I'm back again and wow! two chapters in under two days! That is crazy! Someone should gat a bucket of water, because this kid is on fire! *SPLASH!* Ahh, wha? NOT LITERALLY YOU IDIOT! *static screen* Anyway, recap time! Lady and Danielle confronted Tramp, convincing him that they were lost, Tramp had brought them home and that's where we are right now, so lets continue where we left off.

Ready? Sego!

Chapter 9 – Confront and Comfort

Things are currently going well for Danielle and Lady, until a certain somebody showed up. "Well, well, well, look who I finally found." Said a familiar voice. They turned to find Buster looking at them. "Buster? What are you doing here? Weren't you at the meat cart?" Asked Tramp. "Well I was, until I saw you walking away with a couple of girls and I followed you here and found this." Buster said unamused.

His mood immediately changed when he saw Lady. "Well, well, who is this? Gonna introduce her Tramp?" Said Buster. "Well, this is Lady an-" Tramp said before Buster cut him off. "Lady, huh? What a nice name… Say, would you like to go out with me? You're pretty." Asked Buster. "I don't want to be rude but, no thanks." Answered Lady. Buster still wasn't done. "Come on, you know you want to." Said Buster, still trying to convince her.

Lady was really starting to feel uneasy, she wanted Buster to leave. "N- no… I don't want to. I'm not that kind of girl." Said Lady. Her attempt to turn him down didn't work. "Well maybe you are and you just don't know it yet." Said Buster.

Tramp saw that Lady was getting uncomfortable around Buster and took action. "Okay Buster, I think that's enough now." Said Tramp. Buster saw what Tramp was trying to do and tried to steer him away. "Hey, come on! I'm just socializing with her. I'm totally not flirting with her." Responded Buster. It was clear that Buster wanted Lady, Tramp saw right through his gig. "That's a bit of an understatement Buster. By the way, you're not fooling me with that." Said Tramp. "So what? I just want her to come to the dance with me." Said Buster.

Danielle was now confused. "Dance? What dance?" Asked Danielle. "Haven't you heard? There is going to be a dance for dogs at 'Birch High School' on the 16th of April. Buster and I are going there on that night." Said Tramp. That place rung a bell in Danielle's head. 'That's the school that Sam goes to!' Thought Danielle. "What's the dance for?" Asked Danielle. "Well, it's for dogs to hook up and possibly fall in love and yeah you get the idea…" Said Buster.

He then tried to hit up on Lady again. "So, Lady, do you want to go to the dance with me?" Asked Buster. "I already told you, no because I don't want to." Lady said uncomfortably. Tramp then stepped in. "Okay that's enough Buster! You're making her uncomfortable." Said Tramp.

Buster looked at Tramp. "Am I really? Do you really think you can make ME lay off her? So that you can take her to the dance?" Buster said irritated. Tramp was going to say something but Buster cut him off. "Well let me tell you this! That is NOT happening! Come on Tramp, let's go! I don't want see you talking with her again." Buster said in anger.

"Well, good to know Buster." Tramp said as he turned his head back towards Lady and Danielle. "Bye girls." Said Tramp. "Goodbye!" Danielle said as she waved. Tramp turned his head back and speed walked to catch up to Buster.

Danielle and Lady turned around and went into the garage, and when they did, Danielle took out the picture to see if Scamp is back normal. But nope, only the bottom half of his legs are left, while Danielle and her sisters were still normal. Danielle looked at the picture in concern. "I knew it. We haven't fixed the problem yet and to make things worse, Buster is in love with you!" Danielle exclaimed.

"What do we do?" Asked Lady. "Well, we have to draw Buster's attention away from you and draw Dad's attention towards you!" Said Danielle, she then continued. "But question is, how are we going to do that?" Danielle said as she paced back and forth.

She thought about their conversation with Tramp and Buster and instantly remembered. Danielle stopped pacing out of realization. "That's it!" Danielle said slowly. "What's it?" Lady asked in confusion. Danielle turned towards her. "The dance! Dad said that he and Buster are going there on the night of the storm! If they are going to the dance, then we going there too!" Said Danielle.

"But why though?" Asked Lady. "Because it's a dance, meant for dogs! If there is romantic music, it will be way easier to get Dad to fall in love with you! In the meantime, we'll try to get Buster to stop being in love with you, we'll also try to get Dad to fall in love with you." Said Danielle. "I think it'll work! I hope…" Said Lady.

But then, she noticed something. "Wait, where's Sam?" Lady said as she looked around. "Oh, don't worry. He is working on getting the lightning ready. Ready to get me home that is! Well, after we fix OUR problem." Said Danielle.

It was 8:30 pm, Danielle was still in the garage. Knowing not to go in the main house because Aunt Sarah would definitely catch her in there, plus Danielle will be safe because Aunt Sarah never goes into the garage. The down side to not being allowed to go into the main house was that she doesn't have very much to do.

Danielle went over to the TV again and saw the video on pause where the it was just the flame trails. Danielle fast forward the video to where Sam noticed Buster's car and pressed play. 1912 Sam looked on in the distance and spoke the very same words that Danielle heard from almost 2 days prior. 'Oh my god… He found me, I don't know how that he found me… RUN FOR IT DANIELLE!'

Danielle continued to watch as the video got closer and closer to his death, and then, it happened. In the video, Sam was gunned down by Buster, after Danielle yelled at him and ran from his bullets, then it showed buster's gun got jammed, after that she dove into the car and the recording stopped. Danielle whimpered at the sight, she still couldn't believe it though, but she had to. "I can't believe that Buster just waltzed in there and killed my best friend!" Danielle said distraughtly.

Just then, she heard the door open and saw Lady walk in. "Danielle?" Lady called out. "I'm over here." Said Danielle. Lady turned to Danielle, who is trying to look normal, but Lady saw right through it. "What's wrong?" Lady asked in a sweet tone as she walked over to Danielle.

Danielle didn't want to worry her mother. "Uh, its nothing." Danielle stuttered. That didn't steer Lady away from the subject. "Its not nothing. I can tell that something is stressing you." Lady said concerned. She then continued. "When you need to talk to someone aboutI totally understand, you can tell me your problems." Lady said warmly. Danielle knew that she couldn't change the subject now, she had no choice. "Well… yeah. Going back in time, stopping you and Dad from falling in love, the chance of getting erased, the possibility of getting home. It's a lot to take in because, what if we fail to get Dad to fall in love with you? I'll disappear! But if we do get it in time, what if I don't get home? Then I would stuck-here, in 1911! I don't know what I'll do! I'm just really stressed by all of this." Danielle said stressed.

Lady felt bad for her. "You don't need to worry, we'll get your father's heart stolen by me. You'll not disappear when that happens. Sam will get you home, I know he will. So, I have faith in you, you just need try to stay positive. You won't need to worry, I'll be there, by you side. We will get through this, together." Lady said in a motherlike tone.

Danielle felt a little better and smiled. Lady could see that something else was bothering her, she was about to say something but Danielle had beat her it. "Thanks Mom. But that kinda wasn't the main problem…. What's really making me sad is that…. It was about the night where Sam and I made that video. Something I haven't told anyone about."

Lady was intrigued to hear what Danielle has to say. But she still wasn't prepared for it. Danielle was stuttering and couldn't get her words together. "I think I just play the video and show you." Danielle said moody as she reached up, rewound the tape and pressed play.

The TV showed Sam noticing Buster in the distance. 'Oh my god… He found me, I don't know how that he found me… RUN FOR IT DANIELLE!' as the video went on, Danielle explained. "I'm going to warn you, this won't be pretty." Danielle said, getting increasingly unnerved as the video went on.

Then it got to the point where Buster gunned down Sam, right on camera. Danielle looked at Lady, she was shocked. Danielle then stopped the video. "Yeah, that is what's stressing me… on the night I go back in time, Sam gets killed by Buster, that's why I was growling at him earlier." Said Danielle. "That's horrible! Why would he do that to him!?" Lady exclaimed. "Because he stole from his junkyard so that he can build the time machine. Unfortunately, Buster didn't take it very well. He nearly got me too, but I escaped from him by accidentally going back in time." Said Danielle. She then continued,"The worst part is that I want to stop it, now that I know it's coming, but how do I do that?" Said Danielle.

"It just makes me sad when I think about it. If only there was some way I could stop it. It was terrible! I can't stop thinking about it!" Danielle said, feeling down. Danielle couldn't take it anymore, she broke down sobbing. Lady put her paw around her to comfort her.

A few minutes go by, Danielle slowly stopped crying. Then she suddenly stopped, Danielle shot her head up in realization. "Wait… Maybe I can stop it! I went over a year back in time! His death hasn't happened yet, all I have to do… Is to warn him! Then he'll know it's coming and can avoid it, that's it!" Danielle said happily.

Lady smiled at the sight of her daughter being positive. "All you have to do is tell him." Said Lady. "Yeah! But I can't do it right now though. It's getting pretty late. But I will try to tell him tomorrow." Said Danielle.

"Well it is getting late. It's time to go bed." Lady said in her sweet tone. "Yeah, I'm getting tired anyway." Danielle said as she climbed into her makeshift bed. Lady walked over rubbed her head against her's. "Good night Danielle." Said Lady. "Goodnight Mom, and thanks for being there for me, I needed that." Danielle said back.

"Your welcome." Lady said as she walked towards the door. She got up onto a stool and turned off the light. Lady then jumped down, walked out and closed the door. Leaving Danielle alone in the dark. "I'm going to get through this. Sam will not die, Mom and Dad will be together… and I will get home." Danielle said happily said to herself.

Danielle rested her head onto her bed, slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.