Hello readers. I have another chapter for you guys. I won't be able to post anything over the weekend since I will be away, so don't count on seeing anything. Well, hope you enjoy this chapter!
Danny woke up a little before 8 a.m. the next day and slowly got out of his makeshift bed.
"Hey Tuck, you up?" he asked.
"Tuck?"
Danny grabbed one of his pillows and threw it at a sleeping Tucker.
"Aahh!" Tucker shouted as he fell off of his bed.
"Oh Danny, what is it?"
Danny started walking towards the window.
"Tuck, I have to go. Jazz is going to be pissed."
"Don't worry man. She'll understand. What should I tell Sam? She is going to be questioning why Phantom showed up at my house."
Danny thought for a little bit.
"Tell her anything but the truth."
"Fine Danny, bye"
Danny fazed through Tucker's room and flew off to Fenton Works.
Ding Dong!
"I'll get it," a feminine voice said through the door.
Danny knew that as soon as the door opened he had to lie to his with his parents. Something he really didn't want to do. The door shot open and the first person to greet Danny was his mother.
"Danny? Is that really you?" Tears ran down his mother's face.
Danny took in a shaky breath before replying,
"Yes mom, it's me."
His mother ran up to him giving him a tight hug, still crying. Danny's dad soon came out and joined the reunion.
"Maddie, what is going on? Danny boy, where have you been?" Jack rushed over and joined his wife in giving Danny a bear hug."
"Hey mom, hey dad, don't worry I am fine. You guys are kinda crushing me right now.
Both parents reluctantly let go of Danny.
"Jazz, get down here! Danny's dad shouted.
Jazz came rushing down the stairs.
"Danny, you're home!" Jazz said while giving Danny a much lighter hug.
"But Danny, what happened? Where did you go?" His dad asked while they walked back into their house.
Here comes the lying
"I was kidnapped by a bunch of ghosts, but Phantom came last night and rescued me. He want me to thank mom for him, something about his freedom."
Jazz had a knowing look on her face, but oddly enough, his mom shared a similar look.
Mom doesn't know anything, right? Besides randomly letting me go as Phantom and sharing a similar facial expression as Jazz, she isn't showing any signs.
"Well honey, Maddie said to Jack. Let's give Danny and Jazz some privacy."
With a nod, Jack and Maddie walked out of the living room leaving just Danny and Jazz in it.
"So, what is going on?" Danny's sister asked.
Danny, feeling tired, sat on the nearby couch.
"Aragon got a lot of ghosts to rally behind him to wipe out all halfas including me and Vlad. Vlad told me he was able to get a truce with Aragon, however fragile it is, but could not work out a deal including me."
Jazz put a hand on Danny's shoulder and squeezed.
"Don't worry Danny. We will think of something. Do you have any plans?"
Danny has been running scenarios through his head ever since Vlad came over. He could run like Danielle, but he would be caught eventually and that would not go well for the people around him. He could hide, but that would fail too. He could fight, but then he would get pummeled. His only 2 options were to try to talk to the ghosts or use the Fenton Suit again and hope it would be enough. Both options involved talking to Vlad.
"Well I need access to the Ghost Zone. Access that is guaranteed to not get me killed. I need to talk to Vlad and see if he can help me with that."
Jazz frowned at Danny.
"And after you get access?" she asked.
"I don't know yet," Danny admitted.
"Well what happens if Vlad doesn't help you?"
"I don't know"
Jazz walked right in front of Danny, forcing Danny to look at her.
"Danny, you need to think things through! I will not let you do this if you don't think through your actions. I….I don't want you to die."
Danny didn't know what to say. His sister never brought up him dying.
"Jazz, I promise you I will not die in this. I will come back. Anyways, I am already half dead."
Jazz couldn't help but laugh at this, giving Danny the intended outcome.
"Okay, we can talk to Vlad tomorrow. Today, I don't want to worry about this. Want to go to the Nasty Burger or something?"
"Sure Jazz."
Danny got up and walked out of the house with Jazz.
The entire time Danny couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was going to happen soon. He ignored it the best he could and tried to savor the moment.
Right now I don't even know if I can keep my promise to Jazz. Doesn't mean I won't try though.