Chapter 16: Field Trip – Part Two

"Phantom? I don't know what you're talking about!" Danny lied.

"Perhaps some delightfulization will make you more honest." Father replied. "Delightful teenagers, hold him in front of the screen."

Suddenly, something crashed the screen and damaged the delightfulization ray. "What happened?" Father asked.

"We happened!" Batgirl answered as she and Robin the second revealed themselves. She also got a camera. "Smile." She said and the camera's flash freed the delightfulized teenagers. "What happened?" They asked.

"Run!" Batgirl told the Casper High students and they obeyed. Because of that mess, those not already aware of Danny's secret didn't notice him going to a different direction to go ghost. As he was flying back to where he left Batgirl and Robin behind, he heard sprinklers. Danny entered just in time to see Father running away through another door with steam coming off him. "He cannot withstand water, Danny." Batgirl told him.

"And yet he runs an Ice Cream company?" Danny asked but decided to go after Father rather than listen to Batgirl's or Robin's reactions.

"Cut off the water supply!" Father shouted at the phone while running away.

"It won't work, Wigglestein." Danny replied. He refused to call the villain 'Father'.

"Why not?" Father arrogantly asked.

"Because of this!" Danny answered and used his ice powers to freeze Father, who used his fire to thaw the ice. Fortunately, all that cold water made him too weak to do anything other than escaping. Unfortunately, the ensuing vapor made the escape easier than it should.

Too weakened to maintain his 'Father' form, Benedict Wigglestein crawled back to his office, where his children were waiting for him with a blanket and a cup of hot chocolate. "Please have some hot chocolate, Father." His children said.

"T-t-thank you, my children." Benedict replied. "What happened to the other visitors?"

"The Ice Cream Men are handling them, Father." The children answered.

Meanwhile, Maddie was fighting the Ice Cream Men.

'I must ask her to chaperone all field trips from now on until her son graduates.' Principal Ishiyama thought.

Star also knocked out some bad guys. "Wow, she's like the Kim Possible of Casper High!" Kwan exclaimed.

"Hey!" Paulina protested. "I am the Head Cheerleader."

"After this, Star has my vote." Nathan commented and the other students nodded in confirmation. Even Sam albeit it's not clear if it's out of approval for Star or just to spite Paulina.

Two of the remaining Ice Cream Men readied a bazooka but Danny Phantom blasted it from them. "First them and now you?" Maddie asked with a frown and readied herself to blast Danny away but the students who weren't Valerie blocked her view of him.

"Are you crazy?" Mikey asked her.

"Phantom's a hero." Kwan added.

Danny left. Meanwhile, Batgirl reached Benedict's office. Feeling better, Benedict resumed his 'Father' mode. "Go away Batgirl, or else…"

"Or else what, Wigglestein?" Batgirl defiantly asked.

"Or this!" Father answered and tried to hit her with fire but she used her cape to deflect it to a sprinkler, activating it. "Aaaaaaagggghhhhhhh!" He screamed. "I told them to deactivate them!"

"But Robin reactivated them." Batgirl replied with a smirk.

"Well played, Batgirl." Father sarcastically commented. "But I still have several hostages."

"No, you don't." Danny replied after phasing inside the office. "Mo… Maddie Fenton and a student named Star stopped the other bad guys."

"Well, Mr. Fenton, I concede defeat." Father stated. "Now, I believe it's time for you to let me go."

"Why would we do that, Wigglestein?" Batgirl maliciously asked.

"Because I know Danny Fenton is Danny Phantom." Father explained. "Let me go or I'll tell everyone."

"You're crazy." Danny told Father.

"You'd better do what he says, Phantom." Father's children said.

"Quick, the camera!" Danny said and Batgirl took a picture of the delightful children, who remained the same.

"Our delightfulization is more powerful than average." The children said and laughed.

They then heard a siren. "Somebody must've called the cops." Danny said.

"You stay here while Robin and I check camera footage." Batgirl replied while it remained unsaid that she'd be looking for evidence Fenton and Phantom were the same Danny. "But first, let's put this." Batgirl placed special handcuffs on Father. "Batman adapted Mr. Freeze's technology into these cuffs. Try to use your heat powers and you'll be frozen."

A few minutes later, Benedict Wigglestein and the Ice Cream Men were being arrested. "Danny Fenton is Danny Phantom!" Wigglestein shouted. "Danny Fenton is…"

"Right here." Danny Fenton said as he showed up along with Danny Phantom. "I got lost but Phantom here told me it was safe to show up."

"Phantom, I don't know what your game is but stay away from my son!" Maddie ordered the ghost boy.

"Whatever." Danny Phantom replied and flew away. He then became invisible and merged back with Danny Fenton.

"What's that, Danny?" Maddie asked, noticing her son's sudden chill.

"I guess I'm still nervous from this experience, Mom." Danny suggested.

"Don't worry, son." Maddie reassured her son. "We'll have an ice cream binge tonight." Danny glared at her. "From another brand." She quickly added.

"Thanks, Mom." Danny replied.

Meanwhile, Tucker was taking pictures of this until he noticed Sam staring at him. "What? Don't you think Mrs. Fenton will pay for a record of this moment?"

'I've already seen Plasmius use this trick to hide his secret.' Valerie thought. 'Could Danny also be… no, it's ridiculous.'

That night, the Fentons were watching news related to the ice cream incident. "Mr. Fullbright, what do you have to say about Benedict Wigglestein's actions?" A reporter asked.

"With Evil Adult Industries under investigation regarding those actions, my company WerkCo. will take over Tasty Taste Ice Cream Company." Fullbright answered.

"What will become of Evil Adult Industries?" The reporter asked.

"Our companies merely co-own Tasty Taste Ice Cream Company." Fullbright explained. "Other than that, we have nothing to do with each other's businesses. I hope I made it clear."

"Thank you for your attention, Mr. Fullbright." The reporter said, taking his hint. "Goodbye."

"I'm glad the company is in good hands now." Jack commented.

"My true concern is whatever game Phantom's planning that requires him to earn the Justice League's favor." Maddie replied.

"I bet he probably wanted to overshadowed Superman but Plasmius ruined everything by doing a similar thing with Supergirl." Jack suggested.

"I'm calling it a night." Danny said and went to his room.

"Had too much for a day." Jack said and Maddie agreed.

The next day, Danny was discussing things with his friends during lunch time. "Did Batgirl become surprised seeing the both of you?" Sam teasingly asked.

"No." Danny answered. "I had already told her about this ghostly power."

"Really?" Tucker asked.

"I had to since I told the Justice League about Plasmius, Tucker." Danny explained. "He himself had used this trick in public."

"Does Barbara have to face field trips like that as well?" Tucker asked.

"Knowing Gotham City, she probably does." Sam commented. "What's next? A date at the Penguin's night club?"

"Well, if my invisibility and my intangibility help uncover whatever illicit activities he hides there…" Danny replied.

"I would be upset if that didn't mean you using your powers for more heroics." Sam muttered.

"So, did Batgirl say anything about uniforms for me?" Tucker asked. "I mean, for Sam and me?"

"No, Tucker." Danny answered.

"But I'd look so good in them." Tucker moaned.

"The only thing you'd ever look good is something that's make you look like somebody else, Foley." Paulina teased.

"Has Star already replaced you as Head Cheerleader, Sanchez?" Tucker teased back.

"None of your business, Foley." The shallow cheerleader answered and left Team Phantom alone.

"Tucker, I never thought I'd see the day you'd talk back to Paulina like that." Sam said with evident approval in her voice.

"Having a girlfriend who likes me for me rather than connections like being best friends with a beauty contest judge did a lot to improve my self-esteem, Sam." Tucker proudly replied.

"You're making me curious, Tucker." Sam commented. "I'd like to meet her."

"You'll love Velma!" Tucker exclaimed. "She loves technology as much as I do!"

"Do you have a picture of her?" Sam asked and he used his PDA to show a picture of him with the meddling kids. "Is that Velma?" Sam asked with a frown. "She doesn't look like what I had in mind."

"No, Sam, that's her friend Daphne." Danny explained. "The one with glasses is Velma."

"Okay, that makes sense." Sam commented. "But now I don't get why a beautiful girl like Daphne would be friends with her. Could she be using Velma to do her homework?"

"Actually, they're a group of mystery-solving teens, Sam." Tucker explained. "The blonde guy is Fred Jones, the other guy is Norville but his friends call him "Shaggy","

'I'd also prefer be called that if my parents named me 'Norville'.' Danny thought.

"and their dog is Scooby-Doo." Tucker finished.

"Wait a minute." Sam asked. "Are they Mystery Incorporated, the infamous Meddling Kids?"

"Meddling Kids?" Danny asked in confusion.

"Danny, practically every fake monster they unmask calls them 'meddling kids' when saying they would get away with their plots if not for them." Tucker explained.

Danny and Sam just shrugged.

End chapter.

Answer to Leonardo (Guest): Desculpas aceitas. E nem tudo é o que parece.

Answer to Khy Dragon (Chapter 1) (Guest): A well-deserved Karma. I'm not that familiar with 6teen but the line was hilarious!