Chapter 10!
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Legend of the Ghost Guardians: Dawn of the Phantom Dimension
Chapter 10: Reunion at Bao City
As Frostbite lowered Silverfang and Rebecca down, Silverfang reverted back into Chinook and Moona, after reverting back to Luna, ran forward to grab her brother in a huge hug.
"You certainly know how to make an entrance, Chinook!" She said until she saw Frostbite and ran to him with tears streaming down her face. "Frostbite!"
Frostbite happily hugged Luna as he laughed. "It's good to see you too, Luna."
Clockwork then flew towards the Guardians and smiled. "I knew you would return."
"We knew you would know," Rebecca replied as she ran to him in happiness. Clockwork happily accepted Rebecca and his godchildren's hugs as he cherished the moment.
"And we knew too," a gentle wise voice called out.
Chinook looked up and smiled at the sight of his father and the other Ghosts flying towards them. "Father…"
The Ghost Warden landed nearby and beamed at Luna and Chinook. "Luna, Chinook, my children."
"Father!" Luna cried with tears of joy as she jumped at him which took him by surprise but chuckled as he hugged his daughter. "I missed you!"
"And I missed you too! I never stopped thinking about you two." Walker said as he then hugged his son which he obliged. "Look at you. You two have grown up since the last time I saw you."
"Well, time flies when you're hibernating inside a time crystal, but it's good to be home again with all of you." Chinook said.
"Young halfas, you never cease to amaze me." Clockwork finally said.
"We never doubted or lost hope that you'd return," Undergrowth agreed.
"Of course, Walker and Clockwork made sure of that." Skulker chuckled.
Vortex wheezed cheerfully. "Welcome home, Guardians! We've been waiting for your return for months now. We know that you're both finally being able to bring peace to our worlds."
Chinook's smile then faded and he bowed his head. "We should have come back sooner. I let you all down, but that won't happen again, I promise."
But Clockwork shook his head. "Chinook, you and your sister have done more than anyone could expect of halfas your age. What matters now is that you two are here and what's more, you've returned with your companions."
"Well, it's not like I've really had a choice in the matter," Rebecca then spoke up, walking up to Chinook as their collars revealed themselves, "seeing as how we're stuck together."
"Same here." Nocturne agreed as his and Luna's collars also revealed themselves.
"Interesting," Clockwork murmured as he examined the collars. "This device is foreign to me." He then turned to the group of ghosts who had just arrived. "Technus, what do you make of this?"
Technus emerged from the group and scrutinized the collars. "Never have I seen such a thing," he said, holding the chain between his hands. "But it has the mark of evil…"
"Likely crafted by Chronos himself," Walker agreed.
"Clockwork, couldn't I just use my ghostly wail or my ghost stinger on that chain and free Luna and Chinook?" Danny spoke up.
"Not without seriously injuring them," Clockwork replied sadly. "And your ghost stinger might not be powerful enough to break it either. I fear we shall not be able to remove it safely."
"What?" Rebecca cried out. "But there has to be a way!"
"How can we fight back if we're made to fight like this?" Silverfang agreed.
"Luna, Chinook, you have done well to get this far, despite this," Clockwork told them. "Do not view this chain as a hindrance… but allow it to be a reminder of the bond you two share with Nocturne and Rebecca. Your destinies are now intertwined and that thought is a hopeful one."
Ghost Writer then approached the two halfas and said. "Think of it like your friendship with Danny Phantom, only a little more special. Rebecca, you said how your destiny was out there somewhere. Well, you've found it… side by side with Chinook."
Rebecca and Chinook stared at each other with caring looks and realized that maybe what Clockwork said is true. Luna nodded in agreement as she turned to Nocturne. "I guess you're right, Clockwork."
Chinook nodded at that thought then he turned to Walker. "So what happened while we were away?"
"I could tell you, but this is not the place to do it." Walker said.
"I agree. Follow me and we'll explain everything." Clockwork said as he flew ahead with the others following.
-Bao City, Ghost Zone-
The City of Bao, also known as the Guardian City, is a sacred city located in the Ghost Zone that was built in honor of the original Ghost Guardians. It sports many landmarks including many statues of the Guardians, tall buildings, lush gardens and fountains, plenty of gates, and hidden tunnels and shelters in them. It is mostly populated by Ghosts and some humans were there helping clean up from the battles they had there with the army.
Hiro, Hana, and Fright Knight were already there with the Yokai Warriors helping out with the work. It wasn't long until Hana barked loudly alerting Hiro of the allies' arrival to the city.
A little while later, the Guardians and their friends regroup with the other ghosts and human allies. Word has spread quickly that the Ghost Guardians had return after being gone for years. There are some discomfort and whispers going on in some of the ghosts that they came as fast as they could in the meeting place.
"I've heard that the Ghost Guardians have returned. Is that true?" One ghost said to its friend.
"Yes. It's true, but I hope that they make it here in time."
"Welcome to Bao City." Clockwork kindly said as he showed the Ghost Guardians the sacred city. Their eyes were filled with awe and wonder of the magnificent view of the city grounds.
"You see, after the Eon Lord took over the Temple, we'd heard news that he was preparing to use some Dark Magic to levitate it deeper into the Ghost Zone," Walker explained. "I led a patrol to the nearby ghost lairs to evacuate the citizens there. When we arrived, the Ghouls were already invading. We fought valiantly, protecting the ghosts and helping them escape then we took them here, giving them sanctuary from the danger."
Luna sadly sighed. "I'm sorry. We should have been there to help."
"Don't," Walker comforted his daughter. "Even if you were here, we couldn't have stopped the invading ghouls from destroying our homes. Danny also did all he could to help us. We managed to save a large quantity of the inhabitants, but there were some ghosts we've lost during the raid."
"Are our friends okay?" Chinook added, worried for his friends who helped them during the battle with the Demon.
"They're in the medical center," Hiro explained. "They are getting help from the medical team. The humans also help by delivering medicine and taking the ghosts to the Phantom Pools in order to heal themselves."
The group then walked along as they toured around the city. On the way, Chinook thought about something. "You know, I have been wondering. If you, Danny, and Clockwork were leading the rebellion in Amity Park, who was in charge of taking care of the city and its population?"
"You know, I'm a little concern about that, too." Walker said stroking his chin. "The Ghosts said that he was mysterious and barely showed his face around. But he still managed to help around here."
"Thanks. I appreciated your thoughts." A male voice suddenly called out. The others stopped walking as they heard the voice. Danny looked around until he saw a gray cloaked person flying down from above a building and landing right in front of the group.
Everyone was surprised by this stranger and became cautious of him. "Are you the one helping to protecting this place?" Luna asked the stranger.
"Yes I am. And you must be the famous Ghost Guardians, are you not?" He asked.
"That's right. And who are you, sir?" Chinook wondered.
The stranger chuckled. "It's no surprise that you don't know me. But I'm sure Daniel knows me very well." The stranger removed his cloak and Danny gasped at the stranger. He had fangs, light blue skin, red eyes, black hair and was wearing a white suit and cape with black gloves and boots. He was no other than Vlad Plasmius himself.
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