DP Part 2

Danny groaned, he had a distinct feeling he wasn’t going like opening his eyes. When he finally did he was right, well mostly… His eyes showed that he was in the ghost zone with most of the people in his class passed out in a pile on top of him. Sam was closest and her eyes were shut in what looked like peaceful sleep, she was beautiful, and the reason he didn’t completely dislike opening his eyes. Luckily Sam and Tucker woke up shortly after, used to being knocked out, they completely shook off the black spots in their vision and helped pull Danny from under his class mates.

When he was free he looked around for any landmarks that might point to how they would get home. To their right was the Carnivorous canon, its oddly tube-like mouth hung open waiting for some unsuspecting thing (or whatever it usually ate) to take the short cut through its gigantic maw. In front of them was one of the rivers that flow through the ghost zone. Aside from that it was just green space and purple doors as far as they could see.

“uh, dude… maybe you should go ghost or something, so we can get outta here?” Tuck said drawing from Danny’s study of their location. Tuck never liked the Canon after it had almost eaten them after the first trip through the ghost zone with the infi-map.

“oh yeah, right” Danny said before he concentrated on his cold core bringing the cold ring forth that would change him into his ghostly alter ego, the rings spread up and down his body and when they were done they winked out of existence. Danny stared at his hands in surprise, both Sam and Tucker were gaping like fish, he…hadn’t….changed? Danny concentrated again and again the rings of light appeared but he was still human after the rings passed over his body.

Danny could feel panic set in when he realized he couldn’t go ghost. He reached deep inside himself and tried to power and eco-blast…nothing, he could feel the energy racing underneath his skin but no matter how much he tried he couldn’t make the eco-energy come to his human form. He tried invisibility this time he sighed a breath of relief, he couldn’t go completely invisible, just kind of see through or unnoticeable. Next was intangibility, nothing. He tried Ice and sighed when he made a big snowball out of nothing. Thank Clockwork he still had his Ice powers. He didn’t even want to try flight.

Danny was about to try another power when a groan sounded behind him, realizing that the class was waking up, he, Sam and Tuck went to check if they were alright. Everyone had bruises from the fall but at least they were all in one piece, though some took it better than others.

“MY NAIL!” Paulina said, she was one of the ones who took it less well, she sat in the middle of their tiny island bemoaning the loss of her perfect manicure while Danny and Tucker tried to hold back Sam from attacking the shallow witch.

Danny looked at the group, they had Dash, Paulina, Star, Kwan, Mikey, Lester, Nathan, Veronica, Megan, Kailey, and Annie all of whom were scared and looking around the zone like they expected it dump the worst ghosts on them any second, and now that Danny thought about it, it probably will. Danny looked around again, ignoring the murmurs of his classmates who were slowly working themselves up into panic, in front of them was the river Acheron, the river of pain if they could cross it then they could follow Johnny 13^th path and get to the Fenton ghost portal. The only problem was that he didn’t bring enough money to get his class across.

Cheron, the only ghost who could ferry them across only accepted golden sheckles and the last time he had gone to his (now) lair to stock up he forgot his own wallet at most he could ask Cheron to ferry 3 people. Sam hadn’t made him stock up because usually 3 or 4 were all that were needed. Danny sighed.

“I guess we will have to work something out” he muttered as he walked toward the floating river of pain.

“Hey! Why do you get to lead the way fen-turd” Dash yelled rallying the A-class behind him. Danny could hear mutterings of “yeah, Danny’s tinny” “he wouldn’t be able to think here, he runs from all ghosts.” “yeah! Even the box ghost! And no one is afraid of him” “except Dann-“

Danny decided to shut them up there. “Really Dash? I thought we covered this when Young blood stole our parents”

“You ran away fen toenail!”

“I was pushed off a plank 50 ft into the air, how was I supposed to get back Dash? Fly?” Danny smirked as Sam and Tuck tried to keep their giggles under control.

“Besides Dash, I have been here before, I know where I am going, so either follow me or get left behind in the ghost zone. Home of ALL ghosts” and with that Danny turned and walked toward the river.