Hiya! Next chappie. Warning: Extrmely dramatic.
Disclaimer: No, sadly, I do not own DP.
"I don't care. I'd rather suffer the consequences than join you!" Danny snapped.
"Am I seriously that low in your eyes?" Plasmius mocked.
Danny shot up and was about to hit him, but Vlad caught his punch and shifted Danny so that his arm was behind his back.
"Now, now, Daniel. You wouldn't want me to accidentally drop your chance at keeping whatever humanity you have left in that scrawny body of yours." Plasmius taunted.
Danny clenched his teeth and growled. He activated his ice powers and froze Vlad's arm. Then, Danny was able to slip out of the death-grip.
"Knowing you, that's probably only some mind control potion, anyway." Danny commented snidely.
The younger ghost froze the rest of the body of the older ghost completely, except the head. Then, Danny walked menacingly toward the frozen form of Plasmius. Danny grabbed Vlad's neck and put a tight grip on it, nearly choking his foe. The look on the young ghost's face was that of pure rage.
"It's almost as if I can feel all of that precious humanity you managed to save slipping away." The evil ghost ridiculed.
Danny tightened his grip slightly, threatening to break the ghost's neck.
"You wouldn't kill me, now would you dear boy? You don't have it in you to commit murder. You practically sob when even one drop of blood is lost because of you." Vlad continued.
"How can I kill something that's already dead?" Danny hissed in an icy tone.
Vlad's confident expression faltered a little at this. This wasn't like Daniel. That cold, dark voice wasn't the one of the stressed and paranoid teenager. Daniel's grip was also tighter than it had ever been before. Since when did Daniel become this threatening? Maybe it wasn't a threat. At this point, it seemed like the boy would kill him. Vlad had to stay strong, though. There was no way that Daniel would go through with it.
"Look at you, Daniel. You're inches away from killing someone out of pure anger. Revenge is starting to become as sweet as sugar for your ghostly soul. You're becoming more and more ghost-like by the minute." Vlad smirked.
This one hit a nerve. Danny released his enemy's neck and backed away slowly. He looked at his gloved hands that had almost ended someone's life. An expression of complete fear washed over his face. He was afraid of himself. Was he becoming…him?
Vlad used some of his energy and shattered his icy encasement. He walked confidently toward the younger ghost.
"Look at yourself. You're a monster. The 'hero' of Amity Park almost murdered. You're too dangerous, Daniel. Join me and I'll help you overcome that." Vlad offered with a smirk. He held out his black-gloved hand.
Danny stared at it. Danny hesitated and then reached out his hand and grabbed it.
"That's right, Daniel." Vlad encouraged.
However, Danny's grip tightened and he flipped Vlad over his shoulder. Danny stared down at the ghost furiously.
"Ah, sneak attack, very ghost-like." Vlad mocked.
Danny's face paled. Vlad was right. He was losing more and more of his humanity by the minute! What if his future was inevitable? Maybe he didn't even need Plasmius to become that cold-hearted monster. Danny slowly backed away.
"Oh, poor little Daniel. He doesn't trust himself anymore. You have doubts, don't you? You're afraid that you might hurt everyone. I can make that all vanish if you just join me. I can give you the antidote. I can give you comfort and understanding. It can all be yours if you just join me." Vlad persuaded.
Danny's scared expression suddenly hardened. Rage and fury welled up inside him. "The only thing that you could ever give me is a headache." Danny snapped. "In other words; no!"
"Have it your way. You can live out the rest of your life in fear and become what you hate most." Vlad replied in a horribly calm voice.
"No matter what happens, I won't become evil. I promised myself and my friends and I never break a promise." Danny assured.
"Oh, I'm sorry, you promised. My mistake." Vlad mocked. "Seriously, boy, you promised? Promises break, Daniel. I thought you would have learned that by now."
"Maybe yours do, but I keep my promises. Do you have any idea of what would happen if I became evil? Do you?! Of course not, how could you? In short: Amity Park; destroyed. You; miserable. The Fentons, Sam, and Tucker; dead. Me; I couldn't begin to tell you. Are you starting to get it, Vlad?! You are making that horrible future come true!" Danny exclaimed, his hands wrapped around Vlad's neck aggressively again.
"What are you babbling about, boy!" Vlad demanded.
"I'm talking about the future, you idiot! You're destroying the future! Your future, my future, everyone's!" Danny screamed.
"Daniel, I think that losing your humanity is making you a little confused. There is no way that you would know what happens in the future. You have no idea what you're talking about!" Vlad assumed.
"I know more than you think I do, Plasmius. It's not something I could expect you to understand, though." Danny stated, his voice returning to the dark tone. That tone seemed so…wrong for him.
Now Danny was only centimeters away from choking Vlad and snapping his neck like a twig. His foe was surprised at how strong his grip was. Thinking that this was now a desperate situation, he phased out of the ghost teen's grasp and regained tangibility a good seven feet away. Danny slowly turned, revealing that his ghostly rash had covered majority of the right side of his face and his eyes had shifted to a crimson red. His face was dark and angry. It hardly even seemed like the same teenager who was constantly risking his neck to save the town. Now he was…different. He had lost the air of innocence that usually hung around him. Now, that was replaced by a darkness. It was like a shadow that loomed around him.
"What's wrong with you, boy?!" Vlad shouted, trying to cover his horror.
"I've already told you." Danny hissed in that dreadful voice that was so unlike him.
Danny suddenly fell to the floor, clutching his head. He seemed to be struggling on the cold tiles. It was like he was fighting some invisible force.
"No! No, this can't happen! Can't turn evil! Ahhhh!" Danny screamed. His body was twitching wildly.
The two ghost hunters saw the child's pain and decided to take their chances. They lunged at the struggling boy. Maddie did the first thing that came to mind; she gently wrapped her arms around him. She carefully stroked his snow white hair. Anything to calm him down. To her relief, the writhing and shrieking stopped and was replaced by ragged breathing. Maddie let him slide from her arms slightly. He appeared exhausted. There was also a hint of fear in his now green eyes and expression.
"It's okay, Phantom. Everything is going to be alright." She reassured.
"No, it won't be." Danny denied. "The evil part of me is trying to take over. I don't think that I can hold up like this much longer. There's only one way to save the future."
"Phantom, no. We're not letting you kill yourself." Maddie disallowed.
"Fine, then capture me. Lock me away somewhere and make sure I can't get out. The only way to save the future is to make sure that I'm not part of it." Danny responded sadistically.
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