Author's note:

Part of me is tempted to make one more additional chapter, but in the end, anything I could have written about in it would have already covered by time things get done here. So as much as I want to continue after this, I think this will pretty much wrap things up. So, without further ado…

The Enemy of my Enemy

Valerie was starting to worry: not only was she meeting Danny PHANTOM at her apartment with Danny FENTON unable to show up, but her father was going to present during a private meeting with two ghosts. Well, one of them was HALF-ghost, but that part didn't seem to affect her dad too much, though she was worried how'd he'd react to there being not one, but TWO ghost-hybrids in town, one of which was in a seat of power. "How long until he gets here with that ghost girl?" she heard him ask, to which she shrugged, "Hard to say: the only predictable thing about him…" "'Is that he's unpredictable.' Seriously: that's cliché to ME, and I'm technically less then a year old!" Dani with an "I" declared, to which Danny with a "Y" stated, "Sorry about that: the Fenton's are still working on teaching her proper manners."

"Before we begin, I have a quick question: did you know my daughter wasn't in that suit when you destroyed it?" Damon chided pointing to a heap on the floor. Rolling his eyes, Phantom stated, "Of COURSE I knew she wasn't in there: I witnessed her protecting her now ex-boyfriend from it before I decided to step in. Like I told your daughter once before, not all ghosts are evil." "Sorry, Dani," Valerie whispered, before stating, "Prove it." "Clockwork: the ghost that can see into and even control the very fabric of time," Danny began, "Princess Dorathea: wears a medallion that turns whoever wears it into a dragon when they become enraged; Pandora: owner of an enchanted box that holds several great evils; do you need me to keep going?" "What are you saying?" Damon asked, almost dreading the answer, to which Phantom rolled his eyes. "If those ghosts I mentioned or myself, since I happen to be on good terms with them, were going to do something to you guys, don't you think WE would have already done that? And before you say anything about the incident with the Mayor or how I robbed several places in plain sight, I can honestly tell you that I was a VICTIM in those situations. As for me shooting the Fentons, well let's just say I can't always tell who's being overshadowed and who isn't, okay?

"Something tells me that we're getting off the main focus here," Dani declared, before turning to Valerie, "You said you wanted to talk to my cousin about something related to when you teamed up to help me out." Damon was shocked to hear that she helped out a GHOST, but he shrugged it off as it having something to do with her having HUMANITY. "Actually, yes: after you left, Phantom, I went back to check on Mayor Masters" the ghost huntress directed at Danny with a "Y," before pausing. "Don't worry: I remember you mentioning that part before," Damon reassured, to which Valerie shook her head. "I'm not worried about THAT as much as how I can describe what I saw once I got there," she stated.

Sighing, Danielle stated, "Would THIS help?" With that, she changed back into her human form. Damon looked like he was ready to deny the possibility, but was silenced by his daughter approaching a computer monitor and plugged a disk drive from her new suit. Everyone was shocked at the video's content: Vlad Masters, publicly honest mayor and stickler for maintaining security, had ADMITTED to not only attempting something akin to murder AND revealed that was himself a ghost able to walk past almost ANY alarm system.

"Remember what you said during that Ghost King: you don't have to trust me, just FIGHT with me," Valerie stated, to which Danny sighed, "I'd LOVE to help you, but too much is at risk here: I may have more powers, but HE has more experience AND enough wealth and power to deter any legal action." "I know, but think about what he almost did to Danielle, or what he did to you and Danny," Valerie pleaded, "and while he has a lot of money and power, not even the most crooked judge and jury can declare him innocent if enough evidence is brought up against him."

"I'm not sure I can put you through that," Phantom admitted, "He's my arch-enemy for a reason." "Well, I looked up to Vlad Masters once," Valerie stated, "but this kind of deal makes him MY enemy, too." "Mine as well," Damon declared, having pieced together by now that Mayor Masters had likely manipulated his daughter into hunting ghosts in the first place, "I know it won't be an easy fight, but I still have some connections with Axion Labs, so I might be able dig something up."

Sighing, Danny grinned, "Well, he enemy of my enemy is my friend, I suppose. I'll see to it that Danny FENTON is in on this, too: I heard he knows the Mayor's secret as well, but is only able to get but so close to exposing it." "And I know where some of his secret bases are located," Dani with an "I" declared, "So one way or another, Vlad is going DOWN." "You said it, cuz," Phantom said with a nod, to which Valerie asked, "By the way, why do you keep referring to each other like that way since your, well, you know?" "Helps me feel a sense of normalcy, I guess," Dani stated, to which Valerie stated, "I guess that explains it."

(space bump)

Clockwork was watching all this with a smile. "His future is looking bright," he stated as he looked upon another screen. It showcased a statue of Danny Phantom being unveiled in the town square, with EVERYONE applauding the occasion. As a loud thud was heard, the master of time sighed. As he once again picked up a damaged thermos of the floor of his layer, he said, "For somebody who won't be able to escape in time to do too much damage, you sure know how to make my job difficult."

Author's note:

Finally, I'm done! Quick note about that last part: the statue is implying that "Phantom Planet" is just around the corner from this point, and yes: that thermos DOES contain Danny's evil future self and I DO think that if and when he breaks out of it, he won't be allowed to enjoy his freedom for too long. Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this and wish you all the best. (Where's Desiree when you need her?)