Author's Note: Hey guys. Hopefully writing will get me out of my depression. By the way, has anyone seen Sapphire? I haven't heard from her in days. Anyways, I hope this answers a few questions, and this chapter is dedicated to all Maddie/Vlad fans like me (though I prefer Jazz/Vlad). Here we go!

Chapter 2

Jack stood, staring at the red-eyed ghost in complete shock. "In one day I go from hating ghosts to finding out that two of the closest people I know are half ghosts," Jack mumbled. Then he turned to Jazz and Maddie. "You two wouldn't happen to be ghosts, would you?" Jazz blinked, then smiled.

"No, Dad," Jazz said. "And before you say it, Sam and Tucker aren't either." The aforementioned teens had left just a few minutes earlier. Vlad changed back into his human form and sat on a chair, exhausted.

"I don't know what's wrong with me," Vlad said. "It's getting harder to change into my human form." Maddie sat down in the chair next to him and put her hand on his shoulder. "And Daniel… I have no idea what's going on with—"

"AH!" Danny screamed, and Jazz's eyes widened and she took off in a sprint towards her brother's bedroom. She opened the door to see Danny crawling out from under his bed. "Stupid intangibility," he muttered, then spotted Jazz and scowled. "What?" Jazz blinked and shook her head.

"Nothing, Danny. I just thought it would be better to be in your human form. You're probably freezing," she said. Danny nodded and closed his eyes, but nothing happened.

"I can't change back," Danny said. His eyes rolled back into his head and he collapsed onto the floor beside his bed. Jazz shrieked and fell down beside him.

"I guess I'll just have to take Daniel's place until he is feeling better," Vlad concluded. "I'm going to go check on Daniel and Jasmine." He stood up and began walking upstairs. Maddie stood up as well.

"I'll go with you," she said and quickly followed him to her son's room. "How are you doing, Vlad? I know that split must have been hard on you." Vlad sighed.

"I'm perfectly alright," Vlad said. "Daniel, though… I don't know what's happening." Vlad stopped and turned around to face Maddie. "But I do know that you shouldn't worry about Daniel. He will be fine, I promise." Maddie smiled weakly and nodded.

"You're going to stay until Danny's better, right?" Maddie asked. Vlad nodded.

"Yes, I will. I couldn't bear it if something happened to him while he wasn't under my watch." Maddie's smile widened.

"Thank you, Vlad," she said. She stood on her toes and kissed his lips softly, surprising Vlad and herself. But that didn't keep Maddie from leaning into the kiss deeper, and it certainly didn't stop Vlad from putting his hand on her back.

"Ahem," someone said, and the two adults separated faster that lightning could strike. Jazz had just left Danny's room after putting him in his bed and had come out to see this scene. "If you're going to make out, at least do it in a closed room. Dad could have come up the stairs." Vlad and Maddie looked at each other, both flushed red.

"It… won't happen again, Jasmine," Vlad said awkwardly. Jazz smirked.

"Sure it won't. And Dad will never eat fudge again," she said. "By the way, Danny's still asleep. Actually, he woke up after falling through the bed, but—"

"Falling through the bed? Oh, right, I keep forgetting that he's part ghost," Maddie said.

"He fell through the bed," Jazz continued. "And I came in and asked him to change back into his human form because I knew he was cold, and he tried, but…"

"But he couldn't, could he?" Vlad asked. "It's just as I thought. Daniel's losing touch with his human side. It is going to take a lot of effort to change into a human and stay that way for longer than a few seconds. In a matter of days he won't be able to change back at all. He will be a full ghost."

"What?" Jazz and Maddie shrieked. Vlad sighed.

"I wasn't finished," Vlad said. "I have a feeling it has something to do with his being a hybrid. I'm developing the same symptoms."

"But why is it happening to him now? Wouldn't you be first?" Maddie asked. Vlad sighed again.

"I don't know. Danny is very powerful, even more so than me," Vlad admitted. "It may have something to do with his powers, since he's at a higher level than me, he is losing his human side before I am. It has nothing to do with how long he's had his powers."

"Which means you're next," Maddie said sadly. "Well, Danny's sick. Will you get sick?"

"Possibly not. He may be sick because of his age. He is very young, and the transformation from hybrid to full ghost is putting a heavy toll on him," Vlad explained. "I will probably not get sick."

"That means you can go out and stop all the ghosts from destroying Amity Park," Jazz said happily. Vlad nodded.

"Yes, but I will need the assistance of Samantha and Tucker," Vlad said. "And how will this be explained to the town that Danny Phantom is ill?"

"We'll think of something," Jazz said, smiling. Vlad sighed, knowing this was just the beginning of a load of problems.