DP: Betrayal & Corruption (Unrevised Version)

45 votes! Awesome! Sorry about Ch: 6, I didn't think it was a short chapter :P I promised myself to make Ch: 7 have more length and well, this happened... I'm pretty happy of how it turned out. LOL! I'm also doing a Q&A for questions starting in 2 days from now. From a present to everyone and myself (since it was a B-Day thing...), thanks for all support and leave some feedback! Idc...

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Barely opening his eyes, Vlad felt himself hang off of a flat, metal table, hooked into metal clamps by his wrists and ankles. He noticed that his eyes were covered in a black cloth. Not necessary, what a nonsense to have on. Where he was wasn't an option to answer. Turning his head to the right, his hand changed to intangible, trying to slip it out of the cuff. He groaned from the result.

Not surprised by the sound of snoring next to him, he shot a small ecto-ray from his finger, causing a shocked Skulker to wake up.

"What the?! What the heck was that for?!" Skulker complained, moving his head from right to left.

Vlad shushed him. "Quiet, Skulker! Do you want them to hear us?!" he whispered.

Under the same cloth, Skulker growled with a glare and whispered, "Of course not! Why would you shoot me, though?!"

"Because we're not where we're in. Something's off in our surroundings and we played into its trap like mice. Lighten up a little, will ya?"

He begin to struggle, both teeth together. "I will as soon we're out of these contraptions and rescue that whelp from these people!"

Vlad mentally rolled his eyes. "We will. Give it some time to be played out. If they decide to come back while we plan an escape, we'll get the upper hand and rescue Daniel in no time. Now who needs to be lighten up?"

Skulker sighed to himself.

Silence prevailed the room. Vlad knew better than to be captured by a couple of mischievous dumbfounded shadows. Especially one of them being one step ahead of them. Why else would he physically search for their hideout with the help of Skulker? Thoughts swam his mind as he waited for whats to come. How will the plan work? Which way was the exit from this invigorate cage?

Twin doors slid open, snapping him out of his questionable head. Who could come in here at a time like this? Claps of feet shuffled to Vlad until halting to a stop. He waited for anymore noises, no more were made.

"Who's there?" Skulker asked, moving his head in directions.

"Be quiet, you fools. You're lucky that my boss hadn't dissected you both, yet." The voice sounded like a girl.

Vlad growled. "What do you want from us?"

She giggled. "Nothing from me, idiots. I just came in here to uncover your blindfolds. Boss said so. Now hold still, the both of you."

Vlad relaxed as two hands rounded to the back of his head, tugging slightly once or twice. The cloth began to loosen up. Once the blindfold was completely off, in front of him was a pale teen girl that looked almost the same age as Danny with half brunette and white colored hair in a pony-tail that reached halfway to her back, wearing a black short-sleeve t-shirt, skinny jeans and black boots that have gray soles. He noticed a raven black stripe streaked across her bangs.

How peculiar a girl with that many neutral colors in her hair can make a person confused?

"There. Now you next, Skulker." She sighed and walked over to Skulker.

Vlad took in the large room. Monitors were up by the right wall, screens flashing as some beeped slowly like a heart beat. The whole interior was full-on coated in metal, some spots splattered in crimson red. He raised an eyebrow. Must be from precious encounters of poor, captured ghosts. Not caring, over to his left, he saw what was lumpy under a white sheet over a metal platform. It was also spotted in crimson red, but barely noticeable.

The girl was finished with Skulker. "Fine, ain't it?"

He quickly set his sight on the girl, red eyes meeting silver ones. "What did you say?"

She rolled her eyes, smirking. "I said, 'Fine, ain't it'. You like the room?"

"Couldn't say it can be better..."

She chuckled, happily smiling as she crossed her arms over her chest. "Well, this is a dissecting room, after all."

"What are you playing, girl?" he questioned with a ice cold glare.

"I'm ain't playin' nothin', Vlad. This isn't a real game to be messin' with. If it were, you two would be 'n major trouble along with him."

A questionable look took a hold on Vlad's face. "Him? What do you mean, little girl?"

"One, nothin' that exciting about." she said, walking over to Vlad to lean in with a grin and narrow eyes. "You'll know once you see him. And two, I'm not a little girl, thank you very much!" She skipped over to the exit, both doors opening on cue. "Think twice of what you will say, though!"

"Hey, wait-" Both doors slid together, cutting him off.

With her gone, Skulker looked confused with a scowl, not much eager to know how her emotions change so suddenly from serious to excitement. Was she mentally disordered or was acting out under something? He sighed, turning his head towards a timid Vlad.

He raised an eyebrow to him. "What?"

"I think that girl might be under something. I can't say what, but she spoke to us seriously, then in excitement. Did you see it in her voice?"

Vlad nodded thoughtfully. "Now that you mention it, she did act serious when she pulled off the blindfolds. After that, her attitude changed from a cowgirl to a giddy, playful teen. How was that possible?"

Skulker shrugged, mentally asking himself as well.

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The doors once again slid open, revealing two teens and a tall, old man with gray and black striped hair that curled at the end and gray beard. His shirt was white inside a long, red V-neck vest. The long, sleeve coat was crimson red that reached to his knees and wrists, a black belt buckled his brown pants and black pirate boots made the final look.

The right of his eye was visibly scared, reaching from the middle tip of his hair down his cheek. He turned on his heel. A cold chuckle erupted through his throat as he view Skulker, who was scowling him, before stepping over to Vlad. The smirk on his face lit up, as well as dark blue eyes rendering to red eyes. His teeth were sharp and triangular like shark's teeth.

Adriana and Drake were amused to all of this. Few times they heard their boss chuckle to something, or amusing himself with his captive counterparts were rarely seen whenever they did their jobs right. He was usually in a cocky, moody attitude in his office, thinking of plans to try manipulating any ghost through lies and hatred. Now that all three of them got two out of three halfas in the same room, they can begin their plan.

"Third time's a charm! How you've been in the unconscious realm?"

Vlad stayed quiet, glaring at the man with revengeful eyes. 

"Not much of a talker, are ya?" He elbowed him playfully.

He growl through his teeth, pulling hard against the strains.

"Oh, don't get to feisty, my boy! We haven't shown you our surprise present!"

"What present are you talking about?" Skulker eyed him, leaning his head forward.

The two teens chuckled as they ran quickly opposite of the table behind them, the one covered in the stained white sheet. Both of them gripped the ends of the sheet and waited for the man to say an order to pull it off. The man turned his view to the teens, a grin happily stretched from ear to ear.

"What better way to show our appreciation to you both if one of us revealed it in our fights? It simply wouldn't be much of a surprise, now would it?"

"Just show the dang thing, will you?" Vlad snapped.

The man nodded. "As you wish!"