Broken Records Part Three
"Maddie," Jack called walking into the bedroom. Maddie was sitting on the bed in her pajamas. "Phantom's fever just took a nose dive."
"What do you mean?" Maddie asked as she realized how worried Jack really was.
"I know that ghosts are cold, but his temperature changed suddenly and extremely. He was hot, and now he's ice cold," Jack explained looking at her. "I don't know what to do. He passed out, and he said that he couldn't feel anything."
"Maybe it's because he's ghost, and his body is trying to fix the problem," Maddie mused getting up and heading to the guest room. Jack followed her as she entered Phantom's room. Phantom was half under the blankets shaking violently.
"I don't think that's the problem," Jack whispered. Maddie sat next to Phantom and put her hand on his head.
"He's extremely cold," Maddie whispered grabbing the thermometer that was on the nightstand. "I don't think that ghosts are supposed to get that cold. Unless…Jack did you grab that info on ghost cores?"
"Yes, but I don't get how that would help," Jack mumbled handing her the file. Phantom groaned slowly opening his eyes.
"Ow," he mumbled slowly sitting up. Maddie put her hand on his forehead, and he jumped backwards into the head board.
"Phantom, it's okay," she whispered reaching her hand to Phantom. "I'm not going to hurt you. I was just trying to help."
"It hurts," Phantom slurred opening his eyes to look at the Fenton parents. Jack winced at the blue swirling in his eyes. Maddie's eyes narrowed as Phantom accidently froze the pillow. He looked down at the solid pillow. "That hasn't happened since I got control of my ice powers."
"You have ice powers?" Jack asked like a little kid. He ran up closer causing Phantom to try and get away. "How long?"
"Jack, back off," Maddie hissed realizing Phantom was close to freaking out. Phantom watched him while breathing heavily.
"Sorry, just got excited," Jack mumbled backing away from Phantom. Maddie sighed and looked at Phantom.
"You have an ice core then?" she asked, and Phantom nodded picking up the pillow and handing it to her.
"It'll take a while to melt though," he whispered. "Sorry."
"It's okay. Your temperature changed dangerously fast, and we wanted to make sure that it was okay," Maddie explained scooting next to Phantom. He was slowly warming up. "I think your powers are trying to keep you safe. Your body adapts faster than any other ghost we have tested, and since you are going though withdraw, your body is trying to make it easier for you. It knows what you need, and that might be why you aren't feeling any pain." Phantom looked at her sadly.
"It's still there," he whispered. "It still hurts, and…"
"Oh," Maddie mumbled wishing her theory would have been right. "Well, maybe, your body is freaking out over not getting the drug. My cousin had relapsed at this moment both times, so I'm not sure at this moment. He was in extreme pain, and then shot it back into his system. The doctors considered a slow decline, but with you, that's extremely dangerous," she explained with tears in her eyes. They left a trail down her face.
"Maddie," Jack whispered grabbing Phantom's attention. "He'll get through it, he just needs someone there."
"I will," Phantom whispered putting a hand on hers. "It's okay. I can get through it, and I promise, someday you'll get through to your son."
"What do you know?" she growled shooting a glare at the ghost who stiffened as pain raced though his body once more.
"I shared a cell with him. We felt each other's pain," Phantom whispered afterward. He looked away knowing that it wasn't entirely a lie, or the truth. "We kept each other company until I was able to get us out." Maddie wrapped her arms around Phantom's thin frame and pulled him close crying her eyes out. Phantom awkwardly put his arms around her not quite sure what else to do. "We got out though, and he came home, and I…I tried to get over it."
"You can't leave," Maddie whispered in his ear. "You're now part of this family now, and you're not leaving. We aren't letting them get you again."
"Maddie, I can't just stay here," Phantom mumbled. "There are secrets that still need to be kept, and I can't have everyone finding them out. It would put a lot of people in danger." Phantom tried to push her away as a spasm of pain shot up his spine. He took in a deep breath and held it until the pain died away. Maddie let him calm himself down before putting her hand on his shoulder.
"I don't care. If you have nowhere else to go, I want you here," Maddie stated sternly. Phantom looked at her and tried to smile as a pain ran up his arm, but it turned into more of grimace. "Please, if you need anything, you are welcomed here."
"I'll take it into consideration with as many times as I get hurt," Phantom smiled trying to ease the tension. Maddie sighed rubbing Phantom's shoulders. Jack smiled and sat at the end of the bed slowly making his way closer to his wife and Phantom. "I do have other places that I stay at, and friends that freak out if I don't check in," Phantom explained as his eyes widen as a pain shot though his chest. He leaned forward wrapping his arms around his chest trying to catch his breath. Maddie started rubbing his back hoping to help in some way, but Phantom stiffened and closed his eyes.
"Phantom," Maddie whispered stopping the motion. Phantom was tense and shaky. "Are you okay?"
"Please, stop," he muttered looking at her. "Please, it hurts."
"Phantom," Maddie whispered realizing that he was probably tortured just like Danny. "Can I see? Please?"
"Stop," Phantom mumbled closing his eyes again. Maddie felt her heart sink at the cornered look Phantom had. It had to be worse for him since he had no one to really trust in the first place. Her son did. Jack wanted to help, but figured that since Phantom was slightly afraid of him, it would be a bad idea.
"Phantom, I'm not going to hurt you," Maddie comforted putting her hand on his shoulder to pull him up so she could look into his eyes. "Please, I know what they did to Danny, and chances are they did the same to you."
"They did so much worse," Phantom muttered trying to get away from her. "So much worse."
"Shh," Maddie whispered following him. Jack stopped her.
"Let him be in control. If he moves away, don't follow. It'll help him," Jack explained. "I know it sounds weird, but he hasn't been in control at all, and sometimes that's what he needs." Jack walked around so that he was on the other side of the bed from his wife. Phantom was sitting between them.
"Jack, I think he's reliving that time," Maddie whispered as her heart pulled her closer to Phantom who had now curled up in a ball and started trembling. "Do we have anything to put him out?"
"I only have sleeping pills, and when they wear off, he gets violent," Jack mumbled pulling out another pillow from the closet on that side of the room. He slowly made his way back to Phantom and put it next to the ghost's head. "Here's another pillow, Danny."
"Danny?" Maddie whispered glaring at Jack who shrugged.
"It's Danny Phantom, right?" he asked as Phantom grabbed the pillow and put it over his head.
"Can you guys please leave?" Phantom groaned pulling the pillow down to look at them. "Please."
"Phantom," Maddie whispered putting her hand on Phantom's side trying to reassure the ghost. "I'm not leaving, and chances are neither is Jack. Jazz is at the library and Danny is with his friends. Right now, we just want you to get through this." Maddie put her other hand to his face. He flinched and hid his face back under the pillow.
"Please, I just want to be alone," Phantom pleaded into the pillow. Jack looked at Maddie and reached for Phantom's pillow only for it to go intangible. "My pillow."
"Phantom," Maddie whispered. "Why? Give us a reason and no 'because I want to be alone' crap either." Phantom flinched at the tone and became extremely still. Jack looked at Maddie worriedly.
"I…I don't…I just want…Nevermind," Phantom mumbled slowly sitting up. Maddie helped him back to the head of the bed before getting off. Jack smiled and looked at his wife.
"I'm going to make something to eat," he exclaimed running out of the room. Maddie went to say something but shook her head. Phantom looked petrified.
"You realize that while I was there, Danny did tell me how he could cook?" Phantom mumbled shooting a glance at Maddie who smiled.
"He's gotten better," Maddie encouraged. Phantom groaned.
"I think your definition of better and my definition mean different things," he joked rolling on his back and closing his eyes. "Why is everything so sore?"
"It's a reaction your body is doing to try and get you back to the addiction. Its wants the drug," Maddie explained sitting next to Phantom's feet and laying down herself next to the ghost. "I'm not sure on the actual reaction in your mind, but I'm not doctor."
"What would they have really gotten from learning about me then when I was high?" Phantom questioned as a spasm of pain ran down his back. He took a deep breath and held it. Maddie looked at him wondering why he was questioning what they wanted to know. "I mean, wouldn't it be difficult to get anything."
"Yes, it would," Maddie began thinking about the question. She looked at the ghost who was shaking again. "If it was for medicine, then they would want to see what your reaction to withdraw would be, but they wanted weapons, so maybe they weren't learning anything from it. They wanted you to need something from them so you would do whatever they wanted."
"I guess that makes more sense than what I thought," Phantom mumbled opening his eyes to glare at the ceiling. Maddie put her hand on his chest gently, and he stopped breathing for a moment.
"You have lungs?" she asked as she felt his rapid breathing begin. She took her hand up to his face and felt him exhale. "That would mean you have more of a human anatomy then?"
"Maddie, don't," Phantom warned as rolled on his side away from her. Jack entered the room with a tray full of fudge and had a bowl of soup on it.
"Hey Mads, I found the fudge," Jack exclaimed cutting into their conversation. He had overheard her talking to Phantom about him having a human anatomy and knew that one of the only ways to conform that would be to dissect him. That was something Jack really didn't want Phantom to think would happen here. "And some soup!"
"That's great, Honey," Maddie scowled upset that her husband found the fudge again and that he interrupted her questioning Phantom. Phantom just looked between the two aware of the sudden change in atmosphere. It wasn't tense, just uncomfortable for him. "What do I have to do to keep that fudge from you?"
"Find a better password," Jack exclaimed sitting next to Phantom who was thrown into the air.
"Jack, be careful," Maddie hissed as Phantom held his head when he landed.
"Vertigo," Phantom murmured falling over and landing on Maddie's shoulder. "My head hurts."
"Sorry," Jack mumbled. Phantom stiffened as pain shot up through his arms. Maddie got up and walked out of the room. Jack and Phantom looked at each other wondering what had just happened when she came back. "Mads? What did you do?"
"I got a painkiller," she said opening the bottle of child's pain medicine. "It's not addictive, but I'm not sure that it'll work to do anything much about the pain, but it always made Danny and Jazz drowsy."
"Okay," Phantom mumbled playing with his food. Jack smiled as Maddie handed Phantom three little capsules. He looked at them remembering when he was sick and sore that his mom would always give him two of them instead. Maddie handed him a small glass of water.
"Once you are finished, we'll leave you alone to sleep. I just don't want you going through the house trying to find something to help with your pain," Maddie explained sitting next to the hybrid. "I know you are probably thinking that we're crazy, but this is what my cousin did when he relapsed. He destroyed the house until he found something, and then he ran out of the house and brought more drugs."
"I understand," Phantom mumbled taking the glass and swallowing the pills. Maddie put a hand on his shoulder as he started to eat the soup. "At least it's not trying to eat me."
"Hey, the soup only came to life once," Jack defended as a grin threaten to appear on his face. Maddie shook her hand as Phantom finished his soup.
"Think it'll stay down this time," Maddie whispered running her hand down to feel his ribs. He took in a breath and closed his eyes tightly waiting. "I'm not going to hurt you, it's just...you're really skinny, and I don't like seeing anyone this thin."
"Fudge?" Jack asked holding out a piece. Phantom looked at it and shook his head as Maddie sent a glare at the man.
"Jack, that'll only make him sicker," Maddie growled. Phantom flinched and started moving to the head of the bed. He laid down and grabbed the blanket and pulled it over him. Maddie flattened it on him and tucked it around the corners so that none of his heat could escape. She thought it was weird thinking that about a ghost, but she pushed it aside in favor of helping the one who saved her son. "Get some sleep; it's probably going to be the only time you aren't in pain."
"No, I will always be in pain," Phantom murmured as his eyes slowly shut. "The nightmares are still there."
"It'll be alright," Jack whispered looking at the floor sadly. "I kinda like him now. Why didn't we try to friend him before all this happened? May be it never would have?"
"He still has some things to answer for," Maddie whispered running her fingers through the young ghost's hair. "Once he's over this, we'll have to talk about the robberies and the kidnapping."
"If he never would have done that, would we have still considered him benevolent?" Jack asked as they started out of the room. Maddie paused right at the door making Jack stop and look at her.
"More than likely not. Our theory was that ghosts are opposite of humans, and that they are all evil. But considering what the Guys in White did, I would say that there are good humans and bad humans, so why not have good ghosts and bad ghosts?" Maddie suggested with a few tears in her eyes. "I never really thought that a human would do the things that Phantom told the Guys in White did. Especially to another human being."
"I guess so," Jack whispered. "Think of all the things that Phantom can teach us about ghosts. He could help us make new theories and even see if our others work."
"That'll be a while. I wouldn't blame him if he didn't tell us anything," Maddie mumbled looking back at the sleeping ghost. "Although, a lot of our theories can be thought of now, but it makes me feel guilty for using him as the specimen."
"It does. I wanted to ask a couple questions," Jack agreed watching as Phantom's chest gently rose and fell. "There are some things you learn unwillingly from this though. For example, he has an anatomy similar to a human's."
"Yeah," Maddie smiled a little. "I'm surprised he trusted us," she whispered closing the door and heading downstairs.
"Me too," Jack whispered heading to his room for some sleep. He had been up the night before helping the ghost.
"Mom? Dad?" Jazz asked walking into the room. Jack looked up at his daughter from his cross stitching.
"Yea, Jazzy?" Jack answered smiling at her. She smiled back.
"Danny said that he was going to stay with Tucker tonight. Apparently Tucker is helping him with the work he has missed the past few weeks," Jazz explained covering for her brother. He didn't tell her what he was doing, but he said that he was safe and easily reached. Jack looked down sad that his son was back to avoiding them and hanging out with his friends. Jack made a silent promise that once Phantom was better and able to go back on his own, then he was going to do everything he could think of to get a relationship with his son back.
"Alright," Jack mumbled as Jazz ran up to her room. Maddie walked into the kitchen.
"What am I gonna do with Danny?" she whispered looking at the towel in her hands. "He can't go back to what he was doing, he might get into trouble again."
"Once we get Phantom better, and he no longer seems a threat to Amity by going through withdraw, then we can tackle getting Danny back," Jack grinned at his wife hoping that would work. She sighed and started walking back into the kitchen. "I'm going to check on Phantom."
"Be careful, honey," Maddie replied dully as she started cleaning the kitchen again. She had tried to make hot dogs when they came alive, and now it was a mess.
"I will," Jack whispered making sure that Jazz was in her room and the door was shut so she didn't see him. He quietly walked into the guest room to see that Phantom was nowhere to be seen. He started panicking hoping that nothing was wrong when he heard a noise in the bathroom. He walked in to see Phantom curled up on the floor next to the toilet.
"I hate this, I hate this, a lot," Phantom mumbled trying to get off the ground. Jack kneeled down far enough away from Phantom to be safe, but close enough to help.
"Hey, little bud, you alright?" Jack asked scaring Phantom who jumped slightly and then ended up back on the floor. Phantom looked at him with hazy eyes.
"No, it hurts, and I just threw up everything I had, and then some. I don't know where it could of came from," Phantom mumbled wincing as he turned over to his side. Jack winced in sympathy.
"Your stomach hurt?" Jack asked inching closer to the young ghost. Phantom looked up at him and nodded sadly. Jack got close enough to gently put his hand on the hybrid's side. He felt warm, but his breathing was uneven. "Are you having trouble breathing?"
"A little," Phantom rasped as a spasm of pain racked his body once more. "It feels like my lungs are full of water."
"Alright, I'll have to ask Maddie about that," Jack whispered holding out his hand to help the ghost up. "I don't how it's possible, but you seem skinner now than when I first found you."
"Probably because I can't keep anything down," Phantom muttered taking Jack's hand and standing up. He wavered on his feet before collapsing onto his knees. Jack quickly checked him over.
"You okay?" he asked putting a hand on the ghost's shoulder.
"I can't stand," Phantom mumbled looking at his hands. "I really don't like this."
"I can tell," Jack smiled trying to ease the ghost's tension. "Here, I can get you back to the bed. I'll get a bucket so you don't have to go to the bathroom every time you feel like you're going to vomit."
"Thanks," Phantom mumbled closing his eyes as Jack picked the ghost up. Phantom started tensing up Jack carried him back to the bed. Phantom suddenly squirmed out and fell back to the floor. "Ow."
"You okay?" Jack asked bending down to make sure Phantom wasn't badly hurt. "You need to stay still."
"Sorry," Phantom murmured as memories started coming back. "I just…it…I'm…they…it…"
"Phantom, its okay. Come on, let's get you back to sleep," Jack whispered picking the ghost up bridal style and gently laid him on the bed. Phantom stiffened as he met the mattress expecting a hard experimentation table. After Phantom was safely tucked back in and a bucket placed, Jack walked out of the room and to the bathroom to get ready for the day.
"Hey, mom," Jazz greeted as she walked into the kitchen. "What you doing?"
"Nothing, just wondering," Maddie answered thinking about everything that needed answered before she was willing to make an alliance with the ghost upstairs. "Just going through a few things. What's up?"
"Just wondering if it would be alright if I go to a friend's house tonight. We are doing a project for school and it's due at the end of the week. We still have a lot to do before then," Jazz explained hoping her mom would agree. With Danny in hiding from them, she was afraid that her parents would get protective of her and not let her do her work. She was worried for Danny, but he said that he was getting help from an unlikely source, and she was going to figure it out. After all, Danny had a lot of enemies and any one of them would be willing to help because they all hated the Guys in White.
"I guess, but have I ever told you of your Uncle John?" Maddie asked turning around to face her daughter. Jazz looked at her confused.
"Isn't he the one that died from overdose because he refused to go to rehab?" Jazz asked putting a finger to her lip. "Little, why?"
"It's just, I know someone now going through the same thing, but they don't know what drug they were addicted to since they didn't even know," Maddie tried to remain vague, but Jazz caught part of it.
"Is this about Danny?" Jazz asked narrowing her eyes. Maddie turned back around.
"I don't know what to do. Jazz, it's not your brother I'm worried about right now. I know I should be, but he was fine," Maddie started feeling guilty for bringing anything up. "Forget I mentioned anything."
"Mom, it's okay. You can tell me anything," Jazz pleaded wanting to know why her mom was upset. "Please, I won't tell anyone."
"I promised I wouldn't tell anyone," Maddie explained. "Not without permission and I don't wanna break that little trust he has in me. Or anyone for that matter."
"Does it have anything to do with Phantom?" Jazz questioned and Maddie hesitated before shaking her head no. Jazz looked suspicious, but let it go.
"I have to get a few things from my room," she excused herself and headed upstairs. Her dad was taking a shower, and she knew they had been using the guest room for something. She quietly made for way to the door and slowly opened it to see a puff of white under the cover. "Danny?" Jazz whispered walking into the room to see her brother in ghost form fast asleep looking like hell. She gently put her hand on his face and felt the bones. He stirred and opened her eyes.
"Jazz?" Phantom mumbled looking up at her worriedly. He didn't want any of them knowing about his withdraw. "What are you doing here?"
"I was wondering what our parents were being do secretive about," Jazz answered sitting next to him. "I didn't think you would let them do anything to help you. Especially as Phantom."
"It wasn't exactly my plan," Phantom murmured slowly sitting up. A pain rose in his chest, and he laid back down groaning.
"What happened?" Jazz asked worry lancing her words. Phantom gave a half hearted glare at her before closing his eyes again as another pain shot through him.
"Something that the Guys in White did. Mom and Dad are trying to help me since I told them that I saved Danny Fenton," Phantom explained trying to sit up again. Jazz put her hand under him to prevent him from falling back to onto the bed again. "So now I'm in pain."
"Danny, what did they really do?" Jazz asked slowly pulling her brother into a hug. "Please, I want to help you, but you refuse to talk to anyone."
"Jazz, I don't need psychoanalyzed right now," Phantom mumbled slowly hugging her back. "You probably will get in trouble, and then they'll get suspicious of me."
"No, Danny, I need to know what's going on. Why do you look like this?" Jazz asked pulling back to get a better look at her brother. He had dark bags under his eyes, and he was clearly in pain. "Please, I want to help you."
"Jazz, you just wanting to is enough," Phantom whispered gently putting his hand on hers. "But, please, I don't want to talk about it. Go back to your room."
"Danny, can you at least tell me what our parents are helping you with?" Jazz asked putting her hands on his shoulders forcing him to look at her. "Please, answer that."
"The Guys in White got me addicted to something," Phantom mumbled bowing his head and closing his eyes. "Dad won't tell me what it is since he's afraid I would go and try to get it myself."
"Withdraw," Jazz whispered pulling Phantom into a tight hug. He held her just as tight, and she could feel every bone in his body move. "Are they feeding you? You are so skinny."
"They're trying, Jazz," Phantom whispered as he started shaking again. "I can't keep anything down, and they are worried. Apparently, Phantom is now part of the Fenton family." Phantom smiled as Jazz kissed his forehead.
"I'm glad they agreed to help," Jazz whispered putting her hand to his face. "You're going to have to tell me exactly what happened eventually though."
"Jazz, there are some things I would never tell anyone," Phantom murmured. "There are some things that should be left unsaid, so please don't bring it up. If I feel like talking about it, I'll come to you, okay?"
"Alright, just be careful," Jazz whispered standing up knowing it was dangerous if she stayed too long. Her parents might get suspicious that she was doing something that she wasn't supposed to. "I missed you."
"I missed you too," Phantom whispered smiling at her as he slowly laid down. A pain shot though his body, and he hissed rolling on his side and curling his legs up to his chest. Jazz went to turn around and make sure that he was okay, but she heard her dad get out of the shower, and she quickly ran back to her room.
Jack walked into his room sadly and looked out at the window where he had once shot Phantom in the butt. It was funny since Phantom didn't really get hurt, but he felt bad for even trying to hurt the ghost. He grabbed a new hazmat suit and put it on. When he walked outside, Jazz had two bags and was getting ready to head downstairs.
"Hey, Jazzy, where you going?" Jack asked with some concern on his face. Jazz turned around and smiled at him.
"I have a project that is due at the end of the week," Jazz explained faking a smile and hoping that her dad didn't find out about her little time with her brother. "I'm going to stay at a friend's house to finish it."
"Okay, honey, be careful. If you see any of those Guys in White agents, stay clear. Do not go anywhere near them," Jack warned walking to her and pulling her into a hug. "I love you."
"I love you too," Jazz whispered wondering what in the world Danny told them to make them hate the Guys in White. "I'll see you tomorrow," she smiled and ran off to avoid him seeing her Silent Tears.
"Alright," Jack whispered watching her retreating form. He turned and headed for the guest room wondering how Phantom was doing. He walked in the room to see a bump in the covers. It wasn't moving, and Jack became worried since Phantom had to breathe. "Phantom?" Jack cautiously walked over to the bed as the bump moved and white hair peeked over the top.
"Huh," Phantom mumbled opening his eyes to see Jack standing there. He quickly jumped back and fell off the side of the bed. "Ow."
"You really need to fix that," Jack muttered walking to the other side to help the ghost that was constantly getting himself hurt trying to get away them. "You're going to seriously injury yourself."
"You scared me," Phantom uttered glaring at him. "What else am I supposed to do?"
"I scared you, and you're the ghost," Jack pointed out grinning hoping to cheer the ghost up a little. Phantom smiled a little as a shudder racked his small frame. Jack kneeled by the ghost and gently put his hands on the sides of the ghost to avoid him freaking out. Phantom was okay with people touching him as long as they left themselves open for an attack. Jack didn't like it, but Phantom seemed not to want to hurt them. Jack set the ghost on the bed as Phantom lashed out. Jack quickly blocked and caught Phantom's hand. He looked into the young ghost's eyes and noticed that they were dilated. He became worried that Phantom had done something. He had forgotten to turn on the ghost shield the night before. "Hey, calm down before you get into trouble. I've put my trust into you, but if Maddie's catches you do something like that, she might kick you out," Jack warned as Phantom began shaking.
"I'm sorry," he whispered trying to pull his hand away. Jack held it in his hand as Phantom started panicking. "Please, I'm sorry," Phantom started pulling more franticly as Jack brought the ghost into a hug.
"Phantom, calm down," Jack whispered as Phantom stopped pulling away. "It's okay." Jack felt Phantom tensed and recoil from his touch. "Phantom, did you do anything last night that you weren't suppose to?"
"Let me go," Phantom mumbled pushing against Jack with his free hand. Jack grabbed it with his other as Phantom began trying to pull them both away. "Please, let me go."
"Phantom, please answer my question, and then I'll let you go," Jack whispered as Phantom tried to kick him. Jack sighed as the ghost struggled to get away. "Phantom, come back down to earth," Jack pleaded as the ghost stopped and leaned against Jack. "Did you do anything last night that you weren't suppose to?"
"No," Phantom mumbled trying to pull away. Jack looked down at the ghost that was still trying to strike out at him. "Let me go."
"Phantom, calm down," Jack whispered making Phantom stumbled. He let go of one hand, and it went straight to his other hand trying to open Jack's hand to free it. "Phantom, I'm not going to hurt you. Listen, look at me," Jack ordered sternly taking Phantom's face in his hand and forcing the ghost to look at him. His eyes were wild and dilated. Jack sighed wondering what Phantom had gotten into. "Phantom, I need the truth."
"I didn't do anything," Phantom mumbled giving up and letting his free hand fall to his side. He was still shaking only now it was much more violent. "Please, I didn't."
"Alright," Jack whispered as Phantom's eyes changed into blue and then back to green. They were no longer dilated, and something was bugging Jack to no end. Every time Phantom's eyes turned blue, they reminded him of his son. "Did you get into anything then? Your eyes were dilated," Jack asked as Phantom backed away a little from him and sat on the bed. "Phantom, I need to know these things. I don't want you getting addicted to something else."
"Don't touch me," Phantom muttered wrapping his arm around himself and closing his eyes tightly. Jack watched as Phantom moved the arm and seen the small needle mark that looked fresh.
"Phantom," Jack whispered holding out his hand. "Let me see your arm. I need to check something."
"No," Phantom growled glaring at him. Jack sighed and pulled out his phone and texted Maddie.
Phantom's in trouble…I don't know what to do. He sent it and watched as Phantom's eyes dilate again. Phantom was still glaring at him, but he seemed more up in the sky.
"Daniel Phantom," Jack stated sternly hoping not to sound threatening, but more like a father to the ghost. "I need to know what is going on." Phantom suddenly looked down and relaxed his arm and held it out. Jack smiled slightly glad that it worked and then examined the mark. It wasn't new, but Phantom had dug into it causes it to bleed out again. Jack turned the arm slightly getting a yelp out of Phantom as Maddie entered the room.
"What happened?" she asked worriedly looking at the ghost who was now looking at the ground ashamed. "What did he do?"
"I'm not sure," Jack muttered looking at the wound. It wasn't bad, but it had healed quickly due to his powers. "He got into something," Jack mumbled slowly putting pressure on it. Phantom winced and tried to pull away, but Jack kept a firm grip to avoid the ghost trying to get away. Maddie walked up and looked at it and frowned.
"Phantom," Maddie whispered looking up at the ghost. She gently put her hand to his face and made him look up at her. "Please tell us what it is. You could very well get into some serious trouble if we don't know what happened. Please, what happened?" she asked pleadingly. She stroked his cheek with her thumb hoping to calm the ghost. Phantom jerked away and sighed.
"It hurt, and I wanted it to stop," he mumbled trying to pull his arms away from Jack. He let go of the one that wasn't injured and let Phantom wrap around the wound to cover it up. "I seen something there, and I just wanted it to stop," Phantom whispered as Maddie put her hand back to his face and slowly made her way to his neck hoping to relax Phantom. Phantom tensed and grabbed her hand violently and squeezed it.
"Phantom," Jack yelled squeezing Phantom's hand that he had. Maddie pulled back looking into Phantom's angry glowing eyes. Maddie calm herself as Phantom slightly loosened his grip, but he never let her go. "Let go of her."
"Jack," Maddie whispered putting her other hand on his shoulder. "Wait a minute," she whispered kneeling completely submission to the ghost hoping that this worked. "Please, Phantom, I know you're not the bad guy here, and I know you're scared. But can you please let us help and let me go? Please, I don't want to see you get hurt anymore," Maddie whispered moving her captured hand enough to wrapped her fingers around the ghost's hand and make him lose his guard. Phantom's eyes suddenly turned sad, and he looked away. Maddie tapped Jack silently telling him to go ahead and let go of Phantom. Jack hesitantly nodded as he let go, and Maddie immediately brought Phantom into a hug. Phantom stiffened, but then he relaxed and hugged her back with tears streaming down his face as he started crying.
"I'm sorry," he whispered burying his face into Maddie's neck. Maddie gently started rubbing his back like she had done to Danny not a week ago.
"It's okay," Maddie whispered as Phantom tried to make his self as small as possible. Jack slowly wrapped his arms around both of them. Phantom tensed, but Maddie just ran her fingers though his hair soothingly, and he calmed down again. "Shh, Phantom, it's okay. Nothing is going to hurt you."
"What do you think happened?" Jack whispered letting his head fall on his wife's. Maddie sighed as she felt Phantom move slightly and avoid touching Jack.
"I don't know what to think. Can I see your hand?" Maddie asked taking her hand away from Phantom's back and holding it out to take Jack's. He let his arm hover by hers, and she took it and gently set it on Phantom's back. She heard Phantom suck in a deep breath and start shaking again. "Shh, Phantom, no one is going to hurt you. It's okay," she whispered soothingly keeping his head in her neck and letting Jack start to rub his back.
"Think this is really going to help?" Jack asked worriedly as he felt Phantom's muscle tense under his hand. Every time he came into contact with his ribs Phantom whimpered and tried to hide.
"I think that it'll do more good than harm at the moment," Maddie whispered feeling Phantom shift into a more defensive position. "Jack, he's tensing to strike. Be careful."
"I feel it," Jack mumbled sadly feeling Phantom give a little. Suddenly a blue light appeared and Maddie watched as it moved although the ghost's body.
Danny: Cliffhanger?
Me: Oh yeah, you people made me type this up faster than I had planned. I didn't think you guys would respond like that...
Danny: Now let's double our review count.
Me: That's mean, but fair...I had to finish this part...also only these first three parts are going to be part of the Seeing Sounds Extras, the rest of this story will go into a different direction, it won't follow the rest
Danny: Review what you think is going to happen, anyone gets it right, their name goes in the next part.
Me: Yes, and I'm glad you people like this story, I'm having so much fun writing it...I spent twelve hours once writing the first twenty five pages...
Danny: It was funny cause in the morning she was ready to kill someone
Me: My sister was that person
Danny: But her mom said no
Me: So I had to restain myself, Also anything you think that could be added go ahead! I love to hear your input! It gives me ideas!
Danny: Also, something big happened to Danny while in the Guys in White, she's mentioned it before, but in the last part of the previous part she hinted at it since she decided to use it in both stories...anyone guesses it correctly (AwesomeAndy doesn't count since she was brianstorming with him and came up with the idea together) will get virtaul cookies and a story about something they would like.
Me: I like challenges, but the way my mind works, well let's just say you guys are really going to have to really think about it...I'm insane and a very out of the box thinker
Danny: She is, It's weird
Me: I also have a very good memory when I need it
Danny: Math isn't courting in this Har
Me: That's right, now review, have some input, something you would like to see in the story and guesses on what might happen in the future. Also to make it more challanging for you guys to meet my quota, I want at least four reviews with everything asked above! The sooner you guys give me the fourteen reviews, the sooner the next chapter comes out
Danny: Otherwise you'll be waiting two weeks since she is working on her horses and doing other projects.
Me: So my mind is everywhere at the moment...Hope to see you soon and have a lovely day!