DGG: yupyupyup. I'm back with another chpt! Yes, I am very evil for leaving it at a cliff hanger, but I just couldn't help it! I AM EVIL LIKE THAT! Heehee. Thank-you for the reviews. I am very pleased with them b/c...I dunno why! I'm a strange person like that. Well, I suppose you guys don't want to hear anymore of my random babbling so I'll just get on with the next chpt, and now you'll all see what happens to Jazz. Mwahahahahaha!...You didn't just hear that! AHH! READ!

Chapter 4: The Hospital Visit

The dragon ghost beat its gigantic wings just over Jasmine, stirring up huge gusts of wind that felt like tornados, whipping her long red hair all over the place. The dragon's claws were sharp and ready to strike. It roared in victory, about to attack. Jazz closed her eyes tightly and waited for the pain, but it never came. She layed silently for a few moments, pulling herself back together when she realized the shadow of the beast wasn't looming over her anymore, and the wind had completely stopped. She looked over her shoulder to find that the beast was gone! But what happened to it? It couldn't have just disappeared, could it? Jazz started to stand up when she heard a familiar voice calling to her.

" Jazz, are you okay?"

" Um...yeah, Sam, I think," Jazz answered.

" What happened? Me and Tucker were on our way over when we saw Danny lying in the middle of the street!" Sam cried.

" He was trying to fight off that dragon ghost."

" Yeah, I heard it roaring. I grabbed the Fenton thermos from the ground and started running over here as fast as I could."

" So, you captured it?" asked Jazz, hopefully.

" Actually, I didn't. I don't know what happend, but once I got over that hill and caught a glimpse of it, it just kind of...vanished, I guess," said Sam, confusion clearly in her voice.

" Does it have that power?"

Sam shook her head, " No. At least not that I know of."

Now Jazz was really confused. It was about to kill her and suddenly it was gone? She wasn't complaining about it, but she still didn't understand how it all happend. Maybe they would find out in time.

Jazz and Sam stood in silence for a few minutes before Sam spoke, " I think we'd better get back to Tuck and Danny."

Jazz's eyes shot wide open at the mention of her brother. Instantly, she ran passed Sam and headed straight back for her house, Sam following close behind. Once they got back, there was a huge crowd gathered out front. The two girls stopped just outside the enclosed circle of people, hearing what all the neighbors had to say.

" I can't believe it!" cried someone.

" How could this have happened?" asked somebody else.

" That poor boy. He's still just a child."

Jazz and Sam didn't need to hear anymore. They looked at eachother and nodded, about to push through the massive crowd when the front door burst open. Everyone looked over toward the people now standing on the stoop of the house. Jazz looked over to see her parents looking puzzled.

" What's going on out here? Where's the ghost at?" asked Maddie.

" Yeah, I'm ready to kick some ghost-butt," added Jack.

People from the crowd looked at eachother before someone spoke, " If you're talking about that dragon thing, we don't know what happened to it. All we know is that it's not here anymore. As for why we're all standing here..." The crowd opened up a path from the front steps of the Fenton's home to where Danny lay, Tucker by his side. Maddie gasped and ran to her son, closely followed by her husband.

" W-what happened!" cried Maddie, anger and sadness coursing through her.

" He...he must have been attacked by that dragon," answered Tuck, his voice quivering.

Maddie looked down at her son. Danny lay infront of her, motionless and barely breathing. Tears were starting to form in her eyes.

" Well! What are you all waiting for? Someone call an ambulance!" Maddie roared, taking people by surprise.

" Don't worry. That's already been taken care of," sniffed Tuck.

Almost instantly, the droning sound of the ambulance sirens could be heard coming down the road, and the crowd started moving out of the way to make room. Once the ambulance came to a stop, medical workers jumped out, rushing towards Danny. Jazz and Sam finally made it upto Danny just as they started to load him into the back of the truck on the stretcher. Everyone watched as the ambulance made it's journey back to the hospital. Maddie started running for the Fenton RV and jumped into the front seat. She motioned for the rest of the family to get over there quickly so they could rush over to the hospital with Danny, and they all came running. As soon as they were all inside, Maddie hit the accelerator and raced off down the road.

Everyone sat anxiously in the waiting room for any news about Danny. Jack was busy trying to console his wife the best he could but was having little success. The kids were sitting on the opposite side of the room, Sam and Tucker sat on either side of Jazz. Except for Maddie's sobs, the room was completely quiet.

" I...I think I'm going to go take a walk through the hallways," Jazz suddenly said while standing up. " I need to clear my head."

Sam and Tuck watched as she walked away. Deciding that they'd better tag along with her, they quickly raced to catch up with her. Once they did, they walked silently behind her for awhile. When they were finally at a little deserted part of the wing, Jazz finally broke the silence and spoke.

" I thought Danny had fought that ghost before."

Sam and Tuck looked at each other.

" Yeah, he has," answered Sam.

" And he's beaten it before?"

" Yeah. I wasn't there to see him start to fight with it this time, but it obviously beat him up pretty badly," said Tucker.

" PRETTY BADLY!" cried Jazz, stopping and turning toward her brother's best friend. " He's in a hospital! He could be dieing! He could be near to dieing! And all you can say is is that ' it beat him up pretty badly?' "

" Um...well...that's not what I meant..." Tuck stuttered.

" I know what you meant," said Jazz, turning and walking again. " You're saying it was probably stronger. Danny's been saying the same thing. Like last night. He told me that either he was losing his touch or Ember had gotten stronger."

" Wait? Ember came last night?" asked Sam.

" Yeah. She basically knocked him out right at the beginning of their battle. I was there watching since there was really nothing that I could do, but in the end I defeated her."

" You defeated Ember? How could you do it if Danny couldn't?" asked Tuck, surprise in his voice.

Jazz didn't answer. She just looked to the floor.

" You know, Jazz, I'm sure this is just all in Danny's head.He had a whole bunch of theories about the ghosts banding together and becoming stronger. Maybe he's just letting those theories take over and making him think its actually true," suggested Sam, trying to make Jazz feel a little better.

" Well, if he is, he's done a good job of letting it take over if its landed him in the hospital!" cried Jazz.

Sam and Tuck stayed quiet. She did bring up a point.

They decided to walk on for a few more minutes, passing other patients' rooms, doctors, and nurses on their way to nowhere. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity of silence, Tuck spoke up. " Maybe we should start heading back now. Your parents might have gotten some news about Danny."

Instantly, they all turned about-face and started walking back to the waiting room. When they arrived, they stood frozen in the doorway. They watched as a doctor talked with Maddie. From the looks on their faces, the news didn't look so good. The doctor walked away and Maddie turned back to face her husband and the kids.

" Well?" asked Jack, " What did he say?"

" He said that Danny will be alright," she started. Everyone heaved out sighs of relief, " but he has to stay here for a few days. When he comes home he has to stay in bed and rest for awhile too."

Tuck, Jazz, and Sam each had wide smiles on their faces. From the way Danny looked when he first got to the hospital, it looked like he wasn't going to live much longer, but he pulled through. Suddenly, the doctor stepped back into the waiting room.

" He's requested to see his friends Sam and Tuck," he announced. " Are they here?"

" Um...we're back here," answered Tuck, raising his hand into the air.

" Could you two please follow me?"

Tuck and Sam nodded and began walking. They didn't look at Danny's family as they passed. They were afraid they were giving them looks of anger and jealousy because he only wanted to see them.

" We'll tell you guys how he is when we come back," said Sam to everyone just before they walked out of sight with the doctor.

Once they arrived outside Danny's room, the doctor left, leaving the two just standing there.

" What are we supposed to say when we go in?" asked Tuck.

" Um...how about we say something like ' hi, Danny, how are you feeling,' " said Sam sarcastically. "C'mon, Tucker, he's still our friend. You can still treat him like one."

" Yeah, but I just feel uncomfortable."

" Y' know I can hear you two from the doorway," called Danny's weak voice. Sam and Tucker looked into the room surprised. They shrugged and walked inside to see Danny. " Hey, guys."

" Hey," they said together.

" So, what happened after I was knocked out?" asked Danny.

" Well, the ghost was about to attack your sister when I came running up, and then it just vanished," answered Sam.

" Vanished? It couldn't have vanished!" cried Danny.

" Well, that's what happened."

" It doesn't even have the power to do that! Are you sure it didn't just turn invisible?"

" Danny, I didn't see what happened because I was back with you, but even it did turn invisible why didn't it finish off Jazz? Turning invisible wouldn't have stopped it from doing anything," Tucker chimed in.

Danny thought about it for a moment. Tuck had a point, but what did happen to it? He decided to shove the thought from his mind for now and change the subject. " So, is my family out there?"

" Yup. They're all out in the waiting room," answered Tuck.

" Were they worried?"

" Well, yeah. They care about you, Danny," said Sam.

" You looked like you were on the verge of death, dude," Tuck added.

Danny remained silent for a few moments. Tuck and Sam saw on Danny's face that something was going through his mind. Whatever it was, they didn't ask about it. Finally, Danny spoke up. " Could you guys go tell them they can come see me now?"

Tuck and Sam smiled. " Sure," they both replied.

Three days later Danny was finally sent home. He almost got up and jumped for joy at the thought of not having to eat anymore hospital food. He was instructed that for two weeks he stay in bed. After a few days, Danny was already bored. The only thing Danny was allowed to get up for was to go to the bathroom and/or brush his teeth and a few other things, thanks to his mom being a bit overprotective of him. Things were going pretty slowly for Danny. At least there hadn't been anymore ghost attacks.

" This is when we should strike! He's weak! He could be beaten easily!" an enraged ghost yelled at their leader.

The leader shook his head from side to side. " No. I want him to be at his full strength when he's defeated."

" But that's crazy!" another yelled. " I say we attack now!"

" And I say that if any one of you leaves here, I will personally destroy you," the leader threatened. " You saw what I did to the dragon ghost for going against my commands and almost killing a human. I will spare no less on the rest of you."

Everyone instantly quieted down. He did have power to back up his threats. They'd all seen it first hand.

" When will we strike?"

" I'll alert you when it is time. Right now, you should all lay low in the ghost zone for awhile. Let's give the young halfa some more time off to enjoy because after the rest of my plan is set into motion, he'll be living in a nightmare."

DGG: Yes, this chpt was shorter. I'm sorry if that angers and/or saddens you. So tell me what ya thought, plz review!