Me: Hi 5, it's chapter 5!
Danny: *Hi fives me* we're back after 2 days of no EXILE! Thanks to all the lovely kind people who waited for Hayden to go on a boat down the river Thames.
Me: It was great, thanks for asking.
Danny: Now for the disclaimer, Hayden doesn't own me. well, we might as well get on with the replies then:
AnimeAngel497: Here's some more suspense for you ;)
ihateSandV:Valerie looks nothing like a dog! (Don't worry; I know what you really mean)
Lolxxx: If I'm not clueless, what do have to figure out then? (Danny: I haven't got that rulebook. Thanks for letting me know!)
Phanfan925: You may not think it, but gore is my speciality. That was nothing compared to what I was going to write ;)
Geek179: Thanks!
FReeTOBeMe1311: Why do you have to run away from a cliffy? It's not like they kill you or anything.
Jordylilly777: Sorry that this isn't a super-fast next-day update. It's more of a Hayden-just-got-back-from-Oxford-and-wrote-it-up-as-soon-as-she-could update.
Exile, Chapter 5
(Normal P.O.V)
"Seriously Maddie, I swear that I heard someone move about down here," Jack said determinedly.
"Well, if there was someone here," Maddie was looking half-heartedly around the lab, "they're not here now. I don't think they've taken anything either."
Jack searched the room frantically. "Well if they didn't steal anything, why would they have come-" his eyes caught sight of the ghost portal. Jack rushed over to it when he realised that it was switched on.
"Maddie!" he called to his wife, who was flicking through some data on the computer on the other side of the room, "they're not here because they got through the Fenton Portal!"
Maddie walked over to the genetic lock, "But how did they get through this?" she thought out loud.
"Only a Fenton can open the door," Jack pointed out, even though they both already knew that.
"Phantom," Maddie decided coldly, "I bet he escaped into the Ghost Zone via our portal. That sneaky little rat."
"But wasn't he captured by that other ghost? The metal one with the flaming green hair?" Jack asked her.
"Danny – I mean Phantom – is fairly strong. Knowing him, he probably escaped." Maddie told him.
"Well, there isn't a way we can get to him now," Jack sighed, "the Ghost Zone is just too big."
(Jazz's P.O.V)
"Hurry up and tell me which way to go!" Tucker said to me.
"OK, Ok. This map isn't finished, you know," I retorted. Danny had done a fairly good job with the map already, considering the fact he had had to explore the entire Ghost Zone to fill it in.
We flew past countless purple doors of all shapes and sizes. I recognised some of the places we past from the map: Pariah Dark's Castle, the realm of the Far Frozen and some others.
"We're just passing Clockwork's place," Sam told me as she was looking out of the window.
Suddenly, the Spector Speeder came to a quick stop. I looked up at Tucker. "What's wrong now?" I asked him, slightly agitated.
"Uh, guys…" Tucker pointed stiffly to the front window.
A tall ghost in a white suit and hat peered in with an evil smile on his face.
"Walker!" Sam stood up.
"Driving un-authorised vehicles from the real world is against the rules," he banged on the glass. "Now, get out of the ship."
"Or what?" Sam said defiantly.
Walker signalled to one of his guards, who floated forward and shot the engine with his gun. The lights inside the Spector Speeder went out instantly, but the emergency power kicked in. It was dimmer, but we could still see.
"Now how about you get out before I shoot a bullet through that head of yours," Walker grinned maliciously to Sam.
Sam, Tucker and I stepped out meekly. Some of the guards put us in hand cuffs and threw us into the back of their van. They closed the door and left us sitting in the dark, with only the weak eerie green light shining through the windows to help us see.
Tucker began to throw himself at the side of the van. He did it repeatedly until his shoulder began to bleed, then he sat down again with his head hanging.
"What was Tucker doing just then?" I turned to Sam.
"Didn't you know? Humans pass through stuff in the Ghost Zone." Sam replied.
"Then why can't we get out of the van?" I asked her.
"I don't know," Sam tried to pull her hands out of her hand cuffs, but her hands wouldn't phase through them, "maybe Walker has put some human-proof layer on everything he expects us to come into contact with."
We sat in defeated silence for the rest of journey, which lasted for what I guessed was about 15 minutes. When it was over, the same guards led us out of the van and into the high-security ghost jail.
"Now then," Walked sat us down, "since your puny little human lives are so short, I guess I'll have to give you a shorter sentence. 100 years should do it," he decided.
"But we'd be dead by then!" Tucker wailed.
"Then you'll have to spend some of your afterlife in this jail, too," Walker replied.
He nodded to his guards who, once again, pointed their guns and made us move. This time, we were taken to a cell. One of the guards unlocked it and pushed us inside. He locked it behind him and floated off, followed by the rest of the guards.
"You can't leave us to die in here!" Tucker shook the bars like in a typical movie.
"Saluton," I heard a gruff voice say.
I whipped round, startled. A massive figure was sitting in the corner in the cell in the shadows.
(Valerie's P.O.V)
As soon as I flew through the portal, I saw the not-too-far-away lights of the Fenton's Spector Speeder zoom into the distance. I followed them. They took me all over the Ghost Zone. Most of the places I didn't recognise, probably because I'd never been to the Zone many times before. Phantom had been kidnapped with me by Skulker before, and I had fallen through a portal a couple of times.
Suddenly, the Spector Speeder screeched to a halt. I stopped and darted out of view, behind a floating rock. Had they seen me? I peered over the top of the rock to see a ghost in a uniform shoot the engine of the ship and the power went out.
Sam, Tucker and Jazz were led into a grey van and the door was locked behind them. The vehicle drove away. I quickly decided to follow them.
Eventually, we arrived at what looked like a giant, ghostly jail. I saw the guards lead them inside, so I followed discreetly. They were clearly too distracted with Sam, Tucker and jazz to notice me sneak in behind them as the door closed.
They were taken into what was probably a questioning room. I heard voices and protests coming from inside, but I didn't dare go in. The room was probably very small.
I waited for only a few minutes for Sam, Tucker and Jazz to emerge. They were led in another direction by some more guards. I stepped forward to follow them, but a tall white figure stepped in front of me.
"Well, well, well," he said, "what do we have here? Trespassing in my jail, that's against the rules."
(Danny's P.O.V)
Skulker picked up a different knife, this one was still as sharp, but it was wider and slightly curved. Perfect for skinning I thought anxiously.
"It's time, whelp," Skulker lowered the knife to one of the cuts on my arm, "I have finally got the chance to kill you and put your pelt on my wall."
"I though you said that I was going to be your bedroom rug?" I tried to stall for time. I needed to figure out a way to escape and the only way to do that was to keep Skulker busy.
Skulker paused, putting the knife down by my feet, "you make a point, ghost child. I shall decide when you are skinned."
He reached for the knife again, but I flicked it onto the floor with my foot. It bounced about halfway across the room and slid under another table.
Skulker grumbled and bended down to reach for it. Taking the opportunity, I twisted my hand to try and break my binding with an ecto blast. That didn't work; it just bounced off inflicting no damage at all to it. I tried the same thing with an ice blast and succeeded. While Skulker was reaching under the table, I broke the other ropes that we attaching me to the table and I silently jumped free.
I glanced around the room until I spotted to door. I found it and ran out of it, without turning back to see if Skulker had noticed my escape.
Danny: There's at least two cliffys in this one, Hayden. Your writing has evilness written all over it today.
Me: I just felt like I had to make up for not updating.
Danny: I think you're the only person who updates daily.
Me: It's still the summer holidays! Besides, I like writing :)
Danny: Fine. *turns to readers* hope you enjoyed this chapter guys – it was the longest yet!