On the hot days for Amity Park, nothing quite takes off the blistering heat like 'Floody Waters', a water amusement park where everyone goes to get some fun in their lives, but that fun is also accompanied by danger as the party were at the water park for the fun as well, two groups actually as Danny, Sam, and Tucker were in a line for a ride called 'Terror Mountain' while Cedric, Talia, and Topaz were off to the side, Valerie herself couldn't make it due to her family's financial status, not even Sam's sway could get her on board.
Tucker was only in his red swim-trunks with an inner tube and floaties on him while his trademarked hat and glasses were still on his person, Danny was in a white tank-top and blue trunks, no one daring to speaking about his clear amount of muscles, thanks to Cedric's professional training and guidelines, while Sam hid it all under a black cloak, hat, and veil with sunglasses as Tucker mused in glee. "Man, I love the water. Girls, bathing suits, and the occasional opportunity to administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation." He spritzed his mouth with breath refresher as Danny tugged on his tank-top.
"Geez, it's hot. Aren't you sweating, Sam?"
"Regular people sweat. Goths, we simmer." Danny sniffed before he pointed out the overheat, how Sam didn't feel it was interesting.
"I think you're overcooked." She opened up to a purple one-piece as she sniffed herself and exclaimed.
"Wooh! I reek." Tucker didn't help much as he sprayed his breath refresher in her armpit and she scowled before announcing her departure as she covered herself with the cloak. "Yet another reason to get out of the sun." She headed off as two shadows loomed on Danny and Tucker as Dash and Kwan arrived with smirks and water guns in hand.
"Watch our place in line, will ya?"
"How can I? I'm in front of you."
"Not any more!" He blasted the pair with 'water' and somehow launched them into the fountain as the cupid spitting water was now landing its shot on Danny as he mused.
"Well... this is humiliating."
"But oddly refreshing." Tucker pointed out as the pair of them were slightly submerged n the waters as the rest of the party joined them.
Danny was amazed by the sight, but he was more intimidated by the friend who was sporting a minor four pack, wearing a navy-blue pair of swim trunks and bright-yellow hoodie while his eyepiece and bracers were still on somehow. Talia was a wonder as she donned a magenta one-piece with frills across the shoulders and the hips while her long hair was pulled back in a flowing braid. Topaz was just as tomboyish as she wanted, bright red two-piece of top and shorts, her regular ponytail given a pair of rock-star pins to highlight her rebellion. He took the hand of Cedric and was lifted up as he spoke. "You don't have to be so light on the feet, Danny, a simple water blast like that shouldn't just knock you off your feet."
"Tell that to Dash." He rose to his feet as the trio felt their ghost sense go off and he grimaced as he heard Talia's resigned 'Oh, Ancients' and Topaz's aggressive 'Who's the dipstick ruining my pool day'. "Well, that isn't. We've got company, Tuck." No sooner than Danny saying that, a shadow surged across the ground before erupting as Shadow as it started to terrorize everyone as Topaz exclaimed.
"Johnny's Shadow, what the heck is he doing here!?"
"I've got to find a place to go ghost." Danny took off as Tucker called back.
"You do that. And I'll stay here in case any of these girls need mouth-to-mouth." He reapplied the refresher to the trio's collective rub of their temples. Danny made for the restroom, but he was too rash as he entered the ladies restroom and was pushed out of it by Star with Paulina behind her as Star pointed it out.
"Hello! Ladies room."
"I'd tell you to go to the men's room, but I don't think you qualify." They high-fived as Danny just replied.
"Oh sure, joke while a bad-luck ghost is about, see what happens later." He left them alone as he quickly found a map board and jumped behind it before transforming into Phantom and taking flight, to confront the terrorizing ghost as he called out. "Hey, tall, dark, and formless!" Shadow turned to see Danny coming for him. "Remember me?" As it turned out, Shadow did remember as Danny got punched in the gut and then hurled into Terror Mountain before getting pummeled on the ride, pipes and bricks breaking before Shadow pulled him out and roared at him to his reply back. "I'll take that as a... yes?"
Shadow didn't leave much to muse as he dove with Danny, held forward, toward the fence post safety railings before Danny took control of the situation. "Come on, Slick! Let's see how well you mix with water!" Danny pulled Shadow down into the waters and splashed down, Shadow bubbling back up as just a smudge of darkness while Danny, free from the grip, kicked the emergency drain value and just flushed Shadow down as Danny called out. "Enjoy your trip through the sewers! Oh, and if you see Monday's meatloaf, say hi for me!" He was, however, heedless to a third party as he transformed back and leapt over the railing, planning on just going through with his pool day when he suddenly met the teal-blue of Paulina as she exclaimed.
"Danny? You're the Ghost Boy?" Suddenly, his time was going to get much, much worse...
Danny booked it back to his friends as a news reporter spoke to the camera. "Amity Park wrought today by another random attack by the pasty-faced ghost lad known as 'Inviso-Bill'." Danny paused in confusion before he spoke to his friends who had arrived.
"Guys... we've got a problem."
"I'll say." Sam started as she spoke with confusion on her brow. "'Inviso-Bill'?"
"Yeah, you need a publicist, dude." Tucker shrugged as he continued with a smile as he spotted Star off the corner of his eye. "And you... need mouth-to-mouth."
"Dream on, loser." He frowned as Danny spoke again, the five listening to him.
"It's worse than me being called a different name as I have NEVER said my name in actual public. Paulina saw. She knows I'm half-ghost!"
"Are you sure that she SAW you and just jumped to the belief that you are half-ghost?" Cedric pointed out as Danny spoke up again.
"Well, I finally saw her in a bathing suit, every teen boy's dream, and I can't even enjoy it."
"Because you are both taken and know better, Danny." Talia added as she pointed out. "Besides, what could she do in the end, she is just jumping the cannon from the sound of it."
"It's 'gun', Talia." Cedric corrected as Sam scowled.
"Paulina... I just had a nasty run-in with her in the bathroom." She gripped her fist as she continued. "She's just the rudest, little..." Anymore was lost as Paulina herself called out to them.
"Danny! Sam! Whatever your name is! Hi!" Danny looked spooked about it, but Topaz looked... on the edge with furrowed brow as Talia and Cedric glanced to her with concern before Sam herself cut in front of the rushing Paulina as she made her statement.
"Listen, you! I don't know what you think you saw, but if you do or say anything to hurt Danny...!"
"Oh, don't get your bat wings in a bundle!" The Latina beauty sassed back as she continued, focusing on Danny with a small wave. "Danny... why'd you run?" Danny peered out from behind Sam as she continued. "I know I freaked you out that I discovered your secret, but... I won't tell..." Danny stammered as he asked.
"R-Really?"
"Oh, come on!" Sam and Danny glanced to Tucker as Talia rested a hand on Topaz's shoulder and the rock-star gripped it back as Tucker questioned with furrowed brow. "How can we trust you?"
"You can trust me because... it's my secret now, too." She stooped closer as she tapped Danny's nose. "...Which makes it... OUR secret."
"...Feelings of extreme joy and happiness bubbling up suddenly here."
"Oh, great." Sam huffed as she glanced away from the 'affection' that Paulina was suddenly showing. "Excuse me while I find a nice, dark place to throw up." Sam stomped off as Danny cleared his thoughts and questioned.
"So... you think it's cool that I've got these powers?"
"Cool? No." Paulina turned back as she stated her opinion. "I think it's hot." She headed off as she called out. "See ya!" It took a moment for Danny to register what Paulina just said.
"I'm hot? I'm HOT? I'M HOT!" Sadly, he was blasted with 'water' as Dash mocked him.
"That'll cool you off. By the way, this isn't water, if you catch my drift." Danny glanced down and frowned before a resounding crack was heard and Dash glanced up to find Cedric looking at him like he was the next dummy to break, hand switching and the crack was heard again.
"Baxter, not 'water', you say?"
"N-No, no! It's just a mixture, it's Kool-Aid, it's not just water in here!" Cedric came closer and Dash visibly backed up as Cedric spoke.
"Can I trust the word of a guy in a speedo here?"
"Y-Yes, you can, please, no more punishment!" He yelped, tossing the gun behind him as Talia caught it and, prodding it, spoke.
"Blue raspberry, you're okay right now, Danny." He was helped to his feet as Danny huffed.
"I really should have kept a lid on it..." They nodded and they enjoyed the pool day for the remainder of it...
The following day, at Casper High, Danny had hidden his face in his shirt that his nose was the limb that was holding it up as he exclaimed in fear. "Is anybody looking at me funny?"
"Yeah, but that's because you look like you're trying to eat your way out of your shirt, lighten up!" Tucker replied as Talia joined in.
"I agree with Foley, you are on edge, ease your mind and everything will be fine."
"How can I lighten up?" The shirt slipped off as Danny exclaimed to them. "Paulina knows I'm half-ghost. I mean, she says she's gonna keep the secret, but how can I trust her? She's a girl, girls can't keep secrets..." Cedric cleared his throat as Talia, Topaz, and Sam glanced at him with crooked brow.
"There are three very lovely girls right here, Danny, I would choose my words carefully if I were you." Danny, just as quickly, corrected himself.
"...Except for you three, you are a lot more different than the gossiping populars." Sam let it go as Topaz chuckled and rubbed Danny's head while Talia kissed Cedric on the cheek, a light shade crossing his face.
"Well, the good news is, Paulina's kind of dim, as long as nothing else weird happens, maybe she'll forget all about it." That was not to be as the ghost senses went off, Talia blushing madly after Cedric said 'toasty' to the close flames. Tucker had gone for a drink from the fountain, but it stopped before releasing a black shadow with green eyes as Sam exclaimed. "So that's where the town sewage goes. I knew it!" She said in a sing-song voice as Shadow bolted past them, Danny ready to fight, before a hand gripped his shoulder and he glanced to Topaz who was scowling.
"Let me handle this one." The people were too panicked to notice as Topaz hid out and transformed, Topaz McLain taking center stage as she soared after Shadow. "You got a lot of nerve popping out from nowhere, Dip NEEDS to lay low." Shadow split in half to Ember's brief surprise before she huffed. "Oh, please, I know how to play that game, and I..." She split down the middle as the halves slammed into each other, stunned before she gripped its tail and hauled it into the science lab as she spoke. "... am not so low on tricks either." She glanced and spotted a magnifying glass before plucking it and heading up, Shadow pursuing before she spoke, the glass behind her. "You want the limelight, okay..." She pushed it in front of her as her other hand glowed a amber yellow. "...Just be careful to not burn out." She blasted and the heat and light tore apart Shadow before she blew on her smoking finger with glee. "Wow, that was awesome, maybe the baby pop has a good idea." She soared back down and transformed back in a locker before opening it, Talia and Cedric smirking to her return as Sam, Danny, and Tucker huffed in relief.
The moment was ruined by another voice. "Great job, Danny." Topaz raised a brow in surprise as Paulina arrived while Danny closed the locker with Topaz out of it.
"Where did you come from?"
"Mr. Fenton, there you are." Mr. Lancer suddenly appeared as he brought up a stack of erasers in hand. "You were due to smack the erasers five minutes ago, where were you?"
"Uh..." Danny looked for an excuse before Cedric cut in.
"Excuse me, aren't those the teacher's lounge erasers, are you telling me that you neglected to tell me about them in the first place?" Lancer was the one to stammer before Paulina cut in.
"He was with me, we've dating now." An ample amount of gasps filled the halls, even the group were in shock at the exclamation, clearly it was too much of a shock as one kid screamed 'NOOOO!' at his Paulina shrine as Danny blinked a few times before getting roped in by Paulina and Lancer spoke in amaze.
"Well, that certainly 'ups' your street cred, Mr. Fenton." Before Lancer could toss the erasers to Tucker, Cedric took them with a glare.
"Give me those, you favoritism-loving vice-principal." Tucker breathed relief as Lancer clearly backed down as well before he spoke, about the new 'couple'.
"You two lovebirds enjoy lunch." Paulina hauled Danny away as Sam was simmering again as Tucker inquired.
"You okay?"
"Of course I am! Why would I not be okay! Look how happy he is!" She growled before throwing a fist into the nearby locker, denting it as the four took a look at it in surprise before Topaz spoke.
"I am usually the one to punch lockers in rage, but that girl has been whipped... hard."
"Something tells me that we have a possible issue on our hands."
"No, Talia, I think what is going to happen is a disaster in the making soon." The scene with Danny and Paulina was strange as Danny was mindful of his food as he spoke.
"I'm really happy you're cool with this, Paulina." He said with leaning on the table as he pointed out. "But everyone kind of staring at us."
"That's because you're with me now." The same kid cried out before booking it out of the room in sorrow as Paulina continued. "And speaking of that, how'd you like to come with me to a bowling party on Friday night?" Danny double-checked the statement before he asked.
"You mean, like a date?"
"Not like a date, A date." Danny's brow frowned as he kept rechecking the statements before it was clear, TOO clear that something else was going on. But he didn't pursue it as Dash had overheard the whole thing and slumped over as he spoke.
"Well, as much as it pains me to say this, Fenton, now that Paulina likes you, you're officially a cool kid."
"Officially? You guys have an actual club about being a cool kid?"
"Not even like a club, A club." The same chat, but with different words as Dash continued to Paulina. "He's kind of dim, isn't he?" Danny narrowed his brow as Paulina just smiled, he knew what a club was, he just never thought he would be in one from the get-go as Dash pulled out a folder from the letter-man jacket. "Here's your membership packet." Danny took it as Dash continued, reaching over to grab one of the geeks in the school. "And this is Mikey, he'll be doing your homework from now on."
"Hi, Danny."
"Don't talk to him, you're nowhere near cool enough." Dash answered as he tossed Mikey and pulled out a slip of paper from the jacket once more, handing it to Danny as he explained it. "And here's your hall pass card, after the hall monitor stamps it ten times, you get a free frozen yogurt." He narrowed his brow as he finished. "Welcome to the A-List, jerk... I mean, pal." Danny smiled as Kwan questioned.
"Fenton's cool now? I thought we didn't have room for new members?"
"Kwan, old pal of mine, I have some bad news." Dash answered as soon, Kwan was left to sit with the five as he spoke.
"I was told I have to sit here now." Tucker put up a front as he exclaimed.
"You'll never take Danny's place! Never!" Sam just looked tired of the whole thing before Cedric huffed and spoke again.
"Well, since you are here, I want to run you through your paces; just because you are not part of the A-List now, doesn't mean that you are not cool anymore." It went on like that as Paulina made Danny her focus and the two bonded like that, Tucker and Sam were unlucky to have Kwan smothering them, but Cedric kept the line as he tested the football player well and showed a more vulnerable side of the jock, he was a math nerd, but often hid it to be cool, but came more freely with the hobby when Cedric gave him the chance to be free.
Danny even showed off some skill in impressing Paulina when he battled the Box Ghost, drawing it out for the interest of it while Kwan wrecked both Sam and Tucker with a football, but Topaz and Cedric gave the guy a run for his money, blowing everyone's mind of HOW multi-talented Cedric was able to be and Topaz's fun of being less girly than most, but it still was a low blow to the two friends of Danny as the trio helped Kwan learn a bit more before Sam asked Tucker as they peered past a wall. "Any sign of 'the Enemy of Fun'?"
"Nope, we are officially Kwan-free, which means I can finally focus on the satellite." Sam followed his gaze to Star as she pointed out.
"Satellite? Her name is Star."
"But she used to be Paulina's 'satellite'." Suddenly, Sam clued in as she replied back.
"Ah, the marginally attractive girl who always orbits around the popular girl."
"But now that Paulina is with Danny, she's like us! Weak, unpopular, and ripe for the picking!" Tucker bolted to catch her, only for her to demand him to be her pack mule, set some guidelines, and WILL break him if he tries holding her hand before the third date as he exclaimed with books and bowling bag in hand. "Sweet! I got a date tonight!"
"If that's your relationship by default, count me out."
"Hey, new best friends." Kwan had arrived as Tucker dismissed them.
"I'll leave you five friends alone. Satellite! I mean, Star! Wait up!" Sam shouted after him.
"Tucker! Don't leave me with...!" But he was gone as she cringed to Kwan's pointing out the visible signs.
"You and Tucker don't like me very much, do you?"
"Who, us? What gave you that idea?" Sam pointed out nervous as Cedric filled in the gaps.
"Let's see; you don't agree with the cool kids, you are cold to anyone who is not your friend or a Goth, and you don't play nice with others, Sam."
"Tucker is easy to converse with, but he is a 'ladies man' through and through, you hardly have given Kwan a chance to be someone unique, Manson."
"And if you keep doing that without giving him or anyone a chance, you are going to be more shallow than Paulina was." Sam grimaced at the valid points as Kwan huffed in remorse about the isolation from the two friends of Danny's.
"It's okay. I know, I don't fit in with you guys and I don't fit in with the popular kids anymore, I guess it's chess club for me." He made to walk off as Sam made a choice, it was not a smart one, but she didn't like how Kwan looked so defeated and Cedric was giving her what could be called 'the judge's eye'.
"Kwan, wait!" He paused as she ran a hand over her face as she continued. "I can't believe I'm asking this." She breathed before she continued. "I'm going to a Goth poetry slam tonight. It might not be your kind of thing, but..."
"Is this like a pity date?" Kwan asked.
"Not a date, but plenty of pity."
"SWEET!" Kwan, just as easily, took Sam's wrist and dragged her along as the night came and Danny was pulled into bowling, Tucker too, but he was just the pack mule for Star as Paulina was clearly failing at bowling and getting laughed at, Danny going over to comfort her when she asked.
"Danny, I am so embarrassing myself. Could you be an angel and give me some... invisible help?" Danny stammered as he pointed out.
"But that's cheating..." Somehow, Paulina's kiss gave him some influence as he lightly exclaimed to her. "...Or creative point scoring! I'll be right back after your strike!" With that, Danny bolted off to go Phantom, pausing a moment to muse. "Why is it that she is suddenly using me for something trivial...?" He shrugged and went under as the next ball rolled, nearly going gutter, but Danny caught it and slammed it into the pins in a 'strike' as Paulina cheered.
"I did it! I did it! I did it!" Danny 'returned' and Paulina praised him. "You're the best, Danny!" Danny chuckled as he mused.
"It's good to be the best." Meanwhile, Sam listened and remarked on Kwan just up and ruined her image at the Shulk and Lurk, but she couldn't find the heart to hate him too badly as he apologize soon after getting them kicked out for 'having a cheerful poem'. Danny met with Paulina outside as she remarked.
"If you like me, kiss me."
"I'm not sure what even, but I'm the luckiest guy in the world here." He moved to kiss back, but his sense went off as he grimaced. "What!?" The rev of a motorcycle hummed closer and the pair glanced down the road as Johnny rode over and stopped in front of them as he exclaimed in a angry tone.
"Listen, punk! You stay away from my girlfriend, dig?"
"Wha...!?" Paulina didn't react like a scared person as she stomped over before getting surrounded by a green aura and toppling backwards to reveal a biker chick with green hair, a red jacket, violet scarf, and ring on her finger that matched Johnny as the ghost that just came out counter-volleyed Johnny.
"Beat it, Johnny! I'm Danny's girl now!" Said Demi caught the collapsing Paulina as he took stock of what was even happening as he exclaimed.
"Kitty? Johnny? Paulina? Oh great! I'm in the middle of a love rectangle!" Johnny and Kitty would have stared down, but Paulina started to stir out of it as Kitty whipped around.
"Whoops!" With that, she phased back into Paulina and the teal turned to red as she spoke. "Now, where were we?" She moved to kiss Danny as he backed up in complete confusion.
"Uh, this is all a big mistake."
"Yep, your last one." He whistled and Shadow came out of the bowling alley, to Tucker's surprise, and found the trio, Danny finally realizing what was happening was something he needed to find out as Shadow was on guard duty, but before he could shout his phrase, another spoke up.
"Star Blast!" A chord rang out and Shadow was blasted as Danny turned to a VERY pissed Topaz McLain with guitar in hand, Talia Rahmat behind her with Iron Exorcist as well as Kitty chuckled nervously with a small wave.
"H-Hey, girlfriend, h-how have you been?"
"Pretty good... considering I am about to roast your behind!" Suddenly, the odds were against Johnny and Shadow, as well as Kitty, as Johnny called it quits.
"Uh, alright! You want her, runt? You can keep her! I'm gone!" Shadow returned and Johnny pressed a button on the bike before he rode into the air and into a green portal that formed as Danny exclaimed.
"He can ride in and out of the Ghost Zone when he wants to now?" Kitty replied as she explained.
"He stole some do-dad from your dad's lab last time he was here, and then he wired it to his bike." She closed the distance as she continued in a flirty manner. "But is that really what you want to talk about, right now?"
"No. We should probably talk about something a little more important."
"I TOTALLY agree..." Both glanced to the sheer white bonfire that was Topaz. "...Especially with the fact that you are running around the Human World and flaunting in the most shallow girl in the..." Sudden, she was doused in a flood of water and paired her now-soaked hair form her face as she glanced to the pair behind her as Exorcist spoke.
"You didn't need to douse her, Talia."
"She was overheating, this can be talked about back at the Fenton lab." The four took flight with Danny carrying Kitty, Cedric taking a moment to ease Tucker back and to let him and Danny deal with a recent development, as the four surrounded Kitty, but it was Danny that was the most upset with her as she apologized.
"Look, Danny, I didn't want to cause you any trouble."
"You're about eight Shadow attacks too late."
"Three!" Topaz shouted as Danny glanced over to her as she was doing well with suppressing her anger, though the metal handle of the bar she was pulling herself up on was showing signs of heating up as Danny focused on Kitty again.
"What's the story?" She sighed as she explained.
"It's like this." She spun the tale out as best as she could. "Ever since Johnny modified his bike so it can come here, I've been nagging at him to take me back and show me around since last time was not so... grand, per say."
"I understand, it can be a bit dull at night with no one around."
"Talia..." Exorcist spoke and she smiled with a shrug as Kitty continued the story.
"The city sights were so exciting and... unfortunately, Johnny was taking in the sights, too, and by sights, I meet every single girl in town."
"He's lucky I didn't roast his butt!" Topaz growled and the bar snapped as she pulled herself up and glanced at the piece of metal before it dropped half-melted and Talia waved a hand, replacing the bar and letting her do some more pull ups to ease her temper. Kitty continued as she finished up the story.
"We ran through a meat van with my intangibility, but it was the last straw and I took off, Johnny must have sent Shadow after me to keep an eye on me and lead him straight to me." She stammered as she was brought to the water park. "I-I remember how much Johnny couldn't stand you so... so you were the perfect person to make him jealous. I was going to overshadow your friend, the spooky chick in black."
"Sam..." Danny answered, but paused to the smirk that crossed her lips.
"You like her, don't you?" Danny made to stammer before he ran a hand over his face and answered.
"Yes, I do like her..."
"She was the first part of that blasted concert that won against me and..." The bar broke again and Topaz huffed as she spoke. "Never-mind the pull up, I am too heated to even care right now."
"Wait, Danny won against you?" Kitty questioned as she continued with a pointing finger in confusion. "I thought you said no duets."
"Hard to do that when they hit my concert with a triple song hit and in a blimp that is just protected." Kitty didn't push it as Talia tended to the exhausted Topaz as she explained how she got into Paulina.
"Instead, I ended up in this body when she was forced out and this chick was in her place, go fig!" She shrugged with a smile as she continued. "But the good news is, Johnny's furious, I'm pretty, you're popular, everybody wins."
"Except Paulina." Danny pointed out as he spoke. "You realize you're going to have to stop this, right?" Kitty hummed before she spoke back.
"Maybe..." She spoke in Paulina's voice as she continued. "...Or maybe 'Paulina' might slip up and tell the whole town that Danny Fenton is the ghost boy." Danny was shocked before he retorted.
"it's Inviso-Bill to the people, and that is blackmail, Kitty, can't it just be a peaceful agreement?"
"Well, I could toast her." Topaz answered as her fist lit up and Kitty sweated in fear before Exorcist stopped her and spoke.
"No time for third-degree burns, I'm more interested in the device that Johnny took that allows him in and out of the Zone." He turned and questioned. "Kitty, what did the device look like?"
"A... silver box-like thing, sizable to the handlebars of a bike, why?"
"I don't like the sound of that..." The Iron Exorcist trudged over to the cabinet and the group joined around him as he searched through the records before he exclaimed, pulling one of the folders out. "Ah-ha, here it is, a Ecto Portal-Adapter, we lost one of them after Johnny Thirteen came through, but it was defective, that is bad."
"What is the bad news of a defective model here, Exorcist?" Danny asked as the visor-hidden eyes looked to Danny.
"A defective model can go for some time, but it can't hold out, all tests with them have concluded that the Adapter will drain the ectoplasm right out of our Fenton Bazookas faster than average, rendering it unusable, but if it was attached to a ectoplasmic construct..."
"It could drain the ghost..." Danny wore a worried look as he questioned quickly. "How much time do we got!?"
"Two days, tops." The folder closed and shelved back as Exorcist turned to the possessed Paulina. "We need to destroy that device before it actually kills your 'boyfriend' completely, Kitty, blackmailing Danny may be your plan, but we have to think of the facts..." Kitty huffed as she seemed to acknowledge the possibility.
"Okay... okay, I understand, but still, see you at lunch tomorrow, boyfriend." With that, she headed out as Danny landed and spoke.
"She doesn't believe us..."
"I don't expect her to just agree off the bat, but we have to take measures to be sure..."
The following day soon saw Sam being given an apology from Kwan as he spoke. "Sam, are you sure you're not miffed about the poetry thing last night? Because you seemed pretty miffed."
"Why would I be miffed? Just because I can't sit at my regular table..." Danny sat there while 'Paulina' beamed at him as Sam gripped a napkin container and crushed it. "And now I can't go to my favorite book store anymore..."
"So... we're cool then..." Sam breathed as she spoke.
"I'll get back to you on that in a while." She stood up and headed over to Tucker as she greeted him, Star and Kwan conversing on their own. "Tucker, hey!"
"Oh, hey, Sam." Tucker turned to continued the chat. "So how are you getting along with Kwan?"
"Great." Sam lied as he returned inquiry. "So how are things with Star?"
"Couldn't be better." Both were lying through their teeth before bursting into rant.
"He's/She's driving me crazy!" They fell into a tandem of mistakes that both made with their equally troubling partner before exclaiming to each other. "You're gotta help me!" Both paused before laughing before Tucker took over again.
"Seriously, Sam, Kwan and Star are stuck to us like gum on the bottom of the desk. We have to lose them." Same sighed as she agreed with a remorseful tone.
"I don't see how. I have the feeling we're tied to these two losers until..." She cut off as Star spoke up.
"Sam, Tucker." Both turned to see the two of them holding hands, the need for crosses was real for the two of them as Kwan spoke.
"Star and I were just talking and we decided that we might be less cool than Danny and Paulina, but we're way cooler than you two."
"Tucker, I hope we can still be friends."
"One, thank you for telling us about this change in popularity." Sam spoke with Tucker handing the tray of food to Kwan who was surprised as the tech-geek spoke in following.
"Two, we respect your choice and will leave you both to it."
"Lastly, we needed this break, so thank you deeply!" Both bolted out of Nasty Burger to the two's surprise before Star mused.
"That was easy."
"They're in denial, I learned about that at the book store." Far from the Nasty Burger, Tucker and Sam conversed.
"That was easy. Now everything is back to normal."
"Almost." Sam grimaced as she pointed out one problem with getting back to normal. "We still don't have Danny, who's having a wonderful time with Paulina, I'm sure." She hissed as she ripped the flag off a mailbox, but when they met back up with him, he voiced his total defeat at Casper.
"I'm losing my mind! I mean, Paulina's fairly high maintenance!"
"Really? I hadn't notice." Sam huffed as Tucker joined in as Danny had explained what was going down.
"Yeah, but worse, she's being controlled by a ghost with a crush on Danny!" He was in awe of that fact as Sam corrected him while the trio conversed, Cedric fine-tuning a device while Talia and Topaz talked about the latest trends in style and appearance and brief powers.
"Tucker, Kitty doesn't have a crush on Danny. She's using him to make Johnny jealous." She glanced over to the Fenton as she explained. "I've got an idea about how you can get rid of her, but it's kind of radical."
"Considering your earlier radical actions, Sam, how radical?" Any more was cut off as Paulina called out.
"DANNY! Has anybody seen my Danny?" Said person went invisible as he glanced over to Sam.
"Radical is good. Let's hear it." Soon, they had the plan to go into the Ghost Zone and get Johnny to fight Danny over Kitty and him being brutal about it in the fake fight, but they missed the trio's conversation as Talia and Topaz asked Cedric.
"So, do you think that they can manage it?"
"Yeah, not to point out the weak points in dark gloom over there, but Kitty is possessive over Johnny and may take it further without warning."
"Considering we need to split the two from the real world for a while, I think that we can't interfere too much, but we can explain the whole thing to Johnny and Kitty, once she is on the Ghost Zone end and willing to hear us out."
"Or you could just give them Demi forms and move on from there."
"I could, but I want to give them the opinion, you were unconscious and slightly sedated from how much Talia remarked on your loopy tangent."
"TALIA!" Topaz glimmered as the Genie Demi just beamed. The original trio headed to Fenton Works soon after and waited for a moment in first of the Ghost Portal before Danny breathed in Phantom form.
"Well, here goes nothing. I hope you're right about this, Sam." He went into the Portal as Tucker called out.
"Good luck, dude."
"Remember, Danny, be cool, play it close to the vest." Sadly, Sam's advise was in vain as Danny had a different response to meeting up with Johnny...
It took some time to find the biker ghost, but Danny did find him and didn't play it close to the vest. "You have got to take Kitty back!" He was letting out all the stress that keeping Kitty under check as he gripped Johnny's jacket in plead. "She is suffocating me, I need my space, YOU GOTTA HELP ME!"
"Okay, okay...!" Johnny breathed as he got Danny to release the jacket as he pointed out. "But you know, you might have wanted to play that a little close to the vest."
"I am not okay with the setup, she blackmailed me for my secret and will tell it to the town if I didn't." Johnny raised a brow as he asked.
"Shouldn't they already know that you are you?"
"If they did, why am I called 'Inviso-Bill'?" Johnny opened his mouth a few times before shrugging, the plan made as Danny, after arranging the details, headed out in explaining what was going to happen with Sam and Tucker as the following afternoon had Danny 'taking' Kitty out on a picnic date as she remarked.
"Oh, Danny, this is so romantic!" Putting on a fake smile, he replied to the comment.
"Anything for you. You were worth fighting Johnny for."
"Ah, that's sweet!" Danny continued to the plan he had made, even going through the motions of some fighting stance to get the point across.
"And you know what? I'd kick his butt a hundred times more and a hundred times harder if he ever shows his sorry face again!" Honestly, it is all bravado, but it worked as Johnny entered the chat.
"Oh, is that right?" Both turned in surprise as Johnny had arrived quietly atop his chopper as he 'glared' down to the pair as Kitty exclaimed.
"Johnny!?"
"Hey, doll." Johnny replied as he got off and looked ready for a brawl. "I came to get you back, by force if necessary." He finished as he stood over Danny who 'glared' back before he jumped into action.
"Bring it on, punk!" He turned Phantom and went close to dodge Johnny's sluggish punches before he recoiled to a solid straight into his chest, huffing a bit before he grinned. "My turn!" He threw a punch back and slammed Johnny in the nose as he yelped, holding the attacked part before glaring with leaning close.
"I thought this was a pretend fight..."
"Then pretend that didn't hurt, like your surprise jab!" He delivered an uppercut and knocked Johnny in the air before the biker shook off the surprise before charging down with a green aura, Danny dodging just fine to the increased movement of his foe before phasing past a swing and backhanding Johnny's head, causing the biker to turn in anger as Kitty cried out.
"Be careful, Danny!" She whispered the last bit with a tear of 'Don't hurt Johnny too bad', but the fight just went on as Danny flipped out of a tackle before giving the boot to Johnny, toppling him to the ground to another whisper of 'Oh, not the face!' Johnny landed with Danny standing with foot on him as he commented.
"Looks like you beat me again, dude!"
"That I did, now to see about a crazy idea of mine." He generated energy into his palm as he exclaimed. "See you in Oblivion, Johnny!" With that, Johnny had some parting words.
"So long, Kitty. I'll miss you..." He braced himself for the blast if Kitty didn't have the will to save her real man...
...But she did as she cried out. "NOOOO!" She phased out of Paulina and charged, Danny glancing for a moment before he was rammed off of Johnny and dug up a line, dirt in his mouth as he whipped about to Kitty's exclaim. "Don't you dare harm one greasy hair on Johnny's head!" She missed the 'Greasy!?' exclaim from Johnny as she ranted on. "I love him! You know that, right? I love you?" Johnny reciprocated those feelings as he replied back.
"I love you too, baby cakes." Kitty pulled him up before hugging him, the happy look fading as she stomped to stand between Danny and Johnny as she ranted in protection.
"And anybody who tried to hurt my Johnny has to deal with me!" Her eyes flashed as Danny, having spat out of the dirt during the short event, replied back as he went on the defensive of apology.
"Hey, I don't wanna get between you two." He continued to explain. "Kitty, you're a great girl, but I am nowhere near as cool as Johnny. And you two are obviously made for each other." Kitty beamed as Johnny raised a thumb in thanks as Kitty spoke again.
"Well, he's right. We were made for each other."
"You, uh... want to finish this conversation back home?" She nodded lovingly and they got on the bike before riding, the portal opening as Danny followed, heedless of the third party that soon arrived to the area as Danny remarked.
"Just to make sure you can't come back..." The energy formed once more and he launched it into the device, busting it as Johnny exclaimed in surprise.
"What!? Hey, man! That wasn't part of the deal!" Johnny yelled in getting off before Kitty asked in surprise.
"Deal!? What deal!?"
"Ah crud..."
"Should have played 'that' a little closer to the vest." Danny said as he bolted back out and helped the recovering Paulina to her feet as he asked. "Uh, hi. Do you know who I am, by any chance?" Paulina replied in glee as she spoke.
"Sure. You're that ghost boy who saved my life... twice, apparently. Inviso-Bill, right?" The glee of not being exposed turned to a frown as Danny exclaimed.
"Ugh, I need a publicist..." He took flight, leaving Paulina to 'fantasize' her crush, while in the Zone, Kitty was recovering from the confusion to yell at Johnny for making some sort of deal with Danny before a loud clearing of the throat echoed out.
"If I could... interject." The pair turned to find Topaz, Talia, and Cedric close by as Johnny questioned.
"How did you...?"
"Went through the Fenton Portal, took a bit to track you down, Thirteen." Cedric answered as he came closer, looking over the biker before he turned to his companions. "His energy is stabilizing now, he'll be okay in the near future."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa..." Johnny waved his hands as he exclaimed. "Okay!? What does that mean!?"
"I thought you were bluffing about that whole 'defective model draining ghost' thing!" Kitty yelped as Cedric shook his head as he spoke.
"I don't bluff when it could turn serious, a defective Portal-Adapter could easily sentence your boyfriend to Oblivion itself if not treated right, we were lucky..." He spoke as the display from the earpiece showed Johnny's ecto levels and marking them as a percent below sixty percent, but was climbing back up. "You are currently at sixty percent, Johnny, a bit longer and you can kiss both your existence and power goodbye for a solid month." Both grimaced as Topaz huffed as she spoke.
"That being said..." Flames erupted from her palm as she shouted. "IT'S PAYBACK TIME, GIRLFRIEND!" Kitty yelped as she took off with Topaz behind her, Talia and Cedric watching it happen with Johnny as Kitty pleaded in vain to Topaz's rage before he asked.
"So... I can't just take my girl out as freely as I want..."
"Not... exactly..." Talia worded as Johnny raised a brow as she continued on. "There is a way, but that would change your own being in a way that you may not be expecting..."
"Uh... I am not sure I like the sound of that, but shoot, I got nothing much to lose here..."
"Trust me..." Cedric smiled and a chill ran down the biker's spine. "There are much worse things to fear from me than what I have in mind..."
The following day saw Paulina having decorated her locker in the memorabilia of Danny in his Phantom form as 'Inviso-Bill' as she kissed a picture of him, slammed the door shut on her locker, and just beamed as she sighed before making to walk away, not noticing the trio before Danny opened his mouth. "Hey, Paulina." She glimmered back as she remarked.
"Why are you even talking to me?" She walked away as the heart-broken kid yelped in joy before Danny turned to his friends.
"Can you believe that, Paulina's still in love, but with the ghost me."
"Welcome back to the fold, fellow loser." Sam commented as Kwan walked over with Star and Dash as he exclaimed.
"Hey Fenton! I'll be needing that cool kid membership package back!" Dash took over as he remarked.
"Better yet, we'll beat it out of ya after school, Fen-turd!"
"Move along, Dash..." The football players flinched as Cedric spoke and eyed them with careful preparation. "You don't want me to go postal on your hide, he'll have it back to you before long, so scram... unless there is more business I need to contend with." A brow raised and they backed off just as easily as Danny mused.
"Ah well, I have to say, it's good to be back among friends." Danny paused before he continued. "But the popularity sure was nice while it lasted."
"I'll bet!" Tucker beamed before he grew a bit depressed. "But you know the really rotten thing is?" With that, Tucker dashed over to go through the pack of Danny before pulling out the hall pass, one mark remaining to be stamped. "You were only one hall pass punch away from that free frozen yogurt." He waved to Mikey who was coming down the hall. "Hey, Mikey."
"Don't talk to me, you're not nearly cool enough." Mikey respond without even looking at them, Cedric chuckling a bit at how the tables have, just as swiftly, turned, the hand switched from the cool to the uncool as Tucker was left surprised while Sam and Danny held hands and the trio just gave them a thumbs up in approval as they went on, the membership package returned just as nicely, though Kwan now had a new-found interest in finding out what Cedric was hiding from his time with the skilled and imposing member of the school...
