Danny was confused as to why the small raven haired female had acted that way toward him, in fact he was confused as to why she was with the older male when it had been obvious that she hadn't liked the male before. Was the servant wrong about her feelings toward the male in question? He had said that Vlad had gone to see the young female, but he hadn't been able to tell him why, though Danny had a feeling that he had gone to get her on his side. Had it worked? If so then had he been wrong about her getting her memory back? No, there was something else going on here and without the missing information, he had no idea how the male had gotten the Goth to come back with him.
Entering his home several minutes later he found his parents talking quietly in the kitchen, their tone one of concern. Walking into the large cooking space he found the pair sitting at the table talking, but upon seeing him they stopped. "What's going on?" he asked. His mother shot her husband a look before turning back toward her son. He walked closer, stopping just a foot away from his mother.
"Sam was taken out of protective custody earlier today," his mother said with a concerned look. "The guy who takes care of the house has been signed as her guardian." Danny felt his heart drop into his stomach. So it was true! Sam had allowed the white haired male to convince her to give him control over her! "She had a few things left in the hotel room where they were keeping her, but when asked she said she didn't need the items." Maddie pulled out a laptop to the surprise of her son. Why wouldn't she take it with her? It was strange that upon being taken back home that she wouldn't want the electronic, not that she didn't have the funds to buy a new one, but still...
"Mom, dad," he said, turning to look at his father. "You know the caretaker from college." It was a statement and while both raised a brow at him he paid it no heed as he continued. "His name is Vlad Masters."
"Vladie?" his father questioned in surprise at that information. Danny noted that while his father just looked surprised that his mother was deep in thought, the look on her face as she pondered this new information.
"Was he friends with you?" the raven haired boy asked his father. The older male nodded. "Good friends?" Again his father nodded, smiling now as he recounted all the fun the pair had had and the fact that the male in question had aided in their first attempt at making a portal to the world where ghosts inhabited. His mother remained silent, a shake of her head drawing Danny's attention.
"Haven't spoken to him since that day though," his father stated. "Vlad got hit with the power of the portal and had to be taken to the hospital. Never knew what had happened to him." Maddie frowned now.
"He was rather upset, not that I blame him, Jack," she said, her husband shooting her a funny look. "Hon, I know that you remember that day as being the end of his life, or how he saw his life going." Danny blinked. What was his mother implying. As if she could read his mind the red head turned to him. "It was kind of your father's fault that Vlad ended up getting hit with the blast. He was just so excited to see if the portal would work and Vlad had been helping us. The man is quite smart and while he was looking at it, a bit close in my opinion, your father pushed the button." She glanced over at her husband, the male blushing. "I was trying to tell him that the formula for it was wrong, but he hit the button anyway."
"I was sure that it was fine," the male stated, though he managed to look rather shameful at what he had done.
"It was an accident, but Vlad was hit at close range with the ecto energy and experienced-"
"Ecto acne," Danny said, cutting off his mother. She looked surprised at his knowledge of a topic that none of them had discussed. "Tucker found out."
"You were researching this?" He shook his head.
"Not me, but that doesn't matter," he stated as he began to explain to his mother all that he had learned from his techno-geek friend and with every bit of shared information his mother began to look apprehensive. "I saw the three letters from his fiancées and mom, it doesn't look good. In fact it was in the contract that Sam was never to have Vlad as a guardian, not unless she chose to allow him and even the servant said that she didn't like Vlad." The female looked to her husband again. He had known the male first, her coming a part of their group later that year when the pair had met. Vlad had always made her nervous, but she had known why. The male had become attached to her, always watching her.
"Okay, so we know that he has a rather...suspicious past, but-" Again Danny interrupted his mother.
"He hired those people to kill the Mansons for their money." She looked unsure about that. Sure, the man in question wasn't exactly a nice person, not that she had seen, but for him to kill or do something to three different women after they had signed over their wealth held no connection to hiring people to kill the two wealthy adults. What had he been doing with the money left to him? And to go underground for that many years was another puzzle in itself... She couldn't seem to place it all before her in a way that a clear image could be seen. "We have no proof, but he is up to something and I plan on figuring out what." He then went on to tell his parents of his recent visit to the deceased Manson's home and the way that Sam had acted.
"We didn't know her for long," Maddie pointed out. "And she lost her memories so there's no telling if that was the way she was before all this or not." The raven haired boy let out a frustrated growl. His mother was just tossing his ideas out the window without a thought that he was right. His gut was telling him that something was wrong with the raven haired girl and that Vlad was behind it all. Seeing that her son was really upset she finally said, "We will do what we can, Danny, but there's really not much we can do save for observe." Saying nothing Danny turned and walked away. There was something he could do alright, but he would need his sister's help and Tucker's knowledge of surveillance equipment.
The next day found Jazz standing before the Manson home, her teal eyes looking upward as she wondered if this plan was going to work. How were the two males going to get into the home? How were they going to set up the cameras? It made her nervous as she walked up toward the door, trying so hard to look calm even as she felt her gut drop in fear. If this male were as evil as they were led to believe then what would he do when another person came to call on the raven haired girl? Ringing the bell she waited only a few seconds before the door was opened to reveal the same male that had aided both her parents and her brother with answers to their questions. He looked her up and down before asking, "Hello, how may I help you?"
"Um, I was wondering if Mr. Masters was home?" It seemed to surprise him, though he was in shock that another teen had come to the door asking for the white haired male.
"No, he is away at the moment. Do you want to leave a message since I am unaware of when he will be back?" Jazz shook her head.
"Is Sam home?" Again another shake of his head. "Um, can you help me? I am the daughter of Jack and Maddie Fenton." His eyes brightened and his posture seemed to relax, though he still seemed uncertain, that is until Danny and Tucker walked over to stand beside her. Seeing the raven haired male he looked apprehensive since his employer had forbade the young male from coming back on property.
"I won't come in," Danny stated, knowing by the look on the male's face that something was keeping him being as friendly as he had been, though it looked like he wanted to help. "My sister and my friend, Tucker, just need a few moments in a few rooms." Explaining the plan to the male before them as the pair stepped into the home, he found that the man was more than willing to assist, listing off spaces that were important to place the cameras. After they had left, Danny headed away from the house, his blue eyes looking upward at the tall building. The servant shut the door and went to assist the two guests in finding the rooms that he had spoken of.
It took all of thirty minutes, with the trio working together, to place cameras in spaces that no one would notice. Sam's room was covered, Vlad's former living quarters, as well as the Manson's former bedroom and then the study itself was placed under the watchful eyes of the cameras. They had just left, turning the corner and out of view, when Vlad returned, Sam following him into the large house. She seemed dazed as she walked in behind him. "Now," Vlad said with a smirk. "How about we talk to Spectra again?" The teen shook her head at first, but the white haired male refused to let her off as he walked her up the stairs to his former room where not only Spectra appeared moments later, but Ember was with her. Even though the Goth was feeling rather depressed and drained she was wary of the red headed woman and the teen with her seemed to be looking at her with malicious intent. This female didn't even look human with her skin tinted almost a light green and the way her hair flared around her head. She took a step back, but only found herself backing up into Vlad.
"What is going on?" she asked, her voice so soft, the missing energy making her too weak to move quick enough when the white haired male grabbed her shoulders to hold her in place.
"Don't worry, Miss Manson," he said, his fingers biting into her flesh. "Ember is a good friend of mine and soon she will be a good friend of yours." The teal haired teen smirked as she pulled her guitar from behind her. Sam had a bad feeling about this, but could do nothing as she watched the female before her twist a little knob on the instrument. With a strum of the guitar the raven haired female found her mind blank. Ember looked to Vlad now, the once blue eyes flashing red in triumph as the third member of their party appeared. Amorpho was still under their control, though now Vlad wasn't sure what to do with the male. He had planned to have the Goth enrolled in school, knowing full and well that Danny would be there and it would just burn the younger male to be snuffed by the female after she had kicked him out of her home, but now he wondered if he shouldn't just send the girl. "Change into the female," he ordered the male. Seconds later found him looking at a copy of Sam, her identical twin though the male impersonating the Goth looked rather dazed. Instructing Ember on what he wanted the male smirked. Tomorrow was Monday and the first day of school for the girl.
He wished he could be a fly on the wall for that one. While he still had a ways to go before he could obtain the wealth needed to reach his real goal, he would enjoy tormenting the Fentons with the knowledge that he held all the cards this time. They would all pay for what had happened to him! He had been a good looking male, the brains needed to start his own business and the charm needed to run it, but that faithful day had changed it all and when those who had been his friends hadn't even apologized for their error he had known that they needed to be taught a lesson. Sure, he still planned on having Maddie at his side, but Jack, the bumbling fool, he deserved to die. Vlad wasn't sure what he would do with the children of the pair... Maybe he would make them a part of his fantasy family or maybe they would join their father in death. He had yet to decide.