EDIT 8/27/17: Revised word choice and generally improved the writing quality

Hello all! Sorry for the longer wait... But it'll probably be more like this as this story goes on. I have a feeling most of the future episodes will be even harder to rewrite with Vlad as a good guy… But let's forget that for the moment. Now for reviews and all that good stuff! :D

To DannyPhantomPhandom: Thanks so much for reviewing on every chapter! It means a lot to me. Hopefully the site is back to normal and will send out alert emails as usual. Hope you enjoy this chapter!

To Invader Johnny: True, Vlad is going to get progressively less lonely as the series goes on, lol. Thanks for reviewing on all chapters so far and hope you like this one!

To Brenne: True, Valerie doesn't really deserve her suit… The problem is… Will she let her stuff be taken away? (maybe a spoiler…?) I'll see what I can do with the idea… Thanks for reviewing!

To KaliAnn: Haha I try! And that was probably a little OOC for Danny… I'm still getting the hang of this. Hope you like this chapter!

To ImpudentMiscegenation: Haha awesome name! I'm glad you liked this despite its OOC-ness. Thanks from reviewing and enjoy this chapter!

To Guest: That's a very good point. I suppose I overlooked that… I meant for that remark to be just said out of anger, not actually thought by Vladdie. (lol that nickname though) Thanks for reviewing and bringing that up! I may address it in a chapter or two, but not this one.

To potterinu: That's so true! I never realized that before… It's like Vlad disappears for 20 years and all of the sudden is obsessed or something. Maybe I'll have to write a prequel to this story about why Vlad didn't act on his "obsession" before now… Thanks for reviewing and I hope you like this chapter!

To Commander M: Wow, thanks for sending that! I don't know if you wrote it yourself or got it from another source, but either way it's very helpful! One thing I should be doing is making outlines of every chapter... Now that I think about it, making outlines would be very helpful for planning what I'm going to write in the future. If anyone else is reading this, and is also an author, I encourage you to go read this review. It has a lot of good advice and general rules for writing fan fiction. Thanks again! I'm not sure if you're actively reading this fanfic or just noticed I'm a beginner, but either way thanks for reviewing!

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ANYWAY, this chapter is the filler chapter before the rewrite of Million Dollar Ghost… (BTW would it be cheesy to make the rewrite title "Billion Dollar Ghost"? xD) I try to think of opposite titles for every chapter I do. I'm sure you noticed something like that… If you have any good ideas for the other episodes I'm gonna rewrite in the future (the list is on my profile), feel free to leave it in a review! I'll give you credit in that chapter if you do send one. Or I can always get creative, it's just a choice if you want to participate.

I apologize in advance for all of the future chapter names I come up with, including this one... xDDD

Also, I've just realized that I've gotten a little mixed up on the sequence of events in the DP universe… Especially since I'm jumping around with the episodes. I'll try to be informed about it for future chapters.

Now onto the chapter! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own any characters from Danny Phantom. I only own the plot of this chapter.

Halfa Hilarity

RECAP: This takes place right after Life Lessons… But it doesn't have any relations to it, and it's not mentioned anywhere in the chapter.

"Vlad?"

The man looked up from his seemingly endless paperwork when he heard a voice. He was sitting in his office, as he usually did during his work hours. He had called the source of his grief for the last few days, Valerie Grey, to his house. He wasn't exactly sure what he was going to say or do, yet... But he figured that he would make the correct decision when the time came.

There was a tentative knock at the door. The man muttered a quick, "come in," and the new ghost hunter stepped into the room. She curiously surveyed the desk and walls and slowly walked up to her mysterious benefactor that she hadn't seen until that moment.

"Hello, Valerie." The billionaire said, trying not to convey his disarray through his voice.

"So, you're the one who sent me my suit..." She wondered aloud, studying his face and shifting her weight. "I-I didn't realize you were Vlad Masters, the billionaire..."

"Yes, yes, well it's quite all right," Vlad continued impatiently, "Listen, I think I've made a mistake-"

"Oh, it was no mistake, Mr. Masters!" The girl smiled a little, "With my new suit, you wouldn't believe how much I've helped with the ghost problem in Amity Park!" She paused for a few seconds, looking to the ground. "My dad and I... We used to have so much. A nice house, plenty of money... It was all fine until that annoying ghost kid and his dog ruined it all! Ghosts wrecked my life, Mr. Masters, and now I have a way to change that, both for me and for my dad!"

Vlad frowned in annoyance. "Valerie, that "annoying ghost kid" was Danny Phantom, the ghost I told you specifically not to fight."

The teal-eyed girl rolled her eyes in a teenager-esque manner. "I understand that, but Phantom is nothing but a-"

The man interjected crossly, "I understand you two don't get along well at the moment, but that isn't your fault, young Valerie," The billionaire sighed. "I'm afraid it was my poor judgement that caused this." He rubbed a hand across his face. "Danny Phantom... is a good ghost, believe me. Not all ghosts have bad intentions. Most just want to be left alone..."

The girl blinked but said nothing, a questioning and confused expression on her face. Vlad realized he shouldn't say any more about the topic and moved on.

"I apologize for all of the trouble, and giving you the suit in the first place. If you would kindly hand it over-"

"E-excuse me Mr. Masters, but... the suit... I've had it for almost a month now. I-I couldn't imagine my life without it. It's almost given me a new purpose. Please... could you let me keep it?"

Vlad frowned and thought for a few seconds, considering the idea. "I don't know what would be the best decision... But I'm sorry, I'm taking the suit back, and that's final. Perhaps I'll give it back in an emergency, if one arises..."

Valerie stared at the man for a few more seconds, hoping for him to change his mind. She finally pulled out her suit with a sigh and reluctantly handed it over.

The grey-haired man smiled gratefully at the girl for giving in willingly. He had honestly expected more of a fight from the former Red Huntress.

"Thank you Valerie, and remember, once I get to know you more, things could change in the future."

With that, the girl left his office without a word.

Vlad knew she was let down by what happened, but she had been a threat to Danny and other innocent ghosts. The elder halfa told himself it was for the best. Or, at least, that's what he hoped.

Valerie stormed out of Vlad's office and onto the sidewalk, receiving curious glances from a few passersby. She had flown all the way to Wisconsin on her red hover-board, searching for an address of an office building that was left in a letter, only to have her precious suit taken away from her...

That was not the way she imagined her first meeting with Vlad.

She almost couldn't believe it. The man giving her the suit... had been a mistake?

Valerie had been helping keep the ghosts at bay in Amity Park, and now Vlad says that most ghosts are "good?"

The girl shook her head in annoyance, fingering her backpack strap. It was considerably less heavy without her suit in it, but she could still feel the weight of the few ghost weapons she still had.

Vlad technically hadn't asked for those back, right?

She could still help fight ghosts if she needed to, but she needed a disguise of some sort...

Valerie could figure that out later. For now, her biggest problem was how to get home without her hover-board.

The former ghost huntress sighed as she decided to call a taxi. She would have fun explaining to her dad why she even needed one, much less to come home from Wisconsin.

"You took away Valerie's suit?!"

"Yes, I did. What, you didn't think I could do it?"

"Well, yeah, I didn't think you could do it... I thought you were too chicken, honestly."

"I'm hurt, Little Badger. Hurt."

"You're wrong. Fruitloops can't feel pain. Duh."

It was a few hours after Valerie had come, and Danny had just arrived at Vlad's mansion. The two had been meeting for about two months by then. Since their first meeting, they had gotten much closer... close enough to tease and argue with each other constantly like an old married couple.

Their lessons has skipped around a bit. They had started with ghost rays, then onto intangibility and invisibility, and then ghost shields and overshadowing. Danny had improved a lot with Vlad's help, much more than he would have by himself, or even with Sam and Tucker's assistance.

"So, what's up for today? Duplication? Teleportation? What about moving stuff with our minds? Ooh, how about shape shifting, is that a thing I could do?" Danny (currently in his human form) cheerfully listed off the coolest powers he could think of while he walked with Vlad (also in human form) through the mansion.

Vlad chuckled and rolled his grey-blue eyes at his pupil's excitement. "Oh Daniel, you must be dreaming if you think you could learn the most difficult abilities after only a year, much less a few months. I was thinking we'd keep practicing ghost shields today, like we've been doing for the past two weeks. So exciting, huh, Badger?"

The younger halfa mock pouted, causing his mentor to chuckle again at the antics. The two walked into the training room and transformed simultaneously, crossing their legs and floating a few feet off the floor. They closed their eyes and began to meditate, like they had been doing at the beginning of most of the meetings.

"So, Vlad..."

"Hm?"

"How's your boring life as a billionaire?"

Vlad snorted. "It's never been boring. Just a lot of paperwork, meetings with important people, more paperwork, yelling at employees, even more paperwork..."

"Sounds boring to me. Almost as bad as school. Oh wait, actually it is, because you do it willingly."

"You'd do it willingly too, if you were in my shoes."

"If I was in your shoes, I would have already gotten a cat."

"... Shut up, Daniel."

"Make me, old man."

Vlad opened one eye and glared at the boy next to him, who grinned cheekily. It was times like those when the older halfa wondered why he had agreed to teach that boy...

But, he reminded himself of the end result, which was a friendship with the only other person who could understand his predicament, which was the case for the both of them. Vlad was glad they had each other, even if the boy was as annoying as heck sometimes.

"Hey Vlad, wanna see how I can almost duplicate?"

"Fine," Vlad muttered with a sigh, opening his eyes and smiling the tiniest bit at his student. Danny closed his eyes, and in a few seconds... Plasmius was looking at a two-headed Danny Phantom.

"See Vlad, I'm sorta almost there!" The left head said with a smile.

"I would have practiced more, but I was forced to go to the Symposium a couple weekends ago, which went so well, as we both know, and then whenever I tried to practice during the week, a ghost kept interrupting me." The right piped in, rolling his eyes in annoyance

"So it's really not my fault. Anyway, how do I get farther than this?" The left asked.

Vlad held back a laugh and tried to explain. "Well, you see, try to imagine yourself being ripped into two... Or a copy of you appearing beside you... It's hard to explain. It comes with practice, and it's different for every ghost. All you can do is keep practicing, and eventually you'll get the hang of it."

Danny closed both sets of eyes, took a deep breath, and tried again. A white light flared up over his form, and seemed to slowly expand to either side. Vlad watched in surprise; he hadn't expected Danny to get it right away. It had took him years to master that power...

When the light started to subside, there were clearly two Danny Phantoms. They both opened their green eyes. The one on the left looked over at the other and grinned brightly. "I did it!"

The right Danny blinked in shock, then smiled too. "Sweet!"

Vlad shook his head, not believing his student had already done it, after just a few minutes. In a way, he was almost jealous of how easily the boy seemed to pick up his powers.

"Great job!" The black-haired ghost smiled at the two ghosts in front of him, pushing back his slight envy. "You figured that out surprisingly quickly... Of course, there is more to duplicates than just creating them. Once that's done, you need to be able to command them about what to do. Telling them verbally works, of course, but that wastes time when the situation could be dire. Ghosts have the ability to communicate telepathically with duplicates, to quickly and easily let them know what to do or where to go."

Both Dannys nodded, but then clutched their heads. The one on the right dissolved into white light and absorbed into the original.

Phantom frowned and shivered. "That felt weird. I didn't realize how draining it would be to make a duplicate... Much less three like you can!"

Vlad smiled to himself and shook his head a little. "It just takes practice, Little Badger. And yes, as duplicates are created, the power you have splits in half each time. That is the trade off with duplicates; you have less power at your fingertips, but you can do more than one thing at once. It depends on the situation, for what method would be better."

"Cool. I can't wait to show Sam! And Tucker too of course, heh..." Danny blushed a little (green, though, in his ghost form, because of the majority of ectoplasm instead of blood) at his mistake, causing the older ghost to laugh.

"Ah, young love..."

"Vlad!" Danny hissed, looking more embarrassed by the second. "I didn't mean it like that and you know it!"

"Mmhmm, of course Daniel... Keep on thinking that." Vlad started flying out of the room.

"I didn't!" Danny growled before following. "And it's not like you don't have the same problem, Fruitloop... with my mom of all people!"

Vlad halted in mid-air and sputtered, "Daniel Fenton, you know the situations are different! Plus, I got over Maddie..." There was an awkward silence for a few seconds.

"Doesn't seem like it to me!" Danny said in a sing-song tone and stuck his tongue out, happy not to be the teased one anymore. "See, this is why I told you to get a cat to help you through these tough times as a crazy old Fruitloop-"

"Alright, that's it!" Vlad whipped around and shot towards Danny, causing the younger boy to flicker into intangibility.

"Haha, missed me! Hm, maybe your old age is influencing your fighting ability..."

And the fight was on.

Vlad chased the laughing ghost boy all through the house, never intending to really harm him, of course, but it caused both laughs and training for the two half-ghosts.

Once they had both tired out, a few walls had blast marks, three bookcases had fallen over, and a toilet had come out from the wall and was laying sideways on the bathroom floor, spewing water all over the tiles. (don't even ask about how that had happened...)

Danny flopped down onto a couch face-first and transformed lazily back into a human. Vlad Masters stood across the room, leaning over a table and trying to catch his breath.

"We're never... doing that... again..." Vlad huffed.

"Agreed... Fruitloop."

"..."

"Hey Vlad?"

"What now?"

"I didn't know you were a cannibal."

"What?!"

"I saw a box of Fruitloops in the kitchen. That's cannibalism you know!"

The man groaned and slammed his head down onto the table.

"See, you can't even deny it!"

"Daniel... Please be quiet."

"No thanks Fruitloop."

Vlad sighed loudly.

"But you're still a cannibal."

Ahaha, those crazy shenanigans… This is what I imagined when I first started this series! Just both of them arguing with each other and making each other so annoyed… Is that bad? xDD Well it doesn't matter what you think; I would write this hilarity anyway... Hoped you liked this chapter in all it's OOC-ness! I know it must be so hard to read this story… One chapter they're serious and the next this happens… But I guess it also shows that they're getting closer. Either that or I'm just a super bi-polar author. Let me know what you think and the next chapter should be out in a week or two! Thanks for reading and leave a review on your way out, if you don't mind! :) :)