Ten years had passed since Vlad and I escaped through the Ghost Zone, the only gateway between it and the human world, aside from the one in Amity Park, having been destroyed when Masters Manor was blown up. However, that didn't matter. He was able to cross from one place to the other as he wished. He could go anywhere he wanted. Anywhere except one place.

Amity Park had seen more than a decade's worth of progress. It was a beacon of light in an otherwise dystopian wasteland. A wasteland brought on by his rampage. I remember the day Vlad and I finally left the Ghost Zone like it was yesterday.

Everyday there was news of casualties by the thousands, each one of them a victim of the same attacker. Nothing could have stopped him, not even the Guys in White. Even the best weapons, those made by FentonWorks, a division of Axion Labs; couldn't stop him, only knock him back. Finally, the greatest technical minds of our times, headed by Axion Labs, came up with a way of not so much defeating him as it was keeping him at bay.

"Danny, you check the generator, Vlad, the backup generator. I'll take a look at the energy levels." Val said as we approached Tower 9 on our hoverboards while we made our rounds. In order to make a living, Vlad and I had gone to work for Axion Labs, Ghost Division. Thanks to our knowledge of anti-ghost technology, we quickly rose through the ranks, even though I had personally sworn never to get into a duel against a ghost. That was Valerie's job, anyway. We landed, leaning our boards against the wall.

"Generator all clear, boss!" I yelled to Val, who was standing a fair distance away.

"Backup's fine, too, Valerie!" Vlad announced, equal distance between Val and I.

Valerie announced into her comlink, "Ghost Shield Tower 9 100 operational."

Damon Grey, who had lost an arm thanks to a near-fatal encounter with him, came over Valerie's wrist communicator. "Great, sweetie. Check the last tower and get ba-"

"Daddy? Daddy?"

A deep, bone-chilling voice came from her comlink. "Hello, Valerie." He announced.

"You again? I don't care how powerful you are, ghost, you can't break through the shield!"

"Until today." With that, a deafening roar ripped through the air. All of a sudden, I was back in 2004 at the Nasty Burger's destruction. In horror, I watched as the windmill-shaped structure detonated. The floor beneath us shaking as in an earthquake, I noticed Vlad get hit on the head by one of the smaller pieces of debris, which knocked him out, sending him toppling over the railing. Jumping off the ledge, I summoned my board as tower after tower burst.

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A/N: Does Danny grab Vlad in time? Or does Vlad, who took Danny under his wing and rescued Danny from the destruction of Masters Manor, fall to his death? I hope you're enjoying the story so far