This was NOT easy to write! With college, friends, and homework, I've barely had time to write! Not to mention I've come down with a MAJOR case of Writer's Block!

This chapter is somewhat short so enjoy it while you can.

Chapter 12

Pariah's Puppet

Sam, Pikachu and Wobbuffet landed on top of the boys after falling out of the vortex. "Uuuhhhh…what a ride…" she groaned, her mind in a jumble.

"What's the Goth Twerpette doing here?" James asked.

"Sam? What are you doing here?" Ash groaned in pain from Sam's landing.

Danny shook his head clear and got Wobbuffet off of him. "Sam? Sam!" he cried when he realized that his girlfriend was now with them.

Sam's mind cleared and got off of Ash. "Danny!" she cried in happiness. The two embraced each other and shared a heartfelt kiss.

"Pika-pi!" Pikachu cried as he jumped into his Trainer's arms.

"Pikachu!" Ash cried in happiness as he gave his best friend a tight hug.

"Wobbuffet! Where's Jessie? Where's Meowth?" James asked the blue Pokémon.

"Wobbu-wobbu-wobbuffet!"

James gave Wobbuffet a half-lidded stare. "If Meowth were here, he'd tell me what you were saying," he stated.

Danny and Sam parted their kiss and stared at each other. "What are you doing here?" Danny asked Sam.

"Rescuing you, of course," Sam replied. "What happened to you? Your hair is pure white."

"I'll explain my makeover later. How are we going to get out of here? The portal you came through just closed," Danny stated as the vortex closed.

"You need to do whatever you did to talk to us through the Griseous Orb," Sam explained. "Brock, Dawn, Jazz, Tucker, even Team Rocket are waiting for you guys on the other side to reopen the Door and get you out of this place."

"Do you think we can put that on hold?" James asked, panic clearly evident in his voice. "We've got company!" Giratina finally found the group again and used Ancient Power to shatter the rock they were standing on. Luckily they were able to escape before they got hurt.

"WHAT THE HECK IS THAT THING?!" Sam asked in a panic.

"Giratina," the three boys answered in a group whimper.

"Pikapika?" Pikachu asked in awe.

"I'm going to assume you just repeated what we just said and let me confirm that by saying yes, it is Giratina," Danny said to Pikachu.

"Run?" squeaked James.

"Run," Sam confirmed.

"No need to tell us twice!" Ash exclaimed as the group continued fleeing from their pursuer.

Giratina then used Shadow Sneak and appeared in front of the group, cutting their route off. Before they could turn around and go the other direction, one of Giratina's tentacles suddenly grabbed hold of Danny.

"DANNY!" Sam and Ash cried as they tried to pull their friend away from the Ghost King's grip.

"Ghost Twerp!" James cried as he grabbed hold of Ash to help him pull.

"Chu-pi!"

"Wobbu-ffet!"

"Gible!"

"Froslass!"

Danny, not knowing if this was the end for him, had an idea to make sure his Pokémon were safe. "Spectra, grab the others in my pocket," Danny ordered his Ghost Pokémon. Spectra stopped pulling long enough to collect the six Pokéballs, including her own, from her master's pocket.

Sam, catching on what was going on between the two, tried to hold on tighter despite the fact that Danny was once again slipping from her grip. "I won't let you go this time, Danny!"

Ash also tried tightening his grip. "We're not leaving without you!"

Unfortunately, Danny was pulled out of their grips. Giratina let out a triumphant roar that covered Sam, Ash and James's screams. Spectra, Gible and Pikachu tried using their attacks to make the Dragon Pokémon release Danny but to no avail.

Giratina shocked Danny until he was unconscious. Ash gasped as he saw Danny's green Aura instantly turn red. He knew that Danny was now under Giratina's control. He could tell because Spectra suddenly dropped Danny's Pokéballs as she gripped her head in pain.

"DANNY! DANNY! WAKE UP!" Sam screamed as loud as she could. Her white-haired boyfriend did not respond.

Ash called Gible back into his Pokéball and pulled out another. "Staraptor! I choose you!" he yelled as he tossed it into the air. The Bird Pokémon appeared in a flash of light. "Staraptor, use Brave Bird on Giratina!" The Predator Pokémon, its body enveloped in a bright blue aura, charged at Giratina. The giant Dragon Pokémon launched an Ancient Power at the bird before he even had a chance to strike, knocking him out instantly.

Danny suddenly opened his eyes only they glowed blood red, like Vlad's. "Pathetic humans," Danny smirked, his voice sounded like someone else's was speaking simultaneously with his. "Did you think a mere bird could stop me?" It dawned on everyone that Giratina was using Danny as his puppet.

"Can we please run?" James asked Ash in a terrified whimper.

Ash called Staraptor back. "There's no other choice," he said grimly.

"Lass-Froslass!" Spectra protested.

"We can't leave without Danny," said Sam, agreeing with whatever Spectra said.

"There are plenty of Magikarp in the sea!" James exclaimed as he grabbed Sam's wrist and the group fled once again through the depths of the Distortion World as Giratina launched Ancient Power at them. Normally Sam would have protested against that but everyone was already running for their lives (Spectra picked up Danny's Pokéballs before doing so).

Giratina unleashed Dragonbreath on the group. Sam turned to Wobbuffet. "If you want to live to see tomorrow, you better start using those Counter moves Jazz told me about!" she told the annoying Psychic Pokémon.

"You heard her, Wobbuffet! Use Mirror Coat!" James ordered. If Jessie wasn't giving Wobbuffet commands, James was the next best thing.

"W-W-Wobbuf-f-fet," he replied as he gave them a shaky salute. He stepped in front of the group and his body lit up with a glowing reflective substance as the Dragonbreath hit. "WWWWOOOOOBBUUUUUFFFEEEEEEET!" Wobbuffet cried as he tried to stand his ground against the powerful attack. The Dragonbreath flew back towards Giratina, doing massive damage to him.

"DANNY!" Sam cried. Ash noticed a small spark of green Aura coming from Danny for only a brief moment before it became completely red again.

"Foolish mortals! Do you think that is going to stop me?" Giratina asked them.

Sam, knowing her Pokémon were too small to fight a Pokémon the size of her house, turned to Spectra. "Gimme Danny's Pokéballs and use Ice Beam on that tentacle holding him!" she ordered the Ghost Pokémon. Sam and Tucker usually looked after Danny's Pokémon whenever his family went out of town on vacation (ones that Maddie didn't want the Pokémon to be a part of) so Spectra obliged without argument. She gave Sam her Trainer's Pokéballs and tried firing Ice Beam at Giratina but missed repeatedly. Danny gave the group an evil grin as Giratina used Ancient Power on Spectra, knocking her out instantly. "Spectra!" Sam yelled. She grabbed Spectra's Pokéball and called her back. She looked at Danny's other Pokéballs, most of which were Fenton Balls, except Youngblood's whose was a Friend Ball. Spectra's was a normal Pokéball.

"How can we tell these apart anyway?" Sam groaned.

Pikachu hopped on Sam's shoulder to get a closer look. He saw one that would be most helpful to them. "Chu! Pika-pikachu-pika!" he said, pointing to a Fenton Ball with a faded flaming green F on the top.

Sam looked at the Fenton Ball and realized that it was the oldest one out of all six of them. And the Pokémon that's been with Danny the longest was Spooky. Sam nodded to the yellow mouse and pocketed the other five Pokéballs. "Spooky! Get your purple butt out here!" she yelled as she threw the Fenton Ball into the air. The Gengar appeared in a flash of light. He immediately turned to give his Trainer a face full of slobber when he realized whom he was about to lick.

"Gar? Gengar-gengar-gengar-gen!" Spooky yelled in annoyance. Sam just pointed to Giratina. Spooky turned and saw Danny in Giratina's clutches. "GAAAAAARRR! GENGAR-GEN!" He turned to flee but Ash quickly grabbed hold of the Ghost Pokémon before he could get far. At that moment, both Spooky and Ash saw a grainy image of Vlad's lab again.

"Whoa!" Ash gasped as he let go of his friend's Pokémon. Spooky also stopped in his tracks, rubbing his eyes.

"What's going on?" James asked as he waved a fan in Wobbuffet's face.

"I just saw the lab again!" Ash exclaimed.

"Gen-gar!" Spooky nodded, making everyone assume that he saw the same thing.

"How can that be?" asked James. "The Ghost Twerp is a POW at the moment!"

"Wobbuffet!" the Psychic Pokémon agreed.

Sam thought about it and snapped her fingers. "The Distortion World! Here, the Voice must work for only Ghost Pokémon," she assumed.

"So what you're saying is that Gengar can do that mind-reading thing to the Twerp like the Ghost Twerp did?" James asked for clarity.

"Not just Spooky, but any Ghost Pokémon," Sam replied. She turned to Ash. "If you can do whatever you did to contact us before with Spooky then maybe we can find a way to free Danny and get out of here," she said.

"But only Danny could talk through the Griseous Orb," Ash protested. "I won't be able to speak to everyone out there."

"Meowth understands what any Pokémon can say," James pointed out. "If he can translate what Gengar is saying…"

"Then Tucker and everyone else will be able to get us out of here!" Sam finished.

"Pika-pi!" Pikachu cried. Everyone turned when they saw Giratina use Shadow Force to get closer to the group.

"You will not escape me! You will all perish here!"

"Not if I can help it!" Sam yelled. "Spooky! Use Shadow Ball!"

"GAR?!" Spooky asked in shock.

"DON'T ARGUE WITH ME! JUST DO IT!" Sam screamed as Giratina launched a small Aura Sphere. Spooky gave in and launched a Shadow Ball to counter it. "Run!" The group ran as fast as their feet could carry them. Sam had to figure out a way to free Danny and keep Giratina from entering the human world at the same time.

Yikes! Can beauty tame the savage beast?

Like I said in the beginning, I've got MAJOR writer's block! PLEASE give me some ideas so I can finish this!