-- Author's Note -- Greetings! I present to you the next chapter of 'For the Love of a Halfa!' It's actually kind of strange, this story is turning out to be much longer than I thought it would be. Of course that happens with all my fanfics that I write. I think it's because I have so much fun writing them! Of course I don't think I've ever had this much fun. I always look forward to reading your reviews and seeing what everyone thinks. Anyway, that's enough of me babbling on. Let's get to the chapter!!
Chapter 10 Phase One
I don't know if this will work, Sam thought to herself. "Something's going to go wrong," she had told the others.
"Nothing will go wrong if you stay in character."
"And if he tries to kill you? What am I suppose to do then, Danny?"
"Let him," was his only answer. Why did he have to be such a hero sometimes?
Sam took a deep breath and tried to calm her nerves. Stay in character, focus, focus, she repeated to herself. No matter what Danny says I will not let Rurik kill him. I would rather spend the rest of our days aboard this god-forsaken ship then let him die.
She had returned to her ghost form, hoping it would give her strength. Mandy had seemed slightly uneasy when Sam had gone ghost, and also when Danny had transformed back into his human self. Hopefully she could live with the weirdness until they got off the ship. If she screwed up, or Sam herself did, there would be no chance of escape.
Knocking on the door that Sam had seen the Box Ghost come out of when he turned with her orders to scrub the deck, her mind silently freaked out coming up with all sorts of ideas as to how things would go wrong.
There's no way we're going to mess up, Sam told herself firmly as Rurik called for her to enter, which she did so in silence. Mandy had told her that she should never speak to him unless spoken to and told to do so.
"Sam Spectre," he said eyeing her questionably. "To what do I owe the honor?"
"I have come to swear my loyalty to the Black Emerald and it's crew," she said taking that as an invention to speak.
His eyes widen slightly in surprise, giving away his true emotions despite him saying "Is that suppose to mean something to me, child?" in a calm voice.
"Words mean nothing anymore, Captain. Please allow me to show you my undying loyalty."
Rurik nodded his head slightly and Sam turned and opened the door. "Please bring him in."
Mandy appeared in the doorway holding Danny's arms tied behind his back. "The prisoner," she said quietly.
"Thank you," Sam told her before roughly taking Danny into her custody. Mandy left then shutting the door behind her.
"This," she said pushing Danny harshly forward, "This decided he would thoughtlessly come aboard your ship, Captain."
"For what reason?" he asked Sam.
She gave Danny a demeaning sneer, "To 'rescue' me."
"I see. What are your feelings on this, Spectre?"
"I do not wish to be rescued, Captain. My home is aboard the Black Emerald, my heart and loyalty lies to its crew. Not to my friends or family."
This seemed to please Rurik greatly. His eyes shined brighter. "Understood. Please take him below deck to the holding cell and then return. I have a matter I would like to discuss with you, Sam Spectra."
Sam nodded and roughly pushed Danny out of Rurik's cabin then down below deck. As soon as the two of them were below deck and out of hearing, Danny slipped his hands out of the ropes.
"Those things hurt!"
"Sorry, I guess Mandy tied them a little tight."
"Don't worry about it. You're doing great, and if things are going according to plan Rurik wants to remove your collar."
"I can't wait," she said giving it a small pull.
"Oh, Sam," Danny said as Sam shut him into the cell.
"What Danny?"
Did he want to tell her that he loved her? Could it even be possible? He did come after her, didn't he? Surely that meant something, right? No, Danny was a hero. He would have done the same thing for anyone else, wouldn't he?
"What was Rurik calling you?"
"Sam Spectre."
Danny gave her a questioning look. "He asked for my name. I couldn't tell him the truth; he might be able to find me then. So I asked myself what would Danny do?" she explained to him smiling slightly.
"What would I do?"
Sam nodded, "Yes. What would Danny Phantom do?"
It was Danny's turn to smile, realizing what she was getting at. "Good luck Sam Spectre."
"And good luck to you, Danny Phantom," she said leaving him in the cell.
Turning away and leaving Danny alone in that cell only made Sam think of her time there only hours before. She tried not to think about though. Tucker and Mandy would be letting him out in a few moments. Right now, she needed to get back into character.
She nodded to Mandy as she walked past her, who was lending onto a barrel, which Tucker was most likely hiding inside. After giving Mandy the signal she knocked on the door to Rurik's cabin.
"Enter," he called to her. With her face set in a neutral gaze she entered.
"Captain," she said bowing her head just a bit.
"You surprise me young one."
"Sir?"
"How easily you turn against those you care about. He was your best friend, true?"
"He was sir. But I had nothing back there, no life, nothing. I couldn't even tell the world that I was a ghost. Being here has opened my eyes. I have seen my true calling."
Rurik smiled now, for a moment giving Sam the impression that he had seen through them. She knew this was a bad idea! But no matter what she had to stick to the plan.
"Good. Very good. Maybe that other human girl will learn a thing or two about loyalty from you," he said sneering as he said the word 'human' as if it were a swear word.
Sam nodded, "I will try, Captain, if that is what you ask of me."
"Yes, yes, in time. For now, let me remove that collar. I feel that we no longer need it."
Sam only nodded again, "As my Captain wishes." Inside she was screaming with joy. She had done it! He fell for it! By nightfall they would be out of here and off this stupid boat.
Rurik took a remote from out of his coat and clicked a small button. The collar around her neck snapped open and fell to the ground. Sam bent down and picked it up obediently before holding it out to Rurik with a bow.
Chapter 10 Phase One
I don't know if this will work, Sam thought to herself. "Something's going to go wrong," she had told the others.
"Nothing will go wrong if you stay in character."
"And if he tries to kill you? What am I suppose to do then, Danny?"
"Let him," was his only answer. Why did he have to be such a hero sometimes?
Sam took a deep breath and tried to calm her nerves. Stay in character, focus, focus, she repeated to herself. No matter what Danny says I will not let Rurik kill him. I would rather spend the rest of our days aboard this god-forsaken ship then let him die.
She had returned to her ghost form, hoping it would give her strength. Mandy had seemed slightly uneasy when Sam had gone ghost, and also when Danny had transformed back into his human self. Hopefully she could live with the weirdness until they got off the ship. If she screwed up, or Sam herself did, there would be no chance of escape.
Knocking on the door that Sam had seen the Box Ghost come out of when he turned with her orders to scrub the deck, her mind silently freaked out coming up with all sorts of ideas as to how things would go wrong.
There's no way we're going to mess up, Sam told herself firmly as Rurik called for her to enter, which she did so in silence. Mandy had told her that she should never speak to him unless spoken to and told to do so.
"Sam Spectre," he said eyeing her questionably. "To what do I owe the honor?"
"I have come to swear my loyalty to the Black Emerald and it's crew," she said taking that as an invention to speak.
His eyes widen slightly in surprise, giving away his true emotions despite him saying "Is that suppose to mean something to me, child?" in a calm voice.
"Words mean nothing anymore, Captain. Please allow me to show you my undying loyalty."
Rurik nodded his head slightly and Sam turned and opened the door. "Please bring him in."
Mandy appeared in the doorway holding Danny's arms tied behind his back. "The prisoner," she said quietly.
"Thank you," Sam told her before roughly taking Danny into her custody. Mandy left then shutting the door behind her.
"This," she said pushing Danny harshly forward, "This decided he would thoughtlessly come aboard your ship, Captain."
"For what reason?" he asked Sam.
She gave Danny a demeaning sneer, "To 'rescue' me."
"I see. What are your feelings on this, Spectre?"
"I do not wish to be rescued, Captain. My home is aboard the Black Emerald, my heart and loyalty lies to its crew. Not to my friends or family."
This seemed to please Rurik greatly. His eyes shined brighter. "Understood. Please take him below deck to the holding cell and then return. I have a matter I would like to discuss with you, Sam Spectra."
Sam nodded and roughly pushed Danny out of Rurik's cabin then down below deck. As soon as the two of them were below deck and out of hearing, Danny slipped his hands out of the ropes.
"Those things hurt!"
"Sorry, I guess Mandy tied them a little tight."
"Don't worry about it. You're doing great, and if things are going according to plan Rurik wants to remove your collar."
"I can't wait," she said giving it a small pull.
"Oh, Sam," Danny said as Sam shut him into the cell.
"What Danny?"
Did he want to tell her that he loved her? Could it even be possible? He did come after her, didn't he? Surely that meant something, right? No, Danny was a hero. He would have done the same thing for anyone else, wouldn't he?
"What was Rurik calling you?"
"Sam Spectre."
Danny gave her a questioning look. "He asked for my name. I couldn't tell him the truth; he might be able to find me then. So I asked myself what would Danny do?" she explained to him smiling slightly.
"What would I do?"
Sam nodded, "Yes. What would Danny Phantom do?"
It was Danny's turn to smile, realizing what she was getting at. "Good luck Sam Spectre."
"And good luck to you, Danny Phantom," she said leaving him in the cell.
Turning away and leaving Danny alone in that cell only made Sam think of her time there only hours before. She tried not to think about though. Tucker and Mandy would be letting him out in a few moments. Right now, she needed to get back into character.
She nodded to Mandy as she walked past her, who was lending onto a barrel, which Tucker was most likely hiding inside. After giving Mandy the signal she knocked on the door to Rurik's cabin.
"Enter," he called to her. With her face set in a neutral gaze she entered.
"Captain," she said bowing her head just a bit.
"You surprise me young one."
"Sir?"
"How easily you turn against those you care about. He was your best friend, true?"
"He was sir. But I had nothing back there, no life, nothing. I couldn't even tell the world that I was a ghost. Being here has opened my eyes. I have seen my true calling."
Rurik smiled now, for a moment giving Sam the impression that he had seen through them. She knew this was a bad idea! But no matter what she had to stick to the plan.
"Good. Very good. Maybe that other human girl will learn a thing or two about loyalty from you," he said sneering as he said the word 'human' as if it were a swear word.
Sam nodded, "I will try, Captain, if that is what you ask of me."
"Yes, yes, in time. For now, let me remove that collar. I feel that we no longer need it."
Sam only nodded again, "As my Captain wishes." Inside she was screaming with joy. She had done it! He fell for it! By nightfall they would be out of here and off this stupid boat.
Rurik took a remote from out of his coat and clicked a small button. The collar around her neck snapped open and fell to the ground. Sam bent down and picked it up obediently before holding it out to Rurik with a bow.