//------------------------------// // Vs. The Box Ghost Part 2 // Story: Phantom Pony // by Zeprto678 //------------------------------// Danny was flying towards the Box Ghost while dodging his projectiles, making it hard to focus on both that and flying at the same time. Danny hoped he could defeat the ghost worker pony since the young pony didn’t have his other powers or any of the Fenton gadgets. “Give it up, Box Ghost. You’re just using the same old tricks,” said Danny. The Box Ghost gave the ghost pony an evil smile. “Then perhaps it’s time I tried something new,” he suggested. The ghost worker pony then used his power to bring the medium-sized boxes together to form a big wall and sent them towards Danny. The ghost pony now carried a deadpan expression on his face when he saw what was heading for him. “Me and my big mouth,” said Danny. He was quickly hit by the boxes and sent flying into the ground “Augh!” groaned Danny. After a few seconds, the ghost pony got back up. “If I had my other powers, I’d be so kicking his butt, er, plot everywhere right about now.” Meanwhile with the Mane Six The Mane Six and Spike were doing their part by making sure to get any ponies that were still around out of the way of the battle, or to stop the boxes from destroying ponies’ homes or place of business by either catching them or destroying them. Though, knowing which ones were filled and which ones were empty was kind of a problem for the group. Rarity let out a loud gasp as she saw what was inside one of the destroyed boxes, and then pulled it out, revealing that the stuff inside were rolls of fabric.  “This is the fabric that I ordered from Prance more than a week ago!” shouted the fashion pony. Rarity then growled, angrily. “That uncouth stallion! How dare he do this!” Applejack looked at her with a deadpan look. “We got more important things ta do than care about random stuff, Rares,” the apple pony informed. The fashion pony looked back at Applejack with a look between anger and despair. “What could be more important than the expensive fabric that I wasted tons of bits on, Applejack?! What?!” questioned Rarity. The apple pony rolled her eyes. “How about the fact that we're supposed ta be helpin' get these ponies outta here while the ghost alicorn battles the ghost pony that controls boxes? So that way, no pony gets caught in the crossfire?” Applejack explained. “And ta make sure that none of the boxes damage anypony’s property?” After a few seconds, she sighed. “You’re absolutely right, darling. I don’t know what I was thinking,” said the fashion pony. Rarity then gave the apple pony a confident smile. “Besides, I can always just dust them off and they’ll be as good as new.” Applejack nodded. “Darn tootin’. Now, let’s go an’ help the others before somethin’ bad happens, and before Dash even thinks about tryin’ ta fight that ghost agin’,” she said. The fashion pony nodded. “Agreed,” said Rarity. The two mares trotted away. “By the way, have ya seen Apple Bloom? Ah didn’t see her when ah was comin’ inta town,” asked the apple pony. She shook her head. “No, but I know that Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo are with her. They were planning to acquire their Cutie Marks again,” Rarity informed. “Knowin’ those three fillies, they might get awfully curious enough by the sounds of the battle an’ will try ta get a closer look,” said Applejack. “But if they know what’s good for ‘em, they’ll know ta stay far away from here.” The fashion pony giggled. “Well, there’s no way they would actually do something that dangerous, would they?” she asked. The next thing that happened, there was silence as the only sounds around them were the two’s trotting hoofsteps and the sounds of crashing boxes. After a few seconds, there was now the sound of the two speeding up as their trotting turned into galloping. Both mares had worried looks on their faces. The apple pony looked determined. “Of course, they would do that, Rares! Those fillies have done tons of dangerous stuff!” shouted Applejack. “Less talking darling, and more hurrying!” shouted Rarity. They then started searching everywhere for their sisters, checking every place. Meanwhile with Danny So far, the ghost pony had been able to land some hits on the ghost worker pony, but the others either missed because the Box Ghost dodged out of the way, Danny got hit by boxes, or the ghost worker pony sent boxes to block his punches. During the battle, the ghost pony’s eyes had been glowing greener than usual. He laughed evilly. “Give up! You have no chance of defeating me and my boxes!” exclaimed the Box Ghost. Suddenly, Danny’s eyes started glowing even more. Not only that, but his horn was glowing too. Then, a ball of ectoplasmic, green-colored magic appeared above it and was increasing in size. “Would you just shut up about your stupid boxes?! You’re getting on my nerves!” shouted the ghost pony, closing his eyes. A beam of magic energy was shot out of the ball of magic and headed towards the ghost worker pony, who was surprised and couldn’t dodge in time. The Box Ghost was then sent flying a few feet away. As for the ghost pony, he opened his eyes and was surprised as well.  Danny looked up and saw his horn giving off a green smoke. “My ecto beams come from my horn?” said the ghost pony. He then looked excited. “Awesome!” The ghost worker pony recovered. “Is that all you’ve got?” he asked. Right before Danny could say anything, suddenly a voice sounded off close to the Box Ghost. “Nope! Now it’s my turn!” shouted a familiar voice. They both turned to see that the voice belonged to Rainbow Dash, who was flying towards the ghost worker pony at a fast speed, front hooves stretched out in front of her. This time, he didn’t have time to turn intangible and got hit by the rainbow pony’s hooves. The Box Ghost was sent crashing into some store called the ‘Golden Rule Rulers’. She looked down at Twilight and Spike, smug. “Ha! Did you see that, Twilight?” said the rainbow pony, confident. “We can hit them as long as they’re solid. So, we don’t need any spell to defeat them. All we need is our hooves and the element of surprise.” Rainbow Dash’s confidence was short-lived as some pony shouted out something. “My store! It’s a complete mess!” shouted a random mare. “Rainbow Dash, you’re going to pay for that!” “It’s not my fault!” argued the rainbow pony. That did not calm her down. “You sent him flying into my store! It’s completely your fault!” shouted the random mare. “Either you pay for the damages later, or I hope you have a good lawyer.” She would’ve responded back, but Rainbow Dash was hit by a big, random box and was sent flying a few feet. Before the rainbow pony could hit the ground, she was caught in Twilight’s magic. She was then placed down, safely, in front of Twilight and the dragon kid, both who looked worried. Meanwhile, the ghost worker pony flew out of the store and back into the air, brushing himself off.  The Box Ghost looked at the ghost pony, an evil grin on his face. “I would toy with you a bit longer before destroying you, but I shall spare you for now. We’re evenly matched, or you’ve gotten weaker, but no matter, as I shall return,” said the ghost worker pony. “For I am, the Box Ghost!” The Box Ghost then flew off in a random direction. Danny released a sigh. “I never thought I was going to say this, but any longer, and the Box Ghost might’ve actually won. On the plus side, I can now use my ecto beams,” he said to himself. “Though, I’m going to need lots of practice with it, just like with my powers.” The ghost pony looked down at where the smart pony, an unconscious rainbow pony, and Spike were. Danny was planning on flying back to the farm, but decided to check on them first.  “Hey! Is your friend okay?!” he called out. The two looked up at the ghost pony. She nodded. “Yeah! Rainbow Dash has been through tougher things and she always comes out okay,” said Twilight. “Though, we might need to bring her to the hospital, just in case.” “Well, I hope she’s okay. The Box Ghost was kind of a tough opponent after all,” said Danny. The ghost pony couldn’t believe he actually said that. “Until next time.” Danny was about to fly off, but then the smart pony called out to him. “Wait!” she shouted. The ghost pony stopped, and looked back down at Twilight. “Yeah?” said Danny. “I was wondering if you wanted to be friends?” asked the smart pony Since she doesn’t know that it’s him, the ghost pony had to pretend that he’s never met Twilight before. “Sure. Sounds great,” said Danny. The smart pony smiled. “My name’s Twilight Sparkle, and this-” She pointed a hoof at the dragon kid “-is my number one assistant, Spike.” Spike waved at the ghost pony. “What’s your name?” asked Twilight. “Uh, my name? Well, it’s…” he said. Then, Danny had an idea. “It’s ‘Phantom’. Now if you’ll excuse me, I must leave.” He then flew off before the smart pony could say anything, and headed for the farm. Few Minutes Later The ghost pony flew back into the barn. Once he landed onto the ground, he transformed back to his normal pony self. Danny looked past the barn door to check the surroundings. Once he saw that no one was around, the ghost pony trotted out of the barn, heading towards the house.  Danny was relieved. “Good thing no one was around to see me going in and out of here. That’d be hard to explain away,” he said. “Now all I need is a good excuse in case anyone is going to ask where I’ve been all day. Should be easy.” The ghost pony started running many excuses in his mind to see which one would work. Meanwhile with Fluttershy After the incident in Ponyville had died down thanks to the ghost worker pony leaving, Fluttershy had offered to help clean up the mess or take Rainbow Dash to the hospital, but her friends and the ponies had told the yellow pegasus that they got it. So, Fluttershy, reluctantly, flew back home. Once she was inside her cottage, the shy pony noticed something strange. All of the animals that lived in her home were all backed up in a corner, scared. Fluttershy approached them, concerned. “Oh, my! Are you all okay?” asked the shy pony. The bunny, Angel, decided to be the one to inform her. He pointed a paw over the shy pony’s shoulder. “Behind you! Scary ghost!” warned the bunny. That made Fluttershy tense up. “A ghost?!” she said. The shy pony turned around to see that floating behind her was the Box Ghost. He was grinning. “Boo,” said the ghost worker pony. “Eeeep!” screamed Fluttershy. She backed away from the Box Ghost as he gave off an evil laugh. “You should count yourself lucky that I, the Box Ghost, will be living here with you, and I shall continue to do so until I feel like leaving,” said the ghost worker pony. The shy pony pony was both scared and surprised. “W-What?” asked Fluttershy. “Not only that, but you shall not tell any of your friends. Because if you do, then they shall feel my wrath,” said the Box Ghost, talking in a scary voice. Hearing that her friends would be put in danger if she were to talk made Fluttershy worried. “O-Oh no!” exclaimed the shy pony. He floated over to Fluttershy’s couch. “Now that we’ve come to an understanding, I ask that you get me some refreshments. I’m feeling a bit parched after that battle I was in,” the ghost worker pony informed. She quickly nodded before galloping over to the kitchen while the Box Ghost sat down onto the couch. After a while, the shy pony returned with a glass full of ice-cold lemonade. The ghost worker pony took the glass of lemonade from her, and then began to slurp up a few sips of lemonade through the straw. He happily sighed. “Ahhh. I could get used to this,” said the Box Ghost.