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The Switch
Chapter 7: What's Wrong With Danny?
Previously
"Uh...What is going on here? What did you do to Danny?!..."Sam shouted as Danny kept squeezing Starfire, looking very lovesick.
"Steal my heart..."Danny said as he kept nuzzling to the now beat red Starfire who sighed.
"The story is very much the long..."Starfire said as her boyfriend kept clinging to her.
Starfire and the others were now in the lab and Danny was acting like an even bigger lovesick fool in front of her.
"Okay, let me get this straight...you are saying that Danny suddenly started acting like some super lovesick schoolboy around you..."Jazz repeated.
"Who is extra clingy and obsessed with you..."Tucker continued.
"More so than usual.."Sam finished, her arms crossed in annoyance.
"Yes, that is just the about of it..."Starfire said as Danny was now just holding her hand for the time being.
"You're so pretty when you talk that way..."Danny sighed romantically.
"I am not knowing what to do now..."Starfire said in exasperation.
"Starfire this is serious...how the heck did this even happen?..."Jazz said, worried for her little brother.
"I am without knowing...this morning, he had been the most fine but when I had come home, he had began to act so very much the strange...it is very much the worrisome..."Starfire said.
"But what could have caused Danny to start acting like he is even more into you?..."Jazz asked.
"I do not know..."Starfire said.
The members of Team Phantom began to think, then paused and their eyes widened as some potential scenerarios came to their mind that might explain this whole thing, but they need to be sure.
"Starfire..."Jazz said slowly.
"What is it?..."Starfire asked.
"We need you to think back carefully...uh...did...sometime today...you make some sort of wish and if so, did it involve Danny?..."Tucker asked in a slow tone.
Starfire blinked as she tried to think back, before recalling.
"Yes...I do remember that earlier today...after Danny had left to go to the school...I had been thinking about our relationship and...I think I might have said a desire out loud..."Starfire said.
"Which was what?..."Sam suddenly demanded and Starfire suddenly looked very sheepish for some reason.
"I had...wished for him to...to..."Starfire paused, feeling embarrassed for some reason.
"For him to what?..."Jazz questioned.
"Say that he loves me...'Starfire confessed and Sam sent her a very dirty look.
"I knew this was your fault!..."Sam said harshly and Starfire looked confused.
"But what did I do?..."Starfire questioned, very confused.
"Starfire...I think Desiree is behind this...she is one of our enemies...she goes around granting people's wish but she twists them around in the worst way possible..."Tucker said and Starfire gasped.
"Then she must have heard me and granted my wish..."Starfire said.
"No duh, Einstein..."Sam said sarcastically.
Starfire however, looked horrified for some reason, especially when she looked at Danny, who was still sending her passionate looks.
It made her feel even more guilty.
"Then the fault is mine...I am so sorry, darling..."Starfire said, only for Danny to hug her.
"You're so beautiful when your wracked with guilt..."Danny said in a lovesick voice and Starfire tried to squirm out of his grasp.
Once she did, she tried to step back as Danny just ket floating towards her with that lovesick look on his face.
"We must be getting him back to his normal state of being..."Starfire pleaded as Danny hugged her again.
"No, duh!..."Sam said.
"But how? Danny is clearly under a love spell and Desiree is very strong..."Jazz said.
"Why not use the Ghost Catcher, it worked when Desiree gave me ghost powers, maybe it can fix Danny..."Tucker suggested.
"No can do, our parents took it with them, along with some other stuff when they left to go check that reported haunting..."Jazz said, shooting down the idea.
"Well, then there must be some way to fix him...how do we break a love spell?..."Starfire asked and Sam got in her way.
"Oh, we're getting him back to normal...you can count on that..."Sam said in determination.
She didn't like Starfire and she hated that she was dating Danny, but at the same time, she can't just let Danny remain like this either.
"What idea do you currently have?..."Starfire asked the goth girl.
Sam had simply walked up to Danny, said nothing, before slapping him across the face.
"Ow!..."Danny yelped, surprising the others.
"Why did you do that?..."Starfire said, not liking this.
"To see if it snaps him out of it, duh..."Sam said.
Danny had rubbed his now sore cheek, only to stop when he floated next to Starfire, still with that dopey look on his face.
"Oh Starfire...wanna kiss my boo boo?..."Danny said in a baby voice and Starfire cringed at that.
Sam heard this and groaned.
"Okay...that didn't work..."Sam muttered in frustration.
Next it was Tucker's turn, the techno geek had pulled out something from his backpack, something that caused the others, even Starfire to wretch.
"What is that putrid stench?..."Starfire said as she held her nose.
"My mom's homemade herring sandwich..Danny absolutely hates the smell of it..."Tucker said.
"Obviously...why did you take it out?..."Jazz said as she coughed, unable to stand the odor.
"I saw on the TV some guy who's memory came back by smelling something familiar...maybe one whiff of this might do the trick..."Tucker said as he brought the sandwich closer to Danny, who started gagging at the smell of it.
"Oh, gross..."Danny said as he quickly used an ice blast and encased the thing, blocking the smell.
"Did it work?..."Tucker asked.
Danny was silent, only to suddenly go to Starfire and take her hand and began to kiss it again.
"I think that is what is the answer to that question...'Starfire grumbled, getting frustrated.
Soon it was Jazz's turn, who had brought over a gong that had been in the Fenton attic and Starfire and the others looked curious.
"What exactly will that do?..."Starfire asked.
"Hopefully, snap him out of this...'Jazz said as she raised her hands and hit the gong as loudly and closely to Danny as possible.
His eyes widened in shock and he blinked. However, as soon as he looked at Starfire, he melted in infatuation once again.
"Starfire...you're so pretty..."He sighed romantically and Starfire still looked troubled.
"Okay...back to the drawing board..."Jazz said, getting worried for her brother.
She knew that he likes Starfire but this is just too much.
Last but not least is Starfire, who was trying to think up a way to break Danny from his love curse, but couldn't think of anything.
"Oh, dear...what must I do?..."Starfire said.
"Well...the last time Danny was under a love spell, it was tough snapping him out of it..."Tucker said, surprising Starfire.
"Last time? What ever are you meaning?...'Starfire asked and Sam groaned.
"During our first encounter with Ember, she put a love spell on Danny that made him act...like that..."Sam said as she pointed to Danny who was drooling over Starfire..."towards me..."Sam said as she pointed to herself.
"How did you break the spell then?...'Starfire asked in desperation and Sam looked upset by something.
"I did something terrible to snap him out of it...something that still gives me nightmares..."Sam said as she looked down, hating that she had to remember this... "I had to break his heart...by kissing another guy in front of him..."She said, looking ashamed.
Starfire gasped when she heard this, looked down and she knew that she just can't do that.
"No, I can never do that...I couldn't ever cheat on my darling or hurt him in such a way..."Starfire said, absolutely refusing such a notion.
"Aw, Kory...you do care..."Danny said as he began to cuddle her again.
Sam glared and got angrier and angrier at this.
"Then what do you suggest that we do? It's been an hour and he is still acting like an even bigger drooling idiot around you..."Sam said, barely concealing her jealousy.
"I'll do it.."Tucker said, only to receive glares from the girls, especially Starfire... "You know, to snap Danny out of it..."He said sheepishly.
"No..."Starfire said flatly, before continuing... "There simply must be another way to free Danny without breaking his heart..."She said, before an idea formed in her mind.
"Wait...the person who put this spell on him...you said her name is Desiree?..'Starfire questioned and Tucker nodded.
"Yeah, she is a genie ghost..."Tucker said.
"Then that could be the answer...we must find her and make a wish that she will make Danny normal once again..."Starfire suggested.
However, the others didn't look too sure.
"I am not sure about that Starfire...Desiree is very strong and very tricky, she can take what you say and use it against you, literally..."Tucker said, but Starfire wouldn't back down.
"We are not having much of the choice as of right now...if there is a chance to free Danny without having to make him go through the heartbreak than I will do it..."Starfire said stubbornly.
"I will be going to this Desiree person even if I must go to the ends of this world and the rest..."Starfire said,.
Sam blinked when she heard this, before sighing.
"Alright...let's see if we can find her..."Sam said.
The others were about to leave, only for Danny, who had been unusually quiet, suddenly glomped onto Starfire, causing her to yelp.
"D-Danny..."Starfire exclaimed.
"You are so pretty when you are making plans..."Danny said in an enamored tone.
"Please, let go...we must find Desiree..."Starfire said.
"We don't need her...all of my wishes have come true right here...'Danny said as he tried to kiss her again and Starfire pushed away from him.
Sam growled at the sight of this and even got in between them.
"Okay, clearly...we can't take him with us...he's just going to try and suck face with you the entire trip...'Sam said and Starfire, not registering her jealousy yet, nodded.
"You are most right...maybe he should stay here..."Starfire said, only for Danny to gasp dramatically and then fly towards her, even fazing through Sam, much to her annoyance.
"No, I don't want you to leave!..."Danny said in a lovesick voice as he held Starfire closer.
Starfire knew that they would never get any work done with him like this and they needed to find Desiree before he did something even more crazy. Suddenly Starfire got an idea, it's not very nice but desperate times call for desperate measures.
"Oh, darling..."Starfire said in a sing-song voice and sent him a sweet look.
"Yes, my sweet Starfire..."Danny said in a lovey dovey voice which both disgusted Sam and make her feel some envy.
"Uh...could you please just sit here and close your eyes...for Starfire wants to give you a little surprise..."Starfire said with her hands behind her back, making her look coy.
She gestured to a chair next to her and lovesick Danny got interested.
"A surprise? Okay..."Danny said as he opped to the chair, closed said eyes and chuckled like the lovesick fool that he is.
Starfire saw that his guard was done and quickly grabbed the Fenton ghost fisher and turned to the others, who suddenly got the idea that she has in mind.
"No peaking now..."Starfire said in a teasing voice before getting to work.
10 seconds later, Danny opened his eyes, confused until he noticed that he can't move. He saw that he is tied to a chair and even when he tried to faze out, it didn't work.
"Hey, what's the big idea?...'Danny cried in annoyance and Starfire sighed.
"Do forgive me darling, but you left me with no choice..."Starfire said.
"Starfire...what kind of game are you playing?...'Danny questioned in a clueless tone.
"I am not...I must go and find this Desiree person if I want any chance of making you feel better..."Starfire said.
"But I feel wonderfully in love with you.."Danny said and Starfire sighed.
"No, you just think that you do, but I promise, once I come back, everything will be alright...until then, just be patient..."Starfire said before turning to Sam.
"I'll go with Starfire to find Desiree...You two stay here and keep an eye on Danny..."Sam ordered.
"Are you sure that this is a good idea, Sam?..."Tucker asked, knowing how jealous she is of the other girl.
"No, but we don't have much of a choice...besides, Danny is such a trouble magnet, even when like this, that it's better to have two heads than one keeping an eye on him..."Sam pointed out.
"We must go now..."Starfire said and Sam nodded.
"Yeah, the sooner we find Desiree, the better...'Sam said.
She didn't want to be alone with this alien girl but if it's the only way to get Danny back to normal, she has no choice two girls soon left, both ignoring Danny's frantic attempts to call her,
"STARFIRE! COME BACK! YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE ME LIKE THIS!..."Danny shouted when they made it to the entrance of the stairs.
"Don't sweat it man, we'll be here to keep an eye on you..."Tucker said not-so-helpfully, while Danny just went back to call for his girlfriend.
"STARFIRE! KORY! DON'T LEAVE ME!..."Danny called dramatically as his space alien girlfriend and female best friend soon left.
Left to go find Desiree and make her fix this mess!
-To be continued-
Next time on The Switch
Tracking Desiree
A/N(1): The gang's attempts to break Danny out of his trance is from the movie Mirror Mirror, where Snow White and the dwarfs try to free the prince from the love spell he is under.
A/N(2): Special thanks to NeoMark for suggesting the scene where Tucker offers to be kissed.
REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers:
Jebest4781: Thank you :)
Invader Johnny: You were right.
Miss Geek: How's this?
Krusher: I see your point...
Dreams Come True 996: Eh, remember Desiree is not really a genie, just a ghost who acts like one...I think.
:) Till next time beautiful people, remember to read and review :)