Christmas Chaos is now at its end. Enjoy the last chapter.
Thank you Purpose of Random for beta-ing for me again!
A guard floated by the cages, checking on the prisoners. He stopped when Abby started coughing. The ghost glared at the scene inside the Phantoms' cage. Danny and Dani surrounded the young girl who looked very sick.
"Dad, I don't feel so good." She groaned.
Danny whipped around to face the ghost guard. "Please, she needs help!" He begged desperately, pushing himself against the bars.
"Yeah right, Phantom. There's no way that I'm letting you out of there." The guard sneered, getting a little too close to the bars. That was all Danny needed.
The man grabbed the ghost before pushing him roughly against the opposite cell wall. Once the guard righted himself, he made sure to stay away from Danny's cell.
"After all of this time, we're prepared for your little tricks. So I suggest you stop wasting your energy." With that, the specter left down the hall and returned back to here he had come from.
All of the snowy-haired, green-eyed half-ghosts turned to Jake.
"So?" Dani lead.
Jake triumphantly held up a set of keys, a grin plastered onto his pale face. Quickly, he slipped the key into his own lock and, after some rattling, the door swung open. Then, he went to free his family.
"So this is why the ghosts consider you a threat." Danny muttered.
The son let out a nervous laugh. It was the wrong conclusion, but as long as it kept his secret safe, it was fine with him. "Yeah, I guess so." As he said this, he finished undoing the handcuffs.
The four stealthily left the area. They made it outside and were about to fly off when a loud voice boomed from the distance.
"I see the rats managed to escape." Walker hissed, causing everyone's muscles to tense. "So, who was the mastermind behind this plan? Phantom or the punk?"
"It doesn't matter." Danny stepped up. "We're leaving."
"I seriously doubt that. You wouldn't leave when your family is in danger, would you?" The ghost sneered, revealing the rest of the family held captive by his guards.
"Let them go, Walker!" The man ordered, gritting his teeth.
"It's funny. They came here trying to break you out, but it looks like now, you're going to have to free them. Not that you have much of a chance."
"He said 'let them go.'" Abby repeated ferociously.
Meanwhile, Jake was subtly sneaking away to go ghost. Even though Abby would hate it, he'd be more helpful that way. He successfully made it around a corner and changed into his alternate half. Then, he flew invisibly to the battle scene. He could use the element of surprise.
He silently snuck behind the guards that were holding his family. He took out the key he had acquired earlier and quietly unlocked all of their handcuffs without drawing attention to himself or the captives. The, he flew up behind Walker, still going by unnoticed.
"Or what? You're not in any position to do anything." Walker mocked.
That's when Shadow struck. He unleashed one of his signature ghost zappers on the white-clad ghost. Walker writhed in pain, falling to the ground below. Shadow was revealed to be floating behind him, looking triumphant. Danny smirked as he seemed to get the cue. He flew up and fired at the ghost guards. Dani and Abby followed suit.
"The handcuffs are already off!" Shadow informed as Danny freed Sam and noticed that her binds slid right off.
Danny cast a curious glance at his fellow fighter briefly. Then, he returned to freeing everyone. It was a matter of moments before everyone had been released. Meanwhile, Shadow hid and changed back into Jake before running toward his gathered family, slipping in unnoticed.
Later that night, Jake's family finished up their little holiday party, but in the Ghost Zone, two ghosts with eye-balls for heads were watching carefully through a screen. Then, Walker entered.
"They escaped." He reported. "Although, I'm sure that you already knew that."
"Yes." The Observant on the right, Observant 1, agreed.
"So why have me capture them?" Walker continued interrogating.
"A test." Observant 2 replied simply.
"Test?" Walker inquired in confusion. "Haven't the Phantoms already proved their worth?"
"Yes, but the test was not for them as a group." 1 explained. "But for a certain individual." An image of Shadow flashed onto the screen.
Walker approached the two Observants. "Why would he need to be tested? The older Phantom had never been tested and Shadow seems to be intent on following in his father's footsteps."
"He is not as much alike his father as everyone thinks. I'm sure you would have noticed by now the variation in their tactics. While Phantom is bold in his assaults, Shadow tends to prefer a more subtle approach. He uses his mind more." 2 explained.
"True." The warden agreed. "But what does that have to do with this 'test?'"
The Observants turned to the screen once more and began watching something. Walker looked mildly shocked as he watched the new scene play out.
"His variations from his father, no matter how slight, have made a large impact on the timeline. Events are moving by faster than we anticipated." Observant 1 answered. "His moment is coming much more quickly and when it arrives, he needs to be ready."
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