All right, this is just the prologue to the sequel. This might explain a few things, such as Vlad's behavior, which some of you are confused about. Yes, he feels sympathy for Danny, but his motives are far from pure. Otherwise, he wouldn't be Vlad.

As for my OC's, there's no reason to hate them. Yes, they accused Danny, but they were simply doing their jobs. It's not like they had a vendetta against him. Now let's see what Vlad does to carry out his promise. Also, Danny's family and friends will play a part in this.

Vlad Plasmius flew through the air, looking for his target. Baker was going to pay dearly for her interference with his plans. Technus was quite useful when he wasn't too busy with his annoying monologues. He grinned as he thought of the choices of death.

Once he arrived at the house, he noticed a vehicle of the Guys in White. Little matter; the government agents were pushovers. He flew into the house, looking for Michele Baker. Charging up an ecto-blast, Vlad was about to blast through the walls when he spotted her from the corner of his eye.

He followed her stealthily, not wanting to be detected just yet. The woman was drinking her coffee, and was startled by Vlad's grip. "Well, well, so you convicted the Fenton boy." Vlad laughed, staring into her terrified eyes. "I believe I have a promise to keep." He fired eye beams, causing painful burns on her stomach.

Before he could continue, he was blasted into a wall. Her two bodyguards had apparently heard the commotion. "Freeze, ghost!" The first agent demanded. Vlad simply laughed and dodged their shots, returning with his own. They had obviously gotten more skilled, but while they could fight off Daniel, they didn't have a chance against him.

He blasted one aside with ecto-lightning, hosting him up by the neck. Vlad created 3 duplicates to deal with the other agent and Baker. As for the captive ghost hunter, Vlad ripped off his ghost armor piece by piece until he revealed his body. Not wasting any time, he killed the agent, and moved onto the others.

"I don't tolerate people who interfere in my plans." Vlad laughed. "And I had great plans for the boy you put in prison. Much as he undoubtedly wants to kill you, that is a pleasure I will reserve for myself." He fired several ecto-blasts, each designed to cause great pain. Baker screamed in pure agony, unable to even crawl away. Vlad grinned above her, and launched the final shot, killing her instantly.

His duplicates were recalled, having killed the other GIW agent. Skulker and Fright Knight entered the room, clearly being brought for backup. "So the deed is done?" asked Fright Knight. Vlad nodded. "I cannot blame you for feeling sympathy for the boy. I guarded a prison in life, and it was far from pleasant for them."

"I may feel sympathy, but I fully intend to turn this to my advantage." Vlad smirked. "I finally achieved what I have been after for a long time: regaining Maddie's trust. She now believes I am firmly on her side, and with a little push, blame Jack for the entire ordeal."

"Did you have anything to do with the jury's decision?" Skulker inquired. "It would be interesting to see how he fares in such a dangerous habitat."

"No, no, you don't understand." Vlad replied. "I want Daniel to trust me, and he is smarter than he appears. If I had influenced the jury, he would figure it out, and my chance at persuasion would be lost forever. Such a pity; I was so close to obtaining his mid-morph sample."

"This seems to work to our advantage." Fright Knight laughed. "I advise leaving him there until he decides to join you. The torture he will face will change his mind quickly."

"I agree on that, at least." Skulker added. "There is no amusement in hunting helpless prey and capturing the whelp will be my greatest achievement!"

"Again, if he suspected anything, I would lose my chance." Vlad laughed. "Even more hazardous, Maddie would learn of my abilities, and I will not lose the woman I have wanted for over 20 years. What I do intend to influence is the jury involving Mr. Baxter's father; he, too, must pay for interfering in my plans."

"Yes, I agree." Fright Knight nodded darkly. "Rape is a crime even I do not condone. What will be the sentence for him?"

"Oh, you'll just have to wait and find out." Vlad replied. "You're forgetting: Jasmine isn't the only one testifying against him."

"John Baxter, I sentence you to 12 years in a facility to be determined by the department of correction." the judge stated, looking at him with hatred. 5 women had testified against him, claiming rape. His defense attorney tried to get him off, but failed, thanks to Vlad overshadowing several of the jury members. Maddie and Jasmine cheered. Jack would have done so as well, except for the fact he was spending time in jail for attacking him the first day in court.

"At least there is some justice in the world." Vlad sighed, putting his arm around Maddie's shoulders. She moved closer to him, needing the comfort of her friend. He smirked at Baxter, knowing he was not going to last in prison. "I'll do everything in my power to get Daniel out of prison. After all, I kept Jasmine from even being tried."

"I suppose I should think you for that." Jasmine replied warily. But you've got your own motive, I'm sure. Since Danny's not around to stop you, you're going to move in on Mom and Dad's marriage and take Mom on the rebound. You'd think he'd be a little more obvious by now. She didn't feel any guilt for killing Dash, only that Danny was blamed for it. Her attorney insisted that she made it up to get her brother out of prison, so the accusation didn't even go to a grand jury. Instead of being happy, she was consumed with guilt for putting her brother away.

"I hope Danny can forgive me." Tucker sighed to himself, not looking at anyone's eyes. Ever since testifying against him, he wasn't able to face anyone. Sam and Valerie now hated him, but no more than he hated himself. "Please, Danny, get through this, for everyone's sakes."

"I'm sure he'll forgive you, Mr. Foley." Vlad told him with his silk voice. "Now me and Maddie, on the other hand, may not be so generous? How does it feel, condemning your best friend to a life in prison? If you know 1 tenth as much as I do, you'd be terrified for his very life!"

"Vlad, don't speak like that, please." Maddie begged. "I just can't handle it right now." Vlad softened and held Maddie as she cried quietly. Sam, Tucker, and Jazz all glared with hatred at him, but they weren't able to do anything. He smirked at them, knowing they could do nothing to stop him now.

After it was all over, they went back to Fenton Works. Nobody said much of anything since while the man was in prison, so was Danny. At that thought, Vlad's eyes immediately widened. Daniel would be in the same prison as his attacker. He could only imagine what that would mean for the poor boy.

"I shouldn't have done this, or at least confessed earlier." Jazz cried in her mother's arms. "Now Danny's in prison, and it's my fault!"

"You're forgetting, Jasmine: we have an appellate court." Vlad replied. "With a little incentive, I could bump Daniel's case to the top of the list."

"Why should we trust you?" Tucker demanded, whispering in his ear. "I still think you were the one behind this."

"And you testified against Daniel, believing he is guilty." Vlad replied. "Now the entire town considers him a murderer. I wouldn't be surprised if he goes after you." Tucker fell silent, Vlad smirking triumphantly

"Thanks for your help, Mr. Masters!" Valerie exclaimed. "Danny's lucky to have someone like you looking out for him."

"Yes, but is there anything we can do?" Maddie asked. "Short of breaking him out, he's stuck there. And prison is very unpleasant, to put it mildly."

There was a knock on the door. Nobody moved for several seconds until Sam got up to answer it. Detectives Robbins and Smith were outside the door, looking worried. "Great, you two again." she growled. "Haven't you done enough?"

"We need to talk to Mrs. Fenton." Smith replied. "May we come in?"

"What do you want now?" she asked angrily. "I told you I never wanted to see you two again."

"There's a dangerous ghost on the loose and we need your help to take him down." Robbins told her. "Last night, he killed Michele Baker and her two Guys in White bodyguards."

"This thing is dangerous, and we need a professional to take the ghost down." Smith added. "Since you're the best ghost hunter in Amity, we decided to come to you."

"She's a grieving mother and you still expect her to hunt ghosts?" Vlad demanded. "All of us are going through a very rough time, and we don't need you two idiots making it worse!"

"Call someone from out of town!" Valerie added. "Leave Mrs. Fenton alone!"

"There is a reward of 75,000 dollars for whoever captures it." Robbins added, hoping to convince her.

"No, you can handle it yourselves." Maddie exclaimed. "As a matter of fact, I hope this ghost kills you both! Get out!" Sighing, the two left, seeing that there was no way to convince her.

"It might even happen." Tucker stated, looking pointedly at Vlad.

Maddie collapsed in sobs again, Vlad struggling to hold her up. It was slightly surprising, since she rarely cried, and never like this, but losing a son would probably do that to someone. He was sympathetic, but knew how to turn this to his advantage.

Sam and Jazz were crying as well, but silently and sitting on the couch. A few tears went down Tucker's cheeks, but no one took any notice of him. "Guys, I think we should forgive Tucker." Jazz stated suddenly. "The only way we will get through this is together."

"It'll take a lot of time to do that." Sam replied. "I just can't forgive him yet." She sadly walked home, tears blinding her vision.

"How could they possibly believe Danny is a murderer?" Valerie asked herself for the thousandth time. It was still difficult to believe, even after over 5 months. "Please, Danny, stay strong."

"I have no doubt he will, Miss Grey." Vlad replied soothingly. It was difficult for him, since he didn't often show emotions, but it was apparently convincing. "The justice system is slow, but I have influence in the world, and I will be able to 'persuade' them to release Daniel." But do I really want to? Vlad thought to himself. With him gone, I'll be able to take Maddie without him getting in the way. Still, I can't just leave him there. I am a villain, but I am no monster. That is a fate I would never wish upon my future son.

His cell phone rang and he reluctantly answered it. It turned out to be Skulker, who had gotten back from an attempt to break Daniel out of prison. "Was it a success?" Vlad asked.

"Negative; there was a ghost shield around the prison." Skulker replied. "None of us were able to break it, so the whelp is stuck there until you come up with another plan."

"How is that possible?" Vlad asked, aware of the fact the others were watching him.

"Someone else may be behind this. It appears this situation is more complex than we originally thought. You'll have to do it through legal means."

"Understood. Good-bye."

"Who was that?" Valerie asked.

"My lawyer." Vlad replied smoothly. "He informed me that it may take up to 4 years for this case to reach a higher court. Never fear, I'll make sure Daniel does not rot in prison for that long."

Danny sat in his cell, not wanting to draw any attention to himself. He had already been beaten twice, and received injuries that made Dash's beatings look feeble by comparison. He should have figured wanting revenge on Dash would get him in trouble, but this wasn't what he had in mind.

As long as it's me and not Jazz. Danny thought. I'll never let her go through this.

He tried to fall asleep, but there was simply too much on his mind. The inmates seemed more animal than human. Danny preyed that he would never become that way. The question was: how was he going to survive for 25 years? He could always go ghost and break out, but what if the GIW caught him? Better to use them for survival than escape, at least for the moment.

For the most part, he stayed out of everyone's way and didn't draw attention to himself. That at least he was good at. Even if he did get out alive, would he want to go back to a town that thought him a murderer? Yes, I would. He thought to himself. I'd probably even join Vlad at this point if it meant getting out of here. That's kind of sad, but even Vlad isn't as bad as being in this place.

The only amount of luck he had at the moment was not having a cellmate. He didn't know as much as prisons as Mom and Vlad, but he knew enough to know that was a blessing. For the past months, he had spent most of his yard time pumping iron, wanting to be strong enough to defend himself if it became necessary.

He spotted a piece of paper under his bed, and decided to read it. The words filled Danny with rage, enough to even overcome his depression.

Dear Ghost Punk:

Imagine my surprise when I learned you were being tried for murder in the human. Since it does not seem like you will rot in my prison, I've taken great care to make your stay here as unpleasant as possible. There is a ghost shield around the complex, so your powers will be useless.

This is what you get for breaking the rules, punk. I would have let you off easy, but you kept breaking the law, and now you will never get out of prison. I must admit, it was quite amusing to overshadow the judge and ensure he gave you an adult sentence. Enjoy your stay!

Walker

Danny groaned to himself. He should have known Walker had something to do with this. What was he going to do now? Now that escape was out of the question, or even being busted out. (he saw Skulker trying to get in earlier that day) It appeared as if he would simply have to accept his new life for at least 25 years.

"Fenton, this is your new roommate." a guard stated, bringing someone in. "I trust there will be no problems." He locked the cell again and Danny looked in horror as he saw who his roommate was.

"Hello, Danny." Baxter laughed. "I think you need some more playtime."

That was certainly an ominous note. As for why he's there, this is the only prison in Amity, and they have nowhere else to put him. This may end up being longer than the first, but I'm not sure yet. Figured it's about time to put up the sequel.