PREVIOUSLY ON WHATEVER IT TAKES

"Danny what are gonna do? Sam told us one of your allies was coming, but what if he arrives too late? What if you die?" Jazz asked. Danny could see the fear in everyone's eyes, but he knew he had to remain strong for them no matter what, even if it meant he might die when morning came.

Danny then took a deep breath and said, "I don't know Jazz, but I want you all to listen very carefully. No matter what happens, you all need to promise to take care of each other"

"Why are you sounding like your saying goodbye?" Valerie asked on the brim of tears.

"Because it looks like that there is a high chance that I'm not gonna get out of this and I need to make sure that you guys will be okay in the end" Danny said sadly.

Vlad then walked over to the front and looked at Danny evilly and said, "Since I am a generous man, no matter what your answer is, I will allow your friends and family to go free. Now I will ask you one final time my boy and it better be the correct answer. Will you join me?"

Danny then looked over at his family and remembered the promise he made to them and then he said defiantly, "No Plasmius, I will never join you. You can torture me all you want but my answer will always remain the same, you seriously crazed-up FRUITLOOP!"

"This my boy is the Blood Blossom poison in its liquid form, once I inject this into your blood stream, you will die in 3 hours. The blue substance that I saw you looking at is the antidote which now I have no intention of giving it to you. Goodbye Danny Phantom" Vlad said and then began bringing the needle down to Danny's arm.

Danny began breathing heavily and then looked at his family again, he then closed his eyes and thought, "Well it looks like this is the end"

"COME ON GUYS!" Danny shouted and they all began following the soldier to the portal, they were all about to jump in when suddenly, Danny was picked up from the ground by a duplicate of Vlad's and he received a punch to the face which made him hit the ground, the real Vlad then encased everyone else in a ectoplasmic prison and then floated down and gave Danny a kick to the ribs.

More punches came and kicks came and Danny then remained on the ground in pain as Vlad stopped his assault and looked at him in disgust.

"Why do you keep on fighting? You're useless without your powers. What makes you think you can defeat me this time?" Vlad sneered.

"Because I promised my family that I'd remain strong" Danny said as he slowly stood up "AND I'LL PROTECT THEM NO MATTER WHAT!" He then shouted and then suddenly…

CHAPTER 10

A bright flash of light appeared at Danny's torso and when the light faded, standing there was Danny Phantom! Vlad stood there in complete shock and shouted, "THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE! THE DEVICE SHOULD'VE CANCELLED OUT YOUR POWERES!"

Danny then stood there in his usual fight stance and said defiantly, "I guess I am stronger than you think I am!"

"GO GET HIM DUDE!" Tucker shouted and everyone began to cheer Danny on as he got ready to fight.

Vlad began to charge at him, but Danny saw it coming and quickly went intangible through the floor, Vlad stopped and scanned everywhere but suddenly, he was hit by an ecto blast and he fell to the ground. He growled in anger and then looked up to find that the source of the blast came from Danny, he then charged his own ecto blast and fired it, but Danny managed to act quickly and put up a shield in front of him. While Vlad was off guard, Danny charged in throwing punches, kicks and random ecto blasts at him. Vlad's strength was going down quickly that he couldn't keep the energy of the wall holding back everyone up and so the wall fell and everyone was free.

Danny then landed in front of everyone and said, "Everyone cover your ears and stay behind me" He turned around and made sure everyone had their ears covered, he then sucked in a large breath and released his secret weapon; The Ghostly Wail. Vlad was pushed back against the wall by the force of the wail, he didn't anticipate this attack and watched as his lab was being destroyed by the force of the power coming from Danny, about thirty seconds later Vlad became so weak, he transformed back into his human half.

Danny kept the wail going for twenty more seconds until finally he stopped, feeling exhausted from using the wail he transformed back to his human half and whispered, "It's over" He then collapsed to the ground and fell unconscious, Vlad fell off the wall and collapsed unconscious as well, but not before giving Danny one final glance and said, "Don't think this means you won boy"

Maddie kneeled down and looked at her son, she then turned to Frostbite and asked, "He's so weak. Can you help him?" Frostbite nodded as he picked him up gently out of her arms and said, "We shall return to the Far Frozen at once. Everyone to the portal"

Everyone jumped into the portal, leaving an unconscious Vlad behind, all of Danny's friends and family had the same thought on their minds as they headed to the Far Frozen, "The nightmare is finally over"

Once they arrived, all of them were taken immediately to the medical facility, they all were taken to separate medical rooms to get treatment for injuries. Frostbite placed an oxygen mask on Danny and allowed the medical staff to place him in a healing chamber (A/N the healing chamber is the one Danny was floating in during the episode Urban Jungle). The medical staff gave him some information about Danny's injuries and he decided to let the others know. Jack, Maddie, Jazz, Sam, Tucker and Valerie waited for him in the waiting room, they were all checked out with nothing but minor cuts and bruises, the one they were most concerned about was Danny himself since he received the most pain from Vlad.

They all looked up as Frostbite entered the room and they immediately asked in unison, "Is he gonna be okay?" Frostbite smiled and then gestured them to calm down and he said, "He's going to be just fine, the healers have said he's been weakened gravely due to being tortured but with sometime in the healing chamber, all his injuries should be healed in no time. However I regret to say that they said unfortunately even with our advanced medicines, that brand on his chest will become a permanent scar, there's no way to remove it or heal it enough to be unnoticeable" he finished with a grim look on his face.

Jazz then looked down sadly at this and thought in her head, "It's going to constantly remind him of the nightmare he's been through"

"But I believe the Great One will pull through this, he's strong and as long as he has all of you I'm sure he'll do fine" Frostbite said with a smile which caused everyone smile at this. Maddie and Jack stood up with Maddie saying on the brink of tears, "Thank you for saving us and for saving my boy" and the Jack said as he gave Frostbite a firm handshake, "I guess we were wrong about all ghosts being evil"

Frostbite smiled at this and then showed everyone to where they would be staying until Danny has healed.

THE NEXT DAY

Danny woke up slowly feeling himself on something warm and comfortable, he sat up and found himself lying on a hospital bed with a bandage wrapped around his chest, he then heard noises and watched as his family and friends walk in the room, immediate smiles were shown and they ran over and gave him a huge embrace. Danny smiled and cried tears of joy at the feeling of being surrounded by the ones he cared about.

A few minutes later, Frostbite explained about the scar on his chest how it will never heal, but Danny then said, "All that matters is that everyone is safe and sound. Hey Frostbite is there any chance you can help us get home?"

"It will be honour Great One, we shall leave when you are ready" Frostbite said with a smile and then handed him some clothes and shoes to put on. Once he was dressed, everyone gathered around Frostbite who held the Infi-Map in his hand and said, "Map take us to the Fenton Portal"

The map then flew them at top speed and before they knew it, they were in the basement of the Fenton's home. Danny then turned around and said, "I don't know how I can ever thank you and your people enough" He then gave Frostbite a hug, who then chuckled and said, "It was my honour Great One for if it wasn't for you, the Ghost Zone would have been under the rule of The Ghost King's terrible rein once again. I bid you goodbye and hope to see you again soon"

Frostbite then turned around and went through the portal. Sam, Tucker and Valerie were reunited with their families, Jack and Maddie told them and the two officers who were investigating in their disappearance that the Wisconsin Ghost kidnapped them all and Danny Phantom had rescued them, Valerie had officially become a part of Team Phantom and best friends with everyone. Danny told his parents about all the ghosts he fought and then ones he made allies with, by the end of the tale they kept on apologising and talked about ways to help Danny from now on.

The four of them were at school two days later, when Tucker finally came out and said to Valerie, "Valerie, I really like you and I was wondering if maybe you wanted to come on a date with me?"

Valerie then smiled and blushed as she answered, "Sure Tuck, Saturday at 7?" Tucker nodded at that idea and jumped up with glee.

Danny returned home and helped out Maddie in the kitchen, while Jack was tinkering with a new invention and one question came to mind, "Danny, what are going to do about Vlad?"

"I don't know but no matter what happens, no matter what he throws at us, we'll face him together" Danny answered with determination.

Jack and Maddie once again smiled at him with pride and for the first time, the whole family ate dinner together with no secrets from each other. Later that night, Maddie checked on her two children, but just when she was about to check on Danny, he bolted up and screamed from having a nightmare. She ran over and immediately embraced him in a hug and asked, "Danny are you okay?"

Danny shook his head and said as he cried, "I thought I was gonna die back there, I thought that I was never gonna see you guys again. I felt so scared"

"Danny listen to me, you are the bravest kid I have ever seen and what makes you even braver is that you can admit your fears. I may not understand fully what you go through everyday whenever your Phantom, but I promise you this I'll always be here when you want to talk" Maddie said and then began to rub circles on his back, Danny then stopped crying and whispered, "I love you mum"

"And I'll always love you" Maddie whispered back, eventually he fell back asleep and she laid him back down gently, tucked him in and gave him a kiss on his forehead. She smiled as she closed the door and headed back to bed.

By next Saturday, Danny was feeling like his old self again, Tucker and Valerie were going well as a couple. Sam, Tucker and Valerie came over that Saturday to train with Danny, suddenly the ghost portal opened and Frostbite came out with a look of worry on his face.

"Great One, we need your help. Plasmius has stolen the Infi-Map" Frostbite said with urgency in his voice.

"We'll get it back for you Frostbite. Sam quickly let my parents know what's going, Tucker get the Spectre Speeder ready and see if you can track down Vlad and Valerie get some ghost equipment ready. Frostbite you better get back and keep your village calm" Danny said.

"I thank you Great One" Frostbite said as he went back through the Fenton Portal.

Once everybody was ready, Tucker had managed to track Vlad down, he went through a portal that lead to outer space! Danny then hopped in the Spectre Speeder and shouted, "Okay team, let's go!"

THE END

Authors note: Finally I finished this story. I'm thinking of doing a sequel which will be a rewrite of Phantom Planet since that in this story his family knows his secret.

What do you guys think?

Anyway thanks for reading this!