Disclaimer: Danny Phantom is owned by Butch Hartman. I only own the characters within the Founder's Circle and a few other OCs. If I did own it, the show would still be on the air. Also, I've developed a key for dialogue that will be implemented from now on.

"Regular speech"

"Language other than English"

"Speech for god like entities" (Case Sensitive)

'Conversation within the mind'

Chapter 2

Amity Park; November 9th 7:30 A.M

Danny groaned as the sound of his alarm clock filled the room. Even if he had gone to sleep at a relatively decent time, his body was still sore from his fight with Skulker the night before, and he still had to finish the reading Lancer assigned. Still, it could've been a lot worse and he knew it. He somehow managed to keep his grades up for the most part, even with his secret life. The teen groaned as he silenced his alarm and went through his normal morning routine of a shower and a few stretches, before he made his way downstairs for breakfast. What he didn't expect to see was his older sister, Jazz Fenton, sitting at the table. She wore her standard black shirt with blue jeans, and her orange hair fell down to her waist. "Don't you have classes?" He asked.

Jazz glanced at Danny as she ate a bagel with a bit of jam on top. She had started attending freshman classes at the University of Wisconsin for her psychology degree a few months ago, so she wasn't exactly home as often as normal. Still, it wasn't like he didn't miss her or anything. They were family. "Considering the fact that it only takes me two hours to get to campus, I think I can spare a bit of time to see my little brother." She said, giving a light smile. "So, how was your night?"

"Oh, nothing new. I just got into a fight with Skulker. I may have a few bruises, but I should be fine." Danny then got a bowl of cereal as he sat down. "He's more of an annoyance at this point, but he's as persistent as the box ghost. I'll give him that much."

Jazz nodded and thought about everything that had happened to her brother over the last two years. She could see that he had changed and matured over time, most likely due to his life as a hero. "It's still surprising how well you can keep your secret hidden from mom and dad. You'd think they'd catch on by now."

Danny gave a light shrug and thought about when he had first gotten his powers. With the lack of control he had over them back then, he was sure he would've been caught and, as his father so eliquently put it, 'rip him apart molecule by molecule'. Heck, it took him the better part of a year to get them under control, and he was still learning about abilities he didn't even know he had. "Yeah. There were a few close calls, but I managed to slip under the radar. I must have someone watching out for me or something." The teen laughed slightly, before looking around the room. It didn't take him long to notice that his parents weren't there. "Speaking of which, where are they?"

"Mom said that she and dad were going shopping for parts to some new invention, so it looks like I'll be driving you to school. That is, assuming that you aren't taking the aerial route today."

"Sure. I don't see why not." Danny knew he could've just simply turned into Phantom and flown to school, but he decided against it. If anything, it would make his sister happy to know that he still wanted to spend time with her, and that was how he found himself in her car speeding down one of the many streets of Amity Park, Minnesota. The city itself was pretty much identical to every other in the United States, the only difference was that it seemed to be a hotspot for ghosts and that was partially his fault.

Ever since Danny had accidentally turned on his parents' most advanced invention, a portal that could take one into what had been referred to as the Ghost Zone, nothing had ever been the same in the small city or for him. Only a few people knew about his ghost half, those being his two friends, Sam Manson and Tucker Foley, and his older sister, Jazz Fenton. His friends had known about his other half ever since he got it, while his sister found out on her own. The hero didn't know what he'd do without them and was glad that he had their support. Yet, there were times where he felt isolated. He was one of the only three halfas in existence, the other being the fruit-loop of a mayor, Vlad Masters/Plasmius and his clone, Danielle. The former was practically insane and the other was off exploring the world somewhere. If anyone found out about any them, he could only imagine what would happen: experiments, his parents abandoning him or hunting him to the ends of the Earth, his friends never being able to see him again because of their own parents' fears. The life he had now would essentially come crashing down on top of him, and that was one wreck he wouldn't be able to phase out of.

Of course, the fact that he had accidentally opened a portal to another world meant that something would eventually come through, and thats exactly what happened. The fact that the Fenton portal was constantly on meant that ghosts were constantly streaming into the human world. Sure, there were natural portals, but those were highly unpredictable and could send you anywhere at any point in the Earth's history, at least as far as he was aware. Either way, Danny took it upon himself to fight any ghosts that came into the human world, despite what some of the people in his hometown thought.

"We're here." Jazz said, pulling up to the front of the school and effectively bringing Danny out of his thoughts.

"Thanks Jazz. I'll see you later." The teen said, grabbing his backpack and quickly exiting the car. As he made his way into the courtyard, Danny could see grouos of students gathered in their own niches, each one taking their own table and exactly what one would expect to find in a high school. He could see Lester and his friends playing some card game near the main doors. The jocks and cheerleaders were by the football field, the former most likely bragging about their recent game. Various other groupes were scattered randomly about the area. The brick building itself was three stories tall with a football field behind it and the American flag waving from a pole on the roof. Valerie was reading a book, but he could've sworn that she spared a quick glance at him before returning her attention to the words on the pages in front of her. She seemed nervous, but he didn't know what could cause someone like her to be in such a state. Danny eventually found his friends sitting under their usual meeting place, an old tree that was about half the height of the school.

It didn't take long for the other two to nothing him and light smiles graced their lips. "I'm surprised you managed to get out of bed today. You took a few good hits last night." Tucker said.

"Ghost powers, my friend. They're both a blessing and a curse at the same time." Danny said, sitting next to Sam. Thankfully, the three were practically the outcasts when it came to the school's social heirarchy, so most people avoided them like the plauge. That alone made it easier to talk amongst themselves without fear of revealing too much information "The cut's still healing, but the swelling from the bruise went down."

"Yeah, I've been down that road. At least technology doesnt drive me crazy."

"No, but it is your obsession." Sam said, smiling lightly. "I'm surprised you didn't turn into something like Technus."

"And nature is yours, so would that make you like Undergrowth if you were to suddenly get ghost powers."

"That's not the kind of stuff we should be joking about. Believe me, the pain isn't worth it." Danny said, hair covering his eyes as memories floated to the surface.

Sam and Tucker both looked at each other and decided to end the conversation there. "Yeah, sorry about that. I guess we weren't really thinking." The goth then placed her hand on Danny's own, if only to comfort the boy.

"Besides, no matter what life throws at us, we always come out on top. It's practically our motto at this point." Tucker said, laughing a bit.

Tucker's words seemed to help lighten the mood and the other two seemed to laugh a bit. "Yeah. I guess it pretty much is. From the box ghost to Pariah Dark, we can take down anything, and we do it all for free." Danny said, looking into the clouds. "I know you guys didn't really mean it, so it's ok. Besides, I could totally see that being your ghost forms."

"Speaking of which, have any of you seen the way Valerie's been acting? It's like she saw a ghost or something." Tucker said, glancing at said huntress. Sure she had went after Danny a few times, but that didn't mean they shouldn't worry about her as a person.

"You mean one that she couldn't shoot at? I'm sure she's fine." Sam said, crossing her arms. She and Valerie never were close, and the fact that the former was determined to end Danny didn't really help.

"Sorry Sam, but I'm going to have to agree with Tucker. She looked at me earlier and I swear that she was afraid I was gonna attack her or something."

"Well, we should probably be careful, then. The last thing we need is for her to find out about your ghost half."

"Knowing my luck, she may already have."

Before anyone could respond, the school bell rang, signifying the beginning of class. The trio glanced at each other, hoping everything would be ok.

Of course, the universe always seemed to throw a wrench in the works when it came to the teens, and today was no different. A light blue mist exited Danny's mouth as a chill crawled up his spine, letting him know that a ghost was near. A indecipherable scream could also be heard in the distance as a somewhat large figure crashed into the ground, cratering it under the force and weight of the object. It didn't take long for other students to notice and a panic ensued. Almost everyone rushed to the doors in an attempt to either get away from whatever ghost had arrive, watch the coming fight, or both. The only four not panicking were Sam, Tucker, Danny, and Valerie as they were used to this sort of thing. Of course, Valerie wasn't around, most likely having to find a place to hide so that she could change into her cybernetic suit, but Danny and his friends were still at the scene.

"Seriously, now of all times. Can't these guys just give me a break." Danny muttered, before running behind a tree. He assumed that it was one of his old enemies back for revenge, but he didnt really know who would've been able to reach the human world without someone opening a portal. When he made sure that no one could see him, he shifted into his ghost form and flew into the air space over the crater. "Ok. I don't care who you are, but we can either do this the easy way or the hard way. Which one is it going to be?"

As the dust settled, everyone present was surprised to see that a new ghost stood before them, one that was slowly recovering from the impact it had just endured. If appearance was anything to go by, it looked like a dragon. Sunlight gleamed off of silver scales as amethyst eyes looked around the area. The ghost seemed to be searching for something, and if it had noticed the humans, had shown no signs of aggression thus far. The shape of its head looked similar to that of a fox with four horns protruding out of each side of the skull, while it's body had a lithe, yet muscular build. The neck of the ghost was about two to three feet in length, providing ample room for the head to turn. It also walked on four legs, each having a paw with a set of four claws that were likely as sharp as knives. The ghost's overall body seemed to be about twenty four feet in length and stood at six feet from the ground in relation to the top of its leg. A set of wings were folded to its side, giving away the fact that the ghost most likely could fly. When the ghost locked eyes with Phantom, it tilted its head in curiosity. "Who are you?"

Danny's eyes widened as the dragon spoke. From the way the ghost's voice sounded, there was no doubt that it was female. "Sorry, but I don't speak whatever language that was. You do look familiar, though. You wouldn't happen to be related to Princess Dora, would you?"

Time seemed to slow as the dragon's eyes narrowed and her mouth curled into a snarl, showing a row of sharpened teeth on her upper and lower jaw. She had no idea what the strange ghost in front of her said, but she did recognize the name he had said, if only slightly. "Who are you!?" This time the voice held a hint of aggression.

"Ok, you basically asked the same thing. From the tone, I'm just going to assume that you aren't a friend of Dora, and by extension, me. In that case, I'm going to have to ask you to head back to the ghost zone, or I'll have to use force." Danny then made his hand glow with green energy in hopes of dissuading the potential opponent. He had no idea how strong the ghost was, so he would have to be careful.

The dragon let out a low growl as more confusing words poured out of the boy's mouth. Did this ghost not know latin or something. To be honest, She didn't even know where she was. At the very least, it wasn't a part of the world that she was familiar with. The ghost then let out a growl as she noticed the green light, her body tensing as she felt a fire rise up in her chest. His body language was all she needed at this point. "You will die for what you have done to my kind, hunter."

Danny barely had time to move as a stream of blue fire flew out of the ghost's maw and towards him. "Ok, looks like you want to fight. Bring it on." The teen then fired a ray of ectoplasmic energy at his opponent.

Unfortunetly, the ghost was predicting the attack and flew above it, making it detonate against the ground below her. Despite the nine feet between the two, the ghost quickly covered the distance and batted Danny to the ground with her tail. She would've gloated for a bit, if it weren't for the sudden pain in her back. Wincing as she turned, the ghost could see Sam and Tucker in the distance, each having what looked like guns strapped to their wrists. They weren't ghosts, that much she was sure of, which meant that they were most likely humans. It didn't take long for her to realize that if she was looking at humans, then she wasn't in the ghost zone at all, but rather the human world. An animalistic growl reverberated through the ghost's throat, making it hard to tell if she was pleased with this new information. She then dove towards them, only to be stopped by having a fist planted into her cheek with enough force to knock her off course and face plant into the ground.

"Paws off lizard breath." Danny said. The boy then glanced at his two friends. "I thought weapons weren't allowed in school."

"Like anyone's going to complain. Besides, I think everyone was moved to the gym long before this thing turned aggressive." Sam said, giving a sly smile. "So, you got anything on this one?"

"Only that she goes nuts if you mention Princess Dora. Aside from that, I can't understand a word of what she said."

"I'm on it." Tucker said, quickly grabbing his PDA and began typing what he had heard the ghost say as best as he could into a translation program. When the results came up, he raised a brow. "Huh, she's speaking Latin. That's new, at least compared to the ghosts we normally fight."

"Great, so she probably couldn't understand a word I said earlier. That still doesn't explain who she-"

Before Danny could finish, the dragoness rammed into him, sending them both into a brick wall. While the weapons the humans used hurt, they were minor annoyances compared to the anger she was directing at Phantom. Of course, it had taken a few seconds for her to recover from his attack, but they had given her enough time to do so. Intentional or not, that was their mistake. The ghost then grabbed Danny, digging her claws into the hazmat suit covering his skin, before throwing him in a random direction. It was a mere coincidence that it was towards his friends.

Danny groaned as he hit the ground and noticed his friends were next to him. His body was sore, but they didn't seem to be hurt and that was all that mattered to him. He then stood and gave a crooked smile at the ghost. "Is that all you got?"

A low snarl could be heard from their opponent's throat, which was quickly cut off by a roar of pain as a beam of pink energy hit her in the side, leaving a small burn and pushing her in the direction the blast was going in, if only by a small margin. Turning, the ghost saw Valerie in her combat suit and on her hover board. Of course, she didn't know what it was at the time. Either way she was not pleased with this turn of events.

"Long time no see, Phantom." Valerie said, her voice holding a hint of anger but not as much as usual.

This did not go unnoticed by Danny and his friends, even if they were in a potential fight for their lives."Huh, normally you shoot at me whenever you see me. Looks like someone's changing." He said.

"Save it! After this, we're going to have a nice long talk, and you are not getting out of it."

"He doesn't have to tell you anything." Sam said, practically yelling at the ghost hunter.

"Sam, play nice please." Danny then glanced at Valerie and nodded. "Do what you want, but careful. This one's new."

The ghost simply looked at the four, somewhat confused by the break in fighting. Were they actually ignoring her. None of this was making sense to her, especially the other ghost. Why had he protected the humans earlier. Did they have something to do with his obsession? The dragon then shook her head in an attempt to clear her thoughts. None of that even mattered to her. The boy was going to attack her in the first place, so she was only defending herself at this point. The dragon then launched a stream of fire at Valerie in an attempt to distract her, before bounding towards Sam and Tucker.

"Eyes on me, spook." Valerie said, firing more energy blasts from her large rifle as she ducked out of the way of the fire. The flame billowed outward as it hit the concrete, and a few trails of smoke wafted into the air..

Danny noticed the ghost running towards his friends and flew to intercept her. "How strong is this thing?"

"Don't know, just shoot it." Sam said as she and Tucker fired their own weapons in an attempt to knock their opponent out.

The ghost noticed the incoming blasts and Danny, and an idea formed in her head that might just work. She simply jumped over Phantom and used him as a spring board to propel herself forward, pushing him in the way of Valerie's attack. Sam and Tucker's shots hit her in a leg and wing respectively, but she ignored the pain for now. The ghost then pinned both humans to the ground. One could see the anger in her eyes, but also something else, fear. It was doubtful that either human noticed, given their current predicament, however. The area underneath the scales of her chest then began to glow as her mouth dropped open, a green fire building within her.

Danny groaned as the blast hit and sent him into a wall, but he managed to recover. It didn't take long for him to notice the situation his friends were in, and felt something shift in his core. Memories of an alternate timeline then ran through his head, one much different than the one he currently inhabited. He had protected his town without any deaths, and there was no way his friends were going to be the first. "No. Get away from them!" With that yell, his eyes flashed a light blue, but something was different. Instead of firing a beam of ice, two geysers of water erupted from underneath the ghost, sending her into the air by impacting her chest and freeing his friends.

Needless to say, all of the humans present were surprised. "Well, that's new." Sam said. The goth was soaked from the water, but at least she was alive.

The ghost dragon, on the other hand, quickly recovered in midair. Her wings extended to show that they had a span of around 48 feet between their tips, beating them downwards in order to merely hover in the air. She was honestly getting annoyed by these beings, and while they may not have aimed to kill her immediately, there had still proven themselves to be threats. For now, she would have to retreat to fight another day. That didn't mean that she wouldn't remember what they looked like, though. The ghost then let loose a stream of fire, twisting her body so that she would be obstructed by smoke, before flying away from the scene.

"That's right, you better run." Tucker's words pretty much fell on deaf ears, as their target flew higher and higher into the air.

"Please be quiet. That thing could've killed you both." Danny said, somewhat exhausted from the fight. Thankfully, the ghost hadn't set fire to anything during her outburst, so that was one less thing to worry about.

"So, you need any help dealing with her?" Sam asked, glancing at Valerie, who was still standing on her board.

"No. You two should leave before anyone notices you're gone." The teen then watched his friends head back into the school building, before he heard the sound of Valerie's rifle powering up.

Valerie had known Danny Fenton for the better part of two years, but she still couldn't imagine that he and Phantom were the same. Hell, they had even dated for a time and he didn't even think to tell her. Who would do something like that? Granted, she could also see why he wouldn't. She hated his other half's existence ever since a ghost dog ruined her dad's life, and by extension, her own. Either way, she had helped him with the ghost or whatever that thing had been, and now she didn't know what to do. "Put your hands behind your back and turn around."

"Right, still have to deal with you." He muttered under his breath, before doing as he was told. The last thing he needed right now was a pissed off Valerie. "Is this really necessary?"

"Not unless you want to me to shoot you at point-blank range." It hurt to say the words to someone she thought she knew personally, but that didn't matter right now. She couldn't take any chances and this was the best opportunity to get the answers she was looking for. After a few moments of silence, the huntress decided to continue with her interrogation. "So tell me, who is Vlad: Masters or Plasmius?"

Danny's eyes widened in surprise and felt a bit nervous when it came to an answer. Before he said anything else, he needed to be sure that she was being serious about this. If Vlad knew his secret was out, he would most likely take measures to make sure his former pawn never spoke of it to anyone. "What makes you think they're connected?"

"You mean aside from the fact that I saw the former turn into the latter, nothing. I didn't think that much about it and just assumed that he was a ghost posing as a human. That is, until I saw the same thing happen to you, only in reverse, Fenton."

If Danny was in his human form and she had accused him of being Phantom, his heart would've stopped. Instead, the concrete around him gained a small layer of frost over it that slowly crept over his feet. He could try to deny it, but there was little chance she would believe him at this point. "How long have you known?" He asked. The teen could guess when Valerie had seen Vlad turn into Plasmius, but he had no idea when she had seen him turn into Fenton. Was that why she had been acting strange around him earlier? Did she tell anyone else?

"I learned about Vlad's connection to Plasmius after I helped you get Dani away from him. As for you, it was last night after you fought the shrimp in the tin can. Don't worry, I haven't told anyone. I still have a hard time believing it, so I wanted to hear it directly from you before I ruin someone's life."

Danny visibly relaxed and noticed the frost on his feet. "Thanks. You have no idea how much of a relief it is to hear you say that." He said, moving slightly to displace the ice. The teen then sighed as he looked into the sky. "As for the thing with me and Vlad, that's complicated to say the least."

"Considering everything that's been happening in this city for the past two years, I'd believe anything at this point. You aren't getting out of this that easily." Valerie said.

The teen cast a sideways glance at Valerie. This was not something he wanted to share with just anyone, but figured that it would most likely help in the long run. "Long story short, I basically walked into my parents' ghost portal and hit the 'on' button. Vlad just got blasted in the face by the same energy while he was in college." He said rather bluntly. "It isn't the most pleasant experience."

"So, you're both dead? That still doesn't explain how you can turn into Fenton, and where does Danielle fit into all of this? You said that she was half human, so I'm guessing she's like you and Vlad?"

"Dani's my clone, but I think of her as family." He said, not really hesitating." You're also wrong to think that I'm dead. The three of us are basically hybrids, half human half ghost. If anything, I half died that day. Please don't ask how that works, because I'm still trying to figure that out. As for how I can switch between a ghost and human, think of it as flipping a coin. I feel my other half and take that form. I still have all of the same biological functions as a normal human, even if they are slower than the most experianced athletes." Danny said, before transforming into his human half. "I think the ectoplasm the portal released may have revived me or something, but I'm not entirely sure. I can't exactly go to a hospital or my parents to get that checked because that's basically a one way ticket to an examination table."

"But Sam and Tucker know, and that hasn't happened yet." Valerie said, pointing out the obvious. "I saw them with you when you shifted into Fenton." The hunter then decided to lower the rifle she had been holding for the past few minutes, noticing her arms were getting tired.

Danny's eyes narrowed and a shadow was cast over his eyes by his hair. It didn't take him long to respond, anger lacing his voice. It was rare that he would get like this, but considering everything that had happened to him over the course of his current line of work, it was understandable "They were there when the accident happened. They were the only ones, aside from those who weren't already half ghost, that I could trust with my secret until my own sister eventually found out. They, along with Jazz, are the only ones to truly accept both Fenton and Phantom. Except for those few, I always imagine the worst case scenario when it comes to other people finding out about my secret. How do you think I managed to evade the GIW, my own parents, and you for so long." It was the hard truth and he knew it, but that didn't make it any easier for him to say.

Valerie felt like she had been punched in the gut and winced slightly as Danny spoke. After everything she had done to Phantom, she felt like she at least deserved some of the mistrust he was showing. "I know there's not much I can say that will magically make things better between us, but I want you to know that I'm sorry." Her voice was low as she spoke, and held a slight trace of regret. "I'm sorry for blaming you for everything that's happened to me and for how I acted towards you, both as Phantom and when we first met. I was just so angry that I honestly couldn't even think straight. I just saw you and immediatly attacked."

Danny seemed to notice the emotion in the hunter's voice and put a hand on her shoulder. "You really shouldn't beat yourself up over it, Valerie. I mean, I didn't really do that good a job at catching Cujo when he was trying to get his chew toy, and you didn't really know it was me for all this time." The teen then gave a slight smile, before realizing he had revealed that he knew the huntress' identity. At this point, he didn't really care, though. It would've had to come out eventually. "I think it's safe to say that you're forgiven."

Valerie gave a slight smirk as her suit retracted, leaving her in her civilian clothes. It was Danny that had revealed the fact that she was hunting ghosts to her dad during Pariah Dark's invasion, but something told her that he had known long before that. EIther way, there was no point in hiding who she was at this point. "You knew and you didn't do anything to me." It wasn't a question. The hunter had given Danny plenty of opportunities to hurt her during the brief time that they dated, but he hadn't. "I guess you aren't that bad. Granted, you did trash my old suit."

"I knew it wasn't you when your original suit was attacking me. It was being controlled by another ghost. To be honest, I never really did anything to intentionally hurt you, or anyone really. If I did, I was either being controlled by some villain or it was staged to make me look like the bad guy."

"Makes sense. Strange things always seem to happen here and you probably have a lot of enemies in both worlds. As for what happened at Axion, You were only Phantom for like what, three months when... Cujo went on a rampage at Axion labs so you probably weren't really that strong." It felt weird to say the ghost dog's name, but it was time for her to change. That was the least she could do. Of course, she also gave a sly smile as she spoke.

"Hey, I resent that statement,"Danny said, pretending like he was insulted. "But yeah. I wasn't really that experienced and the security system wasn't exactly designed with ghosts in mind."

Valerie couldn't help but give a light chuckle, before nodding. "So, what happens now?" She asked, both curious and worried as to what Danny would say.

The teen shrugged, figuring that this would be coming eventually. "To be honest, I don't know. Can you honestly go back to hunting me after learning about both halves of me? I mean, I'm not really goong to force you to do anything, so it's up to you at this point."

"Assuming that everything you told me was the truth, no. I don't really want to at this point. You may be a ghost, but you're still human, so I guess I can trust you." Valerie then stuck out her hand. "So, truce?"

Danny nodded and shook Valerie's hand. "Truce. I'll tell Sam and Tucker what happened, so maybe they'll truely give you a chance."

"Thanks. Now that I think about it, how has no one even figured this out yet. I mean, it's not like you go through some massive change in appearance like Vlad. Your eyes turn green and your hair goes white."

The teen could only laugh and shake his head. "Personally, I think it has to do with the fact that people can't wrap their head around the idea of something like me existing, so they just assume we're two different beings. That being said, I'm pretty sure we should be heading back to class. The last thing either of us need is detention."

"Good point. My dad worries about me enough as it is. By the way, thanks for blowing my secret in front of him, jerk." Her voice held a sarcastic tone, but she had long since gotten over that.

"Hey, what are friends for." Danny said, before running off with Valerie close behind him. The rest of the day was relatively normal. Their homeroom class was practically cancelled because of the ghost attack, but everything else was there. Dash still threw Danny into his locker before lunch, Paulina wouldn't shut up about how Phantom had saved her from the ghost dragon, even if it wasn't true and no one aside from a few other A-listers were listening to her, and Danny and his friends met up at the Nasty Burger to talk about what had happened earlier. When other students and a few teachers asked where they were, both of them simply said that they found somewhere to hide, but Sam and Tucker were curious as to what happened after they left.

"So, I guess Valerie let you off easy or something?" Sam was the first to start the conversation that they all knew was coming.

"More like she found out about the fact that Vlad and I are half ghost. She took it better than I thought, though." He said.

"You mean you wanted her to blast you into next week?" Tucker asked incredulously, before taking a bite out of his grease laden hamburger. "Granted, she almost did from how you make it sound, but I think the fact that she didn't means that Team Phantom just got another member."

"I wouldn't go that far, but she does seem to be changing for the better. At the very least, we can trust her to keep a secret. After we get Danny's new power figured out, maybe we can ask her about joining." Sam said, crossing her arms.

"We can take a trip into the Ghost Zone to talk to Clockwork this weekend. My parents will be at a convention, so we'll have the whole house to ourselves. While we're there, we should probably ask Dora about that ghost dragon and see what she knows."

"Good idea. If anyone would know about her, it'd most likely be a ghost that can turn into one." To be honest, the goth girl couldn't help but be a bit curious when it came to the backstory of their mystery opponent. She seemed strong, but the ghost hadn't gone invisible during its escape and was definitly faster in the air than on the ground.

"Either way, I'll update the database and tell Jazz about what happened tonight."

Both of his friends nodded and they spent the rest of the time joking around and just being normal teenagers. They rarely got such a break in the roller coaster that was their lives, and it felt nice to not have to worry about anything.

Fentonworks; 5:00 P.M.

Needless to say, Jazz didn't take the news well. "I'm going with you." She said, looking at her younger brother as he laid on the couch. Her voice held a caring, yet determined tone. Call it overprotectiveness, but she was understandably worried when Danny told her he was attacked by an unknown ghost that seemed to be strong enough to keep him on edge during their fight. She had also seen the injuries he had sustained and felt a pit form in her stomach. She knew Danny could handle himself in a fight, but she was still his older sister and she felt like it was her job to protect him.

"Come on, Jazz. It's not like I'm going to spend the entire weekend in the Ghost Zone." He said, giving a slight smile. I'll just talk to a few of my friends and I'll be back in time for dinner. Besides, I'll have Sam and Tucker with me, so I'll have backup if i need it."

"That still doesn't mean that I won't be going with you. Besides, I haven't really been in the ghost zone, and I'm pretty sure the time the town was dragged there by Pariah Dark didn't count." She said. "This is the best time for me to learn and it'd give me the best opportunity to meet your other allies."

Danny sighed as he shifted positions so that he was sitting on a cushion. "You aren't going to drop this, are you?" He asked.

"Nope, and I'll probably find a way to hide on the spectre speeder if you still say no. You can't say no to a protective sister."

"Fine, but I want you to have the Fenton peeler on you at all times just to be safe." Danny said, knowing that he was fighting a losing battle. "I don't want you to get hurt."

Jazz nodded and smiled, silently celebrating her victory. "I know and I'll be careful." She said.