The thing that sent Danny over the edge was the laugh, ringing through his ears. He knew that laugh, too, which both scared him and at the same time, spurred him to be faster. He flew through the woods, weaving through the trees at speeds that would've been phenomenal if he wasn't so hyper focused on that spine chilling laugh and that blood curdling scream.

Finally, he reached a clearing, coming to a halt the moment he saw her. "Spectra," the word escaped Danny's lips.

"Oh, look at you! Here to save the day with your cute little superhero act," Spectra taunted, her voice like a steal blade cutting through the air. She held Sam by the face with her precisely manicured finger nails digging slightly into her skin.

"Sam," Danny breathed, his chest heaving up and down while the adrenaline coursed through him. He turned to Spectra, looking her right in the eye. "Let her go."

"No can do! Mr. Masters asked specifically for this one, something about a test? Or an experiment? Oh, it doesn't matter. All I know is that she's coming with me," Spectra's smile widened more and more as she talked. Danny took a step closer, but Spectra's grip tightened. "I wouldn't do that if I were you, Danny. Take another single step closer, and I might be taking her back in two pieces."

Danny's heart raced as he looked back and forth between Spectra and Sam.

"There is, of course, another option. Mr. Masters said he would settle for either the girl…or you," traced a single finger over Sam's face. Danny looked between the two, biting his lip slightly.

"Danny, don't!" Sam called. Spectra tightened her fingers around Sam's face, and she whimpered slightly.

"Quiet!" Spectra regained her composure, turning back to Danny and smiling manically. "Now, Danny, you choose. I can take the girl, or I can take you."

"I-" Danny looked between the two again. He sighed, transforming back into his ghost form and walking slowly towards Spectra with his hands above his head. "I give up. Take me, just leave Sam alone."

Spectra laughed, throwing Sam to the ground and rushing over to Danny before fastening secure handcuffs around his wrists. "There you go, that should hold you alright. Now let me just get the girl," Spectra smirked down at Danny.

"What? No, you said that if I came with you, that you'd leave Sam alone!" Danny struggled against the bonds, but Spectra took a small remote out of her blazer pocket and pressed a button, sending a shock through his body and making him fall to the ground.

"Oh, honey, don't believe everything you hear," Spectra fastened the handcuffs around Sam's wrists. She turned around and crouched down next to Danny, running her fingers through her hair and pulling his head up so that he was looking directly into her eyes. "You're my ticket to success, honey, and this time you better not run away."

She turned away from both Danny and Sam, pressing another button on her remote and opening a portal in front of her. She turned back to Sam, picking her up and struggling not to drop her. "You'll never get away with this, you'll never take us!" Sam spat.

Spectra pressed another button on her remote, and bright blue electricity ran through her. Her whole body went limp, and Danny could just barely hear a low groan come from her.

"Sam!" Danny called, struggling against the bonds. Spectra turned her attention towards him, pressing the button and waiting for the electricity to shock him. Danny prepared himself for the electricity to effect him, but nothing happened. Spectra stumbled backwards a little bit, still holding Sam.

"That should've effected you!" Spectra looked at Danny wide eyed. She pressed the button again, waiting for a response. When nothing happened, she pressed it a few more times, throwing the remote down on the ground in a fit of anger. "Ok, this doesn't matter! I still have the advantage here! I've got the girl under my control, which means that if you even dare do anything risky, I WILL hurt her, you understand?"

She bent down to pick up her remote when Danny looked down at his hands. They were both glowing electric blue, a ball of energy collected in his palms. Danny looked up at Spectra, who was just straightening up with the remote in her hand. Without thinking, Danny pointed his hands at her, willing the electricity to shoot towards her. Three tendrils shot out of his hands, hitting Spectra right in the chest and causing her to drop Sam, who was just starting to regain her movements.

Danny struggled against the handcuffs, finally breaking free of their constraint. He stood up, running over to Sam, who was just then starting to struggle against the cuffs. Danny transformed into his human form and phased Sam's wrists through the handcuffs, and she sighed in relief.

"Danny, thank you so mu-" she started, but Danny caught her off with a tight hug, surprising her.

"Sam, don't scare me like that again. I'm so sorry I trusted Val but please just don't do that to me again," Danny breathed into Sam's hair while she uncertainly wrapped her arms around him.

"Danny, I'm ok. What's gotten into you?" she asked.

"I can't lose one more person I care about Sam," Danny exhaled, breaking Sam's heart. "I can't lose you."

"Oh, Danny-" Sam began, only to be interrupted by Spectra, who was back on her feet and pointing a silver and magenta gun at them both.

"Make one more move, and I fire. This bad boy can and will wipe out about half a mile when fired," Spectra smirked, her hair sticking at weird angles from the electricity. Danny pulled away from Sam, scowling at Spectra.

"You'll never get way with this," Sam seethed.

"Oh, I already have. Now, unless you want your town to be blown to bits, I suggest you both do exactly as I say," Spectra kept the gun level with Danny's head. "Well, get into the portal!"

Danny stood up slowly, helping Sam up and walking slowly towards Spectra and the portal. When he finally got close enough, he said in a tone just loud enough for Spectra to hear, "You really think I'll follow you?"

"What do you-" Spectra started, her finger tightening on the trigger.

Before she could finish, Danny pushed her as hard as he could into the portal, which stayed open for about half a second after she went in before closing. Danny's heart raced as his chest moved up and down quickly while he tried to slow his breathing.

"Danny, that was amazing!" Sam threw her arms around Danny's neck, smiling and looking right into his neon green eyes.

"Thanks," he smiled a little bit, looking right back into her eyes. He started to lean in just a little bit, when a rustling sound from the woods stopped him.

Tucker ran into the clearing, sighing in relief when he saw Danny and Sam together and alright. "You guys are alright!"

Sam dropped her arms down to her sides, and Danny took a step back, a blush evident on his face while he rubbed the back of his neck nervously.

"Yeah, we're ok," Danny agreed awkwardly.

"Wait, did I interrupt something?" Tucker asked.

"No!" both Sam and Danny said at the same time.

"Ok, well then, we should probably head back before anyone gets worried," Tucker looked between the two suspiciously. Danny and Sam nodded, heading out of the clearing with Tucker. "So, what happened?"

"Uh, long story," Sam scoffed.

"REALLY long story," Danny agreed, shooting Sam a small smile.

Really REALLY short chapter, sorry, I just couldn't resist. So, after a pep-talk (pep-type?) from PickleWitch, and also after going back and reading the old reviews from some other people, I just had a ton of great ideas suddenly and had to post them today. So, TADA! I'm pretty happy with this one, so I hope you guys are too. Also, I really appreciate it when people type reviews and stuff, it literally makes my day. I just wanted to say thank you guys for the reviews, I'm excited to see what you guys think every time I log on.

See you guys next time?

-Samantha