Spuy Guy: Yay sequals! In a hurry (Seems like I always am.) But here are reviews.
Anime Mew, Here it is.
Arabic blessing, I'll cut out Vlad, have Ms. Alex give Danny the music box, tweak the idea a little, and presto! Instant Vlad free plot.
DP fan, yes! more fanficiton.
(Whre'd the bold's go? Darn computer, oh well.)
Fernclaw, so your compies stupid too. We need to make a club.
S2Teennovelist, Well I hope Junior year will be better. I managed to bring my D+ up to a C-. Go me! Authorities drive me crazy too. think they're so smart. Bah! Well, maybe Danny won't be stuck in his house for long, or will he? hmmm...
Queen S of Randomness 016, update!
Rakahn, ooohhh...sequal sense.
Ghostboy814, I'm writing more.
Illustriously unsound, hey, watch it buddy. You like, bawled me out. The F bomb stung me. And maybe life happened huh? Maybe I have one of those, (Contrary to popular beliefe. ) I wa sin a play, and wasn't getting home till evelen. I was running on sugar for a week. sleeping in classs. I no longer have a 3.5 GPA. I had a 3.5! That's the highest GPA I've ever had. Maybe I'll justy go work at a gas station, so you can be happy. And the reason I killed Vlad was because I read Inkheart. That book makes you think a little.
Discalimer thingy: I will go crazy if there's not a new episode soon! I want ot see Eye for and eye! (Breaks down crying.)
I don't own this.
The nightmares were many, and common to the boy. He would look up, wherever he was, and see great stones falling upon him.
He didn't scream anymore. He had gotten used to it.
But that one moment would be lodged in his mind forever.
And it came back to haunt him every night.
The sound of Vlad's cracking spine seemed to echo above the loud rumbling all around, freezing the boy in his tracks.
Vlad was dead.
Danny sat up, looking through the window in his room, out at the dull Kansas sky.
Sam was supposed to come today.
They were going to go to the fair.
It had sounded like so much fun at the time, but now…he wasn't so sure. He hadn't been in contact with normal people in so long. What if he made things worse for himself?
Danny didn't have any time to dwell in his thoughts as he heard a stone hit the window.
"Danny? It's Sam! Come on, while your parents are gone!"
Danny poked his head out the window, and nodded, picking up a blue long sleeved shirt from the ground and throwing it over the white T-shirt she slept in.
It was good enough.
He then put the brace over his leg, pulling the pants over it, trying to ignore the bulging spot.
Danny flew through the wall, landing near the spot where Sam waited, smiling, twirling her car keys on her finger.
"Come on, Danny." She grinned. "We have to hurry."
Danny smiled, as they walked over to the driveway. After getting in, Sam put the keys in the ignition, and they drove away.
Danny looked around in awe as they passed farmers in their fields, and cows gently grazing. A pickup truck drove past, and a dog barked at him from inside the bed.
"Poor thing." Sam muttered. "What if they get in an accident, or he decides to jump out?"
Danny watched as it sped up slightly and headed down the road.
Soon they came to a sign that read, "Turbiville county fair." There was a man in a flannel shirt sitting in a chair, holding a roll of tickets.
"How many?" He asked as Sam drove up.
"Two." She replied.
"Ten bucks then." The man said, breaking off the tickets without even looking up from his work.
"Have a nice day." He grumbled, taking the money from the girl's hand, and sticking it in his pants pocket, before handing her the tickets.
"Thank you." Sam said, driving away. She gave one ticket to Danny.
"That one's yours. You can keep it if you want. I don't think they'll check for tickets. That's the only road in. There would be no way for us to get in without paying."
Danny nodded, and pocketed the small piece of paper.
Another man guided them through a dusty empty lot filled with cars, just as dusty.
"You look a lot out of place here." The man drawled, admiring the car. "Fancy wheels. You rich?"
"It was a present from my grandmother. She won it." Sam replied, opening the door, and getting out, not before putting the shell on. Danny got out as well, careful not to let the man see his face. The two began walking away, heading to the fairgrounds where the various ride could be seen in the distance.
"I hate carnies." Sam laughed. "They're creepy. But the fun of a fair makes up for it."
Danny nodded, trying his best to make his gait look normal.
Sam looked over and noticed the Clockwork band still around his wrist.
"So you really never explained what that thing did." She said. Danny looked over at the band for a moment, before smiling at his friend.
"I'm not really sure what it does." He grinned. "Clockwork only told me that it had half of his power, and that I was supposed to stay out of the ghost zone. I'm glad I'm such a good listener."
"I think Clockwork's looking out for you, Danny." Sam replied. "I mean, he can see the lives of everyone, and he chooses to take care of you. Whatever it is, I'm sure it's good."
"I still wish I knew what it does." The boy sighed. They came to a gate that was unmanned, and walked inside.
"What should we do first, Danny?" Sam asked. The boy looked around, and smiled, taking his friend by the hand, and pulling her over to one of the many game booths on the main path.
"Hey kid." The man behind the counter drawled. "You wanna try and win a prize for the lovely lady?"
"Yes, sir." Danny nodded, taking a ten from his wallet, and setting it on the counter.
"Do you want the panther?" The boy smiled, looking over at Sam.
"Danny, those are impossible to get." She grinned.
"Ten dollars pays for three rounds." The man said, taking the money.
"How many do I need to get the panther?" Danny asked.
"Three." The carnie replied.
"Then I want three."
The man nodded, and took three baseballs out and set them on the counter.
"No leaning over, and you have to knock them off the platform." The man said, pointing to the metal milk bottles stacked on top of each other in a pyramid.
Danny took one ball in his hand, and locked his eyes on the target. Vlad's training kicked in, as he winded up the pitch, and hit the bottles with such force, that they all flew from the table. The carnie stood there in shock for a moment, before gulping.
"Are you sure you want to keep going?" He asked nervously.
"Yes." Danny replied, waiting for the bottles to be stacked once more. The events repeated themselves twice more, leaving the man shocked and stunned, as the two walked away, carrying a black panther between them.
One trip back to the car later, Sam dragged Danny to the roller coaster, and after waiting in the long line, they finally got on. Danny pulled the lap bar down, and held on. He hadn't realized how much he missed the feeling of weightlessness right before going down a steep hill. He liked it even better when Sam clung to him, her eyes shut in fear. They rode it at least five more times, much to the joy of the people who accepted their money.
After that, it was a lunch of homemade cheesy fries. Danny ate voraciously, savoring every moment of it, licking the cheese from his fingers, causing Sam to laugh.
"Missed them didn't you?" She asked.
Danny nodded, swallowing a mouthful, and wiping the cheese from face.
"My mom tried to give me oatmeal a few weeks ago. I couldn't even stand the smell of that stuff. Luckily Jazz was visiting, and told mom why I ran from the room. I felt really bad."
"Fries are the best at fairs though." Sam smiled taking one and eating it. "It's fun to watch them make it, the way they use that machine to peel the potatoes."
"Yeah." Danny nodded, taking a handful. "What do you want to do next?"
Sam thought for a moment, munching on a fry, before she said, "Let's go on the Ferris wheel. We should wait a while until we try anything else."
Danny smiled, finishing off the rest of the fries.
The ride was full to capacity when they got into the line. The sun was beginning to heat up. Sam noticed that Danny wasn't sweating at all. Every time she got near him, she could feel the cold radiating off of his body.
When they finally got on, Danny took his seat next to Sam, after holding the door open for her. Two little boys, about ten years old, got into the car next to them, laughing and talking uproariously.
"So much for relaxing." Sam whispered in Danny's ear. He laughed quietly, looking at his friend with dreamy eyes. The wheel began to turn around, and as it went, his burning desire to kiss her, grew. But when it neared the top, it suddenly came to a jerking halt. The kids in the next car started laughing loudly once more.
"I thought that all the cars were loaded." Sam said, looking around. "We're supposed to go around a few more times."
"Maybe someone wanted off." Danny replied, watching the kids as they stood up to look over the edge at the ground.
Sam spotted her friend's gaze, and looked as well.
"Hey!" She shouted. "Don't do that!"
Suddenly the ride jerked back into motion. A scream reached Danny's ears, as one of the kids fell from the car.
Before Sam could do anything, the boy sitting next to her, launched himself over the side, going into a free fall.
"Danny!" She screamed.
Down below a camera news crew had been interviewing people about the conditions at the fair. A scream caught the blonde reporter's attention, as she swung around, the camera following her.
"What the—" she exclaimed, seeing two figures falling from the Ferris wheel. There was a flash, and one seemed to speed up, catching the first, and landing.
"Over here!" The reporter shouted, beckoning to her crew. They fought through the crowd gathering around. A pack of people with cameras were already there. Danny was trying to back away from them, holding his arms over his face. One of the men gasped, and began lowering his camera,
"Wait…" he said. "That's Danny Fenton!"
The crowd grew quiet for a moment. Danny looked around, his breathing growing rapid.
"Sam?" He asked, looking around. His friend was still on the ride. His face turned to the crowd once more, as they began talking. He didn't like the tones of their voices. Something about it made him feel uneasy. Panic came over him as he found himself backed against a trashcan.
"Leave me alone." He whimpered, right before his powers kicked in, and he was gone.
"Danny!" Sam shouted, when she finally got off the ride. Panic swept over her as she noticed her friend was missing.
"Danny! Where are you?"
Then she saw a man roughly push past her, as he ran up to a small boy and hugged him.
"Riley." He cried. "Don't run off like that again. I was so worried. And when I heard what happened, I rushed over here."
"I'm ok dad." The boy replied. Sam recognized him as one of the ones from the Ferris Wheel, most likely the one that had fallen.
"A boy caught me. Right in the air. Then he landed, like he had been flying. But people can't fly can they?"
"No. People can't fly." The father said. "But you're lucky you weren't hurt. Where's the boy that caught you?"
"He disappeared into thin air daddy."
Sam began slowly walking up as the conversation continued.
"Disappeared?" The father laughed. "People can't disappear."
"Excuse me?" Sam asked, tapping the man on the shoulder. "Did you see the person who caught you?" The question was directed at the boy.
"Yes. I'm not sure if his hair was white or black. It kept changing. And he was very cold, like a penguin."
"Thanks." The girl smiled, walking off.
"Wait." The father called after her. Sam stopped in her tracks.
"Do you know the person who saved my son?"
"Yes." The girl replied, before she walked away once more.
Danny was running his fingers over the surface of the pool, staring into its depths, a faraway look in his eyes. Inside he felt bad for leaving Sam behind, but, he had felt the panic setting in. He had only felt that scared a few times before and both of them, the panic came, taking hold of him, causing his body to freeze, and consciousness to leave him. It was his own defense mechanism, created by his mind to prevent Vlad's training from kicking in. Before the rage and hate came, Danny would faint. It was the best way he could think of dealing with it. But he didn't want to do it there. Not in front of all the cameras. He knew that the GIW were going to come after him. He was supposed to stay home. Now they would run tests, just to make sure nothing changed inside of him. He hated the tests. He hated them and how they thought they knew everything. How they thought they knew what was best.
They didn't.
The water felt so warm under his touch. He knew it wasn't really as hot as it felt to him, but it felt soothing anyway. Just staring at the waters made him feel better for some reason. The outside world was gone as he lay here, engrossed in his surroundings.
If only he heard a voice crying out for him, searching everywhere for her friend.
But when no one answered, the person left in their red convertible, a plush black panther sitting in the back seat.
Darkness had fallen by the time Danny had wrenched himself from his safe haven. Instead of using his powers, he decided to walk back, feeling the tall grass rub against his pant legs. He forced his bad leg to move, pushing it on.
The Doctors said that it would only get worse if he babied it. So no matter how painful it was he still used it.
As he approached the house, Danny cringed when he saw the now familiar white Sedan parked in the driveway.
The leader of the GIW, revealed as being Agent 142 was standing at the door, Maddie and Jack speaking to him. Danny stopped in his tracks before continuing onward.
"There he is." Maddie said, happiness apparent in her voice.
"I told you sir, he just goes into the field for a while sometimes. It's really ok."
142 shook his head.
"It wasn't just the field Mrs. Fenton." He replied darkly. "He went to the fair in town today. Rescued a boy who fell from the Ferris wheel."
"But that's ok, right?" Jack asked, nervously, putting an arm around his son, as he stepped onto the porch. "He was protecting someone."
"There were cameras and news people there. Some clear footage of his face, and even a photographer who knew who he was. Soon it'll be all over the state of the location of Danny Fenton. People will flock to the area, going out in groups to try and find your home. And their intentions may not always be good."
"What are you saying?" Maddie demanded.
"Danny cannot leave the house until this dies down. No one to see him, no letting him leave. No more walks in the field." 142 replied, coldly.
"That kid would've died if it weren't for me." Danny spat. "So you're going to lock me up for that?"
"Hold your tongue, X587." The man growled. "You are in no position to be questioning my word. You will stay in the house until I give you the say so."
Danny glared at the agent, but said nothing.
"It's your own fault, boy." 142 continued, walking away. "If you hadn't gone to the town, none of this would be happening.
"And that kid would be dead." Danny growled under his breath.
"Don't talk behind my back." 142 snarled, getting in his car, and driving away.
The three were silent as they entered the house.
"Danny, I'm proud of you for saving that boy." Maddie said after a long pause. "But, you really need to listen to the GIW more. They gave you this freedom, and they can take it away."
"I know mom." The boy growled. "But I'm tired of living underneath someone's thumb. Somehow I pictured something different. "
"Just please listen for now Danny." Jack said. "Just until the heat rolls over. You can do it."
The boy nodded glumly, and headed up to the attic. He then slumped onto his bed, staring up at the ceiling.
"How am I supposed to help people, when I'm trapped here?" He sighed, slowly shutting his eyes and falling asleep.