Thank you to hermie-the-frog and Artgirl4! They gave me great advice and helped me work out all of the timing.
SORRY, SORRY, SORRY for being so late!
Also, wait to murder me until you read the end.
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"Yes!" Jake shouted happily. "It's finally summer!"
"Careful, goth boy," Tori teased. "You don't want to ruin your reputation."
"There's only eight hours left until freshman year is over; I'm allowed to be happy," he retorted, the smile never leaving his face.
"Not to mention our big end-of-the year party," Matt added. "Nothing like a night of movies, junk food, and all around fun to wrap up the school year."
They finally approached the school building. Signs announcing the last day were posted all over the place in bright, cheery colors.
"Goodbye, dull school halls and hello, warm sunny days," Tori agreed.
"Hi, guys," Chris greeted as she walked up beside them.
"Oh, hey, Chris," Jake greeted. "You have any plans for the summer?"
Her almost cheery expression darkened. "Yeah. My parents are sending me to camp for the whole summer. I mean; I know they don't like me hanging around you, but that's just a little extreme."
Jake looked incredulous. "Don't worry, I'll visit. I promise I won't let you rot."
Matt and Tori exchanged glances. A small smile slid across the goth girl's face. "Thanks." She looked down at the brochure and sighed. "At least the name is gothic. Camp Skull and Crossbones."
"No loitering in the halls, you four! Get to class!" Mr. Smith snapped.
"See ya, then," Jake waved while heading away with Matt and Tori.
"Yeah, see ya," Chris said quietly, looking depressed again.
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In the Ghost Zone, a mysterious tornado rushed by, pushing aside all of the ghosts and hurdling rocks away. Behind it came a cackling ghost with green skin and a swirling wind for a tail.
"Hey, what do you think you're doing?!" an angry Ghost Zone civilian shouted, his fist waving.
The ghost laughed again. "I, Vortex, am setting a coarse for that pathetic town," he let out a hoarse gasp, "Amity Park. Now that I am free from those moronic Observants, (gasp) I can finally wreak my prolonged havoc!" With another booming laugh, he flew off in search of a portal.
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In Casper High, lunch time rolled around. At the popular table, Abby was talking animatedly with her friends.
"Man, this is going to be awesome!" she squealed. "Definitely the party of the year."
"I know!" Tiffany agreed happily, nearly shaking with excitement.
D.J. laughed. "Just wait until you see the place. My living room looks like something off of MTV."
"Can't wait," the red-head said with a grin.
"It'd been better if he hadn't towed me over for hours yesterday to help set it up," Erik commented. "Do you know how hard it is to set up one of those backyard tents?"
"Sorry, dude," D.J. chuckled. "Next time I'll just ask Abby over. She might be of more use."
"Hey!" the blonde snapped.
"Don't worry, I won't put you out of your job," she teased, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Anyway," Tiffany cut in, "do you guys have dates yet? I was thinking of asking Aaron Tan, maybe."
"Eh, I'll just find one at the party," D.J. said, putting his arms behind his head and leaning back lazily.
"Um…don't have one," Abby admitted.
"Me neither," Erik coincided. Then his face lit up as an idea struck him. "Abby, would you like to go to the party with me?"
"Love to," she said with a smile, catching on.
"Aw, how cute," the tan boy snickered. Abby and Eric glared at him, the former with fiery green eyes, while Tiffany smacked him on the back of the head. "Jeez, I was just kidding!"
"You'll never learn," the half-ghost sighed. It was then that she gasped and an icy mist escaped her mouth. Her shoulders slumped. "Sorry guys, gotta go." She stood up, transformed, and flew off.
Jake, Matt, and Tori watched as she sped off.
"Aren't you gonna do something?" Tori asked her gothic friend.
"Nah, she can handle it," Jake replied, laid back. A moment later, Abby was hurled into the ground a few feet from them. "Or not. I'll be right back." He snuck off without anyone noticing.
Loud laughter mixed with screaming pierced the air. The giant weather ghost from before plowed into the lunch area, leaving a path of destruction in his wake. Abby glared up at him from the ground.
"Vortex," she spat. "What are you doing out of the Observants' control?"
"Like those idiots could hold me!" he shouted confidently. "And now that I am free, I will lay waste to this place along with all of its (gasp) irritating inhabitants."
"Not if I have anything to say about it!" she yelled, zooming back up, only to be smacked into the school wall with a strong gust.
"Is that the best you have to offer?"
"Nope!" another voice chimed in.
Vortex growled as he was zapped in the back. He turned around, finding Shadow there. "Hm…I do not remember this one. Oh, well. It does not matter (gasp) because you will fall as well!"
At that moment, Abby jumped off of the wall and flew back to the fight. She started firing ghost rays as she flew around the larger ghost in a circle. "Oh, please! You sound like every other second-rate villain!"
Shadow began to dart around the ghost as well, firing his own ecto-blasts. Vortex began to get annoyed. Without much effort, he slapped them both away.
"You dare mock me?! I have control over all elements!" Vortex shouted, raising his hands in the air and letting a charge build. "Now…fry."
"I don't think so!" Danny yelled, bolting into the scene. He shot an ice ray at Vortex, who turned around at the disturbance.
"Three against one?" A smile lit the weather ghost's face. "Finally, a challenge!" His hands summoned lightning from the swirling clouds above him. Danny put a shield around himself, blocking the strike. He made it vanish just as he noticed Abby and Shadow getting up again.
"No, you two, stay down!" the oldest half-ghost ordered.
Vortex smirked and turned around. "Ah, so they hold importance to you?"
"Stay away from them!" Danny warned.
Vortex defied him, sending more lightening at the two. Shadow noticed just in time. "Abby, he gasped. She was still trying to get up. Without thinking, he hurled himself in front of her and put up a shield. He struggled under the force and was about to drop it when something strange happened. Vortex's lightning turned red, firing back into the clouds and zapping him. He let out a throaty scream as he was struck. At the same time, the energy hit Shadow and coursed through him. He screeched as well,
unable to help it. After a moment, he collapsed. Abby's face widened into one of shock. Danny was there in a second.
"Well, I think that's enough damage for now," Vortex sneered, tearing a path through the ground as he left. Something else was left behind as well. Tiny little snowflakes.
Danny and Abby stared after him for a moment before a groan interrupted them. Shadow was getting up.
"What the heck was that?!" Abby demanded as the boy pulled himself up.
"His energy must have converged with the lightning somehow," Danny explained. He reached down to help Shadow up, but a small spark bit his hand. "Ow!" He pulled away quickly, holding the shocked ligament.
The ghost boy got up on his own, using the wall to stand straight. "Sorry," he apologized, gasping.
"Just make sure not to touch anyone," Danny warned.
"Got it," he muttered. He closed his eyes for a second before prying himself from the wall's support. He flew into the air and was about to leave when Abby called out.
"Hey!" she shouted up to him. He turned around. Abby looked like she was about to say words that would burn her mouth. "Thanks…for saving me."
He gave a little nod and vanished. Danny looked at Abby curiously.
"What?!" she demanded.
"Nothing," Danny defended, looking away innocently.
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Don't you love irony? I finally get a summer episode out and it's when everyone starts school. Eh, well, it was either that or in the dead of winter.
Sorry this is a little…okay, very rushed. The whole summer thing needed to take place first before I could move on to certain other episodes. And movies. Another reason for it being rushed…the original copy was written when I was very tired and I've just corrected and posted it now…when I've only had four hours of sleep mixed with Freshmen Orientation for high school. Basically, it's when you get up and go on the bus for half of a normal school day while they tell you who your teachers are, where your rooms are, and where your locker is. So I'm dead-beat right now. But I wanted to get this chapter up first since its been…what? A month?
Sadly enough, the chapters are going to be farther and few between. I'm going to try to write as well and as fast as I can, but blame school! Also, I'm still trying to write a book, which is actually a
different one from the first one. (I dumped the first one in favor of pursuing this one, which I like much better). This one's a ghosty one! :D 30 pages on MS Word so far!
That may have been the longest "End of Chapter Announcement" ever. Or, at least, that I've written.