Stuck
"Help me!"
Danny and Sam frowned, trying not to laugh, as they studied the predicament Tucker was in. To avoid being late for school, the three had climbed under the fence surrounding the basketball courts. Danny and Sam had made it under with ease, but Tucker had gotten stuck halfway through.
"I'd go intangible, but..." he gestured to the snickering crowd a few feet away.
"Why is it whenever I'm in trouble there's always a crowd?" Tucker whined.
"Maybe Amy will show up." Sam said.
"Nah. I'm not in 'mortal danger'."
Sam sighed. "Ok, Danny grab an arm and PULL!"
They gripped Tucker's arms and pulled with all their might. The chain-link fence creaked, but Tucker didn't budge.
"Hey, Dash! Instead of standing there laughing, why not, oh I don't know, HELP!"
Dash snickered. "I would, Fentoenail, but I sprained my shoulder during practice."
The warning bell rang and the crowd started to leave.
"Ok, Tuck. When everyone's gone I'll-"he was cut off when Valerie grabbed his arm and pulled him toward Casper High.
"Come on, Danny! We're gonna be late!"
Danny stuttered, and gave Tucker an apologetic look.
"Typical! I'm stuck under a rusty death trap and she STILL doesn't notice me. Sam..."
Sam picked up her spider bag. "Sorry, Tuck. But my parents said if I was late one more time I wouldn't be able to hang with you or Danny."
"You're going to LEAVE ME HERE!"
Sam grinned at her friend's distress. "I'll get Mr. Lancer. He'll know what to do."
Tucker relaxed. "Ok, but hurry!"
He rested his chin in his hand and waited. A bird flew down and landed in front of his face. Tucker frowned. "Shoo! Go away! Scram!" The bird responded by pecking his face.
"AAAGH! DEMON BIRD! DEMON BIRD! HELP!" The bird flew off, frightened by the sudden scream.
He scowled. "Why does this ALWAYS happen to me?" Tucker glanced at the ever-growing black sky. "Oh, no."
Rain poured from the heavens, drenching him in seconds. "SAM!"
"Coming, Tucker!"
Tucker looked up to see Sam, Danny and Mr. Lancer running toward him, the latter with a pair of pliers.
"Mr. Foley, are you all right?" Lancer asked as he cut through the metal.
"Ye-yeah. Ju-just a-a li-little co-cold." Tucker shivered as he climbed out of the death trap.
"Well, we better get you inside. Then you three can explain what happened."
"They didn't tell you?" Tucker asked as they made their way back to the school.
Mr. Lancer smiled. "No. Samantha and Daniel ran up to me and said you were in trouble. So I didn't bother with questions until I made sure you were ok."
Tucker smiled. "Thanks Mr. Lancer. To make a long story short, I got stuck."