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"hmm.." Danny rubbed his eyes and looked up. He must have fallen asleep against the tree because it looked like it was in the afternoon. He heard the rustle of a bag and looked up just in time to see a bag of ships being shoved in his face. He took the chips and looked up only to come face to face with Sam. He looked at her for a moment then remembered what had just happened to him.
"Umm..." Danny just looked at her not quite sure what to say.
"You're hungry, right?" She asked, motioning to his dirty clothes. Danny looked at himself for a moment then laughed slightly.
"Right, thanks." He said opening the bag of chips. Sam sat down on the ground, her knees pulled up to her cheast, letting her head rest on them, watching him.
"There Lime and Vineger. I dunno if you like that kind but..."
"There my favourite actually." Danny said eating a couple. Sam gave a small smile.
"You probably think I'm weird don't you? Trying to talk with a boy I've never met before." She said. Danny just laughed at her but looked down sadly. Of course they have never met before, he should not even exist in this time since his parents are not together. He does not even have his sister around or even have friends anymore. Danny clutched his hands into firsts at his sides as he thought about all this. Damn Plasmius! He thought. He looked up as he felt Sam brush his cheek with the back of her hand.
"You okay?" She asked. Danny realized that he had started crying and she was just wiping away his tears. He quickly wiped his eyes and smiled.
"Sorry," He said, "I was just thinking about my family."
"So you're an orphan?" She asked. Danny managed a small smile and nodded. Sam smiled at him.
"Do you want pity or should I take a hike?" She asked jokingly. Danny managed a shakey laugh.
"No pity but you don't have to go...no wait! That sounds sorta weird doesn't it?"
"It's okay." Sam said smiling at him, "You probably don't have any friends and just want company right?" Danny looked at her in shock before managing a small smile.
"Yeah.." He whispered before looking up. He watched as the clouds drifted through the sky, his gaze slowly falling in the direction of his old house. Sam followed his gaze.
"Old Man Fenton is a real pain." She muttered. Danny looked at her in a bit of confusion. He knew his dad still lived at the old Fenton Works but he didn't know that people in the town knew about him. That's when he saw a dark skinned boy running towards Sam from the direction of his old house. Tucker..? He thought. As he got closer he realized it was Tucker. He held back a smile as to not give away any suspision that he knew them. Tucker ran closer and stopped infront of Sam.
"All I did was walk past and he threw out some old invention at me!" Tucker complained to Sam.
"And I'm guessing that's it?" Sam asked motioning to the hunk of metal Tucker held in his hands. Tucker smiled.
"Yeah! I'm gonna see if I can use some old parts!" He said. Danny just looked at the invention Tucker held. It looked odly familiar but...That's it!
"The Fenton Ghost Tracker!" Danny exclaimed without thinking, getting up slightly in surprise. Sam and Tucker just looked at him.
"The what?" They both asked at the same time.
"Uh.." Danny realized his slip and paled slightly. He held out his hands.
"Can I see it?" He asked. Tucker looked at him for a moment, examining his appearence before shrugging and shoving the thing at him. Danny held the invention in his hands, tracing his fingers over the surface of it. Yup this definatly was his parents old ghost tracker. He looked up at Tucker.
"Got any tools on you?" He asked. Tucker looked at him suspiciously. Sam put a hand on his shoulder.
"He's okay Tuck." She said. Tucker sighed then look off his backpack.
"There's a few in here, why?" He asked. Danny just took his backpack and pulled out the few tools he had in it, grabbing the screwdriver first. Sam and Tucker watched, mouths open as he went on with pulling apart the old invention and rebuilding it, and reattaching wires. Before they knew it, the old invention looked like the old Fenton Ghost tracker his parents had made. Tucker stared at him, mouth agape.
"How did...? What did you do?" He asked in shock. He was supposed to be the technogeek, not some strange homeless kid. Danny laughed at him.
"My parents were inventores, I think this device is supposed to find ghosts." Danny said flipping the device back and forth between his hands.
"Of Course!" Sam rolled her eyes, "Fenton's always trying to invent knew stuff to do with ghosts. From what I've heard he hasn't had one success yet." Danny laughed then flipped the power swich to on.
"Ghost right infront of you. You would have to be some kind of a moron not to see the ghost." The mechanicle voice of the ghost tracker went off. Danny paled then turned it off. Tucker was on high alert looking back and forth.
"Where's the ghost!?" He shreiked, "I know I'm not a moron!" Danny and Sam laughed.
"Dude, my parents invented ghost stuff as well, it seems for some reason they don't track ghosts, they track me." Danny said with a laugh. Tucker looked at him.
"How do we know you're not a ghost?" He asked. Danny glared at him.
"Do I look like a ghost to you?" Tucker shook his head, "Then theres your answer." Sam laughed at the two boys.
"You know I didn't get your name." She said finally. Danny looked at her then smiled faintly.
"It's Danny." He said.
"I'm Sam." Sam held out her hand and Danny shook it. Tucker looked at him then sighed.
"Tucker Foley." He said. Danny smiled and gave a laugh.
"Is that 'TF' for 'Too Fine'?" He asked teasingly.
"See Tuck, even homeless people know about your lame come on's." Sam said making Danny brake out into a fit of laughter. For crying out loud he still uses those?! Danny thought.
"Oh be quiet Sammy!" Tucker said.
"What did you call me!?" Sam shrieked. Tucker smirked.
"Saaaammyyy! Sammy Sammy Sammy Sammy!" He started dancing around like a clown while singing out Sam's hated nickname.
"I'll kill you Tucker!" Sam snapped getting up and running after him. Tucker shrieked like a little girl and started running from her. Danny stood up and watched the two fight. Sam had ended up getting ahold of Tucker and pushing him to the ground before laughing like a mad women, one of her feet on Tuckers back striking a victory pose. Danny chuckled slightly, putting his hand in his pocket, holding the ring again. Just then a shrill voice rang through the park.
"Oh Sammy-kins!" Sam's mother, Pamela Manson came walking into the park. Sam visibly shrank, "There you are, I've been looking all over for you! I found such a cute outfit today you simply must try it on."
"Mom I really don't want to." Sam said. Pamela just laughed at her daughter.
"Don't be silly Sammy, of course you do." She said.
"No I don't." Sam said. I thought then accured to her, "Mom you remember how you wanted to house a homeless child?"
"Yes, what about it?" Pamela asked, confused by her daughters sudden change of mood. Sam pointed to Danny.
"What about him?" She asked. Danny froze by the sudden turn the conversation had taken and from the gaze Pam sent him. Danny seemed to stutter for a moment before introducing himself.
"I'm...I'm Danny. It's nice to meet you miss." He said, trying to be polite, remembering what happened the first time he met Sam's parents. He didn't want to make the same mistake again. Pamela seemed to relax slightly at his show of manners.
"It's nice to meet you, Danny. My name is Pamela Manson, Samantha's mother." Sam scowled at the use of her full name but then ignored it and turned to Danny.
"My parents were thinking of adopting a homeless child into the house...surprisingly." Sam said, "Perhaps you can?" She looked up at her Mom hoping for approval. Pamela frowned slightly.
"You can stay a few days," She said, "But if you are in anyway rude or disrespectful you will be out, if you aren't we'll enroll you in school and allow you to stay at our home." Danny stared at her in shock. This is the same Pamela Manson he knew back in his timeline and he was positive she would not do something so...charitable without a reason. Danny bit his lip. He may have only just arrived in this alternate timeline but he felt like he had not had a bath or eaten a proper meal in weeks.
"All...Allright, I accept your terms." He said slowly. Sam tried to hide her growing smile from her mother. Pamela nodded then turned to Sam.
"Take him and get him one pair of new clothes then bring him home so he can have a bath." She said handing Sam some money, "I'll see you at home." With that she turned around and left the park. When she was gone Tucker turned to Sam.
"You've just met him and you're inviting him into your home?" He asked.
"I'm not some perverted drunkie if that's what you're worried about Tucker." Danny said.
"Yeah Tucker, he's not you." Sam said with a laugh. Tucker stared at them, his mouth opening and closing as if he were trying to say something. Finaly he seemed to come to a conclusion.
"That was mean." He said.
"And what you said about him moving in with me wasn't?" Sam asked.
"Okay you're right. I just worry." Tucker said. Danny felt his hand clench into fists when he heard that. Calm down, He told himself, Tucker doesn't like Sam. There just good friends.
"Look Tucker! It's Valerie!" Sam exclaimed pointing behind him. Tucker turned around in an instant.
"Where?!" He asked. Danny sighed and relaxed his fists...only to be blown six feet into the air. Sam and Tucker called out to him in concern when he landed. He slowly sat up and looked up into the face of Skulker. Skulker grinned at Danny.
"Just because the time lines have changed doesn't mean I'm going to stop hunting you." He said, just loud enough for Danny to hear. Sam and Tucker ran towards him and helped him up. Danny wiped a his mouth and glared up at him.
"Just what I need at a time like THIS!" Danny snapped running head on at the mechanicle ghost.
"Danny what are you doing!?" Tucker yelled at him. Danny ignored him and jumped up, avoiding a few blasts Skulker sent him, before landing on his robotic shoulders.
"I'm so sick of you!" Danny snapped punching his fists into Skulkers back before pulling them back out with a bunch of wires. Skulkers suit swayed a moment before falling to the ground. Danny jumped off of him landing lightly on his feat while the mechanicle ghosts landed hard against the ground, spreading parts of the suit scattering accross the park. Some other civilians watched in complete shock at what had just happened. Danny walked over to where Sam and Tucker where, picking up his backpack and opening it. A smile spread across his face. Thankyou Clockwork! He thought before pulling out the thermos and sucking Skulker inside. Danny capped it and sighed before noticing the gaping faces of the people in the park.
"What?" He asked, "He's just a small glob of ectoplasm in a big metal suit." He stated this like it was the most obvious thing in the world before turning to Sam and Tucker, "Lets get out of here before they start asking questions." With that he started walking out of the park. Sam and Tucker stood there watching him for a moment before shrugging and following him out.
Danny stopped walking at the entrance of the park, a look of shock over his face. Sam and Tucker slowed down when they realized who he was staring at. Jack Fenton stood there staring back at Danny, expressionless.
Wow I didn't take forever to upload a new chapter. lol. anyway here's the next chapter. Any guesses as to why Pam wants to take in a homeless child? I know the reasons! It will be explained in the next chapter.
R&R please