Chapter 62: The Island of Beasts
Moments ago.
Slashfang and Skyscreech were on the beach, waiting for something.
"The new portal tech should work." Skyscreech said. "Thanks to upgrades Seastorm had those mammals do for us, it should transport us regardless of how far we are, making it easier to do our missions."
"I was there!" Slashfang snapped. "Do you take me for a fool?!"
"Well, you did cost us our army…"
Slashfang snarled at him.
That's when the portal opened.
"Let's go." Skyscreech said.
He entered, with Slashfang looking rather annoyed.
Now
Once the portal closed, Danny and Kim landed in the sand.
The impact caused Danny to morph back to human form.
That's when they got up and looked around.
It was a beach, a very sunny beach. All they saw for miles was just water.
"Wait…" Kim said. "Wasn't it night?"
"There's no actual sky in the main Ghost Zone." Danny said as he pondered. "Maybe… Kim!" He looked to her. "Hit me!"
Kim's brow rose.
"Come again?"
"This might be an illusion. If you hit me, maybe that'll snap me out of it." Danny explained.
"Okay…" Kim said with shrug. As she rose a hand, she froze. "Wait, shouldn't you hit me too?"
"I'll poke you in the midriff, okay?" Danny said.
Kim thought, but nodded at an idea.
"I got something better. Ready?"
"Yeah."
"Close your eyes."
Danny did as she said, then she did something that made his eyes widen.
She put her hands on his face and kissed him on the lips.
MUAH!
As Danny covered his mouth, blushing brightly, Kim felt her lips and looked around.
"No… this is no illusion. That felt too real. We might have gone through a portal by accident."
This made Danny drop his reaction when he heard that.
"Well… didn't Dr. Director say the Terakons were on an island?" Danny asked.
"And they showed up in the Ghost Zone… we must have flown into a portal they used…" Kim suggested. She reached for her Kimmunicator. "Wade? We-" There was no signal. "Terrific…" She said sarcastically. "We must be too far for a signal."
"So… how do we get out of here?" Danny asked.
"We might have to find that out for ourselves…" Kim said.
She and Danny turned around, seeing the rest of the island.
"I guess… we go in deeper?" He asked.
"I guess so…" Kim responded.
After 10 minutes, a portal opened back on the beach. It was Slashfang.
"Ugh... that was a waste..." He flew back in the air. "Might as well find something easier to do.
To conserve energy, Danny was just walking along with Kim.
Both of them saw a forest with burnt trees all over.
"I'm gonna assume this was Thirorex's doing." Danny said.
"What gave it away?" Kim asked sarcastically. "I heard there were people on the island he took… I don't wanna guess what he did with... what's left of them." She shook a bit.
As they kept walking, they heard the sound of roaring and took cover behind one of the trees.
"I really hope that's a bird with a very sore throat…" Danny muttered.
They heard a very familiar voice.
"THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN IF YOU JUST LET ME GET MY ROBOTS!"
"Drakken?" Kim asked.
Seeing a sign that something is up, Danny decided to morph. Taking Kim's hand, he turned them both invisible and hovered into the skies to follow the sound of that voice.
"Robots?" They heard a large voice speak, one they recognized as Slashfang.
"I believe he means the odd metallic humanoids he sent…" Another spoke, one vaguely familiar.
The went over a small rocky hill, seeing two familiar beasts.
Including the red one.
"What was his name? Scorex?" Danny asked with a whisper.
However, Kim shushed.
"Can you move in closer?" She asked.
Danny did so.
The landed atop the hill and watched.
That's when they noticed something else next to the two Terakons.
It was a machine, once the size of a large house. It had a dish-like feature on the top. Surrounding it were the Nyklaw acting as guards.
It looks like my Uncle Slim's project… Kim thought.
They also saw who was around it, building it from inside.
It was the missing human villains. They were being enslaved into building the machine.
Drakken, however, was yelling at the large ones towering of them.
"Yo, Doctor D!" Shego shouted as she tried to pull him away. "Don't make them angrier!"
"What are these robots like? Are they… more useful than you?" Slashfang asked with a notable interest.
Drakken was about to speak, but realized what that look might imply.
"Well… we humans would have to clean and fix them… but… they might make things easier…"
Slashfang thought and smiled.
"Interesting idea… perhaps you and I can bring these robots."
"Ha!" Dementor, who was on the roof of the machine, laughed mockingly. "You think working with Drakken is a good idea? His robots are pitiful!"
Drakken grumbled, but Slashfang took a step closer. His low growl caught Dementor's attention, making him stop laughing when the Terakon is too close for comfort.
"Then perhaps you'd like to improve upon these robots?" Slashfang asked.
Dementor gave a sheepish grin.
"Of course…" He said.
"Fine… you two are coming with me. The rest can continue." Slashfang said as he grabbed both Drakken and Dementor. "We will retrieve these robots…"
Scorex did not like this.
"Wait! You can't leave me here and without speaking to my brother!"
Slashfang dismissed him with a head shake.
"I'm sure this will be a good idea he can't recognize…" He muttered.
With that, he extended his wings and flew off, leaving Scorex.
That's when he sniffed something in the air. He then looked in the direction Danny and Kim were in.
Both of them flinched.
"Does he know we're here?" Kim asked.
"Let's not wait…" Danny answered.
He then wrapped his arm around Kim's waste and flew away.
Scorex decided to follow. He looked to the Nyklaw.
"Don't hurt them…" He instructed before he left.
Danny and Kim flew into the trees, ones that weren't burnt.
They hid in the trees as Scorex landed nearby.
He sniffed and looked in the direction of the tree they were hiding behind.
Both Kim and Danny, still invisible, looked around the tree to see the one who followed them.
"What's he doing?" Danny asked in a whisper.
"Shh…" Kim whispered back. "Maybe he doesn't know we're here."
"I know you're there." Scorex said. "Also, you're not that quiet." Both of them were a bit startled. However, he kept speaking. "You needn't worry… if I wanted you dead, I'd inform my brother now."
Sensing no hostility in his voice, they decided to humor him and regain visibility once Danny let Kim go.
They both stepped out.
"So why don't you want us dead?" Kim asked.
"I have no desire for that. Now, how'd you get to this island?"
"We probably flew into whatever portal tech you guys use without knowing it." Danny said. "Now answer us."
"My brother is the one who wants you dead, I don't. I just want to live out my new life in peace…" He explained. "That's all I wanted millions of years ago…"
"Millions?" Kim asked. "You're like a few days old."
"No, my body is. We were cursed, our souls lost so long as our bodies were destroyed. Once they were brought back, our souls sought our new bodies." Scorex explained.
"Cursed?" Danny asked.
"We were bred as a warrior race by the first king of ghosts. After his downfall, my brother took on his self-proclaimed position of our king." Scorex continued to speak. "So long as he's our leader, we're cursed…"
"Wait, so… Scorex, right?" Kim asked. "What does your brother even want?"
"To wipe your race out so that he could take the planet for himself." Scorex explained. "He claims it's so that we can retake our rightful place, it's really because he wants to be the one in command."
"What's that machine for?" Danny asked.
"He plans to-"
"SCOREX!" The voice of Trescorn could be heard calling out. "Where are you?!"
He sighed.
"You two need to leave, before anyone else finds out and before my brother returns…"
"Returns? He's not here?" Danny asked.
"He's currently looking for the rest of this "Faction" that brought him back to life. Now go!" He said urgently before flying back.
Both of them looked to one another and shrugged.
"I guess we take his word for it." Kim said.
Scorex returned, seeing Trescorn there.
"Where's Slashfang? He already left to try and capture ghosts before he called it quits." Trescorn answered.
"He… must be taking a break…" Scorex lied.
Trescorn saw through it and grabbed him by the neck.
"Where is he? And I noticed two humans missing!"
"He took them…" Scorex admitted. "They have something he thinks can help us…"
Trescorn did not like the sound of those words.
"Is that so?" He let Scorex go. "Well then, I hope for his sake and yours that it's true." He then walked away. "I'm going back to my rounds… ensure no intruders arrive…"
Scorex held onto his through, concerned for two specific intruders.
"Be safe…" He whispered.
Danny flew as fast as he could, carrying Kim on the way.
"Which way should we go?" He asked.
"Not sure." Kim says. "We're on the other side of the world, since it's day here and night in Amity Park. Who knows how far we are…" That's when she remembered something. "Wait… maybe if we find the one who took Drakken and Dementor, we can use that to get out of here?"
"Good idea." Danny said. He stopped and looked around. "See anything?"
Kim looked in one direction and pointed.
"Over there!"
They saw what looked like a ghost portal next to a large, almost futuristic console.
They also saw Slashfang there, tapping what looked like buttons on said console.
"I knew they were smart… but not like this…" Danny said in surprise.
"And to think, I thought it was ridiculous that they could talk…" Kim admitted her mistake. "Can you get us closer?"
"Okay… let's hope he can't smell us too."
As he moved closer, they could Drakken talking.
"So, I noticed you and the king aren't very close…"
"Indeed… my cousin has always been such a pain…"
"Cousin?" Dementor asked. "Your king is also your cousin?"
"I should be king…" Slashfang muttered in anger.
"Ah, a fellow seeker of power, I see!" Drakken said. "Let me guess, he humiliates you?"
"Repeatedly…"
"I know the feeling. Which is why I think I could be help?" Drakken said smugly.
Dementor walked up to Drakken and whispered.
"Vhat are you doing?"
"Ensuring our survival…" He whispered back.
Slashfang only now looked to Drakken, unconvinced.
"How would a blue ape be of help to me?"
"My robots might be the thing you will need…" Drakken admitted.
"Hmm… you say they are machine warriors? Perhaps such a thing could be of assistance…"
As they observed, Danny and Kim saw the coordinates on the console.
"Now… then, the coordinates to my lair where my robots-"
The Kimmunicator went off.
This alerted the villains, as well as the two heroes in hiding.
"Uh oh…" Kim said.
Slashfang grinned.
"Well, we have some intruders. I'll be sure to tell Trescorn he's not doing his job right…"
He unleashed a fireball in their direction. This forced Danny to descend fast, returning visibility for him and Kim and prepared for battle.
"Kim Possible? And Danny Phantom?" Drakken questioned.
"Excellent…" Slashfang said. "Here I thought this would get boring…"
He unleashed another fireball, while Danny fired a blast that collided, making a small explosion.
As Danny flew into battle, Kim finally answered.
"Kim?! Oh… wow. I lost contact with you but I'm glad it worked!" Wade said.
"I'd be too Wade… but real bad timing. We're on the island the Terakons are using… and we've been spotted…"
"Oops…" Wade said.
Danny sent a flurry of blasts that did seem to hurt, but Slashfang struck him with his tail, sending Danny into the ground.
Kim saw this and gasped.
"Talk later!"
She hung up and ran to save Danny.
Slashfang was about to attack again, but Kim leapt onto his tail, then jumped kicked him in the nose.
This actually made him step back.
"Annoying mammals!"
He then fired another fireball, making Danny create a dome to save himself and Kim. When that fireball failed, he began slashing at the shield.
The strain was getting to Danny as he was starting to lose it.
"Sad part is… this is still not as tiring as Barkin teaching P.E." He managed to say.
"I figured as much…" Kim admitted. Then she thought of something. "Lower the shield, I got an idea…"
Despite his curiosity, Danny did as he instructed.
Once the claw came at them, Danny lowered.
Kim then took Danny and rolled out of the way.
Once she let go off Danny, she aimed at Slashfang's feet.
"Ice him!"
Nodding, Danny fired a blast of cold, freezing the feet in place.
Unable to escape, Slashfang could only watch as Danny flew to his face and punched him in the nose.
Kim jump into the air and threw a kick under his chin, knocking his head upward.
The force was enough to make him fall, breaking the ice.
On the ground, Slashfang was getting angry.
That's when an idea hit him and he smiled.
"I take it you two are planning to get out of here and inform your allies, am I right?"
"No duh!" Danny responded.
I knew it…
He got up.
"Well then, let's not keep them waiting!"
This made Danny and Kim drop their guard.
"Wait, what?" She asked.
Even Drakken and Dementor were surprised by this.
"Wait… you're letting them go?"
"If they inform their allies, they will no doubt cause trouble for Thirorex in the long run…" He explained.
Drakken smiled at that thought.
"I see… causing him a problem that will make things go easier in the end."
Both heroes looked unsure about this.
"Why should we trust you?" Kim asked with an edge in her voice.
"You don't have to trust me… just accept my gracious little offer." Slashfang said. "Once we arrive at our destination, you two go wherever you are hiding out and inform your friends… Be sure to let my cousin have some trouble when you see him…"
With that, he then activated the portal by pressing a button.
Upon their arrival at Drakken's island lair, Danny and Kim were on their way to Amity Park. Kim was on the Kimmunicator with Wade.
"So, he just let you go?" Wade asked. "He must really hate his cousin…"
"Still, we have no idea what they're using my uncle's tech for." Kim said. "Meantime, we should keep an eye out in case they make another appearance."
"Gotcha, I'll keep you posted."
With that, Wade disconnected.
"Weird how you're not getting any other missions right now." Danny said.
"I asked Wade to put them on hold while we deal with this sitch." Kim responded. She sighed. "I kind of miss my usual missions instead of dealing with these dragons."
"I know what you mean. This is making me miss the Box Ghost a bit." Danny said.
That's when he phased into Fentonworks and reached the lab, where he let Kim go and morph back to human form.
"Well, that went perfectly..." Kim said sarcastically as she headed to the stairs.
"At least we are alive..." Danny said, trying to be optimistic here.
Despite it all, Kim smiled at that.
It looks like that for now, they would have to fight another day. They got out of the lab and went upstairs. Once there, they were greeted by Danny's dad.
"Hey son...and Kim? When did you get here?" Jack asked.
"Just now..." Kim said, as it is technically not a lie.
"Well, I got good news... we got another boarder staying at Hotel Fenton and they paid the first night in advance." Jack said as he showed off the money.
Danny and Kim blinked.
"Another boarder?" Danny said in a surprise tone.
"She's in the living room right now, why don't you go say hello?" Jack said as he walked away, still counting the money.
"She?" Danny questioned as he went to the living room and when he did, he saw the boarder. "AHHHH!"
Kim blinked. Is it another Terakon or ghost attack? Kim thought as she ran to see what caused Danny to scream.
Once she got there, she got angry when she saw who caused Danny to scream...and it was much worse than a Terakon.
"Hi Danny..." Bonnie Rockwaller said flirtatiously as she sat on the couch, sipping tea with Maddie.
Kim narrowed her eyes.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" Kim shouted at her.
Maddie got up.
"Now children, don't be rude... Bonnie is our newest guest, so treat her nicely..." Maddie scolded after hearing the kids yell at her. As she walked towards the kitchen, she whispered to Danny. "She also paid in advance..."
As soon as Maddie left, Danny and Kim glared at Bonnie.
"Why are you here?" Danny demanded.
Bonnie smirk widened. "Well, after that little... incident-"
"You mean where you tried to blackmail Danny into dating you and only backed off after I found out you stole your sister's credit cards? Which I still have proof of, by the way..." Kim said with her arms crossed.
Bonnie narrowed her eyes at that, before continuing.
"Yeah... well... anyway... Since I still have some time before I have to go back to Middleton, I felt that I needed a change of scenery, and I found the flyer for this place..." Bonnie said in a smug way.
"And the reason you chose this place instead of going to another hotel?" Danny asked.
Bonnie giggled "Let's just say I enjoy the view here..." She eyed him.
"Wait... how did you even find this place?" Danny questioned.
"Oh, I have my ways..." Bonnie said. "Besides, with that big sign outside, it wasn't exactly hard to find..."
Danny groaned.
Meanwhile, downstairs, a certain ghost made his way out of the portal.
"Perfect… once everyone is asleep… it's time to dream…"
Judging by those last few words, I'm guessing the next appearance is by... Vortex.
All joking aside, I'm liking suggests I get both in reviews and PM's.
Pretty soon we're going to get a little bit more serious.
But for now, let's see what who is obviously Nocturne is going to do.