Chapter: 3 A Ghoulish Discovery.
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Danny woke up in his hospital bed the next morning, feeling better. One of his doctors came in. "Alright, Danny, it looks like your feeling
better?" Danny nodded, wanting to get out. "Well...alright, it seems that you are discharged, have a nice day." Danny hopped out of bed and changed. He ran all the way to
his house and stepped inside. Tucker, Sam, Bates, and Jazz were crowded by the Fenton parents, looking at baby pictures for who knows why. Bates looked uncomfortable.
"Danny!" he yelled and squirmed away from the little meeting. "My boy!" shouted Mrs. Fenton as she scooped him up in a hug. Jack and Danny's friends joined the hug.
Jazz and Bates looked at each other and raised their eyebrows. "Group Hug!" yelled Jack Fenton. Sam grabbed Bates into the hug and Tucker grabbed Jazz.
Bates was being crushed by everyone. 'Oh god, why did I come back here?' he thought. When they let go Bates rushed to a area of space away from them.
Sam and Tucker were talking to Danny all secretive. "So, did Bates really protect you?" asked Sam, disbelief in her eyes. "Yeah, he's actually pretty cool." Danny replied.
Sam and Tucker exchanged glances of even more disbelief. Bates looked at his watch. "Well, I uh gotta go!" Bates said before trying to make an escape for the door.
Jack jumped in front of it. "Whoa, now. Hey, Bates, could you come back after school, I have some more stuff to show ya!" Jack said with a smile. "Alright, sure." said Bates as he escaped. But Bates didn't head to school.
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In Winsconsin, Bad Bowman was heading towards Vlad Masters castle. He phazed through many doors and walls, finally finding Vlad.
"Long time no see, V-man." Bates said darkly. Vlad jumped, he had been reading a book. "Good gracious, you scared me!" he yelled, clutching his chest.
"Oh, don't be such a drama king." Bates said as he went to solid ground. "Well, what do you want." Vlad asked narrowing his eyes at him. "I want to know about Danny Phantom." Bates said simply.
"Danny? Oh, you don't mean Jack's son, do you?" Vlad said with a smile on his face. Bates eyes widened. "So, that's Danny Phantom? Hmm..what a shame, it'll make it easier to destroy him." Bates said with a hint of disappointment.
"Well, that's all I know about him." Vlad lied, hoping to get Bates out of there. "Awww, Uncle V, I'm disappointed in you, you know I hate liars." Bates said while aiming his bow and arrow at Vlad.
Vlad gulped and told him everything he knew about Danny. "And if you mention me to young Daniel, I'll--" Vlad got interupted by Bates. "You'll what, kill me? Oh pleeease!" Bates said while laughing.
"You know I'm better than you, Uncle V." Bates said plainly as he phazed through the roof, leaving Vlad to ponder.
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Bates arrived late for his second period, having gotten back from Winsconsin. "Mr. Maxwell, you're late." the teacher said as Bates sat down.
"I know." he said calmly. The bell rang and Bates laughed. "It's good to be late." he said to himself as he walked out the door.
He met Dash and Kwan outside and high-fived them. Paulina gave him a kiss on the cheek and walked with her satelitte, Star. Danny narrowed his eyes at Bates after Paulina kissed him. "What's he got that I don't?" Danny asked angrily. Sam and Tucker erupted in laughter. "What?" asked Danny even more angrily.
Sam and Tucker just kept laughing. Jazz walked past them and headed over to Bates. "Hey, Bates, can you help me pass out these pamphlets?" she asked. Bates gulped nervously. "Uh...sure, Jazz." he said as she handed him some pamphlets.
Bates watched her leave and smiled to himself. "Danny's sister is hot!" he whispered to Dash. He looked at the pamphlets and just threw them away.
"Come on, Bates. Let's see if Coach will let you join football!" said Dash as he and Bates raced toward the field. Sam rolled her eyes. "And of course, all they care about is sports." she said shallowly.
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Danny, Sam, and Tucker walked towards his house, not seeing Bates. Dany's ghost sense went off as Bad Bowman showed up.
"Hello, ghost child." he said plainly. "Hey! You know who I am?" Danny asked surprised. "I know everything. Hi Tucker, Hi Sam!" Bates said. Tucker and Sam waved in disbelief.
"Like I said before, I'm not here to hurt you. I'm here to help." Bates settled on equal ground in front of Danny. He held out his hand. "So, what do you say?" Bates asked. Danny looked at his hand suspiciously, and shook it. "Thatta boy." Bates said as he flew up and away.
Seconds later, Bates changed back from his ghost form and raced around the corner. "Hey Danny, Tucker, and Sam." he said while waving.
"Oh, great." mumbled Danny as they walked through the door.
"Think fast!" yelled Jack as he threw Bates's football at Danny. It hit him in the head and he fell down. "What's going on?" he yelled. Bates helped him to his feet. "Bates
and I were playing Football." said Jack brightly as he ruffled Bates's hair. "Why in the house?" asked Danny through gritted teeth. "Because...I have no idea! Can't argue with that!" said Jack as he threw the football to Bates. Bates caught it and he and Jack yelled "TOUCHDOWN!"
Jazz and Maddie Fenton sat at the table. "And the last thing we needed, another one of Danny's weird friends...no offense!" said Jazz to Tucker and Sam.
Sam rolled her eyes and watched Bates and Mr. Fenton play football. Bates's watch beeped. "I gotta go, seeya Mr. Fenton." he said while grabbing his football.
"Bye Bates!" said Jack as he sat down. "What a cool kid." Jack said.
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Bates transformed into his ghost form, Bowman, and flew around. "There she is." he said to himself as he landed. "Hello, ghost hunter." he said as he entered the alley. Valerie stood in front of him. "Alright, so how'd you like to do this?" she asked. Bates smiled evily. "Well, we could do it here, or at your house."
Valerie blushed, still in her ghost costume. "Hey, get your mind out of the gutter, ghost boy, I'm talking about taking down Phantom." she said sternly.
"Well, you corner him and I kill him, how bout that?" he said a little onesided. "Ok, whatever." Valerie said. Before she jetted away, Bates asked her something. "Hey, will you let me see your face?" he asked.
Valerie thought hard. "If you tell me your name." she said, grinning under her mask. Bowman raised his eyebrow. "I'll give you hint: My real name starts with a B."
"Well, I'll give you a hint: I have green eyes." Valerie said before jetting away. "Pfff, hard to get." Bowman said before changing back into Bates.
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Danny and Sam were waiting for Tucker at the park.Dash and Paulina were across from them doing something.
Dash and Paulina stepped away from the wall and laughed before running. Danny and Sam's jaw dropped.
On the wall it read, "DannyNerd. SamanthaGoth. Danny+SamanthaFun All Night Long! Sam's eye twitched and she blushed about four different reds.
Danny blushed and his eyes switched to green. He growled a little. Bates rounded the corner and screeched to a stop at the wall. He backed up a little to read it.
"It needs some changes!" he shouted so Danny and Sam could hear. He began working fast with a graffiti can. "There, cough, done!" he said. The wall now read,
"DashBullfaced Smelly Jock. PaulinaShallow Evil Bitch. Dash+Paulina"I pity the baby!"
Sam and Danny laughed so hard they fell down. "Hey, hehe, he's ,ahah, not so bad." said Sam in between laughs. Danny nodded and he helped Sam up. "Hey, Bates, come here!" Sam yelled.
Bates walked over to them. "Yeah?" he asked. "Want to come over to my house?" Sam asked as if it was as casual as asking for a dollar. Danny and Bates both looked at her strangely.
"Er, I guess." Bates said unsure. Samantha grabbed his hand and began running with him. "See ya later, Danny!" she shouted. Tucker came that moment and watched as Bates struggled to keep up with Sam. "You think she likes him?" He asked.
Danny shrugged and him and Tucker went to his house.
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Sam and Bates burst through her door and she finally let go of his hand. "Where are your parents?" Bates asked while looking around.
"Not here." Sam said plainly. Bates gulped. He looked back at Sam, as if expecting something. "So, uh..." he began. "Come here." Sam said and lead him up to her room.
"Uh...why'd you take me here?" he asked, getting a little shy. Sam sat on her bed and waited until answering. "I wanted to know more about you." she said plainly.
"...so...you...take me to...your...room?" he asked a little confused. Sam rolled her eyes. "Oh, come on, well start talking." Bates raised an eyebrow. "A little pushy you think?" he asked jokingly.
Sam giggled and told him everything about her. "...and I'm also an recyclo-vegitarian." she finished. "Really? Me too." Bates said. Sam smiled and looked at her clock.
"Uh oh, my parents will be---" she got cut off as her parent's car pulled up. She pushed Bates on her bed and stood up toward her closet. Her parents came in a second
later. "Hello Sam...who's this?" asked her father sternly. "He's the new kid, Bates, meet my parents." Sam said nervously. Bates stood up and extended a hand to Mr. Manson.
Her father shook his hand. "Well, I, uh, better go, bye." said Bates before bolting out the door. Sam exhaled as soon as her parents left.
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The next day at school, Danny was being picked on by Dash and Kwan. Bates watched them laughing slightly, when Sam came up beside him. "Look at what their doing to Danny!" she said. "I'll take care of it." said Bates as he headed toward them.
"Come on, let him go!" Jazz yelled at Dash and Kwan. They just laughed. Bates came over and punched Kwan right in the nose, knocking him out.
"Let him go." he commanded Dash. Dash's smile left his face as he obeyed Bates, almost like he was in a trance. Danny, confused about his bulliers, punched Bates in the face. Jazz gasped and Bates fell at her feet.
Jazz knelt down beside him and lifted up his head. His nose was bleeding. "Danny, look what you did!" Jazz scolded. Danny blinked several times. "Oh, I'm sorry!" he said a little scared.
Jazz helped Bates up and put her arm around him. "Here, let me take you to the nurse." Jazz said as she steered him. Bates looked up for a second and flashed Dash a thumbs up and bowed his head again.
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