[A/N] And now for chapter 2's references!
1. The "poofing" of objects is a reference to 'Rose's Room' in Steven Universe
2. The fact that Danny's shirt's accent glows different colors depending on his emotions is a reference to Inside Out.
3. The "You shouldn't be here!" scene is from Steven Universe in the episode 'Ocean Gem'.
4. How Valerie reacts to the dinosaur is a nod to Batman in The Lego Movie.
On to the chapter! What awaits us this time?
Mikey spoke up after a few minutes. "So, what are all these doors for?" Danny responded "Eh, some lead to random memories, and some lead to specific traits. I do NOT recommend going into one unless I give the OK." Of course, then, Dash chose to run off to the nearest door. Danny groaned. "Ugh. Typical."
Danny shot off, flying as if he was a ghost, cutting off Dash. He blocked the door with his back to it. Plywood suddenly appeared around the door, and chains snaked around it with a padlock appearing where they intersected. "Dash, I'm being serious!" Danny said with a determined look in his eyes. Dash smirked at this. "As if I have to listen to you!" He shoved Danny out of the way, and started prying off the plywood (prywood?). Danny growled and glowed red. A square section of the field next to the door hissed and slid open. Out of it came a giant robotic claw which grabbed Dash by the back of his collar, pulling him off the ground "Hey!". The rest of the class stood in awe. Danny crossed his arms and gave a glare. "As a matter of fact, I think you DO. Listen, all the doors here are unorganized. Some traits, they can be really unpredictable. It's really dangerous to just go running off like that."
Mr. Lancer cleared his throat and stepped in. "Mr. Baxter, I believe Mr. Fenton has a point. After all, he's been here a LOT longer than you have." Dash just refused to swallow his pride. "B-But... he's a nerd!" Danny's red glowed even deeper. "Don't test me, Dash!" But, that's exactly what the bully did. "Or what, Fentina? What're you gonna do?" Danny smirked. "How about letting my imagination run wild?"
Suddenly, many more robotic arms emerged from the ground. However, these lifeless appendages had much less... peaceful intentions. One was a laser turret straight out of a sci-fi movie, one had a barrage of missiles, and another had a singular, giant saw blade. When he saw each one slowly approaching him from every direction, Dash had a 'very manly' scream. Then, every pneumatic contraption disappeared in a puff of smoke, including the one holding him. "Oof!" When Dash got up, a single, unimpressive rubber hammer appeared above the jock's head, then promptly hit it with a satisfying 'squeak'.
When Dash looked up, he saw Fenton rolling around on the floor, laughing. At his expense! The jock growled, and made his way over to the kid who was... now glowing yellow? "Jeez, this kid changes more colors than a stoplight." Dash thought.
Danny looked up and saw his designated bully approaching him, looking slightly less than pleased. The jock hit a wall and grunted. He found himself trapped in a glass box, thankfully, with air holes. The jock pounded on the side. "You better let me out of here, Fenton!" Danny echoed from earlier, "Or what, Baxter? What're you gonna do?" The class then howled with laughter. "Ha! I'll never respect him, again!" said Mikey.
The teacher stepped in, feeling like he was in way over his head. "Um, Mr. Fenton, surely you don't intend on leaving Mr. Baxter here, do you?" Danny dismissed that with a wave. "No, no, of course not!" He turned to the box. A puff materialized underneath the glass container, sending it upwards a foot. When the smoke cleared, it revealed the box to now be attached to a set of wheels, with a length of rope. "I just want to make sure he doesn't get into any more trouble." He then dragged the box along the path, making the class laugh even harder.
"You're dead for this, Fenton. You hear me? DEAD!"Danny chuckled, then thought to himself, "It's a little late for that."
After a few more minutes of walking, Lancer decided to ask some questions. "So, what where these 'traits' you mentioned earlier? Just, in general." Danny responded. "Well, to put it simply, here, traits are a personification of me, but with only one aspect. Could be good, could be bad. Doesn't matter in the slightest. If I were to have a hobby of, say, listening to music, then somewhere around here, there's a door leading to something that looks like me, doing nothing but that 24/7." Danny smirked. "Come to think of it, I should try to get Study Habits out, so he can do my homework for me." The teacher continued. "Right, well, moving on, do you know where we're going?" Danny nodded. "Right now, we're coming up to an emotion door. This door will have at least three memories from when I felt that emotion the strongest. In fact, we're coming up to one right now."
The door in question was something to behold. It was definitely taller than the other, random doors strewn about. It had a mainly yellow color scheme with swirling designs carved into it. The door was shining like a beacon and emanating glittery dust. "So, uh, I'm guessing we just step in, and enjoy the show!" The entire class stepped in -Dash, rather reluctantly, after some convincing-, having no idea what awaited them.
[A/N] Hope you like the new cover! Yeah, I made it in paint in, like, 10 minutes, but it's better than nothing.
Sorry, there's no references in this chapter. Maybe next time.
