"Tucker," Sam whispered, unable to take her eyes off of the ghost ahead of them. "Do you know what's happening?"

The techno-geek slowly shook his head. They were standing just a few meters behind Maddie and Jack, but neither one of the ghost hunters had seen them. Cars were screeching to a halt on both sides as the road curved and allowed them to view the phenomenon occurring offshore.

"Be careful, dude," Tucker murmured quietly. He could see that Danny had been preparing to deal with the ghost, but its words had forced the ghost boy to stop in mid-air, one fist pulled back, ready to attack.

"What?" Danny asked, his expression bewildered. His arms fell to his sides. "How can you be me? I'm here!"

The creature laughed again, and Tucker flinched as a jet of water hit his friend, making the smaller ghost fly back with a cry of surprise. Danny slowly straightened up, his hair flat and dripping. Small beads of water ran into his eyes, making him blink frantically, trying to dispel the stinging salt.

"I am a part of you," the ghost explained. "The energy that you could not handle."

Tucker gasped in realization. The crowd gathering behind him and Sam was forgotten in light of this new information.

Sam turned to face him, tugging gently on his sleeve for attention. "What? What is it?"

"The storm," he responded, his face going pale with worry. "It's not natural."

"Then what is it?"

Both he and Sam flinched when another flash of lightning struck the water. The creature appeared to grow, its flowing body being fed by the energy.

"Tucker!" Sam yelled, breaking him out of his stupor. "Focus! This could be important!"

"It's Danny," he spoke dully, hypnotized by the waves. "Danny's doing this."

DPDPDPDP

It was cold, and he was wet. The ghost boy could do nothing to stop the shivering that wracked his whole body. Since acquiring the new power, he had been far less resilient to low temperatures, but it hadn't been as noticeable as it was at that moment. The heat was building up inside of him again, making him shudder. It was trying to force its way out of him, but Danny had the feeling that would cause even more problems.

"The energy I could not handle," Danny echoed under his breath. It's…

Now he looked closer, the water didn't have a ghostly aura, like he had first thought. It was filled with light, his light.

"You're what happens to the energy I released!" He exclaimed. "The energy I couldn't control!"

The water paused, and Danny could feel it watching him thoughtfully, as if it were pondering a great mystery. "Yes," it agreed. "But I can still sense it within you. It wasn't there a minute ago, and it's growing."

Danny didn't answer, but he was obviously shaken. It can sense it? It can sense my power?

"Danny!"

The ghost boy looked down to where the panicked voice had originated. Sam and Tucker were standing at the edge of the road, only a steel railing to keep them from falling.

"Stay back!" he yelled, holding out a hand to warn them. At that moment, a column of water shot up and slammed into his side. The blast was oddly cool, but it burned him at the same time. With tears of pain in his glowing eyes, Danny steadied himself in the air and looked to assess the damage. His suit was completely disintegrated where he had been hit, green and red smeared over the large, deep gash. Gritting his teeth in pain, the ghost boy floated back up to the creature, ready to give it his all. Almost there, his vision went black and he slipped into unconsciousness.

DPDPDPDP

"Danny!" Sam yelled, Tucker doing the same beside her. Their hands were clasped tightly over the steel railing as both watched their friend. They needed him down, they had to talk to him, but he either didn't understand the urgency in their voices, or he chose to ignore it.

"Stay back!" he commanded. Sam opened her mouth to protest, but was stunned into silence by the giant fountain of bright water that was rapidly approaching him. A second later, without her even having to think about what she was doing, Sam was rooting through all the gadgets in the GAV, looking for one in particular.

"C'mon, c'mon," she muttered, trying to keep her frustration under control. Glancing back, she saw Danny flying back to the fight. "Idiot!"

Relief washed over Sam as she found what she was looking for. The Fenton Grappler felt good in her hands, and she turned to the fight just in time. Danny looked like he was about to collapse: he was blinking rapidly, and had a hand held tightly over his side. Sam could see the multicoloured blood leaking onto his pristine white glove.

Just as she had expected, Danny fell. Acting quickly, Sam aimed and fired the Fenton Grappler. The glowing net shot out and caught him just as he was beginning his descent.

"Tucker!" Sam yelled, and he sprinted over. Straining hard, they pulled sharply and wound him in like a large fish.

"Sam! Tucker!" Maddie exclaimed angrily, running closer to them. "What are you doing?"

"He needs our help, Mrs Fenton," Tucker said, wincing as Danny landed in front of them with a loud thump.

"No!" the blue ghost hunter snapped, wrestling the Fenton Grappler out of Sam's grasp. Danny groaned as the net fell away from him. "I will not have you helping a filthy ghost!"

Sam glared at her. "He's not like the others."

"You're right," Maddie glowered. "He's worse."

Her face dropped as she made a connection. "You!" She screamed, pointing at Sam and Tucker accusingly. "You helped him escape! I'll bet you know exactly where Danny is, then- he was just hiding so that you had enough time to help this piece of… of filth!"

"No…" Phantom managed to whisper, pulling himself up painfully. His suit was mending, the material growing to cover the wound. "That's not how it happened."

AN:

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