Sleepover

Chapter 18: Held Captive

A/N: AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! You're gonna hate me after this cliff hanger... almost as much as the next one where you'll be like, "DID SHE DIE?" whoops! to much information!

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The judges whispered amongst themselves for a moment. "Everyone here agrees that Sam Manson should be able to keep Danny Phantom as her host."

The announcer smiled out at the audience. "If there is anyone here, who feels different about this decision please speak up."

Suddenly, a loud power cord was hit on an Electric guitar, and the announcer was knocked back off his feet. Cameras shot up at the ceiling to capture footage of Ember grinning down at them. "I have a reason!" she yelled down at them.

The audience gasped and screamed, a few by-standards that snuck in ran for the door. Ember held her hand out to the doors and they slammed shut, locking. "Oh no, no one is leaving here." she flew down to Sam and grabbed her wrist. "I need you all to see this show!"

She pulled her guitar off. The head of the guitar glowed for a moment and was replaced with a knife. She stepped behind Sam and put an arm around her then held the knife to her neck. "I'm sure it'll go to the top ratings." her voice was picked up by Sam's microphone.

The audience was filled with noises of fear. "SHUT UP!" Ember yelled at them. The voices stopped. Sam winced, she shouted right in her ear. "Danny Phantom! I want you to show yourself!" Suddenly, Danny appeared in the air to Ember's left, glaring at her, teeth bared. "Happy to see me?" she asked him sarcastically.

"Actually, just the sight of you makes me want to barf." Danny said. Ember glared at him. He held up his hands. "You asked if I was happy! I was truthful and told you, you make me nauseous."

Ember glared at him and pressed the knife closer to Sam's neck. "I'd watch out if were you. This knife is pretty sharp."

Danny glared at her. "What do you want, Ember?"

Voices arose slowly at this commenting on the Rock Star actually being a ghost. She glared at them and they immediately shut up. "What do I want? I want you to show everyone who you really are!" she turned to announce to the audience. "Danny Phantom is only HALF ghost! And he's about to show you who he really is, as a human. If he doesn't, his little girlfriend is dead. On live television. Won't that hit peak ratings?" She grinned.

Danny flew down in front of her. "Let Sam go!" He yelled.

Ember glared at him, then started laughing. "Oh ho ho, that's very funny. I've got a knife to your girlfriend's neck and you think you can boss me around? You're hilarious, really."

Danny's hand glowed green. "I'm not playing around with you, Ember! Let her go and maybe-" he pulled out the small remote he had come to love. Danny had a feeling Ember would be back, and just in case he was right, he brought it along. "I won't press this little blue button. You remember what happens when I press this right? I'm sure electricity running through your body gives you a nice tingly feeling."

Ember grinned at him, taking one arm off of Sam. She brought it behind her back slowly. "Press it, I dare you."

Danny lifted his thumb to press it, and fast as ever, Ember slapped the necklace on Sam. He stopped his thumb from pressing the button just in time. Ember smiled at him and slipped the bracelet on Sam's wrist. Sam stood completely still; even swallowing made the knife cut into her. "What's the matter? Don't want to electrocute her?"

Danny glared at her and took the batteries out of the remote so when he put it back in his pocket later on, he wouldn't accidentally press the button.

Sam took the moment that Ember didn't have her arm around her to kick Ember in the shin. Ember winced but the kick did nothing but make the blade more acquainted with her neck. Sam winced and resisted the urge to hold a hand to her neck.

Ember looked Danny in the eye. "Turn into your human self or watch your girlfriend die on TV." she told him.

Danny looked Sam in the eye and took in a deep breath. Sam's life was worth more to him than his identity.

Sam caught on to what he was doing. "Danny no." she said, then winced at the knife. Pain heated up her neck and sparks of pinpricks collected. "Danny don't do it. It's not worth it."

"What's not worth it Sam? Your life? I think it is." With one last glare at Ember, two white rings formed around Danny's waist.

They hovered for a moment, as if they were unsure weather (A/N: I know that's not the spelling, I can't think of it. Can you all tell me the spellings for each weather?) or not to turn him back.

Sam gasped, ignoring the pain. "DANNY NO!" the rings disappeared.

"DO IT!" Ember yelled. "Don't you love her? Are you just going to let her die in front of this big audience?"

Danny glared at her. "Shut up." his voice quivered with anger.

"Say it. Say you love her and change into your real self." Ember told him.

"Danny, no." Sam countered. "Don't do this, don't!"

"You don't love her, do you?" Ember asked. "You'd rather sit here and watch her die in front of everyone than reveal your secret!"

"That's a lie!" Danny yelled.

"Really? Really, is it SUCH a lie to say you don't love her?" Ember asked. He was playing right into her plot.

"Yes it's a lie!" Danny snapped.

"What's a lie, Danny? The lie that you would just stand there watching her die?"

"No!" Danny shouted. "She's not going to die!"

Ember raised her voice, anger flooding it. "And why's that?"

Two rings formed around Danny's waist again. "BECAUSE I LOVE HER!" The rings shot in opposite directions, one going to his head, the other to his feet. When they were no longer near, Danny Phantom wasn't standing there anymore.

Danny Fenton was.