Yes, so many of you enjoyed this! Yay! I so very happy - So, here you go, Chapter two of Test Subject. Oh, and, ya, I changed the format because the first chapters format didn't allow me to use as much detail as my usual style permits. I'll squish it in here and there, though. (I'm sorry this took so long to post! I had it done a week ago, but I kept forgetting to post it!)
Disclaimer: If I owned Danny Phantom, do you think I'd be sitting at my computer desk typing this and posting it here?! NO! I didn't think so.
Well, perhaps I should begin the full story on that fateful day, my sweet 16…
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Danny stood in his backyard, his arm around the only girl he had ever loved since he was still little. Samantha Manson.
He smiled down at her, and gave her a loving squeeze as they listened to his sister ramble on about how she was going to become a psychiatrist.
Just then, a knock came from the gate of the backyards fence.
Danny quickly pecked Sam on the cheek before letting her go, and walking over to the gate.
When he opened it, his view was blocked with a rather large polka-dot covered package.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANNY!" A voice said from behind the package.
Danny grinned, and took the package from the new arrival.
"Hi Tucker." Danny said happily.
Tucker took a moment to contemplate something before pouncing on Danny, and giving him a huge hug.
Danny fell backwards, causing the present he was holding to fly out of hands, and land with a soft thud in a patch of grass nearby. He also landed with a soft thud, but with Tucker sitting on top of him, laughing his head off.
"Good to see you too, Tuck." Danny said, shoving his friend off, and getting up.
Tucker grinned up at Danny before standing as well.
Danny picked up the fallen gift and put it on a table that already had a small pile of brightly wrapped parcels on it.
As he did, a huge crash came from within his house.
"Danny…" Sam muttered, walking over to him.
He gave her a reassuring smile, before announcing to the crowd, "I'm sure its just some stuff falling over in the kitchen. I'll go make sure everything's okay." He then walked away from the party, and into the house.
He was startled when he came face to face with a rival he was hopping not to see for years to come.
"Hello Daniel." Vlad said with a small smile.
Danny simply shrunk back slightly from the taller halfa.
"What's the matter Danny, don't you want to fight me?" Vlad asked teasingly.
"Now, why would I do that, Plasimus, when you would probably just shove me out the door and reveal my secret to everyone outside that door?" Danny said a bit smugly.
"Your never going to get anywhere with that attitude." Vlad said, floating up through the kitchen ceiling, chuckling lightly to himself.
Danny frowned, and thought about the consequences of his actions for a moment, before giving in to the inevitable, and following Vlad through the ceiling in ghost mode.
When he landed lightly on his bedroom floor and went back to human mode, he saw Vlad sitting on his bed, also in human form.
"You're an intelligent boy, Daniel." He said with a smile.
"I already figured that one out for myself, thank you." Danny said, glaring at Vlad.
Vlad's smile broadened at Danny's quick remark. "Then, Daniel, why do you waste your time with normal, everyday, humans?"
"They're my friends, incase you hadn't noticed." Danny retorted.
"I could be you friend, Daniel."
"Ya, right. I don't think so, Vlad."
"Never, huh? That's too bad, Daniel, too bad." Vlad said, a frown now upon his face. He shook his head at Danny, went into ghost mode, and flew away.
Danny stood there for a moment, completely bewildered by Vlad's actions. He finally just shrugged it off, and went back downstairs, and out to his birthday party.
"What was it Danny?" Sam asked quietly, walking over to her boyfriend.
"Nothing much, Sam. Just another ghost. I took care of it though, so no need to worry." Danny replied, forcing a rather convincing smile.
Sam nodded, smiled, and put her arm around Danny's as they walked back over to Tucker, and began to chat about high school, the party, and anything else that popped into their heads.
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Now, my dear friends, you may think that the visit from my old enemy wasn't all too interesting, but it truly does matter. Quite a bit.
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Danny yawned as he stumbled down the stairs to the kitchen. He went straight to the fridge, and rummaged around in it, trying to locate the milk.
"Hey, Danny, there's a letter here for you." Jack, Danny's father, said, coming into the kitchen.
"Oh ya?" Danny said, standing straight up, and closing the fridge. He was unsuccessful in his search.
"Ya, it's from the Wisconsin Institute of Paranormal and Extraterrestrial Studies." Jack said, handing the letter to Danny.
Danny took the letter; read the front, and quirked an eyebrow. "That's weird. I never heard of this place before." Danny said, flipping the letter over, and began to tear it open.
"Perhaps they know about me and your mother, and thought you'd be a good student." Jack said thoughtfully with a smile.
Danny grinned, and shook his head. He then pulled the letter from the envelope, and began to read.
Dear Daniel,
We, here at the WIPES, believe that students of your calibre could aid us in our research in Paranormal and Extraterrestrial activity.
After a long debate, we have decided you are worthy to attend our illustrious, and prestigious school.
After reading just this Danny snorted, and tossed the letter into the trash.
"Why'd you do that, Danny?" Jack asked.
"It's a snob school dad. They're probably so full of themselves there that I'd never fit in anyway. Besides, I haven't even thought about a University yet." Danny said shuffling his way out of the kitchen, in a still sleepy state.
A week later, Danny was on his way out the door, when his mother, Maddie, walked over to him, and handed him a letter.
"I almost forgot, Danny, this letter came for you today." She said.
"ANOTHER ONE?!" Danny nearly shrieked, snatching the letter from his mother. "What is it with these people?! Do they KNOW I'm not reading these stupid letters, or what?!"
Maddie raised an eyebrow at her son, shrugged, and then walked away, leaving Danny to rant about the idiocy of the WIPES.
All done! - I know this chapter totally SUCKS compared to my first chapter, especially for how long it took me to write. I'm sorry that it's so bloody short as well, but I didn't want to give away too much of the story yet. Hehe…WIPES - I didn't mean for the abbreviation to come out like that, it just did. Anyway, again, I'm sorry for it's suckyness, and shortness. Please don't kill me -;
RR Please!!!