Danny groaned miserably and rubbed his face. How long had he been stuck in this room? Definitely hours, maybe even days, but he no idea how long he'd been there. Danny stared blankly at the ceiling, wondering if his friends had discovered his disappearance and were looking for him. He hoped they were because he didn't know how long he'd stay sane being stuck this room.
He suddenly brightened, remembering his parents had installed a tracking advice to find him into his watch, which he must have dropped during his encounter with Vlad. His friends would've found it by now. He unconsciously frowned at the thought of Vlad. Not that he missed Vlad or anything, but he hadn't seen Vlad for hours. It was weird.
He hopped off his bed and onto the wooden floor. He may as well start training, as he had nothing else to entertain him. But to be honest, he was more interested in learning and developing his new powers after he accidently created a cloud window into the past yesterday. He was as much curious about his newfound capabilities as he was fearful.
Danny yelped suddenly when he heard a loud banging on his door, startled by the sudden noise. Danny assumed it was Vlad giving him food through the trap door again. Danny walked over towards the large heavy door. Danny opened the door to find a white plastic plate of roast vegetables and chicken, mashed potatoes, and gravy. Well, least I can't complain about the food around here. As much as he felt like a prisoner, being slided food through a trapdoor, he tried to stay positive as much as he could.
Danny sat down on the hard floor leaning his back against the wall as he picked up his knife and fork, digging into his food heartily.
"Sam dear, are you sure you searched there?". There could be a ghost after Danny", Maddie said worriedly, her mind in a muddle as she clutched her phone in her hands.
Sure, her son had ghost powers, but she was still worried about him, like any other mother would be knowing her son was missing.
' Don't worry Ms Fenton, we won't stop looking for him. We'll look everywhere untill we find him" Sam stated, acting much calmer than she felt. Internally she was panicking, but she had to stay focused on finding on Danny and nothing else. Someone had to, otherwise they'd get nowhere.
"Can't you track his ectoplasmic signiture?" Tucker sugguested, hope shinning in his eyes.
Jack shook his head sadly "No there's a radio wave blocking the signals from our tracker. So we can't use the tracker to find Danny.". Maddie walked over rubbing her husbands shoulder, ressuring him. "Well, lets just hope we're find h- oh why won't this stupid phone won't work?!" Maddie grumbled,, pressing buttons frantically. Jack took the phone and smashed it with his foot "Better dear?"
Sam sighed "This is going to take awhile". looking to Tucker wearily who just shrugged at her.
" Danny " Vlad called expectantly from the otherside of the door. " Time for training".
Danny groaned and rolled to the side of the bed, pretending to be asleep. He didn't want to get up, he just wanted to stay in his bed and never wake up so Vlad would leave him alone. But, alas, he heard a loud metal click againist the walls. The huge doors opened and Vlad walked out with a very unamused expression. " I said, get up Daniel" Vlad repeated firmly, also there was a glint of amusement in his eyes. " I know you're awake"
Danny stayed still as a sleeping statue, eyes closed, trying to breathe evenly. He was face down into his pillow, so he could'nt see Vlad.
Vlad grinned mischievously. " So be it,"
Vlad reached over and rolled up Danny in the duvet, picking him up off the bed and carrying him in his arms. Muffled yelps could be heard through the duvet as Danny tried to wriggle free. Vlad chuckled and walked through the doorway, kicking the door to Danny's room shut behind him.
As Vlad was walking down the hallway to the training room, Danny realised Vlad's mistake.
'He did'nt handcuff me, I can try escape. It's my only chance' Danny phased through the duvet, landing right on his back, slightly winded by the fall. He jumped up onto his feet just as Vlad saw the duvet flop in his arms. Danny took Vlad's moment of surprise as a head start, he scrambled to his feet, quickly changing into his ghost form. Danny bolted forward through the air, making a quick decision to turn right as one hallway branched into two. Danny flinched as he heard Vlad yelling after him, incense clear in his voice. Danny floated with energy rolling in his chest, feeling slightly relieved as he heard Vlad's voice beginning to fade. "Yes! I've bet the old fruitloop"
"I don't think so" Vlad quipped, blocking his escape route. Danny yelped and then realised something. 'Ah ha, in the ghost zone, humans are the ghosts" He turned left around the corner, turning human so he could phase through the wall. "Danny 1- Vlad-0" he whispered, smirking triumphantly.
The more Danny tried to find his way out, the more maze like it became. Danny would go through doors, but whichever way he went, he found himself in empty room or a stairway. What Danny didn't know was that because this was Vlad's haunt, only Vlad knew the layout of the mansion. Danny's heart drummed in his chest, his panic rising as he heard Vlad's shouts growing nearer. There must be way outta here that I haven't seen yet. Danny shrieked, quick thinking, taking a sharp turn around and stepped through the wall on his right. Danny gulped in dread as spotted Skulker a few meters away, turned away from him, working on something on the counter he couldn't see from this angle. Skulker sniffed the air suddenly, sensing Danny's presence. " Whelp?" " What are you doing here?" He turned invisible just as Skulker turned around, leaning into the nearest wall as if he could somehow meld into it. Skulker's confused look turned into one of wicked glee. " Are you playing a game of hide and seek with Vlad, runt?"
Danny stayed silent, slinking around the edge of the room. Skulker walked around the room, sniffing in the air. " I may not be able to see you, but you're scent is close". Danny brightened as he saw a open door a few meters away, a glimmer of the ghost zone glimmering through it. He rushed towards it, not caring if he was heard now, being so close to freedom. The more distance between Skulker and especially Vlad the better. Skulker eyes widened as he realised his mistake, hearing Danny's footsteps approached the unguarded door. Danny flashed into ghost form once he reached the opening, remaining invisible as he flew into the green depths of the ghost zone, hoping that his ecto signature could blend in with the natural ghostly ambience of the place.
Danny felt relieved looking as he flew further away from the nasty old Vlad. Danny anxiously looked for some clues to which direction he should take to the Fenton Portal, not wanting Vlad or Skulker to catch up with him and find him.
He had no idea where abouts in the ghost zone he was, as there were no landmarks anywhere to guide him. He mentally groaned, frustrated at himself and the whole ordeal he was in . He had a lot to explain to his friends, feeling guilty for keeping so much from them. He was suddenly interrupted from his thoughts, when he felt a strange energy in his chest, strong yet familiar to him from the training with Vlad . Curious, he eagerly focused on it. Danny started glowing white again, when a cloud appears in front of him, in the shape of a circle. Danny grinned gasping in awe of the pretty light, but that didn't last long till a strong gust of wind blew at his face and knocked him out.
