Oak Leaf Ninja: Yes, he is!
"Get back here, whelp!"
Though it is often said that one should respect his elders, the ghost-hybrid boy took no heed of the other's command. Of course, the fact that the elder ghost was in the midst of shooting several glowing torpedoes at the boy might have had something to do with it. Though Danny had managed to successfully dodge Skulker's weapons, he was growing rather tired. He looked over his shoulder and shot several ice beams at the hunter, trying to dislodge the grip he had on his torpedo cannon.
"Stop shooting me and hold still!" the ghost shouted at his prey, "I can't shoot you properly if you keep twirling about!"
In response, Danny shot another beam. It hit its target, but not the weapon. The hybrid scowled as Skulker shot another torpedo.
"Danny?" a female voice cackled in his ear, "Danny, how are you holding up?"
"Awful," he responded, pressing the Fenton Phone to his ear, "I'm not sure how much more of this I can take before I drop. And Skulker doesn't look like he's going to give up anytime soon."
As if on cue, another torpedo whizzed past him, barely missing Danny's right ear.
"Dammit, whelp!" the frustrated hunter shouted.
"If you guys have a plan," the prey said, frantically, "Now would be an excellent time to do it!"
"Hang on," a male responded, "Just give us two minutes."
"I'm not sure if I can give you two seconds," his friend replied.
However, Tucker had already turned off his earphone.
"So what's the plan?" the raven-haired girl beside him asked.
"Actually," Tucker mumbled, turning bright red, "I was hoping you had one."
"Tucker!" Sam growled, grasping the controls of the Specter Speeder tightly.
"Alright, alright!" he said, quickly, "Hang on. Just turn left here."
The goth obeyed, wrenching the controls to the preferred direction.
"Okay, now wait a second," Tucker, placing a hand over Sam's, "See that crevice there? See if you can sneak the Speeder in there."
Though it was rather difficult, Sam had managed to wedge the vehicle inside.
"Now, we wait," the geek replied, bending slightly as he stared out the windshield.
"Wait?" his companion replied, "For what?"
Her question was soon answered as they both saw their friend fly rapidly past them, his pursuer still shooting torpedoes at the boy.
"Now!" Tucker shouted, pointing at the mechanical ghost, "Follow that cyborg!"
With a nod, Sam flattened the Speeder's accelerator to the floor and joined the chase. As she drove, Tucker pressed one of the buttons, allowing a large, pointy device to appear on the rooftop. Another button fired a beam through the pointy end at Skulker. The ghost turned around to discover the source of the humming noise before he was hit square in the stomach by the blast.
As the cyborg flew backwards, Danny became intangible, allowing his stalker to pass through. The hunter crash-landed on one of the purple platforms floating around the darkness of the Ghost Zone. Landing on that same platform, Danny snatched the Fenton Thermos from his waist and aimed it at the still dazed ghost. Skulker let out an angry cry as he was sucked inside. Quickly, the lid of the thermos was shut and screwed on as his friends came up from behind him.
"Whew!" Danny sighed, allowing his human form to take over, "Thanks guys."
"No problem," Tucker beamed as he stepped out of the Speeder, "I told you we had a plan all along."
"No you didn't," Sam argued, following him, "You never said that and you came up with a plan on the last minute."
"Would it kill you to be a little more supportive?" Tucker asked, frowning at her.
She shrugged in response, a smile playing on her lips.
"So," she asked, staring at the thermos, "Where are we going to release him? I mean, he's already in the Ghost Zone."
"Yeah, well," Danny replied, ruffling his fingers through his jet black hair, "I'm not taking any chances until I've recovered somewhat. I'll let him loose again after I've regained a bit of some strength."
Sam nodded her approval as Tucker raised a hand over his eyes, staring off into the distance.
"Hey," he said, pointing in front of him, "Do you guys see something out there?"
Both the ghost and the goth turned around at the geek's comment. At first, they saw nothing. After a second or two, they noticed a dot in the dark sky rapidly growing bigger and bigger.
"What is that?" Tucker asked.
"I'm not sure," Danny replied, stepping back a few steps, "But whatever it is, it's heading our way, and I don't think it's going to help us one bit just by standing here!"
All three ran towards the Speeder. Unfortunately, the thermos dropped from Danny's hand. As he turned back around, a shower of boulders just missed him. The teenager quickly grabbed the thermos and began to run again, but another boulder shower started raining on him. Quickly, he changed into Danny Phantom and became intangible just as the rocks started to touch him.
"What the heck is going on with the weather today?" he asked himself just as Sam stuck her head out the window.
"You coming or what?" she screamed.
Quickly, Danny phased through the Speeder as Tucker started the takeoff. When it was up, he drove the vehicle as fast as it could away from the scene. Unfortunately, they came across another obstacle.
"The hell-?" Sam muttered as she watched a giant human-shaped rock run towards them with a boulder raised high over its head.
"I'll take care of him," Danny replied, phasing back out, "Hey! Tall, dark, ugly!"
The golem turned its head towards the hybrid.
"Moisturizer can do wonders for cracked skin like yours!"
The giant hurled its boulder at Danny just as he allowed himself to phase through it.
"Whoa, dude," he shouted as the rock passed him, "Chill out for a second!"
He shot the monster with the strongest ice beam he could muster, and for a second, it looked as if it would work as the creature began to stiffen. Then the golem swung its free fist at the ice, breaking the solid, and picked up another boulder.
"Oh, come on," Danny sighed, "Don't make me do this."
No heed was paid to the boy's warning. The boulder was hurled as Danny phased through.
"Alright, you asked for it!" he said, drawing in a huge breath.
A split second later, the loudest scream known to ghostkind was heard, breaking the golem into several pieces. Danny noticed several other golems behind it break into similar pieces. A few moments later, the teen grunted as he fell to the ground, changing back into Danny Fenton.
"Quadruple fudge."
Danny shot up at the voice and narrowed his eyes at the figure standing in front of him.
"Plasmius," he snarled, forcing himself into Danny Phantom once more, "Why am I not surprised?"
"Well," the elder hybrid replied, "I most certainly am. What on Earth are you doing here, Daniel?"
"You first," the boy snarled, folding his arms.
"What?" Vlad smirked, "Can't a man enjoy a nice flight through the Ghost Zone? It's such a splendid day here."
"Yeah," Danny snorted, "The day you just enjoy a pleasant day is the day Mom actually agrees to marry you."
Vlad's smirk became wider as he opened his mouth to respond, but the teen fended him off.
"Don't respond to that," he ordered, holding out his hand.
The other scowled at him just as the Specter Speeder pulled up behind his opponent. Sam swung the door opened and pointed a plasmic-gun at Danny's foe.
"Really, girl," Vlad snorted, "That's hardly necessary. I'm leaving."
She glared at him as he shot up into the sky.
"Good day to you Daniel and Samantha. Wish your mother-AIIIEEEEE!"
Danny looked behind him to see his two best friends on the ground with Tucker smiling sheepishly on top of Sam's back. Smoke was emitting from the plasmic-gun as the goth growled at the geek.
"Sorry," he mumbled, "I tripped."
Danny rolled his eyes and looked back towards where Vlad was, only to discover he was no longer there.
"Where'd he go?" he asked, scratching his head.
"Oof!"Tucker grunted as Sam stood up, shrugging him off her.
"He must have gotten hit by the blast and landed somewhere else," she replied, brushing herself off.
"Well," Danny muttered, "At least he's gone."
"He kind of seemed like he was in a hurry to get somewhere," Tucker noticed, standing himself up, "I wonder where to."
"Hey," Sam remarked, looking down on the ground, "What's that thing?"
Danny looked over to where she pointed and noticed something glittering. He stepped towards it and took a closer look.
"I think it's a statue," he replied, picking it up, "It's a golden cat. Weird though, one of its eyes is missing."
Sam and Tucker joined him in staring at the feline as it stared back with its ruby eye.
"You think Vlad dropped it?" the girl asked, looking at Danny.
"I don't know," he shrugged, changing forms once again, "Maybe, I guess."
"I wonder what it's for," Sam said to herself.
"Well," Tucker smirked, "Danny did tell that frootloop to get a cat, remember?"
The teens snickered at the joke, unaware of the chaos at the Clock Tower just several miles from them.