Chapter 7: Battle of Amity Park (Part 1)
Holed up inside an abandoned building, blasting away at rogue ghosts and specters in battle armor was Sam and Tucker. Best of friends since elementary school, one became mayor of his home town, the other becoming future wife of the world's greatest hero and future Queen of the Zone. Standing side by side, they shot everything in sight making sure that they don't shoot our hero as he fought the ghosts around him. Sam and Tucker shot any ghost that Danny couldn't see, while Danny fought majority of the ghosts he fought in front of the building. Keeping his enemies attention focused on him and not his friend and his love. Dodging and evading through his various foes swinging blades and blasts, he shot rays and blasts left and right. Bringing down each armored spirit with his very strength, wit and skill as he fought to protect his home.
Sam saw a goon behind Danny that was too far from her range, "Danny you got one coming up behind you looking to make you into a shish-ka-bob."
And not a moment too soon the minion charged at Danny, ready to kill the Phantom. With a quick glance behind him, Danny backflipped over the minion as it impaled a fellow member with its blade. Realizing its fatal mistake too late, Danny threw an ecto-sphere behind the minions back killing both of them as it blew up armor and ectoplasm.
"Thanks honey don't know how I would live without you." said Danny as he flew to the air blasting away at the techno freaks below him.
"Well lets try not to find out ok sweetheart, because I would really like to live through all this okay?" said Sam as she blasted another ghost out of the sky.
"I'll make sure of that, by the end of the day we all will just go to Nasty Burger for a milkshake or something as if nothing happened, so no worries." said Danny as he sent an ectowave towards Technus' minions, wiping out quite a handful of them in process along with wounding and knocking out a few others.
"Guys sorry to be the bringer of bad news but I'm running low on ammo, and I know that Sam's arm cannon may last longer than my gun. But sooner or later we're going to run out and fast, so Danny old buddy old pal please pull a miracle out your ass please and fast or we might not live to tell the tale." said Tucker.
Soon after hearing his friend, Danny body glowed green as an ectoplasmic orb surrounded him. The ghost stopped in confusion, not knowing what the Phantom was up to till it was too late. With a smirk on his face, the orb around him blew up around him repelling all the ghosts back away from him. Blasting any in his way, Danny soared over to Sam and Tucker phasing through the building and flying them away from the fight. The ghosts soon followed after them, desperately trying to catch up with the Phantom but to no avail as they lost him and his friends. Once Danny and his friends were safe away from the ghosts he turned toward them and said with his ectoplasmic green eyes shining,
"Alright you guys, I need you both to go back to restock on ammo ok? I'll hold these slime balls back for as long as I can. Once you guys load up, get anyone you can that's available to help finish these guys off. Because by the end of today we're finishing this fight."
"But Danny we can't leave you here to fend for yourself!" shouted Sam
"Sam he's right if we don't do this then we'll just be sitting ducks, and becoming a liability to Danny because we're defenseless. With that in mind, Danny is the only one with near limitless power here so if we don't go get more ammo, none of us will survive." retorted Tucker as he rechecked his supplies
Looking back at Danny, she saw the look of determination in his eyes and knew that there was no point in trying to arguing with him. And so, with a simple nod of her head Danny flew off towards the ghosts leading them away from her and Tucker. Tucker activated his ComLink to ask the current situation with everyone while he and Sam left their hiding spot to go back to the others. Sam glanced back towards Danny as he unleashed a ghost ray decimating the forerunners of the horde.
Please be careful Danny, I thought I lost you once don't let me feel that way again. She thought as she continued running with Tucker to make it back to the others. So far as they knew was that City Hall was still standing with some heavy damage and some casualties. The Fenton's were holding their own still, with Mr. And Mrs. Fenton and Jazmine taking down the ghosts on the ground, and Dani being air support for the family. While Valerie was almost to their location to give them aid, delayed slightly because she had to destroy her board to defeat the Techno Beast. But other than that, it seemed that they were winning the battle. Not too long Valerie appeared before them interrupting Sam's thoughts as she and Tucker stopped running.
"Where's Danny?" Valerie asked as she looked around to make sure nothing was following them.
"He's still holding off Technus's goons while me and Sam restock on some ammunition to go back and help him." said Tucker
"You guys go do that and focus on helping Mr. And Mrs. Fenton, I'll go help Danny."
"Are you sure Valerie? Danny needs all the help he can get, he may have gotten stronger but sooner or later he might get overwhelmed." said Sam
"Hey no worries Sam, with two of Amity Parks greatest ghost hunters fighting together against those fools it'll be a piece of cake." said Valerie with a smug smile on her face.
Sam smiled back and said, "Ok you better take good care of my boyfriend or else." while playfully cracking her knuckles.
Laughing at Sam's bantering, Valerie said with a twinkle in her eye "oh why of course your Majesty it would be my pleasure to take care of his lordliness."
Shock and awe was written over Sam's face for a few seconds but she regained her composure quick enough for Tucker not to notice. Wait she can't be serious right? Me and Danny didn't tell anyone about us becoming soon to be royalty in the Ghost Zone. Maybe Dani did, no she wouldn't we promised each other not to tell anyone yet till the day before coronation. "Shut up and help him already Val, before he does something stupid."
Laughing even more seeing as Sam understood what she was getting at, Valerie flew off towards Danny saying "See you guys later, I got some ghost butts to kick."
Meanwhile with Danny in his POV
I fought for what felt like forever, even though these guys weren't really much of a challenge. They were really starting to annoy me, once i took out so much as one of them ten more would take that guys place. I mean come on can't these guys give me a break and go away for at least a few minutes, just so I can see if I'm even close to finishing these goons off. But no that's too much to ask for as I felt sharp sting in my back pushing me through a building.
"Yeah we got you now Phantom!"
"Nowhere to run punk! HAHAHAHA!"
"ALRIGHT THAT'S IT NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!" shouted Danny as he flew toward the goons covered in an icy blue aura as he scissor kicked two of the goons out of his way as he swiped his hands in front of him, freezing twenty of the goons that were caught in his cryogenic wave. And as quickly as that the goon's courage and bravado left them and fear took over. As Danny swept through them like an eerie tidal wave blasting each one that dared to stand against him. Jumping into the air Danny rained down torrents of ice and ectoplasmic spheres as each of the goon's were experiencing the hell raining down on them. Soon Danny stopped to let the smoke and dust settle as he flew down to assess the damage he caused on the horde. And not a moment too soon, a goon jumped out of the dust with an ectoplasmic wrist blade ready to impale the Phantom. As the blade came within inches of Danny, he caught the blade in his bare hand. Slowly turning his head toward the goon, who was in total shock and horror Danny said "You idiots seemed to have forgotten that I have Ghost sense that lets me know if you idiots are even trying to do something around me." Raising his hand and getting ready to obliterate the goon he spoke to the goon,
"So, I'm going to give you one chance, if you answer me correctly I'll spare your miserable life understood?"
"Yes, I'll answer I'll answer just spare me my lord. I was only following orders from Commander Technus." cried the goon
"Good now where is he so I can finish him here and now." said Danny
"I can do better and take you to him if you want." suggested the goon.
"Fine but you better not try anything or I will make do on my promise." said Danny as he shoved the goon to the ground. With a nervous gulp, the goon shook his head as he took to the air leading our hero to Nikolai Technus. After a few minutes of flying, Valerie meet up with them seeing the goon she got ready to throw down with it but Danny intervened and said to her, "Don't kill him I need him to lead me to where Technus is so we can end this."
"Oh well that makes it easier for me then, what are we waiting for let's go kick that maniacal techno freaks ass." stated Valerie
Laughing, Danny took off with Valerie as they flew after the goon to meet face to face with their old enemy. Soon after Valerie's wrist started beeping, looking down at it she pressed a few buttons and saw on a little screen that it was picking up high ectoplasmic signatures nearby.
"Wow hold on Danny we got a problem." said Valerie
"What is Val, what's up is it Technus?" asked Danny as he got on the alert looking around them ready to fight.
"No, it's way stronger than him, from what I'm reading it's a category 9 so be on your guard." said Valerie
Raising his eyebrows and with a slight blush of embarrassment Danny turned towards Valerie and said while scratching the back of his head. "I don't think we need to worry about that category 9 Valerie."
"What are you serious this thing is way stronger than Technus, and your telling me not to worry about it?!" said Valerie as she looked at Danny as if he grew a second head.
"Valerie I'm telling you so because I'm absolutely sure it won't hurt us." said Danny
"How do you know goddamn it?" said Valerie
"Because it's me ok? I trained a lot to get to the power I am now, that's why I told Sam and Tucker to let me hold off those goons back there because I was strong enough to do so." said Danny still scratching the back his head.
Looking at him dumbfounded, she checked her scanners after a several sequences to see what was causing the alarm it all pointed to Danny.
You have got to be kidding me, my ex-boyfriend now friend who's butt I used to kick when I was hunting him is now more powerful than ever before. From all my files of all the various ghosts that showed up here in Amity Park, that puts him on par with Nocturn, Undergrowth, and Vortex. I'm glad that he's not evil like I thought he was, or I would be in a bit of trouble. Thought Valerie as she shook her head at him saying, "So this whole time you could have wiped the floor with those scumbags within a few minutes this entire time and you didn't need my help."
Tapping his fingers together, Danny said "Yeah but I held back because I didn't want to overkill them and save enough energy to fight Technus. Sorry Valerie I know you could have helped my parents and everyone else but I thought I would be able to beat those guys before Tucker called for your help."
With a sigh Valerie slapped him upside the head and said, "That's for wasting my time, but I will accept for apology after all this and after you finally tell everyone that you are becoming a king."
Looking at her in shock he opened his mouth to speak but Valerie cut him off before he said anything, "One of Technus's Lieutenants told me before I killed him at City Hall, which pretty much explains why everything is happening."
"Well that's one less person to tell, by the time all this is over Tucker will be the only one left to tell." sighed Danny as he and Valerie continued following the goon to his master.
"What do you mean we?" asked Valerie with an eyebrow raised.
"You'll know soon enough. Let's just focus on getting rid of Technus once and for all okay?"
"Fine but you better let me get a crack at him first, I was near bored out during this whole thing till I helped out Captain Matthews back at City Hall." said Valerie
"Sure thing Val." said Danny as he and Valerie closed in on Technus to end the Battle of Amity Park.