Previously in Ghost Gal: After spending a night in the hospital, Danny is attacked by the same arrow shooting ghost, but is unable to fight because of injuries and his own exposure. Aiding him, Jazz is the one who rescues him.

Okay, Chapter Three at last. I'm sorry it took me so long. I'm doing this play called "The Boyfriend" at school right now and I haven't had much time. This chapter involves some language, but hey, they're teenagers. Also, you asked for it, so it has more detail and smoother dialogue.

Thanks to my reviewers, this is my favorite story. And I know this is really early and everything, but prepare for the sequel, coming as soon as I finish this one.

Also, does anyone seem to notice that Danny says darn it or dang it in every single episode? I'm an observant person, so you can ignore me.

This chapter may be short, but here goes…

Chapter Three

Crazy

"Dad?" Jazz asked, slightly reluctantly. She sat at the kitchen table, pretending to do her homework. Maddie was at the hospital with Danny. Jack and Jazz were at home.

"Yes Jazz?" Jack replied, rather annoyed as he was trying to screw in a bolt on his latest invention.

"The portal downstairs…..how does it work?" She tapped her pen nervously against her notebook.

Jack dropped his screwdriver in shock. Had Jazz just seriously asked him a question about one of his inventions? He tried to stay calm; if she was being serious, so would he.

"There are certain calculations and electric charges that can link to a world we call, "The Ghost Zone." Charged correctly, you have the Fenton Portal," he said.

Jazz seemed surprised at his logical, scientific, serene answer. "So how'd you get it to work?"

Jack coughed. "Actually your brother did that."

"That's what happened, the accident I mean," Jazz said.

"I still don't understand how he wasn't badly injured. That electrocution could have killed him, or worse," Jack said, puzzled.

"Let's not worry about it. What matters is that he's okay, right?" she asked, determined to change the subject.

"Yes, yes of course. I can provide a more intricate detail if you'll come with me to the lab," Jack suggested.

"Sure." They stood up together and walked downstairs to the lab.

Jazz looked around. On the far wall, beneath a large bulletin board tacked with posters and awards was a wide desk that was loaded down with their ghost related equipment. There were several filing cabinets and shelves set around the room, and even the same machine that was used to lock the Fenton Portal by using the family's fingerprints. After her um…..infatuation incident with Johnny 13, it had been destroyed, but was still up against the wall. And there were several other machines around the room, each making different noises and beeps. What they were for, she didn't know. And across the east wall, was the Fenton Portal.

"So how did Danny get it to work anyway?" Jazz asked.

"Not sure. He said something about a green button, but I think he was delusional because of the shock," he replied, rubbing the back of his neck. "Whatever that mean, I'm not sure." He walked over to the desk and started filing through papers.

"What are you looking for?" she asked.

"Well, I was going to show you the Fenton Portal's calculations and activation process, but Maddie must have moved them the last time the power went off."

"What do you mean?"

"Every time the power goes off, like during a storm, the portal shuts down, and returns to normal."

Jazz almost shouted excitedly. "Really?"

"Yes, why?"

"Just wondering," Jazz muttered. "That's all I needed to know, thanks dad!" She hugged him and then ran upstairs fast.

Jack stared, watching her disappear up the stairs. That was weird. Which meant only one thing…..what was wrong with his daughter?

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Jazz burst into the kitchen and ran upstairs to her room. The phone rang downstairs, and she heard her father answer; he had obviously come up after her.

She jumped onto her bed and brought out her padlocked diary from the inside of her pillowcase. The diary was blue and green, and had the word "Angel" printed in cloudy letters. Sure, she was sixteen, and she couldn't believe she still wrote in a diary. But she loved writing in it anyway.

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Halfa Procedure

1. Get mom, dad, and Danny out of the house

2. Steal calculations and activation procedure

3. Turn off power with downstairs switch

4. Enter correct calculations

5. Become halfa- same day, go on ghost hunt

Jazz tapped her pen against her cheek thoughtfully. It seemed so easy now, but how would it be when she actually tried it? Getting her parents and brother out was easy. Just suggest even a small ghost convention or seminar or whatever and they packed their bags immediately. Stealing the calculations was going to be tougher, but not too difficult. What was worrying her was the actual turning herself into a halfa part. She was crazy to be doing this, but if it was for her brother, it didn't matter. And then there was the ghost hunting part.

Then an idea came to her…..

She could find the ghost that had harmed her brother. He or she….or it was probably somewhere in the ghost zone right?

She closed her eyes…..being able to fly would be so awesome. She was giddy with glee. Soaring through the clouds with nothing but air and passing birds. And then there was invisibility. Even though she was a good girl, she could do whatever she wanted without being seen.

But what if it didn't work?

Nonsense. It worked for Danny, hadn't it?
"Jazz?" her father called from downstairs.

She got up and peered down the stairwell. "Yeah, Dad?" He appeared at the bottom of the stairs, staring up at her oddly.

"Is something wrong?" she asked. She did not like the way she was looking at her. She'd seen it before….

"No. But we have good news," he said.

"What?"

"Danny's coming home," he replied. He smiled small, and gave her the thumbs up sign. "Your mother's bringing him. They should be here in about half an hour."

"Cool," she said smiling. "I'll come and help when he gets here. I'm doing…homework right now, so I'll be down there in a couple of minutes okay?" She disappeared in her room.

Jack definitely knew there was something wrong. For her homework still lay on the kitchen table…….

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Jazz stepped inside her room and opened her diary again. She suddenly thought of something. She needed a superhero name. Danny's was Danny Phantom wasn't it? That's what Tucker and Sam had said.

She remembered a past event, and smiled.

"Because I am not a ghost!" Jazz shouted. She glared at her parents. "You've ambushed me, suffocated me with smoke, and worse, I was pulled away from spike before he had his break through! What do you have to say for yourselves?"

Jack Fenton held out the Fenton Thermos in front of him and pressed the button. "Eat hot Fenton Thermos, ghost gal."

Hmm….ghost gal. Catchy, in a way. She wrote in down in her diary.

"It's perfect."

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Danny crossed his arms over his chest grumpily. Spending nearly an hour arguing over dinner was not his idea of a welcome home gift. Not that he was going to receive one anyway.

Why couldn't they just drop the fact that he couldn't tell them what had happened? Jazz wasn't bothering him like she figured she would be. He had thought she would have been the first to ask questions; but she seemed to be understanding.

Nothing seemed the same. His friends weren't allowed to come over today, which they would if had been allowed; his parents were disappointed and angry at him all at the same time, making him feel extremely annoyed and guilty at the same time as well; and to top it off, he had two missed days of homework he would have to finish, just adding to his splitting headache.

"Danny? Are you okay?" Jazz asked.

He jumped, snapping back out of his mind, and he felt a weird burning sensation in his eyes. Damn it! He closed his eyes, and felt them cool off. They wouldn't change to green if he wouldn't have so many damn problems right now.

"Yeah, I'm fine," he replied, opening his eyes.

She stared at him sympathetically and gave him a sweet, encouraging smile. What the heck was up with her? He hadn't seen her so chipper since the fiasco "Spirit Week." The memories of that week just brought up just brought cold chills, so he stopped.

He pulled his knees up towards his chest and sent a jolt of pain through him. He groaned, shutting his eyes, and the pain slowly faded away.

"Danny?" Jazz tried. He felt a hand on his shoulder and opened his eyes.

"I'm fine, I'm fine," he replied, annoyed. "I think I'm going to go to sleep." He pulled his crutch over and propped himself up.

"Do you want us to bring you anything?" Maddie asked politely as if she wasn't upset.

"No thanks, I just need some sleep," Danny answered. He hobbled up the stairs and to his room, each step bringing more pain.

"D-" Jack started. Jazz shook her head, stopping him.

She'd been so naïve. Most of the time her brother had been tired and beaten, and she had never stuck up for him before. He really did need help….and her parents couldn't understand that.

It was so infuriating….

"Can't you leave him alone for once?" She jumped up angrily and left the room.

Maddie stared. Jack leaned over, speaking in a whisper. "That's not our daughter."

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"Well if it isn't Danny Phantom."

Danny spun around, searching for the ghost. But all he could see was the green glowing shapes of the ghost zone. He stared intently into the darkness.

"What do you want Atheme?" he demanded.

"Who says I don't want you?" He heard a giggle from in front of him and the same ghost he had seen earlier in the hospital appeared in front of him.

She carried a large sack of differently colored arrows on her back and a bow in her hand. On her belt was a smaller bow.

"What is that supposed to mean?"

Atheme shook her head. "Why do men have to be so stupid?"

She pushed him backwards and kicked out. He flew into the back of the Fenton Portal's doors and slid down pretty far into the pit of the ghost zone.

Atheme stood above him and he raised up to her level and shot a blast of ectoplasmic energy out at her. She went intangible, avoiding it.

And she pulled out an orange colored arrow and hooked it to her bow, preparing to shoot.

Swish. She let go and the arrow flew towards him; he yelled unprepared.

"Goodbye Danny Phantom."

"Danny!"

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Danny shouted in pain and opened his eyes, breathing heavily. Where was he? His chest was killing him, pain shooting out in all directions.

"Danny?"

He looked around. Jazz closed the Fenton Portal and walked to him, helping him sit up. She looked at him, waiting for an answer.

He didn't have one, no lie. For some odd reason he was lying on the edge of the Fenton Portal, downstairs in his parents' lab.

"What are you doing down here?" Jazz asked.

"Good question." He started to stand up, and the room spun around him.

"Come on, we should get you back to bed." Jazz pulled him up carefully. He stood on his own, shakily.

They walked up the stairs. It was nearly one o'clock in the morning. Which brought up a question for Danny?

"What were you doing down there?"

She seemed reluctant to answer, and shrugged. "I was looking for something. I went to check up on you, and you weren't there. Then I heard you yell. And now it's my turn? What happened?"

They reached the kitchen and Jazz closed the downstairs door quietly. His outcry had been extremely loud; she hoped it hadn't awakened their parents.

"Only a little bit further," she encouraged as they reached the stairs leading up to their separate rooms.

"I honestly have no idea," Danny replied, weakly.

Only a little further….Jazz told herself. He was so pale; she feared he would faint before they reached his room, but they made it.

He lay down in bed with difficulty and Jazz placed the covers over him. She kissed the top of his head and for once, he didn't seem to mind.

She turned to walk out of the room, but paused at the doorway.

"Who's Atheme?" she asked.

He didn't answer, but that didn't mean Jazz couldn't figure it out. Atheme had to be the ghost that had shot him down. So now it was her turn to be shot down…..

To Be Continued

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I can't wait until I get Chapter Five out, it's my favorite chapter so far. And you're probably saying shutup now, so I'm going! Please R&R!

Lateraina Wolf