Chapter 6: Control Freaks.
Shadow: Welcome back to the next chapter of Phantom Benders.
Dani: And we have an exciting chapter for you guys but first we need to do the brief recap. Okay last time Team Avatar arrived in Omashu and they got arrested. Aang and Danny had to do some challenges for the king. First challenge Danny had to swim in an impossible river, second challenge Danny had to find Cujo the King's pet, he found Cosmo (Fairly Odd Parents) and Cujo and Danny then had to fight Tucker Phantom, the former ghost half of his good friend that had been removed by his parents.
Shadow: Don't forget Tuck and Ty-lee appeared and now you will have your mind blown.
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Danny immediately hugged his two good friends from the Fire Nation.
"Yo guys what are you two doing here?" Danny asked. "Heck, how did they allow you into the City?"
"Well for one Ty-lee and I ran away from home years ago and joined a circus known as three elements circus." Tucker said.
"Ran away? Why? You guys were rich and had parents working with both my uncles as royal advisors and war generals." Danny said.
"Yeah but I had six sisters that looked exactly like me and had no individuality." Ty-lee said.
"And my parents didn't understand my love for technology and why I couldn't bend." Tucker said. "So we left on the same night joined a circus, ignored the war and eventually started dating."
"Wow, Azula, Zuko and Valarie owe me and Mai money." Danny said.
"Wait you guys bet on us?" Ty-lee asked.
"Hey knowing Tucker he would have done the same thing." Danny said.
"You and I both know it's true." Tucker said.
Danny then continued to spend the day with Tucker and Ty-lee and eventually Ty-lee went to go practise for her circus performance and Sam joined Danny and Tucker.
They were currently at the top of Bumi's castle watching the circus be set up.
"So guys how long has it been since we were all together?" Danny asked.
"7 years. When we had to rescue Sam and take her back to Kyoshi Island." Tucker said.
"Oh yeah your uncle had ordered that the last earthbender of Kyoshi Island should be captured so they found me and took me." Sam said.
"Yeah, then me and Tucker found you and we were able to get you back here." Danny said. "Three seven year olds traveling the world without parents to get you back home."
"And that allowed you to start the team. If it weren't for that fact then Danny would have never persuaded me to join Team Avatar." Tucker said.
"So Danny when was the last time you spoke to your double agent in the Fire Nation?" Sam asked.
"Last year but my family is going to the Fire Nation soon for a family-get-together and so that they can see their old friend from school." Danny said. "I meet up with my agent then."
"How many people are in Team Avatar now?" Sam asked.
"Well with the addition of Aang, Katara and Sokka I now have 13 members." Danny said.
"Wow." Tucker said. "And those are only the teenage members. How many of them actually know about the other members of the group."
"For now only you and Sam know about the others. Jazz is about as ignorant as everybody else." Danny said.
"Okay but enough about that now." Sam said. "Tucker your circus is working with another circus for your performances right?"
"Yeah, Circus Gothica." Tucker said "Why?"
"Danny tell the others that we are going to view their show." Sam said.
"Why me?" Danny asked. "And why that show."
"Aang and Katara will listen to you. Sokka will go if you tell him there is food at the circus and Jazz might go or stay reading a book or scroll." Sam said.
"And why that show?" Tucker asked. "When my girlfriend and I are doing an exact show the exact same night?"
"I have always wanted to go to Circus Gothica. When it came to Kyoshi my parents wouldn't allow me to watch it. I have been craving to watch that for years." Sam said.
"Wait you're a goth?" Tucker asked. "I know this one guy with a scar on his face who would be perfect for you."
Danny and Tucker then began laughing while Sam began to blush and start saying that she would not date Zuko.
But their enjoyment was cut short when Danny and Sam heard something with their enhanced hearing.
They heard the voice of a high pitched annoying woman from Kyoshi demanding that the Guard open the gate for her and her husband.
"Uh Sam? Isn't that the screech of your mom?" Danny asked.
"My parents are here? Oh no that isn't good." Sam said.
"Why not?" Tucker asked.
"Firstly when I first met Danny my parents didn't want me talking to him because he was the nephew of the Fire Lord. Then they threw a fit when they discovered that I wanted to become a Kyoshi Warrior. And they forbid me from leaving with you guys so I ran away and left on my own." Sam said.
Sam was with her mom and stepfather and they were arguing over.
"Mom why not. It is my destiny to go with the Avatar to save the world." Sam said. "I am the first Earthbender to be born into Kyoshi Island for 100 years. And don't forget I am Kyoshi's direct descendant."
"I don't care. I will not have you go on a dangerous mission especially with that freak nephew of the Fire Lord." Pamela Manson said.
"Mom you knew the risks of what would happen if you married a ghost. You knew you would get a daughter with powers and abilities beyond your imagination but most importantly you knew you would get a daughter who would be able to help in the war." Sam said.
"Samantha you are not going with them and that is final." Pamela said.
"So you really ran away?" Tucker asked "Like me. Cool."
They once again heard the screech of Sam's mom and this time she was saying that her first husband would come and destroy the wall if they did not open for her.
"Should we go down there?" Danny asked.
"Yeah Sam, she's your mom." Tucker said.
Sam rolled her eyes. "Fine."
Danny and Sam both then transformed into their ghost forms and carried Tucker towards the gate. And they saw the last woman Sam wanted to see.
"Mom?" Sam asked.
"Samantha Ashley Manson! How dare you, leave Kyoshi Island without my permission." Pamela Manson said. "I am taking you right back home and grounding you for life."
"No you are not. I told you I was going to leave and go on this journey." Sam said sticking to her stubbornness.
Danny and Tucker just watched as the argument between the mother and daughter continued but they didn't jump in because they knew Ms Manson would react even more if a boy from the Fire Nation and the Fire Lords nephew got involved in this.
Eventually Aang, Katara, Sokka and Ty-lee came to figure out what was happening.
And as the verbal non insulting fight continued Danny and Aang noticed the spiritual energy pick up so drastically when Sam made a fist and the earth around them shook.
"Mom get over yourself. I am growing up so I don't need you to tell me what to do anymore." Sam said before she flew away.
Pamela then turned and looked at Danny with a fire in her eyes and if Danny didn't know she was an Earth Kingdom descendant of Kyoshi he would have guessed that she was a firebender.
Danny then proceeded to turn himself, Tucker, Ty-lee and Jazz invisible before Pamela raged on him and the members of the Fire Nation.
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At the end of the day Danny was finally to persuade Aang, Katara, Sokka and Jazz to go to Circus Gothica.
Sam was still a little angry about her mom but she was still excited for Circus Gothica.
Aang, Katara and Jazz were unsure about going into the Circus.
"Danny why are we here again?" Katara asked.
"Sam asked me take you guys here." Danny said. "This is the first time she has been able to be truly free and enjoy herself to the fullest. And she wanted all her friends here… and Sokka."
"Wait what?" Sokka asked.
"Okay Sam and Sokka's rivalry aside, do you really think this is a place that we should take the young 12 year old to?" Katara asked.
"Hey just because I'm young doesn't mean I can't see gothic things." Aang said.
"Okay if you get nightmares and go into the Avatar state during the night then it's on you and the Halfas." Katara said.
"You know I'll go to Tucker's performance." Aang said.
"Yeah I'll go with you." Jazz said.
Sam then walked up in a full gothic outfit. If people though her Kyoshi Warrior outfit was scary then they had not seen anything yet. She was dressed in all black and all dark green. Her Purple eyes seamed to glow with excitement.
"Had it not been for your purple eyes I don't think anyone would have seen you." Sokka said.
Sam then rolled her eyes and dragged the others into the tent. She didn't even mind that Aang and Jazz weren't going because this was going to be the best time of her life.
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Everything went quickly for Danny. Throughout the entire show it felt like he was seeing only red and there was this irritating voice ringing in his head.
He didn't remember much of what happened throughout that evening but he knew something was wrong when he woke up outside Omashu by a river.
He tried to shake the fog from his mind but he had absolutely no memories of the last night.
Danny then noticed that there was fog all around him he then got up and walked to the river and when he looked at himself he jumped back.
"Whoa." Danny said not noticing the echo effect.
Danny looked at the pool of water again and noticed that his eyes were in fact red.
"Okay either I am still dreaming or that Circus really messed me up." Danny said.
Danny then walked to the wall and he noticed the guards were missing.
Danny then flew over the wall and noticed that the city was completely deserted.
Danny then began to walk through the deserted city looking for something that didn't make this place look like a ghost town.
"Okay something isn't right here." Danny said.
As Danny continued to walk he noticed gold starting to appear around the place and he also noticed Bumi's Castle transforming into a black circus tent.
Danny then shot into the air and flew towards the large Tent and as he got closer he started seeing almost ghost versions of people walking around and arguing about their gold being missing.
As Danny got close to the tent a large energy field appeared and pushed him back.
Danny then saw the ringleader of the circus standing on top of the tent.
"Oh no Mr Phantom I don't think you are fit to come into my castle." Freakshow said.
"Freakshow? What are you…?" Danny started.
"Oh I am just using you to steel all the gold, ectoranium and rare materials in this city." Freakshow said.
Danny then created an ecto blast and shot it at Freakshow but then the dome reflected his attack back into his chest.
"Ow." Danny said. "Never new those stung so much."
Danny then flew down to the ground and he knew that getting through that shield would be almost impossible.
"Okay now let's think about this." Danny said.
"Think?" a voice said behind him. "You are lucky you are still fresh under his control. If you think you can forever lose control of your body and be trapped in this limbo."
Danny turned around and saw a female ghost with red eyes like his, tattoos all over her arms and in earth bender robes and with black hair.
"I am Lydia. I was Freakshow's first victim. He took full control of me and transformed me into a monster." Lydia said. "I tried to fight the control with my mind and I accidently empowered his control over my mind and now all I am is an empty shell."
Danny was about to reply but then he felt something happen and he fell limp on the floor.
"Ow what happened?" Danny asked.
"It seems as if someone is attacking your physical body." Lydia said. "Allow me to show you what is happening with your body at the current moment."
Lydia then tapped Danny's head and he saw what was happening with his body.
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Sam flew towards Danny and wrapped him up in vines.
"Danny we are trying to help you so can you just keep still." Sam said.
Danny then hissed and turned intangible and sunk into the floor.
Danny then emerged from behind Sam with his hands glowing with ecto energy. He then shot Sam in the back and she was forced back into her human form.
Aang then came behind Danny and shot air blasts at him but Danny just turned intangible and let the air pass harmlessly through him and hit Tucker.
Ty-lee came and tried to pressure point him but Danny grabbed her and threw her into Aang.
It was obvious that Danny was currently the most powerful and the most trained out of them all. Danny had been training to use his ghost powers ever since he was two years old. He also intensified his training when he started Team Avatar.
He read scrolls about different fighting styles and created his own style the way of the Phantom. And now his skills were being used against his friends against his will.
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Danny watched as he took down his friends in no time.
"No way… I will not allow him to…" Danny said before his eyes flashed Green.
"Freakshow! This is my body!" Danny yelled as he started to put as much will power into his body. "So… Get… Out… of… my… HEAD!"
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Everyone gasped as they saw an explosion of Ecto energy fly off of Danny.
They then all noticed that his eyes were green again.
"Alright clown, that was un cool." Danny said. "No one takes control of my body and gets away with it."
Danny was about to knock Freakshow out but then his ghost sense went off and a ghost shot past him.
Danny then saw a female ghost covered in tattoos in weird clothing with spiked black hair.
"Lydia?" Danny asked but then he remembered what she told him. "Okay this is gonna be hard."
Lydia then attack Danny with her tattoos and Danny had to dodge them to avoid their poisonous wrath.
Danny had to be careful with her because of her tattoos and he didn't want to hurt the spirit that lay within. So Danny pulled his ace when she attacked, he turned himself into a large blue wisp of spectral energy and flew behind her. He then pulled out the Fenton Thermos and sucked her in.
When Danny looked back towards Freakshow he noticed that the clown was already gone.
Danny then went back to his friends.
"Guys you alright?" Danny asked.
"Yeah, we're good. You can really pack a punch you know that?" Tucker said.
Danny then grinned.
"Okay guys I think it might be a good idea to continue our trip now." Danny said.
"Yeah good idea." Aang said.
"Tuck, Ty-lee would you guys like to come with us?" Danny asked.
"Yeah why not?" Tucker said.
"I don't have anything better to do." Ty-lee said.
Within a few hours they had returned all the gold that had been stolen and said goodbye to Bumi (AU: I bet you guys forgot that they were still in Omashu) they then left and headed for the North Pole afterwards.
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Pamela Manson was currently in front of a ghost she had hired.
"Listen I heard you have a very specific skill set. I heard you are the best hunter in the entire Ghost Zone and have Technology far more advanced that anything that exists." Pamela said. "I want you to find my daughter and bring her back to me… and I also want you to take care of the Halfa that kidnapped her. Do we have a deal Skulker?"
"Well I heard that you are very wealthy in both the Human and the Ghost world so I accept." Skulker said as he shook hands with Pamela.
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Shadow: And the plot thickens.
Dani: Danny started Team Avatar? And Sam's mom is hiring Skulker? Damn… how did?
Shadow: You will learn further into the story.
Aang: Yeah I'd also like to know what CA15 is thinking.
Dani: And guys I know you want me to probably come in the next chapter but remember first Danny need's to meet Vlad and reject his family offer.
Shadow: Oh yeah viewers I know this wasn't like the episodes but CA15 wanted to try something different. Also CA15 wants to see if you guys can guess who is part of Team Avatar, all 13 members.
Dani: SO what will happen next? What will we learn next? Read, Review, Follow and Favourite to find out.