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Nocturne laughed maniacly. As another of Danny's worst nightmares flooded everyone's conciousness.

Danny was administering the failed ecto dejecto that actually strengthened and healed ghosts to Danielle. It looked like it was to late she melted away as he was administering it. He waited with a feeling of dread. He collapsed with a feeling of failure. Danielle didn't reform from the ooze she had melted into. She was gone. Completely and totally gone. And there was nothing he could do to save her. He collapsed and didn't feel like evere getting up again. Ever. He just lay there and let the pain of his failure to protect this tiny, perfect, angelic, little girl that he loved so much wash over him in wave after merciless wave.

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Outside of the dream

Danny sat there, shaking. He was trying so hard not to cry, not to let the dream get to him. A few tears broke through the barrier, so he tightened the protective wall around himself. If he tightened it much more, it would strangle him. Tucker had come to sit by them too. He couldn't bare to see his friend like this. They were close, practically brothers. He spoke up then, said something Danny had been needing to hear for a long time.

"Danny. Just let it out, man." Sam spoke too.

"He's right, Danny. You've been keeping this bottled up for too long, and that's coming from a goth." Jazz spoke next.

"They're right Danny. It's not healthy to keep these things bottled up. Feeling scared or sad in a situation like this doesn't make you any less of a hero, it makes you a real person." Then Valery walked out of the crowd. She had been needing to appologise for what she had done. She had needed someone to be mad at and he had happened to be there at the time. It wasn't fair of her.

"Danny, you are a hero. I'm sorry for not seeing that before. You are a hero, but you need to let it all out or you can't be a hero. I'm sorry for hurting you, and I'm sorry for everything. You didn't do anything wrong, you've been living for everyone else. Now, I think it's time did something for yourself, and just let it out, don't worry about looking strong, no one here will think any less of you." After Valery finished, Danny collapsed (as much as he could with the chains) in Sam's arms and started crying. It may have been this final piece of advice was what he needed or the timing may have been a coincidence. Regaurdless, Danny was finally crying like he had been needing to for a very long time. Danny cried like a rainstorm, he cried long and hard, he let out all those tears that he had been keeping in for so long. All that pain and hut that had been piling up behind one of his many carefully constructed walls flowed flowed foreward and away. The tears just kept coming for what seemed like hours, with no sign of stopping until, eventually they slowed and gradually let up. Danny leaned weakly against Sam's side, all his energy exhausted from the crying.

He felt weak from using p so much energy crying, but he also felt a peculiar sense of release. Then after floating inside his tired mind for a little while, he slowly became aware of his surroundings again. He felt Sam's arms around him and something else, something about the size of a toddler. Then he realized what, or rather who, it was when he looked down at Danielle, who was curled up against his side, staring up at him with wide, worried eyes.

"It's okay DanI, I'm fine now." He said smiling weakly down at the tiny ghost girl. Danielle considered this for a moment, then decided he was probably okay and smiled warmly back up at him, although her smile still held a trace of worry. The snuggled up a little closer to her big brother(although it was kind of difficult with both of them being chained up) and waited to see what was coming for them next. Whatever it was she knew they could face it together.

Her nightmares would be displayed for all to see next.

A/N: Oh poor Dani! I'm evil sometimes, I admit it. Anyway five reviews and you get the next chapter okay? Go back and review a chapter that you read but didn't review if you have to. By the way, the poll is really there now and if I mess up like that again, tell me okay? The summaries of the stories are on my profile, and If nobody votes soon I think I'll just go with the Ruby Gloom/Twilight crossover