Dumbfounded, Danny watched as three figures descended from the sky and landed softly in front of him. The figure on the right was the only male of the trio. He had long, blonde, greasy hair which came down to his shoulders; a white shirt was visible underneath a dark, grey trench coat; fingerless biker gloves adorned both hands; dark trousers and heavy, grey boots. The female ghost on the left had vibrant green hair, with heavy purple eye shadow surrounding her red eyes. She wore a red, leather jacket over the top of a black tank-top, leaving her midriff exposed; completed with a purple scarf. On her lower body she wore a matching red, leather skirt, completed with green stockings and black, high heels. But it was the ghost in the middle who had spoken. Her clothing consisted of a black choker around her neck; a black one-shouldered tank-top exposing her midriff too; one long glove that covered most of her right arm and one black bracelet on her left arm. She also wore a pair of black, leather trousers with a silver belt and skull boots. It was her hair though which was a true, visual spectacle; a teal blue ponytail of roaring fire. The four continued to stare at each other for what seemed an age, until the blonde and green haired ghosts began to snigger, followed very closely by the blue-haired ghost. Danny smirked.
"Tut tut guys." Danny said, crossing his arms. "You're losing your touch."
"Lose the smugness Dipstick." The blue-haired ghost said, mirroring Danny's actions with her arms. "We'll get you next time." This time, all four broke out into genuine smiles and rushed forwards and engaged in a four-way hug.
"What are you guys doing here?" Danny asked, pulling away from his ghostly friends, still smiling.
"We got trapped on this side." Johnny said, linking arms with Kitty.
"Yeah," confirmed Kitty. "We came here to look for you when the Portal snapped closed behind us."
"For me?" Danny asked, puzzled. "Really?"
"That's right, Lord Phantom." Ember said, smirking. "We were going to hang out at the Wraith & Shade again, and wondered if you would grace us with your presence." Danny cringed at his new title.
"Please don't call me that. No one here knows that's my title now." He said. "Having Frostbite call me 'Great One' is bad enough. I don't need another one to add to the list. I get enough hassle as it is. Stupid Ancients." While his ghostly friends laughed at his expense, Danny couldn't help but smile as he remembered going to that very café with the three ghosts in front of him straight after his ceremony; a few hours before Clockwork collected him for his training. He had been pleasantly surprised at how well the four had got on with each other when they weren't fighting each other. They had formed quite a strong friendship; almost as strong as the friendship Danny shared with Tucker and Sam.
"But it was very sweet of you guys to think of me." Danny said mockingly, clasping his hands over where his heart would be in human form. "I'm touched." Ember playfully punched his arm.
"Shut it Ghost-Boy." She said, but was still smiling.
"Hey, I'm seventeen. No, wait." Danny said, doing quick Maths in his head. When he finished adding on the thirteen months, Danny realised he had missed two birthdays. "Crap, I'm eighteen! So hardly a boy anymore."
"You've definitely grown Danny." Johnny said, just now realising that Danny was no longer the scrawny teen they remembered him as. "I'll give you that."
"Yes he has." Ember said, stepping back to give Danny a proper look. Johnny was put out when he noticed that Kitty was doing the same thing.
"Hey!" He said, waving his arms in front of the girls. "I've been working out too."
"I'm sure you have Johnny." Danny said, Johnny reminding him of Tucker whenever he was trying to impress a Cheerleader. He was also blushing at the attention he was getting from Ember and Kitty and was hoping to steer the conversation away from him. "How did you even manage to survive on this side with all the Ghost Hunters? And Johnny, where's your bike? Don't tell me you crashed it again?"
"Both are sort of connected." Johnny said.
"Yeah," confirmed Ember. "It was difficult to begin with, especially with your Goth friend, sister and mother trying to shoot us whenever we showed our faces." Danny's heart panged slightly at the mention of Sam, but didn't interrupt.
"But a certain little Phantom put in a good word for us." Kitty said slyly.
"Dani?!" Danny exclaimed. "She's here?!"
"You bet your Halfa butt she's here." Ember said. "A good thing too. Otherwise, all three of us would probably be puddles of ectoplasmic gloop on the floor by now."
"Or ripped apart molecule by molecule as your dear old pops would say." Johnny chimed in.
"Yeah." Danny said, rubbing the back of his neck. "Sorry about that. He tends to get a bit overexcited."
"Not to worry." Johnny said. "Thanks to Dani, we made peace with the Fentons. Your Dad and I even have a deal. He helps me fix and maintain my bike, and I give him a ride every now again and stay away from your sister."
"Speaking of which," Danny began again. "Care to mention where your bike is?"
"I let Dani borrow it on her recent R&R mission." Johnny said. "She should be back soon. Either tonight or tomorrow morning." Danny couldn't help but smile at the prospect of seeing his cousin again. He hadn't seen her since his ceremony either; she had congratulated him before flying off. His thoughts then turned to Jazz, who had made him feel considerably better by getting Ember, Kitty and Johnny to talk to him.
She would have made a great psychiatrist if the world hadn't have gone to hell, Danny thought fondly. But now it's time to get back at them for the taunt of my new title.
"So," Danny began, clapping his hands together. "Are you going to introduce your friend, or do I have to shoot you?"
All three of their faces were priceless; if their jaws could detach, chances are they would be on the floor.
"H…how?" Kitty stammered, still shocked.
Danny laughed. "Two months training with Clockwork have their perks Kitty. He got Frostbite to teach me how to hone in my Ghost Sense. Whenever it goes off, I can tell how many ghosts there are in the vicinity." Danny explained. "When it went off when you guys arrived, I could tell there were four of you, despite only three of you being visible. I didn't mention it before because I was happy to see you guys." This caused Ember to punch his arm once again.
"Now who's being the sweet one?" She asked sarcastically, but her tone was light-hearted.
"But dude," whined Johnny. "We wanted her to be a surprise. Ah well. Come on then Krystal. Time to say hello." When a fourth teen ghost appeared in front of Danny, he couldn't help but be amazed at how innocent she looked. Sure, Ember and Kitty were practically good now, albeit slightly rebellious, but the girl in front of Danny practically radiated naivety. She had long, snowy-white hair tied up in a ponytail similar to Embers, but not like fire. Her skin was remarkably pale for a ghost, like she had been out in the cold for days on end; royal purple eye-shadow was the only colour on her face, as well as the same shade of blue eyes that Danny has in human form. Unlike Ember and Kitty who had their stomachs on show, Krystal wore a slightly darker blue outfit, akin to what an Olympic figure-skater would wear, completed with a white belt which sat on her hips and knee-high, navy leather boots. She also wore wrist-to-elbow, cloth bracelets which were the same shade of blue as her boots. Her outfit was completed with a navy-blue cloak which reached down to her feet, fastened together with glowing, green gem. To Danny, she looked beyond terrified.
"Hey." Danny said softly, holding out his hand. "I'm Danny."
"Krystal." She said quietly, shaking the teen's hand, quickly releasing it. Danny noticed that her hands were freezing, even for a ghost.
"Don't worry girl." Johnny said. "He won't bite. Just don't try and take over his town and you'll be best buds." Whilst Kitty wacked her boyfriend with her handbag, Danny took a moment to inspect this new ghost. She was wrapping herself up in her cloak and staring at the ground, taking only the occasional glance at the other teen ghosts around her. Whenever she met Danny's eyes, who were still inspecting her, she would do an almost inaudible squeak before looking back down again.
"Are you ok?" Danny asked, taking a tentative step forwards; he didn't want to scare the girl even more than she already was. She gave a stiff nod.
"Don't worry Danny." Kitty said, now finished beating up Johnny and was now giving Krystal a one armed hug. "She's not the most talkative, but she's really nice when she opens up."
"You're new to this, aren't you?" Danny asked, much to the amazement of his three ghostly friends. Krystal's eyes widened, now fixed on Danny. "You haven't been a ghost for very long, have you? Maybe even a day or two before the portals stopped working?" Once again, Ember, Kitty and Johnny's jaws dropped.
"How did you know that?" Johnny asked. "It took us weeks to get that out of her."
Danny shrugged. "Halfa's intuition."
Ember scoffed. "You just made that up."
"True," Danny admitted. "But I remember looking just like that when I first became a ghost. It gets easier." With that, Krystal gave Danny a genuine smile.
"Thank you." She said, finally releasing her cloak, allowing it billow slightly in the gentle breeze. Her eyes then widened when Danny stretched out his hand and formed an ice crystal; she stretched out her hand and copied Danny. Danny winked to his friends.
"Having an ice core also allows me to tell whenever I meet someone else with an ice core." He said.
"Yeah," Ember said. "We knew that when we first met. She screamed and froze an apartment block." Whilst Krystal looked down guiltily, Danny laughed.
"Don't worry." He said, causing her eyes to meet his once more. "When I first developed my ice powers, I ended up freezing the entire sewer system under Amity." This apparently made Krystal better because she smiled once more and took a few steps forwards so that she was closer to the group.
"So what were you about to do before we showed up?" Kitty asked, smiling also as Danny had actually got Krystal to be more open; a feat which had taken them weeks to achieve.
"I was going to go for a fly." Danny answered, looking up towards the green sky. "I needed to clear my head and I thought a leisurely fly to nowhere in particular would be in order, even if Amity is practically a wasteland now."
"Something got you down?" Ember asked.
"Three things, actually Ember." Danny responded wistfully.
"Let me guess," Johnny started. "That twisted Paul kid, people here not liking you because you're massively late, and…" Johnny trailed off, struggling to think of a third reason.
"The army." Danny said darkly. "Valerie told me about what they get up to on their visits." This time to Danny's amazement, all four teen ghosts in front of him started laughing; Krystal seemed to be more an embarrassed laugh, but she was giggling nonetheless.
"Care to share?" Danny asked, confused.
"It's nothing Baby-pop." Ember said, clasping her side. "It's just, the last time they were here, something happened to them which was hilarious."
"Yeah," Kitty said, wiping a tear away. "Remember when we said Krystal screamed and froze a building?" Danny's jaw dropped as he turned to face the ghost in question.
"You didn't?"
"I didn't mean to." She said, a bit louder this time. "They snuck up behind me and scared me."
Her being scared froze an entire building? Danny thought to himself, a slight look of awe on his face at the ghost in front of him. Maybe Clockwork had a point when he said all powerful ghosts wear cloaks and capes. I'll have to keep an eye on Krystal.
"It was brilliant." Johnny said, bringing Danny back to the conversation. "They got bored trying to rile us up, so they thought they would be clever and try to scare Krystal. They got more than they bargained for though. On top of turning every one of those things in the immediate area into freaksicles, she sealed about forty soldiers inside that building." Danny struggled to stifle his laughter, which in turn caused Krystal to blush.
"How did they get out?" He asked.
"After much begging and pleading, I melted the ice." Ember said offhandedly. "But I made sure they were on the verge of pissing themselves before I did it. Serves them right."
"You're so bad." Danny said, but not in a condescending tone; if anything, he was impressed and glad.
"You got that right Baby-pop." She said, smirking. "And don't you forget it."
After a few moments of comfortable silence, the only sound heard being the low growls of infected people bumping into each other on the other side of the Ghost Shield, coupled with the noise coming from the school, Krystal finally spoke up.
"So, er," she began nervously, gaining everyone's attention. "Can we all go for a fly?"
"Sure," Danny said, before a thought struck him. "Speaking of which, how do you guys even get out of here? I doubt they turn off the shield every time you want to pass through."
"No flies on this one." Ember said sarcastically, before pointing to her choker, which Danny only realised now as having a green pendant attached to it. Looking to the other three, Danny saw that they all had similar necklaces on. "Not really my colour, but it does the job."
"Your parents made them." Kitty explained when she saw Danny's clueless expression. "They did explain how they work but I think we spaced out. Essentially, it allows us to pass through the shield and only feel a slight tingle." Danny was impressed.
"Impressive." He said. "Maybe I should get one. It's a pain having to keep changing just to pass through the stupid thing. That will definitely make my life a little easier."
"Yeah, we wouldn't want to make life even more difficult for you." Johnny joked.
"Shut it Johnny." Danny laughed as he morphed back into Fenton and began to float. "Let's fly already."
By the time they got back from flying, it was in the late hours of the afternoon and the sun was beginning its descent, casting an orange glow over the area. Danny had never felt better. The moment Dash and Valerie had laid it all on him about the hardships he should expect whilst staying at the school, Danny was apprehensive at the very least and was convinced he would end up being a hermit; either through rejection and misery, or through sheer annoyance and frustration. He was leaning more towards the latter though. But after the spending the afternoon with Ember, Kitty, Johnny and Krystal, Danny was now thinking the apocalypse wasn't going to be as bad as he originally anticipated. They had flown over to the building Krystal had frozen that one time; the entire area was completely devoid of any life. Despite Ember melting enough so that those trapped inside could escape, Danny couldn't help but marvel at how much power Krystal had used without even meaning to. She had even agreed to let Danny teach her, as she didn't have the luxury of Frostbite helping her like how he helped Danny when Undergrowth was attacking the city. However, as Danny had learned multiple times over his two years of being Amity Park's protector, the Universe just loves to prove him wrong.
"What do you mean they're going to be late?" Danny asked angrily. He was having dinner with his family in the Chemistry classroom, when the call came over the radio Jazz was holding; apparently, all R&R members were required to wear one as well as the guards. She had just been told that they had been contacted by Sam and Tucker's team, who were due back soon. However, according to the report, they had split up, with one group not being expected back at least for another day.
"It's not her fault Danny." Maddie said calmly; she knew that he was annoyed at the prospect of not seeing Sam soon. "The army were ahead of schedule and Sam and Tucker thought it best that one of them should escort them here. One time when they got here of their own accord, they had about fifty of those things following them. It was almost enough to put a strain on the Shield." Danny did nothing but huff, finding no flaw in the logic his mother was applying. He was just sick of having to wait to see his two best friends, especially Sam. It was almost as if the Universe didn't want them meeting.
"Look at this way Danny." Jazz began. "You'll still see Tuck and Dani, if she chose to go with him, tonight." It will give us more time to think of a way to tell him, she thought sadly.
"Yeah." Danny said, slightly more cheerfully. "I suppose that's true. How come you never mentioned Dani was here too anyway?"
"She wanted it to be a surprise." Jazz said, remembering how mischievous the little Halfa had got when planning it out. "Like us, she never doubted for a second that you wouldn't be back, and so she wanted to surprise you when you arrived. It's typical that Kitty let it slip; she never was one for secrets."
"Except when she overshadowed Paulina to get back at Johnny?" Danny asked, smirking.
"Except that one time." Jazz said, also smirking.
"Do we want to know?" Maddie asked, eying the two siblings suspiciously. They looked at each other before quickly saying no. They wouldn't want to get the ghosts on the bad side of their parents, not after they had actually begun to get along. Whilst Maddie tried to ascertain whether or not she should let the subject drop, Jack had sneakily pressed the fudge button on his staff and quickly eaten the small cube from his metal leg. Only Danny saw him and he had to cough to cover up his laughter, earning a wink from Jack. Maddie was none the wiser as the panel sealed itself back up again. The family lapsed into a comfortable silence as they finished their meal, when all of a sudden, Danny's Ghost Sense went off. A moment later, Kitty's head appeared through the ceiling, startling all but Danny who only smirked at the sight.
"Hey Kitty." Danny said, looking up to the other teen ghost. "Everything all right?"
"Hey Danny." She said, then turning to his family, who were stowing away their weapons. "Hey Fentons. Mind if we take Danny for a bit?"
"Sure Kitty." Jazz said warmly. "Just make sure he isn't out too long. He needs sleep at some point."
"Yes ma'am." Kitty said, her hand coming through the ceiling to perform a mock salute. Just as Danny began to float towards the ceiling, Maddie called him back down.
"Hang on a second sweetie," she began, rooting around the desk draw they were currently seated at. "Take this with you." Having found what she was looking forward, she threw something to Danny who caught it. Opening his hand, he saw a small, green disc which strongly resembled the stone which acted as a clasp on his cloak, as well as something else.
"Is this…?" Danny began; Maddie nodded.
"Yes dear, it is." She said. "We know that having to change between forms to go from one side of the shield to the other can be bothersome, so your father and I made this one especially for you. The other four ghosts just have a generic one, well, Ember's was mostly a generic one. She didn't want it as a necklace, so we just fitted it to her choker. As we know you don't really like wearing jewellery, we fashioned it so acts as a clasp for your cloak too." Swapping it over, and placing the now useless clasp on the table, Danny grinned and floated over to hug both his parents.
"You're the best." He said, still smiling.
"We know." Maddie said. "Now get going. We'll see you later." Performing a mock salute as well, Danny turned and flew through the ceiling after Kitty.
"Man that's cool." Jack said, watching his son fly through a solid roof.
As soon as Danny made it outside with Kitty and turned his intangibility off, he was instantly tackled by a black and white blur. The force and speed of the impact had taken Danny completely by surprise, that he didn't have enough time to right himself before crashing into the grassy area outside the cafeteria where students would eat during the summer months, leaving a small crater where he landed. Shaking his head, Danny looked down to see his 'cousin' clutching onto him with all her might.
"Hey Danielle." He said, smiling widely, patting her back. "How you been?"
Dani pulled away and punched the older Halfa's arm. "I'm fine you moron. Where the hell have you been for the past year?" It was then that Danny realised she was crying slightly.
"Hey," Danny began, bringing her in for another hug, which she gladly accepted. "I'm sorry, ok? It's only been two months for me. Blame Clockwork; it's his fault I'm eleven months late."
Dani sniffed. "Stupid Stopwatch." Danny grinned at her nickname for the Master of Time.
Though I'm not sure he would appreciate it very much, Danny added as an afterthought.
"Did you bring me anything at least?" Dani asked, pulling away once more.
Danny laughed. "Sorry Dani, but Clockwork's Tower doesn't have a gift shop."
"Typical." Dani huffed. Then, both their Ghosts Sense's went off as they were joined by the other four teen ghosts.
"Did it work?" Ember asked, who had an evil grin on her face.
"Course it did." Dani said, flying up to high-five the ghost rocker.
"Wait," Danny said. "You planned to tackle me into the ground, in which I'm likely to get a massive bruise now?"
"That's right Dipstick." Ember smirked. "Dani here flew here ahead of her little group and bumped into us."
"She almost didn't believe us when we told her you were back." Kitty said.
"But when she finally did, we told her about how Ember shot at you, and how it didn't work." Johnny said.
"So she and I came up with a better idea." Dani said, smiling at her plan. "Instead of using energy to hit you, we thought it better if I just hit you with me." Danny couldn't help but smirk.
"When did you get so devious?" He asked his smaller self.
"Don't look at me." Dani said, holding her hands in the air. "It's your genetics. So really, you're to blame."
"Yeah, all right then." Danny said, having no come back for that. "How come you flew ahead anyway? Was Tuck bothering you that much?"
"Oh my God," Dani said, suddenly becoming infuriated. "He's still going on and on and on about how he lost Sasha last week, and how he wants a funeral for her and…" Dani trailed off as she it dawned on her what Danny asked.
"Tucker!" She exclaimed, looking at her original. "He is so going to flip when he finds out you're back."
"I hope in a good way." Danny thought as he rubbed the back of his neck. I hope he isn't like the other humans here.
"Definitely in a good way." Dani confirmed, as if sensing his inner turmoil. "He's already got a betting pool on when you're getting back. And if I remember correctly, you're about to make him quite rich." Danny couldn't help but laugh.
"I don't suppose money is of any consequence now, so how is he being paid?" Danny asked.
"Chocolate bars." Dani said simply. "They're kind of a treat now as nowhere makes them anymore. I think he's set to win about fifty."
"Good to know I still have my uses around here." Danny said still smiling, when a devious thought of his own came into being.
"I know that look." Dani said. "What are you planning Danny?" Danny turned to his cousin with a mischievous grin.
"How would like to help me freak out Tuck?" He asked; Dani's eyes widened.
"I thought you'd never ask." Danny then turned to Krystal, who just looked at him curiously.
"I'm going to need your help too."
Just as Tucker's R&R team turned onto the street where Danny had landed the night before, the red beret wearing teen at the helm, Dani suddenly turned visible. Tucker let out a small, girlish squeak when Dani suddenly appeared floating upside down in front him.
"Gees Tuck," Dani said, trying her hardest not to laugh. "You're meant to be quiet." As if to prove her point, a lone, decrepit person stumbled out from behind an abandoned car in front of them. Tucker and Dani came to a stop, as did the rest of the group who had caught up, and sighed at the pitiful sight before them. It was, or used to be, a woman with long blonde hair which had fallen out in chunks; her clothes, which might have been considered fashionable over a year ago, were now stained with yellows and reds which were presumably blood; her skin, what was left of it, were of the same colours. However, the groups' eyes were drawn to how she was moving towards them. The 'woman' was staggering towards them with only one foot; the other ended in a jagged stump which was being dragged across the road, leaving a red trail in her wake. A year ago, many people would have become squeamish at this sight, but after eleven months, Tucker's group, as well as everyone else that lived in the school, had effectively become hardened to the sight of gore. Now, all they felt was pity, annoyance, or a combination of the two. Tucker was one such person who was filled with both; sighing, he reached into his belt and brought out an ecto-pistol, took aim and shot the woman straight between the eyes. As she dropped to the floor and began to twitch uncontrollably, Tucker holstered his gun and looked back to Dani.
"Where do you fly off to then?" He asked curiously.
"I went off to sort out funeral arrangements for Sasha." She said sarcastically as they began to move towards the school again.
"Very funny Danielle." Tucker said, using her full name which he knew she didn't like. Dani's eyes narrowed at the use of her full name.
"Maybe I should arrange funeral services for Tanya and Mimi too while I'm at it?" She asked dangerously. Tucker shuddered violently.
"All right, all right." He said quickly. "I'm sorry. But seriously, why fly off but fly back again?"
"Because there's something seriously weird happening at the school that I think you should see."
"Why?" Tucker asked. "What's happening. Have any Reekers got in?"
"No, it's nothing like that." Dani said dismissively. "It's not really something I can explain. You have to see it. Like right now." By this point, the rest of Tucker's team had caught up and heard the conversation.
"Best go with her dude." One of his team said after giving Dani a distrustful look. "Otherwise she may freeze your ass."
"Shut it Gerry." Dani said, glaring at said person. "I did that to you because you stole my chocolate bar and wouldn't give it back." Before Gerry could retort back, another member of Tucker's team came forwards and placed their hand on his shoulder.
"Like she said Gerry." She said. "Shut it. Go ahead Tuck. We've got it from here. The school's just up ahead. We'll see you at the debrief." Nodding his thanks, Tucker grasped Dani's arm and allowed her to fly him over to the school. As they landed out front, Tucker noticed that what looked like fog was creeping around the side of the school. Seeing Dani nod to him, Tucker edged forwards warily and entered the fog. As soon as he disappeared from view, Dani chuckled and disappeared to find Danny.
Tucker would never admit to how scared he was feeling right now, but if anyone had been able to see him through the thick, freezing fog, they would see how hard his hands were shaking from fear as well as the cold. Even though he knew Dani would never put him in danger, he subconsciously took his ecto-pistol and aimed it straight ahead, anticipating an attack.
"Very funny Dani." Tucker called out, more bravely than he was actually feeling. "Jokes over now. You can come out now." When he was met with only silence, Tucker really began to get nervous. With his heart pounding in his chest, Tucker began waving his hand in front of him, hoping to come into contact with something. Realising he wasn't getting anywhere, and that Dani was probably just fooling around, he turned to leave when the temperature dropped drastically. Shivering uncontrollably, Tucker walked back the way he came, much quicker than when he entered. However, just when he thought he was on the verge of leaving, Tucker saw something black ahead of him. Pausing to try and think of what black things there were on the football field, Tucker's eyes widened when it began to move towards him. Instinctively he shot an ecto-blast at the advancing black figure, only for the green bolt to pass straight through it. His jaw dropped at how ineffective his weapon was. Tucker then began to notice that the closer the thing got to him, the lighter the fog became; when it was no more than ten feet away, the small area he was standing in was practically free from fog. Tucker saw that it was a person wearing a long, black-hooded cloak, and he couldn't help but notice that it was stood in a battle stance. Nervously, Tucker raised his gun again when the figure in front of him did the last thing he expected; it laughed.
"Is that any way to treat an old friend Tuck?" It asked with an amused tone. Tucker dropped the gun as fast as his jaw dropped.
"I know that voice." Tucker said quietly to himself.
"I should hope so." The figure said once again, alarming Tucker at the fact that it heard him. "I would have thought it would take longer than a year to forget my voice." With that, Danny waved one hand in the air and all the fog dissipated, bringing the field and school back into view, and lowered his hood so that Tucker could see his face. Like Jazz, Tucker took a moment before he recognised who was stood in front of him, his jaw dropping for a second time that evening.
"Danny?" He asked, scarcely believing what he was seeing. "Is that you man?"
"Hey Tuck. How you been?"
Once again, I hoped you enjoyed this chapter. I know a few people have been wondering when I was going to bring Sam and Tucker back into it, and Sam will appear imminently. Until next time.
Lord Pugsy.