Chapter 14: Unexpected Surprise
As Captain Black came into the room where Jackie was, he had some information of where the next amulet would be.
"Jackie, we have received information that Vlad Masters is hosting an event in San Diego, California" said Captain Black, "the amulet seems to be at the local convention center."
"Then we shouldn't waste anymore time" said Jackie, "I'll contact Uncle and get Danny."
Meanwhile in the basement of the convention center, Doloan Wong felt so humiliated that he had been captured. He found a collar of some sort to be around his neck. As he was trying to get it off, Vlad Masters entered the room along with Hak Foo, Finn, Ratso, Chow, Skulcker and even Walker.
"Struggle all you want dark chi wizard" said Walker, "you are not going to escape from us."
"I think I can handle a bunch of ghosts" said Doloan, "all I have to do is just use some of my chi spells against you."
"You forgot one thing" said Walker, "I have given the controls to that collar to Vlad Masters and if you ever try to escape or disobey orders, this shall happen to you."
As Vlad Masters presses the button on the remote control, Doloan could feel his body in pain.
"Now there's a torture device I would like Chan to wear" said Chow.
"Where's Technius at new Big V?" asked Finn to Vlad.
"He'll join us shortly" replied Vlad, "he is just another part of my plan."
"Can we roll that plan one more time?" asked Ratso.
"I'm sorry" replied Vlad, "but that was a one time saying. Now wait here until I prepare for the main opening."
"So what else do you ghosts do for fun?" asked Chow to Walker after Vlad Masters left the room.
"Let's make things a little more interesting here" said Walker.
Both Walker and Skulcker, along with two of Walker's henchmen leaped into the bodies of the members of the Dark Hand. Walker leaped into the body of Finn, while two of his goons leaped into the bodies of Chow and Ratso. Skulcker leaped into the body of Hak Foo.
"Don't worry" said Walker in Finn's body, "with us guiding you, this time you shall not fail."
"Oh great, what are you going to do with me?" asked Doloan.
"You are going to help distract that chi wizard that has always been a pain in Vlad's plans" replied Walker in Finn's body, "and don't forget I have the controller to your collar, so you can't take that off either."
As Jackie, Danny, Jade, Uncle and Tohru came along with the Specter Speeder with Sam and Tucker in the back, Jackie was on his cell phone with Captain Black.
"I have located the amulet near the main convention room" said Captain Black on other line, "the event won't be ready for another several hours. So you have time to grab the amulet."
"I have a bad feeling about this Captain Black" said Jackie, "it seems too easy of an amulet to grab."
"Well, just keep your eyes open" said Captain Black, "Captain Black out."
As Jackie and his team went into the main convention room, the room was surprisingly dark.
"I can't see anything" said Jackie.
"Then let me turn on the lights for you" said a familiar voice.
Suddenly the room started to glow a bright green glow and in the center of the room was Technius with more upgraded features.
"It's Technius!" shouted Tucker, "But how did he get out of the game?"
"I can explain that" said Walker in Finn's body as he came into the room.
"Walker" said Danny.
"You see, after Vlad Masters' failed attempts of retrieving the amulets" said Walker in Finn's body, "Vlad Masters in the form of Vlad Plasmius asked me to help him. So I have decided to lift all the charges from both Technius and Skulcker. And not only that, I participated in the capture of Doloan Wong. I'm pretty sure Uncle and Wong know each other."
Suddenly Doloan Wong along with Chow, Ratso and Hak Foo came out.
"And there is another surprise" said Skulcker in Hak Foo's body, "since these humans have failed so miserably, Vlad Masters has hired us into invading their bodies."
"Attack!" ordered Walker in Finn's body.
While being controlled by Walker's henchmen, Chow and Ratso made their attack against Jackie. Jackie dodged some of the attacks, but was punched and thrown across the room by Ratso.
"These two seem pretty stronger once their bodies have been taken over by ghosts" said Jackie as he was recovering from the attack.
"Then it's time to up the anti" said Danny as he changed into his ghost mode.
"You think your form will do any good?" asked Technius, "I have been exposed to technology that is so great; it's not even on the shelves yet!"
Technius aims his new laser gun at Danny and fired. Danny dodged the attacks and shot some plasma lasers at Technius, hitting a direct hit and knocking Technius down.
"You have gotten stronger than before the last time we fought" said Technius, "but I have other improvements installed for you."
Suddenly before everybody's eyes, Technius turned himself into a large mech. Walker shall his chance and leaped onto the pilot seat of the mech.
"Let's show them what we're made of" said Walker in Finn's body pushing the various buttons on the mech.
"Uh, Uncle" said Jade, "this would be a good time to start a chi spell."
"Good idea" said Uncle.
Before Uncle could prepare a chi spell, Doloan Wong stepped into the scene.
"You will not start ANY chi spells to stop these ghosts as long as I am around" said Doloan.
Doloan lifts his staff and aims it at Uncle. A purple fire ball emerges and is fired at Uncle. Uncle dodges the purple fire ball, but the purple fire ball then hits the ground where Sam and Tucker are. The purple fire ball forms a shield around both of them which neither of them can escape.
"Tohru" said Uncle, "Uncle will be busy fighting Doloan Wong. You must make the chi spells to defeat the ghosts."
"But sensei" said Tohru, "I will need some more time if I am going to use any chi spells."
"Don't worry" said Jade as she showed Tohru a bag of Talismans, "leave that to me."
As Skulcker in Hak Foo's body along with Walker's two henchmen were ganging up on Jackie, Jade took out the Roster Talisman and carefully aimed at Hak Foo, Chow and Ratso. She used the Roster Talisman to lift all three up in the air and threw the three right at the mech Technius had transformed into, causing the mech to go out of control.
"See if you can take control of it, because I'm losing it!" cried Technius as the mech's legs were struggling to maintain control.
"I'm trying! I'm trying!" replied Walker in Finn's body trying to press various buttons.
Now it was Tohru's chance to use a chi spell on Technius. He started to chant what Uncle has always chanted when starting a chi spell. As Tohru was aiming the dead lizard with a glowing green glow around it, Technius recovered thanks to the help of Walker. Technius in the mech form charged at Tohru, but Tohru fired a green beam from the dead lizard, hitting Technius and booting out Walker from the pilot seat. Then Tohru began to chant another chi spell, this time using the dead lizard to open a portal to the ghost zone, turning Technius back in his ghost form and sending him back from once he came from.
"Just what the heck do you have here?" asked Walker in Finn's body as he was trying to grab the bag of Talismans from Jade.
"These are not yours!" replied Jade while struggling to have control over the situation.
"I'll take these" said Walker in Finn's body.
As Walker was about to find out what were in the bag Jade was carrying, Tohru came right behind Finn.
"I would suggest that you give her that bag back" said Tohru.
"Oh yea, what are you going to do about it?" asked Walker in Finn's body.
"This!" replied Tohru as he grabbed Finn's neck, "Now kindly give it back to Jade."
"You know, I should warn you" said Walker in Finn's body, "I am stronger than I look."
Walker then breaks free and flips Tohru across the room.
"Danny!" cried Jade, "Walker has something more powerful in that bag! Just get it from him and I'll talk about it later!"
"Right away if it's powerful it can't be good in Walker's hands" said Danny as he was racing toward Walker.
Danny raced toward Finn and used his beam attack to kick Walker out of Finn's body and then grabbed the bag of Talismans from Finn's hands.
"You still have my two henchmen and Skulcker to deal with" said Walker as he snapped his fingers.
Suddenly Hak Foo, Chow and Ratso appeared.
"Now take that bag from the ghost boy!" ordered Walker, "I want to know whatever is in that bag that our little friends here don't want us to know."
As Hak Foo, Chow and Ratso were cornering Danny; Tohru finished his chi spell and starting to chant the chi spell by using the fish bolt. A green glow started to go around the fish bolt and the ghosts inside the bodies of Hak Foo, Chow and Ratso couldn't stand the chanting and left all three bodies. Meanwhile, Uncle and Doloan were busy fighting it off. Doloan kept on firing with his staff, while Uncle was using the dead lizard to deflect the attacks. Uncle eventually shot a green beam from the dead lizard, knocking Doloan unconscious.
"Hmm, that's a strange collar Doloan has on" said Uncle as he was taking a closer look.
Suddenly Doloan then became conscious and used his staff to create a shield around Uncle.
"I have you right where I want you" said Doloan.
Tohru saw Uncle endanger and used the dead lizard by shooting a green beam at Doloan. Doloan aims his staff at Tohru and starts to fire, yet Tohru uses the dead lizard to absorb Doloan's attacks. He then saw his chance to create an even bigger attack because of absorbing the attacks from Doloan, he created a more powerful green beam that knocked Doloan across the room. Tohru started another chi spell and freed Uncle along with Sam and Tucker. Meanwhile, Danny was still being cornered by Hak Foo, Chow, and Ratso. Danny used his ghost beam to knock out Walker's henchmen in Chow and Ratso.
"Now it's just you and me" said Skulcker in Hak Foo's body.
"Bring it on" said Danny.
Skulcker tries to grab the bag from Danny, but Danny dodges him. He then uses his ghost beam and knocks out Skulcker from Hak Foo's body.
"I think we better run" said Ratso.
"Where do you think you're going?" asked Walker.
"Hey Walker, are you forgetting somebody?" asked Danny.
Danny used his ghost beam and knocks out Walker to the ground.
"Are you sure you want to stay here and get the amulet?" asked Chow to Walker.
"Hmm, good point" replied Walker, "it seems you and your friends might have won the battle, but not the war. We'll meet again."
Walker then throws a smoke grenade, giving the right cover for Hak Foo, Finn, Ratso and Chow to get out of the convention. As Danny grabbed the amulet and left with Jackie, Jade, Tohru, Sam and Tucker.
"I don't get it" said Tucker while they were traveling in the Specter Speeder, "why did Walker let us grab the amulet?"
"This seemed too easy" replied Jackie in the Specter Speeder.
"Why would Walker allow us to win?" asked Danny.
"That is not even a question even I can't answer" said Chi Master Fong while traveling by the Specter Speeder.
"Uncle shall meditate to look into this master" said Uncle.
"You do that" said Chi Master Fong, "and oh, you don't have to call me master anymore. It seems like you have a good apprentice with you."
Meanwhile back at Vlad Master's mansion, Vlad was very displeased with what went on.
"So none of you were able to retrieve the amulet?" asked Vlad, "Having the dark chi wizard and Technius were supposed to be diversions."
"Hey don't look at us" said Chow, "we were controlled by ghosts."
"Yea, give us a break new Big V" said Finn.
"So what's your plan now?" asked Ratso.
"Hmm" said Vlad, "I am thinking of another trap. This time I will decide where the next amulet is. I want you four along with Skulcker and Walker to go there before Mr. Chan and company shows up. But then again, you idiots may ruin it! You said something about a bag of something more powerful inside Walker was trying to retrieve. So I think you people should tell me what that is!"
"That's the Talismans" replied Chow.
"Talismans?" asked Vlad, "Will they be able to defeat Danny Phantom?"
"Well, there is this one Talisman that would split a person into good and evil which is the Tiger Talisman" said Finn.
"Hmm" said Vlad, "scratch my last statement. If Danny could retrieve the Tiger Talisman, I could train the evil version of Danny as my apprentice."
"Sounds like a better plan to me" said Finn.
"Walker will be the one to watch for any signs of Danny splitting in two" said Vlad, "then when that comes to past, convince the evil Danny to join me as my apprentice."