Disclaimer: I still don't own Danny Phantom as it's the property of Butch Hartman, Nickelodeon and Viacom International. I am just a loyal fan and nothing more.
A/N: Hey there everyone, here is the list of the short stories or " snippets " for this chapter.
Home again
Paparazzi
The Sentence
Dinner with the parents
The Big News
Enjoy~
Unshattered Bonds
Chapter 25: Epilogue 2 (Snippets)
Home again
Two weeks have flown by for Danny and Ember Fenton/Phantom. It had been absolute paradise in Paris with them visiting all of the sights that the beautiful city had to offer. But like all good things, it had to come to an end. They had packed up their things, prepared their disguises, checked out of their hotel and pulled out the Infi-Map to go home.
Now after a fast, quick trip, they had finally arrived to their hometown and they were thrilled to see that it was still standing.
"Home sweet home..." Danny said as the map taken them to the new penthouse apartment he and Ember purchased together before the wedding.
It was spacious and most of all private as the land lord was paid to keep the fact that they lived there a secret from the press. It even had a soundproof room where Ember used as her home music studio to practice. Needless to say, it was the perfect place for a recently married couple just starting out...especially if that couple was a multi-award winning rock star and world famous superhero/astronaut/philanthropist.
"Paris was a blast but you gotta admit, it is nice to be home..." Ember said.
"Excuse me Mrs. Phantom...May I? ..." Danny gestured to the door and Ember got what he meant.
"Certainly Mr. Phantom..." Ember said and giggled when Danny scooped her up in his arms.
He didn't even bother to unlock it as he just fazed in to their official new home. Once inside he started kissing Ember, who kissed back, slipping her tongue in as she felt his hand getting playful.
"Mmm...Oh baby..." Danny purred into her mouth as he tried to deep the kiss.
He quickly placed her on the couch and wasted no time continuing making out with his wife.
"Danny, as much as I love this, I think we left our bags outside..." Ember said as he started kissing her neck.
"So?..." Danny shrugged in the "I couldn't care less tone" as he started to feel her up.
"Can we at least get settled in before we start with the fun..." Ember giggled as he kept kissing her jawline and she made no effort to stop him.
"Can't we do that later?..." Danny shrugged as he kissed her on the lips again.
"Danny, can you please at least just get the bags in before it starts raining or something, Jazz gave it as a gift and I don't think she'd appreciate it getting taken or ruined..." Ember pointed out.
Danny pouted and Ember just gave him a playful smile. Her husband just went out, picked up the bags and immediately dropped them on the floor as soon as he stepped in, locked the door again and ran back to the couch.
"Now where were we?..." Danny said as he playfully crawled on top of her.
"I still can't understand...For almost 8 years I couldn't get more than some making out from you and the second we exchange vows you turn into a sex machine and try to ravish me every chance you get...I mean we have been doing it for two weeks straight, multiple times during the day and you still feel in the mood..." Ember said playfully and almost in amazement.
"Just making up for time I guess...Besides, I can't help it, you are just so wantable and you're all mine now..."Danny said as he stole a kiss.
"Oh Danny..." Ember said as her heart raced as he continued with his barrage of passion.
She giggled as returned his passion with full force, thankful that the couch was flame retardant and the drapes were closed, giving them privacy as they started to...celebrate their return home.
An hour later
Danny had gotten out of the shower and re-dressed, along with Ember after they finished their passionate round of lovemaking and made the mental note of cleaning the couch later. Danny was whistling peacefully with a blissful look on his face as he rebuttoned his shirt.
"Remember, I promised your folks we would have called them once we made it home..." Ember said as she tied her hair in her ponytail.
"You're right...I'll call them now..." Danny said as he picked up his phone.
He dialed his parents cell number and after a few moments of ringing, it picked up.
"Hello...Danny, is that you?..." His mother Maddie asked on the other end.
"Bonjour mom..." Danny said in a faux french accent as he chuckled... "Yeah, we got in about now...Paris was amazing as they say...You wanna talk to Ember?..." Danny said as he answered all of his mother's questions.
Ember took the phone and was now conversing with her new mother in-law.
"Hi mom...We missed you guys too...Oh Paris was beautiful...Did you get our postcard?...Awesome...Huh? Dinner with you guys tonight?..." Ember said and looked at Danny who nodded.
"Sounds perfect, can't wait to see you and the family...Okay bye..." Ember said before hanging up.
"You're mom says she wants us to come over for dinner, to celebrate us coming home and she says the whole family will be there..." Ember said to her husband.
"What time?..." Danny asked.
"At six o clock. .." Ember answered and saw a familiar gleam in Danny's eye.
"It's one right now, which gives us about 5 hours before we have to be there...which means we have about 4 and a half hours of alone time. .."Danny said as he wrapped his arms around her.
"I thought you were tired. .." Ember giggled at his antics.
"Second wind...so what do you say?..." Danny asked in a seductive voice.
"Bedroom this time, the couch was nice but I prefer beds..." Ember told him.
Danny immediately picked her up and carried her to their new bedroom and the two newlyweds engaged in what was without a doubt their favorite perk of marriage. Eventually, they were done and prepared to get ready to join their family for dinner. Happily telling them about their amazing time in the city of lights, all the while, never letting go of the others hand.
It certainly was good to be home...
Paparazzi
"Good morning Amity Park, I'm Hannah White. .." The female news anchor said.
"And I'm Bruce Berkeley and welcome to Amity Park A.M..."Bruce said flashing a perfect smile.
"Our top story is the one that the entire world has been waiting for, after weeks of disappearing from radar, our sources have discovered that the rumors are true as world famous hero Danny Phantom and Ember Mclain have finally tied the knot..." Bruce said proudly.
"Yes, we have discovered the great hero wearing a wedding band and that just confirms that he and the popular singer have made it official, don't believe us, take a look..." Hannah said as she showed a picture of Danny fighting a ghost and it was zoomed to see his wedding ring.
"Man, they don't waste time..." Ember said as she turned the TV off and went to start breakfast as she knew what to expect now.
She and Danny have been home for two days now and had enjoyed the peace, quiet and privacy but it seems that would have to come to an end. It was bound to happen eventually, especially when that wild tiger ghost started at taking at around 5 am this morning and Danny had woken up to do his duties and of course that the paparazzi would somehow find him.
They always do whenever he fights ghost.
"Well...It was nice while it lasted..." Ember sighed as she prepared some pancakes as she waited for Danny to come home.
Soon enough he arrived, with an annoyed look on his face.
"Let me guess, the reporters found you and figured out we got married..." Ember said.
"You know already? I only got caught 20 minutes ago and it's already spreading all over TV..." Danny sighed in annoyance.
" They were going to figure it out eventually, besides at the very least we had two long, glorious weeks away from them and their pestering..." Ember said.
"Yeah but that just means that they will go double time with the pestering now. .." Danny sighed as he sat down.
"Don't worry, it's nothing the great Danny and Ember Phantom and Fenton can't handle..." Ember said as she stroke his cheek in support, making him smile.
"I guess...so what's for breakfast?..." Danny asked.
"Pancakes..." Ember said in a perky tone.
"My favorite..." Danny said happily.
"Well dig in, I have a feeling we're gonna have a big day ahead of us..." Ember said as she served him his breakfast.
"So when are you due back to the studio again?...' Danny asked.
"Next week, my boss gave me an extra week off as part of his wedding present and I fully plan to enjoy it while I can..."Ember said as she poured syrup on her pancake.
" I do too..." Danny said as sent her a smirk.
The married couple enjoyed their breakfast, feeling pretty optimistic for what's to come.
After breakfast and some much enjoyed canoodling, Danny had to go because he got a call from his dad to settle something about one of their ghost shields and he promised that he would be back later. That left Ember home alone for the time being.
"Okay, let me see if I have everything...Ember said as she checked the cabinets and was dismayed to see the limited amount of food.
She knew that she and Danny had bought this place just a few days before the wedding and she hasn't done a lot of shopping yet.
"Looks like someone has to go to the store..." Ember said as she suddenly went to her bedroom.
There she pulled out one of her disguises, a trench coat, pair of shades and a hat that was meant to conceal her firey hair. It was the same disguise she used whenever she and Danny left their hotel in Paris and it was foolproof. She quickly put it on, making sure that it was on steady. Once done, she took her purse and was out the door. Making sure that no one saw her, she quickly turned invisible and flew out of there.
Next stop: The grocery store.
Ember soon arrived and wasted no time getting a shopping cart and restocking on supplies as much as she can. She was making a big haul in hopes of lasting at least a month for her and Danny. As she continued to shop she couldn't help but overhead some of the gossip from the other store patrons.
"I still can't believe they finally married but didn't tell anyone, I mean, don't celebrities live off showing the world everything of their lives?..." A blonde lady asked.
"You have to admit, it's pretty romantic...a secret wedding..." Her friend said as she was checking the vegetables.
"I guess, though I don't think I could ever do anything that. ...daring..." The first lady said.
"Well, they have been together for 8 years, maybe they just got tired of waiting and said to hell with it..." The other said with a shut.
Ember shook her head, she and Danny's wedding was only secret to the media, they had invited and shared everyone that they cared about, all of their friends and family to share their special day. As she continued her shopping, she heard more and more gossip.
"I heard that they eloped in Paris and that's why we didn't know until now..." A patron said.
"I heard they didn't even have a wedding and just went to a courthouse..." Another said.
"I heard that they had the wedding in the ghost zone and did a special ghost ceremony..."Someone else said.
Ember tried to resist the urge to laugh at all of these rumors. They were more funny than annoying in this light. One of the downsides of fame is that your entire life was suddenly a hot gossip topic, although sometimes it was amusing to see how over the top and ridiculous some of the fans could get, especially since what they were saying was mostly harmless curiosity, rather than malicious slandering.
Ember soon made it to the check out counter and the young teenage clerk scanned all of her items.
"Will that be cash or credit?..." He asked.
"Cash..." Ember said as she pulled out about $250 dollars and handed it to the cashier.
However before he could give her the receipt, Ember noticed that the cashier was frozen suddenly, and staring at her funnily.
"Is something wrong?..." Ember asked, totally weird out right now.
"You're voice. ...and...is that. ...that blue hair?..." The cashier asked in a trembling voice.
Ember gasped when he suddenly pulled her hat off, exposing her blue fire hair.
"NO WAY! EMBER MCLAIN?!..." The cashier shouted in excitement.
Suddenly everyone in the store saw and ran up to her in excitement. Ember soon found herself surrounded by a pool of desperate, eager fans all flashing cameras and trying to get her.
"We love you Ember..," A fan boy screamed.
"Is it true?! Did you really marry Danny Phantom?..." Another fan asked.
"Did you guys really eloped in the ghost zone?..." Another fan asked.
"Ember Mclain..,,Ember Mclain..," Was heard mostly am long t the crows and Ember, for reasons she didn't quite understand yet, was getting very aggravated by it to be honest.
"My name is Ember Fenton now!..." Was all Ember said as she quickly took her grocery bags and immediately went invisible, making the mob go crazier.
She quickly flew out of the store, not caring since she already paid for her items and she was in desperate need to get home.
"Hey wait! You forgot your receipt!..." The fan boy cashier said, only to his dismay that the ghostly diva didn't come back.
Outside
Ember was carrying her bags closely as she flew away from the store, shaking her hair.
"Darn it, looks like I'm gonna need to buy a new disguise..." Ember muttered as she became visible.
At the very least she managed to buy her groceries, so it wasn't a total failure.
"All I have to do is get home..." Ember said, only to suddenly see a bunch of news helicopters come after her.
"Ember Mclain, or it is Ember Fenton now?! Can we have a word?..," One reporter yelled.
"Tell us about the wedding? Where was the honeymoon?..." Another shouted.
"Is it true you and Danny are relocating to the ghost zone?..." Another reported asked.
Ember was getting very annoyed by their questions and just rolled her eyes.
"Can't we do this some other time? I got groceries to take home before they spoil..." Ember said.
"What's it like being one of the top singers in the world but still having to do your own shopping? Wouldn't a servant be more appropriate..." The fist reporter asked.
Ember frowned harder. Sure she was rich but she didn't want a housekeeper at this point in her marriage. If anyone was going to cook for her and Danny, it would be them. Before she could retort, another reporter butted in.
"Are you and Danny expecting yet? Is that the reason for the quick wedding?!..." He asked and Ember looked mad.
"NO!..." Ember shouted, fed up with that stupid, baseless rumor.
The reporters kept asking questions and Ember decided it was enough. She rolled her eyes and just became invisible again and flew to an alley, she looked up to see the helicopters head in the opposed direction as they search aimlessly for her.
"Vultures. .." Ember muttered as she shook her head.
Most of the time, she didn't mind the attention and publicity but this was just ridiculous. She could barely even go to the store to get some groceries without suddenly being bombarded by the paparazzi. She just sighed and turned invisible and flew as fast as she could home, hoping not to run into desperate fans or pesky reporters on the way.
There was only so much a girl could take.
Later
Ember had arrived home, put the groceries away and tried to relax. She eventually started to get ready with making dinner once she saw the time. As she began to prepare some spaghetti and meatballs, Danny had finally arrived home and immediately wrapped his arms around her.
"Hey baby.." Danny said as he kissed her cheek.
"Hey honey, how was things at Fenton Works?..." Ember asked.
"All right, just some malfunctions with the shield, needed to get some rare materials but it wasn't anything I couldn't handle..." Danny said before sighing in annoyance.
"Anything else happened? ..." Ember asked.
"The paparazzi happened...i barely flew five feet into town before they bombarded me with so many questions about the wedding and why we didn't make it public..." Danny said.
"You have no idea just now much more obsessed they are now..." Danny whined.
"Oh I think I have some idea..."Ember muttered as she began to tell him about her adventure in the store and in town.
Once done, Danny gave her a sympathetic look.
"Sorry honey. ..I don't know how much more of this we can take..." Danny said as he grumbled something under his breath.
"Don't worry, the good thing about the media is that they don't focus on the same story long and we aren't the only celebrity couple on earth, in just a few weeks someone is bound to get into a scandal and then this will be yesterday's news to them..." Ember said, already knowing how the system works.
"I hope so..." Danny said.
Ember kissed his cheek and the married couple soon ate dinner together, happy that they managed to somehow survive their first day back into the spotlight.
The Sentence
Clockwork was busy with his duties as the time master, making sure that there were no imbalances in the time stream and that everything was in order. He however had an annoyed look on his face as he felt a familiar presence enter his domain.
"This has really gotten old..."Clockwork thought in frustration but sucked it up.
It was part of his probation and he just had to deal with it for just five more years before he could go back to his privacy. Since he was the time master and a ghost, five years wasn't exactly a long time to him, but the Observants had a way of making it feel like 5 centuries.
As the cyclops ghost entered, Clockwork tried to keep a civil expression on his face.
" Good day..." Clockwork said automatically, wanting to get it over with.
"Good day Clockwork, we trust that all is in order?..." The first Observant asked.
"Yes, all is going as ordained, no imbalances or shifts have happened..." Clockwork said.
"May we see?..." The second observant asked, though it was more of a command than anything.
"Yes, be my guest..." Clockwork said.
The master of time soon saw the two observants monitoring over the timeline he guarded so carefully, looking for anything that they would perceive as an error. After what felt like a long time, they turned to Clockwork.
"Things seem to be in order on both the earth and ghost zone..." The first Observant said.
"So far, nothing potentially foreboding seems to be happening. .." The second observant said.
"I am glad that you are pleased..." Clockwork said sarcastically.
"And of the two prisoners in the Unworld, we trust that things are going as expected..." The second observant asked.
"Do not worry, they have not left the realm of reflections since we sent them there six months ago...See for yourselves..." Clockwork said as he used his staff to show a new projection.
They saw images of the limbo like, nightmare world known as the unworld which trapped those who were unfortunate enough to be sent there forever.
There, they could see images of Vlad and Paulina in the realm of reflection and both looked terrible. A site effect of the realm was that the person trapped there, ghost or human, was in a paused state where they did not go hungry or tired but it did not do anything good for the prisoners mental health.
Most especially not these two prisoners.
In the realm of reflections
Unworld
The Unworld was a nightmare realm where those who become trapped, can't ever escape. It was dark, desolate and every bit as bad as the legends says it is. In the Unworld, realm of reflection, two prisoners do been there for only six months, living their greatest nightmares until finally...
They snapped...
"I am Vlad Plasmius, rightful ruler of the earth and ghost zone...I AM Vlad Plasmius, rightful ruler of all...I AM VLAD PLASMIUS..." Vlad said like a mantra with a crazed look on his face as he rocked himself back and forth.
His final defeat had been the last straw, as what was left of his sanity had worn thin, leaving him a crazed, miserable shell of his former self. He had spent the first month alone, desperately trying to escape this realm and the unworld together,to get back to earth to claim his revenge against the ones who sent him here. However, he did not prevail, the Observants were serious when they said that he could never leave as no matter how hard he tried, he could not break the hex that bound him, preventing him from exiting the cave that would serve as his prison for all time.
Days had turned to weeks, which turned into months and Vlad didn't know exactly when his mind has officially fell apart, all that he knew was that he was beyond that point now.
He was broken now and nothing could fix him now.
"I am Vlad Plasmius. ...I am Vlad..." Vlad said in a trance, drooling a tad as he continued his mad rant.
His cell mate was no better than he is.
A deformed hag that was once Paulina Sanchez, was staring at a mirror but she was not looking directly at it. Her bloodshot eyes were now all over the place and she seems to be trapped in a daydream.
"Pretty girl...Pretty girls use make up...Pretty girl NEED pretty make up..." Paulina said as she took some dirt from beneath her and wiped it on her face.
"Make up makes girl pretty...Ghost boy love pretty girl. ..." Paulina said to herself as the dirt covered her cursed face.
"I am pretty...right?..." The girl said with a smile, before it changed into a frown.
No one told her that she was pretty and she could not pretend any longer that the dirt shield her ugliness...she could still see it even with all t he earth covering the once beautiful face.
All she could see was ugly.
" TELL ME I AM PRETTY! ..." She screamed as she started pounding on the crystal but it was indestructible.
She kept pounding and screaming in rage as she ignored her cell mate and continued with her madness.
Back at Clockwork's tower
Once the observants saw that the prisoners were still there, they wrote something down on their clipboard and then left.
As soon as they were gone, Clockwork turned to the screen, to see Vlad and Paulina in all of their madness.
"It serves them right. .." Clockwork said as he closed the time window in disgust.
He had no sympathy for Vlad or Paulina as they deserved the suffering they had now. They both had countless chances during their lifetimes to do the right thing, take the right paths but their arrogance, selfishness and vanity made them chose the wrong paths, make mistakes that cost them everything in the end.
All actions had consequences and this was it for them. They lost everything, even their mental health at this point. Neither had friends, families or freedom anymore.
Just as they deserve...
Dinner with the parents
It was a cold, early November evening in Amity Park and Danny and Ember had just arrived to Fenton Works. Ember came in carrying a Tupperware as Danny opened the door for they were greeted by Jack and Maddie.
"Hi mom...Hi dad..." Ember said as she entered with Danny taking her coat.
"Hello you two, it's been a while, come on in before you both catch colds..."Maddie said.
"Hey son, you both are looking well..." Jack said jovially.
"Thanks dad..." Danny said.
"I hope you don't kind that I brought some salad..."Ember offered.
"Not at all, it looks good..." Maddie said as she took it and the entire family went to the kitchen to enjoy dinner.
Thankfully with all the new safety precautions, the food didn't end up being contaminated with ectoplasm and coming to life, which made it for a relatively peaceful family dinner. The family ate, drank and we're talking about recent events in their lives...and after lives so to speak.
"So how's the new album coming along Ember?..." Maddie asked her daughters-in-law.
"So far...Awesome. ..I just need to finish recording two more songs and it will be ready..." Ember answered.
"Well I for one can't wait to hear it...though would you mind giving me a sneak peak?..." Jack asked.
Ember smiled at that and gave him a playful look.
"Normally my manager doesn't want me to play it before it's released but since it's just us, I don't see the harm..." Ember said as she pulled her guitar and started singing one of the new songs for her album.
Once she was done, Jack and Maddie were clapping enthusiastically as Ember sang her new song...a love song.
"That was beautiful Ember..." Maddie said as she wiped a tear away.
"Yes it was, it really gets to you..." Jack said as he blew into his handkerchief.
"Thanks guys, I'm glad you liked it..." Ember said as she placed her guitar down..." It's actually the first song I wrote for the album...I have been feeling pretty inspired these last few months..." She said as she glanced to Danny,who was smiling at that.
"Well I love it and so will all your fans..." Danny said as he kissed her cheek.
Soon the family went back to eating and conversing on other relative topics, such as a certain engaged daughter of the family.
"So any new updates about Jazz and Tucker wedding?..." Ember asked.
"Not entirely, Jazz says she wants enough time to plan it out, so she said the wedding would be possibly some time next year, she's been spending the last two weeks looking over magazines to find the perfect dress and still can't decide on the main color for the wedding. .." Maddie said.
"That's Jazz for you, always the perfectionist to the last minuscule detail..." Danny commented.
"Well to be fair, not every bride and groom had the kind of connections we had to have such a beautiful wedding in less than 4 months..." Ember pointed out.
Danny shrugged and soon went back to eating, while his parents continued the conversation.
"It is just all so magical, my baby boy is married, my oldest girl is engaged and I even think Dani is finally thinking about settling down herself..." Maddie said happily.
"I thought she just dumped Kevin last month,..." Ember said.
Dani was mostly a party girl when she was off duty and she rarely dated a guy for more than a few months, something of not being ready to be tied down yet.
"Yes, but we were talking and I think all of the marriages this year is finally making her consider being serious with her next man..." Maddie answered.
"Besides that Kevin guy was a loser with a six pack and a motorcycle, he didn't have anything else to offer for sweet little Dani girl... "Jack said stubbornly.
Ember laughed at that as she took a final bite from her salad and steak.
"Speaking of little girls...I would take that you guys aren't expecting one yet...or a little boy?..." Maddie asked flatly, making her son choke on his water a bit at her boldness.
"I knew it..."Danny thought as he cleared his throat at her question.
Ever since they got married, his parents have been dropping hints about grandchildren or babies and he should have expected them to somehow mention it tonight.
"Not yet Mom, we've only been married for five months, I don't think the stork is scheduled to visit it us yet..." Danny said as he turned to Ember who nodded in agreement.
"Trust me, I would know if it did, female ghosts pregnancies are way more obvious that human ones..." Ember stated.
"Such as?..." Maddie asked curiously.
"For one thing, the infant has the potential to inherit both of his parents powers and the mother temporarily develops her husband's powers as a side effect during their pregnancy..." Ember explained.
"Really?..." Jack asked in a fascinated tone.
"Totally...Kitty was able to control shadow on her own until she gave birth to the twins and the lunch lady was able to control boxes until box lunch was born..."Ember said as she recalled the memories of those mood swings they have and how bad luck followed Kitty or Boxes suddenly came to life for the lunch lady.
"So a sign that you were pregnant would be..." Jack started.
"If I suddenly produce ice or a ghostly wail, then we will know. .." Ember said confidently.
"Ghosts certainly have a fascinating way of things..." Maddie said.
"It is how it is..." Ember said.
"Just let us know if you suddenly get the chills or need to scream Ember ..." Jack said in amusement.
"That's enough dad..." Danny said in embarrassment at their insistence, though on the inside he was laughing a bit.
Ember looked on in amusement of her family's antics. Despite Jack and Maddie's eccentricities, you couldn't help but love them in the end.
And Ember sure did.
The Big News
Ember could only stare in disbelief as she looked at the state of her bathroom. This morning she woke up feeling nauseous and she went to the bathroom to vomit, she didn't pay it much mind, thinking that she just caught a bug... until she had to do so a second time and that's when it happened. The ghostly diva had sneezed and once done, she suddenly felt ice beams come out of her eyes.
The end result was that the toilet was frozen solid,encased in ice.
"No way...is it possible. .." Ember muttered as she placed a hand on her stomach.
She knew that the facts were obvious, she was a ghost with an affinity to fire, inheriting ice base powers would be impossible for someone like her...unless...
"I'm pregnant..."Ember muttered in disbelief as she found herself sitting on the floor.
She and Danny have been married for six months now and they had had their six month anniversary or "half-aversary", three days ago which ended with a special celebration in the privacy of their bedroom. The next day, Ember had felt a little winded mostly and it was only today she started vomiting and making ice and she knew the reason why...
She was going to become a mother now!
"I'm going to be a mom..." Ember said and found herself smiling widely.
She and Danny have been talking about having kids for a while, mostly do to his parents nagging but Danny said he loved the idea when the time comes. Though it seems that time is now. Ember knew that she was happy...who wouldn't be?
She was married to the love of her life and she was going to have his baby! The psychical manifestation of their love and devotion to each other...the embodiment of their undying love!
She was going to be a mom...
Later
Danny had arrived home, having successfully caught a few rogue ghosts that were terrorizing down town, as well as managing to stop some bank robbers along the way. The tired man entered his home and saw his beautiful wife of six months wearing a red evening dress and setting up the table. Danny grinned as he snucked up on her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Hello gorgeous...' Danny said as he pulled her into a kiss.
"Hi honey, how was your day?..."Ember said.
"It was alright, had to deal with some rogues but nothing I couldn't handle..," He said confidently.
"So what's the occasion? Why are you all dolled up and breaking out the good silverware?..." Danny asked as he eyed the area.
Dinner looked good, the good table cloth was out and it was even candlelit. Not to mention how stunning Ember looked right now.
"Maybe I just want a nice night with you, is that so wrong?..." Ember said in a coy tone.
Danny smiled playfully at her and shook his head.
"Not at all..." Danny said as he pulled her chair and they soon shared dinner together.
They talked and enjoyed dinner and Ember was trying to figure out the best way to break the news to him. She had to direct and memorable, which is why she went out of her way with the fancy dinner, so now all she had to do was mention it and hope he would be thrilled.
He has to be! She knew that he would, Danny loves kids and she was certain he would be happy with this, even if it has only been six months after their wedding.
"Come on Ember, now is as good of time as any..."Ember thought as she saw Danny pour some wine in a glass and offer it to her.
"I actually can't drink right now honey..." Ember said.
"Why not?..." Danny asked in a confused tone.
"Well between the vomiting and the ice beams, I don't think I could hold it down..." Ember said as a joke, hoping that he would get the meaning.
"Yeah...maybe it's best if..." Danny stopped when what Ember said finally registered in his mind.
Vomiting...ice beams..."Those words echoed in his mind and Danny was frozen until he suddenly found the power to look at Ember.
"Ember...sweetie..." Danny said in a trembling voice.
"Yes darling..." Ember said.
"Are you. ..are you. ..are really you really..." Danny tried but he couldn't out tight say the word yet.
"Yes Danny, I'm pregnant. ..we are going to have a baby...see..." Ember said as she suddenly shot an ice beam from her eyes, freezing a nearby coffee table.
Danny's jaw dropped and he stood there dumbfounded. Ember had a bad feeling about it until she suddenly saw him get up and he had a big smile on his face.
"I'M GOING TO BE A DAD!..."Danny shouted in excitement and even changed into his ghost half as well. He even started going somersaults in the air.
Ember started giggling as she saw his enthusiastic response. How or why did she ever doubt that he would be anything less than overjoyed at the thought of having a baby?
Suddenly Danny grabbed her and pulled her into a long kiss, before bringing happily at her.
"How long?..." Danny asked in excitement.
"I just found out this morning but I think our half-aversary might have been what did it..." Ember explained.
"So in nine months, we are going to be parents..."Danny said in glee.
"Or six, remember Danny that ghostly pregnancies are shorter than human ones...but since your half human, I'm not really sure exactly, it could be anytime between 6 to 9 months..." Ember admitted
"Then we have no time to lose..." Danny said as he took her hand... "First we are going to tell my parents and everyone we know, then tomorrow I'm going out and buying every baby toy and necessity the stores have to offer..." He said excitedly as his wife giggled.
"Yeah, we should get ready and the sooner the better. .." Ember said as she kept giggling.
"Yeah because nothing is too good for our little baby..." Danny said as he started rubbing Ember belly as something precious was growing inside.
The husband and wife were just so happy right now. They were happily married, with a beautiful home, successful careers, wonderful families and friends now they were going to be blessed with a beautiful bundle of joy that was made from their love.
It doesn't get any better than this...
To be continued-
Next time on Unshattered Bonds
Epilogue 3: The End
A/N: One more to go :)
REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers:
Jasonvoorhes: They certainly do...
Invader Johnny: You got that right :)
Fatcatjohn: That would be funny! LOL!
The Reviewer: How's this?
Wiseguy2415: Maybe...
Feurrige: I hope that this will do, it's not exactly deleted scenes, as it's just short looks of the start of life after the honeymoon.
Guest: Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it. Also very good interpretation of my two Ember's, you really got them pegged.
:) Till next time beautiful people, remember to read and review :)