Broken Records Part Five

The next day, when Maddie walked into the guest to make sure Phantom was okay, he was gone. She looked everywhere in the room and the bathroom for him. She looked on the table where he had left a note.

Maddie and Jack Fenton

Thanks for helping me, and I'm glad you guys took the time to. Don't worry, I'll be around and I'll come back and visit sometime soon. I have friends that need to be checked up on and people that need help. I still have that phone Jack gave me, so I think you guys can still use that. Thanks for everything, and I'll come back to talk you as soon as I get my friend to quit annoying me about the reasons why I was gone for so long. I think she's ready to kill me again. Thanks for everything you have done.

Yours truly,

Danny Phantom

Maddie read the note over and over again in her head when Jack walked in and seen her crying again. She looked at him and tried to smile knowing Phantom was okay.

"Did he leave?" Jack asked sitting on the bed and looking over her shoulder at the note. He felt tears coming to his eyes as he reread it.

"Yes, he did," Maddie whispered as a ghost alarm went off. "But someone needs our help. Chances are Phantom's there. We can keep the Guys in White away from him while he fights."

"Are you sure that he can even fight?" Jack asked remembering a couple things Phantom had told him about his time in the facility. He questioned rather he would be able to fight the Box Ghost. It worried Jack that Phantom was back out there so soon. Maddie looked at Jack and smiled encouragingly at him.

"Phantom will put everyone before himself," Maddie smiled pulling him out of the room and out to the GAV. "Let's help him."

When they got to the school they noticed that Phantom was fighting the Wisconsin Ghost. Jack growled silently as he remembered the time when that ghost tried to kill him and his family. Phantom was thrown into the school as the Guys in White showed with guns aimed at Phantom. Maddie growled upset that they would go after the kid that was trying his best to protect everyone.

"I'm going to find Phantom. You try to get them after that ghost," Maddie whispered running though the small crowd of people and into the school where Phantom was thrown through a wall. She looked down and seen the destroyed lockers with Phantom breathing heavily and holding his chest. Ectoplasm poured out of a long wound running across his chest.

"Crap," Phantom muttered slowly moving his hand to check the wound he groaned when he heard the Guys in White yelling at something. Maddie figured Jack screwed something for them up and smiled at that. She carefully made her way to the hybrid. He looked up at her and flinched as she kneeled in front of him. "What are you doing here?" he asked as she gently put her hand on his wound. He took a quick intake of breath and started panting.

"We got an alert form the school about an attack," Maddie explained looking over her shoulder to see Jack making sure he was between the Guys in White and the school while shooting at the Wisconsin Ghost. "Come on, we have to get out of here."

"I can't, Plasmius is still out there," Phantom mumbled as pain shot though his chest. Maddie gently helped him up.

"You're hurt, and he'll probably lose interest if you aren't out there fighting," Maddie explained standing up with his arm around her neck. Phantom shook his head.

"He'll hurt anyone to get me back out there," he panicked as Maddie put her arm around his waist to stable his walk. "I can't let that happen."

"It's okay," Maddie whispered slipping into a classroom. Phantom started to try and get away from her. "Phantom, stop it. If you're going to back out there, can I at least bandage it so it'll stop bleeding out?" Maddie pleaded seeing Phantom start to go into a daze. Phantom looked up at her and smiled slightly.

"Alright," he whispered as she sat him down on the floor and grabbed her first aid kit. It didn't have a lot and she looked around the room and found another one. She grabbed it as well and gently pulled Phantom's top off so she could care for the wound. Phantom closed his eyes as she bumped a tender spot.

"Sorry," she whispered noticing the mistake. She quickly cleaned the wound and noticed it wasn't very deep, but it was extremely long. "How did you get this anyway?" she asked as he sat up so she could dress and wrap it. Phantom smiled at her a little.

"Apparently Plasmius learned how to actually sword fight, and I left mine at home," Phantom quipped as she tied the wrap. She looked up at him curiously.

"You know how to sword fight?" she asked confused. She had never seen the hybrid sword fight before.

"I had to learn since one of my few allies decided to knight me," Phantom blushed, which was weird to her. "It's weird going there since everyone calls me Sir Phantom."

"You're knighted in the Ghost Zone?" Maddie asked surprised that there was a form of government there, and it being similar to an older form of government that's rarely used today. Phantom grinned.

"Yep, and the Queen knighted me for getting rid of her tyrant brother," Phantom explained standing up and holding his chest. "Man, I hate this. Normally I can use something to make him stop, but now, I don't know."

"Here," Maddie said handing him a small stick shaped thing that had the word Fenton on it. "It's an ectoplasmtic based sword. I haven't really tried it out on anything yet, but maybe you can?"

"Really?" Phantom asked taking it and looking at it. Maddie reached over and pressed a button as a long, strong looking sword appeared. She watched as Phantom weighed it and seemed to focus on it carefully. "Alright, things just got interesting."

"Does he know that you can sword fight?" Maddie asked as they slowly walked out of the room and cautiously made their way back to the fight zone. Phantom shook his head.

"It's a recent ability I learned. If he knew, he wouldn't engage in that kind of battle. He thinks too highly of himself," Phantom explained as they heard footsteps running down the hall towards them. Phantom turned invisible and looked over then quickly turned back to her with a pale expression.

"Phantom, who is it?" Maddie asked taking his hand figuring it's probably the agents. She dragged him to another hall where she hid. Phantom was breathing heavily. "Phantom, come on, its okay."

"Why can't they just leave me alone?" Phantom murmured leaning against the wall. "I can't do anything with them constantly shooting at me. They have gotten worse since I escaped. I don't even know what all info that they were able to get." Phantom bowed his head and curled up. Maddie put her hand on his shoulder and smiled.

"I have a plan that might get them to back off," Maddie whispered standing up and helping Phantom to stand back up. "First though, I need your trust."

"What's the plan?" Phantom asked unsurely. Maddie smiled and started telling him. He looked at her unsure.

"I promise I won't let you in their hands. I'll kill them before that happens," Maddie promised hugging him. Phantom smiled at her.

"Alright then," he whispered and took off to begin the plan by getting rid of Plasmius.

"Where are you going? The ghost is right there," Jack pointed at the Wisconsin Ghost. The agents looked at him and laughed.

"Phantom's here," O exclaimed running into the building. Jack turned to see Plasmius firing a ray at him. He quickly dodged and hoped that Maddie and Phantom were okay. He aimed and fired at the ghost causing him to fall out of the sky. He grinned and ran back to the GAV hoping to at least buy enough time for Phantom to come. He couldn't fight this ghost, and he was relying deeply in Phantom to come. He looked up and seen Phantom fly from behind the school and up to him.

"Phantom?" Jack whispered as the ghost landed next to him and faced Plasmius who was just getting his bearings back. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, Maddie has a plan to help me get rid of the Guys in White," Phantom smiled. "All you have to do is not shoot me. She'll take care of the rest. But don't start shooting until I have Plasmius locked up. You can aim at the Guys in White pretending to shoot at us though."

"What's the full plan?" Jack asked concerned. Phantom seemed slightly hesitant about it. He looked down then they both looked up when Plasmius blew up another car by throwing it into the school.

"I've gonna go," Phantom whispered disappearing. Jack reached out to stop him, but it was too late. He looked up and seen Maddie exit the school with a worried frown. The agents came out from behind the school to see Phantom charging Plasmius with a sword. He was surprised that he had one of Maddie's inventions and using it like an expert. Plasmius seemed surprised at the sudden return and weapon of choice.

"Yes," Jack cheered as Phantom gracefully attacked Plasmius with the blade. It was a fight with clearly just the sword. Jack watched as the ghosts danced in circles striking at every moment. Plasmius seemed to be more offensive and choppy while Phantom's movements were planned out and flowed into each other. Plasmius seemed to have been trained in sword movement while Phantom was naturally gifted at it. Jack smiled Phantom spinned around and cut Plasmius's cape off. The young hybrid grinned and disappeared in a cloud of green reappearing in front of Plasmius and started the battle once again. The Guys in White had now surrounded the school and put up a shield to keep the two ghosts inside the area. Jack looked at the shield and panicked realizing that humans couldn't get thought it either. "They'll get everyone in here killed," Jack whispered looking out at the small group of students that were now trapped inside the shield. He looked up and seen that now Plasmius was firing ecto shots at Phantom while Phantom was trying to block with the blade.

"Can you not even fight fair with a sword?" Phantom screamed throwing his own ecto energy at the ghost. Jack watched as Plasmius smirked and disappeared in a cloud of pink only to reappear behind Phantom. Phantom smiled deviously when he vanished into thin air, and Jack looked over expecting Phantom to pull the same stunt only this time he appeared next to Jack out of breath.

"Phantom," Jack whispered getting over his shock and not wanting to alert the other ghost of where the hybrid was. "Are you okay?"

"He nailed my chest," Phantom whispered closing his eyes and breathing heavily. "Then proceeded to kick it several times…I don't think he's here to annoy me today. I think he wants to kill me."

"What'd you do?" Jack asked concerned that maybe this was more than just another ghost fight.

"Not sure at this moment, but he's like me. A hybrid," Phantom stated as pain raced across his chest. Jack gently put his hand on Phantom's back and looked up watching Plasmius scream for the younger hybrid. The Guys in White were also looking around for Phantom, but didn't seem worried about Plasmius.

"Do they work together?" Jack asked looking at Phantom hoping that the ghost knew more about the situation. Phantom suddenly looked up at him with worry.

"Oh no," Phantom whispered as he grabbed his head and went down to his knees. "No, no, no. I can't do this anymore. I just can't…"

"Phantom, it's okay. Let's just finish Maddie's plan," Jack encouraged hoping that Phantom could hold out until they were able get out of here. He really didn't need to have a mental breakdown now. "Come on, let's finish this. People are going to get hurt. Those agents aren't caring anymore about other's safety. They have everyone locked in here."

"You're right about them working with him," Phantom growled angrily. His eyes flashed a bright green sending shivers down Jack's spine. He had never really seen the ghost angry, and it scared him. "I'm going to destroy him," Phantom shot, lighting his hands in ecto energy that was pulsing though the air.

"Don't hurt yourself," Jack pleaded as Phantom nodded to him and took off like a bullet flowing though the sky. Jack watched worriedly as Phantom became nothing but a black and white blur followed by a green light. "Please don't get yourself killed."

"Damnit, Phantom," Maddie growled as he started rocketing though the Guys in White's defensive line. "Why can't you just follow the plan?" Suddenly another Phantom appeared behind.

"I don't have much time before my energy runs out," the duplicate explained quickly. "I know I screwed up your plan, but everyone inside this shield is in danger. I can't protect them all if I trapped in one of your devices."

"That shield keeps ghosts in here or out," Maddie mumbled looking up at the shield.

"No, it's to keep humans in as well. They know I'm a hybrid, and I can take on a human form. I can get though a normal ghost shield," Phantom explained as a pink explosion shook the ground. Phantom faded slightly. "You have to get everyone to the shield and wait for me to disarm it. As soon as the break occurs, get out."

"I'm not leaving you in here to fend for yourself," Maddie protested grabbing his arm. "I'm not letting you fight this alone, Phantom."

"Maddie, please, you have to," Phantom pleaded as he winced. Maddie looked at him worriedly.

"What's wrong?" she asked gently touching his chest.

"I was hit, Maddie, I have to go. I can't stay split for very long. Please get everyone out. Jack is by the GAV," Phantom explained as he started fading more.

"I'm staying here, and Jack will too," Maddie demanded. "The GAV is stuck in here as well. If we feel threatened, we'll put our ghost shield up."

"No, leave," Phantom disappeared, and Maddie just stared at the spot hoping that he was okay. She looked up and seen him and Plasmius fighting again. He quickly shot a look at her telling her to go. She ran to the small group of people.

"Come on, we have to get to the shield," Maddie ordered directing the students to the shield. One tried to walk though it only to run straight into it.

"What gives?" someone asked. Maddie looked at Phantom who was putting shields below him to prevent the Guys in White hitting him.

"The shield is designed to keep ghosts and humans in," she explained. "Phantom's going to shut down the shield. We'll have very little time, but there's enough room that you guys shouldn't have to fight to get out," she took control of the crowd and spread them out enough so it would only take them a couple seconds to get though. She looked up and gave Phantom the go. He quickly shot at the generator that was keeping the shield up. It flicker and turned off for about twenty seconds, but enough time to get everyone out. When it came back Maddie looked at Phantom and noticed that he was drained. He was still recovering, and this was only hurting him. She ran under the fighting ghosts and put her previous plan into action. Phantom gave her a hurt look knowing that she wasn't going to listen to him when he told her to leave. Jack appeared beside her and gave her the thermos. She took it and aimed it to the sky.

"Who are you aiming at?" Jack asked looking at her. She looked between the two ghosts fighting.

"I'll get Plasmius. Just in case you miss and can't get Phantom. He'll stay still long enough for you to get in a good shot. Plasmius is going to be tricky," Maddie whispered as she aimed at the ghost she felt like tearing apart at the moment. She heard footsteps coming from behind her, and she fired and captured Plasmius when someone grabbed her arms. "Get off me," she screamed back flipping and kicking the person behind her. She turned and seen an agent holding his head.

"Touch my wife again, and I will end you," Jack growled aiming an ecto bazooka at the man's head. Maddie looked at the thermos that was on the ground from her which held Plasmius. She looked and noticed that Jack's thermos was still hooked to his belt. She turned to see if maybe Phantom was still there. He was no longer in the sky but on the ground holding his side as ectoplasm slipped though his fingers. Maddie grabbed Jack's thermos and pointed it at Phantom who gave her a heartfelt look hoping that she would take him. She sucked him the thermos and then turned to the Guys in White.

"I believe we win," she taunted walking back to the GAV.

"We had Phantom first," O screamed trying to grab the thermos she had. She put it out of reach.

"No, you lost the ghost, now me and Jack get our turn with him," Maddie smarted grinned. "We have every right to experiment as you did. Only difference is that we won't let him escape."

"Don't worry, Mrs. Fenton. We'll get him back," K smirked as they turned off the shield and walked away. Maddie held the thermos with Phantom closer terrified of letting the ghost go again.

"Mads," Jack whispered from behind her. "Let's go home. I think Phantom has some things to explain anyway. He figured out some of whatever plan that was here."

"I know, but I'm not letting him out until we get home," Maddie whispered clipping the thermos to her belt and locking it in place. "Plasmius is over there. We'll just keep him in there for a couple days, and hopefully he'll be ready to experiment on."

"Now we are talking," Jack exclaimed climbing into the driver's seat. Maddie got in the passenger seat and held on as Jack drove back to FentonWorks. "What should we do first?"

"Make sure that Phantom is okay," Maddie whispered looking at the thermos still on her belt. She felt guilty for keeping him there for so long, but she was afraid that he wouldn't come with them willingly to get fixed up. She was pretty sure that he now had to have a few cracked, if not broken, ribs from the hits she seen him take in the battle. Jack arrived at their house and gently tapped Maddie on the shoulder. She had gone into her own little world while staring at the thermos.

"Maddie, let's go. I'm sure he's fine. Probably doesn't like being in there," Jack smiled trying to cheer her up. "Besides, now maybe he can eat and not throw it back up. He told you he was going to get better."

"I know, but I guess now after taking care of him, and learning that he saved Danny, I feel like he's really part of the family," Maddie whispered. Jack smiled.

"We did say he was already," Jack informed her getting out. Maddie smiled and followed him.

"Yes, but it was how easy it was to accept him as one," Maddie whispered heading upstairs and to the guest room. Jack went down to the lab to hook the thermos up to a containment device. He wasn't going to release it into one yet. Not without Maddie, but he was still going to get the thermos out of the way.

Maddie got to the guest room and looked around as her memories of the ghost laying on the bed covered in sweat. She aimed at the bed and hit the release letting the hybrid out. He landed on the bed and groaned recognizing the bed as the one he had been in most of his recovery. He was glad that it wasn't a lab table since he was terrified when he wasn't released for a while.

"Phantom," Maddie asked walking up to him. She gently put her hand on his back, and he stiffened. "How are you feeling?"

"Sore, and my chest feels like a brick wall is on it. I can say that since I have had a brick wall on it," Phantom grumbled slowly lifting himself up into sitting position. Maddie hovered over him to make sure that he was balanced.

"You probably have a few cracked ribs, if they're not broken," Maddie explained gently touching his chest. He winced as she traced the rip in his suit from the fight. She looked up at his face and seen a tried teenager who was in pain.

"Nothing new," Phantom mumbled as he laid back down on his back staring up at the ceiling. "I think I've memorized the entire ceiling by now."

"You stare at it enough," Maddie smiled reaching for his zipper. She felt him stiffen and move so he could stop her. "I just want to see how many of your ribs are hurt. I just want to help," she pleaded as Phantom gently laid his hand on hers to prevent it from coming any closer to his neck.

"I'll be fine. It'll heal soon," Phantom smiled at her. Maddie grabbed his hand and moved it so she could check.

"I don't care that you have fast healing abilities, I want to help," Maddie growled taking out the ghost cuffs and cuffing his hands together. His eyes widen as he pulled against them trying to get them away. "I'm helping you whether you like it or not."

"Maddie, take them off," Phantom pleaded as his he tore at them. Maddie grabbed his hands to make him stop.

"Please, I just want to help," she pleaded looking into his eyes. "You weren't going to let me help, and I knew that. This was the only thing I could think of. Please, stop and let me."

"Get them off," Phantom whispered as ectoplasm ran down his wrist. Maddie gently pulled him into an awkward hug. She wanted to keep him safe, and make sure that he was going to be okay. "Maddie, what's gotten into you?" Phantom asked concerned. She was acting so strangely towards him in his ghost form.

Jack smiled as he walked back up the stairs and started once again to get everything he needed for taking care of Phantom. He knew that the ghost was injured, but he was unsure of how bad it really was. Maddie had mentioned something about a long wound running across his chest, so he decided that bringing some extra bandages wouldn't hurt anything. He headed upstairs when he heard his wife crying again. He slowly opened the door to see her hugging the ghost tightly and crying everything out. Phantom looked scared half out of his mind.

"Maddie? Are you okay?" Jack asked as Phantom seemed to want to run away from them. Jack slowly made his way to them and seen that Maddie had put the cuffs on the hybrid. "Maddie, maybe you should go and make something to eat," Jack whispered kneeling next to her. He kept a careful eye on Phantom to make sure that he wasn't going to hurt himself or anyone else. Jack could tell that he was terrified and reliving nightmares now.

"I can't," Maddie mumbled tightening her grip on the young ghost. She couldn't take any more people in her life getting hurt like this, especially her son.

"Is Danny here?" Maddie asked entering her home. Jack looked up from the table.

"He was, until Sam came and he went with her to Tucker's," Jack answered catching the table on fire. He quickly put it out. "Sorry." Maddie sighed.

"Okay, thanks," she whispered heading up to Danny's room. She looked around again and seen the book from earlier. She grabbed it and sat on Danny's bed and started going though it again. Halfway though she almost stopped breathing for there was a picture with Danny in the lab dressed in the invert colors of Phantom's suit. The next picture was Phantom himself standing in their lab glaring at the portal. "No, he can't be," she whispered worriedly as she turned the page where her fears came to life. There was Danny with a bright white ring around him vertical. One half was Fenton while one half was Phantom.

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