Firebreather X Danny Phantom

Chapter 19

Monday, November 20th.

Duncan's POV

"That's it." Duncan said unexpectedly, just after finishing breakfast. "I can't stand doing nothing! I'm going to help Danny now."

Margret simply stared at Duncan from the table as he stomped over to the sink and tossed his dishes in.

"Duncan-" She began.

"No, mom. Don't try to stop me." He harshly interrupted, and then softly added, "Just wish me luck."

"...Okay. But please be careful." She said as she stood up, walked over, and gave him a hug. Silence came between them as Duncan hurried over to the coat rack, grabbed his jacket and left the house.

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Danny's POV

Danny belly-flopped onto his bed. Dr. Pytel had finally finished all the tests her brilliant mind could come up with, without going too far, in a matter of days. He glanced up at the digital clock on the wall. 7:28. Oh hey, the guards are about to rotate. Right on cue, someone outside said,

"See you at the end of the shift, Jeremy."

The other didn't say anything as they traded posts. Once there were two guards at his door, now there was only one. M.E.G.T.A.F. had relaxed the amount of security around Danny in the time he had been there. Moreover, Mr. Dayshift was much more sociable, which Danny enjoyed. He got up and quickly made his way over to the eye slot.

"Hey Brian."

"Mornin' Danny. Aren't you tired?"

"Nah. I blame pent up energy for that. Besides, I still have a big story to tell. Where were we?"

"You and your mother had just landed after being kicked out of a plane."

"Oh yeah! Even though we didn't have our luggage, she had a machete tucked away in her boot..."

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Duncan's POV

Duncan's wing beat quickened once he reached the edge of the canyon lands. Why do secret organizations build their headquarters so far away from civilization? Seriously, the gas bill has to be huge. It wasn't long until the 'front doors' came into view. Duncan dove into the grooves of the earth to keep the element of surprise. Still moving at high speed, he zigzagged between the rocks, easily avoiding all of them.

He stopped a short distance away and kept behind a few large rocks. Peeking out around them, Duncan easily saw two tanks and several foot soldiers standing guard at the entrance. Good, they didn't see me coming. Duncan noted. And dang... if only I had Danny's invisibility. He wished. Even from where he was hiding, he could tell the guards were bored to tears.

"This can't be too hard, can it?" Duncan muttered to himself. "I bet the tank drivers are practically asleep too."

Just then, the cylinder of one of the tanks slowly turned to face Duncan's location. He could hear the rocket launcher begin to hiss; a sign of it being warmed up.

"Or they had their coffee this morning." Duncan panicked, but managed to leap away from the rocks as the missile was fired. The explosion sent him flying, then skidding to the feet of the guards. They all stood over him, scowls on their faces.

"Uh... hi guys! Did ya miss me?"

Before he could realize what was going on, he was sitting in an office, in front of a desk with a plaque saying 'Commander Barnes' on it. Duncan glanced behind him to the motionless escorts. The large guns they held made him shudder. The steel door to the left hissed as the panel access on the other side was activated. Blitz walked in, took his seat and crossed his arms while glaring at Duncan.