I do not own Danny Phantom.
Savin' Skulker and Lancer's Questions
Lancer sat back in his car, stunned by what he had just witnessed. During the battle, the trio had missed the black S.U.V parked in the parking lot, nearly hidden by a clump of bushes. He had raced after Samantha when he saw her getting chased by that ghost. He ended up at the soccer park and was about to go to her aid when he heard her clearly shout,
"Master of Technology, I know, I know!"
Lancer had frozen. How had she known what that ghost was going to say? It was as if she knew him. Sam had certainly shown no fear dodging the strange black wires that ghost had attacked her with.
Now, that wasn't surprising. Sam was an excellent gym student. What surprised him was when Phantom himself arrived on the scene and sent the ghost flying, with Tucker. Tucker, a student who was currently failing gym, had easily dodged the green blasts shot at him.
Technus, as he discovered was the ghost's name, fell to the ground, cursing the ghost boy and his meddlesome sidekicks.
If that wasn't too much to take in already, his two students and the Phantom had frozen, then Sam and Tucker had bolted for the dumpster and disappeared from his view. A womanly figure dressed in red began shooting at Technus, but the Phantom had grabbed Technus and flew him behind the dumpster.
After a few moments, Sam and Tucker had slipped from their hiding place, sneaking off with a strange silver cylinder in their possession. The red-clad woman, seeing no sign of her ghosts, screamed in frustration and sped off.
Questions raced through Lancer's mind at a rapid pace.
How did Sam and Tucker know the Phantom? How did they know the ghost who had attacked them? Had they been attacked before? Why were they frightened of the women in red? And why did her voice seem so familiar? Weren't Sam and Tucker supposed to be banned from ghost hunting?
And most importantly, where was Danny?
As the English teacher sat in a stunned stupor miles away, the trio were stationed in the Fenton lab.
Danny watched as Technus slipped through portal before closing it quickly. Sam and Tucker tensed as the Fentons walked closer towards the lab door. After a beat of silence, the footsteps retreated.
Three sighs of relief filled the room. Danny transformed and picked up his two best friends and the Fenton Thermos.
"Come on guys, we gotta find Skulker before Valerie does."
The Red Huntress was indeed on the hunt for Skulker. She flew through the skies on her rocket sled, swearing softly. Those ghosts had evaded her, thanks in part to Phantom.
She froze suddenly, watching as a body-armoured ghost flew by, only a few feet in front of her. He hadn't seen her yet. Grinning, she held up the Molecule Ripper. She had 'borrowed' the blueprints from the Fentons a few nights before and got to work building it. But she had returned the blueprints after she was done with them.
Valerie held up her weapon and fired a few shots.
"No! Look out!"
Valerie watched in shock and anger as the blasted Phantom tackled the armoured ghost out of harm's way.
Skulker yelped as he was pushed down to the ground. He glared at Phantom, who was shoving him towards an ally. "What do you think you're doing, whelp? I'll-"
"Be quiet! Valerie's gonna blast you with the Molecule Ripper! How great of a ghost hunter will you be when you're torn up into molecule pieces?!"
Skulker yanked himself out of the boy's grasp, a missile launcher popping out of his armour. "Whelp, I outta tear you into pieces. And I can take care of myself. You made a big mistake, putting yourself in my capture. "
Danny groaned. "I don't have time for this. Sam!"
Skulker whirled around, only to get whacked upside the head. Blackness enveloped him and he dropped to the ground.
Sam dropped the metal pipe and quickly sucked the unconscious ghost into the Fenton Thermos. "Tucker hacked into Valerie's rocket sled, so she should be coming down-"
A high-pitched shriek cut Sam off as Valerie crashed into the dumpster a block away. Tucker rushed over and slammed the lid down before Valerie could see who her attacker was. A series of thumps came from the inside, along with angry shouting. Danny picked up the fallen Molecule Ripper and glanced at Tucker, who nodded.
"All blueprints and data of the Molecule Ripper cleared and destroyed," he promised. "I did a purge through your parents' computer and Valerie's. I also set up an alert that will let me know if your parents or Valerie try to recreate it. A virus will be activated and the data will be wiped out. No matter how hard they try, the Molecule Ripper won't be created ever again."
"A systematic cleanout," said Sam, impressed. "You rock."
"I try."
Danny breathed another sigh of relief as he picked up Sam and Tucker and flew them back to Fenton Works. "Come on. Let's set Skulker back into the Zone."
They returned to the lab. Danny opened the portal doors and Sam let Skulker out. "That must have been one heck of a wallop," remarked Tucker, staring at the unconscious ghost.
Sam found a piece of paper and a pen. She scribbled out a note and stuck it to Skulker's chest. "There. Now we don't have to wait around to explain and possibly get our butts kicked. Let's send him home."
With a mighty heave, the two males put the armoured ghost into the Zone. Danny shut the doors and crossed his arms. "Geez. What a day."
Tucker went over the vault that contained the blueprints to in-progress Fenton Inventions. "Is it cool if I destroy the hard copy of the blue prints to the Molecule Ripper?"
"Please." Danny checked the lock. "No wonder Valerie got the blueprints. My parents didn't lock it up. Go on in. And do the one to the Molecule Destroyer to, while you're at it."
Tucker obeyed, and soon the two copies of the blueprints were nothing more than shreds. Danny took the pieces of paper and vaporized them with a plasma flare.
"Anything we can do about the Molecule Destroyer?" asked Tucker.
Danny eyed the massive machine. "Trust me, I've tried. But I don't want to go around vandalizing everything. The last thing I need is for them to up the security." He locked the vault to the blueprints up tight. "Sam? Can you do the thing?"
Lifting her boot, Sam promptly stepped on the Molecule Ripper, smashing it into pieces. Danny picked them up and used another flare to get rid of the evidence. "That should be fine for now," he said. "What's next?"
"Cover story time?" suggested Tucker.
"Cover story time," his friends agreed and they trooped upstairs.
Back in the Zone, Skulker soon came to. He groaned, his head pounding. "When I see that whelp and his friends I'll vaporize them!" he growled.
He sat up, only to see a piece of paper stuck to his chest. Confused, he read it.
Sorry about the attack, but did you really want the Red Huntress having you as a pelt? No. I didn't think so. You're welcome.
The whelp and his twerps
Skulker blinked for a moment, slightly surprised that they had saved him. Sure, Phantom had saved him before, but that was a minor save.
Technus floated up to the ghost and read the note over his shoulder.
"Interesting, isn't it?"