Chapter 10: Danny

Danny and Abby return home after another afternoon of ghost fights only to find Jake waiting for them at the door.

"Jake, what are you doing here?" Danny asks, surprised that his son is unusually waiting at the door.

"Shadow decided to tell you his human identity and is waiting for you in my room." Jake explains. "I'll go call him for you."

As Jake leaves, Abby and Danny wait for the other half-ghost to appear. Shadow then phases his way into the living room. "Hi, Danny. Jake told me you arrived."

"Hi, Shadow." Danny replies. "Are you really gonna reveal your true identity?"

Rather then answering Danny's question with words, Shadow lets two black rings revert him back to his human form. "Jake?"

"Exactly." It's all the Ghost Boy replies.

"But how come your ghost half isn't a Phantom?"

"I was so jealous of Abby for having ghost powers I decided if I couldn't have them the same way she has I'd have them the same you you did." Jake explains. "But something went wrong. Not wanting to admit that I went to the Ghost Portal to have ghost powers and not being able to use the got-powers-late excuse I came up with another name for my ghostly alter ego, believing it wouldn't be necessary to reveal my identity to be welcomed as an ally."

"Jake, while I think you shouldn't have risked yourself in the Ghost Portal I'm proud of what you've done as Shadow." Danny says. "About you not being Phantom-like, the Ghost Portal always gave different looks to whatever humans get ghost powers from it. Vlad. Myself. And now you. Each one is different from the other two."

"Dad, what are we gonna do about the people wondering about Shadow's identity?" Abby asks. "Are we gonna tell the truth?"

"No." Danny replies. "Let's just say 'no comments' and wait until they get tired of asking."

"Okay." The two ghost kids say.

In the next day, Jake and Abby tell their friends about how Danny got the news.

"See, Jake?" Matt asks. "I told you it would be okay telling him."

"I know." Jake replies. "I now feel stupid for keeping this charade all the time."

"And I feel stupid for having bought that excuse you gave for when my device pointed out you had ghost powers." Tori says.

Suddenly Jake's and Abby's ghost senses go off. Abby goes ghost. "I'll be right back."

"Won't you go after her?" Chris asks Jake.

"No." Jake answers. "Since I'm the one with a secret identity we agreed I'd only interfere when there was no other choice."

Abby then reappears. "No problem. That was just the Box Ghost."

THE END

Sorry I haven't been updating lately. I had a problem with my computer and wasn't able to write new chapters for a few weeks. And sorry if this chapter is short.