His enemy was now only a foot or two away from him. The blade glowed menacingly and Danny stared in fear, his mind frantically trying to find a way out of this. Sweat started to form on his face as the blade grew closer, the sweat of fear. Danny shook the cage, struggled when his foe pulled him out carelessly, screamed when the knife was only inches away. He could almost feel the cold metal. The fearful moments waiting for it to touch his skin, for pain to come and end his existence dragged on for what seemed like forever. Skulker seemed to be savoring the moment, his moment of victory. Danny hung there limply in his opponents arms, all of his strength was sapped. He took in what he presumed to be his last breath. He shut his eyes tightly. His ears waited for Skulker’s triumphant boasts, but that’s not what he heard.

What Danny heard was a zapping sound. He heard a thud as he began to fall from his mid-air suspended position. He felt his body hit the hard floor. More sounds enveloped him, the sounds of…a fight? Danny slowly opened his unsuspecting eyes. To his great surprise, he saw Sam and Tucker wielding ecto-guns and firing mercilessly at Skulker. Sam…he thought she’d never forgive him, that he’d never get to see her again, but here she was, trying to save him. The sight of his best friend and girlfriend trying to protect him suddenly gave him a huge energy boost.

“Hey, Skulker!” He shouted while struggling to a stand. “Forgot about me?” He smirked and charged up huge amounts of energy in his hands and fired the glowing green ghost-rays at his shocked opponent. Skulker was sent hurdling back about fifteen feet. Danny locked him onto the floor with binds of ice.

Danny made a mad-dash to his friends and embraced them in a bone-crushing hug.

“Thank you, thank you, thank you! I thought I was doomed and…” he slowed down to a sad whisper “and that I’d never see you again.”

His friends recovered from the surprise of the tight hug and returned it.

“It’s okay Danny, you’re safe and we’re here now.” Sam reassured lovingly.

“Uh guys, not to interrupt the moment, but we’d better get out of here before Skulker gets back up.” Tucker interrupted, pointing to the squirming figure of the ghostly foe.

The three jumped into the Specter Speeder and headed home.

As they arrived back into the lab, which empty because it was pretty late at night now, the trio climbed out.

“So, you don’t like Paulina?” Sam asked, continuing Danny’s explaination which he started on the way back.

“Of coarse not! Right now, I’d have to say that I hate her.” Danny responded.

“Then why were you taking her flying and why was she hugging you?” asked a still curious Sam.

“Because we made a deal.” Danny explained tiredly.

“What kind of deal.” Sam continued interrogating.

Danny started to rummage through his pocket. “The deal was that if I flew her around, then she’d give me the money for this.” He clarified while holding up a small package. A small smile spread across his face as he handed her the dark-colored box.

Sam removed the cover and she found a pendant resting inside. A smile found it’s way onto her lips as she looked up at her boyfriend.

“Happy anniversary.” He congratulated pleased.

“Danny, it’s beautiful. Thank you.” She placed it onto her black choker and hugged him.

“Okay, I’m all in favor of you guys being together and all, but do you have to be so mushy while I’m standing right here?” Tucker commented half-disgusted.

The two lovebirds broke apart and smiled.

“This is so sweet, but I have to warn you, after what that shallow witch did, I’m not gonna stand around here and not do anything.” Sam stated.

“Hey, I’m not stopping you, in fact, I’m joining you.” He said devilishly with an evil grin and eyes flashing from a soft, innocent blue to a mischievous, glowing green.

The next day, Paulina opened her locker, unknowing that two trouble-making teens were invisibly watching with devilish smirks planted on their faces. She opened the metal door and was bombarded with water balloons. She screamed as her clothes were drenched and her eye make-up bled black smears down her cheeks. The two trouble-makers burst out laughing and became visible because Danny couldn’t keep them unseen while laughing so hard.

“She should’ve learned, what goes around, comes around.” Sam giggled.