Author's Note: Sorry if this chapter isn't as funny as the others but I was in serious need of an explanatory chapter. I hope you still enjoy it. I do not own Danny, Ember, Johnny, Kitty, Tucker, or Sam. Here is chapter four.
One Wild Night in Vegas: Chapter Four
Cars whizzed by the group on the other side of the freeway as Tucker's PDA led them to Stinton's Gym. Danny slept in the back and with the exception of the occasional twitch was fairly silent. Kitty sighed against Johnny's shoulder and said. "I can't believe we tried to have sex in public."
"I can't believe that fuckoff said I sang badly!" Ember said angrily as she looked back at Kitty. She grunted and crossed her arms. "Prick."
Johnny looked up as Ember faced forward and rolled his eyes. Then he moved his gaze over to Tucker and thought. "Eh. He's not so bad… For a human." His tolerance the guy was most likely due to the fact that they had a similar sense of humor. Who knows? In another place and time they could have been friends.
Tucker sighed audibly. His mind was far off as something troubled him. Johnny noticed and said. "Hey Tucker. You alright?"
"Yeah… It's just… Well did anybody else think it was weird that that guy said Danny was the worst out of all of us?" He asked the hummer's occupants.
The three ghost's looked at each other then slowly nodded in agreement. "Yeah. I mean if somebody was going to be worse than the rest of us, my first guess would have been Ember." Kitty said.
"Hey." Ember said turning towards her friend in an annoyed stare.
"It just felt odd for someone to say that about him." Tucker said in a slightly detached voice.
There was a silence that hung over the group until Johnny gave a slight chuckle and said. "Can you believe Chuck Norris punched out Danny Phantom?"
The occupants all laughed a little as Ember said. "We can never let him live it down."
"Live what down?" Came a weak voice from the back.
The ones who weren't driving looked at the young man who was slowly sitting up, holding his jaw. "Hey look. Dipstick's alive." Ember said with mock interest.
"Ow… As if my head didn't hurt enough already. What the hell hit me?" He asked clutching his head.
"Chuck Norris." Ember stated simply.
Danny chuckled. "No seriously. What hit me?"
"Chuck. Norris." Ember said enunciating the same way Danny had when she asked him where they were back at the hotel.
"Wait. What?" Danny asked surprised.
"Apparently we stole Chuck Norris's hummer. Hence the sweet wheels." Tucker said.
Danny was silent for a second before slapping his head. "The damn license plate. CHUCKS."
"Yep." Tucker replied as they pulled into a small parking lot. "Here we are. Stinton's Gym."
They all got out and looked up at the medium sized building. It was pretty unimpressive, with an old plastic lettering sign out front. The group walked in slowly as the scent of sweat came over them. There was only one guy inside. He wore a white muscle shirt, stood at just about Danny's height, had a thick black mustache, and matching hair. He turned towards them and quickly his expression changed from slight indifference to unbridled joy.
"There he is! My boy, my pal!" He rushed forward and hugged Danny tightly with a grip that was stronger than his physique led to believe. The halfa coughed for air as he was spun around several times in the embrace of the laughing man. "You're a monster! A freakin' animal boyo! I cleaned up at the fights last night!"
Once the man set him down Danny gasped for air. Ember walked forward and patted Danny's back.
"Oh my, that is so beautiful! The fighter and the love of his life! Touching enough to make a movie out of!" The man said gesturing to Ember and Danny.
"What!" They all said as Ember and Danny jumped away from each other.
Danny said. "Look man, we might a lot of things but in love is not one of them." Ember nodded in agreement.
The guy scoffed. "Man? Oh come on Danny. Don't tell me you don't remember your old pal Vinnie. I mean I don't think I could ever forget THE PHANTOM!" The last part he yelled out with enthusiasm.
Tucker and Danny quickly looked at each other in shock, then turned back to Vinnie who was looking through a nearby cardboard box. Danny's mind was spinning. He had revealed his secret. To a complete stranger no less. His mood didn't improve at all as Vinnie pulled out a DVD with the front labeled THE PHANTOM. Danny paled at the taped evidence and resisted the urge to blast it out of the man's hand.
"Here. Let's take a look at your highlights from last night." He said popping the DVD into an older player and pressed the on button on the TV. The screen flashed on and he grinned excitedly as the group huddled in behind him.
A large crowd of people were gathered in tightly around a boxing ring. They shouted and chanted egging on the two men inside the ropes, who were beating the crap out of each other. Suddenly the larger of the two got a lucky right cross in and the other man fell to the ground in a dead faint. A bell sounded and the man held up his bloody fists in a triumphant gesture. Bills could be seen being quickly exchanged between the patrons who apparently had good money riding on this fight.
Vinnie stepped in through the ropes and said into a microphone. "And that's the third opponent taken down tonight by GOOOOLIATH!" The crowd cheered and booed as his name was called out in victory. "Now I can only ask. Is there anyone out there who would be brave enough to face him!" The crowd descended into a dead silence as nobody wanted to be the next to take on this beast of a man.
Suddenly an all too familiar voice yelled out in a defiant challenge. "I'll fucking take him on!" The crowd roared as Danny walked forward. They didn't seem to care who was about to get decimated. Just as long as they got to see blood. A few individuals laughed as they saw who had accepted the challenge. Goliath was one of them. Danny's friends followed him closely cheering for him as he stepped through the ropes. Sam was there with them, yelling herself hoarse.
Danny unbuttoned his black shirt and pulled off the white t-shirt, revealing a toned physique. He wasn't scrawny by any means, but compared to the man standing in the opposite corner he may as well have been. Vinnie brought them both to the center and explained the rules to them. There apparently weren't very many, as within ten seconds both of the fighter's went to their corners.
Goliath pointed at Danny and then smashed his fist into his palm as a warning. It was obviously meant to intimidate Danny. It didn't. Danny was either too drunk or too stupid to care. He simply laughed and popped his neck on either side. A bell rang and Goliath rushed towards his foe who seemed to be standing nonchalantly. Just as it looked like his opponent was about to crush him Danny side stepped and tripped the man, sending him flying into a pole with a dull ring.
As the man cursed his throbbing skull Danny laughed mockingly. He pounded the mat angrily and stood up, taking a swing at Danny all at the same time. The halfa leaned out of the way of the fist and flicked goliath on the nose. Now the man was seriously pissed off. Goliath threw punch after punch at Danny but always seemed to hit where Danny was and never where he was going. After a full three minutes Goliath slowed his pace and breathed heavily, putting up his guard. Danny on the other hand, bounced on his heels in rhythmic beat. "Oh is it my turn now?" Danny yelled above the crowd.
"Just try it shrimpy! You may be fast but you ain't strong enough to get me out!" The man said confidently as sweat dripped from his brow.
Danny simply smirked and leapt off the ground, spinning in midair so his back was facing the man. Goliath looked up at boy with an expression of pure shock. The jump was so astounding that the fighter didn't even notice as Danny's foot shot out, smashing straight into his face. Danny landed safely on all fours as Goliath stumbled backwards for a second before falling to the mat and slipping into unconsciousness.
Tucker was very taken aback. He had seen Danny hold his own in his ghost form but he had never seen him fight like this as a human. Hell, he'd never seen Danny fight like this as a ghost. He was extremely confident, and seemed to relish taking on his opponent.
Danny brushed his hands smugly against each other as the crowd stared on in silence at the turn of events. A microphoned voice cut through the silence whipping the crowd back into a frenzy. "I don't believe it folks! What stirring upset! Goliath taken out by this amazing new comer! Let it be known to fear…" Vinnie leaned in and whispered something to Danny who seemed to think for a minute before smiling and whispering back. "DANNY THE PHANTOOOOOM FENTONNNNNN!" Vinnie yelled out enthusiastically as the crowd began chanting his stage name.
And so the long process began. Men would rush the stage for their chance at taking on the teenager only to wind up eating the mat. Most of the time Danny would toy with his opponents. Dodge around them or even flip over them until they were finally worn out before throwing a punch of his own.
Danny quickly became the safe bet and seemed to eat up the crowd's attention. One person in particular cheered for him louder than anyone else. Ember screamed out his name any chance she could and even kissed his cheek once while he was in the corner. Danny fought for almost two straight hours, which Vinnie fast-forwarded through only stopping for what he called the good parts.
Finally it came to the end of the video. Another man was lying knocked out on the mat and Danny's friends had rushed the stage. They were holding him up on their shoulders as Vinnie called the fights to an end. Danny had a few bruises on his chest and one black eye but otherwise didn't look that badly injured. His friends set him on the ground and out of nowhere Ember rushed in and kissed him full on the mouth.
The group stared at the television as Danny not only accepted the kiss but returned it with enthusiasm. "I… I think I see tongue…" Kitty whispered in shock.
What was even stranger was that Sam didn't seem to care. She was teasing them just like the other three friends were, but didn't seem jealous, angry, or even surprised.
Vinnie turned the player off and looked at them. "What did I tell you! He's an animal! Taking what he wants huh!" He said as he playfully punched Danny in the shoulder.
Danny rubbed his arm as he watched the static on the screen. Tucker stepped forward and said. "Um Vinnie… You don't happen to know where we went from here do you?"
"Of course I do! I took you there! What is with you guys! It's like you don't remember anything from last night!" He began to laugh until he noticed nobody else was laughing. "Oh my god you don't do you?"
They all shook their heads as Vinnie said. "Wow. You guys were drunk but I didn't think you were that far gone."
Danny shook himself out of his stupor and walked forward. "Look, we are kind of missing somebody and we're trying to find her. Do you know where Sam is?"
"Sam… Sam… Oh yeah that hot little piece of ass. The Goth chick right?" Vinnie said smiling to himself.
Danny rushed forward and in one swift motion pinned Vinnie against a wall. "Don't you EVER talk about her like that!" He growled.
Vinnie quickly put both of his hands up in a submissive gesture. "Hey man. Take it easy. I mean I can appreciate that you care about her but I wouldn't act like that about another girl in front of my wife." He said quickly.
"Wife? What are you…" Danny began to say. Then his eyes grew wide.
"Whoops…" Vinnie mumbled. "Forgot you don't remember…"
Danny released the man and slowly turned towards Ember who had the same expression on her face. All of a sudden it hit them both. Waking up in the same bed, the tattoos, the rings… They looked down at the rings that were fit snuggly around their fingers then looked back up at each other.
"Ember… we…" Danny tried to say it but his brain refused to form the words.
Embers vision blurred and she began to sway back and forth. For the first time in her after life, she fainted.
As her body smacked into the concrete floor her friends winced. "Why couldn't she have found out in a carpeted area?" Kitty murmured as she kneeled next to her friend.