A/N: Hey everyone! Thanks for the positive feedback you're giving my story! Here's chapter four.
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Chapter 4 – In the hospital
Jack Fenton drove as fast his could towards the hospital, almost running into several traffic signs and cars in the process. Maddie glanced to the back seat where her children were. Danny was laid on his back with his head on Jazz's lap who was stroking his hair in a comforting manner. Mr. Fenton parked their car in front of hospital door and carried his injured son into hospital.
Meanwhile, inside Danny's dream. Danny found himself floating in the Ghost Zone as Fenton. No matter where he went he could never see a way out.
"Hello? Can anybody hear me?" he called out, his voice echoing through the green swirling abyss, but there was no answer. Sighing, he rubbed the back of his neck and tried to think of a plan that would help him leave this place.
Suddenly, ghosts surrounded him from every corner, blocking any chance of escape. He tried to transform, but to his surprise nothing happened. A shadowy figure stood in front of the ghost army, crimson red eyes glaring down it him.
"Who are you?" Danny asked warily as he took a fighting stance. The figure chuckled at him, showing its long sharp fangs. The halfa couldn't help, but feel uneasy. That laugh, it felt so familiar somehow and it brought back painful memories.
"Did you really think that thermos will hold me forever, Danny?"
Danny's blood ran cold immediately and his eyes widen. That voice…it can't be…
In front of him stood Dan Phantom grinning coldly at him. The ghost's gloved hands suddenly began glowing with energy and he dashed towards him.
"Danny, wake up!"
Danny moaned in pain and opened his eyes. The world blurred around him before coming into focus. He saw his family and a black-haired doctor staring down at him with concern.
"Where am I?" he asked hoarsely.
"You're in the hospital, sweetie. We brought you here after Jazz found you outside last night." His mother explained, worried.
"How do you feel, Danny?" The doctor asked him.
"Horrible." Danny answered. His body was sore and was having a terrible headache. He felt great pain especially in his chest where he was shot. Just then, everything from last night came back to him. Fighting Ember, Dani being trapped in the Skulker's net, the hunter ghost shooting him with that weird gun and Jazz coming to save him. He couldn't really remember what happened afterwards. Everything was a blur now.
"I've called Sam and Tucker. They should be here soon." Jazz declared.
Mrs. Fenton then scowled and walked over to his side. "You still have a lot of explaining to do, young man. What were you doing outside at such a late hour?" his mother asked sternly and his dad seemed to be curious about it too.
"Yeah and most importantly which ghost did this to you? Was it the ghost-boy? I knew that punk was no good. I'm going to tear him molecule by molecule and-"
"No!" Danny muttered, cutting off his Dad's rant. "It wasn't Phantom. He doesn't even attack humans. It was that robot ghost with the flaming green hair, Skulker. I found him at the back of the house and before I could do anything he shoot me with his gun." He explained.
"I woke up when I heard someone screaming and used the Fenton Peeler to drive him away." His sister added, though she wasn't sure why her brother didn't mention Ember being there.
Danny smiled. "Yeah, thanks for the save back there."
"It was nothing little brother. You saved me many times before so its least I could do." She stated, making sure he parents didn't hear her say that.
Mrs. Fenton walked to her son and kissed him on his forehead. "Don't worry sweetie. We'll find that filthy ghost and make him pay for what he did to you." She promised. Danny couldn't disagree with that.
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"Hurry Tucker!" Sam shouted as she ran to the hospital with Tucker not far behind her.
"S-Sam… can you slowdown for a moment. You know I'm no athlete!" Tucker exclaimed, out of breath.
Sam stopped in her tracks and glared at him. "Slowdown!? Danny is in the hospital. He could be hurt or worse and you want to take a break!?"
"I know, but can you please just give me a moment to catch my breath. I'm sure Danny's gonna be fine, Sam. There's no point in exhausting ourselves like this!" Tucker replied. He hated running.
Sam sighed, but waited anyway. She was in her house this morning when Jazz called saying that Danny got hurt in a fight so she wasted no time in calling Tucker and hurrying to check on him.
Once their break was over the two made their way to the hospital and entered the room where Danny was. The 16 year-old teen grinned at seeing them.
"Danny!" Sam wasted no time and gave him a bone crushing hug.
"Sam, I can't breathe." Danny wheezed.
"Oh Sorry," The Goth blushed and backed away from him. The halfa was deathly pale with dark rings around his eyes. He looked awful compared to what he was yesterday. What did Skulker do to him?
"How are you feeling, dude?" asked Tucker.
"I've been better." He answered and gave him a weak smile. They stayed like this for about twenty minutes until Danny's parents left, leaving the members of Team Phantom alone.
"Okay your parents are gone. Now tell us what really happened." Sam stated.
Danny then spent the next ten minutes explaining his fight with Ember and how Skulker ambushed him and shoot him with that gun.
"Wow, that's some story." Was all Tucker could say. Sam and Jazz nodded.
"But why didn't you mention Ember to Mom and Dad?" Jazz asked.
"Because if my parents found out that more than one ghost came to our house they'll improve the anti-ghost security system for the house which will make it more harder for me to be there." Her brother explained and then frowned. "But we got a bigger problem to deal with right now."
"What is it?" Jazz asked.
"Skulker's weapon didn't just hurt me. It did something to my ghost half….I can't go ghost anymore."
