Well, this is a big chapter, so enjoy!

-Obi

Chapter 12

It was five in the morning, and Sam Fenton was loading large, powerful weapons into the Specter Speeder 2. Danny was gathering some more together from another wall in the lab, David was getting the Speeder ready to go, and Daniel was sitting in the back seat, playing around with his new found abilities. After a few more minutes, they were ready to go. Danny took his place at the controls and Sam sat down beside him while David crawled into the back seat and started showing his brother a few things. Danny took off, and started tracking the halfa at large. They just kept flying for a few minutes, Danny and Sam listening to their children, till Sam spoke up.

"So, any sign of where he is?" she asked.

"I'm getting something. From the looks of it he's taken refuge in a waterfront warehouse in New York.

Danny parked the speeder at the entrance of a pier, facing a large, grey, dilapidated waterfront warehouse. The windows were broken out, the roof worn, and the whole thing overall dirty. David grabbed a thermos and stuck it in his belt, while Sam grabbed a large gun. Danny turned to Daniel.

"Okay, stay here. We'll be back soon. Do not get out of this vehicle," he instructed. Daniel nodded his head and sat back in his seat. Danny grabbed the Ghost Gauntlets and got out. There was a bright flash as Danny and David transformed, and then they went into the warehouse. They slowly went in, looking around for anything out of place. They saw a bunch of crates, caked in dust, and cobwebs everywhere. They searched around, not finding anything, until a noise came from behind a large crate. A slow, creepy, lunatical laugh drifted to them, as a demented man stepped into view. His skin was a light blue, and his ears came to points. His face was covered in boils, and his eyes were glowing a dark red, and his fangs dripped with menace. His hair laid wildly on his shoulders. He curled his hand into a fist, his claws digging into his skin. His black jumpsuit was tattered and torn, stained a deep shade of green. He staggered towards them, a malicious smile forming on his horribly disfigured face. The ghost in him had become a lot more powerful since he had made that clone.

"So, you found me," he hissed. "What are you going to do now?" In response Danny leaped at him, unsheathing the claws on the gauntlets. The ghost sidestepped, and Danny landed farther down and turned back to face him. "You aren't going to take this away from me, so why even try?" he asked Danny as he leapt to attack. In reply, he was knocked forward to the ground by an ecto blast to his back, Danny easily avoiding the falling body. He looked around and saw Sam holding a smoking ectoplasmic blaster.

"We don't want to fight you," Sam said. "We're here to help. This ghost is controlling you."

"I don't need your help," he spat back.

"Well, we tried," David said with a shrug. He launched himself towards the ghost, hands blazing with ectoplasmic energy. He hit him hard in the gut, but found a cold, slimy hand around his throat. The evil ghost squeezed, but was stopped by a ghost charged kick in the chest from the struggling boy. Sam shot off blasts from the gun, and Danny knocked him under the chin, sending him flying. He got up, and his eyes flared. His hands came together and sent out a dark red wave of energy towards all three of them. Danny brought up a shield to protect them, then came back with his own series of blasts and waves.

"So what? We are evenly matched. Do you want to fight till you're drained of power, or will you give up now?" Danny flew right at him, going as fast as he could. He grabbed the jumpsuit and they flew through the air, right through a window. They crashed on the pier, and struggled to their feet. David and Sam burst through the doors, following the two men. Daniel eagerly watched through the window, excited he finally got a look at the fight. Danny sent three waves towards the ghost, who put up a red shield. He responded with a large blast of his own. This hit Danny in the chest, and sent him sprawling. He got up, and did what he knew he had to do. He took a deep breath of air, and let out a ghostly wail. The ghost put his hands up to try to protect himself, but was pushed backwards. He flew around Danny, and hit him in the back, hard. Danny landed on his face and struggled to get up. David and Sam threw everything they had at the ghost, and got a few good hits in.

"Nice try, but too late," he said. The ghost's eyes turned completely red, as he started to glow a deep, dark red. It went up his arms, down his body, over his legs, then immersed his head. A creepy smile formed as he began spinning at high speed while lifting into the air. Danny, Daniel, David, and Sam all watched breathlessly as he made his attack. A large red ectoplasmic blade formed, and suddenly launched at Danny. He flew upwards, but was hit in the gut, which was now seeping green goop. The full effect of the attack was on the pier though. The last three feet was taken off, and the remains was the base of a huge ectoplasmic fire which burned on the water. It kept spreading, and soon was a very large behemoth that licked at the water and the new end of the pier. The ghost was drained now, and he fell hard onto the remains of the deck, than stood slowly up again. He stood there for a few seconds, reenergizing for what Danny had guessed would be another attack. He gave a slight nod of the head as he ran towards the end of the pier. He formed a shield around himself and readied himself to jump. The three stood there agape at the boldness of the move, and didn't even notice a flash of light behind them.

"I've got him!" Daniel yelled as he flew at high speed towards the end of the dock. Danny watched as the evil ghost jumped in, and how Daniel had no shield around him. He ran after him, trying in vain to get his attention. Daniel was too dead set on what he was doing, and Danny couldn't catch him.

"Daniel, NO!!!!!!" he cried out as he watched him fly right into the flames.