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Friends forever…right?

Chapter- 5, The new Sam

Back at home, Danny Fenton, who had gone off into a peaceful slumber, was now struggling to awake from it. He was having a nightmare and in it he couldn't breathe, no matter how much he gasped and clawed, he couldn't draw in air. Continuing to struggle, Danny shot his eyes open upon a hand touching his fevered forehead. Gazing upwards, he was startled to realize it was his mother. His father was standing in the doorway and jazz was sitting on the opposite side of his bed.

"Danny, are you alright, dear?" His mother asked, her face holding an expression of terror.

"Your friend, Tucker, told me you got into an accident today. That you fell down the stairs! Why didn't you let him take you to a hospital?!" She added. Danny, still groggy, looked around his room, and out into the hallway. Tucker was nowhere to be found.

"W-where is Tucker?" He asked, dodging her question.

"He had to go home, its after 10, Danny."

"W-what? How long have I been sleeping?!" he asked, trying to sit up, but his ribs made him lie right back down.

"I'm not sure, dear, we just got home an hour ago." She answered, stroking his hair.

"Was Sam here too?" he asked, hoping she had come.

"No, hun, Tucker was the only one here. We found that strange too. You three are almost always together." She answered, her look of terror calming down to one of deep concern.

"I bet you it was ghosts that pushed him down those stairs! What do you think, Maddie?" Danny's dad suggested, looking around the room as though he felt he was being watched.

"Oh Jack, not everything has to do with ghosts!" She shouted, annoyed.

"Yeah," Jazz began. "It could just be that he's clumsy." She volunteered. Danny became annoyed.

"I am not clumsy!" he shouted, trying again to sit up but failing miserably once more.

"Perhaps we should let you rest for a while?" his mother asked, trying to end the fight that was getting ready to begin between her two children. Danny, who had been death glaring Jazz, finally caught on to the fact that this could be his chance to give Tucker a call and nodded his head. With that his mother slowly rose herself up from his bed and motioned for Jazz to come as well. Danny's dad, who had been standing in the doorway pondering the chances of ghost meddling in his sons injuries, snapped out of his daze when Maddie placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Come on Jack, lets let the boy get some sleep." She whispered in his ear.

"Right!" he answered, trying to play off the fact that he had been barely paying attention to anything that had happened in the last 5 minutes.

"Just call if you need anything, dear." His mother said as she shut the door behind her finally leaving Danny to himself. Hesitating for a few minutes to make sure his parents really had gone downstairs, Danny painfully lifted himself up from where he had been laying. Reaching into is jean pocket, he pulled out his cell phone and speed dialed Tuckers number. After 3 rings, he picked up.

"Hello?" Came his voice, sounding tired.

"Hey, Tuck, its Danny."

"Oh man, I am glad you called. How are ya feeling?" he asked.

"Anything but good." He answered.

"What happened with Sam?" he asked. "I thought you said you were going to call her for me."

"I did!" Tucker began. "I told her the whole thing and she said she would be right over. So I waited and waited and she never showed up."

"Do you think she was still mad?" Danny asked concerned.

"She didn't act like it, and besides even if she were still mad, she would have at least came over to see about you. I don't know what happened." He answered.

"Maybe I should take a trip over and see if she's alright." Danny suggested.

"No! Like I said before, you are in no shape to go anywhere. How bout I just three way her and we all talk?" he asked.

"Ok." Danny answered and at that he heard a click as Tucker switched lines. In a few seconds he heard another click and then a ring.

"Ok, not lets just see if she picks up." Tucker said.

'Ring…Ring…Ring…Ring…Ring…Ring…Ring…'

"It usually never takes this many rings for Sam to pick up!" Danny shouted, getting worried.

"Maybe she just stepped out." Tucker offered, clicking off of the third line.

"At 10:47 p.m.? You know that Sam is not like that. I want to go over there, Tucker. Now!" Danny yelled.

"Look, Danny. I realize that, I want to go over too! But it's too late to go anywhere! Has it even occurred to you that maybe Sam is just sleeping? There are a number of reasons why Sam could not be answering her phone. There are a number of reasons why she didn't show up at your house. But they are reasons that we will more than likely hear about tomorrow, so just relax. Sam is a big girl who doesn't need us to worry about her all the time. Just give it a rest for tonight." Danny was torn. Should he go over or was it possible that Tucker could be right? Maybe something did come up, Sam could always be at his beckon call. If it was one thing he was starting to learn it was that he should trust his friends and their judgement a little bit more. So with much reluctance he gave up his argument.

"Alright, Tucker, if you say so." Danny said with a sigh.

"But if your wrong, I am going to chuck you into the ghost zone!" Danny added, jokingly.

"Don't worry! The famous Tucker Foley is always right!" Tucker exclaimed. Rolling his eyes, Danny bid his friend good night and clicked off his cell phone. Placing the cell phone on the desk across from his bed, Danny slowly stood up and went over to his bedroom door to lock it. Then he carefully took off his shirt and pants and crept into bed. Hoping he had made the right decision.

The Next Day

After a night of restlessness, Danny slowly opened his eyes to his same old messy room. Uncovering himself and sitting up, he found that some of the pain from his ribs had diminished from throbbing to just annoying. Some of the marks had faded too. Maybe being part ghost meant that he could heal faster. Looking over at the clock, which read 5:45 a.m. He hoisted himself out of bed and over to his closet. Picking out his same old clothes he quickly ran out of his room and into the bathroom to take a shower. After he finished he quickly got dressed and went downstairs to grab a piece of toast. Jazz was sitting at the table, working on a writing assignment. Seeing him enter the room, she smiled.

"And how are we feeling today?" she asked.

"Fine." Danny responded taking a bite of toast.

"Are you sure you feel up to going to school? Mom and dad would understand if you didn't, you know?" she volunteered, her kind smile unwavering.

"Yeah, I feel fine. I can make it." He said, drinking some orange juice.

"Do you want me to drive you?" Jazz asked, turning her gaze back to her writing assignment.

"No, I'd be fine walking. See you later." And with that he zoomed out of the kitchen. Ducking into the hallway, Danny looked over his shoulder and made sure no one was around. Once he was sure the coast was clear he transformed and phased out of the room and into the sky, heading towards school at top speed for the second day in a row. He wanted to make sure that he would see Sam, and if he arrived on time for once, he would have a fighting chance. In 2 minutes he arrived at school and found that Tucker was outside waiting as well. Landing behind some shrubbery, Danny allowed himself to become visibly human again. He then ran to Tucker and tapped him on the shoulder, startling him.

"Hey, have you seen Sam yet?" Danny asked looking in the direction that she normally comes in.

"No, not yet. And don't sneak up on me, I hate it when you do that!" Tucker replied, slightly annoyed.

"Sorry, it's a habit I guess." A moment of silence passed and finally Tucker broke it.

"So how are you feeling today, anyway?" he asked, looking Danny up and down.

"A lot better than yesterday. I guess my powers make me heal a little faster." Danny replied. "How long before the bell?" he asked, sitting down on the pavement.

"10 minutes…"Tucker replied, joining him.

"I hope she shows up." Danny began, "If not, I don't know what we'll do-" Danny paused, his words halted by the blue mist that escaped from his throat. This was not good. Tucker, who had seen, looked at Danny with a concerned expression.

"Something's here." Danny said, standing up. He could feel the presence but it wasn't the normal slime that he fought. It was powerful and dangerous, one that made his blood run cold.

"Danny…" A voice whispered. Danny looked all around him, trying to find its source.

"Oh, Danny…" The voice came again, letting out a low laugh. Tucker, somewhat afraid of Danny's odd reaction to the particular spirit, slowly put down his book bag and began to dig for the Fenton thermos. But before he could find it, the apparition appeared behind Tucker, scaring him witless. It was Skulker, a sly smile painted on his face.

"There's no need for that, kid. I only came here to talk to your halfa friend." Skulker said, snatching Tuckers book bag up from the ground. Danny, who had been over by the shrubbery, ran over to Tucker and stood between him and Skulker, his face held pure anger.

"What do you want, Skulker?" he spat. "Another round trip to the ghost zone?" he asked, his eyes glowing green a sign he was getting ready to transform.

"Danny, Danny, Danny why must our reunions always be so tense? I thought you would be glad to see me." He teased, his grin widening.

"That'll never happen, now what do you want?!" Danny shouted, becoming angrier.

"Oh nothing, nothing at all actually. I just came here to make you an offer for something I know you want." Skulker said his expression unchanging.

"And what could I possibly want from you?" Danny asked, trying to suppress the urge to pound Skulkers head into the pavement.

"Oh its something you treasure very much; a someone actually. A young lady to be exact…" Danny's eye's widened in fear. He couldn't mean…

"Yes her, Sam, as you call her." He replied, reading Danny's expression.

"Why you!" Danny shouted, transforming into his ghostly half.

"Oh come now, Danny, I didn't come here to fight you, only to inform. There will be plenty of time for fighting later." Skulker said, laughing. Danny was far from amused.

"Look…" Danny began, "If you have put one hand on her, I'll-"

"You'll what?" Skulker teased, cutting off Danny's words.

"If you couldn't prevent me from taking her, then how do you think you will have any chance of saving her?" Skulker had touched a nerve.

"Bring her back!" Danny shouted, more livid than he had ever been.

"How about you just meet me somewhere and we will exchange…I will take your life for your dear friends." Skulker offered a more serious look to his metallic features.

"When? Where?" Danny asked, not caring about what was at stake.

"The abandoned Warehouse behind Amityville Park. Eight o clock sharp. If you're even one minute late, I will kill her." With that he disappeared, dropping Tuckers book bag and leaving a faint green smoke. Tucker, who had been too afraid to even move, quickly raised himself up off of the ground and re-joined Danny, who was standing frighteningly still, staring off into space. His white hair was alternating between its normal black and its ghostly white.

"Danny, man, it's going to be ok. We'll get Sam back and make Skulker wish he had never even thought of touching her."

"No it won't be okay, Tucker, It never will be! Don't you get that? Or are you still staying oblivious to the fact that I do nothing but bring the people I care about most problems?! That I always end up dragging them into my battles no matter how hard I try to keep them safely out of them? Why am I here? Why have I been given these powers if all they do is cause trouble more so than resolutions?" Tucker, surprised by Danny's harsh words became speechless.

"Sometimes I wish I had died when I pressed that switch in the ghost zone, instead of becoming a half human freak that is a menace to society."

"Stop, Danny, JUST STOP!" Tucker shouted, unable to take Danny's self abuse any longer. "I refuse to stand here and let you pick yourself apart any longer! You are not a menace to society. You're its hero! If it weren't for you, many of us wouldn't be here. You have saved a lot of people and I've lost count of how many times you've saved me and Sam. Not only that but were glad that you allow us to fight at your side. Being your friend is an honor, not a curse, nor a death wish! Now is not the time to be falling apart, Sam needs us and we need to be there for her. You can't afford to give up now, you have to keep fighting, no one else will." Tucker could feel tears welling up in his eyes, but turned his head away to avoid detection.

"You're right, Tuck. It was wrong of me to say those things, Sam does need us, both of us and we have to be there." Danny said, returning to his normal human state.

"What are you going to do about the deal that you made with him? He won't let us even touch Sam until he has you first; Skulker has gained some brains in the past few fights. This wont be easy." Tucker said, sighing heavily.

"I don't know, but I will tell you this…I will do anything to save her, even if it means my life. I owe it to Sam." Danny answered, closing his eyes.

"Let's just plan this out the best we can, Danny then go from there." Tucker volunteered in an attempt to change Danny's frame of mind.

"Right." Danny replied. But deep down inside, he felt, no he knew that something about this meeting was not going to go right, and that no matter how much planning they did, they would find it to be worthless in the end.

Okay, Finally! I have Finished Chapter…um…5? Yeah chapter 5! And oh yeah a quick explanation to end Seeiko's wondering. The reason why I can update so fast is because I am a sugar soda fueled machine/human that is currently on weekend break from school and has a passion for writing stories and a hatred for cliffhangers, LOL, even if they are my own. Cliffhangers are cruel, unusual forms of punishment. I hope that helps, but for now, It is Sunday and it's 10:53 p.m. which means I have school tomorrow and must retire to bed. So I hope you all are still enjoying my story and I hope you continue to review! I really enjoy hearing what you all think! Truly! Theres nothing more exciting than seeing the Review Alert! Heading in my mailbox! Eh erm…So I am going to bed now. Oyasumi Nasai!

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