Maddie's POV

She was falling down in pitch blackness. The wind, if that's what it could be called, whipped around her. It tugged at her arms, her short hair, her whole being. It sailed by as if it were hands with claws that wanted to shred her to pieces. She didn't quite understand how that could work with wind if she was just falling, but she didn't question it...she had seen worse.

After what felt like an hour or so but was only a minute, she saw the ground coming to meet her. Well, she didn't see it since there was only blackness, but she knew that she was falling fast. Reaching into her suit, she was met with only blank air. She had no means of rescuing herself; no hover board, no weapons, and certainly no one to stop her from going splat like a pancake on a pan does.

Since she couldn't do any of the more logical steps of action, she quickly prayed to anyone...anything that would listen. Quite frankly, she would be willing to let that Phantom touch her if it meant surviving this plunge.

Just seconds before impact she slammed her eyes shut. No use in seeing what she already knew was going to be her death.

I hope the kids and Jack will be fine...

But the pain never came. Opening her violet eyes, she did a double take. Holding her was none other than the Wisconsin ghost! Its red eyes flashed as it set her down gently.

"It feels good to destroy your enemies, doesn't it, Dearie?" It chuckled as it faded. In its place sat a white-haired boy in a black jumpsuit. Danny Phantom...

The ghost boy was acting strange though. It seemed less confident than normal and it barely moved. It was rocking back and forth in a self-comforting motion that didn't seem to be working.

"Please...please don't...stop...hurts...make it stop! Please, I didn't...I'm not the bad guy. Maddie, stop! You don't want to do it. Burns...stop it..."

On its chest where its symbol usually showed mockingly, a blob of ectoplasm ran down its chest. It gushed by through its hands and left a green glowing puddle on the floor. It didn't even notice the blood rushing passed its rubber gloves as it stained the material. Before she could move, it arched its back and screamed in agony.

"Arhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" It screamed so loud that she had to cover her ears which still wasn't enough. But as quickly as the sound had come, it died off(pun intended) leaving behind someone she never hoped to see in the situation...her son.

Danny sat hunched over where the Ghost Boy had just been. He was sitting in the same position that Phantom had been not three seconds earlier as his black hair fell over his paler-than-usual face.

"Danny!" She called out to her boy hoping he would be able to answer back. Instead, his gaze found her and he shrunk back from her a few inches. Her heart broke as she saw the fearful gleam in his eyes as he backed up further and cried out with a sob.

She suddenly wished that the Wisconsin ghost would have just let her plummet to her death. She'd rather be dead than see her baby be afraid of her. Tears streaked down the fifteen-year-old's face as he began to cry as his limbs enveloped his body. Her eyes misted over as well, and she tried painstakingly not to cry.

She called out his name again and came closer only to look down at her hands in shock. There in her firm, calm grip was an ecto-gun. Glancing up, she flinched as something green hurled out of the gun.

"Mom!" Danny shouted in panic before screaming in pain. Red blossomed on his shirt as he stared at her. She gasped in surprise and self-hatred as she threw the gun down and ran to her son's side. Once there, she carefully pulled his head onto her lap.

"I'm so sorry, Danny," she sobbed as Danny's breath came out in erratic groans and gasps, "I've been such a fool. Why didn't you tell me? I feel so bad and now...now...now I've-"

"M-mom," Danny grabbed her hand as he coughed weakly, "I didn't know h-uhh- how to tell you. I tried to protect you and dad and everyone. I r-really wanted to make sure you were safe, but I guess I failed, huh?"

"No," she grinned sadly, "You could never fail us."

She looked down at his beautiful face only to see cold eyes gazing back. She screamed out loud and leaned over the boy closer as she cried. Before she could say goodbye, his body faded away until he no longer was there.


Maddie awoke with a start. She nearly fell of her bed as she shrieked under her breath. Her breathing came out faster than she thought possible. Her heartbeat was quicker than what would be considered normal. She couldn't get the images out of her brain.

It's understandable considering how I killed my own son...

The memories flew into her mind at that. Danny trying to explain to her, her hatred of Phantom, her taking the shot when he was down, and her realizing that her son was Phantom. Guilt smashed into her with all of its force. She almost stopped breathing in that time as she stumbled out of her bed. She wondered why her husband, Jack, wasn't in bed, too, when she remembered that he was out of town with Jazz for the next few days.

Forcing herself out the door, she staggered down the hallway. She only paused when she neared Danny's room, yet she choose to head downstairs instead of look inside.

Once in the kitchen, she made sure to pour something strong into her coffee cup. She wasn't a heavy drinker, or even a drinker at that, but she believed she needed some after what had happened.

What do I tell Jack and Jazz when they back? I have to tell them the truth...I can't lie to them. They don't deserve it...but neither did Danny. I should have listened to my baby, and now he has paid the price. Her thoughts went on like this for quite awhile until she noticed her cup was empty. With a deep sigh, she pushed against the counter to put her mug away in the sink only to run into someone. Stumbling backwards, she barely managed to avoid crashing to the floor. Getting up, she began to speak without glancing at the person.

"Honey, I have something I need to tell you. I accidentally h-" she stopped mid-sentence when she saw the white shirt in front of her. She grew as pale as a sheet in less than a second as she quickly fell back on a chair for support. There was Danny who didn't seem as if anything had happened to him. No scars were visible, no blood or ectoplasm covered any part of him, and he wasn't acting injured.

"Mom," he rushed over to her as she finally settled down, "Are you okay? You look like you saw a ghost..."

She stared at his light blue eyes long enough that a worried expression shimmered onto her son's face as he stood in front of her.

"Mom," he snapped her out of her thoughts, "Do we need to call dad? I'm sure he's willing to skip the meeting he has. Besides-"

"What are you doing here?" It came out a lot harsher than it should have as Danny flinched a tad bit and Maddie sighed, "I'm sorry, Sweetie. I meant, why aren't you in school?"

"Mom, are you feeling okay?" He brushed his chilly hand against her forehead.

"I'm fine, Danny," she smiled as she embraced him into tight hug.

"Uh...I love you too, Mom," he hugged her back before pulling away from her, "But it's almost six. School's already out for the weekend."

"Oh," was all she could say at that exact moment.

Danny began to walk away, but came back to her side and grabbed her cup before putting it in the sink. Quickly giving a peck to her cheek, he run out the door with a shout that he was going to hang out with Tucker and Sam. She smiled as she heard the front door shut.

Maybe it had all been one horrible nightmare...yeah, that's it. It was a dream.

She now remembered that there was no blood and ectoplasm covering the floor when she had gotten up. Danny seemed perfectly fine and as if nothing at all had happened so many it was a dream after all...yeah, it had to have been.

With that, she strolled out of the kitchen to her bedroom to change into her suit. Everything was normal and she certainly hadn't shot her son. Maybe...just maybe she would be nicer on Phantom...after all, those blasts must hurt a lot.


No One's POV

Unknowingly to others the reason way, Maddie had stopped hunting Danny Phantom after that day. Sure, she chased after him and threatened him along side her husband, but she never actually raised a finger against the boy. When asked, the brunette would say that she was studying his ghostly habits and trying to 'gain his trust' and such. But secretly, she know she had been given a second chance. It was a chance that she was going to take because even if Phantom wasn't Danny, at least, Phantom could somehow protect Danny and she wouldn't do anything risky to either. After all, Maddie couldn't be there for her son forever so perhaps Phantom could be.

She wasn't fully aware of why, but she trusted the superhero ever since that day...and she would never forget that dream she had. The dream that brought her and her son closer to each other than they were before.


Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't updated in forever on this story...anyhow...Should I do one last chapter from Danny's POV after chapter one or leave this story as it is? Thanks much for reading this story! Good night(it is like 12 a. I live right now so...*head hits pillow*

~Angelicat2~