CHAPTER 2:

~~~SARALYN'S POV~~~

I stared down at the bunches of skyscrapers and stores. I saw very few people walking, but they didn't notice me. I kept flying until my ghost sense went off, indicating that a ghost was nearby. I stopped and looked around, but I didn't see anything. I shrugged and kept flying. It went off again. I looked around. I heard a noise behind me. I turned around and shot a ghost ray at a tree. I flew closer until I saw a shadow in a tree. A pair of red eyes glowed ominously.

"Who's there?" I said. "I'm not afraid to fight you."

"And I'm not afraid to see your head on my trophy case." a deep voice said.

I heard a low-tone hum that quickly turned into a high-pitched screech. I yelped and flew out of the way just as mini missiles shot through the air where I was and exploded. I looked to see a robotic ghost with green-fire hair and red eyes emerge from the trees.

"I've heard of you before!" My hands started glowing green. "Skulker!"

"I see you still remember me, whelp." Skulker said.

"What?"

Skulker paused with his arms crossed. "I'm waiting."

"Waiting for what?"

"I'm waiting for your childish and pathetic banter, ghost child." Skulker said.

"I have no idea what you're saying." I said. "Who are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about you, whelp!" Skulker said, "What other ghost child would I be talking to, Phantom?"

"Phantom? Who's Phantom? I'm Sa- I mean, Lynn." I said.

"I see. So you're not the ghost kid." Skulker said. He took out a spinning blade. "At least I'll still have the satisfaction of putting your head on my trophy case!"

He lunged at me. I dodged and shot another ghost ray at him. Skulker used a shield and ricocheted it back at me. It hit me and I spiraled into the ground. When I stood up, Skulker was gone.

"Good riddance." I said.

As I flew back up, I crashed into something. I stumbled back. When I opened my eyes, there was someone in front of me. Another ghost child. I gasped. He had the same snow-white color to his hair and his eyes glowed neon green.

Phantom... I thought. Hey, this could be the guy Skulker was talking about.

"Sorry, I-" the boy said. "Whoa. I've never seen you around here."

"Hi, I'm... uh... Lynn." I said.

"I'm Danny Phantom. I heard some noises and I saw you battling Skulker. Nice work, by the way."

"Thanks..." There was a pause.

"So, what brings you here?" Danny asked. He circled around me, examining me.

"Just, uhh, strolling through the city." I said. I looked at my wrist, pretending that there was a watch on it. "Oh, look at the time, I got to go. Bye!"

I turned around and zoomed away. I looked behind me and no one was there. I breathed a sigh of relief, disrupting the hairs on my forehead. As I turned intangible and flew through the window to my room, I looked at the time to see that it was only about half an hour later.

"Hey. You're home a little earlier than I thought." Carmen said as she walked into my room. "I just finished unpacking a box I missed. So, what did you explore?"

"Uhhh..." I paced back and forth.

"You're stuttering. And pacing. What happened?" Carmen asked. She plopped down onto my bed. "Did you see any other ghosts?"

"Just two." I said. "Skulker..."

Carmen groaned. "Skulker? He's annoying! He's always like, 'I am the greatest ghost hunter EVER! Fear me, whelp!'"

I chuckled. She definitely needs to get better with her impersonations... I thought.

"Anyways, I saw another ghost... Danny Phantom."

"Danny Phantom?! Isn't that just-"

I shrugged. "Probably." I said. "Skulker thought I was him, saying, 'I'm waiting for your pathetic and childish banter, ghost child!' and 'I'm not afraid to see your head on my trophy case!' or something."

"Maybe you're just a little frazzled. Today has been pretty busy, what with unpacking and getting settled in. Maybe we should both get some rest. We've got a big day ahead of us tomorrow." I nodded.

As I drifted off to sleep, questions roamed through my mind.

I wonder what other ghosts around here are familiar with Danny Phantom. Who really is Danny Phantom? And why did I come up with an alter ego name like Lynn?! You might as well just stamp 'Half-ghost' on my forehead.