Well, today started out well. It feels like one of my friends ripped my heart out and threw it against a wall just to pick it up and do it again. 'Tis not a very good feeling and I guess my music videos will be coming even slower now. This chapter may be a little depressing because that's how I feel right now. Ye be warned.
Anyway, I'm so sorry this chapter took so long. I won't keep you here forever, but I want you all to know I'm sorry and I love your reviews.
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"I will get to my son, Vladimir. There's anything you can do to stop me." Maddie gritted her teeth and gripped her ectogun tighter. She jumped out of the vehicle, never let her gaze wander.
Vlad smirked at the woman. His face could simply tell his thoughts. He didn't believe she would. He didn't believe in her, and yet he tried to make it sound like he loved her. Love needs trust, Maddie knew that.
Jack ran up to his wife with another ecto gun. Sam, Tucker and Jazz followed him, each with a separate weapon of there own.
"We need to find Danny." Jazz slowly started to inch towards Vlad.
"Who's going to watch Phantom?" Tucker motioned towards the vacant speeder.
"Mom and Dad will take care of it."
Vlad left his stare at Maddie to focus on the children that were slowly moving towards him. They didn't stop, nor slow down; arousing his curiosity.
The room became silent. No one fired a weapon, and no one left each other's gaze. Minutes ticked by and the kids got a little closer each time.
"Now!" Jazz bolted followed by Tucker and Sam. Maddie fired at Vlad, hitting him in the chest and causing him to fall back. She kept her gun aimed and ready, giving the kids a chance to get past him.
Vlad gritted his teeth and regained composure. He looked back at Maddie and fired an ectoblast at her weapon. He hit his mark and the weapon blew up into multiple small pieces.
"Come on!" Jazz pushed open a door and ran in.
"Are you sure Danny's-" Sam gawked at the long hallway. Doors lined the walls and the end never seemed to come.
The trio began to walk slowly down the hall. Sam looked at the glowing green cobwebs that hung along the room. Millions of small flies were tangled and strangled in the webs, some in which, the prey has not yet arrived. A small squeal was heard, causing her to jump back as a one eyed rat ran away from under her boot. The candle lit lanterns flicked, sometimes even going out and making it impossible to see one of the doors.
"I guess we have to search threw all of them." Jazz knocked on the first one, but the only answer they got was the echo of iron.
"Wait!" Tucker shoved his hand in his pocket and pulled out his cell phone. A slight smile creeped onto his lips. He quickly pushed a few numbers, than stood quietly. His smile spread from ear to ear as a faint ring could be heard farther down the hall.
"Score!" Tucker raised the phone.
"Come on!" Jazz ran down the hall. The ring got slightly louder, but stopped after about a minute. Tucker redialed and it began again.
"Wow, Tuck. That phone is really coming in handy." Sam commented. Jazz skidded to a halt in front of one of the doors, causing Sam to run into her and Tucker to make them all fall to the ground.
Jazz groaned.
"Nice stop, guys." They simply smiled at her. She stood up and put her ear to the door.
"I think this is the one." She gently turned the knob, surprised that it wasn't locked. She pushed it open, hearing the small scratch of glass being pushed on the floor and a few bubbles in some sort of liquid.
"Danny?" she slightly poked her head in the room. Her aqua eyes scanned the room, taking in her new surroundings. It was dark and a musty smell reached her nose. The solid stone walls made the bubbling liquids echo throughout the room, giving it an eerie presence.
"Is he there?" Sam murmured in Jazz's ear. Jazz paused and opened the door a bit more. She moved into the room a little more. In the back corner a bright white light shone and she blinked a few times from sudden light in darkness.
"Danny." she finally managed to see the form of her unconscious brother inside the light.
Sam got impatient and pushed Jazz in the room. She stumbled and glared at her, but then focused back on Danny. His cell phone lay on the floor flashing green as a signal of a low battery.
Electric sparks crackled around his body and his cheeks held a slight pink color of strain.
"Is he-?" Sam held a hand up to the white barrier and multiple ripples erupted from where her hand touched. She immediately pulled away and looked at Jazz.
"We need to get him out of that…thing." She scanned the room again, looking for something to pierce the barrier. Her eyes stopped on a broken metal rod lying on the floor. She smiled and picked it up.
"This should do the trick." She raised it above her head and with one swift movement jabbed it into the barrier. It sparked and crackled, but she kept pushing against it. Beads of sweat began to form on her brow and her teeth gritted against each other. It roared and fought against her; lightning pulsed through the barrier.
"Come on Jazz! You can do it." Tucker encouraged her. She clenched her eyes shut and pushed with all her might, until, it seemed, as though the world slowed down and the bar slid into the light, missing Danny's arm by but an inch. The shield roared in agony. Electricity sparked in all directions until it couldn't keep it up anymore and died into a faded white mist.
Her brother fell to the floor with a thud, and she followed his action. She tried to catch her breathe before crawling over to him.
"Danny? Danny wake up." she shook him. Sam fell to her knees beside the two and grabbed Danny's hand. She smiled a little when she felt a steady pulse. She smoothed down his black hair, but her hand stopped on his forehead. It was burning hot, as was the rest of his body.
Something wasn't right here. She could remember Danny's painful screams on the phone. This, this must be what was causing it. Vlad was getting more powerful, if that was possible for a man his age. He was discovering more abilities, weather done by him, or someone else.
"Why are you trying to wake him up? Can't you see he's sleeping?" Darcy appeared staring into Jazz's eyes. A thin grin fluttered across her lips. Jazz scowled and pushed the girl away.
"Why are you here?" Sam grabbed her by the collar.
"Sam." She felt a warm hand on her arm. Danny looked up at her, eyes shining blue eyes finally getting the chance to see her again. He was clenching his chest with his other hand, and it trembled ever so slightly.
She forgot about Darcy and smiled at him. Darcy took the opportunity and floated back a little.
"I see you're awake." Vlad's voice made all of the kids turn and glare into his bright red eyes. Darcy smirked standing in front of him.
In his black gloved hand, Vlad held Phantom, by the neck and unable to get away. He too, glared at Vlad and tried to pull his hand away from his neck.
"Vlad," Jazz helped Danny stand, "Let him go!"
Vlad smiled and Darcy disappeared. She grabbed Danny and roughly pulled him over to her master. He grabbed him by the shoulder and sent another fiery wave of pain through his small body. He screamed, alerting all his friends.
"Daniel." Vlad lifted Danny so he could look into his eyes.
"I need to test you, to prove you to be what I need." The look in his eyes made shivers go down Danny's spine.
"What do you mean?" Danny asked. Vlad turned him to look at Sam, Tucker and Jazz.
"Which will you kill first, Daniel? Them or Yourself." He turned Danny towards Phantom. His eyes widened.
"No." No he couldn't do it. He wasn't going to hurt his friends, but he couldn't kill Phantom or he'd die as well. He'd be letting his entire town down, along with his family and friends.
"Which one will it be?" he sent another pulse through Danny causing him to choke.
"Guys…I'm sorry." He looked at his friends. They gasped as he clenched his eyes shut.
"Phantom."
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faints Hello, my friends. This will be a long A/n.
Yes, it took me two months to write this chapter. Along with its writer's blocks and my other small habits pushing it around. I finally finished it! And I'm dead. I wanted to thank all of you for you're support, but this chapter is dedicated to my Friend Nadds. It's a B-day gift. Happy b-day my friend! Um, thank you for waiting and I'm hoping to update sooner now.
