Chapter 2

A week later, there were three more people in mysterious comas after being found unconscious in or around the spot that Star had been found in. The whole third floor was roped off, but the school was kept open "for their education". The victims were placed in isolation in Amity Hospital. Nobody knew what they were dealing with, and everybody wanted to find out.

Tucker researched mysterious comas on the Internet, and found nothing. Danny was slightly worried about who this mystery would strike down next. Though he told no one, he had a nagging thought in the back of his mind that just wouldn't go away. Maybe Mom and Dad are right, it said, maybe we are dealing with some sort of ghost here. But Danny pushed the thought out of his mind. He was sick and tired of ghosts. You're becoming paranoid just like Dad, he thought irritably. Tucker interrupted his thoughts.

"Hey, have you seen Sam?" Danny shook his head to clear it and glanced around the room.

"No...I think she stayed after school for some Goth Girls meeting...although it was supposed to end a half hour ago..." Danny and Tucker looked at each other in horror.

"You don't think...?" Tucker started. But Danny was already running. Tucker could do nothing else, but follow close on his heels.

They found Sam in the foreign language hallway. She was lying on the floor, unconscious. Her jet black hair pooled around her pale face, which, like the other victims, had a faint look of confusion on it. It was obvious what had happened.

Tucker looked kind of scared, which was exactly how Danny felt. He was scared and concerned. He loved Sam, although she didn't know that. What if she never woke up again?

Taking a very deep breath, Danny picked up Sam and cradled her in his arms. He started to head for the principal's office to inform her that there was another victim of the "Epidemic" as they were calling it, and then stopped.

The air in that particular spot felt...weird. It was unusually thick and slightly moist. Blinking in puzzlement, Danny started to walk again.

The next thing he knew, he was on the floor, feeling slightly nauseous, like he'd just gotten punched in the stomach. The still unconscious Sam lay next to him. Tucker was bending over him in concern.

"You okay, man?" Tucker asked as he helped Danny to his feet. Danny nodded slowly.

"Yeah." He bent over to once again pick Sam up off the floor, and hit the weird air spot with his foot. All of a sudden he had an idea.

"Wait a second..." Danny picked up Sam, and turned into his ghost form. He took a deep breath and prepared to try and pass through the spot again. This time, he passed through with ease. All he felt was a slightly cold feeling, like he had when he went intangible.

He turned around and faced down the hallway. He could still clearly see Tucker, as if there was nothing between them. Tucker looked slightly confused, and Danny could see calculating going on behind his best friend's green eyes.

"How did you do that?" Tucker asked, amazed. Danny shook his head helplessly. "I don't know..." he said, then his voice trailed off. He, too, was thinking.

"I just changed into ghost form and then presto! I was able to walk through that weird air spot."

There was silent for a minute, then Tucker spoke.

"So there most likely is a ghost involved." he said, voicing Danny's thoughts that he'd been feeling too guilty to voice aloud.

"Yeah...For once Dad was right." Danny told Tucker that he'd meet him near the front entrance, and started down to the principal's office. On the way there, he thought about this strange new development.

The ghost obviously wants to kill humans, or at least put them in a coma, he mused. There was only one question though: For the ghost, was Danny Phantom an ally or an enemy?

A/N: Ah, another chapter. And another weekend. Another chapter+another weekendmore fanfiction! yay! So how'd you like the chapter? Things are staring to shape up...I can't promise you chapters within a specific time period, but I can promise them SOON. And if I don't put them up soon, you are free to yell, scream, and throw heavy objects. As long as they're not too heavy...ducks as people begin throwing heavy objects Just bear with me and REVIEW!