SPRING BREAK! Well, for me that is. :D
That is right! I am on spring break! Which means I actually have time to write, which is good. I haven't had a lot of time lately really; school, homework, I actually just got a job too (yay *sarcasm*), and my laptop (the shitty one I'm always complaining about) is now broken. Well, the charger's fried and it's useless in general so I'm saving up for a new one. I'm actually using my school laptop now, but don't tell my teachers. *smirks*
Before I go on, first I would like to thank Savirox for their amazing and much appreciated help with translating in this chapter! My friend, I am forever in your debt...okay that's a bit too extreme…
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MusicalNightmare: Huh...it is a small world afterall. My real name actually has 'cat' in it so most of my nicknames, including Kitty, revolve around that. And no, my name is not Cathrine or any form of the name. If any of you ask that or call me that I will hunt you down and kill you in your sleep. I hate that name. Now don't get me wrong, I don't hate anyone with that name, it's just personally been tainted for me...long story…
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Chapter 24
The class's reaction was exactly what the four had been expecting. It only took a second for the realization to dawn on the class, but once it did, chaos erupted. Students screamed, other began to cry; even Dash, who had been trying to keep a solid 'tough guy' look the entire time there cried out for his 'mommy.' The reactions only seemed to continue as Mr. Lancer slumped over, passing out on the frozen ground while Maddie and Jack did the obvious to reach for their weapons, only to remember that they were not there and taking up a fighting position instead. It would have been somewhat frightening, if Jack hadn't tripped over a patch of ice and fell on his ass, crashing into his wife on the way down. Overall it was simply chaotic...
...And absolutely hilarious.
The four never liked to laugh at other's misery, but something about their classmates screaming Bloody Mary about seeing a giant yeti ghost with long, sharp teeth (honestly, if anything he was just a big fluffy teddy bear which an ice arm). The four held back a laugh for a moment, then gathered themselves, standing in the confident posture they had adopted so naturally over the years.
Eventually the class seemed to realize that the 'giant yeti of death' was, in fact, not going to maim them terribly or rip them to shreds, they began to calm, but were still stiff and hesitant in every sense of the word.
Danny, thinking they were fine now, spoke. "Hello, and welcome to the Far Frozen!" It was short, it was simple, yet a few people still whimpered at hearing the name, being able to picture the landscape as well.
Danny, seeing no other choice, continued. "So, we are going to be staying with the tribe of the Far Frozen, who have promised to take care and help us. We will be grateful to them." God, it was like he was speaking to six year olds. "Their king, Frostbite, has come to lead us to where we will be staying as guests." With this he turned towards the yeti ghost.
Frostbite stepped out, his fur almost blending into the snow. His dark blue cape fluttered in the slight, biting wind. The gold embellishments glistened in the light of the snow, and the ice of his arm was almost translucent in the light.
He walked till be was standing besides the four, smiling at the class, who only stiffened more...why did his smile look so threatening?
"Greetings, classmates of Grea-uh, Danny." He said, glancing over at the raven haired teen. Danny pressed his lips together while Sam snickered. "I will be guiding you to where you will be staying for the night, all accommodated for. Please feel free to let me or any of my citizens if you are in need of something. Now please, let us go."
The class couldn't help exchanging worried and frightened glances at each other, yet between the choice of going with the yeti ghost and possible warmth and freezing their ases off, the former seemed like the better option. Quickly and quietly the class scrambled onto the shuttle, secretly glad to be able to not have the biting cold against their skin.
After everyone settled down onto a seat, the shuttle gave a slight lurch and began moving, traveling further and further into the foreboding white of the icy tundra. Despite the class's nerves on end, they relaxed some. The other girl was there too, Dani they recalled, who had smiled at them as they got on before disappearing into the front of the shuttle where Frostbite and the four had escaped into. There was no one else in the shuttle though, and honestly they didn't know whether to think of that as a good thing or a bad one. They were convincing themselves it was good.
Jack couldn't help but look around the shuttle, finding something oddly, and slightly eery, about the design. Personally, it looked a lot like the Specter Speeder, just with the seats arranged at the sides of the cabin and not in rows. Of course he would notice though, he had spent way over the healthy limit of time on the Speeder, he knew every inch and cranny, every flaw it had and it's weaknesses, like with how the balance stabilizer should be right below the middle of the cabin floor. A slight design error, but there simply wasn't enough room in the engine for it. However, he grew curious...how would this race of yeti ghosts be able to get a hand on his design?
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They had to admit...despite the horrifying ghosts around them, they certainly had style.
The class, along with Danny, Sam, Tucker, Valerie, and Dani, had been dropped off at a large, dome shaped building near what looked to be a giant ice castle. The outside was surprisingly nice, the way icicles hung on the trimming and the intricate design on the door made of solid ice that looked more like a clouded blue crystal. The class wondered how ice could look so beautiful, not noticing Sam twirl her necklace around in her fingers, a soft smile on her lips.
Danny had made sure to educate the class on the Far Frozen, pointing out where everything was. When he motioned towards the coliseum-like building, they were unsure to make of the way Danny pouted slightly at his friends giggling behind him. However, he had yet to mention the large ice dome behind them.
"And this," Danny said, making a grand gesture towards the ice dome, "Is where we will be staying."
With that he pushed the door open with ease, and the class's mouths opened in awe.
If the outside wasn't stunning enough, the inside had them dazed. The door opened into a forer with doors leading off at the sides of it. The floor looked to be made out of ice, yet was not slippery or melting under the surprising heat of the room. The walls were covered in paintings, most of them were of the yeti ghosts, even a few of Frostbite, yet they could still see some of them being of the four that had lead them here, along with Dani at their side. Some showed them in their common clothes, yet other paintings depicted them in more regal attire. Paulina squealed when she noticed a painting of Phantom, the artist beautifully being able to capture him in the work.
Before anyone could say anything about the pictures or the interior in general, Danny began to talk.
"This is what is known as the royal guest house. We will be staying here as guests. Now, we are going to show you around, there should be enough room for everyone." Danny then turned and walked towards the first door on the left, his friends and the class following him.
The guest house was bigger than it looked. They haven't even gotten halfway through and already they have seen (what was easily) the largest kitchen they have ever seen, three full bathrooms, a sauna, a lounge, and two out of however many bedrooms. Valerie had said that people would be sleeping in pairs, and the class instantly began pairing up. They would work on who got what room after the tour was over though.
Soon they reached another door, just as elegant as all the others. They didn't understand how the four were able to tell them apart.
"And this is the library." Danny said, pushing it open.
They somewhat knew what to expect, and knew they would still be in awe at the sheer size and beauty of the room, yet that awe was cut short when they realized that there was already someone in the room.
The class shreked slightly at the ghost in the middle of the room, surrounded by mountains and mountains of books and papers. The ghost wasn't a yeti ghost either, but instead a teenage girl, possibly seventeen, with her hair pulled back into a messy bun. She looked up at the noise, moving so quickly that her glasses almost flew off her face before settling back on her nose. Her lavender eyes were wide as she noticed them and dropped the book she was holding, letting out a scream as well.
While the class was terrified, Danny, Sam, Tucker, Valerie, and Dani simply raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"Mélanie?"
The girl blinked once. Twice. Then focused on the raven haired teen and his friends. She let out a sigh of relief, before becoming confused as well. "Attends... Danny, que... qu'est-ce que vous faites tous ici?" ("Wait...Danny, what...what are you guys doing here?")
Danny rubbed the back of his neck. ''Um... c'est une longue histoire...'' ("Uh...It's a long story…")
''Et... qui sont-ils?'' She asked shyly, gesturing towards the class. ("...And who are they?")
''Ça aussi c'est une longue histoire.'' Danny said. ("Also a long story")
Sam cleared her throat, drawing the ghost's attention to her. "Nous te... dirons tout dans un moment. C'est compliqué, mais en résumé on est coincé ici à cause de cette idée débile d'une sortie de classe qui, jusqu'à maintenant, est un total désastre." ("We'll...tell you in a bit. It's complicated, but basically we're stuck here because of this idiot idea to take a class trip that is so far a disaster.")
The ghost's lips twitched slightly, a giggling narrowly escaping her throat. She bit her lip in attempt to cover her laughter. "D'accord, d'accord. Mais vous avez intérêt à tout me raconter, j'apprécie une bonne histoire." ("Fine, fine. You better tell me though, I do love a good story.")
Valerie scoffed playfully, smirking at her. "Non, t'aimes juste les potins." ("No, you just love gossip.")
Mélanie could only laugh at that. "C'est vrai, tu m'as eu." ("It's true, you got me.")
The four laughed, Dani giggled as well. The class could only wonder what was so funny.
Mikey was curious. He liked to know what was going on, and so far he was just confused. Who even was this girl? "Uh...Danny? Um...who is she and...why...is she here?" He asked timidly, pushing his glasses back up his nose.
They turned to look at him, Mélanie's face seemed to grow darker, almost like she was blushing, when she remembered the class was there.
Danny remembered his question. "Oh yeah…" He turned back to the girl. "Hey, Mélanie, pourquoi t'es ici ? Tu ne nous l'as jamais dit." ("Hey, Mélanie, why are you here? You never told us.")
Mélanie shuffled on her feet, slightly nervous under the watch of the class. "L'Écrivain fantôme m'a demandé si je pouvais récupéré ce livre que t'as emprunté il y a un bout de temps. Hum... c'était quoi le titre déjà... Je crois que c'était 'La Théorie Relative de la Manipulation Génétique' ou un truc du genre…" ("Ghostwriter asked if I could retrieve that book that you borrowed a while back. Uh...what was it called...I believed he called it 'The Relative Theory of Genetic Manipulation' or something like that…")
Tucker stepped forward slightly. "Il n'est pas ici en fait, mais dans les laboratoires. Il ne serait pas très utile ici." ("It's not here actually, it's in the labs. Wouldn't do much good for us if it was here.")
Mélanie shrugged. "Je suppose. Et bien, si vous voulez, vous pouvez, hum... les installer et on pourra aller le chercher. Et en chemin vous pourrez me raconter cette 'stupide sortie scolaire' pendant que vous y êtes." ("I guess so. Well, if you guys want, you can, um...get them situated and we can go get it. And on the way you can tell me of this 'idiot field trip' while you're at it.") She said, smiling.
The four smiled as well. "'J'ai le sentiment que tu t'apprêtes à faire le ménage et à ranger tout ça, pas vrai?" ("I have a feeling you're going to clean up in here, right?") Sam said, a playful smirk on her lips.
Mélanie, still smiling. "'Bien sûr, je peux arranger ça en une minute top chrono." ("Of course, I can clean this up in a minute flat.")
Danny nodded. "D'accord, on se rejoint après avoir installé la classe, puis on ira aux laboratoires. C'est bon?" ("Alright, we'll met up in here after we get our class situated, then we'll go to the labs. Sound good?")
They nodded, agreeing with the plan, and the four, including Dani (who was looking quite tired), turned towards the class. Danny spoke again "D'accord, nous-uh…" He cleared his throat, "Sorry...okay, so we're going to quickly show you guys the rest of the bedrooms and then you're going to break into who you are going to be with while in them. Afterwards, you are allowed to wander inside the guest house, but we would not recommend stepping outside unless you are accompanied by one of Frostbite's citizens, and no," He said, just as everyone was beginning to raise their hands, "None of them are going to harm you. We are safe here." Everyone put their hands down. Danny sighed quietly, it sounded like he was telling children what to do.
He turned back to Mélanie for a second, who was looking thoughtfully at the mountain of books and papers surrounding her. Suddenly, her hand and lower right arm began to glow the same lavender shade as her eyes, and with a sweep of her arm books, papers, pens, and other objects thrown about began to glow as well, slowly rising in the air and putting themselves back to their original places. The class noticed this and stared in awe at the sight before them, while Team Phantom simply smiled and began to usher the class out of the room.
They had business to attend to after all.
The chapter is finished! I am soooo happy! *cries tears of joy*
A few questions because a lot of you probs have school and I like making people suffer.
1. What is the purpose of that book Mélanie is looking for? (fyi it's called the Relative Theory of genetic Manipulation so you don't have to scroll back up)
2. What do you guys think of the class's reaction to Frostbite?
Yeah yeah, I know, not very thought provoking but whatever. Make sure to review with your answers, or even ask me questions! (I have nothing else to do this week tbh) And make sure to favorite and follow this story if you haven't!
Alright, so I'll see you on the flip side! PAIX!
~Kitty ='u'=