Good News! I'm alive! Bad News! You guys are very, very lucky; I almost lost inspiration to the story. Those who reviewed since the last chapter, those kept me moving. Ace, thank you! I got stuck and your review pulled me through the last stretch.
I have no idea how the court system would work for this scenario, so I did something different. Hope you enjoy!
All grammar mistakes are mine.
I do not own Danny Phantom or Arrow!Chapter 21: Court
"Vlad should still be in Starling City." Tucker stated "Once we get inside his lab my PDA should be able to track his ecto-signature." Turning intangible they floated through the door and into the mansion.
"It's below us." Sam said as she watched Tucker head into a different direction.
"That's his lab files. We want his illegal human files on his laptop."
"Just hurry up. I want to be back before he shows up."
"Whoa take a look at this, he has all his files labeled. Hidden cameras, Duplication and Revision of Maddie and Jack's Will, Danielle Masters, Maddie and Jack's Inventions, and GIW transactions." Tucker moved to the side to allow Sam to take a look at his discovery.
"Yeah, but how much is there that connects them back to their secret?"
"I'll make copies to download on my PDA and for the security fob, that way when Vlad gets back he won't suspect that we were here."
"What about the security cameras that line his mansion?" Sam asked glancing up at the corner of the office.
"There are no—oh." Tucker followed her line of sight to see why she asked. "I can delete the video and replace it with a still image."
"You finish up here. I'm going down in the lab to see if I can find anything that he's planning for Queen Consolidated." Tucker nodded, signaling to her that he was fine with that. Letting intangibility cover her she slipped through the floor to the lab. The portal to her right was closed and locked, a transmitter was on the lock. 'Probably a signal if it was ever opened.' She thought. She saw the computer monitor beside it and approached. She moved the mouse to rid the screen saver and found some familiar statistics. Moving the screens around evenly, she looked at the top and stared wide eyed. "Queen Consolidated Money Transfer." She whispered. It showed the amount that was placed into the company's account to start the weapon project. The money was increasing and decreasing like money was being used for the project, only it wasn't. Vlad was taking more money out than he was putting in and placing it as an extra account. "By the time that the project gets started, all the money that belongs to the company will be taken." She stepped back from the monitor in shock at the revelation. Her amethyst eyes searched around for a filing cabinet, 'Come on, all millionaires have a hard copy of transaction.' She thought. Even though she rebelled from her parents it always wasn't like that. They were trying to get her to take business classes for college to take up her career. She didn't want that and started rebelling. They got her to take some online classes and gave her the basics, such as money transfers.
"Hey, Sam, calm down." Sam looked up at Tucker, "What's wrong?" he asked at her worried state.
"Vlad is taking QC's money." She pointed at the monitor. Even though he knew close to nothing about business, he could read the graphs and charts like a pro.
"Oh my god. We need to warn them." Tucker grounded out frustrated.
"How do you suppose we do that?!" Sam stood up from trying to open the filing cabinet, she mentally smacked herself forgetting about her powers. "We can't exactly put it with everything else! This is always running." She couldn't grow her vines so she turned the drawer intangible and pulled it out on the floor.
"What are you doing?"
"Grab a drawer and find something on those statistics." Tucker raised an eyebrow at her. "He could be like every other rich family and have a copy of those statistics."
"I know." He snapped his fingers. "I can drop his firewalls on his system creating an opening for Felicity to get in."
"Get started." Sam stated only to pause for a moment, Tucker did the same and used his PDA to take a look at the cameras in the mansion. "We need to leave." He said pulling Sam to her feet. "Vlad's home."
"How quick can you do your magic?"
"Not quick enough."
"Can you do anything?"
"If Vlad stays up there long enough I may be able to do something, but it could leave him with suspicions."
"How long?"
"A half hour at least."
Sam took the PDA out of his hands, "I'll watch the cameras get working." Sam watched Tucker work and glanced at the video each time. She was getting impatient and started to tap her foot. 'Come on, for Danny.' She chanted in her head to sooth herself. She glanced back to the screen to find Vlad open a statue with a button on the inside. The fire place slowly opened to reveal the set of stairs that led down. At the same time she heard a click from the door opposite of her, footfalls were getting closer. "Tucker, we have a few seconds. We need to go."
"I'm almost there."
"Tucker!" She forcibly whispered in his direction, she could see the perspiration start to form as he was rushing trying not to screw up any of the code. Sam looked back and saw a shadow underneath the door and the handle began to move down. She gripped the PDA just as the door opened a crack, she grabbed Tucker just as he was about to push the last key. He felt it click and glanced at the monitor, the door opened all the way at the same time that they flew through the wall. Sam dragged him with her, they were under the ground until they were well out of Vlad's estate. She flew up and they both dropped, one out of exhaustion and the other out of shock. "What did you do?"
"Dropped the firewall and created a virus that would send a signal out to Felicity if he ever found out and replaced the firewall." Tucker explained. He started to chuckle.
"Why are you laughing?" Sam asked although she was unable to stop smiling.
"Big bad Vlad was just given the slip by two teenage ghosts." Sam smirked before laughing with Tucker as well.
"Now we just have to find Technus."
(Line Break)
Looking around below her at the destruction of City Hall, Jazz looked for any ghost that could and would help with the search of the young phantom. The only thing she could see was Johnny 13 and Kitty driving around the rubble that cover the street, Frostbite and Wulf came up beside her. "Kio se ni ne trovos la juna phantom?" (What if we don't find the young phantom?)
"Wulf, Danielle estas kiel Danny. Trouble amas sekvi ilin, ni trovos ŝin baldaŭ sufiĉe." Frostbite answered. (Wulf, Danielle is like Danny. Trouble loves to follow them, we'll find her soon enough.)
"Once Sam and Tucker grab the necessary information from Vlad's place, they'll send Technus to Starling to drop it off." Jazz explained, Frostbite translated to Wulf.
"What does Clockwork think of this?" Frostbite asked, thinking of the powerful ghost.
"He probably knew all along what we'd do. We're not directly interfering with the time line."
"The only thing that may be an issue is the cover story Danny thinks of as to how and why. How did he get this information? Why are we helping them?" Skulker said coming up beside them. Jazz blinked for a moment at his lack of a nickname towards her younger brother.
"Last I know is that dipstick is doing fine. Slightly depressed, but fine with the family he has." Ember stated joining the discussion.
"We don't know what Vlad's retaliation is. I'm sure he won't spill anything on the ghosts, it'll lead directly back to him." Jazz stated. She landed in the trees outside the town's limits, each ghost following her forming a half circle surrounding her. "Our main concern is finding Danielle. Once we find her we can focus on rallying the kingdom for Danny and Sam. Remember not to go near Starling City." The ghosts flew off in a different direction leaving Jazz to search the two hundred mile radius around what was left of Amity Park.
It was nearing sundown when Jazz heard a soft mechanical noise, it sounded similar to the charging of an ecto-gun. Looking behind her, she just dodged out of the way of a pink blast. The one who shot it was quite familiar. "Jazz?" the girl called. It took Jazz a bit before naming the person behind the voice who was covered head to toe in a red suit.
"Hey, Valerie."
"How? No, way." Valerie backed away from her on her hover board.
"It's a long story."
"I've got time." Jazz spent the flight towards a neighboring town with Valerie explaining to her everything that had happened.
"I shot him. I can't believe I shot him."
"His own parents shot him, neither of you knew his secret."
"Why didn't he tell me? Or his parents? They could've helped him."
"At first he was scared of being rejected. He was part of something that they hunted. After he realized that they and you would accept him, it just became part of his hero complex. He thought that since you didn't know it would keep you safe and out of harm's way."
"Idiot. I can take care of myself."
"That wasn't what he was concerned about. You could've been targeted just because you knew him."
"Jazz, do you think he'll forgive me?"
"He already has." Jazz landed outside the town's limits, Valerie following.
"What are you doing outside the ghost zone?"
"We're looking for Danielle. We just found out that she is Danny and Sam's daughter."
"She definetly has Sam's rebellious side." Her eyes grew wide. She brought her arm around her and a panel appeared. "I've been tracking her movements. I completely forgot that I gave her a tracer that she can activate if she ever got into trouble. What she didn't know is that I can trace her." After waiting a few moments she smiled in victory. "Found her, she's in Ireland."
"That's a long flight. Might as well give Sam and Tucker a call and let them know." 'As well as find the other ghosts and let them know the news.' She thought. "Thanks Valerie."
"Your welcome." Valerie headed back home while Jazz left back to the ghost zone
(Line Break)
"I, Master of all technology, was told to give this to you!" Technus yelled. Arrow, Arsenal, and Phantom just stared.
"Who gave you that?" Phantom asked.
"I do not know."
Phantom walked up and took the security fob, then stopped where he was. It had the Fenton logo on one side with his insignia on the other. He only knows one person who would have the in his possession. "Tucker." He whispered, hope filling him that his best friend was somehow alive. "Thank you, Technus." Technus disappeared from them.
As they walked out of the electronics store, Officer Lance stepped up to them. "What happened?"
"Everything is fine. Someone was trying to gain our attention." Arrow answered.
"They're not gonna try to destroy out city?"
"Officer, it was an ally of mine. Nothing that we couldn't handle." Phantom stated taking over.
"Thank you, Phantom." Lance said. Phantom floated for a little bit then flew off back towards the foundry. Arrow and Arsenal following behind on the bikes.
Once they got back to the foundry, Danny placed the security fob in front of Felicity. "What's this?"
"Technus was told by someone to give that to me." Danny stated turning his back walking over to his work station. Diggle, Roy, and Felicity looked at him in concern; Oliver only glanced at him before heading over to be near Felicity as she worked.
Danny himself walked towards the closed portal, sitting against one of the pillars. 'Tucker, are you alive? Did you become a ghost?' he thought before standing up and opening the portal. The radioactive green swirls appeared before sitting back down. 'Do I dare try and find answers inside the zone? Tucker, that security fob belongs to you. Why did Technus have it?' Danny looked down his hands glowing green. 'The zone has my answers, I just don't know if I want to know them yet. I'm sure if I take a day to travel inside Oliver would be fine with it. What if Vlad attacks? Vlad has many of my enemies as allies, they could attack. Despite Team Arrow having the ghost files, they don't know them as much as I do. What do I do? Sam, Jazz, and Tucker; I wish you guys were here. You guys could knock some sense into me.' He stood up again and turned at the feeling of eyes staring into the back of his head.
"You may want to take a look at this." Oliver said, he watched as Danny stood up and shut the portal. Oliver escorted Danny over to Felicity. "I've already called Laurel for help."
"These files are Vlad's, all are ways of pining him as a criminal. He spied on you, he even has a file on Danielle. We probably should go into each one to make sure there is nothing that could eventually lead you back towards your secrets."
'If this was Tucker, than it's a possibility he knows what my situation is and has already made sure nothing of that sort would happen.'
"We can also give it to the police stations IT to figure out." Laurel said walking in. "If he finds out that you went in to delete anything it could back fire the whole case."
"What case?"
"The case of getting Vlad arrested." Laurel stood next to Danny who was next to Oliver. "No one knows that Danny and Phantom have connections to each other." She turned to Danny. "You've kept a pretty good low profile of staying out of the public eye. Except when my dad found you." Danny looked around as everyone stared at him.
'It's a chance to be free from Vlad finally. If we succeed with this there is no reason for him to be anywhere near me. There's still a feeling that something is going to happen.' He thought as the others waited for his response. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes and reopened them. "Let's do this."
"I'll give this to our IT and get back to you." She grabbed the security fob that Felicity handed to her. "If you can get into Vlad's computers again you may be able to find some more evidence." She turned and began to walk out.
"Laurel?" Danny called. She turned around, "Thank you." Danny smiled and Laurel returned hers.
"Your welcome." She walked out. 'Too bad we don't have anything to get the company back.' She thought thinking about what Vlad could be really doing with the company. The next morning she walked into the station to meet up with the IT.
"What's this?" he asked as the fob was placed in his hand. He downloaded the files.
"Evidence. A Mister Vlad Masters has been up to something." Laurel watched as the guy's finger flew across the keyboard and clicking on the mouse stopped.
"There is a duplicate of Jack and Maddie Fenton's Will. He's keeping a copy to do revisions to make it seem legal. Or he's keeping the copy for when their children are officially under his supervision for legal purposes then he'll destroy that one to put this one in as a substitution. Either one is illegal." He clicked out of that one and headed into Danielle's file. "Cloning from the son Danny Fenton and genetics from Sam Manson. There is no agreement file of either children that states that he has permission. The inventions that were originally Jack's and Maddie's that he gave to the GIW. Illegal spying on the family. He will get nailed for a lot of crimes because of this." he looked over at Laurel. "Nothing explains to as why you have this."
"Let's just say that the Fenton's son Danny is alive and does not wish to have Vlad as a guardian."
"You'll be their attorney?" Laurel only nodded. "Might as well get ready, someone needs to call Vlad." Laurel left to make the calls needed and the IT left for lunch. When he got back there was a 'virus' in his system. As he began to debug his computer something popped up on the screen. A few windows opened up showing a bunch of charts. Not understanding what they mean he picked up his phone. "Hey, I'm going to send over some files and I need you to tell me what they mean." He said into the phone. The person he was calling was a friend that was a Major in Business and a Minor in Technology.
"Okay, send away." The person replied. After a minute or two, there was a slight curse on the other side of the line.
"Everything okay?"
"No. The charts show that the person in charge of the money transfer for this program is fake. They are bringing in money more than they are sending out money, making it look like money is used for the transfer when all it is doing is stealing money from the company. Who is this?"
"Do you know Vlad Masters from Master Corp?"
"The Vlad Masters!? The one who became rich a little too soon?"
"Yeah, he has some files for illegal crimes. Illegal spying, fake transactions, revision of a deceased will, and cloning without the consent of those being used in the cloning process."
"When is the case being executed?"
"This week sometime."
"I'll be over."
"There is really no reason—"
"I have a major that can help take this guy down. If he tries to spew some nonsense about business a can help. I may be able to turn it around on him."
"Alright come up. I still have a spare room set up."
(Line Break)
"It is July 11th, Vlad Masters of Master Corp., Vlad and Co, Axion Labs, and he's the one helping Queen Consolidated with the anti-ghost program has been filed a lawsuit for illegal crimes." The reporter stated from outside the court house. The whole front was blocked by the citizens who follow Vlad's claim of protecting the city. "The one who filed the lawsuit were, Daniel Fenton, John Diggle and Lyla Michaels. Those who are with those three are Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak, Roy Harper, and Quentin Lance." The camera focused on those mentioned entering the doors. "We have sources mentioning that Daniel Fenton are the son of Maddie and Jack Fenton, two ghost hunters who passed in a fire in the town of Amity Park. Vlad is Daniel's guardian, as been stated in his parents will, but new information has found that Vlad has illegally revised the will." The reporter stepped to the side as few more walked to the front. "Sir, do you think that Vlad is a criminal?" the man turned around with a sneer on his face.
"Of course not! The kid is only 17 and is still a child in this world. He's probably conspired with a gang to get Vlad into trouble, just like every other kid in this city. He only has something against adults."
The reporter turned back to the camera face red from the anger that started to rise from deep inside her. The camera turned off and the reporter sat down in the back of the news van. "Honestly, I think Vlad did commit those crimes." The camera man stated to the reporter. She nodded agreeing with her partner.
It was two hours before anyone from the courthouse came out. "Let's go." The duo raced over to the doors just as the two groups came from the building. The attorney, Laurel Lanced looked ecstatic, Danny himself looked relieved. Vlad glared at the group from behind. This was all caught on tape. After trying to get some comments from the two the duo gave up.
The next time the groups came out, Vlad was in handcuffs being escorted to a cruiser, Danny and the others were celebrating at the steps. The judge came out and the reporter walked up to them. "Excellent job, that was brave for what you did. All the money that was taken from QC will be returned." That was caught on camera. The judged turned to the line of reporters and summarized the offenses the Vlad has gained with his four year stunt not only against the Fenton family but against the citizens that were wronged by him. This gave the chance for Team Arrow to retreat to Verdant for a celebration.
"So, you defeated Vlad and have freedom from him. What's your next course of action?"
"I'm not sure. Hopefully still be invited into Diggle's family."
Diggle and Lyla turned around at the statement. "We'll force you into the family if we have to."
"Thank you."
(Line Break)
"Vlad's been arrested!" The four ghosts of Team Phantom chanted around the room of Clockwork's tower. They looked over to the Master of time to see a worried expression as he watched the time screens.
"Wasn't this the end?" Sam asked.
"You will still be needed yet." He stated. He showed them part of what was to happen.
Vlad was sitting in a cell, eyes glowing red, the police that brought him his meal and he attacked them. He knocked them out, transforming into his ghost side he flew out into the night.
"Aww, come on. This was supposed to be his break." Danielle whined.
"Soon, it will all end soon." Clockwork said.
So, yeah. 3,000+ words later finally have this chapter done. Warning there are two chapters left, i repeat 2 chapters left. Its almost over guys.
I now write during my breaks at work. who knows when the next chapter will be out. 3rd shift sucks and school is being a pain.