I present another and much longer chapter! Sorry the last one was so short. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Danny Phantom is owned by Butch Hartman and I am not Butch Hartman. Ergo, I do not own Danny Phantom.

Chapter 7-No One's Savior

"Uncle Danny!"

Danny's head snapped to the side to stare at Amy. The ectoplasmic dome she was trapped in was only tall enough for her to sit in. She gave him a small wave. "Did you come with the white-haired hero to save me?"

That's when Danny remembered his idea to conserve energy. It was also then that he realized that saving Amy from Vlad without revealing his secret was next to impossible.

Danny jumped back and to the side. He'd turned to look at Vlad soon enough to see the attack that was being directed at him.

"You call this talking?"

"Keeping your on guard, son. Now, I have a proposition for you."

"Forget it. And don't call me that!"

"How predictable. You're not in a position to refuse, Daniel. I'm the one holding the cards. You don't want little Amy to get hurt, and yet you can't expose your secret either. Saying yes will ultimately save Amy and yourself."

This was immediately followed by another ectoplasmic beam aimed at Danny. Again, Danny was forced to move fast and dodge. He realized the truth behind Vlad's words, but he wasn't about to roll over for the creep, so there was only one other choice.

Amy watched in fascination as her uncle faced the monster and then began to change. She gave a small shriek of excitement when the rings that had appeared around him changed his black hair to white and his blue eyes to green. The suit he now wore was mainly black with white boots and gloves. Just like her Mommy had told her!

"How predictable am I now, Plasmius?"

"I'm impressed. Now, after all this time, you decide to reveal your secret?"

Danny gave Vlad a smirk. "She's five years old. Jazz tells stories about me! And Amy already had quite an imagination.

"Uncle Danny," Amy called, and Danny glanced over at her. "Does Mommy know that you're the one that saved her?"

Of course, Danny realized, Amy was always a little bit more-How had Jazz put it?-precocious than other children her age. It probably came with being Jazz's daughter. Danny shot a glare at the confident expression Vlad shot his way.

"Whether sheis believedor not, son, you do remember what happened the last time we fought? You still can't win."

Danny charged at him without giving his usual line about Vlad calling him son. It probably had something to do with the predictable comment Vlad had made.

Amy watched in excitement as the two fought. She knew what was going to happen next. Her uncle would win the fight and then put the ghost in the special thermos and save her just like he had Mommy.

The halfas had yet to duplicate themselves. A fact Danny was glad for since he knew he would be outnumbered if that happened. He heard Amy give a cheer as he was able to get a punch in and Vlad turned intangible, much like he had back behind the gas station, to avoid colliding with the ground. He flew over to the dome that incased Amy while Vlad was temporarily out of the room.

"Hold on, Amy. I'm going to get you out of there." This was followed by another cheer by Amy. She knew he would win!

Danny wasn't sure what would happen if he touched it, so he stepped back and threw an ectoplasmic beam at the dome. It didn't have any effect, though. Discouraged, Danny tried again but only got the same result.

Amy looked around, confused. "But it wassupposed to break," she stated.

Danny suddenly jerked as a beam hit him straight in the back. He jumped back to avoid another blast that came at him, but, when he turned around to face Vlad, he was punched in the face. He flew back, slamming into the wall.

He wasn't given anytime to rest. Before Danny could recover, another punch drove into his stomach and was immediately followed by a punch to the face that sent him to the ground.

"Be smart, Daniel. You will not win, and if you keep resisting then I will be forced to get rid of little Amy. And if she doesn't make you say yes then I'll just have to find the person that will. Her mother, your friends, the entire town will be in danger. I've planned too well for you to just make a phone call and ruin my plans."

The room was quiet except for Amy's sniffles at seeing her uncle hurt. Finally, Danny spoke up.

"What do you want me to do?"

Vlad gave a triumphant smile. "It's simple, Daniel. You had them put up that shield to keep me out. You'll be going in to shut it off."

Danny gave a chuckle. "I can't get through the shield any more than you can."

"Which is why I have this." Vlad held up the Plasmius Maximus. The invention that had cut off Danny's powers before.

Painfully, Danny stood up. Danny looked at the thing warily. The idea of being vulnerable without his powers wasn't pleasant. Not to mention that the last time Vlad had used it on him it had hurt. It had hurt badly. Like something inside of him had been burned out of existence.

"And what about Amy?"

"She'll be safe. I'm sure Samantha wouldn't mind some company."

Danny looked over at Amy. She looked so scared and confused. He looked away, ashamed.

"Okay…I'll do it."

"Excellent." Vlad put his invention away and walked over to Amy. As he got close, the dome disappeared. Amy had enough sense to give a scream and try to bolt, but she was quickly grabbed by Vlad and he turned toward Danny as he spoke. "I want you to be back in Amity Park within an hour. You can just imagine what will happen if you are late.

Vlad and Amy disappeared in the green mist that appeared and a second later Danny was left in an empty cabin. Tears threatened to brake free. It was strange since Danny had originally thought he couldn't cry in his ghost form. Why was he failing so badly? You'd think after 11 years that he would have learned how to protect people! And now he was going to help his arch-enemy carry out the purpose that Danny had been trying to prevent all along. Something Amy had said echoed in his mind, but some of the words had been changed.

But you were supposed to win.

And my thanks to my reviewers...

Anne Camp aka Obi-quiet More? Okay! Anything for you.

Hearts of Eternity I actually have someone on the edge of thier seat? Thank you for the praise. You don't have to worry about Amy. She'll be fine.

And things will get better for Danny. I promise...just not yet.

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cakreut12 A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton is a great song. I especially like the piano parts. But that may be because I play the piano. A song you might want to check out is A Million Miles Away by Mercy Me. It goes along with the first chapter and the song is what gave me the inspiration to start this fic in the first place. I updated soon! Thanks for the review.

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I'd like to say the next one will be out tomorrow and it may, but I'm also in the process of looking for a job so I just don't know. I'll shoot for tomorrow, though. I hoped you liked it.

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