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Shadow Hunter

It was a perfect day, not too cold but not too hot. The sun shined brightly overhead as Adam road in a limo with his collaborate Simon, their destination: AmityPark. Adam was a sturdy man who was slightly muscular with a five o'clock shadow. His chocolate brown eyes surveyed the area that passed by, taking in the scenery. The window was cracked slightly causing his short jet-black hair to rustle in the wind. He was an intelligent man in his mid-thirties with a specialty in strategy. The man glanced over at Simon who was reading over his notes. His eyes hungrily scanned the page, gliding back and forth, as he read. Smirking, Adam turned back to look out the window again but not before Simon caught his glance.

"What?" He asked before looking back at his notes to finish reading the last two sentences. In the meantime, a teasing grin found its way onto his face as he finally jerked his red eyes away from the paper to look at his partner. "Are you jealous of my research? It's always good to know about your 'prey' before you engage with him. Personally, I would have just come to observe the Halfa but you are set on hunting him." Simon shrugged but his eyes held a mischievous sparkle. He then added thoughtfully, "It would be interesting to see how AmityPark is affected from the loss of their 'hero'."

Adam, on the other hand, glanced at his ghostly partner before chuckling. "That's what ghost hunters do. It's kind of in the job subscription."

"What!" Simon responded feigning shock. "I have to research this!" A magnifying glass materialized in his hand as he leaned over to inspect the ghost hunter.

The man laughed, pushing the ghost away. They fell in a comfortable silence. Though they refused to admit it, the human and the ghost were quite good friends. They had quite a vivid past; in fact, their past could probably keep someone entertained for years, they had so much dirt on each other. Other ghost hunters failed to comprehend how a ghost hunter and a ghost could get along. After all, ghost hunters hunted ghosts. Everyone's provincial views believed that friendships between ghosts and humans were impossible. This was one of the reasons they claimed to merely be partners. Adam saw no problem in this set up and by the looks of it, Simon agreed. After all, most humans thought ghosts were nothing but ectoplasmic balls of evil; however, they were sadly mistaken. Adam was one of those few people who knew the truth. There are 'good' ghosts out there. Everyone who has never met more than one believes otherwise but Adam wasn't everyone. He is also a scientist but unlike normal scientists, he could willingly admit when he was wrong. By keeping an open mind to the impossible, he could discover things that people would never have dreamed of discovering. Overall, one could say he was a very unusual person, not that he minded. He did not wish to dissect ghosts, ones that had a conscious anyway. No, he kept things on a very human level. Being a doctor for a few years helped with that. The most he did on ghosts was what doctors would in a hospital. For example, he would run a basic checkup or a CAT scan, no physical damage to put it short. As a result of his colorful background, he could get any job he needed to hunt his prey. Unlike Skulker, a ghost in a mechanical suit he met a few years back, Adam did not with to kill his prey and hang their pelts in his house. He preferred to collect and observe.

If he became a ghost that would probably be his obsession. Chuckling at the thought, he reasoned that was most likely why he and Simon got along so well. He wasn't out for blood…err…ectoplasm. They both had passive goals. Simon only wished to research things and observe. To put it simply, his obsession was with knowledge. Like Simon, he also sought knowledge. That was one of the reasons Adam knew so much about ghosts. He had the privilege to go to the Ghost Zone, protected by Simon of course. In exchange, Adam had to protect Simon in the Human World as long as he wasn't purposefully causing trouble. Luckily, Simon's ghost self looked extremely human. He had a pale complexion but it wasn't blue or green like most ghosts. Simon was the same height as Adam with medium length black hair. If Adam didn't know any better, he would say Simon was Ghostwriter's brother, except more human. The only way someone could tell he was a ghost would be from his red eyes and faint ghostly glow. It would have been terribly hard to pass him off as human if Simon looked like a typical ghost.

Simon hated to admit it, but they made a great team. He would record the information and do research on the prey while Adam dealt with the scheming and plotting of traps to capture the prey. Simon completed his research on the elusive Halfa in AmityPark last night. Sadly, there wasn't much on him. "Shall I begin informing you about our prey?" Simon asked his face growing serious.

"Inform away," Adam instantly responded ready to start forming a plan in his head. Thankfully, Adam had a perfect memory like Simon, without it, they would bicker and get angry at each other all the time.

"I talked to many ghosts in the Ghost Zone but nobody would divulge the boy's identity, so there wasn't much on him." Simon paused, silently cursing the ghosts. They saw him just like they saw Walker's jail. "For starters, his name is Danny Phantom and hates being called the human's pet name: Inviso-Bill. However, this seemed to stop when the humans were told his real name…well, ghost name anyway. He has white hair and green eyes with a monochrome suit. His insignia is a simple white D with a black P inside. Most humans view him as a hero of some sort thus it can be concluded he doesn't hurt humans. Many ghosts call him a Halfa like Vlad Plasmius, also known as the Wisconsin Ghost. These two Halfas don't like each other to some extent but I wouldn't call it hate. No ghost would tell me Plasmius' identity either but both can be found in AmityPark for the most part. Although there have been a few sightings of both ghosts in Wisconsin, they usually stay in AmityPark. Danny Phantom appears to be fifteen in human years so he is probably a sophomore at Casper High. Other than those few things, I have no other information on the boy." Simon concluded when they could finally see the town a distance off.

"Hmm…" Adam hummed, his eyebrows furrowed deep in thought. "We will have to go with the friend strategy. Gain his trust in order to get near him." Adam finished. This was all Simon needed to know at the moment. "We will have to be friendly and free of suspicion for this to work."

"So don't tell them we are ghost hunters…well…don't tell them you are a ghost hunter." Simon corrected himself with a smile.

"Not necessarily, just follow my lead. Don't say anything about it but I'm pretty sure they will find out you are a ghost since I'm sure Halfas can sense that sort of thing like a full ghost can." Adam explained his eyes drifted back to the outside world. "Not unless we hide your ecto-signature." He mumbled but quickly brightened up when he saw they were entering AmityPark.

Simon simply leaned back in his chair unconcerned about the lack of knowledge Adam gave him. He was a patient ghost and knew that he would find out in due time. Years of partnership with the human told him this. If it came down to it, Simon would trust the human with his afterlife. No one had that honor besides Adam, and he was positive that Adam would trust him with his life too. Not a doubt. "So what are we going to do first?" Simon prompted so he would have at least some idea about what they were going to do.

"Well first I recommend finding out where we are staying before anything else." Adam mused looking around the town. "If only we knew someone in town…" He mumbled before spotting an apartment building. "We could stay in there."

It was a pretty run down building with beaten and worn bricks. It seemed this was a place for the poor. A few windows were open but it was unusually quiet for so many people to be living in one place. It was as if they knew Adam and Simon were here to take way their ghostly hero.

"I did some research on the locations of all the ghost hunters as well and it is said that the Red Huntress lives there." Simon commented, worry prominent in his voice.

"Hmm alright. Are there any ghost hunters near Casper High?" Adam inquired as he got the limo driver to head to the school.

"Not too close there is an apartment building about five minutes from the school." Simon answered after he looked it up on Adam's laptop.

With this new piece of information the limo changed its direction and arrived at the building. Research takes time so the to men were ready to stay for a few months if need be. The limo was dismissed and quickly returned to Adam's estate in Colorado. He wasn't as rich as Mr. Masters was but he wasn't poor either. The town was pretty small which meant a car wasn't necessary but Adam still brought his bike just in case. The apartment building wasn't as run down as the first one, which was a plus in addition to being close to the school where Phantom is most spotted. While Adam filled out the paperwork and paid the for a small two bedroom apartment, Simon began carrying their things up to the room. Luckily, they were near the top of the building and on the backside so their window showed the school in the distance. This would give them a perfect view of any ghostly activities that occurred around the school.

Quickly finishing with the man at the front desk, Adam grabbed the key cards and headed upstairs. Simon didn't need a card to enter because he could just phase through, being a ghost and all. Once his ghostly partner heard the room number he was gone. Simon was never one for filling out paperwork. Having no problem finding the apartment himself, Adam entered the room and looked around. "Alright, day one we get settled and take a tour of AmityPark." Adam announced cracking his knuckles before he began to empty out their things from the boxes. Simon quickly followed, wasting no time.

It was a small apartment, perfect for their needs. The walls were a paste pudding white but luckily there was tasteful furniture already in the room. The fabrics were earth colors but everything was clean and new. Since the two men didn't have a ton of things to unpack, due to them not permanently living there, they finished quickly. Locking the door tightly behind them, they began to explore the town. It was a small town thus it didn't take long to explore. Adam and Simon created a mental map of AmityPark by the end of the day. After gathering this geographic information they stopped by a pizza place before heading back to their apartment.

"The real question is how are we going to talk to these children at the school without raising suspicion." Adam thought aloud when their regular conversation died down. They had made it back to the apartment and were currently eating pizza. Well, Adam was eating anyway.

Simon snorted, "You're going to talk to all those kids?"

"No, I'm not going to talk to 'kids' those are baby goats." Adam corrected, humor danced in his eyes. "To seriously answer your question: no, I need to get a hold of the student files. However, I need a quick job or reason that I can use to access those files but leave quickly once Phantom is captured."

"There should be a therapist job open, that would give you access to the files…," Simon suggested as Spectra came to mind. He heard a plethora of stories about the woman along with discovering Phantom's identity. If all else fails they could use Simon as bait since the ghost boy doesn't bother hiding his secret around ghosts. Sadly, Adam would only agree to such as a last resort.

"That wouldn't allow us to escape quickly." Adam pointed out, slowly descending into a deep thought. Possibilities ran though his head but all he could think of would raise suspicion to the children. The only hole in his plan was figuring out how to infiltrate the school, free of all suspicion. The answer was simple: he wouldn't. At the most, he could lower the amount suspicious people to only a few, but how long would that last? The odds were definitely not in his favor.

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