Hi, people! Everything okay? It's been alright for me, even though it's been pretty boring just sitting home trying to pass the time for the last three days. But I'm sure I'll find a way to get busy eventually. Thanks for the reviews, folks!
Now let's move to Chapter 10! Will Danny drown?
Maddie cried, "Danny?"
She heard nothing.
She turned around and started sobbing into Fredrick and Jack. She sniffed, "Oh, tell me he's going to be okay."
Fredrick reassured her, "He's going to be alright. He's going to be alright, do you understand me, Maddie?"
Jack added, "He'll be okay, Maddie. I know Danny has what it takes."
Jazz put her arm on Maddie's shoulder, "Danny can make it through this. So will we if we believe he will."
Maddie sniffed, "Thanks, Jazz."
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Sam waited frightfully as she watched the water where Danny had disappeared under. She couldn't think of anything else besides Danny, and the fact that he may drown.
Tears were starting to run down her face as she thought, Oh, come on Danny. Please don't die. Without you Danny, I don't know what I'd do. Please come up.
After a few tense moments, something rose to the surface of the water. It was Danny.
Sam gasped as Danny lied down on the ground away from the water. He was gasping for air and shivering as well.
"I thought you drowned," Sam said between small sobs. Without warning she leaned in and kissed Danny on the cheek. Danny blushed at this but still shook.
"Come on," said Sam, "We've got to find some dry clothes for you to put on."
"Okay," agreed Danny, and they both hurried back upstairs.
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Maddie was still being comforted, although she had calmed down some.
Fredrick stood up and looked to Mark, "Where did you store the Arctic gear?"
Mark shook his head, "You can't make it all the way to New York, Fredrick."
"I've walked that far before in the snow."
"This is not the same. Fredrick, this is not the same thing! Maddie, Jazz, tell him!"
All Maddie and Jazz could do was stare as Fredrick said, "I have to do this."
Maddie sighed, and then nodded, "I know you do."
Jazz nodded as well, "So do I, Uncle Fredrick."
Fredrick smiled a little, and then said, "But I could use a little help."
Jack said, "I said I'll go, Fredrick."
Maddie said, "Jack, no. I'll go. Face it; you're not as careful as others."
"Look, Maddie, I love Danny just as much as you do. I also think that you might be more fit to make this kind of trip than me. But what about Jazz? Someone will need to be with her. Face it; you're a lot better at reassurance than I am. It has to be me and Fredrick."
Maddie sighed, and then she went over and hugged her husband. She whispered, "Be careful out there, Jack."
Jack smiled, "Thanks, Maddie."
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Danny and Sam were upstairs in a different part of the library. They had brought Danny's suitcase with his clothes up there. Some of them he hadn't worn, so they would be perfect to wear.
Currently Danny had discarded his soaking clothes and was in only his boxers, except for a blanket he had over him.
Danny said, "M-my hands are…sh-shaking."
"That's okay," said Sam as she took off her jacket. Then she started hugging Danny from the inside of his blanket.
Danny blushed as he asked, "What are you doing?"
Sam answered, "I'm using my body heat to warm you up. If we let the blood from your arms and legs rush back to your heart too quickly, your heart could fail. It could be fatal."
Still shivering, Danny asked with a smile, "Wh-where did y-you learn that?"
Sam chuckled and answered, "There happened to be a few of us paying attention in health class, Danny." After a few more seconds, she asked, "How do you feel?"
Still smiling, Danny answered, "M-much better." He thought, I'm warmed up, and I'm in your arms. How could I not be better?
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Fredrick started packing his stuff. Knowing the weather would only get worse, he wanted to leave as soon as possible. Jack was packing with him as well.
Patrick walked in on them. He turned to Jack, "Who are you?"
Jack answered, "I'm Fredrick's brother, Jack Fenton. I hunt ghosts! And you are?"
"I'm Fredrick's colleague, Patrick Thompson. I don't think ghosts exist. Nice to meet you." He turned to Fredrick, "Mark told me about your nephew Danny. I'm not gonna try to talk you out of going. But I do need you to do something first. You have to explain your results to the administration."
Fredrick answered, "I already tried doing that, Pat."
"I know. But this time it'll be different. You're gonna brief the president directly."
Fredrick sighed. He knew it had to be done.
Jack asked, "Do you want me to come too? I can meet them and talk to them about ghosts!"
Fredrick shook his head as Patrick left the room, "No Jack. This is serious. It'll make me look bad if you start acting weird around them. Just stay here and keep packing."
"Alright," said Jack, "I'll stay here."
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Sometime later, the people in the library were wearing excessive clothing. The temperature was starting to drop, and the rain outside had changed to snow.
As everyone put on layers, they suddenly heard something outside. Wondering what it was, a bunch of people walked over to the entrance of the library to see what it was through the window.
After a few seconds, something came into view. It looked like a ship.
Danny said to his friends, "Come on, guys." Then he led Sam and Tucker as well as a few others back down the hall to another window.
After a few moments of searching they found a window with a much better view. They saw that it indeed was a ship. It was moving through the water! Seeing the text on its hull, it was a Russian ship.
Everyone watched in awe as the ship kept moving through the water, tearing up the debris that was underwater from the tidal wave.
I'm gonna stop it here. This chapter may have been pretty short, but it seemed like a pretty good place to stop. Fredrick and Jack are gonna try and reach Danny, but first Fredrick has to explain his results. Will they listen? Find out in Chapter 11!