Hybrid Origins
Chapter 4 Rise of a Villain
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I do not on Danny Phantom. This is just a story for fun.
In the years that followed Vlad was still recovering from the accident, while Jack and Maddie continued their research and became romantically attracted to one another. Soon Jack and Maddie decided to get married. They sent out weeding invitations to all their friends and family. Vlad sat in his hospital bed starring at the wedding invite with absolute hatred.
It wasn't fair, he loved Maddie, but he never got a chance to express his feelings to her because of the accident! Vlad cursed Jack for his current condition and for stealing Maddie away from him. Vlad angrily crumbled the invite failing to notice a tiny green beam of energy exit from his fingers and set the crumbled invite on fire as he threw into a nearby trash can. Vlad put his hands in his face feeling the acne. The acne was mostly gone, but there was still a few zits. Vlad then smelled some smoke and looked over to see smoke coming out of the trash can. Vlad quickly grabbed a glass of water and dumped it into the trash can putting out the fire. Vlad looked into the trash can and saw the burnt remains of the invite.
"I'm must be loosing it." Thought Vlad as he went back to bed.
That night Vlad woke in the middle of the night to get a glass of water as he walked towards the sink he failed to see a black energy ring appeared around he midsection and go over him changing his appearance. As Vlad reached the sink, he looked into the mirror and jumped back in fright. Instead of his normal reflection, he saw a figure in a white outfit, with black gloves, boots, and a red cape that looked like something you would see on a vampire. The figure had green skin, red eyes, pointed teeth, and black hair.
"What is this? Is this some kind of joke?" Asked Vlad as he leaned in close to study the reflection.
He touched his face and hair. It was real! Vlad just starred at his reflection horror stricken.
"What am I turning into?" He asked as he leaned towards his reflection.
At that moment Vlad turned intangible and his front half fell through the wall. Vlad was now looking outside the hospital through the wall! Vlad let out a startled scream and waved his arms falling back through the wall and back into the hospital. Vlad breathed hard and let out a sigh of relief.
"Ok Vlad calm down you can figure this out." Said Vlad as he stood up and scratched his chin.
As Vlad thought his feet slowly levitated off the ground lifting him a few feet into the air. Vlad looked down and gasped.
"Get me down!" He cried as he waved his arms.
His body dropped to the ground with a thud. Vlad shakily to his feet and stared at himself wondering what was happening to him. Vlad went through all the strange things his body had just done, until he finally came up with a conclusion.
"The...accident...it did this to me. It...gave me this power...and strange look...I'm a ghost!" Exclaimed Vlad.
This thought sadden and angered him. He was a freak now! He couldn't have a normal life. Vlad banged his head against a wall in frustration. At the moment a black ring appeared and went around his body turning him back to his normal self. Vlad starred down at himself confused.
"I'm normal. But what happened to the power?" He thought.
Vlad took a deep breath and concentrated the black ring appeared around his body and he transformed into his other self. Vlad starred down at himself in amazement a smile spreading across his face.
"It appears that a great opportunity has landed in my lap. With this power I will make a name for myself. I will build an empire and show the world my greatness! I will win Maddie back and I will humiliate and ruin Jack for what he did to me!" Declared Vlad.
Vlad left the hospital a few weeks latter. Vlad bought himself a apartment and spent a few weeks testing his powers. He found out he could fly, go through walls, which made him invisible to people, fire energy from his eyes and fingers, and that he possessed super strength. One day Vlad was flying around a park at night, when he saw man picking people's pockets. Vlad was annoyed by the petty theft and decided to try something, he had never tried before. Vlad went intangible and flew right into the thief's body. The thief gave a startled jerk as his eyes turned red and a smile appeared on his face.
"It actual work! I'm in control of this man's body!" Thought Vlad excitedly as he looked around using the man's eyes.
Vlad saw a nearby police officer and walked over to him.
"Excuse me officer I'm a pickpocket and I would like to hand myself over." Said Vlad as he reached into the pickpocket's pockets and took out all the stolen loot.
"I don't know what game your playing, but your under arrest." Said the cop as he handcuffed the thief.
Vlad exited the thief, who looked down shocked and confused at the handcuffs on his arms. Vlad had to force himself not to laugh as the thief was dragged away by the cop.
"Oh there are so many possibilities with this power." Thought Vlad excitedly.
For the next twenty years Vlad used his powers to posses several business tycoons making them hand their companies over to him, took part in invisible insider stock market trading, and committed many invisible burglaries in order to amass a vast fortune. Vlad created his own company which he called VladCo. Vlad now lived in a huge mansion in Wisconsin.
During his spare time Vlad decided to look into the ghost dimension. Using an old copy of the original ghost portal Vlad created a larger version of the portal. After a few modifications the portal was ready. Vlad turned it on and watched the portal hum to life. Vlad stood a safe distance from the portal ready to jump behind some cover incase the portal went haywire. The portal turned on and a green energy hummed in the center of the portal. Vlad walked towards it and looked through it. He saw a vast green area with various floating islands. Vlad transformed to his ghost form.
"Lets see what secrets and power this realm holds." Said Vlad as he flew though the portal and into the dimension.
Vlad searched the dimension looking for anything useful. A few ghost floated toward him and curiously studied him. Vlad fired some energy blast at them and scared them away, before continuing on with his journey. Vlad found a large island that looked like it had a jungle on. Vlad decided to take a look at it. He landed on the jungle unaware that, he was being watched by a hulking figure in some bushes.
"It looks like some new prey has arrived." Said the figure.
Vlad was walking through the jungle, when his foot stepped on a rope. A rope shot out of some bushes and wrapped itself around Vlad wrapping his arms to his side.
"Caught one." Said a deep voice as a figure came out of the bushes.
Vlad took in the new figure, who was unlike any ghost he had encountered. The new figure looked like he was made out of metal, with bulky square shoulders, a head with a flaming green Mohawk and eyes, and dressed in a black tank top, pants, and boots.
"May...I ask, who you are?" Asked Vlad.
"You have the privilege of standing before Skulker the Ghost Zones greatest hunter." Declared the figure.
"Why have you tied me up?" Asked Vlad.
"Because I am a hunter and you are my prey." Declared Skulker with a grin.
"You see that is where you are wrong. I'm a bit more then you can handle." Said Vlad as he fired a blast of eyes at Skulker knocking the hunter down, then he used his eye beams to destroy the ropes that bind him.
Skulker staggered to his feet and pressed a button on his wrist. A strange looking blaster popped out and pointed at Vlad. The blaster fired, but Vlad dodged it and flew forward delivering a powerful punch to Skulker's face denting the metal and knocking the hunter to the ground. Skulker pointed the blaster at Vlad, but Vlad fired an energy blast that destroyed the blaster. Skulker gritted his teeth angrily. Vlad studied the hunter for a few seconds.
"If your done with, your little hunt, I'd like to make you a business proposal." Said Vlad.
"What kind of proposal?" Asked Skulker as he eyed Vlad.
"A little exchange. You will give me your services from time to time and I will give you some technology to help upgrade that body of yours. What do you say?" Said Vlad as he stuck his hand out for a shake.
Skulker thought about, what Vlad said. It was true that Skulker's robotic suit needed some upgrades to improve it's performance.
"Alright you have a deal. I will help you with whatever you need you give me some technology." Said Skulker as he shook Vlad's hand.
"Deal. I'm sure this business relationship will be beneficial for both of us." Said Vlad.
Vlad lead Skulker back to the ghost portal and exited it Vlad transformed into his human form and started to search the desk for some technology to give to Skulker. The hunter starred at Vlad in shock.
"What are you?" Asked Skulker.
"I'm part human part ghost." Explained Vlad as he pulled out an old PDA and give to Skulker.
"Your one interesting person." Said Skulker as he strapped the PDA to his arm.
"Thank you. I'll contact you latter, when I need you." Said Vlad.
"See you around." Said Skulker as he went through the ghost portal and vanished.
"This will prove interesting. Soon I will know all the secrets of the Ghost Zone and use to my advantage!" Declared Vlad.
Vlad started making trips to the Ghost Zone collecting ghost DNA, various studies, and artifacts.
"There's no one who can stop me! No humans. No ghosts. And especially no Jack Fenton!" Declared Vlad with a grin of triumph on his face.
To be continued.