Danny went to bed excited that night, knowing that he had finally chosen which army he wanted to join in the Ghost Zone. After realizing that they had been far less aggressive towards him, Danny decided he was going to join Myrus and Cobaark in the Maldum army.
As Danny was slowly getting off to sleep, he felt a cold shrill wind come into hid bedroom. It jolted him awake, and Danny sat up quickly. He looked around for a little bit, and then saw Myrus staring at him. Myrus had found his way into Danny's room and was now glaring into his eyes with a look that would terrify anyone. However, with the news Danny had for him, he wasn't afraid of Myrus. In fact, he wanted Myrus to come.
"Ghost Child," Myrus said in his dark, intimidating voice. "I have given you a few days to decide where your loyalties lie. Have you decided?"
"Yes, I have!" Danny said, smiling. He hopped out of bed and went right up to Myrus. "I'm glad you came, because I've decided to join you and not the others."
Myrus immediately started smiling. "Splendid," he said. "You have made the right choice."
"I will do anything to stop Raschenda and Vundeter from beating you in this war!" Danny said, suddenly having a burst of confidence. "I don't think I can call those two 'friends' after putting me into two torture sessions and attacking me and threatening my friends!"
"Marvelous," Myrus said. "Come. I will take you to our base."
Myrus grabbed Danny's and waved his own arm in a certain way to teleport them both to the Maldum base. They were both in that high, dark room that Danny and the Escerons had been in when they had to confront Cobaark.
"Now, Danny," Myrus said as he and Danny both zapped into the room. "Let me show you the important things in this base."
Saying this, he led Danny out of the room and down a long, winding stairway. There were a lot of doors on the side, but Myrus didn't go into any of them. When they had walked for about thirty seconds, Myrus led Danny off the stairs and into a large room.
In that large room, Cobaark was sitting at a computer and hitting a lot of keys on the keyboard. He seemed to be staring at something very intently on the screen. Danny tried to look at what was on the screen, but he just saw a bunch of letters and numbers that didn't mean anything to him.
"Danny, I'm sure you remember Cobaark; and Cobaark, I'm sure you remember Danny?" Myrus said with a smile on his face, making gestures for the two to look at each other.
Cobaark looked at Danny, and the look he gave Danny was less than pleasant. He still looked like he was angry with Danny for having to fight him a few days before when the Escerons went into the base.
"Cobaark is a brilliant ghost," Myrus explained. "Right now, he is working on a new project I have recently assigned him: the Ectoplasmic Molecular Vaporizing project. You can call it EMV for short."
"Uh, what's that?" Danny said. He couldn't help but ask.
"Wonderful question," Myrus said. "The Ectoplasmic Molecular Vaporizing ray is a new weapon for ghosts that can be enabled by being hooked up to a machine that flows the power to you. Cobaark has been working hard on it, and he thinks he's almost completed it."
"But, what can it do?" Danny asked, crossing his arms.
"It is a very powerful ability," Myrus said. "It is for help in this war. It is capable of completely vaporizing anything…anything! From tissue to concrete, anything an EMV hits will disintegrate."
"Anything?" Danny said, smiling in amazement. "Even a…"
Danny cut himself off. He saw Myrus nodding his head, he knew what Danny was about to say.
"Awesome," Danny said, awestruck. "Now, why exactly were you and the Escerons fighting anyway?"
Myrus chuckled, and then responded, "You see, the Maldums are fighting in this war because we believe in peace in both the Ghost Zone and your world."
"If you believe in peace, then how come you're fighting?"
"You see, Cobaark and I and our followers all started talking about how we could come to peace, but apparently, the Escerons overheard our plans and immediately demanded we stop or else they would make us stop."
"What was your plan?"
"We planned on making everyone of the same nation," Myrus said. "And we thought we knew how. However, those Escerons didn't believe it would happen and said it would only cause trouble and that people would die in the process."
"What?" Danny asked. He was very confused now. "But, why did…"
"Listen!" Myrus yelled. "We need to restore world peace in the Ghost Zone and in your world. We can make it happen; I know we can! What do you say?"
"Uh, I don't know," Danny said, starting to feel a little uneasy. "This is becoming a lot more complicated than I thought it would be."
"You don't want to have to go through battling ghost after ghost on a daily basis anymore, do you?" Myrus sneered. "If you truly think we can accomplish what we wish to, then you won't have to worry about battling those ghosts anymore."
"All right!" Danny said. "I really don't want to put up with that stuff anymore, so I'll stick to your side."
"Excellent," Myrus said with a smile starting to spread across his dark face. "Well, are you ready for your first assignment?"
"What?" Danny said, becoming uneasy again. "What do you mean 'my first assignment'?"
"Well, you didn't think joining us in this war was going to be a walk in the park, did you?" Myrus said with a surprised tone to his voice. "No way. If you're going to fight with us in this war, kid, you're going to have to do your share of work. So, let me ask again: are you ready for your first assignment?"
"Uh…yeah, I guess so," Danny said, not knowing what else to say.
"Good," Myrus said. "Because this is going to be a personal mission for you. You are going to go into the Esceron's base and you are going to steal back all of your powers that they stole."
"What? Steal back my powers? Why? Couldn't I just get the Ectoplasma ray thingy that you say will vaporize anyone?"
"No," Myrus said. "First of all, that isn't finished yet. Second, you are going to need to train to be a good soldier in our army, and you need your powers to be trained. With the small amount of power you have now, you can barely fight at all. Steal your powers back, and you'll be ready to fight again."
"All right," Danny said. "I guess I'm off, then."
Danny turned ghost. His pajamas turned into that black jumpsuit, his black hair turned snow white and his pale blue eyes turned an eerie shade of green. "Wish me luck," he said, ready to fly off towards the Esceron base.
"Oh, and Ghost Boy, one more thing," Myrus said.
Danny froze in his tracks and turned back to see what it was that Myrus wanted to say.
"It never hurts to bring back some useful information," Myrus said as Danny continued to pay attention to him. "Find out anything you can about the Escerons and tell us all of it. Understood?"
"Yeah," Danny said.
After knowing for sure Myrus had nothing else to say, Danny turned invisible and flew out of the Maldum base. He knew exactly where to find the Esceron base. He just hoped for the best of luck. It wasn't going to be easy getting his powers back AND trying to sneak some information, especially out of Raschenda and Vundeter.