Chapter 4

Vlad Plasmius hung in midair in front of the 'Welcome Amity Park' billboard. A quote was written at the bottom, "A nice place to live." He smirked, not for the Fenton family. The dark of the night made his blood-red eyes glow bright. After long hours of fretting in his castle home, Vlad had decided to follow Lunai. The older halfa found it hard to trust the stubborn werewolf, and he couldn't afford her trying to pull something behind his back. "Ah, Jack, I will soon have my revenge" He crooned softly before returning to his pursuit.

Danny's pulse was overwhelming, every beat made him jerk uncomfortably. Two blazing spheres of light stood before him, taunting the child before them cruelly with their brilliant glow. He tried to close his eyes, it only made things worse. They were moving closer, he could feel their heat burning his skin. The young halfa opened his eyes. Now they were inches from his face. The light's power blinded him. He tried to run, he didn't go anywhere. Suddenly his world was illuminated in fiery white light.

Danny sat up gasping for air in his bed. A dream, it was just a dream. He put his hand to his forehead; it was covered in cold sweat. His heart was fluttering in its chest; and adrenalin was making him tense. Danny lay back in his bed and took a deep breath to calm his nerves.

The boy stared at the ceiling; sleep was going to be difficult to overcome. Finally Danny realized cold breath billowing in front of his face. He hurriedly jumped out of bed and changed to Danny Phantom. Vanishing from sight, he dared to peek around the corner of his bedroom door.

The she-wolf was there, sniffing intently under the door to his parent's room. Her back was turned to Danny.

Lunai growled softly in frustration. Her prey was just in the room next to her, the scent was so strong. Why did humans put handles on their doors? It makes things so hard to get around! She felt herself tense; a new smell was lingering in the air. It carried the familiar aroma of the phantom child. The wolf stopped what she was doing and looked up. Lunai forgot, Vlad had told her the whelp lived here too.

Before she could react, an unseen force barreled into her. The power of the attack sent both of them phasing through the walls of the house until they crashed into the opposite wall of the alleyway outside and landed in a baffled heap.

Lunai snarled and kicked whatever was on top of her off. Sitting across from the werewolf was none other than Danny Phantom. Without warning, a cloud slid away from the moon, and Lunai was fully exposed to its light.

Danny quickly recovered from the fall and flew up high, preparing for the next attack. What was the wolf doing? Below the animal was swaying dangerously on its paws. He could hear a low groan coming from deep in her throat. Suddenly the young halfa gasped. She was looking directly at him. The pupils had faded from her eyes, leaving a blaze of white like two moons. They where the two burning spheres from his dream.

Danny couldn't help it; he stared transfixed at the wolf's eyes. His mind went numb, and he didn't realize until it was too late that he was rapidly sinking toward the ground. She pounced, using monster-like paws to drag him down. Danny landed flat on his face with Lunai on his back. He felt her nail teeth slicing smoothly through his shoulder. It took several seconds to throw her off. By then he was covered with deep gashes.

Huge paws pinned him to the wall, this time he was ready, he aimed a punch at the animals nose, Lunai didn't back down. Danny fell into total panic. This wolf fought like a berserker. A painful blow and she didn't even seem to feel it. He had to face the truth, she was literally mauling him and he had to get away. A warm fluid was flowing freely down his back, and he didn't need to check to know what it was.

Now Lunai was starting to get a grip of his wrist. Danny shot a jet of bright green energy into her eyes; it distracted her enough for him to struggle free. As he made an attempt to run but she caught him again, this time by the back of his suit. The halfa kicked and struggled in a pitiful attempt to get away. It was hopeless. The wolf swung around and threw him at the wall of the alley. A short cry of pain was heard before Danny slid limply to the cold, hard, ground.

Lunai stepped forward, teeth bared. Another cloud shadowed the moon, and her eyes retuned to normal. She stared in awe at what she had done. The whelp was leaning unmoving against the wall in front of her.

Vlad would not like this. She would have to give saving her pack a shot from a different angle. Without another thought, she fled.

Vlad Plasmius could see Fenton Works coming into view. He flew faster, everything seemed peaceful. The filthy traitor was tricking him. He gritted his teeth, Lunai would pay. The older halfa scanned the building. She really wasn't there.

He was about to leave when something caught his eye. Vlad glided in closer. It was Daniel, sitting unconscious and beaten in the alleyway by his house. He landed smoothly on the ground in front of him. It looked like Lunai had attacked him, not Jack. The boy had painful looking wounds covering his body. A large bruise was forming on the teenager's cheek. Still, he had a strong pulse. Vlad lifted the victim's chin with two fingers. Danny groaned unknowingly as a thin trail of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. On the other hand, it wasn't right just to leave him out there. It was, after all, Jack he was after. Daniel still had many uses for Vlad.

With great care, the older halfa lifted Danny into his arms, and flew him to the window of his room. After making sure the boy was comfortable, he left to hunt for Lunai.