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Chapter 14: Vengeance
Danny held himself back. The bird-children were doing just fine without any help from him and he really didn't have the energy to take on Skulker. He'd need all he had to follow the Hunter undetected back to their own section of the Ghost Zone.
Besides, Danny said to himself, it doesn't look like Skulker will take much more punishment.
Every time Danny had faced the ghost in the real world, Skulker had left after he'd received as much damage as he had from the bird-children. Left or was destroyed, Danny quickly corrected himself. He sat back and waited for the tell-tale escape hatch the Hunter had installed in his helmet. Any minute now, the suit would stop working entirely and the tiny green blob of ectoplasm that was Skulker would fly away with whatever new escape-mechanism he'd installed.
That moment never came, however. A shriek from above them drew everyone's attention. Danny peered up to see a group of older bird-people streaking down to the island floor. The new arrivals descended on Skulker with flashes of razor sharp talons and pointed teeth. They ripped into Skulker's armor with ease, pulling the flailing and screaming hunter from his helmet before tearing him apart and eating his ecto-plasmic remains.
Danny watch, his mouth hanging open at the death of one of his long-term enemies and the ease with which the bird-people had ended him. His face drained of color as he watch them eat the final squirming remains of the Hunter, unable to hold back the small gasp at the anger and hate he could practically feel coming off of them.
The small noise was enough to draw their attention and before Danny could react they were on him. Several of them pounced on him at once, pinning him to the ground and cutting off any chance Danny had at defending himself. His pleas went unheard and unacknowledged and quickly died under their attack. The last thing he saw was their fang-like teeth opened wide and the last thing he felt was the pain of their deadly talons sinking into him before everything went black.
::THE END::
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Well, you got Danny killed. Good job. That's what happens when you tempt Karma by putting your own needs in front of others. Luckily, you don't have to settle for this ending, you can go back and try another one. Everybody loves redo's! Don't forget to leave a review telling me how awful I am!