Yay! I've got haters! You're all looking at me funny now, aren't you? Everyone knows that every good story has someone that hates it. My strange philosophy. Also, I think some people are missing where it says AU in the summary. It does not have to follow the show. If I want Vlad and Jack to be related, they will be. If I want Vlad to have a daughter, he will. So I refuse to listen to any reviews mentioning that. I won't delete them, but I won't bother mentioning this again. I agree that everyone is entitled to his or her opinion, but what seems to be happening is that they read the summary, see that Vlad is Danny's uncle, and come send me a mean review. At least read the story if you're going to review it. That's really all I wanted to say. Enjoy! If you don't, tough luck. I never told you that you had to read it.

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Danny stormed into Chloe's room without even knocking. No one was there. She wasn't there at all, not even invisible. Danny checked to make sure she wasn't hiding somewhere before leaving. He stopped a ghost that was floating by.

"Where is Chloe?" Danny asked, his anger seeping into the question.

The ghost tried to cover his fear with fake bravery. "She's in the attic," he said with a slight tremble.

"Are you sure?" Danny asked.

"Er, yes," the ghost said bravely. Danny headed in the direction of the attic. The ghost waited for Danny to walk out of sight before letting out a relieved sigh. He chuckled nervously to himself. "I think."

Danny climbed the stairs to the dark attic remembering to grab a flashlight first. He turned it on as he stepped on to the newest layer of dust. It flew up as it had done the previous time. He slowly scanned the room for Chloe. He heard soft crying coming from somewhere near the back. He followed the sound, wondering why anyone would by crying in a cold, dark attic. Chloe soon came into view.

She was sitting on the dusty floor with her knees pulled tightly to her chest. She was sobbing softly, but her eyes told she had been for a while. Her left hand wrapped around her knees while her right held a photo. Danny edged closer to see it, and his anger dissipated momentarily.

The photo looked like a typical happy family photo. The background held a clear blue sky and trees that had just recently begun to bloom. On the left was a younger Vlad. He was smiling. He didn't look evil in the least. He looked like a normal happy father. Next to him stood a woman holding a black-haired toddler. She had long black hair that was pulled into a tight braid. She had silver eyes with blue specks, and she was smiling. It seemed like the perfect family.

Chloe looked up at Danny with teary eyes. Her eyes were tired and her face tear-streaked. She sniffed and set the picture down. She turned her gaze down to her feet. She started picking at a patch of dried mud on her shoe and waited for Danny to say something.

"I heard you took a trip," Danny said as calmly as he could.

"Yeah," Chloe said quietly without looking up.

"Where to?"

"I don't have to tell you."

"Amity Park?"

Silence.

"To visit Sam?"

Silence.

"Why'd you do it?"

"I don't know what you're talking about," Chloe said quietly. She was trembling slightly.

"Why don't I believe that?"

"I haven't done anything!" She was starting to cry.

"Then why cry?"

"Please! You have to believe me!"

"Why should I? I trusted you, and you turned your back on me."

"Listen, it wasn't me! It was-"

"Stop hiding behind your lies! I know it was you!"

"Danny, I swear I'm telling the truth! I didn't do anything! It was-"

She stopped. She could place the blame on anyone. Danny had numerous enemies who wanted revenge for something. It would easily be believed that any one of them attacked Sam. But which one to choose?

"It was-" She hesitated. "Me."

"You attacked Sam just because you couldn't beat me? You'll be lucky to be able to breathe when I'm done with you!"

Danny held Chloe against the wall. She still avoided eye contact. A single tear rolled down her cheek.

"It was the only way to get you away from here. It was a mistake to make you come here. I'm sorry. I deserve to die after what I've done to you. I'm so sorry!"

Danny's grip loosened. Chloe fell to the floor and sent dust flying up. Tears were flowing freely down her face now. Danny placed a hand on her shoulder, and she looked up at him with puffy eyes. He smiled at her. Suddenly, his eyes flashed bright. He grabbed his head as if in pain. Light flickered around his wrists. Two green bracelets flickered into sight.. Chloe gasped.

"I thought Dad took those off weeks ago! Now everything makes sense," Chloe said finally realizing what was going on. Danny's eyes glowed red. Chloe drew a short breath. "I gotta get outta here!"

Dust went flying as she sprinted past Danny. She ran as fast as she could down the stairs, nearly tripping halfway, and jumping the last three.

"Gotta…find…Dad," she panted as she ran through the halls looking for Vlad. She rounded a corner and only barely missed plowing into him.

"Where are you off to in such a hurry?" Vlad questioned her as she caught her breath.

"Why are those bracelets still on Danny?" Chloe panted hurriedly. Vlad didn't respond, and Chloe's fears were realized. "You-you're controlling him? But I thought-You said you wanted him to stay on his own free will."

"Honestly child, do you really believe that Daniel would stay here of his own free will?" Vlad said sounding annoyed. "He is in my complete control now. Isn't it wonderful?"

Chloe looked with betrayed eyes at the man that she had once been happy was her father, but did not have time to speak as Danny appeared behind her. His eyes glowed blood red. He was completely taken over by darkness and looked ready to kill.

"Correction," Vlad said worriedly," he was in my control."

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That was an exciting chapter, don't you think? Guess what! This story is getting very close to the end. Yep, yep, yep. Disappointing to some, but I have a really cool ending planned out. If anyone wants a sneak peak, email me and I'll send it to you as soon as I get the chance. I can't promise when that'll be, but it will be before the end of the story. Be warned though that the sneak peak might give away some important parts. I don't know, I have written it yet. Keep reading, keep reviewing, and have a nice day!