Chapter 4

Everyone looked at Jazz. Ember smiled and said, "How does having my ghostly powers feel Jazz?"

Jazz smiled back, "Amazing. I also know how to play the guitar like a pro." She played a short riff just to prove her point.

Maddie and Jack were looking at Jazz in amazement. Somehow she gained ghost powers as a full human. That was the thought going through both of their heads at the same time. Maddie spoke up, "Ember will Jazz look like that all the time?"

"Sadly, for me that is, No she will not. Once she uses up the ghost energy in the ring she will change back. Jazz, look at the ring, what color is it?"

Jazz looked at the ring, "It is red. What does that mean?"

"It means you are about to change back." Ember sighed, just as she finished talking Jazz changed back into her normal appearance. Ember turned to Danny, "Hey Danny do you think Phantom will let Jazz and I help him fight ghosts?"

Danny shrugged, "I don't know Ember, you would have to ask him and his new daughter." Danny motioned to Dani when he said that, causing Dani to look around in confusion seeing as she had just come back from the bathroom.

Ember looked at Dani, "Hey Dani, will you be willing to let Jazz and I help you and your dad fight ghosts?"

"Jazz already helps us though." Dani said

Jazz spoke up now, "No we mean fight with you side by side. Ember and I are getting married and my engagement ring gives me ghost powers temporarily."

Dani smiled, "Congratulations Jazz and Ember, but as for the ghost fighting you will have to ask my dad although I say it is okay."

Maddie finally shook off the shock, "And what about us young lady, Do we get a say?"

Jack looked at his wife and said, "I'm fine with it." then fell silent again. Jack just couldn't take it, first Jazz is dating a girl, then it turns out Jazz's girlfriend is a ghost, then Ember proposes to Jazz who accepts, and finally the ring gives Jazz ghost powers. What next, Danny reveals himself to be Phantom? That was Jack's thought just as he realized something, both his son and the ghost were named Danny and Fenton was similar to Phantom, heck they were almost exactly the same. Then it clicked, Danny and Phantom shared the same name, looked exactly the same and shared similar last names because Danny was Phantom. With that realization Jack fainted and hit the ground with a thud.

Danny looked at his father when he heard the thud and didn't see him. When he peeked under the table however he saw his Dad on the ground, "Dad!" Danny helped Jack get up from the floor as he asked, "Are you ok? What happened?"

Jack looked at Danny, "I'm ok and also how nice of you to join us Danny."

Danny was confused, "Um Dad I've been here for (looks at his watch) almost twenty minutes."

"No, not you Danny." Jack said, "I'm talking to Danny Phantom."

Maddie looked at her husband like he was crazy, "Honey Phantom didn't show up dear he sent his daughter in his place."

Jack gave his wife a long and measured look, "Yes he is here we just didn't realize it before." He looks back at Danny, "How did you manage to keep it a secret all these years Danny, and why didn't you tell your mother and I?"

Danny gave his dad a look that said 'Don't reveal it.' And said, out loud, "I don't know Dad, I actually expected Mom to figure it out before you years ago. And in answer to your second question don't you remember all the threats you would shout?" Maddie looked confused at the two men since she didn't know what they were talking about.

Tucker looked at Danny and his Dad and grinned, "So Mr. Fenton figured it out before Mrs. Fenton, so when will you tell her so she can stop being so confused?"

Danny smiled, "I am not sure if I should tell her."

Jazz sighed, "Come on Danny tell her, I refuse too because It is not my secret and yet I don't want to see her so confused."

Now it was Sam's turn to smile, "Jazz relax. Danny will tell her soon, trust me."

Valerie turned to Tucker, "So does everyone in this room know except for Mrs. Fenton?"

It was Ember who answered, "Yes everyone except Mrs. Fenton knows now."

Dani looked at Maddie, "I feel sorry for you, you must feel left out huh?"

Maddie looked at everyone and saw that they were grinning at her. Finally she couldn't take it, "Danny just tell me right now."

Danny smiled, "Okay Mom." Then right there in front of her white rings appeared around his waist and slowly separated to reveal Danny Phantom in Danny Fenton's place at the table, "By the way thank you for inviting me to dinner twice." Maddie fainted again.

Jack chuckled and picked Maddie up so he could lay her on the couch again. After a few minutes Maddie woke up and turned her head so she could look at the kitchen without being noticed. What she saw surprised her. Danny, who she now knew was Phantom, was sitting talking to Jack and Sam while Dani sat on her father's, Danny's, lap. Dani turned her head slightly and saw Maddie looking at them, "Hey everyone Grandma is awake!" When Maddie heard that though she fainted again, "Never mind, she fainted again." Everyone chuckled at that.

Another few minutes went by and Maddie woke up again, but this time she got up and went to the kitchen, "Hello everyone, please tell me there are no more surprises."

Danny chuckled, "No Mom, I think all the surprises are over now."

Maddie sighed in relief and smiled, "Okay then can we eat dinner now, fainting multiple times in less than an hour is hungry work." Everyone laughed and agreed, Maddie served dinner while Jazz and Sam helped and Danny Jack Tucker and Ember fixed up the table, when Jack had fainted he accidentally moved the table cloth and messed up the places, and Dani just watched. Jazz reached out and put a plate in front of Dani, and when she did Dani reached out and touched her ring. Dani slumped forward as she suddenly felt drained, as if she had used up all of her power right at that moment. Danny noticed it along with Sam and both of them shot up and went to help their daughter. Danny put his hand on her shoulder and realized he could feel his daughter's ecto-energy levels, and they were dangerously low, so in an attempt to help her he started pouring his own ecto-energy into Dani causing hers to rise to a safer level without draining himself in the process. Sam put her hand on Dani's shoulder as well and some of Danny's ecto-energy leaked into her giving her a small shock, Sam looked at her hand curiously before returning her attention to her daughter just as Dani sat up looking tired.

Danny, also looking tired, asked his daughter, "Are you okay now?"

Dani nodded, "Yes Daddy. I touched Aunty Jazz's ring and suddenly got very tired and weak."

Ember sighed, "I probably should have mentioned it before but the ring will recharge itself instantly to full by draining any ghost that touches it."

Danny turned to Ember, his eyes glowing with a green fire almost literally, "That would have been nice to know since it almost KILLED my daughter, her ecto-energy was almost completely gone the only reason she is ok is because I gave her half of mine!" Maddie was surprised, she had never seen her son so angry before and knew she did not want to be in Ember's position right now. Ember looked down at her hands, she knew Danny was angry and for good reason too, Ember's negligence had almost killed the young halfa.

Jazz was looking at her hands too but for a different reason, the ghost gem on her ring was glowing with a blue-green light. She focused on the power in the ring and transformed, except it felt different from before. Jazz blinked as the ring went over her eyes and when she opened them she knew she looked different from before. She looked down at herself and gasped, she was wearing a black and white jumpsuit that resembled Dani's and her hair was white although her eyes stayed the same.

Danny looked at her with wide eyes then turned to Ember, "What happened to Jazz's outfit?"

Ember sighed, "I also meant to tell you that the energy that was drained into the ring determines the powers that Jazz can use, which means she has Dani's powers right now."

Sam looked at Jazz and Ember then turned to Dani who had fallen asleep while they were talking and smiled then carefully moved her to the couch so she could sleep in peace.

Danny looked at Jazz a little longer before turning to Ember, "Hey Ember can I talk to you in private after dinner is over?"

"Sure Danny." Ember said as Jazz finally figured out how to power down.

Sam looked at Danny, "Danny you said you transferred your ecto-energy into Dani right?" Danny nodded, "So what would happen If some of your energy leaked into me?"

"I don't know, we'll have to wait or go to clockwork." Danny replied.

"Ok Danny, now let's eat, I'm starving!" Sam said enthusiastically as everyone agreed and started devouring the food in front of them. Dani woke up just as everyone else finished eating, as she walked into the kitchen she could hear talking but no one was moving their mouths to talk. Her eyes widened as she realized she could hear her parents talking to themselves, they got even wider when she realized she was listening to their thoughts. She tried to think at Danny, "Daddy can you hear me?" Danny looked around and saw his daughter in the doorway, "Yeah Dani I am pretty sure everyone heard you since you were shouting."

Sam looked at Danny like he was crazy, "Danny are you feeling alright?"

Danny looked confused, "Of course, why wouldn't I be?"

Now it was Maddie's turn to look at him like he was crazy, "Because Danny it seems like only you heard Dani shouting."

Dani smiled, "Yay it worked!" She shouted, causing everyone to look at her, "I thought to Daddy and he heard me."

Danny was shocked, "You are telling me you can communicate telepathically with me?"

Dani shook her head, "Not just you but I can hear Mommy's thoughts too."

Sam thought about it for a bit before she reached the only plausible explanation, "Danny you ended up creating a psychic link between you and Dani, and since I also received some of your ecto-energy I was brought into the link as well."

Danny looked worried, "What other changes will happen to you though?"

"I don't know Danny." Sam replied honestly

Dani suddenly jumped on Sam's lap, "Daddy why are you so worried? With this link we can keep in touch with each other for at least the distance of our house." Danny nodded but was still worried, "Daddy I can hear how worried you are and if you are that worried then we can all go to Clockwork together tomorrow."

Danny sighed and nodded again just as Ember stood up, "Danny do you still want to talk?" She asked. Danny stood up and led her into the living room.

Danny looked at Ember seriously, "Ember where did you get that stone on Jazz's ring?"

"I got it from clockwork. I went to him and told him my plans to propose to Jazz so he can tell me of the time when she will be most likely to accept, and he told me to do it today then he gave me the ring and explained everything about it to me." Ember told him, "Why do you ask?"

Danny looked around and didn't see anyone so he said, "I am sure Clockwork told me about that ring before and it was nothing good. I just don't want Jazz or you to get hurt."

"Aw, are you worried about me?" Ember teased

"Yeah you are my sister-in-law now." Danny reminded her, "I will give my life for my friends, but for my family I will give my life, afterlife, and everything between and beyond."

Ember was confused by what he said but at the same time was in admiration of what he was willing to sacrifice, "Thank you Danny." Ember hugged him tightly and gave him a kiss on the cheek before going back into the kitchen, leaving Danny stunned by her display of affection. He shook it off and went back into the kitchen to see Dani eating and Sam talking to Ember and Jazz while Valerie was trying hard not to be noticed as she slipped down into the basement. Danny followed her and saw her trying to open the ghost portal, "Hello Valerie." Danny said, scaring her and making her jump away from the portal.

"Why did you follow me, Fenton?" Valerie asked while trying to put on an act like she hadn't gotten scared to death.

Danny looked around in mock confusion, "Last time I checked this was my parents lab, which means everything in and it belongs to them and that includes the portal you were trying to open. Now it is my turn, Why were you trying to open the Ghost Portal without my parents permission?"

Valerie looked at Danny still trying to act like nothing happened, "How do you know I did or didn't get your parents permission."

Danny sighed, "If you had their permission you wouldn't have been trying to not be seen. Now I ask again, ``Why were you trying to open the Ghost Portal without my parents permission."

Valerie sigh then looked at Danny defiantly, "It is none of your business Fenton. What I do is my business."

Danny sighed and said, "If that is the way you feel then I'll let my parents know what you were trying to do, and they will believe me since there are cameras in here." and with that Danny turned around and walked upstairs leaving Valerie alone.