Moi-Moi: We did it! We made it to the end! It's time to celebrate! WHOO! :D

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It was after nine when he'd gotten a text from Kwan. Dash couldn't believe what he'd read. As he pulled up in front of Kagome's house, he parked his car next to the curb and got out. There were two cop cars parked out front with their blue lights illuminating the streets. Pushing through the crowd of people surrounding the house, Dash quickly found Kwan at the front with Paulina and Star. "Hey, man. You weren't joking. Do you know what happened?" Dash asked as he approached Kwan.

"I heard from Kagome's mom that she's missing. No one's seen her for almost a day," Paulina informed.

"And no one can find Fenton either," Kwan pointed out.

"You don't think he did something freaky and hurt her with his parents' ghost hunting stuff?" Star asked with a worried expression.

"Who? Fenton? No way. Kagome could easily kick Fenton's ass. He wouldn't be able to lay a finger on her," Dash proclaimed with certainty.

"What do you think happened to her?" Kwan asked no one in particular.

"Maybe it was a ghost?" Dash asked.

From where she stood a little way's away from her former friends, Valerie perked up. A ghost? Valerie's eyes slid over to where Vlad Masters was talking to a police officer. She narrowed her eyes suspiciously. Valerie had known for years that Vlad Masters was a ghost, but she had yet to expose him. The man was still funding her ghost hunting. No sense looking a gift horse in the mouth. She was just waiting for the right mommy to take him down. But if there was a ghost involved, it wouldn't hurt to keep an eye out.

Sam sighed as she paced next to Tucker. The African-American boy was sitting on the steps of the Takahashi home and staring down at his cell phone. Not a text or call from Danny yet. He wouldn't have spent so long in the ghost zone unless he found something. Sam glanced down at the dark screen in Tucker's hand before continuing in her pacing. 'Danny, you better be okay,' Sam worried.

Maddie did her best not to show just how worried she was, but she was sure that she was failing. When she felt Jack squeeze her hand reassuringly, she sighed once. "It'll be alright Mads."

"We shouldn't be just standing here, Jack. We should be out there looking for Danny and Kagome," Maddie argued. Kagome had gone missing some time last night and Danny had just up and vanished. If Maddie knew her son as well as she thought she did, he was probably out looking for Kagome right now.

"Look! Up there!"

Simultaneously, all eyes looked up just in time to see a familiar black and white blur approaching. "It's the ghost boy!" Paulina cried out happily. Everyone watched as Danny Phantom flew down towards them with the missing teens in his arms.

"Danny!"

"Kagome!"

Danny Phantom stepped back to allow the parents a moment with their children. In the middle of hugging and checking him over, Maddie exclaimed, "Danny! What happened to you!?"

"Some ghost was keeping them trapped in the ghost zone. I got them out and I don't think the ghost should be a problem anymore," Danny Phantom said.

"Thank you, Danny Phantom," Kimiko said, playing her part perfectly.

Danny Phantom looked around in surprise when he heard the resounding applause around him. He flashed the crowd a wave before taking off into the night. Honestly, that worked out better than he'd hoped. Kagome and Danny Fenton were safe. He'd even managed to give more proof to everyone that Danny Fenton and Danny Phantom were two different people! Not like they needed it. This town was filled with clueless people. Once he was out of sight, the Danny Phantom duplicate disappeared with a pop.

"I'm so glad you're safe, Kagome," Kimiko said as she squeezed Kagome to her.

"Excuse me, miss. We're going to need to collect statements from these kids," a police officer said professionally.

"Of course," Kimiko agreed.

~SEVERAL WEEKS LATER~

"You have to scoot in closer, Danny," Kagome chided. Danny chuckled before wriggling a bit and pulling Kagome closer to him. His bed was twin sized and they were already pretty close together. But he wasn't about to complain. Giggling softly, Kagome held her phone up before tapping the screen. Pulling the phone closer for inspection, she gasped once before looking over at Danny. "Danny! Look at your eyes!"

Danny chuckled a little before taking the phone from her. "What? You don't like my eyes?" Danny asked and flashed his eyes neon green.

Kagome pouted at him before reclaiming the phone. "I love your eyes. I would just like a normal picture of us to keep on my phone. If someone sees this, how am I supposed to explain why my boyfriend's eyes are neon green and glowing?"

"Alright. One more time," Danny said and took the phone into his hand. "Say cheese."

Just ask Kagome said, "Cheese!" she felt Danny place a peck on her temple. Her sweet smile was quickly changed to a surprised, happy grin as her eyes squeezed shut.

"I like it. What about you?" Danny asked as he inspected the picture.

Kagome shot him a half-lidded look. "You're lucky you're cute," Kagome said before placing a peck on his lips. Her simple peck was quickly turning into something deeper. She could feel Danny wrapping an arm around her and pulling her closer to him. In the middle of their make out session, she felt her phone vibrate in Danny's hand behind her. Pulling away quickly, she took her phone to quickly respond to the text message she had received.

Danny groaned loudly. "Doesn't Plasmius ever get tired of harassing you?"

"At least he's texting now. It's better than him calling every hour," Kagome replied as she sent a reassuring text to Vlad.

"He's not even your dad yet, but he's got the part down," Danny grumbled. "It's still crazy to think about. Vlad Masters is marrying your mom."

"It's not that crazy. It was easy to see it coming," Kagome replied.

"It's still pretty creepy."

Kagome scoffed before sending a final text to Vlad.

Don't worry. I'm at Paulina's house. I'll see you later tonight. :)

"Liar," Danny accused while burying his face in her hair.

"Hush. Would you rather I tell him the truth? He'd never let me come over here again," Kagome chuckled before putting her phone down onto Danny's bedside table. "I'm just trying to keep you two from maiming each other."

Danny scoffed. "I'm not afraid of Plasmius. I've taken on the ghost king twice and won both times," Danny said with a smirk.

"Are you forgetting that it was me who beat him last time?" Kagome reminded with a smirk.

He hadn't forgotten. He still replayed the moment in the back of his mind. Watching Kagome use her magic for something he'd never thought she'd do- killing a ghost- had left an impression. Of course, he knew that there was no other way to stop Pariah and if they hadn't stopped him there, he would have brought his reign of terror to Amity Park. But it still left an uncomfortable feeling within him. He knew she would never hurt him, but what about another ghost who threatened her? Would he ever have to protect a ghost from Kagome? Could he?

He was brought out of his thoughts by Kagome rolling over to face him and placing a hand on his cheek. She gave him a small smile before brushing his bangs out of his face. Looking at her now, she didn't look threatening at all. Now that the words stopped, the two teens found another (and honestly, better) use for their mouths. Kissing Kagome still left his skin tingling, but Danny wasn't sure if it was because of her magic or his hormones. He'd gotten so used to it that it no longer bothered him (he sort of liked it a little if he was being honest). Whenever things got too intense, however, the tingle quickly turned into an electric shock that startled him out of his haze.

Today, there wouldn't be a familiar shock to his system to snap him back to reality. Instead, he vaguely heard a soft whoosh just before a chilled breath escaped his lips. Pulling away from Kagome and out of her arms, Danny looked around his room quickly. "Clockwork!?" Danny exclaimed. Kagome sat up and blinked owlishly at their guest. Clockwork?

The elderly-looking Clockwork observed the two teens attempting to straighten out their clothes before facing him. He kept a neutral expression on his face as he waited patiently, but he had almost smirked in amusement. "Do you do that a lot? Just pop in on people without any warning?" Danny asked in annoyance with bright red cheeks.

"I gave you more than enough time, but you never came to me. So, I came to you. Have you forgotten that I asked to see her?" Clockwork asked and glanced at Kagome.

"Me?" Kagome asked.

"Why?" Danny asked.

"It's only right that I pay my respects to my new king," Clockwork said with a smirk.

"King?" Danny parroted. He'd been called Great One and Savior of the Ghost Zone, but never "king". Danny exchanged a look with Kagome. "I can't be king. Thanks, but no thanks Clockwork."

"That's nice to know, but I wasn't referring to you," Clockwork said as he critically examined the clock on his staff.

Danny straightened just as Kagome's eyes widened. She glanced between Danny and Clockwork in confusion. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the king of all ghosts have to be... I don't know... A ghost?" Kagome pointed out.

Clockwork smirked as he shifted to his child form. "Not necessarily. You're only the second ghost king in all of history. There hasn't really ever been the need to establish a protocol," Clockwork answered.

"But Kagome's a witch. What makes you think that a witch could rule over ghosts? More importantly, what makes you think the other ghosts would listen?" Danny argued.

"I only came to give my congratulations to the new king," Clockwork said. Kagome frowned slightly. She could hear the teasing tone Clockwork used when he said the word king. "As well as help her loyal subject find her," Clockwork finished and opened a swirling portal in the middle of Danny's bedroom.

Danny tensed as he waited for whoever it was to appear from the other side of the portal. If this was some kind of joke... But Danny was truly surprised when he spotted the Fright Knight entering his room on horseback. "The Fright Knight?" Danny questioned.

"My liege, I have come to do your bidding," the Fright Knight said as he descended his NightMare and kneeled in front of Kagome.

The last time she'd seen the Fright Knight, she had knocked him out with her magic and left him behind on Pariah's Keep. "I figured he'd run off when he saw that Pariah was gone," Kagome explained.

"It is my duty to served the king. Since you overpowered Pariah and stripped him of his power, you have rightfully gained the title of king," Fright Knight explained. "Your armies are ready to do your bidding, my liege. You need only give the command."

"You've got to be kidding me," Kagome mumbled in a dry voice.

"I don't think I need to emphasize just how much you've managed to change things in the Ghost Zone," Clockwork said.

"What's changed? What are you talking about?" Danny interrogated.

"The Observants feel that nothing good can come from having a witch as the technical ruler of all ghosts. For once, I agree with them."

"Well, what if I don't want to be king? Why can't someone else do it? Or better yet, why does there need to be a king?" Kagome asked as she stood up suddenly from the bed.

"It is not something you can deny, my liege. I can sense the power of the former king within you. Any ghost worth his salt can sense it," Fright Knight supplied.

Kagome's jaw dropped as she glanced between the Fright Knight, Danny, and Clockwork. What the heck was happening here!? This had to be some kind of joke! But seeing the way the Fright Knight remained kneeled before her with his head down, she couldn't help but feel her hopes diminishing.

"You think Kagome being king is a bad thing, Clockwork? Like, how bad?" Danny asked almost hesitantly.

Clockwork let his red eyes glance at the boy before gazing penetratingly at Kagome. After several seconds of staring at her evenly, he let his gaze rest on Danny. "The Observants feel that this may be the biggest crisis to man and ghost alike since... well... you," Clockwork stated calmly.

Kagome frowned slightly in confusion. Since Danny? What had Danny done? Meanwhile, Danny's blood ran cold. He let his eyes rest on Kagome before swallowing thickly. "What can we do to stop this? There has to be a way to stop this from happening, Clockwork," Danny insisted.

Clockwork raised a brow as he shifted to middle age. "There isn't," Clockwork replied.

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Moi-Moi: That moment when you're chilling with your girlfriend and the ghostly master of time tells you that she's going to end up wrecking the world worse than your jerky, evil alternate self. 😱😨

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