AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Here is Chapter 6 everyone. Also just to give you guys a heads up, The Phantom Twins Season 4 will be updated either this weekend or sometime during next week since I have been really busy with uni assignments.
ENJOY THIS NEW CHAPTER
Cujo had flown Danny across the ocean, fog covered the area as they landed at an island. Danny hopped off Cujo and patted his head, they both then looked in awe and wonder at the sight of most of the statues were broken and the training areas were run down and covered in grass, goats surrounded the area and one of the jumped out of the bushes giving Danny a fright for a second and then jumped on top of a giant statue head.
"Are you sure this is the right place?" Danny asked Cujo who just nodded in confirmation.
They suddenly heard the sounds of girls giggling, Danny walked over and pulled the bushes apart to see three female nymphs playing by the river. Danny smiled at their beauty but then heard the sound of a goat.
He turned to see the legs of black furred goat hanging out of the bush near him. He leaned down and asked, "What's the matter little guy are you stuck?"
Thinking he could help, he pulled the goat right out only to show it was a short man with goat's legs and small horns and he had a small beard on his chin. He then snapped at him, "Hey put me down pal!"
Danny yelped as he dropped the half-goat man which alerted the nymphs that they were there. They started running away as the goat-man chased after them while calling out, "Hey girls stop! Come back! Come back! Stop!"
He grabbed onto one of them around her waist, but she turned into a bunch of flowers. He was then about to grab another one but she turned into a tree. He smirked and said, "Oh nymphs. They can't keep their hands off me"
The tree nymph got offended by that comment and smacked him away. He muttered in annoyance and then glared at Danny who was looking at him strangely.
"What's the matter? You've never seen a satyr before?" The goat-man asked in annoyance as he leaned against the tree.
"Uh….no" Danny answered. He then asked, "Look I'm sorry if I interrupted something but do you think you can help us? We're looking for someone called Theodore"
The goat-man yawned in boredom and then answered, "Call me Theo"
"Theo!" Danny shouted in excitement and then started shaking Theo's hand, unfortunately he accidently squeezed his hand with his ghostly strength which caused Theo's hand sever pain before he finally let go and said, "I am so glad to meet you. I'm Danny and this is my ghost dog Cujo"
Cujo licked Theo on the face with his large tongue and completely covered him in drool. He wiped the drool off and then snapped as he walked away towards the giant head, "Animals! Disgusting"
"Listen I need your help. I want to become a hero, a true hero and I heard you're the right um…guy for the job" Danny said.
Theo looked at Danny with a sceptical look. He simply shook his head and continued heading for his home as he said, "Sorry kid I can't help you. Besides two words; I am retired!"
Danny counted and noticed he made a mistake but that didn't matter. He then pleaded, "Please I have to do this. Haven't you ever had a dream?"
Theo stopped in his tracks just as he was entering the door on at the bottom of the head. Danny then asked, "Something you wanted so bad that you'd do anything?"
Theo looked down sadly as he knew what Danny was talking about. He sighed and then said as he gestured for him to follow him, "kid come inside I want to show you something"
Danny followed him inside, bending down to get in through the small doorway. Cujo then tried to go in but found he couldn't, so he just gave up and sat down outside leaving Danny alone with Theo.
Danny looked at all the artefacts and urns in awe, he then yelped as he accidently bumped his head on a large wooden pole that was hung up by rope. Theo then called out, "Careful! That was part of the mast to the Argo"
"You mean the Argo?" Danny asked in astonishment as he followed Theo.
"Who do you think taught Jason how to sail? Cleopatra? No it was me" Theo explained as he remembered all the men he trained. "I trained all those would-be heroes such as Odysseus, Perseus and others and every single one of them had let me down flatter than a discus. None of them could go the distance"
He then gestured to the large statue of Achilles and said with a smile as Danny looked at it in awe, "And then there was Achilles. Now there was a guy who had it all, the build, the foot-speed, he could jab, he could take a hit, he could keep on coming"
He then frowned and said it bitterness as he flicked at the heel of the statue, "But that stupid heel of his! He barely gets nicked there once and kaboom!"
The statue suddenly fell apart and crumbled into dust as he finished, "He's history"
Theo sighed sadly and then walked over and picked up a medium sized piece of material as he said, "Yeah kid I had a dream. I dreamed I was gonna train the greatest hero there ever was"
He hung up the banner to show an image of a hero in the shape of stars as he finished, "So great that the ghost-gods would hang a picture of him in the stars. All across the sky and the people would say, 'That's Theo's boy'"
He shook his head and pulled down the banner and just leaned on a chair as he said, "Ah but dreams are for rookies. A guy can only take so much disappointment"
Danny looked at Theo with sympathy but then said with determination, "But I'm different from those other guys Theo, I can go the distance"
He suddenly changed into his ghost form, taking Theo by surprise and then dragged him outside as Theo asked in complete shock, "What the heck are you kid?"
"I'm half-ghost" Danny answered as placed him down in front of a giant stone discus. "Look watch this"
He then shot a couple of ecto-blasts in the sky, flew around, froze a tree with ice, turned intangible and phased through a few statues, turned invisible and then he picked up the giant discus and then flung it into the sky across the ocean which landed in the water.
"Holy Clockwork" Theo said as he was trying to get out of the shock as Danny changed back into his human form and smiled. Theo was about to say yes to train him but then shook his head and started walking off as he said, "No way kid! I'm too old to get mixed up in this stuff again"
Danny walked in front of him and stopped him from going any further and pleaded, "Please train me! You don't understand. If I don't become a true hero, I'll never be able to re-join my father Fright Knight"
There was nothing but silence. Theo then looked at him sceptically and then asked trying to supress a laugh, "Hold it. Fright Knight is your father right?"
Cujo and Danny nodded, but then Theo began laughing as he mocked, "Fright Knight? The big guy? HA, HA, HA! Mr Lightning bolt?!"
Danny frowned at him in annoyance as he realised he didn't believe him. Theo continued to laugh and mock at Danny, but Danny then exclaimed, "It's the truth!"
"Yeah right" Theo said sarcastically.
He then slid down a hill and landed on his feet in front of a bunch of broken statues, showing his disbelief and continued to refuse training Danny.
THEO
So, ya wanna be a hero, kid?
Well, whoop-de-do!
I have been around the block before
With blockheads just like you
Danny and Cujo followed Theo. Cujo stopped and sniffed one of the smaller statues but accidently made it fall over and hit Theo right on the head. Theo frowned and shooed Cujo away.
Each and every one a disappointment
Pain for which there ain't no ointment
So much for excuses
Though a kid of Fright's is
Asking me to jump into the fray
Theo stood on top of a small rock and looked at Danny firmly, unaware that Fright Knight had sent storm clouds near him for he himself was getting annoyed that Theo was refusing to train Danny. Theo then began to say, "My answer is two words…"
But before he could say no, Fright Knight struck Theo with a bolt of lightning causing him so much pain. He then changed his mind and said realising that Danny was telling the truth and if he said no, Fright Knight would definitely hit him with more lightning, "Okay"
Cujo barked happily as Danny patted him on the back and asked in excitement, "You mean you'll do it?"
"You win" Theo said. Danny then said with a smile, "You won't be sorry Theo. So when can we start? Can we start now?"
"Oh vay!" Theo groaned. It was going to be a long day.
THEO
I'd given up hope that someone would come along
A fellow who'd ring the bell for once
Not the gong
Theo pulled out a trunk and then Danny emptied it all on the ground showing it was full of weapons, armour and shields. Danny picked up a sword and started swinging it around in his hand.
The kind who wins trophies
Won't settle for low fees
He suddenly got the sword stuck in the tree and couldn't pull it out, he then changed into his ghost form and tried to use his strength to pull it out, but he didn't pull out the sword but the entire tree from the ground and accidently lost his balance and the branches part fell right on top of them. They dug their way out and while Theo glared at Danny, he looked at him back sheepishly.
At least semi-pro fees
But no - I get the greenhorn
I've been out to pasture pal, my ambition gone
Content to spend lazy days and to graze my lawn
But you need an advisor
A satyr, but wiser
The next day they started cleaning up the training yard, it was done in less than two days since Danny could duplicate and the goats had eaten the grass like lawnmowers. The training yard was back to its former glory and Danny was starting his training with some archery lessons.
Theo fixed Danny's arrow but accidently held on and as soon as Danny let go of the string, he was flung right into the target and his horns got stuck.
A good merchandiser
And oohh!
There goes my ulcer!
They started with so much physical training in both Danny's human and ghost form from push-ups, sit-ups, chin-ups, balancing to try and build up his muscles since he was sort of a scrawny boy. With some of his physical training, he caused Theo a lot of injuries but he didn't give up and Theo didn't give up on Danny no matter how much pain the training was causing him.
I'm down to one last hope
And I hope it's you
Though, kid, you're not exactly
A dream come true
I've trained enough turkeys
Who never came through
You're my one last hope
So you'll have to do
In autumn, Theo had set up a dummy that looked like a girl tied to a stick in the middle of a fire ring. Theo then instructed Danny, "Rule number six: When rescuing a damsel, always handle with care"
Danny nodded and then changed into his ghost form, he froze the fire and then grabbed the girl off the pole roughly causing the arm to fall off and then continued to run across the log between the two cliffs, his foot then got stuck on one of the small stubs and he tripped over and then broke the log and fell into the water below. Theo groaned and Danny sighed as he emerged from the water.
The next day was target practice with swords, there were several targets that looked like monsters. Theo stood next to the last one and said, "Rule number 95 kid: Concentrate"
Cujo threw Danny the swords with his mouth, Danny caught the swords and just threw them at random and then both he and Cujo cringed as Danny almost accidently hit Theo but luckily he jumped out of the way and the swords hit the tree around his body.
"RULE NUMBER 96! AIM!" Theo shouted.
Winter had come and they were doing another drill with the female dummy, who was losing its eye as it hung from a rope off the cliff and the wind and snow blew through the air.
Demigods have faced the odds
And ended up a mockery
Danny flew down in his ghost form and grabbed the dummy by the arm and was flying it to safety but then suddenly accidently hit the dummy on a rock that they went past and completely destroyed it. Theo shook his head and Cujo whined.
Don't believe the stories
That you read on all the crockery
Spring had finally come and once again Danny was doing target practice, he threw the swords but none of them hit the target.
To be a true hero, kid, is a dying art
Theo encouraged Danny to try once again as he saw Danny looking down. Danny picked up the small dagger and tired again, he concentrated and aimed at the target, he then threw the dagger and…
BULLSEYE! It hit the target dead on. Theo smiled proudly at Danny who smiled back feeling he was finally getting the hang of it.
Like painting a masterpiece, it's a work of heart
It takes more than sinew
Comes down to what's in you
Four years of training had come and gone and now standing in a black warriors outfit with a black cape that was white on the inside and went down to his waist and on his belt was his medallion, was an eighteen year old Danny. He was leaner and had developed muscles, he had become stronger both in his human form and his ghost form. Theo smiled proudly at the results of all the training.
You have to continue to grow
Now that's more like it!
Danny stood at the starting line of one final drill, Theo pushed the handle of a cart wheel which made blades fly criss cross, a spiked trap opening and shutting, a large stone hand hitting a stand and the stitched up female dummy was handing in the air in the middle of a ring of fire.
I'm down to one last shot
And my last high note
Before that blasted Underworld
Gets my goat
Danny looked a little nervous but looked on in determination as he then ran and grabbed onto the rope and swung. Cujo looked nervous as Danny dodged the swinging blades and the snapping trap, Danny then changed into his ghost form and turned intangible as the hand was about to crush him and then destroyed it with his ghostly strength.
My dreams are on you, kid
Go make 'em come true
Climb that uphill slope
Keep pushing that envelope
Danny then froze the fire ring and grabbed the dummy safely and landed in a clearing, only to be surrounded by wooden targets with arrows attached to crossbows.
You're my one last hope
And, kid, it's up to you
Danny pulled out his sword and bent it, he then flung it like it was a Frisbee which destroyed all the targets but set off the arrows, he quickly put up a shield and deflected the arrows and then caught his sword and straightened it out.
Theo and Cujo landed and smiled at Danny. Danny then dropped the dummy and put his sword back on his hips as he rubbed Cujo's belly as he laughed with joy and said, "Did you guys see that? Well next stop, Olympus"
"Hey take it easy there champ" Theo said.
"I am ready Theo, I want to get off this island" Danny said feeling ready. "I want to battle some monsters, rescue some damsels, you know heroic stuff. Besides I think I'm ready. Don't you?"
"Well…" Theo said and started thinking on. Cujo and Danny gave him begging looks. Theo sighed but then smiled as he said, "Okay kid. You want a road test? Well saddle up, we're going to Amity"
"YAHOOO!" Danny cheered as Cujo barked and flew around in joy.
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