Dash was going to be rooted on his spot again when he remembered his failed episode a little while back. Shaking himself out of it, he ran back and carried Danny while getting away from the gang.
A booming voice resonated. "WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING? AFTER THEM!" The bloody-faced leader regained consciousness. The gang snapped out of it. Drawing their guns, they pursued the two teenagers.
"If… we weren't… in such mortal danger right now, I'd… be so… throwing up by being carried away like a bride." Danny painfully muttered. Dash raised his eyebrows while running.
"You think that I also like this one bit? And what's up with you joking like that, Fenturd? Can't you read the atmosphere?" Dash queried. "Are you ADHD or something?"
I wouldn't be surprised if I was. Danny thought as every memory of his father getting distracted by chocolate fudge popped in his mind. At least Dash is in his right mind now. A gunshot reverberated and hit the corner where Dash turned. The jock screamed. And… now he's gone.
The alley where the boys went in was a long one which gives the gang an opportunity to have a clear shot at both of them. Strangely, everyone missed them whilst shooting a barrage of bullets at them. Everything seems to go through the teenagers. Please don't notice anything… please don't notice anything. Danny chanted in his thoughts as he made Dash and him intangible. Using his ghost power while being seriously injured cost him a lot of energy. It felt to him like running a mile; searching for a toilet with his stomach ready to burst. Danny couldn't take it anymore and released intangibility then fell unconscious. A bullet nearly hit its target. Fortunately, it was a little off. Dash finally got to round a corner, stopping the gang shooting a barrage of bullets at them for a moment.
"What the- Fenturd." Dash said as he noticed that Danny got knocked out. "FENTURD!" No response. He started to fear that the scrawny teenager had already met his maker… until the muscular jock could feel him breathing. Dash sighed in relief. I better get to the hospital fast! But, he had no idea where he was going at all. He only knew that he should get away from the gang fast. Turn left. Turn Right. Right Again. He could only hope that the mob got tired of the wild goose chase. Unlikely, since they were hot on their trail. He's already panting heavily. His arms and legs were starting to feel numb from all the carrying and running. He might be a varsity player but a guy can only run a short distance while carrying another person. As he turned right again, he found himself in front of a dead end.
"No… This can't be happening! We're dead. We're dead. WE'RE DEAD! This is entirely your fault Fenturd!" Forgetting for a while that Danny was unconscious, Dash instinctively yelled at him. He glanced around and saw a large dumpster. He opened it and launched both of them into it. No way this is gonna work. He thought. I just hope there would be a miracle… Dash heard several footsteps approaching.
The gangsters finally reached the dead end.
They were surprised to not see their victims anywhere. The leader reprimanded them. "Nitwits! They're in that big dumpster! Duh, that's the only hiding place there is!" He pushed one of the members towards the dumpster. The thug readied his gun. He didn't want the teenagers to struggle or run again so he carefully lifted the lid, leaving a small opening. He put the nuzzle of his pistol in the tiny opening and pulled the trigger. The sound of the gunfire vibrated not just twice but three times. The goon fully opened the garbage can and shrieked. He fell at his bottom and scurried away from the dumpster, as if it contained an evil spirit.
The boss was puzzled. He quickly went to the garbage can. Horrified with what he was seeing, he screamed too.
Dash was amazed. He tried recalling the event over and over again. It seemed so… so unbelievable to him.
The blue-eyed jock was trying everything in his power not to make any noise. It was hard for him since the foul smell was getting to him. His heart skipped a beat when the leader instantly revealed their not-so-hidden hiding place. Someone was coming. His heart then stopped as he sees the gun pointing straight at him. No… please. Somebody save us. He felt his body gone cold. In a split second, he spotted Danny opened his eyes with a flash of green.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The gunfire was sounding less and less as he and Danny went through the dumpster and the wall behind it. They landed on the building's floor with a bounce. He heard screaming at the other side of the wall. Well, not seeing a pair of teenagers anywhere in the area when you were definitely sure that they were hiding there would scare the pants off of anyone. Not to mention that would only be the hiding spot available in that end. Otherwise, it'll make them look like disappearing out of thin air. Which brings Dash back to the present.
He was still shocked. He didn't know whether he was shocked because of almost dying or witnessing Danny use his powers. A series of questions bombarded him more than his head could handle. He was going to ask Danny who was groaning but his mouth seemed to fail him. Pulling himself together, he crawled towards Danny. He had him face-to-face. Danny looked quite afraid as well. More so, if possible. Heart beating rapidly, Dash looked at his eyes.
His eyes were big and still flashing green.
There seemed to be only one word that he managed to say.
"H… how?" Dash heard his voice quaver with fear. He saw Danny's eyes frantically looking at anywhere except for him.
"I… I… I can explain!" Danny spoke with a wavering voice. The truth is he can but he most definitely doesn't want to. He wanted to think of an elaborate and totally legit explanation that he can give to Dash without revealing his deepest secret but his panicking made him unable to. An idea of knocking Dash unconscious came to his mind but he dismissed that rather quickly. He stopped fidgeting. He loudly sighed scratched the back of his neck and his head faced downwards, covering his eyes. I never knew this would ever, ever happen in this way. After a while, he looked Dash straight to the eye. Blue eyes met and studied each other. Both had fear in them but the other one is now steeled with courage.
"I'm Danny Phantom."
I was gonna post this earlier but for some odd reason, it won't let me go to the publish section of my account. I waited for some while but it still didn't work. I tried using my brother's computer and voila! So I transferred the file and uploaded!
I was gonna end the chapter on the other break line but that would make me too evil and the chapter short. XD
I'm gonna take a break for the week. :) See ya next next week!
What do you guys think?
