Yeesh! These things take a lot longer to write than I thought it would. Anyway, I'm glad to be moving forward with this, though I have to admit that the episodes that I'm most looking forward to writing are the ones of my original plot and 'The Ultimate Enemy'. Seriously, I already have so many good ideas of what to write for it! Anyway, we've only got one reviewer so far, but I'll take it!
AnonymousZGirl- I know, I'm sorry about 'Meet Your Match.' I've just been a bit stumped on it. I'm almost done with it and should be up in the next two or three days. And yes, I got our other messages about that girl who somebody said died. Anyway, I'm glad you like this story so far.
I don't own Danny Phantom or its characters. If I did, that would be awesome. I only own my OC, Dayna Lillian Fenton/Dayna Phantom. Enjoy!
A week had passed since the incident with the Lunch Lady Ghost and Danny and Dayna were still adjusting to their new lives as half-ghosts. It was getting a little easier, yet more challenging in different ways with each and every passing day. Nothing new in powers had shown up just yet, but they haven't stopped practicing.
In fact, the two rushed down the stairs to the Fenton Lab to practice, but stumbled upon...their father. With fishing gear and a fishing line going into the ghost portal. The two looked at each other strangely, then dropped their bags and walked over to their father.
"Hey, Dad. What're you doing?" Danny asked, but was stopped when their father held up a hand.
"Danny, Dayna, keep it down! You'll scare away the ghosts!" The Fenton twins looked at each other again, turning their gaze back as their father began to explain, "This is the Fenton Ghost Fisher. I'm fishing for ghosts. See the line?" he pulled on the glowing blue fishing line. "This line is coated with ectoplasmic resin that ghosts can't break."
"Sweet, Dad!" Dayna grinned. "How many have you caught?"
With pride, Jack tells her, "Nothing yet, sweetie, but I will! I'm not stopping until I do!"
With that, he casts the line into the portal again. Everyones eyes widened at the sound of Jack's rumbling stomach. Danny and Dayna knew perfectly well that soda and Dad, did not mix. Jack, on the other hand...well, he had to learn his lessons the hard way. So, he tossed the rod to Danny, telling his twin children that he was going to use the Fenton Urinal.
"Dad really needs to lay off on the soda," Dayna said blankly, watching her father rush up the stairs to use the 'Fenton Urinal.' Suddenly, the line was spinning off the rod into the Ghost Zone. It stopped suddenly, making both of their ghost senses to go off. Dayna helped her brother reel in the line...only to pull out a blue and green ghost dragon with an amulet and the line in its jaws. It roared at them as they tried to run away,
"I WANT TO GO!" It scooped the two in its claws, growling at them, "I HAVE TO GO!"
"You'll have to stand in line behind our Dad," Danny retorted.
"But, in the meantime..." Dayna said before the two turning into their ghost forms. The two slipped out of of the dragons grasp like blue mist, surprising it at first, but then it turned angry again and slashed it them with its claws.
After dodging multiple claw swipes and green, fiery blasts, Danny threw a punch and Dayna kicked the dragon in the chest, knocking it to the ground. It was so fast that they didn't even notice the amulet that fell off of it and land in Danny's backpack. Suddenly, the dragon looked much less intimidating as it slowly transformed into...a girl? Yes, a ghost girl in a light blue dress with her hair in a headband and a braid.
"All I wanted was to go to the Princess Costume Ball, and my horrid mommy won't let me!" She cried to them before being suck back into the Fenton Portal.
"If that dragon suit is her idea of a costume, I'm on mommy's side," Danny said.
"Ditto," Dayna nodded, the two turning back to their human selves.
"Phew! That's a relief!" Danny sighed to himself.
"I'll tell you what a relief is!" Jack returned with three sodas. A look of realization crossed his face and then he quickly said before pushing the drinks into his children's hands and running off, "Darn, I almost forgot."
Danny and Dayna looked at each other when they heard the sound of a toilet being flushed. The two sighed, but Dayna quickly replaced her frown with a smile. She knew her father could be a nut sometimes, but she loved him to death. There's no act too embarrassing that he could possible do to her. The same couldn't necessarily be said for Danny, though. She knew her older twin better than that.
Dayna unpacked her peanut butter sandwich, apple, bag of chips, and a carton of milk at the table. She smiled as she took a large bite into her sandwich, just in time for Tucker to sulk back to the picnic table outside the school.
"Strike three, Tuck?" Danny asks him.
"Try strike three thousand," Tucker grumbled to himself.
"I don't see what the big deal is about going to some stupid dance," Sam asked after swallowing a bit of her salad. "I don't need to be asked to some dance to know that I'm special."
"Same," Dayna said, sitting across from Sam. "Don't get me wrong, I'm going to the dance. But just because I don't have a date, doesn't mean I can't be social."
Sam smiled at her, "Well, who knows. Maybe you'll find a lucky guy to dance with. I mean, you are the best dancer in Casper High."
Dayna huffed, "Yeah, right. Every guy will be head over heels for-"
"Paulina," Danny and Tucker said dreamily, looking past the Fenton girl. Dayna and Sam looked over to see Paulina in all her adolescent perfection. All the eyes of the guys in Casper High were on her as she walked by.
"Oh, please! Paulina? Girls like her are a dime a dozen," Sam rolled her eyes.
Quickly, the boys reached into their pockets, Danny asking Tucker, "How much chang've you got?"
"Haha, very funny, big brother," Dayna shook her head, tossing a chip into her mouth. "If you think she's so great, why don't you go and ask her to the dance?"
"You know why I can't, Dayna," Danny sighed, folding his arms on the table. "I get weak-kneed when I talked to cute girls."
Sam froze just as she was about to take a bit of her salad. She frowned, furrowing her eyebrows as she snapped, "Oh, and you absolutely no problems talking to me?"
"Oooh!" Dayna mockingly winced, snickering at the nervous look on her brother's face.
Before he could try to defend himself, Sam grabbed onto Danny's shoulder's, shoving him forward as she said, "Skip it. Go give your weak knees some exercise."
Danny stumbled over to the tree where Paulina was seated. He looked back at his friends for some sort of support. Sam merely arched her eyebrows, Tucker nodded with a large grin, giving him a thumbs-up. Dayna, however, had a soft face, but she gestured for her brother to go on. Taking in a deep breath, Danny leaned against the tree and started, "Hi, I-"
He grunted as his arm unintentionally turned intangible, throwing him into the tree and onto the ground. Paulina gave him an uninterested stare before responding, "Please, don't say you've suddenly fallen for me. That line is so last semester."
"Yeah...I-I mean no!" Danny stuttered as he picked himself up off the ground. "Th-That's not it!...I-I'm Danny."
Dayna's eyes widened as she saw her brother's jeans turned intangible and fell to the ground before becoming solid again. Everyone student in the whole courtyard busted out laughing, even Paulina! Dayna rushed over to her brother as he looked around, completely embarrassed. She pulled up his pants for him and he gripped onto the belt of his jeans as Paulina giggled out,
"A gentleman usually tips his hat, but I'll give you points for originality."
A growl escaped Dayna's throat, her blue eyes glowing a bright, fierce orange as she glared at her. A hand came onto her shoulder and she looked to see Sam, shaking her head calmly. Dayna mentally huffed, which she suspected Sam knew she was doing, but shut her eyes and opened them again, being their original baby blue orbs.
Sam set her other hand on Danny's shoulder and sarcastically said, "Kudos, Danny. You just set an all-time speed record for drowning in the shallow end of a gene pool."
Paulina looked confused, then mad as she retorted, "Oh, no! You did not just call me shallow, did you?"
"If you mean, do you think Dayna and I can stand in a puddle of you and not get our feet wet, then yeah," Sam smirked, earning an appreciative smile from the youngest Fenton kid.
"Shallow! I am not shallow!" Paulina snapped at the two.
"C'mon, bro. Let's go finish lunch," Dayna narrowed her eyes at Paulina, pulling her brother away with the help of Sam.
"On the other hand, I'm not so deep that I couldn't lure a boy away from a goth geek and his loser sister. And I will," Paulina turned determined, looking over at the group of four at the picnic table.
The next day, it was in between periods and Tucker and Danny were both at Danny's locker. Tucker humorously said, "Thanks to you, I now know the quickest way to a woman's heart. Clean boxers."
Danny sighed as he rubbed the back of his neck, "Man, I blew it yesterday! Paulina probably won't even look at me now."
"Yoo-hoo!" The two looked over, not believing the sight. Paulina was waving at them, or more specifically, "Danny!"
The two looked in surprise, but then in extreme excitement as Danny grinned, "Or not. Hey, Tuck?"
"I get it. I'm out!" Tucker quickly stepped away, but not before saying, "Good luck!"
"Hi, you," she giggled as she stood in front of him. "I just wanted to-"
Danny yelped as he was suddenly pushed into his locker by none other than Dash. Slamming the door shut, the blonde jock interrupted, "Meet me? Who doesn't?"
Danny phased through his locker, still invisible as he glared green daggers at Dash. He came out completely and set his hands on Dash's back.
"Dash Baxter. All-star quarterback and school hero," Danny's eyes widened as he was suddenly pulled into Dash's body. "I'm also-"
Dash suddenly opened his eyes in confusion, them being green in color instead of blue. He looked down at himself and said in Danny's voice, "In Dash's body?"
"Excuse me?" Paulina raised an eyebrow at him.
"Right. Of course!" Danny brightened up again as he told her, "I'm also the President of the Casper High Geek Club and I have every single toenail I've ever clipped. Want to see them?"
"No," Paulina said, looking a little bit more than disgusted.
"Well then, you should get to know Danny Fenton. He doesn't scrub his mom's feet every night like I do," Danny said, grabbing Paulina's foot after kneeling down.
"Ew! Get lost, loser!"
Danny phased out of Dash and went back to his locker, leaving Dash hopelessly confused as he walked away. Paulina opened the locker, making Danny fall out, knocking the golden amulet out of his backpack in the process.
"We have to stop meeting like this," she said, kneeling down to him which made him smile. She noticed the amulet and gasped, "Oh my gosh! What is that?"
She picked it up, holding it in her hand as she looked at it with the upmost interest. Danny stuttered out, "Oh, that? It's uh...You like it?"
"It's beautiful!" she exclaimed with a large smile.
"Hey, that's great...because I got it for you," he nervously lied.
"Really?" Paulina asked excitedly.
"Y-Yeah! In case I got the nerve to ask you to the dance and you said yes, I thought I'd give you something...and that's what it would've been. I got it for you," Danny tried to keep a calm face as his pants started to grow intangible again, threatening to fall down, but managed to pull at them before they could, "Whether you go with me or not."
"Well, you are kind of cute, and you have great taste in underwear," Paulina listed as she put on the amulet. "I'd love to go with you."
She smiled at him before turning around and walking away, her eyes glowing green with Danny not knowing. He frowned to himself as he muttered, "What am I doing? That doesn't belong to me! That could be my mom's or Dayna's."
"Bye, Danny! See you!" Paulina waved to him before walking off down another hallway.
"Or, I could worry about that later because she said yes! Woo-hoo!" Danny exclaimed with a grin, throwing his arms in the air...only to have his pants fall down. Well, it was a nice victory while it lasted.
"Mr. Fenton."
Danny froze before anxiously turning around to see Mr. Lancer, "Pantless again? Third time this week I've caught you, how do you kids say it?" he brought up a book titled 'How to sound Hip for the Unhip'.
"'Dropping trou'. I think it's time I saw your father for a Parent-Teacher Conference," Mr. Lancer frowned, handing Danny a form.
"Oh, man. My dad?" Danny gulped audibly as he took the paper.
"Until then, here," the teacher handed him a belt to wear. "It'll help you keep your pants up and 'out of trouble with the Man'."
"So, your Dad is going to chaperone the dance?" Sam asked as she picked at her salad. The four teens were in the food court of the Amity Park Mall eating lunch. Danny and Tucker were having burgers and fries while Dayna was having pizza and chips.
"Yes, but he doesn't know he's going to chaperone because he doesn't remember that I made him say yes!" Danny said in a panicked breath.
"Sweet! Taking over people's bodies! I so hope I have that power!" Dayna cheered, throwing her arms up in the air.
"Let me get this straight. You and Dayna can just walk into people and take over their bodies from the inside?" Tucker asked Danny.
"Yeah, pretty much," he replied, not exactly getting what he was trying to say.
Tucker then quickly asked, "Hey, Danny, Dayna, if you could control a girl for just two minutes..."
"Forget it," the twins replied at the same time. Danny continued with, "You can get your own date to the dance like I did."
"Does he have to take off his pants and act like a dweeb or will either one do?" Sam asked, smirking at Tucker's reaction. "Honestly, guys, I'm glad I'm not going to the stupid dance. Saves me the embarrassment of wearing this lame dress my parents got me."
"So, no one's asked you, huh?" Tucker asked, raising an eyebrow knowingly.
"Maybe if I was as pretty as Paulina," Sam spat.
"Oh, please!" Dayna rolled her eyes, swallowing down a bite of pepperoni pizza. "She may have the looks, but Paulina's got no substance. Not like you do, Sam."
"Why are you two so down on her? So she's pretty, it's not a crime," Danny defended. Suddenly, people started rushing past their table, making them look up and around on full alert. Danny and Dayna's ghost sense went off and they knew perfectly well what that meant.
"Ghost time. Can I finish your fries?" Tucker asked nonchalantly.
With nobody left in the food court, Danny and Dayna jumped out of their chairs and into their ghost forms. They flew to the source of the panic, which just so happened to be the blue and green dragon from not too long ago.
"Say, haven't we met somewhere?" Danny asked it.
Dayna smirked and said, "Dear brother, I do believe we have met."
The dragon roared at them, spewing green flames at the two. They dodged and came back together, Danny saying, "Let's try this again. Hi, I'm Danny Phantom."
"And I'm Dayna Phantom," then the two said together, "We're the Phantom Twins. And you are?"
They grunted as they got slapped by the beast's tail, knocking them into a fast-food kiosk. Danny rubbed his head, muttering, "Testy? Got it."
"Very testy," Dayna added, the two flying off again to fight just before they could be scorched by green fire.
They rammed the big lizard, only for it to grab them in its claws and slam them to the ground, bellowing "MUST HAVE TEE!"
"Huh. A dragon that likes tea. Never a dull day with us, eh Danny?" Dayna asked.
"Yup. Good idea. Coffee makes you a bit jittery. But better yet," Danny gave the cue for the two to phase into the floor. The dragon brought up its claws, confused as to where its prey had gone to.
"Have some punch!" The Phantom twins cried, throwing the dragon through the air with two rough tackles. The second the dragon disappeared from sight, Dayna dusted her hands together.
"Heh. Finally. I was getting tired of breathing in that dragon breath," she shuddered. "Nasty."
Danny chuckled, "Yeah. Let's get back to Tucker and Sam."
Dayna hummed as she listened to her MP3, letting her upper body hang off of her green-lined bed as she lied on her back. She was in a green camouflage tank top with matching pajama pants. Her blue eyes roamed to her alarm clock, which read nine-thirty at night. Her eyebrows as she thought she heard a knock at her bedroom door. She paused the music, sitting back up before calling,
"Come in!"
The door opened and Danny, who was dressed in blue, pinstriped pajamas, stepped in just a bit before saying, "Hey, Dayna. Can I talk to you for a sec?"
"Sure, big bro," Dayna patted her hand on a spot on the bed. "What is it?"
Danny sighed, sitting down on the bed as he started, "Dayna, I know you don't like Paulina, but I may never get this chance again and I wanna do this right."
Dayna nodded, keeping silent as she furrowed her eyebrows as he asked, "I guess what I'm asking is...could you teach me to dance?"
It was dead silent for a moment or two, Dayna's face remained neutral as did her voice as she replied, "You want me to teach you to dance so that talent can be wasted on Paulina?"
"Dayna, please! I have two left feet and I'll be the laughing stock of the whole dance floor!"
"And Dad blabbering to everyone about ghosts will make it worse?" Dayna asked, rolling her eyes in a joking matter.
Danny threw his arms up in the air, "Exactly! This is why you're my twin! You know exactly what goes on with me!"
Dayna sighed and picked up a remote, aiming it at her stereo and clicking it. It produced a series of different types of music with each click, before she found one that sounded like a mild-speed dance. She got up and rubbed her hands together,
"All right, get up. The dance is in two days and we've got serious work to do."
Danny smiled widely and got off the bed, "Thank you! Thank you so much!"
"Don't thank me yet, big brother," Dayna put up a hand as he stood in front of her. "You're right. You have two left feet, and your dancing...well, I'm not even going to go there. Another thing, don't think that I'm doing this for Paulina or whatever relationship you may have with her in the future. I'm doing it for you. I hope you're ready, Danny. Once you step into this dance lesson, you're not leaving until you get it right."
Danny's eyes widened before letting out an audible gulp, laughing nervously as he nodded, "Sure. Whatever it takes. Just please teach me."
"Fine," Dayna nodded back, lifting her hands and placing one on his shoulder and the other in his hand. "Now put your left hand on my waist."
Danny furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, but did as he was told. He then asked, "Do we have to have music?"
"If you wanna do it right, then yes. The point of the music, Danny, is to keep the rhythm. Besides, you need to learn to dance to music, not silence," Dayna explained. "Now, we're just gonna do the simplest dance for right now: The Box Step. Believe me, even you can't mess up."
"Gee, thanks for the encouragement, sis. Really appreciate it," Danny sarcastically said, rolling his eyes.
"When it comes to teaching the art of dancing, I'm bluntly honest and never soft. You're no different, big brother," Dayna smiled sweetly. "Trust me, this is gonna hurt me more than it'll hurt you. Now, just follow my lead for right now."
They practiced for a good half an hour, Danny wincing whenever he accidentally stepped on Dayna's foot. He had to have winced at least twelve times, but when the half hour was up, Danny had managed to make it through the dance without any foot-related injuries.
"I told you this was gonna hurt me more than it would you," Dayna said, sitting on her bed and rubbing her sore feet. "But, you're making great progress."
Danny perked up as he asked, "You really think so?"
"I know so. We just need to work on you leading the dance," she nodded, setting her feet back on the ground. "Okay, let's get into the starting position."
Once they were in position, the music started again. She told him that all there was to leading was knowing where to go and bring his partner with him. He took a deep breath and took a slow, hesitant step to the left. She nodded at him, indicating he was doing good so far. He stepped forward with a little bit more speed and confidence, making his sister step back. Before long, he was leading the dance as well as a natural dancer, at least that's what Dayna had told him.
"Oh, how cute!"
Danny and Dayna stopped their dance to see their mother and father standing in the open doorway. Maddie gushed as she clasped her hands together, "Dayna's teaching Danny to dance!"
"And all because of a school dance," Jack dramatically sniffled, wiping a tear from his eye. "It's a mystery to know what brings twin siblings together."
"Mom! Dad!" they said simultaneously, a harsh blush on their cheeks.
"Okay, kids. We know when we're not wanted," Maddie smiled, closing the door on the two embarrassed twins.
Danny, Dayna, and Tucker were in Danny's bedroom, preparing for the dance and any ghost activity that might happen. They were also awaiting the research of the ghost dragon they've been seeing from Sam. Lucky for Danny, Dayna had managed to teach him the Foxtrot, Waltz, and even a little bit of Salsa in the duration of the two days. It wasn't much, but it would do for one night at the dance.
"Tie straight. Shirt tucked in. Unbreakable ghost fishing line tucked neatly away just in case," Danny checked off, sticking the closed-up Fenton Fisher in his jacket pocket. He was dressed in a black tuxedo and blue tie. "I'm good to go."
"Dress zipped up. Hair and make-up done. Fenton Thermos stashed away, also just in case," Dayna set the Fenton Thermos in her bag, she being dressed in a green, neck-strap dress and dark green flats. Her hair was pulled back with a green headband and wore only some green eyeshadow, green lip gloss, and pink blush. "You almost done on that dragon research, Sam?"
"Sending it over right now," Sam said from Danny's web camera on the computer. The website suddenly came up, showing a picture of the same blue and green dragon ghost.
"That's it!" Danny exclaimed. He read off the information, "Medieval ghostly legend held that the cursed Amulet of Aragon could transform any wearer into dragon form under states of extreme emotional distress or anger. That's the amulet I gave to Paulina. It must've accidentally fallen into my backpack!"
"Wait," Dayna arched an eyebrow as she asked, "My brother's going on a date with a dragon? I knew it!"
"Like I said, looks are deceiving," Sam smugly replied. "I'm sure you guys will have a wonderful time."
With that, the screen on the computer turned black as Sam hung up the conversation. The three looked between each other before Dayna said, "Well, I need to go. Mom and Dad are driving me to the dance. I'll see you guys there!"
"Sam really wants to go to the dance," Danny said after Dayna had left his bedroom.
"But she said no!" Tucker said, looking very confused.
"We're her best friends. We should've known," Danny cast his eyes down, feeling guilty that he hadn't noticed it before.
"Well, there's nothing we can do now, right?" Tucker shrugged his shoulders.
Danny looked back up, smiled, then his eyes started glowing green. Tucker's eyes widened at what his best friend was getting at and started, "No way. Forget it. Absolutely not! NO!"
"Paulina? I was thinking...about the amulet-" Danny asked his date, who was dressed in a pink gown. He had successfully overshadowed Tucker and brought Sam to the dance with them. Boy, the smile that Dayna had on her face when he told her that. Anyway, he offered her a glass of punch, which she graciously accepted.
She interrupts him by saying, "Isn't it fabulous? I haven't taken it off since you gave it to me."
"Yeah, well, about that...See, I shouldn't have given it to you in the first place because," Danny panicked, looking around and blurting out the first name that came to mind, "...it belongs to Sam!"
He shrunk back a bit as Paulina grew angry, her dragon-like tongue taking in all the punch in her cup before crushing the glass in her grasp. He then nervously said as he handed her his cup of punch, "But...I want to make it up to you. I'll get you something else. Something more special."
Danny's eyes suddenly widened as he saw his father and Mr. Lancer talking. From the look on his face, he looked like Mr. Lancer was talking about something he knew nothing about. He nearly told Paulina he had to excuse himself, but saw Dayna walking up behind their dad. She winked at her older brother and turned intangible, phasing into him with ease.
The Fenton boy blew out a relieved sigh before saying, "Like a special dance! Come on, let's go!"
Meanwhile, with Dayna...
"Yes, yes! Danny! What a fine young boy. He certainly has that Fenton atmosphere about him, doesn't he Maddie?" Dayna said in her father's body.
"Jack? Are you all right? Your voice sounds strange," Maddie raised an eyebrow at her 'husband'.
"Oh! Right! I think I must've eaten something, went down the wrong pipe, you know? I'll go get us some punch!"
Dayna left the group in Jack's body, pushing through the crowd to find either Danny or Tucker and Sam. As she walked through the crowd, she felt a hand grab at her arm. She looked down as Danny asked, "Uh, Dad? Can I talk to you for a second?"
"Danny, it's me!" Dayna whispered to him. "What's wrong?"
"Paulina's gone! I can't find her anywhere!" Danny reached into his jacket, pulling out three walkie-talkies. "I need you and Sam to look for her and Tucker to keep an eye on Dad."
She nodded, going away again to look for their two best friends. Luckily, she found Sam and Tucker having punch together nearby.
"Tucker! Sam! We've got trouble!" The two looked over, shocked at Jack.
"Uh, we didn't have anything to do with it, Mr. Fenton!" Tucker nervously said.
"Tucker, you dork! It's me! Dayna!" she whispered to them. She pulled out the two walkie-talkies, handing them both to Sam and Tucker. "Sam, you and I will look out for Paulina, make sure nothing sets her off. Tucker, ring up me or Danny if Mr. Lancer gets close to our Dad."
"This dance is getting better and better with each passing second," Sam said with a smirk.
"You don't know the half of it," Dayna laughed, phasing out of her father before running off with her. It wasn't long before they had seen her walk by, heading towards the girl's bathroom.
"Danny! We've got her!" Sam said into the talkie.
"Stay on her! And whatever you do, don't make her mad!" Dayna rolled her eyes, but she understood why. Yet she replied into the device, "No promises, big brother."
The two entered the bathroom, seeing Paulina fixing her hair in the mirror. Sam greeted strenuously, "Hey, Paulina. Nice dress."
Paulina smiled mockingly at the two, turning to them as she remarked, "Yes. And it goes so nicely with your amulet. Don't you think?"
"My amulet? That's not mine-" Dayna elbowed Sam in the side a bit, using her eyes as a signal, which Sam immediately got. She then started, "Right. Listen, my grandmother gave me that amulet and-"
"Forget it, sweetie," Paulina put up a hand, startling both Sam and Dayna. "I'm not giving up this trinket. Or your little boyfriend and your brother, Danny."
"Boyfriend?" Dayna arched an eyebrow, giving Sam a strange look. She thought to herself, I knew they'd be good together, but I didn't think they'd go and do it behind my back!
"My boyfriend? Haha! And they say pretty girls can't be funny! Danny is not my boyfriend," Sam explained, looking just a little bit embarrassed.
"He's not?" Paulina arched an eyebrow, picking up a glass full of punch and looking a bit interested in what Sam had to say.
"He's my best friend and her brother," Sam began, giving a kind look at Dayna, who smiled back. "Maybe that's why we've been so hard on you. I didn't mean to call you shallow."
Dayna smiled wider as she nodded in agreement. She knew Sam had a hard time trying to make friends with the popular, more preppy crowd at Casper High, so it was nice that she was making an effort. And for Danny, too. Maybe, as a sister, she could give Paulina a chance, too.
"What a bummer!" The two girls were surprised at Paulina's response. "I only agreed to go out with him because I thought I was stealing him from you two!"
"AH!" Dayna jerked back, her hands going to her eyes as Paulina threw the punch all over her hair and dress. Sam looked at Dayna in shock and worry as Paulina said,
"Here! Take your crummy amulet!" She put the amulet around Sam's neck. "I'm going back inside to dump your dorky friend and loser brother!"
Sam shook in anger at everything. Paulina using Danny, dumping her punch all over her best friend, and now going to dump Danny like he was garbage! The amulet glowed as Sam angrily yells out, "SHALLOW LITTLE WITCH!"
The same blue and green dragon appeared before their very eyes. Paulina looked completely shocked before she became lightheaded, fainting into Dayna's arms. Dayna looked down at Paulina, then back up at Sam's fierce glare and growling.
"Oh crud," Dayna's eyes widened, nearly popping out of her head as Sam grabbed the both of them in her claws, breaking through to the outside. "Sam! You don't need to take me for a flying joy-ride! I can already do that!"
Suddenly, Sam roared out in pain as a strong force slammed down on her back, making them crash into the football field. Dayna shook her head groaned just in time to see Danny Phantom land in front of them.
"Take it easy, Paulina. You don't wanna hurt Dayna and Sam!" he said to the dragon. His eyes widened when he caught Dayna and Paulina in the dragon's claws. "Paulina?" He looked over at the dragon itself. "Sam?"
"Uh huh," Dayna nodded nonchalantly, then cried out, "Now get us out of here!"
Sam growled lowly, getting up and bellowing, "SHALLOW GIRL!"
"Yup, that's Sam!" Danny agreed. Sam threw her head back and shot green fire at Danny, who quickly turned intangible and avoided the flames. "Whoa! Sam! Two words: Breath mints!"
"Snappy wisecracks aren't working at the moment, big brother!" Dayna yelled out. Danny took off, snatching the two girls from Sam's grip. As he tried to turn around, Sam knocked them with her tail through the bleachers and into the fence, where Dash and a girl were talking.
"Uh, sorry!" Danny apologized, giving them a nervous smile which quickly disappeared when Sam tore apart the bleachers, roaring at them. Dash and the girl fled without a second thought while Danny set Paulina against the fence, "Dayna, you watch Paulina! I'll take care of Sam!"
Dayna frowned and huffed, crossing her arms as she turned her back on the unconscious popular girl. After all, with all the bad things she's done and would've done, why should she care? Still, she stood there to keep guard over Paulina until Sam was taken care of, but then Dayna was out of there. Really, she had punch all over her hair, face, and dress and Danny didn't give so much as a worried glance at her.
Suddenly, Danny grabbed Sam by the tail and swung her around, throwing her far from the school. He dove back down to the girls and picked Paulina up, "Thanks, Dayna. I don't know what I'd do without you."
Before Dayna could give out a single reply, Danny flew off back to the school. She looked after her older brother for a moment before blinking a few tears away. She sighed and slowly trudged back to the school to get her bag and then go home. Tonight was a complete disaster, at least for her.
Danny had managed to get to his dad's body and overshadow him before he could do any damage and was now dancing with his mom on the dance floor. He had to say that thanks to his sister, he was really progressing nicely as a dancer.
Maddie sighed fondly, "Doesn't this bring back memories?"
"If by 'memories' you mean 'things that you remember that I don't,' than yes!" Danny anxiously replied in his dad's body. "Go ahead and remind me of stuff I'll totally agree remembering."
The music came to an end and the crowd was cheering for them, which brought up the perfect opportunity to leave his father's body and finish the fight with Sam. Just as soon as he got outside, Sam came flying back, looking angrier than ever before. She threw fireballs at him, which he dodged easily and great speed.
"I hate to say this, but you throw fire like a girl!" Danny taunted, making Sam narrow her eyes at him. He then brought out the Fenton Fisher and charged at her, "The Fenton Fisher. It can capture ghosts and dragon ghosts! Way to go, Dad!"
Danny circled around Sam, dodging fire blasts and wrapping her up in the line. Before she could even comprehend what was happening, she was all tied up, including her wings. She roared as she fell back down onto the football field, completely worn out from the fight. Danny flies down, yanking off the amulet off of her neck, making her slowly turn back into her normal, goth girl self.
"Sam? Are you all right?" Danny asked, turning back into his human self. He knelt down next to her as she sat up, rubbing her forehead as she replied with a groan,
"Wow, did I have fun at the dance?"
Danny chuckled, "Well, let's just say you had a roaring time!"
Sam smiled slightly as he helped her up. He then asked her, "Wanna go back inside?"
The goth girl looked like she was about to answer, but her eyes widened suddenly. Her eyebrows furrowed together as she said, "Sorry, Danny, but it looks like I'm not the girl you should be paying attention to right now."
As if to prove her point, she pointed past him. He looked over, only to gasp to see Dayna walking down the street, her shoulders sagged in despair.
Dayna wrapped her arms around herself. She knew it was wrong of her to walk away from a fight that she and her brother should've shared, but she couldn't help it. She knew her brother's heart was in the right place when he wanted to get the amulet away from Paulina so that she wouldn't cause any harm to others, but what else could she think? He just wasn't himself when he was with Paulina and she didn't like it.
She gasped as something warm was placed over her shoulders. She looked over her shoulder and saw Danny, ghost form and all, smiling apologetically as he set his jacket on her. She lowered her eyes and turned her head away from him, muttering out a, "Thank you."
"What're you doing out here? Why aren't you back at the dance?" Danny asked, jabbing a thumb back at the school.
"What? And show off all of this beauty and glamour?" Dayna mockingly gestured to herself, still being covered in punch. "Pass."
"What happened to you, anyway?" Danny asked, hovering by her side as she continued on her route home.
"Your dream date, Paulina, that's what!" The female Fenton twin venomously snapped. "But thank you for finally noticing."
Danny looked down, a large frown on his face at this. He couldn't deny and he wouldn't deny it. He saw Paulina for who she truly was and thought it would be best to forget about Paulina and his crush on her, though it would be difficult to do. But, being a big brother came first, and pretty girls came later. He sighed and said,
"I'm sorry, Dayna. I really am. Can you ever forgive me?"
Dayna stopped in mid-stride, looking over at him with a neutral face, though he did her best to try and glare at him. After a moment of tense silence, she sighed and smiled a little, "I guess so. Next time, though, try to be a bit more observant, big brother."
Danny chuckled, "Okay. But only if you teach me some more dance moves so that next time, I can dance with someone who deserves it."
"Deal," Dayna laughed, bumping fists with her brother to seal the deal before pulling him into a hug.
"Whoa! Sticky!" Danny laughed, lightly pushing her away, but still keeping his arms around her. "You want me to fly you home? You know, let you get cleaned up?"
"And Mom and Dad would totally kill you if they knew you let me walk home alone, right?" The female Fenton twin smirked.
Danny laughed nervously, nodding his head, but instantly felt relieved as Dayna said, "But, I accept. This dress is really sticking to me so bad, its criminal."
With that, Danny pulled his little sister closer to him before taking off into the air. Dayna knew that he didn't like the stickiness, even she didn't, but was touched to know that he'd deal with it just for her.