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Potential
Two weeks later:
The skeleton in charge of Mr. Lancer's former classes had ghastly news for his king. "Your Majesty, the boy is learning, like we never thought he could without a teacher," he reported. "He no longer hits objects with ectoblasts, and last week, his intangibility powers never showed. Perhaps now he is more of a threat to your glorious reign. Shall I slay him for you?"
"Are you sure about this? Perhaps the boy is just losing his powers. After all, he is part human." butted-in a blue vampire-like ghost floating off to the side.
Pariah Dark frowned. "Remind me why I keep you around, Plasmius. You are constantly trying to dismiss threats to my reign. You were, yourself, the last human to get ghost powers. You became more powerful than the average ghost. You should not underestimate the boy."
"Ah yes, sire, but I was under the impression I was the only human to keep their ghost powers for more than a few months," Plasmius rebutted. "I'm certain Daniel is losing his powers."
"But if you're wrong, you will not be the only human with ghost powers, and I will have gained a powerful enemy. Besides, his powers make him clumsy. If he loses them, he may become a ghost hunter like his parents, and do well as a ghost hunter. I'm not willing to take the risk. His parents are able to challenge us already, if they were to keep the weapons they made, we don't need him to be able to challenge us as well." The king, done with growling at Vlad called, "Fright Knight!"
The knight came. Bowing to his king, he asked, "Yes, Your Highness?"
"I want you to fetch the young ghost boy, Daniel, and bring him to me. But do it only after you've exterminated Plasmius."
Vlad gulped. "Exterminate me?" he asked. "But I'm your faithful bodyguard, am I not?"
"You have dismissed threats one too many times, Plasmius. You have allowed ghost hunters, the Fentons, their lives, and are doing the same for their young son. He has much potential in his powers, and he's learning to use them, like you said he wouldn't. You have committed the treasonous act of sparing my enemies lives."
"But don't you see?" Vlad asked. "You are unmarried, and have no heir. I was merely thinking if the boy and his family could be won over, they could be an asset to you. If the boy keeps his powers, then when the time comes, not before your time, of course, but when the time comes to give up the throne, you would have your heir!"
"I doubt you thought that way, Plasmius. You said the boy would lose his powers!"
"Plasmius is too soft on the Fentons, Most Noble One," the Fright Knight accused. "His desire to have Jack Fenton's wife for his own is no secret."
"Get this traitor out of my court!" Dark roared. "Kill the Fentons, and bring their boy here, alive!"
The Fright Knight complied, declaring, "At once, Your Kingship!"
Plasmius and the Fright Knight gone, Pariah turned to the teacher from his army. He hissed, "Who let Fenton learn to use his powers?"
The king's way of saying whom he thought responsible was effective. The skeleton dropped on his knees. "Have mercy!" he begged.
"You must be punished!"
"What's all this?" Danny asked, looking at the lab. It had been cleaned, yellowgreen steamers hung on the walls, tables with snacks were at the back of the room, and his friends stood in the middle of the room, waiting for him.
"Congratulations, Danny!" said Jack.
"Congratulations on mastering your ectoblasts and your intangibility!" Maddie said. "You've been working hard on your powers, and you need a break."
"We decided to throw you a party," said Jack.
"Just don't get too loud; we don't want the skeletons in here investigating the noise," Maddie warned. "Go have fun!"
"Thanks," said Danny.
Running down to his party, Danny shouted, "Hey Sam! Hey Tucker! I missed you guys!"