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soccergurl1990- Updating!
mcrystal- It's okay. This story won't be slash, but I will be writing one in the future. This one is just father/son sort of relationship between Danny and Vlad.
KaliAnn- You must be psychic! That's what this whole chapter is about!
ZAGRH8R- I don't know yet... I want you to know though, your story inspired it!
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Paulina must die!- You'll see if Jet finds out... muahaha! And yay non-seriousness!
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Ghost Girl X- You need to know? lol You'll find out in Chapter... wait even I don't know what chapter yet!
Phantom Fighter- Vlad's my favorite villain too, which is why I'm writing a fic on him! Speed the story up? I'm not sure... we'll see!

Disclaimer: I do not Danny Phantom, though I wish I did.

Breaking Out

Danny mumbled something under his breath, the first thing he said since he had been captured. Vlad, still thinking, said "What?" absentmindedly.

"I said 'I'm starting to get your motives for wanting my dad', said Danny.

"Oh, really?" Vlad looked at Danny, and noticed how sad he was. "You're mad at your father, although he doesn't know you're his son yet."

Danny looked up. "How did you know?"

"Just a guess," replied Vlad.

"Well he should know it's me, I'm his own son! But instead he just traps us in this stupid cage! Not all ghosts are evil, and don't deserve this!" Danny took a breath.

"Yes, he should have realized it. I told you he was an idiot." Vlad said unsympathetically.

"Yeah," said Danny, as he started crying and leaned his head against Vlad's shoulder. Vlad nearly jerked up, surprised at this act of emotion. But instead he put his arm around Danny and told him softly that everything would be okay.

Unbeknownst to Danny and Vlad, Jet had heard everything. He hadn't figured it out yet, but he knew there was something interesting about that younger ghost. He kept talking about his dad. And the other, older ghost sounded just like, well, his brother. Impossible! Now, Jet wondered, should he keep this information to himself or tell Jack and Maddie? He decided to keep it to himself. Anyway, he still hadn't found out about his brother. He stood still and watched the cage in the lab silently.

Jazz crept down to the living room so she could let Tucker and Sam in. Unfortunately, they came before she made it there. Ding-dong. Jazz raced to the door, but her mother was the closest and opened it first.

"Hi, Mrs. Fenton, we were just seeing if Danny was here to come to the mall with us," said Tucker, remembering the plan if Jazz didn't open the door.

"Yes, I'm sure he is," said Maddie, "Danny! Tucker and Sam are here!" No answer. "Hmm, I wonder where he is… why don't you two come in while you wait for Danny."

"Okay," said Sam, also remembering the plan and walking inside. Jack almost instantly popped up and said, "Hey! I finally caught a ghost! Actually three ghosts! Isn't that great?"

"Uh, sure, Mr. Fenton," said Sam as she exchanged glances with Tucker.

"Do you want to see them?" Jack then asked.

"No thanks, we'll just wait for Danny," said Sam.

"Where is Danny, anyway? He'll just love to see these ghosts!" Jack said, as he and Maddie went off to search for their son.

Once they were gone, Sam, Tucker, and Jazz went up into her bedroom.

"So what's this about?" asked Tucker, "All you said was Danny was in some sort of danger."

"Well, you see, I sort of know about Danny's powers…"

"You what?!" said Tucker.

"Tucker, let her finish!" said Sam.

"Thanks. And well, our dad has kind of captured him and I need your help to get him free," said Jazz with a sigh.

"We'll do anything we can! Right Tucker?" said Sam determinedly.

"Right!" said Tucker.

"Okay, here's what we do…" Jazz whispered her plan to Tucker and Sam.

Eventually, Danny's sobs became sniffles. Vlad decided to propose his idea to him.

"Daniel, if I could get us out, would you come with me instead of staying here?"

Danny stayed quiet for quite awhile. He was weighing the possibilities. Right now, he was mad at his dad and would probably do the stupidest thing possible. Which was… "Yes, I would. I hate it here right now. I'd rather be anywhere else."

Vlad smiled, "Do you really mean that?"

Danny slowly nodded.

Vlad said, "Then let me try something… stand back." Danny took a step backwards. In Vlad's hand formed a pink whip, which he drew back in an arc. Danny's eyes widened as Vlad struck it against the bars of the cage. The bars snapped in half and they were free.

"Yes! Freedom!" The unknown ghost yelled as he went intangible and into the Ghost Zone.

"Okay…what was that?" asked Danny.

"An Ectoplasma Whip, designed to kill enemies with one stroke (A/N: My friend just got Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal and I got the name from that)," said Vlad.

"Oh, okay, why didn't you use that in the first place?" said Danny.

"I was waiting for the right moment, and I wasn't exactly sure it would work. So, are you ready to go?" asked Vlad, hardly able to believe that this was working.

"Yeah," said Danny, looking around the lab, "Will I be able to visit or at least come see my family once in awhile?"

"Well, they will think you have been kidnapped so you can only watch over them intangibly. If you must, you can do that now too," Vlad said, realizing Danny might just miss his family a bit.

Danny nodded and went intangible. He flew upstairs and found Jazz in her room… with Tucker and Sam? Well at least they would be happy, and he flew away before he heard their whole conversation. Then he found his parents searching for him since Tucker and Sam had come over. He felt a twinge of sadness, though he still was not forgiving. Flying back downstairs, he thought of how much he would miss them, and tears came to his eyes. Danny brushed them away and told Vlad he was ready. Vlad told him not to pack; he would have everything that he would need at his castle. Danny didn't doubt that, except he wanted to take some of his prized possessions anyway. Vlad agreed, but told him to hurry up. Danny flew upstairs yet again and grabbed his backpack which he stuffed with pictures of his family, Sam, Tucker, and a couple other keepsakes. On his way back downstairs he grabbed the Fenton Thermos, just in case. Danny flew into the lab.

"Now I'm really ready," he said, looking at Vlad. Vlad said, "Then go intangible and fly to the outside of the house. Wait there for me." Again, Danny nodded and flew outside to wait for the other halfa. Vlad smiled evilly and grabbed a little object of his own, tucked it inside his cape, and headed outside after Danny.

Unfortunately, Jet had heard and saw everything. He tried to comprehend what had just happened, first thing being how strong that one ghost was! Wow… oh, dammit! They were gone! He ran upstairs to tell Jack and Maddie that the ghosts had escaped, all the while thinking about what he had seen and heard between the two ghosts. The older one definitely sounded like Vlad. Thinking quickly he decided he would spy once again on the two ghosts to see what they were up to. So he quickly changed his route and stepped outside, to only find…
Haha! Aren't I evil? A cliffhanger! Please review!