Appearing back in her realm in the Ghost Zone, Ember proceeded attack everything in sight with her guitar as she yelled, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Mirror, chair, desk, sofa, TV, coffee table, bed... nothing was spared from Ember's hot anger.

"STUPID DIPSTICK! Stupid, Stupid, STUPID!"

Running out of things to wreck, the pop princess inhaled and exhaled sharply.

"Um... are you..." started a hesitant Shadow.

She looked around the room menacingly and threatened, "If you even finish that question I'll...!"

"Do nothing because you can't see me, but yeah I get the picture."

"Good."

"Would you like to talk about it?"

"No!"

"Why not?"

"Because talking to you is the reason I'm in this mess!"

"I'm responsible for... what again?"

"Nice try but I'm not talking!" stated the pop princess folding her arms.

"Ok... since you don't want to explain what I'm responsible for, then I guess I'll just take a shot in the dark. Its because I warned you about Spectra and Kitty right?"

"Good guess..."

"And because I warned you, something ended up making you angry after you made your quick escape?"

"Something like that..."

"So in other words, its all my fault you got angry over that something which had absolutely nothing to do with me whatsoever?"

Ember didn't respond.

"Ember? Hello?"

"I get it! Its not your fault! You didn't make me go through the Fenton Portal and you didn't make me hang out with Dipstick Phantom and you didn't make him push my buttons to see if I would try to kill him or not!"

After yelling that last part out, Ember blinked twice and facepalmed.

"See?" asked Shadow. "Was that so hard?"

"You're an annoying jerk, you know that?" sighed the pop princess as she sat down on the recked queen sized bed.

"That's Mr. Annoying Jerk to you."

The ghostly diva rolled her eyes.

"All joking aside, how did you end up hanging out with him?"

"It was raining and I didn't feel like searching for another place to lie-low in," explained Ember.

"I thought it was something else that made you stay there. Oh well, silly me."

"What do you mean 'something else'?" asked the pop princess raising a brow while looking around the room.

"Nothing, nothing."

The ghostly diva narrowed her eyes and demanded, "Shadow... out with it."

"I don't know... I mean a girl hanging out at a guy's place seems odd... especially if both parties are ghost-related. And not only that, you said you had a dream about him so I thought that..."

"No! Heck no! H-E-double hockey sticks no! It was NOT like that!"

"Ok. But what I can't figure out is how you persuaded him to let you hang around. Did you brainwash him or something?"

"It was easy. All I had to do was agree to a truce."

"You kidding me? A truce? He let you stay based on your word alone? Is he really that gullible?"

"Well..." started the ghostly diva with an embarrassed smile before explaining, "Some music and singing helped sway him from not shoving me into a thermos."

"I knew it! You sly ghost, you totally used mind control."

With a smug look, Ember locked her fingers behind her head before saying, "Actually, you're wrong on that one. The song by itself worked its own magic. As it turns out, it reminded him of his goth ex- girlfriend."

"And how would you know that?" asked Shadow.

"He told me."

"That's interesting. What else did he tell you?"

"Stuff about his future self."

"I bet that 'stuff' wasn't good."

"Wasn't good? It was worse than that Techno-geek friend of his ruining my first worldwide televised concert. Just thinking about it gives me the chills. And I'm a fire core."

"At least that's something we don't have to live through."

"Amen to that."

"Moving on... other than the talking aspect, how did he treat you compared to how someone would treat a normal guest?"

"More or less the same. Although, he totally caught me off guard by bringing me a pop and some food."

"Holy cow!? There isn't a bad bone in that Phantom's body, is there?!"

"You're telling me? I didn't even have to ask."

"No freaking way!?"

"Yes freaking way. And to top it all off, he cut the crust off my sandwiches. How did he know to do that? Not even my boyfriend Skulker could remember that and I told him like a million times."

"I think I'm gonna need a new brain because my mind is blown."

"Its weird to think that Dipstick off all people would go the extra mile for someone like me. Even considering I what I did to him not too long ago."

"Then again, it shouldn't be that surprising. The whole goody two shoes complex practically oozes off of him like sweat on an athlete."

"Couldn't have said it better myself," nodded Ember in agreement.

"How could you take being around him? It must have been really difficult."

She lied back on the destroyed bed before explaining, "It wasn't hard to be honest. He mostly kept to himself by playing his game and I worked on my song."

"So there wasn't any hostile tension between you two like usual?"

"I wouldn't call it hostile but there was a period where we blew off some steam by duking it out."

"I take it he won and you lost?"

"Nope. It was draw."

"Yeah right. And I'm the cookie monster. Gimme Cookie! Nom nom nom!"

"You calling me a liar?"

"'World hero Danny Phantom, who defeated both you and Skulker all by himself, ended up in a stalemate against you.' Does that sound believable?"

"When you say it like that it doesn't. But it's the truth."

"The only way I can imagine you tying with him is either A, he didn't use all of his powers. B, you had a very large crowd chanting your name. Or C, some underhanded tactics were in play that worked to your advantage."

Brows furrowing at my logic, the ghostly diva responded by saying, "Or it could be D. I'm just as strong as he is."

"Sorry. History would not support D so no and I doubt B because it was raining and you weren't holding any tours/concerts. So its either A or C."

The ghostly diva became silent.

"Which one is it Ember? A or C?"

Feeling annoyed by Shadow's question, she muttered low, "It wasn't C..."

"Well what do you know? A is the last remaining logical explanation."

Becoming more annoyed, Ember argued, "So what if he didn't use all of his powers?! I could have still tied him even if he did!"

"You mean you could have tied him if he used his ice powers? The same ice powers that beat you before?"

"Ugh... (It's not my fault I'm not good against ice attacks...)"

"Not only that, but he also has a ghostly wail which is capable of taking out an mob of ghosts in a single use. Still think you could rival him?"

"Whatever..."

"Don't feel discouraged. I'm sure you could beat him someday... 'if' you had the right training."

"Right training?" said the pop princess sitting up with a raised brow. "You mean like pushups, crunches and the usual exercise routines? I already do that stuff."

"Not that but I can see the fruits of your hard work. Looking good by the way."

"Uh... thanks? So what training could help me beat Phantom?"

"I'm not gonna tell you."

"Why not?" questioned the ghostly diva scowling.

"Because you're an ungrateful little popsicle princess who refuses to say thank you after I helped you out thus far."

"You can't be for real. What exactly should I be thanking you for?"

"Bailing you out with Skulker, keeping your plan a secret, warning you about Spectra and Kitty..."

"Hey, I never asked you to butt into my life!" interrupted Ember.

"So you want me to butt out? Fine, I won't help you out anymore. I'll just go to Phantom and see if he appreciates my assistance."

"Hold up. I thought you hated Dipstick too?"

"I'm neutral towards him. Just like I am with you. Except you're a lot more interesting to hang around."

"Oh..." uttered the flame haired ghost blinking twice.

"Well, see ya around."

"WAIT!"

"What?"

Through gritted teeth, the ghostly pop princess muttered low, "Thanks..."

"Huh? I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you clearly. Could you speak up?"

Swallowing her pride, Ember repeated a little louder, "I said thanks."

"For?"

Nearly blowing a gasket, the flame haired ghost had to bite her lip to keep her anger in check so she could explain, "Ugh... for helping... me..."

She shuddered at her own words with a groan.

"Now can you tell me what kind of training would help me beat Phantom?"

"I could but I won't..." started Shadow.

All of a sudden the ghostly diva's hair flared erratically and she growled, "Grr...! You annoying...!"

"Calm down. I wasn't finished."

Ember inhaled and exhaled deep out her nose. Because of this her hair mellowed out.

"Picking up where I left off. I could tell you what kind of training would help you defeat Phantom but I won't unless you do me two little favors."

"What favors?" asked the pop princess.

"The first is convince Kitty and Spectra that you've fallen in love with Danny Phantom."

"W-what!?" gasped Ember in shock as her eyes widened.

"You heard me."

Coming back to her senses, Ember spat, "Not a chance! I'm not gonna say I'm in love with Dipstick! Not in a million years!"

"Why not? It's just a lie to get them off your back."

Raising a questioning brow, Ember responded, "Get them off my back?"

"Isn't telling a lie better than clearing up the whole Phantom/Amber thing to them? Namely Spectra, who is persistent as a cop chasing a bank robber."

"I guess you have a point," said the flame haired ghost folding her arms and seeing the logic. "Fine, I'll tell them. And the second favor?"

"First, call your friends over and deal with that favor. Then, we'll cross that second bridge later."

Taking out her cell, Ember threatened, "Ok... but if you're lying..."

"You'll what? Attack me? Beat me up? How could you possibly do those things if you can't see me?"

Grumbling one last time, Ember dialed up her two friends.