Okay, here's the second installment. For the story. You get the idea. I hope. Meh.
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Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom and the characters mentioned in the story. I want Clockwork, though, he could give me more time for TV, and less time for work! But, since I get paid this weekend, it won't be too bad, I guess...
I forgot to put this last chapter! Ack!
"Talking"
'Thinking'
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Enjoy!
Chapter One
"Fen-TON!" Danny raced out of the hallway he was in, and ran as fast as his legs could carry him down the stairs. "I'm gonna bust you open when I reach you, Fentino!" Dash Baxter had just gotten a 'd' on his science test. And we all know whose name begins with 'd.'
'Why does he always take it out on me? Why not Nathan, or someone else?' Danny looked around desperately. Noticing no one watching him, he made the transformation from Danny Fenton to his other self, Danny Phantom. Going intangible, he slipped out of the school and proceeded to the cafeteria, where Sam, Tucker, and Valerie were waiting - hey, VALERIE?
Changing back before rounding the corner to face them, Danny quickly thought of why Valerie would want to join them:
a) she had figured it out (you know, the whole "Danny Phantom" thing)
b) she was talking to Sam about a project they were assigned
c) Tucker was attempting to hit on her.
Praying to whatever force that was up there it was one of the last two options, he walked casually to Sam's side. Realizing that she was talking to Tucker, he let out the breath he didn't know he was holding. Sam noticed, and grinned.
"Worried she was going to attack you?" She queried, turning to face him as he answered.
"Yeah, actually. I just escaped a beating from Dash, so I'm kinda jumpy. What's going on, anyway?" Danny glanced over at Tucker, who was blushing slightly. And so was Valerie.
"Oh, nothing, except that Tucker asked Valerie out on a date. And she said yes. So now they're deciding on a place to have dinner." Sam's smile faded somewhat, a fact that went unnoticed by Danny. Poor ignorant kid.
Danny was too preoccupied with thoughts of him and Sam. Waitafrigginminute, not Sam, not Sam, she wouldn't like that, would she? He wondered... "Hey Sam," he said, startling Sam out of her thoughts, "if a guy were to ask you to eat out, what would you say?"
Sam's answer was immediate. "I'd say, can we got to a vegetarian restaurant? And if the guy says yes, then I might go with him."
Danny raised his eyebrows. "Might?"
"Do you think I would go with just anyone? What if Dash asked, do you thing I'd go then?"
"No, I should hope not..." Danny trailed off as Tucker rejoined then. "Wow, he looks dazed, or is it just me?"
"No, no, his eyes are definitely glazed with that happy expression. Let's get our lunch, shall we?" Always the practical one, Sam lead the two boys inside to the line that started in front of the food. "Hurrah, more meat for today's menu. That's the exact opposite of what I wanted for my lunch. Maybe I'll just have a salad. A nice, green salad. And - Danny, what's wrong?"
Danny was standing there frozen, as his ghost breath went off. "Oh man. Not now. Not here." He headed toward the entrance, but Dash suddenly came running though the double doors.
"FENTON! I've been looking all over for you! Time for a pounding!" Dash moved closer to Danny, but it was at this moment the renegade ghost decided to drop in.
"I AM THE BOX GHOST!" he shouted, giving Danny the couple of seconds he needed to run behind a random object to transform.
"How do you keep getting out of the ghost zone? You're probably one of my weakest enemies!" Danny Phantom flew up to the Box Ghost, and pulled out the Fenton Thermos.
"This time I did not escape from the round portal of doom by myself! I had a benefactor who gave me a reward to lure you outside..." the Box Ghost left the ominous sentence hang in the air for a few seconds, then shouted "BEWARE!" and flew to the window, phasing through it.
Danny looked at Sam and Tucker. Tuck seemed as if he was partially snapped out of his daze, and Sam merely was acting like Sam does in a mini-crisis. She was cool and collected. He glanced at the popular table. Paulina was freaking out over a tiny scratch she had found on her face, while Kwan and Star were doing nothing but sitting and trying to give the picture of being calm. Danny sighed mentally, wondering what he had ever seen in being popular. But back to the present...
"Da- I, uh, mean Inviso-bill!" Sam grimaced as she called him that, but it was for the best, so that nobody would become suspicious of Danny. "Don't go after him! You never know what could be hiding in the shadows!"
Danny shook his head. "Sorry, Sa - kid, but I have a job to do. And right now it's take out the trash..." He floated to the same window the Box Ghost had vanished through. "I'll be careful, so don't worry."
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After exiting the cafeteria, Danny inspected his surroundings closely. He could tell something was off, and didn't want the 'off' part catching him unaware of it's presence. "Who is here? Why did you trick the Box Ghost into leading me here?"
A dark laugh made his blood run cold. He still had nightmares about this laugh. "Well, it seems as if the child has figured it out. I have escaped, and plan on using my valuable time conquering you and your pitiful world." Dan Phantom stepped out of the shadows in the alleyway, still as gaunt and just plain creepy as ever.
"N-no, I locked you away! Clockwork kept you in his tower! He told me there would be no more problems with you. What did you do to him?" Danny was in a state of panic. Dark Dan was the last person he needed right now.
"I knocked him out and took his staff." Dan carelessly brandished the ticking Staff o'Time in Danny's face. "Now, I'm here to ruin your life. Time out!"
Everything froze, and Dan laughed manically. Putting a medallion around Danny's neck, he said, "I'm going to put you in chains that you'll never be able to escape this time! Not to mention that I'll force you to watch every moment of agonizing pain that will fill these people's lives when I start my rein of terror. So first, I must assume your looks, to be accepted back into my group of friends..." Dan transformed into a younger version of himself, while Danny struggled with the ropes binding him.
"I'll get you for this, dammit! I got you last time, and I'll get you again!" Danny found it hard to breath as the ropes become chains that bit deeply into his wrists. "N-No!"
"First," said Dan, apparently oblivious to the ranting Danny, "I will destroy my family. Then Tucker. And the popular brat, Valerie. She gave me so much trouble in the future. And with Sam..." Dan's grin widened, as Danny felt his heart almost stop. "She gets the best treatment of them all! The choice between her life, or your life! And the greatest fact of this is that she'll never know she's choosing!" Turning to Danny, he said, "Doesn't this game sound fun?"
"YOU LEAVE SAM ALONE!" Danny yelled. Tucker was right, Danny did have strong emotions where Sam was concerned. He would do almost anything for Sam. Dan laughed cruelly.
"Don't worry! If she lives, then she gets to stay with me! And if you live, I'll more or less likely kill you anyway, so it doesn't matter. Now then," he tore open a portal to the ghost zone, "Warden is looking forward to having you back in jail again. Enjoy your stay!" And with that, Danny was tossed into the swirling green vortex, screaming.
Dan was pleased. If things went the way he wanted them to, he'd have Sam, a new slave, and the world at his feet. All he had to do was get the rest of the game into action, and his new world would be complete...
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Okay, that frightened my muses. And so there's no confusion, Dan refers to the older, White-fiery hair-green skinned and built Dark Dan. Danny means the younger, 14 not-as-built but still-has-his-human-side self. I believe that will help. I hope.
This should be updated on Thursday, Friday at the latest.
In the next chapter, Dan (posing as his younger self) goes back to the cafeteria and meets up with Sam and Tucker. Danny, meanwhile, is not having such a hot time in the ghost zone's prison.
Until the next chapter,
-SimController
P.S. Reviews are appreciated! Thank you for your support!