Hehe….oh would you look at that I'm not dead.

I have a reason why it's been a while, most of it being I was sick and stressed. I got laryngitis not too long after I posted the last chapter, which went away after almost two weeks, but it gave me tonsillitis cause bacteria and shit, and a class had started up for me not too long after that so...yeah.

Anyways, it's been a while, but reviews!

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Disclaimer: Wow, haven't done one of these in a while. It's like looking back in time at how they were in the old days….so long ago...and I remember that I do not own Danny Phantom :'( The memories….

Chapter 26

The amount of pacing that Danny was doing was enough to make anyone worry, regardless if they knew what was happening or not. Now for Mikey and Nathan, who already felt like their hearts were going to beat out of their chests, it had reached a point to where all they could think of was how they really screwed up.

The rest of the gang was no help. Sam was holding the younger female halfa, while glaring at the two nerds who could practically feel the burning holes being drilled into their skulls. Dani seemed to just curl up in Sam's embrace, her head down and hair covering her eyes. Tucker had tried to comfort Danny, but had decided against it and instead was standing off on the other end of the room where the giant computer sat doing...something. Mikey and Nathan didn't know what, but they could see Tucker cast looks over his shoulder, and is posture was noticeably tense. Valerie's expression was just hard to read and sat motionless, not counting her eyes which darted around the room, casting her gaze at both her friends and the two intruders.

Suddenly Danny growled, and in a surprising turn of events to Nathan and Mikey, he swung around and punched the wall next to him in frustration, easily creating a large dent. Mikey and Nathan flinched, eyes wide, not knowing what to do.

Nathan gulped. "I-I p-promise, w-we didn't see a-anything. Uh-we w-won't t-tell anyone w-we swear!" He sputtered out. Mikey frantically nodded.

Danny sighed and ran a hand through his hair. He turned towards the two, his eyes almost void of emotion, but still showing what had to be slight fear.

"What. Did. You. See?" Danny said, his voice low. The deep baritone which usually sounded so light and kind was somewhat frightening. Mikey and Nathan shuttered, unable to given an answer.

Danny easily saw their fear, and his gaze softened slightly. "What did you see?" He asked again, his voice less intimidating.

Dani sniffed. "I-I'm s-sorry...It's m-my f-fault. I-I was floating, I d-didn't k-know...I-I s-so s-sorry D-Danny…" She said, her voice almost a whisper before she burst into tears, mumbling out apologies as Sam tightened her hold on the girl and hugged her. Dani turned in her arms and continued to cry on her shoulder as Sam comforted her.

Everyone's gaze broke as they looked at the little girl. Even Tucker fully turned around at the display. Valerie went over to Sam's side to help comfort Dani, and Sam nodded slightly to Danny to let him know that she would be alright. Danny, with slight reluctance, nodded back, and took Mikey's and Nathan's wrists, pulling them to the far side of the room. Tucker sent Danny a look, letting him know he would stay where he was. He knew Danny would sort it out much easier than he could.

Danny brought them over to where multiple strange-looking machines sat. They could still hear Dani crying, and Danny was constantly looking in that direction. Nathan was quite blind to this, but Mikey could tell that Danny would much rather be over there than with them. He didn't feel offended though. Honestly, he would much rather Danny be over there too right now.

Danny released their wrists and immediately ran his fingers through his hair again before pinching the bridge of his nose.

"W-we're really sorry. I-I promise we won't tell anyone." Mikey said.

Danny shook his head. "As much as I wish I could just say, 'let's forget about this and move on with our lives', that can't happen. Too much is going on right now, not to mention what is going to happen after this whole thing. So I have to make sure that this remains a secret. And I mean a secret." He said.

Mikey and Nathan couldn't help to be more curious at what he meant. A secret? What secret? They had figured since the start of the trip that there was some big thing the four kept hidden, but they had figured it to be Dani or something. Yet now they could feel this giant weight being pressed slowly onto their shoulders. Whatever they were hiding was more than just some hidden girl that looked like she could be Danny and Sam's daughter.

"Why is this...secret...so important?" Nathan asked slowly.

Danny was conflicted for a moment, trying to decide whether or not to tell them. In the end he resigned to his decision. "It's...more important than you think it is. Not something a normal high schooler would ever need to worry about." He said.

"I think we all already know you're not a normal high schooler," Said Mikey. Danny had a blank expression on his face, and Mikey was afraid for a second that he went too far when Danny suddenly laughed, which surprised the two more than anything other reaction they had expected.

"You're damn right." He said, after calming down, "However, I still don't know whether or not to tell you. The less people who know the...better it is for all of us."

"T-then don't tell us. Like we said, we promise we won't tell another liv-uh-another soul." Nathan said, pushing his glasses further up his nose.

Danny still looked uncertain, trying to figure out what to say. In the misted of the silence a loud 'ding' resonated around the large room. Everyone's head snapped to a machine on the far left side, close to where Danny's desk was. Even Dani, who had calmed down enough to stop crying, was looking over.

Danny slowly made his way over to the machine and ran his hand over one of the compartments which was filled with something that suspiciously looked like blood if it wasn't for the strands of neon green floating through it. He pressed a button on the side of the compartment and a sheet of paper slipped out of a slot right under it.

Mikey and Nathan didn't quite know what was going on, but with how everyone else in the room seemed to be waiting in anticipation, they knew it was important, at least for the five.

Danny's eyes read over the sheet of paper, his brain focused on what it said. His breath caught in his throat and his eyes widened. In a flash he went over to his desk and began to look over the papers on it, messing up the quick piles that were made earlier. Finding what he was looking for he shoved most of the other papers off his desk and laid out the ones in his hands. He retrieved a pen from the mess and began to make markings on the papers, completely forgetting about the two nerds.

Sam had edged closer as well, looking over his shoulder as he worked. Mikey and Nathan couldn't see what Danny was writing, but at the way Sam's eyes widened, they could make a wild guess that it was big.

Valerie was standing as well, Dani sitting anxiously besides her, her formerly red cheeks becoming pale again. Tucker was also staring, his PDA, which was connected to the computer, becoming slack in his hand.

Danny's breath suddenly caught in his throat. The rest of Team Phantom looked at him with hope welling in their eyes. With shaking hands Danny picked up the three piece of paper on the desk he had been scribbling on, and slowly looked up at his friends, a smile growing on his lips. Danny let out a quiet laugh.

"It's a match…" He said, almost in a whisper.

Despite how quiet he said it, him and his friends looked ready to cry in joy. Sam wiped tears from her eyes, slightly smudging the remains of her makeup, and kissed Danny full on the lips. Valerie jumped up in celebration, letting tears run down her cheeks. Dani started crying again too, but the smile stretching across her face showed that her tears were of happiness. The young, female halfa hugged Valerie, who hugged her back. Tucker pounded his fist in the air, and settled for hugging his PDA as he was on the other end of the room.

Nathan and Mikey settled for standing where they were, even though they were even more confused than when they had when they arrived.

Danny had calmed down slightly, then looked to Tucker, determination written across his features. "Tucker, got that wall down yet?" He said.

Tucker's features fell. "No, and I can't figure out why! I've tried everything, and nothing's working! UGH!" Said Tucker in frustration. In his fit he didn't even realize he had dropped his PDA onto the floor. When he looked back at his friends, all they saw was them looking at him in shock, then only saw grins break out on their lips again.

"Tucker you did it!"

"I knew you could do it dude!"

Valerie saw her boyfriend's confusion at their cheers and walked up to him. With a smirk, she grabbed his chin and turned it towards the computer…

...Which was now displaying multiple files.

Tucker's jaw dropped at what he saw. In a comedic moment he just stared in disbelief before shouting.

"All I had to do was drop Sharon?! It was that easy?! AH! Sharon!" He exclaimed, quickly bending down to retrieve his PDA off the floor and checking it for any cracks. "Oh I'm sorry baby, I didn't mean to!" A cough sounded to his left. "Hehe, love you Val."

"You better."

Danny, Sam, and Dani quickly came up behind the two and stood at the computer. Tucker collected himself and began to search through the files.

"'Ghost data'...'plasmius maximus blueprints'...'Maddie hologram program', ew."

"'Ew' is correct." Danny echoed. "I may not like her very much, but she still gave birth to me." He said as Sam pretended to gag besides him.

"Uh….HERE! I found it! 'DP Clone Project.'" Tucker said, before clicking on the file. Immediately after different file began to show up on the screen and Tucker began to sort through them.

Mikey and Nathan had become curious at this point, and despite thinking they should probably try to sneak out while Team Phantom was occupied, they couldn't help but wonder what was so exciting. As quietly as they could, they took a few steps towards the group, but still staying far back from them.

"You said it was a match, right?" Tucker said, excitement in his words.

Danny smiled and nodded. "50/50 on both sides." He said. Dani looked up at Sam, hope in her baby blue eyes, before looking away quickly and focusing on the screen.

Tucker nodded back and scrolled through a few more files. "Uh, hey! I think this is the one!" He said. There was a single picture in the file of a young girl in a large tube, the same that had been used when Vlad tried to clone Danny, who looked to be asleep.

"It's me! It's really me!" Dani said, pointing towards the screen.

Tucker began to read from the file. "'Clone 7 appears to be mostly stable in earliest stage, but I have realized an error in my calculations. Despite being the most stable out of the previous clones I have made, I am unable to progress aging any further due to signs of destabilization. Due to this I have been able to halt hormonal growth, and am suspecting that when the clone's mental state catches up to it's body will it continue to grow at a normal pace. However, if my next clone goes as planned I will melt this one down instead.'"

Dani shrunk back at reading the 'melting' part and grabbed onto Danny's pant leg. Danny ran a hand over her head and said. "Well, that explains a little bit. Tuck, keep reading."

Tucker nodded again and continued. "After the events of my last cloning attempt, I have grown curious as to the reason that 'Danielle' has remained intact after being able to use her ecto-abilities. There is also still the question that remains of how did 'she' become a 'she' despite previous attempts remaining male? I have hired Ms. Valerie to seek out and bring me Danielle so I may put these questions to rest."

"That lying, two-faced, fruitloop, son of a-" Valerie muttered under her breath.

Tucker continued, although he hesitated slightly knowing the events that had occurred in Vlad's data collection. "'Despite Daniel ruining my plans...again, I have been able to study Danielle's DNA composition enough to get an understanding as to why she remained the most stable out of my attempts. It appears that in collecting Daniel's DNA from his encounters with Valerie, there were trace elements of Ms. Manson's DNA on his clothing. In collecting for Clone 7, aka Danielle, these traces of Samantha's DNA-"

"Fruitloop calling me Samantha….how dare...my boot...his…" Sam muttered, momentarily getting off track.

"'-Ended up being including in the making of Danielle's human half, making it more stable in that form. Due to the only presence of Daniel's DNA in Danielle's ghost half, this caused for an imbalance that he must have stabilized with his father's ridiculous, failed invention. This must have been the cause for her lasting longer…'" Tucker trailed off, as the rest of them pieced together the information.

"So…" Dani said meekly, "Does this mean…?"

The four looked at the young girl, who gazed up at them before shifting her gaze fully to Sam and Danny.

"...Daddy…..Mommy….."

Sam breathed out a laugh and smiled while Danny secretly wiped a tear off his cheek and nodded.

More tears began to run down Dani's face before smiling widely. "Daddy! Mommy!" She said, then jumped up and hugged the two, who embraced her back. Tucker and Valerie didn't even try to hide their happiness.

"Aw, come one guys, group hug!" Tucker said throwing his arms around the three and dragging Valerie in simultaneously.

Mikey and Nathan knew they were intruding on a moment, even though they had no clue as to what was going on. Letting the newly realized family be, they snuck out. Being bullied for years gave them the advantage of sneaking past bullies, just now it was just used for a different reason.

Eventually they were able to make it back to the guesthouse (with great difficulty), and were now sitting in their room. Lester was in there too, and looked at the two curiously.

"Where have you guys been?" Lester asked.

"Uh…" Mikey glanced over at Nathan, who shook his head. "Just exploring. This place is….really big…" He finished lamely.

Lester pouted slightly, not quite buying it, but seemed to let it slide. He mumbled something about going to try to find the bathroom and left, leaving the two inside their room alone.

"We can't tell anyone what we saw." Nathan said after the door fully closed.

Mikey seemed hesitant, but agreed nonetheless. "Y-You know, Danny's gonna w-want to talk to us again..."

Nathan shuffled awkwardly. "I know….but let's think of some questions, maybe we can ask him some. I mean, he's still Danny, and Danny's always been pretty fair, right? He might…"

Mikey nodded again. "Yeah! Yeah. B-but I don't know...the Danny we knew at Casper seems a lot different than the one here…"

"They're still the same person though...I mean, what harm could a few questions do?" Nathan asked, laughing nervously.

Mikey laughed awkwardly too, but began to think of something to ask the four. Meanwhile, Nathan was also deep in thought, but mostly due to a question he had been thinking of for a while, ever since Pandora's.

"Is Danny actually Phantom?"

O.o Bit of a cliffhanger isn't it?

It's safe to say that this was a bit of a pain in the ass to write, but fun nevertheless. I can't promise when the next one will be done, but hopefully sooner than I got this one done...hopefully.

So, what do you guys think? What about Nathan's realization? How do you feel about Dani actually being Danny and Sam's daughter? I loved writing that, tbh, I felt like I was going to explode! AHHH!

I know that this is a weird stop to stop at, but more is coming, I promise. I do, in fact, have a plan thank you very much.

Anyways, I shall take my leave. Remember to review, favorite, follow, all that good stuff! Makes me feel special! PEACE!

~Kitty ='u'=