CHAPTER 10
~*~Skulker's lair~*~
Skulker: I can't capture the Ghost-Boy, but maybe...just maybe I can capture
the Ghost-Girl. She's weaker, smaller. Not as strong and agile...though that
kick hurt pretty bad. (Rubbing his head) Yes. I'll capture the Ghost-Girl,
the Ghost-Boy will come to rescue her, and I'll capture both of them. How
will I get the girl away though? With that Ghost-Boy protecting her all the
time, there's no way I'll be able to get her. I NEED VISIONS! That's it!
I'll implant a vision in her head, making her believe a beloved one is
dead. Then she'll have to come here to contact 'the dead one'. When she
comes I'll be waiting just beyond the portal exit, waiting to capture them
both. (chuckles) This is good...
~*~The Lab~*~ Right after they had gotten rid of Skulker, Dea walked over to the nearest wall and sat down, leaning her head against the cool concrete. She closed her eyes for a few moments before getting back up and picking up the line.
Dea: Danny, something's pulling the line. Danny: Just yank it really hard, it should come loose...I think. Dea: (pulling strenuously) What's that supposed to mean, 'I think'?! Danny: In other words, I'm hoping it will, I pray it will, it might, I'm not sure,- Dea: (pulling hard) Don't get cute with me phantom! Help me out here! Danny: Alright, alright, keep your skirt on! Dea: What the hell's gotten into you Danny? You're not yourself.
Danny gave the line an almighty tug and it came loose. She looked him up and down, though there was no change in his immediate physical appearance. Somehow, he looked different. She didn't know, just oddly irregular. She looked him over again from slightly afar as Danny reeled the line back in again. Slowly, she brought her eyes to his face, and let out a small gasp. His eyes were no longer a piercing, glowing green...they were now blood red.
Dea: Danny! Your eyes! Wha-....
Danny blinked and looked back at her. His eyes were green once again. She must have imagined the entire thing.
Dea: What the-!
Dea's head had snapped up. She looked around breathing heavily as though she had run an entire mile straight. She was sweating slightly in her normal clothes, and there was Danny, reeling the line back in with his back to her. Dea looked around rather wildly thinking about what she just "saw". She was a bit scared, but tried to think nothing of it. It was just a dream after all...right? Seeing the odd look on Dea's face, Danny finished rolling up the line and walked over to help her up.
Danny: (extending his hand) You alright Dea? You look like you just woke up in the morning. Dea: Hey! I do not look that bad in the mornings...do I? Danny: (sniggers) Well, I won't say you look cute. Dea: Ooohhh, boy, you betta watch yourself now!
Again, they shoved each other laughing innocently. Since it was only about four o' clock in the afternoon and they were getting kind of hungry, they wanted to walk down to "Nasty Burger". They walked, hand in hand, down the sidewalk while Dea talked and chatted about what an awesome experience her first fight was. She excitedly twittered on while Danny just smiled warmly at her. He loved and cared for her more than anyone could ever know. They arrived at Nasty Burger five minutes later. It was very crowded inside, much more crowded than usual. They placed their orders, got their food, and made it a ways over to a more deserted side of the restaurant. There were far less people over here, so they comfortably sat down. Danny sat down with his back to the rest of the people while Dea was facing him on the other side of the booth. They sat chatting for a while as Danny informed Dea who Skulker was. She couldn't hide the humor that was building up inside as Danny told her what he really was.
Dea: (laughing) Lemme get this straight, he's a two inch tall, green ghost, with a squeaky little voice who uses a high-tech battle suit to capture other ghosts? Ha ha ha!! Oh my gosh, this is just too funny!
She continued to laugh for a while longer, and then calmed down enough to notice two familiar looking people sitting three booths away.
Dea: Danny, don't those two kids look like Tucker and Sam? Danny: (turning around) Hey, they do. Try calling 'em. Maybe they'll answer. Dea: Um...OK. SAM! TUCKER!
The pair three booths down looked over, jumped up, and ran over.
Sam: Guys! What're you doing here? Danny: What do you mean "what're you doing here?" What're YOU doing here? Tucker: I guess both our camps are taking us up to Lake Needaleave. We stopped here for lunch at the same time! That's why it's so crowded. Dea: This is a really eventful day! First this Skulker guy comes back and then Danny and I ran around tryin' to escape him and then we trapped him and then you guys are here and, just wow! Sam: Whoa, whoa, whoa, Skulker's back? When did this happen?
Danny: About one o' clock today. Why?
Danny was talking about this like it was no big deal. To Sam and Tucker this was a pretty big deal knowing he wanted both of them. Without Danny and Dea, the world would be in complete disarray.
Tucker: Danny, this is bad, majorly! What're you gonna do? He's back! Danny: Guys, calm down, we took him on last time, and- Dea: We can do it again. We get the point Dan, but I'm beginning to think maybe they're a little right. This guy's kinda tough. He had you pinned there a couple of times. Danny: But you were there to help. This time, you can help, and we'll be able to get him. Dea: Look at us! We've just seen each other after a month and we're already talking about ghost hunting! Come on, we should be catching up! So Sam, what's they serve on the menu at Vegetarian Camp?
The quad talked for another hour until, alas, Sam and Tucker had to load the buses, and leave for the lake. Their long goodbyes were said with many hugs between Sam and Dea, while Danny and Tucker high-fived each other. It was goodbye for three whole months. What could they say? See you next summer, we'll write. Dea and Danny stood outside the fast food restaurant waving goodbye the retreating buses. They wouldn't see their best friends for the whole of three months.
Dea: Well, it was nice seeing them again. Danny: Yeah. We'll see them next year, when school starts. Dea: So...why do we feel so sad?
They thought that was that, they wouldn't see them for awhile. They walked down the sidewalk back to the house, Danny's arm around Dea's shoulders with her head resting lightly on his shoulder.
~*~The Lab~*~ Right after they had gotten rid of Skulker, Dea walked over to the nearest wall and sat down, leaning her head against the cool concrete. She closed her eyes for a few moments before getting back up and picking up the line.
Dea: Danny, something's pulling the line. Danny: Just yank it really hard, it should come loose...I think. Dea: (pulling strenuously) What's that supposed to mean, 'I think'?! Danny: In other words, I'm hoping it will, I pray it will, it might, I'm not sure,- Dea: (pulling hard) Don't get cute with me phantom! Help me out here! Danny: Alright, alright, keep your skirt on! Dea: What the hell's gotten into you Danny? You're not yourself.
Danny gave the line an almighty tug and it came loose. She looked him up and down, though there was no change in his immediate physical appearance. Somehow, he looked different. She didn't know, just oddly irregular. She looked him over again from slightly afar as Danny reeled the line back in again. Slowly, she brought her eyes to his face, and let out a small gasp. His eyes were no longer a piercing, glowing green...they were now blood red.
Dea: Danny! Your eyes! Wha-....
Danny blinked and looked back at her. His eyes were green once again. She must have imagined the entire thing.
Dea: What the-!
Dea's head had snapped up. She looked around breathing heavily as though she had run an entire mile straight. She was sweating slightly in her normal clothes, and there was Danny, reeling the line back in with his back to her. Dea looked around rather wildly thinking about what she just "saw". She was a bit scared, but tried to think nothing of it. It was just a dream after all...right? Seeing the odd look on Dea's face, Danny finished rolling up the line and walked over to help her up.
Danny: (extending his hand) You alright Dea? You look like you just woke up in the morning. Dea: Hey! I do not look that bad in the mornings...do I? Danny: (sniggers) Well, I won't say you look cute. Dea: Ooohhh, boy, you betta watch yourself now!
Again, they shoved each other laughing innocently. Since it was only about four o' clock in the afternoon and they were getting kind of hungry, they wanted to walk down to "Nasty Burger". They walked, hand in hand, down the sidewalk while Dea talked and chatted about what an awesome experience her first fight was. She excitedly twittered on while Danny just smiled warmly at her. He loved and cared for her more than anyone could ever know. They arrived at Nasty Burger five minutes later. It was very crowded inside, much more crowded than usual. They placed their orders, got their food, and made it a ways over to a more deserted side of the restaurant. There were far less people over here, so they comfortably sat down. Danny sat down with his back to the rest of the people while Dea was facing him on the other side of the booth. They sat chatting for a while as Danny informed Dea who Skulker was. She couldn't hide the humor that was building up inside as Danny told her what he really was.
Dea: (laughing) Lemme get this straight, he's a two inch tall, green ghost, with a squeaky little voice who uses a high-tech battle suit to capture other ghosts? Ha ha ha!! Oh my gosh, this is just too funny!
She continued to laugh for a while longer, and then calmed down enough to notice two familiar looking people sitting three booths away.
Dea: Danny, don't those two kids look like Tucker and Sam? Danny: (turning around) Hey, they do. Try calling 'em. Maybe they'll answer. Dea: Um...OK. SAM! TUCKER!
The pair three booths down looked over, jumped up, and ran over.
Sam: Guys! What're you doing here? Danny: What do you mean "what're you doing here?" What're YOU doing here? Tucker: I guess both our camps are taking us up to Lake Needaleave. We stopped here for lunch at the same time! That's why it's so crowded. Dea: This is a really eventful day! First this Skulker guy comes back and then Danny and I ran around tryin' to escape him and then we trapped him and then you guys are here and, just wow! Sam: Whoa, whoa, whoa, Skulker's back? When did this happen?
Danny: About one o' clock today. Why?
Danny was talking about this like it was no big deal. To Sam and Tucker this was a pretty big deal knowing he wanted both of them. Without Danny and Dea, the world would be in complete disarray.
Tucker: Danny, this is bad, majorly! What're you gonna do? He's back! Danny: Guys, calm down, we took him on last time, and- Dea: We can do it again. We get the point Dan, but I'm beginning to think maybe they're a little right. This guy's kinda tough. He had you pinned there a couple of times. Danny: But you were there to help. This time, you can help, and we'll be able to get him. Dea: Look at us! We've just seen each other after a month and we're already talking about ghost hunting! Come on, we should be catching up! So Sam, what's they serve on the menu at Vegetarian Camp?
The quad talked for another hour until, alas, Sam and Tucker had to load the buses, and leave for the lake. Their long goodbyes were said with many hugs between Sam and Dea, while Danny and Tucker high-fived each other. It was goodbye for three whole months. What could they say? See you next summer, we'll write. Dea and Danny stood outside the fast food restaurant waving goodbye the retreating buses. They wouldn't see their best friends for the whole of three months.
Dea: Well, it was nice seeing them again. Danny: Yeah. We'll see them next year, when school starts. Dea: So...why do we feel so sad?
They thought that was that, they wouldn't see them for awhile. They walked down the sidewalk back to the house, Danny's arm around Dea's shoulders with her head resting lightly on his shoulder.