Chapter 9

Terror filled Danny when those words left Star's lips. He stood up and ran into the room, knocking away Star, almost wishing she was wrong. God please let her be wrong! But Danny then saw the couch that once held Rosa. She wasn't there. He felt his face go pale. He closed his blue eyes and tried to remain steady.

The others were standing behind him, watching as he started to break into pieces again.

Star now looked at him with compassion. She was still angry at him, but he didn't deserve this. She walked over to him and put a hand on his shoulder. He opened his eyes instantly and looked up into hers. Sam walked to his other side and put her hand on his other shoulder. He looked up at Sam and smiled at her weakly. He knew at least he wasn't the only one hurting. Everyone else had their demons to fight as well.

"Danny." Jazz said loudly with urgency in her voice. He stood up and walked over to Jazz, who held a note addressed to him. "I found this on the couch." She handed it to him and he quickly tore it open and pulled out the paper. He felt his insides cramp up as he noticed the familiar stationary with the letters V.M. on it. He read the note out loud.

"Dear Daniel,

Yes, son it is I. You are already aware that Rosa is missing since you are reading this letter. Don't worry, I will not harm her, it is you I need Daniel. Come to my castle in Wisconsin, alone I would prefer. And no silly tricks, otherwise I can make Rosa here very uncomfortable. Come Daniel, she is waiting.

Signed, Vlad Masters."

His voice shook somewhat as he said Vlad's name, his eyes flashed green and they narrowed lower than he usually lowered them.

Star clenched her teeth and instantly transformed into her halfa self. "Lets get her!"

"No wait! Vlad said for Danny to come alone or Rosa could be hurt! We cannot allow her to be harmed, especially in her current state." Jazz reasoned.

"But we can't just let Vlad have what he wants!" Aries yelled. "He will get Danny and do who knows what to him!"

Danny seemed to calm down and stare at the others with a blank face. He unconsciously put a hand in his pocket and his hand touched metal. He pulled out what was in his pocket and stared at it. It was Rosa's watch she gave to him for his birthday. He closed his eyes and traced the engraving on the outside of the clock with his fingers. He needed to know the answer; this was the only way he might find it out. His finger soon found the button to the side of the clock and pushed it in. He heard the lid snap up and opened his eyes to see the familiar writing within the lid of the watch. He stared at it as the others continued to argue.

"We have to attack Vlad's castle and take her back by force!" Star reasoned.

"No no! We need a sneak attack!" Jazz said.

"I think we should just use Tucker as bait." Sam said with sarcasm in her voice.

"Hey!" Tucker yelled.

"Maybe we should just let Danny go alone." Aries sighed and sat back.

Star glared at him.

"It's the evil talking." He apologized.

Brooke noticed Danny and tilted her head to one side. Sam noticed Brooke looking at Danny and walked over to him.

"Danny?" Sam said softly.

He snapped the lid shut down on the watch, getting everyone's attention. "I have a plan."

Rosa sighed and looked around her in sadness. She never even felt Vlad kidnap her. She only found out he did when she woke up a few minutes later in this prison. Her arms and feet were bound with ectoplasmic rope so she couldn't escape. She tried to shake away the effects from the past few hours and concentrate on getting out, but the depression she felt seemed to be lingering. She didn't have much time to think, because she heard the door to her cell open and Vlad Plasmius walk inside with a sick smile on his face.

"Hello dear Rosa." He said. "And how are we feeling?"

"Just peachy." Rosa's voice dripped with sarcasm.

"Wow you really are in a bad mood, perfect!" Vlad grabbed her by her shirt and dragged her out of the cell room. She soon was brought into another room where she saw Danny standing, his green eyes narrowed as Vlad came in, then they softened when he saw Rosa.

"Rosa!" He started to run over when Vlad pulled her closer to him.

"Ah ah ah! Sorry Daniel, but you can have her after you do as I say." He has his arm wrapped around her waist, pinning her up against him like a shield. She shot Vlad a murderous glare, then looked at Danny.

"Danny don't! Forget about me! You know whatever Vlad is planning it won't be good for you!" Her pink eye pleaded with his green eyes. They never changed.

"Its alright Rosa." He said in a soft voice. "I'm ready." He said to Vlad.

Vlad pulled out of his pocket a green gem. "Skulker!" He called and the robotic ghost appeared. Vlad threw Rosa to him who had his strong hands gripping her shoulders. Vlad then walked up to Danny and smirked. "Say your name."

Danny went to open his mouth when Rosa yelled. "No! Don't Danny!"

"Rosa, its fine. Ill be fine." He smiled weakly at her. He then turned to Vlad once again. "What exactly does this thing do anyways?" he asked.

Vlad was unprepared for that. He groaned. "Well, if you must know son, this device wipes the minds clean of a certain person once they recite their names in this gem." Vlad explained.

"Okay, so your making everyone forget about me? Why!" Danny was baffled. At the same time the two were chatting, three sets of eyes appeared behind Skulker in the darkness, green, blue and yellow eyes crept closer until the three figures stepped into the light. Star had a smirk on her face as she readied her starlight plasma blast in her left hand. Aries did his deal first and knocked the metal manic cold with a baseball bat.

He grinned. "I was the best hitter in my team." He announced proudly.

Star rolled her eyes. "Wonderful, no only is he half evil, but he's got a ego to match."

"A little help here?" Rosa said, from under the unconscious Skulker. Instantly the three got her out from under him and untied her, at the same time Vlad turned abruptly around. "What!"

"Gotcha V-man!" Danny grinned and grabbed the gem from Vlad's grasp then flew over to the others and handed it to Star, who quickly pocketed the trinket.

Surprisingly, Vlad smiled wickedly at the five Halfas. "You think I wouldn't come up with a backup plan?"

He pulled out a remote and pushed a button on it. Doors around them opened and their eyes went wide as they saw hundreds of ghosts appear from each door. Some of which the others knew all too well.

"Anyone else up to running away?" Danny suggested.

"No way! Lets fight these sorry ghosts!" Star glowed a bright yellow and formed bright blasts of light in both and fired them at the ghosts. A fifth of the ghosts cried out and vanished.

"Wow.." Danny muttered. " I have got to try that move." The ghosts then attacked everyone else at once.

Aries blocked a few punches and kicks and formed a large red plasma orb and fired it at a large group of ghosts who were instantly thrown out of the room.

Brooke dodged each hit effortlessly and glowed a bright blue, suddenly she was incased in a blue bubble of some sorts. She smiled as the ghosts tried frantically to break it, without success and losing energy in the process. After about ten minutes all the ghosts around her were exhausted.

Danny jumped up and flew around and pulled out his thermos, he started to suck up all the ghosts he could from the air, while dodging blasts ghosts were throwing at him.

Rosa jumped back as she nearly was blasted by Technus and she snapped her fingers above her head, suddenly bright pink blasts came from her fingers and she threw her arms out and the blasts hit Technus, electrocuting him.

Out of nowhere Vlad appeared behind her and grabbed her around the waist, she cried out, and as she did, everyone snapped their heads to her.

Danny gasped, then was hit by a blast of plasma that he never saw coming. He fell to the ground. The others were quickly captured as well. Finally the ghosts lined up the halfa's who had their arms bound with ectoplasmic rope. Ghosts surrounded each as well.

Vlad walked up to Star and grabbed the gem from her pocket. As he touched her, Star gave him a loud growl. He smirked and turned away from her, still holding onto Rosa and gem tightly. He then walked over to Danny and held out the gem.

"Say it!" Vlad demanded.

"Danny don't!" Rosa yelled.

Danny closed his eyes and then opened them, glaring at Vlad defiantly.

Vlad clenched his teeth, then threw Rosa to the nearest ghost, who held her fast and pulled out a glowing dagger, pressing it up against her throat.

The others gasped and Star tried to escape to help her, but she was grabbed more roughly.

"No.." Danny whispered, Vlad smirked. "Say it Daniel or Rosa will die."

Danny looked down, undecided of what to do. All of his friends, his family would forget him if he accepted. But if he didn't, Rosa would be killed, and it would be all his fault. He closed his eyes tightly, then opened them, as tears glistened in his eyes. He looked up and looked at Rosa.

"Don't do it.." Rosa told him. "Forget about me!"

" I cant, I never could." Danny whispered. Rosa's eye widened.

He closed his eyes. "Danny…."

"NO!" Rosa screamed.

"Fenton…"

The room exploded in a white light.