Danny arrived in the Northern District just as the sun started to set. "Now all I have to do is track down who ever is in charge of this area. That should get me more information and cut down on Vlad's forces." He looked around the suburbs, "Granted I have no idea where to look." He drummed his fingers on the gas tank of his bike, "How to find a single ghost in an area filled with evil things? I could just pound my way around, but that could take forever and I only have eight more days." His whip started to glow green. "Ok! You lead the way!" Danny drove into the suburbs. When the sun vanished, creatures of all types started to appear. Danny drove past them as his whip led him to a large house. "The biggest house in town. That should have been obvious." He got off and spotted a trio of corpselike vampires walking towards him. "I don't have time for this." He reached into his bike's saddlebag and pulled out a black metal cross. He set it on the seat and tapped it with his pendent. The bike flashed with white light. Danny smiled and ran to the house. The vampires touched the bike and a bolt of energy blasted them back. "Better than an alarm." The house was two floors high and looked like it a mansion. He started to knock on the large door, but his whip flashed with green light and started to get heavy. "I've got it!" He went intangible and flew through the ground. He landed in a large underground laboratory. Machines of all shape and sizes filled the room. The room was circular in design and a giant bookstand stood at the very center. A book the size of Danny sat on the stand. Its cover was made of iron. As he walked up to the stand, he heard electricity sparking around him. He tried to lift open the book, but the cover weighed a ton. Danny's hands glowed with light and he forced open the cover. "By Doctor Frankenstein. Well that just completes the set up." He heard a laugh from a door on the far side of the room. He flew up to it and phased through it. Technus was standing over a large table. A blanket covered a huge human shaped object.
Technus laughed as he connected wires to the object under the blanket, "This will be my greatest creation ever. I, the master of all technology will soon have the greatest weapon under my control. My revenge against the ghost boy will soon be complete." He floated over to a large metal arch, "As soon as I capture a spirit from The Ghost Zone, my creation shall live." He opened the portal and a small dog jumped out. The ghost sighed, "I need a human ghost." He picked up the dog, "Why can't you understand that?" The dog started to grow and Technus dropped him, "All right! You can stay! Just go and play in the corner." The ghost dog barked and looked over to the invisible Danny.
"Ah oh!" Danny flew through the door as the dog went intangible. The dog jumped through the door and landed in his arms, "What are you doing here?" The dog licked his face. Danny groaned, "I don't have time to play right now." He set the dog down, "You have your chew toy from Axion Labs. What more do you want?" The dog whimpered and laid down on his foot. "Oh for the love of." An idea popped into his head, "All the other vampire hunters had help from animal companions. And Alucard had a group of familiars helping him." He picked the dog up, "You could help me find the ghost vampires I need to find." The dog barked in a happy tone. The chain whip around Danny's arm glowed green and the dog's old Axion collar vanished and a silver chain appeared around his neck. "Then it is official. Now you just need a name." He tapped his foot, "Ace! How is that?" The dog nodded his head and licked him again. "Welcome to the vampire hunting team." He set the dog down, "Let's go take out the crazy doctor." Danny blasted the door down as the dog tripled in size. Both of them ran into the lab, "Hey doctor weird! Seen the sun lately."
Technus smiled, "Ghost child!" He looked at the large ghost dog, "So that is why the mutt kept bothering me."
"I wouldn't call him a mutt." Danny's fist glowed with light, "Get him!" Ace barked and lunged at Technus.
"Pathetic child!" Technus flew low and picked the dog up from the underside. "You cannot fight me with my new vampire strength." He flung the dog into a table. The dog crashed into it and shrank back to his small size. Technus grabbed a black stone from his cape and pointed it at the dog.
"Leave my dog alone!" Danny flew at the ghost. Technus snapped his fingers and a large metal arm shot out of the blanket and smacked him down.
A black beam shot from the gem and hit Ace. The dog whimpered and passed out. "That will keep your growth sprits under control." The object tossed the blanket away and revealed himself as a large creature. Ten feet of fused flesh and metal. "Behold my greatest invention. I finished what Doctor Frankenstein started. With modern technology combined with gothic magic creates the perfect killing machine." Technus floated up to a large chain hanging from the ceiling, "He still needs a soul, but he should be able to kill you easily enough." He pulled the chain and the floor caved in. Danny, Ace, and the creature fell into a large dungeon like room. A purple energy field covered the walls and the hole in the ceiling. Technus waved, "Have fun!" He vanished.
Danny stood up and tapped the field, "Ghost shield!" He looked at the creature as it glared at him with red metal eyes, "And I don't really feel like turning human at this particular moment." The creature roared and filled the air with the odor of death. "Breath mint!" Danny slammed his fists together and fired a large white beam of light. The beam slammed into the jaw of the creature. It stepped back a little and the head tilted. "That didn't work!" The creature raised his right hand. It was manly large blades with skin stretched over them. It spun at the wrist and looked like a drill. The creature thrusted the drill at Danny. Danny flew over it and shot at the creature, "Lets try my fist." His fist burst with white energy and he rammed it into the creature's jaw. Danny fell back and shook his head, "Metal skull!" The creature's other hand grabbed Danny's leg and tossed him against the field. The palm of the left-hand cracked open and a metal rod slid out of it. The creature pointed it at Danny and lightning shot from it. Danny rolled clear and jumped to his feet, "He isn't technically undead, so my holy weapons won't hurt it as much." He glanced at the whip around his arm, "This should do some fair damage. But I better use it last." Danny flew under the creature's legs and pulled out a handful of white marbles. He landed next to the downed Ace, "Rebound Stone Assault!" The marbles shined with light as he tossed them. He crouched down and formed a small energy dome around him and the ghost dog. The stones shot through the air and bounced off the fields. Twenty in all, they continually bounced off the field and crashed into the creature. Alone the stones did very little damage, but with so many and the confined space of the dungeon, Danny hoped they would do something. After a minute, the stones cracked and exploded. The creature had dings all over his metal and flesh body, but was still standing. The metal eyes flashed and red-hot beams fired at Danny. He dropped the dome and carried Ace clear of the blast. The beams followed him and managed to hit him in the back. Danny cried out as he was blasted to the ground. His coat was burnt through. Only his armor saved him. It was burnt, but still usable. He set Ace down and held his right hand out. The chain whip uncoiled from his arm and he clutched the handle. "This is going to hurt me a lot more than you. Really!" The whip flashed with white light as he slammed it into the ground. A white shockwave of energy tore through the ground and exploded underneath the creature. The creature stumbled back, but stayed on his feet. The shockwave had broken up the ground enough the reveal a large sewer tunnel. Danny ignored the pain in his hand and had the whip recoil around his arm. He picked up Ace and jumped into it. The field didn't extend this far underground. "At least it smells better down here." He shot down the tunnel.
Danny blasted a manhole cover into the air and flew out of the sewer. He was several blocks away from the house, "That was close!" The front of the house collapsed and the creature jumped onto the street. "Great!" The creature spotted him and threw out a lightning bolt. Danny dodged and shot to his bike. He grabbed the handlebars and pulled the bike clear before the creature stepped on it. He put Ace in one of the saddlebags and hid the bike behind a house. He grabbed two small bottles of water from the bike. "If this doesn't work, I will be in a world full of hurt." He flew into the air and shot at the creature. It roared and fired its eyebeams. Danny ducked low and fired a beam of light. It impacted the creature's face. It did little, but it did throw his aim off. He flew past the creature and smashed one of the bottles into its chest. The liquid burst into green fire. The creature roared and stumbled around confused. "So it is ran on evil energy. That is nice." The creature's eye beams and lightning weapons went off destroying buildings left and right. Danny looked around and saw the corpse vampires beginning to gather. "I need to end this!" He looked at the other bottle, "I was warned not to use this." He flew high into the air. He uncoiled his whip and tossed the bottle into the air, "Hydro Storm!" He swung the whip and smashed the bottle. White light flashed through out the sky and blue rain poured from the sky. Danny shot to the ground fast and took cover. The rain was starting to scorch him. The holy water continued to fall from the sky and the corpse vampires almost instantly exploded into dust. The creature roared out in pain as the flesh on its body began to burn. The rain stopped a minute later as Danny flew back into the air. The fire had gone out and the creature's flesh was almost melted away. It roared and ran at him with unnatural speed. Danny still clutched the whip in his hand, "Die!" He swung the whip and it crashed into the side of its head. The exposed metal skull bent and cracked underneath the blow. Without the flesh, the skull was no longer protected by the dark energy fueling it. The creature fell to the ground. Danny landed on him and his whip started to glow green. The chain spun in mid air like a drill. Danny flew into the air and smashed it into the creature's chest. The whip drilled into the metal chest and wrapped around something. Danny pulled it free and the whip dropped a large black orb onto the ground. The creature roared weakly and shutdown. Danny wrapped the whip around his arm and pulled out his wooden stake. He smashed the orb with it. "Damn it all!" He walked to his bike. Ace jumped out of the saddlebag as he walked up, "Hey boy!" The ghost dog barked. Danny picked him up and put him back into the bag. "We rearm and hunt Technus down!" He revved the bike up and took off.
In a small forest like room. A man in pajamas ran threw a large group of trees. He could hear rustling sounds all around him, but couldn't pinpoint where it was coming from. He hadn't a clue where he was. He had gone to sleep and woke up here. It was a large forest like area, but he knew he was in doors. He had run into a painted wall a few minutes back. The rustling sound grew closer. He spotted something in the forest. He started to back away, but suddenly a large pointed stick was slammed into his back and the point shot through his chest. He cried out and slumped to the ground dead. Sam stepped out of the forest. She was dressed fur and was covered in blood. Vlad watched from a hidden camera. He had released the girl naked into forest room. The fur was from previous kills. The demonic parasite in her forced her to eat almost constantly. And thanks to his new powers of hypnotism, she had no choice but to kill and eat. He smiled as she started on the human. "It must be killing you inside, but you can't stop. I will make you do everything you hate, before I have my fun."
"As I rip you apart, the ghost boy will watch." His eyes glowed red as the darker version of his voice spoke. "Only seven more days to go and so much pain to inflict."