Phantom Pheels

Chapter 1

Danny went down the stairs with a terrible pain in his stomach. Probably had something to do with the punch to the gut he got from a fight with Plasmius last night. It was the usual deal; Danny stopped Vlad from doing something bad, they fight, and Danny gets bruised while Vlad flies away. But Danny can't let anyone, especially his parents, know about his pain. So, he stood tall, chin up, and bit his lip.

He joined his mom and sister for breakfast while his dad was nowhere to be seen. The tv in the kitchen was on and guess who they were talking about.

"Amity Park's Mayor, Vlad Masters, is scheduled to cut the ribbon for the now restored Metro station in half an hour." Said tv news reporter Tiffany Snow. "After weeks of repairing from a ghost related incident, the city will once again have its popular mode of transportation back in business. Let's watch this clip filmed earlier today."

Mayor Masters appears on the screen.

"Yes, yes, as mayor of this fine town I would not rest until things were back on track." He said smiling. Then he looks towards the camera with that superior glint in his eyes. "I do care very much about this town and its citizens."

Danny glared at the screen. Feeling that that remark was meant for him. "Yeah, as much as a jackal." He muttered in anger, nearly bending his fork.

Maddie raised her head from her plate. "Did you say something sweetie?" she asked Danny.

"I said great breakfast mom," Danny replied.

Maddie smiled, seeming to have bought the lie. "Thank you but try not to slouch honey, it's bad for your posture."

"Sure mom," Danny straightened himself up.

Just then, Jack Fenton came rushing in from the lab downstairs. "Maddie! Kids! I finally did it!" he announced holding a Fenton blaster in his hand.

"Did what dad?" Jazz asked. "You finally snapped and realized that there's no point to hunting ghost anymore and need a more sensible job?" she continued hopefully.

"Nope," Jack answered. "I've invented a device that will fulfill my number one goal of ripping ghost apart, literally. Say hello to the Fenton Spirit-Splitter." He held up the ectogun to his family.

Maddie was impressed while Jazz and Danny eyed each other worriedly.

"Oh Jack, that's wonderful." Maddie congratulated. "I'll bake you some cookies later."

"Uh... What does it do exactly?" Danny asked.

"I'm glad you asked Danny," Jack said walking towards Danny. "This blaster shoots a special concoction I just invented that splits a ghost ectoplasm in five ways. Not too sure where the splitting takes effect the most, but it works. I tried it on some samples earlier and now I can't wait to try it out on that Phantom punk. What do you say, son, wanna join your father in the hunt?"

Danny gulped and answered trying to mask his growing fear, "Sorry dad can't." Danny stood up and backed away. "Gotta see Sam and Tuck for a school project we're working on. Bye." He left in a hurry out the door.

"Ah well. More for us Maddie." Jack said.

Danny grabbed his backpack before he left the house and walked a block away from his house before getting lost deep in thought. He also looked up at the cloudy sky.

"The Last thing I need is to give dad a target. So, I should probably avoid going ghost for a while." Danny said to himself. "At least the stomach pain is finally gone."

At these last words, a faint blue breath flows out of his mouth. Then came a familiar cry.

"I AM THE BOX GHOST!"