Ch 3: Emotions

As he was flying through the ghost zone, Danny's thoughts of Sam filled his head. He never had gotten the chance to tell her how he really felt about her. The truth is…he loved her. He had a crush on her the very first time they met. Due to the newfound tragedy, there were a lot of things he never got to tell his friends, family, and even Mr. Lancer. While lost in the thoughts of his own pain, Danny's ghost sense started going off like crazy. This, however, made sense due to the fact that he was in the ghost zone. He looked around and saw Skulker, Ember, Spectra, Jonny 13, Kitty, Walker, and all the collection of ghosts that he had seen and fought before.

"What do you guys want?" Danny said his eyes puffy from holding back tears.

"We heard about what happened," Poindexter said sadly. "It's terrible."

Danny looked at the ghosts that lay before him. Why should they take pity on him?

"We know what it's like…going through pain," Spectra said eerily.

"What do you guys know about it," Danny said.

Ember was the first to answer this question.

"When I was alive, my heart was broken. It was hard to bear," Ember said without any hint of sadness. "However, I was able to free myself from heartache by death," she said.

Danny was confused. Why in the world would ghosts be happy to die?

"You see ghost boy…humans are complicated creatures. They are able to feel many emotions at the same time. Ghosts, on the other hand, can only feel one emotion at a time. Which is why you make for such a special prize," Skulker said.

"Human emotions are such a delicate state. As a ghost, you are able to let go of some of that attachment and feeling," Spectra said.

Danny thought about what the ghosts were telling him, and he realized that they were right. There were too many times in his life, where his emotions were like a roller coaster ride. He honestly thought about getting rid of his human side. Still, the thoughts of that leading to a horrible future kept creeping into his mind. Getting rid of his human side would be…suicide.

"We can't imagine experiencing something as horrific as that and still be…alive," Poindexter said.

Danny wiped his tears away. There was no way he was going to let his enemies see him cry. As of now, though, they seemed to be his friends. Without another word, Danny flew out of the ghost portal and ended up back at Vlad's mansion. He quickly turned back to normal and raced upstairs to find Vlad.

"Vlad? Vlad!" Danny called.

"What is it my boy," Vlad said to him. "Is something wrong?"

"No, but I need to ask you something."

"Of course, my boy, anything," Vlad responded.

Danny knew it was going to be a shock to Vlad when he asked him this question, but he stated the question anyway.

"Can you get rid of my human self?"