Hey Everyone. Sorry about the late update. Normally i update later in the day but the internet has been screwed up because of a huge thunderstorm in our area. I only have a brief window of opportunity here so here's the new chapter. Oh and review please.
Chapter 20
Ransom
Danny quickly changed into his alter-ego and flew out the window. He was still a little rusty because he just got his powers back no more than an hour ago but he could deal with it until they were completely up and running. As Danny made in outside he found another Void floating further above his head. It appeared as if he was going to watch the fight rather than actually join it. But Danny wasn't bothered by that. It would just make it easier for him to take out this one Void right now.
Danny charged at him but stopped about halfway there when the Void shot a ghost ray in his direction. Danny didn't have to move much to avoid it though. It was almost as if he wasn't trying to hit him. Danny didn't care though, he simply continued towards the Void.
Although Danny was the one who was looking for the fight, The Void threw the first punch. Danny never saw it coming. To him, it felt like somebody smashed a brick over his head. But being the superhero that he is, Danny shook it off and threw a punch himself.
Danny's wasn't the force of a brick over the head though. It was more the force of a freight train. If it weren't for Danny holding on to the Void, he would've sent his enemy flying backwards. But this Void wasn't giving up from a single punch. The Void forced Danny's grip to release, and pushed him back. The Void sent two more ghost rays towards Danny.
Danny didn't fell threatened. He simply split himself in two and fired two ghost rays from each one of his two halves. Once the beams were fired, Danny then quickly merged himself and continued towards the Void.
The Void saw the beams coming and instead of dodging them he simply deflected them back towards Danny. It caught the half ghost off-guard and hit him unexpectedly.
Danny took the hit hard and began to fall. His freefall lasted about 50 feet but he quickly regained his ground. Danny was just about to charge upwards again but then hovered down to the ground.
Once touching the concrete, Danny planted his feet and let out a supernatural cry that was heard for miles. Danny's ghostly wail had been used many times before, but just a little before he turned sixteen, they discovered the angrier he was, the more powerful the cry was. It wasn't much of a surprise, because that's usually how it worked without ghost powers.
The cry shattered windows, sent cars flying into the air and caused babies to cry due to its enormous force. The Void didn't have much of a chance against it. It didn't hurt him but it did stun him long enough for Danny to signal to Valerie to take a shot at the disoriented being.
Valerie was keeping her eyes open for the hand wave and when it came she was ready. She fired an ecto blast from her gun and quickly put on her suit in case Danny would need anymore help.
It's was a good idea that she did because Danny was definitely going to need it. The ecto blast that Valerie had fired was easily deflected even though he was partially stunned. The blast fired right towards Danny and stopped his Ghostly Wail. Danny was knocked onto his back. He was a little dazed from the impact and a little dizzy from using so much energy from his Ghostly Wail, but he wasn't about to give up yet.
Soon Danni transformed and followed Valerie out towards the Void and began firing several rays at him. They were easily deflected as before but they didn't manage to hit anyone either. They hadn't seen a ghost this powerful in a long time.
Danny came to the same conclusion as he stood up and watched the fight from the ground. He shook his head and joined the combat once again. His speed was extraordinarily fast. It took no time at all for him to reach the upper limit of the sky where the fighting was taking place.
Blasts from all three of the allies were being deflected and absorbed by the powerful Void. Danny shouldn't have been thinking at that exact moment, but he then realized how powerful his next opponent would probably be. His nerves began to shake which caught him off-guard again and caused a ray to nearly hit him.
It snapped him back to the fight. Danny was running low on energy though as were the other two partners at his side. They needed a miracle. Suddenly a blast from behind hit the Void.
Danny quickly turned around to find his sister aiming a large cannon out of the window. Danny smiled to her and charged the Void. Danny found the Void a little stunned but now vulnerable. He fired a ray at him which then sent him flying away from him. The Void then began to lose consciousness.
Danny smirked and then flew above him. He quickly let a punch go before his enemy had time to react. It was enough to win the fight. The Void was sent flying into the ground and was almost out cold. Danny headed towards the ground to cause more damage but he was soon stopped by the Void who had been watching above him.
Danny quickly got back into a fighting stance with Danni and Valerie right behind him. But then the Void stopped him. "I wouldn't do that…" he spoke
"Oh yeah? And why not?" Danny said in an angry voice.
The Void didn't speak but simply handed him an envelope and went to go help his friend up. It gave him lots of time to get him out of there. Danny simply looked at the envelope and already knew what it was. He didn't even bother opening it. He simply took it and flew back to the hotel room without question expecting the worse.
The opened envelope was laying on the dresser now while everyone was pacing around the room trying to find out what to do. On the table were several bottles of coke and potato chips that were half finished. Next to the chairs laid a backpack. It was obviously Valerie's because it had various ghost hunting equipment in it. What also gave it away was the fact that her name was on it.
Next to the bag was a pack of Aspirin that had toppled over, spilling a number of pain pills. Danny had bought them back in Canada for a headache he had been having but now he had an even bigger headache. But beneath the pills was a disturbing piece of paper. Danny had looked at it 3 times already, before taking the pain meds.
Danny had seen ghost, wolves, crazy circus ring masters, a Wisconsin cheese-head, and even his parents after he had broken the T.V. that one time. But he had never been so terrified in his life when he read that dreadful sentence. "We have your girlfriend."
Danny was pacing back and forth since he got back to the room. Valerie was sitting in the chair next to her backpack trying to avoid whiplash from Danny's constant movement.
Jazz was sitting patiently on the bed with a headache herself. But for some reason she was afraid of reaching for the pain meds. She had an irrational fear that Danny would lash out at her for some reason. She believed that it was probably because the meds were lying on top of the dropped note. She believed Danny wouldn't do anything, but she still didn't have to courage to go and grab one.
Tucker was on the other side of the bed rubbing the back of his neck not sure what to do. Although it didn't look like it, he was almost as upset as Danny. Sam had been his friend since 2nd grade and the two were extremely close. He loved her like a sister. And the two of them would remain siblings at heart.
Danni was leaning against the wall with her arms crossed. She liked to pace like Danny did, but she was forced to the wall since Danny had been taking all the walking space. She was nervous about was going to happen next more than anyone in the room though. It was more likely she was the most nervous because she was in the same boat as Danny. Even though she wasn't as close to Sam as Danny was, she was bound to this due to her genetic material. And what upset her as much as Sam being taken away was the contents of that letter.
She leaned away from the wall and walked over to the pills, picked them all up and placed them back into the package. She noticed Jazz's pain and threw her the box of pain meds. Jazz gave her a thank you wave. Danni then reached down for the note to read it for herself, instead of Danny just blurting out the whole message. It was more frightening to see the message up close.
Dear Demon
Well it seems that I have the upper hand now. Finally we will have your head. We have continued to exist for centuries knowing that one day you would eventually return. It was painful having you kill my friends but it was in my eyes a necessary sacrifice. By now I'm certain you know who you are dealing with. I am known as the prophet of Vengeance if you do not know though. And I am now going to have my Revenge upon your species. You and your other sibling are to meet us at an abandoned warehouse down by the dock 29 at the pier. There you will meet us and give yourselves up. You must both come alone at 1:00am. I shouldn't have to remind you. We have your girlfriend. If you co-operate she will be free to go. As for you… well you already know what will happen to you.
Vengeance
Danni could feel her heart racing. The note scared her and the thought of Vengeance scared her. But most of all it was the obvious fact of death staring that scared her. She didn't want to go through with the meeting. She wanted to figure out another way to do this, but she knew what Danny was going to say.
"We have to do it." He finally broke the silence. Everyone stood up and immediately disagreed.
"No way!" Jazz shouted.
"Absolutely not!" A shout from Valerie
"You can't do it." Tucker stated.
Danny was about to respond but was then stopped by Danni. "Guys, what else are we gonna do?" She said.
The room was silent for a moment. "I mean, what are we gonna do? Just sit around and wait for them to deliver Sam's body?" She continued.
"Well, we got to figure out a way to get you both out of there." Valerie mentioned.
"Yeah, well if we're gonna do that we have to figure something out now." Danny spoke.
The room then went silent again for a second. "That's what I thought." Danny then stated in a firm voice.
"Well, I don't want to just sit around here and wait for you guys to go off to your certain demise." Tucker started. "Besides how do you know they're just gonna let Sam go. How do you know that they won't just kill her?"
"I'll make sure." Danny said.
"Look guys, maybe we should go as backup. We'll stay back and when you get Sam, you send a signal to send us in." Valerie suggested.
"Yeah. But even if you do get there, it doesn't mean me and Danni are going to be okay. Chances are we're not going to make it through this." Danny pointed out.
They all knew he was right. It didn't look good for the two of them. Tucker then stood up and hugged Danny.
"You're the best friend I've ever had." Tucker said.
Valerie and Jazz then began hugging him and Danni as well. Jazz had tears in her eyes as did Valerie. Tucker was sulking. Danny knew the moment he would leave the room he would break down in tears. But Tucker never wanted Danny to know that.
They only had 3 hours to go but Danny knew that they should get ready for the attack. "Guys we've got to get down there to find the best place for you guys to hide until we give you the signal." He said.
They all wiped away the tears and nodded. They all proceeded to the door as Danny opened it. He offered to hold it open for everyone. As Tucker passed him Danny looked into the mirror across from him and looked into his reflection. He was looking into his soul and he could see both halves of him. The ghost half and the human half.
Suddenly it hit Danny. "Is it really that simple?" he asked himself.
He walked out the door with the idea still in his head.