Moi-Moi: I'm so excited! And I just can't hide it! Let me be the first to welcome you to the final installment in this Danny Phantom trilogy! I just want to thank every single person who read the first story and has continued to support me. I can't tell you how much it means to me. I write for fun, but I love it when you guys enjoy what I write. So, THANK YOU!

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Clockwork was turning away at the dial on his staff with a look of concentration on his face. Normally, Clockwork lived in solitude in his clocktower of a lair. Not many ghosts visited, but that was fine with him. Clockwork wasn't a fan of pointless chatter. Everything had to have a point- a purpose. But there was always the rare occasion that he did get a visit. Usually, the company was a nuisance- a ghost asking to go back in time because they screwed something up or the Observants barking demands at him. It was always extra tiresome because of who he was. Being the master of time, he'd already seen and experienced the visits many times over. Unfortunately, the Observants had been visiting more often than not since Pariah Dark had been eliminated.

Speak of the devils...

"Clockwork, we must have a word with you," one of the Observants said and pointed a bony finger at the middle-aged Clockwork.

"Oh?"

"You have failed to eliminate the witch. We charged the task to you and instead you visit her and leave cryptic warnings," the other Observant in the room reprimanded.

"It is imperative that she be taken out. She must be destroyed for the good of the world!" the first Observant shouted.

"The good of the world? Or for the good of ghosts?" Clockwork replied before gazing into the swirling time portal in the room. "I think she has proven to not be an enemy of ghosts."

"She murdered the former ghost king!"

"Who was an enemy of ghosts. Or have you forgotten how you banded together and overthrew him? With the help of a witch no less," Clockwork said without facing them. At the loud sputters they were releasing, he smirked.

"You've bent the rules to your liking for the ghost boy, Danny Phantom. Don't tell us now that you're going to do the same for this witch?"

Clockwork gazed into the swirling portal just as it was revealing the image of Kagome and Danny playing fetch with a dog at the park. "His future is already intertwined with hers. I can't keep watch over him without also doing the same for her," Clockwork said. "Then again, I'm not worried. I quite look forward to seeing what our new king has to offer," Clockwork finished with a low chuckle before the image in the portal changed. The new image was one of Kagome surrounded on all sides by countless ghosts. Almost like a pack of wild animals, they quickly descended on the terrified witch.

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"Hello, students. Let me be the first to welcome you to the first day of your final year at Casper High," Mr. Lancer droned as he stood at the podium on the stage. The crowd of teenagers below him hardly filled out the auditorium, but that was only because Lancer was taking the time to speak directly to this year's senior class. "Now, I would like to go over a few very important points that I want each and every one of you to keep in mind as you go forward. This is your final year of high school. Which means that you all are standing on the line between adolescence and adulthood."

"Geez. Is Lancer going to give us "the talk"?" Danny mumbled and slouched in his seat. While Sam shushed him, Tucker and Kagome laughed quietly. At hearing Kagome's soft giggle, Sam's reprimand didn't bother Danny so much.

"This year is very important for you seniors because a large percent of your time will be devoted to preparing for college. In October, Casper High will be administering the SATs so I hope you all spent the summer studying and preparing for it," Lancer said with a knowing look as he gazed down at the students.

Kagome averted her gaze. She wanted to study, but she had been a bit preoccupied. But there was still time to make a difference. Yeah. Definitely. She just had to buckle down and focus. She didn't have time for the possible end of the world... Kagome sighed softly and slumped. Who was she kidding?

"This upcoming year, there will be a few changes to the curriculum to help prepare you all for the world and college academics. So, study hard, keep on task, and it is my hope to be seeing you all for the final time in the spring to hand you your diplomas," Mr. Lancer finished.

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"Can you believe it? We're in our last year of high school! Soon, we'll be in college and living on our own," Tucker exclaimed. Tucker walked at Danny's right while Sam walked on Danny's left through the halls of Casper High. There were a few students busy at their lockers, talking, or hurrying to class.

"Tell me about it. What are you going to do, Danny?" Sam asked.

Danny shot Sam a confused look. "What do you mean?"

"I mean, how's Danny Phantom gonna keep watch over the town when he's away at college?" Sam clarified.

"Maybe he won't," Danny answered with a shrug. Sam raised a brow. "I mean, Kagome's mom will still be here. I'm sure she can handle a little ghost attack. Ghosts are afraid of witches anyways so it might not even be a problem."

Sam shot Danny a dubious look. "So you're just going to give up on fighting ghosts?"

"Well, if there's a situation, I'll handle it," Danny placated. "But there's no sense in looking for a fight."

"I think you've got bigger fish to fry, dude. You remember what Clockwork said," Tucker reminded.

"Yeah. Don't remind me. He made it sound like the end of the world. But that was weeks ago and nothing has happened yet. All the waiting is starting to drive me nuts," Danny groaned. Rubbing his hand over his face, Danny refocused on his path but his eyes caught something that left his irritation rising. Kagome was standing at her locker sorting through her textbooks. But it was the sight of Dash looming over her with a flirtatious smirk on his face that really ticked Danny off.

"Geez. You think Dash would have learned by now," Tucker commented.

"The words Dash and learn don't belong in the same sentence," Sam said dryly. After glancing around quickly, Danny made an invisible duplicate that went straight for Dash.

Kagome tried not to roll her eyes at Dash, but he was making it increasingly difficult. "Yeah. I'm pretty much guaranteed for a football scholarship to Ohio State. I might get my own apartment after I move," she heard him brag.

"That's great, Dash," she replied in a dry tone with false enthusiasm.

"Or I might live out of my car and only take showers in the sinks on campus. It won't be anything different. It's what I do now!" Dash exclaimed proudly.

Kagome straightened before shooting Dash a strange look. Immediately, she saw it. She could see the neon green glow in Dash's eyes and feel the ghostly energy emanating from Dash. "Danny? What are you doing?" Kagome whispered harshly.

"Isn't it obvious!? I'm trying to prove that I'm way better than Fenton! I mean, why wouldn't I? You're so hot, you melt the plastic in my leak-proof diapers!" Dash exclaimed loudly for everyone in the hall to hear. Out of the corner of her eye, Kagome could see people holding up their phones to film this. Kagome's cheeks flared as she quickly shut her locker and attempted to flee. "Don't run away! I was about to show you this sore on my elbow! I think it's infected, but I need a second opinion."

After pushing Dash's elbow out of her face, Kagome used her magic to force Danny out of Dash's body. That's when she heard the loud laughter. Looking around her, she spotted several students laughing their butts off- including Danny and Tucker. While the jock was dazed from the overshadowing, Kagome quickly stomped away from the scene. Talk about embarrassing!

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All the seniors at Casper High were being required to take Life Sciences in their last year. The class was normally required for freshmen, but since almost every senior had managed to flunk the class after a cookie incident three years ago, they were allowed to take the class again. Ms. Tetslaff was (unfortunately) teaching the class again. As the bulky woman practically stomped into the room, she glared at all the faces looking up at her. Almost the entire senior class was here, excluding Sam Manson who had passed the class the first time around. "Alright, maggots. Listen up! You are all here because you were unfit parents," Tetslaff started. "Excluding Ms. Takahashi who has never taken the class," she corrected.

Clearing her throat loudly, Tetslaff started pacing in front of the rows of desks. "So, you all will be taking the course this semester with these," Tetslaff said and held up a plastic baby doll in a pink onesie. "I will be assigning the parents and babies. You all should know the routine by now. Treat your baby like you would your own flesh and blood. You injure, mistreat, or destroy your baby, you and your partner will fail and neither of you can look forward to graduation. Capiche?"

When Tetslaff had her back turned, Danny quickly turned around to face Kagome. He smiled softly at her before whispering, "Wish we could at least pick our partners this time around."

Kagome narrowed her gaze at Danny before harshly whispering back, "I'm not talking to you."

"What? What did I do?" Danny asked, barely keeping his tone low.

"I'll have you know that the video of Dash talking about his leak-proof diapers has almost five hundred views on UTube."

Danny chuckled softly, but at Kagome's disapproving look he sobered up. "Dash started it by flirting with you. He knows we're together," Danny replied grumpily.

"That doesn't give you the right to misuse your powers like that, Danny. You know that I'm not interested in Dash. You didn't need to get jealous," Kagome said.

"Jealous!?" Danny exclaimed.

"Fenton!" Ms. Tetslaff exclaimed and slammed her thick hand down onto Danny's desk. Danny jumped at once and quickly spun around in his seat. With a startled expression, Danny swallowed thickly. "I know I may not look as pretty as your girlfriend, but I'm who you're supposed to be paying attention to."

Rather than answer, Danny sunk lowly in his seat as the soft chuckles of his fellow seniors weighed down on him. He could feel Tucker's sympathetic gaze, but it didn't help much. Tetslaff straightened before placing a doll in a pink onesie on Danny's desk. "When I call your name, move next to your partner. You're gonna spend the rest of the period working out schedules and figuring out the best way to care for your bundles of joy," Tetslaff said and held up a clip board. "Foley, you're with Gray..."

Tucker shot a skeptical look at Valerie while Valerie sent him a warning glance. Tucker got the message loud and clear. "You better not screw this up for me!"

"Fenton, you're partnered with Sanchez."

Danny winced slightly. Great. He'd really hoped that he would get Kagome for his partner. If this had been freshman year, he would have been thrilled to have Paulina. But now, all he was feeling was dread.

"Baxter, you're with Takahashi."

Danny's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly sat up straighter just as he heard Dash's triumphant cry of "Yes!" from across the room. The rest of the pairs went right over Danny's head. He couldn't help but think about something that Sam had said to him about karma...

"Alright. Sit with your partners and get to work," Tetslaff barked.

Danny watched Kagome pick up her things and move over to Dash and the blue bundle he held on his arm. When Danny locked gazes with Dash, he couldn't help but glare. Instead of returning the glare, Dash smirked. Once Kagome was seated, he made a show of stretching his free arm around her chair. Danny barely held back a growl.

"Excuse me," Paulina huffed and snapped her fingers in front of Danny's face. He blinked twice before looking over at her. "We have to work together on this and I'm not about to let you screw this up for me. If I fail, don't graduate and get held back, I'll claw your eyes out," Paulina promised in a warning tone. Danny couldn't help but feel like there was someone up there laughing at him.

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Moi-Moi: Uh, yeah Danny. Me! XD I'm dying of laughter over here!

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Next time: "I still do not appreciate a boy being in the room when the door is closed," Vlad said with a deep frown.

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