Chapter 21

DANNY'S POV

Getting away from Skulker was no problem at all that guy's an idiot. I actually just got him to free me himself. Now I was worried about Cari those nets were pretty good at their job and I did not want Vlad getting his hands on her. She hadn't even mastered her powers and we still had to figure out her fire power. Which we were only assuming she had.

She'll recognize Vlad as she sees him. Well that is if he isn't in his ghost form too, and Cari's going to be all freaked out because she won't want to shift in front of him and being in her ghost form that long would exhaust her.

No, I was thinking too fast. I needed to go get Tucker and Sam. I was sure they were worried by then. I flew at top speed towards the Game Center. I didn't even bother to transform back. I flew right through the wall grabbed Tucker and Sam then flew right back out setting them down on the sidewalk.

"What gives Danny?" Tucker said sounding slightly agitated.

"And where's Cari?" Sam asked putting her hands on her hips.

"Valery took her!" I yelled "She is taking her to Vlad! And the net that they put her in won't let her use her powers!"

"Whoa slow down man." Tucker said putting his hands on my shoulders, dragging me down to the ground.

"Ya how did Val even get Cari weren't you two after Skulker?"

"Ya we were she and Skulker joined up. The deal was that if he got me then Vlad could have her. Which both of them assumed the other would screw up and they would end up with both of us." I said quickly, "But we need to get her before Vlad does."

"Well that could be a problem since she is probably in Wisconsin by now, with the speed that Valery travels." Sam said. She was trying to stay clam but I could tell that wouldn't last much longer. She and Cari had grown pretty close.

"Ya let's get back to my house and grab the Spector Speeder and take a short cut through the ghost zone!" I yelled, "I know how to get to his portal!"

"Well then let's go now." Tucker said and we all took off towards my house.

CARI'S POV

The trip was a rather silent one. Val didn't talk to me and I thought it best to not talk to her. I was trying to remember who this Vlad guy she said was. I knew the last name Masters from somewhere but it wasn't someone I knew personally, but I thought it was someone associated with Amity park, but we were flying pretty far away at a very fast pace. I just prayed Danny had escaped from Skulker and was on his way now. Plus I hated not being able to do anything about this, and I couldn't keep up my ghost form forever.

Well I have to give the girl credit for two things carrying me this whole way and knowing a guy with a really big mansion. She flew straight through the doors and down a flight of stairs into a lab sort of area. When she reached the bottom she threw me down onto the floor. I couldn't help feeling like a gym bag that someone threw into their locker, just hoping to be rid of it.

"Here you go Mr. Masters" Val said. I then noticed a middle aged looking guy with a long white pony- tail walking towards me. Now I recognized him Vlad Masters the Mayer of Amity Park. How had I not remembered that before? I guessed it was because I'd only seen him on TV once, but what would the Mayer want with me, and why had Danny looked so worried when Val said his name. That was probably what had worried me the most.

"Great job Val," Vlad said sounding pleased, "and as I promised here is you new gun." He turned around and picked up a huge gun off of the counter and then handed it to Val. "Now go get that pesky Danny Phantom." he smirked.

"Don't worry Mr. Masters I won't let you down." Val answered sounding overly confident. She then jumped onto her hover board and flew out of the lab.

Vlad then hit a button and the net around me disappeared. I quickly scrambled to my feet to face him. "Calm down. What do they call you?" He pretended to think for a second, "Ah, yes, Red Shadow." He said answering his own question.

"Ya and what do you want with me?" I said bringing out one of my strongest weapons, sass, but it kind of failed since my voice was trembling.

"Well that my young friend is a rather touchy matter that could all be solved if you answer one question for me. If I get the answer I'm hoping for this whole ordeal could turn out very different."

"First of all I'm not you friend, but go ahead shoot." I said crossing my arms.

"I want you to leave Danny and join me." He said. I noticed that he sounded rather confident.

"Okay that's not a question but I'll tell you this. No." I said angrily. "You kidnap me and drag me all the way to wherever we are and then demand I turn my back on Danny. So what in your crazy frootloopy mind made you think I would say yes?" I said and don't ask why I called his mind 'frootloopy' I really have no idea. It just felt right, "And why on earth would a human like you want a ghost like me on his side for?" I concluded.

"I guess my methods of bringing you here were not the best but I don't think that really matters in the big scheme of things, but if you want to know why I want you on my side I guess I owe you that much." He was really putting on a show here. What an idiot, but I had a feeling leaving here wouldn't be too easy unless I had Danny's help.

"You could say that there is more to you and I that meets the eye. That is if you know what I mean." Vlad continued his shiny teeth flashing through his smirk.

"Hey wait a second!" I yelled, I was doing a lot of angry yelling. "You know I'm a halfa?" he nodded, "And...And that would mean you...you are-"

He finished my sentence for me "a halfa too? Yes in fact I am." and just to prove his point he shifted into his ghost form and that didn't make him look any friendlier. Actually it just made me a lot more nervous.