AUTHOR'S NOTES:
The challenges in this chapter were inspired by Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and also the book series Deltora Quest by Emily Rodda. Thank you to everyone who has read and reviewed Season 4 of the Phantom Twins. There are only two chapters left after this, but don't worry Danny and Dayla will return in The Phantom Twins: World's Collide, a collaboration story I'm doing with LooneyAces next year and he's calling it Dani Phantom: The Dimensional War.
Please remember to read and review my other stories as well
SAVING DAYLA
DANNY VOICEOVER
For as long as I can remember, there has never been a moment when Dayla wasn't by my side. Ever since we were four years old, we had always stuck by each other no matter what and I can't imagine having a better twin sister than her. I can't count all the times Dayla has saved my neck whenever we fight ghosts and I would always do the same for her and right now is one of those times.
Dayla is in trouble, thanks to that time we fought Vlad's mutant ghost animals, Dayla has been transformed into some sort of half-human, half-ghost mutant animal monster but it's not just that, because of the mutant animal ectoplasmic chemical inside her, she's running out of time.
I will do whatever it takes to save my sister and I only hope that we find a cure in time.
Dayla groaned a little as she laid down inside the containment chamber, she opened her eyes and smiled a little as she saw Andrew standing in front of the glass placing his hand on the glass.
She reached over and touched the glass as if she was trying to touch his hand on it, but then she looked down in sadness as she saw her clawed hand instead touching the glass. She groaned again feeling weak and fell back unconscious.
"Hang on Dayla" Andrew whispered. "We'll have you back to normal soon. I promise"
Danny walked over and placed a hand on Andrew's shoulder in comfort, he too was going through turmoil. It was hard watching his twin sister constantly in pain from her transformation and what Vlad had done to her.
Jack was at the lab table working constantly trying to find a cure with Jazz, who had come home for a visit only to find out what happened to Dayla and was also working with Frostbite who they contacted for help and he brought along as many medicinal herbs he had from the Far Frozen, hoping they would be able to help. Maddie was constantly at the computer with Tucker keeping an eye on Dayla's vitals and also trying to work out a cure.
Sam walked over to Danny and held his hand in comfort. He gave her a grateful smile and then it dropped as he looked back at Dayla and said, "I keep almost looking to Dayla for some advice on what we should do, but then I remember that is Dayla in the containment unit"
Valerie then asked Tucker and Maddie, "How's everything going here?"
"Although with Tucker, Jazz and Frostbite helping us, we still can't seem to find a cure that could help Dayla" Maddie answered sadly. Tears started forming in her eyes and she looked down, "I don't know what to do. My baby girl needs me and I can't come up with anything to help her"
Danny walked over and hugged his mother tightly and said, "Don't give up mum. Just do the best you can, that's all we can do"
Maddie hugged Danny back and then Tucker said, "Dayla's condition is growing worse by the minute. The chemical is breaking down her cells at a rapid pace and if it continues, she'll…she'll…."
"We won't let that happen" Danny said with determination. "We can't let it happen"
Dani and Dale looked at Dayla asleep in the containment chamber and said in unison, "Be strong sis"
Frostbite then thought of something and asked, "Danny, you explained to me that Dayla had gotten like this in the first place because of a mutant ghost animal correct?"
Danny nodded and answered, "Yeah. We were fighting mutant ghost animals and then Dayla got a cut from fighting one of them"
"And who was it who created those mutant ghost animals in the first place?" Frostbite asked.
Danny's eyes widened as he knew exactly who created it and started catching on to what Frostbite was saying and said, "Vlad Plasmius. So maybe…"
"If Plasmius had made the whole chemical that created those mutant ghosts in the first place, then maybe he can also cure it" Frostbite finished.
"There is no way Vlad will help us just because we ask him to" Sam said. "He's gonna want Danny to do something for him and I can tell it won't be good"
"Indeed Ms Manson" They suddenly heard and then suddenly Vlad had phased into the lab through the roof in his ghost form along with Fright Knight who was holding a brief case in his hands.
Danny, Dani and Dale changed into their ghost forms, while everyone else pulled out weapons ready to attack Vlad. Danny then growled, "Plasmius! What are you doing here?"
"Now, now Daniel. That is no way to treat an old friend of the family now isn't it?" Vlad said with a chuckle.
"Friend?! Friend?! You tried to kill me, hurt my children, pretended to be my friend and tried to take over the world!" Jack shouted in anger. "And to top it all off, thanks to your mutant ghost animals, it has changed my daughter into that and it's killing her! You are no friend of mine!"
"I am aware of what the chemical is doing to her" Vlad said. "I've known all this time, I've known from the second she was wounded on the arm by one of my creatures. I can even cure it"
Everyone continued to glare at him, Vlad snapped his fingers and then Fright Knight brought up the brief case and then Vlad opened the lid and revealed ten vials of a glowing blue liquid in each one. He then said, "What you are looking at is ten vials of the cure. One of them I will give to you to cure poor little Dayla for a price"
"What's to stop any of us to simply taking the briefcase off you right now Plasmius?" Sam snapped.
"Simple. You attack me and I destroy every single one of these vials and your sister will have no chance" Vlad answered.
Everyone's eyes widened in fear and then they all lowered their weapons and then Vlad said as he continued to grin, "Good. Now here's the deal Daniel. You have two of those journal pages and I have the third one right here. I'm giving you ten whole hours to use those pages to find the Amulet of Kyba and bring it back here. If you do this before the ten hours is up, I will give you the cure and you can save your sister, if not then no cure shall be given to her and your sister will die"
"Why can't you get it yourself?" Dale asked.
Vlad said nothing and then pulled out the other two journal pages and said, "Sojourn the ghost who wrote the pages, didn't want anyone evil to find the amulet and so he placed a charm on these pages so only those pure of heart can retrieve it and I won't be able to remove it from its protective case since not only someone who is both dead and alive at the same can open it, but also someone who is pure of heart"
"Danny you can't seriously trust Plasmius here! He's the reason Dayla was mutated in the first place!" Andrew shouted.
Sam then shouted, "And what's to say that he won't just destroy the cure anyway even if you get the amulet?!"
"I maybe an evil man here Samantha but I am not a man without honour, I will give you the cure but only if Danny makes in time for each hour gone, I will destroy one vial" Vlad said. "So let me ask you something boy, do you want your sister to die?"
Danny looked between his family, girlfriend and friends and then back at Vlad, he realised he didn't have a choice and said, "I'll do it. Not for you Vlad but for Dayla"
"But Danny…" Sam began but then Danny cut in, "I don't have a choice Sam. It may be a deal with the devil, but there's no other options"
Sam looked down and realised Danny was right. Vlad handed Danny the first journal page and then Danny nodded to Jack. Jack walked over to the safe on the wall and entered the code, the door opened and he pulled out the other two journal pages and them to Danny.
"Oh and just to make sure you don't try anything Little Badger, Fright Knight shall be accompanying you" Vlad said. Danny growled and then said, "Fine whatever, but Frostbite comes along as well to make sure nightmare boy over here doesn't try anything as well"
Vlad chuckled and then said, "Touché"
Jack and Maddie gave Danny a hug and then Maddie said, "Be safe Danny"
Dani and Dale then each gave him a hug and then Jazz did as she said, "Be careful little brother"
Valerie then gave him a hug and then Danny said to Andrew, "Watch over Dayla man"
He nodded and then looked at Dayla again. Sam and Danny both then hugged and gave each other a kiss and then Danny said, "I'll be back. I promise"
"Just watch your back Danny" Sam said and then after giving him one more kiss, Danny, Frostbite and Fright Knight entered the portal and went into the Ghost Zone.
As the three ghosts flew through the Ghost Zone with Fright Knight behind them, Frostbite whispered to Danny, "Great One, are you sure about this?"
"There's no other way. I'll do whatever it takes to save my sister. She would've done the same for me" Danny said with determination. He then asked, "Are you with me?"
Frostbite nodded and answered, "Always my friend"
They stopped and then Danny pulled out the journal pages, the first page glowed white and then suddenly writing had appeared on and Danny read it in his mind.
The location where the Amulet of Kyba is kept deep within the Ghost Zone. Beyond where time is controlled and maintained and three hundred miles from where the Observants maintain order and law is the Island of Emotions. Upon the island reader is an old ancient temple forged from a cave and built by the Ancients for Bergthora, Nova and Kyba before they became enemies is where you shall find the amulet. Once there, the second and third page of this journal will reveal the clues to get passed the ancient traps and challenges laid by Nova himself.
I wish whoever is reading this luck for the challenges are not easy.
"What's keeping you whelp?! Hurry it up" Fright Knight sneered.
"Alright, alright already! Yeesh!" Danny snapped back. He then said, "We must travel deep within the Ghost Zone, past the Observants where apparently there is an Island there called the Island of Emotions"
"I have heard stories about the Island of Emotions, some have claim to have seen it but no-one travels to the deep side of the Ghost Zone to find out. The Observants had told everyone there is nothing out there and there was no point in exploring it" Frostbite said. "Now I'm thinking why they said it, they must've known the Amulet of Kyba is hidden there and wanted to make sure no-one evil finds it"
"We better get a move on, the more time we waste the less chance we have at saving Dayla" Danny said and with that, the three started moving again following the journals instructions.
They were all unaware that Clockwork and the Observants were watching them through the monitoring screens. Justeco then commanded, "You must stop him Clockwork! If Plasmius gets his hands on the Amulet, it will be disastrous for us all!'
"I will not interfere or meddle with anything" Clockwork said in an annoyed tone. "The Phantom Twins destiny and Vlad Plasmius's destiny are connected. I must let everything play out the way it's supposed to be, for if I don't the time stream will be severely damaged and chaos will be assured"
Justeco and Elusto were silent and then Elusto spoke, "Once more, you are quite certain that the two teenage hybrids are the ones? The ones who will wear the other two amulets and fully destroy the Amulet of Kyba?"
"The future is not set in stone but I assure you, they are the ones and they will defeat Vlad Plasmius" Clockwork answered with pride. "I have full faith in them not only as their mentor but as their friend"
They were silent once again and then Justeco said, "Very well Clockwork. We shall trust your judgement, but if all shall go wrong we will be the ones to take care of Plasmius ourselves"
Back at Fenton Works, a smash could be heard on the floor of the lab. Vlad had dropped the first vial of the cure and smashed it with his foot with a smug grin and then said, "One hour down and nine to go"
They all glared at him but then stopped as they heard Dayla wince and groan in pain. They could her sweating, Andrew picked up the bowl of water and walked inside the containment chamber, he squeezed the water out of the cloth and then dabbed it on Dayla's forehead.
Her eyes opened up and she said in a whisper, "Andrew…"
"Dayla" Andrew said and caressed her face. "How you feeling?"
"Like I'm burning inside" Dayla answered and then gave another wince of pain. Some tears left her eyes and she pleaded, "Please don't leave me alone"
"I'm not going anywhere" Andrew said. "I promise you"
She nodded and with a small smile, she fell back asleep and then Andrew pushed her hair back and gave her a kiss on the cheek and said, "Be strong my love"
He then hopped out of the containment chamber and shut the door. Everyone then frowned as they heard Vlad chuckled and the he said, "You know it wouldn't be so horrible if poor little Dayla ends up dying. It's one less Fenton to worry about"
Jack growled and clenched his fist, he had enough. He ran towards Vlad and shoved him to the ground, he raised his fist and was about to deliver a punch right to his face but Maddie, Dani and Dale grabbed his arms and held him back as Maddie said, "Jack no!"
They pulled him off Vlad and then Maddie said, "I know it's hard and believe me, there's nothing more than I want to blast his ecto butt right out of our house, but right now he has the key to saving Dayla"
"She's right Jack. Harm me again and I will destroy the other vials and your daughter will have no chance" Vlad said.
Jack growled and then sneered, "Fine for now you fiend"
Danny, Frostbite and Fright Knight continued to travel deep into the Ghost Zone, following the journal pages instructions and after a few more minutes of travelling, they all stopped and looked in awe at the sight of a beautiful island. They landed on the floor and saw all the wonders of the island, a flowing river of glowing purple water which seemed to change colours every few seconds, different coloured trees bearing all kinds of strange glowing fruits and different forms of spectral wildlife walking amongst the island.
"This is amazing" Danny said.
"The Island of Emotions. I have heard many rumours in my after-life of this place but I'd never thought I'd see it with my own eyes" Frostbite said with wonder and amazement.
"Enough sightseeing" Fright Knight snapped impatiently. "Keep moving"
Danny and Frostbite glared at him and then took to the air to and started looking for the temple, it didn't take them long before they found a cave entrance that had statues at the front of two lions. They landed in front of it and they looked above and saw writing on the plaque in Esperanto.
Frostbite read it aloud, "La Templo de Nova kaj Bergthora, la veraj gardistoj de la Fantoma Zono. Translated into English is the Temple of Nova and Bergthora, the true guardians of the Ghost Zone"
"Frostbite any idea who this Nova and Bergthora were?" Danny asked. Frostbite shook his head and said, "I only know that Nova and Bergthora were brother and sister and they were ghosts who existed before me, before most of us"
Danny entered the temple first, but as Frostbite and Fright Knight were about to enter a shield suddenly appeared in front of them and stopped them from entering. Danny turned and watched as the lion statues heads then glared at them with their eyes flashing a pure white and they growled, "Only one may enter. Only one who is both dead and alive at the same time may enter"
"It looks like your own your own Danny Phantom" Frostbite said. "I'm sorry, I wish I could help you on the rest of your journey"
"Don't worry about it Frostbite, just keep an eye on Fright Knight in case he tries something" Danny said.
Frostbite nodded and then Danny continued on into the temple, as he continued to walk inside it was getting darker and darker. He was about to light his hand with ecto energy to allow him to see the path ahead but then suddenly several torches lit up in purple flames, showing a large square floor with different letters on tiles and all of them were glowing a light green.
"Looks like this is the first challenge" Danny muttered.
SMASH!
Everyone cringed at the sound of another vial Vlad had broken, making now only four hours left for Danny to return with the Amulet.
"Tick, tock, tick, tock. Daniel's running out of time" Vlad mocked and then chuckled.
Andrew growled and was about to go other and punch Vlad, but Valerie grabbed his arm and shook her head while looking down. He glared at Vlad once more and then just went back watching Maddie give Dayla a glass of water and some soup, hoping to keep the fever down.
"Danny please hurry" Everyone prayed in their heads.
Danny pulled out the second journal page and like the first, words appeared on the page and Danny read them aloud, "To get passed the first challenge, the question will appear on the wall of the cave and you must answer it by stepping on the letters on the tiles, the wrong tiles are coated with ectoranium and will give you a nasty shock and then cause you to fall through the hole. You can't also fly over the letters because a shield will automatically stop you but when leaving the cave, it becomes safe to fly over them"
Danny looked towards the wall and watched as the question appeared and read, "Name the deadliest flower to all ghosts, a flower that will mean death to a ghost if trapped within a circle of it"
Danny thought about it and then remembered and said, "Blood Blossoms"
He looked and saw a B tile right in front of him, but as soon as he placed his foot on it, he was shocked hard and he screamed in pain and just when he was about to fall down the hole after the tile broke, he quickly moved out of the way and back onto the edge of the floor.
"What the heck?! But that was the correct answer!" Danny exclaimed after a groan of pain. He looked at the journal page again and then slapped himself when he forgot to read the last part of it and read, "You need to answer the question in Esperanto"
"Okay Fenton, you've been learning Esperanto off Tucker, Clockwork and Wulf" Danny said in determination. "You can do this. Now let's see Blood Blossoms in Esperanto is sangaj floroj so…."
Danny stepped on the S and sighed when nothing happened, he then continued and stepped on the other letters A, N, G, A, J, F, L, O, R, O and then J, he then stepped off the tile and onto the other side and then sighed again in relief that he made it through the first challenge and then continued on down deeper into the cave.
Meanwhile outside, Frostbite and Fright Knight said nothing to each other and continued to keep a close eye on one another. Frostbite then spoke, "How can you work for someone so evil and black hearted like Plasmius? He almost destroyed both our world and Earth and also released Pariah Dark"
"Lord Plasmius and I came to an agreement after the two whelps locked Dark back in the Sarcophagus of Forever Sleep" Fright Knight simply answered. "He had given me my freedom and in return, I would serve him and soon I will lead his armies to conquer both the Ghost Zone and Earth"
"He won't win" Frostbite said in defiance. Fright Knight scoffed, "What makes you so sure of that?"
"Because with every darkness, there is light and Danny and Dayla Phantom are the light that will prevail over the darkness" Frostbite said with full confidence. "I have not just come to known as Danny and Dayla as simply my pupils and allies, but also my friends. I have watched them grow and become stronger over the past year and they have something that Plasmius will never have"
"And what is that?" Fright Knight said with a laugh.
"The love and loyalty of their friends, their boyfriend and girlfriend, their family and most importantly, the love and loyalty they have with each other" Frostbite stated. "And it's the same love and loyalty that will save Dayla, no matter what"
Back inside the temple, Danny felt like he had been walking through it for ten minutes when he finally torches lit up and he found himself in another room but there was nothing in it, he looked at the second journal page and more writing appeared and he read, "Within this second room are traps, there aren't much clues or tips to help you through here but you must watch your step and at the end of the room is a switch that turns off the traps"
Danny walked through and followed the journal's instructions and watched his steps, but then suddenly his foot went down and his eyes widened as he realised he stepped on a switch that triggers a trap, before he could do anything, arrows started firing from the walls and he ran while dodging left and right, trying to evade the arrows.
Before he knew it, he stepped on another switch and suddenly fire balls started shooting as well, he yelped as one hit his arm and he winced as he quickly put the flame out using his fire power and then covered the burn in a thin case of ice to cool it down as he kept running, he didn't realise he stepped on another switch and then all the arrows and fireballs stopped firing.
Nothing happened for a moment and he sighed thinking it was all over, but then his eyes widened at the sound of a loud thump, he turned and the his eyes widened at the sight of a giant glowing green boulder coming towards him, he immediately began flying as fast as he could down the long winding tunnel, the boulder was getting closer and closer and then he saw another switch at the end of the tunnel he was flying through and then landed and without hesitation pushed the switch.
The boulder immediately froze by some sort of energy beam and then was taken back down through the tunnel backwards. Danny laughed nervously and then sighed in relief, "Phew! That was close. Any second later and I would've been a Phantom pancake"
Danny pulled out his phone and checked the time and saw he had only three and a half hours left. He removed the case of ice off his arm and looked at the burn he had gotten, he winced as he felt the burn but saw it was starting to heal, he placed another case of ice over it and then stood up and continued on flying down through the temple.
Frostbite continued to wait outside, keeping an eye on Fright Knight. Fright Knight spoke, "There's only nearly two hours left to go, that whelp better hurry"
Frostbite growled at Fright Knight which gave him a clear message to remain quiet. He then looked at the temple entrance and said in his head, "Great One, I hope you are alright"
Danny continued to fly and then stopped as he found himself in another room and the torches lit up, on the ground was a large circle and kneeling in front of it was some sort of ghost wearing white armour and had wings on her back, in her hand was a golden sword. Long black hair could be seen flowing from her helmet and her face was covered by the white metal helmet. Her pupiless green eyes opened and the figure turned and faced Danny and said, "Who are you stranger? Another evil being coming to seek the Amulet of Kyba?"
Danny said nothing and looked at the third page and read the writing in his head, "The final challenge, the amulet is guarded by a knight and in order to get to it, you must answer his two riddles correctly"
Danny then looked at the ghost and said, "I am not evil, I'm just here to save my sister"
The knight looked at him in confusion and observed Danny for a moment and then said, "I have heard of you. You're who they call Danny Phantom, twin brother of who they call Dayla Phantom. Twin half-ghosts and the ones who stopped Pariah Dark and both the Ghost Zone and Earth from destruction"
Danny nodded and then he asked, "Who are you?"
"I am Kyra, a knight of the Ghost Zone. Ordered by the Ancients to guard the Amulet of Kyba until it has been taking from this cave" The knight answered. "Which is what I assume you are here for?"
"An enemy of mine, Vlad Plasmius has put my sister's life in danger and won't give the key to curing her unless I retrieve the amulet and give it to him" Danny explained. "I'll answer whatever riddles you have for me, but please I need the amulet"
"And what makes you think I will allow you to take the amulet and give it to someone evil?" Kyra challenged. "What makes you think you're worthy to take the amulet?"
"Because I don't want to lose my sister" Danny answered with determination. "I will do whatever it takes to save her. I know I'm delivering this evil object to Plasmius, which it will cause so much destruction but I also know that my sister, along with our friends and family will stop him"
Kyra stared at Danny and then she suddenly saw a flashback and then said, "You remind me of Nova. He loved his sister Bergthora so much in his core, he would do anything for her. I haven't had anyone get past all the traps except a ghost nomad who had written down about the amulet so many years ago"
"Was that Sojourn?" Danny asked. Kyra nodded and answered, "Indeed. He figured out all the traps and challenges and in return was allowed access to the amulet, although he didn't take it but simply wrote down in his journal and then placed a charm on the pages so only those pure of heart could read it. Only those pure of heart would risk everything to save a loved one and for that I salute you boy but you must solve my riddles"
"I'm ready. As I said, I'll do whatever it takes" Danny said with determination.
Kyra nodded and then said, "Here's the first riddle. What is it that a poor man has, the rich need and the dead eat?"
An hour glass then appeared in the room and Danny saw he had about six minutes to solve it and began to think in his head, "Let's see….what does a poor man have that the rich need and that the dead eat? Come on Fenton think! Let's see a poor man has….."
Danny continued to think as the sand in the glass kept flowing and then suddenly his eyes widened as he figured it out and answered, "The answer is nothing. A poor man has nothing, the rich need nothing and the dead eat nothing"
The timer stopped and then Kyra said with a nod, "That was very good but the next one is challenging"
Kyra then said, "Here is the second riddle; a man is trapped in a room. The room has only two possible exits: two doors. Through the first door there is a room constructed from magnifying glass. The blazing hot sun instantly fries anything or anyone that enters. Through the second door there is a fire-breathing dragon. How does the man escape?"
The timer in the hour glass then started again and then Danny started thinking, "This is a hard one than the first one. Okay Fenton think. Let's see, two doors, one basically turns anyone into fried chicken because of the sun through the magnifying glass and the second one has a dragon that will obviously burn him to a crisp as soon as he opens the door….wait a minute! Didn't he say the sun will fry him? But if the man waited until it was night…."
"Time is up boy. Do you have your answer?" Kyra asked. Danny nodded and answered, "The man waits until it is night time and then goes through the first door"
Kyra's eyes widened and he nodded and said, "That is correct once again. Very good"
"I study Astronomy and when you mentioned the sun, I remembered an old science experiment at my school" Danny said.
"Here is the final riddle, I wish you luck" Kyra then said. "A king has no sons, no daughters, and no queen. For this reason he must decide who will take the throne after he dies. To do this he decides that he will give all of the children of the kingdom a single seed. Whichever child has the largest, most beautiful plant will earn the throne; this being a metaphor for the kingdom. At the end of the contest all of the children came to the palace with their enormous and beautiful plants in hand. After he looks at all of the children's pots, he finally decides that the little girl with an empty pot will be the next Queen. Why did he choose this little girl over all of the other children with their beautiful plants?"
The timer started once again and Danny started thinking once again, "This is the hardest one of all! Okay you can do this! Dayla needs you. Okay so the king gave them all seeds right? But then why did all the other children have plants except that little girl? Was it the other children? The little girl? The king? Wait a minute….The king could have….yes it's possible and the little girl must've figured it out"
"Do you have your answer child?" Kyra asked. "The sands have stopped and you must give me the answer now"
"I do. The king had given all the children fake seeds and all the children besides that one little girl didn't switch the seeds for real ones. The king had chosen that little girl because she was the only honest child who didn't switch her seed for a real one" Danny answered.
Kyra was speechless and then nodded and said, "Congratulations. You have solved all my riddles and therefore have proven yourself worthy. Kyra stepped aside and then the circle started glowing and then a hole opened in the middle of the circle and a pedestal with a small box on it floated up and then the hole closed.
Danny flew over to it and saw inside the box was dark red crystal circular amulet with a gold circle around it on a gold chain. Danny opened the box and pulled out the amulet and then Kyra said, "The Amulet of Kyba is now yours boy. I wish you luck in saving your sister"
Danny nodded and said, "Thank you"
Danny then flew out of the room and started flying at top speed for the exit. Kyra walked over to the wall of the cave where a mirror was and then the image of Clockwork appeared on the screen. Kyra then said, "The boy has taken the amulet as you have foretold Master Clockwork"
"Everything is the way it's supposed to be" Clockwork said. Kyra then said as she placed her sword on her hip, "I only hope you're right about what else is to come"
Danny sped right through all the rooms of the temple and finally exited through where Frostbite and Fright Knight were still waiting for him.
"Great One, are you alright?" Frostbite asked. "Did you get the amulet?"
"I did but now we need to get moving" Danny answered. "We only have about an hour before Vlad destroys the last vial!"
"Then let us leave" Frostbite said and then all three ghosts took to the air and started heading back for the Fenton Portal at top speed.
Vlad looked down at his own watch with a grin and saw Danny had only five minutes left, everyone else was really starting to worry not only about Danny but by the looks of Dayla's vitals, she only had a couple of hours left.
Suddenly Fright Knight, Frostbite and Danny came through the portal and landed.
"DANNY!" Everyone cried and then all of them hugged him tightly as Danny changed back into his human form.
Sam and Danny shared a deep kiss with each other as Fright Knight stood by Plasmius who was holding the last vial with his left hand and then Vlad said as he held his right hand out, "How touching. But that's enough for now. Now Little Badger, hand over the amulet and then you'll get your dear sister back"
Danny and Sam pulled apart and then he glared at Plasmius, he pulled out the amulet and then walked over and placed the amulet in Vlad's hand. Vlad grinned and said, "Excellent work my boy. Couldn't have done it without you"
"Whatever Plasmius. Now the cure" Danny said and held out his hand.
Vlad shrugged and continued to grin and he first made it look like he was going to give the cure to Danny but then suddenly threw the vial to the ground and smashed it with his boot.
"NOOOOO!" Danny screamed in horror and fear and knelt down to where now the broken glass was.
"Pleasure doing business with you" Vlad said smugly and then before they could capture him, Vlad and Fright Knight disappeared into thin air, Vlad's evil laughter echoing in the air.
Danny clenched his fist and growled and then he punched the floor as tears of anger, sadness and frustration poured out.
"No! No! No!" Danny cried. "This is all my fault! I should have known it was another trick! No!"
"Danny…." Sam began but Danny cut her off, "Please don't tell me it's my fault because it is. Now thanks to me, one of the most powerful objects in the Ghost Zone is now in his hands and we're gonna lose Dayla!"
"Actually….We're not" Dani said.
Everyone looked at her and then Valerie asked, "What do you mean?"
Dani and Dale both smiled and then Dale pulled out the last vial of the cure Vlad had made. Everyone stared at them both in shock and shouted, "WHAT?!"
"But how….when?" Everyone asked in unison, still in shock.
"Dale and I were suspicious from the start, we both knew he would have one last trick up his sleeve whether Danny returned with the amulet or not" Dani began. Dale then continued, "So a few minutes after you left Danny, Dani and I went to the kitchen and formed a back-up plan. Dani melted some blue bubble-gum ice cream and mixed it with some glow in the dark chemical and placed it in a vial, I then duplicated and turned my duplicate took the vial and remained invisible waiting for the right moment"
"When dad then tackled Vlad to the floor, Dale's duplicate then made his move and quickly switched the real last vial with the fake one" Dani finished.
"So Vlad just smashed bubble-gum ice cream?" Andrew asked.
Dani and Dale nodded, Danny walked up to them and hugged them both tightly and laughed in joy as he cheered, "Dani, Dale you're both geniuses!"
"So Dayla's going to be okay?" Jazz asked as she too smiled. Tucker then answered, "She will be once we give her the cure"
Jack and Maddie immediately got to work as they heard Dayla wake up, they placed the cure in a needle and then Maddie went inside and injected it in her shoulder, everyone then stood back and watched as Dayla groaned and winced as she stood up.
She screamed in pain as her claws turned back into her normal hands, the tail had disappeared and her teeth returned to normal, she then suddenly changed into her ghost form and her healing abilities healed any damage in her body and then she changed back into her human form, her sleeves were ripped from where her arms were claws but standing before them was now Dayla Fenton who then smiled wearily at them.
"Hey guys. What's up?" Dayla said tiredly and then almost collapsed from exhaustion. Andrew ran up and caught her before she could fall forward and then kissed her deep on the lips and said after pulling apart, "Welcome back my love"
Dayla smiled warmly at him and then everyone hugged her in a huge group hug. They all then pulled apart and then Dayla said, "Thank you all. So how'd you guys do it? How did you guys cure me?"
Danny looked down for a second and then started telling her everything that happened, unaware that Fright Knight had stayed behind and watched them. He then flew off to tell Plasmius the news.
Vlad stood in his lair and grinned at the amulet in his hand. Fright Knight then entered the lair and said, "My lord, it seems that Dayla Fenton was saved. The clone whelps has switched one of the vials and used the real one to save her"
At first Vlad was silent but his grin never dropped and he then said, "No matter my faithful servant. I have what I wanted and now I will have the power to finally rule both worlds and destroy Danny and Dayla Phantom once and for all"
He then placed the amulet around his neck and instantly felt a surge of power course through him, a red aura surrounded him and he roared as the power continued to flow and then he stared laughing as he felt his powers double, his clothes suddenly started changing from white to red and his black hair started flowing like flames just like his cape and then he sent a blast into the air that went right through the roof and into the air of the Ghost Zone.
He then stopped and looked at himself and said, "Prepare yourselves Little Badger and Little Wolf, for the new Lord Plasmius is coming"
"Plasmius now has the amulet Clockwork" Justeco said with great fear in his voice as they watched the image on the time window. "And you are absolutely sure the children will be ready? That you haven't made a mistake?"
"I never make a mistake about these things. I am the Master of Time after all" Clockwork answered. "Everything's the way it's supposed to be"
THE END
NEXT TIME ON THE PHANTOM TWINS:
A war is coming. The final battle is approaching. Good must face evil once again. Vlad now has all the power in his hands to take over the Ghost Zone and Earth and it is now up to Danny, Dayla, Team Phantom and their ghostly friends and allies to stop him. Sacrifices will be made but the main question is; who will win? Who will emerge victorious as Danny and Dayla face Vlad Plasmius for the last time? Find out next time on The Phantom Twins in: The Final Battle PART 1 AND 2!