Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters, except for Greasy Haired Man (but I don't own the Pigmask Army)! XD
WARNING:
This story contains two boys with lots of abnormal abilities. If you are allergic to abnormal abilities, I suggest you read this story. Side effects include suspense, action, adventure, tingling in your arms and fingers, etc. You've been warned. :)
Chapter 1: Two Super Boys
The sun set as the giant battleship sailed across the horizon. Its steering was very smooth for such a big boat, and it could be spotted in broad daylight. But that was okay in New Pork City. Many attacks had been planted on them before. It wasn't the first time a battleship had sailed passed them, to patrol the big ocean. In fact everyone was relieved that people were willing to risk their lives to stop the bad guys who have been trying to destroy their town again and again. After all, the city was right next to the water, and easy to target.
Whenever a battleship passed by this city, the women would smile, the men would salute, and all the boys and girls would be jumping and waving, even though no one in the ship could see them. Yes, whenever a battleship went by it meant another peaceful day in New Pork City.
Or at least that's what they thought.
At the very top of the ships was an extra floor. Everyone in New Pork City wondered what was on that extra floor. Men and boys thought the fighters kept extra weapons in there. The women disagreed. They thought it was a storage room for extra clothes, food, bed sheets, and other useful supplies. Many people had been curious enough to try and sneak into one of the ships to see what was up there. But there was only one problem. Everyone who had tried to sneak up into the ship had gotten caught by the guards nearby. And if you got caught, you went to jail in one of the battleships. It was that simple.
One young boy had tried to sneak into the ship, but, as everyone else did, he got caught. But, that doesn't mean he didn't get what he wanted. He got sent up to the very place he wanted to go. The top floor.
A man with greasy, black hair sat in a throne. Two women were fanning him with giant leaves, while he ate some sort of chocolate candy. A man with torn up clothing was kneeling, and holding the bowl out for him. This was just as the young boy had expected.
The two guards dropped the boy to the ground. Hard. "We caught the kid you were looking for, Master."
The greasy haired man grinned. "Great job! I shall reward you later!" He closed his eyes and waved in mock annoyance. "You may go now!"
As the two fat guards left, the boy stared up at Greasy Man.
Greasy Man glared at him. "Well, don't just lie there! It's not nap time! Up on your feet! Now!"
The boy stood up. He had light brownish red hair, that was stacked up until it came to a point and dark eyes. He wore a greenish blue and white striped shirt, blue jean shorts, and red and white sneakers. He had a look of angry determination on his face. "You know you don't belong here." he growled. "You guys aren't really patrol men!"
Greasy Man smirked. "You figured it all out by yourself!" he cooed. "Good for you!" He laughed menacingly. "And yet, there's nothing you can do about it! I have you in my clutches!" He curled up his left hand into a fist.
The brown haired boy's brows furrowed even more. "Just watch me!" He sucked in some air, and started yelling. "PEKE-,"
Suddenly, he was grabbed by both wrists. He turned around nervously. The guards were back! And this time, they got him good! He glanced back at Greasy Man once more. He was glaring at him.
"YOU THINK YOU CAN USE YOUR PSI POWERS ON ME?" he yelled in the boy's face. "WELL, YOU THOUGHT WRONG!" Greasy Man lifted his head up. "GUARDS! TAKE HIM AWAY!"
"Yes, sir!" They raised their free arms in a salute, and dragged the brown haired boy toward the door.
"NO!" he cried. "NO! WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME? I'LL BE BACK! IF NOT ME, SOMEONE WILL! I'LL BE BACK!"
"CLAUS!"
A blonde haired boy had just woken up from a nightmare. He slowly looked around at his surroundings. He was in the woods. Just where he was before he had fallen asleep. It was now nighttime again. He rubbed his eyes a few times. "It was just a dream. It was just a dream. It was just a dream…" he whispered hoarsely. He closed his eyes, took in a deep breath, whimpered, and started to cry.
"Lucas?"
The blonde haired boy whipped his head to the left. A dark hair boy about his age was staring at him. His hair was messed up on one side, like he had just woken up in the same position he had fell asleep in. A look of concern was spreading across his face. "Lucas," he repeated, "are you okay?"
Lucas cried even more and hugged his friend around the waist. "Oh, Ness!" he sobbed. "I had the worst nightmare ever! They took him away!"
"Who took who away?" Ness asked in a soft voice.
Lucas didn't answer. He just kept crying. "They took him away! Just like they did with him awhile back! Just like they did with my Mom!" He cried even louder.
It took Ness a moment to figure out what his friend was talking about. The curiosity on his face suddenly became a look of sorrow. He hugged Lucas back. "I get it. It's been a month since your twin brother Claus and your Mom were…" He slowly cut off.
"Killed." Lucas finished. "They were killed by the Pigmask Army. Just like Claus was about to be in my dream!" He sobbed some more.
Ness patted his friend on the back, and slowly reached for his red and blue baseball cap. He placed it sideways on his head. "Cheer up, Lucas!" he whispered. He suddenly grinned, and stood up. "Hey! I know! Why don't we work on our PSI a little bit? This is the time we usually get up anyway."
Lucas sucked in another breath, and sighed. "Al-Alright." He slowly stood up.
Ness grinned. "That's my man! Now, come on! We've got a lot of work to do!" He started running straight ahead.
At the same time, Lucas was looking up at the stars. He loved watching them. It helped him to remind him he was on a mission when he felt discouraged. He quickly folded his hands, closed his eyes, and began to pray. When he was finished, he quickly added, "And could you please find me a friend who'll understand what I'm going through? I'd really appreciate it. Amen." He smiled, stood up, and ran happily through the woods toward Ness. Talking to God after crying always helped him cheer up again.
Chuckie Finster sat on the short, brick wall in his best friend Tommy Pickles backyard, and looked up at the stars. This wasn't unusual. Sometimes, Chuckie had to go outside and think. Sometimes they were good things, sometimes they were bad things, and every once in awhile, it would be a really scary thing that he would have to calm himself down in order to feel better. But this time, it wasn't any of those things. The thought that Chuckie had on his mind was a questionable one.
Today was Mothers Day, and all of the parents and Chuckie's friends were having a big celebration at the Pickles' home. All of his friends arrived hugging their Moms', telling them that they loved her, and giving her Mothers Day cards and presents. Everyone except Chuckie that is. And that's what brought Chuckie outside that evening. Chuckie didn't have a mom. That was the thought that was on his mind.
But, don't get me wrong, Chuckie wasn't sad that he didn't have a mom. He was just curious. He always looked forward to Father's Day, giving drawings to his dad, visiting his friends, and eating sugary snacks. But, he wanted to look forward to Mothers Day as well. But, he couldn't do that without a Mom.
"Hey, Chuck!"
Chuckie turned around to the familiar voice behind him. "Oh! Hi'ya, Danny!"
Danny Fenton smiled at his friend, and shut the sliding glass door behind him. He slid over on top of the brick wall on Chuckie's left. "Chuck, what are you doing here? You're afraid of the dark! Besides, it's dessert time!"
"I knows." Chuckie replied. "I just cames out heres to thinks."
"Really? What about?"
Chuckie glanced up at the stars once more. He didn't know why or how, but somehow they told him that he had to tell Danny what he was thinking about, or else, how else was he going to find out?
"Danny," he started, "how comes I don't gots a Mom?"
Danny glanced at the tree straight ahead in Tommy's backyard. His eyes were widening. Sure, he knew Chuckie was going to ask that question someday, but he didn't think he would ask at two years of age. More importantly, Danny didn't know Chuckie was going to ask him.
He sighed, wondering how he was going to put this delicately. Maybe his playmate could help him. After all, he was learning a bit more of this stuff since his new baby brother or sister was on the way.
"Tommy!"
Five minutes passed before Tommy Pickles toddled outside. "Sorry that taketed so long, Danny! I was grabbing a Reptar Bar off of the kitchen table." He showed it to his pal for proof. He suddenly glanced around, puzzled. "What are we doing out heres anyway?"
"Chuckie asked me why he doesn't have a Mom." Danny said, answering Tommy's question.
"Oh!" Tommy smiled. "My Mommy tolded me she's in Heben Chuckie!"
A confused look quickly came upon Chuckie's face. "Heben? What's Heben?"
"It's the place good peoples goes to when they die!"
"Die?" Chuckie looked even more confused. "What's die?"
"Well," Tommy started, "dieing is like when you fall asleep. Only, it's forever. Everybody does it."
Chuckie's eyes widened fearfully.
"But," Tommy quickly added, "my Mommy said it won't happen to us for a very, very, very long time. So we shouldn't worry."
Chuckie sighed with relief, and looked up at the stars once more. "But, if my Mommy died, and she's in Heben, how do I knows she's okay?"
"Bob's taking care of her!"
"Bob? Who's Bob?"
Danny smiled. "God is the guy who watches us and takes care of us. So when we die, he'll send us to Heaven and take care of us all."
Chuckie grinned. "That's nice." Suddenly, he frowned. "Wait a minute. How come I'm so ascared all of the time if Bob's taking cares of me?"
Danny shrugged. "We won't know that until we die."
"But, I want to know!"
Danny smiled once again. "Chuck, there are many wonders in the world. You'll just have to find them out along the path of life."
Chuckie glanced at his friend, a puzzled expression across his face. "What's that apposed to mean?" he asked.
Danny tried his best to explain what he meant, but Chuckie, being only two still didn't fully understand what Danny was talking about. But, Chuckie got a little bit of an idea.
"So do you get it now, Chuck?" Danny asked.
Chuckie was silent for a moment, before he nodded. "Yeah." he said smiling.
His friends grinned as they slid off the brick wall and headed toward the house. They were glad to have helped their friend out in his time of confusion.
"Hey, Chuckie! You wanna comes inside and have some cookies and cake? It's nummy!"
Chuckie turned around and smiled at his best friend. "Okay, Tommy! I'll come in in a minute!"
"Okay!" Tommy exclaimed. He quickly shut the sliding glass door behind him.
Once he was sure his friends weren't watching, Chuckie glanced up at the stars again, and frowned. He actually didn't get the whole explanation of why his mom was gone. I mean, why did his mom have to go away? Couldn't she have at least stayed a little bit longer? Chuckie was really confused.
Chuckie focused on one star in the sky. He didn't know why he was staring at it so intently. Maybe it was because it was the biggest of all the other thousands of stars that were up in the sky. Or the brightest. He really didn't know why this certain star had caught his eye.
Chuckie sighed, and folded his hands, still keeping his eyes on the star. "Hi'ya, Bob!" he whispered. "I knows I haven't talked to you in forever, but I'm here now!"
Silence. The star he was staring at twinkled.
"Um, Bob, if it's not too much trouble, do you thinks you could helps me find another friend? I mean, not that I don't gots enough friends already! But, I just needs someones to understand what it's like not having a Mom. I'm sure you understands that too." He paused. "Right?"
More silence. The star twinkled once again.
"Um, anyway, could you please show me the way? If so, that would be greats!"
Chuckie unfolded his hands, and continued to stare up at the star. It twinkled once more, then it suddenly flew away!
"Huh?" Chuckie quickly jumped off the brick wall. "Star?" he said, glancing around the sky. "Star? Where'd you go? Star?"
As Chuckie continued to search for his lost star, a sudden shower of falling stars fell downward. Chuckie's eyes widened. He screamed and dashed toward the house.
"You guys! You guys!" Chuckie started tugging on the door with all his might. He was starting to panic. "You guys! Open up! The sky's falling! The sky's falling!"
Danny's best friend Tucker Foley ran to the door, and quickly opened it. "Chuck, what're you-,"
"The sky's falling!" Chuckie screamed.
"Uh, oh! Hey, Danny! I think Chuckie got a hold of the Chicken Little book again!" Chuckie glanced up to see Phil Deville and his twin sister Lil, standing in the entryway of the living room.
Soon enough, Danny, Tommy, and Danny's other best friend Sam were standing next to twins at the entryway.
"Chuck, what's wrong?" Danny asked.
"The sky's falling!"
"For peeps sakes!" Tommy's older cousin Angelica cried, walking into the room. "Don't you dumb babies know nothing? The sky can't fall!"
"Are you sure you weren't just imagining things, Chuckie?" Susie, Tommy's neighbor from across the street, asked walking into the kitchen.
"If I was imaging things, Susie," Chuckie cried, running into the living room, into the playpen, and drawing the curtains aside, "would the sky be falling right now?" He pointed toward the sky.
"Whoa!" Sam exclaimed. "Falling stars!"
"Falling stars?" Chuckie panicked. "The stars are falling, and you guys are just gonna stands theres?"
"Sure, Chuck!" Tucker exclaimed. "That's what they're supposed to do!"
"They are?"
Susie nodded. "When the stars are tired of being in the sky, they fall down onto the ground and do star things here!"
The babies were already starting to crowd around the window.
"Really?" Chuckie paused. "Then how comes I didn't see the stars fall down afore?"
"Because it isn't possible." Danny replied.
"What do you mean, Danny?" Sam asked, puzzled. "I've seen falling stars before!"
"Yeah, well I know more about astronomy than anybody else here! And I know for a fact that this many stars can't fall at the same time at the same spot!" Danny put his thumb and index finger under his chin like he always did when he was thinking. "Something isn't right here. I say we beg our parents to take us to the park so we can check this out."
"Going to the park?" Chuckie asked worriedly. "At night? Danny, I-I don't think we should do this!"
Tommy grinned. "Ah, c'mon, Chuckie! It'll be like an adventure!" He quickly ran into the kitchen where all of the adults were.
"Yeah." Chuckie mumbled. "That's what I'm afraid of."
But, as usual, he followed his friends into the kitchen anyway.
"Come on, Lucas!" Ness exclaimed. "There are a bunch of people coming to the park to check out what's going on with the stars! We have to clear out!"
Lucas glanced over to his left. His friend was right. A huge crowd was heading toward the Amity Park entryway. They couldn't do their training anymore with a bunch of people watching!
"You're right, Ness!" He suddenly grinned. "But, what's the rush? We can put on a big show tonight! We sings some songs and then afterwards, give them the biggest star show that they'll ever see in their lifetime!"
Ness glanced upward, then shook his head. "I don't know. We haven't practiced our instruments in months, and it just wouldn't be the same without Claus playing his keyboard."
Lucas nodded. "I know." he said sadly. "But we haven't had any food in three days, except for the water by the beach, and those four little packages of mixed nuts we bought two weeks ago. Besides," he added, rubbing his belly, "I'm starving!"
"Well, we could make some decent money." Ness said, quietly to himself. He grinned, then nodded. "I'm in!"
Lucas smiled. "Great!" he exclaimed. Then, "Fifteen minutes, usual opening?"
"Deal!" Ness cried, shaking his friend's hand.
The babies and their parents sat in the front row of the crowd. When the kids had asked their parents to go to Amity Park and watch the spectacular display of falling stars, they simply couldn't refuse. After all, if there was a chance that their kids could learn something when they weren't in school, they just had to take the opportunity.
Danny Fenton though, wasn't very excited about the falling stars as much as his friends. This just wasn't right! I mean, if five hundred stars were falling out of the sky at the same time in the same spot, wouldn't you be a little curious? Of course you would! This is exactly why Danny had snuck the Fenton Energy Extractor with him in his vest pocket.
The Energy Extractor was a pocket sized machine with a microchip inside it that could detect the presence of spectral energy anywhere in any given area. When it detected any powerful energy, the Fenton Energy Extractor would vibrate in your hand. And that's exactly why Danny was taking it with him. There was possibly a ghost in the area, and he had to find out what it was up to.
"Hey, you guys! The stars stopped falling!"
"What?" Danny glanced up at the sky. Chuckie was right. Every star that was still up there was as still as they were before they stared falling. He glanced away from the babies, his brows furrowed. "It's luring us here." he whispered.
"What was that, Danny?" Sam asked.
"Huh? Oh, nothing!" Danny quickly caught himself. "I was just saying that's a little bit disappointing."
"Oh."
Danny sighed with relief. That was a close one! Then he checked the Fenton Energy Extractor. Nothing.
"HEY THERE, PEOPLE!"
Danny jumped, and glanced up. Standing a few feet away from him was a boy about ten or eleven years old, with a red and blue cap, a dark blue and yellow striped shirt, blue jean shorts, and red sneakers. He held an electric guitar in his hands and was speaking into a microphone.
"I SAID, HEY THERE, PEOPLE!"
Everyone in the crowd shouted stuff like 'Hi!' or 'What's up?' and 'How's it going?' to the kid in the red cap.
"ARE YOU READY TO ROCK TONIGHT?"
Everyone screamed and cheered.
Another ten year old kid with blond hair that came to a point, a red and yellow striped shirt, jean shorts, and red sneakers said, "Okay, then! Let's rock!"
The boy with the blue cap started playing his guitar.
The meter on the Energy Extractor started vibrating.
Danny's eyes widened. "There's something around here somewhere." he whispered to himself.
The ten year old boys continued to play their instruments and sing their hearts out. The crowd was cheering at their amazing talent.
Danny had felt the Energy Extractor vibrate in his right hand, and was turning his head back and forth frantically. There were no ghosts anywhere, so where was the powerful energy the little machine was reading coming from?
Danny was still searching as the ten year olds finished up their song. Everyone was cheering for the two boys.
Ness quickly thanked everyone for their support.
"You were amazing, Lucas!" Ness cried, after he turned off the microphone.
"I was?" Lucas was a bit surprised.
"Yeah!" Ness shook his head in amazement. "I don't know why we didn't put you as lead singer in the first place! You're actually an octave higher than Claus was!"
"I am?"
Ness nodded.
Lucas grinned. "Alright!" He thrust his left arm into the air.
But, that one quick thrust caused Lucas to throw his drumstick into the air. While the crowd was busy cheering, he made a quick little lightning bolt come out of his finger. It hit the drumstick and quickly came back to Lucas. He caught it easily.
Ness's eyes widened. "You've got to be more careful, Lucas!" he whispered sternly. "Anyone, could've saw that!"
Lucas shrugged. "They're too busy cheering! Besides," he added, grinning, "who could've saw that quick little lightening bolt?"
Danny saw. He didn't know why or how it happened, but he saw the quick flash come out of the blonde boy's finger. The only problem was that the two boys were headed directly toward the woods! What was he going to do? After all, those kids or whatever they were could be dangerous to the human race! After a few minutes of thinking, Danny decided to trust his instincts. He started running.
Danny didn't know where he was going, or what he was going to see. But he did know one thing. He had to find those boys. All he could hear was the his friends calling him, the pounding of his feet against solid ground, and the thump, thump, thumping of his heart.
"Come on, Lucas!" Ness cried. "You can do it! Remember, feel the star! See the star! Be the star! You are the star!"
Lucas stared deeply into Ness's face. He could tell that his best friend really wanted him to learn this. The only problem was, he could feel someone's presence around him. And it wasn't Ness's.
Lucas darted his dark eyes back and forth nervously, trying to take in the woods he had been familiar with the past few days. "I-I don't know, Ness!" he stuttered. "I've really got the feeling that someone is watching us!"
Ness grinned. "We're the targets of over a hundred villains! There's always someone searching for us!"
Danny sat hidden in a tree branch. He had found the boys he was looking for, but he couldn't tell what they were saying. Carefully, trying not to make a sound, he edged closer to the boys, toward the middle of the tree branch. He could here them clearly now.
Lucas wrapped his arms around himself, and shuddered. "Thanks, Ness!" he whimpered. "You may be an expert at using PSI, but I've been only learning it a couple of months now!"
Ness frowned when he saw his pal sitting down. "Get up!" he exclaimed. "We've only just started training! The Pigmask Army could come back any day now! There's no time for crying!"
Lucas suddenly stood up, and spun around to face his friend. "So that's it, huh?" he asked, madly. "You think I'm just a big crybaby?"
Ness's eyes widened. "I didn't say that!" he cried, waving his arms in defense. "I'm just saying we've got a lot of work to do!"
Lucas turned his head toward the sky. As he did so, his memories from the month previously overtook him. Memories he wished he could forget. Lucas's gaze moved toward the stars. Tears brimmed in his eyes once more, but he wiped them off.
"Okay." he whispered, turning to Ness. "I'm ready." He paused, and glanced up at the stars once again. "But first, can you show me how that move works again?"
Ness grinned as if answering Luca's question. He stood with his arms and legs spread out wide. He inhaled through his nose, and exhaled through his mouth. Ness's friendly voice suddenly became loud, cold, and echoing as he jumped into the air, and power and energy surged through him. "PK STARSTORM!"
The impact of the blow pushed Danny off the tree branch he was previously hiding in. He was screaming at the top of his lungs. Soon, he crashed to the ground in a belly flop. He glanced up, as soon as the pain started lessening. The stars were falling once again.
'So that's what's causing all of the shooting stars!' he thought. 'I knew there was something strange going on around here!' But, that wasn't what was worrying him at the moment.
As Danny fell to the ground, the two boys spotted him. Danny normally wouldn't have been this scared. The only problem was that he didn't know if these boys were good or bad.
Flashes of powerful lightning were pointed toward the person who had fallen out of the tree. Lucas and Ness edged closer, making sure the energy was at the tips of their fingers at all times.
Ness sighed with relief when he saw who was spying on them. "It's just a kid!" He released the energy from his fingers.
Lucas stared at Ness wide eyed. "Just a kid? Ness, don't you remember what we discussed earlier? We can't trust anyone!"
"Really, Lucas, what is a little kid going to do to us?"
"Oh, I don't know, Ness! Maybe, go and tell everyone we exist!"
"Yeah, but-,"
"YOU GUYS!"
Lucas and Ness jumped, and turned back to their left. The boy standing in front of them was trying to get their attention. They were all silent for a minute.
"Look," the boy started, "all I want to know is what you want."
Another minute of silence.
Ness sighed. "What do you mean?"
"What do you mean, what do I mean? What I mean, is what are you doing in our town? What do you want with us? And most importantly, how did you get those powers?"
Lucas glanced at his friend. "What do you think, Ness? Should we tell him?"
Ness looked into the boy's eyes for a moment. Then he nodded. "He looks honest enough." he stated. He motioned his hand toward the boy. "Come, on! We'll take you back to the park and explain everything."