It was now the next day and Jazz woke up in a worried state. She needed to know if Danny was hurt or not since she knew her brother could be quite reckless with his ghost-fighting. Even more now with his new attitude.
She left her room and knocked on Danny's door three times. When he didn't answer, she slowly opened the door and saw that Danny was absent. Internally panicking, she went downstairs to see if Danny was still in the house. And to her relief, he was sleeping on the couch, wearing only his underwear as the rest of his clothes were on the floor in a pile.
Jazz went up to Danny's sleeping form and said, "Danny, it's time to wake up."
"I know." a tired Danny said before he woke up and stretched his arms out.
"When did you get in?" asked Jazz.
"I don't know. 2 am, I think?" replied Danny.
"Danny, you know you can't keep staying up that late when it's a school night." said Jazz.
"Relax. We're not doing anything important in class today. All our tests are next week." said Danny.
"Still, it's unwise and unhealthy to not have 8 hours of sleep." said Jazz.
"You worry too much, Jazz." said Danny.
"It's kind of my job as your big sister. Now, pick up your clothes and take a shower. You need it." said Jazz.
"Fine." Danny whined before he got up, picked up his clothes, and went upstairs to take a shower.
After taking a warm shower, getting dressed, and eating a quick breakfast, Danny was about to leave the house before Jazz stopped him.
"Danny, remember, if you need someone to talk to, I'm always here to listen. Always." said Jazz.
"Thanks, Jazz." Danny said before walking to school.
When he got to school, he met up with Sam and Tucker and it looked like today was going to be like any other school day. Just another ho-hum day for Danny Fenton.
Except it wasn't.
While the first few periods went by without problems, Dash and the rest of the A-Listers just had to rear their ugly heads at lunch. Danny was with Sam and Tucker, trying to convince them he was doing okay when the A-Listers went up to the trio and decided to perform their daily harassment of Danny.
"Hey Fenton, I see you're hanging out with the dynamic weirdos." Dash said before he and his posse (Kwan, Paulina, and Star) laughed.
Danny simply ignored him, as responding to him would only make things worse.
"Fenton, I'm talking to you. Are you deaf?" asked Dash.
Danny still didn't want to say anything.
"Dash, can you just leave us alone?" asked Sam.
"Yeah, man, we're just trying to eat." said Tucker.
"Shut it, freaks! I guess if Fentina doesn't want to talk, then I guess he won't mind this." Dash said before grabbing a milk carton and pouring it on Danny's head.
Sam and Tucker were appalled by Dash's actions, as the A-Listers laughed in response. But what really worried them was Danny's lack of a response, as he said nothing. His eyes were closed, and his hands were shaking.
"Danny? Are you okay?" asked Sam.
Suddenly, Danny opened his eyes, and they were green, indicating he was enraged. He grabbed his lunch tray, got up, and went up to Dash.
Dash looked at Danny and asked, "Aww, is little Fenton mad?", in a mocking tone.
And before Dash could even react, Danny smacked him hard in the face with his lunch tray, shocking everyone in the cafeteria. It took a few seconds before the pain set in and Dash had to cover his now-bloody nose.
"You know what, Dash? I'm getting really sick of our shtick. You bully me, I take it, etc., etc. That shit is over. So how about we fight right here, right now and end it once and for all?" asked Danny.
This got everyone interested, as it was rare for someone to actually challenge Dash to a fight, let alone someone who was the size of Danny. Sam and Tucker tried to stop Danny from escalating things, but they were drowned out by the excitement of the other students.
"Me and you? Pfft. Please, I'd crush you. Beating you would be too easy." Dash said as he was being tended to by Paulina.
"Then do it. I dare you. Beat me until I cough blood." Danny said in a dark tone.
"Danny, you need to calm down." said Kwan.
"STAY THE FUCK OUT OF THIS, KWAN! You're not important!" said Danny.
"Don't talk to my best friend that way!" said Dash.
"Then fight me. Unless you're the scared, insecure wimp I know you are. It's funny how you run this school with your connections, athleticism, and bullying. But when you're at home, you're nothing more than Daddy's little bitch." said Danny.
Danny knew he struck a nerve as Dash pushed Paulina, Star, and Kwan away from him and said, "You want this, Fenton? It's your fucking funeral."
Danny wanted to say, "It only took me a year to properly get one.", but he kept it to himself.
Dash rushed up to Danny and tried to punch him, only for Danny to dodge every punch like it was nothing.
"Danny, stop! Just walk away!" Sam yelled but her words fell on deaf ears, as Danny focused his attention on Dash.
"Geez Dash, all those punches and you couldn't even connect once? That's just embarrassing." Danny said mockingly.
"Fuck you, Fenton." Dash said before grabbing Danny by his shirt and throwing him to the ground.
While on top of Danny, Dash said, "Well Fenton, you lost. What a shock. You're such a loser. The only good thing about you is that you have a hot sister. It's too bad she's an annoying bitch."
Dash's comment about Jazz made Danny lose any self-control he had left, and he grabbed Dash's throat, showing off his green eyes.
"Say what you said about my sister ONE MORE TIME." said Danny.
Not giving Dash a chance to talk, Danny punched him hard in the face before getting on top of him and punching him some more. Each punch became harder as Danny unleashed his full rage on Dash. Kwan tried to pull Danny off Dash, but Danny just pushed him away and knocked him into Star.
Paulina tried to do the same, but it was equally unsuccessful, as Danny turned his attention to her and forcefully shoved her to the ground. She looked at his rage-filled eyes in fear, as everyone was in shocked silence.
Danny then turned his attention back to Dash and looked at his bloody and bruised-up face. He couldn't believe that this was the same guy he was friends with in elementary school. The same guy he had a crush on. The same guy he held hands with. The same guy who was his 'boyfriend' for a time. The same guy who betrayed him when his dad got into his ear and became his long-time bully. That guy was now on the ground, beaten and bloodied, and Danny didn't feel one ounce of sorrow for him.
Danny then went up to Dash and said, "You should be lucky there were witnesses here because if this happened while we were alone, I'd make sure no one would find your body. Now pay attention to what I'm going to tell you because I'm only saying it once. If you EVER bully anyone here or anywhere again, I will find you, I will hurt you, and I will make your life a living hell. I'll make you wish you died at birth. Understand?"
Dash weakly nodded his head.
"Good." said Danny.
Danny then looked at everyone around him and they all looked fearful of him, except for Sam and Tucker, who looked disappointed in him. Not wanting to deal with anyone else at that moment, Danny walked out of the cafeteria, turned into Phantom, went intangible, and flew far away from school.
Sam and Tucker looked at each other and Sam asked, "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"Intervention?" asked Tucker
"Intervention. And it needs to happen ASAP." said Sam.
"Yeah, if he can do something like that to Dash, who knows what he's doing to his actual enemies?" said Tucker.
"I don't think I want to know." said Sam.
"Me neither." said Tucker.
Hope you enjoyed the chapter. I'm well aware I'm really bad at updating this story but this chapter was difficult to write, as I had to change it multiple times before going with the final version. So, things are getting worse with Danny, as he beat Dash within an inch of his life and it's only going to keep spiraling. The next chapter will be all about Danny and Valerie and how impulsively reveals his secret identity to her. Also, I'm working on a ton of stories right now, so stay tuned for more updates. Other than that, I hope you all have a wonderful day. Bye for now and stay safe.