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Chapter Four

Vlad Masters stormed into his huge castle-like mansion, slamming the door behind him with a loud bang. He stomped down the stairs into his basement. Like the Fenton's, it was converted into a laboratory, but used for, perhaps, much more sinister means.

A large metal table against the wall was covered with beakers full of multicolored liquids, some on Bunsen burners, some emitting sparks, others giving off toxic looking gases and smokes. The entire room was meticulously clean; papers that weren't stored in the filing cabinets were stacked neatly on the corner of an expensive mahogany desk. Everything looked like it belonged, everything except a mirror hanging on the very back wall. It was a fairly ordinary one, without a frame or fogged glass. The only noticeable trait was its size. At least six feet long and three feet tall, it took up almost the entire wall. It was this Vlad strode towards, all the while muttering to himself.

"That meddling Clockwork managed to get past my barrier." He grumbled, "Not for long, but the damage he has done is irreversible." He reached the wall and flicked a light switch next to the huge mirror. Instead of turning on a light it the lab, it illuminated a small room behind the mirror. It wasn't a mirror after all; it was some sort of window.

The room on the other side of it was completely unremarkable. It was about the size of a recording booth, nearly bare, with four plain white walls. But actually, if you looked closely at these walls, they seemed to glow with a faint green light. There were no doors (that were visible) and no other windows.

In fact, the only truly unusual thing about this room was what it contained. A teenage boy, probably only about fifteen was sitting near the back wall, staring back at Vlad, unblinkingly. He tensed slightly, the only sign he even saw the millionaire. The unlikely combination of pale skin, unruly ebony hair and amazingly bright blue eyes gave him an almost ghostly appearance. He held Vlad's glance for another second before dropping his gaze.

"Hello, Daniel." Vlad said, "And, if I am correct, happy birthday?" Danny didn't respond; he didn't even look up. Feigning deafness and dumbness was his only defense, plus it seemed to really annoy Vlad, which was perfectly fine with him. The man frowned, and tried again.

"Your family is still searching for you." Nothing, this was no news to Danny, who didn't know he was legally "dead". Vlad continued, as if he didn't notice he was being ignored.

"Yes, they've figured out where you are. I believe they discovered this with the help of your friend, Samantha, is it?" That did it. Danny's head shot up, and he looked the older man straight in the eyes, a barely detectable glimmer of hope in his eyes. Vlad smirked triumphantly; it was the most rise he'd gotten out of the boy since he'd captured him.

"Of course I can't let them find you yet, so we'll have to leave." Danny slumped against the wall, then jerked away, as if it had shocked him.

"Did you actually expect to get rescued?" Vlad laughed scornfully. Danny looked back at him hopelessly and Vlad laughed again.

"It's over, Daniel." He said softly. "My plan will succeed and you'll join me, you'll see." Danny shot him a look of pure hatred, his eyes flickering green, before Vlad switched off the light, throwing him back into darkness.

A/N: Well there you have it, what exactly happened will be clarified later. But now, I have to apologize to all you super reviewers; I'm sorry this update took so long, I had no Internet access all weekend, and the only day I could've gone to the library, I had to take an ACT practice test. Again, I'm sorry and I'll try to be quicker in the future. Oh yeah, the next two chapters are quite a bit longer, I promise.