Chapter 18- Captured by ghouls:
Third Person:
Zak furrowed his brow.
"Uh guys, was that you," Charlie's voice said over the walkie-talkie, though in the background you could hear giggles and squeals.
"That's a no," Gear answered, "but I think we better listen to it."
"Gee, really? And here I thought we wouldn't take the threat a ghost threatening our friends' lives seriously."
Gear glared at the walkie-talkie.
"Uh…she's glaring isn't she?"
"Yeah," Danny answered through his still clenched teeth.
"I'm dead when she sees me, aren't I?"
Gear scowled,
"Gee, really," she said mockingly, "and here I thought you were smart enough not to use sarcasm on me."
Danny was still focusing- try to think of anything he could do that could lead them out this alive, without exposing his secret. Then, Sam's words came back to him and he sighed, maybe it was time they knew…If they called the Guys In White, he could escape and just hide in the Ghost Zone with Ivory (although it wasn't favorable), but what if they didn't? What if they accepted him? Then he wouldn't have to hide anything, anymore.
He ran hand a through his hair as they all quickly ran to Town Hall in a hurry. Frankly, Danny just hoped that they got their soon.
When they did arrive at Town Hall, they waited outside for Charlie, Kevin, Aaron and Ivory. They didn't have to wait long as they trugged up. Danny covered his laugh with a cough, Gear laughed openly and Zak had a face that practically screamed 'what the hell.' Ivory was giggling, but the others had green hot dogs biting them, dangling from their limbs.
"You opened the fridge didn't you," Danny asked with a glint of humor in his eyes.
Charlie scowled.
"VIVA REVLUTION! WE WILL DESTROY YOU ALL!"
"Why," Aaron groaned, "why are there mutant hot dogs in your fridge?"
Danny shrugged,
"Ectoplasm and food don't mix and Mom wasn't a good cook."
All of them looked at him with a mix of confusion and disbelief.
"Don't we have some people that need saving," Danny pointed out.
They all entered Town Hall as a blue wisp escaped Danny's mouth- signaling that a ghost was near. He prayed that Cujo was nearby too- then again, if he ordered Cujo to guard Ivory then he didn't have to worry. Charlie was relieved that the hot dogs left them alone (due to Gear, who threatened to eat them).
"This is really weird," Zak muttered, and got nods as replies, "since when does a ghost kidnap the ghost hunters."
"Welcome to Amity Park," Danny said sarcastically, "home to things that are weird even for the paranormal specialists."
Charlie chuckled. Zak raised an eyebrow,
"Things like this happened before?"
"Ever since I was fourteen," Danny answered honestly, "since that's when ghosts started showing up- but they were more powerful. Because I grew up with the knowledge of ghosts- my parents were ghost hunters- I thought of ghosts differently. However, my parents were different. See, they believed all ghosts were evil and they wanted to find a way to dissect a ghost."
All the listeners flinched. Zak made a 'yuck' face,
"Ew…dude, how is that even possible? You're not even supposed to see ghosts, much less their insides."
Danny shrugged, taking Sam's words to heart- which gave him the courage to be honest,
"Ghosts here were seen, by everyone. I mean, they were that powerful, and they showed up when my parents made the portal."
Everyone stopped walking.
"Your parents," Gear said, "Did…what exactly?"
"They made a portal to what was referred to as The Ghost Zone when I fourteen- the portal to the dimension that most ghosts reside in…and it worked."
Zak shook his head,
"Then why hasn't anyone heard? I mean, that's the scientific discovery of the century!"
"The government didn't want anyone to know," Danny said darkly, his hate for the Guys In White slipping into his tone.
His tone of hate must have shown since the others shut up about it as they continued walking. They looked in the office and every corner they could think of, but were still unable to find their teammates.
"We checked everywhere- nothing is here," Zak said frustrated.
"Wait," Danny said, "There is one place we never checked…there's a secret basement."
"A secret basement," Charlie scoffed, "sounds something from a horror movie- a bad one."
Danny shook his head,
"We need the lights on though, I don't want anyone getting hurt."
"This is a lockdown," Zak pointed out.
"But their lives are in danger," Danny argued, "And I don't give a dang about some investigation if someone's life is in danger."
Zak sighed in frustration as Danny pulled out a flashlight (the Town Hall was, after all, nearly in ruins, light switches wouldn't work, or be in tact). Danny turned it on as everyone else also got their flashlights out.
"Okay, seriously, though," Aaron asked, "What is the deal with a secret basement?"
Danny flashed his light on the statue (though it wasn't really needed as his status as a half ghost he was able to see in the dark- they just didn't know that). He pressed turned the head of the statue revealing a button, he pressed it. As the bookshelves opened up he explained,
"The past mayor, Vlad," he said the name with disgust, "Wasn't the most trustworthy person."
"He's still alive though," Gear pointed out. Danny nodded,
"More or less, but he had a secret lab below Town Hall that no one knew about."
"How do you know," Zak asked.
"Because," Danny said taking a deep breath, "Vlad and I aren't exactly friends- I hate that old fruit loop, and the more you know about your enemy- the better off you are."
Zak shuddered- he was getting the vibe that screamed 'conspiracy.' This was their best, and most terrifying, case. Danny led them down the secret staircase as Charlie asked questions,
"So, everyone could see the ghosts? What were the ghosts, shadows? Apparitions? What? Were they psychic too?"
Danny sighed. Ivory sped up and tugged on Danny's shirt,
"Up," she asked.
Danny picked her up and held her with one hand as she held onto his neck and he held the flashlight with the other hand. Danny sighed and continued,
"No, no one was psychic but me and Vlad at the time. Though, my parents didn't know that, just like my father, who though Vlad was his best friend, didn't know that Vlad hated his guts. Anyway," Danny continued, "the ghosts weren't shadows. They were as clear as you and me- to everyone. Some looked human and some didn't- I mean, some had blue skin, green skin, red eyes, glowing eyes, etc.. They would escape through the portal my parents had built, though they didn't realize it. I tried to stop as many as I could though using my parents inventions, but I would just capture them and put them back in the portal."
"Are you sure they weren't demons," Zak asked concerned.
"They were close," Danny sighed, "some were close to being that evil," he shuddered thinking of Dan, "But there were good ones too. My parents didn't know," Danny confessed, "that I was friends with some of the ghosts. Most of them didn't like me though."
"That many ghost escaped," Zak said awed, "That you meant the demonic ones, the bad ones, and the good ones?"
Danny chuckled,
"Actually, the bad ones were usually the ones to escape. The good ones stay in the Zone because their happy there. It's because of the bad ones that people in the town were scared and became biased- thinking all ghosts were evil."
"Then how did you meet good ones," Charlie asked.
"Well, my parents made the Fenton Specter, a vehicle used to protect people if they needed to go into the Ghost Zone. They never used it- I did. I was fourteen when I went into the Ghost Zone with my two best friends," Danny said, "and I met a lot of ghosts. It really is incredible there."
Zak stopped for a second, but before any more could be said, they arrived in the 'basement.' Charlie's jaw dropped, the place reminded him of a mad scientist's lab. Danny sighed in relief that he didn't have to answer any more questions. He tried to be as truthful as he could be- mostly because of what Sam said. He didn't want to disappoint his gothic angel. They all shined their flashlights everywhere, and finally spotted their teammates.
Nancy, Bond, and Nick were all tied to the wall by a glowing green substance.
"Guys," Zak said relived to see them alive.
"Get out," Nancy warned, though her voice was shaking.
"Not without you guys," Danny swore.
"Well, look who finally showed up, punk."
Third Person:
Zak furrowed his brow.
"Uh guys, was that you," Charlie's voice said over the walkie-talkie, though in the background you could hear giggles and squeals.
"That's a no," Gear answered, "but I think we better listen to it."
"Gee, really? And here I thought we wouldn't take the threat a ghost threatening our friends' lives seriously."
Gear glared at the walkie-talkie.
"Uh…she's glaring isn't she?"
"Yeah," Danny answered through his still clenched teeth.
"I'm dead when she sees me, aren't I?"
Gear scowled,
"Gee, really," she said mockingly, "and here I thought you were smart enough not to use sarcasm on me."
Danny was still focusing- try to think of anything he could do that could lead them out this alive, without exposing his secret. Then, Sam's words came back to him and he sighed, maybe it was time they knew…If they called the Guys In White, he could escape and just hide in the Ghost Zone with Ivory (although it wasn't favorable), but what if they didn't? What if they accepted him? Then he wouldn't have to hide anything, anymore.
He ran hand a through his hair as they all quickly ran to Town Hall in a hurry. Frankly, Danny just hoped that they got their soon.
When they did arrive at Town Hall, they waited outside for Charlie, Kevin, Aaron and Ivory. They didn't have to wait long as they trugged up. Danny covered his laugh with a cough, Gear laughed openly and Zak had a face that practically screamed 'what the hell.' Ivory was giggling, but the others had green hot dogs biting them, dangling from their limbs.
"You opened the fridge didn't you," Danny asked with a glint of humor in his eyes.
Charlie scowled.
"VIVA REVLUTION! WE WILL DESTROY YOU ALL!"
"Why," Aaron groaned, "why are there mutant hot dogs in your fridge?"
Danny shrugged,
"Ectoplasm and food don't mix and Mom wasn't a good cook."
All of them looked at him with a mix of confusion and disbelief.
"Don't we have some people that need saving," Danny pointed out.
They all entered Town Hall as a blue wisp escaped Danny's mouth- signaling that a ghost was near. He prayed that Cujo was nearby too- then again, if he ordered Cujo to guard Ivory then he didn't have to worry. Charlie was relieved that the hot dogs left them alone (due to Gear, who threatened to eat them).
"This is really weird," Zak muttered, and got nods as replies, "since when does a ghost kidnap the ghost hunters."
"Welcome to Amity Park," Danny said sarcastically, "home to things that are weird even for the paranormal specialists."
Charlie chuckled. Zak raised an eyebrow,
"Things like this happened before?"
"Ever since I was fourteen," Danny answered honestly, "since that's when ghosts started showing up- but they were more powerful. Because I grew up with the knowledge of ghosts- my parents were ghost hunters- I thought of ghosts differently. However, my parents were different. See, they believed all ghosts were evil and they wanted to find a way to dissect a ghost."
All the listeners flinched. Zak made a 'yuck' face,
"Ew…dude, how is that even possible? You're not even supposed to see ghosts, much less their insides."
Danny shrugged, taking Sam's words to heart- which gave him the courage to be honest,
"Ghosts here were seen, by everyone. I mean, they were that powerful, and they showed up when my parents made the portal."
Everyone stopped walking.
"Your parents," Gear said, "Did…what exactly?"
"They made a portal to what was referred to as The Ghost Zone when I fourteen- the portal to the dimension that most ghosts reside in…and it worked."
Zak shook his head,
"Then why hasn't anyone heard? I mean, that's the scientific discovery of the century!"
"The government didn't want anyone to know," Danny said darkly, his hate for the Guys In White slipping into his tone.
His tone of hate must have shown since the others shut up about it as they continued walking. They looked in the office and every corner they could think of, but were still unable to find their teammates.
"We checked everywhere- nothing is here," Zak said frustrated.
"Wait," Danny said, "There is one place we never checked…there's a secret basement."
"A secret basement," Charlie scoffed, "sounds something from a horror movie- a bad one."
Danny shook his head,
"We need the lights on though, I don't want anyone getting hurt."
"This is a lockdown," Zak pointed out.
"But their lives are in danger," Danny argued, "And I don't give a dang about some investigation if someone's life is in danger."
Zak sighed in frustration as Danny pulled out a flashlight (the Town Hall was, after all, nearly in ruins, light switches wouldn't work, or be in tact). Danny turned it on as everyone else also got their flashlights out.
"Okay, seriously, though," Aaron asked, "What is the deal with a secret basement?"
Danny flashed his light on the statue (though it wasn't really needed as his status as a half ghost he was able to see in the dark- they just didn't know that). He pressed turned the head of the statue revealing a button, he pressed it. As the bookshelves opened up he explained,
"The past mayor, Vlad," he said the name with disgust, "Wasn't the most trustworthy person."
"He's still alive though," Gear pointed out. Danny nodded,
"More or less, but he had a secret lab below Town Hall that no one knew about."
"How do you know," Zak asked.
"Because," Danny said taking a deep breath, "Vlad and I aren't exactly friends- I hate that old fruit loop, and the more you know about your enemy- the better off you are."
Zak shuddered- he was getting the vibe that screamed 'conspiracy.' This was their best, and most terrifying, case. Danny led them down the secret staircase as Charlie asked questions,
"So, everyone could see the ghosts? What were the ghosts, shadows? Apparitions? What? Were they psychic too?"
Danny sighed. Ivory sped up and tugged on Danny's shirt,
"Up," she asked.
Danny picked her up and held her with one hand as she held onto his neck and he held the flashlight with the other hand. Danny sighed and continued,
"No, no one was psychic but me and Vlad at the time. Though, my parents didn't know that, just like my father, who though Vlad was his best friend, didn't know that Vlad hated his guts. Anyway," Danny continued, "the ghosts weren't shadows. They were as clear as you and me- to everyone. Some looked human and some didn't- I mean, some had blue skin, green skin, red eyes, glowing eyes, etc.. They would escape through the portal my parents had built, though they didn't realize it. I tried to stop as many as I could though using my parents inventions, but I would just capture them and put them back in the portal."
"Are you sure they weren't demons," Zak asked concerned.
"They were close," Danny sighed, "some were close to being that evil," he shuddered thinking of Dan, "But there were good ones too. My parents didn't know," Danny confessed, "that I was friends with some of the ghosts. Most of them didn't like me though."
"That many ghost escaped," Zak said awed, "That you meant the demonic ones, the bad ones, and the good ones?"
Danny chuckled,
"Actually, the bad ones were usually the ones to escape. The good ones stay in the Zone because their happy there. It's because of the bad ones that people in the town were scared and became biased- thinking all ghosts were evil."
"Then how did you meet good ones," Charlie asked.
"Well, my parents made the Fenton Specter, a vehicle used to protect people if they needed to go into the Ghost Zone. They never used it- I did. I was fourteen when I went into the Ghost Zone with my two best friends," Danny said, "and I met a lot of ghosts. It really is incredible there."
Zak stopped for a second, but before any more could be said, they arrived in the 'basement.' Charlie's jaw dropped, the place reminded him of a mad scientist's lab. Danny sighed in relief that he didn't have to answer any more questions. He tried to be as truthful as he could be- mostly because of what Sam said. He didn't want to disappoint his gothic angel. They all shined their flashlights everywhere, and finally spotted their teammates.
Nancy, Bond, and Nick were all tied to the wall by a glowing green substance.
"Guys," Zak said relived to see them alive.
"Get out," Nancy warned, though her voice was shaking.
"Not without you guys," Danny swore.
"Well, look who finally showed up, punk."