A Dark Future
Chapter 12 A Way Out
By: Major144
Disclaimer I do not own Danny Phantom or it's characters. This is just a story for fun.
Dan fumed about his defeat at the hands of Clockwork never before had he felt so easily defeated and humiliated. He clenched his fist in rage. How dare Clockwork make him look back at his past! Dan thought about all his past battles and all the ghost he had ever encountered. One ghost who posed a unique ability to create portals to Earth and the Ghost Zone crossed his mind.
"Ha! The key to my freedom was indeed in the past. I need to find Wulf. I'll merge with him ad take his powers for my own!" Laughed Dan as he flew off searching for Wulf.
Unbeknownst to Dan a robotic camera had been following him and watching him. It was one of Technu's devices. On the jungle island Technu's reported his findings to Skulker and Ember. Skulker's body looked more robotic now. It was black and green now with tubes sticking out. The legs had been replaced with a ghostly tail and the head looked more like a skull surrounded by green energy flames. Technu's face appeared on a round computer screen on the chest.
"Video drone 33 has located Dan." Said Technus.
"Where at?" Asked Ember.
"His looking for a ghost named Wulf. I've taken a look at all the files I hacked and retrieved from Walker's data base. Wulf is a werewolf like ghost that likes to live in the forest. He apparently has the ability to open portals to Earth and the Ghost Zone. Dan wants to merge with him and steal his power." Said Technus.
Skulker and Ember gasped.
"We can't let him have that kind of power!" Said Ember.
"If he gets that power he'll be harder to track and harder to destroy." Said Skulker.
"I have located the nearest forest island. It is approximately thirty miles East of here." Said Technus.
"Lets get going." Said Skulker.
"Were coming to." Said a voice from behind.
Everybody turned to Box Ghost, Johnny, and Kitty standing behind them.
"We owe him back for what he did to us." Said Johnny as he clenched the arms of his wheelchair.
"I'm going to put a few holes in him before I package him off to his demise." Said Box Ghost as he swung his hook hand.
"Were coming with you." Said Kitty.
"Fine, I suppose you can come along, but you have follow our orders. We don't want any lose cannons getting killed trying to get revenge. Understood?" Said Skulker.
"Understood." Said the three vengeful ghost.
"Good now lets get moving." Said Skulker.
The ghost took off and traveled East.
At a forest island Dan had just arrived looking for Wulf.
"Now where are you? Oh there you are!" Said Dan as he saw a enormous figure standing on a rock ledge howling a few hundred yards away.
Dan was fixing to fly towards Wulf, when he felt something grab his leg.
"Your not getting your hands on that power!" Shouted Skulker as he appeared behind Dan a few feet below him.
Skulker had Dan by the leg with one of his metal tentacles. Skulker hurled Dan to the ground below! Dan crashed into some trees before hitting the ground he staggered to his feet angry. Before he could do anything, something black leaped out of the shadows and slammed into him and knocked him to the ground.
"Ha! It's pay back time Dan. Your going to pay for crippling me!" Shouted Johnny's voice as he called his Shadow back.
"Oh great, I guess all a bunch of my enemies have decided to team up and come after. Doesn't matter seeing that I'm stronger the all of you." Said Dan as he stood up.
"Beware! Your becoming overconfident and that will coast you the delivery of your victory!" Shouted Box Ghost as he leaped from the shadows and hit Dan in the face with his good hand.
Dan staggered back as Box Ghost charged forward swinging his hook. Dan dodged his head to the right as Box Ghost swung his hook at him. There was a loud thunk as the hook stabbed into a tree. Box Ghost tried to yank his hand out, but it was stuck. Box Ghost looked nervously at Dan.
"You always weren't very bright." Said Dan with a grin as he punched Box Ghost in the face.
Box Ghost went flying yanking the tree his hook was still stuck in along with him. Box Ghost crashed into the ground with the tree on top of him.
Dan dusted his hands off and turned around just in time to see Kitty appear before him and slug him in the face! Dan staggered back and glared at Kitty.
"Your going to pay for that." He sneered.
"No she's not." Said Ember as she stepped out from behind from behind a tree and fired a burst of solid sound and sent Dan flying into a large rock.
Kitty and Ember closed in ready to deliver more attacks, when all of a sudden they heard a angry roar and turned to see Box Ghost charging with his hook still stuck in the tree, but now he was swinging the tree like a weapon! Dan got up and smiled he had an idea.
"Hey Box Ghost I have to hand it to you. Your really strong now. Come on hit me with that tree. You got to keep your eye on the prize!" Teased Dan as he stood between Kitty and Ember.
Box Ghost's one eye bulged red as the veins in his forehead twitched. He let out a blood curdling roar as he swung the tree at his tormenter. Dan quickly went intangible as Ember and Kitty just realized what he was up to.
"Wait Box Ghost don't-" Began Ember, but was cut off as Box Ghost swung his tree. It harmlessly went through Dan, but hit Ember and Kitty.
The two female ghost went airborne screaming. Box Ghost looked confused, then he realized, what he just took down his own allies. Before he could do anything Dan blasted Box Ghost's tree and made it explode sending him smashing backwards into a rock. Box Ghost moaned and laid there unmoving.
"Three down and about two and a half to go." Said Dan as he looked for his remaining enemies.
He looked down and saw a bunch of glowing red dots on him and around him. Dan looked up and saw Skultech glaring down at him with all his weapons drawn and pointed at Dan.
"Target locked." Said Technus.
"Fire everything!" Shouted Skulker.
Lasers and missiles poured down at Dan forcing him to flee out of the area. Just barely avoiding the attacks. Dan quickly made a couple of double gangers of himself confusing Skultech.
"Oh I didn't know he could do that! This wasn't in my calculations!" Complained Technus.
"Shut up! Just help me figure out which ones the real one!" Shouted Skulker.
"Fine! Firing heat seekers!" Shouted Technus as he had the suit fire three heat seeking missiles that started to chase the Dans.
Two of the Dans flew forward with their missiles in hot pursuit. Suddenly Johnny and his Shadow sprang out of the shadows to attack. The Dans just smiled and charged forward. One Dan charged Shadow. Shadow swung his claws at Dan, but Dan dodged the swing, grabbed Shadow, and hurled him right at the missile! Shadow screamed as he and the missile collided in a great fiery explosion!
"Shadow!" Cried Johnny.
He was momentarily distracted by the destruction of his Shadow. This was all the the second Dan needed. He flew forward, yanked Johnny out of his wheelchair, and kicked the wheelchair at the missile. The missile collided with the chair in a fiery explosion. Dan grinned at the helpless Johnny in his arms. He reared his fist back and slammed it into Johnny's face sending him crashing into some trees! Johnny hit the ground with a thud and laid on the ground limply.
The two Dans grinned evilly up at Skultech and charged at him. Skultech opened fire at the two Dans. One blaster of energy hit one and it turned into a cloud of green smoke. The remaining Dan charged forward, but Skutech shot one of his tentacles out and grabbed him. Skultech squeezed Dan and shocked him with electricity. The Dan screamed in pain, but did not vanish. It was the real Dan.
"Ha! So we finally got you! The hunt is finally over and we our victorious!" Declared Skulker.
"Yes! All your tricks and powers were no match for might and genius of Skultech!" Cheered Technus.
"You know, for two supposed geniuses you sure do forget about a lot of things." Said Dan with a evil smirk.
"What do you mean?" Said Skulker.
"I made two copies of myself." Said Dan.
Behind Skultech the remaining Dan clone was charging towards him, with the missile right behind him. The clone smiled and vanished in a puff of smoke. The missile locked in on the real Dan and charged forward unaware that Skultech was in front of Dan.
"Goodbye." Said Dan as he blasted the tentacle off of him and went intangible. Skulker heard a loud noise from behind him and looked to see one of his own heat seeking missiles come straight at him! Skulker and Technus only had time to scream as the missile slammed into them and exploded!
Dan look on with amusement as the remains of Skultech crashed into the ground below. Skultech was a mess one of his arms was missing, the other was heavily damaged, parts of his chest were missing, and his head and lower body was scorched. Technu's computer screen was cracked and full of static.
"We'll that's the last of them. Time to claim my prize." Said Dan as he flew off to where he saw Wulf.
Dan found a cave by the ledge and found Wulf resting. Wulf's nostrils sniffed the air and he looked at Dan.
"Friend?" Asked Wulf in confusion.
"Yes I'm your friend." Said Dan as he approached Wulf.
Wulf's nostrils flared as he smelled the dark scent of murder on Dan. Wulf bared his fangs and growled at Dan.
"Friend...go bad!" Shouted Wulf.
Dan just smiled and quickly fired an energy blast that hit Wulf right in the chest knocking him down against the cave wall.
"Now you just hold still this is going to hurt you a lot and I'm going to enjoy every minute of it!" Said Dan as he went intangible.
He flew at Wulf and went right inside his body. Wulf let out a scream of pain as he felt Dan merging with his powers. Wulf desperately brought his claws up, stuck them into his body, and tried to yank out the invader, but it was already to late! Cracks appeared all over Wulf's body. Wulf titled his head back and let out a deep howl of pain before he exploded into a flash of light. Dan now stood where Wulf once stood grinning wickedly.
"Time to see if this works." Said Dan as he waved his and a portal to Earth appeared before him. "Yes! I can finally escape this place, but first I'm going to go recruit me some troops. Then the world will have the return of it's favorite ghost!" Said Dan as he closed the portal and flew off into the Ghost Zone.
To be continued.