Chapter 21: Fame

Back at Casper High, Danny Fenton felt a taste of popularity thanks to his predicament at Lumiere's hands. "Mr. Fenton, if you're still recovering from the trauma you faced, fell free to ditch class to talk to our school counselor." Principal Ishiyama said.

"I'll let you know, Principal Ishiyama." Danny replied and she left. Honestly, Danny didn't feel like meeting any school counselors ever since his first run-in with Penelope Spectra.

"Danny!" Paulina approached him. "Would you like to go in a date with me? Now that you're popular, I can use you to regain enough status to become head cheerleader again. Just don't tell Phantom."

"Paulina, I already have a girlfriend." Danny replied with a frown.

"I'm available." Tucker intervened.

"No wonder." She commented with disdain.

"New popular guy's best friend." Tucker reminded her.

"I'm not that desperate." She replied.

Several other boys approached Danny. "Do you have Supergirl's phone number?" One of them asked.

"Do you think she gives it to everyone she saves?" Danny asked in reply.

"I get your point but, given your popularity with non-Casper High girls…" Nathan commented. "Especially that Felicia girl."

"Felicia?" Sam asked in confusion.

"A girl Danny took to Nasty Burger for a date." Valerie replied with disgust. "The kiss she gave Danny led every boy in Casper High not already in the dating service to enter."

Tucker then approached Danny. "Do you have her phone number?" Sam stomped on him for asked that question. "Ouch."

"Danny, did she really kiss you?" Sam asked.

"She just wanted to make Dash upset." Danny commented.

"Tell her she can make Dash even more upset by kissing (Tucker dodged Sam's foot this time) me!" Tucker asked. Danny glared at him. "Come on. To have caused so many jocks to join the program, she must be the most beautiful girl you ever met at the dating service."

"Among those the bullies already met back in the day, perhaps." Danny argued.

"True, Alex was among those you met before Violet's turn." Tucker replied, understanding Danny's concern.

"Violet?" Sam asked.

"The girl Danny was dating the day Dash made his early return known." Tucker explained.

Danny would have said something in response but he felt his ghost sense. "Guys, I need cover."

After he left, the Box Ghost showed up. "Beware! I am the Box Ghost, master of all things cardboarded and square."

"To me, you sound like the master of boring speeches." Dash taunted the ghost.

"Actually, Technus has a stronger claim to that title but I understand your mistake." Danny Phantom said as he revealed himself. "Boo!" He told the Box Ghost."

"Beware." The Box Ghost said and left.

"Goodbye." Danny said and was about to leave when Paulina shouted "Wait!".

"Are you going to tell me you gave up on me and wants the Fenton boy now?" Danny asked.

"No, my love." Paulina desperately pleaded. "I'm just trying to use him to regain my position as Head Cheerleader."

"Then just come with a better routine than Star's." Danny replied and left. He then returned as Fenton. "What happened?"

"Paulina confessed she just wants to use you to regain her lost popularity." Sam answered. "Shallow girl."

"And the worst part is that my cute ghost boy didn't understand me." Paulina wept.

"The best part is that Danny Phantom got one over the Ghost Blasters." Sam commented. "Where were they when we needed them?"

Several PDA users looked upon the news on their devices. "It seems they were protecting an electronics store from Technus." Tucker commented. Fortunately, the report mentioned Technus' name and long-winded speech so nobody wondered how Tucker knew the ghost.

Dash then took another nerd's PDA and read from it. "Wow, Phantom was right about this ghost being more of a master of boring speeches than the box-obsessed one." The bully commented.

"Mr. Baxter, return this PDA immediately." Mr. Lancer said. "Once you're done, Ms. Tetslaff wants you and your teammates for a practice session at the gymnasium."

"Yes, Sir." Dash quickly replied since he needed to stay a star quarterback to retain whatever immunity to scorn he still had.

In Beverly Hills, Alex was also feeling the repercussions of Danny's newfound fame. "Alex! Alex!" Arnold Jackson asked. "Could you get me an autographed photo of Supergirl?"

"Could you be less of a nerd?" Clover asked in disdain.

"Clover, you asked about a flight with Superman, remember?" Samantha whispered to her.

"Sammy, I didn't do it in public, and it's Superman we're talking about." Clover whispered back.

"Alex, I see your boyfriend made the news with Supergirl." Mandy maliciously commented. "Jealous?"

"Not at all, Mandy." Alex lied. She was a bit jealous but wouldn't give Mandy that satisfaction.

"And you shouldn't since he's just one of the several losers Supergirl ever saved." Mandy stated. "After all, what else would you expect from someone who chose you. That Fenton guy obviously couldn't pick anyone better. I should know since I've met two losers from his turf."

"Why, you…" Alex readied herself to pummel Mandy but Samantha and Clover pulled her away. "Alex, you can't beat up Mandy like that." Samantha said after the three were alone."

"No matter how much she deserves it." Clover added.

"Then what do we do?" Alex asked.

"For starters, we could do…" Samantha said until they were interrupted by the familiar sucking sensation Jerry put into their lives.

Back in Amity Park, Danny was at home with his friends for a study session. "Come on, Danny." Tucker pleaded. "At least play one game."

"Tucker, I must keep good grades or my parents won't give me money to spend on my dates with Alex." Danny explained.

"Danny, you already sacrificed your superhero career for her." Sam retorted. "Don't sacrifice your money as well."

"Sam, I merely welcomed the presence of other heroes and I can't even say it's for Alex since she still doesn't know my secret and I would probably have welcomed the Blasters even without a girlfriend to spend the extra free time with." Danny argued.

"Sam." Maddie said as she entered the room. "Your parents called and said you're going to be late for your shift at Yak in the Box."

"Ugh." Sam replied. "That stupid job."

"If you hate it, you should become a Ghost Blaster." Tucker suggested. "I would have joined them had my parents signed my permission papers."

"Tucker, do you really think my parents would give me permission?" Sam asked in reply.

"Point." Tucker reluctantly answered.

Danny and Tucker kept studying together until Tucker got tired of it and left.

End chapter.

Author's Note: I plan to add Spring Break next chapter and I hope it's bigger than this one.

Answer to Chester A Bum (guest): Thank you! Good luck at the contest. The guy is Marco Lumiere and it seems few people remember villains other than Terry and Helga. Supergirl is okay with Danny picking someone else. That she still cares about him might have factored in her deciding to help him. About Sabrina doing something with her magic, it's the same reason Danny wouldn't do anything with his powers: the fear of exposure. The spies know Martin Mystery from the TS crossover episode "Totally Mystery Much".

Answer to Leonardo (guest): Desculpas aceitas. Não tenho esperança de encontrar mais nada sobre "Princess Natasha" (nem sei se fizeram traduções para nossa língua) mas ok. A Supergirl desconfiou por causa da reação da Alex. É, colocar vilões de "Três Espiãs Demais" está sendo mais difícil do que eu imaginava. LAMOS não é uma palavra. É uma sigla e significa "League Aiming to Menace and Overthrow the Spies".