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Resurrected Memories

Chapter 1: The portal

"You gotta be kidding me?!"... A feminine voice whined as she reached her destination...or what would have been her destination...if it was still there.

Ember Mclain, the ghostly pop princess and one of the regular enemies of world hero Danny Phantom was all too eager to get back to the human world and get back to her mission of taking over the world with the power of her music and maybe beat up the dipstick that got in her way one too many times.

She was really looking forward for that opportunity.

It's been over 6 months since the Disasteroid crisis and she, like many others ghosts, needed some time to relax and recharge before things got back to normal, and she, herself, was really itching to have some action as well as the chance to rock in front of a big crowd once more.

She wanted nothing more than to hear them cheer her name as they listened to her music and savor the power boost from their worship as they chanted her name over and over. She had packed her guitar and everything she needed to venture into the human world.

However when she arrived, she discovered that the portal wasn't there, for a second she almost thought she made a wrong turn but soon realized that wasn't the case.

"Where the heck is that portal?…."Ember wondered as she searched the entire area for her ticket into the human world but still nothing came up.

How the heck does a giant mechanical ghost portal just disappear?

Turning around she noticed that loser Box Ghost floating nearby and she weighed her options. The Box Ghost might have been the biggest loser in the entire Ghost Zone and normally she wouldn't bother talking to him, but out of all the ghosts she knew, he was the one with the most visits to the human real and since he almost always seemed to stalk the dipstick for a fight, he usually had an idea what going on with him and the city.

Sighing and shaking her head, the azure hair diva decided to talk to him.

"Hey! Box Ghost, over here!...Ember shouted and got his attention

Soon the overall wearing ghost floated to the irritated musician with his usual obnoxious boasting.

"I AM THE BOX GHOST! MASTER OF ALL THINGS CARDBOARD AND SQUARE! FOR WHAT REASON HAVE YOU BESEECH MY PRESENCE?!"...He hollered in his usual, annoying way. Ember rolled her eyes and tried to resist the urge to smack him.

Did this guy even have an indoor voice?

"First off, stop shouting! You sound like a total moron! Second, any idea what happened to the Dipstick's portal?"...Ember asked in a rude tone and was eager to get this over with.

The less time around the idiot, the better.

"You wish to know of the state of Phantom's ghost portal?..."The Boz Ghost said dramatically.

"Isn't that what I just said?!..."Ember growled and felt her patience wearing off fast.

"Ah, well, during my last great venture to the human world to get my corrugated card bored vengeance on that elusive half ghost Phantom...I, THE BOX GHOST, was in an epic battle with my greatest enemy but unfortunately he managed to somehow best me and trapped me in that accursed cylindrical prison of his"...The Box ghost explained to the annoyed singer his "epic tale".

In reality, the "epic tale" in question was merely the Box Ghost appearing in front of Danny while he was trying to watch TV and Danny himself tried to ignore him and watch his program, acting like he wasn't there. The Box Ghost didn't appreciate being blatantly ignore and wouldn't stop pestering the half ghost hero who grew tired of his constant "Beware" and "fight me, coward", that he just took the thermos out while the Box Ghost was having a tantrum and was sucked in before he even realized what had happened

Though the Blue skinned ghost preferred his version of the story much more.

Ember however rolled her eyes at the Box Ghost's obviously exaggerated story and was about to leave until he finally said something of use to her.

"However, during my imprisonment, I heard Phantom talking to who I think was his mother...they mentioned something about "an upgrade" and that it was a "good thing" he managed to catch me before that happened"...The Box Ghost said as he tried to remember what he heard before Danny sent him back to the zone yesterday.

'An upgrade? The portal..."Ember muttered out loud.

She suddenly realized what happened and cursed under her "breath". Just her luck that Phantom's crazy parents decide now of all times to upgrade the portal for whatever stupid reason they had.

Feeling angry, she left to sulk. Now she had no easy way to enter the human world and she wasn't in the mood to do it the hard way.

Normally Ember didn't even need the damn portal since she had the ability to teleport from either world, however that power took too much of her energy and she would need almost a day or so to recharge before she could do any real work, along with a monstrous headache that took forever to get rid of, so teleportation was her least practical power which she reserved to use only in emergencies as a last resort.

She didn't want to risk running into Phantom unless she was at full strength and without the Fenton Portal working and Plasmius's portal was destroyed after his exile, she didn't want to risk being crammed into that stupid thermos for days until hell knows when that damn thing would be operational again.

Shaking her head, she left, she knew it be awhile before that portal was up and running. She was bored now, she was really looking forward to rock out in front of the human public again and she really wanted fight the dipstick again...especially after what she watched this morning on the TV she bought from Technus.

She rarely watched TV anymore, since she much preferred hanging out with Kitty and Spectra, shopping, or practicing her music, but she did see sometimes and on every single station it was about the dipstick.

It appears he revealed his secret after the Disasteroid and was now "The biggest star on the planet". Every talk show and news station was crazy about him and she felt an annoyance when she saw the crowd of fans cheering his name. That was part of the reason she was so eager to get back to the city and smack that goody two shoes half ghost boy scout.

Ember was the star, and if those humans were going to worship some ghost, it was going to be her.

Though it looked like she was going to have to wait for that now. Grumbling, she decided to go visit Kitty and Spectra and maybe go shopping at Haunt Topic or do anything to cure her boredom until the portal was up and running again.

After a few minutes of flying through the Ghost Zone, Ember saw a portal up ahead, she was completely taken back until she realized it was a natural portal. Before The Fenton's and Plasmius, natural portals were the only way into the human world but they were rarely used now a days, since the artificial portal were more practical and convenient and didn't have the risk of a time limit leaving you stranded in who knows where...well, usually anyway.

"A portal? I wonder what kind...'She thought to herself as she eyed the swirling entrance from a safe distance.

However, her curiosity got the best of her and she peaked inside the portal and she recognized it was Amity Park but she hesitated since some portals were time portals that could easily send you and leave you trapped in either the Stone Age or the French revolution until the ghost in question found another one home, which was why so many ghosts were hesitant to use them now.

"It's Amity Park..."Ember thought as she eyed the city.

From a distance she could see a figure in black flying at great speed, completely unaware it was being watched. Ember knew it was that dipstick ghost boy Phantom, and she knew this portal was safe. Ember watched as he flew away and knew now was a safe time.

Immediately she rushed into the portal and to have some fun in Amity Park but unfortunately for her she felt something shock she was too busy keeping an eye on Phantom and waiting for him to be gone, she failed to notice the portal was beginning to close until it was too late.

"AHHH!….'She shrieked as she felt her body being electrocuted,

Being a ghost, Ember had a higher tolerance for pain than most humans did, but that didn't help her at all now! She felt an excruciating pain all over her body. Screaming as loud as she could as she felt herself being fried inside and out.

The last time she felt pain like this was when...was when…

When she died….

Being burned alive was a horrible way to go, and being electrocuted was no picnic either. As the portal was shocking her, Ember didn't realize her body was slowly changing as she was being fried from the inside out, her Robbin egg blue hair was soon replaced with dark auburn, in the place of her ghostly green eyes was a pair of sky blue eyes and ghostly chalky white skin was replaced with a more human skin tone.

"Aah...ahh...W-What's...What's happening?..."Where her last coherent thoughts before the pain completely consumed her.

Ember didn't know when it all stopped, as she was barely retaining consciousness, all she could sense was that she was...falling...yes, falling and fast.

She barely registered it when she felt something catch her before she hit the ground, all she could see was a blur of white, black and green before losing consciousness.

"Oh My Gosh!"...Danny thought in concern as he held the girl in his arms, he was worried he might have been a moment too late.

He was just trying to fly and to clear his head. He and Sam had another big fight and it end with her dumping him. She said she was tired of him and his fans and that they were a mistake. It was all an awful blur, but all he could remember was yelling, hurtful words and trying to fight back tears.

He really needed to clear his head.

He tried not to think about Sam, or his broken heart, or the living hell school was going to be when his fans discover he was single now…

He was brought out of his self-pity when he heard a loud scream and turning around he saw a figure plummeting to the ground, wasting no time, he flew as fast as he could and caught her before she hit the ground.

"Oh man..."Danny thought as he examined her.

The girl he caught just looked like she had been through some major trauma if the burns on her arms were any indication. Her skin was pale, she wasn't moving and she certainly looked like she's been through a bad time.

"Is she…?..."Danny thought, terrified he might have been too late. Trembling, he put a hand on her wrist and sighed in relief

There was a pulse.

-To be continued-

Next time on Resurrected Memories

The awakening

A/N: I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter of my new Ember-centric fanfic. I actually had this idea for quite a while and I'm just happy I finally managed to get my muse to send me enough inspiration.

Also just a heads up, this story has no connection to my other DP fics, so please enjoy.

Till next time beautiful people, remember to read and review