Tucker ran down the sidewalk, full speed, going nowhere in particular. He just ran and ran.
"That's right… Sam and I are going out, Tucker."
Tucker kept running, having flashes of the events of the past hour.
"Guys… I gotta go get some air."
Tucker somehow found his house and ran inside, straight into his room. He slammed the door, lay down on his bed and cried into his pillow. Tucker had had a crush on Sam since 7th grade and now, she was going out with his best friend.
I should have made my move sooner, thought Tucker angrily. Now I don't have a chance…
PLASMIUS'S POV…………………………………………………….
Plasmius was flying around the Ghost Zone, searching for something. Apparently, he found it, because he flew down to a chunk of land.
"At last," said Plasmius. "The Amulet of Power. It is finally mine." Plasmius walked up to a stone altar that had an amulet sitting on it. He snatched it and hovered above the altar.
"Hmm… no booby traps or awoken spirits. Something is definitely wrong here…" Plasmius said. Just then, the altar split in half and a ghost rose from it.
This ghost was like none other. It was big, red, and very muscular. It had two glowing green eyes and pointy ears. Its hair was long and flamey. And it was wearing long, black pants with brown boots.
"Well, now, that's better," said Plasmius.
"WHO DARES DISTURB MY SLUMBER!" it said in a BIG, booming voice. Just then, the Box Ghost came floating by.
"Beware!" the Box Ghost said.
"Umm… he did!" cried Plasmius, pointing at the Box Ghost. The big red ghost took a few big, booming steps until he was face to body with the Box Ghost. Plasmius flew away.
"What? Does this involve a box?" said the Box Ghost.
"WHERE IS THE AMULET OF POWER!" said the big ghost.
"You mean that yellow thing that other ghost had?" replied the Box Ghost. The giant ghost looked around and noticed that Plasmius was gone.
"YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE! NOBODY ESCAPES FROM APOCOLYPSE!" the gigantic ghost said.
"BEWARE!" yelled the Box Ghost.
Plasmius flew from the Ghost Zone through his portal. He securely locked the portal behind him and changed back into his human form of Vlad Masters.
"That ghost might be the most powerful being ever to exist. I cannot do this alone," Vlad said. "I will need the help of young Daniel and Valerie in order to overcome this being…"
DANNY'S POV…………………………………………………………….
"Well, I gotta go. Bye, Sam," said Danny, leaving Pepi's Pizza Parlor. Tucker had run out on them earlier, and Danny wanted to find out why. He knocked on the door of the Foley residence.
"Come in," Mrs. Foley said. Danny entered.
"Where's Tucker?" asked Danny.
"He's upstairs in his room," replied Mrs. Foley, pointing at the staircase. Danny walked upstairs. Just when he was about to open the door, his ghost sense went off. He entered the room and saw Tucker, inside a net. Danny immediately recognized the voice that was speaking.
"You know something about the ghost child," said Skulkur. "Tell me or you shall be destroyed."
"Not if I can help it!" cried Danny, going ghost and charging Skulkur. Skulkur hit Danny with an ectoplasmic blast, sending Danny rocketing across the room. Danny recovered and turned invisible. He grabbed Skulkur and threw him out the window. Danny followed. Tucker watched from inside the net.
Danny and Skulkur fought a big battle. At one point, Danny threw Skulkur onto the ground.
"Given up yet?" Danny taunted.
"You wish," Skulkur yelled back. "When I get up there I'll-" Just then, Skulkur flew away.
"What was that about?" wondered Danny. He looked at the sky behind him and saw why. The sky behind him had a big, red vortex. A gigantic figure was emerging.
"What going on here!" Danny shouted. Just then, a pink ectoplasmic beam was coming from somewhere behind him and was trying to force the creature back in. Danny spun around and saw-
"Plasmius!" Danny shouted. "What are YOU doing here!"
"Questions later, Daniel!" Plasmius yelled quickly. "Help me put this beast back into the Ghost Zone!"
Skulkur flew back up with, apparently, an extension of his arm. He fired a blue beam of ectoplasmic energy at the beast. The beast was being forced back in, bit by bit…
"Okay!" Danny shouted, firing a beam of green ectoplasmic energy at the beast, whatever it was. "But you two had better have answers for me afterwards!"
"Deal!" shouted Skulkur. The beast disappeared back into the red vortex, and the vortex disappeared. Plasmius, Skulkur, and Danny flew to an abandoned cellar and sat down.
"Okay. What's going on here? Who was that? What's Plasmius doing here!" Danny asked demandingly.
"Okay," said Skulkur. "That beast was called Apocalypse. Do you know of him?"
"I know that the word Apocalypse means the end of the world…" said Danny. Plasmius nodded.
"Yes," said Plasmius. "That creature is supposed to bring about the End of the World."
"Whoa- really?" asked Danny.
"Yes, and I'm afraid that only a hybrid, half human, half ghost, can stop him…" said Skulkur. "That's what legend says. And I'm afraid that's you…"
"Hey, I'm a half human too," said Plasmius, changing into Vlad Masters for a moment before resuming his Plasmius form. "I never heard that part of the legend…"
"Then you two should travel together," said Skulkur. "If either of you could be the chosen one, then having both of you together will be our best chance…"
"NO!" shouted Danny. "No way!"
"Unfortunately, it has to be so…" said Skulkur. Plasmius left.
"One more thing…" said Danny.
"Yes?" Said Skulkur.
"Where did that new thingy come from?"
"I developed it recently. I was going to save it for you, but now I have another use for it. And this means that I no longer require use of the boy called ''Dash..."
"Dash!"
"I needed him for an elaborate plot to capture you, but tht will have to be postponed."
Danny nodded understandingly, and then flew off. He HAD to tell Tucker and Sam this.
MEANWHILE………………………….
Mrs. Foley knocked on Tucker's bedroom door, and then forced it open. She saw Tucker, trapped inside a blue net.