Yes, I saw how she was in the series and I don't think she just liked Danny because of his powers. She was all about individuality and I think that she saw his powers as that. In that regard he became like her. The only difference was she was an open outcast in her home while his parents never knew he was the thing that they hunted and hated. Ironic? Yes.

The next morning found Danny even more torn as he headed to school only to find that most of the class, the preps and jocks, gone on a trip to a wealthy man's house. As he sat in class he thought about all the things that had happened from the first appearance of his powers up until this very day. Tucker sat next to him, his eyes on his game before him. Since most of the class was gone they had a study period for the rest of the day. With a sigh Danny turned to look out the window.

When it came time to leave the school Tucker and Danny headed for Sam's house where they encountered Mrs. Pamela Manson. The red headed adult looked down on them with disdain.

"Daniel, Tucker," she said as she looked at both teens in turn. "What do you want?" Danny almost shot off at her. He was kind of getting tired of her and her husband treating them like some piece of scum.

"We just were wondering where Sam was," Tucker said. Danny was still in denial of her existence, even after what he had heard last night. He was concerned, but torn at the same time. He felt that they could still be friends, but wasn't sure where she stood about that.

"I was wrong and even after apologizing to him I couldn't make myself sit there with him. He was mad at me and I was at him, but I never realized that this was one fight that would change our feelings."

She was right on that account. Their feelings had changed. Somewhere along the line jealousy had found it's way into both their hearts. They could no say that they trusted each other if they couldn't understand what their feelings meant. Sam had not wanted him to go out with Valerie. Was she really afraid for his safety or was it about him leaving her? Was his the same thing? Was there something there that had always been under the surface?

"I would do it again. Only for him."

She truly was sorry for what she had done and she still wanted to be apart of his team. She had said she would put herself out there, but only for him. What had they done? Had they inadvertently broken up their relationship and all it had stood for all these years?

"Sam is at Mr. Power's home. He is showing some of the students what they can expect in the years to come. All of them come from wealthy homes as you know." Danny looked up in surprise, his eyes meeting those of Tucker's wide teal ones.

"Mr. Powers? Vlad Powers?" Sam's mother nodded. "I thought he was still in space." The red headed woman looked thoughtful for a moment.

"I think in this last year he came down and has been living quietly in his home. He still has a lot of investments so he still has some wealth. Real nice guy for being part ghost. I think he was just confused when he made those demands of us back then and has had some time to rethink what he had done." Danny rolled his eyes. "Anyway, it has nothing to do with kids such as yourself, so you should just leave her alone." With that the door was closed on their faces with a echoing slam.

"We need to go and get her!" Tucker yelled as he headed down the street, but Danny just stood there. That was the deciding factor. They had let the monster who had wanted to take over the world, the one that had made the stupid meteor head for Earth from the beginning back onto the planet! He was back in Danny's own backyard. The techno-geek turned back to Danny. "Come on dude!"

"No, you know what? I am done." Danny turned and walked away. Tucker was torn between the two people that were his friends. Danny was in a bad place right now, but so was Sam. With a frustrated groan he headed for Vlad's mansion.

Danny slumped his bed as his sister, Jazz, came into the room. She looked at him quizzically as she sat down next to him.

"What's up, Danny?" The dark haired boy glared at her. What did she care? She was just practicing her stupid psychology on him. "Danny?"

"Just go away!" he growled as he stood up. "Just go away!" Jazz stood up and with a shrug exited the room. Danny immediately regretted yelling at his sister, but he needed time alone. He would apologize later. Sitting back on his bed he sighed. What was wrong with everyone? First him and Sam! Now Tucker! Vlad was back! Dash was friends with Sam! What was going on? Was he in some alternate universe? Laying back on his bed he closed his tired eyes as his mind filled itself with so many images that it felt like everything was piling itself on his body.

Sam walked around the large mansion as she eyed the half ghost with distrust.

"I hope that everyone enjoyed the tour," Vlad said as he turned toward as door that led outside his house. He eyed her with confusion. He still couldn't figure out who she was. She looked familiar, but he couldn't place where he had seen her. Dash pulled her with him, his hand curled around hers. He didn't like Vlad either, but he had come because his parents had told him to. As the door closed on them Sam looked over her shoulder. There was something wrong with this picture. How had that man gotten to come back to Earth? It made no sense.

"Come on," Dash said pulling her. Sam shook her head as she tugged her hand out of his. "Sam?" She looked over at him in with a small smile.

"I..um.. need to ask him something. Go on without me." Dash looked like he was going to say something, but with a big smile she detoured him. He nodded.

"You better hurry." She nodded as she headed back up the walk. After waiting for the group to disappear she headed for the back where she knew there was a door down to the secret lab that he owned. He had to be up to something, didn't he? Creeping around the corner she tip toed around, her amethyst eyes ever alert as she moved toward the hidden door. The only reason she knew about it was that one time she had to get Danny from him and had used that particular door. With a quick look around she entered the large room, the door closing behind her with a soft click. Glancing around she found most of the place covered in a thick layer of dust, save for a few places where you could see someone had been in the lab recently. With another quick look around she headed for the other side of the lab. As she walked she noticed that most of the equipment from her last time here was gone. Maybe he had changed. That's when she saw the ghost portal. The thing was open and torn up. Seems that someone had trashed it. She walked toward the portal and into it, her amethyst eyes taking everything in. Was this how Danny had felt when she had sent him in? Her mind time traveled as she remembered the day that Danny had received his powers. He must have been so afraid. His family hunted ghost and now he was one. He was right. She had never realized how bad it had been for him. She shut her eyes as the pain washed over her. He should have been able to be normal.

"Hey!" Sam turned, her eyes wide as she felt her foot get caught on some wire. She fell to the right, her hands reaching out to stop herself only to find her world full of a bright light and a shock of pain coursing through her as the world went then black.

Tucker arrived on the scene to see the preps heading for the large school bus that would transfer them back to the school grounds.

"Hey!" he called as he walked over to Dash. The blond looked over at him and then realizing who he was turned his back on the techno-geek. "Dash!" This time the blond turned.

"What?" He could see that the dark skinned male was worried. What had him so worked up? "What do you need, Tucker?" He knew that this was one of Sam's close friends, next to Danny. Yeah, he still considered them her friends because he knew she still cared about them and they cared about her.

"Sam? Where is she?"

"She had a question for Mr. Powers." Just then they heard an explosion. Both turned to the house as a portion of it blew up and smoke filled the air.

"Sam!" both males yelled as they rushed toward the house, Tucker on his phone texting Danny while Dash called 911 for assistance.

Good place to stop. I think so anyway. I hope that everyone is enjoying the story.