Chapter 5:

~~~SARALYN'S POV~~~

We stopped by the Nasty Burger after school. As we sat down, the doors burst open. Dash and his friends walked through the door. His eyes fell on me and his face contorted into a look of rage.

"YOU!" He cried, pointing a finger at me.

"Sara, stay down. Maybe if you don't move, he won't see you." Danny said.

"I'm not afraid." I slid out of the bench and stood, staring at Dash. "Back for some more beating?"

Dash's face turned red and he fumed like he was a bull and I was the matador holding a giant red cape.

"Come on, man, do something!" Dash's friend, Kwan, nudged him.

Dash shoved him away. "Shut up!" He said. He turned to me. Dash's eyes moved to my friends, and he smiled mischievously.

"My mom always taught me to never hit a girl." he said. "But she never said a Fenturd!" Danny gulped as Dash made a beeline towards him.

"Dash, no, stop!" I cried, but he kept advancing. He raised his fist, ready to punch Danny. Danny cringed.

Something that felt like a bonfire churned in my chest. I scowled and I shot my arm out towards Dash.

"I said, STOP!"

Dash's fist came down and stopped just an inch from Danny's face. Danny shuddered and shrunk back. "Hey! What the-?!"

I stared at my hands. I looked back up at Dash and gently flapped my hand back and forth. He began slapping himself.

"Ow! Stop it, hand!" Dash cried.

I smiled. I was doing thing. I was controlling Dash, manipulating his body. I flicked my wrist in the direction of the door, sending Dash running to it. He slammed into the door and began stumbling around in a daze. I relaxed my hands and returned them to my sides and Dash regained control of himself. He whimpered and fumbled his way out of the restaurant with his friends migrating behind. I slid back into my seat and everyone was staring at me.

"What?" I said nonchalantly.

"What did you-?" Sam asked, pointing in various directions.

"I guess it's a new power I developed." I said.

"Hey, no fair!" Danny pouted and folded his arms. "How come I don't get a cool power?"

~~~THIRD PERSON POV~~~

"Impossible! The child's power couldn't have improved so much!" Vlad snapped, his dark red eyes flaring angrily.

"I apologize, my master, but apparently it's true. She seems to be growing stronger every minute." Rudy said.

"There must be something that triggers her strength. I must find it and destroy it." Vlad said, pacing.

"Master, there is someone that has made her stronger. It seems she's grown an attachment to him."

"What?! Who is this person that you speak of?" Vlad said.

"The ghost boy, Danny Fenton."

Vlad's eyes widened as he heard those words come out of Rudy's mouth. He sat down in his chair and leaned back. The corners of his mouth twitched up into a smile.

Ah, so it appears that Daniel is part of this. I should have known.

"Very well, then." Vlad said. "I trust you know what to do."

Rudy looked up to his master and smiled. "I thought you'd never ask..."

~~~SARALYN'S POV~~~

As we walked to my house, Danny seemed to be zoning off constantly.

"Danny? Are you okay?" I asked, waving a hand in front of his face. He snapped back and shook his head.

"I don't know..." he said. "I get the feeling we're being followed..."

"Well, you did almost get a serious beating from Dash. Maybe you're just a little uneasy from that." I said. He looked at me and smiled.

"You're right."

A tentacle-like cord zipped out from the shadows and wrapped around Danny. I gasped. Danny tried to change forms, turn intangible, and at least try to break free, but the cord was practically invincible and prevent him from doing so. It wrenched back into the shadows, beginning to take Danny with it.

"DANNY!" I cried.

I changed forms and flew after him. He reached a hand out to me. Just as I was about to grab it, another tentacle slammed into my chest and sent me flying to the ground. I changed back to human. I coughed and gasped for air as my lungs ached. I tried to get up, but the energy from my body was drained.

"Danny..." I whispered. I heard Danny calling my name as he disappeared into the darkness. I caught a glimpse of two sickly yellow eyes before I blacked out.