CHAPTER FIVE: The Hallway Incident

At his Wisconsin Manor, Vlad Masters was deeply annoyed. Not only had his favorite show been cancelled, but his plan was now null and void, he had forced to let the Box Ghost and Lunch Lady go, although he stored Freakshow's crystal ball away for safe keeping.

He picked up a picture of the Fenton Family. Jack had been torn out of the picture, leaving only Danny and Maddie. Jazz was also in the picture, but Vlad paid little attention to her.

"Oh Maddie," Vlad sighed to himself, "One day you'll be mine, my queen. We will rule over the Ghost Zone and the human world." He paused. "Our first act will be to put worthwhile programming back on the air."

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At school the next day, Valerie had completely forgotten about her pact with Dash and Kwan, and was passing out fliers with pictures of Cosmo and Wanda saying, "Save the Fairly OddParents!"

Dash also seemed to have forgotten, because he was wearing a T-shirt with a similar message.

No one paid much attention until the incident after second period, where Star and Kwan had a face off in the hallway.

In unison they began rattling off their problems: "You won't believe what happened! Some idiot got me banned from the "Butch Hartman Forum"! It was all because this other person and I were fighting-"

They immediately began to stare at each other in looks of shock, "That was you!"
Kwan had problems with hitting girls, but had absolutely no problem stepping on their feet. Of course, this was after Star smacked him across the face.

It was Sam who broke it up. "Guys! Stop fighting! You guys can argue later!" darkness covered Sam's face, "Right Now, we have a show to save! Who's with me?"

"I am," said Paulina.

"Me too," Responded Tucker.

"Same here," said Dash.

"Ditto," Valerie stated simply.

"I'm in," Danny said enthusiastically.

This went on until it was only Star and Kwan who hadn't spoken up.

Star took a deep breath, "You're right guys, we can fight later!"

"Yeah," Kwan said, "Right Now, we have a show to save!"

After a few minutes of declaring their teamwork, the crowd dispersed. Their chanting could be heard throughout the halls. Meanwhile, Jasmine Fenton was leaning against her locker, smiling at what she just witnessed.

"They're dedicated, that's for sure," Jazz said, regaining her composure, "I'm sure they'll be successful in their goal, especially Kwan and Star."

As Jazz turned the corner, what she said was almost not audible.

"It's too bad I had to ban them."

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