Danny Phantom Fanfiction
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This is a work of fiction hope you all like
The Phantom
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Chapter one: It's just a job
The morning was cold and bitter as snow piled up on the streets of Amity Park, but not even the bone-shaking cold let the children skip on their daily lessons. Thankfully it was Friday and all could laze off during the weekend.
Casper high was a school known for its underachieving students, and lack of control as most teenagers dealt in gang lifestyles. Fights and thievery were a common norm within the school grounds, it had reached the point in which even teachers sold grades for money or other favors.
Mister Lancer was among the very few teachers who still tried to control the classroom with an iron grip, though this attitude had earned him several strikes to the face, not many if any complain when he returned the attacks.
The cold was such that not even the school's heating system which made the kids stay inside to avoid the cold and the frost from gathering at the window frames was enough anymore. Though the moment the lunch bell rang all without exception ran out despite Lancer ordering them to stay put.
"Yo, Danny-man let's get some grub, I'm starving."- said a dark skin boy to his peer as he got up from the chair.
"Sure thing, Tucker."- replied Danny.
Most teenagers at Casper high rally in gangs for protection and more did so with people of their same neighborhood but often with people of their ethnicities. Despite the very clear difference in skin color didn't impede Daniel "Danny" Fenton and Tucker Foley to become very close friends despite having known each other for just a few months.
The unusual friendship both boys share was a rare sight to behold, having reached the point in which Tucker had been called a race traitor by his neighbors. Danny couldn't understand why people didn't agree to his friendship with the dark skin boy.
Sure enough, Tucker often dreamt about becoming a feared and famous gangster who would one day run Amity's underground though Danny constantly reminded him how short criminal lifespan truly is and not to waste his time on wild goose chases.
As they made their way towards the cafeteria both kids were greeted by gang graffiti on each hallways and lockers, it was rare anyone left valuables within the lockers as many had their belongings stolen. Danny and Tucker counted themselves among the many that refuse to use the lockers.
Upon entering the cafeteria both boys hurried to the food lines as they gaze over the newly added graffiti on the left side wall, though it was the only thing new within as the tables were old and breaking apart. Even their meal consisted of a day-old pizza slice and a box milk.
As Daniel chew on his almost plastic pizza, Tucker told him about needing to go to the bathroom though not for any bodily necessity, it was no secret to Danny that his best friend wanted to be a criminal just like half the school's male students.
A few days prior Tucker came to Danny showing him a whole bag filled with marijuana and telling him about finally starting his criminal empire to which Danny show extreme concern as he explains how dangerous it was to deal with drugs.
"Don't be such a spaz, you're drawing too much attention."- whispered Danny as they enter the bathroom.
"Chill out Danny, it's fine. The man ain't gonna catch me."- replied Tucker.
Danny knew his best friend hadn't the slightest idea of what he was getting into, one thing was for him to be playing gangster in his neighborhood but another very differently was to sell marijuana which clearly had an owner and would soon come to collect.
Fortunately, the deal went off without any issues, but that didn't make Danny feel any easier especially as he didn't fail to see the gleeful smirk on Tucker's face. The boy felt as he was already a drug lord despite selling stolen marijuana which made Danny fear for his friend's wellbeing.
"Wanna hang out at the Nasty Burger"- asked Danny once the final bell rang.
Before the boy could answer a random teen walk up to them telling Tucker some guy wanted to buy some weed, Danny looked in sheer disbelief as he couldn't fathom how foolish his friend is by instantly following the boy as Danny tries to stop him.
"See ya tomorrow, Danny-man"- said Tucker as he rushed around the corner leaving Danny behind.
His fourteen years of age didn't let Tucker to see the danger of his newfound activities for he already envisions himself as some drug kingpin. The boy was instantly lost within the sea of students and cars forcing Danny to go home and wait for the best possible outcome.
(XXXXX)
Amity Park was well divided in between the poor and the rich with Beetlejuice river and Bell bridge as an imaginary yet well define line between the two parts of the city, on one side there was the ghetto in which gangs roam and police brutality was common, abandon buildings made the landscape and barricaded shops every few blocks as a finishing touch.
But crossing Bell bridge was the higher-class part of Amity which brim with shining shopping malls and mansions, clean streets and fancy stores, even house a private girl school. It seemed like another world compared to Rat Town as it was often called by the residents beyond the bridge.
The poor imitation of a pizza was not enough to sat Danny's hungry belly, therefore headed over to his favorite deli shop. The place was family own and didn't lack the essentials a teenager could need such as aisles stock with chips, sodas and other unhealthy goods.
Upon entering he spotted a tan teenager of Latin origin with long ebony hair and a near-perfect face to whom he asks for a club sandwich after greeting her and fruitlessly trying to start a casual conversation but the girl didn't go beyond the mandatory greeting.
Danny had seen her several times around Casper high and often at the football field either trying out for the cheerleading team or drooling over the quarterback Dash Baxter much to his dislike. Given her exotic beauty, it wasn't wise for a girl like Paulina to wander around the school alone.
Therefore, it was extremely rare to see her at school without her circle of friends, especially considering how violent things got, there were strong rumors of rape and drug dealings to which Tucker started to contribute but often was dismissed by the teachers who couldn't afford any more bad rep.
Knowing all too well he couldn't start a conversation with her, Danny walks down the aisle to the fridge for a soda and some chips to complement his meal. By the time Danny returned to the counter his sandwich was waiting for him neatly wrapped in front of the girl. There was no point in lingering in the shop any longer especially if wanted to avoid raising suspicions.
Upon turning the corner towards the street leading towards his home, he spotted several police cars and officers scatter around just a block beyond the bridge leading to his house. From what little Danny could see beyond the police lines, he could make out the corpses of several dead gangsters on the floor and over a car.
Gunfights were common in East Town often breaking out for a mere glare which only proof Danny how stupid gangs were, to simply lay their lives for a silly taunt was utterly ridiculous. Thankfully, his path didn't cross beyond the police line as he detours to the side and takes the stairs next to the bridge.
It was then that he noticed a dead beast with long tentacles and hundreds of eyes scattered around its octopus-like head laying over the car of a poor passerby, such creatures weren't common but each time they arrived was a spectacle of poor marksmanship done by gang members and police officers.
No one truly knew where they came from but many blame the government for playing with powers they didn't understand and less likely control. Danny speeds up his steps wondering if any other beast was still lurking around.
Two more blocks from the bridge and the beast, he could see his apartment building which he had taken residence for the last six months, just in front of the building stood a basketball courtyard which many teens were playing despite the battle that took place prior to Danny's arrival from school.
Upon reaching the end of the courtyard he couldn't help but noticed a large morbidly fat man sitting at a nearby bench in front of the court watching the game while talking to a twitching girl who seems unable to stop scratching her arms.
"Fucking junky"- whispered the boy as he crosses the street and walks into his building.
A small metal plate on the left side of the entrance read "Paradise Apartment Complex" though it only had the name going for it. The building was up to six stories high and was quite old; most wallpaint had peeled off with only a set of stairs to gain access to the upper floor.
Several gang signs were scattered around the walls and the staircase while more than one junkie slept on the cold hard floor, or at least that's what Danny hope for. It wouldn't be the first time he woke to the sounds of sirens and chattering as paramedics pick up a dead drug addict from the stair case.
Paradise complex house all kinds of residents from the humble families trying to make it through the day to the heinous gang members selling their poison. The more decent folk tend to live on the upper floors as the less reputable residents prefer to stay on the lower floors.
Danny's apartment was at the far end of the building's fifth floor, from the hallway window he could see the bridge and the beast being dragged away by the police. It was becoming a common sight in all of the country but more importantly, was yet another bridge to his left just above the building landscape leading to a more luxurious part of Amity Park.
Though his trance ended the moment he took noticed of a presence behind him, upon turning around before his eyes was a tall shirtless large black man with gang and religious tattoos decorating his arms and chest, there was a golden cross ink to his fat belly.
"Evening"- said the boy without breaking eye contact.
Without uttering a single word the man closes his door never breaking eye contact with the much smaller boy. Danny simply mutters the word "junkie" as he continues to his apartment just next door, upon entering his apartment the boy bolted it shut as he didn't want any unwanted visitor.
Half rotten wood made his walls with the wallpaper nearly gone, only a few painted flowers were proof there was once a wallpaper, the floor was cracked and had a clear cockroach infestation though it was much lesser during the winter, summer was a nightmare from what he heard.
Tossing his backpack to the side just next to the half wall which made the kitchen, Danny made his way to the living room where only a small television and a single person couch stood near the corner next to the stain curtains over the only window in the room.
The apartment consisted of one bedroom to the right side with the bathroom on the opposite end and the living room with a kitchen were compacted into one single piece. There were minor accommodations such as a small radio which he constantly uses.
(XXXXX)
The boy had the whole weekend to do his homework though rarely any teacher bothers to check it aside from mister Lancer, with that in mind he sat on his couch and tune in a channel on the old television to ease his stress out mind.
A news flash came out cutting his cartoons short which bother him greatly, the news bulletin was about one of the many protests on the capital where people complain against the president, the war and the paranormal creatures openly attacking the cities.
The public's outcry was that the government could spend hundreds of millions waging a war on a far-off land while demons from hell roam America and ate the people to their leisure, Danny sigh as he got up to flip the channel.
"Three channels and all I got is news"- said Danny before turning the television off.
Tired of not getting his daily dose of cartoons, Danny turns on his radio as to block off the loud obnoxious music from his neighbors as the boy wasn't very fond of hip-hop music and at least the radio offers a slightly wider selection of stations to choose from.
"We the black panthers are sick and tired of fighting the war of the white man, only to be treated like scum in our own country and thrown to the ghosts"- said a voice from the radio the moment Danny tune a station.
It was common for random underground stations to take over the signal to from time to time in order to give out their message against the war, the ghosts and of course the government, but Danny couldn't care in the least for political debauchery.
"This is your host Lazlo sending a big shout out to our boys at Nam, you're doing great guys. And now Ember McLain's latest hit."- said the host.
Danny collapsed on his couch while drowning on the melodic voice of Ember McLain, her "hard" take on rock and roll was something rarely heard through the radio stations but Danny was growing fond of it lately. It was only until his kitchen phone rang that Danny broke the trance which held his gaze to the window ran over to the kitchen to answer the caller.
"You ready, little badger?"- questioned a voice coming from the other side.
"Yeah. I'll be downstairs in a yippy" – simply replied the boy.
"I'll be at the courtyard, move your ass."- added the man before hanging up.
Upon exiting his apartment Danny was struck by the cold winds and though he expected to see the blue and red lights of the police still dealing with dead gang members and the monster's corpse, much to his surprise there wasn't any light or policeman nearby.
The only time Amity Park police department was efficient was during the cleanup, as for investigating and other police matters, they were less than incompetent. Crime rates were higher than ever and so was gang violence though Danny didn't have any official records.
Upon entering the staircase, he noticed a couple of teenagers who lived a couple of floors below him tagging the wall with gang signs, giving them no mind, he speeds past the duo of wannabe gangsters trying his best not to fall down on the thin snow coat on the floor.
With the squeaky sounds of the snow under his winter boots, Danny hastily made his way out into the streets expecting to see several police cars but there was none anywhere to be seen. It was as if they were treating the matter as if a rabid dog had escaped his kennel and bite a random person.
Under the light of a streetlamp just in front of the basketball courtyard stood a man dress in a long black coat leaning next to a blue four-door car. The man was so deep in his thought he didn't realize Danny had wrapped his arms around him in a tight warm hug.
"Hop on, can't keep the client waiting"- said the man looking down at the boy.
"Sure thing Vlad"- replied Danny as he ran around the car.
The cold forced him to bury his chin under the coat as both hands found a way under his armpits in an effort to remain warm. The car lacked any sort of heating system and so he had to rely on his coat for warmth and relative comfort.
The streets of Amity East Town were often considered among the most dangerous in the city but more so in lower parts known as Rat Town which had its store windows protected with iron bars and shopkeepers armed constantly with a large shotgun under the counter and handguns within their person.
Turning around the corner and driving just a few more blocks ahead, the boy could appreciate the sight of the bridge leading to the upper parts of Amity but as the car comes to a halt at a stoplight, Danny turns his attention to several women standing in the corner near a hotel.
Despite the cold and the snow gathered at their feet they all wore short skirts and thin coats to protect themselves from the weather, from the near dozen prostitutes only one, perhaps two seem relatively attractive. Nevertheless, rather than feeling arouse by them, Danny felt pity.
Standing outdoors under freezing temperatures half-naked was no way to earn a living, though the cheap hotel they serve their clients had the decency of providing some coffee as they knew most of the hotel's income came from the girl's clients.
"If you pull this off, I'll buy you one."- said Vlad breaking the silence once he noticed Danny was looking at the prostitutes.
"How kind of you."- Replied Danny in sarcasm as he took his eyes off them while Vlad chuckled.
It was the first time Danny crossed the bridge to what people from East town and Rat Town refer to as "High Town." The moment they enter they were met with the sights of colorful buildings, and high-class shops, there was nothing like this in East town much less in Rat Town.
No vagabonds or hookers to be seen anywhere, even the deli shops seem to have been made with gold by how they glimmer, though they lack the exotic beauty of Paulina Sanchez. There was no denying the attendees were quite charming.
Danny felt as if he was been driven into another country by how strong the contrast was between East Town and High Town. Yet, all that kept them apart was a mere bridge of no more than forty meters and a dry river.
"This is it. Your stuff on the back."- ordered Vlad as he parks in an alleyway.
"Yes sir."- answered Danny slightly worried as he steps out of the car and heads over to the trunk.
Within was a medium-size backpack filled with clothes and other essentials he would be needing for the night. Despite the bone-chilling cold Danny began changing in front of Vlad as he took a smoke break near a dumpster.
"You look really cute."- Taunted Vlad without trying to hide his amusement.
Danny couldn't help but want to punch the man for making him wear a purple miniskirt so short he knew his butt was exposed though still kept the front hidden as to avoid exposing his true gender, a pair of white gloves followed by a tight sleeveless pink blouse, complemented with a pair of black high heels which scream hooker.
Thanks to the makeup Vlad applied on him and the pads around his chest, Danny could easily pass off as a girl especially with the long blonde wig partially covering his face, with a grim expression he looks at himself on the side-view mirror as he adjusts his cheap-looking wig and curses his girlish looks.
"I get you're a perfectionist and all Vlad… but seriously… a thong?"- whispered the boy as he raises his skirt showing his rear.
"I wasn't expecting you to actually wear it."- replied Vlad with a smirk.
Danny blinks a couple before asking if he could put on his normal underwear while stretching out his already too short skirt, his wish didn't come true as Vlad told him he was already late and needed to hurry up.
"Remember little badger, don't stop for anything, just head straight to the suite. Remember what to do after you're done?"- ordered Vlad with a voice colder than the weather.
"Yes, Vlad. To send you a pager after I'm done with the guy."- replied the boy as he shows the small device on his hand.
"Don't forget to wait for exactly ten minutes after you sent the pager"- added Vlad as he got in the car.
Danny turns his attention towards the street and walks to the Grand Amity Hotel with a scowl drew on his face as he didn't get the chance to trade his uncomfortable underwear. With clumsy steps, he hurries across the street while putting on a pair of very big shades. Vlad couldn't help but keep his eyes glued to the boy as he did his best to imitate a female pace even bending his arms to get himself into character.
(XXXXX)
Upon coming closer to the hotel Danny spotted a doorman who bows down at his sight nearly kissing the floor, the boy barely whispered a simple "Thank you" as he walks inside the grand hall though as he enters the skirt decides to run up his legs forcing him to readjust it.
The grandeur of the hotel was such that Danny stops for a brief moment as he looks over to the shining chandelier hanging above and the pristine red carpet under his heels, both eyes dart over to the reception which was large and apparently made with the finest wood. The boy broke out of his daze fearing his attires would catch someone's gaze.
Danny hastily moves over to the elevator and pressing the top floor button upon entry, though before the doors could close a married couple dress in formal clothes walk inside with their daughter who was around the same age as Danny.
The fear of being exposed to the family who had just enter forced Danny to move his face closer to the corner hoping they wouldn't make out his gender and have them call for hotel security as transvestism was considered a crime in Amity.
Danny tried to concentrate at the task at hand but soon found himself staring out the elevator window, from there he could see the whole city expanding before his very eyes. But the couple began talking which broke his concentration though not enough to move his head towards any of them.
The girl reclines over the window as she pulls out a book from her purse letting Danny take a small glimpse of her as he wonders how hard the glass is, or if she's just too brave. Danny was sure the girl was around his own age but seeing her long black coat with bat stamps made him wonder why Vlad didn't let him wear one as it would have been easier to conceal his gender.
"Please try to smile a little Samantha. It's your uncle's wedding party after all."- said the woman to her daughter.
"You know I hate these shallow parties and call me Sam."- replied the girl sternly without ever taking her eyes off the book.
A second couple walked in pushing the first couple and their daughter to the side, after ascending a few more floors Sam began to complain about the heat and took off her coat, her mother scoffs as she comments about buying her a beautiful pink lace dress. Danny couldn't help but turn around to better see the girl and what her mother dislikes so much about her dress.
It was a skin-tight leather dress with an open back and no shoulders, though the dress was slightly longer than what Danny was wearing which made him feel less out of place. His eyes move to her face as he notices the bob style haircut she was sporting along with dark makeup and bright purple lipstick which made her look rather pale.
"What…?"- said Sam as she took notice of Danny looking at her.
"… Nothing…"- Whispered the boy as he returns his gaze to the window.
Sam glues her eyes over Danny as he could feel her judgmental gaze running up and down his entire body while he forces to look outside the window pretending not to notice her and her accusing glares, after a few minutes the sound of the elevator bell announcing her floor rang. All within excepting Danny left the elevator, though from the window's reflection he could still see the girl looking at him until the door close.
"At least I'm not the only dress like a whore." – whispered Danny taunting the girl.
It made him feel at ease to know that at least he was dress in such fashion due to work and not because he felt like a whore, Danny was sure to a certain degree this Sam would end up in someone's bed by the end of the night, perhaps even in this particular hotel which didn't seem to question half-naked kids walking around.
(XXXXX)
Even so, Danny couldn't shake off the feeling of being discovered by the gothic girl and her family but remained motionless until once more the elevator bell rang announcing the top floor, the boy shook off the strange feeling as the door opens revealing a long hallway, it was long and decorated with expensive paintings and plants.
Once outside he quickly took notice of a large man in the hallway to the left as he was busy chatting with a hotel maid while standing near a door which had the sign "Staff Only" written on, though neither of them gave him a sideways glance.
As he paces his way towards the end of the hallway, he could see two men guarding the door at the end, there was a bald man sitting on a chair reading a magazine while a second who sported an army haircut was leaning against the wall reading a magazine.
The sounds of laughter and music came through the doors from the rooms in the middle of the hallway, most were female but could make out some male voices mix in as well, it was then that he caught the attention of the guards.
His short skirt constantly ran up his legs which made him walk slower than normally more out of shame then discomfort. Slowly and carefully Danny made his way towards the men ignoring the music and laughter from the nearby rooms, before getting closer to the door, he was abruptly stopped by the tall bald man dressed in a black suit.
"The fuck you want bitch?"- asked the guard in a rude tone.
The man was much taller than Danny was as he could barely reach below his chest. Putting on his best smile Danny looks over to the bald bodyguard who glares him down as the second guard just looks quietly with his hand inside the jacket clearly not protecting his radio.
"Mister Stefano sent for me." – said Danny faking a female voice while performing a curtsy that made him blush even more.
Both men look at each other for a brief moment before the bald guard pulls out his radio, Danny could hear him talk to someone on the other side about his arrival, the boy couldn't help but feel uneasy as the second guard ogle him even trying to take a peek under his short skirt.
A few seconds later a large fat man opens the door letting out the foul smell of cigar and alcohol, his massive hairy belly covered most of the entrance. Danny could feel his disgusting gaze going over his entire body.
"You're late but since you're this cute I can let it slide."- said the fat man with a creepy grim as he lifts Danny's chin. "Where're the other girls?"- he suddenly asked.
"I don't know, boss send me only…"- whispered the boy as he averts his eyes.
The large man took a step back to better look at Danny's petite figure almost savoring at the sight before him. It made Danny extremely uncomfortable to be ogle for a second time while wearing female clothes that even the girls from his school would think twice about wearing.
"No matter, I'll talk with them later. Stefano will love you girl, come on in"- said the fat man as he puts his arm around Danny's slender shoulder.
"Shouldn't we at least pat her down Mister Tony?"- asked the guard with the army haircut.
"Please, what's she gonna hide in there." Replied the fat man.
The moment Danny enters the room his nose is assaulted by the foul stench of cigar and booze, the room in itself was easily three times his own apartment, completed with its own living room just a few steps from entering, a diner where he could see several men gather at and a hallway past the minibar.
Upon entering the living room, he instantly notices two women wearing nothing more than a thong and high heels while they rummage hotel's minibar for more booze and snacks, it didn't take a rocket scientist to know their large breast and amble butts were the results of plastic surgery.
Turning his gaze back to the living room Danny saw an insanely large television showing yet another news bulletin though this time about the octopus monster, the only source of actual entertainment came from the loud music booming in the jukebox.
Feeling the large greasy hand of Tony as he led him deeper into the suite, Danny saw the dinner table filled with empty beer bottles and some white dust scattered around but more importantly a second room to the right where a trio of men and five women similarly dress as the previous was playing at a billiard table.
"Stefano my boy. I ain't into kids but after what you did for us, I got you this pretty little present just for you."- said the fat man as he pointed over to Danny.
"Oh, Tony you shouldn't have."- said Stefano in a sing-along voice.
Danny saw the man approach him in his neat and expensive designer suit and imported shoes, but deep-down Danny knew he was nothing more than mere scum. The boy grins his teeth and fakes a smile as Stefano turns him around lifting his skirt to better show his friends his gift.
"No panties? What a naughty girl you are."- added Stefano as the others laugh out loud.
Danny clenches his teeth once more as he felt a large greasy hand over his butt as he heard the rest of the men sing Stefano's praises, saying how good he did by putting Ivanov behind bars. Danny knew the name by heart as the man was a well-known criminal.
There was a time Ivanov used to control all of East Town underground, there was no illegal business that wasn't run by him and his crew but in the last couple of years a series of mistakes took him down which the district attorney Stefano Russi took full advantage of.
"I can't wait to unwrap this cutie pie."- Said Stefano dragging Danny down a small hallway leading to the bedroom.
Stefano stumbles on his feet a couple of times while Danny follows close behind avoiding the empty beer bottles on the floor or the liquids spilled on the floor. Before him was a wooden door that Danny knew was worth more than anything he currently owns.
"This is it… oh, wrong door!"- suddenly said Stefano as he opens the door to the left of the small hallway.
Danny's eyes open wide while Stefano struggles to get the doorknob, Danny went silent as he saw a couple having casual sex on the bed, the woman was on her back with her legs dangling on the air as she moans loudly in rhythm to the bed's squeaking.
Her maid uniform didn't go unnoticed by Danny as he saw it crumpled up on the floor near the bed, it made him wonder why would that man take a maid when there were several plastic bimbos outside willing to do the same.
Stefano closes the door after apologizing to his friend though the man hardly took notice of them, as he pulls Danny by the arm to another door where he could hear the tub filling up along the voices of a man and woman.
Once again, he's pulled by the arm to the last room in the hallway, it surprised Danny a lot to know Stefano could get so turn around in a hallway no longer than four meters long and with just three doors, but it didn't matter so long they were alone.
"Now this is us"- added Stefano as he opens the door to his room.
(XXXXX)
The room was splendid, to say the least, a huge bed in the middle with fine silk sheets, two large windows the right giving the view of Amity Park. A vintage closet along with an expensive-looking desk to the left side of the room.
Danny gently pushes Stefano away as he invites the man to lay on the bed and get ready, with a creepy glee he obeys the command and jumps over the king-size bed undoing his shirts. Danny, on the other hand, puts the purse over the large desk and turns around with both arms behind.
"Come on baby, daddy's waiting."- said Stefano as he shot a sinister smile.
Slowly Danny crawls over the bed making Stefano drool no different from a dog, he could feel Danny's weight as he sat upon his crotch but notice something wasn't right with the girl. A small but still distinguishable bump touch him.
"What the hell?"- said Stefano clearly disgusted with Danny.
Before he could throw the transvestite teenager to the side, he felt something else pressed though now against his throat. Taking a deep gulp and using his vast imagination Stefano knew it was a blade the boy had in his hand.
"Say good night" whispered Danny to his ear.
With a single yet swift movement from the blade, Stefano's throat began spilling blood over Danny's face though the boy didn't seem to mind in the least as he casually got off the bed while Stefano tried to stop the bleeding, adrenaline rush in but was not enough for him to call for help.
Stefano knew the Russian mafia, though small would retaliate somehow after putting their boss Ivanov behind bars, but didn't think they would be able to do anything in reality. Ironically, he did search for the help of his brother in law Thomas Mancini, a made-man for the only Italian mafia of Amity park, the Arcuri Family.
District attorney Stefano Russi was corrupt to the bone but did his best to keep the organized crime as low as possible, though the Arcuri gave him a healthy "donation" every now and again so he could look elsewhere, they were especially splendid once he developed a hardon for thrashing Ivanov's organization.
Stefano knew he was playing with fire but never once did it cross his mind that his taste for too young girls would be the cause of his fall, sure enough if the media ever caught wind of his nocturnal activities it would clearly end his career.
Though he had Thomas or Tommy given the familiarity due to him being wedded to Stefano's younger sister, to get rid of any noisy reporters, and yet from all the people who could bring him damnation, it was a mere little boy dress in drag. The man wonders if the boy was sent by Ivanov's people or was it a more personal vendetta.
The human body is far more resistant than what the movies lead Stefano to believe as it had been nearly twenty seconds since the slash took place, his body felt heavy and both arms were starting to feel numb, worse yet was the cold embracing his body.
As his sight darkens, he notices the boy cleaning his face in the mirror with the hotel towel, his behavior was almost too casual to be considered normal, but he would never know who sent the kid or why. Danny turns his attention to the dead man and with a few quick thumb movements, he informed Vlad about the man's passing.
With a deep sigh, Danny moves his gaze from the deceased to the window as he knew he could easily escape via the window despite being on the twentieth floor, all he had to do was climb one single floor and break into any room, and finally head to the nearest elevator. No one would know for hours about Stefano's death and by then Danny would be long gone, but Vlad had other plans.
Danny owes Vlad a depth of gratitude as it was because of him that he escaped the streets and avoided wearing these clothes for what they were meant. Danny sat on the bed as he waited for the ten minutes to pass by.
From what Danny knew, Vlad was fresh out of the boat from a placed call the Soviet Union of Socialist Republics, it was quite the mouthful and for a reason, he still couldn't understand it was forbidden for him to say Vlad came from such a place.
The man had told him to put his unique skills to better use, Vlad jump over the first opportunity to cement his place within the organization once word of Ivanov's arrest was known among the group after one of the "Derzhatel" or bookkeeper couldn't keep his mouth shut.
The derzhatel had a liking for easy women and brag about holding all the accounts of the newly arrived soviet mobsters, had he held a little more common sense their boss would still be free and all their operations intact.
Little did the bookie know the prostitute worked for Arcuri Family's made-man Tony Mancini and didn't doubt a single second to take such information to him. Though her data was invaluable, the convicting evidence came from an undercover agent working for Stefano.
It didn't take too long for Ivanov's people to trace the leak straight to the bookie who ended up scattered across town, Vlad knew an opportunity when he saw one and so offer himself and his "nephew" to help get revenge on Stefano and the Arcuri family.
Ivanov's brother and second in command Andrei knew Vlad was a former soldier in the red army and so knew the man could fight but given the situation, they were in couldn't afford to send a team or provide much in terms of weapons. Yet Vlad assured him he was more than capable of killing both Stefano and Tony.
Andrei also knew Vlad Masters was greedy and wanted to climb the ladders of the organization, the man had proven constantly his worth by carrying out several hits for Ivanov in the short year he had served the corporation, even his nephew Danny whom no one had seen yet prove quite useful in intel gathering.
Danny produced two .38 snub-nose revolvers from his purse, the boy hopes they were enough to fight off all of the mobsters. Strapping the purse around his hips to make sure the additional bullets were at hand; he headed over the door and pressed his head on the wood while waiting for the moment to attack.
"Really not my style"- whispered Danny as he steps out into the corridor once the ten minutes were up.
Faint gunfire alerted the men around the living who promptly tossed the billiard table towards the main entrance as random bullets broke the wooden wall, in an effort to protect the entrance they use the minibar's fridge to block the door. The men in both the bedroom and bathroom rushed out, one wearing unbuckled pants and the other naked both with their back to Danny.
The small caliber Danny chose for his main weapon demanded precise shooting and excellent marksmanship if he wanted to deal with the maximum amount of damage, therefore took out the men with one single bullet to the back of each of their heads.
Even after detonating his firearms none of the men in the living room care to turn towards the hallway in which Danny stood as they were much too busy shooting through the wooden door at unseen assailants, though very few bullets actually rush in.
The boy's gaze stops him from advancing towards the living room upon catching the sight of a young naked woman trembling in the bathroom's jacuzzi as if it were able to protect her from the burning bullets.
Vlad had told him several times to the point of annoyance how their kind had no code of honor, which meant that unlike the movies he so loves, there was no such rule as "no women, no children." Even if Danny dislikes the idea, he still scattered her brains over the wall with a single shot letting her dive into the warm waters.
Upon returning his attention to the hallway out came the maid from the bedroom clutching her uniform within her arms in sheer fear, not knowing what to do or where to go. It was only after Danny shot the woman in the back that a couple of armed mobsters took notice of him and more importantly of his weapons.
"The whore's with them!"- screamed one of the men who oddly wasn't armed only to have his brains scrambled by one of Danny's bullets.
Tony understood what the "girl's" presence and her weapons meant, his brother in law was now dead and she came to finished the job. It was a matter of time before the police arrived and perhaps could bribe his way out of prison as it wouldn't be the first time.
The fat man ran up to the corner of the room where he left a briefcase which in return contain a sawn-off double-barrel shotgun, Tony was just in time to see how three of his men were shot in the head by the girl who was nowhere to be seen by now.
"Come here you little bitch!"- screamed the mafia made-man.
One more of his men suddenly clutch to his throat as blood gushes out, the man tries his very best to stop the bleeding. It was impossible for the girl to have sliced his neck as she was supposed to be in the hallway, yet Tony had lost sight of her.
Two more had their heads blown off though the gunshots came from the opposite side of the living room, just in front of the hallway where the television rested, Tony's heart nearly stopped as he could see the translucid silhouette of the girl thanks to the television's glow.
It was possible that fear was making him see things that weren't there, yet it was far from his first gunfight but it was the first he met with something he could only describe as diabolical, for his men fire upon the translucid figure having none of their bullets harm the creature.
His men enter into a state of panic as they fire in every direction, it was nothing short of a miracle Tony wasn't shot by his men. One by one they were shot or slice down by this petite yet invisible little monster who didn't seem to care if his victims were men or women.
"It's a fucking ghost!"- Yelped the last thug.
Starving glowing green eyes gaze upon him like a hungry wolf ready to feast on a lonely rabbit. The man shot his last round but the bullet impacted on the wall behind as if the translucid creature didn't even exist as the gunfire outside cease.
"Please…"- whimpered the man only to have his throat slashed wide open.
Not feeling like becoming the next target of this abomination, Thomas unloaded his shotgun on the ghost. The billiard blew in pieces as the slugs tore through it like paper but the beast continues moving, a second blast came upon and this time the creature faded.
It was still too soon to celebrate as there are more killers outside, as the shells from his shotgun exit the barrels, he felt a hot piece of metal pressing under his chin. The sight before him was near impossible for the petite girl materialized out of thin air.
"Whatever they're paying you. I can double it… triple it."- said Tony begging for his life.
The fierce mobster fell to his knees in a vain attempt to quell the abomination's wrath, he had seen the beasts from the sewers but never had he even imagine something so diabolical and wicked existed. The gun barrel pressed against his forehead letting him know there was no talking his way out.
Even if by some miracle he did convincer her to let him go he still had to deal with the killers outside. His head cracks as Danny's bullet pierce through without stopping, letting his lifeless body fall to the ground with a loud thud.
More automatic gunfire could be heard coming from outside the suite, using nothing more than his intuition Danny determine the gunfire was coming from the room to the left. With a deep breath and much concentration, he pressed his hands on the wall.
Gently and slowly he passed through the wall as if it were made of thin air, the men in the living room had barricaded themselves as the random and sporadic bullets rush in. None of them noticed Danny as he one by one took them out with his .38 revolver.
"I got them all!"- screamed Danny once Vlad stops firing to reload his weapon.
A few seconds later a man wearing a skull mask kicked the door wide open, he swung his submachine gun to both sides before entering the room and walking over to a smiling Danny who promptly told him about having murdered the D.A and the mafia made-man.
"I knew I could count on you, babe. Let's get out of here."- ordered Vlad.
(XXXX)
The hallway was covered in holes and blood, even though the shootout lasted less than ten minutes mostly thanks to Danny, there were nonetheless dozens of dead men, upon crossing in front of the last suite Danny was given the grand sight of several dead men lying over the buffet table.
Danny knew they couldn't leave the same way he came in, but upon turning around the corner Danny saw the same couple when exiting the elevator laying on the floor with large lashes on their necks, rather than taking the elevators they use the stairs as to avoid getting trap in the lift.
"Hurry up little badger, cops are almost here."- said Vlad once they enter into the ground floor hallway after a hard and tiresome descent.
The masked man leads the way as they enter the kitchen making the cooks run away for dear life upon seeing the armed killers. With a mighty kick, the kitchen backdoor was busted open, but as they exit a bullet passed deadly close to Danny's head.
The boy twist around and headshot the overeager hotel guard making his two coworkers run back to their office. The employee parking lot was behind the kitchen but it also serves as a loading bay for all the hotel goods as Danny noticed a couple of trucks.
Vlad had parked his getaway car at the far end of the parking lot near the metallic fence. The sounds of police sirens were getting louder and it made Danny wonder what took the cops so long to arrive, surely Amity P.D was lacking but it took nearly twenty minutes for the shooting to take place and the run down the stairs.
"Drop your weapons and let the hostage go!"- screamed a police officer as he came out of the back-kitchen door.
Four of his partners rush out and quickly scattered around the parking lot aiming their weapons at the masked men. It never crossed the head of any of the officers that Danny was part of the hit squad sent to kill Stefano and Thomas.
"Please help!"- teased the boy as Vlad used Danny as a human shield until they could get inside the car.
None of the officers dare open fire in fear of hitting the "hostage," Danny couldn't help but giggle at the police as Vlad drove out of the parking lot. Unfortunately, his glee ended the moment two patrol cars came rushing after them.
Vlad assured him the police wouldn't dare shoot since they thought Danny was a hostage, but that assumption was completely wrong as a bullet came rushing through the back window, forcing the boy to duck under the seat.
"Damn it! Danny take my grease gun and shoot those bastards"- ordered Vlad as Danny rushed to the backseat to better aim his weapon.
The policeman on the passenger seat fires his shotgun the moment he was close enough shattering part of the trunk, yet Danny's precise aim landed three bullets into his skull, it was then that the patrol car pulls away.
High town had wide streets that led Vlad to drive and dodge incoming cars with fair ease, even letting him take sharp turns easily making the police work unnecessarily hard as one patrol car crash head on to an incoming car.
Three more patrol cars join the chase but fire their revolvers while keeping their distance as they knew the great risk the grease gun presented. Vlad took yet another sharp turn and headed towards the dry river dividing High and East town respectively.
"Hold on to your butt!" – screamed Vlad as he detours straight towards the river.
The moment the car touches the dirt ground bullets started to sing near their ears. The police force was tired of the chase and very angry for the death of their peers, they had enough with the local thugs robbing shops and attacking the locals to have to chase two maniacs.
"Danny, get ready!"- ordered Vlad.
Pressing his left hand on the car's rooftop and seizing tightly to the seat with the right hand, Danny saw how Vlad rushes the car to thick iron bars that protected the sewers entrance. Vlad grins his teeth as they approach the bars at a deadly high speed.
The patrol car follows close behind but crashed the moment the car touches the iron bars even throwing one of the officers out the window, not even he could go beyond the thick bars. Soon several more squad cars rally at the bars and see Vlad's car light disappear in the dark.
(XXXXX)
Danny looks behind through the back window as he sees the police light fade in the distance, they were, for now, home free. Feeling much, more relax and at ease, the boy sat down after putting the safety on his rifle.
Vlad suddenly slams the breaks causing the boy to go flying to the front of the car, Vlad briefly stares at Danny slightly which made him feel slightly uneasy as his feet dangle up in the air with his privates expose to the man.
Despite Vlad's quick reaction, it wasn't quick enough as the car end up stuck in an abnormal amount of cobweb which covers the entirety of the tunnel, so thick not even a high-speed car could go through, with a deep sigh he turns over to his young companion who was struggling to set himself right.
"You ok, little badger?"- asked Vlad as he opens the door to give Danny some room and better examine the situation.
"Yeah… but I doubt I'll be able to do that again in a while."- Replied Danny as he too follows up.
Danny couldn't give credit to what his eyes lay witness upon, unlike regular spider webs this was as thick as his own finger. Neither of them wanted to meet with the abomination which made such an unnatural web.
"You did good."- suddenly said Vlad as he patted Danny's butt.
Though before he could complain about the impropriate touching, Vlad orders him to take off his clothes and though initially wanted to complain about, he noticed Vlad was busy pouring gasoline over the car which reminded him of the need to dispose of all possible evidence that could lead back to them.
"The wig too"- ordered the man as he tossed his own mask into the fire.
Warm flames embrace Danny's petite body as he threw the heavy wig unto the burning car letting the cobwebs ignite as well. Among the sounds of the web and car burning away, he could also hear the sounds of Vlad disarming the M3 Greaser gun and hiding the pieces into a bag.
Thanks to Stefano's push for harder gun control laws which ironically help the Italian mafia have a stronger hold on the city as the acquisition of large firearms was now not only difficult but expensive force Vlad to take all the weapons and ammunition with them, even Danny kept his pistol well-guarded in his purse.
Upon turning back towards his ally, Vlad threw a bag at his feet which contents were his clothing. The white-haired man had taken notice of Danny's lack of modesty as he didn't seem to mind being naked in a cold sewer tunnel or changing clothes in front of him.
To that matter the boy didn't seem to show any sort of goosebumps despite the dampness of the tunnel, not even the cold winds seem to faze him in the least, yet Vlad knew the boy was cold given the frozen air which came out from his mouth.
"For a moment there I thought you were gonna make me walk home naked"- teased Danny as he held his white polo white much as a girl would do when covering their breast.
"I won't lie, it did cross my mind for a moment there. After all, you got a nice bubble butt."- remarked Vlad with a smirk to which Danny replied with his own.
Vlad's military training had gotten him out of several near-death situations back in the Union but he knew what he and Danny just did was impossible to achieve by just one former soldier and a fourteen-year-old boy.
Which guarantee his place in Ivanov's Corporation, he knew that having Danny by his side he was invincible. The boy possessed unimaginable power and skills worthy only of the comic strips, not even the heinous monstrosities roaming the sewers had.
Amity Park's sewer system was just as complex as the city itself with thousands of miles of tunnels stretching out to every inch of the city, it would take a while for the local police to pinpoint the exact place they came out from.
Vlad was sure the giant spiderweb would provide some help but didn't want to stay around to personally thank the creature for its uncalled assistance more out of fear of becoming its late-night dinner. Despite the cold of the sewer Danny was more bothered by the stench of human waste in the small river next to the tunnel.
Though it took a few minutes of running for them to reach their destiny, a manhole leading to an alley near a more or less decent part of Rat Town. Upon exiting the sewers, the cold winds pushed Danny slightly back as he adjusted his coat. Down the alley waited for them a literal taxi though it had no company name or serial number, just the word taxi.
Upon coming closer the cabby honks his horn only once and judging by Vlad's reaction Danny knew the driver was a friend or at least an acquaintance of the older man, cone close enough to the taxi both could see the driver.
The motorist was a bulky and muscular man with green hair styled in a mohawk haircut which draws out to Danny's attention as he enters the vehicle, but the sounds of police sirens in the distance made him break the stare as he turns his attention away from the man.
"Didn't think you make it… who's the chick?"- questioned the driver as both Vlad and Danny climb inside.
"Name's Danny… and I'm not a girl"-replied the boy as he stares at the green color Mohawk his driver sported.
"Could 've fooled me with that makeup. Call me Skulker welp… let's get out of here before the cops close the city." -said the man as he speeds his car away.
Under the deafening sound of police sirens, the taxi snake it way back into the lesser parts of Rat Town narrowly avoiding the constant police control checkpoints they started putting every few blocks in an attempt to stop the assassins.
The short-wave radio in the taxi alerted the police patrols as well as the passengers in Skulker's taxi about the search for two individuals; a tall male with an unknown description and a smaller female with long blonde hair, both heavily armed.
It was unsure if their miraculous escape was due to the police's lack of information or fear of treading the sewers infested with bizarre abominations only the bravest dare to challenge. Whatever the reason all three made it out.
Danny finally relaxes as he saw Skulker entering into the parking lot of a roadside motel on the edge of Rat town, the man parks in front of the corner room. Vlad was the first to exit the car as he adjusted the bag with the M3 around his shoulder.
"Hourly rates… XXX movies… bitch-in"- said Danny.
"You're too young for that shit"- added Vlad as he and Skulker discreetly peel off the word taxi off the car.
(XXXXX)
The room couldn't even begin to compare to the suite at Grand Amity hotel, but it had one bed and television along with a bathroom. Danny waltz straight to the television as Vlad tossed his bag over the bed and Skulker sat on a chair placed against the wall.
"We'll stay here until things cool down and leave in the morning, this is from the boss. You two did good, that was some red army shit you pull off"- said Skulker as he handed them a couple of envelopes.
Vlad gave out a sigh of relief as he took off his jacket and tossed it on the floor, if it weren't for Danny then it would have been completely impossible to carry out this job. The sudden sound of police sirens made the trio to turn over to the window.
"False alarm"- said Skulker as he took a peek out the window.
Danny's grumbling stomach broke the overly serious tone the room had taken, both adults started to laugh as Vlad commented on Danny still being a growing boy and needed dinner. This task fell upon Skulker though as he opens the door and turns around asking what they wanted.
"Pizza with everything"- said Danny.
Vlad noticed Skulker had his mouth ajar making him turn over to where he was watching, even Vlad blush as he saw Danny casually undressing while saying he reeks of sweat and blood, both men couldn't help but watch him as he heads into the bathroom.
"Your boy is a real fox"- remarked Skulker before leaving.
To be continued.