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The Sensor

They may have defeated the ghostly witch by coaxing her into a clearing against the cliff where the wall of Blood Blossoms remained unbroken, and where Valerie had a clear shot, but after defeating the ghost, Danny remained a wolf. They hadn't even managed to squeeze any information about undoing the curse out of her.

Danny the wolf sat sulking under the crescent moon long after Valerie went to bed. He watched the few clouds in the heavens float slowly across the starry sky. It was almost dawn. How he wished that he could see the sun rise as a human!

But as the early sunlight fell upon him, something marvelous happened. He was changing back into a human! His fur thinned, his snout was turning into a human nose, and his tail was disappearing. Danny looked at his human hands, in not the light of the full moon, but in the light of the day. A grin spread over his face as he realized that defeating the witch did reverse the curse.

"The curse is gone!" he shouted. "I'm me!" Danny felt jumping for joy as he ran through the forest to show Valerie. He saw the familiar shelter ahead and sped up. "Val!" he called, "Val! Val! You did it! You broke the curse! We just had to wait 'til sunrise!"

He reached the cavern, and found her asleep. She really looked like she needed the sleep, so he decided against waking her up. "I guess I'll just thank her later," he said. "Fighting that witch must've worn her out." Smiling slightly, he went ghost and flew in the daylight for the first time in a long while.

Valerie woke in the afternoon. She was getting up and stretching when a voice came from outside the cave.

"Valerie?"

She turned and saw that it was Phantom. It was Phantom, who'd said he'd shared the same curse as Danny. Apparently not. She opened her mouth to give the ghost a piece of her mind, but Phantom was already speaking.

"Thanks! The curse broke at sunrise. Danny told me what you did."

Valerie nodded, processing this new information. "Where is he?" she asked.

"Danny? I gave him a ride home. I thought his family would be happy to see him. He says thanks too."

She smiled. It was really god that Fenton had gone home. He'd seemed so reluctant to return when she'd first him, but that might've been because of the curse. But it still wouldn't be exactly easy to go home when you knew everyone thought you were dead for so long.

Then Valerie realized how long she'd been missing. Her dad must've been worried about her. Were the police looking anywhere close to where she was?

"Do you want a lift out of here?" Phantom asked. "It's the least I could do after you saved me and Danny from that curse."

Valerie wasn't usually the type to accept anything a ghost offered her, but this ghost was the most trustworthy of his kind that she'd ever met. Besides, she really had to go home, and she didn't want to wait until conditions for crossing that river were more favorable. In this case, she'd be stupid not to accept Phantom's offer.

She smiled. "Y'know, I think I would like a ride out of this forest."

Phantom returned her smile. "Okay. Get your stuff and I'll fly you out of here!"

In a matter of minutes, they were flying through the forest, toward the gap in the line of Blood Blossoms. They zoomed through the forest, flying through the trees rather tan zigzagging around them. It wasn't long before Phantom was setting Valerie down on concrete. "First stop, Amity Park," he joked.

Phantom opened his mouth to say more, but a stream of blue mist rose from his mouth instead. "That's my ghost sense," he said. "I should see what's up. You're welcome to come along. Last I remember, Amity had a shortage of competent ghost hunters to keep up with all the ghosts."

Phantom took to the sky, looking for the other ghost. A small group of teenagers in matching jumpsuits ran through the streets in pursuit of the ghost. "Yo dawg! That was quite a shot!" called one to his teammate.

Another of the teens pulled out a device that acted like a Fenton Thermos, as in it trapped ghosts. 'They're good,' Phantom realized. 'Who are these guys?'

"The ghost sensor's picking up another ghost!" one called.

"Uh-oh," said Danny as they turned and aimed their weapons at him. "That can't be good," he mumbled. He turned invisible and flew to someplace where he could change undetected to his human self.

In the meantime, the Blasters Team, attempting to follow Danny, ran into Valerie Grey.

"Did you see a ghost fly by here?" they asked.

"No," she said.

"Hey guys, don't you recognize her from her photos? That's Valerie Grey, that other ghost hunter that got killed looking for Fenton!"

"So you know who I am. Now could you tell me who you are?"

"We're the Blasters Team, and we're the best ghost-hunting teens in the country!"

"We're, like, totally naturals, which means you don't stand a chance, ghost!" As the Blasters Team fixed their guns on her, Danny got back from transforming.

"Could you please tell them I'm not a ghost?" Valerie called to him.

"She's not a ghost, guys. I mean, hello! Check your sensors! Is she registering as a ghost?"

"Well, no."

"You see?" Valerie asked. "I'm not a ghost. I crashed my hover board, and couldn't get a hold of anyone because there wasn't any service in that forest, but I didn't die! I was stuck there for months, but I'm back now."

Danny grinned. "And she made sure that Fenton's not haunting the forest anymore, so I guess you don't have to worry about him now."

"Whoa, that's it? Mission's over, and we didn't even get a chance to take a few shot at Fenton's ghost? I guess we'll have to go back home disappointed guys."

"Hey, do you think you could give me a ride back too?" Valerie asked. "I'm sure my dad's been missing me."

"Yeah, whatever," the Blasters said. "Let's just go."

Valerie grinned at Danny. "I guess this is good-bye then?"

"Yeah, I guess it is. Thanks, y'know, for everything."

"Don't mention it. I'll never forget you."

"Me neither. I guess you better catch up with them before they leave you." Valerie lowered her voice. "My email is . Do you think you can remember that?"

Danny nodded. "Keep in touch!" Valerie called back as she ran to catch up with the Blasters Team.