A Family Stays Together

Freedom

Aria spent the next few years training on her portal spell; she refused to give up especially when she was so close. Ember had tried to stop Aria in her attempts of reopening the portal, but failed every single time.

"Aria!" Ember entered her daughter's room, she found Aria nose deep in her book, Ember just sighed she wasn't surprised. "Again, Aria don't you have something else to do?" ask Ember, Aria just lowered her book.

"I'm not giving up on dad" said Aria, Aria knew her mother had given up all hope on saving her father but she hadn't.

"I don't know what to do with you, Aria" said Ember as she leaned against the wall, Ember rub her arms while she watch Aria pack up her books. "Aria stop going to that place! Why won't you accept the fact that he's gone!"

"No! Mom I won't! I'm going to free him no matter what" said Aria, she took her bag and stormed out of her room. Ember sighed, she took off after her daughter, and Ember followed Aria back to their old home.

"Aria what are you trying to do?" ask Ember, she had surprised Aria, she could tell since she drop her books.

"Mom….I think I've figure it out" said Aria as she pick up the books she drop, Aria flip through the pages of a book and gave it to her mother. "Are you able to do this?" she ask, Ember took a moment to read the pages and nod her head.

"Why are you asking?" she ask

"With your help…I think I can make the portal stable enough" explained Aria, Ember surprisingly stared at her daughter; did she just hear her right?

"Portal…are you planning on going down there?!" ask Ember, Aria just nodded her head "Aria no! Don't you dare go down there!"

"Mom! Please help me!" pleaded Aria, Ember glance away from her child, she didn't want to help her but she did want to see Danny again. "Dad would have gone to the ends of the earth for you!" she said, Ember closed her eyes; she knew Aria was right; Danny would have done it in order to save her.

"Alright…but if it doesn't work I won't help you again!" said Ember, Aria just smiled and nods her head in agreement. Ember took a moment to read the book once more until she felt comfortable with it; Aria preformed the spell once more.

"Alright now!" shouted Aria, Ember infused some of her powers in Aria's spell, slowly the portal started to form once more. Aria could feel that the portal was more stable this time, her theory was right; she lacks the power to create the portal, make it stable and give it more power. The portal finally opened, Aria stood near the entrance of the portal, she could hear screams of dark ghost, screams of pure evil. "I'm going down there" Aria said, as she took a deep 'breath'.

"Aria! Don't you dare go down there! Do you have any idea what will you face?" ask Ember with a worried tone, Aria just nod her head, she knew the dangers she faced.

"Mom please…five minutes that's all I'm asking" Ember didn't want her daughter to go down that hell hole, but she knew if she said no, Aria would go down anyways.

"Four minutes and not a minute more" said Ember, Aria just smiled, she took flight and was about to jump inside.

"Stay here and make sure, that no ghost escape" said Aria, Ember just nod her head and watch her daughter jump inside of the portal. Aria flew down the portal, it was pitch dark, and screams of ghost filled her ears. Aria knew she shouldn't announce her presence; she didn't call out for him but just searched.

"Aria?" Aria glance down and saw her father, she quickly flew towards him and hug him

"What on earth are you doing here?" whispered Danny, Aria just glance around her surroundings even tho it wouldn't have been much help.

"Come on dad" she whispered, Aria took flight once more and held out her hand towards him "Come on"

"Aria get out of here!" said Danny, Danny quickly glance around him, he had no idea what or who was watching.

"I'm not leaving without you!" she insisted

"Aria leave!" he shouted, Danny quickly covered his mouth and waited, he waited for a ghost to shout or attack him, nothing for now. Aria didn't had the time to fight with her father, Aria quickly grab onto her father's collar. She took off and flew off before the portal could close or that any other ghost would escape. Aria was about half way towards the portal, when suddenly Dan suddenly appeared.

"How did you...a portal!" Dan quickly caught up towards her, Aria fired waves of ecto-blast, she needed to buy as much time as possible.

"No way in hell! That I'm going to let you escape from here!" shouted Aria while she fired more ecto-blast. Aria could see the portal in the distance and she knew the portal was about to close, the portal was slowly closing in itself.

"Aria let me go! Save yourself!" shouted Danny, Aria just ignored her father and tighten her grip, Danny was surprise of how strong she had become.

"This isn't over PHANTOM!" shouted Dan as he grab onto Danny's leg, Aria stared back at the portal, she was inches away from saving her father.

"MOM!" shouted Aria, Ember look down the portal, she couldn't believe her eyes! Her true love was inches away from her; Ember shook herself and quickly fired an energy ray at Dan.

"LEAVE MY FAMILY ALONE!" shouted Ember, Ember created a massive energy ball and fired at Dan, knocking him off of Danny's leg. She quickly grabs onto Aria's hands and pulled her out of the portal, seconds before it closed and the possibility of trapping them both. Ember took a moment and takes a 'breath', she look up and saw Danny laying on the ground.

"D…..D….Danny….?" she couldn't believe her eyes, Danny sat up and rubs his head, Ember just slowly walk towards him.

"Em…..Ember?" mumbled Danny, Ember just embraced Danny in her arms, she just started to cry. She was convinced she would never see Danny again, but here he was, right in front of her.

"Dipstick…..I missed you so much" cried Ember as she held him tighter, Danny just wrap his arms around her and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"I'm so sorry….Ember…." mumbled Danny, Ember broke apart from the hug and just stared at him.

"Idiot!" shouted Ember, she pushed him hard on the shoulder, Danny held his shoulder in pain.

"What was that for?" he ask

"That was for doing something so stupid!" shouted Ember, Danny just smiled and kissed her on the lips.

"I'm sorry Ember" he said, Aria just smiled at her parents reunion

"Dad….." Aria hug her father, Danny couldn't believe that his own daughter had open a portal, which was almost impossible and saved him. "Dad…..why was Dan there? Couldn't he have used the spell he used in order to escape?"

"For some reason it didn't work, I spy on him numerous time and notice, he wasn't able to perform that spell down there" said Danny, Aria was relieved to hear those words, she knew there was no chance Dan would ever return.

"I never gave up on you" she said

"Aria….I'm so proud of you" said Danny, Aria couldn't stop smiling; she knew her father was proud of her before but hearing him say the words. "Only powerful ghost are able to perform that spell" he said, Danny wasn't stupid, he knew it was extremely hard to do.

"Danny….I didn't think I would ever see you again….your daughter spend almost ten years on saving you….and I didn't do anything" said Ember with a tone of guilt in her voice, Danny just took Ember in his arms.

"To be honest Ember, I would have probably done the same as you" he said, Ember just wrap her arms around him, she missed holding him, she had almost forgotten how it feel. "I love you Ember" he said with a smile, Ember just started to cry, she had no idea how much she would miss hearing those words. Four words brought her to tears, she would have never showed this much emotion and weakness before she met him.

"Let's go home" said Aria, Ember help Danny up and the family returned home. Ember had found her love for music once more, she played her old guitar and sang her old songs, she hadn't lost her stuff; Ember was still has good as she ever was. The family was reunited once more, Ember was reunited to her true love, Aria had regained her father and Danny was happy as ever.

Thanks for reading!

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