Chapter Fourteen: The House of Cards Comes Crashing Down
We return to the story with Daniel and Sam back together and in the middle of the rebel base.
"Daniel, there are some things we need to talk about, starting with your dad." said Sam, as Daniel looked at her with a confused face.
"We can talk later, first we have to get out of here before these creeps hurt you." said Daniel.
"They aren't going to hurt us, in fact they saved me." said Sam.
"What?" said Daniel.
"Yes, I was attacked by some men with guns, and they saved me from them, and they told me who was behind it." said Sam.
"You were attacked! You did it, when I find them they will wish they were never born!" said Daniel.
"It was your father." said Sam.
Daniel stood there for a moment, and then he broke out laughing.
Ha ha, right Sam, my dad was the one who sent those guys." said Daniel.
"I'm serious." said Sam.
Daniel began to calm down and looked at Sam, he could tell that she was being serious.
"Oh come on Sam you can't be serious, why would my dad do that?"
"Because he thinks I'm making you less evil, and that getting rid of me will make you turn completely evil." said Sam.
"Who told you that? Was it these guys? You know that you can't trust these rebels to tell the truth." said Daniel.
"I saw Vlad saying it with my own eyes, they have a video of him saying it." said Sam.
"Like I would believe such garb…" Daniel began to say, but Sam stopped him.
"Daniel, please just look at it." said Sam, Daniel saw the pleading look on her face and knew he should at least humor her.
"Ok, I'll look at it, but if any of you try anything funny I'm going to blast you back to the stone age." said Daniel.
So Sam led Daniel to the TV and they placed the DVD in the player. The same scene that Sam had seen played on the screen.
"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.
Daniel stared at TV with disbelieving eyes, it was there in front of him, but he could not believe what he was seeing. There on the screen was the man that had raised him, had taught him everything he knew, saying that he wanted Sam to die.
"Where did you get that?" said Daniel.
"I recorded it." Said Ember, as she and Rob appeared.
"Ember, Rob? What are you doing here?" said Daniel.
"I couldn't stand taking orders from the jerk anymore." said Rob.
"The last straw for me was when he banned Rock and Roll." said Ember.
Daniel took in this information, then he got back to the big question, the video of Vlad.
"I can't believe it, he actually wants to kill Sam, but why?" said Daniel.
"Because Vlad wants you to be evil, so that you will not be horrified by what he has done to the Earth." said Jazz.
"What has he done? Hey wait a moment, do I know you?" said Daniel.
"You should, we grew up together." said Jazz.
Daniel stood there confused and then a picture floated into his mind, it was of a young girl with red hair, his sister. There was something about this woman that reminded him of her, in fact she looked just like…
"Jazz? Is that you?" said Daniel.
"Yes it is me Daniel." said Jazz.
"But Vlad said that you disappeared, that you were dead." said Daniel, shocked to see his long lost sister.
"Well I'm not, we can have a family reunion later, right now you have to see what Vlad has done." said Jazz.
They took Daniel on the same tour that they took Sam on, past the old and decaying buildings, and to the park where the slaves were. When they got back Daniel was in shock, which seemed to be happening a lot today.
"My god, I never knew all that was happening, why did no one tell me this was happening?" said Daniel.
"Because you weren't as evil as Vlad thought you would turn out to be. He knew that what he was doing to the world and its people would not sit well with you. Having Sam around apparently made it worse, so Vlad thought if she were to die you would be consumed by darkness." said Ember.
"So everything has been a lie?" said Daniel.
"Yep, everything Vlad has done was to make you the perfect evil son, and to get revenge on Jack Fenton. He's been filling your head with lies ever since you got to his castle, I heard himself gloating about it one night before the invasion." said Ember.
Flashback
Ember was walking through Vlad's castle when she heard talking ahead. She decided to turn invisible and listen in on what was being said. She found Vlad talking to Skulker and laughing.
"Yes, everything is going according to plan, and to think in the end the son of my worst enemy will help me conquer the world." said Vlad.
"It is amazing how Daniel never suspected a thing." said Skulker.
"Yes, from the moment I saw him I knew I could bend him to my will. He was vulnerable, weak, and scared of his new powers. It was such a simple matter of getting him to my castle where I could mold him into the perfect obedient son." said Vlad.
"Yes, children are gullible." said Skulker.
"No, the word is impressionable, Daniel was so edger to learn how to control his powers it was easy for me to control him. I filled his head with what I wanted him to believe, I even made him think his father hated him." said Vlad.
"That's my favorite part, overshadowing that oaf Jack Fenton and making him attack Daniel, genius!" said Skulker.
"Yes, I did enjoy making it look like Jack hated Daniel, the look on his face was priceless." said Vlad.
Ember floated away as the two ghosts laughed, thinking it would be bad if they found her here. She was a little shocked at what she had just learned, and flew away to think about it.
End Flashback.
"And that's what I remember." said Ember.
"So everything was a lie, he just wanted me so he could fulfill his sick revenge on my dad." said Daniel.
Daniel then remembered the incident when Jack had attacked him, but this time he noticed something, the eyes were red, blood red, like Vlad's.
"Danny, dad never hated you, in fact he said if you ever came back as a ghost he would not harm you. He said that he would love you no matter what." said Jazz.
Daniel took all this in and it began to swirl around in his head. As the thoughts and images came faster and faster his head began to hurt, and so did his heart. Vlad was using him, his dad loving him even if he was a ghost, the fact that his life had been a lie, all of this came together. The force of this realization began to drive the darkness from his heart and the light which had been locked away shone through. Daniels grabbed his head and began to scream as the transformation began. His eyes changed from red to green, and the red on his outfit turned from red back to white. Soon it was all over, and the light had won.
"Daniel, are you ok?" said Sam.
"Don't call me that." said Daniel.
"What?" said Sam.
"Don't call me Daniel, that bastard I called my father called me that, call me…Danny, Danny Phantom." said Danny.
"Danny, does this mean you're not evil anymore?" said Jazz.
"Yes, but I am still mad, mad at that bastard Vlad for all that he has done, both to me and the world. If it is the last thing I'll do I will make him pay for this." said Danny.
"That's wonderful, I have my brother back, now together we can make Vlad pay for what he has done to our family." said Jazz, giving him a hug.
"Please stop the hugging." said Danny.
"Oh, sorry Danny, but I'm just so happy that your with us, this is the first time in a long while that we might have the chance to unseat Vlad and free the world." said Jazz.
"I know, I just don't like being hugged." said Danny.
"Oh, what about being hugged by me?" said Sam.
"Ok, I don't like being hugged, except by Sam." said Danny, as he and Sam had a romantic moment.
"Ok, I don't need to see this." said Tucker.
"Oh lay off Tucker, you've seen me kiss a boy before." said Sam.
"You know this guy, and what other boy, it wasn't him was it?" said Danny, getting a little angry.
Tucker cowered a little at the glare Danny gave him.
"In order, he was my best friend for most of my life, it was some boys I dated for a while in High School before I meet you, and no, he wasn't one of them." said Sam.
"Ok, I guess I can let him live." said Danny, then he noticed Tucker's face.
"I was joking, I wouldn't kill you, maybe beat the crap out of you, but not kill." said Danny.
"That's good, I'm Tucker." said Tucker.
"Well you know who I am, I'm glad to meet you, any friend of Sam's is a friend of mine." said Danny.
"Now that the introductions are out of the way, we have some planning to do." said Jazz.
So our heroes began to plan what there next move was. Meanwhile Vlad was receiving some bad news.
"What! What do you mean Daniel is missing!" said Vlad angrily.
"H-he's just gone sir, he's not at the hotel and no one knows where he went." said Walker, the chief of police in New Vlad City.
"Well find him, or so help me I will make you wish you could die again!" said Vlad.
"Y-yes sir." said Walker as he hung up.
Vlad leaned back in his chair and rubbed his forehead, this was not a good sign.
"This is not good, it's obvious he has gone to look for Samantha, and Jazz and her little rebels are in the area, if they should find them they might tell them the truth. Maybe I'm just worrying, but just in case…" said Vlad.
Vlad turned on a video screen and the face of Technus appeared on the screen.
"What do you need sir?" said Technus.
"I want you to prepare for an attack on the castle, I have the feeling that the rebels are going to try something soon." said Vlad.
"Yes sir, I will activate the amazing security system that I, Technus, master of electronics and gadgetry, built." said Technus, who then ended the transmission.
Vlad sat there in his chair, thinking.
"I hope I am wrong, I would hate to have to destroy Daniel, but if he tries to threaten all I've built then I will have no choice. Oh well, I can always have another child, its not like Maddie would object to the idea." thought Vlad. (AN: Ok, Vlad is not just a crazed up fruit loop, he is a sick and demented crazed up fruit loop.)
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Note: I'm going back to school soon, so I might not be updating so often. I hope you can forgive me for this, I will try but you know how school work can be. Now to hand it back over to Clockwork.
Clockwork: Well we are getting closer to the grand finale, and everything is falling into place. The path to the end is set, and nothing can stop it now. Now to cheer you up after that gloomy part we will pull the hurt Vlad lever. Clockwork pulls the hurt Vlad lever. The scene changes to Vlad watching TV, then suddenly out of nowhere an invisible force puts a dress on him, then some make up. Then there is a camera flash.
Vlad: Who is there, show yourself! Vlad hears laughing as Rob Phantom and Ember appear.
Vlad: You! What are you doing here?
Rob: Oh, just getting something interesting to post on the internet.
Ember: Yeah, I bet people would pay to see this side of you.
Vlad: Give me that camera! Rob and Ember fly out of his reach, and before he can stop them they are gone. Suddenly thanks to the ratings hunger of today's news media there is a special report on the TV.
Newsperson: We have just found something interesting on the internet. It shows renowned billionaire Vlad Masters in an interesting situation. The picture of Vlad in the dress appears on the screen, everybody on Earth sees it and begins to laugh at Vlad.
Vlad: Oh the humiliation, could this possibly get any worse? (Line borrowed from the Fairly Odd Parents episode, information stuper highway, which I don't own in any way.)
Suddenly out of nowhere the Fluffy Army of Doom appears, ready to add insult to injury, or in this case injury to insult.
Vlad: Why do I keep saying that? Then the army attacks, ruining Vlad's pretty dress. Vlad runs screaming from the room, right past Spectra and the Fright Knight.
Spectra: Do I even want to know what is happening?
Fright Knight: I find it's best not to ask.
Spectra: Well I guess we have to save Vlad from the enraged small animals. Spectra and the Fright Knight chase after Vlad to save him from his fluffy doom.
Clockwork: Well Vlad has been humiliated in front of all humanity, now for the chapter summery.
Danny has learned the truth that Vlad has been lying to him since he was five. No Danny and Sam, along with Jazz's rebels, are going to attempt to overthrow Vlad. But Vlad has an entire army and a secret defense system between him and them. Will having the second halfa to ever exist be enough to destroy Vlad's evil regime? Will the rebels come up with a plan? Will humanity be saved? If a tree falls in the woods and hits a mime, will anyone care? The answer to these questions, well maybe not the last one, will be answered in the next chapter of Daniel Masters.
Clockwork: So until next time Danny Phantom fans, Read and Review