Goodbye to You
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Chapter 7: Final action
Danny's life was full of dilemmas. His real life was full of school and bullies. His other life was a different story. Hunters, Rivals, and other forms of ghost had come to Earth. He could easily take them down, but he had one obstacle. That was the human hunter, Valerie. He had just fought her in battle. He had done well, he had thought. By knocking her unconscious, he could finally be able to end their bitter problems through words instead of combat. But, what he thought had succeeded was now failing. For with her arm around Sam's neck and a very lethal looking knife in the other, Danny's problems were all but coming fast.
"Sam!" Danny yelled upon seeing Valerie's latest action. "One step Fenton," Valerie began," one step and I cut her pretty little face up like a Halloween pumpkin." She raised the knife; Sam's eyes nervously looking at the blade. "Don't do this Valerie," Tucker said. "I have no need to settle problems with you. This is between me and ghost boy," she ordered. "Don't do this Valerie. It doesn't have to go down like this," Sam stated. "I like hostages who are quiet, if you understand what I'm saying," Valerie replied. She then brought the sharpened edge of the knife onto the side of Sam's face. Sam first felt the coolness of the blade, but then cringed in pain as she felt the knife slowly push into her skin and run down. Valerie withdrew the knife and looked at the small cut she had made, which was now slowly leaking blood. "Think, Danny. How would her face look with all that blood running on it?" Valerie asked.
"Stop that!" Danny yelled. "Come on, you wanted to talk right? I'm just helping," Valerie stated. "Just don't hurt Sam and we will do what you want," Danny replied. "I like taking hostages," Valerie began," well, first things first. I want techno boy over there to get to lay on the ground and put his head down." She then pointed her knife towards Tucker for him to better get the idea. Tucker slowly got on his knees laid his body out on the ground. "This sucks," he stated as he planted his face into the ground. "I hear any words from you and that's another step towards Samantha's demise," she ordered.
She then looked over at Danny and started at the ghost weapon that still was active in his hand. "Turn that thing off," she ordered. "Hey, I don't know how too," Danny replied. Valerie backed away a few feet and then stated, "Don't take me for a fool. I know what you're planning." "Hey, this is as new to me as it is to you," Danny stated as he held up the energy blade. "You want me to think that," Valerie began," but you want me to think that. Then, when I let her go, you're going to rush in and end my life." "I fight for humans, not against them," Danny said. "Fight for them, you say? Was that the case when you allowed my life to be messed up?" Valerie asked. Now, Danny could finally understand what was going on in Valerie's mind. She wanted Danny dead by her hands. This was not about her life or her pride, for now revenge had been all but eliminated from her objectives. For all she cared about now was seeing his corpse lying on the ground. If he could see under her helmet, he wouldn't see the face of the original Valerie. Instead, he would see the face of a hunter who had finally lost the all dignity.
"Now, you want her safe, don't you?" she asked. "You know I do. I never intended anyone to be injured due to my mistakes," Danny stated. "Good. Then here's how its going to go," Valerie began," I am going to let the girl go. You, however, are going to turn your back and stand there until you are allowed to face me." It was then that Danny took note of the Ecto pistol that was still in the holster on Valerie's side. "You're going to shot in the back then? I never would see the day that you, of all people, would resort to being such a coward as to try and finish me off." "Shut up or she dies!" Valerie yelled. "No, you shut up!" Sam then suddenly yelled. Valerie was shocked at hearing this and quickly brought the knife up to Sam's throat. "I ordered you to not say a word," she began. "Well, I am not going to stay quiet for this long," she began," you wanted to fight Danny head on, so he came. Then, you resort to cheap tactics in the way of holding me hostage. You can't fight anyone. All you are is just a scared girl with some weapons that can be barely but to good use by you. And then you want to shot Danny in the back. Only as coward would utilize something like that. So, the only conclusion is that even if you have the weapons and the plans, your still afraid of Danny." "I am not afraid of him. And to prove that, I'll just spill your blood in front of him," Valerie said. Just then, Danny's eyes suddenly glowed entirely green and he shouted, "No!" He then, in an instance, raised his the blade still activated on it right at Valerie. The blade then shot forwards off of his hand in a burst of green energy. Caught completely off guard. She had little time to kill Sam for the point of the blade shot right through her left eye. It then passed entirely through that side of the head and exited there other side before disintegrating into thin air. Sam didn't see the blade enter, but saw Valerie's hand loosen from their grip around her. She released her self from Valerie and moved back a few feet before turning to face her. She gasped I shock and froze at seeing what had been done. The left side of Valerie's head had been impaled in one huge cut. Valerie uttered a few murmurs of gibberish before dropping the knife and falling on her back. Blood then began to flow from the opening in her helmet and stained the grass a deep red color. "What's going on?" Tucker asked from his position. With no answer being given, he lifted himself off the ground and stated, "What is…? Oh my God!" He yelled this with sheer terror at the sight of Valerie's dead body lying on the ground. "Danny…" Sam finally said in a small voice before turning to face him. But, he wasn't there. All that was here was Tucker, Valerie's corpse, and a slow blowing wind.
Back at the Fenton house, things were quiet. Jazz was in her room doing some reading, while Jack was working on his latest invention. Maddie was coming from the kitchen after getting a drink when she saw Danny come in through the front door. "Hey, Danny. How was the movie?" she asked. "Fine, Mom," Danny said with a sort of sluggishness in his voice. Maddie then noticed he was walking in a sort of zombified state. Sensing something was wrong, she walked over to him and noticed the brush on the side of his face. "What happened to you? And by the way, where's your sweater?" she asked upon also noticing his lack of sweater. "I left it at the theater," Danny began," and I walked into a door." Maddie looked into his face and saw his skin incredibly pale. "Are you sure your okay?" she asked. Danny then shot back at her," I…am…fine." He then began to walk up the stairs towards his room. "Okay," she began," that's nice to hear. By the way, did we get a new dishwasher?" She was answered with the sound of his door slamming behind him. She sighed and said to herself, "I worry about him a lot."
While Maddie was pondering on her son's strange behavior and a dead body was being called in by an "anonymous" phone call, Vlad was doing something by himself. "Damn it all!": he yelled as he picked up the wine bottle next to him and tossed it at the now static screen. The bottle shattered into many pieces as Vlad walked around the room, muttering to himself. "Everything was perfect," he stated," everything was going great. Then, she got killed. My plan is, once again, a failure. 'Then again, maybe this could be of an advantage,' his thoughts said, interrupting his breakdown. "Come again?" he asked. 'The boy never has killed another human. Just think what fun affects this will have on his psyche.' As his thoughts gave him this idea, He pondered on it hard. Then, his face curved into a twisted smile. "I see where this is going," he said. 'You see it now. The canvas is laid anew. All you need now is paintings for a new masterpiece.' "I shall have that arranged," Vlad stated. He then finished with, "So begins the end of my turmoil and the beginning of Danny's."
Danny has murdered. What could be racing through his mind? Find out in Chapter 8!