It was Wednesday evening. Danny, Sam and Tucker stretched as they got off the bus. They queued to get their cases, groggy from the flight, and trudged over to their waiting families. Sam walked over to a semi-hidden limo and waved to Danny and Tucker as she got in. She still tried to hide her wealth from the other students. The limo would be the last vehicle to leave. Chances were Sam was already in an argument about her dark attire with her mother. Tucker met up with his mother and father. His father grabbed Tucker's case and hauled it to the car boot and his mother brought him into a hug. The family got into the car and Tucker waved as the car pulled away. Danny spotted the Fenton Family Ghost Assault Vehicle parked outside the school. It was parked legally so Danny knew his mother drove it there. He pulled his case awkwardly to the vehicle and opened the door.
"Danny! How was New York?" Jack Fenton boomed from the passenger seat. Jazz smiled at Danny from the back. She had convinced their parents to wait in the vehicle.
"It was fun. I met up with Jake Long and his friends," Danny answered as he pushed the case into a secure corner.
"Long? That sounds familiar," Maddie Fenton remembered. Danny nodded to her.
"He came here during the spring. He visited you guys to ask about Danny Phantom," Danny reminded her. Maddie nodded.
"Yes, now I remember. I didn't know that you were friends," Maddie called back, eyeing her son with the rear view mirror. Danny shrugged.
"He remembered seeing me at Fenton Works and we got talking. We were paired up together for the week," Danny half-lied. Danny sat down beside Jazz and pulled on his seat belt.
Maddie started the vehicle and called back that they wanted to hear about everything over dinner. They were getting Nasty Burger take away before they went home.
"Hey little brother. How's the neck?" Jazz whispered. Jazz had badgered Danny to call her all Sunday, so he did and explained to her what had happened, regretfully telling her about his burn. She had freaked out. She started cursing Walker aloud and started ramble about how to cover up the burn before Danny could calm her down.
"Better. It's hardly noticeable now. Couldn't wait to get rid of that ridiculous scarf," Danny answered and discretely allowed Jazz to check for herself, aware that Maddie could see them with the rear view mirror. Jazz agreed softly.
"Want to talk about it properly tonight?" Jazz suggested quietly. Danny smiled but shook his head.
"Nah, I'm good. Besides I have to unlock the portal and deal with a little Phantom business. Think you can make sure mom and dad stay out of the lab while I do that?" Danny informed her. Jazz nodded as they pulled up outside the Nasty Burger.
Later that evening Danny stood in the lab, ignoring Jazz's latest lecture to their parents. He pulled out his phone and found the password he used for the portal. He typed it in and unlocked it. He then changed into Danny Phantom and floated in.
"Walker! Get lost!" Danny shouted angrily. A number of Walker's guards appeared, including Walker's second-in-command.
"You're under arrest Phantom," the second-in-command called to Danny.
"You spoken to Walker recently?" Danny shot back with a raised eyebrow. The guards hesitated, they clearly had.
"That was three untrained humans and Sam and Tucker. You really want to deal with me at full strength," Danny reasoned. He didn't really want to bother fighting these losers but he wasn't lying. He had fully recovered from Walker's torture.
The ghosts looked at each other and Danny could sense what they were thinking. They were realising that they couldn't win. They could either fight Danny and lose or run back to Walker and hope that Walker was forgiving. However since Danny had thwarted his most recent plan and helped most of the prisoners to escape, if it was indirectly, Walker would be in a very bad mood. The guards nodded as one and pointed their sticks at Danny. Danny sighed and channelled his ice powers. The guards were frozen solid in moments.
He then pulled out Skulker's thermos. He pressed the release button and tried to look menacing.
"It's about time whelp!" Skulker complained.
"I'll make you a deal Skulker. Don't hunt Jake again and I'll look the other way when you take these ghosts to hunt in your free time," Danny suggested, pointing to the frozen guards. Skulker raised a metallic eyebrow.
"What's to stop me taking them anyway?" Skulker asked.
"I could always freeze you solid and push you towards Walker's prison as a peace offering," Danny offered. Skulker narrowed his eyes.
"Very well, child. I'll accept your deal. But don't think I'll stop hunting you," Skulker warned. Danny smirked.
"Hey after the week I had, I just want things to be normal. Besides, I can kick your butt anytime I want," Danny remarked cockily. Skulker grinned broadly, silently accepting the challenge. The ghost boy was a far better prize than any dragon, Skulker decided. Danny watched Skulker cart off the guard ice cubes towards his island and flew back through the portal, closing it as he walked past the controls.
He invisibly walked through the kitchen and saw Jazz finish up her lecture. Their father looking suitably confused. Danny called Jake and informed him that Skulker wouldn't be back to New York any time soon. They got talking and it wasn't long before Jake was yelled at to go to bed. Danny smiled as they said their goodbyes. Then he turned to the seemingly mammoth task of unpacking his case. Things would be back to normal by tomorrow. Just how things should be.
So that's that.
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Also I want to inform you that I will be putting up another fanfic in the near future that will be a three-way fanfic including Danny Phantom, Jake Long and Kim Possible. This fanfic will take into account the four other fanfics as canon, i.e. they will be referenced. Feel free to read them before this so you don't feel lost...
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