Phantom Judgement

Summary: At the end of "A Ghost in Middle-earth", Danny encountered formidable enemies. What happened to them afterwards?

Disclaimer: I do not own either The Silmarillion or Danny Phantom.

A/N: This story takes place in Middle-earth's Second Age, in the year 1697, after the fall of Eregion. The description of Arda's geography is based on a map released with a pdf text of The Lord of the Rings.

Chapter 1

The world of Arda, from earliest antiquity, consists of two continents separated by a single ocean. The closest they come to each other is in the far North, where they are connected by a bridge called the Grinding Ice. The Eastern, and larger, continent is Middle-earth, where Mortals dwell. The Western, and smaller, continent is Valinor. The continents are surrounded by the Encircling Seas. Valinor, known to those in Middle-earth as the Undying Lands, is inhabited on the East coast by the majority of Elves in Arda. The rest of the continent is broken up into the vast lands utilized by angelic beings called the Valar and Maiar.

On the extreme Western edge of Valinor (not far from the shores of the Encircling Seas), stand the Halls of Mandos. To these Halls, all Races go when they die, to rest before moving on to whatever Fate awaits them. The ruler of these Halls is the Vala Námo, the Doomsman of the Valar, commonly known as Mandos. His wife is Vairë the Weaver. She weaves tapestries of events in Arda's history. Her tapestries decorate the vast Halls, which expand throughout the millennia.

Námo walked through his Halls, pondering the vast History of Arda. He lingered in a Hall containing the tapestries of the War of the Elves and Sauron in the Second Age of the Sun. As he neared the end of the Hall, Námo found his wife Vairë, hanging a newly completed tapestry.

Vairë turned to face her husband when she was satisfied it hung as she desired. "I have completed the tapestry of the end of the war, Námo. A pity it had to end so."

They studied the image at the bottom: a great city in flames, its inhabitants either fleeing or captured. Námo sighed. "The loss of life need not have been so great. More Elves could have been saved."

Vairë nodded sadly. "The people of Ost-in-Edhil knew they were in danger months before Sauron attacked. Glorfindel, as in Gondolin, tried to save the noncombatants. Elrond, like his grandmother, worked to make sure they would be able to escape. But Celebrimbor was more like to Elrond's great-grandfather, refusing to see the danger before it was too late."

Námo was silent for several moments before speaking. "The Lord of Eregion inherited a great part of his own grandfather's, Fëanor's, pride. That pride enabled him to stand up to his father after Beren and Lúthien passed through Nargothrond on the Quest for the Silmarils. But it also kept him from accepting that the work he had done in Ost-in-Edhil was about to be destroyed.

"After everything he has experienced, he will now find rest in contemplation. And he will reunite with his eldest uncle, Maedhros, with whom he will have a great deal to discuss. Maedhros shows great promise in progressing towards his eventual rebirth, unlike his five younger brothers."

Vairë turned in surprise. "Maglor has not yet joined us? He also repented at the last, and he is the last of Fëanor's sons to survive the ancient Wars."

Námo shook his head. "Not yet. It will be many years yet before he is ready to leave Middle-earth. He will either sail, or fade from grief. But Maedhros and Celebrimbor will welcome him when they reunite."

Vairë nodded, then turned when she saw a large clock appear out of the corner of one eye. Signing to Námo, she watched as the hands of the clock spun faster and faster.

Both Valar waited as the clock became a blue, glowing portal, and an old, bearded man emerged. He wore a cloak secured by a gear-shaped cloak pin and three timepieces on his wrist, and he bore a staff surmounted with a clock. His torso was the inner workings of a grandfather clock. Instead of legs, he had a tail. His eyes were entirely red, without pupils or whites, the left eye crossed by a scar.

Námo nodded in greeting. "Clockwork, my old friend. It has been some time since your last visit." Vairë smirked in amusement. While the people in these tapestries would have taken it literally, the three beings present were above time.

Clockwork drifted down, so as to be on eye-level with the Vala. "Yes, it has. I have been very busy with my newest young charge."

Vairë smiled. "Yes, I recall the discussion from your last visit. How is it with him?"

Clockwork changed into child form. "He is well. He visited Middle-earth not long ago."

A confused look crossed Vairë's face before she turned to the tapestry she had just hung. Examining it, she found an image near the top that explained the ghost's comment. "Oh, yes, of course. The events over those two weeks were quite unusual."

Clockwork smiled. "For Arda, perhaps." He studied the tapestry. "It is because of Danny's visit that I came to see you."

Námo raised an eyebrow. "Oh? For what purpose?"

The Master of Time turned to face Námo, changing into young man form. "I believe you are missing some fëar."

The Doomsman considered the statement. "Yes. I am missing quite a few. Many Elves have refused the Summons. But you appear to have very specific fëar in mind."

Clockwork withdrew a silver and green container from the folds of his cloak. "I do, indeed, have specific fëar in mind. Young Danny captured them toward the end of his visit, when they possessed, and attempted to take over, his friends." He pulled the cap off, pointed the open end to a space in front of the two Valar, and pressed a button on the side. A blue light shot out, coalescing into four dark-haired Elven warriors. Stunned, the four elves could only look around them in awe.

Vairë's eyes widened. "Thangrod, Tarmafuin, Thîwdín, and Aragon. I am glad to see them here at last." She turned to Clockwork. "Thank you for bringing them, old friend. And thank Danny for us, as well."

Námo turned his stern gaze on the elves, who were only now realizing where they were. "I hope you are ready to explain yourselves."

Glossary

Ost-in-Edhil-(S) Fortress of the Elves. The capital city of the Realm of Eregion, a place that disappeared in the Second Age. Danny visited this city when he came to Middle-earth.

Nargothrond - (S) The Great Underground Fortress on the River Narog. An Elven city destroyed in the First Age.

Gondolin - (S) The Hidden Rock. An Elven city destroyed in the First Age. King Turgon's hidden city. Glorfindel lived there, and died protecting the Elves as they left it.

fëar - (S) spirits. Singular fëa. It includes a person's memories and personality, much like a soul.