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Sick
Chapter 3: Danny's Birthday Part 1
Previously
"Are you sure that you're okay? You seem a little out of it..."Danny said but Star waved it off.
"Don't worry, it was just a little sneeze..."The blonde reassured. "Besides, Danny...I'm on what you call a "birthday plan attack"..."Star said.
"What does that mean?..."Danny asked.
"I means that it's a surprise and you're gonna love it. I got everything in perfect order for you to have the best day today. Heck, by the time I'm done, I'd given you the best day ever..."She added.
Danny chuckled as he followed his girlfriend. Star smiled, before she turned around and sneezed again.
"It's just allergies!..."She thought before pulling Danny along. It's what she insisted on.
Looks like she is determined not to let anything, not even a cold stop her from giving Danny a great day. Yeah, nothing is going to stop this girl from making this a special day.
Oh boy.
Present Time
Star and Danny had just left Fenton Works, with Star pulling along her boyfriend with a big smile on her face. While the others got everything ready for Danny's party, Star was determined to make this the perfect "birthday date".
And boy, was she insistent on her plans.
However, boyfriend more worried for her than their day, especially as she sneezed several times.
"This is gonna be great..."Star said, before sneezing.
"Maybe you should sit down and rest a bit?..."Danny asked but Star waved it off.
"No need..."The blonde said, ignoring her own common sense.
Danny frowned as she denied it again. No matter how much Star tried to ignore the occasional sneezing, she was still determined to do this whole date.
"I'm not sick, I can't be!..."The blonde girl thought, ignoring the sudden chill in her back.
"Star, I think we should-..."Danny tried but Star cut in.
"So anyway, I have the whole day planned. First we'll have brunch and then we'll head to your first gift..."Star said.
She sniffled a moment, something Danny caught.
"Starlight, maybe we should take it easy..."Danny said.
"Danny..."Star began but Danny spoke up.
"Look, I love what you're doing but I think you have a cold. Maybe we should just go out tomorrow..."Danny said with concern but she dismissed it.
Tomorrow would never do, it has to be today!
"No way, I worked for weeks for this and you deserve to have a great birthday. Besides, I'd know if I'm sick..."Star said as she pulled Danny along.
"But Star—..."He was cut off when she held a hand up.
"I said I'm fine, Danny- Boo. It's...probably just allergies or something, I'm not sick. Besides, I'm not letting a cold get in the way of us having fun..."She said, determined. "Just leave it all to me, my love. I promise it'll be great..."Star said in a sing song voice.
"Wait, what?..."Danny asked before she sped up and went on with her plans.
"Before we get some brunch, I wanna give you your present..."Star said in a coy way.
"Present?..."Danny questioned as his brought him to the first birthday surprise.
It was something really special that was just for him, just as the quarterversary gift was.
"Here you go, Danny-Boo..."Star said as she handed him the first gift that had been inside her purse.
Despite being concern for her health, Danny smiled and took the present. It was a a limited edition NASA watch. One with a shuttle on the face and Danny's name engraved in the back.
The ghost boy smiled at his gift.
"Star, this rocks!..."Danny said and the blonde girl smiled.
"I'm glad you like it..."She said as she helped put it on his wrist.
Danny admired the watch for a moment before he heard Star sneeze again.
"Are you sure that you're okay?..."Danny asked in concern again.
Star shook her head and smiled at him.
"Of course..." Star said unconvincingly. "Now come on, you're birthday brunch awaits..."She said happily before she sniffled again.
She did not see the look on his face before she turned away and decided to go to the next stop.
Elsewhere
In Vlad's secret lab
The bitter old fruitloop was seething in rage as he as he paced back and forth.
After the incident with the nano-bots(which ended in a horrible failure), Vlad was angry.
Not only does he STILL not have Maddie as his wife and Daniel as his loyal son, but that little brat and his cheerleader girlfriend are even more inseparable. As in, they admitted to being in love.
It's not fair!
It's complete unaaceptable that Danny has love and not him!
In addition, that foolish brat not only cost him millions by destroying his microvoyagers but once again spurned Vlad of a chance to have his apprentice.
And worse, he missed his late afternoon soaps and got spoilers on the internet!
He'd take his anger out on Skulker, but he's been avoiding him since and his vulture minions took advantage of it being their day off.
"I must remember to rewrite their contracts..."The bitter old ghost muttered under his breath, still angry.
There was one silver lining though.
Such as a shot at revenge.
He knew that today was suppose to be Danny's birthday and he saw an opportunity for payback. It was a chance to turn Danny's birthday into a nightmare!
He couldn't resist the temptation.
"Now, how do I handle this?..."The world's oldest halfa asked himself.
He pondered about it.
He couldn't exactly leave his "office" today since he had duties as mayor and he also can't exactly leave a "gift" since that would be too obvious...but that doesn't mean that he can't SEND something to the boy...as a means to ruin his day.
Vlad turned to something that was in his lair but the shadows made it hard to see who it is...or who they are.
All that was heard was roaring.
"I suppose you all will do..."Vlad said to the source of the noise in the chamber.
Several pairs of eyes were staring at him, still snarling.
"Remember to go and tear apart Daniel's party and limbs if you want...and destroy his fat oaf of a father if you get the chance..."Vlad added as he then pressed a button and the sound of a cage opening was heard.
What was in the cage left as Vlad laughed evilly.
"Let's make this a birthday no one will forget..."The evil half ghost said, still laughing evilly.
That's when his watch went off and he groaned.
"Right… I need to sign to pass the bill for the new community center…" He morphed back to normal. "I better see either progress or at least one Fenton dealt with by dinner!..." He shouted.
Back With Danny and Star
Star lead Danny to a secluded place in the park where Georgia had just moments ago left a picnic basket behind a tree, just for Star to find and share with her boyfriend for the birthday brunch.
The blonde girl found it and grinned.
"I think your going to love this..." Star said as she pulled out the picnic basket, filled with Danny's favorite foods.
It had sandwiches, cookies, brownies, his favorite type of pasta and his preferred type of soda for beverages.
"Ooh, sandwich..."Danny said as he took it out.
"Yep. Roast beef, extra cheese and extra pickles, just the way you like it..."Star said sweetly. "Plus, I also some other stuff for our picnic brunch..."She added.
Danny's stomach was rumbling and he realized that he is pretty hungry.
"Okay, that sounds good..."He said as he took the sandwich and started eating it.
The two teens began eating their picnic brunch and enjoyed their time alone. Danny happily ate the sandwich with Star sitting next to him. She felt this was a good date so far.
"Perfect… it's going according to plan..."She thought, pleased.
For a moment, Danny forgot about her sneezing. He was starting to relax. Mostly because she HASN'T sneezed yet.
"What's after this?..."Danny asked after finishing his sandwich.
His girlfriend smiled at him before answering.
"Like I said, I'm making today a blast, if it's the last thing I do..."Star said as she as she looked about to sneeze.
"A...A..."She began and Danny looked ready to panic before she calmed down.
"I'm good, ready to go one with our date..." She assured. "Let's just enjoy ourselves..."She added.
"Star, you don't have to do this..."Danny said.
"Don't have to but I want to..."Star said, still smiling...until she began sneezing.
"Achoo!..."Star let out, covering her mouth with her arm, turning away from him and the food to avoid contamination.
"Achoo!..."She let out again.
"I think they come in threes..."Danny said in concern for her.
"I'm fine..."Star said, waving his concerns off...only to sneeze again.
"Achoo!..."She let out.
"Star, I really think-..."Danny was cut off but was cut off by her holding a hand up.
"I must be allergic to something in the air..."Star said in denial.
Danny wasn't buying it but Star didn't let him speak.
"I'm fine, Don't worry, Danny-Boo. So, let's finish up..."She said as she took a cookie.
Once they were done eating, she practically dragged Danny to the next birthday activity.
She had no idea that things weren't exactly going to go as expected.
Meanwhile
In Fenton Works
Jack, Maddie, Jazz, Sam and Tucker were busy decorating for the party.
Tucker and Sam were adjusting the banner while Jazz kept busy by bringing more food to the buffet table and setting it up.
"Think we have enough food?..."Tucker asked.
"Between you, Mr. Fenton and Danny, I think we'll manage..."Sam said in her usual way.
Tucker shrugged as he continued.
"How's the cake coming, Maddie?..."Jack said as Maddie came in with the now-ready birthday cake.
"Finished and it's perfect..."Maddie said, happy that it turned out great.
It was a chocolate cake with vanilla frosting and some strawberries on top.
A Fenton family favorite.
Maddie brought the cake to the table and carefully arranged the birthday candles.
"There, perfect..."She said in a pleased way.
"Looks tasty..."Jack said, licking his lips.
His wife gave him a stern look, not forgetting about the buffet table.
"Jack!..."Maddie said in a warning tone and Jack backed away.
"Heh...I can wait..."Jack said as Maddie put the cake down.
However, before they could do or say anything, a ghost appeared.
And not just any ghost either.
"I AM THE BOX GHOST! I HAVE COME TO CLAIM MY REVENGE!..."The Box Ghost shouted as he appeared, ready to pick a fight with Danny.
Team Phantom saw him and face palmed.
"For the love of Pete! Couldn't he have waited another day before doing this?..."Sam grumbled under her breath while two people reacted differently.
"GHOST!..." Danny's parents predictably shouted.
They readied their weapons and aimed at the blue specter. The Box Ghost blinked and frowned. He was expecting Phantom, not his oblivious parents, but before he could complained, the two ghost hunters made their move.
"EAT BLASTER, GHOST SCUM!..."Jack yelled as he pulled out a blaster and aimed.
The Box Ghost inched away in time from the blast and made a break for it.
"We got a runner!..."Maddie yelled as she chased after the ghostly pest.
"You kids stay here and keep an eye on the cake!..."Jack ordered as he and his wife went to chase after the Box Ghost.
Once they and the Box Ghost were gone, it was just them.
"Stupid Box Ghost!…" Jazz muttered.
"Worst timing possible..."Sam agreed. "How did he even get out of the Ghost Zone so fast?..."She questioned.
"I doubt they noticed him..."Tucker said as he leaned on their fence.
Unfortunately, he unintentionally loosening some rope and the banner that reads "Happy Birthday Danny" ended up coming to the ground as a result.
"Tucker!..."The two girls complained.
"I can fix it..."Tucker said as he grabbed the banner.
Sam sighed.
"Well… at least we have time before Danny and Star get back..." She said as Tucker tried to retie the banner.
However, suddenly something ghostly and green appeared, phasing through the wall and pushed Tucker off the ladder.
"WHOA!..."Tucker yelped as he hit the ground.
Tucker, are you all right?!..."Jazz asked as she and Sam ran over to him, helping him up.
"I'm fine..."Tucker said as he got up.
The three remaining members of Team Phantom saw the ghosts that have appeared. It was a bunch of ghostly animals, all green, angry, and bigger than normal.
The ghost that knocked Tucker down, a vicious looking ghostly bunny, was hissing in a snake-like manner.
"ROOOOAR!..."The ghostly animals all snarled at them.
"Not again!..."Jazz thought as she saw them.
"Uh… please tell me your parents forgot how old Danny is getting and got very creepy-looking people in animal costumes..." Sam looks to Jazz.
"Those are Vlad's pets and I don't think they're here to say hi..."Jazz said as she quickly pulled out her emergency blaster.
The same one she keeps on her without her parents knowing. Tucker and Sam both pulled out their own wrist blaster and Jack o' Nine Tails.
"Think they're just really ugly pinatas?..."Tucker asked as he tried to swing his weapon at them.
"I doubt it..." Jazz said as she blasted at a two-headed ghostly badger.
"Normally, I am against against animals violence bit I'll make an exception for these things..."Sam said as she pulled out her wrist ray.
"Ditto..." Tucker said, blasting a ghostly bear away.
Sam narrowed her eyes at these ghosts, she already knew what this is about.
"Obviously, this has Vlad's petty little fingerprints all over it and I am guessing that he went all out just for Danny's birthday..."She said before aimed her wrist ray at a four-armed bear.
"I guess he's still bitter about losing his pet project nanobots..." Tucker joked.
"Let's just get rid of them before my parents get back..."Jazz said and Tucker nodded.
They pulled out more of their emergency weapons and started blasting, wanting to get rid of these ghostly pests before they ruin the party and before Danny and Jazz's parents come back.
They made a few hits, but not enough were taken down. Unfortunately, the ghostly beasts red eyes landed on something that caught their interest.
Danny's birthday cake.
Back With Danny and Star
Unaware of the chaos happening back home, Danny and Star continued with the birthday date. Star was still sneezing and her face was red now, her nose was a little stuffy but she refused to stop.
"Come on Danny-Boo, we got to keep moving..."Star said as she dragged Danny to the next stop.
One that involved something he loves a lot.
Video games.
It was a retro video game store that he likes to visit and it has all sorts of old school and new games on display. Including one that the ghost boy was looking for for a while.
"You found a copy of DOOM 3: Oblivion and the rest I was looking for?..."Danny questioned.
"Yeah and you're going to love what...I-I-Achoo!..."Star couldn't even finish her sentence before sneezing.
Danny sent her another concern look. He was really starting to get worried now.
"Star, I'm loving what you're trying to do but I really think I'm still worried about you...I think it's time that I take you home and you get some rest..."Danny said as Star was looking worse.
She shook her head and sniffled a bit but she remained stubborn and refused to give up on this.
"No way, Danny-Boo. We are not stopping until...until...ACHOO!..."Star let out again.
Danny wasn't liking this at all. He tried to get her to see reason, to at least slow down but she kept being stubborn.
"Star, you gotta go lie down or something..."Danny tried but she shook her head.
"No way! I'm fine..."Star said, still being stubborn as she got him more of his "gifts".
Danny sighed at this.
"Please listen..."He tried but Star ignored it.
"I keep telling you I'm fine..."Star said before pulling him along. "Now come on there's so much more to see..."She said, sniffling loudly before she sneezed again.
Danny didn't like this at all.
The more they walked, the more sick Star got and the more she pressed. Danny wanted to voice his concern but every time he brought up his worries, Star told him that she was fine and resumed.
"She's too devoted for her own good..."He thought as he found himself being dragged through all sorts of classic video games as his sick girlfriend keeping sneezing and going forward.
Oh boy.
-To be continued-
Next time on Sick
Danny's Birthday Part 2
A/N(1): I dedicate this chapter to my family, my friends and my love for God :)
A/N(2): Special thanks to BeConfuzzled Writer, 61394 and NeoMark for their help. You guys are the best ;)
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