Eee! Thanks for the awesome reviews everyone! Now, I'm sorry… :sniffs:but this is the last chapter to my little trilogy, I really hope you guys liked it Whoo! Wow this chapter is long, but it's only because I added a song, ;) Alright, since this website AGAIN is not working for me, page breaks are going to be shown with these "pbpbpbp"
Disclaimer: I don't own Kalan Porter's new song or anything to do with the Danny Phantom TV show.
Chapter 3: I'll Never Give Up
Flashback
"Cold enough for you, my dear?"
"What do you want with me?" she commanded.
"Ah, ah, ah! I ask the questions around here! Do you know me, Samantha?"
"Yeah, you're Vlad Plasmius aren't you? Dan- my friend told me all about you…"
"No need for cover-ups Samantha… I know it's Danny, the boy I tried to convince to become my ward. I have no living heirs and the problem still stands."
"What do you want me to do about it…?" Sam huffed.
"Your beloved Danny will come searching for you, right? I will promptly destroy him… unless…"
"Unless…?"
"You agree to become my heir, I have the technology to transform you into a halfa like Danny and myself."
"Never! I'll never do it!"
"I'm sorry but you have no choice my dear, farewell for now."
End Flashback
Sam wanted to purge those horrible memories; it felt completely hopeless to her now and she knew she didn't have much time.
"Oh, why did I say those things to him…?! Have I lost him?" she wondered aloud.
"Miss? Your breakfast dear." The maid said having entered the room again.
The kindly older woman had just brought in a steaming bowl of oatmeal and a fresh cut grapefruit. It smelled lovely but Sam didn't feel like eating.
"No thanks…" she declined.
"Come now dear, you must be famished. You haven't eaten a single thing since you arrived.
"You're right…" Sam admitted and her stomach was growling. "But what's the point? I'm going to be trapped here forever…"
"Oh, you look as if a black cloud has made its refuge floating above you. Don't be so sure now… not all is lost."
"What are you talking about? Danny's mad at me, I have two hours before Mr. Whats-his-face changes me forever…" Sam stopped. "Sorry…" she felt a bit regretful of freaking out at the maid like that.
"You're not the one who should be sorry dear, Vlad is…" the maid walked out just after saying this leaving Sam sporting a thoroughly confused look on her face.
"What did she mean by that?"
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Morning had come as the sun slowly crept over the horizon. Danny and Tucker had slept in the Speeder, quite comfortably since it was built for long ghost-hunting expeditions.
Tucker was leaning on top of the control panel snoring and slightly drooling. Danny had curled himself up on the driver's chair, once again he was dreaming. It wasn't necessarily as nice as the one he had dreamt the other morning though.
Dream
"Sam! Where are you?!" He was searching through a black nothingness.
"I'm lost to you, Danny… but it was not your fault." Her voice seemed so far away.
"No you're not! I can find you, just keep talking!"
"It's no use, give up and save yourself the grief."
"No, Sam! I'll never give up! Never…"
End Dream
Tucker woke up to Danny mumbling in his dream. I'll never give up… Sam…
Without even thinking he started poking Danny to awaken him from his dreamlike state.
Danny slowly opened his eyes, he felt a little disoriented but soon remembered where he was and what he was doing there. "What…?" He asked looking at Tucker's grinning face.
"Oh Sam…" He teased in a falsetto voice. "I'll never give up…" He chuckled. "What the heck were you dreaming about?"
"I dreamt she was lost…" Danny sighed.
Almost at once Tucker's face became serious. "You… really like her, don't you...?"
He slowly nodded.
"I knew it! Who calls it!" Tucker cheered to himself and quickly became serious again. "Uh yeah… we better go before it's too late…"
Danny smiled. "Thanks, man."
Tucker gave him a thumbs up. "Forget about it."
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Sam could hear the footsteps drawing closer and closer. She knew it wasn't the maid and she wished with all her heart it would be Danny, she's even take Tucker at this point. The footsteps however, were heavy and moving quickly; there was only one person it could be.
The doors flew open with Vlad standing there with a grin that said 'nothing can stop me now'.
"Are you ready, Samatha? It is time."
"You know what? There is no way in HELL I'll ever agree to what you want me to do."
"You know I have the power to destroy Danny then?"
"It doesn't matter! No matter what you throw at him, you'll never ever beat him…"
"Are you absolutely sure about that?"
"One thing I am sure about is that he's still here and you're not going to do anything to me…" Sam surprised herself with the sudden confidence she now had. She didn't know how but some way all she was saying was true, at least she hoped.
Vlad raised and eyebrow. "You're very brave, girl… but that alone will not save you. You're going to come with me now, and you're not to make a fuss about it."
Sam suddenly felt her body become paralyzed, she could still breathe but it was futile to try and move her legs and arms. "Stop!" she cried but was no use, she was already floating towards the laboratory.
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Seconds after Sam had been abducted, Danny and Tucker burst into the room.
"Where is she? Are we too late?" Danny asked hurriedly.
The maid Edwina hustled into the room. "Hurry!" she cried. "He's already taken her to the lab!"
"Which way?" Tucker asked.
"Up the stairs, down the hall to the left!" She answered almost talking too quickly for Tucker.
They nodded. "Thanks, but why did you help us?" Danny asked.
"Sam wasn't the only one under house arrest here." She said.
"Maybe there's a way to free both of you, thanks again!"
The two teens wasted no time, Danny phased himself and Tucker through the floors and into the red-carpeted hallway.
"That must be it…" Danny said and turned the handle to open the metal door.
The scene that lay before them was Sam hooked up to some machine and Vlad laughing manically while holding a remote.
Danny seethed with anger. "You… let her off that thing now…" He said, his voice shaking.
"Danny?" Vlad seemed mildly surprised. "I'm afraid it's too late for her now."
Sam was still conscious of what was going on and still able to speak. "Danny! No it isn't! Get me off of here! I don't want this!"
Vlad laughed again. "Oh, don't you? I thought it would be every teenager's dream."
"No!" Sam cried, she had thought of this and decided she just didn't want the pressure that Danny had to carry on his shoulders. It would be too difficult to bear, she liked Danny for the fact he was the only one like himself.
"I'm warning you…" Danny said and prepared a glowing destruction ball in his hand.
"Oh yeah?" Vlad created a larger ball. "Try this!" he said before launching it towards Danny.
Danny had projected his ball as well, the two energy signatures exploded on each other. This was all Tucker needed for a distraction, thinking quickly he kicked the remote from Vlad's hand and caught it before it landed on the floor.
"Free Sam… free Sam…" He muttered looking for the right button. "I hope this works…" He clicked a green button.
The contraption which bound Sam's arms and legs snapped off and she sprawled onto the floor.
"Yes!" Tucker cheered.
Vlad saw what was happening and instantly his grinning expression changed to one of hatred. "You little brats! I'll make sure none of you leave here alive!"
"Danny! I'm sorry!" Sam cried in happiness and relief.
With Vlad incapacitated for the moment Danny slightly let his guard down. "I'm sorry too." He rushed over and caught Sam in a tight hug.
"Um, guys?!" Tucker said, again interrupting their meeting.
"What?" They both asked and then noticed what Tucker was worrying about.
"You're all going to be sorry! Every last one of you!" Vlad's body was glowing a strange dangerous green. "I thought you might try something like this so I have given myself the ability to turn into a device of incineration!"
"Dude, he's a bomb! We have to get out of here!" Tucker's voice was shaking he was worried they might not make it this time.
"You'll never leave this place alive!"
Danny thought quickly. "All right, Tucker take Sam, I'm going to figure out a way to reduce the blast."
"But, Danny…!" The last thing Sam wanted was to yet again leave him.
I never thought,
That one day you'd become a part of my life
"Sam…" Danny moved closer and held her delicate face in his hands. "You don't have to worry anymore." He softly kissed her. "Now both of you go, I'll be fine."
Still you were always with me
When I lay my head down at night
Sam nodded. "C'mon Tucker!" She said dragging the other boy away with her.
Could you really be here with me?
Has my wish come true tonight?
"Ok, Vlad…" Danny said turning his attention to the power-crazed ghost/bomb. "You're not going to hurt anyone here, especially Sam!" He threw back a fist and hurled it into Vlad's head. "That's for taking her!"
Because now, now it seems
I'm wide awake in this dream
And I'll do, I'll do anything
To stay here forever…
Vlad couldn't answer, the green aura circling his body was increasing and causing the building to shake and tremble.
And if this is a dream
I'm not going to wake up
But if I'm awake I won't close my eyes again
Danny went underneath and with all of his strength he lifted it up and out of the castle.
Though I feel like I'm flying
I'm sure my feet are still on the ground
Outside, Tucker and Sam had seen Danny fly the life-threatening thing higher and higher from the castle. They also saw it explode…
Open my eyes, and it's amazing
How my world has changed when I look around
"Did he get away?!" Sam cried and then calmed down a little bit. "Of course he did…"
And it's like I found a road straight to heaven
The road has lead me right here to you
Danny was falling down towards them with his arms outstretched. He had become human once again but he lightly touched down instead of completely crashing into the ground.
Because now, now it seems
I'm wide awake in this dream
And I'll do, I'll do anything
To stay here forever
And if this is a dream
I'm not going to wake up
But if I'm awake I won't close my eyes again
Sam nearly glomped the black-haired teen. "Danny!! I knew you'd come back…"
He smiled warmly at her. "So did I…"
Everything I'll ever need,
Is standing right here in front of me
You've given more than I'll ever ask for
Now all I can do
Is give forever to you…
Sam finally gave into something she had wanted to do for a long time. "Just kiss me." She said.
Danny closed his eyes and when their lips met it was a far more passionate kiss than before.
Though they didn't need to say it yet, there was love in that kiss. One that would last for a long time, if not forever.
The End.
A/N So how did you like it?! Long chapter eh? Wow… wanna leave me some nice long reviews?