Ok before starting I would like to thank Mi Bi Looney for her review, it really inspired me to keep on, and made me realize a mistake I was doing on my previous chapters. I will be updating slower as I have to do some projects. Here is the third chapter.
Chapter 3: Amity Park
Minutes later, the ghost arrived to a small home and knocked the door. An old man who wore a big jacket opened the door.
"How can I…" started, but after he looked at the ghost he recognized it.
"Ah sorry, hi there" saluted.
"Hello, I came here to see if you could help me with something" the ghost said.
"Ah sure, come in" he invited. The ghost at first wasn´t sure to go inside, but later it did. It sat down and looked at the man.
"And how can I help you?" he asked.
"You see, we used to live in the Ghost Zone, but because there were many of us in there, stronger ghosts decided to expel us from there. We ended in an arid zone, so we decided to build our homes, but we don´t have any clue at all in how to build one. I was wondering if you could help us" explained. The man rubbed his chin and looked at the floor for a moment.
"Sure I could, but we need to get the materials" he explained.
"In our search we collected some. I don´t know if they will be of help" said the ghost.
"Then let´s go there Mr. Ghost" he said.
"Call me Matt" the ghost said.
"Ok, sure I will Matt" the man said. Matt grabbed the man and flew towards the arid zone.
Minutes later the ghost landed between the ghosts and put the man down. He was feeling some sort of uncomfortable and scared, but ignored it. Maddie walked towards him.
"Hi. My name is Maddie Fenton, pleased to meet you" she saluted.
"The pleasure is all mine" the man replied. "I was told by Matt you needed my help".
"Indeed we do" said Jack.
"And where are the materials?" asked the man. The ghosts pointed at a pile of metallic parts. The man walked towards it and looked it carefully, then turned.
"Well, there seems to be enough for at least 4 homes" he said.
"Then we will have to get some more" said Maurice.
"And how we are supposed to do that? We just found them dropped" asked Pamela.
"I have a solution. I have a friend who lives near by and attends a shop, where he sells parts for constructions. I could tell him to give us some free parts" the man suggested.
"Are you sure? I mean, giving them away…" started Maddie.
"Oh don´t worry about that. He is a very good friend who really appreciates ghosts and would do whatever he could for helping them" he explained. The ghosts smiled.
"Well that would be of great help" said Paige.
"Yes, but for now I´ll just teach you how to build a home" said the man and took off his jacket, revealing small pockets with tools inside. Everybody was amazed.
-How is possible he can be carrying that heavy tools without getting tired? - thought Maddie. The man didn´t notice the ghost's looks and grabbed some tools, then gave them to the ghosts.
"Ok, first I will show you the first step" said the man, grabbed some materials from the pile and started assembling the pieces carefully. Everybody got closer and looked at him curiously.
Few hours later the structure of the house was finished.
"Well, that´s it. Did you understand, or you have a question?" asked the man. The ghosts nodded showing they had understood clearly.
"Excellent, now we will start building the other 3 homes. I will help you, just in case"
"That´s good" said Maddie. "Now let´s get to work!" she ordered, making every ghost start assembling parts as the man instructed them.
About midnight they were finished. Everybody seemed to be exhausted, specially the man. Maddie touched his shoulder.
"Thanks for your help, now you should go home and take a rest, and if you wish you can come again and help us again" she said. The man nodded and started walking away.
"Ey, wouldn´t you prefer to let me take you to your home?" asked Matt. The man turned.
"No thanks. My home is not far from here, and since I learned the way from here to there, I can go alone. And besides you must be tired to carry me. I will return tomorrow, don´t worry" explained with a smile and kept walking. Matt just smiled and crossed his arms.
The morning arrived slowly, and Maddie wasn´t able to rest very well. She was getting excited about their new city that she could barely sleep. When the sun appeared in the horizon, everybody woke up and waited patiently for the man to arrive. Half an hour later he arrived with a piece of paper in his hand. He got closer to Maurice and gave him the paper.
"I made a list of the materials we will need to keep on our work. My friend´s shop is walking across this desert. It´s not hard to find: it´s the only building you will ever see" explained to Maurice, who nodded and flew towards the shop.
Few minutes later he saw a lonely small building, so he landed. He looked inside but didn´t see somebody in there. He looked at a bell and rang it. Seconds later a young man arrived.
"Hi there, welcome to Metal Shop. How…Oh my gosh!" he exclaimed when he saw Maurice standing there. "You are ghost, aren't you?" asked, amazed. Maurice got frightened but nodded.
"Ghosts are the best. Now…how can I help you?" said, trying to calm down.
"Well, I would like some metallic parts to build our new homes, but we don´t have any money since we don´t use it" said while scratching his back nervously.
"That´s not problem at all. Which parts would you like?". Maurice gave him the paper, which the young man looked carefully. He then went inside the shop to look for the parts. Moments later he brought a bag which contained the parts.
"Here you go" said and handed them to Maurice.
"Thanks a lot" said and flew away. The young man smiled.
-I´m glad I had the chance to meet a ghost- thought.
Maurice was very tired because of the heavy bag he was carrying. He even started wondering how lots of materials could be kept in it perfectly. But he had to arrive and try to keep himself air bone. After tiring minutes of flying that looked like eternity he finally saw the other ghosts looking at him worriedly. Jack and Maddie called Paige, Pamela and Jeremy to go with them and help Maurice. He thought he had crashed against the floor and destroyed the material, but when he opened his eyes he saw the group of ghosts surrounding him, he felt relieved.
Maddie and Jack carried the bag while Jeremy and Paige helped Maurice to land safely to the land.
"Are you feeling ok dear?" asked Paige. Maurice looked at her and smiled weakly.
"Yes…just…tired" replied while panting. Paige jut smiled and hugged his husband. The man saw this and walked towards the couple.
"You must be very tired. You can help us when you feel refreshed" said calmly. Maurice nodded and flew a little away from the constructions, hoping he could feel better fast and keep helping everyone.
"Now that we have got the material we can continue" said the man with a smile. The ghosts shouted in happiness, picked up the materials from the bag and the tools and started constructing again. Maurice felt better after few hours had passed and joined the ghosts.
Sometimes some ghosts flew around the Earth again and gave details on some buildings so that they could have an idea in how to build important constructions like the school.
Because they already knew perfectly how to do their homes, they barely asked questions to the old man, who just looked at everybody work.
Paige, Maurice, Pamela, Jeremy, Jack and Maddie had plans on having children, so they decided to make rooms for their future babies.
"Wouldn´t you like to have 2 children instead of 1?" asked Maddie to Jack, who rubbed his back nervously before replying.
"Well, I have never taken care of kids, so I don´t know if I will be a good dad. First let try with one child, and if we do decent job we can have another one"
"As you wish dear" replied Maddie while looking at Jack lovely, who also looked at her wife the same way. And so they started making 2 rooms for them.
2 years passed, and the city was half-done. Everyone was feeling proud about their jobs and how they were progressing, and they worked faster. The man decided to bring some cans with different colors of paint inside and special materials to give the buildings the last detail.
3 years later the city was finally done, including the painting and decoration. Mysteriously the man got lots of furniture and gave them to the ghosts. The ghosts never asked him how he brought them and placed the furniture inside their homes. Between the constructions there was a hospital, a school, a restaurant, and some others. The ghosts were very grateful towards the man who had helped them in those years.
"Finally…after long years of working, our new city is finished" commented Paige.
"Yes, and we wouldn´t have been able to do it without your help. We sincerely thank you" Maddie told the man.
"It was no problem at all. I enjoyed my time being here, helping in what I could best. Sincerely it´s my first time I ever do this, and I learned a lot about you" replied the man happily.
"But promise us you will keep it a secret. The last thing we want is to fight against the humans" said Pamela.
"Your secret is safe with me. I promise I won´t say a word about this" promised, which made the ghosts smile.
"Well, now it´s time for me to say goodbye. I have to do some projects" said the man.
"Sorry if we took too much of your time because of this" said Jack in an apologetic voice, which made the man laugh.
"It´s nothing, really" replied with a smile and walked away, waving his hand before disappearing. Suddenly he stopped and walked back to the city.
"Oh I forgot… I brought a sign in blank for you to put the name of your city on it" said while searching inside his jacket and took out the said sign.
-Well…another strange thing- was the only thing Maddie could think.
"And tell me. Have you thought of a name?" asked the man, somehow impatient. The ghosts looked at each other and shook their heads. A few minutes later Matt walked towards the man.
"Well, I was thinking on calling it the opposite of the Ghost Zone." Everybody just kept looking at him, confused, which made him rub his back.
"What I´m trying to say that if the ghosts in there want to scare people away and like the hatred, how about Amity for the name?" explained. The ghosts murmured a little and then looked at Matt.
"I like it, but in my opinion we could add a word to make the name better: Park" suggested Paige.
"And why you decided to add that word?" asked Matt.
"I´m not sure at all. I think because I liked to see how the children played in a park when I was a child myself" explained Paige. Everybody, including the man, smiled at her explanation.
"Ok, I agree with it" said Maddie.
"So…Will the name be Amity Park?" asked the man. Everybody nodded in response.
"Ok" said the man and took out of his jacket cans which contained paint. The ghosts looked at him surprised.
-This man seems to be full of surprises- thought Maddie and rubbed her chin. The man started painting the name with great care. He added some green ghosts at the side of the name, making it look better. After a few hours, he was finished and put down the sign, waiting for it to dry.
"Well, this is the last thing I can do for you guys. I really hope you like the sign I made" said happily.
"Of course we like it. The ghosts in it make it look cooler" said Jack.
"Consider it as a "thank you" from my part" replied the man and looked at the sky, which was covered with small stars.
"Please have a safe trip way home" advised Matt while grinning. The man nodded and walked away. The ghosts looked at him happily until he was gone. Maddie just kept rubbing her chin.
-There was something strange in this man… the question is what? - She asked herself.
"Is there something the matter dear?" asked Jack. Maddie looked at him and shook her head.
"No…now it´s time to get a proper rest everyone!" she exclaimed, making the ghosts shout happily and fly towards their new homes.
End of chapter 3
English is my second idiom, Spanish my first one. I hope you enjoy it and remember: R&R!
Oh… and by the way, I DON'T OWN DANNY PHANTOM!
