The Kudo House was once again the base of operations for Team Phantom, which now included Ran, Sato, Wulf, and Cujo. Sato was drinking some very strong tea while Jazz did her best to explain what was going on.

Danny, Takagi, and Shiratori had yet to wake up.

"The human body wasn't meant to hold two souls at once," Jazz had explained, "so it causes a lot of stress. In all likelihood Shiratori was possessed for a long time, so he's pretty drained. Takagi was only possessed for a few minutes, but whatever he and Danny did when they worked together drained them both."

Even Jazz, who (much to her displeasure) was the current expert on ghosts, had no idea what had happened. Usually when someone's possessed, there's a brief struggle for control. If the human wins, the ghost is ejected and that's that. If the ghost wins, the humans mind becomes submissive, usually completely dormant, until the ghost leaves or is weakened enough to be over thrown.

For the ghost and the human to work together was literally unheard of.

So they just had to wait, and hope the three people in various guestrooms would pull through.

S$

Wataru Takagi dreamed. In his dream he was flying above a small city. As he passed some people cheered and others glared. Many hated him for being different, yet some only felt safe because they knew he was protecting them.He had to protect them; he was the only one who could.

And there was so much to protect them from; Spectre, Skulker, Freakshow.

Plasmius, Pariah Dark, Him.

Takagi wasn't quite sure whom the last referred to; the memory was very deep and hurt a lot.

So many things hurt. He had been bullied by someone he could beat up, hated by someone he loved, but still kept going, despite the pain. It was the only thing he could do.

S$

Daniel Fenton dreamed. In he dream he was a police officer. He had been assigned to Beika, a quiet district with an alarming homicide rate. Maybe there was something in the water?

But trouble goes where there are people who can help. First Shinichi Kudo, then Mouri, then the kids. The homicide remained high, but the unsolved crimes rate was one of the lowest in japan.

But he began to notice inconsistencies. Why had no one ever filed a missing persons report on Kudo? How come Mouri was only a competent detective while he was asleep. How the hell did four children become better at solving cases then most of the police force?

S$

The dreams merged into one, each seeing from the others perspective. Takagi dreamed of working with Conan/Shinichi, while Danny dreamed of trying to make sense of the conflicting clues and testimonies.

Danny dreamed of picking Conan up from the hospital, of going to look for himself.

Takagi dreamed of flying around to clear his head, when he spotted the standoff with Plasmius.

Both of them woke up at the same time.

S$

What the hell was that? Takagi wondered. How much of what had just happened had happened? Did he really get possessed, or was that part of the dream?

What a dream. It was like a crazy American cartoon.

Now where the heck was he? The room was well furnished, but lacking in anything to mark it as belonging to someone specific.

He exited the guestroom and found himself in a hallway, at the other end of the hallway was none other than Danny Fenton.

If the kid had acted normal or surprised, he might have written all of it off as part of the dream, but when the American kid looked panicked and refused to meet his eye Takagi knew the truth. "That was all real, wasn't it? The ghosts, getting possessed, the dream, that was you?"

Danny nodded grimly. Even if the cop hadn't believed the dream outright, he had more than enough knowledge to raise suspicions. And unlike Conan, Takagi wasn't a person used to keeping secrets (unless one counted a crush that everyone knew about).

"Damn."

"You don't know the half of it."

Much to the halfa's surprise, Takagi reached out and ruffled his hair. "I know more than you think, ghostboy."

Danny had been referred to by that name in varying tone of disgust, hatred, and fear. Never before had he heard it said with so much affection.

S$

&Friend is okay!& Wulf exclaimed, hugging Danny. Cujo jumped around his feet, barking happily.

"Can't…breathe…"

Takagi laughed a little at Danny expense before finding himself in a bone crushing squeeze of his own. "Sato-san?"

"I thought I'd lost another partner," she whispered. "I didn't want it to happen again!"

Rather than get nervous like he normally did, Takagi returned the hug, "I'm not going anywhere for a long time."

Conan felt a brief twinge of something, not quite jealousy, as he watched the display. Ran noticed and squeezed his hand with a small smile of her own. It must be hard on him to watch things like this, seeing everyone else being open when he constantly has to hide. "Love you Shinichi."

Conan experienced mental breakdown.

Jazz smiled. "If Sam were here, she'd say something about needing insulin."

Agasa shook his head. "Trying times bring out the best in the best of people," he said with a little grin.

"And the worst out of the worst of people," Jazz added.

"Speaking of the worst of people," Danny cut in, "We have a problem."

Conan broke out of his Ran-induced revelry. "Agreed." He waited till everyone else was seated before continuing. "I assume everyone is caught up." He looked at Takagi who nodded. "Vlad, it seems, isn't as concerned about appearances as we thought. He outright jeopardized his secret when he possessed Shiratori, although in all likelihood he had planned to kill him afterwards. We have to figure out someway to neutralize his powers before he can stand trial." He turned to Danny. "Is there anyway to separate his ghost self from his human self?"

"NO!" exclaimed Danny, Jazz, and Takagi (who received several odd looks).

"Seriously bad mojo," said Danny, "Trust me."

Conan pinched the bridge of his nose, frusterated. "Any way to simply short out his powers?"

Danny nodded. "There's a device called the Plasmius Maximus, which would leave he completely normal for a fixed period of time."

"The only problem is Plasmius is the one who has it." Takagi added.

Sato cocked an eyebrow, How did he know that? Were he and Danny discussing this before they came down?

"Any chances of retrieving it?" asked Conan I did not just suggest stealing. I did not just suggest stealing. I did not just suggest stealing.

Jazz shook her head. "His security is pretty tight as far as human security, but against ghost? He's better guarded than Fort Knox!"

Great, that means if we want to get the device, we'll probably need that damn thief's help. And personally I don't want anyone else getting involved. I think Danny'll agree, our secrets have spread far enough.

"We'll keep that as a maybe. Any other suggestions?"

&You want to put him in jail. Need it be a human jail?&

He blinked. &Interesting suggestion.& Switching to English, "Hey Danny, are there such things as ghost jails?"

Danny rolled his eyes. "Only one, Walker runs it. That's where you were being held."

"It won't hold a ghost-person then?" questioned Ran.

Danny smiled. "I prefer the term 'halfa'. And actually it probably will. Breaking in is always easier than getting out. And Walker knows enough of my weaknesses to make a halfa proof cell.

"But will Walker take Plasmius as a prisoner? That's the question."

Danny nodded. "He'd give Plasmius a few millennia just for the Pariah Dark thing. Add in peddling in real world contrabands, theft, and blatant take over the world attempts, and I'd say Plasmius is higher on his list than me!"

S$$S

And yes, Conan can speak esperanto. His father taught him in hawaii

This chapter may sound like it's branching out into two different scenarios. That's because at this point I had multiple endings planned and wasn't sure which one I was going with.

TIM Omake: Escape:

"And what do you intend to do about?"

Takagi held his hands slightly apart, a green sphere forming in between them. He shot his hands forwards and solid beam shot out, narrowly missing the possessed superintendent.

The arrogance seemed to drain instantly out of the other halfa. "You're not that strong. YOU'RE NOT THAT STRONG!"

"I'm not." Phantom/Takagi said in almost a whisper. "We are." In a louder voice continued, "Your energy is being drained constantly trying to stop Shiratori from regaining control. We're willing to work together to stop you from hurting the people we care about. It's three against one." He began charging another shot. "It's over."

The shot passed through Shiratori, harmlessly in his case, ripping Plasmius out of his unwilling host. The evil halfa was knocked unconcious and reverted to his human form.

"Bwa?" said Sato intelligently.

Phantom/Takagi looked proud of himself. Then suddenly he looked panicked.

"What's wrong?" asked Conan.

The possessed cop scratched his head embarrasedly. "Um, I can't quite figure out how to get out of his body..."

$S

TIM Omake: Mistaken Identity:

The sixteen year old American shook his head, already messy black hair becoming even more disheveled. Blue eyes looked empty, trying to comprehend what had just happened.

The japanese cop next to him sighed. "I'm sorry. If I'd have known what would happen, I'd have never tried possessing you. Hell, I never thought body swapping was possible. Well there was that thing with Pointdexter, but I don't think that really counts, since he hasn't really had a body for about fifty years."

Conan looked at the expression on Danny, no Takagi's, face. "I don't think you're helping."

Sato brought Takagi a mug of coffee, which he drank in one gulp.

Jazz sighed. "Really little brother, this is worse than the whole Fun-Danny Super-Danny incident."

Danny glared, which was somewhat hampered by the lack of green glow and the fact that Takagi glaring resembled an angry puppy more than something to be scared of. "I thought we agreed to never speak of that again!" Then he looked thoughtful. "So...does this mean I can drive the cop car now?"

S$$S

Actually the above were really just discarded ideas for how to resolve the Danny/Takagi merger (Or as WrenChan dubbed it, the Union of the Mild-Mannered). But they were cute so I included them. For an even better (read funnier) result, check out the special guest installlment of Phantom Detective.

Terra89: Mmm Fuuuudge. Is it Rocky Road Fudge? That's the best kind? Back Jack Fenton, Back I say!

LazyShamanist: #hugs# I hoped you removed it more for your own dislike than lack of reviews. Reviewer are fickle creatures. Just because they don't say anything doesn't mean you aren't loved.

Firefly4000: Wulf and Cujo rock #hands you a large soda#

SN1987A: Danny's secret is fast become, if not common knowledge, a lot more known then he'd like. Fortuantly the people who've found out are all trustworthy.

Inuconan: Sorry, no Sam and Tuck in this one. Like I said, this stories alreay been written and it's too late to add them now. They will be appearing in sequel though