OK, this idea is NOT mine. I finally decided to do a challenge while I waited for a new idea to come to me for the next chapter of A Loser, A Hero, Missing, because I NEED to put some Sam, Tucker, and Jazz things in there. So, I'm gonna put the disclaimer to the idea-er (I love the power to make up words) at the end. This is before Phantom Planet. Enjoy!

Danny groaned as he stepped out of the locker room with his best friend, Tucker. They were playing dodge ball today, and he hadn't been getting much sleep. So he could just see that detention slip for not paying attention already in his mind.

Bounce! Thwap!

Danny spun around defensively when a dodge ball bounced on the ground and then bonked him in the back of the head. If it weren't for Tucker standing right there to calm him, he probably would've went ghost.

"Dude, you've been jumpy all day. What's up?" Tucker asked in a concerned voice. Danny sighed, calming down and rubbed the back of his neck.

"I've just been on edge lately. I haven't had a moment of peace all week. It's just ghosts, ghosts, ghosts!" Danny whispered the last part angrily.

"Well, you just need to clam down. Think positive." Tucker assured him, patting his buddy on the back.

"You sound like Sam." Danny commented, the same moment he spotted her walking out of the gym, irritated. And it was obvious what she was irritated about as Paulina and Star walked out right behind her.

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"All right, let's start some dodge ball!" yelled Mrs. Tetslaff. Everybody lined up, and to nobody's eyes was it 'coincidence', that all the wimps and geeks were on the opposite team of the jocks and popular kids. All the wimps groaned as the two teams separated.

"Hey, Danny! What's up? I've noticed you've been jumpy all day." Sam commented as she ran over to Tucker and Danny. Danny smiled slightly.

"Just been busy. You know, not getting a moment away from you-know-what's." Danny said quietly, for a few students were near their small huddle of three. Danny was always careful of what he said around Sam, because she always went overboard with worrying about her-kind of like an older sister. Or at least that's what the clueless Danny thought, when it was obviously much more than a 'sister-like love'.

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"Play ball!" exclaimed Tetslaff, and everybody started chucking balls. Sam scowled, glaring over at Paulina who was looking at her perfectly manicured nails, not bothering to pick up a ball and risk breaking one.

"Excuse me, Danny. I have some pent up anger to take out on a certain shallow witch." Sam growled, picking up a ball and chucking it at Paulina, not missing her.

Danny turned to pick up a ball to try his luck. But he never got the chance as his ghost sense so conveniently went off. Danny groaned before jogging at an easy pace towards Mrs. Tetslaff.

"Um, Mrs. Tetslaff…" Danny started to say nervously. Out of all the teachers, she was a tad scary. She was just so…buff. And kind of manly.

"Yes, Fenton?"

"Uh, can I please go to the bathroom? It's an emergency." Danny replied. Tetslaff snorted.

"It's always an emergency when we're playing these sorts of sports." Tetslaff laughed. Danny knew this was true. The ghosts always just so happened to show up during these sorts of sports, always saving him from taking a beating.

"So can I go?"

"If you can win this game." Tetslaff replied.

"But-" Danny started to protest.

"After, the game, Fenton." Tetslaff pushed. Danny sighed before walking back out on the gym floor, always glancing around and listening carefully for any screams that might be heard. As he looked around, he noticed that it was only him and Sam left on the gym floor, so he started carefully making his way over to Sam to let her know they needed to step it up a notch. On his way over there, he picked up balls and tossed them over to show Tetslaff he was making some sort of effort.

"Sam, we need to try and finish this game. There's a ghost and Tetslaff won't let me go until it's over!" Danny whispered, just barely missing a ball that whizzed by his ear.

"All right. We both know that I'm better at this, so you just go gather balls and make sure you don't get hit. Bring them to me." Sam replied, chucking another ball over to the other side. Danny watched the ball smack into a large jock's face, sending him stumbling back a few feet. Danny gulped, seeing how outnumbered they were. There were at least twelve of them, and only two of them. And Danny wasn't in the mood for getting pummeled so that Dash could make fun of him later. So, he went to go pick up some balls.

It was just then that he saw Sam tumble to the ground, a red ball rolling away from her.

"Manson! You're out!" Tetslaff exclaimed, blowing her whistle loudly. Danny glanced over to see Dash snickering, obviously the one who had gotten her out.

"Uh oh…" Danny muttered as he watched Sam walk off the court with an apologetic look. Danny looked away and started picking up as much balls as he could, knowing he had no choice but to win this match so he could go see what ghost was out there. He really wasn't in the mood for a detention.

"Hey Fen-tonio! Dodge this!" Dash exclaimed, firing his red ball at Danny. Danny looked up just in time to see it hurtling towards his face. Any other day Danny wouldn't have had a chance. But moments before it reached it's target, Danny ducked just in time.

It was then that Danny felt a shiver go up his spine, letting him know that some sort of ghost, whether it be whole or half, was very near.

Almost as soon as he had come inches away from the first dodge ball, dozens more started hurling towards him. He did flips and rolled out of the way of each one, never getting hit and throwing perfect shots all at once! Everybody was so amazed that those that were still on the court didn't stand a chance with how shocked they were.

"Danny! Pay attention! Look at yourself!" Sam exclaimed in warning, but Danny didn't hear her as he continued to shoot balls across the room.

Danny was just about to throw another at the last person on the court, who happened to be Dash, when a ball seemed to fall from the ceiling. It landed next to Danny and looked as if it broke into two perfectly even halves, green smoke pouring out of the hallow ball. Danny coughed as the smoke surrounded him and everybody watched fearfully, Dash's ready-to-throw hand stopped in mid toss.

And just then, Danny stumbled out of the smoke, coughing with his eyes closed as two white rings spread over his body. Everybody gasped and Danny looked around to see what was wrong. He looked down at himself for one moment and instantly knew what had happened.

"Aw, crud."

OK, disclaimer: Story idea belongs to: Invader Nym, and her story "THE PLOT BUNNIES WON'T SHUT UP!" Um, I bet you're thinking 'why'd she stop right there?'. Yes, that is a very good question. Well, for one thing, the whole 'putting it in my one-shots gallery' is kind of obvious. I'm way to busy with my own stories to even try and come up with a great plot. So, I am asking my faithful readers (you) to come up with an idea! I want you to take this chapter, and post it as chapter one, then build on it. I need a disclaimer, and Invader Nym does too. That's important. And, um, PM both of us when you decide to pick up this challenge. Please review!