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Found

Chapter 18: Tying up loose ends

The Next Morning

It was seven in the morning in the Strong household.

Star yawned loudly, almost falling asleep into her breakfast due to barely getting so much as 4 hours of sleep during the entire night.

Her father and Georgia looked at her strangely.

"Everything alright, princess?...Mr. Strong asked and Star nodded.

"Uh huh...I just need coffee..."A tired Star said to her father.

She just needs coffee...

Very...Very...STRONG....Coffee

As Star reached for her cup, an explosion ripped apart her front door as the Idiots in White, K and O burst in with flak jackets and heavy blasters, along with what Star believed to be grunt agents.

"What? What are those idiots doing here?..."Star thought in horror and anger.

She thought that after last night, she'd seen the last of them for a while, but now they show up here and tear down her front door and began smashing all of their belongings, even their breakfast table as Johnathan, Star and even Georgia got away, with the two adults shielding Star as these government agents began to bust on their stuff.

"Hey, that's my trophy!..." Star said, seeing her cheer trophy from the eighth grade snapped in half.

"My kitchen!..." Georgia shouted outraged.

Her dad was understandably enraged at the sight of this too.

"What is the meaning of this?..."Johnathan demanded as marched up to the two "leading" agents.

"Guys In White..."Agent O said as he showed his badge.

"Step aside..." Agent K said.

"Why are you destroying my house and ruining my family's breakfast?..."Johnathan demanded.

"We are here on official ghost hunting business..."K said and Star panicked.

"What? No! Don't tell me that they figured out about me and Dani?...'Star thought in horror.

"Ghost? What ghost? We haven't seen any ghosts around here?.."Johnathan said.

"They're ghosts, they can turn invisible..." Agent O pointed out.

"That doesn't explain why you think there is one here..."Johnathan pointed out.

"This is the last known place of Danny Phantom's irritating brat of a cousin was seen before the one of our robots found her. She got away and we're checking every place she was last seen. We're going to rip the house down to it's foundations to find the brat than subject her to torture painful experiments more torture and even more painful experiments..."O said.

"Danny Phantom has a cousin?..." Georgia asked

"A little ghost girl that's just as irritating as the original..." Agent K said

Mr. Strong didn't look pleased to hear this. Not at all.

"You can't be serious! You would torture a child!..." Mr. Strong said outraged.

"She's a ghost!..."K said.

Star wondered how much they knew and decided to risk it.

"That doesn't give you a right to do this sort of this..."Star said.

"Stand down, child!..."Agent K said disrespectfully.

Star blinked.

"Looks like they didn't figure out my identity or Val's...that's good but I got to get them out of here...'Star thought.

"Hey, don't you speak to my daughter like that..."Johnathan said angrily.

"You tell them, sir, now you both, I will only ask this once, leave-

"Stand aside, wage slave!..." O snapped.

Georgia gasped from the insult and both of the Strong family glared at the two for that.

"Don't you dare!..." Star shouted.

"She was calling you out, you creeps!..."Star yelled.

"She's too low class for her opinion to be spoken to us..." K said unsympathetically.

"Why, I never!..."Georgia said in anger.

Mr. Strong was angry too.

"That's enough, you men broke into my home, vandalized my property and yelled at my daughter and disrespected my employee, all for some ghost girl...and even if she were here, do you have a warrant?...'Johnathan demanded.

The two agents looked to each other, before breaking out into laughter.

"We're the government, we don't need warrants..."O said, still laughing.

Johnathan heard this and narrowed his eyes.

"Being the government means following the law, including the fourth amendment..."He said as he pulled out his cell phone.

"No one cares about what's on some piece of paper written by wrinkled old fossils in powdered wigs,now step aside..." Agent K cocked his blaster

"We're going to hunt down the little brat..."O said, while Johnathan ignored him as he made his call.

Star, seeing a chance to throw some more fuel on the fire, said this.

"Hey, isn't that a Fenton design?..'Star said and just like last night, these lousy agents just shrugged shamelessly.

"It is but we repurposed it..."O said.

Star decided to do what she did last night, with her dad in ear shot.

"Really? He never told us he sold you his designs, and Jack Fenton probably would tell the entire town...'Star said.

"He didn't sell it to us, we took it and repurposed it. Nothing good should belong in the hands of that lumbering oaf and the woman stupid enough to marry him..."K said hatefully.

Star glared, but smirked when she saw the look on her dad's face.

"So, we can also add patent law violation..." Mr. Strong said, still on his phone.

"Yes..they are still here...yes...I see...best be quick about it..."Johnathan said sternly.

"Who exactly are you calling?..."O asked as Johnathan put his phone away and then looked at them.

"Not calling, called. Your superior was on the other end and he should be arriving soon..."Johnathan said.

Suddenly, a white SUV pulled up and Agent Alpha stepped out

"Keep the engine running, this won't be long..."Agent Alpha said as he went into the house, not knocking since there is no longer a door.

The older agent stepped in and Agent K and O saluted.

"Sir!..."The two agents saluted.

However, Agent Alpha looked mad at them as he saw the state of the house.

"What in Sam Hill do you idiots think your doing?!..." Agent Alpha roared

"No, wait don't answer...because you two clearly weren't thinking, if you thought doing something so completely stupid!...'Agent Alpha yelled at the two morons as Star and her family saw.

"Wow, this is even better than I thought..."Star thought with a grin.

"Sir, we are just tracking down a ghost, as per your orders..."O said.

"I only ordered you both to track down Danny Phantom, not do this! Honestly, we're still paying off when you did this to Vlad Masters!..."Agent Alpha yelled.

"And to top it all off, there is still the matter of what happened last night when you both stole our prototype security robot and wrecked it, even though I told you both that it was not to be touched and wouldn't be operational for another year, you bumbling buffoons!...'Agent Alpha yelled.

"Wait, they didn't have authorization to do what they did last night?..."Star thought, surprised to hear this.

"We told you sir, that wasn't our fault! It was the Red Huntress and her accomplice, they are the ones who free that ghost girl and-

"NO EXCUSES!.."Agent Alpha said, before turning to Mr. Strong.

"So, which of you called my office?...'He asked.

"That would be me, these two men broke into my house, destroyed my property, endangered and been rude to my daughter and employee and just admitted to stealing weapons from The Fenton..."Johnathan said.

Agent Alpha looked at the weapons with the obvious paint job that were clearly Fenton designs

"I see..."He said.

"I also know that they did this to the Fenton home too a few months back, without a warrant that time as well..."Star said, wanting to see these jerks get what's coming to them.

"I see...'Johnathan said, looking angrier.

"What do you care? What are you, their lawyer?..."O mocked.

"Actually, I am..."Johnathan said in anger.

Both Operatives dropped their grins.

"What?..."They both exclaimed.

"Johnathan Strong, attorney at law. I've agreed to defend them on any and all cases..." He said.

The two agents gulped nervously under the glares of their boss and Star's father

"How do you even know them?..."K asked. not liking this.

"My daughter is dating their son..."Johnathan said.

"You'd let your daughter date that moron's son..." O asked

"He's not a moron and neither is his wife, Jazz or Danny...'Star said in defense.

"You actually LIKE that boy?..." O questioned.

"Yeah, and I'm not ashamed to admit it!..." Star insisted.

"But he's... too pre pubescent..."K said and Star got mad.

"He's 14 and at least he's mature enough not to do this kind of thing, unlike you two..."Star shouted. "And clearly Jack Fenton is smarter than you give him credit for if your stealing his tech..."She pointed out.

"I happen to agree with my daughter, Danny is a good boy and while eccentric, Jack Fenton is a better man than the two of you morons put together..."Mr. Strong said

"I happen to agree with Mr. Strong here...'Alpha said.

"But sir..."The two agents said.

"Also, I happen to like Jack and Maddie , and I am adding this to the lawsuit that I am making against this organization..."Johnathan said.

"Lawsuit? For what?..."K shouted.

"Let's see: trespassing, breaking and entering, destruction of private property, violating the fourth amendment, child endangerment, patent violation and slander of character! And that's just the start. ..."Johnathan said.

"It's not slander if it's true! That lumbering oaf and his dumber wife should be the ones in trouble, not us..."K shouted.

"Yeah, plus we've got freedom of speech..."O said.

"Freedom of speech does not mean you get to run around dragging a man's name through the mud and taking his possessions. Which is what I say to Judge Marmel in court..."Johnathan said, showing that he is serious about suing them.

"You can't sue us! We are the government!.."O shouted.

"Yes, he can..." Georgia said.

"Haven't you two paid attention to history, the government has been sued before and lost in a court of law..."She said.

"And even if not, being part of the government doesn't make you above the law..."Johnathan said.

Agent Alpha turned to Mr. Strong

"Sir, I can assure you that no lawsuit needs to take place. I promise that the Fenton property will be returned to their rightful owners and you will be fully compensated..."Agent Alpha said as he then turned to his least favorite agents.

"My agents paychecks will assure that..."Agent Alpha said and the two agents looked flabbergasted.

"WHAT?!..."They both shouted.

"But sir-..."

"SILENCE!..."Agent Alpha said, before he turned to Mr. Strong.

"Mr. Strong, I assure you that I never authorized these idiots to do this attack on your home..."Agent Alpha said.

"There is also the matter of breaking and entering and putting my daughter, my employee and myself in danger..."Johnathan said.

"Not to mention the theft of Fenton property..." Jonathan Strong said.

Agent Alpha took a close look at the weapons that were not standard issue

"O! K! Care to explain to me why you thought it appropriate to steal Fenton property?!...'Agent Alpha demanded.

"But sir, they're idiots! They shouldn't have better gear than us!..."K said.

"So you stole from them just because you're jealous that they are better inventors...that's just sad..."Star said.

Agent Alpha's nostrils flared noticeably after his agents admitted that, before he looked to Mr. Strong again

"A lawsuit will not be necessary sir, the property will be returned along with full monetary compensation to your family and anyone else involved...and as for these fools, I will deal with them myself..."Agent Alpha said.

The two agents opened their mouths to speak

Agent Alpha then went with Mr. Strong to talk more about this out of court settlement, all the while Star was smirking a miles worth as she saw what happened as Agent Alpha came back and ordered all the agents to go outside.

"Oh man, this I got to see..."Star thought as she knew that the big guy wasn't done yet yelling at these morons.


Outside

Agent Alpha walked out of the Strong house, making a note that the front door would need to be fixed

Agent O and Agent K were pleading to him.

"Sir, you can't be serious!...'O pleaded.

"Please, you have to listen to us..."K begged.

Agent Alpha however did something unusual, took of his shade and showed off a pair of very, very angry green eyes, blazing at the two of them.

His right eye was even twitching due to how mad he looked.

The two agents gulped.

"Are you going to fire us?..."O asked.

"No..you're not fired..."Agent Alpha said in a low voice.

Both agents grinned, looking relieved. It left when they saw that their boss still looked mad.

"You both...have been demoted...to grunt agents, level 1..."Agent Alpha said.

"What?!...'They shouted.

That is right back to rookie agent status in the GIW organization, the very bottom!

"You need those jobs...in order to pay for everything you both have done..."Agent Alpha said.

"That robot cost us 5 million tax dollars and was still experimental, it will take years to make a replacement and that's only IF we can get the authorization again!..'Agent Alpha said.

"It was the Red Huntress and her accomplice's fault!...'Agent O shouted.

"Yes, sir. We told you. They broke into the warehouse, free the ghost we captured, destroyed the robot and every other weapon at the base! They should be the ones being punished, not us!..."K shouted.

"Let me get this straight..." Alpha sated with discontent. "You lost everything, EVERYTHING, to a bunch of girls with only two on them in battle armor and one being a ghost that is..what did you say, 4 feet tall?..."Agent Alpha asked.

The agents nodded.

"O!K! Clearly we have a problem in cover ups because that is ridiculous! No one unaffiliated with a ghost hunting organization can afford battle armor the way you described, much less teenagers, and the Red huntress has no accomplice..besides, even if she is a girl hunter...something I am still not used to, she hates ghosts!..."Agent Alpha said.

"But sir!..."Agent O said.

"SILENCE! We just lost our biggest investment last night because you two went against orders and you both will pay for it! LITERALLY!....'Agent Alpha said seriously.

The two agents eyes widen when they heard this. They didn't expect this.

"You...you don't expect US to pay for that robot, do you?!..."O asked in a panic.

"No..."Agent Alpha said.

Both agents were relieved.

"You ALSO have to pay for the repairs for the warehouse, replacement weapons, AS WELL as compensation to both the Strong family and The Fenton Family for your buffoonery! Even a rough estimate comes to AT LEAST 10 million dollars, you two WILL pay for it!...'Agent Alpha shouted.

"WHAT?! NO?!..."Agent K shouted.

"That's impossible!...Agent O bemoaned.

"SILENCE! BE GRATEFUL YOU BOTH ARE STILL IN THE AGENCY! I HAVE BEEN GETTING NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TWO FOR MONTHS, EVER SINCE YOU BOTH HUNTED THAT TEENAGER AT THE PLANETARIUM!..."Agent Alpha said.

"That wasn't our fault! We thought he was the ghost kid!..."O shouted.

"How were we suppose to know that he was just a stupid kid from Michigan who dyed his ha-

"NO EXCUSES! IT WAS PURE LUCK THAT NO ONE GOT HURT OR ELSE THAT COULD HAVE SHUT US DOWN! AND IT'S ONLY PURE LUCK NOW THAT I MANAGED TO CONVINCE MR. STRONG TO SETTLE OUT OF COURT! THE ONLY REASON I DIDN'T TERMINATE YOUR EMPLOYMENT BEFORE WAS BECAUSE OF BOTH YOUR FAMILY'S DONATIONS IS WHAT KEPT OUR FUNDING GOING BUT NO MORE! ONE MORE STRIKE AND YOU BOTH ARE OUT! ARE WE CLEAR?! AND YOU BOTH STILL HAVE TO PAY!..."

The two agents gulped nervously, knowing that they were in trouble. Agent Alpha then angrily marched back to his vehicle, while the two agents ran after him, pleading him to reconsider.

Unknown to the whimpering agents and their fuming superior, someone had witness the entire exchange and got it all on video with her cell phone.

It was Star, who recorded the entire thing, since she knew her friends would want to see this.

"Serves them right..."Star said, grinning as she walked away from her windows, smirking.

Those two agents got EXACTLY what they deserve.


A few moments later

Star walked back to the living room and saw her dad looking upset over the state of their house and Georgia was just trying to tidy up the mess left by those idiots.

"What a way to start a morning..."Johnathan said sarcastically.

"I'll say, and all this over a ghost girl. I am pretty sure if there was one around here, it probably would have done something we'd notice..."Georgia said.

"Yeah..." Star said with a small giggle.

She took a breath of relief, something her father noticed.

"You okay, Princess?..."Johnathan asked.

"I'm fine..."Star said.

"Anyway, Danny should be home soon. Can I go after breakfast?..." She asks.

"Of course..." He said. He then looked to the damage to the house.

"Hopefully you have enough clean clothes..."He muttered.

"At least Agent Alpha is going to compensate for this damage..."Star said.

"Yeah... at least..." Johnathan grumbled.

"Is this...going to affect our trip?..."Star couldn't help but ask.

"Hardly, as soon as I get my check from those nitwit's boss, I am scheduling repairs for that week...'Johnathan said.

"That's good to hear..." Star said.

After all that grief those agents put them through, she didn't want her dad to lose the dream vacation that he has been excited about for weeks.

"Come on you two, thankfully, I managed to save some waffles before those jerks destroyed the kitchen..."Georgia said as she handed the foot on two plates that miraculously survived the entire thing.

Star smiled and nodded.


A little later

Once Star finished breakfast, she walked upstairs with 'seconds', sneaking into the guest bedroom where Dani was still sleeping.

The little girl was laying on her side with one arm stretched across the mattress and the other on her stomach. Star grinned knowing the little girl as well as she did the smell of food would wake her up in.

"3...2...1..."

Dani's eyes snapped open as she sprung up from bed, her stomach rumbling like she hadn't eaten in days.

"Breakfast!..." Dani cheered, grabbing the plate about to dig in when Star snatched the plate back

"Brush teeth first, then eat..."Star said sternly.

"But breakfast..." Dani whined

"Brush your teeth and take a shower while you're at it..."Star said, pointing to the connected bathroom.

Dani grumpily got out of bed and did what she was told.

"I think I liked you better when we're fighting a giant robot..." Dani muttered, sounding like a real kid.

"You'll thank me when your older and still have your teeth, young lady..." Star said. rolling her eyes until she registered what she said.

"Wow I sound like Georgia..."Star muttered, shaking her head.

No teenager likes it when they begin to sound like their parents or any other adult that they have known their entire lives.

Dani walked without a fight into the bathroom, stepping out five minutes later with her teeth brushed and clean, dressed in some of her new clothes from yesterday's shopping trip and looking much cleaner now.

"I'm clean...so breakfast?...'Dani asked and Star smiled.

"Bon apetit..."Star said as she handed her the plate, which Dani ate with much gusto.


Later

After Dani ate breakfast, the two snuck out heading towards Fenton works.

Once there, they saw the Fenton family ghost assault vehicle in it's usual parking spot and a certain dark haired boy getting suitcases out of the back.

"Danny Boo!..." Star called, running towards him and leaping into his arms, knocking him over.

She placed a kiss on his lips. Danny, after getting over the surprise, was happy to return his girlfriends affections.

"Star..."Danny said in a happy tone as he hugged her.

"Hey Star, what did I miss?...'Danny asked.

"A lot...Next time, tell Jazz never to book a place with no cellphone use!..."Star yelled.

Danny blinked, before she hugged him again.

I missed you..." Star said, getting up and pulling her boyfriend up with her, kissing him again.

"I missed you too, so anything interesting happen while I was gone?.."He asked.

To his surprise, someone appeared and glomped him and it wasn't his pretty girlfriend.

It was someone smaller, shorter and who had snow white hair, glowing green eyes and looked happy to see him.

"DANNY..."They happily yelled.

Dani hugged him around the neck and Danny was stunned until he recognized that voice.

"Danielle?!...'Danny said as he was being hugged by his cute little cousin/clone.

"How long have you been here?..."He asked, confused.

"A few days..." Dani answered.

"What? Aren't yo glad to see me?..."She teased.

"You know that I am..." Danny said, wrapping an arm around the little girls waist so she didn't have to keep hovering.

Danny looked to his smiling girlfriend, still confused.

Don't get him wrong, he was happy to see Dani, but where did she come from? How did Star find her? Was Vlad somehow involved here?

"What's going on?...'Danny asked and Star sighed.

"It's a LONG story..."Star said as Dani kept hugging her beloved older cousin.

-To be continued-

Next time on Found

Reunions


A/N(1): YAY! TWO CHAPTERS IN ONE DAY! :)


A/N(2): Special thanks to NeoMark, BeConfuzzled Writer and 61394 for their assistance in this chapter. As always, you guys are the best, going above and beyond! :)

Also, I forgot to point out in the last chapter but the dream sequence was a gift from NeoMark. Thanks again, old buddy :)


REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers:

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