Sorry for not updating in a while. Dang writer's block. shakes head I hate it when I get that. But, now I'm passed that and let's get this show on the road!
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Danny Phantom in any way, shape or form. Only thing I own is the Spectral Shooter.
Chapter 7: Careful, Danny!
A puddle of tears and hugs surrounded Danny as he broke the news that Phantom implanted a bomb in his chest. Danny couldn't help but cry himself, he was just about as useless as a dirty rag ripped to shreds. Ripped thread by thread by the razor sharp letters that made the one sentence he dreaded to say again.
"Phantom's trying to kill me… That's what his plan is all along…"
Each letter of those two sentences dripping with the essence of despair, hopelessness, uselessness, and most importantly… the essence of imminent death.
And Phantom didn't even have sympathy. That's low. Especially for someone Danny trusted with half of his life.
He deserved no mercy. No relent. Absolutely nothing.
But… how do you kill a ghost?
The question that stayed on Danny's mind as his friends cried on his sopping wet shoulder.
"Come on… It's useless to stay here any more. Team Phantom out…" Danny said.
His friends didn't even budge.
"Guys, I'm still here. I'm still alive. You're crying like I've alright lost and died… Cheer up. We still have time to get Phantom back!" he said, trying to lighten the mood.
"But Danny… Phantom has the trigger… He could set off the bomb at any time…" Sam managed to get out between sobs.
"He hasn't now, right? Come on! Am I the only one with any hope?" Danny said.
Sam and Tucker looked at each other, then at Danny's smile. They let off of his shirt and walked to the Specter Speeder.
Danny grabbed the Spectral Shooter, climbed in the Specter Speeder and returned to Earth.
They arrived in Danny's basement in less than 10 minutes. The trio was a bit still teary-eyed.
Danny glanced at the clock. 3:30 PM was light up in the LED display.
"Anyone hungry? I'm starving…" Danny said.
"Food? Where?" Tucker said, throwing his head from left to right forcefully, tongue out.
Sam and Tucker laughed.
"Oh Tuck… At the moment you hear the word "food" you act like a dog…" Sam said.
"And that's wrong, because...?" Tucker said, returning to human mode.
"I'm just teasing… I wasn't serious. Lighten up," Sam said with a smile.
Tucker still displayed a pout.
The three friends made it up the stairs in content spirits.
Commotion was permeating throughout the house, the source was the kitchen.
Danny and company took a peek at what was going on, and what a surprise…
Jazz is cooking. Ham. Very badly.
"Hey Jazz!" the trio said in unison.
"Hey guys. How'd the trip go?" Jazz said with her usual cheer.
Then the room fell silent. Jazz grew concerned.
"Guys… what happened?" Jazz asked.
Sam and Tucker switched glances to look at Danny.
Danny sighed.
"Do you really want the truth?" Danny said simply. "And do you swear not tell Mom or Dad?"
Jazz had a bad feeling raise from the back of her head.
"Yes, and yes…" she said.
"Then put down the pig and sit down…" Danny said.
Jazz set down the pork and took a seat in the living room.
"Tell me everything that happened… I want to know…" Jazz said.
Danny looked like he was about to commit a murder.
"Well… it goes kinda like this…" Danny said.
Danny went on to explain how Phantom separated from him, started to turn evil, and implanted a bomb in his chest. Jazz couldn't believe it.
Her little brother was a walking bomb. She couldn't help but cry.
"OH DANNY!" Jazz said, reaching and hugging him tightly. Her tears dropped on Danny's head.
Danny thought he might get a shower from his sister soon if he didn't do something quick.
"But Jazz, I'm still alive. I'm still breathing, I haven't lost yet! Will you people cheer up? I'm still here. There's still time…" Danny said.
Then a click in his mind.
Time… time… time… CLOCKWORK! Maybe he'll help!
20 minutes later…
"No, I will NOT help…" Clockwork said.
Danny, Sam and Tucker were in Ghost Zone once more at Clockwork's Tower.
Clockwork looked at the trio with a stern "NO and that's final" face.
"But we need to figure out when Phantom is gonna set off the bomb so we can be prepared! Please?" Sam said.
"Be prepared for what?" Clockwork asked.
The trio didn't say a thing. But Danny forced himself to talk.
"So we can catch Phantom off guard and confine him before he makes me into a human bomb…" Danny said. "That's what…"
Clockwork was still reluctant, but his barrier was falling. He sighed irritably.
"Fine… Only because you insist on learning the hard way," Clockwork said.
The trio perked up and smiled at the generous ghost.
"Thank you, Clockwork… It means a lot…" Sam said.
Clockwork smiled and waved his scepter and the portal to the left of him formed a picture of the Ghost Zone.
The trio smiled and entered the portal.
And what they encountered was nothing of what they were expecting…
THE END
Another chappie down! Hehe! Now, off to band camp I go!