Shattered memories

Widow

Ember held the tombstone as she cried, she couldn't handle being alone anymore... She had spent the majority of her afterlife alone... and when she finally found someone who truly cared about her…. Fate took him away.

"Why did…. You have to leave me….?" Ember whispered whipping some tears away, staring at the engravement on the stone.

"Aw…. You poor thing" Ember quickly looked up from the tombstone, she looked back and saw a man standing behind him. He wore a black suit with red eyes, his hair was black as night and was pale as a ghost. He stood there with a smile as he held a pocket watch in his hand, he walked towards her as she heard the ticking sound of his watch. "A widow at such a young age" he said.

"Who… a… are you?" Ember said getting up and whipping some tears, "No autographs... I just want to be alone"

"I understand," the man said walking towards her and putting his watch away, "You want to be alone with your late husband, Danny Phantom"

Ember eyes widen in shock! How did he know that Danny was dead?! The only people who knew about his death was his family and herself, she made sure to keep it a secret for the time being.

"How… did…." Ember mumbled backing away and hit the tomb; Ember looked back down and quickly placed her hand before looking back at the man.

"My dear…. What happened?" the man asked placing his hand on his chest, "How did the great…. Danny Phantom fall?"

"It started three weeks ago…," Ember mumbled

Three weeks earlier

"Danny," Ember said placing her hands on his eyes before kissing his cheek, "Morning!"

"Morning," Danny said moving her hands away

"What are you doing?" Ember asked sitting down on his lap

"News... Typical dude stuff" Danny said flipping a page of the newspaper

"Man…. You look like my dad" Ember said shaking her head slightly, "You just need to be slightly older, a workaholic, and an asshole"

"Uh…. Then it's a good thing I'm neither of those" Danny said raising a brow slightly.

"Good thing," Ember said and peck his lips, "You want something?"

"Hm…." Danny watched Ember head to the kitchen of their home, they had two homes one in the zone and the other in the human world. Well, the one in the ghost zone was Ember's realm, but she allowed him to add his style a bit.

"Come on, Dipstick! I got a kitchen build in my house for you" Ember said crossing her arms and raised a brow. Danny chuckled slightly while he tried to think of breakfast, he appreciated that Ember built a kitchen in her realm, she didn't need food to survive but still enjoyed it on occasions.

"Eggs and bacon?" Danny asked

"Finally!" Ember said getting a pan and placing it on the stove, "If we were still enemies…."

"Now that just mean," Danny said watching her cook. Ember laughs softly while she placed some bacon on the pan, she continued to cook and gave Danny his plate before making her own.

"Don't forget we have a party today!" Ember said throwing the egg shells away, "Some rich guy is hosting it"

"I remember," Danny said while he ate, "I don't want to go"

"Why not?" Ember asked sitting down in front of him.

"I have a bad feeling about this guy," Danny said hunching his shoulders slightly, "It seems… I don't know…. I don't think we should go"

"We have to go," Ember said and drinking her juice, "He could help us in the future"

"Ugh…." Danny rub the back of his neck and was still uncomfortable about this, he had this bad feeling about this guy and he didn't know why.

"Come on, babypop," Ember said getting up and sitting on his lap, "We could invest on that charity you plan on starting, you need as many supports are you can get"

"I guess your right…" Danny said sighing while he placed his hand on Ember's waist, "Alright…. We'll go"

"We'll have fun, babypop," Ember said and messed his hair, "And maybe I'll reward you later…."

"Maybe?" he asked and raised a brow

"Maybe…." She whispered into his ear and kissed his cheek. Danny smirks and shook his head at her, Ember simply blew a kiss and got off of his lap before heading to the kitchen.

Mysterious man's party

"Danny Phantom! Welcome!" a man said as he walked towards him. Danny smiled and shook the hand of this strange man, he was very tall, he didn't have any hair and his eyes were red. His smile seems... Off…. Did it seem…. evil? Danny didn't like this... He had a really bad feeling about this man.

"Thank you... This is my wife, Ember" Danny said mentioning to Ember, who wore a red dress.

"It's nice to meet you," Ember said shaking his hand

"I've taken the liberty on inviting a few more people," the man said and motioned his hand to Danny's friends and family, "I hope you don't mind?"

"Oh… no, its fine" Danny said and stared at the man, "Just surprised"

"Wonderful," the man said and smiled

"How are you doing, honey?" Maddie asked and hug him

"Just fine" Danny said while he looked back at the man, who simply stood there and watched.

"So where is everyone?" Tucker asked looking around at the very large, empty ballroom.

"Yeah… this is weird?" Dani said glaring as well

"What's the deal? Why did you invite us?" Valerie asked as well.

"Oh…. The party is just about to being…." The man said smiling even more.

"I don't like this…." Jazz whispered to her parents

"Who are you?" Danny asked

"Oh! Let me introduce myself…. My name is, Moirai!" the man laughs and suddenly rip out of her disguise, he stretched and glared at them. Danny backed away and stared at this strange ghost, he resembled Clockwork but wore a black cloak with a large clock on his chest.

"Clockwork?" Ember whispered

"No… it's not him," Danny said. Danny moved his gaze to the massive clock on his chest just like Clockwork, but this ghost was darker… he wasn't kind and wise, this ghost was pure evil. The hands on the clock were frozen, and the glass was cracked.

"Moirai at your service…." Moirai said bowing at them, "Fight me!"

"What?" Tucker mumbled

"Bring it!" Danny said going ghost and glaring. Moirai smiled and raised a brow at them, he raised his hand and suddenly made Tucker, and Dani disappears. Dani, Tucker, and Valerie stood outside of the strange home, they looked at each other with a confused look.

"We have to get back in there!" Dani said running back to the house

"Right behind you!" Valerie said quickly activating her suit.

"What did you do with my friends?!" Danny shouted. Ember looked down at her dress and sighed slightly, she quickly rips the lower off so it would be easy for her to move.

"Dammit…. My favourite dress too…." Ember clenched her fist and prepared herself to fight.

"Not so fast!" Moirai said with his hands glowing; Moriai smiled and quickly hit Ember and Danny in the chest. Danny flew back and fell onto Ember, he quickly got up and help her up as well.

"What did you do to us?!" Ember asked looking down at her hands, trying to activate her powers.

"Took care of those powers but don't worry…. Its only temporary," he said seeing the Fenton taking out their weapons, "Nice try"

Moirai opened his hand and pulled the Fenton's weapons towards him; Maddie, Jazz, and Jack stared in shock as they looked down at their empty hands.

"You're no match against me," Moirai said breaking the weapons before dropping them.

"We'll see about that!" Danny said taking a deep breath. Moirai laughs as he clashed with Danny; Danny held back Moirai's punch, he quickly moved his hand away and tried to hit him. Moirai simply dodges it and slap Danny in the face, sending him flying against the floor.

"Don't forget about me!" Ember shouted punching Moirai in the back.

"I haven't," Moirai said suddenly grabbing her arm and throwing her across the room.

"Ember!" Danny shouted looking back, "Are you alright?!"

"Never let your guard down, boy!" Moirai said punching Danny in the face before grabbing his neck, "Or this might happen"

"Ugh!" Danny struggled to free himself from Moirai's grip, he held his wrist and grunted.

"Danny!" Maddie and the others shouted. Jazz frowned and ran towards them, she had to help Danny especially since he didn't have his powers. Moirai moved his eyes slightly and pushed Jazz away with some strange force, he casually looked back at his prize.

"He's too strong…." Jazz mumbled while Jack and Maddie checked on her. Moirai smiled and sent the Fenton family out of the room before he shut the doors on them, he slowly turned his attention back to Danny and Ember.

"Hold on, Danny!" Ember shouted getting up and running towards him.

"Meet your fate," Moirai said moving his hand back before punctured Danny's chest with it; Danny's eyes widen as he coughs up blood. Moirai smiled and removed his arm coated in blood from Danny's chest, he simply drops him on the ground and took out a box.

"DANNY!" Ember shouted in horror as she stared into Danny's death gaze.

"Danny Phantom's soul is mine!" Moirai said opening his hand and moved it above Danny's body, "Come to me!"

Ember stared in utter horror as she watched a white ball leave Danny's body, she followed the white ball enter the box Moirai held in his hands.

"The grand prize…" Moirai said closing the box, he smirk and waved at Ember, "Tata"

Moirai held the box close to his chest before he disappeared. Ember looked down and simply feel to her knees, she gently placed her hand on his shoulder and burst into tears.

"Ember!" Maddie shouted breaking through and running inside; Maddie stops and stared in horror seeing her son on the ground with a huge hole in his chest. She didn't need to check if Danny was alive or not, she could tell her son's fate by Ember crying over him. "Danny…." Maddie whispered as tears fell down her cheeks.

"Son…," Jack mumbled looking away as tears fell down as well. Jazz simply covered her mouth and looked away, she couldn't look at the condition her brother's body was... She just couldn't.

"Danny!" Ember looked up with big red puffy eyes, she gently rubs his cold cheeks, she knew his friends were getting closer to the room.

"What are we going to do?!" Jazz asked as tears couldn't stop falling, "What will the world... Do…?"

"Nothing... Danny isn't dead…." Ember said softly standing up and whipping her tears away.

"What?" Maddie asked staring at Jack and Jazz.

"I'll… transform myself…. as Danny…." Ember said looking away from him, not wanting her last memories of Danny's cold dead gaze, staring right back at her.

"Why?" Jack asked

"Because... I don't need the drama…. I just don't need it…." Ember said backing away from Danny.

"Ember…. are you even hearing yourself?!" Maddie asked in shock

"No…. mom…. She right" Jazz said whipping some tears away.

"What are you talking about?!" Maddie shouted

"The press is going to eat Ember alive" Jazz said walking towards her mother, and making sure to avoid Danny's body, "They'll be ruthless to her… they're going to ask countless of questions... She doesn't need that…."

Maddie whip more tears away, she could hear Tucker and others approach and will no doubt discover what happened. She sighed since she knew her daughter was right, the press wouldn't leave Ember alone….. they would eat her alive, they would make stories with a few claiming she had done it. Ember didn't need this kind of treatment or drama right now, she needed time for herself, to regain herself enough….. before facing the beast that was about to come upon the news of earth's greatest hero's death.

"Hurry…. Get rid of them…" Maddie said softly.

"Danny will live on in me..." Ember said walking towards the doors, "And as far as the world knows….. he's still alive"

***Quick note! For this section of the story when *Danny* is written in italics, I'm referring to Ember who took his place. It's also the same thing if I use *he, him or his*, I'm referring to Ember!***

Maddie nodded her head as she watched Ember transform herself into her son, Danny looked back at Maddie with a few tears coming down his cheeks.

"Will you be able to handle it?" Maddie asked walking towards him, "Pretending to be Danny? Pretending to be... Happy… and keeping the truth to yourself?"

"I'll have you guys," Danny said smiling at her

"Yo! Danny!" Tucker shouted as they approach

"We'll be here for you, Ember," Jazz said. Danny nodded his head and took a deep breath, he put on the best fake smile he could. Danny quickly walked out of the room and closed the doors behind him.

"Tuck!" Danny shouted and ran towards him, "You're alright"

"Dude! Who the hell was that?!" Tucker asked while Dani looks around.

"Some ghost…. He's gone now" Danny reassured them, "Where's Valerie?"

"Looking for the ghost and you," Dani said sighing in relief

"Well… you found me" he said wishing they would leave

"Where's Ember? And Maddie? Jack? Jazz?" Tucker asked

"Ember got a cut so they brought her back home, "Danny said walking passed them, "Let's get out of here"

"Sounds like a plan to me," Tucker said following him

"Dido," Dani said

Present

"That's it…" Ember mumbled and whip some tears away, "After that... I took Danny's place... I protected the city for him…. I kept him alive through me…."

"That's a sad tale, my dear," the man said shaking his head softly, and quickly checking his pocket watch, "A very sad tale…."

"It's all my fault…." Ember mumbled through her tears, "If I hadn't… forced Danny to go to that party... He would still be alive…."

"It's alright, young one," the man said checking his watch

"I just…. Want to see him again" Ember said as tears started to form

"You can still see him," the man said smiling at her

"What?!" Ember said in utter shock, she quickly went towards the man, "How?!"

"Find the box of fate... Release the soul... Regain the memories... Find joy or pain" the man whispered before disappearing. Ember blinks a few times and looked around, she walked closer and quickly scanned for the strange man.

"Find the box of fate... Release the soul... Regain the memories… what does that mean?" Ember mumbled trying to figure out this strange riddle, this even stranger man gave her. "Find joy or pain?" she whispered.

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