Hello, reviewers and readers of mine! Didn't get any reviews on Friday, but quite a few came on Saturday, so I'm pleased with the outcome.

Okay, let's go to Chapter 2!

Sometime after the conference in New Delhi, farther west in the northern Atlantic Ocean, the sea was getting pretty rough. As it started to storm there, a buoy was shaking around in the ocean.

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Back across the ocean, but now in Europe, there was a calm atmosphere at the Hedland Climate Research Center in Scotland. This was where Roy Peterson worked at. Currently he had not returned from India, so his workers, Will and John, were holding down the fort.

Currently, Will was watching a Manchester United soccer match. He heard John snoring. He sighed as he got up and walked over to John. He picked up a book in John's lap, held it open and slammed it shut.

John awoke with a start. He mumbled, "Um, yeah. I just closed my eyes for a second, man. Baby kept us awake all night."

Will nodded as he sat back down. He pumped his fists as Manchester United scored a goal, putting them up four to one. John walked over to get a cup of coffee. As he did, he suddenly heard beeping.

He walked over to their computer. On top of the screen said "Water Temperature Change." After a little bit of clicking, he said, "Hey, Will. Check this out. Buoy 4311 is showing a temperature drop of thirteen degrees."

Will looked over to him, "Where is 4311?"

"Well, it's, uh…" He clicked to a map of the world and saw a light beeping not far off the United States Eastern Coast. He said, "George's Bank."

Will turned back around, "Oh, there are rough seas out there. Must have knocked it about."

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And thus, we finally go to America a couple days earlier.

Danny Fenton was currently eating breakfast in his kitchen. They had recently acquired a small television to put in the kitchen, and the news was on.

The newswoman was reporting. "The fury of Hurricane Stephanie stunned weather experts yesterday as it slammed into the unprepared island chain with a cataclysmic force no one has ever seen. Meteorologists are already predicting this to be the strongest hurricane ever recorded. And this isn't the only place bad weather is occurring. Yesterday, Tokyo was hit hard by the largest hailstorm in the city's record. It started as a regular thunderstorm before hail the size of softballs began to fall, causing millions of dollars in damage."

Maddie got up and turned the TV off, "Weather's been a little strange lately, hasn't it?"

Jack nodded, "This is some of the stuff my brother mainly studies. I think he said he was recently at a global warming conference in New Delhi. It was actually snowing there."

Danny cut in, "Um, if I could interrupt, I'm a little late for school." He quickly shoved a last piece of bacon in his mouth and picked up his bag as he headed out the door.

Danny Fenton was a normal teenager like everyone else. He had regular friends, he got regular grades. But there was just one thing that made him different. He was half-ghost. A lab accident with his parents' Fenton Ghost Portal had fused him with ectoplasm and gave him ghost powers. The only people who knew where his best friends, Tucker Foley and Samantha Manson. His sister Jazz also knew but he didn't know that.

Recently Danny had been named Public Ghost Enemy Number One after being seen attacking Amity Park's mayor. In actuality, a Ghost Zone warden named Walker had overshadowed the mayor to make everyone turn against Danny. Unfortunately, it worked for the most part. But Danny still protected his town from evil ghosts whenever possible.

Danny exited his house and walked towards school, stopping to pick up Sam, then Tucker along the way.

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When the three friends had gotten to school, it looked to be another boring day. Then with their third period class, English with Mr. Lancer, there was a little twist.

Mr. Lancer addressed the class, "I have an announcement."

One student raised his hand, "Are you retiring?"

"No."

Everyone groaned.

Mr. Lancer cleared his throat, "Ahem. Because the end of the school year is upon us, next week we will be taking a freshman class field trip to New York City."

There was instant chattering as everyone began to talk excitedly.

"Quiet!" shouted Mr. Lancer, "We will leave for the trip on Wednesday. We should arrive back at school on Saturday night, so bring plenty of luggage. A few rules. You must be on your best behavior. And you must also hand back your permission slips along with fifty dollars or you will not be permitted to go." He began to hand them pieces of paper, obviously the permission slips.

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In lunch later, Danny, Sam, and Tucker were at their usual table talking about the trip to New York.

Tucker looked the most excited, "Man, how awesome is this! We're going to the Big Apple! It's like, the technology capital of the world!"

Danny high-fived him, "Yeah, it's gonna be great! I wonder why we would be taking a trip all the way there from here in Amity Park, Indiana."

"Yeah," said Sam, "We'll be going across, like, three states."

Tucker said, "Well, Lancer said we would be taking a plane. I guess that's why we had to pay the money."

Danny and Tucker both turned to Sam. They both knew she was rich.

Sam looked at them and sighed, "Fine. I'll spot you this time."

"Thanks," the two friends said.

"Hey, by the way," said Danny, "What's the weather supposed to be like?"

Tucker did a little search on his PDA for New York City one week from today. After a few minutes, he said, "Showers. Don't worry. There's more to do inside in the places they got there."

Sam said, "I've always been eager to see the St. Patrick's Church. It's supposed to be one of the best in the world."

Danny answered, "I'm more interested in the arcades they got there."

"Well, we've all got our interests," said Sam, "Let's just enjoy the trip as much as we can."

With that, they continued eating.

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The next week passed like a flash. On Wednesday, the freshman class first went to Casper High. They would first have homeroom, then be put on buses and driven to Amity Park Airport. As Danny was driven to school by Jazz, she said, "I remember when I was a freshman. We took a field trip to Washington D.C. Far more intelligent than New York City."

Danny answered irritably, "Do you want to mind your own business and keep your attention on the road?"

After homeroom when they got to school, as promised, the freshman were driven to the airport, with the exception of the unfortunate few who forgot or didn't want to hand back their permission slips.

The interior of the airplanes looked very nice. There was a lot of space to put their luggage. There were sturdy tables to eat on, and there were cup holders that also looked strong. There were three seats on each side of the aisle. Danny, Sam, and Tucker were in seats on the right side in the middle of the plane. Luckily, Dash and his fellow jocks were well farther up.

Sam noticed Danny looked a little nervous. "Danny," she said, "Are you okay?"

Danny nodded, "Yeah. I've just never ridden on a plane before."

"Don't worry," said Tucker, "It's okay. There's nothing the matter with it."

"How do you know?"

"I've ridden in planes quite a few times already. It's no big."

But Danny didn't seem to be paying attention. He was staring at something up ahead of them.

Sam waved her hand in front of his face, "Danny? Danny!" She looked ahead to what he was looking at. "Oh, of course."

Danny was once again looking at Paulina. Every guy wanted to go out with her, including Danny and Tucker, but Sam despised her guts. She had ever since the dance when Paulina only agreed to go with Danny because she thought she was stealing him from Sam.

Recently Paulina appeared to have discovered Danny was half-ghost, then became his girlfriend! Sam was furious about this, but it turns out Paulina was overshadowed by Johnny 13's girlfriend, Kitty, in her plot to make Johnny jealous. Danny made a deal with Johnny, to start beating him up, until Kitty couldn't take it anymore and went back to Johnny. It worked. Things returned to normal after that, with one exception. Paulina was now madly in love with Danny's ghost half! She still had no feelings for his human half, though.

Sam's thoughts were currently in a jumble. What does Danny see in her? So she's pretty, but she's totally shallow! If someone really got to know her, they'd hate her as much as I do. I can't believe Danny doesn't see the real Paulina. Wait, why do I care? Maybe I…no, what am I thinking? We're just friends! But maybe…

Sam's thoughts were interrupted as a voice rang through the intercom

"Good morning, passengers. This is your pilot speaking. Everyone please sit down and fasten your seat belts. We are about to get underway. You might feel a little shake, but it should pass quickly. Enjoy the ride, and thank you for riding American West Airlines. Thank you."

Everyone sat down and fastened their seat belts. They felt the plane carrying out onto the runway. They felt it first ride along it, then finally, they ascended. They soared higher into the sky, until they stopped rising.

They were on their way to New York City.

More of a Danny Phantom side of the story there, wasn't it? Well, the two stories should start to come together in Chapter 3. Review, and it shall be up soon!