Have I mentioned I love evil cliffhangers? Sorry you guys. Enjoy!

STORY:

Danny looked down at the girl cringing before him, and sighed. Vlad was right, this had to be done.

"At last," he heard Vlad speak to his father, gloating. "I shall remove this problem once and for all."

Suddenly, an image passed before Danny's eyes. A world where he had no family or friends...only enemies. A world where others shrank back in fear of him.

Yes, yes! he thought to himself. The idea pleased most of him...but there was something nagging in the background.

Are you crazy! the tiny voice screamed. That isn't the world you want!

Of course it is! he snapped back, but he found he was no longer certain. Yes, he wanted more...or did he? As he glanced down at the figure still cringing before him, several memories passed before his eyes in an instant, and in that instant, his eyes flashed blue, and then green...

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"Sam," Violet eyes snapped open at the sound of her name. She looked up to see Danny pull off the wrist guards with disgust, and look around, as if seeing the world for the first time.

"Danny?" She whispered, not daring to believe. His suit faded from the black and red to the familiar black and white she had gotten so used to. His hand clenched the gloves in his fist, and he turned to her, sticking his hand out again. She flinched and clenched her eyes shut as his ectoplasmic blast severed the ropes binding her to the chair. Once again, she opened her eyes, and looked down, still not certain she should believe what had happened.

"Go and get some water! I may need to wake everyone up! Hurry," he whispered to her before turning to shoot a blast at Vlad. Thoroughly confused, Sam shrugged and ran towards the stairs.

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"Maddie is mine now," Vlad had leaned close to Jack, with a vehement smile that reflected the insanity dancing in his eyes. Laughing, he threw his hands forward, towards Jack's face, when a green blast knocked him out of the way, causing Vlad's own blast to miss completely. Confused and shocked, he looked up to see Danny Phantom holding up a pair of red wrist guards.

"I take it back," Danny said coldly, "I'll never join you." With that, he threw the empty gloves on the ground before the older ghost. Vlad stared, still stunned, at the red material on the ground for a few seconds, before he growled and launched himself forward...

And the battle began.