Nikki's POV
Sam and I got to our first class which was English and we got there just before the bell rang. Mr. Lancer the teacher lectured Sam on how she's always late and he lectured me on how it's a bad impression showing up late on the first day of school, he said that I would be better off making friends with people either than Sam, Danny and Tucker. Sam was going to make an argument but I said, "Well, that would probably be best but you really don't have a say in the matter do you?" Mr. Lancer looked livid but I just stood there and smiled. I looked behind him and saw a shadow specter making its way to over shadow Mr. Lancer. "No! Sam get everyone out of here now." I told Sam urgently, she looked at me and said, "Alright but when I get everyone out I'll get Danny so that you don't end up unconscious again." I sighed, I knew I wasn't going to get out of this one, "Fine just make sure you get everyone out of here and don't let my brother in here." Sam nodded and once she got everyone out I changed into my ghost form and looked at Mr. Lancer and said, "Just don't give me detention when you wake up." I flew at him and smiled at the thought of getting to hit a teacher, man Danny would die for this opportunity. As I was thinking this an ecto-blast came from Mr. Lancer's hand and I was, yet again, flying through the air after getting hit. Only this time I didn't change to my human form and I didn't pass out. I did hit the wall that was behind me, I saw Mr. Lancer flying at me but I couldn't defend myself at all, all I could do was close my eyes, I'm sorry Derek. I'm sorry mom, dad, Jazz, Tucker, Alex. I'm sorry I let you all down. Then a voice behind me said, "You might want to stay away from her if you know what's good for you." I turned around and the voice was none other than Danny and standing next to him was Sam. Sam ran over to me and picked me up and took me out of the room, it was second period which meant that the others were all in class. I got a shock in my head and then I heard a voice, Derek's voice, why is it your thoughts are always you saying sorry to those you care about and how you have failed them even though you save our lives every day. Sam saw me flinch and said, "Are you ok Nikki? You seem like you just got a shock of pain." I changed into my human form so that I didn't draw attention when the bell rang and said, "It was just Derek lecturing me on my thoughts that go through my head." Why did you just tell her that, you don't trust Alex and me but you can go and blurt that kind of stuff out? Your becoming a hypocrite you know that, right, Nikki? "Ugh. Why can't you leave me alone Derek!" Sam looked at me confused. I looked at her and said "um… I didn't mean to say that out loud." Sam just smiled and shook her head. "I'll be right back, but after school today the three of you will have to explain yourselves to us, ok?" Sam asked me and I could only think of one answer, "I'll have to talk to my mom first." "Ok, just tell us what she says." With that Sam ran off to help Danny. I looked at my watch, Well looks like I have to give Jazz a call, yay! I pressed a button on the side and a picture of Jazz popped up, "Hey Jazz, um, I have a problem. Hehe." I saw her eyes widen with fear and worry, "what! God! I'm sorry alright I can't help that I pass out easily after getting hit, God!" I said that so loud that Sam came running over to me saying, "Nikki are you ok?" " Wow, you already befriended Sam? Your good, oh and I only looked like that because, well just look in a mirror and then after school tell Sam, Tucker and Danny EVERYTHING, do I make myself clear?" She said, "Crystal Jazz, I'll try not to get everyone killed on the way home." And with that I cut the connection and started crying, why can't I do anything right? Everywhere I go someone I care about gets hurt. Who will it be today, Sam? If anything happens to these three then the three of us won't exist. Sam knelt down in front of me and hugged me saying "You're okay just calm down, nothing's going to happen to you or your family." I looked at her and her eyes held nothing but kindness, and a hint of a motherly instinct to comfort. "Thanks Sam, um, I guess I'm going to have to explain everything after school." Nikki, no one is going to get hurt, ok? Just do as Jazz said and we'll be fine. I had to ignore Derek, I just didn't want to listen to it.
Sam's POV
I sat there holding Nikki for what seemed like hours but it was only half an hour. We went to the rest of our classes without any ghost interruptions, well until lunch. By then we already knew that the twins were ghost hybrids like Danny. We were sitting at our table and Nikki was saying, "Ok, so do you guys want me to explain now or after school?" Before we could answer Nikki's and Danny's ghost sense went off while Derek just shivered. Nikki looked at her brother and said "Derek just stay here with Sam, Tucker and Alex." With that she left with Danny. "Well think we should go somewhere where we won't get attacked by a ghost?" I asked the others, they all gave the same answer, "Yea."
Danny's POV
When Nikki and I flew out of the cafeteria we saw who the ghost was and I didn't look forward to the fight. "Hey there Ember." Nikki looked at me like I was crazy. Nikki said, "Wow it's Ember the stupid guitarist who thinks she's better than every other ghost." What's with her and banter? Does she not remember what happened the last time with Skulker? The next thing I heard was Ember saying, "Why you little brat! You are so going to regret what you just said!" Next thing I know Nikki's flying through a wall after she got hit by Ember's attack.
Derek's POV
I can't believe Nikki told me to stay with the others. "Do you guys think I should go help-" Before I could finish my question I had a sharp pain in my stomach that made me hunch over in pain. "Derek! Are you ok?" Sam asked.
Sam's POV
I told Nikki her family would be fine, so when Derek hunched over in pain I had to check on him. "Derek! Are you ok?" I asked him, thinking that it wasn't anything too serious. He looked at me and said one thing I didn't want to hear at the moment, "Nikki's hurt." After he said that he passed out, "Tucker, Alex! You guys stay with Derek and keep an eye on him." "But Sam you can't do anything to help them, by the sounds of it Nikki's already out of commission." Tucker said trying to stop me from leaving, "Sorry Tuck but you're going to have to stay here and watch over these two." I told him in all seriousness. After I said that I ran over to where Danny and Nikki went to fight a ghost. I turned a corner and saw Ember, of all ghosts to be here it just had to be Ember. "Hey ghost-girl. Are you seriously so stupid that you had to attack a little…. Ghost?" I said, I couldn't think of anything else, I'm not the one that uses banter I'm the fighter who is always serious. "Sam are you insane!" Danny shouted at me, I couldn't help but smirk at him, sometimes he can be so clueless. "Danny go get Nikki and get her over with Tucker and the others I think I'll be able to hold the loser here off for a while." I said trying my hand at banter again, with my lame banter said I decided to go back to fighter mode, "Get her out of here, NOW!" I shouted to get my point across to him, but apparently it didn't work. "Sam you get Nikki out of here and I'll finish Ember." He told me, as if I would listen. I still had my wrist ray and I pointed it at Ember who was getting ready to attack me with her guitar. I took aim carefully and shot her in the stomach, just like Ember shot Nikki. "Or you could just do that and we end this fight quick." After she fell out of the air I got her in the thermos, then I ran over to Nikki who was now in her human form. "oh great, she's back in her human form. Hopefully Derek's alright" I smiled at Danny who looked confused and I said, "5..4..3..2..1.. and now." "What happened to Derek! Is he ok!" I chuckled and so did Danny, "Don't worry Nikki, he just had a little glimpse of the pain you felt and after telling us that you got hurt he passed out." Nikki let out a sigh of relief and lectured us on how it wasn't funny scaring her like we did. To end our lovely school day of fighting Skulker and Ember we had one last battle that was short with. "I AM THE BOX GHOST! BEWARE!" Said the very annoying Box Ghost, Nikki transformed into her ghost form and even in her weakened state she shot a purple ecto-blast at the box ghost and said "Thank you mom for the power." "Nikki you idiot! Why did you say that!" next thing I saw was Nikki running out of the cafeteria which is where the box ghost was. "Derek! Why did you have to be so mean?" I said to him, "She made a stupid mistake and you'll figure it out in a little bit. Plus she'll be back because she went to the bathroom where there are mirrors and she'll see herself." After he said that I ran to the bathroom to check on Nikki.
Nikki's POV
I can't believe Derek said that to me. Oh well, if Derek thinks I'm an idiot then why don't I just go and give myself to Skulker and then I'll just be killed and no one will have to put up with me. Now you know I didn't mean it Nikki, so come out I already know you saw the physical affects these battles have had on you, just think about how exhausted you have to be. Derek just stop talking to me, I don't want to hear it. Will you two quit fighting, God you're giving me a migraine and don't ask how I know how to do this because I don't even know. After Sam made contact with Derek and I she walked through the door and said, "Are you okay Nikki?" I just said a simple answer, "Yea, I'm just going to clean myself up a little bit and then we'll leave and I'll explain everything once we leave." She accepted my response thankfully. "You don't by any chance know why these ghosts attack so frequently?" I saw Sam sigh so I said "You know what who cares as long as we get rid of them before they get rid of you three." As soon as I said that I smacked myself in the head and said "forget it."