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I don't own Danny Phantom. *cue gasps* I never have disclaimers do I? (Obvious sarcasm)
Vlad threw his head back as he guffawed; his rancid breath burning Danny's nose.
"Are you honestly threatening me?" Vlad patronized him with a sneer. "Just look at you, poor boy! Why, you have a broken ankle,'" he glanced down, "and you're even standing on it!" He pretended to stifle a laugh, but everyone clearly heard it.
It sent shivers down the teens' spines.
"Plasmius," Danny hissed, "what the hell is going on?"
Vlad raised an eyebrow at the boy, "Really, Daniel?" He swatted the child's hands away from the front of his shirt and brushed himself off, "You aren't that intimidating, you know." Vlad informed Danny with a smirk.
Danny got in his face, "Are you asking for me to be?" He asked the man quietly.
Vlad smiled. He had to give the boy credit; he had a lot of courage in him! Especially for attempting to threaten me in his current state of health, he thought. Stupid child.
Vlad punched Danny in the gut and sent him flying across the room. Danny, although weakened in the first place, jumped back up and flew at the billionaire. He didn't even bother to go ghost! Knocking into the man, the halfas landed on the ground with Danny on top. He managed to punch him twice in the jaw and face before a black gloved hand clamped around his neck.
Vlad smirked as he stood up; Daniel still hanging from his hand. The incredibly light boy kicked the man repeated in the chest while making a few choked noises. When Vlad still didn't let go, Danny resorted to slamming both feet into the man's stomach at the same time.
With a whoosh from his mouth, Vlad let go of Danny's neck. The ghost boy landed skillfully and did a roundhouse kick into Vlad which sent him toppling over. Danny was about to jump in for another attack when-
"DANNY!"
Everyone's head whipped around to see Maddie at the stairs. Without a moment of hesitation, she grabbed one of the million ghost contraptions from a table. "Stay away from my son, evil ghost scum!" With a flip of a switch, she aimed the device at Vlad, and he was sucked into a vacuum.
Maddie dropped the gizmo and ran to Danny who was struggling to get up. "Oh, Danny! My baby!" She wrapped one arm around his midsection and helped him stand. While still supporting his weight, she held his face in one hand quite dramatically, "How is your leg, baby?"
Even though Danny felt comfortable around his friends with most things, this was one of the few things that he wasn't. Jazz was used to seeing this sort of thing, but not his friends. His cheeks burned, "Yes, mom. I'm fine. I'm fine! Let go!" Danny gently pushed her away and began to limp away painfully.
Maddie's heart was breaking at seeing her stubborn son walk with such struggle. "I'm sorry!" She wasn't even sure was she was apologizing for, but Maddie rushed over and draped his arm over her shoulders. "Here, let me help you."
Danny didn't say anything as she led him over to the steps.
"Do you need any help?" Tucker asked them.
Danny was about to turn down the offer, but his mother cut him off. "Oh, that'd be great, Tucker! Would you mind getting his other side?"
Tucker lifted (forced) Danny's arm around his shoulders when Sam suddenly butted in, "Hate to burst your bubble, Tucker," she told him knowingly, "but you know that I'm stronger than you."
"Screw you, Sam..." Tucker sighed dejectedly as he left Danny's side.
"Language, young man!" Maddie scolded him.
Sam smiled to herself as she put Danny's arm over her shoulders. She was about to take a step forward when Mrs. Fenton stopped her.
"Wrap your other arm around his back to support him more, sweetie."
Sam's heart pounded in her chest as she did as she was told. She could feel the warmth radiating from Danny's body at their close proximity and Sam felt her own face emit its own heat. She spared a glance at his face to see him staring at the stairs ahead of them as if they were the most interesting thing on the planet. They began their ascent up the stairs that led to the kitchen.
It was so weird having her arm around Danny's midsection; she could feel him inhaling and exhaling. Focusing for a second, she could slightly feel his pulse underneath her fingertips. It was racing. Good to know that I'm not the only one feeling awkward right now, she thought to herself.
Once they reached the top, the house shuddered again. White plaster crumbled down from the ceiling. Everyone dove underneath the kitchen table in their haste to escape objects falling from shelves and cabinets. A sharp cry was heard as they tumbled underneath the table.
"What's wrong?!" Sam asked frantically in her overprotective manner.
"I'm just perfect," he said with his face screwed up in obvious discomfort,"especially with Tucker on top of my $*#%ing leg!"
"GET OFF!" All three girls shoved Tucker away from Danny.
"Are you okay?"
"Do you need more pain meds?"
Danny sighed exasperatedly, "I'm fine! Stop worrying because it's starting to get on my nerves!"
It was touching that everyone cared about him, but he just wished that he didn't need to be...fussed over so much. Yes, everyone needed help every once in a while. And yes, his leg hurt.
He tried to ignore the hurt looks that flashed across everyone's face once the words left his mouth.
Sam's hurt expression quickly changed into more of an irritated one, "You really need to stop this whole 'I'm invincible' attitude, Danny." She told him with a scowl, "Since you obviously aren't." She gestured to his splinted leg. Looking out from under the table, Sam noticed that the house had stopped shaking and crawled out. The others followed and they all stood back up.
Dishes from the cabinets had fallen and shattered on the floor; the shards all over the place. Plaster was also spread across the ground, along with the table in the center of the room. The lights had burst and pieces of the lightbulbs lay on the tabletop as well. The only light in the room was coming from the lights in the living room that managed to survive the strange trembling of the house.
"Guys," Tucker said in a frightened tone that sent everyone on their toes.
"What...?" Jazz replied hesitantly.
"Listen."
Silence stretched out for several moments until the sound of glass shattering sounded from somewhere in the living room. They heard feet shuffling and they couldn't tell if it was one pair or more...
The shuffling stopped.
Maddie, Jazz, Danny, Tucker, and Sam all held their breath as they waited in complete utter silence. The dark room was like a sponge that held tension.
...
And at the moment, all hell broke lose.
AGHHH! I LOVE LOGAN LERMAN SO MUCH I WANT TO CRY. He should play Danny if there was ever a Danny Phantom movie with real people. (I also love Danny, but he's not real.)
Pleeeeaaase review for me! I don't think I did too great, but let me know your thoughts! Tell me if I need to change something! Like, too much detail or too vague...? Let me know! x)