Promise this chapter will be long…
Sam and Tucker exchanged nervous glances. "Man, calm down! What do you mean, 'I'm back'?" Tucker stared at his shaken friend, who had started pacing. He nearly tripped over a mop.
"I'm back! Don't you get it?" He cried exasperated. "Me!" Sam bit her lip worriedly, and Tucker had a blank expression on his face. "Me, the older me!" Danny nearly screamed. Horror showed on his friends faces.
"You don't mean-" Danny cut off Sam.
"Yes! The one who I turn into! I thought the future was mine again! I thought I wasn't going to turn into him! Don't you see! Not only is he going to reek havoc, I'm going to be him! That means I lose you guys!" he had Sam by the shoulders and was shaking her.
"Danny!" she exclaimed. "You aren't going to turn into that monster! Not as long as I'm around!" cold determination showed on her face. Danny had stopped shaking her but started pacing again.
"He, I mean I probably went back to the Ghost Zone. Probably to get some-" Fear clouded his features. "Help," he whispered. "He's going to get some help." He leaned against the wall, and buried his head in his knees. "He's going to make sure he exists. He's going to make me turn into him." His voice was mumbled.
"I've got an idea," Tucker said. Danny looked up.
"Kill me."
"WHAT?!" Sam and Tucker were really worried now.
"If I don't exist, neither does he. Now just kill me." Danny's face showed no regret.
"Pull yourself together Danny!" Tucker exploded. "You're older self is going to try and capture you. He and all the other evil little ghosts are going to come out of the portal nearest you. And that is…" Relief washed over Danny's face.
"The lab. My parents aren't gonna be home tonight either. They're at some ghost convention." Relief was evident on Sam's face too. Her violet eyes were narrowed.
"Let's catch some ghost," she whispered.
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"WHAT?!" Jazz screamed. "What do you mean, you're back?!" Danny continued down the stairs.
"I told you, my older self, you know, the one that tried to kill you, Mom, Dad, Sam, Tucker, Mr. Lancer-"
"I know that! But why is he, are you, back?!" Danny sighed and shrugged.
"I wish I knew. But I know he's gonna regret it."
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Tucker yawned. "Wake me up when the ghosts attack." Soon he was snoring. Sam made a sound of distaste. Danny just smiled.
"It's three in the morning. What do you expect?" Sam glared at Danny.
"You're still awake, aren't you?" Danny shrugged.
"I'm used to staying up late," came his flippant reply. Sam chucked a pillow at his head. "And I can tell you aren't!"
"How so?" Sam asked. Danny laughed.
"Because you normally aren't this grumpy!" That resulted in another pillow. "Hey, I take it back! I take it back!" Suddenly the Ghost Portal shakes.
Danny shakes Tucker awake. "It's time he murmurs, and went ghost.
Another cliff hanger!
~LeiaOrganicSolo