I'm sorry I took so long to get this out, but now we get to the part where Skulker faces punishment for his crimes! I understand that my recent chapters have been quite short, but I assure you that after this one, I'll try to make each chapter 2000 words at the minimum! Anyways, sit back and relax! Grab some popcorn, a little soda pop. *sips root beer* And enjoy the show!
Disclaimer: I still don't own Danny Phantom, or Ben 10!
Italics = Thinking
Italic Underlined = Alien Database
Bold = Yelling
The Vampire Strikes Back! Finale!
"I have an army of ghosts after me, my family and friends have been turned into puppets by an alien vampire..." Danny thought out loud.
A fly began to buzz around the Vladat's head, and he ate it in one bite. When he realized what he did, Danny made a face of pure disgust.
"...And my appetite is really weird!" he added.
The camera does a complete 180 flip to reveal that Danny is hanging upside down from a pipe. He and the others had managed to make it to the abandoned warehouse on the other side of Amity Park, and were now biding their time to strike. However, Ember was at least now free of Transyl's control since Danny ripped the Corruptura off of her forehead. Although Kai still seemed to be a bit ticked off about something.
"I noticed that." Kai said. "When you were about to EAT ME!"
"I already told you, I was gonna drain your energy!" Danny argued.
"Ch'yeah, like THAT'S gonna make me feel any better." Kai said with sarcasm in her voice.
"How many times do I have to say I'm sorry?! Like I told you before, becoming a Vladatian or whatever really messes with your head!" Danny said.
Ember started rubbing her head in pain. She was getting a major headache from looking up for so long, and her friend's arguing wasn't helping matters. So, she decided to voice her discomfort.
"Hey, can you come down from there? All this looking up is REALLY killing me." Ember whined.
Danny dropped down from his perch, and landed perfectly on his feet next to Ember. He knew that things were going to get very difficult with this case, so he was probably gonna need to use one of his stronger aliens pretty soon. But for now, he had a job to do.
"In this body, I do my best thinking upside down." Danny explained. "We need to get to Skulker's hideout."
"We can't. Even if we find his realm, Skulker has a heavily armed defense system! Not even our best officers can get past that many traps." Ember explained.
That was when Danny remembered that he still had a Corruptura of his own active. It was the very one that was attached to the forehead of the wish granting ghost, Desiree. Said spirit was floating a few feet away looking pretty scared. Her experience with men, especially Skulker, wasn't exactly the best that a woman could have.
Danny started walking closer to Desiree, and the ghostly woman instantly started to panic.
"No! Keep away from me! NO MAN MAY TOUCH ME UNLESS I WISH IT!" Desiree screamed.
She was desperately trying to move away from the human-turned-Vladat, but thanks to the Corruptura she couldn't move of her own free will. And she certainly didn't expect for Danny to make a wish like what he was about to.
"I wish that you would allow me to touch you." Danny said.
"So you have wished it, so shall it be." Desiree said as pink mist flew from her hands.
With the wish made, Danny knew that it was safe to do what he was about to do. Desiree closed her eyes fearing for the worst. But instead of being taken advantage of or beaten like she thought was going to happen, she instead felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her in a gentle embrace. She slowly opened her eyes, and saw that Danny was hugging her.
This action confused Desiree. Normally, a man saw women as nothing more than simple playthings for their own selfish pleasures. At least, they did in the time that she grew up in. So for Danny to not be trying anything with her, well, it really threw her for a loop.
"Tell me. Why do you work for Skulker after what he tried to do to you? Why throw away your freedom for a selfish ghost like him?" Danny asked.
"It is what I fear him doing to me." Desiree admitted. "If I defy him, Skulker will surely use my powers against me in order to turn me into his own personal slave! That is why I do as he says."
Desiree was close to crying at this point as tears threatened to spill from her eyes. Danny just tightened his hold on her as a sign of reassurance. Such actions were more than the genie ghost could take, so she finally gave in and began sobbing into Danny's shoulder. Danny didn't fight her off. Instead he sent a mental command to the Corruptura on her head, and destroyed it. With control back in her grasp, Desiree just clung to Danny like a lifeline as she let out years of pent up frustration and sadness.
Kai and Ember watched from the sidelines. While they both did feel a twinge of jealousy, they didn't let it fester. The ghost rocker and the Loboan halfling knew that the distraught girl needed the comfort now more than ever. There were a few beeps coming from the Omnitrix, and Danny transformed back to normal in a flash of orange light.
After a good fifteen minutes of crying, Desiree had calmed down enough to speak. But there was something that she was curious about.
"Tell me, child. What do you call that transformation you used earlier?" Desiree asked.
"To be honest, I'm thinking about calling that form Whampire. It's the old English word for Vampire from the legends that originated in Great Britain." Danny answered.
"Well that's appropriate. But Des, we need you to tell us something." Ember said with her arms crossed. "Why did Skulker bring Lord Transyl back to life? What's his plan?"
***Meanwhile on Skull Island***
Skull Island is the one place in the Ghost Zone besides the Far Frozen and Walker's Prison you'd ever wanna be. It's the home of Skulker the huntsman, and as such is loaded with booby traps. You definitely Don't wanna end up here. If you're caught by Skulker, HE'LL SKIN YOU ALIVE! Literally!
And in the laboratory of this island is Skulker. He was currently going over his plan with Lord Transyl paying close attention to all of the finer details.
"It's simple, really." said Skulker. "By using your DNA as a template, I shall revive your entire species!"
Skulker flew over to a row of pods, and looked in them. Inside of each pod was a developing clone of a Vladat just waiting to unleash its fury on all worlds!
"Then I shall once again rule Anur Transyl!" declared Lord Transyl.
"Oh dear. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Such limited thinking coming from someone like you." Skulker said in mock disappointment.
"What do you mean?" Transyl asked.
Skulker floated over to the Vladat, and started to explain the true purpose of his plan.
"Do you not understand, Transyl? With your army of Vladats and my strategic hunter's mind… WE WILL BE UNSTOPPABLE! As we travel from planet to planet, gathering new subjects!" Skulker declared.
"Hmmm. And fresh food!" Transyl added.
"Yes, if you must…" Skulker said.
He was a bit put off from that last comment, but not for very long. He knew that there was still much work that needed to be done in order to complete his plan, and proceeded to explain even further.
"However, the cloning process is quite complicated. I will require some form of help in maintaining the stability of the DNA." Skulker explained. "Perhaps I should set our new slaves here to work as assistants".
Walker, Maddie, and Jack did not at all like the sound of that. However, they could literally not move to protest such a plan. But that didn't stop them from voicing their complaints.
"We… Object…!" Walker grunted.
"You creeps…! Grrrn!" Maddie said.
"When I get out of this you're nothing but a pile of goo, you ectoplasmic scum!" Jack declared.
Skulker merely gave an evil chuckle that slightly unnerved the three. He floated up to Maddie and tapped the Corruptura on her forehead in a mocking manner.
"Object all you like. You still possess no say in the matter!" Skulker gloated.
"Danny… Will… Stop you!" Skulker protested.
"HA! That ghost boy is no threat to me! As soon as my plan is complete, his pelt will be mounted on my trophy mantle!" Skulker declared as he drew an ecto knife.
That was when a flash of orange light burst down the door, and the light began to harm Lord Transyl. His skin literally began to burn due to the harshness of the light, but this lapse in concentration was more than enough for the Corrupturas to be destroyed. This ended up freeing Danny's family as well as Walker and the entire Ghost Zone Police Department.
"Ah, finally we can move again!" Walker said.
"EEYUCK!" Jack said as he wiped the remnants of the Corruptura off of his forehead.
"LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHIN', SKULKER THE SELF PROCLAIMED GREATEST HUNTER IN THE GHOST ZONE! RATH ISN'T HUMUNGOUSAUR, BUT RATH IS GONNA MAKE YOU HUMUNGO-SORRY!"
This outburst was just the opening that Walker needed to slap a pair of stasis cuffs on Technus, Aragon, and even stuff Transyl in a crystalline coffin before welding it shut! But they all did look to see just who made that outburst.
It was what appeared to be a nine foot tall, bipedal orange and white tiger. His fur was a darker color than that of ordinary tigers, and he had orange eyes and a mohawk style haircut on his head. On his shoulders, lower arms, and calves were Mad Max style silver plates with orange spikes. He had the build of a Luchador, or Mexican Masked Wrestler, only it was slightly thinner. He also has a huge black claw on the back of his wrist on each hand, and slightly jagged, thick pointed eyebrows. On his chest was the hourglass symbol from the Power Watch, so Walker made a knowing guess who this was.
Alien Database Entry
Species Name: Appoplexian
Given Name: Rath
Born to a warrior race of humanoid tigers, Appoplexians are a major powerhouse! They have enough physical strength to match a Tetramand any day, and their roars are strong enough to send most opponents flying back! In addition to these abilities, Appoplexians have razor sharp retractable claws on their wrists. These claws are sharp enough, and strong enough to cut through solid steel. They also have enhanced jumping abilities, and enhanced jumping abilities. They are also durable enough to tank laserfire at point blank range, and not even flinch!
But Appoplexians do have their fair share of weaknesses. These guys are prone to fits of aggression, and really aren't very smart. When angered, Appoplexians usually say the phrase "let me tell you something" followed by the full name and title of whoever they're fighting. They also aren't very strong swimmers, and hate water as opposed to Earth tigers that love water.
"What took you so long, Danny?" Walker asked in a joking manner.
"Danny?!" Maddie and Jack questioned.
"Danny." Jazz said.
Rath looked at Walker with a smirk. He knew that the boss was just joking with him, and decided to play along. It would help to relieve some stress from the events that have happened as of late.
"Let me tell you somethin', Walker the Ghost Warden. I was on my way, but I had to lay low and make an effective plan instead of just barging right in here." Rath explained at normal volume.
That was as far as the joking could go, as Skulker charged at Rath with his ecto knife poised to strike! But the ghost huntsman didn't count on Rath being faster. Rath ended up punching Skulker in the face, and knocking his metallic head clean off! This surprised everyone except Ember. She just pointed at the tiny pair of glowing green legs sticking out of the bottom of Skulker's 'neck'.
Curiously, Rath walked over to investigate. He picked up the head, held his hand under the neck, and gave it a couple of good shakes. What landed in his hand was a tiny green blob with eyes, a mouth, arms, and legs. This was Skulker's true form.
"I'm the greatest hunter in the universe! You will all fear me!" Skulker declared in a squeaky voice.
Rath just smirked, and held up a pair of stasis cuff. He held them out to Desiree with a knowing look on his face.
"Wanna do the honors, Des?" Rath asked.
"It would be my selfish pleasure!" Desiree said.
"I WISH YOU WOULD ATTACK THE GHOST BOY!" Skulker demanded.
He smirked, thinking that he was gonna get his wish granted. But instead… He got cuffed.
"What the?!" Skulker cried.
In a flash of orange, Rath ended up turning back into Danny. Our hero had a victorious smirk on his face.
"I knew you'd try to pull a fast one like that, so I made a wish that would allow Desiree to only grant the wishes that she wants to grant." Danny explained.
And with all of that said and done, Skulker and his goons were sent to prison, Desiree was prescribed a few therapy sessions, and the Vladat clones were destroyed before they could finish developing.
There we go! This chapter is now totally done! Next two stories on my list to be updated are Danny 10 Prime, Dan 23, and Danny Fenton, the Ultimasaurus! If any of you guys wanna see certain aliens in the next chapter, let me know which ones you wanna see next and I'll see what I can do.