So far, the three have managed to keep their powers under control. They had quick catches in the hallway, giving quick check-ups between each other. When lunch rolled around, Danny was surprised at what was served.
"What is this? Grass on a bun?" Danny asked, picking it up.
"What happened to our menu?" Charlie asked, looking for her favorite foods.
"And who changed it?" Emily asked, sad to see her favorite drink was gone.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!"
"Tucker, it's time for a change,"
The three turned and saw Tucker and Sam. Danny informs them about the two and how he and Tucker became friends over the month. However, he also informs them about Sam and how she views them.
"Change? For who?" Charlie asked, glaring at Sam.
"We happen to like the menu the way it was," Emily added.
"Well, too bad. Everyone going to love this menu." Sam said, crossing her arms.
"And having actual grass on a piece of bread is going to make people like it?" Danny asked, confused.
"Look, people need to understand that there is more than meat. They are eating animals." Sam said.
"I get that you're big on animal rights, Sam, but this is clearly not the way to do this," Danny said, shaking his head.
"I'm calling my dad," Charlie said, pulling out her cellphone.
"So you whine to your father when nothing is your way? What a brat." Sam said, rolling her eyes.
Charlie glares harder, not liking what she just said.
"Don't dismiss this, Sam. Mr. Morningstar is very protective of Charlie. He does help pay for the school fines." Danny said.
"And before you go off about him blackmailing the school, Mr. Morningstar told them he would not turn a blind eye to anything. If Charlie did something he didn't approve of, he would confront her and make sure she understood her lesson!" Emily added.
"That goes double for Sera." Danny threw in.
Sam looked surprised but refused to believe any of it.
"And why are you still defending them?!" Sam asked.
"For the last time, THEY SAVED MY LIFE!" Danny shouted, tired of explaining it.
"Sam, I want to be friends with you, but you clearly refuse to believe you're in the wrong about them! Charlie and Emily are my friends! Then being rich has nothing to do with whatever "plans" you think they have for me! I have known them for two years! If they had done anything like that, I would actually leave them, because they taught me not to take any shit from anyone!" Danny told her.
"And we'd feel bad about it too!" Charlie added, ending the call.
"The menu was made for everyone. It wasn't made for you." Emily said, frowning.
She could barely keep the eyes on her headband and chest from appearing.
"My dad will talk to the school after it lets out. I did try to talk him out of it, but you two know how he is." Charlie told her friends.
"Well, you tried. That's all that matters." Danny said, smiling.
Sam growls, still not believing that Danny would stay on their side. Why couldn't he see that he was nothing more than a puppet? Before more could be said, Danny was hit with a mud pie.
"FENTON!"
Danny groans, knowing Dash was coming to blame him for the menu, not even caring that he had nothing to do with it.
"I ordered three mud pies. Do you know what they gave me? Three mud pies. With mud. From the ground!" Dash yelled.
"And blaming me is going to change your order?" Danny said, rolling his eyes.
"These are the best years of my life! After high school, it's all downhill for me! How am I supposed to enjoy my glory days eating mud?!" Dash shouted.
"Actually, it's topsoil." Sam corrected him.
"Whatever!" Dash said, putting Danny in a seat before placing the plate in front of him.
"Eat it. All of it!" He told him.
Emily and Charlie glared at him as Danny stood up.
"No." He said, looking at him.
"What was that?" Dash glared.
"No. I'm not your scapegoat anymore, Dash! I haven't been one for two years. You have no power over me. I'm not going to eat something you ordered." Danny said, walking up to Charlie and Emily.
All three of them notice Danny's ghost sense appear and Danny spotted a ghost in the kitchen. Dash, however, didn't like that his former servant stood up to him now. Dash reached over to grab him before Danny grabbed the plate and threw it in Dash's face.
"GARBAGE FIGHT!" He shouted.
Before anyone knew it, everyone started throwing their so-called food around as Danny, Charlie, and Emily ducked.
"IT'S NOT GARBAGE!" Sam shouted, upset.
However, no one notices that the three were sneaking away. Once they reach the kitchen, they spot the ghost, who looks very much like a lunch lady.
"Huh. Shouldn't be so bad. She looks a little like my grandmother." Emily said.
"You have a grandmother?" Charlie asked, confused.
"Girls, maybe we can talk to it," Danny said, hoping they didn't have to fight it.
The three looked at the Ghost, who was searching for something. Before they could speak up, someone else spoke first.
"What is that?"
Everyone turned and saw Tucker and Sam had followed them.
The Ghost also heard them and turned.
"Hello, children. Can you help me? Today's lunch is meatloaf, but I don't see the meatloaf. Did someone change the menu?" It asked.
"Yeah. She did." Tucker said, pointing at Sam.
"YOU CHANGED THE MENU?! THE MENU HAS BEEN THE SAME FOR FIFTY YEARS!" It yells, shocking the group.
"Charlie, Emily, get them out of here," Danny said, knowing this could be bad.
Though they didn't like the idea of leaving Danny alone with another ghost, they knew that Tucker and Sam couldn't discover their powers.
"Be careful, Daniel," Emily said as she and Charlie pulled Tucker and Sam out of the room.
Danny took a breath and faced the Lunch Lady ghost.
"Look, I don't like the menu change either, but I can tell you looked ready to hit someone when you were told who changed the menu. I'm sorry, but I can't let you do that." Danny said, standing ready.
"I'm going Ghost!"
Danny soon transforms into his ghost form, surprising the Lunch Lady Ghost. Danny stood ready, hoping the girls would keep Tucker and Sam saved until they could help him.
Speaking of which,
Charlie and Emily made sure that Tucker and Sam were as far as possible, making sure they could also give them a slip when needed.
"Let go!" Sam said, yanking her arm out of Emily's hand.
"You just left him! Some friends you are!" She said, making Charlie and Emily glared at her.
"He told us to get you two to safety. That shows he trusted us to get you out of the crossfire." Charlie pointed out.
"And why haven't you talked to him about following you!?" Sam asked.
"Because we trust him!" The Girls shouted.
"Charlie?"
Everyone turns and sees Vaggie walking up to them.
"Vaggie! Nice timing!" Charlie said, hugging her girlfriend.
"What's going on? I heard there was a food fight in the cafeteria?" She asked, confused.
"Long story, babe. But right now, Emily and I need to get back to Danny. Knowing Dash, he going to try and use him as a scapemoat again." Charlie said.
"That's scapegoat, Charlie." Emily corrected her.
"That's what I said," Charlie said, making Emily roll her eyes.
"Charlie, what's..." Vaggie started.
"Sorry, can't talk right now. I'll make it up to you later." She said, kissing her cheek.
With that, the two run off, Charlie pulling out the apple and Emily letting her headband turn into a halo.
Back with Danny,
Danny was having a bit of a hard time dealing with the Lunch Lady Ghost. She was a lot more powerful than the other ghosts he fought. He turned intangible as she threw some plates at him, and started to catch a few more in his arms and his mouth. He soon returned the plates to the counter.
"Well, if this superhero thing doesn't work out, I can have an exciting career as a busboy," He said to himself.
However, he noticed two stoves coming alive and was about to attack him. Only for Emily and Charlie to burst in and smash them.
"Girls! Where's Tucker and Sam?" He asked.
"We left them with Vaggie. Came back to help you." Charlie said.
"After Sam accused us of leaving you behind," Emily said.
Danny sighs before the three face the Lunch Lady ghost, surprised to see an angel and a demon. However, she quickly grew angry again.
"I control lunch! Lunch is sacred! Lunch has rules!" The Lunch Lady shouts.
"Anybody wants cake?" She suddenly asked.
The three looked at each other, confused.
"As nice as that sounds, we're afraid we have to turn it down. Sorry." Charlie said.
The Lunch Lady was surprised at that. However, they heard another voice, which made them turn.
"What in hell!?"
'Vaggie?! Did she follow us?!' Charlie thought, shocked.
"Miss! Get out of here!" Danny told her, making sure not to use her name.
It got even worse when Tucker and Sam peeked in.
"YOU!" The Lunch Lady shouted, driving towards them.
Charlie, Emily, and Danny quickly tackled the three out of the way, causing the Lunch Lady to miss.
"Girls, we need to get them out of here!" Danny told them, making them nod.
They each picked up a person. Charlie-Vaggie. Danny-Sam. Emily-Tucker. The three started to fly/run down the hall. Charlie was a bit jealous that both Danny and Emily could fly, while she didn't have any flight powers. However, she knew her speed was enough to keep up with them. Guess her demon form kept the family line.
The Lunch Lady followed after them, glaring at them. She wouldn't stop until her doom was served.
This is where I'm going to stop, however. So, even more differences from the episode. Sam still changed the menu and no one likes it. Only this time, Charlie and Emily are with Danny. They had their own thoughts about the whole menu change and stood up for Danny when Dash tried to blame him. And Danny even stood up for himself. Something that didn't happen in the actual show.
The Lunch Lady appeared, and since Tucker and Sam had no idea about the three powers, Danny handled the ghost by himself as Charlie and Emily got them to safety. And Sam accuses them of leaving their so-called friend behind, missing the fact that Danny asked them to leave him so they could get them out of danger. They even ended up running into Vaggie, which gave Charlie and Emily a reason to go back and help their friend.
And Vaggie, Tucker, and Sam followed them, not seeing Charlie and Emily transforming. And now the Lunch Lady is after them. So, the next chapter will cover the rest of the Mystery Meat episode and then on to my own ideas until we get to Vlad.
Speaking of which, since Vlad is Danny's archenemy, who should Charlie's and Emily's Archenemies? I know Adam is a choice, but which one should he be? And I have no idea about the last one. If anyone has any ideas, please share.
And I almost forgot, for those who are waiting for the next chapter of Angel, Demon, and Ghost, coming up with a backstory for how Danny, Charlie, and Emily became the three lords is taking longer than I thought. It's still coming, I just having a bit of trouble thinking over my idea for it. Don't worry, it's still coming. It's taking a bit longer than I thought.