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Chapter XVI: Faust and Fatalism
Derek
I couldn't stand Borelli and his Catholic conspiracy theories and his scare tactics trying to put me on the straight and narrow. Every time he would come here, he'd expect all of us to attend mass and sit through his stupid sermons.
"This is all Timmy's fault and I will make him…," I said as I sat on my bed and looked at the monitoring device on my ankle. Those idiots at fire department thought I started the fire with a torch but I had other means of setting fires.
I told them that I had used a spell to torch the place. My lawyers thought I was insane and not in the right mind. "Clearly anyone who believes that a few meaningless syllables out of a dusty book can set fire is not able to distinguish right and wrong," they said to the judge who reluctantly agreed and put me under house arrest.
Fiona thought I was possessed and had the old man bless me and burn my books on the Occult. "It's for your own good my son," he said as I tried to save my books but it was too late. All my work burned to ashes by a fanatical churchman who's too senile to remember his own name. If it wasn't for Timmy needing that old fool I would still have my books.
"He'll pay…," I began to say as I hear a noise outside my window. I walked towards it and found a note on the windowsill. "What's this?" I asked as I opened and found a note addressed to me. I picked it up and ripped open the top smiling at what I found. "This could be useful," I said putting the letter into my pocket before walking back to my bed.
Poof
I looked nervously from the ceiling as that Valerie girl searched the room for ghosts. She was a tough cookie and didn't want to be caught by her. I know she was after ghosts but if discovered she would think me one of the specters she was after.
"There's definitely something here," she said waving a scanner around the room, "these readings are off the charts," she told herself as I got ready my wand to cast a spell to dissipate the magical energy to throw off my trail but a call for her to come across the hall solved that problem for me.
"Thank the ancient fairies," I said in relief as I decided to see if mom and dad were back from Fairy World. I held my wand in the air about to teleport when I heard AC's voice cry out 'Poof!' as he appeared in front of me. "Anti-Cosmo what are you doing here, you're supposed to be Timmy," I scold him as he looks at me sadly, "What's wrong? Is Timmy okay," I asked upset as he holds up a hand and takes his monocle off.
"Timothy is fine but I can't say the same For his cousin," he said as I raise an eyebrow, "Blade is in trouble I am not sure how as Timothy was drugged before he could elaborate but something tells me it's bad and possibly it has something to do with your parents," he said as I glared at him but before I could speak Danielle and Valerie came bursting into the room.
"Don't worry Danni we'll find him," Valerie said as Danielle looked up at her friend worried. "Whatever ghost took him Danny can defend himself, remember your parents are ghost hunters," she said comforting the child as they went downstairs leaving us fairies alone to ponder this mystery.
Tucker
"This had better be good, I was in the middle of finally beating Doomed by myself," I complained as me and Sam rode towards the Nasty Burger where Jazz told us to meet her. "You should have seen me, I was blasting those Mushus like…," I said trying as we parked on our usual spot.
"Tucker, do you remember what happened last time you complained about leaving your video game?" Sam asked me raising an eyebrow making me shudder. I had complained last month about leaving Doomed and Sam subjected me to horror beyond horror- a show on YouTube called Will It Blend? It featured a guy who mutilated innocent technology for no reason.
"Yeah," I said timidly as we walked inside unsure of what she had in mind for me.
"Well, I was thinking even though don't try at home, I'm curious if that's what an iPhone 3G really looks like blended," she said evilly as I shrank away and shut up. "Good, look there is Jazz over there," she said pointing to our usual seat.
"Hey guys thanks for coming so quickly," she said as we sat down opposite of her, "I think Danny is in serious trouble," she told us looking to making sure no one was listening, "do you remember that ghost that impersonated Danny?" she asked as I looked Sam trying to figure which ghost she meant.
"You mean the one involved with the Fenton Ecto-Power-Stopifer?" she asked thinking of Amorpho but Jazz shook her head.
"No the one that looked like a demonic version of Danny," she said as we paled in fright realizing she was referring to Dan Phantom. "You know the one invo…," she said before I held up a hand.
"We know which one you meant, but how did you know about him, Danny erased all evidence of him?" I asked as Sam glared at me mouthing the words 'Will It Blend?' as shut up.
"I am not exactly sure but I smelt burnt ectoplasm at home and triggered memories of it," she explained, "I think he escaped and kidnapped Danny," Jazz said as Sam winced as those at those words.
"Jazz, that can't be he's locked up at a secure location in the Ghost Zone," she explained as Jazz glared at her. She knew that Danny's older sister wouldn't back down until she got what she came for. "If you feel that's the case, Danny put a tracking device on the Thermos and can check for you," she said as I took out my PDA and activated the tracking feature.
"Uh Sam…," I muttered as I looked at the screen but couldn't believe what I was seeing. Sam paid no attention to me continuing to assure Jazz that Dan was locked up. "Sam!" I shouted as she winced and turned to me angrily.
"What is it…," she asked ready to kill me until I showed her mine finding causing her to gasp in horror at my findings. "Jazz, we need to get to Fentonworks now," she said grabbing me as she left in a blur of motion with Jazz trying to catch up with her.
Blade
"There…," I said exhausted as I opened my eyes, even with Tempus' students helping me it was still a strain on the system. "I'm not sure if it went through or not as I am not sure how far away we are from Amity," I said as Tempus smiled as he left to tend to his students. I looked across the room to where Fenton was. He was bound from head to toe in glowing chains and seemed upset about something.
"What are you looking at Blade," he snapped at me angrily, "What are you doing here anyway?" he asked as I rolled my eyes at him.
"I'm in no mood to deal with your attitude," I retorted, "what's it to you anyway we're not getting out anyway," I said as he sighed.
"Look, Blade, I'm sorry I snapped I'm just…scared that's all," he said as I snorted at him, "what, don't tell me you never get scared and think it babyish?" he said raising his voice as I thought about his words. I was scared but not of the freaks that brought me here. They're nothing compared to my father but I didn't want to tell Fenton about that he'd never understand.
"You know Taroku the future is not stone despite what some say," the voice of Tempus said as I turned around and saw him looking at me.
"You know I didn't give you permission to read my mind," I tell him as he chuckled and explained he didn't to read my mind to know what was on my mind. "Maybe you could tell that to my mom and dad," I said as he smiled.
"I can't but you don't need to tell them you're actions prove than words," he said as Fenton nodded, "Life is about choices, it is up to you to decided what will become of you," the magician said as I said. "You also can't run from your fears you need to stand for yourself my child," he said as I laughed.
"What's so funny?" Fenton asked, "I know your father's a jerk but I know someone who could help you," he said as I looked him curiously. "Yes, but right now we need to focus on escaping," he said as I calmed down and agreed with him.
Æsc
"What did the boss want you to do,"Acacius asked me as I went to see what was going on with the boy before heading back to Vlad. He was sleeping but I could tell it wasn't peaceful as he was tossing and turning.
"He wanted me to deliver some note to that bully of a cousin," I told him as I heard footsteps approaching, "We better amscray ," I said as we phased into the closet and peeked through the key hole.
"Timothy si apre, voi lo sente, lo ordino di aprire questo portello! " a voice yelled in Italian as the Cardinal came in. His face was a red as his robes and glared at the boy as he stormed over to him. "Wake up!" he shouted but before I could hear more Vlad was calling me.
"Just when this was getting good," I sighed as I activated the communicator, "Yeah, boss?" I asked irritated as Acacius laughed at me. "Shut up you old geezer!" I snapped.
WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU ALZHEIMER'S RIDDEN TURKEY?" Plasmius demanded as I slapped myself.
"Sorry boss, my cohort was making me mad," I said, "I delivered your letter, but are you sure it's wise to offer him his freedom, there is a reason he's under house arrest?" I asked him worriedly knowing how dangerous criminals can be.
"What I do is none of your business, have you found out anything on the boy that I can use?" he asked as I told I had not. "Then what are you doing you insufferable bird brain?" he asked as I rolled my eyes and peeked at the clock on the boy's nightstand.
"I'm going to watch Matlock and there is nothing you can do about it," I said turning off the communicator and got out my portable TV to watch the show.