Beyond Life and Death
I don't own Danny Phantom.
Chapter 6: The Final Note
In only one hour, Amity Park had pretty much gone to hell. Fires were seen lapping from overturn cars and randomly placed bonfires. Garbage littered the streets like fallen leaves. Manmade structures such as stop signs and traffic lights lay broken and twisted in the streets. For the most part, besides the sound of birds, crackling fire, and the wind blowing through the streets. Not a human could be seen among this disaster. For the most part, the populace had gone into complete lockdown. They had locked themselves up in their homes. That is, said for those who weren't lucky enough to find cover. In the middle of the streets, on sidewalks, or sprawled on steps, the bodies of some of the populace lay. Victims of the mind controlled rioters; it was hard to tell whether they were unconscious or dead. All they have is the hope that they will make it through this disaster.
The only strange part of all this is the location of the controlled teenagers. For the most part, they have seemed to have mysteriously disappeared. But, if one is to listen closely enough, the sound of guitar music and cheering can be heard in the distance. Moving towards the source, the noise becomes more intense. Finally, the destination is reached. The mob has formed a huge ring outside of the front of city hall. They are pumping their fists in the air and cheering, "Ember! Ember!" At on the city steps, in front of this group, was Ember, playing her guitar as the sound echoed from two massive speakers at the far ends of the building's front entrance.
In Ember's mind, she was having the time of her life. She was back in the human world and a mass of fools was under her control. She didn't even take into consideration what the hooded man intend for this to do. She just loved the power. She could make millions fall under her spell right now if she wanted to. But, no. This town had other plans. She was going to bring out her hatred on those town. Besides, the ghost boy was gone, as reported in the ghost zone by some ghost who had been here a few months ago. She was free to do as she pleased. Just a few strings of her guitar, and these teens would swear their alliance to her. She was in control.
She stopped playing her guitar, causing the controlled to also halt their rants. She then yelled, "I need to hear it one more time! Whom do you love!"
"Ember!" the crowd yelled in response.
It was music to Ember's ears. "Okay! I give you props for bringing this town to its knees. Yet, we still face a crisis. The last 'leaders' of your town are up in city hall. They hide because they fear us. You call them leaders? Those who hide and tried to stop me!"
"No!"
"Them we will barge in and stop them. Let's-"
Ember then stopped as she heard the sound of a car approaching. She looked up the street and from a corner emerged the Fenton assault vehicle.
"Oh good. More fun," Ember commented.
The van came to a screeching halt a few feet in front of the mob. The doors then swung open and out popped Jack, Maddie, and Sam, all holding ghost weapons.
"Ember! You're going to pay for this!" Maddie yelled.
"Who's going to stop me!"
"Well, we are!" Jack stated.
"You sure!"
"Of course! No ghost can stop the Fentons!"
"Well, I am no ordinary ghost!" Ember then strummed out a few notes from her guitar. At that moment, the group turned to the Fentons and Sam in full sync, their eyes glowing a fiery purple and their faces twisted in anger.
"This would a good time to pull out something that can stop the ghost, mob, and save our asses," Sam commented to Jack.
But, instead of rushing at the Fentons and attacking, the mob then split to the sides. The Fentons now faced a path split down the middle towards Ember.
"Are you coming or not?" Ember asked.
"You're not going to use your lackeys?" Sam asked.
"No need to waste them on such a small task."
"What if you try and screw us over?" Maddie asked.
"Just get over here."
The three then stared to move down the path. However, they couldn't shake off the glares the mob on either side of them were throwing them. They knew they were under control, but it just made them feel even more worried about this current situation. Finally, they walked up the steps and stood a few feet in front of Ember. The mob then came back in, closing off the path and barricading the front of the stairs.
"The mayor's right now shaking in his hall," Ember said as she tapped on the door. "I can't wait to barge in there and rip him to shreds."
"And that's the reason we've come to stop you," Jack stated.
Ember just shook her head and said," I want you to look around you." As she said this, she motioned her hand over the controlled teens and the ravaged city. "You see that? I did that. In no time, this city will fall and soon enough, with my revenge complete, I will move on to the rest of the human world."
"That still isn't a reason for us to give up," Jack said.
"I showed you a city in ruin by my hand and you show no fear. Why?"
"Ember, you don't know fear. Our family has been through too much to emit fear. You don't know what being scared means until you know what its like," Maddie stated.
"Nice lecture. The whole fear thing. This is probably about Danny. News of his death spread like fire through the Zone. Pity he died so soon before I got to him. Still, the human is better off with one last freak."
"We'll make you eat those words!" Maddie yelled as she raised her anti-ghost bazooka at Ember. Jack followed suite as the two locked on to the Ember. They then pulled the triggers and sent two massive energy beams at Ember. Ember then quickly played a note on her guitar and as the two beams finally got to her, they appeared to be absorbed into her instrument.
"Music is a very dangerous weapon," Ember remarked as she strummed down on her guitar again. This time, the previous energy beams now shot out of her guitar and at the Fentons. Jack rolled to one said as Maddie and Sam rolled to the other. The beams went straight ahead, passing over the mob's head before disintegrating into the atmosphere.
"Sam," Maddie began as the two of them huddled behind a column," wait here."
"But-"
"Look, I didn't want to drag you into this. But, you're still here. You can help, but don't move until you think its necessary."
"Okay." Sam wasn't sure now what Maddie wanted. She knew that Maddie didn't want another teenager dead. That had all ready happened with Danny. Maddie still let her come. Maybe she needed her. Or, telling her to move was to get out of there. Maddie was probably not even going to need her help.
"Good." Maddie replied as she lay her bazooka on the ground and then jumped back into the open.
Sam then felt the assault rifle on her back. She swung it around and held onto it. She came her fight. She was going to use this weapon before it was over. This trip wasn't going to be for her to stay on the sidelines.
Ember smiled as Maddie jumped out of her cover.
"You should have hid," Ember said.
"Shouldn't hide from your problems," Maddie said.
"Yours are just beginning," she said.
Ember then did a backflip into the air as an energy beam from Jack's bazooka was going straight at Maddie. Maddie ducked as the beam went about her and hit a beam, leaving a scorch mark. Jack then aimed his bazooka into the air and fired another shot. Ember propelled herself from the wall and onto the floor as the beam hit the wall and went right through it, leaving a large hole. Ember turned a dial on her guitar and let out a note that took the form of a shockwave. It made contact with Jack's bazooka and shattered it to pieces. Jack drew out his Jack-of-Nine-Tails and pushed a button on it. Out of the top shot nine electrified wires that went straight at Ember. Ember played another one of her shockwave notes and let loose another one of her sound waves. This one not only scrambled Jack's weapon, but it also sent him flying backwards. He was sent backwards until he hit a column behind him and dropped to the ground unconscious.
"You have to do better then that," Ember said. She then ducked under a swing sent in from Maddie's energy staff. Maddie then brought the other end up, but ember jumped back to avoid it. Maddie then went in for a stab. Ember, in response, brought up her guitar and intercepted her blade. Maddie then went in for an overhead blow, but this one Ember intercepted as well. Both of their weapons then became locked and they looked each other in the face.
"You're running out of tricks, old lady," Ember said.
"I still have a few good ones."
"Well, I'm waiting."
Maddie then remotely activated her goggles. Ember noticed then that those goggles looking into her were now glowing deep red. In a flash, Ember bent her body backwards as the beams shot over her face. Maddie looked down then and could have used her staff, but she didn't get enough time to do so. Ember, with her body still net backwards, quickly strummed down on her guitar again and sent a shockwave right into Maddie. She was sent up in to the wall, made contact with it, and then came falling back into the floor.
Ember surveyed the two fallen ghost hunters and said," Is that it? I guess the other one ran off somewhere."
Ember the cried out as she felt something burning sizzle pat her thigh. She turned around to see Sam aiming a ghost assault rifle at her.
"Don't count on it," Sam said.
"Nice shot. Though, you still know that you are going down."
"You wish that."
"At least you'll get to see Danny again." Sam shot an angry glance at Ember for hearing her mention his name like that. "That's right. You love him. But, your death will be more meaningful then his."
"Danny went down protecting everything he loved!"
"Yeah, but he let his guard down. Stupid fool!"
"Shut up!"
"I sense you still care about him. Don't you remember what I said? Young love never lasts."
"I said shut up!" Sam, now fueled with rage, began to fire her weapon off blindly. With no real aim, the projectiles just went one way or another. Ember easily dodged or blocked them with her guitar. Eventually, Sam's eyes went wide in shock as she heard her weapon click, signaling that it was out of ammo.
"Blind rage." Ember said as she held her guitar to her side. "Its things like that that make humans weak."
Sam then dropped her weapon and ducked behind the pillar she had previously hidden behind. Ember let out a laugh as she observed this act of cowardice. "Hiding? That's what its come to then. I can believe that. I mean, I have control. I have power. I have this city in my grasp. And what do you have?"
Sam then quickly slid out from her cover. The Ghost Bazooka aimed directly at Ember. Sam pulled the trigger and let out a green blast that went right at Ember. With little time to react, Ember took the full force of the blast. She went backwards as her guitar was sent skidding a few feet in front of Sam
"I have the element of surprise," Sam said as she aimed her weapon at Ember 's guitar.
"No!" Ember yelled. But, Sam still fired off her weapon. Another green beam was shot off and made contact with the guitar, splitting it in half and sending out a white light. When the light finally cleared, Sam dropped the bazooka and turned towards the mob. She saw that their eyes weren't purple and that many were confused, shocked, or upset. Sam then walked towards where Ember had fallen and looked down at her. She wasn't looking good. A huge hold was embedded in her chest and leaking out green ectoplasmic blood. Her mouth was trickling it from the side and her eyes were wide open.
"This is the end, Ember." Sam said.
But, surprisingly, Ember was laughing.
"Humans: So easy to control because of your stupidity. Even if I go, something else is coming."
"What are you talking about?"
Ember laughed again and said," He is coming. The one that ghosts fear. The one…who died a ghost…but came back. The…most deadliest ghost ever."
"Who is it? Tell me."
Ember looked up and Sam and let loose one word so quiet that it was barely a whisper. "The Necromancer." Then, Ember's eyes rolled into the back of her head and her mouth exhaled a torrent of green slime. Then, Sam watched Ember's body fade from solid, to see through and then to nothing at all.
(Necromancer) Sam thought. Who was this? Was Ember making sense? What-? She stopped as she heard the groans of the Fentons and the world around her was finally snapping back into focus. She could ponder who the Necromancer was. For now, she had people to help.
Who is the Necromancer? Is this the beginning of something huge? Chapter 7 is coming soon!