Danny Phantom in: The Ultimate Ending
''Dan- Phantom! There you are, finally. Where were you?'' Tucker asked his friend, as Danny finally came running towards the entrance with his parents following him.
''Sorry, Tucker. There was something I had to take care of,'' Danny said, while looking back at his parents. He smiled slightly at them and looked back at his friend.
Tucker nodded understandingly. He took a look around the people to see if he knew some. He saw his parents. They noticed him too, but he gestured them that they would talk later. Otherwise they would have showered him with hugs and kisses at this moment. With Dash and Kwan being in the crowd too, he was sure that that wouldn't be too good for his image. Tucker looked around further until he was finished scanning everyone. That was where he noticed that he missed someone. He turned to Danny. ''Where is Sam?
Danny lowered his head. ''I don't know. Apparently Vlad took her with him for some reason, Jazz told me.''
''Dude, that sucks. But don't you worry, we'll find her.'' Tucker rested a reassuring hand on Danny's shoulder.
Danny smiled. ''I know.''
Tucker smiled back and then turned to Valerie. ''So, we're ready to go, Red Huntress?'' Tucker jiggled his eyebrows jokingly.
''Yes, we are,'' Valerie said. She punched Tucker on his shoulder before she opened the door. Valerie and Tucker had already scared away most of the ghosts outside, but there were still a few left.
''Okay everybody, just follow the Fentons. You're going to hide inside their house. There is a Ghost Shield there that will protect you from all the ghosts,'' Danny explained. Danny had already explained to his parents that he wanted to hide everyone inside their house. While they would do that, with help of Valerie and Tucker, he would fly around town looking for Vlad and most importantly; Sam.
People were first doubting Phantom's choice of hiding place. The Fentons were always seen as crackpots. Since ghosts started to appear more frequently in Amity Park, people started to believe and trust them, but that didn't change the fact that the Fentons were still a little bit odd. Eventually Danny convinced the crowd to follow the Fentons towards their house.
''Wait, you're not coming with us?" Paulina asked pained.
''No, I'm not. There is, uh, something else I need to do,'' Danny said while rubbing the back of his neck. He wanted to fly off already, but was pulled by his back by sleeves.
''Where are you going?'' Jazz whispered.
''I'm going to look for Sam, of course.''
''Oh, just be safe, okay?''
''I will. And I promise I'll be back,'' Danny said with a smile.
''Promise?''
''Promise.'' Danny gave his sister a quick hug before he walked away.
''Okay, let's go!'' Jack yelled excitedly. He, Maddie, Valerie and Tucker walked upfront while everybody else followed them. Even though they didn't know who was inside the red suit and they weren't sure if Tucker was able to fight all the ghosts, Maddie and Jack let them take the lead. They trusted Danny, and if Danny trusted them, then they would too.
With everybody running towards FentonWorks, Danny upped in the air. He helped the people by shooting a few ghosts that were following them, but eventually he left and flew around town. He wasn't sure if Vlad or Sam were even still in town, but he didn't know where else to look. Vlad wouldn't take her to Wisconsin, that would be too far. Danny was pretty sure they were somewhere here.
''Get this off of me, it's scraping my arms! Somebody? HELP!''
Danny heard screaming coming from the park. As fast as he could, Danny flew towards the park to see who the mysterious screaming person was. Danny was pretty sure it was a girl's voice…. maybe Sam?
Danny's question was answered when he indeed saw Sam tied to a tree in the park, still yelling. She was surrounded by a few ghosts from the Ghost Army, but not that many. When they came too close to her, she kicked them away. She could easily defend herself, but she was too busy struggling to get loose. Danny thought he should help her by taking down a few ghosts.
''Don't worry, Sam. I'm coming!'' Danny yelled. He blasted the few ghosts that where there. He thought he could easily take them down, but he had forgotten that they were getting stronger. He got a few punches back, but eventually they were all gone. He then turned to Sam to free her from the tree.
''Glad you came, thanks,'' Sam said as Danny tried to loosen the rope that was holding her and the tree together.
''No worries, of course I would- AAAAHHH!''
''Danny!'' Sam yelled.
''Don't worry, I'm fine,'' Danny said while huffing. He tried to get back on his feet. When he was standing again he took a look at the rope that was still holding Sam. Why did it shock him? When Danny took a closer look he saw what the problem was. ''Of course, ghost-proof rope. Should have guessed.''
''What now? You can't touch the rope, so how are you going to free me?'' Sam asked.
Danny looked around the park. ''Aha!" He ran towards a bush and took a small tree branch from behind of it. ''It's maybe small, but it's pretty sharp.'' He then started to cut Sam loose without touching the rope. And it worked, after about a minute the rope was cut and Sam was free.
''Thank you,'' Sam said. She rubbed her arms gently. The rope and the bark from the tree had scraped her skin a bit.
''I'm just glad you're okay,'' Danny said, while giving her a little kiss. ''So, do you know why Vlad brought you here?''
''Well, he just tied me down here and flew away, leaving a few ghosts behind to guard me. Before he left he did say 'this should lure him away', but I didn't exactly know what he meant by that. I'm pretty sure he was referring to you.''
''Lure me away? So he wanted me here to get you on purpose. Why?''
''Probably to make sure you're busy saving me, while he could do whatever he wants to do without you interfering.''
''He wanted me distracted! He's probably up to something. The remaining question now is; what? What was so darn important that he had to make sure I didn't ruin it?'' Danny thought deeply, trying to figure out what Vlad was up to. ''You know what, I don't even care. The important thing is that you're save. Come on, let's get back to my place, everyone else is waiting there too.''
''Everyone else?''
''Long story, I'll explain it on the way.''
''Everybody, calm down. We're almost back to our house, then everybody will be safe and get a cup of tea from me,'' Maddie explained. ''But now we all need you to be calm and strong. Just keep following us. We'll fight off the ghosts that will attack us. The only thing you have to worry about is following us. Am I clear?''
A few nods came from the crowd. Everybody was tired and needed a break. They were hiding behind a random building. They were getting close to FentonWorks, probably about a 100 yards. After Maddie's speech, everyone started walking again.
''Hm, something just doesn't add up,'' Tucker mumbled.
''What, why? What are you talking about?'' Jazz asked, now joining the 'leader group'.
''It's just… we're not being attacked.''
''So, that's good, right?'' Valerie said, now joining the conversation.
''Normally it would, but we haven't been attacked since we left the school. Like, Vlad must have noticed everybody was gone, and I'm sure he knows where we are. Heck, he's probably watching us right now. Why is he letting everyone get away so easily?''
Jazz and Valerie looked at each other in confusion. Tucker was right, it was a bit strange. Vlad is way too clever to let everyone just escape without delays. He is or not paying attention to them, which isn't that likely, or he has something planned and is waiting for the right moment to strike. Sadly, the last one was the most likely one. What was he up to then? They knew that he wanted to take over Amity Park and eventually he probably wants world domination or something like that. The question now was; what was he planning on doing now?
''Danny!'' Jazz yelled softly.
''What, where?" Valerie asked.
''I don't see him either,'' Tucker added. He and Valerie stared at Jazz with confused looks.
''No, not like that. He isn't here. I meant about Vlad's plan,'' Jazz explained.
''What about it?'' Both Valerie and Tucker asked.
''Why did Vlad take Sam?'' Jazz asked.
''We don't know,'' Tucker answered.
''Exactly, we don't. Weird, huh? He just took her randomly, he had no reason to take her away, but still he did. And who are we missing now? Who is looking for her?''
''….Danny,'' Valerie whispered.
''Yes, Danny. And now we're doomed to go through Amity Park without his help. And Vlad is nowhere to be seen. Pretty convenient, huh?''
''Just say what you're getting at,'' Tucker said irritated.
''I will, just give me a sec. Okay… where was I…. oh, right! So, we're alone, Danny is alone too and busy with something else and Vlad is missing, probably scheming something bad. What do all those thing have to do with each other?''
Jazz gave Tucker and Valerie a moment to think this one through. Surely, there had to be an answer. After a moment the two just couldn't figure it out and turned back to Jazz, waiting for her to answer her own question.
Jazz noticed their questioning faces. ''Well, that's how far I got. I'm sure those things have something to do with each other, but I just need to figure out what. I was hoping you guys knew the answer.''
After a little while, the big group finally arrived at FentonWorks. To their surprise, dozens of ghosts from the Ghost Army were phasing out of it, holding a lot of weapons or other stuff from the lab.
''Their taking our stuff!'' Jack exclaimed. He took a little ecto-gun from under his shoe and started aiming for the ghosts. The man didn't really have a good aim, so not that many ghosts were hit, but he still managed to get a few down.
''Jack, calm down, shooting them won't help, you'll only break everything their stealing,'' Maddie said, taking away her husband's ecto-gun. ''Our priority now is to get everyone safely inside, we promised Danny. Now, you stay here and protect everyone, while I go inside and get rid of the last ghosts inside our house, okay?''
Jack nodded. Maddie gave him his ecto-gun back and ran towards her house. Jack heard a few blasts coming from inside the house and eventually Maddie came out and gestured everyone that it was safe again and that they could get in.
While Jazz, Tucker and the mysterious person in red leaded everyone inside their house, Maddie and Jack went down to their lab to see what the damage was. Luckily, not that much was taken. Only ecto-guns or any other weapon, but nothing else. The portal was still intact, all their calculations, weird inventions, everything was still there. The only other thing missing was some sort of generator, but they really didn't care. It didn't work, so they didn't use it. If it worked, then it could provide even the biggest machine with energy. Lucky for them, it didn't work, so the ghosts wouldn't get that much out of it. Maybe the ghosts could fix it, but they were pretty sure that those ghosts weren't intelligent enough to do that. The Ghost Shield was still intact too, so Maddie turned it on.
Everyone was staring out of the window in awe, as a glowing, green dome covered the house, preventing any ghost from coming in. This would keep everyone safe, as long as it wasn't destroyed or turned off. They knew that the whole town couldn't fit in their home, so they increased the Ghost Shield's radius. They couldn't increase it that much, because it had some minor errors, but now the people could stay outside and walk around to a maximum of 50 yards.
Jazz walked outside to see if her brother was there. Still no sign of him. She was so worried. What if something happened to him? ''He'll be back, he has to. He promised.''
Danny was flying around town with Sam in his arms. They we're coming near Danny's house. Danny looked around and noticed that it was…. quiet…. too quiet. Yes, everybody was probably inside his house, but there were no ghosts either. That was odd.
''Danny? What is it? You're quiet,'' Sam said.
''It's just… I have a feeling something is about to happen. It's just too quiet. No ghosts are around, they're all gone.''
Sam looked around and noticed it too. ''Yeah, I see what you're talking about. Maybe they retreated? Or maybe they're all around your house, trying to get everyone who's inside of it?''
Danny thought about Sam's suggestions. Sam could be right, but it just didn't make sense. Why would they retreat? They could be at his house, trying to get everyone out, but all the ghosts?
Because Danny was lost in his thoughts he didn't notice the sudden appearance of the Ghost Army. This time, they were with a lot. And with a lot I mean… A LOT. Maybe Danny didn't notice, but Sam did.
''Eh, Danny.'' No response. ''Danny…?'' Still nothing. ''DANNY!''
Because of Sam's screaming Danny looked up and finally noticed that they were surrounded. ''Oh boy…''
''Yes, 'oh boy' is the right term. What now?''
Without saying anything, Danny lowered himself to the ground. The ghosts followed them until they were surrounded again, but now on the ground. Danny put Sam down and prepared himself to fight.
''Are you sure you can handle them all?'' Sam asked worried.
''No, but what choice do I have?''
''I wish I could help you, but I don't have any weapons, so I can't do that much. Maybe I can kick them or something…''
''You don't have to, I'll take-
Before Danny could finish his sentence he was attacked by the Ghost Army. Beams of ectoplasm were fired from his hands constantly. The Ghost Army was stronger than ever now and Danny was having a hard time beating them. Every now and then he heard 'look behind you' coming from Sam, but other than that, the only thing he could hear was the sound of blasts coming from his hands.
More and more appeared. Danny wasn't sure if he could take them down. He was feeling so helpless now. It reminded him of how he felt when he got attacked by them in Vlad's mansion. But he got out of there too… what did he do again to escape?
Oh right, my Ghostly Wail! Danny took a deep breath and released his Ghostly Wail. Sam ducked to the ground and put her hands on her ears. A few ghosts disappeared, but Danny had barely hit a quarter of the ghosts until he couldn't hold it for much longer. Danny reverted back to his human form and rested on his hands and knees.
''Very impressive, Daniel. You keep surprising me with how strong you are.''
Danny looked up to see Vlad in front of him. ''Plasmius! What do you want?'' Danny tried to get up again with Sam's help.
Vlad scoffed. ''What do I want? You still don't know? And me thinking that you were so good at figuring out my plots.''
''I don't want to play now, Vlad. Just tell me!''
''I'm not going to tell you, Danny. I'll show you!''
Vlad held the Ghostly Gem high. Suddenly all the ghosts from the Ghost Army started to float around in some sort of tornado-like way. Danny and Sam held each other tightly as they were forced down on the ground. Danny was grabbed by Vlad, but Sam tried to pull him back. Vlad shocked Danny, trying to weaken him.
Because Vlad shocked him, Danny was starting to feel faint. He tried to hold Sam's hand with all of his strength, but he could feel his hand getting sweaty and slip away. Danny was zo dizzy now that everything went pitch-black. Before he lost consciousness, the last thing he felt was his hand releasing from Sam's grip.
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