A/N: Live from the "Thank-God-I've-Got-Very-Little-Homework" Network, CHAPTER TWO!
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"So, what exactly are we doing?" Danlie asked as she drove Danny to the Amity Park Police Department. The car was only swerving slightly today, a major improvement in Danny's mind.
"We're taking DNA samples to see if we are related."
"Ohhh. That is an easy way to check…." Danlie nibbled on her bottom lip nervously. Danny passed it off as her being worried about the truck trying to pass them.
"And the best part is that we'll know in just a day."
"S—Still, you should meet our brothers."
"Maybe I'd have more interest in them if you told me about them. Like, what's their names?"
"Jim, Jake, Josh, and Jeff."
Daaamn.
Danny blinked in shock. "… I'm followed by J's wherever I go…."
"What?"
Danny shook his head to clear it. "N—Nothing."
Danlie glanced at him, not believing it at all.
"Eyes on the road!" he screamed as the car swerved.
She squealed, twisting the wheel. The car was set straight again as both sighed. Danlie chuckled, glancing at him. "Would you believe I only got my permit a little while ago?"
"It would definitely explain some things…." he ground out.
She blushed. "Well, once you can drive again, we'll see who's better!"
"Me, hands down," he replied haughtily/
"Oh, wanna bet now?"
"Why not? I'll win."
"You. Are. ON. Bro."
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"Alright, so you two want a DNA test?" Tuck asked, somewhat skeptical. How could they be siblings? Take away the matching eyes and they were completely different! First off, he had blue hair, she had black. Well, he may have had black hair, but that wasn't a fact! …At least, it wasn't as far as Tucker knew.
"Yeah," Danny answered simply.
"Okay. Step up, I'll get a sample from you."
Danny moved up, but was stopped by Tucker.
"Oh, uh, not you. I still have that sample from two weeks ago." At Danny's confused look, he added, "From when that Reaper thing took you."
Danny's mouth formed an 'O' as he pushed Danlie forward. She gave him a slight glare as Tucker sat her down on a chair. He pulled out a needle and quickly began drawing some blood. Danlie winced, staring as the needle filled.
"Don't you have enough?" she whined. Tucker shook his head.
"It's best to get more than enough, just in case we can't get a good enough sample to compare to Danny's." He drew in just a little more, saying, "This should be good."
Danlie sighed in relief, hopping off the chair. "Good. I don't like needles, at all."
"I know how you feel," Tuck said with a shudder. "I mean, I can hardly believe I'm able to do this lab stuff! Hospitals still freak me out. I couldn't even pass the nurse's office in school without having my eyes closed. Ask Sam or Valerie."
Danny chuckled, barely able to hide his own shudder at the needle. "Somehow, I can see you doing that."
Tuck turned to him, remembering a question he had. "So, what was up with those ghosts yesterday at the bank? I mean, you saw them, right?"
Danlie watched as Danny tensed. "Uh… they were, uh, robbing the bank, but Ph—Phantom stopped them before I got in there."
"And the gun shots?"
"They were shooting at Phantom." Danlie glanced up at him, and he stuttered out a speedy, "They—they were ghosts, so I—I figured wh—why bother tr—trying to shoot. It w—wasn't like I c—could hurt them." Danlie's glance turned to a suspicious glare, and he decided to get out of there, quick. He got hold of Danlie's shoulder, maneuvering her in front of him and ignoring her protest. "We'd better go," he explained, "I'm not supposed to be doing much of anything this week, or Vlad will flip out on me. Tell me when you get the results."
Tuck watched as the two left, shaking his head. "Weird family…."
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"You didn't tell him the whole truth, did you?" Danlie asked as she drove. Danny grumbled next to her. "You lied."
"I did not," he answered, glaring.
Danlie huffed, then suddenly spun the wheel, parking the car on the side of the road and turning sharply to him. "You're lying, I can tell. Why?"
"Because it's no one's business what happened. Phantom stopped the ghosts and the robbery."
"And you helped!"
"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't. What does it matter?"
Danlie was turning red. "I can understand you not trusting me. After all, we just met. But you can trust your own friends!"
"No, I can't."
"Well, why not?"
"Because I just met them, too!"
Both were red in the face, and Danny was breathing heavily in his anger. Danlie blinked, finally overcoming her shock at his outburst.
"Y—You… did?"
"Yeah. That's why I don't trust them yet."
"Oh…. Why didn't you just say that in the first place?"
"Because it wasn't important." He sighed. "I'm still new in town, Danlie. I'd prefer to stay under the radar for a while."
"You're a cop. I think 'under the radar' is a bit out of reach," she teased.
He rolled his eyes. "Whatever."
"Okay. Sorry."
He sighed. "It's fine. Let's just… go home."
She nodded as she put the car into gear and drove away.
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Valerie walked into Tucker's lab a few hours later, calling out, "So what's the big deal?"
Tuck jumped, hitting his head on the top of the locker he'd been looking in. Rubbing his new injury, he answered, "Their DNA, Val."
"…Okay, so what's up?"
He sighed. "It's too good a match. Well, until they were ten. It's like… they had the same colds, even! And at the same times! … Well, y'know, ages. But after they were ten, they differ. Almost like she was… well, that's just stupid."
"Like she was what, Tucker?"
"Like… like she was made out of his ten-year-old DNA. They might not be siblings, but they're definitely related."
"A—Are you saying she's a clone?!?"
"I'm saying, something is seriously screwy with those two."
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"Danlie, did you leave the door to your apartment open?"
Danlie blinked, turning to Jay. Danny stopped in front of her, frozen. "No, why?"
The front desk clerk frowned, chewing on his lip. "It's open. Someone opened it while you were gone."
Danny turned slowly. "Did one of the bellboys—?"
"No. No one opened it. Well, not one of us. Dan, someone… someone picked the lock."
It could be Jo, Demo said.
Or it could be a robber.
Either case, they need to get out of your room. Now.
Danny nodded. "I'll get 'em outta there. Call the police. Make sure Danlie stays here."
Jay protested even as Danny started running. "Dan! You're still hurt!"
Danny half-turned, still heading for the elevator. "So? That never stopped me before!" he turned back, disappearing around a corner.
Danlie raised an eyebrow. "What does he mean by 'never stopped me before'?"
"Dan's always ran straight into trouble ever since I met him, regardless of how hurt he was," Jay answered as he dialed 911.
"Nine-one-one, what's your emergency?" a cool voice asked.
"We have a possible break in and/or robbery. Someone broke into an apartment here."
"Sir, where are you?"
"The Kalypso. Please hurry, someone went—"
There was a crash from upstairs, and Jay tensed, eyes wide. Beside him, Danlie shrieked.
"Sir?"
"Ma'am, someone… someone went into the room." Jay grabbed Danlie's shoulder to keep her in place as she tried to rush to Danny's aid.
"I've got the police on the way; a hospital nearby is sending out an ambulance, just stay calm, sir."
"Easier said than done," Jay mumbled as Danlie squirmed to get out of his hold. Hanging up, he looked down at the girl. Tears streamed down her face while she silently cried for her newly found brother.
Jay knew how she felt. Danny was a brother to him, too, after all.
That's probably the only reason he let go.
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Danny ran up the stairs, not bothering to wait for an elevator. Demo ran through possibilities of what could happen even as Danny debated transforming. He finally decided against it as he reached his landing. In his rush, he forgot his key and just kicked the door down, years of practice as a cop fueling his adrenaline. A crash echoed through the empty hallway.
Something fell in his room.
Danny walked in, immediately reaching to his waist for his SIG before remembering it was in his desk at the APPD. He decided to just fake them out.
"Amity Park Police!" he yelled. "Come out with your hands up!" He looked towards his room, remembering hearing something in there.
A murmur came from the kitchen.
He turned. "You in the kitchen, out here!"
"Jig's up, guys," a voice came from behind Danny. He jumped and turned quickly to see a black-haired, green-eyed guy smirking at him. "The police sent a fist fighter to get us!"
Three laughs echoed from the other rooms as three more black-haired men came out. The four circled around Danny as he settled into a defensive stance.
The green-eyed one chuckled. "Kid, if you actually think you can beat all four of us, you've got a serious beating coming."
"I'd like to see you try," Danny shot back.
The four glared. One of the others, this one having gray eyes, answered. "See us try? Oh, you'll see us, that's for sure, but we won't just be trying!"
Danny scoffed. "Right. I'm ready to take on whoever comes at me. You four gonna come one by one or all at once? 'Cause either way, you're not gonna be leaving here until the police come."
"Thought you were the police, kid."
Oooh, low blow.
Not now, Dem!
Watch out!
Danny dodged a punch and countered by swinging his leg around to toss one of the four into the sofa. He went back to his ready stance, motioning for them to come at him.
They were about to close in when a voice cried out, "WAIT!"
The green-eyed leader turned as Danny looked up. "Danlie?" both gaped.
The girl panted, glancing at them. "Jeff… that's D—Danny…."
They turned to each other in shock.
"Danny?"
"Jeff?"
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A/N: Okay, so we've got some Danny/Danlie bonding (sorta), a little talk with Tucker (yes, he is still terrified of hospitals, even though he's like twenty-two), and what is that I see? Some Danny/Jay background info?? GASP!
Heh, that's more of a book five thing. You'll see.
Yeah, so Danny's gun equals a SIG P226. I actually Google'd "police guns" and found the main few types. SIG sounded best. ;P
And, introducing Jeff, Josh, Jake, and Jim! Notice how those four have black hair like Danlie (and past-Danny, but he dyed it, lolz). Little way to tell them apart that doesn't really come up, Jeff has green eyes, Josh has gray, Jake has brown, and Jim has amber. Yes, Danlie and Danny both have blue eyes, to set them apart a bit.