Sam ran as fast as her legs would allow her, she whipped through every corner just barely making the turns. As she rounded another turn she was brought to a halt by a teal figure, they both came crashing to the ground. Sam was caught in a daze as she rubbed her head, then panic ensued.
"Mrs.Fenton!" She said rather loudly.
"Geez Sam, we need to stop meeting up like this." Maddie joked but her face grew serious as she looked Sam over. "What's wrong dear?"
"Danny! Vlad, Danny, he has him. Saved me, but he's gone now!" Sam stammered as she took in shuddering breaths.
"Sam, slow down, take a deep breath." Maddie instructed as she put her hands on the girl's shoulders and Sam obeyed. "Alright, now what happened?"
"I was looking for you guys and Vald caught me and threatened to kill me, but Danny traded himself in for me." Sam began. "And Vlad took Danny away, and I don't know where they went or what he's gonna do to Danny..." Maddie hushed the girl who was on the verge of tears.
"Calm down Sam, we'll find him." Maddie encouraged and helped Sam to her feet."And I'll make Vlad pay." She growled under her breath.
They soon found Jack, and then Jazz. Jack took the news harder than anyone would've thought, he showed his rage at his former friend by punching a hole through the wall of the warehouse. As he's said, no body messes with his family, Vlad included. They left the building and headed towards the Fenton Family Assualt Vehicle.
While they were walking the dusty dirt road beneath the late afternoon sun Jazz, who had been silent since news of Danny's departure came out with a vital point. "Uh isn't the RV undrivable, remember Danny had to stop it."
"Oh great, just great." Jack moaned, "Now we'll never find him."
"Wait look at this." Sam said and pulled off a note from the driver-side window.
Sorry about before, I can tell you Vlad took Danny to Amity I don't know exactly where. I'd help you find him but I am not a free ghost, this is the best I could do. I fixed your RV, good luck.
Trig
"Well that's convenient." Jazz said.
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Vlad stood on the roof with Danny in front of him.Trig stood behind both of them nervously, she didn't want to see him get hurt. The oncoming night was moonless and the stars were begining to disappear behind the dark clouds as a cold wind whipped around Danny's body, he was trying his hardest supress all his fears.
"What are you going to do?" Danny asked looking down over the edge. He noticed it was a rather long fall.
"Are you in or are you out? You can't win either way,"Vlad said.
Danny heaved in a deep breath and looked around he couldn't imagine what Vlad would do if he told him he was out, but he couldn't bring himself to give himself to the man and be his apprentice. " I refuse to submit to you." Danny said with courage.
Vlad nodded and a manical smile over took him. "Have it your way Daniel, you will regret such decisions." And as if by the snap of his fingers a dim glow of red came on. "People of Amity," Vlad began motioning to the camera he had on them and the growing crowd beneath him.
The people on the ground looked up and saw the ghosts, they wondered what was going on up there, and what was going to happen. All the televisons were now broadcasting Danny's startled face.
Vlad moved beside him and held Danny's shoulders firmly. "You all have been wondering who your ghostly enemy Danny Phantom is, well let me be the first to show you."
The people began leaving their houses to see the comotion going on. Tucker shoved to the front of the crowd, his eyes following his best friend. Vlad had something in store for Danny and it wasn't good.
"Phantom has made his choice, and now I, Plasmius, will show you the truth." Vlad shouted triumphantly,then the man leaned closely to Danny so that he could tell him something privately, "The fall will be fantastic and what's left is nothing less than perfection." Danny's eyes grew wide and he balled his hands nervously into fists.
Vlad laughed and shocked him shouting to him. "Show them, show them what you really are!"
Danny fought hard against the pain, his body screamed at him to change back, but he fought. The two blue rings formed around his waist, but Danny kept his struggle as they repeatedly tried to seperate. Danny put all his strength into stopping the transformation but he couldn't keep it up. He fell to his knees and let the rings do their job.
Danny kept his eyes closed he didn't want to look at the camera and he didn't want to see the crowd. He heard their gasps and muttering and he heard someone shout his name.They all knew.Danny finally opened his blue eyes and looked around and then at Vlad.
"Goodbye Daniel." Vlad said with a small and then kicked Danny in the back and off the roof.
Tucker stared fearfully as he saw Vlad push Danny, other people joined in his gasp. Danny immediately forced a transformation, it was near impossible from his lack of energy but it gave him enough time to lower himself to the ground.
Once he was a few inches from the ground he let his fatigue take over, and he collapsed. Tucker shoved past a few people and yelled at them to get out of his way. He made his way over to Danny and scowled at everyone else. "Stand back." He demanded, "You all can just stay away."
Tucker looked at everyone, he recognized some and others he did not. He heard a shrill angry voice coming closer as she forced her way through the crowd. "Get out of my way you vultures!"
All at once the techno geek knew it was Sam. The goth came forward and stood beside Tucker. "Keep away." She growled and stood ready to fight anyone who was daring enough to come near her beloved halfa.
"Sam what do we do? We can't get through the crowd." Tucker whispered to her.
"I really don't know." She answered and shot death glares at the people surrounding them. "We have to get Danny out of here though."
"Stand aside, yeah, yeah out of my way." Came another voice and a tall muscular blonde boy came towards them with his equally tall dark haired friend.
"Hey move aside or I'll claw your eyes out." A latina shouted as she followed the boys.
"Oh no..." Sam muttered as she remembered Paulina's reaction to Danny's secret.
"Hey this seems familar huh Sam?" Tucker said with a smile. Sam glared at him and thought about bashing her head repeatedly into a wall, but she really couldn't complain the football stars made a huge opening through the crowd.
Dash moved forward and grabbed Danny. Sam and Tucker exchanged a look but they followed the jocks and the cheerleader through the crowd and finally into the empty street. There they broke into a run so that no body would follow. They stopped outside of the Fenton household.
"Why, are, you, helping, us?" Tucker panted.
"Why not, he's been doing it for like ever." Dash answered handing Danny over to Tucker.
"Besides, he is such a hottie." Paulina sighed dreamily.
Sam scowled her eyes burning. "You can just keep your hands off of him." Sam threatened.
"Sam don't be rude, they helped us, remember?" Tucker scolded, the last thing he wanted was for more people to turn on Danny. "Well thanks, Dash, Kwan, Paulina." Tucker said motioning to them. "But we better take Danny inside."
"Hey anytime, you guys are ok in our book." Kwan said with a smile and they turned to walk away.
Paulina stopped for a second and looked at Sam with a daring smile. "Tell Danny I hope he gets better soon, and that I can't wait to see him." She said seductively then she turned to follow the others .
Sam's eye twitched as she thought about lunging at the cheerleader but she was brought out of her rage by a weak groan from Danny. "We better get him inside." She said.
"So now what do we do?" Tucker asked after he set Danny down on the couch.
"I guess we can call Jazz, tell her where we are and wait." Sam sighed.
Tucker did that then he sat on the floor next to his gothic friend. "I can tell you know what's going on, care to enlighten me?"
Sam took a deep breath and met with Tucker's eyes. "Oh boy Tuck, do I have a story for you." Sam was about to begin but they heard a loud knocking at the door. "Don't open it." She whispered.
"What if it's the Fenton's?" Tucker whispered back.
"They would let themselves in." She said quietly as they both ducked down. "We gotta hide."
"Open up Ghostboy, we know you're in there!" Came a voice filled with authority.
"Oh God Tuck, what are we going to do?" Sam asked fearfully.
Dun da duhh... dramatic music. Who could be at the door? Hmmmmm... makes you wonder. Well I guess you'll just have to wait.
