Danny was stunned at her comment. How could that be the Dark Phantom. It was Vlad...unless...
"Danny, your alternate evil self is capable of shape shifting. Don't you remember how he tricked your friends and sister until he revealed himself to Jazz?" She stated.
Danny's blood ran cold with realization and then he got upset. "Why doesn't anyone bother to tell me this? How can I successfully defeat him if I don't know fully what he's capable of?"
"I think they assumed that you either knew or figured that since he was defeated it didn't matter. But never mind that for now. He's probably scheming on which heads of state or defense to impersonate so that he can cause chaos and anarchy." Dani explained as she got off the couch she was laying and prepared to leave.
"You're not going to try to stop him are you? Just earlier you claimed to be feeling sick." He added.
"Not without a plan." She replied. "Besides we've got to do something or else he will make the first move with or without our meddling. He may do something drastic or subtle. We could even expose him without any expense to ourselves, but we must move quickly. In his alternate reality he killed and impersonated various government officials and even started wars within and between countries."
Without another word they both left for City Hall.
While rambling on about the ineptness of the Fentons and the weakness of Danny Phantom the disguised mayor felt a painful shock that pulsed through his body. Then he was shot with another anti ghost ray that gave an equally painful jolt. While he was writhing in pain he heard a familiar voice screaming at and taunting him. No it couldn't but then it could've, yes it was her...The younger present Valerie Gray but in a different suit. It looked more high tech than the one he recalled her originally wearing and in the alternate future timeline that he escaped from his prison. From what he could tell she was madder than a hive of hornets.
"THAT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH TRASH TALKING FROM YOU MAYOR MASTERS! I KNOW WHAT YOU REALLY ARE!" She screamed at him with anti ghost weapons aiming directly at what she thought was the mayor and her (former) employer. She was determined to expose him for what he was.
"I KNOW WHAT YOU REALLY ARE! I'M GOING TO EXPOSE YOU IN FRONT OF THE MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC!" She yelled as she fired another shot at him. This one was worse than the other two that felt almost like the Fenton Peeler when Jazz used it on him. It felt like an outer layer of flesh was being torn from him. Suddenly everyone including Valerie were in for a nasty surprise with what they saw muscular being with fire for hair, pale green skin, and blood red eyes. The crowd gasped and shrieked in fear, repulse, and uncertainty. Enraged by being exposed he let out a roar and sprung after Valerie who was suddenly paralyzed in surprise because she expected to Vlad Plasmius not this ghost.
Suddenly an ice ray hit him off balance and caused him to fall near the crowd of citizens who ran in a panic. He then saw both his former self and clone made from him. He was so ticked off and in such pain that he must have not noticed his ghost sense go off. Quickly he created duplicates to do battle with them but at a distance too. His plan to impersonate the mayor and rile up the citizens of Amity Park into mob mentality failed by another old nemesis. Somehow she found out about Vlad Masters being part ghost. He hadn't counted on this, now all he felt like he could do was lay waste to civilization and the Ghost Zone like he did in the alternate timeline. He had nothing to lose except his existence.
Dark Danny Phantom shot mini ghost bombs but the other Phantoms came prepared. The gadgets they used not only block, or defused, but it sent any ghost related blasts back toward the target that they originated from hence the enemy ghost. Now he was dealing with not only two other Phantoms, but that they were armed and had teamed up with the present Valerie Gray who clearly had new and improved weapons/devices. Even more the present Danny seemed to have figured out how to duplicate himself which would make him harder to defeat.
In no time a full blown brawl had taken place in the sky above City Hall. With all the ghosts bearing the same symbol it seemed tricky for some bystanders to tell which ghosts were against each other at first. It didn't take long for them to not only figure it out but to leave the area since the Dark Phantom started to use them as target practice. Fortunately for them Danielle had already mastered how to conjure ecto shields from a distance. Within minutes all the bystanders had left.
Cars and other vehicles were being thrown around and ghost rays showered all around. Debris scattered everywhere. Not wanting his enemies to gain anymore advantage he tried to capture them all in his ghostly cords so that he fused back together to unleash the ghostly wail. However they proved too slick for him. He could get closer, but that would mean being within range of the Fenton Thermos. A risk he felt was too great. Too bad for him that he didn't have any allies as of this time. Instead of fighting them, the Dark Phantom took off and all his duplicates in to cause danger and destruction wherever they went. This forced the hybrids and the reluctant ghost hunter to split up and canvas the area.
Still even thought the fight was technically over the conflict wasn't and there was still a major risk. Camera crews had managed to capture video of the villainous specter impersonating the mayor and getting exposed which was enough to convince even more people to evacuate the city and nearby areas. Before long he was dubbed Dan Phantom by the press as an evil impersonator of the area's beloved ghostboy hero as well.
Quickly Valerie and the Phantoms used their tracking devices to follow their enemy despite him being invisible. Because Valerie was fully human and unable to duplicate herself she was accompanied by Phantom duplicates in case she needed ghostly aid. Danny and Danielle split into with them each having ghost weapons and devices. They couldn't duplicate their equipment. If the villain slipped into the Ghost Zone they weren't going to follow him at least through the portals he produced. They did however both have portable ghost portal makers. Like their enemy they could follow him into the Ghost Zone and leave as well causing him to lose a crucial advantage.
It didn't take long for one of the duplicates of Dan Phantom to cause trouble by trying to blow up a chemical plant. As usual he was ticked off at the fact that the other Phantoms were able to follow him despite him being invisible. It then dawned on him that they must be tracking him someway and every time he tried to attack them his enemies were able to counter his attacks. He took every measure he could think of but somehow a good Phantom (usually Danielle) was able to block his attacks. Had the Danny Phantom of her time arrived with her he felt he wouldn't have much more than a ghost of a chance against them.
It didn't take long for them follow Dan Phantom to one of the nicer neighborhoods in Amity Park. One that Danny recognized. It was Valerie's old neighborhood with her old house being among the homes. There he began another attack against innocent citizens living their lives and trashing their property. There happened to be party going on for the popular kids and a few lucky well connected ones. Dan was tickled at the thought of being able 'kill' the life of a party, especially one that his younger former hero self wasn't likely to receive any invitations to.
Without any warning he crashed the party by causing explosions and ghost rays to go just about everywhere and thus frightening the partygoers. He took great pleasure in grabbing one of the larger blonde boys bringing him close to his smirking face.
"Hello Dash Baxter my old tormentor, I almost forgot you existed. You're as strong as a mule and about as dim as one. How you managed to be on athletic teams at school with your grades is still a mystery to me." Dark Dan hissed coldly.
"How do you know my name ghost and about my grades ghost?" Dash demanded. "Why do you sport Danny Phantom's symbol?" Dash then questioned the evil ghost with wails of fright from others.
"That's because I am him or at least his future you blonde bozo." He laughed evilly until an ice ray hit him and froze him part way and allowed Dash to escape.
Before he could cause any serious damage or loss of life he discovered to his dismay that both the Phantom heroes had arrived to spoil his fun yet again. He melted and blow off most of the ghostly ice and made his escape from the range of the ghost weapons. Sudden cries and screams of fright turned to cheers and excitement at not just the sight of the recognized ghost hero but an older female lookalike.
He then unleashed an attack of advanced ecto constructs and flew toward them with a ghost power that seemed to destabilize ghost weapons. He would've been able to defeat his younger self (after all in the previous fight he was just toying with his younger self). However with Danielle's expertise he felt it was best for him to slip into the Ghost Zone once more. Seeing this as a victory for the heroes, the partygoers then erupted into cheers of excitement, praise, and congratulations and most were asking or begging them to stay but they couldn't. Not with such a monster on the loose. They had to rejoin the rest and possibly head to the Ghost Zone.
While heading out of the neighborhood to rejoin the rest of the duplicates and individuals. Dusk was coming and they informed Valerie Gray in more detail about the enemy ghost they battle (although they left out his true origins). Even more they feared he had done something to the mayor even though they didn't like or cared much for him. Now the public just thought this ghost was nothing more than a psychopathic menace with the most evil of intentions.
Danny and Danielle weighed the options of whether or not to head into the Ghost Zone. Eventually they decided for it with Danielle leading the way. Once a portal was opened a swam of various ghosts took advantage of the opening and left in a similar manner as a stampede. Once several of those ghosts noticed the symbols they both bore they freaked out and tried to escape back into the Ghost Zone creating quite the traffic jam. Still both Phantoms force their way into the Ghost Zone before the portal closed.
Once they arrived they could easily feel the moods of anxiety and fear. They figured out instinctively that the evil ghost that the press nicknamed Dan Phantom was no doubt behind this gloom. There was destruction of various realms and several ghosts that were extremely distrusting of them because of what happened to them. Walker and his police force could do nothing about it because ironically they were imprisoned themselves.
One ghost they were surprised to bump into was Vlad Plasmius himself. He managed to free himself from the ghostly cords that Dan Phantom tied him up with but he was still stranded in the Ghost Zone. Vlad himself was shocked to see an adult female Danny Phantom along with the Danny he knew. Could she also be female Danny clone he created? No it could be, she was too old. He heard of growth spurts and went through some himself but this was ridiculous. Did that stabilizing formula Danny use have anything to do with height and adult figure?
"Daniel? Danielle?" He stammered in surprise. They were among the last he expected to see or venture into the Ghost Zone. It was a very awkward feeling and moment for everyone but there was no time to play catch up or exchange words. Neither one of the Phantoms had any interest to aid Vlad as of this time because of his evil schemes and manipulative personality.
"Daniel! Wait!" Vlad yelled out.
"Forget it Plasmius! After you abandoned me to face Vortex alone you have proven yourself completely untrustworthy and I cannot team up with you!" Danny shouted back at his enemy. Vlad sure had the nerve to request help when he didn't provide help himself. Danny and Danielle then ventured deeper and deeper into the Ghost Zone to zero in on their evil target.