Chapter 10. The Soup Kitchen

Sorry for the slow update. School starts back tomorrow and Mom does not like Internet 24/7 so….. I shall post when I can. My Mac screen has failed me so only 1 computer now…

Technus was pleased. The people in this place had never seen a ghost before so it was very easy to scare them. And that blasted ghost kid can't be in everywhere! (Technus hasn't figured out about the world being made of nanites. He hasn't had to use his Techno powers yet.)

Skulker had less luck. Interference made it near impossible, unless he was floating in front of him, to find the ghost kid. So he had to fly all over, waiting for his ghost sense to go off so he could find him.

Neither of the ghosts knew that Van Kleiss was also searching for Danny and them. Van Kleiss discovered that the two "ghosts" were easier to track, as they never vanished like Phantom did. The left trails of destruction (Caused by the people lol) everywhere they went. They liked scaring people, unlike Phantom.

He sent the Pack after the Ghosts, and waited on their arrival.

Danny was having an easier time. He had hit the jackpot when he found out that he could get free food from this soup kitchen located near his hiding spot. His hiding spot was across from a TV store, so he could keep an eye out for EVOs and ghosts. He had found it when he was searching for a new place. It was on the roof of an abandoned building that had an empty watertight wooden box that Danny was glad to use.

Danny had been here for a couple of weeks. Luckily, because of his halfa status, he could live on less food than a normal person. There also was a cute girl, named Becca that Danny was trying very hard not to fall to his crush on her.

Think of Sam… He kept reminding himself. Her beautiful purple eyes, her different take on life. Danny still loved her. But being away from her for so long, it was getting harder to see her face, Tucker's face, and his parents' face. His other life was slowly disappearing from him. He sighed.

It was almost time for the Soup Kitchen to open. Danny stood up and stretched. He looked down to see a line already forming. He phased through the building and waited in line. After sometime, the doors opened and the line filed inside. Becca was there, giving out the soup. Even though she was a few years older than him, Danny still felt attracted to her. Danny grabbed a bowl, and stood his place in line. He watched her give out bowl after bowl of soup, and slowly his patient waiting was nearing its end. 3 people, 2 people, 1 person. It was Danny's turn.

"Hello again…"

"Danny, It's Danny."

"Ok, Danny." She smiled, and gave him his soup. Danny returned the smile and went to sit down. Danny sat down with the table of people that Danny had come to know.

"Hey look, Danny's joining us again." The man next to him patted him on the back as Danny sat down.

"Hey, Doc. Good to see you too." Danny faked a smile. These men had taken him under their wing, and taught him the ways of the wanderers. Danny would be fine with his ghost powers, but they didn't know that.

Danny wasn't really listening to the conversation, just catching bits here and there. Something about an EVO that one of the new ones saw on his way here. The conversation turned to where they would be traveling to next. Danny was surprised when they asked where he was going next.

"I don't know where I'm going next. Just anywhere I can get away."

"Away from what?"

Uh. Think. Not Providence. Not Providence.

"Away from life." The men were happy with that response. They continued to eat.

Danny turned to continue eating his soup. Slowly the men finished their soup, and went on their way. Danny continued to think, so caught up that he didn't notice that he was the last one left until…

"Hey, Danny. Helloo?" Danny looked up, to see Becca.

"Hey Becca. Um. Wow. Is it that late already? Well, I need to be going anyway." He stood up, and headed for the door. She smiled, upset about the fact that he was leaving.

Danny is such an odd character. He is only about 15, and yet here he is. Alone in this big world with all the EVOs running around. And still he's fine. I could never live like he does. At least his clothes suggest he has somewhere to sleep.

Clink!

She turned to see a big metal robot with a gun pointed at her.

"Hello? Um, we're closing for now. You'll have to come back tomorrow."

"I'm not here for the food." He fired, and a black and white blur appeared in front of her and blocked the shot with a green ectoplasmic shield (To us, but to her, just a force field)

Danny was interrupted from his thinking by his Ghost sense, and knew it was a 99.1 % percent chance it was Skulker. He was right. He phased through the wall to see Skulker firing at Becca. He jumped in and fired up his shield.

"Oh my. What are you?"

"Run." She looked up, and ran out the door.

"Didn't take you long to find me, did it?"

"Yes. The interference made it impossible for my scanners to find you. I had to use my Ghost Sense."

"It seems your natural abilities win all." Danny smiled, and fired his ice beam.

Skulker dodged, and returned fire. It landed with a direct hit, sending Danny flying through the soup kitchen's front wall. Danny looked up.

Crap. A camera crew. Really? Could this get anymore difficult?

Bystanders started to come out to see what the noise was about.

Danny returned fire…..

AHHH! Evil Cliffie!

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