Chapter 64: The Staff of Restoration

On the island, Freakshow was among those who were captured. He was carrying a large box of tools to Motor Ed.

"This is ridiculous…" He muttered. "I shouldn't be here, I should be in my train, escaping…"

"Whatever, Dude…" Motor Ed said as he took the tool box.

Freakshow shook his head and walked away.

"I still don't know where Lydia is…"

That's when a large foot appeared in front of him. One that belonged to Slashfang. Looking up, he started sweating in fear.

"I was told you were the last to use the Reality Gauntlet and that it was destroyed… is this true?"

Freakshow blinked.

"Y-yes…" He saw claws being readied. "But I know how to find what is needed to restore it!" He shouted quickly.

Slashfang looked intrigued.

"Is this so?"

"The Staff of Restoration!" He said. "I know what museum it's in! It's in Quebec!"

"A staff?"

Shego, who was nearby, overheard them.

"Yes, what of it?"

"It was taken like 5 years ago by some cat burglar named Falsetto Jones… that's what of it." Shego sassed with an amused smile.

Her smile dropped when Slashfang looked to her.

"Where can I find this Falsetto Jones?"

It was 7:30 and Danny was about to head out when he heard a knock at his door.

He saw it was Kim, and he blushed.

"Hey, Ron and I are going to be doing a little mission on the East Coast, figure something more of the norm for us can get out mind's off Terakons for a while…"

"Okay, cool." Danny said.

There was a notable awkward silence between the two regarding last night.

"So… everything okay?" Kim asked.

Danny's dream flashed through his mind, regarding the part of them getting married and having a baby.

"Y-Yeah…" He said, trying to avoid eye contact.

Kim was not convinced.

"You sure?"

"Yes!" He said. "I'm… good."

She walked towards him.

Ron's downstairs, no doubt watching television, so this will be fine.

She then put her hands on his face.

"A little good luck for having Barkin in class again…"

She was about to kiss him, but he spoke up.

"Well… I completely forgot about that until you reminded me just now…" Danny said miserably.

Kim smiled. "Sorry… here's an apology then."

She kissed him, and he returned it.

As Danny and Kim shared this kiss, they were unaware that they had an audience.

It was Bonnie, who heard the two talk as she was changing and came to look, only to see this.

She saw the kiss and bit her lip, her fists are shaking and she is angry.

"Better enjoy him while you can, K... he WILL be mine..." Bonnie whispered before angrily marching away, not that either of those had noticed.

Once the kiss ended, she nodded and headed out the door.

Danny was left smiling and blushing her way even after she left. That's when he snapped out of it.

"School!"

He raced out the door, not seeing Bonnie was there, thinking and smiling.

She had an idea.

Taking a jet to their destination, Kim went on the Kimmunicator.

"Go Wade, who sent the message?"

"That's just it, no idea. It was an encoded message that Falsetto Jones has something that was stolen from a museum years ago." Wade explained.

"Falsetto Jones?" Ron asked. "Didn't he get sent to prison when we brought that diamond back?"

"He's got enough money to pay his bail. Fortunately, it took half his savings, so he can't afford as much security as he used to." Wade explained.

"Which means it might be easier to sneak in." Kim realized.

"Bingo." Wade said.

As they were talking, they were seemingly unaware of a ghost attached to the jet. A vulture ghost who looked inside before taking off.

He had a headphone on that was attached to his fez.

"They're on their way, boss! But the ghost boy's not with them…"

"Well, we just need her to do the job…" Vlad said. "Besides, Daniel will serve his purpose later."

Vlad was in the Ghost Zone, inside what looked to be a satellite with his head on the top. Inside, he was talking into a console.

"Keep your eye on that island. If something goes wrong, inform me." Vlad ordered.

"Will do. Over and out." The Vulture said as he disconnected.

Vlad sat back in his seat as he pondered what he going to do.

"That scaly freak Thirorex hasn't found me yet, but thanks to all of the sensors I put around, I can just escape as soon as he shows up." That's when the console got a ping. He answered it. "What is it?"

"Boss!" Another vulture said. "We found her!"

Vlad grinned.

"Perfect. Get her…" He said as he rubbed his hands together evilly.

"You better thank me for this…"

A woman's voice behind him caught his attention.

Vlad groaned as he turned around, seeing Desiree there.

"I told you, woman. I won't wish anything because I know you'll find some way of turning it against me. So, you will keep your mouth shut about where I am and bring me materials and food and I will reward you when I find that staff and use it to restore the Reality Gauntlet, since my research shows the staff could restore magical items."

"And in return, you grant me what I want?" Desiree asks.

"Yes!" He snapped. "I will marry you, then divorce you so can have your own kingdom to yourself…"

Desiree smiled.

"Excellent." She said before flying off. She stopped. "Although…"

"The only woman I will have any children with is Maddie!" He snapped.

Desiree giggled. "Don't worry, I'd freak if my kids look anything like you…"

Vlad grumbled at that obvious insult as she flew away.

Danny was walking to school, intent to meet up with his friends. That's when he heard her voice.

"Oh, Danny!"

He groaned.

"That's what I get for not flying…"

Suddenly, he felt Bonnie's hands on his arm.

"Wanna ditch school with me?" She asked sweetly.

"Uh… no. I need to get to first period." He said.

As Bonnie kept tugging as his arm, someone else took notice.

"Fentonowski!"

Danny groaned at the sound of that voice.

Great… another person I don't want to see right now…

Dash was walking towards Danny, intent on pummeling him, when he took notice of Bonnie.

"You?!" He asked in shock.

"You?!" Bonnie asked in annoyance.

Danny was surprised.

"You two know each other?" He asked. "Must be a Nasty Person Convention this week…" He whispered to himself.

"She's the hottie who blew me off Monday!" Dash said. "What are you doing with this loser?"

"I happen to think he's cute…" She said.

Danny rolled his eyes and was about to make a break for it.

"Nuh-uh! You lie!" Dash accused.

"Oh yeah?" Bonnie then grabbed Danny by the arm and pulled him in. "How's this?"

She immediately kissed his cheek, earning a blush on his face.

Dash gritted his teeth in annoyance before turning away and storming off.

"I don't need this!" He said.

As soon as he was gone, Danny smiled a little.

"You hate Dash too? Wow, we actually have something in common…" Danny said.

"So…" Bonnie said as she tugged his arm more. "How about we ditch class?"

"Sorry, I have homework and- wait. What about your homework?" Danny asked.

Bonnie stopped and was confused.

"What do you mean?"

"Kim mentioned you guys have to e-mail your homework, did you even do that yet? Did you send it? You know Barkin is staying at our place too, right?"

Bonnie's eyes opened in recognition.

"Oh crud! Thanks Danny, see you later!" She said before running back to FentonWorks.

Danny laughed a little.

"Well… this might actually be a good day."

"Never mind… it isn't."

It was Home Economics, and since P.E. classes are done later into the day, Barkin found another class he could substitute.

"Okay people, now listen up! Your regular Home Economics teacher, while enjoying a night out, slipped on ice that fell from her Iced Tea. She's going to have to heal her arm, so for the time being, I'll be covering this class!"

Most of the students groaned in frustration.

"Seriously?" Sam questioned.

"Dude was pretty much the only teacher I ever noticed at Middleton High…" Danny said to her and Tucker.

"Is it too late to call in sick?" Tucker questioned.

Barkin then marched through the aisles of desks.

"Today, we're going to cook. We're going to start with something simple…" He then took notice of a few students who weren't paying attention, namely Paulina, Dash and Kwan. They were respectively filing nails, sleeping and throwing a ball of paper at another student. "Is there a reason who three aren't taking this serious?"

"Please… I'm rich. I won't need to learn this stuff…" Paulina dismissed.

"I'm not gonna waste my time learning to what my future wife is going to do for me!" Dash said. Kwan nodded.

"Oh really?" Barkin asked. "Question: If you three were in the midst of the jungle and had no one around to cook for you and your only means of survival is hunting… HOW DO YOU PLAN TO SURVIVE IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO COOK?!" His volume got them to straighten up. There was a pause. "THAT'S NOT A RHETORICAL QUESTION, WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO?!"

"Uh… the mall?" Paulina asked.

"A drive-thru?" Dash asked.

Barkin was turning red with anger.

"Uh, guys?" Kwan spoke up. "I don't think that's what he wanted to hear."

Barkin then pulled out sheets from his jacket and handed one to each of them.

"Extra homework! I'll expect it on my desk at 7 AM…"

"But the school doesn't open until 7:30!" Dash whined.

"And I have to get all my beauty sleep!" Paulina added in.

Barkin's glare intensified.

"EXTRA homework!" He said as he took out more sheets.

All three of them groaned.

Barkin marched back to his desk.

"Whoa… I'd almost feel sorry for them…" Sam said.

"Okay, we're going to start with something simple. Beef stew!" Barkin shouted.

Sam groaned in disgust.

"Alright!" Tucker said. "I can get behind that!"

"NO EATING OF INGREDIENTS!" Barkin shouted.

Tucker immediately pouted.

"Aww…"

"Uh, Mr. Barkin!" Sam rose her hand. "Question!"

"If you must, Manson…" Barkin groaned.

"Do the words "I'm an ultra-recyclo vegetarian" mean anything?" She said in her usual tone of stubbornness.

Barkin rose a brow. "No, because I don't know what that is."

"It's what she calls vegan because she doesn't want to use "mainstream" names." Danny said with air quotes.

"I see… in that case, do the words "Getting an F in Home Economics" mean anything?" Barkin responded.

Sam lowered her arm and groaned.

"I'll just keep my hands away from my mouth until I wash them…"

Elsewhere, Danielle was hiding away. She was sleeping inside an abandoned school that was miles away from Amity Park.

She finally awoke, yawning loudly. After smacking her lips, she reaches for a nearby apple she had to steal and have it for breakfast. As she munched, she thought to herself.

I hope Danny and Kim are okay with dealing with those monsters, not just Vlad.

She thought this as she looked out the windows to see the town that she was in. She doesn't even remember the name, only that it was as far away she could think of while hearing what's going on in Amity Park.

"I've been hearing sounds on what's going on. From dragon sightings to Kim Possible being seen in Amity Park. I hope they're okay…" She said to herself.

That's when her ghost sense went off.

She got up and morphed, looking around in case the ghost made a move.

It was then two pairs of talons grabbed her arms.

It was two of the vulture ghosts.

"Hey, kid! Papa wants you home!"

Realizing what's going on, Dani phased her arms out of their grip and blasted the birds before flying away at full speed.

Once she was out, she looked around and then notice what looked like a café. Thinking fast, she flew towards it. She saw a man on the laptop. She thought fast and phased into the café and overshadowed the man.

She started typing to do a web search, for Kim's website.

Using parachutes after jumping out of a plane, Kim and Ron were set to land near the port to take the boat to Falsetto's island.

"How do we know what this staff is going to look like when we see it?" Ron askes.

"It's got a tip that looks like a lamp." Kim explained. "Wade showed me a picture of it while you were sleeping. I'm not sure where he has it, which is why we'll need to be quick and careful." She said.

"Too bad Danny has school, he could have used his powers to find it faster." Ron said.

"Yeah…" Kim said. "He's probably wishing he could since he's going to have class with Barkin."

Ron shuddered. "He's going to wish he was here with us…"

It was now 6th period for Casper High and it was exhausting for everyone who had Barkin for Home Economics and Gym.

Even Dash and Kwan, two of the more athletic students, were sore and groaning like the others. The tired muscles were still sore.

Valerie was about ready to pass out as Star weakly tried to drink her water.

"Even ghosts aren't this tough on me…" She whispered to herself.

Danny was with his friends at their seats for math class.

"Math… my worst subject." He said before letting out a breath. "Well, at least Mr. Falluca-"

"Listen up, people!"

All of the students groaned at the sound of that voice.

"I have a new voice for the monster in my nightmares…" Sam muttered.

"Your regular math teacher called in sick today. So, for today, I'll cover this class." Barkin said as he took the seat. The students' constant groaning agitated him. "Don't complain, sit up!"

All of them did as he ordered.

"Where are ghosts when you need them?" Danny asked under his breath.

That's when, to everyone's surprise, something flew in from the open window. It looked like a small spaceship.

"Aliens!" Dash shouted in panic.

"INVADERS?! EVASIVE ACTION!" Barkin shouted.

Everyone got under their desks as the small ship hovered in. That's when it projected on the wall.

"Hello?" A familiar voice said.

Danny recognized it.

"Wade?"

He was the first to look up, then followed by his friends and Barkin.

Wade was on the projection as he noticed he was in a classroom. He knew Danny was in class and had a secret identity, so he kept it discreet.

"Sorry, I'm looking for Danny Phantom. Someone sent a message on Kim's website asking for help in finding him. Says they're in trouble and it looks like the message came from Marmel Town. Says their "Danny With-An-I" and he'd get the name. If anyone knows where to find him, let him know." The transmission ended.

"Danny with an I?" He thought before it hit him. "Danielle needs me…"

Suddenly, Paulina stood up with her hand up.

"Ooh! The Ghost Boy? I'll go look for him!"

"He said if someone knew where to find him?" Sam shouted at her.

"I wanna go!" Dash said.

"I'll go!" Mikey said.

Soon, a whole bunch of students were offering to go find Danny Phantom.

"People! Settle down!" Barkin said before losing his cool again. "QUIET!" This shut them up. "I will decide one person to go… Danny Fenton." Suddenly, the students jeered at that. "HE'S THE ONLY NOT BEING OBNOXIOUS RIGHT NOW! FENTON, GO ALREADY AND USE YOUR FAMILY'S DOOHICKEYS TO FIND HIM OR WHATEVER!"

Danny knew Barkin was giving him a chance to make a break for it.

He ran out and nodded.

"Thanks Mr. B!" He said as he left.

"No running in the halls!" Barkin shouted.

Once Danny was out and saw nobody around, he smiled.

"No running, but didn't say anything about flying…"

He then morphed into Danny Phantom and flew.

Meanwhile, Valerie was upset like the rest of the class, but for a different reason.

I know where Phantom is going to be ahead of time for once and I can't reach him… She thought miserably.

Kim and Ron found themselves back in Falsetto's mansion, sneaking in with ease.

"Huh, this place looks different…" Ron said. "Do you think he redecorated?"

Notably, a lot of fancy painting and furniture were missing from the areas they were in.

"He probably had to sell stuff to keep his money." Kim suggested. She then looked into the Kimmunicator. "Wade, any idea where he stores stuff he never sold off?"

"Blueprints showed he does have a basement. He might have kept his less valuable stuff there." Wade said.

"Don't tell me, it's protect by-"

"Lasers."

"Another bad villain cliché. Can't wait to hear this pun…" She said with an eye roll. "This will burn you up!" She said in Falsetto's signature voice.

Rufus laughed at that from Ron's pocket.

Danny was flying as fast as he could to Marmel Town, which was miles past Elmerton. It was somewhere between Amity Park and the Tri-City area Middleton is a part of. He was flying as fast as he could.

"Hang on, Danielle…" He said to himself with urgency. His phone then went off and he answered. "Hello?"

"Satellite footage shows she's above the rooftops fighting ghosts." Wade explained.

Danny's eyes widened.

"Wade?! How'd you get this number?"

"I… may or may not have gotten it from Kim…" He said.

Danny was silent despite speeding.

"When this is all done with and Thirorex is dealt with… please delete whatever program you use to find me…" Danny said. "Or just plain give me space…"

"Got it. Anyway, you should be seeing her soon." Wade said.

Danny nodded.

Once he was withing city limits, he put the phone away and looked around.

That's when he saw her on the rooftops.

Dani Phantom was firing at the vulture ghosts.

However, one of them knocked her into the rooftop.

"Ha! You're not as tough as the real Phantom, girl!" He said. "Soon as boss gets the staff from the cheerleader, we'll use it to make sure the real thing sides with us!"

"Yeah, boss will finally get that Fenton lady he wants so bad…" The other said.

Before they could do anything, Danny Phantom flew in and punched both of them away.

"GET AWAY FROM HER!" He shouted protectively.

The vulture saw him and flew in to attack.

In a split second and one swing of his arm, Danny grabbed all of the vultures by the neck and threw them into the floor, making cracks.

"Hey! I'm an old bird!" One of them shouted.

Danny paid no attention, he only aimed a finger, ready to fire, at them.

"Go back to Vlad and tell him Danielle isn't going back!"

One of the vulture's laughed nervously.

"What? We weren't bringing her back to him, right?" He asked his partner.

"Nope! Not at all!"

"GO!" Danny shouted.

Both vultures were terrified of him and immediately flew away.

Dani got up and hovered towards where they ran away, smiling.

"Nice!" She looked to see Danny looking at her with arms crossed and a scolding expression, making her feel bad. "Uh… hi?" She waved innocently.

"Why did you go?" He asked, still looking upset with her. "Jazz and I were upset you left without even saying goodbye…"

Dani flinched when she said that.

"I'm sorry…" She said quickly. "I was afraid of Vlad finding me there since your dad is still under the belief they're best friends… Plus…"

"Plus?"

"While I was pretending to be you I… guess… I got really used to being part of your family. I played games with them, had dinner, watched movies… it was… fun…" She smiled a little. "I… really loved it." She frowned. "But it wasn't real. I didn't just go because I was afraid of Vlad, I just didn't belong there…"

Danny took a step closer to her. Dani was afraid, but then he pulled her into a hug, holding her tight.

Dani just froze there, unsure what to say or do until Danny spoke.

"I'm mad you left… but not so mad I'm not happy to see you…" Danny said as he began to smile. "Don't say stuff like that, you belong with us. Whether you like it or not, you were made from Fenton DNA and it makes you family. Besides, you can't live alone forever on the streets."

"But I'm not real…" She said.

"You are to me." He responded.

With that, her eyes started to water as she smiled and returned the hug.

That's when they both returned to human form and Danny let her down.

Danielle sniffed and wiper her eyes with her sleeve.

"Something in my eye…" She said to hide her crying.

Danny smiled.

"Come on… I have time. Let's get you something to eat…"

Team Possible arrived at the laser protected hallway that led to the basement.

Kim nodded.

"Okay. Wait here and keep an eye out for trouble." Kim instructed Ron.

"Got it!" Ron saluted her along with Rufus.

"Okay…" She said.

Kim took a step back and, after a breath, ran into the hallway.

With grace and her physical prowess, she was able to jump and roll her way through, avoiding each laser.

She finally made it to the end, not a single beam touching her as she did a graceful bow.

"And with no powers…" She said.

That's when she went through the door.

While that's going on, a portal opened above the docks. Out came Drakken, with a small army of his robot Armors.

He took notice of the island they were going to.

"So, that's the island, eh? Well, if this gauntlet thing can do what they say, maybe they won't mind if I borrow it?" He said with a grin to himself.

That's when Slashfang stuck his head through the portal.

"Remember, blue human. Use these machines to find that staff, then return here in one hour…" He instructed.

"Got it!" He said.

As the portal closed, Drakken grumbled in an annoyed tone before a smile came to his face.

Kim looked throughout the basement before noticing something propped against the wall that happened to match the description.

"That looks like it…" She walked over and held it up. "Weird… I'm not sure what Plasmius wants with this, but he went through all of the trouble creating a fake account to hire us into finding it. It might be what he needs to fight back."

Flashback

Once the vulture ghost left, Wade checked his computer.

"All clear, he's gone. Scanner shows no ghost in or outside the plane."

"Finally…" Kim said. "Does Plasmius think he can fool us? I mean, he sent it to one of the most brilliant geniuses on Earth and you double check everything…"

"Whatever Falsetto has that Vlad wants, it must be a big reason." Wade said.

Flashback over

Kim studied the odd object in her hands.

"Weird… it looks old and yet doesn't feel old." She said. She rose a brow. "Wonder what it's for. Is it a weapon? Well, we'll find out…"

She went up the stairs and opened the door.

Once she went through, she saw Falsetto Jones, with his guards that had Ron and Rufus in their grasps.

"Sorry, KP." Ron said apologetically. "I didn't keep my eye out far enough…"

"Well, well… Kim Possible." Falsetto said. "Come to take back my-" He quickly saw what she was holding. "That… thing. Wait, you came to retrieve that?"

"Uh… yeah? Another mega supervillain is after it, why?"

"How should I know? I only stole it for the large diamond inside. My men tried to destroy it, but it was somehow hard to do so. I just had it put away in case I needed a blunt weapon." He said. "In any case…" He snapped his fingers.

Outside, the vulture observing panicked as he spoke into his headpiece.

"Boss! We gotta problem!"

The two walked down the streets together.

Danielle stuffed a hot dog into her mouth as she walked alongside Danny, who smirked.

"I'm amazed you can eat that much." He said.

She shrugged.

"What can I say? I guess I take after your dad in the appetite department." She admitted before a small burp.

Danny laughed a little.

I wonder… would Mom and Dad love her as much as Jazz and I have come to? She's been like a little sister to us. Heck, she technically is genetically.

His thoughts were ended when his phone went off. He answered it.

"Hello?"

"Danny! Kim and Ron are in trouble." Wade said. Danny stopped in his tracks, something Danielle noticed. "I set you up with a ride. Just head into the air and you should get picked up by a test supersonic jet."

"Thanks Wade." Danny hung up. He looked down to Danielle, who just finished her hot dog. "Kim and Ron need help…" He extended his hand to her. "Care to be Danny Phantom's sidekick for the day?"

She stared at his hand for a moment before she smiled and nodded. She then took it.

"Let's go save your girlfriend!"

Danny's smile dropped as he got mildly defensive.

"She's not my-"

"Really? Not yet?" She asked.

Danny rolled his eyes as she smiled teasingly.

"Let's just go."

They both went around a corner to go ghost.

They flew upward together before the jet Wade told Danny of came. They phased into it as it sent them to its destination.

Well, looks like Falsetto is going to have a few guests soon.

Meantime, hooray for a family reunion!

But at the same time, Drakken and his robots are about to engage.

What kind of chaos is about to happen?

You may have noticed Falsetto mentioned a certain something the staff doesn't have anymore, that's going to plan an important part.

Now for responses.

wiseguy2415: I see

MeteorElDrago: May take a while.

Luiz4200: Yup, emulating Gravity Falls there. And SpongeBob. It would be a surprise Kim would want a day off from all that. As for the book being there on purpose... maybe?

Jebest4781: Glad you liked it.

BeConFuzzled Writer: Probably because he figured to save the best for last. That and I'm too lazy to come up with a proper answer. :)