Chapter 4: The Missing Link
Disclaimer: I still don't own Danny Phantom (why?)
"Is he still out?" Tucker asked, running over to them. "Yeah, but he's still alive," Sam replied, running her hand over Danny's hair. Tucker kneeled down next to her, putting his arm around Sam's shoulder. "Do you think he's gonna be okay?" Sam asked Tucker, looking at him, with tears in her eyes.
"I know he will," Tucker responded. "Let's get him home." They lifted Danny off the ground and slowly walked home. Since no one was at home to supervise them, they carried Danny to his room, and set him down on his bed. Tucker left the room and before Sam left, she lightly kissed Danny on his forehead.
The sound of small shoes echoed through the walls. A little boy, 8 years old, was running down the stairs, into his parents' lab. That's where he found his parents working on a new invention. He ran up to his dad, who was rewiring something.
"Hey dad, whatcha doin'?" The boy asked him. "Danny, let me introduce you to our newest and greatest invention: the Fenton Ghost Portal. It connects our world to another world called the Ghost Zone." He explained to the young boy. Danny looked up at him, confused. "You see, this is one of those things you'll understand when you get older, sweetie," His mother explained. "Speaking of which, Danny, we got some new neighbors yesterday. They got a little girl around your age," Danny's dad, Jack Fenton, told him. "C'mon!" Danny grabbed his toy rocket and asked in his small, soft voice. "Can we go over there?" "Sure, honey. Just as soon as we're done, okay?" Danny's mom, Maddie Fenton replied. Danny knew they weren't going to be finished anytime soon, so he ran upstairs and left his house. He searched for new people, but he didn't see anyone. Then, across the street, he spotted a little girl with black pigtails in a purple sundress with matching shoes playing with her doll. She looked bored and lonely. Danny walked over to her, with his rocket still in his hands.
"Hi, are you new here?" Danny asked the girl. She looked up with her purple eyes. Danny wasn't really into girls, considering he was only 8, but he knew this girl was special. She didn't look like the other girls at school, but she still was special.
The girl took him by surprise because of his voice. Out of all the boys she ever met, this boy was….. different. His black hair and baby blue eyes took her by surprise, not to mention his voice. His voice was soft and sweet. He also seemed really nice and kinda shy.
"Yeah," The girl answered. "My name is Danny and I'm 8 years old. What's your name?" Danny introduced himself, holding out his hand towards her. The girl smiled and shook his hand. "My name's Sam and I'm 8, too." She said. "Why is your name Sam? Isn't that a boy's name?" Danny asked, but then looked down. He didn't mean to be rude. Sam just giggled and said, "It's my nickname. My real name is Samantha." Danny looked up and asked, "You wanna meet my best friend?" Sam thought about it and said, "Sure, why not?" Danny grabbed her hand and pulled her to someone else's house. He banged his hand on the door and waited, for what seemed like forever. Finally, a boy about the same age as Danny and Sam, opened the door. "Tucker, this is Sam, the new girl; Sam, this is my other best friend, Tucker." Danny said, introducing them to each other. "Your other best friend?" Sam asked curiously. "Yeah, your my new best friend," Danny replied, smiling at her sweetly. "Hey Sam, you gonna be in our class tomorrow?" Tucker asked her. Sam nodded. "Cool!" Danny and Tucker said. They all glanced at each other and started laughing.
After school the next day, Danny, Sam, and Tucker all went over to Danny's house aka Fenton Works. Danny wanted to show Sam his parents' lab and to show Tucker their newest invention. "C'mon, I wanna show you guys something," Danny said, leading them to the lab. "This place is awesome!" Sam exclaimed, her purple eyes wondering around the room with curiosity and amazement. Danny walked over to the Fenton Ghost Portal. "My parents are working on this," He said. "Does it work?" Tucker asked, staring at it with interest. "I dunno, but I don't think it's even finished." Danny replied, searching for the 'on' button to the machine. "Well, can we see what's gonna happen?" Sam asked, jumping up and down with excitement. Danny glanced around and spotted a white and black hazmat suit. He pulled it on over his regular clothes and walked inside the machine. "Are you sure about this, Danny?" Tucker asked him. "What's the worst that could happen?" Danny replied, stepping further inside the machine. "I don't know about this, it looks dangerous," Sam said cautiously. "You guys worry too much," Danny said. He looked around, his hands guiding him through the walls of the machine. Suddenly, his hand slipped and pressed the 'on' button. There was a blinding light and a flash that seemed to be electrocuting Danny. He started screaming so loud, that it was to be said that he broke glass with that scream.
When the machine stopped, both Tucker and Sam ran inside the machine that was about to explode and pulled Danny out. They hid behind a desk as the portal exploded. Sam started shaking Danny, trying to wake him up, but whatever she did, he didn't come to. She was worried that her new best friend was gone forever. Worried that she wouldn't see the dimples in his smile again. Worried that his soft, sweet, shy, and innocent voice would never be heard again. She continued to shake him, yelling, "Danny! Please wake up! Please!" With every word, every shake, he remained silent. Sam couldn't take it anymore. She tried to be brave, but she broke down in tears. Tucker hugged her as she continued to cry. Without knowing something was changing about Danny. There, he was unconscious, but her was still alive, whether they knew it or not, one day...
I am so good with cliffhangers:)
Chapter 5's comin' up soon! (I've had homework and tests this week, so bear with me, okay?) Katara, signing out-13 ½