Chapter 25:
Danny was happy to see that the ghost shield was still holding strong and that Percy and the others on the ground seemed to be fine. Danny had directed Dora to attack the monsters about to enter the ghost shield and she easily complied. The attack managed to kill a good section of monsters and would hopefully give Percy and the others some breathing room. They were about to go in for another pass, but the ghosts and monsters coming toward them forced them to pull back. Dora began to attack the enemies around them, using both her fire and her claws. Danny switched his sword into his scythe for more range and made sure to attack any enemies in Dora's blind spots.
Once all their air enemies had either been defeated or chased off, Dora and Danny would swoop among the battling armies and target large groups of enemies. After one such swoop, they passed in the air to look over the city. Despite the largeness of the armies, they had managed to contain most of the damage to the immediate area around his house. Still, the longer the battle progress the more the damage would spill out to the rest of the city. They needed to end this as quickly as possible, but for that Danny had to find Plasmius.
"Looking for someone Daniel," Plasmius' voice came behind him. Before Danny could react, an ectoblast collided with his side. His armor protected him from being injured, but the force of the blow. Knocked him off of Dora's back. Dora tried to fly to his aid, but more enemies flew forward and forced her to focus on them. Danny recovered from his unexpected fall and began to float, becoming level with Plasmius.
"I warned you that it would come to this Daniel," Vlad said, sounding both disappointed an angry. "Now I'm forced to steal the throne from you and destroy this city and your friends in the process."
"Not going to happen," Danny retorted, calling forth his sword once more. "As you can see, I'm not the only one willing to stop your plans."
"I'll admit your army is an impressive sight," Vlad acknowledged. "But they will still easily fall once you're out of the picture."
"Then let's end this Plasmius," Danny declared, channeling energy into his sword."Just you and me."
"Gladly," Vlad replied, his hands and eyes burning with energy. Vlad immediately made three duplicates and fired on Danny from all sides. Danny quickly summoned a shield to protect himself and pressed forward to attack the Vlad closest him. The duplicate was able to dodge the first swing, but the second one stuck it and managed to destroy it. Danny wasn't able to celebrate his brief victory as an ectoblast struck him in the back. Danny quickly spun around and returned fire, but the duplicate managed to fly out of the way.
Danny sensed another blast coming at him from the side and ducked out of its path only to run into another one coming at him from below. Danny shook off the blow and channeled energy to his sword and sending a large arch of energy towards Vlad and his duplicates. They scattered in different directions, but the arch managed to hit one of them. Danny finished that one off with an ectoblast.
Vlad and his remaining duplicate both fired at Danny. Danny deflected the blasts and dove toward the real Vlad. Vlad dodged Danny's attack and created a sword of his own to counter Danny's
"You've certainly gotten stronger little badger," Vlad complimented as they continued to exchange blows.
"One of the benefits of being the rightful king," Danny smirked, rubbing it in. "Something you'll never experience."
"You might actually be a threat to me," Vlad replied. "But I'm still far superior to in terms of the mind, which will be your downfall."
Before Danny could ask what Vlad meant, he felt the duplicate grab onto him and send an electric shock into Danny, causing him to scream in pain.
"This is your end Daniel," Vlad said as he approached with his sword at the ready. "I will miss you, but I cannot let you interfere any longer."
Vlad swung at Danny, intending to remove his head, but Danny managed to focus long enough to dodge. While Vlad regained his balance, Danny pushed pass the pain from the electricity still coursing through him and called upon his core. He began to glow blue and ice began to form where the duplicate was gripping him. The ice soon spread and in case the duplicate in ice, allowing Danny to break free. Danny destroyed the duplicate and turned back to the real Vlad who was coming toward him.
"No more messing around," Danny growled, calling on the power from both the ring and crown. He began to glow brightly and he rushed forward, attacking Vlad aggressively. Vlad was able to hold his own at first, but he soon became battered and inured under Danny's relentless attack. With a final large ectoblast, Danny blasted Vlad into the street, creating a large crater. Danny finished the attach and slowly floated down, landing next to Vlad's injured form.
"You've finally defeated me," Vlad said, coughing up a small amount of blood. "What now Daniel? Are you going to finish me off? I wouldn't have done anything less."
"No," Danny replied, still glowing with power. "You require a different punishment."
Following his instincts, Danny turned his arm intangible and thrust into Vlad's chest. Vlad let out a gasp as he felt all his remaining energy drain away and he reverted back to human form. Only then did Danny remove his hand from Vlad's chest, holding a glowing red orb. Danny then channeled energy into his fist and crushed the orb, destroying it completely and defiantly.
"What…What did you do?" Vlad demanded. He was feeling incredibly weak and that there was something missing.
"I removed and destroyed your ghost half," Danny replied, finally letting his excesses power die down. "You can never gain your powers back, but you still have a chance to turn your life around. Be grateful and make the most of this chance. I will not be this merciful to you again."
Having said his piece, Danny left the shocked former halfa and went back to the battle.
The battle soon ended after Vlad's defeat. The monsters either ran away or destroyed while the majority of the ghosts were captured to have a trial at a later date. Those that had escaped would be hunted down and captured later. At the moment, the ghosts had just returned to the ghost zone, preparing a combined victory party and celebration of the new king.
"Well it seems like everything's settled down for now," Danny yawned, stretching as reverted to his human form. "My parents have signaled the all clear and people will be returning to homes soon. All that's left now is to begin repairs."
"Don't forget the victory party," Tucker chimed in with a grin. "It's going to be sweet."
"Are guys going to join us?" Sam asked the demigods.
"I don't think it's a good idea," Annabeth shook her head. "Demigods aren't really supposed to be in the Ghost Zone. It's best if we keep our distance unless otherwise needed."
"Besides, we really need to get back to our own families," Percy added. "I may have been keeping my mom up-to-date, but I know she still worries. I want to go home."
"I understand," Danny nodded. "I would feel the same way in your position. But let me know if you need any help in the future. Those monsters were right to be worried after all. I am a hero and you're my friends. If you need it, you'll have the Ghost Zone backing you up."
"Well keep that in mind!" Percy laughed. "See you later King Phantom."
"Later Demigod."
The two groups went their separate ways. They didn't know if they would ever see each other again, but they knew that their friendship and adventures together would never be forgotten.
The End
AN: THat's it guys, I hope you enjoyed it. Unfortunately, there will be no sequel as I just don't enjoy the second Percy Jackson series as much as I did the first series. But if someone was to take this idea and go with it, feel free to.
In the meantime, be sure to check out my other stories and on the lookout for stories to come. And if you're interested in more Danny Phantom crossover content, I've recently started a comic on my DeviantArt page that crossover Danny Phantom with Bendy and the Ink Machine and several other series.
