Retrieval Saga:
A Chance of a Ghost
Chapter 8: Amulet Mix-Up
As soon as Danny and the rest got back to the Specter Speeder, they contacted Maddie and Jack. They were delighted that Ghoulwyrm had been captured, but slightly upset that Jazz couldn't be cure. On the other hand, it's always nice to have another superhero in the family. "But I don't you should let everyone know you're a werepyre. Vampires or werewolves aren't as accepted as ghosts, and ghosts aren't that well accepted. No offense Danny." "That's okay, I'm used to it. Dora said she could do something about that. But I think these guys need to go home." "That's okay," said Jack, "they're always welcome here-" He paused when he saw that EctoplasMorph was hanging onto his plate of fudge. "LET GO OF MY FUDGE!" Then he and EctoplasMorph got into a fist fight and raised a lot of dust. "You know," said Draco to Danny and Jazz, "your parents are alright. But your dad's more rotund than an Arburian Pelarota." "I heard that," said Jack, "what do you mean I'm more fun than a Cartillian bowl of rota?" Draco and Chip looked at each other and shrugged.
"Uh, who was that?" asked Chris. "That's EctoplasMorph, he's Morph's ghostly doppelganger that was created when he took a bath in ectoplasm. By the way, can we keep him?" "NO!" yelled all the crew from the North Star. "The 'ayes' have it," said Chip, "so what'll we do it with him now?" "I'm sure my 'cousin' Dani could take him in. She said she always wanted a sidekick." "And we can put Ghoulwyrm in Walker's jail," said Tucker, "I'm sure he had to have broken some Ghost Zone law. He'll probably have something to keep him in custody." "Now we just have to get Contrinus and get that Amulet back to Frostbite," said Matt, "how much trouble could we get into then?" There was a brief pause and he said, "I just jinxed us, didn't I? Ow! Talia, why did you do that?"
After a quick drop by both Walker's jail and the Fenton house, the Specter Speeder went back to Frostbite's city. The Infi-Map was returned and there was only one last issue to deal with. Dora reverted back to her human ghost form so that she could handle the Anarchic Amulet better. "I think I better try making another lesser Amulet first," she said, "I'm not all that familiar with this." She spoke some ancient words and the Amulet started to glow green. The green glow separated from the Amulet and form into a disk-like shape in the air. Then the glow faded and another Amulet of Aragon was floating in the air. Dora placed the lesser Amulet on a nearby table and said, "If I'm going to create an Amulet that's linked to your powers, Jazz, you better stand in front of me." Jazz took her position and Dora said the magic words again. When the green glow formed into another disk-shape, Dora said some extra words and the disk went inside Jazz. A few moments later, Jazz glowed bright blue and her form dwindled down into her human form. She was wearing her normal clothes and was wearing an amulet similar to that of the Amulets of Aragon, but with a blue gem and a wolf's head with bat's wings instead of a dragon's pupil.
"You should be able to use the Amulet to shift between your human and werepyre form," said Dora, putting the Anarchic Amulet on the table, "your werepyre powers haven't separated from you, they're just more focused through the Amulet. There may come a time where you won't need the Amulet to focus your powers. But I wouldn't take if off until then. Even less, let someone else where it. I'm not sure what will happen, but it probably won't be beneficiary." While Jazz was admiring her new Amulet in a reflective piece of ice, she suddenly shivered and said, "Can I get a coat please?" As Danny went off to get a coat, Tucker asked Sam, "How did she get her clothes back?" "I'm not touching that one," said Sam.
"Now that's that all take care of," said Techo, "I say we leave this place before something else freaky happens." At that moment, two ghosts materialized through the wall; the Box Ghost and a pajama-wearing ghost named Klemper. "Oh, who let Klemper in?" grumbled Frostbite, "I swear, he's lucky enough that we allow him to live on our land." "Behold!" cried the Box Ghost, "I, the Box Ghost, have returned for another round of combat. Now I, and my faithful but annoying temporary partner, shall defeat you all!" "Then we can be friends," said Klemper. Matt's eyes twitched as he said, "I've already dealt with a fire-breathing dragon, a mummy, and a knight today. I do not need this!" Then he literally threw himself at the two lesser ghosts and started kicking the living daylights out of their butts (As Jazz would say.) "Whoa," said Jazz, "he's kicking the living daylights out of their butts." Contrinus winced and muttered, "Enough brains to be valedictorian, but no creativity."
After watching for a bit, Danny said, "Okay, I think we should stop him now." "Not me," said Chris, "last time I tried to break up one of his fights, I got a black eye that lasted for a week. And I have an accelerated healing factor." Danny bravely flew between Matt and the two lesser ghosts. Of course, they were kicking up a big dust cloud by that time, Danny just punched, kicked, and blasted a couple of times and was thrown out. "Ow," said Danny, "now I know how a piece of meat in a processing factory feels." Then Matt grabbed both the Box Ghost and Klemper and threw them over his shoulder. The two of them landed on the table, which broke and sent the Amulets on it flying in different directions. "Retreat!" cried the Box Ghost and both and Klemper fled through the walls.
Matt panted a bit and said, "Well, that's got the tension out of my system. Let's go." "You're always welcome at our house," said Danny, "just don't bring any undead dragons with you." As the group left to leave, Stitch grabbed what he thought was the newly-created Amulet of Aragon and said to himself, "Lilo would like this." After their ship took off, Jazz said, "You know, for all the trouble we went through, I actually enjoyed having them around. But we better lock up the Anarchic Amulet so no one can use it again." "Quite right," said Frostbite as he picked up the Amulet from the floor. "Wait a minute," he said and sniffed the Amulet, "this isn't the Anarchic Amulet, this is the lesser one. Where is it?"
Meanwhile on the North Star, Stitch had placed the Amulet in the weapons vault for safekeeping. "That will be a good birthday present for Lilo," he said to himself. Then he walked to the bridge and said to Matt and Chris, "This is a really cool ship? Where did you rent it?" "Rent?" asked Matt. Chris changed the subject and said, "Do you think we've finally seen the last of Ghoulwyrm." "I certainly hope so," said Matt, "but I can't shake this feeling that we haven't. And on top of that, I know that I'm forgetting something." Suddenly they heard Morph's voice said, "Oh boy! A giant scarab! Can we keep him? Ow! He bit me!" "Bingo," said the three of them and Stitch went back to help Morph.
That's the last chapter. I hope you have enjoyed this. If anyone else wants to continue with Ghoulwyrm being the Fentons' new archenemy and Jazz Sunset, feel free to do so but ask for my permission first and remember to give credit. By the way, you will see Ghoulwyrm and the Anarchic Amulet again, so don't think they're gone for good. Me and my co-author are planning another open-idea story next. Of what kind? You'll have to wait and find out. I've also edited the last chapter. Please review.