Chapter Two

Cheater!

Danny swung his fist and it connected with Skulkers chin. Skulker screamed as he flew into the back of a garbage truck. An energy blast whizzed passed Danny's head. He spun around, coming face to face with Vlad. Danny glared and flew towards Vlad with amazing speed. He fired his own duel energy blast, hitting Vlad square in the chest. Plasmius fell to the ground unconscious and once again became Vlad Masters. Danny was about to call it good when his ghost sense went off. He turned around, only to see the Box Ghost.

"Beware!" the ghost exclaimed. Danny sighed and with a single punch, helped the Box Ghost join Skulker in the back of the garbage truck. Danny landed on the ground and turned back into Danny Fenton. Sam walked over to him with a smile on her face.

"Wow Danny, you were amazing!" she gasped.

"You really think so?" Danny asked with a cocky grin on his face.

"More than you know." Sam got really close to Danny and put her hands on his chest. Their faces inched close and closer until they were so close they could feel each other's shallow breathing. Danny closed his eyes and awaited his gift. Their lips almost touched when an annoying beeping sound filled the air. Danny opened his eyes to see Ember McClain standing in front of him.

"Well I guess its time for you to wake up, Dipstick" she said with a smirk.

"AWWWWH!" Danny screamed.

Danny shot up in his bed with wide eyes. He had had that same dream all week. He was getting very frustrated with how it kept ending, but it couldn't be helped. Danny got out of bed, got dressed, and went down stairs for breakfast.

After his meal, Danny said good-bye to his Mom, Dad, and Jazz and went out the door. Jazz would have driven Danny to school, had she not graduated just recently. Outside Sam and Tucker waited for him.

"Hey guys!" Danny said.

"Hey," said Sam and Tucker in unison.

"Well let's go," Danny said as they started down the sidewalk.

"I'm so glad it's the last day of school!" Tucker said.

"Yep then hello summer vacation." Danny replied.

"Yep then we have to go back and do it again for three more years," said Sam.

"AAAHHH Sam why'd you have to go and say that huh?" Tucker asked, his bubble burst.

I'm Goth. It's what I do," was all she said.

Danny sat in the last cold hard desk of the school year. The class was Math. Danny was almost done with the final which marked the last test of the year. Danny reached into his pocket to pull out some gum and instead pulled out a folded piece of paper. Danny blinked a few times. Had his parents or Jazz left him a note or something? He opened it and got the surprise of his life. It was the answer key to the finals. His eyes got wide in shock.

"How did this get here?' he wondered. Suddenly things got much worse. His teacher came up to him and snatched the paper from his hands.

"No notes in class Danny," said his teacher. Danny thought that was weird because all his teachers called him Mr. Fenton, not Danny. His teacher took one look at the paper and gasped.

"Danny I order you to go the principals office right now. !I shall be there shortly to tell her what you have done." Danny got up and walked towards the door.

"Cheating Danny, I thought you of all people would never." She said in a rather loud voice. Danny could feel everyone's eyes on him as he left the room. Danny walked to the office, trying to figure out how the answer key got in his pocket. He knew he didn't steal it. But...how did it get into his pocket? His thoughts were interrupted when he got to the office door. He opened it and stepped inside. The receptionist looked at and waved him in.

"The principal will see you now." Danny walked into the principals office and sat down in the chair in front of her desk.

"Well Danny, do you want to tell me what happened in math class or shall we wait for your teacher?" The principal asked.

"But I…" before Danny could finish his sentence his teacher came into the room.

"This boy cheated on his math final," was all the teacher said coming into the room.

"Danny!" the principal gasped.

"But I didn't cheat! I don't even know how the answer key got into my pocket."

"That has to be the worse story I have ever heard!" the principal said.

"As your punishment you will receive a zero on your final and I will be calling your parents. You should count yourself luck young man. I would have suspended you if it were not the last day, and also due to the recent improvements to your grades, your overall grade in math will be a B-. Good day." The principal said. Danny left the office. He could feel a massive pit in his stomach. How had this happened? Once he was outside the school the bell rang. Students poured out of classes and the rumors started.

Danny waited for Sam and Tucker outside. They walked up to him, both looking rather unamused.

"Hey guys," Danny said in a monotone voice.

"Did you do it?" Sam asked.

"Yeah did you really cheat?" asked Tuck.

"Boy news travels fast," Danny muttered.

"What?" Sam asked.

"No I didn't cheat! I don't…" again Danny was interrupted by a chorus of voices all around yelling "Cheater! Cheater! Cheater!" Danny quickly walked away and headed home. Sam and Tucker were at his sides. Once they were away from school Sam and Tuck started to ask him more questions.

"Why Danny?"

"Yeah remember not too long ago! Evil self ring a bell"

"Tell us the truth Danny!"

"I AM!" Danny yelled, "I don't know how that answer key got in my pocket, okay?!"

"Danny, if you're not going to tell us the truth then we're not going to hang out with you," Sam said. Sam and Tucker turned around and walked away. Danny watched them go and couldn't help but feel truly alone as he continued on his walk home.