A/N: When we last left our heroes, they had gotten the shock oif a lifetime when they discovered Trey Fenton, Danny's role model and cousin, had been the innocent victim of Vlad's attack. Meanwhile, Vlad escapes to rethink his strategy for he has new plans for the youn halfa...
Ch 2: The Curse of Aragon
Vlad finally returned back to his mansion in Wisconsin after a long flight back. It was his only sanctuary now that the whole world would be after him if anyone knew of his return to Earth. He changed back to his human form and leaned against the wall, clearly weak from the recent battle he had with Danny Phantom. "I don't get it…it's just Danny……when did he get so powerful?! But then again…it has been a few years maybe he hasn't slacked off as much as I thought."
Vlad's head was bothering him for the past 10 minutes so he decided to relax by taking a quick shower. The hot water relaxed his muscles enough to regain a level composure. Afterward, he dressed in one of his leftover suits and moved to his old study. Approaching the fireplace he pulled on of the football statues back, causing the stone to move to either side allowing him entrance to his main lab. As he slowly walked down the stairs he thought over the past years of his life, ever since he was abandoned in space.
"I no longer care…this is all your fault Jack. I would be leading a simpler life had it not been for you. You have no clue of the pain you've inflicted upon me…so it's up to me to return the favor, only I'll do it a hundred fold!" Vlad finally reached his lab and walked over to a small apparatus he had set up. A table, built to hold something or someone, was on one end and on the other was a metal box which contained an essential piece of Vlad's latest plan. He opened it up and a green light shone upon his face.
An evil smirk graced his lips once again as he changed back into Plasmius and started flying back towards Amity Park while running through the plan in his head "If this…curse is really true, then the powers of the jewel will be transferred to whoever gets hit by a ghost ray shot through it. If anyone, say Danny happens to 'catch' said beam, I can hardly wait to see what he'll do to suppress the monster he'll soon become. Oh dear Jack if you only knew what was in store for you, you would have thought twice about leaving me out there hahahahahaha!" With a maniacal laugh that echoed throughout the forest, he sped out of the state with blinding speed.
Vlad began his search at Fenton Works. His hope was to take someone hostage by any means necessary and hold him/her for ransom. The price would be Danny's unconditional surrender where he would then enact his latest plan for revenge. He was stunned to find no one there. The next thing he thought was his two bratty friends who always stuck around him even when he was fighting ghosts. Remembering where they lived, thanks to looking up their records (he's rich folks), he searched through both houses and still found no one. He gave up after 5 minutes in the Manson house; he thought it was one of the few houses that were almost as big as his.
Vlad started losing his patience feeling he'd have to threaten the city to draw him out, but it would also reveal his presence to the people who used to call him mayor. He then remembered the reason why he was able to escape his latest fight, his bomb attack. He knew Danny left the fight to check on whoever might have been injured by the explosion. Knowing it flew pretty far; Vlad started searching the edge of the city until he found a section of a road entering the city that had been totally blown apart. He also noticed that police and medical vehicles had gathered on one end "Ooh now this is interesting…I wonder who the poor sap was that was unlucky enough to end up in traction"
Vlad quietly hovered and went invisible to get a closer look. It was confirmed that he hit someone with his attack when Danny dodged it. He saw a tow truck hauling away the damaged car. From the looks of it, the red Mustang GT wasn't too broken since it still looked stock although it was clearly in an accident. As the truck pulled away, he finally saw his target. Danny was seated on the curb along with is friends and family. Vlad then noticed a peculiar fact about the entire group, they were sad, some were even crying, even Danny. Totally confused as how his greatest foe had gone from assertive and strong to sack full of sadness in such a short amount of time "Who could I have hit that was so important to him? His friends and parents are around him so who could it possibly be?"
Vlad turned his sight a little to the right to see two paramedics zip up a body bag. Vlad hovered over next to it, being cautious not to set off Danny's ghost sense. Amity Park medical crews always tagged their bodies so Vlad found the ID tag and got something he never expected. Written on the line next to 'name' was Trey Fenton. Vlad's eyes widened in surprise, he never expected something like this. "Well, well it seems young Daniel has lost a dear relative of his. Oh well, now that that's cleared up I can finally proceed with…" moan; Vlad was interrupted this time by the moan of some strange voice. He looked all around and found no one…aahh…another moan only this one sent a small chill through his body. He looked back down at the body bag to realize it was the source of the moans. As he knelt in front of the bag, the chills grew deeper which to Vlad meant that one thing was about to happen.
"The ghost inside…looks like it wants to come out and play" and indeed Vlad was right as it slowly rose from the black leather bag. Vlad quickly went into hiding so as not to disturb the being that sat up on the ground "Whoa……head rush…that's odd…I feel fine. Whew…I must've lived through the crash…but I feel very cold…and…what's with the ambulances?" Trey had just noticed the emergency vehicles that were on the scene, along with his relatives who were about 20 ft away. He took a couple steps closer so he could hear them enough to know what was going on "I should've done something…I shouldn't have avoided that attack…"
"Danny please don't blame yourself…there was no way any of us would've known he was there."
"But he was Sam and now he's dead!"
"What the hell?!" Trey felt his stomach sink after hearing the emotional conversation. He spun his head in every direction and noticed his car was missing, and then he noticed the ambulance backing up to the black body bag. He quickly ran up to it and found the ID tag. He felt like he was paralyzed as he scanned his name on the tag over and over again. He was hot and cold, upset and confused all at once. "N-no…no…that can't be…I can't be dead. I-I'm standing right here…this is not possible!"
He saw the medics and ran over to them only to phase through their bodies. He made any movement he felt he could to get there attention, but it was like he wasn't there. Suddenly, he felt his spine grow cold as his gaze fell on a faint shadow on the ground. "Someone else is here…" was all he said to himself before looking up at a man with pale green skin, a strange black hairdo, and he was wearing some kind of white suit with a cape to match. "Well it took you long enough boy I was beginning to fall asleep."
"What are you talking about mister and what do you mean by GAAAHH!!!" Vlad didn't let him finish his sentence because he knocked him out with a simple ghost ray. With an evil look in his eye he picked up the newborn ghost and started flying back to his lab "I suppose Daniel wouldn't have come willingly anyway, besides, I feel a fresh ghost is far more open to accept new power, this is one development I plan to use to my advantage. This is even better than my last plan, not only will he get rid of Jack, but there is no way Daniel would ever hurt his family, it's perfect!"
A young boy, about 12, was wallowing in the corner of a hallway at his school. No one bothered to pay him any attention because hardly any one liked him, not even his own classmates. After 15 minutes someone finally squatted by him "Hey Joe…"
"You okay there Trey?" This person was one of the few people that had become friends with Trey. But, even so, he was still unsure of his and the other's loyalty to that friendship. "I'm not sure Joey…I keep trying to find answers, but I just end up with even more questions…I don't know what to do" all Joe did was sigh and get up on his feet. He started walking away into the distance as Trey begged for him to stop "Wait, please I need your help!"
"I'm sorry Trey…but you need to figure this out on your own." Joe then vanished into the crowd leaving Trey alone once again. A feeling of total isolation seemed to surround him. If his friends couldn't help him, then how could he pull through? The feeling only grew worse and worse until it all converged in one short moment in time. He felt his abdomen get pounded by an unseen force and all he could here was laughter as he faded out of consciousness.
Trey's eyes shot open at the sound of his body collapsing to the floor, but he soon remembered that was 11 years ago. He now found himself unable to move his arms and legs. Trey lifted his head and found himself in some kind of laboratory. When he heard the sounds of someone walking inside he turned to the source "I see that you've finally woken up dear boy, but I guess you had to at some point" Trey was staring at this middle aged man with a completely black tux and silver hair who seemed to know a lot about what had just happened to him "What are you talking about mister?!"
"Your accident, don't you remember? You crashed you car just outside of Amity Park" Trey eyes shot open further as he gasped in fear "T-then I wasn't dreaming…but why am I here?"
"You ask too many questions young one, you know curiosity killed the cat"
"Why am I here old man?!"
"Isn't it obvious, I brought you here. I thought I would need Danny for my plans but instead I got you"
"Danny…what do you want with my cousin?!"
"Ah so you are related to young Daniel after all, tell me, why has he gotten so powerful?!" Trey couldn't believe his ears. What was this crazy fruit loop talking about anyway? What power does his cousin have that this man would be so interested in? "Judging by the look on your face, you don't know what your cousin's been doing for the past three years" Another pang of fear hit Trey, this man obviously knew something that had happened to Danny during his 7 year absence. "I-I don't understand…what are you talking about?"
"Ghosts my dear boy, it's what your relatives have been into for decades"
"I know that so what's your point?!"
"My point is this…" Vlad transformed right in front of Trey's eyes. He soon recognized the complexion, the hair, and the suit "Y-you're a…ghost???"
"Only half ghost my dear boy…and your cousin is in the same boat as me, let me tell you a story…" and Vlad spilled the beans on all he knew of ghosts and the ghost zone, and then he told the story of the numerous plans he concocted to use Danny for his own dark intentions. Trey just remained still overwhelmed. He was one of the many that watched the news of the Ecto asteroid disaster that was averted by the ghost boy Danny Phantom. He wanted to smack himself for not noticing sooner, but a few things prevented that. One, he was bound to a table. Two, he was so shocked he couldn't move anyway. Three, he was still trying to comprehend his own unnatural death.
Vlad soon got his attention when he moved onto current events "…but when I arrived at the scene, who should interrupt me but you. Your moaning gave me an idea, instead of using Danny for my new plan, instead I'll use a fresh ghost who has yet to develop any of his powers and guess what, you are that lucky ghost" Trey's breathing had become more erratic over time. As Vlad told his story, Trey wished that what he thought had happened to him wasn't true, but it was, he was dead "B-but…the crash…my body…I'm here aren't I?!"
"In a way, yes you are, but look at yourself, doesn't your body feel unusually cold?" Trey couldn't deny that he was right. Ever since he woke up on the street, he did feel cold, and looking at himself now his skin looked a little pale. The realization hit Trey like a ton of bricks and all he could do was stare into space as a tear slowly leaked out of his eye "But I wouldn't worry about the past boy, it's time to focus on the present where you become my servant" Vlad then opened the metal box in front of Trey to reveal the Amulet of Aragon which he had acquired from a short encounter with Dorathea. Vlad proceeded to remove the green jewel from the pendant and place it directly between him and Trey. "W-what is that…what are you doing to me?!"
"Don't bother thinking of things like that anymore, because soon they won't matter" and Vlad shot a ghost ray at the jewel. It started to absorb the energy until it started glowing red "Yes…it's working…" was all Vlad said before the jewel refracted the beam right at Trey. When it hit his chest, the screams he made could be heard throughout the whole state of Wisconsin and the room filled with a blinding crimson light. After 10 seconds, Vlad stopped and the light in the room returned to normal. Trey was now unconscious as Vlad walked up to the table to inspect his lab rat. "Hmm…if the Curse of Aragon is real…then all of the amulet's powers should've been replicated and magnified by my ray into his body, and since I'm much stronger than a dragon could ever be, he should be quite the beast, but it doesn't mean a thing unless you WAKE UP!"
Vlad slapped Trey's face twice in hopes of waking him up, and he did. His face twitched slightly about five times before he lifted his head. Vlad smirked and proceeded to tend to something else, until a red aura suddenly appeared around Trey. He spun back around to see him gritting his teeth, squirming like a mad man until he opened his eyes which were now glowing blood red with rage.
His skin turned dark and scaly, his teeth became sharp like razors and he sprouted wings and a tail and similar transformations continued until Vlad saw a pitch black dragon as big as a coach bus with red eyes, a lean lower body, and a built upper body with a tail that could lash out at any moment. His fangs complimented the claws and horns he had also gained. The dragon then let out a roar so loud it made the whole house shake. Things started falling apart in the lab as the giant reptile turned around and made a break for it. Vlad tried to stop him but got caught under falling debris from his lab. The last thing he muttered was "Oh…cheese balls!" before his 'plan' escaped into the ghost zone through his open portal.
A/N: Oh deary dear looks like Vlad has screwed up yet again. But enough about that crazy fruit loop, now that Trey has been infused with the powers of the Amulet of Aragon he really has become a beast. What chaos will follow? What will the ghosts think about their newcomer? WHEN WILL DANNY AND SAM BE MARRIED?!?!?! The story continues as the dragon encounters the dimension's most powerful beings in: Prey and Predator (hint: Skulker will be there)
