CHAPTER 8
Dea took no more than an hour unpacking while Danny and Jazz helped her get everything set up. She was going to stay for 2 years, so she needed to feel at home. She had many Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, and Avril Lavigne posters, although she said they were nothing compared to the wallpaper she used. It was all posters.
Dea: I'm SO not kidding, my room is literally covered in posters. You can MAYBE see a few inches of blue paint! Jazz: So, are you, like, obsessed with Good Charlotte or something? I've counted 13 posters so far. Dea: No, I'm not obsessed thank you very much! Just be glad I'm not putting GHOST HUNTING MONTHLY posters up on the walls! Danny: Now THAT would be something scary. Dea: Hey!
She shoved him with her shoulder and he shoved her back. It was their thing. One hour later, Dea, Danny, and Jazz had finished unpacking, and Danny and Dea wanted to take a break by riding their bikes down to the river and sitting under the tree which they had carved their names in. They were halfway there when blue smoke came out of both their mouths.
Dea: What does that mean? Danny: It means a ghost came outta the portal! Dea: So we have to go back and fight it? Danny: (already turning his bike around) Yeah! Come on!
They sped down the bike path back to (now their house since Dea is living there for 2 years) their house. They dropped their bikes unceremoniously on to the lawn and raced around to the back of the house where there was a shortcut to the lab. Danny was ahead and he burst right into the lab. He looked around the lab and found nothing, no disturbance, nothing floating, no anything. CRASH!! The huge ghost came bursting through the wall. It dived at Danny and pinned him to the ground.
Danny: SKULKER! Skulker: That's right Ghost-Child. I've returned. My battle suit is new, and improved. Danny: (switching into Phantom Mode) Dea! RUN! I can handle this!
Dea stared at the glowing green handcuffs he had around his wrists and didn't move. She wanted to help Danny, to fight with him, yet she had a powerful urge to just run for her life. Dea switched into ghost mode and moved forward to help Danny up. Skulker turned around, hearing her footsteps.
Skulker: Ah! Another Ghost-Child. How splendid indeed. You will make a fine addition to my collection.
Skulker poised his gauntlet, aiming directly at Dea. A split-second later, he fired. There was smoke, a crash, and silence. Danny: (thinking) Oh, no. The smoke slowly cleared and there was Skulker, standing unharmed over Danny, still in handcuffs. Under one of the lab tables was Dea, quivering slightly, looking frightened though unharmed.
Skulker: (to himself) The Ghost-Girl seems better than I thought. I will have to use force. Dea: Gee, I'd hate to see what force is if THAT wasn't force.
Once again Skulker poised his gun at Dea, this time shooting out the green goo he used on, the now, Delilah. Dea continued to hide behind the table.
Dea: Danny! Who the heck is this 'Skulker' dude? I'd like to know for when I write my book! Danny: He's a ghost hunter! Don't concentrate on him, concentrate on GETTING ME OUTTA HERE!!
Dea: SHOVE IT DANNY! I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN! She said as the table burned and sizzled through. She poked her head out, said, "Eeep!", and ran out from behind the table. Her fear had turned her invisible and she knelt down beside Danny.
Dea: (whispering) Danny, he can't see me can he? Danny: No, he can't. Undo these quick, we need to get outta here! Dea: Alright, alright, shut up before he hears you!
Skulker was tearing up the entire lab searching for her.
Dea: Danny, these are impossible! Danny: Then help me up, we can sneak out of here.
Dea grabbed Danny under the shoulders while looking out of the corner of her eye at Skulker who was still tearing up the lab. They walked quietly up the steps and ran up to Danny's room.
Danny: That, was close. Dea: Yeah, it was.
They heard shouting not far below them. Skulker had apparently known they left and was trudging up the stairs after them (invisible of course). The two heard him and phazed through the wall outside. They floated outside, stared at the wall, and waited.....Skulker suddenly came out of the wall with a menacing face. Danny and Dea had been ready for this. Dea knew to stand back and wait as she was just beginning, while Danny leapt forward to take on Skulker. Danny and Skulker fought for several minutes. Punching, kicking, and dodging. Crashes were heard until Danny yelled. He fell to the ground near Dea, grabbed her arm and flew off with her now beside him.
Dea: Danny, what's the deal with this Skulker guy? Danny: He's a ghost hunter too. Except he's a ghost and he wants to capture us 'cause we're half ghosts, unique and he says it. Dea: So, he wants us because of our powers? Sick-o mondo-freak-o. Danny: Tell me about it. If only Sam and Tucker were here. Tucker's great with the thermos. Dang, he put it somewhere in the lab and now I can't find it. Dea: Say that again. Danny: Say, what, again? Dea: Where did you say Tucker put the thermos? Danny: In the lab. Why? Dea: Danny, come on! He's probably left it somewhere behind equipment or something, you know how Tucker's kinda not quite there in the head.
They transformed back to normal and they walked back to the house hoping they didn't run into Skulker.
Dea took no more than an hour unpacking while Danny and Jazz helped her get everything set up. She was going to stay for 2 years, so she needed to feel at home. She had many Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, and Avril Lavigne posters, although she said they were nothing compared to the wallpaper she used. It was all posters.
Dea: I'm SO not kidding, my room is literally covered in posters. You can MAYBE see a few inches of blue paint! Jazz: So, are you, like, obsessed with Good Charlotte or something? I've counted 13 posters so far. Dea: No, I'm not obsessed thank you very much! Just be glad I'm not putting GHOST HUNTING MONTHLY posters up on the walls! Danny: Now THAT would be something scary. Dea: Hey!
She shoved him with her shoulder and he shoved her back. It was their thing. One hour later, Dea, Danny, and Jazz had finished unpacking, and Danny and Dea wanted to take a break by riding their bikes down to the river and sitting under the tree which they had carved their names in. They were halfway there when blue smoke came out of both their mouths.
Dea: What does that mean? Danny: It means a ghost came outta the portal! Dea: So we have to go back and fight it? Danny: (already turning his bike around) Yeah! Come on!
They sped down the bike path back to (now their house since Dea is living there for 2 years) their house. They dropped their bikes unceremoniously on to the lawn and raced around to the back of the house where there was a shortcut to the lab. Danny was ahead and he burst right into the lab. He looked around the lab and found nothing, no disturbance, nothing floating, no anything. CRASH!! The huge ghost came bursting through the wall. It dived at Danny and pinned him to the ground.
Danny: SKULKER! Skulker: That's right Ghost-Child. I've returned. My battle suit is new, and improved. Danny: (switching into Phantom Mode) Dea! RUN! I can handle this!
Dea stared at the glowing green handcuffs he had around his wrists and didn't move. She wanted to help Danny, to fight with him, yet she had a powerful urge to just run for her life. Dea switched into ghost mode and moved forward to help Danny up. Skulker turned around, hearing her footsteps.
Skulker: Ah! Another Ghost-Child. How splendid indeed. You will make a fine addition to my collection.
Skulker poised his gauntlet, aiming directly at Dea. A split-second later, he fired. There was smoke, a crash, and silence. Danny: (thinking) Oh, no. The smoke slowly cleared and there was Skulker, standing unharmed over Danny, still in handcuffs. Under one of the lab tables was Dea, quivering slightly, looking frightened though unharmed.
Skulker: (to himself) The Ghost-Girl seems better than I thought. I will have to use force. Dea: Gee, I'd hate to see what force is if THAT wasn't force.
Once again Skulker poised his gun at Dea, this time shooting out the green goo he used on, the now, Delilah. Dea continued to hide behind the table.
Dea: Danny! Who the heck is this 'Skulker' dude? I'd like to know for when I write my book! Danny: He's a ghost hunter! Don't concentrate on him, concentrate on GETTING ME OUTTA HERE!!
Dea: SHOVE IT DANNY! I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN! She said as the table burned and sizzled through. She poked her head out, said, "Eeep!", and ran out from behind the table. Her fear had turned her invisible and she knelt down beside Danny.
Dea: (whispering) Danny, he can't see me can he? Danny: No, he can't. Undo these quick, we need to get outta here! Dea: Alright, alright, shut up before he hears you!
Skulker was tearing up the entire lab searching for her.
Dea: Danny, these are impossible! Danny: Then help me up, we can sneak out of here.
Dea grabbed Danny under the shoulders while looking out of the corner of her eye at Skulker who was still tearing up the lab. They walked quietly up the steps and ran up to Danny's room.
Danny: That, was close. Dea: Yeah, it was.
They heard shouting not far below them. Skulker had apparently known they left and was trudging up the stairs after them (invisible of course). The two heard him and phazed through the wall outside. They floated outside, stared at the wall, and waited.....Skulker suddenly came out of the wall with a menacing face. Danny and Dea had been ready for this. Dea knew to stand back and wait as she was just beginning, while Danny leapt forward to take on Skulker. Danny and Skulker fought for several minutes. Punching, kicking, and dodging. Crashes were heard until Danny yelled. He fell to the ground near Dea, grabbed her arm and flew off with her now beside him.
Dea: Danny, what's the deal with this Skulker guy? Danny: He's a ghost hunter too. Except he's a ghost and he wants to capture us 'cause we're half ghosts, unique and he says it. Dea: So, he wants us because of our powers? Sick-o mondo-freak-o. Danny: Tell me about it. If only Sam and Tucker were here. Tucker's great with the thermos. Dang, he put it somewhere in the lab and now I can't find it. Dea: Say that again. Danny: Say, what, again? Dea: Where did you say Tucker put the thermos? Danny: In the lab. Why? Dea: Danny, come on! He's probably left it somewhere behind equipment or something, you know how Tucker's kinda not quite there in the head.
They transformed back to normal and they walked back to the house hoping they didn't run into Skulker.