Before I begin the next chapter to this story, I want to thank Master of Procrastination for being the only one to have reviewed my story at all so far. I welcome any other reviews, bad or good on my story.

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Danny burst into the front door to his house with a smile on his face for the first time all week. He threw his bag down on the ground and pushed his arms above his head in celebration of the week finally being over. He ran into his room and slammed the door shut. He knew he could make up the test if he did bad on it, but he also had no more homework to do for the weekend. These next two days would be awesome…

Danny knew the first thing he wanted to do when he got inside. After getting into his room, he picked up the phone and immediately started dialing Sam's number.

"Danny, you sure sound a lot happier than you did this entire week," Sam noted when she heard him on the other end.

"Lancer is letting me re-take the test if I did bad on it!" Danny yelled. "This is awesome! I don't have anything to worry about now!"

"You sure seem thrilled," Sam said in her normal tone. "So why'd you call? You just want to tell me how better you were feeling?"

"No, I was calling to ask you if you wanted to come to the mall with me tomorrow. I mean, well, with me and Tuck."

"Sure thing," Sam said. "What time should I be there?"

"How about 11:00?" Danny suggested.

"Sounds good to me. I'll bring some money just in case I find something I want to buy."

"Cool," Danny said. "I'll see you tomorrow then."

Danny slammed the phone down in excitement. He had never been so relieved to be away from school. He thought that this would be the greatest weekend he's had in a while. When he finished talking to Sam, he immediately called up Tucker and offered him the same invitation.

"Sure thing, man," Tucker said. "Man, you sure feel a lot more upbeat than you did this whole week. What happened?"

"Oh, you know the things school does to you," Danny said. "Anyway, Sam and I will meet you at the mall at about 11:00. Maybe we can go to the arcade or something like that."

"Sounds cool," Tucker said. "I'll see you there."

Tucker and Danny hung up their phones. Danny was so excited for tomorrow, knowing that he could relax and be a regular kid for the first time in a few days.

Danny went to sleep that night and didn't remember a single dream he had. He fell asleep easier than he had all week, and he thought he was having a deeper level of sleep. He slept in as late as he wanted, but it wasn't late enough that he missed meeting his friends at the mall.

When Danny got the mall, Sam and Tucker were waiting for him at the entrance. Danny joined up with them and they immediately went inside.

"So, Danny," Sam said as they were walking through the mall, "what made Lancer feel generous enough to let you take the test over?"

"No idea, nor do I care," Danny said. "I just want to enjoy myself the best I can for this weekend before having to go back to reality next week."

"Well, what do you guys want to do?" Tucker said, interrupting both of them.

"Uh…wanna go see a movie?" Danny suggested.

"That sounds pretty cool," Sam said. "But which one are we going to see?"

"How about Revenge of the Techno-Geeks from Beyond the Moon?" Tucker said. "That one looks totally cool!"

"…or not," Sam said. "How about that one with the guy who takes a chainsaw and…"

"Maybe one that we can actually get into," Danny said. "That isn't rated R!"

The three of them all thought about it, then they all agreed to see a horror movie entitled Demons. According to what the three heard about that movie, it took the Motion Picture Association weeks to decide whether or not it would be PG-13 or R. It just barely stayed at PG-13, so it must have been really violent and gory if it almost got an R rating. Sounded like the perfect movie.

When the three got to the snack bar, Danny ordered himself a large soda and a large bag of sugar munchies.

"Danny, are you sure you want to eat all that?" Sam said. "You know how much that's going to make you go the bathroom?"

"Relax," Danny said. "I'll be fine. Plus, there's only a bathroom down the hall from the movie theater."

"Whatever," Sam said.

The three of them all walked into the movie. That would be the last few normal hours of Danny's weekend.