AN: Okay… (shaking from fright) I know… I've been gone a long long long time. But hay! I'm not dead! (Flinches from expected anger- looks around) No one's there anymore are they? *sigh* Well I know how much it urks me when I find a fan fic and I get all into it and its not done… so I looked at these unfinished story's that drove me nuts and then at my story's and this one screamed- HYPOCRITE
It made me cry. So if for no one else I'm doing this for me… I really wanted to just post what I had for it- but all of the final chapters were on my old dead desk top… all data lost. I can't really remember what I was writing. I do know that it kind of went off on a tangent right about at chapter 17 I decided that was unimportant so once again I took down the chapter but it will be the last time. Looking at it now and taking out all that extra unneeded junk I think the story is just about over. Let's see… this chapter then I'm going to guess no more than 5 more chapters. I am writing this when I should be studying though so… yeah…
And I know the title of this chapter is uncreative and sucky… how did I come up with titles? I don't remember anymore… :(

SURVIVING THE TITANS!
By: GhostAnn

Chapter 17: Captured

Valerie growled sitting up. Her head was pounding.

As the memory of what happened struck her she sat up with a sudden gasp. "That witch!" She hissed. "She betrayed me."

There was the sound of shuffling to her side and she made out a form curled up in the corner of a cell. The figure groaned and move setting up slowly. "What hit me…?" Danny Fenton mumbled rubbing his head.

"Dan-" Val stopped.

The boy stiffened. She couldn't see his face clearly but she was sure his eyes had gone wide with shock simply from the stifling in the boys breath. "V-val- what- Where are we?"

"I don't know." Her eyes narrowed in suspicion. "Are you really Fenton? Or are you still Phantom?"

"Still- I don't understa-

"Don't play dumb!" Valerie said loudly jumping to her feet agitated. "Vlad told me everything!"

"Vlad-?" Danny said anger in his voice. "Vlad is-

"He told me that Phantom has been overshadowing Fenton- that he has been for some time!" Valerie said. "If it's true- let Danny go now!" Valerie growled her eyes making out his face better as she became more alert. Danny stared at her in shock. Valerie would have laughed at the face had it not been for the fact that her heart was being crushed. She had a bad feeling- she didn't want it to be true. "You- how long have you been controlling Danny? How often? Were you just using him to get close to me?"

'Please, just say it's true and leave him.' Valerie thought desperately.

"No!" Danny said running to the bars. "Valerie- -Zzzap!- Gyahhh!"

There was a bright flash as Danny was sent flying back the moment he touched the bars. Valerie ran to the bars worried. "Danny!"

"D-don't!" Danny yelled as she grabbed the bars. Nothing happened. "They… only hurt ghost…" Danny said frowning realizing that that was obvious.

"So you are Phantom." Valerie said her worry shifting- but it didn't sound like the distrust from before.

Danny blinked as he realized she sounded hurt. "Valerie. I can explain."

"Oh, please do!"

Danny stiffened at the sound of Vlad's voice. "Tell the girl all about how you've spent most of your time lying to her."

"Vlad!" Danny's voice snapped out at the billionaire as he entered the area.

"Mr. Masters…" Valerie said sounding confused and even more hurt than before.

"I didn't have a choice!" Danny growled. "You made sure of that."

"What did I do? I never told you to keep things from the girl."

Danny glanced at Valerie. "I didn't want you to hate me." He said.

"What are you saying?" Valerie asked- but a part of her already knew a part of her had known- probably even before Robin ever said a word to her.

"Valerie. Phantom isn't overshadowing me- he never has- because I am Phantom. I'm half ghost."

Valerie stared at him in disbelief as Vlad smiled watching. "Now you won't-

Valerie let out a laugh startling the two halfas in the room. "I… I'm sorry." She said. "I think I should be really pissed right now. But I'm not! I'm… relieved. It all makes since now."

"You mean…" Danny asked looking at her shocked.

Valerie nodded then stopped looking like she remembered something. "Sorry about shooting you earlier…" She said sheepishly.

Danny was grinning too broadly to respond. "Alright!" Vlad said irritated. If there was one thing he would not stand for outside of Jacks existence it was seeing two people giving each other goo-goo eyes. Especially considering the lack of such things in his life. He opened the cage to Danny's cell and grabbed him by a mettle caller that the surprised boy and huntress had only just become aware of. "You are coming with me!"

"What are you going to do to him!?" Valerie asked desperately as Vlad yanked the struggling boy along.

Vlad growled letting go of Danny. "Daniel I am more than willing to do this the hard way!" He pulled out a small button from his pocket and pressed it as Danny jumped up bright rings flashing around him shifting him into his ghost form. It was only a second but Danny fell from the sky writhing in pain as energy danced around the caller. "Now be a good boy and don't struggle." Vlad hit the button again and the rings rolled back over the now still boy.

Vlad shouldered the unconscious youth and stalked off ignoring the angry hisses and curses escaping the teen girl's cell as she threatened to send the man to parts of hell he'd never even heard of.

Jazz checked her purse once more to make sure once again that she had the Fenton Peeler, with a quick breath she tucked it back into its pocket and snuck crab-style up to an old building. Pasting herself against the wall she took a deep breath and moved up to the doors of the building. They were blocked. Nailed shut by the town. The building she was at was an old movie theater condemned and forgotten. She tried the boards but they didn't budge. "Gah!" She said stepping back and thinking for a moment. "There's got to be a way in." She mumbled.

She walked around to the back only to jump behind a bush as she heard someone humming. Surprised she watched as a ghost she'd never seen before floated out of the building. He had a strange style warring a black outfit that reminded her of an 80s band and long white hair pulled back into a low pony tail. "Things seem to be going well!" The ghost said happily. "Soon I Technus shall have full dominion over the digital world!" With that the ghost vanished into the night air.

"I hope Mystery Ghost #1 doesn't come back anytime soon." She said as she snuck up to the wall. She pushed on it uselessly. Of cores the ghost had fazed through it. There was no guaranty there was even a way in- Jazz let out a small yelp as she moved to the side and the wall spun in going all the way around and shoving her feet awkwardly in after her. She stayed where she fell holding her breath- waiting for any sign that she'd given herself away.

After a moment she breath out and slowly got to her feet. Crouching she snuck further into the building. Other than the faint smell of old pizza there was no sign of life- or afterlife.

She moved down into one of the theater rooms when she heard a loud. "What do you think you're doing!?" She straitened with a small yelp and spun around. Blinking confused at the empty space she looked up as the voice continued irritated. "You dolt! It won't work like that!"

"Whatever- it hardly worked to begin with- your stupid stone seems to have lost its juice anyway-

Up in the projection room there was a faint light and Jazz could make out the shadows of two figures as they argued. "Bingo." She whispered going back into her spy mode and sneaking out of the viewing room in such of the stares.

Robin blinked his vision blurring in and out as he came to. His whole body ached and he groaned sitting up it only took him half a second to realize his hands were bound together. Frowning deeply he looked around his dark cell. The last thing he remembered was Jinx sending a painful shock through his system. He started as a door flew open and an all too familiar figure walked in.

"SLADE!" Robin stood so quickly all the blood rushed to his head and he felt a moment of dizziness wash over his pain rattled body. "Where are my friends?!" He demanded- trying to hide how unprepared for the villain he really was.

"Nice to see you again too Robin. Your friends are being taken care of- don't worry." Slade stepped forward grabbing Robin by a mettle collar that was wrapped around his neck. "We have a few things to take care of before you see them again."

"Like I'd do what you ask!" Robin sneered at the man.

Slade laughed, dropping Robin so suddenly the boy collapsed. "No need to worry." Slade said as he left the room. "Soon you won't have a choice." The door shut and Robins glare widened into a look of worry.

AN: Well there you have it... please leave a comment? maybe? I will have the next chapter up soon.