This is just a bit of a heart to heart thing between Kira and Danny. If you're not into that, sorry, but there does need to be some bonding with as much as they've been arguing lately. Anyways, enjoy!

Chapter 21:

"Hold on, we'll get you out of there!" Dani shouted, rushing over to defend Danny and I.

"You ghost kids are finished," Jack said.

"Danny, do something!" I shouted.

"I'm trying!" he said. He finally just grabbed onto the net, bearing through the pain as he started to pull it away. When he finally had it off, he looked like he was going to pass out. And that wasn't just a look.

I jumped to my feet and caught him before he hit the ground. Then I saw the circle of light around his waist. I went with my first reaction, I made us both invisible. "Come on Danny, don't change on me," I said, lifting him up in my arms bridal style. "Danielle, time to get out of here."

"On it," she said, turning invisible and flying away with us.

Once we were out of range, we made ourselves visible again. I looked down at Danny. He had phased back to himself, and he didn't look very good. "Danny's been toasted hotter than a turkey in the oven. He needs mended up," I said to Danielle.

"You know anything about medicine?" she asked.

I shook my head no. "Let's get him to Sam's house. If nothing else, Tucker can come and find out how to fix him on the internet."

"Good idea," she said as we rocketed towards Sam's place.

We made it to her window and I knocked on it. She quickly came, and when she saw Danny, a look of fear crossed her face. "What happened?" she questioned as she opened the window.

"He got shocked," I said, landing in her room.

"He seems fried!" Dani said.

"Do you know how to fix him?"

"No idea, but if I know Danny, he'll heal in no time."

"So we just wait?" I asked.

"Yeah, lay him down on the bed. And I want to know everything that happened."

Time skip…

"Guys?" Danny asked as he finally woke up.

"I'm here," I said.

"How long have I been out?"

"A couple of hours. Your parents' little trap sure did a number on you," I said.

"Well, I feel fine now," he said, sitting up.

"Danny, why did you do that?"

"Do what?"

"Save me in such a dangerous way? I mean, you could have saved me a million different ways, but you went the direct route. You could have overshadowed your dad and stop your mom, or turn your hand human to grab the net."

"I wasn't thinking about that."

"Was I clouding your judgment?"

"I don't know, maybe. I just did the first thing that came to mind."

"Next time think a little longer, I don't want to end up getting you killed."

"It's like Jazz all over again," he said with a laugh.

"Shut up," I said, giving him a light punch on the shoulder.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Anything Danny. You saved my life."

"What was it like living in a normal world, with no ghosts or super powers or Vlad?"

"A lot like it is here. Every kid's at someone else's throat just to get a bite at popularity, minus me and my friends. We'd work our hardest not to fit in, and we didn't care who we hurt to get there. I made girls cry just because they were popular and I had to stop them from talking to me. There aren't many good people like there are here in Amity. But you know, it's home. There are still bad guys, but nobody has super powers to stop anyone else, so it's all guns, violence, and death. I don't really like it there, but I love it."

"That sounds… sad."

"Yeah, I guess. But it also has families, and kids that dream of being Superman or Danny Phantom. There's still love and pride, and a little malt shop in the middle of town where the soda jerks always give you an extra pump of cherry flavoring in your Coke."

"That sounded like a lot of words my parents would use."

"Sorry, my town's small and old fashion I guess. It's stuck in the 80s while everyone in it's moving to the future. Just a little town fading into the past. Now it's faded forever, at least for me."

"Kira?" Danny said, standing up.

"What?"

"You're crying."

"Oh," I said with the embarrassed realization, "sorry about that."

"Don't worry about it," he said, wiping away one stream on my face, "you're like a little sister at this point."

"Danny, how old are you?"

"Fourteen," he said with confusion.

"I'm like your older sister," I said with a smile.

"How old are you?" he asked, obviously taken back by my statement.

"Almost sixteen."

"But, you're still in my grade."

"I lied about my age so I could be in the same classes as you. You, Sam, and Tucker are my only friends there."

"Why? You could have made other friends."

"Danny, the first time I met Dash, I stomped his foot in, Paulina I mouthed off to, I outright let Valerie know I don't like her, and I overshadowed Star. I don't do well with people."

"But you're basically retaking a year!"

"I don't plan on being here that long. And I don't think credits transfer dimensions anyway. School's not important, mastering my powers for the next dimension is. Danny, can I ask you a question?"

"Sure."

"What was it like when you got your powers? Were you… scared?"

"A little I guess, but mostly I just thought it was cool. It freaked me out that I'd randomly phase through the floor or lose my pants. So, is there anything other than your age you've been lying about?"

"Well there is one thing, but don't laugh."

"What is it?"

"My middle name's not Isabelle."

"What is it?"

"Danielle."

He started rolling with laughter. "Why would you hide that?"

"I didn't figure the family needed another Dani."

"That's just perfectly ironic, Danielle."

"If you're going to start saying that, we're going to have a problem."