Okay, let's make this quick. I thank everyone who reviewed my story. Fortunately, this is the second to last chapter. Now let's get on with it.
While the battle at Titans East was going on, Slade was observing from afar. He despised serving anyone, but he knew what he wanted out of this. After all, Trigon had saved his life and given him these powers, though it seemed it still wasn't enough to defeat Plasmius.
As for his apprentice, he was beginning to doubt her loyalty. She still hated Phantom, no doubt of that, but she was beginning to regret serving him. Slade knew he would have to keep her on a short leash if his plans were to be uninterrupted.
He smirked at the thought of the Titans being destroyed by their dear friend Raven. Trigon had unlocked her full power and was raining hell on his enemies. It would be interesting to see the results.
Despite all this, however, once this was over, he would be ruler, not Trigon.
There were also others that were watching. Jack and Maddie Fenton had been observing the battle from Titans Tower and it was not going well. They had to help their children before it was too late.
"Jack, are the Fenton Gliders operational?" asked Maddie.
"Don't worry, they're operational and fully loaded." Jack replied. "I've made a couple of improvements to the weapon in order to fight this thing." Despite himself, however, he was afraid. If even the Wisconsin ghost was fighting against it, how powerful was this girl? She was obviously being controlled, but by what? He knew little about her.
Sighing, he started putting on the armor. He may be afraid, but he'd be damned if he'd let his kids fight the demon without them to help. It was his job as a parent but that didn't stop the unease in his stomach.
"Come on, Jack, let's go." said Maddie, fully clad in the armor. "We don't have a lot of time."
"Right behind you, Maddie!" he exclaimed, but his voice lacked its usual carefree tone. He jumped on the glider and activated it. It was about 5 minutes before they could arrive and both Jack and Maddie were hoping they would not be too late.
"Do you think we can stop this thing?" Jack asked.
"I don't know, Jack, but we have to try." Maddie replied. "If we don't fight it, who will? Danny and Jazz may have powers, but this demon is much stronger than anything we've faced, save the largest invasion of Amity Park."
"What does it read on the power scale?"
"It's 17.9, something I've never seen before. Danny's at 7.62 and the two others are 8.34 and 11.2. Do we have the Fenton Peeler?"
"I never leave without it!"
"Spector deflector?"
"Of course!"
"Okay, there's just one more thing? Did you make sure to pack the Fenton ghost exorciser. Oh, wait, I have it. Let's just hope this thing is enough."
Danny screamed as he was sent to the ground once again. Trigon tried to press the advantage but was hit from a burst from flame from the Fright Knight's sword. Skulker fired a series of missiles, but Trigon simply put up a black dome and they exploded harmlessly around him. The demons Trigon had sent had long since been destroyed, but that was the least of their problems right now.
"Come on, Daniel, we don't have time for this." Vlad stated, helping him up. He put up a violet shield to cover them from the energy blasts while Danny recovered and fired a ghost stinger. It stunned Trigon but just for a moment. Still, it was enough time for Vlad to duplicate and follow up on the attack. Skulker launched a ghost stunner, but by this point, Trigon had recovered and blew it to pieces.
Danny was currently thinking to himself. He could use his ghostly wail, but it still drained him and he wasn't certain it would work against a threat of this magnitude. He instead launched a ghost stinger, hitting Raven's body in the torso. However, yet again, it didn't appear to have much effect.
"Vlad, we are in a deadly situation." said the Fright Knight. "Might I suggest we retreat while we still can?"
"No, we fight on!" Vlad replied in a snappish tone, pulling himself back together. No one bested him! No one! Besides, he wasn't evil enough to let Daniel fight alone. Despite himself, he had actually grown to like the boy. He was Maddie's son and if he died, any chance of winning her over would be gone.
Skulker fired yet more weapons, but they had little effect and Trigon retaliated by ripping his robotic arm to pieces. Horrified, Skulker tried to escape, all thoughts of glory and power going up in a flash of smoke. The Fright Knight tackled Trigon before he could do any further damage, but Skulker retreated, deciding to get out.
"Miserable coward." Vlad growled, blasting Trigon with a violet energy blast, knocking him back. Danny fired eye blasts in addition to another ghost stinger. This time, he put a shield up and blocked the blasts with ease.
"Damn it, won't anything work on him?" Danny asked himself.
Suddenly, Raven's body was hit from behind with a boulder. Terra had rejoined the fight, looking furious. Danny was even more concerned at this point. She had a lot of power, but her body was just as vulnerable as anyone else's.
However, she seemed to do a good job holding them off. The ghosts went intangible in order to avoid oncoming earth. Still, it didn't hold Trigon for long. He launched black energy out of Raven's hands, destroying every rock Terra used.
Danny kicked him in the back of the head, sending him to the ground. Vlad duplicated into 4 and all of them launched a powerful ectoplasmic blast. Fright Knight fired his own energy from the soul shredder. When the dust cleared, Trigon was behind a shield, untouched.
"Did you believe you could defeat me, Phantom?" asked Trigon ominously. "Even with your enemies attempting to help you? Your powers are pathetic. It is little wonder why your kind went extinct."
He attacked more fiercely than before and all three combatants had a had time of it. Vlad conjured 2 swords, giving one to Danny. The Fright Knight slashed with his own, trying to send him into another dimension.
Together, they managed to hold their own, but their attacks were far from adequate. Terra did whatever she could but Trigon considered her nothing but an annoyance. After all, geokinesis could do nothing against a demon.
He didn't expect getting hit by a series of punches to the torso. Jazz had entered the fight, punching as fast and hard as she could. Caught by surprise, Trigon was driven back. Danny fired a ghost stinger, Vlad following with ectoplasmic lightning. The Fright Knight pile-drived him and sent his sword plunging through Raven's chest. Or at least he tried as he couldn't get it in more than an inch.
"Is that all you're capable of?" Trigon sneered as he blasted the fright knight away. He launched more energy blasts and fired a series of spells. Vlad and Danny conjured shields, hoping to weather the blasts. They managed to hold, but with a great deal of difficulty.
The other Titans and ghosts were slowly recovering. Robin had already taken out his bo staff and prepared to fight yet again. Starfire's hands were glowing with energy while Cyborg checked the amount of energy he had left. Beast Boy slowly got up, moaning about his head hurting.
"We don't have time for that, Beast Boy." said Robin. "He's going loose on the city."
"Maybe not." replied Cyborg. "Danny and that Plasmius ghost are fighting him."
Speaking of ghosts, they were starting to recover as well. Technus glared at Trigon with hatred, while Bertrand was doing his best to assist Spectra.
"Ghosts, are you willing to help us defeat the evil demon Trigon?" asked Starfire.
"Very well!" Exclaimed Technus. "I, technus, must not allow all this beautiful technology to be destroyed! I will be back with weapons!" With that, he flew off. Bertrand and Spectra retreated as well, not wanting to face that thing.
"Come on, we've got to go help them!" exclaimed Cyborg.
"Yes, friend Danny must not fight alone!" said Starfire.
They charged, preparing to fight Trigon. They did not want to hurt their friend, but it appeared as if they did not have a choice. Robin fired exploding disks, getting his attention. Starfire fired her star blasts, while Cyborg fired his cannon at full power. However, it seemed to do little more than annoy Trigon, but he had forgotten about his other enemies.
Vlad, Danny, and Fright Knight fired at full power, and this time it had some effect. He screamed in pain, giving Jazz the chance to launch another flurry of punches. This time, however, he was prepared and grabbed her wrist, dislocating it. Her scream of pain infuriated Danny and he tackled Trigon and pummeled him with energy blasts, not having the slightest concern for his safety.
Finally, however, he put up a shield and Danny was knocked back, giving him enough time to recover. He conjured a portal and out of it came hundreds of glowing demons.
"Well, this isn't good." said Vlad, dodging bursts of fire. Danny flew up beside him, firing ecto-blasts at the new arrivals. "I think it's time to reveal my little ace-in-the hole." He snapped his fingers and out of the ground came at least 50 ghost experiments. They were green, at least 9 feet tall and all had a black collar on them. On Vlad's orders, they attacked the demons, leaving Trigon to him and his allies.
"I got to hand it to you, Vlad: You always have a backup." said Danny, dodging black energy.
"Of course I do." Vlad retorted. "I am no fool. I only wish the ecto-suit was not destroyed. It's the only thing that might give us a chance."
Sam and Tucker were mainly staying out of the fight, as concerned as they were for Danny. However, at this point, they would do more harm than good and opted to stay out of it.
"Come on, Tucker, we've got to help." said Sam, taking out an ecto-gun.
"Are you crazy, Sam?" asked Tucker. "We'd be cut to pieces out there. I know you don't want to admit it, but I'm right. Let's stay here for now. I'm sure Mr. And Mrs. Fenton will be arriving soon."
Sure enough, they arrived, blasting the demon. It quickly recovered, but the Fentons were well-armed and skilled. Vlad was flying around Maddie, making sure nothing happened to her. Danny was holding Trigon off while Jack was firing the weapons on his glider.
"Jeez, what happened?" asked Speedy, finally getting up. Bumblebee and Mas y menos were as well. They gasped at what they saw and immediately made a dash to help. However, Tucker held them down.
"You're in no condition to be playing hero." said Tucker. "Let them handle it for a little while. There's not much we can do."
"Look, kid, you don't know this thing." Exclaimed Bumblebee. "If we don't stop him, he'll destroy the whole city."
"That doesn't mean you can help." Tucker retorted. "You want to get yourself killed for no reason?"
"Much as I hate to say it, Tucker's right." Sam said, agreeing with Tucker even though it killed her to do so. "Still, maybe you can fire from behind cover."
Speedy and Bumblebee were already firing their weapons, taking out several demons. Even so, it didn't seem to make much of an impact except for attracting Trigon's attention, who promptly started firing black energy balls at the pair. They dodged them, which gave Fright Knight a chance to recover.
Danny and Vlad fired energy blasts, but yet again, Trigon put up a shield. By this time, they had left the area around Titans east and were now in downtown Jump City. People were tripping over one another in their haste to get away. Danny fired a ghost stinger, Vlad following with ectoplasmic rope. Fright Knight fired a huge violet blast, knocking Trigon back.
"Now we have him!" exclaimed Fright Knight.
"You think so, do you?" Trigon replied, firing a huge burst of black energy. They dodged and it destroyed 2 buildings and damaged several more. Suddenly, he was hit from behind by a pink blast.
"The only one rocking this town is me!" Exclaimed Ember, launching another chord on her guitar.
"Ember! Ember!" Vlad chanted, Danny and Fright Knight following his example. The chanting gave her strength and she launched a powerful blast from her guitar, knocking Trigon into a building.
"What are you spooks doing?" asked Jack, catching up to them, Maddie following suit.
"Chanting makes her stronger, idiot!" Vlad snarled. "Now follow our lead!"
It seemed to be working as Ember fired one blast after another, sending Trigon into an oil truck, blowing up everything with 50 feet of it. Black energy soon surrounded it and pummeled Ember. She screamed, trying to fight back, but Trigon was too powerful.
"All right, dipstick, you asked for it…" began Ember, but she wasn't able to finish as Trigon delivered one last terrible blow to her and she fell unconscious.
"Any more bright ideas, Plasmius?" Danny demanded.
"Yes, I do: Fight for our lives." Vlad replied, firing a violet energy blast, Trigon dodging it easily. Maddie launched the Fenton Peeler, which had some effect on the demon. Vlad tackled him before he could try to kill Maddie, and Fright Knight stabbed Raven's body in the gut with the soul shredder.
"He is too powerful, Vlad!" Fright Knight exclaimed. "It is not effective!"
Trigon quickly healed his daughter body and prepared to fight again… only to be punched in the face by Jazz. He laughed at her weakness and fear, preparing to destroy her. Danny stood in front of her to protect her, Jack and Maddie arming their weapons. Even Vlad was charging up energy blasts.
"I warned you that I would get revenge!" shouted a new voice. Technus had arrived in a new suit that looked like a 20-foot robot, built from the ruins of Slade's designs. "Now you will fall by the power of me, Technus, ghost wizard of technology!"
"SHUT UP!" yelled Danny, Jack, Maddie, Jazz, Fright Knight, Vlad, and Trigon. The battle continued, Technus firing a series of lasers out of his newly formed body. Vlad duplicated, all of them firing ectoplasmic lightning. Danny launched a ghost stinger, his parents firing a series of anti-spectral missiles. The combined attacks caused a huge explosion and threw Trigon close to half a mile away.
"We can't go on like this, Daniel!" exclaimed Vlad. "We only have a limited amount of power and his far exceeds ours. How do we get him out of Raven?"
"You're asking me?" Danny wondered. "What makes you think I know anything about that?"
"Do not fear, ghost child, for my power is matched by none!" Technus shouted to the heavens, causing the two hybrids to slap their foreheads in frustration.
"You know them better than I do!" Vlad shouted. "There has to be some way!"
"We would have to go inside her mind and free her there." Fright Knight stated. "It's the only way that we'll be able to win this battle. However, he will have safeguards against us so Trigon must be otherwise occupied if this is to work."
"Hate to interrupt your argument, but he's recovering!" Jack shouted with a trace of fear in his voice. They flew towards Trigon, berating themselves for not pressing the advantage. The demon grinned, preparing a spell that would rip their bodies apart.
"SHADOW, ATTACK!" yelled a voice and a black Shadow enveloped Trigon. Johnny 13 had arrived on his motorcycle, looking angrier than Danny had ever seem him. "No one messes with my girl, punk, you got that?"
"Is that all your pathetic power can accomplish?" Trigon sneered, breaking free of the Shadow. Technus fired his lasers, but they bounced off Trigon's shield.
"His power is still climbing!" exclaimed Maddie. "It's now at 19.8."
"Oh, fudge buckets!" Vlad swore, his duplicates doing the same. They fired at Trigon, getting nowhere. However, he teleported away.
"Where did that son of a bitch go?" Johnny demanded.
"Watch your, language, Johnny!" Kitty replied, smacking him on the back of the head.
"Sorry, babe. Forgive me?"
"Of course, love." They shared a long and passionate kiss.
"Okay, I'm about to hurl." Danny stated. "Can we hurry this up?"
"I don't think he's gone." said Jack. "This states that he's around here somewhere, but it's too faint to get an exact location."
"Fenton…" Fright Knight warned, but it was too late. In a split second, Trigon destroyed Maddie's glider and ripped her armor off. She activated the specter deflector, but Trigon ripped it off her body and started strangling her. Vlad charged up a massive energy blast and threw it at Trigon. He screamed in pain, several parts of Raven's body smoking. Danny caught Maddie and got her to safety while Vlad, Jack, and Technus kept Trigon occupied.
"You're going to pay for that, Trigon!" yelled Danny. "You're dead!"
Trigon was having a more difficult time then he expected. He underestimated the two hybrids, particularly the younger one. Along with their allies, they posed a considerable threat. However, he was lord of the darkness and would not be defeated so easily.
However, he was wrapped in an ectoplasmic rope. Looking up, he saw a ghost warden along with about two dozen other guards. "Trying to destroy a city," Walker stated. "That's against the rules, punk." However, there was also another ghost with them.
"Wulf!" Danny exclaimed happily, embracing him. "It's great to see you again!" he then turned to Walker. "Why'd you let him out?"
"In return for amnesty, he would assist us in the destruction of this demon." Walker replied before turning his attention back to Trigon. All of his guards were blasting him, in addition to Technus, Jack, Jazz, and Vlad.
"Well, that seems to be the last of them." said Cyborg. "Let's see if we can deal with Trigon now."
"Are you injured, friend Robin?" Starfire asked in concern.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine." He managed to get out. His statement was far from the truth, however. There were burns and bloodstains all over his body and he couldn't even move without suffering a great deal of pain. "Come on, we've got to go."
"No, you must not fight friend Robin!" Starfire exclaimed, hugging him. "You are too badly injured. Please, swallow your pride and let us fight."
"She's got a point, dude." said Beast Boy. "You're not in the best of shape."
"At least you're still alive." Sam stated. "That's got to count for something, right?"
"Cyborg, it looks like you've only got about 23 of your energy left." Tucker said, looking at his PDA.
"How did you hack into my body?" Cyborg demanded.
"It's not as difficult as you think." Tucker replied. "First…"
"We've got bigger problems right now." said Sam. "What's happened to Danny? All I hear is a bunch of screaming and fighting."
"Don't worry, Sam, he'll be back." said Beast Boy. "Besides, he's a hero, and good always wins."
"You two stay here with Robin." said Starfire. "Cyborg, Beast Boy, and I will help friend Danny." After she said that, there was a sputtering noise for a couple of seconds.
"This is just great." Tucker groaned. "My PDA's out of juice, we don't know what happened to Danny and we're in the middle of nowhere! What else can possibly go wrong?"
There was a roar and they were staring at a 50-foot monster made of black energy.
"You had to ask, didn't you, Tucker?" Sam said angrily. "You just had to ask!"
In downtown Jump City, things were taking a turn for the worse. Most of Walker's guards had been defeated and all of them were beginning to run out of energy. Vlad was grabbed by a spell from Trigon and was hit again and again with dark energy. Fright Knight and Danny tried to save him, but it wasn't any use. His shield was too powerful.
"Come on, we've got to save that ghost!" said Jack. "Wait a minute. Did I just say that?"
After about 30 seconds, Trigon was done with Vlad and threw him to the ground. It was too much for him and he transformed back into a human. Jack stared in shock at the sight while Danny and the ghosts did their best to fight Trigon.
"So you finally figured it out, idiot?" Vlad said, glaring at Jack despite his injuries. "It only took you 20 years!"
"I'm sorry, V-man." Jack stammered. "I had no idea that this was what the lab accident did to you…"
"Don't give me your sniveling apologies! You ruined my life! Because of you, I spent three years in the hospital, I lost everything that was dear to me, you ruined my body, and left me a miserable wreck!"
Vlad's outburst had left Jack speechless. No wonder Vlad was furious at him during their college reunion. He had put his best friend through two decades of pain. And he wondered where that anger came from?
There was a huge explosion, throwing back all the ghosts. Trigon was in the middle of it, looking triumphant. At last his enemies would be destroyed! The ghost child Danny Phantom would be the first, and once he was out of the way, no human or ghost would have the power to stop him.
"No, don't hurt my son!" Jack yelled, Vlad getting up as well. After all, he did have a certain fondness for the boy and it wouldn't do at all to have his future son dead.
"Be quiet, you bumbling idiot!" Trigon snapped. "You two will be next!" However, Wulf dug his claws into Trigon's Back and Fright Knight followed with his sword. Trigon threw them off, but that was all the time Danny needed. He unleashed his ghostly wail, causing Trigon to scream in agony, driving him back. He maintained it for about 30 seconds before leaving him on the ground, injured.
"Vlad, now's our chance!" Danny exclaimed, to which Vlad nodded grimly. He transformed and then he, Wulf, Danny and Fright Knight flew inside Raven's body to destroy this menace once and for all.
The only question was: Would they succeed?
