Danny Phantom in: The Ultimate Ending
He couldn't believe it. It all happened so fast. Danny couldn't quite get why he couldn't stop it. He knew exactly what was happening, he knew what he could do to prevent it, or at least stop it. But he didn't do anything. He just stood there like a statue. His eyes wide and his mouth open. He wanted to move, but for some reason his body wouldn't allow him to do so.
Vlad laughed like an evil wizard. He held the gem above his head and it started to glister. A big, bright flash of light blinded the room. When everybody was able to see again the only thing visible was a gigantic Ghost Army. Hundreds maybe even thousands of weird looking armored ghosts filled the lab. They were green blobs with medieval weapons and armor. They had soulless red eyes and an evil grin, which wasn't that much of a grin. They had no expression on their faces. No signs of any emotion at all. They didn't look that dangerous, but that didn't mean that they weren't trouble.
''S- so- so this is the Gho- Ghost Army?'' Danny stuttered. These were the first words coming out of his mouth, but they barely came out fluently. He wasn't even scared, he was just flabbergasted.
''Well yes, my son. Aren't they adorable? They listen to me and do whatever I tell them to. Unlike you,'' Vlad spoke. Vlad could only smile by his victory. Well, it wasn't a victory yet, but it was a first step. Vlad wasn't sure how to handle these ghosts, but he would find a way. He had to. He couldn't mess it up now.
Daniel would probably try to stop me. Hm, have to figure out something for that too. I just have to make sure that Daniel is too busy with something else, so that he can't bug me. Then I can focus on ruling the world. These ghosts will probably come in handy, but how do I command them?
There was a silence. Neither the teens nor Vlad spoke. The Ghost Army couldn't speak at all, so waiting for something coming out of their mouths was a waste of time. Vlad was thinking deeply. Danny wasn't that strong and it looked like he was pretty tired today, but that didn't mean that Danny wouldn't be a pain in the butt. Danny would do anything to stop Vlad.
Vlad looked at the gem. How could he command the ghosts through this tiny thing? He already had something planned for them, he just needed to command them. Maybe if he thought about it in his mind…
Go to Amity Park. Capture all the citizens and imprison them. I don't care where, just do it. Now.
The silence was broken by the sound of the whole Ghost Army going intangible and phasing through the walls. Vlad smiled. Okay, he figured out how to command them. Great. He locked his eyes on the gem again.
A few must stay here and stall those teens. I've got some business to attend to.
''I'd like to stay, I've got to go. Have fun.'' Vlad went intangible and followed the Ghost Army.
''Have fun? Wha- what does he mean by 'have fun'?'' Tucker nervously said. A few ghosts came back and surrounded them. And by a few, I mean A LOT. Because the Ghost Army was so big 'a few' was pretty much a few hundred ghosts. They got closer and fired all at once. Luckily Danny was fast enough to put up a shield.
''Great, now what do we do?'' Sam asked, mostly asking Danny.
Danny looked around, trying to count all the ghosts. Counting them all wasn't necessary, because he already knew that he couldn't fight them all. Maybe he could bring Sam and Tucker outside safely. Then he would have to fight a few ghosts to give them some time to get out of here and then he would eventually join them in the Specter Speeder. He could handle a few ghosts, right? How strong could they be?
''So?" Tucker pressured, also referring to Danny.
''Retreat,'' Danny said.
''What?'' Both Sam and Tucker asked.
''You guys get out of here, I'll fight them off.''
''But what are you going to do then? We can't leave you here. We won't!'' Sam yelled.
''Don't worry Sam, I'll join you guys eventually. I'm just going to stall them,'' Danny said with a reassuring smile.
Sam sighed. ''Okay then, but be careful. Tucker let's go,'' Sam said determined.
''Yes,'' Tucker replied. From the corner of is eyes Tucker saw something lying in the corner of the room. That could come in handy. He grabbed it without anyone paying attention to him and turned to Danny and Sam again.
Danny lowered the shield and grabbed both of his friends by their hands and turned them intangible. He then threw them through the ceiling of the room. They turned tangible again when they were already through the floor.
Tucker and Sam got up as fast as they could and ran outside the mansion. Sam was pretty sure she could hear a few blasts and screams coming from the basement, but it could just be her imagination. Maybe it was her conscious trying to tell her to stay and help Danny, but she had to go. She promised Danny, so she did what she was told, if she liked it or not.
They got inside the Specter Speeder. Tucker started it and upped. He then flew away from the mansion. A few ghosts form the Ghost Army were following them, but they weren't a real threat after Tucker fired a few missiles. Sam looked out of the window hoping to see Danny flying out of the mansion with nothing more than a few bruises. But she knew that that wasn't going to happen.
In the meantime, Danny was fighting for his afterlife. He was indeed right; the ghosts weren't that strong. If he hit them once or twice they would be down already. The bad news was that after they went down, they would disappear and a new, unharmed ghost would appear again. If he would beat one, another one would appear again. A few tried to go through the ceiling to follow Sam and Tucker, but Danny, of course, wouldn't allow that. Every time they moved just one inch towards the ceiling a blast from Danny's hand would meet them.
Of course, it was rough for Danny. The ghosts may not be that strong, but there were a lot. If he focused on one ghost to attack, he got blasted from behind, his right and left at the same time. He was outnumbered, Danny knew that already, but that has never been a problem. He always fought on his own and sometimes had to fight a few ghosts at once, but this….. it was just too much. They were with too many and Danny was so tired already. He didn't have the energy to fight them.
Danny got punched, kicked and blasted from every direction he could think of. He ended up on the ground and got surrounded by all the ghosts. Danny tried to get up, but he was too weak. He couldn't move his body, even if he wanted to. What could he do? He could barely move and screaming wouldn't help.
Wait…. screaming….
Danny took a deep breath. The lab was filled with sad, ghostly whining. The few ghosts that were in the room were pushed against the ground or disappeared. Danny tried to hold his Ghostly Wail as long as he could, but eventually it was enough. He turned unwillingly human again and rested on the ground. He took a few deep breaths and opened his eyes again.
Some ghosts were passed out and others were about to get up again. '''Time to go. This may be my only chance,'' Danny mumbled. He changed into his ghost form again and phased through the ceiling.
When he was outside he followed the road towards Amity Park. He tried to fly as fast as he could to meet up with Sam and Tucker again, but Danny was still a bit wiped out from the fight. Luckily, Danny flew fast anyway, if he tried to or not, so he could see the Specter Speeder any minute now.
There were a few ghosts from the Ghost Army on his path, so Danny fought them off with the little bit of strength he had. Eventually the Specter Speeder came in his sight. He turned intangible and went inside.
''Danny!'' Sam shouted. She practically jumped on Danny when she hugged him. She looked him in the eyes and saw the tired, beaten expression on his face. She also saw the injuries he had. They were pretty bad, but at least Danny was still standing and safely here now. ''I'm so glad you're okay.''
She then threw her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply. She didn't care if Tucker saw or not, that wasn't important now. Besides, they wanted to tell him anyway, but then Vlad interrupted. Sam expected a gasp or a laugh from Tucker, but he was too focused on the road to notice.
Normally Danny enjoyed it when Sam kissed him, but this time he pulled away and sat down on the ground with his head between his legs. Sam got the hint that he probably was too beat up and weak now, so she just sat down next to him leaned her head against him.
It was silent for a while. It was relaxing. Danny had already fallen asleep and Sam was dozing off as well. Danny turned human at the moment he had completely fallen asleep. Sam would have fallen asleep too if Tucker didn't wake her up with his voice.
''Were home, guys. Well ehm… sorta…,'' Tucker said.
''What do you mean 'sorta'?'' Sam asked, getting up as she spoke.
''Well, see for yourself.''
Sam looked out the window and gasped. The whole town was dark, empty and destroyed. How could this have happened? They were right behind Vlad. They were slower, yes, but all the damage he has caused in such a short amount of time is astounding. It's probably for the best that Danny is asleep now, otherwise he would have blamed this all on himself. But he will wake up and has to see it eventually…
''We have to be careful and make sure nobody notices us,'' Tucker said. He plied the Specter Speeder through the tunnel that leaded them to the Fenton's lab. Once they got out of the vehicle, Tucker brought Danny to his bed while Sam turned on the Ghost Shield, just in case.
It wasn't long after that when Danny woke up. When he opened his eyes he saw two beautiful, amethyst eyes. The eyes looked worried, but happy too.
''Good morning, sleepyhead,'' Sam joked.
Danny smiled and got out of his bed. The moment his feet landed on the ground he almost collapsed, but Sam was there to catch him. Danny had kinda forgotten how sore he actually was. Those ghosts beat him up pretty badly. Luckily he heals fast.
''Wow, I guess I'm not ready to stand yet,'' Danny said with a little chuckle. He sat down on his bed again. While Danny chuckled about his joke, Sam frowned a bit. Danny immediately stopped, since he understood that Sam didn't think it was funny.
He didn't like to admit it, but he liked it when Sam, Tucker or Jazz were worried about him. It gave him the feeling that people really cared about what happened to him and that they were there to help him.
''So, what happened?'' Danny asked. Sam bit her lip and looked away when he asked that question. Danny rose a brow. ''It's not good, is it?''
Sam sighed and nodded in response. ''Here, look.'' She opened the blinds from the window to show the situation outside.
Danny's eyes widened. ''What the…'' He then tried to get up and slowly walked towards the window. If he walked really slowly then he wouldn't fall again. He looked out the window and saw all the destruction, emptiness, ghosts. How could this have happened?
''Danny… say something,'' Sam said.
Still no response from Danny. He just had to take it in. He knew Vlad was a crazed up person, he knew that Vlad could cause a lot of damage, but this… he didn't expect this.
''Danny?''
Danny turned around to face Sam. ''What happened? Has Vlad done this? Where is Tucker? Where is everybody else?'' Danny kept rambling until Sam rested a hand on his shoulder.
''Calm down, one question at a time.'' Sam took a deep breath. ''Yes, Vlad has probably done this. He has destroyed the town and captured all the citizens, so we don't know where they are. Tucker is downstairs getting as many weapons as he can out of your parents' lab, we better be prepared.''
''What, you mean like fight?''
''Yeah, of course. We're not going to allow him to do this to our town. If we don't stop him, he's probably going to do the same thing to other cities. Eventually the whole world will be his. We can't let that happen.''
''I know, I know. But we can't just randomly attack. We need to have a plan.''
''Oh, we do have a plan,'' Tucker, who just came in, said. He showed all the weapons he had and loaded one for a dramatic effect.
Danny turned to Tucker and grinned. ''Okay then, let's do this.''
The trio walked through the town with their weapons loaded. They were really careful and hid behind every building when a ghost was near. Because Danny had slept, he had rested enough to stay in his ghost form and fight, if he had to.
''Where do you think Vlad is now? And where are our parents and rest of the town?'' Sam asked.
''He probably wanted them put in one place. Someplace big where he can easily hide everyone,'' Tucker responded.
''Do you think they're in the Ghost Zone?'' Sam asked.
''No, I don't think so. That would take too much effort. I'm pretty sure Vlad wouldn't do that,'' Danny answered.
''Okay, that means that they're in a big building in town. Which building is big enough to hold that many people?'' Tucker asked. They were silent and thought deeply until it hit all of them.
''Casper High!'' All three of them said in unison.
''Of course, the school is one of the biggest buildings in town. It can easily hold that many people,'' Sam said.
''Well then, let's move!'' Danny enthusiastically said.
They were heading for Casper High and it was already in sight. They thought they could make it safely, without anyone noticing them. They would free everyone and defeat Vlad. But things never go as planned. Out of nowhere the Ghost Army appeared around them. They heard someone laughing above them. Vlad.
''Ha ha ha, did you kids honestly think that you could sneak up on me? Well, you thought wrong. I see everything. I have to admit, it was very clever of you that you figured out where I and the other citizens were hidden, but that doesn't mean you'll save them. The town is mine now and soon the world will bow for me.''
Vlad looked at gem. Eventually a few ghosts from the Ghost Army grabbed the teens. Sam and Tucker had to let go of their weapons. Danny wanted to fight back with his powers, but his hands where covered and it felt like the ghost that was holding him, was draining his energy.
Vlad lowered himself to the ground and stood right in front of Danny. ''Don't you see, Danny? There is no way you can defeat me. Why won't you just give up? Even better, why won't you join me? We can rule the world together. Who could possibly defeat two half-ghost hybrids, right?''
Danny didn't say anything. He just grunted and kept struggling to free himself from the ghost's grip.
Vlad sighed. ''Fine then, but you won't win. I advise you to back off now, before people get hurt.'' Vlad wanted to walk away, but turned back to the trio again when Danny spoke.
''No, I won't back off. Don't you get it? I'll never join you, I'll never stop protecting this town and I'll will try to stop you…''
Danny's eyes glowed an even brighter green now. Vlad was amused by the teen's rage and let him continue.
''…you're not going to win, Vlad. I won't let you. It's time that you finally see that I'm able to fight you and that I'll always be there to stop you.'' Danny's whole body started to glow now. There was a flash and when Vlad opened his eyes again he saw that Danny was free.
Vlad was quite surprised. He knew that Danny was an emotional teen, but he never knew that Danny could get so angry. The angrier Danny became, the stronger he got. Interesting.
Danny flew up to Vlad and started blasting. Vlad fought back and eventually they were engaged in a battle. Vlad didn't have time for this. He could fight Danny later, he had other stuff to do. He had to give the boy a reason to stop fighting. Then Vlad got it.
''I told you to back off, boy. Now you have to face the consequences.'' Vlad eyed the gem again to command his minions. The two ghosts that were holding Sam and Tucker upped and flew in the direction of the school.
''Oh no you don't.''
Danny flew away from Vlad and started to blast the ghosts that where holding his friends. He had to be careful, he didn't want to hurt his friends. After a few blasts the ghost, that was holding Tucker, disappeared. Tucker fell to ground, but Danny caught him in time. He put Tucker on the street and headed towards the ghost that was holding Sam.
This ghost was quite annoying, since it moved all the time from left to right and up and down. Danny kept blasting constantly, only to miss every time.
''Let. Go. Of. My. Girlfriend!'' Danny yelled.
Girlfriend? Seriously, since when? I've got to get back on this later. Tucker thought.
Danny kept shooting the ghost, but it was too late. The ghost, with Sam, disappeared inside the school. Danny wanted to follow them, but was held back and thrown on the ground by Vlad. Vlad wanted to say something, but was cut off by a strong blast from Danny. When he looked the teen in the eyes he kinda had the feeling he crossed a line. Danny was really pissed now.
''You've gone too far this time, Plasmius.'' Danny was hoping to scare Vlad a little bit, but it didn't seem like that.
Vlad locked his eyes on the gem again. More and more ghosts from the Ghost Army appeared around them, probably more than there were in Vlad's lab. Tucker looked worried at Danny. They both wanted to rescue Sam and the others, but they knew that this wasn't the time. They had to retreat and save everyone later. If they even can save them.
''Come on, Tuck. Let's go,'' Danny said. He grabbed his friend by his arm and flew towards FentonWorks. The ghosts followed them, but once they were inside, they turned on the Ghost Shield just in time.
''Now what?'' Danny asked. ''Just wait here until they're gone?''
''Not necessarily.'' Tucker responded. ''Here, take a look at this.'' Tucker grabbed the Infi-Map from his backpack and opened it.
''The Infi-Map? How did you get it?''
''I took it from Vlad's lab. Here, look at this.'' Tucker pointed at a gray spot on the map. ''This is that wall Sam was talking about. If we go there, then maybe we can find some sorta weakness.''
''I get your point, but do you really think that there will be information there?'' Danny asked unsure.
''It's worth a shot, right? And if we need more answers we can always go to Frostbite or maybe even Clockwork.''
Danny saw how determined his friend was. It wasn't maybe the best idea to go to the Ghost Zone, but did he have a better plan? ''Okay then. I guess we're going to take the Specter Speeder for another ride again.''
Hello there!
Hope you liked this chapter. I honestly think this is my favorite chapter I've written yet. The action, the drama. Oh, how I love it. Sorry for the cliché 'the girlfriend being taken away, we have to save her' thing, but I thought that would add a bit of drama in the story.
Finally, Tucker knows! You could kinda see how he reacted, but how will his reaction be when he confronts Danny and Sam about it? So many questions unanswered.
NoSignalBlueScreen: Thanks for the help at the beginning of my first chapter. By the way, I've read multiple stories of yours and I honestly love them! Especially Pondus Omnium, too bad it's on hiatus now (I never do shoutout's, but seriously people… read it… it's amazing).
Mallyotaku: Yay, another Dutchie! Thanks for the kind words. Of course, I can't answer your questions, otherwise I would spoil things, but I can say that Vlad has so much more plannedthan just holding Amity Park captive, but we'll get to that later.
Everybody else thanks for the kind words as well, they don't go unnoticed. Review, follow, favorite, do nothing at all. Everything is fine by me (but it would be nice if you did review or something, hehe).
Lots of love and until next week!