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Technical Difficulties


Chapter 12: Fighting for Her
Danny searched all over for his friends. He figured that Technus would stow his friends in the last place he looked. It wasn't until he flew by the Nasty Burger he found out how wrong he was. On top of the Nasty Burger sign, there sat Sam, Tucker, and Jazz, all tied up and sitting deadly still so not to fall over the edge. But where was Valerie? Danny flew in to help his friends, not letting his guard down in case Technus was near.

"Danny!" Jazz cried out among seeing him. Sam and Tucker turned around to find Jazz's shout was true.

"I'm glad you guys are okay," Danny said. He then quickly asked, "Where's Valerie?"

"Yeah, about that," Tucker began saying. Before he could get a word out, Danny was blasted away from an unknown source.

Danny looked up to find out where that blast came from. He couldn't believe it. It was Valerie. Her suit may have been a different color, but it was still Valerie nonetheless.

"What do you think you're doing!" Danny shouted. He never thought he'd actually find himself angry with Valerie. "I'm trying to help them!"

"I know!" "Valerie" told him, sounding different than he recalled. "I brought them here to bring you here, so I could destroy you from inside a body you can't hurt in order to rule the world! Not a bad plan, if I say so myself, 'boyfriend'!"

"Wait a minute," Danny began to realized. "Valerie? Technus! ...Boyfriend?" Danny shuddered. "There are some things I just wish I could unhear."

"That's right, ghost child!" Technus admited. "It is I, Technus! Master of-"

"What are you doing with Valerie!" Danny inturupted. The last thing he wanted to hear was Technus introduce himself, seeing how he does it more often than plot his plans out.

"Well, long story short," Technus casually explained, "the fancy satalite blew up, I became one with her suit, I manipulated her, yadda yadda yadda. Now to blast your butt!"

"Get out of Valerie now!" Danny said, activating the Fenton Thermos on Valerie. He hoped that it would only trap Technus inside and leave Valerie unharmed. He was only half right, tough, for while Valerie was left unharmed, Technus was still inside her, as evident by the green battle suit.

"Are you done?" Technus cockily asked before jetting toward Danny. He grabbed Danny by the collar and pointed his charged up wrist blaster at his gut. "This could be easier than I thought!" Suddenly, Technus started convulsing, releasing his hold on Danny. Danny Lookedat Technus and he seemed paniced.

"Danny! Help me!" Now it was odd. Danny couldn't hear Technus in that cry for help.

"Valerie?" Danny asked. He knew she was still in there! "Valerie, fight him!"

What Danny was sure was Valerie fired at him and hit him square in the chest. "Valerie's not here right now!" Technus was back in control. "Leave a message after the doom!"

Danny couldn't risk hurting Valerie and flew away. Technus took chase, firing lasers every which way to hit his halfa of a target. Danny managed to avoid the lasers long enough to fly through a building. He thought that he could avoid Technus long enough to stop and think up a good plan to seperate him from Valerie. What he didn't know was that Technus had full access to his powers inside Valerie, flying through the building behind Danny and tackling him to the ground. Technus pinned Danny down, ready to fire at his head.

"You're toast!" Technus shouted, before pulling his head and arm back shouting, "No!" His shot was wasted in the air. Danny knew Valerie was buying Danny time, so he phased beneath the ground.

When Technus came back in control, he found the ground beneath him was bare. "Stupid girl!" Technus cursed. "I had him!"

"Technus, I'll warn you one last time," Danny said, appearing ten feet in front of Technus, "get out of Valerie now!

"Make me!" Technus dared.

"Fine!" Danny said. He inhaled deeply and let out his ghostly wail. If the Fenton Thermos couldn't get Technus out, maybe Danny could scream him out.

Technus braced himself for the soundwave, taking the blast and being dragged a few inches. He didn't fall back though as he slowly took step after step towards Danny, pushing himself as close as Valerie's body could take him.

Danny was screaming his lungs out, hoping for a non-violent result. He wanted to help Valerie and punish Technus after it was over, but since his power would be drained by then, trapping Technus in the thermos was good enough. Danny was on his hands and knees now, slowly weakening to the emense power of the wail. The wail finally overpowered him, reverting back to his human form and on he brink of passing out. He looked up to see his overshadowed friend still overshadowed as noted by her green armor.

Technus unbraced himself and looked down at Danny, panting on his knees. Technus laughed maniacally as he summoned and threw a boleadora at Danny, tangling him for his demise. Technus walked over to Danny to finish him off, taunting all the way.

"What a shame," Technus began. "I spend all this time finding the right plan and you don't even lift a finger to try and foil it. And look at you now! You're not even trying to wriggle out of that! Oh well, it matters not." Technus began charging a blast at Danny's head. "Now I, Technus, shall desroy you once and for-" Technus's neck stared twitching uncontrolably as hisfaces contorted in various expressions.

"Leave... him... alone!" Valerie was fighting back. She wasn't about to let Technus win so easily.

"Not now, child!" Technus snapped back. "I almost... have it!"

"You are not... controling me!" Valerie gained back control only for a moment.

"I AM YOU!" Technus butted back in.

Danny was growing very confused and somewhat scared, seeing Valerie and Technus fight amongst eachother in the same violetly convulsing body. He was even more disturbed when he saw Valerie's hands go through the sides of her head.

"NOT ANYMORE!" Valere shouted. Her arms were progresivly pulling out of her head... bringing Technus out by the hair with them!

"What are you doing!" Technus shouted while being pulled out of Valerie. Valerie gave one final burst of energy getting Technus out, sending him flying. Valerie's battle suit reverted back to her street clothes after passing out face first from the energy put into freeing herself from Technus's control.

Technus looked down at Valerie, which was further proof of his latest plan's failure. "NO!" he shouted. "This isn't POSSIBLE!"

After Valerie passed out, the boleadora binding Danny suddenly disappeared. Realizing this, Danny quickly got up and activated the thermos in Technus's direction before he could do anything else.

"WHY CAN'T THE POWER OF LOVE ONLY EXIST IN CARTOONS?" Technus cried upon being sucked into the thermos. Danny sealed the device and it was finally over. Danny then saw Valerie lying in thee street and rushed over to see if she was okay. He felt her wrist to see if she still had a pulse, which she did, but felt she needed to get to a hospital soon. He lifted Valerie's body into his arms and carried her to any place that could hlp her.


"I think we've learned a lesson from all this," Tucker acknowledged. "A person can have the most impossible obsticles in their path, but love will always find a way."

"That great, Tucker," Sam said to him. "Do you think it'll also get us down from this sign?"

"Still workin' on that," Tucker answered. In all the drama, Danny forgot to help his friends and sister from off the Nasty Busger sign. Luckily, help was on the way. Unfortunately, it was from the Fentons. They leaped out of the Fenton Family Assault Vehicle ready for action.

"Don't worry kids, help is on the way!" Jack shouted in a loudspeaker. He pulled out a four-hooked item on a rope. The hooks appeared very sharp and incredibly dangerous. "I brought the Fenton Grappling Hook just in case of situations like this."

Always concerned for the safety of others and herself, Jazz kindy asked her dad from atop the sign, "Um, do you have anything less... pointy?"


Man, I put this thing on hold for ages. Darn you, history class and your semester-long projects! Well, at least it's almost over.