Danny, Dayla, Dani and Dale all gasped as they found themselves in Fenton Works, sitting in the living room with Jack, Maddie and Jazz. They found they were in their human forms and it was nine o'clock in the morning.
"So kids, feeling ready for the barbeque tonight?" Jack asked.
"Barbeque? What barbeque?" Danny asked, confused.
"The barbeque we're having with your friends and their families to celebrate you guys visiting home from college." Jack answered, not understanding Danny's confusion.
"But, we had the barbeque a week ago." Dayla said.
Maddie shook her head and said, "No. You and Dayla just got home ten minutes ago."
"No they didn't." Dale and Dani both said. "What happened? Where's Venelope?"
"Venelope? Who's that? Uh….are you four feeling okay?" Jazz asked, confused by her sibling's behaviour.
"I think….we just need some fresh air." All of them said at once, before getting up and heading out the front door.
They headed into town and as they came across the statue of Danny and Dayla, Dayla then asked, "Is it just me or are things now different?"
"Yeah. And come to think of it, none of them seem to know now who Venelope is." Danny answered, agreeing with his sister.
"What is going on here?" Dale wondered, still confused.
Dani saw Mr Grant from the museum and walked over to him. She then asked, "Mr Grant, by any chance were we at the museum last night?"
"Yes of course you were. You stopped a ghost named Aragon from taking priceless historical artefacts from our medieval section last night." Mr Grant answered.
"So….a ghost named Vladia Plasmius wasn't there?" Dani asked, now confused.
"Who's Vladia Plasmius? A new ghost?" Mr Grant asked.
"Uh…never mind. I'm still a little bit tired from last night I guess." Dani said, brushing it off and acting like it was nothing.
She walked back over to the others and said, "Mr Grant said me and Dale stopped Aragon from stealing from the museum last night. He doesn't even know who Vladia Plasmius is."
"That's not all." Danny said as he looked up from his phone. "According to the Amity Park Times, we have never fought against someone named Venelope Hawkeye AKA Vladia Plasmius. It's like, every encounter we've had with her has been….erased."
Suddenly, Dayla felt someone bump into her. The voice of the person apologised, "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry!"
They looked to see standing before them was none other than Venelope Hawkeye! Only this time, she had a pair of glasses on and her hair was straight down.
"VENELOPE?!" Danny, Dayla, Dale and Dani all shouted in shock.
She smiled and said, "Yeah, that's my name. Venelope Hawkeye. How'd you know?"
Before they could say anything, she smiled wider and said in excitement, "Oh my gosh! You're Danny, Dayla, Danielle and Dale Phantom! This is so cool!"
She pulled out a phone and asked, "Could I have a photo with you guys?"
They all pulled out of their shock and just nodded. Venelope smiled and stood with them in the middle. They all just smiled as she took the picture and continued to smile in excitement.
"I knew driving through Amity Park on my way home was a good idea. I can't believe I got a picture with the Phantoms." She said as she put her phone away.
"Uh….where you from?" Dayla asked, after she got out of her shock.
"Oh! I'm from Chicago, but I have been at Philadelphia for College and now I'm heading home to visit my mum and dad. Maria and Kyle Hawkeye." Venelope answered. "It's kind of funny since both of them share the last name. Anyway, I was on my way to Chicago but decided to stop here at Amity Park for the night."
"Well…Hope you enjoy your visit." Danny said.
She smiled and headed off after waving goodbye. Time suddenly froze and Clockwork appeared before them, each of them wearing a time medallion.
"I understand your confusion." Clockwork said, smiling proudly at them. "You all did a wonderful thing."
"Clockwork, what is going on?" Dani asked.
"You all wished that Vlad Plasmius was never Venelope's father and so, the Staff of Dreams granted your wish. However, that wish also changed history and only your four will ever remember what happened." Clockwork answered. "The Staff of Dreams has been destroyed and it will no longer pose any threat."
"Clockwork, how much has exactly changed?" Dale asked.
"All the events such as Anandlok sending you Danny and Dayla to different realities and such did happen, however you meeting Venelope, her sending the ghosts to attack you and everything from the past week was the only thing that didn't happen." Clockwork answered. "Venelope now leads a normal life and has been given a second chance, thanks to you four."
"I guess that all anybody really needs. A second chance." Danielle said, repeating something that was said a long time ago.
With that, Clockwork took his leave. Time resumed and they continued to look around Amity Park. Danny then asked, "Our lives are never going to be normal, are they?"
They all laughed a little and then Dayla said, "Where's the fun in that bro?"
With that, they headed back to Fenton Works to once again, to help their family organise their barbecue for that night and feeling good knowing, they helped give Venelope something that she deserved; a second chance.
"Maybe that's all anybody needs. A second chance."
THE END.