Danny Phantom: Season 3 (The Story Continues)

by ThePhantomHedgehog

Join Danny and his friends as their adventures continue. This picks up after "D-Stabilized" and is meant to be a continuation of the TV series. Follow Team Phantom as they fight enemies, old and new, befriend a new ghost, and fight together against a malevolent killer from the future to save the world. And this time, it's not his evil future self. Happy 15th Anniversary! [Complete]

8. Episodes 59 & 60 (Part 1)

Welcome back, phans,

Look, I know, I know! You guys are like "WHERE THE **** HAVE YOU BEEN!?" Well, there's a reason… no, that's a lie, there are multiple reasons why it took this long to upload. I won't get into that until the A/N at the end of the movie (episode 60). I also have some important news at the end as well.

Now, without further ado, let's jump into it!

Ver. 1.0.0 (9/28/19)

Standard Disclaimer, I do not own Danny Phantom. If I did, I'm pretty sure Butch Hartman would question the story arcs I've come up with… and try to have me fired. Okay, let's start the episode.

… Oh, and I don't own "Enter Sandman", that belongs to Metallica. Okay, now let's start the episode.

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It was late at night in Amity Park. Vlad Masters was sitting at his desk, signing the last of some political forms, with only the faint glow of the room lights illuminating the vicinity. He scribbled his signature on the last form before placing the pen aside. He reached under his desk and pressed a hidden red button, causing an elevator to rise from the center of his office. He got up from his desk and entered the small pod. His cat, Maddie, pounced after him and sat beside his feet. The doors closed and the elevator began to descend. Deep beneath City Hall, the elevator stopped moving and opened to Vlad's newly built secret laboratory. Maddie hopped out of the elevator, followed by Vlad walking into the lab. An evil smile crept upon his face as a black ring appeared around his waist and he changed into Vlad Plasmius. He stopped before a counter that had device on top that appeared to be a small electronic safe connected to multiple wires.

"Hmm…" Vlad smiled, "It's nearly complete."

He glanced over at the cold storage shelf next to the counter. He walked over and entered the code to deactivate the locks. The door opened a crack, allowing a large frosty mist to escape. Vlad reached in and pulled out a vial of red fluid. He brought it up to read the label; "Sam Manson".

"Don't you have more important things to do than stare mindlessly at a vial of blood?" a dark voice asked behind Vlad.

"Ah, you've arrived," said Vlad as he turned to greet Reaper and Magnus

The machine nearby began to beep.

"And not a moment too soon," Vlad added.

"You told us a couple of days ago you would have surprise for us," said the ghost magician, "I love surprises. Do tell us!"

"Ugh…" Reaper moaned, "Your positivity sickens me."

Vlad smiled evilly as he opened the machine, reached inside, and pulled out something that made Reaper's irises enlarge and glow brighter.

"I see that this pleases you," Vlad smirked.

Reaper reached out to take the item out of Vlad's hand, but the half-ghost villain stepped back and pulled his hand away.

"Before we get hasty, wouldn't you like to hear what I plan to do with this Orb of Power?" Vlad asked.

"… I'm listening," Reaper nodded.

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A few miles outside the city, Vlad Plasmius flew across the sky, approaching the Amity Park Penitentiary. As he got closer, he turned invisible and flew over the prison walls. In the watchtowers, the guards scanned the ground below as he remained undetected. He then turned intangible and phased through the stone walls. He turned tangible again and landed on the ground. Vlad began to walk down the dark corridors of the prison. He peaked around a corner and saw two nightguards approaching, their flashlights shining around the area. He quickly retreated back a couple of steps as one of the beams of light was directed towards him. The guards bustled over and turned the corner, only to find no one there. Shrugging, the two guards returned back to their patrol route just before Vlad made himself visible again and snuck his way towards a very specific holding cell.

"Come out, come out, wherever you are~," Vlad quietly called out, playfully.

Door after door, Plasmius continued his search for a very specific inmate.

"No… no… no… aha!" Vlad exclaimed, "Found you."

He went intangible and entered the cell. Once inside, he made himself tangible again and slowly approached the shadows, where a prisoner was resting on his back, staring at the ceiling.

"Frederich Isak Showenhower, I presume?" Vlad asked.

The inmate's eyes glanced over to Vlad before he sat up.

"The one and only," Freakshow smirked, "And you must be Vlad Plasmius. I've heard much about you. Big fan."

"And I you," Vlad replied.

"To what do I owe the pleasure to be visited by the mayor of Amity Park?" the prisoner asked.

Vlad smiled as he handed Freakshow a photograph of the Orb.

"Well, well, well," said Freakshow, "My crystal ball."

"And it can be yours again," Vlad explained, "All you need to do is follow my orders, along with my partner's."

"Hmm…" Freakshow pondered, "Nope. I'm good, thank you."

Freakshow laid back down in his bunk and closed his eyes.

"Really?" Vlad said with phony surprise, "Well, that is quite a shame, Freakshow. I was hoping you'd help us take down Danny Phantom."

Freakshow's eyes shot open and darted towards the half-ghost.

"But," Vlad continued, "if you don't want to help, that's fine. We can always find another."

Vlad smirked as he began to float away.

"On second thought," Freakshow said as he sat back up, giving Vlad pause, "perhaps we have a common goal after all."

"Wonderful!" Vlad exclaimed.

Freakshow looked back at the photo.

"Fate may be on my side after all," he chuckled.

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As the night progressed, back at the Fenton Works, Danny Fenton was in bed, having a terrible nightmare; tossing and turning in bed.

"Mmm… no… mom… dad…" he muttered, "No… wait… stop…"

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Danny Phantom was running through the halls of the Fenton Works, which appeared to stretch longer as he kept on going. He looked over his shoulder to see Jack and Maddie catching up to him; Maddie carrying the Fenton Ghost Chiller and Jack wearing the Fenton Ghost Gloves*.

"You disgusting ghost!" Maddie exclaimed, "Give me my son back!"

Danny looked forward and realized he ran right into a dead-end, making him stop dead in his tracks. He desperately looked around for a door, a stairway, anything he could use to escape. Two shadows towered over him, causing Danny to spin around and gasp as his parents stood before him.

"We've got you now, ghost boy," Jack smirked.

Danny slowly backed away from his parents.

"Mom, dad! It's me!" he exclaimed, "It's Danny! Your son!"

A white ring appeared around his waist and he reverted back to his human form.

"Don't worry, son," said Jack as he cracked his knuckles, "I'll beat that ghost out of you."

Danny held up his hands and shook his head.

"No-no-no, y-you don't understand!" he exclaimed, "Danny Fenton and Danny Phantom… we're one in the same!"

Maddie aimed her weapon at Danny.

"You… are not… my SON," she hissed.

As the two Fentons closed the gap between them and their son, Danny's back hit the wall. A white ring appeared around his waist again and he went ghost.

"Guys! Please!" he pleaded, "You have to believe me!"

"What should we do with him, Maddie?" Jack asked, glancing over to his wife.

"I want to strap him to a table and dissect him," Maddie grinned evilly, "I've always wanted to do that."

"Let's rip him apart, molecule by molecule!" Jack added as he brought his hands up, "It's what our son would want for us to save him."

Danny shut his eyes tight and cowered behind his arms.

"No, please!" he cried out.

Danny braced for his parents to attack him. Seconds passed, but it never came. He opened one eye and looked up. Jack and Maddie were no longer there. Neither was the Fenton Works.

"Huh?" Danny exclaimed as he got up to his feet and looked around in confusion.

He found himself to be in the middle of a vast void.

"Obey me~…" a voice echoed.

"Who said that?" Danny asked as he turned in the direction the voice came from.

"Obey me~…"

Danny began walking in the direction the voice was coming from.

"Obey me~…"

"That voice," Danny muttered, "I know that voice."

"Obey me~…"

Danny squinted into the darkness and saw a faint red glow. As he got closer, it became brighter and brighter.

"Cross over to the dark side…"

"Cross over…" Danny said in a trance before he shook his head and widening his eyes, "Oh no…"

Not far from Danny was Freakshow's crystal ball staff, floating in the air and hypnotizing him. He tried to turn away from the ball, but his body betrayed him and brought him closer to it. Danny was a few feet away from the ball before his eyes turned into red swirls.

"You are under my control," Freakshow smirked as he showed himself in the void, holding the staff, "Turn around."

Phantom did as he was ordered and found himself facing down his parents once more.

"Destroy them," Freakshow ordered.

Danny shut his eyes and shook his head.

"What!?" he exclaimed, "No!"

"There's the ghost, Jack!" Maddie exclaimed as she aimed her weapon at Phantom, "Now's our chance!"

Danny raised his hands and prepared to blast his folks with a pair of ghost rays.

"No! Mom! Dad! It's me!" Danny exclaimed, "You've got to stop Freakshow!"

Jack charged at him as Maddie fired the Chiller.

"Do it," said Freakshow.

In an instant, Danny fired a ghost ray at each of his parents and shut his eyes tight. An unwelcoming silence fell upon the void as Danny panted in exhaustion. His arms, still held out, were shaking. Danny reluctantly opened his eyes, revealing their normal green glow, and fell to his knees when he saw his parents lying on the ground.

"NNNOOOO!" Danny cried out before he buried his face in his hands and sobbed.

"Danny?"

Phantom whipped his head around and saw Sam staring at him.

"Sam…" Danny cried, "I… I-"

"You killed your parents…" she said in disbelief.

"I… I-I-I didn't… Freakshow… he took over-"

"You should have been stronger!" Sam remarked as she stormed over towards him, "No, you could have been stronger! You should have been able to break Freakshow's hold!"

"Sam… I tried!" Danny exclaimed, "I really did! But… my parents… I told them… they didn't-"

Sam stood over Danny and glared at him.

"You are a monster," she told him, "I don't even know who you are anymore, but you are not my friend!"

She turned around and began to walk away.

"Sam…" Danny said as he got up to his feet, "Please, don't leave me!"

He reached out and grabbed her hand. Even with his enhanced reflexes, Danny didn't know Sam had slapped him across the face until he felt the stinging pain on his left cheek.

"I hate you, Danny!" she shouted as he rubbed his cheek and tears continued to fall down his face, "I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!"

Sam's mantra began to echo and overlap itself as Danny stared at her, heartbroken. It continued for a few moments and then, silence.

"Kill her," Freakshow ordered.

Danny's eyes turned red as he lunged forward and wrapped his hands around Sam's neck. Sam grabbed Danny's wrists as he pushed her down onto her back and continued to choke her.

"You can do it, Danny," Freakshow smirked as he appeared behind him, "You heard the girl. She hates you. She broke your heart. That doesn't seem right, does it? For her to break your heart?"

Danny gripped Sam's neck tighter.

"No… please…" he begged as Sam's eyes closed and her grip began to loosen, "No, Sam! Sam!"

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"SAM!" Danny exclaimed as he shot up in his bed, finally awake from his nightmare.

Sweat and tears dripped down his face as he panted heavily. He took a moment a recollect himself and plopped his head back down on his pillow.

"Just a dream," he sighed, wiping his face, "Just a dream."

His eyes shot open and he sat back up.

"That's it!" he exclaimed as he went ghost and phased through the wall.

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A few miles outside of Amity Park, Danny Phantom was floating high in the predawn air and looking at a train trestle down below. A moment later, Logan Specter arrived and floated next to him.

"Is this the place?" Specter asked.

"Yeah," Danny replied, "You have the Orb?"

Specter held up his hand and showed Danny the yellow Orb of Power.

"Yeah, it looked exactly like that," said Danny glancing over at the Orb, "It was red though."

Specter stored the Orb away.

"Let's take a look," he said.

Phantom nodded and led Specter down to the river below. Once there, they started scanning the grounds along the river.

"I'm not seein' anything, Phantom," said Specter, "Are you sure this was the last place you saw it?"

"I'm sure," Danny said nervously as he reached down and picked something up, "And you're not gonna like this."

Specter raised an eyebrow and looked over at Danny. Phantom turned around and showed Specter a fragment of the crystal ball staff in his hand.

"I don't see any signs of the crystal ball," said Danny as the two half-ghosts looked around nervously.

"Not… good," said Specter.

*Cue Intro*

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Danny Phantom in: All Actions Have Consequences (Episodes 59 and 60)

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Morning arrived in Amity Park. At the Fenton Works, Jazz walked into the kitchen and found Danny sitting at the table, playing with his cereal.

"Morning, Danny," she said.

"Morning," he replied.

"You look tired," she said as she grabbed a bagel from the cupboard, "Rough night?"

"Nightmare," Danny yawned.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Jazz asked as she sat down next to Danny and took a bite out of her bagel.

"Freakshow took over my mind with his crystal ball and forced me to kill mom and dad," Danny told her as he rested his head on his hand and swirled his spoon around in his cereal.

"That's it?" Jazz asked.

"Well, no…" Danny admitted, "Before that, I had told mom and dad my secret. You know, me being Danny Phantom?"

Danny paused, not sure if he wanted to tell Jazz the rest.

"And they didn't accept you?" she guessed.

"Yeah," Danny sighed.

"Danny, that will never happen. Mom and dad love you," said Jazz, "And if you decide to tell them, you'll have me and your friends to be there to support you. And so will our parents."

"Somehow I doubt that," Danny muttered as he slumped in his seat and glanced away, "You've heard all the things mom and dad have said they'll do to me if they catch Phantom. What makes you think they'll actually believe that I'm not possess by some 'evil' or 'vile' ghost?"

"Oh, come on," said Jazz as she finished her bagel, "Have a little faith. I'm sure they'll accept you for who you are."

As soon as Jazz finished talking, Jack and Maddie entered the kitchen.

"I'm telling you, Jack, we didn't calibrate the lower half of the suit yet," Maddie told him.

"And I'm telling you that we did!" Jack exclaimed, "It was the last thing we did in the lab last night! Or was it the second to last?"

"Uh, what are you guys talking about?" Danny asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Your father wants to test out the lower portion of the new Ecto-Skeleton we've built," Maddie explained, "He thinks we calibrated the neural interface, but we haven't yet."

"Maddie," said Jack, "I love you. And I know you love me. But I'm telling you, I'm right!"

"The Ecto-Skeleton?" Jazz asked, "You mean that giant robot suit you guys lost last year?"

"We didn't lose it, Jazz," said Maddie, "It was stolen. By that no-good ghost-boy!"

"That's right," said Jack, "That ghost stole our original Ecto=Skeleton and tried to use it to take over the world!"

Danny's face turned glum as he glanced away. Jazz noticed and turned back to her parents.

"What? Take over the world?" she asked, "I thought he saved Amity Park?"

"Don't be so easily deceived, Jazzerincess," said Jack, "That ghost kid is nothing but trouble. But, don't you worry; once your mother and I have captured him, we'll make sure he's been dealt with."

"Dealt with?" Jazz asked nervously as she bit her lower lip.

"Oh, you know, dissect him, experiment on him, see what makes him so evil," Maddie listed out as she poured herself and Jack a cup of coffee.

Jack immediately grabbed his mug and chugged the drink down. No one noticed Danny getting up and leaving the kitchen.

"Don't you guys think that's a little extreme?" Jazz asked.

"Nope!" Jack exclaimed, "Now that I've had my morning cup of Joe, let's get back to testing out those pants!"

Jack hightailed it out of the kitchen, with Maddie quickly chasing after him.

"Jack, no!" she exclaimed, "The suit isn't ready yet!"

Jazz sighed and put her hands on her hips.

"I'm sorry, Danny," she said as she turned to face him, "Don't let what they- huh?"

She noticed Danny was nowhere in sight.

"Danny?"

Up in his room, Danny was lying in bed and staring at the ceiling. A knock came from his door and Jazz entered.

"Danny?"

"Told you," he said.

"Maybe if you told them…" she suggested but stopped when Danny turned his back to her.

Jazz pondered for a second before giving him a sympathetic smile.

"Remember the time when they found out during the whole Reality Gauntlet thing," she asked.

"Yeah? Well, I erased everyone's memories of that event," Danny snapped, "Except for ours, and Tucker's , and Sam's."

Jazz sat down on the bed and sighed.

"I'm sorry," she said, "Maybe now isn't the best time to talk about that. Is there anything else you wanted to tell me about your nightmare?"

"Eh," Danny shrugged, "I've told you everything."

"Did you?" Jazz smirked.

"Yeah," Danny replied as he rolled onto his back again, "What more is there to talk about?"

"Well, why did you scream Sam's name this morning?"

Danny's eyes widened and a small blush appeared on his face.

"What? No! I didn't say Sam's name," he exclaimed, "Why would I do that? It's not like she was in my dream or anything."

Jazz raised an eyebrow and Danny sighed.

"Okay, so… I may have… been ordered to strangle Sam," he admitted, "With my bare hands."

"Oh," Jazz exclaimed, "I'm… sorry, I didn't mean-"

"No, it's fine, Jazz," said Danny, "You were just worried about me."

"That's what big sisters do," she smiled, "Want to tell me why you were thinking about our parents and Sam?"

Danny remained silent for a moment.

"The last time I saw Valerie, she made me promise to think about telling Sam how I feel," he explained before looking over to his sister, "Judging by how everyone acts, I'm guessing it's obvious that I like her, huh?"

"Wasn't that hard, little brother," said Jazz, "So… are you going to tell her?"

"That's the thing; what if she doesn't feel the same way? What if she just likes me as a friend?"

Jazz rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"So clueless," she said under her breath.

"What?" Danny asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Nothing," said Jazz, "What's the harm in telling her? It's not like she won't stop being your friend if that happens."

"But what if you're wrong?" Danny asked, "I mean, wouldn't it be better to remain as friends instead of risking our friendship?"

*Beep-Beep*

Before Jazz could answer, Danny's phone alerted him of a text message. He reached over and grabbed his phone.

"It's Sam," he said, "She says Trevor wants to know if we've found any more information on the Orbs of Power. He was really worried when we realized the crystal ball was missing."

"What?" Jazz asked.

"Oh, right, I didn't tell you," said Danny, "After my nightmare, I remembered the crystal ball Freakshow used to control me. I remembered that it looked like the one of the Orbs of Power, so I took Trevor over to where I last saw it and we discovered the ball fragments were gone. All we found was a small fragment of the staff."

"That's not good," said Jazz, "You probably should have led with that story first, Danny. You think Reaper found it?"

"I hope not," said Danny as he got up from his bed, "Have you found anything?"

"I think so," said Jazz, "Can I see your computer for a sec?"

Danny nodded and walked over to his desk to grab his laptop. He started it up and typed in his password before handing it to Jazz.

"Okay, so I did some digging and could only find this old picture," she explained as she showed Danny the image.

It appeared to be an old tapestry depicting six different colored spheres surrounding a rainbow one. They were floating around an altar, where a crowned ruler stood behind each of the six orbs. One of the rulers had red eyes.

"Weird," Danny commented.

"I couldn't find anything else," said Jazz, "Maybe Trevor might make something out of this."

"Maybe," said Danny, "Only one way to find out."

A white ring appeared around his body and he turned into Danny Phantom. He grabbed his laptop from Jazz and prepared to fly off.

"Danny, wait," said Jazz as she grabbed his shoulders from behind.

"What?" he asked.

Jazz smiled and leaned to down, giving him a kiss on the back of his head. Danny was momentarily surprised before softly smiling from the gesture.

"Just so you remember that I'll always be there to support you… little brother," she told him before she turned and left his room.

Danny looked away and smiled. Suddenly, his widened and he wiped his head.

"Ew! Gross!" he exclaimed.

"Oh, knock it off, Danny!" Jazz shouted from the hallway, "I know you liked it!"

Danny glanced at the door for a moment before smiling again. He phased through the wall and flew off for Sam's place. On the roof of the Fenton Works, Magnus watched Phantom fly off and silently followed him as he turned invisible.

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At Sam's place, Trevor had borrowed Sam's computer to research the Orbs. He, Sam, and Dust were all in her room, but the owner wasn't focusing on what Trevor was telling her as she laid in bed.

"Maybe it was used by an ancient cult?" Trevor suggested, "Or even a monastery?"

"Maybe," Sam replied.

"Maybe they're from the Ghost Zone?" Dust suggested as she cleaned her feathers, "Clockwork told you they were relics from the Ghost Zone, right?"

"Yeah, but he meant their paranormal and supernatural abilities on both humans and ghosts," Trevor explained, "Although… the Ghost Zone would be a great place to hide them. Maybe someone there knows where they're located."

"Yeah, that's fine," Sam said, distracted.

Trevor and Dust glanced over to the goth and stared at her.

"Yeah, and maybe Reaper can kill your boyfriend and make you his slave," said Trevor.

"Good plan," said Sam.

Trevor held his hands and expressed exasperation with Sam.

"Dust," he said psychically, "Get Sam's attention before I have an aneurysm pop, will ya?"

"On it," Dust replied as her body was surrounded by a lavender aura and morphed into a black cat with green eyes.

Dust slid off Trevor's shoulder and made her way over to Sam's bed. Sam was busy staring at the class ring Danny had her keep safe. Dust hopped up onto the bed and put her front paws on Sam's stomach.

"Oh, hey there, kitty," said Sam before her eyes widened, "Wait, I don't own a cat."

Sam blinked at the cat a couple of times before Dust meowed at her. The goth freaked out and jumped out of her bed, accidentally launching Dust off the bed as well, but she landed on all her paws, unharmed. Sam collected herself and stared at the cat for a moment.

"Dust?" she asked.

"Yes," she replied, "Now, will you stop staring at that ring and help us out."

Sam glanced over at Trevor, who had his head resting in his hand as he watched the scene.

"That wasn't what I meant at all, Dust," he said flatly, "But that was mildly amusing."

He then turned to Sam.

"What could you have possibly been so intrigued by that was more important than looking for Reaper and keeping the Orbs of Power away from him?" he asked.

Sam looked down at her fist and opened her hand to reveal the class ring.

"What is that, a promise ring?" Trevor asked, "I wasn't aware that you and Danny were going to get engaged, let alone dating."

"We're not dating!" Sam exclaimed, "And it's not a promise ring, it's a class ring."

Trevor took the ring and examined it as Dust morphed back into her raven form and perched on Trevor's shoulder.

"This inscribed name…" he said.

"Yeah, 'Wes'," said Sam, "I don't know why his father put that name on there. Probably belonged to one of his classmates and they accidentally mixed them up."

Trevor gave Sam a perplexed look before shaking his head in defeat.

"Clueless," he muttered as he handed it back to Sam.

"What?" she asked as she examined the ring, "Am I missing something?"

"No, you're lookin' at it," Dust muttered, "Literally staring you right in the face."

Sam raised an eyebrow as she looked at the ring again.

"Why are you even interested in that class ring?" Trevor asked.

"Well… I've been thinking," Sam explained, "About the future. My future."

Trevor remained silent as he waited for Sam to continue.

"As you told me before, I'm not around in the future," said Sam, "But now that the timeline has been changed, I was thinking more about what my future will be."

Trevor rolled his eyes and groaned.

"Let's skip to the obvious," he said, "You like Danny, don't you?"

"He's my friend, of course I like him," Sam replied.

"He means you love him," Dust clarified, making Sam blush.

"WHAT!?" Sam exclaimed, "Pfft, really? Me and Danny? Ha! That's, uh, that's a good one, guys."

Trevor and Dust deadpanned as Sam smiled nervously.

"I should slap you, Manson," said Trevor, "but then I'd never hear the end of it from everyone."

"Trevor, I'm not-!" said Sam.

"Yes, you are!" Trevor yelled, "You two always act different when you two are alone. Like 3 days ago, when you two were on patrol together and were after Desiree."

Sam's eyes widened.

"You two holding hands? Yeah, I saw it," said Trevor, "You two literally were a hair away from making out. You two looked like a couple of cherries based on how red your faces were."

Sam sighed.

"Is it that obvious?" she asked.

"Even someone who was blind and deaf would have noticed from a mile away," said Trevor.

Sam dragged her toes back and forth across the ground.

"What do you think I should do?" she asked.

Trevor facepalmed.

"One, I'm not the best person to ask that question, since I have no experience," he answered, "Two, what the heck do you even think is the right thing to do?"

"Uh… remain as friends?" Sam shrugged.

"I can put you out of your misery right now if you want," Trevor said darkly.

"You think I should tell him?" Sam asked.

"No, I think you should rip your heart out and send it to the bottom of the sea," Trevor said sarcastically, "YES, YOU SHOULD TELL HIM!"

"But… what if he doesn't share my feelings?" Sam asked, "What if we can't be friends?"

"Jeez, Manson," Trevor groaned as he pinched the bridge of his nose, "How cliché do think this is? Just tell him; either you get together or you remain as friends."

"But-"

"End of discussion," Trevor said sternly, making Sam stop.

He glanced over to the window and held up his hand.

"What are you doing?" Sam asked.

A moment later, a metal object spun through the air and Trevor caught it.

"Another failed attempt," he sighed as he showed Sam the object.

"Is that… a Booo-merang?" she asked.

"Yup," Trevor answered, "Such a stupid name."

"Agreed," Sam and Dust said at the same time.

Trevor sighed as he flung the Booo-merang out the window.

"Maybe I'll get lucky this time," he muttered.

"Did you ever text Danny and Tucker?" he asked Sam as he got up and walked towards the door.

"Yeah, they're on their way," Sam replied, "Where are you going?"

"I need some time to think," Trevor replied, "I'll be in the guestroom. Dust? Stay here with Sam."

"Why?" she asked.

"Because I told you to," Trevor replied as he stopped before the bedroom door, "Did you want a tactical reason? Well, here it is; when I need to think, I do it best alone."

"That's an awful reason," said Dust as she flew over to Sam's bed.

"I know," Trevor replied, "Let me know when the others get here."

He left the two in Sam's room and closed the door behind him. A few moments later, Sam could hear "Enter Sandman" being played from the hall. Shel turned to Dust and raised her eyebrow.

"Who doesn't like Metallica?" Dust asked.

"Good point," said Sam.

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A moment later, Tucker drove up to the Manson residence in his father's car and parked it. As he got out, he saw Danny flying overhead for a moment before he landed in front of him and reverted to human form.

"Found anything that will make Trevor happy?" Tucker asked.

"Is he ever happy?" Danny asked.

"Nope," Tucker replied.

"But to answer your question, Jazz showed me something," Danny continued, patting his laptop.

"Let's head on inside," said Tucker.

The two walked up to the front door and Danny rang the doorbell. As they waited for the door the be answered, Tucker noticed Danny acting anxious; swaying back and forth, looking around and pretending to be interested in the building design.

"What's with you, dude?" Tucker asked.

"Hm? What?" Danny asked.

"You're acting weird," said Tucker, "Something wrong?"

"What? I'm not acting weird," Danny said, somewhat quickly, "I'm just… waiting for Sam."

Tucker smirked and raised an eyebrow.

"Mm-hmm…" he hummed, "Sure it has nothing to do with you having feelings for her?"

Danny looked away, blushing.

"I knew it," Tucker teased, "You finally going to tell her?"

"Shut up, Tucker," Danny muttered.

The door opened and Danny and Tucker noticed Sam, with Dust on her shoulder.

"Hey, we're upstairs," she told them and welcomed them in.

Danny quickly walked past Sam, causing her to raise an eyebrow.

"What's with him?" she asked Tucker.

"He's nervous," Tucker smirked.

"About what?" Sam asked.

"I dunno," Tucker shrugged, still smiling as he walked past Sam and Dust.

Sam blinked a couple of times before she closed the door. She led the guys upstairs and approached the guestroom. Sam knocked on the door but no answer.

"Trevor! Danny and Tucker are here!" she called out, but there was no answer.

Exit light

Enter night

Grain of sand

"Trevor!?" Sam called out again before she opened the door.

Exit Light

Enter Night

Take my hand

We're off to Never-, Neverland

Everyone's jaw dropped when they saw Trevor playing "Enter Sandman" on a holographic drum set. Although he was playing the drums, the rest of the song was coming from a holographic speaker next to his seat. His back was towards them, so he didn't see them enter.

We're off to Never-, Neverland

Take my hand

We're off to Never-, Neverland

Take my hand

We're off to Never-, Neverland

We're off to Never-, Neverland

We're off to Never-, Neverland

We're off to Never-, Neverland

As the song ended, Trevor dropped his arms to his sides and sighed. When Danny, Tucker, and Sam began clapping, he spun around in his seat and looked at them.

"That was awesome!" Danny exclaimed.

"Where did you learn that!?" Sam asked.

"Are those holographic drums!?" Tucker asked.

Trevor nervously stared at the group as he quickly pressed a button on one of his drumsticks, causing the holographic drums and speaker to vanish. Dust flew over and landed on his shoulder.

"Sorry, I, uh… didn't hear you knock," Trevor said, embarrassed as he folded the sticks and placed them inside his bag, "So… did you guys find anything?"

The trio smirked at one another.

"I think we all found something interesting," Dust smirked.

"Are you embarrassed?" Sam teased, "Did we find Trevor Spectre having fun and is too shy to admit it?"

"Fun? No. Embarrassed? Yes, I am," Trevor said bluntly and with a deadpan, "Can we move on now? We have a psychotic killer ghost to find."

The gang was a bit surprised by Trevor's harsh honesty.

"Uh, yeah, actually, we did- well, Jazz did," said Danny as he opened his laptop, "Take a look."

Everyone gathered around and took a look.

"Jazz found this image of an old tapestry that had the Orbs of Power on it," Danny explained.

"Hmm… I think I've seen something like this before," said Sam.

"You have? Where?" Tucker asked.

"Follow me," Sam told them as she made her way to the door.

Danny, Tucker, and Trevor followed Sam downstairs, where she led them through a set of double doors and into a large library.

"Impressive," Trevor complimented.

"My books are over here," Sam told them as she walked over to the section that was filled with gothic books, "I faintly remember seeing that same image in one of my books years ago."

"Do you remember the title?" Dust asked.

"I don't," Sam admitted as she grabbed a book off the shelf, "But with the five of us, we should be able to find it."

As Trevor lifted one of his hands up and telekinetically grabbed a book off the shelf while his free hand grabbed another one next to him. The floating book had a blue aura around it as he held it in front of Dust to read.

"Well, we better get to it then," said Danny as he and Tucker each grabbed a book.

As the minutes passed, the team went through dozens of books, but had no luck finding the one Sam was referring to. Slowly, Trevor, Dust, and Tucker were distancing themselves from Danny and Sam as the search continued. Occasionally, Danny and Sam would glance over at each other when the other wasn't looking. Then, they both glanced over at the same time, causing Danny and Sam to look away and slightly blush.

"You sure do have a lot of books, Sam," Danny said as he grabbed another book.

"Yeah, uh, I guess I do," Sam replied, "Sure will take us a while to get through all of them."

"Well, just the ones like you," he said.

Sam looked over and raised an eyebrow.

"What does that mean?" she asked.

"Pretty," Danny replied.

He quickly realized what he said and panicked.

"What?" Sam asked.

"Uh, gothic!" said Danny, "I said pretty gothic."

Sam blinked a couple of times.

"Uh… okay?" she said as she put her book away and grabbed another.

She glanced at the cover, which read Kiss of Death: Gothic Love. She briefly blushed again before quickly putting the book back on the shelf.

"You're not going to look through that one?" Danny asked.

"Uh, it's just a novel," Sam replied, "No illustrations."

Danny glanced back at his book as Sam went to grab another book. She glanced back at the book she just put back and her face fell.

"No romance for me," she said quietly.

"When Vlad kidnapped you a few days ago… I don't think you were supposed to be… saved," Trevor's words echoed in her mind.

Sam sighed and pulled another of her books off the shelf.

"You okay?" Danny asked as she flipped through the book, "You seem unhappy."

"I'm a goth, remember?" Sam smirked, "We always look unhappy."

"You actually look down, Sam," said Danny, "Is something wrong?"

The pages in Sam's book stopped flipping and she leaned her back against the bookshelf.

"Danny, can I ask you something?" Sam asked.

"Sure," he replied, "Anything."

"Do you ever think about the future?" she asked, "Your future?"

Danny stared at Sam for a moment.

"Is this because of the war in the future?" he asked, "I think we'll be able to avoid that when the time comes."

Sam glanced away.

"I mean…" she began, "Where do you see yourself ten years from now?"

Danny glanced away and pondered for a moment.

"I honestly haven't given it much thought," he admitted, "But there is something that's been on my mind lately."

"And what would that be?" Sam asked.

"Well, I haven't made a decision yet, but I've been thinking about telling my parents my secret," he explained.

"And you're worried about how they'll react?" Sam asked.

Danny nodded.

"Danny, your parents love you," said Sam, "They'll understand if you explain what happened in the lab that day. Do you really think your parents would do something to you?"

"I'm not sure," he said, "I mean, I'm sure we'll still be friends and hang out and kick ghost butt, with or without them."

"Well, you guys will," Sam replied softly.

"What do you mean?" Danny asked.

At that moment, Magnus peered inside with his head phased through the wall. His eye narrowed as he watched everyone search through books. Sam didn't reply to Danny's question and remained glum. Danny put his book away and walked over to her.

"Sam?"

"It's nothing, Danny," she said, "Don't worry about it."

"Sam, you've had something on your mind for over a week now," said Danny, "I know you, and I'm worried about you."

Sam looked over at Danny and sighed.

"Remember when Trevor told us about the future?" she asked, "How you still protect the world and deal with ghost threats?"

"Yeah, why?"

"I noticed that he mentioned Tucker and Valerie helping you, but he never mentioned me," she explained, "It wasn't until later when he told me that… well… I'm not around."

"What, like, not around to help?" Danny asked, "It's not like he meant you were , you know, dead."

Sam didn't reply.

"Wait, is that what happened?" Danny asked, concerned.

"Remember when Vlad had that syringe to my neck?"

Danny's eyes widened for a moment before he glared angrily; his eyes glowing green.

"Yeah," Sam sighed, "If it weren't for Trevor…"

Danny closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened them again, they returned to their normal baby blue color.

"I guess I owe him big time," he said before turning to Sam, "for saving my best friend."

He paused for a moment.

"Remind me to give Vlad another beating the next time I see him," he told Sam.

"Count on it," Sam chuckled as put her book away.

"And don't worry about the future, Sam," said Danny, "Nothing will happen to you. I'll make sure of it."

"How can you be so sure?" Sam asked as she ran her hand over the spines of the books on the shelf.

"Because…" Danny began, not really paying attention as he did the same thing, "Because you're the most important-"

Danny's hand accidentally went on hers as they both went to grab the same book. They looked at each other and blushed.

"Uh…" said Danny.

Sam's eyes darted between his eyes and their hands. Danny nervously debated what to do. A moment later, he swallowed hard.

"Sam…?" Danny began, "Would you like to-"

"Found it!" Tucker shouted, causing Danny and Sam to jump, ruining their moment.

"Wow," said Trevor, who was standing a couple of feet away from them, "What a way to ruin the moment, huh?"

Trevor and Dust made their way over to Tucker as Danny and Sam quickly pulled their hands away and blushed.

"Sorry about that," said Danny.

"No, no, it was my fault," Sam chuckled, "Um… we should see what Tucker found."

"Yeah," Danny said as he rubbed the back of his head, "We, uh… yeah, let's do that."

Sam walked away and Danny slapped himself across the face.

"Smooth, Fenton," he muttered to himself, "Real smooth."

He joined the others as Tucker handed Sam the book.

"Gothic Tales and Legends?" she read, "Haven't touched this one in a long time."

Trevor raised an eyebrow as Sam flipped through the pages.

"Why does that book sound familiar?" he asked himself quietly.

"There," said Tucker, putting a finger on the page, "That's the one."

Everyone took a look at the illustration.

"Are those…?" Danny asked.

"The Orbs of Power," Trevor breathed.

The illustration showed what appeared to be six kings, each holding an Orb, and a wizard standing nearby with a green vortex over his head.

"What text does it belong to?" Trevor asked.

"Ummm… this one," said Sam, "It's called 'The Legend of the Orbs of Power'."

"Let's hear it," said Dust.

"Thousands of years ago…" Sam read.

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

"… the world was in turmoil. The lands were plagued by famine and scarce resources."

The earth was covered in dust and ash.

"Mountains of fire had erupted everywhere, blackening the sky and filling the air with ash."

Six kings sat around a stone table, surrounded by the people they governed. The rulers were all shouting at each other about how to survive.

"The kings of the six kingdoms of the world had met together to work together to find a solution to these harsh times. However, instead of working together, they argued; bringing their kingdoms closer and closer to war with one another."

One of the kings drew out his sword and challenged another from the opposite end of the table. He accepted the challenge and drew out his own blade. The remaining kings either picked sides or pleaded for peace. Suddenly, a bright light appeared from down the grand stone steps and an elderly man with a huge grey beard slowly approached.

"When all seemed doomed, a spark of hope appeared. A wise wizard from the mountains came down and offered a solution."

The kings all looked at one another before settling down and returning to their seats. The wizard slowly approached.

"The wizard told of an ancient ritual that would grant the kings unimaginable power; power that would help repair the lands and enrich the earth with almost endless resources. The kings discussed the option for a night before accepting."

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

Sometime later, the kings and the wizard were at the peak of a mountain, which towered above the border that connected all six kingdoms. The skies had momentarily ceased the black snowfall and the winds had died down as well. The wizard's hands were glowing green as a large green rune appeared on the ground around him.

"On top of the world, the kings and the wizard began the ritual. The unearthly green glow from the wizard's hands unsettled some of the rulers. The wizard instructed the rulers to stand around him equal distance from each other, within the rune."

One by one, the kings began to approach the wizard and took their places around the rune. The wizard smiled and began to chant in a language no one understood.

"The ritual was commencing and the clouds above began to swirl. Lightning cracked across the sky as a swirling green vortex appeared above them."

A ghost portal appeared above the kings and the wizard.

"The wizard asked for assistance from those on the 'other side', to provide a means to save the kingdoms and their lands."

The portal began to glow brighter before six white orbs descended slowly down towards the kings.

"The beings responded by providing each king with a relic of immense power: The Orbs of Power."

Each king held an orb in their hands. A faint aura surrounded them, imbuing the kings with power. The each turned around to face their respected kingdoms and held out the orbs.

"Together, the kings used the Orbs to return the lands to their former glory. The rivers flowed with crystal clear water, the dark clouds vanished, and the air was clean, and the farmlands were all overrun with a surplus of crops."

The kings looked around and celebrated in the miracle they have provided for all their people.

"With the lands now restored, the wizard asked the kings to now return the Orbs to whence they came. The kings agreed and returned to their positions around the rune."

All the kings held up the Orbs towards the portal and prepared to return them.

"But one king became intoxicated with the power the Orb had granted him. And he wanted more."

As five of the kings released their Orbs and they slowly began to ascend, the last king kept his hands on his Orb and drew out his sword.

"No longer harnessing the power of the Orbs, the other kings were slaughtered quickly by the traitor."

The five kings were sprawled out on the snowy ground as the traitor held up his Orb and brought the remaining five to him.

"The traitor, deemed the Overlord, brought all six Orbs together; fusing them into one powerful relic: a true Orb of Power."

A black aura surrounded the Overlord and black armor encased his body. His sword began to glow red with yellow flames. The Orb of Power rested within his chest plate and it began to g. The wizard tried to subdue him with his magic, but the Overlord shrugged it off and blasted the wizard with an energy blast from his hand.

"With no other choice, the wizard performed the ritual one last time to stop the Overlord."

The wizard held up his hands and pleaded for the Orbs to be destroyed and to stop the madman. Green lightning cracked from the ghost portal and the Orb began to crack.

"The Orb began to break, but the Overlord wasn't about to let its power fall out of his hands."

The Overlord turned and slashed his blade through the wizard. He fell to the ground as his last breath escaped his lungs. The Overlord began to laugh maniacally as dark brimstone castles began to rise from the ground around the mountain. Nearby, hiding behind some rocks was a young man, who appeared to be of royalty.

"Unbeknownst to the Overlord, the son of one of the kings he had slain had followed his father, even against his wishes, and witnessed everything."

The prince drew his sword and quietly snuck up behind the Overlord as dark clouds blocked out the sun and rain began to pour down across the lands, soaking the Overlord and the prince.

"As he prepared to stab the Overlord in the back, the traitor spun around and disarmed the prince."

The prince watched as his sword spun through the air and disappeared over the edge. He turned and glared at his father's murderer as he reached behind and grabbed his concealed dagger. His hand swiped down towards the Overlord's chest, but he grabbed the young man's wrist and held him up in the air. The dagger fell from his hand and, with his opposite hand, the prince reverse gripped the weapon and shoved the blade through the Orb.

"With a single stab, the prince managed to separate the Orb into six once more. However, the Orbs were now corrupted by the Overlord's dark influence and were each a unique color that represented different abilities."

The black Orb began to shake before separating into six Orbs; yellow, red, blue, green, purple, and white. A bolt of lightning shot out of the ghost portal and arced across the six Orbs. The Overlord watched in horror as they began to glow brighter and brighter. The prince fell to the ground and covered his eyes as the light engulfed the top of the mountain. When it ceased, he opened his eyes. The Overlord was gone, as were the Orbs. He rushed over to his father's body and knelt down beside it.

"When the prince opened his eyes, the Overlord, the portal, and the Orbs of Power had vanished."

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

"Since then, no one has seen the Orbs of Power since," Sam continued reading, "but it is said that whoever collects all six Orbs will be granted the powers of a god."

"… And?" Trevor asked with hinted irritation, "Does it say anything about where they could be found?"

"No, that's it," Sam told him, showing him the book.

"Wonderful," he muttered, "So basically we're back at square one. That's just fan-tastic."

"Sam, could I see that for a sec?" Danny asked, pointing at the book.

"Sure, Danny," Sam replied as she handed him the book, "Why?"

"Hmm…" Danny hummed as he looked at the picture again, "Does this picture look strange to anyone else?"

Tucker glanced over and took a look.

"Yeah, it does," he said, "I feel like there's something familiar about some of things in the background, behind the Orbs."

Sam, Trevor, and Dust looked over as well.

"Isn't that the crystal ball staff?" Sam asked, pointing to a strange object next to the red Orb.

"And isn't that the Statue of Liberty?" Trevor asked as he pulled out his cellphone and took a picture of the image, "If this picture is what I think it is, then that would explain why Reaper went to New York City first. I thought he was messing with me. Did he know where the Orb of Strength was?"

Trevor then raised an eyebrow.

"Wait… how did the artist even know what the Statue of Liberty would look like?" he asked.

"Are you guys thinking what I'm thinking?" Dust asked.

"Yeah," Danny replied, "This isn't just a depiction of the Orbs of Power. It's-"

Suddenly, Danny's ghost sense went off.

"A map," said a voice behind the group.

Everyone whipped around and gasped when they saw Reaper, Magnus, and Vlad Plasmius floating behind them.

"Reaper," Trevor growled.

"You look better, Trevor," the murderous ghost smirked, "I see that your neck injury is gone."

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had it to begin with," Trevor remarked before psychically communicated with Dust, "Stay with Tucker and Sam."

"Got it," she replied and flew over to Sam's shoulder.

"You work for Reaper now?" Danny asked Vlad.

"I prefer the term partnered with, Daniel," Vlad smiled.

"What do you guys want?" Danny asked.

"You know what we want," Vlad answered, "Now, be a good little badger and give us the book."

"No way, Plasmius," said Danny.

A white ring and a light blue ring appeared around the respected half-ghosts and they turned into Danny Phantom and Logan Specter.

"Ooh, synchronous transformations," Magnus noted, "Quite a show."

Tucker and Sam slowly began to back away towards the door. Magnus glanced over and teleported behind them.

"Going somewhere?" he asked, startling the two teens.

Specter quickly spun around and held out his hand. It began to glow blue and a blue aura surrounded Magnus, immobilizing him in place.

"Hm," Specter smirked before he turned back around and swung his hand towards Reaper.

Magnus was flung through the air and would have collided into Reaper had the ghost not gone intangible and Magnus passed through him and crashed into one of the bookcases. Sam winced at the damage done. Reaper turned around to see what had happened before looking back at his archenemy.

"I see that you've fully recovered," said Reaper, "Can't really say the same about your sister."

Specter's eyes widened for a moment before they narrowed in anger and burned a cerulean blue color.

"You leave Alexis out of this, Reaper," he growled.

"Alexis?" Reaper smirked, "I was referring to Justine."

Specter clenched his fists and cerulean flames began to burn around them.

"What did you just say?" he asked darkly.

Reaper smirked.

"I said you can't say the same about your sis-"

*WUMP!*

In a blink of an eye, Specter had made a duplicate of himself directly behind Reaper and his body dashed forward into the duplicate and punched Reaper directly in the face. The ghost slammed into Magnus and they both knocked over another bookcase. If it weren't for his heightened reflexes, Danny would have thought that Specter had teleported across the room. Reaper floated back up and shook his head.

"Hit a nerve?" he taunted.

"Shut up," Specter growled before he grabbed Reaper with his telekinesis and threw him against the wall.

Specter sighed as he turned to Sam.

"Sorry ahead of time for the damage," he said, "I'll see if Dust can fix the damage once we're done here."

Sam turned to Dust and raised an eyebrow. Dust appeared surprised by what Logan said.

"What?" he asked, "You thought I wouldn't figure it out?"

"Specter, watch out!" Tucker warned.

*WHAM*

Magnus had teleported behind Specter and kicked him away. He went flying across the room and knocked over a bookshelf. Vlad and Reaper took the opportunity to double team against Danny and charged toward him. The half-ghost hero held up his hands and blasted the two with his ghost rays and causing them to crash into another bookshelf.

"You guys need to get out of here," Danny told the others, "Keep that book safe while Specter and I deal with this."

"But, Danny-" Sam began to argue.

Phantom had already flown away to deal with Vlad and Reaper.

"Come on," Sam told Tucker, "I have some stuff in my room we can use to help."

"Didn't Danny tell us he and Specter will handle this?" Tucker asked as he followed Sam.

"Since when do ghosts come and attack at my house?" Sam asked.

"Can't argue that," Tucker noted as he and Sam left the library.

Specter and Magnus were dashing all over the place, trying to outmaneuver the other. Specter finally stopped and did a spin kick behind himself just as Magnus teleported behind him.

"Oooohhhh…" Magnus moaned.

Specter hit the necromancer with an electrified ghost ray, sending him back into the pile of debris. A purple ghost ray flew by Specter's head. He turned and saw Phantom and Plasmius battling it out. Vlad fired a powerful ghost ray from his hands and Danny responded by surrounding himself with his ghost shield. The attacked deflected back to Vlad, hitting him straight in the chest.

"Not bad, Phantom," Specter told him as he flew to his side.

"I could say the same to you," Danny smirked, "What was that thing you did to Reaper?"

"I call it 'blinking'," Specter replied, "I can quickly go to wherever I have a duplicate placed at very high speeds."**

"And yet you are still too slow," said Reaper as he charged the two from behind.

Danny and Logan quickly turned towards Reaper and punched him in the face at the same time, sending him flying into a wall.

"Look who's calling who 'slow'," Danny quipped.

Logan glanced over his shoulder and saw Vlad and Magnus floating up to them.

"This is not at all what I meant when I said I wanted Reaper found immediately," he muttered to himself.

Upstairs, Sam led Tucker into her room and pulled a chest out from under her bed. She opened it, grabbed something, and tossed it to Tucker.

"You kept this?" Tucker asked, holding the Fenton Wrist Ray in his hands.

"More like Danny never asked for it back," Sam smirked as she pulled out the Fenton Ghost Blaster from under the bed.***

"Or that!?" Tucker exclaimed, "What else are you still holding onto that's his!?"

"Besides the class ring, nothing else," Sam replied, "Just be careful with that."

"Relax, Sam," Tucker smiled as he put the Wrist Ray on, "When it comes to technology, I'm always-"

*PEW*

Tucker accidentally fired the weapon, destroy a lamp on Sam's desk.

"… careful?" Tucker finished.

Sam glared at Tucker as she pushed the chest back under the bed.

"Come on," Sam grumbled, pulling Tucker away by his wrist, "Let's give you some real targets before you destroy any more of my room."

"Hold on, Sam," said Dust, "Give me the book. I can keep it safe until the others have left."

Sam reached behind and pulled out the book.

"You sure, Dust?" Sam asked as she handed the book over.

"I'm certain," Dust replied as she flapped in the air and grabbed the book with her talons.

The ghost raven went intangible and vanished into the ceiling.

"We better get back downstairs," said Tucker.

A loud crash was heard and the two ran out the room.

"And fast," Sam added.

Back in the library, Phantom and Specter were pinned down behind some bookshelves. Reaper and Vlad were relentlessly firing ghost rays at Danny while Logan was keeping an electrified yellow ghost wolf and an icy blue tiger away.

"Hey, Phantom?" Specter called out as he pushed the wolf's head away from his neck, "Little help?"

Danny glanced over and fired a ghost ray at the wolf, blasting it off Specter.

"Thanks."

Specter turned around in time to see the tiger leaping towards him.

"Eat this," he growled and fired a blue pyrokinetic ghost ray at the tiger.

The ghost animal skidded to a halt and had the expression of a deer in the headlights as the attack collided with it. The ghost creation melted and evaporated in the heat. Meanwhile, Vlad was getting closer and closer to where Danny and Logan were held down.

"I see you, little badger," Vlad taunted and fired a ghost ray at Danny.

Danny turned and his hands out to block the attack. His hands began to glow green and the ghost ray hit his left hand. Instead of harming him, it transferred over to his other hand and was fired back at Vlad. Vlad's eyes widened in surprised just a moment before he was hit. Danny opened his eyes and looked at his hands in confusion.

"What the…? A new ghost power?" Danny asked.

Specter blinked over to Danny, slightly startling him.

"Looks like you have the power to absorb energy attacks and redirect them," he explained, "Which is not the same as how I can conserve energy."****

"Exactly how many more powers will I have?" Danny asked.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" Logan replied with a small smirk.

Vlad recovered and growled at Danny.

"You think you can use my own tactics against me?" Vlad asked.

*PEW*

A ghost ray hit Vlad in the back, making him bump into Reaper. The two villains looked over and saw Tucker and Sam aiming their weapons at them.

"Mind if we tag in?" Tucker asked.

"Actually, yes, I do," Specter replied as he poked his head out from cover, "But since you guys are already here…"

"I have the book," Dust psychically told Specter.

"Stay out of sight," Specter ordered and turned to Danny.

"Ready to kick some bad guy butt?" Phantom smirked.

The ghost wolf began sprinting towards them. Specter created a duplicate in front of the wolf, blinked over, and kicked it into Magnus before blinking back to Danny.

"Always," Logan replied.

The two halfas jumped out of cover and flew towards Reaper while Tucker and Sam fired their weapons at Vlad. Magnus, now covered in ectoplasm, wiped himself off and glanced up towards the ceiling.

"Hmm…" he wondered.

Plasmius attempted to fire another ghost ray at the group, but Sam stopped him with a blast from the Ghost Blaster. He fell to the ground and began to breathe heavily. Meanwhile, Danny and Specter where trading off hits against Reaper. Danny punched the ghost in the gut and Specter blinked above him and hammer kicked him down towards the ground. Reaper slammed into the ground and slowly picked himself up. Dust phased through the ceiling and landed on Sam's shoulder.

"He did it?" Dust asked, "He's defeated Reaper?"

"It would seem so," Danny answered as he floated next to Sam.

"And all it took was destroying half the library," Sam moaned as she looked around at the destruction.

"I can help with that," said Dust.

A moment later, the ghost raven was surrounded in a deep purple aura and a dark pink rune appeared her.

"Miopiar akula vinaquirem!" Dust chanted and her eyes began to glow purple.

Across the library, books and shelves that had been damaged were surrounded by the same purple aura and began to move back into place. Within seconds, the library had been restored.

"Wow…" Sam said in awe, "You fixed everything!"

"Told ya she could do it," Specter said over his shoulder, "We'll discuss your… abilities later, Dust."

"Uh… Sure…" Dust replied nervously.

Specter then turned his attention to Reaper.

"Had enough?" Specter asked as he pulled out his Fenton Thermos, "Because I have. And now it's time to end this."

Specter held out his hand and grabbed Reaper with his telekinesis. As he prepared to capture Reaper, no one noticed Magnus sneaking up from behind everyone and opening his book of spells.

"Boli kali ithikitalkus!" he chanted.

Dust's eyes widened as she spun her head around and saw Magnus launch the spell towards Specter. Everything appeared to have gone in slow motion; as the spell drew closer to Specter, Dust began to fly towards him. Danny, Tucker, and Sam watched the spell fly over their heads, Specter glanced over and saw the coming spell and Dust blocked the way. The spell hit Dust and a cage appeared around her, trapping her inside.

"Dust!" Specter shouted.

*WUMP*

Reaper bolted back up and punched Specter in the gut. He grabbed the halfa by the throat and pulled him close.

"Thanks for the gift," Reaper smirked as put his scythe away and grabbed the cage, "I'm going to enjoy getting her to talk."

Logan glared at Reaper and put his hands on his skull

"Burn," he growled and shot a stream of green flames directly into Reaper's face.

"AAAAAAHHHHH!" Reaper screamed and threw Specter away and into a bookshelf.

"Specter!" Danny exclaimed and flew towards Reaper, "You'll pay for that!"

Magnus suddenly teleported in front of Danny and kicked him away. Phantom landed on Logan and the two reverted back to their human form.

"Enough of this!" Reaper exclaimed as he tried to remove the blackened char off his face, "Magnus! Plasmius! We're leaving!"

Magnus and Vlad went to Reaper's sides and the magician created a rune around them.

"N… no!" Trevor exclaimed as he pushed Danny off of him and ran towards them, "Dust!"

Dust turned to Trevor and looked him directly in the eyes.

"Kiranann ta sular sinur ast!" Magnus chanted.

"Chest," Dust psychically told Trevor before she and the group of villains teleported away.

Trevor stopped in his tracks and fell to his knees.

"Dust…" he breathed and slammed his fist into the ground.

Tucker and Sam rushed over to Danny's side to help him up.

"Are you okay, Danny?" Sam asked.

"Uuuhhh…" Danny moaned, "Yeah, yeah… I'm fine. Where's…?"

Tucker and Sam lowered their heads; Danny looked over to Trevor and saw him on the ground.

"They got away," said Tucker.

"Along with the book," Sam added.

"And I can't psychically contact her," Trevor added.

"Great," Danny muttered, "So now we have to find Reaper, Dust, and the book?"

"Maybe not…" said Trevor as he got back up to his feet, "Before they left, Dust said 'chest' to me. I'm not sure what she's referring to, but it must mean something."

"I did just grab my stuff out of the chest in my room," said Sam, "Maybe it's in there?"

Suddenly, the library doors opened and the last two people the group needed to be there at the moment showed up.

"Sammy-kins!" Pamela called out, "We're home~!"

"We finished out business deals early so we could come home and-" Jeremy began to explain before he and his wife noticed the bookshelf and books on the ground.

The elder Mansons turned to Danny and glared at him as Tucker and Sam helped him up.

"Uhhh…" said Danny, "Look, I can explain! It was just an-"

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

"Accident," Danny finished just as the front door slammed in his face.

He, Tucker, and Trevor were now standing in front of Sam's place, after being tossed out by Sam's parents.

"That went well," said Tucker, "So, what now?"

"If you really need to ask that question, Tucker, then you need help," Trevor remarked.

"Let's head for my place and come up with a plan there," said Danny.

The group barely began leaving when the front door opened, and Sam ran up to them.

"Guys! We have the book!" she exclaimed.

She held out the book and showed it to them.

"Where was it?" Trevor asked.

"In the chest, just like Dust said it would be," said Sam.

"Clever," said Trevor, "But we still need to find her!"

"But… where do we start?" Tucker asked.

Suddenly, a pair of clock hands appeared and spun around into a ghost portal. Before anyone could react, the team was pulled into the Ghost Zone.

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

Inside the Ghost Zone, the team found themselves in Clockwork's lair.

"Is now really a good time?" Trevor muttered.

"I'm afraid it is," said the elderly Clockwork, revealing himself and two Observants behind them.

"You're running out of time, Specter," the first Observant pointed out.

"Not only have you not captured Reaper, but you've lost your partner and have come no closer to capturing him!" the second remarked.

"Hey!" Danny exclaimed, "That wasn't his fault!"

Clockwork morphed into his infant form as he held his staff out in front of Danny. He shook his head to keep Danny and the others out of the conversation.

"That aside," the first continued, "we also cannot allow you to continue your mission if your need for revenge is com-"

"Stop. Right. There," Trevor said darkly, "My personal history is none of your business."

"It is our business if it involves the end of the world, Specter!" the second remarked.

"I'm doing the best I can," Trevor argued, "What do you want from me!?"

"You and Reaper gone, for one thing!" the first Observant shouted, "You've made no progress these past few days!"

"Oh, and you can do better!?" Trevor shot back as a light blue ring appeared around his waist and he went ghost.

"Mind your words, Specter," the second Observant warned, "We can send you away right now if you force us to."

"You know nothing about Reaper!" Specter shouted, "I'm the one who decided to come here at the last second! I'm to the one who's trying to save your future! I'm the one-"

"You think you're so special?" the second Observant asked.

"Clockwork, we've had enough of this child's incompetence!" the first Observant announced, "We order you to-"

Suddenly, Specter's eyes burned cerulean blue and his body began to give off the same colored flames.

"INCOMPETENCE!?" Specter roared, "You think you two weaklings can do any better!? Prove it!"

Specter reached into his suit and pulled out the yellow Orb of Power.

"Here!" he shouted as he tossed it to the Observants, "You keep it safe! You do something productive! You want to judge me!? Let's talk about what you Observants have done to-"

"That's enough, Logan," Clockwork said calmly.

Specter turned to face Clockwork; he was breathing heavily, and the flames were so hot that Danny and Tucker were beginning to sweat.

"Logan, come on," said Danny, "Let's get out of here."

Specter glanced over to the group and sighed.

"Send us to Danny's room," he told Clockwork.

"Okay," the ghost of time replied, "And don't worry; I'm sure you're doing the right thing."

Clockwork summoned a portal next to the group and they left.

"You're letting him go!?" the first Observant asked in disbelief.

Clockwork turned to the Observants and glared at them.

"You put too little faith in the boy," he sighed.

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Outside of Amity Park, Reaper and Magnus floated into their cave. They approached the altar and placed the cage holding Dust inside of it. She tried phasing through it intangibly but received a painful shock through her body when she touched the metal bars.

"Ecto-ranium," she muttered as she hopped back onto the swinging perch.

"Refined ecto-ranium," Magnus corrected, "My master was kind enough to supply me with all the ecto-ranium he had left to create this cage."

"Wait… you could have made another weapon, but instead you made this cage," said Dust, "Which means… *Gasp* You… planned this!?"

"Of course," said Reaper, "It would be impossible for me to get information out of Specter. But you?"

Magnus gave Reaper a look.

"What?" he asked, "I thought you were planning to use her as bait?"

"Oh, she will be," Reaper smiled, "But for now…"

He held out his scythe and stared at the ghost raven.

"A little bit of… convincing."

"Isn't that a… bit much?" Magnus asked.

Reaper glared at him.

"If you have a problem…" he said.

"I'll… check in with our associates," Magnus muttered as he floated away.

Reaper watched Reaper disappear before turning to Dust.

"Now… let's begin, little bird," he said darkly.

Dust glared at him.

"Do your worst," she hissed.

"With pleasure," Reaper smiled evilly as his shadow blanketed Dust's cage.

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

At the Fenton Works, Jazz was in her room, packing away everything she was taking with her for college. As she taped another box closed, her eyes glanced over towards her teddy bear, Bearbert Einstein, that was sitting on her bed.

"Don't worry, Bearbert," she smiled, "There's no way I'm putting you in a box."

She walked over and gave it a tight hug.

"You can sit with me on the plane."

She placed the bear back on the bed and picked up the box she just closed and carried it out of her room. She walked downstairs to the living room and placed the box next to a couple others she had packed.

"I'll tell you what, Maddie; once we get this suit finished, that ghost boy won't even stand a chance!" Jazz heard her father exclaim from the labs.

"Hm?" she hummed and walked down the steps.

"And with our latest invention, it will be a walk in the park to capture him," Maddie added.

Jazz entered the Fenton Lab and saw her parents working on different projects; Jack with the new Ecto-Skeleton and Maddie on something new.

"Okay, what are you two up to now?" she asked.

"Ah, Jazz!" Jack exclaimed, "Perfect timing! Your mother was just about the test out the latest in Fenton technology; the Fenton Goggles!"

"Alright," Jazz sighed, "What do they do?"

Maddie put down her soldering iron and held up a pair of goggles that appeared to be no different than the ones she normally wore, other than the lenses being a ghostly green color rather than red.

"They prevent ghosts from hypnotizing or taking control of the mind of anyone wearing them," she explained, "Your father and I have been theorizing why people think the ghost boy is considered a hero when he's clearly a threat to Amity Park."

"Uh…" said Jazz as she held up a finger, "maybe it's because-"

"Because he's been hypnotizing everyone!" Jack exclaimed, "And we won't let the people fall for his deception any longer."

He rushed over and grabbed the goggles out of Maddie's hands.

"With this baby, no ghost will hypnotize us!" he exclaimed and promptly placed them over his eyes, "Alright, Maddie, hit me!"

Maddie walked over to a large monitor and turned it on, playing a swirling black and white vortex on the screen. Jack stared at the screen as the lens on the goggles reflected the image projected on to them.

"Is it working?" Maddie asked.

Jack didn't respond.

"Jack?" Maddie asked, "Did they work?"

Jack's jaw went slack and drool began to hang from the side of his mouth. Maddie raised an eyebrow, turned off the monitor, and walked over to her husband.

"Jack?" she asked again.

She reached up and took the googles off, only to find Jack was mindlessly staring at the black screen.

"Oh, dear…" Maddie sighed, "He put them on backwards. I'll have to fix that before I build more."

Maddie snapped her fingers a couple of times in front of his face, causing Jack to shake his head clear.

"Hm? What?" he asked as he looked around.

His blank expression warped into a huge grin.

"It worked!" he exclaimed, raising his fists in the air, "I knew they'd work!"

Maddie shook her head while Jazz nervously glanced away and rubbed the back of her head.

"Uh, guys? Can I ask you something?" she asked them.

Jack and Maddie turned their attention to their daughter.

"Let's just say, hypothetically, that Phantom turns out to be… not exactly a ghost?" Jazz asked.

Jack and Maddie both raised an eyebrow.

"Well, what else would he be?" Jack asked, "He literally does everything a ghost does. He flies, goes through walls, turns invisible, and scare the pants off of everyone!"

"Well… what if he was a half-ghost?" Jazz asked, "Like human and ghost?"

Jack and Maddie looked at each other and blinked a few times. Upstairs in Danny's room, Danny, Tucker, Sam, and Specter exited out of a ghost portal and it disappeared behind them. Specter's body was still burning.

"Great," he muttered, "Just what I need right now; a flare up."

"A flare up? What's that?" Tucker asked.

"I'm not completely proficient at using my pyrokinesis, so sometimes, usually when I'm really angry, I lose control and my body begins to overheat and burn," Specter explained.

"Just like when I first discovered my ice powers," Danny pointed out as white ring appeared around his waist and he went ghost, "Do you think my powers will help cool you down?"

"That's how I've done it before," said Specter, "Hit me."

Danny's hands began to glow icy blue and he fired an ice beam at Specter. After a few seconds, Phantom stopped attacking and checked the progress.

"Wow… it didn't do anything," he said.

"Well, I am more mad than usual," Specter grumbled.

"Why not use the Ghost Chiller?" Sam suggested.

"That might work," said Specter.

"I'll go grab it," said Danny as he reverted to human form and left his room.

Tucker and Sam turned to Specter.

"Don't ask," he warned.

"You don't even know-" Tucker began to complain.

"I don't want to talk about my sisters," Specter specified.

"Never mind," said Tucker.

"Let's talk about what we should do now," said Specter, "We need a plan to find Reaper and Dust."

"And keep this book safe," said Sam as she held up the book.

"Any ideas?" Specter asked.

Down the hall, Danny began walking downstairs to the first floorwhen he heard Jazz shouting from the lab.

"No, not possessed by a ghost!" Jazz exclaimed.

Danny walked back downstairs and began walking down to the labs.

"I mean what if the ghost was actually both a human and a ghost?" Jazz asked, "As in one entity that can transform back and forth from ghost to human at will?"

Danny peaked his head out and listened in to the conversation.

"Jazz, there's no such thing," said Maddie, "It's scientifically impossible for a human and a ghost to exist as one, or a 'half-ghost' as you put it."

"That's why I said hypothetically," Jazz reiterated, "Let's just pretend for a moment that half-ghosts exist, what would you guys do?"

"Well, first I'd capture this half-ghost and cut them open to see if they operate like normal humans do," Maddie replied.

Danny cringed at that answer.

"I'd blast him with every weapon we have in the vault to see how the effects differ from this… half-ghost and normal ghosts," Jack answered.

Danny cringed harder when he heard that answer.

"But their also human!" Jazz exclaimed, "Can you actually do that to another person?"

"As I've said before, Jazz, all ghosts are evil, half-ghost or not," said Maddie, "Why are you asking us these questions?"

"Umm… no reason, really…" Jazz said nervously, "I was just curious."

She tapped her chin for a moment.

"Uh… what if the half-ghost was me or Danny?" she asked, "Would you still do all those things?"

"Absolutely not!" Jack exclaimed, making Danny feel better, "Instead, we'd lock you up until we found a way to exorcise the ghost from your body!"

And just as fast, Danny's mood turned down again. Jazz's face had concern written all over it.

"Would you guys even love us?" she asked her parents.

"Jazz, the only reason we'd do those things is because we love you," Maddie explained, "Nothing will ever change that."

Jazz turned her back towards her parents, crossed her arms, and frowned. Her eyes glanced over and saw Danny peaking from the corner. Jack and Maddie noticed him as well.

"Danny, what brings you down here?" Jack asked.

"Oh, uh… I was just…" said Danny as he walked over to the tables.

Jazz smiled to try and convince him to tell his secret, but Danny sighed instead.

"I just needed to grab something down here," he said as the grabbed the Fenton Ghost Chiller and hid it behind his back, "Well, I'll, uh… be upstairs in my room. Bye!"

Danny turned and hurried out of the lab.

"Danny, wait!" Jazz exclaimed and quickly followed after Danny, leaving Jack and Maddie to watch her leave.

"That was odd," said Maddie, "Why would Jazz ask us questions like that?"

"Beats me," said Jack.

"Danny or Jazz as half-ghosts, ha!" Maddie laughed, "Kids sure can come up with the strangest questions, don't they?"

"They sure do," Jack agreed as he went back to work on the Ecto-Skeleton.

Jazz hurried up the stairs and caught up to Danny was he climbed up to the second floor.

"Danny…"

"Forget it, Jazz," Danny sighed, not stopping, "It's clear to me now that mom and dad won't accept me as their son if I told them I'm Danny Phantom."

"You don't know that, Danny," Jazz insisted, "Maybe-"

"Look, can we talk about this some other time?" Danny asked, "We just got attacked and Dust has been captured by Reaper."

Jazz paused at the top step and blinked a couple of times.

"Dust was what now!?" she exclaimed.

Danny entered his room and Jazz followed him inside.

"What's going on?" Jazz asked when she saw Specter.

"I had an emotional meltdown," Specter dryly quipped, "Got the Chiller?"

"Yup," Danny answered as he aimed it at Specter, "Ready?"

"Do it."

Danny fired the weapon and a glob of resin covered Specter from head to toe. Immediately, the resin hardened, freezing Specter inside. A moment later, cracks began to form on the resin and Specter broke free. He glanced around his body and saw that the flames were now gone.

"It worked," said Danny.

"Well, that's one problem dealt with," said Sam.

"Uh, can someone tell me what happened?" Jazz asked.

A few minutes later, the team finished telling Jazz what had happened at Sam's place.

"And now we're here," said Danny, "wondering what to do next."

"Not quite," said Tucker, "We have two possible leads that can help us."

"The first being Plasmius," Trevor explained, who was now in human form, "Since it's clear to us now that he works with Reaper, I'll head over to his offices and see if I can find his lab. Maybe he can lead us to Dust and Reaper."

"What makes you think Vlad would have a lab?" Danny asked.

"Since when does he not have a lab?" Sam asked.

"Fair enough," said Danny, "What's the other lead?"

"The only other person who's had an Orb of Power," said Sam, "Freakshow."

"Freakshow?" Jazz asked, "How could he help us?"

"He might not know where Reaper and Dust are, but he might point us to where his family found the Orb to begin with," Tucker explained.

"So you want me to sneak into the prison and talk to him?" Danny asked, "Sure, why not? It's not like he has his crystal ball staff or the Infinity Gauntlet."

"Uh… that might not so easy, Danny," said Tucker as he glanced over his PDA, "Here, take a look."

Danny took the PDA out of Tucker's hands and read the news on the PDA.

"Incarcerated criminal, Frederich Isak Showenhower, AKA Freakshow, has escaped from Amity Park Penitentiary late last night," he read, "Authorities have no leads to his current whereabouts nor how he escaped his cell."

"I bet my remaining living half that Reaper was somehow involved with that," Trevor said flatly.

"So now our only lead is Vlad," Sam sighed.

"Maybe not," said Jazz, "Remember that ghost that was always with Freakshow?"

Trevor's eyes slightly widened.

"Lydia! Of course!" he exclaimed, "She'll be the first ghost Freakshow would want to find!"

"Why's that?" Danny asked, "Is it because-"

"Uhhh… long story, not important," Trevor replied nervously, "*Ahem* Anyways, last I saw her, Lydia was stuck in Walker's prison. If we could allow her to escape…"

"She could lead us straight to Freakshow!" Sam exclaimed, "But how are we going to break her out?"

"Didn't you guys break out of his prison twice by now?" Trevor asked, "You should know how."

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At Walker's prison, alarms were blaring, and guards were flying everywhere, trying to recapture all the inmate.

"Don't let any of the prisoner's escape!" Walker shouted over the PA system.

Just outside the walls, Tucker and Sam phased through the wall where Danny was waiting for them.

"Did it work?" he asked them.

Tucker and Sam pointed up in the air as Lydia flew off towards the Fenton Ghost Portal.

"Get ready, Jazz," Danny said into his Fenton Phone, "Lydia's coming in hot."

"What?" Sam asked, slightly jealous.

"As in she's coming in fast, Sam," Phantom clarified, "Wait… did you think I was just…?"

"What!? Ew, no!" Sam exclaimed.

"Stay focused, guys," said Specter, "We might not get another chance at this."

Back at the Fenton Works, Jazz was sitting in her car out front, waiting for Lydia.

"Has she arrived yet?" Danny asked.

"GHOOOOOOOST!" Jack bellowed from within the Fenton Works.

"Right on schedule," Jazz announced as she saw Lydia phase out of the Fenton Works.

Jazz stepped on the gas and tailed her as Jack kicked open the front door and looked around for the ghost.

"You can't hide from Jack Fenton!" he shouted, "I WILL FIND YOOOOOUUUU!"

"*Ahem*"

Jack opened his eyes and glanced down at the mailman in front of him.

"I'm just trying to deliver your mail, sir," he said.

"Stay on her, Jazz," said Danny, "We'll meet up with you as soon as possible."

"What about you, Logan?" Tucker asked.

Over at City Hall, Specter was floating against the ceiling invisibly, watching Vlad talking in his meeting with other city council members.

"Council members," said Vlad, "I propose we turn half of our parks around town into new sites for business."

"Let's just say I'm glad Sam's not here right now," said Specter.

"Why?" Sam asked.

"Think about it!" Vlad exclaimed, "Business owners want to expand their businesses. We are already running out of space for the larger corporations. But… if we build over some of the parks…"

"Please blast him with a ghost ray," Sam asked.

"Has Vlad seriously not learned his lesson since Undergrowth attacked?" Danny asked.

"I'll wait until after we save Dust and capture Reaper," said Specter, "This is going to be a long day. I'll keep an eye on Vlad while you guys focus on Lydia."

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Back at Magnus' cave, Reaper was beginning to lose his patience. He floated a couple feet away from Dust, who was exhausted and covered in scratches, with a couple of drops of ectoplasm on her body.

"What's wrong?" she panted, "Giving up?"

"Uurrrrhhh…" Reaper growled before blasting the ghost raven with a pair of red ghost rays from his eyes.

"AAAAAIIIIGGGHHHH!" Dust screamed in pain.

As soon as Reaper stopped attacking, Dust's body went limp and she fell onto the floor of her cage. At that moment, a purple rune appeared behind Reaper and Magnus appeared. The ghost magician took a quick glance at the unconscious ghost.

"Having a good time?" he asked.

"She refused to say anything," Reaper growled, "Why are you here?"

Magnus sighed.

"We've run into a snag with the plan," he explained.

"What?" Reaper asked, "Explain!"

Magnus floated over and whispered something to Reaper. The murder's red eyes widened and burned in anger.

"That fool!" he bellowed.

"On a positive note," said Magnus, "the situation will be dealt with."

"Hrrrmmm…" Reaper moaned, "We'll have to move our plans forward."

He turned to Magnus.

"Begin the next phase, immediately!" Reaper ordered.

"Of course," said Magnus and he walked over to his runic altar.

Reaper glanced out the cave entrance, looking across Amity Park. Behind him, Dust had an eye open for a moment before closing it and losing consciousness.

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

Night fell upon Amity Park. Phantom was looking over at a bank from the roof of a building across the street.

"Any activity?" he asked into his Fenton Phone.

"Nothing," Jazz replied.

"Danny, we've been waiting her for nearly an hour and nothing's happening. Maybe she knows where on to her," said Sam.

"Or she's waiting for Freakshow," said Specter as he landed next to Danny.

"I thought you were watching Vlad," said Phantom.

"He's sleeping right now," said Specter, "I'm more use here than watching some froot loop sleep."

"Well, we followed Lydia into that bank," Danny explained, pointing down to the building.

Specter's eyes began to glow blue as he looked down below.

"I see Lydia inside," he told everyone through his Fenton Phone, "but I don't see Freakshow."

"What's she doing?" Tucker asked.

"Nothing," Specter replied as his eyes turned back to neon green, "She's just floating around aimlessly."

"So what now?" Jazz asked.

"We'll wait a little longer," said Danny, "If nothing happens, we'll capture Lydia and return her to the Ghost Zone."

"Or we could let her escape," Specter suggested.

He reached back and pulled out a small data chip.

"Here," he said as he handed it to Danny, "It's a tracking device. Just place it on Lydia's back and let her go. Don't worry; the chip is virtually undetectable and will stick to her like glue."

"If you say so," said Danny as he put it away.

"Just make the fight convincing," said Specter.

Silence fell upon the area as the team continued to wait. Danny took off his Fenton Phone gestured to Specter to do the same.

"Something on your mind?" Logan asked as he took his off.

"I need to know something," said Danny, "Do I ever tell my parents my secret?"

"Ah, so that's what's bothering you," said Specter, "Well, you already know what I'm going to say."

"Worth a shot," Danny joked, "But I don't know what to do."

"No offense, but I'm the last person you'd want to ask me about this," said Logan.

"You never told your family?" Danny asked.

"They know," Specter replied, "And they still love me. Other people… not so much at first."

Danny raised an eyebrow.

"That's another thing I don't want to discuss because it's not important," Specter said dryly, "All I can say is that every action we make, there will be consequences, Danny. What those consequences are, even we can't foresee."

"Yeah," Phantom sighed, "I guess you're right."

"That doesn't mean you shouldn't tell them," said Specter, "Same goes with your feelings for Sam."

"WHAT!?" Danny exclaimed, "Where did that come from? Has Tucker been telling you things?"

"He didn't need to," said Logan, "Just watching you two idiots ignore the elephant in the room makes me want to cry."

"I don't… *Sigh* Is it that obvious?" Danny asked.

"Yes," said Specter, "What's got you worried about telling her?"

"She's one of my best friends!" Danny exclaimed, "How will I know she'll still want to be friends with me if I tell her and she doesn't have the same feelings?"

"You don't," said Specter, "But could you live with yourself knowing you could have told her, and you didn't?"

Before Danny could answer, Jazz's voice interrupted them.

"Guys!? Are you there!?" she shouted into the Fenton Phones.

"Yeah, we're here," Phantom answered as he and Specter put their phones back on, "Logan and I were just having a private conversation."

"I hope you guys finished talking," said Tucker, "What should we do about Lydia?"

"I still don't see any signs of Freakshow or any ghosts," said Specter as he scanned the area down below.

"Guess I'll go deal with her," said Phantom and he flew down towards the bank.

He phased through the walls and disappeared inside.

"So…. What were you and Danny talking about?" Tucker asked.

"Nothing much," Specter answered as he watched Danny engage Lydia, "He had something on his mind."

"Was it about our parents?" Jazz asked as the sound of ghost rays began to erupt from the bank.

"Yeah," said Specter, "About telling them his secret and…. What the heck is Danny doing?"

*WHAM*

"Whhhooooaaaaa!" Phantom screamed as he was thrown out the front doors of the bank and tumbled down the stairs.

Logan pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed.

"Danny, when I said make it convincing, I didn't mean make yourself look like an easy target," he said into the Fenton Phone.

"Ow," Danny moaned, "She's become a lot stronger since I last fought her."

Lydia floated out of the bank entrance with two large bags of money in her hands. She smirked as she tossed them on top of Danny before she flew off. A moment later, a pair of police cruisers skidded to halt in front of the bank and the officers surrounded Phantom, guns drawn.

"Freeze! You're under arrest!" one of the officers shouted.

"Um… I can explain?" Danny told them with a nervous smile and held up the bags.

"How the heck did the cops get her so fast?" Sam asked.

"Good question, Sam," said Specter, "Danny, start running."

He held up his hand and fired a blue ghost ray towards one of the windows of the bank, shattering the glass. The cops all turned their attention to the noise and Danny turned intangible and phased through the ground.

"What the!? He's gone!" the officers exclaimed.

Behind the bank, Danny phased through the ground in front of Tucker, Sam, and Jazz.

"So much for being of the police's good side," Tucker laughed.

"Very funny, Tucker," said Danny.

"Come on, get in the car," said Jazz as she climbed into her car, "We need to stay on Lydia's trail."

"Uh, don't bother, guy," said Specter over the Fenton Phone, "I'll follow Lydia; I've got her on my tracker. You guys should get some sleep. It's getting late. If I run into trouble, I'll give you guys a call."

"Are you sure?" Danny asked as he reverted to human form, "We don't mind-"

"I'm sure, Danny," Specter interrupted, "Besides, it'll be easier to follow her if only one person is doing it."

"If you say so, Specter," said Danny, "Just be careful."

"I always am," Specter replied.

Danny, Tucker, and Sam climbed into Jazz's car and drove off before the cops could find them. Across the street, Freakshow and Magnus poked their heads out from an alleyway and watched the heroes leave.

"Impressive," said Freakshow, "Reaper is much more intelligent than I had initially given him credit for. Everything is going exactly as planned."

"My master is not one to be underestimated, Freakshow," Magnus noted, "It would be wise to not cross him."

"Speaking of which, we should deal with our other little problem," said Freakshow.

"Indeed," said Magnus as a magical rune appeared around them, "Kiranann ta sular sinur ast!"

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

Across town, Vlad Plasmius was in his lab, typing on his computer.

"Genius," he said to himself, "Just sheer genius!"

Plasmius then chuckled to himself.

"Those idiots actually believed I would work with them? Ha! I only work for myself. Once all the Orbs of Power have been placed in one spot, I will take them for myself and handle Daniel and Reaper! As for Specter, he'll either be taken care of by Magnus or Reaper. And then there's the machine I've made for that skull-faced lunatic think I'm his partner. Once everything is in place, then I will-"

"You will do what, exactly?" said a voice behind Vlad.

His eyes widened as he spun around and saw Magnus and Freakshow staring at him.

"Oh, hello!" Vlad greeted them, "I was just talking to myself; you know? Speaking my mind."

"By betraying Reaper?" Magnus asked.

"What? Of course not! I'm a very honorable person, after all," Vlad exclaimed.

"Oh, Reaper's known for a while what you were planning, Plasmius," said Freakshow.

"I have no idea what you are talking about," Vlad said innocently.

"Don't you worry, Plasmius," said Freakshow as he pulled out his crystal ball staff, "We'll make sure you do exactly what Reaper wants."

Plasmius' eyes widened as Freakshow and Magnus slowly approached him.

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

A few minutes passed and Specter had soon closed in on Lydia's position.

"You've got to be kidding me," he muttered as he floated up in the air, "Vlad's lab is under City Hall?"

Specter flew down towards the building and phased through the ceiling. He entered Vlad's office and found his bed empty.

"Alright, Dracula… where are you?"

Specter glanced down at a small disk-shaped device in his hands that had a radar on the screen.

"Hmm… there must be a secret way down to the labs," he muttered to himself.

He looked over to Vlad's desk and floated over to it. He looked around and found the secret button under the desk.

"How original," Specter deadpanned as he pressed it.

In the middle of the room, the elevator rose from the ground and the doors opened. Specter entered it and the elevator took him down to the labs. The first thing Specter saw when the doors opened was absolute darkness. He raised his hand and a ball of blue ecto-energy illuminated, acting as a lantern.

"Knock-knock. Anyone home?" Specter said quietly as he made his way inside.

As he went further inside, Specter began to see jars filled with what appeared to be remnants of Plasmius' early experiments, causing him the groan in disgust. He caught sight of a computer on one of the counters and walked over to it.

"Password protected, huh? I can only imagine what his password is," Specter dryly joked as he typed on the keyboard, "Of course it's 'Madeline Masters'."

Specter pulled out his flash drive and inserted it into the computer.

"Better grab these files while I can. Maybe one of these will tell me where Reaper is," he said as he ran a search for any relevant files.

He checked his tracker again and saw that he was right on top of where Lydia was supposed to be. His eyes turned blue and he scanned the room. He didn't see Lydia, but he found the tracker lying on the ground nearby.

"How did it fall off?" Specter asked himself as his eyes changed back and he went to go pick it up.

He knelt down, grabbed the tracking device, and put it away. As he got up, he found himself staring at a large vat with a viewport on the side. Specter was quick to notice that it was filled with ectoplasm, but upon closer inspection, he could have sworn that there was something else inside.

"Ah, I'm getting distracted," he said as he shook his head and turned around.

*BAM*

Specter crashed into a metal shelf and a couple of jars of ectoplasm fell on top of him. He looked up and glared at his attacker.

"Vlad?"

The half-ghost villain floated before Specter. The hero took a quick glance at Plasmius.

"Something's wrong," he muttered to himself before he blasted Plasmius with an electrified ghost ray.

Plasmius toppled over a counter and fell to the ground but quickly recovered and was back to his feet.

"Where is she, Plasmius!?" Logan shouted, "Where's Dust!?"

"With my master," Vlad said darkly as he turned towards him.

"Master?" Specter asked.

Vlad held up his hand and fired a purple ghost ray at Specter. He quickly created a duplicate in front of Vlad and blinked over to him, dodging the attack and grabbing him by the collar.

"I'm in no mood for games, Plasmius! Tell me where-" Specter shouted before he paused and noticed something in Vlad's eyes, "Oh, no…"

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Danny, Tucker, Sam, and Jazz were still in the car, on their way back home.

"I don't know guys," said Danny, "I'm still not sure if I should tell them or not."

"Danny, what's the worst that could happen?" Tucker asked.

"They strap me down on a metal table and experiment on me?" Danny asked.

"We won't let that happen to you," said Jazz.

"Danny, your parents think negatively about Phantom because they think he's just a ghost," said Sam, "If you told them your secret, they'll see that everything great about you is in Phantom as well!"

Danny turned towards the window and rested his head on his hand as he solemnly stared outside.

"Danny?" Sam asked.

He didn't show any signs that he was listening anymore. Sam put her hand on the hand Danny had resting on the seat. The moment she grabbed his hand, Danny turned to see who it was.

"Whenever you are ready to tell them," said Sam, "we'll be there by your side. You won't have to do it alone."

Seeing Sam's smile made Danny feel much better.

"Maybe you guys are right," he said, "I think I will tell them once we get home."

"Perfect timing," said Jazz, "Because we're here."

Danny glanced outside and saw the Fenton Works sign above them. He took a deep breath and sighed.

"Okay… I can do this," he told himself as he got out of the car.

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

Specter dodged another ghost ray from Plasmius as he cartwheeled in the air and fired a pyrokinetic green ghost ray back.

"Vlad!" he shouted, "Snap out of it! You're being controlled!"

Vlad protected himself with a shield construct before he made multiple duplicates of himself, surrounding Specter.

"Master… will… succeed!" the Vlads all exclaimed at once as they all fired a powerful ghost ray at Specter.

Logan glared at the original as he turned intangible and the ghost rays passed right through his body. Unfortunately for the duplicates and Vlad, they all got hit by the ghost rays since Specter was directly in the middle. The duplicates instantly vanished, and Vlad slammed into the wall.

"Plasmius, you may be an insane froot loop," said Specter as he turned tangible, "but you've never been anyone's patsy!"

"Guuuhhhh…" Plasmius moaned as he got back to his feet and grabbed his head, "Can't… fight it."

"Then tell me where Reaper is!" Specter shouted as he approached him, "He can't be allowed to-"

*POW*

Vlad punched Specter in the face, making him flying across the lab. He quickly recovered and floated in the air, glaring at Vlad.

"Fine," he growled, "We'll do things the hard way then."

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

Down in the Fenton Works labs, Jack was working on the new Ecto-Skeleton while Maddie was busy with the Fenton Goggles. There were a few other pairs of goggles next to her that she had already finished building.

"How's the Ecto-Skeleton coming along, Jack?" Maddie asked.

"It's nearly complete!" Jack exclaimed with joy, "There are still some new additions I'd like to add, but those can wait for another time."

"Excellent," said Maddie, "I've made enough Goggles for us and the kids. Jazz can even take one with her when she leaves for college."

"Ah… college," Jack sighed, "I remember those days. When it was just you, me, and Vladdie. We were the best team in researching ghosts in the world! Shame about the accident though. But aside from that, it was great!" ^*

Danny was peaking from the stairs towards his parents. Tucker, Sam, and Jazz were standing behind him.

"I don't know…" Danny moaned as he turned around, "Maybe it will be better if I don't tell them."

"Danny, stop," Sam ordered as she grabbed him by the shoulders and forced him to look at her, "Do you think it would be better if they captured you in your ghost form and you tell them then?"

Danny blinked a couple of times.

"Uh… I-uh… maybe?" he smiled nervously.

"Listen to me," Sam continued, "no matter what happens, we will protect you. Do you understand? No one; not Reaper, not Vlad, not even your parents; will ever harm you. If your parents can't accept you for who you are, then forget them. We care about you for who you are, through good and bad."

Danny just stared wordlessly at Sam as he thought about what to do. With a small sigh, he smiled and nodded before turning back around and entered the lab.

"Good work, Sam," said Tucker.

"I know him too well sometimes," said Sam.

"Or not well enough," Jazz said to herself and giggled.

Danny approached his parents as his friends and sister watched from nearby.

"Hey, um… mom? Dad?" Danny asked nervously.

The two Fentons looked over to their son.

"Ah, Danny," said Jack, "Is something wrong? You look nervous."

"No- I mean, yes… I… maybe?" he answered tapping his index fingers together.

"Danny?" Maddie asked, "Are you in trouble?"

"Well… I, uh…"

Danny glanced over and saw Tucker giving him a thumbs up, Sam's smile, and Jazz winking and the "a-okay" gesture; giving him a boost in confidence. He nodded and looked back at his parents.

"Okay," he sighed to himself, "I can do this."

"Son?" Jack asked.

"There's… something I've been hiding from you guys," Danny admitted, "For a while."

"A while?" Maddie repeated as she pulled off her hood and lab goggles, "Like a few weeks?"

"A bit longer than that," said Danny.

"A few months?" Jack asked as he walked over and stopped beside his wife.

"About a year and a half," Danny admitted.

"A year and a half!?" Jack and Maddie exclaimed.

"Please, don't freak out or be mad at me and let me explain," said Danny, "Remember when the Ghost Portal began to mysteriously work?"

"Yes," said Maddie, "you were there when your father and I tried to start it up, but it didn't work."

"Well, you see… I may have walked inside it," Danny admitted, "and accidentally hit the start button... which turned the portal on."

Jack and Maddie gasped as Maddie grabbed Danny's shoulders and pulled him close to her face.

"You did WHAT!?" she exclaimed, "You turned the portal on!?"

"*Gulp* Yes," Danny replied.

Tucker and Sam looked at each other nervously while Jazz bit her lower lip and clasped her hands together.

"Daniel Fenton!" Maddie shrieked, "Why on Earth would you ever do something so dangerous!?"

"Well… I was showing the portal to Tucker and Sam," he explained, "and… I just got curious and… I put on one of the jumpsuits and I walked around inside the portal for a few seconds and my hand… hit the on button."

Danny hesitated to continue.

"Go on, son," Jack said calmly, "Tell us what happened next."

Danny shut his eyes as he pulled away from his mother and turned so his back was facing his parents.

"Danny?" Maddie asked with great concern.

"I… I don't know how to tell you this…" he said as tears began to fill his eyes, "I need to know something. And please, don't lie to me."

"Of course, Danny!" Maddie exclaimed, "Anything."

"You guys… you'll both love me, no matter what, right?" he asked.

"What kind of silly question is that?" Jack asked, "We love you, no matter what."

"No," Danny clarified, "I mean no matter what. Anything?"

"Danny, please, you're scaring me," Maddie begged, "Just tell us what happened."

"Even if I were… not exactly human?" Danny asked.

"Danny… no matter what, you are our son," said Maddie, "I will always love you."

Danny turned around to show the tears that had been falling down his face.

"When I hit the button," he continued, "the portal was activated… with me inside."

Maddie brought a hand to her mouth.

"It… changed me," Danny explained, "It did something to me that made me… no longer completely human."

"Danny…" said Jack, "What… what are you saying, son?"

"I'm… I'm not just Danny Fenton," he revealed.

"What are you talking about?" Maddie asked.

"I'll show you," said Danny.

He took a step back and closed his eyes as a white ring appeared around his waist. Jack and Maddie watched as their son's appearance changed before them. He opened his eyes to reveal their neon green glow.

"I'm Danny Phantom."

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

Vlad's lab was a complete mess; broken vials and various substances were scattered everywhere. Plasmius was on his knees, breathing hard, as a blue grapple beam took hold of him and pulled him inside Specter's Fenton Thermos.

"Weak minded fool," Specter muttered as he slapped the cap on.

He turned his attention towards the computer and floated over to it.

"Looks like the download is done," he said as he pulled out his flash drive, "Wait… what's this open file?"

As Logan scrolled through the document, his eyes got wider by the second.

"I… I've got to warn the others!" he exclaimed as he went intangible and phased through the ceiling.

Once he was outside, Specter rocketed towards the horizon as he pulled out his Fenton Phone. He glanced down at it and saw that it had broken into two pieces.

After a couple of moments, Specter put the Fenton Phone away.

"This had better work," he said anxiously as he pulled out his cellphone.

He called the first person on his contact list.

"Come on, come on," he moaned, "Pick up, please?"

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

Jack and Maddie just stared at Danny as Tucker, Sam, and Jazz braced for whatever reaction may come. Jazz was not expecting her cellphone to start vibrating and it caused her to jump a little. She pulled it out of her pocket and answered it.

"Hello?" she said.

"Where's Danny!?" Specter asked.

"In the labs at home. He just told our parents-"

"Get him out of there! Now!"

"What's going on?" Jazz asked as she turned back to her family, just in time to see Jack and Maddie pull out their weapons; the Fenton Foamer and the Fenton Grappler. ^**

"GHOST!" Jack exclaimed as he fired the Fenton Foamer at Danny.

Phantom gasped and jumped out of the projectile's way.

"No, mom, dad, wait!" he exclaimed, "It's me! Danny!"

Maddie aimed the Grappler at her son and glared at him.

"You are not Danny!" she exclaimed and pulled the trigger.

"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"

End of Part 1.

For the record, I split this "movie" on purpose for the sake of making it easier for people want to stop midway through a chapter/episode and come back later without wasting time scrolling through over 170 pages worth of writing to get back to the same place they left off.