DGG: Here we go. A double update to say I'm sorry for waiting so long. :)


"Tell me, where is Danny Phantom?" bellowed the teen idol of the ghostly world.

"I don't know," snarled Frostbite.

Ember strummed her guitar and sent the beast flying through the snowy air.

"You're protecting him! Now tell me where you've hidden him!"

"I told you, I've done nothing with him!"

"Well, I suppose we'll just have to do this the hard way," Ember smirked. "Boys, tear her down!"

Frostbite's eyes widened as he turned around to see an army of ghosts heading for The Hall of Prophecies.

"Where is he?" she repeated.

The beast looked the pale girl straight in the eye; he watched her blue, flaming pony tail flicker with the wind, noting the seriousness in her features, "I already told you my answer."

"And it's not the right one!"

At the sound of her anger, the ghosts began attacking the building.

"No, stop!" Frostbite jumped towards the ghosts, but Ember strummed another chord on her guitar; the waves knocked the beast off balance and drained his energy.

"I don't think so," she stood in front of his weakened form. "So are you going to tell me now?"

"I…can't," he strained.

The ghostly armada kept demolishing the hall and anyone that got in their way.

"The more you delay, the more they destroy."

"He isn't here!"

"I can see that, Frostbite, so tell me where he is!"

Frostbite stood up shakily until Ember zapped him again with her guitar.

"You would allow every prophecy to be destroyed just to save Danny's neck?" Ember raised an eyebrow. "He's not worth that."

Frostbite stared helplessly at the sacred building in front of him. He knew he had to get there; however, it was impossible. He was too weak. His duty as the Prophecy Keeper was now no more. He had failed.


"Where could Danny be?" Tucker wondered aloud.

"Nothing's honing in on his ecto-signature," said Jazz. "Maybe he's not in the Ghost Zone."

"He is," spoke Sam. The two looked at her quizzically. "I have a feeling in my gut, and it's telling me he's in here somewhere."

"Okay, well is your gut also telling us where to look? Because we could use all the help we can get right now," said Tuck.

Sam shook her head.

"Okay we've been searching for about an hour and we're nowhere near even being half way through here," Jazz recapped. "What do you think we should do?"

"We have to keep going," answered the Goth.

"Sure," agreed Tucker hesitantly, "but how much time do we have until your parents realize we're gone, Jazz?"

"Are you kidding?" she raised an eyebrow. "They don't pay attention to anything but their sorrow. Plus, I don't think they've even been in the basement since my brother disappeared. We're home free with them."

"I believe your attempt to find young Daniel is all in vain, Children," spoke a new voice.

"That voice," Tuck gasped.

"It can't be," said Sam.

"Oh, but it can," an all-too-familiar face appeared before the windshield.

"Vlad Plasmius?" blinked Jazz.

"The one and only, "he smirked.

"How can you be here?" Sam asked numbly. "We all watched Danny destroy you!"

Plasmius smirked, "That is a very interesting story. It would appear that when Danny used all the negative energy in his body to destroy my ghost, my ghoul created a copy of itself. The original flew back to me while the doppelganger was destroyed. I ran off in defeat, causing Danny to believe he'd won. However, my powers were weak and I couldn't have done anything to him if I tried, so I've been resting up ever since our last encounter."

"It was you who attacked Sam and Tuck, wasn't it?" Jazz accused.

The ghost smirked, "Guilty as charged."

"Why?"

"To toy with the town, of course. They all believe your brother to be the culprit."

"You have Danny, don't you?" Tuck asked darkly.

"Alas, I do not," Plasmius put his hands up." I, like you, am searching for him."

"Why do you need him? So you can finish what you started and destroy him?" asked Sam.

A chuckle escaped him, "That and he has something I need."

"Like what?" enquired the red-head.

"Something that could determine my entire future. You see, Amity Park is my main prize, and Daniel is its top ghost hunter. If I were to take back your town, he would surely come flying back to save the day. However, I need to know if he is still a true threat to me, so I can move out my attack."

"You're forgetting one little thing," reminded Tuck. The older ghost raised an eyebrow. "We're still here, and we'll never let you back in to Amity Park!"

"Valiant words but you'll never be able to stop me. I'm one hundred times more powerful than the three of you combined."

"Then we'll find Danny," Sam shot back.

"Don't count on it," Ember flew in.

"Well, did Frostbite comply?" Plasmius asked eagerly, but calmly.

"Ha, are you kidding? He went all-out to protect that halfa; every prophecy has been destroyed."

"So you got absolutely nothing from him?" his tone went from eager, to annoyed.

"Nope, but on the way out I found Sidney Pointdexter, and I was able to persuade him to tell me that both Danny and his prophecy are in The Realm of Nightmares."

"Really?" Plasmius asked, amused. "So the runt is trapped for all eternity? Looks like you three won't be seeing young Daniel again."

The three teens all exchanged confused yet worried glances.

"Come, Ember," ordered Vlad, "we must rally the other ghosts. It's time to move out."

The evil halfa laughed dramatically as he took hold of his white cape with his right hand, pulled it in front of himself and his minion and disappeared.

"The Realm of Nightmares?" repeated Sam.

"It doesn't sound too inviting," commented Jazz. "Why do you think Danny's there?"

"I don't know," responded the tech-geek, "but Plasmius mentioned a name – Frostbite. It sounds like he's been protecting Danny. I suggest we find him and start asking questions."

"It's a good idea, but how are we gonna find him? We don't even know the first place to look," the red-head pointed out.

"Then we'll start asking around," Sam spoke with determination.

The teens all nodded and began their quest to locate Frostbite.


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