his jail-time, couldn't believe it when he heard the frantic whisper from outside the cell, calling for him.

"Boss?" he scrabbled over to the cell bars and reached out. The human-proof force-field across the bars sparked into effect, zapping his hand. It was worth the momentary pain, though because, a second later, Gibbs face popped into view.

He'd never been so glad to see Gibbs, "Hey Boss. I thought I'd be stuck here to rot."

He was about to ask Gibbs how he'd found him anyway, when two other figures stepped forward. Tony was shocked to see the girl, Sam, and…Phantom?

Of course, it kind of explained how Gibbs had found him in the first place. Phantom obviously knew how to track him through the Ghost Zone and he couldn't exactly see Gibbs staying behind. But why was Sam, an ordinary child, tagging along?

"Is this my rescue squad?" he asked.

Sam rolled her eyes, "The others got left behind," at that, she glared at Phantom, who seemed to shrink. Interesting. "We're here to get you out."

"Thank god. I don't want to spend another minute in here with this guy." Tony jerked his thumb back at the Box Ghost, who had been silently watching their interaction. At the back of his mind, Tony realized that this had been the longest his cellmate had been quiet. Unfortunately, at Tony's indication, he decided to fly out of the shadows.

"I am the Box Ghost! Tremble in fear at my wrath."

Gibbs stood there dumbfounded as both Sam and Phantom rolled their eyes, "I'm sorry, what?!"

"Man," Phantom said, "You got stuck with Boxy? That's got to be rough."

Phantom turned around and that's when Tony noticed the two ghosts lying in a heap on the ground. He figured they were…unconscious? Or at least some form of it, since they weren't moving and they couldn't have just died.

"Let's get these guys out of sight." Phantom said, pulling the two unconscious guards into the corner of the room, where they were hidden in the shadows.

Tony then realized a very obvious question had not yet been answered.

"So how are we going to get me out of here?"

He felt something drop in his stomach as his question was met with silence. He saw Phantom and the girl, Sam, exchange glances and shrug. Phantom reached out a hand to touch the bars but jerked it back with a yell of pain as the force-field sparked.

"Okay," he said, "Not going in the easy way."

Before Gibbs could do the same, Tony shook his head, "No good Boss, it works on people too."

"Great," Sam said, "You can't get out and we can't get in. So much for 'rescue'."

"There's got to be a way." Gibbs muttered, looking for any possible escape route. He turned back to Tony, "Rule 9, DiNozzo?"

Tony smiled weakly, "Never go anywhere without a knife? Yeah, it was confiscated."

"What about the guards?" Sam asked, "Couldn't you just give them the slip when they let you out?"

"There doesn't seem to be any chance of being let out of my cell for anything." Tony laughed, "That would kind of defeat the purpose of prison."

"No, wait," Phantom said, pacing, "Sam's right. Normal prisons allow inmates time to exercise and eat. Ghosts don't need much exercise but there is one time Tony can get out of his cell. Or, at least, from what I remember when I was stuck in here."

Gibbs saw Tony open his mouth to respond to that and, seeing the possible distraction, he cut in, "When?"

Phantom stopped pacing and smiled at Gibbs and Tony, "Lunchtime."

"Ghosts eat?" Tony blurted.

Gibbs reflexively reached out to slap his agent, forgetting about the force-field. He winced when he received a shock. Tony laughed, "Well, I know there's one good thing about being stuck in here." he said as Gibbs resorted to glaring at him instead.

Suddenly, Gibbs felt someone grab his hand and shuddered as the sensation of water trickling down his back returned; he was invisible again. He saw Tony blink and look around, confused. A second later, however, footsteps became audible, echoing through the chamber. Then a figure walked around the corner, who Gibbs could only imagine was Walker himself. The ghost just had an authoritative aura about it that Gibbs knew well. He, himself, had it.

The ghost was also tall, taller than Gibbs, with broad shoulders. His eyes glowed green, just like the Phantom, and the other ghost, Skulker, and seemed to be permanently narrowed into a scowl. Gibbs figured that getting on his bad side would be a very dangerous thing. Gibbs felt Phantom's hand pull him sideways as Walker strode up to Tony's cell.

"So," Walker drawled, "How're you enjoying your stay?"

Tony glared at the ghost, "I'm not afraid of you. Look, we're both officers of the law, we're on the same side. Can't you just let it slide?" The smirk the ghost shot back didn't look promising.

"I could, but that would be against the rules." Tony groaned. You really are a stickler, aren't you? He thought. Walker continued, "Now that you've got nowhere to run, let me make things clear: the name's Walker. Know it, fear it, obey it."

"How about I just ignore it?" Tony mumbled. Gibbs heard a barely stifled giggle somewhere to his left.

"Listen buddy," Tony continued, "I know you're a stickler for rules and such, but my boss would kill me if he found out I'd been arrested on the job so…"

At that moment, the Box Ghost, who Tony realized had been quiet the entire time, flew as close to the bars as he dared and shouted at Walker, "This cell cannot contain me! I will escape…and have my revenge!"

Tony couldn't help but face-palm.

Walker laughed deeply and just turned away. He rounded the corner and disappeared. Gibbs stepped forward, but a tightened grip on his hand told him to wait. After a few more seconds, the hold was released.

"Wha-?" Tony stepped away from the bars, shocked at their sudden reappearance.

"Shh!" Phantom said, checking around the corner to see if Walker was gone. He turned back, satisfied that they wouldn't be heard. But before he could open his mouth, there was a stirring in the corner—the guards were waking up.

Phantom grabbed Sam and Gibbs' hands and pulled them out of the room. Tony was about to turn back when Phantom poked his head back around the corner, "We've got to find a place to hide but don't worry Tony, we'll get you out of here."

The Box Ghost beside Tony straightened up and put his hands on his hips. Phantom sighed.

"Yes Box Ghost," he said, looking as if he was already regretting it, "We'll get you out too."

There's another chapter for you and, again, sorry for the long wait! Everything goes down in the next one, I promise! PLEASE review.

Till next time,

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