Episode 2 - A Phantom that's a Menace

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The sounds of classic rock and roll blared from a red convertible as it streaked across the open country road. Jared Johnson Jonesson adjusted his aviator sunglasses as he rode down the highway at a blazing speed.

Jared's messy blonde hair flowed violently in the wind as he barreled down Interstate 90. He checked his teeth in mirror, grinned. His jacket was as red as his car, and he was currently on a joyride through the upper Midwest, hoping to drive all the way to New York City.

He looked to his left to enjoy the view of the sprawling countryside, before he looked back to the road to suddenly see a kangaroo on the road.

"WHOA SHIT!" he swore as he just barely braked and swerved around it in time.

Jared skidded to a halt as he pulled the car over to the side of the highway. He turned the ignition off and opened his door, stepping out to look back. Nothing was there.

"Hello?" he called out, as if animals could talk. But out here it was nothing but open grass lands and a few spares trees, nowhere a kangaroo could've hid behind in what little time it took for Jared to turn around.

"What in the hell is going on?" Jared said, questioning his own sanity. He took off his sunglasses and squinted.

Unbeknownst to him, a shadowy purple figure materialized behind him, resembling a man with a few kangaroo-like features on his head. The shadowy phantom crept up to Jared as he stared out into the grasslands trying to see what he thought was a kangaroo in the middle of an interstate highway. The phantom man suddenly leapt into Jared, who convulsed and fell forward, shaking as the kangaroo phantom began to take possession of his body.

A few seconds later, Jared stood back up and looked down at his hands and body. He chuckled, brushing the dust and dirt off of his arms and shirt.

"Still got it," he smiled, putting his sunglasses back on and walking back to the car.

Jared sat down, adjusted the seat a little, and began to reenter new coordinates on the car's GPS. Destination: Pleaseville.