Linariel: I apologize for the wait I didn't think it would take this long to get it done. But life outside of here kept me busy. So anyways here's the next chapter. The ending chapter for this episode actually and then we'll go onto the next.

Oh and one more thing I now have a betareader so I encourage everyone reading to go back and read the first 2 chapters again they've changed and the grammars been corrected. Sorry about that I'm trying my best to get better.

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Adrian Spook

In

The Unluckiest Number

Episode Summary:

Adrian finds his day going from bad to worse thanks to The Ghost Punks. It just so happens to be the day he celebrates his 14th birthday. That doesn't top it though he gets a little more for it then he wanted. Including inheriting his father's genes.

Part 4

Things just keep going from bad to worse

By: Lydia (penname: Linariel)


As he flew Danny's mind was a windstorm of emotions. A mix of hurt, pain and disappointment welled up inside him causing him to ache and remorse. Guilt was the worst of these emotions, he'd tried so hard to give Adrian the party he'd always thought that his son deserved. He'd hoped that through it he'd start breaking down his son's barrier and regain that connection they'd lost after he became overwhelmed with his dual identity.

It was times like these that he doubted his choice of becoming half ghost for the rest of his life. After all it was because of him that his children were constantly terrorized by spirits maybe things would have been better off if he'd just said no.

This brought back the memory of the time Clockwork had given him the choice before he went to NASA if he wanted to become a regular human again or remain half ghost. He'd warned him that whatever choice he made would be his final one. That there was no third chance if he became mortal again he would stay that way. Sometimes he still wonder if his choice was correct and what would have happened if he'd decided to become normal.

But that was the past and as much as he sometimes had these feelings he could never honestly relinquish his ghost half. It had become so ingrained to him that he relied on it for almost everything. It was apart of him. To loose it would be like becoming a mere shadow of himself.

A glimpse from down below showed he was nearing the house. Turning intangible he flew through the wall, once in two rings of light went around his torso changing him back to normal. A growling from his stomach alerted him to an even more pressing issue.

He strode into the kitchen only to find a surprise waiting for him. There was Adrian at the breakfast table fiddling with a cookie. Despite the fact he was allowed to have sugar at the moment he didn't appear to be eating the treat. He just moved it around with his fingers staring at it aimlessly.

Danny didn't know what to say his son didn't seem to notice him. Clearing his throat he tried to get his attention. Looking up their eyes met. Adrian's seemed void almost unreal, there was not really anything expressive to be seen in his gaze. Danny felt worse fearing the experience might have traumatized him. "Add'… I'm so sorry."

Adrian turned his head slowly away. He moved the cookie around in his palms once more, before setting it down. He shook his head and didn't say anything. Pushing his chair away from the table it made a creaking sound causing the halfa to flinch.

"Don't you want to talk about it?" he asked him hopefully. Maybe if he could understand things better he'd be able to make amends.

Adrian shook his head slowly then moved past his father not speaking a word as he left him.

Danny could hear the patter of his son's feet on the steps as he went up the stairs. The halfa didn't know what to do. Adrian rarely reacted this way he could not make sense of his emotional turmoil. Usually the boy would make an outburst right about now. This move by Adrian was unpredictable.

Determination swelled up inside the half ghost as he turned intending to follow Adrian upstairs and finally get to the bottom of things.

As he walked to the stairs with a mission on his mind, a familiar beeping came from his wrist watch. Rolling his eyes in frustration. Danny clicked it on. "Yes?" he asked with an exasperated sigh. "I'm kind of busy here." He could hear Adrian's door slam shut making him wince.

"Sorry DP." Came Valerie's voice on the other line. "But we have a major crisis at G.P.A."

Danny raised an eyebrow. 'Again?' he thought his mind was now only half focused on his son. "What's the problem?"

A pause on the other line came before his partner spoke. "I can't talk about it on here. We don't know if someone is tapping into the network."

Glancing up from his spot halfway from the second floor Danny was hesitant. "Is this really so important that I need to be there right now?"

"Yes." Valerie's tone was final and left no room for argument.

Taking one more glance up at the shut door Danny's heart sank. "Alright I'll be right there." His appearance changed back to his ghost half and he took off into the sky leaving one of his only chances to talk to his son behind him.


Adrian laid flat on his back staring at the ceiling. His eyes closed as he listened to his father's footsteps then the abrupt halt. He could hear bits and pieces of the conversation. In the end what he could gather was his father was leaving again. Truthfully apart of Adrian wanted his dad to come after him. But of course noble, heroic dad was going to save the day again… and he'd probably forget about what just happened.

Then again why should he care? It was obvious the reason those ghosts came was to get at his dad. Grumbling in frustration he didn't know what to think. Many thoughts and scenarios ran through his mind on how things should have worked out, but in the end he drew up the same conclusion… It was better they transpired the way this way rather then become even more a mess. Still he was upset and he just wanted to be left alone.

A creaking sound reached his ear pulling him away from his tangle of thoughts and emotions. He glanced up to see his best friend's soft brown eyes peeking through the door.

"I don't know how you got through the door was locked 'Licia. But don't come in." Adrian said firmly.

Alicia completely ignored his advice. Opened the door, entered inside then shut it. Turning back to her friend she rolled her eyes. "Oh please Adrian I learned the secret to unlocking your door a long time ago." She held up a bobby pin to demonstrate then adjusted it back in her head of curls. "Honestly I don't see why you lock it because your dad can get through using his ghost powers anyways."

"We have shields on all the bedrooms in the house remember?" Adrian pointed out. It was true they'd been installed after the fenton siblings had been abducted from their room continuously it gave them a little bit of freedom.

"True but your dad also has the only remote to the shield." She concurred then pulled up a swivel chair from the nearby computer. "Now down to business."

With a humph the oldest child of Danny and Sam turned away from his best friend. "Leave me alone I don't want to talk about."

"Is that your answer to everything Adri'?" Alicia asked as she fiddled with a lock of her dark chestnut hair, a habit she used employed when she was impatient or bored. Receiving no answer like she already predicted she shrugged her shoulders. "Alright I just came by to bring you your present." She produced the slightly dusty packaged from her shoulder bag.

Adrian's eyes hardened as he glanced from her to the present then back. "You mean the thing you risked your life to get out of stupidity?" he asked dryly. After receiving a hesitant nod from his friend, he looked away again. "I don't want it."

With a sigh her friend shakes her head. "You know you need to get over this. It's not healthy to just mope around."

"It suits me just fine." Adrian said with a shrug turning away slightly attempting to shut her out.

A moment of silence came into the room. Before Alicia spoke her tone was deep and demanding. "Adrian Fenton you need to quit bottling up your emotions…" he turned slightly eye were with an raised brow. "Don't give me that I know exactly what I'm talking about. You hide your emotions so well you think but I can see how much they mess with you. It makes you lash out with so much rage it turns you into a creep." Throwing the gift straight at his gut then she hmphed. "Well if you won't take my advice at least open that. It took me forever to find something that suited you. And you better like it Adrian Devin Fenton because I worked hard to get it." Turning away from him she slammed the door shut.

Still shaken from his BFF sudden outburst he stared at the door for a long moment before looking to the package that nearly knocked the wind out of him. He paused then his eyes narrowed and he pushed the gift off his chest onto the ground, where it landed with a thud.


Danny flew towards a large building near the less busy section of Amity Park. It covered at least twenty acres of land with a wired fence surrounding the area. The Ghost Protection Headquarters itself was a five level building with basement where things of the utmost secrecy were kept. It might remind someone of a government facility. But despite the Guys in Whites insistence at collaborating Danny, and Valerie refused to join forces with them. They still couldn't get over the way the agents handled things in the past and how unpredictable they could be.

Landing on the ground in front of the building he changed back into Danny Fenton. Receiving a salute from the security officer he walked through the green shield. He couldn't help be taken aback by how much security was in place. But a more pressing matter was on his mind so he left that little warning bell alone, and headed towards the med room where Valerie had told him she'd be. Once inside that particular room he was greeted by the sight of her, Youngblood, and Danielle. It seemed like he'd come across a conversation already progress although he couldn't make out what they were saying.

Clearing his throat he got their attention. Valerie gave a weak smile but it was obvious that it wasn't very real. He knew he'd regret asking what happened but Danny did anyways.

Valerie blinked then her face set as she gave him a summarized version of what she found when she arrived at New Tech. From the fact that everyone passed out to the mess they'd found in Tucker's office. They'd managed to find every member of the security team except Drew Piper. Along with the woman who had been missing after the body snatchers escapade. "…the weirdest part is save for the vandalism and the missing officer the ghost didn't do anything major. Our squad combed through the entire building but everything was accounted for."

"That is odd." Danny murmured then turned to his sister/cousin who was currently on the examination table her left arm was wrapped in a cast. "Looks like he did some damage on you Little D'." she nodded with a wince. "Any chance you can tell me who did this so I can make sure they get a dose of their own medicine."

Danielle exchanged glances with Youngblood then turned back to her sibling. "Well to be honest everything's a blur I can't remember much…" for a moment she paused contemplating her next words. "All I've got are bits and pieces of what happened but after Tucker's office I can't recall anything..."

"She's right I'm in the same boat. Heck I can't even describe to you guys what that ghost looks like." Youngblood said with a nod.

Valerie nodded motioning to the nearby monitor. "From what we've been able to gather from the scans… we think the ghost has some kind of power that takes away memories."

"So what do you need me here for?" Danny asked even though this seemed bad it didn't seem like anything Valerie couldn't handle on her own.

"This is serious DP if that ghost did that much damage alone at New Tech then he's no minor threat like we first though. You're the best person to try and get anything out of our spooky witnesses. And well… you are the ambassador to the Ghostzone." The commissioner concurred. "It would have damaged the treaty if a normal human was to be present for the interrogations."

Ah yes that rule. The treaty had been a delicate process and some of things between the two were flawed but he supposed important. "So you have the Ghost Punks I'm guessing?"

With a smirk she smiled. "Oh yeah and I have a feeling they were merely a distraction."

"But you suspect that they might give us more information on the body snatcher?" Danny guessed. That made some sense. "Then by all means Commissioner Gray lead on." He said transforming back into his phantom identity.

Danny followed her towards a nearby elevator. Pressing the on button presently the doors opened allowing them in. After a few minutes in the elevator they found their way to the basement floor of the whole G.P.A. building. It was an area dedicated to their more delicate work of interrogation on the captured ghosts. It wasn't used often though most of the time they just send them back to the Ghostzone.

There was also one carefully guarded secret in there. A new portal, created by the fentons, nearly identical to the one at FentonWorks, save for a few modifications. No one except for level 1 operatives and the original team knew of it's existence it was in room off the east wing of the underground complex locked up tightly with a genetic code set only for Fenton or Foley DNA to access it. If the ghosts knew they had it there could be a serious problem on their hands.

Reaching the containment cells they saw Lol flying about aimlessly, Rook on the other hand was just sitting there with a book, he'd no doubt made appear from thin air before being locked inside. Their leader Butch was slumped on one of the bunks in the cell his face turned away from view, they couldn't tell what he was doing.

Valerie strapped on a pair of phase proof gloves, and morphed into her armor. Then approached the door and a hologram keypad appeared then she quickly a twelve digit code, presently it beeped and a hissing sound emerged. Once open the Red Huntress and Ghost Boy entered into the cell. The energy shield quickly engulfed behind them leaving no room for the captured ghosts to escape.

The Ghost Punks glanced from what they were doing slightly interested but when they saw who it was they glared and looked away. Or at least Butch, and Rook did, Lol just cocked his head to the side puzzled.

For once Danny decided the delicate process was not going to get the job done. Looking about he carefully chose his target, then gestured to Valerie. She slapped a pair of handcuffs on Rook and pushed him over to Phantom. "Okay we're going to make this simple. I need you to tell me how your boss…" he motioned to Butch who still hadn't turned around. "Acquired all those anti equipment?" He knew if any of them would talk it would be the geek ghost because he wasn't one to cause much conflict, in fact he was harmless… most of the time.

Rook glanced towards his boss but getting no answer he turned back. Figuring if he gave them what they wanted they'd be able to go the Ghostzone again in peace he replied. "All I can at this present time divulge is that another ghost appeared out of nowhere. Gave Butch the idea…" he hesitated seeing the glare he was getting from his leader but knowing out of the two it was better to be clear with Phantom. "…to crash your son's party. He also supplied us with all of the equipment we used, and instructions on how it would work."

So it was Valerie had suspected someone else had been pulling their strings. "But what did the ghost look like? We need a description have you ever seen him before?"

"No." The ghost said with a sigh, adjusting his glasses. "I've never seen him before. Actually I think Butch…" he gestured to his boss. "Was the only one who really got a good look at him..."

Danny nodded and he and Valerie approached Butch though neither of them restrained him.

The Leader of the Ghost Punks grumbled obviously stewing in his defeat. "Go away Phantom I aint saying nothing."

"We need a description of the ghost who gave you your little toys Butch." Valerie cut in with a bit of snarl. Obviously she was getting impatient.

"Oh that guy…" Butch smirked slightly. "Eh never saw him." He said with a shrug.

"Why you…" She snarled ready to tear him apart.

Phantom the obvious the peacekeeper pushed Valerie back away from the growing quarrel. Then the halfa stepped in the middle and calmly as he could addressed Butch. "We need a clear idea of who the mystery ghost is. If you give it to us then you can go back in the ghostzone and forget about this whole thing."

"Look…" Butch said with a huff of frustration. "I have no idea what the guy looked like. All I can remember is he had red eyes but most the ghosts who've died are that way. Including Topkick." He looked away with a grumble. "He kept to the shadows… I didn't get a clear look at him. He looked like a real wimp but then again I didn't actually see him."

The two G.P.A. leaders exchanged glances and looked back. "And you listened to someone you couldn't see?" Valerie asked she had thought the Leader of the Ghost Punks was a little smarter then that.

Butch huffed folding his arms over his chest. "It was a good plan. What can I say…" he turned to smirk at the halfa. "I'm a sucker for anything that will rake your nerves Phantom."

'That wasn't the best move.' Valerie thought already seeing her partners eyes
turning a shade of bright neon green, showing his build up rage. Grabbing onto Danny's arm she pushed him towards the entrance. Once he was outside she turned to address the punks. "We'll return you to the Ghostzone in roughly three hours. There you will await your parole assignments under Wulf. Do what he says and everything will be just fine." She smirked slightly seeing the frightened look on their face. She didn't blame them no one wanted to be on the bad side of dimension tearing ghost.

Once she was outside the cell she had to duck as a beam of ectoplasm went past her and bounced off the cell. She glanced up to see Danny Phantom floating near the ceiling his eyes blazing with an un natural amount of rage. "Calm down Neil Armstrong and get your ghost butt down here. You need to transform before you level another area of the complex with your ghostly wail."

Danny slowly alighted back on the ground as his eyes dimmed. Once he had enough control of his emotions he transformed back into his old raven hair, blue eyed self. He sighed. "Sorry Val' you know how that gets to me." He clenched his fists. "I can't control myself when that happens."

"Oh it's fine Danny." Valerie said with a small smile. "Just doesn't go so well for the insurance bills. Believe me I can understand your emotions. If this was about Alicia I'd be angry too. But you're the one with the ghost powers." She reminded with small chuckle.

Sheepishly the halfa nodded then set his mind to business. "So they were definitely a distraction. But the question is..." he placed his hand on the nearby wall. "For what?"

"I'm just as lost on that one as you are Danny." The Red Huntress said with a huff as she removed her ghost gloves and set them in a nearby locker. "But it's not like we can turn back time and get an instant replay."

A thought crossed Danny's mind at her words and his eyes brightened a little. 'No but I know who can.'

It was mocking him. That's what Alicia's present was doing. All wrapped up in sunflower print with a big black bow. It dared him to open it but Adrian refused to give into the temptation. It had already caused him enough annoyance. He glared at it then turned away there was no way he'd follow his best friend's footsteps and actually unwrap the thing she'd risked her life to get him. No matter how rude it sounded.

Pulling his headphones out of his pocket he turned the volume on high and just stared aimlessly at the ceiling as hard rock filled his mind. A glance once more at the package made him nervous. 'She wouldn't have gone after it without a good reason… right?' He sighed turning off his music and scooting off the bed he went and picked up the package, then sat back on the bed cross legged with it in his lap.

Miraculously the gift didn't seem to be any worse for wear from the ghost fight. He shook it but soon realized it wasn't hollow. "I must be insane for even doing this." He mumbled out loud. But with great care he tore at the wrapping pulling it apart with painstaking slowness. He was still fighting the urge to leave it alone.

A large book fell out of the wrapping onto his lap. His amethyst eyes widened as he read the engraved inscription on the left hand side 'Adrian Devin Fenton' the middle read 'My Journal'. For indeed that's what it was a tan leather bound diary he didn't even think they made them anymore. It was hard enough to find normal paper to write on now that data-pads had taken over the world. It was the old school way to write but Adrian couldn't think of a better way. He enjoyed the smooth feel and the earthy smell of paper over the warm electronics. It inspired him to no end. Apparently his best friend had gone out of her way to buy one.

Opening the cover there was an inscription on the inside of it.

Hey Adrian,
I found this at a retro shop and thought of you. I know you'll like it. As hard as it is to admit it I bet your drooling over this thing right now. I still can't understand your obsession with paper. You always told me you were sick having your papers get mixed up an out of order when you were writing down your thoughts. So I thought instead of having them all on separate sheets maybe one big one will be fine. Who knows you might look back on this and laugh. Either way Happy Birthday Adri', this is for you. You better enjoy it. I'm kidding, I know you will.
Love your BFF forever,
Alicia Foley
P.S. There should be a lock and key so you can keep it private I knew you'd like that feature.

Sure enough there was a key and lock taped on the inside, right next to her writing. He carefully pulled them off and put them in his pocket. He was in complete awe over her gift. A small tear fell from his eyes touched by the gesture. This was the most thoughtful present anyone had ever given him. He completely forgot the painstaking work that it taken his friend to obtain it. A foreign soft smile came on his face. If anything this made his birthday special.

Skimming through the pages he found them intact and not even a pencil mark insight save for the inscription on the inside cover in Alicia's familiar handwriting. There wasn't even a page pulled out either. His hands twitched as ideas, rants, and thoughts filled his mind. The urge to write was fierce he could feel his mind forming sentences which he knew if he didn't write down soon would escape him.

Quickly he headed for his desk and pulled open a drawer. Inside was his stash of many assortment of pencils, pens, and one quill with ink his Aunt Jazz had been kind of enough to buy. Grasping a pen in his hands he turned back and flopped onto his bed opening a page in his new journal to begin writing.

There are days where you just want to write down everything you feel…
And days where you want to escape into another world.
Writing gives this entrance for me.
I don't know exactly what I'll write about from here but it will be only my most guarded thoughts…
Here I will question…
Here I will learn…
Here will be the reflection of my memories and mine alone…
Let's begin…

Turning the page satisfied with his introduction Adrian's pen pressed down on paper as he wrote out his feelings of this day.

September 30th
Today's my birthday… Whoopee. Harsh right? I know. I should be happy about today. I'd love to fill it with my excitement and joy but really I can truthfully say there wasn't much good about it. True I did get to hang out with my two best friends Hugo and Alicia, I also got this journal my first in a long time. The last one I had was when I was really little a gift from my Aunt Jazz ironically.
But let's cut from the sweet stuff and get to the bitter truth. This had to be the worst birthday for me in the history of birthdays. All of my least favorite people were there. But that wasn't the icing on the cake I also had two run-ins in one day with the Ghost Punks. There a band of ghosts who use me or my siblings as a punching bag whenever my dad messes with their fun.
Before a lot of confusion comes up my dad is half ghost. I won't get into the details right now but he is superhero saved the world a few times I guess. Most people dream of having a superhero parent. But I'm telling you it's not as sweet as you think and you who want it need to rethink you're life.
So anyways to summarize it my birthday or lack there of was ruined. And I just wanted this day to end…

He paused as he felt a rush of emotions.

I just want a normal life with my dad one that doesn't involve me sharing him with the rest of the world. Sounds selfish I guess but when you've been through what I have, you just reach a point where the thread snaps, and you could care less that your parent is a superhero. You just want to regain that bond you already have. But you want him to take the first step to do so. I don't know I'm still trying to understand life.
I HATE MY DAD'S POWERS! Yes sometimes I do I want him here as father sharing him just… just…

Adrian's heart sank and he couldn't finish the page. It was alright he'd made his point. He yawned as eyes started drooping. It had to be the added stress and excitement had made him tired. He really needed a nap if anything. Maybe that would clear his head. It already was afternoon. One nap would be alright. After locking his journal and stuffing the key into his pocket he carefully set it on the nightstand. Then kicked off his shoes and pulled his throw blanket over his body turning onto his stomach he shut his eyes and gave into a dreamless sleep.


Valerie's remark sparked Danny's memory of the one ghost who might be able to help them… Clockwork, the reclusive ghost who dwell in the outskirts of the Ghostzone. Not many humans knew of the Master of All Time only the original Team Phantom, and Jazz. Along with the children of the halfa, and this was only because the Time Ghost agreed to be their guardian. But of course the fenton siblings did not know the truth behind their supposed god-father's work nor did they see him much. Only rarely so he was not a clear memory to anyone but Jennifer because of her direct conversation with him and the crescent moon pendant he'd given her.

The Time Ghost wished to not corrupt the time stream by allowing those inside it to know of the being who watched over things. Too many questions would arise and the mortals would be afraid and hesitant to go on with their lives. Fearing they might be puppets on a string. They'd try to make sense of that which was not their place to know, and things would fall apart. Thus why an oath of secrecy was taken and the mystery of time remained unsolved.

Standing firmly on the ground in the Time Ghost's lair surrounded by many different clocks of various shapes and sizes, the halfa waited patiently for Clockwork's response to his question.

"No Daniel… I cannot allow you to go back and view what has already happened. Only the eyes that can view are those who have seen." Carefully he adjusted the clock's dials and passed left hand glowing over a nearby portal. "Remember what happened the last time you corrupted the time stream, and the ill deeds it brought." He shook his head. "Has it taught you nothing of what can happen when you mess with the balance of the universe?"

"Believe me, I remember all too well Clockwork." Danny could understand what the wise ghost was speaking of in vivid detail from Vlad marrying his mother, and his dad having powers it was a nightmare. But there was something else cryptic in the answer that just might be a clue to another route he could take. "You're saying someone else was present at their exchange… who?"

The Time Ghost sighed and shook his head solemnly. "I cannot tell you, I have given you too much to ponder already. What is to come in the present and future is up to you alone." With this he turned into his elder form that represented the future.

"So that's it then…" The halfa could recognize a closing in his words. "You're not going to help me with the crisis at New Tech? I need something else to go on. This is getting more serious by the day. I thought this ghost was just a mild threat but I have a feeling he's more then that. Can't you help me in anyway?"

Turning his back to the halfa the ghost adjust the dials on his staff, he turned into his child form that represented the past. "I've helped you in more ways then I should. Everything happens for a purpose. What is to ensue must occur and I can't give you any other course to take." He turned back to him. "If you want to take another you must figure that out for yourself. I am sure you're heart will show you the best path."

Danny sighed with a nod knowing Clockwork was right. He usually was. Today though the Time Ghost seemed rather distant more then usual. But he knew from experience everything the ghost spoke had a purpose. Sometimes his words brought a solution even when his answer was no. It was good thing he had had a long memory he'd need to write everything down, then discuss it with Sam and Tucker perhaps between the three of them they'd make sense of it. "Thank you Clockwork." He said with small nod of the head then turned to leave the Time Ghost's lair.

"That is not all you wanted to speak to me about was it Danny?" Clockwork said as he transformed into his original form that represented the present. His back was still turned but the robed ghost's words struck and cord. The halfa returned to stand in front of him with a reluctant nod. The Time Ghost approached him putting a hand on his shoulder in an almost grandfather like gesture. "You worry about your children don't you?"

How Clockwork could read him so well he did not know but he appreciated the fact that it took few words to get to the points with the Time Ghost. "Adrian mostly… I'm getting no where with him. I'm trying to make up for the time we lost but all he does is push me away. I don't know maybe those guys at NASA were right maybe I'm not cut out to be a father." He didn't reveal this to anyone not even Sam but for some reason in the presence of the ghost who watched over his entire life he felt like he could converse to him his worst fears. Maybe that was because the Time Ghost already knew what was up.

Morphing presently into his elder self the Time Ghost smiled at him gently. "The future is unwritten what you do today affects the course of things to come. If you work hard you shall gain that bond back with your son." Transforming into his child like image spoke again. "But only if you fight for it."

Danny nodded feeling an immense amount of weight fall of his shoulders with Clockwork's words. "I better get going… Sam's probably wondering where I am." He said sheepishly starting to sound like his old self. "Thanks for the help Clockwork." The halfa said with a nod and flew out the door towards the hidden portal connected to the G.P.A.

Back at the lair of the Master of All Time Clockwork turned shortly back into his present self and shook his head. His gaze turned slightly to his nearby dark colored feline ghost companion, who had made himself scarce while the halfa was about. "Sometimes I wonder even with what I know if I do the right thing my friend."

That cat said not a word but rubbed up against him. Although he could speak Clockwork knew that his feline friend preferred using body language to get his point across.

The Time ghost chuckled. "Yes I suppose we shouldn't worry about what is already to come. Things will play out on their own." He gently rubbed the ghost cat's fur gaining a purr from the little one. He'd never saw himself getting a companion or a partner for that matter. But the little guy had grown on him and his abilities alone came in handy at times.

Hair raised up on the cat's back at the moment and it hissed ducking away into the shadows. Leaving Clockwork to face who he'd known would already be coming. "You spare no time to question my work, do you?" he asked courteously.

Out of the shadows came two identical green skinned beings with robes both had one giant red eye in the middle of their face. No mouth was present but their voices filled the room either way. "You forgot your place again didn't you?"

"I did not." Clockwork said honestly his form taking that of his elder self. "I said what was supposed to be said. It will take a few months before Daniel understands the extent of my warning…" his hand glowed as it passed over the portal. A view of many adult humans some looking like they didn't belong there were dressed in strange armor they appeared to be facing a fight of some kind. Then the screen faded to black "By then it will be too late but perhaps they will now be able to face what is to come."

The two observants for that is was what they were exchanged glances before the next spoke. "You care too much for that boy, too many loopholes have you taken…"

"If things did not go the way they did then the future would be as corrupt as the one imprisoned in this room." He gestured to a thermos that seemed to appear out nowhere shaking slightly with an evil face printed on it. "Daniel made all those choices on his own. I merely showed a path and he chose from there what was to be taken."

"But the part that troubles us…" for the observants would never admit their confusion. "…is you warned the halfa that his offspring would have ghost DNA… but not of the rest to come with them."

Turning back into his present self Clockwork spoke with much finality. "From what I've seen this is the only way to repair ties, and bring about the future that ensures the survival of time itself. Daniel must find out on his own the truth. As for his children…" Passing his hand over yet another portal an image of Adrian tossing around in bed was present. The Time ghost's eyes narrowed. "…they must decide for themselves how they deal with what is given to them…"


Snuggled under his blanket Adrian slept silently in the position he usually took. It was not normal for a child to sleep on their stomach most were taught from birth to sleep on their back. However Sam refused to raise her children the traditional way and she saw no harm in allowing them to sleep how they wanted. He liked being on his stomach mostly.

Fast asleep with no one else in the room there were no witnesses present to see what occurred next. Adrian turned onto his side his eyes still shut. Beads of sweat started rolling down his chin and he kicked at the covers pushing them off his body. He jerked about as if struggling, he mumbled in his sleep turning fully onto his back. Then he pushed again turning towards the side of his bed. He rolled about till he fell off the bed with a hard thud. But surprisingly he didn't awaken.

He yelped and his teeth clenched as the sweat dissipated and he started shivering. By instinct he reached for his blanket but his hands did not feel the garment. He kicked at the ceiling and the lower half of his body jumped from the ground. Another yelp went out. Then a white light appeared at his stomach it slowly grew brighter and brighter. His eyes were clenched shut even though it seemed like he was struggling to open them.

It was as if the two halves within him fighting for dominance. The veins in his skin took on a bright tone of yellow. Then the white light completely engulfed him. He jolted still not waking up and screamed out into the night. Though to a human's ear it sounded like nothing more then a whisper, to a ghost ear it was like hearing the passing of another soul, that was about to join them in the realm of the dead.

Danny's ears picked up the sound as he was dressing for bed. He paused for a moment trying to pin point it. But as quickly as the ghost like wail begun it died off so he just took it as a soul was entering the plane of the dead. He shivered slightly he didn't enjoy have ears that could pick up spectral occurrences like that. Taking a moment he paused and remained in solemn silence for the deceased. Then he then began dressing into his night shirt and boxers.

Once he was finished he entered the room to find his wife already asleep in bed. Gently he caressed her cheek before walking away towards the porch that connected to their room. He couldn't sleep at the moment there was just so much going on. He'd arrived at G.P.A. via portal, informed Valerie on what he could without giving away Clockwork's identity then headed home, by the time he'd gotten back though it was late.

Partly because he made a detour check on Dani and Youngblood, they were doing fine none to worse for ware. But his halfa clone wanted to go beat the pants off her attacker. She hated being showed up by anyone. As much as Youngblood and wanted to join her in the quest he'd put his foot down for once knowing she needed to heal first. The two were going to be alright so he'd left them there.

Finally he returned home and spent some time with Sam, and their daughters. Adrian was already in bed when his wife had gone up to check on their son. The day had apparently stressed him into exhaustion. Danny wanted to rest too but there was just so much going on in his mind. He sighed pushing the glass door open that separated them from the porch and stepped out onto the deck to gaze at the stars.

A habit he'd developed from his time in space. He carefully mapped out different constellations with his eyes and for the longest time just watched them shining from above taking comfort in the activity. The only thing it was missing was Tucker, and Sam. He grinned. They used to spend nights on top the Fenton Ops with his old telescope gazing at the stars, chatting about life, and just enjoying time together. Those were the good old days.

"Couldn't sleep?" came a voice from behind he turned to his wife Sam in her night dress. She walked out onto the porch.

Danny smiled warmly then shook his head looking up at the stars. "Too much on my mind." He glanced back at her. "You?"

Sam shrugged and leaned against the porch rail. "Oh I suppose I could if it wasn't for the lack of my chilly husband."

With chuckle Danny shrugged. "I can't help it when that happens."

"Sometimes I swear you are like a popsicle in bed." Sam said shaking her head.

"But you love me anyways." Danny said playfully giving her a hug.

She smirked. "Yeah I guess I do." She kissed him on the lips gently before letting go. "So… I feel like I ask you this question every day now but…" Sam's eyes turned to full contact with him. "What's on your mind?"

"A lot of things…" Danny said with a sigh but then shrugged. "But I think we can leave it till morning I just needed some air is all."

Sam nodded. "You'll tell me then... After we get the kids to school." She said firmly, tomorrow was after all Monday.

"Sounds like a plan." He replied then he started to follow but turned slightly to gaze at the stars before that. Danny couldn't help but believe that seeing them shinning to high above gave him something that could never be taken away. Hope.


Light peeked into the room of the sleeping teenager. Soon the rays were hitting him dead on in the face. Grumbling he reached for his blanket and pulled it over his eyes. He didn't want to wake up yet he felt too exhausted. It was as if his body had over exerted beyond the normal amount. He shivered slightly. A bead of sweat ran down his forehead which he wiped away instantly, then settled down to sleep again.

His alarm burst into full tune startling Adrian into an awakened state. He finally noticed his position on the ground instead of his bed. He raised an eyebrow looking between the two. 'How did I get down here?'he thought puzzled as he scratched his head. Barely noticing the cold feeling his fingers produced at they ran over his scalp.

It took a moment for his brain to register but then he realized something. He had school today… he didn't want to be late. LATE? Oh snap that would not be good. Quickly pulling himself off the ground and stretching his stiff muscles. He rushed to his dresser drawer and started rummaging through for his clothes. He was in such a rush he didn't question that his usually neat drawer where his shirts were located had a pair of jeans in them. Nor the tingly feel he felt when he retrieved them.

Gathering certain things he knew he needed, Adrian strode to the end of his room and peeked out the door, to check and see if the coast was clear. He knew how fast Lilith could be at getting to the bathroom, and he wanted to be the first one in for once. Finding that the hallway was empty he rushed into restroom as fast as his legs could carry him.

Once inside he found himself forced to take a cold shower. It appeared the hot water heater was broken because even though he had it on blazing hot his shower was icy. Oddly enough it almost felt like it went right through his entire body. He was shivering uncontrollably as he pulled a towel around his chest and patted himself dry. The cold sensation didn't leave him however it was almost like it intensified.

Dressing in his usual under garments, he then put on blue jeans, his favorite long sleeve black shirt with the red flame, and then pulled on his tan over shirt. Rubbing his hair vigorously with a towel to get it dry, he finally went to the sink, and splashed cold water on his face washing it carefully. He knew his mother would not be pleased if he didn't at least do his basic hygiene.

Patting his face dry he finally took a moment to look in the mirror and make sure he looked acceptable. At that instant his eyes widened at what he saw staring back at him. His usual amethyst eyes he'd had since he was a baby were replaced with glowing yellow ones. Not only that but his messy raven hair was a different too it had inverted to a snow white shade.

For a long moment he just stared at the mirror in disbelief. Then tried shrugging his arms his reflection did the same. He backed away till he was against the wall and it mimicked his moves. Still in disbelief he grabbed at his hair from the side trying to pull it into view. It was indeed white. Then he noticed how pale his skin looked from its usual peach tone.

This wasn't happening. He shook his head in disbelief and his foreign reflection followed his movement. A cold chill ran up his spine and his body started to shake as sweat fell off his brow. Dread filled his entire being. It couldn't be so. There was no way this was real.

Shakily Adrian gathered his discarded clothes and wrapped a towel around his strange hair. Glancing at his reflection he was slightly satisfied to see that his hair was covered enough that no one would notice it. Still nervous he opened the door a crack to peek out into the hallway. Thankfully it seemed that no one was around still. Clutching his garments to his chest he kept his head down low as he ducked into his room, and closed the door tightly locking it behind himself.

What Adrian didn't realize was that his alarm had been going off for the past hour and at this current moment he only had ten minutes to make it to school. The rest of the Fenton family waited downstairs in the hall, and for once Danny was present. It wasn't often this happened usually their halfa father was busy but he had some time off.

Nearly everyone was antsy, Jennifer was constantly checking the time, Danny was pacing, and Sam was tapping her right foot impatiently. Lilith on the other hand just sat on the floor fiddling with neat pony tail in hopes of messing with it but was constantly being stopped by her sibling. The littlest fenton stuck her tongue out every time this happened.

Finally Jennifer let out an exasperated sigh. "We're going to be late if he doesn't get down here in the next three minutes."

"I can't imagine what's keeping him up there." Danny said running his fingers through his raven hair, as he glanced upstairs in concern.

"I can… he's stalling." She huffed. "Adrian's so unfocused sometimes."

"Jennifer ReneeFenton!" Sam said sternly.

She shrugged innocently. "Well he is."

They waited a few more minutes before Danny let out a frustrated sigh. "I'll go get him."

Sam shook her head gently pressing her husband back. "No I'll do it. He's probably in one of his moods. It will be easier if I go."

"I guess your right." Danny said with a small chuckle. If anyone could get their stubborn son to follow orders it was his wife. He watched as Sam walked up the stairs towards the left side where Adrian's room was located away from the stairs. His eyes stayed focused on this till something tugged at his jean cuff glancing down he saw his littlest daughter looking at him with a cocked head.

"Is brother coming?" Lilith asked.

Danny nodded with a smile scooping her up into his arms. "Yeah Lily-Ann I have a feeling he'll be along shortly."

Adrian could here the footsteps coming up the stairs. His heart pounded hard he'd been trying for the past five minutes to change back into his human form. There was no way he'd allow anyone to see what he assumed to be his ghost form. This truly was his unluckiest day.

Taking a deep breath he tried concentrating again. "Change back!" he whispered to his body as he tried to force it but all he got in result was more sweat and cold chills.

The sound of the person's footsteps had now reached the top of the stairs. He had a feeling he knew where it was heading... his room.

Sure enough knocking presently interrupted his concentration, and soon he heard his mother's voice. "Adrian it's time for school. If you don't get out here right now you're going to be late."

'What but…' he turned to glanced at the clock near his bed and groaned. How could he have been so stupid not to check earlier? It read five minutes till school. But… looking over his current state his chest ached. 'I can't go to school looking like this? Nor can I let mom or dad see me.'

"Adrian." Came Sam's voice quietly but with an edge to it he knew all too well. "If you don't get out here right now I'm coming in." After a moment he saw the rattling of his door as she tried to turn it. But of course it was locked which in retrospect probably wasn't his best idea. "You're not allowed to lock the door Adrian. Now get over here right now young man or so help me I will ban you from sweets for another month!" Grounding would have been alright but that made him nervous.

Adrian's eyes darted back in forth from a nearby mirror of his reflection to the door. He took a deep breath as he made a decision. Rushing to his door he quietly turned the bolt then dived towards his bed and without intending phased through the sheets ending up underneath bed. Trying again he rolled out from under and crawled beneath his covers. Only then did he speak. "It's unlocked now mom." He whispered faintly but loud enough where she could hear him. He winced at how his voice seemed to echo now.

The door creaked open and Sam walked in. Looking about the room she spotted the lump in the middle of the bed. Her eyes creased with an amused smile. She walked over to sit on the bed and tried to pull off the covers but he pulled them tighter. His mother couldn't help but be somewhat concerned by these actions. "Are you okay my little man?"

An idea sparked in Adrian's mind at her words. There was no way he could go to school but… He coughed loudly. He didn't have to worry about faking anything else. He still could feel the cold rush going through his body causing him to shiver. For once he was happy that Alicia forced him to be a part of her stupid plays. She'd talked him into acting a number of roles in her dramas and one of them had been a sick person.

Sam's eyes widened. "Oh so your sick." Her eyes filled with sympathy. She patted his back. "I'll check on you later." She sighed 'Better call the school and let them know he's not coming today.'She thought as she shut the door behind her.

Once she was out of the room Adrian flung the covers off his body. Already a pool of sweat was dampening his covers and leaving a mark. He shivered then sighed. Well for now he might as well make due. He had till later to figure out how to transform back to his human state. Or there could be problems.

Through the hours spent alone Adrian did not rest as Sam assumed he did every time she came to check on him. It was dark outside before he finally came to grips with the reality of his situation, his panic died down, and he begun doing what he was best at dissecting the problem. At first he'd thought he was dead which explained why he couldn't transform. But then the fact he could consume food scratched that assumption. He'd only realized this once his mother came in with a bowl of hot tomato soup which he ate after she'd left. Thankfully it appeared he could still consume food despite his spectral state of appearance. Also the hot flashes that continued to war on his body confirmed that he was indeed alive.

So he was half ghost now or at least part one. From biology class alone he'd already deduced that if he had inherited ghost powers. He'd only be ¼ ghost not nearly as much as his father because his mother was fully mortal. That alone had made him give up the idea becoming a hybrid. This was back in middle school, now well he could honestly say he didn't want this. Not one bit. He'd grown to hate his father's powers and what they represented and he saw this as a horrible turn of events.

"I'm not going to follow dad's footsteps." Adrian said firmly to himself, only wincing slightly from the echo that came with his new voice. He knew he'd be expected to fight ghosts by all the populace. They'd assume just because he was Danny Phantom's son he'd become a superhero like him. He had no ambition to go down that route and was firmly against it. Also the idea of his father helping him learn to control his abilities whatever they may be, was out of question.

He tried again and again to change his appearance back to his human form but it appeared Adrian was stuck at the moment. After a while he gave up. It took too much energy to attempt and he wasn't going to pass out just for his mother to come in and see him like this.

As of yet he'd only discovered one power. Fortunately he was slightly familiar with it from his childhood conversations with his grandfather. He recognized it as intangibility. Thankfully Adrian hadn't started floating on the ceiling yet. But the act of phasing through things wasn't a picnic either he had no control over his body. It seemed to choose when it did things.

Pacing about he ran his fingers through his snow white hair out of habit, slowly getting used to the feel of the cold against his scalp. The hot spells were dissipating too. They only came at random and didn't stay long. But this wasn't a good thing it could only mean his body was adapting to this new form.

With a sigh he leaned against the wall facing the outside taking a moment to rest. In that instant his body decided to rebel and he felt a dizziness come over him. He phased right through his room and started falling towards the ground in the backyard. Frantically he grabbed for a nearby branch from a tree he'd climb much in his youth. His hands clenched at the branch and miraculously he was able to grasp it. He breathed a sigh of relief. Till he felt a coldness wash over him and his glowing yellow eyes widened in horror as he went intangible again loosing grip on the branch.

He felt the rush of the wind as he neared the ground bellow but instead hitting the surface he bumped into something hard, and slightly rough. He fell off it and rolled onto his back slightly shaken but alright. A growl came from behind and he turned to see Trixie the family german shepherd had cushioned his fall, and now the dog was now baring her teeth at him.

Scrambling to his feet he moved away from the angry beast. His heart thudded hard as he saw the sweet canine turn into a vicious mongrel. Obviously she didn't recognize him. She started barking which was not a good thing. If Trixie continued it would alert his parents to something happening in their backyard and they'd see him. Maybe even realize it was Adrian and not some random ghost.

Putting his hands up in a peace offering he tried to reason with her as he backed away. "Trixie… shhh… calm down girl. Don't bark…" she continued barking threatingly at him. Which Adrian supposed he should be grateful that she watched over the house so well but this wasn't the time. "Come on Trix' it's me Adrian… Remember?" Their brown german shepherd continued to stalk towards him with her fur raised. "Okay maybe you don't remember me. But it is me!"

Without another word she pounced at him and despite his new found powers he was not armed to take on a fifty pound dog. She stood over him with her teeth bared. Suddenly she begun sniffing the air then she sniffed him. He got a thorough inspection as he cowered under her. She paused before unexpectedly wagging her tail and begun licking his face.

Coughing slightly his mouth getting slightly filled with dog kisses, he pushed the overgrown puppy off of him. Trixie barked wagging her tail as she moved about playfully. She'd recognized him despite his change of form. He thanked whatever god was above that the dog had known his scent. Scratching her head, Trixie leaned into his touch and whimpered slightly in pleasure with her tongue hanging out.

Despite everything that happened that alone made him chuckle. He'd nearly been attacked by with his own dog and here she was now showering him with affections. It was a lot to take in. 'Now I really need to get back to my room before my parents find me out here.'

Without warning the overgrown dog launched herself at him pushing him straight at the fence. He didn't even have a moment to blink before his body started to glow, the feeling returned. 'Oh no I'm doing it again.'Pushing the dog back so she wouldn't join him, he found himself on the other side of the fence.

He stumbled about disoriented having been doing this all too often at random. Finally Adrian gained his bearings only to grasp all too late where he'd ended up as a pair of yellow lights flashed right into his view slightly blinding him. He was on the highway, and a huge diesel truck was coming straight towards him. With no time to get out of the way, he feared this would be the end of his life.

The rush of cold and weightlessness was unexpected as his body went intangible completely phasing through the truck and into the inside of trailer. He realized where he was soon enough and pulled himself quickly through the floor of the trunk, finally reforming into solid matter inside the truck's trailer. He took a deep breath and glanced about quickly noticing the different couches, tables, chairs, and dinning sets. He looked about and noticed with relief everything was addressed to go the furniture store at the nearby mall.

Deciding for once he did not want to relive that near death experience by trying to phase out of the diesel. Adrian took a seat on the couch and relaxed his eyes as he waited for his ride to reach its current destination. From there he'd be able to find a way home. He knew the city of Amity Park pretty well so it wouldn't take too long to walk back. Besides he did not want to try anything else at the moment.

"I hope this isn't considered hitch hiking." He remarked dryly with a sigh. "Cause I didn't come into here by choice."


As he reached his destination Adrian realized something new about his second form, and possibly the only aspect he liked, ghosts could see in the dark. Thanks to his phobia of being anywhere in pitch black this idea made him somewhat pleased. Though he still did not like what was happening to him. Nor that fact he'd been through all this. From what he could tell so far these powers were nothing but a curse.

The truck finally stopped at where he could only assume was the mall. Not wanting to be caught inside. Adrian tried his hardest to force his powers to work for him. So far there was no response they seemed to have a mind of their own. Pushing against the side of the truck he tried to will them to work. Finally at the very instant the doors were opening he fell through the truck. He smacked into a loading sign then he landed hard on the sidewalk.

Moaning he pulled himself up from the ground, and grumbled dusting off his clothes. It was a good thing he'd decided to stay dressed instead of changing to his pajamas or he'd have had to deal with embarrassment along with this stupid form. Hopefully no one recognized him. He assumed most of his classmates would be asleep by now. But then again being the kid of Danny Fenton aka Danny Phantom put you in the lime light way too much. Half of the town knew who he was.

He walked about on the sidewalks. Not really paying attention to the direction he was going besides following the street signs. Presently he came upon Town Hall and the one thing he did not want to see at this moment. His yellow eyes tinted to a brighter shade as his anger rose. There in the middle of entrance way was the statue of his father in his ghost form holding up a globe of the Earth.

Life just hated him right now didn't it? He sighed in frustration as his eyes tinted back to their normal shade of yellow. The area around the statue was deserted which lead him to assume most people were home. How long had he been out anyways? He'd lost track of time. A thing he seemed to be doing a lot lately.

Nothing was going his way today. Just looking at that statue drew out his anger to higher degree. He couldn't take it anymore. Growling he strode right up to it, and stared up at it with his hands on his hips. "Just look what you did dad." He said icily motioning to his present state, as then proceeded he lashed out with his bottled feelings. "Now I have to deal with being part ghost like you. I'm not enjoying this right now."

Adrian growled. "You just had to put me in the same boat as you. Is this some kind of trick did you inject me with more spectral DNA so I'd feel what you feel everyday?" He laughed bitterly knowing that this was a wild idea, and completely unlikely. No he'd inherited his father's powers and it had decided to emerge when he turned fourteen. And that was the unfathomable truth.

"No of course you didn't. But guess what? I'm not going to be a hero like you! You know what I'm going to live my life and only use these stupid powers when I need to." Adrian paced about staring at the statue as if it was actually hearing his vow.

"I'm planning to be a poet and I'm not giving up my dream to become some ghost fighter who let's his life be completely consumed by his powers. I'll never help anyone. You can just forget about it." With a huff he strode over to the statue and sat in between his father's stone legs as angry tears filled his eyes. "I won't turn into you. I won't become Danny Phantom Jr." he vowed quietly clenching his fists.


Not far off a lone motorcycle way beyond it's time of retirement zoomed down the street at full speed. Mounted on it was a punk looking biker with a pale skin, cropped dull blond hair, and focused green eyes. He would have looked like an average run of the mill retro collector if it wasn't for the fact that he was glowing. This would lead anyone to assume that had an ounce of understanding of the daily occurrences in Amity Park… That he was in fact a ghost.

It was one Danny Phantom's old enemies Johnny 13, to be exact. He leaned into his bike his face not betraying his anger as he pealed down the street ignoring the speed laws. The ghost had another fight with his girlfriend now wife Kitty this time about something that shouldn't even been a problem in his eyes.

"Honestly…" he grumbled. "You make one tiny comment about her hair and then Kitten goes berserk." True she has pregnant with their first child but that still shouldn't cause her to act this way. After all wasn't he waiting on her hand and foot already.

"Grrr…" he muttered gripping his handle bars tighter as he cranked on the bike for more speed. Johnny was going so fast he nearly missed what flashed through his senses. Pulling his bike to abrupt stop he peeled across the pavement. Only to realize to his annoyance that the scent he'd caught had led him to Phantom's statue.

He huffed about to turn away when his eyes spotted something in the middle of it. The scent he'd caught on was coming from the ghost in the middle of statue's feet. Though he looked vaguely familiar he couldn't recall ever seeing the kid before. Then a smirk came on his face as the fresh scent made more and more sense. The scent he'd caught onto was a newborn natural ghost essence and that's the only reason that he'd stopped.

Any ghost in his right mind would not miss an opportunity like this. He did think somewhere in the back of his mind for a newborn the kid looked rather old. Still there was no mistaking what his nose had caught on to. He cleared his throat causing the little one to look up with glowing yellow eyes. Oh yeah it was definitely a natural newborn. Ghosts that were dead did not come in any other colors of eyes rarely besides red or green.

"Hey kid." He said to the unsuspecting child. "Whatcha doin' out here all alone, without your parents?"

Adrian stared at the ghost with a raised eyebrow. He had to be kidding him. Oh yeah he remember Johnny 13 all too well. It seemed like nearly every member of his father's rouge gallery had kidnapped him at least once. To say the least he was not at all intimidated. "I don't need my parents watching me anymore. I'm a teenager thank you very much." He said dryly to the 80's like biker ghost.

Johnny 13 couldn't help but grin. The newborn was not only denying what he was, he also seemed oblivious to what he was capable of. "Sure you are kid… sure you are…" he leaned over into his bike as plans begun forming in his head. "So again why are you out here kid?"

Was this for real did the punk ghost actually not recognize him. It sure seemed like it. But Adrian realized that this was a good thing. If he didn't know he was Phantom's son then this was obviously just a run of the mill chit chat between two ghosts nothing more. "I accidentally lost my way home." He admitted partly.

'Perfect.' Johnny 13 thought to himself. "That's all I needed to know." Clenching his fists he tried his hardest to keep from looking too intimidating. 'Better the element of surprise.' Focusing on his powers presently his seemingly innocent shadow morphed into its own being with glowing green eyes and sharp fangy teeth. Turning his expression to a deep scowl he spoke. "Shadow." It roared like a lion and looked to it's master for instructions. Pointing his finger directly at the newborn he gave his command. "Retrieve."

Adrian's eyes widened as the shadow emerged from the ghost's side. He shivered slightly seeing the hungry look it gave him as it rapidly approached. Okay he wasn't afraid of most ghosts but because Johnny 13's shadow was in essence, darkness it did slightly terrify him. Scrambling to his feet, he cursed himself for even taking the time to chat with the punk ghost. This had all been a trick. Either he knew who he was or the ghost just wanted to pick a fight. He took off at a fast sprint as he tried to head for some kind of cover.

Shaking his head Johnny 13 just chuckled as he watched the newborn try to escape his Shadow. He could go follow them and watch the show but why bother? It was obvious the newborn had barely any control over his powers. This was going to be a quick chase. He sat back in his seat as he pictured look on Kitty's face when he dragged home this surprise. It would definitely get him back in her good graces.


Was anything going to go right today? Well he supposed that someone else might enjoy the fact these powers had been given but him… not so much. Glancing back from his sprinting Adrian saw Johnny 13's bad luck shadow gaining strides. It kept coming after him with no thought of what it hit along the way. He could already see fire hydrants bursting with water, cars crashing into one another, and other things that came with the mindless shadow.

Still it had yet to give up. At this moment in time one might think it would be wise to use ghost powers to fight off the shadow. But obviously Adrian had yet to discover them all and his mind was too rushed as it was from everything that was happening. He ducked this way and that in a crisscross pattern technique herbivores used to stay escape from predators. But obviously the shadow had a one track mind he had yet to give up chase.

"Does that thing ever get tired?" Adrian couldn't help but remark in a dry tone. Well on the bright side of things he was heading towards his house. 'Oh yeah, just what I need, my dad to come and rescue me from this thing.' He thought.

Turning his head to glance back again he didn't notice where he was going. Soon he was cornered by the Johnny's Shadow in the middle of the road. A honking alerted him to his location. Adrian yelped ducking out of the way, and rushed towards the sidewalk. He missed his footing however and landed face first on the pavement. But the stupid shadow was not so lucky. It had come across to get him and didn't have time to move before a large moving van with big yellow lights blinded it. It let out a painful scream as its form quickly dissipated away into nothingness.

Adrian panted for breath as he sat there looking to the place in disbelief. He had been this close to getting the ghost's clutches. 'Or dying.' His brain reminded him. There was no telling if he'd have phased through that truck again. Groaning he stood up and trudged towards the direction of home. He was tired, sore, and had enough adventures for the day.


Once home he carefully sneaked into the backyard. Trixie whimpered slightly as if to ask what happened to him. He scratched her ears and gave her a pat on the back. Before walking over to his favorite climbing tree, boosting himself into it he started to make his way towards the middle branch, where ironically his room wasn't far away.

Fortunately through this whole climb his body didn't try to rebel and cause him to phase through things. Actually come to think of it, for the past ten minutes none of that junk had occurred. Maybe it was due to his exhaustion. Either way he was grateful for that at least. At the last moment his body started to feel tingly but he managed to aim for his bedroom window. Diving towards it with his eyes shut bracing for impact he fell through his wall and ended up inside his room. Shaking his head he tried to get rid of the dizzy feeling, before pulling himself back up. He didn't even think about the fact that is was strange the shield that protected his room was down.

In that moment a white light glowed from his chest and two beams surrounded his torso in slow motion transforming him back into his regular amethyst eyed, raven haired self.

He growled in annoyance. "Oh sure now you do that!"


Danny felt a shiver go down his spine for a brief moment, and his ghost sense went off. But he decided to ignore it. Judging by how fast it went away the ghost had already probably passed through and left. Glancing to the others he received a nod and rapped on the door labeled Adrian's room.

Presently Adrian's head popped out, once he saw who it was he opened to the door completely. Despite the exhaustion his eyes widened and a soft smile came on his lips. Before him his entire family was gathered with a large piece of chocolate cake with black liquorish icing, and a few presents.

They all grinned and spoke as one. "Happy Birthday Adrian!"

"But…" Adrian glanced about from his father, mother, and then his siblings with a raised eyebrow. "It's not my Birthday anymore."

"We know… it was yesterday." Sam said with a nod. Then smiled holding out the piece of cake which he took out of her hands and begun eating hungrily. "But we thought since things went the way they did that..."

"We'd have a belated Birthday to make up for it." Danny finished with a small smile. "We should have just done this in the first place. But then I remembered how you seemed to enjoy those small birthdays we had as a family best."

Adrian eyes softened despite the turmoil his dad's powers put him through. This gesture was very kind.

Lilith looked up at her brother with a cute expression holding out a small package. "Sorry I forgot to pac…- wrap this for you."

He chuckled taking the gift and ruffling his sister's hair which made her giggle. "It's alright Lil." Glancing at the gift itself he grinned finding a set of mechanical pencils. "Thanks this just what I wanted." She beamed a moved closer to her father.

His middle sister was next Jennifer seemed almost hesitant but then she grinned. "Here this is from our grandparents." He could only assume the fenton side of his family. All the manson side ever gave him on his birthday we're savings bonds.

Tearing open the spooky wrapping paper he was surprised to see a fenton finder there. He looked at in slight shock which confused his parents. "Uh this is great…"

"You don't like it?" Jennifer asked giving him a suspicious look. "But I thought you always loved what they gave you." She certainly never did but she knew how ape her brother would go over the new gadgets. Half of the time he'd work on fixing them himself.

"Yeah…" Adrian said. But he found bitter irony in the device. "I don't remember how it works is all." He knew it was a lame excuse but he couldn't think of another way to say it.

Lilith jumped in excitedly. "Oooh I do let me!" before he could protest she grabbed the finder and flipped the switch that turned it on. A hologram projected from it and a feminine voice spoke. [Welcome to the fenton finder.] an arrow pointed in the direction of their dad. [A ghost is near walk forward.] She walked up to her dad.

Danny just grinned shaking his head in amusement. Then their father grabbed her and tickled the littlest fenton till she ended up in a giggle fit. Dropping the device on the ground.

Adrian eyed the fenton finder as the arrow it slowly directed towards him. [A…] he dove for the object while his family was distracted by Lilith and flipped the switch to turn it off. Taking a deep breath he sighed. Then noticed the others staring at him. "I… didn't want to waste power?"

Jennifer rolled her eyes this remark. "Honestly Adrian."

Sam sighed with a small smile and handed him his cake. "Well you eat that and get to bed young man. You have school in the morning. Remember?"

"Right…" Adrian said faintly with a forced smile. "School…"

Before he could say another word he found himself engulfed in a tight group hug between his family. He shivered slightly but couldn't help enjoying the comfort that came with them. He honestly did love his family, he just didn't want to deal with his dad's superhero identity. Finally the embrace was broken and they all said their goodbyes leaving him alone. Gathering up his presents he placed them in his room, then shoved the fenton finder in a nearby drawer. Hoping no one would find it for a while.

After finishing off the piece of cake which he had to admit was worth the wait. He sighed contently and turned to get ready for bed. Once he was ready he moved towards waiting bed with the intention of getting a lot of sleep.

But before he could get into bed, two beams of white like encircled his torso and soon he was faced with the same snow white hair and glowing yellow eyes.

"Not again!"

~ Fin


Coming Soon…

Adrian Spook
Episode 2
Hidden Truth

Summary:
After playing hooky from school for three days Adrian is forced to go. This becomes a problem because he has barely any control over his powers, and keeps transforming into his other half. How is he supposed to keep people from guessing Adrian Fenton the son of Danny Phantom is in fact part ghost?


A/N:

- No I won't explain the scene with Clockwork to you it's cryptic for a reason. Believe me I have a lot planned for this story. And Dark Dan will not appear in this story either he may in my next you'll just have to wait and see. Also the cameo of the ghost cat won't be explained for a while either you'll just have to wait and see where that goes.

- And the moment we've all been waiting for Adrian's transformation. Okay before you ask about Adrian's transformation. I chose for it to be when he was asleep because as we know that's the moment when the cells in our body can fight sickness or some kind of interference. In this case the part of Adrian that is ghost has been hidden all this time. The reason that it's happening this way is because the human part of him is fighting the sudden dominance of his ghost genes. Which through his life have been growing to the point where they could emerge. His sweating is on account of the fact humans are warm blooded. Also his shivering is based on the fact that ghosts are cold blooded.

- Adrian has glowing yellow eyes because he has his mother's eyes not his fathers. One of the inverted colors of purple would be yellow.

- As for why Johnny 13 wants Adrian and thinks he's a newborn. Let's have an open mind shall we. I've dug into everything I can about ghosts from the Butch Hartman point of view. And they never really gave us an understanding of natural ghosts (ones born from two dead ghosts or such. Example: Box Lunch) . So I've decided to make up my own set of theories. Since Adrian is in fact a naturally born ghost in a way because his ghost half was not created by going through a portal but by inheriting the DNA from his father. I'd like to assume things are different. So I hope you guys enjoy this. No I won't explain why Johnny was so interested in retrieving a newborn ghost you'll just have to wait till that episode to find out

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