Chapter 5: Well, this is interesting

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Jazz and Sam were still walking to Hot Topic when a loud boom erupted at the other end of the mall, followed by many terrified screams of the people surrounding the area. The girls exchanged alarmed looks as a bunch of police officers ran past them. They ran in the direction of the disruption.

Sam and Jazz arrived and the scene and gasped. Floating a few feet away from them was Vlad Plasmius. He smirked evilly and the guards tried to hold everyone back. Sam glared daggers at the evil specter and Jazz's expression was a cross between confusion and fear. An ecto-blast was shot out of nowhere and it sent Vlad spiraling backwards.

Regaining his balance, Plasmius glared at a now visible Danny Phantom. "Danny!" both girls gasped. Sam gave Jazz a look of confusion. How did she now it was Danny? Sam pushed the thought aside and focused on the situation at hand. Most people had fled the scene and the guards were trying to get rid of the remaining. They seemed to be ignoring the two teenaged girls glaring at the villain.

"My, my Daniel. Throwing the first punch? You're getting more and more like me everyday." Vlad smirked.

Danny growled and shot another beam at him. "Shut up! I'm nothing like you!" Vlad dodged the beam and his smirk grew.

"There's that temper of yours again. Your anger will be your downfall, my dear boy." Vlad threw a beam of his own and Danny barely dodged it. Danny glared at him and they locked in a battle.

Danny retaliated with his own blast, which Vlad reflected back to him. It hit Danny square in the chest and he fell to ground. He got up almost immediately and started firing green beams at Vlad. Red beams were shot back at him. Occasionally one of them would reflect the beam, dodge it, or put up a shield. But what happened next was definitely unexpected.

Danny and Vlad just happened to throw a beam at each other at the same exact time. The two ecto-blasts met in the middle of firing and challenged each other. (Like in Kindred Spirits.) Sam and Jazz couldn't tell who was more furious than the other.

Without warning, Danny let go of the beam. This sent Vlad flying at a dangerous speed and he hit the ground hard with a loud Thunk! The two girls watched as Vlad's chest heaved violently. Said person sat up and started coughing, ectoplasm coming out of his mouth. Danny smirked evilly and floated down to him.

"Danny!" Sam called out. He turned and faced her. The Goth girl inhaled sharply and Jazz fainted into Sam's arms.

Danny's eyes were glowing red and his hands glowed a vibrant red.

A/N: And the plot thickens. What will happen? Here's a sneak preview:

"What do you want to know?" she asked her quietly.

"I want to know how Danny became a half-ghost." Sam met Maddie's gaze.

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"DANNY, NO!" Sam yelled. Jazz's eyes started to water and Tucker's heart started racing.

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Vlad coughed up more ectoplasm and he turned to Danny. "Are you going to kill me now?" Danny's red eyes glowed.

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Clockwork's eyes narrowed as he stared in the portal. The Observants watched him.

"Clockwork," one of them began. "You realize the boy has turned evil?"

He nodded. "I know."

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And that's all you're getting. FYI, these are not all for the next chapter. Sorry for the long wait.