us navy: Huh?!
RonaldM40196867: Has to be The Ultimate Return since it has the most reviews followed by Endgame.
caylyncook: The Phonoi must be stopped!
estaciojohnrafael: Pretty dark, man.
dromerosonic777: Most of the world knows what would happen to the Ghost Zone. Hamilton is just in denial about that.
JDF Legacier Morphicon: Thanks.
KuriMaster13: Yep, he is insane.
mikaela2015: Thanks my friend and love the reactions! :)
Here's chapter 23 everybody.
Chapter 23: This is the Dis-asteroid 2.0.
It's been four days since Joseph, Danny, Dani and Reaper Squadron learn that Matias Hamilton is planning a nuclear attack on Amity Park in order to achieve his goal of ridding the world of the ghosts and the Ghost Zone, as well as get revenge on Team Phantom for the Guys in White's fall and his previous attempt. Unaware to Danny and Dani, Joseph has also told the team about the nuclear threat to Amity Park and he is currently at town. Due to Dan leaving natural portals open around City Hall, Danny, Dani and the team know that if Matias achieve his plan, then the nuclear explosion will not only destroy the town, but the blast will cause a disruption to the portals and the blast can extend into the Ghost Zone, destroying it as well, which will result in the Earth being completely destroyed as well. In the past three days, Danny and Dani has also learned about the warhead on the nuclear shells and learn that it is a very deadly mix of uranium and ecto-ranium. To Danny and Dani, it's the Dis-asteroid Incident all over again, only this time, it's being cause by a crazed Guys in White submarine captain. For Team Phantom, there's nothing they can do to stop many people from coming to Amity Park for the upcoming Dis-asteroid anniversary, especially since anti-ghost and anti half ghost demonstrations, as well as parades to honor Danny and Dani, are already underway at downtown and the last thing the team needs is to bring panic to the citizens about the nuclear threat. They have ask Pepper Potts and Stark Industries, as well as Princess Shuri of Wakanda, for help in order to find ways to create new technology to intercept nuclear weapons, especially railgun shells, to stop Matias should he launch the nuclear shells, but unfortunately neither Pepper nor Shuri are close to developing that kind of technology. The only thing they can do is have confidence in Joseph as he continues to work on the Phonoi and provide information to Danny, Dani and Reaper Squadron. Joseph and Chloe was currently at Fenton Works talking to some of the team before he turns his attention to his laptop, where he sees a picture of Matias and the Phonoi's design specifications that he successfully got from a former Guys in White agent who was the designer of the submarine.
"Some individuals are exempt from rules that should apply to everyone. A hero is suddenly a risk factor the moment a war is over. So you murder that hero. Crude, but effective. In reality, they've no need for living heroes, just dead ones. Here's a question, Chloe. Can we stop Captain Matias Hamilton?" Joseph asked.
"Depends on if you treat the captain or the Phantom Twins as singularities." Chloe replied.
"All are. What happens when three singularities, with two teaming up, exist on the same field?" Joseph asked.
"That would require seven months calculation with current resources." Chloe replied.
"We'll just have to trust the guys in the field." Joseph said.
"Joseph, we and Team Phantom should evacuate." Chloe said.
"No. I still have to finish up here." Joseph said.
Meanwhile, at Aviano Air Base, Danny, Dani and all of Reaper Squadron are at the briefing room waiting for Joseph to get connected. As everyone wait, Danny began thinking about the last two times he had to save the Earth and the Ghost Zone from apocalyptic destruction. One from the Guys in White and the other from the Dis-asteroid. He started having flashbacks of those two events thanks to the current events that is taking place.
(February 28, 2011)
In the Ghost Zone, Danny is working with Youngblood, Skulker and Johnny 13 to aim a huge rock on Youngblood's slingshot and started pulling it back in order to prevent the Guys in White's Ghost Zone missile from reaching the Ghost Zone.
"This is gonna be so cool!" Youngblood hollered.
"I still don't get why we should trust you Phantom." Skulker said.
"Pipe down and pull!" Danny said as he and Skulker pushed the rock back from the front before getting aim. "Fire!"
Danny, Skulker, Johnny 13 and Youngblood released the rock and blocked the Fenton portal just as the missile was launched, causing it to explode purple stuff all over the Fenton lab. The destruction of both the Earth and Earth's Ghost Zone dimension has been successfully averted.
"Nice job boys." Danny said.
Skulker, Johnny 13, and Youngblood just stared at him before pulling out their weapons and aimed them at him. Danny gasped and flew off dodging their blasts.
Danny continued to thinking of the times he saved the world. Dani then looked at Danny and knows what he is thinking about. She remember the day she and Danny had saved the world from the Dis-asteroid and she can't believe it's gonna be 14 years since that day.
(March 24, 2011)
Danny leads all the ghosts to the transfer device before Dani managed to regroup with Danny.
"I still can't believe you guys agreed to help me. Looks like there is a heart under all that cyber armor." Danny said to Skulker.
"Don't get too sentimental. We're not here to save you, we're here to save us." Skulker simply said as he placed his hands on the device.
"Let's just get this party started!" Danny said before facing Dani. "Ready, Dani?"
"Ready when you are, Danny." Dani said with a smirk.
Everyone inside, including Tucker, went to the computers and immediately got to work as the Dis-asteroid was getting closer. Jack signaled to Valerie to type in the codes to start up the machine. Danny, Dani and all the ghosts then put all their energy into the device, getting it all powered up and sending the energy through the transfer cables.
"Tucker! How much longer?!" Danny asked as he struggles.
Tucker watches his screen showing the Dis-asteroid beginning to enter the atmosphere.
"Now!" Tucker shouted.
Danny, Dani and all the ghosts activated their intangibility into the device, which sent it into the transfer cables and turned the whole world intangible. The Dis-asteroid began to go through the Earth as the ghosts were staring to get worn out but continued to stay intangible.
"Where's the asteroid?" Danny asked.
The Dis-asteroid then suddenly burst through the ground and back into space, prompting Danny, Dani and the ghosts to turn the Earth tangible again. Everyone started to cheer and gave each other hugs and sighs of relief. Danny and Dani looked at each other, knowing that the Earth and Ghost Zone are safe again.
"It work! You did it, Danny!" Dani said with a smile.
"No, we did it!" Danny said with a smile.
Danny and Dani then gave each other hugs.
Dani smiled as she remember it was also on that day her family took her in. Dani then gets out of her thoughts before getting Danny's attention.
"Thinking about those two days, big bro?" Dani asked.
"Definitely. This is the Dis-asteroid 2.0. Especially with the anniversary approaching." Danny said.
"I get what you mean. Don't worry, Danny. We'll stop that submarine." Dani said.
"This time." Danny said with a smirk before he and Dani fist pump each other.
After a few minutes, Joseph gets connected before the briefing screen shows a projection of the Phonoi.
"There you are, Joseph. Alright, tell us what we need to know." Danny said.
"A former Guys in White agent who was the designer finally sent part of the Phonoi's specs. Its basic capabilities listed here were as we predicted. What's interesting is... this over here." Joseph said as the projection of the Phonoi shows its large rail cannon. "In addition to main guns, they have a 600-mm/128 caliber rail cannon, which was also designed and built by Vlad Masters' company DALV. The barrel exceeds 70 meters! Its range is over 3,000 kilometers. That matches what we calculated from the bombardment on Ceuta Harbor. The mini nuke they seem to have obtained has a yield of one kiloton. It'll destroy anything within a 400-meter radius of ground zero. Casualties are to be in the tens of thousands before the rest of the world and Ghost Zone joins in."
"Geez, why would Vlad even built a weapon like that?!" Danny asked.
"I know some things are better left unsaid, but let me say it. That's less damage than I expected." Darius said.
"Nice catch. Do you remember this speech?" Joseph asked.
Joseph then plays a recording of Matias' speech from 10 days ago when the Phonoi left from Egypt.
"This boat has the means to end the hideous ghosts attacks, in a definitive and elegant manner. The world and Ghost Zone shall be horrified by the number of lives and ghosts we will take. Only then will those paranormal beings let go of their desire for Earth... A desire that would have taken the lives of ten million or more." the recording of Matias played.
"The imagery invoked by those words and the actual predicted damage just don't match." Joseph said.
"So, here's a question!" Dani joked, making Joseph chuckle.
"Sorry, got no quizzes for you today. They will launch the nuke on March 24th." Joseph said.
"Why are you so sure?" Jessica asked.
"Because that's the anniversary of the Dis-asteroid Incident. Anti-ghost and anti half ghost demonstrations, as well as Danny and Dani Phantom commemoration parades are in full swing in Amity Park. There's about a million participants in total. That number will rise on the anniversary." Joseph said.
"Like I just told Dani, this is Dis-asteroid 2.0. Of course they would launch the nuke on that particular day." Danny said.
"We won't let them. We got our friends and family down there still." Dani said.
"However, this nuke isn't that powerful. They'd have to thread through the eye of a needle to achieve their desired result." Joseph said.
"Terminal guidance would be needed." Darius said.
"Right. How do they intend to achieve it when even GPS won't work...?" Joseph asked.
"You're all thinking too much. If we sink the submarine, it's problem solved." Jessica said.
"Crude, but effective." Joseph said.
"Crude?" Jessica asked.
"Alright, look at this." Joseph said as the screen shows the Phonoi's projected courses. "The Phonoi's expected course. We know it was off Ceuta Harbor and it has to get to Amity Park within range before March 24th. They must avoid being detected by the United States and NATO's sound surveillance system and ships. Taking into account its maximum operating depth, this is the only possible route. The Phonoi will move west, northwest and reach a body of water called the Azores Plateau. The waters here are shallow due to the nearby Azores Islands. This is where it'll be. We also know roughly when they'll arrive in the area." Joseph said.
"Quite the prediction you have there." Damian said.
"Indeed. But if it makes it through, then you're looking at the trench at the west end of the plateau. The sub's max operating depth is 600 meters. Tracking it would be impossible." Joseph said.
"Alright, so all we gotta do is find it before it reaches that trench." Dani said.
"Right. Now I'm gonna give you the mission details, so listen up. Our mission is to cooperate with the patrol aircraft to find the Phonoi. In the first phase of the mission, multiple patrol aircraft will drop sonobuoys to build a sonobuoy barrier. Then, in the second phase, we narrow down the possible location of the Phonoi by analyzing the data obtained from the sonobuoys. The results of our analysis will be data linked and shown on an overlay on your radars. And for the final phase... Danny, you're gonna look for the submarine. We acquired one special MAD—a Magnetic Anomaly Detector—for this. It will be on Danny's plane. Fly over where we expect the Phonoi might be. If the submarine is right beneath you, your MAD will detect it. You'll also have nautical charts on your radars, so use them. Once it's found, our fleet will commence a unified attack with ASROCs and sink it." Booker said.
"And if we miss?" Darius asked.
"Four ships, Destroyers USS Brooklyn and USS Hopper, and Aegis vessels USS Hartman and USS Amity Park, will be joining the operation. There won't be a second salvo." Joseph said.
"So who's flying, Springman?" Bruno asked.
"Everyone except myself." Booker replied.
"Woah!" Daniel said.
"This is an order. Now get your butts moving!" Booker said.
With that, everyone except Booker heads for their F-22s, with Danny and Dani heading for their planes together.
"Alright, let's go stop the Phonoi. Ready to save the Earth and Ghost Zone again from apocalypse again, Dani?" Danny asked.
"Said this before and I'll say it again. You wanna ask questions, or you wanna kicked some butt?!" Dani asked with a smirk.
Danny and Dani once again fist bump each other before they climb into their respective planes. After a few minutes, Danny, Dani, and Reaper Squadron took off as they began to head for the Azores Islands with the intention to find and stop the Phonoi.
And that's the end of the chapter. This story takes place before the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever just to let you all know. Anyway, this is it, it all comes down to this. All of nothing. What will happen when the battle happens? Find out next time in the next chapter. Please review. :)
