Danny gasped; his eyes widened as he stared at his chest. He removed his hand from his mouth to cover up his chest.

"Danny?" Maddie touched his lips; blood covered her figure as she pulled away, "Danny, blood is…it's in your mouth."

"Mom, I'm sorry," Danny's eyes glistened as he stared up at his mother. He stood up and ran out of the room. He had to get out of there before his mother found his secret out.

As soon as he got out of the room he collapsed. He shouldn't be running in his condition, and he knew it. He stood on his hands and knees; breathing extremely hard. He felt his eyes burn and a small trickle run down his cheek as pain surged through his body. This was killing him; the pain, the lies…everything. He hated it. Why was he so afraid to tell his secret? He knew he could trust his mother, but he didn't have the courage to tell her.

"Danny!" His mother called his name. She was coming for him; coming to find the truth behind all the lies, coming to find the completion of her son, coming to find…Danny Phantom.

"No," he wasn't going to let that happen. He gathered all his remaining strength and turned himself invisible just as his mother ran into the hallway. He held his breath as she looked down the hall. Her face was etched with signs of pure worry and concern as she thought of which way he may have gone. Then, she ran in the opposite direction of him.

He let out a sigh of relief, but instantly regretted it as his lungs cried out in pain.

"Danny?" Sam poked her head out of the room and looked down the halls. Danny regained visibility. He was still on the ground, but he was now if full Phantom form.

"Danny!" Sam saw him start to fall and she instantly jumped and grabbed him before he hit the floor, "You know you shouldn't be running like this. You're going to hurt yourself even more."

"I know, but she would have figured it out. I didn't have a choice," Danny tried to stand, but had to have Sam's help in doing so.

"I thought you said you couldn't go ghost?" Sam looked at him questioningly as they made they're way back to the room.

"I couldn't. My body is starting to go nuts I think," Danny winced as his broken legs screamed in protest.

"Well, can't you turn back?" Sam helped him sit back down on the couch. She got an answer as two blue rings formed around his waist. They traveled up and down his body, transforming him back into human form.

"I have a feeling I won't be able to do that soon," he closed his eyes and leaned back on the couch, "I'm losing control of my ghost half."

"You should just rest Danny," Sam smiled, "Just relax."

Danny smiled a little, but was soon as he felt himself drifting off to sleep again the blue rings reappeared around his waist and he was once again Danny Phantom. His eyes snapped open and he looked at himself disbelievably.

"Oooo-kay, this may be a problem," Sam brought a finger to her lips in thought.

"Wait," Jazz walked up to them "I have an idea."

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"Danny! Danny where are you?" Maddie searched in every possible room in Vlad's mansion, but there was no sign of her son. She heard a clang down in the lab. Jack and Tucker were using anything available to try to build some sort of transportation devise… maybe Danny went down there.

"Jack dear, have you seen Danny?" Maddie poked her head down into the lab.

"Nope," he was mending something together and Tucker was cautiously holding it up for him.

"Alright," Maddie sighed and returned to Vlad's private study. She stood there, thinking when a certain book caught her eye. It had been left on a small coffee table, next to an ink pen. She picked it up and started flipping through the pages. It was one of they're old college year books.

"We were such good friends back then," Maddie smiled as she continued to pass through the book of memories. She smiled and sat down in an armchair nearby, but when she reached a certain page, she frowned.

It was a picture of her, Vlad and Jack. Next to it was a small caption about how they were working to build the ghost portal, but the picture had been bent in a particular way. Since Jack had been in the middle, the crease could make it so it looked like he was never there, causing Maddie to be standing next to Vlad.

"He wants you. Remember hoe he was always hitting on you in college?" Maddie slapped her forehead, "How could I have been so blind? Vlad wants me. He wants to get me and Jack to separate. Well, it's not going to work Vlad!" She stood up and pointed a fist at the ceiling.

"Then why did he go for Danny? Danny must also have something he wants…but what?" Maddie brought a finger to her chin in thought, but was aroused when she heard a huge explosion come from the other end of the house.

Then, she remembered why she was here, "Danny!"

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"This isn't working," Jazz concluded. Danny was covered in black ink that was slowly dripping from his hair, "I thought you said you tried this before?"

"I did, but it was with clothes, not hair," Sam said as she wiped away some ink that was sliding down Danny's arm.

"Ow." Danny rubbed his eye where a blob of ink hit, "It's no use. They're going to figure it out." Danny looked away and took the blanket to wipe the gunk out of his hair. He sighed. After hiding it for so long, it was going to be discovered like this. This just wasn't right. Suddenly, he gasped as he felt someone grab his leg. The next thing he new someone had phased him through the floor. He hit the ground painfully and when he opened his eyes, he knew what he was up to.

"Vlad."