(Ghost files) part3

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Chase 6

Mental face off

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Savitar smiled, as he looked at his now mentally captive audience. “My boss is going to be very pleased, Not only have I taken care of that nasty thorn in are side, but now we have the leaders of this city at are mercy.” Savitar said, as the Mayor, chief of police, fire chief, and members of the city council appeared before him. “Oh and the plans we have for this city.” As Savitar started to enjoy himself, Shade remained trapped in the mental void that Savitar had put him in.

“I can’t give up.” Shade said, as he kept moving trying to find away out of the darkness. “There has to be some way out.”

“There is always a way out, you just have to find it.” Kouken said, as he appeared next to Shade.

“F-father, p-please I need your help.”

“I know my son, but before you can leave here you must learn many things.”

“But the people, there is no time for a lesson, I have to get back to them, I have to stop Savitar before he uses the people for his own sick gains.”

“You have grown to be a little head strong haven’t you my son.” Kang said, as she appeared on the other side of Shade.

“Mother? What’s going on?”

“We’re all here for you kiddo.” Barbra said, as she and the rest of the night witches appeared in front of Shade, while Professor Tino, and Nicole appeared behind him.

“We are all here for you my son, because before you can go back out there and face Savitar you must be properly trained in mental combat, a skill that we have not yet covered in your training.” Kouken explained as he looked at Shade.

“But we don’t have time.”

“Ah but that is where you are wrong, my impatient little pup.” Kang said, as she tapped her finger on Shade’s nose. “In this state we will be able to give you the training an instant, remember we are in the dream state which allows us to slow down where 8 hours in the real world will seem like and instant, or we can flip the tables and make life times pass here and only an instant pass in the real world.”

“But that’s just it Savitar is in the dream state as well.”

“Yes but he doesn’t know how to manipulate time, he might be a skilled fighter in the mental plain but he has only scratched the surface of what the human mind is capable of, and by the time we finish with your training, you will be a step closer to your true potential, a step closer to becoming a true Shadow guard.” Shade understood this concept pretty well, he and his father had been training in the dream state for close to a month now, and his fighting skills had improved as well as his creative skills as he had more time to think up new devices for his war on crime, but what made Shade even more excited to get started in this new training was that it would help him in obtaining his goal of becoming what he had wanted to be so many years ago.

“But with this new training and these new skills, will come even greater temptation to become the very thing that you hate, you will have to remain in control of your own emotion so you do not find your self corrupted by this power.” Kouken stated, as he looked at Shade who stood up and nodded. “Very well, the first thing you must learn is mental fighting is that knowledge is truly power.“ with that Shade found himself standing at the end of a long isle looking at thousands upon thousands of scrolls. “Upon these scrolls are lessons and fighting stiles that have been handed down in the Shadow guard ever since it was formed, upon the opening of each scroll you will be trained in the lesson held within and will not be able to move on to the next scroll until you have mastered it.”

“I understand father.” As Shades training started Savitar was already getting to work on his captives.

“Is that understood mayor, when you awaken you will go to your office and pardon these people.” The mayor was in a very deep trance and only nodded as Savitar moved on to the next person in line. “Chief you are going to remove all your dock officers on Tuesday and Thursday nights, should anyone in your precinct happen to get any ideas of what is happening down there you will give them a free ticket to my show.” The chief only nodded as Savitar moved on to the members of the city council. “When I come to the council meets with anything, you will all pass it no matter what it is, is that clear.” the council members nodded, from above Rebecca couldn’t believe her eyes, this one man had control of the entire city and the one person that might have been able to stop him was trapped in stone. “As for you four.” Savitar said, as he looked up at Rebecca, Molly, Kit, and Baloo. “You’re each going to have a role in this new order.” with that each of them was transported before Savitar, their bodies ridged as Savitar walked up and smiled at them. “It doesn’t take an engineer to figure out that some how you four have a connecting with the Ghost, or that he’s taken a liking to you.”

“So what, he’s a good person, ever think he might have good taste in friends.” Baloo snapped, as he glared as Savitar, who only smiled and took great pleasure in Baloo’s reaction as he slowly lifted his hand up and took Rebecca by the chin. “GET YOU HANDS OFF HER!”

“Oh please, you big galoot, what are you going to do, you’re in my world now, and you have to obey by my rules.” Savitar turned, and smiled at Rebecca. “I had you imprisoned before because Muffy wanted to have her little revenge, and maybe I will do so again later down the line, but I think maybe for a while I will take my time in breaking your will myself, when you awaken from this not only will you be running your cargo shipping company, you’ll also be my personal assistant.”

“I’ll never work for a slim ball like you.” Savitar only smiled, as he looked at Rebecca then turned to Kit and Molly.

“You will also drop your brats off at the local orphanage, where I’m sure when the city council put Buffy back in charge will be able to find a perfect little place to put them.”

“Never, I’ll never do that to my children.”

“Oh but you will, even if it isn’t by your own choice, that’s just what your going to do and your going to remember it for the rest of your life.” Baloo, Molly, and Kit watched in horror as Rebecca’s eyes slowly seem to loose their fire, she was being put into the same kind of trance as the others, but the 3 knew she was still there, they watched as tears started to role down her cheek as she feared what the future was going to hold for her family.

“leave them alone.” A faint whisper, almost not even heard but was just loud enough for Savitar to hear, as he slowly turned around he saw that nothing had changed, no one had moved and only smiled shrugging it off as if he was only hearing things.

“As for you big guy.” Savitar said, as he looked at Baloo. “Your going to spend the rest of your life acting as are personal shipping bear, your going to help us spread are cargo all across the Usland country.”

“Not going to happen, what I am going to do is get out of this and pound you into the ground for this, no hurts my wife, and no one threatens my children.”

“Then call me mister nobody because you dolt, you have no say in the matter, your going to be are personal cargo pilot, your going to work harder than you have ever worked in your life, and for your nasty little outburst I think I might have just a little bit of fun destroying you will as well, or maybe the image your kids have of you, as soon as you get home tonight your going to.” Savitar whispered the final commands into Baloo’s ears, though Kit and Molly couldn’t hear what Savitar was saying by the look on Baloo’s face they could tell it wasn’t good.

“You sick son of a.” before Baloo could finish what he was saying Kit watched as Baloo’s eyes seem to go into the same deep trance as Rebecca’s and the others, he could tell that the big bears heart was breaking as tears started to run down his face, the final look Kit could see in Baloo’s eyes that was his own spoke volumes. ‘I’m sorry li’l britches.’

“leave them alone.” Again the same whisper as before only a little louder Savitar looked around once more, this time walking up to the Ghost who was still trapped in his mental prison.

“Can’t be.” Savitar said, as he took a close look but didn’t find anything out of the ordinary. “I must be hearing things.” As Savitar turned his attention towards Kit and Molly he smiled. “Funny really you brats are going to get the worst of this, at least when you get home you will, but after that I can promise you that your going to wish your old man had killed you.” These words sent chills down both Kit and Molly’s spin terrified of the unheard command that Savitar had given Baloo. “I know what both your fates are, your going to be slaving away in are garden once we get it back up and running.” Savitar said, as he pocked Kit’s nose. “And you little lady, well lets just say that for the rest of your life your going to get to be like Cinderella, before the fair godmother stepped in.” As Savitar cupped Molly’s chin in his hand he smiled. “Although I really don’t know how long that will