A/N: Okay! New chappy! And, a mystery person comes in! Who will be able to guess who he is? I'm going to do some review responses now!
REVIEW RESPONSES:
Divagurl277: thanx! I will! Here's an update!
Anomaly25: yes! And the reason he joined was…wait! I'm not gonna give it away! Keep watching…er, reading! You're right, so… pick one:
1. Dedicated chapter (in this book), 2. An OC in any of my books (just tell me which, I'll fit ya in somehow), 3. A preview of what's gonna happen in any of my books (again, just tell me which), OR 4. A deleted chappy from this book! Pick one and send it in a review!
Unlikely-to-bear-it: wrong? No, you're right! Er, pretty much. You can pick a prize! (Check above review response for them, (in bold) I don't wanta write them out again! Lol.) To Derek: suuuuuuuuuuure, you're not. Just wait, you'll see. My brothers said the same thing, and now, if I go out on a date, they personally make sure the guy doesn't get past the door without going through 20,000,000 questions. So, just wait, juuuuuuust wait… Back to Unlikely-to-bear-it: (btw: LOVE the name! I'm like that when waiting for someone's new chappy!) I posted! And thanx! 2nd review: YESSSSS! My precioussssssss… Uh, sorry! I'm a Lord of the Rings fanatic, it slipped. Lol. I posted already! He's acting like mine, too. That's kinda how I wanted it, to sound like Ryan. Lol. It really creeped me out when one of my friends told me he was hott…shudders. Really? Cool. I enjoy scaring people, it's fun! Thanx, I did, and I ENJOY MAKING CONFUSING CODES! MWUHAHAHAHA! Sorry, I get a little weird sometimes. Too much going on up here… what's that sound? It's like…crickets, or something. Oh, well. Anyway, this was a really looooooong review response! Keep reading!
purrbaby101: yes! Yes, there was a code, but you got the first one, sooooo… you get a prize! For the list of prizes, check my response to Anomaly25's review, I listed them there (in bold). Pick one! You keep reading, I'll keep writing! I can't promise more right now, seeing as my mind is… let me check… goes inside mind Hello? Anyone there? crickets chirping Guess not…
cakreut12: Okay! First off, congrats! Second off, an OC is an original character. Just send a description (name, clothes they wear, gender, ghost, halfa, or human, age, etc.) of what you want your character to look like and I'll put it in in a few chapters. I'm posting! Here you go!
Anne Camp aka Obi-quiet: yeah, mean old Plasmius! How dare he do that to poor Danny? Well, we'll find out later! Er, um, you will, 'cause I already know…I think… 2nd review: Yes! Refer to the response to Anomaly25 for the prizes (in bold)!
emma: thanx! I updated! Yay!
katesnotes: thanx! Yay! You got it, too! Check the response to Anomaly25 and read the bold for the prizes you can pick from! The second part, though, nope! He just made one of the letters formal and the other was more casual. Good luck with your CSI dreams! You're right! YAY!
konijnemans: I'm getting better at remembering your name now! Lol. Yay! Don't worry, I want total world domination, too! Want to take over together? It would be fuuuuuun… How about an OC? Just tell me which book and give me a description of your character! Here's a new chappy!
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"L—Let's run through the list again, okay?" Alan asked. We were about to go into the Ghost Zone.
"But we've gone through it twelve times already!" I said angrily. He was being a big chicken about going in. I was really, really mad, but my anger melted when I saw the scared look on his face. It was because of what happened the first time we went in there…
FLASHBACK, Regular POV!
"Let's go!" Alex said happily. She and Alan were about to go into the Ghost Zone for the first time. "I've got the map, let's go!" The ten-year-old hopped up and down excitedly.
"Okay!" her twin brother Alan 'phased phantom.' She did, too, and followed him into the glowing green portal.
Alan and Alex looked around in amazement. "Whoa…" they both said. Alex looked at the map. "According to this, we're near Skulker's lair. I wonder where he is…"
"Behind you, Ghost Girl," said the metallic villain. He grabbed Alex and picked her up. She screamed, loudly. Alan screamed, too.
"ALEX!" he screamed as he flew at Skulker. "Lay off the little sister!" he yelled as he attacked. Before he could get Alex, though, Skulker's arm beeped. He looked down at the screen and read it aloud.
" 'Go to the library, check out several books on purple-backed gorilla.' AGAIN!" Alex screamed as Skulker took off, still holding her. She accidentally turned back into human-mode as Skulker dropped her.
"ALEX!" Alan screamed again, positioning himself to catch her.
After falling for what seemed like forever, Alex landed in Alan's arms. She hugged him tightly and sobbed, "I wanna go home! I wanna go home!"
END FLASHBACK, Alex's POV!
That was scary. But, I'm four years older now! I'm in complete control of my powers (most of the time) and well-prepared for this.
"Okay," I said, "we'll go over the list again."
"Thank you," Alan said. Cassie and Brad stepped forward.
"Ghost Zone map?" Cassie asked.
"Check!" I said, holding it up.
"Fenton Ghost Fisher?" Brad questioned.
"Got it," Alan said, tucking the item away.
"Fenton Utility Belts?" Cassie again.
"Yeah," we both answered, adjusting them on our waists.
"Fenton thermoses?" Brad took over.
"Yep," we answered, strapping them on our backs.
"Fenton Ghost Peeler?" Cassie.
"Sí," I said.
"Fenton Bazooka?" Brad.
"Oui, oui," Alan replied.
"Jack-A-Nine-Tales?" back to Cassie.
"Double check," we answered.
"Fenton Machete?" Brad again.
"Yepper," I said.
"Ghost Grappler?" Cassie took over.
"Uh-huh," Alan answered.
"Cameras?" Brad asked.
"Yes," we replied.
"Fenton Phones?" Cassie once more.
"Yerp," we said.
"Fenton Daggers?" Brad joked.
"Ye—wait, I don't have those!" Alan screamed. He ran around the lab, saying, "Told you this'd be a good idea! I can't believe I forgot the Fenton Daggers!"
I laughed. There's the dense part of my brother. I grabbed the back of his shirt. "Cool down, Hot Shot," I teased, "there's no such thing as the Fenton Daggers. Brad made them up."
"Dude, I had to, it was wide open!" Brad said.
"Fine," Alan replied. "I guess we're ready to go, then…" He was stalling, I could tell.
"Okay!" I said happily. "Let's go—"
"Kids," Mom yelled to us, "lunch time!"
Alan let out his breath. He was relieved. I, however, was enraged. "—upstairs and eat," I finished angrily. We marched upstairs, but I turned around on the steps and looked back at the portal. I saw, and I'm amazed at this, but, I saw Dad! He had a guitar, looking like he was about to play. He was staring right at the steps, almost like he knew I was there! Then, Ember walked up to him and started talking to him. He smiled, then turned and walked back away from me.
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"Now eat!" Mom said. "All of it." She looked hard at me.
"I don't finish one time," I said, "and you think it's a constant!"
"You sound like Jazz," Mom said. I shuddered. "By the way," she continued, "take off the Fenton Utility Belts at the table."
"What?" Alan and I said. "You're not even facing us!"
"I'm a mom," Mom said, "I have eyes on the back of my head." She paused and looked at us. "Scratch that. I'm a mom of twins, I know, hear, and see everything. I've had plenty of practice with you two and Danny. Oh, and next time, when you look through my closet, might I suggest putting things back where you found them?"
Alan and I gaped at Mom. She knew all along. She knew we knew. I can't believe it. I never expected that from Mom!
She turned to Cassie and Brad, "And if those two get lost in the Ghost Zone, tell me, and we'll go in the Specter Speeder."
"Why can't we go alone?" Cassie asked. She's used to machinery of all kinds.
" 'Cause I've got the keys!" Mom said, shaking the keys in front of us. "Have fun, kids, and if you see Danny, tell him I said hi!"
We finished our food and went back downstairs. I tried to tell hem what I had seen before going upstairs.
"—And he was holding a guitar!" I said. "Then, Ember came up behind him and started talking to him!"
"Let's go in before you make us all delusional," Alan said. We flew into the Ghost Zone.
I looked at the map. "Let's see…we're close to Walker's prison. We need to steer clear of the red zone—"
"Nothing but fresh fruit and granola bars in the red zone!" Alan said.
"Look out for Klemper's Realm, too. Fright Knight's lair is over there, and Skulker's is over there. Let's go see Skulker!"
"What?" Alan asked. "But, Skulker's our enemy!"
"No, we made peace with him last time we were here. Let's go!" We flew over to Skulker's lair. "Hello? Skulker? Where are you?"
"Well, no one's home, let's go!" Alan said, grabbing my arm.
"Alan? Alex?" Skulker asked as he came up to us. "What are you two doing here?"
"Looking for Dad. Have you seen him?" I asked.
"No? Too bad. We'll just be going now," Alan said quickly.
"Wait," Skulker said, "I have seen Danny recently. Do you two know where Ember's band practices?" We shook our heads. After getting quick directions from Skulker, he said, "Go there. That's the only place besides his room where Danny would be. That's probably where you'll find Danny."
"Thanks, Skulker!" I said as we turned to leave.
"Say hi to him for me?" Skulker asked.
"We will!"
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Ember's practice place, ten minutes later.
I pushed open the door and looked in. It was empty. Alan and I walked in cautiously.
"Is anybody here?" I asked.
"Doesn't look like it," Alan said. He was feeling braver now, or at least he's acting braver.
"Hey, who are you two?" someone asked. We couldn't see him, but I could tell it was a guy from the voice.
"Alan Phantom," Alan said.
"I'm Alex Phantom," I said. "We're twins; he's older."
"Are you two halfas?" the voice asked.
"Yeah…" I said slowly.
"Are you related to Danny "Phantom" Fenton?" the voice asked quietly.
"Yeah," Alan repeated suspiciously, "He's our dad. Why are you asking?"
"I—I know him pretty well…"
"Who are you?" I asked.
He stepped into the light. Alan and I gasped. "By the sound of it, I think you know who I am…"
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A/N: Yay! They met—wait, I'm not going to tell you! You have to figure it out before next chappy, where I reveal his identity. Whoever figures it out gets a prize of his/her choice! Luv y'all! Bye!
