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RM: A New Path

Chapter 1: Prologue

Takes place after the battle

Before the prom

Ember Mclain still could not believe what has transpired over the last twenty four hours of her life/afterlife/half-life or whatever.

Her secret had been revealed, she discovered that Vlad has come back with an army, with the intent of wiping away Amity Park and Danny Phantom off the face of the Earth. With the help of Kitty, she managed to escape and get the information to Danny, and also discovered that her substitute teacher was her long-lost little sister Amelia Jane Mclain, who is known by her peers as A.J Murray. After a subsequent battle that followed, with the aid of Kitty and Danny's many allies, they all managed to defeat Vlad's army and take him down for good, even if she had to get shot with an ectoranium bullet at the price. However, thanks to Danny and everyone, she was saved, revealed her secret and was finally accepted by everyone in Amity Park, and most especially by Danny and her sister, who had invited her to stay in Amity Park, and Danny had once again accepted that he had feelings for her and asked her to be his girlfriend once more.

Something she couldn't say "yes" to fast enough.

Ember still couldn't believe it all...but she is happy for it all. Especially now as she finally arrived to Amy's family apartment, which she knew would now serve as her brand new home.

"Welcome to Casa de Murray, I hope it will be to your liking...I know it's a bit small but..."James stopped when Ember sent him a smile.

"It's perfect..."Ember said to her brother-in-law and then turned to her sister.

"I still can't believe that I am here...that you are you and that...all of this...wow...'Ember admitted.

"Me neither..."Amy said softly, feeling so happy that after so long, she finally had her precious sister back.

"What I can't believe is that my band mate turns out to be my aunt, who also turns out to be Danny Phantom's new girlfriend...man, people at my school will be talking about this for weeks...'Zoe commented, causing the other females to notice her smirk.

Before Ember could say anything, Maggie approached her ,looking at her with those beautiful green eyes that she had inherited from Amy.

"I'm happy you are here...Auntie Amberline..."Maggie said sweetly, causing Ember to smile.

"So am I..."Amy said.

"Me too...this is going to be so cool, I just hope you don't mind sharing my room..."Zoe said.

"Don't worry, I've seen your room before and I think I will be just fine...'Ember said, feeling particularly excited.

She never had a room mate before. Even in the past, she and Amy had separate bedrooms, but Zoe is her niece and she knew personally how cool she is. She knew that she was more than okay with this arrangement.

"Speaking of which...we probably should put your belonging there and add the spare bed, at least until we can buy you a new one..."James said.

"Oh yeah...I should probably get my stuff...one moment please...'Ember said as she suddenly did teleportation, since she was still technically in her ghost form.

Needless to say, the entire Murray clan looked stunned to say the least. Sure, they were aware and accepted the fact that Ember is still semi-ghost and has powers just like Danny Phantom...but...seeing this... well...

"COOL!..."Maggie said in excitement at the disappearing act.

"Totally...'Zoe said in awe at the display of power, though her parents were still stunned.

'This...might take some getting used to..."James commented to his wife, who was still silent, wondering where in the world her sister has gone.

Several minutes later, Ember reappeared in their apartment, and right with her were several dozen boxes.

"Where did you go?...'Amy asked in concern.

"Oh yeah...I had to make a quick stop at the Ghost Zone to get my stuff..."Ember said.

"The Ghost Zone?...How...How did you get there?...'Amy asked.

"Oh yeah...I guess...I guess I never told you...I have this power...it lets me teleport to either world, but it takes a lot of power, it used to give killer migraines every time I used it, but now I have it mastered...'Ember explained, feeling a little self conscious.

After all, ghosts never really had to explain about their powers, they did...

"My...that's certainly something..."Amy said.

"It was so cool..." Zoe said in excitement while Maggie asked her if she has any other powers.

"Uh, ladies...before we do anything, exactly what are in these Ember...uh...Amberline?..."James asked, unsure how to refer her.

'Call me either...I don't mind..."Ember said to her brother in law.

"Okay...Amberline...what exactly are in these boxes?...'James asked as he pointed to almost 25 boxes.

"I told you, my stuff...my equipment, my clothes and other stuff..."Ember said, surprising the blonde hair man, who looked stunned to say the least.

"Uh...Amberline...How many of these boxes are for your clothes?...'Amy asked.

"18 of them, why?...'Ember asked while James jaw dropped

"I was afraid of that...Sis, you are welcome here and we want you to be as comfortable as possible but...I don't think we have that much closet space here..."Amy said gently, wanting to not hurt her feelings.

Ember paused, before she realized something and sighed.

"I guess I didn't think about that..."Ember said... "Don't worry, I can put most of it back in my old realm and I can leave the good stuff here..."Ember suggested.

"That can work...'James said.

"Awesome...come on, Ember...I can help you pick out the best ones to keep..."Zoe said in excitement, having always had a passion for fashion herself.

'Me too...Me too...'Maggie said as she opened up on of the boxes.

'While you girls do that, I'll set up the bed in Zoe's room...'James said as he went to do his task.

Amy giggled, feeling so happy. She has her sister back and after just five minutes with her family, it's obvious that they are going to get along just fine.

"Amberline...'Amy thought happily as she watched her sister and her daughters select which items to keep.

Later

While James and Amy were busy fixing up Zoe's room to house their newest family member, Zoe and Ember, with the help of Maggie, were still busy choosing which of her clothes to keep in her closet.

"What about this one?..."Maggie asked as she help up a green tube top, which made Ember shake her head.

"Nah...I never really like that one all that much...it can go back...'Ember said.

Since Zoe's closet wasn't all that big, Ember decided to keep just 20 of her favorite outfits for the time being, already deciding to just teleport to the Ghost Zone if she wanted to switch it up. Her prom dress would stay here until after the prom, that's for sure.

"Wow, I so much love this top, where did you get it?..."Zoe asked as she admired a sparkly red tank top that was in one of the packages.

"Haunt Topic, it's a store in the Ghost Zone..."Ember answered.

"Is it okay if I borrow this for when school starts again?... "Zoe asked in excitement to the other female.

"Sure...why not..."Ember shrugged and Zoe beamed in joy.

Ember smiled, seeing that Zoe liked fashion just as much as she liked music. She knew that they will be getting along just fine.

Just then, Amy and James reappeared into the living room.

"Have you decided which will stay?...'Amy asked.

"Yeah...Just trying trying to choose between these last two...'Ember said as she was comparing between a dark blue V-Neck and an and purple tank top

"I like the blue one better...'Amy said.

Ember considered it and smiled, deciding to keep it here.

"Glad that's settled, come on, the bedroom is all set up..."James said.

Ember smiled as she followed them. Zoe's room was just as cool as she remembered, only now it had an extra bed, meant for Ember. Ember wasted no time in putting her stuff in Zoe's closet. Ember then placed her new guitar, and with the help of the others, some of her personal knick knacks from her realm that she has collected over the years and most of all, her favorite pictures, the most special one is one of Danny, which she placed on the night stand next to her bed.

"Now this is what I am talking about...'Ember said.

"Me too...'Zoe said, finding that Ember has a lot of cool stuff and even cooler clothes too.

'Glad to hear that...come on...let's go have some dinner...it's been a very long day..."Amy said.

Ember smiled, feeling that this is getting better and better.

Later

The first family dinner here was wonderful. Amy had made Lasagna and Ember was pleasantly surprised by how good of a cook her sister turned out to be. It was even better than that Spaghetti she had the other time she was here. During this meal, Ember explained her situation more clearly to her new family, about how she even became half ghost in the first place and gave the basic points of everything that has happened since then.

Needless to say, the Murray's were surprised but grateful that they had her now.

After the late dinner, James went to go tuck Maggie in for bed time. Zoe then left to go tend to their pet cat Elvis, leaving Ember alone with Amy for the first time, all day.

Both sisters were silent, all day there was either a battle or other people who were with them but for the first time in so long, they were together and alone, just the two of them. Amy was silent for a while, and Ember noticed the expression on her face, she looked like she was going to cry or something, but...but why?...

"Amy?..."Ember asked, only to suddenly be pulled into another hug by her sister.

"I still can;t believe it, even as I hold you like this...I...you have no idea, how many birthdays wishes and prayers I did, hoping that somehow...someway...we would be together again as a family...it really is a miracle...'Amy said as she continued to hug her.

Ember felt more tears fall from her eyes, knowing so much time has passed since they were a family...

"I'm so sorry...'Ember whispered.

"What?..."Amy asked in confusion, only to see a look of pure guilt on Ember's face.

"I'm so sorry...about not recognizing you...I should have seen something...'Ember said, still unable to believe she had been so close to her sister for months, yet never even noticed.

"Don't say that...I was the one who was being foolish, I noticed the similarities but I was so scared of being wrong...I didn't go for it...I feel awful for that...'Amy said.

'Don't be...if I had been in your shoes, I probably would have been petrified too..."Ember said as she wiped a tear that was falling down her cheek.

"I'm just sorry I didn't try seeking you out when I first came here instead of focusing on stupid, pointless revenge...but...I was worried that even if I tried, I wouldn't have found you...or...or you wouldn't have remembered me...since you were so young when...'Ember paused,trying to ignore that pain from the past.

"How can anyone ever forget you?...'Amy said as she continued to hug her.

"I just feel terrible..."Ember said.

"Let's stop this now...what matters now is that we are together again and we can be a family again too...'Amy said to her beloved sister.

"I know that...but I feel terrible about other stuff...'Ember sighed.

'What?...'Amy asked.

"If there is one thing I missed about my old life...It was you, Amy...I always regretted that I couldn't go back to you...about all of the times you needed me when you were growing up and I wasn't there... "Ember said with a sad look on her face, Amy looked down, knowing that she always missed her sister and wished many times for her to somehow come back and they could be and family once again.

"Your childhood, your teen years, your graduation, your wedding , Zoe and Maggie's births...I missed out on so much because...because I..."Ember paused, feeling some sadness.

Amy however stopped her, with the most serious expression possible on her face...

"Stop that, it wasn't your fault...it...it was tragedy and we cannot change the past...but it was NOT your fault...what matters now is that by some miracle, you are here now, alive and well...and you are here to stay with me..."Amy said.

Despite herself, Ember couldn't help but crack a smile and said this.

"Well...technically. ..half alive..."Ember said, making Amy chuckle, despite herself.

"Good enough for me..."Amy said as she gave the other woman and another hug.

Ember smiles as she hugged her back, happy that after so long, she was once again with a family.

Later

It was late at night and everyone was finally asleep, since it was so late...Everyone but Amy it seems, the adrenaline from the entire day still hasn't gone away, she couldn't sleep. The red haired woman sighed as she decided to go make some hot milk for her, which is what she usually did whenever she had trouble sleeping.

'That's the ticket...'Amy said as she poured her hot milk in a mug and took some sips.

As she waited for the effects to kick in, she figured she should at least check on the others...

She first went to Maggie's room. Her youngest daughter was blissfully asleep, hugging her favorite teddy bear as she slept so peacefully. Amy smiled as she gave her daughter a gentle kiss on her forehead, being quiet as to not disturb her.

After that, she went to Zoe's room, which was now the room of Zoe and Ember, who was currently sleeping in her human form, mostly because James was worried her that her fiery hair might burn the sheets or something.

Amy checked on her eldest daughter first and then to her big sister, who still looked so much like a 16 year old girl. Ember was so deep in sleep and Amy still could not believe that even after 30 years, she hasn't aged a single day.

She looked just as beautiful and kind now as she did back when Amy was a little girl.

Amberline...good night...'Amy said in the softest voice, while her sister continued to sleep.

Amy smiled as she felt so many emotions right now, even after talking it all out hours ago. She still was so happy and amazed that she was finally back where she belongs and this time, Amy is going to make sure nothing will ever hurt her or take her away from her again.

"Don't worry sis...I promise that no matter that...this time... I will be the one protecting you...'Amy thought as she gently touched her sleeping sister's cheek, before she tucked her in, as she continued to sleep away.

Amy then left the room and went to her own, feeling so happy that for the first time in a really long time, her family is finally whole.

-To be continued-

Next time on Resurrected Memories

A New Start

A/N(1): I would like to dedicate this fanfic to my family, my friends and my love for God.

A/N(2): I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter of RM:A New path. In order to understand the plot, you need to read the first installation "Resurrected Memories". Also, this prologue takes place in between the last few chapters, but the next one will take place after the story end.

Till next time beautiful people, remember to read and review