Okay, sorry once again for the lateness. You may want to get used to it, though…I tend to take long when it comes to writing the more complex stories…so sorry. PLEASE review, though. I didn't get that many for the last chapter ((sniffle)) So if you have the time, please review! Thanks!

"NO!" Danny screamed, his eyes watering in pain. He had turned his head away to avoid the sight of the unnaturally long syringe needle injected into his arm. But that didn't seem to help at all. He still felt the needle sink into his skin and he winced, clenching his teeth.

"What are you doing to me?" Danny asked angrily.

The Chemist gave no answer to Danny's question, he merely pushed the liquid in the syringe into Danny's arm.

Danny turned his eyes to the ceiling, his heart beating wildly. He had no idea what to do. There was no escape. He had been tied to a wall with rope that prevented him from "un-going" ghost.

"Why?" was all Danny could muster before the pain in his arm became too much and the poison already in his body took effect. He passed out.

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"Jazz, what are you doing?" Sam asked as Jazz scurried through her home, gathering what she believed was necessary for this trip.

"For your information, I'm getting cough medicine and more…objects that we could use to trade. We're going to need some ghost blood, Lunch Lady meat juice and Desiree magic," she gave a heavy, almost defeatist sigh and sat to bury her face in her hands. "I honestly don't know, you guys. I mean, Danny's only got 15 more hours with ghost powers…maybe only 15 more hours to LIVE. I don't think we're going to be able to get all of this stuff in time."

"We will," Tucker said, walking over to sit beside her. "We will because we have to."

"I wish it was that simple," Jazz said softly.

"It can be…if we would GET MOVING! It's not going to help Danny at all unless we're actually out there trying to help him!" Tucker said, not unkindly…just forcefully.

"Tuck's right, Jazz. We've got to get moving!" Sam concurred, jumping into the Specter Speeder and carrying with her as many things that Jazz had brought as possible.

Once everyone and everything were safely (and uncomfortably) packed into the Specter Speeder, Tucker initiated the "roar of the rockets" and the trio was off to save Danny Phantom.

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Danny opened his eyes too quickly. He had been fast asleep, but was dreaming nothing but nightmares. He had broken out into a cold sweat and his head was pounding for him to shut his eyes once again. He complied with the urgings of his brain and squeezed his eyes closed to try and block out the pain.

He slowly reopened his eyes and looked around. The room had grown darker, but the glow of the "ecto-rope" that he was tied to the wall with gave just enough light that he could see inside his confining cage.

Upon observation of his right arm (the one that had been injected), Danny noticed that it had swollen up and that it was throbbing uncontrollably. What had the Chemist done to him?

Before he could register another thought, a searing pain shot through his body, focusing on his abdomen. He doubled over and winced in pain, his eyes so tightly shut that tears were streaming out of them without his noticing. Whatever this new injection was certainly wasn't helping matters.

When the pain had finally been reduced to an annoying sore, Danny took deep breaths to try to calm himself. He didn't know how much longer he had to live and he needed to conserve his energy and try to stay awake. There was no way he could escape. Even without the rope and cage, his powers and strength were being affected by the experiments the Chemist was conducting and he didn't have the wherewithal to fight and escape.

Team Phantom was his only hope.

And elsewhere in the Ghost Zone, Team Phantom was driven by the hope that Danny would hold out long enough for them to get to him.

Yes, I know; not very long, but I am being kicked off of my own computer right now and I like how this segment ends. There was no other ending that I had in mind close, so I figured this will suffice for now. Please review!!! Thank you!