(A/N: Wow, the most reviews I've ever gotten for a chapter 25. Thank you so much, lets see if we can get even more for this chapter. I'm glad everyone liked Brittany so much, and yes she will be back, maybe even in this or the next chapter. Also I have a little pet project I've been working on that I might post soon.)
Disclaimer: Sadly Danny Phantom doesn't belong to me.
Runaway Cruise
Chapter 10: Control
Tucker and Marry lay on his bed, Tuckers shirt lay on the floor long forgotten. Tucker had his hands under Marrys shirt, he wasn't sure when they would have stopped if Marrys cell hadn't gone off right then. She looked at Tucker, 'Sorry' she mouthed answering it. "Hello?" "Oh mom, hi" "Don't worry I'm fine." "No, it wasn't true, yes I'm sure" "Ok, I have to go, bye!"
Tucker raised an eyebrow, "How's your mom?"
"She's fine. She heard about Sam being on board, and was worried about me. You
know mom stuff." She got off of Tucker, who she was still sitting on. "So, what now?"
"We could go back to what we were doing" Seeing that his first suggestion didn't appeal to her he added, "Or go use the hot tubes, they should still be open"
"Sounds great, let me change into my swim suit." Marry walked into Tuckers bathroom. She lay her head against the cool glass, I wish I knew how Tucker feels about me, I'm pretty sure he really cares about me but still.
When Marry came out she was wearing her red bathing suit. Tucker was in green trunks, his clothes were discarded on the floor, Marry threw hers on to the bed not paying attention to them when they slide off. They walked down to the main deck where the hot tube was.
When they got there, there was only one other person in the hot tube. She had long hair and a one piece ice blue swimsuit. "Hey Jazz"
Jazz had had her eyes closed but opened them when Tucker and Marry out in with her. "Hey guys. You wouldn't know where Danny and Sam have been? I was looking for them this morning but they weren't n their room."
Tucker and Marry looked at each other, Jazz hadn't heard that Danny had been arrested. "Uh, oh they were out. We had lunch with them this afternoon."
Jazz raised an eyebrow, Tucker was a horrible lire. "Really? Where were they?"
Marry decided it would be better for her to stay out of this. Tucker was looking around trying to find a way out of Jazzs gaze. "Uh, they were around."
"Tucker, you're lying. What happened?"
This won't go well, Dannys gona kill me for telling Jazz. Oh well its better to die by him and get a few more hours then now by Jazz. "Hewasarrested."
"What? You were mumbling Tucker."
"Danny was arrested." Jazz stood up, Great here it comes
"He was arrested! Why! What did he do, where is he now!"
"Jazz calm down! Dannys fine. Yesterday Sam found out about him being half ghost-"
"Tucker!" Jazz glanced at Marry, "He's joking"
"Jazz Marry already knows. Anyways, Sam freaked out and told Danny to leave. He was really hurt so he left the ship. Sams dad showed up and kidnapped her, he beat her and was planning to let some guy rape her. Danny came back and got her out of there before he could though. Then he took her back to their room so Sam could rest. Sam was covered in burses. Some detective showed up and arrested Danny, but they didn't keep him because Sam said he didn't do anything and would tell that to the court so they had to let them go. They were anger about that. That's where they were this morning."
"Danny, I'm going to kill him for that. Does he have any idea what would have happened if he hadn't been resealed? All the trouble we could have all gotten in? We might not have seen him again."
Tucker and Marry each put a hand on her shoulder. "Jazz, do you really think that there is a prison on earth that could hold Danny?"
"No, I guess there isn't. Maybe walkers but I guess that doesn't count."
Marry looked at Tucker, "Who's Walker?"
"I'll tell you about him later."
"Ok. You shouldn't be to mad at Danny, he did save Brittany."
"Who's Brittany?"
Tucker smiled, "Brittany is the little girl that Danny saved. The guy that Sams dad was going to let rape her was going to let her dad have his own daughter. Danny saved Brittany and gave them a scare so they won't try it again. And before you ask, Danny wore a cloak so they wouldn't know it was Danny Phantom."
Jazz smiled. "I guess I can't get to mad at him then. Is Sam ok?"
"Yea, she's sore but Danny made sure she was fine. They should be back in there room soon, or not."
"What do you mean, or not?" Jazz asked
Tucker pointed off towards the sky where two figures could be seen flying away from the ship. "I think Dannys trying to impress Sam."
"I wish he would have made them invisible at least." Jazz said shaking her head. She couldn't hide a slight smile form them though. I'm glad Danny found someone, he needs someone and to take some time off from ghost hunting. I wonder how the town is doing with out him.
Almost as if she could read Jazzs mind Marry asked, "If Danny was the ghost protecting the city, what happens now that hes not there?"
Tucker smiled. "Oh the Amity Park is fine, there's a ghost hunter there who should be able to take care of anything. Besides, most of the strong ghosts will only bother to show up to cause trouble for Danny."
Marry just nodded her head. Tucker, Marry and Jazz sat in the hot tube for a while talking about nothing much. Before they knew it the sun had set and the stars were out. With out realizing it Marry lay back against Tucker and closed her eyes. Soon she was asleep, Jazz smiled at Tucker and Marry. "You shouldn't let he sleep in here, its not healthy."
"Yea, your probably right." Tucker picked Marry up bridal style and stepped out of the hot tube. He shivered as he stepped out into the cold night air, "C-c-co-ol-old"
"Here" Jazz got up and draped a towel over Marry, then one over Tuckers shoulders.
"Thanks Jazz, wait, why didn't I just wake her up?"
"Because you'd give your left leg to carry a cute girl to your room while she sleeps in your arms?"
"Good point." Tucker walked back to his room. He saw Danny and Sam standing at his door.
"Remind me to never let you ghost me into Tuckers room again." Sam said shaking her head.
"Yea, that's a good idea. You don't think they are really running around the ship naked do you?" Danny seemed slightly amused by the idea, and slightly scared too.
This will be good. Tucker walked down the hall so they could see him, "Hi guys!"
"Tucker? What happened to you two?" Sam asked looking at her old friend sleeping in her new friends arms.
"Oh, Marry? She got tired out after we streaked across he main deck, man I never thought she could run that fast."
"Wait you mean, you two really?" Tucker had already closed his door with out answering them.
Tucker set Marry down on his bed, "Tucker, you're an evil person."
"Your awake?" Tucker started blushing.
"I should be mad at you, but I would have done the same. That's a scary thought." Marry hadn't opened her eyes but a small smile was on her face.
Sam and Danny walked back to their room, each trying not to picture Tucker and Marry running around naked. When they got to their room they found a piece of paper taped to their door. Come see the play, Ghost wishes, tonight at nine in the main ballroom.
"So Sam, want to go?" Danny asked handing her the paper.
She looked at it for a moment, "Sure, sounds fun."
"We still have a few hours" Danny said looking at his watch, "What should we do till then?"
"I don't know, I guess I'll just get ready and wait."
"Oh? Don't you think we could find something to do?" Danny wrapped his arms around Sams neck.
"I'm sure we could find something Danny, but I think I would like to get ready. I think you'll like it."
"If you say so" Danny said letting her go, but not before kissing her.
Sam kissed him back, then slipped out and under his arms when he wasn't expecting it. "I'll just let you go tell Tucker and Marry about the play then." She closed and locked the door.
Danny smiled, Sam must have forgotten about his ghost powers. Danny phased threw the door, Sam was turned away from him with her shirt pulled up around her shoulders. "ah"
"what? Danny!" She yanked her shirt back down. "How the hell did yo-" Sam mentally slapped herself, Duh, ghost powers! "Get out you pervert!"
"Alright I'm going, but its my room to." Danny said as Sam picked up a pillow and threw it at him, he let it pass threw him.
"Hey no fair! You're taking the fun out of it."
"I know" Danny walked back threw the door and went to find Tucker and Marry, praying that they were dressed. He walked down to Tuckers room, well more like flew.
Danny knocked on his door, Tucker opened it, thankful fully dress. "Hey Danny"
"Hey Tucker, You guys want to go see that play, Ghost wishes?"
"Sure, whens it start?"
"Nine." Danny looked past Tucker, Marry was lying on the bed, she had all her clothes on too.
"Ok, see you and Sam at nine." Tucker closed the door and walked back over to Marry. "ok wake up, I know you faking"
"No I'm not, I really am asleep."
"Oh? You talk well for someone who is asleep. I guess that if your asleep then you wouldn't notice if I did this?" Tucker jumped on her and started to kiss her, pinning her arms behind her.
"Nope, haven't noticed a thing" She said rolling out from under him, "Not a thing."
When Danny got back to his room Sam was in the bathroom. He started to look for something to wear to the play, he settled for a green t-shirt and black pants. Not the best he knew but he didn't have that much of a choice. Danny sat down and waited for Sam to come out.
It was nearly time to leave when Sam finally came out. She was wearing a long black dress that looked like it was made out of about a million different pieces. Danny was impressed it hadn't taken days to put on, its front was laced up and a purple under dress could be seen. She had on elbow length black gloves, she had cut the fingers off of them. Her hair was in two short pigtails and light green eye shadow made her eyes shine. "Well? What do you think?"
"I'll tell you when I can talk again." Danny said, he was starring at Sam and couldn't even blink.
"I guess that's a 'you look horrible in that'" Sam said pouting. She had hoped Danny would like it.
"No, its great! You look like an angle." Danny stood up and walked over to Sam, "It might be a little hard to get you out of later but…"
"Dream on, we haven't even gotten to second base yet." Sam said playfully hitting Danny in the arm.
"ow" Danny stepped back letting his arm swing like she had broken the bones in it and he couldn't move it now.
"You big baby" Sam went to her things and grabbed her purse. "You coming?"
"Maybe, you haven't said anything about how I look." Danny pretended to be hurt.
"You look fine Danny." Sam pulled him out of the room, "Now lets go!"
Sam and Danny meet up with Tucker and Marry out side the theater, they went in and found four seats near the back that had a good view of the stage that had been set up. Jazz walked in a minute later and took a seat behind them, soon people started to pour in filling up the remaining seats.
The lights flickered for a moment before they were plunged into darkness. A single light shone on the center of the stage, in a puff of red smoke and man appeared occupying the beam of light. He was wearing white makeup making him look deathly pale, he wore a bowler and a long gray trench coat. "Welcome, comers of the darkness within this ship. I am you humble proprietor of illusion, the ringmaster of this little show. Now please sit back, forget your ties to the world of the living, and enjoy the show!"
With a turn of his coat he was gone and several new figures appeared on stage. Over the next hour a tail of love and forbidden pasts. It was a really good play, and the cast was great. Danny was impressed with how well they portrayed ghost so well. If Dannys ghost since went off he wouldn't have been surprised. The ringmaster came back on stage as the ghost lord about halfway threw the play. He denied two ghosts their love, using a staff with a glowing red orb to separate them. Finally it was intermission, The ringmaster turned to the audience. "Thanks to all of you that have managed to stay alive threw the first half. Sadly it appears there is one who passed during our performance."
Danny was enjoying the show till a sharp pain in his head hit. He grabbed his head "Ow"
Sam turned to him, "Something wrong Danny?"
"My head hurts, don't worry, I'm sure its nothing" Danny gave Sam a smile. She just looked at him worriedly.
The second half of the play started the ghosts fought the ghost lord and it was almost over, the ghost lord was on the ground before the ghost he had controlled. "No, I command you ghost, do as I say!" He held up his staff.
The sharp pain stabbed Dannys head again. Sam turned to him, "Are you sure your ok? Do you need some air?"
"No I ok," He leaned his head on Sam, "Maybe I'll just rest a minute."
The play went on, the ghost lord slowly lost all the ghosts under his control till he was left to face them all. He turned to the audience again. "Well it looks like I've lost, unless you good people can convince the ghost among you to help. Come on everyone lets get that phantom down here!"
Some of the people started to shout, "Phantom, Phantom!" soon more people were shouting too. The music that had been playing started to pick up its pace to match crowd.
Dannys head was pounding, "Danny are you ok?" He was going to say no but he couldn't talk, Sams voice was growing fainter. The sound of the crowd pounded with his head, the lights faded.
Sam watched as Danny slumped in his chair, "Danny!" Danny suddenly stood up and went ghost flying on to stage. Sam didn't have time to comprehend this till Danny was already standing on stage.
"Well it looks like I still have one ghost on my side. Why don't you take care of these pest?" Danny turned to the cast and shot ghost ray after ghost ray at them knocking them back into their props.
Sam, Tucker, Marry and Jazz didn't know what was going on but when Danny turned back to the audience, his eyes were a glowing red color. "I've never seen his eyes do that before"
"It looks like the ghost lord freak show wins again doesn't it fokes?" Freak show said. "But it looks like I'll need something to help rebuild my kingdom. Phantom would you please help? That man in the front row looks like he can give us a little cash wouldn't you say?"
Danny gave a wicked smile, "Yes" He flew into the man over shadowing him. He stood up and threw his wallet and watch onstage. The audience laughed thinking it was part of the play, only the woman who had come with the man realized something was wrong. Besides those who knew Danny.
"Yes, yes this is very good. But we'll need more." Freak show said picking up the wallet. Danny ghosted into several other people over shadowing them and throwing their wallets, rings, watches and anything else they had on stage.
People were starting to realize that something was wrong, the first person Danny had taken control of had come out of his daze and was trying to get his wallet back. Freak show smiled, "Oh ghostly minions, please take care of these nice peoples money?"
The actors all walked on stage and let their costumes fall off reveling a stage of ghosts. People started running and screaming, the ghosts took to the air grabbing peoples valuables. Jazz shot one ghost that got to close with a Jack-o-nine tales. "Jazz? Why do you have that thing on you?"
"Force of habit?" Jazz said spinning around and hitting a ghost that had tried to sneak up on them. "Tucker get Sam and Marry out of here!"
"I'm not going anywhere" Sam said. "Marry Tucker get going."
Jazz smiled at this, Looks like Danny really found something in Sam.
Unfortunately while Jazz was thinking this she wasn't paying attention to the ghost that hit her from behind. It over shadowed her then turned on the others. She jumped at them but the ghost clearly hadn't been in a human before because it fell and started rolling around trying to get up. It was haven't having any luck.
Sam looked around, "New plan you two run I'll get Danny." Sam ran towards the stage where Danny was now floating. Tucker and Marry ran into the hall, the ghosts had already gotten out and were raiding everything they could find looking for things to steal.
Tucker held on tight to Marrys hand because people were running in every direction to try and escape. Someone ran into Marry and knocked her to the ground, her hand slipped from Tuckers as he was forced away from Marry. He called her name but no one could hear it about the screams of everyone else, the chaos reminded Tucker of the few times he had ventured into the ghost zone, except this was worse.
People were pushing Marry this way then that way, finally she started to force herself out of the thong and into a store that had already be ransacked. She had to elbow a few people but finally made it, Tucker stumble in a minute later. "Marry are you alright?"
"Yea, this is crazy." She tried not to show it but she was shaken up by all this ghost stuff. Tucker walked over to her and put an arm around her shoulder.
"Don't worry, we'll be fine." He looked around trying to find a way out that didn't involve going back it to that crazy crowd, which had gotten worse. People were now raiding the stores with the ghost, then the ghost stole it from the humans.
A barrel crashed threw one of the plaster walls and a man stepped in, "Hey girly, you look good and with all these ghost around I ain't got enough time to worry about if you want it or not." He started to take his shirt off. Tucker ramed a shelf and it toppled on to him, not hitting him square on but enough to knock him back threw the whole. "What is it with sex crazed people on this ship?"
Tucker grabbed Marrys hand and pulled her into the back of the store locking the door behind them. "We need to find a way out of here." He started to look for another way out.
"What about up there?" Marry said pointing at the ceiling where the out line of a door was.
"Yes!" Tucker pulled some boxes over and positioned them under it so they could climb up threw it. Then he pushed it, it didn't move so Tucker was forced to punch threw it. He climbed threw first and then helped Marry up, they were in a low passageway that was poorly lit. "Come on." Tucker took Marrys hand and pulled her along.
"Do you even have an idea of where we're going?" Marry asked when Tucker took a left turn to a dead end.
"No" He admitted as he took another turn, "Put I know where we are." They stepped out in to a small storage area. It was full of boxes of things for the kitchen, forks and cups mostly.
"Hello" A ghost stepped out of the shadows, most of her body was covered in tattoos and piercing. "And good bye" She pushed one of the stacks of boxes on to them.
Tucker grabbed Marrys arm and threw her out of the way, well sort of. She didn't clear the boxes completely but enough so that she wasn't hurt badly. Tucker on the other hand was completely buried in them. "Tucker!" Marry tried to move but her leg was pinned beneath the boxes.
"Marry?" His voice was muffled but still there.
"Tucker, where are you?" She felt something moving near her foot. "Oh, are you ok?"
"Kind of, my shoulder hurts but I'm still alive." Some of the boxes shifted. "Can you move your leg out?"
Marry pulled and her leg popped free. " Ok I'm free hold on." Marry started shoving boxes off the area where she thought Tucker was. Finally she found one of his feet, it took a minute more before he was free.
"Thanks." Tucker was surprised when Marry started crying. "Whats wrong?"
"Nothing, I was just worried about you."
Tucker put his arms around Marry, "It will take a lot more then some third rate ghost to get rid of me. How about we stay here for a few minutes and then find Danny and Sam alright?"
"Yea, that'll be good." She leaned back against Tucker, it would have been easy enough for her to go to sleep against Tucker but she wouldn't. Not yet, not till she knew Sam and Danny were ok.
Sam crouched down behind some sets in the second row, most of the people had already run screaming from the room followed by about a hundred little ghosts. Sam looked over the top of the chairs, Danny was one stage with a strange expression of his face, like he was happy but not in a good way.
"Well done my minion" Freak show was sitting on a pile of stole things like it was a thrown.
Sam crept alone till she was right next to the stage, no one had seen her yet. Danny was standing on the edge of the stage, Sam tapped him on the back of the leg, "Danny"
Danny looked down at Sam, red eyes glowing. Sam realized that this wasn't the best idea. He bent down and picked Sam up by the arms, "Ow, hey that hurts!"
Danny dropped her on stage, freak show smiled. "Well what do we have here? A little rat pretending to be a goth?"
"I don't pretend to be anything," Sam couldn't stand it when people thought she was just trying to fit in somewhere.
"What ever, Minion take care of her" He tossed Danny a scythe, Sam had to admit he looked a lot like the grim reaper with it.
"Danny you don't want to do this." Sam scrambled backwards trying to avoid the sharp weapon Danny was carrying.
Sam backed up into someone, she glanced behind her and saw a very ugly frog faced ghost. Its tongue shot out and wrapped around Sams throat and lifted her into the air. Sam tried to free herself but its tongue was like iron, slowly it squeezed around her throat. "Danny" Darkness was eating at Sams vision, she could almost feel herself slipping from her body. Will I become a ghost like Danny? Do I want to become a ghost?
Sam fell to the floor, she opened her eyes as the tongue vanished. Danny stood over the ghost having just cut its tongue off freeing Sam. The ghost looked shocked, it ran away from him. Danny turned back to Sam, "Sam?" for a second his eyes flashed blue before they were once again consumed by red.
He swung at Sam slicing a few strands of hair from her head. Sam stood up, Maybe if I can get Danny away from the staff he'll be free. "I hope this works."
Sam jumped off the stage, "Hey you loser ghost freaks, can't you even handle a little human girl? Man that's pathetic." Danny charged at her as she ran from the room, he phased threw the wall following Sam down the hall.
Freak show sighed, "Ruby, would you please take care of all those screaming humans? But leave Dannys friends with their free will. I want to have a little fun watching them run"
Ruby stepped out from behind the curtains, "Very well." She put her flute to her mouth and began to play. The sound echoed threw the ship, the humans threw out the ship stopped running and stood still. The only ones who were still moving were Sam Tucker and Marry. The ghost in Jazz was still trying to get up.
Sam ran down the hall and threw several rooms knocking over what ever she could. Danny just flew above her mess and ghosted threw walls, he caught her on the second deck in a bookstore. This is it, well here goes nothing, "Danny, please fight it, you saved me from that frog face. You can't say you did it just to kill me yourself. Please, you fought it, keep fighting it." Sam tripped over a stack of books and fell back into a shelf.
Danny raised the blade over his head. Sam closed her eyes, "Danny, I love you" There was a rushing sound and a warm feeling across her chest. But there was no pain.
Sam opened her eyes, the blade was an inch from her head. But the thing that was most surprising was that Sams necklace was glowing, or rather the stone in it was. "Sam?"
Blue was flashing in Dannys eyes along with the red. Sam jumped up, "Danny?"
Danny held his head, "What's going on?"
Sam hugged Danny, "That guy from the play took control of you and now there are ghost all over the ship stealing things."
Danny looked at the scythe in his hands, "Did I?"
"It doesn't matter, so how are we going to take care of Freak show?"
Danny smiled, "head on." Danny picked up Sam and flew them back to the theater. He landed at the back of the stage where they couldn't be seen. "I'll distract him, you try and break that staff of his."
"Alright, and be careful Danny. I don't want to lose you like that again." She kissed him lightly on the cheek. Then made her way to a stack chairs to watch.
Danny walked on stage, freak show smiled, "Is she dead minion?"
"No."
"What? Hmm, your free of my control?"
"Yes, now let everyone else go!"
"No, come on be a good minion and go kill the girl." He held up his staff and the red orb glowed and pulsed. "Do as your master says."
Danny held his head, he could feel himself slipping back into Freak shows control.
Sam saw what was happing and rushed to Danny, forgetting about destroying the staff. "Danny fight him!"
"Oh, it's the girl. Minion kill her now." Freak show started whistling like Danny was a dog to do his work.
Danny looked at him, "No, I won't."
"Do as I say, kill her, kill her now!"
Danny was slipping, he wanted to kill Sam. "No, no I won't! I wooooooo" Suddenly he let out a ghostly wail at them. It slammed Freak show and Ruby like a wall, shattering the orb and sending them flying back into the wall.
Danny slumped to the floor and changed back into his human form. Sam caught him as he landed, "Danny, are you ok? What was that?"
Danny held his head, he felt dizzy and sick and tired. "I don't know, so kind of ghostly wail?"
Freak show stood up, "That's it! I'll kill you both myself!"
"No you won't" Ruby said stand. "I am now free of you, I believe its time to show you what its like to lose your free will" Ruby played a few notes on her flute and Freak show froze.
Ruby walked over to Sam and Danny, "I am sorry for the trouble I have caused. I have been under his control for months, thank you for setting me free." Her eyes were now a golden brown color.
"Uh, no problem" Danny said as Sam helped him up.
"I will tend to Freak show in a moment. For now I will free those under my control and erase their memories of this night so they will not cause trouble for you Danny Phantom." She walked back to Freak show, "Come along, I believe the police will like to speak with you." They disappeared threw one of the walls.
"Well I guess this nights over, I'm really sorry Sam"
"Its alright. I glad you back to normal." They walked out on to the deck, many people were milling about not sure what was going on. "Maybe we should find Marry and Tucker."
"Yes, hang on" Danny ghosted them threw the ship looking for their friends, the ship was ok but a lot of things were broken. All the ghost had simple left once they were free. They found Tucker and Marry in a small storage room on the third floor. Danny set himself and Sam down. "You guys alright?"
Tucker smiled, "Yea were good, you back to normal?"
"As normal as a ghost boy can be" Sam said playful punching Danny.
They went back on to the deck, most of the people had already gone back to their rooms. Jazz walked up to them while they were watching the water roll by, "Some one forget about me?"
Sam covered her mouth, "Jazz, I completely forgot."
Jazz smiled and shook he head, "Danny I think you finally found someone as out of it as you."
"Yea, but that's what I love about her, among other things."
Sam smiled. "Yea, yea Romeo."
Tucker kissed Marry. "So, enjoying spending your time with us?"
"It's a lot more interesting then most trips." Marry said kissing him back. Tucker was about to respond when he saw something off in the distance.
"You've got to be kidding me." He finally said.
Marry and Danny turned to look, "There has to be a law against this kind of thing."
Sam looked, there straight ahead was what looked like a huge iceberg.
(A/N: Well? I tried to work some Tucker Marry in to this chapter. So let me know what you thought of this. I hope everyone has a great Valentines Day!
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