Danny backed away, not knowing what to do. He looked at Clarice for help, but she looked just as confused as he felt, although she did look a lot more calm.
"I...er..." He was about to let Allie have an energy blast and make a break for it, when she grabbed his hand and started shaking it vigorously.
"Thank you so much for stopping me!" She said. Now Danny and Clarice shared the same utterly confounded expression. "You know how it is when they hit on your soft spot. Normally I'm just as sane as any human," She winked. "Well, I know that's not saying much, but I really am pretty good. You probably know how rare that is."
"You're...er...welcome," Danny scratched his head. "I'm just glad you're not upset like most ghosts are." Allie nodded, her face still beaming, and turned to Clarice.
"So, did you take care of the problem? Why did you come back?" she asked.
"Yeah, we took the human back to the human world, so that's taken care of. I came back because Danny here needs to get back to the human world, but there's a force field that's blocking the porthole."
"The unnatural one?" Allie asked, rubbing her chin.
"Yeah," Clarice nodded. "So, we were wondering if-"
"I could find a natural porthole," Allie finished the sentence. "Alright," She shrugged. For the first time since he had entered the Ghost Zone, Danny smiled in relief. The Dairy King had been right...not all ghosts were evil. "But can we make a side trip?" Allie added.
"Where?" Danny and Clarice asked simultaneously.
"I want to take a look at this force field," she looked over at Danny. "It is an extremely intriguing concept." Clarice looked at Danny and raised an eyebrow.
"That's fine with me," Danny held up his hands. If this girl were taking him home, he'd do just about anything.
"Follow me then!" Clarice grinned and took off, with Allie hot on her tail.
"Hanging out with ghosts isn't half bad," Danny thought to himself, and with the smile still gracing his face, he began to follow them.
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"There's the porthole!" Clarice called out as they rounded a "bend" or a mist that looked to follow some sort of pattern. "Oh...you're friend's back." Danny looked over to see Jazz, flying around like a bee in front of the porthole. After a few seconds, she looked like she'd gotten control of her movements and was hovering in front of the swirling vortex. Danny heard her mutter "ghosts", as they floated up to her. Allie smiled when they'd reached the barrier (they actually had to run into it...) and held out her hand until it touched the invisible shield.
"My name's Allie, and my friend here was wondering why you've come back." Jazz glanced in Danny's direction, but addressed Clarice.
"I came back for my...er...friend," she answered. "I told him I wouldn't leave without him, and I meant it." Danny couldn't help but smile at his sister's words. He hadn't realized how much she had actually been there for him. His smile didn't go unnoticed, and Allie glanced between the two as Jazz continued.
"I also have this," she held up the Ghost Gabber, "so I can understand you now." Clarice nodded.
"Well, humans have to leave. We don't want them here, really."
"Well, we feel the same about Ghosts," Jazz pointed out, "so, if you'll tell...Danny that I'm here waiting for him, I'd be very obliged." Unknowingly, all three pairs of eyes turned to regard Danny for a few moments.
"We'll be more than happy to tell him, but I'm afraid you'll have to leave." Clarice said, being the first one to recover from their little "moment".
"Not without Danny," Jazz folded her arms in defiance.
"Look I--"
"We'll go look for him!" Allie suddenly said, and before anyone could say anything, she'd grabbed Danny's arm and took off into the ghost zone with him in toe. "Look after our human friend, will you Clair?" She called to Clarice, who barely had enough time to nod before the couple disappeared into the green mist around them.