Danny's POV.
Well, I'm terrified. Standing in Clockwork's tower with Sam and Tucker usually made it the most comfortable place in the multiverse, especially knowing my mentor was right here to protect us. But today this meeting was for a dreaded reason, we were going back to the future timeline. The future timeline where I'd become Dan, the timeline that was no longer supposed to exist.
When I beat Dan and fixed the timeline we expected the other to stop existing, apparently we were majorly wrong. Or Clockwork knew perfectly well that this would happen and conveniently decided not to tell us until now, which is most likely the case. It's been two months since I fought my evil future self, and one month since Clockwork became my mentor. Although this was also likely caused by the Observants not trusting me to run amok through the realms without some unlucky soul to guide me.
Approximately three days ago Clockwork ended up warning us all what was going to happen, giving us time to make a barely functional plan. Funnily enough our minds were already shutting down at the time because Valerie put the dots together and realized I'm a halfa. Sure we all knew it was inevitable but it was still terrifying, even with Dani hanging around it was a huge mess. Those two were practically part of "Team Phantom" by now and would be brought here any second thanks to the nifty power of portals.
I had to blink a few times when the constant sound of Tucker's typing stopped, Sam and I glanced over at him as he shouted triumphantly into the towers. Sam raised an unimpressed eyebrow "What did you do we're not even there yet." Tucker held his PDA protectively to his heart and scoffed "Well, Sammykins, the handsome tech master you're looking at just finished the self completing virus that will hack into any database, government or otherwise." Even though Tucker could do this already could sometimes take up to thirty minutes, time we didn't have once the plan was set in motion.
Glancing down at my feet I barely noticed Sam's glare at the use of such a nickname, I responded to the unstated truth "Yeah, we need to get out fast. Everyone there has also had two months, maybe more, to recuperate since Dan was last there to attack them. They've had time to prepare and defend anything and will probably attack the second they realize I'm- well- me…"
A warm hand wormed it's way into my own, squeezing it into my own Sam looked up at me. "We know you're not him Danny, and we'll make sure they see it too. None of this is your fault." Tucker nodded beside us, "Yeah man, come on, you're the one who defeated Dan in the first place. If anything they should be thanking you." A small smile raised on my lips, "Yeah, that's not gonna happen." "We'll see."
In a flash of blue a portal opened up beside us, Clockwork, Elle (Danielle), and Valerie stepped out. Well technically they flew out, because ghosts, and Valerie glided in on her hover board an ecstatic Dani on the back. With a graceful leap Dani, in human form, jumped off of Valerie's board onto me, hugging me tightly. I returned it and managed to stifle a groan of pain as my back was cracked in multiple places from her strength.
"Why hello Danny!" We separated from our hug "And hello Dani", groans circled the group but our smirks held strong. Valerie landed and started muttering "Every time, every damm time. They literally saw each other two days ago." Sam and Tucker nodded with her, clearly suffering. I'd like to say mine and Elle's giggles matched quite deviously.
Clockwork, even through his calm mask, was amused but coughed to draw order back to the group of rambunctious teenagers. "Are all your plans set?" he already knew the answer to that, smug time lord, we all nodded our heads. "Time to go then, remember once you're done I'll bring you back immediately." Bright light expanded in front of us, a pale blue glowing off into the room. Together we walked into the portal.
3rd Person POV.
Meanwhile in a coexisting future timeline the entire worlds human population gathered together, at least metaphorically. It's been two months since any confirmed sighting of the tormentor of their world, Dan Phantom, and some structure of normality could finally return to their lives. All across the world have turned to view their TVs and screens, most communities bartered gathered together to watch the semblance of a new beginning being presented from Amity Park.
The world was ready to move on, unknown to them they'd have to accept other facts first.
Up on a raised stage, the leaders of the country (for calling any of them presidents would have been insanity) and other important figures started of the momentous occasion. Valerie Gray stood proudly next to her father on set stage, no matter what confusing mess had happened two months ago before Phantom's disappearance it was behind them now. Well, that's what Valerie thought until gasps filled the nations and the secure government video streaming for the occasion was highjacked and took over.
On the screen a teenager in a red beret appeared, typing viciously on a PDA. A few moments later another stream in the corner appeared, showing the entire crowd and important figures currently in
Amity Park. Small gasps could be heard by certain individuals who recognized this teenager as one who supposedly died over twenty years ago. A victorious smile filled his face as he raised his face to look at the camera, "Hello there."
The nations current leaders all just looked around with confused looks on their faces and people behind the scenes desperately tried to regain control of the situation. Valerie looked to the big screens for a moment before signalling her dad to stop them, meanwhile she stepped out onto the middle of the stage. "Everyone do not panic, I'm not sure exactly what's going on but I can vow for the person on screen."
The teenager on the screen held a hand over his heart "Why thank you Valerie," in a swift movement he placed his PDA in his pocket and walked off screen. Seconds later a black haired girl walked out into the cameras view the other teenager once again following.
"I'm Sam Manson, this is Tucker Foley. To all but one person on your world, were dead." Tucker crosses his arms, raising an eyebrow "I mean here we technically are. And before all of you start screaming, no, we are not ghosts."
A snort from out of frame could be heard, Sam glanced over and muttered "Most of us." Tucker nudged her with a sly grin "I guess you could say that's only half-a it." After a quick moan, Sam continued "It should be apparent, but Dan Phantom is gone and will never torment you again." Unknown to them a cheer went up in the watching crowds. Many people smiled, because no matter what the source was, their biggest hope had finally been confirmed. They may finally be safe.
"We're here to explain to you all how this was caused and how it was stopped." Catching each other eyes, Sam and Tucker nodded at one another "First there's someone else needing introduction." A dramatic pause followed, when nothing happened the two of them seemed to groan simultaneously. Tucker held up his hand practically gesturing the, I got it, before stomping off the camera. Muttering ensued 'backstage' until Tucker finally came back on screen appearing to be dragging someone with him. That's at least what it looked like since in fact Tucker looked to only be dragging air with him.
The seemingly imaginary person was then shoved in front of Sam, "I swear if you don't turn visible right now Mister, no NASA tracking for a month." A dramatic gasp seemed to pull from the air in front of her before a figure hastily returned to the visible spectrum. It was almost comical the way he turned around slowly from Sam to look at the camera, he was clearly terrified but he gave a meek smile. Many people in the crowd recoiled in horror when they realized this person was floating and had Phantom's insignia on his chest.
The teenaged Phantom glanced back at Tucker, and receiving vigorous nodding he turned back to the camera. Floating an inch higher off the floor he crossed his arms and stared into the camera, "Phantom, Danny Phantom." Sam looked mortified, most of the world became conflicted overall startled by this calm, nonviolent behaviour. Mostly unnoticed Valerie Gray covered her face groaning but failed to hide her smile. Deep in the ghost zone surrounding an old television a large group of ghost were all sputtering in disbelief.
"Okay. Okay." Sam shoved passed the two boys glaring, "After that immature show-" Behind her Tucker and Danny stuck their tongues out at her, Sam whipped her head back to them and they quickly hid their previous motions. "Stupids- ahem. Now we're going to actually explain what is happening here." Tucker put his elbow on top of Danny's shoulder "You're all probably thinking: What the heck is happening, why is there a miniature version of Phantom not being a chaotic evil," A glance to Danny "Most of the time." "HEY-" was ignored by both other teenagers.
"To put it simply two months ago our timelines were intertwined, the difference of them being ours was your past, making yours ten years a head of us." Sam ended up pulling Danny forwards so he could finally say his part, "Our timelines ended up being separated when I was shown what some choices would result it, that being Dan. With some fighting and a few time screw ups we managed to stop your present, our supposed future from happening." Silence from their end indicated Danny was not going to continue so Tucker took his chance. "I think what DANIEL HERE has forgotten to mention that Dan is not solely him, it never will be his fault. AND. He's the one who defeated Dan."
The crowds around the world stared in silent astonishment at the screen, because really what was happening?! Deep in an old evil lair an old fifty some year old man stared at the screen in guilt, never noticing two of his 'pawns' from ten years ago stare at him, shush each other, and quickly sneak back to where Danny and co were filming.
Sam put a hand on his shoulder and he looked back at her guilt still spread across his face, "Look It's awful what happened to all of you, and I'm sorry but it's not Danny's fault. Dan was made out of two pieces of corrupt souls and combined together made a disaster, but it's gone now, he's gone now and he's never coming back." Only a few shouts of outrage for Phantom not being at fault were heard to this but they were quickly silenced, many were still conflicted but it showed that it wouldn't be as simple as they thought.
"So the last thing we'll explain about all of this, is well..." Danny floated up in the air sitting crisscross and rubbed his neck. "Okay, so, I'm not exactly a normal ghost." Still on stage Valerie Gray muttered to herself "So he was half-human.."
Danny continued "I'm something called a half-" a black and white blur slammed into him, sending both figures off screen. Soon after on the opposite side of the screen a red suited figure dropped down to the ground after pulling in a hover board. There was a collective gasp when everyone watching realized this was the previous suit of the Red Huntress AKA. Valerie Gray.
The theory was proven correct when her helmet retracted into her suit, a fifteen year old Valerie stood beside Sam and Tucker. On the stage in Amity park a twenty five year old Valerie stood, staring at the screen in astonishment. People wiped their heads back and forth between the Valerie's over a decade apart. In that moment practically all doubts of time travel were cast out, I mean they were already living in a ghost infested world, it shouldn't be that much of a surprise.
Finally the new girl on camera spoke "Hey." A noticeably not Danny voice from backstage giggled, "Spoken like a true teenager." Valerie scowled at the speaker "Shush. Your elders are speaking. Also didn't you have that device in your pocket when you tackled Danny?" "I mean, yeah. But it's fine-" these controversial words were cut off by two screams. Visible on camera was what would be described as white lightning arching off from that area.
Seconds later two smoking figures emerged onto the camera holding each other up, but they were unknown to their audience. The raven-haired and blue eyed teenager looked at the similar looking pre-teen by his side, "I can't believe you've done this." The others on screen were laughing hard at that but Sam suddenly developed a devious smirk before covering it with a fake shocked expression.
"Danny, you're alive?!" Once again the identified Danny looked up with the most done with expression ever seen and replied in a completely unenthusiastic voice, "What." Tucker held his heart dramatically "You're not dead?!" Valerie ran over pulling the girl towards her "Elle! Where did you find him?!" Elle looked up with an innocent expression then turned back to Danny with wide eyes "Danny?"
He mouthed some obscenity under his breath before responding, "I was dead, but I half-assed the job." All of their expressions remained for a few seconds before dissolving into laughter. It was easy to say the human population was severely confused.
Once they'd calmed down Valerie and Elle shoved Danny forwards, he coughed into his hand, still smiling. "So, my name's Danny Fenton and I'm a halfa. A creature that's half-human, half-ghost, err- I think. Maybe not exactly half, but we're kind of a rare species."
Elle stepped up next to him, "Kind of a rare species? Cuz, there was three of us in existence, and I'm your clone." The crowd just kept getting more and more shocked by these revelations, and people just started needing to sit down. Sam smacked herself in the face "I thought that was the one thing we agreed not to mention to the entire population of Earth." Elle let out a small oops whilst everyone else groaned.
Danny rubbed his arm "I guess we should actually show them." He appeared to concentrate for about three seconds before also hitting himself in the face. "The Plasmius Maximus is still affecting us. CLOCKWORK!!" Almost as if the screen glitched snapped from one side of the stage to the other talking to mid air, and Elle was looking at him, hands on her hips. "Thank you."
Danny nodded before turning back to the camera "Okay got that covered. So I'm Danny Fenton but I'm also known as Danny Phantom." With that said a white halo appeared around his waist, spreading up his body and changing him into Phantom. On the other side Elle went through the same process basically changing into a girl version of Phantom, otherwise known as Elle/Danielle Phantom.
Danny floated to the middle of the screen before bowing "So, Yeah, that's what's happening here. Plus we have to go right about..." a blue portal opened up behind them "..Now. That was an interesting experience and now we'll return to our proper timeline. You'll probably never see us again so don't worry about that."
The crowds were sputtering and were actually shouting out at the screen. As the whole group gathered around the portal. Danny raised up his hand in farewell, beside him Elle shouted "BYE!" With that the group disappeared in a flash of blue and the screens all cut back to the live feed of Amity Park. Any and all figures on stage were staring at their own screen mouths agape, until finally a one Valerie Gray stepped forward and clapped her hands.
"So folks, there's your proof Dan was defeated."
AN: So there's that. I'm so sorry to all of you that it's been so long since I updated, honestly it's weird because I thought in summer I'd have more time to write but it turns out randomly writing in the middle of French class proves more effective. I'll try to do more now, and if any of you have ideas or suggestions I'd love to hear them, or read them I guess.
Thanks for all of you who review, and all of you who even just read my stuff. Until next time, have a peachy day!