Hi, people! Thanks for the reviews I got, and a special thanks to my cousin Wolf of Fire. Thanks, Liz! With the thank-you's out of the way, let's get rolling with Chapter 13! But first let me inform you there are only two chapters left!
Danny glared with hate at his arch enemy, Vlad Plasmius.
He said, "I should have known you were behind this."
Plasmius chuckled, "And why would I not be, young Daniel. I'm impressed that you defeated my apprentice, and also made an ally out of my other apprentice." He pointed at Valerie who was still in the cage with Sam.
Valerie gasped, "You've been supplying me with the weaponry? I never would have taken it if I had known it was from a filthy ghost!"
Vlad frowned, "Oooh, you hurt my feelings."
Danny turned to him, "I'm gonna hurt a lot more than your feelings in a minute. Now why isn't anyone waking up?"
"Well, since Dilbert has been destroyed, the energy he stole still goes back into the people. But it goes back in very slowly. Everyone should be awake in…about an hour."
Danny sighed, "Aw, man. I wish they could be awake to see me save their lives."
"By the time they wake up, Daniel," said Plasmius, "I'll already have finished you off. Dilbert could have had whatever he wanted. All I wanted was you."
"So this was all a ploy to lure me here."
"Very good, son. You're smarter than you look. Let's see if you're stronger than you look."
"I beat Dilbert and he was twenty feet tall. What makes you think I can't beat you too?"
"Dilbert could not beat you because he knew nothing about you. I, on the other hand, do. And that's precisely the knowledge I'll use to end your life. Unless you would like to reconsider my offer and join me."
"You're just gonna have to kill me then, because I'll never join you!" shouted Danny.
"As you wish," said Plasmius as he fired a purple blast at Danny. Danny quickly dodged it and fired an ectoplasmic blast. Vlad calmly produced an ectoplasmic ghost rebounder and it bounced off.
Danny flew at Plasmius and tried to kick him, but Vlad caught his foot and threw him hard to the ground. Danny got up and sighed, "Okay, I've got to fight up to his level if I'm gonna win."
He duplicated into four and they said, "Not gonna be so easy this time, is it?"
Vlad simply smiled as he duplicated into four himself, "Improved, haven't you? But you still can't do this," as they fired energy from their eyes.
The four Dannys flew out of the way and said, "No. But I can try."
They tried desperately to fire energy from their eyes but only a few sparks came out. One Danny sighed, "I guess I need more practice."
"Which you won't have time for, son," the four Plasmius's as they fired purple blasts at the four Dannys.
Two dodged the blasts, but the remaining two got hit and knocked to the ground. The two that were hit shouted, "I told you not to call me son!" and fired ectoplasmic blasts at the four Plasmius's. They simply absorbed the blasts and fired it back at the four Dannys. They quickly projected ectoplasmic shields and they bounced off.
Danny was now feeling totally frustrated as no matter what he tried, Plasmius seemed ready for it. But as the pressure mounted, so did Danny's resilience. Despite Plasmius's early barrage of attacks, he would not surrender.
Three Dannys flew in front of three Plasmius's and shouted, "You want me? Try and catch me!" They quickly flew around the room, with the three Plasmius's giving chase.
Meanwhile, the remaining Danny flew above the remaining Plasmius. He tried to hit him with an eye beam. Just then, one of the other Dannys flew back into the battle and gave Plasmius a hard punch, knocking him down.
He got up just as the remaining duplicates appeared. The four Plasmius's said, "Perhaps we shall fight four on four. No splitting up into teams."
The four Dannys answered, "I'm fine with that."
The four Plasmius's then fired purple blasts at the four Dannys.
The four Dannys concentrated with all their might, and then suddenly stuck out their hands at the blasts. The four Plasmius's were shocked to see the four Dannys suddenly absorb the blasts!
Hardly even realizing what they just did, the four Dannys fired the purple energy blasts back at the four Plasmius's. They were too stunned to see the four Dannys absorb the blasts to notice them fire them back. They were hit and knocked to the ground.
The four Dannys smiled, "I thought an evil villain like you would know not to let your guard down." They fired ectoplasmic blasts at the four Plasmius's. They all went intangible and phased through the floor, dodging the blasts.
The four Dannys shouted, "I thought I was the one who dodged attacks by going intangible through the floor! Don't tell me you're dropping to my level, Plasmius!"
Just then, four purple blasts flew back up through the floor and hit the four Dannys. They were knocked upward and hit the ceiling.
The four Plasmius's reappeared and smirked, "Remember, Daniel. Don't let your guard down."
"Very funny." Then the four Dannys tried again to fire eye beams, but once again, only sparks appeared. They groaned, "Aw, crud."
The four Plasmius's fired purple blasts at the four Dannys, but they quickly dodged it. They said, "What do you say we try hand-to-hand combat? Four against four?"
"If you dare," said one Plasmius.
"I dare!" shouted one Danny.
They all flew down to the ground and joined in a furious battle to the death. For a while, the Plasmius's threw most of the punches and kicks, with the Dannys trying their best to dodge it.
After a while, the Dannys tried their best to fight back with punches and kicks of their own. Although Danny's eight month experience with his ghost powers came with impressive fighting abilities, he just couldn't match the Plasmius's relentless assault.
Finally, one Danny said, "Enough of the test of strength. Back to skill and speed."
The four Dannys fired ectoplasmic blasts. The four Plasmius's quickly absorbed the blasts and sent them back at the four Dannys. They dodged and tried once more to fire eye beams. Finally the energy flew out of their eyes and hit the four Plasmius's.
They recovered and said, "I'm very impressed, Daniel. You've come a very long way with your powers in the short time that you've had them. You could be extremely great with them. That is, if you live long enough to be great."
They fired their own eye beams. They hit the four Dannys and knocked them down. Danny could now fire eye beams, but his weren't as powerful or experienced as Plasmius's.
They sat up just as the four Plasmius's fired purple blasts at them. They quickly absorbed the blasts and fired it back. The four Plasmius's produced ectoplasmic shields and they bounced off.
The four Dannys said, "Dilbert mentioned something about you having a key that could set everyone free."
The four Plasmius's sighed, "Idiot. Well, I guess I could tell you that it's inside my pocket. Well, one of my copies' pockets. Come and get it!"
The four Dannys shouted, "Gladly!" and flew at the four Plasmius's. But they quickly kicked the four Dannys and knocked them across the room.
Knowing he had jumped into that attack without thinking, the four Dannys fired ectoplasmic blasts at the four Plasmius's. At the same time, they also fired eye beams.
The four Plasmius's also fired purple blasts and their own eye beams. The two powerful set of attacks hit head-on and began to build up. A huge ball of energy began to form in the middle. It continued to build, and build, and build until….
Suddenly there was an enormous explosion that tore apart nearly everything in the room. The orbs surrounding the cages were destroyed. A few of the cages themselves were damaged. There was a small hole in the cage Sam and Valerie were in. Jack and Maddie were hit a little and sent tumbling backward.
In the middle of the room, both Danny and Plasmius were formed back into one and laying on the ground. The explosion appeared to have knocked them both unconscious. Just then Plasmius moaned, signaling he was not unconscious. But Danny was not moving.
Sam shouted, "Danny!" as she got out of the Specter Speeder and managed to squeeze through the cage. Valerie tried to get through too, but she couldn't fit.
Sam left her behind and ran over to Danny's side. She watched in horror as Danny suddenly changed back into Danny Fenton. Apparently the rifle Skulker used to keep Danny in ghost form only worked when he was conscious.
Outside, Jack and Maddie had run back to the end of the corridor just in time to see Danny change back.
They both gasped in disbelief, "Danny's Inviso-Bill?"
Maddie said, "Why wouldn't he tell us? We're his parents!"
Jack sighed, "Now, now, Maddie. We are ghost hunters. It probably wouldn't look good if he told us."
"Well, we're going to have a long talk with him later."
"Um, Maddie, he's kind of unconscious now."
"Oh, right. Danny!" They both started into the room, but just then a piece of debris fell from the ceiling and fell in front of the doorway, blocking their entry.
Jack shouted, "Shoot! We'll have to find another way."
They both then ran back the other way to find a different way to get to the main room.
Sam was still looking at Danny with a terrified look on her face. All at once, it just became worse.
She gasped, "He's not breathing…."
BIG CLIFFHANGER! Oh, I am evil. Normally, I hate reading cool fics only to find a chapter ending with a big cliffhanger like that. But I decided to keep you waiting too. Danny's parents have found out Danny's secret, and now Danny's unable to breath! Will he be able to survive? One more chapter to go! I'll have it up soon!