Jake stomped down the street and ignored Kim Possible and apparently a guy called Ron. He pulled out his phone and took a calming breath. There was only one person he could call and could help him get his grandfather back.
"Wait! Kid, we want to help!" Kim shouted at him, finally catching up to him.
"My name's Jake, not kid. Besides you can't help me," Jake grumbled as he scrolled through his contacts.
"What did you mean that you were calling ghost busters?" Kim asked softly. Jake could tell that she was trying to be understanding towards him. He huffed at her.
"That was a ghost. Who else would I be calling?" Jake replied impatiently and continued scrolling through his contacts. Who knew he had so many contacts?
"Jake, we… we can get in contact with a guy who knows about ghosts. We can help if you just let us," Kim attempted. Jake held up his hand to silence her, annoying her greatly. He'd finally found the number he needed. Danny Fenton. He tapped it and held the phone to his ear. He tried to step out of earshot but Kim simply followed. Jake scowled at her and then at Ron as he finally caught up with them. The phone rang.
"Hello?" a male voice answered.
"Hey Danny, look I…er… I need help," Jake greeted, glancing nervously at Kim and Ron. They looked surprised.
"Not a great time Jake. Can I call you back?" Danny replied slowly. Jake flinched as he heard an explosion.
"Sorry, Danny. It's urgent. My grandpa… he just got vaporised by a man with a gauntlet," Jake attempted.
"Wait! Gauntlet?" Danny exclaimed slightly panicked and then Jake winced as he heard Danny get hit by something.
"Danny? You alright?" Jake heard Sam yell.
"Yeah, I'm fine!" Danny called back to her.
"Think you could focus a little more on the fight?" Jake heard Tucker complain.
"Sure, one second Jake," Danny replied distractedly and Jake heard another explosion and a wail of anguish.
"Alright, you've got my undivided attention. What's up?" Danny announced calmly.
"Er… I have company," Jake muttered, glancing at Kim and Ron again.
"What kind?" Danny asked curiously.
"Um, unwanted," Jake replied pointedly at Kim and Ron.
"Can't you get away?" Danny retorted nervously.
"Tried. But Kim won't leave me alone," Jake snarled at Kim. She scowled at him.
"Kim? Not Kim Possible is it?" Danny remarked sceptically. Jake started.
"Yeah… how did you…?" Jake began.
"Well, you said something happened to your grandpa, then a Kim was there. It's fine Jake, I know Kim and Ron personally. And she knows Fenton and Phantom. You can talk freely as long as it's just them," Danny assured Jake. Jake looked at Kim again and recalled that she had said that she knew a guy that could deal with ghosts.
"So, you know Phantom?" he asked. He knew it was cryptic enough that if she didn't, she'd be confused.
"Yeah, how do you know him?" she replied instantly. Jake grimaced.
"It's a long story. Come on," Jake answered and pulled Kim and Ron into an alley and put the phone on speaker.
"Danny, you're on speaker," Jake informed him.
"Hey Kim, Ron. How's things?" Danny greeted them.
"Fine, until a guy got the Dominion Gauntlet," Kim answered, prompting the reason for the call.
"Dominion Gauntlet? Whew, I thought you were talking about the Reality Gauntlet. Glad to know that it is destroyed," Danny replied, clearly relieved.
"Reality Gauntlet?" Jake repeated.
"Yeah, let me tell you guys, that thing was dangerous," Danny confirmed.
"Hey, KP. Didn't that weird freaky guy say something about a Reality Gauntlet?" Ron recalled.
"Wait did you say freaky guy?" Danny interjected, sounding a little panicked.
"Yeah," Ron affirmed.
"He had a ghost with him. Lydia I think he called it," Kim added. There was a pause.
"Danny?" Kim called.
"Guys, I need you to describe exactly what this guy looked like," Danny ordered them seriously.
"Really pale. Bald," Ron began.
"Tall, skinny," Jake continued.
"Show man, gave me the creeps," Kim concluded with a shudder.
"This is bad. This ghost, red cloak, green, tattoos right?" Danny replied.
"Yeah," Kim, Ron and Jake answered in unison.
"You just met Freakshow," Danny announced grimly.
And the name of the guy with the gauntlet is revealed but then again who else would it be…
By the way, I love cliff-hangers, so you should be prepared to find a lot of them.
Until the next chapter.
