Hay Lin rolled over in the giant bed in the room that Vlad Masters had provided for her to stay in. Despite his generous hospitality, Hay Lin's mother insisted the three girls stay in one room together. It turns out that Vlad had been best friends with Hay Lin's mom back when they were kids, who would have thought? Hay Lin rolled over again, cold sweat dripping down her face. She shivered violently, despite the layers of sheets piled on top of her. They weren't the only family staying with Vlad that night, the Fenton's were also staying in the huge mansion. Hay Lin had trouble talking to the son, Danny. She could still picture him clearly in her mind. His messy black hair falling into his deep blue eyes. Elyon claimed he was a bit on the geeky side, but Hay Lin disagreed. Taranee and Elyon had taken to mocking her now, claiming that she had a crush on Danny, though she tried desperately to convince them otherwise. Hay Lin pulled the covers tightly around her refusing to open her eyes. Why was it so cold? She stopped moving, for a moment she thought she heard voices. She pulled the covers over her head refusing to listen. She was positive now, there were voices outside her door. She sat up, hugging the covers around her for warmth. She could see the form of Taranee resting on the chair, appearing to be undisturbed by the talking. The figure of Elyon has hardly noticeably in the darkness, but Taranee heard her give a loud moan and roll over. Hay Lin exhaled slowly but something was wrong, she could see her own breath and…Why was it greenish? "Guys… wakeup!" Hay Lin hissed loud enough to wake her sleeping friends. Taranee was the first to wake rubbing her eyes groggily. Elyon woke seconds later it took a bit for Hay Lin's friends to realize what was going on. "Guys, I woke up because it was cold and-" Hay Lin began.
"Cold?" Elyon yawned. "Are you sure your not still dreaming Hay Lin?" She asked blinking a few times, trying to force her eyes to focus in the darkness. "You can't possibly be that cold," Elyon said looking to see Hay Lin bundled up tightly in the covers. "It's like an oven in here."
"Yeah maybe an oven in Antarctica!" Hay Lin snapped angrily. "I could see my own breath, and it was green, but that's besides the point!" she added quickly as she glanced at her friends bemused faces. "The point is I heard people talking outside!"
"So?" Elyon asked flatly. Hay Lin looked at her as if she were crazy. "Look Hay Lin, some people might have needed to use the bathroom or something, there's no need to get obsessive over every little thing that goes bump in the night." Elyon said almost mockingly. Hay Lin glowered, folding her arms across her chest.
"Look, as much as I hate to admit it, I agree with Elyon." Taranee muttered, her voice still veined with fatigue. "It's probably nothing to worry about, so I suggest you get some sleep, tomorrow you'll have a reputation to worry about, once your parents start dancing, you'll never gain your dignity back." Taranee mumbled, her words slurred together because she was still only half awake. "So I'm going back to sleep."
"Fine you can, but I'm going to check things out." Hay Lin said her voice a little edgy. She stood up on the bed and closed her eyes. "Going Guardian!" she called waving a hand in front of the Heart of Chaos. Immediately green rays began to spill from the little orb, twisting themselves around Hay Lin's body, arms, legs, and finally head. She could see the eerie green light pulsing softly around her though her eyes were closed. She felt the warmth that came from her transformation into her Ghost self. The light faded around her legs first revealing black boots, it faded around her legs revealing part of her long black skirt, the light faded around her middle the black skirt was tied with a silver rope, her stomach was the same silver color leading up to a black top with a silver collar and silver gloves. The light around her head finally faded revealing long white hair pulled back into a single ponytail. She opened her eyes which had turned a icy blue, their soft glow lit the room, but it was not enough light to wake either of her companions. She smiled to herself as she floated off the bed and through the wall. She looked around her, the entire hallways was dimly lit, but three creatures caught her attention. At first glance, they appeared to be vultures, but they were glowing. Hay Lin had become use to these creatures. They were ghosts, and she had taken on quite a few of them lately.
"Hey!" Hay Lin called floating over to them. "You guys look lost, need any help?" Though they were ghosts, that did not necessarily make them evil. The three vultures turned to look at her but were immediately frightened off. Hay Lin paused uncertainly, "Uh ok, I'll take that as a no." she said with a small shrug.
"I asked them to bring the half boy to me, but you'll do." said an icy voice from behind her. Hay Lin whipped around her blood turning to ice in her veins. There was something floating behind her. His red eyes seemed to penetrate her. He had black hair styled up into two different points, his outfit was white and red, very different from Hay Lin's ghost suit. "So the roomers are true then, there is a half girl among us." The man laughed.
"Half?" Hay Lin asked taking a nervous bob backwards. If the man noticed her slow retreat he didn't show it at all. He kept looking at her that same look of triumph never dieing from his eyes. "What do you mean half? Half of what?" Hay Lin asked her voice shaking slightly.
"Half ghost of course, how dense can you get?" the man asked vanishing. Hay Lin stood there looking at the spot, where only moments ago he had been floating. There was no one there. "You really are new at this aren't you?" asked the man's mocking voice from behind her. Hay Lin's hands vanished under blue flame, she really didn't like this guy. She threw a bunch of blasts at him in rapid succession, but he deflected them all with a shield he created out of his own energy. "Are you done yet? After all ectoplasmic energy blasts are so year one." he added with a yawn. "I don't have all night so can we get this over with?" He blasted Hay Lin so hard that she flew back, crashing against a wall. Pain surged through her body but she wasn't about to give up. She flew at him in an attempt to punch him, but he grabbed her wrist and threw her back against the wall again. Hay Lin conjured up a small tornado throwing it at him, this seemed to catch him off guard. The twister flung him into a wall, but he recovered quickly. "I've had these powers for twenty years and I can't do that, how can you?" he asked. But he obviously didn't expect an answer, for he blasted Hay Lin again this time there was more force behind it. He began throwing energy blasts at her without stopping. Hay Lin felt fear seize her, she covered her face with her arms and a blue shield formed around her. That was a new trick. The shield vanished as the man multiplied himself into five people.
"What the-" Hay Lin asked as the five new men surrounded her. "How….? How did you?" She couldn't finish he question, panic was controlling her mind leaving no room for common sense. One of the men, Hay Lin figured he was the original, raised a questioning eyebrow at her.
"Years of practice ghost girl, years of practice." the lead man replied. He formed a sort of chain out of his red energy and wrapped it around Hay Lin, it burned like nothing she had ever felt before. Even the blast from Phobos had been less painful. Hay Lin let out a scream of agony and collapsed to the floor. She had little energy left, and even if she could run, the men had her surrounded. Her heart almost stopped as her eyes fell upon the men, each had his hands glowing a bright fire red. He blasted her and for a brief moment, Hay Lin felt her body hurl against a wall. There was a moment of excruciating pain as she changed back, but at last, she had reached her limits. Her body was a flame with agony as she slowly she sunk into the depths of unconsciousness.