I DID IT. I was able to wait a week before posting! Are you guys proud of me? I'm proud of me. Albeit I DID distract myself a lot. I even went to Universal Studios last Friday, so that helped. Anyways, thanks guys for all he follows and favorites. It always makes me feel good to open my email up to a ton of Fanfiction emails and notifications. XD

~Dragon~


I sighed transforming back into my human self as I landed back in the Security office's bathroom. It had only been the box ghost, but he had put up more of a fight than usual. Either that or whatever was making me sick was also making me weaker. I shook that thought off. I couldn't afford to be any weaker. I was already weak enough. I couldn't even stand up to Vlad as it was. I shivered as I thought about the older ghost.

Stepping out of the bathroom, the officer behind the counter didn't even look up. It was like he didn't even notice how long I was gone. Whatever. Better for me.

I sat down again, leaning heavily against the wall. My thoughts drifted to all the battles I had with Vlad in the past, and with every victory, only I realized that it was pure luck that got me through each one. A mistake on his part, Jasmine or Tucker tripping over the right wire. Every single battle had been one that he was destined to lose, yet somehow, the older ghost had retreated, as is he was allowing me to win. I clutched my stomach as it spasmed. I needed to go home soon. I thought. Both for food and rest.

My mind wondered back to the other half ghost. But this time my mind turned to the offer of joining him. He offered the same thing every time they met, only to become frustrated at my blatant denial and disregard of him. I must seem like I hadn't even thought about the offer to Vlad. But the truth was that I had. It was so tempting to just say forget it and to go to him.

But I couldn't. As amazing as the offer sounded. To be able to learn from the only person in the world who could understand me. To not have to worry about any of the problems I had now. It was painful to deny it. But the cost was to high. To renounce my father, the man, as clumsy and airheaded as he was, loved me. And I loved him. I would be betrayal of the highest caliber, and I couldn't do it.

Tears threatened to fall at the combination of my thoughts and the pain I felt, but I held them back. I've been through much worse to cry over something to trivial.

The door swung open and the guard from before walked in.

"You're free to go kid." Said the guard I stood up to leave swaying slightly as black spots appeared in my vision. They were gone as quickly as they came and the guard continued. "But I don't want to see you causing trouble in my park again got it?" I nodded my consent and made my way outside.

A few minutes of walking around and I spotted Sam and Tucker laughing together as they ate whatever they decided to get at some food truck.

"Well welcome back Mr. Trouble maker." said Tucker as I took my seat next to him. I scowled at my friend.

"Why did you guys deny you where will me? I might not have been thrown out if you just told the guard what happened." I said grumpily.

"OR we could have been thrown out with you and that wouldn't have been cool." Sam said. I growled at the lack of care she was showing.

"Whatever." I said getting up. "I'm heading home."

"What? You don't want to spend time with us anymore?" Tucker said glaring at me. I sighed facing him.

"No Tuck, I just have the horrible headache and want to rest a bit so it goes away."

"Ya right!" Sam exclaimed. "Ghosts don't get sick! If you don't want to spend time with us all you had to do was say so."

"Ya dude, you don't have to lie to us. We get it." Tucker finished. I stood there staring at them almost unbelievingly. They were so convinced that I didn't want to be around them that they didn't even let me get in a word of leeway. They didn't even considered what I said might be true.

Another pain shot through my head as I stood there and I remembered why I wanted to go home in the first place. Without another word I spun around and began stomping home.


I flopped down into bed, happy to finally get some rest. Another ghost had attacked on my way home and it took more energy than I wanted to use to capture it. I hugged my pillow and rolled into a ball, willing down the stomach fluid that seemed to crawl up my throat every few seconds.

I had thought about grabbing a snack or something on the way up to my room but the thought of anything entering my stomach made me gag, so I forgot the food all together.

Minutes ticked by seeming more like hours. I clutched at my pillow and groaned as a more violent pain shot through my system. The rest of the day seemed to pass in a blur of pain, and as the sun began to set in the sky, I heard a laugh above me. My ghost sense had gone off at least six times while I was laying in bed, but trying to go and hunt them was impossible. Surely the town could handle a single day on their own.

But now as I looked up into the face of a smiling skulker I knew that I would need to do something. I shakily tried to stand. Gripping the edge of my bed and almost falling over in the attempt to get up. Skulker laughed at this.

"Looks like my weapon finally worked. It wasn't immediate like he said, but waiting a day was well worth the reward I get to collect." He made to grab me but I brought up my hand and sent a plasma blast tumbling into him. He grunted getting thrown back, but nowhere near as strongly as he should have been. He smiled at me evilly, knowing now how truly week I was. I ground my teeth standing up straight and fighting down the pain that threatened to overtake me.

"You might as well give up." Skulker said slowly walking towards me like a predator hunting its prey. "You're too weak, and fighting will only make you weaker." I scowled at him. But knowing he was correct I prepared to do something I hadn't done before. I turned back into a human, and I screamed. "What in the world?" I heard skulker say as he grabbed me by the neck cutting of my scream. "What was that?"

Suddenly my door came crashing down. My parents yelling harshly at Skulker. With wide eyes Skulker dodged most everything they shot at him, me still being gripped tightly in his hand. A few projectiles caught him though and he soon realised he wouldn't be able to fight them now. Not when he was caught off guard like he was. So, with me still clutch in his hands he flew out through the ceiling. I heard my parents scream for me as we went.

"Nice try kid, but your going to have todo better than that." Skulker said with a sneer. I wiggled around trying to get free only for him to tighten his grip, almost choking me. 'Fine I guess we're doing this.' I thought. And opening my mouth wide, I bit down as hard as i could, enhancing my teeth so they wouldn't break against the metal. Skulker soon released me realising that his hand would soon be broken otherwise, and I fell.

The shock off falling was sudden but passed quickly, and I changed into Phantom. I barely caught myself from crashing down into the grass. And weakly I set myself down, almost falling over in my attempt. Skulker landed a few feet in front of me arm raised weapon charging.

"I guess we're doing this the hard way." He said before firing it. I tried dodging but my body was too sluggish to do it, and the ecto plasma, energy ball hit me in the shoulder. I flew back, rolling through the grass, and landed on my back. 'I need to get out of here.' I thought desperately as I sat up and swayed from the dizziness that engulfed me. When I finally got my bareing I saw Skulker approaching me, slowly, as if he knew he had won. I looked around desperately and noticed with a jolt that I was back at the park.

The sun had set but there were still people everywhere, most running away or watching the ghost fight, but that means the even was still going on. If I was quick enough, I could probably find Sam and Tucker. They could help.

I didn't even try to stand. Instead I just floated away as fast as I could going invisible for a couple seconds to buy me some time.

"Running away now Twerp?" I heard Skulker yell from a distance. "I WILL find you. It's only a matter of time." I knew he was right but I ignore whatever else he had to say and continued on.

I search desperately seconds feeling like hours. THERE. I spotted them, but stopped in my tracks. With my eyes wide I took in the sight of Sam and Tucker… kissing. They were sitting on a bench at the edge of the park, holding hands and making out. I watched them feeling like my world was falling apart. I loved Sam. I loved her like I had never loved anything more dearly. I was going to tell her. I was. But- now.

Something hit me from behind. It burned as it thrashed across my skin leaving deep gashes. Skulker had fired an Ecto net at point blank range. I hissed as I landed on the ground and the net tightened all around me. I looked up seeing Sam and Tucker had stood noticing me in trouble.

"Guys!" I called to them. "Help." My voice cracked as my throat constricted. Wincing I tried to move into a better position. But my efforts were in vain as Skulker grabbed the back of the net and pulled me up. The movement jared my new wounds and I yelped as the robe rubbed against them. Wondering where my friends were I looked back to where I had found them. They were backing awak. "Guys?" I asked weakly. They shook their heads.

"I'm sorry Danny." Sam said.

"We're done dude. We don't want to hunt ghosts anymore." Tucker joined in.

"You're going to have to get yourself out of this one." Same said once again before they turned and started to run away.

"But Wait. Guys!" I tried to call them back, but Skulker shook the net making me cry out in pain and look up at him. I could no longer hide the panic on my face. How was I going to get out of this? Skulker laughed.

"Poor little Twerp, all alone. No more friends to help you out." I took off flying back towards my house. Probably to go through the portal that was located there. "I must say I'm surprised with how well my new weapon worked. Yes it was definitely worth the day of waiting." I closed my eyes tightly, curling my body into a ball praying that something or someone would get me out of this.


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~Dragon~