Danny Phantom: Busting makes me feel good

Life Lessons

The episode opens with a view of a crowded schoolbus in Amity Park, driving along the road. Diego is in ghost form with a tail, flying high over the bus.

Diego: One good thing about ghost powers: No fighting the schoolbus crowds. Can't believe I overslept!

Diego is shown flying on a red-tinted screen. Skulker is watching him through ghostronic binoculars.

Skulker: There he is, one of the prey that got away. I hope you've enjoyed your freedom, child, because Skulker has returned to finish the hunt.

An absurdly large double-barreled blaster cannon glowing blue in the muzzles sprouts out of Skulker's right shoulder. We see Diego through its sights—and we also see a blast from somewhere else knock Diego out of the field of view. Diego crashes into a water tank atop a building.

Skulker: What? A weapon was fired? By someone other than me?

A flying red-and-grey streak forces Skulker to duck. The streak heads for the water tower where a soaked Diego Phantom is just getting up.

Diego: Quien diablos?

Valerie: Thought I'd forgot about you, ghost?

Valerie shoots at Diego, but misses and hits the supports of what's left of the water tank. Diego flies above her.

Diego: Nope. But I bet you forgot about that.

The water tank topples over, narrowly missing Valerie. Either she or her ultra-high-tech hoverboard dodges, and she pursues Diego as Skulker watches.

Skulker: They both seem formidable. Maybe I should hunt the girl.

Diego pushes Valerie back with a beam past Skulker.

Skulker: Of course, I have sworn a blood oath to have his and the other ghost boy's pelt on my wall.

Now Diego is the one retreating again. Skulker follows both of them using the jet wings in his armor.

Diego: Look, I don't want to hurt you!

Valerie: What makes you think you can!

Valerie pulls out another gun, one that hasn't been seen before. A barrel longer than the casing it came out of extends, and then it sprouts eight more barrels around itself. She fires it through Diego, and his body forms a huge squiggly circle around where the bolt went through for a moment. Recovering, Diego fires back an especially strong two-fisted blast.

Skulker: I should force a contest between the hunter girl and the ghost boy. And to the winner, the honor of me using their skull as a tetherball!

Valerie's battlesuit has taken some hits, and her hoverboard is smoking now. Diego looks very angry and is about to release a powerful blast—but then we hear the bell at Amity High ringing. The camera pulls back to show they are, in fact, over their high school.

Valerie: Later for you, punk!

Diego: I'll be waiting, arrastrarse!

Skulker watches as Valerie flies off to land behind the bleachers on the athletic field, where she changes back into her school clothes. Her hoverboard splits in two with half going into each shoe. Diego, invisible, phases into a boy's room to change. Then they both run for their first class, colliding in front of Health Sciences.

Valerie: Watch it, punk!

Diego: You watch it, arrastrarse!

The classroom door opens, and there's Ms. Tetslaff, the beefy gym teacher.

Tetslaff: Martinez! Gray! Congratulations! You two stragglers are paired up for a special Health Sciences project.

The teacher picks up something from just inside the classroom.