Chapter 11 - We're On A Whole New Level

Danny circled around only to face a bomb head. He was getting annoyed with these things and made sure to destroy it completely. Mother and son continued on down the dark hall with only Danny's ghostly sense to warn them of danger. Maddie was soon growing accustomed to this place and was wondering how her son was handling all of this and how it would affect him in the future when they got out.

Maddie watched the teenage boy and hero as they walked through the school. He turned around and pushed her to the side as a crawler came by but it ignored them for some reason. Danny questioned this and turned to see who was coming. To his surprise and horror, it was Serena. She smiled at him and he felt his lungs constrict. "Don't...look...at...her..." Danny warned and turned his mother around. He closed his eyes but his breathing wasn't coming any easier.

"I told you, I have other tricks." She smiled and picked him up. He gagged as she kissed his ghostly cheek. "Your so cold but full of life. That doesn't really go together does it." She kissed his lips and he felt as if the life was being drained out of him. Maddie turned around and fired at Serena. She screamed and dropped Danny who was gasping for breath. A think mist returned to his mouth making him feel warmer inside. He gasped a few more times and fired at Serena who dodged expertly. Phantom growled in frustration and fired again, his only weapon now.

She dodged again and laughed, flicking her hair back in a light hearted manor. Her eyes flashed green and Phantom was knocked into the wall, using his moms body as an accidental cusion. Maddie was forced into the black depths of her mind as she was knocked out. Phantom stood and rushed toward Serena who laughed and dodged him again and again.

"You're not learning anything," she wheezed, "You can't tell...it's a distraction." Danny turned around only to be flung to the floor. Morace picked up his mom just as she was waking up. Maddie used good old Fenton charm and hit Morace in the face. He screeched loudly and dropped her to the floor at an odd angle forcing her to cry out as her ankle landed the wrong way. Danny went into panik mode but didn't have time to respond as Serena's eyes glowed again forcing him to his hands and knees. A great amount of pressure was building on his back his back and he had to use all the energy he had to just stay in ghost form and keep on his hands and knees.

"Danny just let the force pull you down!"

"WHAT?"

"Trust me!" His mom yelled and he fell. He felt a shot go over his head and hit Serena in the face. Although it did no damage it forced her to cover her face giving Danny the oportunity to fire at her. That attack did some damage and she was forced to step back and flee for the time being to heal her own injuries which seemed to take longer to heal then Morace's wounds. He turned around and fired at Morace quite a few times forcing the heartless spirit to step back and retreat as well. Danny fell to the ground, exhaustion taking it's toll again.

"AH! GHOSTS!" Danny snapped his head up.

"Was that your friend-"

"TUCKER!" Danny saw Tucker's form being dragged away by a razar. His arms were flapping about in panik and his dark eyes turned to the ghostly figure of Danny. Tuckers eyes widened in shock before closing letting his mind succomb to the darkness. Danny growled and curled his fists into tight balls. Anger swooned off him and he looked at his mom. "This game ends now." Some how, even though he didn't realize it, some of his powers returned to him. Flight being one of them. Maddie gasped at her sons strength as he held her bridal style and flew down after the razar.

Maddie watched those green eyes narrow but the emotions were clearly written on her younger child's face. He was angry and sad at the same time. The look soon faded, turning into a blank expression as he chased down the razar. Maddie watched the razar as it came into view. She aimed her gun and was about to fire but a loud scream sent both Danny and Maddie to the floor. Luckily she pulled off her shot quickly and Tucker was free and running toward them. She threw up her sheild that Jack had made her and found it to be doing the trick so far but it also trapped a razar in there with them. She knocked out it's teeth and shot it's tail and dropped the shield kicking it out with her good foot. She put the shield back up and rushed toward Danny who seemed to be getting shocked a little here and there from her technology. His skin was littered with tiny cuts as they sunk through his t-shirt, now torn in some areas. Little tiny red dots covered his shirt again and she knew that the shirt was better to be thrown out when this was all done.

She sighed and ran a hand through his hair before picking herself up, feeling the pain in her ankle somehow subsiding. Danny groaned but grinned at her. His injuries werent healing but hers were in the process of healing. She was confused and realized Danny knew something more then he was saying, not that he could say much at the moment. Suddenly Danny's wounds started to heal and he fell into a quiet sleep in her arms. Tucker was shocked but was glad that his friend would be okay.

"Hows your aim?" Maddie looked at Tucker who gulped and shrugged his shoulders.

Danny opened his eyes and found himself nestled against his mothers back, his head resting on her shoulder. Danny was sure she must be tired and would have to thank her. Tucker had somehow known where the cell everyone was in and led the way. Danny couldn't wait for this game to end and the tension was building as they came closer. Danny poked his mom on on the shoulder and she let him down.

"You know this is a trap, right?" Danny looked at his mom and she nodded, a frown on her lips. Worry clouded her eyes as she had her arms wrapped around him. She had made sure he stayed out of ghost mode for quite some time now, wanting him to save his energy for when he needed it. He agreed with her and took one of her gadgets to hold some of them for the time. The odd trio came up to a door and Danny with narrowed eyes, knowing just who would be waiting. They had played the game long enough and now it was time for a new master to take over.

Danny felt a knot tighten in his stomache as Tucker opened the door. A bright man-made light filled the room, blinding them for a few moments. Soon though their sight came back to them and what they saw made them gasp...

Jazz, Sam and Jack were all sitting in chairs tied up with a creature behind each of them. Jack had a bomb head behind him, it's limbs spinning away to beat the band making a loud buzzing in his ear. He was currently out cold so he was at least safe from his fear. Serena stood behind Jack and had a scowl on her face but her eyes, which shocked Danny, looked relieved. She looked up from his father and looked at him. Her eyes narrowed to tiny slits and Danny glared right back.

Sam was wide awake and had Morace behind her and along with him seemed to be a fire head. The manifestations head was burning brightly, wanting to have cooked Sam for dinner. Despite her predicament Sam looked dertermined but she also looked fearful at the same time as her eyes grew wide seeing the holes in Danny's shirt. He sighed and felt the scars all over his body.

Jazz had Jacob behind her and he looked utterly miserable as he pointed one of his guns at her head. A rather impaitent spider was standing by him and licking the single fang in its mouth. Acid dripped to the floor making a hissing sound. Jazz didn't flinch and merely glared at the thing from the corner of her eye.

"Sorry kid," Jacob muttered. Serena was scowling, her lungs had been blown out by Danny but apparently they didn't heal. Morace looked worse for wear but was smirking evilily at Danny. Maddie looked at her husband for a long time then sifted her gaze to the spirits standing behind them. She would never forget about Morace, that woman with long hair and Jacob. They had made too much of an impact. Suddenly she felt a pull on herself and she was tied down to a chair just like Tucker was. Two more manifestations appeared behind them. A crawler was behind Tucker and, lucky for Maddie, a razar appeared behind her.

Phantom growled and turned around to face that the little girl. Her appearence was different this time. She was in her teens now and was very beautiful, but Danny didn't really go for looks. Well...he wouldn't anymore. She laughed and landed next to him. Her long dress twisting around her.

"My love," she grinned, "Ready for the next level?"

"Bring it on!"