A short chapter I know but don't worry the next part will be up soon! I know that for a fact because it's nearly finished already even as I'm posting this chapter.

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The Reaper had hunted for what felt like eternity. It hungered for his prey's soul, to tear open it's flesh and marvel at it's bright red blood. The fake had screamed like it remembered but the fake was so hallow. It was not his prey, not anymore. What he seeked was new, different and yet the same all together. Finding it's prey again was like a prize all over again.

It was not going to loose it's prey again. Not to the clock maker like last time. It had been so close to claiming the half ghosts soul and feasting on it like a holiday turkey. But in it's joy it was careless. Time had stopped and it didn't realize until it was too late. The clocks had reset and the hunt was on again. Destroying time and space was part of his ploy. The clock maker couldn't stop it with time if there was no time to stop. The perfect plan in it deranged and simple mind. So long as it got it's soul it didn't care for anything else.

Having that soul fly towards it at full speed was a pleasant surprise. Though the loss of the hunt was not what it favored it still got it's soul so it was content. Slowly it advanced on the half ghost seeing bright green eyes the same as before. The image of life leaving those eyes never left it's mind the entire time it hunted. Maybe if the clock maker was still alive in the end it would thank him for the second chance to see such a sight again.

Ellie stood firm in front of the beast with fierce determination in her eyes. She might have to go down. But she wouldn't go down crying. The Reaper brought up it's and wrapped it around her throat at a speed she couldn't keep up with. Her feet were off the ground before she could blink. Grabbing at it's wrist she tried to wiggle free with no success.

The longer it held onto her the more of her life force she could feel draining out of her. All of her powers were no longer usable as her vision started to fade. It wasn't painful. Not really. In an odd way she was at peace knowing everything would be okay at the end of it all. In some way it would all work out. It just had too. Her hands slowly lost it's grip on the Reapers and fell lifelessly at her sides. This was the end it had to be. Closing her eyes she was ready to accept her fate.

"What did I say about keeping your eyes open kid?" In the next second the Reaper let out a howl of pain and dropped Ellie as it clambered away from her holding it's singed side. Dan calmly walked up to her and pulled her up off the ground. She looked up at him in a daze.

"D-Dan...?"

"You were always a self sacrificer. Damn. I said I wouldn't end up like that." He sighed and took the crystal off of her belt.

"What are you doing?" She tried to take the crystal back but didn't have the strength to reach for it anymore.

"I'm ending this." He smirked at her. "That thing wants Danny. Not Ellie. I think I'll make it more content then you will." Before she could protest he threw her back and into the waiting arms of Clockworkand Writer who looked little better than she did. The two of them were running on pure will power alone at this point.

The Reaper had recovered and stared at Dan in a way that made it looked mesmerized. It's blood red eyes were focused on him and it's mouth split open in a grin. This was it's prey.

"I tore myself from Danny in another timeline. But I'm still closer to being him than you are kid." Dan had his back to them as he spoke, the crystal held tight in his hand steadily started to glow. "When I said I wanted redemption I never thought I'd get it. You gave me the one thing I wanted but I don't belong here. I had my chance and destroyed my world. This is the end of my story Ellie and I'm content with that."

Looking over his shoulder he was met with the sight of her tear filled gaze. Clockwork and Writer sat on either side of her and held her tight, each of them holding one of her hands regardless of how hard it was to keep their arms up. She looked like she was trying to speak but didn't have the words or the strength to form them. Dan smirked at her with an accepting filled gaze.

"You've got an entire life to life Ellie. Don't waste it like I did. Don't throw away you're happiness no matter how hard things get." Turning back towards the Reaper he steeled his resolve. "This is my choice and I'm glad to have it. Thank you for those good moments Ellie. I owe you one."

With that he charged forward and met the Reaper head on. Reaching out the crystal there was a clash of blinding light and then nothing. All three of them had closed their eyes and clutched one another tight as the light hit them. The warm wave surrounded them and all of the nothingness was filled.

Slowly opening their eyes they discovered that everything was back. The waves and the sand. The sky and stars. The grass and dirt. All of it was back. Though not twenty feet from there was something new. A large patch of lavish grass filled with roses and flowers. The final clash of Danny Phantom and the Reaper.

The last chapter will be the Epilogue. You guys are just grand. Give yourselves a pat on the back for being just awesome people!

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