Why I Did It: The Continuation of Light and Shadow — You probably know from reading my author's notes that this was never intended to become a series. It was just a thing that my friend and I threw together for giggles when I was starting out on . But then I did the Dimensional Warriors Trilogy that had Eva and Kayla in it and then I wanted to do some background information on my OCs. The background information story continued into a fluff piece and then into a full blown series that took on a life of it's own and has consumed me for the past year. I am actually glad that I've done this and it makes me very happy that I can do this.


Under the cover of night, a dark figure climbed over the wall surrounding a mansion. Looking up and through the eye holes of her skull mask, Eva took in the surroundings. If you wanted someone's attention, sometimes you needed to take a direct approach. Eva ran around to the backdoor. She picked the lock and entered.

"I'm in," she whispered into the Fenton Headphones.

Around the block in Jazz's car were Jazz, Aelita, Tucker, Sam, and Danny. It was a tight fit, but they managed it somehow.

"All right, Eva," said Tucker. "You need to disarm the alarm."

Eva found the keypad. "What's the code?" she asked.

"I'm not sure," admitted Tucker.

Sam snapped at Tucker, "What do you mean you don't know?"

"Calm down," said Tucker. "It's probably something simple, like his birthday."

"Or Mom's birthday," said Jazz. "Try 6-2-3-6-7."

Eva punched in the code and the alarm was disarmed. "Got it."

Aelita frowned. "Why would he use your mother's birthday as his alarm code?"

"He is obsessed with my mom," said Jazz. "She used to date him before she met my dad."

"He is one seriously crazed up fruit-loop," said Sam.

Eva crept around the mansion. "Where would he be at this time of the day?" she asked.

"Probably in his lab working on some new invention," said Jazz.

"And that would be in his basement," said Tucker.

With Tucker guiding her, Eva went to the basement stairs. She heard someone working on something down there. Eva silently descended the stairs and saw Vlad Masters working on what appeared to be a blaster of some sort. Eva stalked up to him and took out an ecto-gun Jazz had given her. She stood behind him and charged it.

The sound got Vlad's attention. He whirled around and saw his intruder.

"You are a very difficult person to get in touch with," said Eva. "Your secretary has been giving us the run around."

"Do you know who I am?" challenged Vlad, slowly inching his fingers toward the blaster he was working on.

"Vlad Masters, mayor of Amity Park," answered Eva. "Also known as Vlad Plasmius, the Wisconsin Ghost."

Vlad's cocky mask slipped. "What are you talking about?" he asked.

"Don't play coy," said Eva. She took off her hood and removed her mask. "I play these games, too. As well as Danny Fenton, who is currently outside in very rough shape. Considering we cannot take him to a hospital, you're our next best option."

"And why should I help Daniel?" asked Vlad.

"For several reasons, one of which being you have a hand in the mess we are all currently in," said Eva. "We will explain later, but right now Danny needs medical attention we cannot give him without a little help."

"And if I refuse to help?" Vlad asked with a smug look.

"You aid in the destruction of Amity Park, the entire world, and Maddie Fenton," said Eva.

Vlad's midnight blue eyes became hard. "Bring him in," he said.

Out in Jazz's car, they all heard what Eva said over the headphones.

"Wow!" said Tucker. "She really knows how to play someone."

"That's Eva for you," said Aelita.


Once Danny was treated for his more serious injuries, Vlad was filled in on everything that had happened.

"I see why you came to me," Vlad said. "This Duality Orb can probably only be used by someone with much experience in life."

"You mean yourself," said Sam, crossing her arms.

"Precisely," said Vlad. "Now, we just need to get the orb away from Dan Phantom. Then I can use it to defeat him."

"What makes you think you're the only one who can use it?" asked Tucker.

"Determination and ambition are powerful things," said Vlad. "I have both. I know a thing or two about love and hate. I've had my heart broken, had most of my dreams achieved, I think I can use the orb's power."

"We could find out if we had the orb," said Aelita. "It can't be used by someone who does not know duality."

"But who's to say if Vlad gets it, he won't turn against us and help Dan Phantom?" asked Jazz.

"Considering Dan Phantom has my ghost half as well, I would not help him because that would mean I would lose my powers," said Vlad, an edge to his voice.

"Now we just need the orb to find out," said Sam. She sighed. "How are we going to get it from Dan when he has the Victory Orb's power?"

Eva took something from her pocket and tossed it to Vlad. Vlad quickly caught it. It was the Duality Orb!

They all turned to Eva.

"How?" asked Tucker, flabbergasted.

"You've had it this whole time and you didn't tell us?" shrieked Sam.

"You sneaky thief!" Aelita said with a smile. She shook her head. "I should have known you had it."

"You believed I left without it?" asked Eva. "No. When your backs were turned and you were watching Danny and Dan, I slipped out of the Specter Speeder and went into the tower. I made it to the chamber where the Duality Orb was kept and got by the traps. I had the orb, but I couldn't go back the way I came because at that point Dan Phantom was coming up the stairs after beating Danny to a pulp. Instead of taking the stairs, I went out the window."

"From there you just climbed down the buttresses and got Danny," said Sam.

"That's brilliant," said Jazz.

"Let's see if this will work," said Vlad, holding the Duality Orb in his hands.

"Do you know how to use it?" asked Sam.

"I would guess a little ghost energy should trigger its power," said Vlad. His hands glowed pink for a moment and nothing happened. He frowned and tried again.

"Looks like you're not the one who can use it," said Tucker with a smirk.

Vlad glared at him.

Sam took the orb from Vlad. "Let's have Danny give it a try when he wakes up."

Aelita turned to Eva. "Maybe you should get some rest. You look like you're about to fall asleep on your feet."

"I'm fine," said Eva. "I just need a shot of coffee."

Aelita shook her head. "You haven't slept since we got here."

"If you don't want to sleep, you can keep an eye on Danny," said Jazz. "He's going to wake up and not know where he is. And if he needs something, you can get it for him. You seem to know what you're doing when it comes to first aid."

Eva got up and went back to where Danny was resting, taking the Duality Orb with her.

"Now she'll get some rest," said Jazz.

Aelita frowned. "How did you do that?"

"Simple manipulation trick," said Jazz. "I appealed to her wishes of wanting to stay awake and be useful and twisted in such a way that she will probably get some rest in the process. Danny could be asleep for a few hours yet and Eva's bound to fall asleep for a few minutes. And if not, she'll be conserving her energy."

"I wonder if Kayla knows that trick," said Aelita.

"Is she always so stubborn and sneaky?" asked Tucker.

Aelita nodded. "She's always been like that. She's always had it hard."

"We saw the scars," said Tucker. "What are they from?"

"Which ones?" asked Aelita.

"The ones on her left shoulder," said Sam. "It looked like someone turned her into a voodoo doll."

"Bone marrow transplant," replied Aelita. "She donated to a friend's father. They were desperate and Eva couldn't stand to see them suffer. She couldn't be put under anesthesia, so she did it without. Don't ask for all the details because you wouldn't believe the truth if I told you, and I would have to tell secrets that are not mine to tell. Eva is strong and she'll do anything to help someone she loves."

"She sounds like Danny," said Tucker.


Eva thought it was far too warm in the bedroom where Danny was sleeping. She took off her sweatshirt and T-shirt and threw them over the back of the chair she was sitting in. Her feet were pulled up and her arms were resting on her knees. Eva bowed her head and nodded off for a few minutes.

"What happened to you?"

Eva's eyes snapped open and she saw Danny sitting up in bed. He was staring at her with wide blue eyes, examining every scar that was visible to him.

Eva stood up. "Life," she answered. She moved to the edge of the bed and sat down. "How are you feeling?"

"I feel like I've been hit by a truck," said Danny. "Where am I?"

"Vlad Masters' mansion," answered Eva.

"What? What am I doing here?" cried Danny.

"Recovering," replied Eva. "Take it easy for a few moments. You may heal quickly, but Dan Phantom did a number on you."

"The Duality Orb!" cried Danny.

Eva took it from her pocket. "It's right here. I got to it before he did."

"How?" asked Danny.

"I have my ways," replied Eva.

Danny frowned at the answer. "Are you always so secretive?"

"I used to be worse from what my friends tell me," said Eva.

Danny reached out and ran his fingers over her left shoulder. He touched the scars from her bone marrow transplant and moved across to a prominent scar closer to her neck. Blue eyes looked up at Eva's hairline and saw even more scars.

"They're real," said Eva. "All of them."

Danny's expression hardened. "Who did this to you?" he demanded.

"My parents," replied Eva.

Danny's eyes widened in astonishment and his jaw dropped. "Your parents?" he asked in a small voice. "Why? Why would they hurt their own child?"

"My father was a drunkard," said Eva. "My mother was out of her mind." Eva's fingers ran over the prominent scar on her left shoulder. "She tried to take my head off with a meat cleaver."

"Why didn't you tell anyone?" asked Danny. "Why did you stay there?"

"I stayed for my sister's sake," said Eva. "Someone needed to protect her. Then she got sick and died. I blamed myself for not being able to give her my bone marrow because I was sick myself. It was two years later that I found out what really happened and I blame myself even more. I thought if I could give my bone marrow to someone who needed it, it would be my redemption and I could sleep better at night. It eased some of the pain, but I still feel awful."

"What really happened to your sister?" asked Danny.

"Our father," said Eva, her voice so low Danny had to strain to hear it, "beat her. He ruptured her spleen and she died. I wasn't there to protect her. I let her down. After the truth came out, my parents were arrested. One of the teachers at the school I attend adopted me. He's a bit clueless about some things, but I don't mind. I've been able to take care of myself since I was little. I took care of my sister, too."

"So everything turned out okay in the end?" asked Danny.

"I'm not sure it will ever be okay for me," said Eva. She cleared her throat. "Enough about me. Let's see if you can use the Duality Orb. Vlad already tried it, but it didn't work."

Danny took the Duality Orb in his hands and turned it over. Nothing happened. Eva suggested doing what Vlad did and try to activate it using ghost energy.

"Guess it's not you either," said Eva.

"So who could it be?" asked Danny.

"We'll have to keep looking," said Eva. "We don't have much time. Who do you think it could be?"

Danny shook his head. "I have no idea. If it's not Vlad or me, I don't know who else can use it."

"Perhaps we will have some idea in the morning," said Eva. "Try to get a little more sleep. I don't think Dan Phantom will be showing up anytime soon."

"How do you know?" asked Danny.

"I just do," answered Eva. "It's difficult to explain."

Danny smiled. "I know what you mean."

Eva frowned as Danny settled down and went back to sleep.


Rude awakenings were something Eva was used to, but this one was worse than any she ever had. The entire mansion shook. Eva jumped up from her chair and looked around, her knife in her hand. Danny was up as well, already having transformed into Phantom.

"What was that?" asked Eva.

"Dan Phantom," replied Danny before zooming out of the room.

Grabbing her clothes, Eva ran out of the room and searched for the others. She glanced out the window and saw a vampire-like ghost in a white suit and white and red cape outside with Danny. In the living room, the others were waking up and trying to figure out what was going on.

"Up, now!" yelled Eva. "He's here!"

They were alert now.

"Grab whatever ghost weapons you can carry," said Sam.

Eva grabbed an ecto gun and an ecto knife before rushing out the door to catch up with Danny and the other ghost. She looked up and saw Dan Phantom destroying the city.


Tucker looked around the room as the others got their gear. "Where's Eva?" he asked.

They looked around.

"She's gone already," said Aelita.

"She didn't take a Specter Deflector with her," said Jazz.

"Oh, no," said Sam.

"What's a Specter Deflector?" asked Aelita.

Tucker handed her a belt. "It keeps ghosts from touching you," he explained. "Dan can't overshadow you if he can't touch you."

"Let's hope that she doesn't need it," said Aelita, putting the belt on.


Eva knew she was going to be little use in the fight against Dan Phantom. She would let the ghosts handle that. People needed to be evacuated. She needed to get into town as quick as she could. Eva looked around to see what she could do. There was a garage. A rich man like Vlad was sure to have some fast cars in there.

Eva ran into the garage and looked around. There were some high end sports cars as well as a few nicer sedans. On one wall were cubby holes with sets of keys. Eva ran over and grabbed a set of keys. She pressed the button to unlock the doors. There was chirping coming from the garage door. Eva opened the garage door and jumped into the car. She started it up and peeled rubber out of the driveway.

The rest of Team Phantom was running out to Jazz's car when Eva drove out onto the road. They stared in surprise.

"Did she just steal a Ferrari?" asked Aelita.


Eva gave it everything she got to get into town to help people. Once there, Eva began helping anyone she could find a safe place to hide. She tried to find Chris, Nico, Ben, and Sophie, but she wasn't sure where they were.

Up in the sky, Danny and Plasmius were tag-teaming Dan Phantom. Dan Phantom was easily dodging attacks.

"How do you expect to win?" asked Dan with an evil grin.

In the distance they heard the engines of a jet sledge coming. Dan turned and saw the Red Huntress flying in to attack.

"Ah, Valerie," he said. "It's been a while." Dan Phantom put his hand up and took aim.

"No!" shouted Danny.

Valerie was shot out of the sky. She landed on a rooftop and did not move.

On the ground, Eva saw what happened and ran into the building. She raced up the stairs, her ecto gun in her hand.


Jazz drove the others into town. They jumped out of the car and got their weapons ready. At the same time the Fenton RV was pulling up. Jack and Maddie jumped out with their weapons and charged into battle.

"Wait!" screamed Sam when she saw them aiming at Danny and Plasmius.

"You kids get out of here!" shouted Jack.

"Dad, wait!" yelled Jazz. "We have to get everyone out of here."

"But the ghosts," started Maddie.

"Listen!" shouted Sam. "Phantom and the Wisconsin Ghost are enemies! Do you think they would be teaming up on another ghost for kicks? That ghost fighting them is the most powerful ghost ever. We have to evacuate first. Let Phantom and the Wisconsin Ghost handle things for now!"

Jack and Maddie looked at each other.

"Please, listen to them," said Aelita.

"All right," said Maddie.


Eva reached the roof and ran outside to check on Valerie. She was still breathing. That was good, but how to get her out of harm's way? Just as Eva contemplated that thought, a beam of green shot over her shoulder. It missed, but it startled Eva. She whipped around and saw Dan Phantom staring at her. His attention quickly shifted to the Plasmius clones attacking him from all sides.

Eva saw the jet sledge. It was almost like her overboard. Hopefully it steered like one, too. Eva dragged Valerie over to the jet sledge and climbed up on it. Eva carefully steered it from the rooftop and to the ground to Aelita and the others.

"Take her," said Eva, giving Valerie to Tucker and Sam. "I'm going to see what I can do."

Eva turned the jet sledge around and headed for the battle. She took out her ecto gun fired at Dan Phantom. It did little more than annoy him. Eva steadied the jet sledge and stared him down.

"You certainly are brave," said Dan. "Or stupid, I'm not sure which."

Danny attacked Dan Phantom. Dan swatted his past self away. Plasmius came at him next only to be thrown into the side of a building. Eva fired her gun at Dan and hit him in the face. Dan Phantom growled and rubbed at his injured cheek.

"Oh, you want to play rough?" he asked, red eyes darkening. "We'll play rough."

"Eva, get out of here!" yelled Danny.

It was too late. Before Eva could turn the jet sledge and fly away, Dan overshadowed her.

On the ground, Aelita let out a scream of horror, seeing what had happened.

Danny and Plasmius flew over to Eva, hovering several feet away. Eva looked up at them, her dark eyes red and her face sporting a sneer that was only seen on Dan Phantom.

"The little girl wanted to play," Dan Phantom said from inside Eva.

Dan flew off the jet sledge and punched Danny hard in the face, sending him slamming to the ground. He then turned to Plasmius. Plasmius began shooting ecto-blasts at Dan Phantom.

Danny picked himself off the ground and saw Plasmius attacking Dan while he was still inside Eva. "Vlad, no!" Danny soared up to put a stop to the fighting. If things continued the way they were going, Eva could be killed.

Dan Phantom knocked Plasmius out of the sky. He then shot at Danny, who took a direct hit in the stomach and went down again. Dan Phantom landed in the street and looked around. There was not enough destruction for his taste and he began shooting randomly at buildings and cars, still using Eva as a hostage.

Dan Phantom then turned to the Fenton RV. He spotted Jack and Maddie trying to help people. Smirking, Dan raised his hand, pointing it at Maddie.

"Good-bye, Mother," he said.

Plasmius looked up and saw Dan aiming at Maddie.

"Mads, look out!" bellowed Jack.

Plasmius jumped up and flew toward Maddie. At the same time, Dan fired an ecto-blast at her. Plasmius threw himself between the blast and Maddie. He fired an ecto-blast of his own at Dan. Plasmius took a direct hit from Dan Phantom's attack. The force sent him flying back, knocking Maddie to the ground, and Plasmius rolled several yards down the street. Plasmius' attack struck Eva's left shoulder.

The others either rushed to Maddie or to Plasmius to make sure they were both alive. Danny picked himself off the ground and flew over to his friends.

"How are we going to get them separated?" asked Sam. "We can't let Dan keep using Eva as a shield. We can't attack him until he's out of her."

Dan put up his hand again, pointing it at Danny, Sam, Tucker, and Aelita. "I think I should destroy you next."

Dan took aim, the blast forming on Eva's palm. Suddenly the green energy flickered out. Dan Phantom gasped and swayed slightly. "What?" he said. Dan Phantom let out a yell of pain and put both hands to his head. A green aura began to surround Eva's body.

"No," groaned Dan Phantom through gritted teeth. "It's not possible!"

"Get out," Eva's voice came through.

They stared in amazement at the sight.

"Is Eva overpowering Dan?" asked Tucker.

"How?" asked Sam.

"Come on, Eva!" screamed Aelita. "You can beat him!"

"GET OUT!" howled Eva.

Dan Phantom was sent flying out of Eva's body. He flew up into the air, a completely stunned look on his face. At the same time he also looked completely drained. He pointed his hand to a space in the sky and opened a portal to the Ghost Zone. He disappeared into it and the portal closed behind him.

The others stared at Eva. She looked up at them for a brief moment before hissing in pain and sinking to the ground. She clutched at her left shoulder where Plasmius shot her.

"Come on. Let's get out of here," said Tucker.

Danny scooped up Plasmius and flew off. Tucker, Sam, and Aelita got Eva and carried her away from the battlefield. Jazz stayed with her parents and helped get Maddie into the Fenton RV.


Why I Did It: The Comeback of Franz Hopper — I never liked the fact that Franz Hopper was destroyed at the end of the Code: LYOKO series. Instead of having a fit, I did something about it. I wrote in the possibility for him to come back. If you are a hardcore fan of my work in this series, you would have noticed something going on with Eva after she fell into the digital sea and was saved by Franz Hopper. In the second entry of my epilogue series, it is revealed that Franz Hopper was still alive and had downloaded himself into a safe place, that safe place being Eva's brain. At first I was just going to bring Hopper back, but then I thought I would bring Antea back as well. Let's have Aelita have her family back, shall we, people?