So, you've decided to continue this journey of love, evil, courage, and trial, so let's push on into this adventure and see what happens next!

DISCLAIMER: Danny Phantom belongs to Butch Hartman. I own Nyreena, so don't let me catch you using her without my permission.

Danny Phantom

The True One

Chapter 2-Rekindlence

Three years later...

Princess Nyreena Dark, the perfect of beauty and the best fighter in all of the GZ, was out once again, searching her home like she always did when all of a sudden out of the blue several large explosions broke out behind her. She quickly whipped her around, and saw to her calculation at least three large enemy troops that were coming her way. Needing to act quickly, she flipped back around and flew straight back home to the castle of Pariah Dark, the king of the GZ. She arrived just in time as the huge gate was closing up, and made it through just in time as it closed. Taking a few minutes to calm herself down, she headed right into the throne room to report to her father of what she saw. Entering, the king was already heading toward the door when she came in, saying, "My daughter, thank goodness you're alright. Did you see anything?"

"I saw at least to my perspective three large troops were coming in my direction. They were attacking and blowing everything up as we speak," she replied, her voice breaking a bit.

An agonizing short amount of time passed in silence when a guard finally entered, bowed, and reported, "Sire, the leader of the opposing army has arrived to speak with you. He is demanding an immediate surrender of the kingdom."

Sensing that he was holding something back, Pariah gave the soldier a stern look and asked, "Anything else that needs to be known?"

Knowing that he had been caught, the guard put on a brave face and answered solemly, "The turnover of the princess, your Majesty."

A bit of silence passed between the three, then the king said, "Tell him that I shall be there in a minute."

The knight quickly bowed and left. The ruler then turned to Nyreena and told her, "My dear, there isn't much time. You will have to escape to Earth and stay there until it's safe for you to come back home. I have a dark fear that whoever is out there wants to take this kingdom and you for his own. This way is the only way that you can stay safe and out of harm's way. Understand?"

"I understand, father," she replied. "But how exactly am I going to get to Earth with the army out there? And when I do get there, I'll probably stick out from everyone there. What am I supposed to do, then?"

"You have a special ability that few ghosts that have," her father revealed. "It's the power of shapeshifting, or changing the way you look in order to blend in like everyone else. Use it to look human and not be discovered. And take the InfiniMap in order to get there. Now go, pack and prepare to leave. The Fright Knight will meet with you to take you to the stables and give you the Map there. Ride Nightmare, create a portal to Earth, and wait for me to open a portal back here as a sign that it's alright for you to come home. Alright?"

"Yes, father," she agreed. "Please be careful."

"You do the same," he told her, pulling her into a hug; their last hug for a long while.

After a minute of good-bye had passed, they pulled away then she rushed out of the room and to her chambers, where she quick grabbed a knapsack and filled it with what she might have needed, then waited for the Fright Knight to show. A few minutes later, he was knocking at the door, telling her it was time to go. Opening it, she quickly stepped out and followed him out to the back of the castle where the stables were at. When they arrived, Nightmare, Nyreena's horse, was already saddled and waiting to go. Handing her the ancient scroll of portals, the Knight bowed and left to aid the king. Watching him go, she quickly unrolled the Map and commanded, "I wish to go to Earth."

Instantly, the map glowed with power and summoned a portal big enough for both ghost and horse to fit through. Getting on the equestrian, took a deep breath, then urged the animal on through. A few seconds later, she appeared on a dirt road, riding to a large walled kingdom on Earth. Stopping the horse, she slid off, then turned around and watched as the portal shrunk and closed, cutting her off from her only home and life. After looking around for a few seconds, she decided that heading that heading into the town in the distance would be the best course for her to learn where exactly where she was. But she also remembered that she was sticking out like a sore thumb, and needed to use her shapeshifting power to help her blend in. Taking another deep breath, she focused her mind and concentrated on shifting her form. The next thing she knew, a large band of bright white light expanded around her then split into two, each traveling up and down her body, transforming her into what looked like a regular human being. Instead of her normal royal blue mane-like hair, long midnight black locks fell down her back. Her eyes changed from glowing ice blue to a beautiful shade of turquoise green. Her gray skin had lightened to the lighest shade of pink possible. Only her clothes that she was wearing remained the same. After the rings had dispersed, she looked herself over, liked what she saw, then grabbed her knapsack and pulled out a hooded cloak that used to be her mother's favorite. Fastening the clasp around her neck, she pulled the hood up over her head, got back on Nightmare, and rode straight to the kingdom nearby.

As she neared it more and more, the sun was just starting to rise and she could see as she came closer a sign that said, "Amity Falls: Capital City of Ameriscania."

After passing the sign, she quickly passed through the large gates and through the streets of the city as it began to wake up, watching people come out of their homes and start their lives like they did every day. Making it through towards the middle of town and where more of the residents lived, she was about to cross though one intersection when out of the blue to her left someone, apparently a robber, was making a break from a house he was pilfering and wasn't watching where he was going and ran right into Nightmare, scaring the horse and falling backwards into the street. The animal started rearing up and almost made Nyreena fall off. The commotion that was being made brought people out of their house to see what was going on. Just as her grip was about to fail, she heard someone coming towards her, grabbing the horse's reigns and calmed him down long enough for the young woman to slide off the right side of the horse safely. Quickly walking around to see who it was that saved her, she nearly fell to the ground right then and there, for she recognized the person as the young boy that she helped get back home nearly three years ago, but now he was taller, with visible muscle here and there, and the most hansome features she had ever seen. Noticing her standing there out of the corner of his eye, he turned his head and asked, "Are you okay? It looked like you were going to have a nasty fall there."

"Oh, yes, I'm fine. Lucky you came just in time and stopped my horse before it was too late," Nyreena replied. "That man certainly had a lot of nerve running into my horse like that."

"That guy is nothing but a thief trying to make something of himself by stealing other people's stuff and making money off of it that might actually be worth something. He just didn't get lucky this time," he told her.

By then, a couple of guards showed up, having heard of what was going on. The higher in command stepped up to them and asked, "Alright, what seems to be going on here?"

"A thief was trying to make a break from robbing a house and ran right into this woman's horse sir," the young man replied.

"Is that so?," the soldier replied. "Can she verify this?"

"Yes, sir," she answered. "When he ran into him, the horse got startled and started rearing up and almost threw me off until this young man came out and helped calmed him down."

The aged knight thought for a few minutes, decided what needed to be done, and said, "Alright, then. That's good enough for me to believe. We'll take the troublemaker in and return what all he stole. Sorry for the that he caused you, ma'am."

With that, the other two guards hoisted the dazed robber who was still on the ground, shackled him, and led him away to the dungeons. As they left, the crowd began to disperse and thin as they left to continue their daily routines. Watching them leave, she thought aloud, "I wonder what's going to happen to that guy."

"Probably will be thrown in a cell for a couple of days," he suggested, not realizing he was thinking aloud.

"Probably," she agreed in the same thinking voice.

Feeling that there was a weird tension creeping into place, he decided to break it by changing the subject by asking, "So, are you new around here?"

"Oh, yeah," she replied, snapping out of it. "I rode into town earlier this morning."

"Alright, then," the young man replied. "Well, if you're needing a place to stay, you're welcome at my house. My parents are always taking people in who need a home for a few days."

"Oh, I would really appreciate it, thank you," she agreed, relieved to know she didn't have to worry about finding a place to stay during her time here.

"You're welcome, then," he confirmed, smiling, reigns still in hand, leading the way around the street corner to the side of the house on the end of the street where a stable was located. On the way he asked, "What's you're name by the way?"

"Nyreena," she replied. "Nyreena Dark."

"Sounds quite original," he commented. "Name's Danny. Danny Fenton."

After walking in and setting up Nightmare in a stable and unsaddling him, he led the way into the house by the kitchen door that led in to the kitchen from the stables, where his mother, Maddie Fenton, was busy making breakfast.

"Morning, Danny," she said, setting the table. "Breakfast is almost ready.

Noticing Nyreena, she asked, "Who's your friend?"

"Nyreena Dark, ma'am," the young ghost in disguise replied politely.

"Well, hello then, Nyreena. Are you new around town?," the older woman asked.

The girl nodded and answered, "Uh-huh."

"I guess that Danny's already invited you, but if you're looking for a place to stay, you're always welcome here," Maddie reminded, setting out an extra place for the new guest.

"Yes, he has," Nyreena agreed. "And thank you, again. It would be a great help to me."

"Very well, then. After breakfast, I'll go set up the guest room for you," Danny's mother told her, finishing setting out the food made for everyone to eat.

She then walked out of the room and called out, "Jack, Jazz, time for breakfast!"

Not even five seconds later, a thundering sound was heard coming down a flight of stairs. Just as it got closer, Danny pulled Nyreena out of the way when Jack Fenton, Danny's father, one of the city's local blacksmiths and newsmen burst in and quickly sat down at his usual spot at the table. A minute later, Maddie walked in along with Jazz Fenton, Danny's sister, also walked in and took their places. Then both walking over, they young man pulled out the young woman's chair, as she sat down, pushed it in for her, then took his place last. While passing around platters and digging in, Jack asked Nyreena,

"So, Maddie told me on the way in here that you're going to be staying with us for a while."

"Yes, sir," she replied, taking a plate from Jazz and setting it down beside her.

"Well, if you want to, you can help us out in the shop or in town on market days. We're always looking for extra hands to help out with the metalwork or getting news throughout town, especially with the war going on, people will be wanting to be informed on what's happing at all times," the older man offered.

"Oh, sure," the young ghost agreed. "I would be very glad to help in any way I can."

"Perfect!," the blacksmith/newsman exclaimed happily. "We'll get started right away in the shop after breakfast."

Nodding in reply, she noticed Danny smiling at her from aross the table. She smiled back, then ate another fork-fulled bite of food.

So, I get it, looooonnnnng chapter. But it was so worth it. Next chapter, we'll actually find out why the GZ was attacked in the first place. See you there!