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Author's Note: Sorry about the extremely long wait for updates. and sorry if the text is messed up in anyway. I havent updated in so long that Im not sure if i remember how to do it correctly. lol. that and i am really blonde. So, thanks for reading! the more reviews I get, the more likely Ill be to update the story this weekend! (written on thanksgiving, so this offer might be invalid when you read this :))
Danny slowly rose from his bed and moaned. He had to get up, though. If he showed any weakness at all, he knew he would loose the respect of the other ghosts. And that look in Sam's eyes, that
pity that she placed over him. He refused to let that happen again, hell, that hadn't happened to him since, well, his human life and that was behind him. At least he hoped so. He glanced at himself in
the mirror and murmured, "How did I let this happen? If only I could have seen the error." He took a deep sigh, closed his eyes, and concentrated until the familiar blue rings formed around him and he
phased back into a human for the first time in ten years. His dark black hair fell loosely to his shoulders and his muscular body tensed as his human took in the pain that wasn't as strong in ghost form.
Danny slowly crumpled to his knees in front of the mirror as his body shuddered from the pain. "Long time no see, good looking." Danny chuckled at himself for the comment.
"My lord!" called Fright Knight, "My lord, I suggest that you come to the dining hall and make a small speech to lift everyone's spirits. It seems that everyone has started to feel that this is hopeless. We
have lost so many." He spoke as he walked through Danny's bedchamber door.
Danny stood, having phased back into his ghost form, and lightly sighed as the full power of the pain from his injuries began to fade again. "I guess that would be the right thing to do. That and we
have to make sure that nothing erupts during the meal, especially with Sam around now." Danny strode to the door quickly, despite his pain, and slightly cringed when he came to a halt.
"Ha! Yes, that pathetic human girl wouldn't last a chance if something broke out over the meal. The last prisoner that we kept didn't last long and with her being a weak girl, I bet she would last less
than the first one. What was the first one's name? Dash, right? That's what you called him?"
Danny's fist collided with Fright Knight's cheek swiftly and painfully, sending Fright Knight straight into the very doorframe in which he stood in. An audible crack could be heard as the knight clutched his
offended jaw. "You do not speak of her in that manner. And her name is Sam, not human girl. Get it?" Danny growled menacingly. Fright Knight could only nod in response. "Now leave my sight. I can
attend the meal by myself. I don't need filth to come with me and taint the evening." Fright Knight quickly exited, leaving Danny angry and tense from the pain his body was feeling and the horrible
sting of the knight's comments. He took a deep breath and started to walk down the hall to the dining room. His body ached until he could only limp in an awkward position to try and numb the pain.
Skulker knocked on Sam's door which protested noisily as she opened it. "The lord has asked that I accompany you to the dining hall. The others can get rather, uh, savage around a pulser." She
looked at him questioningly and he instantly explained. "By pulser, I mean a human. Someone who has a heart beat. They dislike all of your kind except maybe one or two people. That's not important.
What is important is that the lord has wished me to see you through your meals for as long as you are present here with us."
"Oh, thanks for the babysitter, Danny." Sam thought as she rolled her eyes. She closed the door behind her and they slowly walked toward the dining hall. Sam felt her jaw go slack as she looked
around in amazement. Ghosts flew past her and into the large room where several long lines for food stood and rows of tables were filled to the brim with the specters. Skulker slowly pushed her
forward and murmured, "Your line is over there." Sam looked to her right and there was one line that was completely empty, except for the servers. "I'll meet you at that table there. Fetch your meal
quickly, I will be watching." Skulker showed her a table that sat in the back corner of the room and then he quickly strode away. Sam started toward the line, all the while looking around at the ghosts
and recognizing several of them as they moved through the crowds.
Suddenly Sam heard a loud wail and turned to look at Kitty, who had her face down on the table and arms wrapped around her head. "He's gone!" She wailed, "Those human scum took Johnny!" She
wept as a big metal hand gently patted her back.
Sam looked at the metal hand for a second, instantly recognizing the large "D" stamped on the front of the suit that it was connected to.
"Why would a ghost need to wear that suit?" Sam whispered to herself. Then she heard the voice that came from it and knew who it was instantly.
"Shhhh. Kitty, calm down. He's uh… in a better place now. Yeah, that's it. Johnny wouldn't want to see you weeping like this for him, he would want you to fight back and be strong. Avenge him." Jazz
said, trying to sooth the upset ghost woman.
"Jazz?" Sam said aloud making the woman in the Fenton suit turn slowly as she recognized the voice. "Jazz! It's me! It's Sam!" Sam started to speak in a louder voice as excitement took hold of her.
Suddenly, Sam heard an audible rumble of anger come from Kitty. Kitty was on her feet in a flash and started to move menacingly towards Sam. Sam saw Skulker start to rise from the table that he sat
at and she thought she saw a sigh escape his lips. Kitty was now in front of her and she snarled a low, deep snarl that made Sam shiver. In a flash, Kitty knocked Sam to the floor with a single blow to
the face while screaming "Human scum!" She then advanced towards Sam and pushed Jazz out of the way, who was completely confused on what to do. Skulker was now completely on his feet and
moving swiftly over to the two.
Suddenly, Kitty launched herself at Sam, using her nails like claws, but something flashed in front of her and Danny appeared, taking the full blow of Kitty's attack. He then hit her in the side and she
flew into a wall. Danny turned to Sam and she could see his blood flow out of the claw marks that Kitty had sunk into his flesh. He tensed at Sam's touch and she could tell that he was in pain. She
looked up at him and could see other spots on his suit tinge red . His wounds are reopening. She gasped.
Kitty stood and shook herself, then walked towards Sam and Danny again. "Stay out of this, Lord. This human filth is my prey." She said in a snarl. Ember moved to stand in front of Danny and Sam.
"You do not touch MY lord." Ember said just as menacingly with emphasis on the "my" that made Sam suspicious, before turning the dial on her guitar and strumming it. A huge string of music came out
and tied up Kitty as she squirmed around and yelled.
Danny stood and helped Sam up, then he turned to Skulker and whispered something in his ear. He then turned and walked out of the dining room, his black cape flowing behind him. Ember followed
him out while carrying the flailing Kitty and then everything just returned to how it was before. Sam walked over to Skulker and he looked down at her with what she thought was a hint of loathing.
"What did he say?" Sam asked hesitantly.
"He just said that I need to meet him in his office after the meal and that, in case you were worried, he's fine and will join the rest of us for dinner shortly." Skulker said absently.
"He's going to sit with us?" Sam asked.
"Ha." Skulker gave a light chuckle at her stupid question, "No, of course not. He eats there." He pointed at a huge balconly that held a table with a huge throne. "Don't worry you'll get used to it. He's
royal now. Your nothing but a prisoner here. You didn't expect anything different, did you?"
Sam could help but feel as if Skulker had just punched her. The words stung and the sad part was that, Skulker was right. She had kind of expected to be up there next to the man she loved. The thing
was, did she love him anymore? He seemed like a completely different person. Only time could tell.
