Alright folks, this is the last chapter. I could possibly do a sequal if you want, but it wouldn't be for a long time. I wasn't very impressed with the end of this story, but who ever really does like their own stories? I've had a lot of fun writing this, but I am happy that I've finished. Whether it's good or not I don't care, I'm just happy that I actually finished a multi cahpter fic. I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I suppose now might be a good time to tell you that I don't own Danny Phantom even though I really want to.

Chapter 7

Danny sat on the roof watching the scene below for a few minutes. The police had arrived at the alleyway a few moments ago, and were scratching their heads in confusion for a moment at what had happened. The building on the right side of the alley had taken some considerable damage from the echo blast, but fortunately it was already condemned and would soon be torn down. It calmed Danny slightly to know that he hadn't harmed anyone's home. The teen stood as the Guys in White were loaded into an ambulance, not wanting to see anymore. He glanced over at the scene below before pushing off the roof and flying away.

Danny flew over the streets of Amity Park, not in the mood to do tricks or goof off. He was too distracted at the thought of what lied ahead of him. In fact, if a ghost flew past him wearing a rainbow colored tutu and riding on a pink flamingo named Joe Danny might not have even notice. That or question his sanity even more. His thoughts were mainly hovering somewhere around how bad this day had gone. Shouldn't there be a limit to how stressed out and upset you can get in a day? First, his parents found out his long kept secret, and then he almost killed someone! Yeah, that's bound to make someone happy about their life. Because he was so focused on wallowing in his misery, Danny came to his house sooner than expected.

He dropped to the ground at the side of the house with no windows so that he could change without being spied on. Once again he closed his eyes and wrapped ghostly cold fingers around that part of himself that was still warm. For a moment he panicked, was the light that was his humanity flickering slightly? Shaking his head at his paranoia he crushed the ball of energy between his (metaphorical) fingers and let the rush of red blood surge through his veins. His heart picked up speed from the slow thump, thump of his ghost half to a normal human rate. That was one thing that he was relieved about when he started learning more about his ghostly counterpart. His heart didn't stop beating and he still had to breathe. Everything just slowed down considerably.

The glowing, white rings traveled along his body, and he opened his eyes. Now that he was human again he realized how cold it had become. How late was it? Danny looked up in the sky to see a pale half moon hanging by a string high above him. At one point in time he would have given anything to go see the moon up close and personal, and he still wanted to, but right now he was just focusing on not flunking out of high school. Of course, he still knew everything there was to know about the night sky, but that wouldn't help him at all if he couldn't get into a good college. But, then again, what about Amity Park? He couldn't just leave them without their protector. Sure, Valerie was talented, but she couldn't see past her blinding hatred to learn something about her enemies. No, Danny had a feeling that he would never be able to leave Amity Park. The thought darkened his soaked mood slightly more. At this point if he had any more rain on his parade he was going to drown.

Danny silently walked around the house and up the stairs. He tried to turn the knob but it was locked. He again wondered what time it was and how long he had been out. The teen braced himself for what he would find inside before turning intangible, and moving through the door. The first thing that he noticed was a framed family photo from a few years before. They had all looked so happy. That had been before he had gotten his powers, of course.

Danny leaned his back against the hard wood of the door for a moment, and just breathed.

In

Out

In

Out

Alright, he thought, let's get this over with.

Danny moved ahead, just focusing on getting one foot in front of the other. At that moment the walk to the kitchen seemed unbearably long. From the kitchen came the sound of quiet – yet nervous – chatter. Danny flinched when a floorboard squeaked beneath his silent footsteps. The talking in the kitchen silenced, and was replaced with the scrape of a chair against the floor. The teen stopped and held his breath as hurried footsteps moved to the door separating him and the kitchen. There was a pause before the person on the other side flung open the door.

Danny took an involuntary step back when he saw his parents and sister standing in the doorway before straightening himself. Jazz threw herself into his arms, and whispered reassurances in his ear. Danny relaxed into her grip, and put his arms around her shoulders and rested his chin on her head. He frowned as he studied his parents' expressions. They didn't seem angry or anything. No, it was much worse. They seemed almost afraid. Afraid of their own son. It was heartbreaking.

After a moment, Jazz released her little brother. She stood back and looked expectantly at her parents, and then at Danny. Jack was, surprisingly, the first to understand, and moved forward to hesitantly embrace his son. Maddie followed not long after. Danny stiffened ever so slightly in their hugs, but if they noticed they didn't say anything. The two older Fentons rocked their son back and forth, oblivious to his discomfort. After a moment, they stood back, and Jack held his son at arm's length.

"Look at you," the man said, "My own son, a hero."

Danny could see the fear.

"We're so proud of you, honey," his mother muttered, wiping away a tear.

Danny noticed that the "honey" was slightly forced.

The ghost hunters hugged the ghost child again. Maddie ran her hand through her son's raven locks, and whispered, "It will all be alright now. We love you."

Despite his smile and nod, Danny could sense the lies.

The End

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