Explosions

The burned remains of the foundation of the house looked as if only Mother Nature herself had dared to touch it. Considering the reputation the Fentons had built up before the explosion, that really wasn't that far out of the reaches of reality. I could almost see where every little detail of the house would have been. The couch with the pillows Jazz used to use to hide her father's inventions from visitors. Over there was the kitchen that probably had more ghost gear than actual food. Danny's room would have been right above it if there was more than just the outlines of the second floor still left intact.

I could tell by the look in his eyes that seeing the ruins of his old home was really getting to him and walked over to hold his hand, to remind him that he isn't alone. He still has me and Tucker and his mom.

Maddie wasn't really looking at anything, she was fighting to keep her emotions in check. I left her be once her scientific mind set in to hide her from the pain. She had a shield Danny didn't.

"We need to go the lab and retrieve anything that still works if it didn't collapse in on itself entirely." Maddie started towards the door to the old lab.

"Mom, that explosion blew the whole house up, I doubt anything in the lab is intact."

"The floor right above it is still intact. There's a chance something survived." Something clicked into place when she said that. Maddie was right, all the flooring above the lab was still fully intact, but everything above ground level was gone. That didn't make any sense. If the explosion originated from the portal in the basement, then why were only the upper levels affected?

The lab did not just survive the blast. It was almost untouched by it entirely. There was a small area right in front of the portal that had been scorched, but the rest had only a layer of dust.

One thing is for sure. The portal did not blow this house up. It caused the explosion, but it did not blow the house up itself. It was more likely that someone had planted a bomb that was either set to go off when the portal was activated or it was simply a coincidence that it detonated at the same time as the portal opened.

I'm betting on the first option.

"Danny, who all came by when the portal was being built?" I really hoped he could remember so I would know who grace with my presence while I sent their sorry ass straight to hell for ruining the life of my best friend turned boyfriend.

"Just you, Tucker and I think Vlad came by once or twice." It really didn't surprise me that it was that asshole who did it. "I don't see where you're going with this Sam."

"Danny, I know your clueless, but even you should be able to tell the portal did not cause this, not directly at least. My bet's on Vlad trying to keep you guys out of the Ghost Zone. And if he was this desperate to do that, I'm not sure I want to see the state of it." As the words left my mouth, I felt myself losing control No, damn it! I could not lose control to Plasmius right now!

"Sam, I hate to admit it, but…" The gaze of Mrs. Stuth finally fully rested on me. "Sam! Are you okay?" I felt like I was about to black out, but I knew that wasn't the case.

I felt the surge of energy that was associated with my ghost half coming out to play spring to life. I was losing this battle.

"Oh shit. Not again." I heard Danny's voice from behind me distantly.

The world went black around me for only a second before the world returned to me in a muted form. I knew my control was gone, I could only watch and listen.

"The girl is smarter than I give her credit for. Then again, I suppose anything's an upgrade from the idiot I was stuck with before." The voice of Plasmius came across crystal clear even though the rest of the world was fighting to make itself known to my senses.

"Let her go." The fuzzy image of Danny showed his eyes had become an even brighter ghostly green than he usually let through in his human form.

"I have no intention of doing that, my dear boy. Your little girl friend has too much power for me to let go of." I fought to regain control with I saw Danny's entire form surround itself with energy.

"You will let her go, asshole. I'll make damn sure of it if it's the last thing I do." It was at this point that I noticed there were only two fuzzy blobs in my sight, one was Danny and the other looked blue and was likely his mother.

"I'll gladly await the day. It'll be quite amusing to watch you die with the knowledge that you couldn't save your dear Samantha." No one calls me Samantha!

A sharp pain originating from my back told me where Mrs. Stuth had gone as I collapsed on the floor, my sense slowly returning to my control as Plasmius was force to recede.

Danny caught me as I fell. "You okay, Sam?"

"I'm as okay as someone who was just controlled by an evil asshole of a parasite can be." Sometimes I amaze even myself with the smart ass remarks I can come up with on the fly even when I feel as if I'm about to pass out.

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Invisible One