Chapter 6: Growing Up
"It's been a year since the infant Daniel James Fenton was snatched from the Amity Park hospital and his parents have filed a $100,000,000 lawsuit against against the city." The reporter announced before turning to Jack Fenton.
"Danny's life is priceless. No sum of money in the world could measure up to having my son back." Jack explained.
The camera then turned to Maddie. "I can't believe the police haven't found my son yet. In the beginning there were helicopters and police officers everywhere but it all died down rather fast." Maddie glared...
In the police station Jack waited in the lobby until he saw the man he had been waiting for.
"Detective Benson!" He exclaimed when the man came through the front door. "I need some good news." Jack said desperately. "We're still working on the case Mr. Fenton." He replied and turned to leave.
But Jack wasn't letting him go.
"You said you'd find him." Jack glared. "Look, witnesses say that they saw the man you described with a baby leaving the hospital the day Daniel was taken and we're looking into it." Carl explained.
But this seemed to make Jack angrier.
"If Danny was the son of a rich family you would have found him by now." Jack snarled. "You really believe that?" Carl asked. "At least he'd still be in the papers and I want you to keep your word. Find my son." He glared before leaving...
Vlad smiled as he walked into the mansion back from a business meeting.
Skulker and Spectra were away taking care of business for the day so it was just Kitty and Ember home with Danny. Ember was playing with Danny while Kitty was getting the one year old a snack.
Vlad frown at the missing child report on the side of the milk carton.
It was of Danny Fenton. But the girls didn't notice the report and Kitty threw out the now empty milk carton. "Hello there my little badger." Vlad smiled and gave Danny an small kiss on the forehead before putting his stuff away.
"He missed his daddy." Ember cooed.
"What are you doing?" Vlad asked when he saw Kitty sowing some fabrics together. "I am making Danny a new outfit. A new coat and hat." She smiled. "That's cute Kitty. Hey Vlad wait 'til you see what we've been working on all day, right Danny?" Ember grinned.
She then stood Danny on his feet and slowly let go.
"No way." Vlad gasped in joy and shock. "Yes way." Kitty smiled. Danny started to waddle towards Vlad. His first steps. All three of them laughed as Vlad picked Danny up when he reached him.
"Great job Daniel." Vlad smiled...
Back in Amity Park Jack and Maddie were at the bank to create a trust fund. "So I understand that the two of you wish to open a bank account, is that correct?" The accountant asked.
"Yes a trust fund for Daniel Fenton." Jack replied.
"And who is he?" The accountant asked as he wrote everything they said on a piece of paper. "He's our one year old son." Jack said. "Well, that's perfect planning. So where is the little one now?" The accountant smiled.
"Do you see him anywhere?" Maddie glared at the accountant.
"He's not with us at the moment, but he will be. Soon." Jack quickly said...
Vlad drove through Wisconsin with a now 5 year old Danny in the passenger seat.
Today was Danny's first day at school. Vlad was giving him a quick lecture as they drove. Danny just sat there quiet as a mouse. "Don't talk back to your teacher, if you need to use the rest room just put your hand up and say 'I have to go' and what do you do if an adult stranger tries to give you candy?" Vlad asked.
"I say no and run away." Danny replied.
"Good boy." Vlad smiled. "Do I have to go to school?" Danny frowned. "Yes Daniel you do." Vlad said. "Can't you teach me?" Danny begged. "I can't teach you everything Daniel, don't you want to be smart like that man on TV?" Vlad asked as they pulled up in-front of the school.
"But I like it at home with you, Skulker, Kitty, Speccy and Ember." Danny whined.
"Listen Daniel, daddy loves you and he just wants what's best for you. You're daddy's miracle baby Daniel." Vlad smiled. Just then the bell rang. "Go on now and make me proud!" Vlad exclaimed as Danny ran into the school yard...
A now 12 year old Danny laughed as he jumped on Vlad, who was asleep.
"Come on Dad get up, it's time!" Danny laughed. "What did I say about bothering me so early in the morning?" Vlad groaned. "But Dad it's Christmas morning! I want to see what I got!" Danny squealed as he pulled on Vlad's pyjama shirt.
"Alright I'm coming." Vlad yawned as he slipped into his slippers.
"Hurry up Dad! Tucker's gonna be here any minuet!" Danny exclaimed as he ran down the stairs. Tucker Foley was one of Danny's two best friends and he was a huge techno-geek that he met in kindergarten.
Tucker wore a long-sleeve yellow shirt, a black belt, green cargo pants, brown boots, glasses and a red beret.
His other best friend was a girl named Samantha Manson, or just Sam for short. She was a self-proclaimed goth who was fascinated with the subliminal and nether-worldly and was a very outspoken ultra-recyclo-vegetarian.
Sam wore purple lipstick and has short black hair with a small ponytail at the top of her head held back by a green hair tie.
She also wore a black choker around her neck and a black tank top exposing her midriff with a purple oval in the centre. She had a black striped skirt with a green crosshatch design, purple leggings and black combat boots along with a pair of black bracelets around her wrists.
He and Vlad went down stairs to the living room and there stood a giant Christmas tree in beautiful decorations.
There were mountains of presents at the bottom. The Foley's were already there. The boys quickly dove in and started unwrapping the presents. Tucker's parents smiled and his mother held up a camera.
"Smile!" She chuckled and snapped a picture just as the boy looked up...
"Dad I can't find it." Danny groaned as he came upstairs.
He was now 16 years old. Vlad sighed. Danny had grown a rebellious streak in his teens but Vlad was confident he would grow out of it. "It's up there somewhere but you have to go or you'll be late for school again." Vlad sighed.
Danny grabbed his backpack and head for the door.
"Bye Dad."...
Back in Amity Park Maddie walked into the lobby of the police station.
"Excuse me, I'm looking for Detective Carl Benson." She said to the receptionist. "Oh I'm sorry he retired last week, hang on." The receptionist said and made a quick call.
A minuet later another, younger detective came down.
"Can I help you?" He asked as they shook hands. "I'm Maddie Fenton, my son Danny Fenton was kidnapped 16 years ago and I'm here to look at the book." Maddie explained.
"Yeah, he told me you might come down." He smiled and took Maddie up to his office and let look at the missing children's file.
This book contained the names and pictures of every man or woman who had been caught with kidnapped children. Maddie turned the pages and studied each picture carefully but she didn't see anyone who looked like that nurse.
"I'll never forget that man." She muttered.
"The baby doesn't cry for you, you'll cry for the baby."...
