Author's Note: I don't own Danny Phantom. I wish I did though. Continuing on from the first chapter where Danny is flying after a mysterious crying ghost.
Anything Underlined is lyrics; anything Italicized is thoughts.
The four were coming up to the Fenton residence as fast. While doing so, each of them could not help but feel worried about the outcome of what was to
happen next. The four were off to tell Danny's parents, two of the most dangerous ghost hunters in Amity Park that their son was half ghost. Danny was not at
all worried about his parents knowing that he was a ghost. He wasn't worried because he had had a few encounters that led to his secret being spilled out
and his parents had accepted him every time. The thing he was most worried about was that his girlfriend was the one thing that his parents hated most, a full
ghost. He was afraid that his parents wouldn't accept her and do anything possible to get rid of her. But he would do anything in his power to make them
understand that not all ghosts were evil and that they could come to trust Ember. He wasn't the only that was worried about Ember. Sam had recently come to
accept Ember after she made that bet with Paulina and won, making Paulina Sam's slave for a month; although that might change now that little miss shallow
knows Danny's secret.
When the four arrived, Danny opened the door allowing Sam and Tucker in. Ember, however, remained outside looking at the ground. Danny looked to Sam
and Tucker. "Guys, I'm going to be a minute. Can you tell my parents that I have something important to tell them and to wait for me in the living room?" They
eagerly agreed and Danny closed the door behind them. "You're scared aren't you?" he asked Ember. All she could do was nod, not looking up to meet his
gaze. He moved closer to her, gently lifting her head up to meet his gaze. When they locked eyes, she looking into his crystal blue and he into her electric
green, she knew that he would make sure that nothing would happen to her. He kissed her on the forehead before asking her "shall we go inside then?" She
smiled at him and nodded, following behind him into the house.
As Danny entered the living room, he was thankful to find his parents sitting next to each other on the sofa. As he entered the room, his parents turned their
attention towards him. "Danny sweetie, your friends tell us you have something important that you want to tell us." His mother said more of a question than a
statement. "Yeah mom, but first, can you turn off the house's ghost defenses?" His mother, although confused, did as her son asked and turned off the anti-
ghost house before sitting back down. "Do you remember when the asteroid came and Vlad showed that he was half ghost?" His father stood up at this. "Of
course we do son. And to think I've known him since college." "Well he wasn't the only one. There are two others." Both of his parents were standing up now
with shocked expressions on their faces. "Who are the others sweetie?" "Well mom, one of them is a girl by the name of Danielle or Danni Phantom, a clone
created by Vlad using my DNA. That brings me to the second half-a, me." By now the familiar rings started to run up and down his body, changing him into his
Phantom form. Both of his parents were now shocked beyond belief to the point where they could only sit with their mouths hanging open. It was almost a
minute later when Maddie came to, looking at her son with worry in her eyes. "Oh my god, honey we've been shooting at our own son." She said as tears were
starting to form in her eyes. Jack only sat there with his head down. 'No wonder he never attacked us no matter how much we threw at him.' Jack thought
while staring at his feet. "How did this happen?" his mother asked him, now over most of her shock to finding out that her son was a ghost but deep down was
proud of him because he had been protecting the town while they thought he was the enemy. Danny stared at her and chuckled at the memory. "You
remember a couple of years ago with the ghost portal incident? Well when it didn't work for you, Sam had dared me to go inside it. Well it was dark so I placed
my hand on the wall so as to not trip. Well it turns out that I had accidently hit the on button, thus starting the portal. Now that I think about it, who puts an
on off switch on the inside of a device?" As he asked this, a bead of sweat appears on his father's forehead. "But anyways, when I accidently activated the
portal it electrically altered my DNA and I was injected with ectoplasm which made me a half human half ghost hybrid. It was probably the most painful
experience of my life." Shuddering at the memory. His parents were astonished to hear what he had gone through in their mistake. His mother then noticed
that Sam and Tucker did in fact not look at all surprised by what he was telling his parents. The thing that she did question was why Ember was not too
shocked at hearing this information. Danny picking up on his mothers' questioning gaze towards Ember decided to break the ice. "Mom, if you are wondering
why she isn't surprised to hear that I'm half ghost, it's because she already knew. She knew before we started dating and because I had to fight her at one
point in time. The reason why is because Amber or Ember is a ghost, which is why I asked for you to turn off the houses defenses in order to keep her safe." At
his statement, his mother and father had jumped up off of the couch. Danny jumped in front of Ember instinctively. His parents stopped right in front of him.
"MOM, DAD, BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING LET ME TELL YOU THIS. NOT ALL GHOSTS ARE EVIL AND IF EITHER OF YOU TRIES TO HURT MY AMBER, I SWEAR I WIILL
DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO PROTECT HER AND THEN YOU WILL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN!" His parents then did the one thing that he had not been
expecting. His mother had grabbed Danny and Ember and hugged them both while his father had wrapped them all in a bear hug and squeezed so hard that it
had become hard for Danny to breath so he went intangible and phased through his parents arms along with Ember. His father then told him. "Son, we would
be terrible parents if we tried to separate the two of you. Clearly she makes you happy and knowing that my son is part ghost, I think your mother and I can
give any ghost a chance to be good as long as you say they are ok." Danny then let out tears of joy as he embraced his father in a less painful hug.
All of a sudden, Dannys' ghost sense went off and he looked up to see the last person he would have expected. "Well then, do I deserve a chance Daniel?"
asked a smirking Vlad Plasmius. Danny went to punch Vlad, but before he could make contact Vlad had kicked Danny through the wall outside and decided to
speak up. "Oh please Daniel, is that all you have to show for yourself. I mean honestly, how do you expect to save your friends and family like that?" Danny
looked around to see everyone but Ember holding their heads with their eyes shut. Ember, however, had been grabbed by her throat and was now thrashing
to attempt to escape Vlad's grip. No sooner did he see this did he hit his knees, for the image of Vlad started to change into that of Dan Phantom; smiling
towards Danny like Ember was nothing in his hands. "Danny, you have the option to save her. All you have to do is join me and we could rule the entire
universe. You could have anything you want. Money, power, women; it could all be yours if you rule under me. I would even be gracious enough to spare this
girls life and all you have to do is say yes. What do you say?" "I will never be like you. You are a monster and I will never rule under you or with you." "Very
well boy, you leave me no choice." Dan then threw Ember up into the air and as she dropped, she was impaled by a sword made entirely of ecto energy,
piercing threw her back and out through her chest. Dan then threw the now dying Ember to Danny, who in turn caught her with tender care. "Don't worry
Daniel, you will be joining your whore soon." He then started to charge up a blast to destroy the young halfa and the dying rocker ghost when he saw
something different happen to Danny. As a single tear started to roll down his cheek and landed on Ember's, white sparks started to fly off of Danny's mid-
section as a dark black ring appeared around his waist; and instead of the usual changing back to a human, Danny stayed in his ghost form but was different,
almost darker. All of the black on his suit had somehow managed to get even darker and all white was replaced by a bright neon red. "no. No. NO." and with
one mighty intake of breath Ember clutched onto Danny with what little strength she had left to bury her face in his chest,
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Danny unleashed his Ghostly Wail, hitting Dan/Vlad and the once hiding Nocturne both full force. He then stood up and
started walking towards the two enemies while his Ghostly Wail started to now pulse with more power than ever before, causing the pulsing to speed up. The
Ghostly Wail was so strong now that it had completely destroyed any trace of Nocturne while only putting Vlad on his hands and knees due to him trying to put
up a shield, while coughing up blood and almost turned Vlad back into his human form. "Please, Daniel I beg for mercy." This caused Danny to stop his Wail and
make a clone to hold the dying Ember. "You want me to show you MERCY?! Did you show my family mercy when you attacked them? Did you show Ember, the
love of my life, mercy when you stabbed her through her chest? She's dying and you want MERCY?!" Danny then grabbed Vlad by the throat, lifted him into the
air, and threw him as hi up as possible. Vlad, not having enough strength to fly, could only drop down to the waiting Danny; all thirty of them, each one as evil
and angry looking as the original. Right as Vlad was about to meet the group of Dannys when each one unleashed their own Ghostly Wail, firing ecto rays, or
firing ice beams. Not being able to throw up a shield, it took only a few seconds until the sounds of Vlads' screams had ended. Danny kept the onslaught going
for a few more seconds and when he stopped, there was nothing left; Vlad had been destroyed.
Danny stared at the spot that Vlad had just been seconds before, rage still filling him as all of his clones returned to his body including the one that was
holding Ember. Danny, who was now holding Ember in his arms holding her tightly to his chest, started descending to the ground below until he was sitting on
his knees. "Danny….." Ember whispered just loud enough for him to hear. He looked down at her as a tear came free from his eye and started to slowly roll
down his cheek. She tried to wipe it away but she was too weak to even move her arms and her eyelids were getting heavy. "Ember, please. You have to stay
with me. Please, I can't lose you." He said as he cupped her cheek. "I'm sorry Danny. I love you" were the last things to come from her as her eyes had closed
and her head had fallen back. "no. No. Ember. EMBER." Danny yelled shaking her softly. This can't be happening. I won't let it. He thought, and with a great
intake of breathe, he let loose another Ghostly Wail yelling "CLOCKWOOOOO"
"Time-out" came the booming voice of the Master of Time. He looked down to the face of his young apprentice, his young friend. This truly is the beginning of his
dark self. If this continues, the future will be set and there won't be a single soul who can save it. Putting a time medallion around his neck, Danny started to speed
back up. "OOOOOOOOOORK!" he finished out. "I am right beside you young one." Danny looked up to his right when he felt Clockworks' hand on his shoulder.
Clockwork almost flinched when he saw Dannys' face; His eyes were as red as fresh flowing blood but not from crying although he was sniffling, exposing his
teeth as he was breathing hard showing that his canines had indeed extended. "Please Clockwork, please save her." He has started showing signs of turning.
This is not the future I saw. Thought Clockwork, still looking into the deadly eyes of the boy. "I am sorry Daniel, the Observers have allowed me permission to
maintain her by keeping her in the Time-out stage. It would be catastrophic to the time stream in order for me to save her. I give my sincerest apologies, for I
cannot help anymore than I already have."
Flashback
Three ghosts stood in a room looking at a couple of television monitors. None of them liked what they were seeing, for each and every monitor showed the
darker side of Danny. The first showed an image of Dan Phantom laughing maniacally in a barren wasteland that showed no life at all. The second showed Dan
Phantom again destroying everything in his path, but this was different because he was crying for what seemed like forever. The final monitor was cut in half,
the left side which showed Vlad stabbing Ember through the chest and the following battle that showed Dannys' sudden changes before he ended Vlad's very
existence while the right side showed the final battle between two different versions of Dan fighting each other over who would take control of the world.
"You told us that this would not happen Clockwork" spoke the first Observer. "The child is starting to turn and is becoming a threat Clockwork and it is your
responsibility" "I KNOW WHAT MY RESPONSIBILITIES ARE! Do not question my motives. Like you, I wish for the world to continue moving forward but Daniel will,
by far, be the most powerful ghost in the history of the Ghost Zone." "Which is why he needs to be destroyed now before it is too late." Clockwork glared at
the Observer who had spoken and shot him a warning glance, eyes glowing a deadly red. The two Observers instantly backed off. "DO YOU FORGET THAT
DESTROYING THE YOUNG DANIEL DOES NOT DO ANYTHING AGAINST THE OTHER DAN. He infused himself with one of my medallions so he is now unaffected by
time. Young Daniel is the world's only hope to defeat him." "But all of the screens shows an image of Dan Phantom. No matter how this plays out, he will
naturally turn evil" said the second Observer. Clockwork had a stern look before smirking at the Observers. "Then for the sake of the world…."
Flashback End
Danny looked down at the unmoving Ember and started to weep again. "There is, however, a way that you can save her. It is my understanding that you have
in your possession, a very powerful gem." Danny looked at Clockwork. "the Gem of life…." He whispered. "That is correct Daniel. You seemed to learn how to
understand and manipulate it into healing yourself quite a few times. However, that alone will not save her. The gem would have to be on her at all times for it
to work, maybe on a hand or a finger to be more precise. So he has been watching me make the ring in my class at school. This just might work. "Thank you
Clockwork. But, how long are you able to keep her like that?" he asked pointing to the now laid out Ember, still frozen in time. "Two hours is all that I can offer
without messing with the time streams. I know this is not a great deal of time so I was able to make a deal with the Observers. As long as you yourself don't
turn into the darkness of Dan Phantom, I am able to unlock a new power for you which will greatly benefit you." Clockwork pressed his fingers to Danny's
forehead and a second later, Dannys' entire body was glowing blue. "Now concentrate on where you wish to be and you will be able to teleport there."
"Thanks again Clockwork, you rock." Danny then concentrated on his destination and was soon gone in a violent whirlwind of ice and snow. Clockwork stood
there as Danny disappeared. You don't understand the fact though that this was supposed to be her time my young friend. If this works and you are able to bring
her back, the man that you will meet will not be too happy that thrilled that you have interrupted his work and that you have slightly thrown off the balance.
(Scene Break)
A violent whirl of ice and snow appeared in front of Clockwork and the now unfrozen Fenton family along with Sam and Tucker. When the miniature snow-storm
subsided, Danny stood holding the newly made Ring of Life. "How much time do I have left Clockwork?" Danny asked. "Not much time is left my young
apprentice." It was then that Danny noticed that his friends and family were unfrozen. He was about to ask how long they had been unfrozen when Sam
decided to answer his unspoken question. "Clockwork unfroze us right after you teleported, which he also told us he gave you." "Yeah dude. He also told us
about Vlad and what he's done to Ember, as well as the part about your recent change and how you ended Vlad's existence" explained Tucker. It was then
that Jazz went to her little brother and embraced him in a loving hug. "Danny, please don't turn evil because of what Vlad did to Ember. I'm sure all of us as a
team can find a way to save her." Clockwork went over and put one of his hands on Jazz's shoulder. "He has already found a way to revive Miss Mclain. He has
created a new power item of the Ghost Zone. He has made a Ring of Life." "What do you mean power item?" Jazz asked, being as curious as ever. "Jasmine do
you remember Pariah Dark's ring of rage and the crown of fire? Those are two other power items that Dark Dan currently has in his possession. With those
items, he can increase his power twenty fold." Taking all of this new information in, Jazz still had one question for Danny. "How did you make a Ring of Life and
how do you know it will work?" Before he answered, Danny's cheeks started to turn just a slight shade of pink. "Well how I made the ring, I infused the Gem of
Life inside this ring" he said as he showed said ring which was glowing red, "as to answer if the ring will work on her, I can only hope that it can. I know it will
stay on her finger and not fall off because I measured her ring size one night when she was sleeping." Sam and Tucker looked confused as to why their best
friend would need Ember's ring size. It was Sam that asked the question though. "Danny, why would you need her ring size?" Smiling proudly, Danny told her,
"So I knew how big to make the ring when I made it for her in my art class that I transferred over to." Everyone then looked at the ring that Danny had said he
made for Ember. To say it was beautiful was and understatement. On the ring lay two small diamonds, one on either side of the now inserted Gem of Life. The
ring itself was made out of pure silver and there was a small message written on the inside of the ring. 'May my flame always be happy.' "Wow son, that is
quite the gift." Jack whistled.
"I hate to interrupt Daniel, but you need not waste any more time, for I cannot maintain my hold on Ember for much longer." Nodding to Clockwork, Danny sat
on the ground and pulled Ember into his arms. Right as Danny grabbed her hand and was about to put the ring on her right hand, Clockwork spoke up once
more. "I hate to stop you Danny but I must warn you. The ring must be placed on her left ring finger and you must infuse your own ectoplasm into the ring
which will create a bind to the two of you. When you infuse your ectoplasm, you will be put into a great deal of pain and you will be forced into the link between
you and Ember where you meet a being that you should fear."
Danny hesitated for about two seconds before he looked towards his mentor with a stern face. "Thank you Master of Time for the warnings, but I am not afraid
of anything right now but losing her. I love her and if bringing her back will create a bind on me to her, then I say that I would love to spend all of eternity with
her if that's the case." That being said, Danny then placed the ring onto her left hand ring finger and began to infuse the ring with his own ectoplasm.
Ok so I'm going to end this chapter here. I know, major cliff-hanger. R&R and I will begin the next chapter of Fiery Phantoms.
