Sorry for taking so long, guys! I was caught up in making videos, writing Playing for Keeps AND writing my novel. I haven't forgotten this fic, though! This chapter is a bit short, but I promise the next will be juicy!

Amity Invasion

By FlikFreak

Chapter Fourteen: Data-Based

The cloaked man crossed his arms. Time was running short. If he was to accomplish his goal, he needed the Fentons to complete their work quickly. The ghost boy was getting in his way, but that was to be expected. For now, he could only wait…though, having Plasmius as such a courteous host could come in handy. He doesn't even know I am aware of his little secret…

But the keyblade master was still a problem. If he managed to find the keyhole before the heartless reached the point where they needed to be, then his plans would be foiled. He needed to hurry. His objective was to be met soon should the Organization's plans succeed.

Little did he know that another hooded figure was watching his every movement.

Danny was up long before Sora even budged. The keyblade master had developed a strange fondness for sleeping in, the halfa had noticed, and it took him several minutes to finally wake the spiky-haired keyblade master. Luckily, they woke up in time to bid the adults farewell as they headed to the Sunday Clearance ("As predicted!" Danny said, grinning) before they greeted Sam and Tucker and headed up to Danny's room.

"So, how exactly are we going to do this?" Tucker asked.

"Our computers are all connected by a network," Danny explained. "I'll go in through mine and keep you up to date here so when my parents get home they won't get mad at you. They're not being overshadowed, but Mom can get pretty scary when she's mad."

"What if they come home too early?" Sam asked. "We can't exactly tell them their son's been sucked into his computer and is now hacking their data from inside."

Danny shrugged. "Just tell them you saw a ghost somewhere."

"Will that really work?" Sora asked.

"It always works," Danny replied, starting up his computer. Once it was turned on, he put on a set of Fenton Phones and tossed another to Sora. "Ready to go, Sora?"

"Ready," Sora replied, putting on the headset. "Let's go."

Danny nodded, swiftly transforming into a ghost and grabbing Sora's arm. He went intangible and dove into the computer, taking Sora with him.

Another hooded figure sat on top of Fentonworks, holding a small communicator to his ear. "I don't like this. I've never seen the Organization do this before. They must be planning something big."

"We're not entirely sure that it's the Organization doing this. They could be imposters like last time, or they could be under someone else's manipulation."

"You have a point there."

"Have you found out anything else?"

"Yeah," the figure replied, casting a glance down the street toward the mayor's house. "The guy we're looking at is already aware that the mayor is a half-ghost, just like Phantom is. The main difference is he's been half-ghost longer, and he's not exactly working for the good side."

"I was afraid of that. Does the current mayor know the truth concerning the matter with the heartless?"

The figure shook his head, even though his contact wouldn't see it. "Not yet. The one the Organization sent still has him in the dark about that, but he's starting to get suspicious. The commission has already reached the Fentons, but Phantom's doing a good job delaying it."

"At least that's a relief. What do you make of that Nobody reappearing, though? I think it's a little fishy to have another member of Organization XIII showing up after we've beaten them all."

The cloaked figure narrowed his eyes and stood, preparing to leave. "I'm not entirely sure about this, but I think it has something to do with Ansem's computer…"

Sora felt like he had been thrown into Ansem's computer all over again. He looked the same way he did when he was fighting alongside Tron, which consequently was the same way he looked when he played Doomed. Danny looked similar to his own Doomed avatar, and seemed comfortable in his own right. The area around them didn't look like the Doomed game, but more like Space Paranoids did. They were, specifically, in what was probably the I/O tower.

"What now?" Danny asked.

"It's your computer," Sora said, shrugging. "And your idea, too. We're supposed to get into your Dad's computer in the lab, right?"

Danny nodded. "Yeah. All we need to do is…" He paused. "Er… Actually, I have no clue how we're going to be doing this. When I overshadowed my computer last time, I was playing doomed, not hacking."

Sora grinned, holding a hand up on his Fenton Phones. "Can you guys hear me?"

"Loud and clear. You two make it in okay?"

"We're fine," Danny said.

"Everyone," Sora began, "I've done this before, but I'm going to need some help if we're going to pull this off. Tucker, open up the network for us."

"Got it."

Nodding, Sora turned to Danny. "Follow me. I know how we can get into your dad's computer."

"How?" Danny asked. "This isn't as easy as walking down the street."

Sora chuckled. "Actually, it is. Come on."

The halfa followed Sora as he stepped onto the I/O tower and looked upward. The keyblade master grabbed Danny's arm as they were pulled upward into a swirling vortex. Sora had never been past the I/O tower before in Space Paranoids, but after his time there he quite literally knew how computers worked – inside and out.

"How do you know about all this?" Danny asked.

"Like I said yesterday," Sora replied, "I've been in a computer before. I know how they work."

Danny looked doubtful, but played along anyway. When the vortex finally slowed down, they found themselves in a significantly darker area. Once Sora and Danny touched down, they began walking out.

"So this is your parents' computer," Sora said. "Cheery."

"They are ghost hunters," Danny said, shaking his head. "So, where should we go for the data?"

"The database," Sora replied casually, holding his hand up to his Fenton Phones again. "Okay, guys. We're in."

"Great job, guys. Everything's still clear on this side."

"Perfect," Danny said, grinning. "We're not going to need a password until we get into the database. Until then, make sure the coast is clear, okay?"

"It'll be a sinch, Danny. Tucker and I already have a story cooked up that there's a ghost haunting the grocery store and we're here to hide from it."

Danny rolled his eyes. "Works, I guess. Come on, Sora. Where's the database?"

Sora peered around a bit. "It should be nearby. In the computer I went into before it wasn't far from the I/O tower."

"Were there heartless in the computer?"

"Um…no offense Danny, but what kind of question is that?"

"Let me rephrase that…were those heartless in the computer?"

Blinking at Danny's question as it sank in; Sora immediately spotted a small crowd of Strafers. Summoning the keyblade, he took a battle-ready stance. "Looks like we'll have to get rid of these before we can move on. Ready to kick some butt?"

Danny didn't answer verbally. His hands glowed with a green ectoplasmic energy and he floated forth. "Any tips, Sora?"

"I haven't had to deal with these much," Sora replied. "They're not very strong, but they like to use lasers and in a swarm they'll kick your butt."

"Lasers?" Danny echoed doubtfully.

As if to answer, a few of the creatures fired a few rounds of electricity at the two. With a quick flick of his wrist, Sora let loose a volley of Reflect spells as he drew in, the shield absorbing the blast before sending it back at the Strafers. He batted away a few more with the keyblade while Danny disposed of some more with a few rounds of ectoplasmic energy and a few others by hurling a blue beam at them. Sora was about to ask if he could change the color of his attacks when he saw that the heartless hit by the attacks became encased in an enormous block of ice, which Danny then shattered with a well-timed kick.

The final remaining Strafer fell victim to Sora's keyblade before the two headed forward again. "Stupid small fry," Sora grumbled. "Someone else must have hacked into your parents' computer before we got here."

"How can you tell?" Danny asked.

Sora shook his head as they stepped onto a floating white platform. "The first computer I went into was sabatoged by the user's apprentice. He corrupted the data in it and implanted heartless. I'm not sure why he'd want to do that – or how he did it – but he did."

The white platform moved forward, and Danny nearly fell off as it started to proceed. After a short while, the platform halted at another area that looked quite similar to the canyon that Sora had dealt with in Ansem's computer, but it was still much darker, like the rest of the computer had been. He entered a nearby door, walking into a slightly brighter area. "Okay, Tucker, we're in the database. Everything okay up there?"

"Just fine. Sam had to answer the phone a few minutes ago. It looks like your parents had a few traffic problems on their way to the store. We've been given another hour or so."

"Great," Danny replied. "Okay, lets get into the database."

Sora nodded, walking forward and typing on the database keyboard. "Looks like there's no password," he said.

"What gives? I was ready to spend ages helping you guys decode it."

"I don't know," Danny said, crossing his arms. "Something seems kind of fishy about this."

Sora hit a few more keys and the screens lit up with various data. There was a lot on Danny – skeletal structure, infrared scans, and other things – as well as a few lists of genetic data. Several poorly-taken photos of Danny were also in the database (there was also a folder called "Maddie" that Sora decided to avoid) that were apparently taken at high speeds, as well as what appeared to be a female version of Danny. Flipping through further past a mess of government documents, Sora also found a few messages that appeared to be private. He was about to flip away when Danny stopped him. "Wait a sec. Let me read that."

Mayor Masters,

In response to your questions, we are proud to tell you the assistance we can offer is nothing short of perfection. We are aware of your tribulations and we vow to do our best to aid you in ridding your town of all ghosts that threaten it – including the notorious ghost boy, Danny Phantom.

Please contact us with the address given, and should you accept our proposal then we will send one of our finest assistants to your mansion immediately. We eagerly await your reply.

-Oblivion Ghost Hunters

Danny's eyes widened. "Sora, this isn't my parents' computer…it's Vlad's!"

So! Next chapter soon! I hope this one was okay, I'm a tad rusty...