Danny's POV

How could things get any worse? I asked myself.

"Danny!" someone yelled.

"Sam! Get out of here! I don't want you to get hurt!" I shouted.

Dan smiled wickedly as he vanished, then reappeared holding Sam by the throat.

It just got worse. I hate irony. Why is irony so mean to me?

"Danny, set the boy down and I might spare you girlfriend." Dan sneered. He was using Sam as bait, and I knew what I had to do.

Lunar knew too, because his grip loosened.

Sam glared at me, then smiled and gave me a wink. She reached down and turned her specter deflector on.

"ARGGGGGG!" Dan yelled as he let go of Sam. The trouble was, Sam wouldn't let go of Dan.

"Get off me, you putrid Goth!" Dan shouted as he attempted to sling her off him. The specter deflector was electrifying him.

"Don't you ever call Sam that!" LunarBoy and I yelled at the same time. I lunged forward at Dan, punching him with all my strength. He was going to pay for calling Sam a putrid Goth. Sam was the most beautiful girl I ever knew, and Dan was going to pay.

Dan growled at Vlad. "Don't just stand there, get them off me!"

Vlad grimaced but did as he was told. He came at me and grabbed me by the ankles, and sent a shockwave of ecto energy through me. I felt myself change back into Danny Fenton.

I turned to glare at him, but before I could, Dan finally managed to throw Sam off of him. She hit the wall rather hard, then slid down it, plainly knocked out cold.

"Sam!" We yelled again. LunarBoy jumped off my shoulders and ran over to her. I saw him huddle up against her a Dan sneered down at them both.

"Get away from them!" I heard another voice shout.

Tucker, GameBoy, and Lavender had joined the fray. Or so I had thought. Dan turned to look at them, eyeing their specter deflectors. Then before I knew it, I was geing held upside down by my ankles. Vlad glared down at me as Dan stood next to me.

"Come closer, and your friend dies." Dan warned. Dan formed an ecto-ball in his palm and held towards me, threatening the other three. This was it. This is how I was going to die...all the way, die, I mean. Hanging upside down with no dignity what so ever. I clenched my fists and closed my eyes, waiting.

Clockwork's POV

"I'm done!" Skulker shouted as he threw my staff towards me. I caught it, and immediately cried: Time Out!

Time froze. I glided over to a rack that held many medallions. I grabbed all of them and turned to the frozen screen. I flew through it and appeard right beside the upside down Danny. I don't know how I managed it, but I slipped a necklace around his neck. Danny gasped when he saw me.

"Y-you came just in time." He smiled.

I had trouble keeping my face neutral.

"I know Danny. This wasn't supposed to happen. I'm sorry." I apologized as I put a medallion on Sam and Tucker, who both gasped at me like Danny had done.

"I think you need to know this. When I fix the time stream, your younger selves will forget this ever happened. I come here with an offer. Do you want to forget, or remember?" I waited patiently for their answers.

Tucker was the first to speak. "I want to forget. I want to forget about all of this."

I couldn't blame him for that. He had had the chance to fix his life, then he messed it up more.

"Well, I'd like to remember." Danny said. Then Sam joined him. "Me too."

I nodded. "Time in." I said, but I left my hand on the button, so time went backwards.

Tucker's face became blank, but Danny and Sam watched all the colors flash around them. Finally, they were back on the sidewalk where all of the madness had begun.

I vanished, taking my medallions with me.

Sam's POV

Clockwork left, and Danny, Tucker and I were back to walking to the arcade.

"Hey, Tuck, I think I'm going to go home. I'm just too tired." Danny informed him.

"Yeah, me too." I added.

Tucker looked at us, then shrugged and went on his way.

"Sam, would you like a ride home?" Danny asked as he changed into Danny Phantom.

I smiled. "Would I ever!"

He knew I like to fly, and he liked flying with me.

He lifted me up bridal style and took off to the sky. The breeze wiped around my hair, and it was refreshing. But the ride was over too quickly. Danny had phased us into my room and set me down on my bed.

"Thanks, LunarBoy." I teased him.

Danny blushed.

"That's ok, Lavender." He replied. Obviously trying to get revenge.

But I didn't blush like he did. I liked the name Lavender. Danny was about to leave when I caught him.

"Sam, what…"

He never got to finish his question, for I was already kissing him.

"Just thought you were going to leave me, huh?" I smiled.

Danny only blushed more and grinned, but answered. "Coarse not, Sammy. We've got all the time in the world."

Fini! Sorry if you thought is was a bit short, but I thought it was a cute way to end it. Yes, the pun was intended.

Pilo of the WUAC