Chapter Twelve: The Truth is a Lie, and a Lie is the Truth
4 years later…
Two years have gone by on planet Earth, and things are not good. Most of humanity lives in poverty, and slavery is legal. The humans are the tools and playthings for the ghosts, and no human can stand up to them. Humans are forced to do the worst labor, the most disgusting of jobs, and the most degrading of tasks for their ghostly masters. The only humans that live well are those that sided with the new rulers of the Earth, they spend their days living well while their fellow humans suffer. At the top of this empire of evil is Vlad, he rules everything with an iron fist.
However not everything is as peaceful as Vlad would like, there are some humans and even ghosts that have rebelled against his rule. They are simply called the Resistance, but despite their simple name they are a thorn in Vlad's side. They have been disrupting Vlad's new world order pretty much since the day his rule started. They are led by the last Fenton on Earth, Jazz Fenton. But despite their successes there have been many failures, and they see no hope of dislodging Vlad from power.
As for Daniel and Sam they do not notice any of what is going on. They are feed a constant stream of lies by Vlad, and any piece of evidence of the truth is hidden from them. Not to say that they would notice anyway. They are so in love with each other it would take an atomic bomb to distract them. So Daniel and Sam lived life blissfully unaware, until one day…
Vlad City (Formally Washington D.C.)
We come upon what was once the capital of the United States, it is radically different from what it used to be. Vlad's first order had been to pretty much destroy all the former monuments. Gone was the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the Capital Building, the Jefferson Memorial, and all the others. They had been replaced by unfeeling, cold, grey government buildings. On the site of the Washington Monument sat a giant statue of Vlad holding the world in one of his hands. On the site of the White House was a huge castle, this is where Vlad lived and this is where the story begins.
"Daniel! Samantha! Where are you!" said Vlad.
"Do you think he'll find us?" said Sam.
"Nah, I don't think he…" said Daniel, then Vlad opened the closet door.
"There you are, hiding in the closet and making out. Daniel this is no way for the future ruler of the Earth and Ghost Zone to behave." said Vlad.
"Lighten up dad, we were just having some fun." said Daniel.
"And another thing, refer to me and Father, not dad, it sounds better that way." said Vlad.
"Sure thing…dad!" said Daniel.
He and Sam took off laughing down the hall, leaving Vlad to steam. Vlad was not a very happy ruler of human and ghost kind. He had been trying for the past two years to get Daniel to be more like him, to be completely evil. If Vlad did not change his attitude when Daniel took over he would be horrified at what Vlad had done.
"Argh, I am getting sick of that boy's attitude, if he doesn't shape up I don't know what I will do?" said Vlad as he walked back to his private quarters.
Vlad walked back to his study, where his faithful, hypnotized wife Maddie was waiting for him.
"Hello my darling, would you like a back massage?" said Maddie (AN: Eww! That is wrong, so very wrong!)
"Not now, I am worried about Daniel." said Vlad as he sat down.
"Ok dear, I will sit here and tell you how much better you are then Jack." said Maddie.
Vlad sat in his chair thinking about the problem with Daniel. No matter how hard he tried to make Daniel more evil something was preventing it? In fact over the past two years he had gotten worse. If Daniel found out the truth, that Vlad had been lying to him about what was happening on Earth, he would no doubt fight him. Vlad needed to figure out what was going on, what was the one thing that had changed him?
"What could it be? What could be different from before?" thought Vlad.
"Darling, I hope that you remember that Daniel and Sam are going to New Vlad City tomorrow." said Maddie. (AN: What is with him and naming stuff after himself? Talk about your over inflated egos.)
"Yes yes, I remember…" said Vlad, and then a thought hit him.
The answer to the problem with Daniel came to him, and it had been starring him in the face this whole time. It was Samantha, she was the problem, and her good influence was ruining Daniel. He had no reason to feel angry, or to hate anymore, he had what he wanted in life. Sam was the one causing Daniel to become good, and the only way to make him evil was to remove her from the picture.
"That's it, the reason Daniel is turning good is because of Samantha, but without her he will be the perfect evil son. Hmm, I think its time Samantha meet with an unfortunate accident." said Vlad with an evil smirk.
Little did the evil halfa know that someone had heard him, a double agent for the Resistance.
"I have to tell Jazz about this." thought the mysterious figure, as they snuck off into the shadows.
Meanwhile Daniel and Sam were engaged in their favorite past time, making out.
"Daniel, I know this is fun and all but we have to get ready for the trip tomorrow." said Sam.
"Ok, but you owe me." said Daniel.
As Daniel and Sam backed their bags Daniel looked like he was thinking about something.
"Daniel, what's the matter?" said Sam.
"Oh I was just thinking about my father. He seemed so upset when he found us fooling around, I'm just worried that he thinks I'm a failure." said Daniel.
"Don't worry about it, he's just uptight that's all. You should try to be yourself, and not what someone else wants you to be. He just has to accept that you are who you are, and that is the way it is going to be." said Sam.
"I guess your right…" said Daniel.
"And don't you forget it, and don't forget this, no matter what I will always love you." said Sam, she then started to kiss him.
"I thought we were supposed to be packing?" said Daniel.
"Oh I think it can wait a little longer." said Sam, as she kissed him again.
It was the next day and Daniel and Sam were preparing to leave. They had just finished packing their stuff into the plane that would take them there. Vlad was at the airport seeing them off.
"So long Daniel, Samantha, have a pleasant trip." said Vlad.
"We will Dad." said Daniel as they got into the plane.
"Enjoy your time with Samantha, for this will be the last time you see her." thought Vlad as the plane took off.
New Vlad City (Formerly New York City) (An: Ok, Vlad is getting really annoying with the whole naming stuff after him thing. Author pulls the hurt Vlad lever, instantly he is covered in gooey nacho cheese, the kind that really stains clothing.)
It was a few hours later when they arrived in New Vlad City. Daniel and Sam were taken instantly to their hotel, where they unpacked.
"Daniel, I'm going out for a little bit, there's this goth book store that I want to visit." said Sam, putting on her regular street clothes.
"Ok, but be careful, there are some really bad people in this town." said Daniel.
"Oh come on Daniel, you know I can take care of myself." said Sam, patting the laser blaster she always kept in her pocket.
"I know, but that won't stop me from saying it." said Daniel, as he kissed her goodbye.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine." said Sam, she then left the room.
"Its not like Vlad doesn't have a security team shadowing me were ever I go." thought Sam as she left the hotel.
Sam was right, there was a team shadowing her, but they were not interested in her security. This was a special team that was there for one purpose, to kill Sam. The leader of the team looked at Sam through his digital binoculars and an evil smile crossed his face.
"There you are prey, enjoying a nice relaxing walk are you? Well enjoy it will you can, for it will be your last." said Skulker.
"Sir? Are you talking to yourself?" said on of the ghostly commandos.
"What? No of course not? Now shut up and follow me." said Skulker as he silently followed Sam.
As Skulker and the commandos followed Sam she was having a blast. She loved those times when she could just go out and not be noticed. She loved that she could walk down the street and no one knew who she really was. To be honest being the girlfriend of Daniel Masters was a high profile and exhausting job. So Sam learned to treasure these brief moments of anonymity.
Sam finally found the store she was looking for and walked in. She stood there for a moment and absorbed the dark and gloomy atmosphere, for her it was what a spa treatment would be like for other people. she began to look through the books and found one that she liked. She went up to the owner of the shop, who looked like he could banish light just by glaring at it, and paid for the book. She then stepped outside, waiting for her across the street high on a building was Skulker.
"There she is, now hold still prey." said Skulker as he took aim with his laser.
As Skulker fired his weapon Sam noticed that her shoe was untied. She bent down to tie it, and the laser blast shot through the space where her head had been and shattered the store window. Sam was still crouching down when the glass rained down on her. She quickly hid behind a trashcan and took out her laser blaster.
"Shit! Someone is firing at me!" thought Sam.
"Dammit! I missed! Open fire, kill the girl!" said Skulker.
The commandos opened fire on Sam, shooting everything in site, people fled the area as the fire increased. Sam tried to fire back at them but there were to many, then she noticed that the fire seemed to be coming from a different direction now.
"Damn, there trying to surround me, I think it is time to make a strategic withdrawal." thought Sam.
So Sam sent a bunch of shots at her attacks, trying to make them keep their heads down. When the enemy fire died down took off down the street, and down a side street.
"You fools, she is getting away, after her!" said Skulker.
Sam ran through the city, ducking down side streets and alley ways trying to lose her pursuers. But no matter how far she ran she could not lose them. she started to head into the more bombed out parts of middle Manhattan, which had not been rebuilt since Vlad's invasion. She ran past the rubble that was once the Empire State Building, which had toppled over from its internal damage 2 years ago. As she ran one of the laser blasts hit her in the shoulder.
"Ahhh! Dammit!" said Sam, she put her hand up to her shoulder and it came back with blood on it.
"Must keep running." was all Sam could think as she heard the shooters behind her.
Finally Sam ran into a dead end alley, she looked for a way to escape, but there was none. She turned to face the alleys entrance, determined to go down fighting. Then suddenly a pair of hands phased through the wall and grabbed her, pulling her through the wall. Skulker and the soldiers arrived just after this happened.
"Damn, she isn't here, keep looking!" said Skulker, flying off.
Sam felt the odd yet familiar sensation of being intangible, she opened her eyes to see that she was being taken through many walls and buildings. Finally the ghost that was carrying her but her down, right in the middle of a group of mean looking people with guns.
"You want a fucking piece of me, the first person to make a move gets his fucking guts ripped out!" said Sam.
"Same old Sam, I guess some things never change." said a voice.
Sam turned to see a tall African American man walking through the crowd surrounding her.
"Get away from me you bastard!" said Sam.
"Now is that any way to greet a old friend?" said the man.
"Old friend?" said Sam.
Sam looked at the man closely and noticed something, he looked very familiar. He looked like someone she had know before, could it be…
"Tucker?" said Sam.
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Clockwork: Well it looks like things are about to get more interesting. But now it is time for the never ending humiliation of Vlad. Clockwork pulls the hurt Vlad lever. The scene changes to Vlad eating dinner, suddenly out of nowhere a group of really ticked off ducks attack him. They peck and bite him, and slap him with their wings.
Vlad: Ahhh! Vlad tried to bat the ducks away, but they were to powerful. Then they were joined by the Fluffy Army of Doom.
Vlad: Why! Vlad is then chased off into the sun set.
Clockwork: That was over sooner then I thought, oh well I guess that is it. Then Vlad falls into a pile of manure.
Clockwork: Ok, maybe that is it. Then Vlad falls into a thorn bush.
Clockwork: Ok, that was it. Then Vlad is run over by a college football team.
Clockwork: This could take a while, lets leave Vlad and just go to the chapter summery.
Sam has escaped her attackers, but she could be in even bigger trouble. Wait a minute, Tucker is there, things just got a little weirder. What will happen next? What fate awaits Sam? And How mad will Daniel be when he finds out Sam is missing? The only way to find out is to read the next chapter of Daniel Masters.
Vlad falls into a sludge pile, then a manhole, and then a garbage truck.
Clockwork: So until next time Danny Phantom fans, read and review.