Danny and the others piled into Jazz's car and drove for the lab as fast as they could. Danny would have flown, but he had taken a beating and barely had the energy to stay Danny Phantom. Valerie flew ahead of them on her board, but stayed within sight. Danny patted Wolf on the back, "Forget it! You didn't know!" Wolf nodded slowly, but still looked ashamed.

"What do you think Vlad wants at the lab?"

"He could be after something or laying a trap. We have no real way on knowing."

Jazz sighed, "I just hope mom and dad are alright."

"Something tells me their fine." He tapped Jazz on the shoulder and pointed behind them. The Fenton RV was right behind them.

Jazz stopped the car and stepped out, "MOM!"

The RV stopped and Jack stuck his head out the driver side window, "Are you alright? Danny said you were fighting a ghost."

"That wasn't Danny! Its a ghost in disguise!"

"But how did it get past the ghost shield?"

"He must of had the codes or something. But that Danny is a fake."

"We need to get back." Jack ducked back into the RV and drove down the rode at high speed. Jazz jumped back into her car and followed.

It took only one finger blast from Plasmus to knock Ember down. She was up, but had little energy to fight. His copy flew at her and slammed his fist into her face. She impacted a lab table and it fell on top of her, "The others will be back soon, so good bye."

"Back off!" Burn shot out of the wall rammed his foot into Plasmus face. He fell into his copy and they merged. Burn picked the table up and tossed it away, "Sorry about being late."

"You can make it up to me later." Ember let Burn help her to her feet, "Look out!" She shoved him away as she fell down. A red beam blasted past.

Plasmus floated up, "I've grown tired of your interference."

Burn cracked his knuckles, "Bring it on old man!" Both ghost launched themselves at each other. Blows were exchanged several times between them, but it was clear Plasmus had the advantage. Each of his blows did more damage than Burn's.

While the ghosts fought, Sam managed to pull out her pocket knife and began to cut Tucker's ropes. After a minute, Tucker was able to break free. As he was about to help Sam, "I'll be fine! Go find those grenades." Tucker nodded and began to search the lab.

Plasmus ducked a punch and rammed a glowing fist into Burn's gut. He grabbed his neck and tossed him into the mainframe. As Burn started to ghost through it, Plasmus blasted him with a ghost beam. The computer exploded and Burn collapsed onto the floor, "Well that was fun!"

"So is this!" Tucker grabbed the unmodified grenades from the ghost tube. He tossed three of them and the exploded in front of Plasmus. The ghost hit the ground smoking. Tucker threw the last two. Plasmus managed to ghost through the floor before they exploded. Tucker gulped and looked around, "Where is he?"

As they reached The Fenton Home, Danny gathered his energy and turned transparent. He flew out of the car and into the house. He dropped into the lab as Tucker managed to find the last grenade, "Is everyone alright?"

Tucker nodded, "Fine now that I found these things."

Sam tossed the ropes off her, "Well that was hard."

Danny wiped his forehead and turned back into his human form, "Glad everyone is fine."

"For now!" Plasmus shot out of the floor and blasted both Danny and Tucker, "You will not spoil my victory." The grenades rolled allover the floor. He heard the door slam open upstairs, "Time for my escape." He held his hand out and blasted the arch of the ghost portal. It switched on, but Sam was still standing in it. The portal energy exploded around her.

"SAM!" Danny managed to get up and run for the portal. He reached her as the grenades started to beep.

Before they exploded, time stopped. Clockwork appeared in a flash of blue light, "Almost to late." He looked around, "We you have certainly gotten yourself in a real pickle here." He floated over to the ghost portal, "Your going to need a lesson in teamwork if you plan to walk out of this one." He pressed a few buttons on the side of the machine, "But I leave it to you to figure that out." He pressed the button on the top of his clock staff, "Time in!" He vanished.

The ghost portal shimmered and spun around quickly. The portal began to suck everything into it. Sam and Danny were pulled into it as the portal's power grew. The grenades rolled across the floor and were too pulled into it. Plasmus, Tucker, Ember and Burn grabbed a hold of an anchored table as the portal continued to draw things into it. Ember lost her grip and was pulled into it. Burn let go and followed her. Jack stepped into the lab and was immediately pulled by the portal. He flew towards it, but managed to grab the side of it. He reach around and smashed a few buttons. The portal stopped spinning and the doors closed as he pulled himself free. Plasmus flew towards the wall to escape, but Maddie jumped into the lab and activated a Fenton Thermos. Plasmus yelled out as he was drawn in and the lid slapped on. Jack looked around the destroyed lab, "What happened?"

Tucker sighed, "This could take awhile."

Burn flew through The Ghost Zone with Ember in his arms. The grenades had exploded and he had lost sight of Danny and Sam. He landed on a small chuck of rock and laid Ember on the ground, "Still with me."

"Yeah!" Ember sat herself up, "Damn Plasmus! We better lay low until him and the kid finish each other off. Neither one of us can take them right now." Burn nodded. Ember sighed, "Guess I'll have to take over the world later."

"Yeah!" Burn floated up, "I'm going to take a look around." He flew away.

"SAM! SAM!" Danny floated through the void looking behind each door and chunk of rock. So far he had little luck finding her. Danny sighed and sat down in midair, "Where could she be?"

"Where all new ghost arrivals go!"

Danny spun around and saw a ghost in a tattered gray robe and hood. He held a large scythe in a boney hand and only his glowing red eyes could be seen from his face. Danny backed away, "Are you The Grim Reaper!"

"Huh!" He looked at the scythe, "Oh no!" He chuckled in a childlike voice, "I'm on my way to costume party."

"Oh! Where do new ghosts go to?"

"Their taken to the check-in station. Its about an hour flight that way." He pointed to the west, "They usually keep couples together. They never break them up unless one of them fails.

"FAILS!"

"Yeah! The ghosts around here are pretty harsh to new arrivals. Few make it to be released to do as they pleased."

"What happens to the failures?"

"Turned into servants or cast into The Unspeakable Void."

"Let me guess! You can't talk about it."

"Yep! Well I got to go! If you hurry you should be able to help her. There are no rules, so a ghost can get help from almost anywhere." The ghost flew away.

Danny shot into The Ghost Zone, "Got to get to her before they figure out she isn't a ghost."

Danny Phantom stopped at a large flat floating island. A huge green coliseum stood atop of it. Ghosts of all sizes and colors flew into it. Danny didn't recognize any of the ghosts and landed near an entrance. A ghost squid was sitting behind a desk, "Yes!"

"Ah I'm new here and I was with a girl."

The squid only had one red eye and it narrowed as it looked at Danny, "Alright! Go down the hall and turn at the second right. All newbies are there. And good luck!"

Danny nodded and walked down the hall. It was dark and he heard moaning all around him. He walked down the tunnel on the right and came to a huge room. A lot of ghosts were either sitting on benches or walking about. There were human, animal, and a few he couldn't figure. He looked around and spotted Sam in the corner. She still looked human! Danny quickly made his way to her, "Sam!"

"Danny!" She jumped to her feet and hugged him, "I knew you would come."

"Are you alright?"

Sam nodded and sat back down, "What is going on here?"

"I wish I knew!"

A large walking bull ghost stepped in, "It is time!"