Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom. It belongs to Butch Hartman.
Chapter 4
"How did you get your ghost powers?" The agents were ruthless. They'd finally gotten the notorious Danny Phantom, and they planned to show no mercy.
"I already told you! It was an accident in my parent's lab. I accidentally turned on the ghost portal and I became part ghost."
"We know that! The question is what happened to your DNA structure?"
"I don't know! One minute I'm checking out the ghost portal, the next I'm part ghost. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED!" Danny's anger was apparent.
"End of questioning. Back to your cell."
At the cell...
Danny looked up as he saw a figure approach. Vlad's face soon filled his view. Danny scowled as ha looked upon his archenemy. He must be behind this. He's the only person I know with my DNA, Danny thought.
"Well, Daniel, care to reconsider joining me?" Vlad's voice was full of triumph.
"Never! I'll never join you!"
"Then perish as they slowly kill you!" Vlad stomped away. Danny was worried. What is Vlad up to?
In Amity Park...
Sam sighed as she threw a stone into the lake. She missed Danny. He's probably being poked and prodded like a lab rat, Sam thought. Tucker suddenly appeared.
"Sam, you need to move on. We both know we'll never see Danny again." Tucker's words stabbed a hole in Sam's heart.
"I know, I know; I just can't move on. I love him, Tucker." The words echoed in her mind. Did I just say that?
"Sam, I've been doing research. It's impossible for Danny to escape. They have a shield for both ghosts and humans around his cell, and guards posted 24/7."
"What about under his cell?" Sam was formulating an idea.
"There isn't a shield under his cell. Why?" Sam smiled a HUGE grin.
In the cell...
Danny wondered how he'd escape. Suddenly, the obvious hit him. I'll just escape going down, Danny thought.
While the guards were switching, Danny transformed and sank into the ground. While underground, Danny noticed a tunnel. Following the tunnel, Danny escaped.
Suddenly, alarms went off. Guards streamed out of the building. Danny flew off amid ectoplasmic gunfire.
At Fenton works...
Danny sighed as he transformed and entered his house. Waiting for him were his parents. They didn't look happy at all.
"Daniel Andrew Fenton, how dare you escape from jail!"
"Mom, I can explain."
"Explain what! That you're a criminal for being part ghost, that you lied to us, that..."
"The only reason I lied to you is because you said you'd tear me apart molecule by molecule! I ran away from jail because I was threatened with death!" Danny felt emotionally exhausted. His parent's glares softened as they realized they'd scared off their own son.
"We're sorry, Danny, if we scared you off. We were so intent on capturing a ghost, we didn't stop and think about it." Maddie's voice was apology enough to Danny. He hugged her and sighed; this was what he'd hoped for ever since he'd gotten his powers: acceptance.
"Mom, Dad, I'm glad you accept me, but what are we going to do about the law?" Danny hoped they wouldn't turn him in.
"We don't know, Danny. The first thing your mother and I would like to do is see if there's a way to cure you."
"Dad, I can't be cured! I tried separating my ghost half and human half and all I did was spilt myself in half. Besides, according to a certain ghost I know, if you take away my powers, I'll die!" Danny's parent's faces fell.
"Well, young man, we're still going to run some tests." Jack Fenton was determined to cure his son.
Later, after some tests...
"Well, Danny, it looks like that ghost was right. Your condition is permanent." Maddie's sadness was obvious. "The only thing we can do is help you erase everyone's memory on Earth."
"How will we do that, Mom?"
"Your father and I will work on it. In the meantime, you're forbidden to leave this lab. To make sure you can't leave, I'm putting up the ghost shield."
"Mom, don't. If you do, they'll know I'm here." Danny felt paranoid, but he had a good reason to be. After all, the government was after him. "Besides, I could just escape as a human anyway." Maddie realized that Danny had a point. He may be a ghost, but he was still a human.
"Mom, I think I know a ghost that can help. His name is Clockwork. He's helped me before, and he can do it again."
In Clockwork's tower...
"I can not help. I'm the master of time, not reality." Clockwork looked at Danny with a set face.
"But you've changed reality before! You did it when you saved my parents, friends, and Mr. Lancer! Why can't you do it now?" Danny knew Clockwork had the power. Why wouldn't he do it?
"To stop you worst fear, you must seek out Nightmare. I believe you've already met her." Clockwork said this with a grin. Great, thought Danny, she probably won't help me. Danny flew off to search for Nightmare.
