Special Thank You's To . . . — First, I would like to say thank you to every reader, even if they only read one chapter of one story. This story would probably be nothing without you. Second, I would like to thank my best friend, "Magicfire", for helping me come up with Kayla's character and AlleyKatWolf, who I know has been keeping up with every entry in the series. Thank you, Spyrofan777, for reading and reviewing every chance you got. It is an honor to have my stories on your favorites page and I have saved everyone of your reviews. Also thank you everyone who reviewed, favorited, and alerted. This is my biggest project to date and I don't think there will be another quite like it anytime soon, if ever. Please enjoy the last chapters.

At the end of this chapter, please read the last few paragraphs carefully. You'll be getting a bit a closure.

Danny, Tucker, Sam, Eva, Aelita, Nicolas, and Mackenzie went to the Amity Park Zoo. By now dusk was settling on the town. No one was there since there was a major ghost attack. The animals were a bit shy, but they slowly came out of their hiding places when they knew there was no danger now.

"We should say hi to Delilah since we're here," Sam said to Tucker and Danny.

"Yeah," said Danny. He looked at the French friends. "I'll introduce you."

While Aelita and Nicolas kept pace with Team Phantom, Eva and Mackenzie hung back just a little bit.

"I remember when we went to the zoo," said Mackenzie. "That was the happiest day of my life." She became quiet for a moment. "Actually, I have a new happiest day."

"And what would that be?" asked Eva.

"Today," replied Mackenzie.

"Today?" asked Eva. "Why today?"

"Because I got to see my sister and tell her I forgive her," said Mackenzie. She tilted her head to the side. "I thought you would have known that without me having to come back and tell you."

Eva looked away from her sister.

Mackenzie took Eva's hand in hers. Eva turned her attention back to Mackenzie, a few tears in her eyes.

"No, you shouldn't have needed to come back and tell me," Eva said. "Macaroon, I'm so sorry."

"Eva, enough," said Mackenzie. "You didn't know that he was going to hit me. You had to leave the room or you wouldn't have known that your bone marrow could hurt me instead of help."

"I shouldn't have gotten sick," Eva said. "I should have been more careful when you were starting to get worse."

"I needed to eat," said Mackenzie. "If going around the streets to pick up some extra money was what you had to do, then that's okay. I know that you're a pickpocket. I've always known."

Eva narrowed her eyes. "You weren't supposed to."

Mackenzie laughed. "You used to entertain me with stories and with magic tricks," she said. "I knew you had quick hands."

They caught up with the rest of the group who were looking at a rare gorilla.

"Is there something in particular you would like to see, Mackenzie?" asked Danny.

Mackenzie nodded. She took Eva's hand and started pulling her down the path.

They reached the elephants. Mackenzie swooped into the enclosure and roused one. It trumpeted and followed Mackenzie into the pen where everyone could see it.

"Here, Eva," said Mackenzie. "Do you want to ride her?"

"Ride?" asked Sam. "Are you crazy?"

Danny laughed and shifted into Phantom. He overshadowed the elephant.

"Hop up," said Mackenzie, taking her sister's arm and helping her onto the back of the possessed elephant.

"I want to get a picture of this," said Tucker.

"Me, too," said Aelita.

They all took out their mobiles and PDA and took pictures of Eva and Mackenzie on top of the elephant.

Danny took them for a ride around the pen before dropping them off. By now the other elephants had woken up and were coming into the pen.

It was well past dark when they decided it was time to go home. They were heading for the exit when Danny's ghost sense went off and Eva whipped around, sensing someone nearby.

"It's okay," said Mackenzie. "I know who it is."

"Who?" asked Sam.

"Me."

They turned and saw a tall ghost the color of the night sky with red eyes.

"Nocturn!" cried Danny, going ghost.

"It's okay!" Mackenzie shouted. "I asked him here."

Everyone turned to her.

"You asked him here?" repeated Tucker.

Mackenzie nodded. "Nocturn wanted to correct his misdeed."

"I don't follow," said Danny.

"Of course you wouldn't," snapped Nocturn. "You're not the one I owe. Though if you're nice, I might be nice back."

"Then who?" asked Sam.

Nocturn turned to Eva. "Her."

"Me?" asked Eva.

"Normally I do not like giving people nightmares," said Nocturn. "I gain no pleasure from them. The dream energy is vile and has nothing to give me. But I was asked to do so, but now I want to make it up to you, girl. Especially after saving the world."

"I helped," said Danny.

Nocturn glared at Danny briefly before turning back to Eva. "You look tired," he said.

"I haven't exactly slept in three days," said Eva.

Nocturn's eyes widened. "Three days? We will have to fix that."

"Let's get her back to her hotel before you put her under, Nocturn," said Mackenzie.

"All right," said Nocturn.

"Bye, guys," said Mackenzie, waving to Team Phantom.

They all went home or to their hotel.

Back at the hotel, after Chris gave Eva and Aelita a chewing out and Nicolas a place to sleep, they were in the girls' room waiting for Nocturn to come. Mackenzie was saying good-bye to Nicolas before he went to sleep in the Subdigitals' room.

Nicolas left and Nocturn came in.

"Well, are you ready?" the ghost of dreams asked Mackenzie.

"Almost," said Mackenzie.

The ghost girl gave Aelita a hug. "Thank you for looking after Eva."

"No problem," said Aelita. "It was Kayla who did most of the work over the years."

Mackenzie smiled. "I know," she said. "I've been keeping an eye on things."

She moved over to her sister.

"I know you can't stay," said Eva. "You don't belong here."

Mackenzie smiled sadly. "I know," she said. "I made a deal with a certain ghost. I may not be able to visit you in the real world, but I will be able to keep an eye on you from the Ghost Zone."

"And how are you going to do that?" asked Eva.

"It's a secret," smiled Mackenzie.

"I'm sorry for what happened," said Eva again.

"I already forgave you," said Mackenzie. "Besides, I'm happy you have a loving family now."

Eva gave Mackenzie a hug.

"I love you, Eva-phant," said Mackenzie.

"I love you, too, Macaroon," said Eva.

"All right," said Nocturn.

Mackenzie and Eva broke away and they looked at Nocturn, Mackenzie nodding her head and Eva looking confused.

Nocturn pulled the covers of Eva's bed down. "Into bed with you," he said. Nocturn turned to Aelita. "You, too. I might as well since I'm here."

Eva climbed into bed and Nocturn pulled the covers up. Mackenzie lay beside her sister, her head on her shoulder. She 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 quietly joined in.

"Sleep, dear child, close your eyes. Sail through the midnight starry skies. Dash through those meadows so green. Drink from the cold streams clean. Climb great mountains, swim oceans deep. You may do it all when you're asleep."

Nocturn put his hand out and let it hover over Eva's face. A soft blue light emitted from his hand and Eva's eyes began to close. "Sleep," he said soothingly. Eva's eyes closed completely and she was asleep.

Nocturn turned to Aelita and found that she was already out like a light. He chuckled before placing a hand on the girl's pink hair and giving her a peaceful dream, one without men in black suits and sunglasses and nothing with wolves.

"Time to go," said Nocturn to Mackenzie.

Mackenzie slowly pushed herself onto her elbows. She looked at her sleeping sister. "I'll be watching you, Eva-phant." She kissed her sister on the cheek, knowing that Nocturn's narcotics would keep her asleep.

Meanwhile, once Danny mustered enough strength to make the journey, he flew to Clockwork's lair. He was expecting Clockwork to be watching the screens in his observation room, but he was not.

"You can't tell me he's not back yet," Danny said to himself. "This whole mess is over, right?"

"It is."

Danny yelled and jumped into the air. He whirled around to see Clockwork with a smirk on his face.

"Was that necessary?" asked Danny.

"No, but it was amusing," said Clockwork.

Danny took out the Spirit Orbs. "I think these will be safer with you than with me," he said.

Clockwork took the Spirit Orbs and went into another room, Danny following him. Clockwork placed the Spirit Orbs on the shelf where Dan Phantom's thermos once was.

"I think you owe me an explanation," said Danny.

Clockwork shifted into his elderly man form. "Yes, I do," he said. "I knew this would happen and I knew other ways that this could have been played out, but this scenario was the best option. Daniel, Dan Phantom needed to be erased from time."

"But you said he had to be destroyed," cut in Danny.

"I know," said Clockwork. "I told you that on purpose. This all began out of your grief of losing your family and your friends and not being able to conquer that grief. When you first fought Dan Phantom and learned what happened, you began to fear. You did not wish to lose your family and friends and you did not wish to turn into Dan Phantom."

Danny frowned. "This was all to teach me how to forgive myself?" Clockwork nodded. "But what about Eva? Where did she fall into all this?"

"Eva knew your pain, the pain you would have experienced in the Nasty Burger explosion," said Clockwork. "There was the possibility that you could have done this without her, but lives would have been lost. I planned all of this, from coercing Nocturn into giving Eva a nightmare about Dan Phantom before she reached Amity Park to disappearing on the Observants. If I had stayed, the Observants would have forced my hand and I would have had to reveal the identity of the wielder of the Duality Orb. Everything would have fallen apart if that happened. Eva's identity had to be kept a secret."

"Wait," said Danny. "What about Mackenzie? She knew. Didn't she?"

Clockwork shifted into his infant form. "I never said a word about Eva being the Duality Orb's wielder to Mackenzie. She always knew her sister was destined for greatness. My plan would not have worked if it weren't for Mackenzie Maverick."

They went back into the observation room. Danny looked over at one of the screens and saw a man and a woman at their wedding. The man was tall and had sandy brown hair that was cut short. He had a bit of a dopey smile on his face. The woman, the bride, had brown hair that fell down her back. She had an amazing body, like that of an athlete. There was a scar on her left shoulder so faded it was almost unnoticeable.

The bridesmaids wore dresses of various styles and colors, everything from a red kimono on an Asian woman, to a fun pink dress on a pink haired woman, to a beautiful gold on a beautiful blonde. The groomsmen all had their own styles as well from a geeky looking blonde with black framed glasses, to two suave-looking men, one having raven hair and the other a brunette, to the blonde who looked like he was in a punk band.

Sitting in the front pew was an older gentleman in a suit. He looked a bit overweight, his brown hair beginning to turn gray. Beside him sat a woman with gray hair and glasses. They were many other people there and all were smiling and some of them were weeping with joy.

Danny smiled. "Cute couple. I hope their marriage lasts," he said.

Clockwork, shifting into his adult form, looked at the screen Danny was watching. In a corner of the church, where Danny failed to look, but Clockwork did not, was a little girl in jeans and a T-shirt with a zoo logo on the front. She was watching the ceremony with a grin plaster on her face.

"I can guarantee you, Daniel, that their marriage will last," Clockwork said with a grin.

Did you see it? I thought I would throw that in so there would be a happy ending.