It was Skulker he was trying to destroy the Speeder. Jazz looked for a weapon and found the Spector Deflector which proved to be no good for protecting Danny. So Danny changed quickly, he had to do something. Jazz grabbed his arm as he was just about to go out into the Ghost Zone.
"What are you doing? You cant fight you're sick." She sadi staring into his eyes. He saw the fear.
"The whole world cant stop because I'm sick and even if I'm doing my enemies wont rest." He stared foreward at the windsheild." And neither will I." He said determinedly.
"You knew." Jazz whispered and he nodded."Then dont go out there."
"I can save us. I need to go."
"Please dont." She pleaded quietly."Dont go out there.
"It's ok I'll be fine." He coaxed before he disappeared.
Sam finally unlocked the weapons on the Specter Speeder. "There I got them unlocked." She announced.
"Then why arent you firing?" Tucker asked.
"I cant lock in on Skulker without hitting Danny. There's nothing I can do."
They waited and listened to the pounding of the ghosts' feet as they landedon the roof of the Speeder and leaping off again. Every so often they'd see Danny and Skulker pass the windows.
"What can we do to help?" Jazz asked frantically.
"Nothing unless Danny is in here." Sam answered.
They heard a scream and Danny phased through the roof and landed with a thud on the floor. Unable to maintain his ghost form Danny Phantom turned back to into Danny Fenton.
"Danny!" They all exclaimed together.
Sam went into motion and immediately fired at Skulker before he got the chance to follow Danny. Then she sped the machine away from that area close to Skulker's domain.
Jazz looked Danny over."Are you ok little brother?" She asked as she helped him up.
He stood shakily and coughed. Then he fell back into his siters arms. Jazz sat him down and put her hand on his forehead. "Danny are you alright, you feel very warm. I think you should lay down."
"I'm ok Jazz," He persuaded "I'm ok." He repeated and let out a sharp cough. He tried desperately to stay awake but couldn't shake his drowsiness away. He only closed his eyes for a few minutes and awoke again with a start.
"Calm down Danny, just relax it's ok." Tucker soothed as he stood over Danny who looked very frightened.
Danny sat back up and looked around trying to grip reality again. He saw Jazz who was dozing off in her chair and then his eyes fell on Sam. She still hadnt talked to him. So he decided he was going to have to approach her himself.
"I'm going to talk to Sam." Danny sighed as he got up. Tucker nodded and sat down.
Danny took his seat beside Sam in the passenger seat. She ddint look at him ,she stayed rigid.
"Sam how long are you planning on ignoring me?"Silence. "Come on Sam I just want to talk." More silence."I dont even know why you're so mad." And yet the silence persisted.
Danny had an idea to get to her. He decided to use one of his newer less than perfect powers he'd discovered a few weeks back. It was like over shadowing but without the full affect. He could leave the person in controll but he could communicate with them mentally while he was in them.
'Danny get out.' Sam thought at him, he'd only used this power once on her and he'd come close to discovering her secret affection for him. It was hard to controll your own thoughts.
'Not till you tell me what's wrong. Why are you mad?' He returned engaging their mental conversation.
'I'm not mad.'
'Yeah you are, you wont even talk to me.'
'Well I'm really only frustrated. You promised you'd be alright but you werent. I cant understand why you would lie about something like that. Danny I'll talk to you if you get out. Ok?' She thought, hoping that he wouldnt stay long.
Danny did as she said and went back to his seat beside her.
"So care to explain yourself?" She said.
"I dont know why I didnt tell you guys then and I dont know why I'd do it all again. I guess I just dont know how to tell people I'm dying. Anyway I wasnt suppose to pass out." He stopped and remembered something. "Speaking of which, what happened after I passed out?"
Sam tensed for a moment."Danny I dont want to talk about it." Sam answered.
"That bad huh?" He said looking at her. She nodded slightly and she looked scared.
Danny moved closer and put his arm around her. Sam relaxed under his touch but she felt even more afraid.Suddenly everything was becoming real. He was really going to die, in five more hours he'd be motionless, breathless, lifeless. She was scared this didnt maked sense, he didnt deserve this.
"It's ok Sam." He coaxed.
"Not it's not." She protested her voice cracking.
Danny sighed. "Sam no matter what happens whether I live or die it will be ok. Crying wont helpany of us. And maybe it's not fair, but thats just the way it goes."
Sam shuddered. She turned and looked into his blue eyes. "I dont like this Danny, I dont." She sobbed throwing herself onto him, finding comfort in his embrace.
Danny looked up and saw Tucker comming he moved Sam away from the controlls so that Tucker could take them while Sam cried. She held on like if she never let go he wouldnt go away.
After crying for quite a while she fell asleep. Danny picked Sam up and put her in the seat besdie Jazz. Then he rejoined Tucker. He and Tucker talked for a bit, about the stituation and life and their friendship.
"You dont have to worry Tuck, I'll fight this with all I got. I wont give up or give in. Dont worry." Danny said with such fearlessness.
"Danny you always were stronger thna most. I dont know how you do it, arent you scared?"
"Are you kidding I"m pertrified. But I know I gotta be strong and I know I gotta be brave. I have to try."
When Sam woke up she immediately reached for the timer latched to her side. She opened it and frowned. She looked up and saw Danny sleeping next to his sister who was driving. Two hours and fifty minutes, thats all he had.
more to come!