Heh... I apologize how short this chapter is. Originally I had another scene here that was in Danny's point of view, however the idea became complicated and got scrapped, so because of that I lost a huge chunk of this chapter and it's why it's so short. I apologize for that. ^^' It's also why it took me a long time to get this out before, because of the lost chunk I had in this chapter really slowed me down. Anyways, I hope you guys have a happy upcoming Thanksgiving, I won't be updating next week due to going out of town for a while.

OMNISENSE95: It's funny you tell me about Vlad finding out Andy since it happens in this chapter. I did have more things happen here after that, but like I said it got complicated and I didn't like the direction it was going, so it got scrapped. As for Valerie and Andy, those two are just good friends right now, they're not in a romantic relationship or anything. But let me know what you want to see with those two.

PsychicEevee0103: Yes, yes she is.

Blue: I'm glad you enjoy Star chasing Andy down. X3 Well I did make it pretty obvious Andy would survive TUE and what his ghost form would look like. ^^' As for Roxas being in KH3 with the BBS crew, that's cool. :3 And what do you think it means? ^^'

Mimi1012: I'll let you be the judge of Identity Crisis. Well no, not really nightmares, just kind of scared of how much of a horror film Bearbert was in that moment. I don't usually get nightmares that easily.

ZAFT Prime: Knowing Andy? Trouble finds him everywhere he goes. :3

Jaddis: Hey, haven't heard from you in a while. Andy doesn't hold a lot of hostility for Vlad like his brother does, but he can't just be friends with Vlad either since the man is still pretty dangerous.

eslidannyphantom: Thanks for the pictures! And sure, you can use Andy for a comic.

Captivity: Paulina's kinda got a small crush on Andy after he saved her life from Nightmerica. But feel free to ship them if you want. ^^' Dustin is just full of mystery. Danny and Dash still don't like each other, but at least they're trying, right? And I hope this chapter, while short, doesn't disappoint.

Nine-tailed k: Heh, I had some good ideas for that scene at least.

anjanishe: Star seems to be more athletic than Paulina is. Paulina isn't someone who could chase down someone for long, so she usually gets someone better in shape to do it. As for Sam... that's what she did in the canon and there was no reason to change it. Maybe you better watch the series before asking me why I put something 'random' in there. And Dustin is meant to confuse you, you're not supposed to know if he's friend or foe, even Andy isn't sure.

PrincessDragon96: Heh, I just figured that was funny. Hope you like the next chapter, even though it's short. ^^'

randomphandom: It's pleasing to know my story can be very addicting. XD I didn't know a lot of twins, but I remember playing with a pair back in Kindergarten long ago, they didn't act all the same but it was still hard to tell who was whom for me. ^^' The idea that Danny has a twin came from Identity Crisis, and it was nice being able to use a Danny with a different personality. I may not do a lot of original storylines in this sequel since Andy has more reason to stick with Danny this time than he did in the previous book, but I'll see what I can do. Out of all the toys gone bad in that Christmas episode, Bearbert was definitely the most disturbing for me. Where did that chainsaw come from? Not to mention the face it made. If I were Jazz I probably wouldn't hold that bear anymore even after it was turn back to normal.

Chapter 22: Panic

I was hanging onto a wall for my dear life! Danny was pulling my arm trying to get me into the lab, but I refused to go down there with the Ecto Exodus Alarm going off! I saw Valerie following Vlad outside the house for a moment, but I was too busy trying not to get dragged off to really question why at the moment. "Let me go! If we're facing a big invasion like that then it's just suicide Danny!"

"Andy, come on! We need to try, if nothing else!" Danny groaned, tugging on my arm with all of his strength. "You're being such a big baby- it's an invasion, but that means we have to try and keep everybody safe!"

"Are you crazy!? We're only two 14 year old boys! Even with ghost powers, we're not going to be able to stand up to hundreds- possibly thousands- of angry ghosts!" I snapped before I felt a tingle go through my body- no, no, no, no! He made my body go intangible so I couldn't hold on to anything! My arms flailed around while my brother just kept pulling me.

"Well, too bad! We still need to try!" Danny finally brought me down to the lab before holding me in place. "Now get ready- hurry up and get into your ghost form!"

"Danny, we can't possibly stop them!" I snapped, but I transformed into my ghost form anyways. "There, happy!? Pretty soon this may just be my permanent form!"

"Relax, bro- we can do this!" My brother grinned at me, punching the air. "I'm going ghost!" He quickly transformed with that, staring at the portal. "Now then, they're gonna come through any moment, so be ready…"

I frowned a bit as I saw the Box Ghost's face popping out of the portal and yelled, "BEWARE!" dramatically.

This, of course, got my brother to start laughing. "Oh man- is it really only you? What kinda invasion is this"

"No." I frowned. "You really think the alarm would go off if it was just the Box Ghost?"

Suddenly a blue ecto-ray came out of the portal and hit Danny in the chest, and a blur of silver, black and green came out and pinned my brother on the ground. I looked back at him in shock, seeing Skulker had his boot on him… I guess it's a good thing he didn't know about me being a half ghost after all.

"Well well well, if it isn't the little Phantom." Skulker taunted at Danny, leaning down and smirking. "Seems like you finally got that little cloning trick of yours down- so you won't need to use illusions anymore. Still, it won't do ya much good…"

I looked back at the portal to see there were a lot more ghosts there… oh dear. Skulker then shouted, "I told you there was a way out through here! GO! GO! GOOOOO!"

I had to duck as basically just about every ghost in the entire Ghost Zone were all blasting out of the portal! They could've taken my whole head off if I hadn't ducked when I did. As soon as the ghosts were all out, I quickly summoned my Plasma Rod with my ghost ray and smashed it into Skulker's side, easily hitting him off into the wall as he phased through it. "Great, looks like we get to deal with millions of ghosts."

Danny grumbled, standing up and rubbing his chest. "Yeah- now I kinda wish it was just the Box Ghost…" he replied before he grabbed my arm, phasing through the wall and going after Skulker. "You take some of the other ghosts- I'll deal with Skulker!"

"Danny, we're not fighting these ghosts! I think there's a reason why they all burst out of their own homes like it was on fire or something." I said with a frown.

Danny didn't seem to listen to me before he let me go and flew up at Skulker to punch him. I sighed as I tried to follow, but I still can't fly fast in the air. Thankfully I didn't have to play chase as the fight was cut short thanks to… Dora in her dragon form stopping him… Is that… Sydney Poindexter riding on her back?

"I know this may seem a little fishy, but Skulker isn't the bully here." I heard Sydney say to my brother.

I slowly made my way towards Dora and Poindexter while Danny shouted, "What? What are all of you running from!?"

"Dora? What's going on?" I asked her as I flew up, frowning curiously.

"It's just terrible, Andy…" Dora said grimly to me. She shuddered, wrapping her arms around herself. "I… he's made his return- and he's building up an army as we speak! We're trying to get away from him right now, all of us…"

"Hmm? Who's the new halfa?" Poindexter asked when he looked at me and blinked.

I gave him a small wave, remembering he was the first ghost I've ever really talked with before- even though he doesn't recognize me as a ghost. But right now my focus was on Dora and what the heck was going on. "Dora, you need to calm down and explain what's going on. Who's made his return? Why aren't you with Clockwork?"

"Clockwork, he… Well, he had to stay behind." She frowned, sadly looking down. "He has to stay in his tower most of the time, although he can leave once in a while. Still… I'm worried for him, with the old king returning…"

"His name is Pariah Dark." I turned when I heard Ember's voice- she was here too, but for some reason she wasn't attacking, her flame was a tiny flicker compared to normal. "And he will stop at nothing to get what he wants."

Pariah Dark… why does that name sound so familiar to me? It sent chills down my spine… Danny flew up next to me and was frowning, still in his battle-ready position. "That makes sense, but then why'd you all come through? It'd be better to stay there, and not attack our town!"

"We're not here to attack your stupid little town." Ember hissed, glaring at Danny in annoyance. "We're here to run and hide! Nobody in the Ghost Zone would stand a chance against Pariah Dark!"

I heard barking and noticed a familiar ghost dog… that dog… wasn't that the dog that 'ruined Valerie's life'? Actually just about every ghost we've seen before were here and more. The ghosts all looked like they were in a panic actually, even Dora, I don't think I'll be able to get her to talk until she's calm down.

"Then go and hide." I said to them. "Dora, I want to talk to you later."

Dora, still in her dragon form, just gave a small nod to me. Poindexter was still surprised as he said, "You know this kid?"

"He's an old friend." Dora said to him. "But we should go before the ghost king finds us!"

As if on cue, all the ghosts flew off in scattered directions before disappearing. I have to admit… I am slightly jealous at how fast they could all fly. Danny frowned and said, "I think Vlad just became the least of our worries."

"I wish we knew more about this Pariah Dark." I said with a frown.

"I'm going to see if I can find out what's going on." Danny said as he flew off before I could stop him.

I landed and sighed… but then suddenly I heard a familiar voice behind me. "He left you behind again, huh?"

I quickly spun around and jumped back. "... Dustin?"

"Heh, in the ectoplasm." He smirked at me, crossing his arms and leaning back.

"What do you want from me?" I frowned, remembering our conversation in my dream this morning. "Do you know why all the ghosts are freaking out?"

"Yeah, of course I do. It's just like they said… the old king of darkness has returned." The ghost in front of me shrugged, casually examining his fingernails. "And I, for one, plan to be there for all of it."

"What? You did this? Why would you do that!?" I snapped. "From the ghost's scared reaction this Pariah Dark is the equivalent to the biggest natural disaster ever! … Or Hitler."

"Oh relax, I wasn't anywhere near Pariah Dark's sarcophagus when he woke up!" Dustin scoffed, giving me a look. "I just want to watch the chaos when it unfolds. Kind of like dominoes, in a way- once one topples down, so do the others…"

"And you're okay with this?" I asked, glaring at Dustin angrily. "You're fine with all this chaos going on? All the ghosts coming here, scaring people? I thought you were more… understanding than that!"

"Hey, I know it's bad that this kind of chaos is happening- but let's be honest, it is kind of funny, seeing people freak out over ghosts who are running for their lives… It's like watching a stampede- it may be terrible, but it's morbidly interesting." The ghost shrugged, leaning back and reaching out a hand to a nearby music store as it began to glow. "Still, there's one tiny thing that we need to complete this whole picture, and make it all the more enjoyable to watch…"

"What are you doing?" I frowned as the window cracked and broke, letting something tiny float towards us. "What the-!?" An instrument floated just over Dustin's hand before it dropped into it. "... An… ocarina?" I looked up at him as he just smirked. "What would you want with an ocarina?"

"Ah, it's just an old comforting habit of mine- I used to play it when I was alive." He shrugged, holding the tiny flute to his mouth and playing a few notes before grinning. "It's fairly easy to master, you know… And in a situation like this, some chase music would be just fitting with the stampede of ghosts and humans, wouldn't you say Andy?"

I watched as he began playing some notes and the ocarina changed. There was a ghost aura surrounding it, much like Ember's guitar, and it became an eerie blue. How did he make the ocarina float earlier like that? Was it a ghost power or was it some kind of telekinesis? The song he played sounded… rather calming, but I didn't get why he was playing it with all the chaos going on. "What did you do? Are you psychic?" I found myself asking before I even knew what was coming out of my mouth.

Dustin chuckled, pausing as he glanced at me. "Close- I'm a telekinetic. Some ghosts use a direct show of force, but others, like myself… Well, we prefer to work from the shadows or in the background. You can understand that feeling, right?"

"W-what? N-no, I don't know what you're talking about!" I gritted my teeth, crossing my arms. "Don't you have a ghost king to run from? Everyone else seems to be all panicky about it, even Dora, Clo- I mean, a very powerful ghost's assistant is running scared!" Then I narrowed my eyes, catching something Dustin had said earlier. "Hang on- you said you knew what happened… care to elaborate?"

"Eh, I could… but honestly, it'd be more fun to watch you squirm until Pariah Dark arrives." The ghost began playing once more, this time speaking right into my head… somehow. "He may not be as powerful as he can be, but that'll change soon… All he'll need is his ring…"

I grabbed my head and backed away from him. "H-hey! You stay out of my head! I don't know what's going on, but I'll find out and I'm going to keep a close eye on you!" I turned to try and fly away, but I was still going at a snail's pace in the air. Ugh… this is embarrassing!

"Alright then- go try catching up to your brother now. Not sure where he is, by this point… Seems like he left you behind. Oh well!" Dustin laughed, his voice still echoing in my head as he kept playing that haunting tune on his ocarina.

"Ugh! Stay out of my head, I said!" I snapped back at him, glancing back as he just continued to play that ocarina of his. "And Danny just went to go catch the ghosts that escape… I know he's not going to be able to do that right now, but still! He's doing everything he can to keep this town safe."

"Of course, I'm not saying he isn't. It just seems like he's working a bit too hard, especially with those secrets of his…" Dustin chuckled, giving me a playful, mocking wave. "Now then, you'd better be going to find him!"

"Fine! I will! And you… stay out of my head!" I snapped before trying to fly faster away from him.

"But your head is so much fun to mess with, Andy! You have so much doubt, so much going on up here…"

I tried shutting my ears while flying away from him, of course shutting one's ears wouldn't help if the sound is coming from inside one's head. I want to get away from him! I shut my eyes as I tried to keep out his voice… and I hit someone! "Oof!"

"Daniel! What on earth are you doing out here at this time?" I froze, hearing a familiar voice. No way… he's actually up and flying as a halfa!? "Oh, don't tell me you mean to capture every single one of these ghosts on your own!"

"U-uh…" I really wasn't expecting on running into Vlad here of all people! … How'd I get so far so quickly anyways? Ugh, I have no time to think about that right now! I gotta say something! "I… I don't have a choice… I mean if I don't then who will? Someone's gotta protect this town." I tried to glare at him in the same hostile way Danny always did, but I just couldn't bring up the hostility so I'm betting it came more forced.

"...Daniel, are you alright?" Vlad clearly didn't buy it, as he began looking at me in confusion. "You're acting a bit strange. Well, stranger than usual I mean…"

I'm surprised he didn't mention the color of my eyes being purple, or that my hazmat suit is navy blue instead of black or the fact that I have an AP symbol on my chest instead of the DP… He probably thinks I'm either a defective clone or that I'm trying to throw him off or something. "I'm fine, Vlad! I'm just… a bit overwhelmed right now, okay?" I tried to sound annoyed here, though it's a bit hard to since I was more nervous than anything.

If anything, that made Vlad even more suspicious as he stared into my eyes suspiciously. "...Are you a clone attempting to be Daniel? Because as it is, you're doing a miserable job."

Why does everyone come to the conclusion I'm a clone? I know we look alike, but come on! "... I'm… his first prototype clone. I guess he still needs a lot of work." I said, hoping he'd buy it and leave me alone.

"I suppose… Still, Daniel will need to try again." Vlad shook his head in disappointment, aiming a hand at me. Wait, what's he doing!? "It's a shame, too- you almost look similar to him, even if in the end you are a failure of the little badger…"

"H-hey! What are you doing!?" I floated back away from him.

"I can't be having a messed up clone of Daniel's flying around here. I'm going to force you back into the boy and let him get some sleep." Vlad said to me as he shot out a hot pink ghost ray at me!

I yelped and couldn't dodge fast enough before getting hit! I yelled as the searing pain hit me in the chest and I found myself falling to the ground. I tried to slow my descent any way I could- thankfully I managed to avoid making a crater in the ground, but it didn't stop me from hitting it… Ow… the rocky road hurts… but at least it didn't kill me like it would if I was fully human. I struggled to stand up… only to fall back down in shock when Vlad landed in front of me faster than I could blink. "Wah!"

"What in the world…?" He frowned, looking at me in bemusement. "How are you still fully formed? A blast like that ought to have destroyed you…" Vlad hesitated before shrugging. "Ah, well- one more hit ought to do the trick." As he said that, he brought his arm up, preparing another attack!

I gasped as I quickly shot out a ghost ray of my own at him, hitting his arm to buy myself some time before diving underground to escape from him, but a hand grabbed my boot and threw me back out! Vlad shot at me again, but I managed to roll out of the way this time. I quickly held out my hand and formed my ghost ray. Vlad stopped in shock as he watched me form it into the Plasma Rod.

"What? Daniel, when did you learn how to manipulate your ghost ray like that?" Vlad demanded me, getting into a cautious battle position.

"I thought I was just a clone." I growled at him before I slammed the rod into the ground and created a shockwave to throw him off balance.

Vlad was caught off guard from the sudden shock wave, which gave me enough time to jump at him and swing the Plasma Rod into his chest, beating him back into a building. I stayed where I was, watching him carefully as I knew if I flew up at him he could easily throw me back or even kill me if he wanted to. Unlike my brother Danny, Vlad was very dangerous, he has no real connection with me and he's far more cold and experienced than Danny is.

"No… Daniel would never be smart enough to have learned something like that. He's too straightforward- too hasty. Sure he could be sneaky, but…" Vlad glared at me, frowning suspiciously. "And he usually would charge straight at me after knocking me into the wall, yet you just stand there, watching me instead."

I kept glaring at him as my hand tighten around my Plasma Rod. "Maybe I hold all of Danny's intelligence then. Danny could be a lot smarter than you give him credit for."

"Perhaps, but this is not something he would do!" Vlad glared at me, suddenly speeding forwards and picking me up by the neck! "Now tell me, are you a clone or not!?"

I gasped and grabbed at his arm, trying to get him off me! It was getting hard to breathe like this… "I… I can't… breathe…! How… could I answer…!?" I growled as I struggled to get his hand to loosen.

"..." Vlad frowned suspiciously, but he loosened his grip enough to let me breathe. "You have a fair point… Talk- now."

"I-I'm not a clone… but… I'm nobody special either. I just happen to look like the ghost boy." I said, trying not to say the truth but also not to lie either. I really wasn't anyone special and it's kinda coincidence I was born as Danny's twin brother. I just hope Vlad doesn't put two and two together.

Vlad frowned suspiciously at me, though, clearly not buying. "A likely story… Any ghost worth their salt would know that what you look like as a ghost is based on your life experiences as a living person! The only way you would look so similar to Daniel Phantom is if you were right beside him, experiencing the same things he did but slightly differently, just like-" He froze, his eyes widening as something finally clicked. "...Like a twin…!"

As if that was a trigger I shot out a ghost ray at his face, pushing him back while he was off guard before running in the opposite direction, trying to get away from the man. I can't believe he figured me out so easily! Then again, it's Vlad- what did I expect? He's not as narrow minded as everyone else around here! But I didn't get far before someone grabbed me from behind and flew me up really high into the sky! I think I'm going to be sick…

When I looked at who caught me, who did I expect but Vlad, who was looking me over in a new light. "Andrew Fenton… you're a halfa? But my scans never showed any ghost signs within you- and you certainly never came to your brother's aid before as a ghost…"

I glared back at him, growling out, "That's because I'm not a halfa. Or at least, I wasn't before."

"You weren't before? So… there was a second accident? But what else could have caused it apart from the Ghost Zone's portal opening?" Vlad frowned, clearly trying to puzzle this out, though he kept a firm grip on me. "You're hiding something, aren't you?"

I was trying to get him to let go of me, but he had a tight grip… And even if I could escape, what then? I'll be a sitting duck in the sky! "Hiding what? Look Vlad, maybe you're a bit annoyed that Danny and yourself aren't the only halfas anymore, but-"

"This is not the time, boy." Vlad hissed before shoving a hand in my face. "Goodnight!" He suddenly blasted me in the face before I could react, and the next thing I knew… everything went black.