Chapter Two
Danny flew across Amity Park following the screams of terrified people. He hoped that Sam and Tuck had heard the commotion and were already on their way. He also hoped that Sam had remembered to wear her SpectreProtector, he shuddered to think what he would do if anything ever happened to her.
Danny gritted his teeth and flew faster, trying to get the images of Sam suffering as something slowly bled the life from her, out of his mind.
The screams were deafening now and it hurt his ears just to be in the vicinity. If I were a ghost, Danny thought. I would have headed for the ghost zone just to get some peace.
--xXx--
Sam had texted Tuck as soon as she had heard the first scream. She quickly pulled on her shoes and ran to her closet to pick up her ghost defense system. Essentially this system was one or two Fenton Inventions, including the stupid SpectreProtector belt Danny always made her wear. In the beginning it had been okay to wear but she had been fighting ghosts with Danny for what seemed like a lifetime and she could look after herself.
Tuck replied to her text, saying he would meet her there. She scrolled down the rest of the message, her face flushed with indignation as Tucker had reminded her to wear that stupid belt.
Sam balled her fists as she walked to her backpack, took out the belt and turned and stalked out of her room
--xXx--
They arrived on the scene at the same time. Danny looked at Sam briefly before turning his attention to the ghost in front of him.
It was a low level ghost, just random bits of ectoplasm that bonded together. They were more pests than emergencies but this ghost had managed to solicit more commotion. The ghost itself looked like a squat square with numerous limbs attached at weird places. By stretching out its arms it had grabbed people who had walked by and was now waving them through the air, missing any hard surfaces by mere inches.
"Oi! Ugly! Yeah you, the blob with too many arms. Come let me show you how I have fun!" Danny yelled at the ghost as he ran towards it.
The ghost put dropped its hostages immediately and turned to face Danny. As soon as Danny was within swinging distance it swung two punches at Danny's face. Danny ducked the first punch but something moved in the shadows of the alley behig the ghost, distracted the second punch made contact. Danny soared through the air and landed on the road a few feet away.
Sam watched with horror as he got hit. "Danny!" she cried out and rushed to him. He was getting up as she reached him. "Are you okay?" she asked, looking him up and down to see if there was any visible damage. There wasn't.
"I'm fine Sam, now if you'll excuse me I have to go kick Ugly's ass." Danny sped off in the direction of the ghost. He jumped up and somersaulted over it, as his feet touched to floor he drew back his fist and struck the ghost. A shockwave went through its soft body. Drawing back from the punch Danny aimed a kick to its soft exposed area where there were no arms protruding. Before he could kick an arm had grabbed him by the ankle and lifted him in the air, Danny twisted and shot green beams at the ghost. It dropped him but he remained floating, he shot a huge green beam at the ghost. It began to try and back away into the alley. "Oh no you don't." Danny said smugly. He followed it into the alley to deliver the final blow. Directing his fist at the ghost he swung hard and felt his fist make contact. "Sam now!" he yelled
Sam had kept her distance but had remained close to the fight, preparing herself to turn on her FentonFlask the moment Danny yelled for it. She reached into her backpack, feeling around for the cylindrical object. She couldn't feel it. She took the back pack off and peered inside, there was no FentonFlask. She dashed to the entranceway of the alley and she watched Danny deliver the final blow. "Sam now!" She heard him yell.
"Here catch!" A flask rocketed through the air. Danny caught it and opened it. The ghost was sucked inside in an instant. Screwing the cap closed Danny felt a pair of eyes staring at him. He glanced around the back of the alley but he could see nothing.
"Thanks Tuck, you just completely saved my life there." Sam said. "Danny would have killed me, if he found out I forgot equipment."
"Speaking of equipment I know another piece you forgot." Tucker replied sarcasm dripping from every word.
"I didn't forget, no thanks to you." Sam declared hotly. Her face broke out into a grin. "Anyway I just wanted to say thanks."
"Thanks for what?" Danny had reached Sam and Tucker.
"Giving me the Trigonometry homework." Sam said. Danny handed her the flask so she could put it in her backpack.
Checking around him to see if there was anyone around, Danny returned to his normal human self. "So back to my house so we can put this ghost back where he belongs?" Sam and Tucker nodded in unison.
--xXx--
Sam started to walk, praying that Danny didn't notice her lack of protective apparel.
"Sam, where is your belt?!" Danny demanded angrily. "How many times have I told you that you need to wear it."
"I know Danny, but I'm not a kid. I should be able to make decisions for myself."
"What if you get hurt?" Danny bit out. "What then?"
"I won't get hurt, I can look after myself." Came Sam's equally hard reply.
"Sam its not that I don't think you can look after yourself, its just I don't want anything to happen to you. Ever. It's the same with Tuck."
Sam sighed. "Okay I'll wear it, as long as Tuck wears one as well."
"Hey! Leave me out of this argument." Tucker said hastily. "Aw come on, they are so girly!" he said after catching Danny's glance.
Sam winked at him. "Wanna come over later and we can do each others hair?" She teased.
--xXx--
Danny stepped out of the ghost zone, having just returned from dumping the ghost. Glad that's over with. He thought. Now I can relax for the first time today.
He walked over to Sam and Tucker who had started their age-old argument of ultra-recyclo vegetarianism versus the carnivorous life.
Sam had just crossed her arms, scowling at Tuck as he explained the juicy meat he was fantasing about.
"Okay guys give it a rest, you both know there is no end to this argument." Danny said exasperated.
Tucker was shaking his head, smirking. This was his revenge on Sam from her earlier joke. She was getting more and more worked up.
"Sam, calm down. He's just trying to get under your skin."
"Obviously its working." Tucker beamed.
Sam took a deep breath after releasing it slowly grinned at the two boys. "Okay over this entire day! It's been strange from the start!"
"I couldn't agree more." Agreed Danny. Guiltily remembering how he felt during his kiss with Sam earlier that day.
"Come on guys lets go grab a soda." Danny intertwined his fingers with Sam's and began pulling her gently up the stairs.
A/N: this differs slightly from PP, but there are some parts of that ending I didn't like, especially when his secret identity is revealed. I mean what's the point of being a super hero if you don't have an alter ego, anyway I digress.