AUTHOR'S NOTE: I am REALLY sorry for the long wait, guys! D8 I've just been busy with other things, writing other stories, and managing my DA account. But, here are the last chapters for Gaining Trust; I'm not sure when I'll post the next one, but I still have at least three stories to write. They will KINDA go in chronological order, but I'm not too sure yet.
Oh yeah; um, there may be a few spelling errors in these, but I don't have time to proof read it again. I've done it twice already^^;
The doors to the command deck slid open and in ran Nicholas. "What's going on out there, Art?" he shouted, running to the windows.
Arthur, Lancer, Melissa, as well as most of the other people, were all crowded around the windows and watching the fight go on. "Danny Phantom's fighting that Technus guy!" Lancer replied. "It's funny, but it almost looks like the same moves Dr. Fenton used when he did the training for us."
Nicholas pushed by everyone and stared at the battle. Danny flipped from side to side, went intangible and even invisible, all the while shooting one ghost ray after another. Technus put up shields and shot attacks back at the hero. Both got hit at certain points, but they continued to battle each other none the less.
"Hey, maybe he'll duplicate or something," a man wondered.
Nicholas spread out his arms. "Alright, people, get to your stations!" he ordered loudly as everyone turned and dashed off. "We need to get this hunk o' junk going!"
"Did you get the samples?" Arthur asked.
"Yes. The other guys are putting them away in the supplies right now."
"So now what?"
Nicholas stared out the window again. "We take off."
"We what?" Melissa exclaimed. "Nicholas, Captain Fenton is still out there!"
"Danny Phantom gave us strict orders, Melissa," Nicholas replied. "I don't like them either, but we have to follow procedure! Get this ship started, guys!"
Reluctantly, everyone got to their stations and began starting up the engines. From the outside of the ship, the rockets below the shuttle began to hum and light up.
Nicholas grabbed the controls and began slowly raising the shuttle off of the ground. Every now and then, he looked down to keep a visual on the battle.
Danny seemed to be fighting well, but within mere minutes, Nicholas knew that something was wrong. It had been years since Danny Phantom had shown his face, and even longer since he was last seen battling Technus. During that time, Technus may have had the chance to become stronger and adapt to his enemy's attacks.
"What does that Technus guys want anyway?" Lancer wondered.
Nicholas fidgeted with buttons and levers. "Probably the shuttle," he replied. "It's built to attack ghosts, and is the most advance piece of space technology in America."
"You really studied that manual the captain gave us, didn't you?"
Nicholas looked at him. "Someone's gotta do the dirty work," he replied. He turned to the controls again. "We'll hover at a safe distance and wait to see when it would be safe to go get the Captain—!"
"Nicholas, look!" Melissa gasped, staring out the porthole.
Nicholas turned his head and looked down at the asteroid again. To his surprise, there was a bright flash of green light, almost like an explosion. Sailing out of it while tumbling over the ground was Danny Phantom.
"What kind of attack was that?" a man exclaimed after the explosion shook the shuttle.
Nicholas became incredibly concerned for his captain. "It's brand new," he whispered in horror.
Danny Phantom slowly rose to his feet and flew into the air, shooting ghost ice. After a moment, he leaned back and, when he leaned forward again, out came a loud ghost wail, one of Danny Phantom's most powerful attacks.
"It's the Ghostly Wail!" a woman cried. "I remember that from the training and from TV! It's one of his most powerful ghost powers!"
"Look at Technus fly, man!" Lancer laughed. "He's flippin' around like a tumbleweed!"
But Nicholas was not as excited as the others. After Danny had finished the attack, he floated down to the ground again and seemed to sway in weakness.
Something was wrong; Danny's attacks were taking a toll on him.
Come on, Danny, Nicholas thought. You've just got to make it!
Technus shot a few more attacks that seemed to cause Danny to contort in pain. After raising himself back to his feet, Danny spread out his arms. A gust of wind formed a dust tornado around him, and after a few seconds, the ghost began to glow white, brighter and brighter.
"Whoa, I don't know that attack," Lancer's partner muttered. "It must be new."
The light enveloped Danny completely from view until finally, it exploded and shot out like a large white shockwave over the surface of the asteroid. Then, he shot a ray of white ghost light and threw Technus several feet backwards.
"Whoohoo!" the crew cheered. "Go, Danny Phantom!"
The battle continued for several more minutes until suddenly, the white light ceased. Danny Phantom fell on all fours in exhaustion, much to everyone's surprise, and once Technus had recuperated from his injuries, the green ghost turned and threw a rod of electricity-like energy at his foe. It wrapped around Danny's body, causing the ghost to contort once more and scream in pain.
That was it. Nicholas pressed the auto-pilot button and got out of his seat. "Arthur, take command until I come back!" he ordered, dashing out of the room.
"What?" Arthur exclaimed as everyone watched him leave.
"Turn the ship around and lower it a bit so that the back is facing the battle! I need the lift to be as close to it as possible! I'm going to get Captain Fenton!"
"Nicholas, wait! COME BACK!"