A/n: What? I can reply to all the reviewers? Why not just do it here? This is more fun.

Millie M. Banshee: I wrote the last half right before I put it up. To me that's rushing

Queen S of Randomness 016: I updated! (Jumps and dances)

Luvdp88: Again, updated! Whoo!

Riverfox237: Oogie Boogie, not Jack. You'll see. And if you didn't see TNBC then you wouldn't get the bugs.

Atemu's Lover: (continues dancing)

Sam-n-Danny1: Really? He was my favorite character.

To everyone: Thanks for the reviews!

Chapter 3

"Come on!" Danny growled in disbelief. Here he was, chasing the Box ghost, and some other ghost comes out of nowhere and took the present. Now he was chasing that ghost; Box had run away, muttering something that sounded like "Beware."

Was the universe against the ghost boy? Why did everyone want that box? It wasn't important to anyone but Danny; and Sam if she ever got it.

Danny couldn't even tell what the ghost was. It looked like an aardvark. Or maybe, if he squinted, it could be a dog.

He followed it, unable to get close, unable to hit it with a shot. Finally, the milk white dog or aardvark flew through an open door, Danny inches behind.

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Angie looked up from her sewing machine. A swarm of insects had entered her office and landed in various places in the room (avoiding her.) She was not afraid of bugs, or the fact that they had opened the door themselves. She just wanted to know if they had money.

"Yes?" she asked. This wouldn't be the first time an animal had made an order.

A large beetle flew forward and landed on her desk. "I need you to make something for us."

"I wasn't aware insects need cloths."

"It isn't cloths we need. What we need is skin."

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Jack woke with a start. Zero had come back, and was barking madly. Going around the tree, the skeleton watched as a teenage ghost boy tackled his ghost hound. They wrestled. They seemed to be fighting something. The boy held on to something that Zero's mouth was clamped down on. Annoyed, Jack walked forward.

"Give that to me, you aardvark-dog-thing!"

The teen didn't seem to notice the tall skeleton walking toward him. He swooped down and lifted the boy, holding on to his black and white jumpsuit. With the other hand, he took a box from Zero's mouth.

"Would you let me go! And give me my box!" the ghost demanded.

"Bark!" Zero growled.

"Now, now. No need to be rude, Zero." He put him down and brushed him off, leaving the boy confused. "He's a guest to our town. I'm Jack Skellington." He held out his hand.

"I'm Danny…err…" he shook his hand, "Danny Phantom."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Phantom."

"Um, it's just Danny." Danny looked at him. "Can I have my box back?" he said as politely as he could, feeling this would be an easier way than to fight.

Jack looked at the box. "This looks like a Christmas present. Do you celebrate Christmas in Ghosttown?"

"Ghost Zone." He corrected, "And yes. I need that back, please." Jack smiled and handed it to him.

"It was nice to meet you," Danny lied, "I have to go…" He started towards the door.

"Not yet." Jack closed the door forcefully. "I'd like to know about the Ghost Zone."

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Whheeeeee…

Review please! Tell me if I made any mistakes, I don't know much about TNBC. I know it got a little short; I wanted to get it out and at sort of a cliffhanger.