Linariel: And we're back sorry for the wait guys college has been murder for me. It eats up most of my time lol. So anyways here is the new episode enjoy!

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Disclaimer: I do not own any Danny Phantom characters from the series that honor goes to the incredibly creative Butch Hartman. I do however own all the characters who don't appear in the series are mine. That includes Adrian, Jennifer, Lilith, Alicia and any others.


Adrian Spook

In

Au Du Phantom

Episode Summary:

Whenever Adrian does something ghost like Danny's ghost sense goes off. Leading the halfa to start investigating and Alicia to try and find a remedy. Meanwhile Adrian's new found other half is attracting ghosts like crazy to him like perfume. Why is this happening, and can he continue keep his double life a secret?

Part 1

The most fetching scent since ghost nip!

By: Lydia (penname: Linariel)


The darkness beckoned the party of specters further in as they flew into deepest, coldest, blackest part of the Ghostzone. Rarely were there any green swirls of energy to illuminate this area. For some reason this particular region was harder to see in. The group shivered as they traveled through the vicinity. It was a frightening place where only the ghosts who had lost their minds or were barely sane dwelled by banishment or choice. They had no hesitation in hurting even their own kind and were rumored to even know a way to consume the energy of fellow specters.

But the band of ghosts weren't the least bit deterred. For after the rumors spread of the abilities of one who dwelled there little made them want to turn back. Oh no they were determined to be the first to seek his help. As they neared a large cave the ghost party which consisted of three looked at each other. Who would speak and draw out this ghost that lived in the cave. One who was slightly smaller then the others was shoved towards the grotto. His red eyes which were the only thing visible looked back at his green eyed, and red eyed partners. He could barely make out them gesturing towards the cave but he got the message.

Swallowing hard the ghost turned towards the cave and rolled up his sleeves even more then they already were. "Wake up Marlin your services are requested. Beware!" Getting no response from the words they'd discussed to speak to the creature he groaned in frustration then spoke in his own way. "Duh… oh geez come on please come out we'll make it worth your while."

A strand of red ectoplasm drifted from the cave then wrapped itself around the ghost tightly for a moment like a cobra, the ghost struggled to get away but he could not. Then the ribbon released him from its bonds and moved on to the other red eyed and green eyed ghosts. It repeated the process before drifting towards the mouth of the cave once more disappearing into the darkness.

Cackling begun echoing from inside the cave causing the three ghosts to gather ectoplasm in their hands to defend themselves. "Oh my." Came the voice from inside. "I haven't felt energy like that in years. No one comes to visit a shriveled old ghost like me anymore." Out of the cave with a ball energy between his fingertips came the ghost in questions.

Marlin was somewhat humanoid looking ghost with dragon wings on his back, sharp teeth in the shape of vampire fangs. He had red skin and soulless grey eyes that seemed to stare right through their being. He carried raw red energy in his clawed hands that crackled slight as he placed it in a nearby lantern which had not been noticeable before. "To what do I owe the honor of the past prince Aragon, the previous servant Hoteph Ra, and the former doofus the Box Ghost, arrival?"

The three ghosts who were now present looked at each other with a huff. The tallest being the mummified ghost Hoteph Ra rolled his eyes in annoyance. "I told you three he'd figure out our identities."

"That's just because we got 'nother dragon ghost with us." The Box Ghost said who was now a muscle ripped ghost, other then that his costume looked much the same. Despite these changes he was the most nervous of the three. "I said that it wouldn't work and I was right."

"Gentlemen." Argon hissed with his snake like tongue coming out for a moment in emphasis. "You would not have lasted long around my ex servant without me here."

"Indeed they would not have." Cackled the ghost Marlin. "I usually devour those who come knocking on my cave. But since you're with my former master I shall let it pass." The ghost moved about in a criss-cross way swaying two and fro. "Now down to business for the light of this energy will only last so long. Then we shall be plunged into darkness." He gestured towards the lantern with a grin coming through his fangs. "but then it could be more fun."

"Decease now Marlin." Aragon said annoyed. He out of the three tried his best to remain composed around his former servant although he was shaking in his boots.

The insane ghost used to be an average specter until his men had injected the knight with some of his contaminated blood to that end the ghost grew wings like a dragon and fangs he was almost like a hybrid. But he was not cursed by the amulet nor could he change forms he was stuck that way. It was soon realized the experiments had left the creature far less them sane he had posed a danger to his kingdom. So they'd banished him to the dark realm.

"I hear that you have a means to travel to the human realm without having to go through customs."

Marlin smirked at he stretched his dragon wings slightly, he could at least appear to be calm an docile. But that cackling was a warning bell to the three. "Indeed I do but it's really a formality. Since that disgusting peace treaty was signed the way to travel between realms has been opened."

"I'll handle this." Hoteph Ra said stepping in before Aragon could go on. "Yes indeed. But the way has recently become guarded by the mortal families of the Fentons & Foleys. Only a time rip could actually get us in but those are less frequent. We need a quick way…"

"And it is rumored I possess a loophole." Marlin grinned with his fangs in full view. "Hmm I suppose I could give you the way to a small rip I know of. It's not the least detected by radar and it remains hidden thanks to the darkness I live it. But it's not easy to get to and I need something from you in return." The three ghosts took on a more guarded attitude each raising their hands to beckon their powers. But the insane ghost just sighed dramatically. "Oh poo you're no fun. I wasn't thinking about any of you three. You're hardly that interesting…"

"Then what kind crate do you wish to possess?" asked the Box Ghost though he remained on guard.

"It better not be something impossible to get." Hoteph Ra grumbled.

"Oh surely now its not… heee hee hoo hoo hoo hee haaa." Marlin broke off into fits of laughter. It took a long moment before he resumed his calm collected exterior but the trio were on edge now. "I want what you are seeking but unlike you I could just do with what is left…" the three raised eyebrows at once which was rather comical but Marlin rarely laughed at things that were really funny. "I know what you're after. That Naturally Born Ghost am I right? The one that is become rumored to be wandering the human realm."

"I cannot deny your words." Aragon said clenching his hands tightly in a fist. "But what use is a mere shell thee, prey tell?"

Marlin flicked his tail around as his wings ever so slightly. "You're not in need of it and I could make use of the child after all you won't completely destroy it. But if you don't catch it I need compensation…"

"By the sands I knew it." Hoteph Ra said folding his arms over his chest.

Ignoring his remark Marlin went on. "Just a bit of raw energy from each of you. Then I can show you the way to the human realm."

The three looked at the ghost as if he was even more insane for a moment which they knew was not far off from the truth. Then they gathered together a little ways from Marlin and begun conversing in whispers every once and a while glance back only to fine the ghost smiling innocently. Finally the group broke apart and Aragon took the lead in walking towards the dragon hybrid.

"Very well." He shook Marlin's hand. "We shall comply with your wishes."

Marlin smirked and grasped tightly onto the other ghost's hand with a steel grip that seemed odd for a specter as weak as he. "Excellent."


The sun shined with its last beams of heat in the afternoon sky, as the leaves blew about in the air in an assortment of colors. Autumn had come to Amity Park, and with it a slight chill to the air which Adrian Fenton for the most part enjoyed. It was one of his favorite times of year. Summer was too noisy, Spring brought on allergies and bugs, and Winter could become too frigid at times. But as for Fall it was a perfect balance of all the seasons. It wasn't too hot or too cold, and it didn't attract as many pests. Not to complain, he enjoyed the other times too but Fall was one of the best.

Adrian's mind wandered as he walked through the leaves, they crunched underneath his sneakers with each step he took. The teen could think of so many poems and stories in this atmosphere it was just perfect. He was itching to grab his notepad but he didn't make a move, and only glanced at his companion Alicia Foley who had her headphones over her ears, dipping her head to the beat of the music, and occasionally twirling about. He couldn't help but become amused with her antics.

It was a pleasant Friday and on days such as this the duo enjoyed taking walks around the town. To give her friend a break from her avid chattering, Alicia would occasionally put on her headphone and listen to whatever musical was on her preference at the moment. They had an agreement that Adrian should have at least a little quiet time when they were hanging out so walks around town to enjoy the scenery and gather information were an ideal part of their schedule.

Finally as they reached the destination of their clubhouse Alicia relented to take off her head set, and Adrian pulled himself out of his thoughts. The girl's soft brown eyes that had once been filled with pure bliss now had determination sparking in them and the young parta knew exactly what she was thinking.

"Adrian your powers are special…"

Adrian snorted as he started up the stairs avoiding eye contact with his best friend.

Alicia was not a bit discouraged even if she had to continue reminding him she would. She knew for a fact that for the past two week he'd been avoiding using his powers on purpose, except when they came out their own. "You can't keep hording them inside you. Think of all the good you could do with them. Besides the fact not using them is making you weak…"

"Alicia we've talked about this before nearly…" Adrian turned to face her for a moment, bringing his fingers up to count. "Twenty-three times this week."

Alicia raised an eyebrow as she stopped climbing the stairs. "You've been keeping score?"

"Ever since you decided to make a habit of it…" He muttered dryly then stepped onto another step ignoring her. "I refuse to play hero for people who really won't care either way who rescues them."

"But you're starting to get a handle on your powers and your dad can't continue fight ghosts forever. Sooner or later he'll retire and who will protect the town from paranormal threats then?" Alicia reminded him as they reach the top.

Stopping in mid step Adrian stared out a broken window ahead at the town of Amity Park. It was true that his father couldn't take on the responsibility forever. But that didn't mean others wouldn't rise to accept the task. Just because he happened to be the son of Danny Phantom, and just so happened to inherit his DNA it seemed Alicia felt it to be fate. He on the other had looked at the situation as a nuisance.

"I don't want become like him. So fixated in his job that it's all I live and breathe. Sure he lived his dream for a while but now. Now he's back to doing what has been shackled on him in the first place. I refuse to give up my goal and become Phantom Jr." Adrian said with a shake of his head.

"You can't avoid what you are." Alicia said softly with a sigh. But she decided to give it a rest. At least she was getting more to the root of his stubbornness and she could understand it somewhat. But it was selfish to live that dream of just living for himself. It wasn't a healthy ambition. But she knew in her heart sooner or later he'd crack.

Sitting down next to him she put on a bright smile but Adrian glared at her knowing her expression was faked. "You really need to buck up and take your medicine." Alicia said reaching over to the seat he was sitting in to punch him in the shoulder.

"Not when it's shoved down my throat." Adrian replied dryly with roll of his eyes before letting out a sigh. "Alright then... I'll think about it…" Of course only half of what she said he took to heart. The rest he'd store to ponder later though he doubted it would change his mind. Still if she kept bugging him about it was likely he might lash out irrationally. "What are we doing here again? You suggested we meet after school to discuss something important right."

"Yes well…" Alicia picked up her backpack and begun rummaging through it. "I wanted to talk to you about something related to your secret…" she went on as she skimmed through the random clutter in her backpack. "Ah ha…Here it is…" she lifted up three pieces of paper to show them to her irritable friend.

Scanning through the pages he saw various sketches of clothing, some of them looked bizarre and overly dramatic while others looked very close to his father's ghost suit. That could only mean. "Oh no…"

"Oh yes…" Alicia said with a smirk.

"No there is no way…" Adrian said shaking his head furiously showing more emotion than usual. She'd already stressed him out enough today. There was little doubt he'd change forms thanks to the added pressure. "I am not…" A tingle went down his spine and two beams of light emerged in ring to put in place of the mortal Adrian Fenton a very irritable part ghost. "getting spandex…"

"Oh come on I'll admit I'm not as good when it comes to designs like Jenn but..." Alicia looked at him with a serious expression. "You need a costume to go with your identity Adri. Think about it for a second… How long are you going to able to hide yourself if you just go around dressed like Adrian Fenton the human?"

She had a point. If he continued to transform into his ghost half without having a change his wardrobe people would put the pieces together eventually. If anything this could separate his human side from his ghost half. 'I'd be able to walk around without those ridiculous shades Jenn gave me.'He thought to himself. Adrian admitted to himself it would be less suspicious then dressing up all the time. "Fine…" he said gave an exasperated sigh.

Alicia's eyes begun to sparkle with anticipation. "Fantastic!"

"But nothing over the top, it should be able to endure ghost attacks, and it must I reprise 'Licia must be diverse from my dad." Adrian warned counting off his requirements with his fingers for visible aid.

"Sure, sure, sure…" she took out a pencil and started making some messy sketches.

"No emblem either I am not a superhero this is just for when I need to hide."

"But…"

"No." Adrian said firmly turning away to look over the roof to the ground below. In that instant warmth built up in his throat till it begun burning and emerged in a few strands of orange warning him of the impending danger. A spark of green caught his attention and his eyes narrowed. "'Licia."

Looking up from her work Alicia raised an eyebrow. "Yeah…"

"Something is about to commence below…it appears to be…" A flash of light took place and a swirl emerged. "Another rip." Sure enough a swirl of green energy appeared and out of the hole emerged a squadron of ghosts. He felt a tingle and transformed back into his human side as he watched them come out. Growling in frustration because his lack of sight now that he wasn't his parta self he squinted his eyes to get a look at the fleet of ghosts that were emerging. "I think we need to go."

Alicia having finally saw the creatures looked at him perplexed. "Shouldn't you be handling this Mr. Parta?"

Adrian looked at her incredulously. "Alicia there is at least twenty ghosts down there. And I'm one parta plus think about it for a second I don't have that many powers yet. I can't fight them."

"We should help though…" She said as she begun digging into her bag to finger her ghost gear that was on hand. Having memorized all by heart she knew exactly the shape in texture of each. Alicia without a word eyed the ruckus below.

As soon as the creatures emerged they went to the task of scaring anyone within their line of vision. Random cars screeched to a halt only to collide with others that hadn't noticed the interuption yet. Hesitantly Adrian pulled his newest disguise a black trench coat (Alicia had borrowed from the drama department) around his body, and slipped on his sunglasses preparing for the incoming transformation that was sure to occur. This was all just in case really because sometimes it appeared his ghost side seemed to get excited when there was more of his kind running about. That usually brought on a change of appearance and the need to hide his abnormality once more.

Despite his change of clothes Adrian Fenton made no more to go down and help the others. Alicia had her Fenton blaster out armed and aimed at the ghosts. But she was looking at her friend waiting and hoping he'd go down and help. However his brow seemed to crease and he just continued to stare down below gripping the cement wall that separated them from the mess.

Alicia knew a part of her friend was starting to soften and somewhere inside his conscious was telling him to help. But the stubbornness he possessed would not be moved. The young Foley was prepared to squeeze the trigger of the blaster thus pulling the ghosts attention towards them and entering them in the fray when her friend's hand shot over to her gripping her shoulder hard. Glancing at him questionably the parta remained solemn and just pointed to his left.

What she saw allowed Alicia Foley to breathe a sigh of relief then nod at her best friend before stuffing her blaster back in her backpack. Down below a familiar vehicle had emerged on the street, and out came a squadron of twelve of the G.P.A's finest officers they made quick work of the situation soon detaining all the ghosts. Thankfully all the threats appeared to be minor.


Unknown to all across the street in an alleyway a few blocks off a more threatening trio of ghosts were watching silently as the humans did their work. They waited for a long moment till the humans had finished examining the area with their scanners. Though the devices had improved they still couldn't reach the distance they'd put themselves away from the others. So they remained undetectable by the Ghost Patrol Agency's radar.

Finding no more danger reported in the immediate vicinity, and receiving no more instruction from headquarters the strike force moved out. Not realizing something far more dangerous remained right under their noses.

"I knew they wouldn't be able to find us." Aragon said proudly with a smirk on his face as he leaned against the wall with a perfect stature of princely confidence in poise. He hadn't felt like this for a long time since his dear darling sister betrayed him along with his subjects. Yes things were working out fine.

The mummified Hoteph Ra shook his head slightly with a roll of his eyes at his partner's cocky attitude. "I guess your servant's idea of herding in a squadron of lesser ghosts was a mark of brilliance. It kept those simpletons distracted." He glanced at his bandages and noticed one had started to unravel in the move. Carefully he begun wrapping it as he spoke with a sigh. "Now if they still had magicians, and priests in this day and age like my time in Egypt there would have been a far greater chance of them discovering us."

"The Box Ghost tires of all this useless prattle." Came in the voice of the now muscle bond Box Ghost. He'd went through a lot of changes since marrying The Lunch Lady Ghost partly because of the need to protect their daughter Box Lunch and otherwise because of his sudden desire to become a stronger. "Are we going to go look for the child or not."

"Just as soon as we are sure those humans have dispersed so no more will challenge our plans." Aragon said with a nod. His dragon half had started becoming excited with the anticipation he was feeling. But he knew how to curb it well enough. "We'll wait till then for now let us plan our next attack."


Adrian breathed in a sigh of relief as the last of the ghost problem was mopped up by trained G.P.A. team. A small smile broke out on his face as he nodded with satisfaction. There wasn't anything left for Alicia to pester him about. He'd once again evaded one of her long seminars on the importance of his powers. Without a word he turned towards the stairs and exited the clubhouse. He could hear the expected movement of his partner as she came to join him in his walk.

Once they were on the outside the young parta remained silent but stretched his arms over his head to get the kinks out of his muscles. He would not admit it but a part of him wanted to go down there and aid them in containing the threat, hence why he'd been gripping the side of wall so tightly. Adrian surmised it was instinct found in most who received powers in one way or another, that need to either protect or destroy. He'd watched enough shows as a child to suspect as much. He snorted slightly at the thought of ever becoming a villain there was not even a small chance of that. But where that left him was to become a vigilante which he did not want to be either.

"You wanted to help didn't you?" Alicia's soft voice said interrupting his thoughts.

Adrian cursed his best friend's intuition under his breath then shook his head. "No it was just a reflex. I clearly wasn't needed either way."

"But what if you were needed?" his best friend asked poking him lightly in the shoulder causing him to flinch because it being a sore spot. "Hmm? Think you would have helped then? There will be times when normal humans can't do the things that people who grace two planes can. It's only natural that a part of you wants to help."

With an exasperated sigh he shook his head. "No 'Licia. Just because I was apparently born with these powers doesn't automatically make me a ghostly superhero." Lost in deep thought Adrian kicked a soda bottle into a nearby mini recycle compactor.

Alicia frowned slightly. "You know I didn't mean it that way Adri'. I just think what you're doing isn't healthy."

A small half smile came on Adrian's face and he nodded. "I know you mean well Alicia but let's give it a rest for a while please." He glanced at her with slightly desperate eyes. "Force feeding me heroism isn't going to make me automatically bring results no matter how hard you try. You of all people should know that."

Silence soon followed again as the two decided to give each other space. This was one the many reasons they got along. Though they were complete opposites. Usually they recognized when the other's temper was reaching a dangerous level, and backed off to collect their thoughts. It was nice they could easily do this although admittedly it took a long while to come to this kind of understanding and sometimes Alicia still would go past the danger zone without even realizing it. Sure they fought but they would make up soon after so it had never been a huge problem.

As they reached the crosswalk that cut off into the large eating district of the town the smell of deep fried burgers, and hotdogs wafted up street from the Nasty Burger. Both of the teenagers stomachs growled in perfect unison and the two looked at each other rather sheepishly having the same thought.

"It's getting kind of late…" the ever peace keeping young Foley finally commented breaking the silence.

Adrian nodded his head. "We'd better head home before my mom starts getting concerned."

Nodding her head Alicia grinned slightly. "I remember that one time your parents called the G.P.A. to go search for you they even got the cops involved."

The young parta cringed slightly at the memory. It happened back in middle school when his mother had employed a strict curfew for the Fenton siblings. She'd done this after having to deal with the constant kidnappings by ghosts and other enemies of Danny. Having a set time when they needed to go home put the family on high alert.

One day Adrian had forgotten to set his wristwatch for daylight savings time. (he preferred certain antiques types to modern tools because they seemed to be more reliable.) He'd also been so focused on his homework that he hadn't checked the library's clock for the time. Everyone had searched high and low for him but could not find him so he was assumed to be kidnapped. Danny had even barged in on most of his old enemies demanding to know where his son was. Needless to say it caused a lot of unnecessary problems and he'd been grounded for a whole month along with having to apologize to everyone who'd taken the time to search for him. Thankfully his curfew had been extended once he started high school so things were slightly easier.

"Still coming to the house for dinner?" Adrian asked suddenly remembering he'd invited his best friend over earlier that day.

Alicia grinned brightly starting to skip slightly as they walked towards the nearby bus stop to get a quick ride back. "I wouldn't miss it. You're mom is a great cook."

"Not as good as your chef." Adrian pointed out remembering fondly of some of the exotic dishes the Foleys' Chef could whip out. He had to admit though there were things he had to extract from them because of his picky pallet it was still delicious. Alicia's family had some of best meals around. "I could eat there any time."

She shrugged lightly. "I don't know I think I prefer you're mother's dishes. There's just something wholesome about them." She punched him lightly in the arm with a wink. "You'd better not let your mom know that."

Adrian shook his head glaring slightly at his friend for hitting him again. "I don't know she seems pretty indifferent when I make remarks about it." He remarked absently as he entered in the bus.

Alicia sighed with a shake of his her head. "Adri' you really need to learn to add icing to your straight comments. If you just try to have a bright side it would be easier for people to digest."

"If I did that then I wouldn't be truthful would I?" The parta replied as he fished out the correct change for the bus fee.

With a small laugh Alicia shook her head. "Same old Adri'."


A pleasant aroma wafted from the kitchen as the two entered the Fenton household. With Alicia following close behind Adrian entered the kitchen only to find a sight which made the young teen's eyes twitch. His parents Danny and Sam were in the middle of kissing. The young teenager placed his palms over his eyes to shield him from the outward display of affection get weirded out by the second.

He glanced at Alicia only to find her grinning brightly obviously she didn't think that what they were doing was disgusting actually it appeared she found it cute. It had to be because she was a girl and secretly a romantic. He'd noticed that most of the plays she hosted had love as center of the plotline. So it should have come to no surprise to him that she thought their actions we're sweet to her. 'And yet you haven't noticed the guy who is pawning after you.' He thought dryly.

Adrian sighed loudly in exasperation only for his father with his sharp ears to pick up his voice and break away from their intimate contact. Seeing his son Danny smiled brightly. "Hey Add glad to see you finally made it home." He then turned and begun stirring the large pot on the stove which the young parta soon identified as sauce.

Raising an eyebrow Adrian studied his father noting his lack of GPA badge, and his less tense appearance. He seemed downright relaxed which was strange. It was even more bizarre to see his father cooking he rarely did that nowadays because he was to busy keeping Amity Park safe. Speaking of that the teen was sure after what he'd witness his father would be out on patrol. "I thought you'd be out detaining the ghosts that escape through that abnormal dimension rip."

It was Danny's turn to become perplexed. "How did you know about that?" He looked at him slightly suspicious but it was Sam who seemed to be staring him down the most out of two.

Although he was panicking on the inside his only noticeable outward appearance of stress was his brow slightly twitching he responded calmly. "Alicia and I were in the vicinity when the occurrence took place, and we just happened to witness the paranormal upset."

Danny took a moment to process all of his son's big words before smiling in amusement. Sometimes his son's vocabulary stretched out further than it would seem possible for an average teen of his age. "Most of the ghosts were apprehended according to Valerie but there were a few that managed to escape. Still nothing major."

"Then why aren't you out there tracking them down." Adrian asked in a slightly bitter.

With a sigh Danny turned back to his work with a sheepish look on his face. "Since it's not a crisis Valerie insisted I take some time off from what she calls my 'workaholic life style.' And do something with you guys for a change. With the strike force becoming pretty efficient in fighting ghosts on their own I decided to take her advice." He shook his head in disbelief. "I still can't believe she thinks I work that much."

"You certainly do." Adrian murmured under his breath but not loud enough for his father to hear.

Alicia decided to break the tension before it could get anymore thick. "So what's for dinner?" She asked cheerfully although Adrian suspected she already knew what it was and only wanted to drop the subject.

The older halfa smiled warmly at his best friend's daughter. "We're having an Italian dinner of spaghetti and the works." He chuckled. "It's been a while since I've been in the kitchen but I can still cook a mean meal."

Smirking Sam shook her head. "He's doing well hardly dropped a thing with those butterfingers of his." She teased lightly as she placed what appeared to be a cookie sheet in the oven. Adrian's eyes lightened up at the thought of having desert. "So we're going to have an old fashioned family dinner."

Looking about the young Foley felt unusually shy. "Oh then maybe I should go home I don't want to intrude."

Danny shook his head with a grin. "Intrude you Alicia never. Don't worry about it. You're as much a part of the family as any of the Foley clan."

"I can testify to that." Adrian agreed with a nod.

"Then I insist on setting the table." Alicia said with an large smile. "If this is going to be a family dinner I'm guessing we'll be eating in the dinning room together." She started for the cupboards having already been visiting the Fenton house for so long she knew exactly where everything was placed. Piling on a stack of dishes and utensils she made for the door followed presently by Sam carrying the cups, napkins, condiments, and other things needed for the table.

Soon Adrian realized just how alone he and his father were. Cursing in his mind, he bit his lip and debated whether to help his father cook or not. Knowing he wouldn't hear the end of it from his mother if he walked away, he went over to the cutting board and proceeded to dice the carrots Sam had left behind. His mind was so focused and stressed he did not notice the tingle till he accidentally chopped right on top his hand gasping he pulled it away only to find a stump. His eyes widened till his hand appeared again, glancing at his father Danny seemed to still be preoccupied by the soup, and he breathed a sight of relief. He hadn't noticed.

Danny felt a shiver run down his back and his eyes darted about the room trying to find the ghostly perpetrator finding no one but his son in the room he shrugged and went back to adding seasonings to the sauce. "So…" he begun trying to break the impending silence. "How was your day?"

Scrapping the carrots from the cutting board into the salad then proceeding to cut the radishes Adrian did respond for a moment. He didn't really want to talk to his father, he avoided doing so even more now he had a secret to keep from him. But the parta supposed he should respond after all he knew how persistent his father was he wouldn't leave him alone until he got some kind of response. "It was acceptable I kept out of misfortune." He replied quickly before going back to his work.

"Oh that's… good." Danny replied blinking his eyes as he paused from his work. He wasn't even asking about that. Why did his son always seem to assume lately that he was attacking him. "You know I wasn't asking about that."

"I know I just thought it was the proper thing to say given the circumstances." Adrian replied dryly. Having cut up the rest of the vegetables for his mother's salad he begun to toss it about it the bowl, a tingle went through his hands as the utensils slipped out of his hands and fell causing bits of salad to hit his face.

The senior halfa's ghost sense went off. And Danny found himself going into high alert he perked up looking about. His eyes narrowed as he looked about but he soon raised an eyebrow finding only his son there with bits of salad covering his face. "Is everything okay Add?"

Dusting the salad off his face Adrian didn't even snap back at the chosen nickname. His chest was pounding as he saw the way his father's eyes had slightly tinted to green. He'd sensed him again. This wasn't good how was he going to keep this from him. The only thing the parta could think to do at the moment was leave before it got out of hand. He gulped before forcing a small smile. "Oh uh yes father I'm just…" his eyes moved around the room till he noticed a pitcher of juice that hadn't been taken out. "Going to take these to the table." As quick as he could manage without appearing suspicious he grabbed the bowl of salad, and the juice and darted out of the room.

Watching his son go Danny couldn't help but be puzzled. What was that all about? But he quickly brushed it off deciding to not let his son's words get to him. Besides a more pressing matter was at hand. 'I'm sure I sensed a ghost. Where could it be?'Checking the sauce to make sure it was done he shook his head, and turned. Two beams of light formed around his torso and he transformed into Danny Phantom. "Might as well check this out before dinner." It could be a just a coincidence but doubted it.

Adrian meanwhile robotically placed the food on the table while his mind was somewhere else. This wasn't good. His dad was becoming more aware and that could only mean he'd begin searching for the source of the disturbance. 'If he catches me doing something ghostlike I'm done for.' He thought to himself. 'This is going to be a problem.'

Dinner seemed to go by fairly quickly. Moderate conversation was spoken between everyone. The biggest chatter box of course was Lilith but everyone brought in their own piece to the chat. Adrian wasn't too hungry he nibbled at a small portion of his meal but for the most part pushed it around with a fork deep in thought.

Sam spoke up catching his attention. "Remember tomorrow's Saturday Adrian. You and your sisters promised you'd help with the volunteer cleanup of the town."

Adrian nodded he remembered. He'd agreed to help out his mother was always throwing these kind of events since she'd become a part of the city's volunteer clean up committee so naturally he and his siblings were expected to attend. He glanced to his best friend who seemed to be enjoying the noodles and sauce. "You're coming to right 'Licia?"

Taking a moment to swallow her food Alicia nodded then used a napkin to wipe her chin before speaking. "Yup wouldn't miss it for the world."

Sam smiled in approval. "You're siblings are coming too right?"

"Oh yes Mrs. Fenton." Alicia said with a grin. "Everyone will be present and accounted for."

"All of them? Wow with Tuck's family we won't need too many more volunteers." Danny chuckled in amusement.

Alicia shrugged her shoulders. "It's true I guess. Although I don't usually notice how many of us there are."

Adrian kept forgetting about the fact that including her his best friend had seven siblings. It would always remain a mystery to friends of the Foleys how Tucker was able to talk Valerie into having such a big family. Some suspected that the three last ones came on accident. But either way their parents loved them all. And with the Foley Mansion it had more then enough room for everyone.

All too soon the meal was over and everyone went to do their own thing. Adrian and Alicia headed upstairs after telling Sam they needed to discuss homework. Of course that wasn't what they were really doing. In fact they hardly had any this week. No there were more important things to discuss.


Finally alone in the bedroom Adrian flopped onto the bed with his hand over his forehead while Alicia sat in a chair nearby her chin resting on her arms over the back of the chair. She could tell something was bugging her best friend so she decided to strike up a conversation and see if he would bit. "So I've been thinking you need to train to at least control your powers... You know so you don't revert to ghost form in front of your parents."

Adrian turned on his side with a sigh. "Yeah I'm starting to see what you mean. It's becoming a problem. You shouldn't have left me alone with a live ghost detector" he said glaring at her slightly in accusation.

"It was just for ten minutes or so while I helped your mom. Why what happened?" Alicia raised an eyebrow.

Adrian rolled over and sat up hugging his legs his eyebrows were creased and his forehead was wrinkled in deep thought. "He's getting better at sensing me and my powers seem to have a mind of their own." Balling his hands into fist he growled in frustration. "Honestly they only seem to come out at the least opportune times. It's as if they are mocking me."

Alicia shook her head. "Oh come on Adri you expect me to believe your powers are doing this on purpose."

"All signs point to it." Adrian replied dryly moving about to sit up with his feet dangling over the edge of his bed. From this Alicia could tell he was frustrated he only ever got this restless when he was couldn't comprehend something or his train of thought was blocked. "I just can't let them find out not now." He said softly.

Alicia sighed finding herself at a moment of decision. Either she continued to help him hide his powers or she allowed him to become exposed on his own account. '"Okay." Adrian perked up slightly which resulted in a roll of eyes from the Foley girl. "Maybe my mom has a gadget stashed away to cloak ghosts." Seeing the hope growing his eyes she put up her hand to stop him before he could reply. "Granted I don't know how well it will work for a halfa…"

"I'm part ghost 'Licia that means I'm a parta." Adrian said interrupting her and receiving a glare in response.

"Yes I know that I was just speaking in general. Anyways there might be something at the G.P.A. or in her vault I'll see about getting it tomorrow night or the next day depending on the time she's away from there."

"Thank you." Adrian said with a nod and a slight smile.

With an exasperated sigh Alicia replied. "You're welcome." She really didn't want to do this. But Adrian looked so distressed and helpless besides she wouldn't be much of a friend if she left him abandoned him in his time of need. 'Besides maybe it will change his mind about helping out now and again'"Now back to the matter of training."

Adrian nodded listening to her ideas with much more enthusiasm now. He'd stop fidgeting and was patiently sorting through her words. With a nod here and there her plan sounded plausible if anything. Sweat begun to form on his brow and his body heat begun to grow as he felt himself perspiring for no reason at all then a burning built up in his throat till an orange mist came out of his mouth.

The two stared at the mist reducing their talk to silence. They looked about the room but couldn't see anything that would tell them if a specter or even his halfa father were present. Then a beam of light formed at his torso and replaced his human appearance with his ghost one. Adrian stood up and prepared himself for whatever was to come while Alicia quickly pulled out of her duffle a fenton wrist ray she tossed to Adrian, a pair of fenton wrist guards for herself a gadget to deflect ectobeams, and a mini fenton bazooka. Then she slung her backpack onto her back.

They barely had enough time to do this before two ghosts phased straight through the left wall and grabbed them both in their clutches. The two found themselves forced into intangibility before they were flown through the house and outside towards a nearby apartment complex where they were dropped on the roof.

Pushing themselves off the ground the two got into battle stance with their artificial rays at arm facing the ghosts back to back. This had been happening off and on lately so they'd begun getting used to this weekly occurrence but it had never inside the house. Which meant for whatever reason it was the house's ghost shield hadn't been turned on.

Now having at chance to assess their enemy Adrian didn't know whether to be amused or disturbed. The ghosts who had dragged them to the roof weren't actually alive or dead for that matter they were various colorful square items put together to form obscure looking stick figures. They with held up by purple ectoplasm like marionettes and their master was far above a shadowy figure who had yet to show himself.

"I have to admit this is the oddest kidnap or attack I've experienced yet." Adrian said dryly. He'd been facing ghosts off and on thankfully they'd mainly been minor he didn't understand why they targeted him and they barely gave him an answer. The main one was he was a newborn which really was beginning to annoy him he didn't look that young.

"Beware I am the Box Ghost and I am here to bring doom! Hah that was easy I don't see why the others said to wait." The figure slowly came into view with a big grin on his teeth. From the overalls to the muscle bound build to his heart shape tattoo on his blue skin to his red eyes covered with an eye-patch. Adrian and Alicia recognized who it was immediately. "Don't move you two for soon you will be entrapped forever."

Adrian prepared his wrist ray aiming it at the ghost. "Okay let's get one thing straight before you try anything."

"Of course you can have one request from me." He said proudly with his arms crossed over his chest.

"Are you after me because I'm a newborn or some other reason?" It was best to keep the enemy talking maybe this guy would even explain the whole meaning of the constant threat.

Box Ghost chuckled cracking his knuckles. "Why because your naturally newborn ghost doi? Why else would I go after you with my boxes of terror."

"Thought so." Adrian said with a roll of his eyes not the least bit intimidated. "Well here's what I have to say to that. I refuse to come with you."

Hitting the ghost dead on with an artificial ghost ray it caused the Box Ghost to loose control of his servants and the boxes one by own fell to the ground. The Box Ghost looked on at his creations demise before glaring at Adrian. "Hey no fair!" Gathering a ball of ectoplasm it took on two red box like shape and he aimed and tossed it right at the two of them giving the parta and his companion barely any time to get out of the way. "BEWARE!"

"So it's another one of those guys?" Alicia asked blocking the boxes with her fenton wrist guards that popped out a shield of energy causing the projectiles to bounce harmlessly off right back at the ghost who barely had time to dodge.

Adrian nodded with a groan as he tightened his grip on his fenton wrist ray. "I don't get it why are all these ghosts after me if they don't know who I am?"

"Maybe they've got something against a ghost who spends so much time with humans?" Alicia shrugged rolling out of the way of another box this time instead of purple it was blue and it managed to trap a nearby rat in it causing her to shiver.

Adrian quickly figured out that different colors meant different powers the Box Ghost could use. From what he remembered his father saying back when he'd enjoyed hearing him babbler about his ghost fighters. The Box Ghost had been pretty harmless till he'd fell into a vat of concentrated plasm the Guys in White had been studying then he'd become stronger and acquired a few new abilities related to his obsession. But still he'd said he was pretty much harmless.

Why had his father always told him this guy was easy to fight when he was a teenager? Then again Danny had also to him The Box Ghost had improved since his father was younger so he shouldn't so surprised Danny wasn't able to keep up with the added strength.

Grunting Adrian managed to shoot out another ray of energy at the ghost, for surprisingly once it hit target but artificial rays were pretty easy for ghosts with more power to combat so it didn't do much good. Still it managed to distract him. Checking on Alicia he could see she was holding her own but the Box Ghost rarely went after her unless she attacked him then he retaliated back. The Parta been too busy watching he hadn't noticed a stack of nearby boxes forming into yet another minion of the Box Ghost and himself getting trapped in its arms.

Grunting he pulled against the boxes. "Release me now!" He growled with much force but the Box Ghost's minion didn't have minds of their own so they didn't take his threats much to par.

Adrian soon found himself pushed inside a large clear blue box of energy which levitated towards the ghost. He tried to push and against it to get out but since he wasn't human he found the effort useless clearly it was made to encase ghosts and inanimate objects.

"HAH! At last you are trapped and once my box transfers you energy your DOOM will be near." Box Ghost said as his body begun to glow purple and Adrian's own responded by glowing yellow. He yelped as pain shot through his body much like when the alpha wolf got ahold of him but much worse, his body started feeling heavy and his eyes begun to droop as he stopped struggling. Colors of the parta's ectoplasm travelled into a rainbow shape hitting the Box Ghost who grinned as he absorbed the energy.

For a moment Adrian was sure he was done for till the Box Ghost stopped giving him a moment of reprieve. His captor stared at the box that held his prisoner intently the then specter grinned sadistically. "BEWARE! Any last words?" Getting no response but a glare the parta he spoke again. "No? Then I the Box Ghost will instead request your name. Who are yooouuu?"

Inside Adrian slightly panicked knowing he couldn't reveal who he really was. Things would be much worse if he did. He was positive he'd never been kidnapped by the Box Ghost before for revenge only Lilith had and for some reason she'd enjoyed the experience. Either way he was not going to allow one of his father's foes to know his identity. 'Most likely he'll gloat to dad about my demise or hold me for ransom.' He thought as he sorted through his options. 'Either way I can't divulge my name.' But what could he call himself his head was starting to feel a headache coming on. 'Come on Alicia what are you doing?'he thought to himself. With his angle facing away from his best friend he could not begin to figure out what she was up to. Her abrupt response to the Box Ghost's words caused him to bulk.

"His name is Spook." Alicia said with shrug as she causally lifted up her blaster and aimed it. "or you could call him A.D. Spook"

"What?" Box Ghost said scratching his chin in thought. "No seriously what kind of name is that for a ghost? Your parents must have not been imaginative."

For once he agreed with his captor about something. Adrian was looking at his best friend annoyed. Where the heck did she come up with that? He sighed with a grumble as he stretched in the box trying to find a weakness in its exterior. There had to be a bright side to all this… 'At least she's not calling Phantom or something like that.'Yeah that was it.

Before another word could be issued in edgewise a large blast hit the Box Ghost dead on causing him to loose concentration and the barrier to collapse. Adrian barely managed to keep himself from going intangible and phasing through the building he landed hard on the cement roof but fortunately his landing was a little smoother then if he'd been in his human form.

Before the Box Ghost could more to retrieve Adrian a vortex of green energy shot from Alicia's direction and pulled the Box Ghost into its clutches. "BEWARE I WILL BE BACK WITH DOOOOM." The Box Ghost's voice died off with as he completely was sucked into the device.

Alicia capped the fenton thermos with a smirk and before letting out a sigh and sitting down nearly out of energy.

Adrian moved carefully over to sit by her, his whole body was creaking from yet another feeling of the weakness that came with the ghosts powers. He'd managed to keep most of them away but the Box Ghost had gotten to him before he'd had a chance to stop him. His yellow eyes shifted to his brown eyed companion remembering something he wanted to ask her about. "A.D. Spook?"

"What it works." Alicia said with a innocent shrug of her shoulders holding out a bottle of water she'd retrieved from her pack.

The dehydrated parta accepted it eagerly taking a long drink to finish off the bottle. For some reason the more energy he exerted the more water he had to consume. Before speaking the question that was on his mind, "Since when are you the one naming my ghost half?" Adrian asked folding his arms over his chest looking at her pointedly.

She smirked holding up the fenton thermos. "Since you were starting to become suspicious as you continued to not answer such a legitimate question."

"I could have come up with a name." Adrian retorted.

Alicia chuckled. "Oh come on Adrian we both know that yours wouldn't have made senses. Besides I've been working on an alias for you for the past couple of weeks. It fits you well."

"Drop it 'Licia. I'm not becoming a superhero." Adrian replied dryly knowing where this was going to lead. But then he sighed laying down on his back now his energy spent enough for him to decide the idea of heading home right away was out of the question. Staring up at the stars that were beginning to form in the sky he took a deep breath. 'Spook…' he pondered the name in his head. 'I guess it does kind of work… Adrian Spook. Hmmm…'


To Be Continued in Part 2 of
Au Du Phantom


A/N: Reviews are like promises and bribes they keep the story going! XD

- Again I will not explain why the ghosts are obsessed with our parta Adrian your probably beginning to fit some of the pieces together but please keep it to yourself till I reveal it. Trust me it's going to be interesting xD

- Hope everyone is okay with my adds to the Box Ghost I figured with Danny getting stronger he needed a few more props plus in The Ultimate Enemy he could generate boxes on his own. I merely added a bit to that. I mean come on this is future I'm not planning to have Adrian have exactly the same foes.

- Adrian's minor threat is The Ghost Punks. Where as his father's is the box ghost. I figured The Box Ghost either way could have some new powers similar to The Ultimate Enemy yet slightly different I hope my explanation on how he got them works too. It would have happened somewhere in Season 4 but he didn't get buff until after he married the Lunch Lady ghost. Ha ha.

- We finally see Adrian called by his new name. Honestly does Spook sound like an alias Adrian would choose for himself? I got to thinking about that when I was writing this chapter. And I decided no he really wouldn't I mean his grade in English is an A+ plus he is a writer he think of something much more elaborate. But I love it so I'm not changing it. Besides simple is better.

- I apologize for any errors I don't have time to look it over as much as I usually do. I'll do so when I have some time.