Hi. Oh-if a winner for the next story thing isn't chosen by the time A.M.B.E.R. ends,I'll just put all the ones that were voted onin a hat and choose one. So choose wisely! You have a lotta time, Amber only has about five or six chapters to go.

And, answering a question that you all may be asking...

Where the heck is Help?

I never meant for her to be a character. She just developed that way, and she's kinda hard to write for. So I'll say that Jimmy deactivated her when she went to Mexico with no warning back in Book 3. She'll be reactivated in Book 5. I'm sorry, but this particular book is not as well thought out as the others and I can't cram too much in without going insane. I'll have to break a few promises, but I'll try my hardest. Thanks for understanding! (To make up for it, I'll be going double overtime on 5-8, though it may be a bit dark)

Fxxyldy: Y'know what? That's a VERY good guess! But sadly, no.

Rainstorm Amaya: Thanks!

Velvet Panther: I'll try to fit Squiddly in.
That Drake kid is hillarious! I have a sister about his age, so I know how it is.
Ooh, bad guy. I'm not a real Batman fanatic, but that is pretty interesting.

Rakahn: EMBEY! I wondered where you were! You got the message about the board, right? And thanks.

Green Phantom Queen: Okay!

PhantomAngela: Once again, good guess, yet wrong.

venusgal100: He's seen the Flying Dutchman. And, oddly enough, Spongebob won't find out that Danny's a halfa. That's all I'm saying.

dArkliTe-sPirit:(both) I've sorta heard of it, but I've never seen it. And besides, I've already got the last stop set, and it's not Showdown.

Chapter 7: The Diver Cometh

7 pm

"Aaaaaaahh."

Danny looked at the sky, where the sun was setting brilliantly. "This has to be one of the best afternoons I've had since the time Dash regurgitated his entire lunch-"

"-Onto Paulina's lap." Sam laughed a little. "Yeah, that was great. Couldn't stop laughing for hours."

"Guess that must've been pretty funny," Susan said. "I've had my share of great afternoons too. Though I've never seen someone puke on a girl." She smiled, and looked up at the sky. "They say that underwater sunsets have an oddly calming effect on organic beings. They just give you a sense of security, of safety, of hope. Nobody really knows why."

"Wow," Timmy said sleepily. "And-we're the only humans to ever see this. Our names'll go down in history!"

"Actually, you're not," Jimmy said. "Many have seen it. Y'know the Titanic? The last thing many of the dying peoplesaw was the rays of one of those. They all died happy, though they drowned."

Danny blinked. "I thought the Titanic sank in the middle of the night."

"Yeah, that's the common belief. Oh, wait, here it goes."

The last rays of light faded their way from the sky. Scallops flew across the sky as the sun dissapeared on the horizon. Everyone sighed.

"Y'know, if it weren't for the fact that it would jinx us," Tucker said, "I'd say that nothing could possibly ruin this moment."

"Mm hmm." Sam sighed and, without knowing what she was doing, put her bad arm into Danny's. His hand closed upon it, wondering why it was there. The feel of the bandages in his hand brought a sudden spasm of pain, but he ignored it. Both looked up, and their eyes met. "Uh...hi," Danny said uncertainly.

"Ooh, someone's in love," Cosmo whispered. Everyone else giggled.

"SHUT UP!" Danny and Sam said simoultaneously, then diverted their attention back to each other. They both smiled at the same time, each inching closer. Danny braced himself, knowing what was coming next...

What came next was not a kiss, but a long stare down the nose of a GIGANTIC (remember, they were shrunken) human diver. Danny could hear him breathe. It sounded a lot like Vader. (You can't say you don't know what I'm talking about)

Danny was shocked for a minute, then he began screaming. "Sam! Guys! Where are you? And-who are you?" That last question was directed at the diver. He said nothing. He simply tore past him. His focus was on another target.

A target with red hair.

At her size, the diver could squash her. But strangely, she wasn't afraid. She was absolutely calm as the diver lashed out at her...

Ooh. Would write more, but I want this up before I go to bed. Bye! -SP