The next day, Danny and Tucker pulled the same cat-trick as the day before to get Maddie and Jack out of the house.
They climbed into the Speeder and Danny looked at the map of the Ghost Zone. "I know where to go," he said, then pointed to a blank spot on the map.
"How do you know where to go? That's a blank spot," said Tucker.
"I had a dream," said Danny, punching a button on the control panel.
The Speeder shot forward at full speed, until Danny punched the button again and the Speeder screeched to a halt.
"We're here," announced Danny, looking at the structure before them. It resembled a palace of some sort, huge and elegant.
Danny and Tucker got out of the Speeder walked up the stone path to the door. Danny whacked the door a few times, then called out, "Feline Marxx! I made it in two days, I'm here to reclaim Sam!"
The doors opened to reveal a large, elegantly furnished hall and a creature much resembling Feline Marxx, but with a differently styled body and pelt.
"Sir Danny," said the creature, looking down at Danny. "And friend," he said, looking at Tucker, "Follow me, Lord Marxx was expecting you."
Danny and Tucker followed the cat down numerous flights of stairs until they came to a room with a strange green-glowing pool swirling at one end where the floor just dropped off.
Feline Marxx emerged from the shadows and walked up to Danny. "Boy," he said, looking down at Danny.
"Where's Sam!" demanded Danny.
Marxx clapped his hands and some torches came on, illuminating Sam. "But wait, boy. Remember. This was only the challenge. It is now that I tell you how you can become human again."
Danny growled. "Tell me," he hissed.
Marxx cleared his throat. "There has to be a sacrifice. A human sacrifice."
Danny gulped.
"Yes, a human female, the one you treasure oh so much," continued Marxx. "She will be thrown into my little pool, then you will change back."
"...and if I don't let you throw her in...?" inquired Danny.
"I do it anyway," said Feline Marxx with a wicked grin. "You become human weather you like it or not." Marxx shot a look to his sevants, who dragged an unconscious Sam over to the waters. "Restrain them!" called Marxx, and three creatures came over to hold Danny and Tucker back.
On Marxx's signal, Sam was dumped into the pool.
Once Sam hit the pool, Danny began growing. He was full height when Sam disappeared beneath the glowing green waters.
The cats released him, and he ran to the edge of the pool.
"Sam!" he cried, kneeling at the edge of the pool. He peered in, Sam was barely visible beneath what was dragging her down- the souls of the other women that had been sacrificed. "No!" he growled, diving in.
Feline Marxx howled. "Noooo! That's not supposed to happen!" he cried, tugging at his facial fur.
Danny fought through the souls to get to Sam, who was quickly being dragged to the bottom, where Danny could barely make out the shapes of the bones that littered the bottom.
He reached out his hand to grab Sam, but the souls tore her away.
Danny snarled and blasted all the souls in sight, then reached through the water and got a firm grasp on Sam's hand. He pulled her close, only to find that her body was growing cold. She was dying.
"Sam..." he murmured, feeling the bubbles escape his mouth. He was running out of air. Both of them would die down here. "If we're going to go down..." he thought. Another thought crossed his mind at that same moment. "I'm human again..."
He lowered his head and his lips touched Sam's. Much to Danny's surprise, both of them glowed with a pure white light. Memories of Sam flashed through Danny's mind as his eyes closed and everything grew quiet.
