A/N: I'm really sorry for not getting this up sooner. Also thanks to everyone who alerted, favorite and reviewed this story. You all were a big push for me to finish this! Thank you! Now here's the ending to 11 Warning Signs!
Maddie looked drearily at the entrance to the kitchen. The mid-morning silence was only being disturbed by Jack trying to fix his latest ghost finder. Maddie perked up a little, seeing Danny trudge into the kitchen. "Good morning, did you sleep well?" she said to him. Danny jumped at little and looked around.
"Oh, um, yeah fine." he said, grabbing a box of cereal and sitting down at the table. "…What about you?" he said, trying to make the eerie silence vanish. "…Notthat well really, I'm still thinking about last night.
"R-really, Mom, I'm fine, don't worry."
"But, what you said last night. You said you were something beginning with gh." she said.
"Well, um, you know. Jazz was right about me not getting enough sleep. I'm just tired, that's all." he said, his voice showing a hint of worry.
Jack slapped the back of the ghost finder on and smiled at Danny. "We couldn't be more proud of you."
"I swear I was-! You're what?" Danny said, giving a confused look to both of them.
"Not a lot of things begins with gh. Danny, why did you never tell us?" Maddie said quietly. Danny just shook his head.
"Y-you know?" he mumbled out.
They nodded making him become pale. "W-where's Jazz?" he whispered out, looking around for anything that might attack him.
"She's at the library, why?"
"I-is it okay if Sam and Tucker come over?" he said, getting up and walking towards the phone. She nodded as he picked up the phone and dialed Sam's number.
"Hello? Dann-"
"Sam! get over here!" He said, trying to keep his voice from showing he was in a major freak out mode.
"Danny? What's going on?" she said, picking up on his not so well hidden panic.
"They know." he breathed out, realizing his parents were staring at him.
"They know? Okay, don't worry Danny. I'll be there as soon as possible. Do you need me to get Tucker?"
"Yeah, just hurry okay?" he said, putting down the phone and looking back at his parents.
He quietly went back to his chair and tried to finish eating. He ended up chasing pieces of cereal around instead.
"How long have you been keeping this a secret from us?" Maddie asked softly.
"A few months, I've lost count." Danny answered quietly, still focusing on his breakfast.
"Danny! Are you okay!" Jazz screamed, running into the kitchen and placing a protective arm around him. "Was there a ghost attack? Is there anything broken? Did they hurt you?" Jazz said, running a quick check up on Danny.
"Jazz, I'm fine." Danny said, looking over to see Sam and Tucker run into the room.
"How did you guys get here so fast?" Danny asked.
"I called Jazz and she drove us here." Sam said.
"So…they really know or is this another rerun of yesterday?" Tucker said.
Danny closed his eyes and nodded. Yeah…they know I'm Danny Phantom." He said loud enough for everyone in the room to hear.
"What!" Maddie and Jack yelled, making everyone jump.
"You said you knew!" He yelled, sliding out of his chair and slowly backing up to his friends.
"Danny, we though you were a ghost hunter! Not a ghost!" Maddie yelled, trying to picture her son as Phantom. She pushed the idea out of her mind after that result.
"Well, technically he is." Tucker pointed out.
"But, It's impossible for you to be a ghost!"
"That's what I though, but it is. Mom, he's still Danny." Jazz said, putting her hand on Danny's shoulder.
"I didn't do any of those things you think I did, really!" Danny said, yelling at himself in his head for not finding out what they thought.
"So, Danny's been a ghost this whole time and none of you decided to tell us?" Jack said. His answer was all four of them to look down to the ground.
"Well, I'm technically half ghost." Danny mumbled. Maddie just shook her head.
"It's impossible, no human being can be capable of sustaining enough ectoplasm to turn them into a half ghost. Even If it did happen, you wouldn't have control of it. And I'm sure that I would notice that my own son was a ghost."
"That's what we thought." Tucker said, making Sam and Danny glare at him.
"Don't help." Sam said to him.
"It's just…not possible" Maddie sighed, closing her eyes. She replayed every encounter with Danny Phantom in her head, trying to see a similarity. She forced them open after seeing how many there were.
"Mom…Dad…Look, I know it's not normal, I knew that since day one." Danny said, raisinghis hand up and making it disappear. Maddie gasped as Jack stared at it in awe. "I know. But, I'm still me…Just…I've changed a little." he said, making it reappear. "Well, make that a lot." He added.
"But…Danny. How…how can you do that?" Maddie breathed out.
He shrugged and looked towards the basement door. "Remember when I got shocked from the ghost portal...it really wasn't a small shock. It somehow turned me into a half ghost. And then all the ghost powers started showing up."
"We were going to get you, but when Danny walked out of the portal we freaked out." Tucker said.
"He made us promise not to tell anyone when he found out he could switch back and forth." Sam added.
"You can switch back and forth?" She asked Danny who nodded.
"yeah, it's pretty easy too compared to the rest of my powers. All I have to do is think about it or say 'going ghost' and it's automatic from there." he said, letting the two rings pass over him, changing him into Danny Phantom.
It was silent for a long time. Jack gave a small smile. "This is amazing." He simply stated. "I-Impossible." Maddie breathed out. Danny just looked down and changed back. "I hope you guys aren't mad, I was just afraid how to tell you."
"What were you afraid of?" Jack beamed.
"Um, well, you know. You two are ghost hunters, I'm part ghost. I really didn't like how it was looking." Jack's smile faded.
"We would never hurt you." he said.
"I know, just. Well, after the whole let's make my life a living prison, rob a few banks thing went by. Well, I wasn't so sure on how to break the news to you on that." Maddie's eye's narrowed.
"You have a lot of explaining to do." she said.
"yeah, I know. I was being controlled by Freakshow when I stole everything and a ghost was overshadowing the mayor and made me look like I was attacking him. Everything else was all an accident" he explained.
"And all of our ghost hunting exupiment?" Maddie said, looking back at the ghost finder. Jack grabbed it and turned it on.
"Ghost, dead ahead." it droned, making them look up at Danny.
"Yeah…they work."
"Oh, Danny, I'm so sorry." Maddie said, walking over to him and giving him a hug.
"Me too, you should of told us, son" Jack said, joining the hug.
"Great! So now we don't have to make anymore excuses!" Tucker cheered. The two parents let go as they heard Danny gasp.
"What is that" Maddie said, looking at the blue tinted air.
"Ghost Sense," He said, changing into Danny Phantom and jumping into the air. "It tells me when a ghost's around. I'll be back soon." He said, dashing out of the house. "and we better help him, come on Tucker." Sam said, quickly running out of the house. Jazz smiled at her parents. "You'll get use to it" she said, walking out of the room to see what help she could provide.
"This…this is just Impossible" Maddie said.
"Well, before the ghost portal worked people said ghosts were too. Plus, Danny's a ghost hunter!" Jack said.
"We should help him." Maddie said worriedly, running towards the front door. She jumped back from seeing Danny phase through the door. Jazz opened the door behind him and walked up beside him. "Don't worry, it was a week ghost. I've caught the more tougher ones earlier this week." he said, waving the thermos. She gave a small smile. "Things aren't going to be normal now, are they?"
"When was it ever normal?" Jazz said.