Author's Notes: Thank you for all to who reviewed my fic.
Mystery Writer5775: I still like Fruit Loop better, but I needed something for Ann to call Vlad.
Shiva the Sarcastic: I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who likes Dr. Strange, he's awesome one of my favorite Marvel Characters. Yeah, this fic is going to be very spiritual in a way, especially when we reach the end. I'm glad you weren't offended by the Catholic elements. I'm also very glad you enjoy the fic.
Chapter IV: Pawns in the Game
Valerie
Once War Machine arrived, we began searching for any signs of Ann, "the clue I could find are these scorch marks in her room," I said as I showed him Ann's room and the marls on the floor.
"These are unlike anything I've seen before," he said as he examined the marks, "they weren't caused by machines," he said puzzled, "I'm also detecting trace amounts of Sulfur," he said, "I think we better search the city, I think we might be able to catch up with them," he said as we activated our rockets and took off to search for my daughter, I just pray that she is all right.
Vlad
No doubt Valerie is already looking for her daughter; I need to distract her so she can't interrupt my plan.
"I call upon the spirit of Nicolai Technus!" I called out as a portal opened and Technus appeared.
"Yes, I, Technus, ghost master of all things…," I said before I silenced him.
"Be quiet, I have a job for you, I need you to distract my enemies so my experiment is not interrupted. Do not fail Technus for if you do your soul will burn," I threatened, I normally wasn't the type of man who resorted to threats (okay, a few a times I've used them, but usually have other means of persuading people, but somehow I felt the need to exert my power over him).
Soon everything will be in place and I will have revenge on Daniel through his daughter.
Clockwork
After hours of studying, I think I finally found the proper incantation to call upon the spirit, I need.
I followed the instructions the books said and began the incantation, "Poets sing of thy might and you rescue men's souls from Lucifer's plight, now to thee allow me to commune with that spirit great who now joins Michael in this war of fate," I said as the crystal on the table began to glow and a brilliant light shot from it as a being glowing with brilliant energy appeared.
"I am sorry to rouse you from your rest, but you are needed once more, Plasmius has returned and he has allied with Mephisto," I explained to him (spirits can be testy if awakened from their rest, but it was the only way that I could be sure that Mephisto and Plasmius would be defeated, I just hope we are not too late).
Valerie
We searched all over Amity Park but found no trace of Ann anywhere, "where could they have taken her," I said as we headed back to the Fenton Works, there has to be a clue as to what happened to her.
While were thinking, the machines in my armor began to malfunction, "There must be a virus in the computer systems," I said as I ran a diagnostic scan but found no virus.
"Mine's doing the same thing," War Machine said as he tried to fix the problem, "someone's hacked into the system," he said as he did a trace scan to find the problem.
"That's right, it is I, Technus, who have hacked into your computers and soon shall rule the world," the annoying voice of Technus proclaimed happily, out of all the ghosts I've faced Technus rates #2 in annoyingness (number one is the Box Ghost).
"I remember you, you're the creep who hacked into the computers at Stark Enterprises," War Machine said angrily, "I've been waiting to run into you Technocreep, I want to show what happens to crackers like you," he said waving his fist.
"I don't think so, because Technus is…how would the kids say it…oh yeah totally fly," he said laughing madly.
"Technus, not only are you and idiot but a dork," I taunted, "come on, we better go shut down Technus before he takes over anything else," I said as I activated my rockets (which I have connected to a separate power source so Technus won't gain control of them and took off to stop them)
Dr. Strange
Using a teleportation spell, we arrived at Wisconsin in a blink of an eye, "there is definitely dark energies, I can feel it," I told Wong as we set forth on the ground, "there is also suffering here, innocents were murdered here," I told him as I shuddered from the evil energies in the land.
"I can sense it too, it's familiar," Wong told me; even though he was not trained as a mystic as I am he could still sense the ambient energy the area was giving off.
"Yes, the Eye of Aggomotto tells me we are near the site Fenton murders," I told him, I remember hearing of the murders from the news and how a Halfa named Danny Phantom was framed for it (I had met his wife, I sensed that she had a deep connection with world of spirits meaning a loved one was in close contact with sprits), "I have feeling whoever killed them is nearby," I said walking in the direction of the energy.
We walked for a good distance with the energy getting stronger, when suddenly out of the ground a legion of demons, "by the Vishanti," I shouted as they advamced towards us, "I call upon the bolts of bedevilment," I shouted as energy flew my fingers and attacked the demons.
"Where did they come from, master," Wong asked as he slashed the monsters with his sword but they could not be hurt by conventional weapons.
"They came from Mephisto, we must be close to where his servant is located," is said as warded off several demons with powerful spell, "I invoke the Conjurer's Cone," I said as teleported the demons away from us, "let us hurry Wong, time is off the essence," I said as I summoned the Winds of Watoomb to make our journey move faster, I just hope we are in time to stop Mephisto.
Mephisto
So, Dr. Strange has become involved in the game has he, well he should be warned that when bets against me, the chances of him winning are slim to none.
"Soon, will I have the power to plunge all of humankind into my kingdom," I said as a sat on my throne and thought about all the souls of humankind in my control once and for all.