Field Trip Gone Wrong

Chapter 6

The team sighed collectively. It felt good to be home. The tension in all of them eased up. The class, the teacher, and the elder Fenton's were so focused on the new environment that they weren't paying attention to the team. None of which, were paying any attention to the GZ. Sam had pulled Jazz into her lap, breathing in the smell of her shampoo. Jazz was relaxed against the muscled stomach behind her, eyes closed. Valerie was curled into Tucker's side, helping Tuck as he ran through the different controls for the Specter Bus and changed them to their liking. Danny, sitting between the two couples, smiled softly. Being home was relaxing for all of them.

They moved forward for a good ten minutes before Mikey got his head on straight. "Mr. and Mrs. Fenton? What are those purple doors? Where do they lead?" Danny smirked borderline maliciously. How would the Fenton's answer the question? He knew they hadn't been in the Ghost Zone before and he also knew they couldn't leave the question unanswered. Before Maddie could come up with a diversion or excuse to the question, Jack opened his mouth. "Well, we don't know! I mean, we've never been here before so how would we?" The large man never stopped grinning. The class blinked stupidly..."WHAT!?!" they yelled.

Maddie had the decency to look sheepish. "Well, we didn't think it was safe. We didn't want to have something happen and then not be able to get back." Lancer's eyes narrowed. "So you thought it was a good idea to take children with you on your first trip into THE GHOST ZONE?!?!" The Phantom Team held in snickers. "Um..I..well-" Maddie was at a loss. She had no way of answering without digging herself into a deeper hole.

She didn't have to answer.

Danny, Sam, and Tucker's heads, shortly followed by Jazz and Valerie's, snapped to the window next to them. There, grinning like a lunatic, was Technus. "It's Nicolai!" Who was not exactly their enemy anymore, but he did like to annoy them. "Shit!" Sam swore. "He's gonna crash us. Tuck! Have you set up Danny's Ghost Override for the Bus yet?" He shook his head. "No. It's only about half way done." "Dammit!"

The Bus shuddered, froze, and then dropped. Incoherent screaming was the only thing that anyone could make out. "TUCK! VAL! Land this damn thing!" The two techies head Jazz shout over the commotion. The two quickly activated the first program Tuck had installed the minute he hacked into the Bus. It disconnected all the controls from the front, so Jack and Maddie would still think they were controlling everything, and connected everything to the PDA's that Tuck and Val had. They glanced outside to figure out where they were, and then quickly aimed for the Island they knew to be connected to Johnny 13's trail.

"BRACE YOURSELVES!" Danny's voice rang out. Sam tightened her arms around Jazz, wanting to protect her as much as possible. Everyone, barring Danny, gripped the seat they were sitting in and held on for dear (half)life.

*BOOM*

The Bus landed, but it was a good one. The door blew off and the windows all cracked. Tucker and Valerie, who hadn't held onto anything because they were trying to land the SB, slammed into the seat into of them and passed out. Sam, in trying to keep Jazz from getting injured, slid off the seat and rammed into the seat in front of her and passed out. Jazz remained in her arms and awake. Danny, who didn't have a seat directly in front of him, went flying into the back of Mr. Lancer's seat.

The Specter Bus skid across the ground, losing side panels, flooring, wiring, and everything in between as it went. When it finally slid to a stop, the class were lying strewn throughout the wreckage.

Bruised and sore, but relatively uninjured, the class and the Fenton's slowly started to rise. Mr. Lancer blinked, clearing his bleary eyes. "Class! I'm calling role, so answer if you can hear me!" He heard a few groan, so he knew he was heard.

"Mr. Fenton." "I'm alright teach-man!"

"Mrs. Fenton." "I'm okay Mr. Lancer."

"Dash." "Here."

"Kwan." "Here."

"Paulina." "Here"

"Star." "Here."

"Mikey." "Here."

"Nathan." "Here."

"Danny." "..."

"Sam." "..."

"Tucker." "..."

"Valerie." "..."

"Jazz." "I'm good. I've got Sam, Tuck, and Val here too, but they got knocked unconscious."

Everyone followed the sound of her voice. There, stuck underneath what looked like part of the back paneling, was the aforementioned people. From what they could see, Sam was wrapped around Jazz. Tucker was curled around something metal. And Valerie's leg was stuck under the edge of the metal. "Great Gatsby! Dash! Kwan! Come help Mr. and Mrs. Fenton get this off of them." The two stumbled over. "Come one teach, why do we gotta help the nerd herd?" Maddie, standing by her husband on the other side of the metal, glared at the boys. "Because they're stuck and can't get out on their own. Help. My. Babies." Nobody noticed when Jazz's eyebrows furrowed. 'Why would she care now? She hasn't in a long time.'

Together, they heaved the heavy metal off the four. It landed with a loud clang off to the side. Tucker snapped awake at the noise. "Wha-! Who-!" He blinked, before taking in his surroundings. "Jazz, where's Danny?" Jaz was not surprised that that was the first thing he asked. They all would have done the same in his shoes. Danny was their friend. Their brother. Their leader. Their protector. He was theirs and they would do anything to keep it that way. "Not sure. Wake your girl and I'll wake mine. We'll need their help in waking Danny." He scoffed. "Understatement."

Twisting in her girlfriends hold, even unconscious she had one hell of a grip, Jazz set about waking Sam. She kissed her, ignoring the shocked gasps from the people standing around her. Sam's arms came up to wrap around Jazz. When Jazz pulled back a moment later, Sam's eyes flitted open. She smirked at the flushed look Jazz now sported.

Tucker shifted 'till he was almost over top of Valerie, rolling her over and deciding to go a different route than Jazz. He tickled her. Eyes snapping open, Valerie flung her hand out in an attempt to make contact with whatever was touching her. "OW!" Sam and Jazz giggled at the pained shout from their friend.

Standing, with less difficulty than the others thought possible after what just happened, the team moved toward Danny. Valerie leaned heavily on Tucker, trying not to put any weight on her left leg until they had a chance to bandage it.

Before they could get very far, though, Maddie was shouting. "Jasmine Fenton! What possessed you into thinking the Manson girl is right for you." It was more of a demand than a question. She gave her 'mother' a blank stare. "I decided it, Mom." Her tone was as icy as the Far Frozen. "I happen to really like Sam, and you can do nothing about it." Sam felt the need to defend as well. "Now, Mrs. F, if you would be so kind as to take your opinion and shove it. Great. Thanks." Slipping her hand into Jazz's, she turned the both of them without giving Maddie a chance to retaliate. "Alright, guys. Let's go wake the beast."

(AN) Alright, here's the next chapter! I know it's a day late though, sorry about that. My dad decided that we were all going to Six Flags yesterday and I was so tired when we got home that it completely slipped my mind. Anyway, here we see the entry into the Zone and, of course, something has gone wrong. We see that, while Danny is the leader, he trusts his Team to do what he knows they can. We also get to see Maddie's reaction to Jazz's relationship with Sam. And I'm sorry if that was offensive to any of you, I took offense to it and I wrote it! Next up! We get to see them wake Danny, and decide what to do from there. Also! Before I forget, I added a picture to chappy 5. It just shows the seating arrangement on the bus so its not too important. Now, school starts next week so updates will slow down significantly. I hope you enjoyed it! Let me know what you think~
-Nyx