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Phantom of The Flame

Chapter five-What Now?

Oh, Amberline

It had taken several long minutes but Amberline had cried herself out and was passed out in Kitty's arms. Jazz frowned as she helped the ghostly teenager lay Amberline back down tucking her back into Danny's bed. She sat on the end of the bed and wiped her red eyes. She wasn't one hundred percent sure but she thought she had even heard Danny sniffle a few times.

"Alright we need to regroup you two, Mom and Dad aren't going to be able to chase after the Box Ghost forever. Eventually, Mom is going to hit him and send him directly back to the Ghost Zone. Kitty my parents may think they are great ghost hunters but they are… I mean Danny has been half-ghost for a year now and they haven't noticed. So I think the best idea is to pass you off as a new friend from school." Jazz considered looking Kitty over.

"If you can remember not to float I think I can use my makeup to make you a more human-ish shade. If that is okay?"

After a moment of thought Kitty nodded "Danny would you be willing to take Johnny a message that I'm helping Ember with a plot and will be away for a while?" She reached a hand out lightly running her fingers through Amberline's long wavy hair. "If he asks any questions remind him what Ember said she'd do to him the next time he looked closely into her business." She smiled sadly as she wondered if she would ever hear Ember's voice again. She shook herself Enough of that Kathrine! Ember may not be here right now but Amberline is, your friend is still here!

"Uh, yeah okay I can do that." Danny began to dig in his desk searching for a notebook "Alright… notebook, pen. Maybe I should take your ring to prove you wrote it?" Danny clicked the pen before handing it over to Kitty.

"Not a horrible idea Danny." She began writing out a note as Jazz left Danny's room mumbling about clothes and makeup. She poked her tongue out as she scrawled out something that she thought Johnny might buy. "Alright, Danny here's the note." She rolled it up before sliding it into her ring. "Be careful with that okay?"

Danny nodded before taking the letter. He quietly went ghost not wanting to disturb Amberline. "I'll try to be as fast as I can I uh…" He paused before glancing away "I know where Ember's realm is. Is there anything I should get from there?"

After a few moments of thought, Kitty finally shook her head "I don't think so Danny, while Ember might appreciate something from her realm I don't think it would help Amberline at all…" Kitty trailed off after a moment before she shook her head "Besides I'm really not sure if Ember's realm is still there or not."

She took Amberline's hand in both of her own. "After all a ghost's realm is linked to them, their spirit, their core. We don't know yet how much of Ember is still in Amberline. And to be honest Danny. I don't think I'm ready to find out."

"No, I get it. I'll just head straight towards yours and Johnny's realm. Do me a favor and help stall my Mom if they get back before I do?" Danny gave a small salute before sinking through the floor just as Jazz returned with some spare clothes and some makeup.

"Stall your Mom? What about your Dad?" Kitty asked as she moved to take Danny's spot in his office chair closing her eyes as Jazz opened the foundation.

"Just let my Dad know that the Emergency Ham needs to be replaced. That will stall him enough." Jazz chuckled as she squirted the foundation onto her fingertips and left a smear over Kitty's face "Hmm, is there anything you can do to lessen the glow?"

"Yeah, just let me." Kitty relaxed and her skin stopped glowing. "Will you be able to slip me ectoplasm?"

"Sure I don't see that being difficult. Danny normally mixes his with sprite." Jazz blinked as she continued spreading the foundation."You turned off your ghost powers?"

Kitty weakly rolled her hand back and forth. "Sort of it's a disguise method that most ghosts don't like using because to reactivate yourself you have to be within reach of a portal." She smirked "Lucky me there is one downstairs. Regular infusions of ectoplasm and I'll be just fine. Let's put it this way I'm as close to a human as a ghost can be." She took Jazz's left hand and placed it right over her core.

Jazz pulled back eyes wide as Kitty laughed "Relax it's just my core mimicking a heartbeat I'm not actually alive not like." Kitty bit her lip before she shook her head "Let's hurry this up so I look like a normal girl by the time your parents get home."

"Right, speaking of that what is your feelings about hair dye?" Jazz swallowed as Kitty's red eyes glowed. "Right don't touch the hair, got it. Close your eyes and stay still…"

"Alright I just need to take a left here and" Danny looked up to see Kitty and Johnny's realm a mix of a garage and a nice house. "Yep, this is definitely it." Danny landed and walked into the garage section "Hey Johnny? Johnny!" Danny called out over the loud music taking a step back as Johnny walked over wiping grease off his hands.

"Sorry Phantom had my tunes up a bit loud. I can only get away with it when Kitty is with Ember." Johnny grabbed a beer from his cooler "Want one?"

"Fifteen remember?" Danny asked as he took the offered chair.

"And? I was drinking beer at your age. Relax Phantom your ghost powers will burn it off." Johnny tosses the beer which Danny catches. "So got tired of hanging with the humans? Wanted to give ghosts a chance?"

After a brief moment of hesitation, Danny cracked the beer. I don't have to drink much and it'll likely make Johnny easier to deal with. He took a sip and made a face at the taste.

Johnny laughed shaking his head "Yeah that's everyone's reaction with their first beer Phantom it grows on you though." He took a large gulp as Danny sat his barely touched can on the ground.

"Right, maybe I'll try again sometime. Actually, Johnny while it would be pretty awesome to hang out with you working on your bike." Danny paused in thought "Actually if I ever did that could I bring Tucker with me?"

"The Techno geek?" Johnny considered taking another swig "Yeah, sure why not. Not enough teen guys in the ghost zone and don't get me started on Skulker. The day Ember dumped his sorry ass I actually took my girl dancing."

Unfortunately, Danny had been attempting a second sip of beer at the same time Johnny mentioned the names Skulker and Ember in the same sentence. Johnny made a face as he wiped the spat out beer off his jacket.

"I take it that you hadn't heard?" Johnny chuckled as Danny simply shook his head "Yeah it's history now though. I almost felt sorry for Skulker when Ember took one of her spare guitars to his suit." He smirked as Danny wiped his mouth "Almost, so if you aren't here to hang what brings you to my part of the GZ?"

Danny reached into his pocket and pulled out the message to Johnny. "I'm playing courier for Kitty. Here you go."

Johnny took the letter pocketing Kitty's ring. "Let's see, Johnny, Ember has a major new plot yatata...need to stay in the human realm. Blah blah blah. Love Kitty." He sighed, "So I get the realm to myself for who knows how long?" He stood up and frowned "Actually, how come you haven't already beat Kitty and Ember and sent them back here?"

Danny's eyes grew wide as he rubbed the back of his neck "Er, t-they're blackmailing me? It's pretty bad I figure I'll let them plot for a while then before they do anything I'll suck em up."

"That right… well, I guess that's fair just you know to be careful with my girl or we're gonna have problems man!" Johnny's eyes glowed as he stared into Danny's eyes, Shadow growling lightly in warning.

"Message well and truly received." Danny held up his hands in mock surrender as Johnny sat back down. "Anyway, I gotta get going. Lancer gave me a bunch of homework."

"Like I said man if you ever get tired of playing as a human"

"I'll look you up promise!" Danny took one final sip of beer before he tossed a wave over his shoulder and flew off back towards the portal. I cannot believe how well that worked!

Jaz looked up as she heard the front door open and slam shut quickly she gave Kitty one final glance luckily the longer her ghostly glow was suppressed the more she just appeared pale. "I-I think this is it."

With a final glance at Amberline Kitty followed after jazz and was soon able to hear the very loud voice of Jack Fenton replaying their epic battle against the Box Ghost. She winced Okay, now is he worse than the Box Ghost when he brags of his supposed near successes? After listening for a few moments she gave a mental shrug. At least he doesn't scream beware at random times.

"Mom, Dad? I'm glad to see you home." Jazz walked over to her Mother getting between her and the door leading down to the lab in a manner Kitty wouldn't have even noticed if she hadn't been aware that Jazz was stalling to give Danny time to get back.

"Jasmine?" Maddie checked the time and frowned "What are you doing home so early? Was there a problem at school?"

"Was it a GHOST?" Jack asked perking up, even more, causing Kitty to wonder if the word ghost was just Jack Fenton's beware.

I wonder if they are related… Ugh, bad thoughts Kitty bad thoughts.

"No Dad, Well not exactly. Danny called me at lunchtime telling me he needed my help. Oh ah, Mom, Dad, this is my friend Kathrine, I was hoping to talk to you about letting her stay here after dinner but when Danny she called she insisted on coming with me so uh Mom Dad Kathrine Phillips. Kathrine my mother Maddie Fenton and my Father Jack Fenton."

"Kitty please." Kitty smiled as Jack shook her offered hand as Maddie seemed to be looking her over.

"Kitty is it? And you're a friend of Jazz's?" Maddie asked as she walked over to take a look at the teenager. She smiled as the teenager nervously tucked her green hair behind her ear. A bit rage against the machine but, I think but all teens go through that stage.

"That's right I moved to Amity Park pretty recently. I'm a junior like Jazz and we became close friends when we realized we both had an interest in psychology."

"And GHOSTS?" Jack asked hopefully as Jazz rolled her eyes.

"Kitty has a bit of interest in ghosts yes Dad but I don't see her becoming a hunter. Anyway, she's been staying with her Grandparents but they are having some financial troubles and I was kinda hoping?" Jazz turned to her father and gave him a beaming smile which she knew from past experience would turn Jack Fenton into goo.

"Well, I don't see why not… We've got plenty of room just make sure that both of you keep up with your homework and keep your grades up. I imagine that if Jazz has befriended you, Kitty, that you are quite the academic as well." Maddie smiled as Jack nodded his agreement before she frowned.

"Now you said Danny called you to come home what was it?"

"Mom good I'm so glad you're home!" Danny hurried down the stairs wearing sleep pants and a hoodie. He grabbed Maddie's hands and pulled her upstairs. "I just don't know what to do!"

"Danny? What is it? Why aren't you in bed? Does this have to do with why you called Jazz?" Maddie pried her hand from her anxious son's grip.

"Mom please you can ask all the questions you want after you come upstairs! She's awake and I don't know what to do." Danny bit his bottom lip hoping that Amberline was a good enough actor to handle what they had briefly discussed.

"You want to tell your parents what?" Amberline stared in shock as Danny turned from a ghost back to the boy she was starting to get to know. "Are you completely insane dipstick?"

Danny jerked a bit before chuckling "Sorry, I uh your ghost self called me Dipstick all the time. Okay, look we don't have long before My Mom comes upstairs to check out me. She is not going to expect a girl in my room and we can't easily move you with that burn on your chest. I mean it hurts you to even sit upright?"

Amberline sighed before wincing and gave a simple nod "But still, this was the best explanation to tell them? I mean couldn't you tell them that I just you know the truth?"

"Worst idea ever! They don't know you and even if they did Mom and Dad are certain all ghosts are evil. If we told them you were a ghost who was brought back to life I-I don't know if I could stop them Amberline." Danny looked away from Amberline swallowing hard "That's why this is what we're going to tell them."

"A-alright Danny, I…" Amberline shook her head "D-do they have a you know dissection table or something?"

"Vivisection more likely," Danny stated plainly as silence filled the room aside from the sound of Amberline swallowing hard.

"Alright, Babypop. You win. This is your show." The tremble in Amberline's voice hurt Danny in a way he hadn't been hurt before but he shook his head. She'll learn to trust them later...Like I do.

Danny opened the door to reveal Amberline to his Mother "A ghost had her Mom I saw it come out of the portal with her. I called Jazz and she chased after it and was able to get her away from it."

"That's right Mom but the ghost used her as a shield and so the Fenton Ecto Phase Modulator hit her in the chest before I was able to catch the ghost. I brought her home with Kitty's help and Danny gave her his bed." Jazz quickly agreed with her brother's story kicking herself that they hadn't discussed a reason for Amberline to be there.

Amberline bit her bottom lip as Maddie flipped down her goggles looking at the pale girl in her son's bed.

"Pulse seventy-five, Temperature 99 degrees. Relax Jack she's just a human girl although she is reading as having a high level of ectoplasm within her."

With a final glance to Danny who gave her a weak smile and a nod to go ahead, Amberline took in a deep shaky breath "That's because the ghost had me with them for a long time. My name is Amberline Mclain, D-Danny told me this is the year two thousand and six? Well, the last I remember it was nineteen eighty-five!"

Okay it may not be the greatest cover story in the world but there wasn't much time so Danny did the best he could! Sorry this chapter took a bit to get out been dealing with medical stuff both my own and family related

Responding to my reviews!

Dreams Come True 996-Yes! Thank goodness Amberline has Danny, Jazz, and Kitty. We'll see how things go with the Fentons as for Sam and Tucker. Well, Danny might not tell them exactly who Amberline was. At least not right away.

devilzxknight86-True enough they will be the same age within a few months! And yes Amberline has a little brother and as for Dash's Father remember she did call him a friend. More on that later though. On both of them.

Garisfrey26-Human or Halfa, that really is the question, isn't it? Well, all I will say is that she is definitely not going to be a full ghost anymore.

Fanreader26-In a way you could say it's a reset. But not completely.

Strykir-Glad to see you back Glad you enjoyed my little plot twist.

Next time on Phantom of The Flame. Chapter 6- A Little Blue Lie