Danny Phantom in: Spectre Rejecters

Part 15

Vlad landed in the Fenton's living room and looked around; when his eyes and ears fell upon Maddie, the woman he had always loved, attempting to knock the lab door down. They must be in there…

"You're… You're the Wisconsin ghost! What are you doing here?! Now really isn't a good time…"

The man looked into her eyes and thought for a moment… Before powering down and becoming Masters once again. The ghost huntresses jaw fell, as she saw her old college friend standing before her. This day was getting too weird.

"…well this sort-of explains why Danny chose to live with you instead of Sam or Tucker…" She began, virtually speechless.

"I apologise for not telling you, but I'm afraid we have a lot more to worry about…" He answered, changing back into Plasmius and breaking the lab door down.

What he saw before his eyes really confused him… He had built up the image of Jack most likely torturing Danny – it appeared to be the other way round. Danny had the upper hand… the whole chain of events triggered something inside Vlad's mind. After over twenty years of hating Jack all came clear. He didn't steal Maddie; Maddie chose him because he made the first move. If it wasn't for the idiot causing the accident which gave him ghost powers then he would have never been rich, nor met Daniel… That day it had been obvious that the two were flirting with each other, even if the accident hadn't occurred he would have lost Maddie… How cruel fate was.

Meanwhile; Anger and hatred flowed through Danny's heart and veins; it seemed to be consuming him. All he could feel was rage and the intolerable desire for revenge. He couldn't kill Jack; he didn't want to kill Jack, at least not yet anyway. He wanted more fun. Slaughtering him wasn't enough; he wanted his father to suffer and feel the pain he himself had. He threw his Dad to the floor.

"Round two…" He mocked, "I'm waiting…" Jack blundered across the room and picked up the first ghost weapon he could find – the net that captured Danny in the first place and revealed his secret identity. He shot the net at Danny; but this time he phased right through it. Cursing under his breath, he picked up another weapon – this time a gun. He fired the beam and the ghost boy simply moved out of the way as if in slow motion.

"Yawn…" The teen continued to taunt, becoming bored by this so called 'professional ghost hunter'. "Ugh. You're so pathetic!" He yelled, shooting towards his father with ghost rays forming in each hand, and began punching his father as if he was an over-grown orange jump-suited punching bag.

The older half-ghost floated closer to the younger, and watched amazed by his strength. It still wasn't quite a match to his own, but he sure wouldn't want to be in Jack's shoes right now. It wasn't long before the battle was over, Jack lay in a pile of trash and broken equipment caught somewhere between consciousness and death. Danny hovered over him.

"If you ever try to hurt me, or anyone I love again, Mark my words Jack Fenton – I will kill you." With that he left, but the anger was still there. It was still brewing inside of him; he had to let it out. His eyes seemed to glow a stronger red, and his eyes fell upon Vlad.

Vlad floated in air and stared at Daniel, who seemed to be loosing sight of what was going on. The boy suddenly lunged towards the older man and, catching him off guard and causing him to slam into the ceiling.

"Daniel what the hell do you think you're doing?!" Vlad looked down at him angrily, what had come over the kid? The boy's eyes flickered green momentarily as though there were two people inside of him – good and bad – both desperately trying to break out.

"I… I… Can't… control… " He stammered, holding his head tightly somehow hoping this would suppress the power inside of him.

"Calm down Daniel… You control your powers; not the other way around…" Vlad's words echoed through his head. Desperately trying to hold on to himself, he repeated those words continuously inside his head. It seemed to be working; the anger seemed to be leaving him, as was the hatred and the rest of the dark emotions. The strange sensation of tiredness took over his limbs. The taste of blood was replaced by thirst; but the pain he felt for Sam remained. He looked over at Sam to see her stumbling to her feet, clutching her side and relying on the support of Maddie's shoulder. She was okay. He cast his eyes to Jack, the same could not however be said for him. He lay in a puddle of blood, eyes closed. It wasn't clear whether or not he was even still breathing. Inside, Danny really didn't care.

Danny turned around to find Vlad infront of him, giving the boy a strange stare. Where had all that power come from? More importantly, where had it all gone? The man's head was full of questions, but he had to push those to the back of his mind. They weren't important right now, what was important was why Daniel suddenly looked so worn out, tired and pale… The teen's surroundings began to blur, and blackness eventually took its hold on Danny.

Sam ran her hands through Danny's hair, refusing to leave his side. Vlad had taken his place in beside the window, looking out for the ambulance. He'd promised to stay with Maddie until it arrived for both Sam and Jack.

"Will he be okay?" Sam questioned with noticeable worry in her voice. She didn't get an answer. "Ahem." Vlad spun his head to the Goth, having no idea what she'd just said.

"Danny's laying here like this, and your taking another trip to planet Vlad?!" She screeched, standing up and approaching him, "How could you?!"

"He'll be fine…"

"And how, may I ask, do you know that?"

"Because girl, the same thing happened to me."