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This was it- the hardest moment of his life and it all comes down to this. The slice. His traumatic experiences were not going to stop him now! The stab. He had to do it, for Sam and for himself as Tucker bet a ten on him throwing up. The bite. At first, the fear was worse than the sensation of homemade meatless food. The Chew.
"Wow, Sam! You made this?" He asked surprised as he felt no urge to through up.
"You are kidding, right? It's recycling vegetarian so naturally, you hate it." She replied while peaking back with one eye.
"No really!" Danny sliced into the lasagna again. "What is it?"
Surprised, Sam sat down on the chair next to him, "Are you SURE? Are you sick or something? Is the popularity getting to you?"
"I'm fine Sam, maybe worried about the maths test tomorrow, but I have to say- never thought I'd be enjoying recyclo-vegetarian after- you know..."
"The Sam-changed-the-menu incident?" getting her own slice of lasagna she thought about it, "Guess they didn't take a good recipe book- gotta say the grass on a bun does sound kinda bad once you think about it. Being vegetarian is a choice and it took me time to get that I guess. I mean, I have to deal with eating whatever comes my way- when I first went vegetarian the food my parents made was so bad but back then they were still trying to understand me so I ate a burnt meal and had indigestion for two days!"
"Wait," Danny replied putting his fork down, "That's why you were absent from school?"
"Well, that and I caught a cold from Tucker."
"Do you have a cold now?"
Sam blushed, "That is the cheesiest line you came up with, lasagna-breath?" Danny turned away embarrassed only to have Sam grab him by the shirt, "That was still cute," she added, pulling him back for a kiss.
Definitely tasted the lasagna he just had as a mechanical rolling of wheels stopped in the corridor.
"Oh, my!" The two turned around to see Sam's grandma Ida winking at the two, "Is this what studying looks like these days, eh?"
The Fenton works lab was busier than ever with Jazz, Dani, and part-timer Valerie helping out. With the Fentos having a government grant for their research and edition funding for ghost shields as Valerie's father started up his business again. Patrols were clocked and went down for work experience and she had some spare time before going home to revise. To her surprise- Danny, Sam, and Tucker kept a very detailed profile of ghosts and their powers. Their friendliness level and for some a possible origin or influence they had on society historically, as well as artifact connection.
Frostbite seemed to be connected to the yeti story. Pandora, to her surprise, was friendly.
As she scanned through the files one stood out for some reason- Ember McLain. It seems that they tried to look for any rockstars or other people who might have a connection to Ember. Nothing. A copy of Ember's live concert processed to not have mind control influence was attached. The music was catchy while not being completely her style. A type of 1970s rock her Dad listened to sometimes? The lyrics- sure, she needed people to chant her name and gain more power. But she was asking people to remember.
"Valerie!" Dani popped up at the side of the table, "You sure you don't need to go home and revise? Danny seemed worried about the test today."
"Is it time already?" Valerie glanced back at her phone for the time, "Mrs. Fenton? Is it okay if I take the aerial route?"
"Sure! Thanks for all the help and please tell your father how grateful we are for the safety lock hep!"
"Will do!" Val's red suit soon covered her body again, "Jazz, Dani, see you around! Have a nice day Mr. and Mrs. Fenton!"
Taking off, the image of Ember engraved in her mind.