23/06/2007 23:00:00
Sorry it took so long to update. I had writer's block and for those of you who know, it's no fun. Anyway, I finally got my next chapter done. Here it is and I hope you enjoy.
I don't own Danny or his pals.
"A war? But why? And how?" Asked a terrified Sam.
"Vlad wants to rule and he will do anything in his power to get there even if it means a war. You know this Sam." Danny explained for her.
"Well yeah, but I never thought he would really go so far as a war. I mean how far is he going to take it? Nation wise."
"World wide. There will be no safe place in the world."
"Wait." Tucker jumped up. "There will be safe places. We just need to manufacture a lot of ghost shields."
"Oh my god your right! I completely forgot about that." Danny chirped in.
"So what? The human race is just gonna spend the rest of eternity in a dome. And lets not forget that Vlad is also human so he can just come in and shut the shield down so all this buddies and come in and reek havick." Sam said past annoyed tears.
"That may be true Sam, and you got a point."
"Thank you!"
"But they will help. And we are going to need all the help we can get." Danny pointed out now sitting.
"Hey Danny." Tucker called from his position by the window. "How long do you think till Vlad first strikes?"
"Soon. Very soon. He already has thousands of loyal fighters and it is not hard for him to force more under his control."
"We need to tell your parents about your secrete Danny. Otherwise we wont stand a chance in this war. They wouldn't believe a thing we said unless you are there to confirm it all." Tucker said coming back to the others. A pained look came across Danny's face.
"I know. I don't want to though." He hung his head.
"Danny, you have to. Our lives depend on it. They're not going to kill you well they can't really." Sam said kneeling in front of him with a hand on his shoulder. He gave a small smile at that remark.
"Not tonight. Not till tomorrow. And I don't think I could take sleeping in the room next to them." Danny looked up at their faces. Sam swung her arms around his neck.
"I know how hard it is for you to just give up your secret like this. I am really sorry that you have to do this Danny. And you can stay here tonight my parents are in Vermont." Sam pulled away and looked him in the eye. He stared right back.
"Thanks Sam." Danny said with a smile. A smug grin spread across Tucker's face.
"Umm I hate to break up the love fest, but I should be getting home." Tucker interrupted.
"I fly you home. The last thing I need if for you to be captured by Vlad." Danny got up out of his seat.
"Dude, it's only 8:30. I think I can walk home on my own." Tucker walked toward the door then paused. "It's good to have you back dude." Then he slipped out the door without another word.
"Do you really think that Vlad would try to capture some one close to you then hold it over your head?"
"Are we talking about the same Vlad here Sam?"
"Yeah your probably right. Ahh, I'm gonna need some privacy so I can get ready for bed Danny.
"Oh, right." Danny phased through the floor down into the kitchen. He may be a ghost but he still needed to eat.
Sam grabbed her night pajamas out of her walk-in closet and headed to her bathroom. An eerie silence could be heard as Sam turned on the water to the bathtub. She quickly undressed and turned the water off. Sam felt a sudden chill run down her spin. She froze. Half in the tub, half standing. A quiet cackle was heard. One Sam knew all to well. Sam pulled herself out of the tub and wrapped the towel around her body.
"Show yourself Vlad!" Sam cried out sternly.
"Ah Samantha, you have grown up well." Vlad Plasmius suddenly appeared in Sam's bathroom. Sam flinched at his sudden appearance.
"What do you want Masters?" Sam snapped.
"To frighten you and leave young Daniel a message." He said simply. He then tossed a red beret on the floor at Sam's feet. "I do believe you can guess what I want?" A lump filled Sam's throat. Vlad had Tucker. Tears threatened to spill out of her eyes but she wouldn't let them. She wouldn't let Vlad know he had gotten to her. "Fine, just so I know you wont mess it up I'll tell you. Join me or your friend is toast. Enjoy your bath Samantha." Vlad then vanished into a swirl of mist. Sam clasped on the floor tears rolling down her cheeks. Danny came up through the floor ready to fight, he pause when he saw there was no danger.
"Sam? What happened? My ghost sense went off." Sam just simply showed him the red beret she was clutching in her heads and continued to cry. Danny gasped. A state of shock overwhelmed him. He collapsed against the bathroom wall.
"He says, join him or Tuck is toast." Sam gasped between tears. Danny buried his head in his hands in response.
"This is all my fault. I should have just flown him home. I shouldn't have listened to him and just flown him home. I'm such an idiot." He banged his head against the tile wall. A throbbing pain erupted in his head.
"Don't blame yourself. We can't worry about that now. We need to figure out what we're going to do." Sam stood up and offered her hand out to Danny.
"Well I can't very well offer myself up to Vlad, but I can't just leave my best friend either." Danny took her hand and pulled himself up. "What can we do?" Danny gave Sam a helpless look.
"I have an idea but were gonna need help."
"From who?"
"Well, were gonna need your parents and Jazz. But also your former other half. I just don't know if he will be willing to help."
"Why?" Danny didn't know much about his other half being locked up with Vlad all summer.
"Well the other you isn't you." Sam looked down at her towel not wanting to tell him. "He is practically evil. He would probably join Vlad willingly and I wouldn't be surprised if he already has."
Not a very exciting ending I know. But those of you who are enjoying my writing there will be more updates soon now that school is out. And just a heads up. The next chapter is going to be about Phantom. Please review and tell me what you think! Thanks.
