Chapter 9: part 1:

~~~SARALYN'S POV~~~

In the dream that I had last night, I was taken to Vlad's ghost lab. I saw Rudy and Vlad. They were talking to each other.

"Master, remind me again of the plan." Rudy said.

"Ugh, you inattentive goldfish!" Vlad said. He sighed in frustration. "It is quite simple. Capture the ghost girl so that I may clone her. I'm tired of clones made from Daniel failing and I need a change. I plan to make the girl and her clone my minions, just like you."

"But what about the ghost boy and his friends?" Rudy asked.

"Simple. Destroy them." Vlad said. "They have been a nuisance to my plans for too long." The air seemed as silent as death.

"But first," Vlad said, his voice cutting through the silence. "I am going to track her down."

"Why you?"

"Because I recall the last time you met the ghost girl, you got your rear end handed to you by her alone. You are obviously not strong enough to face her, so I will handle her myself."

"Very well, Master." Rudy said, an evil sneer on his face. "When will this plan begin?"

When I woke, I gasped and sat upright in my bed. Blood pounded in my ears and black spots danced before my eyes.

Danny... I thought. I have to warn him!

I jumped out of bed and changed forms. I tiptoed to the window and flew outside. There was a cold, light breeze outside, cooling the sweat that damped my skin. I made it to Fenton Works and I phased through Danny's wall. He was sound asleep.

Aw, he's so cute when he sleeps. I thought. Wait, what am I saying?

"Danny." I whispered.

I shook him. He turned, but he didn't stir.

"Danny...!" I said louder.

I shook him harder. Nothing. I sighed in frustration.

"DANNY!" I cried. I pushed him off the bed. He landed on the other side with a thud.

"Hey, what the-?!" Danny cried. He sat upright and chopped at the air blindly. He saw me and froze. "Sara, what in the world are you doing here? It's the middle of the night!"

"Danny, I need to tell you something." I said. "It's about Rudy."

"Again?!" Danny said. He groaned and buried his face into his pillow.

"And Vlad."

Danny lifted his head and looked at me in disbelief.

"VLAD? What is that old fruit loop planning this time?"

I took a deep breath.

"I had some sort of vision. Vlad was explaining to Rudy about the plan he had. It was to capture me and turn me to a clone and then make me into his minion and destroying you, Sam and Tucker and..." By that time, I was just babbling to the point where I didn't even understand what I was saying.

"Sara... Sara!... SARA! Calm down!" Danny said, putting his hands on my shoulders. "BREATHE."

I took a very deep breath, but that didn't calm my racing heart.

"Now, explain again. Slowly this time."

I explained my vision to Danny. As I spoke, he listened intently. By the time I finished, he was up and pacing the floor.

"When did Vlad say that he was going to strike?" Danny asked.

"I don't know, but I have a feeling that it might be on my birthday, which is this next week."

"Your... birthday? You never told me about your birthday."

"Yeah, and I've always dreamed of getting kidnapped on my birthday and cloned..." I said. I smacked Danny on the arm. "Focus, Danny! This is serious!"

"Okay, okay." Danny said. "The first thing you need to do: go home. Get some rest. You'll be fine, I promise."

"O-okay..."

I walked to the window. I turned to glance at Danny. He gave me an assured smile and waved. I took another deep breath and flew through the window and back home. When I got home, I slipped into my bed, but I knew sleep wasn't going to be that easy...