So, while I was writing this chapter, the idea on how to end the story popped in my head and I can't wait for you guys to read it! However, to get to the next chapter, you must first read this one!
I don't own DP so On with the story!
Chapter 5: Valerie
Valerie had been watching TV in her small apartment living room. Even though it was an upgrade from her former living thanks to her employer, Vlad Masters, she still wished she was back in her old house. Thanks to Danny Phantom and his stupid ghost dog though, Valerie's expensive and happy life style had been stolen away from her.
She clenched her hand around the TV remote, almost breaking it in half when she thought about Danny Phantom. She hated him. That's the whole reason she'd became the Red Huntress: to capture and destroy Danny Phantom for revenge.
Valerie was so caught up in her thoughts that she jumped when the doorbell rang. She quickly got up to answer the door, remembering that her Dad was at work. She looked through her peep hole before opening the door.
"Jazz? What are you doing here? And who is this?" Valerie curiously asked. Of all the people to come to her door, she had most definitely not been expecting the older sister of her former crush, Danny Fenton, or a strange little girl she'd never met, even if she did look oddly familiar.
"This is Danielle, and we came to ask for your help. Before you ask any questions, I need you to watch this disk," Jazz said, handing Valerie the disk with the video of Danny. Valerie took it and led Jazz and Dani to her living room. She entered it in the TV and sat on the couch without any more questions. She knew Jazz was smart, so if she came asking her, Val, for help it must be urgent and important.
"By the way, you can call me Dani with an 'I'," Dani told her as they shifted their attention back to the TV. Seconds later, Danny appeared on the screen. When he transformed, Valerie had gasped, but she had continued to watch. It wasn't until the lovey-dovey-sappy stuff came on that Jazz went up to the TV and ejected the disk.
"Danny, Sam, and Tucker are being held hostage right now. Are you willing to help us rescue them?" Jazz asked.
Valerie stayed silent as she got up and nodded her head. She headed to the kitchen and wrote her dad a note. She grabbed her ghost hunting gear and followed Jazz and Dani out to the Fenton RV. Once she was sitting in the back, and Jazz had updated her on the situation, she asked, "So how long have you known that I'm the Red Huntress?"
"Well, I found out when I learned Danny's secret. Danny found out after the third time you attacked him," Jazz answered as they clung to the sides of the RV. Maddie was going close to 150 mph, and even with the seatbelts on, the three teens were bouncing and sliding with every bump and turn.
"And why are we bringing Danny's cousin?" Valerie continued to ask.
"Well, you see, I'm actually his clone. But we decided that that meant I was his daughter too," Dani said matter-of-factly.
"What!" Valerie exclaimed before adding with a shake of her head, "That still doesn't explain why you're coming. This is going to be dangerous."
Dani rolled her eyes and crossed her arms before explaining, "I'm his clone, which means I came from his DNA. I guess it'll be easier if I just show you."
Before Valerie could ask what she was doing, Dani's own white rings appeared around her waist and she transformed to Dani Phantom. Again, Valerie exclaimed, "What! How many Phantom's are there?"
"Just me and Danny. By the way, my mom is Sam," Dani said as she transformed back and held on to Jazz for dear life. Maddie was a wonderful scientist, but when it came to cooking and driving, her kids had always joked that a child could do them better than her. They weren't far off.
"So, what's our plan?" Valerie asked after recovering from another wave of shock.
Despite themselves, the trio was laughing. Tucker had just finished telling Danny about the first time they met Skulker. "I can still connect to my old PDA!" Tucker said as the laughter began to die down.
"Wow, we've been through a lot together," Danny said with a grin on his face. Before anyone could say anything else, the door opened and another green blob floated over to the trio. He rolled what looked like a green hamster ball towards the teens. Sam was just about to say something sassy when the green ball widened and grew to envelop them. Right as she was about to scream some very bad cuss words, the blob opened its mouth and another hologram of Vlad appeared.
"Hello children. I'm allowing you to eat tonight. This green ball that you are in is ghost-proof, so don't try escaping. Daniel, you may remove Samantha and Tucker's restraints from around their wrists after I let you go, but only their wrists. If you try and untie their ankles, I will torture them in front of you. Have a nice dinner!"
When the hologram disappeared, the green blob dropped five trays of food onto the floor of the green ball and closed the hatch at the top. Immediately after the hatch closed, Danny's restraints disappeared and he untied Sam and Tucker's wrists. The three teens eyed the food before deciding to risk it. As they ate, Danny dared to yawn and asked, "What time is it?"
Sam looked at her watch before answering, "It's a little past 11." She and Tucker exchanged worried glances, each wondering why the Fenton's hadn't arrived yet. They quickly shook their heads and returned their eyes back to Danny.
"Are you tired dude?" Tucker asked.
"A little, but I'm sure my second wind will come any time. Besides, if I've learned anything about myself it's that I probably won't need to sleep until later tomorrow. Who knew night watches and sleeping during class might save my life one day?" Danny jokingly said. The trio chuckled before returning to their dinner.
Once finished, they set their trays on top of each other. They hoped Vlad wouldn't take the ball back any time soon. They liked being able to lie down on their stomach's close together. It was comforting. Danny then leaned over to Tucker and whispered something into his ear. Tucker nodded at Danny before smirking at Sam.
"What?" Sam curiously asked, but was met with a loud scream from Danny.
"VLAAAADDDD!" Danny screamed. Vlad phased through the room to look at the teens.
"What?" Vlad snapped, looking upset that they'd interrupted whatever it was he was doing.
"Dude, I need to go to the bathroom! Can I please go?" Tucker pleaded. He began to repeatedly say the word 'please' until Vlad agreed. Soon, Danny and Sam were alone.
"What just happened? What did you tell Tucker?" Sam asked Danny as he crawled over to be directly across from her.
"I just asked Tucker if we could have some alone time," Danny stated.
Sam blushed feverishly before asking, "Why? What—" but Sam couldn't finish because Danny's hands cupped Sam's face and he pulled her into a passionate kiss. Sam draped her arms across Danny's shoulders and gladly kissed back. The couple kissed up until Tucker and Vlad returned ten minutes later, pausing only when they needed air.
"O, how sweet," Vlad mocked, sarcasm evident in his voice. "Daniel, return the restraints back to Samantha and Tucker's wrists and get back in the chair. O, and transform back to Daniel Fenton before you sit down."
Danny looked down at himself. He hadn't realized he'd changed in the first place. As if reading his mind, Sam said, "Your powers are connected with your emotions. You must have felt a wave of energy pass through you when we kissed. It wouldn't be the first time."
Danny let the white rings wash over his body before he did as Vlad told him. The green ball was then retracted and floated to Vlad's outstretched hand. He smiled as he said, "Well, it's only a matter of hours now until I have a son. I do hope that—" but Vlad was cut off by an explosion in the wall behind him. The three teens coughed as Vlad floated up to the ceiling to examine what was happening.
"It's about time you two got together," Valerie said as she cruised into the room on her hover board, looking straight at the trio.
"Valerie!" Sam and Tucker shouted in unison before they nervously gasped, "O my gosh; Valerie!"
"Relax guys, she knows," Dani said, flying to float next to the huntress. The Fentons soon ran into the room, ghost weapons ready to fire.
"Um, who is she?" Danny asked, pointing at Valerie.
"I'm Valerie, but you always called me Val. I used to hunt you, but when Jazz came and asked for my help, they let me in on your secret and now I'm your ally," Valerie quickly explained.
"No! My pawn!" Vlad exclaimed. He looked livid as he saw the scene unfold before him. "How did this happen?"
"Dude, did you really think I would drop my PDA? I only did that so you wouldn't be able to see that I sent a message to Jazz saying S.O.S.," Tucker said, chuckling lightly to himself.
"Why you little—" but before Vlad could threaten Tucker, Val and Dani shot him out of the air and into the window behind him, causing the window to break and Vlad to fly out into the woods surrounding his mansion.
"Jazz, quickly, help me untie Sam and Tucker and try and free Danny!" Maddie yelled to her eldest child as she ran to the trio. Jazz quickly joined her and they untied Sam and Tucker, but before they could get to Danny his restraints joined together and Vlad yelled, "I don't think so!"
Everyone looked up to see Vlad holding a remote in his hand. He quickly flew over to where Maddie and Jazz were and created a ghost shield around Danny. He then announced, "I've worked too hard and too long to lose now!"
Vlad duplicated himself so there were four of him. One stayed above the shield, ready to defend Danny or grab him and escape. The other three went to battle. Jack and Maddie fought against one; Sam, Tucker, and Jazz fought another; Dani and Val battled the last one. Danny couldn't help but scream and cheer his friends and family on, but Vlad soon became annoyed and covered his mouth with ectoplasm. Jack and Maddie were the first to defeat their duplicate, and they hurried over to Danny to try and help him. Sam and Tucker were blasting away at their own duplicate, not even realizing that Jazz had slipped back to the Specter Speeder.
Vlad was getting annoyed. He blasted Maddie and Jack out of his way and dove into his shield. He grabbed Danny buy his shirt collar and flew up to above the crowd of fighters. "Enough!" Vlad called as he absorbed his clones back. "You will not win! If you don't lower your weapons, we're going to escape and you'll never see either of us again; and if you fire, I will use Daniel as my shield and you will only help my objective." Horror filled looks consumed everyone's faces. They slowly lowered their weapons to the floor and raised their hands in the air. Vlad smiled before curiously asking, "Where's Jasmine?"
Ya, a little short, but I think I got what needed to be done and said. And ya, I left you with a cliffhanger! Excited for the next update! Hopefully later today or sometime tomorrow(: