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7 Wanted Dead And Alive
Dani's ghost sense went off right before everything went to hell. Walker's goons were spreading chaos, and it was working, the students and staff were panicking, running around trying to get away from the ghosts. But Walker's goons weren't alone. The first ghost that had appeared, a wild looking bipedal wolf-like being, leaped over the crowd landing squarely next to Dani. She screamed as the beast grabbed her around the collarbone, their paw easily reaching around her shoulder, the tips of their long claws barely touching her other shoulder. She was sort of expecting them to just rip her head off then and there but they didn't. Instead they spoke, though Dani couldn't understand him.
"Vi estas en danĝero. Walker postkuras vin!" Dani blinked, he wasn't chitering like Globby the bunny did when they 'said' something. But before Dani could catch more than the name Walker the beast was blasted off of her, releasing her easily though she had the feeling he could easily have dragged her with him.
"Stay away from her!" It was her mother. Dani scrambled to her feet, diving behind her parents blinking as the wolf-like ghost disappeared through the wall followed closely by Walker's goons. The ghosts vanished from the school after a few more accurate shots from Maddie, and a few wild ones from Jack. The students were ushered out of the school while the adult Fenton's began to implement their plans to make the school a safer place for the students. Jazz walked Dani home, they weren't supposed to be walking anywhere on their own right now.
"I have so much homework to do right now Dani. I am gonna be buried all night. I'd really appreciate it if you were so quiet it's like you're not even there." Jazz said emphasizing the last bit of her sentence as she glanced at Dani who frowned, but with her ghost sense going off like mad she wasn't really paying attention to her. They made it home just in time to see the GAV pull into driveway and around the back of the building. They must need to pick up a few things from the house to complete their plans for protecting the school. Or at least that's what Dani had thought. She and Jazz came in through the front door, Jack, Maddie and their guests coming in through the side door. Jack bounced into the room followed by most of the A-listers. The only noticeable exclusion was Star, who had been out of town when all this madness began anyway. Dani raised an eyebrow as the other teens smiled at her as they filed into the living room. Maddie smiled up at Dani and Jazz.
"Hey kids! Come on down, join us for the inaugural meeting of the Amity Park Ghostkateers!" She grinned at her daughters waving them down the stairs, neither moved. Jack was knighting Dash with a silver and green staff.
"I dub thee, Ghostkateer number one!" Dash glanced up at Dani and she frowned, was it her imagination or did his eyes look almost red. She shook her head taking a few more steps up the stairs. She needed to figure out how to get the invasion under control. She slipped out of the house and managed to catch about twenty of Walker's goons that night, dumping them back into the portal, not that it did much good. They seemed to have found their way back out by the next morning. Both of her parents came with them to school that day and Dani didn't get a chance to talk to Sam and Tanya until lunch. The usual outdoor eating area was covered with the portable ghost shield from the GAV, but it would only last fifteen minutes so they were scarfing down their food as fast as they could. Sam frowned at Dani.
"Are you ok?" He asked and Dani rolled her eyes.
"Why wouldn't I be. My parents are constantly at my school, I spent all night last night chasing down Walkers goons and barely made a dent." Dani choked, reached her hand through her throat and pulled out her plastic spork. "And I'm chewing so fast I just swallowed my spork." She deadpanned and Tanya shook her head. Dani slammed her spork down with a frown. "I swear the minute I get the chance I'm tossing that babbling furball who started back into the Ghost Zone." At that though Tanya frowned.
"It didn't sound like babbling to me, it sounded like Esperanto." Tanya said between bites of her sandwich.
"Esper-what now?" Sam asked.
"Esperanto. It's a dead language, well mostly anyway. These days it's mostly just used by nerds, it's a side language in a few mmorpg's I play. I couldn't make out what he was saying though but he sounded panicked." Dani frowned.
"Aren't we all these days." Sam said shaking his head. Dani nodded her spork halfway to her mouth when her ghost sense went off. Her eyes widened and Tanya shook her head.
"How! We're chewing like the wind in an anti-ghost shield! Where the hell could the ghost be?" She demanded just before the GAV exploded. Dani grabbed Sam and Tanya's hand turning them and the table between them intangible as debris flew. Her parents were too distracted by the destroyed vehicle to notice Dani and her friends, let alone the giant wolf-like ghost that leaped over them racing though the screaming students. She released them, letting them reappear before hopping off the bench. The ghost shield had vanished. She turned to Sam and Tanya.
"If anyone asks where I am, lie." She said racing away from the smoking ruin that had been the GAV. She nearly ran straight into Jazz who was hiding behind a tree, Dani swore under her breath, sure her sister was about to call out to their parents and ruin her plan to go after the wolf thing. Instead Jazz started guiltily.
"Dani! Are you hiding here? I'll go hide over there." She raced off and Dani frowned. That had been really weird but she didn't have time to figure it out right now, she had a ghost to catch.
Wulf's translation: Vi estas en danĝero. Walker postkuras vin! - You're in danger. Walker's after you!
