Jason in the Ghost Zone

Hover Board

In an underground base lit only by the screen of a large computer, the clacking of computer keys was the only sound that could be heard besides the occasional screech of a bat. Silhouetted before the dim light was a broad shouldered man hunched over his workspace, eyes focused intently on the information scrolling across it. There was stiffness in his posture that spoke of how long he’d been seated in that position. He gave no sign that he heard the bump, or the tapping of footsteps descending from the narrow stairway, but he did hear.
“Sir, your supper.” A tray was set before him, the lid lifted by an elderly man in a tailored suit who then took a place besides and slightly behind his master.
“Thank you Alfred.” The man took a long drink of the coffee that accompanied the meal, but paid the food no notice. The bitter drink had the feint underlying taste of a sedative the old butler was fond of using. The large man would have laughed had he had he been in a better mood he’d been immune to that sedative for a long time already; really his system was so accustomed to caffeine the coffee only kept him awake via a placebo affect.
“Master Richard called the house earlier; I informed him that you were otherwise engaged.” Alfred said refilling the empty mug.
“Is he back from his trip yet?” The newly filled mug was empty in seconds.
“Yes, he mentioned no intention of paying a visit though.” Again the mug was filled. “In the event of him making contact again should I inform him of … events that have transpired recently?”
“That wont be necessary, I doubt he’d help if he knew.”
“I see, Miss Kane is asking about your health after you missed her benefit Saturday evening.”
Another light started blinking on the console, it was a wonder he remembered what all of them were for. The man stood and pulled the cowl over his head. “Gordon’s activated the signal, I’ll be back in a few hours.”
“I’ll reheat this on your return then.” Alfred picked up the untouched food while the Batman moved walked passed. “And Miss Kane master Bruce?”
“Tell her I’m dealing with Family matters.” Batman said, then he was gone.
“Of course, Sir,” the butler said to an empty cave.”
***
“Give that back!” Valery was growing more and more frustrated with the ghost who’d said he would retrieve her suit for her. Just more proof that you should never trust a ghost.
“I’ll give it back in a minute,” he laughed and zipped by on her hover-board. “Where can I get one of these?!”
Why the ghost thought it needed the board to fly she had no idea, what she did know was that it was getting later and her father would be expecting her home soon. “I don’t have time for this.” She muttered, pinching the bridge of her nose. She waited for the ghost to come near again and tried to grab it, but it sped by again before she could touch it, she’d never wished her board were slower.
“I need that.” She said, tapping her foot.
“Why, d’ya have somewhere to be?” It was doing a handstand, its black and white suit covered by her red armor, how did it even fit?
“Yes I do, you ever hear of parents?” She slapped a hand over her mouth at the curious look he gave her. Never let a ghost know you have a weakness, that one rule was more important than any of her others. This one knew what she looked like, if it ever made it to the human world it would be an easy for a ghost to follow her discreetly and find out where she lived.
“Fine, this suit is tight anyway. If it were black and blue I’d be a mini him.” It flew back to the island and hopped of the board. “How do I get it off?” The ghost tugged on the armor near its neck.
Valery folded her arms and sighed, this ghost probably wasn’t smart enough to find its way to the human world in the first place, and she didn’t feel she had anything to worry about. She walked over to help him deactivate the suit.
***
“Do you see anything yet?” Danny asked.
“Not yet.” Tucker said over the comm.
Danny groaned. It had been hours and they still hadn’t found anything. They were getting deeper and deeper into the ghost-zone now, too deep for his liking. Things got more dangerous the deeper they went, and the area was starting to look very familiar. In the ghost-zone familiar was always a bad thing, it meant it he’d been there before an he’d never had anything good happen to him in the ghost-zone.
“Wait, I think I’m getting something.” Crunching could be heard in the background. “Turn left and keep going.”
The teen hero turned and looked into the distance, he was about to ask to make a reply that might have been funny, but his eyes landed on a clump of islands that were even at this distance made him nervous. The feeling only grew as the spec did. No. she could not have ended up there, with how huge the ghost-zone was there was no way he was going to have to go back there this soon. But there was a way, and he was going to have to, because as he grew nearer he heard his friend confirm it.
“Dead ahead.” Tucker said.
Danny steeled himself and speed up. Maybe Skulker would be busy hunting away from home today.
It wasn’t long before he could make out two blobs on one of the islands, one was in red armor and he thought he was seeing things when the other looked like… Valery? Soon he could hear voices too.
“Hold still.” Valery said, tugging on the armor. Was it Technus?
With a burst of speed Danny had flown forward and tackled the suit sending it falling over the edge of the island. That must have set off something because the suit retracted and revealed the black and white of a familiar young ghost. The ghost screamed as he fell and Danny instinctively lunged after it, he caught the ghost and set him on he nearest floating island before backing up. The ghost was breathing heavily and holding his chest like he had a heart beat to feel.
“Are you okay?” Danny asked cautiously.
“Soup-Boy.” The ghost said and slipped something off his wrist with a shrug. “That worked.” He jerked his head in Valerys direction. “Friend of yours?”