Chapter Nine: Moving Towards War
As the events of Jack and Maddie's capture unfolded on Earth, in the Ghost Zone and were hurtling towards the castle. The Fright Knight had flown ahead to the castle, leaving our heroes alone. In the back seat of the Specter Speeder David was crying after so rudely being awakened.
"Waaaa!" yelled David.
"Can't you get him to calm down?" said Tucker as he and the others covered their ears.
"I'm trying, but nothing I do is working." said Danni, who was rocking David back and forth to try and calm him down.
As David cried Cujo got a idea in his head. He started to do all sorts of cute puppy tricks to entertain David, and it worked. David began to calm down and began to laugh as he saw Cujo dances around and do back flips.
"Well, at least that is over." said Danni.
She then set David down to play with Cujo and joined the other in the front of the ship.
"Ok, so what do we do now?" said Danni.
"Well things aren't looking good, Danny has been captured by the Guys in White, we have no idea where Mr. and Mrs. Fenton are or if they are ok, and also we are in the middle of the Ghost Zone." said Sam.
"Well at least the only way we can go is up." said Alicia.
"What I want to know is who started this in the first place?" said Valerie.
"I don't know for sure, but I'm leaning towards Vlad on this one." said Sam.
"Why Vlad?" said Alex.
"Well for one we have a suspicion that he has already been causing trouble, two he hates Danny with a great intensity and would like to see him out of the way, and three he has the most to gain if Danny is gone." said Sam.
"Can't argue with that." said Danni.
"I think we need to get to the castle and try and come up with a plan to rescue Danny and fast." said Sam, to which everyone agreed.
Little did they know that Vlad was well informed of the situation. He had found out about the raid on the Fenton house and knew that they had escaped capture and he was very upset at this.
"Oh butter nuts! Those annoying friends of Daniel have gotten away, and who knows what their being free will do to my plan." said Vlad as he pounded his fist into a desk.
"Don't worry dear, what can they do to stop us, they can't possibly know we're behind this." said Spectra as she rubbed his shoulders.
"Yes but they're too smart for their own good, they may figure out it eventually. They have to be eliminated quickly before that happens." said Vlad.
Vlad pulled out his communicator and called his henchmen Blade in the Ghost Zone.
"What's up boss?" said Blade, who welded a giant sword as a weapon.
"Blade, I want you and your companions to find Daniels stupid friends, I have a feeling that they may be in the Ghost Zone. When you find them I want you to eliminate them." said Vlad.
"Ok boss, consider them dead." said Blade as he ended the transmission.
"Excellent, now then to spread a few rumors around the Ghost Zone, and I know just the ghost to do it for me." said Vlad.
He summoned one of his Vulture minions and told them to go find the Box Ghost and to make sure he found out about the rumor. Vlad also made him put on a disguise so the message would be more readily believed, the classic white sheet ghost look.
The Vulture, who felt very silly, left as quickly as he could and soon found the Box Ghost in the one place he always was, the place where boxes mysteriously fell into the Ghost Zone.
"I do not know what causes this weird phenomenon, but I the Box Ghost am most grateful that it does occur." said the Box Ghost as another box fell in, like they do everyday.
"Hey buddy, want to hear something interesting?" said the Vulture as he approached the box obsessed ghost.
"What is that you want to tell the Box Ghost, master of all things square and cube like?" said the Box Ghost.
"Well I just came from the Earth and this is what I heard…" said the Vulture, he then whispered the secret to the Box Ghost.
"By all that is cardboard! I have to tell others about this!" said the Box Ghost and he was off.
"Well that is over, better go tell the boss that the message was delivered." said the Vulture, he then flew back towards Vlad's portal.
Meanwhile at the castle the Fright Knight was fuming, and all the other ghosts were staying back unless they face his wraith.
"The audacity of those humans! How dare they capture the King and treat him like a common criminal!" yelled the Fright Knight, as he smashed another table with his fist.
"I don't see what we can do about it, he was captured by those blasted Guys in White." said the Ghost Writer.
"We need to launch an immediate attack on the base of these cretins and get the King back!" said the Fright Knight.
"Uh, I like Danny as much as the next ghost, but we can't attack them, they'll destroy us." said Johnny 13.
"Yeah, they have too many weapons." said Kitty.
"But we have to do something, we can't just leave him in the hands of those humans!" said the Fright Knight.
"I agree with the tin man, Danny has done a lot for us, why should we leave him to rot in jail." said Ember.
"I agree with you Ember, and Danny is my friend too, but we can't just invade the Earth, even a small part of it. I'm sure that Danny would not want us to do that just because he was captured." said Rob.
"So what the heck do we do?" said Ember.
"I don't know, but we better do it quick, who knows what they are doing to him." said Desiree.
It was at that moment that the Box Ghost burst into the room.
"Dear, you're a little bit late, what kept you?" said the Lunch Lady.
"I have important news, I just heard that the humans are planning to invade the Ghost Zone and execute the King, beware!" said the Box Ghost.
The crowd of ghost gasped and soon the air was filled with chatter. The Fright Knight quickly turned to the Box Ghost and questioned him.
"Are you sure this is true, where did you get this information?" said the Fright Knight.
"I got it from a ghost that had just returned from the Earth, and he told me it was on their news channels recently." said the Box Ghost.
"This is an outrage! This is no less then an act of war. The time for talk is done, and our course is clear. We have no choice but to declare war on the humans and rescue our King by any means necessary. Call out the armies, for we march on Earth!" said the Fright Knight.
As the other ghosts cheered Rob took Ember off to the side.
"Ember, we need to find Danny's friends quick. Maybe they can help us fix this mess before its too late." said Rob.
"Yeah, they can help us rescue Danny." said Ember.
So the two left the castle as quickly as they could, going to try and find the rest of our heroes. As the other ghosts prepared for war they did not know that one of Vlad's spy devices had seen the whole thing.
"Excellent, they took the bait and everything is going according to plan. Speaking of which I better check up on Blade and his compatriots." said Vlad.
Vlad turned on his communicator and called Blade.
"Blade, have you found those meddlesome brats yet?" said Vlad.
"No boss, we haven't seen them yet." said Blade.
"Wait comrade, I think I see their ridiculous mode of transport." said Dagger, the Russian soldier ghost.
"Scratch that boss, we just spotted them." said Blade.
"Good, I want you to eliminate them, make sure that none of them escape, except for the baby, bring it to me." said Vlad.
"Right boss, over and out." said Blade as he cut the transmission.
"We must strike with the swiftness of a viper." said Night Star, the female ninja ghost.
"Right, lets go." said Blade.
Meanwhile our unsuspecting heroes were making their way to the castle.
"I hope we can rescue Danny, who knows what will happen now that he's been taken." said Sam as she piloted the craft.
"Don't worry, according to the Ghost Zone map I have on my PDA we should be there soon." said Tucker.
But suddenly a ghost appeared in front of the Speeder and Sam had to stop quickly. When they had come to a stop they noticed that the ghost was one they faced before.
"Blade! What are you doing here?" said Sam.
"My boss has ordered me to waste you guys, nothing personal, it's just my job." said Blade as Dagger and Night Star appeared around the Speeder.
"Uh guys, I think that we're in trouble." said Danni.
"Surrender now and we promise to make your demise quick and painless." said Night Star.
"That sounds like a real nice offer, but we'll have to pass." said Sam.
Sam then pulled the Speeder into a sharp dive and floored it in an attempt to escape the ghosts.
"Why do they always run?" said Blade, then he and his teammates took off after the Specter Speeder.
Back on Earth Vlad was in a happy mood, and his plan was working perfectly. The Earth and Ghost Zone were soon going to be at war, the rest Danny's annoying friends would soon be destroyed, and Danny himself was locked up in a maximum security ghost prison. In fact speaking of Danny…
"Spectra, I think it is high time that we pay a visit to our beloved King." said Vlad with a evil grin on his face and a hint of mockery in his voice.
"Are you sure they will actually let you in to see him?" said Spectra.
"Of course, who do you think paid to have the nations only ghost prison built?" said Vlad.
"Hmm, I hope there is a good reason for a half ghost to want a ghost prison built." said Spectra.
"But of course there is, there needs to be some place where Daniel can be locked up. Now let us be off." said Vlad.
A little while later we find ourselves in front of the United States Maximum Security Ghost Prison. This is where all the ghosts the Guys in White catch are kept for study and interrogation. In this very depressing and drab building we find the King of all Ghosts, savor of the Earth, and thanks to Vlad currently the most hated being on Earth, Danny Fenton.
"Now kid make it easy on yourself and just tell us when and where the invasion will start." said Agent I, the Guys in White head interrogator.
"There is no invasion, it's all a lie." said Danny, exhausted and hurt after hours of being tortured.
"Shock him again." said Agent I.
The agent to the side activated the ghost shocker that was attached to the chair Danny was strapped into. Danny screamed as the painful energy went through his body.
"Now I'll say it again, where and when is the invasion?" said Agent I.
"There…is…no invasion." said Danny, struggling to force the words out through the pain.
"It looks like we won't be getting anything out of him this time, take him back to his cell." said Agent I.
The agent grabbed Danny's hands and put ghost proof manacles on them, and then he dragged him from the room. Danny was dragged down several hallways until he was brought to his cell. The agent pushed Danny into the cell and slammed the door behind him.
"You know ghost, we're going to find out what your kind is up to, and when they do attack we'll destroy them." said the agent as one last parting shot, and then he was gone.
Danny sat in his cell on the floor, to hurt to move. The only thing he could do was lay there and think.
"Oh man, this is bad. Those GIW losers are about to attack the Ghost Zone and if I know Vlad he's already got the Ghost Zone thinking of war as well. I have to get out of here and stop it before it is too late." thought Danny.
Danny sat up and looked around his jail cell, he was surrounded on all sides by ghost proof metal walls, with only the door and a small air vent the as a way out. He knew he couldn't use his powers with the manacles on him because they neutralized his powers. All in all things were not looking good.
"I hope someone comes to rescue me soon, or things are going to get really bad." said Danny as he stared at the blank wall.
Little did Danny know that outside of the prison a person dressed in a long black coat was about to do just that.
"Hang on Danny, I'll get you out of there soon." thought the mysterious person, and then they sank back into the night.
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Rob: Things are not looking good for our heroes, Danny and his parents have been captured, Sam and the others are being chased through the Ghost Zone, and the humans and the ghosts are about to go to war.
Ember: Yeah, but who was that mysterious person in black?
Rob: I don't know, hopefully they can help Danny and the others.
Ember: Well Danny and his friends need all the help they can get.
Rob: Yes, now for our readers entertainment it is time to pull the hurt Vlad lever. Rob pulls the hurt Vlad lever. The scene changes to Vlad and Spectra visiting a Wisconsin cheese factory.
Vlad: Why did I agree to come here?
Spectra: Because you promised to take me somewhere, and it was a free trip.
Vlad: But I could be planning the destruction of Daniel and his friends, not watching curdled dairy products. Don't like the tour Vlad? Then let us make it a little more interesting. Suddenly Vlad was pushed off of the walkway they were on and into one of the cheese makers.
Vlad: Ah! Ow! Hey! Watch it! Aii! Said Vlad as he was forced through the machine. When he reached the end he was shot out of the machine incased in a giant wheel of Wisconsin Cheddar.
The Dairy King: Try the gouda, its dairy fresh!
Rob: The Dairy King? What are you doing here?
The Dairy King: I'm just telling these good people about the dairy goodness of Wisconsin cheese don'tcha know.
Rob: Uh, right, can I get back to the story please?
The Dairy King: Why of course kiddo, go right ahead.
Rob: Ok then…Vlad then came to and found he was trapped in a giant wheel of cheese.
Vlad: Someone get me out of this thing! Ok Vlad, but only because you asked. Suddenly the Fluffy Army of Doom appeared, and they were hungry for some cheese.
Vlad: Why me? Then the army attacked, visting dairy based doom on Vlad's head. Overhead Spectra looked at this and did the only thing she could do, take pictures.
Rob: Now that Vlad has been taken care of, please read and review!
