Taking Over Me

Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom. The wonderful Butch Hartman does. If I did, I would be flying with Danny right about now.

The Outburst of the Century!

"DANNY! SNAP OUT OF IT!" Beloved screamed. He was still frozen.

"I'm coming!" Danny wailed. He furiously fought the black hand and threw some ghost rays at it like there was no tomorrow.

Just then, something inside Beloved started to bubble, then gradually turned into explosion-like eruptions in Beloved's chest. She broke free and hit it with one powerful ghost ray. The hand wriggled after the ferocious attack and slithered away back into the wall to once it came and disappeared.

"Beloved, are you ok? You don't look too well," Danny said, half surprised at Beloved's sudden outburst. Beloved fell to the ground with a thud. Beloved, too weak to move, turned back into Kalyn as Danny descended down to the ground. Sam and Tucker ran into the dressing room as soon as they heard the thud vibrating through the ground.

"KALYN! What happened!" they said in unison.

"This creepy, black hand came in through the wall and grabbed her. I tried to get it loose, but just then Beloved broke free and hit it with a single, powerful ghost ray and it retreated back into the wall," Danny said.

Danny then transformed back and aided Kalyn. He felt her forehead and then his.

"Oh, my gosh! She's burning up! Sam, get some water with plenty of ice!" Danny said hurriedly. Sam rushed to the food court. Tucker pulled out his PDA and stuck a sensor pad on Kalyn's forehead.

"102.1 degrees. She's seriously sick! We gotta get her home!" Tucker panicked. Sam returned with a cup filled to the brim with ice and glanced at Tucker's PDA.

"102.1? Oh, gosh…" Sam said placing the cup against Kalyn's forehead. Kalyn sat up gradually and gingerly, making sure she didn't hurt anything.

"What happened? What did I do?" Kalyn said.

"You have a fever, you shouldn't be sitting up," Danny said lying her down.

"I have a fever? Since when?" Kalyn said closing her eyes. "And I'm resting my eyes, don't worry about me."

"Since about 3 minutes ago," Tucker said removing the patch.

"I'll try to reach Beloved while I…" Kalyn then fell into a deep sleep. Danny went ghost and flew to his house. Tucker and Sam were left behind to get to Danny's house on foot. Danny changed back as soon as he reached the front door. He entered to the sound of the crackling of a burner and TV blaring. Jazz and Maddie looked up to see Danny holding a girl.

"I need help…" Danny said fairly weak. Maddie and Jazz stopped everything and tended to Danny and the girl. Jazz set the girl down on the family couch and felt her forehead.

"Mom! She's burning up! Get some ice!" Jazz blared. Maddie ran to get an ice pack from the freezer.

"Her name's Kalyn Aqua and she's new here. We met at school. She has a temp of 102.1 degrees," Danny said sitting on the couch next to Jazz. Maddie came in with an small ice pack, just big enough to cover the forehead.

Jazz searched her purse to find an I.D. card.

"Kalyn Aqua, Age: 14, 5 feet, 2 and a half inches, hair: blonde, eyes: sapphire, from the City of Wealthmond, Virginia." Jazz read. "VIRGINIA!"

"That's a whole 3 states from us!" Maddie exclaimed placing the pack on her forehead. Danny shrugged.

Jack ran in at "3 states from us!". Jack looked at the youth and then glared at Danny.

"What did you do?" he said accusingly.

"I didn't do anything! We went to the mall and this ghost hand came out of nowhere and grabbed her. I tried to get her loose, then Danny Phantom showed up and wasted that ghost!" Danny blurted out.

"That ghost kid? I knew he was a hero from the very start… As if he were my own son." Jack said.

'If you only knew…' Danny thought. Just then, Kalyn muttered something.

"Beloved? Are you there?" Kalyn whispered. The Fenton family listen in.

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Kalyn's and Beloved's conversation

"Beloved? Are you here?"Kalyn called again.

"I'm here, but only for a few minutes," Beloved answered.

"What happened? Why do I feel so weak?" Kalyn said.

"A huge, black ghost hand came out of the wall and I took over. I got caught. I yelled for Danny to help and he came. He tried to free us, then an explosion occurred in my chest area. I felt very powerful and fired a ghost ray at it. And it went away. The ghost ray took all of my energy, and I let you take over. I guess the weakness is a side effect of the outburst." Beloved said.

In the outside world, Danny placed his hand on Kalyn's forehead, and closed his eyes. He was connected to both of Kalyn's minds. He repeated what either one said aloud.

"I don't know how you got a fever. I suppose it's but another side effect or the coldness of the black hand dripping into my skin and then into yours." Beloved finished with the last of her strength.

"Beloved, where are you going!" Kalyn said worryingly.

"I am still with you, I just need a good 8 hours to recuperate my strength," And with that, Beloved disappeared into the darkened corridors of Kalyn's mind.

"I need to ask you one more question! Don't go!" Kalyn said and said this to herself. "Where did that outburst come from?"

Danny removed his hand and the rest of Danny's family looked at him with astonished looks on their family.

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Best of luck! blue dream fairy