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A good amount of time later, Shadow was standing in a large room looking triumphant. The reason why he looked like that was indicated by the numerous burnt targets surrounding him.

"How was that?" he questioned with a hint of irritation.

Vlad's slightly stunned look was soon composed into a passive one. "Very good, Jacob. You may actually have a shot at beating Abby."

"Let's hope so," Shadow prayed. "I have to stop her soon or else who-knows-what'll happen."

"Then hurry!" the Teacher pressed. "You don't have much time."

Shadow gave them a quick little nod. He didn't hesitate to shoot out of there like a bullet. The two ghosts watched his rapidly retreating form.

"I think I may actually feel pity for whatever ghost decides to anger him," the Teacher mused.

Shadow slowed down and turned invisible as he reached an area crowded with ghosts. All of them looked to be at attention and had pure green eyes. He cast them cautious glances as he floated by. Abby had to be close. After several moments, he spotted a large rocky shelf. There was a line of armed soldier-like guards around the rim and, in the center, a small, very recognizable group.

Shadow had to restrain a gasp. His parents, Valerie, and Tori stood fully armed around the possessed Abby who was sitting in a lavish throne. The group's eyes shone as Abby's did; solid, luminescent green. However, the sight of Abby was absolutely appalling. Her normal Phantom uniform had been traded for something entirely different. The suit's top, although still short, was mostly white. It was styled like a tank-top with a green V-neck collar and slightly triangular green-trimmed bottom that stopped at her midriff. Her gloves were bright green, matching her eyes, and ended in white, pointed ends that went most of the way up her arm. Then there was the rest of the ensemble. Her pants were white with a 

green, stooping waist-line (like Desiree's) and green flares on the sides. Her boots were white as well, but much smaller.

Shadow continued his path toward her. Maybe he could take her quietly. He guessed that removing the amulet would snap her out of it. The boy was closing in on her when Valerie suddenly stepped forward and caught him in a net. The capturing device gave him a strong shock, earning a painful scream.

Abby rose from her throne and stepped toward him. "I knew you would return. Did I not tell you to leave?!"

"And I told you that I was going to come back to save you," Shadow countered.

He let his normal energy charge up and broke free of the net. He flew up to her while Tori and Valerie fired ecto-blasts at him. Danny looked strained as green energy flared up in his hand. Sam was copying her husband, desperately trying to miss when the ecto-gun fired.

"C'mon, Abby," he tried reasoning "It's me, Jake, your brother. Even Mom and Dad are trying to struggle against the power of the amulet. You can, too."

Abby gave a quick glance at her parents who were definitely in an internal battle, her face softening for a moment. Then, she narrowed her eyes and glared back at the ghost in front of her. Shadow was still trying to dodge the attacks.

"You are not my brother! My brother would not lie, he couldn't hurt anyone, and he definitely wouldn't turn into you!" she screamed, firing a smoking ghost ray.

Shadow was hit by it and struck down, where Danny and Valerie were forced to grab hold of him and keep him in front of Abby.



"Would you just listen to me for once in your life?!" Shadow screamed while struggling in the ghost hunters' grasp. "I'm sorry that I lied, I'm sorry that I hurt you! You know I didn't mean to! The truth is, Abigail Fenton, whether you want to believe it or not, I'm your brother, your twin brother, and I only want to protect you. Yeah, things have been messed up lately and I'll agree that I'm not whoI used to be, but I'm making the best of it and you should, too!"

"No!" Abby screamed, shutting her eyes tightly. She tried to fire at the boy but missed.

"Then you leave me no choice," Shadow growled.

Red energy-flames ignited themselves on his arms, forcing his captors to let go. He pulled his arms in and let the flames die before taking off into the air. He dodged a blast made by his sister and returned it with a weak, plain ecto-blast of his own. It was enough to knock her off her feet. He couldn't follow it up, though, because he was forced to focus his energy on avoiding the other hunters. Every time he dodged one hit, another would smack him until he was worn and beaten, but still determined. He had to save them. Other ghosts from the larger arms approached them, looking for a good shot. They were swarmed around the weakened half-ghost. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore.

He snapped.

His eyes went totally red and burned like fire. Soon, his body followed suit and spirit energy exploded from him in all directions, much like the first time. Every single ghost was blown backward, either knocked out or wounded. They lay all around the boy in a ring of bodies. Shadow wasn't the same, though. His body was fully encased in the ethereal flames. Silently, slowly, he stepped forward in Abby's direction. Any ghost who dared to get up would have easily been knocked down by the sheer power radiating off of him. Abby held strong, though. She stared him right in the eyes. The boy came to a halt in front of her and raised his fisted hands up by shoulders.

"I promised you, Abby," he spoke, his voice holding almost no emotion. "And I'm going to keep that promise. Say goodbye, you monster."

The energy sparked and flared as Shadow released it all. It fired toward the girl, whose fearless expression had dropped. She was blown back as the flames swirled around her. Shadow continued the 

energy flow, but his face became strained. Finally, he stopped, his body going limp. Abby was on the ground and Shadow managed to stumble over and rip the amulet from her neck. Wispy swirls of green energy curled around her and the object as they were separated. Slowly, the girl's costume faded back to normal. The Phantom girl weakly opened her normal green eyes, staring up at the ghost boy in front of her.

"Jake?" she breathed.

What can I say? I tried my best.

You can also expect updates to be relatively slow from this point on. Sorry, but that's just what life's throwing at me.