Writer's-BlockDP: I complain when other people do it too, but I can't help also doing it.
Ghostcougar: Between you and me, it's not my favorite either, but it had to be written.
pottersparky: Of course, you didn't expect it to be easy, did you?
I Brake For Ghosts: Have you seen Narnia yet? wasn't it good?I saw it twice. .
crazyvi: Yeah, I never really said it outright, but the shuddering of the hover board before they came over the island was Vlad's lovely little barrier that makes humans and ghosts in danger here.
GoingGhost: Movie was great, cliffhanger was fun to write (evil smirk)
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DannysGirlForever: I hope you like exponietial chapters too, 'cause that's what this one is.
the sleep warrior: Oh I'm soo glad you liked the traps, I worked on that bit for a good while.
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IwuvMyKenshyPoo: Heheh. I like traps...
Inumaru12: Thanks, and a Happy Christmas to you also!
AvidReader123: I'm working on that right now...chapter sixteen, you'll see.
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A/N: Okay, right now I am REALLY ticked off. If you have read the chapter summary for the next new episode of Danny Phantom, "Flirting with Disaster", you know exactly what I'm talking about. If you haven't, I'll put it here for your benefit, straight from is back, with a new plan to beam himself up to a super satellite and take over the world, and he's going to use Axion Labs to do it. As Danny Phantom battles Technus, Danny Fenton begins battling his feelings for Valerie, whose dad is back in charge at Axion. Sam and Tucker are surprised when Danny confesses he's thinking of asking Valerie to go steady. Unfortunately, as Technus puts his plan into action at Axion Labs, Valerie realizes her role as ghost hunter is putting her family and friends in danger. Can romance work between two kids with secret identities, or will the ghost boy and the ghost hunter end up breaking each others' hearts?
So you can see why I'm angry. No, beyond angry. I very deeply and truly hope this does not end up this way or I...I don't know what I'll do. Anyway, read on for the chapter...
Chapter Fifteen
"You have to listen to me!" Danny shouted, the silent treatment of the last three months forgotten. "Last time…" He trailed off. Plasmius looked up, noticing the sudden silence. He had been trying to ignore the teenager, without effect, for the past hour and a half. So he might as well answer him now.
"Last time?" he sneered. "That ghost was never real, thanks to you." How it could be in the thermos when it didn't exist, he didn't entirely understand. But it was good enough that he was there, in Vlad's book.
"That doesn't mean he wouldn't do exactly the same thing that he will do if he had existed and you are letting him out." Danny countered. They were both quiet for a moment, trying to absorb the statement.
"What does that mean?" Plasmius demanded.
"Uh….I really don't know." Danny admitted, confused by his own logic. "But you still can't release it!"
"I can, Daniel." answered the other halfa. "And I will." He turned away and Danny kicked the door of his cell angrily. Sharp pain shot through his toes, only making him angrier as he slid back down to the floor. He fell silent, the dreadful feeling of helplessness washing over him. All his friends and family were as good as dead because he was too stupid to realize a trap when he saw one. Sam had caught it.
Danny cursed under his breath; he had promised himself he wouldn't think about her. But he couldn't help it; he was more troubled for her sake than any of the others. He had to admit it now, or else he never would; he was in love with Sam Manson, he had been since he had met her. Now she was practically dead because of him. He had to do something! Vlad couldn't possibly get away with this! Could he?
A shiver ran through the fifteen year-old as he realized that Vlad very well could, no, most likely would, succeed this time. But that all depended on whether or not he released Dark Danny. Danny knew he had no chance of controlling such a powerful ghost and took a grim pleasure in the thought that the multi-millionaire would probably die with his victims.
Not you, though. Responded a nasty little voice in the back of his mind. Dark Danny will keep you living--he needs you. You'll have to be responsible for the deaths of your friends and family for a second time. Only, this time, there's no reversing it, you know.
"Shut up!" Danny mumbled to himself. His unvoiced fears quieted, but he understood that they were still there. He buried his head in his hands and pulled his knees up to his chest, trying vainly to think of a way out of this.
He didn't know how long he had been sitting there, completely still, when he heard voices again. Slowly, he stood up a peered out his window. The Fright Knight had returned.
"They've made it inside the castle." he was saying. "There are six of them, though."
An angry scowl appeared on Plasmius' face. "Six? I thought it was only his parents and two friends?" The Knight shook his head, but bowed respectfully, all the same.
"No. The halfa's sister and Amity Park's ghost hunter are with them." He paused as Vlad swore loudly, looking a bit anxious. "They have advanced weaponry." Plasmius swore again, then fell silent, trying to control himself.
What is Valerie doing here? Danny wondered before Vlad broke into his thoughts again.
"Very well." he said, after a moment. "Kill them all, except Maddie and the idiot in the orange jumpsuit. I don't care how badly wounded Jack is, so long as he's alive. As for Maddie…" his face grew hard and cold. "If a single hair on her head is harmed…" he let the sentence hang. You didn't have to be a genius to know what would happen if those orders weren't obeyed.
Then, his eyes narrowed. "Do you think you can handle this?" he asked menacingly. The Knight assured him that it would be dealt with accordingly, the fear on his face obvious.
Danny felt his heart leap to his throat at the conversation. Plasmius turned and looked at him, an evil grin crossing his pale features, his pointing teeth glinting.
"No." he said, turning back to the Knight. "Don't kill the girl, Samantha, either. Make sure she gets here the same as Jack." Danny made a furious noise and Plasmius came to the door, his face very close to the bars. The smug expression on his visage was polar opposite to the absolute rage in Danny's. He laughed softly.
"You should've listened to me when I first gave you the chance to join me." he whispered. "Now it's too late"
With that he turned away, back to whatever he was doing, and the Fright Knight vanished, Danny's last drops of hope vanishing with him.
A/N:This chapter was just not being very nice. I've spent the past few days wrestling with it, trying to pull it together so I could put it up before Christmas. It was rather short, but hopefully not too bad. I promise better chapters will come after "break" is over. (It's not really a break for me, more like a marathon. ) It isn't my best work, but I hope you still enjoyed it! Next chapter will be up by Third January, at the earliest. It may be later, depending on how long it takes to get back into the swing of things. Please R&R this chappie in the mean time. (Your reviews can be my birthday present--I turned sixteen today!) 'Till then, Happy Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
