Here's the sequel to paralyzed and the Musings of Vlad Plasmius; it's an actual story this time, not a one-shot. The summary is too long to put into outside so here goes:

After Phantom Planet, Danny was hoping to relax with his friends. Unfortunately, he couldn't be more wrong as a bad blood Yautja unleashes facehuggers on Amity Park. Now Danny has to survive both the Predators and Xenomorphs. Is there any way he can survive this war? And a deadlier enemy is coming to destroy everything…

Just so you know, Danny and the Predators will not be working together; they consider him prey, not an ally. There is one that has a soft spot for humans, but he has a different role that you'll have to wait and see. This is a high T rating, and I may have to raise it to M in later chapters, so be aware of that. I'm also not sure what Predators are named, and am only basing it on what I've seen in fanfiction.

Trey're examined the area along with his father, Jerlae. He had recently completed his blooding ritual, and was eager to hunt. However, he knew that there purpose was to hunt the Kainde amedha facehuggers, along with the criminal Nevty'er. Despite himself, he was slightly afraid. Nevty'er had already killed several arbitrators during his 20 years as a bad blood.

So far, they had only found one of the facehuggers in the forest, which he had immediately cut in half. He just hoped they weren't too late. Besides, he heard of a new prey in this particular area, one of whom killed a Yautja. Trey're felt the rumors were exaggerated, but wanted to look anyway.

"I find the lack of them bad news." Jerlae told his son. He was over 8 feet tall, almost as tall as the females. He was considered a great warrior, and when this was over, he intended to become an elder. "They may have already impregnated the local animals."

"How about we just find Nevty'er." Trey're suggested. He, on the other hand, was quite short; only 6'7. Even so, he was no less of a fighter and not to be underestimated. "He's the one responsible for all this. If we act quickly, we can contain this before the oomans realize we were ever here."

Before Jerlae could reply, they heard the distant sounds of battle. Activating their cloak, they went to investigate. The first thing they saw was Nevty'er being slammed into a tree. Furiously, he glared at the other figure and recovered his combi spear. (Not sure what it's called)

Father and son looked at his opponent, who was actually floating in the air. He had black hair in the shape to two horns, white fangs bearing a cocky grin. His chest was white, save for a black triangle. He had a cape that was white with a blood red interior. He had received a few minor injuries, but other than that, he was perfectly fine.

"What the hell is this?" Trey're asked in astonishment as Jerlae scanned him.

"Very interesting." He replied, mainly to himself. "He has the anatomy of an ooman, but none of their kind are capable of this." He watched as Nevty'er threw his disk, only for it to pass through him. On the return trip, his opponent grabbed the disk and grinned beckoning him forward.

He dodged the shots from the plasma caster, and returned with one of his own. The mysterious opponent dodged most of the shots and blocked the others y conjuring a shield.

"Maybe the rumors are true after all." Trey're said to himself. He would love to hunt this type of prey, but this was not his fight. For the moment, he would observe and learn of its capabilities. It blocked more shots and Nevty're was growing desperate. He fired the net gun, only to have it go through him.

"Can't he figure how to fight this thing," Jerlae chucked. He watched as he waited until the see-through state had reversed and charged after him with the spear. He cut the figure on the arm, but it didn't do a lot of good as he wrestled the spear away from him.

Firing the last shots of the plasma caster as a distraction, Nevty're tried to run for it. However, his opponent anticipated the move and grabbed him by the ankle. For reasons unknown to them, he started screaming in agony. The figure tore off his armor, and used the spear to stab him through the heart, ending his life.

"It makes our jobs easier." Jerlae laughed quietly. "Come on, son. We still have to find the rest of the facehuggers."

"I think whatever this is, it's doing the same thing." Trey're replied, now looking at three destroyed bodies of facehuggers. He fully intended to report this to the council once all this was over.

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"Why did Clockwork send me after him?" Vlad complained. "Daniel could probably have beaten him." Thinking for a couple of seconds, though, made him unsure. Whatever that monster was, it was skilled, and it took considerable time to defeat him. Thankfully, that thing had no knowledge of his capabilities. Vlad sighed in annoyance, but despite that, he knew he owed a great deal to Clockwork. He had saved his life and offered him a chance at redemption. It would be nice, though, if he would stop speaking in riddles.

"Okay, I've gotten rid of four of those creepy things." Vlad stated to himself. For some reason, they had extremely acidic blood, potent enough that it could even eat some of his skin, despite the protection of his ghost half. "Now from I've seen, they try to avoid contact with groups, and a few have already attached themselves to deer and wolves. Now why would it knock them unconscious and yet keep them alive? I don't understand it."

He looked at a nearby tree, where he saw two shimmering figures. He charged up an ecto-blast, waiting for a surprise attack. They couldn't be ghosts, since his ghost sense was not going off. Could they be another kind of ghost, one that he had never encountered?

Vlad shook himself out of his thoughts. There would be time to unravel the mystery later. At the moment, he had to find the other eggs and destroy them. From what he had gathered, there were at least 70 and perhaps more. It was going to be a long night. Thankfully, his ghost powers allowed him to see in the dark. The last thing he needed was for Daniel to show up and get in his way.

After another hour of searching, he had found very little. Vlad destroyed two more eggs, but nothing else. I suppose this makes sense. It's a large forest and these are small creatures, although deadly. Now some of them attached themselves to animals. I can destroy them then. Wait, why didn't I do that in the first place? There was nothing he could do about it now, however, except continue with his search.

He smirked slightly as he imagined Samantha's reaction to his chosen course of action. That girl was certainly unique. Daniel chose well, he gave him that. Vlad extended his search to low-lying trees, and found several more. He fired ecto-blasts from a distance, not wanting to get any more of their acidic blood on him

Vlad's thought drifted towards his old friends. He couldn't blame them for hating him. He was a bitter old fool for many years, and while he still loved Maddie, he accepted that she had chosen Jack. Vlad had briefly considered revenge against them, but what would the point be? Nothing would change, everyone would still hate him, and Daniel would be hell-bent on revenge.

Speaking of Daniel, he saw him and Samantha sitting near a tree, holding hands and smiling. Vlad groaned, feeling a burst of jealousy. Careful to stay out of range of Daniel's ghost sense, he listened in on their conversation. I wonder what her parents will say about this. They'll go off on how horrible Daniel is, I don't doubt.

"So what happened to him?" Sam asked, looking serious. "We haven't found a trace."

"I haven't sensed any ghosts, either." Danny replied. "I don't have the slightest clue where Nathan and Kwan are. Well, we better keep looking." However, something in the bushes caught their attention. Danny transformed into Phantom, ready for battle, but it was only a Coyote. He breathed a sigh of relief, but the Coyote went into convulsions, screaming in agony. Sam immediately rushed to help him, but could do nothing. Blood spurted out and something broke out of it.

So that's why they keep them alive: to use as incubators for their newborn!Vlad thought in shock. It explained an awful lot, such as why those things kept the animals alive. Since Daniel was too shocked to do anything, it was up to him. However, the creature disappeared into the woods before he could get a clear shot. Looking back at his former enemies, he saw both of them were shaken up. "What the hell was that thing?" Samantha asked.

"I don't know, but we better find Nathan and Kwan before it's too late." Daniel replied, and flew off with her in tow. Vlad felt that it already was, but perhaps they could be surgically removed before they grew.

He heard more screams throughout the woods, and became almost desperate. Vlad searched for the chest-bursters, but only found one. He figured they were searching for food. The humane thing to do was find the kids and try to help them, but he decided destroying the creatres was more important. He saw two chestbursters feeding on a deer. How strong are these things?! Vlad asked in amazement. Also, they had grown almost twice as big.

Vlad started firing immediately. One was destroyed, but the other climbed a tree and managed to escape. "Perhaps I've been going about this incorrectly." Vlad said to himself. "Those creatures I saw before may have been the ones that released. I guess they have a cloaking device of some sort. If I'm correct, they are capable of bending light."

After destroying another facehugger, he found the two creatures. It was difficult, but Vlad managed to make them out. Duplicating into four, he surrounded the duo. If they were anything like his last opponent, this was going to be far from easy.

They started firing before he had the chances, forcing the Vlads to scatter. Both of them took out sticks that extended into spears and went into a defensive position. Vlad fired eye beams, which as he expected, they managed to avoid. One of the duplicates tried to sneak around them, only to have their spear buried in its gut.

Vlad conjured an ectoplasmic tornado, using his remaining duplicates to distract them. It was a direct hit, sending them straight into a tree. They recovered quickly, though, and Vlad was blasted in the chest by two shots from the cannon. It didn't cause any serious damage, but was considerably painful.

He blew up the ground around them, making sure there was no way for them to dodge. One of them finally failed to evade them in time, disabiling their cloaking device. "So these are the same things I fought earlier, and what Daniel fought with." Vlad told himself, not sure if they could understand him. Not wasting any time, he charged into them, turning intangible at the last minute. Before he could swing again, Vlad delivered a deadly shock, hoping to at least short out its weaponry.

The other one, though, threw a spinning disk, destroying the two duplicates. Vlad cursed to himself, flying above it. He conjured an ectoplasmic sword and shield, ready for action. One of them charged, although cautiously, since they knew he was a deadly enemy. He blocked the attack with the sword and grabbed the spear. Vlad backflipped in the air, trying to force it out of his grip, but he stubbornly held on. He fired his eye beams into the face mask, hoping to cause at least some damage. Nothing melted, as it was very heat-resistant, but it fried some of the circuitry.

The first one tried to fire his shoulder cannon, but it blew up on him. Vlad took advantage and duplicated himself, the latter tearing off the mask. To put lightly, he was surprised by their appearances. Their skin was brown and had 4 mandibles along with its other teeth.

What none of them realized was that a facehugger leaped towards Vlad. He managed to dodge in time but the Predator was not so lucky. It grabbed its face and even the Predator's strength was not enough to pry it off. The other bowed its head for a second and stabbed the infected Predator through the neck. Upon seeing the host was dead, it was promptly vaporized by Vlad.

Vlad studied the creature silently as it bowed its head. Obviously, they were at least somewhat close. "You know about these creatures?" Vlad asked, but the Predator gave no response.

"Yes… come for hunt." He finally replied. Vlad decided he must have a translator of some sort. It was a real shame he had not been able to copy the technology before the disasteroid incident.

"So you're not the ones who released these creatures?"

"Released by Bad Blood… came to destroy him. You destroyed first… you warrior."

"Thanks for the compliment, but I work alone. I need to hunt down the rest of these creatures before they infect others."

The Predator nodded and gave him his comrade's spear. Vlad didn't understand the gesture, but gathered it was a recognition of some sort. He got a feel for it; despite what he thought, the object was quite light, no more than a couple of pounds. However, it was stronger than any metal he knew of. "I may need some help." Vlad admitted to himself. "Much as it pains me, I need to contact Jack."

"Not yet, Vlad." Clockwork told him through a communicator. "They aren't ready for your presence; just be patient."

"We don't have time for patience!" Vlad snapped. "Who knows what those things are going to do?"

"It's too late to stop them now." Clockwork sighed, currently in his elderly form. "You destroyed 17 of them, and our… visitors destroyed 9, but the emberyos have already been planted. This is what I told you about. Very soon, there will be a war and Danny will need your help in order to survive."

"That means there are at least 44 of them left, likely more." Vlad contemplated to himself. "How long does it take for them to mature?"

"16 to 24 hours, depending on their host. Once they grow, they will become a living weapon. No human will be able to defeat them without heavy weaponry. They are around 8 feet tall and armed to the teeth, if you'll pardon the pun. From some of the drones will be more eggs, who may in turn…"

"In other words, we have a very bad situation on our hands. I'll hunt down as many of these bastards as I can. I doubt they'll have any shortage of hosts, especially when they send in a rescue party."

"Which is precisely what you have to prevent, Vlad. Keep everyone away from this forest however possible. I hope you do not have to expose yourself, but it may become necessary."

"Let's see what can be done. Daniel will surely investigate and I will not be able to stop him without eposing myself. However… I wanted a chance at redemption and it's what I have to do. Nobody cares about me, in any case. Daniel has already seen one of them, though, and wll surely be back. Perhaps I can help the boy without exposing myself, but I'll have to wait and see."

"I'll talk to you again in 24 hours, once the creatures have matured. I will not deceive you: many are going to die in this fight, including people you know. Even if you emerge victorious, there will be a greater battle on a larger scale. Clockwork out."

"Stupid old coot, never gives a straight answer." Vlad sighed, knowing he would have a long wait. Searching the area once again, he saw a semi-mature creature, around 3 feet tall, feeding on what he presumed was the host. Upon closer examination, he discovered it was one of Daniel's classmates. He fired an ecto-blast, but when the smoke cleared, the creature was still alive.

It bared its teeth and jumped towards him. Vlad delivered a roundhouse kick to the jaw that no human could have survived, but it slowly regained its footing, blood coming out of its mouth. He knew better than to touch it while it was bleeding acid, so he waited. Once it recovered, he created an ecto-sword and stabbed it through its thick skull. Vlad watched as it slowly fell and nailed it with an energy blast as insurance and floated off.

"I can barely imagine how strong they'll be once fully grown." Vlad shuddered. He handled the spear another had given him earlier. "Perhaps this thing is resistant to their blood. One way to find out."

However, Vlad was unaware of the fact that all of the Xenomorphs had burst free of ther hosts and were feeding on them. Once that food supply was exhaustd, they hunted down whatever they could find. So far, there had been 8 human chestbursters but it mattered very little. None of the wildfire had any chance against them. A few were almost fully mature.

But there was still one egg that had a creature inside it, laying dormant, waiting for the perfect host.

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"Come on, we have to get him to the hospital now!" Sam exclaimed. She and Danny had found Kwan eating a Coyote raw. For some reason, his hunger was extreme, much more than it should be in only 24 hours.

"I'm hurrying, I'm hurrying." Danny panicked. "Don't worry; you'l be fine, dude." He knew he was likely lying, but Danny didn't want to think about the possibility. Kwan then began to scream bloody murder. Danny and Sam gasped, knowing what it meant.

"God, what can we do for him?" Sam screeched. Normally, she was afraid of nothing, but after seeing these creatures… she was forced to change that statement.

Danny stood there for several seconds, debating with himself. Finally, he gulped, and sent a lethal energy blast in Kwan. By this time, the Xenomorph was almost out, but fortunately, Danny destroyed it before he could escape. Once the task was done, Danny did something he had not for years:

He fell to his knees and wept.

Yeah, this definitely has the potential to become an M-rated story, especialy since it's only going to get worse. Poor Danny; not only does he have to deal with Xenomorphs, but the Predators are hunting him as well. As for Vlad, he's not a goody two-shoes like Danny, but he's no longer consumed with hate. I'm trying to show a more sympathetic side to Vlad.

To be honest, I'm not sure how long this story is going to be. I'm planning on 8 chapters, but it could easily become more.