Author's Notes: Ghostwriter hasn't come after me yet so here's another chapter. A virtual kosher cookie to anyone who can figure out who sent the IM in this chapter. Thank you for reviewing my fic.

Mystery Writer5775: He's going to kill me for that –hides-

Miriam1: I'm glad it's working now, well Freakshow's staff has the Reality Gems in it so he can use it to spy on people. Freakshow's plan is evil with a capital E. Ghostwriter is one of my favorite characters, he's also my muse and will probably come after me for adding him in the fic. Yes Danny can learn and I thought I made him rhyme, I know he doesn't do it all the time, but I like when he does. Cujo is so cute; you got to love that little guy. Never underestimate Freakshow.

Chapter IX: The Greatest Show in Pittsburgh

Sam

"What happened?" I said as I came to, I tried to get up but found I was tied to a chair.

"Uh, uh, uh," Freakshow said as he entered to the room, "You're not going anywhere," he said laughing.

"What are you going to us you sick clown," I spit at him as he smiles at us.

"Treat you to the show of a lifetime," he says as Vlad and Lydia come in.

"And get revenge on Daniel at the same time," Plasmius said laughing.

"Vlad Plasmius, at last we meet and you must Freakshow you're a lot shorter than I thought you'd be," Nash said smiling.

"Nash Bridges and Joe Dominguez, your reputation precedes you," Plasmius said bowing formally.

"You know about us?" Joe asks confused.

"I have connections with the criminal element in San Francisco, so yes I know all about you," he says laughing as he spies Cassidy. "You must be his daughter, Vladimir Drake Plasmius, at your service," he says as Cassidy makes a face at him.

"Come now, Vlad we have to get ready to for the show," he says as they walk away and leave us alone.

Harvey

"I haven't heard from Nash from awhile," I said worriedly as looked the information on ghosts I found. I knew he could take care of something but I had strange feeling in the back of my mind.



While I was reading an article a IM popped up, "What the," I said as I say it was from someone called 'A33.' "Who could this be," I asked as I read the message:

Inspector, check out what's going on below Pittsburgh. Remember your boss's hidden eye

I thought about the text for a second and remembered that Nash had me install a micro camera in his badge case awhile back.

"Let's hope this works," I said as hacked into it and saw that it was unresponsive, "Not good," I said as I got out my phone and started to dial a number.

Danny

"Whoa!" I shouted as Cujo dragged me through the Ghost Zone until we came to a portal and stopped. "Here?" I asked him as he barked.

I untied Cujo and thanked him for his help and entered the portal with my fingers crossed.

When I came out on the other end I found myself in some sort of bunker, "What is this place," I asked as I started to walk down a hall.

So far this was easy but as I came to a door, my ghost sense went off, "Just what I need," I said as I felt the floor slip from under my feet. Before I could fly up I fell down into a hole and landed in some sort room.

I can't see a thing as it's dark, but soon I feel something around my waist, "I can't move," I say as a light comes on and see a snake ghost wrapped around me.

"Don't fight Ghost Boy, it only makes it worsssse," she hisses as I try to go intangible but can't. I twist and turn but I can her muscles tighten around with every move I make. "Come child, it's time to get into your costume," she says as Lydia comes in with a ridiculous silver and black costume.

"Theirs is no way that I'm wearing that," I say as I feel the snake coil around my head. She tightens around my neck, mouth, and nose and can't breathe, "Okay, I'll play," I said as I felt her let go and collapse.

Lydia hands me the costume, "could I have some privacy," I said as I took off my shirt, if I was going to have to think and be one step ahead of them.

Nash Bridges

"Hey bubba, I thought you said you were going to kill us, if you're going to do it, get it over with," I shouted at our hosts. I tried to break free of the chains holding us but they were too strong and gave out an electric shock every time I would move.

"Do you like them, it was something my benefactor found while traveling the timeline," Freakshow said as he came out smiling. "Don't worry it's almost time for the performance," he told us as that green tattooed woman came out and whispered to him.

"What do you think he's saying," Joe asked me as he turned to us again.

"Ladies and gentlemen; freaks of all ages, Circus Gothica is proud to present tonight's entertainment," he says like a carnie. "In the center ring, I present to you-Danielle: the Half-Ghost Clone. No one loves her or wants her alone in the world," he says as the spotlight revealed a thirteen year old girl in a cage.

She had black hair soiled with dirt and what looked some sort of dried meal. Her waist and legs were encased in stone. Her mouth was bound with some sort of green slime.

"You will notice that she trapped her legs fixed in stone and her feet rooted on the floor," Freakshow said laughing. "Coming to her rescue is none other than the ghost boy- Danny Phantom," he said as a snake woman brought out Phantom in some sort of costume. "He has only a short while before a vat of special ectoplasm fills up and tips over on the girl disintegrating her," he announced as the girl looked up and saw a vat suspended above her head.

"MMMMMMM" she screamed out in terror as Freakshow laughed.

"What's that you want more suspense," he said as he pointed his staff at Phantom, "very well, our hero will have to do it without benefit of his ghost powers. That's right tonight's star is Danny Fenton!" he said as he staff glowed and blasted Phantom until he reverted back to human form. "The clock is ticking," he said as the snake released Danny.

Danni

My heart was beating furiously now, I looked up in terror and saw the green slime start to pour in the vat.

"Hang on Danni," I heard my cousin say as I tried again to free myself.

"No you don't," Freakshow said as pointed is staff and saw my midriff turned to stone. Soon my whole body save for my head was stone. It was hard to breathe now as the stone constricted my chest.

"Danni, stay calm," Danny tells me as he races in only to be blasted by a beam.

"Standing in the way of our hero is the blackheart Vlad Plasmius," Freakshow announced as Vlad came forward.

"I am going to enjoy this, Daniel," Plasmius smirked as he blasted my cousin against the wall

Danny got up and tried to run but Vlad duplicated himself and punched Danny in the gut.

I closed my eyes but could still hear the battle and the sound of that vat filling up, this was my end.

Cassidy

I couldn't watch, Freakshow was a monster and the very thought him being entertained by this made me sick.

Plasmius was enjoying torturing the poor the poor boy who could hardly land a punch on the older man.

"Is the best you got Daniel?" the man asked the boy as he slammed his boot into his chest laughing. "You know can't win," he sneers as the boy manages to muster some strength and knock Plasmius to the ground.

"What was that Vlad," Danny panted as he stopped to catch his breath and went to rescue his friend.

"Not so fast," Freakshow said as he blasted the ground and a large wall sprung up between Danny and the cage, "The suspense is killing me, will the hero save the misfit or will she be covered in ectoplasm and melt away to nothing," he laughed.

I looked away, it was then I noticed dad fiddling with his chains, "Dad what are you doing," I whispered to him curiously.

"You'll see Cassidy," he whispered back as I noticed his chains started to spark and fall apart. Once he was free he slinked away signing for us to hang in there, I only hope Danny can make it through all this torture.