"Alright Phantom. Tell me everything you know about that ghost you just caught," Nick demanded in a no-nonsense tone. Danny scoffed.
"Relax, Technus isn't dangerous. Annoying yes. Powerful, only with technology. But he's not very smart. All you have to do is ask him what his plans are and he'll usually shout them to you and as he's talking you can get the drop on him. Oh, you have to watch what you say around him though, if you tell him not to do something, he tends to ignore you and do it anyway," Danny explained with a shrug. Nick nodded thoughtfully.
"Alright then, tell me more about what happened with the mayor of Amity Park," Nick ordered. Danny raised an eyebrow and shook his head.
"I already told you," Danny reminded him.
"Then tell me again. And don't leave anything out," Nick replied haughtily and folded his arms. Danny scowled at the man before sighing in apparent defeat.
"I really didn't want to have to explain this. Alright, there's this ghost. Walker. He's the warden of the Ghost Zone jail. He once arrested me and I escaped-" Danny began.
"Arrested? Explain," Nick prompted quickly. Danny frowned in annoyance.
"Nick, it's not how it sounds. Walker loves making up a lot of ridiculous rules and enforcing them. He caught me with real world items. Stuff from this world. Next thing I know, he's sentencing me to a thousand years jail time. So I kind of organised a prison riot and most of the prisoners escaped, including me. But that's not the point. The point is I escaped and Walker wasn't happy. So he decided to get revenge on me by overshadowing a lot of people in Amity Park, including the mayor. Walker was in the mayor by the way. Then he made the entire town hate me. Fooled everyone into thinking I was evil. I only "attacked" town hall to explain myself. Well that and to get rid of the ghosts overshadowing everyone, which I did. Walker, in the mayor, grabbed me though and dragged me outside and shouted for help. Like I said, I was his captive not the other way around. I could have run away, Nick. Heck, I probably should have considering what I have to put up with from the Fentons and the Guys in White. But I stayed, because they needed me. I'm the only thing stopping ghosts taking over Amity Park. I even defeated the Ghost King once saving the human world and the Ghost Zone," Danny informed the director, still leaning back in his chair with his arms folded, looking like the entire interrogation was an inconvenience for him.
Nick raised an eyebrow.
"Tell me about why you stole that thermos," Nick eventually decided. Danny frowned slightly.
"Alright, stole is a harsh word for what happened. I was busy fighting a ghost and got hit pretty hard and ended up near the Fenton family. Jack Fenton happened to throw the thermos at me by accident. It didn't work back then. I got it working and caught the ghost. I just never gave it back. If that's stealing, then I stole it. But trust me when I say, I can do a lot more good with it than Jack can. The man can't hit a moving target to save his life," Danny answered, carefully not saying that the thermos he had wasn't the same one that his father had thrown at him.
"That's your opinion," Nick supplied. Danny smiled and shook his head.
"That's fact. He might get a few lucky shots every now and then but ask anyone in Amity Park and they'll tell you, Jack isn't the best ghost hunter. Maddie Fenton on the other hand. She is," Danny replied.
"You said that you're the only thing stopping ghosts taking over Amity Park. If Maddie Fenton is an accomplished ghost hunter, couldn't she protect the town?" Nick recalled. Danny shrugged.
"Against normal threats like the Box Ghost or Technus, maybe. But there are worse ghosts out there Nick. And sometimes the only thing that can stop a ghost is a ghost. I can chase a ghost anywhere, Maddie can't. Besides, there's being a good hunter and then there's being a good protector. Maddie tends to shoot first and ask questions never. Some ghosts will keep coming back until they find what they're looking for. That needs communication. I remember a ghost dog that kept escaping the Ghost Zone looking for his toy. Would go on wild rampages and attack anything that moved. But once I found his toy for him, he went back to the Ghost Zone by himself," Danny explained.
Nick nodded, beginning to understand that this ghost was what he claimed. A hero.
"Finally, last question. What powers do you have?" Nick asked. Danny raised an eyebrow.
"Quite a few to be honest Nick. Most, if not all ghosts, can fly, go intangible and invisible. Ghost strength. I can overshadow, don't worry I don't do it often, shoot a ghost ray, I can make ghost ice, duplicate but I'm still learning that one and I have what I call a ghostly wail. That last one is super powerful and dangerous. With it, I can destroy a city block. But it is a real energy drain. I don't use it unless I have no other choice," Danny listed. Nick nodded again. He then motioned that Danny could leave.
Spiderman and his team glanced at each other. This ghost was really powerful and seemed to have even worse press than Spiderman. At least he was only called a menace rather than evil. They exited the adjoining room and Spiderman, inwardly groaning in regret, bumped gently into the ghost and grabbed the thermos. Spiderman was momentarily shocked by how solid and cold the ghost was but quickly recalled that Danny said it was normal for a ghost with an ice core. Spiderman then attempted to walk discretely down the hall and to Doctor Connors' lab but Danny cried out in surprise and turned to Spiderman.
"You have to give that back to me, now," he ordered in a shocked, almost frightened tone. Spiderman noticed Nick shake his head before Danny jumped forward to snatch the thermos back. Spiderman bit his lip under his mask and decided to follow Nick's orders, for once.
"Not gonna happen. Nova!" Spiderman called and threw the thermos to Nova hovering behind the ghost.
Nova caught the thermos and started to examine it.
"Wow, this thing looks advanced. Look at all these buttons," Nova commented. Danny spun around to face Nova.
"Don't touch any buttons!" he shouted, terrified. But it was too late, Nova had already pressed one.
"Why?" Nova asked nervously. Then the thermos began to shake and the lid sprung off. Danny dropped his head into his hand and groaned loudly.
"And I thought Tucker was bad," he muttered to himself.
"Er... what's happening?" Nova cried out fearfully.
"You pressed the release button. This is exactly why I didn't want you guys looking at it," Danny informed him and straightened into a defensive stance. The others followed his example involuntarily. Then a lot of softly glowing, floating figures filled the hall.
Yeah, a disaster waiting to happen, happened.
So, any ghostly requests?
Let me know what you guys think so far.
Until the next chapter.