swim season is over! woo. 2nd in medley, 2nd in 200 free, 2nd in 400 relay, 3rd in 100 fly. i would have liked a first, but it was good though. so now we're onto the next swim season. but the chapters are still slowing up. there's a lot of papers due and teachers will probably start piling things on now that spring break is on its way. but the good news is the sweetheart dance is next week. so no new chapter next week. its a 4 day weekend so ill be out partying...hehe.
this is a fighting scene chapter. hope everyone enjoys it. its actually pretty long. i think the plot is getting better...if not tell me.
Disclaimer: the copyrights to static shock and danny phantom are lost to me at the current time.
Virgil: Yo, bro. What's up? Plans for a particle accelerator?
Richie: Yeah...
Virgil: I was kidding.
Chapter 7
Gear and Static were once again flying through the air getting a scope for their new surroundings. Static was still pondering those eyes of Tucker's friend. What's he trying to hide behind them? he thought.
"What'd you think of Tucker?" Gear spoke, breaking the silence between them.
"Huh?" Static said. He shook his head to clear it of all his thoughts. "He seems fine. Did you get anything interesting on him?" Static knew this was now a habit of Gear's. Every new person was a new possible enemy. He had Backpack do background checks on anyone he knew. Plus, it made sure the identities of Static and Gear were kept out of the database.
"Not really," Gear admired the info streaming to his helmet. "There's a list, but it's not that long. Loitering by the girl's bathroom, tardiness, skipping the occasional class, and it says he dressed as a girl once." Gear laughed out loud. "I'm sure that would be an interesting story to hear."
"Does it say anything about who he hangs out with?" Static asked. Specifically, the blue-eyed boy.
Searching through the data didn't take long for super-brained Gear. "Not that I can find out," he turned the streaming info off. "Why?"
"Just curious," he said picking up speed.
"What are you so agitated about, bro?" Gear flew next to Static now.
Static took a deep sigh. It always felt better to release his emotions on someone that would understand, like his best friend. "Well, it's just that-" Static began, but was cut off from a scream a few blocks down. "Never mind now! Let's go!"
Gear landed on the sidewalk next to a grocery store. Static floated beside him on his metallic board. Gear placed his hands on his hips and admired the building. "What could be so terrifying about a store named Happy Mart?" he laughed. At that moment swarms of Amity Park civilians rushed out of the store in a panic. Gear was knocked over onto the ground and Static floated above the people, laughing at Gear's current situation.
"Seriously, is the food here that bad?" Gear dusted himself off.
"I don't know," answered Static, now walking next to Gear. "Let's go find out." The automatic doors slid open; the store was deathly quiet. Static pointed down the right side of the store. Gear nodded in understanding and went to patrol that half. Static quietly stalked his half.
A few cans knocked over, but nothing really unusual, Static noted. He replaced the empty space on the shelf with one of the cans that was previously on the floor.
"Uh, Static?" Gear's voice said. A walkie-talkie modified to go long distances known as the Shock Box was vibrating through Static's parka.
Static found the Box and pushed the talk button. "Yeah, Gear?" he replied.
A howling wind came through the speaker. "You might want to come and see this. I'm by the meat section."
Static hopped on his board and searched for the meat section. A wind seemed to drive from the back of the store. Suddenly, Static lost balance on his board and was brought to the floor by a mysterious hand.
"What the-" Static said. He looked over to find Gear crouched behind a shelf. Gear put a finger to his lips and shushed Static. He pointed. Static followed his finger's path.
An audible gasp followed what Static saw. Gear's hand quickly found Static's mouth to mute the sound.
A lump of meat in the shape of an overweight lady was pacing next to the meat section. Pieces of steak and pork and sausages were following her close behind. She seemed to be muttering to herself.
"What do you think she's doing?" Static whispered. Gear shrugged in reply.
This is one weird villain, Static thought. The teen rubbed his eyes to make sure he was seeing things okay. When he opened them he saw a teen about their age in a black spandex suit with white gloves and white boots. His hair was a brilliant messy white with glowing green neon eyes.
"Danny Phantom…" Static realized.
Gear smiled. "I told you he existed." Leave it to Gear to point out he was right during a disastrous moment.
Apparently Static and Gear weren't the only ones to see Danny Phantom. The meat blob turned around and her hollowed out meat-eyes widened. "No!" it screamed. "I must save the lunch menu!"
"There's nothing to save. I mean, I eat it," Danny Phantom told her. Static looked closely at the ghost figure. He was solid, but transparent and other-worldly at the same time.
"Does that mean you would like a nice salad right now?" the blob asked politely.
Danny Phantom let out a bored sigh. "No, thank you," he said.
"Then you shall die!" the blob shook with tremendous force. The meat shelf was bare now as it all centrally gathered around the form. It rose eight feet in the air and broke the store's ceiling. Static gathered energy to form a shield over himself and Gear as plaster fell to the floor.
"We should help him!" Static declared.
"Help him what?" asked Gear. He brushed off the debris from the ceiling breaking off. "Serve lunch? It's a giant meat blob, for Pete's sake."
Static just shook his head as if helping their fellow super hero was the only thing that was important now. He grabbed the collar of Gear's uniform and blasted into the air. "C'mon! Let's go!" he shouted over the wind.
Gear was dragged into the air, losing his balance. Static heard a "Hey!" come from his friend, but he ignored it. The jet boots on Gear kicked into action and soon the two were flying side by side.
In the air, Danny Phantom was already battling the meat blob, which had somehow accumulated twice the mass she had coming out of the roof.
Gear and Static stared in amazement at the monstrosity of the meat blob. "Get out of the way!" they heard someone scream. Both teens turned to see a large meat arm fly in their direction. They yelled and flew upwards just enough not to get hit. The wind that accompanied that arm hit them with full force, though. They spun wildly in the air, desperately trying to retain balance.
Both of their hearts were beating with adrenaline as they regained balance. Static smiled over at Gear. "That was close," he said.
"You're telling me, V," Gear smiled under his mask.
The ghost kid appeared in front of the Dakota super heroes. "Danny Phantom!" exclaimed Static. Danny Phantom didn't turn around to acknowledge he knew they were there. A large green shield surrounded the front halves of the three teens. The shield of Danny Phantom's was pelted with meat from the monster. A grunt came from Danny Phantom's exertion of his powers.
The shield fell and Danny Phantom tried to gain his breath. In the air, he bent over to hold onto his knees. His back straightened and let out ecto-blasts from his palms. Turning halfway towards the other boys he said, "If you're not going to help, get out of here." He was frustrated now. "I can't save both you and the town!"
On the inside Static was thinking, Jerk, but instead said, "What do you need us to do?"
Still shooting his ecto-blasts Danny Phantom replied, "Can you take out her legs?"
Static was confused. "Her legs?" he asked.
"Yes, HER!" Danny Phantom was obviously tired by now. "She goes by The Lunch Lady. Her power derives from meat. The less she has of it, the less powerful she is."
Gear, ready to help at the moments notice, flew immediately down closer to the ground. Static seeing his friend already in battle mode yelled, "Hold on!" to his companion.
Gear constructed a giant net and flew it over The Lunch Lady's legs, causing one to fall from under her. The monster swayed, but continued to stand tall and powerful. Static went into action focusing his powers onto the other leg, consuming it in electrical powers and taking it away from the rest of the body.
She toppled over. Danny Phantom flew over her, continuing to zap her with his ecto-blasts until all that was left was her torso. Scattered bits of her arms and legs were strewn across the street. Popping out what appeared to be a soup thermos, Static witnessed Danny Phantom suck The Lunch Lady into it.
The rest of the meat, which was now ghost free, flopped helplessly to the ground.
Static floated up to where Danny Phantom rested. "Dude, that was amazing!" he said awestruck.
Danny Phantom laughed nervously and rubbed the back of his neck. "It was nothing," he replied. "She usually doesn't get to be that big." Danny Phantom took a look-down of the hero in front of him. "Do I know you from somewhere?" he inquired.
"I doubt it," Static replied. "The name's Static, like electricity." He snapped his fingers to show off a little of his powers. Purple energy flew over his head, causing his hair to stand on end. He patted it down before continuing, "And my companion is…" he turned around to find no one there.
"Gear?" Static asked the air.
He heard Danny Phantom murmur behind him, "Civilians," before flying off. Static followed him to where a hand was sticking out of a meat pile. Danny landed on top of the meat pile and looked down to find the easiest way to get the person out.
"I can get him out," Static offered. Electricity gathered in the air around him. Danny Phantom just put a hand up to signal for Static to stop. His free right hand gripped the hand in the pile firmly. Suddenly, the hand turned clear; only the outline of it was visible. Danny Phantom gave it a hard pull causing the body to phase through the meat, completely unharmed.
Meat casually fell off the body as Static recognized it as none other than Gear. "Thanks, man," Gear said to Danny Phantom. He smiled awkwardly in reply.
Static jumped in the conversation. "Gear, this is Danny Phantom." Now, everyone was introduced.
"Nice to meet both of you," this time he extended a hand. Static noticed while he was semi-transparent and a ghost, he still had a pretty firm handshake. Danny Phantom looked over to the giant clock in the town square. It read 5:30.
"Um…" Danny Phantom said. "It was nice to meet you, but I have to go." Without a moment's hesitation, the ghost boy flew into the air and turned invisible.
"I told you he existed," Gear spoke for the second time that day.
Ignoring his friend's comment, Static said, "We should start heading back to Tucker's now. They said they were going to leave at six."
Gear nodded and soon both teens were in the air again.
Shiv had recently gotten a burger at a joint called The Nasty Burger. As soon as he was about to take a bite, it flew off out of his hands. "Hey!" he said to no one in particular. It casually floated out of the restaurant. Surprisingly, his wasn't the only one to do this. All the food in the restaurant, particularly, the meat, had floated away from its customers.
Shiv's curiosity brought him to follow the burger. By the time he found its ending spot, he couldn't believe his eyes. A large meat blob consumed of what appeared to be all the meat in the city was battling with Static, Gear, and a ghost kid.
Shiv looked around to see who noticed this as well. No one was on the streets. Finally, he spotted Talon flying in the air. He signaled her down to where he was. Thank you for super-sonic hearing, he spoke quietly. She landed on a street light. Ebon's form swirled nearby.
"Where've you been, Shiv?" Ebon asked him in that deep, commanding voice.
"I got a burger, then it flew off, so I followed it and found this!" he demonstrated his afternoon with hand signals as well. He seemed to be on four cups of caffeine. His hand was outreached towards the sky. Ebon peered up into the sunlight.
Static and Gear were working on the legs of a meat monster, while a ghost kid blasted away the top half.
"So those kids are working with local heroes now, are they?" Ebon asked himself. "Let's go," he said outloud to Talon and Shiv. "We need a plan." The three villains gathered in the black mass and cowered away to a new secret location.
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