Not a minute after Danny returned, Alex and Valerie flew into the alley. The huntress raised an eyebrow.
"Do all of you have some beef with this Plasmius ghost or something?"
"Pretty much." Alex muttered
"Why do you need me?"
"It'd be nice to have extra help," Danny began
"I want the whole story, then. I'm not so sure if I can even believe you."
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Valerie cried out as black ecto energy hit the underside of her board, knocking her off balance. Alex fell off completely. Yassen, appearing from the shadows, caught him.
"Who the heck do you think you are?" Valerie roared, aiming a gun at him. Yassen didn't even blink. In a second, he had put Alex down. In the next, he had Valerie disarmed, all without using any of his ghost powers.
"They will not need any help from you." He said quietly, sweeping his hand in front of her face. Black smoke wrapped around her head. Valerie blinked a few times, and then simply turned around and flew away.
"What did you do? She was going to help us!" Alex yelled at the ghost. Yassen shrugged.
"She could have, yes. I don't think it would do you any good though. Vlad Masters was the one who supplied all of her weapons. If she knew that you were going against him, she may change her sides."
Alex gaped. "But… What did you do to her? That smoke-"
"If you really must know, I erased her memories. To her, meeting you never happened."
"What?"
"Then it was you earlier?" Sam demanded "You're the one who made Danny's parents and everyone else forget what happened?"
"Perhaps."
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What now? Go back and hide in the warehouse like scared kids? The four teens were all thinking something along the same lines. Yassen seemed to read their minds.
"Go to his home," he pointed to Danny "There are weapons there,"
"Vlad's only half ghost."
"So are you, and do the weapons work on you as a human?"
"Well, yeah, but-"
"But what? It is always better than hiding in an isolated warehouse."
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Half an hour later found the four teens in Danny's room. Danny had flown them there at Yassen's suggestion. The halfa quickly grabbed a shirt and excused himself before leaving the room.
"Hey, mom? Dad? Can Sam and Tucker stay the night?" he yelled down the stairs, taking off the jacket and pulling the shirt on. Tucker and Sam heard the question, and called their parents to tell them where they'd be. A moment later, Maddie appeared at the foot of the stairs.
"Sure they can, Danny!" she smiled
"That settles that." Danny thought to himself. He flew back into his room.
The clock read 7:00 PM.
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With the help of Jack, Maddie managed to create a meal fit for the number of people who'd be staying there for the night. They were so busy in the kitchen cooking and talking that they didn't hear the doorbell ring.
"I'll get it!" Jack Fenton yelled, running for the door with a smile plastered to his face. Grinning, he swung the door open. His surprise must have shown on his face, because the visitor raised an eyebrow. They had actually been hoping that someone else would have answered the door though.
"Hey, V-man!" Jack roared, slapping a hand on the man's shoulder, causing him to stumble. Vlad barely hid a growl of annoyance.
"Jack! How are you?" the halfa said, plastering a smile on his face. Jack pulled his old college pal into the house and slammed the door, talking the whole time.
"We've been great, buddy! Maddie and I are even hosting a ghost hunter's camp in a few days! We also have a few guests over!"
"Guests? From where?" Vlad asked in mock curiosity
"England! They're here for the ghosts!"
Jack steered Vlad into the kitchen.
"Hey, everyone!"
Maddie and Jack looked up at the sound of Jacks booming voice.
"Well, Hi Vlad!"
"Hey, I'm Jack. Nice to meet you."
Vlad smiled broadly at Maddie and politely shook Jacks hand. He found it amusing, and oddly disturbing, that she shared a name with the large orange oaf. He already knew, but pretended to be pleasantly surprised, when the Fenton's invited him to dinner.
People could be such fools.
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"It's been quiet for too long," Danny said, rubbing his arms and looking out the window. "I mean, I'm not expecting Vlad to appear out of thin air, but what about the other ghosts?"
Alex shrugged.
"He could be waiting."
"Waiting for what?"
"An opportunity, I suppose. Or he could be waiting to do something else. I have seen people like that."
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Alex was the closest to the door, making him the first to hear the voices downstairs. The adults downstairs were talking loudly. Alex slowly opened the door.
"Alex?" someone behind him asked. He put a hand up to silence them.
The voices began laughing; someone had just told a joke.
"Someone is down there," Alex whispered. He looked back to Sam Tucker and Danny.
"And I think I know who it is."
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The nervous group of teens traveled en masse downstairs to the living room, where Alex's suspicions were confirmed.
There was his guardian, sitting at a couch across from the Fenton's and Jazz. Next to her was Vlad Masters. The latter glanced up when the sounds of the teen's footsteps met his ears.
Vlad Masters smirked.
Alex, in the front, glared.
Danny felt his blood run cold as he saw the man.
Sam and Tucker pulled faces of surprise and horror.
"Ah, hello, children. I was just in Amity, and I thought I'd stop by to visit. Daniel, your parents were so kind, to invite me to dinner."
"What? Why?" Danny couldn't help but cry out. Even if his parents had no idea that he was part ghost, he couldn't help but feel betrayed. His sister scoffed at him. Why was Danny so upset at her college friend? After all, Vlad found Danny just outside the ghost shield when the town flickered back to reality. Vlad saved him!
"Dinner is ready anyway." Maddie said, getting to her feet. Everyone that had been sitting down followed. "The four of you are just in time. I was just about to go up there myself and get you."
As everyone turned to go into the kitchen, Vlad hung back. He smirked when he saw Danny and his friends rush into the kitchen. Alex stalked in after then, glaring at Vlad the entire time. He jerked away when Vlad brushed past, patting the teen on the head.
"All in good time," he heard the older halfa hiss
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Throughout the meal, Danny tried three times to leave the table, all of which failed. Alex, just as nervous, had been sitting next to him. Finally, the young spy whispered to the young halfa, making it so no one else would notice. "Don't leave the table. He could follow you."
This kept Danny in his seat. Now, however, his face had taken on a new color. From across the table, Vlad put his chin in his hands while slowly chewing his food.
"Little Badger?" he asked, feigning concern. "What ever is wrong? You're pale as a ghost."
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AN: Sorry about the wait! I've been busy with another story. It's not a fanfic, though I have another fanfic idea too! There's also the slight chance that I have some writer's block and I really have no idea about what I should do for the ending of this story! DX
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