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Chapter 30 Finale
The Ghost King glared down at Danny, slime dripping from the dragonhead he had for an arm. Now alone, Danny transformed into his hybrid form.
"Did you really think I could be defeated that easily, child?" Tyranus chuckled. "Fool! A squeaking insect like you can't defeat the King of Ghosts!"
Danny levitated in the air, "I nearly destroyed you before, now I'm going to finish the job." He spat defiantly.
The Ghost King roared and reared up on his hind legs, Danny charged into the horrible abomination at full speed. The battle began.
"What was that, a tremor?" Dash asked moment after the ground stop shaking beneath his feet.
"I don't know," Jazz replied.
"Is everyone okay out here?" Jack inquired rushing out into the parking lot accompanied by Maddie.
"Jazz, where's your brother?" Maddie asked.
The sound of crumbling concrete caught their attention, Jack noted that there appeared to be some commotion down the block, near an intersection. He grew more and more aware of the unearthly roars that seemed to echo throughout the city.
"Did an animal get lose?" Dash continued on.
Jack's eyes narrowed, "I don't think so." He turned to Jazz, "You two get inside, me and your mother have some unfinished business to attend to."
Danny dodged Tyranus' tail swipe and fired several spectral blasts at the Ghost King's unprotected face. Tyranus wailed in pain as a blast pierced through his jaw, snarling Tyranus swiped at Danny with a massive fist, sending the hero crashing into the ground. Tyranus followed up with a blast of his own, Danny went intangible, the blast passed right over him and destroyed some vehicles along the abandoned street.
Seeing an opportunity, Danny charged the Ghost King and hammered Tyranus right in his injured jaw, knocking several teeth loose. But while in the air, Tyranus managed to grab hold of Danny, the Ghost King tightened his grip, Danny grinded his teeth in pain as he felt his ribs cracking.
"Does that hurt, child? Get used to it, you will know nothing but an eternity of pain!"
With that the Ghost King raised his other arm, the dragonhead's tongue slipped in and out hungrily. Danny quickly found himself looking into the jaws of death. Suddenly, Danny heard what at first he thought was a cannon, next thing he knew Tyranus cried out in unimaginable pain and released him. Tyranus clutched his ruined arm while the severed head of the Guardian snapped and wiggled wildly at his feet.
Maddie readied the energy cannon to fire once more, "We got your back, son!" Jack cried out in front seat.
Tyranus, comprehending the damage that could be done if his attackers succeeded in firing their weapon again gave them no such chance. Tyranus quickly descended upon the tank-like vehicle and snapped the energy cannon right off, the Ghost King proceeded in shredding the thick metal of the vehicle as if it was nothing but paper. Tyranus grinned evilly at the small humans inside.
"So, you are the ones who severed my hand, you shall suffer a fate far worse than that hybrid you were protecting!" He vowed.
"We'll see about that!" Maddie challenged firing off several round from her sidearm.
Tyranus stumbled back as one of the energy bolts entered his eye, without his captured souls he could not regenerate, if the Ghost King did not find a suitable energy supply soon, he would begin to suffer from fatigue. Angrily he outstretched his uninjured arm to scoop up one of the ghost hunters.
"Leave them alone!" He heard Danny cry out.
Something grabbed his tail, realizing what was about to happen Tyranus spun around wrench his tail away from his foe. Danny grinned as he saw the terror in Tyranus' face, the Ghost King struggled to free his tail but Danny was too strong. The hybrid easily hefted Tyranus off the ground and spun him around several times before releasing him. Tyranus flew into the air and crashed into a nearby office building.
"Is everyone okay in here?" Danny asked his parents.
Both of them nodded. Danny heard Tyranus roar angrily, "Go kick his ass." Maddie told her son.
Danny nodded. The Ghost King charged down the abandoned sidewalk towards Danny. Danny readied himself for one final attack that would destroy Tyranus once and for all: his ghostly wail.
Tyranus was just yards away from him now, Danny prepared himself to attack when out of nowhere a missile exploded near Tyranus. Tyranus threw his arms over his face to protect himself from the blast. Confused, Danny looked towards the sky and saw-Skulker?
Joining the hulking ghost was Ember, Technus, Johnny 13, and dozens of others, all the spirits that had been devoured by the Ghost King glared down at Tyranus, eyes filled with inhuman malice,
"That'll be all, Daniel." Vlad levitated down near Danny.
Danny raised a questioning eyebrow, "What are all of you still doing here?"
Vlad shrugged, "We sensed that the Ghost King was weakened, but not yet vanquished, rather than give Tyranus the chance to regain strength we've decided to assist in his destruction once and for all."
"And give him a little payback in the process?"
"Precisely."
A second missile exploded directly in Tyranus' chest, leaving a gaping wound in the Ghost King's torso. Like a pack of wolves moving in for the kill, the entire legion of ghosts swarmed their opponent, tearing and clawing wherever possible. Down below Danny saw his parents, he levitated down to them, both of Jack and Maddie appeared frightened as they watched the grisly massacre unfold.
"Danny," Maddie inquired, "What's going on?"
"Revenge." Danny answered.
Cursing, Tyranus swiped desperately at his attackers, but nothing seemed to be working, the once mighty Ghost King was now at the mercy of those whom he once devoured for their power. Ember severed one of his legs, Tyranus came crashing down to the ground, Johnny 13 ordered his shadowy pet to attack. The horrifying creature immediately launched into clawing Tyranus' eyes out while his master went to work on another leg. Skulker grabbed hold of Tyranus outstretched arm, with a single pull he snapped it in two. Technus and Wulf went right for Tyranus unprotected torso, ripping the already gruesome wound larger.
This went on for thirty seconds, but it seemed like an eternity.
"Enough!" Vlad commanded.
Almost instantly the horde halted their massacre, Tyranus-dying-could do little but glare at Vlad and curse softly under his breath.
"You know Tyranus, I never got to thank you properly for swallowing me whole and sending me to that pit of darkness of yours," Vlad spat. "So here, allow me to show you my gratification for the hell you put me through."
With that, Vlad fired an enormous blast of ghostly energy. Tyranus could do nothing to dodge the blast, nothing but scream. The blast decimated Tyranus' entire body, there was an enormous explosion, when the smoke cleared, Tyranus; the evil that plagued the world of mortals and the world of ghosts, was no more.
Vengeance completed, the horde of ghosts turned their attention down towards the trio. Danny tensed up and got into a fighting stance, his parents did the same and readied their weapons, they would take them all on if they had to. Instead of attacking, the ghosts remained perfectly still.
"You and your friends saved us Ghost Child," Skulker broke the silence, "we've returned the favor by assisting in the Ghost King's demise, we owe each other nothing now."
"So in the future don't expect any acts of mercy." Ember added.
"Count on it." Johnny 13 muttered cracking his knuckles.
One by one the ghosts began fading into thin air, until only Vlad remained, "I'll be seeing you again, Danny Phantom.." He chuckled before disappearing also.
When the ghosts were gone Jack turned to Danny, "Are you okay, son?" He asked softly.
"So strange," He continued on, "ghosts having a sense of honor, I mean."
"But now that the Ghost King is gone," Maddie added. "Without a truce and nothing to fear, they will surely begin terrorizing again."
"Mom, dad." Danny spoke softly.
The two looked back at their son, Danny made sure he had their complete attention before speaking, he cleared his throat.
"I think it's time we built another ghost portal."
Jack and Maddie were silent for a moment, then suddenly a smile crept up on both of their faces.
"Yes," Jack said, "And we'll build it bigger and better than it was before."
Jack looked upward where the ghosts were only moments before, "Watch out ghouls around the world, the Fenton family is back in business!"
Unknown to Danny, on top of a building rooftop, the titans had watched the entire ugly scene unfold. They had been alerted by the destruction and arrived just in time to witness Tyranus' gruesome demise. Starfire looked down at Danny,
"I'm going to miss him." She said truthfully.
"He was a brave one." Beast Boy added.
"All of them were." Raven said.
Somehow Danny sensed their presence, for he spotted the titans in their hiding place.
"Could you guys, excuse me for a one minute." He told his parents
Jack saw the titans, he nodded in understanding, Danny flew up to where the titans were.
"Front row seats to the Ghost King's demise?"
"We would have jumped in, but it looked like things were under control." Cyborg reassured.
"Might I inquire what you intend to do with all of those ghosts that are running free?" Starfire asked.
"Hunt them down one by one and send them back where they came from!"
"Don't hunt ghosts for too long," Beast Boy added, "we could use your skills to help us catch the crazies that are running loose here."
"That is, if your little experience here didn't discourage you from coming back." Raven muttered.
Danny chuckled, "No, of course not. You don't need to worry, you guys can count on seeing me in the future."
Danny saw his parents waiting for him down at the street, "Well, I really need to get going now, I'll be keeping in touch."
The titans waved and said their farewells as Danny descended back down with his family. After dueling a sinister monarch and his minions to save the world from certain destruction, it was finally time for a phantom to return home.
End.