School is a place for opportunity, learning, and developing social skills. If you were a teacher, this is what you would think. The teenagers of the school had another idea entirely. School was not made for learning, nor opportunity, though it did seem to squeeze its way in unexpectedly. And although you did build "social skills", they were not built very well, and only consisted of socializing with the people you know. If you were a teenager like Sam Manson, your viewpoint on school would not be much different, though it would include such phrases as: "It is a place where fashion runs amok in the halls, and sports are valued over almost every other aspect", and " It is just the worlds way of painting inspiring individuals into a run-of-the-mill teen, and making us wake up in the morning."
It was at such a place that Sam Manson was, around the period of lunch (isn't it always lunch.), outside fighting alongside her (boy)friend to… well save his half-life pretty much.
"GET DOWN HERE YOU GHOST SO WE CAN TEAR YOU APART MOLECULE BY MOLECULE!"
It had started with the box ghost causing trouble in the lunchroom, using the boxes used to store food and silverware (sporks) to terrorize the teens while eating their mystery meat (which was terrifying in itself might I add.). Danny had made quick work of him, stuffing him into the thermos before you could say "BEWARE!" Unfortunately, one of the teachers had smartened up and had the sense to call for help when the box ghost was spotted. Who else to call than the Fenton's?
So that's where we get to this spot, Danny high in the air claiming his innocence (as well as dodging ghost weaponry), and the Fenton's below him firing said weaponry. Sam was off to the side with tucker, trying to distract the Fenton's while not looking suspicious. It was not an easy task.
"Mrs. Fenton, that's not the ghost your after! There is one inside the school terrorizing the students!" After saying this Sam gestured at Danny, telling him to let the box ghost go to distract his parents.
"Yeah Mr. F, Danny and Jazz are in trouble!"
After hearing this, Jack took off towards the school with Maddie behind him. She slowed however, to ask Sam and tucker "Why weren't you with Danny?"
Tucker and Sam looked around nervously until coming up with the perfect lie.
"Danny told us to go get you. He was trying to hold off the ghost himself!"
At hearing this, Maddie took off after her husband, yelling back to them to 'get with the rest of the students'.
Danny floated down from the tree he was hiding in after a few minutes. "Are they gone?" Sam and tucker nodded as Danny transformed back into a human.
Just then, Mr. Lancer came around the corner with a bunch of other students that made it as far as outside in all the chaos.
"Moby dick children! I know that you're scared, but the ghosts are gone now thanks to the Fenton's!"
The trio (albeit reluctantly) followed the teacher back into the school.
The rest of school passed uneventfully, and it was quite easy. Mr. lancer had given the student's study hall for the rest of the day, due to quite a few absences after the attack at lunch. (Some kids had taken it as an opportunity to skip school for the rest of the day.) After school though, was a different matter.
"Way to go! That was the fastest I've ever seen you take down Skulker!"
Danny stood beside Sam and tuck somewhere in the park. Almost immediately after school had ended Danny's ghost sense had went off and he had to fly off and fight Skulker. Sam and tucker had followed him and arrived right as Danny was sucking him into the thermos.
"Yeah, but I still don't see why he wont find someone else to hunt!"
"How about we celebrate your victory by heading down to the mall for ice cream?" Tucker said, and Danny agreed it would be a good idea. "How about it Sam? You gonna come too?"
Sam looked at the ground. "I can't. My parents will strengthen security around the house if I fail my history project, and I haven't even started on it. Sorry."
Danny looked at her sympathetically. He had wanted her to come too. "It's Ok Sam, I understand. Do you need any help?"
"No, I'm okay. Besides, I didn't get enough sleep last night from… staying up too late, yeah. Bye!"
And with that she was gone, Leaving tucker and Danny to puzzle out what she had just said.
' "How long will it be till it is complete sir?" It was him again, That scientist that kept hurting her, torturing her. "I say it's just about complete. Once experiment A15 starts showing signs of power control, we can start the process of getting more power from the government, and once we have enough… oh never mind. I hate it when I start monolouging.
She stared out of the glass box she had been put in for the tests. What were they talking about? What did they mean by power control? She would ask one of the stupid guards later. They were always dumb enough to tell her.
"Well sir, what should we do with it for now?" 'Sir' as she had dubbed him, thought for a moment, then answered "put it in the cell with that one ghost experiment, just make sure to knock it out first." "Right away sir." She saw them enter her box holding some sort of rag. What was going on? Wait that rag smelled kind good… getting… sleepy… "Nighty night little angel…"'
Sam awoke with a start, taking in her surroundings. Where was the box and the scientist guys? It was… just another dream… again.
"URGGG! When will I be able to get some sleep around here?" Just then her grandma zoomed in on her scooter. "What are you doing sleeping in the home theater boobala?" That's right… she had come home wanting to watch one of those kung fu movies and crashed on the chairs.
"Oh nothing grandma. I just haven't been sleeping well, and it's finally catching up to me."
Her grandma looked concerned and asked, "Have you been having nightmares? Or just staying up too late?"
"It's nothing, really-"
She was cut off by her grandma stopping her.
"You can tell your grandma, okay?"
Sam sighed. "Okay, just promise me you won't think I'm crazy."
"Promise."
"Okay. Ever since about two or three days ago I've been having the weirdest dreams. There is this one girl called Angel who is this experiment and she is about four years old and there is this one little boy called phantom who is a failed experiment and he's about the same age. That is about as much as I remember, but every time I have this dream I remember more. They are all about the same kids, but mostly the little girl and I can't stop dreaming about it and it is making me wake up every night!"
Her grandma looked at her worriedly, stating that she shouldn't try to say all that in one breath.
"What should I do grandma?"
"I don't know. I think you should just see it out and maybe the dreams will go away."
Sam looked disheartened. She really had hoped her grandma would know what to do.
"Okay grandma." She looked at the time, "I gotta go finish my project for history."
"Okay dearie."
It was nighttime. Sam was fast asleep in her bed, her sleep still peaceful because the dreams hadn't started yet.
"Jeremy, I think you have to act now before it's to late!" Jeremy Manson sat on the couch, wondering what to do.
"But mother, I don't want to loose her yet. The minute she knows, who knows what will happen! She is already so far away, and that Fenton boy is only pulling her away more."
"Jeremy, honey, I don't want her to leave as much as you do, but our samikins is growing up. It's been ten years since we found her. What will we do once her 'powers' start coming back again!"
"I know Pam! Its just-"
"No buts! We have to tell her! When the government gets wind of this, they will try to take her away! And she won't know to keep her powers a secret unless we tell her!"
Ida came back into the conversation very suddenly. "How about you both get what you want. In two weeks, we tell her everything, unless she starts gaining her powers before then. Ok?"
Pam and Jeremy agreed with Ida on this. "It's a deal. For two more weeks, I keep my daughter. But once those two weeks are over, we tell Sammy the truth, and what she does is her choice."
"Agreed."
They all seem to know, there's a secret to keep
During the time that I peacefully sleep.
If only they'd tell me, before it's too late,
Now, who knows what's in store when I wake?
this is my favorite cliffy... and it was so fun to write! sorry for the delay, i kinda got sidetracked. and can i ask you readers a favor? can you check out my other DP story, danny phantom: the next generation? because i am considering deleting it if i dont get anymore reviews.
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