QS: Danny has stolen Madam Octa and has also had a little chat with Larten. The last chapter was short, but a lot was revealed. Danny can talk to Madam Octa, and Mr. Tiny has taken an interest in the little halfa. Larten is distrustful of his motives, but wants to help the obviously suffering boy. We left off with Freakshow finding Mr. Crepsley and attacking…

A/N: it seems I have messed up yet again. In the beginning I said that Danny knew he was a halfa, but then later I said he didn't know exactly. I'm not sure what I miswrote, I'm about to go back and look at that, but to clear things up, Danny knows that he is a halfa, but only that he is half a ghost, he doesn't know what the other half could be. I hope that cleared everything up, Thanks Bookphan44!

So sorry for the wait, I've been spending this time arguing with Clockwork about the order of the events that has already transpired. He says this happens, I say it doesn't, he says this happens first, I say this does, certain stuff like that. But in the end, you can't argue with the Master of Time ^.^ hope you enjoy!

Chapter 7: Danger

Larten flitted off to the side quickly, only allowing the blade of the knife to penetrate about an inch into his skin; a painful wound, but not lethal.

"Hold still so I can kill you!" Freakshow exclaimed, so filled with adrenaline and rage, he didn't truly notice the inhuman speed his opponent was moving in. he lunged forward again and again, but Mr. Crepsley was still too fast for him. The taller man was always one step ahead, as if he could predict Freakshow's moves.

In truth, this was simple compared to fighting the Vampeneze (1). A fight against one of them was always long, bloody, and unpredictable. The man before him was young and clumsy, only acting on impulse. He had probably never truly wielded a blade before in his life. Proving his theory, Freakshow lost his balance and fell forward, stumbling into Phantom where he had been sitting since the fight started.

Growling, the ringmaster raised his staff to the ghost boy's eyes, "What are you waiting for? Hold him down, drone!"

Danny's eyes filled with the red hue of the orb and he quickly flew after the speeding vampire. His expression was placid again, having lost the fear and confusion of moments before.

Larten's eyes widened. Of course! He glanced quickly to the now waiting Freakshow, that was the crystal ball the child had mention back at the Cirque. This man, Freakshow, as he recalled the eidolon saying back at the bank heist that first night, was using mind controls to make Phantom do his bidding.

As he dodged the red eyed ghost, he growled; not at his pursuer, but at the man pulling the strings.

Having traveled with the Cirque for many years, he had accompanied Mr. Tall as he rescued people from cruel circus masters many times, but this was unheard of. To take away a man's' will….it was inhuman to say the least.

Somewhere among the game of chase, Phantoms eyes slowly gained cognition and the whites returned, and with it, confusion.

Not again he thought. He hated it when he woke up in the middle of a command. He never knew what exactly he was doing, and even worse, he couldn't stop. He watched as his body flew after Mr. Crepsley, always just out of reach.

"I grow tired of these games, minion, catch him!" Freakshow growled. The crystal ball glowed and Danny winced, fearing the pain that glow usually caused, but it never came.

He must be calling the others he thought. That wasn't good, if he failed to complete the order, he would get punished again. And with his track record in the last 24 hours, Freakshow wasn't going to go easy on him.

Danny's mouth was a thin line, showing his sudden determination. He picked up speed and gathered ecto-energy in his palm: not enough to really hurt anyone, just enough to hopefully catch the fast man off guard.

Which it did, Larten never saw the green flame as it crashed into his already wounded stomach. With a grunt of pain, he fell to his backside and blinked away the stars in his eyes. He tried to sit up, but the pain shooting through his abdomen forced him to stop.

Danny quickly apprehended the vampire by pulling his arms behind him and holding him there.

"I'm sorry," he whispered, "but I have no choice."

Larten simply nodded, understanding that this powerful boy had no say in his actions beyond his apology.

Freakshow approached again, this time not hesitating in thrusting the knife forward and into the man, this time striking true into the man's abdomen. But what Freakshow didn't know, was that Danny only allowed for the knife to pass a little through, before he turned the vampire discreetly intangible.

The ringmaster smiled giddily at the pain that washed through the eyes of the bleeding man, but he had wasted enough time with this pointless struggle. It was time to move on, and move on he would.

"Get rid of the body, he'll die slowly and painfully as he deserves." Freakshow hissed, glaring daggers at Larten as he bent forward in pain. To anyone looking, it would look like he was too weakened to stand straight, but of course, it was merely an act.

Danny feared that he would get caught, so he nodded silently, and flew the limp man in his arms outside of the conductor's car. He soared across the sky, trying to find a place hidden by trees in the empty plain by the tracks.

All the while, Larten merely looked up at the boy, trying to figure him out. He had chased him around because of an order, but when Mr. Crepsley was about to get stabbed for real this time, he interfered, somehow using his abilities to make the knife pass harmlessly through him; or at least as harmlessly as he could allow without raising suspicion. It seemed to him that Phantom truly didn't want to be under that mans control; and who would? Such a cruel man like Freakshow didn't deserve to be obeyed without question or consequence. No one did.

Danny came to a landing when he found the cover he had been seeking almost a mile out. He gently set the old vampire on his feet, ignoring the bewildered face he wore and prepared to fly back to the now moving train.

"Wait," Larten whispered, forgoing his pain, he stood straight to look the phantom in the eye. Danny turned around just as he was about to take off and raised a questioning eyebrow. "I just wanted to say thank you. You fought valiantly, even though you couldn't do much and you saved my life. For that, I am grateful." He gave a formal bow.

Danny smirked and rubbed the back of his neck, "it was nothing." He rose from the ground a few inches and floated backwards as he spoke. "Just… do me a favor and don't come back ok? You've caused enough trouble." With those final words, he turned and sped away.

Larten watched him leave with wide eyes and frowned. "Now to only get my spider back…"

A/N: 1) Vampeneze and the Vampires are at a conflict with each other. Not necessarily war yet, but not really friends either. They have a mutual agreement that if you don't mess with us, we won't mess with you.

Sorry it's so short, but I didn't like the way it came out the first time so I had to rewrite it. Again, so sorry

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