Hey you guys, here is another Secret Trio fanfic. One that I have wanted to write for a long time... *grins evilly* I hope you like it!

No, I don't own either Danny Phantom, American Dragon: Jake Long or Life And Times Of Juniper Lee. They, respectively, belong to Butch Hartman, Disney and Cartoon Network. All I own is this story.

Please read and review!

GhostWriterGirl out!

Finding The Game

"Ugh, this is so boring!" Haley whined. "Tell me, why are we here again if this is such a boring town?"

"Because," Dani sighed for the upteemth time, "we're here to see not only June compete in Brantford's skating tournament, but also your brother as well."

"I know that," Haley replied irritably. "But why does Brantford have to be so boring? The only interesting thing here is the skating tournament, which doesn't start until next week!"

Dani had to agree with her there.

"But, it still doesn't mean that Brantford is boring," Dani argued. She waved around, gesturing to the town. "Who knows, maybe we'll stumble over something interest-"

Suddenly, Haley tripped over something and face-planted the grassy ground.

"OUCH!" Haley exclaimed, sitting up and rubbing her stinging face, frowning. "What the heck did I trip over?"

Dani, who had moved to help Haley up, noticed what she had tripped over and kneeled beside it, curious.

"Uh, Dani, a little help here?" Haley asked, glaring a little.

"Oh, sorry Hales," Dani apologised, before she moved to her friend and helped her up. "You okay?"

"I just tripped over something and face-planted the ground. Do I look okay?" Haley answered sarcastically.

"Sorry! Just asking my friend if she's alright. Didn't expect a snarky reply," Dani said defensively.

At that, Haley's glare faded.

"Sorry, Dani. I didn't mean to be sarcastic," Haley apologised sincerely.

"It's okay. Are you all right, though?"

"I'll live, Dani."

Dani smiled, and Haley eventually smiled too... until they suddenly heard drums playing.

Haley's eyes widened. "Did you hear that?"

Dani nodded. "Yep, I heard it."

"What is it?"

"I... don't know," Dani answered honestly. She then looked behind her and refocused on the thing Haley had tripped over. "Maybe it might be coming from the thing you tripped over?"

"Then let's see, shall we?"

The two girls went back to the thing Haley tripped over, and saw that it was...

"A board game?" Haley inquired in confusion as Dani kneeled beside it, wiping some dirt off it, the drums still playing. "What's its name?"

Dani looked at the name of the game and read out, "Jumanji, is its name."

Haley shivered. "Creepy name."

"Agreed, Hales."

Suddenly, the drums stopped playing, spooking both Haley and Dani a bit.

"Okay, that's even more creepy," Haley said, looking at the seemingly innocent game with wary eyes. "Maybe we should leave it?"

"As a tripping hazard? No way, Haley. Besides, it looks to be a fun game," Dani countered, before picking it up. Haley still looked at it warily.

"Dani, don't you find it a little suspicious that this game suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and that those drums were playing and suddenly stopped playing after you read the game's name out?"

"Haley, it's just a game. There's no harm in playing a game. Besides, you were the one who said that this town was boring. Jumanji could make it a bit more interesting," Dani argued, placing the board game under her arm. "What's the worst that can happen, right?"

She began walking away, game in tow.

"I have a bad feeling about this," Haley muttered, but followed after Dani.

Maybe Dani's right, and there's no harm in playing Jumanji. After all, it is just a game. Like Dani said, what's the worst that can happen after all?

Little did Dani, Haley or, eventually, June know, the worst can happen when playing Jumanji.

Yep, Dani and Haley have found Jumanji! It's the board game version, by the way. I like the video game version in the new Jumanji film, but I prefer the board game version for this story. You'll see why soon...

Also, since this is the board game version of Jumanji, can you wonderful readers suggest any rhymes for the game in your reviews, please?

No, I don't own Danny Phantom, American Dragon: Jake Long, Life And Times Of Juniper Lee or Jumanji. Those all belong to their respective creators. I only own this story.

Please read and review!

GhostWriterGirl out!