Vacations are EVIL
I do not own Danny Phantom
Chapter Four
Sam was dragged into a clearing, where she saw Tucker struggling against his own vine container also. Sam yelled out to him.
"Tucker! Tucker! We have to get out!" Sam shouted, Tucker's head snapped up and he stared at her with wide eyes.
"They have Danny, Sam! We can't get out!" Tucker replied, now it was Sam's turn to stare wide eyed.
"How, can't Danny use his ice power?" Sam mumbled, Tucker shook his head.
"Wait till you see Sam." Tucker said, hanging his head, Sam was about to ask another question when the vines gave a lurch and dragged her through an opening into another, darker, clearing.
"Come out Plasmius! I know you're there!" Someone shouted from the edge of the clearing. "Come let me out so we can see who's the better fighter, or are you too afraid you crazed fruit loop!"
Yep, it was Danny.
"Danny! It's me, Sam!" Sam shouted to her friend.
"Sam? No, no!" Danny said in worry, shaking his head back and forth.
"Danny, what's wrong?" Sam whispered, but a bright light from the side of the clearing caught both their attention.
"Ah, Samantha, how are you?" Vlad cooed as he stepped in, illuminating the clearing with a glowing pink hand. Sam gasped at the full sight of Danny.
He was hung in the air, wrapped up in vines, his face was red and he was breathing heavily, his hair was messy and branches were stuck in it and they scratched his face when he turned his head. The plants surrounding him glowed a bright purple and red, Danny's eyes were flashing green every so often but they would flicker back to blue in an instant.
"Danny!" Sam whispered in shock as she saw her friend's hurt expression change to an angry one as he glared at Vlad.
"Let Sam go you cheese head!" Danny snapped at Vlad. "Tucker too!"
"Daniel, why do you insist on calling me such childish names?" Vlad asked, walking up to Danny, but not too close.
"Only because you keep calling me Daniel! My name is Danny!" Danny's eyes flashed green.
"Temper temper Daniel." Vlad brought his hands together in a clap and the plants glowed a brighter red and purple. Danny started breathing heavier, his face turned redder, and all the anger disappeared from his face and was replaced by utter exhaustion as he continued to take in labored breathes.
"S-stop it, Vlad, y-you have me. L-let, Sam, g-go." Danny stuttered as he hung his head. Vlad clapped his hands and the vines around Sam brought her closer.
"Since when can you control plants?" Sam asked, not thinking before she asked.
"Undergrowth is such a useful ally, don't you think?" Vlad said, gesturing to the edge of the clearing as Undergrowth materialized. Danny's ghost sense curled out, but quickly disappeared as the heat extinguished it.
"If I can't harm the boy, why can you?" Undergrowth growled as he moved his hands, the heat on Danny's vines lessened and Danny gasped for breath.
"Can't you see, I am not hurting Daniel, you are by moving the plants, but it is under my instruction that you do so. You can not hurt him without my instruction!" Vlad growled at the plant ghost. Undergrowth snarled but stood back.
"Vlad, let my family leave." Danny snapped, he flashed Sam a hopeful glance.
"Not until I have all of your family Daniel, and then I will declare a checkmate." Vlad said as he took Danny's face in his hands. "You can not possibly win this game little badger." Vlad whispered, then with a flourish he flicked his wrist, Undergrowth growled and pushed Sam's container out and back into the clearing with Tucker. Away from Danny.
Danny glared daggers at the older hybrid, he twisted his face out of Vlad's grasp and bit down hard on Vlad's finger. Not expecting it Vlad's face twisted in anger and pain as he wrenched his throbbing finger out of Danny's mouth.
"You little rat! You will join me!" Vlad snapped, he motioned to Undergrowth and the plant ghost smiled as he squeezed his hands together.
The heat intensified, the plant's squeezed tighter, suddenly Danny couldn't breath and he felt something cold dig into his arms and legs. Danny let out a pained and dry scream as the pain kept getting worse.
"You will not defy me Daniel, not with you and your family and friend's lives on the line." Vlad said, Danny couldn't concentrate through the heat though. "Undergrowth, enough!" Vlad snapped, the heat stopped and the vines loosened Danny took in a deep breath as he pushed away the darkness tugging at his vision.
Danny longed to fall unconscious, to stop the pain if for only a moment, but who knew what would happen if he left himself more vulnerable than he already was.
"Sleep tight little badger." Vlad cooed as he turned intangible and flew through the trees, he was going to have to find the boy's family himself since Undergrowth was dealing with Danny's friends. Vlad smiled as he thought about how he would perhaps hurt Jack in some way before bringing him to this little get together. How they would all be surprised when Vlad revealed Danny's secret.
Author's Note: Oh noes! Vlad is going to reveal Danny's secret! Whatever shall I do?! (if you can't tell I'm being sarcastic/ironic then you get no cookie!) Thanks to all the reviewers who reviewed the last chapter! Thanks!
PS. I've made a habit of this cookie thing, if you thinks its getting old than just tell me... but still, cookie for review, review for cookie. You know, if Jack were reading this he'd review a thousand times if he could... *sigh* well, *holds cookie up* review! Thank you!