In Fenton Works, A lot of people were congregated outside, looking on in fear. Jazz stepped outside, bringing cookies. One guy took one.

Danny flew straight into his room. He dropped Kurai into the bed, Vlad on a chair, and then transformed back and collapsed out on the floor, his hand clutching Kurai's hands. He now seemed more beat than before.

Danny was Extremely worn out. "Maybe I'll just rest...for a second."

He fainted. Soon after he did, Vlad woke up. He saw Danny and Kurai, both out cold. And his first thought?

"The Ring!" Vlad looked at Kurai's hand. "It's gone!"

Vlad heard Jack and Maddie coming. He turned invisible as they opened the door.

"Ah, y'see? I told you they were up here! What do the kids call it... Hanging out!" Jack said.

They closed the door. Soon after they did, Danny woke up. He saw Kurai and gasped. Vlad, invisible, phased away through the floor.

xxx

In the basement, Tucker was sitting, sipping tea, next to Jazz.

"I'm getting worried." Vlad phased out behind them. "I haven't seen Danny or Kurai in hours."

"Ah, they're fine." Jack emerged from the steps. "They're up in Danny's room."

Tucker, worried and mistrustful of Kurai, ran upstairs.

Xxx

Tucker burst in Danny's room, much to his surprise.

"Danny!" Tucker said. "You're ok!"

Kurai was still passed out from her bout with the Soul Shredder, and, from the looks of it, having nightmares, as she tossed and turned, eyes moving behind her eyelids, and body trembling, as she whispered Danny's name in a fearful tone every few minutes.

"Whoa. What happened to her?" Tucker asked.

"You name it. Fright Knight, Ghost King, Vlad-" He put his hand on her forehead. "All of my enemies. Everything I thought I could handle, but couldn't."

He removed his hand. Tucker came closer.

"Dude, you can't blame yourself for this. It's not your fault." Tucker said.

Danny's expression changed from worried and guilty to angry.

"Maybe not. But it is my responsibility." Danny said firmly.

As Danny said this, he pulsed with ecto-energy which passed to Kurai and she pulsed as well. After a moment her form calmed, and she slowly woke up.

"You broke the Soul Shredder's hold on me." Kurai said weakly.

"K-Kurai..." Danny said, emotion choking his voice.

Kurai sat up slowly. "It's alright. That battle taught you about something very important; about the one thing you have that my father doesn't, and the reason you are going to win."

"What's that?" Tucker wondered.

"Something worth fighting for." Kurai said firmly. "This town, this world, us, and even the Ghost Zone. We all need Danny Phantom."

Encouraged by her pep talk, Danny stood up and transformed. He grabbed his friends, turned all of them intangible, and phased through the floor into the basement. Down there, many 'authority' figures were gathered, including Maurice Foley, the Mayor, and the police, among others. Also there are Jack and Maddie, standing by some big thing covered in tarp.'

"And while the Ecto-Skeleton can enhance your natural abilities one-hundred fold-" Maddie pulled away the tarp, revealing the finished Ecto-Skeleton. "Using it could be fatal."

"Which is exactly why I'll be using it. Because if the suit's going to be killing anyone, it's gonna be me." Jack said.

Maddie slapped Jack to the ground, taking his place.

"You're already weak from the first time you used the suit. I'll be going in." Maddie said.

Jazz slaps her mother off.

"Forget it, Mom. Danny needs both of you. I'm doing this." Jazz said.

Maurice slapped Jazz off.

"I'll do it!" Maurice said.

He was slapped off. The cycle continued.

"I thought I was going to have to blast everybody with a ghost ray, but this is much more efficient." Danny said.

"What? Danny, no, you can't!" Tucker said.

They landed on solid ground.

"I'm the only one who has a chance to save our lives." Tucker said.

Tucker looked to Kurai for back-up.

"I agree...with Danny." Kurai said. "This might be the only way he can defeat my father."

xxx

Up on the roof, Danny was with the Ectoskeleton. He flew up to the top, took off the glass covering, and transformed back into his human half. He jumped in. The hatch closed behind him. He grabbed the controls.

"Activate neural receptors..." Danny said. The neural receptors came out and snapped onto his spine. Something popped up on a screen- a picture of a battery. "Initiate powerup sequence..."

He pulled back on the controls. The suit began charging. The battery's gauge went from 88% to 90%. He pushed down on what looked like a gas pedal Within time, he was fully connected with the Battlesuit. The battery continued to fill...

"Yeah, there we go." Danny confirmed. Behind him, Kurai and Tucker opened up the door onto the roof. Danny glanced over. "I can see you over there, you know."

The two pushed the door open wider, then ran over to him.

"Danny, let me go with you." Kurai said.

"Absolutely not. He will kill you." Danny said.

"Your mom used the word 'fatal'." Tucker said.

"C'mon, guys. You didn't think it was always going to be as easy as shoving the Box Ghost into the Fenton Thermos, did you? I'll be back." Danny said.

They both looked really helpless now.

"Guys, I'll be back." Danny said.

They looked up at him. Danny bent down to Kurai.

"Please don't follow me." Danny said softly.

Kurai looked up at him. "Danny...I-I..."

Danny put a massive hand on her head. "I-I know. Me too."

A winds blew at Kurai, cutting her off. The three lookEd up. The red clouds above them formed together to make Pariah's ugly face.

"Humans! Hear my decree!" Pariah said.

"Well, that's my cue." Danny said. "Tuck, I'll need you to drop the Ghost Shield on my way out, okay?"

"Okay. Be careful, dude." Tucker said.

He ran off, but Kurai stayed. She took what might be one last look a Danny. He smiled at her. Satisfied, she ran off, however unwillingly.

Inside the suit, Danny transformed. The entire suit was affected by the transformation-it goes silver and black, with the emblem on the front. Kurai gave him the thumbs-up, looking at him with that face again. Danny took off, going faster that he could before, blowing his friends back. His ghost trail was blue instead of green.

A crowd of citizens below cheered.

"Go get 'im, Inviso-Bill!" Paulina said.

"It's not Inviso-Bill! It's Phantom! DANNY PHANTOM!" Danny declared.

As he flew close to the Ghost Shield, Tuck used the PDA to temporarily knock it out. Danny flew through. He was now out of the safety of his town, ready to kick some Pariah buttock. As he flew out, he looked back on the town sadly. But he couldn't look for long.