Chapter 8: Something Wicked This Way Comes
It was a peaceful autumn Friday in the town of Amity Park, and considering how long they usually last we better enjoy it. The sun was shining and it was somewhat warm, the people of the...
"I am the Box Ghost! Fear my power over all things square and cardboard!" said the Box Ghost.
Well that didn't last long, on with the story.
"How does he keep getting out?" asked Alicia.
"Dad keeps opening the genetic lock on the Fenton Portal to make sure it works." said Danny.
"Did you ever think you should make sure he can't open it?" said Sam.
"We tried to talk to him about that, but he cried for three hours until we gave up." said Danny.
"Your dad can be a baby sometimes." said Valerie.
"I know, one time he..." said Danny.
"Uh, do you children not fear my power over all things cube shaped?" said the Box Ghost.
"Do you minded? We're having a conversation here." said Danny, he then sucked the Box Ghost into the thermos who gave out one last "beware!"
"Well that was easy, we barely had to do anything." said Alicia.
"Yeah, the ghosts have been really quiet recently." said Valerie.
"That's what worries me." said Danny.
"Why? With them quiet we have more time to do fun stuff." said Tucker who joined the group as they landed.
"Usually when their this quiet their planning something big." said Danny.
"You worry to much dude, they're probable resting after all the butt kicking you guys gave them." said Tucker.
"Well we had been beating them pretty easy recently, thanks in part to Sam and Alicia." said Danny.
"Stop it, it was nothing." said Sam.
"Yeah, we were just helping." said Alicia.
"Don't be so modest, you were the ones who made that dumpster ghost proof, giving us enough time to seal it and throw Skulker into the Ghost Zone." said Valerie.
"And you were the ones who turned that volley ball net into a ghost fishing net, Walker and his goons would have finished us if you hadn't been there." said Danny.
"And lets not forget that fake monster you conjured up that sent Spectra and Bertrand running back to the Ghost Zone." said Valerie.
"Well those were mostly Alicia's ideas, I just helped." said Sam.
"No Sam, you did more then help, you have become quite good at magic, more so then any person I've ever known, I couldn't have done it without you." said Alicia.
"Stop, your embarrassing me." said Sam.
"I'm not kidding, I would never have figured out those ideas if you hadn't been there, you really helped." said Alicia.
"I'm not that special." said Sam.
"Yes you are, you're my special magic girl." said Danny as embraced Sam and gave her a kiss.
"Hey guys, if your done giving each other mouth to mouth, we have video games to play." said Tucker as he held up some of the afore mentioned games up.
"Right, lets go." said Danny and Sam as they followed Tucker and Valerie.
"I wish I had a boyfriend." said Alicia as she followed them. (AN: Don't worry, maybe not right now, but by the end of this story you will have a boyfriend.)
Meanwhile in the Ghost Zone a group of our favorite villainous ghosts were meeting to discuss a common problem, namely two magical problems.
"You all know why I have called you all here." said Walker.
"Yeah, you want to talk about those two magical pains, Ali Kazam and Sam Manson." said Ember.
"Those two girls must be stopped, those brats captured me and my men in a ghost proof net, then they used their magic to throw a barrage of dodge balls at us." said Walker.
"Those little whelps sealed me in a dumpster, and it was the one in back of the Nasty Burger, I still can't get the smell off." said Skulker.
"They tried to sic some hideous monster on us, I'm still having nightmares about it." said a frightened Spectra as Bertrand tried to comfort her.
"We must come up with a plan to stop them." said Walker.
"I say we capture them and mount their heads on a wall." said Skulker.
"You always say that, I say we lock those punks up for one million years." said Walker.
"We should plunge them into a world of their darkest nightmares." said Spectra.
"Maybe we should capture them and make them join us." said Ember.
"What! are you crazy, the first thing wrong with that is their not ghosts, second is that their not evil." said Spectra.
"Well, that's not true, at least for Ali Kazam." said Ember.
"What do you mean?" said Skulker.
"I think Desiree can fill you in." said Ember.
"Well, remember when the ghost child turned into a vampire? When I turned his friends back to normal I couldn't take away Alicia's ghost powers. If I had she would have slowly withered away and died." said Desiree.
"Why did you do that? We want her dead" said Walker.
"Because one, if she had died the ghost child would have been angered and he would have hurt me. Two, do you really want her in here with us, making our afterlives miserable?." said Desiree.
"Good point, but what about her powers?" said Spectra.
"Well since I couldn't remove them I made them dormant, they are still in her, only she can't use them." said Desiree.
"That's where my plan comes in, if we capture her and the goth girl, make them ghosts, then make them evil, we can use them to defeat their friends. Imagine the shock on dipsticks and the red jump suit girls face when their own friends are their downfall. Once that's done we can make the ghost kid and her evil too." said Ember.
"Well, its better then any of the other plans, and I like plans that hurt the ghost kid both in body and in mind." said Spectra.
"Yeah, I can't wait for revenge on them, they left me in that thermos for twelve hours, TWELVE HOURS!" said Desiree.
"But who will build the stuff we need to make them ghosts and evil." said Skulker.
"Well if you untie Technus maybe he can help." said Walker.
All the ghost looked over to the corner where Technus was. Earlier he had been ranting about his mastery of all things electronic, and how he had a brilliant plan to defeat our heros. This really annoyed the other ghosts so they put a gag rule on him, meaning they gagged him, tied him up, and threw him into the corner.
"Ok Techdork, do you think you can build a machine to make this plan work?" said Ember as she ripped the duct tape off of Technus's mouth.
"Ow! You insolent child, I, Technus, master of all things beeping and digital, will make you pay for this!" shouted the very angry Technus.
"I said, can you make this work?" said Ember as she grabbed Technus by the collar.
"Um, yes, yes I can make it work." said Technus nervously.
"Good, soon those girls will be working for us, and noone will stop us from ruling the world! Mwhahaha!" said Ember as the other ghost started to laugh evilly too.
Back at Danny's house our heros were playing video games, they were really into it, literally. It seems that one day during magic practice, Alicia and Sam had stumbled upon a very fun spell. By combining a teleport spell with a energy spell and a shape shifter spell, they had created a spell that could put them into a video game. Combined with a invulnerability spell, they were having a great time. They had just finished hacking through a army of ogres and trolls.
"The undefeatable army of Maldark huh? more like the sissy army of weak babies." said Tucker.
"That's was easy for you, we did all the fighting. You took down like only one of those guys." said Sam.
"Hey I took down at least twenty of those guys." said Tucker.
"Yeah, then what's with your score." said Alicia, pointing to the scores above their heads.
Most of our heros had a decent score, except Tucker, whose score was pitiful. But the highest scores went to Sam and Alicia.
"There must be something wrong with the game." said Tucker.
"Its always something wrong with the game." said Sam.
"It seems fine to me." said Alicia.
"You would say that, you two got the two highest scores." said Tucker.
"Yeah, you two were fighting like crazy, I never seen so many bad guys flying through the air." said Danny.
"What can I say, I really like this kind of game." said Sam.
"Yeah, Demon Slayer IV is my favorite game, although Demon Slayer II was good also." said Alicia.
"Yeah, you to are great fighters, I wish the ghosts could have seen that, they would never show their faces on Earth ever again." said Valerie.
"Awe its not that great, Danny and you only got a little lower score then us." said Sam.
"Well, its just good to know that if we're ever surrounded by a army of demons, you'll be there to help." said Danny.
"Knowing our line of work, it may be a army of ghosts." said Alicia.
"Don't even joke about that, I still remember when Pariah Dark invaded the town." said Danny.
"Hey guys, its getting late, we have to get back to the really world." said Valerie.
"Ok, ready Sam?" said Alicia.
"Ready." said Sam.
The five teens joined hands and Sam and Alicia returned them to the safety of Danny's room.
"Well that was fun, but I have to get home or my mom will kill me." said Alicia as she left
"Me too, my parents have probably called out the national guard by now, see you guys." said Sam as she left.
"Well, see you later Danny, me and Valerie are going to the movies tonight." said Tucker as he and Valerie left.
Finally Danny was alone in his room, he decided to sit down and read comic books. He had been doing this for a little while when a soft knock came from his door. He lifted his head to see his sister Jazz standing in the door way.
"Hey Jazz what's up?" said Danny.
"Nothing, I just want to talk to you." said Jazz.
"Well pull up a chair." said Danny.
"So, how haves the ghost hunting been going?" said Jazz.
"Great, it has been getting easier with Alicia and Sam's powers." said Danny.
"Yeah I noticed, most ghosts don't stand a chance against you guys." said Jazz.
"Yeah, those two are really creative, there is one thing that worries me." said Danny.
"What's that little bro?" said Jazz.
"The ghosts seem to be getting quieter recently, I mean all we had to fight today was the Box Ghost." said Danny.
"Maybe their finally realizing they can't defeat you, and their giving up." said Jazz.
"No, their to obsessive for that, I think that their planing something big." said Danny.
"Well I'm sure you can handle whatever they throw at you." said Jazz.
"Thanks, anything else you want to talk about?" said Danny.
"Yeah, mom and dad are building some new inventions, and I wanted to warn you before they..." said Jazz, then a loud voice called up the stairs.
"Hey Danny! Can you come down here? We have some new inventions we want your opinion on." bellowed Jack.
"Yeah, and don't bother turning ghost and flying away, we put up the ghost shield." said Maddie.
"Ugh, its times like this I wished they never found out about my powers." said Danny as he trudged downstairs.
While Danny was forced to answer his parents questions about what invention would work or not, Alicia was in her room, quietly strumming her guitar. Her parents and brother Ben where downstairs, arguing over a incident at school. It seems that Ben had not followed the teachers instructions in science class, and had caused a large explosion.
"Benjamin Lawrence Szivos! I can't believe that you managed to blow up the science lab." said Sarah.
"But Mom! It was a accident, how was I suppose to know that those chemicals would cause that big a boom." said Ben.
"You did something very wrong, you know your only suppose to cause explosions at home." said Robert.
"Robert! Don't encourage the boy, he's not suppose to cause any explosions at all." said Sarah.
"Sorry dear, I'm just so use to it I forgot." said Robert.
"Now to decide your punishment." said Sarah to Ben.
"Ah mom." said Ben sullenly.
Alicia listened to this and smiled, maybe they could go a few days without a disaster now. She decided to play one of her favorite songs, one by Green Day
"Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" By Green Day
Another
turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the
wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test, and
don't ask why
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in
time
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's
right.
I hope you had the time of your life.
So take the
photographs, and still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf in
good health and good time
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on
trial
For what it's worth it was worth all the while
It's
something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you
had the time of your life.
It's something unpredictable, but
in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I
hope you had the time of your life.
She had just finished when she heard someone clapping off to her side. She turned her head to see Ember leaning against a wall.
"That was good kid, you really know how to play that thing." said Ember.
"Ember? What are you doing here?" said Alicia as she prepared to fight.
"What, can't a fellow musician complement another's skill." said Ember.
"Yeah right, like I'll believe that." said Alicia.
"Really, me and some other music fans wanted to see if you would join our group." said Ember.
"What the heck do you mean..." said Alicia, then a strong pair of arms grabbed her and put a rag soaked in chloroform over her mouth.
"You'll figure out what we mean very soon." said Skulker.
"Oh no, I can't believe I fell for their trap." thought Alicia as she got drowsier.
"Don't worry, you just go to sleep, sweet dreams girl." said Ember in kind yet evil voice.
"This does not look good..." thought Alicia, then darkness.
Meanwhile Sam had just got home, her parents had left for some kind of business meeting. The only other person in the house was her grandma, but she was asleep in front of the TV. Sam went up to her room flopped down on her bed. She picked up the remote to her music system and set it to one of her favorite songs.
"Me Against The World" By Simple Plan
We're
not gonna be
Just apart of their game
We're not gonna be
Just
the victims
They're taking our dreams
And they tear them
apart
Til everyone's the same
I've got no place to go
I've
got no where to runThey love to watch me fall
They think they know
it all
I'm a nightmare, a disaster
That's what they always
say
I'm a lost cause, not a hero
But I'll make it on my
own
I've gotta prove them wrong
Me against the world
It's me
against the world
We won't let them change
How we feel in
our hearts
We're not gonna let them control us
We won't let
them shove
All their thoughts in our heads
And we'll never be
like them
I've got no place to go
I've got no where to
run
They love to watch me fall
They think they know it all
I'm
a nightmare, a disaster
That's what they always say
I'm a lost
cause, not a hero
But I'll make it on my own
I'm gonna prove
them wrong
It's me against the world
Me against the world
Now
I'm sick of this waiting
So come on and take your shot
You can
spit all your insults
But nothing you say is gonna change us
You
can sit there and judge me
Say what you want to
We'll never let
you in
I'm a nightmare, a disaster
That's what they always
said
I'm a lost cause, not a hero
But I'll make it on my own
Me
against the world
I'm a nightmare, a disaster
That's what they
always said
I'm a lost cause, not a hero
But I'll make it on my
own
I've got to prove them wrong
They'll never bring us
down
We'll never fall in line
I'll make it on my own
Me
against the world
Just as the song finished a evil laugh rang out from nowhere. Sam looked around frantically, trying to see what it was, then Spectra appear right in front of her.
"You! What are you doing here?" said Sam.
"Why I've come to have a nice conversation with you." said Spectra.
"Well I think I have something to say about that." said Sam as she prepared to fight.
"You know that song is very appropriate, considering what we're going to do to you and that other witch." said Spectra.
"What do you mean you evil..." said Sam, but then someone grabbed her and put a chloroform soaked rag over her mouth.
"You'll see what we mean when we get to the Ghost Zone." said Walker.
"Oh crud, I'm in trouble here." thought Sam as she drifted off.
"Don't worry your pretty little head, it will all be over soon." said Spectra.
"This does not look good..." thought Sam, then darkness.
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Me: More bad news, as some of you may already know, Nickelodeon is planning to cancel Danny Phantom and the Fairly Odd Parents, this is a horrible time for the Danny Phantom section of this website. That is why I call on all people who read this to send a letter to Nick, expressing their distress over them canceling the best show on Nick right now. Here is the address.
Nickelodeon
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Attention: Programing
Maybe if they get enough letters they will not take the show off the air.
Ember: I hope so, if they cancel the show I'll be out of a job.
Me: Now to cheer everyone up, I have decided to pull the hurt Vlad lever, here goes. Rob pulls the lever.
Me: Lets watch. We see Vlad at home, walking down the hall way. Suddenly a rope saying do not pull appears out of nowhere.
Vlad: Hmm? A mysterious rope that says do not pull. logic tells me I shouldn't, but my evil side says go for it. Vlad pulls the rope, suddenly 552 banana cream pies hit Vlad, followed by a bucket of whipped cream, and a torrent of chocolate syrup.
Vlad: YUCK! What is going on here. Then suddenly Vlad notices a bunch of cats and ghost weasels have appeared. You may not know this but cats and ghost weasels love banana cream pie with whipped cream and chocolate syrup. All of them look very hungry and they have spoons.
Vlad: Oh No. The cats and ghost weasels attack Vlad, but after a short fight he gets away.
Ember: I really feel better after seeing that.
Me: Me too, now a message from me.
Oh no! The ghosts have captured Alicia and Sam, now their going to turn them into ghosts and evil. What will our heros do? Will they be able to save Sam and Alicia? Only time will tell, so read the next chapter of the Life and Times of Alicia Szivos.
Ember: And send those letters, we need all the help we can get.
Vlad: I will get you one day Rob Phantom. Then the cats and ghost weasels find Vlad again.
Random Cat: Meow meow meow! Translation: There he is, get him!
Vlad: Ahhhhh! Vlad runs screaming from the tidal wave of cats and ghost weasels.
Me: Until next time Danny Phantom fans, Read and Review, Danny Phantom Forever!