Please forgive me for this chapter being so late. Between play practice, power outages and a trip to my computerless Grandma I didn't have time. I have a warning for you though, this is a very confusing chapter, (or at least it was confusing to write) so stick with me.

I awoke later and found myself in my bedroom. "How the heck did I get here?" I asked myself out loud. There was a slight movement to my right and I turned and looked in that direction. A black and white human looking shape stood beside me. Either my eyes were messed up or he wasn't solid, because he looked blurred and I couldn't tell who he was.

He said nothing and gave me a blurred worried look. For some reason I felt worried about him too, and returned the glance. When I tried to sit up I found that I was too weak to move and simply lay where I was. The ghost came closer and put his white hand to my head.

As soon as he did I could see clearly and he became solid. I had been staring at my own ghost form. He smiled and started talking in my voice. "Long time no see Danny."

I blinked and stared at him. He saw my confused look and continued. "I've been trapped inside you this whole time."

Danny Phantom looked at me in a brotherly way. I asked a question that I had wanted to know since my accident. Sometimes I would lie awake in bed and just think about it. "Are you a separate person from me, or are you actually me?" Phantom smiled again. He certainly was in a good mood.

"I am not exactly sure myself." He said. "Sometimes I have memories of before we were one, but those could be dreams." He looked confused and continued. "It's possible that I was once a normal ghost, but I got fused in you when the portal opened."

Shivering at the thought of being trapped in someone, I whispered, "I'm sorry."

Phantom gave me his smile once again. "You shouldn't be sorry Danny. If it wasn't for you I would be as malevolent as any other ghost. You were my salvation, you made me what I am, a hero. I need you as much as you need to breathe. Besides I am not exactly trapped in you, I am you, and you are me."

For no real reason I felt proud. A hero was what this ghost had become because of me. I was standing next to myself and having a conversation and instead of being scared or crazy I was proud. "If messing with time caused you to disappear for awhile, how did you come back?"

He suddenly looked scared. "There is evil here Danny. Jack is far more evil than Vlad could ever dream to be." He turned away. "He has captured many souls and intended to steal yours also. I was inside you still even though you were basically human. Luckily time isn't as set in stone as people think, and it can always be changed. When Jack cast that curse on you I was pulled out instead of your soul." He sighed and looked sad. "Unfortunately I am not sure how we could join back together."

Ghost powers were getting way too complicated. Why did this ghost even want to be me again? Maybe he was actually evil and wanted to take over my body. What happened to the days when I could simply beat up the box ghost, change back to normal, and have a relatively average life? Phantom took his hand off my head, which I sort of forgot was there, and everything became blurry. He faded and I suddenly felt sick. His hand returned and the room cleared.

Phantom mumbled to himself and seemed to become more depressed. "That's what I was afraid of." Before I could ask what he continued. "We need to be in contact with each other to survive. If I let go of you for too long then my ghost form will fade away, and you will probably die. Heck we were lucky that I had enough strength to bring you here!"

That was not what I wanted to hear. I looked at Phantom and realized that perhaps he really was a missing part of me. He looked just like me and acted like me only he was a ghost. If we needed to be fused back together then that's fine with me. My thoughts were interrupted by someone knocking on the door. Phantom looked nervous and turned invisible.

The door opened and in walked Vlad. He looked at me with worry filled eyes that made me feel guilty. "Danny?" he said. I sensed Phantom stiffen beside me. Vlad walked over and sat in a chair next to my gigantic bed. "I want you to know that I know that something's going on here that is way beyond normal. I also want to thank you."

I looked at Vlad and noticed that he was staring at me with a mix of confusion, pride, gratefulness, and fatherly love. I hated the whole thing. Vlad smiled and explained what he meant. "I don't know how you did it or why you did it Danny but I know that it was you in that lab twenty years ago."

My face paled and Phantom's hand turned colder. Vlad saw my almost white face and stopped smiling. "Danny I don't want to know your motives for going back in time. You probably did it to stop me from doing something." Vlad didn't know how close to the truth he was. "But I just want you to know that it was because of you that I didn't end up bitter and alone." He smiled again and got up to leave before he turned back and sat down.

His face became serious and his voice became almost a whisper. "There is something else you should know. I don't like being here and it's clear that you don't like it either. Jack hates me for marrying your mom and I've seen hatred in his eyes for you too." I looked at him in shock. My old dad never noticed those things. "It's very possible that he thinks in his twisted mind that you are responsible for his accident because when you pushed me he got blasted. Please be careful Danny."

Vlad stood up and smiled again. "Don't forget to get dressed Danny, the reunion is soon!" he left my room and closed the door behind him. Phantom turned visible and looked at the door with disgust.

"What a fruitloop! We will be glad when he is back to being our arch enemy." He sat down in the air and floated there looking bored. I realized for the first time that even though Vlad had been my arch enemy he was not anymore, and I was not so sure I would be glad for things to be back to normal.

I discovered that I had the strength to stand and Phantom was looking weaker. Despite his lack in energy he smiled. "Maybe we won't have to find a way to fuse back together." He suddenly just faded out and I felt his hand finally disappear from my head. Energy flowed through me and I noticed my reflection in the mirror in my room.

My black haired blue eyed face stared back from the glass. I focused on doing something I had never thought I would be able to do again. The reflection flashed as two rings circled it and was replaced by a grinning ghost with white hair and green eyes. I changed back to normal and quickly got dressed for the reunion.

All of those guests would finally have something to talk about.

In case you're wondering what the guests will be talking about I'll give you a hint.

GHOSTS