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Chapter 3: Connections

As she said that, a loud noise was heard. A green shape formed out of thin air. The two agents stood there, stunned.

"What the hell is that?!" Ziva shouted.

A wolf's head appeared, making the agents jumped. When Wulf saw the two agents, he was confused. Where was Danny? He wanted Danny. Suddenly, he felt a hand grip his tail. "Helpi mi!" He screamed at the two agents.

All they could do was watch in shock as Wulf was pulled back through the portal. It then closed, leaving no trace that it was there. Tony turned to Ziva, his eyes wide with shock.

"Well that was the weirdest thing I have ever seen."

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Tony and Ziva stepped out of the elevator. McGee was sitting at his desk, showing Tucker some new software that he had installed just days prior. Tony laughed at the way Tucker's face lit up like a light turning on at the flick of a switch. Tucker looked up, a faraway look in his eyes.

"Hi." he greeted them, "Did you find anything else?"

Tony and Ziva exchanged glances. With a nod, they silently agreed to only tell Gibbs; what they saw was too weird to tell just anybody.

"Er...nothing else. It's like the murderer is some kind of forensics genius. Apart from Abby, I mean..."

Ziva turned to Sam, who was leaning against her desk, watching the conversation. "Do you know where Gibbs is?"

Sam just shrugged. But no words were needed; Gibbs himself strode into the room, Danny tailing him.

Ziva noticed that Danny's focus went straight to his friends. The boy shook his head and Ziva saw Sam visibly relax out of the corner of her eye.

"Anything?" Gibbs asked.

"Um...Yeah," Tony said, glancing at Sam and Tucker. "Can we talk to you, Boss?"

Luckily, Gibbs knew when things needed to be private. He motioned for his agents to follow him and, as he left, McGee flashed the teens an apologetic smile.

"What's going on?" Danny asked, going beside Sam.

"That's what I'd like to know." she sighed. "It's something to do with the case…"

Then, she looked at Danny; her still-forming plan shone through her eyes and Danny shook his head. "No way Sam! I'm not doing it. This is NCIS we're dealing with."

"NCIS," Sam agreed. "Not the GiW. Besides, if anything happens, we have the Fenton Phones to communicate by. It's the perfect way to find out what's happening."

Tucker caught on to what she was saying. "Won't he get arrested if he gets caught?"

"He won't get caught."

"And why is that?"

Sam looked at Tucker as if he had gone mad. "Hello?! Ghost powers?!"

"I'm not doing it Sam." Danny said firmly.

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"I can't believe I'm doing this!" Danny groaned as he walked down the hallway. He was in his ghost form, invisible to the naked eye. Why did Sam always manage to convince him to do the most dangerous things? Tucker was right, if Danny got caught, he would be is BIG trouble. But he had to admit, he was curious to find out what had spooked the agents.

He hoped it wasn't Skulker again.

Danny heard voices coming through a door. Peeking his intangible head in, he saw Gibbs and the other agents.

Perfect.

Ziva was talking. "...and then suddenly, this green... orb thing appeared. As well as this dog thing…"

Gibbs, listening to her intently, suddenly remembered something that Danny had said after they had first met.

"Did you guys see anything when you came in here? Like a…green thing…floating in the air?"

Danny knew something. Gibbs didn't know what it was but, if this green thing was related to the case, he would find out. "What happen then?"

"This is where it gets weird boss." Tony piped up. "It actually talked to us. Asking for help. Then it disappeared."

Danny's heart sank a bit. Now he knew why there were portals appearing in the alleyway and, frankly, he was glad it was his friend. But if Wulf was involved, so was Walker. Danny really didn't want to deal with the Ghost Zone law enforcer again.

"A…dog?!" McGee asked incredulously. "That talks."

"Trust me," Tony piped up, "It was really strange. I was beginning to feel like Dr. Dolittle…"

"DiNozzo! Focus!" Gibbs snapped. He turned back to Ziva. "Are you sure of what you saw?"

Ziva nodded. "You'll have to see it to believe it."

"But you said it disappeared."

Gibbs stood up, slightly startling Danny. "It might return. We need to stake out the place. Maybe the killer is responsible."

Danny decided that he had heard enough. Phasing out of the room, he quickly found his friends and relayed the conversation back to them. As he spoke, Sam's triumphant grin grew wider and wider.

"I knew it!"

"Why were you so eager for me to spy anyway?" Danny asked, transforming back into his human self.

"Just a hunch," Sam said simply, folding her arms. "As far as we know, there is only one ghost who can get through the Ghost Zone into the Real World without using a portal."

Danny didn't bother to correct her; he didn't think that an evil version of himself counted, since he technically didn't exist anymore. At least in his timeline, Danny knew she was right.

"They also said that they would try to find the portal again." Danny shook his head. "We can't let them do that; what if they get into the Ghost Zone? How are we going to cover up a whole different dimension?"

Sam and Tucker didn't say anything, but Danny knew he was right.

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Two sleek, black cars drove up and parked across the street from the alleyway in the dead of night.

"Alright, let's see what happens." Tony said, leaning back in the driver's seat. He didn't believe that anything would happen- and he really needed some sleep and was beginning to envy the three children sleeping back at HQ- but Gibbs' orders were meant to be followed. He could tell that Ziva was awake and alert beside him.

"Why do we have to do this? I don't think anything is going to happen."

So Tony wasn't alone on the skepticism. He just shrugged and the two agents sat in silence.

It was Gibbs who saw the movement first. He radioed his team to let them know and silently slinked out of his car. Removing his gun from his belt, he ran forward to get a closer look.

A figure with pure white hair stood with its back to him. It wore a black suit (perfect for sneaking around in the dark, Gibbs reasoned), and white gloves and boots.

"C'mon," the figure muttered, "Where are you Wulf?"

"Freeze!" Gibbs shouted. "NCIS!"

The figure stood still, its muttering ceased.

Then it slowly turned around.

Gibbs' eyes widened only a fraction, the only sign that showed he was surprised. The figure was a boy, a teenager. What is he doing here?

"Oh, come on," the boy groaned, "Not you guys!"

Danny found himself staring at Gibbs and mentally kicked himself for getting caught. But so far, so good; no sign of the portal. Maybe they would have given up and gone home, but noooo…he had to pique their interest by getting caught.

"Who are you?" Ziva said, appearing at Gibbs' side. Tony came up from behind her.

"Phantom." Danny said, feeling a bit more confident with his alias. "Danny Phantom." He held up his hands as a form of surrender.

At the sudden movement, Gibbs released the safety catch on his gun, but Danny only laughed. "Bullets will just phase through me."

Tony shivered as he remembered what the ghost calling himself 'Skulker' had said: "Your silly bullets cannot hurt me."

"Okay…Danny Phantom," Gibbs was unsure, 'Phantom' wasn't a common name," Why are you here?"

Danny took a second to think. "There was a portal near here and I wanted to check it out."

Gibbs' brow furrowed. "How did you know there was a portal here? Did you place it?"

Danny rolled his eyes. "One, I'm a ghost. I have my ways. Two, didn't I just say I wanted to check it out? I think I know who placed it though."

Tony and Ziva seemed fascinated with the idea of a ghost, but Gibbs was suspicious. "Did you kill the Marine that was here?"

"Wait, what?!" Danny asked, surprised that they would suspect him of murder. "I'm just a ghost from Amity Park who wanted to see what was going on!"

Gibbs dropped his gun a fraction, then raised it again. Second mention of Amity Park, he noted. "If you really are from Amity Park, what are you doing in Washington D.C?"

"Um," Danny thought quickly. "Holiday?"

"That's a pretty lame excuse for a kid wearing a dark HAZMAT suit and gloves in the middle of the night, lurking in an alleyway." Ziva said boldly.

"My gloves are a part of my suit!" Danny insisted. Geez, he thought, Do cops have to be so stubborn everywhere I go?

Then, to his utter shock, Gibbs produced a pair of handcuffs.

"Why did you kill the Marine?"

Danny face-palmed and groaned loudly. "What will it take for people to listen to me?! Another Pariah Dark incident? Another Ember incident?"

Gibbs had no idea what 'Danny Phantom' was saying. He still didn't believe that the boy was really a ghost, despite his claims and was eager to question him. He raised the handcuffs and snapped them on Danny's wrists.

Danny looked down at his hands in horror and quickly phased out of them, allowing them to drop to the floor. Now Gibbs knew what he was dealing with.

A real ghost. Who was now a suspect.

"Phantom, come with us."

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