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Chapter 21! PHASE TWO
"What an odd name..."
Danny's eyes widened, his breath suddenly caught in his throat. 'Shi--!' He turned around and ran, screaming as the ground behind him exploded. 'God, if this is one of your tests, I'm officially ATHEIST!'
"No!" he cried, skidding to a stop and grabbing the railing. He was on the roof of a two story building! He's terrible at math, yes, but he knows that if he jumps he won't survive. Turning around, his frightened gaze meets the dull eyes of Dan. "D-Dan! Please!"
"Shut up, human!"
Another blast destroyed were he had stood and Danny was freaking out. On shaky hands, he pushed himself up and grasped the section of railing away from the gaping hole leading to the Home Economics room in order to pull himself up. Glancing back, he saw Dan smirking, floating towards him.
"No..." Danny turned, still grasping the rail. His knuckles were turning white and he could feel his whole body shaking. His knees were weak and sweat was trailing down his neck. His mouth was dry, and when he tried to speak he winced, "D-Dan... Please... This... This isn't like you!"
"Shut up." Dan raised a glowing hand.
"Kyle! You there?" The red head jumped, choking on the water he was drinking. 'Kyle!"
"Yeah! I'm here!" he replied, coughing to clear his throat.
"Where's Dan?"
"On the roof with Danny," Kyle said, closing the water bottle and buckling himself in.
"I'm on my way. Make sure no one's in harms way!"
"Sir!"
Danny pushed himself from the railing, evading the claw-like hand that would have gone straight through his chest. Stumbling, he caught himself before making a mad dash for the stairs. He had to get down from here and to more open ground. Yes, the ground. He needed to be out of the building entirely.
Bursting through the door, he raced down the stair case, not stopping until he reached the first floor. Dan was right behind him, floating down between the stair rails. 'Cover! Cover!'Panicking, Danny turned and entered the first room he could; the Cafeteria.
The tables were littered with wrappers and half eaten lunches, a slice of pizza was stuck to the floor and pudding was dripping off a chair. The fright of the first lunch was still evident in the room, causing Danny's pulse to quicken.
Dan stepped in, eyes cool and calculating. He scanned the disaster zone with disgust, nose crinkling in annoyance. Stupid humans. Can never stay clean, can they?
Danny held his breath laying himself flat on the ground. As soon as Dan wasn't looking, he quietly rolled to the other side of the cafe, where the exit was. His back hit the cold door and Dan turned, eyes narrowing at the sight of him. Danny pushed the door open, rushing out to the outdoor lunch area.
A beam of green ectoplasm zoomed past his hand, destroying a nearby tree. With a yelp, Danny dived under a wooden picnic table and watched Dan float out after him. Green eyes glanced around the area, a frown mering Dan's pale features. Panic was beginning to settle into Danny's bones.
Dan looked frightening, nothing like the twin he remembered and certainly nothing like the twin he was just starting to accept. He was! Really! He wanted Dan back, by his side like he should be! He wanted to look next to him and see Dan; only Dan! He didn't want to look up and see Dan's back anymore! And he certainly didn't want to see this.
Danny's breath hitched and Dan turned, eyes landing on him. 'Shit!'
Dan's hand raised, palm facing Danny, "Good bye, Fent--"
"Danny!" A rope ladder hit the top of the table as Kyle called out to him. Quickly, as Dan was distracted, Danny scrambled out from under the table and grabbed the rope, climbing the steps as Kyle pulled up. Dan watched them for a moment, surprise barely on his face. As Danny finally pulled himself into the helicopter, Dan groaned. Now he'd have to chase after the machine and destroy it!
'NO!'
Dan jumped, eyes widening.
'You can't!'
That voice...
'That's Ky's!'
It was... his own?
Danny shivered as the hatch closed with a hiss. Glancing up, his eyes traveled the somewhat familiar sight of Kyle's helicopter. In the front, the red head was glancing around, trying to find a trace of Dan. He couldn't find anything.
"Thanks."
Kyle turned and grinned at the boy, "Nothing to it!'
"Ky!" Vlad's voice broke through the speaker. "Where are you?"
"Right of the school; quarter of a mile. Danny's with me."
'We're on the way, just find Dan!"
Kyle nodded, even though Vlad wouldn't see. He quickly told Danny to buckle up and lowered his altitude to see the grounds better.
Freakshow growled as Spectra fought to get back up. "You can't just stay down, can you?"
Ferrel green eyes pierced his own as Spectra pushed herself up on one knee, "If it means something like you wins? Never." Freakshow gave a cry of outrage and threw a ball of circus goop at the red head. Unable to move fast enough, Spectra gasped and groaned as she was suddenly covered in green mucus. "Ugh!"
Freakshow laughed, turning and, now that he finally had the chance, yelled, "Lydia! Get here now!"
"Freakshow."
The ghost turned, blinking up into dull green eyes. Dan stared blankly back, cocking his head to the side in confusion.
"Dan?" Spectra managed after brushing off the shock. The pale teen turned to her, a frown touching his lips. "Dan!"
"Who are you?"
"Also, the effects of the brainwashing he's most likely doing as we speak will were off slowly as time goes on."Desiree's words rang in her mind and Spectra stopped. He wouldn't remember who she is. He won't remember anyone but Freakshow, and even then, that's not the way he should remember him. The effects would take a while to wear off, which means...
"Never mind that! Kill her, since you're here!" Freakshow roared. He needed her and the rest of them dead! NOW!
"Yes."
Spectra struggled to get up, blasting at the green mass keeping her stuck to the floor. Dan watched with amusement and... terror? Why terror? 'This is what Freakshow wants. Why am I so... terrified?'Pushing his worries aside--why would he even have worries? or is he not a ghost?--Dan raised his hand and prepared an ecto blast to destroy...
'No!'
Dan stopped, growling.
'Not Spectra!'
That voice was back...
'Stop it! Stop it NOW!'
Dan raised his hand once again, "Shut up."
Kyle and Danny frantically searched around the school for Spectra and Dan, but couldn't find them anywhere.
"Where are they?!" Kyle glared out the window and gripped the steering wheel.
Next to him, Danny bit his lip and looked around nervously. 'Dan tried to blast me, a lot. If we can't find Spectra... Dan wouldn't, would he?' Danny hoped not as he searched the grounds of Casper High again. He really wanted to find those two and--
"There!"
"You found Dan?" Danny asked desperately. Kyle sighed and shook his head, "Not Dan; V--his friend, Plasmius." Kyle tripped over the billionaire's name and hastily covered it up. Luckily, Danny was too upset to notice.
"Can he find Dan?"
"Well..."
"Kyle!"
The red head waved to the black haired ghost, pulling up higher and opening the hatch. Plasmius flew in, spotless boots hitting the floor before he rushed to the cockpit. "We haven't found either of them," Kyle said as he closed the door.
"We did; down behind the school," Vlad told them, taking hold of the helicopter's dashboard and turning it intangible to make the trip faster. "Spectra's in danger. Dan apparently is being very violent."
Danny frowned in worry. This was turning into a terrible Friday...
Completed: April 11
Posted: April 11