Gosh guys, I am so sorry I haven't been on for so long. I have very reasonable explanations. I mean, wouldn't you be busy if your vehicle had been stolen? Yep. After a month, they finally found it. Shame, the world we live in today. Anywho, I really hope you enjoy this!

Ding Dong.

Vlad Masters straightened his tie before opening his door.

"Ah, Damon, Valerie, I'm so glad you called to schedule this dinner. Please, come in. Come in!" Vlad said in an over cheery voice that made Valerie sick. But, she kept a completely innocent smile on her face.

"Thank you, Mr. Masters. Actually, it was Valerie's idea." Damon commented as he and Valerie entered Vlad grand home.

Vlad glanced at Valerie with a smile and a raised eyebrow. "Is that so?"

For a moment, Valerie panicked, but didn't show it. It took a second to come up with an excuse. "Yah, I was wondering if I could talk to you about, um, that, uh, scholarship." While her Dad wasn't watching, she made a small gesture toward her Ghost Scanner. Vlad understood what she was trying to say: I wanted to ask you about Danny Phantom.

"Perhaps after dinner. I would actually like to talk to your father about some things at Axiom Labs." Vlad replied as they made their way into his dining room, where they all sat down on one end of the long table, Vlad at the head, Valerie on his right, and Damon on his left. Valerie just nodded, now glancing around suspiciously while neither adult was looking her way.

About fifteen minutes later, Valerie slumped in her chair. "Mr. Masters, may I please use your restroom?" For extra measure, she grabbed her stomach in obvious discomfort.

Vlad stiffened. The restroom was upstairs, just two doors down from where Danny was being…kept.

Flashback, just before Damon and Valerie arrived, up in Danny's "room"-

Danny struggled as Vlad wrapped ectoplasmic bonds around Danny, tying him to the chair that sat at the desk in the room he was staying in.

"Let me go, Vlad! You're already threatening to hurt my friends and family, so why would I give myself up now?" Danny growled. Vlad rolled his eyes as he shot a bond over Danny's mouth. Danny's response of protest was muffled.

"Quiet, Daniel. You wouldn't want to give yourself away, now would you?" Vlad replied. Danny just glared.

Ding Dong.

"Oh, there's my guests! Behave yourself now, Little Badger." Vlad chuckled before exiting the room, closing the door behind him, locking it, and heading downstairs.

End Flashback

Vlad hesitated, glancing at Valerie, who looked very ill.

"Upstairs, second floor, turn right, and it will be the fifth door to your left." Vlad briefly said. Valerie nodded before very convincingly slouched away, out of the dining room.

"I hope it wasn't something she ate here…" Vlad commented.

"It probably wasn't. She's been having stomach issues lately. I think it's stress." Damon assured.

Vlad looked up at the ceiling, wondering if she was really stressed.

Meanwhile…

Valerie climbed the steps, looking around. Glancing down at her Ghost Scanner, she saw two circles: one red, and one blue, both in different locations. She allowed her attention to fall on the blue dot, which she knew was Danny. Following where it said he was, Valerie walked down the hall, passing the restroom by only two doors. Valerie stopped, taking a deep breath and brushing her hand up on her left ear where one of her Fenton Phones were located.

"I think I found him. Vlad is downstairs, with my Dad." she said quietly, just loud enough for whoever was on the other end to hear. For a moment, there was just static.

"Are you positive? We can't risk getting caught." said Sam from the other end. Before she could answer, Tucker stepped in.

"Go ahead, Val. We may not be able to risk getting caught, but we definitely can't afford to lose Danny to some Fruit Loop."

Valerie sighed, sending a ruffle of static through to the other end before taking out the Fenton Lipstick Laser, making it so she needed no key to enter. Once that was done, she slowly opened the door, revealing the room.

"Danny?" Valerie said quietly, scanning the room.

From where he sat, Danny's eyes widened in surprise. "Mhmph?"

Yah, so, I haven't updated in two months, and yet I leave you on a cliffhanger. And it was short! I feel bad. I'm horrible, aren't I? Please review and keep your throwing items and attacks at a minimum!