Chapter 20

CARI'S POV

*2 weeks later*

Those two weeks flew by but went painfully slow at the same time. I'm sure you've had weeks like that, but they were also the best weeks of my life. I didn't think being half ghost could be this much fun. I had almost mastered my ghost ray, invisibility, and becoming intangible.

It had taken Danny, Sam, and Tucker a little while to call me Red instead of Cari, but now none of us had a problem with me becoming a halfa. Well there was one person who seemed to have an issue with me. Paulina, I guessed, had somehow come up with the idea that Red Shadow was dating Danny Phantom, and that didn't go over to well with her. It seemed that I was now her number 1 enemy. I had actually seem pictures of me taped inside of her locker with my face x-ed out or, even word, scratched out by her perfectly manicured nails. Which was slightly more than mildly terrifying.

Tucker Danny Sam and I ended up going to the gaming center since Tucker had almost lost his mind when I told him I didn't play video games. So I was about to enter the gaming world. Apparently the three of them were some of the best gamers around. I guess that would explain Danny's bad grades.

"Here's your controller." Tucker said as he handed me an x box controller.

"Can I just hit random buttons and hope for the best?" I asked putting a head set on.

"Eh ya I guess that'll work." Sam said as she put her headset on. "I'll go easy on you since you're a beginner."

I rolled my eyes. "Sure you will."

"Ya you're right I'm going to kick your butt." Sam said as she pressed start.

In the end I lost. Epically. I guess pressing random buttons wasn't the best idea. "Round two?" I asked hopefully, but we ended up not having time. It felt like the room had heated up then went back to normal very quickly. I looked over at Danny. "Going ghost?" I asked.

"Going ghost." he answered. We both took off in different directions. After we both transformed we met back up outside the gaming center. Skulker was flying in circles just above the roof.

"Hey Skulker if you're looking for a new weapon why don't you try your face it would scare anything away." I yelled. That sure got his attention.

"Well isn't it the ghost boy's girlfriend." Skulker said

"I'm not his girlfriend!" I yelled "Why does everyone think that?" I kept his attention long enough for Danny to hit Skulker in the back with his ghost ray. When he turned around to shoot at Danny I hit him in the back. This was our usual fighting method but it usually only worked once per ghost, but Skulker wasn't stupid enough to fall for that after more than two turns. He flew upwards and we both flew after him. Danny was still a little faster than I was so he was a couple of feet in front of me when I net flew out of nowhere and wrapped itself around Danny.

"Danny!" I yelled as he dropped like a rock towards the street below. "Faze through it!" I yelled as I shot down trying to keep up with him.

"I…I Can't." he panicked, he was thrashing around desperately trying to free himself. "Red look out!" he yelled his eyes suddenly big as dinner plates.

I turned around just in time to see a green net form around me, and just like Danny I lost my ability to fly. "Tucker Sam!" I screamed desperately.

"You're not going anywhere ghost girl." I heard someone say. I didn't recognize the voice until I saw the red suit. It was Valery. Danny had told me a few days ago the identity of the ghost hunter who had caused my nearly broken spine.

"Hey, since when do you two work together?" Danny asked. Skulker had grabbed his net just before he had hit the ground.

"After we had agreed that I could have you as I prize if she got the ghost girl." Skulker said with an evil smile on his face.

"Since when do you make deals with anyone?" I asked as I glared at Valery who was holding the net that I was being kept in.

"Since I proposed it." Valery answered triumphantly.

"Well what are you going to do with us?" Danny asked through gritted teeth.

"Well I'm taking your friend here to Vlad Masters." Val answered passively.

"Wait who's that?" I looked at Danny for an answer but he didn't give me one. Instead he gave me a worried and nervous look. "Danny?" I pressed.

"That doesn't matter." Val cut in "Skulker here will be taking Danny here back to the ghost zone."

"So we had better be going." Skulker said flinging Danny over his shoulder. "So say good bye to your girlfriend."

"I'm not her boyfriend." Danny yelled, but Val had already taken off. I began to panic Danny hadn't said anything about what to do if I couldn't use my ghost powers and if I couldn't transform back into a normal person, and at that point I was really wishing he had.

I also had a really bad feeling about this Vlad guy. Especially with the look that Danny had given me. "So I guess you're new around here ghost girl."

"The name's Red Shadow." I said spat at her.

"Ya ya whatever. But with you gone my job will be a lot easier"

"What about Danny. You do know Skulker won't be able to hold him."

"Ya I know that's why I made the deal. I'm coming back for him after I get my reward from Vlad." I couldn't see her face but I knew she was smiling.