Yes, I'm finally updating. Amazing, isn't it? I can't believe summer's almost over! I keep listening to The Worst Day Ever by Simple Plan, with that summer part… anyway, it's update time! I tried to keep everyone IC, but that's really hard, so forgive me if some of the characters aren't quite right. Like Vlad in the last chapter revealing himself… I figured out he would probably never do that. When I finish this story, I will be doing major revision in past chapters, seeing as the first few chapters take place even before Public Enemies. Which reminds me, please read the author's note at the bottom when you're finished reading. But now that I've been talking forever… or really, typing, it's fic time! But first…

KaliAnn- Thanks! Yes, Vlad does care about his brother a lot. I still think it was a bit OOC for Vlad though. >.
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Disclaimer: No, I don't own Danny Phantom. That would be Butch Hartman. Now that I did all of that… update time!

Revealed

No one spoke for a minute or two. Vlad stood silently, waiting. The first one to speak was Jack.

"V-man! Your half ghost too! Cool!" he exclaimed, nearly jumping up and down. Maddie was just the opposite. She narrowed her eyes at her former college friend, understanding quite a bit now. Going back to the reunion, she remembered the ghost… Vlad… who had grabbed her out of the Fenton Family Ghost Assault Vehicle. He had said he was never going to let go of her, ever again. Then Jack had saved her. Or she thought it was Jack, he had acted different than usual. Almost like… Danny. Had Danny been in Jack at the time? She shook her head. There were so many questions she wanted to ask. Vlad had also wanted her to dump Jack and marry him instead, as she found out later. Jack might be a goof, but she loved him. She had never liked Vlad after that encounter in Colorado. But he had saved Danny's life when he found him outside of the dome after the town had been pushed into the Ghost Zone. But… Danny was the one who had saved the town in the first place, wasn't he? Exactly how trustworthy was Vlad? Especially now to find he was a ghost, the very thing that she had been hunting, it was rather ironic. Of course, Danny was one as well, but she would love her son no matter what happened. Vlad, on the other hand… she felt like blasting him with the Fenton Foamer or sucking him into the Fenton Thermos. She noticed Danny and his friends didn't seem surprised, but that Danny was giving a look of loathing similar to hers at Vlad. He must've known already, and that would explain everything that had happened since the reunion. Danny's remarks at Vlad's mountain chalet, his hatred when he found him in their house after Vlad had come through the Ghost Portal, and probably more that even she didn't know.

"Danny?" she asked gently. Danny turned around to look at her, eyes softening.

"Yeah?"

"You always knew about Vlad, didn't you? And in some way, you're archenemies, am I right?" asked Maddie. Danny sighed.

"Yeah, you're right. During the college reunion he revealed himself to me and asked me to join him so he could train me and become his 'son' and also for me to renounce dad. Of course, I refused and ever since then he has been trying to kill dad and get you to marry him, while still trying to get me to join up with him. So, we've been in our share of fights," he said, smiling sadly. Maddie looked at him, astonished; her son had been actually fighting Vlad this whole time? And saving the city constantly, especially that one time with the worst ghost crisis in the history of Amity Park? She went over and hugged him. Danny tried to pull away.

"Mom, I'm fine! I can take care of myself, you know," he said looking up at her. Maddie drew away and smiled.

"Yes, I know. What you've been doing has been a huge responsibility and I'm proud of you."

Danny smiled and looked around. Everyone in the Fenton Flyer had been listening to their conversation, including Jack, who had heard the part about Vlad trying to kill him.

"Wait, Vladdy, you've been trying to kill me?" he asked, looking out of the window. Vlad had also heard everything that Maddie and Danny had said. He smirked, "Of course not, old chum."

Danny's eyes turned a glowing green color as he glared at Vlad.

"Liar!" he yelled, clenching his fists. Vlad just smiled. Danny felt a hand on his shoulder and he slowly relaxed, his eyes turning back to their normal sky blue color. Usually that meant Sam was trying to calm him down. But as he turned around, he was surprised to see Jazz. She gave him a small smile. Danny smiled back, then turned to the window, where Vlad was. Up until then, Christina and Derek Masters had been quiet. Now they stared at their son, who they thought was normal, the one without ghost powers. They were wrong.

Vlad looked at them and said two words that no one had ever heard him say before in his life.

"I'm sorry."

Back in the Fenton Flyer, Danny nearly fell over with surprise. Maybe there were two sides to Vlad… the side that wanted things, and this side, more… considerate, if you could use that word to describe Vlad.

Vlad's parents looked at him, and then hugged him. Vlad looked incredibly uncomfortable, but lightly hugged them back. They accepted him. He felt a feeling he had not felt since his parent's death, love. He did love Maddie, but she had never returned the feeling. He hadn't felt it returned for quite awhile. He had so many questions to ask his parents, but felt like this wasn't the right time. Instead, he pulled away and went over to his brother, who evidently was half ghost as well. He was just waking up.

"No, get away!" yelled Jet as he started to awaken. Opening his eyes, he sat up and looked around. "Where am I? What happened?"

Vlad helped his brother up and sighed.

"You're in the Ghost Zone, dear brother, and you were in a fight with… another ghost."

Jet looked at Vlad, then down at himself.

"I'm in human form… wait, you know about me being… half ghost? And you saw what happened?"

Nodding, Vlad said, "I saw you when you changed back, and, well, this is how I know what happened."

He stepped back and changed into Vlad Plasmius for his brother, who gasped loudly.

"Yes, I am also half ghost, and I was the one who fought you. Brother, I'm sorry; I didn't know it was you," Vlad explained. He changed back into his human form and waited for his brother's response. Jet just stood there, and finally said, "I don't blame you for attacking me. You were only doing what you thought was right. The reason I didn't fight back was because I just found out I had ghost powers recently, and I don't know how to use them yet. Apparently, I've had them since I was seven, from a lab accident with our parents. They created a barrier to keep ghosts from getting out of the Ghost Zone, and something happened that made me like this."

Vlad nodded.

"Ah, yes, makes sense. I always had wondered what happened to your hair," he said looking at Jet. He then glanced over at the Fenton Flyer, where everyone was listening intently. Maddie looked like she wanted to kill him. Vlad sighed. She would never love him now. He turned back to his family, and clearly aware that everyone in the Fenton Flyer could hear, he began his own story.

"I became half ghost after a lab accident as well. It happened back in college, when Jack, Maddie, and I were lab partners, and Jack had created his own Ghost Portal. It was called the Proto Portal, and its objective was to open the dimension between here and the Ghost Zone. As it happened, I was standing in front of the portal as he turned it on, and was blasted with ghost energy. It gave me ecto-acne, and, as I found out later, ghost powers. And I still blame the whole incident on Jack." With this he turned around to look at the Fenton Flyer, where everyone was staring at him. Jack finally stammered, "I didn't know that, V-man. It wasn't entirely my fault. I really should have checked the calculations… but it still wasn't completely my fault." Vlad just stared at him and shook his head, staying true to his own opinion.

Christina looked over at her son.

"So, that's how you became half ghost, now I understand." Then she laughed. "How ironic. We're both ghost hunters who have become ghosts, and now have two sons who are half ghost." Derek smiled and nodded, "Remember, ghost or human, we'll always love you both."

Maddie and Jack looked down at Danny. Maddie smiled and said, "You know, that's true with us too. We'll always love you, no matter what you are." Danny smiled back.

"I know."

A/N: Thanks to everyone who has reviewed my story up until now! Especially if you've read it since the beginning…. I started it in January; it's been a long time since then. I have two ways that I want to go with this story, and I would like you to help me decide! One, I could have the next chapter be the last chapter, and wrap it up. Or I could have something else happen with Vlad and make it a few chapters longer. Keep in mind I do have 3 more stories that I hope to put up once I finish this, and I promise I'll update faster with those. I'm always up to continuing or wrapping it up. I know the plot has been really scattered… whoops… sorry about that. So many things happen… but, it's your decision. Tell me in your review!