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Hangin On A Bridge

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"Sam, you're overreacting. Danny's fine, it's just that his mother's death that he's been different. Everyone handles death differently."

"What about Danny's increase in grades?"

Tucker shrugged. "He's probably hiding his grief in his schoolwork."

Sam sighed. "You're right. Jack wouldn't blame Danny for his wife's death. I'm just over reacting," Sam said, and that was the last of that conversation.

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LATER THAT SAME DAY

Danny shook his head as he tried to do his schoolwork. He couldn't concentrate, his mind kept fading back to the court judge who had taken Jazz away and made his life hell.

FLASHBACK FLASHBACK FLASH BACK

"I hereby rule that Jack Fenton is not confident enough to have two children, he may only have one child. That child will be Danny Fenton," the judge said.

"Mr. Fenton, do you swear to take care of your child?" asked the judge.

"Yes sir, I will take care of him."

"Very well. If you take care of him well enough, we may allow you to have Jazz back. Do you understand?"

"Yes sir."

"Do you have a distant relative or friend you would prefer Jazz to stay with?"

Danny squeezed Jazz's hand affectionately, hoping that his father wouldn't say Vlad Masters. He hated that man with a passion.

"Yes sir, her grandma Day Jasmine."

Danny winced as he looked at the angry look on his father's face. His father had already hit him a couple of times for no apparent reason. "I love you Jazz," he said, tearfully hugging her.

"I'll call," she replied, hugging her brother back as she left with her grandmother.

END FLASHBACK

Danny sighed. He still hated that judge; the judge that had sworn to protect him, but yet had ended up hurting him instead.

A few minutes later Danny's father came pounding up the stairs. "Guess what I got, Danny?" he asked.

"Uh-oh," Danny muttered. Ever since his father had found out he had hated when his father said the words guess what I got.

"What is it?" he asked.

Suddenly he felt a stinging pain in his side. "It's a zapper," Jack replied. "It takes away your ghost powers for three hours, and during those three hours, we're going to have some fun, my boy…" he grinned evilly.

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"I wish Danny would hang around with us more," Tucker muttered.

"Me too," Sam said. "He's always burying himself in his schoolwork. Danny used to hate schoolwork."

"Yeah, it really showed in his grades. Did you ever hear what happened to his sister?"

"She got shipped off to her grandmother's," replied Sam.

"That probably won't help Danny any."

Sam nodded. "Well, let's see what goes on. You're right. I'm overreacting. Jack would never abuse Danny, and if he did, Danny would tell us about it."

They were walking nearby Danny's house when Jack came outside. "Hey, Sam," he said. "I have to ask you a question."

"OK," Sam said. "What?" She asked curiously.

"Have you noticed anything different about Danny?"

"Oh, besides the fact that he's pulling strait A's and never has time to play with us anymore? No." She stormed off, and Tucker ran to catch up with her. "I really hate that man."

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