Time Fixers: Nicktoons of the Future
Episode 6: Wrath from Beyond
Plot:The Fenton Family goes to Japan for Sam's last book signing and tour. A perfect family vacation soon ends when a samurai ghost known as Wrath hunts down the Fentons as an act of revenge for his defeat years ago. While back home, the Nicktoons and Cadets attempt to cheer up a depressed Crash by having fun the only way Crash knows how.
Part 1
In Nicktoons HQ, Jimmy is done with his turn changing Max's diaper and exits the sleeping baby's bedroom. He enters the living room where SpongeTron is adjusting his screws, Tommy and Tammy are playing a game, and Cindy is preparing a cup of coffee for her husband. Jimmy walks toward his wife and holds her in his arms. Cindy giggled and the two are about to kiss until-
The emergency alarm sounded off loudly, alarming everyone and making Cindy spill Neutron's coffee. "HELP! 911! EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY!" Crash wailed, continuously pounding on the emergency button.
Tammy and Tommy immediately jumped to their feet as Poof summons Tammy's baton and transforms into Tommy's chain hammers. SpongeTron throws aside his screwdriver and transforms his hands into electrical plugs.
Jimmy reaches for a beamsword from his belt and activates it. "What is it, Crash?" he asked with a determined look. "Whatever it is we can handle it."
"I-It's...HORRRIBLE! JUST SO HORRIBLE!" Crash flailed his arms.
"The Syndicate is trying to take over the world?" Tommy quickly asked as he swung his weapon around.
"Plankton's trying to steal the krabby patty formula?" SpongeTron asked, charging his Robo-Chargers.
"The SpongeCogs are causing trouble again?" Tammy asked, holding her staff in the air while growling.
"Calamitous is building a Doomsday device hidden somewhere in Retroville?" Jimmy questioned.
"No...It's worse, MUCH worse!" Crash said, "Y-Yuki! She's...GONE!"
Hearing this, everyone gasped, thinking the worst of what could've happened to Yuki. "Was she kidnapped by the Syndicate?!" Tommy asked franticly.
"Is she being held hostage by Plankton to get the krabby patty formula?!" SpongeTron franticly asked also.
"Was she taken by the SpongeCog robots to be tortured?!" Tammy asked in panic.
Crash was about to say something until a hand smacks the back of his head, knocking off his helmet. "Nah, Sydney here was just over-exaggerating," Kida said with Twitchy beside her.
Jimmy narrowed his eyes and pushed a button on his watch that stopped HQ's alarm system. "So I take it that Yuki's not in any kind of danger?"
Twitchy chuckled and said, "Nuh uh. She's just going on a vacation."
"She said so in his letter, which apparently, Crash didn't read far enough," Kida said, holding up a letter which Jimmy takes and reads:
"'My fellow Nicktoon Cadet comrades, I won't be joining in any missions with you this week because I'll be gone. My mom has another book signing coming up and this time she is taking me, Dar, and Dad to join her on a trip. I'll be back soon. Signed, Yuki Fenton.'"
"NOOO! Yuki won't join us in missions cuz she's gone!" Crash wailed as Kida shook her head in dismay and Twitchy smacked his forehead.
"THAT'S what you're panicking about?" Tommy asked, frustrated. "You got us all worked up and ready to battle it out all because Yuki is going on vacation?"
"Wait, where is she and her family going?" Tammy asked.
"Tokyo, Japan!" Yuki said as she sits beside her brother and they look out the window as their plane flies toward their destination. "I can't wait for this trip! There's gonna be sushi, anime, cosplay, and samurais! It's gonna be gnarly!" Yuki cheered.
"That's my line," Darry said, "But I can't wait for this trip either, plus the fact that it's gonna be Mom's last trip and she's finally home with us."
"It's gonna be a great experience." Yuki added. "We've never seen what Mom does when she's out working. Plus don't forget, if not for her being a famous author, we wouldn't even be going to Japan right now."
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Darry admitted. "And it almost makes me forget the fact that I still don't have my ghost powers." He reclined his seat back and placed an open book on top of his face.
Yuki sighed and said, "Darry...I need to ask you something. Do you...think my name sounds funny?"
"No...Why did you ask?"
"I don't know." Yuki replied with a saddened look. "It's just that a couple kids at school were making fun of me because they said my name is weird. Like I'm...Japanese or something. I'm not, and now that I think about it, why do I have a Japanese name?"
Darry removed the book from his face and looked at his sister. "You shouldn't be all bummed just because of what a bunch of kids are saying. I always thought your name sounded cool, and I'm sure there are lots of people out there with the name 'Yuki'."
Yuki frowned and sarcastically said, "Yeah, about as much as there are people named 'Darry'."
Darry smiled and added, "Well, where we're going, there's bound to be dozens of Yukis, so 'daijoubu.'"
"What?" Yuki asked, now looking confused.
"'It's okay' in Japanese," Darry said, holding up a English-To-Japanese translating book, "I figured I should learn some common phrases since we're going to Tokyo." He turns to a Japanese flight attendant and asks, "Miss? 'Watashitachiha, toire kara no mizu o motsu koto ga dekimasu?'"
The flight attendant stared at him confused, "I'm sorry, sir, but it's unsanitary to get water from the restroom."
Darry looked down embarrassed when Sam, from behind his seat, translates correctly, "What my son means to say is: 'Watashitachiha, mizu no kappu o motsu koto ga dekimasu ka?'"
"Mochiron," the flight attendant bowed and walked away to get something for the Fenton kids.
Darry turned to his mother and asked, "How come you speak better Japanese than me?"
Sam just smiled and said, "Start putting on your seatbelts, we'll be there soon!" Darry and Yuki look out the window and see the plane getting closer to the island. The two smile at each other and put their seat belts on, preparing for arrival.
In Bikini Bottom, Crash was eating his troubles away at Goofy Goober's Ice-Cream Party Boat and pounded a glass bowl in front of SpongeTron 056. "Hit me!" he groaned, ice cream drooping from his mouth.
"Sir, that's your 12th Goober Berry Sunrise," 056 stated.
"I SAID HIT ME!" Crash shouted, tempting the robot to scoop up another Goober Berry Sunrise for the young sea sponge. The dessert slides on the table in front of him and he takes a big spoonful of ice-cream and stuffs it into his mouth.
Kida, Twitchy, Junior, Tommy, Tammy, and SpongeTron peek from behind the floor. "Poor Crash, he looks so sad," Tammy said.
"He'sjustbummedcuzhecan'tbearoundhiscrushforawhile," Twitchy rolled his eyes.
"You think we should do something about it?" SpongeTron wondered.
"Yes, we should," Kida suggested, "So we can cheer him up and make him forget about Yuki leaving." She thought of something and snapped her fingers, "I got it!"
"What's the plan, princess?" Tommy asked dully, knowing he's not gonna like it.
"Guys, let's form a pact," Kida raised her hand up, "From now on until Yuki and Darry come back, all of us are gonna join in Crash's activities to make him happy. Agreed?" Her friends look at each other, seeming unwilling to agree. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing!" Tammy said, looking nervous, "It's just...well...Crash's form of fun is...uh..."
"Doing something crazy and stupid that will harm and/or kill us in the process," Tommy pointed out.
"It's not so bad playing with Crash." Junior mentioned optimistically. "Last time I rode down Sand Mountain with him on the big slopes." he took off his hat to reveal a very large bump under it. "All I got was this boo-boo."
Tammy and Tommy seemed disturbed by this, and both simultaneously say, "No thanks."
"Come on, guys, who do you really prefer?" Kida asked the twins, "Mopey Crash or Daredevil Crash?"
Tommy held his chin in thought, "Well...Mopey Crash is a lot quieter. And he doesn't show up with broken bones or concussions."
"Sooo..." Tammy was about to answer.
But then they look over to see fifteen empty ice-cream dishes scattered on the table all around him and see him sobbing pathetically on the table. "I'm gonna eat till I explode! Or at least till I get a tummy ache!"
Seeing this, SpongeTron got a look of sympathy and elbowed Tammy and Tommy. The twins both sigh and said, "We'll help."
Meanwhile, the plane had landed and the Fentons were now in Tokyo, Japan. They walked through the airport after grabbing their luggage. "Wow, I can't believe we're really in Japan." Darry said enthusiastically. "I'm so excited, or as they say here in Japan, 'kudasai.'" he whispered to his mom, "That means 'excited', right?"
Sam answered in annoyance, "Yes, Darry."
"It is pretty exciting." Danny admitted as he held some of Sam's luggage. "Do you think much has changed since the last time we were here, Sam?"
Sam smiled and answered, "I wouldn't be surprised."
Darry and Yuki both turn to their parents in surprise. "Wait," Darry asked. "You mean you've both been here before?"
"Of course," Danny nodded, "Not only is this the last place for Sam's book signing, but this is the first place Sam came to when she started her career..." He takes out a photo showing him and Sam taking their first steps into Japan through the airport.
A flashback begins, recalling their first trip for Sam's soon-to-be career. Danny and Sam smile for the camera as the tourist takes a picture and gives the device back to Sam. "Arigatō" Sam said as the tourist bows and leaves.
"I better text my folks that we arrived," a younger looking Danny said, holding up his phone, "Our son's probably worried sick and wants to call us ASAP."
"I just hope he's not worried about his soon-to-be sister." Sam said, holding her large belly, noting her pregnancy. "Anyway, I'm sure he's fine. He's strong and independent like you."
Danny chuckled and took another picture of Sam, "We have a few days until we meet your editor. How about we rest for the night, and then visit some tourist spots tomorrow?"
"Sounds like a plan." Sam agreed as she walked off with Danny, holding hands. "I got the location of the hotel right here."
The flashback ends as Sam and Danny remember that moment. "Ah, I see our best and finest author has arrived," a voice familiar to Sam said. The family turned to a Japanese bespectacled man.
"Nakamura-san," Sam bowed, "I'm glad you made it. How's your family?"
"They're fine, thank you," Mr. Nakamura bowed, "By the way; I was greatly impressed with your written work last year on Tokyo's haunted houses."
"Oh, thank you." Sam replied with a smile. "I hope you'll find my latest work just as impressive."
"Darry, Yuki, this is Hideo Nakamura, a good friend of Sam's and her head editor," Danny explained, "If it weren't for him, Sam wouldn't be who she is now."
"Kon'nichiwa Nakamura-san," Darry greeted with a bow, "It is an honor meeting your beloved 'yake.'"
"Why, yes it is," Nakamura said and pointed, "If you look over there, you can see Mt. Fuji. It's a beloved mountain indeed."
Darry got confused and started skimming through his translator book before Yuki intervened, "I think what my brother means to say is that we're glad to meet you and we appreciate everything you've done for our mom."
"Arigatō." Nakamura said with a bow, "Sam-san, why don't I show you to your hotel room so you and your charming family can get settled in?"
"Gladly," Sam nodded, gesturing Danny to carry the luggage toward their destination.
Before they followed their parents, Darry looks at the book and says, "Ah ha! I'm so excited to be here, 'Watashi wa robusutā no yō ni ippaidesu!'"
But afterwards, a couple of kids that were nearby started laughing and pointing at him. Darry looked at Yuki and pointed out, "All I said was I'm full of joy to be here."
"Apparently, you didn't." Yuki said before dragging him away.
Soon, they arrive at the hotel room which was a single decorated room with two beds and a bathroom. "Finally!" Darry shouted before jumping onto the bed and lying flat on his back. "Japanese beds really are more comfortable than the ones back home."
Danny looked at Sam and whispered, "Don't you think the hotel we had last time was a lot nicer?"
"You're right about that." Sam admitted.
Darry grabbed a remote off the dresser and aimed it at the television. "Let's see what Japanese TV is like."
When he turns the television on, a female announcer says, "Watashitachiha, ima "Beruto Monsutā" ni modorimasu." He changes the channel and sees a show on, "Watashi wa Shizuki-san, anata o aishiteimasu." he changes the channel again and sees an advertisement, "O chikaku no tenpo de aratana 'Poppu Rokkusu'!"
Darry grew frustrated and shouted, "Aren't there any channels that speak English?!" He pounded a button on the remote to change to the next channel which features the classic Crash Nebula as it plays its theme. "Finally! A TV show I already know," Darry said thankfully.
He was wrong however once he heard the show. "Chippokena ningen wa, wareware wa ima mage yasui sutorō de anata no nō o suidasumasu!" the alien announced to his human captives.
"Anata wa watashitachi no nō, kanzō, oyobi hizō o suidasu koto ga dekimasu. Shikashi, wareware wa kōfuku suru koto wa arimasen!" the leading human captive rebelled until the alien poked a bendy straw through his forehead.
Darry just frowned and slumped on his bed, "Where's the English subtitles when you need them..."
Danny just grabbed the remote and turned off the television. "Luckily for you, we didn't come all the way here just to watch TV. We're in Japan, remember? There are plenty fun things to do before your mom has to do her book signing."
"Oh joy, what places are there in Japan that aren't so boring?" Darry moaned.
Yuki was reading a brochure and mentioned, "It says here that 12 years ago, the National Tokyo Museum was haunted by an evil spirit."
"I'm in!" Darry said, grabbing Yuki as they charged toward the door, only to slam upon it. Yuki held her dazed head and glared at her brother. He grinned sheepishly, "Right, forgot I can't do that." He opened the door and the kids exit the hotel to go to the museum.
In Bikini Bottom, Crash sighed depressively as he returned to the Pineapple Dome and walked through the front door when confetti suddenly falls and party horns blow. "SURPRISE!" Twitchy, Junior, Kida, SpongeTron, Tommy, and Tammy yelled out while Poof blew a party horn.
"What's all this?" Crash wondered in surprise.
"It's been exactly..." Tammy said, looking at a calendar, "30 days since you had an accident!"
"It's a new record!" Twitchy added, "New record! New record!"
"Which is why we're all gonna celebrate..." Tommy began.
"By having the raddest, extremest, and most dangerous fun for the whole week!" Kida shouted as the kids cheered once more.
Crash narrowed his eyes and places his hands on his square hips, "Okay y'all, what's this here catch?"
"Nothing." Junior said with a grin as he shook his head. "We're not trying to get your mind off of Yu-" He said nervously until Twitchy slams his head down.
"So bro..." Twitchy asked, "Whatdoyawannado? Whatdoyawannado?"
"Yeah, only a rad daredevil like you should know what dangerous awesome fun we should have," Kida mentioned.
"Well, now that ya mentioned it, I've made a list of things all of us can do," Crash said, holding up a very long list.
SpongeTron picked up the end of the list and stared at it in astonishment. "Is this listed in any way from the things you wanna do most." he nervously asked.
"Actually, yeah. I wrote all the most excitin' things in blue ink."
"But everything's in blue ink." Tommy pointed out.
"Isn't it?!" Crash shouted excitedly. "So do y'all really wanna do all that stuff with me?"
"Uh, actually..." Tommy said, looking at his invisible watch. "I just remembered; I gotta go...clean my room." He was about to dash off until Tammy grabbed him by the collar.
"We're in!" Kida shouted enthusiastically.
"Yee-haw!" Crash shouted excitedly as he pointed to the list. "I never had this many friends to play with before. I usually only have Junior and Twitch. I one time had Terry Tuna join me once before, but he had to get a surgery afterwards to pop his collar bone back into place." Hearing this, Tommy suddenly fell backwards in dead faint while the others just stare at him.
After making it to the museum, Darry and Yuki were taking in all the history of the Japanese culture. "Isn't this exciting?" Yuki asked as she looked around.
"Not really." Darry said with a bored look. "I feel more like 'Kurinuku'."
Yuki stared at him dully, "I hope that means 'bored', Darry."
"I just thought we'd see something in the museum that's interesting."
Yuki turned around when something catches her eyes. "Hey, this looks interesting." Yuki said as Darry followed and spots an ancient katana stored in a glass case.
Suddenly, Darry became interested. "Gnarly. An authentic Japanese weapon. Just like the ones I've seen in the movies with those samurais."
"Yeah, what is that?" Yuki wondered.
"It is known as 'Hikari no Kodainoken'," a man translated. The two turn to meet Nakamura again, "'The Ancient Sword of Light.' It was bestowed by a prince centuries ago."
"Japan had a prince?" Darry asked, interested again. "Was he a samurai prince?"
"Well," Nakamura began, "He was one of the Emperor's greatest samurais during his time, who fought with great honor and was dedicated to defending this sacred land, especially from him."
"Him?" Yuki questioned curiously.
"A samurai who was also one of the Emperor's greatest, until his soul turned dark. In a great battle, the two samurais fought, but only the one loyal to the Emperor was able to defeat him thanks to the Sword of Light..."
Darry and Yuki turn to the sword in awe, "Oooohh..."
"As punishment, the dark samurai was banished from his homeland where he died in exile," Nakamura continued, "Legend has it that his ghostly spirit will return to destroy Japan as an act of revenge and claim the one that was lost to him."
"Wow, so there really is a ghost that haunts this museum." Darry said in astonishment and excitement. "Where is he? Does he come out at night? Is the thing that he's after this sword?"
"He already has one," Nakamura answered and turned toward the exit.
The kids looked at their mother's publisher in confusion, "What does that even mean?" Yuki called out. Unknown to the two, a pair of red eyes were watching them from the dark shadowy corner only to fade away seconds later.
Meanwhile, in Bikini Bottom, the Nicktoons were inside the darkest parts of the Kelp Forest, and were high up in the trees where Crash was holding a large shell board as he stood in front of a twisty vine.
"Crash, when you said you wanted to go sand boarding, I thought you meant on, you know, sand!" Tommy pointed out.
Crash blew a raspberry and replied, "That's easy! I've been down those slopes dozens of times. Sliding through the Kelp Forest is every thrill seeker's dream!"
Tammy looked down where they're 50 feet above and gulped. "Do you have any say in this?" she asked SpongeTron and the Cadets.
"Oh yeah," Kida responded when she jumps and lands her sandboard on the twisted vines. "Last one down is a rotten clam!" she called while sliding down.
Crash eagerly jumped on his board and started sliding down. "See y'all at the bottom!" he shouted as he slid down the vines, shredding through the curves and jumping over the large gaps as he twists and loops through the air.
Twitchy and Junior sit on a board and begin to slide down the vine while Junior shouts, "Wheeeee!"
"Okay, Crash is happy," Tommy quickly says while turning away. "Let's go."
He was about to leave, but Tammy stops him. "Wait, we can't just leave." she explained. "We promised we'd play with Crash."
"Yeah, we promised to play with him," Tommy bitterly replied, "Not kill ourselves with him." SpongeTron said nothing, but pushes Tommy onto the vines with his arm extension. Tommy screams as he slides down the vines, and flies over a ledge, landing on another vine. He comes to a turn and flies off the vine and towards the ground, smacking onto branch after branch on the way down which slows his fall before he reaches the bottom.
Kida, Twitchy, Crash, and the others just arrived to the bottom. "Shoot! He got here before us!" Twitchy whined.
"That was totally awesome!" Crash shouted while jumping up and down. "Who wants to go again?!"
Tommy spits some kelp out of his mouth as he lies on the ground and mutters in pain, "Pass."
Meanwhile in Japan, the Fentons were having dinner at a restaurant, eating sushi and ramen. "Gnarly," Darry said as he ate sushi with chopsticks. "I never thought I'd be eating raw fish in the place where it was invented."
"I wonder why they call it a California Roll if it was made in Japan." Yuki said before eating it in one bite.
"So kids, how's Japan treating you?" Sam asked as Danny attempts to grab a sushi with his chopsticks.
"It was pretty cool," Yuki replied, "We walked around places, hit a few tourist spots, and we went to the museum where we learned about a ghostly samurai."
"You mean that legend about the Sword of Light?" Danny asked.
"Yeah," Darry answered. "I didn't see any ghost samurai though. It might be just another one of those urban legends."
Sam turned to Danny with a smile, "Do you remember when we first heard that legend the last time we were here?" she asked before taking a bite of her ramen.
"Do I ever." Danny answered as they have another flashback of their previous visit.
It shows Danny and Sam visiting the same museum Darry and Yuki were in, and were doing a little sight-seeing before Sam gets started on her career. "A ghost samurai huh?" Sam said, viewing the Sword of Light after being told about the tale.
"I wouldn't be surprised if that legend were true." Danny mentioned. "After all the other stuff we've faced in the past."
"Anyway, Danny, what do you think we should name our baby?" Sam asked. "We're running out of time."
"Well, at least we know the baby is definitely a girl," Danny pondered, "We could name her after your mother?"
"Yeah, like I'll give my child a name that reminds me of my mom," Sam said and shudders at the memory.
"Well, we could always name her after my mother instead." Danny suggested as they walk out of the museum.
"Maybe." Sam replied, unknown to the two that a pair of red eyes was watching them from the shadows. "Or how about "Lilith"? I'm digging that one." As they walk out of the museum, the eyes narrow as it watches the couple leave.
The flashback ends as Sam and Danny remember this moment, until Yuki interrupts and asks, "Mom, Dad? I've been wondering, how come you named me 'Yuki'?"
The two parents look at each other when Danny explained, "Well..." Suddenly, a wave of people panicked and ran from the restaurant screaming.
They all look to see everyone running outside as Darry asked in confusion, "Is this something that always happens in Japan?"
While a man was running away, screaming, Danny suddenly stopped him and asked, "What's wrong?" However, the man became silent, not understanding him.
But Darry got between them and said, "Let me handle this, Dad." he looked at the man and asked, "Naze... Anata no atama no ōkina?"
The man suddenly frowned and hit Darry on top of his head. "Bureina." and continued running away.
Danny stares at Darry while the latter shrugs with a nervous grin. Sam had stopped another person and asked, "Nani ga kiniiranai noda?"
The woman pointed behind and spoke in a frightened tone, "Akuryō."
"'Akuryō?'" Danny repeated.
"Evil spirit," Sam translated when Yuki suddenly shivered and held her arms to warm herself.
"And a pretty powerful one," Yuki sensed.
Danny's ghost sense goes off and he looks around cautiously, "It's close."
Suddenly, a few of the tables and chairs flew across the restaurant, smashing into pieces which the family ducked to avoid. The shadows on the ground spring up by a strange force and a figure wearing green and black armor, a helmet covering his face, and carrying a large katana appeared from within the shadows. While Darry and Yuki were perplexed by this strange ghost who resembled a samurai, Danny and Sam both gasped in shock. "Wareware wa futatabi fantomu o mitasu," the ghost samurai hissed, pointing his katana at Danny, "We meet again, Danny Phantom."
Danny narrowed his eyes and changed into ghost form. "Long time no see." and sped into the air, launching his fist at the ghost which the samurai blocked with the blade of his sword.
Darry ran toward the fight and asked, "Dad, what's going on? Who is that guy?"
Danny was pushed toward the ground in front of Darry. He held his hand out toward his son. "Stay back, Darry." he ordered. "You know you don't have your powers right now." and flew back up to fight the samurai ghost. Darry pouted at these orders from his father, getting tired of having to sit out of battles due to not having his ghost powers. But Sam grabbed his arm as they and Yuki ran out of the restaurant to watch the fight between the two ghosts from afar.
Danny picked up a ladle from the restaurant and used it against the ghost's sword as they both fought in the air. Danny tackled the ghost and phased them both out of the restaurant and they flew higher into the air. But then the ghost swings his sword which Danny narrowly missed. Danny then fired a ghost ray at him, but he deflected the attack with his blade. To answer Darry's question, the ghost yelled out, "I am the Shadouburēdo no Ikari, the fiercest warrior to ever live! And I have come to reclaim what is rightfully mine!"
"Ah, Wrath, long time no see," Sam greeted sarcastically.
"You and Dad fought him before?" Yuki asked.
"Yeah, twelve years ago."
"An old foreign nemesis of Dad whom we've never met," Darry concluded. "This vacation gets better and better!"
The samurai ghost pointed his sword at Danny and threatened, "Do you really dare to stand in my path again, Phantom?"
"I defeated you years ago and I'll do it again." Danny said as he used his ghost manipulation to lift one of the restaurant's backdoor crates into the air and he threw it toward the ghost.
But he spun forward through the air and sliced the crate into two pieces with his sword. "Your first time was by pure fortune. I will not rest until I have the princess in my grasp."
"A princess?" Yuki questioned, hearing this. "He's after a princess? Who is she?"
"Is she pretty?" Darry asked hopefully.
Wrath looks toward Sam and the kids and stares directly at Sam. "Princess...I have returned to take you back."
Sam glares at him while her kids stare at her in surprise, "Mom? You're a princess?" Darry asked in surprise.
Sam crossed her arms and answered, "Not the kind of princess he's thinking of."
But Danny flies in front of the samurai and says, "I don't think so, Shadowblade! You can put the moves on my wife once, but twice is where I draw the line!"
Wrath looked at him and said in a cold tone, "Very well. Then taste the wrath of my blade." he lunged toward the ground, pointing his sword downward, and when the tip of his blade touched a shadow on the ground, the shadows behind Darry and Yuki launch up behind them and constrict them off the ground.
Yuki screamed as the shadow tightly constricted her, and Darry grunted, "So this is what it's like to be attacked by my shadow power."
"Darry! Yuki!" Sam cried out, seeing her children in danger.
She grabbed the shadow tentacle around Darry, trying to free him, when she was unable to break it free, Wrath taunted, "It is no use, Princess. You know my power over darkness is undefeatable."
"How about with light?" Danny retorted and throws a small energy ball which explodes in a bright light. The light instantly vaporized the shadows holding the kids and Wrath shielded himself as the light weakened him.
"Bōtoku," Wrath muttered. "You are still troublesome, Phantom, just as he was."
"It's over now, Wrath." Danny said as he glared at the samurai ghost. "Step away from my family and leave Japan."
Wrath slams his blade into the ground as shadow seeps though and he starts to sink in. "I'll depart for now, but this is not the end. I will return to claim what's rightfully mine!"
Danny charges after the samurai, but misses as Wrath disappears into the shadows. He turns to check on his family as Sam examined the kids. "Are you alright? He didn't hurt you, did he?" Danny asked.
Yuki sat up and responded with a smile, "No, of course he didn't."
Danny and Sam smile in relief when Darry asked, "So, care to explain what just happened here?" The couple look at each other, wondering how they can explain to the kids.
In Bikini Bottom, SpongeTron was loading some miniature cannons, pointing them upward, while Crash and the others wore bungee equipment. The twins watch curiously as Crash is pounding a stake on the ground which has his extension strap nailed down with the other end attached to his gear. "I'm afraid to ask, but what are we doing?" Tammy asked.
"We're going bungee jumping!" Crash explained.
"Bungee jumping?!" Tommy asked, now wearing a neck brace from his accident at the previous event. "You mean yesterday wasn't extreme enough?"
"This'll be even more extreme!" Crash said, grinning in excitement. "Have you ever done anything like this before?"
"No...cuz I thought in bungee jumping we jump off something," Kida mentioned.
Crash laughed, "Not like this. Y'all ready, Twitch?"
"Ready! Ready!" Twitchy said peeking from inside the cannon pointing upward with his bungee cord nailed to the ground. SpongeTron lights it up and covered his "ears." With a BAM, Twitchy is shot out into the sky until he makes it out to the ocean's surface. Then the bungee cord staked down, stretched and pulled Twitchy back underwater.
The cord pulled the squirrel further and further until Twitchy fell on the ground with a loud "thud". Everyone winced, thinking Twitchy was squashed like a pancake. But Twitchy was lying on the ground with his limbs bent. Crash walked over to him and said, "Yee-haw! Neptune loves ya!" Twitchy smiled and high-fived Crash, but a cracking sound was heard and Twitchy's arm fell limp to his side.
Crash smiled to everyone else excitedly and asked, "So who's goin' next?"
Tommy, Tammy, and Junior cringed while Kida runs over and shouts, "I'll do it!"
As she climbed into the cannon wearing a bungee cord, SpongeTron lights the fuse, sending her into the sky as she screamed. Tommy looks at Tammy and asks, "Still think this was a good idea?"
In Japan, the Fentons returned to their hotel room for the night. Danny looks out the window and closes the curtains, turning to his family. "So what's the history between you guys and Wrath?" Yuki wondered.
"Well, you remember that story you heard at the museum, right?" Sam asked.
"You mean the one about the samurai and the sword?" Darry remembered.
"Yes, well, after your father and I heard that story years, that's when we were attacked by Wrath."
In a flashback, Danny was reading a baby's name book. "How about Carly?"
"No," Sam answered, working on her laptop.
"Victoria?"
"No thanks."
"Megan?"
"Don't think so."
"Jade?"
Sam pauses for a moment, "I'll think it over." The two are at a park, viewing the cherry blossom trees flourishing this time of year.
Danny sighed in frustration and closed the book. "This is gonna be tougher than I thought. We probably won't think of a name before the baby is one-year-old."
"Relax, Danny," Sam said calmly. "We'll know the right name when we hear it, and I'm pretty sure the baby will know it's the right name when we give it to her."
Danny smiled and was about to kiss Sam until his ghost sense suddenly goes off. "A ghost?" he asked in surprise. "Here in Japan?"
The atmosphere around them darkens as a shadow appeared in front of them and a dark figure rose from it. It was the samurai ghost, Wrath, holding his sword toward them. "Watashi wa ikari no Shadouburēdo no Ikari." Wrath spoke, "Watashi wa tōzen watashi no mono ga nandearu ka o sai riyō suru yō ni natta." He swung his sword at the two, and Danny pushed Sam and himself out of the way as Wrath sliced the bench they were previously on in half.
"Any translation, Sam?" Danny asked, wondering why a samurai ghost would be attacking them.
Sam explained, "Danny, that's the samurai from the legend we heard about: Shadowblade of Wrath. He must've come back as a ghost."
Wrath looked directly and Sam and spoke in a cold voice, "Purinsesu." and stuck his sword in the ground, causing a shadow to come out from the ground and swat Danny away. Sam stood there in shock until he floated next to her. "My fair Princess," he said to Sam, taking her hand. "I have returned to have you as my bride."
Danny stared surprised when Sam responded, "Uh, I'm flattered and all...but no thanks. I'm already married."
Suddenly, Danny Phantom flies forward and punches the ghost samurai away from Sam. "And the one she's married to is ME!"
Wrath recovered and held out his sword. "You have made the mistake of interfering."
He swung his sword at Danny, who quickly dodged all the attacks. "Sam!" he yelled to his wife. "Run! Save yourself!"
Sam quickly dashes off and hides behind a tree to view the fight between the two ghosts. "Who do you think you are for hitting on my wife?" Danny demanded.
"They call me many names. They call me the Fallen Samurai, the Conqueror of Lost Souls, the Master of the Dark Sword!" He began, "I am Shadouburēdo no Ikari! Wrath of the Shadowblade."
Danny and Sam blinked for a moment as they stare at each other. "That's a mouthful," Sam noted, "How about we call you 'Wrath'?"
"Call me whatever you wish, Princess, even my true name." Wrath said in a civil tone. "But I will not accept your rejection once again. You will come with me and be my bride."
"Don't think so!" Danny scowled and shot an ecto-beam that hits the samurai's arm. Wrath grunted in pain as the wound from his shoulder hissed and sizzled. "Guess like the shadows, you're not a fan of bright light, are ya?"
"Anata ga damasu" Wrath responded as he recovered, "So you continue to stand in my way of pursuing the princess. But know I will not surrender so easily."
He taps his sword on the ground and large shadow tentacles spring out and launch at Danny. Before he could fire a ghost ray to disperse them, they knock him back and Wrath jumps forward, aiming his sword at him. He swings it at Danny, cutting his left cheek, and then holds his sword in the air, creating a large shadow tentacle, towering above them that aimed its sharp end at Danny.
"Stop!" Sam shouted, running toward them. Wrath suddenly stopped his attack on Danny and turned his head toward Sam. However, the large shadow suddenly lunged toward Sam and enveloped her in darkness.
"Sam!" Danny cried out, seeing her and their unborn baby in danger. "No!" Then the shadow disappeared into the ground, but Sam was now gone.
"Worry not for the princess." Wrath said, putting away his sword. "She will be kept safe...as my new wife." Danny reached out to grab him, but the samurai floated down into his shadow and disappeared into thin air.
The flashback ends and returns to the hotel room after Danny and Sam explained their last confrontation with Wrath to Darry and Yuki. The two stared at their folks in awe of their adventure. "So in the end, you managed to find Wrath, save Mom, and save Tokyo from his, well...wrath." Darry asked.
"That's right," Danny nodded.
"Whoa..." The siblings look at each other amazed.
But Yuki asked, "But I don't get it. Why would he go after Mom? She's not royalty. Sure, her side of the family is rich and snobby, but you're not Japanese."
"We were confused at first until I researched and found this," Danny explained, showing them a history book on Japan and points to an image. Darry and Yuki look in surprise to see an image of the royal dynasty from Wrath's era. One member had black hair tied in a bun and lavender eyes, wearing a bright purple kimono, and had a pretty familiar face. "She looks just like you, Mom," Darry realized.
"Yes," Sam responded. "That's the princess from thousands of years ago whose army of samurais were sworn to protect. However, there were two members of the royal army who were in love with her."
Yuki smiled. "How romantic."
Darry just rolled his eyes at her while Sam continued, "But the princess was in love with one of them as well. He was the owner of that sword in the museum, The Sword of Light." Darry's eyes widen in interest while Sam continued, "But the other samurai who was in love with the princess grew cold and jealous that the princess did not return his feelings, so he betrayed the emperor and fought to get the princess's affections, until he was banished for the rest of his life. However, his wrath consumed him even in death and he haunts Japan, looking for the princess he still loves."
"So outta of the millions of people living in Japan, he still chose you," Darry understood and nudged his dad playfully, "Looks like you have some competition, eh Pop?"
Danny, slightly annoyed, responded, "That's only because of Sam's striking resemblance to the princess from all those years ago. But that ghost still won't rest until he gets his hands on my wife."
"It's still kinda romantic." Yuki admitted. "But wait, if Mom isn't really Japanese or related to a Japanese princess, why is it that I have a Japanese name?"
Sam was about to respond until her cell phone rang, "Moshimoshi?" as she listens, she responds, "Yes, Nakamuro-san. Of course, I'll be there. Sayōnara." she hung up and told Danny, "That book signing is tomorrow. We gotta be there first thing in the morning."
"Well, we won't let Wrath stop you from finishing your career, just like we didn't let him stop you from starting it." Danny said as he held Sam.
Sam smiled as she put her arms on Danny. "I know you will keep me safe just like last time."
"Don't forget, you have us too," Darry said, pulling Yuki close to him, "Even without my powers, the Fentons are no match for that onryō." He pauses for a moment and asks, "That's the type of ghost we call Wrath, right?"
Sam narrowed her eyes in annoyance, "Yes Darry..."
Legends always come true in fiction; they also tend to nearly kill the protagonists half the time. Please review and stick around for Part 2.