Um... Well. Wow. I go away after a car accident, and find my inbox filled with lots of reviews. Oh, geez... :starts to fake cry: You people are so nice...
There is a rather long explanation of why this chapter took so long to get up, but I figure you wanna read the STORY and not the explanation. Okeedokeey, here it is:
What Matters Most: Chapter 4
DISCLAIMER: Hey, I still get distracted... Ohhh, Will wants a pony :giggles: Right, I can't own Danny Phantom, since other people do, and I'm not rich. Yeah. On to the story!
"Talking"
'Thinking'
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The last chapter left off with Sam and Dark Dan plotting on Valerie and Tucker's kiss, and Dan may want just a little more than a plan from Sam... (hey that rhymed!) Also, Danny was in the ghost zone in the future, with who was thought to be Walker. It turned out though, that it was actually Clockwork. Now, Danny and Clockwork are waiting for the right opportunity to go to the past and save the world from Dark Dan...again.
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At lunch that day, everything was going as normal. The popular kids were talking about the latest fashions, the geeks were playing their nerd poker, and our heroes were sitting at their usual table. Okay, Dan isn't a hero, but play along here.
"So, Valerie, are you ready for our date tonight?" Tucker, being the lady's man, was acting quite polite and courteous to his hopefully soon-to-be girlfriend.
"Yeah, I can't wait," Valerie answered while smiling at Tuck.
Dan was secretly gagging at the mushiness going on between the two, and faced Sam. But as he opened his mouth to speak, he noticed her longing expression. Following her line of view back to the couple, he immediately realized how much she had wanted to go out with him when he had been younger. 'I can fix that later,' he thought to himself. 'As my younger self I'll kiss her and bring her to the dark side...' Blinking at the sudden rage he felt coursing through his body, he shook his head. 'What the hell was that?' Shrugging, he went back to opening a conversation with Sam.
"So, Sam," he whispered in the shiver-worthy tone, "get any smart ideas for the kissing scenario?" In reality he had one, but he didn't want to suggest it until later.
"No," Sam murmured back. "You?"
"One, but I don't think it will work. We'll use it as a backup plan if we can't come up with one-urgh..." Clutching his head, Dan tried to shake off the horrible rage that had once again filled him. "My...head," he groaned.
"Oh my god Danny, are you okay?" As Dan mock glared at her, Sam nervously chuckled and said, "Sorry, standard question. But what's wrong?"
Dan raised his head up, his eyes glowing a slight green. "I-don't-know, Sam. Something's off- augh!" Holding his head tightly, he muttered something about going to the nurse and ran out of the cafeteria.
Sam watched him go. "What was that all about?" she whispered to herself, wondering if she should go after him. Deciding against it, she returned to eating her meal.
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Outside the lunchroom entrance, Dan was barely standing. "What-the-hell-is-going-on?" he panted, allowing his head to drop on his chest. 'Why am I getting feelings that are irrelevant to my current emotions?' Glancing around for safety, Dan turned ghost and flew out of the school. He wasn't even sure where he was going, he just had to get away for a while.
After about an hour of clearing his head, Dan was better. Flying back to Casper High, he turned intangible. As he sped through the hallways, he tried to remember what his current class was. 'Oh well, I can just run around invisibly until I find my class,' he told himself. Grinning, he flew through random classrooms, causing some people to shiver violently. Finally coming to one with both Sam and Tucker in it, he positioned himself outside the door, turned human and into his younger form, and walked inside.
"Danny! You're late!" the teacher yelled. And, just to piss him off, the teacher was Mr. Lancer. Dan groaned. 'I hate this guy...'
Clearing his throat, Dan answered, "Yeah, I was at the nurse. My head was hurting."
"Oh? Do you have a note?"
'Ah, shit.' "No, I forgot to get one."
Mr. Lancer sighed. "For now, that's a detention. Take your seat."
As Mr. Lancer turned around, Dan glowered at him. Walking towards the back, he sat down next to Sam and Tucker. "Dude, are you okay?" Tucker asked.
"Yeah," Dan grunted, "Sure."
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After school, Dan and Sam met at an appointed meeting place: next to the dumpster. "Have you found any inspiration during class?" Dan asked Sam.
"No," she sighed, "but didn't you say you had a backup plan?"
"Indeed, I did. It would mean, though, that you would need to get tickets to the same concert as Tucker and Valerie. We need to be there in order for this to be pulled off," Dan said. "Is that possible?"
"Actually, yes. My one maid and her boyfriend were going to go so I bought tickets for them, but they got sick and can't. So I have two tickets left over. Why? What are we going to pull?" Sam queried.
"Well," Dan grinned, "This was what I had in mind..."
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Ghost Zone: Future
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Danny's eyes widened as he heard Dan's plot.
"...This was what I had in mind: We go to the concert, and making sure we're in plan view of Tuck and Val, we make out ourselves. If Tucker and Valerie see us kissing, maybe they'll be inspired to do the same. What's wrong?"
Danny couldn't see Sam's face, but he hoped she was outraged at such a thing.
"Nothing, I think is wrong, b-but if we make out..." Sam's voice had hope in it, and Danny blushed in the ghost zone.
"If we make out...?" Dan pushed her along.
"Will- will it mean anything to you? Or will it just be helping your best friend get a girl?" Sam blurted, and slapped her hands over her mouth.
Danny fell over in his chair. 'Wow... does Sam really like me?' he thought, not noticing Clockwork's hand helping him up. He was busy paying attention to the TV screen.
Dan smiled. "Does this answer your question?" he said, and before Sam could reply he lowered his lips to hers.
Danny's eyes turned a glowing, deadly green. "How dare he," Danny growled, letting his anger get the best of him. Even Clockwork backed away, both awed and worried by the show of emotions.
Back on earth, Dan was finishing the kiss when his head exploded in pain. For some reason, the same rage he'd felt earlier had come back, only intensified. "Auugh!" He cried, throwing his body to the ground. Sam, still dazed by the kiss, blinked and forced herself out of her haze. "Danny!" she yelled, dropping to her knees next to him.
The real Danny, however, didn't hear her. Turning to Clockwork, he said, "Now is the time. We're going!"
Nodding, Clockwork replied, "Hold on to my arm, and you'll be able to follow me through the time stream."
Doing as he was told, Danny took one last glance at the TV. Sam was trying to wake Dan up, but he was knocked out on the ground.
"I'm coming to save you, Sam. Don't fall for his traps," Danny muttered. "How long until we get there?" he asked Clockwork, his eyes still an eerie green.
"A few hours. They'll be at the concert." Clockwork put all his attention back on navigating through the endless streams of numbers and dates.
Danny cursed quietly. Calming down ever so slightly, he passed the time by pondering what made his older self fall over like that. 'And it tied in with when I was mad... maybe that's it?' Yawning, he clutched Clockwork's arm tighter. "Hey," he said sleepily, "I'm gonna catch some z's. Wake me when we get there." And with that, Danny fell into a nightmare world where Sam, Tucker, and everyone had died again...
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That's all for now. I'm working on the chapters, because my old computer that had all of the files saved on it died. If this chapter seemed rather... bad, tell me. I'm better, but still not feeling up to par.
WHY THIS WAS LATE: Okay, I was in a car accident with my cousin. He's fine, but, well, you don't wanna know what exactly happened to me. Let's just go with "I was in pain, things were broken, and surgery was preformed." That sums it up.
Thanks to: Sparky and danny0709, who e-mailed me/Private Messaged me, making me realize how bad people wanted an update. Also, to everyone who reviewed, thanks :gives everyone cookies:
Oh, as for the matter of my name, my sister took over the account when I was in the hospital, and changed the name. We'll be sharing the account now, and changing the name to "SpazzSim" for the sake of it's randomness, but we'll sign our reviews in our separate names. I think that's all for now, if that confuses you then check our Bio in a few hours. I'll have redone it by then.
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