Vlad called out but it was all in vain since the Phantoms weren't going to pay any attention to him or heed his requests. He especially didn't like the glares they gave him which screamed liar, schemer, traitor, cheater, and villain. He had no one to blame but himself for his pride, greed, and short sightedness. They were in no mood nor did they have any reason to trust or recruit him. They were still going to need all the help they could get. Fortunately Dani knew of some ghost allies in the future that would recognized them and be willing to aid them.
She took them through a winding secret path into one of the many parts of the Ghost Zone which he wasn't familiar with. It was almost like Earth with rocky cliffs, mountains, breezes, and pleasant aromas, various other landscapes. She took him to a cave with elaborate carvings which she describe as a secret short cut. Then she described in quick detail of these allies.
"Danny, these are gryphon ghosts. This leads to a secret courtyard. Like Clockwork and the Observants, the Gryphon Queen can see into the future, but not in every way as Clockwork but in more detail than the Observants. She knows of multiple possibilities which is more than the Observants, but not all or which one like Clockwork can. You have to be right in heart in order to enter. Very few ghosts know about this realm or how to enter it." She explained as a portal opened. She figured that this would be one of the last places the Dark Phantom was going to be able to enter or destroy because of his ignorance about it and possibly inability to enter and thus attack it.
Once they passed through the portal, Danny felt like he had stepped into the Garden of Eden because it was full of lush vegetation, flowers, fruit, and numerous small creatures. There was soothing melodious sounds that all seem to blend in together as soft symphony. Maybe Undergrowth ought to follow this example because none of the plants were of his seed. No doubt his evil twisted self would trash this place since he lost all appreciation for anything lovely, wholesome, or peaceful. He felt his stress levels drop significantly.
Suddenly a gryphon ghost landed nearby inquiring of what these ghosts were doing here. It wore the most brilliant armor and could look at Danielle at eyelevel.
"What are you—Oh my goodness, you two are the famous Phantoms. We've been told about your arrival and destruction an enemy of ghosts has been making. Come follow me. The royal court is expecting you." They followed it out of the garden, over a canyon, large waterfall, and a mountain to reach the royal court. There the met in a an open courtyard full of commotion but then it got quiet quickly once the Phantoms landed and their gryphon escort left. Danny looked around and saw an even larger gryphon wearing fabulous robes, glittering gems, and a crown and headdress that seemed to not only to shine but as if it was a source of light itself. It then summoned them forward and seemed to give a signal to speak.
"Queen Syracuse, my brother and I both risked our own safety to prevent that psychopath Phantom from plaguing both the Earth and the Ghost Zone with death and violence. I know that by far most of our other allies can't see into the future like you or have means of tracking this enemy. We don't have a relationship with them yet. In fact most of them don't know or have befriended us yet. We are in desperate need of your aid." Dani addressed in her request to the queen of the gryphons.
"Dani Phantom, I am well aware of the trials you and your brother face. I am more than willing to help the both of you. I have foreseen the evil that your enemy plans to inflict on others. All of us gryphons are well aware of how wicked and heartless he is. However you realize that the time stream has now been altered and quite possibly cannot be reversed. I know it is of no fault of your own." The queen stated as she waited for a response from the heroine.
"Yes your majesty, I am well aware of how messed up the timeline has gotten. I'm more than certain that the Observants didn't foresee that one coming." Danielle answered.
Her reply brought an eruption of chuckles from the entire court. Danny guessed that the gryphons were well aware of the Observants being in charge yet they were nowhere near as competent at being all knowing and seeing as Clockwork. Danny couldn't help but smile himself. Dani wasn't joking but she was telling the truth.
"It will be a great honor to aid the both of you. In fact it will be one of the greatest honors for us to serve you. However we won't be directly aiding you. I do have an instrument that will be vital to tracking down and thwarting your enemy. Still we will do what we can to prevent any more havoc he wrecks in both the Ghost Zone and Earth." Queen Syracuse promised.
An intense ray of light appeared and a floating orb came to both Phantoms' reach. It seemed to morph into two separate but identical items that appeared to be some sort of compass. They also looked like exquisitely carve and crafted ornaments.
"These compasses will guide you to your target and also point out or name an escape route if you need it. You must have righteous or neutral reasons for using them. If the Dark Phantom was ever to get his hands on one it would either self-destruct or cease to function." The Queen explained.
Suddenly Danny's spirits lifted and he became more optimistic. He really felt uneasy about requesting the Infi-Map from the Far Frozen even in this great time of need, but at least these will do the trick plus they would be useless in the wrong hands. He and Danielle were going to come across this race in the future and befriend them as well. At least there were a few other ghosts that were friends and defenders as well.
He watched Danielle as she activated her compass to see if she knew how to work it since she didn't ask any of the gryphon ghosts how to do it.
"Show us where Dark Danny Phantom is." Dani commanded the compass. It spun its needles and created an image of the bloodthirsty specter clearly in attack mode. "He is breaching Pandora's defenses at her realm. He seeks her box so that he can unleash evil it contains in both the Ghost Zone and on Earth." The compass replied in a soft and haunted voice. Quickly Dani thanked Queen Syracuse for her aid and they both left the gryphons' domain and took the shortest route to Pandora's. Danny knew Pandora would put up a fight but what chance did she have against his alternate mass murdering anarchist?
It didn't take long for Dark Danny to bust through Pandora's first line of defense or the next. It was taking a lot more effort to breach the next level. She could tell that he was downright determined to obtain something from her. She did better locking up and hiding her box so that another ghost like the Box Ghost wouldn't snatch it as easily. Still he was succeeding at invading her realm despite the defenses she and her forces were putting up. She hadn't seen or heard of a ghost quite this powerful or evil since Pariah Dark.
Just after he broke through the third barrier and was compromised and her forces defeated, two more ghosts wearing black and white while sporting the same symbol as the invader, but they attacked him and stopped his rampage. He then ceased the attack on Pandora's inner defenses.
"HOW DID YOU TWO FIND ME SO QUICKLY!?" He roared in rage.
"We guess that you are as cunning as you think you are Hothead!"Dani shouted back.
"Seriously, if arrogance was an official Olympic Sport, you'd win the gold!" Danny teased. "Probably because you would kill or scare off the rest of the competition." He added.
The Dark Phantom then directed his attacks on toward his weakling former self and the clone. He now may have to abort his original plan of stealing Pandora's Box or anything else she had that would give him an advantage. Even with duplicates, he had to be careful because Pandora and her forces would take advantage of the distraction and launch a surprise attack on him. He was in a full rage with his flaming hair spreading all over his cape and arms. He aimed his fury at Danielle who not only deflected it, but seem to have redirected the attack back at him but it still was a close call. In his fit of rage he had forgotten about Danny.
"This is all your fault!" He snarled at them. Both of them smirked and shook their heads at his faulty logic and shortsightedness.
"Dude, you chose to cheat on that test, allowed yourself to be miserable, and ultimately turn evil. You ultimately cheated yourself. That is your own dumb fault. Not mine or hers. Nor is it Vlad's or anyone else's human or ghost." Danny stated. Although such a statement declaring a simple truth only seemed to enrage him more. The angrier he got, the more powerful his attacks became, however he also got sloppier and both Danny and Danielle were more than willing and able to exploit that crucial disadvantage.
Some of Pandora's soldiers fired some sort of substance of at him that seemed to have paralyzing effect on him. Then some javelins were thrown at him that stung greatly. He was able to deflect more javelins and fiery arrows but that also caused him to halt his attacks. The effects of the javelins didn't really work but he took it as a sign that his plan was compromised and he was better off retreating. Facing either the Phantoms or Pandora's forces alone was one thing but together without a plan or allies himself? It was becoming pointless and so he ceased his invasion by going heading into the real world via a portal that he conjured.
Neither one of the Phantoms decided to follow him because he might be waiting for them for an ambush attack. They quickly made sure that Pandora was all right and secure. Then they followed the trail that lead to the evil ghost into the real world for they still had both compasses. They followed the path directed to the real world and into Amity Park where they would for sure meet Dark Danny and all his mighty fury.