A/N: hope you're enjoying the story so far, this chapter finally has some good action. Hope you enjoy it, please let me know what you think :)

Chapter 4

The rest of the week went by without any incident. Andy was often found flashing off the device Phantom gave him, much to the awe of his peers. He made sure not to let his mom and dad see it though, it'd lead to awkward questions.
Friday evening after school, the Fenton family boarded their private jet and set off for New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Andy grew weary watching his father, who had grown dark bags under his eyes and spent the entire flight going over documents and making phone calls to contractors. He wanted to believe his father meant it when he said they'd be spending time together this weekend but so far it seemed as though his dad wouldn't notice him if he jumped out of the plane.
After looking at his phone for a moment more, Danny smiled and for the first time acknowledged his son.
"Let's look at the news, I think there's something you'll like."
Danny turned on the tv and on the screen in Cincinnati, Ohio was Phantom fighting an unknown specter.
"It's Phantom! Wow he gets around, doesn't he?" Andy exclaimed.
"I'm sure he has his ways of knowing where ghosts are attacking." Danny smirked to himself.
Andy was so wrapped up in the battle on the news that had taken place barely an hour ago, he didn't notice his father leave momentarily to the bathroom or his return. He certainly didn't notice that the bags had lifted from his fathers eyes and the energy nearly radiating from him.

Several hours prior:
Shortly before the school day came to a close, Danny traveled through the ghost zones depths. Many ghosts steered clear of him, however he came across one unknown ghost, much larger than himself, that didn't; somewhat resembling a giant red, hairy scorpion. Very menacing, but the hero merely smiled.
"You'll do" he said as the creature went to strike. It showed a look of surprise when it was pulled backwards into a blue beam of light.
"Good job!" Phantom said high giving his duplicate, who was holding the Fenton thermos. "You know the plan." The two went their separate ways; one: disappearing through a door, the other: returning to amity park to catch a plane.
Closing the door to the ghost zone behind him, the duplicate found himself underwater and grinned down at the Fenton thermos. He froze the container and released it into the rivers current before blasting it open. The scorpion was momentarily surprised by the change of scenery, but recovered quickly as it saw it's opponent launching out of the water.
Danny knew he only had a moment before the creature caught up to him but he still couldn't help but admire the setting sun shining through the gaps of the massive bridge.
No sooner had the lights switched on for the bridge than the beast began climbing up it's pillar, working it's way to the top.
It took a moment for the drivers to catch sight of the viscous creature, now at the highest point on the bridge. Many yells, screams, horns, and in the distance sirens filled the ears of the halfa.
"Ahh just like home." He said to himself. A news helicopter just entered his range of vision just as his foe dropped down to the cars.
"Here we go." Danny sighed as he flew towards the beast sending an ecto blast at it.
"Hey gruesome! Let's not make this messy!" He yelled as the scorpion picked two cars up in its claws and launched them at phantom.
Spinning backwards into the air to dodge the first car, Danny split himself into two again and caught both cars before they landed in the water. After placing the cars back on the bridge out of harms way, the two duplicates flew side by side at the ghost, merging together just as it struck and missed with it's stinger. Danny tackled the fiend deeper into the city making a small crater as they made impact near one of the massive buildings. Danny backflipped away from it as it took another swipe at him, knocking out a shop's window. With his back against the window, the creature lunged again. The young ghost rolled back out of the way, defying gravity, and standing horizontal on the building.
The scorpion, infuriated by his missed attacks, brought up one claw, smacking Danny into the air, while the other claw caught him and pinned him against the wall. Satisfied that his enemy was now trapped, the eight legged ghost swung his stinger towards the white emblem on the ghosts chest.
Acting quickly, Danny shot an ice beam out of his eyes, freezing the tail of the scorpion causing it to drop him to the ground. Phantom caught himself just before he made contact with the concrete and hovered for a moment. Rolling in midair, he fired an ecto blast at the frozen tail, shattering it.
From his utility belt, a beeping began to emit.
"Finally!" The hero exclaimed as the arachnid lunged with it's claws opened to strike his throat. Once again, the scorpion found himself being sucked into a Fenton thermos.
Danny glanced around and noticed the flashing of cameras all around. Doing a midair bow, he flew off outside of the city and came to a stop outside a building with many cables and wires expanding out from it. The Fenton logo shone in bright green against the starry night and Danny knew it was dark enough to change human, allowing him to enter the ecto-power plant without harm from the ghost shield. Once through, he let the rings of light transform him back to his hero persona.
"One way in, no way out, pal." He said to the thermos as he released it's captive through a small portal that closed with the press of a button on the containment device.
The duplicate reached into his belt, pulling out a device, similar to the one his true self presented to his son, pressed the button, and waited for a few moments before letting himself dissolve into the night.

Back on the plane:
Danny could feel his energy wavering as he made several calls, being sure to mention to his workers and clients that he was in midflight to Florida with his family. After finishing up several calls, a news alert posted on his phone informing the nation of a brawl between Danny Phantom and a massive scorpion.
He reached into his pocket, pressed the button on a small device and smiled before saying to his son, "let's look at the news, I think there's something you'll like."..
His sons excitement could light up the world when he saw his hero battling on the news. Moments later, he felt the device vibrate and excused himself to the restroom. Finally being merged into his whole being once more, he considerably more alert and energetic.
When he reentered the passenger cabin, Andy was still transfixed on the news, now recapping the scuff in Cinncinatti.
'Well' Danny thought to himself, 'that should do for an alibi'