Ritual
Danny felt the air leap out of his lungs, unable to comprehend what Dark had just said. "W-what!"
Dark laughed, wrapping his arm around Sam's waist and dragging her towards the altar. "So glad you could come tonight. Now, before it gets too late, let's get this party started, shall we?"
Danny wasted no time, leaping forward and throwing his fist at Dark. But he merely missed and flew into the wall. Dark laughed, a black shadow tracing his body as he flew in the air. "Try that again, Phantom. See what happens."
Danny growled, pushing himself off of the wall and back towards Dark. Throwing another punch was a pointless effort. Dark grabbed his hand, twisting it behind his back. Danny wiggled and wormed around, trying to get out of the shadow's grip.
"Now, now, let's not do anything hasty." Dark whispered in his ear, his other hand moving over Danny's head. Danny glanced up, watching the hand form a small knife.
"Oh crap!" Danny cursed, kicking his legs to try and free himself. "Sam! Sam! Wake up!"
"It's too late!" Dark shouted, laughing darkly. "She can't hear you! And soon she shall be mine forever!"
"Never!" Danny said, thinking of any possible way he could get out of the powerful grip on him.
XOXOXSam could only watch as Danny struggled to get free. Derek! Please! Stop! She tried to scream, tried to move her arms and legs but found it useless. Derek still had control over her, and there was no way she could save Danny's life. Danny! No!
Her body didn't move, but she could feel her breathing quicken. She could feel the eyes of her heart cry with tears as she continued to watch the struggle. But no matter how much she wanted to, she couldn't do anything to stop what was going to happen.
"Danny!" She felt herself scream, shocked to hear her own voice. Blinking, she thought quickly, using what time she had to save Danny. "Get the orb in his jacket! Quick!"
XOXOXDark growled, tightening his grip on Danny's arm. "That wench! She broke my control!"
Danny grinned to himself, catching on second of hope flying through Sam's eyes. Thanks, Sam, he thought. Taking a deep breath, he swung his legs in the air, high above his head and smacked Dark in the face, breaking his grip. As Danny swung around, he reached into Dark's jacket, and pulled out a small white orb.
"I got it!" He shouted, smiling as Dark flew backward, his hand covering the mark on his face. "You don't control her anymore!"
Dark hesitated, but soon his grim face turned into a grin. "You fool, you think I still need that!"
Danny frowned, looking down at Sam. She had fallen on the floor, her body trembling wildly. "What did you do to her?" Danny demanded, glaring back at Dark.
Dark's grin turned into laughter as he held up the knife, dripping slowly with blood. "The ritual… is almost complete! I just need to slit her wrist and she shall be mine! And I will have more power than you could ever imagine!"
"Damn," Danny cursed, looking down at the orb. "Sam, help me out here," he whispered, glancing at her frail body and back at Dark. His eyes dropped down to the orb, and Dark dashed towards Sam's body. Danny threw the orb, blasting it in the air with his power. As the broken pieces fell to the ground, Danny turned and rushed after Dark.
Dark laughed as he stood next to Sam, her wrist in his hand. Raising the blade in the air, he laughed loudly. "The power is all mine!"
A fist flew across his face, knocking him on the floor. Danny stopped, seeing Sam stand herself upright. "Not if I have anything to do about it," she said, taking the blade that fell out of his hand and tossing it up at Danny.
Dark roared, the earth crumbling around them. "No! I shall have the power! I will have you, Sam!"
"Not if I have anything to do about it!" Danny said, pulling his Fenton Thermos out of his pocket and turning it on. "Say so long to your ex-fiancé!"
Dark screamed, his human form melting into a puddle of clay and his ghost form evaporated as he was sucked into the thermos. With a satisfied grin, Danny closed it tightly, descending to the ground.
"So much for that," Danny said, laughing lightly as he looked up at Sam.
She was ripping off the wedding dress, tearing it into shreds. "No one will ever have to wear this horrible dress again," she said, stomping on it with her heel. "It's just ugly!"
Danny laughed, walking over to her and wrapping his arms around her in a tight embrace. "I thought I was going to loose you."
She laughed, her arms wrapped around his neck. "You need to have a little more faith in yourself."
He pushed her away, but kept his arms around her waist. "So what was it like? Being controlled?"
"Don't get any ideas," she warned, waving her finger at him. "I could hear everything around me, but I couldn't move. I still had my thoughts, though."
"Well that's a good thing," Danny whispered, chuckling softly. "Why would Derek want that? Especially with your vegetarian thoughts all the time?"
She gasped, "Danny!" Laughing, she kissed him softly. "Thanks, for saving my life."
He grinned, kissing her back. "It's what I'm supposed to do. True love and all."
"Exactly," she replied.
XOXOXAN: What do you guys think? I hope you liked it! Thanks everyone for your reviews! I can't tell you how much I appreciate it! Hopefully you guys enjoyed this chapter and will like the next one to come. I still have a few more things to put down before this is all over. So, thanks again everyone for your reviews, I love getting them from you guys so much! It makes me feel better and it keeps me writing! Thanks again!
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