Chapter 9

Hiding in the Dark

A/N: Okay guys...I am so sorry for not updating a lot sooner, but I am working on another story called The Songs of Danny Phantom and Friends. You guys should read that! So as an apology I have a fairly long chapter. I am updating from my iPhone so if there are a lot of mistakes, I am so sorry!

I own nothing except the plot! :(

Valerie sped through the Ghost Zone using her scanner to track Vlad's Ghost Portal. If all was right, she could save them. She wasn't going to just blast right through the wall for fear that Vlad might find her. Seeing a purple football ahead, she sped up with a burst of excitement.

Danielle groaned as 3 years of growing pains hit her all at one time. Her eyes snapped open to see she had grown at least a foot and her hair reached the middle of her back. Her clothes were about 3 sizes to small and the sleeve began cutting off her circulation.

"Ow!" She yelled pulling at the sleeve.

"Danielle!" The youngerish girl flipped around to see the rest of her family near her.

"Mom! Dad! Are you guys okay?!" She asked frantically. She didn't remember much after Vlad had shocked her. It was all a blur. Danny crawled over to her setting a hand on her shoulder.

"We're fine Danielle. It's you we're worried about. You just went through 3 years of growing pains in 2 seconds. That obviously didn't feel good," He said his face concerned. Dani looked at her mid-section to see her shirt had gone up her stomach revealing her body.

"Well besides my clothes shrinking, I feel okay. This is gonna hurt though if I don't get new clothes soon," She said pulling at her sleeve trying to get blood back into her numb arm. Danny went over to her other side and pulled on that sleeve till a few strings pulled loose allowing blood to flow again. "Thanks," She whispered smiling at him.

"Hey no problem sis," He said sitting back down. Jazz coughed grabbing their attention.

"Uhh hi? Any escape plans Danielle? If not, I had to day it but we're stuck," she said sighing. Danielle began to search her brain for plans when a glow came from the Ghost Portal. Usually all portals glowed, but Vlad covered his so the glow disappeared. When the cover was moved, it began to glow again.

"Hello?" A raspy voice came from the portal.

"Valerie?!" Danny, Sam, Jazz, and Tucker whispered back.

"Danny? Tucker? Is that you guys?!" A girl in a red suit walked out from behind machines. The suit retracted into her wrist revealing Valerie Grey.

"Valerie!" Danielle exclaimed.

"Dani shh!" Danny hissed. Danielle smiled sheepishly before turning back to her friend.

"What are you doing here?" She asked excitedly.

"What do you think I'm doing?" Valerie asked pulling out her hair pin. She walked over towards Tucker and Sam before successfully picking the lock. She moved to each one, freeing the prisoners inside. Danielle hopped out and hugged the teen. Val looked taken back. She gripped Danielle by her shoulders before looking her over.

"Danielle! You've grown a ton!" Valerie exclaimed returning the hug. Danielle nodded and smiled. They could finally go home.

"The Specter Speeder is probably on her somewhere from before when we crashed it...let's go!" Sam said walking off. Danny cleared his throat causing them to turn towards him.

"Uhh hello? No key, no ghost powers," he said motioning to the bracelets.

Maddie sighed before she and Jazz walked over to a table and after searching, returned with two keys. Danny and Danielle great fully accepted the keys and were beginning to unlock the devices before a door slammed and a voice stopped them.

"Wrong move Daniel!"

(I was gonna end it there but I'll keep going for you guys!)

Vlad stood there glaring. The group subconsciously backed up a couple of steps seeing they had angered the man.

"Leave us alone Vlad! You've done enough!" Danielle yelled balling her hands into fists. Vlad laughed.

"My dear you can't even transform without the Specter Deflector off! Your body is still going through the aging process. In 2 minutes, you will be your brother's age. Till then, you are inevitable," He said, his hands powering with Ecto-Energy.

Danny threw the bracelets to the side before transforming and standing in front of Valerie and his family. She had activated her suit once more and stood posed to attack.

"Ah Daniel, you never back down do you?" Vlad laughed before blasting the boy backwards into a cage. He flicked his wrist and glowing green ropes phased out of the walls and wrapped around the teen causing him to cry out.

"DANNY!" Sam screamed hearing him.

"Oh. I guess you would like to join him Miss Manson?" Sam was blasted in with Danny with her hands behind her back. One by one, each of the Fenton Family and Tucker were pushed into a cage. Valerie blasted Vlad across the room.

"Leave them alone!" She yelled about to fire again. One of Vlad's duplicates grabbed her arms and restrained them behind her back before shoving her into the cage with Danny and Sam. The doors slammed on the cages causing the inhabitants to jump.

Danny stopped struggling to look up. Vlad was nearing his younger sister.

"DANIELLE! Vlad no! Don't hurt her!" He yelled struggling once more.

Vlad growled and punched a button on the wall. For a moment, nothing happened, but then the cages started buzzing and glowing blue. A scream of pain sounded as Danny writhed as he was electrocuted.

"VLAD! Leave him alone!" Everyone yelled. Danny's screams stopped as he laid on the ground unmoving. Sam moved towards him as far as she could. She could see him twitching with aftershocks. She looked up over at Jazz with tears in her eyes. The older girl got the signal and immediately alerted her mother Danny was unconscious and probably wouldn't be able to use his powers.

Vlad clapped his hands as if brushing dust off them. "Now that that's over with-" A buzzing noise along with the sound of Carley Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe sounded through the room. Everyone looked at Vlad who was blushing madly and trying to silence his phone. Everyone was snickering now. Vlad growled. "This isn't over!" He yelled before shutting the door as he exited.

The lab was silent except Danny's harsh breathing. Sam looked up seeing something glimmer over in the corner. "Danielle you still there?" She asked curious. The teen poked her head out from around the corner. Sam and everyone else smiled as she walked over with the key. She immediately opened the one Danny was in and untied Sam and Valerie. Sam picked up her unconscious boyfriend and walked out as Danielle freed the others.

Sam shed a few tears as she brushed Danny's singed hair out of his eyes. Maddie and Jazz came running over. Danielle used her Ecto-ray to cut the ropes constraining her brother.

"We should take him to Frostbite. I checked the map. It isn't too far from here!" Tucker said pointing to the Ghost Portal. Everyone nodded. Jazz decided to speak up.

"Uh guys, shouldn't we find the Specter Speeder to get there?" She asked pointing to the vehicle that was in that corner. The group blushed before walking over. Tucker settled in the driver's seat with Jazz in the passenger's. The rest took anonymous ones behind theirs except Sam and Maddie who went to the back to tend to Danny.

Sam gently laid him down on the bed that was in the back before kneeling down beside him. The shock Vlad had given him was kind of like the Plasmius Maximus. It not only shorted out his powers but knocked him unconscious for 1 hour. Sam checked her watch. They only had 5 minutes left. She and Maddie returned to the front to see Tucker take off into the portal.

Everything was going to be okay.

A/N: Whew! That took a while. It's 1:05 A.M. and I started at 11:50 P.M. Youch. Please review!

~Dannysamphan~