Attack of the Soul-Stealer
Ch. 3: Kidnaping
The next day
Danny, Sam, and Tucker were at Danny's house. Tucker and Sam sat in two chairs while Danny paced back and forth, explaining what happened the other night. When he finished, Sam spoke up.
"So what do we do about this guy?" asked Sam.
"I could look him up on the internet with my PDA if you want." Suggested Tucker.
"Go ahead, Tucker. I don't know what to do. All I know is that this guy is tough." Said Danny, rubbing the cut on his cheek. When his parents asked about the cut, he told him that he cut himself taking out the trash with something sharp.
"Why don't we have a stake-out?" Asked Sam.
"I thought you were a vegetarian." Said Tucker.
"She didn't mean a barbecue, Tuck. She meant we should look around the city for this guy. Did you find anything about him?" Said Danny.
"All I found was what you already said. Nothing that's helpful." Replied Tucker, still searching on his PDA.
"Well, I say we stake-out the city to find Venom." Said Sam.
"I'm with Sam on this one." Said Danny.
And with that, the three of them began preparing for the stake-out.
That night . . .
Danny, in his ghost form, flew around town, the wind blowing in his white hair. After searching for about ten minutes, Danny dialed Tucker and Sam on his cell phone.
"Any sign of him?" Asked Danny.
"Nothing yet." Replied Sam.
"Same here." Said Tucker.
"Well, keep looking. We have to find Venom." Said Danny. With that, he hung up his cell phone.
Danny, Sam, and Tucker kept searching all night. Two or three times, Danny's breath turned light blue, but it was only small ghost like the box ghost or something else. Danny thought about calling Sam and Tucker and telling them to go home when the phone vibrated. They set it to vibrate so that Venom wouldn't hear the phone ringing. It was Sam calling.
"Guys, come to the Nasty Burger. I found something." Said Sam. She immediately hung up the phone.
When Danny and Tucker made it to the Nasty Burger, they found Sam, squatting down in front of someone who wore the Nasty Burger staff uniform.
"What happened?" Asked Danny. He stared down at the lady. Her skin wasn't completely gray, but she was a bit pale.
"I was searching near the Nasty Burger", Explained Sam, "When I heard her scream. I came to check it out. When I got here, I saw Venom." Sam shivered as she said his name. "He was ugly. When he heard me, he dropped her, turned around, and jumped away. But I managed to place a Fenton Ghost-Tracker on him."
Danny was relieved that Sam managed to put a tracer on him. The Ghost-Tracker is a device kinda like a regular tracking device, but it's used on ghosts.
Tucker spoke up. "According to my PDA, that ghost is headed to the old abandoned slaughterhouse."
Thirty minutes later . . .
The three of them were standing in front of the old slaughterhouse. Even though it hasn't been used for 20 years, the smell of meat and blood filled the air.
"Ugh, it smells like rotten meat." Said Sam in disgust.
"Duh, Sam, it's a slaughter house. It's supposed to smell like meat." Said Tucker.
"Come on, guys, we have to go inside." Said Danny impatiently.
The three of them walked in. Actually, Danny used his ghost powers and phased them in, since the doors have been locked for so long. As they walked inside the slaughterhouse, the three of them had the uneasy feeling that someone, or something , was watching them. The smell of meat grew stronger and stronger as they went deeper into the slaughterhouse. Sam almost gagged from the smell. Eventually, they reached a door that was a bit open.
"Ok, guys," Said Danny, "I don't want you guys to get hurt, so stay out here and keep watch for any other ghosts that would get in the way."
But before Sam and Tucker could talk back, Danny walked ahead and went into the big room.
This must be the deep-freezer, Thought Danny, as he walked through the room. And he was right. The room had somehow managed to keep the cold inside of it from leaving. Eventually, Danny reached the center of the room, where the tracker's signal was getting stronger. But when Danny reached the middle, he looked around and saw nothing. He looked everywhere, but was surrounded by darkness. He stepped forward and heard a small noise.
Snap.
It was so light and small, that Danny couldn't see where it was. Or, at least, he wouldn't if he didn't look down. What he saw both surprised, and horrified him.
It was the Ghost-Tracker. The small device looked like a thick hair pin. There was a small red lightbulb at the end of it, but the lightbulb was cracked, which made the small sound. Danny picked it up and stared at it.
"If the tracker's here, than where is . . ."
Suddenly, Danny heard an ear-shattering scream. It echoed through the entire building. Danny suddenly realized who screamed. Under his breath, he murmured.
"Sam."
Danny flew back to the other room as fast as he could. When he got there, he saw Tucker laying on the ground. Danny noticed that, on his cheek, were 3 small cuts. Not exactly small, but long enough to go across his cheek. A trickle of blood came from each cut. Danny looked around but he didn't see Sam anywhere. Slowly, he pushed Tucker to wake him up. Tucker groaned and sat up.
"Ugh, my head. Danny, what happened? Where's Venom?" Asked Tucker quickly.
"I don't know. All I found was the tracker. Have you seen Sam?" Asked Danny. Tucker could tell there was fear on Danny's voice.
"I don't know we were standing here, keeping guard, when suddenly, something slashed my face and hit my head. Whatever it was, it hit me pretty hard. I collapsed to the ground, but before I passed out, I saw something jump in front of Sam. After that, all I remember was you waking me up." Explained Tucker.
"If you don't know then where could she b . . ." Danny said.
Danny stopped because, when he turned around, he saw something he didn't see before. He saw small pieces of something. When he looked closer, he saw that they were pieces of a cell phone. Danny looked at the back of the part of the cell phone where you dial the numbers. There was a small label. It said:
Property of Sam Manson.
Danny reread the label, hoping he read it wrong. When he realized he read it right, he turned around and showed it to Tucker. When Tucker saw it, he gasped.
" Is that . . .?" Asked Tucker in shock.
Danny nodded sadly and finished Tucker's sentence.
"Sam's."
Danny and Tucker didn't say anything. It was obvious what happened: Venom had kidnaped Sam.
That's it for Chapter 3. Tell me if you guys have any ideas for how the story could go.