I'm baaaaaaack~…

I know, I tried to get this out earlier, but shit happened. Hope you all had a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukah, and a Happy Holidays. If you have a problem with any of those, then happy go fuck yourself. Also, Happy New Year everyone.

Yes, this is rated T. Which gives me less creative restraint in terms of content. I want to point out that not every episode really requires this rating, but it is necessary for future ones.

If you're confused at any point while reading this and you don't know what the hell is going on, go and read my Season 3 story.

Lot has happened lately; my Surface Pro 4 died, finals, online class, family stuff… writing stories.

Anyways…! Let's get to it, phans…

Wow, after all these months, that still sounds bad…

Ver. 1.0.0 (1/2/20)

Standard Disclaimer, I do not own Danny Phantom, but the drilling operations into Nickelodeon's underground vault is still in operations, so don't- Hm? Oh, they found out? Welp, time to bolt.

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The morning sun shone brightly across Amity Park; the light emitting through Danny's window and across his sleeping his eyes. He began to stir and slowly sat up. He stretched out his arms and yawned before rubbing his eyes and glancing over at the clock.

"7:55!?" he exclaimed, his eyes widening, "I'm gonna be late on the first day of school!"

Danny leapt out of bed and dashed over to his closet in his boxors. The swung open the door and rummaged through the clothes. A few seconds later, after stumbling around to get his clothes on, Danny glanced back at the clock.

"Oh, great," he moaned, "I've got only four minutes before class begins. So much for walking."

He grabbed his backpack and carried over his shoulder. A white ring appeared around his waist and separated into two rings, each going up and down his body. A moment later, where Danny Fenton once was standing, Danny Phantom took his place. He turned intangible and flew through his bedroom wall. Once outside, Phantom turned tangible again and rocketed over the neighborhood.

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Meanwhile, at Casper High, Tucker, Sam, and Danny's other first period classmates were already in class. Tucker and Sam were seated in the middle row of class, but their friend, and Sam's boyfriend, was nowhere to be seen, as an empty seat was between them. Tucker and Sam glanced over at the clock, wondering where he was.

"Ah, good morning, class," said their teacher as he entered the classroom, "I see I have a few familiar faces as my students again."

"Oh, come on…" Tucker moaned as he sulked in his seat, "Lancer!?"

The teacher, and vice-principal of the school, sat down at his desk and opened the folder he brought with him.

"I see that everyone, or at least almost everyone, is already here, so I'll begin taking roll," Mr. Lancer announced.

He pulled out a pen and began calling out students' names.

"Dash Baxter?"

There was no reply.

"Dash Baxter?" Mr. Lancer called out again.

Dash, who was seated in the back left of the class, snapped out of his nap.

"Huh!?" he exclaimed, "Uh, here!"

Mr. Lancer gave the athlete a disapproving stare before marking him present.

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"There it is!" Danny exclaimed as he saw his high school in the distance, "And with two minutes to spare!"

As Phantom closed in on the school, a green ghost ray shot through the air and hit him. Danny crashed into the ground, slightly dazed, but unharmed. He barely got to his feet in time before something grabbed him and slammed him into a nearby tree.

"Hello, whelp."

"Skulker," Danny growled back, glaring at the hunter, "Can this wait until later? I have class in less than two minutes."

"I could," Skulker smirked before raising a fist, "but even a hunter's patience is limited."

Danny's eyes began to glow an icy blue and he fired a pair of cryo-eyebeams at Skulker, freezing him in place. Danny took the opportunity to turn intangible and phase through the tree, out of Skulker's grip. He floated behind and Skulker and grabbed his frozen form by the raised fist.

"I didn't even have time to bring the Thermos today," Phantom told him, "but I'll deal with you later."

With that, Danny picked Skulker up and began to spin him around for a couple of seconds before hurling him away. Danny watched as Skulker disappeared into the distance. A second later, Danny's eyes widened as he checked his watch.

"Only a minute left!?" he exclaimed.

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"Grey DeLisle?" Mr. Lancer called out. *

"Here."

Mr. Lancer noted down the student's presence and called out the next name.

"Daniel Fenton?"

No reply. Tucker and Sam gave each other a nervous glance.

"Daniel Fenton?" Mr. Lancer called out again.

"Heh," Dash smirked as he leaned back in his seat and rested his head behind his hands, "No surprise Fen-turd would be late on the first day of school. Ha-ha-ha!"

"Daniel Fen-"

"Here!"

Dash's eyes shot open and was shocked to see Danny sitting at his desk.

"Huh-WHOA!" Dash exclaimed as he fell over his chair.

"Mr. Baxter, could we please not make a scene?" Mr. Lancer asked politely, "It's the first day back for you all and we don't want to start off on the wrong note, do we?"

"Uh… no, sir," Dash replied as he sat back down.

Tucker chuckled as Danny gave Sam a wink and a thumbs up. Sam was sitting next to one of the windows in the classroom, which allowed Danny to easily see Skulker appear behind the glass and aim his wrist blaster at Danny. Before Danny could react, something shot down above Skulker, taking him down to the ground. Danny quickly got up from his seat and looked out the window, only to see no sign of Skulker or whatever hit him.

"Mr. Fenton?" Mr. Lancer said, getting Danny's attention, "Please return to your seat. We will begin class shortly."

"Uh, yes, Mr. Lancer," Danny replied as he walked away from the window.

"Tucker Foley?" Mr. Lancer called out.

"Here."

As Danny sat back down, he glanced back at the window, wondering what, or who, attacked Skulker.

*Cue Intro*

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Danny Phantom in: First Impressions (Episode 61)

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After school, Danny, Tucker, and Sam were walking down the street, heading for the Fenton Works.

"I can't believe I have Lancer as my teacher for most of my classes again," Danny moaned.

"Hey, cheer up, dude," said Tucker, "At least with Lancer you know what to expect."

"And the three of us have 2 classes together," Sam added.

Sam glanced away and tapped her chin.

"By the way, why were you late this morning, Danny?" she asked, "We weren't out that late on patrol last night."

"I just slept in," Danny explained, "But I did run into Skulker on my way to school."

"Leave it to Skulker to pick the best times to go after you," Tucker smirked.

"The weird thing is that after I got to class, Skulker showed up again just outside the classroom window and I saw something take him down," said Danny as they walked up to the Fenton Works entrance, "I don't know what, or who, it was, but I have a good idea who."

Danny opened the door and was instantly welcomed with a blue ghost ray shooting him directly into the chest. The blast shot him back and he landed on his back against the sidewalk.

"Danny!" Sam exclaimed and rushed over to his side, "Are you alright!?"

"He's fine, Manson," a voice answered from inside the Fenton Works.

The team turned to face Trevor as he stepped outside.

"Just a weak ghost ray."

"What the heck was that for!?" Tucker exclaimed.

"Testing his reaction time," Trevor answered flatly, "Which you need improvement on."

Sam helped Danny up to his feet and he brushed himself off.

"Some way to say 'hello'," said Danny, "And thanks, by the way."

Trevor raised an eyebrow.

"Uh, for showing how slow you are?" Trevor asked with uncertainty.

"No, for this morning," Danny specified.

This only made Trevor more confused.

"This morning. With Skulker?" Danny asked.

"Phantom, I have no idea what you're talking about," said Trevor, "I've been here all day with your parents trying to fix the Fenton Deadshot."

"How's that coming along?" Tucker asked.

"Better than I feared, worse than I hoped," Trevor replied as he turned around and went back inside.

The rest of the gang followed suit and Danny closed the door behind them. They started walking upstairs when Maddie came up from the labs.

"Dust told me you guys had something important to show me?" Trevor asked her as they passed each other.

"Go see for yourself," she replied before looking up to the others, "How was your first day of school, kids?"

"Mom…" Danny moaned, "We're not kids anymore. But it went well."

*Knock-knock-knock*

A knock came from the front door and everyone turned towards it.

"Is that the pizza guy!?" Trevor called from the labs, "That guy came fast… No dirty jokes, Tucker!"

Tucker smirked at the comment as Danny went back down to answer the door. When he opened it, no one was there. He poked his head out and looked around for a moment. He scratched his head in confusion.

"Who is it, Danny?" Maddie asked.

"There's no one here," Danny replied over his shoulder, "Probably just someone pranking or-"

"DaaaaannnnyyyyyYYYYYYYYYY!" someone in the distance called out as they came flying towards him.

"WHOA!" Danny exclaimed and instinctually turned himself intangible as the unidentified person flew right through him and into the Fenton Works.

"What the hell is going o-"

*WUMP*

Trevor didn't get a chance to finish his question as he came back upstairs before the unknown person crashed into him. The two tumbled together down the stairs to the lab and landed at the bottom with a thud. Danny, Tucker, Sam, and Maddie hurried downstairs.

"Trevor!? Are you okay!?" Danny asked.

Trevor had landed flat on his back, with the intruder on top of him. He lifted his head and shook off the dazed feeling.

"Who the hell are you and get off of-" Trevor ordered before he saw the person on him.

They were wearing a matching shirt-and-pants set that revealed their midriff; the right half of the shirt was white while the other half was black, separated diagonally down the middle; a pair of gloves, the left one white and the right one black; a pair of black baggy pants with white streaks on the side, and a pair of white boots. They had long white hair and a ponytail, neon green eyes, and a familiar white DP logo on their chest.

"… me," Trevor finished slowly as a slight blush appeared on his cheeks.

"Uh… hi?" the girl said with a nervous smile.

"Danielle!?" Danny exclaimed.

"Danny!" the female counterpart exclaimed and jumped up to her feet and hugged him.

Trevor slowly got to his feet and brushed himself off.

"What are you doing here?" Danny asked as the two pulled away, "Wait, are you okay!? Are you in trouble!?"

"What?" Dani asked with a smirk, "Can't a girl visit her favorite cousin?"

"You mean your only cousin?" Danny teased.

"GHOST!"

Everyone turned to see Jack rush over with the Fenton Ghost Weasel and aimed it at Deni. Danny quickly got in front of her and blacked his father's way.

"Dad, no!" he exclaimed, "This is Danielle! You know? The one I told you guys about? The clone of me that Vlad, uh, Plasmius made from my DNA?"

"Hm…" Jack pondered for a moment before his face softened, "Oh, that Danielle!"

He lowered the weapon and powered it down.

"Sorry about that- hey… where did she go?" Jack asked.

Danny turned around and saw the Dani was nowhere in sight.

"Danielle!?" Danny exclaimed, "Where'd you go!?"

"She's floating up there," Trevor replied, his eyes glowing blue.

Everyone turned to see him pointing up at the ceiling and looked up, but there was nothing there.

"She's invisible," Trevor added.

"How did you see me?" Dani asked as she revealed herself.

"Dani, it's fine," Danny explained, "My parents know about you. It's fine."

Dani didn't seem very convinced. Danny smiled as a white ring appeared around his waist and he went ghost.

"See?" he asked, "I told them my secret and they've still accepted me."

Dani turned towards Tucker and Sam and saw them smiling and nodding to her. A small smile appeared on her face and she descended down to the ground. As soon as her feet touched the ground, she and Danny reverted back to their human forms. Danny then turned to his parents as they approached Danielle.

"Mom, dad, this is Danielle," said Danny, "Danielle, these are my parents."

"Uh… hi," Danielle said, waving nervously.

"Hmm…" Maddie hummed as she leaned in towards Danielle, "I can see what Danny meant when he said Plasmius tried to make a clone of him."

She stood up straight and smiled.

"You look like a near perfect replica of Danny when he was 12, with some feminine features," she noted.

"You're right, Maddie!" Jack exclaimed as he rushed over and picked Danielle up and gave her a bear hug, "I've always wondered what it would have been like if Danny was a girl! It brings a tear to my eye!"

"Uh, dad? You're crushing her." Danny pointed out.

Jack looked down and noticed Danielle was having difficulty breathing and quickly released her.

"Sorry about that, girl-Danny," Jack apologized.

"I'm okay," said Danielle as he caught her breath.

She turned towards Trevor, who had been still and silent for a couple of minutes now.

"Who's he?" Danielle asked Danny.

Everyone turned to Trevor, who was clearly blushing and zoned out. Dust, who was nearby on Danny's laptop doing research, morphed into her raven form and flew over to Trevor. She perched herself on his right shoulder and pecked his cheek a couple of times.

"Huh? What?" Trevor asked, shaking his head and snapping out of his trance, "Oh, uh… hi."

"Uh… hi," Danielle replied with a raised eyebrow.

Danny, Tucker, and Sam gave each other a knowing glance and smirk. Dust deadpanned and telepathically communicated with Trevor.

"Uh, oh, um… I'm Trevor," Trevor finally said, holding out a hand.

Danielle glanced at his hand for a moment before shaking it.

"Danielle," she replied and released her hand.

An awkward silence fell upon Trevor, much to Team Phantom's enjoyment.

*Knock-knock-knock*

"Pizza delivery!" someone shouted.

"Oh, there's the pizza guy," said Trevor before glancing back at Danielle, "Soooo… you hungry?"

*Guurrrrrrrrr*

"Heh-heh," Danielle chuckled nervously, "Yeah… a little."

"Well, let's head upstairs and eat," Danny suggested, "I'm curious about what you've been up to since we last saw each other."

As everyone headed up the stairs, Trevor lagged behind and scratched the back of his head.

"Awww…" Dust telepathically sighed, "You like her."

"Shut up," Trevor replied with a glare.

"You're blushing," Dust teased.

"Are you high? What happened to the serious Dust?"

"And miss this opportunity that will never come again?"

"Ughh…" Trevor groaned.

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"New York City, huh?" Danny asked.

Danielle nodded as she stuffed her mouth with more pizza.

"Hmm… hey, Trevor?" Danny asked, "Weren't you in New York City around that time?"

"I was," Trevor replied, "I may have seen her watching a news piece of when you fought Technus after he stole your parents' tech."

"That was you!?" Danielle exclaimed, "What happened to the black jacket and mask?"

"Balaclava," Trevor corrected before taking a bite out of his pizza, "And why does it matter?"

"Just curious," Danielle replied before turning back to Danny, 'Oh, and you're welcome by the way."

"What do you mean?" Danny asked.

"For dealing with that ghost that attacked you on your way to school," Danielle replied as she bit into another slice of pizza.

"So, it was you who dealt with Skulker," said Danny, "Where is he now?"

"I dunno," Danielle shrugged, "Last I saw him was when I kicked his metal butt into the horizon."

"Danielle, do you have a place to stay?" Sam asked as she grabbed another slice of veggie pizza.

"Uh… I figured I would crash here for a couple of days," said Danielle before turning to Danny, "If that's alright with you."

"Of course!" Danny replied, "Why wouldn't it be?"

Danny's eyes widened and he turned to his parents.

"It's fine, Danny," said Maddie.

"She can sleep in Jazz's room," Jack added, "Why don't you show her, Danny?"

"Alright," Danny replied as he turned to Danielle, "Full yet?"

Danielle released a loud belch and nodded.

"Manners," Maddie said with a hint of authority.

"Excuse me," Danielle replied as she hopped off the seat and followed Danny out of the kitchen.

Trevor couldn't help but watch her leave as he continued to eat his pizza in silence. Tucker's snort caught his attention and he saw the Tucker and Sam were holding back a laugh.

"WHAT?" Trevor asked in annoyance.

"Can't get your eyes off of a certain someone, eh?" Sam smirked.

"Trevor and Danielle sittin' in a tree-" Tucker began taunting.

"Finish that joke and you'll never have children of your own, Foley," Trevor warned.

"Oh, so you do like Danielle," Sam smirked, "Now I see why everyone always teased me and Danny about us being together before."

Trevor glared at the two as he ate the last bite of his pizza and tossed the paper plate into the air and into the trash bin.

"I'll be downstairs researching," he announced and left the kitchen with a red face.

Tucker and Sam glanced at each other.

"So many jokes," said Tucker.

"And so little time," Sam added.

"I CAN STILL HEAR YOU!" Trevor shouted from the lab, causing the two to giggle.

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Danny opened the room to Jazz's room and let Danielle enter first.

"So, this is where your sister sleeps?" Danielle asked, "You think she'll mind sharing?"

"Actually, she's away for college," Danny explained, "She won't be back until Christmas break, with a visit back for Thanksgiving in between."

Danielle walked over to the bed and plopped down on it.

"Wow… first bed I've laid on in weeks," she sighed.

"What do you mean?" Danny asked, "Where do you usually sleep?"

"Oh, uh… I mean… it feels like I haven't laid on a bed in weeks," Danielle corrected herself quickly, "Long distance to travel, you know?"

"Uh-huh…" Danny replied with a raised eyebrow as Danielle chuckled nervously.

"But enough about me," said Danielle, "What's the deal with Trevor?"

"Yeeeaaahh… That's a long story," Danny replied, scratching the back of his head.

"Well, he clearly knows your secret," said Danielle, "So, let's hear it."

Before Danny could begin, his and Danielle's ghost sense went off.

"Hold that thought," Danielle said with a smirk as she got off the bed, "It's time to kick some ghost butt."

A white ring appeared around her and Danny's waist and they went ghost.

"Alright," said Dani, "let's go!"

Dani didn't even move an inch before a green ecto-net shot from behind and trapped her inside.

"Huh!?" she exclaimed before the rope attached to the net went taut and pulled her away, "Hey!"

Skulker's arm was phased through the wall and the rest of his body phased through as he reeled in his catch.

"Thought I would give up so easily, child?" Skulker asked, "You should have known better."

He held up his prey and examined it.

"Wait… you're not the ghost-child," Skulker said in confusion.

"Let her go, Skulker!" Danny shouted, getting the hunter's attention.

"What!?" he exclaimed, looking back and forth at the two Phantoms, "There are two of you!?"

"Hey, metal butt!" Dani shouted, "Let me out!"

A grin appeared on Skulker's face.

"You want her back, child?" he teased Danny, "Then come and get her."

Skulker activated his jetpack and turned intangible. Dani continued to struggle in the net as she and Skulker phased through the wall. Skulker laughed as he made it outside, but was instantly stopped.

*WHAM*

Danny kicked Skulker in the head and sent him crashing into the ground. He quickly flew down to Dani and helped free her from the net.

"Hey," Dani said as she got up on her feet, "when did you change your suit?"

"Trevor showed me how to make modifications to it," Danny replied, "What do you think?"

"I think the green is a nice touch."

Suddenly, Skulker immediately got back up and grabbed the two Phantoms by their throats, lifting them off the ground.

"Today must be my lucky day," he smirked, "Instead of one pelt, I can now have two."

Danny tried to phase out of Skulker's grip, but he couldn't.

"I can't phase out," Danny strained.

"I learn from my mistakes, whelp," Skulker explained, "You think I let you escape so easily earlier today without any reason?"

"I thought it was because I kicked your sorry hide to the next town," Dani strained.

Skulker chuckled as he activated his jetpacks again and began to fly off. Suddenly, he froze in place and his armor was surrounded in a blue aura.

"What the heck?" he muttered, "I can't move!"

"And where do you think you're going, Skulker?"

Danny, Dani, and Skulker looked down and saw Logan Specter with his right hand held up, glowing the same blue aura.

"A bit rude to blindside your prey like that, don't you think?" Specter asked, "What ever happened to the 'thrill of the hunt'?"

"Ah, not you…" Skulker moaned.

Specter focused harder and forced Skulker to released the other two halfas. They slowly descended back to the ground just as Skulker flew straight down.

*WHAM*

The force of the telekinesis was strong enough to knock out the spectral hunter. An energy beam shot forward and pulled Skulker into the Fenton Thermos that Specter was holding. Specter slapped the cap on the Thermos as Danny and Dani floated over to him.

"You guys okay?" Logan asked.

"Yeah, we're fine," Danny replied.

"Um… who are you?" Dani asked.

A blue ring appeared around Specter's waist and he reverted back to human form. Dani's mouth hung open in disbelief.

"Sure paints a picture, doesn't it?" Trevor asked.

All Dani could do was blink.

"I'm guessing you have a lot of-" Trevor began.

"You're like me and Danny!? You have ghost powers!? What kind of powers do you have!?"

Questions poured out of Dani as floated around Trevor in amazement.

"… questions," Trevor moaned as he rubbed his forehead, "I wonder why I have this feeling of déjà vu."

And glanced over at Danny and tossed him the Fenton Thermos as Dani's questions continued without end.

"Send him back to the Ghost Zone, Phantom," Trevor ordered, "And I must say, that speed of yours has improved quickly."

"That might be the first compliment you've ever given me," Danny smirked.

"Don't let it go to your head," Trevor sighed.

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A few hours later, everyone was in the living room. Save for Jack and Maddie, who were working in the lab, Danny, Tucker, and Sam were finishing up their homework while Trevor was finishing his story to Danielle.

"Wow…" said Danielle, "A time-traveler!"

"Yes," Trevor replied.

"From the future?" Danielle asked.

"Yes," Trevor replied.

"And you have to fight this… Reaper guy and bring him back to your time," said Danielle.

"Correct."

A thought crossed Danny's mind.

"Hey, why don't we have Danielle help us?" he suggested, "She's a tough fighter after all."

"Yeah, that sounds like an idea, Danny," Tucker agreed, 'The more help, the better. Right, Trevor?"

"Uh… I dunno…" he admitted.

"What!?" Danny and Danielle exclaimed.

"Look, don't get me wrong, I'd be a foot to turn down help," Trevor explained, "The thing is, how much help can she actually provide reliably?"

Danielle frowned.

"What do you mean 'reliably'!?" she exclaimed, "Are you saying I'm weak!?"

"That's not what I meant," said Trevor, "That was a poor choice of words on my part. Ummm… How should I put this?"

"What he means," Dust began as she ruffled her feathers, "is that he's worried that Reaper will be too much for her to handle in battle."

Danielle glared at Trevor.

"Uh… that's part of it," he mumbled, "Look, Reaper is the most dangerous foe anyone has ever faced. I nearly died before I followed him here. And the last time we fought him, we were lucky."

"He does bring up a good point," said Sam.

Danny raised an eyebrow at her.

"I'm not saying Danielle shouldn't help, but Trevor's right," Sam explained, "We've never faced anyone or anything like Reaper before."

"Before?" Trevor asked.

"I can handle anyone!" Danielle exclaimed before turning to Trevor, "And if you don't think I can, then train me!"

"Train you?" Trevor asked.

"You heard me," said Danielle before she went ghost, "I want you to train me like you train Danny."

Trevor got up from the chair he was sitting in and approached Dani. He looked into her eyes for a moment before speaking.

"Alright, fine," he said, "You want to help? You just need to do one thing."

"And what's that?" Dani asked.

"Impress me," Trevor smirked.

No one expected that.

"What!?" Dani exclaimed, "That's it!?"

Trevor shrugged and went ghost.

"You want to help, then impress me," he said, "Call it a test."

"You're on," Dani smirked, "I'll show you what I can do."

She turned around and turned intangible before flying through the wall. The others turned to Specter.

"Specter?" Sam asked, "What are you doing?"

"Well, you guys want Dani's help and I would like as much help as possible, within reason," he explained, "So let's see what she can do."

Before anyone else could contribute to the conversation, Specter had already followed after Dani. Danny, Tucker, and Sam gave each other a worrying look.

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Night fell upon Amity Park and the moon shone brightly in the sky. Dani was quickly flying around, looking for any ghosts to prove herself as a valuable team member. Danny and Logan weren't too far behind her. Tucker and Sam were in the Fenton RV, driven by Jack, as Maddie volunteered to stay in the lab and continue working on the Deadshot.

"Why are you so hesitant to have Dani help us?" Danny asked Specter.

The younger halfa glanced over for a moment before answering.

"Look, I get that she's your cousin, or clone, whatever, but I'm not gonna just accept help from anyone that knows how to use a weapon or have ghost powers," he explained.

Suddenly, Danny's ghost sense went off.

"To be continued," Specter said flatly as his eyes began to glow blue and he scanned the area.

"Guys," Sam said over the Fenton Phone, "I'm reading two ghosts just south of your position."

"And they are moving really fast," Tucker added.

"We see them," said Danny.

Down below, Johnny 13 and Kitty were riding Johnny's motorcycle, blazing through the streets.

"Heh, I'll take care of those two," Dani smirked and flew down after them.

"Wait, Dani, no!" Danny exclaimed.

"Too late," Specter sighed, "We better get down there before she starts something."

Riding through the streets, Johnny performed a wheelie on his bike and picked up speed. Suddenly, Dani shot an ecto-disk at the bike, causing it to flip and send Johnny and Kitty flying into the air. The landed on the ground and tumbled a few feet before halting.

"Uhh…." Johnny groaned as he got back up and helped Kitty to her feet, "What the heck!?"

"Hey!" Dani shouted, getting their attention, "Don't you two have better things to do than cause trouble?"

"Trouble?" Johnny asked, "You're the one causing trouble! And you just ruined my bike and hurt my girl!"

Out of Johnny's sleeve, Shadow appeared and growled at Dani.

"You will pay for that!" Johnny shouted, "Shadow, deal with her!"

Dani's hands began to glow green as Shadow began to charge towards her.

"STOP!" Danny shouted as he and Specter landed between the two.

"Huh? What are you guys doing!?" Dani exclaimed, "I can handle this."

"If they were actually causing trouble, I would agree," said Specter.

Dani raised an eyebrow as Danny turned to face Johnny.

"Sorry about that, Johnny," he said, "She thought you guys were causing trouble, that's all."

"Hmph," Johnny frowned.

"What, can't a couple go out on a night ride without having to be attacked?" Kitty asked, annoyed.

"We'll make sure it doesn't happen again," Specter said over his shoulder as he telekinetically raised Johnny's bike up and placed it next to its owner.

"Now, unless you want to give us a reason to return you guys to the Ghost Zone," said Danny, "I suggest you two get back on the bike and leave. Without causing trouble."

Johnny and Kitty turned towards each other and nodded.

"Alright, Phantom, we're going," said Johnny, "Shadow! Return!"

Shadow growled at Dani before slithering back to Johnny. The two lovers hopped back onto Johnny's bike and rode off, disappearing in a cloud of dust. Dani slowly backed away before the others could see her.

"As for you," Specter said sternly over his shoulder, "THIS. This is exactly what a feared would happen."

Dani stopped moving and glared at Specter.

"What's that supposed to mean!?" she exclaimed, "How was I supposed to know they weren't causing any trouble?"

At the moment, the Fenton RV drove up nearby. Tucker and Sam slowly made there way out of the vehicle, looking a little green.

"Remind me why we didn't insist on driving the RV ourselves?" Tucker asked Sam.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW'!?" Logan shouted.

"Uh oh," Same muttered.

Logan took a deep breath and sighed.

"Dani, just because your ghost sense goes off doesn't mean the ghost is causing trouble," Specter explained, "You have to analyze the situation. You have to think before acting."

"But those two-" Dani began.

"Don't always cause trouble," Danny interrupted.

"You're taking his side!?" Dani exclaimed.

"There are no 'sides', Phantom," Specter told her, "You can't just assume every ghost, or half-ghost, is evil."

"Hmph," Dani muttered, crossing her arms and glancing away.

Danny sighed and approached his 'cousin'.

"Look, I know you're just trying to help," he said, "but if you really want to help us take down Reaper, you have to listen to Logan."

"Since when do you take orders from him?" Dani asked with a hint of anger.

"He doesn't," Specter answered as he approached, "How he handles any other ghost is up to him. But Reaper is a different case."

"… Fine," Dani sighed, "Sorry for jumping the gun."

Specter nodded in reply.

"Come on," said Danny, "The night's still young. I'm sure there will be other ghosts you can fight."

"I'll patrol the north part of town with her," said Specter, "You and the others can patrol the other parts of town."

Dani gave Specter a suspicious look.

"You sure?" Danny asked.

"Not really," Specter replied, "but I have yet to be impressed."

"I got it!" Dani exclaimed.

Everyone turned to face her.

"How about I fight you?" she challenged Specter.

Everyone stared at Dani in disbelief.

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

In the Ghost Zone, Skulker was visiting Ember at her domaining. He was pacing back and forth, trying to understand what he had seen. Ember was nearby, tuning her guitar.

"I couldn't believe what I saw," Skulker ranted, "Two! There were two of them!"

"Uh huh," Ember noted, not really paying attention.

"It was bad enough that there was another that came from the future, but this!?" Skulker exclaimed, "I heard rumors that there was another Phantom, but I never believed it myself."

Ember briefly glanced over before rolling her eyes.

"Clearly the care about each other," Skulker pondered out loud. "Perhaps I could… THAT'S IT!"

He activated his jet pack and rocketed out of Ember's home.

"Uh, bye?" Ember said before focusing back on her guitar, "*Sigh* Why do I even date him?"

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

The next day, Danny, Tucker, and Sam were sitting down in the school cafeteria, eating their lunch.

"She's crazy!" Danny exclaimed, "Trevor will tear her to shreds if they fight!"

"Danny, relax," said Sam, "I doubt Trevor will actually hurt her or anything."

"Like how he didn't hurt Danny yesterday when he opened the front door?" Tucker asked.

"On top of that, Danielle managed to deal with Box Ghost, Spectra, and Technus all by herself yesterday and all Trevor would say was 'still not impressed'," Danny added.

"… Okay, so maybe Trevor won't hurt her that much," Sam corrected, "I have to agree that it seems a bit rash for her to challenge him like that."

"And he's actually going to go through with it!" Danny exclaimed, "I know she wants to help, but this is-"

"We get it, dude," said Tucker, "You know, Trevor does bring up a good point; besides you, and Valerie, has Danielle actually ever worked together with anyone before?"

Danny sighed.

"I doubt it," he replied, "I mean, for all I know, she's a loner. She has traveled around the country for the past couple of months alone, so it's anyone's guess."

"What do you think she's up do right now?" Sam asked.

"Well, if I had to guess," Danny replied, "she's probably doing nothing right now."

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

At the Fenton Works, Jack, Maddie, and Trevor were busy focusing on a broken part of the Deadshot while Dust, in her normal form, was kneeling on the ground, doing research on Danny's laptop. Danielle came downstairs and wandered around the lab.

"Shouldn't you be getting ready?" Trevor asked over his shoulder.

"For what? Wiping your face off the wall?" Danielle challenged.

Even Dust raised an eyebrow at that remark.

"Looks can be deceiving, Danielle," Trevor replied, "What if we tried using some form of resin? Like you use for the Chiller? That could hold the two pieces together."

"We can't," Maddie explained, "The metal used to make this weapon prevents good surface contact with all the resins we've tested."

"We could try holding it together with small metal bands," Jack suggested, "It's crude, but it might work."

"No, we can't do that either," Trevor replied, "This part already fits tightly inside the rifle. We can't change the proportions at any point."

"You know, you say I should prepare, so why don't you?" Danielle asked.

At that moment, Maddie grabbed Trevor by the collar of his shirt and tried to punch him in the face. Trevor's head went intangible at the same time he grabbed the arm holding his collar. Maddie's fist went through his head as he dropped himself onto the ground, on his back, pulling Maddie down and kicking her over him. Maddie lost her grip as she landed on the ground, hard. Trevor quickly sprang back to his feet and brushed himself off.

"Nice try, Mrs. Fenton," said Trevor as he helped her up.

"I was just proving your point to Danielle," she explained, "Looks can truly be decieveing."

Danielle rubbed her chin as she thought over what had just happened. Unknown to everyone, a ghost was forcing his way through the Fenton Ghost Portal. Skulker quickly forced the doors open just enough for him to squeeze through and close behind him. He was invisible, so no one could see him. But that didn't stop Danielle's ghost sense from going off.

"Uh-oh," she said, "I think trouble's coming."

At that moment, Skulker activated a hologram on his glove that replicated a human handprint. He floated over to the door controls and pressed his thumb on the scanner. A moment later the Fenton Ghost Portal opened.

"Good thing I took that big one's prints a long time ago," Skulker chuckled to himself.

"Huh?" Jack exclaimed, "The Portal's opening!"

"Hm?" Trevor groaned, turning towards the Portal.

Suddenly, three ectopuses shot out of the Portal and began flying around the lab.

"Ectopuses?" Trevor asked as he went ghost, "Seriously?"

He flew up and grabbed one of them. It wrapped its tentacles around his arm and began wrestling with him.

"Come on, don't be like this," he moaned.

Behind him, another ectopus floated up and charged at him. Maddie hopped on top of the table and vaulted herself up into the air. As the second ectopus reached towards Specter, Maddie flipped through the air and did a flying kick into the ghost's head. It slammed into the wall as Jack picked up the Fenton Ghost Chiller and aimed it at the ghost.

"I don't know how you ghosts got out of the Ghost Zone," said Jack, "but we're putting you back inside!"

The ectopus recovered and began flying around as Jack fired wildly at it. The Danielle watched at the third ectopus flew upstairs.

"One of them is getting away!" she exclaimed as went ghost, "I'm going after it!"

She flew after it, not knowing that Skulker was following her. Specter glanced over his shoulder just after Skulker was up the stairway. Outside, Dani was catching up to the escaped ectopus. It flew around a corner and looked back to see that it lost her.

*BAM*

Dani managed to get in front of the ectopus and punched it into a nearby building.

"Thought you could lose me, huh?" she taunted as she pulled out a Fenton Thermos, "Well, too bad for you. Nothing can stop Dani Phantom!"

She pulled the cap off and aimed the Thermos at the ghost. The energy beam grabbed the ectopus and pulled it inside the Thermos. Dani slapped the cap on the Thermos and raised her fists in the air.

"Ha! I did it!" she exclaimed before her face fell, "Not that it'll be impressive to Trevor."

She glanced down at the Thermos and sighed.

"Might as well head back," she sighed, "How am I supposed to impress him?"

Something appeared behind Dani, towering over her and engulfing her in its shadow.

"And what makes you think you're going anywhere?" Skulker asked.

Dani spun around in time to see Skulker aim his wrist cannon at her and fire at her.

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

Back at Casper High, Danny, Tucker, and Sam were on their way to their next classes, walking up a flight of stairs. Halfway up, Danny stopped in his tracks and had a thought. Tucker and Sam noticed Danny was next to them and turned around to find him deep in thought.

'Danny?" Sam asked, "You alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine," he replied, "I just… I can't help but feel like something's wrong."

Suddenly, his ghost sense went off and his eyes widened.

"Oh, no," he moaned, "Not again."

"GHOST!" a student shouted from the halls, causing everyone else to start panicking.

Danny, Tucker, and Sam rushed up the stairs and into the hall. As students and teachers ran past them, Danny could see what was causing the chaos. Down the hall was Skulker and he threw something in his direction.

*SMASH*

The thing, which slammed into some lockers, turned out to be Dani, and she was looking a little worn out. She glanced over to the others as she pried herself out of the metal.

"Hey, guys," she moaned weakly before slumping to the ground unconscious.

A white ring appeared around her waist and she reverted back to human.

"Danielle!?" Danny exclaimed as he rushed over to her side.

Just as he got beside her, a green net flew across the air and trapped Danny inside.

"WHOA!" Danny exclaimed as the net was reeled back to Skulker.

"Finally," the hunter smirked, "Now I have you both."

A white ring appeared around Danny's waist, but just as he began to go ghost, Skulker pulled out what appeared to be a modified cattle prod and shocked Danny with it, preventing him from going ghost and knocking him out.

"DANNY!" Tucker and Sam exclaimed.

At the moment, Danielle began to stir. Tucker and Sam heard her move and turned back to her.

"We got to get her out of here!" said Sam as she and Tucker rushed over and picked her up but the arms while Skulker was distracted with having Danny captured.

"I'll call Trevor," Tucker said as he pulled out the Fenton Phone.

They rushed off downstairs just as Skulker glanced back down the hall.

"Hm!? Where'd she go!?" he exclaimed, looking around the area, "Huh… no matter; she doesn't stand a chance against me anyways. Might as well have her come to me."

He turned intangible and flew off, carrying the netted Danny over his shoulder.

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

A couple of hours later, Danielle woke up with a start.

"Danny!" she exclaimed as she sat up.

She looked around briefly, realizing she was back in Jazz's room, in bed.

"It's about time you woke up."

Dani looked over and saw Trevor leaning against the far wall. He did not look pleased.

"Where's Danny!?" Danielle exclaimed, getting out of bed.

Trevor stepped in front of the door, blocking her way.

"Not so fast," he said, "You've got some explaining to do."

"What!?" she exclaimed, "We have to save Danny!"

"Relax, Fenton," Trevor told her, "Tucker and Sam gave me the short version; mind telling me what happened when you went after the ectopus?"

Danielle tried to walk around Trevor but he kept getting in his way.

"Are you seriously gonna let Skulker get away with this!?" she exclaimed.

"No," Trevor replied, "But given what I know about Skulker, I doubt he'll do anything to Danny."

"And why's that?" Danielle asked, getting irritated and crossing her arms.

"You tell me," said Trevor.

Danielle glared at him.

"Fine," she muttered, "I went after the ghost, but as soon as I caught it, metal head snuck up from behind me and attacked."

"… Go on," Trevor said, waving his hand.

"I tried fighting him alone and I got my butt kicked, alright!?" Danielle shouted, "I was wrong, you were right! I should have called you and asked for help, but I was too focused on trying to impress you that I screwed everything up and got Danny captured. Happy!?"

"Never," Trevor dryly joked, 'But I am glad to see that you are learning a lesson. I hope."

"So what now?" Danielle asked, "I don't even know where Skulker could be hiding Danny."

"Oh?" Trevor asked, "Are you so certain? Let me ask you something, why was Skulker going after you?"

"Huh? I… Uh…"

Danielle thought it over for a moment before answering.

"Because he was after Danny at first for being a half-ghost and since there are two, he wants us both?" she guessed.

"Bingo," said Trevor, "But what do you think he had planned for you?"

"He's a hunter… so he wanted me… for bait?"

"Keep this up and there's a slim chance you might actually impress me," said Trevor.

"He wanted to use me as bait to trap Danny because he knew Danny would come and rescue me," Danielle continued, "But now that Danny's been captured instead, he's gonna use the same plan, but on me instead!"

Trevor began to slowly clap.

"Well done," he said.

"So… I impressed you?"

"Nope. Not even close," Trevor replied, "But you certainly have shown that your capable of using your head. Come on."

Trevor turned around and headed out the door.

"Uh, what?" Danielle asked, "Where are we going?"

"To where Skulker is waiting for you," Trevor replied.

"But we don't even know where-"

Danielle paused for a moment again.

"The Ghost Zone?" she asked.

Trevor stopped in his tracks and looked over his shoulder.

"Judging by the way you said that, I'm guessing you've never been inside the Ghost Zone before, have you?" he asked.

Danielle shook her head.

"Hmm… didn't expect that," said Trevor, "Well, first time for everything. Don't worry, I know where Skulker's domain is."

"Domain?" Danielle asked as she followed Trevor.

"Wow, you know nothing about the Ghost Zone, do you?" Trevor asked.

"All I know is that's where ghosts live," Danielle replied.

"Well, I'll give the short version about it on our way there," said Trevor.

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A minute later, Trevor and Danielle arrived in labs down below and walked past Jack and Maddie, who were still scratching their heads over the damaged Deadshot part.

"What if we tried-" Jack began.

"Can't solder it together, Mr. Fenton," Trevor said as he walked past him, "The Deadshot's internal temperature reaches levels much higher than necessary to melt solder."

"Curses!" Jack hissed, "Who made this infernal weapon!?"

"You and your wife did," Trevor smirked as he and Danielle stopped in front of the Fenton Ghost Portal.

"DAMN YOU, FENTOOOOOONS!" Jack screamed, causing everyone to turn and raise an eyebrow.

"Wow, never thought I'd see the day that Jack Fenton would say that," Trevor dryly joked, "Now if you're done having your episodic moment, can you open the Portal for us?"

"What?" Jack asked, glancing over at the two halfas, "Why?"

"Just need to do something in there," Trevorreplied.

Danielle glanced over and raised an eyebrow as Trevor leaned over towards her ear.

"We didn't tell them that Danny was captured," he whispered, "Best if we don't cause panic."

"Well, I don't see any harm in that," said Jack as he walked over to the door controls and pressed his thumb against the scanner.

As soon as the Fenton Ghost Portal opened, Trevor and Danielle transformed into their ghost forms and floated a couple inches off the ground.

"Be safe, you two!" Maddie called out.

"Uh, yeah!" Danielle exclaimed nervously, "We-we will!"

"Come on," said Logan, "And stay close. It's extremely easy to get lost in there."

Specter flew inside and Dani followed after him.

"What do you mean it's easy to get-"

Dani froze as soon as she was inside the Ghost Zone for the first time in her life.

"Oh," she said, "Now I see."

She glanced around looking at the strange, foreign world she was in.

"We can go sightseeing later," said Specter, snapping Dani out of her trance, "Unless you don't want to save your cousin."

Specter began flying off and Dani followed him.

"Well, duh, I want to save him!" she exclaimed, "Wait… did you say 'we can go sightseeing later'?"

Specter's eyes slightly widened, and a faint blush appeared on his face.

"No," he replied, "I said you can."

"Uh-uh," said Dani, "You said 'we'."

"Uh… slip of the tongue then," Specter replied, making sure Dani didn't see him blush.

Dani gave him a suspicious glance as she stayed close to him. Back in the labs, Jack and Maddie were back to work. Dust was sitting at the table nearby, doing more research.

"So, you're not gonna go help them rescue Danny?" she asked over her shoulder.

"I want nothing more than to save my baby boy and strangle the ghost that kidnapped him," Maddie hissed, "But I'm sure those two can handle it themselves."

Maddie paused for a moment.

"Besides," she added, "I think it'll help Trevor to spend some time alone with Danielle. She seems to have quite an effect on him."

"Yes," Dust smirked, "Yes, she does indeed."

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Danny slowly regained consciousness.

"Ugh," he groaned, "Huh!?"

He glanced around and realized he was in the Ghost Zone. He then looked down and noticed that not only was he trapped inside a metal cage hung from a ghostly looking tree, but he was also encased in a familiar black looking cube.

"Just perfect," Danny moaned.

"Ah, I see you've finally woken up."

Danny glanced to the side and saw Skulker smirking at him as he was leaning against the tree.

"Surprised to be trapped in that stupid cube again, ghost boy?" Skulker asked, "Took me weeks to steal one from Plasmius' labs."

Danny glanced down at the Spectral Energy Neutralizer**

"Since I'm not a pelt yet, I'm guessing Danielle is still safe."

"For now," Skulker replied, "But the thrill of the hunt never ceases for me."

"So, what now?" Danny asked, annoyed, "Use me as bait to catch her?"

"More or less," Skulker replied before walking away into the tall grass.

Danny sighed.

"I really hope she doesn't do anything stupid this time," he moaned as he stared out into the vastness of the Ghost Zone.

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

A few minutes later, Specter and Dani approached Skulker's Island.

"Is that it?" Dani asked.

"Yup," Specter replied, "We'll sneak on the island from below."

The two half-ghosts flew down and under the island, where they turned intangible and flew into the island. On the surface, the phased through the ground and turned tangible again.

"Why are we doing this?" Dani asked, "Couldn't we just flying overhead and look down?"

"We could," Logan replied, "but Skulker would easily see us on his numerous scanners that way."

"What do we do now?"

"*Sigh* I hate to admit it," Specter grumbled, "but it looks like we'll have to split up."

Dani raised an eyebrow.

"I don't like it either, but it'll be faster if we do it this way," Specter explained as he pulled out his Fenton Phone and put it on, "We'll stay in contact, but keep it short and quiet."

"What about Skulker?" Dani asked as she put hers on.

"We'll handle him when we need to," said Specter, "Keep your eyes and ear open."

"If you say so," Dani replied.

"We better get a move on," said Specter, "Good luck."

Dani nodded and began making her way through the tall grass.

"Hmm…" Specter hummed, rubbing his chin as he watched her disappear.

A moment later he blinked away, followed by Skulker making himself visible again a foot from where Specter was standing. He low chuckle escaped his mouth as he began stalking Dani.

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

Time went by and Dani was still searching for Danny.

"Danny?" she whispered as she poked her head out of some more tall grass, "*Sigh* He's not here either."

She scratched the back of her head for a moment before glancing up in the air. She was barely a couple inches off the ground before she paused.

"No, can't fly," she reminded herself as she landed back onto the ground, "I can't let Skulker get the drop on me again."

Dani tapped her Fenton Phone and called Specter.

"Specter? You there?"

No reply. She waited a couple of seconds before reaching out again.

"Specter? Can you hear me?"

Silence. Dani combed her fingers through her hair and began to panic.

"Okay, okay, calm down, Dani," she told herself, "Just take a deep breath and relax."

She did just that and was able to calm down.

"Alright, let's just keep searching and we'll find Danny in no time. Right?" she asked herself, "Right."

She continued trekking through the tall grass for a few seconds before she heard something.

"Uuuurrrghhh…"

"Hm?"

"Uuuuhh… come on…"

"Is that… Danny?"

Danielle peered through the grass and saw Danny trapped inside the cage and Neutralizer.

"It is Danny!" she quietly exclaimed.

Danny was struggling in his restraints, trying to break free. Unfortunately, he hasn't made any progress. Dani was about to come out and free him but she didn't move. Specter's words floated through her mind.

"You have to analyze the situation. You have to think before acting."

"Think before I act, huh?" she repeated to herself.

She glanced around the area and began thinking.

"Alright, Logan," she said to herself, "let's see what you think about this."

Nearby, Skulker was waiting patiently for Dani to go and save Danny from his cage. Or at least try to save him. He was looking through his scanner, watching Danny as he waited for his prey to arrive.

"Any second now that ghost girl will go in and try to save the ghost boy, unknowingly setting off my trap," he smirked.

*SHING!*

"Speak of the devil," said Skulker.

He erupted from the grass and glanced towards his hidden trap.

"Ah-HA!" he exclaimed, "I have you now-"

Skulker paused and his face fell when he realized the metal cage was empty.

"Ghost girl?" he said with uncertainty.

"Looking for me!?"

*POW*

Dani phased out of the ground and gave Skulker an uppercut, sending him up into the air and crashing into the hanging cage Danny was in, causing it to break free from the tree and crash into the ground. Dust engulfed Danny and Skulker as Dani landed on the ground.

"Danny!" she called out with her hands up to her mouth, "Are you okay!?"

Suddenly, a flash of light erupted from the dust cloud.

*WHAM*

Then Skulker was sent flying out of the dust, sailing over Dani and slammed into a larger rock nearby.

"That was for going after my cousin," Danny said angrily.

Dani turned around as the dust cleared and saw Danny Phantom standing in front of debris from the cage and the Neutralizer he was in.

"Danny!" she exclaimed and practically tackled him to the ground in a hug, "You're okay!"

"Hey, I'm fine," Danny replied, hugging her back, "I'm just glad you're okay."

They continued hugging for a few seconds before pulling away.

"How'd you find me?" Danny asked, "I didn't know you knew your way around the Ghost Zone."

"I don't," Dani began to explain, "I had help from-"

Suddenly, Skulker rocketed toward the two Phantoms with his wrist cannons readied.

"I'm gonna take both of your pelts! NOW!" he shouted.

Dani spun her head around and she and Danny were inches away from Skulker's glowing weapons. Dani's began to glow green as she raised them up and created a ghost shield around herself and Danny. Skulker slammed into it and bounced off, crashing back into the ground.

"Uhhh…" he moaned.

Danny blinked a couple of times before turning to his female clone.

"You can create ghost shields now?" he asked.

"Hey, I've done more than just travel, remember?" Dani smirked over her shoulder as she lowered the shield.

She helped Danny up to his feet. A slow clap from nearby startled the two and they turned around the find Specter floating nearby, clapping.

"Well done," he said.

"How long have you been here?" Dani asked.

"Oh, I've been keeping my eye on you the whole time," he replied.

"Wait, if you've been here the whole time, why didn't you just use your… what do you call it again…? Ghost vision?" Danny asked.

"I knew where you were the moment we arrived here," Specter answered as he floated over to them, "I just wanted to see how well your cousin can handle herself."

"What!?" Dani exclaimed, "You knew where he was and you didn't tell me!?"

"Uh, yeeaahhh…" Specter replied, rolling his eyes, "You think I'm just gonna hold your hand through every challenge life throws at you?"

He paused for a moment and thought of what to say next.

"And I have to admit, you did pretty well just now, Dani."

"I did?" Danny asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Not you, Phantom!" Specter snapped, "Don't pull that joke on me."

He turned back to Dani.

"You didn't just jump in and try to save Danny, did you?" he asked.

"No, remembered what you said," she replied, "Think before acting, right?"

"Mm-hm," Specter replied, "And wasn't bad at all."

"Did I impress you?" Dani asked with some hope in her voice.

"No," Specter replied, "But it's a work in progress."

Behind the Phantoms, Skulker picked himself up and glared at the half-ghosts. He aimed his right wrist cannon at Dani and fired.

"LOOK OUT!" Specter shouted as he shoved Dani out of the way.

As Dani landed on her back, the ghost ray hit Specter in the chest and slammed him into the tree.

"UGH!" he grunted and slumped to the ground.

"Specter!" Phantom and Dani exclaimed.

They turned towards Skulker and glared at him. Skulker's eyes widened as the two Phantoms stood side by side and cracked their knuckles as their burning green eyes bored into him.

"Uh-oh."

*BAM*

Danny punched Skulker across the face.

*POW*

Dani kicked him in the back.

"Rggh…" Skulker growled as he was taken back a couple of steps.

He looked up and gasped as the two Phantoms flew next to each other and rocketed towards him. They each pulled back a fist and socked him in the face.

*KAPOW*

Skulker was launched into the air and landed on his back. His armor was sparking with electricity and a few cracks had formed on it.

"Good teamwork," the larger half-ghost said as the two high-fived each other.

Suddenly, Dani's eyes widened.

"Specter!" she exclaimed as she whipped her head around.

"I'm fine, Dani," Specter replied, startling her when she noticed he was standing a foot behind her, "You two alright?"

"Yeah, we're fine," Danny replied.

"Glad to see you're okay as well," Dani added.

"Heh. It'll take a lot more than just a ghost ray to take me out," said Specter.

"Thanks for getting me out of there, Danielle," said Danny.

"Well, someone had to save your trapped butt," she chuckled.

She took a quick glance around.

"Umm… can we leave?" she asked, "The Ghost Zone gives me the creeps."

Danny raised an eyebrow.

"It's her first time in here," Specter explained, "But we should leave; no point in wasting time around here."

Danny nodded and the three flew away from Skulker's island. As they disappeared into the distance, Skulker managed to get back up and looked up to where they had gone.

"You may have escaped me this time," he said grimly, "but the hunt's far from over."

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

Some time later, Danny, now in his human form, walked into his room, where Trevor and Danielle were waiting. Danny closed the door behind him and sighed.

"Finally had enough of your parents joy to see you in one piece?" Danielle asked.

"Yeah, well, parents, ya know?" Danny shrugged.

Danielle's face fell and she glanced away. Danny immediately realized what he said.

"Sorry, Danielle, I didn't mean it like that," Danny apologized.

"No, it's fine, Danny," she replied.

Danny and Trevor glanced at each other.

"Something on your mind, Danielle?" Danny asked.

She took a deep breath and sighed.

"I know this may sound sudden, but… I think I should get back to my travels," she said.

Danny and Trevor stared dumbly at her for a couple of seconds.

"WHAT!?" they exclaimed.

"But… you've only been here for a couple of days," said Danny, "You don't have to leave now!"

"I know," said Danielle, "But… I've only caused trouble since I got here. I don't want to be a burden to you."

"Who said you were a burden?" Trevor asked.

Danny and Danielle gave him a look.

"Uh-uh," he said, "Don't put this on me; I never said she was useless or a pain. She just needs training."

"That's not why I'm leaving," Danielle explained, "Well, maybe a little, but that's not why. I still want to travel and see places."

"Oh…" said Danny, slightly disappointed, "I was hoping you would stay longer. I never get to see you."

Danielle gave him a sad smile and walked up to him. She gave him a hug and leaned up, giving him a quick peck on the cheek.

"I know," she said, "But don't worry, I'll come back more often. I promise."

"If you say so, Danielle," said Danny.

Danielle turned to Trevor, who quickly glanced away when she saw him staring at her.

"Well, uh… have a safe travel," he said awkwardly, "Umm… you did good today. If I see you again, maybe I can train you a little."

Danielle smirked and approached Trevor, making him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Uh, I don't do hugs," Trevor told her.

However, instead of a hug, Danielle leaned over and pecked him on the cheek. Trevor's entire face instantly turned red and his eyes widened.

"Uh… what was that for?" he asked as he turned to face her.

"Thanks for protecting me," she said, "When Skulker tried to blast me."

"Oh, uh, right," Trevor replied, "You're… *Ahem* You're welcome."

Danny smirked at Trevor's discomfort. Danielle backed away and a white ring appeared around her waist and she went ghost.

"Wait, you're leaving now!?" Danny exclaimed.

"Yeah," Dani replied, "I know we didn't get to hang out much, but you have more important things to worry about than me."

"More important than family?" he quipped.

"You know what I mean," Dani giggled, "But it's sweet of you to think of me as family."

She gave Danny one last hug and pulled away.

"Bye, Dani," said Danny.

"See ya, cuz," she waved, "Bye, Trevor. Stay safe. I'll see you guys again soon. Oh, and tell Tucker and Sam I wish them the best."

Dani turned around and flew out of Danny's bedroom window. Danny walked over to his bedroom window and watched her disappear into the distance. He turned around and saw Trevor staring absentmindedly into space. A faint but noticeable smile appeared on his face has he gently touched his cheek where Danielle kissed him.

"Bye, Danielle," he said softly.

Danny chuckled and Trevor snapped back into his usual serious demeanor.

"What?" he asked.

"Never thought you'd have a crush on someone in the past, let alone my cousin," Danny chuckled.

"Shut up," Trevor muttered, rolling his eyes, "And don't tell Tucker or Sam; I'd never hear the end of it."

"I won't need to," Danny smirked.

"And why's that?"

"Because we already know," said a female voice.

Trevor glanced over and saw Tucker and Sam standing in the doorway.

"Oh, perfect," he muttered.

"And we saw everything," Sam added with a smirk.

"Trevor and Danielle sittin' in a tree," Tucker began singing, causing Trevor's eyes to burn blue and glare at him, "K-I-S-S-"

Trevor telekinetically picked up Danny's pillow and threw it at Tucker, smacking him in the face and shutting him up.

"Ow," Tucker moaned.

"Oh, shut up, Tucker, it was just a pillow," Trevor remarked, "Now, don't you guys have homework to do or something before patrol tonight?"

"Nope," Tucker replied.

"But he does," Sam smirked, glancing over at Danny.

"Oh, right…" he moaned, "How much did I miss at school today?"

"Just a couple of assignments," Sam answered as she walked over and handed Danny some notes, "I had a couple of your classmates copy notes for you."

"Thanks, Sam."

Trevor went ghost and floated towards the window.

"Where are you going?" Danny asked.

"I need a nap," Specter replied, "I haven't slept in a couple of days."

He phased through the wall and flew away.

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Night had arrived by the time Specter reached Sam's home. He phased into the guest room he was staying in and reverted back to human form. He sighed and walked over to the bed. He got down and pulled a high-tech box from under the bed. It was charcoal grey in color, had a cylindrical lid and a handprint scanner the glowed green. He placed his hand on the scanner and it opened. He reached inside and pulled out a holographic data pad.

"Still haven't told them, have you?" Dust asked him telepathically.

Trevor looked over and saw his feathered companion perched on a nearby shelf.

"No… I haven't," he replied.

"Are you going to?"

"Not yet," he replied, "Not until I'm certain that this is true."

He glanced back inside the box and noticed something.

"Hm?"

"What is it?"

"… nothing," Trevor replied as he reached into his pocket and put it and the data pad back inside, "Just a… reminder."

He closed the lid and pushed it back under the bed. He then flopped onto the bed and moaned.

"She on your mind?" Dust asked audibly.

"Por la amo de Dio, you too?" Trevor asked, annoyed.

(For the love of God,…)

"I think it's rather sweet that you finally have a crush on someone."

Trevor gave Dust a hard side-eye. Dust realized what she said and was about to follow up.

"We'll discuss that comment another time," Trevor yawned, "Right now, I need some sleep."

He rubbed his hands across his face and sighed.

"Why does everything have be more complicated?" he muttered to himself.

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As Dani Phantom flew away from Amity Park, she was unaware of a small surveillance camera following her around and transmitting live footage to its creator.

"Well, isn't this a pleasant surprise," said Vlad Masters, "Little Danielle has gone off exploring once more. And she has quite the impact on Specter as well."

An evil grin appeared on Vlad's face as he sat back in his office chair and began formulating a plan.

"So many questions for you, young one," he smirked, "I wonder how everyone will react to your secrets."

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{Notes}

* Any guesses as to who this is? You phans should know. I'm not gonna say anything. *Smirk*

** The Spectral Energy Neutralizer is the device that Vlad trapped Danny inside in the episodes "Bitter Reunions" and "Kindred Spirits".

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Did I do good? Is this as good as I did months ago with Season 3? No! Of course not! Don't worry, I've got A LOT in store for Season 4.

I want to point out that new episodes will be uploaded randomly; I don't really have a set schedule yet of when I'll write this and my other story, which I've been banging my head on the wall over, trying to get done.

Oh, and SuchTalesPhantasmic? Yeah, I know… look, I had this planned LONG before you even posted that review. But don't be deceived; their relationship will be interesting, but it may (or may not) go that far.

Like, follow, and please review! Until next time!

~ThePhantomHedgehog