Technus spent the day observing the parental units. He was amazed at how humans could have such a high intelligence level, yet still not act like they had that much in between their ears. They could comprehend the subatomic interactions of human plane matter and ghost matter when placed together, but when it came to certain decisions… For instance should the ghost matter centrifuge be turned off before or after the snack of fudge is gotten? Or should the volatile ectoplasmic strobotron be left unattended while a emergency trip to get food for dinner is made? Out of all the humans Technus had observed so far the parental units were the oddest. Still Technus knew enough to be wary of them. He had seen the numerous devices in their lab that would make most ghosts rue the day they left the ghost zone. The problem was using the weapons properly in the right situation.
Still the parental units had a pattern that they followed. When they awoke they followed the same routine as they did the day before. While it was interesting to watch the parental units work in the lab and their mishaps were amusing, Technus was growing restless. He needed the child to return from school. He had to know how the situation with his sister was affecting him. The pattern was there he just needed to confirm it.
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Technus heard the child and his followers before they even made it up the front steps of the building.
"I knew it! I knew it! You guys saw how he dropped his pencil so she would pick it up! The entire time he was staring at her but! He is no good!" The child's energy levels, to Technus' delight, was close to matching the time when he went up against the ghosts king. The follower dressed in dark clothing interrupted the child's rant.
"Danny it's not like I don't agree with you or anything… But how would we get Jazz to drop Erick? Tell her that we spied on their tutoring session and saw that he was not in it for the learning? Besides what if Jazz actually likes him?"
"Oh no, There is no way that my sister would fall for a numb skull like him… Even if she does I bet Danny Phantom could convince him to leave town." Both of the followers exchanged worried looks as the child's eyes glowed green. The male follower spoke up.
"Danny! I don't like this guy either but the town is just starting to accept you as a 'nice' ghost. We can't risk that. Besides there should be other ways to do this."
"That's right." The dark female follower chimed in. "Normally I'm for peace but, that guy, when we were watching him had no decency. It would be a shame if embarrassing and shameful things were to start 'showing' up. And it would be horrible if Jazz saw any of it…" The child and the dark female exchanged smiles while the other male follower looked exasperated.
"Ya know, for good guys you can be pretty evil…" drawled the other male. The child's back straitened and his eye narrowed. From the child's posture, Technus gathered that he seemed to take offence to this remark. As expected his energy levels spiked. The child snapped back.
"We are not being evil. We are just taking the necessary steps in order to ensure Jazz's safety." The male follower sent a look that clearly said 'who are you trying to fool?'
"Riiiight… and I want to ensure the safety of the newest palm pilot model not cause I want it." The child threw a dark look at the male follower and then groundout.
"Fine whatever, Tucker you comb the internet and see what you can find on Erick. Sam, you and I are going to pay Erick's house a little visit." The dark female follower, Sam as Technus gathered, simply crossed her arms and sent the child an amused look.
"Do you even know where Erick lives?" The child made as if to reply but then turned away and became an interesting shade of red.
"Alright then, Sam and I will make a quick stop at the school's office. Then we will go to Erick's house." The child scooped Sam into his arms and shifted into his ghost form. With that they parted ways. Tucker headed down the street and the child and Sam both flew off in the direction of the school.
Technus withdrew his consciousness from the front door security camera. The data that he had collected proved to him that the child's energy patterns and emotions were closely connected. If the child had something suddenly taken away from him or when something that was dear to him was endangered he produced huge amounts of energy. So all Technus had to do was to fulfill those two requirements…