Chapter 4
"So, what better place to find this Ancient One then a church?" Danny concluded later that day. We were sprawled out in Danny's room, listening to the various clanking and clicking emanating from the basement as Danny's parents invented yet another ghost invention.
"It does make sense..." Sam said slowly. "I mean, this guy is supposed to perform all these ancient rituals and stuff. And the only place that really makes sense is a church."
"But how do we find a ghost church?" Tucker reminded them. Sam looked over at Danny, who shrugged.
"I don't know. I guess we just...wait! I have an idea!" And with that, Danny leapt off the bed and out of sight. Sam followed close behind, leaving a very confused Tucker still on the bed.
"Wow. I just realized this is the first time I've actually gone looking for a ghost. Usually they find me, not the other way around." Danny said. The trio was wandering around Amity Park, looking for a ghost that they could either trick or bribe into telling them where the Ancient One's church was.
Suddenly Danny's ghost sense went off. Danny turned around, immediately alert and morphed into ghost form.
"I am the Box Ghost!" came the tireless cry. Danny groaned.
"Don't you ever shut up?" he yelled in annoyance. Danny prepared to suck the Box Ghost into the Fenton Thermos.
"Noo! Not your cylindrical contraption of doom!" The Box Ghost howled in panic. Suddenly the look in Danny's eyes went from frustrated and annoyed to excited and uncertain.
"Hey, Box Ghost." he said slowly, carefully closing the thermos. "Do you know of a ghost called the Ancient One? Where does he perform his ceremonies?"
"The Ancient One is the oldest and most powerful of all ghosts! I have been instructed not to reveal his whereabouts!" Danny snorted.
"Does he know that you can't keep a secret for your life? Or should I say afterlife?" Danny opened the Fenton Thermos again.
"All right! I will tell you!" The Box Ghost howled again. "The Ancient One's church is located deep in the center of the Ghost Zone! BEWARE!" he screamed as he was finally sucked into the Fenton Thermos. Danny turned his attention back to Tucker and Sam, who had been watching the scene with interest.
"So gullible." he said, laughing. Then his expression darkened. "Now we know where the Ancient One's church is. I just hope we won't be too late to save Emily from being bonded with a Purist."
"Danny, are we almost there?" Sam asked impatiently. They were deep within the Ghost Zone. Tucker was tracking with his PDA to make sure they were on the right path, and Danny was in the lead.
"If my calculations about the center of the Ghost Zone are correct, we should be seeing the church right about..." They rounded a corner.
"Now." Tucker finished. The trio stopped for a few minutes and stared at the sight in front of them.
It was a beautiful church, majestic and elegant. The sign of the cross rose high into the endless sky. The colorful stained glass windows were fitted in half-circle frames, giving the church that air of wisdom and tranquility.
"Well, this is it." Danny said. The three friends looked at each other and knew that they were all thinking the same thing: It would take a miracle to save Emily.
A/N: A little shorter then my usual chapters but I thought it turned out pretty good. Sorry I haven't updated in a few weeks, it took me awhile to figure out the plot for this chapter and then write it. But now I think I have the plot for the rest of the story basically worked out. As always, review!