It was an excausting trip. Not only because it was so far, but it was mostly uphill. And walking while attached to other people was awkward and hard.

But finally they reached the skull. It was a huge rock. They could see the whole island from here. Danny craned his neck but couldn't see the ship. That could mean two things. Either the others had escaped. Or it was hidden between the trees.

Before he could see anything else they had entered the skull through an opening at the side.

Skulker pulled them through and they were met with a cavern. Many kinds of traps lay sprawled across the ground. A lot of them were on too. Danny watched his step. He didn't want to be caught in one of them again. Their footsteps echoed through the cave. Even their breathing was amplified. Danny wondered what they were doing here.

Skulker kept walking until they stood on the other side of the cave. Only then did they spot a hole in the wall. Stairs leading down right behind it. They walked down the stairs until they reached another room. A corridor actually. They walked for a few minutes which seemed like hours but finally came out to a large room. It was appalling. It looked like a living room fit for a hunter.

The couch was big and made of leather. A lot of furniture was made of wood, probably from trees cut down from the forest. The walls were decorated with... Danny quickly looked away before he barfed. A lot of it was glowing a sickly faded green. He didn't really understand what those things were, but he could guess.

"Whoa. Is that a head?" Chelsea asked in wonder. Danny paled.

Skulker looked back at Danny with an evil smirk. "You like it? You'll be joining them soon, whelp"

Melissa gasped, "You're going to kill us?"

They quickly made their way to another door. This one was heavily chained. Skulker brought out a key. "I won't kill you. Well, at least not for a trophy. You're not precious or rare. You're normal human beings. I could pick you off the street. I will put you on display and then I will dispose of you"

He opened the door and they were met with another hallway. Much shorter this time.

"Display?" Dash asked.

They had almost reached the end of the hallway when they stopped. A door stood on the wall. While Skulker unlocked this one too, the teenagers could steal a peek from the room at then end of the hallway.

Danny sucked in breath. It was crowding with ghosts. Many walked about and seemed to be looking at something. Danny could just catch a glimp of what they were looking at. It was a cage.

The hunting ghost dragged them inside the room. The adolescents covered their ears at the loud cries they heard.

They saw many ghosts in cages. Many shouted but the others stared at the ground uninterested. Without hope.

Danny let himself be pulled to a cage. He stared at the ghosts slackjawed. These were all prisoners of Skulker.

Before he knew it he was thrown in the cage. The others' handcuffs were unlocked but the ghost attached Danny's handcuff to one of the bars of the cage. "To make sure you don't escape." Then he smirked and slammed the door shut, which made many yelp.

"Enjoy your stay. I'll be here soon enough with your fellow humans"

They heard his laugh before the door was slammed shut and the lock clicked. They were left in darkness. Soon enough their eyes adjusted and the room was fairly lit thanks to the glowing bodies of the many ghosts inside the chamber. The other prisoners quieted down.

Danny sat against the bars and looked around.

Chelsea was kicking the bars in frustration. Dash rattled against them. Melissa was throwing the other ghosts nervous looks and Andrew looked at Danny thoughtfully.

Danny inspected the handcuff. He pulled at it. He tried to wiggle his hand out but to no avail. The only thing it did was rattle. He couldn't try out his ghost powers with the others there.

He sighed and slumped trying to get as comfortable as he could. He wondered what Skulker would do to him. He wanted his pelt on the wall, didn't he? Would Danny join the other ghosts in his living room?

"Why are you handcuffed?" Andrew suddenly asked.

Danny looked at him wearily. He shrugged, "How should I know?"

Andrew scowled, "You know why"

Danny just shrugged again. He couldn't come up with a good excuse now but what he could do was act as if he was as unknowing of Skulker's behavior as them.

Andrew's questioning attracted the attention of the others.

Dash frowned, "Yeah. Why is Fenturd handcuffed and not me. I'm much more dangerous than him"

Danny held up his wrist, "Well, if you're that strong. Can you take this off?"

Dash smirked and bounded forward, "Move aside, loser."

He grabbed the halfas wrist and pulled at the handcuff. He pulled so hard Danny was sure it would leave a red mark.

"You mind not dislocating my wrist in the process?"

Dash stopped and scowled, but tried another way.

The others watched as the boy huffed and struggled but nothing budged. Just as he gave up the door opened again. Skulker waltsed in with another group of humans in tow.

Danny groaned as he saw Jack, Kwan, Star, Mikey and Nathan in tow behind the ghost. Jack was cursing out many insulting words at Skulker. Most of which bounced right off his armour. They were all covered in scratches. Probably because they had been running much more than Danny and the others and were more exposed to bushes and trees. Although the jumpsuits they were all still wearing protected them a lot. They were pushed in and the door was closed. Skulker left without a word. Danny gulped and looked at the newcomers.

Star was hyperventilating. Nathan too. Kwan was talking to Dash and Mikey plopped himself down. He looked at Danny as if he was a boy who'd been bad.

"Sorry," he said. Danny was startled and confused. Mikey continued, "you tried to safe us but got caught yourself. We ruined it. I got caught too. Sorry"

Danny blinked. He hadn't expected someone to notice his attempt at a rescue, much less apologize for ruining it. He cocked his head at Mikey, "How did you get caught?"

Mikey fiddled with his fingers, "I tried out your strategy. You'd do it better than me though. I think I might have stayed behind too long to insult and anger him. He caught up to me pretty fast and went back to get the others"

Danny laughed. His laugh echoed through the cave. It was loud in the hopeless atmosphere. "You copied me?" He chortled. Mikey blushed slightly but Danny just smiled. "That was brave of you, Mikey. You should be proud"

Mikey smiled. Then he leaned forward and whispered, "Kim and Sheldon got away"

Wellllll mah peoples. What dost thou think.

Danny and his friends are trapped in Skulkers collection. Danny might be decapitated and the others are out there fighting for their freedom.

I didnt go into much detail with Skulkers living room. Too much gore. Im sure you guys can think it all up with your great imagination.

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