"What does this box do, Skulker?"

"Once you throw it at the pup, he'll be trapped and won't be able to move."

"Can't Daniel just simply phase out?"

"No, it shortens the whelps powers for as long as he's trapped in there. There's only one button on the front that can release the ghost child, but someone else has to push it."

"Ah yes, well thank you Skulker, I'll take it as a safety precaution. Now, do you have what I really asked for?"

"Yeah, I have the knock out liquid for the pup. One sip of this and he'll be out like a light. Plus, it should also shorten out his powers for the next 24 hours."

"For how long will he be asleep?"

"I'm not sure, but I'd say 8 hours at the most."

"Hmm...can it be mixed into other substances?"

"Of course! I wouldn't make something that couldn't."

"How long will it take to take effect?"

"A couple minutes max."

"All right, thank you Skulker." As Skulker began to leave, Vlad stops him. "Actually there's one more thing you could do for me." Skulker raises a questioning eyebrow at his employer.

Sometime later

"Sweetheart are you almost ready?" Maddie asks Jack from the bathroom.

"Yeah, just have to put on my tie." Suddenly Skulker appears behind him and Jack sees him through the mirror. "SPOOK!"

"What was that, dear?" Maddie hears Jack run out of the room and slam the door shut.

"NO GHOST CAN ESCAPE JACK FENTON!" Then after that, the noise dies down. Finally Maddie comes out all ready in her blue hazmat suit.

Knock knock knock

"Did you catch the ghost, sweety?" She opens the door.

"Hmm... not quite yet it seems. I still have a cruel women keeping him from me."

"V-vlad! What are you doing here?" Vlad walks in, shuts and locks the door

"Oh, please Madeline stop acting ignorant., it's very unappealing. Let's just cut to the chase."

"What are you talking about?"

"I want my son Madeline."

"I don-"

"DO NOT." Vlad cut Maddie off, making her flinch. "I'm tired of you trying to deny the fact that Daniel is mine. I know he's half ghost, I know no one knows who his father is other than us and I know you're just playing stupid."

"I don't know how you know he's a ghost, but he had a lab accident when he was a child. He's Jack's son."

"Oh please Madeline, I had Daniel blood tested."

"When did yo-"

"Now going back to the the topic at hand. Give. Me. Back. My. Son."

"I don't know how you found out, but in the eyes of the law and to Danny, he is Jack's son and there's nothing you can do about it."

"You're really starting to irritate me. Nothing I can do about it? Don't make me laugh, Madeline there are many things I can do about it. Most of which involve me obliterating your family, so that I can claim Daniel. But because of our past, I have decided to be an adult and confront you about it, something that apparently you are incapable of doing. Furthermore, I want you to give me full custody of Daniel and I'll leave your pathetic little family alone, but if you refuse, I'll run you all to the ground. So what will it be?"

What was she supposed to do? Say yes and let that monster take her baby from her? No, no matter what, she will absolutely keep her little boy by her side. "No Vlad. I'm not handing Danny over to you."

"How predictable of you. But by the end of tonight's party, you won't have a choice about Daniel's custody. Know this Madeline, I always get what I want. See you at the party, ta." Vlad unlocks the door and walks out, a few moments later Jack finally comes back.

"Hey, I saw V-man come out of here, what'd he need?"

"Nothing, just to tell us he hopes we have fun at the party." Maddie fake smiles at her husband.

Knock knock

"Yeah?" I heard Daniel say from his room.

"I brought you some tea, dear boy."

"Oh!" He opens the door and lets me in. "Thank you, ."

"It's no problem, Daniel. So I see you're doing much better."

"Oh, yeah." He takes a sip from the tea with the special liquid Skulker gave me. "I'm really sorry about that."

"No need to apologize my boy...Are you going to party?"

"Yeah, dad wants me to learn about his old college days I guess."

"Hmm...so my boy tell me a little bit about yourself."

"About myself? Well, let's see...I really like astronomy!"

"Astronomy?"

"Yeah, when I grow up, I want to work with NASA and become an astronaut!" His dreams are so cute and innocent.

"Well for that you need to be doing well in school. How are your grades?" I already knew how bad his grades were, thanks to saving that ungrateful little town from ghost. My poor little badger.

"Ah, they're..." Daniel's eyes seem to be getting heavier.

"Are you all right?" Of course, I know it's just the effects of the drug, but I still have to act like the concerned adult.

"Y-yeah...I'm-" and with that Daniel's eyes fully close and I catch him before he spills the cup and he falls to the floor. I put the cup on a small table in the room and carry Daniel to the bed. He does looks rather adorable when he's sleeping. I take off his shoes and tuck him in. Now that I know Daniel is out of the way, I can begin with my plan. An evil smile appears on my face.

"Time to get to the party." I start to head downstairs.

Once Vlad gets downstairs to where the party is, he notices Jack and Harriet talking. Well, more like Harriet talking and Jack looking bored out of his mind

"Then I covered the gorilla uprising in Novakistan. Got an exclusive with the rebel leader that got raves- Am I boring you jack!"

"Frankly, yes." Vlad phases into him and Jack's eyes turn red. "So what do ya say we lighten up this shindig!" 'Jack' then grabs Harriet and throws her into the punch bowl.

"Jack! What's the matter with you?" Vlad hears Maddie behind him.

"Why Maddie! Didn't you know I'd turn on you? That when you chose to come back to me, you chose wrong?"

"Get out." Jack suddenly gets some control over his body. "Arghrrr."

"I don't know what's come over you, but when I write about this, I swear-" Jack cuts Harriet off and grabs Maddie's shoulders.

"Ghost...overpowering me...Maddie, run. RUUUUUUUN!" Jack shoots up into the sky and begins glowing a bright green.

"He's a ghost? This is the story of the century!" Harriet says before being grabbed by Maddie.

"Come on! We have to get to the Fenton Family Ghost Assault Vehicle... I mean the RV!" Harriet and Maddie get into the RV and Maddie begins to start it up. 'I should have known Vlad would try something like this!'

"So Maddie." Harriet begins while holding a tape recorder. "When did you first realize your husband was a monster bent on destroying his smarter, more successful and better dressed peers?"

"What are you talking about? That jumpsuit is incredibly stylish." She slams the gas peddle with her foot and drives the RV into Vlad's house. While driving through the hallways, Jazz sticks her head out of the screening room and sees the car inside.

"Ugh, I'm guessing we won't be invited back."

"If you live to tell the tale, remember that big fat Jack Fenton did this to you!"

"Guess again you egotistical jerk!" Maddie yells and hits Vlad/Jack with the car, making him phase into another another room. She smashes through the wall with the RV to follow her husband.

"Madeline stop. Think about the things I could show him. The doors I could open for him. He, Danny Phantom and I, Vlad Plasmius , together the two of us could rule."

"Stuff it Vlad!" Maddie uses the RV to send Vlad an ecto-plasmic energy blast. "I know who you are and I'll tell Danny what you've done., I'll tell everyone"

"And so will I. Honestly, if you expose me, then you expose yourself."

Meanwhile

"You needa get up der, kiddo." Danny began to open his eyes and rub his temples.

"Ugh, what happened? Hey wait...You're the Dairy King!"

"Your family seems to be in a bad predicament der don't'cha know."

"Really? Then, thanks for walking me up, but why did you help me?"

"Not all ghost are evil, some of us just want to be left alone der don't'cha know."

"Well, thank you. I really need to be getting to my family now."

"Of course kiddo." He begins to fly off. "Try da gouda, it's diary fresh!"

"Maddie!" Danny hears Harriet cry.

"MOM!" He begins running to the room where all the commotion is happening. He sees his dad floating in the air. 'Is dad being overshadowed?' Danny then tries to go ghost, but he can't? 'Why can't I go ghost? What's wrong with me?' While lost in thought Vlad sees Danny.

'Daniel? What's he doing here? He's supposed to be alseep! Ah, well when you can't have something given to you, you simply have to take it by force.' Vlad phases out of Jack and goes and grabs Danny.

"AH, LET ME GO!" 'Man, having my powers shorten stinks...Wait, this is the ghost from last night. What's he doing overshadowing my dad?'

"Never again, boy."

Jack finally came back to his senses and sees his son in the arms of a ghost. "Danny!" He begins to chase after the spook holding his son, while Maddie shoots an energy beam from the car. Vlad simply blocks the attack, so she shoots lightening. Vlad just phases through it. Finally she shoots ecto-plasmic goo and Vlad get hit and lets go of Danny. Jack catches his son before he hit the ground. Quickly, Maddie gets out of the car and runs toward Vlad, pulling him up by his collar, then she harshly begins to talk to him.

"Listen to me, I will walk up to Danny right now and tell him everything, unless you agree to a truce."

"You're bluffing."

"No I'm not, my family will always love me no matter what, but you. Heh, what would our son think of you." Vlad begins to wear a nervous look. "You'll be miserable and alone for the rest of your life unless you call a truce."

"Using your opponents weaknesses against him, well played Madeline, well played. Very well, truce. Eventually I will have Daniel by my side, but for now..." Vlad shoots up into the air and begins to yell.

"CURSE YOU JACK FENTON, YOUR WORLD RENOWNED EXPERTISE ON ALL THINGS GHOST HAS DEFEATED ME. Until next time, son." With that Vlad 'disintegrates' in the air and disappears.

"Dad, thanks for saving me."

"Ah it's no problem son, I was just doing my job."

"And mine!" Harriet cuts in. "Jack, for all the years I thought you were a crack-pot, I sort of apologize. Ghost! This story will make your career."

Well, the party certainly didn't go according to plan. I was supposed to make Jack look crazy enough so that he would be deemed too dangerous to keep his children. No matter, I already have an idea as to how I'll get Daniel to come to me willingly and then I'll let the lawyers handle the rest. I affectionately stare at the photo I took with the whole Fenton Family. I just focus on my son.

"Soon you will be at my side where you belong, my little badger." I smile and set the picture down. Time to go set up my home in Colorado for Daniels arrival. "You'll be seeing me, sooner than you think, my little badger."

There you have it folks. Next chapter I'm thinking about making it Danny/Vlad bonding. See you guys later.