Chapter 31: A Shocking Discovery
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Two days later at Sam's house
Sam's POV
"Danny please pick up," I whispered as I called my ghostly friend's cell phone for the 5th time, "Is he answering you Tucker?"
I turned to my technogeek friend, "No, not my texts, emails, or messages," Tucker said. I sighed, "I'm starting to get worried. We haven't seen or heard from Danny in two days," I said as I got Danny's voicemail yet again.
"He's probably busy at his castle getting ready for his coronation," Tucker said as he continued to type on his PDA. I raised an eyebrow at him, "For the past two full days? After our conversation the other day he didn't even want to be Prince. No one has seen or heard from him Tuck. Not Jazz, not his parents, not even the Box Ghost," I said my voice laced with worry.
Tucker looked up at me in shock, "Not even ol' Boxy? Somethings up." Tucker scratched his head in thought, "Maybe Fright Knight will know."
I shook my head, "We don't know where he is either and we have no way to contact him." The two of us stood there in silence trying to figure out a way to find our super powered friend.
Tucker snapped his fingers, "The Booo-merang! We can use it to track Danny!" he cried out.
"Great idea!" I replied and together we ran out of my house, hopped on our scooters and starting heading towards Fenton Works.
At Fenton Works
We parked our scooters and ran up to the front door. I knocked and was greeted by Jazz. "Hey guys, what's up?" she asked as Tucker and I entered the house.
"We know how to find Danny!" I cried. Jazz's face instantly lit up, "You do! Oh that's fantastic! Mom and dad have begun to get suspicious, I don't know how much longer I can keep lying to them."
I faced Jazz, "You didn't tell them he's missing?" Jazz shook her head, "At the moment they're away at a Ghost Hunters Convention just outside of town. They think Danny is at home with me with a cold. They'll be back by next week but I'm starting to worry that they suspect something and might come home early."
"Well you don't have to worry anymore," Tucker said. I nodded, "Yeah, we figured we can use the Booo-merang to track down Danny."
Jazz smacked her forehead, "Of course, why didn't I think of that. C'mon it's in the lab."
The three of us headed down to the lab and were welcomed by the soft glow of the Ghost Portal, the thing that started it all. "Over here," Jazz called from a workbench. I tore my eyes away from the portal and headed over to join her and Tucker. In Jazz's hand was the Fenton Booo-merang, or as I like to call it 'The Stupidly Named Tracking Device'.
"Everyone, into the Specter Speeder," Jazz ordered. We all piled into the large vehicle and Jazz leaned out the door. She turned on the tracking device and said, "Find Danny." Jazz threw the device only for it to fall to the floor.
We all stared at it. Jazz got out of the Speeder to pick it up. She turned it over to make sure it was working. "Find Danny," she said again as she threw the device, only to get the same results. Tears stung my eyes and Jazz continued to throw the Booo-merang with no success.
Tucker jumped out of the Speeder and grabbed the tracking device from Jazz's hands as tears flowed down her cheeks. "It's broken. It... it has to be. Danny's not gone, he's not," Jazz whispered. Tucker lowered his head, still clutching the Booo-merang. I blinked away tears, Danny couldn't be dead.
There had to be an explanation for why the Booo-merang wasn't working. Low batteries, Jazz threw it wrong, the time of day. Wait.... time. "Clockwork!" I cried, "He would know the truth about Danny!"
Jazz and Tucker looked at me and Tucker nodded, "Yeah, yeah he would! But... how are we going to find him?"
I started up the Specter Speeder's engine as Jazz and Tucker hopped back in, "We start looking."
Somewhere in the Ghost Zone 2 hours later
"Ugh, we've been looking forever. We're never gonna find him. We'll be here forever and even worse, I'm out of snacks!" Tucker complained.
I rolled my eyes, "Be patient Tuck, we'll find Clockwork eventually. Besides Danny would do the same for you." Tucker sighed but stopped his complaining and went to playing on his PDA.
The ride continued in silence as I steered the Specter Speeder through the Ghost Zone in search of Clockwork. Jazz took a seat beside me. After a moment she spoke, "Sam, do you think Danny might be...." She trailed off. I looked at the older girl, "Danny is fine, we'll find Clockwork and he'll help us find Danny."
Jazz gave me a small smile and at that moment, something crashed into the side of the Specter Speeder. Whatever the thing was it wasn't big so the Speeder didn't suffer any
damage but I could bet we were all wondering what had hit us.
Something knocked on the door of the Speeder. Tucker peered out the window. "Guys, it's Fright Knight!" he shouted. I quickly opened the door and Danny's bodyguard flew into the Speeder.
"Fright Knight, where's Danny!" Jazz asked hurriedly.
Fright Knight's eyes widened, "He is not with you?" The three of us shook our heads. "This is bad," Fright Knight said worriedly. "We've been trying to find Clockwork, we thought he-" Tucker began but Fright Knight interrupted, "Yes, Clockwork. Excellent idea, he will know of the Prince's whereabouts. I will guide you to his tower. Make haste!"
I was shocked, it was almost as if Fright Knight really cared about Danny. With Fright Knight guiding me, the four of us headed to Clockwork's Tower.
At Clockwork's Tower
I parked the Specter Speeder outside the magnificent tower. "Talk about goth chic," I commented. Fright Knight had already headed into the tower and we followed quickly after him. "Time Master!" Fright Knight called out. A clock-like portal appeared and out came the ghost known as Clockwork. He looked very old but he soon shifted into a form that looked like a toddler.
"What is the matter Fright Knight?" Clockwork asked. "The Prince is missing and we cannot find him," Fright Knight said.
Clockwork looked shocked, "What happened?"
Fright Knight looked down and put a hand on his helmet, "I'm not sure exactly. I was escorting the Prince home, when my head started pounding and I suddenly felt the need to be in the Ghost Zone. I remember creating a portal and leaving the Prince but nothing else. The earliest memory I have is crashing into the transportation vehicle owned by the Prince's friends."
Clockwork looked at us and back at Fright Knight. He shifted into a middle aged form as he stroked his chin, "I was afraid of this." Fright Knight knelt down and lowered his head, "Please forgive me Time Master, I have failed to protect the Prince."
"You are not to blame Fright Knight. No, I now know who is responsible for everything. Follow me," Clockwork said beckoning to all of us as he floated upwards. Fright Knight offered his arms to me and Jazz and we took them. I grabbed Tucker's hand and we flew upwards with Fright Knight.
Fright Knight had brought us into the chamber where Tucker, Danny, and I had first met Clockwork. Clockwork was floating in front of the giant screen that had transported us to Danny's twisted future.
"For the longest time, I have been unable to see into Danny's future. I may get glimpses but nothing more," Clockwork explained, "I had two thoughts on this. The first was Danny was going to become a 'full ghost'. Or two, another ancient spirit was interfering with Danny's future, other than Fright Knight and myself, and therefore was blocking my vision."
Clockwork turned to us, "Thanks to Fright Knight's experience I now know the answer to these problems." The old ghost waved his staff across the screen and an old green ghost appeared on the screen. He had wrinkly skin, red eyes, a short white beard and a scar over his left eye. He wore a black cloak that covered his entire body and in his hand he held a golden pocketwatch.
"His name is Vizier," Clockwork said causing Jazz to gasp. We all turned to her, she looked terrified. "Jazz, do you know him?" I asked. Jazz bit her lip, "Danny told me about him. He had met up with Danny one night and offered to teach him like Clockwork teaches him. I never found out if he had accepted the offer or not."
I turned back to Clockwork and he was frowning. Clockwork began to tell us exactly who Vizier was, "Vizier is, or was, an Elder Spirit like myself. He bears the scar of the first Ancients." Clockwork pointed to Vizier's scar and then his own scar, "This scar marks the first spirits to ever exist. The spirit Nocturne also bears this scar. Pariah Dark also has the scar but it is over his right eye."
Clockwork turned to face the screen, "Vizier is a power hungry spirit, he loves being in control. He also has a deep hatred for me. He was always jealous of my power and tried to make it his own, but I was able to defeat him. I had thought I had banished him to the Other World but apparently I was wrong."
"But you can beat him again right?" Tucker asked. Clockwork shifted into his elderly form, "No, not on my own at least. Last night the Crown of Fire was stolen. The only one who could have stolen it without my knowing is Vizier and he has most likely kidnapped Danny and placed the crown on his head. Danny is his new power source," Clockwork said this sadly, "Danny is the new Pariah Dark."
We all gasped. "What is it about this Vizier guy that makes him so special that you can't beat him on your own. Aren't you like the most powerful ghost in existence?" Tucker said.
Clockwork turned to us, "I am more powerful than Nocturne and Pariah Dark, but Vizier is almost equal in my power and now with Danny-"
"Wait a second," Jazz interrupted, "You just said you were more powerful than the original Ghost King. How is this shrimp of a ghost almost equal in power to you?"
Clockwork sighed, "Because Vizier..... is my brother."
A/N: Another cliffie. Why? Because I can. MWAHAHAHAHA!!! Bye now. *Hops on a dragon and flies away*
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