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

Chapter 13: Elders and Ancients

Third Person POV

"This is bad, this is bad, this is really really bad!" Tucker panicked as he paced back and forth behind the school, tugging at the remains of his torn sleeves.

"Can you stop freaking out for five seconds and help me!?" Sam shouted at her friend as she struggled to pull Fright Knight's limp body to the wall of the school. Tucker quickly collected himself and assisted Sam in lugging the large ghost closer to the school so they could sit him upright. Once the ghost was stable, Sam continued to look over his injuries.

"I've only ever treated Danny's injuries and he's half ghost. I'm not exactly sure how to help you Fright, you gotta talk to me," Sam coaxed, a weird gentleness in her voice.

Fright Knight weakly pushed her away. "I will heal in time. But we must go at once. The Prince is in danger!" the ghostly knight cried out as he tried to stand up, only for his knees to buckle and he collapsed once more.

"Yeah, you're not going to be much help to Danny in this state. Whatever Vizier did to you really messed you up," Sam commented. She had only seen Danny fight him a few times but she knew that for as dumb as Fright Knight was (in her opinion), it took a lot to take him down.

Tucker hid behind Sam and peeked out over her shoulder to glance at Fright Knight. "What exactly happened to you guys?" he asked.

The bodyguard sighed, shame in his solid green eyes. "The Prince and I were headed here, to collect you two and go see the Time Master. The Prince's powers and Vizier are connected. Vizier was the reason behind the odd behavior the Prince has been showing," Fright Knight explained. He paused to cough, clutching his armored chest and trembling slightly. He was able to get his bearings and continued speaking, though his voice was much quieter, "I wanted to go see the Time Master immediately, but I listened to my liege's request. On our way here, I was struck from behind. When I came to, there was a silver dagger in my chest and I barely caught a glimpse of Vizier carrying my unconscious liege into a portal and disappearing."

Sam and Tucker stood in stunned silence. "We have to go see Clockwork. Now," Sam said, squaring her jaw.

"Agreed," Fright Knight added without hesitation. He tried to stand up once more using the wall for support and grabbing a board that was propped up against the dumpster next to him as a walking stick. Sam attempted to stop him but Fright Knight shook his head. "I have already begun to recover, Lady Sam," he insisted.

Sam's eyes narrowed, "Who're you calling Lady-" she began, only for Fright Knight to interrupt her.

"I will create a portal to take us to Clockwork's realm, but I fear that it will use up the remaining strength I have," he commented, walking away from the two teens. "I understand if you are still wary of me, but trust me when I say that my life is dedicated to protecting the Prin-... I mean, Danny's life."

Sam and Tucker shared a glance. It wasn't totally wrong that they didn't fully trust Fright Knight, but if Danny trusted his own enemy enough to let him be his bodyguard, they could try too. The two teens stood next to Fright Knight, helping support him. The ghost's green eyes showed relief and he quickly regained focus on summoning a portal. A circle of green flashed in front of them and soon they were staring into the swirling mass of green that was the Ghost Zone. 

"You may want to stand back," Fright Knight said, taking a step away from the portal and weakly trying to drag the teens with him. Sam and Tucker put one of Fright Knight's arms over each of their shoulders and tried to lug the heavy ghost away from the portal per his request. They were certainly glad they had listened for mere seconds after the backed away from the portal, Fright Knight's winged steed, Nightmare, emerged from the portal. He neighed happily at the sight of his rider but soon his happy neighs turning to warning grunts and stomps when he noticed the two humans holding his rider.