Okay so I'm gonna warn you now. I think I did horrible in this chapter and I couldn't do anything about it and I ran out of ideas and—why don't you guys see for yourself…
Chapter 13-New Jobs
This time there were three separate pictures of the trio around the age of 25. The first one was a picture of Danny in front of NASA smiling proudly and wearing what it seemed to be like astronaut gear. He just finished his astronaut training and was now an astronaut. But he didn't go on big expeditions that took years, instead, he went on smaller ones because he didn't want to leave his love ones for so long and besides all that, he still had a town to protect.
The second picture, which was in the middle of the other two, was a picture of Sam wearing doctor clothes with a stethoscope while checking a dog's heartbeat. She was now a full time vet and worked in one of the most famous animal hospitals in town. She also sometimes works at a small clinic near the old street she used to live in as a part time doctor there.
The third one was a picture of Tucker wearing a polo and black pants in front of a highly advance computer with some of his co-workers surrounding him. He was smiling at them as he was explaining his new design. Tucker worked as an electronic engineer in a successful company across the town.
Caption: we graduated, and got our dream jobs! It took a while though.
Flashback- - -
"Congrats dude! You finally became an astronaut like you always dreamed." Tucker said as he, Danny and Sam toasted their drinks. They were currently in a café celebrating the fact that Danny became an astronaut just nearly 30 minutes ago.
"I know. I can hardly believe it." Danny said grinning.
"Well believe it now, Danny. Your finally gonna see the stars and explore the universe like you told us." Sam said as she gestured to her and Tucker.
"Actually, I'm not going to go and explore the universe." Danny said. Tucker and Sam exchanged confused looks.
"Why? I thought you're already an astronaut dude. Don't astronauts explore and discover new things about the universe?" Tucker stated. Danny shook his head smiling.
"Yeah Tuck, astronauts do that but I won't be going on expeditions that last more than a year. I'm going on smaller ones like the moon and Mars." (I think…) Danny said smiling.
"Why did you do that? I thought you wanted to explore and discover new things?" Sam asked.
"Because, I didn't want to leave you guys and my family for so long. And besides, I still have a town to protect." Danny said with a smug grin on his face making Sam and Tucker smile.
"So, how's the model Tuck?" Danny asked suddenly, making Tucker smile. Tucker had been working for a huge and successful company as an electronic engineer. He was currently designing a gadget that could work wonders according to him.
"It's going great! They all seem to be impressed." Tucker said proudly.
"How 'bout you Sam?" Danny said turning to his girlfriend who was currently finishing up her drink.
"Same old. Little trouble here and there. Some emergencies… but over all good." Sam said smirking as she told Danny about her job being a vet.
"So, when's your first trip to space?" Tucker asked. Danny grinned.
"Next month. I'm very excited though." Danny finishing up his drink.
"Come on guys, wanna hang out somewhere?" Danny asked. Sam was about to answer when her phone rang.
"Hold on a second… hello? Sam Manson speaking," Sam said. Danny and Tucker could hear someone talking in a rushed voice.
"Lisa, Lisa calm down. What's the situation?" Sam said to the girl named Lisa. (Just made her up to be Sam's assistant.)
"That bad? Okay I'm on my way. Tell the owner to calm down and stay put okay? Bye." Sam said as she hung up.
"What's wrong?" Danny asked.
"A dog got stab in the stomach. It's already in the operating room but they still need my help." Sam said as she began to walk out of the café with Danny and Tucker close behind her.
"I thought you were just a vet? Why do you help in these situations?" Tucker asked.
"Turns out I know more about animals than I expected and one time, when the animal surgeon was out, I was the one who helped a poor cat live. Danny can you fly us there? We will not make it at this pace." Sam said. Danny nodded grabbed Sam and Tucker by their arms and transformed into Phantom before taking off.
"So you're a vet/surgeon now?" Tucker inquired. Sam nodded grinning slightly.
"Wow Sam, I'm impressed. Well, here we are." Danny said. As they landed just outside the hospital. Sam quickly went in only to be greeted right away by her assistant Lisa. Lisa was wearing a blue nurse's outfit and her brown her was up in a messy bun. She was currently wearing a face mask and was holding Sam's surgical uniform and mask in one hand.
"Thank goodness you're here already. Oh hello Tucker, Danny." Lisa said as she handed Sam her uniform.
"Hey Lisa." The boys said in unison as they followed Sam down the hall.
"Is the patient still okay?" Sam asked as she wore the mask and tucked her hair inside the light green cap that matched her uniform.
"Yes ma'am but they still need you in there." Lisa said checking her chart.
"How's the owner?" Sam asked as they turned another corner where the said owner was sitting fumbling with what seemed like a tennis ball. The owner had curly long brown hair and a skin complexion like Tucker's. She wore a yellow headband on her head. She was wearing yellow long sleeved shirt and an orange skirt and yellow doll shoes.
"Valerie?" Tucker said making the girl look up with a confused expression on her face.
"Tucker? Danny? Sam? What are you guys doing here? Well, except for Sam." Valerie asked. Sam continued to walk briskly while talking.
"I'll meet you guys in a while. I just have to wrap things up a bit here." Sam said winking before entering the operating room. Danny and Tucker sat beside Valerie trying to reassure her.
"Don't worry Val, Sam's got this. Your dog will be better before you know it." Tucker said.
"Yeah Val, I can assure you, your dog's in good hands. What happened anyway? Who did this?" Danny asked. Valerie looked at him with eyes full of hatred as she remembered who did this to her dog.
"Some guy who seriously had issues with dogs. He just came out of nowhere and stabbed Abby." Valerie explained. "I fought him and managed to call the authorities. Once they came, they took the guys away and surveyed the area. After that, I rushed Abby here as soon as possible. After 20 minutes, you guys came." Valerie said.
"Good thing the guys was captured or he could have stabbed you too." Tucker said hugging her. After what seemed like an hour, Sam emerged, her uniform and gloves covered in dry blood. When she removed her mask, there was a smile on her face.
"Well?" Valerie asked.
"Abby's fine. We managed to patch her up. You can see her already." Sam said leading the way. They went inside a room that was color light yellow. There, in the pet bed was Valerie's dog wrapped in a white blanket. When it saw Valerie, its tail instantly wagged.
"Abby! Thank goodness you're fine. Oh and thanks so much, Sam." Valerie said patting Abby's head softly.
"No problem Valerie. Just doing my job." Sam said smiling as Danny put and arm around her waist.
"When can I bring her home?" Valerie asked gesturing to Abby who was currently licking Valerie's neck.
"Tomorrow. We just need to keep her here for observation then she's free to go." Sam said. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'll just change out of these bloody clothes." Sam said kissing Danny on the cheek before untangling herself from him.
"I thought you liked blood?" Danny teased.
"Yeah Sam. We thought you liked blood." Tucker joined in. Sam rolled her eyes before removing her blood covered gloves and throwing one of them to Tucker and the other to Danny.
"Ugh! Sam! That's disgusting!" Tucker complained as the glove Sam tossed landed on his face. It's a good thing the blood was already dried.
"Whatever. Give me my gloves back so that I can change." Sam said. Danny and Tucker tossed back her gloves and Sam walked out of the room.
"Valerie, since when did you have a dog?" Danny asked out of the blue.
"Since last month." Valerie said smiling as Tucker wrapped one arm around her waist and petting Abby on the head. Just then, Sam walked inside in her usual attire.
"So, what did I miss?" she asked arriving at Danny's side.
"Not much. Oh and by the way Danny, congratulations on your being an astronaut." Valerie said smiling making Danny grin.
"Thanks Val." He said.
End Flashback- - -
During that day, Danny and Tucker had seen Sam in action on her job. And it's also that day that him and Tucker figured out Valerie had a dog. And also the day where he finished his training and was now an astronaut. The following month, he went on his very first trip to outer space. He and his team went to the moon to collect some rocks and other substances from it for he got back home, Sam and Tucker bombarded him with questions like: "how was it? Was it cool?" and "did you see stars? What does it feel like to be in space?" Danny laughed and told Sam and Tucker everything about his trip. After that, they just hung out and watched a movie or two.
Danny sighed and turned the page.
So… Valerie has a dog named Abby. Anyway, sorry if it's a horrible chapter. I had a mild case of writer's block and can't seem to get some ideas into my head. Oh and by the way, in case you're confused with Lisa, I just made her up to be the assistant of Sam. She won't be making very often appearances in the story. Anyway so review what you think.