Okay, I know that the first chapter was a little bit rushed. But all of my first chapters are a little rushed. The rest is basically fine…….I think…….Anywho, um……….Yeah…….hope you like the second chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom……BUT MY SISTER HAS GOTTEN A CONFERENCE WITH NICK PEEPS AND JUST MIGHT GET THE JOB THEREFORE GIVING ME A BETTER CHANCE IN GETTING IN THE BUSINESS!...0.o………….

Chapter Two

Sam quivered under the plasma gun, praying that he wouldn't pull the trigger. Sweat cascaded down her face and dripped off her chin, making her shirt wet with perspiration. Her hands were in tight fists, making finger nail marks on her palms. Sam's mind was racing through horrible images of her being shot or Danny being slaughtered. Finally, after much time and suspense, Skulker pulled the gun away from her face and disappeared, leaving Sam breathless and shaking.

"Okay," she whispered quietly to herself. "That didn't just happen." Sam panted with fear. "Oh God Danny……..Please be okay…"

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After one Skulker joined with the other, he ripped into the ghost zone with a special claw like device. Danny, still looking back at the park, was confused, annoyed, and furious all at the same time. He so wanted sock Skulker for all he's worth, but knew that if he did, Skulker would just split into two again and kill Sam. Danny hated being helpless, especially when Sam's life was in the enemy's hands. One wrong move and he'd regret it.

Skulker jumped into the ghost zone and made sure that the portal closed behind him. He tightened his grip on Danny's arm and twisted it slightly, making Danny wince. Skulker smiled malevolently and took off to a nearby door. He opened it and inside was what looked like a zoo. Ghosts of all different shapes and sizes were in here. Some had there own personal cage, while others were packed in like sardines. Some cages were big and domed shaped, others were small and square. A purple haze loomed over the place that seemed to have a foul stench. Skulker flew to a domed shaped cage and threw Danny inside, making him land on his stomach. Danny heard the cage door slam behind him with a satisfied screech. He watched Skulker fly to a building in between two cages and faze through the wall. Danny noticed a little blood coming off his chin and wiped it off with his arm.

"So…..You're the new guy?" said a male voice.

"Looks a little scrawny to me," this voice came from a female.

"Where are you? Show yourselves!" Danny yelled, mad at all the confusion and a girl calling him scrawny. He looked around but couldn't find anyone. A figure formed behind him and lightly tapped him on the shoulder. Danny turned around.

"Boo," said the girl and Danny gave a yelp of surprise and fell back. He regained his composure to get a good look at her. The girl seemed to be in her twenties. She had a loose black tank top, acid green baggy pants with zippers at the knees, her sneakers were white with black rims, long blue hair fell past her shoulders and her eyes were a bright yellow. She laughed at the sight of Danny.

"It's not funny…" he said seriously. The girl stopped laughing.

"You're right…….It's HILARIOUS!" She cackled. Danny sighed, shook his head, and walked away from the ghost.

"That really wasn't funny," the male ghost said. He seemed to be in his mid thirties. He had a blood red jumpsuit on with black bands down his back and neck along with black gloves and boots. His hair was a silver color and he had piercing orange eyes. The female ghost stopped laughing and started to think twice about what she did. Danny sat against a rock and put his face in his hands. Sighing, he slowly took them off and looked to the top of the dome and stared at that spot. The male ghost came next to him, his feet making a swishing noise in the sand. Danny didn't notice him until he started speaking.

"You'll have to forgive her, she's young and doesn't make very good first impressions," He said while he too started to stare at the top of the dome. Silence followed for a long while. If you were to look at Danny now, you'd think he was dead. The eyes aren't moving, he's hardly breathing, and he is as silent as the night sky.

"You're a halfa…..aren't ya?" the ghost said. Danny didn't reply. "I can tell by the jumpsuit. Brittany and I are halfa's too, but now we can't change back into humans." Danny's focus snapped and he looked at the ghost with an interested eye.

"Why can't you change back into a human?" Danny asked. Brittany came over to stand next to the boy.

"One," she began. "this dome zaps any human who gets into it, and two, we have this device." She flipped he long blue hair to the side and revealed a piece of equipment on her neck. You could see red veins fanning out in all directions from the gadget. It looked like some kind of tracking device.

"What is it?" Danny asked puzzled.

"We don't know what the inhabitants of the ghost zone call it. But we do know that it his some type of controller. It's almost like overshadowing someone," the boy said.

"Jason and I also know that it is used for slaves…." Brittany said gravely. Danny was shocked.

"So, you two are slaves?" Danny questioned.

"No, we haven't been sold yet," Jason said.

"But, why are the halfas used for slaves?"

"Oh geze! Isn't it obvious! All the halfa's are considered lower than regular ghosts! Therefore they came to the conclusion of making all the hafa's their slaves!" Brittany said angrily. "This damn thing won't let us change back into humans. And I had a life. I was engaged, had a caring family, a good job!" She broke down into a crying fit. Jason was doing his best to comfort her, but couldn't calm her down. Danny stared, open mouthed.

"So….we're all.."

"Doomed? Yes…..but it isn't over," Jason said, finally starting to succeed in calming Brittany down. "We heard about a powerful halfa coming. We were kinda hoping it would be you…..but….."

"Le'me guess….Too scrawny," Danny interrupted. Jason gave a crooked smile, and nodded his head slightly. Danny sighed and kicked the sand angrily.

"I always knew that I wasn't good enough for anything. Just a stupid teenage kid with awesome power, but doesn't know what to do with it," Danny whispered for his own ears. He started to crack his knuckles, trying to vent some anger. Jason overheard his conversation with himself and, once Brittany was settled down, he walked up to him.

"But what do we know? It's what's right here that matters," Jason pointed at his skull.

"Okay guys…." Brittany sniffed. "enough with the sappy chatter. Let's just face the facts, and deal with it." They all heard a clang on the door and looked toward it. It opened with an earsplitting squeak and a muscular ghost stood in the doorway. He entered the dome. Brittany and Jacob gulped.

"Who's that?" Danny whispered intimidated.

"That's the guy who sells you," Jacob whispered back. The ghost approached them and stopped five feet in front of the three halfas.

"You two," he said in a booming voice. He pointed at Brittany and Jacob who were frozen. "Come with me." They looked at each other solemnly. "NOW!" the ghost yelled impatiently. Jacob grabbed Danny by the shoulder.

"Don't let them tag you," Jacob whispered. The ghost rolled his eyes and grabbed Brittany and Jacob. He started to pull them away. "Don't let them tag you!" Jacob screamed as they went out the door. Another muscular ghost identical to the other came in after they left and advanced toward Danny.

"Follow me," it said darkly. Danny didn't budge. "I said follow me you useless piece of trash!" It punched Danny in the face making him fly to the wall of the dome and hit it. Danny didn't know what hit him, the ghost or a car. It didn't matter long, because just as he hit the sand, the ghost grabbed him by the neck and headed out the door with him.

"Soon you will know how to respect us young Daniel," the ghost said as he flew to a small building. When they got through the door, Danny saw a white room with blood stains all over the ground and walls. He instantly knew he was in for it. "Soon you will know."

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I know, cliff hanger! Aren't I evil? .. Pleas review.