A/N: Hey everyone! Sorry for the late update. My computer was giving me a lot of trouble lately. Anyway, here's chapter three.

Enjoy!

Chapter 3 – Ambushed

"So, when did you get here, Danielle?" Danny asked as they made their way back to Fenton Works.

"About an hour ago. I was on my way back from New York and I decided to stop by and see you guys. After all, it's been so long since we last met."

True, the last time Danny saw Danielle is when he and Valerie work together to save her from Vlad. Danny wouldn't tell anyone but he was worried for her ever since she left. Dani was just a little girl traveling the world with no money, food or someone to look after her. That's why I need to take care of her now that she's here.

"So, where are you staying, Danielle?" asked Sam.

Dani frowned, thoughtfully. "I dunno. I was hoping you guys can think of a place for me." She admitted. The four teens then thought for a moment.

"Well, she can't stay at my house. My parents are bound to notice her." Tucker said.

Sam smiled warmly. "You're welcome to stay with me Dani. My house is huge and you can easily hide in one of the rooms in there. My parents will never find you even if they tried."

Danny finally spoke. "Thanks guys, but Danielle should come with me."

His two friends gawked at him in disbelieve. "Danny, you can't take her with you; your house is filled with ghost tracking devices. One of them will surely lock on her!" the Goth girl muttered.

"Yeah, man. And if your parents found her they'll see how you two look alike and will start asking questions." Tucker added.

Dani looked up to him and frowned. "They do have a point, Danny. Maybe I should go with Sam. It's safer for me there."

Danny however shook his head. "No, it's not. What if a ghost attacked? What if Vlad came and tried to hurt you?" the three stiffened. They clearly never thought of that. "I can't risk you getting hurt. If you come with me I'll be able to protect you from him. You can sleep in my room until we find a permanent place for."

The raven-haired girl thought for a moment and smiled. "Okay, you win." Danny smiled back and ruffled her hair. Tucker and Sam said goodbye to them before heading home.

Once they arrived at Fenton Works Danny asked her to stay invisible so his parents won't see her. As soon as they entered the building they were greeted by jack's booming voice.

"Welcome back, son! Wanna see my newest invention?" his dad exclaimed with excitement, holding a large green and silver gun.

"Have you been waiting for us-I mean me the whole time?" asked Danny.

"Yup! Jazzypants said I should wait for you so I can tell you both about it!"

Danny sighed. "Fine, what does it do?"

"Simple, Danny-o. One shot from this baby will force the ghost's body to d-stabilize by itself! Isn't that great!?" Jack grinned proudly. Danny, Jazz and Dani who was still invisible cringed at the thought.

"That's…great dad." He said sheepishly. He will have to sneak into the lab with Jazz tonight to smash that thing to bits. He then moved closer to his sister and whispered. "Follow me, there's someone I want you to meet."

Jazz smiled and nodded. Wasting no time, the Fenton siblings made their way to Danny's room and closed the door behind after making sure no one followed them.

"Alright, Danielle. You can show yourself now." Danny exclaimed. Dani suddenly appeared, making herself visible to both of them.

"Danielle, this is my sister Jazz. Jazz this is Danielle." He said.

Jazz smiled at her. "Hi, Dani. I've always wanted to meet you. My brother told me so much about you."

Dani's face flushed and rubbed the back of her neck just like what her brother does when he's nervous. "It's nice to meet you too." she replied.

Danny told her about his female clone after his first encounter with her and how she not only look, but also think and act like him. She wondered briefly if there's something that the two don't have in common.

"Anyway, she's staying with us for a few days until we find another place for her." the older halfa explained.

"Of course, you can stay here as long as you like Dani," Jazz said, then frowned. "but what about Mom and Dad? They might get suspicious if they saw her."

Danny gave her an assuring smile. "Don't worry, Jazz. They're not gonna see her. I'll make sure of that."

Jazz rolled her eyes and sighed. "Fine. If you say so."

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Later that night, Danny woke up with a start as his ghost sense went off again and so did Dani.

Danny quickly transformed and turned to her. "Stay here, I'm going to see who it is."

Dani pouted. "But I wanna go too!"

"No, it could be Vlad or one of his minions. I don't want him to know you're here."

Sighing in defeat, Dani nodded. Without hesitation, Danny Phantom flew out of the window and floated near his house searching for the ghost they sensed.

"Hey, dipstick." Groaning, Danny looked up to see Ember McClain. The rocker ghost grinned and flew down to his level.

"What are you doing here, Ember?" He growled in annoyance.

"No big deal, I just came here to have a little fun with you." With that said, she played a chord on her guitar and a giant flaming fist flew down at him. He quickly dodged the attack and began fighting her.

Meanwhile on the ground, Skulker appeared and looked up at the two fighting in the sky. Grinning, he pulled the black and red gun that Plasmius designed for him and was about to fire at Danny.

"STOP!"

He was hit with an ecto-blast from Dani Phantom pushing him back to the wall.

Skulker gritted his teeth in annoyance at the girl and fired a green net at her to keep her away. Dani squirmed to get out of the net, but she couldn't.

"Danny!" she cried.

As soon as Danny turned around to face them he was shot in the chest with the weird gun by Skulker and he screamed. He felt intense pain traveling through his body like when he was zapped by the ghost portal. After what seem like forever, the firing stopped and Danny fell from the sky and crashed into the ground before changing back.

"Danny! No!" Dani cried with tears in her eyes.

Skulker and Ember smirked as they flew closer to the unconscious teen. Danny was curled up on the ground and looked deathly pale.

"GET AWAY FROM HIM!" both ghosts were blasted by green rays sending them both tumbling back. Jazz was in the Fenton Peeler and glaring at the two ghosts. The two exchanged glances and flew away, knowing how powerful the suit was.

Jazz pulled off her helmet and quickly turned her attention to her brother.

"Danny!"