In Wisconsin

"Mmm...Mhum...YES!" a man mumbled as he was adjusting some wires in a big machine. The older man who was standing beside him was tapping his foot impatiently. He was wearing an expensive black suit and had his long gray hair pulled back.

Vlad Masters, billionaire of the year, you'd think he'd have it all, but always thought he was missing something. Maddie, the love of his wife, was taken away from him by his best friend after the mere accident that gave him a unique gift. He'd tried several attempts into getting her back but there was always someone in the way. Her 14 year old son, Danny, in a similar accident also received powers and used them to protect his family, friends, and town. Daniel, no matter what, always seemed to defeat him.

'But not this time…' Vlad thought.

"Are you finished with my Time Excellerator?" Mr. Masters asked.

"Yeah, now how's about the money you promised me?" asked the mechanic, as he held his hand out. Vlad pulled out a wad of money out of his pocket and gave it to the man, who walked out of the castle counting all the money that he made.

"Now my plan is yet complete." Vlad grinned evilly, "A Neal diamond and the power source to this whole machine, but it can only be found in one science museum…in Amity Park." He walked over to a circular metal door attached to his wall. The doors slide open to a swirling green portal.

"Skulker," He called, and then a robot like figure stood inside of the portal. His hair was like a green flame that just never seemed to go out. His metal exterior gave him the appearance of a robot with a face of a skull.

"Yes Plasmius?" He asked.

"I need you to do something for me…"

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"Errrrg, c'mon, no! AH!" cried a raven-haired teen as he struggled with his homework. Danny was just about ready to yank his hair out, he just didn't get it. If he didn't do it, Lancer would for sure give him another detention. Then he would get into even more trouble with his parents and he had his own problems to deal with. Having to keep on catching ghosts that never leave him alone, Dash wailing on him every waking moment of his school hours! Also the fact that he's half ghost, parents ghost hunters, avoiding every new invention that they make so they wouldn't find out.

'A plus B to the third power times 5 divided by six….' Danny thought

"I GOT IT!" He yelled in joy, "The answer is….7.5! Wait, no! Ugh…will I ever get this right?" He scribbled all the work he did and started over. He looked over by his phone and picked it up as it ringed. He glanced at the Caller I.D.

"Hey Tucker, what's up?" Danny greeted crossing his legs on his desk and leaning the chair.

"Danny! Get over here quick Skulker jus-" The line disconnected.

"Tuck? Hello, you there?" But there was no answer. He sighed and placed the phone on his desk.

'He sounded real worried; maybe I should go check things out…'

A blue wisp of smoke emerged out of his mouth and he starred in the direction to which it was pointing to. The robot like ghost levitated a few inches off the ground with an evil grin plastered to his skull face. At the sight of him Danny quickly transformed into his ghost ego – Danny Phantom.

"What are you doing here?" Danny questioned him starring him down. Soon a ball of glowing ecto-plasma grew on the palm of his hand and he shot it at the ghost. The hunter dodged it easily smirking.

"Out to capture my prey, Ghost Child." The ghost shot out a glowing neon blade, slicing the boy's arm.

"AHH--" he cried and fell down to his knees holding the new cut that was causing him so much pain. He back up at Skulker and saw his ecto-net gun aimed right at his head.

"Too easy" The ghost hunter laughed evilly.

"Vlad" Danny said startled. Skulker was as confused as the boy, but he saw that Danny was distracted by Vlad's appearance. The hunter took the chance and sliced his prey once more.

"AAAAHH!" The ghost boy cried in pain, clenching the cut that was oozing out green ectoplasm. He sucked it in, letting the pain serge through him and got ready to use his ghost beam, but they had left. Danny sighed as two beams appeared around him, transforming him back to his original form, Danny Fenton.

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Vlad & Skulker

"I thought you wanted me to distract him for you." Skulker said still confused of him showing up in the first place.

"Yes but that was until I realized that I needed you to do some thing for me…" Vlad trailed off giving a rather devilish grin.

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Back to Danny

Danny tried to get back to his work but he couldn't help to think of what they were up to. He sat up from his chair and sighed.

"I'm never going to finish my homework…" A cool sensation swept over him and he glared at the sky where he saw them soaring not far ahead with his now piercing green eyes that were once blue. The ghost boy went intangible/invisible and flew towards the vampire-like ghost and ghost hunter. Danny still kept his distance from the two so he wouldn't get caught

"I thought you wanted me to distract him for you." Skulker said. He looked really confused.

"Yes but that was until I realized that I needed you to do some thing for me…" Vlad trailed off showing a devilish grin. The vampire ghost disappeared from sight and Skulker stopped to wait and see what he was doing.

"Where is he?" Danny said to himself looking around to see where he had gone. He was still invisible, so he couldn't be seen by ghosts. All of a sudden Vlad blasted him with ectoplasmic goo. Danny flew into the air and became visible, changed back and fell to the ground. Skulker just stood there amazed looking at unconscious Danny.

"Now let's go. He won't be unconscious for long." Vlad said and they flew off.