The Jewels The Guardian and The Ghost.
By Kellie Fay
Disclaimer: Danny Phantom belongs to...oh you know already!
Chapter 24 The Sister
NO!!!
Sam blinked at the unfamiliar voice in her mind. She looked up to see Lydia vanish before her eyes.
"Sam look Jazz!" Tucker said pointing.
Realizing that they were both free, Sam eyes followed Tuckers arm. For a split second she saw an emerald glow surrounding Jazz then it vanished. In the next instant Danny's sister put up both her hands, and formed an ectoplasmic shield to block Danny's last attack.
"Jazz?" Tucker asked puzzled.
"I don't think so," Sam answered. She had a pretty good idea on what just happened.
"No!" Jazz said, but her voice sounded funny, different, as if she never spoke before. "No more fighting. Family not fight family!"
Completely surprised Danny pulled back puzzled. "What the heck? Lydia?"
Freakshow glared down at Jazz furious. "Lydia! What in the world do you think you're doing?"
"Family should not fight family!" Lydia/Jazz said again. "Friedrich this is wrong and you know it!"
"Wrong?" Freakshow said the word puzzled. "Family? What in the world are you talking about?"
"She won't let you harm the girl, Freidrich," Sarah said rising to her feet. "She's not going to let family fight family."
"Family?" He glanced over at Danny who simply hovered as if he were a spectator now watching the show unfold before him. "He's a ghost he doesn't have a family."
"Does too!" Lydia/Jazz said forcefully. "Jazz is family!" Then in an almost sad tone she looked up at Freakshow and said, "I have family too?"
"You're parents didn't favor all the ghosts in the circus over you," Sarah said softly. "Just her. You were jealous but you're parents never explained to you why."
"We read about your family," Tucker said drawing closer with Sam. "You're sister died when you were both kids."
"Has Lydia changed since your family first found her?" Sam asked. "Wasn't she younger, more child like?"
His other three ghost forgotten, the rest of the school forgotten Freakshow looked at the group before him puzzled. "What are you saying? Are you saying that Lydia is my dead sister?"
"That's why she helps you even though you can't control her." Sarah said. "She helps you because she cares about you, and she thought that's what would make you understand."
Lydia/Jazz nodded hopefully. "No more fighting Freidrich. No more stealing. Just circus, just fun just together."
For one moment Sam thought Freakshow got it, but then she saw a scowl form on the ringmaster's face. "Just the circus? Just be a clown for the masses and play the fool? Well Let me tell you something sister dear, I always wanted more than that. I wanted to be in charge, my own person not tied down to a little two bit circus! I wanted to show the world that I was not to be laughed at. I wanted to show all those fools and nay-sayers that I was a force to be reckoned with that I have power!" Freakshow raised his hand to his chest showing off the copper gold band,making all the rubies he wore flair. "Sister or no you are still just a ghost and you will -" Freakshow stopped in the middle of his rant, and watched Danny move closer, grab the bracelet on his arm, and shifting into intangibility with it, removed it from his arm."
"You will apologize to your sister," Danny said removing the rest of Freakshow's gems in the same way, "And then we're going to decide what to do with you." With a broad mischievous grin, Danny eyes shifted from red to green. He twirled the bracelet around his finger then handed it and the rest of the gems to Sarah who smiled back at him.
Sam and Tucker didn't know what to think. "Huh? Danny?"
Freakshow was no less shocked. "You! But I had... you were ... You couldn't!"
Danny just kept smiling. "I was willing to give you a chance Freakshow. If you had listened to Lydia I would have said bygones and let you go, but with this attitude, no way."
Lydia also looked at Danny in shock, but also in betrayal. She turned around and glared at Sam, "Tricked me!"
"No she didn't," Sarah said gently pocketing some of the gems. "Sam believed that Danny had turned. The deception was mine and his alone. You needed to understand, Lydia. Freidrich isn't going to stop, he going to continue to harm ghosts and humans if allowed unchecked. You're his sister. So he's your responibility, but you're also a ghost. If you think he should grow up and take his punches like a man, you can let him go too."
Suddenly sirens were heard in the distance. "Cops are coming," Danny said cautiously. He looked to Sarah. "What do we do?"
Sarah looked at Lydia/Jazz. "This is your call Lydia. You can take Freidrich away from here, or you can let him face justice."
"Either way," Danny added. "You have to leave Jazz behind."
Through Jazz's eyes Lydia looked at her brother with a sad longing. Finally she said sighing, "Freidrich. I love you. I'm sorry," Then she turned invisible.
Sam caught Danny let out a small sigh of relief. He glanced over at Sarah who said quickly. "Into the classroom all of you. Lydia too. I'll clean up out here."
"Got it," Danny said casually He grabbed onto Jazz's and Sam's hands. Sam grabbed onto Tucker and the group moved back to Miss Daily's office.
A/N
This Story is starting to wind down people!!!!!
Coming Soon Chapter 25 Debriefing
Mr Lancer rolled his eyes, but didn't argue that point further. "I seem to remember in your interview you saying something about not letting your hobby interfere with the running of the school."
Sarah simply shrugged. "I believe I said 'try'. Not my fault he attacked, he didn't know I was here. He was after Samantha Manson if you recall."
"Who was wearing some magical device with the same symbol you wear." Lancer said.
Sarah sighed. "It was a protection, and she needed it. I told you there were aspects of my life I cannot discuss with you. There are people in Amity Park that need me and my skills. Even if you fire me, I'm not going away. I'll just find another job, but here, I can help protect the school and the children."