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Chapter 4: Getting Schooled
Casper High School
Mr. Lancer stopped his lecture, and turned to the opening door, fully knowing who it was. "Mr. Fenton, so glad for you to join us." As expected to him and the rest of the class, Danny Fenton was once again late to class.
The black-haired young man rubbed the back of his neck in nervousness. He averted his gaze from the usual stares of the classroom to his teacher. "Sorry, Mr. Lancer. I woke up late. Again."
"I would hope that you spend these late nights studying instead," Lancer replied dryly before sighing. "While I appreciate your effort in the makeup exam, I still expect you to be punctual." He pointed at the boy. "Being late won't benefit you in life."
"It won't happen again," assured Danny.
Mr. Lancer shook his head. "You've said that many times before, and like always, we shall see. Please take your seat so that we may continue today's lesson."
"Yes, sir." Danny nodded and quickly made his way next to Sam and Tucker and pulled out his book. A few minutes into the lesson, Danny started thinking about his new powers again. 'No one else can see the screens. So...' "Status," he whispered. A small blue window appeared in front of him.
STATUS
NAME: Daniel "Danny" Fenton
RACE: Half-Ghost
OCCUPATION: The Gamer
TITLE: Hero In Training
LEVEL: 12
NEXT LEVEL: [465/586 EXP]
HP: 80/150
EP: 35/50
MP: 50/50
STR: 15 (+0)
VIT: 10 (+0)
DEX: 15 (+0)
INT: 12 (+0)
WIS: 7 (+0)
LUK: 7 (+0)
POINTS: 15
MONEY: $25
It was still hard for Danny to believe that this was happening to him. He noticed that his HP and EP were still recovering. 'Now that I think about it, I don't feel any pain at all.' Danny pressed fingers against his body for any cuts or bruises and found nothing. 'I know that I heal fast, but not that fast. Maybe it's something else?' Thinking back to his fight earlier, he remembered a window regarding a new skill, Observe. 'Does that mean I have more skills?' Taking a chance, Danny whispered again. "Skills." A new window appeared next to his Status window.
SKILLS
Gamer's Body (Passive)
Gamer's Mind (Passive)
Ghost Sense (Passive)
Invisibility (Active)
Observe (Active)
Going Ghost (Active)
Intangibility (Passive and Active)
Flight (Passive)
Danny's eyes widened at the list of skills. While surprising, it was shorter than he expected. Reading the names of his first two skills, he immediately connected it to his title known as The Gamer. 'Gamer's Body? Considering that I have a health bar now, maybe that has something to do with my healing.'
"Mr. Fenton," a voice called to him, bringing the boy out of his thoughts. Danny looked away from the screens and back to Lancer.
"You don't seem focused on the book in front of you during my lecture." The man crossed his arms "Did you already read the section prior or are am I boring you?" Most of the students around him chuckled at him.
While Danny had read ahead before retaking his exam the other day, the screens were the real distraction. Danny shook his head. "Sorry, sir. You're not, but I did read ahead." He rubbed his neck out of habit.
Lancer put on a curious look before gesturing to the novel in his hand. "If that is the case, can you please tell the class how Nick feels about Gatsby's offer to compensate him for his help by hiring him?"
"I believe it's because Nick was offended that Gatsby offered to pay him for his help." The room went silent for a moment. Danny groaned internally. 'Come on. Me learning can't be that strange.' Almost everyone in the class expected Danny to get it wrong.
"That is correct." A small smile crept on Lancer's face. "I'm glad to hear that you are taking the initiative." With that, Lancer continued with his lesson
*PING*
Through memorizing information, your Intelligence increases by 1.
Danny used his hands to move all the screens to the pages of his book. He stared at the new window. 'What the? Did I increase my stats without using my points?!' Glancing back at his status window proved it to be true. He needed to understand what was going on. He tapped on the first skill, hoping to know more.
[Gamer's Body (Passive) LV Max]
Grants a body to live the Real World as a game.
Danny quickly pulled up the related skill next to it.
[Gamer's Mind (Passive) LV Max]
Allows the user to calmly and logically think things through.
Grants a peaceful state of mind.
Grants immunity to psychological status effects
Reading the description, he tilted his head in confusion. 'I have a new body? What does that mean?' Danny went through all the info about ghosts in his head. The only thing affecting his body should be his ectoplasm. 'Ectoplasm. Every ghost I've ever fought has ectoplasm, but all their powers and abilities manifest in different ways. I've faced a wish-granting ghost, a techno-ghost, a musical-ghost, and a bunch more. What about me?' His mind went back to the incident with the Ghost Portal. 'It hurt like hell, but I can't think of anything that set me aside from other ghosts other than being alive. I'm not sure about Vlad either. These skills. They must have come from my new Gamer powers. That's why I don't have injuries. My health bar goes down. Maybe now I can stop panicking now and then.'
*PING*
Through critical thinking, your Wisdom increases by 1.
'Hmm... I can work with this.' Looking back at the screen, he read over his signature transformation line and selected it.
[Going Ghost (Active) LV 14 EXP 25%]
As a Half-Ghost, you can change from human form to ghost form and vice versa.
Ghost Form:
Non-Corporeal (Passive Intangibility)
HP x10
EP x10
Strength x10
Vitality x10
Dexterity x10
Danny was amazed by the large stat increase of his Ghost form. 'I knew I was stronger as a ghost, but damn. It's only at level 14, so who knows how much stronger it can get.' The Halfa grinned. For the rest of English class, Danny continued to sort through all the information while also following Lancer's lesson.
GYM
Inside the locker room, Danny and Tucker changed into their PE clothes.
The geek nudged his friend's shoulder. "So, Danny. How was it this morning? Word online is that you were almost seafood."
Danny rolled his eyes and chuckled. "Not gonna lie. It was something different. One moment I'm trapping them in the thermos, the next, the Ectopus goes kaiju on me."
"Dude, that sick." The two of them started making their way to the football field. "Hopefully, you won't have to deal with any more ghosts for a while."
The Halfa thought back to his stats. "With my luck, I'm not counting on it." 'Not that I might be able to change that.'
"Alright, ladies, quiet down," called out Coach Tetslaff. "Everybody on the track, and we'll begin our warm-up mile. Remember, the last five to finish the mile has to do one more lap."
The duo groaned at the task, and Danny received another notification.
Mandatory Quest Alert
One Small Step: Complete 4 laps without finishing in the bottom 5.
Optional Quest 1: Place in the top 10.
Optional Quest 2: Earn first place.
Reward: +100 EXP
Increased reputation with the coach
(Optional 1 and 2) Increased reputation with others
(Optional 1) +100 EXP
(Optional 2) +300 EXP
Decreased Reputation with Jocks
Failure Penalty:
Must run an extra lap
Decreased reputation with the class
"There goes my idea of half-assing it," the ghost boy sighed.
"Don't worry, dude." Tucker shrugged. "We just have to outrun Mikey, Nathan, and the others." He gestured to the group that was already being harassed by some of the jocks.
Danny breathed a sigh of relief. "Sometimes I'm glad that we don't stand out too much."
Once all the boys lined up, the coach blew her whistle to begin. The student-athletes were leading the pack with the out of shape ones falling behind. Thankfully, Danny and Tucker were slightly above average thanks to ghost fighting. Danny and Tucker ran the curve before sprinting a short distance down the track. Another notification came.
[Sprint] Skill Created.
[Sprint (Active) Lv 0 EXP 0%]
100% Increased Running Speed for 1 minute
Cost: 10 MP
30-second cooldown
'If it's anything like observe...' Testing it out, he whispered. "Sprint." Instantly, Danny felt lighter on his feet. His legs increased their pace. Not only did pass the middle group, but he also caught up to the Football team.
"Look what we got here, guys. Fenturd thinks he can keep up with us."
He kept facing forward. 'Just ignore him. Just focus on the quest.' Suddenly, something blocks his foot, causing him to trip and faceplant onto the track.
"Whoops, sorry, Fenturd?" Dash laughed. "Better watch where you're going."
Most of the class ended up passing Danny with Tucker slowing down to help his friend up. "Come on, Danny, we gotta hurry."
"Fenton and Foley," Tetslaff yelled, "Quite slacking around!"
As the two started running again, Danny glared at Dash in the lead. A window in the corner of his vision shows that he lost 5 HP. "Oh, now I'm mad." Checking the cooldown, he reactivated the skill. "Sprint."
Tucker saw his friend picking up speed. "What are you doing?"
"I'm gonna beat Dash at his own game," he yelled back. "Sprint!"
"No offense, Danny, but yelling out loud doesn't make you faster." It didn't take long before his friend caught up to his previous position. The geek blinked in amazement. "Huh, I guess it does work like anime." Tucker took a deep breath. "Sprint! Sprint!" He went slightly faster but not as drastically as Danny.
"Fenton?!" Dash was surprised by the geek rushing past him and his friends. "Get back here!" The jock kicked it up a notch and managed to close the distance.
Strangely enough, Danny didn't feel the usual pain in his legs. Just as Dash reached for the back of his collar, the cooldown finished. 'Just one more straight-away.' "Sprint!" Narrowly missing the sabotage, Danny sped down the track before passing the coach at the finish line.
She grinned at the boy. "Impressive job, Fenton. Didn't know you had it in you."
Through physical endurance, your Vitality has increased by 1.
At least I know that exercise affects me now.
Mandatory Quest Completed
+100 EXP
+10 EXP
+100 EXP
+10 EXP
+300 EXP
+30 EXP
Increased reputation with the coach.
Increased reputation with others.
Decreased Reputation with Jocks.
Your level has increased by 1.
The rest of the class soon crossed the finish line. Some were shocked that Danny beat them by a long shot. Dash fell to his knees on the football field. "How the hell did we lose to Fenturd."
"If I had to guess," Tetslaff interrupted their moping. "It's because you've all been slacking off on your conditioning. If this string bean can beat you, then I need to step-up at practice." She turned to the black-haired boy. "Tell me, Fenton, have you considered trying out for the Track Team?"
"Uh, no. I haven't."
"Really. You don't even seem tired. Well, if you perform like that and better, we'd love to have you on the team." Several students were whispering about him finishing first.
"Thanks, Coach. I'll keep that in mind." Danny rubbed his neck in embarrassment.
Tetslaff turned to the others. "Is this gossip class, or is this PE? Everyone get into pairs so we can start our stretches."
With that, everyone dispersed, and Danny and Tucker paired up.
Tucker turned to Danny. "Dude. That was amazing. How'd you do that? Was it your ghost powers?"
"I don't know," Danny lied. "Then again, I do spend a lot of time running from my enemies."
The geek laughed. "No, kidding."
After doing static exercises, Dash and his goons decided to target him during dodgeball. It was rough, but he managed to survive while also gaining several new skills and stat points by the end of class.
Through strenuous physical activity, your Strength and Vitality has increased by 2.
Through precise dodging and interceptions, your Dexterity has increased by 2.
[Physical Endurance] has been created.
Lunch Room
Sam walked to their usual table. "Hey, Danny. I heard about how you showed up Dash on the track. Nice job."
The ghost-boy shrugged. "He so deserved it for making me eat the ground."
"Coach even suggested that he join the track team," added Tucker.
"Really?" She raised a brow at the boy in question.
"Heh. Heh. I don't know."
She frowned. "I'm not gonna lie, Danny. It's already hard enough with just school, family, and fighting ghosts. Throwing sports in the mix won't help your cause."
"Yeah... I know." 'Who knows. Maybe these new Gamer powers are the solution to all my problems. It certainly helped me at PE. Danny ate a bite of his apple only for another window to open.
+2 HP
He looked from the window and back to his Apple. "Observe?" he whispered.
Red Delicious Apple (Common)
The Red Delicious is one of the 15 most popular apples in the US.
Full Consumption Grants +10
'Holy crap. I can eat my injuries away. This is like a game.' Upon seeing his still regenerating Health Bar, he scarfed down the rest of his apple before discretely observing the rest of his food.
[Observe] has leveled up by 1
Tucker laughed at Danny. "I'm surprised you still like the food here."
"On the bright side, he seems to be eating the healthier stuff first," snarked Sam who took a swig of her milk.
Danny laughed in embarrassment. "Sorry. I guess you could say that I need it for my health."
The trio spent the rest of lunch talking about a replacement for Doomed, ghosts, a before they all went to their next class.
After School
The rest of the school day was another set of discovery and confusion. It was the start of the weekend, and Danny was determined to get a hold of his Gamer powers.
Intelligence has increased by 1.
Wisdom has increased by 1.
The ghostly trio finally walked out the front doors in relief. "What time do you guys want to meet at Nasty Burger?" asked Tucker.
"I've got some errands to run, but I should be free by 6," Danny lied cooly. "That okay with you guys?"
Sam shrugged. "Meh, I've got to help my parents sort out the attic, so it's fine with me."
"Nice. I'll catch up with you guys later." With that, they went their separate ways. Danny waved them goodbye for now. As soon as he got home, he locked himself in the lab. Thankfully, his parents were out of the house taking Ectoplasm levels around the town. 'Okay, Danny. It's time that I dive deep into all of this.' "Menu." From there, he selected his inventory and equipment screen. The young boy couldn't even begin to understand how this feature worked. He had stuck many of his things during class into the window for them to physically disappear but show up on-screen. Thinking back to the fight this morning, he pulled out the mysterious blue orb. "Observe."
[Low Ghost Core LV Common]
A Ghost Core is the remnant of a defeated ghost. This remnant is unable to return to the Ghost Zone
By absorbing its essence, you gain:
+10 EP Capacity
[Overgrow] Skill
The ghost boy's eye's widened. "Holy shit..."
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