Sibling Secrets

15 - Ghostly Chess

"Jack, this is Mr Lancer. From the parent teacher conference?"

Jack frowned. "I went to a parent teacher conference? Is it about Danny?"

Maddie turned to Mr. Lancer, who was slightly disappointed that their intriguing conversation about Lord of the Flies and how it relates to society today was at an end. "Please excuse us for a moment."

WIth that, Maddie grabbed her husband's hand, leading him to a quieter corner of the room. With that, she raised her eyebrows at Jack, looking decidedly unimpressed. "Really, Jack?"

An invisible, cloaked figure floated up behind Jack, placing delicate, chilling fingers on each broad shoulder. Vlad leaned in close to his old friend's ear, and hissed, "I've been wanting to do this for a long time."

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"Jazz!" Danny looked her straight in the eye. "Are you alright?"

"I think so, little bro." Jazz took her hand off her head. "Yeah. I'm fine. We need to get you out of there!"

Jazz scans the entire box, probing at it with her fingers. "Jazz-"

"One second..." Jazz, with a little difficullty, lifted the base of the cube, still searching for an off switch.

"Jazz!"

"What?"

"Vlad wouldn't be so stupid to leave a button on this box, would he?" Danny sighed. "I don't think I'm going to get out."

"Okay." Jazz smiled reassuringly, leaning down to his level and giving him a little hug before rising and walking away.

Danny jerked his head backwards in an attempt to see his sister, the box teetering on the edge. "Where are you go-oooo!" He tilted to far, and Danny was stuck on his side. "Where are you going?"

Jazz turned around, and began walking backwards. "You're not the only ghost hunter around here! If you can't stop Vlad, then I will."

"But-" Danny protested, then he stopped. "I mean, good luck!" Danny bit his lip. "And be safe! And don't take too many risks! And-!"

"I'll get you when it's over." Jazz waved, turned around, and ran for the house.

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Jack flashed glowing red eyes at his wife, crossing his massive arms. "So, Maddie-"

But Maddie interrupted, swiftly. "I don't know what's gotten into you lately," She hissed, clearly extremely angry. "I can put up with you being careless, but insulting Danny's English teacher? Letting Vlad into the Fenton OPS centre?" She pauses for a moment. "There's something fishy about that man."

"But-" The possessed Jack looked extremely uncomfortable, pressed up against a wall.

"No buts! When we get home, Vlad is going, no question about it."

"Argh!" Vlad snapped, and knocked a table, filled with punch, cake and plates, to the ground. Around them, a crowd was gathering. "No questions indeed!" He lunged at the crowd, and grabbed a screaming Dash with both hans, holding him high above his head

Maddie stared in shock. "Jack! What are you doing?! Put him down!"

"My wish is your com-" Vlad suddenly dropped Dash, and fell to his knees. "Get out of me!"

"Jack!" Maddie ran to her husband's side, but before she could do anything, Jack grabbed her arm.

"Ghost... overpowering... Maddie... run!" He pushed her away before a red glow surrounded him, and he began to float menacingly around the heads of the children, causing them all to scream and run. "HAHAHA, run, you fools, and tell all of the day crazy old JACK FENTON finally lost it!" He began shooting pink bolts into the crowd below, still laughing like a maniac.