And now the final chapter. It's super long only because I couldn't find a natural stopping point. Enjoy.=^-^=
Ch. 6 - Ghosts and Villains and Werewolves Oh my!
On the ride home it was made more than clear that this situation may be less temporary than any possession the halfa had been involved in. Danny stood on the kitchen table in annoyance as Anne Possible set the table. "Why don't you boys put that away. Dinner is almost ready and you know the rules about experiments at the table."
"Aww..." Both boys whined as they took down their scanner. They'd been trying to figure out what had changed about Danny's energy signature, but so far all they could tell is that it had become static somehow. Both Kim and Ron sat at the table, as Ron watched his possessed friend tap his foot impatiently.
"Kinda wish my house had that rule."
"Is this in reference to 'Attack of the Thanksgiving Turkey?'" Sam wondered as she checked her watch.
"No, more like the 'Nightmare Before Christmas Hen'. The Turkey didn't get past the door." Danny corrected as he moved over to Sam. "Anyway, did you get Tucker yet?" He asked his girlfriend as she waited for their friend to call back.
"No, but he's not playing a game so I'd give him a minute." As if on cue her phone started ringing, and Sam quickly answered it on speaker phone. "Tucker what have you got?"
"A cramp from laughing so hard that two states away and Danny still gets messed up by some weird invention."
When Danny cleared his throat Tucker's laughs halted. "If you still think it's funny we can talk about it when we get home."
A gulp was heard over the line. "No dude, of course not... you know I think I should point out that Sam's not really the best influence on you."
"Just get to the point Tuck, did you think of anything or not?" Sam directed in annoyance.
"Can't really say I did. I don't think you've ever gotten stuck in a possession before."
"So you're telling me there's no way to get out of this nightmare!?" Ron cried to the phone as he looked at his possessed little buddy.
"Who was that?"
"Just my Cousin Ron. Ignore him" Sam insisted as she eyed him sternly.
Tucker chuckled. "Oh wait, wasn't he that kid that freaked out at your Bat Mitzvah and that-"
"Tucker if you value your life you'll drop it." She snapped, and was given silence from the other side.
"Uh sorry gotta go, Mr. Fenton is calling, and I don't want to miss anything." He hurriedly hung up.
Danny scratched his hairless head. "What's he doing at my house?"
"Oh, well since you were going to be gone for 2 weeks your dad decided to let Tucker take your job until you go back." Sam explained though she seemed closer to laughing as she spoke. "I've got some priceless pics from it." She tapped through her phone to quickly show him one of her favorites. "I think I'm going to call this one, 'Way over my Head'. Maybe make some wallet size." She chuckled. The picture showed Tucker covered in slime as he ran from the large blobby mass that was after him. Jack could be seen in the background with a lasso about to wrangle it with a confident grin.
"I'll take one of those." He said with a chuckle as he looked at the phone. He used his small hand to scroll through some more until Anne brought the food to the table.
"Anyway, I should get going. My rents wouldn't want to miss check in tomorrow, and I really don't get why they have to pick the earliest flight possible." Sam explained with a scowl. She then picked up her phone and tossed it in her bag. "I'll look into a solution when I get home, and I'll keep Tucker focused too."
"That's appreciated." She picked him up and, to the surprise of Kim and Ron, gave him a peck on the cheek. Kim cringed a little as the halfa was set down with a happy grin.
"Well don't you look comfortable." Ron remarked with annoyance as he crossed his arms.
"I'm going to be the mature one and pretend I didn't hear that." Danny remarked with a slight glare. "Considering you are the one who started this whole mess."
"What?!" Ron asked in outrage.
"Two words Ron: Nacho Thermos. If I had caught the ghost yesterday then I wouldn't have gone looking for him this morning." He then shrugged. "Anyway, just deal. I'm not exactly happy with suddenly going from six feet to six inches." He then turned to the main course only to find what looked like a steaming brain. "Uh... I'm really hoping that's not what I think it is.."
"Relax Danny, it's just brainloaf. Meatloaf shaped like a brain." Kim explained as Anne moved to carve it and James sat down.
"Yup, and do you have a preference on which hemisphere?"
Despite the weird factor from appearance it was rather tasty if the halfa was being honest. Even with the difficulty of using a fork as tall as himself he cleaned the plate. "That was delicious Mrs... Dr. Possible?" Danny muttered out in confusion at the end.
"You know I had that problem, but you see my solution." Ron commented as he pointed to her. "Awesome Mrs. Dr. P." It was functional, but Danny really did find it weird he hadn't had to refer to her by name in the time he had been here. Ron leaned back comfortably, seemingly no longer effected by Danny's state as a familiar ring was heard.
"What's the sitch Wade?" Kim called as she answered.
"Well I know you just had a sitch a couple hours ago, but I just got a hit on your site from an aerospace technology firm. They just had their lab broken into by two different villains." He explained as he showed her a few pictures. "They were after something called the gravity modulator. Some sort of hand held device capable of altering the effects of gravity on almost anything. The good news is that it wasn't stolen yet, the bad news.."
"Looks like they won't be able to stop it again." Kim completed for him.
"Whoa, they really did a number on that place. I sure hope they were insured." Ron commented as he leaned over to see.
"Yes they were so that's good, but they would like you to help keep it secure while they arrange for it to be moved to a more secure location." He explained as he typed a few keys.
"Alright sure, so a ride?"
"GJ was in the area, and will be waiting outside in 5." He responded confidently.
"You rock Wade." She put the kimmunicator away and her father turned to her with a stern expression. "You know how I feel about missions so late at night Kimi."
Kim waved it off as she stood up. "Come on dad, besides with the time zone difference, it's still mid afternoon there."
"Let's go Rufus-" Ron started but froze just before grabbing up the naked mole rat. "Oh..."
"Yeah, please and thank you for not grabbing me." Danny praised in slight annoyance to the blonde.
"Aww man KP. Can we really go on a mission without Rufus?"
Kim rolled her eyes. "Come off it Ron."
James Possible bent down to the rodent. "Actually I'd appreciate it if you did go and.." He cleared his throat. "Kept an eye on them." He whispered while Kim and Ron were walking out of the kitchen. Danny understood immediately what the man meant as he blushed. "Not that I assume anything like that could happen. It's just well..." He thought a moment. "Well it's not like you'd have anything to do here. I very well can't have you as my Senior Cadet while you're a 'naked mole rat' anyway." He used air quotes on that probably trying not to offend him.
Danny frowned as he crossed his arms. "Man this is just getting more annoying."
"I can only imagine coming up with a solution for this might take some time." Dr. Possible deduced as he looked over the possessed rodent. "Though I don't really understand how it happened. Dr. Larson did mention something about an extensive neural network being how a ghost operated, but that is unfortunately not my area of expertise."
"It's not mine either." Anne Possible stated as Ron and Kim came back in geared up for a mission. "Though I suppose if you knew someone with expertise in parabiology and neuroscience, maybe it would be more clear." Anne proposed, and Danny instantly knew who she was talking about.
"No." He responded rather abruptly much to the surgeon's surprise.
"Uh Daniel, should you really be so quick to turn down a possible solution to uh... your problem?" James queried as he gestured to Danny.
"Yes, but please don't take it badly. I just know it's not the best idea to bring it up to her."
He looked anxious as he spoke which, despite his appearance, both Possibles took note of. "Now Danny I'm sure your mother would be more than happy-"
"I'm sorry but could we please drop the subject." Danny insisted as he hopped off the table. He let Ron pick him up, and they were out the door only minutes later.
"So, anything you wanna talk about Danny?" Ron asked as he sat in the cushioned chair of the GJ hover craft.
Danny leaned on his knees in thought. "Not really."
"Not to pry but you seemed really tense in there." Kim interjected as she sat down as well. "I haven't seen you be like that all week." She informed.
"It's nothing for you guys to worry about, really."
Ron leaned forward. "So being captured with the threat of becoming bio-fuel doesn't get you, but asking your parents for help does? I suppose in some ways I can understand that." Ron admitted as he thought of the things he'd never tell his parents about.
"I guess..." His girlfriend relented slightly, but she could tell there was more to it.
"We're here Ms. Possible." The captain informed as he saluted her.
"Thanks for the ride."
"It is an honor Ms. Possible." The hover craft landed a few minutes later and team Possible jumped out.
"Man, it doesn't look so bad from here." Ron noted as he looked up at the tall sleek building. He then took note of the larger round portion at the very top with shining metal panels. "And what's that the observation deck?"
"That is the lab, and the storm shutters had to be closed for security purposes." A scientist informed as he greeted them at the door. "You must be Kim Possible." He looked anxious. "Though I am sorry to say, the device was stolen before you were able to get here." He admitted shamefully.
"Aww, talk about kicking these guys when their down." Ron commented.
"Well it did take a couple hours to get here." Danny added in from the pocket of Ron's pants.
Kim pulled out her kimmunicator. "Uh Wade, looks like we missed them."
"Yeah, I just found out myself. According to witnesses it was nabbed by a woman with glowing hands. Sound familiar?" He gave her a knowing smirk.
"Yes it does."
"Shego for 500?" Ron quipped. "But just how many villains are after this thing if the place was broken into 3 times?"
"Well according to the reports the first one was Duff Killigan since exploding golfballs are a hard gimmick to copy. The second one is a little harder to be sure of, but the muscle could easily be Dementor."
"And now Drakken is giving it a shot." Kim muttered distastefully.
"Well actually, you know, he was kind of successful since Shego actually stole it." Ron pointed out.
Kim rolled her eyes. "Okay, and what about a current lair?"
Wade looked down a list on his screen. "Well I went through the rental lairs but I don't see any deposits. The only thing I see for Drakken is a bank note for some property in Colorado. An old silver mine."
"Then that's where we'll look."
"I already alerted GJ so they should be headed-" He was cut off by the sound of an engine.
"You rock Wade." Kim complimented as she ended the call.
After another hour the team arrived just outside a small deserted mining town. "Silver Town... well, at least it's quiet." Kim noted as she looked at the aged sign.
Ron was getting a serious case of the creeps as he looked at all the empty buildings and boarded up windows. "Eerily so w-wouldn't you say KP." Ron shivered as he stayed close.
"You know, I kind of expected a super villain's lair to be in a volcano or even in a cliff side you know, something like that." Danny commented as he peeked out of the pocket.
"Oh, he's done those. Got to give him credit for this one though. Not as cliché." Ron praised as Kim started walking ahead.
"According to Wade this town was abandoned after the mine dried up."
"So it's basically a ghost town?" Ron reasoned as he jumped at the mysterious creaking noise.
"Calm down Ron, just because it's called a ghost town doesn't mean it's full of ghosts." Kim explained as she kept a sharp eye on her surroundings. "Besides if there were ghosts Danny would have already mentioned them since he can sense them or something." She turned back to him as a small puff of fog appeared at his mouth. "Right?" Ron looked down at him nervously.
"Uh... well... I wasn't going to say anything, but if you really wanna know-"
Ron covered his ears. "Nope not listening!" He then began to make an obnoxious noise before Kim jerked his hands down.
"Ron, now is not the time for this." She demanded sternly.
"Don't worry Ron, I've got you covered." Danny jumped out of his pocket.
"Somehow... not so reassuring considering earlier..." Ron muttered with anxiety.
Danny glared at him before a strangely large morph ring appeared around him. In a split second flash Rufus went from naked mole rat to... not so naked mole rat. He looked down at his gloved paws and then back to his short tail which was the only thing aside from his head that was exposed. "Well... at least I'm not naked anymore." He muttered accepting the small victory. He then floated up to be eye level with the teens.
"Now what were you saying about ghosts?" Kim asked as she sent a stern glance to Ron.
"Oh yeah, this place is haunted."
Kim raised a brow at his calmness. "Well you don't seem too worried. How many ghosts are we talking about? 1, 2?"
Danny rubbed his chin. "Ah more like a dozen or so."
Ron jumped at that as he looked around in severe paranoia. "W-where?!"
"That many?" Kim asked for clarification with a nervous expression. She'd had trouble with just one.
"Yeah, but I can tell we shouldn't have to worry with these guys." He then got an idea. "Actually..." He floated over to where he sensed one of the ghosts and cupped his hands around his mouth. "Hey! Anyone home? I just want to talk!" An eerie wind blew through but silence was all that he got. He looked around at the dark building. "Really, I just need to ask a few questions. We were probably not the only ones to come here recently right?" He asked and something creaked inside.
Ron quickly jumped behind Kim who was also a bit tense when the glowing red eyes appeared. A shaggy un-kept ghost appeared in dated clothing, and had greenish pale skin. His torn hat had a star on it that said Silver Town Sheriff. "Am I ta believe yer not gonna be startin no trouble in my town?" He asked warily with an eerie glare.
"No, believe me, we won't stay any longer than we have to." Ron quickly declared from behind his girlfriend.
"We're looking for a criminal who stole something." Kim explained.
The ghost then turned to the floating mole rat. "An you... that there emblem looks a might familiar. Yer not related ta that halfer fella are ya?"
Danny scratched his cheek. "Uh actually... that's me."
The ghost cocked an eyebrow. "Hmm? I figured ya would be taller." He then shrugged. "Anyway, if yer looking fer humans, ya best go lookin in the south mine. No one's been going near it since they up an showed up." He gestured around and several more spectral forms popped out of buildings. "I know yer reputation Phantom but we really ain't hurtin nothin by bein here. We just wanna be left alone."
Danny nodded in understanding. "Don't worry, I don't go around kicking ghosts from their homes you know. I just get rid of the ones that cause trouble." He explained. "Though if you'd like to help us out it would be appreciated. I'm actually surprised none of you have tried to scare them out."
The ghost shook his head as a few uneasy murmurs emanated from the crowd. "We're not lookin fer no trouble here." He then tipped his hat and disappeared along with the audience he brought.
"Well... that was interesting." Kim commented as she started to pry Ron off her shoulders.
"Not too surprising. Not all ghosts are evil, and most of them just want to be left alone." Danny explained as he floated towards a sign. "I think this is directing us towards the mine."
Kim approached and dusted off a portion of it to read the word mine though it was very faded. "Looks like it."
Drakken laughed as he used the modulator ray to make a large laser float effortlessly. "Oh joy!" He cheered as he pumped his fist.
"Okay you can make a death ray float. What else? It seems kind of dumb if you ask me." Shego commented as she filed her nails in a chair.
Drakken glared at her in annoyance. "Shego how could you not see the numerous advantages of such a marvel!?"
"And these advantages are?" Shego asked with a brow raised.
"Just imagine how easy things could be to steal if they weighed nothing at all!" He declared confidently.
The ex-hero had to admit it wasn't a bad idea. "Actually not a bad idea, but what exactly are we going to steal?" Drakken paused a moment before looking down at the remote. "You didn't think that far did you? Figures."
He looked cross before growling in frustration. "Shego! Why do you have to ruin my moment!"
She rolled her eyes. "Why steal something if you don't know what to do with it yet?" She asked back.
"Well Killigan and Dementor wanted it so..."
Shego let out a sigh. "And you wanted it too. Geez you're such a follower." She jabbed as she blew on her nails to see how she was doing.
"I'm not a follower! I just know a good idea when I see one."
"Too bad you can't have a good idea when you see one." She muttered much to Drakken's frustration.
"Haven't you ever heard of being prepared?"
"How about you be prepared to give back the Gravity Modulator!" Kim announced as she jumped down in a ready stance.
When Ron didn't land after her she looked back and found him hanging by his pants that were caught on the railing. "Be down in a sec KP."
"I'm going to assume this happens a lot." Danny deduced by looking at the exasperated expression on Kim's face.
"Ah! Darn you Kim Possible! Get her Shego!" He pointed. He then ran over to a counter and pressed an alarm. Several henchmen in red suits came rushing out to attack.
"I've got Shego, you guys deal with Drakken and his goons."
Danny saw them coming and quickly grabbed Ron's pants to unhook them from the railing. "Thanks man." He said with a thumbs up before being dropped to the ground rather unceremoniously.
"Hurry up Ron!" Danny arrived in front of the goons floating with his hands aglow with power. All the men stopped to look at the bizarre sight and even traded unsure glances. "All right guys, I'm not going to hold back." Danny quickly let out a barrage of ecto-blasts at the surprised henchmen. They jumped and stumbled out of the way clumsily. As a few of them got closer Danny grabbed one that charged, and slammed him into another one. He kicked off another's face and blasted two more back. Ron watched as the possessed mole rat made short work of the goons despite the fact they were usually not very hard to beat. "Duck Kim!" Danny shouted as he swung one of the big guys towards her showdown with Shego. The cheerleader's reflexes were perfect as she slid to the ground just as the large goon slammed into a surprised Shego. She was knocked against a few crates and groaned under the weight.
Kim turned to him and saw the pile of beat goons he made. "Nice work Phantom." She then turned to Drakken who's jaw was slack with bewilderment.
"Nobody told me the mole rat could do that!" He shouted in frustration.
"You should just expect to be beat Drakken, even if it is at the hands of a flying naked mole rat." Kim quipped as she dashed for him.
He turned to run away, but Danny stopped him with one hand. "What the?" He muttered as the rodent seemed to stop him with no effort at all.
"Going somewhere Dr.?"
"Hand over the modulator Drakken." Kim demanded as she prepared to attack.
He had an evil idea as he turned to her. "You want it? Here!"
He blasted her with the ray, and she quickly became disoriented as she floated up. "W-wha!?"
"I'm commin KP!" Ron shouted as he leaped to grab her ankles. He was successful though he started to float a bit with her.
Danny grabbed the device from the scientist's hands before kicking him right in the jaw. Drakken went down like a sack of potatoes and Danny moved to try and reverse the ray's effects. "Uh, let's see uh..." He pressed a button and the duo slammed hard into the dirty floor of the lair.
"Can't move..." Ron grunted out as both of them laid as flat as possible.
"You increased... gravity..." Kim grunted out from on top of the equally weighed down Ron.
"Aww man..." He looked at the control again, and was distracted at the sound of an engine powering up. Shego had recovered and had Drakken in their hover craft. Danny turned in their direction, and fired his ray, but it escaped into a secret hatch after only one hit. "Darn it! They got away." He grumbled.
"No.. big... but... help..." Ron grunted out as he struggled to breath under both Kim's and his own weight.
"Oh right... Uh wait here it is." He pressed another switch and the beam shot out again. Both teens quickly took in as much air as they could now that gravity wasn't crushing their diaphragms. Danny floated over and handed Kim the device. "I suppose it's good that we got the modulator back at least."
"Oh yeah... it would've sucked if Drakken started using that thing." Ron emphasized as he regulated his breathing.
An explosion went off above them and Kim rolled her eyes. "How much you wanna bet that was Shego hoping to bury us alive?"
When the whole lair started shaking Ron nodded. "Yeah, that sounds about right." Ron then looked around at the crumbling walls. "But which way is the quickest to get out of here?" He started to get a bit frantic.
"I just happen to know a short cut." Danny informed as he grabbed them both by the backs of their shirts. He lifted them effortlessly and flew them right through the ceiling of the mine. He quickly deposited them just outside the entrance they had come in from before flying off again.
"Whoa... convenient." Ron stated as he brushed himself off. "Wish we could do that when the villain's pull that self destruct button cliché out."
"Hmm... that would be nice." Kim agreed as she saw Danny pop back out with 3 of Drakken's goons.
He made 2 more trips before finishing with an accomplished smirk. "That's the last of them." He then eyed Ron and crossed his arms. "Now what were you saying before about being helpless?"
Ron gave him a sheepish expression before clearing his throat. "Okay I hereby take back any and all helpless comments. You are definitely not helpless. You rock!" He finished as he struck a pose and pointed to the halfa.
Kim pulled out her kimmunicator and held up the device. "That's one gravity modulator. Anything else on your wish list Wade?"
He grinned at her. "No that pretty much covers it." He typed a few more keys. "Well it may not be fast, but the state historical society has a ghost town tour bus. If you head down the river about a half mile you should be able to catch it. I'll let them know you'll be getting on." He directed with a smile. "I can have the modulator sent back once you get to Middleton."
"Please and thank you Wade."
"Aww... a bus? And its half a mile away!" Ron whined as he sat on a rock.
"What are you complaining about? It's not like you did a whole lot back there." Kim pointed out as she put her kimmunicator away.
"Well what am I supposed to do when Danny takes them all out in a couple minutes? Plus he even knocked Shego out for you." He countered in his defense.
"I suppose I could have left you one..." Danny muttered with a smirk. "But how about I make it up to you?"
Ron raised a brow and Danny smirked. In only a few minutes Ron was shouting out in excitement as he and Kim flew under the stars. "This is Badical!" Danny flew between them with a paw on one hand each. His aura was stretched around them to allow them to float up with him.
"I have to agree. I've flown before, but never like this."
Danny smiled as his whiskers were pushed back in the wind. "There's nothing like it is there?" He closed his eyes a moment to take it in before looking up. "Especially under a nice clear sky with so little light pollution. The stars are amazing." And once again Kim is reminded that despite the hero's powers he's a total space nerd like her father.
It was still dark when team Possible arrived in Middleton. The driver was even good enough to drop them off especially close to their homes. Kim yawned as she stepped off the bus while Danny was snoozing in her pocket. She looked up at the slightly grey sky and threaded her fingers through her hair. "I suppose I could try and sleep a few more hours." She quietly approached her door and unlocked it as quietly as she could.
As soon as she closed the door she heard her name. "Kim? Is that you?"
She flinched at the call knowing they didn't like for her to be out all night on a mission. "I realize not coming back until morning isn't..." She trailed off when she saw the reason her mother was up so early in the morning. Both she and her husband were at the kitchen table with anxious smiles and coffee that was doing nothing for their nerves. On the very end was the source of their worry. It was a large black wolf in with long fangs and scruffy whiskers. He sat up right like a person, and for whatever reason, he was dressed in green sweats. The coffee cup in front of him shook ever so slightly as he sniffed the curious aroma. "Uh..." Kim started but she didn't have any idea of how to finish.
"Welcome back K-Kimi-cub." Her dad greeted as he gave side glances to the large wolf at their table.
"We had a... guest drop in while you were gone." Anne explained as she gestured to him shakily.
Wulf's ears perked up just before his head turned to see who had arrived. He cocked his head to the side and sniffed the air. His eyes widened at the familiar scent, and his fangs were bared in a grin. "Amiko!" He shouted before leaping at the still astonished teen hero. Whether it was her shock over the sight or the fact that she was still tired from the mission didn't matter. She was pinned down in seconds.
"Kim!" Both Dr. Possibles shouted as one stumbled out of the booth, and the other dropped their mug of coffee.
"AH!" She yelped as the large wolf began to roam her form curiously. She was more repulsed than scared as she tried to push the ghost's wet nose away from her face.
Her parents had already started to pull at the creature's clothes as he searched further down the teen's form. "Whoa! I don't need any wolves after my Kimi-cub!"
"She already has a boyfriend!" Anne added in to her husband's demand.
"Hey back off!" Kim spat as she kicked the wolf's nose after he got too nosy with her pants.
Wulf growled at her angrily as she moved to kick him again. "Mi sercas mian amikon!" He dodged her next kick, but the movement finally caused the sleeping mole rat in her pocket to fall out. He hit the floor with a grunt, and Wulf quickly moved his attention to him. "Amiko?" He sniffed the creature as he sat up groggily.
"Can't a guy get some sleep?" He grumbled as a mist escaped his mouth.
Wulf's ears perked up at the voice. "Danny!" He barked happily as he lowered his nose to being only an inch from the rodent. Danny rubbed his head as he realized there was something going on.
"Uh Danny... friend of yours?" Kim asked as she pushed herself back to get out of the ghost's reach.
"Wulf?" He asked as he fully woke up.
"Jes mia amiko!" He replied as he grinned.
"Oh uh... Gi estas bela vidi vin." He greeted as he scratched his cheek. "... Sed kion vi faras ci tie?" Danny questioned as he gestured around himself.
Wulf's ears perked as he reached into his hoodie pocket. "Mi estis dirita al vi alporti ci tion." He pulled out a rectangular metal box. "Por helpi kun via problemo mia amiko." He explained as he set the box down. He then sat back on his haunches having never noticed the Possible parents' attempts to pull him back.
"Do you understand what he's saying?" Dr. Possible asked as he rubbed his chin. When he'd appeared out of a tear in space, he sounded as if he was talking, but no one knew what language.
Danny nodded. "Yeah, he speaks Esperanto though he does know a few words in English." The halfa then opened the box to see what solution Tucker had come up with, and was surprised he hadn't thought of it himself. "If I weren't a C student I probably would have thought to ask for this last night.." He mumbled to himself as he took the pieces one by one and put to device together.
"So what? Is it something to fix your... uh... problem?" Kim inquired as she watched him put the strange device together.
"Uh yeah, Tucker must have asked him to bring it to me." He paused a moment before realizing the 3 curious expressions watching him. "Oh right, this is Wulf, a friend of mine. He was asked to bring this here, so sorry if he surprised you. I would have said something if I knew." He apologized sheepishly.
"Oh... well as long as he's not here to eat anyone.." Dr. Possible muttered as he looked very relieved.
He headed back over to his coffee while Dr. Anne moved to clean up her shattered cup. "This has been one crazy 24 hours." She teased a bit as she looked at her husband.
"I'll say. It tops the monkey ninjas that's for sure." He took a sip and leaned on his arm. "Say Daniel, does your friend here know how to get rid of the dimensional tear he left in the den?"
Danny looked over to the man. "Don't worry Dr. Possible. If it doesn't close on its own, I can get rid of it."
"Aww, don't get rid of it." Tim whined in the doorway. "We're analyzing it's structure and composition." "To try and make one ourselves." Jim held up a paper with what they had already.
"Trust me you don't want a ghost portal in your house." Danny warned as he put the last two pieces together. "You'll never get a moments peace."
"And you know this..?" Kim's question lingered as Danny rolled his eyes just thinking about it.
"I've had one in my basement for years, so trust me on this." He responded as he held up the metal rod with a hoop at the end. Just as he held it up his ghost sense went off, and Wulf began to growl at the doorway. "Speak of the devil I guess..." He groaned as he activated his morph ring and dashed into the den with the rod in hand. "Ugh..." He cringed at the tentacles coming from the small tear in space. He floated up to be level with it before blasting them with his ghost ray. "Get back in there!" It took a couple of blasts before the limbs retreated into the tear. "Opportunistic creeps."
"Cool! Maybe something else will come out." Jim hoped as he looked to his brother.
"Don't encourage them." Danny snapped back in exasperation. He then held up the rod and twisted the band just under the hoop.
"So what exactly is that?" Kim asked as she leaned against doorway. "Ghost Expunger. Separates the ghosts from what isn't ghost."
"So you from Rufus?" She deduced from the explanation.
"Yup." He then turned to Wulf who sat by the tear patiently. "Bonvolu teni ci tion por mi." Danny asked as he pressed a switch and the hoop expanded. As it reached full size, a glowing netted pattern appeared inside. Wulf took it and held it up for him. "Alright... set to separate... good." He inspected one last time before floating back. "Okay, here I come." He rocketed right through the hoop and in an interesting show, of what could be described as magic, two forms came out the other side. Rufus landed in a slight daze on the floor while Danny was now floating as Phantom just over him. "Finally, I'm me again." He stated in relief as he looked himself over.
(Yahoo!) Rufus cheered once he regained himself. (High five!) He called above him and Phantom obliged in equal joy.
"Oh yeah!"
"You think you can do that again?" "We want to get it on camera." The twins asked with hyped grins.
Both Danny and Rufus shook their heads at the same time. "No." (Nah-uh)
"Well now we're to one ghost kid, and one, not so naked, naked mole rat." Kim noted as she pointed at the rodent. He was still wearing an outfit identical to Danny's jumpsuit for whatever reason.
Danny looked down at him, and then to himself. "Oh... Not really sure how that works, but I'm just glad I didn't come out naked." He shifted in the air with his hands behind his head, and his legs crossed. Rufus didn't really know what to make of the outfit, though he did find it fun to strike a few poses.
Kim laughed at the sight. "It doesn't look too bad on him actually."
"Mi nun forprenos." Wulf announced just before diving back into the tear from which he came.
"Adiau mia amiko. Diru al li voki antauen la venontan tempon!" Danny called back as he waved.
"Was that good bye?" Kim asked as she thought over some of the words he used. She still couldn't really make heads or tails of the language.
"Yeah, but I also said to have Tuck call ahead next time. Figured if for whatever reason he needs to come back, you might want to know when a ghost wolf tears a hole through space to get into your den."
"Please and thank you Danny." Kim responded with a light laugh.
"Now Daniel, since you're no longer stuck in the body of a naked mole rat, I hope you're ready for another day as a Senior Cadet." James informed from the doorway.
"Are you kidding? I'm always ready for that." Danny shot back as he stood on his feet and morphed back. He then turned to the stairs to get back to the guest room.
"So was the interdimensional ghost wolf what had you guys up so early?"
James raised a brow as he took a sip of his coffee. "A little bit. Your mother and I were already up the wolf just finished waking us up."
"If you really want to know, we were talking about Danny." Her mother informed from behind her husband.
"About the powers?"
Anne shook her head. "Not really, mostly about the way he was acting before you left last night. It worried me how against the idea of asking his parents for help he was."
"He mentioned to me the other day that he didn't tell people about his powers, and it made me wonder if his parents knew about them." James added in.
"I know. When I spoke to Mrs. Fenton on the phone she seemed aware that he could be involved in paranormal events, and had been before. She called yesterday because she was worried, though I told her he was out with you and Ron because that's where I thought he was at the time."
"Quite a coincidence since he was already missing for several hours at the time." Kim deduced with her hand on her chin.
"That's what I thought though she never came right out and mentioned anything about Danny having ghost powers."
"Well he did mention they were supposed to be a secret so she probably didn't know you already knew about them." Kim reasoned with a still serious expression.
"But suppose his parents were in the dark about these 'ghost powers'." James started while still a little uncomfortable with the idea of ghosts. "Then he's cutting off a major part of any normal teen's support circle. It really is more than a normal teen should handle on their own."
Kim agreed with a nod. "True, and I don't think I could imagine doing what I do, and not having you both there to support me." She began as she hugged both of her parents. "But you're not the only ones that help. There's Ron, Wade, any number of the people I get rides from." She listed out. "I think that maybe, whether his parents know or not, it's up to Danny to chose who he asks for help from." She finished confidently.
Both her parents traded glances before smiling at their daughter. "I suppose that's fair."
Kim smiled back before stretching. "Alright then, I'm going back to sleep." She yawned as she passed the tweebs who were still investigating the portal.
"Oh look!" "Something else is coming out." Tim held up the scanner. "Get and energy reading."
James looked at his wife with a worried expression before calling up the stairs. "Daniel! Could you please do something about this dimensional tear!"
Much to Danny's relief the rest of the week was just as he imagined it would be. No ghosts, no evil villains, and no ghost inventions tripping him up. There was Dr. Larson, who was only given a warning since he didn't do anything illegal, and he had tenure, but as long as Danny was in human form, he couldn't figure anything out. He was now sitting with his bag on the living room couch. Jazz was going to be there any minute to pick him up. "I'm making this one my back ground." He announced as he pulled up the photo he took earlier with Fredrick the monkey astronaut.
Ron sat next to him, and only gave a slight shiver since he actually got along with Fredrick despite the fact he was a monkey. "Cool. Too bad the whole things over. It would've been cool to show up on another mission with a ghost powered hero." (Yeah!) Rufus agreed as he continued to wear the Phantom outfit acquired rather mysteriously earlier that week.
Danny shrugged. "Yeah, I'll miss hanging out at the Space Center every day, but if you guys really want my help you could just... call me, beep me-"
"If you wanna reach me?" Kim finished for him. "That's my line." She smirked at him.
"How about 'Who ya gonna call'?" Ron proposed with his hand up in presentation.
"No." They both responded with deadpan expressions.
Ron looked dejected as he flopped back into the couch. "Fine." His moping was interrupted when the doorbell rang.
"Oh, that's probably Jazz." As Danny got up Anne Possible passed the doorway with Jazz.
"No rush Danny." Jazz waved as she was directed to the kitchen. The Harvard student had fully anticipated this conversation despite her slightly disheveled state in a sweat shirt. "Thanks for looking after my little brother even with all that happened." She started with a pleasant smile. "And for not being hard on him about his.. 'secret'." She added with air quotes. "Sam filled me in."
"No problem Jasmine." Anne responded as she interlaced her fingers at the table. "But we do want to ask you something important."
"It's about your parents."
Jazz smirked as she took a quick glance behind. "I know what you're going to ask." She started in a whisper. "Mom told me she called to check in when he'd spent 4 hours in his ghost form, and yes they both know."
Both Possibles seemed relieved to hear that. "So why are we whispering?" James asked with a raised brow.
"Well, my parents know about Danny's powers, but he doesn't know they know... you know?" She seemed entertained by her own words. "My brother never tells anyone, they just find out. I found out several months after he got them. In my case, I felt it would be better to pretend I didn't know until he was ready to tell me." She explained calmly. "I'd greatly appreciate it if you'd follow along, and not tell him that."
"Jazz please tell me your not psychoanalyzing anyone in here." Danny shouted from the hall. "We really don't have time for that."
Jazz turned back to the hall. "You know I can have normal conversations too."
"I'll believe it when I see it." He shot back playfully as she heard him open the door.
The Doctors Possible walked her to the door where Danny was impatiently waiting. "It was great having you Danny." Anne waved.
"Yeah, and maybe I'll find your application for next year too." Dr. Possible encouraged with a smile. "Just let me know when you start applying for colleges Danny. I'll write you a letter of recommendation that'll have them begging to accept you." He boasted with a wave of his own.
Jazz followed her brother as he walked and waved back at the same time. "Bye!"
"You have fun?" Jazz asked with a knowing smirk.
"For the most part, though I would've liked it better without being stuck as a naked mole rat for a day."
Jazz shrugged. "I suppose that would be a real damper." She responded with a laugh. "But I'm glad you got to do this."
"Wouldn't trade it for the world." Danny agreed as he looked up at the stars that were just starting to appear.
That's it. I may add more if i get a really good idea, like a part two. It will be added to this same story though so long as it is based in Middleton. Anyway the parts in Esperanto were basically about Wulf bring something to help Danny at Tucker's request. I though I gave enough context clues to not have to translate them.
For those of you who hate using Draken all the time, he's personally a favorite since the banter he and Shego have is priceless. Plus OP Danny as a mole rat is funnier thinking about it in his whinny voice.
In the end I hope it was enjoyed. Please review with how you felt or ask a question if I missed something. I would appreciate it.=^-^=