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Secrets of the moon

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The next day Danny awoke to the sound of the birds and other wildlife in the forest. He heard the small giggles of Luna and looked over at her and smiled to see that Iggy was licking her face.

"Okay, I'm awake, I'm awake." She laughed and stopped when she saw Danny's eyes on her. "Good morning Danny." She said

"Good morning." He said and looked around at the Gypsies camp...it was in shambles. Tents, pots and other various things lie strewn on the ground. "Where is everyone?" Danny asked

"I don't know." She said as she stood up to stand by Danny.

"I know what happened to them." Dark voice called as a ghost appeared before Danny and Luna causing Iggy arch his back in anger.

Luna's arm came up to grip Danny's arms in fear but he removed her hand and stood up in front of her. "Tucker." He breathed

"Aw how did you know?" the ghost asked turning his form back into tuckers.

"I remember you, you stole the body of my friend I could never forget your ugly face." Danny said

"Hey, that hurt's my feelings you know." The ghost said in Tuckers voice. "You wish to save your friend?"

"Yeah and I will." Danny unsheathed his sword and pointed it at the ghost.

"Ha! What will you do with that little boy?" the ghost asked as Danny swung the sword at him but missed

"Oh were you hoping to cut me with that?" He laughed "you are to slow, you will never be able to stop me with that little sword." He laughed once more as Luna held onto Danny's arm again.

"Danny don't try anything, remember last time. Please." She said

"No, Luna, Tucker is my friend and I will save him." Danny vowed as he pulled her off, "Go to the castle with Iggy and I'll catch up." He said

"But..."

"No buts, go!" he ordered and Luna ran with Iggy in her arms deeper into the forest not turning back to see what he would do next.

Luna's tears stopped when she heard crying pleas from below her feet. She looked down but all she could see were leaves and twigs. Pushing them away she began to see hands reach out for her.

"Help us moon child." Called an old voice, Luna recognized her as the wise women form the gypsies, "he captured us all and put us down her, please help us."

"Of course I will help you, move away from the bars." The old woman did as did the rest of the gypsies. Luna turned to Iggy, "Iggy burn away those twigs." Iggy did as he was told and Luna held out her hand to help the old woman out.

After Luna helped free the gypsies she was brought to sit on a stump before the old woman. "Dear child, you hold a heavy burden on your heart." She said as she read Luna's palm.

"I-I do." She said

"It is your destiny, you know what will happen...you will cease to exist in this after life you will be nothing." She said

"I will become one with the light of the moon and I am prepared to give up my soul in order to protect Danny and the living world as well as the Ghost world." Luna said

"Have you told our young hero?" the old woman asked

"I don't know how to tell him...he has become my friend and I don't want to cause him pain." She said

"Oh, my dear you must tell him, he needs to hear the truth form you before he finds out the hard way." She said pulling the girl in for a hug.

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Back on Danny's side of the forest, Danny was fighting a losing battle with the ghost that possessed his friend's soul. He had been hit a few times by the spirit and was trying hard not to pass out. No matter what it took Danny would not let the ghost take his friend away from him again.

Danny lifted up his sword over the ghost and pointed it at the ghost. The blade slid effortlessly through him. "Ha I win." He said

"But you killed your friend." The ghost said

"That's what you think, this sword is a ghost tool and Tucker is a human...the sword should go right through him." Danny said as the ghost collapsed Danny fell on top of him out of energy.

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"Jazz, what is going on down there, Dash is here to pick you up for a date." Mattie called to her from upstairs.

"Be right there." She called up, "Danny it's been almost two days please come back." She whispered to the portal and walked up the stairs to see her parents.

"You have been down there a lot, so you are finally accepting the fact that there are ghosts...By the way when will your brother be back from the camping trip?" Jack asked

"Camping trip?" Jazz asked but remembered that she had told her parents that so they wouldn't ask about him. "Oh right I don't know, I can find out at school tomorrow." Jazz said

"So the dork went on a trip." Dash said as he entered the room and Jazz shot him a glare...she would have canceled the date but she needed to get her mind off of her brother for a while.

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"Yo, Danny wake up." Tucker shook his friend

"What? I don't want to go to school today." Danny mumbled but shot up when he saw Tucker kneeling over him. "Tuck!" Danny hugged his friend.

"Hey man, let go." He said as he turned red "please keep the hugs to a minimum." Tucker said "thanks for saving me."

"No prob." Danny looked around "where is Luna?" Danny asked but Tucker shrugged

"Who is that? Your girl friend?" Tucker asked

"No, she is my friend." Danny said how could he tell Tucker that he was in love with Sam...Sam, Danny closed his eyes...her face was slowly fading from his mind.

"Oh, Danny there you are." Luna came running through the forest with Iggy, "oh and who is this?"

"I am the oh so cool Tucker, "Tucker bowed and Danny pushed him away as he stood up.

"Tuck this is Luna, Luna...Tuck." He said "lets go..." he said

"Where are we going?" Tucker asked