Summary: It's been years since Vlad's disappearance, after the whole disasteroid incidence the world was left with the identity of a new hero, Danny Phantom. Vlad manages to return to earth after 5 years of floating through space only to be captured by Jack and Maddie. It's only a matter of time before Danny finds out, what will happen?
Pairing: Vlad x Danny
Warnings: Homosexuality, Adult language and mature themes
Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom and I am not making any profit off of this.
Note: I promise I will try my best to complete this. .uvu. -Bows-
Vlad clutches his knees to his chest shivering, he was used to the cold but his body can't help but react to the frost. If anything his time in space has helped him lament on his life decisions. Vlad never though he'd be getting to return to earth ever, the blue planet slowly got larger as he was pulled into the gravitational pull. Vlad didn't feel ready, but he wasn't sure how much longer his body could take.
"Seriously Dude, therapy." Daniels voice echoed through his skull, he clutched his head tugging at his long ragged locks.
The voices were getting stronger, as he approached the earth. What was he thinking exposing himself like that, all of his pride on the line? How could he have overlooked something as simple as the composition of the meteor?
"You wouldn't turn your back on an old friend would you?" Vlad bargained. "An old friend no, you? Yes."
"You're not welcome here Vlad." He flinched as Maddie's voice ran through his head, Maddie his love. He couldn't bear facing her again; just the thought of returning to those who hated him churned his stomach.
"I should have just died up here." He croaks out to himself, holding his shoulders.
Vlad choked out a dry sob as he entered the thermosphere, his raged cape flapping loudly behind him as he fell.
The landing wasn't very pleasant, charred and tattered the once great Vlad Masters Plasmius was but a heap of broken man lying in the dirt. He was far too weak to transform back into his human half and the hunger he once felt was but another problem to add to the list. Vlad wasn't aware of where he was, nor did her care, he only thanked the gods that his trial in space was over.
Now he had to create a new life, and identity to continue living, I mean it's not like he can just reclaim his fortune and life after trying to take over the world. Slowly dragging his palms over the ground he was laying in he tries to access where he might have landed. The scent of dirt overwhelmed his nose, and the tiny pebbles etched into his chest stung. Luckily it wasn't in water, but he was pretty sure he caused quite a ruckus and broke something.
His throbbing head heard sirens and the clattering of footsteps, but his body was too heavy to move. The solid ground felt very comfortable compared to sleeping in zero gravity. Vlad couldn't fight it as his eyes slowly lulled, the last thing he saw was figures approaching him with devices. A heavy cold metal was braced around his neck and wrists.
Everything went black.
"Get the prisoner something to eat." Someone instructs.
"Eat? Obviously he doesn't need anything at the moment; we need to get information out of him before tending to his injuries. Food will be his incentive to tell us everything."
A familiar voice stirs Vlad awake more.
"I think he's waking up!"
"Really? Good, I'm pretty sure he'll recognize us. You are dismissed."
"Yes Mam." The sound of a mechanical door forces Vlad awake, shadows dance over his eyes and a hand tugs at Vlad's chin forcing him to look up.
"Vladdie my main man! How ya been!" Jack beams.
"Jack, don't get friendly with him! You remember what he tried to do to the planet right?" She turns her head to her husband squinting.
"Oh Mads of course I do, I guess it's just an automatic reaction. I mean it's been like 5 years right?"
Maddie sighs putting her hand on her head. "Anyway, Vlad." She stresses out his name crossing her arms.
Vlad's eyes dilate from the bright light surrounding him; he turns his head scanning the room. He was strapped against the wall with glass surrounding him in a tiny white room. Vlad felt very sore and vulnerable as the cold straps dug into his flesh. He noticed he wasn't transformed anymore and fatigue hit him harder as a splitting headache pounded his head. His heart rate increased as his eyes darted to some medical equipment next to Maddie. Trying to keep his cool he licks his chapped lips pulling off his usual condescending look.
"Ah Maddie, enjoying your failed marriage with this idiot still? If you wanted me all tied up as a gift all you had to do was ask you know."
"Hey! Don't you talk to my wife that way ghost!" Jack yelled.
"Oh please don't give me this ghost crap, you turn your only son and I into a ghost and use that term to demean us. Not only have you failed as scientist but you failed as friends and parents!" Vlad's tone getting louder, his voice cracks and he coughs violently in need of water. His head tilts lazily to the side, as he sighs.
"So now what? You two have come for some sort of secrets from me? You capture me at my weakest, and can't even catch a ghost let alone one who has been living under your roof for a good 2 years." He looks down on the two who were silent.
"Vlad, be lucky we didn't throw you into a thermos for the rest of your miserable life. You should have stayed in space, but now that you're here-"
"Your insults won't get to us ghost!" Jack outbursts again, Maddie turns to grab something from the table of medical supplies.
"Besides, we know Danny is a ghost! He's been fighting for the greater good, after you tried to take over the world we found out about our Danny. And the world has never been better with my boy keeping it safe from jerks like you! " Jack pokes his large finger into Vlad's bare chest.
"Proving my point of your stupidity Jack." Vlad rolls his eyes.
"HEY! I never went around being rude and mean to everyone like you! After all of those years, you couldn't have been happy for Maddie and me, our family! Did our friendship mean nothing to you Vlad?!" Jacks voice now getting louder.
"You imbecile! Our friendship was over the moment you two abandoned me in that hospital as I suffered! I was always third wheel in your lives, and you two had the gall to assume that we were still friends!? "
"But Vlad, the doctors told us you might have been contagious, after the accident we had to take precautions you know." Maddie reasoned poking a needle into small vial.
"PLEASE! You two never cared about me; I should have just killed you both while I had the chance!" He hissed trying to transform, his eyes beamed a bright red. A strong pang of hunger hit him and his stomach growled loudly.
"Ah there it is, your human body is functioning again, I'm surprised you don't look as starved as I predicted. After all you were in space for about 5 years, that ghost ability of yours is amazing." Maddie compliments flatly as she stabs a needle into Vlad's arm harshly.
He winces and gasps out as Jack places small stickers on his chest and face.
"Sorry Vladdie, we really want to get this started, you're the only other Half Ghost we can run these tests on." Jack says lowly. "While I do regret putting you through this, I really am sorry for turning you into a ghost freak."
"But that is no excuse for the chaos you have caused, you are still a very hated man. Now you're going to tell us exactly how your body works and any other fascinating works. "
"So you'll test on me but not your precious son huh? Maddie I never knew you'd get this devious over the years. You seem so eager to cut open a defenseless man." Vlad says quickly with a hint of worry in his voice. "When your kids find out what's going on, they won't be very fond of you two." Vlad warns.
"That's if they ever find out Vlad." Maddie says coldly as she steps back and presses a button closing the glass on Vlad. Jack activates another switch letting liquid rush into the tube slowly filling.
"You two can't be serious, I'm willing to explain whatever I have to, and you don't need to torture me!" Vlad panics as the strange thick liquid slowly rises to his chest. "Please we can come to an understanding right!?"
"We need to see how developed you are first Vlad, don't worry I'm sure the solution won't kill you. But after studying Danny's ghostly wail we need to make sure you won't be escaping any time soon. We never got a chance to see what your ghost side can really do." She smirks as she pulls up a screen typing some data.
"But we do know your hella durable! As Maddie said, you're in great condition for being out in space in your ghost form for 5 years strait! Just how dead are you Vlad?" Jack says overly enthusiastic as he plugs something into the wall, Vlad's heart sunk at the phrase 'durable'. He was pretty sure they were going to pull out all of the stops on him.
"Jack is right; we don't understand how Danny's body had a higher exposure to ectoplasm and he's more human looking than you. Why is your ghost side evil, does Plasmius have some type of influence on your mind?"
Vlad's thought were muddled and distracted by the warm goop now to his chin. "Cease your rambling and get me out of here! Ill drown!" He frantically thrashes as much as he can in the tight restraints.
"Oh calm down Vlad, just relax and let go, you won't feel a thing." Maddie soothes not looking away from typing on her screen.
"Someone, anyone, please. Not again, I don't want to be abandoned again."
Vlad whispers his voice shaky as the liquid fills his mouth and sinuses. He gags and struggles as the syrup fills his lungs leaving him lethargic, he was sure he was dying but he felt his heart beating steady.
His breathing was steady again as he breathed through the liquid, closing his eyes. The sounds of machinery and chatting were slowly drowned out by a peaceful liquid sloshing.
Danny flew through the night sky circling his town for any type of activity, after years of training he was able to duplicate himself to make the patrols easier. Danny had gotten much stronger with his still growing powers, his form no longer of a wimpy 14 year old.
Although he was a great protector now who had learned lots of good lessons early in his life, at the moment he was discussing how lame his life was.
"Oh come on dude, you can't go complaining about your life now. It's like you're never satisfied, you do remember your high school life right?"
"Tucks right Danny, things are way better than they were before." Sam agreed.
Danny rolled his eyes floating through the night sky on patrol; he had his friends on a Skype call since he was bored to death.
"I know guys, I should be grateful things turned out for the better, and it's just now that I'm a worldwide super hero and all. Nothing really happened anymore, all of my enemy's aren't strong enough to deal with me. I can't just go all Dan Phantom and beat everyone to a pulp, for attacking our town. "
"And even if they tried, the new ghost human peace treaty stops them from trying anything funny." Tucker replied.
"Exactly! What am I even needed for now? The average bank robbery?" Danny fumed pouting.
"Look Danny, I know things are different but it's for the best, now that your parents can properly hunt ghosts and everyone's more aware, your constant guard isn't needed anymore. Just think about it, you can have your old life back go to school get a job."
"Sam, don't-"Tuckers voice carried worry at that statement.
"Oh yeah because, I'm so qualified to become an astronaut. " He sighs sarcastically.
"You know how I feel about this subject, Vlad is still up there somewhere being tortured by space!" He fumed. "You know my parents don't want me becoming an astronaut because their scared I'll run into Vlad again, even though I already told them I can now take that geezer. I just want to make sure I didn't kill him, I can't have blood on my hands guys, sure Vlad is a douche but no one deserves to float around like that."
Sam paused for a moment. "Danny everyone is pretty sure Vlad is dead, your parents only tell you that because their worried you'll feel guilty if you run into his corpse." She deadpans.
"Yeah dude, I don't think you can handle knowing that you had something to do with his death. Danny no one can survive space for 5 years, maybe your parents would help you into your career if you got over Vlad already." Tucker reasoned.
"Vlad Masters is not dead! " Danny yelled into his phone his eyes flashing green.
"Dude. See, you have a problem."
"Tuck is right, you should talk to Jazz about this Danny, and maybe it's why you've been so cranky recently. And were sorry for bringing up the subject, we know you still care about everyone."
"Ah I'm sorry guys, your right this has been bugging me ever since Danni started mentioning that fruit loop. I'll call you guys tomorrow"
Danny hung up sighing softly, it was starting to get really cold, and it was late September in Amity Park. He knew his friends were right, he had a problem letting some things go. The thought of his arch enemy being dead didn't settle well with him, through all of his battles Danny was able to solve all of his problems without killing.
Danny looked into the starry sky folding his arms behind his head. 'I know you're out there Vlad, no one as insane as you could just give up from that.' Danny thought, he truly did believe that his enemy roamed the stars somehow. Even Danni felt it; after all he did put her through it as well. Her being a clone and all, Danny shuddered.
"What am I thinking, Vlad was a psychopath, the sooner he found out he was alive the better. Once clarified Danny could get on with his life and never bother with the man again. When Danny really looked at it, his life moved along a bit too fast for a 19 year old, he dated Sam for a good 4 years until the feeling became mutual.
Same was a really great friend that he needed in his life, adding her in as a lover just proved difficult to them both, so remaining friends was the best way to go. Even Valerie, Danny knew they had something strong from the start but, Valerie had other priorities like Danny.
Because Valerie was a professional ghost hunter around the world, and Danny being a super hero things just don't work out as planned. Danny gave up on romance a while ago, and now that he was already earning money from keeping the peace in the town.
College was also pointless; all he could really think about was becoming an astronaut and space travel. Thus again his thoughts wandering back to Vlad.
'Danm it.' Danny mumbled to himself, he really needed to chat with Jazz. At least his sister had her life together; sitting upright Danny decided to end his shift early.
Because the paparazzi would hound his parents' house Danny decided to live on his own in a nice apartment far from the town. It was a hassle to get there by car and foot, so it was perfect for him to get some peace and quiet from crazed fans and parents. He really didn't appreciate his parents treating him like some sort of rare specimen that needed constant 'safe' evaluations. But he did owe them for keeping his ghost half a secret for so long. If he told them sooner the town might have been a safer place, if they understood how ghosts worked. Danny phased through his home and transformed out of his ghost form, he flopped on his bed grabbing the remote to turn on the TV.
It was all pointless from here on out, nothing really mattered anymore; he missed the old days of struggling to balance being a ghost, and a hero. The daily challenges and witty banter, Danny sighed into his pillow.
"Pointless." He whispered as he fell asleep.