Me: AAAAAAAHHHHH!

Danny: What's wrong Hayden?

Me: I can't believe I'm writing this :(

Danny: Why?

Me: I'm supposed to be updating my other fics. (Sorry Inu, I promise I'll get No Worries done. I just have major writers block D: )

Danny: Hayden will try her best to update her other fics :)

Me: This idea's just been spinning around in my head for DAYS.

Danny: Enjoy guys!

Secret, Chapter 1

"This Danny is the Fenton portal." My dad pointed to the strange hole in the lab wall. Wires trailed out of it like snakes and building tools were strewn everywhere. Mum was inside it, her goggles on. She was fixing something to it with a welder.

"What does it do?" I asked him, picking up a circuit board that lay next to me.

"When we get it working, it will be an entrance to the Ghost Zone!" My dad explained excitedly.

"Ugh, is this just another one of your stupid inventions?" I asked him.

Mum poked her head out. "I'm sure this one will work!" she handed me a pile of paper full of blueprints and numbers. "These are all the calculations we made to be sure."

"Well…I'll leave you to it then." I turned round to walk up the stairs, but Dad put his hand on my shoulder.

"It's almost done, son," he said, "Why not stick around? Aren't you curious?"

I suddenly changed my mind, considering the outcomes of the machine. "You know you're right," I stood in front of the almost-finished portal, staring at it in wonder, "Just imagine what awesome super-cool things could exist on the other side of that portal…"

"Well, we're about to find out." Mum fixed the circuit board I had found earlier onto the side of the portal.

Dad picked up two wires. "This is what's gonna turn it on!" he fidgeted eagerly, waiting for his wife to step out of the machine.

After a few more minutes Mum stepped out and came to stand beside us.

"You ready, sweetie?" she turned to me.

I nodded, "Yep." Suddenly I thought of my sister. "What about Jazz? Wouldn't she want to see this?"

"Maybe," mum agreed with me "I'll just go and get-"

"Banzai!" My dad shouted, connecting the wires without listening to us.

All my thoughts about Jazz disappeared as I saw electricity travelling down the wires to the portal. I stared at it, willing it on. Had my parents finally made a working invention?

My hopes shattered as the electricity reached the portal. A few sparks flew around inside it, but they fizzled out into nothing.

"But…but…" Dad dropped the wires, disappointment spreading quickly across his face. Mum looked just as depressed, but she tried not to show it.

"Come on," she said, trying her best to be optimistic, "Dinner's almost ready – let's go and have some food." She left the room, followed close behind by Dad, who was staring at the floor.

"I guess Vladdie was right," I heard him say to himself as he went through the door; "I am an idiot."

I turned back to face the abandoned portal. It looked out of place in the lab. At least everything else in the room was completed.

I took one last look at it and then left the room, realising how hungry I was.

"All done," I said, putting my empty plate by the sink. Mum had already started the washing up, so I decided to speak to her about the portal.

"What went wrong mum? You said you had all the right calculations."

She shook her head dismissively, "I have no idea. We did everything right. We had to, after Vlad was hurt so badly last time."

I realised I had heard Dad mention the name before "Who's Vlad?" I asked Mum.

"An old college friend of ours," she explained, scrubbing away at a plate. "He worked with us on the previous portal about 20 years ago."

"What happened to him?" I wanted to know more.

"The portal shocked his face. He was hospitalized for a long time with an awful case of ecto-acne."

"What did he say when he got out?"

"I don't know, me and your father never saw him again after that."

"Oh," was all I said. I walked away from the sink, deep in thought.

Dad was still at the table. He had hardly eaten any food. His fudge dessert lay beside him, untouched. He stared into space, his eyes glazed over and dull.

That's it, I thought to myself, I have to fix that portal for them!

I jogged back down into lab and looked around. I would probably need some safety equipment to go inside, at least a haz-mat suit for protection.

After searching few a few cupboards, I found a pile of jumpsuits. They were different colours, but most of them were blue or orange, for my parents. I picked out a white one with black boots, gloves and belt.

I changed into it and stared at myself in a nearby mirror. The suit had a sticker with Dad's face on. I pulled it off, wondering how much weight he had put on since he had last worn it.

I checked the dials next to the portal and compared them to Mum's blueprints. They matched exactly, apart from one which was stuck further clockwise. I shrugged to myself. I didn't think it mattered.

I stepped inside the portal, looking around as I walked further into it. Suddenly I tripped over another loose wire and reached out my hand to grab onto something to stop me from falling. My palm hit a button and I heard something power up. The noise became louder until it surrounded me. My eyes widened in panic as lights lit up all around the portal.

What hit me next was the most unimaginable pain ever. Electricity tore through my skin, burning me inside so much I couldn't move. I let out a terrified scream. What if the shock killed me? It sure felt like it would.

After what seemed like hours the electricity stopped. I stumbled out of the portal blindly and collapsed onto the floor. A bright light surrounded me and I fell quickly unconscious.

"Danny! Danny!" Mum shook me awake. I opened my eyes slowly and looked around. I was lying in my bed, my family surrounding me, looking extremely worried.

"What happened?" I sat up, only to lie back down again as more pain shot through my head.

"I think the portal shocked you," Jazz told me as I closed my eyes, trying to shut out my headache.

"We came down after we heard you scream… and… and you were lying on the floor." Jazz sniffed back tears. "We thought you were dead, Danny."

"I'm fine now. I just need to rest," I dismissed them.

"Well…if you're sure," Mum said as she left the room. "Just call if you need anything, OK?"

"OK," I told her, only half-listening.

I rolled over onto my side and opened my eyes. My sudden migraine had gone, but I still ached all over. I began to think back to the accident. What was that bright light that I saw? Where had my haz-mat suit gone? Did my parents change me back into my regular clothes?

I sat up, trying to push the pain away. My feet swung off the bed and touched the ground. I needed to move about, it was the only way to make me feel better, I decided to myself.

I plodded slowly around my bedroom, almost tripping over an old toy car.

I picked it up, trying to remember where it came from. Suddenly I felt it slip out of my hand and land back on the floor.

I looked down in surprise. I was sure I had a firm grip on it.

I shrugged, not really caring as my headache was coming back again.

I trudged back to my bed and got under the covers, letting go of the past few hours. All I wanted to do was sleep, and forget about everything that had happened.

Danny: Cliffy! *gasps*

Me: Hope you enjoyed this chappie guys! Make sure you review – I'll only continue if I get reviews XD and if you're bored waiting, check out EXILE. There are 11 chapters of fun waiting for you on my profile!