Hey Guys! Before I start the next chapter, I want to say thank you, so THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR IDEAS!!!! In this chapter I'd like to thank the people who mentioned Box Ghost ideas, especially General Blackout, and Mystery writer5775 for the Klemper idea. I still appreciate any more ideas though!
The Box Ghost and Klemper
Maddie and Danny had been following Cujo for a while now. Maddie hated having to put her trust in a filthy ghost, but maybe if Danny trusted him, she could trust him.
But Maddie had the uneasy feeling they were walking into a trap. A while ago Maddie had asked Danny what they should do in the mean time. She was still amazed with herself, she, the ghost expert, had asked her son, how to get out of the ghost zone.
Danny had replied "All we have to do is follow Cujo, and hope that none of mine-I mean your enemies find us." He said, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.
Maddie had let it slide, and continued to follow Cujo, she wanted to get out of this place as fast as possible, she wouldn't admit it, but this place gave her the creeps.
So here they were, following a ghost dog, flying in silence.
"I AM THE BOX GHOST!" Oh well, silence broken. In front of them was a blue-skinned ghost wearing overalls. He didn't really look all that intelligent.
"Ghost!" Maddie yelled, getting ready to pounce at the ghost, but stopped when she felt Danny's hand on her shoulder, holding her back. Danny instead went up to the ghost and said, "Has the run-in with Pandora taught you anything?"
The ghost scratched his head, and once again said "I AM THE BOX GHOST! And because you cannot trap me in that cylindrical container, you will face your cubical cardboard DOOM!" The whole time he had been making gestures with his hands.
Was he talking about the Fenton Thermos? Jack had said the thermos didn't work, and they hadn't seen it in months!
Danny calmly walked up to the Box Ghost and said "You do realize there aren't any boxes here, right?". The box ghost scratched his head again, "BEWARE FOR I AM THE BOX GHOST!"
Danny and Maddie rolled their eyes, and Danny sighed, then, pretty coolly said "Boo." The box ghost backed up, then with one final "BEWARE!" flew off.
Danny looked back at Maddie then burst out laughing. Maddie shrugged, and started laughing too. Then they noticed they'd lost Cujo.
"Aw crud." Danny said, and took off in the last direction Cujo was flying in. Maddie chuckled a little bit, and and took off after him.
It had been about 15 minutes since the run-in with the box ghost, and Maddie had tired a little bit, while Danny was still going strong.
But when he looked back and noticed Maddie was behind, he ordered Cujo to stop and flew over to her.
"You ok Mom?" Danny said worried.
"I'm fine, just a little tired." Maddie replied, landing on a stray rock.
"Then maybe we should rest a little." Danny said, floating down too. He called Cujo down, and Cujo landed on top of him.
"Ack! Cujo stop it! Easy boy! Down Boy!" Danny said between licks, and Maddie couldn't help but laugh.
When Danny finally got up, he glared at her, which made her laugh more.
"So who was that?" Maddie said when she had finally got her composition back.
'Who was what?" Danny said with fake innocence. He knew exactly who she was talking about.
"Daniel James Fenton! You know exactly who I'm talking about! Who was that ghost?" Maddie scolded, earning a wince from Danny.
"That was the box ghost, if you couldn't tell, he screams out his name a lot. He's been at my school a few times, but he's no threat. I mean, he's a box ghost. Oh, and he was the ghost that was in your anniversary present a while back, remember?"
Ohh, so that was the ghost. Maddie had thought he looked familiar.
"There's only one ghost who measures up to him on the annoyance level, and that's-" "WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND?" "-Klemper" Danny said, sighing.
"Will you give me a break?" Maddie heard Danny mumble, and looked at him questioningly. "You might want to try to dodge this one." Danny said, lifting up from the ground as Klemper, a big, bulky pajama-dressed ghost tried to grab him.
"Why?" Maddie said, as Klemper caught sight of her. 'WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND?" He said, and she lifted off the ground too, except this time, he was able to grab her leg, and pulled her into a hug.
Suddenly Maddie felt very cold, her arms were getting numb, her teeth started chattering, and the tips of her ears were turning red.
"That's why." Danny said, and called out to Klemper "Hey Klemper, I hear Ember wants you to listen to her new song… and then be her friend!"
Klemper suddenly dropped Maddie, broke into a huge grin, and flew off.
Maddie felt a little warmth returning, and was startled to find Danny hugging her. "You okay there Mom? You had me worried, Klemper's hugs can freeze people."
Maddie hugged him back, "I'm fine sweetie, thanks for getting him away. If only I had my ecto-weapons!" She said frowning.
"Mom, we'll be fine, we just need to get back home." Danny said, smiling.
"Cujo! Where are you?" He called, and received a whimper as a reply. Cujo crept out from behind a rock, tail and ears drooped. Maddie raised an eyebrow, confused.
"He's had a bad run-in with Klemper once." Danny said, shuddering. Maddie didn't want to know, so she didn't ask.
Soon they were off soaring again, and Maddie was pondering what had just happened.
Danny had shown a knowledge of ghost she had never seen before, but now probably wasn't the time to ask him about it. She resolved to question him once they got out of this place, which would be hopefully soon.
Now who do you people want next? Ember? Amorpho? Skulker? Johnny 13? I could go on forever you know. Ally or foe? You decide!
