WRG: Okay here's chap. 7. BTW, sorry for the long wait. This was finished two weeks ago, but then I went on a vacation. I didn't have time to update. The person who was watching Sam will be revealed in this chap. (looks at Em expectantly)

Em: What?

WRG: Do the disclaimer.

Em: Don't you think it's obvious by now?

WRG: Fine, if you won't, I will: I don't own Danny Phantom. Now onto the story!

When Sam got to the entrance, Tuck and Val were already there. "Sam, what took you?" Danny asked when he saw her.

"Sorry, I kind of spaced out when I was near the game booths." Sam figured that it'd be best not to tell them about her dizzy spell.

"They have games! Come on, you guys, let's go and play!" Tucker exclaimed and then rushed off in the direction that Sam had come. The rest of the little group then followed at a slower pace than their tech-loving friend. When Tucker stopped, Sam realized that they were in front of the same booth that she had had her dizzy spell. Suddenly, the carnival began to spin again, but faster this time. Sam clutched her head and started to sway. Danny was the first to realize that something was wrong, as Sam was behind them. He had turned around to ask her something but stopped when he saw her. He called out her name, but she didn't acknowledge him. Her vision was blurring and she could barely stand anymore. She began to collapse, but Danny caught her before she hit the ground. She could hear what was being said, but couldn't reply. Her eyes were closed, and she was barely breathing. When she fell, dark clouds began to form, but no one took notice. Few people were near the gaming booths. Tucker and Valerie had turned when Danny called out to Sam, and were now beside them. Danny was talking to Sam.

"Sam, can you hear me?" No reply. "Sammy? Please say something." Tuck and Val knew that something was wrong with Sam when she didn't reply to Sammy. She hated the nickname and would yell so if anyone, even Danny, called her that. While Danny was talking to Sam, the sky was getting darker. The few people that had been at the booths, other than Team Phantom of course, left the area. Tucker was checking for Sam's pulse. He sighed with relief when he found it, but for some reason, it was stronger than her breathing.

"She's still alive. Her pulse is really strong, which is weird."

"Oh, it's not strange at all," a menacing voice replied. The voice continued, "Now, if you don't mind, I'll be taking her." A long, black tentacle shot out of the shadows and grabbed Sam and Tucker. It didn't seem to realize that it had taken more than what it wanted. The tentacle, Sam, Tucker, and the owner of the voice then disappeared. Danny and Valerie were shocked. After a few seconds, Danny snapped out of it. He was angry, so angry that his eyes were a poisonous yellow, and he was shaking. Seeing Danny shaking snapped Val out of it. She had a pretty good idea of what he was thinking. She got closer to him and put a hand on his shoulder. He shrugged it off. She tried another tactic.

"Danny, I know you're angry and upset, but if we're going to find them, we have to think before we act. You have to calm down." He didn't reply, but he did stop shaking. Valerie continued to comfort him. Eventually, he had calmed down enough to help think of a way to find their friends.

Tucker was surprised when he saw that they were now in a forest. He looked to his right and saw that Sam was waking up. "Sam! You're awake!" His exclamation made Sam jump and look at him.

"Ow. Tuck, can you please talk quieter? My head hurts."

"Poor, little Mira's head hurts. I suppose that's my fault, isn't it?" Tucker recognized the voice as the one that had brought them here. Sam gasped when she heard the very familiar voice and saw its owner, who was standing behind Tucker.

"You! Why are you here?" Tucker was confused. He turned around and saw a very pretty girl who looked to be about four or five years older than Sam. She had a light purple-ish gray hue to her skin. She had long black hair that looked similar to Medusa's minus the snakes. She wore an ankle-length Renaissance style dress that matched her piercing very dark purple eyes. Tucker knew that whatever this girl's reason for taking them wasn't good from the evil glint in her eyes. He didn't know how Sam knew her but concluded from Sam's words that they weren't on good terms.

"Why, Mira, I'm hurt. Do you think that I need a reason just to visit my cousin?" Her voice was mocking. Sam began to get up.

"Tuck, run." This was said in a serious tone.

He hadn't gone more than a foot when the mysterious girl said, "Actually, I would love for him to stay." Tucker was then shot up in the air. She continued, "After all, it will be fun destroying him. Raed Carta Htrae!" Tree branches then grabbed and held him.

"How dare you! Don't bring him into this, Ara. Let him go!" Sam was shouting now. "And to answer your question, yes, you do. How did you even know where I was?"

"I think I'll leave him there. To answer your question, Mira, I tracked your little nurse and read her mind. You're right, by the way. Why do you think I'm here, dearest cousin?"

"Probably the same reason that you started a war at the age of seven!" Sam spat out.

"Would you care to enlighten me and your friend on that reason?" Ara had a sly grin on her face.

"No, I'd rather you leave. In fact, I'd rather you DIE!" Tucker was startled. Sam, who was always against violence, wanted someone to actually die! This Ara must be horrible.

"Tsk, tsk, Mira. You must control your temper. You seem to be scaring our guest." Sam wasn't fazed a bit. Tucker kept thinking, Why is Sam answering to 'Mira'?

"Raed Carta Htrae!" Sam shouted this and the branches that were holding Tucker set him down. She then shouted, "Sai-yashi Kita!" and about four seconds later a force field appeared around him.

"Very good, Mira. Your Holy Resistance only took four seconds. Unfortunatly, you aren't protected by it." The white part of her eyes then turned an evil red. Her hands became encased in flames. Sam's eyes widened in surprise. Ara laughed. "I hope you're ready to battle for your life."

"I think I'll pass." Sam closed her eyes and teleported herself and Tucker to her room. When they got there, she took out her cell and called Danny's. After a minute or so, he answered. "Danny, it's Sam. Tucker and I are in my room. You and Val need to get here ASAP. Just fly. Come into the living room. My mom is out shopping. Don't ask me how I know, just get here. I'll see you then." She hung up before Danny could say a word. Tucker was staring at her in shock. Sam didn't ask him why. She quickly got out her books, enlarged them, and grabbed Tuck's arm. She dragged him downstairs. She started thinking about what she did this morning. The war must not be over if Ara is still alive. Linda must be on her way to warn me. As soon as she and Tucker were in the living room, she led him over to the couch. She gently pushed him down so that he was sitting. Not long after she sat down on the floor in front of the couch, Danny and Val phased through the front wall. Sam quickly used her telekinesis to close the curtains and lock the doors.

"Sam, what's going on? Who took you and Tuck? Why did you faint at the carnival?" Valerie didn't ask any questions aloud, but Sam knew that she probably felt the same as Danny.

"Danny, calm down. Tuck and I are both fine. I called you so that I could answer your questions and tell you all something. I think that it'd be best if you both sit down." They did so. Tucker was finally starting to wake up from his shock. Before Sam could start explaining, her parents got home. Luckily, Danny had changed back immediately after entering the room.

"Hello, kids. I thought that you all were staying at the carnival for the rest of the day." When she saw their faces, Pam asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen at the carnival?" Before anyone could say anything else, Sam told the Mansons to take a seat.

"Actually, yes. Something did happen at the carnival. Unfortunately, it wasn't a good thing. I was just about to start explaining it to my friends when you both came in. You need to hear this too." When they were all seated, Sam continued, "I guess that I should start with a basic fact that none of you know. I'm psychic." The Mansons were the only ones who actually cried out a few "What"'s. The others just stared at her wide-eyed. "Another thing is that I'm adopted." This time, her adoptive parents didn't do anything while this statement made her friends' jaws hit the floor. Sam continued to explain that she was from another dimension, about Taurus, and what her real name was. As she had suspected, everyone in the room was shocked beyond shocked, if that even makes sense. "The person who took Tuck and me was Ara, my cousin. She's actually the reason that I'm here and the reason that I'm telling you this. When I was three, a war began in Taurus. She started the war when she was seven. My mother had ordered my nurse and best friend, Linda, to send me somewhere safe. Linda gave me the books that are on the table so that I could train my psychic abilities and sent me to Karat City, right in front of the orphanage. Before she did, she told me not to tell anyone about my life on Taurus. She also promised that if she survived the war she would come find me. This morning I found out that she's on her way here. At first, I was sure that the war was over, but now I believe that she came to Earth to warn me about Ara. You see, Ara is only here to ..." She mumbled the last two words of the sentence.

Tucker, who had seen the cousins' short battle said, "She wants to kill you, doesn't she?" Everyone else, except Sam, was aghast at his statement. They were even more so when Sam nodded.

"But there is a way to stop her." At first, the voice was not recognized by anyone, not even Sam. Sam searched through her memories and finally found a match. When it was found, she ran up to hug the owner of it.

"Oh, I missed you so much!"

WRG: (in dramatic voice) Who is it? How can the group stop Ara? Why does Ara want to kill her cousin?

Em: (in a mock dramatic voice) Why do you keep asking the readers? (in skeptical tone) You do know the answers to your questions, right?

WRG: (insulted) Of course I know the answers. I just want to keep them in suspense.

Em: Doesn't the cliffhanger do that for you?

WRG: You know what? I'm just going to ignore you from now on. (to readers) Here's a little of what's basically going to happen next: the answers to my questions, a little more about Ara, what Almira means and how it fits Sam.

P.S.- It might be a while before chap. 8 is up.