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lilypads17 · 2 years ago

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so pick me from the dark and pull me from the grave

Summary: Sam watches her best friend die.

Warnings: Graphic depictions of corpses (it’s Danny, he gets better), depiction of a panic attack

AO3 Link: x

“You know what!” Danny looked up from the photo Sam had taken, handing her phone back to her, “You’re right!”

Sam laughed, “Of course I am! I’m brilliant!” she watched him duck into a side closet to grab his hazmat, “At the least, we can get some funky angles of the wires. Make for nice painting refs,”

Danny shrugged as he zipped the suit up to the neck, and Tucker cringed, “Hey, lab safety is important,”

“Just looks like you’re gonna strangle yourself to death in that thing,”

Danny laughed, grabbing the matching black gloves, “More likely to be bored to death whenever I put it on, honestly,”

“Hey, say what you will,” Tucker moved to examine one of the in progress ghost radars on one of the tables, “but your folks are damn good engineers,”

Danny started rummaging around in a box for goggles that sealed around his eyes, “Dad’s the engineer- mom just understands enough how ‘ghosts’-” he raised his hands in finger quotations as he said the last word, “- work, so she’s able to get the biology under control,”

“Still pretty damn impressive for folks who’s biggest piece of evidence is an EVP from 5 years ago,”

Danny groaned, as he stood up, shoving the goggles on, pulling the hood up over his hair and a ventilator over his mouth and nose, “That was my Uncle Mark in the bathroom,”

Sam snickered, “You sound like Terminatra with that thing on,”

Danny shoved her, “Shut up- just keep your distance, yeah? My parents had to get, like, 3 different permits to have the generator they have for this thing,”

Anxiety curled in Sam’s stomach, and Tucker said, “So why are you going near it?”

“Uh, because my parents built it, Tuck. It’s not going to work, let alone hurt me,”

Danny shooed them towards the stairs, and Sam shoved her hands in the pockets of her shorts, an old pair of Tucker’s he’d left with her months ago. She was thankful they were baggy enough that neither of the boys could see her fists clenched in there.

It was fine. It was just another one of Jack and Maddie’s duds, it would just be another thing to laugh about by the time the started school next month.

Danny stepped over the thick wires on the bottom of the portal, humming as he held a hand up to follow the wiring. He wasn’t touching it, just looking, “Good god,” he laughed, “You’d have a heart attack in here, Tuck- this wiring is such a fire trap, it’s probably a blessing it didn’t turn on,”

“Get out of there if it’s that bad, then!” Tucker was at least very open about showing his anxiety, and Danny turned towards them, raising his hands,

“Yeah, good poi- SHIT!” he stumbled as he turned, Sam and Tucker lunging forward to catch him.

But they never got the chance.

Danny caught himself on the wall and froze. He started violently shuddering, and Sam only caught the bright red burns making their way up onto his face from the suit before she started screaming, trying to run forward to pull him off, but Tucker was pulling her back faster. Then the portal burst to life in a horrible green-white flash, the electricity in the lab flickering as Danny’s agonizing shrieks echoed off the soundproof walls.

And then it was quiet enough to leave her ears ringing.

The portal was on, a soft whirring and a deathly cold the only sensations she felt. She couldn’t feel her hands, her heart was roaring in her ears and as soon as Tucker let go of her, she dropped to her knees.

“Is he..?” Tucker whispered, “Is he going to come out?”

“Of course...” Sam’s own voice sounded far away, choked and unfamiliar.

Almost on cue, a smoking form stumbled out of the portal. The two of them screamed their friend’s name and lunged for the form, but froze at the sight of what was in front of them.

It was a boy, presumably, about Danny’s height, with bright white hair that flickered like fire and eyes like toxic sludge in bad superhero movies. Sam didn’t even process what he was wearing before he collapsed in front of them.

“... Is that-” Tucker’s voice was so hard to hear over the rushing in Sam’s ears, “Is that a ghost?”

“I-” her voice was leaving her, but she didn’t need to speak, it turned out.

Rings of light slid around the ghost’s (????) form, leaving Danny sprawled on the lab floor, twitching, eyelids flickering.

In the 3rd grade, they’d attended an assembly on electrical safety. “Don’t stick knives in wall sockets, kids!” and the like. They’d electrocuted a pickle with enough voltage to kill someone, as an example of what could happen to the human body. The auditorium had stunk for 3 weeks, and Sam had thought it was the worst thing she could ever smell.

She was wrong.

Danny’s entire left side was burnt, horrible bright red lightning-shaped marks sprawled up his arm, presumably across his chest, stopping just below the eye. The hazmat had melted to his skin on the right side (or melted off, Sam couldn’t tell, it was all burns and bruises and colours that no human being should ever be), the glass of the goggles long gone, the rubber that made the seal around his eyes had certainly melted and burnt into his skin, and the ventilator had disappeared at some point.

A noise somewhat like a strangled cat came out of her mouth, and Sam had no idea what she would’ve done next, because Jack Fenton’s voice boomed through the house, “Kids, we’re back!”

“DR. FENTON!” came Tucker’s hysteric shriek beside her, and Sam was vaguely aware that he’d been gripping onto her, shaking like a wet dog.

Jack and Maddie came sprinting down into the lab, “Danny!” Maddie shrieked at the sight of her son. She slid to her knees beside him, picking up his still twitching hand, “Danny- Mommy’s here, honey! Mommy’s here!”

There was zero recognition from the corpse- it had to be. It had to be a corpse. He’d been a ghost. Sam had killed him. She’d killed her best friend- but Sam vaguely processed the sound of Jack Fenton calling an ambulance. Tucker’s arm looped around one of Sam’s, and he started pulling her towards the stairs.

“No!” she shrieked, pulling free from his grasp. But Jack was faster and stronger than Tucker, grabbing her by the arm and pulling her up the stairs, “Let me go! DANNY I’M SORRY! I’M SORRY! I NEVER SHOULD’VE- I-” she was hysteric as Jack got her up the stairs. She pulled out of his arms at the door to the kitchen, dropping down to the ground to scream, “I’M SORRY!”

“Sam!” Tucker was holding her shoulders, or at least he might’ve been. She wasn’t processing it, “Sam, this isn’t your fault! He’s gonna be okay, paramedics are on the way!”

She grabbed Tucker by the front of his shirt, sobbing into his shoulder, “I told him to go in! I killed him, Tucker!”

Tucker’s arms were around her. His voice tight with tears, he said, “No, you didn’t! He’s- it’s fine! He’s not- he’s-”

The paramedics were stomping past them, and Sam could hear Maddie shrieking, and then the paramedics were going the other way, out the door, and that horrible smell that was Danny was being rushed past them on a gurney.

“You go,” Jack was saying, “I’ll stay with Sam and Tucker,”

And the door was closing, and the smell was lingering, awful, burning. Sam was still choking out sobs by the time she blinked out of Tucker’s shoulder, but the smell was mostly gone. Someone had put a blanket on her shoulders, and Jack was just kind of sitting on the couch, staring at his hands.

“Dr. Fenton?” she choked out, “I-”

“He’ll be okay, Sam,” Jack said. His face was tear stained, “It’s not your fault, I promise. If anything, we should’ve kept that thing more secure the second it didn’t work,”

“It works now?” Tucker suggested, and Sam started punching him,

“WHO FUCKING CARES ABOUT THAT!?”

For the second time, Jack pulled Sam off of Tucker, setting her down an arm’s length from him, just as Jazz opened the door, frowning at her phone, “Uh- I got your text, Dad. Is everything okay?”

Sam started shaking again, and Jack shushed her, which was fucking rude. He didn’t mean it like her mom did, but in the moment all Sam could think was terror, “I killed him, Jazz!” she wailed, and Tucker grabbed her arm,

“No, you didn’t! He walked out! He’s fine!”

“HE WAS-”

“Killed who?” Jazz demanded, the blood rushing from her face, “Dad- Dad, what happened?”

#danny phantom #danny fenton #danny phantom fanfiction #my writing #mind the warnings #fr this is one of the more brutal things i've ever written #im actually quite proud #sam manson #tucker foley

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nodesiretogrowup · 5 years ago

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LET’S GET READY TO RE-CAAAAAAAAP

“I have numerous science-based questions” I mean, same. It also sets up that Huey is gonna be out of his element this episode

SCROOGE HAS NO TIME FOR SCIENCE

“I AM THAT CHAMPION.” A bit full of yourself there. I couldn’t hear this line without saying “I’M. THAT. HERO.” Oh VeggieTales, you’ll always be with me

THEY ALL LOOK SO ADORABLE!!

I like that Louie does a finger gun when Scrooge gets to him

Like I said earlier, I DO NOT care Scrooge already putting pressure on these kids

Poor Dewey seems like he’s the unfavorite, which is probably how Donald felt as well

Huey makes a good point and I do NOT like how dismissive Scrooge is of the twins

That being said...they totally killed someone in battle

SOMEDAY WE’LL FIND IT, THE RAINBOW CONNECTION!

Why didn’t Launchpad crash? I know he can land w/o crashing but it’s usually when he lands in water. THIS FEELS IMPORTANT SOMEHOW though it probably isn’t

“THEY FOUND A WAY TO MAKE RAINBOWS BETTER!” God, I love Webby

“This is the best day.” WEBBY, YOU ARE REACHING CRITICAL LEVELS OF ADORABLE

Birds with beards look odd

“Yeah, sure. Of course.” Poor Huey, magic and mythology aren’t his strong point

I love that it says Odin’s Closet over the shirts. It’s the little details

“Guess Louie knows what Louie’s doing today.” And then he disappears into the shirts. I can appreciate someone who knows what they’re about

I want ALL the shirts from this episode!

“WHOA, IT’S WRESTLING!” He looks so dang happy, it’s ADORABLE

“THIS IS AWESOME!” Chanting is fun

“So these guys just copied professional wrestling?” Huey, you’re form of logic is not welcome here

Does that mean Scrooge told someone about his battles and inspired them to create pro wrestling? I’m gonna go with that

“And they will love me for it!” Dewey, sweetie, that’s only how it works half the time

I loved all the man-snake stuff. Made me giggle

Man snake be THICC. HOT DAMN

I love the little pig ref. HE’S SO CUTE

Jormungandr knows how to pump up a crowd

So, like, is everyone in the audience technically DEAD?! That makes this episode slightly darker. I dig it

I wonder if Jormungandr sees Earth’s destruction as a good thing for Earth. Like if he genuinely thinks they’d be better off in Valhalla. Or if he’s just a bastard who wants to watch the world burn

Scrooge is a bit too into playing the heel

The way Scrooge moves and the faces he makes as the Millionaire Miser remind me of Glomgold

“I watch a lot of wrestling while I fly.” “Wait, while?” This exchange always cracks me up

“Uncle Scrooge is the greatest hero of all time.” “Huh, I guess not everyone thinks so.” I feel like this is foreshadowing later events

RIP Announcer Puffin

“DIBS ON ANNOUNCING!” A dude just got KO’d bro! Have a bit of respect

And the return of the dynamic sports announcer duo. Glad Huey got his badge

I NEED MORE WRESTLING ANNOUNCER LP

Strongbeard is DOPE

“How did you know that?” “Just calling it like I see it. WRESTLING!” The real reason Launchpad knows is because he’s actually Thor but doesn’t remember. I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL

FEAR THE BEARD

“What matters is I’m doing the right thing.” I don’t know, you really seem to enjoy being a heel

This whole match is great

Dewey, there ARE NO RULES IN WRESTLING. Plus you aren’t the ref, so you can’t make that call

I have very inappropriate jokes go through my head when only one arm absorbs the beard energy

“I am so confused.” CONSTANT MOOD

DID SCROOGE NARUTO RUN AT STRONGBEARD?!

I like that Scrooge dives onto him the same way he dives into his bin

LP is so excited he pushes Huey out of the way for NO REASON

HOLY FUCK THAT DUDE THREW A CHAIR AT A CHILD!

All the bone cracking in this episode made me uncomfortable, as in my bones hurt during it

“He is such a good guy.” I’d say he’s a fair guy, not necessarily a good guy

“Which two of you will fight for me?” Webby has been waiting for this moment her WHOLE LIFE

Louie, always taking time to make that money

Who gave him a shirt cannon?!

I love that the dude comes up wearing the shirt

Dewey just slaps Scrooge in the face

Champ POPular! Too cute! I love his hair and outfit. Though I don’t think Champ POPular’s “too popular to hate.” If anything he might annoy people due to his popularity

I thought he was gonna pull out yo-yos as his “finishing touch” and I was sad when it was lollipops even though that makes more sense. BRING BACK THE YO-YOS!

“Do all the fighting and make sure he doesn’t die.” That is a valid concern

WE WILL WE WILL ROCK YOU! I’D KNOW IT ANYWHERE

Huey taking notes is adorable

“Just in time for the tag-team round.” “Wait, they’re playing tag now?! MAN!” I love how Danny says MAN

How does Huey not know what a tag-team is? It’s a pretty common term

I love Launchpad’s reading face

Dewey has red, blue, and green lollipops. Cute

“HE’S THROWING LOLLIPOPS BECAUSE HE THINKS WE’RE SUCKERS!” That took me off guard and I laughed so hard

“I’ve known you my whole life, I kinda knew how this would play out.” Louie is genre savvy. Perhaps too savvy. He’s gonna figure out he’s in a tv show

“More like Champ POP..ulation zero because he has no friends...in Friendtown.” I fail to see how that was any worse than LP’s “more like Champ UN-POPular.”

“WE HATE YOU NOW!” Tough crowd

Huey’s face after that. I just want to pinch his lil cheeks

WEBBY DON’T NEED NO WRESTLER NAME

It TOTALLY went over my head that they censored Hela with Hecka (at least they used her better than the MCU did. WE COULD HAVE HAD SO MUCH BETTER)

I would let her pin me to the mat and crush my skull in

“Oh, COME ON, THIS is what you like?! A creepy goth and her pet dog!” SHUT UP, DEWEY, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANT! I’m surprised Webby didn’t slap him for the “creepy goth” comment seeing as Lena is goth and misunderstood

“HECKA YEAH! HECKA YEAH!” SHE’S SO COOL AND SEXY AND SHE HAS A DOG

Poor Huey, he’s doing his best. Hope he takes a shower later because he got pretty sweaty

HECKA COULD STEP ON ME AND I’D SAY THANK YOU

Why did Huey have all those corn puns?

“YOU’RE THE WORST! YOU’RE THE WORST!” It’s just not Huey’s day

“You don’t have to try to make it sound great, it already is.” Did this remind anyone else of Dewey’s “don’t overthink it” advice to Launchpad from Double-O Duck? He’s doing his best to help Huey

I WANT HECKA TO DESTROY ME

“EMBRACE THE BOOZE BOOS.”

Poor Dewey

WEBBY IS A BEAST! SHE WAS BORN FOR THIS!

“EMBRACE YOUR INNER HEEL!” Cuz being a heel is fun!

DUDE, WEBBY TOOK DOWN THE GODDESS OF DEATH WITH NOTHING BUT HER LEGS AND THIGHS! WE STAN!

I like that Fenny has knee pads on

“AW, YOU’RE SO DANGEROUS AND CUTE! I JUST WANT TO PET YOUR LITTLE BELLY!” WEBBY IS ME

“A classic ‘who’s a good boy?’ gambit!” AND I’D FALL FOR IT TOO! SUCH A GOOD BOI

“Wait, am I the Launchpad here?” Bitch, you WISH

“YOU CAN’T GIVE CANDY TO A DOG!” This is why you don’t have a pet, Dewey

“WHOA, back from THE DEAD for the QUEEN of the DEAD!”

Kind of a dick move, Louie

AIR GUITAR!

Jormungandr looks like a Masters of the Universe knock-off toy

WHO’S A GOOD BOI? YOU ARE!

“With a toxic personality” I think you’re projecting a bit, Jormungandr

How does Huey not know what a battle royale is? That is a very common term! Hell, there is a well known book and movie with that title!

“I’m just a humble, noble snake man of the people.” Why does the term snake man make me laugh so much?

WOY REFERENCE FTW

Dewey needs a hug! And some therapy would probably be a good idea

Scrooge’s speech started on a good note then went downhill FAST

“And lastly, I’ll use the dust of your bones as sweetener in my tea.” DAMN

“TOO FAR!” I DON’T THINK IT’S FAR ENOUGH! TELL HIM HOW YOU WILL BATHE IN HIS BLOOD

FUCK YEAH BEAKLEY!

SHE GAVE HIM THE CHAIR! I think this CONFIRMS Beakley as a wrestling fan

“I know we’re supposed to take over for Scrooge one day, but do you ever wonder if maybe we’re not cut out for it?” YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE TO WONDER THOSE THINGS AT ALL!

Louie’s like WE DON’T HAVE TIME FOR THIS SHIT!

“Be LP” My new mantra

Aw, Louie sees Dewey as a hero. Like how LP saw Drake as a hero. I think @drakepad is onto something, this scene and the fight scene seem WAAAAY too much like Drake’s intro to be just a coincidence

I keep saying this, but Louie should consider a career in motivational speaking. He knows what people need to hear

“Let’s do this!” “I don’t know.” “Let’s Dewey this?” “I’m in.”

“I’LL SHED YOUR SKIN FOR YOU!” If he hadn’t of had an old man back moment that would have been a BRUTAL CUT

OMG WAS LAUNCHPAD WEARING THAT THE WHOLE TIME? You see his clothes fly off when he jumps in the ring

“Whoa. In a COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED TWIST, the announcer was Captain Crash THIS WHOLE TIME!” LP does underground wrestling matches in his spare time, TELL ME I’M WRONG

“YOUR CATCHPHRASES ARE FORCED!” I agree, Dewey could have done WAY BETTER

I like Louie just GLARING at the dude who insulted Dewey’s catchphrase

LP looks so proud of Huey

“I don’t care at all, why should I?” Methinks the snake man doth protest too much

I like how Jormungandr’s pupils are thinner during the climax. It shows off his true nature

Dewey should have been the one to do a spin attack, ya know, cuz he’s Sonic? I’ll go now

“The Pop never Stops.” That was better

WHERE ARE ALL THESE CHAIRS COMING FROM?!

I LEGIT thought Strongbeard was gonna throw Dewey his axe and I was like Dewey wouldn’t be able to lift that

SUPER SAIYAN DEWEY! Also was that a TIGER SNARL?

I like the ice pack on Launchpad’s head. Just because he can take a lot of damage doesn’t mean that LP is immune to pain

I like that the crowd CHANGED THEIR BANNERS! Nice

LOUIE AND WEBBY LOOKED SO CUTE!

LP tearing up

“A true people’s hero” I feel like that phrase will come back in relation to other characters (cough DW cough)

Scrooge is such a little shit, it’s kind of adorable

THAT END SHOT! THAT SONG!

This was a SUPER FUN EPISODE! I couldn’t really tell where they were going and I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT! I wish we had gotten Huey in some wrestling gear but maybe next time. I like the message that doing the right thing isn’t always popular but I kind of feel like Dewey getting the crowd on his side muddled the message somewhat. Poor Dewey needs therapy or something so he doesn’t feel like he needs CONSTANT approval. Again, he’s 11 YEARS OLD and shouldn’t be put into such a serious position. LP was VIP this episode. I’m bummed we’re on hiatus again, but WHAT an episode to end on!

#ducktales #dt spoilers

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