When Danny met up with Sam and Tucker at the front of the school and finished telling them the good and bad news, they were all upset. Well, upset is an understatement, they were downright nervous, but not as much as Danny. He didn't show it, but inside he was on the verge of passing out.

"Okay, did they say anything else, about Mr. Reklaw or the Fenton- Exposer?" asked Sam as they made their way to the lockers to grab their class books that they need.

"Yeah, they said that they wanted to apologize to the kid who is Phantom about hunting them and Mr. Reklaw is just came and went. Everything is about the same!" Danny answered as he turned the dial to the right numbers of his locker, and as soon as he did, he was push by a force behind him and was trapped in the locker as the door slammed shut and a laugh echoed down the hall.

Moments later, the locker down open back up as Tucker turned the dial to let him out. "Some days I just wish to show him how it feels!" he said as he stumbled out, still dazed from the sudden shove. "Well, maybe today is your day!" Tucker said with his arms in the air like a person who scored a goal. "Don't say that, I don't want people to know yet!" Danny hissed so he wouldn't attract attention. "Just saying." Tucker muttered under his breath as he pulled his books he needed out of his locker and locked it shut.

"Well, what are we going to do?" asked Sam after a few seconds of awkward silent. "I mean, we can't just let you go and touch that cube thing and let your secret be exposed. That would mean we give up and it's only been about a week! It's what, Tuesday!" she said as the warning bell rang for them to get to class, Mr. Lancer's.

"I don't know, but whatever happens, it's for the best in a way." Danny said as he stepped into the classroom of torture with not a second to spare as the bell rang for class to begin.

Taking their usually seats in the back to unpack their stuff they need for that class: a pencil, literature notebook, homework that is almost done (In Danny's case, not done), and lots of paper for notes.

Students were shouting, throwing paper wads at one another, and spreading gossips as usual. Words had spreaded around school that a kid named Jake Morten is Phantom, a class 1 popular (a group I made up that is one more step up the social status to be an A-Lister!) that has blonde hair and green eyes. The rumor is that he spray paints his hair every time he goes Phantom. What sets it off is his body tone, he is at least ten pounds heavier than Danny is, but he's close. The rumor started when a girl named Alexa Millers placed a white hairs weasel on top of his head and saw the outcomes.

Now it's what everyone won't stop talking about, even the teachers. They believe the rumor so much, they already gave him a homework pass that last all year. Since he is a senior, he doesn't need it for all year. There even planning a massive party in his name!

"Alright students, sit in your seats!" Mr. Lancer said as he walked in and wrote the page number he wanted everyone to turn to in there textbook. "Turn to page 385 in your Literature text book and read. When you're done, write two paragraphs about what you read and turn it in, along with last night's homework!" Groans filled the class at the mention of homework, everyone hoped that he would forget it this once so they could have an extra day to do it. "Hey, it's not my fault you tried to play with faith." Lancer muttered as he sat down and started to read The Lord of the Rings.

An hour and a half went by in Mr. Lancer's from then. They had about 5 more minutes till class let out to go to second period, that means it's time for a Lancer announcements.

"Okay, class, today is a big day!" he started, automatically, Danny, Sam, and Tucker knew what it was about and the rest of the class went silent to hear what he was going to say. "Mr. and Mrs. Fenton has designed an invention to find out who the student is that is Phantom." Instantly, the class went into a buzz about the invention. "Listen, listen! I am not finished yet! And in the middle of second period, everyone will be going to the gymnasium to test the invention. It won't hurt you if your human or Halfa, so don't worry. They tested it to be sure." everyone was bright with excitement except the Trio in the back that we're trying to look excited to blend in with the crowd.

As soon as the bell rang, everyone was out the door without a second thought, all excited to find out if the rumor is true and if not, who the real Halfa is.

Danny, Sam, and Tucker were the last ones out the door and the slowest to their lockers and to second period, Math.

If Danny was nervous before, he is nowhere near that now, he was terrified and he was having trouble trying to hide it.

"Danny!" hissed Sam as she saw him jump for the fifth time since they left the classroom, "Calm down or people will start noticing!" Danny's jumping was starting to get on her nerves. He would flinch every time someone looked at him, bumped him, or when he heard the word 'Phantom' in a conversation.

"Sorry, it's kind of hard to stop when you're an hour away from having no secret." He said with a stutter in his voice. Like he was trying to be calm and act normal, but Sam could see that Danny was on the verge of a panic attack.

"Just calm down!" she said, trying to sooth him down by patting his shoulder lightly.

A cough and a whispered, "Lovebirds." Comment brought Sam back to reality and punched Tucker in the shoulder as she spun on him. "Ouch!" Tucker cried as Sam and Danny said, "Were not lovebirds!" and looked away with red faces.

The warning bell sounded as the separated to head to different classes; Danny, Math, Sam, Art, and Tucker, Computer Tech.

Danny arrived to a wild and out of control classroom with kids out of their seats and formed massive groups away from each other, the Nerds and the popular.

Curious about what they were talking about and with nothing better to do, Danny joined the Nerd group with a sickening filling in his gut that still lingered from the near panic attack.

"Did you hear about the invention?" one kid asked as Danny made his way over, "I can't wait to see how it works!" he squealed in excitement.

"You don't have to wait, Danny would know." Said Mikey as the group turned to see Danny walk over and sit down in the group circle. He was shocked to hear his name in the conversation that he stopped breathing for half a minute to think over what they said.

"What?" he asked unintelligently as he blinked up at all the questioning faces. One girl with an acne covered face and glasses asked, "How does the invention that your parents made works?" she asked.

For a second, Danny didn't answer, then "There's a button on top of a cube that would such a piece of your DNA in side and scan the sample to see if there are any ectoplasm in the DNA. It sounds like a lot of work and patience, but it's not, does it all under a few seconds." After explaining there were more questions on the device, how long it took to make, and other random questions they asked to pass the time.

The whole time, no one realized the Math teacher was in the classroom until she started to call role and said that they would spend the time they have in there just talking and hanging out.

There were a lot of conversations going around, people texting friends, and people playing games that were in the back of the classroom.

When the time came to gather in the gym for the moment they were all waiting for, everyone was too excited to talk, afraid that they might shout for joy in front of everyone. Over 800 students gathered in the halls and walked the same direction, the gym.

It took a while, but Danny found Sam and Tucker near the gym locker rooms that where right outside the gym.

"Ready?" asked Tucker as he patted Danny on the back. "No." was the reply as Danny tried to focus putting on foot in front of the other. He was pale from what was going to happen in an hour's time.

"Danny, no matter what happens; I and Tucker will be with you every step of the way!" Sam said as she, Danny, and Tucker walked into the already crowded gym.

There were two bleachers on both sides of the gym that stretched out to the basketball court in the middle of the large gymnasium. A small stage that was big enough to hold at least ten people at a time was in the middle of the basketball court with a small table that held a box that was covered in a black cloak and a microphone that stands to the side of the table.

On the stage stood Mr. and Mrs. Fenton with their heads held high and their usual outfit on. To the side stood Mr. Lancer with a stack of papers in hand and another mic.

As Danny and his friends found a seat, more and more people filed in to the gym and soon filled the whole gym. The gym was full of excitements as they looked around to see if they could guess for the last time who might be the one.

Ten minutes went by as the teachers took their places and got comfortable with the seat they would be stuck in for a long time coming. With each minute, Danny felt like he was going to throw up more and more. Then finally, it began.

"Students of Amity High, we are pleased to tell you that your search for Phantom is over!" said Maddie into the mic. Everyone in the gym began to stomp their feet and hoot in excitement that wanted to escape in the halls. "First, we will tell you how it works, when Lancer calls your name, come up to the stage as fast as you can, even if you know you're not Phantom, everyone comes up! When you get up here, you'll place your hand onto the button of this device," and with that, Jack pulled the cloak off the Fenton- exposer in one swift motion. Everyone in the bleachers we're fascinated by the small object that gleamed in the lighting of the gym. "It's called the Fenton- Exposer, and it's the first Halfa detector ever made! And the first student to ever use it would be, who? Mr. Lancer." And the sorting began with Mikey Rots (Don't know his last name.)

The A-Listers laughed as Mikey made his way to the stage. "Be nice students, you have no idea who Phantom may be! He could be the person besides you." Jack said when the laughter reached his ears, and then the laughing stopped.

When Mikey pushed the button, the cube lit up, but made no noise, conferring that he wasn't the one.

"Know, when you're done, you will go to the bleachers that no one is sitting in." said Maddie as she pointed to the bleachers behind the stage that no one was sitting in. And with that, more and more people went up, and each time they we're negatives. And each time they we're negative, the less people there where on the unused side of the gym.

By the time an hour past, over 300 people were left on the unused bleachers, making Danny's nerves spike on ends. He was having the hold both Sam's and Tucker's hand to keep from running out then and there.

"I think I'm going to throw up." He muttered as his face turn a deeper shade of grey. His hold of their hands increased to the point where they couldn't feel their fingers.

"Just calm down, Danny." Sam said while rubbing circles in his hand. "Everything will be alright, promise! Like I said, I and Tucker will be there for you in your times of trouble. If people start to get out of hand, we'll save you, okay?"

After taking it all in, color started to return to his face as he calmed enough to loosen his hand of their hand to let the blood flow back to their fingers.

"Sam Manson!" called Lancer as Paulina left the stage. And reluctantly, Danny let go of her hand. On stage, Sam placed her hand on the cube, and went to the negative bleachers.

"Jake Morten!" Lancer called, as he did, everyone stopped talking and the blonde haired boy stood proudly and walked to the stage. If Danny wasn't Phantom, he would have believed that Jake was Phantom from his confidents that tricked everyone, even the teachers into believing. But it all changed when he hit the button on the cube and no siren went off.

Everyone was shocked, they thought they had him, and then at least three teachers stood up and shouted, "You better give back those homework passes right now!"

And in a blink of an eye, Jake ran from the gym shouting, "You'll never catch me!" and was gone out the double doors with one of the P.E teachers after him.

"Okay, Danny Fenton!" Lancer said with a little bit of a skeptical tone in his voice.

Danny felt his whole world come crashing down as he let go of the death grip he had on Tucker and walked a little shakily to the stage. Some people had noticed his nervousness as he walked as slow as inauspiciousness can go.

One kid, Dash Baxter, decided to shout, "When are you afraid of? A little button going to bite?" With that comment, everyone started laughing, which only made Danny's legs feel weaker and more jelly-like.

"Quite!" shouted Lancer before Maddie could aim a gun at Dash. When Danny made it to the cube, he could fill the hair on the back of his neck rise. He was surprised that he made it to the stage as fast as he did on shaky legs that where shaking so badly at the moment, you'd think an earthquake is happening.

"Go on and get it over with. I know your shy, but it's not that bad!" his mom whispered, not knowing what's going on with her son.

And with a huge hesitation, Danny pushed the button.