One hour into the zombie movie, Danny, Sam and Tucker couldn't help but laugh at the bad special effects. They were enjoying the movie but not how the director had meant it to be enjoyable. That was until a familiar shiver went up Danny's spine and a wisp of blue mist escaped his mouth. His ghost sense. Danny groaned and was about to tap on Tucker's shoulder to let him know where he was going when he felt someone grab his ankles. Suddenly he was turned intangible and was dragged through the floor into the basement, inadvertently yelling. People shushed him angrily without looking and Tucker and Sam looked at each other. They nodded and abandoned their seats and rushed off to find Danny.
Danny picked himself off the floor and quickly took a note of his surroundings. Standing in front of him stood Vlad Plasmius. Danny scowled at the older halfa and with a flash of two rings of light changed in to his ghost form. "What do you want Plasmius?" Danny demanded. Vlad grinned evilly. "Can't I just want a chat, little badger?" Vlad asked, putting on an innocent voice. Danny raised a doubtful eyebrow. "A chat? With me? Come on Vlad, we both know that I know you better than that," Danny retorted. Vlad shrugged. "You got me. I… need your help Danny. I messed up again," Vlad admitted softly. Danny's eyes narrowed. "By messed up… you mean?" Danny inquired. Vlad sighed. "Similar to Vortex," Vlad elaborated. Danny remembered the weather ghost that Vlad had enlisted to improve his mayor approval rates. Vortex had made a heat wave and then made it rain. However when Vlad tried to stop Vortex, the ghost turned on Vlad and started to make a storm so large that it started to destroy Amity Park. "Alright Plasmius. Lead the way and you can explain everything on the way," Danny conceded. If Vlad was asking for him, it had to be a big deal. Vlad grinned and phased out of the building, closely followed by Danny Phantom.
Meanwhile, Jake was still looking at the website Spud had found, watching all the videos available. Trixie and Spud were having a debate about which skate-park in New York was best. That was at least until they heard screams. Jake looked up and saw a ghost firing random beams of pink energy in all directions in the park, close to where he was sitting. Jake handed the laptop to Spud and smiled to himself. Finally, Jake had a chance to talk to Danny Phantom. He just had to transform and get back to this rampaging ghost before Danny could fly off again. He ran into a dark, narrow alleyway across the street and with his usual battle cry of "Dragon up", changed into a red dragon with green spikes along his spine. He flew back to the park and kept his distance as he took in the scene. People were screaming and running for cover. The ghost wore a white suit with a cape. He had black hair fashioned into horn-like shapes and red eyes. He had fangs instead of teeth which were on display as he cackled at the destruction he created. Jake shook his head. He had to get involved. There was no sign of Danny Phantom and people were in danger.
"Yo! Stop attacking everyone," Jake ordered lamely. He wasn't sure how much authority the American dragon had with ghosts. The ghost stopped and turned to Jake. "I was wondering when you'd get here American dragon," the ghost greeted calmly. Jake blinked in surprise. "You… you know me?" Jake asked uncertainly. "Of course I do. Who wouldn't? Besides you're the talk of the Ghost Zone. Danny's been bragging about how you can't catch him," the ghost answered conversationally. "Wait hold up, Danny Phantom knows that I've been trying to get a hold of him?" Jake replied. The ghost put his hand up to his mouth. "Oops, sorry I think I said too much. A bit of a gossiper, you know. But yes," the ghost retorted. Jake folded his arms, annoyed. "Alright, do you know where Phantom is now?" Jake inquired. The ghost nodded. "Of course he's probably hanging around the warehouses. I'll show you the way," the ghost offered and flew off towards the warehouses on the water front with Jake following close behind.
So in case you're uncertain the ghost Jake followed was Vlad. I'll be calling him Vlad from now on as it is just easier.
Until the next chapter…
