I do not own Danny Phantom.
Sam's Rescue and Another Save
Sam raced through the streets of Amity Park, ducking into alleyways and hiding behind dumpsters. She was glad that Technus was also the Master of Long-Winded Speeches, as she could hear him coming from a mile away.
But after twenty minutes, she had finally been cornered at the soccer park. Nowhere to hide and no escape from Technus' electrocuting wires. Sam frantically scanned the vast green fields and open blue skies.
Come on, Danny! Where are you?
Technus cackled when he spotted Phantom's gloomy sidekick in the middle of the large fields, with no more places to hide. "Finally, child, I have caught you! You shall rue the day you messed with Technus-"
"The Master of Technology, I know, I know!" Sam snapped bitterly. Oh man, do you ever give me a headache.
Technus scowled. "Don't finish my sentences for me, child! It's annoying."
Two thin, black wires sparking at the tips shot towards Sam.
Sam snorted. "You're calling me annoying?" She carefully watched the black wires, dodging and cartwheeling out of the way. She winced as one of the wires missed her face by an inch.
Hurry up, guys.
Danny flew through the skies, scanning the ground below. "Tucker, you got anything?"
Tucker studied his P.D.A. "Nothing-wait! Amity Soccer Park and we better hurry. These electricity ratings are through the roof!"
Technus was getting annoyed. It was bad enough he got beat by the ghost boy, but his human sidekicks? That was just embarrassing! Although he could name a few other ghosts who had gotten beat by those meddlesome twerps.
"Hey, Technus!"
The techno-ghost glanced up in surprise, only to get smacked in the face with a plasma blast. He hurtled backwards and crashed into one of the goalposts. Sam collapsed on the ground, panting.
"It's about time!" she snapped irritably.
Danny grinned sheepishly. "Sorry, Sam. Tuck, you ready?"
"Just a few more seconds, dude."
Danny nodded, set him on the ground and turned to where Technus had landed. He frowned. "Aw, man. Where'd he go?"
"Right here!"
Danny spun around and watched as both wires shot towards him and three plasma blasts towards Tucker.
"Tucker, watch out!" he cried, ducking the wires.
Tucker glanced up just in time to see the three green blasts coming towards him. "Aw, crap!"
He tucked-and-rolled, easily dodging the attack. "Say your prayers, Technus!"
Technus backed away as Tucker pushed a button on his P.D.A. "No. No. No!"
Immediately, his techno-armour crashed, rendering the ghost weak. Technus waved a fist in the air. "Curse you ghost boy and your meddlesome sidekicks!"
Danny grinned and removed the Fenton Thermos. "Don't worry Technus. I have a feeling I'll be seeing you next week." He was about to suck the ghost in when a red blast struck his hand. "Ow!"
Sam and Tucker cursed before running off and diving behind the dumpster before the Red Huntress showed up and got a clear view of them.
Valerie swooped down half a minute later on her rocket sled. "Looks like I'll be killing two birds with one stone."
Danny shook his smoking hand and glanced at Technus. He was in no condition to fight, thanks to Tucker's hacking job. He yelped as Valerie whipped out a Molecule Ripper. He had no idea how Valerie managed to get her hands on his parents' portable invention, considering the fact it was only in the blueprint stage, but he didn't have time to ponder. Valerie was aiming it at the fallen Technus.
He swooped in and grabbed Technus, narrowly missing the pink shot.
Sam and Tucker glanced up as Danny placed Technus beside them. "Valerie has the Molecule Ripper," he cried. "Oh, man. I knew I should have destroyed that blueprint when I had the chance."
Sam put a calming hand on Danny's shoulder. "It's going to be alright." She held up the silver cylinder with a grin. "I snagged it from my locker before I hightailed it out of school. I'll suck you and our little tech-doofus in and slip away."
Tucker frowned. "Why can't he just transform?"
Sam slapped him upside the head. "Because, idiot, she'll see the blue light and come looking. We won't be able to get away in time and Danny will be busted!"
"Oh, yeah. My bad."
Sam turned the light-setting down on the Thermos and sucked the two ghosts in. She grabbed Tucker by the arm and dragged him out of there.
Valerie looked around frantically. There was no sign of Phantom or his friend. She cried out in frustration, a cry that echoed through all of Amity Park.
Sam and Tucker made it back to Danny's without trouble. They slipped down to the lab. No Maddie or Jack. Or Valerie.
With a sigh of relief, Sam pushed the green button and watched as Danny and Technus landed on the floor with twin groans of pain.
"I hate that thing," Danny moaned, hauling himself from the ground and transforming into Fenton.
"Hey, how come the ghost sensors aren't going crazy?" Tucker asked.
Danny smiled. "Dad blew a circuit and the system went down. Talk about luck." He gently nudged Technus with his foot. "Dude, you okay?"
Technus looked at the ghost boy and his sidekicks, each looking at him with...worry? Concern? He didn't know. He wasn't familiar with such emotions. He simply nodded.
The ghost boy smiled. "Well, that's good to hear. Val-I mean, the Red Huntress, nearly tore you apart molecule by molecule." He went over and opened the Ghost Portal. Two blue eyes glanced at him apologetically. "You'll have to go back to the Ghost Zone. It's not safe out here with the Red Huntress on the loose. Do me a favour and warn the other ghosts for me, will ya?"
Technus just stared. "Why did you help me?"
Danny looked taken aback. He took a moment to think about it. "Well...I guess it's because it's just what I do. I save everybody. There are no exceptions to that rule."
"Yeah, you're just a really big pain other than a threatening enemy," added Sam.
Technus turned to the gloomy girl, who was smirking at him. The geek was playing around with his P.D.A. Suddenly, Technus' armour came back online. "My fault, man," he said apologetically. "I did too good a hacking job. It crashed your system more than I intended."
Footsteps sounded from upstairs. Danny paled. "Shoot, my parents! You gotta-"
Technus was already halfway through the portal. He looked back at the three. "Thank you."
That was all he could get out. For once in him afterlife, he was speechless.