Vlad straighten his tie out, proceeding to then brush the specks of the dust from his suit.
"The audience is awaiting you, Mayor Masters." The attendant stated, holding the clipboard tightly to her chest, he smiled and nodded to her.
"Thank you Melissa, I have just a few things to take care of briefly, please tell them I appreciate their patience and will be there very shortly."
"Will do, sir." The petite brunette jogged away, Vlad smiled in excitement. He lowered his voice.
"Do not forget your job Danny, be sure to make me proud."
"I shall father." The clone nodded, turning invisible. Vlad calmly walked to the curtain, sighing before making his appearance onto the stage. He rested his hands on the podium, closing his eyes deeply to pretend deep concentration. He opened his celeste eyes, moving them slowly up to the array of cameras.
"My dear people, I have discovered something that will change the face of this very community forever. I will not dawdle with words and state the facts at hand. Danny Phantom is my deceased son." Shocks and gasps fluttered nervously through the gathered audience.
"Yes, it shocked me as well, I never would have fathomed it myself..." Vlad pretended to choke out his words.
"Vladdie! I never knew you had a son!" Jack shouted, obviously fooled.
"Yes, well, he died a few years ago, he was always shut up in his room after his mother died when he was so young... He was devastated...heartbroken... He never wanted to die though, he was fixing something in his room and electrocuted himself. He died on the scene...I never wanted anyone to know about this but now seemed like the appropriate time because he's now turned into a ghost, a malevolent at that. I'm decided to take care of this personally and he has agreed to turn himself in for his wrong doings." The clone gently landed next to Vlad, the crowd gasped.
"He does look like the mayor! The hair and face are so similar!" Maddie began to frown, puzzled.
"Are you really the son of Mayor Masters, Danny Phantom?" A reporter asked.
"Yes, I am, he's shown me the path that I have to take as a ghost. I have to move on, so I'll be going to live in the ghost zone until...I don't know..." The clone looked up to Vlad, Vlad smiled in return and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't believe a word he says!" Another Phantom appeared, confusing the audience even more. "He's an imposter, I'm the real Danny Phantom!" He yelled. The clone floated up to his level, a smirk on his face.
"Well I guess there's only one way to settle this." Danny's hands began to glow bright with ectoplasmic energy.
"I'm glad that we're on the same page." The clone's smile grew sly.
"Cause you're never going to make it out of here alive."