'What could this mean?' Sam fretted, pacing back and forth in front of the bed on which Danny and Tucker were currently sitting. Their eyes followed her as she worried.

Tucker, who was getting slightly dizzy, reminded Sam of what she had thought before Danny accidentally burnt her. 'You said that it could be a new ghost power- and what else could it be?'

Sam sighed. 'If it is that, then what could this new ability be used for?'

'I-' Danny began, only to be cut off by Tucker.

'You're right- it's a pointless power. Danny could just duplicate himself and achieve better results.'

'I-'

'But maybe we're forgetting something,' Sam interrupted the ghost boy again. She stopped pacing and turned towards the bed. 'We need to test this.'

Speaking louder than necessary, Danny voiced the words that he had been thinking for the last few minutes. 'I could just go back to sleep- that's when it seems to happen.'

The Goth and the Techno-geek looked thoughtful, considering Danny's proposition.

Tucker wet his lips nervously before talking. 'I guess it couldn't hurt...'

Sam nodded, determination lacing her words. 'Do it.'

DPDPDPDP

Danny moaned in frustration. Why couldn't he sleep?

This is a pretty lousy ghost power, he thought. If I can't even use it at the right times.

Sam and Tucker were downstairs, watching the movie they had started before. Sam's choice, of course.

Danny rolled over, and then threw the covers off in exasperation. He needed to do something.

Going ghost, Danny stealthily flew out through the window. He knew that Sam and Tucker wouldn't check anytime soon- they couldn't run the risk of waking him.

The town below looked peaceful as the ghost boy drifted overhead. The late afternoon sun warmed his back, so he turned his face towards it instead. He relished the heat that so rarely was able to penetrate the cold that surrounded him- even in human form. Danny's thoughts floated away with the slow breeze that blew his hair over his face and tantalized his nose with the scent of Spring. He was aware of nothing but the Sun and the wind.

Then, a flash of green light slammed into his back and broke his peaceful moment of serenity. Phantom span in mid-air, trying to see how far he had until his body ended up splattered all over Amity Park. Not far enough.

DPDPDPDP

The ghost boy woke up back in his home, tied up to the lab table. Panicking, Danny checked himself. He let out a mental sigh of relief.

Still Phantom, he thought. He couldn't have imagined what would have happened if it had been his human body that he fell in. Both of his forms were more sturdy than an average human's; able to survive more punishment. Still, Phantom was stronger.

Looking at his motionless body, Danny realised that he barely had a scratch on him. All of the wounds that he had no doubt obtained, had healed.

The ghost boy froze. He could see himself on the lab table- on the other side of the room.

DPDPDPDP

'Guys, it worked!' Danny whispered. Sam and Tucker were seated on the couch, watching a different movie.

'Danny?' Tucker asked. 'Where are you?'

'I'm over here,' the ghost boy answered. 'Next to the TV.'

Both Tucker and Sam were staring at the wrong side of the television.

Oh, well, Danny thought. It doesn't matter- they know I'm here.

It was then that the halfa remembered why he had come up. 'I, uh... I kind of have a problem, though.' He mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck. The black jumpsuit that covered him almost completely felt uncomfortably warm.

Sam and Tucker looked at the left side of the TV expectantly.

'Do you think that you could, you know, become... visible... again?' Sam requested. Not knowing exactly where in the room her best friend was freaked her out.

Phantom shook his head, forgetting that they couldn't see him. 'No- I've already tried that. Anyway,' he continued. 'I have a problem.'

When neither of his friends decided to say anything, Danny elaborated. 'I couldn't sleep, so I went outside for a bit. I woke up in my parent's lab and I don't know how to get out.'

Sam and Tucker looked suitably worried, but the Goth also looked quite angry.

'What were you doing outside?' She yelled. 'You were meant to be going to sleep!'

Danny wanted to answer her, but his mind couldn't form the words. The only thought he was capable of having was huh?

He collapsed on the floor, his whole body involved in an elaborate dance of pain. But, still, his consciousness refused to leave him. It felt to Danny as if he was being electrocuted again- only this time, the agony was never ending and he stayed awake throughout the whole ordeal.

AN:

Hello! pale-blue11 here!

I know this is a short chapter, but I don't know what to do! I have a few more chapters typed, but after that I need your help. Should I continue and make it a fairly long story (not novel length, though), or should I cut it short? Please help me!

School started exactly a week ago, and I'm tired. Gabby actually fell asleep during lunch today :D I woke her up :) I'm a great friend! (Gabby disagrees)

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