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Artorias: First things first... there are RESIDENT EVIL MOVIES?! I only knew about the video games! I need to look those up, but to answer your questions, I'm not entirely sure how to explain this without spoiling anything, but do not worry too much, all will be revealed soon ;)


Chapter 3: School's In Session

It was almost sunset when Danny finally emerged from inside the house. Thankfully there was nothing else hiding in the house. He came back with two rucksacks he had found in a closet and filled them with supplies for the boys. Both bags were filled with bottled water, blankets, and pillows, knives from the kitchen, and warm, long-sleeved clothing. Unfortunately, there wasn't any food in the house. On the bright side, however, he found other useful items inside, such as batteries, flashlights, matches, permanent markers, a can opener, lighters, duct tape, glow sticks, and boots.

As he stepped into the backyard he smiled as he saw the boys climbing down with his rucksack.

As he equipped both his sword and his rucksack, he handed the boys theirs.

"Are they too heavy?" He asked them.

"We'll be fine, let's just get somewhere safe," Jimmy replied. Danny nodded and took the lead back through the house towards the front door. As they left the house Danny noticed two men in the street trying to push a car.

"I know those men." Timmy suddenly whispered. "That's Mr. Dinkleberg and my friend Chester's dad, Bucky McBadbat."

"Both of you stay close to me." He said to the boys as he slowly approached the two men, not knowing if they were monsters or not.

"Man, I ain't never getting back to my boy at this rate," Bucky growled as Mr. Dinkleberg thought about what to do next. Danny was about to step out into the street but turned when he and noticed the boys weren't following him. He knelt in front of them and saw the conflicted look in their eyes.

"What's the matter?"

"Should we stay?" Jimmy asked.

"What?"

"I don't want to sleep in the treehouse tonight, but I don't know if we should leave," Timmy explained. "What if our parents come home?"

"I won't leave you here alone," Danny promised. "I get that you want to stay but it's too dangerous; when everything's over we can come back and wait for them, is that ok?"

"I agree, let's go somewhere safe that's close," Jimmy said and Timmy just nodded.

"Let's go," Danny said as he got up and Timmy closed the door. They approach the two men cautiously.

"Hey!" Danny called and the men quickly turn around, startled.

"HOLY SHIT!" Bucky cried.

"DON'T EAT US!" Mr. Dinkleberg pleaded.

"Relax guys, we're not gonna hurt you," Danny reassured as he and the boys held up their hands

"Thought for a second you and the kids were BOTH gonna get us," Bucky said.

"We need help." Danny pleaded.

"Are you trying to get outta here? Because you should be." Mr. Dinkleberg said.

"Those things are all over the damn place. I haven't seen anything as gnarly since my last game." Bucky added.

"What are you doing?" Danny asked as he glanced at the car they were pushing.

"Trying to get to the school, everyone who couldn't get out of town is hiding out there, this neighborhood's a disaster." Mr. Dinkleberg replied only to finally see Timmy hiding with Jimmy behind the teen.

"T-Timmy? You're alive?" He asked in shock. "But Vicky said you, Chloe, and your friend were dead."

"Chloe... Chloe's dead." Timmy muttered, looking to the ground.

"We thought Vicky was dead too," Jimmy added, confused.

"Nah, her, her sister, and her folks left town days ago, God knows where though." Bucky shrugged.

"Nevermind that now, we shouldn't be out in the open like this." Mr. Dinkleberg suddenly said as he looked around fearfully. "Timmy, how about you help us clear the way and we'll take you and your friend and his big brother out of here, and down to school; it should be safer there."

"I'm not his brother." Danny quickly said. "I'm just some guy."

"Some guy? They've been alone all this time?" Mr. Dinkleberg asked in shock, to which all three could only nod.

"Let's get going, I gotta get back ta my boy," Bucky called as he tried to push the car again. Danny nodded in agreement and turned to the boys.

"What do you want to do?" He asked. Jimmy smiled but Timmy kept looking at his house, then back at Danny, not sure what to do. Just then, everyone froze when they heard growling in the distance and saw the infected human slowly coming towards them.

"Them monsters comin'! WE GOTTA GO!" Bucky screamed as he, Mr. Dinkleberg, Danny and the boys pushed the car away

Once the car's out of the way, Mr. Dinkleberg got into the driver's seat of the pickup truck. Danny grabbed the boys and practically threw them into the truck's back seat as he jumped in after them. Bucky quickly jumped in the truck bed as the truck sped down the road as fast as it could. Timmy looked out the back window towards his home, wondering if that was the last time he'd ever see it...


It was well into the night by the time they pulled up outside the elementary school. The school was a white building with a purplish tint, most of the building was just one story but there was a tower in the middle at the front of the school. The symmetrical and simplistic architecture suggested it was built in the 1950s. There was also a sizable playground and recess area outside which included basketball and tetherball courts. As everyone got out of the truck, Bucky got in the driver's seat.

"Hey, Dinkleberg, I'm' a run on home." He said. "My Chester's gonna be in a snit."

"No worries, take care Mr. McBadbat." Mr. Dinkleberg smiled.

"I'll call to check in tomorrow morning; it was nice to meet ya kid." He smiled as he shook Danny's hand and drove off. The front doors suddenly opened and a heavyset, ginger-haired woman, Principal Geraldine Waxelplax, emerged, followed by Mrs. Dinkleberg.

"Thank god you're okay." Mrs. Dinkleberg cried as she embraced her husband.

"I was worried it'd be bad here, too." He replied as he hugged his wife. "I wouldn't have made it back without Bucky."

"Well, I'm glad you took him with you."

"Thankfully it's been quiet as usual the past couple days." Geraldine smiled until she saw Danny and the boys and put her hands on her hips. "You've brought a couple of guests." She frowned.

"We just need a little help." Danny quickly said. "We won't stay long."

"Don't be silly, you're welcome to stay here, but I don't know for how long as we're running low on supplies." She explained as she gave them the once over. "So it's just you, Timmy and your brother then?"

"Oh, not his brother, he's...well... just some guy who found them both alone." Mr. Dinkleberg explained. "He's just a good samaritan." He added with a small chuckle as he and his wife went into the school. Geraldine frowned and knelt down in front of Jimmy and Timmy.

"Boys, do you trust this young man?" She asked.

"Yes." They both replied and Danny gave a small smile.

"Okay, then." She said as she stood back up and turned to Danny. "It looks like you hurt your leg pretty bad dear."

"Yeah, it's not doing so good." Danny nodded.

"Timmy, why don't take your friend to rest in your classroom I'll go see if Dr. Rip Studwell can take a look at his leg." She smiled and headed into the school.

Timmy took Danny's hand and led him inside, with Jimmy following close behind. Inside the school looked like a typical American public school with lockers, a cafeteria, and classrooms with school desks. Once they were inside the classroom, Danny sat at a desk and sat nearby. Geraldine returned shortly with a cup of warm cocoa and a short man with thick black hair, who was holding a roll of bandages. He instantly knelt down and inspected Danny's leg.

"Yeah, this is swollen pretty bad." The doctor said as he inspected the wound.

"Could be worse." Danny shrugged, trying not to wince in pain.

"That's what it sounds like." The doctor chuckled. "Seems like things got awful bad in the cities."

"What'd you say your name was again?" Geraldine asked the teen as she handed Timmy and Jimmy their cocoa.

"It's Danny Fenton."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Fenton, I'm Geraldine Waxelplax, the principle of this school." She smiled as the doctor started to bandage his wound, causing him to wince in pain.

"How'd this happen?" Dr. Rip Studwell asked.

"Car accident."

"Is that so? Where were you headed before the car accident?" She asked.

"I was getting out of Amity Park." He replied. "We hit something, but I have no idea if it was one of those things you've been hearing about."

"Who were you with?"

"I was in a cab."

"We've got another group of three sleeping in the classroom next to yours and I've got the teachers here checking all the doors regularly so nothing should get in here while you sleep, you boys are welcome to rest here when we're done with your leg." She smiled and turned to the kids. "I didn't catch your name, honey."

"It's Jimmy Neutron."

"Can't imagine what you've all been through." She said with a sympathetic look in her eyes as the doctor finished with Danny's leg.

"I'm looking after them until we find their parents." Danny quickly said. She gave him a look before she and the doctor made to leave, but before going, she gave them one last smile.

"Get some sleep boys, you need it." She said before closing the classroom door. Once they were alone Danny reached into the bags and pulled out the blankets and pillows and crafted three makeshift beds for them. Once he was finished, he took the empty mugs as the boys curled up in their beds.

"Leaping Leptons! The floor's freezing!" Jimmy cried as Danny chuckled until he noticed the look on Timmy's face.

"What's wrong Tim?" He asked.

"I miss my mom and dad."

"Me too," Jimmy mumbled, but Danny heard it.

"I bet," Danny said comfortingly.

"How far is Bikini Bottom?" Timmy asked.

"Pretty far."

"Do you think they might have gone back to my home in Retroville? It's close then Dimsdale." Jimmy suggested.

"It's possible; why don't we get some sleep and go over options tomorrow?"

"Ok." Jimmy sighed.

"Sure," Timmy muttered as he turned over.

Quickly, a deathly still silence descended upon the dark classroom as Danny soon fell into an uneasy sleep...


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