Chapter 3: Freeing the Spirits
As Danny, Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy and Raven were heading down the passageway; Raven was in a trance trying to contact Terra's spirit.
"Are we any closer to Terra's spirit?" asked Robin.
"We're getting warmer" replied Raven, "but we still have a long way to go."
As Starfire removed a rock that was in the way, an air vent came up.
"I think that might be the way in" said Danny as he studied the air vent.
"Then what are we waiting for?" asked Beast Boy, "Let's go already."
As Danny and the Titans went down the air vents, Vlad along with the Fright Knight, Technius and Skulcker were not far behind.
"Looks like they have been here" said Skulcker as he studied the area around them.
"How can you tell?" asked Technius.
"When you have been a hunter as long as me" replied Skulcker, "you know your prey's mark."
"And it seems like one of Daniel's friends might have helped us out" said Vlad as he noticed the large rock removed from its position, revealing an air vent.
"So what are we waiting for?" asked the Fright Knight, "If you want to revive Lord Terrimus, we should hurry before the defense sequences of the prison are activated."
A few minutes later, Vlad Plamius, Skulcker, Technius and the Fright Knight followed Danny and his friends into the air vents. Meanwhile, the guardian was observing everything from a secret location in the prison with some of his elite guards watching it on the security footage.
"Sir, should we act now?" asked the guard.
"Head toward the cell where this Terra is being held" replied the guardian then he got up from his chair, "leave this Vlad Plamius and his cronies to me."
Back in the air vents, Raven directed Danny to push open one of the air vents and they leaped down and found themselves surrounded by walled jail cells.
"Which one is Terra located in?" asked Beast Boy as he was looking around the room.
"Hmm, I think it could probably be the one on the right" said Raven.
Raven then helped Beast Boy direct himself toward the cell Terra's spirit was located. Beast Boy then knocked on the cell's door and opened the small hatch. There in the cell was Terra's spirit waiting for Beast Boy. She was very surprised to see him in a very long time.
"Beast Boy, is that you?" asked Terra's spirit, "It has been so long."
"Don't worry Terra" replied Beast Boy, "we'll get you out."
"It's nice to see you again" said Starfire.
"I can't get out of this prison" said Terra's spirit, "none of the other spirits have ever tried."
"Why are you placed in this prison?" asked Robin.
"I am accused of being a dangerous spirit" replied Terra's spirit, "the guardian of this facility charged me and placed me in this prison for all eternity."
"Then stand aside" said Danny as he was about to charge his ghost beam to free Terra, "we're busting you out of here."
"You guys know the good halfa?" asked Terra's spirit.
"Long story" replied Raven, "we'll explain it on the way out of here."
Danny then fired his ghost beam and destroyed the cell door, freeing Terra's spirit.
"Come on" said Beast Boy to Terra's spirit, "let's get the heck out of here."
As Danny and his friends were leaving the jail room, several anubus-like guards were waiting outside.
"You are going nowhere intruders" said the head guard.
"Titans, go!" shouted Robin.
Starfire then flew toward the anubus guards and fired her star bolts at the guards, knocking some of them out. Raven used her powers and smashed some guards against the wall, while Robin leaped and kicked the head guard down. As two more guards were trying to flee from the scene, Terra's spirit then used her powers and threw some rocks at the two guards, knocking them out.
"Come on" said Beast Boy, "you want to live again, don't you Terra?"
"Yes" replied Terra's spirit, "then let's make an exit and get the heck out of here."
"I'll contact Sam and Tucker to get here" said Danny as he got out his communicator.
Meanwhile, Vlad along with his cronies were in the air vents of the prison. All four heard sirens as the prison was starting to activate its defense mode.
"You hear that?" asked the Fright Knight, "Somebody alerted the defense system."
"Then we just need to hurry and get Terrimus out of here" replied Vlad as he was crawling through the air vent with the ecto-skeleton suit on.
As they continued their way through the air vents, the Fright Knight directed Vlad to an opening and they leaped out to find themselves in the deepest parts of the prison.
"So where is this Lord Terrimus?" asked Technius as he leaped down.
"I think he might be in that cell" replied the Fright Knight as he pointed to the cell which was the only one in the room.
"Hmm, this looks just about correct" said Vlad as he looked around the room, "so let's get this Lord Terrimus out."
As the four were approaching the cell, some flames came out of nowhere and the guardian himself appeared in front of them.
"You four intruders shall not free this dangerous prisoner!" shouted the guardian.
"That's what you think" said Vlad.
Vlad powered up his ghost beam and thanks to the improvements he made on Jack's ecto-skeleton suit, the ghost beams he fired at the guardian were much stronger. The ghost beams then sent the guardian flying across the room and knocking the cell door down. Terrimus noticed the guardian on the floor and then placed his foot on the guardian's staff, and then grabbed the staff from the guardian.
"No, impossible" said the guardian as he tried to get up from the floor.
"So we meet again" said Terrimus as he walked over the weak guardian and toward the Fright Knight.
"Long time no see" said the Fright Knight, "the last time I saw you was when you were fighting the ancient ghosts, the same ancient ghosts that defeated Pariah Dark."
"I have your statue in my mansion" said Vlad.
"Good" said Terrimus, "but how are we going to get out of here?"
"A good question" said Skulcker, "how do we get out of here?"
"Like this" replied Vlad as he pointed his hand at a wall.
Vlad Plamius then fired a large ghost beam, blowing the wall down. Meanwhile, as Vlad and his cronies were leaving the prison along with Terrimus following closely behind, Danny along with the Titans and Terra's spirit were fighting off the guards as they were coming in waves against them.
"There are too many of them" said Starfire as she fired a large star bolt at a guard who was trying to attack her.
"I know" said Robin as he knocked a guard down.
"Dude, when are Sam and Tucker going to come?" asked Beast Boy, "I'm tired of fighting these guards."
"They should be here any minute" replied Danny as he fired a ghost beam at two guards which were trying to charge at him.
Suddenly the Specter Speeder came out of nowhere and knocked several anubus guards out of the way. Terra's spirit then immediately got into the Specter Speeder and the Titans joined them. The anubus guards tried to fire their guns at the Specter Speeder, but their rays went right through the Specter Speeder.
"Come on, let's get the heck out of here" said Danny.
"I'm on it" said Sam as she grabbed the controls.
The Specter Speeder then went full speed out of the prison and then flew right toward the ghost portal and back into the basement of Danny's house.
"We'll come back ASAP" said Robin as he got out of the Specter Speeder.
"Yea" said Beast Boy, "and we'll get Cyborg out of here too."