Chapter six!

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Legend of the Ghost Guardians: Night of the Shadows

Chapter 6: Captured

-Ancient Grove, Ghost Zone-

Chinook and Luna had just woken up from their dream only to find that they were in another area of the Grove. They were near a giant purple river with various trees, but what intrigued them was that Ghost Writer wasn't around.

"Writer? Writer?" Luna called out but no answer came.

"Writer, where are you?" Chinook tried calling until he saw Ghost Writer flying towards them as the pirates chased him. He stopped as he took a breather.

"Uhh! Chinook! I'm out of shape." Ghost Writer panted.

The pirates then closed in on the ghosts. "What have we here? Arrr first catch of the day!"

"Look guys, I'm tired, cranky, and my friends are missing. Do you really want to mess with me?" Luna warned them but to no avail as the pirates attacked.

"Think you can handle them, Luna?" Chinook asked.

"Dad's a warden, you're a wolf boy, and we even have a pirate kid for a friend. This is nothing! I'll be done in 30 seconds."

With Luna's moon powers; she made record time defeating the pirates as they ran away from her in fear.

"15 seconds. It's a new record, sis." Chinook congratulated her as she proudly smiled. The siblings helped their babysitter recuperate and then headed off on their way.

-In the Heart of the Ancient Grove-

After fighting of more pirates, swamp beasts, and poisonous bugs as they walked further, they have finally reached their destination. Luna and Chinook found the tree they were looking for in the middle of the poisonous river, but didn't know what to do next.

"Is that your tree? It's beautiful. Can we go now?" Ghost Writer sarcastically said as the kids wondered.

"This feels like the right place, but I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do here." Chinook doubtfully said.

"Wonderful, I'm just going to go wait over there to give you a few minutes." Ghost Writer said. "Maybe there was a lily pad you forgot to sing on... or a rainbow you can talk to."

"Ha, ha." Chinook sarcastically said as he felt insulted by the Writer's attitude.

"Don't listen to him, bro. He's just mad 'cause he's stuck with us." Luna said as she followed Chinook to the edge of the river.

"Hello? We're here! Give us a sign or... something." Chinook called out, hoping for a response. Suddenly they heard a loud roar and the earth shook.

"What was that?" Ghost Writer came nervously. "That doesn't sound like a friendly creature and I know that trees don't sound like that at all.

Luna and Chinook then stared in shock as the tree began to sink and transform.

"That's because it's not a tree!" Luna screamed as the tree turn out to be a large, wooden ghost golem completely made of logs of wood, roots, and vines connecting them. It roared loudly as it rose to fight them.

"Uh, it's my turn to pass out. You're on your own, guys." Ghost Writer said before he fainted near them.

Chinook groaned and Luna slapped her forehead in annoyance. "Oh brother."

The golem roared trying to intimidate his enemies but Chinook responded by transforming into a wolf and attacking head on.

The beast swatted him away like nothing and Luna started defending herself with her moon sword after transforming into her ghost form.

"Save yourself, Chinook! I'll handle him." She commanded.

"What? And miss all the excitement?" He joked as he then jumped onto the beast. The beast tried to shake him off until he got rid of him and before he could hurt Chinook, Luna stabbed the beast from behind his back and it screeched in pain. She jumped out of the way as the beast almost hit her with his giant hands. Chinook caught up to her and tried to plan an attack.

"I'll hold him off; you run for it." Luna ordered Chinook, but he argued.

"No! I'll hold him then you run for it." Chinook argued before they dodged another swipe from their foe.

"There's no time to argue!" Luna yelled. "I'm your older sister and you do what I say!"

"And I say I'm too big to be ordered around!" He yelled at her until he was pushed away by her to avoid the claws of their enemy.

"Why are you so stubborn?!" Luna asked as they took a breather.

"We take after our mother, remember?" He reminded her until he had an idea. "I got a plan, but you got to listen to me, deal?"

"Deal." She agreed.

"Follow my lead!" he said as he distracted the monster. "Hey, Barkface! The lumberjack called. He wants his firewood back!"

The beast was angered by the insult and fell for the bait. While Chinook taunted it and pelted it with his snowball he created with his powers, Luna summoned her sword and prepared to strike. Chinook then froze the beast's legs, keeping him in place which is what Chinook wanted.

"Now, Luna!"

Luna then jumped and used her sword and stabbed the beast in the neck and sliced off a leg off while he's down. The beast staggered as he received heavy injuries and fell as he succumbs to his wounds.

Ghost Writer finally regained consciousness and saw the golem's body in the river dead. "What the...?" he exasperated. "Oh, you killed it!" He then flew over to the kids who were shaking off the dirt from the battle.

"We came all this way so you could kill it?" Ghost writer freaked out and began mocking them as he imitated the golem's spirit. "Chinoookk... I am the mighty treeee... calling you from across the voiiiiid. Journey hither and vanquish meee."

Luna spun her eyes as she said. "Yeah, I don't think we were supposed to do that."

"Wait!" Chinook suddenly said. "You don't suppose that was the Great Observant?"

"Alas..." A pirate like voice spoke to them as the three ghosts turned to see more pirates led by their infamous captain Kibosh.

He is very large, ugly man with silver hair with green dye on it and a beard, yellow eyes, and red and black captain's uniform. He has a large scar over his face and only has one arm while the other one is a hook that is attached to an elastic rope so that he can use it to hit people. Kibosh wields a huge sword called the Hoo~Doo Blade, which has a cursed blade imbued with ghostly energies that he can use to release a deadly shockwave attack.

"The two halfas who have been wandering lost in the Ancient Grove." Captain Kibosh spoke casually, but sarcastic. "You've been quite a nuisance to us."

"Excuse me, but what's with those stupid get ups? Aren't you guys a little old for Halloween?" Ghost Writer snickered.

"If I were you, I'd shut my mouth." Kibosh's first mate that goes by the name of Hyena rudely answered to them. Hyena is a medium size skinny man, with brown greasy hair, brown eyes, wearing a green bandana on his head, sleeveless teal shirt, and brown pants and boots.

"I ain't going to say it again!" Hyena back talks them.

"Writer, maybe you should stay out of this one." Chinook consulted his friend, trying to avoid any more trouble.

Kibosh then spoke again. "Yes, mind yourself. To answer your earlier question... NO! That's isn't the Great Observant, whoever that is... that was Bruteroot and he was going to be the main attraction in our tournament... and now it's ruined."

Luna and Chinook then realized their mistake and tried to make a compromise to them. "Gosh. I really feel bad about that."

Kibosh stared and then made a devilish smile. "Oh really, no need for remorse... you two will do just fine."

The group didn't like the sound of his idea.

"What did he mean by that?" Writer nervously asked. But before they realized it Kibosh and his crew then knocked the three of them unconscious with their weapons. The pirates then took their prizes through a ghost portal that was located near the end of the Grove and went through it. It led them back to their boat that was on the shore in the human world and rowed their boat back to the ship which was a great big ship with tall mast and sails.

Before they know it, Luna, Chinook and Ghost Writer would take their adventure through the vast seas where no ghost has gone before as soon as they wake up.

Uh oh! Looks like trouble is brewing. What would happen to Luna and Chinook? Would they escape or would they have to set sail to being a pirate forever?"

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