Danny Phantom in: Spectre Rejecters

Part 10

Vlad raced towards Amity Park, keeping a sharp eye out for Danny. He knew that putting sleeping pills in his drink was a bad idea… but for some reason he felt somewhat responsible for the boy, he thought he owed it to Maddie.

Meanwhile, Sam was sitting on her bed with her laptop, talking to Tucker via instant messenger.

'Sam says:

I told Danny to check the news…I wonder what he's doing…'

Suddenly, Danny smashed through the window and crashed on the floor in a pile of shattered glass. The girl was horrified and jumped off the bed, rushing to her injured friend. The boy had now changed back into his human form and was struggling to stand up.

He looked up at the door, expecting two concerned parents to burst into the room at any second and shower him in restraining orders.

"Don't worry, my parents aren't home… What happened to you?"

"Aw, nothing, I'm fine." No sooner had he stood up, he collapsed into Sam's arms. She sat on the floor are stared at the sleeping ghost boy, what should she do? A small blush crept upon her face; she hadn't seen Danny for so long… it wouldn't hurt to just stay here for a while. Her Grandma was on vacation somewhere sunny with old friends aboard some fancy cruise ship, and her parents were at a business meeting and wouldn't be back for another two days.

The wind blew into the room causing the curtains to dance around. The half-ghost lying on Sam's lap shivered, and yet was sweating at the same time. She took off her jacket and covered the boy up, he didn't stop shivering. He was breathing heavily, and whispering something in his sleep. Sam was getting increasingly worried, what was wrong with him? She gently tapped his cheek but he didn't wake up. She slapped him a little harder straight across his face; he still remained asleep. Sam had to help him, she had to do something… perhaps she should call an ambulance, but no. His eyes were now glowing green; shining through his eyelids. This wasn't fair; he leaves for so long and come back in this state? Her eyes fell upon her laptop; Maybe Tucker would know what to do. Seconds after she had turned around, she heard something move behind her. The girl instantly spun around and saw that Danny was gone. Without thinking, Sam ran to her window and leaned out.

"Vlad Plasmius you get back here RIGHT NOW!!!" She screamed, well aware of the passers by giving her strange looks. She almost jumped out of her skin when she heard someone cough behind her. It was Vlad.

"So basically, you poisoned him?" Sam spat, seeing the guilt and anger on Vlad's face.

"No! That's not it at all…"

"Sounds like it to me."

"Oh be quiet girl."

Hours passed, the argument died and silence took over. That is until Danny awoke. He saw Sam sat beside him asleep, with her hand placed on top of his own. He then saw Vlad standing by the window gazing at the moonlit street. He slowly sat up, careful not to wake the sleeping beauty beside him. He tried to remember what happened… he went to see his family but only spoke to Jazz; he flew to Sam's house… It was all blurry. The boy climbed off the bed and walked over to Vlad. He heard the shattered remains of the window crunch under his feet, which made the older man turn round and notice Danny's presence.
"Daniel… how are you feeling?"

"…Dizzy."

"I have an apology to make; I drugged the water you drank with sleeping pills. It couldn't be more obvious that you haven't been sleeping… I noticed when you arrived. When you were asleep I was going to…" Danny heard the first part of the apology, but his mind trailed off. The dream… It was clear now. He remembered.

"Vlad; I need to talk to you…"