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CH 5 –

They all waited close to an hour for Danny to wake but he never did. Sam sighed getting up and announced to the group that they needed to get going. The group got up and Sam picked Danny up in a cradle and began walking with Tucker by her side. Danny was surprisingly light for all the muscle he had Sam found out thinking he was going to weigh a lot. But it also helped that she was in great physical shape.

After walking for a few hours they decided to take a break. After fifteen minutes of waiting Danny began to stir.

"Ugh. What happened?" he groaned raspy. "And what happened to my voice?" He placed his hands to his throat looking for answers from his friends.

"You don't remember?" Tucker asked nervously.

"I remember fighting then blackness. Now here." Danny told him sitting up. "How bad was the fight? Did Johnny get you all out safely?"

"Yeah, he got us out safe. The fight was really bad. You were able to pull out the wail three times. One of them connected with Ember's guitar and took down about half of the prison." Sam smiled happily at him happy that he was so strong.

"Oh yeah!" Now my memory's coming back. Oh, I guess I have same explaining to do." Danny looked away from Sam to the group of people about six feet away. "Hi." He said a nervously.

Paulina fainted which made Sam roll her eyes – Star screamed but had been shut up by Kwan who placed a hand over his girlfriends' mouth.

"How?" Was the first question which was asked by Dash who was now hovering over his girlfriend trying to wake her up.

"Well remember last year at the beginning of the school year. When I was dropping all those beakers?" Danny began uneasily not sure how to tell them without making it sound to horrid. They all shook their heads yes. "Well I had been down in my parents' lab with Sam and Tucker. Sam had dared me to go into the ghost portal. Of course it wasn't working so we thought it would be safe."

"Why wasn't it working?" Kwan asked.

"They couldn't find the 'on' switch." Danny rolled his eyes, "So, I put on my own Hazmat suit but it had my dad's face on it. Sam pulled that off and put the logo – the D with a P inside – on it and made me walk in. So I was stumbling along the wall and felt my hand sink into something. The lights began to turn on and there was a roaring as the portal started up. My parents were stupid enough to put the 'on' switch on the inside.

"Next thing I know I'm in searing pain and black out. When I woke up I'm Danny Phantom. But I'm only half dead since the ectoplasm just infused with my DNA." Danny concluded feeling relieved that he didn't go into much detail about what happened and that seemed to keep them happy.

Valerie came pushing her way from the back of the group, "IMPOSSIBLE!"

The others stared at her like she was crazy but Sam, Tucker and Danny were expecting this. "It's not Valerie. Danny is really half ghost." Sam said stepping a little in front of Danny making it clear not to touch him.

"But Danny's to nice to destroy my life, take over the mayor and steal!" the huntress argued.

"Okay 1: Did not destroy you life, because…" Danny was cut off by Valerie.

"It was your dog!"

"Cujo was not my dog! He wanted someone to play with and he just happened across me! So it wasn't my fault! I was trying to stop him! Anyway, 2: I didn't take over the mayor. Remember the warden at the prison? Walker?" they nodded. "He was trying to make my life there miserable as hell so the prison would look like heaven and he took control of the mayor and many of you." There were gasps and shocked faces. "And lastly do you remember when Circus Gothica came to town?"

"That circus for the goth freak?" Paulina squealed scared. The trio hadn't realized she had woken up but they nodded yes, Sam glaring so harshly at the girl that she should have died on the spot.

Danny slapped his forehead when Paulina said that but otherwise ignored her question. "And you remember the red sphere he had on his scepter?" they nodded again. "Well that sphere could control ghosts. I was under his control but I was still fighting it. Sam and Tuck can vouch for that. Freakshow was also taken to jail for everything that happened."

Valerie stared open mouthed at Danny. "You can close your mouth now, Val." Sam said smugly.

"Danny. I'm…I…I can't…I'm sorry." Valerie crashed to the ground sobbing. (A/N: I know that this is very uncharacteristic of Valerie but I wanted to make her seem like this. It sorta explains it further in this. If you still don't understand then shoot me a message.)

Danny stepped around Sam to Val who just glared at him as he hugged Val telling her it would be okay.

"I can't believe I broke up with you to keep you safe from Phantom. But you are Phantom which makes me so stupid!" Valerie cried out.

"You're not stupid Val. Just protective." Danny smiled down at her, when she looked up at him.

"Do you think we could try again?" Valerie asked hopefully, knowing that Danny and Sam hadn't confessed that they loved each other yet.

"Val, I like you. A lot." Danny admitted and Sam narrowed her eyes at this. "But we were meant to be friends nothing closer – well except best friends – but not the point. The point is my heart goes out to someone else." Danny quickly glanced at Sam who was still dead set glaring at Valerie to notice his glance. But Val did.

"No, that's okay. Figured it was a long shot. But," She stood up offering Danny her hand as he stood up as well. "Friends?"

"Friends." They hugged quickly and then Paulina shouted out excitedly, "You're in love with me!"

The trio and Valerie all smacked their foreheads at the same time. "Paulina! I don't love you! In fact I don't like you in that way anymore at all!"

"But Phantom was always saving me!" She insisted placing her hands on her hips.

"And that's all I was doing! Saving a person that needed help. That was all. It is my job you know. But those situations you were in were all fake since you were only doing it to get me there. And you need to get that shrine out of your locker. It makes my insides crawl." Danny told her. Sam looked very pleased except she had wished he'd have called her shallow.

Then Sam realized something. The two girls that he had liked were both turned down because he liked someone else. Sam got angry – okay it was jealousy mixed with anger and sorrow. Who was this girl? Why isn't it her? Why didn't he tell me? Who is she?

"Sam." Danny was holding her shoulders looking at her. He was worried. Danny had noticed Sam's face grow red then purple and Danny didn't know what was happening. Sam relaxed when she looked into his icy blue eyes. Danny felt at ease when she did but was still worried, "You okay?"

"Yeah, yeah. Don't worry I'm fine." Sam waved him off.

"You sure?"

"Da-anny. I'm fine." Sam whined.

"Okay." He stepped back from her and stood beside her.

"You are not okay! She's wondering who the girl is that you like, Danny." Valerie told him smiling at the girl.

"Was not!"

"Was so!"

" Was not!"

"Ugh! Come here!" Valerie said grabbing Sam's wrist pulling her to the left while Tucker pulled Danny to the right.

With Val and Sam

"Sam, I know you like Danny."

With Danny and Tucker

"Danny, I know you like Sam."

With Val and Sam

"No I don't."

"Yes, you do. And I just want you to know that Danny…" She was cut off by her wrist going off telling her a ghost was right on top of them.

With Danny and Tucker

"Do not."

"Sure. Well I know you're in love with her and I need you to know that Sam…" Tuck was cut off by Danny's ghost sense going off and him quickly looking for a ghost his mind off the topic.

"Come on Tuck. We need to get to the others."

Together

They all four raced back getting ready to fight. When they reached the group Nocturne and the Fright Night were in-front of them.

Before Danny could make anything come to his lips Nocturne sprinkled them with sleep dust. They all fell asleep. The Fright Night then took soul shredder and slashing everyone with it. He also placed a Dome over them that they couldn't get out of.

The teens were having their worst nightmares.

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So close!

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