{"SPOOK-TACULAR!"}
*As the season of autumn surrounds all of Amity Park, Halloween is right around the corner. The sky is overcast and bleak above Casper High School as inside the building, students have filled halls with ounces of Halloween decorations whereas outside behind the school, a large bright, orange pumpkin that has the words "HAPPY HALLOWEEN" carved right into it is suddenly smashed.
And laying on top of the smashed pumpkin is none other than Danny Phantom who was currently battling a ghost that happens to be an electric blue eel floating right above him, his body cascading while growling just to soon fly away. Danny flies after the eel and attempts to grab its tail from behind, but his gloved hand, unfortunately, comes sliding right off. After a few attempts to firmly grasp the eel's slippery tail with both hands to clamp it down while grunting with effort, the ghost mammal gives a simple whack on top of Danny's head, forcing him to glare intensely at it.*
Danny: *Owning a mischievous smirk* You're one slippery ghost eel, but I bet you don't know this trick!
*He lifts his arms and bends his knees backward. Soon, both his hands are blazing with green ectoplasmic energy blasts. However, the blast Danny had shot was suddenly absorbed by the eel, which resulted in its green eyes becoming bloody red.*
Danny: Oookay… Maybe you do.
*Just then, two red lasers emanate out of them, and without having time to brace for an impact, Danny screams in pain as the red laser blasts the halfa, sending him flying away and towards Casper High, whereas inside the school, students are currently filling the hallways with Halloween decorations; streamers are hung from the ceiling, plastic ghosts and spiders are hanging from the wall.
Soon, a certain figure has finished creating his own Halloween poster and after finishing the final touches of his purple paint, Dash Baxter proudly hangs his poster while beside him is a long ladder and a large bucket of purple paint.
Unfortunately, once the blonde-haired jock placed the brush into the bucket and admires his work, Danny phases through the wall and coincidentally slams his back into the ladder with the paint that was lying on top of it.*
Danny: Oof!
*And with a flash of light, Danny transforms back into a human and falls to the floor resulted in the can of paint flying off the ladder. Suddenly, the can of paint falls on Dash's back, drenching him in purple paint. He looks back at his jacket and then growls in anger before noticing Danny seated on the ground.*
Dash: *Grabs Danny by the shirt and stares menacingly down at him, angrily* Defacing my letter jacket? That's a violation punishable by wedgie!
*Luckily, just when the Baxter boy could go through with the wedgie, a voice steps in, practically saving Danny from the unspeakable punishment.*
Mr. Lancer: Grapes of Wrath, break it up!
*The two boys look to find their teacher carrying a clipboard in his hands.*
Mr. Lancer: Give me one good reason why I shouldn't suspend you both for fighting on school property.
Dash: Uh… I'm a football star?
Mr. Lancer: True. *Raises his clipboard and looks down at it* Still, I must at least 'pretend' to be fair, and you two need a more creative outlet for your aggressions. As you know, *Smiles with roguish impression* every year one of the faculty puts together a haunted house party at the abandoned Townsend place.
*He shows both boys a picture of an old, spooky mansion taped to it, and an orange pumpkin on it. A yellow sticky note has "Haunted House" printed on it in red text, with an arrow that reads: "My Turn" in purple text while pointing towards a photo of Mr. Lancer.*
Mr. Lancer: This year, it's my turn. And I am bound and determined to decorate it better than Ms. Tetslaff did last year.
*When the mention of Casper High's gym teacher's name (plus her victory), there the woman stood, clenching her fists.*
Ms. Tetslaff: Fat chance. *Holds up a photo of herself in a pink dress, pearl necklace, and with green skin and black eyeliner* You'll never outdo my Franken-Gurkard-Stein monster.
Mr. Lancer: *Points a finger sternly at her* You had a student help you with some of the makeup, that's known to be cheating!
Ms. Tetslaff: Only the eyeliner, bub. *Glances at Carrie who stands with Sam and Tucker behind the scenes and holds her fist out for a bump* Thanks again, Mayth.
Carrie: *Chuckles softly and bumps her fists against the teacher's* When a woman is in a mascara crisis, you'll know I'll be there to fix it, Ms. T.
Mr. Lancer: *Rolls his eyes and glances down at Dash and Danny with a smirk across his face* Welcome aboard "Team Lancer" gentlemen. Scariest room avoids detention. *Leans forward and points a finger at Dash* Football star or not.
Danny: Scary? Haunted house? *Clenches his hands into fists* This is great! I am going to totally kick his butt!
*After hearing this, Dash had a plan of his own the moment he and Danny were informed of this competition.*
Dash: You think so, Fen-tons-o-fun? *Smugs* How about a little side bet?
Danny: *Turns to Dash with a smug look among his face* Sure. If I win, *Looks around, thinking of what to say* you have to run through the school parking lot in your underwear!
Dash: OK. And when you taste defeat, *Goes through his jacket* you have to eat THESE!
*Without a warning, Dash thrusts out a pair of underwear with "Dash" written on it, full of holes and smoking a trail of green stink. When witnessing the disgusting sight of the Baxter boy's undergarments filled with much odor, the four friends scream in horror as Carrie nearly faints from even making eye contact with it just for both Sam and Tucker to keep the female halfa in balance.*
Tucker: I don't know what's scarier. The underwear, or the fact he carries them around in his coat!
Carrie: *Gags* Both...
*After school, Sam and Carrie had told Tucker and Danny that they would meet them back at Danny's place whereas finding themselves at Fenton Works, in the male halfa's bedroom, the two boys were figuring out some ideas on what to come up with for the haunted house competition to not only beat Dash, and other competitors, but Danny saving himself from a horrific meal of the Baxter's tighty-whities.*
Danny: *Stretching alongside sketchpad* What if we did something with… skeletons? *As he says this, he draws Dash being choked by the already-drawn skeleton and shows it to Tucker* See? How scary is that?
Tucker: On a scale of not to 10? Not.
*When receiving this opinion, Danny rips out the paper, crumbles it up, and effortlessly tosses it to the trash bin that's overflowing, which allows it to bounce off the pile and onto the ground.*
Danny: *Gets an idea* How 'bout this?
*Danny thrusts up his arms a blue ring sprouts from his torso and soon, he goes ghost and hovers over the bed. He puts his arms down and turns invisible, putting his feet together and sinking into the bed. With the use of his ghost abilities, Danny raises his sheet and it floats above the bed, forming an invisible ghost.*
Danny: *Mimics a high-pitched ghostly moan* Oooooo!
Just as he pulls off the ghost act, both Sam and Carrie walk right into the room, looking unimpressed by this method.*
Sam: Lame.
Carrie: Yeah, c'mon, Fenton, that's the best you can do?
*Once hearing the two girls' negative (yet honest) opinions, Danny drops the sheet, becomes visible, and reverts back to his human self.*
Danny: Oh, man! Halloween's a week away. *Puts his hand on his chin and his other hand on his knee* And I still don't have a clue what I'm gonna do for my haunted house room.
Carrie: *Places her hand on his shoulder* Hey, that's why you've got awesome friends like us to help you.
Sam: Exactly! Which is why me and Carrie picked this up at the old bookshop where we - readers like to skulk and lurk.
*The gothic figure then digs through her purple furry spider backpack and pulls out a light brown/tan book that is titled: "Chronicles of Fright Knight" in big orange letters with a lot of orange rectangles decorated around it and hands it to Danny.*
Danny: 'Chronicles of Fright Knight'?
*He opens the book to the first page and on that page, there is an intricate black-and-white drawing of the Fright Knight riding a horse with bat wings and brandishing a burning sword. The text beneath it reads: "The Fright Knight, riding upon his ghoulish steed, the Nightmare, is notorious as the Spirit of (Halloween). With his ghostly broadsword, he appears-."*
Sam: He's the age-old spirit of Halloween. Legend has it that if his sword, 'The Soul Shredder,' cuts through you, you get teleported to a dimension where you live out your worst fear.
Carrie: *Shudders a bit* Now, that's dark if you ask me.
*Danny turns to the next page and on that page, there is also a drawing - a map of some kind. On the top, there is a banner that reads: "Fright Knight's Lair" where a large, spooky castle in the center on a floating rock island, with four other floating rock islands is shown nearby.*
Danny: Wait a minute… *Shows Carrie the book* Care, do you recognize any of this?
Carrie: *Moves and sits beside Danny on the bed to get a closer look at the book and becomes surprised also* There's no way that's real!
Tucker: *Raises an eyebrow* Uh, you guys wanna fill us in on this?
Danny: *To Tucker* We've seen this before.
*After answering the techno-geek, Danny moves back, reaches over to his nightstand, opens the top drawer, and pulls out a sheet. And that sheet was handmade - a handmade copy is the "Map of The Ghost Zone" (that's currently in progress) written in red letters. Danny then places the map next to the one in the book to compare them.*
Carrie: Huh, who knew fairytales could exist in the paranormal world?
Danny: *To Sam and Tucker* Look familiar?
Tucker: *Looking down at the map and book* It matches the map we've been making of the Ghost Zone!
Carrie: *Concerned* Uh, don't you mean, the one *Points to herself* I've been making, Foley?
Tucker: That's what I just said, Care.
Danny: This is great! He's a ghost, and he's the spirit of Halloween? *Picks up the book and looks in it again* That means I can take the best ideas from this guy and fuse them into my haunted house room!
Carrie: *Places a finger on her chin* Y'know, I'd say that's cheating… *Shrugs with a smile* But it's a good thing since that book was the only one in the shop!
Danny: As long as it gets me this win for this stupid competition!
Carrie: And from devouring Dash' smelly tighty-whities… *Slightly gags* Oh, man, why'd I remind myself of that?
*On Halloween night, instead of being dressed in silly costumes and doing any other activities children their age would do besides trick-or-treating, the four friends found themselves in one of the haunted house rooms where they helped Danny decorate the entire room with effortless things. Surrounding the room is a model of the Fright Knight made with a bucket helmet and cardboard on a green chair, complete with a yellow inflatable sword.
Not only that but there are also three hay-stuffed skeletons hanging on the right, two more hanging on either side of the green "throne" with green buckets under them. There is a makeshift brick fireplace with a paper fire taped on a stand with a pile of purple skulls lying next to it, and a white sheet resembling a ghost hanging on top with the word "BOO" painted on it in orange letters.*
Sam: *Holding up the book to compare* And by 'fuse,' you meant 'totally rip off'?
Carrie: Yeah, and uh, what's your sister gonna do when she finds out that you beheaded all of her teddy bears?
*When gesturing her hand towards the heads of the three teddy bears (all being orange, purple, and green), back in Fenton Works, Jazz Fenton stood in her room and picked the decapitated stuffed animals.*
Jazz: *Yelling* DANNY!
Danny: *To Sam* Well, it's not about being original, it's about not eating Dash's underwear. *To Carrie* And besides, Jazz claims to be an adult, she'll get over it.
Carrie: *Squeezes her eyes shut* Dude, I told you not to remind me of that… Ugh!
Tucker: *Smirks* What, Danny eating Dash's stinky underwear?
Carrie: *Growls as her eyes glow blue* You ignorant-!
Sam: *Steps in between them* OK! OK! *Whispers to Tucker* Tuck, pipe down on the whole 'Danny Eating Dash's Undergarments' thing, will you?
Tucker: *Looks away in annoyance* Fine… As long as she lets my head stay right on my body.
Carrie: *Eyes return to their normal green and she crosses her arms angrily* Keep talking and we'll see, Foley.
Danny: OK, when you guys are done arguing, check this out!
*The trio watches as Danny jumps in the air, goes ghost, and overshadows the Fright Knight model, which glows with a green aura. Soon, the model stands up with its arms in the air as the bucket head shakes around and Danny from inside begins to talk.*
Danny: *In a guff tone* I AM THE FRIGHT KNIGHT! TREMBLE BEFORE THE SOUL SHREDDER!
*The Fright Knight model takes out the yellow sword from the hilt and brandishes it. He thrusts out the sword, but it only jiggles. The Fright Knight model then goes over towards Tucker, who owns a bored expression and jumps in on the Foley boy, waving the sword.*
Danny: *With a salesman tone* It slices, *Bops the sword on Tucker's head, causing the sword to squeak* it dices, *Slams the end of the sword into Tucker's stomach, and lifts it up, bonking it on his head a couple more times* it creates ya worst fear! Now, how much would ya pay?
Tucker: For this thing? *Pinches the plastic sword* About 59 cents. *Walks away* Now if you'll excuse me…
*He goes over and grabs an empty bucket while Danny places the Fright Knight model down, phases out of it, and regains visibility.*
Carrie: Uh, where are you going?
Tucker: I'm a little late to start scamming some free candy. *Pulls out his PDA with a map on it* Got my route planned out for OCP.
*On the map. It reads: "Amity Park Route", featuring a blue line that zags past a lot of green rectangles next to a red zone.*
Tucker: Optimum Chocolate Payload. You want to stay clear of the red zone. Nothing but fresh fruit and granola bars in the red zone.
Carrie: Aren't you a little too old to trick-or-treat?
Tucker: Free candy, Care. *Smiles proudly* Free candy.
Sam: So, where's your costume?
*To answer the Manson girl's question, Tucker takes out a pair of glasses with a big nose and puts it on over his glasses, causing the three in front of him to exchange glances.*
Tucker: Gotta travel light. *Turns the other way and points a finger* If you wanna maximize your haul *Puts his hand down and starts to walk to the left* C'mon, baby! Hit me with something sweet!
*However, the moment he exchanges the words "Hit me", and opens the door, it reveals Danny's parents, Jack and Maddie Fenton whereas soon, the sound of a charging bazooka is heard and Tucker looks surprised by this. Suddenly, the techno-geek is hit with a stream of green foam that hits him, causing him to yelp in surprise and get knocked away backward.*
Jack: Haha! Look at that, baby! The Fenton Foamer works like a charm!
Maddie: *Holding a sensor device* I know! *Looks up at Jack* There was a ghost reading in this very room seconds ago, *Looks the other way to the ceiling* and now the room *Looks back at the device in her hands* is clean!
*Tucker, covered in globs of green foam, walks towards them with foam bubbles continuously.*
Tucker: Speak for yourself… If anybody needs me, *Walks off with Jack, and Maddie turns to watch him* I'll be in a different doorway every 38 seconds.
Jack: *Points a finger* Isn't he a little old to be walking around in public in a stupid costume?
Carrie: *Scoffs and mumbles* Speak for yourselves, Mr. F…
Danny: Mom? Dad? What are you doing?
Maddie: Decontaminating the area, son!
Jack: You know how ecto-storms always flare up around Halloween, Danny.
Danny: This is all very riveting, and by riveting I mean 'Dull' with a capital 'D', Looks up and points his thumb over his shoulder* but you guys need to leave before Lancer thinks you're helping me.
Jack: Lancer? Hey, this isn't some sort of anti-detention project, is it?
Danny: No! No, no, no! *Walks his parents to the door* Um, I'm just starting to get interested in ghosts, like my old man!
Jack: *Smiles proudly* Finally! If I didn't consider it a sign of weakness, *Lip wavers, his head turns around and water builds up in his goggles* I'd weep with joy!
*As Jack continues to cry, little windshield wipers appear on his goggles and they wipe away the tears while he and Maddie walk out the door. Once the door slams, Danny goes ghost and floats above Sam and Carrie.*
Danny: Decorated room, *Points his thumb from behind* faked-out parents… *Crosses his arms and closes his eyes* Only thing left to do is to check out what Dash's lame theme is, then spend the rest of the night gloating!
Carrie: Have fun with that, dude.
*After giving his halfa partner a solid salute, Danny grabs the yellow inflatable sword and flies into a spooky hallway where outside of it, there is a door, and on the door, it reads: "Dash's Spa of Doom" in orange letters. So, Danny then turns invisible and pokes his head through the door where he is instantly met with his competition's area.
Surrounding Dash Baxter's room, there is a dummy in blue and white athletic clothes being crushed under a giant red dumbbell, another dummy being hanged by a jump rope yet is sitting down on the floor, another dummy with his tongue sticking out, a blue "7" on his shirt, on a bench holding a red dumbbell, crushing his shins.
Next is another pale dummy with a shirt that has a blue "4" on it and a blue baseball cap. It has X-ed-out eyes and his tongue sticking out, with bones sticking out of his severed arms while it's sitting in a chair, with two red dumbbells on either side both with arms that have bones sticking out of them attached and grasping them as if his arms fell off.
Beside it, there is a treadmill where a skeleton made from bones drawn on cardboard wearing a red baseball cap is held by strings and is running on it, with its arms in a 90-degree hanging down position.
Finally, spotting a skull lying beside two teal shoes, one of those shoes kicked the skull away to reveal Dash Baxter himself, dressed in torn purple pants, a white tank top, a green letter jacket, a green baseball cap, with eyeliner and a fake scar on his cheek, he smiles proudly with his arms akimbo while Mr. Lancer (who stands beside him) begins to write down on his clipboard.*
Mr. Lancer: The Spa of Doom? Quite impressive, Mr. Baxter.
*While examining one part of the jock's haunted room, the middle-aged man spots a robot structure on a circular path where someone that looks like a dorky, small kid with thick glasses and a bow tie is being chased by a bigger, beefier kid with red eyes, sharp teeth, and a towel. It runs on the track until it pauses to slap the dorky kid with the towel.*
Mr. Lancer: *Turns around and writes on his clipboard* And I must admit, your knowledge of audio-animatronic technology is very impressive. What else do you have for me?
Dash: A twenty-minute presentation about the horrors of Athlete's Foot!
*After listing this next area on his agenda, Mr. Lancer follows the jock to a train track where a giant red high-top with a pumpkin is found on top of it. They walked up to it and took a seat as the ride was moving very slowly.*
Mr. Lancer: Well, let's make it snappy. My guests arrive at midnight, you know.
Dash: You will love the Tunnel of Fungus!
*As the shoe takes off, an invisibly impressed Danny is found standing on the tracks, holding the yellow non-invisible sword; he turns visible again.*
Danny: Man, that is cool! *Looks down at the yellow sword lying prone just for it to deflate with a high-pitched hiss, falling over his wrists* And man, that's not! I have to do something fast…
*Glancing back to spot something within his green orbs, there it sits - Dash's feral underpants a glass case on a table. Next to it is a blue placard that reads "Reserved for Fenton".*
Danny: Or it's Tighty-Whiteys for dessert.
*When Danny ascends this, he holds up the limp sword in his left hand and then looks up with a smirk as an idea has formed within his brain.*
*Momentarily, Danny soon finds himself floating within the Ghost Zone, using the map to guide himself through the ectoplasmic world until the halfa luckily manages to come across a red castle that has a lightning bolt shot right past it.*
Danny: Desperate times call for desperate measures.
*He then enters the red castle and starts to float down towards the ground, passing some chains in the foreground as he hits the floor. There are torches burning on the wall, and a staircase in front of them. But the moment Danny has made it up the ground, he begins to drift his way up the staircase until suddenly, three blades swoop in from the right and exit left.
Unfortunately, the second Danny stretches his torso longer so his legs are in place but his body is farther away, he yelps in pain, clutching his side as a blade saw right through him.*
Danny: *Groans* Oh, right… *Removes his hand, revealing a small gash in his side and a pool of green, ectoplasmic goo on his glove* Rule number one: In the Ghost Zone, *Clenches his fist* Ghosts can be hurt.
*Not willing to wait and harm himself even more, Danny flies forward up the steps just for three more blades to come from the left and swoop towards the right. As the blades swoop from the back to the front, Danny performs several flips on the stairs and finally makes it through the red door as it slams shut for a blade to come crashing through it.
However, the halfa wasn't out of the obstacle course yet where the moment Danny found himself on the other side of the door, he was met with a hallway of skeletons, all holding spears and pumpkins. Unexpectedly, spikes sprout from the walls and shortly, those walls begin to close in. Danny takes off flying straight ahead until a wonderful reminder hints within his brain next.*
Danny: Wait a minute! That's right! Ghosts can be hurt here…
*A flash of white light emits from Danny's torso while the walls of the room are about to collide just as a flash of light is seen from the gap and the walls slam shut, Danny Fenton walks out of the walls in a blue intangible form with a smile while looking back on the room.*
Danny: …but humans have it made!
*He walks off with a carefree attitude and stands in front of two tall doors. With one push of his hand, those two tall doors open with Danny being a tiny speck compared to them, he blinks and looks forward and lets out a gasp as in front of him are two skeletons littering the ground whereas in between them, are a glowing green sword that's placed upright inside a purple jack-o-lantern known to be the Soul Shredder Sam and Carrie were talking about.
Danny carefully approaches the glowing sword in the pumpkin (while attempting to not break any skeletons) as the others are lying prone on either side; he stops and looks intently at the sword. Danny slowly lifts up a hand and then grabs the hilt while bracing himself. His eyes shift about the room. Realizing nothing's wrong yet, then puts his empty arm down and relaxes.
With all his mighty strength, Danny uses his other arms to grab the hilt of the Soul Shredder and pull it out. Danny struggles until finally, his sword gets pulled out vertically with some purple pumpkin residue on it. The halfa stumbles backward, carrying the weight of the Soul Shredder with one hand until he bends over, placing his other hand on the hilt to stabilize it and prevent it from dropping while purple residue drips from the Soul Shredder.*
Danny: This place gives me the creeps… *Holds the sword upright with glee* Which means it'll scare the pants off Lancer!
*Soon, this moment is interrupted as Danny jumps back with a yelp of surprise when suddenly skeletons crouch to the floor, obscuring all the other skeletons around it. When finding himself becoming a bit startled, Danny falls through the air backward and lands on his back, still clutching the Soul Shredder as four skeletons encroach upon him.*
Danny: You guys need to eat more red meat.
*Once that is said, Danny goes ghost and with the Soul Shredder occupying one hand, he strikes a pose with a "Hi-ya!" excepting to battle the skeletons until however, the group of skeletons instead bow as something else catches their attention behind the halfa.*
Danny: Uh… *Becomes bold and disciplinary, then closes his eyes with his nose held high* That's right! You know badness when you see it.
*Suddenly, the room starts to rumble and quake, causing Danny to gasp in surprise.*
Danny: What?
*From behind, the purple pumpkin is soon surrounded by a column of green smoke where it rises and then spirals in a horizontal ring that gradually grows larger, encompassing the ceiling higher and breaking into debris flying upward as if something or someone is breaking through it from the bottom.
Green smoke evaporates and out comes a shadow of a flaming knight grows visible where bats fly through the cloud as it begins to dissipate from the front, revealing the Fright Knight in the back with green smoke billowing in the background. He's everything Sam and Carrie's book depicted him as: with his armor, flaming gauntlets, purple cape, and hood of fire. With a raise of both his arms, Fright Knight yells out a cry of freedom.*
Fright Knight: Fool! *Points a finger towards Danny* You have released me. *Extends his hand out* Return to me my sword so my reign of terror can begin anew!
Danny: I-I can bring the sword back by midnight - but the reign of terror is kind of a deal breaker.
Fright Knight: It was not a request, whelp! *Crutches and braces himself in a battle stance* It was a demand!
*With one leap, Fright Knight soars down to throw a punch at Danny who quickly turns around and flies off right before the spirit of Halloween lands his fist where the halfa boy was, creating an impact so forceful all the skeletons' feet are displaced and jump up. As Danny flies, he spots one of the windows, meaning those can be his way out.
And so, with a sending burst of ectoplasmic energy out, Danny aims towards the nearest window, managing to shatter the glass. He flies through it quickly, using it as an improvised escape route, and goes soaring back outside into the Ghost Zone. Meanwhile, inside the red castle, Fright Knight picks a small orange jack-o-lantern.
He gets up from the floor, examines the pumpkin's face, and without hesitation, he then tosses it to the left, causing it to land with an impact and burst into pieces, releasing an explosion of green smoke. Once the smoke clears, the Fright Knight's bat-winged unicorn-horned Pegasus called - Nightmare - as Sam and Carrie's book calls it appears.
Fright Knight then jumps onto the saddle, takes the reins, and whips them, causing Nightmare to buck like a bronco, lets out a whine before taking off into the air, and follows Danny right on his tail through the Ghost Zone. When gaining on the halfa boy's trail, Fright Knight shoots pink ecto-lasers out of his eyes just for Danny's gaze to be met with the Fenton Portal.*
Danny: *Smiles* Yes! Home sweet home!
*Danny also turns to find himself face-to-face with Fright Knight and the Nightmare before shooting an ectoblast at them, sending Fright Knight back just for him to grab hold of Nightmare's rein as the pair soon fall back together in an attempt to stabilize themselves.
Once that's over, Nightmare begins flying off again at its original speed just for Danny to fly straight through the portal with the sword and land safely in the lab. And with one whinnying filling the halfa boy's ears, he slams a fist against the "CLOSE" button, which allows it to close the portal shut.*
Danny: *Turns around with relief* Phew…
*He then lifts up the Soul Shredder with glee and soon takes flight with the sword, leaving the lab completely empty until suddenly, two pairs of black-gloved fingers glow with a ghostly glow and manage to pry the Fenton Portal doors open. Of course, that mysterious figure is revealed to be Fright Knight as the spirit of Halloween lets out a battle cry of effort while owning a determined look.*
*Meanwhile, back at Old Townsend Place, Sam and Carrie were currently there, awaiting their best friend's return when he announced he would be back to grab a few things. But what they didn't know was that Danny Phantom had followed through the book, and figured it's time to spice things up a bit when using the one weapon of Halloween night.*
Sam: Where is he?
Carrie: *Pacing around* Honestly, there is no way Danny could've given up, he needs to win this contest. Because if he doesn't win this contest then it's… *Leans up against the wall and gags* Oh, gosh, I think I'm gonna throw up…
*The blue-haired teen gags once more, Sam goes over and gives some comfort pats to her back in hopes it would ease the female halfa's nausea until out of nowhere, intangible hand phases from underground and taps on Sam's boots.*
Sam: *Becomes startled and looks down at the ground* AH!
Danny: *Phases up through the floor and becomes visible as he speaks with his hands behind his back* If you think that's scary - *Holds out the Soul Shredder towards both girls with a proud smile* get a load of this!
Carrie: *In disbelief* There's no way you actually got it!
Sam: *Astonished* You went into the Ghost Zone and stole the Fright Knight's sword?
Danny: *Closes his eyes and looks up with pride* Stole - borrowed, *Holds the sword downward with one hand while shrugging with the other* semantics… You guys worry too much.
*The moment Danny plunges the Soul Shredder into the floorboards, with some wood splinters flying up. Suddenly, the sword glows and the room becomes a spooky dark blue. Joining Sam and Carrie in worry, they watch as a ray of green light emits from the handles up through the ceiling.
Shortly, that green ray breaks through the roof, sending debris flying, causing the landscape around it to become green as well whereas out of the mansion, a towering green mushroom cloud begins to develop over the house as the red sky flickers black and purple and red.
Back in Dash's Spa of Doom. A couple dummies, one appearing to bench-press and one doing chin-ups get zapped by the ghostly lightning and begin to turn green as they are shrouded in the light. When Dash had exchanged his goodbyes with Mr. Lancer, the blonde-haired jock was met with his possessed dummies.*
Dash: *Screams* Ah! Zombies!
*Hearing Dash's screams from across the hall, Sam, Carrie, and Danny turn to hear his voice from a distance and glance back towards the sword.*
Danny: Maybe I should get this thing back…
Carrie: Probably a good idea, Phantom.
*However, unexpectedly, the voice of Mr. Lancer is heard from a distance, this means he was taking his presence upon his other student's haunted house room, which causes Danny to gasp with a blank expression on his face.*
Mr. Lancer: *Enters the room with his clipboard* Mr. Fenton, it's time.
*But just when the teacher could make contact with the male halfa, both Sam and Carrie jump in front of him, covering up the fact that he's a ghost in time for Danny to transform back into Danny Fenton.*
Danny: *Peeks out from behind both girls with a smile* Right after Mr. Lancer judges my room! Besides, what's the worst that can happen?
*The worst that could happen is taking place outside where soon, a random bolt of lightning strikes and an explosion of debris occurs, causing green smoke to surround an area. When the smoke clears, it reveals the Fright Knight on his Pegasus, the Nightmare.*
Fright Knight: Free! And once I regain possession of my sword, I will transform this world into my own personal pantheon of terror. And then, I will RULE!
*Letting out another whine, the Nightmare's wings start flapping and ascending before taking off into the red, nightly sky with the crescent moon shining bright above. Meanwhile, back inside the haunted house (specifically Danny's room), he, Sam, and Carrie are now standing in front of a fireplace as three ecto-powered zombies with torn sports attire come toward them, groaning their ghostly moans.*
Sam: *Anxiously clings onto Carrie while backing away* Uh, Mr. Lancer? I-I don't know if it's safe in here.
Danny: That's right, Sam. *Goes and shoves the three zombies out of the room and slams the door shut with a non(suspicious) smile* Nothing is safe inside Danny Fenton's… *Bends down to pick up a flashlight and shines it in his face for a creepy effect* 'Room of Doom'! Enter if you dare.
*Leaning over, Danny presses a button on a boombox that plays thunder before rushing towards a switch and flicking it on, allowing the lamp above Mr. Lancer's head to shine. Next, Danny slides in on his knees and turns the fishing rod's (that's been attached) handle underneath the lamp's dim lighting, four small purple rubber spiders descend on strings near Mr. Lancer's head as he remains unfazed.*
Mr. Lancer: *Looks over to the one closest to him and lifts up a hand to pinch it, the spider making a squeaking sound* I'll have you know I don't fall for cheap theatrics…
*As the adult speaks this, a bolt of blue, ghostly lightning reaches a window in the mansion. There is a box of purple spiders labeled "Rubber Spiders". The blue lightning comes in through the broken window and zaps the box, making it look all green and surrounded by light.*
Mr. Lancer: …And I don't scare easily.
*However, the moment he clarified this, a giant green stilt tapped Mr. Lancer on the shoulder. With one eye open, Mr. Lancer looks upward to see where the poke came from as it appears to belong to a large black spider, with green skulls on the abdomen, green legs, an asymmetrical 7 eyes, and large green fangs looking at Mr. Lancer under the lamp.*
Carrie: *Gulps nervously* Oh, man, that's not good…
Mr. Lancer: *Starts writing on his clipboard with an impressed smile* But you're off to a promising start.
Danny: *Chuckles nervously before turning back to the spider* All part of the show…
*Meanwhile, outside the mansion, Dash Baxter is seen running down the street with great fear rushing through his adrenaline.*
Dash: *Shouts* Zombies! Ghosts!
*Watching from afar, the Fright Knight becomes a bit delighted by the jock's screams of terror.*
Fright Knight: I know that terror… It carries the scent of my blade.
*With a single swoop, both the Fright Knight and the Nightmare land right in front of a terrified Dash, causing the blonde-haired teen to stop in his tracks and scream at this horrific sight.*
Fright Knight: You, tell me… *Points* Where are you running from?
Dash: *Points his arm behind himself towards the mansion that's surrounded by an ecto-storm* 917 Maple Street!
Fright Knight: Yes… Upon yonder hill lies the instrument of my ultimate ascendancy! My Soul Shredder!
*Using this opportunity to escape, Dash quickly jumps over the brick wall just for a bolt of lightning to zap a random car. Soon, with a little green smoke, the car suddenly turns into a car-shaped ghoul with one eye on the windshield, four tires, dragon wings, a tail, a couple of large nostrils, and fangs. Its front wheels come off the ground as it growls loudly, and it takes flight into the sky.
Next is an ordinary post office box until a bolt of lightning hits it, and with a bunch of green smoke, the mailbox suddenly becomes a ghoul with purple hair, red eyes, and a mouth. It coughs up a letter and looks a little confused.
Finally, there was an intersection with an ordinary stop sign which was soon shot by another bolt of lightning as it suddenly became a ghoulish lady with red hair, green skin, a tattered green shirt, and squid tentacles for legs; she growled in a feminine voice as it wanders off.
Soon, trick-or-treaters are running away, screaming with terror as other monster ghouls chase after them. Watching this chaos unfold within Amity Park, gives the Fright Knight great joy as over the helmet, he smiles with pride.*
Fright Knight: This is only the beginning…
*Just then, a familiar voice is heard, causing the Spirit of Halloween to break out of his trace.*
Tucker: Hey, Danny!
*And that voice belongs to none other than Tucker Foley himself as the dark-skinned boy walked up to the Fright Knight, still wearing his silly little costume, while instantly taking the belief that it was his best friend in the same Fright Knight costume shown at the haunted house.*
Tucker: Is that you?
Fright Knight: Child, you may want to show a little more respect to your future ruler!
Tucker: *Owning a bored, unfazed expression* Yeah, yeah, very scary. *Observes the Nightmare a bit impressed* The fake horse is pretty neat though. What's it made out of? Flaming bed sheets?
Fright Knight: Flaming bed sheets of DEATH!
Tucker: *His watch beeps rapidly* Whoa! *Lifts up his PDA and looks at the screen* I'm running late. *Looks up at Fright Knight, happily* I gotta be at the Hendersons' in five-
*However, Tucker is unable to finish his sentence, for a huge, gauntleted hand grabs his body and lifts him up by his steed.*
Fright Knight: I am The Fright Knight! The Spirit of Halloween!
*The Fright Knight unleashes some purple eye beams, it strikes Tucker's bucket full of candy. As the purple ecto-beam hits it, the entire bucket turns purple with a purple aura of energy and soon, all the candy melts to a gray pile of burned, smoking slurry.*
Tucker: *Holds up bucket of melted, burned candy* Aww, man! *Angrily glares at the Fright Knight* Why'd you do that?!
Fright Knight: *Ignores Tucker* And once this ecto-storm touches every corner of this globe, all these transformations shall be permanent! And this, *Gestures a hand to all of Amity Park* shall be my new domain!
Tucker: *In disbelief* You're not Danny, are you?
Fright Knight: *Ignores Tucker again* Now, *Brings him forward* TAKE ME TO MY SWORD!
*Unfortunately, having to be held hostage by the Fright Knight, it is confirmed that the Spirit of Halloween is clearly not Danny Fenton as meanwhile, the real figure Tucker expected to meet was currently down at the mansion that's still surrounded by an ectoplasmic storm where inside Danny's room, there is a large monstrous spider that has trapped Mr. Lancer in a cobweb, stuck inside a cobweb cocoon.*
Mr. Lancer: This has potential. Sticky, gross… *Smiles with glee* I like it!
*Soon, the spider's symmetrical eight eyes glance towards the man and hiss and scream as its fangs continue to vibrate intensely while Danny, Sam, and Carrie all look at it with some cautious terror.*
Sam: *Glances at Danny* Danny? You might want to end this before things spin out of control!
Danny: *Looks toward Sam, smiling* I will, as soon as Lancer declares me the winner!
Carrie: *Narrows her eyebrows* Dude, there is a literal giant spider eyeing our teacher as its prey, either shut this thing down or witness a murder…
*Just then, the behemoth spider comes up towards Mr. Lancer, opening its mouth wider and hissing while saliva drips from its mouth.*
Mr. Lancer: *Owning a surprised look* Okay, I'm mildly impressed. A few more surprises and you might have this thing wrapped up.
Danny: *Pumps his fist* Yes! I'll take 'mildly impressed.' That's my cue to clean up.
Carrie: *Crosses her arms* Hope you'll be doing that on your own, Fenton.
Danny: *Slightly glares at Carrie in annoyance* Care…
Carrie: *Groans* Ugh, fine.
*From the corner of his blue orbs, Danny spots the Fenton Foamer and grabs it. He aims the weapon forward, and with one pull of the trigger, a stream of green ecto-foam shoots out of it. The foam lands in torrents upon the spider, it glows with a green aura for a second and then pops back into a small, normal rubber spider that lands with a squeak. Back at the door, Sam and Carrie are struggling to obtain the door from allowing a group of ghost skeletons to enter.*
Danny: *Eyes Sam* Sam, *Tosses the Fenton Foamer* catch!
*And so the Manson teen caught it, but that didn't stop the skeletons from bursting through the door, knocking both her and Carrie to the ground with a shout. Sitting up against the ground, the pair are met with the skeletons creeping toward them fairly quickly.*
Carrie: *Grabs the Fenton Foamer from Sam's grasp and gets on her knees* Oh, no, you don't!
*With one aim, Carrie pulls the trigger and listening to the charging sound, more ecto-green foam shoots out of it and engulfs the skeletons. They are coated in foam and glowing with a thick green aura until those three skeletons pop back to normal as three rubber sacks with skeletons drawn on them; they fall on the floor with a squeak.*
Danny: *Stands beside both girls* See? I told you guys I had everything under control. *Grabs the Fenton Foamer* We've got enough Fenton Foamers to keep Lancer safe, and as soon as he says the words, 'Danny wins!'…
*As the male halfa reassures the two girls this, he slightly crouches down, aims the Fenton Foamer, and shoots more ecto-foam towards a large ghostly mouse with bad teeth, red beefy eyes, and missing parts of its fur, which reverts it back into a nice, ornately carved, red, plush chair.*
Danny: I'll toss the sword back into the Ghost Zone.
*However, a loud thud is heard from the ceiling (most likely coming from the roof), where suddenly, the Nightmare crashes through it with debris falling while the Fright Knight is riding it, and a terrified Tucker Foley is lying on his stomach over the saddle.*
Mr. Lancer: Hmm… *Smiles fascinated by this* That's one fancy flaming robot.
Tucker: *From the steed* Danny, whatever you do, don't let him get the sword!
Fright Knight: Silence, whelp!
*With one hard toss, Tucker bounces off the ground with a yelp and lands on it safely in a position where his arms are out at his sides, his legs in a similar fashion right beside a trapped Mr. Lancer.*
Tucker: *Glances towards him* Hi! Come here often?
Danny: Tuck!
*Danny aims the Fenton Foamer towards Fright Knight until Carrie catches the Spirit of Halloween's pink ecto-lasers charging within his orbs.*
Carrie: *Rushes at Danny* Danny, look out!
*The blue-haired teen lunges forward and shoves her partner out of the way before those lasers can come in contact with him just for it to blast the Fenton Foamer weapon away.*
Fright Knight: *Eyes the Soul Shredder* My sword! At last!
*He jumps off of his horse from mid-air and lunges with his arms forward, flying towards the sword, which causes Danny to quickly get off the ground beside Carrie and start running with a determined look before soon, he and the Fright Knight have both of each hand grip onto the hilt of the sword.*
Danny: Hah!
*Just then, Danny's face suddenly changes when the Fenton boy is lifted off the ground and hanging on the sword with little effort. The Fright Knight then starts to shake Danny back and forth four times in an attempt to shake him off while earning grunts each time as the teen's arms feel like falling off.*
Mr. Lancer: *In slight disbelief* That's certainly exciting, but is it scary?
*Soon, the Fright Knight takes a couple more steps back, then swings the sword to the right with Danny on it whereas with wide eyes, Mr. Lancer witnesses the Soul Shredder cut through him without a single gash. His body glows green for a second, then pops out of existence with a little green smoke. The cocoon that held Lancer is now empty and falls off the web. Still hanging in the air with a tight grip on the hilt, Danny looks backward.*
Danny: *Shocked* Lancer? Where'd he go?!
Mr. Lancer: …Yes, it's scary…
*Not even having the moment to process what had happened, Mr. Lancer now finds himself on a tiny rock spire with a tile floor that is glowing with a ghostly green aura where six chalkboards with complex math formulas on them approach him on all four sides.*
Mr. Lancer: *Becomes a tad bit scared* It's very scary!
*Suddenly, the chalk written on the board glows and pops out of it as if it were a shift-like 3D printer, attaching itself around the man's wrist, causing him to jerk his arm back. But with the chalk being too strong, it drags him off, causing Mr. Lancer to scream in terror. The moment Mr. Lancer's hand lands on the board with the fingernails on it and makes the man's fingernails move downward and scratch the chalkboard.*
Mr. Lancer: *Looks away in fear* TOO SCARY! AAAAAH!
*Back to reality, Danny (who finally releases the sword) lifts the cocoon that previously held Mr. Lancer, looking in it for a trace of the teacher while it's still smoking a green, ghostly smoke with Tucker remaining motionless on the web beside him.*
Danny: *Shouts into the cocoon* Mr. Lancer!? *Eyes the Fright Knight* What'd you do with him?!
Fright Knight: I sent him to where all who feel the sting of my blade are sent. *Thrusts the Soul Shredder in front* A dimension where his worst fears come to life!
Danny: YES! *Tosses cocoon away while smiling with victory* This contest is SO MINE!
Carrie: *Standing beside him, she glares* Really?
Danny: *Looks towards her and attempts to correct himself* Uh… I-I mean, *Turns his eyes back forward at the Fright Knight and starts running while owning a superhero tone in his voice* Bring him back you fiend!
*Once he takes off running, Danny goes ghost and flies towards the Fright Knight in an attempt to land a hardcore kick. However, when having sights on the male halfa incoming from above, the Spirit of Halloween easily smacks Danny away where he plunges head-first into the drywall, creating a huge hole with puffs of dust.*
Carrie: *Gets into fighting stance* Hey, Dark-Tall-and-Halloweenie! Nobody gets the sword until the man you sent away declares it!
*And so, the female halfa finally finds herself going ghost and flies straight towards the Fright Knight with her hand outstretched to send a hardcore punch until the Spirit of Halloween's green eyes glows pink and shoot out lasers which instantly bring the girl to a halt, and attempts to dodge until she is sent back against the wall beside Danny with a grunt.*
Fright Knight: Listen to the sound of your doom! The world will be forever transformed! *Sheathes the sword out above him* And no one can stop me!
Danny: *Sits up from the rumble* Not if we can help it, right, Care?
Carrie: *Floats off the ground* Sure, just fight off the Spirit of Halloween to make sure you win a contest, what could possibly go wrong?
*Together, both halfas take off into battle and attempt to take the Fright Knight down by ramming their heads against his metal chest, which causes a loud clash to erupt, and they fall to the ground, leaving him unfazed by this attack.*
Danny: *Glances towards Carrie who's a few feet away from him and gestures to the Fright Knight* Probably that… Because we apparently can't.
*Standing over them, the Fright Knight lifts his sword over his head, ready to slash it through Danny first until Tucker, who was freed from the webs with the help of Sam, rushes over and stands in front of the helpless lying male halfa.*
Tucker: Danny! Look out!
*Once the Foley rushes to stand in front of Danny (while in terror when trying to protect his friend), Tucker is soon rewarded with the Soul Shredder swinging through his body without making a big, vertical gash, narrowly missing Danny's legs. Tucker bends down a little, glows green with sudden realization, and pops away in a puff of smoke with Danny looking terrified at his vanishing friend.*
Danny: Tucker! No!
Carrie: I wonder what terrible, cruelty fear Foley's facing! *Squeezes her eyes shut in shame* Oh, I hope it isn't painful!
*He is standing on the sand with two phones/walkie-talkies in each hand, a boom box on the sand on the left, a mini-TV on a small table on the right, and a couple of other gadgets strapped to his belt. He looks down at them with love. Suddenly, they all vanish with a pop. Tucker looks straight with shock, his hands now bereft of the gadgets he was holding a second ago.*
Tucker: *Eyes look to the left* No phones? *Eyes roll to the right* No games? *Slight panics* No PDAs?
*Finding himself stranded on an island with two palm trees, and has nothing but his beret, glasses, and a pair of white boxers with red polka dots, Tucker panics even further and his hands in an attempt to cover his underpants.*
Tucker: And no clothes?
*Suddenly, the ground opens up as a huge ray of green light bursts out of it; Tucker lifts his arms and crouches back for cover, then turns around in shocked horror, gasping at the sight before him. In his turquoise-colored orbs, Tucker is met with a giant pencil and a notepad of paper, floating in mid-air.*
Tucker: *In terror-stricken disbelief, he lifts his hands to his head, and screams* NOOOO!!
*Whereas, meanwhile, back in reality, the Fright Knight leaps into the air with the Soul Shredder in both hands, letting out a battle cry, ready to attack Danny with it until the male halfa charges ectoplasm within his hands and blasts a laser towards the Spirit of Halloween, which he easily deflects and sends that same blast back at Danny, causing the teen to let out a yell, and plunge into the wall, creating another hole.*
Danny: *Within the crash* Doesn't anything work on this guy?
Carrie: *Grabs the book from Sam's hands and starts flipping through it* Oh, come on, there has to at least be something in this book that tells us how to beat him, shouldn't there, Manson?
*Carrie stops turning pages as the shadow of the Fright Knight descends upon her. She looks up from the book and with a nervous expression, turns her eyes toward the Fright Knight. The raven-haired girl turns her head and faces him.*
Fright Knight: Perhaps… *Lifts the sword over his head* But YOU will never find it!
Sam: *Gasps and lunges in front of Carrie* Carrie, watch out!
*Suddenly, having to stand in front of the female halfa, Sam feels the Soul Shredder slash right through her, which causes her body to glow green, and disappear.*
Carrie: *Frightened* Sam, no!
*In the world of those who are faced with their worst fears right before, Sam Manson is now a part of that dimension where the gothic figure finds herself surrounded by a field of dark flowers known to be the black dahlia while in front of her, there is a crowd piled with cheering goths all around a large stage where a band known to be: The Black Dahlias - is playing.
Not only is the activist around the concert, but she's also a part of it. Glancing down at her clothes, instead of wearing her casual black tank/crop top and black skirt, the Manson teen is wearing a gray shirt with a black dahlia flower printed right in the middle owning the band's name written underneath it, a pair of black ripped jeans, and black lipstick to top it off.*
Sam: *Side eyes suspicious* OK… Not exactly expecting a free concert and merchandise! *Smiles gleefully* But hey, this isn't so bad… *Clenched her fists happily* Ho-ho… Carrie is going to be so jealous!
*Soon, the lead member of The Black Dahlia - Thorn Dorks begins to speak into the microphone.*
Thorn Dorks: Alright, I would like to dedicate this next song to a special gal who knows the entire lyrics of Stalker by heart…
Sam: *Fangirls* Oh, my gosh, this is insane because that song just came out and I have been listening to it nonstop every single day before school! *Raises her hand* Man, I cannot wait to also shove this in Carrie's face!
Thorn: *Glances towards the audience* So all of you, ladies - a show of hands, *Looks around to find no girl having their hands up except one* you in the black Dahlia tank top, looks like it's your lucky day! Everybody clear a path for our special someone, would you?
*And so they do. Every goth teen within the mosh pit stands on the sidelines as the spotlight comes across an excited Sam Manson.*
Sam: *Inhales and exhales a deep breath as she begins to talk to herself* OK, Sam, don't be nervous… *Starts walking towards the stage* Don't be nervous… You're going to be on stage in front of so many people with your favorite artist in the whole world!
Thorn: *Holds his hand out towards her* It's OK, you're fine, Miss…?
Sam: *Grabs his hand and hops on stage before shouting into the mic* SAM! *Lowers her voice nervously* Sorry, uh… Sam… M-my friends call me Sam…
Thorn: Alright, everybody make some noise for Sam!
*Of course, every person who's ever gone to a concert must oblige to their idol and so, the goths surrounding the mosh pit have their voices heard as they scream at the top of their lungs, causing the entire area to slightly vibrate.*
Thorn: Alright, so before we begin, I figured that we'd give you all a sneak-peak of our new album: Colors, and one of our songs: Jigsaw, I hope you all enjoy it. *To Sam* And I'll have you take a seat here, Sam... *Goes and pulls out a chair* Now, I especially hope you'll enjoy it even more when it comes out.
*Once Sam takes the seat, silence is surrounding them, and all that is playing was the faint sounds of The Black Dahlias' drummer - Bill Seller and their guitarist, Jed O'Brien, having to start off the song until Thorn holds his microphone in one hand, stares at Sam, and begins to sing.*
Thorn: Just as you take my hand~ Just as you write my number down~ Just as the drinks arrive~ Just as they play your favorite song~ As your bad day disappears~ No longer wound up like a spring~!
*As the Dorks man turns for a brief second and sings, Sam owns the biggest smile that's ever plastered across her face just for it to disappear as suddenly, chains appear out from underneath the chair, and straps her down, causing the goth girl to let out a yelp.*
Sam: *Struggles against the restrains* Uh-uh, oh, no... *To Thorn* W-what's going on?!
*Not even bothering to answer, the moment Thorn turns back around, instead of his head being pale-skinned with long jet-black hair flowing through the wind, it is suddenly replaced with a bright pink teddy bear's head, piratically having it represent a Care-Bear in that matter.*
Thorn/Pink Bear: *Slightly disoriented* DoN't Be aFraId WhEn trOuBle's bReWin' in your heart~! *Becomes high-pitch* If you can dream just send a wish out in the dark~!
Sam: *Gasps horrifically* Oh, no... No, no, no, no! This can't be happening!
Jed/Blue Bear: *High-pitched voice* Oh, it's happening, cutie-patootie, but it can't happen with all this dark and negativity, let's fix that, shall we?
*With a snap of his fingers, soon, the crowd filled with goth teens are suddenly surrounded by bright pink smoke. Once the smoke clears off, they are now shown to be more Care-Bear representations, filling the entire field with light and colors all around.*
Sam: *Panicking* Oh, man... Can this day get worse?
*When jinxing that matter, a large puff of smoke appears from onstage. Once it dissipates, two figures are shown, and with those figures being the things Sam Manson despised the most, they look at the girl with bright, in-fascinating smiles.
Her parents.
There they stood - "Pamela and Jeremy Manson" - in front of their daughter with two dresses - one being yellow and the other, pink which were decorated in red polka-dots.*
Pamela: Sammy-kins! *Shows the pink dress* Aren't you just excited as I am to try this on?!
Jeremy: *Shows the yellow dress* Or this one? It'll brighten up those days just like us!
Sam: AAHHHHH!
*Now, back in reality, after witnessing Sam being sent to her worst fear, Carrie is currently flipping through the pages of the book, quickly searching through the words on how to defeat the Fright Knight.*
Carrie: *Muttering* Come on… Come on! *Groans* Why do authors have to write so much in these situations?!
*While the female halfa continues anxiously flipping, she doesn't even notice the Fright Knight's figure looming over her, ready to slash her with his Soul Shredder.*
Danny: *Notices and lunges forward* Care, look out!
*And just when the Soul Shredder could at least slash through Carrie next, it instead slashes the book vertically in two as Danny had turned the female halfa intangible, causing her to let go of the book and watch it fall away.*
Carrie: Oh, no! *Looks back* I just remembered that the bookstore has a no-return policy! Oh, Sam is going to kill me!
Danny: *Narrows his eyebrows* Shouldn't you be worried about the Spirit of Halloween trying to corrupt us instead of some stupid book?
Carrie: *Glares at him* I would, but that stupid book could've saved our lives, Phantom!
Danny: *Flies them behind a chair and instantly regrets it* Look, I'm so sorry… I wanted to win so bad. *Looks away, regretfully* But not this bad…
Carrie: Oh, stop beating yourself up over it, *Points a thumb over her shoulder* and start beating him. I'll go and check to see if anything from what's left in that book that isn't destroyed could help us while you distract him! Getting that sword is the only way we'll be able to get Sam, Tucker, and Lancer back safe and get everything back to normal!
*Nodding his head, Danny takes off flying in battle while Carrie flies towards the floor that has the torn pages lying around and starts searching through them. As Danny closes in to punch the Fright Knight, he just turns around and swats the teen away, earning Danny to yell out another cry of pain and send him to roll across the abandoned dinner table as plates and cups go flying off of it, shattering on the floor.*
Carrie: *Looks through torn pages* Come on… Come on… There has to be a weakness here somewhere… *Picks up a page and tosses it aside, then lifts up a few more with both hands* A vulnerability - anything that's really helpful!
*Soon one page catches Carrie's blue eyes, then looks with wide eyes and a wide smile as she holds out the papers in front of her with both her hands. She then looks with wide eyes and a wide smile as she holds out the papers in front of her where on one whole page, right beside the writing is a well-drawn picture of the Soul Shredder plunged into a pumpkin still on a vine with leaves.*
Carrie: Aha! Bingo! *Starts reading it* 'To cease the storm, to end the fear, the sword must sheathe in pumpkin near…' *Realizes this riddle* Pumpkin near! *Floats in the air and points to the page* Danny, listen, you've gotta put the sword back in a pumpkin!
Danny: *Holding a grandfather clock* A pumpkin? There are no pumpkins in the room… *Eyes Fright Knight and tosses the clock towards him before realizing what he just said* 'No pumpkins in the room'? It's Halloween, *Puts a hand on his face* what am I an idiot?
Carrie: *Deadpan* Tonight, yes! *Starts swinging her arms around with the page* That's the only thing that can stop the sword's power!
*Just then, the Fright Knight's flaming gauntlet grabs Danny in his giant fist from the right, causing the male halfa to let out a grunt of pain as he clenches his eyes shut whereas the Spirit of Halloween thrusts himself and Danny up through the ceiling and out of the house. Landing on the roof, the Fright Knight swings his sword and attempts to slash Danny just to only through the roof as he dodges the attacks.
Back flipping to another part of the roof, Danny starts running across it while the Fright Knight continues swinging and hitting the Soul Shredder against the wood almost five times. However, once he gets to sixth place, Danny jumps and floats in front of him, outstretched his arm out.*
Danny: Strike 6! Way to whip, Mr. October!
*He charges a sphere of ectoplasmic energy and closes one eye as the shot blasts it toward the Fright Knight who all of a sudden, looks up at Danny's shot with his eyes thinking "Uh, oh" as is blasted into his chest, making him fling back into the roof of the house, creating another gaping hole in the roof.
Danny flies into the hole quickly to follow him to find the Fright Knight landing on the table, breaking it in half and engulfing the room in a dust cloud. The male halfa quickly falls on top of him feet-first whereas catching this from the side liners, Carrie is looking upon the damage.*
Carrie: *Smiling with confidence* C'mon, dude, you can do it! *Pumps fist in the air* I believe in you!
Danny: *Glances back at her* Y'know, you could jump in and grab the sword any moment now, Care?
Carrie: Oh, I would, *Gestures to the fight* but this looks more interesting.
Danny: *Becomes annoyed* You're only helping me with this event because of what's happening Monday in the cafeteria! And besides, I was the only one who was going to eat that, so why are you grossed out about it?
Carrie: *Scoffs* What, would you rather die than watching your bully humiliate himself in public? Plus, I'm sorry, it's just the things Dash does that are so outrageous, that it makes me want to scream!
*Danny turns back and attempts to throw a punch towards the Fright Knight, only to punch his helmet.*
Danny: Hah!
*However, that didn't do enough damage as the Spirit of Halloween stands up and flings Danny down onto the ground where the male halfa's chest is being pressed down by the giant hand of the Fright Knight. Danny's hand is still on the ghost's hand with his eyes clenched shut just for him to lift the sword over his head, and thrust it downward until two gloved hands press it from both sides, causing Fright Knight to look surprised as Danny's body begins to glow in green aura.*
Danny: *Repeats the page with effort* 'To cease the storm, to end the fear… *Glances to find Tucker's destroyed plastic pumpkin* The sword must sheathe in pumpkin near!'
*As Danny finishes the verse, he lifts his arms up as far as they can go, and closes his eyes just too soon, having his aura become a thick white. And so, with all his mighty strength, Danny flips the Fright Knight over with a battle cry of his own, flies over towards the slurred-up pumpkin, and plunges the Soul Shredder into it. Once that's done and over with, a strong blast sends the male halfa away as green energy is shot out from it and moves upward.*
Fright Knight: *Flabbergasted* What?
Danny: *Lands next to him and sits up as a now-human Carrie moves and kneels beside him, smirking* Trick-and-treat, Buckethead! Told ya, I'd have it back by midnight.
Fright Knight: *Runs toward his sword* No… *Puts his hand on the hilt* Nooo!
*Just then, the pumpkin and sword flash out a large flash of light with a green lining, knocking the Fright Knight away. He lands on his butt, sitting down with his hands on the floor while Danny and Carrie hold hopeful looks, praying that this works.
Outside the mansion, the swirling green ecto-storm cloud slows its swirling and reverses the rotation. Watching this on a PDA-esque device with a green square gadget, a vector image of a house with a vortex over it is seen as this catches Maddie and Jack Fenton's attention when the image shows a familiar area surrounding it.*
Maddie: *Holding the device in her hand, green text appears on it* This ghost front is coming from the direction of 917 Maple Street…
Jack: *Is also looking with his hand rubbing the back of his hooded neck* 917 maple, eh? Hm, *Puts a finger to his chin* I could've sworn it was coming from that big spooky house with a big swirly cloud overhead.
*He points a finger toward the mansion just for Maddie to get a realization of what is currently happening within that area, especially when it has their beloved son involved with it.*
Maddie: *Gasps* That's where Danny is!
Jack: Then let's shake a tail feather, momma! *He and Maddie strap out their huge Fenton Foamers* Our boy's in danger!
*Once the two ghost hunters run in the direction of the mansion, everything that's been affected by the ecto-storm reverts back to normal whereas back inside the house, Danny and Carrie watch as everything surrounding them is being sucked upward into the beam.*
Carrie: Incredibly! Everything is being sucked back into the Ghost Zone! It's working!
*Suddenly, the blue-haired teen finds herself slowly being carried upward next with a shout as she remembers that she's not in ghost form.*
Carrie: *From nearly above Danny* Oh, no! I'm not ready to face the annoying ghosts in the Zone! *Reaches out to him* Danny!
Danny: Carrie!
*Without hesitation, Danny grabs Carrie by the arm and prevents her from flying away. Pulling Carrie back down, Danny holds the Mayth girl in his arms for dear life, and to upgrade that hold, he kneels both him and her onto the ground, turns his hand intangible, phases it through the floorboard, and latches onto a pipe from underneath while the Fright Knight finds himself taking in the beam.*
Fright Knight: I will have my vengeance! *Thrusts his hands downwards* Mark my words!
*Soon, through the beam, the Fright Knight's helmet begins to break off into pieces and get sucked up by the updraft. Now, the Fright Knight's headless body, slumping over and it is within a column of surging green light as his armor is sucked up through a gap in the ceiling like an alien abduction. Now, back outside the house, the clouds are swirling, but are thinner, and the column of green light coming from the house stops flowing and stops radiating, causing the clouds to swirl out of existence.
Green lightning comes from the pumpkin that has the sword where suddenly, the sword and the pumpkin close in on themselves and vanish in a small flash of light. The green tint of the room fades back to a nice blue, in front of a broken window, Tucker pops back into existence and lands with his feet on the floor, without his nose mask. The Foley boy reaches into his pocket with the hope that there's something inside it; he pulls out a PDA and smiles.*
Tucker: Yes! *Holds his PDA high with both hands* Sweet beautiful technology, *Hugs it to his face* you're mine once again!
*Tucker retains his pose, as Mr. Lancer pops back into existence and lands with both feet on the floor, dazed. Danny and Carrie looked at them with stunned realization, which caused the girl to step in front of her partner as he clenched his eyes and transformed back into Fenton before the man could notice.
Just then, Sam pops back into existence and lands on the ground, folds into a ball, and starts rocking herself while muttering, "Happy places" after being trapped in her worst fear that's ever been done by the Fright Knight himself.*
Carrie: *Kneels down beside Sam* Oh, I need to hear what your biggest fear is, Manson!
*Danny leans back with an "innocent" smile, leaving Carrie to look up with an "innocent" smile as well. Mr. Lancer turns around to face them whereas the smile Danny owns quickly melts away as the middle-aged figure approaches him.*
Mr. Lancer: Mr. Fenton, I have to say that was the most horrifying thing I have ever seen…
Danny blinks his eyes, not knowing what to think until the adult finally gives the final word.*
Mr. Lancer: *Eyes suddenly widens and smiles* You win!
Danny: *Pumps his fists in celebration* Haha! Yes!
Mr. Lancer: *Turns around with pride* Take that, Ms. Tetslaff!
*Once Mr. Lancer walks away, Carrie approaches Danny, and the two share a loving embrace. He looks to the right with a smile.*
Carrie: *Pulls away* So, what do you think? Should we head over to Dash's lame 'Spa of Doom' and remind the dude to show up in nothing, but his underwear since you won the bet?
*Unfortunately, after suggesting this, Danny continued smiling until he became surprised by the realization. Lowers his eyebrows as his eyes look to the floor, ashamed, then looks up with his eyebrows tense and determined.*
Carrie: *Notices the look* Oh, no… No, no, don't do the right thing! *Watches Danny walk away* Not everyone has to do the right thing, dude!
Danny: *Waves a hand back at her and calls out* Mr. Lancer, *Runs towards him* wait up!
Mr. Lancer: *Swoops a hand across* I can see it now, Tetslaff.
*The teacher clenches his fists and blows a raspberry just for Danny to race up behind him, which causes him to turn around.*
Danny: *Runs up to him* Mr. Lancer, wait! *Stands straight* I have to be honest with you… *Looks to the right with his eyelids hanging low* I-I cheated.
Mr. Lancer: *Lowers his eyebrows* Cheated?
Danny: Well, I borrowed, eh, uh, - stole -, some of my parent's technology…
Carrie: *Walks up from behind* You mean this stuff?
*The two jump back a bit to find Carrie holding the Fenton Foamer in her arms with Tucker and a regular Sam following behind her.*
Sam: *Joins in* Yeah, like the Fenton Foamer? Which causes a psychosomatic reaction in whoever's exposed to it, causing them to experience their worst fear, *Gestures herself, Tucker, and Mr. Lancer* like we did?
After expending this excuse, the trio share an innocent smile, which instantly allows Danny to catch on.*
Danny: *Smiles* Yeah! That!
Mr. Lancer: *Looks up with his eyes closed and smiles* Daniel, the good news for you is I don't care. I have two scary rooms, *Glances down at his watch* and it's midnight! *Lifts his arms in the air for celebration* Let the party begin!
*However, the moment Mr. Lancer rushes towards the door and opens it, he is greeted with an unexpected surprise by a couple of figures.*
Jack and Maddie: Nobody moves!
*And that pleasant surprise is a large amount of green foam that's been fired from Jack and Maddie Fenton's bazookas. Maddie looks intently, Jack looks with a wide, open-mouthed smile as the couple hear Mr. Lancer's screaming, causing them to look with regret as the foam stops coming from their bazookas while the foam litter around not just the ground, but the teacher with the four teens behind him just for a new voice to be heard.*
Ms. Tetslaff: Ha! Nice theme, Lancer.
*Everyone looks to the side to find Ms. Tetslaff dressed as a witch carrying a broom while beside her five other teens in their Halloween costumes.*
Ms. Tetslaff: "Early oil spill!" *To the kids beside her* Come on, let's get out of here!
*As they proudly walk off, Jack and Maddie look on with realization while holding their bazookas at their sides.*
Mr. Lancer: *To Danny with a disappointed look* Changed my mind. Dash wins. I'll see you in detention, Fenton.
*Once he storms out of the mansion, Jack and Maddie look back towards their son.*
Jack: What? *Turns to Danny and looks angry* This was some sort of anti-detention scheme! *Hovers over the four teens covered in ecto-foam menacingly* Well, you're in a lot of trouble, mister.
Danny: *Slumps down miserably* You don't know the half of it…
*The next morning at Casper High School's cafeteria, lunchtime is upon the students. All we're enjoying their nutritious meals, chatting happily amongst our friends and selves until it comes down to Danny Fenton's special edition version of today's lunch; his punishment for losing the bet which was none other than Dashiel Baxter's tighty-whitey. Luckily, he had moral support from his three best friends (even if Carrie was forced to be here).*
Sam: *Moves to Danny's left and hands him salt* Salt.
Tucker: *Moves to his right and hands him pepper* Pepper.
Carrie: *Moves from above and pins his nose with a clothespin* Clothespin.
*Soon, approaching Danny, Dash's hands place a covered dish on the table right in front of the Fenton. Danny looks down upon it as one of the jock's hands lifts the handle on the cover, revealing the torn, smelly underpants with a stream of stink coming out from it.*
Dash: Bon Appa-Tighty Whitey, loser!
*And so, without further ado, Danny lifts the underpants with his hand and looks at it. He groans as his face goes all green and his cheeks bulge with puke, causing Carrie to squeal with horror, and bury her head into Sam's shoulder.*
author speaks!
happy halloween, everybody ( even tho it's not halloween where some of y'all live yet ) but here i am w/ the episode! me, personally, i can't wait for the christmas episode, if only they did a thanksgiving one or a new years one, but y'know how life is when it comes to running a cartoon show!
btw, the inspiration i got from the band "the black dahlias" was from radiohead & some of their album names & songs, so dw, obviously i'm not gonna act like i made this up all on my own bc let's face it; ma brain ain't cut out for that much imagination lol, but i'm trying.
so, thanks for reading and i'll see y'all in the next chapter!
ciao!