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4

Leading The Way

"Big trouble?" Danny asked.

"This night just keeps getting better and better," Tucker said, standing up and suddenly rushing from the room.

"You're telling me," he muttered, jumping up and racing to follow him. "Tucker, wait a second, where are you--" He felt his body catapult into the air and in the next second, he found himself in another hallway, landing right in front of his older best friend who gave a small scream that sounded fairly like a woman's.

"Jeez, Danny, what are you trying to do, give me a heart attack? I thought we agreed that you wouldn't…oh…"

"What the heck just happened?" Danny asked, staring around, confused.

"You teleported and nearly killed me in the process," Tucker replied, placing a hand over his chest.

"Teleported?" Danny exclaimed. "I can teleport?"

"Yeah…you got that…oh, I don't know…maybe two, three years ago," he said. "You're really testing my memory here. You have too many."

"Really…how many?" he asked after a minute.

"I'd have to say…over fifteen," he replied.

"Wow…" Danny gasped. "This is…great…And really…really…give me an adjective here."

"How old are you again?" he asked, his eyes narrowing.

"Almost fifteen," he said with a shrug.

"You…have not changed a bit. I swear you're my best friend still. Our immaturity levels…hee hee…" he laughed.

"Aren't I?"

"Aren't you what?"

"Your best friend."

"Well, duh…"

"People still say duh, really?" he teased.

"Man, shut up, no one asked you. Things have been majorly changed here. Speaking of…back on track."

"Right," Danny agreed. He stood in front of him again. "Tucker, come on, tell me what's going on."

"No. Your wife will bury me," he said, scooting him over and walking past.

"That is so…weird to hear," Danny told him, blinking several times at the statement.

"I think this is so funny honestly. You have…no idea how funny this really is," Tucker said, laughing.

"How is this funny? You won't tell me anything about what is happening in this time, I am…confused beyond help, I'm pretty sure--"

"It doesn't take much…"

"And…you are so taking my lack of knowledge for advantage, aren't you?"

"Of course I am," he answered, walking into another room.

Danny nearly jumped out of his skin when his pocket suddenly vibrated and gave a small shout of surprise.

"What?" Tucker asked.

"What is that?"

"What is what?"

He pointed to his pocket. "That."

"Uh…not quite sure…what exactly you're meaning…And if you don't get a bit more specific, I'm going to assume you haven't been to Health class lately."

"No," he said, glaring. He slipped his hand into his pocket and pulled out a small, miniature—

"You've got to be kidding me," Tucker said, taking it from him. "You don't know what a cell phone is?" He thought back. "That's impossible. Cell phones were made in like the 1990s."

"I know what cell phones are," he said, reaching for it.

He read the id. "It's Sam." Pulling away from Danny again, he answered it. "Yes 'um?"

"We've got big trouble."

Despite the quiet volume, Danny suddenly found it growing louder and louder in his ears and he grinned crookedly, listening as Tucker walked a bit away from him, clearly trying to hide whatever conversation him and Sam were hiding.

"Where's Danny?"

"He's still here. We've got another problem."

"I highly doubt that. They're…They found out."

"Who?"

Danny's eyes widened at her reply.

"Danny and Valerie."

"What?" he said aloud.

"Hey!" Tucker shouted.

"What?" Sam asked.

"Someone's figuring out how to use a few of his powers," he grumbled, giving Danny a glare as he stared.

"What are you two talking about?" he demanded, starting to get frustrated. "Why won't you tell me?"

"Sam, I gotta call you back," Tucker told her, hanging up before her reply.

"Tucker, come on," he insisted, his eyes burning. "I have to know something."

"Okay, okay," he said after a minute. "I'll tell you…a few things…What do you want to know?"

"Valerie. And don't give me an excuse, because you know I won't buy it. Something is going on with her, and whatever it is, it's big."

Tucker groaned, really wishing he hadn't agreed on spilling and did a small, nervous dance. "She…is under this…Mind control spell."

Danny stared. "What?"

"Yeah…"

"Remember…Ember?"

It only took a few seconds for him to figure it out. "Oh…my gosh. You mean…"

"Yep."

His cell phone rang again and he nearly dropped it in surprise. "Hello?" Pause. "Sam, what? What do you mean? Sam, slow down." He pulled it away from his ear and looked over at Danny, who was raising an eyebrow. "She's babbling about something. See if you can talk to her."

Danny took the phone hesitantly and then pressed it to his ear. "Sam?"

"Danny? Is this Danny?"

"Yes…" he replied. "What's wrong?"

"I think something went wrong with the portal…"

At first, he had no clue what she was talking about. And then it hit him and he gasped loudly.

"What?" Tucker asked. "What's wrong with her?"

He didn't answer, his blue eyes wide. "Sam, where are you?"

"Danny, Danny, wake up…"

Sam and Tucker hovered over Danny's still frame, both exchanging nervous glances. "Danny, are you okay?"

He groaned, his eyes fluttering open and then blinked several times, his blue eyes growing wide. "Oh….my gosh."

"What's wrong? Are you okay?" Sam asked, panicking.

"Where am I?"

"Oh, great. See, that's what happens when we convince him to go into portals. Strange things always happen and now he has memory--" Tucker began.

"Portal?" Danny interrupted. "What portal?" He stared around, looking around the room. "This is my parents' lab."

"Yeah…you must have hit your head really hard to not be able to remember anything," Tucker offered. "Do you even know us?"

"Well, yeah. It's just…You are really different and younger--" He stopped. "Wait a second, what year is it?"

"2006, why?" she asked.

He jumped to his feet without using his hands, making both of his best friends gasp in unison. He stared at his hands and then whipped around, facing them both. Sam and Tucker stared, exchanging looks again.

"Don't you know what this means? The portal worked!" he exclaimed excitedly.

"Who are you?" Sam asked.

"Someone you know very well," he replied, smiling at her. She felt a very strange sensation go through her, not for the first time, and blushed furiously, turning away. "Someone you will know…ten years from now even."

"Wait…what?" he asked. "Ten years from now? So, what are you, from the future or something?"

"Well, not all of me obviously," he replied. "But yeah, pretty much."

"Hold on…" Sam intervened. "You're Danny Fenton, from the future?"

"Yep," he said, nodding. "What's the matter Sam, don't trust me?"

"Maybe…" she told him honestly.

"Don't worry. This will all come out fine," he said. "I know exactly what to do and you guys can help me."

"What are we doing?" Tucker wondered.

"You'll see," he said cryptically. "We've got a lot to fix."

He stepped forwards, raising his eyebrows up and down. "Wait, what's my future like? Am I married, am I rich, am I famous?"

"Only one out of three, sorry Tuck," Danny replied, looking around for something. He walked over towards the portal, staring into the luminescent void.

"Which one?"

"That is so not the point right now," Sam said, walking over to stand next to him.

"Why not? Don't you want to know the best part about our future is, Sam?" Danny suddenly asked.

The way he'd said our suddenly gave Sam a very odd feeling and a new excitement began to grow within her. Using all her might, she suppressed it. "Well, we…This…" For some odd reason, she couldn't find the right words to say.

"So, how are we supposed to help?" Tucker said eagerly.

"Hmm…well, for starters," Danny said, grabbing Sam's arm and rapidly shoving her into the portal unexpectedly.

"Hey!" Tucker shouted, gasping.

But a few seconds later, Sam reappeared, collapsing in his arms as he caught her. "We can bring the Sam that I know here to make things…a lot easier."

Hee hee. So, guess who's in the future now….Ha ha ha ha ha! Please R&R! Here's your sneak peek!

Chapter Five: Keeping Up (Future scene)

"No, no, wait," Tucker insisted. "That's not it at all."

"You are only confusing me more," Danny grumbled, running a hand through his hair and sighing heavily. "This…doesn't make any sense."

"Nothing about your life makes sense."

"I've noticed."

Lateraina Wolf