It's summer! I will at least attempt to put out more than a single chapter for these three months. This chapter will be long and fun and way more action packed! Yay!


Chapter 12: Into the Zone

Danny was with Sam at the garden store when he felt it. A chill down his spine. A small feeling of cold power. A feeling of being out of place.

It was the same feeling he had before the ghost zone was cut off from Earth.

After five minutes, the feeling didn't go away. It couldn't have been caused by Heather because she was at the movies. Yoltrun left the house hours ago. Something was seriously off.

"Sam, something's wrong. We need to check the portal."


Ten minutes ago...

"Ok, so which wire goes where?" Alex asked.

Ray read through the page in the manual. "The red one goes into the small hole, the blue one into the hole on the side."

"But the red wire doesn't fit!"

"You're putting it into hole number 342! Put it in the small hole!"

"Which one is the small one?"

"The one to the left of 342!"

Heather laughed at the boys as they figured out where to stick the last few wires to finish rewiring the ghost portal in the secret lab. It took a few minutes, but they soon figured it out.

Then, all they needed to do was plug it in.

"And, here we go!" Alex said with glee as he plugged the thick cables together. Unfortunately, all that happened was a spark. "Ray, what happened?"

"It's in power test mode. You forgot to press the 'on' button on the inside."

"Oh."

Alex went into the portal and was about to press the button when Ray yelled, "STOP!" And immediately unplugged the portal. "Ok, now you're good."

The on button was pressed. Alex backed out of the portal. "What did I do wrong?"

"You were about to get blasted with an insane amount of energy. You could've died!"

"Well, who designed that? That's stupid!"

Ray turned to the first page of the manual. "Heather's grandparents, in 2004."

"why didn't they just upgrade it?"

"Come on, let's hurry up! I want to see some ghosts!" Heather said. she got up and snatched the cables out of Alex's hands and connected them. A bright flash lit up the room and a blast of cold air rushed through. In place of the empty tunnel was swirling green light.

Heather changed into her ghost form. She was wearing the small suit she took from the storage room, and it fit perfectly. "Ready?" She asked.

"Yes," Alex replied. Ray, however, had his own idea.

"You need a name. Your dad was Danny Phantom. That logo is the one he is known by. You're gonna have to base an alias off that logo."

"Why?"

"If your dad hears about this new ghost, I bet you'd rather hear him talk about some mystery ghost instead of punishing you for hiding the secret."

"Good point. Alex! Any ideas?"

He thought for a moment. "Hmm, how about Dark Phantom? It's edgy and cool and works with the logo."

"That works. Now, tie the rope to you. We don't want to get lost. Ray, are the maps loaded up?"

Ray pulled up a ghost zone map on his phone. "Up and ready."

"Ok, hold on!"

With that, they entered the ghost zone.


Yoltrun was miles away from the city, collecting data. There wasn't much more data he could possibly collect. It was all so repetitive. Whenever a blip showed up on his wrist computer meaning a ghost portal is near, it never lasted more than a minute and all the blips weren't in any pattern whatsoever. This time, though, a big blip miles away came up. It had readings showing up on the screen, even with the distance. It was no natural portal. Even better, though, it was a way to get home. Without thinking, he flew to the blip at top speed.

The blip turned out to be in the basement of Danny's house. More specifically, a secret lab in the basement.

How did I not know this was here?

Distracted with the fact there was a secret lab in the basement, he didn't even notice Danny Phantom sucking him up in a Fenton thermos.


The trio were standing on a little floating island made of a strange purple type of rock. Heather and Alex were taking in the scenery of the dark green sky and floating islands and doors while Ray was taking pictures.

"You three! Explain why you're here!"

The sudden voice surprised the three. They turned around to see a ghost. A big, scary ghost.

Ray was the first to speak. "Who are you?" He asked the ghost.

He was not happy at that question.

"My name's Walker. Know it. Fear it. Obey it. Now, state your names and intentions before I lock you all up for a thousand years!l

Alex stepped up. "I... I am... Uhh... Blue. His name is... Storm and she is Dark Phantom."

Ray looked at Alex with disappointment and Heather just sighed.

"We were actually... Looking for you! We're new here, and want to know the rules of this place!" It seemed impossible for Walker to believe Alex's lies. It was obvious.

But, as luck goes in the trio's favor, Walker tosses a small book to each of the three. "A book of rules. And, since you're willing to learn the laws, I'll let you explore." He then disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

Heather sighed. "Alex, I would congratulate your surprisingly successful lies, but the nicknames. Storm? Blue? Half of your wardrobe is red!"

"Yeah, Alex, those nicknames sound like what a first grader would name their turtles."

Alex didn't acknowledge the scorn. "Ray, get out a map. Where are we?"

Ray spent a bit of time viewing the terrain and matching it to the map.

"It appears that we are very far from the well-charted areas. There are a few unique islands, but the closest lair is called Karma's cave, about a mile away. Your call, Heather."

"Lead me to Karma's Cave."


"Why did you open the portal?"

Yoltrun was tied to a chair with some glowing white string. He struggled, but couldn't get out. "How many times do I have to tell you! I didn't open it!"

He was desperate to escape. The way home was right in front of him.

Ok, remember training. Part 1, scan the area.

"All I did was help you. I let you into my home, protected you when you were hurt, and you break into my lab and activate the portal?"

Empty lab tables. A few tools, some computers, nothing useful.

"Are you so selfish that you would put the world in danger to get home?"

Part 2, plan escape. I must get to the ghost zone. I can't escape the string with intangibility, and breaking it is not an option. Only a tiny transformation can help me. Now for part 3. Execute plan.

"If you're not going to talk, maybe some time in the thermos to think will do you good."

When Danny turned around to grab the thermos from the desk behind him, Yoltrun used his shapeshifting to his advantage. While the string didn't let him change his form completely, he was able to soften his body enough to ooze out of the rope in a puddle of ectoplasm. He wasn't fast enough though, and as he reformed, Danny grabbed his tail and threw him into a wall, going ghost as he did it.

Yoltrun gathered all his strength and formed himself into a big green dragon. He knocked Danny to the ground and pulled up part of the metal floor, wrapping it around Danny to trap him. He escaped to the ghost zone before Danny remembered to turn intangible to escape. The portal doors closed after him. He was home, but he couldn't go back to the human world. At least, not yet.


If you're going by the show's art style, Alex has a Danny-shaped head with a brown-haired hairstyle similar to the Ghost Writer's. Ray looks like Tucker but with Poofier hair. Alex has a body shape like Danny's and wears clothes similar to Dash. Ray wears clothes similar to the Ghost Writer without the scarf. Heather has a head like Dani's but with hair like Paulina's and a body shape like Sam's. Just basic designs for you to think about