Chapter 5: The 'Date'

As mourning finally broke out, Danny woke up and got dressed. As June went to take a shower, Danny walked down stairs and noticed that his parents had just come back from their stake out at Amity Park College.

"So dad" said Danny as he noticed his dad was carrying a box of empty coffee cups, "how did the stake out go?"

"Not so good" replied Jack as he placed the box of empty coffee cups on the table.

"We certainly had to drink a lot of coffee just to keep us on the edge" said Maddie.

"So how did June's first night with you go?" asked Jack.

"Uh, it went off without a hitch" replied Danny as sweat began to run down his forehead.

"Say, why are you sweating?" asked Jack as he noticed Danny being very nervous.

"Uh, whatever gave you that idea?" asked Danny.

Suddenly before Jack or Maddie could ask their son anymore questions, June finally came into the scene.

"Hey Danny, remember what are we going to do today?" asked June to Danny.

"Uh, sure" replied Danny as he and June started to leave the scene.

"Say, where are you two heading off to?" asked Maddie to both Danny and June.

"Uh, just going off to study" replied June.

"Well, have fun" said Maddie.

As June took Danny's hand and they walked out the door together, Danny had an uneasy feeling in himself. Could this be a plan orchestrated by his arch rival-Vlad Masters a.k.a. Vlad Plasmius? And if so, what was there some other greater scheme Plasmius was covering up? But these questions would have to be answered later along with Sam's jealously against June which Danny predicted would continue. After Danny thought to himself about these sort of questions in his head, Danny was taking June to the Nasty Burger to show her around Amity Park. From there, he showed her to the bowling ally where he had his "date" with "Paulina" who was secretly overshadowed by Kitten, John Thirteen's girlfriend. There, June used her Te Xuan Ze powers and scored the highest amount of points.

"Wow" said Danny to June as she finished her final round, "I never knew how strong the Te Xuan Ze was."

"Hey" said June, "you were at least lucky I didn't have to use my powers on you when you spied on me while I was taking a shower."

"That is for sure" said Danny.

After finishing up bowling, Danny was about to take June to where he and Valerie had their date when they ran into Sam and Tucker.

"Okay" said Sam, "this is getting weird. Danny, can I talk to you for a second?"

"Sure" said Danny.

As Sam and Danny got to a place where neither June or Tucker could eavesdrop on them, Danny could tell Sam was quite jealous about June.

"Look" said Sam, "something is up with you two."

"You mean June and me?" asked Danny.

"Of course I mean you two" replied Sam, "something is not quite right here."

"Well, now that you mention it" said Danny, "it was Vlad Masters who introduced her to me and my parents."

"Of course" said Sam as she placed her hand on her forehead, "it has to be one of Vlad's plans."

"I think you should spy on Vlad" said Danny, "see if this is indeed a plot against me or a plot to cover up a greater scheme."

"Don't you worry" said Sam, "I want this to end sooner than you think."

"Just be careful when you and Tucker go spy on Plasmius" said Danny to Sam.

"Don't worry" said Sam, "with all the wealth my parents have, I'm sure I'm able to get some fancy spy equipment."

As both Sam and Tucker walked off from the scene, June walked toward Danny.

"So what was that all about?" asked June.

"Well, I'm quite suspicious of Vlad Masters and his reasons to bring you into Amity Park" replied Danny.

"I hope you're not hiding some other things I should know about Vlad" said June.

"I think it would be more suited if I told you about this later" said Danny.

As both June and Danny were leaving for the restaurant where Danny had his date with Valerie, Technus was watching the events unfolding through some security cameras as he was secretly controlling a nearby computer system to spy on Danny.

"Is there anything suspicious to report on?" asked Vlad to Technus on his communicator.

"So far nothing quite suspicious" replied Technus, "just make sure you don't run into the Te Xuan Ze and her powers."

"Will do" said Vlad.

"I do hope you know what you are doing here" said the Troll king whom was observing Vlad Plasmius on his communicator.

"Of course I know what I am doing" said Vlad.

"I need more time before my powers could recharge" said the Troll king.

"How much time could that be?" asked Vlad.

"Well" replied the Troll king, "perhaps months if not a year at the latest. But even for me, that's so slow."

"So how will you regain your powers?" asked Vlad.

"With my magical staff" replied the Troll king.

"And where might that be?" asked Vlad.

"My staff was taken by the Te Xuan Ze whom defeated me" replied the Troll king, "I need to use my staff to use the energy of the ghost zone to recharge my powers."

"Well, I think we know where to find your staff" said Vlad, "and I think I should personally retrieve it myself with the aid of Skulcker, Walker and some of his henchmen."

"Excellent" said the Troll king, "I'm glad you know where to locate my staff. Just make sure to bring it back."

"Don't you worry" said Vlad as he was leaving the scene, "I'll get it back for you. You can count on me."

"Let's hope you do not fail me" said the Troll king.

Then as Vlad leaves the scene, the Troll king snaps his fingers and at least two large trolls come toward his side.

"What do you want us to do my lord?" asked the first troll.

"I want you to cause some trouble against the Te Xuan Ze and her new friend" replied the Troll king, "I do not trust the intentions of this Vlad Plasmius. I myself should personally retake the staff from him."

"Yes, at once we'll do your bidding" said the trolls as they left the scene.