Phantom Trip

The giant plant ghost monster

"So," Phantom cleared his throat. "You guys remember the plant fiasco?"

"What?"

"Oh yeah!" Chelsea exclaimed. "When we woke up surrounded by dead plants and a destroyed city! You mean you know what happened?" She gasped when he nodded. "I've been wondering about that for ages."

"So this wasn't the first time I met Frostbite and the other yetis." Fenton pursed his lips. "But the other time is classified. Sorry guys. There are some secrets that need to stay like that." He winked.

"Yeah well," Phantom continued. "Back to the story. There was this plant ghost monster-"

"Of course it was a ghost plant," Andrew muttered angrily. "Does anything happen in this town that isn't because of ghosts?"

Fenton frowned. "You woke up to a half destroyed city surrounded by dead plant remains what did you think caused that."

Andrew hummed. "Point."

"So anyway. This huge plant ghost monster appeared out of nowhere, but don't most ghosts, and was mad because they were cutting away trees to build those new renovations Vlad came up with."

"I would be too," Sam grumbled and Fenton chuckled.

"That's probably why he chose you."

"What?"

Fenton just shook his head and gestured for Phantom to continue.

"Yeah. The plant ghost, his name is Undergrowth (how do I know that? He shouted it out during his evil monologue, of course), started to destroy the machines and buildings and stuff."

"I think I remember him." Andrew scratched his head. "A big green plant with spikes?"

"Yep. I tried to take him down but he can regenerate really fast and he could control plants, obviously, which he sent after me." Phantom leaned back on his hands. "He was eventually able to catch me and knocked me, Tucker and Sam out with sleep spores. When I woke up, I was tied up by millions of vines and couldn't use my powers to get out. Tucker was right next to me."

Tucker nodded. "The whole town was taken over by plants." He shuddered. "I've never eaten any vegetables, why were they so angry at me."

"Where were we?" Kim questioned. "I think I would have remembered the town turning into a jungle."

"Everyone was either captive in plant bulbs to feed the seeds or being controlled by a mind vine to destroy the city."

"What?!"

"Feed the seeds?? They were taking our life?" Nathan looked absolutely horrified. "They killed us??"

"Oh wait. No." Phantom scratched his chin, making the others sigh in relief. "That happened later."

"What?!"

"Chill out guys. You're not dead, are you?"

"I don't know." Kwan gasped. "Are we?"

"Back to the story." Phantom ignored the others' existential crisis. "Everyone was being controlled to destroy the city so he could make room for plants. His plan was to conquer the world, just like every other villain out there."

"So that's why the city was a wreck." Dash sniffed. "I so wanted to visit that new arcade."

Fenton furrowed his eyebrows. "Actually. I think you and Kwan destroyed that one."

Dash paled considerably. "Noooooo," he whailed.

"But Phantom," Sam interrupted. "You said Tucker was there, but what about me. Was I being controlled too?"