10/02/2011

The Fight

Chapter 9

"Well at least we found the one we needed. But how do we open it?" Danny asked looking around for a handle or even a door to the containment unit.

"Piece of cake," T0rch stated before zipping into the computer, which came to life immediately, as he started messing with the codes to the door.

"Not that you could make a cake." Danny whispered to himself and waited.

A couple seconds of fiddling and a few loud bumps later, T0rch immerged from the computer looking rather arrogant about something. "Just needed some love," He said and with that, the heart monitor screen retreated downward to revile some crazy handle-like contraption.

Preparing himself for what could happen, Danny took hold of the handle turned it horizontal to unlock the door and pulled. This caused a small capsule to slide out from the wall, like a mortuary locker and Danny immediately charged up an Ectoblast in his hand, ready to blast whatever came out to little pieces of charcoal. When nothing happened he casually floated above the drawer and looked inside.

But upon seeing what was in the capsule the energy in his hand died away and his arm fell to his side, unresponsively. As he just stared at the 5 year old boy sleeping soundly on a bed of light.

'What,' Danny thought, since he couldn't remember how to make his brain process the action of speaking, as he looked at the child who was facing toward him, curled into a ball. His little body covered only with a black hospital shirt and pants.

"T0rch," Danny finally ground out, never taking his eyes from the boy. "What's going on?"

"I don't know," T0rch stated truthfully looking at the boy as well. "This is certainly unexpected."

"H-he can't possibly – be the weapon?" Danny asked and T0rch looked around before focusing on the wall again.

"There's a computer here, there might be more information," Torch declared, hacking into it. "But it'll take some time, it's pretty secure."

"Do it," Danny ordered, watching the boy's chest rise and fall, his breath fluttering the bangs of his jet black hair. He also took notice of a couple wires sneaking out from under his shirt to attach to the walls of his capsule, as well as a little tube taped to his right hand.

Danny quietly reached into the causal to see if the boy would respond to his touch. But before he could get close he was propelled backwards by a sudden surge of power. He ended up halfway across the room, collapsed into one of the large test tubes before he even realized what happened. The glass container shattered instantly, releasing a wave of disgusting green goop that immediately flooded the floor and make the whole room smell like antiseptic.

"Ouch," Danny declared a minute later and winched as he got back to his feet, his head buzzing from the electricity coursing through his body. He was about to walk back over to the wall when he noticed something he really didn't like.

A glowing green rope had some how entwined itself around his neck. But before he could even comprehend how it had gotten there or what he was going to do about it. The floor under his feet suddenly opened up and the cord yanked him roughly from the air, dragging him down to the next floor.

A second later he crashed into the floor of some pitch back room, with bone-crushing force. Immediately he reached up to pull at the rope, coughing slightly from the stress it put on his windpipe, but it refused to release him.

"Ok, that was uncalled for." Danny declared sorely, once he'd gotten his breath back.

"Welcome, Danny Phantom," Boomed a loud male voice, just before the room came to life with blaring white lights. Danny raised a hand to shield his eyes from the almost painful glare and looked around trying to locate the source of the voice.

"You did very well to make it this far," Stated the same voice. "Your skills are indeed impressive."

"Who are you," Danny yelled, looking around the huge round room, but was unable to locate to source, as the voice seemed to be coming from everywhere.

"We must still gather more information thou, so you will be asked to remain here while we complete our testing." The man continued as if he hadn't spoken.

"I didn't come here to be your Guinea Pig." Danny declared finally getting to his feet, the cord still following him around, connecting him the floor.

"Then what did you come here for?" The voice asked amused, signaling a small section of the wall farthest from where Danny stood to fizz for a second before showing a large screen, where a dark figure sat in a high backed chair.

"To stop this weapon you're making to destroy the Ghost Zone." Danny stated glaring at the screen.

"Destroy," The man asked amused before he burst into laughter, making Danny raise an eyebrow at him. "My boy, what makes you think we were going to destroy the Ghost Zone?"

"Honestly – I don't know anymore. I thought I had a pretty good idea, until you reacted like that." Danny said truthfully, now royally confused.

"Danny Phantom, there is nothing to gain by destroying the World, even you should know that." The man stated.

"Then what do you want?" Danny asked, getting really fed up with this man.

"What we want; is to conquer it." The man declared loudly. "And once the Ghost Zone falls the Human World will follow."

"And I thought Vlad was a crazed up Fruit Loop." Danny whispered to himself.

"But in order for our great plan to work, the Weapon must learn." The Shadow man continued. "And with the information it will acquire from these tests, even you will fall before it."

"Hey psycho, news flash, I'm not the most powerful Ghost out there. And if I can't stop you, someone will." Danny declared.

"We are well aware of this and have taken steps to prepare."

"What steps," Danny asked, glaring at the man.

"You need not concern yourself with them." The shadow man stated.

"Fine, but what about the child," Danny asked.

"It is the key to our glorious new future." The man said, spreading his hands.

"But who is he," Danny asked, really not liking the way this man refused to refer to the boy as anything other then an It.

"That is of no importance," The man stated calmly, a smile clear in his voice.

"Fine, but let me give you some friendly advice, since it seems that you've been living under a rock for the last few years. The World Domination thing was already attempted." Danny clarified, "So why don't you just go back to your cooking classes and look for your manners, because this whole, 'Put your guests on a leash' thing; very rude."

"Are you mocking me?" The man demanded angrily.

"I'd mock anyone that uses the word mock." Danny stated with a smile, folding his arms, deciding that if he couldn't pummel the man in person, the least he could do was attempt to annoy him to death.

"I was willing to let you live and work toward the greater cause, but I see now that trash such as you can not possibly exist in our new Utopia. You would only poison the soil." The man growled.

"Did you just call me trash?" Danny asked annoyed, but a little taken aback by the man's sudden mood swing. "Sounds like someone can't take a joke."

"The tests will now commence," The man yelled, as the wall directly under his screen rose up to revile a dark doorway. Danny lowered his arms and watched the door, as he had suddenly heard what sounded like chains rattling from inside.

"Danny Phantom, I would like you to meet, Daniel One." The man said as a large shape started moving toward the light. "It may not be the strongest of the set, but it is certainly the meanest."

Danny didn't really hear this last part, as the shape in the darkness slowly walked out into the light and he was finally able to see what it was, which could only be described as something straight out of Romanian Legends.

The creature appeared to be a huge black Werewolf. Its arms hung down past its knees, enabling it to walk on all fours, but still remain upright like a human, while the knees of its back legs were turned outward like a dogs. Heavy Ghost proof chains hung from the animal's limbs and neck and a metal mussel was strapped around its mouth and nose.

Danny couldn't help but feel sorry for the poor thing as he noticed the state of its body. Cuts and burses visible even through the thick black fur and nearly every bone in its frame clearly distinguishable through its skin. Dried blood mated in its fur and stained its white chest and paws and it was obviously having trouble breathing.

"Enjoy your test; we will be studying you both, thoroughly." The shadow man declared with a laugh and Danny couldn't help but clench his fists in rage.

"This is just – cruel," He whispered to himself, watching as the poor creature nearly tripped when its chains would allow him no father into the room. "What kind of sick person would do this?"

"May the Gods show mercy on your Soul." The man stated, before the screen went blank and suddenly the chains clicked, releasing themselves from the Werewolf's limbs and neck and a second later the mussel fell to the floor as well.

Danny barely had time to react before the wolf charged forward, his blood shot eyes clearly showing that he had every intention of eating the Half-Ghost. Who tried to fly into the air, but the rope around his neck (which he had completely forgotten about) kept him tied to that spot.

Danny quickly threw up a shield to deflect the wolf's claws which cut through the air just above his head. And could hear the shadow man's amused laughter somewhere in the background, obviously finding Danny's current predicament funny.

'Evil people shouldn't be allowed to laugh that much.' Danny thought bitterly to himself as he held onto the shield, running ideas through his head, trying to figure out what to do about this. It was true that he felt sorry for the creature but that didn't mean that he wanted to be dog food, but he didn't want to hurt him either. Danny was suddenly ripped from his thought as the Werewolf stopped attacking long enough to perform a task that Danny found way too familiar and he instinctively knew that he had to move.

As fast as he could, Danny dropped his shield, knowing it wouldn't help him anymore and formed an Ice sword around his right arm. Quickly bringing the weapon down to cut right through the pesky rope and was finally able to take to the air, trying desperately to escape, but knew that he would never get out of range in time, as the wolf let out, none other then, a Ghostly Wail.

O-O cliffie… lol… sorry, but it doesn't look like I'm going to get a 3rd chapter up tonight…