Next chappy! enjoy! don't own DP

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Maddie looked around carefully.

Okay so we are about thirty stories up in a bar cage surrounded by a ghost shield.

With how much of that stuff the ghost kid breathed in he will probably be asleep for awhile.

I am also stuck in here and it is only about eight by eleven feet so I guess I should be glad Jack's not here.

Then she looked to the ceiling, it was probably only five feet, not even tall enough for either of them to stand.

She quietly leaned against the bars and looked at the ghost kid who was sleeping peacefully in the middle of the cage.

There is something up with this ghost, that other ghost Walker had said he was going to destroy those the ghost loves.

Maddie paused as that statement sunk in.

Ghosts can't love, and wait, why was I mentioned, how can the ghost kid, um, Phantom I think was his name, love me, I hunt him!

She shook her head.

She looked down below as she heard some people screaming.

Maddie flinched, the ghost was obviously attacking.

In front of her Phantom shivered.

Maddie crawled over and touched him.

Instantly she pulled her hand back as though she had been electrocuted.

That can't be right, Phantom is just colder than her own skin!

Not even that cold, defiantly in the nineties.

Maybe around ninety five.

But ghosts temperatures range in the low thirties.

okay there is defiantly something up with this 'ghost'.

Maddie got over her shock however and tried waking Phantom "Phantom wake up" she said.

He didn't move so she slowly reached out a hand and shook his shoulder.

Phantom groaned but still didn't wake up.

Suddenly another scream was heard and Phantom shivered again.

Wait, he seems to react more to the screams so maybe…

She took a huge breath and screamed.

Phantom bolted awake getting into a fighting stance.

Then he saw Maddie and stood up resulting in hitting his head against the roof.

He fell over and stumbled till his back hit the bars of the cage.

Slowly he sat down "ouch" he muttered.

Maddie smiled "good, your up" she said.

Phantoms head whipped up as he looked at her "wait, what" he said.

Suddenly he looked around and a look of understanding crossed his face "right Walker" he muttered.

Maddie watched him curiously as he looked through the bars below.

His face seemed to pale.

Suddenly Maddie heard an ear shattering scream that carried from the streets below.

Phantom covered his ears and closed his eyes.

Maddie noticed that his lips were moving as though he were muttering.

What is this ghosts deal.

Maybe I can force him to help me get out of here and save those people.

She quietly scooted closer to Phantom and caught a bit of what he was muttering "if he dares hurt her, oh man I hope they're okay" he muttered.

Maddie stared at him in surprise.

Does he actually care about someone?

She touched Phantoms shoulder.

He jumped and looked at her "what" he asked.

His voice sounds so full of pain.

Almost like it is torture to listen to those screams.

She cocked her head "are you okay" she asked.

Phantom lowered his head "what do you think" he asked sarcastically.

Maddie shook her head.

One things for sure, he is such a teenager.

She looked at him carefully "what's wrong" she asked.

Phantoms head snapped up "what's wrong? I'll tell you what's wrong!" he shouted "every day I do my best to get rid of every evil ghost that tries to take over only to be hunted by those I care about, and now I've been captured because you were chasing me and had me distracted so I would make sure you didn't try to kill me!" he paused.

He then took a deep breath as though the next sentence would hurt him "and now" he choked "I have to endure listening to the screams of people I care about and protect all because you guys are prejudice against ghosts" he muttered.

Wow, he really does care about every one.

How does he live like that, he cares about us and we hunt him.

Maybe we have been taking this all wrong.

Maddie lowered her head "why do you care" she asked quietly.