Crossover Choices Part 1 — Originally the crossover epilogue was only supposed to be a trilogy and it was only a crossover with Gargoyles. I've loved Gargoyles since I was little and I thought it would be really cool to cross it with Code: LYOKO. I did that before with the Dimensional Warriors Trilogy, but this time I wanted everything to be on the same time line. I also wanted to do it this way because there aren't many stories I can find with an older Alex Xanatos. I wanted to cross the sci-fi of Code: LYOKO with the fantasy of Gargoyles.

"How on earth did that happen?" asked Sam, looking at Eva.

Tucker, Sam, and Aelita were at Fenton Works in Danny's room. Jazz was in her parents' room looking after Maddie. They weren't sure where Danny and Plasmius were.

Eva was lying on Danny's bed, Aelita sitting next to her.

"People have thrown Danny out before," said Tucker. "But this is Dan Phantom. He is so much stronger than Danny and with the Victory Orb, it should be impossible."

Eva stirred, her face scrunching in pain. She reached up and grabbed the front of her shirt, like her chest was in pain.

"Is she okay?" asked Sam.

Eva relaxed and started speaking French in her sleep.

"What's she saying?" asked Tucker.

"'I'm here, my sister,'" translated Aelita. "I think I know how she did it. Dan Phantom threatened me and Eva acted. She does that. Even when there is no need to act, she will. She nearly got herself killed trying to protect me even though she knew I would have been okay."

"Guys!"

They all jumped at Danny's voice. They whirled around to see him hovering in the room.

"We don't have much time," Danny said. "You have to follow me now."

"To where?" asked Tucker.

"The Ghost Zone," said Danny. "We can't have another fight in the real world. We have to make our last stand."

"What about Eva?" asked Aelita.

Danny looked at Eva. He gently scooped her up, minding her injured shoulder.

The five of them snuck down to the basement and boarded the Specter Speeder. Danny would lead them to wherever they were going.

"Hold on, Eva," said Aelita. "It's going to be okay."

"Here?" shrieked Sam. "Are you crazy, Danny?"

Aelita looked up and saw they were approaching a prison.

"Walker will jail us all," said Tucker.

"No, he won't," said Danny. "I already talked to him. We need to make a final stand soon. Everything will be explained once we get there."

They arrived at the prison and were cooly greeted by Walker and his men. Danny carried Eva inside and they went to Walker's office. All of Danny's enemies were there waiting. Sam and Tucker were tense and Aelita wasn't sure what to think.

"I know, it's a little weird," said Danny, turning to his friends. "But we need everyone's help on this."

"What about Plasmius?" asked Tucker.

"He is resting at the moment," said Walker. "He will heal quickly."

"What's with the girl?" asked Johnny 13, nodding in Eva's direction.

"Remember how I said that the person Dan Phantom overshadowed gave him the boot?" asked Danny. "This is her."

Spectra gave an evil smile. "Such angst," she commented, coming closer to Eva and Danny. Spectra reached out to feed on Eva's despair. Before she could touch her, Spectra let out a scream and jumped back. "What is she? Her dark emotions are so powerful! I can't feed off of them without getting hurt."

"Eva?" Aelita called gently.

Eva moaned and put her feet under her. She lifted herself from Danny's shoulders and looked around. Her dark eyes immediately began taking in her surroundings.

"What happened?" she asked. "Where are we?"

"The Ghost Zone prison," answered Danny.

Eva's eyes immediately widened.

"Calm down," said Aelita. "You're not under arrest."

"We need everyone's help to take down Dan Phantom," said Tucker. "Apparently we are getting help from our enemies."

Eva nodded, still looking leery.

"We need a plan," said Danny. "I think my future self can't control Eva for some reason. When she kicked him out, he looked like he was weakened."

"That's good," said Skulker. "All we have to do is keep weakening him until we can capture him."

"No," said Eva. They all turned to her. "Remember what the Observants said? He must be destroyed."

Danny remembered Clockwork saying the same thing. "Eva, I don't know if I can destroy him. He's part of me. I can't take a life."

Eva said nothing to this. She turned her eyes away and grew distance, thinking of what could be done.

"What all do we have to work with?" asked Aelita.

"You name it, we probably have it," said Tucker.

There was a beeping noise. Everyone was startled by it. It was coming from Aelita's pocket. Aelita pulled out her mobile.

"I thought this wouldn't work in the Ghost Zone," said Aelita.

"That would be my doing," said Technus. "Technology becomes more powerful when I'm around."

"Aren't you going to answer it?" asked Spectra.

Aelita answered her mobile. "Hello? Jeremy? Speak up, I can barely hear you."

Technus reached over and shocked the mobile. "That should be better."

"Thank you," Aelita said to him. "Jeremy, we're in big trouble. Hold on a second. I'm putting you on speaker." Aelita pushed the button on her mobile to allow everyone to hear.

"We're all here," said Jeremy.

"Did something happen to Eva again?" asked Kayla. "Bon Ami has done nothing but howl from almost an hour."

"I'm all right, Kayla," said Eva.

"So what's happening?" asked Ulrich.

"Let's just say that fighting XANA was nothing compared to what we're up against," said Aelita.

They did their best to filled the other LYOKO warriors in.

"I don't know if we can get the supercomputer to work and get there in our specter forms," said Jeremy. "I think you may be on your own on this one."

"Please, stay safe," said Kayla.

"Send pictures if you can!" added in Odd.

There was a slap and a yelp from Odd. "Dummy," grumbled Yumi.

"We'll figure something out," said Eva.

"We'll see you when you come home," said William.

Aelita hung up.

"Let's get to work," said Eva.

The plan was to fight Dan Phantom in the Ghost Zone to avoid destroying Amity Park. They were going to try to subdue him first before doing anything else. They had to pick the battlefield and keep the odds in their favor.

Eva, weakened from her struggle with Dan Phantom, was sent to the prison's infirmary. She took the cot next to Plasmius. He was asleep. Eva closed her eyes, her hand gripping her locket under her shirt. In a minute she was asleep.

A little ghost girl appeared in the infirmary. She had dark hair that came to her shoulders and was wearing a T-shirt with a zoo logo and jeans. She looked at Eva and then at Plasmius. She went to Eva's bedside and allowed her hand to hover over Eva's injured shoulder. A small pulse of light emitted from the ghost girl's hand. Eva winced in her sleep.

The little ghost girl began to sing softly. "The sun has set. The moon has risen. The day is done, or is it the beginning? Night is the gateway to the land of dreams. The place where everything is what you want it to be."

Eva relaxed and the little ghost girl smiled.

"How long have you been there?"

The little girl turned to Plasmius. Plasmius was sitting up in bed watching the girl. The little girl smiled.

"Not long," she replied with a heavy French accent. She came over to Plasmius. "Would you like me to heal those for you?" she asked, pointing the scrapes on his arms and face. "You'll need all of your strength to fight Dan Phantom."

"So you know what's going on," said Plasmius.

"I'm young, not stupid," said the little girl. She sat beside Plasmius and the same pulse of light came from her hand. His wounds began healing rapidly.

"I've never seen a ghost with brown eyes before," said Plasmius.

"They do turn green now and then," said the little girl. "I guess it only happens when I use a lot of my powers." She took her hand away. "That should do it. See you later!" The little girl disappeared.

Plasmius looked from where the girl was sitting to Eva. Eva seemed in good shape after everything that happened to her. The little ghost girl must have healed her first. Plasmius frowned. Eva and the ghost girl looked very much alike. Plasmius shrugged it off. He didn't have time to worry about it now.

Dan Phantom wasn't sure what happened to him when he overshadowed that girl. When he turned to destroy his past self's friend, the consciousness of the girl took over, fighting him off. It should not have been possible. Dan Phanton possessed the Victory Orb's power. A human girl should not have been able to push him out like she did. What power could she possess?

The thought struck Dan Phantom like a lightning bolt. She had the Duality Orb! That was the only explanation he could come up with. The orb was stolen out from under his nose. If it was her, she would have had plenty of time to take it while Dan was fighting his past self. But why did she not attack him when she had the chance? After he released her, why did she not turn and fight?

Dan rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Perhaps she does not possess the necessary power to do so," he thought out loud. "Either that or the Duality Orb did not activate and it only cancelled out the Victory Orb's power. No matter what way you look at it, that girl is trouble. I'll have to destroy her first. Once I do, the Duality Orb is mine!"

Dan Phantom laughed maniacally and flew off in the direction of the ghost prison. "With the power of the Victory Orb, all I need is a mental image of whatever I want to track and it will lead me straight to it. Right now what I want is that girl!"

Danny's ghost sense went off. He jumped up for battle. The ceiling exploded and Dan Phantom hovered above the opening.

"Where is she?" Dan asked. "Where is the girl?"

"He wants Eva?" asked Tucker. "Why?"

"I want her dead, Tucker," said Dan Phantom. "And I want the Duality Orb. I cannot believe I let it slip out of my fingers."

"I'm not telling you where she is," growled Danny.

"Fine," said Dan. He put his hand out.

"Run!" shouted Danny.

Everyone scattered as a blast ripped through the room.

Skulker fired his weapons at Dan. Dan simply shrugged them off.

"What's going on in here?" demanded Plasmius, running into the room. He saw Dan Phantom and went on the offensive.

Dan Phantom batted them away like flies. "Surely there is a way to persuade you to tell me where she is." Dan looked down. He spotted Aelita. "Aha!"

Aelita screamed as Dan grabbed her. Dan got shocked from her Specter Deflector and he quickly ripped it off.

"If you do not give me the girl with the Duality Orb, I will simply force her to come to me," said Dan Phantom. He pointed his hand to the sky. "Danny, I'll be waiting for you where this all started." Dan Phantom laughed as he and Aelita disappeared through a portal.

"Oh, no," said Sam.

"What is going on in here?" Eva was a little unsteady on her feet. She was standing in the doorway. Her dark eyes surveyed the damaged. "Where's Aelita?"

"He took her," said Tucker.

"Dan Phantom?" asked Eva. A look of horror passed over her face before it was replaced with rage. "He is not getting away with this. Do you know where he went?"

"I do," said Danny. "The Nasty Burger."

"Where it began and where it will end," swore Eva.

"You're staying put," said Danny.

"What?" asked Eva. "Oh, no. He has my sister. I will not allow him to take someone I love away from me."

"We better get going," said Sam. "It'll take us awhile to get back to the Fenton Portal."

"Amiko!" Wulf appeared in the room.

"Or not," said Tucker with a grin.

"Come on," said Danny. "Tucker, tell Wulf to open a portal to the Nasty Burger in Amity Park. We need to get there."

"Are you sure this is a good idea, Daniel?" asked Plasmius.

"It's the best we have," said Danny. "This has to end."

Tucker translated to Wulf what Danny wanted done. Wulf nodded and ripped open a portal with his claws. Team Phantom and the rest of the ghosts went through the portal. Wulf was about to follow them when Eva grabbed his paw.

"Not without me," she said in a low voice.

Wulf did not need to understand English to know what she wanted. He looked at the portal and back at Eva.

In the real world, Dan was waiting on the Nasty Burger roof. Tied to the vat of Nasty Burger sauce was Aelita. She struggled against her bonds.

"Why are you doing this?" she cried to Dan Phantom.

Dan Phantom looked down at her. "Why? Because it's fun."

Aelita shrank back and continued to struggle.

Danny and the others came through the portal.

"That was quick," said Dan Phantom. "Where is the girl?"

"Not here," said Danny. "We're finishing this right now."

Dan Phantom gave an exasperated sigh. "Fine. You want to be beat to a pulp, I can do that."

"Let's go!" shouted Danny, flying at Dan Phantom, the other ghosts behind him.

Everyone joined in, ghosts and humans attacking Dan Phantom with everything they had. Wulf and Eva appeared. Eva looked around and saw Aelita. She raced over to her friend and cut her loose.

"Are you okay?" Eva asked.

"I'm fine," said Aelita.

Eva looked up at the battle in the sky. She growled and took off her sweatshirt and T-shirt, throwing them on the ground. A burning desire to inflict as much pain as possible on someone who hurt her sister reflected in her eyes.

"What are you doing?" asked Aelita.

Eva reached into her pocket. She pulled out the Duality Orb. "You cannot tell me one of these ghosts cannot use this. Someone has to know duality and know how to activate the orb." She looked around, searching for Danny. "It has to be Danny. He understands duality."

"Then why didn't it activate earlier?" asked Aelita.

"Because it wasn't the time," said Eva. "I have to get this to him." She dashed off to find a way to get up on the roof of the Nasty Burger. She had to flag Danny down.

Danny was sent flying away while Skulker took his place.

"Danny!" shouted Eva, waving him down.

Danny turned to Eva. He saw the Duality Orb in her hand. At the same time Dan saw it as well.

"The Duality Orb," he said. Dan Phantom turned to his opponents and let out a ghost wail, blowing everyone back and injuring them greatly.

Eva knocked off the roof by the force of the blast, not taking a direct hit. The Duality Orb rolled from her hand. There was a stinging pain at her neck. Eva reached up and found that her locket was gone. She looked around for both items.

Plasmius was picking himself off the ground. He saw a locket laying open before him. Inside was a picture of the little ghost girl standing next to a younger Eva, an elephant behind them.

Eva tried to get up. Her right shoulder protested greatly. Eva let out a yell of pain and frustration at the dislocated joint. Her legs hurt as well. Eva looked over and saw the Duality Orb. She used her good arm to crawl over to it.

Dan Phantom was looking at the destruction he created. "Now, where did you go?" he said, searching for Eva.

Eva continued to crawl for the white orb. It was just out of her reach. She lay down, unable to continue any farther. Eva put her face to the ground, beginning to cry. She had failed.

"Eva-phant," said a voice. "Don't cry."

Eva looked up and found herself looking into the brown eyes of a little ghost girl. Her jaw dropped.

Plasmius picked up the locket. "They are sisters," he said.

"Macaroon," whispered Eva.

"It makes me sad to see you cry," said Mackenzie Maverick.

"I'm so sorry," Eva cried. "I'm so sorry. I couldn't protect you. I let you down."

"There you are!" shouted Dan Phantom, seeing Eva and Mackenzie.

"No, you don't!" yelled Danny, getting to his feet and firing an ecto-blast.

Plasmius pocketed the locket and joined the battle. Danny and Plasmius attacked Dan Phantom.

"Mackenzie, I'm sorry," Eva said.

"Eva, it's okay," said Mackenzie. She helped her sister to her feet. "I forgive you."

Eva started. "You do?" she asked.

Mackenzie nodded. "I forgive you. And I know what you did. My death left a hole in your heart, even when you learned the truth. You tried to fill it by donating your bone marrow to another, hoping it would stop the pain. Did it help?"

"No," answered Eva. "I still feel empty."

"Do you know what you need to fill it?" asked Mackenzie.

Fresh tears sprang from Eva's eyes. "I don't," she sobbed.

"Eva, there is only one person with the will strong enough to defeat Dan Phantom with the Duality Orb," said Mackenzie.

"I was trying to get it to Danny," said Eva. "Can you help me get it to him?"

Mackenzie picked up the Duality Orb and handed it to her sister. "Eva, the answer to your pain, the way to fill the hole in your heart, is forgiveness."

"What?" Eva asked almost inaudibly.

"I forgive you, Eva-phant," said Mackenzie. "Do you forgive yourself?"

Danny yelled as he went flying through the air and slammed into the road. Plasmius soon joined him. Dan Phantom whipped around to Eva.

Eva looked into her sister's brown eyes. "Yes. I forgive myself."

"Now to annihilate you!" roared Dan Phantom.

The sisters turned to see Dan Phantom poised for attack. Acting on years of conditioning, Eva jumped in front of her sister to protect her.

There were screams and yells of warning from the ghosts and humans.

The Duality Orb began to glow brightly in Eva's hand. "Wha?" Eva said. That was all the time she had to say before white light engulfed her.

Crossover Choices Part 2 — I decided as I was ending the third epilogue entry that I was going to separate Eva and Kayla. Choosing Batman: The Brave and the Bold was an obscure choice even for me. Again I wanted to cross sci-fi and fantasy and chose to partner Jason Blood and some vampires in the story. I wrote this story with Kayla, William, Yumi, and Ulrich because I wanted to finish out the epilogue with Eva and a big bang.