Does anyone out there even think I might possibly own Danny Phantom? No. Oh! I must tell you that, if you haven't noticed, I love the lines (the literal, straight ones) that I conviniently discovered after the first chapter... :) Here's one right now!

Skulker gave Danny a quick smirk before turning invisible and flying away. Danny readied himself to pursue the specter, when a black box was thrown at him and he was knocked out of the sky. When he landed, the box enlarged and engulfed his entire body, excluding the head, only now it was no longer a solid black brick, but a prison covered in glowing green patterns and swirls that hummed with ghostly energy (for those who think this sounds familiar, yes I did steal this from Bitter Reunions). After struggling to escape and failing badly, Danny looked up fearfully for the ghost hunter that must have captured him this time, only to find a terror-stricken Lance Thunder staring back at him.

Lance stared at Inviso- I mean, Danny Phantom (Yes, he was that reporter XD)- as he noticed him for the first time that evening. His gaze lingered on him for only a moment before returning to looking for... whatever he was looking for. After searching for a while, he glanced back at him.

"Where did the ghost hunter that trapped me go?" Danny asked bluntly. If this was a anime/manga you would have seen the sweat drop come down from Lance's forehead, but, instead, all we got was a metaphorical one and a mental face palm. Lance was frozen in mid-throwing position and was the only one, besides the rest his crew and other news crews, nearby.

"It was me," he attempted to say confidently, but ended up a small squeak. "I trapped you." Phantom's head turned toward him so fast (he had gone back to scanning the horizon for ghost hunters) that Lance's neck hurt from the whiplash it must have given him.

"WHHAAATTT?"

Danny was so angry that he was tempted to use his ghostly wail to get out of that box and pummel the news caster. On the bright side, Tucker was right about his secret not being in jeopardy. If they had completely ignored his rant of how he was a good ghost trying to protect the city and the ones he loves (*cough*SAM*cough*) and were now trying to capture him, they must have completely ignored the rest too. At least he could relax on that part. But what about the capturing part? Had everyone gone insane and decided he was evil? And he hadn't even done anything or shown up anywhere since the "interview" since there had been no ghost attacks.

"Why would you do that?" Danny asked as he tried to keep calm. "I thought I told you last week I was a good ghost?"

"You did," Lance sqeaked. "But after you left the Wisconsin Ghost came and-"

"Wait. The "Wisconsin Ghost" told you to capture me?" Danny questioned, then added as an afterthought, "And do you know any ghost's name?"

"Yes I do know ghosts names! The Box Ghost, Technus... (indistinct mummblings)..." Lance trailed off. "Never mind. But the Wisconsin Ghost didn't tell us to capture you, per say, he told us how to get you to answer our questions. That is the only way we'll release you." He ignored Danny's shocked face, then turned to a camera man that was coming up the hill. "Good evening Amity Park! This is your news caster, Lance Thunder here with Amity's very own ghost boy, Danny Phantom." Gone was the nervousness and fear, that was now replaced by confidence that gave Danny more whiplash than the actual swinging of his neck. "We are here tonight to host Amity's very first press conference with him, live! Tell us when your ready for the questions, Mr. Phantom."

Danny stared wide-eyed at the camera, too scared to speak. Lance had stolen all his confidence when he brought out the camera, and Danny was simply praying that he wouldn't pass out and revert to human form while the camera was rolling. He decided that all he could do now is stall, as he couldn't destroy the box without hurting the news crew in the process. In the end, they were all civilians trying to make a living and influenced by Vlad. Besides, he didn't hurt the ghost hunters that actually tried to hunt him, without an influence. He steeled his nerves and looked the camera straight on. If they wanted the cocky, confident hero of Amity Park, that was what they were going to get.

"Ready when you are, Lance."

Sorry for the cliffy! I do know I'm evil! It just seemed like the perfect ending for a chapter!

It's like a 2D box! How do you not want to press it and review? (I bet the box ghost would :)