Vlad was standing with one foot on the concrete road below him and the other on top of Danny's torso. His heavy black boot pressed down hard on his chest, as he bent down, eye to eye with his archenemy. A sickening crack was heard when Danny's ribs could no longer handle the pressure. Creasing his forehead against the pain, Danny's head turned slightly in Sam's direction, as hacking coughs wracked through his beaten and bleeding body. Frozen momentarily, Sam stared in horror as his blood spattered on the asphalt below him with each cough.
"Sam, stay out of this," Danny pleaded.
Sam stood her ground, refusing to move a muscle.
"Please Sam, just go," Danny asked desperately between coughs.
"Danny, I'm not leaving you," Sam replied firmly, tears streaming down her eyes.
For a brief moment, Vlad appeared oblivious of the woman as he directed his attention towards Danny.
"When are you going to end this Daniel," Vlad questioned, truly mischievous.
"This ends, the day that you surrender."
Fueled with anger, Vlad's lips curled into a growl as he grabbed his foe and lifted him up off the ground. He jostled motionlessly in Vlad's arms as his energy began to ebb. Maliciously, both Vlad Plasmius and Dan Phantom took turns assaulting him. Stifling an agonized scream, Danny endured their numerous punches and blows. Suddenly and graciously, they stopped.
"You see Daniel, what you fail to realize is that I always win," Vlad declared with a smug attitude. As Vlad sent a shock through Danny's body, Danny Phantom disappeared in a flash of white blue light and was replaced by Danny Fenton. Feeling that his job had been finished Vlad carelessly let go of Danny's hand.
Sam screamed his name as he started falling fast to the ground, and she ran to catch him. He fell hard into Sam's arms and she collapsed, falling to her knees. Frightened beyond mere words, Sam stared at her new husband. Numerous gashes covered his body, causing an extensive amount of blood loss, and from the way that his right arm bent out sideways in an awkward position, she was sure that it was broken. Momentarily he opened his eyes, and stared at her, his once blazing blue eyes, now pale and dull. Frozen for a moment, Sam cradled him in her arms, whispering words of comfort.
Subsequently, the high-pitched symphony of maniacal laughter echoing above them stopped Sam dead in her tracks. Furious, she gently lowered Danny to the ground and stood to face her adversaries. She fought them mercilessly, and within a few minutes, they disappeared.
A low grunt came from behind her, and still adrenaline ridden, Sam turned around. There stood Danny, struggling to keep himself on his own two feet. Concerned, she ran to him, desperate to help. Putting his arm around her, she slowly began to help him inside. They had only gone a few steps when suddenly; his peach complexion faded and was replaced by a terrifying pallid complexion. His once rigid body went limp, as he slipped into unconsciousness.
Staggering with the sudden loss of support, Sam managed to make it back inside the restaurant.
