Danny, Charlie, and Emily walked down the hall, Danny still feeling upset about what Spectra told him.
"Dude, you ok?" Tucker asked, noticing him.
"I'm fine. I can't believe my sister told that shrink I'm a loser." Danny said, still not believing what Jazz said.
"Danny, Jazz never called you a loser," Charlie said.
"Yeah, that doesn't sound like Jazz to me," Emily added.
Danny sighed. He knew that Charlie and Emily were right. But why did that shrink tell him that Jazz said that?
"Hey guys,"
Everyone looked up and saw Jazz, Vaggie, and Octavia walking up to them with Charlie hugging her girlfriend.
"What doesn't sound like Jazz to you?" Jazz asked.
Danny just glares at her before turning away.
"Still mad?" Jazz asked.
"Wow, you are the smart one," Danny said, sarcastically.
"Danny..." Charlie said, sighing.
"What's with him?" Vaggie asked.
"Ms. Spectra told Danny that Jazz called him a loser," Charlie told her.
"Whoa, whoa, back up? Jazz called Danny a loser?!" Octavia asked, surprised.
"I expect that out of Dash, but Jazz? After all what she has been trying to tell me about her brother, a loser is the last thing I expect her to call him." Vaggie said, shaking her head.
"Danny, I know you're angry, but I'm worried about you. Ever since the accident..." Jazz started.
"Jazz, I know you think you're helping, and I'm sure when I'm older I'll appreciate it, but right now, I don't." Danny cut her off.
"You have to talk to somebody, Danny. You barely have any friends." Jazz said, getting annoyed.
She quickly saw Charlie and Emily glare at her as well as Vaggie and Octavia looking at her with questionable looks.
"Besides these two. And you have absolutely no extracurricular activities." Jazz added.
"Unless you count the ghosts," Charlie whispers.
"What was that, hon?" Vaggie asked.
"Nothing," Charlie said, shocking her head.
"Well, maybe this is me now, huh? Not everyone's pumped up and full of spirit all the time, you know." Danny said, turning away.
"Jazz, we appreciate you wanting to help your brother, but he needs to open up in his own way. Forcing things on him like this isn't helping." Charlie told her.
"You also need to understand that he needs his space. You don't have to get involved just to take notice of Danny's life." Emily added.
"And you have told me that you and Danny have been close as kids. It's clear that he no longer sees you as the person you once were." Vaggie told her.
"I may not have siblings, but my Dad is going through the same thing. At least, he understands I give him space and time to himself." Octavia added.
Jazz sighs, knowing they were right. She was just trying to be a sister like she always has. She did miss those days and would look back on them from time to time.
However, Danny notices his ghost sense going off, causing Charlie and Emily to notice.
"Ghost sense? I don't see anything." Danny whispers, looking around.
"Danny? You're shivering." Jazz said, hoping he was alright.
"Leave me alone!" Danny shouted, running away.
"It's worse than I thought." Jazz said, worried.
"We got him," Emily said, rushing after him.
"Sorry, babe, but Danny needs me today. I'll make it up to you." She said, kissing her cheek before following her friends.
"What's with them?" Octavia asked.
"Danny did look upset," Vaggie said, thinking.
"I need to check on him. He could hurt himself." Jazz said, looking ready to go after them.
"Ok, you need to dial it back Jazz. I think you're really overanalyzing this." Vaggie said, grabbing her shoulder.
Yeah, she was worried about Danny too, but she wasn't going to try and but in his life. Before more could be said, a student ran up and grabbed Jazz.
"A FREAKISHLY LARGE HORNET!" He shouted before jumping into a locker, closing it to hide.
"OW! MY LEG!" He shouted.
"How did that not come off?" Octavia asked, wincing.
More students ran down the hall as the freakishly large hornet flew into the hall and saw the girls. They all screamed as it flew up to them before they could run. It grabbed all three of them before licking them
"Gross!" Octavia said, not liking this.
Vaggie knew she couldn't use her powers in front of Jazz and Octavia but knew she had to do something.
"Back off, Ghost Bug!"
Danny Phantom flew in, knocking the hornet off the girls, surprising them.
"Ghost bug? Wait a minute, that was a ghost? That was two ghosts?" She asked, still shocked.
"Not the time to think that you're hallucinating."
They turned and saw Charlottle Magne and Serenity standing behind them, shocking them more.
"So you're Charlotte Magne & Serenity? Wow." Octavia asked, surprised.
"It's nice to meet you, but we need to get you 3 safe," Charlie said, surprising Vaggie.
"I'm sorry, but are you a demon? I thought demons didn't care about people being in danger?" She asked.
"I'm not like other demons. See people get hurt is not something I like to see." Charlie said, shaking her head.
"So why is an angel working with a demon?" Octavia asked.
"We share the same goal. Keeping others safe." Emily asked.
"Wait. Demon? Angel? A real demon and angel?!" Jazz asked, shocked.
"Not the time, Jazz." Vaggie sighs, knowing she needs to have a chat with her.
Outside,
Danny knocked Ghost Bug off him and stood ready.
"Somebody called for an exterminator?" Danny quips.
"My, you are clever, aren't you? Swat this, big boy." The ghost said, flying at Danny with its stringer at him.
Danny throws up his arms defensively. The stinger slices his arm and he falls to the ground, clutching it and crying out.
"I should have gone intangible. Idiot! I'm not getting better at this. I'm getting worse." Danny groans.
He spotted the ghost bug coming back and threw up a shield. It hit it and bounced away. Seeing his chance, Danny grabbed his thermos and got ready to catch it.
"Alright, pal! Time for you to..." Danny started, only to see that the ghost was nowhere in sight.
"Gone. Great. Another bad guy gets away." Danny sighs, flying into the air.
He spots Charlie and Emily on the roof with Emily picking up Charlie and flying up to meet him.
"Did you get it?" Charlie asked, getting a shake no.
"Maybe Jazz was right. Maybe I am a loser." Danny said, defeated.
"Daniel, stop! You're not a loser! We never thought of you as a loser! And we know Jasmine doesn't think of you like that!" Emily said, hating seeing him like this.
It reminds her of how Danny used to look two years ago. Neither she nor Charlie wanted him to turn back into that person.
"Emily's right. You're not a loser. You never were. Whatever that shrink told you, it's not true." Charlie added.
Danny smiles a bit before hugging both girls. They had no idea that Jazz, Octavia, and Vaggie were watching.
'You're wrong about them, Adam.' Vaggie thought, smiling.
'Wow, they are nothing like the Trinty we heard about.' Octavia added.
"A Ghost, Demon, and Angel? I got to tell Danny!" Jazz said, excited.
Vaggie and Octavia sighed. For someone who claims to be smarter than her parents, she really needs to pay attention.
Fenton Works, later that night.
Danny sat in the kitchen, trying his hardest not to let the words get to him. He knew Charlie and Emily were right and they helped him more than anyone. But why did Spectra tell him that Jazz called him a loser?
'Speaking of which,' He thought, turning to his sister.
"What do you mean, you didn't see a ghost?" Jazz asked, shocked.
"It didn't look like a ghost to me. It just looked like a big bug. So I ran. Like a looooser." Danny told her.
"I was right. You're not going to listen to me, are you?" Jazz asked.
"Nope," Danny said, thinking he got her to back off.
"Well, you don't leave me any choice." Jazz sighs before readying plan B.
"Mom! Dad! Can I talk to you about Danny?" She shouted, shocking him.
"What?! Jazz! No!" Danny tried to stop her, but it was too late.
"Is there something wrong with Danny?" Maddie asked as she rushed in.
"Is there a ghost involved?" Jack added.
"Is there something you want to talk about?" Maddie asked her son.
"That involves ghosts?" Jack added again.
Danny looks around, not sure what to say. Jazz stood close by, not wanting to bring their parents in, but Danny left her with no choice.
"I...I...actually, yes. Jazz thinks she saw a ghost today. Tell them, Jazz." Danny said, finding a loophole in her plan.
Jazz was shocked to find that Danny found the loophole and knew what was about to happen.
"WHAT?" Maddie shouted, leapfrogging over Danny.
"Why didn't you tell us?" She asked her daughter.
"It would have been a good chance to try out the portable Fenton Ghost Peeler. It tears ghosts apart atom by atom!" Jack said, activating it.
He was soon covered in metal armor that was shaped to fit him. However, he's overbalanced in the heavy suit, falling over and smashing the kitchen table into splinters. Danny smirks and gets up.
"Enjoy your chat!" He said, walking away as Jazz groaned.
Morningstar mansion,
Charlie sighs as she enters her home, not even reacting to her father's entrance like she always did. Lucifer notices and quickly becomes worried.
"Apple pie? Are you okay?" He asked.
"I'm fine, Dad. I'm just worried about Danny." Charlie said.
Lucifer raised an eyebrow.
"What's the matter?" He asked.
"Well, we have this new shrink at school and she told Danny that Jazz called him a loser. But we know Jazz, she would never call him that. I think." Charlie said, sighing.
"We're trying to get him to understand that's not true, but I can tell that Danny is still thinking about those words. I wish I could be more of help." She added, looking down.
Lucifer admitted that seems weird. He never liked shrinks, always trying to get in your head and talk about things he wanted to keep to himself, but this one was trying to mess with Daniel a different way.
"How was he when he left?" Lucifer asked.
"Like he was still thinking of the words." Charlie sighs.
Lucifer started to think. Something didn't feel right. Maybe he needs to see what Casper High is doing this time. After all, that school has way too many sins for his liking.
"Just continue to be there for him like you always have, Charlie. You're your mother's daughter. Always putting others first. It's something I love about her." Lucifer said, smiling.
"Will it be enough?" Charlie asked.
"It will. After all, I like the boy too. And not just because he saved your life." Lucifer smiles before spotting Razzle and Dazzle peeking from the corner.
He waved them down, making sure Charlie didn't notice. He knew that Charlie would tell him when she was ready.
"Now, how about some apple pancakes? I was thinking about making some when you walked in." He asked, making her smile.
"I know apples are good, Dad, but can we core something else?" Charlie said, making him laugh.
"The boy is growing on you! I never thought I heard an apple pun from you!" He said, leading her towards the kitchen.
Emily's home,
Emily enters her room, looking upset. She didn't even react to Sera when passed her. Sera notices and quickly dismisses her phone call. She quickly followed after her before touching her shoulder.
"Emily? What's the matter?" She asked, making the younger girl sigh.
"We have a new shrink in school. She seemed nice, if a bit too peppy, but there's something about her I can't shake." Emily said, confusing Sera.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"She told us that Jazz called her brother a loser," Emily said, surprising her.
Sera knew that Jazz was a smart girl and was thinking about hiring her when she turned 18, but that was nothing like the girl she knew.
"Are you sure?" She asked, getting a nod.
"The thing is, Jazz never called or even thought of her brother as a loser. And it seems that Daniel is letting it get to his head. We have tried to help him, but..." Emily explained before Sera sighed.
"Emily, calm down." She said, seeing the eye forming on her chest but pretended not to notice.
"I'll admit it very odd that a shrink, I mean a therapist, would say that about the Fenton's siblings. Jasmine is a bright girl and I can see that Daniel has a great future ahead of him. But saying something that doesn't sound like something that would help others." Sera said, knowing she had to call the school again.
She then notices Emily sigh, clearly worried for Daniel.
"I wish I could do more." She said, making Sera smile a bit.
She knew that Emily had a small crush on Daniel but didn't seek it out due to them being friends. And she didn't mind it. Daniel had proved to be different than the other boys who wanted to win Emily over. She even outright refused Dash Baxter before he even asked her permission to date Emily. It was why she never listened to any of the Baxter's so-called favors.
Much like the Mansons, the Baxter had tried to use her for many things. Dash once tried to have his parents get to keep Emily away from Daniel. Since his parents believed everything he said, they thought that Daniel was a bad person for Emily and wanted their son to be with her.
Sera blew up when she heard that. She told them that Daniel was a good friend to Emily and she liked the boy. She warned them about trying that stunt again, saying that she would never let Emily date someone who would treat her like a trophy.
"Sera, you doing it again," Emily spoke.
"Forgive me. Sometimes I can't help but think back to the people that bad mouth someone that I know you trust." She said, shaking her head.
"Emily, Daniel is lucky to have you and Charlie as a friend. I will never forget the sad and broken boy you brought over two years ago. It's clear to me that the therapist has no idea what Daniel and his sister are like. I'll look into it and see what I can find." Sera said.
"And you just keep being there for him. I know that he's grateful to have a person like you in his life." She added, kissing Emily's forehead.
Emily smiles, knowing Sera is right. She watched her walk away before Emily sighed.
"Wait, what did she mean by that?" Emily asked, confused.
And Part 2 of My Brother's Keeper. Kept to the episode a bit, with a few changes. Like have Vaggie and Octavia be there with Jazz, finding it odd that Spectra would tell Danny that Jazz called him a loser. Though Charlie and Emily didn't help with the fight, they did try to help him feel better. But thoughts like those don't go away so easily.
I also cover a bit of both Charlie's and Emily's thoughts and concerns about Danny and how they wish they could be more help. Both Lucifer and Sera did what they could to help, both of them actually liking Danny and even finding it odd that a shrink/therapist say something like that. I know I don't show it, but they do help the three behind the scenes, much like how Alastor is watching them.
And yeah, I'll admit the apple pun Charlie made could have been better, but it was all I could think of at the time.