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Jake dodged quickly out of the way. Smoke fumed from the spot he had just been in.

"I thought Boxed Lunch said you were bugging my Dad," Jake commented bitterly, assuming a fighting stance but not making the slightest notation of changing.

"The Lunch Lady is. I, on the other hand, have come here to make sure that you are out of the way," the ghost threatened. He flung an energy beam at Jake, who was tossed into a wall.

Jake glared at him and bared his teeth. His sunglasses had fallen off, revealing red eyes. At least they weren't completely red. "Why me? What happened to 'now that the other ghost kid won't fight'?"

"We know that you won't fight at will, but if your family is threatened, you won't think twice about it. You're like your Dad that way," the Box Ghost commented. "Now, prepare to…"

"Hey, don't you dare pick on my brother!" Abby screamed as she phased out of the wall and slammed into the Box Ghost.

The ghost growled at her. Abby simply looked at her twin and gave him a small smile. Jake gave her a little nod, but that was it. He leaned back against the wall as Abby pummeled the Box Ghost. He felt something hot and strong bubble up inside of him as his face twisted into a scowl. Red light filled in his eyes. He took a deep breath, trying to dismiss the feeling. Luckily, he got himself composed and normal-looking fairly quickly.

Abby was suddenly thrusted into the wall next to Jake. She groaned as she held her arm. Her bad arm. The one he had hurt.

"Abby, are you okay?!" He cried, guilt falling heavily on him.

She moaned again. "Ow, I think I might have pulled something. Nothing too bad, though."

Jake's face twisted with worry. "Do you think you'll need help?"

"Wouldn't be a bad idea. Go get Tori."

He nodded and ran around the corner, but glanced back. Abby barely dodged another attack from the Box Ghost.

"No time to get Tori. Let's just hope I can stay under control," Jake muttered to himself as he ducked down. He let the dark rings effortlessly slide over his body. The boy let himself fade out of visibility. The less he was seen, the better. He flew up behind the Box Ghost and put his hands close to the ghost's skin before letting red energy form and zap the ghost.

The husky ghost let out a short, deep scream before whirling around. He smirked when he saw no one.

"Finally decided to come out of hiding, huh? Well, bring it on," the box obsessed ghost challenged.

Shadow responded by letting out a close-range ghost zapper. The burly ghost screamed from the electrifying attack.

"Alright, I know that's you, Shadow!" Abby screamed at the thin air. "You might as well just come out now. Or are you too afraid?"

Shadow tensed as he resisted the urge to hurt her again. Instead, he fired another ray at the Box Ghost. It missed. The ghost turned around.

"You can't hide forever, Shadow. The whole Ghost Zone already knows what went down between you and the Phantom girl over there. No matter what kind of prophesy some of those ghosts believe you to 

be, most of us know better. It's only a matter of time before you snap again," the Box Ghost sneered, scanning the area for his invisible opponent while he did so.

Out of seemingly nowhere, an excruciatingly strong red ghost ray fired and pummeled the Box Ghost. His body looked like smoke was coming off of it as it was thrown halfway through the wall. The ghost groaned and his eyes widened as he took in the sight in front of him. Shadow had lost his invisibility and floated dramatically with his head titled downward slightly and his hands glowing brightly with ecto-energy. His eyes had gone full red again and the look they contained was not a pleasant one.

"Leave," the younger ghost commanded in a dark voice. "Now."

The Box Ghost's expression was one of fear and shock. Without arguing, he got up and prepared to fly away. His departing words were, "In case you had any doubt, you just proved me right."

Shadow sent a harsh glare at the ghost, but it was interrupted as he was hit with a green ghost ray. The disturbance snapped his eyes back to their normal color. He turned around, doing his best to remain calm.

"So, you're back, huh?" Abby hissed.

The ghost boy clenched his fists. "Abby, I don't want to hurt you. Not again."

"Oh, you won't. But I can't say the same about you," she growled. She charged up another blast, this one larger and more powerful. The necklace around her neck glowed brightly as she did so. After charging it up enough so that it was a good size, she released it. The blast knocked Shadow through the ceiling and into the air. Abby followed quickly after him.

As they floated outside, Abby's eyes had gone completely green, like Shadow's had been with red earlier. The boy gasped as he noticed the charm around her neck and how it was giving off the odd glow.



"That necklace…it's giving her energy," he realized. He dodged as she threw more of her super-charged ecto-blasts. "Abby, you have to listen to me!"

"Why would I listen to you?!" she demanded.

"I'm sorry about what I did! It was an accident! I wasn't in control. But, please, just listen! That necklace is giving you energy," he said. He formed a red shield in front of him to block the oncoming blast. It struck hard, but he stayed firm. He let the shield drop. "It's stealing your control. If you keep this up, you're going to lose it completely!"

"Yeah, like I'm going to believe you. And if this thing is giving me the power the blast you into oblivion, then who cares?" A smirk formed on her face. She went to deliver a body slam. Shadow was hit full force and knocked to the pavement below. He struggled to get up, only managing to perch himself up on one elbow.

By now, a curious crowd as well as a few news helicopters had gathered around to watch them fight. Some of them cheered as Abby sent out another blast, causing the boy to flatten onto the ground completely. She flew down and stood next to him, kicking his side to roll him over so that he was looking up toward her. More cheers arose.

"That's right!" she jeered. "They all hate you! They all want you gone." She raised her hands above her head, her necklace glowing brighter again. "C'mon everyone! Don't you agree?!"

Everyone's eyes suddenly turned full green like hers as they chanted, "Get the ghost! Get the ghost!"

"What' going on?!" Danny's voice suddenly asked as he flew over to the battle scene.

"I'm about to level Shadow to the ground. Once and for all," Abby replied with a maniacal grin. She pressed her boot down hard on the boy's chest to emphasize her statement.



"Abigail Fenton, stop..." the father started, but his daughter cut him off.

"No!" she shrieked. "You will not oppose! He will be gone! Everyone wants him gone! Agree!"

Danny's face went blank as his eyes glowed green as well. "Yes, finish him."

The evil smile melted back onto Abby's face. She focused her attention on the worn out Shadow once more. "It's all over, Shadow." She formed one more blast, sparks forming around the green energy from the sheer power, intent on finishing the job. Then, she let it go.

Shadow screamed as loud as he could. His whole body was writhing with the shock. It lasted for a few moments before it finally faded. Black rings formed around his waist, beginning the transformation back into Jake Fenton. It only took a second before Abby was standing above her own brother instead of her enemy.

However, this didn't seem to faze her. She kicked him away, letting him tumbled across the pavement. He groaned and opened his hurt-filled eyes halfway as he weakly pushed himself up.

"Sis?" he rasped.

"Be gone, Shadow. And never return," Abby seethed.

"Leave! Leave! Leave! Leave!" the mob chanted.

Jake, weakened, tried to get up, only getting it after the first few tries. He stumbled out of the crowd as fast as he could. He managed to change back into Shadow and fly off. The ghost boy dashed through town and to his own house. He flew down to the basement where their ghost portal was. He cast one last look behind his shoulder at his home. "I promise, Abby, I'll save you," he whispered.

He entered the Ghost Zone.

That was the dramatic chapter! I hope you liked it!

Oh, and as a little side-note, updates will probably come a little more spontaniously now. I'm not even gonna try to explain why. They just will.