Chapter 1: the party part 1

(Ashley's POV)

Friday Friday gotta get down on Friday… the irritating voice of Rebecca Black crooned in my ear. It was 7:45 on black Friday, the first day of school after thanksgiving break. I dragged my groggy body out of bed and into the shower. My loneliness is killing me and I must confess I still believe when I'm not with you I lose my mind give me a sign… hit me baby one more time I sang at the top of my lungs as I washed my hair. I got out of the shower, dried my soaking wet body, put on my favorite outfit - a white tee shirt with a pink heart on it, a jean skirt and black Uggs , and headed downstairs for breakfast thinking to myself that something downstairs smelled good.

I guess I should introduce myself. My full name is Ashley Jacqueline Fenton, but most people just call me Ashley, or Ash for short if you're a close friend or family member. I am almost 14 years old and in my last year at Sweet Valley Middle School. My birthday is December 20th, right between Chanukah (which is on the 15th this year) and Christmas. I celebrate all three since I'm half Jewish. But Jewish isn't the only thing I'm half of. You see, my dad is NASA Lt. Corporal Daniel Jackson Fenton, AKA Phantom, the half ghost/half human who saved the world from the Disasteroid 20 years ago. My mom, Samantha Manson Fenton, also got ghost powers after my dad gave her a blood transfusion after they got married. In addition, my little brother Logan and I have inherited the ghost DNA from our dad.

I walked downstairs to find my mom on her fourth cup of coffee (She's not a morning person; no one in my family is), my dad was making pancakes, my dog, Spencer, was eating her science diet, and Logan being his usual annoying self. "Good morning!" I said. "You sing like a banshee" Logan retorted. "Logan" mom said in a warning tone. "Ashley!" dad turned to me excitedly "I have something for you, an early Christmas/Chanukah/b-day present" he handed me a golden locket. Inside was a picture of me and him when I was born on one side, and a picture of me and him when I first discovered I had ghost powers in kindergarten. On the back were inscribed the words "Keep the faith" "I want you to never lose faith in either half of you." Dad said "I once did and nearly paid a terrible price for it." "Don't sweat it dad," I said "Even if my ghost powers weren't needed I'd still keep them. After all, I know for a fact that having superpowers is way cooler than all the technology in the world." "If I had that attitude when I was your age…" dad said I hugged him and put on the locket. After eating our breakfast, Logan and I grabbed our backpacks, changed into our ghost forms and started flying off to school (He's in 6th grade BTW)

As we were flying I could see my next door neighbor Justin Spitzer walking to school with his friends Ryan and Kyle. As Rihanna's "Only Girl (In the World)" blasted through my ears, I sighed and smiled dreamily. I've had a crush on him since we were in 6th grade, but I've been too shy to tell him. All of my friends say he likes me too, but…

"Hey Ashley!" a voice called down from below, breaking me out of my funk. My brother and I landed on the ground to meet our cousins, Sasha and Jayden. Sasha Giselle Foley is technically our cousin by law. Our Uncle Tucker's first wife, Valerie Gray Foley, died while saving my dad from Technus, the ghost of technology. Afterward, he married my dad's sister, Jazmine, and adopted Sasha, who was just a baby when her biological mom died, and had Jayden a year later. "Hey Jay!" said Logan "Race ya to school!" he flew off "Hey no fair!" Jayden yelled as he ran after him. "Ugh, little brothers!" Sasha scoffed "Wanna walk together?" I asked "Sure you'd rather not fly?" Sasha asked "Nah." I said "I'd rather walk with my BFFL". We giggled.

While we walked to Sweet Valley Middle School, we passed Thomas Jefferson High school. "Just think" I said "next year we'll be freshmen" "Yeah but they'll be seniors!" Sasha said pointing to Candace Foxglove and her friends, Hilary Cambridge and Jen Watanambe. The stared at us, and if looks could kill, my human half would be dead. We walked on. "they're just jealous because they think your superpowers are gonna make you more popular than them next year." A voice said behind us. We turned around. It was our friend Raquel Adams. "Hey raq!" I said "Wanna walk with us?" "Sure!" Raquel said and we walked on.

(Spencer's POV)

I had gotten word from the benevolent Emprese Ulala of the Clarion galaxy that my nemesis, Dr svenson doctor, had built a devise that could change the fate of Venus and Mars. My name is Spencer, the Fenton's family dog, and I am a secret agent for the intergalactic safety organization. I climbed up the walls of doctors lair. Once I was inside I found myself in a pickle… Literally.