Danny Phantom: Origins
Chapter Three: Ghost Fight
Sam stood rooted to the ground as she watched Danny battle the monster, which had the appearance of a giant slime ball with equally gigantic arms and menacing teeth. She waited there in case she had to get them out of there, should Danny be knocked unconscious.
The ghost charged full speed at Danny, who was waiting for the right moment to dodge. He easily evaded the first attack by flying, but received the full blow of the second after failing to avoid it – he clearly hadn't fully mastered flying yet.
"Ouch." He said, getting back up. "I really need to get some practice in."
"Danny, look out!" Sam shouted.
Danny reacted just in time to jump out of the way of the slime ball that was shot at him. He recovered, dodged a second and third slime ball, and flew straight at the ghost, hitting it right between the eyes, sending it flying outside through the wall.
"Well that wasn't too bad." Danny said. Just as he finished his sentence, screams were heard from outside the school. "Cancel that, it just got worse." he said, flying outside after the ghost.
Outside, the ghost was terrorizing the students, binding them with slime balls. Too busy analyzing the situation, the ghost managed to catch Danny off guard and bind him in midair with slime, giving it more time to go after the students.
Meanwhile, Sam had managed to follow them outside – "Running a few flights of stairs is much less convenient than flying." she said – and saw what was going on.
"What the heck would that thing want with the students?" Sam asked herself.
"Sam!" Danny shouted. "I could use a little help here!"
"Danny! Well get down here so I can help! We can't all fly, you know." she replied, half irritated.
"Quick, get this stuff off me so I can go after it." Danny said, floating down.
"I can't cut through it, it's too tough!" Sam said.
Suddenly the ghost, returning from its little escapade, shot Sam with slime, binding her as well.
"SAM!" Danny yelled, but before he could do anything the ghost tackled him, sending him several feet into the air. The ghost then approached Sam, who was still unable to move because of the binds.
"Sam!" Danny shouted, recovering from his fall. "Get away from her, you…" Danny started, but he froze mid-sentence, as something caught his attention.
Apparently the ghost can grow and create its own appendages from slime, for protruding from its back was a long tail. But that what got Danny's attention wasn't the tail, but what it was holding. The tail was curled around, much to Danny's horror, Tucker's unconscious body.
"Tucker! Sam!!" Danny shouted, struggling with his binds. "Get… away… from… MY FRIENDS!" he yelled, and with a sudden surge of power he broke free from the slime holding him. He flew straight at the ghost at incredible speed and sent it flying into the air. He chased after it, dodged its counter attacks, and delivered a few blows of his own.
Meanwhile, Tucker and Sam were still struggling with their restraints. Once again they proved to be too hard to break; rubbing them against shards of sharp steel from the broken walls only made the steel dull, and other sharp objects such as glass simply shattered.
The ghost managed to get through Danny's barrage of punches and got in a few punches of its own. Danny tried to fly away, but the ghost caught him by the legs and hurled him to the football field nearby. Danny slammed his back against one of the goalposts, causing it to bend. A second attack from the ghost slammed him against it again, causing it to break.
Angered, Danny lifted the whole goalpost and swung it at the ghost, hitting its side, smashing it into the stadium wall. "Whoa. I guess ghost powers give you superhuman, or rather inhuman, strength." Danny said, amazed by the feat he just accomplished.
The ghost emerged from the rubble and made to attack Danny again, but this time Danny was prepared, and countered with a multitude of punches, effectively defeating the ghost. He then slammed the ghost to the ground, and then stomped on it when it tried to get up.
"Give it up, it's over." Danny said. Pride swelled up inside him as the realization of the victory crept into him. He, Danny Fenton, had defeated a ghost. He had saved the whole school, perhaps the whole town. Just as these thoughts seeped into him, the ghost suddenly grabbed his leg, grinning menacingly.
"What are you laughing at?"
Suddenly, the ghost glowed brightly, and muttered what sounded to Danny like, "ul…kerr…" and with one great flash of light, it exploded soundlessly, sending ectoplasmic slime in all directions, and knocking Danny out.
Author's Note(s)
I dunno what the goalposts are actually called since I don't play American football.
Sorry for the long update, and the EXTREMELY short chapter, but as I said before, I've got a bad case of writer's block. I'll try to update ASAP.
Yes, I'm sure all of you know by know who the main villain is going to be. Though i'm gonna try to make him much more menacing.