Thank you Luiz4200 for the chapter idea. It gave me a lot to work with.
After Sam and Tucker had dropped off Danny's homework (and burst out laughing), they went their separate directions. For now, though, we will focus on Sam.
Sam walked slowly up to her house and opened the front door only to be grabbed by a hefty man in a white suit.
"What the heck is going on?!" She shouted as she struggled against her captor.
A few more men in white suits appeared, including Operatives O and K (ever notice how if you put those letters together, you either get OK [okay or KO [knocked out Three men behind them held her terrified mother, father, and grandma.
"Miss Manson, according to government records, Danny Phantom was marked as adopted by your family. Upon interrogation, neither your mother nor father can recall agreeing to this adoption or having the aforementioned ghost in their house at any point in time." O reported.
Sam cast a quick glance at her confused parents. Their expressions showed that they were slowly putting the puzzle pieces together.
"So what do you want from me?" The teen demanded, playing dumb.
"We want to know if you participated in any plan to put Danny Phantom under your family's name without their knowledge." K responded in monotone.
The interrogation was cut short when a man with blond hair, Operative L (he exists! Check Livin' Large!), walked into the room.
"Sir, the ghost kid's not here." He reported. "But we searched the girl's room. We found some white hair, almost definitely Phantom's."
Sam had to hold back a short gasp. Great, now they had proof!
"Samantha, is what these men are saying true? You let the ghost kid near your room? And you tricked us into adopting him?" Sam's mother charged.
"Mom, you don't understand!" Sam yelled desperately.
"Excuse me, but you can finish off this little chat later. Right now, all we need are his adoption papers. With those, we'll have full custody over him." O explained.
"I'm sorry, but we do not know where they might be." Sam's father apologized.
"May I point out that there is a major flaw in your scheme?" Sam's Grandma suddenly piped up. Everyone turned to stare at the little old lady in shock.
"And what would that be?" K interrogated.
"My granddaughter would not be old enough to sign up for the adoption volunteer program in the first place. She's only 16. (Okay, some may argue, but I think that they would be about 16 by D-Stabilized.)"
"Thank you so much for that little detail. Ida Manson, we now suspect you of helping her with this plan." O charged.
Sam gave her Grandma a surprised look. She practically just admitted that she had helped! In response to Sam's look, the grandmother just gave off a small smirk.
"Now we ask you again. Where are the documents? And do you have any idea where Phantom is?" K demanded.
"He went to Florida!" Sam shouted. "He wanted to get away from you creeps, so he flew away!"
"Interesting." K muttered. "Jasmine Fenton also said that he flew away."
Sam felt a tinge of relief that the stories had matched up.
"The stories agree." O concluded. "Alright, men, we'll meet up with the other team and if they agree as well, we're taking a trip to Florida. With any luck, the ghost kid will be there. But if he's not, we're coming back for you."
"What if he ran away again? He could go anywhere!" Sam continued.
"Phantom is a natural media attraction. He won't be able to stay hidden for long. Eventually, someone will spot him and we'll be able to confirm his whereabouts." K explained simply.
With that, the men released the family members and walked out the door, slamming it behind them. After a moment, Sam's parents turned to glare at her.
"Explain. Now." Her father demanded.
Danny was sitting up in his room, doing his homework, when a knock sounded on the window. Curiously, he looked over to see an exhausted Sam. The boy dashed to the window and flung it open for her. The Goth girl leaped inside and motioned for someone else. A moment later, Tucker climbed in as well, collapsing on the floor.
"Guys, why did you climb through the window?" Danny questioned as Sam slammed the window shut.
"The Guys in White showed up at our houses." Sam reported. "They know we're helping you and that you were 'adopted' by my family."
"And they found out that I hung around with you. They crashed into my house and searched everywhere and…well, I forgot to turn off the computer and they saw some pictures of Phantom you, me, and Sam together." Tucker added.
"Right now, they think that you're in Florida." Sam informed.
"This…is bad. But, why couldn't you have just used the door?" Asked the half-ghost.
"You think our parents were glad about us hanging around with you? If they call here, we don't want your parents telling them." Tucker snapped.
"Oh, no. This is all my fault. If I had…" Danny started, but was cut off by his gothic friend.
"Danny, don't say that." Sam interrupted. "There isn't anything you could have done to prevent this. We just have to think of a way out of it, like we always do."
"Danny, Phantom, can I come in?" Maddie asked while knocking on the door.
Danny panicked and grabbed his friends' hands and turned them all invisible. Barely a second later, Maddie pushed the door open.
"Okay, I know you're in here. What are you two doing that you don't want me to know about?" Maddie questioned certainly.
Danny bit his lip nervously and squeezed his friends' hands tighter.
"Okay, fine, I'm going." The woman told them. She walked out the door, shutting I behind her.
Danny waited a few seconds before deciding that it was safe for him them to become visible again.
"Whew, that was close." Danny stated, but was caught off guard when the door slammed open.
"Sam? Tucker?" Maddie questioned. "What are you doing here? Where's Phantom?"
"Um…well…we…" Danny's two friends stuttered in response.
"Hey, look over there!" Danny shouted, but his mother simply glared at him. "Mom, Phantom's right behind you!"
Maddie sighed and decided to look behind her, finding nothing but air. But when she turned around, Phantom was now part of the small group.
"I'm not even going to ask." She stated, knowing full well that even if she did, she wouldn't receive a straight answer. "Sam, Tucker, do your parents know you're here?"
Neither answered.
"I'll call them." The ghost hunter volunteered.
"No!" Everyone shouted, moving in front of the door.
Maddie raised an eyebrow at their odd behavior.
Sam sighed and decided to give in. "Mrs. Fenton, our parents don't know we're here because we snuck out. The Guys in White stormed our houses looking for Danny-Phantom, that is-and let's just say our parents weren't too happy about it."
Maddie glanced at Tucker, who nodded in agreement.
"This is what I meant by 'everyone who gets close to me is in danger'." Phantom clarified. "Let's face it; I'm on the most wanted list in both the Earth and the Ghost Zone. It's not safe for people to be around me."
"Danny, what are you getting at?" Sam prodded.
"I have to leave."
Okay, I'm hoping that this will be my last little random problem.
