WARNING!!! Adult situations present. Violence, Language, and talk of Suicide all accounted for. You may want to leave if any of these factors disturb you. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!

Disclaimer: BTW I do NOT own Danny Phantom or it's characters. All I own it the idea for this fic and the made-up characters I decide to add.

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Chapter 13 – The Truth Through The Pain

Danny blew an innocent kiss towards Sam's room when he floated outside, just about to leave. Sam was still asleep in her bed, dreaming the paradise of the wonderful event she and her lover had just experienced. Danny would love to be next to her, his body entangled with her own. Unfortunately, his family was expecting him home, and with as late as it was now, (only 7:15 pm) he knew he had to explain to his parents somehow about why he was late. Of course he would not tell them of the intense relationship with Sam he was having. He could tell them he was depressed and needed to be alone, that could work. After all, everyone is still rather tense about his earlier suicidal inclination. Only Sam and Tucker knew of his recovery of the incident. He could exploit the belief from his family that he was still somewhat in the depths of despair. He has lied to them countless times about him being a ghost, so this should be no big deal right? Somehow, he doubts that.

His home for some reason felt foreboding and rather quite fearful. He stood outside the door, wondering. The hairs on the back of his neck bristled and his pulse was racing. It was as though his own body was trying to warn him of danger. Trying, mind you. Yet in his adolescence, he took the feeling of dread as a nervous side effect of how to speak to his Mom and Dad about his tardiness.

As his hand closed around the doorknob, he never expected was would transpire the moment he opened the door.

As the door slowly opened away from the wall, a computerized voice screamed out

"Ghost entering proximity! Ghost entering proximity!"

Once Danny stepped through, he glanced for the voice, only to have his search end prematurely.

"Take that Phantom Scum!!"

Jack screamed pushing a button on the device. A green ray shot from the small machine and struck Danny before he could comprehend what was happening. If Jack wasn't so eager to catch ghosts, he may have avoided his mistake. Too late.

Danny felt a strange sensation crept over him. He disliked it. It felt like someone began to tear his insides apart from the outside. A painful sensation Danny couldn't help but scream in sheer agony. His entire body twisted in on itself as the Phantom part of him tried to resist the draining power of his parents invention. His very essence being torn apart very slowly. Tortured to a point it was beyond reality itself. Danny could do nothing but scream in such pain, even a God would wintch in fear.

"Danny?"

Jack finally realized once he recognized his son's voice in the excruciating scream he heard.

"Jack! Shut it off!"

Maddie ordered once the parents realized Danny's life was in danger because of them. Jack franticly pushed buttons on the control pad, only to get no response.

"I don't remember the sequence!"

Jack admitted, trying his damnedest to shut the Locator off before it sucked Danny's soul away from its body. Finally, Jazz, overhearing what was transpiring, rushed to the scene with the Fenton Phantom Stick. A Baseball bat with a Fenton logo on it. With a quick swing, she knock the device from her fathers hands and with a few more harder swings, pounded the small box where it fell.

"I'll beat you to ruble with excitement!"

Jazz exclaimed to the lifeless machine as she continued to hammer at the casing with the baseball bat. Only when major circuitry was torn apart did its power die.

Danny laid in the doorway, his life sucked from his body. His family standing over him in a hopeless attempt to stir him awake. Except for a faint beat of his heart, Danny was lifeless...

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"DANNY!!!"

Sam cried, suddenly awake faster than a bullet could fly.

"DANNY!"

Tucker screamed, canceling his music downloads.

Both of his friends felt his presence leave them for the first time in their life. They did not know what happened to him, all they know is that in the dark corners of their minds, they felt Danny disappear. And it scared them far more than any ghost, or even Death itself could.

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Two days later...

"Is he going to be ok?"

Sam asked the doctor as they all stood in the hospital lobby. Jack, Maddie, Jazz, Sam and Tucker all waited for a response. Unfortunately the Doctors grim face was a sign of an answer they did not want.

"I am not sure. He's currently on life support. His body seemed to shut down suddenly. We are fortunate that his heart did not stop, otherwise he would be beyond our care."

"Can you tell us how it happened?""

Tucker asked, not to anyone in particular. The Doctor was the first to answer.

"The cells of his body just stopped working. Luckily his heart was strong enough to keep him alive. But just barely."

"It's all my fault."

Jack admitted, slumping into a chair in self-loathing.

"If I didn't use the Fenton Locator..."

"It's alright dear."

Maddie tried to comfort him

"He had no idea how it would effect humans."

"Um, Mr. and Mrs. Fenton. Can I talk to you about something?"

Sam asked suddenly. Tucker knew exactly what she was going to say.

"Sam, we promised Danny we wouldn't tell."

"That was before Danny's life was in danger."

"But Sam..."

"Look Tuck. I love Danny enough that if I can get him back somehow, I WILL. No matter WHAT it costs me!"

She then turned to the three remaining members of the Fenton family, and began to tell the long story of Danny and his special activities.

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"I can't believe it..."

Jack gasped, tears in his eyes as well as his wife.

"My own Son, a ghost, hunting other ghosts..."

"I knew something was going on."

Maddie said.

"I just didn't know what."

"He was afraid Mom."

Jazz said.

"Afraid that if you knew the truth, not only would you renounce him, but hunt him and test him as well. He feared we would never accept him as he is."

"No matter what Jasmine. We will always love Danny."

Maddie said to her daughter.

"Regardless of what he is."

The Doctor returned from Danny's room. A slightly more confidant expression on his face.

"Mr. And Mrs. Fenton?"

Jack and Maddie stood, hands intertwined with each other in hope.

"Danny's vitals are starting to recover. It amazing, but he's also starting to regain consciousness. If you'd like. I'll let one of you visit him for a few minutes."

Smiles and tears of joy was upon the five. Danny was recovering. Somehow, they knew he would. It was then decided that Sam would see Danny. Jazz and Tucker knew of the bond she and Danny shared, and Jack and Maddie would accept that.

Danny laid in a hospital bed, a breathing apparatus around his nose and mouth, assisting him to breath properly. Numerous tubes connected to his arm to provide vital replacement body fluids. And he was connected to several machines monitoring his heartbeat, brain patterns and other vital signs. His eyes exposed the pain he was in, and seeing him in such a way stabbed Sam's heart in two.

"Danny?"

His head tilted slowly, trying to avoid any unnecessary pain.

"Sam...?"

"I'm here."

She took hold of his hand into her own and held it as tightly and lovingly as she possible could.

"You scared me. Please don't leave me now that I have you."

Danny tried to smile, but his body had forbidden it. Instead, he tightened his own grip as best he could.

"I don't know how, but after our, ahem, 'moment' I could sense you with me, as though you were right next to me. Then when the accident happened, I somehow knew you were in serious danger. Tucker felt the same thing. This psychic bond between us proves we will not let you go so easily."

Danny saw moisture form in her lavender eyes. Such eyes were never meant to have such tears.

"Don't...cry..."

He tried to speak, as best he could, pulling her hand up against his chest, letting her feel his heartbeat

"You made it beat... strong enough..."

"Please Danny. I hate to see you like this..."

Her tears rolled down the side of her cheeks and fell to the bed.

"Promise me you'll get better soon. I hate hospital, and I hate seeing you in one."

Danny nodded in acceptance. He understood her feelings and her fear, and would do what he can to suffocate that fear.

"Stay with me...?"

Danny asked. Sam's voice was drowned by the tears in her eyes. She nodded and her head fell to his chest, crying as hard as she would dare into him

The ghost watched from outside. The Halfa laying in bed with his lover crying into him. Such a sight brought tears to the golden eyes of this nameless ghost. He once knew love as well as these two teenagers did now, but he had forgotten. The Halfa and the human girl reminded him of what he lost.

"I weep for thee Phantom. You had tried to slain me when I asked for it. Now you lie on the brink of oblivion. The heart of your lady love would die in her chest before her body would follow should you cross the threshold.. I will not bare it a second time. Prepare yourself Danny Phantom"

Going invisible, The Ghost flew over Danny and into his own body. Danny felt a surge of power flow into him. But he was afraid, for it felt just like before. Was he going to die this time?

TO BE CONTINUED

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I am sorry for leaving you in suspense. But I have to go. I'll update soon

Until Next Time

Theo