"I really think this is a bad idea Sam," said Dani as she and Sam flew an aircraft that looked like a drop ship from a science fiction movie towards what appeared to be a massive forest of black trees, grave markers, ruined buildings, and strange vortexes of ectoplasm.
"It's not a bad idea Dani," replied Sam as she maneuvered the aircraft around one of the vortexes. "It's the stupidest idea I ever came up with," she admitted as she dodged what may have been debris.
"Then why are we doing this!?" yelled Dani as she held on to her seat. "Seriously, what is so important that you needed me to help you hijack a Drift from the Specters' armory, phase it out of Descent City, and keep Danny in the dark about this little adventure?" she questioned Sam.
"There is something in the Abyss that holds the answers I need," answered Sam.
"What answers and why are they so important that you wouldn't ask for Danny to help you with?" retorted Dani.
"They're personal answers that I need and those bastards in the Senate won't let Danny just leave to help me," said Sam as she continued on to her destination.
"Like that would stop Danny," commented Dani in an unconvinced tone.
It doesn't matter, they would have done anything to stop Danny from going if he asked for permission," argued Sam.
"Like holding us hostage or threaten to kill us?" questioned Dani.
"Yeah," replied Sam as she continued to fly the Drift.
"You do realize that if they did any of those, it would be counterproductive right?" questioned Dani.
"What are you talking about?" asked Sam.
"Sam, you and Danny are mates," started Dani. "If they do anything to harm you, he would tear them apart with no mercy or remorse. They don't want to risk that just because they want to keep him on a leash. Plus if you were killed, Danny would die too," she explained.
"Huh?" replied Sam in surprise.
"Don't tell me you forgot," said Dani as she stared at Sam's confused expression. "You two are mates, bound to each other for all eternity, and let's not forget that lovely little bit about how if one of you bites the dust; the other one croaks too," she explained. "Kind of puts a damper in any plans on keeping Danny around forever," she added.
Sam's expression changed after realizing that certain condition to her 'marriage' to Danny. She would continue to think about it for a few seconds.
"Sam pay attention!" yelled Dani.
Sam snapped out of her thinking in time to see a ghost get plastered onto the windshield of the Drift. The two girls in the craft screamed in surprise, the ghost screamed in pain and shock as the Drift started to spiral out of control. The two girls held onto each other as they continued to scream as the Drift crashed onto the ground.
The crash was a terrifying experience for both girls as the Drift hit black trees and rocks. The ghost on the windshield took the brunt of all the branches hitting the front the craft until the Drift collided with a large rock, stopping it completely. Inside the Drift, Sam and Dani were tossed around during the whole crash. When it finally stopped the two of them were face first onto the floor and groaning in pain. Dani slowly got up and placed her right hand onto her forehead.
"For the record Sam; I blame you for this," said Dani as she got up.
"I'll keep that in mind Dani," said Sam as she got up as well.
The two of them went to the controls and saw that they were damaged from the crash.
"Looks like we're going on foot," said Sam as she headed for the door.
"Great," commented Dani as she followed her template's mate until she realized something. "Wait a minute, why don't we just fly there ourselves?" she asked.
"We can but then we would have to wait for a while for my powers to be fully restored after being in ghost mode for an hour," replied Sam as she opened the door and looked outside. "But I don't think we'll need to worry about that," she added.
"Why do you say that?" asked Dani as she moved closer to Sam.
"Because it looks like we're here," answered Sam as she stepped outside.
"What are you talking about?" asked Dani as she followed.
Sam pointed at a sign that was directly in front of them.
You are now in the Abyss. Now get the Hell out of here if you wish to continue pulsating.
"Well that's a pleasant sight," Dani sarcastically commented.
"We're going in," said Sam as she started walking forward.
"Are you insane!?" yelled Dani as she blocked Sam's path. "Didn't you read the sign?" she asked. "The whole thing or just the part that says where we are?" she added.
"Relax Dani," replied Sam. "We'll be fine, besides I'm a Goth. There is nothing in a creepy place called the Abyss that I can't handle," she added.
"How about a swarm of Medelwyr ripping you to pieces?" countered Dani.
"A swarm of what?" asked Sam.
"Medelwyr, you know Reapers!" yelled Dani. "The most vicious and savage ghosts in the Ghost Zone," she added.
"Never heard of them," replied Sam as she started to move forward. "Now are you going to help me find the Neksasa Portala or are you going to continue freaking out?" she asked.
Dani stood still for a moment in a stunned stupor when she heard Sam's question. The idea of looking for something that was located in the Abyss, the home of the most savage ghosts that had ever existed was practically a suicide mission. She wanted to stop Sam, try to talk some sense into her, but she knew it would be wasted due to Sam's headstrong and stubborn nature.
"Hey wait for me!" Dani yelled as she followed Sam into the Abyss.
As for the ghost they ran over, it turned out to be the Box Ghost as he squeezed his way out of the severely damaged Drift. He fell onto the ground and let out a small whimper.
"So…..much…..pain…." groaned the Box Ghost as he passed out from the pain and loss of ectoplasm.
While the Box Ghost slips out of consciousness, Sam and Dani continued their way into the Abyss. The entire area looked like a giant forest but all the trees were black and the ground they were walking on was as dead as a graveyard. Formations of rocks were scattered and black in color which was very odd. The sky above them was strange with its constant eruption of red substance that mimicked blood and sprayed like a geyser, but pointed down towards the ground. However none of that spray touched the ground, instead it just retracts back into the point of origin and repeat the process.
Sam found the Abyss to be amazing while Dani was freaked out by the place as she kept an eye out for any of the Medelwyr that prowl the Abyss. Not a lot of ghosts would talk about the Medelwyr, because those who did talk mentioned about knowing someone who went into the Abyss and never returned. Of course there were those who believed the tales of the Medelwyr were just stories told to scare young ghosts, but those who challenged the tales were among those who never returned.
"Wow, this place is amazing," commented Sam as she continued forward.
"No it's not," complained Dani. "This place is creepy on so many levels," she added.
"Dani, will you stop being a scaredy cat," said Sam as she turned to face her mate's clone. "There is nothing here," she added. "No other ghosts, no monsters, and none of these Medelwyr you keep talking about," she finished.
After those words left Sam's lips, a loud howling sound could be heard west of their position. It sounded like a hyena mixed with shrill scream that humans would refer to as a banshee. It caused the two girls to jump slightly as they moved close together with their backs to each other.
"So what do you call that huh?" argued Dani. "A helpless kitten crying?" she added sarcastically.
"Shut up," whispered Sam as she looked around the immediate area.
Meanwhile several miles away from the Abyss, another Drift was speeding towards that location. Inside the Drift was Danny, Burn and another ghost who was flying the Drift. They were on their way to finding Sam and Dani. Danny was looked over the side of the Drift's opened door with Burn right beside him.
"We're nearing the Abyss right now boys," said the pilot. "But just so you two know, I am not touching down on that place," he told them.
"That's fine Surge," said Danny. "We'll just jump off when you reach the place," he told the pilot before turning his attention to Burn. "You sure you want to do this Burn?" he asked.
"Of course man," answered Burn. "You helped me when no one else would. The least I can do is back you up in your rescue mission," he told Danny.
"Thanks man," said Danny in gratitude.
"Well you two just be careful out there," said the pilot. "Those Medelwyr will make short work out of the both of you if you don't watch your backs," he warned them.
"I thought the Medelwyr were a myth," commented Burn.
"Tell that to the fools who went down there and never returned," replied the pilot.
"Alright, that's enough of that," interrupted Danny. "We got two ghost girls out there doing something extremely stupid, and I'm not fond of losing either of them," he added.
"Well, let's just hope the rescuers don't need any rescuing," commented Burn in a joking tone.
"Damn right," said Danny as he and Burn bumped fists before jumping out of the Drift and dived towards the Abyss.
The two of them landed on the ground and took in their surroundings. So far all they saw was blackened trees and rocks. They both started moving north when Burn spotted smoke coming from over the black trees.
"You sure this is the way to go Burn?" asked Danny as he followed his partner.
"To be honest no," replied Burn as he continued to lead Danny to the source of the smoke. "But it's a start," he added.
Danny nodded his head in agreement as the two continued towards their way to the smoke. After fifteen minutes, Danny and Burn reached the crash site of the Drift that was taken by Sam and Dani. That wasn't all those two found as Danny noticed the Box Ghost lying on the ground completely out cold.
'Even here, he finds me,' thought Danny in annoyance as he and Burn got closer to the crash site.
Burn checked on the Box Ghost to see if the moronic ghost was severely injured while Danny entered the damaged Drift. As Danny checked the drop ship for any clues to Sam and Dani's whereabouts, the Box Ghost regain consciousness much to Burn's slight relief and eventual annoyance.
"BEWARE, I AM THE BOX GHOST!" yelled the Box Ghost as he stared at Burn. "WHO ARE YOU SMOKE HEADED ONE?" he demanded.
"My name is Burn," Burn introduced himself. "And why are you yelling?" he asked.
"SILENCE!" yelled the Box Ghost. "THE MIGHTY BOX GHOST DOES NOT HAVE TO ANSWER TO THE LIKES OF YOU. FOR I AM THE MOST TERRIFYING GHOST IN THE ENTIRE GHOST ZONE!" he continued.
"Uh….right," said a confused Burn. "Do mind telling me why you are in the Abyss?" he asked a different question.
"THE ABYSS!?" shouted the Box Ghost as he began to freak out. "I CAN'T STAY HERE! I DON'T WANT TO BE FOOD FOR THE MEDELWYR! I'M OUT OF HERE!" he yelled as he flew away from the Abyss in terror.
"Wow, that's the first time I ever saw the Box Ghost fly off so fast," commented Danny as he stepped out of the Drift.
"You know that nutjob?" questioned Burn.
"It's a long and annoying story," replied Danny. "But on more important news, I did check the ship. Sam and Dani did use it but apparently something happened to cause them to lose control," he explained.
"Maybe it was the 'Terrifying Box Ghost" that scared them and caused them to crash," joked Burn.
"Somehow I wouldn't be surprised if he did have something to do with this," said Danny. "Anyway, we need to find the girls and get them out of here," he continued as he looked for the most likely path the two girls would have taken.
Before the two of them could move, they heard the strange howling sounds that Sam and Dani heard. However, the howls were coming from all around Danny and Burn.
"Uh…Danny," started Burn.
"Yeah…" replied Danny.
"You know how they say that no one has ever seen a Medelwyr and survived to tell the tale?" asked Burn as he and Danny moved so that they were back to back.
"Yeah," replied Danny. "Why?" he asked.
"I think we're about to be next," answered Burn.
"Oh Geist," cursed Danny.
"My thoughts exactly man," agreed Burn.
From all around them large bipedal beetles started walking out of the shadows. They were at least eight to ten feet tall, and hunched over due to their massive backs which also had long scythe like blades protruding out from their backs. Bulky arms with three claws on each hand that looked like they could crush a human's skull. They walked on two powerful legs that resembled the legs of a carnivorous dinosaur, but with two sharp claws pointed forward and one shorter claw point backwards. Their heads were demonic with four sickle mandibles on the sides of their faces. Two glowing narrow yellow eyes glared at the two ghost boys with intentions of killing them. On top of their heads was large horn that curved upwards that measured to be about two feet long with a much smaller horn behind the first horn.
"Uh… Burn," stuttered Danny.
"Yeah?" replied Burn.
"What exactly does Medelwyr translate into?" asked Danny.
"Reapers," said Burn.
"Why does that not surprise me?" wondered Danny as the Medelwyr charged at them.
"Just so you know; I blame your wife for this," said Burn as he and Danny got ready for the incoming assault.
The swarming Medelwyr charged at the two of them like an army of foot soldiers, only without any weapons. Several of the massive beetle-like beasts were on all fours while the rest were running on their hind legs. Danny and Burn were still back to back waiting as the swarming ghost monsters got closer to them. The swarm was about ten feet away from them and was almost on them.
"JUMP!" yelled Danny as he and Burn jumped into the air.
The swarm of Medelwyr was a split second too late and crashed into each other. Several of the beasts started attacking each other because they were tricked by the two boys. Up above them Danny and Burn were flying away from the Medelwyr and hopefully to where Sam and Dani were.
"Nice call on that jump Danny," commented Burn.
"Save the praise for when we get out of this place," said Danny. "Right now, we need to find Sam and Dani before those things do," he added.
"Do you think those two managed to escape those things?" asked Burn.
"If they didn't, I wouldn't be here," answered Danny.
"Good point," replied Burn as the two of them continued flying.
'Sam, you and Dani better be safe,' thought Danny as he scanned the area for his mate and clone.
As Danny and Burn continue their search, fifty miles away from them Sam and Dani were running for their lives as a pack of twenty Medelwyr chased after them. Sam was in her ghost form because at the moment she needed the extra power to put some distance between her and the beasts that want to tear her to pieces. However, she also had to think about how much time she is spending as she stayed in her ghost form because of her time limit. Luckily for Sam, Dani was not restricted to such a problem as the clone of her mate continued to fly beside her while firing ghost rays as the black bug ghosts chasing after them.
"We need to lose them and fast!" yelled Dani as she fired another ghost ray at the pack.
Sam agreed with Dani, but she wasn't sure if they could shake off twenty, ten foot tall black monstrous beetle ghosts. It also didn't seem likely they would have succeeded because chances were high that these ghosts knew the terrain far better than either ghost girl. Regardless, Sam continued to search for any path that could provide any good hiding spots for her and Dani. As she continued to look as she and Dani tried to elude the Medelwyr, seven more of them appeared running parallel to Sam.
"What the Hell!" yelled Sam after she spotted them. "They're herding us!" she yelled to Dani.
"What?" Dani yelled back as she fired another ghost ray stunning one of the Medelwyr.
Sam was about to repeat what she said, but she stopped when she saw a mountain side blocking their path. She stopped causing Dani to collide with her and fall to the ground. Both girls slowly stood back up and saw the swarm of Medelwyr surrounding them. Several of the beasts were drooling as they slowly moved towards their meals which caused Sam and Dani to back up into the wall.
Sam and Dani were terrified as these monster beetles slowly advanced towards them. Dani took a look at the mountain and concentrated on turning intangible as she grabbed Sam's hand. She tried to walk into the mountain, but she couldn't phase through the solid surface.
"What the…?" said the stunned Dani.
"We can't phase through it as ghosts," realized Sam as she turned human. "Let's try as humans," she added as she tried to walk through the mountain, but much like Dani she had no luck. "Oh come on!" she yelled in frustration.
"We can't phase through as ghosts or as humans!" whined Dani. "That is so not fair!" she yelled.
The Medelwyr were just within lunging distance of the two girls, but it would seem that they were deliberately taking their time. It seemed that they liked to torment Sam and Dani before going in for the kill. A few of the Medelwyr made mock lunges at them causing them to back up closer to the mountain before pulling back without actually touching the girls. Sam and Dani had their backs pressed up against the mountain hoping for some sort of miracle that they would escape.
"Sam," called out Dani.
"Yeah?" replied Sam.
"I just want you to know that…" started Dani. "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" she yelled.
The Medelwyr were about to strike at the two girls, but one of them let out a howl while looking up in the air. The rest of the Medelwyr looked up and saw a small figure hurling towards them at a blinding speed. Sam and Dani also looked and were trying to make out the shape of the figure. However, it was descending too fast and crashed into the middle of the swarm. A massive wave of ectoplasm shot out from the epicenter of the crash and knocked the Medelwyr off their feet, causing them to scatter all over the area. The two ghost girls were about to use this as a means to escape, but they were suddenly grabbed and shot up to the top of the mountain.
When they reached the top, Sam and Dani turned to face whoever had grabbed them and prepared to fight. Dani changed back into her ghost form while charged up her fists with ectoplasm rather than follow Dani's lead. The ghost who grabbed them backed away while raising his arms up as a sign of surrender.
"Hey, wait a minute!" yelled the ghost. "I'm not going to hurt you two," he told them.
"You got that right pal," growled Dani.
"Because you're the one who's going to get hurt," Sam declared.
Before the two of them could harm the ghost, Sam and Dani found themselves frozen from the waist down. The two let out gasp of shock as they struggled to break free.
"You two better have a good excuse for this," demanded a familiar voice.
Both girls turned their heads as best as they could to see the source of the voice. They managed to see Danny standing right behind them, and he didn't look happy at the moment.
"Danny!" cheered Sam and Dani at once.
Normally Sam would have wrapped her arms around Danny, but there were two factors that stopped her. The first one was that she was covered waist deep in ice, and the second was that her mate was glaring at her. She shivered at the sight of Danny's angry expression and tried to avoid eye contact.
"I'm waiting," said Danny as he crossed his arms.
"Well…you see," started a stuttering Dani. "We were heading into the Abyss….because Sam asked me to help her find…this thing…and we knew the…," she tried to continue before giving up. "Blame Sam," she whimpered while pointing at Sam.
"Danny, I'm sorry," Sam apologized as she looked at Danny's eyes. "But I need to do this. I just can't continue going on with my life not knowing who my real Mom is. I need to know why she agreed to my Dad's proposal of taking me in when he could have just divorced Pamela and married her so that I could have her and my sister in my life," she explained. "I'm sorry I went behind your back, talked Dani into helping me, and putting our lives in danger," she apologized again. "But stealing the Drift was all Dani's idea," she added.
"No, it wasn't!" yelled Dani in protest as she tried to reach for Sam's neck. Luckily for Sam the two of them were far enough from each other for Dani to strangle her and had her legs frozen. "Lean towards me so I can strangle you!" she ordered Sam.
"Yeah….not gonna happen," commented Sam.
"Enough!" yelled Danny. "In case you two haven't noticed, we happen to have an army of monster sized bug ghosts down below us trying to climb up here and chances are they're going to tear us limb from limb unless we haul our asses out of here!" he continued yelling.
"Then we might want to unfreeze them and start flying out of here," commented Burn.
"And where are we supposed to go?" questioned Danny as he phased Sam and Dani out of the ice. "We're lost, and our pilot left us here," he added.
"We need to reach the Neksasa Portala," said Sam. "It's the one thing that can get us out of here," she added.
"You're still on about that thing?" questioned Dani. "It was that stupid portal that got us into this shithole in the first place," she complained.
"We don't even know if that thing even exists," added Burn.
Before Sam could say anything, the howls of the Medelwyr grew louder as the swarm dug their claws into the mountain side so that they could climb up towards their prey. The three human ghost hybrids and normal ghost looked over at the side of the mountain to see the beasts climbing towards them.
"You know in light of things, searching for something that may or may not exist doesn't sound so bad," commented Burn.
"Yeah," agreed Dani. "Who knows, maybe it does exist and we can teleport ourselves out of here," she added.
"Better than being torn to pieces and your bones being used as toothpicks," added Burn.
"Okay you two, we get it," said Danny. "Now stop jabbering and let's get the Geist out of here!" he yelled.
With that, the four of them took off towards the direction farthest of the swarming beasts that were after them. As they fled the area, one of the Medelwyr managed to reach the top of the mountain. It scanned the area and spotted its prey heading towards another blackened forest. The Medelwyr let out a howl to inform its swarm that their prey has ran off and that the hunt continues before it gave chase.
Several minutes later, the three ghost hybrids and single full ghost had managed to place at least seven miles between them and the Medelwyr. Danny had to carry Sam due to her ghost form still needing to 'recharge' before she could change forms again. Dani was on her hands and knees breathing rapidly out of fear rather than exhaustion. Burn was standing by the rear to keep an eye out for any Medelwyr scouts.
"Do….you…think…we lost them?" asked Dani as she panted for more air.
"Doubt it," replied Burn.
"Why do you say that?" asked Danny as he helped set Sam down on the ground.
"Because I see one of them checking us out from behind those trees," answered Burn as he pointed towards five large trees about sixteen meters away from them.
"Well that's just perfect," growled Danny as he took a look. "What now?" he asked. "We can't out run them, and fighting them head on would be suicide," he added.
"How about taking them down one at a time?" suggested Dani.
"There are too many of them, and chances of us taking down one of them without the rest swarming all over us is just as bad as fighting them as a whole," explained Danny.
"Plus that one may be just a scout and will just call for backup as soon as we reach it," added Burn.
"Assuming it doesn't kill us first," commented Sam.
"Then I guess we just keep on running?" wondered Dani.
No one said anything because they knew that plan would be a complete waste because they knew that they won't last long. Sam started to feel horrible because she thought about how they wouldn't be in this situation if she had just forgotten about finding her birth mother and twin sister. Danny sensed Sam's discomfort and wanted to help her, but he couldn't take his eyes off of the trees in case there was any more Medelywr hiding from them.
Sam was about to walk up to Danny and apologize for getting all of them in this mess, but something from the south caught her attention. She saw a canyon that had what appeared to be a temple settled in it. She could only guess that the canyon was ten or so miles away from them. Whether that temple contained the portal she was searching for or not, it was at least a good enough place to hide.
"Guys!" called out Sam. "Look over there!" she added as she pointed at the temple.
The other three took a look at the temple to the south and tried to think of a reason why Sam would point at it. Suddenly, Dani came to a conclusion about why Sam pointed at that spot.
"Oh no," started Dani. "You don't expect us to just fly over to that temple and continue searching for that stupid portal," she accused Sam.
"No, I'm suggesting that we go into that temple and hide out in there until those things give up on chasing us," retorted Sam.
"You two can argue over ulterior motives after we lose these things," said Danny as he picked up Sam. "Right now, let's haul our asses out of here!" he yelled as he took to the air with Sam holding onto his neck.
"I really hate this shithole," whined Dani as she followed Danny's lead.
"You and me both," agreed Burn as he took up the rear again.
When the four of them reached the temple, they stopped for a moment to look it over. The temple reminded Sam of Aztec temples that she saw in pictures and a few bad science fiction horror movies. There were markings that depicted figures surrounding an X-formation that was made of circles. There were also markings that resembled the Medelwyr that were chasing them as well as strange cocoons and strange two legged creatures with long horns on their heads. Dani took a look at the markings and looked a little pale.
"Oh please tell me this isn't the nest of the Medelwyr," begged Dani.
"I'm not sure, but I'm hoping it's not," said Burn.
Just then the four of them heard the howls of the Medelwyr closing in on them.
"We'll find out soon enough," said Danny. "Everyone inside!" he yelled.
"ARE YOU CRAZY!" screamed Dani.
"If that's what will keep me alive, then yes I'm crazy!" shouted Danny as he grabbed Sam's hand and Dani's hand before heading into the temple with Burn following.
Once they entered the temple, the four ghost teens found the place to be empty. There was nothing inside the temple at all. No doors, no alter, not even a sacrificial chamber. It was devoid of anything.
"What, it's empty!?" yelled Sam in frustration. "It can't be empty!" she yelled as she moved towards the center. "There has to be something here!" she continued. "A hidden passage, a trapdoor, Hell I've even settle for a small closest," she mentioned before she slid to the floor.
Danny wanted to comfort Sam, but the howls of the Medelwyr told him that now wasn't the time. He and Burn headed back towards the entrance and saw the swarm rushing towards them.
"This can't get any worse can it?" asked Burn.
"Do you want to find out?" retorted Danny as he froze the entrance.
"Do you think that will hold them?" asked Burn.
"Hold them, no; slow them down, I'm hoping," replied Danny.
As Danny and Burn prepare to the coming onslaught, Sam stood in the center of the temple feeling completely lost and angry. Dani watched Sam while looking back at where Danny and Burn were at every four seconds.
"I know I've done a lot of stupid things in my life," whispered Sam. "I pushed off Ricky Marsh for something that wasn't even his fault, I talked my best friend into looking into a portal that wasn't even supposed to work and turned him half ghost, I forced my school into having an all vegetarian menu and had a meat obsessed ghost try to kill me, I let out a rare gorilla out of her cage without thinking about who could get hurt, I tried to talk my best friend into haunting a car lot just so people would buy environment friendly vehicles, I spied on him when he was on a date with a girl I didn't even like," she listed as her anger grew. "Hell, I even got mad at him for doing what I did and I didn't even see that I had no right to get mad at him for it," she added. "I've proven that I'm a horrible person despite thinking that I was in the right, but don't I at least deserve the right to know who gave birth to me and why she gave me away," she continued as she stood up. "DON'T I HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW!" she yelled towards the ceiling in frustration.
"THEY'RE BREAKING THE ICE!" yelled Burn.
"I KNOW!" Danny yelled back as he created two ice swords. "GET READY FOR THEM!" he ordered Burn.
As Danny and Burn got ready for the upcoming attack, Dani walked up to Sam and placed a hand on her right shoulder.
"Sam listen," started Dani. "I get what you're saying," she continued.
"How would you know?" asked Sam as she glared at Dani. "You don't have a mother, you don't have a real family," she continued. "You're just a clone of Danny," she told the girl. "You're not even a proper clone, you're just a defect!" she yelled. "How can you stand there and tell me that you know how I feel?" she finished.
"Because I wonder all the time why Vlad kept me alive when he could have just destroyed me along with the other clones," answered Dani. "Vlad made me by combining Danny's DNA with his mother's," she added.
"Danny's mom?" questioned Sam. "That's disgusting," she added.
"I know," agreed Dani. "And it makes me sick to know that I was made by a sicko who was so obsessed with one woman that he would meddle with genetics just so he can create his 'perfect son' that he always wanted," she explained. "But I always wondered why he let me live," she continued. "He didn't love me like a parent would. He saw me as a tool, but I continue to wonder why I exist and why am I a girl instead of a boy," she added. "I never found my answer; but Danny's uncle, no our Uncle Vince told me that it doesn't matter how I became what I am or why I was created in the first place. I'm alive and the answers that I'm looking for will be found," she finished.
"That's sweet Dani, but none of that made any level of sense," said Sam.
"I know," agreed Dani. "Danny and I still can't make heads or tails out of that speech Uncle Vince gave us," she told Sam. "Still, if you want to find out why your mom gave you away to your dad, then I'll help you and I know Danny will to," she added.
"Thanks Dani," said Sam. "And I'm sorry for saying those…," she began to apologize but Dani waved them off.
"It's no big deal, I'm used to it," said Dani. "But we better find that portal fast, because I do NOT like the idea of being ripped apart piece by piece and have my bones used as toothpicks," she added.
"Yeah, but I think we should first do whatever we can to stop those things from killing us first," said Sam.
"I was afraid you were going to say that," commented Dani.
Before either girl would head towards the entrance to help Danny and Burn, the sounds of small cracks could be heard.
"Uh Dani," called out Sam.
"Yeah," replied Dani.
"Did that sound like what I think it sounds like?" asked Sam.
"Y-y-y-yeah," stuttered Dani.
"Oh Geist," cursed Sam.
Before either of them could move, the ground below them gave way causing Sam and Dani to fall into the pit below them. They both screamed in fear as they plummeted into the pit alerting Danny and Burn.
"Danny!" yelled Burn trying to tell Danny what happened.
"I know!" Danny yelled back. "But we have problems of our own!" he pointed out as the ice shattered allowing the swarm of Medelwyr to flood the temple.
"Here they come!" yelled Burn as he and Danny prepared for the fight for their existence.
As Danny and Burn fought the Medelwyr off, Sam and Dani found themselves floating in what appears to be a sphere of some sorts. The sphere had a strange blue aura that surrounded them. Dani tried to move her arms, but couldn't. Sam on the other hand was able to move her body as she righted herself up.
"Who has awakened me?" asked an unknown male voice.
Sam turned around and saw what appeared to be a floating female figure. This confused Sam for a moment until the figure changed into a male body before changing back to a female.
"Who are you?" asked Sam in wonder.
"I am the Neksasa Portala," answered the figure.
"You're the portal?" questioned a shocked Sam. "But I thought the Neksasa Portala was a portal," she added.
"I am indeed a portal," replied the Neksasa Portala. "In the Ghost Zone, there are many beings that defy what mortals know and what they think they know," it added. "What is it that you desire child?" it asked.
Sam thought about what she wanted. Despite everything that happened to her so far, she still wanted to find her birth mother. However, her mate was fighting for their lives against a swarm of monstrous bug ghosts. She didn't know if she could place her own desire over the safety of her lover. This whole quest was for her one goal of getting the answers she needed, but if she did find her mother, she doubt she would live long enough to say anything because if Danny were to get killed, she would die as well. Sam finally came to her conclusion after thinking it over.
"I want Danny, Dani, Burn, and myself out of the Abyss," said Sam.
"I see," said the Neksasa Portala. "That would make the most sense," it added.
Up above the sphere, Danny and Burn were busy fighting to keep themselves alive. One of the Medelwyr lunged at Danny with its claws out, but Danny ducked underneath it and drove one of his ice swords into its mouth. The ice sword exploded causing the ice to freeze the inside of the ghost beast.
Another Medelwyr tried to swipe at Burn with its scythe blades on its back, but Burn turned into smoke to avoid the attack. He surrounded the creature with his smoke-like body and managed to choke the Medelwyr before it jumped forward to avoid being suffocating.
Danny and Burn saw that more of the Medelwyr were entering the temple. The ghost monsters fought their way into the temple, knocking each other away from the entrance as they tried to reach their struggling prey.
"Danny, there is no way we can fight those things off for long," said Burn.
"Yeah," agreed Danny. "I have to say, this is not one of the ways I ever saw myself dying," he added.
"How did you see yourself dying?" asked Burn.
"Dying while locked in an epic battle against my most powerful enemy in a destroyed city with lava erupting from the ground beneath my feet where one wrong move could be my last," answered Danny.
"Wow," replied Burn. "That is an epic way to die," he added.
"Well it was that or die from Sam's sex drive," Danny joked.
"That sounds like a nice way to die," commented Burn.
"Eh…either one is fine with me," dismissed Danny. "Right now we have a bunch of oversized cockroaches to deal with," he added.
"I don't think they're roaches," commented Burn.
"And I don't really care," replied Danny as he and Burn got ready for the next attack.
The two of them prepare for the next assault until they too were engulfed by the sphere that had Sam and Dani inside. Danny and Burn were confused as to what was going on until they saw Sam and Dani along with the Neksasa Portala. Before either of them could say or do anything, they all vanished in a flash of light.
Within a span of possibly two seconds, Danny, Sam, Dani, and Burn appeared in a suburban town in the human world. It was a sunny day with people going about their day not paying any attention to the four ghost teens. This was very surprising to the four of them because it struck them as odd to not notice three ghosts and one Goth girl popping out of thin air.
"Where are we?" asked Dani.
"How did we get here?" asked Burn.
"More importantly, why aren't these people freaking out?" asked Danny. "Last I checked I was labeled as a murdering ghost posing as a teenage boy that I apparently killed and am now wearing his body like it was a new suit," he added.
"Thank you for that disturbing mental image young one," said the Neksasa Portala as it appeared before them. "As for your questions, we are in a small quiet town in Illinois twenty five miles west of Springfield. You all got here because I teleported you here, and these humans cannot see any of you because we are currently chronologically displaced by a margin of one or two seconds, enough to render us invisible to all human senses," it explained.
"Why did you bring us here?" asked Sam.
"You should know the answer better than I," answered the Neksasa Portala.
Sam thought about what she was just told and realized what the Neksasa Portala meant. Her eyes widened in stunned realization as she looked at the town.
"This…is…" stuttered Sam.
"Yes, this is the home town of you biological mother and twin sister," said the Neksasa Portala before turning to face the house behind it. "And this is her house," it said pointing at the house.
"My…mother's house," said Sam in surprise.
"Yes, and once I leave this world all of you will be placed back in the timeline correctly," explained the ghost portal. "I wish for you to have all your questions answered and hope you find the love of a mother you were never able to feel," it said as it vanished.
As soon as the Neksasa Portala vanished, the four ghost teens stood in front of the house before them. Danny and Dani found themselves in their human forms while Burn was invisible. Sam looked at the front door and felt nervous. This was it, the moment she was waiting for. Beyond that door was the woman who had given birth to her and the twin that she never knew she had. She wondered what they looked like, what they acted like, how they would react to her sudden appearance, and if they would even want to see her. Sam subconsciously took a step back, too scared to know the answer, but Danny stopped her and smiled at her.
"It's okay Sam," said Danny in reassurance. "We're behind you on this," he told her.
Sam nodded her head as she took a deep breath before walking up to the front door and rang the doorbell. The sound of the doorbell ringing sent chills down Sam's spine as she waited. Before she could begin to think about changing her mind and leaving, the door opened.
Standing before the teens was a woman well into her forties and looked very beautiful. She looked like an older version of Sam with longer hair. The woman wore a black tank top and gray workout pants. The woman looked at the teens before her and let out a small gasp at the sight of Sam.
"S-S-S-Samantha," stuttered the woman.
"Y-y-y-yes," stuttered Sam not wanting to say anything that may result in negative emotions from her mother or the door being slammed at her face.
The next thing that happened was the woman grabbing Sam and hugging her tightly.
"You're alive…" whispered the woman. "My baby girl is alive," she continued as she cried.
"Momma…," muttered Sam as she too began to cry in her mother's arms.
Danny, Dani, and Burn stood there watching the reunion between mother and daughter unfolded before their eyes.
Author's note: Well that ends this chapter to the side story section of my story. The next chapter will be the actual reunion between Sam, her mother, and her twin sister. Sam will have quite a few questions for her mother and Danny will hear the news about what has become of Amity Park. Don't expect the next chapter to be long because it's most likely going to be a short one.
As for the name Medelwyr, it does translate into Reapers because I got it from Google translations. I forgot what language it came from, but I liked the words so I used it.
I also had Danny use the word Geist, which translates to ghost as curse word because he, Dani, and Sam have been living in Descent City for roughly three years. So it would make sense that some terms that the ghosts there use would find a place in Danny's vocabulary. For this case, Geist can be used for any type of curse or swear words. It's kind of like how in the old 90s cartoon Beast Wars used the word slag for every curse word.