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Stuck

Chapter 14: Rising Tension

Previously

"Oh, Danny..."Star thought with longing as she thought about her beloved boyfriend.

The bad news is that they are stranded at this decaying, abandoned campsite with no electricity, no phone service and no running water, they are very far away from home and no one knows where they are...and their folks are going to be worried sick when they miss curfew.

That's the bad news...

The good news...okay, she can't think of any other than the fact that they had some shelter for now...

They would have to make the best of it...

"If you're done looking out the window...I actually want to think up a strategy to get out of this one!..."Sam said in a nagging tone and Star sighed in exasperation...

Which is easier said that done...

"Why is this happening to me?...'Star thought in dismay as she resigned to the fact that she is stuck in this putrid cabin, going to be grounded forever when her dad finds out she is not home and she might be forced to spend the night with Sam "As friendly as a vampire bat" Manson.

Yep, it's definitely easier said that done...

Neither girl knew how much time has passed and Sam didn't really care. She wanted to get out of here but the storm is still falling hard and they are still handcuffed together, in this rat hole of a cabin that is leaking over them. There is also a lot of lightning and thunder right now, so going outside is out of the question for the two of them.

They were forced to stay here until the weather clears up...

"Ugh...Even the cave on Specter Island was better than this..."Star muttered as she felt more water dripping on her.

Star attempts to lay down and turn away to a hopefully dryer spot, but Sam's current position made that painful to try.

"Stop that..." Sam growled.

"Can't. Trying to have some level of comfort in this scenario..."Star pointed out, trying to get comfortable while Sam continued to be annoyed.

"I'd find comfort if you just shut up and quit bugging me..."Sam snapped and Star glared at that.

"I think I'd rather be chained to the Monster of Specter Island...at least it seems more reasonable..."Star muttered under her breath.

"What was that?!..."Sam demanded in annoyance while Star rolled her eyes.

"Nothing..."She grumbled, not wanting to get into another argument with the unreasonable gothic girl.

Star could not believe of all people, Sam Manson was who she was stuck with.

She would rather relive the experiences with Danny. At least he was more reasonable, it's one of the reasons she fell for him.

"Danny-Boo..." She whispered to herself, missing him already.

Sam heard what she whispered and felt even more agitated when she heard what she referred to her best friend.

"I swear if she gives me any reason to detach her arm..." Sam thought before groaning. "No... Danny wouldn't speak to me again..."Sam groaned.

Why did her best friend had to like...this girl, anyway?

She has been nothing but a pain to them since middle school and from what Sam has seen, she is still the same selfish girl she has always been.

"Calm down Sam, you'll figure out a way to get these darn cuffs off, then back to Amity Park and then...Danny..."Sam whispered to herself, unfortunately Star overheard what she said...especially the part about Danny.

"What did you just say?..."Star demanded and Sam glared.

"None of your business!..."Sam said and Star glared even harder at that.

"I beg to differ, we're currently handcuffed together...not to mention that you mentioned my boyfriend..."Star said and Sam glared at that.

"I was talking about my best friend..."Sam said in a harsh tone and Star glared back at her.

"She is just trying to get under my skin...and it's starting to work..."Star thought but used all of her will power.

She was not going to give this annoying gothic chick the satisfaction of the fight she clearly wants to start with her.

"Whatever..."Star said with an eye roll.

"I do hope my Danny-boo is okay..."Star said and smirked when she saw Sam react in annoyance to her pet name.

"I am sure that Danny...is fine..knowing him, he won't stop until he finds us..."Sam said and Star smiled.

"Yeah..."Star said.

"Any idea what time is it right now?..."Star said, wondering how long they have been stuck here, since it felt like too much time has passed.

"9:58pm..."Sam answered and smirked when she saw the dismayed look on Star's face.

"Well, so much for getting to home on time..."Star sighed in defeat as she noticed the time on Sam's watch strike ten on the dot and she couldn't get any signal out here.

She knew now that even if they get found and manage to get home, her dad is going to be worried to death about her absence(again)..and then kill her!

"I'm doomed..."Star thought in dismay as the storm continued falling hard outside, leaving them isolated in this horrific former camp that they are forced to take shelter in.

Meanwhile

At the Star residence

It was very late at night in Amity Park, about two minutes away from 10 at night and most of it's citizens were safe inside their homes.

However, in one household, a certain housekeeper was getting worried due to the fact that one member of the family she serves has yet to arrive.

Her name is Georgia...Georgia Williams, a 36 year old woman and the live-in housekeeper for the Strong family.

Georgia Williams has been working for the Strong family for over 18 years. She is a kind, dedicated and attentive housekeeper who has done things such as cook, clean and watch over young Star for years, especially after the former Mrs. Strong had left.

She cares for the girl and trusts her, and they had a mutual understanding that as long as Star didn't break any rules and arrived home on time, she would let her be. However, right now, she was worried where she is, for a variety of reasons, such as the fact that her curfew is only a few moments away and she is still not home yet.

"Come on, Star...you know you have to be here soon..."Georgia thought as it was only a minute away from ten.

Once the clock stuck ten, she started getting worried and started fearing the worst. She was about to call Star by her phone to see what was up, only for her to get a call on the phone.

She paled when she saw it was her boss, Mr. Strong.

"Uh oh..."Georgia thought as she sighed and answered the phone.

"Hello, Mr. Strong..."Georgia said in a nervous tone, both over invoking his wrath and the fact that Star is late for curfew.

"Georgia I want to speak to my daughter, I tried to call her by her cell phone but she didn't pick up..."Mr. Strong said in an impatient tone and Georgia sighed.

She knew that she is in trouble but the man has a right to know what happens to his daughter.

"Well sir...you see...Star is-

"It's okay Georgia...I'll take it up here in my room!..."Star's voice called and the house keeper blinked.

Her fears from earlier was soon replaced with great relief, but also some confusion as well.

"Star, when did you get home...I thought-

"I came in about 15 minutes ago...didn't you hear me come in?..."She said quickly.

Georgia blinked and before she could question, her boss spoke again, having heard the noise due to how loud the girl can be.

"Okay...I'll talk to her with the phone in her room..."Mr. Strong said before hanging up and calling upstairs.

Georgia blinked, before shrugging, happy that Star is indeed home and well...

"Thank goodness..."Georgia said, feeling relieved before going back to her chores.

Unknown to the kindly house keeper, while someone was indeed in Star's room, it is not the teenage girl that she is to take care of...

It's Danny and Tucker, who had been using a strange new device, which Danny was currently holding as he grabbed the phone in Star's room, thus continuing the phone conversation.

You see, while they were looking for Star, they realized that she did have a strict curfew and with everything that has happened recently, it would be best to cover for her until they could find her.

"Hi Dad..."Danny said into the device, which came out as Star's voice.

"Estelle...Why didn't you pick up your phone? I was very worried..."The stern father said.

"Sorry dad, I was going to call you but the power ran out of my phone, so I had to use the land line...sorry about that..." "Star" apologized to her father, who sighed.

'Well, I guess no harm was done but you need to be more careful next time, Star...with everything that has happened lately, I thought-...I just couldn't stand the thought of anything bad happening to you..."Johnathan said.

Danny heard this and felt a pang of guilt, before continuing to speak.

"I'm sorry..."He/She said, though not for the reasons the worried father thought.

"I guess no harm was truly done...Okay, I just wanted to check up on you, Princess...get some rest, I'll call you first thing in the morning before leaving for court..."Mr. Strong said on the phone to whom he thought was his daughter.

Once the phone conversation ended, Danny hanged up and sighed in relief.

"That was too close..."Tucker said in relief.

"You really outdid yourself with the voice changer, Tuck?..."Danny said, impressed as he referred to his friend's new gadget.

A digital voice changer that vaguely resembles a tape recorder, however whenever a person speaks into it, their voices come out different. Tucker had been working on it for weeks and even pre-programmed his, Jazz, Sam and Danny's voices into it, along with Star since she was the most recent addition to their team.

"Thanks...after what happened when Spectra tried to kidnap every teen in school and you and Sam went missing, I knew that we needed something new since the disguises wouldn't work..."Tucker said, referring to their most recent incident with the wicked ghoul as he began to dial another number.

"Now time to Sam's place..."Danny said, since Sam technically had a later curfew than them, as she is expected home by 10:30pm.

They already managed to trick their folks into thinking that they were sleeping over at each other's houses, so that was taken care of.

They just needed to buy some more time in order to find the girls before anything truly bad happens to them.

As the boys flew out of the house, they were unaware that a pair of green eyes had witness them from behind a bush.

A pair that belongs to one Colette Bevier who was stunned by what she has seen from across the street.

"Is that Danny Phantom...the attractive hero of the town and Danny's annoying male friend?...what are they doing here? And where is Estelle?...'Colette whispered as she used her binoculars and saw that her step sister was no where in sight in her bedroom, which is where she is suppose to be at this time.

It made the red haired girl suddenly smirk darkly.

"Hmm...seems Estelle has been a bad girl...magnifique..."Colette whispered in a sinister way.

Uh oh.

-To be continued-

Next time on Stuck

Girl Trouble

A/N: Special thanks to NeoMark for helping with some scenes here. You rock :)

REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers:

Invader Johnny: I think you might be right at this point.

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Chessmasteroftheuniverse: Actually, Maddie just went to Danny's aunt Alicia's house and his parents didn't renew their vows, they were celebrating aunt Alicia's anniversary of her divorce (I know, right). It also takes place in Arkansas, not at Lake Eerie.

Ultra Phantom: Hmm...weird.

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