Chapter 4: Releasing Pariah Dark

As Billy was making his way to Pariah Dark's castle which was on a floating island, the Fright Knight appeared in front of Billy.

"Stop!" shouted the Fright Knight as he displayed his hand to Billy, "No one is allowed to enter this castle!"

"Why?" asked Billy.

"Because Pariah Dark is a dangerous king" replied the Fright Knight.

"Why?" asked Billy again with a stupid look on his face.

"Because he is so there" replied Fright Knight, "say, how did you manage to get that ecto-suit?"

"From this ghost-like man that had a devil shaped hair!" replied Billy.

"Hmm, you must have somehow overpowered Vlad" replied the Fright Knight, "tell me, how did you manage to get those ghost powers?"

"From the Grim Reaper and his Scythe!" replied Billy, "Can I see this Pariah Dark?"

"No" replied the Fright Knight, "it's too dangerous."

"Why?" asked Billy as he stated again.

"I'm getting tired of this!" shouted the Fright Knight as he pulled out his sword, "No body is going to get pass me and that's final!"

"Well then" replied Billy, "then I will just have to do this!"

Billy then turned himself around and fired a ghost beam out of his butt which then sent the Fright Knight flying across the Ghost Zone. As the Fright Knight tried to recover, Billy raced to the castle of Pariah Dark. He then entered the room where Pariah Dark's sarcophagus was located. He then proceeded with placing the sky inside its slot and turning it opening the sarcophagus and waking Pariah Dark.

"What happen?" asked Pariah Dark as he woke up from his slumber, "Ah yes my crown and my ring. Give it to me!"

"Who are you?" asked Billy as he prevented Pariah Dark from having either the ring or the crown.

"I am Pariah Dark" replied Pariah Dark, "king of ghosts! I am quite curious of how you acquired your ghost powers."

"Oh, I have been telling everybody that I got it from Grim and his Scythe!" replied Billy.

"You mean to say that you know the Grim Reaper?" asked Pariah Dark in an astonished voice.

"Yep" replied Billy.

"Hmm, his Scythe must be just as powerful as I am" said Pariah Dark, "perhaps if I can acquire his Scythe I shall not just be able to rule the human world outside, but rule the entire universe as well!"

"Does this mean you want to meet Grim?" asked Billy.

"Oh yes" replied Pariah Dark as he was placing his crown on his head, "I would like that. Now the ring please."

"Not until you have agreed to meet Grim and Mandy" said Billy.

"Who is this Mandy you speak of?" asked Pariah Dark.

"Long story short" replied Billy, "we made a deal that forced Grim to be our friend-slave over the reaping of the soul of a sick hamster."

"Hmm, impressive" said Pariah Dark, "now the ring, if you would please."

"Nope, not until you follow me to meet with Grim" said Billy.

"Fine" said Pariah Dark as a frown came on his face.

As Billy and Pariah Dark were leaving the castle, Fright Knight finally arrived only to find that the sarcophagus holding Pariah Dark was empty.

"Oh no!" shouted Fright Knight, "That stupid idiot ghost boy just released Pariah Dark. Everybody, run for your lives, Pariah Dark has been released!"

Fright Knight then ran for his life and alerted the other ghosts. Meanwhile, as Billy found an exit from the Ghost Zone, it led through a door back to the park where Grim along with Mandy had first arrived.

"So tell me where is the Grim Reaper?" asked Pariah Dark to Billy.

"Well, let's see" replied Billy, "Grim said he had his to-do list. I think he might be reaping a soul of a dying squirrel or a bird in this park."

In the same park, Grim was just doing that while Mandy was watching Grim.

"Hurry up bonehead" said Mandy, "I want this weekend to end now."

"In a minute Mandy" said Grim as he was trying to lure an elderly bird from its nest with a worm, "come on, you know you want this."

Suddenly Billy along with Pariah Dark entered the scene.

"Hey Grim!" shouted Billy.

Grim then lost his concentration and the worm dropped into the mouth of the elderly bird.

"Billy, I was just trying to do my job!" shouted Grim.

As Grim turned his head he was shocked to see Pariah Dark.

"You must be the Grim Reaper" said Pariah Dark as he walked over to Grim.

"Uh, hi Pariah" said Grim as sweat ran down his skull, "long time no see. How has things been going for you?"

"Last time I checked, you reaped my soul and my entire army in ancient times!" replied Pariah Dark in an angry voice.

"Hey, you along with your forces got a terrible disease" replied Grim, "I was just doing my job!"

"Okay bonehead, who's this doff?" asked Mandy as she walked toward him and Pariah Dark.

"That's Pariah Dark" replied Grim, "I was sent to reap him and his entire army and sent them all to this Ghost Zone. They were going to conquer the world. Now who on Earth could be stupid enough to release him?"

"Well then" said Mandy, "there are two possible explanations on why Pariah Dark has been released. Either it's from someone who is truly evil and wants to use his powers for evil, or someone stupid like Billy released him."

"I'm going to have to go with the ladder" said Grim.

"Now if you excuse me" said Pariah Dark as he placed his ring on his finger, "I'll be taking your Scythe as I can see it's the source of this boy's new ghost powers."

"Over my scattered skeleton body you won't!" shouted Grim as he shook his fist.

"That can be arranged" said Pariah Dark as he cracked his knuckles.

"Okay, enough of this" said Mandy as she stood in their way, "I am Grim's master. And I don't like anyone stealing anything from him. Especially his Scythe, so if you are going to have to go against Grim, you are going to have to go against me."

"Even better" said Pariah Dark as he gave an evil laugh, "I can always use some more target practice!"