Danny flew through town patrolling Amity Park with a lot on his mind. No activity so far today and Danny was actually pissed off about it. He needed to take his aggression out on something. He almost wished he would spot a ghost trying to cause trouble. All of a sudden, his ghost sense went off.

'Finally! Something to scratch this itch.' He thought to himself.

From down below he heard screaming. He averted his eyes downward to spot a number of people running out of an electronics store. Turning invisible, he flew down and proceeded to phase inside with caution as to carefully assess the situation and possible threat but also to make sure he wouldn't be seen.

There was one of his typical foes, Ember McClain. She was threatening the poor employee at the counter and had him shitting himself.

"P- please, don't hurt me!"

"Oh! And why not?!" She shouted as she raised her guitar to attack.

"Because you being seen in an orange jumpsuit and being held in Walker's prison would really hurt your PR value!"

Ember's head snapped around to look at the source.

"Ah! Looks like the dipstick finally decided to show. I was starting to think you wouldn't. Anyway, It's about time but you're a little late to the show!"

'Wait. She was expecting me?'

"Alright, Ember. I'm going to give you three choices. Surrender and go back to the Ghost Zone, willingly. Fight me, get beat, before I shoot you back in through the Fenton Portal, myself. Or Surrender and go back to the Ghost Zone, willingly. Personally, I prefer the second option, but the first and third choices aren't bad, either."

"Aww, you WANT me to fight you? Dipstick, I'm flattered you see me as a worthy foe. In terms of your first option, sorry, babypop, but I've been having a rough day and I need someone to take my frustrations out on!" She said as she turned the knob on her guitar and struck a cord on her guitar.

All of a sudden, Danny is met with a large fist in the form of overly-amplified energy being shot at him. He is hit and flies back into a rack of DVD and VHS players.

'Ow,' Danny said to himself, rubbing his head. 'If she wants to play it like that..'

Ember laughed as she gloated. "That was too easy! Don't tell me you're getting soft-" she said before she was struck with a blast of Danny's ice powers and was frozen into place inside of a glacier.

"Why don't you cool off, Rockstar and hold still while I suck you up into my thermos!"

Ember saw him pulling it out.

'Oh no. He's not going to beat me again. Not this time!' Ember thought as her eyes turned blood red and thought about her millions of adoring fans chanting her name. The intensity in her hair's flame began to increase. As soon as the ice weakened, Ember could move enough to strike the same chord as before, blasting the ice in all directions.

Danny turned intangible so the ice chunks didn't hit him.

"I thought you said you were going to give me the chance to fight! Oh well, when I'm done, you'll be sure you'll regret that little stunt!" And fired again at Danny. Danny flew out of the way just in time and turned in visible as he flanked Ember from behind.

"Arghh! Dipstick, show yourself so I can beat you!"

Ember felt a tap on her shoulder and spun around to see Danny just in time as he shot an ectoblast from his hands. This time, it was her turn to take a trip to aisle 3: DVD's and VCR's. Danny shot out of the store and Ember was hot on his trail.

Ember flew up to meet him at 150 feet.

"What with all the cheap shots today, dipstick? You normally fight a fair battle!"

"Why don't you tell me what's got you so pissed off that you off to scare a random, defenseless store cashier?! Having money problems?"

"That's none of your concern, dipstick!" She said, swinging her guitar at Danny. He dodged in time and the two engaged in a dance of two red auras.

After 20 minutes, neither side could get the advantage.

Danny had fared better and Ember seemed to be fighting dirtier than he ever remembered.

'Damn. She is SUPER pissed off. And I thought I was mad.'

Danny winced as he moved through the air. Ember had gotten him good a few times during their engagement. He didn't know how much more he could handle... and she showed no signs of slowing down or cooling down.

'I think my temper has tapered off but she looks like she could keep going all day long. I have to put a stop to this.'

An evil smirk stretched across Ember face.

'He's tired! Now! Finally! Maybe I can finally have something go right in my afterlife and defeat the dipstick for a change.'

Danny hunched over to give off a look of weariness as he panted but made sure to keep watch of her out of the corner of his eye. Ember quickly cleared the distance and swung down at his head with her guitar, like an ax.

At the last second, he dodged the attack and grabbed her guitar.

"What?! Dipstick! Give me back my guitar NOW!" Ember screamed as her hair flared in fury.

"You want the guitar back? You're gonna have to catch me first, hothead!" He retorted back as he raced away.

Ember shot after him. If looks could kill, Phantom would be in the after-life, full-ghost by now. She followed him to a nearby. Seemingly abandoned industrial park where he landed in on the top of a building in construction.

When Ember landed, she was about to give him a piece of her mind. Until, Danny spoke up.

"You know.. I could break this thing, and you would be virtually useless for the rest of your life!"

"W- wait. What, babypop?" Ember squeaked.

"Yeah, maybe I should! Give me one good reason I shouldn't just break your stupid guitar right here, right now on the spot! You have done no good with this thing except cause people misery!"

Ember was taken back. She didn't know the dipstick was capable of talking to her or anybody this way. Over the years, she had grown to understand that he would always be a good guy, and do the right thing. Now, however, he was showing off a side to him she never knew. And whatever it was, she didn't like it.

"Wait! Let's get something straight, babypop! It is NOT stupid! You don't know what that guitar means to me! And second, is this what you've been reduced to now! Are you really, possibly turning into the biggest asshole I've ever met!" Ember screamed.

This time, it was Danny's turn to be taken back.

'Woah. I had no idea this thing meant so much to her.'

He let out a sigh. "Ember, I'm sorry. I- I guess I just didn't know how much this guitar meant to you. I don't know anything about you or your past, really."

"Yeah, well maybe you should learn a ghost before you demonize one!"

"To be fair, you are a villian, though. You've tried to brainwash the world many times with your hypnotic music and tactics."

"Again! You know nothing about me!" She shouted back.

"Then tell me."

"What?"

"Teach me about the real Ember McClain. And I just might give you back your guitar."

Ember was.. Speechless. 'The dipstick really wants to know about me? I thought he hated me with a passion.'

"Hold on a second, babypop, you're gonna have to tell me about yourself, too."

"What do you want to know?"

"Like why you were just about to break my guitar. And why you WANTED to fight me back in the electronics store?" Ember said as raised an eyebrow and tapped her boot.

"Oh, that. Right." Danny said, scratching the back of his head.

"Yeah, so spill."

"Alright. This is going to take a little while."