I know I take a very long time to upload, but i appreciate the readers…

Very busy with graduating high school and some health issues, but right now I have some free time and I am feeling specially phantom-y so here goes nothing.

Please review anything that you feel does not make sense, English is my second language. Criticism is welcomed and appreciated.

Now, as all stories must start…

I DO NOT OWN DANNY PHANTOM… that would be freaking amazing…

ON WITH THE STORY!

Both boys stood there, neither knew what to make of the clue, nor what to do next. The words echoed in their heads. The king rained here, music can still be heard through his land and the smoky mountains, find me before the angles start crying in two days' time. The fact that they had two days meant that the clue was significantly harder. None have heard of a kingdom that still reigned in the United States.

"Maybe we should look around this place" Tucker suggested, "Maybe Vlad, or even Sam left a clue"

Danny nodded, taking the chocker squished in his hand and putting it in his pocket.

"Let's hurry up" Danny whispered, "I need her back by today, no more time tricks from Vlad"

The boys, to their discomfort, looked through the entire basement. They were only able to find obvious signs that their tortured friend had been here, but left in a rather disorganized manner. What they were not able to piece together was the content of the room across the basement. They could only fear the worst, experimentation, and hope for the best, Vlad was sick or dying. The room had a strange green glow to it, hesitantly they both stepped it. What they found, came to suggest the answer for the room's purpose. On the floor there were syringes with half green goo, what looked like ectoplasm, and half purple-red substance, unknown to the boys. In the corner there was a metal table, with straps in the corners. Unwillingly they looked at the said object with saucer eyes, cringing at what they say. A pool of dried blood mixed with green ectoplasm that was leaking from an IV line attached to a long pole.

"Shit" Tucker gasped

"What?" Danny, clueless as always, "What, do you see something?" He asked turning in circles, as if he were to find their friend somewhere.

"ah-ay-e-s" Tucker spat out, stumbling slightly "eh-sa-he"

Danny attempted to listen to his hysterical friend, but quickly started to lose his patience.

"Tucker, I swear if you don't spit it out" He took in a breath, "You will turn into a ghost faster than I can"

His geek friend slowly turned towards him, as a tear rolled down his cheek.

"I don't think it is me you need to worry about" Tucker said, "Vlad is turning Sam into a halfa"

"What?!" His baffled friend screamed, "What do you mean?"

Letting anger creep up, Tucker took Danny by the shoulders and began to shake him, tears spilling out.

"Listen to me" he began, "When you first got your powers Sam and I began to research how it was possible for humans to die, but at the same time live. We ran across archives that told of ghost, older than clockwork himself, they use t- they used- they" taking a deep breath he let his arms go limp.

"Oh god, Tuck, what did they do?" Danny pleaded. Slowly and weakly, Tucker continued.

"They would capture humans, which began rumors about the Bermuda triangle, and they would take them into the ghost zone where they would begin the process of embalming their victims, heaven knows why" He stated, "There are records of some of the people turning into ghost, while others lived a short life as humans carrying ectoplasm as their blood. Some ghost believe that their ancestors were attempting to make a perfect hybrid, someone like you Danny"

"So you think" Danny interrupted, still obviously very confused.

"Sa-Sam, Vlad is inserting ectoplasm into her blood stream, attempting to make her a halfa" He said, his brain going 100 mph linking information together, "That's why her eyes are turning green, he is trying to finish what the ancestors could not"

Everything began to click in place, his obsession with ghost, his need for the perfect halfa, Danielle, everything but one thing.

"Why Sam?" wondered Danny, "Why her?"

"Because he knew that for someone to survive the transfusions they would have to be exposed to the ectoplasm daily" He bowed his head in sadness, "It was either me or Sam, and her kidnapping would make a bigger emotional impact on you"

Danny then dropped to the floor, head in his knees. This is all my fault, if she wasn't around me then none of this would have happen to her, she would be safe, happy. I promise you Sam, I will find you and take you somewhere far away, just you, me and Tucker.

Two minutes passed by, not a word was said.

"Let's go" A stern voice commanded, "We need to find the answer to the clue"

"You're right" Danny agreed, "Let's go"

They headed to their metallic transportation, not looking anywhere but at their feet. Sitting in the driver's seat Danny began to mumble.

"The king rained here, music can still be heard through his land and the smoky mountains, find me before the angles start crying in two days' time" He paused, "King, well we looked into that"

"Smoky mountains" They screamed in union

Fasted than ever done before, Tucker reached in his pocket and took out his beloved gadget, quickly typing Smoky Mountains into Google. The results seem to come at the slowest pace possible, it wasn't until a murderous minute had passed that the answer lite up the screen; North Carolina. Danny took the wheel in his hands and started the machine. Tucker, almost instantaneously began to put in coordination for their destination. (HEY that rhymes, yeah I am a sad person; P).The screened showed a total time of six hours, with the delay due to the storm that was headed towards Tennessee.

Within two hours of the flight, Danny switched the aircraft to autopilot and faced a day dreaming Tucker. With a serious face he began to share his ideas with his friend.

"I am not going back" Danny began, but before he could continue his friend jumped in.

"We are not going back" Tucker corrected him, without ever looking at his friend's baby blue eyes, "It's just going to be me, you and Sam. We will travel the world in this piece of metal" He continued, looking at the blue skies.

"Thanks Tuck" Danny smiled, "It means a lot, I'm not letting this happen again, no more fighting, no more enemies, no more hurt. Just us three, we will settle down somewhere and live our lives. We will grow old and happy, you with some Italian hottie by your side, me with Sam by my side. The past is gone, I am not going to let anything happen to you guys anymore, no more worrying"

"Hakuna matata" they both said, then for the second time in days, they laughed.

Three and a half more hours flew by and before they knew it they were in North Carolina air, heading towards the Smoky Mountains. It was then that Danny reached into his pocket and found the forgotten chocker. Taking it in his hand he though, we are almost there Sam, don't worry. He loosed his grip taking in a view of the neckless, twirling it around in his hands he gasped.

"Turn the fucking plane around, now!" He screamed, Tucker immediately did this, "Thank you, Sam" Danny whispered into the chocker.

"Damn it Danny" Tucker demanded, "Tell me what happen!"

Danny took the wheel and handed the choker to Tucker. The geek grabbed it and began to inspect it, not finding anything on one side he flipped it over. Startled, yet grateful to what he saw, he dropped the piece jewelry onto the floor. As it fell, the word TENNESSEE scratched on the side of their friend's chocker revealed itself.

"I've said it once, I'll say it again" Danny grinned, "I am utterly and completely head over heels, in love with that girl"

YAY! 1,444 words! Not a cliff hanger, but still good to leave off on, thanks guys for reading. NOW MY SLAVES REVIEW.. hee hee JK do as you please. BUT I HAVE A CHALLENGE…

Can anyone decipher the clue… as to why it was Tennessee, not North Carolina? Winner gets a character in the story… promise ;p

BYE!

-K