Chapter 12; Friends galore

Okay, so I guess I'm going to have to make up the rest of the characters huh? Oh well, I suppose then I can't disappoint people...Anyway, continuing on with the story, and one review response:

Oak Leaf Ninja: OMG that's awesome dudette, and totally hilarious! Thanks for being such a faithful reader; you've meant a lot to me as I've been writing this awesome fan-fic. XD Hope you enjoy this chapter!

Okay, so on with the story then!

Alex's POV

Despite the fact that we had virtually no help, my hope seemed to soar to greater lengths when we finally retrieved the infi-map. Danny and Sasha knew we still had a ways to go, and they seemed stubborn enough to stick by me, for which I was grateful. Erik, on the other hand, was in no condition to help me, despite his protest.

"Alex, I can be so much help! Just give me a moments rest," He whined, shivering when I set him down on one of the Far Frozen beds. "Erik, don't argue with me, I'm getting you back to our realm, and dropping you off at the nearest hospital." I glared at him as he started to protest again. He visibly slumped and sighed, defeated. "Fine," He grumbled on a bit more, before dozing off again.

"Echo, are you sure you know what you're doing?" That was Sasha's voice, seemingly coming from very far off. She had interrupted my train of thoughts, which had taken a deadly turn towards hopelessness. I looked up into her purple eyes and smiled. I felt small, like an ant does when a human walks in its path. There seemed to be no escape from my delusional mind, an endless maze that eventually ended in complete and utter madness.

"To be honest? No, but that's the great part about this Sasha, we have to try, and even if we fail, at least we know we tried to do something." Sasha looked up at the endless green of the Ghost Zone. She seemed to debate with herself on something, probably a question. "Sasha, you can ask me anything," I told her, sighing. She looked down and I could see the fear clear in her eyes. "Why did you come here?" I asked her. "I sensed a change coming, but when I came here to ask Frostbite about it, I noticed it was empty. I followed you and that boy over there," She jerked her thumb in Danny's direction before continuing on, "and just observed. When you picked up the other boy, I decided there really wasn't any need to hide, and made myself known." She brushed white hair out of her face. I looked up into the green void of "space" and let my mind wander.

My fantasies ran wild as I thought about all the times I had fought, all the countless battles I'd nearly lost my life in. By far, facing Death was the worst, and now that he was full ghost, I was sure it'd get even worse. He had powers beyond my abilities, beyond that of the Ghost King's abilities. He was a natural born evil, who frankly scared the shit out of me.

"Hey guys!" Danny's voiced carried across the empty tundra of the Far Frozen realm, causing me to look up at the young halfa, who was sitting at the head of the Great Table. His ice-blue eye's shone with a special light as he stared at the infi-map. "Yeah Danny?" I asked him, warily getting up from my position at the other end of the long table. "Look at this, even the map knows something's wrong." He was pointing excitedly at five doors which were cracked open. A little spot of gold, barely enough to even spot that it was there, shone on each door. Mark of the halfa, I thought silently, my index finger hovering slightly over a snow-white door.

Danny was looking up at me, looking like he was about to explode with hope and happiness. I smiled at him and looked over at Sasha, who had come over, curious as well. New hope returned as I stared at the map, the map of infinite power. We can do this! My mind whispered, and my heart pounded in my chest, hard and fast. Danny and Sasha were feasting in revelation as well, and I had almost forgotten completely about Dex, Tucker, Sam and Jazz.

My POV (going back to Dex and Tucker)

Dex was getting worried. Him and Tucker had gone further into the mansion to investigate, and left Erik behind in the main room. Tucker had taken his own way on the second floor, leaving Dex to climb to the top floor. It was deathly quiet in the mansion, and the stuffed heads of various animals did nothing to quiet Dex's pounding heart.

Earlier, he'd thought he had been hearing murmuring voices coming from the vents, carried through from the first floor. Then, as suddenly as they had begun, they had stopped. He couldn't even hear Erik searching anymore. Dex just stood there, staring off into space, when he heard footsteps on the staircase.

Immediately, he ran into one of the rooms, which happened to hold two helicopters, and hid. Tucker's skinny frame filled the doorway, though all Dex could see was his shadow, which made Tucker seem a lot taller. "Dex," Tucker whispered urgently, "you in here dude?" Something shifted behind the helicopter furthest from the door and Dex's head popped into view. "Tucker?" His voice whispered back, uncertain. The African-American boy moved from the door to meet the other techno-geek, who stood up slowly. "Yeah man, it's me," Tucker whispered, looking around cautiously.

A ghostly light filled the room as none other than Vlad Master's walked into the room, in his ghostly form Plasmius. We're dead, Dex thought with dread as he and Tucker ducked down. "Oh boys, no need to hide from me," Plasmius called out, a smile playing at the old man's lips. The boys felt their blood run cold as the older halfa moved closer to them. He seemed keen on playing hide n' seek though, preferring to play with his prey rather than just kill it on the spot.

"Who's hiding?" A voice called out. All three guys immediately tried to locate the source. Dex was amazed when he spotted a young girl, about twelve years old, floating over the blades of the helicopter. She looked a lot like Danny in ghost form. The only difference was one of the shoulder's was missing in the jumpsuit, and her figure was a lot more girly than that of Phantom's.

"Dani?" Vlad sounded amused, and Dex was confused for a moment. Tucker's eyes lit up as he stared at the young female, whose confidence didn't waver as she stared at the man who had created her. "Dani!" Tucker shouted surging to his feet. "Hey Tuck," She greeting casually over her shoulder, smiling at Vlad.

"Dani?" Dex asked, confused. "Yeah man, Dani, with an 'i' not and 'y' oh, and one n." Tucker explained, staring at the Fruit Loop. Vlad's amused expression wavered as a song floated to his ears. Dex noticed this and immediately came up with a plan. "Hey Plasmius? You hear that music too, don't cha?" He asked the ghost, stepping forward. The older halfa glared at him, but nodded his head. "And, uh, Dani? You hear it too right?" Dex turned to the ghost girl who gritted her teeth and nodded. Fear made itself known as they were both hit with the song again.

"Listen, we need y'alls help," Dex began, looking first at Dani, then at Plasmius. "That song y'all hear, it's called Death's March. It's a deadly song sung by none other than a ghost who calls himself Death. He used to be a halfa, like you two, but, two years ago, his daughter tried to kill him in one of the most epic battles of the entire universe. Though obviously it didn't work all the way, and this guy is officially dead. He's a lot more powerful than all the ghost in the Ghost Zone combined, subtracting all the halfa's. If we combine all the halfa's powers into one, we could have a chance at beating him," Dex ended with pleading eyes. Nothing meant more to him than defeating this guy once and for all. Thinking back on it, Riley and Alex combined together hadn't been enough. So how many more do we need? Dex was getting tired of trying to calculate his survival rate. What Alex was always telling him to do was relax and live life, and he supposed that's exactly he would do, after they defeated Alex's dad once and for all.

"I'm in," Dani spoke up, looking over at Plasmius, who was, no doubt, wondering what he would get out of, helping the scrawny teenagers. "I suppose I'm in too," he told them quietly, not looking very happy about it though. I guess I wouldn't be either, Dex thought, not daring to say such a thing out loud. "Great!" He said instead, smiling like the crazy boy he knew he was deep down.

So, what did y'all think? I had to bring Dani in, after all, Danny and Alex need all the help they can get ;D, but let's see how Plasmius will do with the band of teenagers I will be bringing into the story later on. XD I think this story is coming on quite nicely, but what do y'all think? Please tell me, review...tell me what you want to happen. I would deeply appreciate it!