Okay,this is the third time I am fixing up this story. No joke. This is the first in my line of Nicktoons stories,so please read this one first so you can understand things in the later stories.
Here Are A Few Things To Note:
Spongebob is being replaced with Jenny as I feel better writing her then him. He's too cheerful and I don't wanna ruin his character. He will appear in my future stories though.
Everyone is the same age as they were/are in their shows to keep things simple.
This and all Nicktoons stories I write take place after the events of shows that have been cancelled/after the events of the newer episodes of those who haven't.
All right! Enjoy -Voltaradragoness
"Talking"
Thinking
Voice effect/Voice distortion
Running with the stampede of students,Danny,Tucker,and Sam raced outside with the end-of-day bell still ringing behind them.
"Free at last!" Tucker shouted,throwing his fist in the air once they were out.
"Man,I thought that day would never end. Why is it that the last day before a long break feels ten times longer?" Danny asked,adjusting the backpack he was wearing to his opposite shoulder. It was the final day of school they had for seven days,it was was Spring Break.
"Because you want the day to end more,it's like when it's the day before a fun holiday and you feel like the day drags on forever cause you just want it to be tomorrow already." Sam answered.
"That is so true. It's always when you're looking forward to something that time seems to lag like Doomed on Saturday nights."
"Ugh,don't remind me. Last Saturday's game was a disaster,they really should fix up the servers so that they can take the strain."
Sam ran her fingers through her hair. "No kidding,I eventually ended up rage-quitting because the lag was so bad that I would hit the key to fire my blaster and it would take almost a full minute for the game to respond."
"Speaking of that,it's Thursday right? We should get on tonight and make some progress before the entire internet gets on." Tucker suggested,the three now walking down the sidewalk outside Casper High.
"Sounds like a plan to me." Danny smiled. "Sam?"
"Can't,parents want to spend some 'Quality Time' with me. Which means board games and lots of pondering about my future." Sam said,resentfully. Making sure to do air quotes when saying quality time.
"Ouch." was all Danny could think of to say.
"What he said. I'm so glad my parents aren't up in my face. I don't know how you live with it."
Sam rolled her eyes,but smiled. "To be completely honest with ya,I'm not really sure how i do it either. I guess you just get used to it."
The three turned down Sam's street and once they reached her house,she walked up the steps and waved back at them.
"See you guys later." With that,she vanished inside her house.
"Well,I think I'm gonna head off too dude. See ya online?"
"See ya online. Bye Tuck." With that Tucker headed off and Danny morphed into his ghost half. Taking a glance skyward,he took off. It was still a bit awkward transforming in public,but he liked that he didn't have to run and hide to Go Ghost anymore. He especially felt relieved that his parents had no qualms about it.
Taking the long way back to his house,he smiled as he felt the wind rush past hit face and through his hair. If there was one thing he loved most about being half-ghost,it was his power to fly. After a few minutes,he zoomed home and changed back on his front step,then let himself in with his house key. Dropping his bag by the door,he flopped down on his living room couch and reached to his left for the remote. When he grabbed nothing but sofa,he turned and saw it wasn't there. Great.
"Jazz! Where's the remote?" he shouted.
When he received no answer,he sighed. She must be out. Mom and Dad mentioned this morning that they'd be out late I think...so,I should probably forget the TV idea and just go get online. Last thing I need is Tuck text spamming me again telling me to get on.
Pushing himself up,he made his way downstairs to his parents lab where his computer was and turned it on. As he did,he spotted his Re-Caller on the desk next to his keyboard.
Huh. Forgot about this thing. Wonder how long I had it there. He picked it up and looked at it,then put it back down. The second he sat down in his desk chair,the small watch communicator blared aloud with a ringtone of sorts.
"Gah! What the-" He grabbed the device and quickly hit the Answer button to shut it up. He was surprised to see the screen reveal the image of a friend of his.
"Danny? You there?"
Danny quirked an eyebrow. "Yeah,what's up Jimmy?"
Danny looked at the young boy genius with hidden concern. Call him crazy,but Jimmy had this look on his face that could only mean trouble,and not the good kind when he was pranking someone.
"Is something wrong? You look a little down."
"Well...okay I'm not gonna sugar coat it. Something is wrong,and I know this is really left-field,but I need you to come to my Lab."
"Right now?"
"Right now." he affirmed.
"Um,okay? Can you not just tell me over...I'm just gonna call this a phone."
"Well,it's more advanced than that,but sure let's go with it. To answer your question,if i explained it to you now...it would not only make zero sense,but it'd take forever."
The ghost boy sighed in defeat. "Alright,I'm coming."
"Thanks Danny." With that he hung up.
Sighing again,Danny pulled his phone out of his pocket and shot his friend a quick text letting him know that some 'Nicktoons Business' had come up and he had to go handle it. Without waiting for a reply,he morphed again and dove into the Ghost Portal.
After finding the right entrance(which was more trial-and-error than anything) he stepped out onto the grey concrete of Jimmy's Lab. He called out to the boy sitting in his chair.
"Alright Jimmy,what the heck is going on?"
"Hold on for just a minute. I want to wait until the other member of out team gets here,so i won't have to explain this twice."
Member. Danny took notice at the lack of a plural. "Um,member? We have two missing,Jimmy."
"I haven't forgotten. This is actually about one of them. Neither are coming."
Danny gave him such a confused look. "Then who is?"
"Another Nicktoon. I managed to track her down and she agreed to help us out since the others can't come. "
"She?"
"Yeah,you'll see."
Within the next few minutes,the portal Danny emerged from gave off another bright light and Danny was shocked at what came out. It was a girl alright,but not a human girl. She was a walking robot like Goddard,but humanoid. She was blue and white with parts of her body jutting out,resembling a skirt and tank top that exposed her midriff. She didn't appear to have ears,but she had two triangular pigtails jutting out of both sides of her head as well as a blue pattern on her forehead resembling messy bangs.
Seeing that Danny was a bit lost for words,Jimmy took it upon himself to introduce her.
"Hey Jenny. Thanks for agreeing to help us out. We need all the help we can get."
She gave him a smile. "No problem. I'd never turn down someone who needs my help."
She then turned to Danny who was still staring. "So,um...who's this?"
Instead of telling her his name,his response was: "Holy crud,it can talk." Which resulted in Jenny giving him an un-amused look and Jimmy face-palming.
"Danny,if you're gonna be this socially awkward,can you please do it someplace else and at a time where there's not so much at stake?"
Look who's talking...
Jenny rolled her eyes and smiled. "Don't be like that Jimmy. He's the not the first to react like that and he won't be the last. To be honest,he's handling it quite well. Usually people scream and call me a freak before running away."
"Heh,I know the feeling. Sorry though,i should be more used to...well a whole lot of weird."
Jenny giggled and playfully punched his shoulder,being careful to monitor her strength. "Don't worry about it! I'm used to it. Can I ask a question though? What exactly...are you?"
"Half-Ghost. I'm part human,part ghost."
Jenny tilted her head like a confused dog. "Part ghost? Never heard of that before. I mean,I know what ghosts are,but...wait does that mean you're technically half-dead?"
He thought about that a second. "Huh. Never thought of it like that,but yeah I guess. Kinda depressing when you put it like that..."
"Guys,I know you two don't know each other,but this really isn't the time." Jimmy spoke up.
"Well,then for the love of Vlad's non-existent relationship,will you please tell us what's got you so freaked out?" Danny replied,letting his irritation become audible.
"Yes! I will."
He walked back over to his monitor and typed for a bit,the two super powered teens standing behind him awkwardly,until an image of an all too familiar town blipped onto the screen.
Both teens looked concerned,but being that Danny knew the location unlike the girl next to him,he was more like horrified. The image before them was a flaming,ruinous Dimmsdale.
"Jimmy?" Danny started,talking slowly. "What..."
"Yeah. There are no words for this,are there?"
Jenny's black eyes shone with worry and confusion. "Whatever is going on...it looks bad,but can I ask what that place is exactly?"
"It's where one of our teammates lives,and I'm guessing that's why Spongebob is absent too?"
Jimmy shook his head. "No,thank goodness. He just said that Plankton was stirring up trouble again and he had to go handle that."
Danny wiped his forehead figuratively. "Whew,well that's one less thing to worry about at least,but what heck happened there?"
"To be completely honest,I don't really know. I was able to contact Timmy earlier,that's who that missing teammate is Jenny."
She nodded in understanding. "And he said there was...how did he put it? 'Some freakazoid trashing the place.' That was about all I got from him before he hung up. I haven't been able to contact him since."
"Then what are we waiting around here for?" Jenny shouted suddenly,startling Danny. He let out an exclamation,but Jenny ignored it. "Let's go help him and the people of his town!"
"Hold on Jenny." Jimmy interrupted,holding his hands out in a stop motion. "We don't know what Timmy was talking about. Just rushing in may cause us to end up...well, however he did."
"I'm kinda with Jenny,dude. Sitting here looking for information on something only residents of Dimmsdale know about is only gonna give whatever it is more opportunity to trash the place. Whatever it is,we can so handle it!" he finished,raising a fist.
Jenny giggled again,enjoying his enthusiasm.
Jimmy sat back in his chair. "I guess you have a point. First -hand experience may be our only option. After all,my efforts so far to gain any information on what's going there have been fruitless."
He swiveled his chair around and typed a few more things on his keyboard,then the portal the two teens came out of turned pink,obviously representing their missing friend.
With that,Jimmy grabbed his Tornado Blaster and lept out of the chair. "Let's go." he said,arming the weapon.
