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Danny Phantom: A Different Path	By : TojiroMurakami Category: +1 through F > Danny Phantom > Threesomes/Moresomes Views: 7005 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom the cartoon, nor do I do the characters in the series. I also am not profiting off of this fic.

Chapter List
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Author Notes: Hope you all end up liking it, but if not, you're more than welcome to tell me on what I can consider improving upon, but it won't necessarily guarantee that I'll just make changes based off of suggestions made, since I do have an idea of what the path of my story should be following. Also, I will reiterate, Danny/Ember/Kitty, is a pairing that will remain unchanged. Adding more girls will just ruin the kind of relationship that I am going for in this story. Harem stories with large amounts of men or women, not that I have read the former, tend to be pretty unrealistic to me, despite how enjoyable it might be to read. A three person relationship satisfies my pervy side, while also maintaining a sense of realism, at least it does in my opinion, lol. Lastly, if you don't like my story, you don't have to read it you know? Just a reminder in case someone get's inspired to complain on here. Well, hope you enjoy :)
Fenton Works
Slowly regaining awareness from his slumber, Danny slowly woke up to the sound of his alarm clock. Reaching for it and turning it off, he laid back down onto his pillow and sighed happily at the events that had transpired yesterday. He still couldn't believe it, but he knew that what had transpired yesterday with Kitty and Ember really did happen, because he still felt slightly sore from the aftermath of what they had done together. Knowing that he had to get up soon, he pushed himself off of his bed and went to his bathroom to prepare for the day.
A while later he finally finished with dressing up after his shower, and began walking downstairs towards the kitchen. Noticing Jazz already making breakfast, he smiled.
"Good morning Jazz, what's for breakfast?", he said.
Turning her head slightly to face him, she smiled herself, "Good morning Danny! I decided to cook some scrambled eggs, French toast, and I also prepared some orange juice. I know that it's not really too diverse, but after having conversed with Sam and Tucker yesterday, I kind of overslept and decided to keep things simple", she said.
While she was talking, Danny began setting up the plates, utensils, and glasses. "Well I for one can't wait to start digging in.", he said while finishing up with his task.
Smiling at her brother's comment, she eventually finished with her cooking. After placing all the plates filled with food on the table, she sat down and they began to dig in.
"So Danny, Sam and Tucker came by yesterday and told me that they apologized about what had been going on between the three of you", she said.
After swallowing the food in his mouth, "Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that to be honest, but they did confront me yesterday to apologize. I'm glad that we can finally move on and put this situation behind us, but I'll admit that it will take some time before things can return back to normal", he told her.
"Of course, these kinds of things do take some time, though I am glad that the three of you finally reconciled Danny", she said.
"Same here", he responded. "So, did the three of you talk about anything interesting yesterday?" he asked her.
"Hmm.. aside from their apology, we discussed the teams you're planning on building, what happened with Dash yesterday, a bit of your history with Ember and Kitty, ghostly obsessions, and a few other topics", she told him.
"Seems like you managed to cover quite a range of topics there. At least they are now informed about some of the important information that they'll need to know, and I won't have to worry about filling them in on it. Oh, and thank you Jazz for not making a big deal about me sending them your way and for having taken the time to fill them in on what they missed. I kind of made the decision on a spur of the moment and didn't really consider how you might have taken it", he said.
Shaking her head, "No worries little brother. I figured that your plans with Kitty and Ember might have distracted you a bit, and that Sam's and Tucker's apology didn't help you either", she told him grinning a little.
"Well can you blame me?" he asked her. "I didn't really think that Sam and Tucker would approach me yesterday to apologize, and I had other plans after school that caught the rest of my focus", he said.
"Uh huh… sure, let's call them plans", she said, smirking.
Blushing a bit at her ribbing, "Well, they are important to me Jazz. It's hard not to place them as my main priority, you know?", he said.
Smiling at his answer, "Aw, Danny! Those two are so lucky to have you, little brother", she said happily.
"Thanks Jazz, but if anything I'm the lucky one for having them and you in my life. So, thanks for being there for me sis", he said.
Smiling at him, "Of course little brother. It's my job after all", she said.
Looking at the clock, "Jazz, I think we should get ready to head towards school. We have 30 minutes before school starts, and it looks like mom and dad won't be able to make it back home in time. So, I can just take us there with my ghost powers", he said.
Looking at the clock as well, "You're right Danny. Let's head out after we place the dirty dishes in the sink. I am so excited to fly again" she said.
Smiling at his sister's excitement, they started cleaning up after themselves. Once they finished and got their bags, Danny grabbed his sister's shoulder, went intangible, and flew towards Casper High.
A few moments later, they made it near the school. Danny then flew them behind a couple of trees and bushes, before becoming tangible again and returning back into his human form.
Shaking in adrenaline, Jazz turned around and faced Danny, "Sometimes, I am so jealous of you being half ghost little bro. Flying is so amazing, and the best part is my hair wasn't messed up" she said.
Smiling at her, "That's just one of the perks of being a ghost, sis. Though I have been looking into mom and dad's stuff, so I might be able to come up with a solution eventually", he told her.
Tilting her head in curiosity. "You mean that you are actually going through with it?", she asked, as they both started walking towards the school.
Nodding his head "Of course. Mom and dad's technology has proven to be very useful, but I don't want to blindly rely on them. I would rather make an effort to avoid Kitty or Ember being hurt by accident, so I've been looking into mom and dad's technological blueprints containing information on the internal designs and circuitry of their tech. It was difficult at first, but after reading up on the topic using other more basic sources, I've been slowly building up on my current knowledge. I'm not too sure if it's because I am a half-ghost now or maybe even due to simple genetics, but it really didn't take me too long to understand the material and I haven't even been reading up on any of these new concepts until 3 weeks ago", he said.
Taking what he has told her into consideration, "Hm… I wouldn't sell yourself too short there Danny. You've always been smart, you just had a difficult time committing towards applying yourself when academics were involved. Considering your straight B grade streak prior to becoming a half-ghost, you certainly had more to you than you think. Also, this is just my hypothesis, but I believe that your ghost side is slowly enhancing certain traits the more you use them. Normally the brain is limited to how much knowledge can be stored in your short term memory, but I believe that your ghost side is not only maximizing the storing process of both your short and long term, but further enhancing it along with the other parts of your brain tied to information processing. So, your natural recall speed will also be boosted, making processing complex information easier for you the more that you familiarize yourself with it", she explained as they finally made it to the front doors of the school.
Stunned at her conclusion, "Now that you mention it, my healing rate has gotten faster since becoming a half-ghost. Though I didn't think that it would also apply to my brain. I guess that since the brain is an organ that is responsible for many of our bodily functions, any strain or damage that may occur would naturally heal or in this case, even be enhanced. I haven't even noticed it until now, but I rarely even get headaches from doing homework anymore. So you might just be onto something Jazz", he said.
Nodding her head, "It certainly is interesting to think about. Though we will have to continue this later Danny, since my class is that way", she said pointing to the left.
"Sure thing sis. I'll have to message Kitty and Ember about meeting up later and we should also consider bringing Sam and Tucker into this as well. I'd like to get their input on this so we can better sort some of these issues out.", he said.
Smiling at him one more time, "Sounds like a plan little brother", she said, as she started walking away.
Danny, smiling as well, started walking to his first class of the day. When he finally got there, Sam and Tucker were already sitting at the back, with Tucker waving him over as soon as he saw him.
Walking towards his friends, he smiled, "Sam, Tuck, good morning", he said as he took his seat next to them.
"Good morning to you too dude", Tucker responded.
"Oh, hey Danny, good morning", Sam said as she turned around to face him.
"So, I spoke this morning with Jazz and it looks like you both learned a lot from her yesterday", Danny said.
"Yeah, after we apologized, we ended up talking for a while with her", Tucker said.
Nodding her head in agreement, "We did talk about a lot, and it was definitely eye opening to hear about some of the topics she went over with us", Sam said.
"That's good to hear, but if there is anything that you are either confused about or want clarification for, you can ask me and Jazz anything, and we'll do our best to answer if we can", Danny said.
"Thanks dude", Tucker said.
"Thanks Danny and we'll be sure to", Sam said.
As the final bell rang, the three of them decided to put their conversation on hold, and watched as Mr. Lancer walked into the class. Once he stood at his desk, he looked over at Danny and smiled when he saw him sitting there. Looks like things were starting to look up for him as one of his problem students were seemingly changing for the better.
Coughing loudly to get his students' attention, "Now today class, we will be looking into creating an essay that will be focused on self-reflection. This is intended to be an assignment that we will be using to help promote better understanding of yourselves, your motivations, and many other factors that may help prepare you for the future, especially if you plan to further your educational pursuits into college and beyond. It is only through understanding ourselves, that we can better prepare for our own future endeavors", he told them.
Noticing some of his students frowning in confusion, "I understand that an assignment like this may be overwhelming for some of you, but not to worry, the assignment will not be due until a month from now, but I will expect at least a minimum of 8 pages by the time that this will be due. Any questions?" he said.
Noticing a few hands being raised, he called out to the first person nearest to him. "Um, Mr. Lancer, I'm confused, what does self-reflection mean?", Paulina asked while tilting her head in confusion.
Internally sighing at the question, but none too surprised. "Self-reflection is an evaluation of the self… Meaning, that it is when we take the time to look at ourselves and take note of both of our strengths and weaknesses, Ms. Sanchez", he told her.
He sighed when he noticed that she still seemed confused. Noticing that some hands were still being raised. "Yes, Mr. Baxter?", he asked the star quarterback.
"Mr. Lancer, this assignment won't help me, because I'm not going to college. So why should I waste my time with writing, when I should focus more on wailing on… I mean winning football games for the school", he said proudly.
"Hm… you may be right in that it won't help you as much as the others if you really do not plan on pursuing a college career, however this assignment will still help you regardless, so I will be expecting for everyone to complete it, am I clear?", he said.
Frowning a little, but nodding regardless, the rest of the class followed by nodding along as well.
"Good, now any further questions?" he asked.
Noticing a few more hands raised, he called out to the farthest one in the back. "Yes, Ms. Manson?" he asked her.
"This seems like a really interesting assignment Mr. Lancer, but it does seem kind of different from what we would normally do in an English class. Shouldn't we be reading books and writing about them instead?", she asked.
"A fantastic question Ms. Manson, though I shouldn't expect anything less from one of my A students. Nonetheless, I can see why you would say that, and normally you would be correct, however, considering how colleges will be expecting you to write personal statements prior to getting enrolled, this will help you in developing a better understanding in not only yourself, but also in how to write more effectively. Of course, you have 3 and a half more years before you'll really need to worry about enrolling into a college, but it's always better to start earlier than later. That is one of the philosophies I live by, and I would like it if my students would do the same", he said.
Noticing that only two students remained in keeping their hands raised, "Yes Ms. Gray?", he asked.
"Mr. Lancer, if the essay will require 8 pages, how will we be graded on it?", she said. "Also, isn't 8 pages a bit much? We are just freshmen afterall, and I don't think that I could write 8 pages about myself", she said.
"That is certainly a valid concern Ms. Gray. Though as you are one of my top students, I know that an assignment like this one is well within your capabilities. As for how you will be graded, considering that this is essentially going to be a free response written assignment, I will be simply grading you using 4 criteria. Number 1 will be on spelling, grammar, and punctuation, number 2 will be on the quality of the content, as in the concepts and ideas used for your self-reflection analysis. Number 3 will be on the length of your paper, and lastly, number 4. For this criteria, I will be grading you on how cohesive you write your essay. The content of the paper should not lack a cohesive structure, so I will be expecting you all to do your utmost best to make sure that your essay is not a jumbled mess, because you will be docked points if the paper is not to my satisfaction. In total, the essay will be 60 points", he told them.
Noticing many of the downtrodden expressions of his students, he sighed internally, before calling on the last student with his hand raised. "Yes, Mr. Fenton?", he asked.
"Mr. Lancer, should this be written or typed? Also, will the content that we write be confidential? Because I am sure that I wouldn't be the only one here who'd prefer that what we write for this assignment won't be shared with other people", Danny said.
Surprised but internally pleased at the question from his problematic student, "Normally I would like this would be typed, but I have been hearing from the other faculty of cheating amongst the students, and for an assignment, especially like this one, it would not be beneficial for the student if they decided to cheat by having someone else type it for them. So, I will be expecting hand written work, in which I will be comparing to your previous work to ensure that the essay you will be submitting will be authentic. If you will like to submit a typed copy along with your written essay, that will be fine too, because I will at least know that you have gone through the effort of writing it. As for confidentiality, I understand the concern, and it was originally my intention to have the students share their work with the class, but now I am thinking of reconsidering that action. At the end of the month, once all the papers have been turned in and graded, I will be handing you back your papers, and if anyone would like to share what they have written, they will receive 15 points extra credit", he said.
Looking around his class, "Now, are there any further questions?", he said. When no one raised their hands or verbally responded, he continued. "Okay, now that we have finished talking about the assignment, here are the worksheets with the criteria I had just mentioned. I would like for each of you to take this sheet with you so that you can better keep in mind the grading guidelines that I will be using. It will also have more details on how you should consider writing for the essay and if you have any further questions, please be free to talk with me after class." he said as the students began passing the papers to each other. "Now can everyone take out their English textbook and turn the page to 421. We will be reading a Shakespearean literary classic on Hamlet. Our focus will be on reading the first 3 scenes of Act 1, which we will be breaking up into parts throughout the week. It is my goal to finish this written play by the end of the school year", he told the class.
Noticing how increasingly pale more of his students were becoming, he felt a little bad for them, but he would not be a proper educator if he didn't do his best to ensure that they learned everything that they could. "Now are there any volunteer readers?" he asked them.
With Maddie and Jack
Snoring loudly while mumbling about a Ms. Fudge and how he shouldn't be betraying Maddie like this, the snot bubble he had popping suddenly forced him into consciousness.
Looking around widely, "Maddie, where's the spook?", he said. As he used his pillow as a defensive weapon, not quite realizing that a pillow would be useless against a ghost in his grogginess.
Looking over her shoulder at the scene her husband was making, she sighed lovingly. "Jack, sweety, there are no ghosts, you just woke up from a bad dream dear", she told him.
Feeling embarrassed for reacting the way he did, he quickly placed his pillow back down as his grogginess rapidly went away.
Laughing a bit at her husband's silliness, "Now Jack, We'll be going back home in a bit. Judging from the current time, the kids are already at school, so we won't be needing to rush back home. Though once we do get back, we should quickly begin researching ways to counteract that ghost with those box powers so the next time we face him, we can finally capture him for dissection. The data I've gathered should help us in that endeavor", she told him.
"Ooh, I can't wait to get back home. Once we've created better weapons, that spook won't know what hit him", he stated excitedly.
Smiling fondly at her hunny bun, "Of course, Jack. Let's go home", she told him, as she started the vehicle.
With Kitty and Ember
Kitty was lying on her back on the couch, counting the seconds impatiently, while staring at the ceiling. She sighed and turned her head towards the nearby clock on the wall and grew irritated at how slow the time was going. If only she could make the time go faster, then she could finally see Danny again, but it was still 12:25 p.m., and she knew that she would have to wait a bit longer for her Danny to get here. Puffing her cheeks, she flipped herself over and made eye contact with Ember who was sitting there at the table working on writing her music, silently chuckling at her. Her puffed up cheeks transformed into a pout, and she slowly pushed herself up and off the couch. Then walking towards Ember, she pushed the chair a bit and sat on Ember's lap, laying her head at the crook of Ember's neck, while they slowly embraced each other.
After a bit of silence, "I miss him so much Em! I wish he didn't have to go to that stupid school!" She grumpily mumbled into Ember's ear.
Chuckling lightly at her best friend's obvious irritation, She began stroking Kitty's hair soothingly until Ember slowly felt her relax more into the embrace.
"Kitty, you know how important it is for Danny to live life as a human. Besides, we both had our chance before it was taken away from us, so let's not take this away from him, okay", Ember told her softly as they pushed a bit away from each other to make eye contact.
Her frown slowly transitioned to one of reluctant acceptance, "I guess you're right, Em. Though I wish we could just spend time with him more frequently. I sometimes get tempted to try to pass myself off as a human just to enroll myself in his school, but I'm allergic to homework, teachers, and just school in general, so I'd rather not break out in hives if I can help it", she responded jokingly.
Chucking at the joke, "I know what you mean girlfriend. Back then I was one of the losers getting picked on by those A-Listers, and the teachers certainly didn't help in protecting the little guys. So, school is definitely not for me either. All I had at the time was my music and my dreams, since my parents were neglectful deadbeats, too busy doing drugs and drinking their lives away. Though now that's not the only thing I have anymore since you and Danny came into my afterlife", Ember told her.
Kitty's eyes started glistening with tears, "Oh Em", she said, as she pulled her into a deep hug. "I'm so glad that you're my BFF. Now you won't be alone anymore, because Danny and I will make sure of it", she told Ember into her ear, before moving back and then grabbing Ember's surprised face, then kissing her passionately.
Shocked at suddenly being kissed, Ember finally started returning the intimate gesture, which lasted for a few minutes. Eventually they slowly broke apart, and stared lovingly into each other's eyes.
"Em, I love you and Danny so much, and even if I couldn't be there for you when you were still alive, I promise that I will do my utmost best to be there for you and Danny no matter what difficulties we might face. I promise you this because I love you both", she told Ember smiling at her warmly.
Her eyes started watering themselves, but she quickly wiped them away, "Thank you so much Kitty, and I'm so thankful for meeting both you and Danny. You both saved me from my own bitterness, and it was only my friendship with you that kept me going all of these years before Danny came along. I'll keep earning more funds so that the three of us won't have to worry about any financial issues. We'll support each other and become a team in every sense of the word", she told Kitty resolutely.
Simply going back into hugging Ember, they sighed contentedly into the hug and allowed themselves to enjoy the comfort it brought them. Eventually Kitty slowly pulled herself apart from the hug and saw Em looking at her curiously.
"Em, I've been thinking, do you think that Danny could learn some of our abilities if we shared some of our energy with him?", Kitty asked her.
Utterly perplexed at the question, "I actually don't know Kitty, that's something I haven't heard a ghost doing before. We could definitely tell him this so we can try if it works, but what brought this on?" she asked Kitty.
Blushing a bit, "Well I've been reading some of Danny's comics and mangas, and it kind of gave me some interesting ideas. I never really bothered to think about the energy that is produced through ectoplasm, but if we can somehow understand it better, then maybe we could better help Danny in his scientific pursuits. I was barely a solid B student before I passed away, but I'm worried about Danny getting hurt, so if he could better protect himself, then I'll do whatever means necessary to make sure that he can stay safe", She told Ember.
"That's really smart actually Kitty. I never even thought of using comics for ideas, though our powers are very similar to ones you would find in a comic book. If this plan of yours can somehow work, I wonder how that would alter his core? From what we've been able to figure out, he has an ice core, but it hasn't fully matured yet to really use his ice abilities. My core is obviously fire, and yours can be roughly described to that of an empty void. So, it might actually be worth looking into", she said thoughtfully.
"Oh, I didn't even consider how that might alter his core, but now that you mention it, it certainly would be interesting. The quicker we can make him and ourselves more powerful, the lesser his enemies can work against us. I've been hearing of some disturbing information from the few ghosts that have remained in contact with us despite our stance of siding with Danny, and it seems like quite a lot of individual ghosts are beginning to notice him, and not for anything good. Luckily, we have some allies, but we are going to need more power and possibly more people on our side if we are to stay safe", Kitty said whilst biting her lip worriedly.
Grabbing Kitty's left hand with her right hand and squeezing it comfortingly, "I worry about Danny too Kitty, but that's why I decided to make our base of operation here in the human world more official. It's not only safer for us, but it helps protect Danny as well. He'll build the tech to better improve our home's defenses, and we'll help him train to get even stronger as well. We also have Jazz, and now Technogeek and Gothgirl on our team on top of that… even if I really would prefer otherwise. Those two friends of his are very capable individuals, and they care about him as well so they will be a huge help for Danny. Also, Jazz is really smart, so she can help with the more technical stuff that we simply can't. We just need to remind ourselves of what's important and work from there Kitty. We'll not only focus on protecting Danny and those he cares for, but we'll also make sure that we will be there with him every step of the way", Ember stated supportingly.
Sniffing a little, Kitty hugged Ember tighter. "You're right Em, and thank you for reassuring me. You and Danny have become my rock in this chaotic world, and I'm just so thankful that I have you both to maintain my sanity. I'll do my part along with you to help Danny, even if research does hurt my brain on occasion", she says laughing a little.
Smiling at the comment, "I never liked research myself, but performing my music has forced me to learn how to navigate through various kinds of contracts, so hopefully that experience can be applied to research as well. Also, I wouldn't be against getting some private tutoring sessions with Babypop to fill in the personal gaps in my knowledge, if you know what I mean?" she told Kitty, while smirking knowingly.
Blushing a bit, but then smiling dazedly when she started imaging herself in that situation, Kitty was rudely interrupted when she heard laughter coming from Ember, breaking her out of her pleasant imagination. Pouting at her lover, "You're mean Em, but I would really like to see if Danny would be willing to help us better understand the technical stuff more so we can help him with this complex stuff. Also, maybe we can even roleplay a little… us his innocent little students, while Professor Danny Fenton educates us on our lack of knowledge, and punishes us as we misbehave… ooh… yeah, that's definitely on my Danny bucket list…" Kitty continued dreamily, mumbling some more imagined scenarios almost incoherently.
Ember blushes as the idea begins to turn her on as well, and silently adds it to her own Danny Bucket list. Coughing to get Kitty's attention, Kitty blushes when she realizes what she had been doing and hides her face into Ember's neck until her blush finally goes away. Ember soothingly strokes Kitty's hair because she understands that they both love Danny, and thoughts and actions like these are normal in a relationship.
"Should we message Danny to bring Sam, Tucker, and Jazz here?" Kitty asked.
After a moment of contemplation, "Hmm… Unfortunately, I think that would be best. It was more ideal when it was only the three of us, but considering that this will be our official home base of operations, getting the others informed at a location where we can't be compromised, will help us in better protecting Danny", Ember replied.
Quickly pulling out her phone, Kitty quickly typed into it before hitting send. "There, I just sent a text to Danny. Now we just have to wait for his school day to end, and the 6 of us can discuss what we need to when they get here", she said.
"(Sigh) Yay! I can't wait… "Ember said unhappily.
Kitty taking her left hand and patting Ember's head. "There, there. This is all for Danny remember?", she said smiling reassuringly before quickly giving Ember a kiss on her lips.
Ember almost deepened it, before Kitty pulled away playfully, resulting in Ember pouting at her at the feeling of loss.
Seeing as it would take a while before Danny and the others get here, Ember decided to ask something regarding an important topic, "So Kitty, since we will need to wait for Danny, are you ready to be defeated at Scrabble once more? Then again, I'd understand if you would rather not add another tally to your current streak of losses. I wouldn't know the feeling of course, considering my past victories, but I'm certain that the feeling must be an awful one", she told Kitty in a false placating fashion, knowingly riling up her lover.
Seeing the fire suddenly light up in Kitty's eyes. "Oooh, you are so on, Em. Just you wait. You will definitely lose, because this time, I bought a dictionary to ensure that you will not win!", Kitty said, as she quickly got off of Ember and ran upstairs to get her dictionary.
Smiling fondly at Kitty as she once again acted childishly, she went ahead to get the Scrabble board game, and set up the pieces at the kitchen table.
With Danny and the Gang
As Danny, Sam, and Tucker sat down with their lunch to eat, Danny's phone vibrated, before going silent. Reaching into his right pocket, he checked the message, before putting his phone away.
Making eye contact with Sam and Tucker, "Guys, are you free today? Because if you are, it looks like we'll all be meeting up with Em and Kitty. Seems like they want us to get you more informed on what's been going on in the past 6 weeks", he said.
Sam feels mixed with the idea of suddenly meeting up with a ghost, even if they are on Danny's side, "If you're sure, yeah I'm currently free Danny', she said, deciding to simply grit her teeth and get over her irrational fears.
Smiling at Sam gently, he gripped her hand, "Thanks for doing this Sam, I know this is a bit difficult to move past, especially after having such a recent drastic change in perspective, but I really appreciate it", he told her.
Feeling comforted by his support and trying to resist a small blush from forming, she managed to steel her resolve, "No problem Danny, that's why we're friends. Tucker and I will be here for you this time, and if doing this helps you, we will do so", she replied.
Looking towards Tucker for his response. "No need to ask me dude, you know that after everything we've been through, I'm not going to abandon you this time either. I have your back Danny", he said with a smile of support.
Smiling at Tucker as well, "Thanks guys, just got to message Jazz really quick, so she'll know what's going on", he said as he pulled his phone back out and messaged her. After finishing his text, he placed his phone back into his pocket.
"So, Danny, what kind of topics do you think we'll be talking about when we all meet up", Tucker asked, with Sam expressing an inquisitive expression as well, curious about what to expect.
Thinking for a moment, "There's quite a bit of topics that we will need to update you both on, so I'm not sure really. It could be about further discussions on ghostly obsessions, or even ghost cores… maybe even our current list of enemies, or trying to bring you into the technical stuff of what we are planning on doing. We're pretty busy when we're not goofing off, so all I can really say is that the topics are more than likely tied to ghosts and may include our plans towards preparing for the worst if it does happen. I also plan on getting you both more used to handling ghost hunting technology, and I have been dabbling in the science parts of it as of late, so there's that as well", he said.
Surprised, "Wait, what do you mean about dabbling in ghost technology, Danny?" Sam asked.
Blushing a bit at the question, "Well, this kind of ties into ghostly obsessions. Mine has shifted into needing to protect those I care about, and considering how Kitty and Ember are at the top of that list, I have started looking over my parents technology and reading up on various books tied to mechanical components and ghostly theories. I can't always be there to protect them, so I plan to learn what my parents are experts at, but instead using what I learn to protect Ember and Kitty, along with protecting Jazz and now you both. Turns out being part ghost may also come in handy on my learning curve, since I've found reading some of the complex stuff easier to understand over time", he told them rubbing his left arm kind of embarrassed.
Not knowing how to feel about what she just heard, Sam just forced herself to accept the finality that Danny will never truly be hers after hearing that. In the past, he was hardly as studious as he apparently is currently, but now the opposite seems to be the case. His commitment to the two of them would have been commendable if her heart didn't hurt so much at that realization.
"Dude, I thought I was the only technogeek here, but now this is awesome. If you have no problems with it, I'd like to go over what you've been learning if it's alright with you? I'd like to help as well", Tucker said.
"Of course Tucker. I was actually planning on introducing you to some of the literature I have been reading", he said.
"Dude, I am so stoked for this", Tucker said.
Feeling his phone vibrate, Danny looked at the message he received, before putting it away. "Looks like Jazz won't be coming with us. She has some school clubs to deal with, and afterwards, she plans to distract our parents in case they ask any questions about my whereabouts", he said. Before updating Kitty on Jazz's reason for not coming with them for the discussion.
"That sucks dude, but it's cool that she's got your back like that", Tucker said.
"Jazz has always been the best. I don't know what I'd honestly do without her, but I am thankful for having her in my life", Danny said.
They spoke for a while longer, even going so far as to talk about Lancer's new paper assignment. Afterwards, they finished up their food, while discussing other topics, before heading onto their next class.
With Vlad Masters
A tall figure could be seen facing the window and was staring out onto the courtyard, in apparent deep thought. He's been thinking about events prior ever since his last encounter with young Daniel. His foolishness was apparent at first, but gradually he observed how the boy's learning curve drastically increased after befriending those two blasted ghosts, who he is secretly thankful for in helping the boy. Not only has his powers become varied, but the quick mastery of them was very commendable. He has tried to locate where the three constantly disappear off to, but so far no luck. Also, his plan to woo Maddie seems to be going nowhere, and in fact has also been waning over time after spying on the conversations Danny has had with his sister on occasion.
One particular discussion came to mind…
Flashback 3 months prior
Gleefully, he watched as one of his ghost drones went intangible, and flew into Fenton Works. It certainly wasn't the first time that he had sent one there, but the success of his creation always brought him a sense of elation. Watching through the monitor screen as it headed up the stairs, he was about to give it further instructions to locate Maddie, when he heard something odd. Giving it an order to pause mid flight, he noticed that some sounds were coming from Jazz's room. Instructing it to move closer, he began hearing voices, and saw it as an opportunity to spy on his two favorite teenagers. (Cough, cough, not creepy at all, cough cough). Phasing through the door, the drone floated above Jazz's desk and focused on the two teenagers discussing what appeared to be an emotional topic, if the gradually rising volume of the two was any indicator.
"Jazz, I can't just tell mom and dad that I'm a ghost!", Danny said frustrated. "You've heard what they want to do to the ghost boy if they ever manage to capture me", he added. "Come back here ecto-scum, we're just going to dissect you a little", he mockingly imitated his father. "Honey, we almost have him by the ropes, just a little more and we can rip him apart molecule by molecule", this time mockingly imitating his mother.
Frowning at what she was hearing, but not being able to fully deny it. "But Danny, maybe it will stop if we told them. I don't want our parents to end up killing you!", She stated, fearing for his life, and not wanting to choose between her little brother and her parents, because she knew what her decision would come down to if that ever happened.
Frowning as well, "Jazz, I know that you care about me, and that you're also very worried, but I just can't do that. They've always told us that ghosts are evil, without any scientific proof to base their viewpoints on it, other than a few books containing a ghost researching crackpot's opinions on them. They are more than likely going to dissect me first, then ask questions after it's all said and done. Maybe if they were home more, and actually prioritized us over their research, I'd feel confident that they would at least hear us out, but they're not, and I refuse to take that risk. I have you, Sam, Tuck, and now Kitty to worry about, and I can't just risk all that in the hopes of mom and dad being rational about all this. I can't…", he stated tearfully in an angry fashion.
Jazz, getting teary eyed as well, grabbed Danny and pulled him to her for a hug. "I'm so sorry Danny, I didn't want to cause you to cry, but I just feel scared that one day, they'll succeed in capturing you and I won't be able to stop them until it's too late", she said.
Shaking his head, "No, I understand Jazz. You care about me and worry so much about my safety that this situation has been greatly affecting you. If anything, I'm lucky to have a sister like you who cares, but until our parents change their viewpoints on ghosts, I just can't risk them knowing my secret. I'm sorry Jazz, but the risk is just too great", he told her as he laid his head at the crook of her neck and silently cried along with his sister.
Tearfully, "I understand Danny, it's just been hard to watch you get chased by our parents whenever they manage to find you. Though I swear little brother, I will do my best to protect you the way you've been protecting us, Danny. I can't lose the only family that is important to me, I refuse to let it happen", she told, gripping him tighter into the hug.
Stunned at what he just watched, Vlad felt paralyzed at the implication of what had just been said. Suddenly, his nefarious plans for the ghost child had just lost all of its original luster. In fact, he gradually felt bile in his throat for ever thinking up such a plan, and for having invaded on such a private personal moment, even if his actions were initially based on a whim. And not to forget what he had heard about Jack and Maddie. Ordering the drone to fly back to the mansion, he turned off his monitor, and gripped his hands in remembrance of his own traumatic childhood. Smashing his hands harshly on his desk, all he could do was compare their situations to how his own used to be, and cursed this situation for causing the current conflicting thoughts going on around in his head.
Flashback End
His love for Maddie was truly great, but he also knew that it was one of his major obsessions, thereby being quite a significant flaw. An obsession, unfortunately tied to a woman who neglects her children for ghost hunting. Watching Jazz and Danny grow closer due to that neglect, has filled him with a surprisingly growing amount of contempt for not just Jack Fenton… the bane of his existence, but also for the pure and perfect Maddie, who is apparently not as perfect as his obsession had made him believe. Flashbacks towards his own neglected childhood made him remember those times of living with verbally and physically abusive parents, who treated him as a burden for simply existing. Of course, his earlier experiences could arguably be described as worse, but the fact that Maddie, his Maddie, could even prioritize a career over her children made the reality of it quite painful to the self-proclaimed evil ghost.
He may send ghosts towards Daniel to test his mettle on occasion, and perhaps his intentions weren't so pure initially, but over the past few months, things have slowly changed for Vlad Masters. His sending of ghosts were now to help Daniel manifest his powers and grow stronger. Unlike his own alignment, Daniel was a protective kind of ghost with heroic tendencies. Even he knew that there were worse forces out there who could eventually become potential threats in the future, such as the sealed off Ghost King, and the Guys in White, from some obscure part of the U.S. government. Of course the former was still sealed in his Sarcophagus, and the latter were known to be incompetent, but even he knew that the reality of things could be changed in a blink of an eye, and even someone as pitiful as the Box ghost can become powerful under the right circumstances. So, his current plan is to aid Daniel in growing his powers further, before the situation worsens. Whispers heard by the ghosts who served him had led him to believe darker forces were gathering, and their main target would be Daniel. Of course, that wouldn't do, since he saw the boy as the son he always wanted. No, he refused it to be so in fact. So, noticing the allies Daniel was seemingly forming around him, now that his two distasteful friends came back into the fold. He started preparing his own forces. Ones who he will use to discreetly aid the boy, when the time comes for it to be necessary.
As for Maddie, he still longed for her, and his obsession was compelling him to pursue her, regardless of the consequences, but memories of his traumatic childhood held him still. How can she neglect her own flesh and blood children, just to pursue the very thing in which ruined his own life. Of course, he managed to make up for it by tricking corrupt corporations and politicians into supporting his endeavors, and aiding him in obtaining the vast amounts of wealth he now enjoyed, but a life without children was certainly not the same. Perhaps he could take a page from young Daniel and open his heart to other people… watching the obvious love between three individuals, filled him with a hint of jealousy, but also of admiration for the boy, despite his initial disgust at such an odd relationship. Love that wouldn't have happened if the boy were jaded and prejudiced towards ghosts. Love that was only possible through willful vulnerability. Of course the thought of doing so made him cringe, considering how colder he has become as an individual, but in order to overcome this obsession, he will need to start making changes in his life. Positive ones. Urk.. just the thought of doing so makes him highly uncomfortable.
"Oh Maddie, sweet Maddie, we could have had the world if you only hadn't chosen that fool as your husband over me, but I suppose you've changed as well from the woman I once knew. Especially if your passion for all things ghosts resulted in the killing of your child and making him a half-ghost as a consequence. How would you react if you knew that the ghost boy you've been trying to hunt, is in fact your son? Would you be horrified? Would you capture and dissect him, believing him to be lying? Oh, Maddie, would you do that to me if you knew I was a half-ghost as well? My love for you will always be here in my heart, but I fear that moving on will be something quite necessary. Your son is quite admirable as an individual, and his sister is just as impressive in intellect. Also, their loyalty to each other has driven it home to me, that my obsession is subpar in comparison to a real bond between family members who care for one another. I will always despise you Jack, and now I also find myself disappointed in you as well as Maddie, but your children will be protected, even if I have to intervene to make sure that they will stay safe. This is something I swear to you as my final declaration of love for you, my sweet Maddie" he spoke to himself, as he grabbed the picture frame on his desk with Maddie in it during their college days, and flipped it down to further symbolize the ending of his previous delusions.
A few hours later at the lighthouse
"Dammit, I almost had you that time, Em!" Kitty said pouting.
Smirking in triumph, "I write lyrics for a reason girlfriend, words are kind of my thing", she told her.
"Hmph, not fair… even with my new dictionary, I couldn't beat you, but just you wait. I swear I'll beat you one day, Em, just you wait! One day", she promised.
Walking up to Kitty and wrapping her arms around her head, "Promises, promises, girlfriend", she said as she pecked her lover on the lips.
A cough interrupted them, causing them to turn towards the sound of the sudden disturbance.
Seeing Danny's smiling visage, "Am I interrupting anything you two? Should I leave you both alone?" he told them, smiling.
"Danny!", Kitty said, as Ember let her go so she can fly towards Danny. Immediately after being released, she flew and tackled Danny, resulting in Danny releasing an 'oof' sound as they both fell down onto the ground with Kitty on top of him.
"Hey, Kitten", Danny said as he started stroking her back, earning him a shiver in content at his touch.
"Danny, it felt like forever since you were last here, I missed you so much", She said.
Smiling at Kitty, "I missed you too Kitty, Ember as well, even though she can be pretty cruel in how she crushes us in Scrabble", he said jokingly towards Ember, who stuck her tongue out at him at that response.
Kitty, smiling into his chest, pushed herself up and looked at Danny, "Yup, she defeated me like the big meanie she is, even with my new dictionary!", she said suddenly pouting.
Smirking at Ember, before adopting a consoling tone, "There, there, love. The big meanie can't hurt you now that I'm here. I'll protect you from her terrible clutches", he stated soothingly, while making cooing sounds into her ear.
"Oh Danny, you're my hero! Please protect me!", she stated further adding onto the ridiculous acting that they were doing as she hugged Danny tighter.
Getting a slight tick mark at the scene her two idiots were starting, "Alright, alright, enough with that you two goofballs!", she said getting somewhat impatiently, even if a part of her was amused at the two of them.
Slowly getting up, even with Kitty refusing to let go. Danny moved Kitty so he could carry her bridal style instead, and finally managed to stand upright. Taking Kitty with him, he plopped her next to Ember on the couch, before turning around and watching Tucker and Sam trying hard not to laugh at the ridiculousness of what they had just witnessed. Blushing a little at forgetting about his two friends being there, "Guys, sorry about that", he said slightly embarrassed, "But we should at least all sit down before we continue with our intended discussion", he said.
Ember and Kitty blushed as well at forgetting that they had company, though scooted over to make space for Danny to sit with them, which he happily did. Sam and Tucker followed along and sat on the other couch facing Danny, Ember, and Kitty.
"So, what will be discussing Em, Kitty?" Danny asked the two, as Kitty was lifting his arm up so she could snuggle closer with Danny after wrapping it around her.
With a sighing Kitty completely lost in her snuggling, Ember sweat dropped at knowing that the answer would be left to her. Dammit Kitty, Danny isn't catnip…. She thought jokingly.
"Well, seeing as Kitty is distracted, we should first consider discussing your plans for this team thing you wanted all of us to form, before getting into the stuff your two friends missed out on, as well as our plans coming forward. We also were discussing ghost cores earlier and whether powers can be exchanged between ghosts… roughly, ideas we came up with from your comics and mangas. Kitty brought it up, fyi, and I just added onto what she said for brainstorming purposes", she told him, making sure to emphasize that she didn't read his comic books, even though his growing smirk made her realize that he was going to use that later to tease her, making her pout.
"So, essentially what I was expecting. Though the ghost cores idea is certainly something we should explore later. I would feel better if I can find a way to share my powers with you two to make sure that you both stay safe, and knowing you two vice versa if you both had anything to say about it", he said slightly smirking at Ember, causing her to blush.
Sam felt like the most awkward forth wheel ever watching the sugary scene in front of her and Tucker never thought that there was such a thing as a fifth wheel, but will wonders never cease.
Sam coughed a bit to get the trio's attention, causing them to pause their little moment and focus back on Sam and Tucker.
Danny smiled awkwardly again. "Sorry about that guys, hehe, but, yeah, as you can see, we will be talking about quite a large variety of topics", he embarrassedly stated. Ember suppressed her blush, but only barely, while Kitty was still in la la land, totally not paying attention to anything non-Danny related. (And no, I wasn't talking about the musical.)
"No worries Danny, I get it, different people, different dynamics. It's going to take some doing before we can all mesh as a group", Tucker said, for once shocking Sam at how mature he sounded just now.
Smiling at Tucker and quite impressed at his mature response, "Well thanks Tucker, I really appreciate it", he said.
"Yeah, what Tucker said Danny, we're here to better support you, but it's going to take some effort before things start going seamlessly", Sam replied as well.
Giving her a smile as well, "Thanks as well Sam", he replied.
"Well, moving on, the teams I was thinking of making initially would include the six of us, but it is my hope that we can eventually find trustworthy allies to join our ranks. By creating the foundation now, we can then slowly expand upon our current system accordingly as we gain more people to join us, but as of now, we should mainly focus on tasks and job designations for each current member of the group, and if a certain set of duties are left understaffed, we can then try focusing on finding ways to become proficient enough to handle the tasks specifically not being handled. Things will certainly be tough at first, what with ghost fighting, school, and not to mention our parents, but overtime, we should gradually get adjusted to the workload we are under, and with summer coming up in 6 months, it shouldn't remain too difficult to prioritize our focus on making this place a more efficient base of operations, on top of improving on our current and lacking skill sets", he stated, stunning the whole room into silence at the details of the plan, especially Sam and Tucker at realizing how much Danny had changed.
"Wow, Danny, that was pretty detailed dude. How long were you planning this?", Tucker said.
Thinking for a moment, "A few weeks give or take. Pretty much around the same time I started reading all of those technical books that my parents have along with some other forms of literature that are tied to or could be applicable to ghosts. I also found a neat ability that I'm still in the process of mastering, but even at it's more basic level, has proven to be a tremendous help to me", he stated as he divided a part of himself, leaving one Danny still sitting, while another was floating above them, both staring at the group, smirking during the moment of stunned silence. Though the silence did not last very long.
"Babypop, how could you keep this from me!", Ember stated angrily, staring down Danny.
Both gulping, the sitting Danny faced Ember, "What do you mean Em?", Danny said nervously.
"You could have made a clone all along and left one here for me to have my wicked ways with while you were at school, and you never told me!" She said frustrated.
Kitty woke up from her pleasant thoughts of muscles and Danny, before seeing two Danny's and gaining a slight blush from thinking about two Danny's.
"Wait, wait, wait… two Danny's?", Kitty said confused. "You mean, Danny could have… and I thought… huh?", she said trying to piece together this sudden puzzle that popped out of nowhere.
Sighing at Kitty suddenly being aware of this situation, "Kitty, Danny can make clones of himself, and he never told us", Ember simplified.
Frowning in thought, she suddenly scowled, "Danny how could you?!", she said facing her snuggle buddy who she moved away from slightly. "I could have been snuggling you all day and you never told me that you could have been in fact snuggling with me while another you were at school, you big meanie", she said pouting, suddenly looking away from him.
Feeling slightly cornered he hastily explained, "Wait, Ember, Kitty, I had good reason for not saying anything since this is a really recent ability. I can only make one clone so far and whenever he goes too far, he ends up fusing back with me not long afterwards. I wanted to master this before telling you both, I swear", he stated pleadingly, while his clone quickly re-fused back with him not wanting to deal with this situation, the coward.
Kitty looked at him briefly before turning away, "You promise", she stated mumbling a bit.
"Yes, yes I do. So, am I forgiven?", he said slightly pleadingly.
Kitty looked at his face and faltered at how sad he looked, "Fine, you're forgiven, but no more secrets okay?", she stated as she flung herself back into him snuggling.
"I promise", he said. Glad that Kitty forgave him. He then turned to Ember who was still slightly frowning. "Em, will you forgive me too? I'm sorry okay?", he asked her.
"Hmph… you're fortunately too cute to stay mad at Babypop, so yeah, I forgive you for your sinful transgressions", she stated in a false haughty fashion.
"Well thanks Ember, because I never intended to disappoint either of you two", he told them.
Seeing his arm opening up for her to snuggle into, Ember leaned into him and hugged him as well. "See that you don't Danny. I love you, you know? I had to wait almost a whole day without you here, and seeing that there might have been an alternative was just unpleasant knowledge to find out. Though I'm sorry as well if I overreacted. I've just been frustrated from being still pent up. Yesterday wasn't enough for me Babypop", she whispered the last part in his ear, making him blush deeply.
While this was going on, Sam and Tucker were definitely feeling embarrassed at the scene they just witnessed. They hadn't been aware of how Danny, Kitty, and Ember normally interacted with each other, but the constantly chaotic topics and activities were clearing up their ignorance pretty quickly as to how things normally went around here.
"Um, Danny?" Tucker said hesitatingly. Noticing the trio's eyes refocusing back onto them. Coughing uncomfortably. "So, I am sorry to interrupt, but shouldn't we discuss more about the team stuff from earlier?", he said.
Eyes widening, before becoming serious again. "Oh, yeah, we keep doing this to you, don't we? Uh, well the teams will of course consist of myself, Ember, Kitty, Jazz, Sam, and you Tucker. My thoughts were that for now, Jazz, Sam, and yourself, will be here working on the more technical tasks, while training on your ability on combat and technological usage of my parent's ghost technology", Seeing the two frown a bit, he held up his hand to stop them before continuing. "I know that it may not sound ideal, but please hear me out first. The ghosts that we have been fighting have been increasingly ending up more dangerous. I'm not about to risk people I care about if I can help it, but I am well aware that I can't just prevent you all from wanting to help me fight against them. So, I would prefer that you both, along with Jazz train first with our help, before getting into the nittier grittier parts of how we deal with ghosts. I've had a few close calls myself, and I actually have ghost powers. If it weren't for Ember and Kitty saving my hide, I might have ended up worse off then I would have been in some of those situations", he told them as they nodded their heads in understanding, though still a bit unhappy.
"It would have been a shame if that hide ended up damaged", Ember replied smirking. "It is in such perfect shape, that we couldn't have simply let it be injured if we could have helped it, because then how will we continue our fun lover boy", she stated in heavy innuendo.
Kitty pinched his butt, making Danny jump a little, "Oh, I'd say it was just so perfect that I had to protect it. Danny is my treasure, and his lower half is certainly no exception. I would be a poor girlfriend if I let him be damaged by other ghosts with ill intention towards him after all", she added playfully.
Blushing profusely, "Alright, guys, can we please not do this in front of Sam and Tucker, I think that they're actually going to overheat if we keep pushing the envelope like this", he stated still not being able to remove the red from his cheeks.
"Well, since you asked nicely Babypop, we'll just save it for later", she winked at him.
"Yeah Danny, will play with your goods later", Kitty nodded in support of the plan, while smiling with subtle desire.
Meanwhile, Sam was blushing quite profusely. So much so, that she was having a hard time feeling any form of jealousy at the constant flirting of the trio. Being a goth certainly didn't help her at computing emotions heavily tied to romantic feelings. And if this was how their relationship was already, then it was safe to say that Danny was definitely off the table, maybe even for good.
As for Tucker, and though he too was blushing, he was of two minds. One side was happy for Danny, but the other was kind of jealous. Though, he wasn't necessarily into Ember or Kitty, but just the idea of two girls really being into his friend. Hopefully one day he can find himself someone to fall for like his buddy, because seeing it happen in front of him, has crystalized the goal in his head that he would like to love someone one day too. He silently swore to better himself for when that day finally happened.
Continuing, "As for what might happen afterwards, we can begin setting up our teams in varying numbers of twos and threes, depending on the situations that we will be facing. The teams will be varied, but depending on our eventual specialties, we might end up needing certain people to stay behind at our home base to ensure that the situation is managed properly. Meaning that we should begin looking into buying some technology to set up some kind of monitor room, which will be attached to a camera on the team members out in the field. It's all just ideas so far, but I really like the idea of some of us being able to monitor the situation in live time to either provide additional information or to update the person on things that we might have not been aware of prior to the mission, but was just recently discovered", he stated further.
Danny just kept surprising Sam and Tucker with his future plans. It seems that he really has planned this out as thorough as he can.
"Danny, that sounds amazing! I know how to get my hands on some discount technology if you don't mind older models. We can probably figure out how to put together our own technology if you are really serious about joining the technogeek side of the force. Also, I never was for it myself, but certain junkyards might have some stuff too, so we might want to check those out if we ever have the time", Tucker supplied helpfully.
"Sounds like a plan Tucker, and I really am serious about getting better at understanding complex technology. The faster I can get a hang about building complex technology, the better. I want to complete some of my current plans as soon as possible, just so I can stop worrying as much as I have been", Danny told them.
"If it's no trouble, I might be able to use my familial connections to buy up some technology as well guys. I know how you don't want to be treated as charity cases, but you're both my friends, and I'm more than happy to do this, especially after everything", Sam replied.
"Sam, you know you don't have to do this right?", Danny said. You're our friend regardless of your wealth or not, you know?", Danny told her worryingly.
"Yeah Sam, we can literally get discount materials for real cheap. Aside from my PDA of course, I've had to get creative over the years when it came to technology. So, using cheap stuff and updating it myself has become sort of a hobby of mine. So, you really don't have to", Tucker replied supportingly.
Shaking her head, "No guys, I actually want to do this, but I really do appreciate you both for not seeing me for my wealth", she told them smiling. "You guys need funds, and even though I know that Ember is probably well off herself, she shouldn't solely be responsible for funding this team endeavor of ours. Besides, I get weekly allowances that I hardly ever use anyways, so I've been accruing my own funds in a way. Might as well use it for my friends", she stated determinedly.
"Thanks Sam, I really appreciate this", Danny told her warmly.
"Yeah Sam, thanks, though I'm still going to take you to the tech businesses I was talking about, so you don't have to waste as much money as you would have on the new stuff", Tucker told her seriously, with her smiling at him and nodding in agreement.
"Well, thanks as well you too", Ember said hesitatingly. "I was uncertain about all this at first, but I'm glad that Danny has you two back in his life again", she added.
"Yeah, this team thing was something I wasn't certain of at first either, but I'm glad that our little family seems to be getting bigger as well. Now, all we need to do is come up with a name", Kitty said before putting a hand on her chin in thought. Eventually, snapping her fingers after an idea popped into her head. "Oh, we can totally be Team Sparkle Awesome", she said seriously with a nod to emphasize her seriousness.
Danny sweat dropped along with Ember, but not really surprised at Kitty's response, while Sam had to hold in her need to burst out in laughter, and was barely able to do so. As for Tucker, he just stared in shock at the ridiculousness of the biker ghost chick.
Putting a hand on Kitty's shoulder, "Kitty, love, the part about a team name certainly is a great idea, but why don't we think up some more names before deciding okay? This is a team effort after all", Danny told her gently.
Pouting a bit, but relishing how Danny pulled her closer to him, she snuggled into him sighing. "Okay, Danny, but Team Sparkle Awesome should be on the top of that list when we start brainstorming, okay?", she said somewhat adamantly.
Kissing her forehead, "Of course Kitty", Danny said.
Ember felt embarrassed for loving these two goofballs, but she wouldn't replace them for anything, even though at this moment, all she wanted to do was go and hide from the world with Danny's friends staring at them like that.
Sam couldn't hold it in anymore, and let out some guffaws. She literally couldn't believe how entertaining and humorous those three could be together without even trying. And the way Danny consoled Kitty, just made her laugh even more, pfft...
As for Tucker, he sighed... yesterday and today has been nothing but emotional and mental rollercoasters, and it was only now that he realized that it was too late to get off, so he'd just have to bear with it. Though his lips did twitch a little at watching Kitty and Danny being such goofs. Danny was always the guy who was good at laughs, but this was beginning to be some of the best comedy gold he has witnessed his friend ever be part of, and it seemed completely natural from what he can tell.
"Alright, enough you too", Ember said, sighing. Turning back to Sam and Tucker, "We really are thankful for your willingness to help us, and I hope we can work together well in the future. As for the other topics we planned to discuss, do you want to postpone it some other time, or would you like to continue until we've gone over as much as we can?", Ember asked the two.
Sam and Tucker looked at each other first and mentally communicated before nodding their head for Ember to continue. "Alright so here's what's been happening..."
With Jazz
Club activities weren't too difficult, but they were kind of tedious. Sighing and wishing she was with her brother and his friends right now, she got one of her friends to drive her back home to Fenton Works. She really didn't want to deal with her parents, so she was kind of hoping that they were in the basement working. Unfortunately for her, as she entered her home, her mother was in the kitchen cooking. Blegh, hopefully it wasn't another ecto meal that came to life, or she'd be forced to order some take out, again.
Waving her hand awkwardly at her mother, "Hey mom", Jazz said half- heartedly.
Turning around from her current cooking, which actually started making some worrying growling sounds. "Oh, hey sweety", Maddie said smiling. Looking for anyone else with her daughter, "Is Danny not with you?", she stated, frowning.
Somewhat nervous, but replying nonetheless. "No, he said something about working on a project with Sam and Tuck for Mr. Lancer's class, so he might be home later because of it", she told her mom hoping she wouldn't catch her lie.
Not being a fan of her son being with friends later than usual during school days but understanding the necessity for working on homework, "Well, I'm not really happy to hear that, but as long as he's doing it for school", she finished reluctantly.
"Well you know Danny?", Jazz replied. "He wasn't doing so good after his little fight with Sam and Tucker, but now that they are back, he's motivated to do better in school while spending time with them", she added further.
"Well, I'm glad that Danny's doing okay, now. I just hope he stays safe on his way back home. With all those ghost activities that has been on the rise recently, I wouldn't want something bad to happen to him", she said worryingly, while not noticing the tightening of Jazz's fist at hearing that.
"Um, mom, I just forgot, I had a research paper to work on so I better get on upstairs okay?" Jazz said, before turning around and walking back upstairs.
"Jazz, wait? Haven't you eaten yet? I made food for all of us?" she said.
Quickly looking back, "No mom, I'm fine. I already ate before I got home", she said before disappearing up the stairs.
Frowning in sadness, "Oh kids, what has happened to us. We all used to be so close", she said sadly.
Then a sudden burning smell wafted around her causing her to turn around. Gasping at the sight of the meal she was preparing being nothing but a burn blob, she sighed before getting the fire extinguisher. After putting out the remaining fire, she jumped when she heard the foam covered meal started growling at her. "Oh you possessed ecto slime, I don't know how you took over the meal I was preparing, but be prepared to be dissected for science", she stated before taking out an ecto-gun and her ghost-thermos.
Hearing some fighting sounds downstairs, Jazz gripped her fists tighter at her mom being her typical self again. She knows her mother means well, but she just can't let go of her negative feeling towards their irrational one sided crusade against all ghosts. How can two of the kindest, goofiest, people she knows have such a dark side to them, and not even be aware of how horrifying their actions are. She hated it. If they ever got their hands on Danny, Ember, or Kitty, she knew what she would have to do, and even though it has taken a while to accept it, she won't hesitate in defending Danny if necessary. Even if they have to run away afterwards, it wouldn't matter anyways. The lighthouse belonged to Ember under an alias, and only the people in their group knew about it. So, escaping there would be perfect. Her future career took less priority than her brother by this point, and she'd throw it all away if only to better protect him, because he would do the same for her if their positions were ever switched.
Sighing a bit, she took out a list containing various authors tied to ghost researchers and even classic stories tied to ghosts, mainly old folklore and tales about them. The list was formed from investigating the kinds of people her parents had referenced in the past. Good thing her dad tended to write down things he might forget on paper, which made making her current list easier. After placing it down on her desk, she turned on her computer and began doing some research, though not before calling the Ecto-Pizzaria place to order some pizza to eat. They sold both regular and ecto-based foods, which surprised her when Kitty told her about it. Continuing on with her research, she began jotting down anything that was interesting into her notebook, and focused on learning as much as she could. She needed to learn more about these kinds of topics if she were to help the team Danny was trying to form, and she refused to hold them back in any way if she could help it.
Back at the lighthouse
"So, Prince Aragon is still alive?", Tucker said surprised.
Ember laughed, "Of course he is, we aren't murderers you know?", she said. "He's still in the thermos trapped in the basement. He's a bit too much of a threat to let free, so we just keep him down there. If for some reason we need him for something, we'll free him I guess, but until then, that is where he will be staying", she said.
Sam sighed after hearing that, "Well from what we heard from Jazz, we just kind of assumed…but, I agree with him being trapped like that. From what we know of the guy, he doesn't have many redeeming qualities, and letting him go would do more bad than good", she added.
Nodding her head, "Mhm, that dragon was so not cute when he was attacking Danny like that… I was so tempted to send him to the void, but Ember talked me out of it. But if he ever considers doing that ever again, I won't hesitate to send him away for good", Kitty said with an expression of promise.
Tucker and Sam felt their dwindling fear rise up again at the nonchalant way Kitty said this. Ember sighed again, while Kitty was distracted when Danny kissed her on the forehead again to calm her down.
"So about that ghost core idea, what were you two discussing about it exactly?", Danny said.
"Ooh, ooh, ooh! After reading some of your awesome mangas and comics, I got like over a hundred ideas", Kitty said proudly. "Like what if we produced some ecto-energy and you tried to absorb it? Or maybe even if we did that whole blood injecting thingy from that one comic? Like, getting some of our ectoplasm through that needle thing… syringe, yeah that, and see if something happens with your powers afterwards?", Kitty said excitedly.
Danny started sweating a little at how mad science like that was sounding, while Ember decided to step in a bit before things got too out of control. "What I think Kitty means is that these are some things we can consider, but we should only explore after doing some more in-depth research on it, right Kitty?", Ember said as she glared a bit at Kitty.
Pouting at being reprimanded, "Yes, that's what I meant", Kitty said with a small storm cloud forming above her in sadness.
Danny worried, quickly hugged, "Kitty, your ideas aren't bad, it's just we shouldn't jump into something so risky without doing some research first, okay?", he kissed her cheek, making her smile a little.
As the storm clouds started to vanish, revealing a little sun to appear, "Yeah, I just got so excited about finally being able to contribute Danny, that I didn't think about the consequences of my ideas", Pecking him on the lips. "Thanks, Danny, and I'm sorry Ember", she said as she turned to Ember.
Ember frowned at hurting Kitty unintentionally, "No worries, and I didn't mean to ruin your excitement like that, so please continue with what you were saying earlier, but just tone it down if you can, okay Kitty?", she asked.
"No worries. So about some of my other ideas. I was also thinking about trying to copy those lightsaber swords from Star Wars. That would be really cool. I've seen some ghosts create some interesting stuff over the years, so we should be able to remake that into something we can use. Oh, and do you know Frozen the movie? Since Danny has an ice core, I was thinking he might be able to make some living ice creatures or something along those lines. It would be cool if he could make ice constructs then bring them to life. Oh, and what if we were able to remake some of the energy techniques in some of the comics, mangas, and movies that we have on hand, but instead use our ecto-energy as a replacement. Like that Kamehameha technique in DBZ, or even the Flame Alchemist's fire technique from Fullmetal for Ember. Like there is so much other stuff I could share, but that's like the idea I had when I started getting into all of those stuff", Kitty told the stunned group, this time smiling more brightly at getting all that out.
Taking Kitty and pulling her close, Danny kissed Kitty deeply, which she happily returned. After breaking apart, "Kitty, you're amazing. I read those same issues, but I never even thought to use them as material to use in real life before. Thanks for sharing this with us", he told her, smiling at her in admiration.
Tucker was stunned at both the information dump and at the scene currently in front of him. "I've lost all rights to being a geek for not even considering that before…", He stated gloomily.
Sam was stunned as well, but also silently impressed. She had completely underestimated the biker girl.
"So, I think that in the coming days, we should get started on amassing some technology, and afterwards, we'll look into teaching you Sam, Tucker, and Jazz how to fight more effectively. While that's happening, Ember, Kitty, and I will attempt to implement some of her ideas during the times we are free", he said. Looking at the clock at seeing that it's almost 6:00 p.m., "Sam, Tucker, seeing as it's getting late, should we continue this tomorrow? We still got some homework to deal with after all?", Danny asked them.
Looking at the clock as well, Tucker nodded along with Sam.
Before Danny could say anything, Ember got up. "Don't worry Babypop, I got this. Sam, Tucker, I can teleport you both since it's faster than flying, if you two don't mind I can take you back home?", she asked.
Nervously nodding, "Good. Just grab on then. I know where you two live already so it won't take too long", they did so after saying their goodbyes to Kitty and Danny. Quickly disappearing, she reappeared not long afterwards.
As soon as she did so, she slowly headed back to Danny with a small smirk forming on her lips. "Babypop, if you want to do your homework, then make a clone right now to do it for you, because the real you is going to be busy until we reach your curfew in two hours", she told him as she gripped his right hand and dragged him, along with Kitty who was holding onto his left back upstairs. Nervously gulping in both anxiety and excitement, he quickly made a clone and sent him to do his homework, leaving the clone grumbling at how unfair his life is.
Not long after, mumbled sounds started happening upstairs, with the occasional moans of pleasure. By the time curfew started, the two girls were very much sated, while a fatigued Danny was struggling to keep his eyes open. Eventually they took pity on him, got his stuff, and had his clone re-fuse back into Danny. Once everything was settled, Ember carried Danny into her arms, and with Kitty holding onto her, they both teleported with him back into his room at Fenton Works. Smiling lovingly at him as they watched him slowly succumb to his fatigued, they repeated what they did the day before and kissed him on his forehead.
Hearing a cough behind them, they panicked a little before turning around, then sighed in relief when they saw that it was only Jazz behind them.
Smirking at the two. "So, did you both have fun spending time with my little brother", she asked knowingly.
Blushing brightly, "I Jazz... I didn't see you there… and yeah, it's always great to spend time with Danny!", Kitty said, feeling really embarrassed.
Blushing a little herself, "Of course we had fun Jazz. Babypop is important to us after all. Though thanks for covering for Danny. You're a great sister, you know that?", Ember said sincerely.
Smiling at the two of them, "I'm only doing what I think is best for him, and I'm glad he has you two to always back him up", she told the two in approval.
Watching them squirm a little more, she decided to head off back to her room, "Well I just wanted to wait for you both to bring back Danny and to tell you personally that I'd like to meet up with you all this weekend if possible. With school activities, I can't really afford to meet up with you all, but weekends are definitely perfect for me", she told them.
"Of course Jazz, we haven't hung out in what feels like forever. We'd love to see you back at the crib whenever you're free", Kitty said happily.
"That's fine Jazz. We know how school is important to the both of you. We'll update you via text tonight on what we talked about as soon as we get back. See you this weekend", Ember told her smiling, before grabbing Kitty, and teleporting back, but not before waving goodbye.
Jazz smiled as well and then walked over to the sleeping Danny. Kissing him on the forehead and whispering goodnight, she walked back towards his door and left the room after closing it. Heading back into her room, she fixed all of her notes, organized her school work for tomorrow, and got ready for bed. She honestly couldn't wait for the upcoming weekend.

Thanks for reading and hopefully you enjoyed it! Also, hope you have a good rest of the day!
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