Drowning In Power (Book 2 of Danny Phantom Trilogy)

#1 Ghost Enemy

"Do you guys think we should talk to Skulker first? He seemed like he might know more than what he told us last time," Danny suggested into his headset. He flew ahead of the Specter Speeder with his eyes peeled for any sign of movement. They'd been flying through the Ghost Zone for about ten minutes now and hadn't seen a single soul. Usually, there were a few generic-looking ghosts flying about and minding their own businesses. But the Ghost Zone looked like a real- pardon the pun- ghost town.

"That sounds like a good idea," Sam agreed over the headset.

"Dude, Kagome didn't want to come with us? I figured she'd at least want to know why those goons were after her," Tucker asked.

"She offered, but I told her to stay home. She's been through enough for one day," Danny answered. Besides, Danny wasn't sure he could be around Kagome right now without blushing brightly. It had only been a kiss to the cheek! He couldn't imagine how he would react to a real kiss... Danny subtly shook himself out. He had to focus right now.

"It's probably for the best. You remember how Skulker reacted to her last time. I've got the feeling that bringing a witch into the ghost zone isn't a smart move," Sam interjected.

"Kagome wouldn't purposefully hurt anyone," Danny quickly defended. "Skulker had attacked her first. It was self-defense."

"That's not what I meant, Danny. I was just saying that the ghosts wouldn't have the best reaction to her," Sam fought back.

"What ghosts? There's no one around. It's like they've all disappeared," Tucker questioned.

"You don't think they're all gone because of Kagome and her mom. Right?" Danny asked and glanced back at his friends.

"It's possible. Skulker had said that he'd heard the rumors and came looking. Maybe other ghosts decided to run and hide instead of go looking," Sam suggested smartly.

Danny suddenly stopped flying and turned to face his friends. He glanced down at them with a troubled expression. "But they wouldn't all just up and leave their homes like this. Some of them might, but not ghosts like Frostbite and his people," Danny argued.

"Well, we can start there," Sam said. Danny nodded in agreement before changing his course and heading towards the Far Frozen. Tucker was quick to step down on the accelerator in order to keep up with Danny. "Don't get your hopes up too much though. Frostbite lives in a frozen wasteland isolated from most ghosts. He might not know much."

"It's worth a shot if he's the only one around. Besides, we can always try someone else afterwards," Danny replied. It wasn't a big deal.

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When they'd gotten to the Far Frozen, nothing had initially seemed out of order. Snow and ice as far as the eye could see and not a soul around. But after a few minutes of flying towards the city, the group was nearly struck down by a stray freeze blast. After relying on reflex to dodge the blast, the trio glanced below them to see who had attacked. They hadn't expected what they'd seen.

"It looks like we got here just in time for an all out war," Danny heard Sam's voice through his headset as he stared at the chaotic scene below. It looked like the yetis of the Far Frozen were fighting off several ghosts- some of which were familiar. They could make out Dora breathing fire down onto the field with Sydney Poindexter on her back.

"Why are they fighting anyways?" Danny asked.

"Yeah. And who's winning?" Tucker questioned.

Not hesitating any longer, the three flew down towards the large crowd and stopped a safe distance away. With astonished expressions, they watched the yetis violently fend off the many ghosts that were attacking them. Upon closer inspection, it looked like the ghosts were trying to push past all the yetis. Before Danny could call out to them, a loud roar shook the tundra and momentarily paused the fight. Everyone present covered their ears to block out the deep roar, but it wasn't much help. Danny was sure that his ghostly wail was louder than this, but this roar was still a force of its own. Peeking a eye open, Danny glanced around to find the source. 'Frostbite?' Danny thought at the same time that the leader's roar had died down. Danny stood up straight and moved in closer to hear what Frostbite was saying.