A/N: So... It's been a while. And I promise I'll explain why, but not now. This chapter has been in the works and I'm assuming you guys just want to get right to it! I'll probably update two or three times this week... I was going to make one long chapter but all of them together were too long.

So, in this chapter, we're introducing a new character! I've been working on her for a while, and I think you guys will honestly grow to love her.

Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom or anything else you might recognize.

"It has been said that 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting it's sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it's never gone." -Rose Kennedy

"Danny!" Her father's name was screamed into the distance by a distinctly female voice. She was suddenly aware of the arms that were wrapped around her, and squirmed to see her Uncle, who's eyes were teary as he held both the child and the child's aunt, who's head was buried into the male's neck.

"Uncle Tucker?" She asked, looking at him.

"Shh, everything will be okay, Danielle. Your father will be fine." His voice was shaky and unsure, and she turned around to see her mother standing there, fists clenched at her sides, in her human form. Their clothes were all tattered and their hair was a mess. Shaky breaths came from the female standing feet away from them.

"M-Mommy?" She spoke tentatively, and the male let her down. Her small feet carried her to her mother, who fell to her knees, tears streaming down her face. "Mommy?"

The woman turned to face her daughter, and the child, reaching out her small hand, wiped the tears from her mother's dirty and bloodstained face, and pushed a lock of hair that stuck to the woman's sweaty face. A sniff and more tears came, and the child wrapped her arms around her mothers neck, careful not to hurt the woman's swelled stomach.

"Mom, please!" The girl pleaded. "It'll be okay!" The girl reassured her, and looked at her aunt and uncle, who sat holding each other. And the woman, wrapped an arm around the girl in front of her, and an arm around her swelled stomach.

"We're gonna be okay."

Crash

The girl's face scrunched up in disapproval, and she blinked open her eyes, only to let out a scream. A girl, who looked to be around four, stood over her grinning.

Danielle phased through the female and transformed, ready to battle the floating girl in front of her. Ectoblasts lit up her hands.

"Hey! Wait! I'm not the bad guy!" The girl waved a hand in front of her.

The smaller Phantom looked wary, but still lowered her glowing hands.

"Yeah, I'm not the bad guy. I'm good, I promise." The halfa calmed down, and the girl turned upside down in the air.

"W-Who are you?"

"The girl turned right-side-up again. "My real name is Lilith Carter Fe-" She cut herself off before she got to her last name. "But I go by my Ghost Name, Phantom. Carter Phantom. And, you are Danielle Phantom."

Carter, who floated in mid air, had white hair and sapphire blue eyes similar to the younger phantom's human eyes. She was shorter than average, fit, and her smile never left her pale face.

"But that's our name! Copy Cat!" The younger phantom accused, making the older child raise an eyebrow.

There was a long pause, and the older one bit her lip, before deciding to tell half the truth. "Hey! I didn't come up with the stupid name, my dad did!"

Her dad. That was a funny joke.

"I'm here to protect you. We need to get to the King and Queen before-" A bang on the door cut her off, and the older phantom pullef Danielle through the floor and through the portal in the lab.

They floated, looking around, before landing on a small path. "If we're gonna find them, we need to save energy. So, instead of flying, we're gonna walk."

The younger one rolled her eyes, attempting to levitate, and failing. They began walking, unaware of the red eyes watching them from afar.

It had been almost twenty four hours since they had left Kit's lair, and since then, the male halfa hadn't uttered two words. And that made the rest of Team Phantom worried sick.

Soft snores alerted the female halfa that everyone had fallen asleep at this point, including Jazz and Tucker, who were exhausted beyond belief. Everyone, of course, except herself, and a certain someone that sat at the end of the cave they decided to take shelter in. His appearance shattered her heart even more.

He sat in Phantom form, knees bent, arms folded across his knees, head hanging down in defeat so that his snow white hair and white accents on his uniform looked gray. His aura looked almost completely gone.

She checked her watch, twelve fifty-nine am. Everyone had been asleep for hours now, and she creeped around them, walking over to her King at the opening of the cave.

She felt him stiffen when she sat down beside him, leaning her head against the wall. "Danny." She whispered, her voice broken. She placed a hand on his arm. Still, he said nothing, and remained tense.

"Danny," She pleaded, her voice shaking. "Please, don't shut me out. Please don't leave me." A tear ran down her cheek. "I need you, I love you. Please, just talk to me." She began to shake, and she felt him wince beneath her hand. "D-Danny, please."

She waited, and almost thought that he wasn't going to do anything, until he turned suddenly, and pulled her sideways onto his lap, wrapping his arms around her.

She felt him shake beneath her as he burried his face into the crook of her neck, and she swore she felt droplets of wetness.

"Danny." She croaked, pleading with him. "Please, you can't do this to yourself. Talk to me, tell me what's on your mind, tell me how you feel. Please." She grabbed his face, and pulled him to look at her. His eyes were bloodshot and puffy, tear streaks ran down his face. He averted her gaze. "Danny, look at me. Please don't do this to me."

He slowly raised his eyes to meet her own, and each felt their heart fall to pieces. She leaned forward, smashing her lips against his, and felt her heart slightly piece back together when he responded, tangling his gloved fingers through her human hair. She pulled away for breath, resting her forehead against his own, and he raised an eyebrow.

"Sorry." He slurred, his voice raspy. A glint of mischief flashed in his toxic green eyes. "I tend to do this thing where I render females breathless." She rolled her eyes, but smiled, and hugged him tight anyways.

"I missed you, Danny." She spoke shakily, finally letting herself cry.

He felt a wave of guilt wash over him, reverting back to his human form, and wrapping his arms around her. "Sam, I've been with you all day." He ran a hand through her raven locks.

"No, y-you didn't talk to me. I-I thought I lost you Danny." She whined, grasping his shirt.

He pulled her away from him to get a good look at her, and felt tears of his own. "Sam, listen to me. You will never lose me. Ever. I will always be right by your side, and I will always love you."

She smiled, and pecked him on the lips. "Always?"

"'Til the day I die." He smirked.

"You mean the rest of the way." She corrected, smiling. He reached out to wipe her cheeks with the pads of his thumbs. "We're already half ghost, babe. We only got half of the way to go."

A blaring noise from inside of the cave snapped them out of their thoughts, and made Sam look at her watch. Four fourty five am.

"So, you guys are half ghost?" A familiar female voice spoke from the cave opening, making the two of them freeze.

A/N: Hey, sooooo... Sorry I kinda fell off the face of the Earth for a bunch of months... I had problems with my depression and my mom got arrested...

But, hey, I updated the fucking story for all you aggressive fans. :) So, yeah.

I kinda left you with a cliff hanger...

Muahaha.

-ourinvisibleink