It's sad, this is the last chapter. : (
Sam woke up first the next morning. She almost jumped when she realized that she had been sleeping on Danny. Her face turned bright red. She really hoped he didn't notice. Carefully, she moved, laying his head on the couch. She looked around.
"Tucker must have left after we fell asleep." He assumed. "Okay, I really hope Tucker didn't see that. If he did, we'll never hear the end of it."
Sam's thoughts were interrupted by a soft yawn, indicating that Danny was waking up.
"Hi Sam. Did I fall asleep last night?" he asked her curiously, noting that he had woken up on the couch.
"Yeah, we both did. I think Tucker left after he noticed we weren't awake." Sam informed.
"Okay." He yawned. Apparently, he didn't know that they had fallen asleep together last night…yet.
Sam's phone began to ring. She looked at the caller ID.
"Tucker." She noted.
"Hey, Sam. You both there?" came Tucker's voice from the other end.
"Yeah. What happened last night?" Sam questioned.
"Well, the movie ended, you two fell asleep, and I left. By the way, you might want to check your e-mail." Tucker replied. He laughed and hung up.
"What was that all about?" The ghost boy asked his Goth friend.
"He told me to check my e-mail." Sam replied in confusion.
"Okay, now we know he's up to something." Danny stated.
Sam crept up the stairs with Danny in tow, already having a feeling of what was waiting for her. She jumped onto her computer in anxiety. There was one new message waiting for her. Nervously, she clicked the button, suddenly wishing she hadn't.
On the screen was a picture of Danny and Sam sleeping on each other, although it could be confused for just snuggling. Either way, it was enough to make the two turn away from the screen, look in opposite directions, and blush madly. Sam quickly closed the computer window. Neither one could say a word.
"Ummm…I think it's breakfast time." Sam spoke up, breaking the awkward silence.
"Actually, I think it's payback time." Danny suggested with a devious smile.
Sam instantly caught on. She flashed him the same smile in return. Sam quickly grabbed a video camera and Danny grabbed her by the waist (which caused her to stare at his hand and blush a little), lifting them up through the roof, and flying toward Tucker's. Danny landed them invisibly in his room, where the techno geek was on his computer.
"Boo!" Danny shouted, grabbing tucker and making himself and Sam visible.
"Ahhh!" tucker screamed in surprise. Then, he realized that it was his two best friends. "Uhhh…Hi guys." He said nervously. He knew he was trouble.
Danny smirked and overshadowed his best friend, causing Tucker's eyes to glow green. Sam turned on the video camera and began recording.
"Hi, I'm Tucker Foley. Today, I will be performing a piece of ballet." Danny said through Tucker, now wearing a pink tutu
Danny began performing a series of twirls and jumps before curtsying at the end. Sam stopped recording and Danny jumped out of Tucker. Tucker rubbed his head for a moment.
"No fair." He claimed irritably.
"Oh, it's plenty fair." Sam told her techno-geek friend, showing him the video. "That'll teach you to blackmail us."
"It was just a joke!" Tucker shouted as his friends exited his room via phasing through the wall.
They arrived back in Sam's room moments later, laughing like crazy with the video camera in hand.
"Ahhh, the advantages of ghost powers." Danny sighed happily.
They were interrupted by a loud banging.
"Samantha, we're home!" Sam's Mom called.
"What?! They were supposed to be gone for three more days!" Sam fretted.
"What are we going to do?!" Danny whispered in panic.
"You turn invisible and stay here. I'll be right back." Sam ordered him, rushing out her door.
The Goth arrived in the main hall, where her parents were standing.
"Mom, Dad, you're home early." She said, straining her voice to make it sound like nothing was wrong.
"Yes, our business meeting got cancelled. The nerve of those people." Her mother angrily commented.
"Oh, okay. Well, I'll just be going back up to my room now." She said dismissively, forging an innocent smile and backing away. She darted up the stairs as soon as she was out of sight.
"Danny, we have a problem." She blurted out as she practically fell into her room.
Danny made himself visible. "I think we've established that already."
"Okay, my parents are home early, they don't know about you, and somehow we have to find a way for you to be declared as part of this family without them knowing." Sam summarized in worry.
Danny seemed to be thinking. "I have an idea."
Danny had been gone the rest of that day and decided to sleep in the abandoned park at night in a corner where no one would see him. Just to make sure, he resumed human form.
The next morning, Danny woke up early and flew down to Sam's to put their plan into action. He flew into her room where she waited for him. They watched out the window as the black car grew near.
"Okay, Danny, I've let my grandma in on the plan, so it's time to put phase one into action."
Danny nodded with determination etched on his face. He split himself into three and the two copies phased through the floor and disappeared from sight.
"Okay, now your duplicates should have overshadowed my parents by now, so I think it's safe for us to go downstairs." Sam assumed.
The two teens left the room and walked down the stairs just in time for the doorbell to ring. The overshadowed parents went to open it to reveal the two black clad guards.
"We are here for Phantom." They said in a professional tone that sounded none too nice.
"Yes, I believe he's right here." The overshadowed mother answered. "Danny!"
"That's our cue." Danny whispered.
Him and Sam came out of their hiding spot and walked to the front door.
"Come on Phantom. We are to report back to headquarters so that you may report your decision." The man ushered, grabbing Danny and closing the door.
Danny quickly recalled the doubles as the door shut. The parents came out of their trance, having no clue what had happened. Sam smiled; the plan had worked. But it wasn't over yet.
Epilogue
Danny had gone to the government, told them his decision, and was signed over to the Mansons. Sam's grandma had kept the certificate. After Danny had been returned to Sam's house, he was set free. Danny returned to his own house where his parents were waiting to ask him all about the "camping trip." After that, everything pretty much fell back to normal. The government agents would show up every once in a while to check up on them and Danny would pull the same overshadowing trick. A few people had asked where he ended up, but he vowed to never tell. The ghosts paid no attention to the Manson family, just the usual kidnapping of Sam. His life was back on track…as much as it could, anyway.
Hope you liked the ending, it was a little rushed. After this, I'll start on my next fanfic. Just look for Power Failure. It's another before PP one. I seriously doubt it will make it to 21 chapters. After that, i have some ones that take place after PP that I'll write.