Chapter Five: The Corruption of Danny
It was the next day and Danny was just starting his next training session. Today Skulker would be teaching him how to fight. Danny would learn the basics of fighting, and considering Skulker's style he was in for a rough day.
"Ok child, I am here to turn you into a fighting machine. When I am done with you, you will be able to beat any opponent, overcome any obstacle, and be able to think quickly in the heat of battle. Any questions little one?" said Skulker.
"Yes, all that sounds very hard." said Danny.
"Well it's supposed to be, nothing good in life comes about unless you work hard. To be a great fighter you have to push yourself to your limit. This is not a class for weaklings!" said Skulker, yelling the last part.
Danny began to get upset at being yelled at and began to cry.
"Skulker take it easy on the boy, it's only his first lesson." said Vlad, who had decided to sit in on the first lesson.
"Fine, if you say so. Ok child, I want you to punch this punching bag as hard as you can." said Skulker.
Danny turned into ghost mode and walked over to the punching bag. He stood in front of it and pulled back his fist. He let the fist fly and hit the punching bag hard, causing it to rock back and forth a great deal.
"Hmm, good for a beginner, now I want you to keep punching the bag until I tell you to stop." said Skulker.
So Danny began to punch the bag over and over again. After about an hour he was getting tired, and the bag was falling apart from being punched by a super powered child. Vlad had left a while ago to attend to important business, leaving Danny in the care of Skulker. This would be known as mistake number one.
"Ok, I think that is enough, now it is time to teach you how to dodge enemy fire." said Skulker.
"How are we going to do that?" said Danny.
"Like this." said Skulker as he brought out a missile launcher.
"Those look dangerous." said Danny nervously
"They are, now...Dodge!" said Skulker as he fired a missile at Danny.
"Ahhh!" screamed Danny as he jumped out of the way, the missile exploding on the wall.
"That's it! Just like that, now dodge these!" said Skulker as he launched more at Danny.
Meanwhile Vlad was signing papers in his office when the house began to shake a little, some of the ceiling fell onto his desk.
"What in the world is going?" said Vlad angrily.
He listened carefully and could hear the faint sound of explosions.
"That sounds like it is…coming from the training room!" said Vlad.
He quickly changed into ghost mode and flew to the training room. When he got there Skulker was firing wildly around the room, and Danny was nowhere to be seen.
"Skulker! What the hell do you think you are doing!" yelled Vlad.
Skulker stopped firing and turned to face a very ticked off Vlad.
"Uh, just teaching him to dodge enemy fire." said Skulker.
"With missiles! What kind of goddamned idiot are you! What kind of stupid, moronic, dolt would fire missiles at a child?" said Vlad, very angry.
"Uh, I thought it would be good practice?" said Skulker.
"Well it is the last one you will be giving him, you are fired." said Vlad.
"Fired?" said Skulker.
"Did I stutter, now get the hell out of here before I destroy that goddamn suit of yours." said Vlad.
Skulker fled the scene as quickly as his jet pack could take him. After he had left Vlad began to look for Danny, he found him curled up into a ball behind machine, shaking like a leaf.
"Danny, its all right, he's gone now." said Vlad.
"Oh Uncle Vlad! It was horrible!" said Danny as he grabbed onto Vlad crying his eyes out.
"Its ok, he won't be teaching you anymore, it was a mistake to let him try. From now on I will be teaching you how to fight." said Vlad.
"Really?" said Danny.
"Yes, really." said Vlad.
"Thank you uncle Vlad." said Danny, as he gave him a hug.
"Also you learned a valuable lesson, always be on guard, because you never know when someone will attack you. Ok. Now let's get started." said Vlad.
And so Vlad taught Danny the basics of fighting, how to punch and kick and dodge. This went on till it was just about time for dinner.
"That's it Danny, don't hold back your punches, put as much force as you can into each attack." said Vlad.
It was then that Vlad noticed the time.
"Well it looks like it is time for dinner, I think that is enough for today." said Vlad.
"Did I do good?" said Danny.
"Yes Danny, you did very good." said Vlad, Danny smiled
A little while later Danny and Vlad were sitting in the dining room. Vlad was sitting watching Danny eat and thinking of a way to begin the next phase of his plan, turn Danny against his father. Vlad decided to use the sob story angle, he let out an over dramatic sigh, which easily got Danny's attention.
"What's the matter uncle Vlad?" said Danny.
"Oh, I was just thinking of the accident that gave me my ghost powers." said Vlad.
"Yeah?" said Danny.
"Well I was just thinking about the day it happened. We were all in the lab, me, your mom, and Jack. I was standing in front of the portal when Jack, without thinking he activated the portal and it hit me. I do say the pain was most intense, that accident put me in the hospital. I spent many months in there, and it was not easy but I did get better. But while I was in the hospital I lost the love of my life to another man." said Vlad.
"That's a really sad story." said Danny.
"Yes, and to think if it hadn't been for Jack jumping ahead like that I would be a normal person, and I would be with the women I love. But Jack is always like that, not thinking things through." said Vlad.
The little wheels in Danny's mind began to turn; Vlad's story was somewhat like his. Because of his father and the portal he had been turned into a freak, and he would be like that forever. But it couldn't be his fault, his dad could not have known something like this would happen, but still…
As Danny sat there thinking Vlad looked at him with a smile, seeing the seeds of doubt in his father being planted. With the proper guidance he would come to hate Jack almost as much as Vlad did. One day he would get rid of Jack, and make Maddie his wife, one day he would have the family he wanted.
Meanwhile back in the town of Amity Park they were still searching for Danny. The police had finally gotten off their asses and began to look, and Danny's parents were still looking as well. There were posters of the lost little boy all over town, but still no sign of Danny could be found.
"Oh Jack, where could he be?" said Maddie, a wreck after searching almost nonstop.
"I don't know, but we will find him." Said Jack as he tore through the streets in the family car (they don't have the Fenton Family Ghost Assault Vehicle yet.)
"But Jack, we've been searching everywhere, what if he's…he's…dead." said Maddie, the words hurting her as she said them.
"Don't think like that, we will find him, even if we have to turn the world inside out to do it." said Jack.
Jazz was sitting in the back as her parents talked. She looked out the window sadly as the drove around the town.
"Where are you Danny?" thought Jazz.
Meanwhile at the Manson mansion Sam was sitting in her room. She had been in there since Danny had disappeared, only coming out to eat. As time went on and they still could not find Danny the hope she had he would be safe began to shrink. Her parents were worried about her, this was not normal for a child her age.
"Honey, I'm worried about Samantha." said Mrs. Manson.
"I know dear, but there's little we can do right now, we just have to hope she gets over this." said Mr. Manson.
As they were discussing there troubled daughter she was still sitting in her room. She looked at all the happy, bright, cheerful things her mother had bought for her, especially the stuffed animals. As she looked on she began to get angry, how dare they be happy when her best friend was lost, possibly dead. It was at this moment that her mind snapped, and she started to become dark. With a yell she ripped into the first stuffed animal and did not stop until the room was littered with fluff.
"Danny! Where are you!" screamed Sam as she collapsed onto the floor, crying.
Little did they know that only a few hundred miles away was the subject of their sorrow. Danny was sitting in his new room when Vlad came in.
"Danny, I have a special gift for you." said Vlad.
"What is it?" said Danny.
"Close your eyes and hold out your hands." said Vlad.
Danny did as he was told and felt something be put into his hands.
"Now open them." said Vlad.
When Danny opened his eyes he was holding some sort of clothing, in fact it looked like…
"Is this…my super hero uniform?" said Danny.
"Yes it is, they just finished putting it together." said Vlad.
"Thank you!" said Danny, giving Vlad a big hug.
"Ok now go change into ghost mode and try it on." said Vlad.
Danny ran to the bathroom and changed into the new costume. He came back out in his new uniform. The new uniform looked like the jumpsuit he would have worn in the normal timeline, but it had a more Vlad like flare to it, and a cape on the back.
"You look great, and the best thing is that it will stay with your ghost mode, and grow as you do." said Vlad.
"Thank you uncle Vlad, I love this new uniform." said Danny.
"I'm glad you do, now its time for you to go to bed." said Vlad.
Danny changed back to normal and hopped into bed.
"Good night uncle Vlad." said Danny.
"Good night Daniel, sleep well." said Vlad.
"It's…Danny." said Danny as he fell asleep.
"So it is…for now." said Vlad as he left.
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Clockwork: Well it seems Vlad has begun to corrupt young Danny's mind, this can only led to bad things. Now I know that you are probably depressed by this chapter, so to cheer you up I will pull the hurt Vlad lever. Clockwork pulls the hurt Vlad lever. We cut to Vlad writing in his study. Suddenly he is attacked by angry circus clowns. They hit him with pies, squirt him with seltzer water, and dress him like a woman.
Vlad: What in the hell is going on! Then out of nowhere on of the clowns grabs him and stuffs him into a human cannonball cannon. He is fired out of it.
Vlad: Ahhh! Vlad hits a wall, bounces off and hits a trampoline, then he lands in a pile of elephant dung.
Vlad: Argh! This is horrible! And its about to get worse, for the Fluffy Army of Doom appears, holding the piñata sticks of pain.
Vlad: Why! Then Vlad is attacked, getting the beating that he deserves for being a evil fruit loop. Vlad gets out of the fight cloud and runs screaming into the sunset, followed by the Fluffy Army of Doom.
Spectra: is that Vlad running in a dress followed by angry animals?
Fright Knight: Yes it is.
Spectra: Well I guess we have to save him. They fly after Vlad to save him from being pummeled by small animals.
Clockwork: Well now that Vlad has been humiliated for the day, it is time for the chapter summery.
Vlad has begun to win Danny over to his side, and he has begun to corrupt his mind. Also while Danny is training under Vlad his friends and family back home are a wreak. What will happen as time goes on? will Danny become evil? What will happen to the Fenton's and Sam? The only way to find out is to read the next chapter of Daniel Masters.
Clockwork: Until next time Danny Phantom fans, read and review.