Hola, mi amigos! Como estas? That means, "Hello, my friends. How are you?" in Spanish, for those who don't know the language. I got some extra time on my hands, so I was able to write this. Oh, in a response to mdizzle, the dust is still in a jar, so it won't affect Kim. And sorry; I couldn't remember what color Skulker's hair was at the moment. Currently, I'm hoping to reach 300 reviews for this story. Please make my dream come true! Okay, that was kind of corny right there, but you get the point. Thanks for the reviews!
And here we go! The exciting conclusion to "When Teen Heroes Collide" is here! Chapter 24! Here it is!
When Teen Heroes Collide
Chapter Twenty-Four: The Final Battle
Madison, Wisconsin, Saturday, 11:28 PM
Danny immediately fired a ghost ray at his arch-enemy, but Vlad blocked it with his hand shield, and then threw a red blast at Danny. Danny was hit and knocked straight at the wall.
Danny bounced back and flew at Plasmius and tried to punch him, but just as he did with Kim, Vlad grabbed Danny's hand and started shocking him. Danny screamed painfully and dropped, but caught himself, floating in the air.
Vlad hovered above him and said, "You're only kidding yourself, Daniel. I have too much more experience than you for you to beat me. You got lucky once, but my power was diminished then."
Danny growled, and then fired a fast ghost ray at Vlad. This time, it hit him and knocked him to the ceiling.
Danny said, "I may not have more experience than you, but I have more heart than you!"
Vlad answered, "Daniel, are we going to fight or talk about heart?"
Danny threw another ghost ray in response. Vlad absorbed it and sent it back at Danny. Danny was hit again and knocked downward.
Danny recovered and murmured, "This isn't gonna work, just throwing one attack after another. He's too strong. I have to be more creative."
Danny then remembered how the walls and ceilings and floors worked in the other rooms. He fired a ghost ray at the wall, but instead that portion of the wall just blew and made a hole in it!
Danny said, "What the?"
Plasmius chuckled, "Danny, did you really think that I would actually not want this room to take damage on the walls? You're outmatched, my boy. I have thought of everything. Ready to admit defeat?"
Danny scowled and said, "Never." He then fired another ghost ray at Vlad, but he calmly dodged it and flew straight at Danny. He grabbed Danny and flew him down to the ground, and then pinned him to it.
With that, Vlad wound his fist and started to punch Danny hard. But remembering that since his ghost rays hadn't bounced off the floor in this room, Danny figured something else could work out for him. Danny went intangible, and this time went through the floor.
Vlad called out, "Come on, Daniel! Hide and seek won't save your friends!"
Flying back through the wall at one hundred and twelve miles per hour, Danny said, "Then maybe a fast flight will!" He punched Vlad hard and knocked him to the wall.
Vlad sighed as he recovered quickly, "Very well. I tried to take it easy a bit, but you've tested my patience for the last time!" He duplicated into four.
Danny shouted, "Aw, geez! I hate in when you do that!"
The four Vlads said simultaneously, "I know." Then two flew straight at Danny, while the two others fired red blasts. Danny tried to fly away, but one Vlad held him and Danny was hit by one blast, and then the other Vlad who hadn't fired punched Danny in the face.
Danny dropped to the ground. He had taken a real beating so far.
Danny bravely got back to his feet and watched as all four Vlads flew straight at him.
Danny found himself closing his eyes…
Just then, a green flash went through Danny's eyes. When it vanished, he found himself on the other side of the room!
Danny said, "Huh? How did I do that? I must have learned how to teleport!"
He saw that the Vlads had not seen Danny disappear. Danny seized this opportunity and punched one in the back. He then kicked another one a second after and they both fell to the ground.
Danny then fired a pair of ghost rays at the two remaining Vlads, but they teleported as well, across the room to right behind Danny. Danny turned around just in time to see both Vlads grab Danny and start shocking him.
Danny screamed louder than before, especially since it was double the pain. The two remaining Vlads flew back into the action and fired ghost rays at Danny, and the pain intensified.
The Vlads finally let go of the exhausted Danny and he fell to the ground, amazingly, still in ghost form.
Danny panted as he stood on his knees in pain.
Vlad said, "Well, you have much more endurance than I thought, Daniel. I'm surprised you're still in ghost form."
Danny said between breaths, "Because…I care…about my friends. A care…that you forgot about…a long…time ago."
The four Vlads shook their heads and one said, "You'll never learn."
Danny was finally back on his feet as he fired a ghost ray at the four Vlads, but it lost energy halfway through the air and died down.
Danny dropped back to his knees and grunted.
Vlad, still in four, said, "Are you ready to surrender now, Daniel? So that you and Kimberly will both be out of the world-saving business?"
Danny groaned again as he got back on his feet. One Vlad threw his arms up and said, "You just don't know when to admit defeat, do you, young man?"
Danny panted as he said, "Do you remember…what you said about learning?"
They simultaneously responded, "Of course. That you never would learn. Never learn about life."
Danny's eyes flared completely green, with his feelings for Sam and what pain he had gone through with her for the last few days spurring it on, and said, "Here's something I'll bet you've never learned."
The four Vlads looked puzzled as Danny opened his mouth wide and started screaming as loud as he could. At that, a giant wave of green energy suddenly came out and sent a loud, ear-shattering scream that blew apart everything in its way, including all four Vlads.
Everyone else in the cages, as well as Kim, covered their ears as well as they could as the scream also blasted the cages to pieces.
Vlad had now formed back into one as he lay on the ground. The green energy finally went away, and as a result of the energy put into the ghostly wail, Danny found himself back to Danny Fenton as he was on his knees.
Vlad groaned as he changed back into Vlad Masters, "Oh Daniel, where and when in the world did you learn such a powerful attack like that? Even I haven't learned that yet!"
Danny responded, "Let's just say it was during a very futuristic experience." Then he pulled out the Fenton Thermos and started sucking Vlad in, with Vlad screaming, "This isn't over, boy! I'll learn that power too! And then you'll pay!"
Danny closed the thermos, and then took a deep breath.
Danny was then surrounded by everyone else in the room still awake: Kim, Tucker, Monique, Sam, Ron, Valerie, Jim, Tim, and Rufus were all around him to make sure he was okay.
Kim said, "Danny, you alright?"
Danny said, "Yeah. I'll be fine."
That's when he saw Sam and Ron walk away and hug each other.
Danny grimaced and asked Kim, "You still have the dust?"
Kim reached into her pocket and pulled out the jar of dust and said, "Got it right here. Let's do it."
With that, Kim walked over to Sam and Ron and unscrewed the lid. She said, "Hold still, lovebirds." She then threw the jar up above them and got out of the way so it wouldn't affect her. The jar opened above them and the dust spread all over them.
After a few seconds, it went away. Then Sam and Ron were surrounded by green light, and then it went away from them. It then zoomed to the window and out of sight.
Sam and Ron then blinked, and then Sam held her head, "Whoa, that was weird."
Ron said, "Major weirdness. And why am I not crushing on you anymore?"
Danny walked toward them and said, "Ember."
Sam slapped her forehead, "Duh."
Ron took notice of Kim and shouted, "KP!" He ran over to her and planted a kiss on her lips. Kim invited it in. Jim and Tim shouted, "Ew! Gross!"
They broke the kiss and Ron said, "I am so sorry for that, Kim. I hope I didn't cause you any heartache."
Kim answered, "So not the drama, Ron. It wasn't your fault." Then she kissed him again, while Monique said, "Man, it's good to see those two back together again."
Sam walked to Danny and Tucker and said, "Well, that was definitely something I'll never forget." She turned to Danny and said, "Sorry, Danny, if it hurt you in any way."
Danny said, "It did at the start. Mainly because I was jealous. I've been jealous ever since it looked like you were crushing on him."
Sam said, "Yeah."
Valerie whispered into her ear and said, "Make a move."
Sam took a deep breath and said, "That's kind of because I was jealous whenever Kim was being so nice to you."
Danny raised an eyebrow, "So you don't like him?"
Sam sighed and said, "No. It's you."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Well, so do I."
The two of them smiled at each other, while Tucker said, "Well, it's about time!"
Kim then said, "Hey guys, what time is it?"
Tucker checked his PDA and said, "11:46."
Monique said, "We'd better get going."
Danny asked, "What about the dance?"
Sam said, "We'll never get there in time!"
"But with my new power, we can."
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Amity Park, Indiana, Saturday, 11:50 PM
Only a handful of people remained at the dance in the gym of Casper High. Danny, Sam, Tucker, Kim, Ron, and Monique all stood in one corner, while Rufus was at the snack table.
Danny's new teleporting ability worked in groups and in long distances as well. (And nobody even think of nitpicking how he learned that so fast.) After they had gotten their stuff, they left, with Danny first dropping Jim and Tim back in Middleton with the scooter. Valerie had chosen to be home, so they dropped her off there.
Danny then got them to Casper High. He had appropriate dance clothes in his backpack as well as Kim's so they both changed in bathrooms.
And that brings them to where they are now.
Danny walked to Ron and said, "Listen, I'm sorry if I've been a little rough on you at times."
Ron put his hand up and said, "Dude, chill. Nothing but love." He put his hand on Danny's shoulder. He held out his hand and said, "Thanks…Ron."
Ron chuckled as he shook his hand, "You finally got my name right. Way to go, dude."
Sam walked up to Kim and said, "Sorry about all the weirdness, Kim. You're a great person."
Kim answered, "No big, Sam." They shook hands.
Danny and Kim looked at each other, and Kim said, "Well, I have never met someone as much of a hero as me. I'm impressed, Danny."
Danny scoffed, "No way, Kim. You're so much better."
"No, you're better."
"No, you."
"You are!"
"You are!"
"You…" But then Tucker and Monique put their hands over their mouths and said, "That's enough."
They took their hands off and Danny said, "Anyway, it's been great having someone help me beat the bad guys."
Kim said, "No big. And remember, you can call me or beep me, if you want to reach me."
"You got it, Kim." Then the two teen heroes shook hands.
The final song, a slow song, was playing.
Tucker asked, "Shall we all dance?"
With that, Kim started dancing with Ron, Tucker with Monique, and Danny with Sam.
Monique asked Tucker, "So what did you want to tell me earlier?"
"Oh, right. That. Well…I think I…really like you."
Monique smiled and said, "You're a nice guy, Tuck. And I think I really like you too after knowing you for so long."
With that, the two of them kissed. It was a relatively short one, but it was still sweet.
At this time, Kim said to Ron, "Glad to see things back to normal, Ron."
Ron smiled and said, "I couldn't be gladder, KP."
"Then we're still boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"Always and forever."
Then the two longtime friends, now reunited boyfriend and girlfriend, leaned in with passion in their eyes and kissed as well. It was much longer than that of Tucker's and Monique's.
While that went on, Danny and Sam were talking as well.
Sam said, "You were awesome when you fought Vlad, Danny."
"It was you who spurred me on, Sam."
"What?"
"My love for you gave me enough energy to launch my ghostly wail at the last second."
"Gee, thanks. But I have just one question. What about Paulina?"
Danny sighed and said, "Paulina? Please. Did I not tell you about what happened on Tuesday afternoon?"
"Uh, no."
"I was walking down the street crying, and Paulina said…she said…"
"What did she say?"
"She said, 'What's wrong? Have you finally realized how much of a loser you are?' Then she and her stupid girlfriends walked away laughing. I was in pain, and she just laughed. Laughed. Well, that did it. No more Paulina for me."
"Took you long enough to come around."
Danny sighed and said, "I've wanted to say this for a long time. I love you, Sam."
Sam smiled and said, "I love you too, Danny."
The two teenagers leaned in very slowly and very romantically, and finally their lips connected as well. This was much longer than Kim and Ron's, and they knew that this time, it was real.
This first real kiss lasted for the next few minutes while everyone else just stared in awe. Some smiled. Some snickered. But no matter what they thought, it didn't matter to Danny and Sam as the two of them kissed under the dim light, as long as they had each other.
The End
And that's it! It's all over! Sorry if the confessions were rushed and the dance part was mushy; it was all I really had to work with. Anyway, it's all over! Danny beats Vlad, everyone is saved, relationships are healed, and new ones are born. All ends well. An enormous thank you to all of my reviewers for making this fic such a huge success. I never thought I'd have this many in one fic. Thanks so much. Look for another fic coming with time. But for now, this is JK rulez, signing off!