Similarities

"Hey Dad? Can I talk to you about something?" Danny asked as opened the door to the Lab.

I couldn't talk now! I was just finishing up my invention." Just a moment, son. I'm working on the new and improved Boomerang! This time, I entered Ectoplasm sampled from Phantom! This should lead us straight to the ghost kid for sure!"

This is the invention that won't fail. I've tested it on the Box Ghost several times, and it always lead me and Maddie to the ghost. And now, I've finally got a sample of the Ghost Boy's ectoplasm, and this will lead me to him, without fail!

"Umm, Dad, this does have to do with Phantom-" Danny started, but I cut him off in excitement.

"One moment! I'm gonna throw it!"

"Dad!"

The Boomerang hit Danny directly in the head.

I stared at me son as he pried the Boomerang from his head. "But it was supposed to go to Phantom.." I muttered aloud.

I wanted to track Phantom so I could talk to him. Why he protected the town, even though we hunted him and threatened to tear him apart "Molecule by molecule." Maddie and I agreed a week or so ago that Phantom was trying to protect us. That he was a hero.

But why did the Boomerang go to Danny? They did seem to have a connection, with Danny disappearing and Phantom appearing. In fact, I've only seen them at the same time once. And Danny was acting weird that day, very lackadaisical and uncaring. And Phantom was wearing a cape!

"Dad, this is the thing I need to talk to you about." Danny said quietly, breaking my trail of thought.

"It has something to do with the Boomerang hitting you, doesn't it?" I dead panned, attempting to be funny.

"Umm... Yes?" Danny replied, looking uneasy. "Dad, remember when you guys first turned on the Portal? It didn't work, and we only got a spark?"

"Yeah, of course! That was one of my most disappointing moments of my life. It's a good thing you somehow fixed it, Danny! Otherwise we wouldn't have gotten this far in Ectoplasm research!"

"Um, sure Dad. Well, I walked inside of it, to see if you had a wire loose or something. And I tripped, so I grabbed onto the wall for support. And, did you know that you put the "On" button on the inside?"

My heart froze. No, no, no. If Danny hit that button while the Portal was still plugged in, the Ectoplasm would have killed him.

"I hit the button. And the Portal turned on. And.. I somehow got ghost powers."

"...What?!"

"Dad, I got turned into a half-ghost. The other ghosts call me a Halfa. I can walk through walls, turn invisible, fly, and shot Ectoblasts."

I grinned wildly. "That is so cool! But Danny-" I paused. "Why didn't you tell us? We could have helped you."

"Well, you guys were always threatening to tear me apart 'Molecule by molecule,' and you just seemed to hate ghosts. I was honestly scared." He said, looking down at his feet.

I pulled him into a bear hug, his small form disappearing in my huge hug. "I'll never hurt you, Danny."

"Dad? I can't breathe." His voice muttered from where it was pressed into my shoulder. Man, the kid's getting tall.

"Oh, sorry." I released him.

"So, do you want to see my ghost form?" He asked after catching his breath.

"You have a ghost form?! Awesome!"

"Yeah.. Just, don't freak out."

White rings appeared at his waist, and split into two. One traveled upwards, and the other went downwards. Where the rings touched, they replaced his t-shirt and jeans with a familiar HAZMAT suit and logo. His hair turned snow-white, and when he opened his eyes, they were a glowing green.

Danny Fenton was Danny Phantom.

How could I be so blind? The similarities were there, the face structure and stance were the same (Although Phantom held himself in a more confident manner), and I often heard him say "Mom" or "Dad" when we came in, guns blazing. I always thought I misheard him, but that didn't seem to be the case.

Oh my ghosts. (A/N: Yeah, I say that a lot. I just had to put it in here!) I threatened to kill my own son! How many times did I aim and fire a etco gun at him? How many times did I hurt him? How could anyone be so uncaring and blind?

"Oh, Danny.. I'm so sorry." I stuttered out.

"Dad," He stood up and walked over, placing his hands on my shoulders. "It is not your fault. I didn't tell you, so you didn't know. And it's fine. I don't blame you for anything. And anyways-" he laughed. "You aren't the best aimer in the world."

I laughed along. "Yeah, I stink."

"Jack? Danny? Are you two okay down there?" I heard Maddie shout from the top of the stairs.

"Does she know?" I whispered to my son, who was still in "Ghost Mode."

"Yeah, she figured it out last week. While we were making dinner. Can you believe it?" He whispered back.

Man, she's smart. I thought to myself.

"Yeah Mom, I'm just telling him about Phantom."

"What?! You didn't tell me you were telling him today!" She exclaimed as she rushed down the stairs.

"It's okay Mom, he's cool with it." He replied, attempting to calm her down.

"Yeah! Do you realize how cool this is? We can do basic tests, ones that won't hurt him obviously, and now he can be my sidekick!" I exclaimed, very hyped up on the idea.

"Why am I the sidekick?"

"Because you're fourteen."

"...Okay. Sure, Dad."

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Crap ending, I know. But I just wanted to get this published, so I can eat dinner! (I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't eat until this chapter is finished.)

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