Disclaimer: I still don't own Danny Phantom. It's the property of Butch Hartman, Nickelodeon and Viacom International and it always will be. I am just one of the many fans out there…
Cupid's Wrath
Chapter 18: Judgment and Revelations
The group soon found themselves at Clockwork's tower.
"Here we are…."The Time master said as he snapped his fingers and unfroze Paulina.
"What?...Huh?...Who?...Where am I?..."Paulina asked in confusion as she checked her surrounding and saw that she was no longer in her mountain chalet.
"I have brought you to my tower..."Clockwork said to the human teenage girl.
"Who the hell are you supposed to be?…."Paulina demanded.
"I wouldn't use that tone Paulina…."Sam said smirking.
"I am Clockwork, I am the ghost master of time and you, Ms. Paulina Sanchez have committed a very serious crime..."Clockwork said seriously to the spoiled girl.
"What are you talking about?...'Paulina asked.
"You captured Cupid and stole the sacred love arrows and nearly caused the entire world to shift out of balance..."Clockwork explained as he opened a time window to see the results of Paulina's actions.
Clockwork explained that the couples with a pink aura were the ones in happy, ideal relationships, the one's in gray were couples that were meant to end in order for them to find real happiness once more and the one's with blue aura's were soul mates who have yet to find each other.
Everyone saw numerous loving, compatible couples suddenly getting into ridiculous fights and becoming miserable, they also saw some unstable ones who clearly needed to be separated from each other but couldn't bring themselves to do so and they also saw some people trapped by unrequited love.
It was terrible….
Danny and Dani gasped when they saw images of their parents having a brutal argument at Lake Eerie, one that they knew they wouldn't yell at each other like that.
"You idiot! How can you forget about the extra bug spray!..."Maddie yelled at her usually chipper husband who was glaring at her.
'Well if you're so smart then why didn't you bring it?!...'Jack yelled in a disrespectful tone.
"Because I told you to do it dimwit!..."Maddie snapped at him.
"Mom...Dad..."Danielle whispered in horror, sure their parents have had disagreements before but they never flat out said such hateful things to each other.
Danny found himself comforting his little sister, no kid liked seeing their parents fight like that. Sam also flinched a bit when she saw her parents yelling at each other and from what she could see, it wasn't the usual "I want this or I want that" kinda argument they occasionally had.
She didn't like it at all.
Ember also saw Kitty and Johnny having a fight as well, along with Kitty throwing what looked to be an engagement ring at the biker.
"What?...Kitty got engaged?!...'Ember muttered in disbelief….but felt so much pity for her friend.
"That's only the beginning….'Clockwork said to them.
After Clockwork finished showing the results of what had happened, he approached Paulina who seemed completely unfazed by what she just witnessed.
"How is it my fault that a few people were having arguments?...Paulina said carelessly much to everyone's disgust.
"Ms. Sanchez, the sacred love arrows are not meant for mortal hands and only the spirit of love can properly control their powers in order to keep balance but you're selfishness caused a grave in balance in both the human world and the ghost zone..."Clockwork said angrily.
"I was taking back what was mine!..."She snapped at him.
"You risked many innocent people getting hurt in the name of your obsession with Danny and for that you will pay dearly..."Clockwork said to the suddenly paled Hispanic beauty.
"But...But...What are you going to do to me?..."Paulina asked in a fearful tone as she was at the mercy of the ghost and Danny was clearly not going to save her this time.
'As much as I'd like to, I will not be handling your punishment...She will…."Clockwork pointed to the other side of the room.
Suddenly a new ghost appeared...and everyone's jaw dropped at the sight of her.
"Beautiful..."Danny said in an almost hypnotized state as he stared at the she-ghost and even the woman in the room were stunned as well while Paulina was getting jealous by the presence of the beauty who got Danny's attention.
This ghost was a tall woman with an angelic like appearance, she was so beautiful, even more than Paulina, Sam and Ember together. She was a statuesque woman who couldn't have looked any older than 20 at the most. She had long, voluminous, strawberry blonde hair, her skin was pale, almost white but it still seemed so soft and flawless, she had large pink eyes with long eyelashes, and her figure was perfect. She was wearing a pink, Greek like dress that showed off her curves, especially with that gold girdle on her waist along with a lot of fancy golden jewelry to match.
Needless to say….She was an unearthly beauty.
"I would like to introduce you all to...Aphrodite..."Clockwork announced.
"Aphrodite?..."Sam yelped in disbelief while Danny was still drooling at her like an idiot.
"Who's Aphrodite?..."Dani asked confused.
"Aphrodite is the deity of love and beauty and the former spirit of love, her beauty and power is legendary as no mortal man can resist her stunning apperance..."Clockwork explained.
"Oh Clockwork...You flatterer..."The woman said giggling and every could hear her honey-sweet voice. However she quickly stopped giggling and soon approached Paulina with a look of contempt on her face.
"So this is the bothersome mortal who kidnapped my son and stole the arrows?…"Aphrodite asked with distaste in her tone.
"What?...Son?!...You're Cupid's mother?..."Ember asked in disbelief.
"Yes I am..."The beautiful spirit said before turning her attention back to the perpetrator.
"I have been keeping a careful eye on you Paulina and I am very disappointed in what I see..."She said seriously but Paulina refused to make eye contact with her or speak up.
"Who are you to look down on me?...'Paulina snapped hostile like, earning a scowl from the more beautiful being in the room.
"I am the spirit of love and beauty and have passed my judgment on you Paulina...It sickens me to see that you have no love in your heart.."Aphrodite said with a disapproving frown.
"What? Of course I have love! Everyone loves me and I only love Danny!…."Paulina shouted.
"Are you trying to say that you, a lowly mortal, know more on the heart than I do?...'Aphrodite said angrily, showing a terrifying expression on her exceptionally beautiful face.
Paulina shrink back and paled a bit in fear but Aphrodite somehow calmed down a bit.
"Paulina, what you have is not love...It's only lust and pride..."Aphrodite pointed out in disgust.
"As the Goddess of love and beauty I known when a man only lusts for a woman and when he feels genuine love for her and vice verse...Men are only attracted to you for your beauty and you only feel lust for Danny, you desire him but you don't love him but your pride can't stand the fact that he refused you…."The beautiful spirit said to the Hispanic beauty who was sending her a death glare.
"It's such a pity really, such a beautiful young mortal with absolutely no inner beauty at all..."Aphrodite said critically.
"What did you say to me?!...'Paulina hissed.
"You heard me….You may have been blessed with a beautiful face but your arrogance and vanity has rendered you with an ugly soul…."Aphrodite said harshly.
"Ooh...I think I like her..."Sam thought impressed as she saw the beautiful deity tear Paulina a new one.
"Normally the punishment for stealing such an immense treasure from a deity is death..."Aphrodite said, starting everyone in the room and terrifying Paulina into silence.
"However since I believe you have caused these people enough trouble, I have another...more fitting punishment for the likes of you…."Aphrodite said smirking as her hands started to glow.
Suddenly she placed her hands on Paulina's face and a glow surrounded her and she tried to struggle out of it.
"What's happening?...'Ember asked to Clockwork who was grinning.
"You'll see..."He said smirking.
After almost 5 minutes, Aphrodite finally let go of Paulina and everyone, including Danny who managed to snap out of his trance, jaws dropped and could only stare in disbelief.
"Oh...my… gosh..."Danny said in shock as he saw what became of Paulina.
"Oh...This is too good..."Sam thought gleefully as she tried not to laugh herself to death.
"W-What happened?..."What did you do to me?...'Paulina demanded.
It was strange, she didn't feel any pain at all….but she had a feeling something wasn't right here.
'Take a look for yourself..."Aphrodite said as she used her powers to produce a mirrior and placed it in front of Paulina.
"AHHHHH!…."Paulina screamed at the top of her lungs as she stared at her reflection.
For the first time in her entire life...she didn't like what she saw.
Her beauty was gone! It was all gone! Her once long, thick, shiny, voluminous ebony black hair was now thin, stringy and looked to be in a perpetual state of knots. Her flawless skin that she took such pride it was now pale, dry and severely blemished. Her flawless figure was now saggy and her face...oh...her face!...It...It was awful...Her perfect, pearly white teeth were now crooked, her complexion was riddled with blemishes and imperfections and her eyes were no longer sparkly but were now bloodshot.
She….was….hideous…..
"NO! WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?!..."Paulina screamed as she constantly closed and opened her eyes again, hoping and praying that this was a nightmare.
"I merely just brought out your inner beauty for the world to see...and as you can already tell...You have none..."Aphrodite said smirking while Paulina was screaming blue murder.
"Oh man...She's good!...'Ember said laughing her head off along with Sam who was relishing the kind of karma Paulina was just subjected to.
"NO! NO! NO! How am I suppose to get Danny to love me now?!...'Paulina shouted, feeling such anger and disgust at her own appearance.
"Listen to me now Paulina...My spell is meant to show the world what you truly look on the inside, you can never use your looks to deceive or overpower anyone else ever again because now all they will see what you truly are...ugly…."Aphrodite said in a no-nonsense voice as Paulina screamed at the top of her lungs.
Paulina was ranting, raving and screaming around like banshee and Clockwork quickly got annoyed by her actions and froze her once more bringing back the peaceful quiet to his tower.
"Thank you..."Everyone said simultaneously.
"Well, I think this is as far as I go, I'll leave the rest of the punishment to you all..."Aphrodite said to the group of teens and Danny once more was stunned by her beauty.
"Beautiful…."He said in a drawl, much to the annoyance and jealousy of Ember and Sam.
"What's wrong with him?...'Ember asked, trying not to sound jealous.
"Oh I'm afraid it's a side effect of being near me...No man can resist my beauty but maybe this can work..."Aphrodite suddenly conjured up what looked to be a pair of shades and placed in on Danny.
"Huh?...What's happening?..."Danny asked in confusion but soon found himself free from his Aphrodite beauty induced state.
"My ex-husband Hephaestus made me these for me a few centuries ago, it's for when I need to have a serious conversation with a mortal man and he has to be unstun by me in order to do so...'Aphrodite said it like it was obvious.
'Anyway...I would like to thank all of you here for bringing back the sacred love arrows, you have done a great service for me and for the world..."Aphrodite said in a truly grateful tone.
"Anytime..."Danny said to the deity, as he was now back to normal.
"Happy to help..."Ember said while Sam and Dani nodded.
"I have got to say I really love what you did to Paulina, it was a masterpiece..."Sam said still with a giggle.
"I punish those according to how I see fit and believe me that the narcissism in that girl could almost rival Narcissus himself...'Aphrodite said offhandedly to the goth.
"I bet...'Sam smiled a bit at that.
"Speaking of which...Clockwork has showed me how this all came to happen…"Aphrodite said though she suddenly gave a pitying glance at Ember and Danny.
"I am sorry for all the trouble my son has caused you..."Aphrodite said to the two.
"Eh...Whatever, it's not your fault..."Ember said with her arms crossed.
"I'm just happy this is over.."Danny said wanting to change the subject.
"I'm afraid it's not over yet...Clockwork...'Aphrodite called to her friend and he knew what she wanted.
Clockwork soon uncapped the thermos and released Cupid who was still dazed.
"What?...Where am I?..."Cupid said in confusion and his eyes narrowed when he saw Ember and Danny before them.
"You two?! What have you done to me? And where are my arrows?!...'he growled and was about to charge at them only for Clockwork to freeze him on the spot.
"What the-? Clockwork?! Release me! How dare you interfere with my work?!...'Cupid growled at the time master.
"Before you hurt yourself from jumping from conclusions Cupid, you should know that your arrows are here safe and that the person who stole them has already been punished...You can thank Danny and Ember and their friends for getting them back...'Clockwork explained slowly and smirked when Cupid's eyes widened.
"You...You got my arrows back?...'Cupid asked in a surprised voice.
"You're welcome…."Ember said sarcastically as she tried to keep herself from throttling the cherub who has caused nothing but trouble for her these past few days.
"Hello son..."Aphrodite said solemnly to the child like ghost.
"Mother?!...What are you doing here?..."Cupid demanded.
"That's no way to speak to your mother Eros...'Aphrodite hissed and her son cringed when she used his birth name.
'Do not call me that! I go by Cupid now..."The winged ghost insisted.
"Eros?..."Danny mouthed to Ember who shrugged.
"Honestly, I can't believe you are still going with that ridiculous appellation the Roman's gave you...'Aphrodite said in annoyance while Cupid/Eros glowered at her.
"Why are you here?...'He demanded.
"Clockwork has informed me about your behavior lately son..and I can say I am rather disappointed..."Aphrodite said scolding him.
"So he really is a kid?..."Ember asked quietly to Clockwork who shook his head.
"No, he just acts like one..."He whispered while he enjoyed watching the brat being reprimanded.
"I know that you place a love spell on this poor girl and because of your carelessness, a mortal got their hands on our sacred love arrows...Aphrodite yelled at him.
"I have done nothing wrong and it was not my fault, that ghoul Ember was disrespecting all who stood for...I couldn't let that happen!...'He said stubbornly.
"Why you little brat!..."Ember hissed and was about to attack the frozen spirit of love only for Danny to hold her back.
"No...Trust me, I have a feeling about this..."He whispered.
"Maybe you should see for yourself what your actions have caused Eros..."Clockwork said as he opened another time window and replayed the events from the last few days. How Ember took her bad mood on Cupid and he retaliated by bewitching her into loving Danny, the alley kiss, the entire Valentine's date and how he deliberately broke Ember and Danny's hearts, how he easily got captured by Paulina, all until the final battle.
"I believe you owe something to Ember and Danny..."Clockwork said to Cupid who glared defiantly at him.
"What are you going on about?..."He demanded.
"Tell...them...the...truth...'Clockwork said slowly and Cupid's eyes widened.
'The truth?...What truth?...'Danny, Ember, Sam and Dani all thought simultaneously while Cupid still stubbornly frowned.
'I don't know what you are saying...'He said hastily.
"Cupid enough….Danny and his friends here managed to get the arrows back and save the world from your own screw up….Do it now or I will..."He hissed at the bratty ghost.
"Best do as he says son...My patience is warring thin..."Aphrodite said with a scary glare and Cupid gulped...He knew he was screwed over.
"Oh...Very well!..."Cupid shouted before turning his attention to the half ghost hero and the ghostly songstress with an angry, defeated expression on his face.
"Daniel Phantom and Ember Mclain….Yes...It's true I had placed a love spell on Ember that made her fall deeply "in love" with whomever she deemed her worst enemy but…."Cupid paused a bit, clearly hating this.
"But what?!...'Ember demanded.
"My spell was lifted….at 6:00pm on Valentine's day when your date first started, anything that happened after 6:01pm was all you two.."He said in a defeated tone, shocking the two ghosts in the process.
"WHAT?!…."Danny and Ember yelled simultaneously, they couldn't believe it.
"It...The date...It...It was real?...'Ember thought in shell shocked disbelief.
She wasn't the only one having a mini mental meltdown...Danny himself looked like he ran into a brick wall or something.
"She...She wasn't under a spell during out date?...But...But why did she still act like she liked me?..."Danny thought in amazement.
"Wow...What a twist..."Dani said grinning to the goth girl.
"Shut it...'Sam hissed at the little halfa girl, now was not the time for her jokes.
'What I don't understand is why Danny went on the damned date, I never hit him with any of my arrows...'Cupid said in a truly lost voice, surprising Ember in the process.
"WHAT?...D-Danny...He wasn't under the spell at all?...'Ember said in shock.
"You...You thought I was under a spell?...'Danny asked her in confusion.
"I...I just assumed...You know...With the spell and you...you agreeing to go on the date...'Ember said, still bewildered to say the least.
"He was never under anything….yet he still chose to spend Valentine's day with me...why?...'Ember thought as she stared at Danny who was rubbing the back of his neck, feeling uncomfortable.
"I still don't understand anything here! I never struck Danny with an arrow and he still spent time with her, not to mention that crazed mortal girl struck him with two of them but Ember still managed to set him free with that kiss...'Cupid said still confused.
"It's because the people here know more about love than you do son...'Aphrodite said harshly to her son who stared at her in disbelief.
She did not just say that…
"What did you say to me?!..."He yelled.
"Be quiet Eros, it's time to face facts that all four of these young adolescences have demonstrated a greater capacity to love than you could ever hope to..."Aphrodite yelled as she approached the people in question.
"You have forgotten that love is not just that between a man and a woman, but it comes in many forms..."She said sweetly as she approached Dani.
"Young Danielle Fenton, you have demonstrated numerous times a strong sense of storge, the love between family members, the love you have demonstrated for your brother runs very deep and you were willing to do whatever it was to save him...Aphrodite said praising the young half ghost who smiled a bit.
"Hey...He's my brother, and I'll always save his butt..."Dani sad, feeling a little flustered by being praised by who was practically a goddess while Danny sent her a proud smile.
Aphrodite soon faced Sam.
'Samantha Manson, you are a very brave and independent soul and you have demonstrated a very good example of philia, otherwise known as friendship..."The beauty deity said in an approving tone.
"I am aware that your previous relationship with Danny was romantic, and I am sad that it ended...however, never once did you let that embitter you at all, no matter what you still showed concern and compassion to Danny during his time of need..."Aphrodite continued.
"Danny's been my best friend my entire life...He'll always be important to me...'Sam said softly.
"While they are times that romantic love can die or change, but when a friendship is true, it will last forever no matter the adversity it faces..."She said to the goth girl who smiled while looking at her boots.
Aphrodite was now facing Danny, who thankfully still had his shades on and could pay real attention to her.
"Danny Phantom...I believe I am most impressed with you...'Aphrodite said smiling.
"I have heard many good things about you, about your strength and your exploits...but I can also see that you exhibit a strong sense of agape, a deep sense of unconditional love and you demonstrated it while Ember was victim of my idiot's son pranks..."Aphrodite said.
"HEY!..."Cupid shouted but was still frozen by Clockwork and was largely ignored.
"Despite the previous animosity between you and Ember, you showed compassion to her and even gave her a chance when you believed she was being sincere, not many people would do the same in that situation..."Aphrodite said as Danny rubbed his neck in embarrassment.
"I...I was just being nice...and….well...she saved me and…."Danny was rambling a bit before Aphrodite silenced him.
Soon Aphrodite's attention was on Ember, who flinched a bit as she realized it was her turn.
"Ember Mclain...I have heard many things about you as well...And I am aware of the hardships you have faced while you were alive..."Aphrodite said with some pity in her voice.
"Yeah...Well, there's nothing that could change about that..."Ember mumbled.
"I can see that you have bitter for a long time and my son's actions are inexcusable...You were in pain and you got hurt once more...but I am proud to see that you chose to do the right thing again..."Aphrodite said smiling, choosing not to mention the kind of love Ember exhibited yet.
It's best she realizes it on her own.
Aphrodite soon turned to her son who was still glaring at her.
"All four of these people, human and ghost alike, have shown that they have a greater idea of love than you do son..."Aphrodite said critically.
"You have no right to act like an all wise and wholesome spirit! All you have ever done is sleep around with whatever stunning mortal or spirit you could get your hands on and smite those you felt threaten your place as the most beautiful woman on earth!..."Cupid shouted.
'EROS!..."Aphrodite shouted, feeling her temper rising.
"How do you think I felt watching you bewitch all in front of you and then move on to another! It was practically a mockery of what we are suppose to stand for!...'Cupid shouted, feeling so much anger and disgust at the person he called his mother.
"I cannot undo my past Eros, I made mistakes but that does not excuse your arrogance and cruelty towards mortals...No wonder Psyche left you...'Aphrodite whispered but Cupid heard her and growled.
"Do not bring her up! You have no right! If it were up to you we never would have been together to start with and all because you were jealous that she was prettier than you!...'Cupid yelled, feeling enraged at being reminded of the only person he ever truly loved.
And he lost her.
"What has happened to you Eros?...'Aphrodite wondered out loud as she could sense the bitterness within her child.
It broke her heart to do this ,but she had no choice.
"My son, it pains me to do this...but it's for your own good..."Aphrodite approached to her son and placed her hand on his chest...exactly where his heart was suppose to be.
"W-What are you doing?..."Cupid demanded as he saw his mother's hands glow.
Suddenly a purple aura surrounded both Aphrodite and Cupid and Cupid started screaming, the light was so bright that it nearly blinded all others except Clockwork who was smirking in amusement.
"W-What's happening?...'Danny asked out loud.
"Justice..."Clockwork answered as he watched Aphrodite finish her spell.
Clockwork then unfroze Cupid and he was stunned...He felt...strange...He felt...empty…
"W-What did you do to me?...'Cupid demanded, he soon spotted his arrows and tried to summon them...only to be shocked that they weren't heading towards them.
"W-What is this?!...'He demanded.
"I have stripped you from your position son, you are no longer the spirit of love...'Aphrodite answered.
"What?...'Cupid yelped in disbelief.
"It's been made clear that you are still so bitter and have too much pride to take your duties seriously, you have done nothing but make mischief and throw your weight around others...until this attitude is fixed, you no longer have any jurisdiction over love..."Aphrodite said in a stern voice.
Cupid could only stare in disbelief, this...this just couldn't be.
"You cannot be serious! What am I to do now?! Who's going to be the spirit of love?...'Cupid demanded to known.
"Until you have proven yourself to me, I am sending you to work for your aunt Pandora, perhaps a century or two under her employ will whip you into shape..."Aphrodite explained and Cupid seemed to pale a bit despite being green.
"P-Pandora?...'He asked with fear in his voice….He...He didn't exactly see eye to eye with his distant relative.
'You aunt has already been informed of the arrangements...and she's waiting for you...'Aphrodite said as her hands glowed.
"NO!...'Cupid yelled as he found himself being teleported to the acropolis where a very impatient Pandora was awaiting him.
"So you and Pandora are related?...'Danny asked suddenly.
"A distant relative...We have a rather extensive family tree but yes….She also told me about how you helped her save her box...just like you all helped save the love arrows..."Aphrodite said smiling.
"Uh...Excuse me….Lady Aphrodite...but...what did Cupid mean?...Who's Psyche?...'Ember asked
True, she was glad to see the little pest finally being punished and having his power stripped away from him, but something he said troubled Ember.
"Psyche...was my son's wife..."Aphrodite said, looking ashamed for some reason.
"His wife?...'Everyone asked in confusion.
"That brat's married?...'Ember thought in disbelief.
"The truth is….I made many mistakes during my youth...I was a rather wild girl during my reign as the spirit of love and...I'm afraid I'm part of the reason my son turned out like this..."Aphrodite said as she sat down.
"Psyche was a Grecian princess that was considered very beautiful...I remember many mortals would praise her, and some even said she was my second coming..."Aphrodite said embarrassed.
"I...I didn't take it rather well...I hated the idea of a mortal being on par with me and I ordered my son to make the girl fall in love with an undesirable...except...He fell in love with her at first sight and chose to marry her..."Aphrodite said annoyed.
"I ordered my son not to but he defied me and after a series of trials I placed for the two, Psyche married him and became a deity all her own…."Aphrodite said to them.
She flinched when she saw the stares they were giving her.
"I..I was a selfish girl I admit it but things changed when I retired and passed the mantle onto Eros…."Aphrodite said to everyone.
"When my son officially became the spirit of love, at first he did tremendous work, he took his duties seriously and I was sure he would be a better one that I was...however my son always had a mischievous side and he always looked down on mortals despite marrying a former one..."She continued.
"While Psyche did love my son, she didn't approve of how he treated the mortals, she didn't like him making people fall in love and then set them up for heartbreak just like he did to you two..."She said as she pointed to Danny and Ember.
"After several centuries together...Psyche left him….She said she could no longer be with someone who lacked compassion..."Aphrodite said sadly.
"She left him?..."Ember asked in a surprised tone.
"Yes...and I felt ashamed that I was happy about it...I really hated that girl and I thought my son could have done better...I mean we spirits of love have had multiple lovers during our reign and I thought it would have been one of those things, however something changed in my son...He basically pretended that Psyche never even existed and just through himself in his work….I still don't know what hurt more...His heart or his pride..."Aphrodite explained.
"I thought that he needed time to cool off but I now know he just got worse, it's shown in his work, not only have his pranks gotten more severe but I can't ignore the large number of failed marriages under his reign...The spirit of love's prime duty is to bring soul mates together in order to make a lasting marriage and help procreate the population but never have I seen so many broken bonds…."The supernatural beauty said in exasperation
Danny, Ember and everyone could only stand and stare as Aphrodite explained why her son was such a jackass. They couldn't bring themselves to be sorry for him….but at least they now knew why the so called spirit of love was so full of hate.
After Aphrodite finished her tale, Danny knew he had to get answers now before he completely lost his mind.
"Uh...Excuse me...Ms...uh...Aphrodite, I'm sorry to interrupt but...but there is something I just have to know..."Danny asked hesitantly to the beautiful spirit.
"What is it?..."She asked him.
"If...If I was never struck with an arrow...then how come...how come….how come me and Ember got along so well and...and why did her kiss save me?...'Danny asked her.
He and Ember were stunned to see a knowing smile growing on her beautiful face.
"You still haven't realized it yer, have you?..."Aphrodite said shaking her head
"Figure what out?...'Ember asked exasperated.
"It's because there is a bond between the two of you..."Clockwork said grinning.
"What?...What do you mean a bond?..."Ember asked in disbelief.
"Ember, when you and Danny went on that date, you were both unaware of any spell, and while you two acted on your free will, you both finally got to know each other without all that animosity you two always shared...'Aphrodite started.
"Despite the circumstances it's obvious you both got closer and my son hated the idea, which is why he informed you of the spell in hopes of shattering it...however it was because of that bond that Ember was able to free you from Paulina's control..."Aphrodite finished explaining and giggled when she saw the expressions of the two ghost teens face.
"A bond?...With Ember?..."Danny thought, not sure how to feel about that.
He wasn't the only one as Ember was also lost for words.
"The date?...a bond with Danny?...The kiss?..."Ember was so confused right now, she honestly didn't know how to take all of this.
"Anyway, I must be off and I must fix the damage caused by those dimwits..'Aphrodite explained.
"Wait...I'm sorry but if Cupid's gone, then who's going to handle love?...'Sam asked curiously.
"That would be me..."Aphrodite announced, surprising everyone.
"You?..."They all asked simultaneously.
"Yes...I believe it's time to get out of retirement...and now that I'm older...perhaps this time I could be the spirit of love I should have been the role model to my son...maybe this time….I can set things right..."Aphrodite said as she took the arrows and everyone saw a pink aura surround her and her pink eyes glowing brightly.
"Sto ónoma ólon pou eínai i agápi, tha sou katharísei kai óloi ósoi échoun katastrafeí!..."Aphrodite chanted and everyone soon saw a large energy bean form in her hands only to expand before disappearing...Aphrodite soon returned to normal though she looked exhuasted.
"My, it's been a while since I used that much power...but I think everything should be in order…"Aphrodite said tired like voice.
Clockwork soon showed another time window and Danny, Sam, Ember and Dani could see all the corrupted couples turning back to normal.
Danny and Dani smiled when they saw there parents making up.
"Why were we even fighting about?...'Maddie asked as she snuggled to her husband as they watched the sun set together.
"I honestly don't have a clue but I'm sorry I yelled at you sweetie..."Jack said lovingly to his wife.,
"I'm sorry too Jack..."Maddie said with love in her voice.
"I love you Maddie..."Jack whispered to her.
"I love you too Jack..."Maddie said before the two started kissing.
"Gross..."Danny and Dani said at the same time, but they were very happy that their parents were back to normal.
They soon saw more and more arguing couples now apologizing and embracing each other again.
It seems the world was going back to normal.
"Thank you for clearing all this up Aphrodite..."Clockwork said to the beauty spirit.
"Any time Clockwork...You know I enjoy helping you out..."Aphrodite said flirtatiously to the time master who rolled his eyes.
Danny and the others were staring in disbelief as they saw Aphrodite literally flirt with Clockwork and he seemed unaffected.
"Aphrodite, I know you've always been a flirt but please now...be professional..."Clockwork said seriously to her.
"If only you weren't immune to my power..."Aphrodite sighed before deciding to leave.
"Anyway, it's been nice working with you all...See ya later Clockwork, call me...'She winked before disappearing in a whirlwind of hearts.
"Uh...What was that?…..Danny asked in confusion.
"That was just Aphrodite on her usual day but you all have nothing to worry about..."Clockwork said surely to them.
Suddenly there was an uneasy silence in the tower as Danny and Ember were still reeling in all this information.
That there date actually was real?
Sam sensed the tension and sighed….She knew what this meant and it seems Danielle did as well….She knew this day would come...but she just couldn't believe that it would be with Ember.
'At least she's a step up from Paulina...'Sam thought to herself, before sighing, she knew what she needed to do.
'Danielle, I think we need to leave your brother and Ember alone for a moment..."Sam said surprising everyone.
"You guys clearly need to talk, and I know you want some privacy….Clockwork could you please send us home…."Sam asked to the time master.
"But of course Sam...'Clockwork said as he created a portal to the human world, to Fenton Works more precisely.
Sam walked to Danny and whispered to him.
"Good luck..."She said, much to his confusion...Sam soon went to Ember and said in a voice so quiet that Danny couldn't hear.
"Just remember, if you hurt him, you're done for..."She whispered coldly, shocking Ember, so much that she couldn't even retort.
"See ya at home bro..."Dani waved as she and Sam walked through the portal and were now out of the tower.
"I suppose you two need some privacy, so I'll be off..."Clockwork said as he quickly disappeared.
Now Danny and Ember were all alone now….and they knew that they had a lot to talk about now.
-To be continued-
Next time on Cupid's Wrath
The Happy Ending
A/N: Hey everyone, I am so thrilled, I've been on a writing spree today and I'm so happy I managed to add 2 chapters in 1 day! I'm on fire!
Anyway...I would like to give a big shout out to AwesomeSauce and Guest for correctly guessing that Aphrodite would appear, as well as Nomaic Chaos who guessed that Cupid would lose his place as the spirit of love. I'm serious, is one of you guys a psychic or something?
Also I hope you all enjoyed my punishment for Paulina, though I've kinda foreshadowed it the chapter with the statue that Dani vandalized…It's obvious she's nothing without her looks...and now she doesn't even have them anymore :) also I'm quite pleased with what I did to Cupid, he totally deserved losing his power.
REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers:
Zachary Gilmore, Rebfan90 and Kimera20: Thank you once more :)
Invader Johnny: Trust me, Paulina will face legal repercussions but what I did to her hear is the worst possible thing that could happen to her as she lost the only real power she had.
Till next time beautiful people, remember to read and review