Chapter 1: Trying Too Hard Entrance
Chapter Text
As students walked towards their new year at Casper High, the school speakers came to life with Principal Ishiyama's voice giving her 1st spesch for this school year.
'Beloved staff and my dearest students'
Freshmens looked up but kept on walking. Observing other students, looking for their friends or if they have someone they know they can approach or walk with, and greeting the campus' welcoming committee.
'A very good morning to each and everyone of you. It is indeed a great scene to see all of you gathered in the morning after a very long while away.'
Sophomores and Juniors met up with their friends and greeted some teachers while walking towards the hallway, only partially listening and some causing slight ruckus that were quickly prevented by the teachers near them.
'I have always questioned myself. What is so special about success? Why can't I be second or third in anything I do? Is it necessary to be successful always. I would say yes Success gives you fame and fame gives you notable status.'
Mr. Lancer and Ms. Tetslaff, both at the front doors of the campus, heaved a sigh and made eye contact. Looking almost worried. As a long time teachers of this school, they have familiarized themeselves in a lot of absurd situations.
In other schools, they have bullies, pranks, manmade incidents that threats the life of everyone on campus, y'know the usual students shenanigans. In casper high, they have all those too, with a few additions like Ghosts, Dragons, out-of-nowhere-concerts of a one hit wonder, students that are possibly necrophiliac, or could hack through the school's systems making the previous IT resigned, or students who pulls out a protest right under their own noses overnight.
Seriously, they don't get paid enough for this. The newly recruited staffs will learn this sooner rather than later.
'Now, what is the secret of success? If we dig and explore the secret of success there is only one mantra behind it "Patience and Perseverance" All great leaders have reached victory through constant Perseverance.'
The reason that got both extremely experienced teachers worried is because they hadn't seen a single senior student walk up inside the building nor drive up to the school parking lot. The new staffs aren't worried because it's the first day of the new school year. Surely, the students wouldn't anything on the first day? Ahh.. newbies.
To be unworried is what Mr. Lancer wanted to be right about now.
'Famous scientists and sports persons never gave up and stood with patience till they tasted victory. It is rightly said that "Anything well begun is half done". Similarly I cannot deny that anything that is started with positive attitude is already done.'
Almost all the newly recruited staff were so young. Possibly because the old ones knew what to expect in this particular school. Whenever the new ones asked the old staff when they saw them one time in the hallway cleaning their desk, they just stared, nodded and smiled. They don't know what to make of it. Being young though, they just shrugged and thought they were being approved by their senior ex-staffs.
'So as you all enter your classes today make a list of even the smallest ideas that take to the path of success. And, I am sure we are here to guide you in the same all the way. Respect your parents, Obey your teachers and Believe in yourself. Wish you all a grand and successful year. Welcome you all once again. Thank you. Have a nice day.'
With that the bell rings, students and the new staffs went inside the building without any questions asked but stopped for a while to looked when they saw the other students just standing near the window looking like they were waiting for something.
Mr. Lancer felt the air shift. Principal Ishiyama stand beside him, preparing herself like he did, then inquired, ''Saw any seniors, William?''
Edward William Lancer spared her a side glance then looked straight ahead before saying "Not a single one''
Both understood what will come soon. They've both been a witness to this pseudo-tradition that every senior in Casper High does every year since the year 2000. Although the previous 2 years has been peaceful. The 1st year it happened, they thought they only skipped a year and became wary of the next. But last year's batch has been peaceful too, so as of right now they are unprepared.
Seeing not a single senior student have always been a warning sign they both knew all too well from past experiences. They just hoped it wouldn't be another impromptu rain and water fight inside the campus.
Mr. Lancer heard revving engines with a rhythmic blinker from a distance. He looked to his right and there they were. The students they have been waiting for since the very beginning of this day, slowing down to turn left towards the parking lot. Hoping for nothing to happen seems like a joke by now. But still, he hoped for the best.
Lead by a black Hummer with the windows down full of jocks, followed by a pink convertible Bently full of cheerleaders that had both the principal and vice principal worried because of how Paulina Sancherz and Star Thunder sit at the back.
Various cars followed, each containing sets of senior students all on their way to the parking lot. Teachers and students who heard the revving engines of multiple cars went towards the windows to view the parking lot as they saw all cars went in and parked one by one. Students were in awe as well as the teachers. Freshmen students were gushing about the cheerleaders, specially the hot tanned girl sitting beside the pretty blond one that sophomores later informed them were the latina Paulina Sanchez and Star Thunder, respectively, and to be wary and careful around them.
The freshmen thought they couldn't be that bad to be careful around. They looked too much of an air-head and innocent looking to do something. Maybe the jocks protects them or something. So they just shrugged it off , said thanks to the sophomore and continued on.
''What is this Crazy Rich Asians?'', one teacher muttered. Seeing most of the cars were luxury cars. Damn.
''This is America, I can assure you most of those are not Asian'', one teacher in a lab coat responded.
When the last car is properly parked, all engines stopped but no one gets off yet. Everyone held their breath waiting for whatever it is they were all waiting for inside the car.
The moment the Latina got off her car every car doors opened but no one followed her out. Suddenly, whining noise came from the school speakers before music blares loudly for all to hear making the teachers flinch. Some students covered their ears, other students cheered over the loud 'boss music' that most agreed to. Ms. Tetslaff immediately went to the school audio room to see who's behind all the music.
Once the music blared, the hot Latina walked towards in front of the building basking in every student staring at her beauty. At the same time, every single student inside the car came out and walked towards the school with the squad they were in car with. The nerds and geek are feeling too much of it though and looked like they were trying to hard, but the rest looks so cool and powerful and hot making the other students looked at awe.
In the same order that they drove in, they walked inside the school building, behaving, the cheerleaders winking at other students, the jocks fist-bumping and high-fiving their juniors, greeting the teachers as if its the most normal thing in the world.
By the time they all went and get sitted inside their respective classrooms, the music stopped and the seniors acted like nothing happened making Mr. Lancer and Principal Ishiyama wonder what the heck will they do next.
''Principal Ishiyama to the audio please'' the speakers bearing Ms. Tetslaff voice.
That woke the rest of the teachers and the student body up. Making way to their respective classrooms to properly begin class all the while excited for the day to see their seniors one way or another, Mr. Lancer couldn't help but feel like they were in for a long school year.
You could never be more correct, Mr. Lancer.
Chapter 2
Summary:
Music Class. That's it.
Notes:
Following Characters aren't mine.
Songs aren't mine either.
Anything bad you found here in this fic is mine.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
It's the first day of music class and after the formal introduction of each students to their new teacher that introduces himself as Bryan Smith, the teacher decided that they can do whatever they want the whole period.
But wait. There's a catch to this. At least one should be singing and another constantly playing an instrument, the one playing the instrument doesn't say what song they are playing, and keep on playing until somebody sings the lyrics.
Somebody raises their hand.
''Yes, Ms. Thunder?'' inquires Mr. Smith. Already excited, cause he thought his teaching method is working already.
''Star is just fine, sir!'' responded Star as she discreetly looks at her co-A-Listers who're giving her a thumbs up.
Mr. Smith, thinking she's just shy and in need of encouragement from her friends, nodded, smiled and waves his and as a gesture to go on. ''Okay then, Star. Is there a question you'd like to ask?''
Star looks at him and tilted her head a bit,'' Is mayonnaise an instrument?'' 'ugh. Nailing the acting so much I'm losing braincells' , Star thought in disdain but shows nothing On her face.
The few that got the reference laughed wholeheartedly, while the others laughs along having the others explain to them why she asked that.
Mr. Smith blinked once. Then two more. Looks around before settling her eyes back on Star again, who's now obviously trying not to laugh along with her friends. Then thought,'Well, this'll be fun'. Before responding, ''No, Star, mayonnaise is not an instrument. And before anyone asks Horseradish is not an instrument, either.'' Still smiling, noticing the hands that went down after he finished his sentence.
After the class calmed down with that little episode, and Dash congratulating Mr. Smith for passing the vibe check, the class started to decide who plays an instrument, what instrument should they use, and who sings. Picking the guitar was a unanimous decision.
They decided to take turns in both singing and playing the guitar, since only 4 people in the class knew how to play the guitar. They asked the teacher if it's okay to have a duet or a sing-a-long and he said sure as long as everyone participated in any way they can.
The first one to volunteer to play the guitar is Luke, a chill dude who everyone kinda likes and is okay with. He picked an easy song that everyone probably knows, and started strumming the opening to Party In The USA by Miley Cyrus.
Paulina excitedly sings the intro with her thick accent and one by one every cheerleaders in the room joins in and sang really loud. At the chorus every single students joins in, some waving their hands up and some clapping along the music.
Dash took the guitar and made eye contact with Kwan. Strumming the strings to the intro of Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi, their classmates were surprised by their choice of song. Definitely not what they were expecting from the jocks.
The beginning started normally, with the other students staring at awe at their classmate, Kwan's, voice. They know he could sing but this is the first time they heard him sing a song like this with Dash at the background. Kwan's voice make Dash's sound okay. Their harmony is great.
Reaching the chorus, While Kwan is singing the normal lyrics ''Somebody to hear, Somebody to know, Somebody to have, Somebody to hold''
Dash is singing very different lyrics at the background,''Maya-hee, maya-whoo, maya-ho, maya-haha''
Their classmates doesn't know how to react and just kept on staring at the laughing jocks. Before anyone could react, they started singing the chorus of Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley.
They should've really expected it. Really they should've.
They just got Rick Rolled in real life.
After having their little fun, Dash passes the guitar to Kwan, who immediately strums A Whole New World from Disney's Aladdin. This time the first one who 'sings' is Dash. Paulina sang Jasmine's part acting every bit in character, not in anyone's surprise, and everyone listens for a while until someone quietly makes monkey noises.
Everyone turns to look at the source of the noise; and there he is. Tucker Foley.
Dash, and Paulina didn't stop singing, still trying to feel the song, but glares at Foley in wonder. Kwan is just vibing with his guitar, finding the whole thing funny.
''What's that supposed to be, Tuck?'', Danny, sitting beside Tucker in a three huddled armchair, asked.
''I'm doing Abu'', Tucker simply says and keeps on going. The class laugh and supported Foley, riling him up even more.
Kwan laughed even more and started making wind noises and claimed,''I'm doing magic carpet'', before anyone asked.
Soon, a lot has been making wind noises to help Kwan. Tucker and Danny even caught Sam making small growling noises, just enough to not get notice. Noticing the two looking at her in surprise, she just uttered,''Rajah'' and they laughed even more.
Seems like Sam's in the mood for fun too.
Sitting in a chair with his feet up the table in the corner of the room, Mr. Smith observed the whole thing. Amused at the development of their impromptu musical. He then started observing each students, noticing the visible groups and cliques between students; but getting along just fine and even having fun in his class. Music bring people together after all.
'Music is the best', Mr. Smith smiled in bliss.'Teaching will definitely be a piece of cake in this school.' He thought naively, not knowing what is on its way.
Mr. Lancer is on his way to his office after making sure no students have been loitering around the school hallway, fire exits, or the janitor's closets.
He collected 3 detentions for 3 late students, caught a couple playing tonsil hockey at one of the janitor's closet and another one at the stairs against the door on the rooftop.
It's only the beginning of the year. The first week of the school year.
'Teenagers and their hormones'.
Noise from the other side of the hallway suddenly greeted his ears and interrupted his musings.
'Such noise in the morning! What are the teachers doing?! There are other classrooms full of students in this area.' ,fuming in his head as he stormed his way towards the source of the said noise.
Turning right at the corner, Mr. Lancer is greeted by the music room full of students doing-not studying!
Without even knocking, cause he knows the knock won't be heard anyway, he opened the door and the some of the students abruptly stop upon noticing him.
The students facing the board jumped in surprised and automatically clumped their mouth shut upon seeing Mr. Lancer barged in the classroom.
Mr. Smith fell out of his chair in panic, trying to make himself look presentable.
The remaining students who noticed their teacher laughed but stopped upon seeing their vice principal at the door, a seemingly permanent grimaced on his face.
Their teacher tried to greet their vice principal but got interrupted by a loud ''War of The Worlds! This isn't a free concert keep your voice to a minimum! I can hear your voices from across the hall!''.
Seeing the veins throbbed on his neck as he yelled at the students only egged the students more.
''They could hear us? Cool!'', Oh, the sweet summer child Kwan has spoken.
In which, a certain Dash added,''Yeah! Let's sing louder for them to join!''
Their other classmates catching on encourage the thought even more. Having a High School Musical experience in real life seems fun.
Kwan didn't pass the guitar this time, he just strum the guitar loudly and Dash began 'shouting' the song.
Mr. Smith looks at his students in panic because he's fairly new to this school and the vice principal stormed in his room and yelled and mad and the students aren't helping. It's only his first day in this class with this students and he might just get fired.
Piece of cake his ass.
Meanwhile, other students and teachers hearing the ruckus become curious. The teachers left their charges to their own devices to check up on what the heck is happening, leaving the students freely doing what their want and ended up in front of their classroom doors or windows to get a piece of the action if there is one.
Though judging by the level of the noise, there probably is.
As the volume grew, the students peering out and listening recognized the song and being the youth that they are sang along too. The juniors and sophomores, who knows who the song is dedicated too, sang passionately with a lot of feelings.
I Think I'm Going Bald.
They were singing I Think I'm Going Bald by Rush.
His students decided to sing a song that is oh so painfully obvious for their bald vice principal, whose eye is now twitching.
Oh he is so going to get fired.
On his defense, this is music class. So what they're doing is valid.
Salvation where art thou.
Notes:
This is even worse than the first one lollll
https://vt.tiktok.com/DoMDgk/ -Aladding scene
https://www.fb.com/100001991883924/posts/3101248569951509/?d=n -Someone You Loved that my Aunt sent me from FB
Chapter 3: Late night Supermarket
Summary:
In which they subtly helped everyone at school.
Notes:
haha it's been so long. If you're reading this, Thanks and I'm sorry. I know I'm not that good a writer but this is a form of practice ehe
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
It was a peaceful night this time around in Amity Park. The people didn't dare to comment on the sudden peace, afraid they might jinx it.
A good night sleep without sudden chills and menacing laughter around sounds good.
In a distance, the local pier of Amity Park can be found. The Box Ghost can be seen minding his own business in one of the warehouse near the area. He can be seen levitating boxes and fitting them like legos.
As he put the last box at the top of the pile, an ice cube passed through his torso coming from behind him. He picked it up as he marvels at its angles and perfectly trimmed sides. Suddenly it melts caused by a glowing green blast coming from somewhere beside his head.
Annoyed at the fact that his new favorite box has been destroyed, the Box Ghost turned around with rage in his eyes ''BEWARE! Who had the auda-''
He didn't even get the chance to finish what he's about to say as he was suddenly sucked by a powerful force towards a thermos.
''RUDE! This is not how you treat your friends!'', shouted the Box Ghost inside the contraption.
''Whaaa? Boxy, we were never friends?'', the holder of the container says in confusion.
''We are now mortal enemies!'', claims the Box Ghost, ignoring what the holder of the container says.
The holder of the contraption sighs, shut off the lid, picked up the empty drink where the ice cube came from, and walked out of the warehouse.
Putting a hand on an earpiece as the person put the thermos on a backpack and hopping on a electric skateboard, the person reported to the earpiece, ''I got boxy here in the pier and two ectopi on the way here. I'm on my way back to the Fentons. How'd you guys do?''
''Just finished playing with Klemper. Hey guys is it safe to eat a snow cone made by ghost?'', answered a slightly cheerful voice from the earpiece.
''Tuck! Did you eat one?!''
Tucker snorted and says, ''Sam, come on, I'm not stupid. I eat three! too bad I only have maple syrup in my bag. Still tastes good though!''
Before Sam could get another word, the third member of their trio spoke.
''You should try them with strawberry and butter next time, Tuck. Had them a lot last summer so I'm pretty sure it's safe, Sam''
Sam just sighed, shook her head, and turned off the fenton phones. What did she even expect, she should know this by now.
' Speaking of syrup, I ran out of strawberry, blueberry, and chocolate. Hmm I'll just grab one on the way home'
After arriving at the Fentons, Sam climbed up to Danny's window that he kept open for nights like this. Going in his room to put the thermos underneath his pillow has been their routine for years now.
'Syrups and maybe some snacks, snacks sounds good', Sam thought while on her way to the supermarket while letting Danny know through the earpiece where she put the thermos this time. It has to be at random places as a precaution, since Jazz isn't there to take care of it until Danny arrives.
As she walks, she started humming a song that's been stuck inside her head for a while now. It's quite a nice night. Appreciating the scenery while riding in an electric skateboard would put anyone in a good mood. She thought if she should just go to the nearest convenience store but thought against it. They don't always have blueberry after all. She could've just sent someone to buy it for her but a night like this with this mood? 'No, sir. I'm going on an adventure to the supermarket.'
Turning left instead of the usual right she took to go home, she hears a short static from the fenton phones before hearing Danny, ''Sam?''
''Just going to pick up some snacks and other stuff. Its an impulse thing. Forgot to tell''
''Where are you going? The convenience store is on the 3rd street. You could've just told me, Sam. It's like two blocks from here'' Tucker said through the earpiece, while looking at the blinking dots in his PDA.
''Nah, I just want to go and be random for a bit. I've been falling on a routine lately'', she lamely explained.
''Sam, you're always random.'', Danny paused and thought for a bit before finally speaking up again, having made a decision. ''Can I join? Needed a new sketchbook and a bunch of folders. I don't really like the idea of asking you both to buy those things just because you guys are near the stores.'', sounding unsure, Danny explained.
''Yeah, me too! I needed extra syrup. From now on, I'm assigned with Klemper.'', spending extra time with his friends somewhere normal out of the blue sounded nice.
''Sure. You guys don't need to explain. I don't own the place.'', Sam said, chuckling a bit.
The two boys don't need to hear anymore and headed towards where Sam's going.
The thing that Tucker was looking at on his PDA is a program that he built himself with some help from a few people that Sam knew through her Uncle.
It's a tracking software installed in each of their phones and his PDA. The chip is somewhere in their body not obvious. For Tucker, his glasses, including the extra he has in his bag and at home; Sam's hair ties, including her extras at home and on her wrist; Danny's own hair ties, cause his hair can be pulled back and tied into a small bun or a french braid if he's ever in the mood. Jazz had one too, carefully threaded inside her hairband.
The chips will automatically activate itself and signals through each others phones the moment they left their own house, and will automatically deactivate itself, 30 mins after arriving at their own house, just to be sure that no one was being followed and suddenly getting kidnapped. Although, Jazz's manually activated through her own voice command or when the chip isn't receiving any brain wave activity from her head. Indicating that she's unconscious. If one of the chips that are with them brakes, it will send an alert through their phones.
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Sam's been chillin at the parking lot for a good 3 mins when Danny arrived followed by Tucker 5 mins later.
They went inside as they walked and talked about various things. What they would buy, requirements needed for college, news from Jazz, their home life, Tucker craving for more ecto snow cones. Sam automatically went and grab the big cart, knowing full well that one of the two will try to get on it again cause it's fun to watch those two be idiots.
Even though they know what they came for, they still went through each and every isle like they were taking a stroll through the park making fun of some of the products.
When they reached the syrup isle, Tucker grabbed what he wanted and also some of Danny's recommended flavors. Sam also went on her own way and grabbed strawberry, blueberry, chocolate, and vanilla. Danny noticed her and asked,'' You wanna try the snow cones too?'' making his eyes turn bright blue. indicating that he's willing to make one right now.
''Nope. Just remembered I ran out of a few stock in my room when Tuck mentioned it.''She absentmindedly answered as she ponders which brand tastes better for vanilla.
''You don't know what you're missing out on, Manson!'', Tuck exclaimed while holding another brand of vanilla pointing at her.
''Don't really want to find out either'', she decided to take whatever Tucker's holding.
Danny, disappointed, stopped attempting to show off his ice powers and just pushed the cart to go to the next isle.
"What the hell are you guys doing?"
"Dude stop moving and don't let it fall''
''Danny''
At the mention of his name, he looks at Sam behind the cart at Tucker's side, pointing to his head.
"There's a Bounty on your head"
Sam covered her mouth with her hand while Tucker laughed like a steaming pot, in an attempt to not be too loud.
Danny just looked at them with a straight face and removed the 12 packed of Bounty tissue on the top of his head.
"Nice try but weak'', Danny said as he handed the tissue back to Tucker as he composed himself.
"I don't need that dude. Put it back.'' Tucker said, doing a shooing motion.
Sam looks at both of them questioningly, "Why are we even on this isle?"
"We were just following you. What do you mean?'', Danny said looking at her strangely. Tucker looked her way too, while subtly moving to climb up on the cart.
Sam looked at Danny, bewildered,"I was following you guys too'' she says.
Suddenly, the cart started trembling and started to tip over. If it wasn't for Danny's and Sam's fast reflexes, their groceries would've fallen. Unfortunately for Tucker, he landed on his back facing upwards.
"No love for Tucker, huh", he said as he lays still.
"Is there anything broken?", Danny inquired.
"aww thanks man. I'm good tho", Seems like Danny card a bit. You a true Bro, Fenton. Tucker thought while standing up.
"Non of them really fell out of the cart so its all good. The Sodas..."
"Let's put them back", They all said at the same time.
'I thought he's asking me, but I guess there really is no love for Tuck. Looking at those together while having this thought is not good.' Tucker concluded.
After putting the sodas back and getting new ones, posing and taking pictures in front mirrors and cameras that shows them on sale televisions, they immediately paid for their purchases and hurried outside whilst hoping no one would get that soda and open it immediately at the current time.
Psssssssssch
"WHAT THE HELL?!"
A familiar voice. At this moment, Sam had a feeling.
Oh Clockwork, please no. The rumored lovebirds are in sync.
If I don't see them, they don't see me. Nothing's even happening yet but this one's ready to run away.
''HAHAHA Dash got lucky"
"It's God's way of saying you should take a bath"
Let him stink.
Is that what smells in the locker room?
Please wash up it's been going on for a week.
''I wanna try going to this new route I found earlier on the way here." ← A lie.
''Sure. I feel like being adventurous tonight too." ← Also, a lie.
"Yeah same. The way home seems dangerous for some reason tonight." ← aren't you a ghost hunter?
They went home peacefully that night.
At school the next morning, everyone can breathe at peace.
If asked about that day, everyone will tell you that Dash smells like lavender.
Notes:
I googled the sfx sodas made.
Chapter 4: I don't glitch, I improvise
Summary:
#kwaninsimpfields
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
A gun shot zoomed through him, thanking the universe the man whiffed, he sprinted to his left, slide, crouched and shoot his shot. Immediately killing his target.
Feeling smug, he proceeded to walk over and waste a few more bullets on his target and typed, "skill issue" to enraged the enemy team.
A big mistake on his part. For after this one kill, he's always been the first one to die every round until the enemy won the game.
"womp womp", the enemy Player 3 sent in his chat box when they secured the match.
Poor dude shouldn't have opened his mouth. To add salt to the wound, he found out it was a girl after checking the profile of the player.
"Freaking e-girls, who's always getting carried!!", he rants in front of his monitor in anger.
The girl is the match MVP by the way. Also in the top 5 players in their state. Well, the account is anyway.
Still feeling the adrenaline from the recent match and laughing at his own humor, Danny leaned back on the very comfy gaming chair he was sitting, none of the chairs in his home is ever this cozy.
He turned to look at his girlfriend, who doesn't look like she's having fun with what she's watching on her tv at the back of her gaming room. She's watching a bunch of whales and frowning. What did they do? He'll find out soon enough, he's sure. Turning back on the game, he noticed a notification from Tucker. Opening it, he was surprised to see a few missed calls from him.
Danny: I was ig whats up?
Tucker: no invite??
Danny: Using Sam's account for the skins
Tucker: WITHOUT ME??
Danny: mb
Tucker: r u at Sams?
Danny: yuppp stufying her in her natural habitat
Danny: *studying
Tucker: lol
Tucker: Kwans asking if ur g
Danny: g
"Move dumbass! He's on your left!! on your left!!", he desperately called out as he watched Kwan die after getting knifed by the enemy. "Sometimes its better to solo queue"
"My headphones busted!", the mighty Kwan tried to defend himself but alas, he couldn't clutch.
"You're skills busted who the fuck aims at their feet??", Tucker may have a point but he has no room to talk, all of his kills aren't from gun fights. "Lets keep it in MOBA, you're not built for FPS dude", he continued.
"FPS??? Those things have more than guns!! All I'm expecting are guns, gunfights, knife-" Danny didn't bother listening to the rest of Kwan's words. He's the one who chose the game they were gonna play and boasted about being good in it. What a pony.
Danny sent in party chat, "git gud gg", closed every program opened and turned the pc off.
The moment he sat next to Sam, the first words out of her mouth were, "I have beef with 30 orcas".
Words he never thought he'd heard someone say but he heard weird things from his girlfriend before, like finding a supposedly not working portal cool instead of scary or creepy or crazy.
"Damn. Do they know? What did they do?"
He liked to think he's a Sam expert, considering they've known each other since 1st grade, been best friends since 8th, and been her boyfriend since 11th. But Sam always does and says things that reminds him she's the hottest weirdest girl he knew in his 17 years of existence. Both on Earth and the ghost zone. She outweirded the ghosts she's amazing.
"They're like the Dash Baxters of the ocean."
Six months in the relationship, he found out that he found it cute when she said weird shits like that while she maneuvered around his arms, or legs, or jackets. Or maybe its her cuddling him that he liked? Either way he's happy to be there.
"Oh. They bully other fishes? Weren't natural predators of the oceans or something?", he remembered reading it when they went to an aquarium date a month ago.
"They are but they're mean about it.", retorted the girl curled up on his right arm.
"Meaner than dolphins?", he tried looking at her face but she buried it further on his arm.
".....I like manatees the best right now", she muttered instead of answering.
"Sticking with your fellow herbivore, huh" that got him a bite from said girl he just called cute in his mind a moment ago. "Don't bite, you're supposed to be vegetarian", he half jokingly reprimanded.
"I was yelling at Kwan earlier, he played like an ass", changing the subject while he's trying to make her face him by grabbing her cheeks. Successful, she looks squished.
She scoffed before replying, "I thought he's good at Radiant. He's been boasting about it the whole day."
True. Kwan's been all up in everyone's faces about how he's a gamer and is good at every games. Dude's been at it ever since he found out that Star's new guy is apparently a good enough player to go pro. Danny thinks the dude's lying considering he'd seen him play against his girlfriend a few times and lose every time. Although, e wont be the first guy to say a word to Kwan. He's having fun playing with the guy in some games. Plus, it's good to have a hobby and release aggression through means other than beating on other kids.
"He's doing it because of Star I think", he doesn't know why she's letting him squish her face like this but he likes it. He likes it a lot.
"I thought they weren't together anymore?", she managed to reply despite him messing around.
"They weren't. But Star's talking to this guy that's good at games. You played with him a few times before in custom matches", he finally let go of the tight grip he has on her face and settled to cuddle instead.
"Really? Which one?"
"24 chicken on his alt, and Flakes on his smurff. Destroyed him all the time, though", he gave a chuckle to that.
"Oof. Wait, is that why Star suddenly dm'ed me?"
The two paused and looked at each other before Danny got up and reached for her phone.
Handing it over to Sam he said, "Accept. Accept please we need to know."
"For a guy, you're nosy."
"For a girl, you should be too."
"Who said I wasn't?"
"Considering you still haven't opened your phone to reply?", she haven't reached to take it from Danny's hand either. He knows the password, his biometrics on it to, even his face could be recognized and he could easily open it and do it himself. But no it matters that Sam did it herself.
"I already accepted and she's been saying anything and nothing at the same time. I told her we're not that close for her to rant to me like that and I haven't opened it since."
"Harsh Sam. At least do it for the tea."
Giving a big sigh, Sam gave in and opened her phone. And seeing multiple long messages from Star. Asking for tips how to play this or that, some slang the dude probably told her, that she only ask Sam because she cant directly ask Foley and she wasn't sure if Fenton plays video games outside from things his parents made. Danny took offense to that. Dramatic gasp, clutching his pearls and everything. True he used the gadgets his parents build, not just the ghost hunting tech. But they work! and cheaper than buying his own after Skulker keeps breaking it multiple times. At least his pc is Technus proof.
The rest of the night were spent on replying to Star's inquiries, and recommending her mytube channels to watch if she wasn't ready to play yet. One of the channels is the one she's allegedly talking to, Danny's idea. They also told her to look for fellow new players. But Star shut down the idea thinking that they're probably gonna be creepy with her luck. So they give her names of schoolmates she might know, including Kwan. Another idea of Danny.
It's probably karma that it's happening right now, considering what he tried to set up the night before. But he honestly didn't think that Star would talk to Kwan about it. That lead him to opening his mouth. That lead to Noel, the talking stage gamer guy, hearing about it and challenging Kwan. That leads to this annoying situation. This school needs it's own e-sports team. They should really start to catch up. They have drills and once a week ghost training but no teams for video game sports? Not fair for the nerds.
A kiss on a cheek woke him up from his musings with the said cheek kisser walking away.
"Sam where are you going?", he didn't stand up to follow, should've dragged him with her if she wanted him to go with her.
"Gonna go talk to Mr. Lancer", was her short reply.
Turning to Kwan he asks nicely, "Why the fuck are you asking us? Go ask Dash or Dale or something. You got yourself into this, dude."
"Cold. Come on Danny it's for love. He has to woo his girl back through Winning!"
"Foley gets it! Dash is as good as I am in FPS." Kwan grabs Tucker and made a motion for Danny to join. But he remained seated on bleacher.
"You have a week to practice.", Danny blathers.
"He's going pro! He's winning tournaments already! And I won plastic rank last night.", Kwan had the audacity to take Danny by the shoulders and shake him.
"Just forget Star then! Wasn't that other cheerleader recently broken up to? Or go back to Valerie you guys were happy in 9th!", Danny exclaims, getting Kwan off of him.
"Danny if you and Sam broke up-", he desperately needs Danny to understand him so he could get him to agree.
"Over my dead body", Danny immediately cuts him off.
"It's just an example!", desperate is an understatement at this point.
"Why does it have to be us breaking up? Use another example!", even Danny's starting to get worked up, new tactic.
"Fine! If-", he doesn't know yet what he's gonna say but he's still ticked he got cut off again.
"Okay if we manage to win the school wont be able to deny to include of e-sports as an official school sports team and club!", Sam exclaims unknowingly cutting off Kwan.
Noticing the silence from the guys, she finally looked and noticed the strange atmosphere. She finally dared to ask after a few moments. The silence continues until Kwan started to whimper making Dash and his group move over to them.
"Hey! He's asking nicely! You went too far Fenton!", Dash bellowed making a show of his fist and palm to give Danny a clue as to what he's about to do.
The trio were about to defend themselves when Kwan started muttering.
"I'm cooked. I'm actually gonna be cooked. I'm not even a good food but I'm so fucking cooked. Not just by that guy but by the nerds too. Oh god even Manson."
"Hey it's no pressure. It's just a game-"
"I'm gonna be humiliated and Star's gonna go off with that guy with his wins, and high paying pro gaming job, and I'm gonna be working on my own hotdog stand because I can't be a doctor like my parents wanted me to. They're gonna-" A punch in the gut via Dash express stopped him from continuing shocking the trio.
"He does this sometimes it's fine", Dash claimed as he help Kwan up.
"Even if I managed to get the Danny and Tucker to agree, we're still gonna be lacking in teams. Unless you guys know anyone else who' good enough to play. Better yet if we have a monster on our team like that guy.", Kwan laments and noticed how the two looked at Sam. He looked at Sam too and asked,
"Do you know anyone?"
Sam only raised an eyebrow as if considering lying or getting out of the situation altogether. Kwan knows she won't leave she needs the win for the new thing she's pestering Lancer about. Which is getting this school to make their own e-sports team.
"I promise to get you back in the Skulk and Lurk again with all of my power. I swear they'd lift that band and you'll be able to go there again.", should he kneel? would that help? Dash is starting to look at him worriedly.
Danny knows Sam's been back on the Skulk in Lurk after she got ban. She bought it. It's on its way to closing down when she saw the opportunity to bought it and now co-owns it under a fake name with the original owner. He figured Sam is starting to find the whole thing funny that's why she's just playing along now.
"It's next Saturday, right?"
Everyone nod to her inquiry.
"I'm sacrificing date night for this." She faked a sigh. Danny new it was fake, he can't believe he's losing date night over this. That's their time!
"Yusss!! Sorry Fenton. I'll pay you back later." He waved to Danny. Oh well. It's gonna be fun. They can roast him to a decent player by next Saturday. Hopefully.
When Kwan asked who Sam knows, she only said not to worry about it. The day went normally after that until night came and they're all in game. They, meaning Kwan(Boo boo bear), Dash(Demon9), Danny(Ghostman), Tucker(FryrTuck), and Sam(Chaos). Truthfully, Dash offered to beat other kids into playing for them, there are a lot of nerds other than Folly, and Fentoenail. But Kwan said he wanted to do it right. Whatever the heck that means.
They were surprised and a little skeptical when Kwan and Dash discovered that Sam's gonna be the fifth player. By the end of the first game, which they lost, amazed was an understatement.
Danny clipped every moment she left the two guys amazed. Specially after the game where they're almost gushing about it. Proud boyfriend as he was he can't let them be comfortable at the thought of someone good in their team. Obviously, it's way different than a football game. But they're gonna make it work. Because Sam was finally invested at the cost of his Saturday night.
"You're both way too dogshit to win a single game even with three people carrying you.", It's too easy talking to them like this behind a screen. Ha!
"Play behind us first and don't rush in. Don't shoot and run, dude. Stop that.", Tucker actually offering advice.
"Or lets have a custom match with bots first? It will help you guys with aim and utility use.", Danny actually tried too since as per Tucker's words, It's for love, as cringey as that is.
While they're talking, Sam already set up the practice match for them to try. She'll leave it up to Danny and Tucker and she scrolls around her socials.
It seems the nightly scrimmage as Sam calls it is helping. They're actually able to win a few match and help the team secure a win. Their team chemistry is improving too, frequent comms helps a lot. Most of the time the boy's are just screaming. One time while Sam was trying to clutch, Kwan thought he was muted and had his own concert singing. He only noticed when the others joined in after Sam secured the round and laughed about it afterwards.
Sam doesn't talk much outside of comms, not really that comfortable around other people outside Tuck and Danny. So she's scrolling through her phone in between every queue and deaths. She made the mistake of quoting a post on her public account instead of her other one where no one follows (Except Tuck because no matter how many times she block him, he can always come back) with the caption, "when i catch myself trying my best when I'm playing with him because i want to impress him #womeninsimpfields".
It wasn't even Danny that saw it or anyone that follows her. It was Tucker. He probably have her on notification if he saw it that fast. She wouldn't even realize she posted it on the wrong account if Tuck didn't send a screenshot and a link to Danny. She only found out after they found a match when Tuck asked her if she meant to post that. He didn't exactly say what it is she posted but she knew. Oh god she knew. She immediately deleted the post, mistakenly choosing a character she doesn't usually play in the process.
She's hoping that Danny didn't see it. But she have to be realistic, it's Tucker. He already showed Danny before he told her. And Danny wasn't saying anything probably thinking she's crazy about him and not only like him a normal amount. Which she does. She really like him a very normal amount. She's very shy with her feelings still. She almost gagged at herself.
She calmed down when she felt someone squeezed her and gave her a chaste kiss. She knew it was Danny when he whispered a short bye and match is about to start.
He's geeking. This is Sam his best friend before she became his girlfriend. He'd known her for years and he's geeking. And Tucker freaking knows because he's been sending him memes and teasing him. This girl got him swinging his feet while sitting, while gaming. She simped for him!! She likes him! Life is good. Life is so good right now he could fly.
He did fly and towards Sam's house. But immediately came back because it's a rank game.
The day before the game Kwan saw Star outside the arcade.
Last practice night before the official face-off Kwan seems off. He's throwing the whole game and it doesn't sit well with everyone who sacrificed their time and worked hard to help him. None of the trio knows that Kwan and Star talked before he went home afterschool, Dash did but he didn't know any reason what could have happened between that time and now for him to perform this bad. He didn't ask him anyway. It feels like he's giving up after all they've been through this week.
True to Dash's thoughts, Kwan starts to say how maybe its better if they just stopped considering its their 1st exam of the year 2 weeks later. Maybe they should just study instead of playing games.
"What about Star then?", the hopeless romantic Tucker asked.
"What about her? She's the one who broke up with me anyway.", he glumly replied.
"Good for you to finally see it that way buddy! But seriously snap out of it. Even if this is not for Star anymore, do it for yourself! That guy doesn't deserve to say he managed to beat you!", Dash commends.
"He can say whatever he wants. He's a wimp. I should've just beat him up instead of saying I could beat him in his game. I mean even if we still try, I'm technically not beating him, It's gonna be Sam who's gonna do it for sure. I don-"
Dash doesn't know how to deliver a punch to the gut through the screen but luckily someone does. Despite that they're talking online through the internet, with miles away from their houses. It didn't fail to deliver the chill that went up his spine when Sam said through the mic,
"Do it or I'll smash one of your balls."
"Yes, sir.", he automatically agreed in fear. Kwan became energetic after such a cheerful motivation they proceed to have a win streak that night and is confident that tomorrow they are gonna win.
Saturday night is finally here. Day of the wrecking as Tucker put it. Who's gonna get wrecked is the question.
Danny might've missed movie night with Sam but his wonderful girlfriend asked him out on a picnic. Sure it may have been in the Ghost Zone and in Pandora's Garden, but! a win is a win. He gets to see Sam in her corset, he gets to give her his jacket, and she did both of their nails. Just his pinky. He's still slowly warming up to it. He loves the way Sam holds his hand as she did his nails too much.
Tucker's got a date on his own. Sam wants to include him on their date but he wants to give this day to Danny. However, Sam still feels bad and told him to go and treat himself food. It's his chance to eat all the meat he want outside without her to say something about it. Tucker of course agreed before he found out that one of the Manson's own the restaurant they gave him stellar service. Best meat he's ever had. Maybe he could ask Sam for this on his birthday too. Oooh noting it to Jennifer(PDA).
Dash and Kwan were in their football practice. Yes training on a weekend. Brutal. Dash could at least make sure Kwan's mental is perfect until after the game. The whole team was already informed to not let Star or any of the cheerleaders get near Kwan until after the fight. Kwan seems to be doing fine except for a few moments when he looks distracted and miss the play but that's his usual. He's usual more focused when it comes to football though, he loves the game. If push comes to shove for tonight he could always punch him again, or he could sacrifice one of his balls.
Star and Paulina could be seen wandering the mall looking for a new outfit to wear.
"Does this clothes made me look like I'm nerd's girlfriend or a cool gamer?", Star asks Paulina while walking out with a tube and skirt.
"You look like a slut version of the goth geek. Why are you even trying so hard I thought you don't even like him?", Star told her she broke up with Kwan because it doesn't seem like he has any plans for the future with her. Aside from football and going out to party and drink he has no other hobbies. He doesn't even have a lineup of universities he wanted to go to! Star herself got a decent GPA thanks to the A-List having nerds to do her schoolwork. But applying to a university where you have to take an exam is a different story.
Star went back to the changing room to go back to her normal clothes. They went outside and grabbed a cropped shirt that says 'I'm here to watch games' to settle with. Paulina's right. She doesn't like him so it doesn't matter.
She's not thinking about Kwan.
Mr. Lancer and Principal Ishiyama, with some teachers, on the other hand was busy preparing for the not official school games. They don't know how she does it, but Sam Manson once again got all of the teachers into it. Along with multiple pages signed petition she submitted the day she talked to them, the faculty chose to ignore it. Mr. Lancer wondered how long the girl has been prepared for but dare not to question it. When it comes to Manson, it's easier to accept and manipulate it to the teacher's advantage and then put the blame on the student after everything blows over.
Computer cafe rented and secure, teachers and chaperones ready, all the students that heard about it excited for the livestream, Technus following Sam and Danny to get outside the portal after their date. Who's gonna get wrecked? Kwan? Noel? Kwan's balls? Technus?
Notes:
Radiant is a made up FPS game. Close to apex or valorant.
I did not edit or reread this just wanna post something for the year
Sorry for long hiatus I was lazy. I want more fics with less angst for them tho so im back. Fr tho everything in the show is not that deep non of the writers agree with everything and it shows with how inconsistent the writing is for every character thats what made the show suck and fell off.
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