In the days that followed, Danny did his best not to get into any trouble, be it with ghosts or otherwise. After all, he was grounded for the week. Danny's sidekicks Sam and Tucker were notified by his parents of the current situation, and were instructed to keep Danny at bay should he get anxious or something.

Meanwhile, Rick and Morty went to say hello to Rick's grandniece, which was why they came here in the first place. Considering that Rick's surname is Sanchez, it should be no surprise (to you, at least) that the relative in question is Paulina, Danny's crush at school. Morty saw exactly why Danny would want to hit on her, and was reminded of his own girl troubles with Jessica. But then, he accidently wandered into Paulina's bedroom-looking for the bathroom-and saw her Danny Phantom shrine. This was too much for Morty. He only had one photograph of Jessica in his locker and that was enough to keep him satisfied. The rest of that story, well...

"...so then I told her...the-the-the ghost you have a crush on is the same wimpy teen who hits on you all the time."

Danny came right home after school, and was ushered into the basement by his mother for some tests. Morty was down there already, and he told Danny about his visit, while Danny waited for the first test to begin.

"You DIDN'T!" Danny's jaw dropped, "So then what happened?"

"So then I said...e-e-either you love both halves of him, or you don't love him at all! Then she said she needed some time alone and...that was it."

Maddie came back with a thermometer and put it into Danny's mouth. After a few seconds, she took it out. The readings were cooler than normal. She took notes of this on a clipboard.

"I'm sorry we've decided to ground you, Danny," said Maddie, "But look on the bright side: you've finally convinced us that not all ghosts are evil, and at the same time, we're making a scientific breakthrough."

"Well to be fair, Mom," Danny countered, "I think the evil ghosts are the only ones you've actually met. There are zillions of ghosts in the 'Zone, and most of them want to be left alone."

More scribbling on the clipboard.

"At least you've got one less thing to worry about, what with Paulina and all," said Morty.

"I'm not sure about that, Morty. What if Paulina starts avoiding me altogether now?"

"Hey, my grandpa interferes with my school life all the time, and they see him as the world's greatest icebreaker!"

Maddie returned to Danny again, this time with a syringe.

"Danny, I'm gonna need a blood sample," she said bluntly.

Danny flinched.

"Here, hold my hand."

He did, and the poking of the needle was less painful than he imagined it to be. Maddie pulled the syringe out and walked over to the other end of the lab again.

"Speaking of which," said Danny, "Where IS Rick?"

At that point, Danny's sister Jazz entered the basement. Leaving the door open, Danny, Morty and Maddie could hear crashing sounds, weapons activating and guns firing until, finally, Rick fell down the stairs, crashing before Danny's lab table.

"You hanging in there, Danny?" said Jazz.

Danny nodded. "What was THAT all about?"

Then a noise was heard from the doorway. It sounded too much like Jack.

"THAT'S FOR MESSING WITH MY FUDGE AGAIN!"

Rick stood up and counter-yelled, "You URRP know what? F*** YOU, YOU CHOCO-HAPPY B****!" and he was slapped in the back by Maddie.

"All right, URRP back to work on the portal."

The Fenton Portal was unplugged, with all its wiring exposed again, just like how it was on day one.

"Rick, I'm probably gonna regret asking you this again, but I think this crossover story skipped over the first time we did this so...what are you doing again?" asked Morty, shattering the fourth wall once more.

"I'm doing these people a favor, Morty. If a portal can take you to only one alternate dimension, URRP where's the fun in that?"

"Huh! You can't argue with that!"

"Exactly, Morty!" said Rick, "That's why I'm re-wiring this portal with the technology I use in my portal gun!"

With Maddie busy administering a blood pressure test on Danny, Jazz joined in the conversation.

"Have you ever been into the Ghost Zone, Mr. Sanchez?"

"No. But I've been to a whole bunch of different planets and alternate dimensions, so I'm pretty sure a URRP 'ghost zone' isn't gonna be anything different."

And on that note, Rick soldered the last wire together.

"Okay, Morty. Let 'er rip!" declared Rick.

Morty did the honors of plugging in the new and improved Fenton/Sanchez Portal. Nothing happened.

"Whoops, I knew I forgot something, Morty!"

And Rick pressed the ON button...which was still on the inside of the portal!

Everything went bright for a while, followed by a short blackout, and then the lights came on again. Everybody in the house (even Jack) gathered around the unconcious Rick. His hair was dark amber rather than bright blue, and the lab coat went from white to black. Rick slowly began to wake up, and he searched his coat for his prized flask for a quick drink.

"mmmmmmmmMorty..." slurred Rick, "Hand me a mirror..."

Maddie handed him the mirror. "Hey...You're URRP not Morty!"

Rick looked at his reflection in the mirror.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" He screamed first, then it turned into a laugh.

"Uh oh. Here we go again," murmered Danny.

"I TURNED MYSELF INTO A HALF...GHOST...THING, MORTY!" Rick proudly exclaimed as he stood up and started to float up and down a few inches above the floor.

"I'M HALF-A-RICK!"

"Rick," said Morty, "Did you do this on purpose?"