"So why did you two decide to leave Malice?" Sam led the two halfas towards her home. She was sceptical about them, but Clockwork was rarely wrong about people. Ghost or otherwise.

Shaver shrugged and jumped onto Burser's shoulders. "Danni talked about friendship and how nice it was hanging out with you and Danny."

"And Malice was starting to scare us." Sam was amazed that the seven foot tall ghost could be afraid of anyone. The trio stopped in front of Sam's house. Smoke was pouring out of the windows.

"No!" Sam took off at full speed with the two halfas close on her heels. They bust through the front door. There was plenty of smoke, but thankfully, no fire. "Check up stairs! I'm going to try the basement." Both halfas went intangible and flew through the ceiling. Sam almost jumped down the stairs and ran into the lab. The machines were smashed and Tucker was laying on his stomach, under a large piece of machinery. "Tucker!"

Tucker managed to look up. "Sorry Sam. Jazz hit me from behind. Barely had time to react."

"The kids?"

Tucker shook his head. "They were up stairs with Reginald. I don't know what happened." Sam looked at Tucker then the stairs. "Don't worry. I can wait." Sam nodded and took off up the stairs.

Danny stood atop city hall at the center of town. His mind was swirling with thoughts or pain and vengeance. Malice would be the first to go down. Then he would turn his attention to Vlad. Danny looked up in as the clouds above him began to darken.

"A storm is approaching!"

Danny looked over to see Clockwork floating up behind him. "I don't have time for your advice."

"I have one last piece of advice for you." His time staff appeared in his hands. "Die well!" He pointed his staff at Danny and red lightning shot from it. It coursed through Danny's body and blasted him into the roof. "I have done my best for you, but you have time and time again disappointed me."

"So now you turn on me." Danny pushed himself to his feet. "Why?"

"I have watched you grow for sometime. You have gotten powerful, but your refusal to grow mentally and take the opportunities that had been laid out for you."

"Enough!" Danny hands began to spark with energy.

Clockwork bowed and backed away. A ghost dressed in a red trench coat and black clothes stepped up. His white hair had been cut short. He held a large weapon with a sword at both ends in his right hand. Clockwork floated up. "Inferno! Kill Danny Phantom."

Sam rushed into the babies' room and was horrified to see Reginald on the floor with Shaver trying to wake him. "Is he alright?"

"Just out! He will be fine."

Burser shook his head at the empty pair of cribs. "Children are gone."

Sam suddenly felt heavy and dropped to her knees. "This is my fault. I should have been stronger."

"We can get them back."

"Are you nuts?" Shaver jumped up. "You know as well as I that Malice's fortress is nearly impenetrable. We got out simply on pure luck."

Sam wanted to cry, but didn't. She stood up. "Go to the basement and help Tucker."

"And you!"

Sam's eyes began to glow green. "I'm going to find Danny and together we are going to tare Malice apart and get our kids back." Both halfas backed away as Sam's body began to radiate energy. They took off as the room began to crack.

Both Danny and Inferno stood un phased as small drops of rain began to fall. "Thanks for coming. I can let out a lot of pent up anger and acquire the weapon that will help me take my revenge."

"So glad to be of help." Small whiffs of steam rose around his body as the rain hit it.

"Just out of mild curiosity, why do you want to kill me so badly."

"I haven't a clue!"

"I can live with that!" Danny started things out with a straight energy beam from his right fist. The green beam dissipated against a transparent shield around Inferno. "Are you going to hide behind that shield forever? Or do you depend on that sword more than you own abilities."

"I shall silence that mouth of yours." Inferno shot forward, The Wraith Blade ready to strike.

Danny flew up to meet him. He dodged several sword swipes and did his best to mount an offensive. His punches found a few marks, but Inferno barely seemed phased by the hits. He flew back and swung his weapon. A large blade of red fire shot from it and slammed into Danny's back. He cried out as the flames burnt the back of his suit and he fell towards the building. He managed to stop himself before he impacted and quickly spun around. He fired a pair of green energy beams. They simply were reflected by Inferno's shield. "That shield may block my energy attacks, but can it with stand my wail?" Danny yelled out and his ghostly wail flew at Inferno.

"You forget I wield The Banshee Blade as well as The Nightmare Blade." Inferno held his weapon out and a similar wave of energy and sound flowed from it. Both waves hit and dissipated. "As long as I wield this weapon, I am a God! I will watch as both Earth and The Ghost Zone burn." Inferno started to fly at Danny, but stopped as a large green vine erupted from the ground and wrapped around his leg. He didn't have time to react as several more surrounded him and wrapped him in a large cocoon of vines. Loud snapping sounds went off as the cocoon hardened. The Wraith Blade fell from the sky and landed on the roof of city of hall. Both Danny and Clockwork froze as a large purple flower the size of a small car rose up in front of them. It opened up and a girl walked onto the roof. She wore an outfit that looked like it had been weaved from vines and leaves. Her raven coloured hair had green roots in it and she held a large wooden staff.

"Sam!" Danny floated over, transfixed on what was before him. "Your alive!"

Sam started to say something, but the cocoon that had wrapped around Inferno exploded apart. Inferno had changed back into Burn. He glared at the girl for a moment and then made a beeline for The Wraith Blade. Danny wasted little time and charged after the sword. Sam made to follow, but Clockwork appeared behind her and held her in check with his time staff. "You will not interfere."

Both Danny and Burn reached the sword and grabbed it. With a tug and a small flash of light. The two blades were separated. The two fighters spun around and faced each other. Danny held The Nightmare Blade and Burn the Banshee Blade. "Still feel like a God?" Danny couldn't hide his smirk. "Before I acquired a power boost from Dan, we were about equal in power." He spun the sword around. "I wonder where we stand now."

"Only one real way to find out."

Sam struggled against Clockwork as she watched the two prepare to fight again. "Why are you doing this? You have always backed Danny up. Why suddenly turn on him?"

"I offered him the world on a silver platter. But now I have decided to simply remove him from my plans." Clockwork's voice had twisted to a more sinister tone. He tossed Sam to the roof and pointed his staff at Burn. "And to make sure everything goes right this time." A small beam of light shot from his time staff and hit Burn in the back. The ghost yelled out as his body began to glow with purple and red light.

Danny backed away as Burn's eyes glowed with red light and blue fire formed around him. "I think the scales just evened out."