Love, fighting, and? Chapter 9: Ch9 I Wanna Be Like Other Girls!, a danny phantom fanfic

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Chapter 9

As night came, the camp was all set and luckily all the supplies had survived the crash. Cujo and Dora were just relaxing in the tree. They both then watched as Danny came out with now a soaking wet map and Wes, hanging a cloth by the campfire to dry.

"I've seen happier princesses." Wes commented.

"That's the least of our problems." Danny said as he tried to gently pick up the map, however because its soaked state, it almost ripped in half, causing Danny to groan."

"There's a mountain pass between here and Qui Gong." Danny explained as he looked at the map while standing up. Wes walked over and continued to listen as he too looked at the map.

"The problem is, it goes through Bandit Country. It's the only way." He finished.

"Why not just follow the river?" Wes suggested, pointing to the river they fell into after the crash.

"Because the river isn't on the map." Danny answered.

"Yeah, but it's bound to go past a town and when there's a town, there's a road." Wes said with a smile.

"There's no town on the map either." Danny said.

Wes smirked and suggested, "Then maybe we should forget the map and wing it."

"We can't wing it! We need a new plan. We only have three days and even if we wing it, what if we get lost?" Danny asked, getting slightly annoyed.

"Then we pull over and ask for directions." Wes answered.

Danny however was stubborn and determined to stick to the planned route, "We don't need to pull over and ask directions. We have a map and we're sticking to it."

"Okay, what is it with you and for asking directions?" Wes asked, laughing slightly.

But Danny was snapped in annoyance, "What is with you and maps?!"

"Oh! Are you saying i can't read maps?" Wes said with a smirk.

From there, the two lovers began their debate about the differences between each other. Dora chuckled and grinned with excitement, as she saw that already they were in the arguing stage of her plan.

"General I…." Dash cut in, but then stopped as he saw they were arguing and felt awkward.

Wes and Danny immediately stopped. Dash then asked nervously, "Am I interrupting something?"

Danny shook his head and asked, "What is it Dash?"

"Scout report. I found a village and a path to it through the forest." Dash reported.

"A forest path?" Wes and Danny asked at the same time. They both then chuckled slightly and then Danny said, "Great. Show us please."

Dash led them to the edge of the hill and in the distance was the village he was talking about. Wes smiled and said, "There's bound to be a road down there that'll lead us to Qui Gong."

"Great work Dash." Danny said.

"Thank you sir." Dash said with a bow and then headed back to the camp.

Wes and Danny looked down from each other. Danny looked at the map, trying to hide his guilt but it was no use.

Wes sighed and began his apology, "Danny I'm sorry. You're in charge of the mission and…"

Danny shook his head and cut in, "No I'm sorry. A good leader should be open to new ideas and suggestions. Will you forgive me?"

Wes smiled warmly at him and said, "There's nothing to forgive."

Danny smiled back and the two embraced each other in a hug. As they pulled apart, their necklaces became tangled, keeping them together. They both laughed and then Wes untangled them.

They both continued to stare lovingly into each other's eyes for a moment and then Wes said, "Well, I better go. I have first watch and you could use some sleep, General."

Danny smiled and nodded. Wes then kissed Danny on the cheek and headed to his post.

Cujo smiled and blew a raspberry at Dora, believing that her plan was failing. Dora however was unfazed.

"Are you blind? Just look at her go. He can't wait to get away from him. And besides, that wasn't even a smile, it's a mask of pain." Dora retorted.

Cujo however rolled his eyes and growled sarcastically. Dora grinned and said, "Yeah? Well that was just Phase One of my new master plan. Now just Phase Two, where I get up close…"

She paused and set Cujo's tail on fire, causing the poor little ghost puppy to bark in fright and slam his tail against the branch to put it out.

"And personal." Dora finished as Cujo glared at her.

Valerie, Star and Paulina all sat together in front of the warm fire. Paulina continued to watch Dash lovingly, as he was chopping wood without his shirt on.

She sighed blissfully, longing to be with the one she started to love. Tucker then came up to Valerie, holding her orange coloured fan in his hand.

"Um excuse me your highness?" Tucker addressed nervously with a smile. He held out her fan to her and said, "I found your fan and I took the liberty of drying it out for you."

Valerie took the fan from his hands and said with a small smile in appreciation, "Thank you Tucker."

"Normally, I would say I'm your biggest fan." Tucker said, laughing a little but then stopped and looked down.

"I'll just…go away again." Tucker said, not looking where he was going as he walked away.

He yelped as he suddenly bumped into the pot that was hanging over, almost spilling everything out. Luckily he caught it and put it straight again.

"Sorry about that." Tucker said as Valerie, Star and Paulina laughed quietly.

"I'll replace that." Tucker said.

He then continued to walk, feeling embarrassed as he muttered quietly, "Oh of course she doesn't like you. You're such a techno-geek and a clumsy ox!"

Valerie however, was just watching him go and smiling warmly. A slight blush on her cheeks came, which Paulina noticed.

"He likes you." Paulina said.

"It would seem so." Valerie agreed.

"And you like him?" Paulina asked, smiling at her.

"Well….I….appreciate that he's a good soldier. That's all." Valerie said (even though it was a lie), her smile dropping.

That's when Paulina got a little angry at her sister and snapped, "How can you do that?! How can you look right at someone, realise you share a special connection and then just…."

Valerie frowned and snapped back at her before opening her fan, "I know where my duty lies Paulina. Do you?!"

Paulina gasped and just continued to frown at Valerie. She got up and headed back to their tent, stopping at the entrance, she looked back at her sister and then back at her fan, she sighed and realised that she didn't want to go through with the wedding.

She threw her fan to the ground and entered the tent. Pulling out a pen and paper, she kneeled down at the small desk and began to write a letter to their adopted father, while looking down in sadness.

"And so my dear father, I cannot complete this mission. I have come to realise, that my duty is to my heart." She finished writing, still looking down.

"What are you doing?" Valerie asked, causing Paulina to gasp and turn to see her and Star standing behind her.

Star looked at the letter and read it. Gasping, she answered Valerie's question, "She's running away."

"Paulina! What are you thinking?!" Valerie asked in shock.

Paulina looked down and answered, "I can't complete this mission. I know that now."

"Why? Because Dash has given you his heart?" Valerie asked, trying to understand what was going on.

"No! It's not about his heart. It's about mine. I just….I can't do this Valerie." Paulina answered.

"Paulina, we discussed this." Valerie said as she kneeled down and sat next to her, placing her fan down in front of her. "A princess must make every sacrifice for her country. It's our duty."

Not able to hold it in anymore, Paulina began to cry. Feeling her heart breaking as she realized, she probably could never be with Dash. Valerie hugged both her sisters close.

VALERIE

The life of a princess

From her birth is well defined

She must humbly serve her country

Play the part she's been assigned

She guards the hopes of her people

Weak and mighty, rich and poor

Star placed a comforting hand on Paulina's shoulder, feeling the same way as her.

Who could ever ask for more?

STAR

Who could ever ask for more?

VALERIE AND STAR

Who could ever ask for more?

That's when Paulina finally heard enough and snapped! Revealing her true feelings for the first time since well….ever!

PAULINA

I wanna be like other girls!

Climb up a tree like other girls can

She grabbed Star and the two of them began to jump around on their beds, having some fun much to Valerie's displeasure at their behaviour.

STAR AND PAULINA

Just to be free like other girls….

Get to be!

"Paulina! Star! Stop this!" Valerie tried as the girls began to pillow fight, before Paulina slouched back on a couple of pillows.

PAULINA

To slouch when I sit!

STAR

To eat a whole cake!

PAULINA AND STAR

Feel the sun on my feet!

Get dirty!

Act silly!

Be anything I want to be!

They both jumped on top of the small table and danced around on it for a moment.

PAULINA

Dance around….

STAR (while lifting her dress to reveal her undergarments)

In my underwear!

Valerie yelped at the sight of Star's undergarments and quickly pulled Star's dress down and the both Star and Paulina began to run around the room crazily.

PAULINA AND STAR

To run really fast!

To get rid of this fan!

Paulina grabbed Valerie's fan and threw it away, much to her shock and surprise.

To eat a whole cake!

Get crazy!

With frosting!

No escorts!

No manners!

No nurse maids!

No hands folded perfect like holding a lily

Valerie suddenly started liking the sound of that idea and added with a smile, "No pinchy shoes?"

All three of them laughed and continued to imagine what it would be like to be normal and not royalty. All the things they could do if they weren't princesses.

VALERIE, PAULINA AND STAR

I wanna be like other girls!

Scrape up my knees like other girls can

Just to be free like other girls….

Get to be!

Kwan was getting firewood and could hear the girls from outside their tent and decided to listen in further, by pressing his ear closer to the material.

The girls sat up in a circle and continued to picture how they would like to live their life.

PAULINA

To speak for myself!

STAR

To sing way off key!

VALERIE, STAR AND PAULINA

Marry someone I met, who loves me for me

No escorts!

No manners!

No nursemaids!

No worries!

No hands folded perfect like holding a lily

NO PINCHY SHOES!

They three off their shoes and just danced around the room, picturing themselves in a field of flowers on a bright sunny day.

I wanna be like other girls!

Climb up a tree like other girls can

Just to be free like other girls…

GET TO BE!

The girls landed on their beds and just laughed, feeling better than they had ever since this mission started. Kwan smiled as an idea came to his head after hearing the girls, he walked off quietly to go speak to Tucker and Dash.

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