Tumblr prompt: Vlad gets caught by the GIW
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Rescue Him (From His Own Mistakes)
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"He didn't," said Danny.
"He did," said Jazz, turning on the TV and flicking through the channels until she hit Ghost Watch.
"What the heck," said Danny, pulling a chair away from the table and sitting down. "How did he get caught?" This was mostly a rhetorical question, as he could see a replay of the moment on the screen. "Even I've never been caught by those guys."
Jazz put a hand on the back of Danny's chair. "I don't know if you've noticed this," said Jazz, "but Vlad actually sucks."
"I know he sucks, Jazz. We talk about this all the time."
"No, let me finish. He sucks at thinking things through, and also all combat tactics that don't boil down to 'overwhelming force.'" She paused. "I mean, you don't think things through, either, a lot of the time, but you're a teenager. And you're still better than Vlad."
"Thanks."
"I mean, when was the last time you tried to use ghostly artifacts to advance your social position?"
Danny didn't answer and slid down in his chair.
"Okay. We'll... talk about that later," said Jazz.
"Good call," mumbled Danny.
"So... What should we do?"
"I have to rescue him," said Danny, already feeling resentful of the imposition. He'd have to skip school and hope that his parents could handle the ghosts he normally would. "Otherwise, as soon as they find out what Vlad is..." And that was if Vlad didn't throw him to the wolves on his own.
Vlad probably wouldn't do that. Right away.
"We will rescue him," corrected Jazz. "Let's make a plan."