Well, here is the second chapter…….I HAD to put it up just for Fairy and Maggie…..lol, and for everyone else! Enjoy! No flames please, if you review!

Chapter 2

After school, Danny looked pleased. Paulina had talked to him all day, making him even more excited for the night of Homecoming. He'd explained everything to Tucker and Sam, although Sam had really disregarded what he'd been saying. It wasn't too hard to tell that she was not at all pleased that Danny had said ok to Paulina; she'd kind of secretly been hoping that Danny might ask her to Homecoming. She walked towards where Danny and Tucker were standing and talking. Danny gave Sam a smile, then said,

"Sorry to break it to you guys, but I have to go home and try to figure out the problem with the Ghost Zone."

Sam looked a bit annoyed that Danny was leaving. After all, they were his best friends. Danny gave Tucker a quick look.

"Don't forget what I said, Tuck. No one is going be alone this year." Sam looked curious, but as Danny walked away, she gave a quick wave. Tucker looked at her. "Uhh, well, I guess I have something to ask you…"………

Danny arrived home just as his parents were coming up from the basement, which was also the Fenton family lab. They looked concerned about something. Jazz was upstairs; she was paranoid about something, too, although it probably had nothing to do with the reason the Ghost Zone appeared empty.

"Well, Maddie, I'm not really sure what's going on, other than all of the ghosts have just vanished. Without battling anything, we could-"

"Jack, I wouldn't be too worried. I'm sure we'll find something sooner or later."

Danny looked back behind him to make sure that his parents were leaving the room. Then he hurried down into the basement.

"I'm not sure what's going on here-but I plan on finding out soon!" he said to no one in particular. Then, with a flash of light, Danny turned from looking like a normal 14-year-old boy to a 14-year-old phantom. And in another second, he had vanished into the Ghost Zone.

Absolutely nothing! Danny thought out loud. No ghosts, no attacks, nothing! He just couldn't figure it out. As he floated around the Ghost Zone, Danny began to get suspicious. He remembered a long time ago that he had defeated many ghosts, who had later threatened that they'd get back at him. He began wondering if that was what was happening. But before he had a good chance to consider this option, something totally unexpected flew towards him. Danny jumped out of the way with a yell. The blur that had jumped at him slowed, then eventually stopped. Danny gasped at who he saw. It was his dad's old friend from college, Vlad.

"Hello, Danny. Long time no see. Have you been, shall I say, avoiding, me? Don't worry, I won't hurt you, I just want to, well, talk."

Danny looked suspicious. Vlad had also been in the group of Danny's arch enemies that wanted his power, and Danny wasn't sure if he should trust him or not. "Danny, I promise you, you won't get hurt. Just come with me, and we can discuss why this zone appears empty." "You mean you KNOW?" cried Danny in a shocked voice. "My dear boy, I don't just know, I am the person responsible!" And with that, Danny followed Vlad without another word. He really needed to know what was happening with the Ghost Zone, and what Vlad was doing. "I know you're surprised that I made all the ghosts vanish, but they really aren't in danger. I've been helping them, actually. I bet you didn't know that some strange things have been going on here, did you?" Vlad looked serious. "Well, I didn't know who was responsible for the ghosts vanishing, or why. And I'm a ghost, too, so why wasn't I informed? I mean, if it was too much for me to handle, well, I understand, but since it doesn't seem that important right now, I think I can help." Danny looked serious. Vlad laughed. "My dear Daniel, what is happening does concern you in many more ways than you might know. You see, every so often, our powers get 'upgraded', or basically get stronger. You don't really feel it, it just sort of shows up when you battle. Well, those feelings of those you have battled before became worried, due to, well, you know, the thing with the future. They knew that I had some tools that might help to keep your powers down. I had to tell them I'd do something to keep you from destroying us if we were to fight you." Danny looked worried. He wasn't sure what to make of the situation in front of him. He might destroy his enemies, that had proved to be useful during certain battles, and take over the Ghost Zone……..AGAIN. "What do I have to do, to keep from destroying everything?" He looked scared. "No", Vlad said with a smile, "you only have to transfer a bit of your power to someone else, preferably someone you know well. Maybe myself, for example". Danny looked concerned. He knew Vlad wouldn't hurt anyone else here, and that he loved Danny's mom too much to hurt her own son, so he thought about it. Finally he looked at Vlad. "I'll do it". About 10 minutes after the transfer, a lot of ghosts began to appear around the zone again. Wow, thought Danny, I really DID scare all these ghosts. E knew that after last time's warnings, they had reason to be scared. One of the first ghosts Danny had ever battled, whose name was Desiree, came up to him. "You're not dangerous now, are you? You're not going to take over all of us and destroy us?" He smiled. "No, Desiree, I will not hurt you now, although I WAS thinking about it." He smiled as he saw Desiree float away quickly; he laughed to himself. Fooling his enemies was also in the cards.

Danny looked around the basement quickly before he returned back to himself. He didn't want his parents to know that he was half-ghost. If they knew, they'd probably be surprised, but happy that he was doing good with his powers. And he knew they'd love him the same as always. As he ran upstairs from the basement, he heard his parents running down the stairs. "DANNY!" called his father loudly, "WE NEED TO TALK TO YOU A.S.A.P.!" Danny swallowed. He heard one more set of footsteps coming down the stairs. His sister, Jazz. Swallowing nervously, his mom, dad, and sister appeared in the kitchen. "Yes, dad, you needed to talk to me?" he asked, his voice sounding shaky. "Yes, Danny, we do. Your sister tells us that you seem to disappear a lot, and you are absent and late to school enough of the time. And she told us your biggest secret. Is it true, Danny? Are you really part ghost?"

Sorry, I know I left the end hanging! I'll put up my next chapter tomorrow, if I can! Noflames if you review, please!