SHADES OF GRAY
For most students it was just another normal day at Casper High, well that is if you're not Danny or Dayla Fenton. Everything seemed quiet until, Danny burst through the doors screaming in fright and then bolted in a run, behind him was Dash Baxter who screamed in anger and then continued to chase after him down the halls while holding a piece of paper in his hand.
"Moving! Gotta keep moving!" Danny panted out as he ran.
"That's it Fenton! Run! But I'm taking this D we got on our spelling test out of your hide!" Dash shouted.
"Every time he fails, he comes after me!" Danny exclaimed. Dash roared out in anger again.
Meanwhile in another part of the school, Dayla just came out of the art room and then bumped into Valerie Gray accidently, which caused her to drop her sketchbook and pencils on the ground.
"Oh man! Sorry about that I didn't see you" Dayla apologised as she bent down to pick up her stuff.
Valerie then noticed the open sketchbook and couldn't help but gaze at them, she bent down and picked it up and looked through it.
"Did you draw these?" Valerie asked.
Dayla was shocked at first, because Valerie didn't really speak to her due that she was part of the popular kids of the school. She answered as she stood up, "Uh yeah I did"
Valerie handed her sketchbook back and said with a smile, "I think they're good"
Dayla looked at her and gave her a smile, sure Valerie was part of the popular kids but she could see there was something different about her. She wasn't fully like Paulina. Speaking of Paulina, she while holding a coffee and Kwan then came up to them.
"Hey Valerie. Like I so much love that top" Paulina complimented on Valerie's new purple t-shirt.
"Isn't it sweet? Five hundred and seventy-nine dollars and worth every one of my dad's pennies" Valerie said.
"That is a nice top, I saw something similar at another store. I think the one there though was only twenty-nine dollars" Dayla said.
Paulina snickered and exclaimed, "Yeah because that's where ugly art freaks like you shop!"
Both of them then laughed at her, Dayla grit her teeth and looked down. Valerie on the other hand just remained silent, suddenly they all stopped as they saw Danny coming round the corner, he looked back for a second but then gasped as he realised he was about to collide with Paulina.
He pressed tried to stop himself, but it was too late as he bumped into Paulina and made her spill her coffee, Valerie braced herself for impact and hoped the coffee wouldn't get on her shirt, but when she didn't feel anything on her, she opened her eyes to reveal Dayla had taken the hit.
"Are you okay?" Dayla asked.
Valerie just nodded her head, she was shocked that Dayla would do that for her and they weren't even friends, they then both heard a squeal from Paulina.
"Those freaks have caused a coffee stain on my shoes! Kwan hurt the freaks for me!" Paulina demanded at the tall jock.
"Hey accidents happen" Kwan said as he first shrugged it off. Paulina then grabbed him by the collar and growled at him.
"Alright!" Kwan said changing his mind.
Danny then grabbed Dayla and the two began to run as now Kwan chased after them. They ran down the hallway and then gasped as they also saw Dash coming down from the other end.
"Wait a minute! We have ghost powers!" Danny exclaimed. They both then smirked as their eyes glowed green, they stopped near an empty corridor and quickly turned invisible and intangible and then phased through floor, which caused Dash and Kwan to collide into each other.
Danny and Dayla phased out of the school and into the parking lot, they both then sighed a breath of relief.
"Man that was close!" Danny exclaimed. Dayla then asked, "Let me guess, Dash failed another test?"
"Yep. By the way what's the story with you and Valerie?" Danny asked.
"Well she liked my artwork, Paulina showed up and….." Dayla started but then stopped as she looked down.
"Okay what did she say this time?" Danny asked with his eyebrows furrowed.
She sighed and then answered, "Valerie had a new top, I said it was nice and told her about a store that sells a top that looked like hers and then Paulina said that's because it's where ugly art freaks like me shop. I am so sick of this!"
Danny was about to say something when suddenly both their ghost senses went off, they turned around to see a cute little green ghost puppy with a black collar walk up to them, panting happily. They both smiled, Dayla patted the little dog and then allowed Danny to pick him up and then he licked Danny's face, and Danny chuckled and then placed him down.
"It's like Dash, but with better breath" Danny said. Dayla then added, "Now this we can handle"
Both their smiles dropped when suddenly, he transformed into a giant angry ghost dog. It looked down on them and growled right in their faces.
"Or not" They both said in unison.
Later in the afternoon, Valerie was at Axion Labs with her dad. Her dad Damon Gray was in charge of the R&D Division at the facility, he was showing his boss Johnathan Axion the new foolproof security system he developed for the lab.
"Well done Damon. You can feel free to bill me the remainder of your fee, it's a good thing to know that those smelly security dogs are now a thing of the past" Johnathan said.
They all froze as the ground rumbled and they heard loud barking coming from outside the metal doors, the doors suddenly busted open and then Danny and Dayla Phantom came crashing to the floor right, they landed in front of the shocked faces of Valerie, Damon and Johnathan.
"What are you two?" Valerie asked.
They all then turned around to see the giant drooling dog glaring at them, he then shook its head and then its saliva started flying all over the place, Valerie then got covered in the gooey saliva and it ruined her brand new top.
"I'll tell you what we're not, coated in dog saliva" Danny said.
Valerie then screamed in fright, the dog then began to run and it would've knocked them all down if Danny and Dayla hadn't shoved them out of the way.
"Bad dog! Get back here!" Dayla shouted as she and Danny flew after it.
The dog turned intangible and then phased through the lab doors, Danny and Dayla did the same and continued to chase after it as it destroyed the lab as he ran. Danny and Dayla then grabbed onto its collar in an effort to slow him down, but it didn't work since it just dragged them along with him.
"COME ON! SLOW DOWN!" Danny shouted.
Valerie, Damon and Johnathan then entered the lab with two security guards, they then began to fire ray guns at the dog but nothing was stopping this dog, which just ended up causing more damage to the lab.
"Stand back everybody! The state of the art security system can stop anything!" Damon exclaimed as he pushed an on button.
Alarms rang and suddenly some sort of disco ball shaped laser gun came out of the roof and began to fire everywhere, the dog then turned all three of them intangible, a net then shot out but they all just phased right through it, which then ended up trapping the others in it and then fled the lab. The laser ball then fell from the roof and smashed on the ground.
"Except a couple of pasty-faced teenagers and their dog" Johnathan said angrily as they were squashed up in the net.
"I'm fired aren't I?" Damon asked. Johnathan then answered, "You're not just fired. You're ruined"
Danny, Dayla, Sam and Tucker had heard what happened to Valerie, Danny and Dayla felt guilty knowing it was their fault for what happened with that dog. They all stopped at Valerie's house to see a moving truck in front of their house, because Damon lost his job they have to move houses and sell some of their stuff.
"Woah! Talk about rock bottom, they're selling everything they own in a yard sale" Sam said.
"I feel bad, if we could've stopped that ghost dog none of this would've happened" Danny said as they took off their helmets from riding their electric scooters.
"Same here" Dayla said.
"She's having a rough week" Tucker said, he then smiled as he continued, "Which means I can catch her on the rebound. Sweet!"
Valerie came out carrying a box full of her clothes, Tucker then came over and helped her as he said, "Hey Val, heard about what happened"
Valerie glared at him and said, "Oh great! Words already oozed down to the bottom of the social grapevine"
"Hey come on! I know your upset, but he just wants to help. We all do" Danny said. Sam then muttered while frowning, "I don't"
"Well most of us do. More than three-fourths" Tucker said.
"Thanks. But I'll pass" Valerie said to Tucker. She then said to Dayla, "By the way Dayla, I never thanked you for back at school when you saved my shirt. So thanks"
Dayla smiled and said, "Your welcome"
Suddenly Danny and Dayla's ghost senses went off. Danny quickly said, "I'm gonna have to pass too"
Dayla then said, "I have to go as well, but call me if you change your mind about us helping you"
They both then headed back to their scooters and rode off. Sam, Tucker and Valerie then heard the ground shake and crack underneath them, the dog then sprung up from the ground and completely destroyed a cabinet that had Valerie's clothes in it. Valerie growled at her now ruined wardrobe, Dayla and Danny then reappeared in ghost form behind it and watched as it began to sniff the ground.
"How'd he get out of the Ghost Zone?" Danny asked. The dog turned around and growled at them, but they then scratched underneath its chin, the dog calmed down and panted happily as it transformed back into its puppy form.
"Well I gotta admit, ghost dogs are a lot more entertaining than regular dogs" Dayla said and then Danny added, "You can say that again" as they stepped down onto the ground, their eyes widened when they suddenly felt they stepped in invisible dog poop.
"Oh great! Invisible dog doo" Danny muttered.
Valerie then stomped towards them and shouted in anger, "Whatever you two are, get out of here! The two of you and your stupid dog have done enough!"
The dog then barked and grabbed onto Dayla's leg and dragged her around, she yelled as she dragged back and forth everywhere.
"Hey let go of me!" Dayla shouted as they entered the moving van, with Danny chasing after them.
The doors shut on them, they all watched as they heard shouting and movement going on in the van, as they continued to move they created dents in the van, they managed to grab the dog and then phased out invisibly.
Damon opened the van door to reveal that they destroyed everything as he asked, "What's going on here?"
"I don't know, but I'm gonna find out" Valerie said glaring at the mess.
Danny and Dayla went back home and flew into the lab, Dayla opened the lab while Danny held the dog.
"Okay Cujo in you go!" Danny exclaimed as he tossed the happy little puppy back into the Ghost Zone and then Dayla shut the portal doors.
She then laughed as noticed Danny had saliva all over his gloves. Danny then exclaimed in disgust, "BLEUGH! That's it, I'm getting a hamster"
They then exited the lab, unaware that Cujo had phased out of the portal and flew out of the lab. The next day during lunch Paulina, Dash and Kwan were talking about the Dumpty Humpty concert that they were going to on Saturday.
Kwan then asked Valerie as she came over, "Hey Valerie we're down for the concert right?"
"Sorry guys. I had to sell my ticket online to pay for the moving truck, things are a little tight right now you know?" Valerie said as she gestured to her bagged lunch.
They all shook their head and answered, "No/No/Not really"
Valerie was about to sit down, when Dash stopped her and said, "And speaking of tight…"
He gestured to where Sam was sitting with Danny and Tucker as she shook her head in embarrassment, as the two boy's shoved food into their mouths. Dayla watched what was happening as she walked in with her lunch, she was just shocked at what were meant to be Valerie's friends were doing to her.
"I get it" Valerie said. Paulina then asked, "Hey Valerie did you at least sell your tickets to somebody cool? We don't want to have to sit next to any losers at the concert"
Valerie then looked down and sat down at a table alone, Dayla then got really angry as she sat down with the others.
"I can't believe they did that!" Dayla exclaimed.
"I know brutal" Tucker said.
"I can't believe Valerie just got scorched by her friends" Danny said.
"Maybe she needs better friends" Sam suggested as glared at Dash, Kwan and Paulina.
"My thoughts exactly" Tucker said and then he ran straight over to Valerie's table.
"What do you want?" Valerie asked with annoyance, she wasn't in the mood to deal with him.
"I was wondering if you wanted to join me…uh us for lunch since you're…." Tucker began to ask, but then stopped when suddenly Cujo appeared at the window in his giant form and began to face through.
"I'm already aware of my sudden outcast status, but thanks for reminding me. Now can you please leave me alone? I want to enjoy my bag lunch in peace!" Valerie exclaimed.
Suddenly her lunch was grabbed and ripped up by Cujo, she screamed in fright and watched as the ghost began to destroy the cafeteria. Students started running out of there screaming while Danny, Sam and Dayla watched Cujo continue running around the room.
"You're both not much of dog catchers" Sam said.
"Yeah no kidding! Who let the dogs in?" Danny joked and then Dayla said, "WOOF! WOOF!"
Sam however just stared at the two of them, not really getting the joke. Danny then said, "See the song is Who Let the Dogs Out but I said Who Let the Dogs In"
Sam still stared at them and then they both said while disappearing, "We'll be right back"
"Bring some new jokes" Sam yelled out.
The schools Lunch Lady tried throwing food at the dog, but it just made him angrier and she screamed as Cujo picked her up with his mouth and held her in the air, the dog then turned to see Danny and Dayla floating in front of him.
"Nice pooch. Easy that lady isn't edible" Dayla said and then Danny added, "And neither is anything she cooks"
Cujo dropped the lunch lady and panted happily, it then jumped right at them. They both said in unison as they were phased through the walls by the dog, "And neither are we!"
The lunch lady glared at what they said and picked up that still had lunch on it. She then asked, "Oh it's still good! Who wants seconds?"
Tucker then said nervously to Valerie, "Ghosts. What are you gonna do?"
"Ghosts? Oh my gosh! Ghosts!" Valerie exclaimed as she finally realised what attacked the cafeteria.
Later that day Danny, Dayla and Sam were in the park trying to figure out what to do about Cujo. Danny and Dayla were in their ghost forms and Sam was holding a book in her hands.
"I'm telling you Sam this is one bad dog! No matter how many times we toss him into the Ghost Zone, he digs his way out through the Fenton Portal and comes back to us!" Danny exclaimed.
"Well you two are the only other ghosts in the area, so train him! Ghost dog or not, he's still a dog. I think. Good luck you two" Sam said as she began to walk off.
"Where are you going?" Dayla asked.
"Hello? I can't be seen hanging out with a couple of ghost kids! Here use this book" Sam said as she tossed the book to Dayla and then walked off.
Dayla opened the book to the first chapter and began to read aloud, "A dog's hearing is much more acute than a human's. Hey Danny try and call Cujo"
Danny then let out a whistle and suddenly they could see Cujo in his puppy form, running to them. Dayla then read the next part of the book, "Hand signals along with vocal commands, can be a powerful combination"
Danny then put his hand out and commanded, "STOP!"
Cujo then stopped right at them.
"Okay that's weird, this dog is already trained" Danny said. Cujo then jumped on them both, which made them roll down the hill with Cujo on top of them.
"Sort of. You sure can't keep him?" Dayla chuckled out.
Sam watched them through her binoculars and said, "A pair of twins and their dog. Somehow it's not supposed to be this freaky"
Her eyes then widened as a missile went right past her and headed towards Danny, Dayla and Cujo. They all saw the missile coming, so Dayla quickly grabbed Cujo and all three of them just barely jumped out of the way, as the missile hit the ground and exploded.
"Stay boy" Dayla commanded the dog as she and Danny then left to investigate.
They looked where the missile hit and exclaimed in unison, "What the heck was that?!"
They then heard the nose of jets and looked up to see a feminine figure in a full red suit, with a mask covering her face. She hovered down on the hover board and nearly lost balance on it, but she quickly straightened up and aimed another missile at them.
The missile fired and Danny and Dayla just dodged it in time again, they then began to fly all over the park dodging the missiles coming from this new attacker, the hunter then pushed her foot down on a button and suddenly laser beams started firing at Danny and Dayla, they both quickly made a sharp turn and flew off in the other direction.
The huntress then turned her board around, but nearly lost her balance again and continued to chase after them. Danny and Dayla then turned intangible and phased right through a tree, she tried to fly up above but she fell off the board and then the board flew down and caught her before she could hit the ground.
"Yeah! Now that's what I'm talking about!" The hunter yelled out.
Danny and Dayla stopped to face her, the hunter then stopped and threw some disk like saws at them, however her aim was off and one got stuck in a tree, the other two hit a rock and the final one landed in a bird bath.
"Nice aim! First day with the new weapons?" Danny asked and then Dayla said, "You should've practiced before coming out"
But then suddenly the two saw disks hit their arms and gave them a cut each. They both yelled out, "OW! That hurt!"
"Wait a minute that hurt!" Danny exclaimed with realisation.
"Oh don't worry ghost kids, it won't hurt long. Because you two are going down!" The hunter says to them as she points her gun right at them.
She then fired the gun, but before it could hit them Cujo ran up in his monster dog form grabbed them both with his mouth and began to run. The hunter then began to chase them after them again and fired her gun at them, Cujo dodged her blasts and continued to run. The hunter then hit a tree and fell off her board, Cujo then let Danny and Dayla go as they stopped at the bushes where Sam was hiding.
"Who is that? That's an awesome outfit!" Sam asked.
"Don't know! Don't care!" Danny answered.
Dayla then threw a small ecto-ball and shouted, "Fetch boy!"
Cujo barked and chased after the ecto ball. They all then heard the jets roaring from the board, the hunter was on her way!
"Oh man! She's coming! Girls hide!" Danny said. Dayla quickly hid in a tree, but Sam exclaimed, "No time!"
She then shoved Danny in the bushes, the hunter then came up and exclaimed as she pointed her gun, "No escaping me now ghost kids!"
She then stopped when she saw Sam and Danny in his human form on the ground and they were kissing. Dayla stared at them in shock as she remained hidden in the tree, Sam then yelled out, "Do you mind!"
"Ugh! Gross! Loser love! I always knew you two geeks would end up together" The hunter said and then flew off.
"That sounded like Valerie" Sam said, she then looked at Danny who was smiling about the kiss.
Dayla hopped out of the tree in her human form and just looked at them with a grin.
"Danny? You didn't think that was a real kiss, did you?" Sam asked nervously.
Danny then nervously asked, "No! Why did you?"
Dayla then just fell to the ground laughing and exclaimed, "I am never gonna let you two live this down!"
Sam and Danny just glared at Dayla and waited for her to finish. She stood up and continued to laugh. They both then asked with annoyance, "Are you done?"
"No" Dayla answered and then finished her laughing fit and then said, "Okay now I'm done. I agree with Sam though, that was definitely Valerie in there. But where the heck did she get those weapons from?"
The next day, they all told Tucker what happened as they walked through the hallways. He then asked, "Wait! You guys kissed?"
"No it was a fake-out make-out!" Sam and Danny.
Tucker then asked, "But that still has the words make and out in it right? Maybe I should try that on…"
He was cut off when they all turned at the corner and Tucker accidently knocked the books she was carrying out of her hands and exclaimed, "Valerie!"
He bent down to help pick up the books and asked the others, "Okay guys see ya!"
They all then left. As Tucker gave Valerie back her books, he noticed they well about ghost hunting and then he asked, "When did you get so interested in ghosts?"
"When they ruined my life" Valerie answered bitterly.
"I actually know a thing or two about ghosts" Tucker said proudly.
"Please I'm broke, I'm not stupid" Valerie said as she began to walk away.
Tucker followed her and said, "Seriously! Did you know that Danny and Dayla's parents are professional ghost hunters?"
Valerie stopped and then said, "No I didn't know that. Hey Tucker do you want to carry my books for me?"
Tucker smiled, unaware that Danny, Sam and Dayla heard the whole thing as they walked off. Danny then muttered, "Great our best friend has a crush on a ghost hunter"
"That's life. Well your lives anyway" Sam said.
After class Dayla came out of her art class and then started heading to her locker, she was suddenly stopped by Paulina who grabbed her book and then ripped in half while laughing. Dayla growled as Paulina said, "WHOOPS! So sorry freak!"
Valerie was coming round the corner but then she stopped and watched as Dayla shouted, "You know what Paulina? ENOUGH! I am sick of you calling me a freak all the time! You're just a shallow, hollow girl! And you know what else? Valerie deserves friends who are a whole lot better than you, because at least she doesn't treat people like this every day! Sure there were times that she was rude, but she is a whole lot better than you! So I suggest you stop Paulina, because I am no longer gonna take you calling me a freak anymore!"
Paulina stood there in shock, Dayla had never stood up to her like that. Dayla then picked up her book and walked off in a huff. Valerie just stood there in shock as well, Dayla stood up for her and they weren't even friends at all, she then smiled and walked away.
Dayla didn't know that Sam was also watching as she came out of class and smiled that Dayla finally stood up for herself. Later on Danny, Sam and Dayla were sitting on the bleachers watching the basketball game going on.
"Danny will you relax?" Sam said to Danny who was still a little bit jumpy.
"How can I relax? That stupid dog could turn up at any minute and not to mention, we have no idea how Valerie became a ghost hunter" Danny said.
"I have a feeling that someone provided those weapons for her" Dayla said.
Tucker and Valerie then came up and then Tucker asked, "Hey guys! Can we join you?
Sam and Danny immediately answered, "No!"
Valerie gave Tucker a sad look and then Tucker said as they sat down, "Of course we can"
Valerie sat next to Danny and said, "So Tucker tells me that your parents hunt ghosts"
"Did he now? What else did he tell you?" Danny asked while giving Tucker a glare, while he returned a weak smile.
Valerie then turned her attention to Dayla and said, "By the way thanks Dayla"
"For what?" Dayla asked in confusion. Valerie then answered, "For sticking up for me to Paulina. I actually heard everything you said"
Before Dayla could say anything, the gymnasium shook and loud barking could be heard. Cujo then appeared on the basketball court and started scaring off the students, Danny and Dayla ran off to find a place to transform and Valerie then ran off to get into her battle suit.
Danny and Dayla then returned in their ghost forms and found Cujo behind the bleachers trying to dig the ground, Cujo then noticed them and transformed back into a puppy, it continued to try and dig the ground.
"You're looking for something? What are you looking for?" Danny asked the dog.
"Sam's right Danny, ghost dog or not he's still a dog and he's looking for something" Dayla said. Danny then said, "Your right Dayla. We better figure it out soon though, because this is just causing more trouble"
Suddenly Cujo was suddenly trapped in a ghost net, Danny and Dayla gasped as they saw Valerie standing there in her hunting outfit holding a gun and a thermos.
"Say goodbye ghost kids" Valerie said and then went to uncap the thermos, but for some reason she couldn't get the lid off.
"Come on you stupid thermos!" Valerie exclaimed as she continued to get the lid off.
"Oh my gosh! They're in trouble! News flash, that's your girlfriend!" Sam exclaimed to Tucker.
"That's awesome! Hey Valerie wait up!" Tucker called out and then jumped down from the bleachers, he landed right on top of Valerie.
"Great outfit" Tucker said.
Danny then picked her up by the arms and placed her into the basketball hoop, she struggled to get out but she couldn't get free. Dayla then flew in front of her and said, "Sorry about this, but this will keep you safe until help comes"
"Get me down! Get me down so I can destroy you two!" Valerie demanded.
Danny and Dayla then turned intangible and flew out of the school, Valerie was really starting to get angry now. The next day in science, Tucker was getting annoyed about his friends getting on his case for dating Valerie since she was a ghost hunter.
"Tucker you can't still like her" Danny said.
"Why not? For once a girl I like, likes me back. Not everybody has to like you two, don't you trust me?" Tucker asked.
"You? Yes. It's your hormones were worried about" Dayla answered. They all then looked over and saw Valerie waving at Tucker, Tucker smiled and waved back to her.
Suddenly their ghost senses went off and they heard barking coming from outside. Valerie, Danny and Dayla then raised their hands and asked at the same, "May I be excused?"
A few minutes later, Valerie was in her battle suit chasing and firing her gun after Danny, Dayla and Cujo as they flew/ran from the school.
"279 girls at our school and Tucker's gotta have a crush on the one with the weapons and the grudge" Danny said.
Dayla then flew backwards and fired an ecto blast at Valerie, knocking the gun from her hands and making her fall off her hover board. They all then stopped at the park, once they made sure Valerie was no longer following them.
"It is sort of our fault though that this happened Danny. We should do something to help her" Dayla said.
Danny then sighed and said, "Yeah your right Dayla. I suppose we could do something to help Valerie, after we figure out what to do with Cujo"
Cujo then transformed back into his puppy form and panted happily at them, Danny then pulled out the book and commanded, "Go on boy! Go get it!"
Cujo did nothing but stare at him blankly, not understanding that command. Dayla then shook her head and said, "He means, fetch!"
Cujo then ran off with Danny and Dayla flying after him. They flew all the way to Axion Labs and watched as Cujo ran up to the outside wall and barked frantically at it.
"The lab? What you're looking for is in there?" Danny asked. They all then heard a door opening and footsteps. Danny then whispered, "Somebody's coming!"
Dayla quickly grabbed Cujo and covered his mouth, while they all turned invisible and stood against the wall. They saw Damon and Johnathan come round the corner.
"I appreciate the second chance sir" Damon said as they walked past them. Johnathan then said, "As long as nothing else happens, we'll see about reinstating your contract. I knew we shouldn't have gotten rid of those guard dogs"
"Valerie's dad? Oh great!" Danny exclaimed in a whisper.
Dayla's eyes then widened as she said, "Danny! Cujo must've been one of the guard dogs here and that's why whatever he's looking for is in there"
"That's why he came to Axion Labs! We better get Sam and Tucker to help" Danny said and then they flew off.
Later that night Danny, Dayla, Sam and Tucker were sitting on the hill near the labs. Danny and Dayla were in their human forms.
"We're here, so where's man's best friend?" Sam asked as she noticed Cujo wasn't around.
Danny and Dayla then whistled and out from the ground, came Cujo in his monster dog form. He growled at Tucker from behind them, Tucker cringed and said, "Relax! I'm on your side"
"Yeah so he says" Sam said sarcastically.
"Hey! I'm the one that knocked out the security camera remember?" Tucker retorted back showing off his PDA.
"Okay the good news is, there's only one guard. The bad news, its Valerie's dad" Dayla said.
"So I think it's safer if we go down there ourselves" Danny said as they both changed into their ghost forms. Danny then pulled out the Fenton Fisher and tied it to Cujo's collar and the other end to the tree as he said, "The Fenton Fisher should make a good leash. You guys watch the dog"
Danny and Dayla then flew off to the labs, Sam and Tucker then climbed the tree as they said, "We will from way up here!"
Cujo then tried to jump and grab them. Meanwhile Danny and Dayla phased into one of the labs and looked around.
"I wish we knew what we're meant to be looking for" Dayla said.
Suddenly both of them were blasted backwards by a blast, they hit the wall and fell to the ground. They both looked up and gasped as they saw Valerie standing there in her suit and with her gun.
"Back to the scene of the crime?" Valerie asked sarcastically.
"I really hate to do this but…" Danny started and then blasted the gun out of Valerie's hand.
"Yeah? Well I don't!" Valerie snapped back as another blaster came out of her shoulder and began firing at them.
They both dodged the blasts and then phased out of the lab, just as another shot was fired and caused a hole to be made from the blast. Danny and Dayla then flew back in, Tucker and Sam continued to watch from the tree.
"What was that?" Tucker asked. Sam then answered, "Ten to one says it's your girlfriend"
Cujo then began to bark angrily and pull on the leash that was attached to the tree, he kept pulling and pulling until he finally pulled the tree right out of the ground and began running towards the lab, with Sam and Tucker hanging onto the tree for dear life.
"This is why I'm a cat person!" Sam exclaimed.
Back in the lab, Valerie leaped from desk to desk firing blasts from two hand held blasters, Danny and Dayla dodged the blasts as they hit the wall and destroyed some of the computers and other equipment. They both then fired an ecto blast each, but missed as their blasts hit the wall above Valerie.
"You both are pretty lousy shots" Valerie said.
"That's because we're not trying to hurt you. Can't we talk?" Dayla asked.
But Valerie snapped back, "I'm done talking!"
Rocket powered roller blades then appeared on Valerie's feet and pushed her towards Danny and Dayla, she aimed for a punch but they both turned intangible and allowed her to go right through them. Valerie then screamed as she couldn't stop herself from almost hitting the wall, Cujo's head then phased through and just as he was about to bite her, Danny and Dayla quickly grabbed her and flew her out of the way.
"LET ME GO!" Valerie demanded.
"Yeah you're welcome" Danny said sarcastically as they dropped her to the ground.
Valerie then pulled out another blaster and fired at them, but instead of hitting them she accidently hit the alarm button instead and caused all the alarms in the building to go off.
"You two and your stupid dog ruined everything! And your gonna pay! You, your sister and every other ghost's like you!" Valerie exclaimed as she fired again.
Danny and Dayla turned intangible as blast knocked them through the wall. Valerie then turned around and screamed as Cujo growled at her and then knocked her gun away, she fell to the ground in a thud.
Danny and Dayla stood up and looked around to find themselves in an old dog kennel. Danny then said, "This must be where they kept all the guard dogs"
As Dayla's hand touched the padded wall, she suddenly heard a squeak coming from the wall. Danny heard it as well and then placed his hand inside to feel around inside the cushions and felt something squeak again. They both then smiled a wry smile as they finally found out what Cujo was looking for. They flew back into the lab to see Cujo standing over a screaming Valerie on the ground.
"Here boy! Is this what you been looking for?" Danny asked as he held the small squeaky teddy bear.
Cujo looked at it and then began to bark in happiness and wag his tail in happiness. It then growled at Valerie again, but Dayla grabbed the toy and said asked in baby talk, "its okay! Does you want your squeaky? Oh does you?"
Cujo stopped growling and barked happily again, Dayla then said as she threw the toy, "Now please go home and stay there!"
Cujo transformed back into his puppy mode as he chased after the toy and caught it in his mouth, he then disappeared from the lab and went back to the Ghost Zone. Danny and Dayla then stood behind Valerie as she sat up on her knees.
Danny then said, "Look I know you're angry, but that's not our dog and we're sorry about whatever happened to you"
"Not all ghosts are evil, just like me and my brother" Dayla said as they both offered her a hand each.
"Yeah?" Valerie asked as she took their hands and then she flipped them both over her shoulder and slammed them on the ground. She then pointed a ray gun at them and said, "And not all humans a saps!"
"Goodbye ghost kids!" Valerie exclaimed as she prepared to fire, but stopped as she heard her father call, "VALERIE!"
"Oh no my dad! I can't let him see me like this!" Valerie panicked.
"Sorry but we can't help you there" Danny and Dayla both said in unison as they turned intangible and flew out of the lab.
Sam and Tucker were watching from the doorway, Tucker then exclaimed while tapping on his PDA, "Maybe those two can't, but I can!"
Valerie gasped as she was putting her suit away, as Tucker stepped in and allowed himself to be trapped in a net. Damon and Johnathan then came in as Valerie asked in annoyance, "What are you doing here?"
"Um hoping for a fake-out make-out" Tucker lied.
Tucker then cringed as he heard Damon clear his throat, he turned his head around and looked at the frowning father. He then said nervously, "Um you must be Valerie's dad. You're bigger than I thought you be"
"Well at least we know we're secure against teenagers, but your still on thin ice" Johnathan said. Damon frowned at Valerie and Tucker as they gave weak smiles.
The next day at school Danny, Dayla, Sam and Tucker were sitting in the cafeteria and they watched as Valerie walked past and ignore the popular kids. Tucker and Valerie were no longer going out and Tucker was okay with that.
"Know where the dog went?" Tucker asked. Danny and Dayla then answered in unison, "Nope"
"You two gonna play it safer, now that Valerie the Ghost Slayer is around?" Sam asked. Danny and Dayla then answered in unison again, "Yep"
"I just wish I knew where she got those weapons from" Danny said. They were all unaware that Vlad just floated in and dropped off a box near Valerie and then disappeared, Valerie then found the box and smiled.
"Or that costume. A costume like that had to cost something" Tucker said.
Sam then smiled as she said, "Well I don't know where she got the weapons, but I think I know where she got some extra cash. Remember those concert tickets she sold on the internet?"
"You bought her tickets?" Dayla asked.
Indeed she did, because the next night all four of them were having a great time at the Dumpty Humpty concert. As they danced to the music Dash, Paulina and Kwan just sat still and moped.
"I can't believe we're sitting next to those losers!" Sam exclaimed as they continued to dance.
Despite everything that happened during the week, on that night they were having the time of their lives!
THE END
NEXT TIME ON THE PHANTOM TWINS:
Everyone is going except for Danny, Dayla and Sam are going nuts for this new singer named Ember MacLaine who is actually a ghost! What is she up to? Plus is Danny falling for Sam all of a sudden?
Find out next time on The Phantom Twins in: Fanning The Flames