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Forgotten
Chapter 15: First Attack
Vlad Masters was once again in his lair.
After seeing with his own eyes that his annoying young adversary had indeed, lost his memory, he knew that this presented so many opportunities for him to take advantage of. Since he can no longer make Maddie lose her memories of her idiot husband and children, he has to find a way to take advantage of Daniel's memory loss.
Of course, he could just have an agent of his kill the buffoon but that posed the risk of Maddie getting hurt if she tries to protect that fat oaf.
Unacceptable!
So, he has to improvise.
"So, what's the plan this time?..."The lead Vulture asked.
"Since I lost the nano explorers. I have to improvise. I also need you guys to keep Daniel's little friends busy so that they cannot interfere..."Vlad ordered.
He wasn't worried about those sidekicks of his but just like Daniel, they have been a thorn in his side and have gotten in his way too many times, especially recently.
He still got mad when he thought about when they ruined his plans in Colorado.
"If it wasn't for those brats and that failure Danielle, I would have had my perfect clone son by now..."The villain thought angrily.
Yes, he was still mad, but once he gets what he needs, he'll make them pay.
He'll make them ALL pay.
"So, you need us to keep the ghost kid's little punk friends busy, huh?..."The lead Vulture asked.
Vlad nodded.
Also, I need you three to bring both Daniel and the nano explorers back here by the time I get back. I need to program them to work the way I need them to. Don't fail me like Skulker did, or else!..."Vlad said.
The vultures, knowing what he'd do to them if they failed, nodded fearfully.
"Where are you going, boss?..."The vulture with sunglasses said.
"I need to go check on some variables, as well as dealing with a loose end..."Vlad said before phasing out of the lab with an evil smirk on his face.
Uh oh.
Meanwhile
With a certain ghost boy.
Danny Fenton is still lost.
Lost and confused.
He was trying to find those kids, Manson, Foley and his big sister. He needs to talk to him.
"Where are they?..."He thought as he walked through the hall, which was full of people, who were either ignoring him or sending him weird looks.
He wasn't sure why, though. Then again, since he can't remember, it's possible this is an everyday occurrence. Maybe he wasn't as popular as Colette said he was.
He can't remember. All he could tell is these people don't seem to care that much for his presence.
"What's their problem?..."He thought, still still dazed and confused. His head was pounding like a drum.
As Danny turned the corner, still dazed and confused, he ended up bumping into some guy.
A really big guy too.
And he did NOT look happy to see him.
"Watch where your going, Fenturd!..."The guy yelled.
"Huh? You talking to me?..."Danny said, confused.
His name isn't Fenturd, it's Fenton. He was sure that it was.
Instead of answering him, the big marched back towards him, looking especially nasty right now.
"Oh... tough guy now, huh?..." He challenged.
"Uh... maybe?..."Danny said unsure, feeling the hostility coming from him.
But he did not understand why. Did he do something to this guy and just not remember it?
Must be, since this guy looked pretty mad about something and Danny couldn't help but find something bad about him.
"You think your a big shot cause you are SO precious to Colette, huh?..."The big guy said.
"What about, Colette?..."Danny questioned.
The big guy growled, putting his hand on Danny's chest and hoisting him up.
"Hey, what are you-..."
The big guy pulled a locker door open and tossed him inside.
"Don't forget your place loser.."The big, mean guy said before pushing Danny into a locker, cackling after as he walked past with his friends.
"What a doofus..."He said to his pals, who laughed at his expense.
As the mean guys walked away, laughing, Danny narrowed his eyes. He didn't even do anything to that guy and he just pushed him
"What a jerk!..."Danny said in anger.
Just what is that guy's problem?
Why did he shove him in here and worse, how is he gonna get out?
Danny banged against the locker. He needed to get out and find out who he was and his only shot at that is finding either his sister or Manson and Foley.
He needed to get out.
"Hello? Can anyone hear me?..." Danny called, banging on the door.
For some reason, no one came. Either they didn't hear him or didn't care. Either they didn't like him or were afraid to do anything.
Danny did not like this. He tried to push the door open, but it was closed tight .
"Come on...just...open..."He muttered as he tried to push it open.
That's when it happened.
Danny fell forward, landing on the floor with a thud.
He pushed himself up and saw that no one was in the hall now, he pushed himself up.
"Ow!..."He muttered, still sore from his not-so pleasant landing.
However, he also noticed that the locker door was shut for some reason.
But why was it closed? How is it he out here, yet the door was still closed?
Blinking, he reached out to make sure he wasn't seeing things. He felt the locker, proving it's not his imagination.
"How did I..."He paused, before shaking it off.
It wasn't important. What is important is getting out of here before he runs into another jerk and finding out who he really is.
He needed to find Manson and Foley before more weird stuff happens.
"Now... where are they?..." He asked then, Danny groaned as he felt a familiar headache acting up
"Ouch..."He hissed in pain.
Danny groaned as he had another flashback, this time about the mean blonde guy. However, he mostly saw himself being stuffed in a locker and wedgies.
Danny frowned as he was painfully assaulted by these memories of the blonde guy, who is no doubt, a big bully, who also seems fond of calling him really weird insults like Fen-Tonail, Fenturd or Fentonowsky.
"Move it Fenturn!..."
"Think fast, Fentony!..."
"What is this? Does this guy have issues remembering names, or something? My last name is Fenton, isn't it?..."Danny thought annoyed, before felt another flash of pain as another vision came to him.
One were the mean guy locked him in a locker and walked away, laughing. He also saw one about that girl Manson helping out of the locker once the mean boy was gone.
"You all right Danny?.." Manson asked concerned .
"Nothing I haven't been through before...He muttered in annoyance more than anything.
He then saw a vision of Foley helping him out after another encounter with the blonde creep who tripped him in the hall, making everyone laugh at him before he left.
"Need a hand, dude?..."Tucker asked.
"Thanks..."Danny said as he helped him up before they met up with Manson and left to go some place.
Maybe class or something.
Once the pain and flashback stopped, Danny groaned and looked even more lost.
"I gotta find those guys..."Danny said as he kept looking, ignoring the looks others were giving him.
They'd know who he was...
At least, he hoped they did
Sam, Tucker Valerie and Star were looking in the lower half of the school for their missing, amnesiac friend. Jazz had split off from the rest of the group to try and find Danny on her own in the upper level.
So far, no sign of him.
"He's got to be around here somewhere..." Star said.
The blonde had been more and more worried for her amnesiac had to be around here somewhere.
"I mean he couldn't just disappear and fly away...could he?..."She said, before her heart heart stopped and so did her body.
She just remembered that he COULD disappear and fly away
What if he did?! What if he pulls a Dani and vanished to parts unknown?! Or what if he was kidnapped?!
"Star? Star?..."Sam said but the girl looked petrified now.
"What if he's gone... he left and he's walking away... into a busy street?..." She asked.
Star is freaking out again.
What if she never saw her Danny Boo again?! Or worse, what if Colette got to him again?! What if she woke up and went after him again?! What if she found him and sunk her evil and overly manicured claws into him again?!
What if she brainwashes him again?
What if he ran off, with her wicked stepsister under his arm? Or even worse...what if they found them making out?!
Star felt nauseous and she looked on the verge of tears.
"Star, snap out of it!.."Valerie said as she slapped her to snap her out of it.
"Ouch, what was that for?..."Star complained.
"Sorry girl, but you were losing it..."Val said.
Star nodded before her thoughts went crazy again. She was trying to get her emotions under control.
Trying and failing
Her mind went off to placed once more, imagining worse case situations...or ALMOST as bad as him being with Colette again.
Like getting in the clutches of one of his villains or wandering off and getting into a dangerous situation.
Her mind was racing with those awful scenarios.
Going from realistic statistics to outlandishly cartoonish within seconds.
"Star! He'll be fine!..." Sam exclaimed.
"But... what if he walked into an open trench? Or into a junkyard with killer dogs?..."Star said, freaking out again.
The others tried to calm her down.
"Star, relax..."Valerie said, trying to calm down her hyperventilating best friend.
"I can't..."She said..."What if Danny left school grounds or worse, Colette found him and is poisoning his mind again?..."Star said in worry.
"If he rejected her even in this state, he's bound to do so again..." Sam said.
"Yeah, even without his memory, I saw that he didn't like being around her..."Tucker said.
"That's true..." Star admitted.
"See? We don't have to worry about the awful brat..." Valerie said.
Star still looked unsure.
Sure, her stupid stepsister wasn't the issue anymore but there was other stuff to worry about.
"What if we never see him again..."Star said, freaking out again. "What if runs into a ghost? Or worse..."Star said, still worried.
For all her distaste for this being the girl Danny has fallen for, Sam can't bring herself to let Star feel this way.
"We'll find him..."Sam said, determined to not let anything get in their way of finding their friend.
"Are you sure?..." Star asked.
"Of course..." Sam said...
"How can you be so confident?..." She asked.
"I just think we need to be to find him..." She said.
"How will that help? He doesn't remember anything. He may not listen to us..." Star replied worried.
At that, goth girl gave a smirk.
"Danny is a strong guy and he at least was able to tell Colette wasn't that great ..."Sam said.
"Maybe some part of him remembers how much he doesn't like her. Maybe another part will remember what he feels for you." Valerie suggested.
"I know so..." Valerie said confidently.
That got Star to calm down a bit.
As Star nodded, someone just caught them.
"Tales of Huckleberry Finn! What are you four doing out of class?!..." Mr. Lancer said looking them.
Team Phantom and Valerie all flinched and bemoaned their bad luck by being caught by their least favorite teacher.
"Oh man..."Star, Val, Sam and Tucker all thought at the same time.
The fat, bald teacher was staring down on them and they got nervous.
"Mr. Lancer...uh, we can explain..." Sam said nervously.
"Unless that explanation is that you are on your way to class Miss. Manson, I am not interested..." The teacher said, looking at the four of them.
Star gulped.
"Uh, we have hall passes..."Star said as she pulled out the one she got from the hall monitor, and she had the wisdom to make sure that the others had one too, she even gave an extra to Valerie when she joined up.
"Right we're getting something for Miss. Testlaff..."Tucker added.
Although he looked like he was about to buy it, something didn't seem right with him.
"And what exactly are you getting for Miss. Testlaff that needs four of you?..."Mr. Lancer demanded.
"She was... really cryptic about it." Star said. "She probably doesn't want people to know... including you..."She said with a forced smile.
Everyone knew Lancer and Tetslaff don't like each other very much and hoped they could use that. Hopefully it wasn't TOO far fetched.
Thankfully, Lancer nodded, seemingly buying it.
"That does sound something she'd do..." That's when he noticed something else.
"Uh... anything else?..." Tucker asked with a nervous smile.
"Where is Mr. Fenton? I checked the nurse's office but neither she nor he was there..."Mr. Lancer demanded in a suspicious tone.
Star gulped. She didn't think he'd ask that.
"The nurse sent him home Mr. Lancer..." Sam said quickly. "She said that he needed some rest..."
Lancer did see Danny passed out and helped him to the nurse's office, so it wouldn't be too hard to believe, plus it was easier then saying a rich French girl wanted to mold him into her ideal snobby boy toy anyways.
Mr. Lancer seemed to buy that, since this is what he said next.
"I must have missed her message..." Lancer said before he looked to the others.
"But that doesn't explain why you four are ALL out of class at the same time?..."Mr. Lancer said.
Team Phantom had a bad moment here.
"Darn it, what do we say to him?..."Sam thought, trying to think up an excuse.
Meanwhile, Valerie was thinking fast.
"There has gotta be...wait, that's it..."Val thought as she discreetly grabbed something she hid in her pocket.
"We can explain..."Sam said.
"I'm waiting Ms. Manson..."The bald teacher said.
While Lancer gave Star and the others the third degree, Valerie pulled out one of her mini ecto guns, before firing it behind her back, causing a small explosion when it hit the wall, leaving a noticeable, smoking gap.
Lancers eyes shot up towards the explosion and saw the damage.
"Prince and the Pauper! What's going on?..." Lancer said, running off towards the explosion.
Star sent a grateful look to Valerie but said nothing.
Valerie didn't know that Sam and Tucker knew her secret identity
"Come on, everyone, let's split up before Lancer comes back..." Sam said.
"We'll go this way..."Star said as she grabbed Val.
"And we'll go that way..."Sam said as she and Tucker left.
Sam and Tucker went in one direction while Valerie and Star went in another
They split the scene, while Mr. Lancer examined the hole, only to trip and while turning the corner saying another book reference, one that is NOT meant for a school.
Oh boy.
With Sam and Tucker
The two teens started running as soon as they split up. They were desperately trying to find their best friend before he either got lost, hurt or manipulated by another psycho wanting to take advantage of him again.
Sam and Tucker were worried that Danny, in his current state of mind, could end up doing something he was going to regret when he got his memory back. Plus, they still had no way of knowing if he had access or could even CONTROL his powers in his present state.
The last thing they need is him morphing in public by accident...again.
They can't afford another Reality Gauntlet incident. They don't have another gauntlet and they doubt Clockwork would let the go back in time for it. Not after what happened the last time Danny went back in time and resulted in Vlad marrying his mom and his dad getting ghost powers.
Who knows what could happen this time?
"We've got to find him..." Sam said, feeling worried.
"We will. He can't get too far without his memory..." Tucker said
"I hope you're right..."Sam said.
She was worried
What if he got hurt? What if he ran off?
What if one of their more dangerous enemies found him? Like Aragon, Technus, Spectra or worse, Vlad?
Sam didn't even want to THINK about that last scenario...
"I can't let myself worry like Star. We have to find him!..." She thought.
They kept searching, avoiding teachers and the hall monitor as they did so.
10 minutes later
There is still no Danny...Fenton or Phantom.
"WHERE IS HE?!..."They both thought.
They stood, shaking their head and sighing in disappointment.
Danny's friends were really hoping he hadn't left the school. Worse comes to worse, since he doesn't remember he has powers, he probably turned invisible and didn't know it.
That would run the risk of someone finding out his secret. The last thing they need is Colette finding out once she's awake. They didn't even want to imagine the kind of chaos that situation would ensue.
She is already trouble even WITHOUT knowing Danny's secret.
The last thing they needed was that spoiled little brat telling people Danny Fenton was Danny Phantom or worse, blackmailing him into marrying her or something like that.
They pushed that aside in favor of finding him.
Unfortunately, they couldn't find a single trace of him. They could ask, but they didn't want to attract attention.
Sam and Tucker were just hoping Star's fearful rants weren't true and Danny hadn't left the school or worse, was kidnapped one of his foes. Worse case, he gets kidnapped by Vlad, who would definitely try to convert the boy to his side.
It was bad enough when COLETTE did that. Who knows what that mad man would do with his power. If Vlad knew, he'd probably convince Danny they were father and son and use him against his real family.
It was enough to make Sam and Tucker panic. Shutting that thought out, the two decided to put more effort into finding their friend but that still was a Wild goose chase.
Both of them groaned. They weren't getting anywhere here.
"Let's check and see how Star and Val are doing..." Tucker suggested.
"Yeah, they might have found better luck..." Sam said with a nod.
Tucker hoped the goth girl was right. They needed to find Danny and fast before something bad happens to him.
They were about to leave, only for a familiar voice to call for them.
"Manson...Foley..."The voice said.
Tucker and Sam turned around and to their immense relief, saw that it was Danny.
"Danny?!..."Tucker and Sam said in disbelief and relieved.
"Oh, thank goodness..." Sam said.
Unlike the last time, when Danny sent them a hateful look, now he had a sincere, maybe hopeful look on his face.
"Look, I can't remember anything, but I know I know you guys and not because of what that annoying red head said..."Danny said..."I also feel like I have something important to do here! Tell me what it is!..."Danny pleaded.
Tucker and Sam heard this and smiled.
"Don't worry man, we will..."Tucker said, happy to have him back.
At least, Danny was safe and nowhere near Colette like the last time. Still, Danny still felt an uneasiness that he has been feeling all morning, even if it has lessen upon finding these two.
"It's safe, Danny..." Sam said.
"Yeah, Colette and anyone else isn't watching..." Tucker said.
"Are you sure?..." He asked.
"Totally..." Sam said.
After checking one last time to make sure Colette was nowhere to be found, he spoke up.
" Who are you guys? ..."Danny asked.
"I'm Tucker Foley..."Tucker said.
"And I'm Sam Manson..."Sam said in a sincere way.
"We've been best friends since kindergarten..." Tucker added before blinking... "Uh, do you remember what kindergarten is?..."He asked.
Danny paused for a moment as he tried to recall.
"A bunch of five year olds in a room, learning alphabet and numbers..." Danny explained looking at his hands
"That's right..."Sam said, relieved that he is listening to them now.
"We have known each other since then and have been best friends since..."She added.
"Best friends?..."Danny thought as he thought back to those visions or memories.
That seem to fit more than what Colette told him. He can't believe he listened to her about these guys.
They seemed nice and nothing like how Colette acted. Heck, even their smiles were nicer and not as fake as that brat's. Danny felt much safer with them than he did with that red haired nuisance with the grabby hands.
But what he doesn't get is why she would lie to him... he couldn't understand.
What did Colette hope to get out of it? Why did she lie to him and worse, try to kiss him?
He didn't get it!
Who would take advantage of an amnesiac like that?
For now, he put that girl out of his mind for now and focused on what was more important at the moment.
"We know you're feeling a bit lost, Danny, but we're here to help..."Tucker said.
"We'll always help you..."Sam said.
"But who am I? What am I?..." Danny asked, wanting to get things back to him.
"You're our best friend, Danny..."Tucker said.
"That's right. We've known each other since we were little kids..."Tucker said.
"And we have been through so much together..."Sam said.
"We have? So... why don't I remember much?..."Danny asked.
"That's kind of a long story and we don't have all the answers..." Tucker said, not sure how to explain the Cheese-Head to someone who didn't even remember they even had an arch enemy to start with.
Sam spoke next, trying to explain the situation as best she can.
"Look, a few hours ago, something happened that made you lose your memories and left you vulnerable to bad influences.." Sam said, not sure how to explain the nano bots yet.
"By the time we found you, Colette had already tried to brainwash you..."Tucker said.
"Just who is that girl, anyway?..."Danny asked.
"Pure evil..."Sam and Tucker both said in a just as hateful tone.
"She's a spoiled French brat who harasses you non stop and drives us crazy..." Sam said, already thinking of ways to get revenge on her later but first, their best friends needed them.
"She's also been obsessed with you, all because your the only guy who doesn't want to date her..."Tucker said, hating that irony.
Danny blinked and thought about it.
That DID seem just like her.
"That explains why she wanted me to be alone with her and why she said I promised to marry her after graduation..." Danny said
"She did WHAT?!..."Sam yelled.
"Yikes..."Tucker said while Sam got angrier now.
"Okay, it was official Colette Bevier is another Vlad, just without the powers..."Sam thought in anger, making more plans for payback as soon as she gets the chance.
Danny could see they were both furious.
"I'm gonna assume she does stuff like this a lot..." Danny said.
"You have no idea..."Sam said in outrage.
"I think I'm starting to one..." Danny snarked while his friend smiled a bit at the remark.
"Good to see part of you is still in there..." Tucker said.
"I'm guessing that part doesn't like Colette?..." Danny asked.
"Definitely..." They both went.
They still found it hard to believe just how low she sunk, just to steal Danny from her own step sister. Seriously, Sam thought Paulina was a shallow little brat but Colette was worse
Now there was a scary thought.
The goth girl could feel a cold spell trialing her spine. Someone worse than Paulina seemed impossible last year but that French brat has replaced Paulina as her least favorite person ever.
Even Tucker was disgusted by her actions.
"I knew Colette was mean but this is going too far..."Tucker said, not liking this.
Sure, she is hot but she's somehow less human than ghosts. I mean, brainwashing a guy into ruining his relationship and making him go out with her?
That's just wrong
Meanwhile, Danny shook his head.
"She was really not nice. She kept telling me what to do, what to think and what to say all day. She also kept telling me that I was in love with her, but I didn't even like being around her or the things she told me about. She was so mean..."Danny said, feeling angry over being used like that.
Sam smiled proudly at him.
"At least you could figure out she's all wrong on your own..."Sam said in a gentle way.
"Some things no amount of amnesia could make you forget..."Tucker said.
Danny blinked upon hearing this. He smiled at them once more. He felt much more natural and less force than when he was with that red haired bully.
"I can't believe she turned me against you guys..." Danny said.
He has only truly spoken to them for less than five minutes and he already liked them better and faster than he did with his supposed girlfriend.
"I can..." Sam said in anger.
She was definitely going to introduce the fake redhead to the friends at the end of her arms...as soon as she regains consciousness, that is.
"So what do we do about Colette when she wakes up?..." Tucker asked to see his goth friend, cracking her knuckles.
"Give me 2 minutes and I'll have her eating all her meals through a tube for at least a year..." Sam said.
"I'm sure that'd be a sight to see, but we have to help Danny..." Tucker said.
Danny was puzzled.
"How would-..."
Then it happened.
"OW!..." The ghost boy yelled, startling his friends.
"Danny?..." They both went, wondering what's the matter with him.
They saw his teeth clenching and eyes closed as he felt a big flash of pain and groaned.
"Danny?..."Sam said in concern but Danny couldn't hear her.
Danny could suddenly see himself flying through the air, fighting a blue skinned man who looked like a vampire and seemed very, very nasty.
"What was going on?..."He thought before he hissed, making his friends even more concern.
"Dude, are you okay? Is it the Nanobots?..."Tucker asked, just as concern but Danny didn't answer.
"Nano what? Ow!.."Danny hissed as more visions came to his mind.
Once again, he found himself in a dark place, facing against gruesome beings and living nightmares. And he also saw Manson and Foley there, as if they were on his side against these beasts.
They were always by his side
"What am...I doing?..."Danny whispered as the vision kept happening..."Ugh..." Danny let out as the pain continued to throb in his head.
Danny saw flashes of fights which include a black dragon in a burning forest of dead trees, a mummy in the desert, a metal man with a flaming mohawk in the jungle and a white skinned girl with flaming blue hair.
And her lips on his
Danny didn't like that memory. It was like when Colette tried to kiss him but somehow, less awful. For some reason, he felt it was ironic to think that.
The visions didn't stop. They just got more and more freaky.
Danny could suddenly see himself flying through the air, fighting a blue skinned man who looked like a vampire and seemed very, very nasty.
He briefly saw a vision of what looks like himself, but with fiery white hair and a cape, though his body shuddered as though it rejected that memory.
"What...what is all this?..."He thought as the memories made him feel terrified.
Suddenly, the visions stopped and Danny opened his eyes once the pain stop. He also saw the concern looks.
"Dude, what's wrong?..."Tucker asked, concern for his friend's well being.
"I...I don't know but I think...I just saw some memories of my life, my real life..."Danny said, rubbing his temples.
"Really?..."Sam said surprised and hopeful.
Did that mean that the nanobots didn't COMPLETELY mess him up?
She knew the nanobots blocked his access to his memories but it almost seemed like his body can't tell whether to accept or reject them.
Danny spoke up again, with a shaky, confused but still hopeful look on his face.
"I think I'm some kind of monster hunter..."Danny said, half sure.
"Not monsters, ghosts..."Sam corrected.
Danny looked stunned by hearing that.
"But...But how? How can I fight ghosts?..." Danny asked
Danny got his answer as he turned intangible, he began sinking into the floor. He screamed as he began sinking into the floor
"AHHH! W-What is this?..."Danny said freaking out.
"He can still use his powers?!..."Sam said in disbelief.
"My what?!..."Danny said, not getting it as he kept screaming.
Tucker and Sam quickly pulled him back up and he managed to become solid again, but he is still shaken.
"W-What was that?..."Danny said.
"Intangibility...you know, going through stuff..." Tucker said
"I know what intangibility means but how did I do it?..."Danny said, only to see his hand vanish again and he yelped in fear.
Sam and Tucker tried to help him and make sure that no one was around to see this.
The last thing today was for that to happen.
"Danny, just calm down...just...think about being solid again or something..."Sam said in a half sure way.
"Okay..." Danny closed his eyes. "Solid... solid..."
In a second, he turned solid once more, letting him sigh in relief.
"That was close... good thing he had proper grounding..." Sam said.
Danny was still freaking out from what happened. His friends, however, had an idea on what is happening. Danny still has access to his power but doesn't remember how to control them.
"Oh man, don't tell me we have to train him again?..."Tucker said in disbelief.
"Train me? Like a dog?..."Danny asked confused.
"Let's just say this isn't the first time you lost your memories... hopefully it goes better than last time." Sam said.
"Hopefully..."She mentally added..."Things can't get much wor-...No...I just jinked myself, didn't I?..."Sam thought miserably.
Just then, Danny's ghost sense went off and he shivered.
"Oh man, again. What is that?..."Danny asked while Tucker and Sam panicked.
"Oh no..."They both said and Danny heard it.
"What's wrong?..."He asked as the blue mist escaped his mouth once more.
Sam and Tucker were on alert looking for any sign of the ghost. They didn't have to look long because Vlad's vultures showed up
"Oh man, don't tell me Johnny 13's back?..."Tucker said in disbelief.
"I thought you were happy the last time..."Sam said...
"Not if he came back to squish Danny..."Tucker said.
"Good point..." Sam said
However, it was not Johnny 13. They looked up and saw who the foe is. Three green, glowing vulture ghosts, who were causing chaos.
"Oh man, Vlad's vultures..."Tucker said.
"Well, it's better then Spectra..."Sam said.
"True..."Her friend said as they got ready to fight Vlad's minions.
"Danny, you gotta-..."Sam stopped when she saw the still scared look on his face and realized that he might not be ready to face them.
"Actually, WE gotta!..."Sam said and Tucker nodded.
"Just stay safe, dude..."Tucker said as he and Sam pulled out some of their weapons.
Danny ran off finding a hiding place.
Meanwhile, Sam and Tucker took aim, blasting two of the vultures away but the birds quickly recovered.
The vultures looked disappointed for some reason.
"Ah great, we're fighting the sidekicks..." One said
"Who cares, just get the tiny robots..." Another said
Sam and Tucker frowned.
"We're not sidekicks, it's an equal partnership..."Sam said, hating that title.
"Yeah, we can catch ghosts just like Danny..." Tucker added
"You're the ones attacking, so we had to go on the defensive!..."Sam pointed out.
The lead vulture the one in the fez shrugged.
"Hey girlie, you gotta problem take it up with Vlad. We're just here to peck the eyes out of the ghost kid and get the tiny robots out of his brain..."He shrugged.
"Not on my watch!..." Tucker said, swinging a Jack O Nine tails and catching the vulture.
The bird squawked as Tucker slammed him into a locker
"I'm not going to lie. This is pretty therapeutic..." Tucker said, swinging at another vulture
Sam nodded in agreement.
"Payback for the time they left us in a dumpster..."She said, still angry over that incident.
"You're still on that?..." A vulture questioned.
Sam responded by sending a blast at him, hitting him and sending him back.
"Yes! Yes I am!..."She said.
"Well... we'll be doing worse, girlie!..."The vultures yelled.
Sam gritted her teeth at that.
"Just try it..."She said as she charged her weapon and took aim.
Sam opened fire, nicking one of the ghostly bird brains in the wing.
"AH! MY WING! YOU LITTLE PUNKS!..."The vulture with sun glasses complained as he cradled his smoking wing now.
"Alright, boys! No more Nice Birds!..." The leader said.
"Since when are you nice birds?..." Tucker asked
"We're kind of bound by law to say something like that before we take things more seriously..." The vulture said before the three of them swooped in.
The fight continued.
Danny was hiding behind the corner. Looking on in both horror and fascination.
"They're fighting those things... why do I feel like I should help them even though I have no idea how?..." He asked himself.
It was familiar but he couldn't remember. If he was indeed a ghost hunter, he felt he should be doing something. It may have something to do with what they told him, making him think they weren't lying. Unlike Colette.
It may be some part of him remembers what he should be doing. Sam and Tucker did say he was a ghost hunter.
Either that is true or they are nuts.
Really, really nuts.
Still, they were protecting him.
Colette had run away while they were standing here, fighting ghosts. They proved far quicker they cared for his well being more than she did but he still wasn't sure what he should be doing right now.
"So... how did I fight ghosts?..." He thought.
He blinked, thinking.
"Am I some kind of superhero? Does that mean I have powers? Is that how I got out of the locker?..."He thought.
He phased through a floor so it was possible, very possible, he had other abilities that could make him helpful if he remembered them. Maybe he could figure out these powers and then he could fight back. The idea was very cathartic and the boy wanted to start testing right away.
However, he was distracted by these thoughts when he saw what was happening
Unfortunately, one of the vultures spotted him.
"Hey look, I see the ghost kid..." One said
"Danny..." Sam shouted as one vulture s flew at him, talons out.
"Oh man..."Danny whispered in panic.
He was saved when Sam sent a blast at the bird ghost, hitting him.
"Why don't you go back to Vlad?..." Sam said, blasting at the bird to keep him away from Danny.
"Because if we don't bring the tiny robots, Plasmius will rip us apart..."One of the vultures said before the leader whacked him.
"Don't tell her that..."He yelled.
"What does she care?! It just means we need to get those stupid things even more!..."He said.
They were distracted from the blasts.
"Keep away from him!..." Sam shouted.
"No way, Vlad will pluck us like turkeys..."One vulture said.
"What makes you think we won't?!..." Sam shouted.
"Aren't you an animal rights fanatic?..." One vulture pointed out.
Sam's eye twitched at how he said that so mockingly.
"Animal rights ENTHUSIAST!..."Sam yelled... "And even I can make an exception..." She responded.
Tucker and Sam continued blasting at the vultures, keeping them from getting close to Danny's hiding place
Meanwhile, the amnesiac boy stared even further.
"Wow..."Danny said as he saw his friends fight these monster birds.
"THIS is my life? These are my friends?..." He thought.
They were so brave and amazing, unlike that cowardly brat who not only lied to him, but abandon him when that greasy guy started picking a fight and had the nerve to act like he mattered to her. She made his skin crawl. She didn't want a boyfriend, she just wanted boy as a possession.
She was just plain wrong.
He couldn't help but feel calmer and smile, happy that at least she is gone. Heck, he found these vultures less unpleasant somehow.
"Why does she make me feel sicker than these things do?..." He thought.
Meanwhile, one vulture saw the target just watching and raised a brow.
"Why hasn't he morphed yet?..."One vulture said.
"Idiot! Remember, he lost his memory..."The lead vulture said.
"Oh, that's right. Payback's going to be fun..."He said.
"THIS will be even more fun!..."Sam yelled as she fired and shot that vulture to the floor.
"HEY! You'll pay for that!..."The lead vulture said.
"Bill me!..." Sam shouted.
"How about instead we peck you to death?..." One said, diving at Sam and hitting the goth girl into a locker.
Sam cringed in pain and even dropped her blaster.
"Oh, I'm going to feel that tomorrow..." Sam said, standing up.
"For you, there is NO tomorrow!..." One of the vultures said to Sam.
The goth frowned harder.
She grabbed her blaster. She was even madder now.
She'd already had a long day between classes her best friend/crush getting amnesia and now she was having issues fighting Vlad's cannon fodder and they keep calling her "girlie".
If it weren't for Danny's condition, she'd complain about how her day went.
"She thinks she's so tough with her combat boots..." One vulture said.
You like my boots..." Sam asked bringing her foot up ..." Then have a closer look..."She yelled as she kicked the vulture in the beak.
"AH!..."The vulture yelled upon being hit, due to not becoming intangible in time.
Danny winced when he saw that.
"Remind me not to get her mad..."He muttered as he continued to watch the action, mostly since he was still too frazzled to run.
The vultures recovered from Sam's attack and got angrier.
"You juvenile delinquent!..." The one in sunglasses shouted.
"Coming from you, that's a compliment..." Sam quipped as she continued fighting the pesky birds.
The goth girl was becoming an annoyance for the ghosts. They had hoped for a quick fight, but she was persistent
All three of them nodded.
They once again tried going after Danny but that's also when Sam got in front of Danny for protection.
"You want him, you have to go through me..." Sam said, looking angry
The vultures looked at each other.
"Okay..."They said, before flying circles around the gothic girl.
"I call her eyes!..." The one with the curved beak said.
"Not before I claw them out!..." The one with sunglasses said.
"Stop yapping and get her..."The lead vulture said.
Her eyes widened.
"Okay... poor choice of words..."She muttered but kept protecting her friend.
The vultures flew at Sam, the gothic ghost hunter kicked one in the beak with her boot and blasting another.
The birds flew back and looked mad now.
"We got a job to do!..." One shouted.
"It was Skulkers job but we haven't seen him since this morning..."Another vulture said.
"He picked the worst time to take a sudden day off..." The third grumbled.
They didn't care how or why he was missing right now. He was probably hiding like a chicken, for all they know. All that mattered is they were doing his job when it was supposed to be their break.
Especially since "As The Kitchen Sinks" was playing.
"Can ya just let us win for once?! Our soaps are on!..." The second shouted, having wanted to watch the latest episode.
Sam ignored him before looking to Danny, who was still out in the open.
"Danny, you have to get out of here..." Sam said
Danny remained rooted to the ground, he couldn't move. He was too scared and too confused to move. He was stone still.
"What do I do? What do I do?..." He thought in a panic.
He couldn't just leave them and run, could he ? No, he wasn't Colette but there was nothing he could do now except to watch this.
"Isn't there anything I can do?..." Danny asked Sam.
She was about to speak, but the vultures spoke up.
"You can give us what we want..." The leader asked.
"Preferably now..." Another said.
"Not happening!..." Sam shouted.
"Fine, then we'll take em..." The vultures said.
"Both of em!..." Another said.
"Not a chance!..." Sam shouted.
"Yeah!..." Tucker shouted.
All three vultures groaned, impatient at how long this is taking.
"We just want the tiny robots..."The first bird complained
"And to get revenge, not to mention catch the tail end of our soap opera.."His friend added, ignoring the glare his fellow vultures sent him..."But mostly, just to get the tiny robots..."He said.
"Over my dead body..." Sam said
"That can be arranged..." One of the vultures said
"Why did you say dead?..." Tucker complained.
Sam ignored him before getting back into the fight, shooting at the vulture, who was still trying to get to Danny
"Danny, you gotta get out of here..." She said
"Too late for that, girlie..."The vulture in the fez said.
Sam growled.
"STOP CALLING ME THAT!..."She yelled.
"Well now that I know it bugs you I won't! I'm evil, remember?..." The same vulture said.
Sam growled again.
"For once, I wish I kept my mouth shut..." She said.
Meanwhile, Tucker used the Jack o Ninetails to fight the vultures.
"Don't you just hate when you get tied up in your schedule..."Tucker quipped.
They dodged.
"Ya need new glasses!..." One vulture said.
"I can see just fine!..."Tucker yelled as he fired the Jack O Nine Tails and caught one.
"See? Got this wrapped up fast..." Tucker said.
"Lousy pun from a lousy punk!..."The lead vulture said
Tucker frowned.
"I caught you didn't I?..." Tucker asked, offended
He seemed confident. The vultures, however, had other ideas.
"We'll see about that!..."The lead vulture said.
They distracted him by spinning around him.
"Hold still..." Tucker said trying to blast them.
The vultures said nothing as two of them tacked into him. The third opened a locker door and Tucker was then slammed into a locker and the door closed, shutting him in.
All in less than two minutes.
"Aw man..."Tucker complained.
Sam rolled her eyes at that.
"Here we go again..." She muttered.
"Uh... guys?!..." Danny called out.
Sam saw the vultures coming towards him. She panicked, but tripped before she could make it to him.
She saw the three of them coming in and closing in on Danny.
"Uh... Sam, right?! HELP!..." Danny called out.
"Danny!..." Sam shouted
However, before this could continue, a blast was sent, stopping the vultures before they could reach the ghost kid.
They then saw the Red Huntress appeared, battle armor and all.
"Oh no!..." They said as Valerie unleashed a barrage at the vultures , sending them crashing into a wall.
Danny blinked.
"Who is that? That's an awesome outfit!..."Danny commented.
"Deja vu..." Sam thought.
Fortunately, Valerie didn't stop to come to them, she just came to the defensive.
"Sa- I mean, you. You okay?..." She asked.
"Yeah... it's Danny I'm worried for..." Sam said.
Danny was still out in the open and with his luck, would be caught in the crossfire. Especially when the vultures recovered and tried to attack again.
The red huntress frowned as she got protective now.
"Get away from him..."The red huntress yelled as she sent more blasts to them.
"Boss should've tricked her into not using that thing in school..." One whispered to his teammates.
"Ya think?!..." The others said.
Sam let out a relieved breath. For once, she was happy to see trigger happy Valerie in her armor and with her hands on the trigger.
She got up.
"Va- I mean, hunter girl! Thanks..." Sam said.
Val nodded.
"I'll make sure to get those guys, just make sure that the two of you leave..." She said.
"STILL HERE!..." Tucker shouted.
Red Huntress sent a look to Sam, who sighed.
"I'll get him out.."She said.
Red huntress nodded.
"I'll deal with these loser ghosts..."She said.
The vultures looked offended there.
"LOSERS?! You best respect your elders!..." The leader shouted
"I doubt vultures trying to attack people count!..."Valerie said as she charged her blaster and took aim.
"Uh oh..." The lead vulture said.
They were barely staying in the fight with the goth and the kid with the glasses, so what were they going to now that someone with that kind of fire power show up?
Valerie, in return, sent more blasts at them as they squawked when they got hit.
The leader has had enough.
"Plasmius ain't gonna like this. I vote we go MIA for a few weeks..."The lead vulture said.
His fellow birds nodded in agreement before they realized what they must do now.
"RUN!..."They all yelled.
The vultures flew off as Valerie chased after them.
"Get back here, bird brains!..." Valerie shouted as she activated her jet sled and she sent more blasts to them.
As Valerie chased after the troublesome ghosts, Danny came back to the scene, still with a shaken look on his face.
"Who was that?..."Danny asked as he got out of his hiding place.
"Someone I'm happy to see for once. At least, the vultures are gone..."Sam said, happy that the vultures were gone.
She might be iffy with Val, but she IS a competent fighting and might be able to keep them busy while they fix Danny.
Speaking of Danny, he was still shaken over what just happened.
"You okay?..."Sam asked.
"What were those things?..." Danny asked freaked out
"Ghosts..." Sam answered.
Danny still looked a little scared but at least he wasn't running away from them
"That happen a lot?..."Danny asked,
"More than you remember..."Sam said.
Danny looked like his head was hurting but he ignored the pain in his head.
"You okay?..."Sam asked.
"Head ache..."He answered before they heard some knocking from a nearby locker.
"A little help, here..."Tucker complained from inside the locker that he was still trapped in.
Sam sighed before letting Tucker out of the locker again.
"Seriously, twice only one day..."He complained as he got out.
"Not like it's something you haven't dealt with before..." Sam said.
Then then turned to Danny, who had a most serious look on his face, before he spoke to them again.
"Okay, you got my attention..."Danny said and Sam mentally cheered.
"Finally! Come on..."Sam said as she grabbed his arm and ran off, with Tucker following behind.
They were just glad that their friend was safe now.
Even if he couldn't remember who they were right now. It was still better than earlier, with him being in the clutches of an evil psycho who wanted to use him.
Meanwhile
Vlad soon arrived to his destination: His personal weapon's vault.
Once there, the evil half ghost smirked as he saw what he came here for. His contingency plan he had prepared just for a situation like this.
A true chess master was always prepared. On the slim chance he'd lose something so precious, he was prepared.
"Excellent..."He said, as clapped both hands together and rubbed them.
He grinned as thought about how he was to counter the knights on Danny's side and then finally win. A teen like him wasn't that good at chess.
"I've been waiting for weeks to use this, now's the perfect opportunity..."He said, sounding pleased.
He noticed the time and there was still no trace of what he wanted.
"Those idiotic birds should have been back by now..." Vlad said, irritated and impatient.
He had a feeling that those vultures of his might not be able to keep Daniel's sidekicks busy for long, and if so, he'd be surprised. They did lose to that idiot Jack that one time and ruined his plan to steal his ghost portal.
"Sometimes I wonder why I even use those three... despite that that they work for food..."Vlad muttered..."They just BETTER be on their way back with either Daniel or the nano bots or both..."He said.
Vlad was many things, patient is not one of them and he had low tolerance for failure and his minions knew it. He wanted those robots now, so that he can use them alongside his little side project he had ready to use.
As he said, he is not very patient but it was a virtue he had learned after all these years of wanting for a chance to make his dreams happen now
His dream of having the perfect wife and the perfect son he always wanted... along with the world being his to control.
Sure, his original plan will not work now, but he know had what he needed to take a different path to success. One that would require more finesse and power, in a different sense.
It would all be worth it in the end, once he finally gets what he wants.
This was the difference between himself and Daniel, as Vlad had mastered the ability to see things from every angle and strike at his opponent weaknesses when the opportunity arises.
Like right now.
"I must say how fortunate this day has been. All need to do is reach young Daniel and I shall obtain all I desire..."He laughed, knowing this part of the plan would bring him victory.
Oh yes, Vlad would ensure that he got exactly what he deserved.
More accurately, what he THINKS he deserved.
"I am so close to victory now. Oh Maddie, how I wait for you to be on my side..." He said.
Flying through the air, the old halfa turned invisible. He didn't need to alert anyone...yet.
With this scheme, he would finally have what was taken from him all those years ago and the life that should have been his to start with.
"No one will stand in my way this time. Soon, Maddie and Daniel will belong to me..."He said in a dark tone as the wicked half ghost grinned maliciously.
The day was still young, and time could very well be on his side.
Oh boy..
-To be continued-
Next time on Forgotten
Reunited..Sort off.
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A/N(2): Special thanks to NeoMark, BeConFuzzled Writer and 61394 for their assistance in this chapter.
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