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Stranded

Chapter 12: Saved At Last

The boat soon arrived to the island and everyone came out to the two survivors.

"DANNY!..." Tucker and Sam shouted as they ran off the boat and ended up tackling their best friend to the ground.

"Guys!..."Danny laughed as they landed to the ground.

"Oh man, we have been looking all day today and yesterday for you..."Tucker said as he got up and offered to help Danny too.

"The stupid storm last night really got in the way but the captain managed to find the eye of the storm and we barely managed most of the night..."Sam said .

"Glad to see you're still alright. .."Sam said, making Danny smile at that.

However, he's not the only one being surrounded by someone .

"Star!..." Paulina exclaimed, as she ran up to Star, only to look horrified.

"Oh my, you poor thing...you look live you've been in a nightmare. .."Paulina said, actually looking worried.

"You have no idea..."Star sighed but then Paulina smiled.

"Don't worry Star, I got the emergency skin care stuff, and as soon as we get back, I'll take you for some good old shopping , spa and salon therapy..."Paulina said as she eyed the sorry state that Star was in.

Before the blonde girl could answer to that, Kwan appeared.

"Hey Star, man...I'm glad to see that you're alright..."Kwan sheet aid honestly.

Despite herself, Star smiled at that a little bit.

"Thanks. .."Star said, feeling a little better, just in time for Lancer to arrive.

"Thank goodness that you both are alright...I'm sure everybody back in Amity Park is worried sick..."Mr. Lancer said, glad that the two teenagers were well.

"Then what are we waiting for, I don't know about you guys but I have sent way more than enough time on Not-so good, old Specter Island. .."Star said to everyone, who nodded.

Soon the entire group of students and their teacher soon bordered the boat once more and they were now, finally leaving this island and heading back home.

" Finally...we are all heading back home..." Star thought as she sighed in relief as she saw the boat going further and further away from the old island.

She smiled, happy that that dangerous experience has ended.

Later

On he boat

The two survivors were surrounded, as everybody kept asking details about their experiences.

"It must of been tough being stuck on that island over night..."One student commented.

"How did you guys manage to pull it off?..."Another student asked and Paulina heard it.

"Yes, I am sure Star would like to tell us everything that happened on that ugly little piece of sand..."Paulina said and soon all of the attention was focused on the blonde girl.

Star, despite herself, sent a brief look to Danny, who had the same expression he had when they had that certain little conversation. After a moment, Star broke her gaze and then turned her attention to her audience.

"Well, I will admit that I had no idea what to do, but...Fenton helped me by working together, so we managed to make it and survive..."Star said vaguely as she looked in Danny's direction, wishing she could say more.

However, she suddenly heard an obnoxious snort and soon turned to Dash.

"Fenton helped you survive? Yeah, right..."Dash laughed, along with the other jocks.

The regular trio tried to ignore this, even though Danny said nothing.

"Well, we have food to get, make a shelter...search for water and handle the elements and...it wasn't exactly easy..."Star said, looking down.

"Oh please, if Fenturd can survive on that island, then there was no real danger. ..."Dash laughed, followed by his equally as popular friends while Tucker and Sam glare at that.

While the other popular kids laughed, Star didn't speak. She just chose not to make eye contact with them now.

She looked away, only to see Danny looking at her from several feet away. Their gaze lasted only for a second before he broke it , as he looked away and decided to just focus on talking to Tucker and Sam. He didn't notice tat a pair of aqua eyes were still at him, with a look of regret.

Regret...and shame.

A couple of hours later

At the Amity Park harbor

After a few hours of sailing, the boat finally arrived to the port of the Amity Park harbor.

"LAND HO! Haha! I told ya'll that I would be getting you all back home safe..."Captain Angus said jovially, while Mr. Lancer sent him a large.

"After sailing in circles...you don't have any right to cheer..." Mr. Lancer grumbled, making a mental note of never renting a boat from him ever again.

As the students were about to get off the boat, they soon saw a large group of people rushing to them.

"DANNY!..." Jack, Maddie and Jazz shouted.

"TUCKER!..." Maurice and Angela shouted as they pull their son in a hug.

"SAMMY!..." The Manson parents shouted as they rush to the daughter.

"PAULINA! MIJA! ..."Paulina's parents shouted and soon started talking fast in Spanish as they begun to hug their daughter.

Soon all the parents rushed to their kids, obviously happy to see that they were finally safe and sane.

"Mom, dad, what are you all doing here?...'Danny exclaimed in surprise.

'When your ship didn't come back during schedule and due to all of the storms at sea, we all tried sending search parties for you guys son..."Jack exclaimed.

"Oh, my baby boy...I am so glad that you are safe..."Maddie said as she hugged and kissed her son like crazy.

"Mom..."Danny said, feeling embarrassed but was glad that no one seemed to notice, since their own parents were busy doing the same to them...even Dash's mom who was hugging and crying over her "baby boy" as she calls him.

Star looked around and saw the many parents happily reunite with their children that had been lost at sea and she smiled, but it dropped as she knew that one parent likely wasn't-

"STAR!..." A voice suddenly called.

"Huh?...'The girl said out loud.

Star turned around and to her surprise, she saw her father, a well dressed, blonde haired, green eyed man with a clean shave push out of the crowd of parents and ran towards her.

"Dad?..."Star exclaimed and soon found herself being hugged tightly by him.

"Oh, Thank Heavens... I was so afraid that I lost you..."Her father said as he held her tight in his arms.

Star blinked before she hugged him back...but she is confused.

"What are you doing here? I thought that you were in New York for your case?..."Star asked, not understanding.

"When you and your classmates never came back, the school called me about the disappearance, so I hopped on the first flight that I could get and came back..."He explained as he still hugged her.

Star blinked but then she smiled. She loves her dad but he is a huge workaholic and for him to give up such a lucrative case because she had gone missing...it's. ...wow.

"What happened to you anyway?..."He asked his daughter.

"Me and Danny Fenton fell overboard during the storm and we had to spend all day yesterday and this morning on Specter Island, all by ourselves until we got rescued..."Star said as she explained the rest of the details of getting thrown overboard and her time on the island, except for the part involving the ghost Monster of course.

Mr. Strong heard all of this, and then turned his attention to and Captain Angus and Star noticed that he looked mad.

"I take it that you were the chaperone for this excursion..."Mr. Strong said demanded in an angry voice to the teacher, who gulped.

"Why, yes but parents, I assure you that we did not rest until Mr. Fenton and Ms. Strong were found and saved..."Mr. Lancer aid to the worried parents.

"On this hunk of junk!..."Mr. Strong shouted as he pointed to the old ship that was in visibly poor conditions.

"That's my ship, you land lubber! ..."Captain Angus shouted.

"Where are the lifeboats? When was this thing last inspected, there is no possible way that this old thing is legally sail worthy..."Mr. Strong shouted, and the other parents noticed that he is right.

The parents all angrily marched onto the so called boat and even saw that it was worse on deck and Mr. Strong saw the door to the cabin and got angrier.

"No wonder this thing blew open during the storm, the hinges have been rusted through! You salty idiot, this whole boat was a disaster waiting to happen!..."Mr. Strong is now yelling at the Captain, who tried to defend himself. The other parents were also yelling at the captain and Mr. Lancer, while all of their children were back on the dock, trying to not feel so embarrassed by their parent's over protective ways.

"Parents..."Sam muttered under her breath and Danny and Tucker nodded in agreement.

The trio separated from the main group who were still watching all of the parents nearly riot against the captain and they were now talking freely.

"I'm just glad that we are all home now..."Danny said and his friends nodded.

"And we're glad to have you back Danny, you have no idea how nuts we went worrying about you since...you know..."Tucker said with meaning and Danny smiled.

"Thanks guy...it was tough but we managed to survive and that's what counts. .."Danny said.

"Well, I can't wait to hear all about it..."Sam said.

"I can't wait to hear what it was like being stuck on an island with Star overnight...must agent been interesting..."Tucker said with a smirk, only for Sam to elbow him in the gut.

"Now is not the time of stupid jokes Tucker, right Danny..."Sam said in anger.

"Right..."Danny said...as he shifted his gaze.

"Wait...I just remembered. ...your powers are still down, right?..."Sam whispered to Danny.

"I'm not sure...it's been more than 24 hours and earlier today, I touched the Algae again...let me see, just in case..."Danny said, as he looked around to make sure that no one was looking, including Star, who was busy trying to keep her dad from physically attacking someone.

Danny quickly tried to make his right arm become invisible or intangible, and to the boy's relief, he saw his appendage disappear for a moment , and then reappear by will..

"Yes, they are back!..."Danny said in relief.

"That's good, the last thing we need is your powers still on the fritz and a ghost suddenly appears..."Sam said, unaware of just how ironic her statement is.

Danny decided to wait until later to tell them about what happened on that island, right now is just not the time.

As everybody else was in the middle of their own chaos, Danny noticed that somebody had been looking at him, only to look away fast when he noticed. Danny sighed and realized that what happens on that island will stay on that island...it seems everything will go back to normal, for better and for worse.

"For a moment, I actually thought she had been listening to me..."Danny thought as he glanced at the blonde girl who was now in the middle of a conversation with Paulina.

Maybe it was his imagination, but from where he was standing, Star didn't particularly looked interested or happy with whatever she was talking about the other girl.

Soon enough, all of the parents decided to leave for home with their kids, happy that they were safe and that this nightmare is finally over.

Later

At Fenton Works

Danny was finally home, after such a stressful adventure, it was good to be home, with his family. After he gave them the edited recap of the experience, his parents used over him, fed him his first real meal in days and told him over and over again how worried they were over him.

Now Danny is alone because he told the that he was tired and wanted rest, when all he really wanted was a moment to be alone, and practice his powers in privacy...such as flying.

He locker his door, stuffed his bed with a pillow and changed forms to fly out the window sand was now enjoying his first flight in days.

"Man, it's good that things are back to normal..."Danny said as he did some summer salts in the air and enjoyed the breeze through flowing through his hair...only to pause when something came to his mind.

"Hmmm... that hairy ghost is probably still on the island...and for all I know, it won't be long before somebody else might visit it. ..."Danny muttered as he sighed and knew what he had to do.

The half ghost hero soon started fighting fast, with a destination in mind.

At Specter Island

After almost an hour of nonstop flying, Danny returned back to the island he had been trapped in for the enter part of the weekend. Being careful not to land and somehow accidentally touch any more Spectral Algae.

He's had enough of that stuff to last a lifetime.

Besides, he's here for one reason and one reason only.

"Now where is tall, dark and and ugly... "Danny muttered as he searched the island to look for that wild ghost.

Sure, he didn't want to be here, but it's his responsibility to handle any ghosts that cause trouble and even so, that creature needs to be sent back to the Ghost Zone where it belongs, not stuck on this island surrounded by Spectral Algae and be a threat in case any body else shows up here.

Eventually, Danny felt his ghost sense go off , smirked and soon saw the beastly ghost near the cave that Star and him had spent a night together, and the creature was scratching a nearby tree with its claws, only to stop, notice him and growl in a territorial kind of way.

"Grrrrrllllll. ..."The Monster of Specter Island growled at the sight of the half ghost teen hero.

"Hey there, long time no see..."Danny said in a copy tone while the ghost charged and leaped at him.

Danny managed to easily dodge it. The creature roared and tried to slash Danny numerous times but the ghost boy quickly evaded each and every attack. Danny smirked, when he had been without his powers, this guy was a forced to be reckoned with, but now that he had his powers back, he couldn't help but notice that this beast is actually pretty slow with its attack and attacking only on instinct.

Just like attack any wild beast that will attack those on its property.

"That's enough, I think it's time to send you back where you belong..."Danny said as he sent a ghost ray at the beast, hitting it straight on.

"GRRRROOOORRRR! !..."The creature howled as it quickly hit the ground painfully.

It was down and Danny wasted no time in pulling out the thermos and sucking it in and smiled. The Monster of Spectrer Island won't be causing any more trouble.

"Glad that that's over..."Danny said as he clasped the thermos and then took back to the skies, to head back home before anybody noticed his absence.

After such a wild, stressful adventure, he's pleased that he, Star and their class are safe and at home, the ghostly Monster has been captured and things are well on their way back to normal.

He's glad that it's all over now...

Meanwhile

With Star

The blonde girl was in her bedroom, enjoying the softness of her bed and the warmth of her sheets. After being forced to sleep on the ground and use leaves for warmth, she had a new appreciation for her bed, her room, her house and basically being back in civilization. She couldn't believe that her opinion on own luxuries have changed in less than a few days.

A lot of her opinions have been changing lately. ...

"Why haven't I noticed how good this was before?..."Star asked herself out loud as she got up and heard some noise coming from downstairs.

It's her dad, still on the phone with his firm, over the lawsuit against Captain Angus over his poor boat conditions, which he blames for her and Danny getting overboard in the first place, as well as his lousy sailing skills. Her dad rarely is home and when he yells, he usually doesn't shout so loudly...but now...

"YES, I AM SERIOUS! I WANT THAT INCOMPETENT FOOL PUNISHED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW FOR GROSS INCOMPETENCE AND CHILD ENDANGERMENT! AND THAT'S ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICE BERG!..."Star's father's loud voice continued to rant.

Despite how loud he was, Star couldn't help but smile. Her dad might work a lot but if there was any doubt that he was worried about her when she was missing, it's gone now.

"Oh dad..."Star said with an amused smile on her face.

The blonde girl soon went to the balcony that was connected to her room and looked up at the sky, filled with the crescent moon and many stars as well and then glanced to her view of the city. For a while, she had been worried that she would never be home again, or get to see the sight of her home town again.

"It's good to be home..."Star mumbled as she continued to admire the view, happy that the adventure was now behind her and she could put it behind her.

However, as Star looked at the view, she noticed something in the sky that caught her attention. It's the ghost boy, Danny Phantom who quickly soared through the sky.

"Danny Phantom?..."Star exclaimed in excitement and tried to pull out her phone to take a picture, only for him to already be out of sight. Star was disappointed, but the sight of the ghost boy somehow ended up reminding Star of the only other heroic teenager she knows, who coincidentally also has the same first name as the ghostly teen hero.

"Danny..."Star whispered to herself as she kept gazing at the dark sky.

She knew that despite the fact that they are home and come Monday, they will return to their regular lifestyles and be with their own social cliques, she would never forget about her time on Specter Island with the boy who turned out to be a lot smarter, tougher, braver and cooler than she ever thought possible.

"Danny..."Star whispered to herself, feeling so confused now.

Just what is Danny to her now? She knows that she doesn't dislike him any more...If anything, she feels that she has actually become...pretty fond of the guy. After all, you can't dislike someone when they save you for no reward but it frustrates her to no end that he won't let her tell anyone on how he beat that ghost, ...if he did, he and she would be able to hang out without Paulina batting an eyelash but looks like it's not meant to be. Danny doesn't even want to be popular anymore and Star doubts his friends would care for her presence at all.

It really stinks, Danny was so cool on the island...but strange too...she didn't speak it out loud, but she had always gotten a strange feeling that Danny might have been hiding more than just good survival skills until they got desperate...

She feels like...she only just got to know a tiny bit of the guy and not the whole deal, and that frustrated her greatly.

"You are one confusing guy, Fenton. .."Star said as she thought about his dark hair, blue eyes and well toned chest.

She knew that there was way more to him than what lies on the surface, but she is curious on just how much that is...she knows that she is missing something here and it's driving her nuts. However, before she could think about it more, a yawn escape her and the blonde girl realized that she is getting really tired.

Whatever her situation with Danny is, it seems like it is something to deal with for another day.

With that , the young blonde girl went back inside, closed the door and soon went to sleep, finally in peaceful sleep, unaware of what the future has in store for her now. All she knows is that right now, she is back home, safe and so is everyone else and that's good enough for her.

For now...

The End

And done, short but fun :)

I would like to personally give a shout out to my totally awesome reviewers for sticking by me since this fic started.

Let's give some love for: 61394, cg037, CMR Rosa, Cristian Abner, Davidscrazy234, erebus13th ,Fatcatjohn, Frost Hunter, GhostWriterGirl-1, Guest(1), Guest (2), iimdanielle, Invader Johnny, itsc, kaylinandreaxxo,Kilikani-Ebbets, LooneyAces, Mr. Vegerott23, SofiPhan29 , Sound venom, Specter 14, The Wolf of Mordor, uwu no name, Wiseguy2415 and xannelizabethx.

Thank you all, you guys are part of the reason I love doing what I do :)

Be on the looking out for my sequel to this story "Trapped".

Trapped: It's been a week since the disastrous field trip and Star can't stop thinking about Danny and what went down back on the island. She knows that there is more to him than meets the eye and she wants to find out. However, her attempts to discover what makes Danny tick ends with the two of them locked in at school overnight and with no way out. Now Danny is once again stuck with Star and with her around, he can't use his powers without risking revealing himself. What will come of it all? Will Danny be able to get out of this situation with his secret intact or will Star find out more than she bargained for?

For old times sakes here are some REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers:

SofiPhan29:Thank you :)

Invader Johnny: You summed up things perfectly right there...

Davidscrazy234: Not in this story but maybe in the sequel.

Devilxknight86 : Well, they are back with their respective groups but as shown in the end, Stars views are changing...

61394: You got that right.

Frost Hunter : Maybe we'll see in the sequel.

Sound Venom: Yes, I have seen it...why?

cg037 : Thank you :)

Guest : You were right, Danny managed to catch the ghost in the end, since in his words, he didn't want anyone else who visits this island to risk running into it.

Fatcatjohn : Eh, well...it might have been less than 2 days but at least a lot happened, am I right?

Erebus the 13th: Sorry but it will lend here for now... but at least we have the sequel to look forward to.

:) It's been a blast, everybody :)