Chapter 8
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Danny, Danielle, Sam, Tucker and the duplicate all got back to class, which was Math. Which Mr. Lancer just so happened to be subbing for. (A.N. Like really. Does Mr. Lancer sub for everything?)
Danny was sitting in his seat, drawing yet another drawing, only this time; it was of Vlad being shot by Valerie. He laughed silently to himself as he drew in the scorch marks.
He was just about to start another one, of Vlad being sucked into his thermos, when, of course, his ghost sense went off, along with Danielle's and Valerie's tracker. Which meant it wasn't Vlad.
'Good' he thought to himself. 'He got the message.' But then it hit him. 'Then . . . who is it. . .'
"Danny." A sickly sweet voice said from the door. "You seemed to have missed out appointment last night.
"Miss Spectra?" Mr. Lancer said. Spectra disappeared from the door, appearing in front of his desk.
"You rang?" She asked.
"You're a ghost?" He yelled.
"Well, duh. I didn't just quit." She said floating a few feet about the ground to prove her point. "I was sent back to my world by your precious little ghost boy. Or should I say ghost freak." She said peering at the duplicate from the corner of her eye, as he slunk in his seat, as well as the real Danny, though she didn't notice. "Speaking of freaks. Danny, where were you last night? You missed out little appointment. I thought you liked talking to me?" She asked with mock disappointment.
"Why would I talk to you? All you ever told me was lies." The duplicate said through gritted teeth, on the real Danny's command.
"I didn't lie, sweetheart. Everything I ever told you was the truth. I just bent it a little. Jazz saying kids treated you like a loser? Jazz saying you were a loser? Are they really that different?" Spectra cooed.
"They were to Jazz. And me." Danny said the last part quieter.
"Well, as much as this isn't entertaining, I'm going to run for my life now." Valerie declared before her, the Danny's, Sam, Danielle, and Tucker ran out the door, followed by a few other students, but everyone else was escorted back to their seats buy Bertrand.
"Great, Danny's gone. Hmm. Who's next?" She asked while licking her lips. "How about you, Paulina." Spectra asked. Paulina shook her head ferociously, but Spectra went on, saying how all she had was outer beauty, and if she let it go now, she'd have nothing.
"Spectra!" Danny yelled as he, Danielle and Valerie flew into class, disguises off, or in Valerie's case, on.
"Get away from those kids, Penny!" Danielle ordered from across the room.
"Aww, you think you can just use my nickname and make everything okay? I'll listen and everything will be just peachy keen!" She said, in a demeaning voice. "That's not how I play." She said as she disappeared.
"So, how have you been, Valerie? I remember when you were kicked off the social ladder." Spectra whispered near her ear. "Because of some ghost kid, ruining your life." She said a little louder, faced at the class now. "Oh, wait. Danny. Wasn't that you?" She announced, still hidden in the shadows. The class gasped.
"It was an accident, ghost. I forgave him. You're not going to get to me!" She yelled, though you could hear the panic in her voice.
"Fine, what about little Ellie. All grown up now. Definitely better then when you last came to Amity. 12 and dying. I remember the story. Used, by your own Daddy." She said and the class gasped again, though Danielle stood strong, peering around the class for the hidden foe. "You were tricked into helping someone, who didn't care about you. All he thought of you was being a mistake. You ARE a mistake. No one would make something imperfect on purpose. Not even Plasmious. But it gets better. You were tricked into capturing the only person who could help or understanding you. Your own dear brother, Danny." Penelope's voice echoed of the walls as Danny continued to search the room for her. "And then, it seemed as you just left, you started to get sick. Then Red here used you, again, to get your brother.
Then, little Danielle was saved, not to mention Red finally saw the light." Spectra mocked Valerie. "So where were we, the socially awkward, ghost hunting teenager? The two brave for her own good little sister, well, what do you know? That leaves you, Ghost Boy." She said as she appeared for a minute in front of him. He swung out to hit her, but only hit air as she disappeared once more, causing him to loose balance and nearly fall out of the air.
Spectra laughed, a menacing laugh, bouncing from all sides of the walls. "I bet their calling you a loser again. Even like this. You'll never be anything but a looser, a freak, and an outcast. Only like one other person, but does she really count?"
"Individuality is a strength, not a weakness." Danny answered.
"Ah, quoting the little Goth girl. I see you still haven't gotten over your crush on her." Spectra sang.
"What?" Danny and half the class yelled. "I don't have a crush on her!" Danny finished, a strong blush rising up to his cheeks.
"Of course you do, you're just too clueless to notice. You want to know who else is clueless? Your so called 'Phans.' They don't understand how much you hate this. You hate the attention, the fans, the responsibilities, the fans. And not just AS adoring fans, but as people, too."
The class gasped, "No, I don't hate them!" Though the older ghost simply ignored him.
"You hate trying to protect you friends and family, even though you'll never be good enough to keep them safe forever. You hate knowing that with just one mess up, they could all die. You hate that your own parents hate and hunt you."
"They don't know it's me! I never told them." Danny said, but she ignored him once again.
"But then again, you are evil, aren't you?" Spectra tempted, finally appearing 3 desks away from the angered halfa. "Or have you forgotten about Dan already?" She continued, but Danny had enough. He lunged for the ghost, phasing her through the back wall and into the school yard.
Danielle grabbed Valerie's arm, phasing her out with them, leaving the class to rush to the windows, confused.
"Does anybody else think that was really weird?" One kid asked.
"Yeah, since when does the Red Huntress fight on the same side as the Phantom's? And Phantom ruining her life?" A red head by the name of Bridgette asked.
"And what about Dani with an i?" Dash asked. "Her dad used her to get Phantom? Then used again by the Red Huntress?"
"And Phantom? He has a crush on Sam?" One kid asked.
"He hates us? He thinks were annoying?" Another yelled.
"He has friends, and a family. But they hurt him!"
"And who the heck is Dan?" One finally finished.
"All I can say right now is that Danny Phantom is more of a hero then we ever realised. He has a crush on a girl who is all strung up with another boy, he thinks were annoying, and has a family that shoot him down for being a ghost. Yet he always fights for us. Helping us when no one else can. Even if he hates the spotlight! Would you guys do that?" The smartest girl in the grade, Natalie, announced.
A large amount of the people in the class shook their heads, indicating they wouldn't. "He is such a good person! Even if he has awful taste in girls." Paulina swooned.
Danny, Danielle and Valerie were fighting Spectra and Bertrand, whom has joined them when Danny lunged.
"Take it back! Take it back! Take! It! BACK!" Danny yelled as he sent ecto blast after ecto blast at the now black figure.
"I can't take the words back once they're said, Danny! But you know that. Remember your little tiff with Jazz?" She yelled back as she dodged the ecto blasts. Danny went up to kick her in the gut, but she grabbed his leg and whipped him across the football field.
Danielle immediately saw an opening as she went to take after Danny. She flew into fight with the distracted ghost, and landed in a good kick to the back, making Spectra scream out in rage.
"PENELOPE! HOW COULD YOU?" She yelled as she grabbed Spectra's arm, throwing her to the opposite side of the field.
Danny had finally collected himself, and went for Spectra. Throwing ice blasts at the disgruntled women. Her long black tail of a lower body froze to the ground, causing immobility.
"You know what? Sending you guys back to the Ghost Zone is becoming a hassle. Maybe I should just keep you in the thermos and get Cujo to bury it somewhere." Danny announced as he sucked up the frozen ghost.
"Uh, guys? A little help!" Valerie yelled as she was being chased by a glowing green eagle, that was none other than Bertrand.
The Phantoms sped up to Bertrand, and started throwing ecto blasts at him, though he had gotten better at dodging.
"Okay, you're supposed to be aiming at the ghost, not at me! I'm not pointing my weapons at you!" Valerie yelled as she narrowly dodged another blast.
"Sorry!" Danny yelled up to her before finally hitting Bertrand in the wing. He started spinning to the ground in an attempt to save himself, and Danny managed to suck him into the thermos.
"Finally. Now come on. Don't want Lancer getting suspicious!"
Danielle and Danny nodded and flew off towards the school with them. Phasing her through to the janitor closet they used, and switching back to their school clothes. They jumped outside and Sam and Tucker were waiting for them.
"Where's Fenton?" Valerie asked, not seeing the eyes widen on the four teens. Danny immediately made a duplicate, just around the corner causing him to run around.
"Okay, come on you guys. Lancer called the office for us." Danny said, but not even 10 seconds later, an announcement came over the p.a. system.
"Would Valerie Grey, Daniel Fenton, Samantha Manson, Tucker Foley, Julia and James Carter please return to Mr. Lancer's room?" The secretary went on to repeat the announcement, before they got back to the room.
"Nice of you to re-join us, students. Please, take your seats so I can resume teaching my-" Mr. Lancer began to request before the bell interrupted them, indicating it time for third period.
"So, Danny what do we have?" Danielle asked once out of hearing range with the rest of the kids.
"Umm, I have heath, with Tucker and the other me. Sam and Valerie have Music. . . You, on the other hand . . . have Art." Danny finished, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.
"I have a class all by myself?" Dani asked nervously. "I haven't had a class all to myself yet! I barely know anyone! What if Dash is in my class? Or Paulina?"
"You'll be fine. It's art class. It involves no talking what-so-ever." Danny smiled. 'Unless you get Mr. Boyd, instead of Mr. Hall.' Danny thought to himself.
"Whatever you say, chief. Hey, Danny." Danielle started.
"Yeah, El?" He asked.
"You- You forgave me for giving you up for Vlad, right?" She asked, worry etched into her expression.
"Of course I do, Danielle. Don't ever listen to what Spectra has to say. I know you were just lead on, especially when I see how sad you were when Vlad yelled at you." He smiled at her, and she smiled back, then they took separate hallways leading to, for the first time, different classes. Danielle's smile immediately vanished when she walked in.
Alright, I am sorry to say it, but this is going to be the last chapter until my exams are over. I cannot write and pay attention while studying, I have to keep focased.
Since I won't be here for a bit read on if you want the minor minor clifthanger spoiled. Just to keep you satisfied.
She's only upset because the only seat open is by Paulina, Star, Dash and Kwan. That's it. Nothing big. Alright, you can go now.
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