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10/27/22- Edited

I dropped off Tucker's order first since it was closer.

Tucker asked, "Why was I covering for you?"

I said, "Aunt Alicia found out my secret."

Tucker said " The one that is loyal to Mrs. Fenton no matter what? Crap, dude!"

"It is fine. She isn't going to tell. She put my safety above that."

Tuck said, "Thank Clockwork!"

"Can you text Sam and say that Aunt Alicia knows my secret and isn't going to tell and I will be dropping off her food."

Tucker replied, "Sure dude."

I yelled "Thanks!" as I was flying away as fast as I could since the food was getting cold.

I got to Sam's house and she was about ready to burst.

She exclaimed, "What did Tucker mean about knowing about your Aunt Alicia knowing your secret?"

I said "Just what you said, Aunt Alicia found out my secret identity on her own. She won't tell. She understands what that would do."

Sam said "Thank Clockwork. Thank you for the food. Going to see Star?"

I said "Yeah."

Sam said "Have fun. You need more of that."

"I will."

I flew in the March air to my family's old mansion from the time that we got rich because the GIW bought Fenton Works. Turns out that was a disaster in the making, Agent K and O decided it was a good idea to get rid of all ghosts by destroying the Ghost Zone which is the flip side of Earth. That means Earth would have gone with it. I had to save the day by destroying the missile. The thing was I was acting like a brat because of my family's money. I was a billionaire at the time before that. I was ignoring my friends Sam and Tuck because I wanted to run away from being a superhero. They were the ones trying to keep me being Phantom and not a brat.

I did learn a sad truth that day, once you become a hero, even just to protect your friends and family you can't ever go back. What was I talking about again? Oh right, Star's family bought that mansion. Which unfortunately is right next to Vlad's mansion in Amity Park. That worries me, especially if Vlad finds out that she is a part of Team Phantom.

I landed on Star's balcony. I saw her bundled up on her chair in a fuzzy light gray blanket.

I walked up to her and asked her "What are you doing in this cold weather?"

She turned and said "Thinking about today."

I said, "Did you turn in the book that reminds me of the Burn Book in Mean Girls."

Star smirked at me and said, "Yes, and that was Paulina's inspiration."

I said "That must be why she seems like Regina George. Well, Sam and Jazz were right, Paulina is a Regina George. Here is the food that you ordered."

Star chuckled at my Regina George comment.

I scratched the back of my neck and asked: "Can I stay here and finish my food?" She grinned and said "Sure. Sit down"

She gestured to the chair right next to hers. I transformed into my human form, took off my backpack that was carrying the food, and sat down.

We started eating and Star offhandedly mentioned "Val called me. She asked if I was alright and everyone else."

I asked, "How is she doing?"

Star said, "She is doing fine."

A few minutes passed in comfortable silence then I said "I will email you the ghost files right now. You should have access to them. By the way, be careful Vlad Masters is Vlad Plasmus aka The Wisconsin Ghost. He is manipulative and creepy and likes to use me and my friends whenever he can."

Star said "Most of my good friends and family are superheroes. I know how to protect myself from creepy villains. I knew I never liked Masters for a reason." I grinned and laughed at that last comment.

We sat in silence for a while.

Then Star broke the silence "We know hardly anything about each other, I think maybe we should open up about the small and the big things. You don't have to if you don't want to."

Something about the look in her eyes made me say "Sure."

She said, " What is your favorite color?"

I said " Blue." Star asked, "Why?"

I said "It reminds me of the simpler days of not being the hero, not worrying about being caught, and having vivisection done on me. What is your favorite color?"

"My favorite color is yellow. Said Star, Vivisection, doesn't it mean live dissection? Are ghost hunters threatening it?" asked Star

I said, "Why is yellow your favorite color? And also yes it is live dissection, and my parents and the GIW are threatening vivisection."

"Yellow is my favorite color because it means joy and idealism etc which represents my family in the Justice League perfectly. It also represents you, Danny, your hope for the future and seeing the best in people even though it is a dangerous thing to do in the superhero world. Wow, your parents are monsters, that and the GIW."

The answer about her favorite color warmed my heart, Star is so kind and hopeful even though I am sure she has seen some stuff. I had to agree with the GIW but I couldn't think of my parents as monsters, sure they weren't great but they were still my parents.

I asked her "So you have a family in the Justice League?"

Star got a panicked expression and said "Crap! You can't tell anyone I said that."

I said, " I won't tell even Sam, Tucker, and Jazz, with a goofy smile I said, Cross my heart and hope to die."

Her cheeks had a slight pink tinge from the cold and she smiled at my childish promise.

"Yes, I have a superhero family. They have seen tragedy yet still fight for the people who can't fight. I worry that one of them won't come home. Yet I know that I can't stop them, so I might as well join them. I am working on a costume and a name. I am thinking of Shadow. Do you like it?"

I said "Wow that must be hard worrying. I love the name but why do you want to fight? Once you jump in you can't stop but I am sure you know that."

She said " I want to give hope to people but most importantly I want to want to fight alongside my family and maybe keep them safe. There are some things that the police can't do. That is where they come in. They keep the Earth safe from dangerous criminals and invaders."

That answer told me she would be a hero that understands what she is doing. She wants to keep and help her family stay safe above all else.

I said, " You will be an amazing hero." She blushed and smiled her beautiful smile at my compliment.

I asked her " What is it like to have a superhero family?"

She smiled and said " Well it is crazy. I became friends with Robin because my family was close to him. He is a little crazy, I mean he and Kid Flash got banned from many Walmarts. How they did that still makes no sense. I mean it is freaking Walmart. They are crazy but also do very normal things. I have seen them have picnics with all the League members and their partners and families. I wouldn't trade it for the world. While horrible at times these moments make everyone so much closer. It is just so nice to talk to people that either understand being a superhero or being a family member of a superhero."

I said "That seems wonderful. It reminds me of Team Phantom."

Star asked "Jazz, Tucker, and Sam?"

I said "And now you. And my aunt who figured out my secret identity."

She looked a little shocked and said "When did she find out? She is quite smart, most people wouldn't be able to figure it out on their own."

I said "She found out or at least told me she knew today. I went to visit her today. And yes she is a smart person alright."

I asked Star " So how do you relax after a hard day of school?"

She said, " I will watch Seinfeld or Friends after a hard day of school."

I smiled and said " Me, Sam, Jazz, and Tucker watch a bit of Friends and then the Arrow. Do you want to join us?"

Star laughed and said "Of course! I want to see how they portrayed Green Arrow. I might have blackmail."

Star asked me " So how did ghosts suddenly appear out of nowhere and how did the portal cause your powers?"

I said "The portal that my parents built didn't work so when I brought Sam and Tucker down to see the portal my parents built in the basement, Sam said that I should go in the portal to get a picture and see a pathway into a new world. I thought it was a good idea. Stupid right?

Star commented and said "Kid Flash made the same lab accident that gave Flash his powers that involved chemicals and lighting so he could get powers. That is nothing."

I was a little stunned and said "Well that makes me feel so much better. So anyway I was going into the portal with a white hazmat suit with black accents and a huge sticker of my father on the jumpsuit. Sam stopped me and took the sticker off my jumpsuit and put the DP logo on my jumpsuit saying that it represents going into the Ghost Zone. So I walked into the portal looking around and then I tripped on some wires and pushed the on the button. Turns out those idiots, probably my father put the on the button in the freaking portal. So I screamed in unimaginable pain that half killed me. I stumbled out of the portal as Phantom."

Star uttered with a horror-filled face "That sounds horrible!" Then her face became more considered and said: "You seem more frustrated with your parents than usual, what happened?"

My face fell and silent tears streamed down my face,

I rubbed my eyes relentlessly then Star gently said "Let it all out. It is more than okay to cry."

As I started to cry with sadness that I didn't know I had and she hugged me tightly in her arms. I sobbed violently on her shoulder and her running her hands through my hair saying sweet nothings in my ear. That moment in her arms I felt so loved and safe. I never wanted to let go but alas I ran out of tears after about a half-hour of sobbing and I had to get up.

Star softly said, " I am getting you a blanket from my room."

I tried to argue but she said: "Look you are shivering you need it." She walked into her room and got me a bright red fuzzy blanket.

I blushed and said "Oh I am so sorry!" as I tried to wipe off my tears from her shirt.

She smiled and said, "Don't be sorry, I don't mind one bit."

After a few minutes, she asked me " If you don't want to talk about it that is okay but if you want to talk I will be here."

I smiled with a shaky smile and said "That would be nice. So today after the police questioned us about the protest my parents picked me and Jazz up. What was heartbreaking is that they were mad at only me. They said the fateful words: Why can't you behave more like Jazz? That broke my heart. I am not the genius that my family wants but they can't accept that isn't me. That is Jazz. To top it all off my parents haven't been there in quite a long time. While I am sure they care, their existence is all about only ghosts. So while they have their preferred life of ghosts, they left Jazz to raise me.

So Jazz's childhood was thrown away to give me a childhood. And while she did her best, in the end, we had many nights crying in each other's arms because I didn't go to my parents for nightmares. We both starved sometimes because they forgot to give us money for food. So take matters into my own hands. I made money becoming the writer Dan Knight. The reason that I took on that name is that no one would buy anything written by a kid with freaky nutcase parents. No one would buy anything that a Fenton made. Even at eight, I understood that. That is the biggest reason I was bullied and my parents never noticed that I was coming home hungry and with bruises. Only Jazz did. So the only time they noticed me was when I had bad grades. It is so nice to let out my problems and create stories and escape reality. Only Jazz, Sam, and Tucker know, and that is only because Sam and Tucker connected the dots."

Star said "Wow I am not surprised you are Dan Knight. Your childhood stories and painful memories are starting to line up. I relate to some of your books, I enjoy each one though. Plus I have something to tell you, I am Mercury Drew. I enjoyed writing mysteries and I didn't want to be recognized so I could stay popular and not be caught. I came up with a pen name."

She gave off a bitter laugh and said "Wow I can't believe we both are billionaires and no one else except a few knows. It is kinda ironic, both of us are not popular with Amity Park at the moment, yet our author alter egos are popular in our town."

I said " Yeah it is ironic. Cool! You are one of my favorite writers. Your books are very well written and so easy to get lost in. Also, I loved your book about a superhero. It felt so real. Since you have family in Justice League it makes sense you would be knowledgeable on the subject." I asked Star "So what is your relationship with your parents if you don't mind me asking?"

She smiled and said "I don't mind at all. So my parents aren't the best parents ever. They are super busy keeping my family rich by working all day and that is their whole life. So there is no time for me. It started when they moved from Keystone city to Amity Park, they buried themselves in work and forgot about raising me. I had to learn how to fend for myself, luckily my Mom got me a babysitter that taught me how to live on my own."

"Uncle Barry and Aunt Iris were more like parents to me than my parents. Wally is like the older brother I never had. They are the only biological family to cut my family. I do somewhat understand what you are going through with your parents. I hope you find a loving family complete with parents biological or not."

I smiled sadly at her and said: "I hope so too." We sat in silence for a few minutes. The cool breeze nipped at our faces as we were wrapped in our blankets and sitting side by side. I was so happy at this moment.

As I was going to ask Star a question, but then I heard footsteps coming toward Star's room.

Star said "Turn invisible, please. And don't leave, please."

Her mother and father walked into her room and her mother said "Why are you still outside? You need to go into your room and go to sleep." Star's parents had a worried faces.

Star said "I am outside because the fresh air is so nice and smells amazing. I will come in now. Thanks."

They said, "You are welcome."

When they left Star said, "Danny please come into my room for a while."

I stood up and held the door for her and she smiled and said "Thanks, Danny."

After I walked into her room I noticed the colors were dark gray on the walls and orange trim. There was orange and gray furniture. There was a Humpty Dumpty poster on her wall. She patted her hand on her bed motioning me to sit down. Her bed had a light gray comforter with orange decorative pillows on her bed. I sat down on her bed where she motioned me to sit.

After several minutes Star said "So do you have allies in the Ghost Zone? What is your relationship with your enemies?"

I said "I do have allies. So I have Frostbite from the Far Frozen, who worships me because I defeated Parah Dark. There is Dora that is a ruler of a kingdom that used to be stuck in the Middle Ages. I also have Clockwork who is the Master of Time, and Pandora, yes the one that has Pandora's Box. My relationship with my enemies is odd. I am the Prince of the Ghost Zone. When I am eighteen I have to take over the ruling of the Ghost Zone. My enemies respect me but they mostly fight me because they are bored or feel like fighting."

Star said "Wow you are in line for the throne for the Ghost Zone! Is that because you defeated Pariah Dark?"

"Yep."

For a few minutes, I and she stayed silent.

Then I said, "So what was your relationship like with the A-List?"

She said "Well to put it bluntly it was abusive. Emotionally to be more specific. They would say mean and hurtful words for no reason."

I said " Well that must have sucked. Well, at least you have us now."

It was now 10 pm.

I said "Crap, I missed my curfew. I need to get home!" I hugged Star all of the sudden. She stiffened for a second then hugged me back and that hug felt so right.

She said "Goodnight. See you tomorrow."

I said, "See you tomorrow too."

I flew out her sliding glass door and flew home. I texted Jazz saying " I am coming home. Sorry I got sidetracked with Star." Jazz texted " I hope you had a good time. I am in bed, so goodnight. Love you." I texted "I did, love you too." I had a smile on my face when I got inside my room. I got ready for bed and fell asleep the minute that my head hit the pillow.