Me: *Running through a dark alley in the rain* Please go away, please go away-
Readers: *Waving pitchforks, torches, and other assorted weapons* We won't hurt you, we just wanna ring your neck!
Eirena Gaia: And then chop off your head! *Swings sword*
Me: Aaaaaaaaah! *Keeps running, comes to a dead end*
definitelynotakiller: Die, witch! You will pay for making us wait! *Lifts pitchfork to finish me off*
Me: *Desperately waves hands* WAAAAAAAIT! I have a new chapter!
Readers: *Hesitates*
Me: Just look on the computer, you'll see it.
Readers: *Glance over*
Me: *Ducks around the mob and takes off sprinting*
Cats are my World: She's getting away!
Good Witch of Babble: Let her go. We have what we want. She's safe.
BelieveInYourDreams4Life: *Grumbles* For now.
Hoytti: *Angrily gestures at the pile of unused pitchforks and torches* What the heck am I supposed to do with these now!?
popcornbubbles77: *Pats shoulder* There will be other times, my fellow reader.
IMPORTANT!- IF YOU ARE A REVIEWER AND YOU WERE NOT MENTIONED IN THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION, THAT DOES NOT MAKE YOU ANY LESS SIGNIFICANT THAN THE PEOPLE WHO WERE MENTIONED. THESE ARE JUST THE REVIEWERS THAT STUCK OUT IN MY MIND.
Danny opened his eyes. Yep, still nothing but black. Had he seriously passed out again!? Okay, He thought, no more passing out. He listened, and was surprised to find several voices he knew arguing.
"That was about the stupidest thing you've ever done, Johnny! Thanks to you, he'll never help us!"
"Kitten, I-"
"You're a bully, Johnny Thirteen! You had no right to do that!"
"Shut up, Poindexter, no one asked you!"
Danny slowly scooted away from the arguing voices, not sure how he felt about every one of his enemies being under the same roof. Okay, maybe not every single enemy, but still quite a few.
"I don't recall anyone asking you either, Ember." Was Amorpho a friend or an enemy? He wasn't sure.
"Ignoring you now."
"You can't ignore him! His opinion is as valid as anyone's!"
"No one cares what you think, Poindexter!"
"I care what he thinks, thank you very much."
"You don't count, Amorpho!"
"Why not? I'm a ghost, just like the rest of you!"
"Can't we all be friends?"
"NO!" The shout came from everyone's collective throats, and Danny couldn't help feeling just a little bad for Klemper. Just a little.
"Wait, where's Danny?" Amorpho half yelled, and Danny could tell that everyone whipped around to look at him. He cautiously got to his feet, not sure whether to attack or run. There was an awkward moment of quiet, then Danny decide to break the silence. "So… who did I crash into?"
As if his words had broken an imaginary dam, dozens of feet raced toward him and everyone started asking questions at once.
"Phantom, we need your help! We'd been captured too, and-"
"Why do you have a bandage over your eyes? Isn't it hard to see?"
Danny tried to interject. "Actually, I'm-"
"Help us escape, dipstick, or I'll whack your sorry hide to kingdom come!"
"Will you be my frieeeend?"
Danny tried again. "I-"
"Where have you been? Johnny and I have been so worried!"
Danny seriously doubted that. "Is that s-"
"How were you captured?"
"Why-"
Danny, feeling like his head was going to explode, pointed his hand toward the ceiling and fired an ectoblast. It struck the metal ceiling with a loud hiss and an echoing pop. "Everybody sit down and SHUT UP!" There was a moment of stunned silence. Then, to Danny's shock and relief, he heard all of the ghosts taking seats on the floor. Even Klemper was quiet. Danny took a deep breath and massaged his temples, trying to stave off his growing headache. Finally he said, "Will one of you please explain to me what's going on?" He heard someone inhale and added, "Not Kitty."
There was a slightly disgruntled huff, then Poindexter began to talk. "We were all captured about a month ago. They've been experimenting on us since then."
Amorpho interrupted him, her voice tight with impatience. "We made an escape plan, for all of us to get out, but someone" Danny heard a pause as Amorpho glared at someone. "-messed things up, and we had to improvise."
"Hey." Danny heard Ember get to her feet, as well as Amorpho. "It's not my fault my boyfriend got all power crazy!"
"Actually, it kind of is." Kitty, already miffed by Danny's brush off, didn't have any qualms about questioning Ember's credibility. Ember growled and took a step in what Danny assumed was Kitty's direction. He stepped forward, hoping he was in between the two when he said, "This won't do us any good." He turned his head in everyone's direction, then continued. "You guys want to escape. So do I. The only way that we're gonna get out of this unscathed is if we let our petty rivalry's rest for a while."
Danny heard several grumbles and a few curses, but he felt they had come to an understanding. Johnny broke the silence. "So, what's the plan?"
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Of all the things that could have attacked them, it had to be a giant green slime ball.
Robin threw an explosive disk, temporarily knocking the creature off balance. As he reached for another, Kid Flash zoomed at the thing and punched it in the face, leaving a good sized dent. Superboy leapt forward, trying the same thing.
But the monster was ready this time. With a squelch and an angry yell that was abruptly cut off, Superboy sank into the gelatinous body.
"Fools!" An extremely high voice suddenly squealed. "I am Skulker, greatest hunter alive!"
Kid Flash looked up from wiping a bit of slime of his fist. "Seriously? That's its voice?"
The thing let out a roar and swiped at him. The gooey arm smashed Kid Flash into a wall, and he fell in a heap next to Artemis. Robin gritted his teeth. Only he and Miss Martian were left standing.
M'gann, we have to end this now!
But how?
I have an idea, but you're gonna have to trust me.
I trust you.
Okay. Rush at it.
Are you crazy? Look what happened to Superboy!
Just trust me, okay?
M'gann looked at the giant blob. She didn't want to, but she wasn't sure what else she could do. With a deep breath, she charged.
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"That is literally the dumbest plan I've ever heard."
Danny threw up his hands, looking in what he hoped was Johnny's direction. "Why? It's simple, and it guarantees all of us get free!" He took a deep breath. "Let me explain it simply." He adopted a thinking expression. After a moment he said, "We find the ghost portal that you said they had." He moved his finger in a circle to symbolize a portal. "We-"He gestured all around him. "-go through." He made two finger people and walked them through the air. He threw up his hands again. "Then we're free! Happily ever after! Pina colada and beaches for all! It's the most basic of plans!"
Johnny's voice was only slightly perturbed when he answered. "First of all, I'm over here." Danny's face turned red as he turned a few feet to his left. "I think it's the dumbest plan because it makes too much sense."
"He has a point." Kitty commented.
"I agree." Ember said.
"It's a bit too simple for my taste." Amorpho admitted.
"I did think it would be a little more complicated." Poindexter sounded slightly guilty.
"Johnny is my friend, I will never disagree with him." Klemper gushed.
Danny felt like he was going to explode. "SERIOUSLY!? This could be your one chance to escape, and you don't want to try because it's too simple." He face palmed. "That's it, I just lost faith in humanity."
Suddenly, and giant crash came from down the hall to their left. Danny turned out of habit, his new position shedding no light on what was there. He heard several gasps and the sound of running feet as the ghosts began to run. Without knowing what they were running from, Danny followed. "What are we running from?"
"The giant flaming ball of ectoplasm that is Skulker!"
"Say what!?
"You don't know?" Danny felt Ember pick him up and fly, and he was secretly grateful. "When ectoplasm gets agitated enough, it catches fire!"
"WHAT!?"
A huge roar echoed from down the hall, and Danny felt something searing hot land on his shoulder. He desperately patted the area, trying to get the flame to go out. "Do you plan to do something about it?" Danny wanted to know.
"Ever heard the term 'sacrificial lamb'?" Danny was suddenly thrown through the air. "Traitor!" He screamed behind him, all the gratitude draining out of him as he realized she had picked him up for the sole purpose of throwing him. Danny felt the air temperature increase as he moved, and he braced himself for a world of hurt he hoped would miraculously be avoided.
Guest reviewers: WHAAAAAAAT!?
featherheart4248: That's it!? I just got here! I demand more!
jiji-kitten: *Sighs* She's done it again.
Eirena Gaia: I SHALL SMIGHT HER HEAD FROM HER SHOULDERS! *Waves sword*
DarkKeybladePhantomofTime: *Falls to the ground clutching chest* My heart! *Points in direction I ran* Fellow readers! Avenge me!
BelieveInYourDreams4Life: Let the hunt resume!
16ckelmen: I need a new pitchfork.
Hoytti: *Sets up a stand in the blink of an eye* Get your pitch forks! Get your pitchforks here! Can't be an angry mob without your pitchforks!
Get your torches! Get your torches here. What's an angry mob without your torches!?
percab8531: *Snatches a torch and pitchfork* THIS- IS- SPARTA!
*Everyone roars and runs after me*
Thanks everyone for the reviews. Also, lolahusky8, I have no plans to end this story anytime soon. Again, if you were not mentioned in the above description, this does not make you any less important or appreciated than the others. *Chair smashes through my window* Well, time to go! See ya, suckers!
