The Halfa Prince (Book 1) *RE-MASTERED*

Chapter 12: A Missing Prince

Third Person POV

Danny sat on his bed, hugging his knees with a sleeping CJ curled up next to him. In his hand was his cellphone. Fright Knight phased into the room and saw the troubled expression on his young liege's face. The ghostly protector cleared his throat, catching the halfa's attention. "If we wish to see the Time Master, we best be on our way. Sooner is better than later when it comes to handling Vizier," Fright Knight said.

Danny nodded, biting his lip. Fright Knight turned away from the boy to create a portal, but was stopped when he heard Danny start moving on his bed. "Should I tell Sam and Tucker?" the teen asked suddenly. Fright Knight faced the teen again to see that he was no longer curled up. His legs dangled off the side of his bed as he looked down at his phone, hair covering his eyes. "I mean," the teen started again, "I've been acting so weird lately and they have no idea why. I told them about me being the new Ghost Prince and everything that's been happening in the Ghost Zone and with Vizier, but right now they probably think I'm just a jerk! I even hurt Sam yesterday! I didn't mean to, it wasn't my fault! I mean it was but Vizier was controlling me... kind of?!". As the teen went on with his rambling, his breathing became more erratic and he gripped his hair with such intensity his knuckles turned white.

Fearing that his liege would injure himself, Fright Knight roughly grabbed the teen by his shoulders and forced him to look up at the ghostly knight. "Young Phantom, in all my time of knowing you, you have always made the decision that was right for everyone. It does not matter what my opinion is, just trust your own core. It has never led you astray before," Fright Knight lectured in a gentle tone. His words were few, but they had seemed to have gotten to Danny as the teen calmed down and a smile crept onto his face.

"Yeah, you're right," Danny started as Fright Knight let go of the young halfa, "I should just trust my gut." Danny stood up as two white rings appeared around his waist and transformed into his alter ego. "Let's stop by the school, grab Sam and Tucker and go see Clockwork together!" he shouted gleefully.

While Fright Knight was hesitant in accepting this plan, (he still thought it would be better to see the Time Master as quickly as they could since Vizier was obviously making his presence known to them), he couldn't help but feel swayed by the look of excitement on his young liege's face. Averting his gaze, he grumbled in agreement but told Danny to be quick. The young halfa agreed and the two raced off towards Casper High. 

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"I can't believe the nerve of that ghost boy," Sam grumbled as she and Tucker stood near the dumpsters of Casper High. She gently touched the bandages wrapped around her head and winced when she felt the large bump on the back of her skull. "I don't care what his excuses are, I'm sucking him into that thermos and he is staying there for eight hours!" she cried out.

Tucker shied away from his friend sensing her temper was at its worst right now and thought it was smart if he stayed out of her strike range. She was wearing her heavy duty combat boots today and if someone got kicked with those they would most certainly be getting a one-way ticket to the hospital. The technogeek shivered at the thought of winding up in a hospital and tried to lighten the mood. "I'm sure they're a reason Danny freaked out yesterday. He's been under a lot of pressure with this Ghost Prince thing I'm sure it's just getting to his head," he offered.

Sam huffed, "That's not the only thing that's gonna be getting to his head when I'm done with him," she growled, stomping her foot on the ground causing a pile of dirt to rise in the air. 

Tucker gulped and turned his gaze to his PDA. Both he and Sam had received a text from Danny asking them to meet him at the back of the school. He said he was going to explain everything to them and apologize in person for his actions. He sighed, tilting his head back and staring up at the sky. Why had Danny been acting so weird lately? Ever since he told them that he was going to try to find a way to get out of being the next Prince of the Ghost Zone things went downhill. Not to mention that Vizier guy who appeared out of nowhere and has some kind of connection to Clockwork.

"Tucker look!" Sam suddenly shouted, distracting Tucker from his train of thought. He looked to Sam to see that she was pointing at something in the sky. He turned his gaze back to the sky and saw Fright Knight flying towards them. His expression lit up slightly, but quickly turned to horror when Fright Knight flew closer. The ghostly knight crashed in front of the two teens, covered in wounds and leaking green blood everywhere.

Sam rushed to his side and removed her shoe, taking off her sock to tie it around one of Fright Knight's larger wounds. She did the same with her other sock and even ripped off one of the sleeves on Tucker's classic yellow shirt to bind a smaller wound that was bleeding heavily, much to the techonogeek's protest.

"What happened, Fright Knight!?" Tucker asked, panicking as Sam ripped off his last remaining sleeve.

As Sam finished wrapping the last of the ghostly bodyguard's injury, she realized that they were missing a particular ghost boy. "Wait, where's Danny?!" she screamed, grabbing Fright Knight and shaking him. Tucker had to pull the goth off of Fright Knight before she made his injuries worse.

Fright Knight took a shaky breath before sitting up. "We were attacked... by Vizier," he began, stopping to cough harshly. "I tried to fight him off but... something got me from behind. I couldn't stop him... I'm so sorry." Tucker and Sam looked on in horror as they realized what Fright Knight was trying to say.

Vizier had Danny.

A/N: Hey guys, sorry this chapter is so short. I couldn't find a way to transition successfully from the previous chapter into the next one so here ya go. Little transition chappie! Thank you for reading and being patient with me! See you all in the next one!