FOUR TIMES THE TROUBLE
In the middle of the night, three figures in a car had arrived in Amity Park in front of the hotel. The first two to come out of the car was now thirteen (almost fourteen) year old Dani and Dale Phantom, Danny and Dayla's clones. Dani's hair was now a little longer reaching down to her waist and instead of tying it back in a ponytail she let it hang down and now wore a red headband, she also now wore red jeans, a blue short sleeved hoodie with a white long sleeved shirt underneath and blue converse shoes. Dale's hair got a tiny bit longer and had a small pony tail at the back of his head, he wore a green long sleeved shirt with a black vest, blue jeans and green converse shoes.
"I can't believe it's been a year since we've been back to Amity Park" Dale said.
"I can't wait to see Danny and Dayla" Dani said with a smile. "We haven't seen them since the Disasteroid incident a year ago. I've really missed them"
"Me too" Dale said as he placed a hand on her shoulder. "I also can't wait till we tell them the good news"
"Yeah. By the way Serena, do you need a hand with your bags?" Dani asked as she turned around and faced the third figure that just came out of the car.
The woman who Dani called Serena was about a thirty year old woman who had short curly blonde hair up to her shoulders, deep green eyes, wearing a pair of black jeans with boots that went to her knees, a white long sleeved shirt and a brown jacket. She smiled kindly at the two and then answered, "Thank you so much sweetie. I can't wait to meet your cousins as well"
The sun rose over Amity Park, the birds were singing and the sun shone brightly through Danny's window who was sleeping soundly in his bed, being that it was Saturday and it was one of the few days that Danny and Dayla got to sleep in without being interrupted by ghosts.
He continued to sleep when suddenly….
"DANNY WAKE UP!" Dayla shouted as she burst through his door wearing her bright green dressing gown over her pyjamas.
Danny jumped in fright at the sound of her shouted and suddenly changed into his ghost form ready to fight as he shouted, "What's going on?! Is it Vlad?! Is it Skulker?! Or is it Fright Knight?!"
Dayla immediately put her hands in front of herself in a calming gesture and said, "Woah! Danny calm down! There's no ghost fight"
Danny calmed down and gave her a glare of annoyance as he floated down and changed back into human form and asked, "Then why did you bust in my room shouting for me to wake up at…."
He looked at his clock and saw it was 7 AM in the morning and finished with an aggravated sigh, "Seven o'clock in the morning?"
"Because you're not gonna believe who's here" Dayla answered with a bright smile. Danny groaned and said, "If it's another person asking for an interview then tell them to reschedule with us when I'm sleeping in"
"It's not that. Danielle and Dale are here" Dayla said.
Danny's eyes widened and he suddenly smiled and said, "Why didn't you say so? Where are they?"
"In order, I did try to tell you and they are downstairs with mum and dad" Dayla answered.
"Well what are we waiting for let's go" Danny said in excitement as he started walking out of the room.
Dayla smirked as she then asked, "Uh Danny you might want put some pants on over those boxer shorts of yours"
Danny froze and then cringed in embarrassment and then Dayla laughed as he ran back in the room and she got out as he slammed the door. She went to her own room and got dressed herself and was finished just as Danny got out of his room and then they both headed downstairs and saw in the living room sitting on the couch in front of Jack and Maddie was Danielle and Dale.
They both turned and smiled as they saw their cousins come into the living room and then they both stood up and all four of them pulled each other into a large group hug as they all said simultaneously, "Danielle! / Dale! / Danny! / Dayla! / It's so good to see you again / how are you? / I missed you so much? / when did you guys get into town?"
They pulled apart and then giggled and chuckled over their excitement to see each other, Jack and Maddie smiled warmly at the scene for it had been so long since they had seen Danielle and Dale. They met them on the day of the Disasteroid after Danny and Dayla saved the world, before the ceremony Danny and Dayla had told them all about how Vlad had cloned them in an attempt to gain perfect clones of them in order to have them as his children, how he fooled Dani and Dale to help him kidnap Danny and Dayla in order to get their mid-morph DNA in order to stabilise the good clones and how they stopped him together once Dani and Dale realised Vlad was just using them and was going to let them die.
They then told them how Vlad then had lied to Valerie, getting her to capture them so he could melt them down in order to figure out how they seemed to survive so long without being stabilised, Danny, Dayla and Valerie teaming up to save them and how they used the Ecto-Dejecto to stabilise Dani and Dale.
Maddie and Jack felt even more angry and disgusted towards Vlad and then felt sad for Dani and Dale when they told them they had been living on their own ever since. They didn't want them to be alone anymore so on the day after the ceremony, they were going to adopt them into the family however before they could, they had left to travel the world but both of them had made a promise to not only Danny and Dayla but to themselves that the next time they saw them, they would adopt them.
They all sat back down on the couch and Dani and Dale began to tell about their adventures around the world, all the countries they had been too and all the wonders they had seen, but there had been hard times for them as well since they had no money, there were times where they couldn't get food and would sometimes go several days without it.
Jack, Maddie, Danny and Dayla looked down feeling guilt that they didn't ask them to be part of their family sooner. Jack then spoke, "So Dani and Dale, now that you've two have travelled the world Maddie and I were wondering if maybe you two would like to come and live with us?"
Dani and Dale's eyes widened as Dale then asked, "Are you two asking what we think you're asking?"
Maddie smiled warmly and then asked what she had been wanting to ask them for a long time, "Would you two like to become Fenton's?"
Dani and Dale smiled but then it dropped for a moment and then Dani spoke up and said, "Uh that is very nice of you and we would love to become part of your family but….we're kind of already being adopted"
"WHAT?!" Jack, Maddie, Danny and Dayla all exclaimed not in anger or sadness but shock.
"You're already being adopted? By who?" Dayla asked.
"Her name is Serena. We met her in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago" Dale answered. "She's actually on her way here because we wanted you to meet her"
"I'm sorry if we've upset you" Dani said.
They all came out of their shock and then Maddie said, "Oh no dear we're not upset. It was just a bit of shock that's all and we'd love to meet this Serena"
Dani and Dale smiled and then they heard the sound of a car pull up outside and looked out the window to see Serena coming out of the car. They both then excused themselves and walked outside to go and invite her in.
"We were too late. I should've asked them before they even left a year ago" Maddie said sadly. Danny then spoke up, "Listen, we're all feeling the same thing but as long as Dani and Dale are happy then I'm happy. We should all do the same"
They all nodded their heads realising Danny was right, the door then opened again and then Dani and Dale walked inside with Serena and then Danny, Dayla, Jack and Maddie all stood up.
"Guys this is Serena Adams our soon to be mother" Dani introduced.
She smiled warmly as she shook all their hands and said, "It's very to meet you all. Dani and Dale have told me all about you. Especially you and your sister"
"It's nice to meet you too" They all said individually and then they all took their seats. Dayla then asked, "So Selena, how did you meet Dani and Dale?"
"Well I was having dinner at one of my favourite restaurants a few months ago and then that's when I saw Dani and Dale landed in the street in their ghost forms and then watched in amazement from the window as they changed into their human forms, they were walking past looking at the food hungrily and it tore my heart as I watched them check their pockets searching for money but they didn't have any" Selena explained. "As I looked them over, I felt so sad to see them clothes that were so ripped I was surprised they stayed together and so hungry. I finished my meal and then I headed outside to find them. I finally found them in the alley just next to the restaurant, looking through the rubbish bin for food…."
FLASHBACK-A FEW MONTHS AGO
Selena looked at Dani and Dale in sadness as they scurried through the rubbish bin for food that the chefs had probably thrown out. They both then phased out their hands out of the bin and sighed as they looked down.
She then walked up to them and said, "You won't find anything fresh in there"
They both looked at her with slight fear, she continued to smile gently at them and then said, "What are your names?"
"Uh….you didn't see us do anything weird right?" Dani asked.
"You mean did I see you two use your ghost powers? It's okay, I saw and I won't tell anyone" Selena said. "I just want to know your names"
Dani and Dale looked at each other and then Dale said, "I'm Dale and this is my twin sister Dani"
Selena smiled and then said, "I'm Selena. You know for a moment when I saw you two, I thought you might have been the Phantom Twins but when now I see that though you two may not be them, you do look like them"
"That's because we're their cousins…..or well we're actually….their clones" Dani answered hesitantly.
Selena said nothing at first but then offered, "You children look like you both could use a hot meal and a warm bed. If you want, you two can come stay with me?"
"We don't want to be any trouble ma'am" Dale said. "We have to get to Amity Park and see our cousins, they must be really worried about us"
"You two won't make it far. You're both starving" Selena said with concern. "Come to my place and let me give you some food a place to sleep, once you both have your strength up I'll take you both to Amity Park myself"
Dani and Dale's stomach rumbled and they both blushed in embarrassment. They both nodded and accepted her offer and followed her to her apartment…
"….and so for the past few months Dani and Dale have lived with me" Selena continued. "I then realised how much I care about them and since I can't have children of my own, I asked them if they would like to be adopted by me"
"And we said yes so by the end of this week, the paper work will be signed and Selena will be our mum" Dani finished. "Not only that, we're moving here to Amity Park so we could be close to you guys"
"We wanted to know if you guys could be there next Saturday when the adoption papers get signed by the judge" Dale said.
They were all silent but they all smiled at Dani and Dale and then Danny said, "Of course we'll be there. Um….congratulations you two. I hope you guys will be happy together as a family"
"Yeah congratulations" Dayla said.
Selena could see the slight sadness in all their eyes and so she gently placed her hands on Danny and Dayla's and said, "I can see all of you are a little bit sad because I had a feeling that you were going to adopt Dani and Dale first, but don't worry just because I'm adopting them does not mean you won't still be family"
They all smiled at her, but then suddenly Danny and Dayla couldn't help but feel a weird aura coming from Selena as she released her hands, it was a familiar aura they usually felt with ghosts but their ghost sense didn't come, so they shrugged it off for now and watched as Selena hugged Dani and Dale.
Later that night Dani, Dale and Selena went back to the hotel they were staying at and as the twin clones slept in their beds, a shadowy figure entered the room and held its hands just above their heads, suddenly Dani and Dale's bodies started glowing a deep purple aura and a small amount of energy left their bodies and went to the figure.
The next day, Dani and Dale were hanging out with Danny, Dayla, Andrew, Sam, Tucker and Valerie at the Nasty Burger for lunch and they were really happy to see them again, although Dani and Dale shared their feelings, they seemed pretty tired like. They all got their food and by the time they finished eating, Dani and Dale had finished telling them about all the countries they went to and about Selena adopting them in a few days.
"Dani, Dale are you two okay? You both look like you had a rough night" Valerie asked as she saw how tired they were.
"I guess with all the excitement going on, we're both just really tired" Dani answered.
Selena then entered the restaurant and smiled as she saw Dani and Dale sitting with the others at a table and then walked up to them and asked, "Hi. Are you two ready for the movies?"
Dani and Dale smiled and nodded as they stood up. Dale then said as he gestured to the others, "Oh sorry. Selena this is Danny's girlfriend Sam Manson, Dayla's boyfriend Andrew Knight, Valerie Gray and Tucker Foley"
Selena smiled and shook each of their hands and once again, Danny and Dayla felt the same aura coming from her. She then noticed how tired Dani and Dale looked and asked in concern, "Are you two okay?"
"We're just really tired" Dale answered. She looked them over and then suggested, "Are you sure? We can skip the movie if you want"
"No we'll be fine" Dale and Dani said in unison. Dani then said, "It's just from all the excitement and it was a really long drive yesterday. Seeing a movie will do us both some good"
Selena smiled and then after saying their goodbyes, the three left for the cinema. They all didn't notice the worried looks on Danny and Dayla's faces as they left the restaurant, but the others did.
"Guys are you two okay?" Sam asked. "We all can tell somethings bothering you both"
Dayla sighed and said, "You guys know us too well. There's something I don't know….weird about Selena. Don't get me wrong she's great but, yesterday when she touched mine and Danny's hands, we could feel the same aura we feel when there are ghosts around, but our ghost senses didn't react and just now it was a bit stronger this time, but according to the Fenton Watch, there's still no ghosts around"
"And you're sure it only happened when Selena was around?" Andrew asked.
"Positive. We both felt it" Danny answered. "I think she might be a ghost"
"But Danny she doesn't even look ghostly" Valerie pointed out. Danny then said, "Well neither did Spectra when she pretended to be the school therapist during Spirit Week or Dora when she pretended to be a human when the whole beauty pageant thing happened"
"True" Valerie agreed.
"So what do we do?" Tucker asked. "It's not like you can just ask if she's a ghost"
"No we're not gonna do that Tucker, we're just keep an eye on her when she's near us and also keep an eye on Dani and Dale" Danny answered.
"You're not gonna spy on them are you?" Sam asked. They both shook their heads and then Dayla answered, "No we're not gonna spy on them. We're just gonna keep an eye on them and if the whole thing turns out that we're wrong then everything is fine"
Dayla's nose suddenly twitched and then suddenly, "AAACHOOO!"
She pulled out her hanky and wiped her nose as Andrew asked in concern, "Are you okay Dayla? You've been looking under the weather a little lately"
She sniffled a little and then answered, "I'm fine. I might be catching a cold but I'm sure it's nothing"
"Okay. Just don't push yourself hard and if it gets worse, maybe see a doctor" Andrew said as he wrapped his arm around her.
"Yeah he's right. We don't need to catch your sickness" Tucker said with a smirk. It then dropped when he saw everyone give him an annoyed glare and then he said, "And I hope you're not getting sick because you're my friend"
Later that evening, Jack had invited Dani, Dale, Selena, Andrew, Sam, Tucker, Valerie, Sam's parents and grandmother, Andrew's mother, Tucker's parents and Valerie's dad over for a Sunday barbeque. Danny and Dayla kept their eyes on Selena as they continued to feel the same aura around her every time she came near them.
Suddenly Danny's, Dayla's, Dani's and Dale's ghost senses went off and all four of them had changed into their ghost forms, Dale's ghost form hadn't changed since the last time except he and Dani now wore fingerless gloves with flaming edges on the ends and Dani's jumpsuit now covered her midriff.
Suddenly the meat from the grill started floating around everywhere and as it flew in a circle, Lunch Lady appeared in her meat monster form and screamed at Jack, "HOW DARE YOU COOK VEGGIE PATTIES!"
She then pointed her giant meaty finger at Sam and roared, "AND HOW DARE YOU EAT THEM!"
She was about to grab Sam and Jack with her giant meaty hands, but they were suddenly blown off by four ectoblasts. She growled and turned to see it was Danny, Dayla, Dani and Dale who blasted them.
Before she could anything, Dale suddenly blasted one of her legs off and then Dani blasted the other one off and then Danny and Dayla then combined their powers and blasted the head right off with a huge ecto energy ball.
The Lunch Lady's meat body then fell apart and all was left was her in her regular ghost form. Dayla then pulled out the Fenton Thermos and sucked her in.
"Looks like dinner's over" Danny joked. "Now who wants dessert?"
They both suddenly heard Dani and Dale groan a little as they changed back into their human forms. Everyone looked at them in concern as Selena then asked, "Are you two okay?"
"Just feeling really tired" Both Dani and Dale answered wearily.
"This is twice in one day" Danny pointed out. "Maybe you two should go and get some rest"
"Are you sure? We don't want to ruin the barbeque" Dani said.
"Oh don't worry dear. You're not ruining anything, just get home and get some rest and we'll see you tomorrow when Danny and Dayla get home from school" Maddie said with a gentle smile.
They all nodded and then Dale said, "Thank you for inviting us to dinner. The food was very delicious"
"Aw shucks I'm glad you liked it" Jack said with a grin as the three left. "Next time I'll put out that turbo grill we've been working on"
A few moments later, all the teens were in the living room talking to each other. Dayla then said, "Okay now I'm really starting to worry. That was the second time today"
"Did you feel the same aura around Selena?" Andrew asked. Danny and Dayla nodded and then Dayla said, "Yep. The same aura every time she came near us. Something's going on with that woman and we need to investigate"
"I just hope Dani and Dale are a lot better tomorrow" Danny said.
"ARCHOOO!" Dayla sneezed.
"Don't worry guys. I bet after a good night's rest, they'll be better and full of energy" Tucker said reassuringly.
Tucker couldn't have been any more wrong. For the past four days, Dani and Dale seemed more and more tired every time they saw them and the aura had grown stronger around Selena every day and it wasn't just in their ghost forms, Dani and Dale also seemed to be feeling weak in their ghost forms as well that they barely had enough energy to transform or fire ecto blasts at the ghosts during a fight.
Danny and Dayla were in the lab that afternoon with Sam and Andrew, talking to Jack and Maddie about Dani and Dale and what they had felt around Selena.
"And you're both sure you only felt this aura whenever Selena was around?" Maddie asked.
"It's like we said, we first felt it when Selena had come to our house and now every day it has gotten stronger" Danny confirmed. "And Dani and Dale seem to be really tired all the time, like they were when they started destabilizing a year ago"
"Hmmm…..it might be possible that Selena is either connected to a ghost or she is a ghost" Jack suggested. "But without evidence or a clue, we can't confirm it"
"Have you two thought about talking to Dani and Dale about this?" Maddie asked.
"Talk to Dani and Dale about what?" They all suddenly heard behind them and they turned to see Dani and Dale finishing coming down the stairs. Dani then asked, "What's going on guys?"
"Uh….well we're all just really worried about you two" Sam said. "You both have been really tired ever since you guys came to Amity Park"
"It's not only that isn't it?" Dani asked.
They were all silent but then Danny decided to tell them the truth and answered, "Okay. Look guys, there's something up with Selena. For a few days we've felt this weird spectral aura around her and we think…"
Danny paused for a second. Dale then asked, "You think what?"
"We think that it's possible she might be a ghost" Dayla answered.
Dani and Dale looked shocked but then frowned as Dale then asked, "Why would you guys even think that?"
"There's no way Selena is a ghost" Dani then said.
Andrew then said, "Hang on. We're just worried about you guys. I mean you both look like your always low on energy and Danny and Dayla have felt this weird aura around her. Don't you think it could be possible that something weird is going on?"
"All we can see is our two cousins accusing people of being ghosts just by a feeling" Dani snapped. "Can't you guys just be happy for us? Ever since Vlad betrayed us, all we wanted was to be part of something. To be part of a family and then when a woman who has done nothing but shown us that she cares about us turns up, you're all acting like she's some kind of criminal!"
"Thanks for the support guys" Dale then said sarcastically.
"Guys wait…." Danny and Dayla tried to speak but Dani and Dale just changed into their ghost forms and phased out of the building.
"That was a disaster" Dayla said sarcastically. "Now they're mad at us"
Sam then suggested, "Maybe give them some space for a while. They'll come round eventually"
It was midnight and Danny and Dayla were in an alleyway invisible near the hotel where Dani, Dale and Selena were staying at. Although Sam suggested they give Dani and Dale some space, they had to make sure that Selena wasn't a ghost.
They started flying around the windows, looking for the room they were staying in until finally they found it and saw Dani and Dale sleeping peacefully in their beds. The door then opened and they watched as Selena walked in and she smiled warmly at the sleeping Dani and Dale.
Everything had looked normal and Danny and Dayla were about to leave when suddenly Selena started glowing purple and then her body started changing, her short curly blonde hair changed to long and purple and her skin turned black while her eyes changed to a pupiless red with purple lips.
Danny was about to scream but then Dayla quickly covered his mouth and they continued to watch as she raised her hands above Dani and Dale's sleeping forms. Dayla quickly pulled out her phone and took a few pictures as Selena extracted some sort of purple aura from them and transferred it to her own body.
She then changed back to her disguise and then left the room. Dayla then dragged Danny away from the building and landed on the roof of another one. Danny then asked in shock, "What the heck was that?!"
"Well that definitely confirms that she's a ghost" Dayla said. "The main question is, what was she doing to Dani and Dale?"
"It doesn't matter! We have to go back and tell them" Danny said feeling scared for their cousins and was about to fly off back to the hotel when Dayla grabbed his hand and then said, "Danny! I understand that they're in danger but we can't go rushing into a fight when we don't know anything about this ghost!"
Danny calmed down and then nodded as he agreed, "You're right. What was I thinking? So what do we do?"
"First we go home and try and get some sleep, then tomorrow we call everyone else and let them know what's going on and then we're gonna pay a visit to Phoenix" Dayla answered. "Like Frostbite, she may have a clue on who that ghost is"
The next morning, Danny and Dayla had called everyone and had them meet down in the lab. Danny and Dayla then replayed everything they saw to them and showed them the pictures that Dayla took on her phone.
"This definitely explains the strange aura you have been feeling around her lately" Tucker said.
"Any clue what kind of ghost that is Mrs Fenton?" Valerie asked.
Maddie looked at the picture again and then shook her head as she answered, "I have never seen this ghost before. Even after Danny and Dayla showed that list of ghosts they have met, this is a whole new one"
"Looks like we're off to the Ghost Zone to visit Phoenix" Andrew said. Sam then said, "We better hurry, they're going to the court house in an hour to have the adoption papers signed"
"Okay Danny and I will go into the Ghost Zone to see Phoenix" Danny said. "The rest of you need to get to that court house and stall them as long as you can"
Danny and Dayla changed into their ghost forms and then flew through the portal and entered the Ghost Zone while the others headed out of the lab and started heading for the court house.
Dani, Dale and Selena had arrived at the Amity Park Court House and standing there at the steps waiting was Jack, Maddie, Tucker, Sam, Andrew and Valerie.
"Thank you all for coming" Selena said with a joyful smile. "This means everything to us"
"Where's Danny and Dayla?" Dale asked.
"Uh…they're not feeling well" Tucker lied weakly. Sam then added on, "Uh yeah there's been a bit of a cold going round"
"Hmmm that would explain the sneezing Dayla's been doing lately" Dani pointed out.
"Oh well, we can celebrate back at Fenton Works once the papers are signed" Selena said and they were about to enter the court house when Jack suddenly said, "Uh wait! I just wanted to tell you all something before we went in…."
Meanwhile in the Ghost Zone, Danny and Dayla arrived at Phoenix's volcanic island home and showed her the picture and told them everything. Phoenix eyes furrowed but then turned to fear and then said, "You two need to get Dani and Dale away from her immediately"
"What is she?" Dayla asked. "Is she that dangerous?"
"Extremely" Phoenix answered as she pulled out a book and opened it to a page which had a picture of Selena in it and then explained, "Her name was Selena Adams when she was alive but now her name is Auriana and she's known as the Weeping Mother"
"The Weeping Mother?" Danny and Dayla asked in unison.
Phoenix nodded and continued, "When she was alive, she really wanted to have children of her own but unfortunately couldn't and died a broken hearted woman. She came back as a ghost and discovered that she had the powers to take the energy from children and absorb them into herself, without it she can't survive but if she steals enough energy from Dani and Dale, they'll….well….they'll die"
Danny and Dayla gasped and immediately started flying back to Amity Park at top speed with only one thought in mind, they had to save Dani and Dale!
Meanwhile back in Amity Park, Jack was still talking keeping them all distracted as best as he could, "And I told the cook at the restaurant to make sure to add lots of fudge to my ice cream, but I don't think he paid any attention to me…."
"Uh Mr Fenton is there a point to all this?" Selena asked.
"Uh point?" Jack asked. Selena sighed and said, "Yes a point. You're keeping us from the judge"
"Oh sorry. I didn't realise, you know how I pick a subject and go on and on and on and on and on and on and on…." Jack began to yammer on and then Dani cut in, "You're doing it again"
"I am?" Jack asked.
"YES!" Dani, Dale and Selena all said at the same time. Selena then said, "Now it's time to see the judge"
"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!" They all heard a shout.
They all turned and saw Danny and Dayla flying towards them and then they landed in front of them. Dani and Dale both then asked, "I thought you two were sick?"
"We're not" Dayla answered. "We had everyone here lie to keep you from seeing the judge, you two need to get away from that woman right now"
"What's going on here?" Selena asked.
"Ugh! Please tell me you're not going on about this whole Selena is a ghost thing?" Dale asked in annoyance.
"She is a ghost though! She has been stealing your energy from you at night just so she can survive" Danny said. "You both have to trust us on this. That's why you two have been so weak and tired lately"
"That's enough! None of us want to hear it anymore" Dani shouted.
"Guys they're telling the truth!" Valerie exclaimed. She then turned to Danny and Dayla and said, "Show them the picture guys"
Dayla pulled her phone out and handed it to them, Dani and Dale looked at the phone and they were both silent as they saw the pictures of Selena changing her form and then stealing energy from them. They both then turned to Selena and then Dale asked fearfully, "Selena what's going on?"
"Is it true?" Dani asked hoping that everything was a lie.
Selena looked down but then looked back up at them and her eyes glowed red and went pupiless as she said, "I guess there's no point hiding anymore"
There was a bright flash of light and then suddenly Selena changed her form into the one they saw on the picture. Dani and Dale both then whispered in fear, "Oh my gosh! They were right!"
"I am Auriana, the Weeping Mother" She said. "And now I shall take your energy!"
Her shadow arms suddenly expanded and grabbed onto Danny, Sam, Tucker, Valerie and Andrew they all groaned as they started feeling their energy being ripped from their bodies.
"KIDS NO!" Jack and Maddie screamed in fright and pulled out their blasters and were about to fire at them but Auriana growled and simply swatted them away with a burst of energy and then used it to hold them against the wall. She continued to drain their energy and caused Danny and Dayla to change back into their human forms.
"STOP IT!" Dani and Dale shouted and then changed into their ghost forms, not caring how weak they were feeling.
They both then shouted, "WE SAID STOP IIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!"
That last word suddenly came out into two Ghostly Wails, Auriana screamed as the raw energy hit her and caused her to let go of Sam, Tucker, Andrew, Valerie, Danny and Dayla. She was pushed right into a car and continued to scream in pain as the wails continued to hit her.
Dani and Dale stopped their wails and groaned as they felt completely wiped out and then fell to their hands and knees. Everyone sat up and then Andrew said, "Looks like Dani and Dale have finally got their Ghostly Wails"
They all then heard a shout of anger and then Auriana launched herself and grabbed Dani and Dale but their necks and pinned them against the walls of the building and said, "Now you two will die!"
"NO DON'T!" Everyone shouted but were still feeling weak from being drained of their energy to try and stop her.
Auriana looked at Dani and Dale in their fear filled eyes and was about to start draining them of every ounce of their energy but then stopped and her anger suddenly turned to sadness. As she continued to look in their eyes, she remembered everything they had done together in the past few months.
Ectoplasmic tears fell from her eyes and she let go of them, she then looked at her hands and looked back at Dani and Dale and whispered in despair, "What have I done? I've become a monster"
She continued to weep while saying, "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. No mother should ever harm her children"
Suddenly her body started glowing and she spread out her arms and suddenly all the energy she had stolen from everyone started going back to them. Dani and Dale both then asked, "What are you doing?"
"Giving back your energy as well as everyone else's I have stolen over the past few years" Auriana answered. She suddenly groaned and her body started fading as she said, "This is the end for me"
Dani and Dale started tearing up and they both asked, "Why would you do this?"
She smiled sadly at them both and wiped the few stray tears from their faces and then answered, "Because that is what a mother does, protects her children"
She then turned to Maddie who was now free along with Jack and said, "Take care of them and love them like a real mother should"
With one burst of light Auriana's body fully faded away and she was gone. Dani and Dale both fell to their knees and started crying. Danny and Dayla walked up and kneeled in front of them and they both heard Dani first say, "She may have turned out to be a ghost…."
"But she was still a mother deep down in her core and in our hearts" Dale finished.
Danny and Dayla pulled them into a hug and allowed them to cry on their shoulders.
A week later, they were all back at the court house and with a judge who was signing the adoption papers and then said with a smiled as he handed them to Jack and Maddie, "Congratulations Dani and Dale, you are both officially Fenton's"
Everyone cheered for the newest members of the Fenton Family and they all celebrated with a party that evening. Danny, Dale, Dani, Sam, Tucker, Dayla, Valerie and Andrew looked up at the night sky that night thinking about Auriana.
"She gave us a second chance and now a new family once again" Dale said. Dani then added, "We will never forget her"
Danny and Dayla held their new siblings close and then Danny said, "Neither will we guys"
"Neither will we" Dayla added.
Valerie then raised her cup of soda and said, "To Auriana and to Dani and Dale"
"To Auriana and Dani and Dale" Everyone repeated as they raised their cups in the air and tapped them against each other.
THE END
NEXT TIME ON THE PHANTOM TWINS:
The Guys In White are back for revenge! The now rogue organisation is willing to do anything to capture and torture Danny and Dayla Phantom for shutting them down after the Disasteroid. Plus what is going on with Dayla? Why is she feeling really sick? Will the Guys in White have their revenge? Find out next time on the Phantom Twins in: The Return of the Guys In White!