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TMDDF: Danny and Kara
Chapter 29: Parties and Meetings
At the Party
Danny and Kara had arrived to Michelle's house for her party. Loud music was blaring through the door, that even Kara could hear without super hearing.
Danny looked briefly in concern to Kara
"Are you going to be okay?.."He asked and Kara nodded
"I'll be fine, it's not my first Earth party..." Kara said
Accepting the answer, Danny lead her in. Since Michelle is popular and apparently from a well off family, it's a big party and it even has a bouncer at the door.
How did a teenage girl hire a bouncer for a party anyway? Not even Dash had something like that the time he had "invited" Danny to his party back in Freshman year.
Danny shrugged before they walked up to the large, burly looking bouncer, who stared them down.
"Invitation or name on the list..."The bouncer said.
"Danny Fenton, here's my invitation...'Danny said as he showed the big bouncer his invitation and gestured to Kara.
"She's with me..."He said.
The bouncer nodded.
"Okay, come on in..."The bouncer said as he allowed them access.
Unknown to the couple, someone had seen them go inside the party and they were not happy.
It's Dash Baxter and his fellow A-listers, Paulina, Kwan and Star. They had arrived here once they knew about the senior party and the fact that one of the students whom they viewed as a "geek" had gotten invited.
"I cannot believe that those seniors invited Fenton and his sort of hot girlfriend..."Dash said, still mad that Michelle didn't invite him.
"It's a joke. I am sure of it. They are probably going to pull some prank of them or something. Why else would they invite such a loser and sophomore to a senior party?...'Paulina theorized.
Dash heard this and got a nasty grin on his face.
"Yeah! That's it. Come on, we gotta get in there to see Fenton get what's coming to him!..." Dask cackled, wanting to see revenge taken on the little dork and his girlfriend who'd be hotter without the glasses.
Maybe afterwards, he could find a nice secluded corner and teach Fenton a lesson on who really ruled the school!
"Let's go..." Dash said to his crew.
"But they didn't invite us?..."Star reminded, getting nervous, since this is a senior party and they, themselves, are still sophomores.
Sure, Star was popular and a cheerleader, and a member of the A-Listers but the high school hierarchy had certain iron clad rules that are even beyond their control.
One of them is that seniors, especially ones as popular as Michelle, were the top of the social food chain. Sure, they had been at Senior events before, but they had to be invited first!
"It's obviously an oversight. We are the A-listers. We are invited to everything.."Paulina said.
"Yeah. Now come on. We're going in and getting things straight..."Dash said as he slammed his fist into his palm before marching arrogantly up the steps towards Michelle's door.
Only to get stopped by the bouncer
"Name..." the bouncer halted everyone at the door.
"Huh?..."Dash said.
"Name or invitation..."The large bouncer said .
"Dash Baxter. Quarterback of the football team..." Dash said as he rubs his fist against his jersey coat.
"You've probably heard of me..."He said with no modesty what's so ever.
The bouncer checked his list before answering him.
"Dash Baxter...you're on the list, alright...'The Bouncer said and Dash smiled.
"Naturally..'Dash said in a smug way to his friends.
"Yeah, you are on the "Do not allow in" list.."The Bouncer said as he closed the door.
"Now get lost!..."He shouted.
"What?...'Dash exclaimed, unable to believe this.
"You heard me, you are not allowed in, as per Michelle's orders. Now scram!..."He said.
"This can't be right!..."Dash said, unable to believe what he is hearing.
That not only did Fenton get invited to a senior party, but Dash is banned from said party?! Impossible!
Paulina, not really caring about Dash, was next to speak.
"Well, what about me?..."Paulina asked.
"Name or invitation...'The Bouncer asked.
"I don't have an invitation but I am Paulina Sanchez..."Paulina said.
"Not on the list, now get lost..."The Bouncer said.
"What about us, I am Kwan and she is Star..."Kwan said as he pointed to himself and his semi-girlfriend.
"Not on the list..."He said and Dash was really mad now.
"How the heck could Fenton be allowed in but not us!?...'Dash demanded.
"He was invited, you guys weren't! Now get lost!..."The Bouncer said.
"But I'm the varsity quarterback!..." Dash said, expecting to be let in when the bouncer would cheer about how Dash had led the team to the district finals.
So what if, like, half the teams in the county wouldn't come to Amity Park because of the ghost attacks?
A win's a win in Dash Baxter's eyes.
However, the bouncer didn't look impressed. Just annoyed.
"Is that supposed to impress me? That you know how to throw a football? Please, my six year old daughter can do that. Now get out of here before I have to use force..." The bouncer said and Dash was getting mad.
No more than Paulina, who wasn't used to not getting her way. EVER!
"Do you know who my papa is?..." Paulina demanded, thinking her father could stop this muscle headed loser and get her into the party at least.
Who cares about Dash or the others? She is the queen of the A-Listers and she wanted to go have fun at the senior party. She wanted to have some fun before her darling ghost boy swept her off her feet and made her his bride.
The bouncer shook his head and looked like he was getting even more annoyed.
"No and I don't care. No get out of here before I call the boys in blue!..."He threatened, reaching for his cell phone in his pocket.
Then, the smartest move these 'popular kids' did was they backed off in fear.
Dash growled as he was forced off the premises, but sent one last glare in the direction of the house.
"You'll pay for this, Fenton...'Dash growled.
"Wait, what did he do?...'Kwan asked.
"It's his fault that this happened. He must have told Michelle not to invite us or something!.."Paulina snapped.
"This has gone far enough. We are gonna set things straight...'Dash said.
"The nine and the one are already dialed on my phone, kid..." the bouncer yelled back, seeing that they are still within visual sight.
Dash grumbled before he turned to his friends, whispering this.
"Come on...I got an idea...'Dash whispered to his friends.
Star gulped. If Dash has an idea...it's bound to spell trouble.
Once the A listers were gone, the bouncer rolled his eyes.
"Kids these days..."He muttered before he went back to his job.
He was only here because Michelle's mother, the real estate agent who sold him his house, hired him to supervise her party and to keep the troublemakers out. Her parents only agreed to let her throw this party if there was decent security and he is it and it wasn't a bad job, they even paid him. Besides, Michelle is a good kid and often babysat for his daughter, so, he doesn't mind keeping an eye on things.
Soon, another person came to the door and he knew he had to get back to work.
"Name or invitation..."He repeated and the teenager produced a party invitation and was allowed access.
Inside
Danny and Kara were now in and they were impressed by Michelle's party being in full swing.
There was great music, lots of food and wall to wall seniors and popular students. Danny actually felt out of place here.
"So, this is a senior party..."Danny thought.
"Looks like everyone is having fun..."Kara commented as she eyed her surroundings and enjoying the music.
"I guess..."Danny said.
"Danny!..." A girl's voice called out over the music.
Danny recognized who approached them. It was the gracious hostess.
"Michelle..."Danny greeted.
"Glad to see that you could make it..."Michelle said, waving, before she looked to Kara and smiled.
"And this must be the infamous girlfriend...Kara, right?..."The senior girl greeted.
"Yes..." Kara said politely.
"I believe an introduction is order...Michelle, this is my girlfriend Kara, Kara, this is Michelle Clarke, a senior from my school..."Danny introduced.
"Hello, Michelle...'Kara said politely
"Hey, it's nice to meet you..." Michelle said. "Anyone who gives that oaf Baxter a hard time is okay with me..."She said kindly.
Kara smiled warmly.
"Thank you..."Kara said, already liking her.
Michelle smiled.
"Anyway, there's food in the kitchen, dancing in the living room and the pools out back if you brought a swimsuit. Also, I think I saw your friends around somewhere...anyway, enjoy the party, you two. Don't do anything I wouldn't do..."Michelle said before she went back to her regular group of friends.
"She seems nice..."Kara said.
"Yeah. I think she's the only popular kid who's been nice to me without it being a prank...'Danny said, recalling the time Dash had invited him to his party and "forgot" to tell him about the dress code being changed.
Yeah, most popular kids didn't like him for reasons he still tried to understand. He's not counting Valerie, since she is...well...complicated to say the least.
"Well, come on...let's try and have some fun here..."Kara said.
Danny nodded, remember that the reason they were here is to try and get her worries off of Vlad.
Walking arm in arm with Kara, they walked into the living room. There they saw Sam sitting on a couch while the seniors and juniors danced around them. The super couple walked over to them.
Danny waved and called her out.
"Sam..."Danny called.
Sam nodded with a smile
"Finally... someone I recognize who I'm on speaking terms with..." She said to herself.
Normally, she wouldn't bother coming to this place, but Danny had called and said that they failed to find anything on Vlad and that he was taking Kara to Michelle's party. He also reminded her that she and Tucker technically were invited too.
Sam wasn't one for parties like this, but she ended up going. She has spent too much time by her self, that she wanted to be close to her friends, even if a setting like this.
Anyway, the gothic girl walked through the people dancing before finally reaching them.
"Hey Danny...Kara..."Sam said after reaching them.
Sam smiled at Danny and gave Kara a less sure smile. Kara smiled at Sam giving the goth girl a friendly smile.
"Hey, Sam...it's good to see you..."Kara greeted, showing that they are still okay.
Sam nodded,now looking more sure.
"You too..."The gothic girl said.
"Anyway...sorry about...you know..."Sam said, and Danny waved her off.
"We're not here to talk about that. Right now, we're going to pretend to be regular teens with no worries, at a wild party..."Danny said.
The girls nodded and soon the song changed and they realized that the middle of the dance floor probably isn't the best place for a private conversation.
"Come on...'Sam said as she told them where they could talk.
Danny nodded and soon they managed to navigate their way through the dancing upperclassmen.
"Anyway, it's nice to see a familiar face here..."Sam said. "Jazz is somewhere around here and Tucker sent a text saying he'd be here soon..."She said.
"He's probably bringing Velma..."Danny theorized
"Velma, she's suppose to be his girlfriend, right? What's she like?..."Kara asked.
"You know that infamous reputation he got over the Summer because people thought he was a creep luring girls?..."Danny said
"Right..." Kara nodded. "You said it's because he has a huge ego of himself..."She said and Danny nodded.
Sam rolled her eyes upon hearing this and sighed.
"That sounds just like Tucker..." Sam muttered.
"Right. Well, Velma is the only match he got after he changed his bio. Admittedly, she was his last date but she's less likely to stand him up or inflict bodily harm on him..."Danny shrugged.
Both Sam and Kara flinched when they heard that. Danny just continued, as if it was some common occurrence.
"Anyway, I haven't met her yet but the way Tucker describes her, she's perfect for him...'Danny said.
Sam perked up a bit from hearing this.
"Well, there's someone for everyone, after all..." Sam said.
"Danny? Kara? Sam?..."Both of them heard his three of them heard his voice of their Techno geek friend as he walked over with a girl on his arm.
"That must be Velma..."They all thought in unison.
"Tucker?..."Danny said.
"Hey guys..."Tucker said and they saw the bespectacled girl he was with.
"Is this Velma?.."Danny asked.
"Yes, I'm Velma Dinkley. Pleasure to meet you..." Velma said as she introduced herself.
"Likewise .."Danny said as he looked at her.
She is a short, brunette girl with glasses. He can definitely see the intellectual vibe from her but she is cute in the brainy kind of way. Kara is cuter but he is probably being a little biased here.
Okay, a million percent biased but hey, if Tucker's happy...well, that's what counted.
"From what I gather of what Tucker said, you're Danny since you're the only boy here. You're Sam due to the Goth style of dressing. You must be Kara, on account of Tucker describing you the opposite of Sam in appearance in so many ways..."Velma said in a brainy sort of way.
"Really? He said that?..." Sam asked while sending a rather annoyed look in his direction as Tucker smiled nervously.
"It was a compliment... honest!..."Tucker said urgently.
Danny decided to save him by changing the subject to something much less dangerous.
"So, how was the date?..." Danny asked, actually curious about his best friends in-person date with his perfect match
Tucker smile more genuinely and was relieved to change the subject.
"It was great, another perfect 10!... " Tucker said with a love sick grin to Velma, who smiled.
It was a lovesick look that Danny was familiar with. After all, he saw that same grin on his face in the mirror when he thought about Kara.
"Plus, I got to see her catch a gold smuggler who thought it was a good idea to dress like a pumpkin..."Tucker laughed.
"Tucker...'Velma said while Sam Kara and Danny gave Tucker weird looks
"A pumpkin?..." Sam asked
"In Elmerton?..." Danny asked, thinking that a pumpkin monster would probably make more sense in a place like a farm or maybe Sleepy Hallow .
"Tell him, V..."Tucker said and Velma decided to indulge him.
"Well, it's like this...we got word that some pumpkin ghost was haunting a factory...'Velma began to give the details of her latest exploits with Mystery Incorporated.
Once she was done, Danny and Sam looked surprised, while Kara sent a thoughtful look after hearing the tale.
"That sounds like something the Joker would do..." Kara said .
"That criminal madman from Gotham? I suppose...but thankfully Old man Jenkins is where he deserves to be..."Velma said and the others looked at her.
"Old Man Jenkins?..." Sam asked.
"Indeed, I-..." Velma then took notice of the way Sam spoke and pondered. "Hmm..."
"What is it?..." Sam asked, feeling weirded out by her staring.
"Sam...it's just...your voice reminded me of someone..." She shrugged. "Probably a coincidence. Anyway, like always, Old man Jenkins was just hatching a scheme to make money but we got him. It was almost as fun to decipher as this man, Captain Cutler, pretending to be his own ghost to steal yachts..."Velma said, recalling her previous adventures with her friends.
As those meeting her, look to her strangely, the music ended abruptly. At first, Danny thought a prank might happen or Michelle's parents showed up or something but instead a slow song began to play around them upperclassmen paired up and started to dance.
Kara smiled, as she heard a kind of music that she happens to enjoy and turned to her boyfriend.
"Okay enough, let's leave these little love birds alone..." Kara said grabbing Danny's arm pulling him gently towards the dancing "I was promised some stress relief Mr. Fenton, so let's dance..."She said.
Danny grinned and nodded.
"Sounds like a plan..."He said before turning to his friends.
"See ya guys later...'Danny said before he escorted Kara to the dance floor.
Tucker then turned to Velma and offered his arm.
'Care to dance, Velma?.."Tucker asked.
"I thought you'd never ask...'Velma giggled as she went with him to dance.
"Have fun you guys...'Sam said as she watched her friends go dance with their girlfriends.
Leaving Sam all alone...again.
On the dance floor
Danny and Kara wrapped their arms around each other as a slow dance began to play
Danny smiled holding this amazing girl in his arms as he kissed the top of her head. Kara smiled kissing Danny on the lips.
"Thank you, Danny..."She whispered into his ear.
"For what...?" Danny asked
'For being you..." Kara said, kissing him again.
This time Danny happily returned the kiss.
Once they parted, they continued to dance and Danny held Kara out, spinning her around before pulling her back against his chest. Kara grinned, adjusting her glasses a bit before they continued to dance.
They continued to dance to the slow song, unaware that two girls were watching them.
One was the host of the party Michelle and the other was Jazz. Since they take the same Social Studies class, they were on friendly terms with each other, enough that Michelle invited her to her party and Jazz helps her out with her homework when needed.
"Nice choice of song..." Jazz said, holding out her soda.
Michelle nodded with a grin before clinking her soda against Jazz's.
"It was fun and they're so sweet together..." She said.
Jazz nodded Michelle looked to Jazz
"So, where's that golden boy of yours?..'Michelle asked, curious.
"Antonio couldn't make it...he had a thing to do..."Jazz said.
"Oh, I see..."Michelle said, before smirking.
"So, you mentioned that he has some single friends?...'Michelle asked, not helping it.
Meanwhile
Sam sighed watching her friend and his girlfriend dance and Jazz chatting up the other party guests. She still hasn't spoke to her unless she absolutely had to.
Sam sighed, before her eyes landed on Danny, who was slow dancing with Kara.
"I guess it really wasn't meant to be..'She thought, looking down.
While Sam had decided to move on and value her friendship with Danny, that didn't mean feelings were so easy to let go of and while it didn't hurt as much as before, it...it just wasn't easy to see this sort of thing.
She knew that she had to let go and get used to this. Danny picked Kara and she had to respect that.
It still wasn't easy, though.
Still, she tried to be happy for him but she is just now realizing that since both Danny and Tucker have girlfriends, she has become a third wheel. Something she never expected to happen.
"So this is what being a third wheel is like..."Sam thought, feeling bummed.
"Excuse me?..." A guys voice said Sam looked to a guy.
A guy that Sam actually was familiar with.
"Christopher?...'Sam said.
"Sam? Hey..."Christopher said with a smile.
Sam smiled back. He's a guy who was a regular at her environmental protests and an acquaintance at best. One that has a habit of flirting with her when they are not trying to save the planet. He's also a year older than her, so he fits in well enough with the other juniors.
"Hey...wait, how'd you get an invite to this party?..." Sam asked.
After all, he doesn't go to Casper High, so why would he be here?
"I didn't, I'm gatecrashing..." Christopher said with a smile.
Sam gave Christopher a look and he laughed
"I'm kidding, Michelle and I go way back. She invited me when she found out that I was going to spend my Friday night on a couch, binge watching Dead teacher movies..."Christopher explained. Sam laughed.
"I see...well, it's not a bad way to spend a Friday night..." Sam said.
"Try telling her that..."He joked.
Sam finished laughing before looking at the tall, lanky blonde boy.
"So, did you want something?..."She asked.
"Well, a dance would be nice..." Christopher said with a meaningful look.
"Are you serious?..." Sam asked,
Christopher nodded with a shy, almost nervous grin on his face.
"So...what do you say...may I have this dance?..."He asked, though his demeanor showed that he'd respect if she said no.
Sam looked at him, thought about it and sighed, before nodding
"All right, just one..." She said, standing up.
"Really?..."Christopher said, sounding pleasantly surprised.
'Sure, why not?...'Sam said before walking with the guy who was grinning now.
Meanwhile
Outside
While Danny and friends were having fun at the party, a certain group of "popular" teenagers had snuck to the back of the house after the bouncer had locked the door, seeing as everyone whom Michelle had invited was already inside.
They were Dash, Paulina, Star and Kwan, who were here, as per the orders of Dash.
"Why do I have to do the dirty work?..." Paulina complained.
"Can you lift one of us..." Dash pointed out.
"What about Star?..."Paulina complained.
"I can't help being afraid of heights..."Star said and Paulina rolled her eyes.
"Fine, lift me up..."The snobby girl said.
"Three... two... one..."Dash lifted Paulina by the foot up the window.
Dash grunted. Paulina really needed to lay off the 'low fat' brownies
Once raised, Paulina paused before touching the window sill because she saw how messy it was.
"Eww!..." She whined. "I'm not touching this dust covered-
"Just do it!..." Dash demanded.
He wanted to get in there and mess up Fenton, not to mention that he has a few choice words to say to Michelle "Thinks she's too good for me" Lynne Clarke.
Paulina sent him a scowl.
"You don't tell me what to do!..." She snapped. "You're lucky I want in too..."
'Paulina, maybe we should just-
"Just shut up and stand watch..."Dash barked.
Star sighed as she did what she was told, while Kwan went with her since Dash just told him to stay quiet.
"Star, are you okay?..."Kwan asked and Star sighed.
"This is a really bad idea..." She whispered to her semi-ex boyfriend
Kwan pivoted his head to make sure Paulina and Dash didn't hear them.
"Do you want to tell them that?..." Kwan asked and Star shook her head.
They won't listen to her anyway, so why bother...
"This is gross!..." Paulina complained.
"Just open the window and get in..."Dash yelled.
Reluctantly, Paulina did as Dash demanded and pulled herself up the window sill. She groaned in disgust at the dust now on her top and wiped it off.
"This better be worth it, Dash..."Paulina grumbled.
"Now go to the back door and let me in!..." Dash said.
"What's the stop me from just enjoying the party on my own?..." She asked.
"The plan for payback, that's what!..." Dash reminded her.
"Fine..." Paulina said.
She then exited the bathroom window, only to run into the bouncer, who was now on chaperone duty, who immediately recognized her.
"How'd you get in here?..."The bouncer shouted as he saw the party crasher.
"Uh..." Paulina tries to think. "What are YOU doing in here?"
"I'm on break, someone's covering for me..." He said with his arms crossed. "Now... how did you get in?..."The big, burly bouncer demanded.
Paulina gulped and sent an innocent smile, the one she used whenever she tried to get out of trouble.
"Ummm...the power of popularity?..." Pauline said meekly, though she didn't sound convinced with her lie as well.
The bouncer sent her a dirty look and Paulina sighed, before she took out her wallet.
"Look Muscles, how much will it cost you to forget you saw me?..." Paulina said as she pulled out several big dollar bills.
Like her papa taught her, everything and everyONE had a price .
However, what she didn't know, or failed to comprehend, is that there are actually some things that can't be bought...like mercy right now.
One minute later
"AND STAY OUT!..."The bouncer shouted as he threw Paulina out of the house. He didn't hesitate to reject her bribe and throw her out.
"AHHH!..."Paulina yelled as she was roughly forced out of the party.
She then turned angrily to the bouncer, practically snarling right now.
"You can't do this to me! My papa will sue you!..."Paulina shrieked.
"I'm quaking..." The bouncer responded sarcastically.
"Please...You broke into the house of my neighbor...who do you think the judge would side with?..."He said, still annoyed.
As Paulina was ranting over being unceremoniously kicked out of Michelle's party, Dash and the others ran to her.
"Paulina..."They all yelled.
"I thought I told you punks to get lost! Now leave now before I have you four arrested for breaking and entering..."The bouncer shouted.
"You can't do this to us!..." Dash shouted as he walked up closer to the man. "Do you realize who we are? We're the A-listers. The best, most popular guys at Casper High!..."He yelled.
"Then the school needs to rethink its system for who should be popular..." The bouncer commented..."Now get going before I call the cops...and just to let you know, I have them on speed dial...'He threatened.
"No way!..." Dash stubbornly refused.
"Dash, no..."Star begged.
"Yeah, man, this ain't worth it..."Kwan said.
"Yes, it is..." Dash said as he took a few more steps.
"Listen to your friends, they look like they've got brains behind those skulls..."The bouncer said, cracking his knuckles
"Guys, come on! This guy can't make up leave by himself. We outnumber him...'Dash said arrogantly.
"Says who?..." Came the voices of other bouncers who had made their way around the A-listers.
The main bouncer had thought ahead and called for backup.
"You kids should hit the books more often..." The bouncer snapped his fingers and the A-listers had been forcefully escorted off the property, with the threat of jail time being the last thing they heard.
Dash turned to Paulina in anger and dismay.
"What happened?..."Dash shouted.
"Michelle's stupid bouncer kicked me out before I could do anything! AH! Fenton and his stupid girlfriend are going to pay..."Paulina shouted.
"Wait, what did he do?..."Star asked.
"He's the one who's made all the seniors in there crazy...and he and his admittedly pretty but has poor taste girlfriend are gonna pay. Come on..."Paulina ordered.
The A-listers soon left to go do whatever trouble Paulina plans on doing.
Oh boy...
Back to the party
Danny and Kara danced to a few more songs before they took a break and began mingling with their friends and the other party guests.
Sam was off talking with some guy. Jazz was talking to some friend of hers that was here and Danny and Tucker were resting on the couch while Kara and Velma were chatting.
"I fail to believe that you are capable of drinking so much punch in less than two minutes..." Velma said. "The human body cannot take in that much liquid so quickly..."The brainy girl said with a chuckle.
Kara smirked.
"Let's see if you're right. Winner gets to pick the location of the double date?..."Kara challenged.
"You're on!..." Velma said.
30 seconds later
Velma would've had her jaw hit the ground if possible. She has seen some pretty unusual sights since she became a member of mystery incorporated but this...this just defies the laws of physics.
Kara drank the bowl's entire contents in half a minute, literally just a quarter of the time that she said that she could.
"I guess this means I win..."Kara said, not even looking uncomfortable from drinking so much punch, if anything, she just looked mildly refreshed.
"Amazing..." Velma said. "Even Shaggy has never been able to go past 40 seconds! How did you do that? No human girl could!..."She said as she adjusted her glasses.
"It helps that I just look human... Kara thought.
"I hope you like Italian..." Kara said with a perky smile.
Velma heard this and smirked.
"Fortunately, I do..."Velma said, not seeing it as a total lost. Danny and Tucker both chuckled when they saw this.
"It seems our girlfriends are getting along...'Danny said.
"That's good. That's gonna make double dating a whole lot easier..."Tucker said.
"I know, right..." Danny said, seeing Velma and Kara talking about something and laughing,
Danny nudged Tucker with his elbow, getting his attention.
"I'm happy for you, dude. Velma seems perfect for you..." Danny admitted.
Tucker nodded with a happy grin on his face.
"Like Kara is for you..."Tucker said.
Danny nodded as his girlfriend his best friends girlfriend talked. Suddenly Sam appeared, having finished dancing with some blonde guy and she was now engaging in conversation with the two girls.
Had it been a few weeks ago at the most, such a thing would be inconceivable, given how jealous she had been about Kara, but it seems Sam really did learn her lesson.
"I am glad to see that Sam and Kara are actually getting along now...'Danny said.
He wouldn't call them friends yet, just two girls trying to be civil and social with each other. Tucker nodded.
"I'll say...'Tucker said, happy to see that Sam was over her jealousy. He still remember that hit she gave him after it was slipped that he was the one who talked Danny into the whole dating service thing.
"Sam..."Danny thought, happy that they were friends again, especially after that horrible ordeal they went through.
Danny wasn't completely clueless...well...now that he knew about Sam's crush that is. In retrospect, it was kind of obvious and Danny felt bad that he hurt one of his best friends like that without meaning it.
Don't get him wrong, he is glad that he did the dating service since it is what lead him to Kara and he wouldn't change a single thing about their relationship. Still, even if Sam went about things the wrong way, he regret that she had to get hurt.
"Maybe Sam would be interested in the dating service..." Danny thought out loud.
There was a moment of silence before he and Tucker started laughing.
"Oh man, if we even suggested it...she'd laugh in our faces..."Tucker said and Danny nodded.
"Still, it's be better than kicking us off the monkey bars like she did to Ricky Marsh in second grade..." Danny said.
"Hey, whatever happened to Ricky, anyway?...'Danny asked.
"He moved to Cleveland in eighth grade, remember..." Tucker said Danny nodded, now he remembered.
Soon, Tucker decided to talk about more...serious matters, while the girls were busy chatting.
"So..." Tucker then had a worried look. "Sam said you went to check up on Vlad...Anything?..."Tucker asked and Danny frowned.
"No... He's gone "on vacation". Not sure where, though..."Danny said and Tucker raised a brow.
"Vacation?...'Tucker questioned.
Before Danny could explain further, someone called out to him.
"Yo, you're Danny Fenton, right?..."A male voice was heard.
Danny turned around and saw group of senior guys walking over to them. To him, in particular.
"Yes?..."Danny said as he got up, wondering what this is about.
One of the senior guys sent him a look, as if eyeing him critically, before speaking.
"So, you like, got 28 chics to want you? Huh? From that dating service everyone took during the summer?.."The first senior student asked Danny.
"Uh..yeah but Kara is the one who I picked...'Danny said.
The senior paused for a minute, before a smirk came to his face.
"Cool..."He said, actually impressed.
"Is it true that one of those girls was a supermodel, the one who you made out with at the Nasty Burger?...'Another senior asked and the others looked even more intrigued.
"Uh...I think you guys are talking about Felicia...No, she's not a model..."Danny said.
Though, he could understand why some might make that assumption.
"But you did make out with her?..."A senior asked.
"He did, I saw them with my own eyes..."Another senior said and Danny was getting a little aggravated here.
"I don't see why that's any of your business..."Danny asked, getting a little annoyed and a little creeped out by their prying.
"Do you have her phone number? If you didn't pick her, can I- The senior didn't finish before his friend slapped him behind the head.
"Dude, you don't just go ask a guy for an almost girlfriends phone number..."His friend said.
"Hey...I just figured since he picked that girl with glasses, it wouldn't hurt..."He said.
Danny decided it was best to walk away. He may not have picked Felicia, but he would not give anyone her number just because they wanted it. Unfortunately, the older guys stepped in front of him, still wanting details.
"What is it that you guys want from me?...'Danny said, wanting to leave.
"Dude, come on. Be cool and let us in on the secret..." A senior asked
"What secret?...'Danny demanded.
"Come on, just tell us how you managed to score the most girls during the summer...heck, you're the reason half the sophomores have girlfriends now..."A third senior said and Danny shook his head.
There wasn't really a secret to tell. He just kept it real on his date. He was just polite, treated the girls like people...even Cree and Vicky until they proved to be rotten and didn't brag about them like they were conquests.
There would be a long line of people who'd want to clobber him if he did that sort of thing, including his mother, Jazz ,Sam, Valerie and probably every lady ghost he ever fought and worse of all, Kara.
"Look...it wasn't me that gave those guys dates... it was You+Me=Love! that you should apply to. And as for how they picked me...Try keeping it real and treating them like people, not points. You guys ought to try that sometime..." Danny said in annoyance before walking away.
The senior guys were confused as they processed it.
"Keeping it real?..."The second guy asked.
The first one smirked.
"Seems Michelle is right. The kid actually is cool..."He thought, still impressed by Danny.
With Danny
As he walked away, Danny shook his head as he made a getaway to Tucker. He was heading over to where his best friend, their girlfriends and goth friend are, all the while, he was amazed that someone was dumb enough to ask him about that stuff, even with his girlfriend around.
"I can't believe those guys tried grilling me just to get Felicia's phone number and to give them dating tips..."Danny thought.
He never thought he'd be in a situation where other guys would go to him for tips on getting girls. Another sign that things really have changed since he did the dating service and got a girlfriend as the result.
"Sam was right. Looks like being popular is overrated..."Danny commented to himself, not realizing that he said it out loud.
Told you so..." Sam said.
"What happened?...'Tucker asked, wondering what had happened.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you..."Danny said, before noticing the expression on Kara's face.
"Kara, is something wrong?..."Danny asked and his girl shrugged.
"It's nothing serious, a few moments ago, after I walked out of the bathroom, some girls cornered me, asking if I had the 'secret' to getting a boyfriend like you..." Kara said and Danny's eyes widen.
That's almost like what happened to him.
"Why? Before last summer, none of these girls would even look at me..."Danny said.
"It's a sad, twisted truth that some people like something only if other people want it...It's shallow, it's pathetic but boy, is it true..." Sam commented with a dry, low tone.
"Well, she's not wrong..."Kara said and Velma nodded.
Opinionated and stubborn she may be but hey, when Sam was right, she was right
Danny heard this and sighed, getting a headache.
"I just don't understand why everyone is making a big deal about this. I mean, I just acted decent on my dates but I don't see why everyone is acting like I'm some ladies man or something..'Danny said, still not understanding.
"Well..." Kara smirked as she looked Danny in the face. "Technically, you are since you managed to have twenty-eight girls pick you for a potential romantic partner, including me. Not to mention, you had some attention already from some ladies. But given your clueless nature, I don't think you saw any of the signs..."Kara said.
"Irony..."Tucker said and Danny pouted over being called clueless again.
He stopped when Kara gently grabbed his arm and smiled.
I'm not complaining..."Kara said sweetly and Danny had a goofy smile on his face.
"Good point..." Velma agreed as she held on Tucker's hand and he got a goofy face too.
"Hmm..."Sam said, sounding annoyed as she drank her punch which she got before Kara and Velma had their drinking bet.
"I swear, this is even worse than when you and Kitty were a thing..."Sam muttered and Kara looked curious.
"I didn't know you and Kitty dated before the program..." Kara said and Danny shook his head.
"We didn't... it was another Kitty and she just wanted to make her boyfriend jealous by going out with me..."Danny said, giving the censored version since Velma is here. He'd give Kara the full details later.
"That's despicable...using people like that..."Velma said in disgust as she shook her head.
Kara nodded, looking angry at the thought that someone had used her boyfriend like that.
"She's not here, is she?..."Kara asked.
She has a few choice words to say to this Kitty girl but Danny shook his head.
"No, she isn't. Believe me Kara, you'd know if she was here...she..uh...tends to stick out in a crowd..." Danny said, not wanting to say with so many witnesses around that Kitty was a ghost.
Not until he and Kara had some privacy, at least.
"Huh? I guess I never thought about it but I guess this means that I've dated three ghosts up until now..."Danny thought.
If you counted Kitty, then he had dated three ghosts, the other two being Phanty and Spectra Vondergeist.
The girls, minus Sam, misunderstood what he meant.
"Like Alice May or that Paulina girl in your class?..."Velma asked.
Danny shook his head.
"Not exactly...'Danny said.
"At least she's not here...Paulina, I mean..." Sam said, happy that none of the A listers were here.
"Yeah, Danny, look at the bright side. Not a single A-lister is here. Dash is gonna freak if he hears about this.."Tucker laughed.
Danny laughed along with the others, since that was something to enjoy about tonight.
"Yeah... I almost wish I could see the look on his face. Almost..."Danny laughed, happy as to not have to deal with Dash's stupidity right now.
"Wonder how they're spending their Saturday night.." Danny wondered, before he shrugged, ultimately not caring.
He went back to talking with his friends.
Meanwhile
About two blocks away, at Paulina Sanchez house.
A certain meeting was taking place for a certain group of snobby teens.
The A-listers who were planning their 'revenge'
"Okay... we all got the plan?" Dash whispered.
Paulina and Kwan nodded, but found someone was missing.
"Star?"... Paulina asked.
"There she is..."Kwan pointed away.
Star was walking away, shaking her head.
"Star, where are you going? We got a plan..."Dash said and Star sighed.
"Yeah... uh..." Star wasn't sure how to say it without angering anyone, so she decided to just go through with it.
"I think...I think that this is a bad idea and I'm already knee deep in trouble for staying up late last time so... I'm gone!.."Star said quickly.
"Seriously?" Dash questioned. "Fenton and his semi-hot blonde need to pay!..."He shouted.
"For what?..."Star thought as she flinched at hearing that, though can't understand why.
"I really don't get what Fenton did that was so wrong..." Star thought everyone flinched
She didn't realize until it was too late that she said that out loud.
'Wait did I say that out loud?.."Star thought in horror as Dash looked even madder now.
"What he did wrong?! He ruined the natural order! We're hot , strong and cool we're supposed to rule the school and get the losers, nerds and geeks to do whatever we want and Fenton ruined that for us!..."Dash yelled.
"Him and his blind girlfriend..." Paulina said snobbishly
"The losers aren't supposed to have be in relationships when we aren't! It'd be bad enough if Fenton and Manson had gotten together but some loser from Superman's hometown..."The Latina said, not liking this at all.
"It's their fault that things have changed at school and they need to pay..."Dash repeated, while Kwan remained silent and Star shook her head.
Normally, she didn't care about what they did to the geeks but this seems to be pretty excessive. Besides, what did Fenton do to change things? Besides, getting a girlfriend who was...not unfortunate looking and strong enough to beat Dash up if she felt like it.
Star still couldn't believe that someone as dainty looking as her could almost break both of Dash's arm without even breaking a sweat! She also couldn't believe that Danny actually isn't afraid of her, given how much he drools over her.
"Wait, why did that I think that?..'Star thought, before shaking her thoughts away.
She didn't want to do this, but she can't tell her friends exactly WHY. At least not every reason, that is...
"Yeah... uh...it's just...Kara.. if she could manhandle you like she did that one time... I think I'd rather not mess with her. She kind of scares me..."Star said, using that excuse since..well, it was kind of true.
Kwan immediately heard her words and started to walk away.
"That's... a good point. I want to KEEP my arms so... Later..."Kwan said as he got up and started walking away.
"Hey! Get back here!..."Paulina demanded.
Usually, Kwan was a follower. Even if it was something he didn't really agree with but he wasn't going to ambush Fenton for doing nothing and risk invoking Kara's wrath.
She's almost as scary as that martial artist Danny had dated during the summer...the one who wiped the floor with Dash and Dale. He doesn't want to risk getting attacked like that again.
"No way, Paulina! I'm working for a football scholarship to Metropolis State. It's kinda hard to get one if Fenton's girlfriend breaks my arms like she almost did to Dash!... " Kwan said and Dash's face got red.
"She just got lucky that I don't hit girls..."Dash shouted but no one listened.
"Besides, aren't you being a little harsh. Are you sure that you aren't just mad at the guy for breaking up with you last year?" Kwan said, referring to the time Paulina had a relationship with Fenton.
"I was possessed by a ghost! It's the only reason I was even with that ghost hunter geek..." Paulina yelled furiously. "Besides, I broke up with him...if you can call it that...'Paulina pointed out.
'Don't you have a crush on a ghost, though..."' Everyone thought hearing Paulina's rant, even Dash.
"There's no way any woman would find that ghost geek attractive!..."Paulina said.
'Except for Manson, Val, Paige from my art class and twenty eight other girls...' Star thought but didn't say.
Paulina was still her friend and she wasn't going to rub more salt in the wound.
"Sorry Paulina but I can't be apart of this. It's a bad idea...'Star said to her friend.
"Same here. I like not having broken limbs...'Kwan said.
Both of them left, not wanting payback enough to risk bodily harm where no adults could come to their aid.
Paulina and Dash looked to each other.
"Oh, whatever. We don't need them..."Paulina said to Dash.
"Right, they are just a bunch of chickens but soon, Fenton would get what's coming to him..."Dash said, still blaming him everything bad that has happened lately.
He'll never learn, will he?
Back at the party
Danny and Kara had just finished another dance, before taking a little break on the couch. Their friends were off having their own fun, leaving the happy couple alone.
"So are you having fun Kara?..." Danny asked
"I am..." Kara replied happily
"I'm glad..." Danny said.
He was happy that he found a way to cheer up his girlfriend and get her to stop worrying about Vlad for a little bit.
"I'm feeling better..." Kara said. "Thank you..."She said as she hugged him a little bit. Danny hugged her back.
"Don't worry... be thankful Michelle hates Dash as much as we do..."Danny said with a chuckle.
"Not the party... what you said before." Kara said. "That you wouldn't let anyone or anything hurt me, even if it messes with you too..."She said as Danny stroke her long, beautiful hair.
"It's so soft... He thought.
"I meant it. I'd do anything for you..." He said reassuringly.
He was about to kiss her again, however, that's when Kara gasped. She pulled back and looked around.
"Kara?..." Danny asked, worried.
"I hear it..."She said in a hushed, urgent tone.
Danny looked confused.
"Hear what? The music?..."He asked with a raised brow. Kara shook her head.
"No... there's a sound only I... and my cousin, could hear due to its frequency. It usually means he's arrived home. I know because only he knows how to activate it when he lets me know he's heading home..."She whispered to him.
Danny's eyes widen.
"Does that mean-
"Yeah, he's back..."Kara nodded.
Danny and Kara leapt from the couch and running out of the house, but not before saying goodbye to their gracious hostess.
"Thanks for the invite, Michelle..." Danny called out AND Michelle looked confused for a second.
"Uh, your welcome I guess..." Michelle said looking to Jazz
"Any idea what that was about?..."Michelle asked Jazz, who shrugged.
"No idea..."Jazz admitted.
She didn't see Danny's ghost sense go off, so it must be something else.
Maybe it was something connected to Kara...or it has something to do with Vlad. She suddenly felt her phone vibrating, signalling that she got a text.
"Excuse me, one second?..."Jazz said as she went to go read her text.
From Danny.
Later
In Metropolis
"What a day..."A tall, muscular man yawned as he walked into his apartment and laid on his couch, happy to be home and feeling tired.
This man is Clark Kent, also known as Kal-El of Krypton who is better known as the symbol of truth justice and the American way, Superman.
The past few days, Superman better had to deal with certain incidents along with his fellow members of the Justice League. He had been across the galaxy with the majority of the Justice League, helping the Green Lantern Corps repel the Lowardian army from invading the Milky Way.
They managed to stop their fleet and he was finally allowed to come back home. Right now all he'd like to do is have a nice cup of tea and get some work done before bed.
Thank God that he had vacation days saved up for times like this
"At least, I'm home...He thought as he sat on his sofa to relax.
There was a knock.
"Clark?..."A young, feminine voice was heard.
It was Kara. The man of steel quickly got up.
"Just a second!..."He shouted once he noticed that he was still wearing his cape and costume.
In just that amount of time, Superman changed into his casual clothes as Clark Kent, complete with the glasses and the "mild mannered" demeanor that he is known for.
He approached the door and opened it. To his surprise, it wasn't just Kara who was there, but Danny as well.
"Hey, Su- uh... Clark..." Danny said, still unable to process this was his idol he was talking so casually with.
"Hey there." He said. "What's going on?..."The man of steel asked and he noticed the expression on their faces.
"Kara, what's wrong?..."Clark asked, in a concern voice, having a bad feeling about this.
"We have a problem, Clark..." Kara said.
"What kind of problem?..."The man of steel asked, getting a very bad feeling right now.
"It's a SUPER problem. A bit of an IDENTITY crisis..."Kara said with meaning in those two words.
Clark's eyes shot up, He quickly recognized the wording of her sentence.
"Come in..." Clark said bringing the two super teens into his house
Inside
Once they were all inside, Clark made sure that they would have no unwanted eyes and ears by locking the door and making sure that everything is secure. Once done, he turned to the two teenagers, with the most serious expression ever on his face.
"So, tell me about this identity crisis?...'Clark said, not fooling around here.
Danny looked nervous.
Who wouldn't when telling the Man of Steel that his precious little cousin was in danger because of his enemy?!
"Well it has to do with one of my enemies-" Danny gulped nervously "finding out that Kara's identity..."He said quickly and braced for impact.
Clark took on a serious look and got even closer to him, staring him in the eye. Danny gulped even more.
Superman has always been his hero but right now, he was actually scared.
Thankfully, the man of steel on said this...
"Tell me everything..."He said in a stern voice.
Danny tried to regain his nerves and be collected here.
"Well, it started a few days ago, at Kara's formal...'Danny began.
10 minutes later
Both Danny and Kara explained the events of what has happened while Clark had been in space. Once they were done, he was...he wasn't happy. Thankfully, he didn't take it out on Danny.
He just kept asking questions.
"I see... so Vlad Masters was a supervillain the whole time..." Clark said.
"And he knows..."He said and Kara nodded.
"Yes..."Kara said, hating this.
"Personally, I don't think he'll say anything to save his own skin..." Danny said. "But Kara doesn't want to risk it. If he knows her identity, he'll probably find out yours..."He said.
Clark heard this and his expression hardened.
"Have you two gone looking for him?..." Clark asked and they both nodded.
"We did. We looked at his office and mansion. He's taken a vacation..." Kara said.
That's when she made a pouty face and crossed her arms.
"And then more annoyance happened..."She grumbled.
"Huh?" Clark asked, noticing she was more grumpy than worried.
"What happened?..."Clark asked.
"A guy called Deadpool showed up for a bit..." Danny answered and he noticed that Clark now had an understanding look on his face.
"Oh..." Clark nodded, realizing why she's acting that way.
"Seriously...what is he exactly? Good guy or bad guy?...'Danny asked and Clark...well, he wasn't too sure how to answer this.
"He's... well, he only goes after criminals so, while I don't condone his methods, he's at least not working for someone who wants us dead...and legally speaking, unless he does something TRULY villainous, he is out of my jurisdiction..."Clark said.
"Enough about that, what's the plan about Masters?...'Clark asked.
"That's the thing..." Kara said. "We were hoping you could help us...so...can you?..."Kara asked.
Clark was silent before he sighed. He then turned to Danny.
"Danny, he's your enemy..is there anything else that you can tell me?.."Clark asked.
"I already told you that he's a crazy, middle age fruitloop with delusions of grandeur who wants to kill my dad, marry my mom and make me his evil apprentice...or destroy me...he's tried both, so it's hard to say exactly what he wants to do with me besides ruin my life..."Danny muttered.
"Anything else?..."Clark repeated.
"He's half ghost like me, but with 20 years more experience, not to mention money and political power at his disposal..." Danny said.
"So, he's basically Luthor with powers..." Superman muttered, wondering if he should get Bruce involved.
Though knowing his old friend as well as he did, he probably was already aware of the situation. Especially since his cousins boyfriend has also been on a blind date with Batgirl during that Summer, if Bruce's sources are right and they always are.
Clark made Danny continue giving more details on this enemy.
"Like I said, he has all of that and that's not including the ghosts he has working for him. Like Skulker or the Fright Knight..."He explained
Clark nodded as Danny continued.
"Plus, he's put money into his personal project like trying to clone me and making AI's of my mom to help him. No telling what else he's looked into. He could have connections with other villains as far as I know...'The boy said.
The more he heard of Vlad, the less Clark was liking the situation.
"So, any weaknesses?..."Clark asked.
"Massive ego..."Danny grumbled.
"That one's a given..."Clark snarked.
"Aside from weaknesses I have, not much else comes to mind. So... what do you think we should do?...The ghostly boy asked.
Clark tried to think. If they don't do something about this Vlad guy, there is bound to be a lot of problems later on. He's already tried kidnapping Kara. Who knows what he'd try next.
Clark thought for a moment, then an idea came to him.
"What if... Hmm..."He nodded and smiled.
"I might have an idea..."He said.
Meanwhile
In an unknown location
Two unknown figures were in a secluded area, very far away from their respective homes.
"I am glad that you could make it..."One of them said in a smug, sounding tone.
The other didn't look amused.
"Listen here..." The other said, sounding less pleased.
"I don't particularly enjoy these last minute meetings. So, you had better tell me what you want and make it quick... Before I make sure you suffer..."He said.
The other figure wasn't intimidated. He still had that smug look on his face, before clearing his throat. Wanting to get down to business.
"Right, well, the reason I had called for your presence is because I would like to make...a business proposition to you..."The other one said, a malicious grin visible on their face.
Oh boy.
-To be continued-
Next time on TMDDF: Danny and Kara
Plans and Plots
A/N: Special thanks to Neomark, BeConFuzzled Writer and 61394 for your help. You guys are the best :)
REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers:
Qazse: XD
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Chester A Bum, Frost Hunter, DJ Rodriguez, Major Simi, Dreams Come True 996 and CMR Rosa: Thank you :) Wiseguy2415: Truth be told, I'm not familiar with Transformers prime, so I don't know if I will be much help. Still, the plot sounds interesting.
Danifan3000: Well, we'll see what happens next.
The Writer's Call: Can't say for certain yet, but we have quite a way to go.
Luiz4200: You were right about trying to crash the party. Thankfully, the bouncer stopped them before they could ruin things for everyone.
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