Ch. 2
next day
Danny woke up and had an uneventful morning at school. He didn't see Tucker or Sam all day at school, and he wondered what was happening. At the end of the day, he spotted them coming back to school on a bus, chatting.
"Hey! Tucker! Sam! Where were you guys?!?" Danny asked as he ran to them.
"Hey Danny! We were on a field trip to see the countryside around the area. Our Spanish teacher made us go on it," Tucker said with disgust, "It was pretty boring."
"Yeah, but better than school!" Sam argued and Tucker agreed.
"Hey guys, wanna do some ghost-hunting later on tonight? Like at 7?" Danny asked. Then he remembered his parents talk last night. I'll need a better excuse this time, though. My parents seem to be suspicious... he thought. "Let's meet at my house then, okay?" They agreed and went home.
When he arrived at his house, his dad came running out. "Danny! Your mother and I heard reports of a ghost in the neighborhood! We are going to check it out. We might not be home until ten or so!" He ran off with Danny's mom, yelling, "Ghoooooost!"
Danny cheered, "Yes! Now I don't need an excuse!"
At 6:50 that night
Danny waited by the front door for Sam and Tucker. They would come in just ten minutes now. All of a sudden, blue mist came out of his mouth. "Oh great. Not at my house! Ugghh..."
He went down into the basement. There was a small little furball ghost. It had three beady eyes. It had huge feet and tiny arms. It had many sharp teeth. And it was staring at Danny with sharp fangs stretched in a grin.
"Err...what are you?" He asked carefully.
"Me the tomatomachu! Me eat ghost things. Me like ghost flesh. Ghost flesh. Is yum," it answered.
"Now that's just gross. changes to ghost You need to go back to where you came from, err...toe-ma-thing!"
It stared at Danny with an angry glint in its eye. "Me is TOMATOMACHU. You is ghost-boy. Me heard thing about ghost-boy. Me want to eat ghost-boy."
Danny looked at it in disgust and amusement. "You are puny, small, and weak. You can't even talk right! So, you've heard of me? Good. Now you can go back to your world or be sent back by ME!" he told it.
It laughed. "Tomatomachu no take order from ghost-boy. Tomatomachu eat ghost-boy! Tomatomachu no is puny small and weak. Tomatomachu is strong!" All of a sudden, the tiny furball grew into a fifteen foot tall, ghost, and furry monster with gigantic clawed feet and huge fangs.
"Me eat ghost-boy now!"
Danny dodged the kick that Tomatomachu sent at him. Tomatomachu roared and flipped backwards, knocking over some equipment. Great...My dad's gonna flip out! Danny thought.
Danny kicked Toma a few times. Toma growled and bit Danny on the leg. "Owww!!!"
Meanwhile
Sam arrived at the door and rang the doorbell. She recieved no answer. Two minutes later, Tucker came. They couldn't figure out where Danny was.
"He did say 7, right?" Sam asked, getting worried.
"Yeah. Let's find a window and get inside! He could be in trouble! Or maybe he left early and left a note..." Tuck said.
They found a window that was unlocked, pulled it open and climbed in. They heard Danny yelling VERY faintly from the basement. They ran down there to find Danny fighting against an ugly, furry monster.
"Danny!" Sam yelled. Tuck and Sam saw the lab, looking very ruined and saw Danny's leg, the black suit stained red with blood. The monster was laughing slowly and looked pretty beat up.
"Tomatomachu eat ghost-boy soon!" it yelled victoriously.
"Oh no you don't! Not anytime in your time here!" Danny yelled. He noticed Tucker and Sam. "Hi guys. This guy's tough, but I'll beat him!"
Sam looked at his leg, worried. "Won't that get infected? Also, the lab is getting trashed!"
Danny yelled as he delivered a kick with his good leg, "I know! We'll have to clean up a bunch!"
Meanwhile (again)
Jack took out his key and walked into the house. He was happy. They had managed to find out what the ghost looked like and where it was heading. It was a furry thing and was heading towards a street 2 miles from them. He was coming to get his ghost net. He figured Danny was doing homework, so he didn't disturb him. He walked down the hall and opened the lab door...
...and heard Danny's voice.
What?!? What's Danny doing in my lab?!? he thought angrily. He also heard Tucker and Sam and crashes. WHAT IS HE DOING DOWN THERE?!? He thought, fuming. He walked down the first five steps quietly, and stopped dead.
next day
Danny woke up and had an uneventful morning at school. He didn't see Tucker or Sam all day at school, and he wondered what was happening. At the end of the day, he spotted them coming back to school on a bus, chatting.
"Hey! Tucker! Sam! Where were you guys?!?" Danny asked as he ran to them.
"Hey Danny! We were on a field trip to see the countryside around the area. Our Spanish teacher made us go on it," Tucker said with disgust, "It was pretty boring."
"Yeah, but better than school!" Sam argued and Tucker agreed.
"Hey guys, wanna do some ghost-hunting later on tonight? Like at 7?" Danny asked. Then he remembered his parents talk last night. I'll need a better excuse this time, though. My parents seem to be suspicious... he thought. "Let's meet at my house then, okay?" They agreed and went home.
When he arrived at his house, his dad came running out. "Danny! Your mother and I heard reports of a ghost in the neighborhood! We are going to check it out. We might not be home until ten or so!" He ran off with Danny's mom, yelling, "Ghoooooost!"
Danny cheered, "Yes! Now I don't need an excuse!"
At 6:50 that night
Danny waited by the front door for Sam and Tucker. They would come in just ten minutes now. All of a sudden, blue mist came out of his mouth. "Oh great. Not at my house! Ugghh..."
He went down into the basement. There was a small little furball ghost. It had three beady eyes. It had huge feet and tiny arms. It had many sharp teeth. And it was staring at Danny with sharp fangs stretched in a grin.
"Err...what are you?" He asked carefully.
"Me the tomatomachu! Me eat ghost things. Me like ghost flesh. Ghost flesh. Is yum," it answered.
"Now that's just gross. changes to ghost You need to go back to where you came from, err...toe-ma-thing!"
It stared at Danny with an angry glint in its eye. "Me is TOMATOMACHU. You is ghost-boy. Me heard thing about ghost-boy. Me want to eat ghost-boy."
Danny looked at it in disgust and amusement. "You are puny, small, and weak. You can't even talk right! So, you've heard of me? Good. Now you can go back to your world or be sent back by ME!" he told it.
It laughed. "Tomatomachu no take order from ghost-boy. Tomatomachu eat ghost-boy! Tomatomachu no is puny small and weak. Tomatomachu is strong!" All of a sudden, the tiny furball grew into a fifteen foot tall, ghost, and furry monster with gigantic clawed feet and huge fangs.
"Me eat ghost-boy now!"
Danny dodged the kick that Tomatomachu sent at him. Tomatomachu roared and flipped backwards, knocking over some equipment. Great...My dad's gonna flip out! Danny thought.
Danny kicked Toma a few times. Toma growled and bit Danny on the leg. "Owww!!!"
Meanwhile
Sam arrived at the door and rang the doorbell. She recieved no answer. Two minutes later, Tucker came. They couldn't figure out where Danny was.
"He did say 7, right?" Sam asked, getting worried.
"Yeah. Let's find a window and get inside! He could be in trouble! Or maybe he left early and left a note..." Tuck said.
They found a window that was unlocked, pulled it open and climbed in. They heard Danny yelling VERY faintly from the basement. They ran down there to find Danny fighting against an ugly, furry monster.
"Danny!" Sam yelled. Tuck and Sam saw the lab, looking very ruined and saw Danny's leg, the black suit stained red with blood. The monster was laughing slowly and looked pretty beat up.
"Tomatomachu eat ghost-boy soon!" it yelled victoriously.
"Oh no you don't! Not anytime in your time here!" Danny yelled. He noticed Tucker and Sam. "Hi guys. This guy's tough, but I'll beat him!"
Sam looked at his leg, worried. "Won't that get infected? Also, the lab is getting trashed!"
Danny yelled as he delivered a kick with his good leg, "I know! We'll have to clean up a bunch!"
Meanwhile (again)
Jack took out his key and walked into the house. He was happy. They had managed to find out what the ghost looked like and where it was heading. It was a furry thing and was heading towards a street 2 miles from them. He was coming to get his ghost net. He figured Danny was doing homework, so he didn't disturb him. He walked down the hall and opened the lab door...
...and heard Danny's voice.
What?!? What's Danny doing in my lab?!? he thought angrily. He also heard Tucker and Sam and crashes. WHAT IS HE DOING DOWN THERE?!? He thought, fuming. He walked down the first five steps quietly, and stopped dead.