A/N: THE REVISIONS ARE COMPLETE!!!!!!!! And I did it in less than a week after posting my notice. I worked my ass off getting this story fixed for one reason, the attention this story got after posting my note was phenomanal! It was faved and reviewed in the span of 24 hours XD. I'd once again like to thank all of you DP fans who have kept going with this story for so long, you guys rock.

Now, the noticable changes to the writing are as follows:

-Trey's past has been made less extreme in light of the V-Tech massacre

-I have made sure all the ghosts are in character as much as possible whenever he/she appears

-This has been adjusted to fit the events of Phantom Planet, so a good portion of the script has been mosified according to it

Now that that's out of the way, let's return to the tale of Nightmare's Rising...

Ch 1: Surprise

The sun rises on another fine day in a small suburban town. As the rays begin to rain down on the life forms below, a clock alarm goes off in a small cozy house. A man moves his arm to shut it off as he sits up in his bed. He gets up and opens the shade and welcomes the morning quite gracefully. His trim, firm physique rises as he breathes the fresh air. This is Trey Fenton, a local of a small town in Connecticut, blonde hair long enough to reach the top of his eyebrows, and is officially 23 today since it was May 4th, his birthday. He showers and gets dressed in his usual denim shorts, T-shirt and a short sleeved camp shirt to go over it, and goes out for his morning walk.

Along the way, many girls acknowledge his presence by stopping and 'hugging' him and wished him a happy birthday. Ever since he was 12, an incident changed his life to make him who he was, and the girls found him very attractive after that. 45 minutes later he arrives back at his apartment to find his family there to greet him. Parents, twin brother, and his closest friends, it was a surprise well planned. When he got into the kitchen, he noticed someone had brought in a package left on his doorstep. He looked at the label with the return address and read "From Fenton Works…Amity Park……no way…" he opened the package and pulled out…The Fenton Peeler. "Dang Trey…who sent you this piece of junk?"

"Our relatives from Amity Park brother, you know how much Uncle Jack and Aunt Maddie are addicted to ghosts…there's a note attatched to this" and he flipped it over and read To our dear nephew and cousin love, Uncle Jack, Aunt Maddie, Danny, and Jazz

PS: You never know when a ghost will attack, so use this just in case. Trey simply laughed at the strange machine. He knew full well of his relative's work because he was very close to his younger cousins. Heck when Danny was little, he wanted to be as cool as he was when he grew up. "So bro, why do you think we keep getting this stuff anyway? There are no such things as ghosts"

"Have you forgotten the Ectoranium asteroid incident three years ago? That more than proves their theories are true. Besides, I think I should ask the source, you interested I know Jazz would die to see her almighty actor relative again"

"If you want to drive up and visit them go ahead…I've got…plans with Lauren tonight."

"Really…well then good luck to you, I'm going to pack."

Meanwhile at Casper High in Amity Park, things couldn't be going better. The familiar trio of Danny Fenton, Tucker Foley and Samantha Manson were once again seated at their usual lunch table located outside the school. All three teens lives were running smoothly since Danny saved the world from a rogue asteroid that would have destroyed the Earth if not stopped. Tucker was especially relieved to learn that his two best friends have finally come to terms with their feelings.

Over three years and there was still no stopping the infamous couple. Paulina may have had a thing or two to say about it, but they didn't care. Danny had long forgotten her existence when he Sam first hooked up and he had matured for the better. Danny got more control over his powers over the months (he can create one perfect clone of himself now). Plus, he and Tucker had pulled their grades up to a solid 85-95 average.

Tucker had also grown as well since he had abandoned his traditional red beret (a welcome sight to his friends) and started wearing contacts. Instead of carrying any and every possible piece of technology on his person, he instead limited himself to an mp3 player, one cellphone, and a single PDA which improved his organization skills a lot. Not to mention, he had the potential to become an outstanding engineer when he graduated college since his political regime ended a month after becoming mayor. He tried to pass numerous laws that granted powerful rights to geeks like him.

All their outfits remained generally the same but instead, Danny now wore black jeans with a neon green shirt saying "Who are you going to call" on the front, and on the back was his famous DP logo. Tucker had grown his hair into a small ponytail and was wearing a solid color t-shirt with a long sleeved shirt draped over it. Sam had let go of her normal top and skirt for her own set of black jeans with a light navy blue top with sleeves that flared out the longer they got. Plus, to go with her combat boots, she now wore leather half-finger gloves. Like Tucker, she too had grown her hair and kept a lock of it near the side of her face with her green hair tie.

Indeed life was good for Team Phantom. Minutes later the bell rang for the start of the next round of classes, but to the upperclassmen including Danny and friends, it meant they could leave early. Fresh out of senior prom, the work load for them had lightened since their AP classes didn't meet every day. Besides, they had other things to think about while strolling to Fenton Works. "So Danny, have your folks reached a decision on your summer plans this year?"

"Well Tuck, I'm not going to tell you…instead I'll show you" he reached into his bag and pulled out two brochures, one for each of his friends. As they read the cover, Sam immediately turned sideways and planted a quick kiss on Danny's cheek. In her hands was a packet about Downtown Disney, while Tucker had Epcot, both being attractions at Walt Disney World. With the hero Danny Phantom boosting their credit, the Fentons have been getting calls of ghost attacks throughout the city, even some out of state. The fresh income was well appreciated and they soon had enough saved for a week or two in the happiest place on Earth.

They even got the Foley's to come along too. Maddie and Jack decided to bury the hatchet and allow Sam's parents to join them too, but unfortunately their opinion of the Fenton name, though not as severe as before, was still less than positive but that didn't stop Sam. This meant that there were two spare tickets up for grabs and they asked Danny to find willing people to "put up with them" for a couple weeks at most. Tucker was quick to present a suggestion and cleared his throat. "Now Danny, I know you may not approve of this seeing as how you hold a grudge and all…"

"Tuck I hold no grudges. Trust me when I say they get you nowhere"

"Well if you say so and…wait, you say that as if you learned it yourself"

"I kinda did Tuck, I was only a little kid when…he told me…" Tucker was about to ask who this person was when Danny's cell started ringing. He reached into his pocket and flipped open the receiver, not bothering to look at his caller ID. "Hello"

"Wow…your voice changed. That makes me wonder what you look like now Danny" Danny was a little startled at the voice on the end of the line. It spoke in way that said this person knew him and knew him well and considering past experiences, it was usually never good. "Hello, are you still there? I hope I didn't scare you off."

"No…but you're close so I'll cut the idle chit chat right now, who are you and what do you want?"

"Take it easy there. I mean, can't I drop by and say hello to a relative?" Danny's eyes widened and he switched on his speakerphone. "What do you mean by relative because I have very distant relations."

"This one is closer than you think, but I've played with your head enough, so what've you been up to cuz?" Cuz?! That word, Danny only knew of one person who called him that. "…Trey…i-is that you?!"

"Bingo, Freddy tell the young man what he's won?"

"Holy crap…well it's only been EIGHT YEARS!!! Where are you now?"

"I have to cut this short, so I'll say……about an hour or so from Fenton Works"

"Is he coming here?!" Sam nearly shrieked. Once they knew who was on the line she couldn't help but feel giddy. Trey was Danny's older cousin not to mention one of his biggest role models. He and his family came into town every so often, usually for a good reason, one in particular still lingers in her memory

Flashback: Danny's 10th birthday

Danny had only been 10 for a couple hours and he was already bouncing about the house along with Sam. Tucker couldn't be there since he had suddenly caught a cold. The parents had left for places unknown to him at the time (later to be known as last minute shopping for presents). But Danny was happy for another reason. 5 minutes later the door opened and Sam went to answer expecting Mr/Mrs Fenton, needless to say it wasn't. It was the first time Trey had met Sam and he quickly introduced himself. The pair went into the other room where the elder was met with a bear hug. "It's you, it's you, it's you!"

"It's me…you can let go of me now cuz I'm losing the feeling in my legs" he obeyed and soon greeted his aunt and uncle at the door. After a quick reunion they immediately called to Trey to get the birthday boy because they were ready to head out. "Hey mister, where are you going with Danny?"

"To give him his first present that's what…you're welcome to join us if you want" little Sam was interested and got into the van with Danny and his New England relatives. They spent the morning at the mini-golf and kart track in the outskirts of the city. Danny would go onto say it was his best birthday ever. It would also be the last time he'd see him in eight years…

End Flashback

"Yes I'm on my way there right now…did you put me on speakerphone because I thought I just heard your girlfriend."

"Yeah she's…wait…how do you know about Sam being my girlfriend?"

"I didn't, I'll see you guys soon, ciao." Trey then hung up leaving Tucker to laugh while the other two blushed from slight embarrassment. Nevertheless, they picked up the speed toward Fenton Works. As they rounded the third corner, they were interrupted by a familiar wisp of blue from Danny's mouth. Tucker and Sam gave him an approving nod and he changed into the now famous hero Danny Phantom. He took for the sky and turned around and nearly died of shock at the being before him. "Well, well now why would you be in such a rush Daniel?"

"Vlad, how did you…aren't you…"

"Supposed to be dead? Indeed when your father left me out there I too thought I was a goner. Before I knew it another large asteroid was hurtling towards me. Normally it would've crushed me flat, but as you can see it didn't. I've come to settle the score between me and your family once and for all. My life is a constant battle of life and death for me thanks to your bumbling father!"

"Watch your tongue old man, you decided to reveal your identity to everyone so don't go pegging this on me!"

"You assume I care about your opinion, but you are gravely mistaken!!!" Vlad ended the conversation with one of the most powerful ghost rays he had ever used. Even Danny was taken off guard when it nearly incinerated him. He knew Vlad meant business, and when he gets like this there's no telling what he can do. Danny immediately took flight away from the city with a bitter Plasmius behind him. As soon as he reached a wide enough clearing he spun around and rammed himself into Vlad's gut at top speed, causing him to crash into the ground below. The two halfas soon lit up the afternoon sky with a show of beams and lasers. It was during this fight that Danny put all the training he did during his absence to the test. When Vlad made his signature 4 clones, he responded with his two clones to make the fight a little more even. Soon after disposing of his clones, Vlad was starting to tire out due to one thing "What's the matter Vlady, old age getting to you?"

"I grow tired of your witty banter young Daniel, it's time to get serious" Vlad was true to his word as he held his arms up and started collecting ecto-energy in them until he had a glowing, violet ball as big as an SUV. He wasted no time in hurling it straight at Danny. Overcoming the shock in his body Danny was quick to avoid the giant sphere with little trouble. Danny knew this would go on forever if he continued fighting like this so he charged up his cryokinesis powers and froze him to the ground when Vlad charged at him again. Danny laid on a tick layer to ensure he would not get away. As he tried to squirm himself free, Danny landed next to him, he was finally going to defeat his arch nemesis once and for all. "How on earth did you get this kind of power Daniel???"

"Don't look so surprised Uncle Vlad, you think you're the only one whose been hitting it around here? Look at you, look at what you're doing why do you still blame my father for the way your life turned out?"

"Because it was all his fault!!! If he only had the brains to look over the test portal I would not be in this mess!"

"Then it's official, you're a hopeless case. It's over Plasmius, just surrender and when you're arrested the police might show you mercy." The only response was a shot of ghost rays from Vlad's eyes. Danny sighed as he stepped back to finish his nemesis once and for all. He inhaled and leaned back, ready to launch the strongest Ghostly Wail he could only to have it interrupted at the last second by a distant explosion. Judging by the size and color, it was obviously Vlad's previous attack that he had dodged. Taking advantage of the distraction Vlad went intangible and escaped his icy bonds. Danny didn't bother to notice since he was more concerned with any potential injuries someone may have received. He flew as fast as possible to the site of the explosion. What he saw made him gasp in shock.

A long chunk of the road had been totally destroyed leaving a fairly good sized crater in its place. Luckily, it was on a back road which people usually didn't travel on…usually. He then heard the sound of something metallic hitting the ground. He landed by the area to notice Sam and Tucker on the scene apparently trying to pry something, or someone free of the wreckage his eyes had just seen. The car was upside down and the roof had been flattened. Various bends and dents covered the outer shell from where it had flipped numerous times.

Danny finally moved up to the broken driver's side window to pull out whoever was inside. Using his intangibility he easily got the person out of the car. As soon as he set the person down he rolled him over onto his back. It was obviously a male, probably in his early twenties at most. His clothes and skin reflected the wreck he had just been through, but something wasn't sitting right with the ghost boy. "Danny…it has a Connecticut license plate…" Sam said observing the car. Then she instantly remembered that she knew one such person from Connecticut, and so did Danny. He scoured his pockets for some kind of ID, but found nothing because Tucker had beaten him to it.

Danny's stomach became queasy as he saw the frightened look in his eyes. His hands were trembling as he continued to hold up the man's driver's license. Danny took it in his hand and he felt his body freeze as he read the name, Trey Fenton. If a death was the worst case scenario, it officially got ten times worse. Danny was soon shaking himself as he looked at his cousin's lifeless form and the next thing he knew he was screaming his lungs out calling his name. Sam couldn't help but cry as she latched herself onto Danny knowing how hard he had been hit. Tears started falling from his cheeks when Danny gripped the earth under his knees and shouted "You'll pay for this Vlad……even if it's the last thing I do……I SWEAR YOU'LL PAY!!!!!!!!"

A/N : Thus concludes chapter one. Looks like Danny means business this time around. But, if Vlad holds such anger for Jack, why take it out on Danny instead of trying to kill him? This and more is answered in chapter 2: The Curse of Aragon