Jeremy considered himself to be a reasonable guy. Perhaps a little strict, but one had to be when dealing with a rebellious daughter, an old woman who didn't realize how old she was, and an overly enthusiastic wife. After all, he had to be able to stand his ground.

Despite their antics, Jeremy Manson knew that his family could be reason with. Even Sam would eventually see both sides of the argument.

That's why Jeremy had nearly dropped his cellphone when Pamela called his work muttering about fairies, ghosts and paranormal bickering teens. It shocked him more when Pamela told him his daughter was a mermaid because of "an idiot fairy".

At first Jeremy thought his wife was delusional, but when she refused to retract her statement Jeremy knew it was time to come home. Whether or not it was because he believed her, Jeremy didn't know.

When Jeremy had arrived home, he found a sobbing wife telling him to go to Sam's bathroom. Jeremy did as he was told, and raced up to Sam's room. He rushed into the room, barely registering Phantom's presence, and spotted his daughter with fins. He begged his daughter to tell him the impossible just wasn't true.

Then he fainted.

"nny ont t s close" a feminine voice ordered.

"Wanna mak ur he kay" came a more masculine response.

"What hit me." Jeremy groaned holding his head. He opened his eyes to see neon green ones less than an inch away. "AHH!"

"He's fine! A little wet though. Hope that suit wasn't too expensive." The eyes moved back to reveal that they belonged to infamous town hero (or menace) Phantom. The ghost had a cautious smile on his face. "Hope I didn't scare you too much."

"Danny give him some room to sit up! Sorry Dad, Phantom was convinced you had a heart attack." Sam's voice rang from the bath tub.

Phantom complied with his daughter's wishes, and moved back a bit. Not before offering a hand to Jeremy, which the man rejected. Sitting up, Jeremy could see his submerged daughter giving a shy smile. "Promise you won't freak out too much?"

"I already had my freak out." Jeremy said calmly. Inside he felt a hurricane of emotions; awe, shock, fear, anger. He was surprised by his own harsh voice when he continued. "So, who caused this?"

"Apparently fairies." Phantom helpfully supplied. He seemed to believe Pamela's story as much as Jeremy did. (which was very little)

"I still think it was Danny's fault." Sam earned a glare from the town's ghost boy.

"I thought we were done arguing!"

"You thought wrong!" Samantha returned the ghost boy's glare. "You did something. You are always the route of everything wrong!"

"That's it! I don't know why you are so angry at me so suddenly. I say this once again; not everything paranormal is my fault! Now, let's think reasonably here. What can we do to solve the problem?" The ghost boy's eyes were a much brighter colour. Jeremy moved a little backwards. Apparently, his daughter noticed how dangerously close Phantom was to losing his temper. She didn't say another word.

"Any ideas?" Phantom asked, sounding defeated.

"We need to look for the fairies. "Everybody jumped at the sound of Pamela's voice. The woman walked right through the bathroom door. "We also need to get Sam to Lake Eerie."

"How are we supposed to get me there?" Sam asked annoyed. I need water to function."

"Air Phantom is out too. I can't fly fast enough to Lake Eerie in time with Sam in my arms." Phantom stood up and began to pace. "We need a way to hide Sam, and keep her safe."

"What if we used one of our big coolers? We can fill it up with enough water to keep her alive. The cooler will also help keep her hidden from the public." The Manson Patriarch suggested.

Both Phantom and Pamela seemed to agree with the idea. Sam looked disgusted with the mere thought.

"I am not going to lake Eerie in a cooler." Sam crossed her arms, daring someone to oppose her.

"How else are you going to get there?" Phantom confronted her. "We are open to ideas."

"How about we dismiss the staff and let me stay here?"

Pamela pointed out the problem. "We would draw too much suspicion to ourselves."

"Any other ideas?"

"What if… what if Phantom teleported Sam to Lake Eerie?"

"Sorry can't teleport yet." Phantom replied with a blush.

"Could you try?"

Jeremy felt the sudden urge to see what his daughter thought and turned to ask her opinion. He was surprised to see a ring of blue light around her. Perhaps Phantom's skills were working…

"Still can't" Phantom sighed. Yet the ring didn't disappear. Instead it got brighter.

"DANNY!" Sam looked panicked, getting the attention of the other two in the room.

"Sam!" Phantom looked scared. "I'm not doing this!"

A whisper began to softly sing a sweet melody. The voice was soon accompanied by many others filling the room with their song. The light around Sam began to swirl in an upwards spiral. Phantom attempted to reach through the magic to get to Sam, only to be electrocuted. Without thinking, Jeremy reach through the magic. For a moment, he could see Sam's scared eyes then he was sucked inside the spiral.

"JEREMY! SAMANTHA!"

"SAM!"

Jeremy felt like he couldn't breathe. The magic felt like it was sucking the life out of him. He was flung upwards watching as colours flew by. Water whipped across his face. Just when he felt like he couldn't take it anymore the magic tunnel ended.

He was dropped down on solid ground. Jeremy took in some deep breaths, lungs heartily taking in the much-needed air.

"Dad?"

"Sammy?" Jeremy looked up to see his mermaid daughter up against what appeared to be a glass wall. "Where are we?"

He stood up and looked around. They appeared to be in some kind of court room. Around them there were several bleachers filled all different kinds a merpeople. Jeremy came to the quick realization that he was the one inside the glass, not his daughter.

"I'm not sure Sammy." For the first time in his life, Jeremy felt like he was falling into insanity. There was no way this was happening to them!

"All rise for King Neptune!" A voice boomed.

A/N I am not dead, just really forgetful.

I know it's hard to believe, but I totally forgot about updating my stories. That and I had major writers block.

On with the reviews!

The TRIGGERED Lemur: Of course! Where would the fun be if Pamela didn't suspect him?

Panther4life: I'm really glad you are enjoying this story :) I wonder where Sam and Jeremy were sent?

Guest: Nope, not abandoned.

Reviews and Favourites greatly appreciated.