Part two of the climax is here!! Since I assume that all of you have figured out who the shadow is I'll go right out and say that this part is mostly fighting Vlad. Now, I'm assuming that you're wondering what else is going to happen besides fighting Vlad. Well, not much. But there is something. I hope that what I'm saying isn't too much of a spoiler. It's just, I like spoilers, myself. Enjoy, and please review!!!

Chapter Ten

Charlotte

Suddenly, what happened with Danni was a thing of the past. Charlotte's father's arch-enemy was standing before her; cape and all. She had seen pictures before of him but in person, he was a lot scarier than he looked. She glanced at Shaun; his hands were in fists and she could tell by his face that his teeth were clenched, too. From the look in his eyes, she could tell it took everything he had not to attack Vlad right then and there. Her father seemed to be in a staring contest with his rival. Vlad was playing along. But then Vlad spoke up.

"Still calling me that childish name, eh Daniel?" he said, still casual.

When the only response he got was a menacing glare he changed the subject.

"I should've known that you would turn up eventually."

Then the ghost looked over at her. Charlotte normally would've looked away, but instead returned the gaze with fierceness.

"With your daughter too, no doubt. Though I must admit, the appearance of Shaun surprises me."
How did he know his name? Charlotte looked over at Shaun. His angered face had changed to confusion, just like hers. Vlad smiled menacingly and took a few steps towards Shaun. Charlotte half expected Shaun to back up a little bit. Her other half thought he was going to attack the powerful ghost immediately. But Shaun stood his ground and met Vlad's red eyes.

"Poor boy;" Vlad began, "all by yourself for so long; lost in this dark world. So, you fled to Amity Park, did you? I can't say I'm surprised at that. Let me guess; you've come to avenge your parents. You're just like your mother. She always cared too much; never looking at what she could've become."

At this, Vlad began to raise his voice. Charlotte was getting a little frightened. Shaun seemed to be getting angrier. Charlotte knew that Vlad was trying to get him to explode. Unfortunately, he was most likely going to get what he wanted.

"She could've followed me and gotten everything she ever wanted. It was weakness." Vlad continued.

"What do you know about her!?" Shaun cried, taking a step forward. "You know nothing about her!"

"Don't let him break you, Shaun." Danny said under his breath.

"From what I understand, you don't know much about her either." Vlad kept talking, staying calm in an eerie kind of way.

Shaun squeezed his eyes shut against Vlad's last comment. Charlotte was surprised and heartbroken to even see a tear slip out. When Shaun opened his eyes again they showed anger like nothing she had ever seen before. It frightened her. Suddenly, Shaun shot three ectoplasm rays after one another. Vlad dodged them effortlessly. He smiled, split himself into three, and had each attack one of them. Charlotte should've been even more scared at this; but she wasn't. Nervous? Yes. Scared? No. She slipped the covers off her new swords and quickly sliced a couple ectoplasm rays of her own. The slightest of smiles escaped her lips as she launched into something she's been learning for as long as she could remember. The only person she was scared for was Shaun; who just started about a month and a half ago and wasn't exactly in control of his emotions.

Shaun

Shaun couldn't feel anything anymore. He remembered his talk with Charlotte and what she had told him. He couldn't let his feelings control him; not anymore. As the battle began, Shaun couldn't think either. More ectoplasm rays here, another there; a storm of ice daggers sent right at Vlad. But with a simple shield Vlad defended himself perfectly. The ghost shot a few rays towards Shaun and he tried to dodge but the more he did, the more tired he became. Shot in the stomach, he was sent flying into the stone wall. Shaun began doubting what they were doing. Maybe Vlad was too powerful. He was certainly more powerful then him. With a slight groan, he got up again and launched back into battle. No matter what, there was no turning back now. They had to go through with this. Into the air Shaun went. Flying left and right while dodging the rays. This time he would play defense until Vlad got tired. It wasn't long until his attack began to lesser. Shaun took the chance to send another burst of ice towards the enemy. They hit their target; sending Vlad into the wall this time. But he wasn't giving up; the ghost flew up immediately and shot a huge energy blast at Shaun. It was fast, but Shaun was quick and with little effort managed to avoid it while sending an attack of his own. His ray hit spot on but wasn't enough to send Vlad backwards. The battle went on and on. Shaun wasn't sure how much time had passed. Once in a while he would manage a quick glance at Danny and Charlotte. They were both doing well, like Shaun, in the beginning. But as time progressed, Danny began to grow tired. From the few times he saw him, he could tell right away from his slower movements and dazed look in his eyes. Finally, when Shaun was about to send an energy blast at his Vlad, Danny must've gave out. A loud crashing sound came from nowhere followed by Charlotte's cry of "Dad!" and a scream Shaun assumed was from Finn. Turning around Shaun saw that instead of floating in the air like the Specter Speeder usually did, it was lying on the ground. Looking around, Shaun didn't see Danny anywhere. Suddenly, Shaun realized where he was; underneath the speeder. All three Vlads looked on and laughed in unison. Charlotte's eyes were once again swimming in tears. Shaun was just in plain shock. Danny couldn't be dead; he just couldn't. Charlotte began to run toward the speeder, but one of the Vlads grabbed her. Before Shaun could do anything about it, another took him. He struggled, as did Charlotte, but to no avail. He felt like saying something, anything, but nothing came to mind. He just wanted to attack him; to punch him in the face not even using his powers. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw Finn's head pop up into view from the window of the Specter Speeder. She looked dazed and frightened because of the crash. Her hair had fallen out of her short ponytail and she looked around for the lost hair tie. Unfortunately, Vlad had seen her too. The remaining free-handed Vlad strolled over to the speeder, turned his hand intangible, and grabbed Finn by the arm from the speeder. Finn screamed again and tried to break free, but her efforts were useless too. Vlad placed her feet on the floor with a smirk on his face but still held on to both of her arms.

"My old sacrifice's blood is no longer fresh, I assume." He said with a sarcastic sad sigh, "It seems I'm in need of new human blood. You see, I don't want to alert the public, yet. I needed someone that I knew personally. Although a halfa's blood is not all human, it has some. While that would only open the portal temporarily, I'm afraid. But then, your friend comes along. What a wonderful gift."

Vlad said no more but left all three teens with a feeling of dread. Finn looked as pale as Charlotte, Shaun, and Danny in ghost mode. He eyes displayed a frightening feeling of utter hopelessness. Charlotte's eyes were filled with fear. Shaun struggled again, trying to break free and save Finn from whatever Vlad had in mind. The enemy holding Finn began walking down the shadowy hallway which he had come form and motioned the other two to follow. Shaun just hoped Charlotte could come up with something.

Ta Da!! That was part two of the climax!! I hoped everyone enjoyed it!! Please review! Hopefully, the next chapter will be up soon… again, I can't make any promises. Anyway, thanks for reading!!!