The Delusional Half-Ghost

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The Guys in White were on their way to the Fentons'.

"I thought they said that their son panicked and fled the state," said Operative O to Operative K.

"And as far as our research could show at the time, he did," K added.

"Seems like their prodigal son has returned home, for the worse, instead of for the better. Let's pay them a visit, shall we?"

O turned the corner. But as he did so, the broadcast was gradually taking effect.

"The Fentons are harboring a ghostly criminal, aren't they? Seems unlike them, even if they knew the punk. How did they know him again?" K asked.

"I'm not sure exactly," O admitted. "Some distant cousin's nephew, I think."

K clucked his tongue. "And they seemed like the type to reject ANY ghost."

O glanced sideways at K. "Do you really believe in ghosts?' he asked.

"I've seen some things," K replied. "But my memory is a bit foggy. I'm sure they were too unbelievable to be real, whatever they were. They must have been the result of some master illusionist playing a trick on me as a youngster."

O stopped as they reached the sign at the corner. Noticing Vlad on the sidewalk, he said, "Good day, Mayor Masters. You look like you've seen a ghost!"

Vlad's expression went from alarm to confusion as O greeted him. "I was under the impression that you two work for the Guys in White, the government's ghost hunting division."

"Yeah, we do," said K. "We're on our way to talk to the Fentons about 'harboring a ghost', right now." K laughed as he spoke, and ended up adding, "As if that's possible."

"Ghosts don't even exist," O added. "Everyone knows that! Well, except for a couple lunatics around town. Our job is to investigate the so-called sightings, and try to convince those weirdos that there is no such thing as ghosts."

'What happened to them? Never mind. I'll investigate later. I have better things to do at the moment.' Vlad wondered to himself. To the Guys in White, he asked, "Then what will you do if you do see Daniel Fenton?"

"Nothing. Why should we do anything?" K asked.

"Because Daniel Fenton is supposedly the ghost they're harboring," Vlad replied. "I'll tell you what. I know the Fentons well. How about I make your job easier, and talk to them for you?"

"Sounds good to me," said K.

"You do that," said O. Then O U-turned and the Guys in White drove away.

Vlad turned his back on them. Pulling out a handheld radio, he asked, "Anyone listening?"

"Yes, Plasmius," came the reply. "Ve are listening."

"Good," he replied. "I want you to gather every ghost you can find. Bring all my gorillas as well."

"Yes, sir!"

"Did it work?" Danny asked anxiously. "Mom? Dad? Jazz? Sam? Tucker? Valerie? Do you remember?"

"Yeah dude," Tucker replied. "Let's just hope everyone else doesn't."

"Well, we'll just have to find out then, won't we Danny?"Valerie asked.

"Wait a minute!" said Sam. "You're not going to investigate alone with Danny are you? Why do we think we're willing to trust you?"

Tucker snickered. "You're just jealous," he told Sam.

"AM NOT!" Sam yelled.

"You are so!"

"AM NOT!"

"Are so!"

Sam blinked, and looked around. She didn't see Danny or Valerie. "Please tell me they didn't just leave while we were arguing."

Tucker grinned. "Y'know, that's exactly what happened."

Before anyone could say anything else, the front door burst open. Danny and Valerie ran back in, slamming the door behind them.

"Hey guys, the fruit loop is here, and he's got an army with him!" said Danny.

Jazz ran over to the Fenton Home Security system. She broke the glass, and prepared to activate it. She froze as the front door burst open yet again as a gorilla knocked it down.

A human figure walked through the resulting hole. It was Vlad.

"Well, well," he said. "We meet again, don't we Daniel?"

"Plasmius!" Danny hissed.

"Vladdie?" Jack asked. "I'm confused. Why are you breaking into my house and confronting my son? I thought we were friends!"

"We were never friends, you bumbling buffoon!" Vlad shouted. "Have you honestly not noticed my every scheme to get revenge on both you, and your son?"

"I don't understand!" Jack cried.

"Be careful Dad," Danny warned. "Not only is he a delusional creep, but he's also a powerful ghost."

Jack blinked. "He's a ghost?" he asked.

"I am not delusional!" Vlad shouted. "It is 100 percent completely your father's fault that I'm half-ghost and my life is ruined! It is time to bring our secret battles out in the light."

Vlad went ghost.

Danny chuckled. "I wouldn't do that if I were you cheese head!"

"And why not?" Vlad snapped.

"Jazz now!" Danny shouted.

Jazz pushed the button, and activated the home security system. Alarms went off and guns burst out from the ceilings and walls. The guns locked onto Vlad, and rapidly fired blasts. Vlad formed an ecto dome around himself, but it didn't last long under the constant barrage.

The dome dissolved, and Plasmius was hit from all directions. Two black rings appeared around his waist, and turned him back into Masters. He fell, hitting the floor hard.

"That's why not," said Danny.

"I see that I'll need more ghosts to distract and destroy all your guns. Oh lucky me, I have a whole army at my disposal to do just that! That's more than enough to take care of both you and your guns."

Vlad grinned evilly, before calling out to the ghosts, "Attack!" As an afterthought, he added, "Attack, but spare Maddie."