Finding Danielle Part 4

Just want to congratulate DPCrazy on noticing that little tidbit at the end of Finding Danielle Part 3! No one else noticed that Sam and Tucker barged in, instead of knocking and coming in?

Ooooh! Long chappie!!!

A few seconds passed. Sam stared at Danny and Dani in shock, Danny and Dani stared sheepishly back. Tucker's eyes bounced back in forth between Danny, Dani, and the tuna sandwich.

"You-you got anymore of that? –OUCH!"

"Tucker!" Sam scowled, hand outstretched after smacking him on the head.

"What?! I'm hungry!!! I missed my quarterly, and annual feedings, not to mention snacktime!!!!" Tucker whined.

Dani politely made to hand Tucker the other half of her sandwich, but Danny smacked her hand back, pointing to her stomach. Dani scowled, but kept eating.

"Hi Samph, Tuphcker!" She said between bites.

"Hey Dani. Good to see you again." Sam said nicely. Truthfully, Sam hadn't known whether it would be good to see Dani again, after all, they weren't on the best of terms. But, the girl had a pale complexion and was obviously very hungry (since she was wolfing down the sandwich), so Sam figured for now she would be neutral.

"Hey Dani." Tucker also said cheerfully, already haven figured bygones.

"Why did you guys bust in here like a ghost was on your tail?" Jazz asked. It wasn't entirely a skeptic question, considering it could've been very well true.

"Oh right!" Sam cried, eyes widening.

"We've got a situation downtown." Tucker said.

"Situation like what?" Danny said seriously.

"Do you even have to ask?" Sam asked, rolling her eyes.

"Probably not, but it doesn't hurt." Danny said, shrugging. He winked at Sam, who crossed her arms stubbornly and looked away. A tint of red lined her cheeks however.

Dani smirked and gulped down the last bit of tuna.

"Awesome. Let's go kick some butt!" She said, knocking her fist into her hand. She jumped out of her seat, heading for the door, but didn't move an inch as she walked. Looking up, she realized Danny had his hand on her shoulder, holding her back.

"Not you Dani. Me." Danny said decisively.

"What?!" Dani cried, along with Tucker. Sam raised an eyebrow questioningly.

"Not yet anyway. If you go out there, the press will be all over it by tomorrow, making up all kinds of stuff." Danny said, putting a hand to his forehead just thinking about it.

"Oh yeah. They might even say Dani is Danny's kid or something-" Danny slapped a hand over Tucker's mouth, eyes green and glaring.

"Please. We already got past that topic. Don't bring it up again." Danny pleaded. He released Tucker, whom gulped and nodded.

"But, yeah Dani, they might even say something like that, no matter how wrong it may seem." Danny paused and shuddered.

"So, I figured that we'll get you in school first, train for a few weeks in the basement, then the next time a ghost attacks we'll take care of it together. But the whole Disasteroid thing only just got settled. The last thing we need is more paparazzi." Danny explained. Dani pouted, but nodded grudgingly.

Dani paused a moment, stopping to consider something.

"Wait…did you say school?" Danny, Tucker, Sam, and Jazz all shared a look. Jack and Maddie looked equally confused.

"Wait, what is this about Danny?" Maddie asked.

"Well, because of the Disasteroid, school has been closed. A new semester will be starting in about a week. I figured we could also enroll Dani in the middle school by then." Danny said, shrugging.

Dani's face lit up, then fell.

"But…my existence isn't even known. How can Dani Fenton be registered into the school…if Dani Fenton isn't even registered as a person?" Dani asked. Once again, the quad shared another look.

"About that…you won't be going as Dani Fenton. I know it's risky…but you'll be going as Dani Phantom." Danny said.

"What?!" Maddie, Jack, and Dani all screamed at once.

"Guys just listen! Dani can be enrolled as Dani Phantom into the school. But only for now. I know it's risky, but I want Dani to be with kids her age. While Dani goes to school, Tucker, Mom, and Dad can work on breaking into the global records. It's going to take time, but Tucker says if you guys work on it together you can manage to hack into there and register one Dani Fenton."

"Plus, it's not like Tuck is busy being mayor anymore, so he'll have plenty of time."

"Thanks dude. I appreciate your sympathy!" Tucker said sulkily.

Danny continued.

"In the meanwhile, Dani Fenton will stay at our house, but unless someone sees her, we won't have to explain. If we do have to, we can say we recently adopted her form an orphanage out of town." Danny said.

"You've…put a lot of thought into this." Maddie said softly, looking at Danny strangely. He nodded firmly.

"That's my boy. I'm proud of you Danny." Jack said, clapping a large hand on his son's shoulder.

"Thanks Dad." Danny said, smiling.

Dani watched happily.

"But there's one other thing." Danny said, his face getting serious.

"What is it?" Maddie asked.

"We're gonna move out." Danny said seriously.

"WHAT?!" Maddie, Jack, Sam, Tucker, and Dani shouted, for the third time that day.

"The…the government offered me an apartment house. Here, in Amity. No one will trespass, or have the key. It's free too. There's a phone and a television. The only people who have the phone number is the government, and they will only call if there's trouble, and they need me. There's also two beds and a kitchen."

"But why do you guys have to live there?!" Maddie cried indignantly.

"We don't. I'm saying that after Dani goes to school she should go there. Same goes for me after a ghost fight. It's just a precaution. If we're in ghost form, I just want to use that place in emergencies or anything. It could be useful." Danny said.

Maddie nodded thoughtfully.

"I guess…it would be helpful. But can you guys look after yourselves properly?"

"Mom, I think Danny can handle it. So can Dani." Jazz said, winking at Danielle.

"Well…"

"Aw come on Sweet cheeks! Nobody can take care of themselves better than my son! After all, he saved the world!" Jack said proudly, as if that had anything to do with it.

"Well, alright! But, you still live here got it? And you still have curfew! And you still have to brush your teeth, and always bathe–"

"Mom!" Both Dani and Danny cried. Danny looked at Dani surprised, while Dani blushed, looking down at her feet.

"I, I mean-"

"No. Mom works just fine." Maddie said smiling. Dani shyly smiled back.

"Yeah! And you can call me Dad!" Jack said, grinning largely. Dani nodded.

"Well, that was a very touching moment, and I hate to break it up, but I guess I need a hammer, cuz did you forget we have some trouble downtown?!" Tucker shouted into Danny's ear.

"Ah! Okay, okay I'm going, I'm going. Geez Tuck, way to be sentimental!" Danny said.

"I'm Goin' ghost!" He shouted, changing into his ghostly form, and got ready to fly.

"Wait!" Sam cried, and Danny looked at her questioningly.

"Next time…don't forget to charge the Fenton Fones okay?" Sam said, looking away, face red. Danny's face turned red too. Dani looked between the two and smirked.

"Jeez, how much did I miss? Don't tell me you guys already confessed to each other?!"

"Dani!" Danny said angrily, face redder.

"Yeah. Apparently the whole end-of-the-world episode got their brains to function. Not to mention Mr. Clueless over here actually realized his feelings!" Tucker said not-so-discreetly to Dani, Dani nodding thoughtfully with each piece of information.

"I see…so, did I luck out in the pot?" Dani asked through her hand, still, like Tucker not-so-discreetly.

"No, that was when they got married, which you bet on being after graduation, and the kids, which was-"

"YOU BET ON US?!" Sam and Danny yelled, faces a color most artists would die for.

"Well of course! The betting on you was almost posted in the yearbook, but I told the guys they had to keep it more low-key, so it wasn't. Of course, the pot hasn't increased that much since the Disasteroid, but quite a few people are going to get lucked out cuz of the early confession, so when school starts-"

"Tucker. You really wish to die don't you?" Sam said, glaring daggers.

"Ummm, do I have to answer that question?"

"How did you even have time to bet on us?!" Danny asked.

"Well, I met up with Tucker on my way out of town. Had a few spare bucks that I snitched from Vlad, I just figured…"

The Red Huntress chose that moment to fly in.

"Hey Valerie!" Dani said, waving excitedly.

"Dani!" Both girls embraced, then Valerie turned and whacked Danny.

"Ow! What was that for?"

"For taking so long! I'm gonna need a long break after this one! Now come on, there's a fight downtown!" Valerie grumbled, grabbing Danny by his collar and pulling him.

"Alright, alright. Dani, no going outside, remember? Talk to you later!" With that, Danny and Valerie flew out of the house.

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Later that night, Danny paced in his bedroom, phone to ear. Dani slept peacefully in the guest room. Jazz sat on Danny's bed.

"Relax Danny, it's not like she's going to refuse the Savior-of-the-World or anything." Jazz said calmly.

"Yeah. But she can refuse a ghost." Danny said.

"You can do this, just call her up, act polite, spew out your story, and get Dani into school." Jazz said.

"Gee thanks Jazz, you make it sound so much easier." Danny said sarcastically.

"I just think you're worrying too much."

"Shhh!"

"Hello, this is Mrs. Hekon. What can I do for you?"

"Hello, can I speak to the principal of Casper Middle School please?"

Jazz leaned forward.

"Just wait one moment please."

"…"

"This is Principal Cardalay. May I ask who is speaking?"

Danny gulped.

"This-This is Danny, Danny"

Jazz slapped his back.

"This is Danny Phantom!"

"Why, Danny Phantom?! What can I do for you?"

"Well actually, I have to ask a favor…"

FIN

Of course, the classic Use-your-hero-status-to-ask-a-favor-that-someone-really-can't-refuse! Tee-hee! R&R!

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