And now I go back to Vlad and Danny! Yay! Enjoy!
City Hall, Amity Park, 7:32 pm-
Vlad pushed Danny hard through the entrance. Danny walked a few steps, stumbled and fell to the ground on his knees, and nearly on his face. Vlad came walking fast behind Danny and picked him up roughly by the back of his shirt. "Remember what I said." Vlad said through clenched teeth, barely making his mouth move. Danny looked down at the ground. He couldn't see them, but he could feel the shocking tense in the crowd. When he had fallen, they had seen just about everything. The bright orange collar on his throat. The deep cuts and scratches on his face. The tears in his jumpsuit. And the look of fright and defeat on his face. He had been trying to hide it but it was impossible. They saw the chains around his arms. Vlad dragged Danny along fast. Danny kept on tripping due to being weak and going to fast. They came up to Tucker who stood there with a shocked terror in his eyes. He cleared his throat and started talking to Vlad.
"Welcome, Mr. Plasmius. Before we begin, I would like a word with Mr. Phantom here, please." Tucker said. Fear was in his voice but he stood straight, trying to hide it. Vlad was hesitant. He opened his mouth to refuse. Then he stopped. He knew Danny wouldn't say anything.
"But of course. Let me have a quick word with him first." Vlad replied. He gripped Danny and turned him around and whispered in his ear. "You still do not say a word. You do not make eye contact. You may nod. That's. It. Understand?" Vlad hissed in his ear. Danny nodded slowly. Vlad turned around sharply with Danny and smiled his evil grin, showing his fangs. "He's ready." Vlad pushed Danny hard towards Tucker. Danny kept his eyes on the ground.
"Dude, are you Ok?" Tucker whispered. Danny didn't say anything. He didn't nod. Tucker noticed that Danny didn't do anything. He leaned his head down. He saw Danny's eyes staring down. Tucker sighed. Obviously Vlad's doing of course. "Danny I can see your eyes. Blink once for yes. Twice for no. Are you OK?" Tucker persisted. Danny thought for a moment. Would Vlad notice? He decided to take this small chance. He Blinked twice. "Is it Vlad?" Danny blinked once. Tucker thought for a moment. "You do realize it's a Danielle puppet right?" Danny blinked once. He felt so stupid for falling for that trick. A tear ran down his cheek and landed on the ground. Tucker asked one more question. "What does he have against you now?" Danny's eyes slowly looked to the right, to the back of the crowd. Tucker followed his gaze. When Danny's eyes stopped moving Tucker searched for something that might be out of place. Then he saw a small blinking red light. "Bomb?" Tucker asked, not wanting to know the answer. Danny blinked once more. Tucker stood up and looked at Vlad. "I'm finished talking to him." he declared.
Vlad grabbed Danny by the neck and yanked him back towards him. "So. Where were we?" Vlad asked. "Perhaps, to where you give me the key to City Hall and claim me your ruler?" He said cocking his head slightly to the right. Tucker sighed and faced the podium.
"I, Mayor Tucker Foley-" Tucker began.
"Former!" Vlad corrected. Tucker ignored him.
"-hand over the key to Vlad Plasmius and declare him ruler of Amity Park. But we have a condition." Tucker added as he took out the large key to City Hall. He saw Sam, Tucker, Maddie, and Jack get worried looks on their faces. They didn't know what Tucker was planning on saying.
"And what might that be?" Vlad asked a little annoyed. Vlad let go of Danny for a moment. Danny used this moment to his advantage. He inched his shoulder to one of Vlad's loops that held the remote for the bomb. He lightly bumped it up and it fell in his lap. He let it fall quietly to the ground. He put his knee on top of it, ready to crush it. Nobody saw him do this.
"You let Danny go as soon as you have control and the key." Tucker announced. Danny stopped what he was doing and tensed up. Vlad stopped for a moment. He smiled evilly and answered in a voice that sounded as if he was telling the truth.
"But of course." Vlad said smiling. Tucker started to hand Vlad the key. This was Danny's only chance.
"NO!" Danny exclaimed. The crowd pulled their attention to Danny. His head was lifted up high, facing Tucker and Vlad. Vlad gave him an evil look.
"Not a good move, Daniel." He said as he reached for the remote that wasn't there. He looked down at where it had.
"Looking for this?" Danny said, slightly revealing the remote. Vlad made an attempt to grab it but before he had gotten halfway there Danny crushed it beneath his knee. There was a small spark from behind Jazz and a sizzle. Everybody looked around to see the bomb Danny had saved them from. Danny looked up at Vlad. "I told you that you wouldn't win." Danny said.
"Oh, but Daniel. You may have already forgotten, I haven's lost yet!" Vlad exclaimed, grabbing Danny by the throat. He threw him across the stage and Danny crashed into the ground. He was right next to the edge. Vlad reached to his side and grabbed the remote with the red button and pushed it as Danny stood up.
Danny felt a shock go through his body and he screamed in pain. His body jerked and twisted as he tried to fight the pain. He couldn't take it anymore. It was too much. If he wanted to survive and have a chance at saving the city and world, he had to fake his death. He fell to his knees. He screamed louder and let his eyes roll into the back of his head, which was quite hard to do. His eyes closed and he fell to the ground, suppressing the rest of his screams and jerks of his body. Vlad let go of the button and Danny was relieved of the continuous pain. He didn't move. His eyes were closed lightly. The crowd let out a gasp.
"You see what happens when you oppose me? Now give me the key!" Vlad yelled as he snatched the key from Tucker. Tucker ran over to Danny and kneeled beside him.
"Danny! Danny wake up!" Tucker shook Danny violently.
If he stops shaking me he's going to look at my face and he'll be able to tell I'm faking. He's seen me pretend sleep before and known it, he'll defiantly know I'm lying now. And if he knows, he won't act the same as he is now. I have to let go and at least pass out. Danny thought to himself. He listened to Tucker say his name a few more times and let go into the blackness.
Vlad slowly approached where Danny lay and Tucker kneeled next to him. Tucker looked up and saw the satisfaction in his face.
"You promised you would let him go!" Tucker exclaimed.
"Yes, I suppose I did. But then again, I lie." Vlad sneered. He turned to the crowd. "I order you all to go home. Everybody except the following names: Jack Fenton. Maddie Fenton. Jasmine Fenton. Samantha Manson. Tucker Foley. Valerie Grey. That's all." Vlad finished. The crowd started drifting away slowly. When everybody was gone, The Fentons, Sam, and Valerie were up there with Vlad and Tucker. Danny lie lifelessly on the ground. His chest was still. Tears were in their eyes. They gave him an evil look.
"Don't call me Samantha." Sam said. She couldn't say anything else. She just stared at Danny. Vlad chuckled.
"I'll call you what I please. Jazz, Jack, Maddie, Sam, and Tucker. You will take me to Fenton Works, where you will take out all of your ghost gear and it will be transferred to my mansion. Ms Grey. You will watch over Daniel's body while I'm gone. You will simply just watch over it, making sure nothing happens to it." Vlad said. Valerie sat down next to Danny while Vlad led the rest of them to Fenton Works.
Yay! Long chapter! Yay! Please review! And yes, the loops on Vlad's suit are like pockets or belt loops. I needed to make them in order for Danny to destroy the remote. He would've gotten the other one but it was on Vlad's other side.
