Between classes towards the end of the school day, Danny stood at his locker staring at the small cell phone.

"Neat phone, Danny!" Tucker appeared over the ghost boy's shoulder.

"Oh, what a cute little charm too!" Sam grabbed the phone out of her friend's hands. "Where did you get it?"

Danny looked around to make sure no one was listening in, and leaned in close to Sam and Tucker. "A soul reaper gave it to me."

"…Dude, that's not funny." Tucker started.

"Do you see me laughing?" Danny stared at his friends. "I'm meeting her after school to help her hunt down some guy that she said escaped from Hell."

"Why can't she do it herself?" Sam asked.

"Because she said she wasn't from around here." Danny shrugged. "And personally, I'd rather not be known as the ghost boy that said 'no' to a reaper."

"Do… you want us to come with you?" Tucker started.

"I don't know if it's a good idea." Danny scratched the back of his head. "Oleander said this guy was pretty hardcore. …And that the living tend to freak out around her."

"We can always keep an eye on you from the sidelines." Sam shrugged. "…They'd be the sidelines down the block… but we'd still be close enough to give you a hand."

"I suppose. I'll ask Oleander if it's okay." Danny nodded, shutting his locker.

On the other side stood Dash and Kwan.

"So you've got a new little girlfriend, Fentina?" Dash started, grabbing the phone. "Maybe I should give her a call and let her know that you'll be late. You can see her after practice."

"I don't have time to play 'tackle block' with you, Dash." Danny made a grab for the phone, but it was lifted out of his reach.

"Mister Baxter." A female teacher made her way purposefully down the hall towards the group. "Return Mister Fenton's property to him immediately."

"We were just goofing around, right Danny?" Dash put his arm around the younger boy and shoved the phone into his hands.

"Uh…" Danny blinked, realizing that the woman standing in front of them wasn't human, but Oleander in a mortal guise. "Sure."

"Mister Baxter, I catch you going near him again and I will make sure you're suspended from the football team for aggression." Teacher-Oleander crossed her arms and stared down the student. "Are we clear?"

"Yes, Ma'am." Dash nodded and dragged Kwan off.

"Huh. I thought the faculty was on Dash's side." Sam looked up at the woman. "Are you a sub or something?"

"Something like that." Teacher-Oleander smiled. "Danny, I did some more research and I had to change our plans a wee bit."

"What do you mean 'a wee bit'?" Danny raised an eyebrow.

"Warden Walker and Skulker are joining us." Teacher-Oleander shrugged. "I need to make sure that Hibiki goes down permanently."

"Wait… you're the soul reaper?" Sam's eyes widened.

"Oleander, at your service." The reaper bowed slightly. "And don't worry… I'm way out of my jurisdiction here. I just need to return an errant soul to the Underworld, and I'll be on my way."

"Why did you ask Skulker and Walker?" Danny interrupted. "I thought you said you needed my help."

"Oh, I do, sweetie, I do. But if a dozen reapers couldn't bring him down, you and I, no offense, stand little chance." Oleander's face registered a bit of melancholy. "You're going to have to trust me on this one. Besides, I've got them both in my pocket. As long as you focus on the task at hand, they've promised to leave you alone."

"I'll try." Danny nodded half-heartedly. "…I thought I was supposed to call you after school got out."

"Like I said, change of plans." Oleander shrugged. "I already talked to the principal."

"Define 'talked'." Danny crossed his arms, unimpressed with the reaper's recent actions.

"I told her that your parents hired me to tutor you. She said that I might be able to help out some of the other students as well, so she hired me as a part-time teacher." Oleander smiled. "She knows that I'll be leaving soon, so don't worry about it. …Speaking of which, you and I have 'study hall'."

"Not to be rude, or anything, Miss Reaper, Ma'am…" Sam looked up at the curly-haired woman. "Tuck and I are Danny's… backup… if you will. If he's going, then we should go too."

"Fine with me." Oleander smiled wide. "And please, child, call me Andy."

Oleander motioned towards the library. "Come on then. We've got some planning to do."