Future Phantom 3

"Get ready…Jazz is going ghost."

Dark Danny locks his arm around Jazz, as he raises his other arm and powers up a Ghost-Ray. Everyone looks on, helpless. Except for the other two Phantoms, who're ready to strike. But they stand back, not wanting to alarm their evil self.

"Tucker, we need the Fenton Xtractor again." Daniel whispers.

"No can do." Future Tucker whispers back. "It's still charging. Nowhere near powerful enough now."

"Then I'm gonna have to do this the hard way." Daniel says, cracking his knuckles. "I'm sorry, Mom." Before Danny, or anyone else for that matter, questions what he's about to do, he goes into action. Exploding forward with blinding speed, he lands a punch in Maddie's gut, causing her to break the hold from Jazz. Leaving his fist there, he begins to pull Dark Danny out of Maddie's body. Once he's out of her, Daniel flies upward with him and through the ceiling, all the outside of Fentonworks. As Maddie falls to the floor, Jazz & Danny catch her.

"Wha…what's…going…?" She says, before passing out from the ordeal.

"Jazz, you take care of Mom." Danny says, rising to his feet. "I'm going for some payback." He jets up through the ceiling to join the other two Phantoms, who're now outside right above Fentonworks. Dark Danny is still holding his gut from the blow he took.

"Heh, attacking your own mother." He says, wearing a sinister grin. "Maybe you're more like me than you know."

"I don't think so." Daniel says. "For one, I got enough fashion sense to know not to wear a cape."

"Yeah, but absolutely no compassion for hurting loved once." Dark Danny counters.

"Look who's TALKING!!!"

KRAK!!!!

Dark Danny ends up getting two boots under his chin, courtesy of Danny Phantom, who joins the fight. He's knocked back, but not out of the fight. But as the two Good Danny's prepare for a fight, Dark Danny is feeling a little outmatched.

"Not very fair to make it 2-on-1." He says. "I thought I was supposed to be the villain. I guess we should even the odds." With that, he begins to concentrate and focus his power. A moment later, three entities split out from his body, making the odds now 4-on-2. But Danny & Daniel don't back down…and the fight is on. Dark Danny & his three clones charge the two Phantoms, and…

KRAK-BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!

The explosion of Ghost Energy is enough to bring a skyscraper crumbling down. And it rattles Fentonworks down to its foundation, causing everyone to feel it. "Looks like the battle has started." Sam says.

"Fentonworks can't take much more of this." Jazz tells them. "We have to get them to stop, or move the battle elsewhere."

Sam snaps her fingers, coming up with the solution. "The Ghost Zone!" She says. "They can battle there all they want, without destroying the town. Tucker…"

"We're on it!" The 2 Tuckers say, before heading up the stairs. They reach the Fenton Ops center and grab a separate window, in order to warn the Phantoms. "Daniel!" Future Tucker yells up at him. "You can't fight him here. Fentonworks can't take it."

"Yeah, Danny!" Tucker adds. "You gotta take it to the Ghost Zone."

The two Phantoms agree on it, and proceed to knock the Dark Danny clones back into the original. They follow up with bum-rush, but Danny puts up a powerful Ghost Shield that repels them away. With the two Phantoms momentarily stunned, Dark Danny picks out his target…Tucker.

"I think it's time to kill two annoying birds with one stone." He says, powering up a Ghost Ray & aiming it at Tucker. But Danny tackles him before he can fire it off.

"And I think you need to knock it off with the Lame Threats!" He ghosts himself & Dark Danny though the levels of Fentonworks, until he plants him hard on the floor of the basement. But it does little to hurt Dark Danny, as he just tosses Danny off of him. Danny is sent flying through the Ghost Portal, as Dark Danny rises to his feet.

"It's surprising how pathetic I was in the past." He says, referring to Danny.

"Funny, you still look pathetic now." Dark Danny turns and receives a spinning kick to his jaw from Daniel. The impact sends him flying right through the portal and into the Ghost Zone. Daniel follows right behind him, just as Jazz opens the basement door. She & the rest of the gang storm down the stairs and stop in front of the portal.

"They went through the portal." Jazz tells them. "They're in the Ghost Zone. At least no more buildings will come crumbling down."

"Yeah, but Danny could need our help in there." Sam says. "Who knows how powerful Evil Danny can be in there?"

"That's why he's got backup." Future Tucker says, before tossing Sam, Tucker & Jazz a circular device with a button on it.

"What are these?" Tucker asks.

"They're like bio-suits for the Ghost Zone. I developed them." Future Tucker tells him, activating his. "Press the button, and you'll be covered with a artificial ghost aura. It'll allow you to survive in the Ghost Zone, but only for a few hours."

"Whoa…I really invented these?" Tucker asks his Future self.

"Yeah." He replies. "But when you do, be careful. The testing will be real painful." With that, he charges towards the Portal and leaps through, after the three Phantoms as the rest look on.

"OK, there is No way I'm missing my future self help take down a major bad guy!" Tucker says, activating his. Jazz runs over to the Fenton Vault and tosses him & Sam each a Fenton Bazooka. Tucker catches his and leaps in through the portal. Sam activates the gadget Future Tucker gave and is about to follow after them, but turns back to Jazz, concerned about her.

"Go ahead." Jazz tells her. "I'll stay here & look after my mom & dad. Just…make sure nothing happens to Danny. Good Danny, I mean." Sam nods her head, the dives head first through the portal. She's sucked through a green wormhole-like vortex for what feels like days, until she's spit out onto the ground. Getting her bearings, she looks up to see that the face-off has already started. Danny stands side-by-side with Daniel, facing off against their evil counterpart.

"How cute." Dark Danny says. "You two want to play Boy Scouts and stop the mean villain. Heroes die for doing that."

"One question." Daniel asks. "Is everyone from your future a loudmouth idiot?"

"Hmmph. You wanna see a loudmouth?" Dark Danny asks, wiping his mouth with his forearm. "I'll be glad to show you one." He prepares to let out a powerful Ghostly Wail, but the other two Phantoms get ready to give one of their own.

"How about we give you one in stereo!" Danny says, prepping himself. There's a moment of silence now. Almost like the calm before the storm. But the moment quickly passes, and the sonic storm hits.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

WHOOOOOOOOOOBOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!

The impact of the attacks hitting each other is enough to level several city blocks. The entire Ghost Zone shakes in an earthquake of unleashed energy. Everyone is knocked off of their feet, stunned by the sheer force of the attacks. Moments go by as the silence returns. But once the dust clears on the battlefield, all three Phantoms are shown rising to there feet. The fight is not over.

"I applaud…the effort…" Dark Danny says, still out of it from the attack. "…But you're just prolonging your destinies. I will…"

KRAK!!!!

The words are almost knocked out of his mouth, as Danny lands a destructive right cross to his face. It hurts him, but Dark Danny quickly recovers. Before Danny can capitalize, his evil self grabs his arm, flips him over and slams him hard into the dirt. Dark Danny begins to twist his arm, causing him to yell out in pain.

"You see, you see the pain you're going through?" He asks Danny. "And yet…if you were me, you'd never feel pain again. You would be…OOMPHH!!!"

Daniel joins the fight, knocking his evil self off of Danny. They lock hands, and a power struggle ensues. Both of them try to vie for a superior position. "You're…never gonna…win!" Daniel tells him. This causes Dark Danny to chuckle, which slowly builds up to an all-out maniacal laugh.

"And why is that." He asks, laughter dying down. "Because truth & justice always prevail? You already sound like those comic book heroes. And you know why those heroes always die?" He springs forward and connects with a hard knee to the gut, causing Daniel to double over in pain. Dark Danny smugly walks over to him leans in and whispers into his ear. "Because the Villains…play dirty."

He knocks Daniel into the air with a powerful uppercut, then charges his hands with Ghost Energy, intending on ending the fight. But his arrogance makes for a big opening.

"You're not the only one that can play dirty!"

BAM!!!

Danny drills both feet into his groin, breaking his attack hopes and knocking him back. As Danny gets back to his feet, his evil counterpart looks up at him, eyes full of rage and hair aflame. "That's it." He says, before starting to focus his power. It takes a moment, but he calls out his duplicates from inside his body again, multiplying himself to 4. At that moment, Daniel lands on the ground and puts up a Ghost Shield, just as the 4 Dark Phantoms fire their Ghost Rays.

"Danny, now's a good time for you to duplicate!" Daniel tells him.

"But, but…I-I can't." Danny says. "I've tried…but I can't. You gotta do it."

"I'm a little busy now!" Daniel counters. "You can do it! And hurry, we need the extra firepower now!"

"Come on, Danny." Sam says, running to his side. "You can do this. Just focus all of your power into making duplicates!"

"All…alright. Stand back!" Danny says. As Sam backs up, Danny begins to focus his power, trying to clone himself. But all that happens is he develops 4 extra arms.

"That's it, we're doomed." Tucker says, which causes Sam to elbow him in the side. Danny keeps trying, feeling himself getting closer. But he's off, as an extra head pops onto his shoulder.

"Come on, Danny." Sam says. "You're almost there." Danny keeps trying, giving it his all. His Ghost Powers flows through his body, and he begins to glow brightly. A moment later, the light fades…and two duplicates stand on either side of Danny.

"Whoa…it actually worked!" The three of them say in unison. "Wait, why are we all talking together at the same time?"

"Uh, Dannys? Less talking, MORE FIGHTING!!!" Tucker says, pointing to the Ghost Shield, which has just crumbled down under the pressure. Danny charges forward with his duplicates and takes on a Dark Danny duplicate, as Daniel combats the original. The battle is epic, with both sides looking like they can take victory at that moment. But as the battle continues, the Dark Phantoms become outmatched by the Danny duplicates speed. Timing his shot, Daniel knocks the original Dark Danny into his duplicates, forcing them to fuse back together. Danny's duplicates fuse back with him, as he stands alongside his good future self, ready to end the fight. But so is Dark Danny.

"It seems I may be in a lose/lose." He says, slowly rising to his feet. "Well, if I'm gonna lose…MIGHT AS WELL LOSE BIG!!!" His arms begin to glow bright green with Ghost Energy. Both good Phantoms can sense this is his most powerful attack.

"Oh, no." Danny says. "EVERYBODY, BACK THROUGH THE PORTAL!!!"

Danny & Daniel try to help their friends escape before it's too late. But it is. Dark Danny unleashes a massive wave of Ghost Energy, aimed right at them.

BADOOM-DOOM-DOOM-DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!

The explosion almost rips the Ghost Zone apart. Dust & debris fly up everywhere, creating absolutely no visibility. Dark Danny is barely on his feet. The attack has used nearly all of his energy. But he smiles fiendishly, confident that the job is done…or so he thinks. As the dust clears, he can see a large light blue electric barrier protecting them, much to his shock. The source of the barrier? A remote that a familiar young woman holds in her hand, as she stands in a mini-portal. She steps out of it and into the open…revealing herself as Samantha Manson.

"I thought you two might need so help." She says, wearing her usual smirk.

"OK, this has officially gone to the level of weird." Danny says.

"Ditto." Tucker adds.

Sam just smirks, exactly like her future self. "What's the problem? I still help save your butts in the future. I see no…" She stops herself when she notices the outfit her future self is wearing. It's a full business skirt outfit. Her hair is even let down fully, far different from her present style. "I SOLD OUT?" Sam yells. "I've become a corporate tool of the system!"

"Not quite." Future Sam tells her, showing off her black fingernail polish. She then opens up her dress blouse to reveal a 'Nightmerica' T-Shirt underneath. "You have to keep a professional look when you run a multi-national, environmentally friendly company."

"Whoa…" Sam says, stuck in awe of what her future will turn out to be.

"Sam, what're you doing here?" Daniel asks her.

"Giving you backup & saving your butts." Future Sam replies. "Besides, it gets stuffy in that office. You didn't think I was gonna let you have all the fun, did you?"

"Um, you didn't happen to bring me wife with you…did you?" Future Tucker asks her.

"WHO AM I MARRIED TO???" Tucker asks, once more. "Is she a Secret Agent? A Super Model…maybe both?"

"Later." Daniel says, turning his attention back to Dark Danny. "Time to end this."

As Future Sam lowers the shield, Dark Danny begins to lose it. "How…how DARE you!" He tells him, still not powered up. "You mock ME? Your BETTER? I WILL destroy your family & friends! I will be the ONLY Phantom remaining! You two can't stop me…NONE OF YOU CAN!!! I…"

"Dude." Daniel says, as he & Danny prepare to strike. "The only thing you are…" And in the blink of an eye, Daniel charges forward and lands a hard elbow into Dark Danny's gut. It hits with the impact of a megaton bomb, and knocks the air out of him. "…IS…"

"…DONE!!!"

Danny finishes it with his trademark right Haymaker. It sends Dark Danny flying, then plummeting into the darkness of the Ghost Zone. The two Good Phantoms stand over the cliff, watching him fall into oblivion…victorious. As Dark Danny's screams fade into the blackness, Daniel looks over at his past self.

"Well, looks like you don't have to worry about becoming him when you get older." He tells him.

"Hey, I'm just psyched that I actually duplicated myself." Danny answers, grinning. They walk back over to the group and huddle together. A moment later, with the help of Daniel Phantom, they're transported back into the basement. Daniel falls down to one knee, still exhausted from the monumental battle. Future Sam quickly goes to his side and checks on him.

"Aw yeah!" Tucker cheers. "Another victory for Team Phantom."

"Only one problem." Future Tucker says, looking at his advanced PDA. "It looks like we're stuck here. I can't pinpoint the coordinates to Clockwork's Lair. It could take us forever to find it in the Ghost Zone."

"Fortunately, time is on your side."

A bright light appears in front of the Fenton Ghost Portal, and a separate portal opens up, revealing Clockwork himself. Immediately, the Flying Timepiece that was with Danny jumps out of his coat and flies back to its master. Clockwork stands to the side and holds the portal open. "This way will lead back to your time, Future Heroes."

"Well, guess that's our cue to head back." Daniel says, before turning to Danny. "Oh yeah, one more piece of advice. When Dash offers you the front spot in line in your Senior Year…don't take it. Trust me." Danny nods his head, and the Future Team Phantom members head over to the portal. As they approach it, Clockwork holds his Time Staff high in the air. Instantly, time stops for everyone except the Future Team Phantom & Clockwork

"You're not gonna blank their memories, are you?" Future Sam asks.

"No." Clockwork answers. "They should not forget the events that have occurred here. But, it is best that they not know everything that their future has to offer. So that the timeline may remain straight."

Future Tucker leaps through the portal first, as Daniel & Future Sam look at each other. "Well…ready Fiancé?"

She grins and nods her head. The two hold each other's hand and make the leap through the portal. Clockwork is the last one through, causing a bright flash of light to fill the room as he exits. When the light fades, time begins.

"Whoa…what happened?" Sam asks, feeling dizzy. "Does anyone else feel like they've just been on the Tilt-A-Puke 100 times?"

"Yeah." Danny says, as he looks around for his Future self. "I guess our Future selves must've headed back to their time. Funny, I know Daniel told me a lot about my future, but the only thing I can remember is…don't get in front of Dash."

"You think that's bad?" Tucker says. "I still don't know who I'm married to! There're so many choices. Paulina, Star…" Tucker continues going through his choices as he climbs the stairs to the exit, followed by Sam & Danny.

"Yeah, Tuck." Danny says. "I guess you're just gonna have to see what the Future holds."