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Chapter 11: Star Reaper

…And smashed into Danny, throwing him off balance.

Sam opened her eyes. The black figure bounced back and walked over to her. "What happened?" she said.

Sam took a closer look at this person. She was dressed in a sort of Ninja-ish outfit, with a purple cloth belt. The only parts of her body that showed were her eyes, which were aqua blue. She had long, platinum-blonde hair tied in a ponytail. There was a small brown sack hanging off her belt.

But what got Sam was what she was holding-a glowing, curved, bright green sickle-type-thing. It looked pretty powerful.

"I said, what happened?"

Sam looked down. "Uhh…"

"Don't worry; I know what's going on. He'll be demutated in no time."

Finding strength from nowhere, Sam leaped up. "THANK YOU! I- hey, how do you know what's going on? And who are you?"

"If I didn't know what was going on, why would I be here? And my name…is Star Reaper. I've been sent to help."

Well, that explains the sickle-thingy, Sam thought. But she didn't want to think too long. "Yeah sure – so how do we get him back to normal?"

"It depends. How-oh, excuse me." 'Danny' had gotten back on his feet, and was creeping up behind. In the blink of an eye, SR had hit him across town with her sickle-thingy. "Anyway, how did this happen to him?"

"Uhh, well…" She started babbling illegibly. "WewereatthispaceandhedrankthisstuffandnowhesallcrazyandstuffandHELLLP USSSSSS!"

"Drank stuff?" SR said, sounding shocked. "What?"

"This Purple Flurp stuff."

"Hmm, Purple Flurp…good stuff…never knew it to cause mutations in ghosts…wait a sec…did anything suspicious happen afterwards?"

"Uhh…he threw up, and-"

"Threw up? Wait here, kid. I know what to do." She took a running start, and jumped about ten feet in the air. She missed her target, but rerouted herself onto 'Danny's' back.

"Now for Phase One," she said. She reached into her brown sack, and pulled out-

"Oh, you've GOT to be kidding me," Sam said. "How is THAT going to help us?"

It was a bullhorn, and a pretty big one. There was enough noise power in one blast to render ten people deaf for a few hours-and to wake up anybody on anesthesia.

"I'll explain later," SR said. "But for now, do you want this guy de-"

"YES! Now, DO IT ALREADY!" Sam started jumping up and down.

Of course, you're probably wondering why 'Danny' hasn't noticed that he had a ninja on his back. Well, he did. And when he saw the bullhorn, he freaked.

"STOP!" he shouted. He began flailing around to get her off, but like most girls, she had a death grip.

"And this is why I love this job," SR said, smiling-at least she did under the cloth that was covering her mouth. "Kid-cover your ears!" She pressed the button on the bullhorn, and-

"BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUNT! BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUNT!"

'Danny' was traumatized by the noise. He screamed in pain, before being enveloped in a ball of white light. When it cleared, two things fell from the sky- one did a backflip in midair and landed in front of Sam, completely unharmed, while the other crashed to the pavement.

The one who was unharmed was, of course, Star Reaper. The one on the pavement was Danny - yes, real, true Danny, with no wings, claws, or half-quotes. He actually hovered for a minute before crashing, just long enough for him to detransform, and then crashed.

SR didn't waste a minute. "Quick! We don't have much time. I'll get the others. You make sure Danny gets back to the lab as quickly as possible. And whatever you do, make sure he does NOT fall asleep! WHATEVER YOU DO!"

"Don't have to tell me twice!" Of course, Sam was off when SR said, "Make sure Danny gets back to the lab." As quickly as she could, she ran over to Danny. She lifted his head. "Danny? DANNY!"

Slowly, his eyes opened. "Sam…" His eyes snapped open, and he sat up. "What are you doing here? You shouldn't have followed me! This guy…he'll…"

"Danny, I didn't follow you. You're safe. Everything's okay now."

"Okay? Sam, what happened to your arm? And the city? And-"

"I'll explain on the way. Now, we have to get you back to the lab. Something's going on-I don't know what, but whatever it is, it's urgent!" She tried to stand him up, but he just fell over again. That didn't stop her. She just picked him up (he wasn't very heavy) and ran as fast as she could back to the lab.

"Okay (pant, pant) - so you're saying (pant, pant) that you don't know what happened?"

"Eh…no? Wait-how long have I been out?"

"About 24 hours – but you weren't exactly out. What can you remember?"

"Well…" His voice was beginning to drag. "After that twitch attack, I sensed that something was wrong - that something was out to get you. I tried to tell you, but my instincts told me to get out - fast. I wandered around for a bit, and then, well, I can't really remember too clearly…there was something white, and sharp pain, and…" his eyelids drooped a bit. "So…tired…are you tired, Sam?"

"Oh, man…what kind of pain?"

"Like…like a needle."

"Oh." Sam was smart. She figured it out. Someone- or something- had found Danny, knowing about his condition, and injected him with anesthesia or something. Apparently, the mutation only happened when he, himself was asleep. SR had used that bullhorn to wake him up! And now she had a problem- the anesthesia wasn't wearing off, and if he fell asleep again, he'd turn into that beast. That wasn't a good thing. Obviously.

"Danny, don't fall asleep. Anyway-you're saying that you don't remember what happened?"

"…No?"

"Well, somehow, that stuff…it…did something to you. It unleashed something, and well…it wasn't good."

The look on Danny's face quickly changed from confusion to absolute and total horror. "You mean to say…I did this? No…"

"Danny, I'm sorry. You would have found out sooner or later." She turned a sharp corner onto Jimmy's street. "We'll be at the lab in no time."

Then she remembered. The lab. She wouldn't be able to get in without Jimmy's DNA! Everything seemed to be dead-ending in on her. Her good arm was beginning to throb, and she didn't think she could make it much farther. No. It's for Danny! She hoped for something- an arrow, a message, a sign from the heavens, something to help her. And in a way, she got it.

It was just her dumb luck that SR got there before her. The door to the lab was wide open. Feeling hope rush back to her, she ran in.

She raced into the main room and placed Danny on one of the makeshift beds. "Okay Danny, don't fall asleep. You'll be okay- don't fall asleep- in a bit."

"Wait!" he shouted. "Where are the others? Tucker? Timmy?"

"Right there." On a few more makeshift beds, the rest of them were lying, thankfully alive. Cosmo was talking in his sleep ("No! I wanted sprinkles, not fondue!").

Oh man, Sam thought. When is SR going to get here? Once again, her question was answered five seconds later. Star Reaper ran in from the Danger room, holding a tube of something. Her eyes widened. "Okay," she said. "He'll be fine in no time. Danny, make sure you swallow ALL of this."

"Wait? Who's that? What's that? How does she know my name? What…I…" His babbling was cut off by gagging. SR had just dumped the stuff into his mouth. It tasted very…minty fresh?

Even with the strong taste, he managed to get it all down. "There," SR said. "Now, go to sleep. All will be answered when you wake up."

They didn't have to tell him twice. He was off to Slumberland in a heartbeat.


Bye-SP