Maddie stared at her son in the clutches of her former college friend. Vlad stared back at her, that hideous grin just made Maddie flare with anger.
He was a traitor. He was an evil lying scum, and Maddie hated him for what he was doing. She wasn't going to let her son be harmed by that horrible man. She wasn't going to let that happen, no matter what.
"MOM! Jazz fell to the floor as the Speeder continued to jerk, "GO! WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE!"
"NO!" Maddie gripped the wheel; a persistent glimmer showed in her violet eyes, "I won't leave Danny!" With that she flew straight into the hoard of ghosts surrounding them. She didn't think of the consequences, she just acted.
"What!" Jazz shouted in disbelief, "We can't fight them!"
Maddie didn't pay attention, she just went.
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"What are they doing? They can't fight all of them! They'll get hurt," Danny thought. The last thing he wanted was his family to get hurt trying to help him.
He squirmed in Vlad's grasp, "Let me go!" he didn't sound as convincing as he had hoped, but at least he could talk a little louder than before.
"And why would I do that, boy? Your mother is coming straight to me," He looked at Danny. His face showed how glad he was that everything was working out.
"NO!" Phantom flew out of Vlad's grasp. Vlad hadn't even noticed her had woken up, so he had no chance to stop him. All he had the chance to do was through a small ball at him, which exploded when it hit him. It created a small belt around his waist.
Phantom barely noticed the ball; he flew as fast as he could to where his family was. He ignored the pain that shot through his body. He wasn't going to let them get hurt. He wasn't.
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"We can't keep this up much longer!" Jack yelled to his wife as he shot ghosts through the open window.
The speeder was battered and dented, but it was still going. Weapons shot ghosts away as fast as you could say, "Maddie," but it wasn't fast enough. There was just too many.
"Keep going! Danny's out there and we're going to help him!" Maddie switched to another weapons as the one she was holding burst to pieces.
Suddenly, a green light emitted from a few feet away from the speeder. It glowed brighter and brighter, until a minute later it seemed to explode and ghost flew everywhere. The light faded, and the group saw something come over to them. It turned intangible and phased into the speeder.
Maddie, Jazz, Jack, Sam and Tucker all aimed at the spot where the figure was sure to appear, ready for anything. When he finally turned tangible again they got what they weren't expecting. Phantom.
He had his hands raised above his head and a green glow shone around them. His breathing was heavy and he was sitting on the ground with one knee pressed against his chest. He focused everything on what he was trying to do, until a green shield formed around the speeder.
"Oh Danny!" Sam ran up to him and hugged him, "Danny? Are you alright?"
"I'm…fine. Just get out of here. I can't keep this shield up much longer," He panted through ragged breaths. He closed his eyes and gritted his teeth. If you saw him, one could tell how much energy he put into that shield.
Maddie ran back to the controls and pushed the speeder into full throttle. It shot through the ghosts, throwing them every which direction, but each time one hit impact with the shield Danny winced. Sam stayed by his side and encouraged him.
Jazz stared out the window, watching as ghosts flew by. She watched the shield fade in and out. She watched as the green clouds became visible.
Jack sat by his wife, shooting any ghost that managed to get threw the shield when it weakened.
"Mrs. Fenton, you might want to hurry!" Tucker made known. Danny was sweating bullets. He was using way too much energy…energy he didn't have. Energy, that Fenton would have to give up because he was wasting it.
Maddie could see the ending of the vortex of ghosts, but the shield faded into an almost see threw layer. Phantom began to scream in pain. He couldn't do it; he was too weak; his body just couldn't use all that energy.
Maddie shot through the opening just as the shield fell and she heard a small thump from behind her. Phantom had fallen unconscious. She looked straight in front of her, just to see the edge of Vlads cape disappear in a large floating castle.
"Darn you Vlad. I'm going to kill you when I get Danny back!" Maddie said under her breath. She led the speeder into the darkness of the musty castle filled with haunting unknown.
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Danny squirmed in Vlads grasp as he watched his ghost half fly into the huge ball of ghosts, "Vlad! Let Me Go!" it was a bit stronger this time, but it hurt him to yell.
"Don't waste your strength boy. Your ghost half just entered his doom and yet your mother is still mine. Everything is going as I planned."
Danny turned back to the ball. To his dismay…Vlad looked to be right. There was no possible way Phantom was going to get through there. It just wasn't possible. His expression turned downcast, and he no longer put up a struggle. It was useless, he just couldn't do it. He was too weak.
Vlad stared at the ghosts, his expression was victorious…in the beginning, but it eventually faded into a small wondering frown. Phantom actually seemed to be making progress. How? He was weak beyond measure. How could be get anywhere? He heard a small grunt from Danny and turned to face him.
Danny's face had gone pale, almost pure white. He looked exhausted, like he had gone through a life threatening battle. Vlad cocked an eyebrow in confusion.
Danny could feel the energy being drained from his body. He would be screaming, but it even took needed energy to do that. Phantom must have been using energy like a light bulb, because he was being drained like a water faucet.
He saw a green light coming from some ghosts near the outside layers of the ball, but it soon faded. He knew what it was though, because as soon as it faded he fell unconscious.
Vlad also saw the light, and he too knew what it was. He felt Danny go limp in his grasp, but decided to ignore it. He flew into the castle that floated behind them. His cape whipped in the wind that blew through the windows, disrupting the castles silence. His red eyes glowed in the darkness, but Vlad knew where everything was.
He flew to the center room and went up a spiral staircase. He walked down. Yet another hall, until he reached a room with a heavy metal door. He opened it and went in.
The room was darker than the rest of the house, but again, Vlad knew it like the back of his hand. He through Danny into a corner and immediately a white light engulfed him.
"Time to get to business," Vlad smirked as he looked at Danny; the white light now lifting him into the air, leaving him dangling helplessly inches from the floor.