Author Note: Thus the last official chapter.

~CWA

Chapter 13- The Finale:

Third Person:

Phantom sat uncomfortably at the table in the helicarrier as the rest of the team were also sitting, but they were staring at him- waiting for an explanation. Coulson and Nick Fury stood by just waiting to hear as well. Yet, Phantom refused to explain anything until Gear got back from working with the agents on a containment center for Vlad. Danielle was at Peter's house, being watched over by Aunt May. Gear managed to convince the older woman that Danielle was their little sister, who had been staying with an aunt until now since she was still mourning over the death of her parents.

Phantom was uncomfortable for a number of reasons- the main being that he was on a helicarrier with SHIELD and his closest friends, who just so happened to be superheroes. At least they told me…

Finally, Gear walked in. She didn't hesitate to sit right down next to Danny, propping her elbows on the table and supporting her chin on her hands.

"So," Peter asked, "Wanna tell us now?"

"Okay," Phantom scratched at the back of his head, "My real name is Daniel Jack Fenton…"

"That family of ghost hunters in Amity," Danny mused, "they were your family…"

"Yeah," Phantom gulped, "they were. Gear told me that Coulson told you how Amity is the most haunted place and about the fire and… Yes, the Fentons were my parents and Jasmine was my older sister."

"And my best friend," Gear pitched in, "Since I'm not really his sister."

"Then what's your real name," Danny asked curiously.

"Gywn Gia," she answered simply before Phantom continued,

"Right… I'm not sure where to start… I'm not a mutant. I'm a halfa."

"Halfa," Ava muttered.

"It's half ghost, half human- not naturally, by the way. Vlad's one too- he got it when a prototype portal exploded in his face, the ectoplasm morphed his DNA like it did mine, the only difference is that mine is more… Gear, help me out."

They all turned to the purple-haired girl, who sighed,

"His DNA is more stable. Vlad was only shot in the face and while painful, it wasn't nearly as bad. Danny, err Phantom that is, got hit with electricity and ectoplasm at the same time, through his whole body. As a result, he's a halfa. His heart doesn't beat as much as it should. His normal temperature is only about sixty degrees and he hardly breathes."

"My powers," Phantom continued from where she left off, "include basic ghost abilities- that's invisibility, intangibility, which is the ability to go through things, ecto-blasts, ecto-rays, overshadowing, which is like possession, and flight. So far I can fly about 175 miles per hour. I also have ice powers, duplication up to two, but I'm working on it. And a few others abilities like my ghostly wail, which has flattened a whole mountain- that's something only one other ghost can do, by the way and he's locked up for good."

"So how did you get your powers," Ava asked, "I mean, you said that we were shot with ectoplasm and electricity, but how?"

Gear's eyes shined,

"Oh please dude! Let me do it!"

Phantom sighed,

"Fine."

Gear cheered. She cleared her throat and pressed a button on her metallic arm bracelet, playing the music that she had made around when she found out about Phantom's secret. The music filled their ears as she rapped (or at least attempted to),

"Yo Danny Fenton, he was just fourteen,

When his parents built a very strange machine,

Designed to view a world unseen,

He's gonna catch them all 'cause he's Danny Phantom.

When it didn't quite work,

His folks, they just quit,

So Danny took a look inside of it,

There was a great big flash,

Everything just changed,

His molecules got all rearranged,

He's a Phantom, phantom.

When he first woke up,

He realized,

He had snow-white hair,

And glowing green eyes,

He could walk through walls,

Disappear and fly,

He's much more unique than the other guy!

It was then that he knew,

What he had to do,

He had to stop all the ghosts that were coming through.

He's here to fight for me and you-"

"-Gear," Phantom said, "You can stop."

"Dude," Gear whined slightly as she pressed the button to stop the music, "No fair there was still some more… So basically, when his parents built the Fenton Ghost Portal to the Ghost Zone, it didn't work at first, he went inside of it, pressed a button, and he got electrified with a lot of electricity along with ectoplasm that rearranged his DNA to part ghost."

"Which is why I can do this," Phantom explained as the two rings went around him.

When the rings disappeared, he was back to Ryan- the raven hair, the dark red shirt, and the bright blue eyes. He gave a sheepish smile.

"So what happened," Peter asked, "You were a hero."

"A hero," Fury raised an eyebrow.

"Oh that's right," Gear mumbled and then she turned to Fury, "I told Peter, but not you… The jewels stolen were from him being mind controlled, the mayor kidnapping was framed by a ghost that was possessing the mayor, and most of the other stories were made-up since the whole town hated him for being a ghost despite the fact that he saved their asses endless times."

"Gear," Phantom snapped and she shrugged,

"It's true."

"I mean," Peter said, "Why did you stop being a hero? I understand, the death of your parents."

"No you don't," Ryan snapped, "You don't understand! I'm part ghost! My parents are ghost hunters! Do you know what they did when they found out? They didn't care I was their son! They locked me down in their lab! They electrocuted me! They vivisected me! My best friends were the ones that told them too! They betrayed me! They didn't even try to help me get out!"

Ryan was clutching his fists and his eyes were shut to stop any tears. Gear was nearby looking down in guilt.

"The worst part," Ryan whispered, "Jazz was locked up so tight in her room with all the bars and the locks… When the fire started, I was so weak. I was still injured from their experiments…. I tried to get her out… I tried… And I couldn't… I couldn't get the door open in time… She was screaming… Oh god, was she screaming… And the screaming just… stopped…"

"That's why I'm not a hero anymore," Ryan looked up sternly with tears still in his eyes.

By now, the team was looking at him in horror; their own tears bristled at the corners of their eyes. Danny had an arm around Gear as she was sniffling and she buried her face into his chest. Nick Fury was looking at Ryan with such pity that it was almost out of character for him meanwhile Coulson was the same.

"Being a hero," Ryan whispered, "I tried to be a hero and my parents still hated me enough that they almost killed me- again…"

"You have us now," Peter finally said, looking at Ryan, "You have us now and your past is the past so while you can't change it, you can move on and become stronger… And I hope you'll let us help you with that."

Ryan looked at Peter shocked before finally, he smiled.

"Thanks… Speaking of bad pasts, Gear anything you want to add?"

Ryan gave her a wicked grin and she glared at him. Everyone looked at her, waiting to her own little 'back story.'

"I'm not doing it," she warned.

Ryan, expecting this, leaned towards her and whispered,

"I still have that video from when you were so drunk you acted like a stripper."

"Fine," Gear grumbled as she sighed. Danny's arm was still wrapped around her and she bit her lip,

"You forced my hand, Double D… Okay, so… I really am seventeen; my name really is Gywn Gia. My parents died when I was thirteen and I have an IQ over 200 with a flare and talent for technology. Jazz was my best friend and practically my sister as well."

She turned to Nick Fury,

"Do you know the rumors about Quam Tu?"

"Quam Tu," Fury growled, "Is on our list. He's hacked our systems and Stark's, To most, however, he's just a rumor- said to be the best of the best when it comes to hacking. I hate to admit it, but he would be a valuable asset for SHIELD with his skills- even if he's said to have sold off information to other parties."

"It wasn't valuable information," Gear pitched in, "I do sell info, but not if it can cause harm and I'm not evil. I just sell my own designs for things like hover boards occasionally and sometimes some info about SHIELD, but nothing that can actually harm you…"

"Are you telling me," Fury started, but was interrupted.

"Yep," Gear said nervously, "I'm Quam Tu. The best of the best and I'll have you know that my selling habits are over, thank you very much."

"So," Ava said, "We know everything about you guys now, huh?"

"Right," Ryan and Gear said in sync.

"So what about Danielle?"

"Err, Gear," Ryan said desperately, "Please?"

"Fine," Gear huffed, "Danielle looks fourteen, but she's only two years old. See, Vlad is a very evil man. He tried to kill Mr. Fenton to get Danny, err Phantom, as his son slash apprentice since they are both halfas. Well, he also wanted Mrs. Fenton to be his wife, but… He was desperate. So, he created a clone about two years ago- more than one, the only problem was, they were all unstable except for one- Danielle.

The issue was Danielle was a girl- so she wasn't really a clone. Why she's a girl is another story. Anyway, so she's a girl and Vlad wanted a son, so he hated Danielle. But she couldn't see it. She was on his side for a while until she heard him call her worthless. It hurt her a lot since she thought of him like a father. So, she helped Phantom defeat Vlad and then she disappeared. She went to see the world. Don't worry, I did keep an eye on her and I stayed in touch with her. She's like my little sister just as much as she is Phantom's."

"So that's the story," Ryan and Gear said.

"Interesting," Nick Fury said, "That's the past… So what about your future?"

"What do you mean," Ryan asked hesitantly.

"What I mean is, you've told us your back stories, which is much appreciated, but you still haven't officially answered my own question."

"Which is?"

"How would you and even Miss Gia like to join the team?"

Ryan looked to Gear, who looked ecstatic. They both shared a look. Gear looked at Phantom hopefully, wishing that he would agree. Though her eyes were shining, I get to be a superhero!

Phantom debated the question for a moment. The whole time, he had been denying it- he didn't want to be a hero anymore. Yet, taking down Vlad with his new friends, it brought back something inside of him. They brought back that drive- that passion- for him. They helped him realize that the past is just that- the past. Taking down Vlad also reminded him why he was a hero in the first place- to protect people. It didn't matter if the people thanked you or if you got bad press. What mattered was that you did what was right. That's it, he realized, Gear's right… I need to be a hero again…

"You got yourself a deal," Phantom and Gear said in sync.

"Does that mean I get a cool superhero name," Gear said with a wide grin as she turned to Coulson, "Since Gear is kind of my real name since everyone calls me that and I can't really be called Quam Tu since everyone will know I exist and I don't want to ruin my rep as Quam Tu since I will be working with SHIELD… What about Lobortis? No? What about Giyara? Gadget? Ilaro? Gieo? Oh! What about Gala? I like Gala or Gieo! But what about Lividity! Or Mechanica! Or even Mecha! I like that one the most! Oh! And do I get a cool superhero outfit now?"

As Gear continued to slightly annoy Coulson, a new life started. Actually, their lives started again- a true fresh start… With new friends, new adventures, a new boyfriend (For Gear), a new little sister (Danielle, who was soon to be put under Gywn Gia's care VIA a court order from SHIELD), and most of all- new memories.