Chapter 2: the party

(Spencer's POV)

I was scaling the walls of my archrivals lair. I had gotten a call from the benevolent cosmic empress Ulala, head of the intergalactic safety organization that he was building something. I climbed all the way to the top and found myself caught in a pickle… literally.

(Hailey's POV)

After cheerleading practice on Monday, Ursula Spears, the most popular girl in school walked up to me. "Hey, Hailey!" she said. "Um, hi…" I was confused. Ursula had never talked to me before. "So, I'm having my bday party at my house and would love to have you over as entertainment!" "You're joking?" I said. "Not at all." Ursula handed me an invitation. "See you Saturday."

"It's true," my dad said to me over the phone "Mrs. Spears hired you to perform at her daughter's party!" I squealed. "Yay! My first gig!"

(Spencer's POV)

"Ah, Spencer the chiweenie," my nemesis, Dr. Sven Doctor began, "I see you're in quite a pickle! Getttit? Ca-cause it's a pickle! Now let me show you my evil scheme now you know how men are from Mars and Woman are from Venus? Well, I'm planning to change all that with my gender bend inator!" I ate my way through the pickle and then we fought breaking things as ususal. First to go was the gender bend inator; next was his satellite crash into a house inator.

(3rd person)

Meanwhile, the wicked queen Moria's henchmen were on the search for Plasmius, and had finally found him. "There he is!" Lazarus said "Queen Moria will be so pleased!" Oddly enough, doctor's gender bend inator changed Plasmius into a woman as he was being sucked in. the the satellite crash inator brought her down to doctors house. "Where'd the freak go?" Lazarus exclaimed.

(doctor's POV)

Spencer the chiweenie left after she destroyed my satellite crash into a building inator! "You know it's rude to just thwart and run!" I screamed after her. "Dad?" I turned around and saw that my daughter was home from school. "Oh, hello, Stacie!" I said cheerfully. then we both heard a crash. "What was that?" I asked. We rushed into the living room to find an unconscious, naked belle dame sans merci.

(Hailey's POV)

It was Friday after school, and my dad was training me to use my ghost powers. He had already kicked my but in martial arts, so I was a sore as all get out. "Can I just go to the mall now, dad?" I said "Sasha and Raquel are waiting for me." "Okey-dokey then," dad said "I have a feeling your next lesson will be there anyway." "thanks dad." I said "Don't forget the Fenton Thermos!" he called "I won't!" and I didn't.

"Where were you?" asked Raquel Horowitz, my best friend from the Synagogue we go to. She also goes to Sweet Valley Middle School and unti now was the only person outside my parents inner circle who knew I was phantom angel. "Sorry I'm late." I said "My dad kept me overtime for practice." We grabbed our caramel macchiatos from Sunbuck's and walked into Gawd and Tyler.

While I was shopping I found the perfect LBD. I went into the dressing room, only to find Candace Foxglove, the most popular girl at Tom Jefferson High, trying on the same exact dress! I immediately turned invisible and hid in a dressing booth. Soon afterwards, Candace's BFF, Jen Watanambe, entered that very same booth and an idea popped into my head. So I phased into Jen's body and walked out of the booth. "So what do you think?" Candace asked me (Jen). Jen (me) said "It looks hideous on you, and so much better on that eighth grader, Hailey Fenton." Then I phased out of Jen's body, and the pair got into a heated argument while I paid for my new dress.

We stopped at Steve Madison for shoes. "OMG, Hailey!" Sasha said. "Those boots would go perfect with your new LBD." Suddenly, Raquel screamed "Ow!" Aparently somebody threw a shoe box at her. Then I saw my breath again, and the culprit showed his face. "I AM THE BOX GHOST!" he screamed "AND SOON, ALL OF YOUR WONDERFUL SQUARENESS WILL BE MINE!" "I'M GOING GHOST!" I screamed as I changed into Phantom Angel. The box ghost and I fought for what seemed like forever, and we messed up the entire store. Finally, I had him pinned down when he said "BEWARE!" and took off. After that the store manager walked up to me. "OMG! Are you Phantom Angel?" "Uh, yeah…" I said "Thanks for recognizing me. Sorry about your store." "No trouble at all." She said "In fact pick whatever you want! It's on me!" "Well," I said "Those boots would go well with the LBD I got at Gawd and Tyler."

Finally, the day of Ursula's party came. Sasha, Raquel and I walked up the steps. I rang the bell. "Hailey!" Ursula greeted us "Come inside!" and so we did. Little did I know someone was watching me…

"I don't know if I can do this…" I said to Sasha backstage. "Don't sweat it girlfriend!" she said "You'll do fine. This is your dream, remember?" "Yes," I said "Yes I do." So I got on stage and sang:

Plug in the mic/ open the curtain/ turn on the lights/ I'm through rehersing/ the feeling ignites/ I'm in control/ the crowds in the palm of my hands/ all my fans, yeah/ what is the truth?/ what's an illusion?/…. I'll make you believe in me/ I can be what you want me to be/ tonight is the night/ when I'll make you see/ that I can be anything, anything, anything/ you want from me…

After my performance the crowd cheered. I was proud of myself. But my happiness was short-lived when my ghost sense tingled. I turned around. It was Skulker, the ghostly bounty hunter. "I've come to collect the ghost girl." He said. "You want me?" I said coyly, "Come and get me!"

He shot ectoplasmic goo at me; I turned intangible. He shot bullets at me, they bounce of the ectoshield bracelets I had produced on my arms, a la Wonder Woman. "Your stronger than I perceived." Skulker noticed. "Yes I am." I said "And I also know your weakness!" I jumped on top of him and punched his cyber armor, destroying it until there was nothing left but a puny piece of ectoplasm, which I stuffed into the Fenton Thermos. The crowd cheered again, and I was once again proud. "Sing! Sing!" They chanted. So I did:

I don't need no one to tell me how to feel the beat/ and I don't need no beat to tell me how to move my feet/… I'm just being me/ watch me do me

After the party, Justin walked up to me, "Hey, Hailey!" he said "Mind if I walk home with you?" "Sure!" I said "After all you're my next door neighbor" "I liked your singing." He said as we walked home. "Thanks" I blushed. "So superhero, huh?" Justin said. "Yeah, always been a dream of mine." I said back. We walked up to my house, and gazed into each other's eyes. "I-i- gotta go home." I said quickly. "Me too," Justin said. And so we did.