The only thing Danny knew was that Vlad had obtained the items needed to gain ultimate power. There was nothing to be learned about the Ring of Rage and Crown of Fire. But just because Danny knew what those things did it didn't mean that he felt settled. It was quite the contrary.
Danny had experianced first hand what power was held within objects seemingly harmless. He'd fought the ghost king but not alone he had received help and he was enhanced with a suite. And even with all these things on his side that would insure a victory, Danny had nearly lost his life.Had it not been from a break in the malovence of his foe he would've lost the battle. The man who threatened his life now. A man who could just as easily do away with him without any enhancing weaponry.
"Ok I'm doomed." Danny sighed after having put thought into the situation.
"Don't talk like that Danny." Jazz scolded gently.
"Why no body's on my side!" Danny exclaimed throwing his arms in the air dramtically."The ghosts won't help because Vlad basically owns them. The government won't trust me because I'm some unauthorized being of something or other, and the town wants me to go because I'm more of a nuiscence then a help. What am I suppose to do?" He said leaning against a wall to look out the window of the Op Center.
"Come on Danny, once the town finds out that they are in danger and that you aren't the threat they'll change their minds." Jack encouraged.
"What makes you so sure?" Danny mumbled still looking out the window.
"Well he's not definate, but you have to have hope sweetie." Maddie said approaching her son. "Being negative won't get you anywhere."
"Uhh speaking of the town." Sam said nervously turning from her position of being pressed against another window. "They just busted in the back."
"What?" Maddie and Jack exclaimed to see what Sam was talking about.
The goth girl pointed and they looked to see an angry mob heading in trampling over the door they broke down. Danny was about to see as well when he saw a hook fly up towards the roof and attach itself. Danny backstepped startled, as he saw the rope tighten as weight secured itself on the other side.
"Hey the gangs all here." Danny announced sarcastically.
"Oh no it's the Men in White." Tucker said seeing the large white vehicles.
"Really what was your first clue?" Jazz asked with sarcasm at the men crowding outside dressed in white, and pouring out of white vehicles.
"Attention Daniel Fenton, we have come to place you under arrest." Announced a man on a megaphone. "If you try to resist your punishment shall be greater."
"Hmm what could be greater than experimenting on me?" Danny mused.
A window broke and in jumped ten government employees, Danny recognized the two front men, they'd been trailing him for so long. He stood in front of his friends and family defensively, these people were not resonable and he wasn't about to risk his parents, his sister, and his friends.
"Daniel Fenton we are taking you into our custordy in accordance to alpha restrict b34." The african american agent recited as if he'd practiced.
"If you come with us without a struggle then things will go much smoother for you." The white agent said.
"Alpha restrict b34? I think you guys are just making up rules." Danny sighed.
"Are you questioning authority?" The first agent asked.
"Apparently so." Danny quipped, he couldn't care that there were about eight guns locked on him.
Sam leaned closely to his ear and whispered so softly that Danny could hardly make out what she was saying. "Danny I know a place where we can hide, but you gotta move quick."
Danny nodded slightly and moved his hand back slowly and she laced her fingers with his. In the blink of an eye the two were gone. The baffled agents looked around.
"How could you let him get away?" A man with a gun demanded.
"It wasn't our fault, you were the ones with the weapons." The white agent argued.
"Where did they go?" Maddie whispered to Tucker.
"I think Sam has a hideout." Tucker whispered back so that the fueding agents didn't hear them.
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Danny kept himself and Sam hidden as he flew through the sky. Although it made him nervous to the fact that he couldn't not see her and if it weren't for her subtle but definate movements he'd be certain that he'd dropped her, that and the fact that she wasn't screaming.
"Sam are you sure this place is safe?" He asked breaking the silence.
"Positive Danny." Sam answered.
She for one was greatful for the invisiblity otherwise she wouldn't have been able to take her eyes off of him. And there was nothing more awkward then being caught off gaurd.
"It's right down here Danny." Sam said pointing to a house, but she realized that he couldn't see her hand. "The blue house."
Danny landed them within the house and the two stood on the dust covered floor. Danny and Sam both searched the floor with their eyes. "This place looks familar." He said.
It seemed so lifeless though, the dust made the house appear gray and the lack of furniture made it seem desolate. It was dark and there was no light that really shined in except for a few scattered moonbeams.
"It used to be my grandmother's house, before she moved in with us."
Danny nodded his head, he remembered they always used to come to Sam's grandmother's house, and not Sam's house. And this was the place where the childhood versions of themselves had played. Danny longed for those days to come back, the times when worries and responsibilty seemed so far away that they never thought that innocence would end.
Sam and Danny tried to walk in a different direction from each other, but the felt a tug on the ends of their arms. The pair turned to investigate the problem their eyes trailed down their arm and up to the other's eyes. A blush grew on their faces and they stood nervously their hands still together.
"I'm.. I'm uhh... gonna take my hand back. Ok." Sam stuttered nervously and they let go.
Danny watched her walk through a doorway to where he knew was the kitchen. His friend was just reliving the past, and now he knew why she said this place was safe. She was right this was the home in which Sam ran to when she couldn't take her parents anymore and her sweet grandmother always kept safe from the tyrants. Who would ever find them in this empty sancutary?
The halfa sighed, watching her dainty fingers slid against the dust covered walls and come to a doorway where there were three indents carved into the wall. He saw a smile light her face as she bent down so she could trace each one up until they ended. She sighed delicately.
"Hey Danny you've got to see this." She beckoned.
Danny snapped out of his trance and walked towards her. He looked at the door frame and smiled, his name, Sam's name and Tucker's name were etched there on the height chart. He nearly laughed to see how they had grown almost equally throughout the years. The old woman had always considered the boys family and she loved them like her own children.
Danny laughed lightly. "Hey Sam look I'm taller than you." He bragged pointing to the last line put in.
"Yeah when we were twelve." She laughed. "And besides you were only an inch taller."
The two laughed as they realized how carefree their younger years were, how the little things that don't mean anything now used to be a big debate for them. "Maybe we should do this one last time." Sam said presenting a pen she'd gotten from her pocket.
Danny smiled and nodded. They measured each other and wrote their ages and the date. "Just like old times." Danny sighed and stood back admiring the new lines. "When did we ever lose all this?"
Sam shook her head and breathed deeply. "I don't know Danny, I just don't know." Sam leaned her head against his shoulder. "Look you're still taller than me." She said quietly.
Danny didn't stop her nor did he do anything else. There were no words to be said and no actions to be done. There was just him and Sam in a moment of silence, each just enjoying the other's presence. Danny felt himself become apart of Sam, he felt that she and him just gained a connection one of which he'd never had before.
It was the calm before the storm.
Yay doesn't that make you want more? I hope so that's the point and if it doesn't my job hasn't been done right. So I really wanted some fluff between Danny and Sam but not the let's make out sort of stuff. I think this worked fine, well at least I hope it worked fine. Trust me for a few minutes I thought I had written myself into a corner. So how did I do?
