On a dark, dismal night, Jack Fenton was blown out of his house by a pink ghost ray. The heavily injured staggered onto his feet, wondering how things could have gotten so bad. He couldn't understand why his best friend was trying to kill him.
"I don't understand, Vladdie!" Jack yelled. "Why are you doing this?!"
Vlad Plasmius, sporting a pair of black goggles with red lens, casually floated out of FentonWorks smirking at his former friend.
"Well I could tell you why, but that would make it the 50th time I've done so," Vlad answered in a nonchalant manner.
The merciless half-ghost then raised his right and fired another ghost ray at Jack, completely incinerating him.
"Oh, how I love this thing," Vlad beamed.
He then removed the goggles from over his eyes, instantly causing Amity Park to dissolve away to reveal his secret underground lab. Soon a full-body hologram of Maddie appeared before Vlad and wondered how his new VR Goggles were working.
"Oh, they're working splendidly Maddie!" Vlad gushed. "I'd say with these I've been having the most fun I've ever had in weeks. Anyway, I must get back to work on the Ecto-Destroyer."
"Why even bother, Vlad?" a voice reverberated throughout the lab.
Surprised by the sudden voice, Vlad looked around his lab until he found a man in a black and white hooded cloak phase in.
"We both know whatever plans your thinking of using it for won't work," the man mocked. "After all, you've been losing to a teenager for a while now."
Vlad didn't respond. He could tell something was strange about the man in front of him. He wasn't sure what it was about him, but the man in front of him gave off a sense of familiarity. He then smirked and asked, "So what do I owe the unexpected visit?"
"I want the Skeleton Key," the cloaked man answered.
"And what would you need that for?" Vlad inquired.
"You'll find out soon enough," the figure responded.
"I'm afraid for you that I won't," Vlad snickered.
Vlad fired a single ghost ray at the figure, who responded by nullifying it with one hand. The figure then flew towards his attakcer at high-speed, grabbed him by the neck and threw him up at the ceiling. Before making contact with the ceiling, the still confident Vlad turned his entire body intangible, allowing him to phase through the floors and out of his home. Once in the sky, he made himself tangible just in time to spot the figure flying towards him once more.
"Quite the confident fellow, aren't you?" Vlad said as he gathered ecto energy into his hands.
Vlad fired several ghost waves at the figure who dodged them with ease. The cloaked figure then responded by firing several ghost waves at his enemy. After easily deflecting the waves of ectoplasm, the two combatants flew at each other and were soon engaged in a high-speed fight. They were utilizing every technique they knew. Ghost rays, constructs of ecto-energy, duplication… every technique they used ended in a draw.
Soon, Vlad realized something disturbing. The enemy he was fighting was utilizing the same strategies he was using. Taking advantage of Vlad's surprise, the cloaked figure grabbed Vlad's arms and unleashed an extremely powerful sonic scream powerful enough to launch him towards the ground.
"That scream… It's not possible!" Vlad said as he staggered onto his feet.
Suddenly, Vlad was grabbed by the neck and slammed into a nearby wall by the cloaked figure. Soon, the figure used electric ecto-energy to drain Vlad of his powers, forcing him back to his human self.
"I don't understand," Vlad exclaimed. "Who are you?"
"Me?" the figure responded as he removed his hood. "I'm a Phantom."