Hello everyone! I have the fourth chappie right here! And this one's gonna be a doozy. Plus I've thought of a good plot twist so keep your eye out for that!
Here we go!
Chapter Four: Realizations
The patter of the rain continued on as Sam and Tucker entered Danny's house and put him to bed.
The sky was weeping. Weeping for Danny.
With their faces red from crying, the two friends laid him on his bed. They stood back, looked at their torn friend, then at each other.
Now, time could only tell if Danny would survive the aftershocks that plagued him for such a long time.
But, if human Danny is here, then, where did Phantom run off to?
A question that would be answered later. Time revealed everything when it came to the right time for it to be known.
Sam and Tucker glanced at the boy once more. They wanted to help him, but there was nothing they could do but sit and wait.
One of the most torturous, most agonizing thing to do. But they had no choice.
At this moment and beyond, it was Danny's battle now. His, and his alone.
The goth and techno geek left the room. Tucker took one last glance, then closed the door.
"I hope he'll be alright…" Sam said.
"It's Danny, Sam. I know he'll be alright," Tucker assured.
"Tucker, are you blind? Danny was almost killed! By his ghost half nonetheless! How can you be calm at a time like this?" Sam questioned.
"Chill dude! We'll go home and check up on him in the morning. Then you can worry. Deal?" Tucker said.
"Fine, but you better be right. It IS Danny after all..." Sam said.
The two semi-smiled and headed out the door. They bid each other good bye and separated and set their courses to their respective homes, where it was safe and warm.
There they could take the weight of their concern for Danny off of their minds and relax.
One hour quickly turned into two, then three, then four.
Midnight came, and neither of the two could sleep a wink.
"I got to go see Danny," the two said.
Dressed in a black raincoat and an umbrella to match, Sam escaped out the window and stole to Danny's house.
And on the other end of town, Tucker snuck downstairs and slipped out the door unnoticed.
The two walked to Danny's house, and once they got there, they bumped into each other.
"Hey, watch where you're going!" Tucker exclaimed.
"Sorry, I wasn't looking," Sam said, getting up and noticed her friend. "Oh, Tucker! I'm so sorry! I-"
"Wasn't looking I know..." Tucker finished. "Worried about him?"
"Guilty as charged..." Sam said. "I can't stop thinking about him."
"Me neither," Tucker said. "Let's have a looksee shall we?"
Sam nodded and turned the doorknob. Surprisingly, it was unlocked.
"What kind of idiot would leave the front door wide open?" Sam said.
"Mr. Fenton, apparently... look," Tucker said, pointing to a large mound on the couch.
That was Jack Fenton, hunched over a new Fenton invention and sleeping. His snores echoed throughout the house. The light of a TV was on; the volume was barely a whisper.
Sam quietly ran over and turned the TV off.
The darkness quickly replaced the light, and an eerie essence filled the room.
Sam looked over to Tucker and he pointed to the stairs, and then gestured her to come with him.
Swiftly and quietly, they made their way to Danny's room. Tucker turned the doorknob.
It was locked. Tucker tried again.
The doorknob was bluntly resistant, Tucker became impatient.
Sam stepped in and took a metal paper clip she recovered from her skirt pocket, molded it in a certain way, and felt for a small hole in the doorknob.
She found it, and stuck the paperclip into the hole and felt around for a metal plate. Then she pressed the metal plate and the knob released the lock.
"Try it now," she whispered.
Tucker grabbed the doorknob, turned it, and swung the door open.
The two ran in and rushed to the bed.
Then a shock.
"Danny's gone," Sam whispered.
"What? That can't be." Tucker rejected, then he lifted the covers and a note was revealed to be underneath it.
Sam picked it up and opened it, and began to read:
To Mom, Dad, Jazz, Tucker and Sam,
I've escaped to find Phantom. Just to make sure he keeps his promise. I'll be back by morning. Don't try and look for me, I have to do this on my own.
-Danny
"Danny's run away?" Tucker said.
"No, idiot. He's gone to search for Phantom. We gotta help him," said Sam.
"But Danny said not to. He's gotta do it on his own." Tucker said.
"But—" Sam interrupted.
"But nothing, Sam. He'll be back in the morning," Tucker reinforced.
Sam irritably sighed. "Ok, fine."
Tucker and Sam quietly stuck downstairs, being careful not to wake up Jack.
"It's nearly 1:30 AM, do you think it's a bit strange?" Sam began.
"What's strange?" Tucker questioned.
"That Danny would go off in the middle of the night just to find Phantom. That doesn't sound like Danny to me..." Sam concluded.
"Like I said, he'll be back in the morning, now stop worrying!" Tucker said.
Sam irritably sighed once again, and opened the door.
Tucker entered the damp outdoors, followed by Sam.
With a quiet thud, the door shut.
The two parted ways without a word.
The night went on and on and on, soon daybreak came. The dew upon the grass and trees sparkled as rays of light from the sun shone upon it.
The day was picture perfect.
Sam arrived at school on that Friday morning, patiently awaiting Tucker or Danny to show up.
8: 25 the clock showed, Sam grew anxious.
"Come on, let someone show up!" Sam said.
Just then, the bus Danny and Tucker rode parked at the bus circle and students began to file out.
Tucker appeared, soon followed by a couple other students. Then, Sam sighed.
"At least Tucker's here. Now, where's Danny?" she said to herself.
Few more students, time stood still for Sam.
Then miraculously, a very tired Danny Fenton came out.
Sam gasped.
"Yes! He's here!" she squealed.
Tucker stood by Sam and Danny caught up with them.
"Danny, you look tired. What did you do last night?" Sam inquired, raising an eyebrow.
"I went to search for Phantom, no luck," he spilled. His friends weren't surprised.
"What?" he asked.
"Danny, you made me and Tucker worried sick last night, don't do that again," Sam said.
"How did-?" Danny said.
"Your note you left on the bed," Tucker explained.
"Oh..." Danny said.
The trio walked to their first classes.
Leaving this story only beginning to unfold...
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Oh goshies, another chappie done. Well, Danny's in search of Phantom and Sam's worried sick about him. Do I feel tension? To find out, read the next chappie of Rejection!