Valerie moved quickly round the ghost zone, trying to avoid both Walker's realm and Skulker. She wasn't protected anymore, and even if she was considered a full ghost as a Valkyrie she was still rare enough for Skulker to hunt, there being only two in existence. Now what were the rules, for a new ghost? Report and Register. She'd prefer Clockwork because he would offer guidance about what she should do, but the Unobservants would be the next best to deal with this.

There it was Clockworks realm. It was time to talk to him. She paused and pulled up quickly. "Hi Clockwork, I'm a spirit of protection, or at least I was, and a spirit of vengeance before that."

"Yes, I noticed that you seem 14 years older than a new spirit should be. So how did this happen?"

"In my time-line someone performed the Ritual of Chronos. So I need to know whether I can change it back."

"It is possible to do so. I can undo it now, if you like?"

"If I did, I would disappoint you. I would have failed to learn what you were trying to teach me. Changing it back is probably best for me, but what about the others affected?"

"How come you're a Valkyrie?"

"My mother's one."

"So someone other than Freya survived?"

Valerie looked at Clockwork sadly and gently, and was about to speak. Then Clockwork grimaced. "Ritual of Chronos, Dimensional jump. Only One Survivor. You're Ember's daughter. And I've already told her you exist."

(Amity Park)

Sam Manson opened her cupboard and smiled. She looked at the Spirit Hunter Ember poster. Most assumed that Ember's Spirit Hunter schtick was an act. Sam knew better than that though. She got out the Spectre Deflector and locked it in place. She also got the Phantom o' Nine. Then there was the thermos. The more ghosts she got rid off the better. No ghosts would survive her wrath. It was time to talk to Mr Fenton again. He'd been very helpful with her ghost problems especially that weird period when she had been possessed. Mr Fenton said she had been overshadowed rather than possessed there was a difference. Overshadowing is sort of like hypnosis. A person would have to be unwilling to not do something. Possession was total mind control. Not that Sam believed that since she'd even been photographed wearing pink! When would she ever want to wear pink? When she had pointed that out Mr Fenton sighed "Unwilling. If you knew you could save the environment by just you wearing pink for the rest of your life would you?"

Sam grimaced and replied, "Yes."

"There's a difference between not wanting to and being unwilling." Mr Fenton Stated. "Now if Paulina wanted to be friends with you and you knew you could persuade her to like you by wearing lacy pink ruffles for just one day."

"Hell no!"

"And that's being unwilling."

She would soon be at the Fentonworks. Though recently a new ghost hunting outfit had moved in. They were very professional, spick and span whereas the Fentonworks was sort of a cottage industry. And she liked working with Jack despite his odd ideas that not all ghost were evil.

Sam entered carefully and saw that Ember was already in her make-up ready for patrol. Damon gave the three people their missions. Sam was out first. This was mainly so that she wouldn't realise Ember was a ghost.

"Jack, employing her is dangerous." Damon reminded him

"I know. But ever since Vlad took over Axion, we've needed the help. She's that good. If she could only get over the fact ghost's aren't all evil. Dangerous, yes, but not necessarily evil. And we have discussed revealing Ember's true form."

"She'll say I'm just guarding my haunt. And while that's part of the reason it isn't all of it. And she isn't enough. We need someone else who can fly. Axion just react too quickly to ghosts and often hit them in the air."

"I know, and the only thing I can think of is cloning. But that's would be something Vlad would do. Not me. It'd be too rough on the clone even if I got the ecto and hormone mixes right straight off."

Ember looked miserable. "We're already that desperate?"

Damon shook his head. "No, it's actually worse than we feared, if Jack's considering using Vlad's methods. It's not as if there's anything that can help."

"There is one thing." Ember stated. "The Valkyrie. I'm going to find them"

Daniel Masters sighed. Why was Sam Manson so down on him? She was then one who had encouraged him to take up this half-life. Now she was trying to kill him. This made no sense what so ever. Sam Manson was good. Very good. It was lucky she couldn't fly. If he ever met someone with both her skills in ghost hunting and the same ability to hold a grudge that could fly he would be in real trouble. Since Daniel was too busy looking behind him in order to dodge Sam's shots he fails to notice a whirlwind directly in front of him. And he collides with the Red-Armoured form.

"I just had to ask." Daniel grumbles, blasting a piece of wall near Sam. While Valerie is the type of person to hold a grudge her first thought is to save someone in trouble and she does so.

"Ember fan too?" Sam asked Valerie as she was picked up and carried to safety. "Nice kit. Wish I had one like it."

Valerie was taken aback by that. This world was stranger than she expected. Sam being such a gung-ho ghost hunter was odd. Now why was Sam's behaviour so familiar? Val knew there was a reason but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.