A/N: So the winner of the author's game last chapter is MintBushCat! Congrats for guessing my favorite mentor (Nomicon) and thanks for playing! Now, without further-a-do, let's get on with the he chapter!
Danny liked being back in Amity Park. He felt like the air in Norrisville was a bit more polluted than Amity. He didn't know why though.
Once he reached Tucker's house he swooped down to his room and phased through the wall. An alarm instantly started beeping. Tucker got up right away and held up the thermos to Danny.
"Woah, woah, woah, calm yourself, Tuck," Danny said and used the illuminating glow of his ecto-blasts to light up his face.
"Danny?" Tucker asked already knowing it was his friend.
"The one and only," Danny smiled.
Tucker went and turned on the lights to his room, "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in Norrisville for another week?" Tucker was now smiling for ear to ear. He was so glad Danny was back.
"Yeah but Clockwork told me to go to his lair and said I could bring you and Sam. It has something to do with Dan," Tucker's smile faded.
"Oh, I'll come with you," He suggested.
"Great, thanks, Tuck," Danny replied happily, expecting that his friends wouldn't agree to come because of Clockwork's warning.
"So we're headed to Sam's?" Tucker said as he was walking down the street with Danny flying about a foot above him.
"That's the plan," Danny replied, his smile increased a bit.
They got to Sam's house and Danny phased Tucker through the top floor of Sam's house. The same beeping effect happened in Sam's room and he got up with a start. She grabbed hold of a Fenton Thermos and pointed it right at Tucker. She didn't hesitate to pull the trigger, without even being able to see.
Danny flew out of the way and the thermos did no effect on Tucker.
"Sam, chill. It's Danny and Tucker," Danny said and turned on the lights.
"Danny?" Sam said smiling. She instantly got out of bed and hugged him and he hugged her back.
"Lovebirds," Tucker joked.
"We're not lovebirds!" The two yelled in perfect unison. They then stopped hugging and stood awkwardly for a couple seconds.
"So, Danny, why are you here? You're-"
"I know, I know, I'm not supposed to be back until next week. We went over this at Tucker's. I'm here because Clockwork needed my help and said I could being you guys. It has something to do with Dan," Danny said and Sam have the same expression as Tucker did but she looked a bit more angry.
"I'm coming with you," She said, putting on a Fenton dubbed wrist ray and handed a couple to Tucker. They then both put on Specter Deflecters but they didn't lock them in so they could still be able to touch Danny without shocking him. Sam kept the key in her pocket, though.
"You guys ready?" Danny asked as the two each picked up Fenton Thermoses.
"Ready," The two replied in unison.
They all walked downstairs and Danny tuned them intangible so that they didn't have to open up the door and make noise.
Randy appeared right behind a darkened silhouette.
"Uh," Randy cleared his throat, "Excuse me, sir."
"Hello, Randy Cunningham AKA the Ninja of Norrisville," The silhouette said.
"Uh, yeah, about that can you not tell Danny a Phantom that I'm Thr Ninja of Norrisville? Nomicon orders," Randy smiled sheepishly.
"I won't, trust me."
"Who are you, anyways?" Randy asked trying to get a better angle of him.
The silhouette turned around to reveal a young child who's skin was purple, wearing a cloak. Randy instantly started cracking up, doubled over in laughter.
"But you're...you're just a kid..." Randy said between laughter.
Clockwork's form changed and Randy stopped laughing and felt bad.
"Heh, sorry," He apologized.
"It's fine," Clockwork sighed.
The trio appeared right outside of Clockwork's time castle. Sam's mad Tucker both had Fenton Phones in their ears.
Danny turned back into Fenton and the three strolled on through the walls. Once Danny got into the main room and saw the ninja standing there, he turned into Phantom almost immediately. Sam and Tucker starred at the Ninja for a couple seconds before Tucker ran over to him.
"Are you the Norrisville Ninja!? But how'd you get here!? And why are you talking to Clockwork? Are you a spy?" Tucker immediately started asking questions and it started bugging Danny.
"Wait, what?" The Ninja asked taking a step away from Tucker and Clockwork facepalmed.
"Ninja, meet Tucker Foley, Sam Manson, and Danny Phantom," Clockwork said.
"Uh, hey there," Thr Ninja said.
"Wait so you're a legit ninja? Not just some kid in a costume?" Sam asked walking over to The Ninja.
"Yeah. Pretty bruce, right?" Randy smiled.
"Yeah!" Tucker exclaimed and Danny started getting a little jealous, only a little. Clockwork saw this and changed the subject.
"I need your help. It'll be hard but I think you can complete this simple task," Clockwork said and everyone became serious. Danny stepped forward towards his friends and the Ninja, ignoring what had just happened.
Howard couldn't sleep. He tried texting Randy every three minutes but it did little to no effect. He never got any reply and Randy never answered his phone.
"Is Cunningham really that mad at me?" Howard asked himself out loud.
It was about 10:30 at night. Randy usually stayed up until midnight. It was a habit of his so Howard knew he wasn't asleep yet. He would always answer his phone, even during a monster attack. Unless...is Cunningham hurt?
Heidi walked into the room and saw Howard moaning.
"What's the matter Double Dip? You haven't played video games with Randy since yesterday," Heidi asked concerned.
Howard stopped texting. "Wait, say that again."
"That again," Heidi teased.
"What? No! You said Randy! Not Tandy, not Andy, not even Brandy, you actually said Randy!" Howard was absolutely shocked.
"Yeah? So? I known him almost my whole life, how could I not know his name? I just mispronounce it to get under his skin," Heidi smiled.
Howard blinked a couple times to process it all, "Oh...my...cheese. Really!? Man, sis, you really got me there!" Heidi laughed.
"But seriously what's up with you guys? You two didn't hang out after school today. The last time that happened, a monster attacked right after school and the Ninja had a hard time defeating it," Heidi reasoned. Howard sighed.
She was right. Heidi didn't see him with Randy outside after school.
"I think Randy'd hurt," Howard frowned and looked his sister in the eyes.
"Why? Did you yell at him or something?" Heidi asked.
"No, well yes but that's not what I mean. Like, injured."
"Why?" Heidi looked concerned. Howard remembered that Heidi didn't know Randy's the Ninja and his eyes left her concerned look. Howard looked down at her new pair of McKicks.
"I, uh, can't tell you," Howard replied.
"But...-"
"I can't, okay!?" Howard snapped. Heidi stood in shock and Howard got up and went outside. He sat on the steps to his porch and remembered that Randy lives right next to him.
Howard walked over, knocked on the door, and Randy's mom answered in her pajamas.
"Howard? What are you doing here? Did Randy invite you over?" She asked.
"No but I need to talk to him," Howard said Randy's mom let him in.
"He should be up in his room," Randy's mom said. Howard was so used to Randy's old house that he had forgotten where Randy's new room is for a moment.
"Randy?" Howard quietly called as he was walking down the upstairs hallway to Randy's room. It was to the far right of the hallway.
Once he got there he found that no one was in there. He looked to the desk that Randy had in the corner of his room and found the Nomicon laying wide open.
"I bet you took him away! Wait, but where's his body?" Howard blamed. The book flashed and he was, much like Randy, taken inside with a bright flash.
He found first ninja meditating, "So, Howard, what's the matter?"
"Wait, first ninja? You're in the Nomicon?" Howard asked and looked around. "Hm, pretty roomy for a book," He admitted.
"Randy is in the Ghost Zone. If you want to find him and help him then go through this portal," First Ninja suggested and a portal appeared. It was almost identitcal the the one that Randy had gone through.
Howard hesitated for a moment before walking through.
A/N: Yep, cliffhanger. I'm so evil :). So, yeah. AUTHOR'S GAME: Who do you think my favorite older sister is? Heidi or Jazz?