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Legend of the Ghost Guardians: Night of the Shadows

Chapter 4: Attack on the Temple

- In the gardens of the Temple, Ghost Zone-

"Hello? Hello, hello, hello? Anyone home? Hello?" the Ghost Writer tried to wake the unconscious Chinook.

"Chinook! Wake up!" Luna, who recently came, yelled as she shook her brother.

Chinook woke up and opened his eyes as he tried to gather his surroundings. He saw that the Ghost Writer was still here and was surprised to see Luna with him.

"Luna! What are you doing here?" He asked her.

"Well, I woke up to find you not in bed, so I searched and found you sleeping out here far from the temple grounds. What would Dad say about this?" She said as she cross her arms. "The real question is: What are you doing out here?"

Chinook was deep in thought especially after his dream trip. "Something is happening, Luna. I can't explain it."

"No kidding, while you were catatonic, this whole place has been hooting and howling." Ghost Writer angrily said. "Listen."

They began to listen and heard something like wings flapping. Something was coming and they didn't like the sound of that.

"What is that?" Luna whispered. Suddenly a bomb exploded near them and the blast sends them away. Luckily, they all came out unharmed.

"What happening!?" Chinook shouted out as he looked at the sky and gasped as what he just saw. There were hordes of green skeleton ghosts flying in wyverns towards the temple carrying bombs and mines. A few more bombs landed near them, causing the main entrance towards the temple to be blocked by the rubble.

"The temple is under attacked!" Luna shouted in fear.

"The others are still sleeping, we need to get back!" Chinook exclaimed to them.

The Ghost Writer, who was shocked to the bone, exaggerated. "Are you insane? You want to run toward the danger?"

Everyone knew that they couldn't return to the old entrance since it's blocked off. "We're going to have to find another way in. Come on!" Chinook motioned Luna and Ghost Writer to follow him.

"Ugh! I liked you better when you were sleeping. Something tells me that this day is going to get worse before it gets better!" Ghost Writer complained as he followed.

As they searched the way in, there was chaos everywhere and suddenly they were faced by a group of armed skeleton soldiers led by their squad leader. The leader saw the three ghosts and realized who they were.

"The Ghost Guardians!" The leader growled.

"Hey! Ugly bone head!" Luna taunted him. "Now that we've exchanged pleasantries, can we fight them now?"

Luna and Chinook readied themselves as they transformed into their ghost forms and became Moona and Silverfang once more.

"Why don't you two fight and I'll watch from afar?" Ghost Writer said as he went for cover.

"I see that you have your powers back, sis."

"The normal ones, yes, but my unique ones still haven't come back yet." Luna admitted to her sibling.

Chinook smiled at her. "Then let me do the honors." With his ice powers back, he easily repelled the dark forces, with Luna's help, of course. When one of the soldiers was going to attack Luna from behind, Chinook reacted quickly and used his time powers. He grabbed Luna out of harm's way while he blasted the enemy away before time was up.

"How did you do that?" Luna was amazed as well as shocked.

"It's a long story, but I just received in my dreams. I know it sounds dumb, but it's true."

"I believe you, because after today, nothing will surprise me."

"Come on. We have to hurry if we're gonna help our friends." Chinook said as Luna and Writer nodded in agreement and followed him deeper inside the gardens.

-In the balcony of the Guardian's Temple, Ghost Zone-

Chinook and the others managed worked together to reach the temple unharmed and finally, they had reached on the ledge where they saw the temple's balcony in flames and chaos.

From the top, they were shocked to see dark ghosts and soldiers attacking Clockwork, Walker, and Danny Phantom in the balcony. They are both capable of fighting the army, but each time they defeated each group, more soldiers keep coming to take their place.

Clockwork's time powers, Danny's combat skills and Walker's endurance is giving them an advantage, but Clockwork could only see chaos among them, especially since he saw someone he haven't seen in a while: The Spirit of Halloween itself, The Fright Knight riding on his Pegasus Nightmare.

"Fright Knight! I should have known!" Walker realized that he's leading the attack. "We can't keep this up, old friend!"

"We don't have to. Just until help comes which have arrived now." Clockwork said knowing that the children came. Danny saw them from the ledge and smiled.

"Dad! Clockwork!" Chinook shouted to them.

"Get down here, young guardians!" Clockwork ordered as he was pushed away by the enemy.

"We need your help, and hurry!" Danny pleaded. The kids and Ghost Writer flew down to them to assist them. The Fright Knight saw the kids and ordered his soldiers to attack.

"Focus your attention on the young halfas!" The evil knight ordered as he flew by.

The soldiers were creeping on the kids, until Clockwork used his fury attack on them and destroyed them, giving the halfas a fair advantage. Moona, Silverfang, and Danny began to face the Fright Knight themselves.

"You're on your own with this one, guys!" Ghost Writer said terrified.

"This one?" Luna questioned him. "How is that different than the last one?"

"Or the one before that?" Chinook asked as well.

"Just like old times, eh, guys?" Danny happily said.

"Couldn't agree more, bud." Chinook agreed to him. "Now let's send this creep back to the Middle Ages!"

The Fright Knight readied his sword aka the Soul Shredder to attack. "Prepare to die!" The Knight shouted, but with all the chaos, it was hard to hear him.

"What'd he say?" Luna asked doubtfully.

"He said something about preparing to die... either that, or he wants you to repair a pie. I don't know." Danny wondered.

The Fright Knight then battled the halfas himself via his Pegasus firing purple flaming crystal meteors with incredible destructive power in his direction. But he was no match for the three halfas united powers and he was utterly defeated and humiliated. However, upon defeat, he flew away, vowing to return.

"You haven't seen the last of me!"

"I'm just going to assume that you said that it was great meeting you and have a nice day... in which case we thank you" Danny joked around with whatever the Knight said. The kids giggled at his funny way of insulting the enemy until they heard Clockwork and Walker coming out of the gate.

"Is everyone alright?" Walker asked everyone and was happy to see his children and friends unharmed as they ran to him. Clockwork looked around and realized that something wasn't right.

"Where's Rebecca?" Clockwork asked seriously.

Ghost writer and Chinook shared looks as they knew what happened to her and sighed as they began to tell them the truth.

-Guardian's Temple, Ghost Zone-

After Chinook told Clockwork everything, he immediately began to search for her in the Pool of Visions where everyone else has gathered, except for Nocturne. Luna then went to find him as the others waited for Clockwork to response.

"See anything, Clockwork?" Chinook asked.

"No... I can't see where Rebecca has gone... just darkness." Clockwork admitted sadly.

"I should have stopped her. I'm sorry, Clockwork." Chinook said as he was ashamed for his failure.

"This is not your fault, my son." Walker placed his hand on his shoulder. "We all have to face challenges in our paths someday. This was her choice, but I know that we won't give up on her."

Chinook softly smiled until they heard Luna running towards them in a panic. "Guys! It's terrible!"

"Easy, my daughter. What is it?" her father tried to calm her down.

"It's Nocturne! He's gone!"

"What!?" Everyone shouted shockingly. "Where did he go?"

Luna revealed in her hand a letter written by Nocturne as she read out loud.

Dear Friends,

I'm sorry to rush off without saying goodbye, but there's big trouble brewing. Not sure why, but I fear that disaster's not far behind. So I went out to search for Rebecca because families must stand together especially when times are rough. I hate to leave you all but I must do this on my own. Don't worry; I'll be back for you all.

P.S.

Would you apologize to Luna for me? Thank you.

Nocturne

"I can't believe he left us! What was he thinking?!" Ghost Writer exaggerated. "He abandoned us!"

"Peace, Writer!" Chinook yelled. "I'm sure that there's a reason he left. Both Rebecca and Nocturne are out there somewhere and we're gonna find them and bring them back."

Luna heard her brother's speech and felt confident. "Thanks, brother."

"Anything for you, sis." He smiled. "But where do we start looking?" They all thought for a moment until Clockwork interrupted them as he saw something in the Pool of Visions.

"What's this?" Everyone went in closer to listen. "Something is coming into focus. This is peculiar. I see you, Luna and Chinook... at the base of a great tree... amidst a lake of mist and gloom."

"A tree!" Chinook said excitedly. "I've seen that tree! In my dreams... only they usually feel more like nightmares..." He finished somberly. Everyone in the room shocked after hearing all of that until Walker seriously said to him.

"My son...you've been keeping secrets. What is it you see... in these dreams of yours?"

Chinook felt guilty of not discussing the dreams to them earlier, but now is the time to know everything. "I'm sorry father... I thought they would go away...but they only get worse."

"Relax, Chinook. Think." Clockwork said calmly. Chinook then closed his eyes, trying to remember what his dreams had showed him.

"I keep seeing... a mountain draped in shadow... a face in stone beneath a black moon with a green comet coming towards it... and darkness."

"The mountain of Chronos." Undergrowth suddenly said in fear and shock as everyone gasped in surprise. Chinook ignored them as he continued.

"...there was another dream... but it was more like I was seeing into the past and the future all at once... And there was a voice... calling himself the Great Observant. That's when I saw the tree."

Everyone's eyes widen at the mention of the Great Observant and couldn't believe their ears.

"Impossible." Undergrowth declared.

"The Great Observant?" Frostbite wondered with doubt.

"I don't believe it, either. I've not heard that name in... ages." Vortex wheezed.

"Nor has anyone." Walker admitted with worry. "But there is no way that my son could have known."

"This is fascinating." Clockwork said as he agreed with them, leaving the children wondering what the big deal is.

"Who is the Great Observant?" Danny asked as Luna and Chinook nodded.

Clockwork then explained. "The Great Observant... is an ancient ghost of immeasurable wisdom. He was one of the few ghosts who were created at the dawn of time with the ability to watch over any creature in both the human and ghost world. He appointed himself to the role of watching over the world to make sure there was peace. In fact, he was the very first Observant. Though I've only heard in stories. In fact I've had my doubts as the legitimacy of the tales. Yet, now I am left to wonder..."

"As are we all." Frostbite finally said in agreement.

"But if it's true, it is unsettling that the reemergence of the Great Observant would coincide with an attack of the Temple...not to mention these other visions that Chinook is having." Undergrowth said.

"Yes...very." Walker admitted. "Tales of the Great Observant are often interwoven with tales of doom."

"Oh goodie!" Danny sarcastically said. "I was afraid we might have to spend the rest of the night without anymore doom."

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