Disclaimer: Butch Hartman still owns "Danny Phantom", but who knows maybe one day the fans of the show will tackle him and gain control. muahahahaha I'll go organize the revolution right now. :-)

Author's apology for taking so long to update:

I, Evolutionary Spider, suck and deeply apologize for it to all of you. Personally I feel like any explanations I give you will sound like I'm bemoaning my own existence and you guys don't need to hear that. For those curious then you may ask me, no probs., but otherwise I suppose the simplest way to say it is that I was very...unlucky the past couple of months of my life and the cowpies really hit the fan. Nevertheless to the handful of readers I have had thus far and in the future, thank you very much for all the wonderful and interesting reviews. I honestly hope you guys like this chapter and the ones to come. :-)

Author's Warning: I must warn you guys that this chapter is a bit more Sandra-centric. Now before you guys boo and hiss at me, just hear me out for a second alright? I figure its high time that some of Sandra's past is revealed so her character can be better understood. I'm pretty sure this will be a chapter that will give you, more detective types, some hints to your past questions. Also this chapter might be a bit more on the longer and angstier side than per usual. Now that that's been said, take a load off and enjoy!

Translations:

omoni--- mother (korean)

aboji--- father (korean)

cojones--- slang way of saying guts (spanish)

Kyon, Yon, Jung, Sei Shin, Sei Min--- ... My friend said that these aren't real Korean names...drat, but oh well. :-)

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'blah' thoughts

"blah" speaking

Chapter 12: The Maverick Moshing

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The young boy looked around him, nude and confused; he realized that he was the only one in the large shower room. Shrugging pale and dirty shoulders, the boy walked to the nearest stall to take a much needed shower. As the warm spray, it soothed his tired muscles and soon his eyes widened as he smelled the air change around him. 'It smells like apples...and it's coming from the water?' he thought. He shook his head to clear away the ridiculous thought, believing it was only his imagination.

His eyes were closed his pleasure as the warm water cascaded down his muscular body. They quickly opened in surprise however when he felt a pair of hands suddenly touch his shoulders. Using the speed he'd gained from football, he quickly grabbed the other person and slammed them against the shower wall. His would be attacker winced in pain and it took the boy a moment to realize who it was. He immediately let go of the other person, only to have them calmly put their arms around his neck. He blushed furiously at the feel of the naked smaller body against his own and wanted desperately to push the other person away.

"Please, stay with me. I want you just as much as you want me."

The husky words ghosted across his neck and made his skin tingle. The other person's lithe hands brought his head down until their noses touched and a pair of light blue eyes asked him a silent question. Finally letting go of all his inhibitions, he brought their lips together in a long and passionate kiss. His own larger hands caressed the smaller body in front of him and he moaned when their hips met. 'This is so different from kissing a girl, I can't believe I'm kissing Danny Fenton.'

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The young boy awoke with a loud gasp and sat up in surprise. His loud panting echoed across the walls of his sparse room as he ran a shaky hand through his disheveled hair. His eyes widened slightly when he felt a small wetness in his boxers. He quickly pulled his covers off him and groaned at the mess he'd made in his sleep. He slowly slid out of his bed and sluggishly moved toward his bathroom to shower. 'Puberty is the root of all evil with all its unnecessary complications and it just...bites.'

Griffith used his powers to remain invisible and leaned casually on the boy's dresser, observing the other boy with amused green eyes. He couldn't help but smirk as he watched the other boy struggle with his awkward and burgeoning feelings for Danny. Griffith had long ago realized that the quiet boy held a deep rooted crush that he kept secret from everyone except the amiable Sanchez. His fascination grew at the endless potential that would come from using the other boy's feelings to his own advantage.

Once the other boy closed his bathroom door, Griffith allowed himself to chuckle at the foolishness of teenage mortals. He used his powers to become intangible and phased through the other boy's window to fly off. As the cold air brushed against his composed face, Griffith thought back to the reaction the other boy had toward the dream induced by his powers. He hadn't expected such a strong reaction and now that he understood the extent of this boy's feelings towards Danny, it proved he would be beneficial to the first phase of his new plan. 'Round three is coming halfa and he will be the first one to kill your foolish dreams.'

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A warm sun shone down on the small leaf before the breeze blew it off its branch. It twirled and swirled up and around, dancing through the air until it landed softly on a head of brunette hair. The wind blew the girl's long hair and again the leaf was caught in a small whirlwind of motion. Sandra stared up and saw several leaves glide past her as they fell down from their trees, only to have the small breeze blow them away.

She turned her attention back to the group of teenagers laughing beside her and soon her own smile appeared. When Danny invited her to join them on their trip to the mall she hadn't expected the round of agreement from the rest of his friends. It was nice to know that they were at least making an attempt to befriend her, the rare action making her happy. While her father's job gave her a chance to travel to some of the most beautiful places she'd ever seen, at the same time it was very difficult to make any lasting friends.

Before they arrived to Amity Park, her father had explicitly said that they would be staying for a year, no more, no less. The news had come as a great surprise to Sandra, who kept in mind that they never stayed in any one place for longer than 8 months, nevertheless she was determined to make some friends during the little time that she was there. 'My only problem now is dealing with that weird vibe I keep getting from one of them.'

Her hands tightened at the annoying thought that would not leave her. This place was different but otherwise safe, she was sure of it. 'This town is creepy, but in a nice way.' she thought, 'I can tell that the residents of Amity Park are good people, but it feels like...something doesn't belong here.'

She looked up from her musings to see Danny laughing with Tucker as the two leaned on a telephone pole for support. Their rich laughter was louder than the more subdued chuckling of Sam and Jack. The other four were looking at Derek with interest. The Hispanic boy was animatedly telling them about last year's "secret and unholy" union, between the science club and some football players, to pull a prank against their opposing school for homecoming. Sandra listened in to the ridiculous story and watched the eccentric gestures Derek made as he talked. Soon her own laughter joined in and her earlier worries were forgotten.

They reached the park and Danny suggested they cut through to get to the mall faster. Sandra walked along the gray paved path, looking at all the beautiful and peaceful splendor around her. Tucker came into her line of vision and she noticed his sudden change in direction. The other boy smiled as he casually moved to stand beside Sam and quietly held her hand.

Sandra watched the small display of affection in surprise, 'Wow, they're going out?' She looked at their happy faces and slowly a grin appeared on own, 'They seem to have very different personalities, but so long as they're happy that's all that matters...and they do sort of make a cute couple.'

Tucker suddenly looked over at Sandra which made her quickly look away lest she be caught staring. He quirked an eyebrow at the other girl before shrugging and asking her, "So Sandra tell us more about yourself, were you originally born in North Carolina?"

"Oh, actually no, I was born in Chicago, Illinois..." Sandra's voice trailed off for a moment, but she quickly added, "But I don't remember anything about my life there."

"Really, why's that?" Derek asked her curiously.

"Because a couple of months after I was born my dad got transfer papers to go to a base in South Korea…"

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Richard F. Perkins happily announced to his wife Kyon that he was being promoted up one rank and being transferred to an American military base in South Korea. His wife, a Korean American herself, had been so joyously surprised that she had hugged her husband and caused them to topple over in front of baby Sandra. The little girl merely giggled at the funny sight of her parents on the floor and took them by surprise as she walked her first steps.

After getting over their initial shock, the young parents scooped up their pride and joy into their arms. Kyon hugged Sandra, feeling completely happy and at peace. She looked up at Richard seeing a proud smile on his face and understood the meaning behind it. Kyon stared back at her daughter and sadly thought, 'I hope she grows up strong over there and one day understands what she is.'

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"Wow, that must have been tough on your mom," Tucker said sympathetically.

Sandra laughed softly, "Actually my mother took it pretty well. You see she's originally from Seoul, South Korea, but her family moved when she to America when she was a three years old. She saw it as a chance to spend some time with her family and a way to expose me to the Korean culture more."

"I see so you're half Korean then?" Jack asked with interest. After Sandra nodded at him, Jack gave her a small smile as he said, "That's cool, I'm half Japanese myself, but I my mother says that the only way you can tell is if you look at my eyes."

Sandra looked into his deep jet black eyes and smiled as she said, "Oh yeah, I can see it now." Sandra paused for a moment and then added, "The way people in my district could tell I wasn't a full Korean was with my eyes." Sandra winked a green eye at him for emphasis. She saw Jack wink in return before suddenly staring at Derek's brown eyes. Sandra raised an eyebrow at the way Derek suddenly placed himself in between them.

"Anyway, so what was it like to live over there?" Derek asked, giving her a charming smile.

Sandra merely rolled her eyes in amusement at his behavior and cleared her throat before saying, "It was really cool...I had some of the best times of my life over there. My childhood was so much fun but I think to my parents it must have been incredibly tiring. My cousin and I were handful I guess, but I think the only time we really got our parents angry was this one time when we went on a family picnic..."

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"Sei Shin! Sei Shin, where are you!" Kyon called out in anger and worry. She pushed her way past several thick bushes, her eyes quickly scanning the large forest area for any traces of her daughter Sandra. She and her older sister Yon had been searching for their daughters for the past half hour and Kyon was beginning to get worried.

"Min! Joo Sei Min, you come out this instant!" Yon cried aloud, her voice caring across the landscape. Although Yon's face did not show it, inside she was incredibly scared that something had happened to Sei Min and Sei Shin. 'How could such a simple thing as a picnic have turned into this? Sei Min, please take of yourself and your cousin Sei Shin until we find you.'

"Once we find those troublesome girls, I'm going to strangle our husbands for not keeping a better watch over them," Kyon spat out furiously. Yon looked at her younger sister's face and read Kyon's true emotions, imagining her own eyes must have reflected the same. Yon strengthened her resolve and comforted her sister the only way she knew how.

"After I'm through with them, you can strangle whatever is left of those useless bums," Yon said in a firm tone. "Jung said this forest isn't dangerous since most of the animals are up north past that mountain. Don't worry Kyon, we will find our girls, no matter what."

Kyon gave her sister a grateful smile, before a serious look quickly replaced it, "I think I hear them." Kyon ran past several bushes and trees, ignoring the rough grazes that hit her arms and legs. She finally stopped when she came upon a small clearing and stood frozen in shock at the sight before her.

Yon finally caught up with Kyon and stopped next to her gasping, "Did you find them?" With a trembling finger Kyon merely pointed in front of her. Yon gave her a confused look before following her sister's gaze. The whites of her eyes appeared as Yon promptly fainted on the spot.

"Oh look Min, it's omoni and aunty Yon!" Sei Shin said with glee. Her cousin was too busy playing and giggling with the small animal to pay attention. Six year old Sandra stood up and waved at them happily, "Omoni! Look what Sei Min and I found, a baby tiger and its mother! These must be the ones that escaped from that zoo yesterday!"

Sei Min finally stopped playing with the little tiger and looked over at their mothers, "Eh? Sei Shin...why is my omoni asleep on the floor?"

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"Are you serious?" Tucker asked in surprise. "You played with a baby tiger and its mother. Weren't you scared?"

Sandra gave him a nervous smile, "Um no." Sensing he was going to make an outburst she quickly continued, "But that's only because my cousin Min and I were too young to understand how dangerous it was, so now that I'm older I get freaked out when I think about it."

Her expression changed into one of annoyance as she said, "My dad turned it into the perfect way to tease me if I'm ever scared."

Sandra took a moment to adjust her face into a stern expression. She coughed once to make her voice sound lower and slowly drawled out in a southern accent, "Sandra S. Perkins, how is it that you can get so scared over of a harmless little ole mouse and not even bat an eye over a full grown tiger?" The group of teenagers chuckled a little her impression of her father. Each of them could definitely relate to her annoyance at parental nagging.

Derek, in a contemplative tone, suddenly said "Still, I wonder why the tiger didn't attack you guys. I thought most animals were wild and violent when someone's near their offspring?"

"Beasts only bare their fangs at their enemies, but they're kind and loyal to those they deem trustworthy."

Jack's offhanded remark made them turn in surprise, but the other boy was conveniently looking elsewhere. Danny looked deep in thought as he remembered his own experiences with animals, particularly with a certain ghost seeing gorilla named Delilah.

"Jack's got a point," Danny said smiling. "The tiger probably sensed that she could trust Sandra and her cousin to be around her cub." 'Just like I sense that I can trust her with Dash.'

"Heh, either way your mom sounds like a cool lady. She didn't freak out so she's definitely got some real cojones," said Derek. He raised his hand into a fist to emphasize his point.

"Um thanks...I think." Sandra said smiling unsurely. Derek saw her smile become more forced as she slowly said, "Yeah my mom was a very special person."

"Was?" Tucker asked. His surprised expression showed he hadn't meant to voice his question aloud.

Sandra's expression told him that she didn't mind, but inside she was struggling to find a way to explain what happened without having them feel sorry for her. When things went wrong, it neither helped her nor made her feel comforted if people pitied her. She admitted that her life hadn't exactly been a picnic, but for the most part she liked how her life had turned out. In her eyes, everyday before and after that horrible day was to be cherished. In truth the only day she hated out of the entire year was June 8.

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"And in other news tonight, an American military base off the coasts of South Korea was bombed today. Six men, whose identities are still unknown, were members of a small anti-American extremist group known as The Green Dragons. The six men were apprehended by American military forces, but not before the group bombed two of the base's main storage facilities and one of the civilian compounds located four miles south off the base's headquarters. The civilian compounds were where many of the American and South Korean soldiers' families were stationed and lived at. Among those victims of this tragedy 13, mostly women and children, were found dead at the scene with 9 others critically injured."

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Kyon looked over the injured people around her, feeling a bit more relieved to see that most of them were going to be alright. Some, who were more coherent, thanked her again for leading them to safety. Kyon briefly nodded at them and winced as she got up. A woman tried to stop her, saying that she had to be careful because her back injuries looked serious.

Kyon tiredly explained to the woman that she had to find her daughter. Not letting the woman respond, she quickly made her way over to the playground area near the side of their building. She saw other women crying out over their dead children and Kyon grew more desperate in her search. When Kyon finally found Sei Shin, her body gave out from exhaustion and she fell with a sickening thud. She opened tired eyes to see her daughter's prone body only a few feet away from her.

Kyon willed herself to crawl toward Sei Shin, ignoring the intense pain on her back and the blood she kept coughing up. When she finally reached Sei Shin, she shook the child slightly and checked for a pulse. After not finding one, Kyon broke down in tears and laid down on top of her daughter. Her ear pressed against where her daughter's heart was. 'Sei Shin...if your heart could beat just once, I would die happily.'

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'Pain...everywhere,' she thought fuzzily. She tried to breath, tried to think, but both seemed so hard to do. 'So dark...body hurts so much.' She coughed once softly and felt a sudden nausea.

Slowly she opened her eyes and blinked several times to adjust to the light. Her green eyes looked up and to her confusion she saw the blue sky being tinted by a dark gray smoke. All at once her other senses kicked in and she tried to piece together what had happened. She could hear the sounds of people crying or moaning in pain, smell something horribly disgusting burning around her, taste something metallic in her mouth and what was most strange was she felt something soft and heavy on top of her. Her eyes looked down to see what is was and when she recognized the figure above her she screamed.

"H-h-hush,...little t-tiger," her mother said in whisper. She felt her mother's soft Korean voice carry across her stomach. "For I am here now...and w-will always be...with you."

Sei Shin shivered and felt tears come her eyes. She felt her mother slowly move her arms to embrace her. Shin willed her body, her arms, her hands, anything to just move, but no matter what she did her body wouldn't respond. 'Move, move, move! I want to hug omoni, why can't I move?' Her mother's hoarse voice interrupted her desperate thoughts.

"Little tiger...no matter what h-happens to me...you must promise me to be strong and live...promise me Sei Shin." Kyon held her daughter tighter, feeling the life slowly drain out of her body.

"I promise omoni, but please don't die...aboji and his friends will come and save us soon." Shin said as she tried again to will her arms to move, this time with more success. After what seemed like an eternity to her, she managed to place her arms over her mother's disturbingly warm back.

"N-never doubt who you are and...live a good life Shin...I love you...and your father...very much." And with those final words, Kyon slowly closed her eyes and released her last breath.

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"Yes, she was...my mother passed away a long time ago," Sandra said. She hoped her tone conveyed how she had put her mother's death to peace.Through the years she had found closure and had coped with everything that her mother had been.

The others looked at her in surprise before giving her looks of understanding and compassion. Sandra gave them a small smile in return and the group continued walking after Derek changed the subject by asking her about all the places she'd been to due to her father's job. Sandra relayed some of the details to the more interesting places she'd been too, mainly to Derek who seemed to give her his undivided attention. The two noticed Tucker and Sam were off in their own world, while Danny and Jack were having a conversation that kept making Danny flustered.

"How did she pass away?" Derek asked with a whisper.

Sandra saw the sincere gaze bore into her and looked away as she muttered, "Um...c-car accident." Inside she felt bad for lying to him, but she didn't want to explain the whole depressing experience.

Derek gave her an honest smile and said, "My mother also died because of a car accident and...I think that's why I hate drunk drivers. Don't care much if people drink, just if they're stupid enough to drive a car that way."

"Hmm, that's an interesting way to look at it...and makes it seem as if you're a person that hates specific things, not just general forms."

"Yeah, well hate is already a pretty powerful emotion and dangerous to aim at an entire concept rather than just at a clear example," Derek said looking at Sandra with a serious expression on his face. Sandra felt goose bumps crawl over her skin at the penetrating gaze. The deep brown eyes felt like they were seeing right through her.

"While I hate to interrupt staring contests, I thought I should say that we're here," Jack said suddenly.

Derek and Sandra both quickly looked away from each other and in front of them to see Jack's teasing expression. Feeling slightly uncomfortable, Derek led the way inside the Amity Park Mall with the others behind him. Sandra stared in awe at all the shops and department stores around her, feeling her earlier tension subside.

The large group walked around for a few minutes, trying to decide on what to do first. Tucker and Derek voted for them to go to the arcade, while Jack and Sam voted to watch a movie instead. Sandra eventually confessed that she too would rather go to the arcade. Her decision earned her cheers from Derek and Tucker who claimed victory before Jack and Sam annoyingly pointed out that Danny still hadn't given his vote yet.

Danny, who had been lagging behind them, thought about what he wanted to do first. He was so lost in his thoughts that he never saw the person in front of him. Thus it was no surprise that the clumsy boy crashed smack dab into the other person and fell down with a yelp. Danny grunted in pain as the other person shifted their weight and tried to push the other person off of him.

"Geez Danny you really walked into this time," Derek said with amusement. "Well Sandra I'm sure you've met our ever graceful quarterback, Dash Baxter."

'Dash!' Danny opened his eyes in surprise and looked up to find Dash looking at him in flushed annoyance. Danny looked away from the blonde's gaze and caught sight of their reflection from a nearby store window. Danny's legs were slightly open with Dash in between them. The brunette blushed in complete mortification and roughly pushed Dash off him.

Dash slowly sat up and briefly rubbed the back of his head. He looked back at Danny and said, "Geez Fenton, clumsy much?"

"Dash are you ok?" asked a familiar feminine voice.

Danny looked back at Dash and was surprised to see Paulina at the blonde's side in worry. Paulina helped the blonde up and looked over at Danny. Danny ran on autopilot as he looked at the other two in front of him. 'Why's Dash here with Paulina?'

End of Chapter 12

Author's End Notes: So yeah wow, if you got this far then go you! It was really long, but there was a lot that needed to be said and explained...unfortunately for obvious reasons I think most of you won't like Sandra. Hopefully at least now you guys know more about thine enemy and future rival of Danny :hint:hint: But enough of that character profile, I think it's time to get back to our main story in the next chapter. (which don't worry, it's already written and will be posted in a few days)

Spider's Shout Outs:

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I just wanted to thank everyone who's read this fic so far. I loved every single comment, review, joke and just all around nice words from you guys. I hope this chapter hasn't disappointed you guys. You guys are the reason I keep writing this. I hope you all enjoyed it and continue to read this fic. :-) Also I wanna give "Dela the Hidden" a big hug and thanks to my homegirl for all the motivation, friendship and for just being one very cool chick.