Chapter Three

"A Fashion Disaster Nightmare"

"We're in the park right now," Danielle said into her cell phone as she leaned against a tree.

She had met Sam and Tucker in the alley behind the Nasty Burger after Danny ran off after they had an argument.

"I'll be right over," Danny said as he walked out of the alley and towards the park.

"Are you calmed down enough?"

"After letting my aggression out on the Box Ghost, I'm more than calm enough to talk."

"Again? Doesn't he ever quit?"

"I don't know and I have no idea how he gets out."

"Maybe he gets out through a box portal," she joked after a chuckle.

"Maybe," as Danny hits 'end' on his cell phone.

"Where is he?" Sam asked her.

"On his way over," as she hits 'end' on her cell phone. "He ran into the Box Ghost on his flight."

"Again?" Sam said annoyed.

Then Danielle's Ghost Sense went off again followed by a high pitched scream.

"That tee belongs to me!" a deep fearsome voice spoke.

They turned to see Paulina being chased by a ghost that appeared to be a movie star. The ghost was female and she had black hair tied up in an elegant bun. She wore a long cerulean dress that seems to be only worn on special occasions and she had expensive jewelry all over her body.

"This is the last one and it cost me $150!" Paulina shouted back with her Latino flair as she clutched her back to her chest.

Danielle just rolled her eyes as she saw Paulina cowering in fear protecting her bag as she backs into a tree. Sam and Tucker covered Danielle as she transforms and flies towards Paulina. She fires an ecto-blast at the ghost knocking it backwards away from Paulina.

"Hollywood's that way and I highly doubt that there is a movie premiere tonight!" Dani says pointing in said direction as she lands in front of Paulina.

"Who?" the ghost snaps and she takes a long look at Dani. "Black and white are out of style, that kind of tee shouldn't be long-sleeved, and two different colors of gloves aren't in style! Whose your fashion designer, and what's with that emblem on your chest?"

Dani couldn't believe what that ghost was saying and she could hear Paulina snickering in the background. "I like the way I dress and you should talk! A dress like that should be worn for special occasions and not worn on everyday occasions!"

"I know who you are, Little-Miss-I-Have-No-Fashion-Sense! You are that Ghost Boy's shadow and a wannabe sidekick!"

"You did not just call me that and I prefer partner!" Dani snaps back with one of her eyes twitching at the insult as her eyes flashed a darker green.

"Oh, I did! I bet the Ghost Boy made a clone of himself since he--"

"You," Dani interrupted as her voice became nothing more than a growl while her eyes glowed a deeper green. Sam and Tucker, who were watching the scene at a distance, tensed up remembering what Danny had told them the last time she was called a clone and the outcome wasn't very pretty. "You… did… not… call… me… that!" one of her eyes continued to twitch as she tried to keep her anger in check.

"Yes I did and change that hair! Ponytails are out of style and you should also highlight that hair of yours!"

"Highlight this!" Dani shouts as she launches a charged ecto-blast at the ghost.

The blast knocks her to the ground and damages her dress so that her dress was now to her knees and her sleeves were also damaged leaving them elbow-length. She gets back up with her eyes with her eyes glowing bright red as she hovered above the ground.

"You," the ghost growls as her voice became a deep growl just as her nails became as long as daggers and her teeth became shark-like. "You destroyed my dress! I spent centuries getting this dress just right and you turned it to shreds in seconds!"

The ghost charges at Dani and she just launches another ecto-blast only to have it blocked by the ghost's long nails. The ghost attacks Dani, who puts her hands up in defense while turning intangible, cutting over her right shoulder leaving cut marks from her nails. Dani puts her hand over her shoulder where she was cut as she turns to face the ghost surprised that she was hit even though she went intangible.

"Not so gorgeous now are you, beautiful?" the ghost mocked as she clicked her nails together.

"At least I don't go out and buy the newest style while throwing out the old one!"

"I have an image to keep and put some makeup on your pale face!"

"I did and my face is naturally pale!" as she launches an attack only to have it reflected back at her. She has just enough time to put up a shield and she lost sight of the ghost since she was blinded by the reflected blast. "Where are you!" Dani shouts as she looks for the ghost while Paulina was still cowering under the tree.

She was attacked from behind as she screams in pain as she turns to the source of her pain only to get attacked across the face. She then was cut across her legs before being backhanded sending her towards the tree where Paulina was. Paulina runs from her spot just as Dani hits the tree right where she was sitting. Dani groans in pain while rubbing the back of her head. She now had tears on her legs and back as a green ooze came out of her cuts that made Paulina sick to her stomach.

"Now," the ghost turns her attention back towards Paulina. The ghost also had a lock of white hair in her hand and that hair came from Dani's ponytail. "I will take what's mine."

She gets hit in the face with an ecto-blast that damages her makeup.

"Back off you fashion creep!" Dani groans as she stands up using the tree as a brace. "You are going to pay for taking off a lock of my hair!"

"You are going to pay for ruining my makeup!" as she readies herself for another attack on Dani only to be hit from above.

"I think someone needs to have a manicure!" it was Danny Phantom and he was charging up for an attack before launching it only to have it blocked by the ghost.

He lands near Dani, who had a hand over her injured shoulder and she could hardly stand while he looks over her injuries. She had multiple cuts all over her body that were oozing ectoplasm, a severe black eye, and her hair was considerably shorter since her ponytail was cut off.

"Are you okay?" he asks her anxiously.

Dani only nods just as the ghost lets out a violent scream of anger.

"You broke my nails and I just had a manicure!"

She charges at them just as they charged up for an attack. Just before she reaches them they unleashed their attack on her right in the face further damaging her makeup while she dropped the lock of Dani's hair.

"It's not the Ritz, but," Dani says as she pulls out her Thermos, "it'll do for someone like you!"

Just before she could activate her Thermos, they were both hit in their backs and the sound of a jet was heard.

"I got you now, Ghost Twins!" it was Valerie and it was due to her interference that the fashion-crazed ghost had escaped.

She charges at the two as they were both on the ground and launches another attack only to have Danny block it with a shield. Normally Danny wouldn't be angry at Valerie (maybe annoyed) but with Dani being hurt; he wasn't too pleased with her coming here. Valerie was coming down low to the ground as she readied for another attack and she fires only to be blocked by Danny again. Danny launches himself at her and he knocks her off of her board pinning her to the ground. However, her board swings around in the direction of its rider, but Danny launches a powerful ecto-blast on it disabling it sending it to the ground. He turns his attention back to Valerie, who couldn't move due to Danny's pin, and his voice could've send chills down anyone's spine as his eyes glowed a very deep green.

"I warned you! You have hurt her and allowed a ghost to escape!"

"I'll deal with that one later after I take care both of you!" Valerie snapped back as she struggled underneath Danny's weight but this didn't do any good since Danny picks her up slamming her against the tree that Dani was resting against nursing her wounds.

"I'll expose you right here and if I'm right; Paulina is quite the gossip. She'll spread your secret throughout Casper High," Danny watched as her eyes became as wide as saucers just as she spotted Paulina.

"You wouldn't!"

"Would I?" Danny said warningly. "I'll let you go only if you don't harm my sister until her wounds are healed."

"Fine!" she snaps since that was the only action she had left that he won't expose her.

Danny throws her to the ground and she retreats, albeit reluctantly, as she gets onto her board flying away as best the board could manage.

"You didn't have to threaten her," Dani said weakly as Danny helps her up putting her arm around his shoulder while she had her lock of hair in her hand.

"I'm just taking the bull by the horns," Danny replies with his anger subsided as he helps her stabilize her balance.

"Uh," Paulina began after she regained her voice.

"She'll be fine after I nurse her wounds and I was looking for you since I wanted to talk to you, but," Paulina's eyes widened at the possibility at talking to him but fell on his next statement, "my sister comes first."

"About what?" Paulina asked as her eyes sparkled again.

"I'll find you," was all Danny said as he turned invisible with Dani flying off back towards home leaving Paulina behind still clutching her bag with the tee that the ghost wanted.

Danny flies Dani back home and into her room sitting her up on her bed as they both returned to their human forms. Her room had a slight pink hue to the wallpaper. She also had the same posters as Danny did in his room minus the Jr. NASA Astronaut certificate. Danny pulls out a first aid kit that they both kept hidden in their rooms just in case they needed to treat their wounds. He pulls out the rubbing alcohol just as a gasp came from the entryway to her room.

"What happened?" it was his older sister Jazz.

Jazz can be a bit overprotective of them but she is also able to keep her parents distracted long enough to get their attention away from the now Phantom Twins.

"Some fashion-crazed ghost got the better of me and Valerie interfered causing it to escape," Danielle replied curtly as she winced just as Danny applied the rubbing alcohol.

"Are you hurt anywhere else?" Jazz asked anxiously.

"Other than my face and having a lock of my hair missing," she said as she waved the lock of hair that was in her hand, "my back, legs, and shoulder also been hit."

"You're both lucky that Mom and Dad aren't home."

"Where are they?" Danny asked her.

"They're out investigating some ghost activities and I think it has something to do with that fashion-crazed ghost since the places that they are investigating are high dollar stores."

They heard the sounds of running footsteps coming up the stairs just outside the room and in comes Sam and Tucker completely out of breath as if they had ran from the park to here. Their legs were shaking violently as if they were about to fall at any second. Sam collapses onto Danielle's desk chair just as Tucker collapses onto the desk.

"How is she?" was all Sam could say as she caught her breath.

"I'm fine and I would like to get back at that ghost for using me as a file," Danielle replies as she winced again.

"No," Danny said firmly as he gets more rubbing alcohol, "you're staying here for today until your wounds are healed."

"But Danny," Danielle protested just as Jazz puts a hand on her shoulder.

"You are staying here, Danielle, until Sam and I get those wounds cleaned up. Danny," Jazz said as she takes the lock of hair that Danielle was holding, "I think you need to destroy this unless you want others after her."

"I was just thinking that," Danny replies as he takes the lock of hair while removing the scrunchie attached to it. "If you excuse me, I'm going after that ghost before it hurts anybody else since it's my fault for angering her."

"What'd you do?" Jazz asked raising an eyebrow.

"Oh, I broke her nails," as he transforms.

"Danny," Danielle said as he gets ready to fly out the window, "intangibility won't work on her."

Danny nods before he flies out the window to look for the ghost that had they had fought earlier. He destroys the lock of hair with an ecto-blast before heading to the mall to begin his search since that would be the obvious place to begin his search. He flies into the mall while remaining invisible as he flew above the patrons of the mall. It didn't take too long for his Ghost Sense to go off and a deep growl soon followed.

"What do you mean that you are out of tees!" all of the windows in the shops rattled at the sound of the voice just before a shop window shattered due to a body being thrown through it as people started to scatter from the scene.

"P-P-P-Please," the frightened shop clerk pleaded as she back away from the ghost, "w-we'll get a-a-a new s-shipment in n-next week!"

"I want one right--" she was interrupted by Danny firing an ecto-blast at her.

"Back off!" he shouts as he lands in front of the frightened store clerk.

"Back for more?" the ghost mocked.

"I'm here to put to back to where you belong!" he charges at the ghost only to have his punch blocked before he gets slashed across the face sending him into a shop cart near a fountain.

"I'm here to collect what I want and that's the best of fashion!" the ghost says as it floats towards Danny as he gets back up.

"You sound just like Skulker," Danny says as he wipes the ectoplasm off of his face from his cut.

"Don't compare me to that hunter!" she snaps as she charges at Danny with her still broken nails ready to attack.

Danny dodges the attack and hits her in the back of the head with an ecto-blast knocking her hair out of its bun.

The ghost lets out a powerful wail that echoes throughout the mall as it shattered shop windows and as people cringed at the sound of her voice as they ran, "You will pay for what you did to my hair!" She charges again at him only to have Danny grab a lock of her hair just to fire an ecto-blast at it resulting it to be shoulder-length.

"That," Danny shouts as he waves the lock of hair before discarding it, "was for what you did to my sister!"

"No one touches my hair except my hair dresser!" she spreads her hands out and clothes from all the stores came towards her as it formed around her.

After the clothes formed around her, she was the same as before except that she was ten feet tall.

"Hold it right there ghosts!" Danny turns to see his parents on the scene and they had bazookas with them.

They open fire missing Danny but the blast opens a vortex that acted like a vacuum. Danny turns his hands intangible and grabs onto an underground pipe just as he lost his footing. The fashion-crazed ghost holds onto her footing and the pair of vacuums vanish just as they had appeared. Danny's mother, Maddie, uses a different weapon and opens fire on the ghost covering it with green ectoplasm. The ghost lets out another loud roar as it shattered more windows that didn't shatter before.

"You ruined my dress!" she launches an attack from her nails that pins the two ghost hunters preventing them from moving.

"Leave them alone!" Danny shouts as he hovered eyelevel with her.

"Why do you care for these pathetic humans?"

"Amity Park is my home and it's my responsibility to protect it from ghosts like you! Even if I have to dodge the local ghost hunters."

Danny charges at her turning intangible as he enters her body. The inside of her suit was just clothes woven into a thick web.

"Get out of here!" the ghost shouted and Danny spotted her not too far from him.

He charges up for an attack before he launches it at her knocking her out of her suit. Her suit reverted back to the clothes they were just as the ghost hits the ground with her dress and makeup further ruined.

"You--" the ghost shouts only to be silenced by a devastating punch by Danny.

"You," Danny shouts as he lands another punch, "are," and as with each word he attacks her again as his attacks echoed throughout the mall and his eyes were now a very deep shade of green, "nothing… more… than… a… self-… centered… jerk!" he now duplicates himself but he was unaware that he did as the two continued their onslaught. "Who… only… cares… for… what… is… in… style… and… you… have… no… patience!"

The two doubles surround the dazed ghost and charge up for an attack. They unleashed their attacks as they were on opposite sides of her resulting in a double whammy that further destroys her dress, hair, and makeup. Her makeup looked like it was ruined by the rain, her dress looked like a sleeve-less shirt with matching miniskirt, and her hair was completely gone leaving only a few strands.

Danny pulls out his Thermos just as he becomes one again, "You are going back to where you belong!" he activates the Thermos only to have the ghost fight the blue vortex using the last remaining of her nails to dig into the ground.

"I won't go back!"

"Another thing," Danny adds just as the ghost looses her hold on the ground, "when you play with fire; you're going to get burned, or in this case; pummeled."

Danny caps his Thermos and leaves the mall in a hurry leaving the stunned spectators behind. He was now regretting loosing his temper back there and Valerie, along with his parents, would be on his ghost-half's case for that stunt that he pulled once it hits the news. Danny flies back home and into the basement to release that fashion-crazed ghost and the Box Ghost back into the Ghost Zone. He transforms back to his human form before heading upstairs to check on how Danielle was doing. He stops outside her door and knocks on it since it had been closed.

"Danielle, are you okay?"

"Come in," it was Jazz's voice and Danny enters the room.

Jazz was still tending to her when he entered and he noticed that the scars on her face seemed to be covered up with makeup.

"Danielle?" Danny asked as he walks up to her bed sitting down next to her.

"I'm fine but I'll have to wear enough makeup to cover up my scars," she replies pointing to her face. "As for my hair, Jazz and I agreed that it had to be cut due to a malfunction with the Fenton Ghost Crammer while we were cleaning out the basement."

"Danny, what happened to your face?" Jazz asked noticing the scar on his face.

"That ghost attacked me but I'll just say that I got scratched by a stray cat when Mom and Dad get back home. They were at the mall when that ghost attacked and I was able to get out of there almost unscathed."

"Did you get the ghost?" Danielle asked keenly.

"Caught, beaten to a pulp, and back in the Ghost Zone. Jazz," Danny added seeing the shocked look on her face, "I lost my tempter, and I regret all of my actions after that. Where are Sam and Tucker?"

Jazz chose not to answer his first statement, "They had to leave and Sam stayed as long as she could to help me clean and dress Danielle's wounds."

"Thank you for helping me out Jazz."

"Always willing to help you out, dear brother."

Copyright Notice: The "fashion-crazed" ghost belongs to me and her name will be mentioned later. She can be used with my permission.