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Moments later found the pair rushing down the street, well it was more like Danny was rushing and Sam was trying to keep up.
"Why won't you believe me?" she cried out throwing her hands up in frustration. Moving to stand parallel with him, but not as close as she would had they still been friends. He looked at her, his hands holding his back straps as he continued to walk quickly.
"Believe what?" he inquired as he pointed to her. "That I had superpowers, that we were best friends even though I have never met you?" He went back to holding his straps, his eyes narrowed as he continued to talk. "And you're the only one that knows it?" Sam threw up her hands again.
"Yes!" He stopped on the steps of his house, the large Fenton Works sign glowing brightly above them. Though it was light out the sign was always on. "It's crystal clear!" All Danny did was throw her a strange look before slamming his door on her. Sam let out a sigh of frustration as she began to walk away from his house. What can I do to get through the skull of a fourteen year old boy?! When the idea hit her she face faulted, as she facepalmed. "Fuck."
Later she approached the table that the pair of former ghost hunters sat, both with large scoops of ice-cream in their hands as they chattered. Around them were their peers from school, popular and unpopular students alike. Sam felt so stupid with her rather girlish getup, but if it worked then she would suffer the humiliation. The pink shoes squeaked as she moved, the skirt making her want to rip it off with the white base and pink polka dots. The top was burning her, she was sure and the bow, it felt like her hair was sticking up. Sucking it up she stopped before the two boys.
"Hi," she said, her voice sounding more like Paulina then Sam at that moment. "Can I join you?" Tucker's mouth dropped open in shock while Danny reacted in a most peculiar way as he pushed his friend right out of his chair, the dark skinned male looking at his friend in shock and at the same time he didn't seem to mind being moved out of the way as the former halfa waited for the Goth to sit.
"I am so proud of her!" Paulina gushed from a few sets away. "She finally realized that her way of thinking was wrong!" Across the table Star nodded, the blond watching with the same admiration as her peer was. Sam paid no one any mind as she pulled out her purple backpack, her hands beginning to dig as Danny just stared at her like he were in love with the girl before him.
"Here is the photo from eighth grade," she said laying out the two pictures, the difference being that Sam was in one of them, but not in the other. "This is the one from your locker. Notice anything?" The look on Danny's face changed to one that appeared to be complete shock before he answered.
"Yeah, you broke into my locker," he stated pointing at the pictures. "Took this one and then doctored it." He looked loved struck again as the Goth felt the urge to scream. "Either you really like me or... you're crazy." He leaned back for a second. "You aren't crazy are you?" She let out a growl of frustration, grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and with a word of warning to focus shoved his face closer to her book that now lay open on the table. There were pictures of them, all three of them, together at different times, different years. He gave in to her request and noticing on the page before him one that no one had, not even him. It was the portal that his parents had built days ago, one that was supposed to be in-operational. "This is my parent's lab."
Picking up the book he sat there in silence as Sam waited for it to all click. All the images of Danny Phantom staring back at the raven haired male. He flipped another page to see him and Tucker laying together after the Purple Gorilla incident. He flipped another page to see him getting in one of his father's hazmat suits. Looking at her now he questioned, "Who are you?"
"I'm Sam Manson," she said touching his shoulder as she leaned over him to point out the pictures. "A few months ago I convinced you to check out your parent's portal and you became..." she faded off as she looked down at the picture of Danny Phantom, his grin one that was full of strength.
"A superhero," he finished. She nodded.
"But you have ghost powers instead of superpowers," she clarified. "But, we had a fight and I made a wish," she stated sounding rather ashamed at that moment. "That ghost in the school, Desiree, she heard me and made it come true." He looked at her, the wish she had spoken of for some reason coming to mind.
"You wished we had never met, didn't you?" She nodded. Pulling out a metallic green and silver belt she explained why she thought that she was the only one unaffected, a fatal error for the wishing ghost. "So, you still have all the memories and I have nothing?" She nodded just as the room grew colder, the wall to their left suddenly crumbling as a heavyset ghost in a black and red striped shirt entered the room.
"Paaaauuullliinnnaaa," it cried as it looked around the room, teens scrambling to get out. The black hat on her head covered some of her overspilling green locks as it threw out it's green clawed hand, the skin on both her face and hand melted and bubbly looking. Paulina and Star screamed as they ran past the two raven haired teens. Sam looked to Danny, her mouth opening to instruct him on what he should do when she noticed the freaked out look on his face.
"I gotta do something," she muttered as snapped the Specter Deflector on. Glancing over at the woman rampaging, her claws clinging onto shirts as she looked for the one known a Paulina. Meanwhile the real Paulina was trying to get the door unlocked so that she could get out. Spotting Tucker she reached over and snatched his hat before taking a knife to it. Moments later she was in a mask, Tucker's hat used to hide her face. Taking out the Fenton Nine Tails she let it rip, the device making quick work of the ghost woman as it tightened around her. Yanking the one known as Nightmerica away from where Paulina was she pulled her toward herself, the boys watching from behind her. Tucker looked confused while Danny looked amazed at her ability.
"That is the hottest female," he stated while Tucker shook his head.
"Crazy is more of what that one is." Sam paid them no heed as she struggled to hold the larger woman captive. As Nightmerica broke loose Sam grabbed into her backpack that was just inches away. Pulling out the Fenton Thermos she pointed it toward the ghoul, successfully capturing her. Yanking off her mask she put the thermos back into her bag just as Tucker and Danny joined her.
"Does that happen often?" the former halfa inquired.
"Yeah, more than you remember."
"Okay, you got my attention," he stated seriously. Sam let out a shout of happiness as she yanked off the pink and white attire she had been wearing before yanking Danny by his hand and pulling him with her.
"Thank god! Come on!" Tucker followed hesitantly behind them, the look on his face still one of confusion.
Minutes later found the trio in the basement of Fenton Works, Tucker the lookout as Danny stared into the darkness of his parent's portal. Sam stood off to the side, looking at a picture and setting some dials.
"It's all clear!" the dark skinned male called out as he continued to watch the stairs for movement or sound. The former halfa looked nervous as he called out to Sam.
"Yeah, it's coming along. I figure if we get it just as it was that day that it should go just as it did before." Sam looked down at the picture as the final dial was changed, her eyes staring at the face of a kid, one that looked less than brave as he pulled on his father's hazmat suit. She looked up at the Danny before her and wondered if it was right to ask him to go back in there, to take that same step again only to have to live his life as something he never thought he would be. His school work was affected by it, his health was affected by it and yet, here she was asking him to do it again. "Danny, would you mind coming over here for a moment?" The former halfa looked at her in question. She handed him the picture while she stepped away for a moment. "Could you make sure I got that right?" He nodded and while he turned to look at the machine dials she took another step toward the portal.
"Sam, this looks ri-" he stopped as he looked up to see the Goth stepping into the portal, her look of determination and fear the last things he saw as she disappeared into the darkness. He dropped the photo and rushed to stop her, but he was too late as the room filled with light and a scream echoed from within. Danny couldn't look away from the image in front of him as he reached for her. He may not have a clear idea of who she was, but for some reason the sound of her pained cry seemed to make his heart stop and his stomach drop. "SAM!" he cried out as a green smoke filled the room. "SAM!"