Danny groans when his mother hugged him, glad to see her son was alright.
"Oh thank goodness! I'm so glad you're not hurt!" Maddie said, causing Danny to groan.
"Mom, if you keep this up, he might not be." Jazz said, sighing.
Maddie sighs and lets go of her son. Danny sighs again. He looks over to Dash, seeing his parents glaring at their son.
"I can't believe you would do that!" His mother shouted.
"That was going too far, Dash!" His Father added.
"I didn't mean it!" Dash tried to say.
"Well, guess what son, your party is canceled and you're forbidden to play in the next four games of any sport!" His Father said.
"WHAT?! NO!" Dash begs.
Danny smiles, glad to know that Dash was finally getting in trouble for his actions.
He notice something from the window and saw Clara peeking from it before ducking out of sight.
"Danny? You okay?" Jazz asked.
"Huh? Yeah. I'm fine." Danny said, wondering if he should tell Jazz and his friends about what really happened.
The trip ended sooner than planned, with Dash being taken home by his parents to live out his punishment for the next month. Danny ends up riding with his folks, with his mom still fussing over him.
"Mom, I'm fine! I landed in some water!" He told her, causing her to finally back off.
Danny sighs, knowing his mom was worried. If there was something that his parents cared about more than ghosts, it was him and Jazz. He once heard his dad state that just because he hunts ghosts, doesn't mean he doesn't love his family. They were far more important to him. And he has seen signs of that.
That also made Danny think of Clara's father. He barely knew anything about him other than he did something to Clara's mother. Well, at least, he was back home. He looks out the window and sighs to him.
"Thank you, Clara." He whispers to himself.
Little did he know, a Centaur was following close behind, sticking to the trees as she stay out of sight.
Once back home, Danny decides to call his friends and sister together. After thinking about it, and knowing that Sam would never stop asking, he decides to tell them the truth. They all sat in the OPS Center with Danny sighing.
"Alright, what I have to say doesn't leave this room and I want you to hear me out first." He said, confusing his friends and sister.
"Okay?" Sam said, raising an eyebrow.
"When Dash pushes me off I did indeed fall into water, but I wasn't alone," Danny said, blushing.
"You weren't?" Jazz asked.
"Yeah, I, ahem, notices too late that the pool was filled with women. Naked Women." Danny said, looking away.
"DUDE!" Tucker shouted as Sam and Jazz stared in shock.
"I cover my eyes. You guys know I'm not a pervert! However, they took me out of the water and tied me up. And not in the way you think, Tucker." Danny said before turning to his best friend.
"Then why did they tie you up?" Sam asked.
"Well, it turns out that they were...err...real-life Centaurs," Danny said, causing Sam to raise an eyebrow.
"Centaurs? The half-human/half-horse myth?" Jazz asked.
"They're not a myth, at least for the females. Didn't see a single male anywhere. Anyways, the Queen decide to let me go and had one of her warriors help me get back to you guys. Though, it was only later I learned that they weren't sending me back at all." Danny said, looking away.
"What do you mean?" Jazz asked.
"They wanted to use me...for...breeding." Danny blush.
"Breeding?!" Sam shouted, shocked.
"How did you get away?" Jazz asked, worried.
"It turned out that warrior that with me decide not to return with me to her people. She was bound by her code of a warrior. She knew what she was doing was wrong and truly help me get back to you guys. She even save my life from getting eaten by a python." Danny said.
Jazz gasps. She knew both pythons and how some can get big enough to eat a person. Sam was a little upset that someone could kill an animal, but thought twice about it when she remember that Danny was one attacked.
"So, where's this warrior now?" Tucker asked.
"Best guess? Back with her people. Her mission is complete and there was no point in sticking around. But I did thank her for all her help." Danny said.
Tucker pouted as Sam raised an eyebrow. Jazz sighs. She knew her brother wouldn't lie about this if he didn't witness it himself.
"Danny, you know I trust you, but that does sound a little hard to believe," Sam said.
"Yeah, I figure that. I'm sure if you heard from someone else, you might just pass it off as some old folk tale." Danny said.
"Yeah. But we need to talk about the other thing." Sam said, confusing him.
"Other thing?" He asked, clueless.
"Yes, Naked Girls," Sam said, growling.
"How many times do I have to say it, I DIDN'T KNOW! I doubt Dash knew or otherwise he would jump off the cliff himself!" Danny told her.
"True." Everyone agreed.
"Besides, I'm not that type of guy!" Danny added.
'Not anymore, anyways. I always left before they fully undressed.' He thought, thinking back to his early days of having his powers.
Sam sighs, while Tucker grew jealous. Danny looks outside, seeing that the sun was setting.
"I guess it's time for patrol." He said, making everything look as well.
"Already? You just got back." Tucker said.
"Well, time flies after all," Danny said, thinking of a certain time ghost.
"Well, we'll meet you later. Need to let your parents know we're leaving." Sam said, sighing.
"And I'll cover for you, Danny." Jazz said, smiling.
"Thanks, Jazz. See you in a bit guys." Danny said.
A few minutes later,
Danny flew in the air, in his ghost form with his friends riding their mopes on the street. Things have been quiet. As far as he knew, there were no ghost attacks yesterday and his parents actually left the portal close for once. Though, he knew his dad open it again once they got back.
So far, the night was peaceful and Danny looked at the stars a few times. He was still dreaming of traveling to them one day. Sure, he flew into space a few times, but he wanted to do it the right way. He then looks down before noticing something walking along the streets.
'Wait, is that?' Danny thought, trying to get a better look.
'Clara?! What's she doing here?!' He thought once he knew who it was.
Danny flew down before hiding in an alley. He turns back into his human form and walks out.
"Clara?" He asked, barely dodging a sword swing.
"Whoa! Friendly! Friendly!" He said, holding up his hands.
Clara notices him and sighs.
"Didn't your parents teach you not to sneak up on others?" She asked, putting her sword away.
"Clara, what are you doing here? I thought you went back to your people." Danny asked.
"I can't. I betrayed them, remember?" Clara said, looking away with her arms crossed.
"Did...did you follow me all the way to Amity Park?" Danny asked.
Clara just blushed, trying to keep herself as the warrior she was. Danny sighs. This couldn't get any worst, right?
"Danny?"
Both Danny and Clara turns and saw Tucker and Sam pull up, having seen him move somewhere else.
"And it's just got worst." Danny groans.
I would have continued, but I was running a bit low on ideas. So this will be all for now. I would like to thank Fanreader26 for the idea of having Clara follow Danny back home and remeeting. As you read, Dash is in big trouble and he can't throw parties or play sports for a whole month. Danny also told his friends and sister the truth. Now they have met Clara and Danny has to figure out how he can keep her hidden.
And darkkrt gave me some "food for thought" from his review. Tell you all what, I'll do the lemon with Danny and Clara. If you don't want to read it, fine. That's up to you. But that won't be until later.