Danny opened his eyes and found himself lying on a grassy ground. Above him the sky was just a spinning purple vortex. He rolled over onto his stomach and pushed himself up. He was in a small clearing in the middle of a forest. There was no wind and no sounds outside his breathing. He looked around and spotted Burn lying on the ground face-up. He was still out cold, "So this is The Unspeakable Void!" He shrugged, "I fail to see the big deal." He tried to fly, but he didn't even leave the ground. He held out his hand to fire a ghost beam, but nothing, "My powers!" He looked at his outfit. He was still Danny Phantom, "Well now what?" He heard a rustling in the forest and a loud stepping sound, "Great!" He turned to run, but stopped as he neared the trees, "Why me?" Danny turned around and ran at Burn. He dropped down and shook the ghost, "Wake up!" The sounds were getting closer. Danny slapped him across the face, "WAKE UP!"

Burn's eyes opened and he blinked a few times, "Phantom?" He sat up, "What happened?"

Danny pulled him to his feet, "Talk later!" As he pulled him away from the sounds, a large tail with a stinger at the tip shot out of the trees and hit the ground in front of them. Danny stepped back as a green ghost stepped into the clearing. Standing seven foot tall, the ghost looked like a human insect. His left hand was a large pincer and his right hand was clawed. His mouth was lined with fangs and his eyes were red glowing points. His tail was attached to his back and the tail rose up and hung above his head. Danny sighed, "Should have brought The Fenton Bug Spray."

The large ghost smiled, "Fresh ectoplasm!" The ground shook again and another ghost stepped out of the forest behind them. This one was eight foot tall, had a hairy body and six arms. Each of its hands ended in glowing red claws. Its mouth had bug like mandibles and eight glowing eyes. The ghost with the tail chuckled, "Before we eat you, I will explain your situation. It is the least I can do!"

"Thanks!"

"I'm Skorp! And my friend over their is Fang! We are the rulers of this realm. Well I am." He waved his clawed hand around, "As you know, ghost powers don't work here. And unlike The Ghost Zone, we do not get rejuvenated by the forces of the realm. So we must consume the ectoplasm of other ghosts to survive." He licked his lips with a long black tongue, "As you can see, we have taken on more bug like features. It is evolution's way of making sure we are the strongest ghosts here." Skorp's tail started to quiver, "So now you know. Goodbye!" The tail shot forward. Danny shoved Burn away from him and dove clear. The tail hit the ground, "I love it when my pray fight." Fang stepped forward and tired to grab them. Danny rolled away and Burn managed to jump to his feet. Both ghosts took off running into the forest. Skorp chuckled, "Oh good! I haven't hunted in a long time."

Sam stepped back as Red floated towards her, "So what to do with you? Audience?"

"FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!"

Red laughed and floated higher, "Who wishes to fight this one?" The crowd roared with volunteers. Red thought a moment, "How about I fight this one?" The crowed cheered their approval. Red landed on the ground, "Your days are numbered."

Sam backed away, "Please!"

Red laughed, "No one is going to help you." He flexed his hands and red claws appeared, "Your mine!" As he readied for his attack, loud music filled the arena. All the ghosts had to cover their ears as Ember dropped from the sky and landed on the edge of the arena, "YOU!"

Ember stopped playing her guitar, "Burn got rid of Danny Phantom! It is only fitting that I get rid of his girlfriend."

Red straightened his tie as his claws retracted, "If you wish!" He flew up, "FIGHT!"

Sam gulped as Ember glared at her, "Maybe I should have stuck with Red!"

Danny and Burn jumped over a small ditch and climbed up a couple of rock formations. The two ghosts jumped down into the forest and ran for several more minutes. They spotted a small rock outcropping and ducked under a ledge. They found a cave and ran down it. The cave turned out to be a tunnel and they ran out. They found themselves in front of a large green lake. They looked around and dropped into a ditch. Danny sat down, "Damn! I wonder if we lost them." Burn shot him a look and Danny nodded, "Yeah! I didn't think so."

"Why save me?"

"You have no idea how many times I asked myself that as we were running." Danny ran his hand through his white hair, "I figure your only trying to kill me because of Ember."

"You'd be right. To be perfectly honest, I couldn't care less about your world or your life."

Danny looked around, "So why do you follow her? She doesn't seem to care about you."

"You noticed that too." Burn sighed and sat down, "Its a long story and not one I really care to tell."

"You have anything better to do? And besides, you tell me, I will answer any question you ask."

Burn laughed, "Well since we're doomed anyway." Burn leaned against the ground, "I met her just as she entered The Ghost Zone. I had been possessed by a Demon Ghost for almost thirty years. Funny, I didn't age a day. I made an agreement with The Demon Ghost. I allow it to fight in the arena, I'm allowed to do as I please. I heard he playing quietly as I was walking by. She was quiet, kind of scared, and didn't seem to fully know what was going on. There was something about the music that I liked. So I stopped and listened until she was taken to the arena." Burn stopped and rubbed his eyes, "She was scheduled to fight this big ghost who loved to break ghosts in half. It took a full two seconds before she started losing. I stepped in and saved her."

"So that is how it got started." Burn nodded. Danny shook his head, "Weird!"

"You asked! So why do you fight ghosts?"

"I just want to help people."

"Why?"

Danny rubbed the back of his neck, "It just feels right." They heard a stomping sound. Both ghosts stood up, "Great! More running!"

Ember slowly approached Sam as she slow stepped back. Her feet reached the edge, "Ember! I know that I have ruined your plans three times, but I am sure we can talk this out."

The ghost laughed, "Spare me! You and your boyfriend have ruined my plans for the last time. Once I take you out, your world is mine!" Ember strummed her fingers across her guitar strings, "NOW!" Ember flew into the sky as a white cylinder shaped object flew out of the sky.

Sam recognized it, "The Specter Speeder!" Tucker waved at her from behind the controls and parked the vehicle in the center of the arena. Ember grabbed The Void's door and pulled it towards the speeder. Tucker activated The Ghost Shield and a green dome covered them. Red and the other ghosts attacked it, but did little to the shield. Sam looked at Ember, "Your helping me?"

"Don't get all mushy. I need your help getting Burn out of there. He is the only ghost in this zone I can stand to work with."

"Right!" Sam smiled to herself and walked to the speeder's door.

Tucker opened it and stepped out, "Sam? Is that you?"

A ring appeared above Sam's head and floated down. She turned back to normal, "Yeah! More or less."

Tucker nodded, "We need to get you and Danny back home. Your parents are there and they aren't to happy. Especially when they found out you were sucked into The Ghost Zone. I got Ember's message just as Danny's parents and your parents started yelling." He waved at Ember, but all he got back was a scowl. He chuckled, "Well! What is the plan?"

Sam pulled out a small metal panel from the skin of the speeder and pulled out a Fenton Rope on a pulley, "You tie this to me and I dive in."

Tucker glanced at Ember, "What happens if she decides to cut the rope and trap both you and Danny there. I don't see her helping just because of her manager."

Ember cursed under her breath and grabbed the rope and tied it around her, "I'll go! This way you can trap me in there. Which you won't."

"She has a point!"

Sam grabbed a pair of Fenton Ghost Pistols from the speeder, "Take these! Both Burn and Danny were pretty drained when they were sucked in."

Ember nodded and took them, "Just don't lose grip on the rope."

Danny and Burn stood at the shore of the lake as they tried to spot the other ghosts, "I can't see them!"

Danny gulped, "They're toying with us. They know we're helpless." Fang lunged out of the forest and landed in front of them. His left arms smacked Burn into the lake and his right arms grabbed Danny. He lifted him up and tossed him into a tree. Danny bounced off it and landed on the ground.

Skorp stepped forward and grabbed the fallen Danny by the neck with his clawed hand, "Feeding time!"

"Not today!" Danny's had grabbed a handful of mud and he shoved it into Skorp's mouth. The ghost tossed him down and tried to remove the mud with his tongue and hand. Fang rushed at him, but Burn jumped out of the lake and tackled him in the back. Burn helped Danny up and they ran into the forest.

Skorp roared, "I will chew them up and spit them out." He and Fang ran after them.

Danny and Burn stopped running as they tried to figure out what next. The decided to run left, but both of them heard guitar playing. Danny tapped Burn's shoulder, "There!" A glowing white rope was dangling from the vortex in the sky. Both of them took off in that direction. They ran into the clearing and Danny backed off, "Ember!"

The ghost girl was sitting on the ground, "Phantom!" She stood up, "Are you coming?"

"Why are you helping me?" Ember glanced at Burn and them back to him, "Oh!"

Ember tossed each of them a blaster, "Lets go!" Both Danny and Burn grabbed the rope and Ember tugged on it. They slowly rose into the air. Skorp and Fang bursted into the clearing, "Friends of yours?"

Burn fired on them with his blaster, "Yeah! Old poker buddies."

"We need to go faster!" Danny fired his blaster. Skorp and Fang roared as they entered the vortex. The pull of the vortex was powerful, but it wasn't long until they were pulled into The Ghost Zone. Sam slammed the door shut as the trio landed on the ground. Danny stood up and wiped his forehead, "That was fun!" He turned towards Sam, "Miss me?"

"Danny!" She ran at him. Danny turned into his human form as she reached him. They hugged. Their eyes met for a moment and then they kissed. It lasted almost a minute before they broke apart with red faces. Tucker and the two ghosts turned their heads.

Danny rubbed his neck, "We better get going."

"Yeah! That shield won't last forever." They all piled into the speeder and flew off. The ghosts in the arena screamed after them, but didn't follow.

The speeder stopped at a stone path that floated through the Zone. Ember stepped out, "Well that was fun! Lets go Burn!"

Burn stood at the doorway to the speeder and looked back at Danny, "No!"

"What?"

Burn looked at her, "I have sacrificed so much for you and you don't even acknowledge it. I've grown tired of you using me like a pawn." He closed the door, "I'll help you take down Plasmus's little gang. Then I'm gone!"

Danny held out his hand, "Fair enough!" Burn shook it! Danny smiled, "Lets go home Tuck!"

"You got it!"