Chapter 3: Death Threats
It's been a week since my friends and I have been sucked into the Danny Phantom cartoon. No one has noticed my enlarged calves, which shows how much time we spend together. Irene goes ghost hunting on her new Fenton three thousand cycle. Which is a slick white motorcycle with ghost catching weapons. Taylor works at the Nasty Burger everyday of the week, except Sundays. And they both meet Danny Fenton,except me.
Turns out I don't really get breaks, unless you count coffee breaks . I work from six in the morning to four in the afternoon, every single day. Except Sundays of course. Lilith, who I have to call Ms. Rusebag, works me until I feel like dying in a ditch. Other than all that, it's great. I get to talk to Vlad, all day is coffee break, and Maddie sleeps on my shoulders when I file papers. Did I mention I get to talk to Vlad?
Lilith finds it creepy that I like Vlad, but she only rolls her eyes at me. She also says things like, 'He's older then dirt,' 'It's because he's rich,' and my favorite, 'I swear I know why you took the job'. I'm pretty sure she hates me, but at least she hasn't fired me.
Walking back to the office from a coffee run, I held a carton with three coffee cups : A vanilla cappuccino, a regular with skim, and a regular. It was in the middle of spring, and spring love was in the air. It seemed like every couple in town was outside holding hands, or kissing. Ignoring them, I walked into the building that was filled with shouting.
Flinching as Vlad and Lilith were yelling at each other, I took a sip from my cappuccino.
"I can't believe you decided to go fund anti-nature projects, and not this weeks couples night carnival!" Lilith yelled.
"It is not anti-nature, it is money making building production!" Vlad yelled back.
"Both could have brought in the same amount of money, but guess what?!" Lilith shouted. "One of them costs less to fund!"
"You women are unbelievable." Vlad huffed.
Lilith's jaw dropped opened. "You son of a…you just won't do couple's night because you're a lonely, bitter old man!" She stormed to her desk grabbing both remaining coffees from me. "If you weren't my boss, I would have ended you."
Vlad looked at Lilith with shock, then anger. He went to his office and slammed the door.
Sitting down, I drank the last of my cappuccino.
I knew Lilith was mad, because she was planning to take her new boyfriend to the carnival. She was looking forward to it, even told me about the new outfit that she was going to wear.
Lilith grabbed a huge folder filled with papers, and slammed on her desk. "Go take these to sir loves a lot, and make sure he reads it all."
Walking into the office, I noticed Vlad was sitting at his desk with an angry look. Maddie was laying on his lap until she saw me with the huge folder. Jumping on the floor she walked towards me, waiting for me to kneel and let her on shoulders.
Vlad just glared at the folder. "It's for me isn't it?" He growled.
"Yep." I put the folder on his desk, while Maddie pawed at my legs disappointingly.
Vlad grumbled as he opened the folder and began looking over it.
Just standing at his desk was boring. Maddie decided to sleep on my feet, and Vlad just kept looking through the folder. Folding my arms, I clenched my hands feeling an itch on my back. Ignore it, I looked out the window seeing a few ghosts go past. Even saw pair of glowing green eyes floating around. Floating eyes?
A scream was building up, but I held it in. A small squeak come out of me instead. Thankfully Vlad didn't hear it, but Maddie sure did. She started to hiss at the window and jumped towards it. Now that caught Vlad's attention.
His breath came visible, then he scowled. Looking at me, he gave a sweet smile. "Ms. Velia, you can leave now."
Biting my lip I debated on leaving or not, but I didn't want to miss out on whatever Vlad was going to do. "No can do," I shook my head. "until you read all the papers Mr. Masters." I said with my most serious voice.
Vlad just kept smiling. "I'll read them, scout's honor." He held one hand up and the other in over his chest.
"I really doubt you were a boy scout, sir." I raised an eyebrow. I laughed inside imaging a mini Vlad in a boy scout uniform.
"Really Plasmius, can't even make a simple secretary scram." A voice came from behind me.
Turning around I came face to chest with Skulker. Looking up I wanted to scream and was about to wet myself. He looked more mechanical and scary close up.
Skulker looked down at me with a smirk. "Boo." He said.
Shrieking, I fell back landing on my butt. Looking up I see Skulker laughing at me.
Maddie came to my aid and started hissing at him.
"Skulker, my secret identity is suppose to be a secret." Vlad then turned into Plasmius. "Now my secretary's assistant knows who I am."
Slowly standing up, I leaned into Vlad's desk. My legs were shaking, and I felt like a deer in lights.
"Yeah, like anyone is going to believe her." Skulker crossed his arms smirking.
"Consider that people now know ghosts are real, they'll probably believe anything." I snapped back.
"Great, now look what you've done." Vlad scowled. "She's going to expose me to the world now."
Skulker's robotic face dropped and his eyes were wide. It's as if he just heard something that couldn't be processed through his brain. "You could just force her not tell anyone."
"That'll be quite ungentleman like." Vlad counteracted with. "But then again I don't want my good name to become tarnished." He smirked.
"Whoa!" I held my hands in defense. "No need to blackmail me for my life. I won't tell anyone, girl scouts honor!" I made a crossing motion with my finger over my chest.
"I really doubt you were a girl scout Ms. Velia." Vlad said.
"Is it because I'm fat?" I reflexively asked with my hands on my hips.
Vlad took a step back. "What? No, good heavens no Ms. Velia." He shook his head. "You're a beautiful young woman, don't think of yourself lower."
Skulker just facepalmed. "I said threaten the girl, not give her a confidence boost."
"Again no need for that." I repeated. "Besides no one will listen, I'm new here so I seem crazy already. Who in their right mind would move into a place filled with ghosts?" I tried to reason.
"Yeah, why did you move here?" Skulker asked.
"Easy place to find a job." Good thing me and girls came up with that excuse yesterday.
"Fair enough." Skulker shrugged. "But you better keep your mouth shut or else." He aimed several weapons at me from his armor.
Pressing myself closer to the desk, I nodded.
"Good, then we have an agreement, now leave." He growled out.
Rushing to the door, I slammed it shut behind me. Leaning against it I took a deep breath and but a hand over my racing heart.
"What happened to you?" Lilith asked from behind her desk.
Thinking what to say, I remembered what Vlad told me. "Vlad called me a 'beautiful young woman,' his words exact." I could hear Skulker snickering behind the door and Vlad groaning in embarrassment.
Lilith gave me a weird look and went back to typing. "Might have changed his mind." I barely heard her say.
Changed his mind about what? The carnival?
Walking outside of the hellish building, I was glad work was over. Walking down the street I breathed in the polluted air, loving every second of it. Getting death threats makes you love even the nastiest things on earth.
A green shot of light buzzed over my head. There, in mid air was Danny Phantom and the Box Ghost fighting. Checking myself in team I met/saw Danny Fenton/Phantom I kept walking away from the commotion. Then another ectoplasm ray singed my hair. MY HAIR!
"Danny Phantom I swear if I get my hands on you, I'll kill ya!" I waved my fist in anger at the ghost teen.
Looking at my direction, the kid was hit in the face with a box. It sent him flying through a window, without phasing through it.
"Serves the hair burner right." I grumbled. I really didn't want to spend my first paycheck on a haircut. Thanks superhero.