Very sorry for not updating for pretty much a month. I was ridiculously busy and quite literally had no time to write or doing anything else. Anyway, here the next chapter. Sorry for the title, I was too lazy to come up with anything clever.

Chapter 10: Fight

To say that the main hall was in complete disarray would have been an understatement. People were screaming and running around in the main hall in a panic frenzy. In the center of the chaos, close to the Spirit Soul was Freakshow laughing his head off. He bowed gracefully, wearing a fancy (but still very creepy) ringmaster outfit.

"Now, now, my dear audience," Freakshow said through bouts of laughter, "There's not need to be worried. That is, as long as you do as I say."

Danny used the distraction, went ghost, and flew over the crowd in a battle stance, "Don't count on it, Freakshow."

An irritated scowl appeared on the clown's face, "Oh, that's right, the brat was invited." He sighed, "I was hoping to fight that arrogant thief myself, but I guess I'll just have to deal with it."

"Hey!" Danny said indignantly. He then lunged at the madman who merely sidestepped out of the way. Danny turned sharply, swinging his arm for a blow. His arm was blocked by a strange looking staff.

"What the-?"

"You like it?" Freakshow asked cheerfully, "I took it from those government idiots. I'm sure they don't even know it's gone yet. It can do all sorts of wonderful things." As he said that, the end of the staff sharpened itself to a deadly point.

'Well, it's good to know that our government is using our money for great security measures,' Danny thought dully.

He shot an ecto blast at the freak, only to have it blocked by the staff. The two began to fight in this manner for some time, being wary of the security precautions.

As the two fought, the rest of the group entered the main hall. Jack activated the ghost shield and the others organized the crowd away from the fight, though this proved difficult due to the desire to watch the fight. Once everyone was organized, Maddie and Jack prepared themselves to enter the fight.

After some time, the two fighters separated, both breathing hard.

"This is ridiculous!" Freakshow said, "I wanted to fight that arrogant thief, not you."

"I agree," Danny said, "You're not much of a challenge."

"Why you little – "his insult was cut short by a small blast from the top of the stairs. As the smoke cleared, an all too familiar figure in a white suit and hat appeared. Clearing his throat, Kid stretched out his arms and called out in a loud voice, "Ladies and Gentlemen! Thank you for coming to the show." He tilted his hat, "Especially you, Mr. Phantom."

Confused, Danny merely stared at the thief as he was given a round of applause from the audience.

Angry, Freakshow snapped, "You're late, Kid."

"I am?" Kid asked, "I was under the impression that I was early. However, you never did set a distinct time to meet so I guess it is difficult to judge as to what time I am to arrive."

The matter-of-fact tone that Kid used set Freakshow over the edge. His usually pale face was burning red in absolute fury.

"You little, arrogant – "Freakshow started.

"Careful, now," Kid advised, "Children are present."

Furious, Freakshow finally snapped and charged at Kid, impaling him through the heart. Gasps of horror filled the room as the crowd couldn't believe what they saw. Danny stared at Freakshow, horrified that the madman would actually kill the thief.

The body was limp on the staff and Freakshow whispered, "Got him," victoriously.

"Oh, yes, it was an excellently executed move," Kid said.

"Thank you, I –"Freakshow stopped and turned around.

Danny followed suit and was shocked to find Kid, safe and sound, crouching on top of the case of the Spirit Soul. Cheers erupted from the crowd as they saw the thief perfectly fine. He smiled and stood up on the case, hands in his pockets.

"How?" Freakshow turned to his staff and saw that the body hanging there was no more than a dummy. Furious, he began to yank the fake off of his staff.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," Kid advised.

Ignoring him, Freakshow ripped of the fake, only to have it explode in front of him, where a yelp was heard.

Kid shrugged, "I did warn him."

Danny immediately shot an ecto blast at the thief, but it somehow passed right through his body. More gasps were heard from the crowd, as that was not normal for a human being. Danny tried again, but the others too passed right through him.

"How are you doing that?" Danny asked.

Kid smirked, "So curious, are you not?" Danny's face stayed in a frown. Kid smiled, "A magician never reveals his secrets you know."

Finally ticked off himself, Danny lunged at the thief, but before he could reach him, there was another explosion and Danny flew right through the smoke, which cleared with no Kid there. Danny was about to say something when he noticed that the Spirit Soul was missing as well.

'How in the world does this guy keep doing this!?' Danny screamed in his head. 'Calm down, Danny. He's only human. He can't get very far no matter how good he can make it look.'

Danny scanned the area for anything unusual. He almost gave up when he saw a strange gleam in the middle of the wall on the top of the stairs. He charged at it and hit something hard, which shattered under the force of his punch. 'Found you!' His victory was cut short by an angry Freakshow swiping at his head.

"You!" Freakshow exclaimed.

"You?" Danny said, "But-" The sound of clapping caught his attention.

"Very good, very good, Mr. Phantom," a painfully familiar voice said, "I say you could be a detective with that perception."

Both Freakshow and Danny turned to the voice and found Kid standing on the railing like he did before. Freakshow charged and swiped at the thief, but Kid merely leaned back and fell to the main floor. He caught himself with one hand and flipped on top of another case. 'Now he's just showing off,' Danny thought bitterly.

Freakshow and Danny followed him down to the main floor and took up battle stances. Kid shook his head, "Really? What is with you people? Always resorting to violence. I believe that this was a battle of thievery, not fighting."

Freakshow scoffed, "You honestly thought that I was going to let you get away with everything? You took what was mine. Now you will pay."

Kid shook his head again, "To be honest, I figured you would try to kill me. You're not too different from another foe of mine." When he said this Danny could have sworn that there was an underlying tone of anger and venom in Kid's words. This took Danny by surprise. Not only was there no indication that there was someone out for Kid's life, but that this person seems to be a direct enemy of his, not just a rival.

Despite trying to make sense of Kid's words, Danny began to charge at Kid. Kid sighed and took out the Spirit Soul from his pocket and aimed it at Danny. Before he knew what was happening, Danny felt all of his strength leaving his body. He dropped to the floor, shaking. The sensation finally stopped, lucky just before his energy levels would force him to return to his human form.

"What did you do?" Danny asked, horrified. Freakshow too looked taken aback.

"This is the Spirit's Soul's power," Kid said, "It was used to drain others of energy and use it against them."

Again, super sorry about the lack of updating. After this week, I should be on a normal schedule and be able to write more, but I'm also lazy during the summer, so no promises.

Oh, to answer Moonumb's questions, no, Nakamori isn't in this story. The reason is that this is in America and Nakamori is just a small town cop in Japan. Yes, he's in charge of the Kid Task Force, but I don't think that his superiors would let him travel across the world to catch Kid. Also, there's no mention as to what Nakamori did when the original Kid did heists in foreign countries. So I'm assuming that the local authorities just had to handle it.

I will try to update in a week or so, but again no promises.

Until next time ~

Disclaimer – I don't own Danny Phantom or Magic Kaito or Detective Conan