A Family Stays Together

Life goes on

A few years have passed since Danny's sacrifice; Aria had grown into a very powerful ghost and was feared by the very ghost who wanted her dead. Ember had somewhat returned to 'normal', she was still very sadden by Danny's sudden departure. Ember was the same but wasn't, there was something missing, Ember wasn't complete and she knew what it was.

"Later" smiled Aria as she transformed into her ghost half, Aria stared herself in the mirror, her uniform was special for her. Aria purposely choose to resemble her father's has much as possible, she of course added her personnel touch to it but the meaning was still there.

"Just be careful alright" said Ember while she stared at her guitar, Ember hasn't played her guitar much since Danny left. She had lost the passion to play like she used too, there wasn't much music in their new home near the portal.

"I will" smiled Aria; she kissed her mother on the cheek before she flew out of the window. Aria returned to her old home, she went to the site where her father had disappeared into another dimension; she could still see the marks the portal had made. "I'll set you free dad" whispered Aria as she touched the ground, "Somehow I will"

"Miss Aria Phantom" Aria didn't attack like she usual would; there was no point in checking who it was. She knew whose voice belong too; Aria just moved her fingers against the ground. "You've grown a lot since I last saw you" said the voice.

"Don't play jokes on me, Clockwork" smiled Aria as he turned and faced him "you see and know everything", Aria had became very good friends with Clockwork since her father's 'death', mostly because she wanted a way to open the portal.

"Back here again?" He ask in his older self "you've been here four times this week"

"I'm going to open this portal and free my father" she said to him, Clockwork knew all the chooses she was about to make long before she faced the situation, but Clockwork refused to tell the future, he absolute law he followed.

"This portal is an ancient spell" said Clockwork as he turned into a child, he touched the outline of the portal with his staff "very few ghost are able to perform such spell"

"And yet Dan Phantom is" said Aria in a cold tone

"There are many ancient ghosts in there, many who should never see the light of day. If any of them escape the portal, it would mean the destruction of everything we know, human and ghost worlds" said Clockwork while he became in adult, he moved away from the portal and touched some buttons on his staff, he opened a portal to return to his world of time.

"Thank you Clockwork but that won't stop me" she said, Clockwork smirk, he tap Aria's shoulder with his staff.

"Your future is bright but you didn't hear it from me" Clockwork smiled before he entered portal, closing right behind him afterwards.

"He never changes" smiled Aria

"Aria what are you doing here?" Aria glanced behind; her mother had landed and was walking towards her. Ember glance around the area, she knew this place how could she, Ember sighed as she walk towards Aria.

"Visiting" replied Aria as she stood up from the ground, Aria whip some dust off her clothes and went beside her mother. "Why are you here?"

"I was looking for you" Ember said, she avoided the markings from the portal and her old home, too many horrible memories from such a small place. "I got worried...we just have each other now"

"I know...let's go then" said Aria, she knew how hard this ace was for her mother. Aria had visited this place so much that it didn't have an effect on her, but her mother hardly comes here.

"Aria, tell me exactly why you came here?" Ask Ember as he glared at her daughter, Aria sighed, and her mother could still tell when she's lying.

"I wanted to see if...if I could open the portal and help dad" she said, Ember shook her head, Aria worriedly waited for her mother's response.

"Aria...there no way to open the portal" said Ember as she sadly glance at the markings from the portal, "Only Dan could open the portal and he's gone...there no one else"

"Clockwork told me there was two ghost! I could be the third!" Said Aria with an excited tone

"Aria no! Leave it be! Your father is gone, there no way to get him back!" Scolded Ember, tears started to form in her eyes "I don't want to hear about this again! Go home now!"

"Alright" mumbled Aria as she flew off, Ember was about to leave but decided to stay a bit. She went to the portal markings and sat down; Ember moved her hand on the ground.

"I miss you so much, Dipstick" mumbled Ember as she started to cry, Ember covered her eyes and took a moment to regain her emotions. Down below the ground, a dark world filled with ghost, ghost who had done terrible actions before their arrival in their new home. Their world was the other side of the portal which very few could open; screams of anger filled the air, ghost fighting others for survival.

"Ember..." Whisperer a voice, a strange figure stared into what seems to be a mirror, a mirror that lets you see your hearts desires.

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