All right, here's the next chapter. I slept late today, so, heh, my internal clock is way off. This story has been raised to T for a…necessary reason. It'll be in the next chapter. Sorry about that, but there will never be any cussing in my stories. If you find it, it's cause somebody broke into my files, and stole them. Anyway, time to stop rattling and let y'all read.

Disclaimer: No tengo Lois y Clark o Danny Phantom. English, I don't own Lois and Clark or Danny Phantom.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chapter III: At the Planet

The school bus jostled back and forth as it hit construction potholes on Interstate 80. The students were also being jostled, but with different results. The most amusing so far had been when Sam had accidentally been jolted onto Danny's lap.

"Lovebirds!" shouted Dash, smirking.

"We're not lovebirds!" they shouted back.

"This picture'll beg to differ," said Tucker, waving his PDA. The picture of them together was displayed, both Danny and Sam having red faces. Carefully, Danny aimed a small ghost ray at the PDA, but Tucker had already put it away.

"All right, students!" said Mr. Lancer, who was at the front of the bus trying to steer around the potholes. "We'll be in downtown Metropolis in a few minutes. Please start gathering your things now." Mr. Lancer swerved slightly at that moment to dodge an impatient car. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, what is with these people and their driving!"

Finally, after 10 minutes of swerving, they arrived at the Luxor Hotel. As Danny, Sam, and Tucker got off, they looked up. And up. The building must've been 50 stories!

"This beats my parents' penthouse," said Sam.

"Whoa," said Danny and Tucker together.

They walked inside, where Mr. Lancer gave them the keys to their rooms.

"You will be sharing with someone," he explained. "Two boys or two girls to a room, people, no loners." Tucker and Danny exchanged glances. They were all right, but what about Sam? Mr. Lancer came up to them, and without waiting, told Sam, "You will be rooming with Miss Grey."

"Valerie's dad let her come?" asked Tucker.

"Yes, Mr. Foley, he did, as I told him this field trip would count toward her next report card."

"Oh, okay." Without further ado, Danny and Tucker shot to the elevator to their bedroom. As they walked past Sam's, the Goth walked out, her right eye twitching.

"Room with Valerie. Great idea. Except she's wants to obliviate you from existence," muttered Sam as they walked back to the elevator. "I wonder if we can go exploring on our own."

"I doubt it," said Danny. "Crime rates may have dropped because of Superman, but there are still thieves and robbers out there." He had not told them about Clark's alter ego, choosing to keep that one secret. Especially while in Metropolis.

"Well, then," she said, "it's a good thing I've got my personal superhero there to protect me."

"Danny and Sam sitting in a tree," chanted Tucker, "K-I-S-ow! What was that for?"

Danny blew his smoking finger like an expert cowboy. "What do ya think it was for?" He smirked. "Come on, let's meet up with the rest of the group.

In the entrance hall, they found out the first stop would be the Daily Planet. Danny grinned as they started walking to the famous building. With the noon traffic, walking would be faster than taking a bus. About halfway there, a thief decided to swipe Paulina's purse. She screamed and about two seconds later, the thief had been apprehended by none other than Superman.

"Miss, I believe this is yours," he said, handing the purse back to Paulina. He looked at the group and smiled when he saw Danny in the back. Danny grinned back. "See you around." With that he took to the sky again.

Paulina stared at the point where he had been, and it took Mr. Lancer telling her twice to come on to get her moving again. A few minutes later they were standing in front of Metropolis's most well-known landmark. They walked inside to the lobby, where three people were waiting for them. Excited, they started chattering.

"All right, y'all, settle down!" shouted Perry White. "Now, I want to welcome y'all to the Daily Planet. When we heard that y'all were coming, we set up a tour for y'all." He gestured to the two people beside him. "Last year, Lois Lane and Clark Kent here were in your little town. Mr. Lancer here called and asked me if the Daily Planet could be included in the tour." He grinned at the crowd. "I remember being in High School with Arthur Lancer." Perry started to reminisce until Clark gently poked him in the arm to bring his attention back to earth. "Oh, yes, anyway, Lois and Clark here will show you around. I've got a meeting with the Big Suits, and they don't like to be kept waiting."

He left the two reporters with the crowd of teens.

"Okay," said Lois, stepping up to the plate. "We might as well start with the Lobby." She directed the group around while Clark followed at the tail end to make sure no one strayed from the group. When the blond jock tried to sneak out, he found Clark blocking his way, and stomped back over to the rest of the class. Finally they reached the newsroom itself. They split up into two groups, seeing as they couldn't all fit into the elevator. As they all headed into "the pit", as it was nicknamed, Jimmy came rushing up to her.

"Lois, there's been an attack!"

"Where?" she demanded.

"Downtown!" said Jimmy. "But here's the real kicker. When they tried to shoot the guy, the bullets went right through him, almost as if he were a ghost."

Danny managed to shove his way to the front. "What did he look like?" he asked.

Jimmy rummaged through a stack of papers he had precariously balanced in his hands. Finally, he handed one picture to Danny. It was slightly blurry, like the photographer had taken the picture while running, but still clear enough to get the point across. It was a figure wearing a black and white jumpsuit, one that Danny recognized immediately.

"Oh, no," he whispered.

"What's wrong Danny?" asked Sam, coming up to Danny. Wordlessly, he handed the picture to her. "Oh, no is right." Tucker also came up and his jaw dropped at the figure.

"Do you three recognize this person?" asked Clark, who had managed to push through the crowd without hurting anyone.

Danny, Sam, and Tucker nodded. "Can we talk to you alone?" asked Danny.

"Sure, the Conference room is open. The rest of you…split up, and don't touch anything unless you've been given permission."

Once inside the room, Lois turned on Danny. "All right, spill it."

Danny sighed, and ran his hand through his hair. "He's me," he said simply. He didn't worry about Sam and Tucker, as he had explained what had happened the first time they had met the reporters.

Lois and Clark looked at each other before saying together, "WHAT!"

Danny gulped. "Um, better explanation, he's an alternate-future, evil version of me."

Lois's eyes widened, and Clark looked like somebody had slapped him.

"How powerful is he?" asked Clark.

"A whole lot," said Sam bitterly. "He can whip Superman's behind, he's that powerful." Lois and Clark looked at Danny, whose expression read, I didn't tell them that part.

"He's got ten years of experience that Danny doesn't have," added Tucker. "And he's got the Wail." He bit his lip. "He can use it repeatedly, while Danny passes out after one."

"And unless I get a new power quick, I'll be no match for him," finished Danny.

Lois and Clark nodded sadly. Glacing at the teens, she took Clark to the side. "Since they know we know about Danny's secret," said Lois quietly, "should we let them know our secret?"

"Hm?" asked Clark. Lois made the "flying" hand motion. "Oh, not now." His head snapped up as he heard an explosion from downtown. Probably that ghost. Louder, he said, "Um, honey, I've got to go…" he made the "flying" hand motion.

"Oh, right, my dry cleaning. Thanks, Clark." Clark took out of there, undoing his tie as he went.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

So why did Clark leave Danny behind? Metropolis is Clark's city to protect, so he's going to go save as many people as he can right now. Why did Dan start rampaging in Metropolis instead of Amity Park? He's been stuck in that thermos for forever, and he wanted to go wreak havoc in the closest big city: Metropolis.

Thanks to my reviewers! I love you! In a friendly way!:

Cylon One, Quacked Lurker, Sunshine Silverjojo, Splout, pottersparky (yay, you're back!), and Oraman Asturi.

See ya in the next chapter! When? Beats me. Can I have five honest reviews by then, please?