Hearts of Eternity: You asked me to write an epilogue for Amity's Hero. I gave you guys a sequel instead. :D

Yes, it's here! The sequel has arrived. And it only took me one year. Imagine that :D

Okay, this chapter is really long (15 pages on Microsoft Word without all the little notes in the beginning and end) so I apologize, but I can assure you it has some action. And let's just say that the ghosts aren't very happy with Danny for what he did at the end of Chapter 16.

I'm letting you know now that if you didn't read Amity's Hero, or you did read it but don't remember anything, you will be lost as soon as you start reading this.

CHAPTER 1

Fading Remembrance: At first, his only concern was being able to control his newfound powers. But as time passed by, new enemies came to power, and new hardships formed. What'll happen when Danny's greatest fear comes alive?A mysterious new rival is terrorizing both the Ghost Zone and the real world, but he only wants one thing. What will he do to get it? Friendships will be tested, emotions will be messed with, and the hidden truth is about to break from the surface. Will the hero finally fall? DxS, Action, Drama, Angst, etc.

DEDICATED TO THE SUPPORTERS OF AMITY'S HERO!

Disclaimer: As you all know, I do not own DP, I just write, draw, and daydream about it. Danny Phantom is the creation of Butch Hartman.

Fading Remembrance

Chapt 1- Visiting A Friend

Danny released two powerful beams of ectoplasmic energy but his opponent absorbed the attacks without the smallest sign of fear. He sent the blasts back just as easily. Danny flew out of the way, but they targeted him and he hit the floor before he realized what had happened.

He looked around for anything that might help him but found nothing. He rolled out of the way as a purple light hit the ground and destroyed a massive amount of it.

"Give up, Daniel. No matter how powerful you are, you'll never be stronger than me," a distant voice shouted.

Danny shouted back, but he was too focused on creating another blast to pay attention to words. His enemy had disappeared, and that wasn't good. He lowered his hand and looked around.

"Show yourself!" Danny demanded. The rain poured heavily before him, but it still seemed too quiet. Finally deciding that he was alone, Danny began to fly back to town. However, he didn't get far as a flash of light appeared behind him. He stopped and turned around. It happened in an instant.

He saw a bright purple light and let out a cry of shock and agony as it cut across his face.

Danny woke up with a start and put his hand to his right cheek. He was breathing heavily and it was still very dark out. The cut was gone and he had no idea how it hadn't left a scar. He fell back onto his pillow and took a deep breath.

"Not again . . ."

Danny checked the digital alarm clock by his bed. It was 4:15 AM. He closed his eyes and thought about the dream. This wasn't the first time he had one relating to the ghost war several months ago. Ever since last week he's been seeing flashes of it — the first time he transformed into his power-enhanced mode, hearing the news about Sam moving, Ember's clones and revenge, and now this.

Danny stared at the ceiling for a while and tried to figure out what these dreams meant.

Maybe Sana's doing this to me, he wondered.

He thought about it for a while and then remembered that Sana didn't have the power to control dreams.

Danny closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep but was unsuccessful. He waited several minutes before getting out of bed and finding something to do. He sat down by the computer and noticed a small hardcover book on his desk.

Danny picked it up and began to flip through the pages. It was a photo album. One picture caught his attention. It showed Wulf standing with him.

Danny gasped. He completely forgot about visiting him. He closed the book and decided he'd go later with Sam and Tucker.

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"You just had to ask the ghosts to rebuild the school didn't you? Of all the things to help with, you get them to help send us back to school?" Tucker exclaimed.

"You're lucky they weren't seen," Sam told Danny. He rolled his eyes.

"Guys, relax. It's done. And I doubt they would've been seen. There were only five. Everyone else is against me, remember?"

"Still, why the school?"

"Where else were we to go? The Nasty Burger? Star knows I'm always there. There isn't enough aspirin in the world to cure the headaches she gives with her questions."

Sam and Tucker exchanged looks of confusion. Danny sighed and remembered that he never got the chance to tell them that she knew his secret.

"Nevermind. I'll tell you later."

"I knew she was annoying, but she never questioned me," Tucker said.

The three of them stopped by the band room and Danny opened his locker to retrieve his books. Sam checked her watch.

"Hurry up, we've got two minutes until the bell rings."

"Hang on, I just need my Global text—"

Danny froze at the sight of the book. It had many different shades of purple in the background of the cover picture. Sam and Tucker tapped him, but he showed no response.

"Hello? Danny, are you okay?" Tucker asked.

"I had a dream last night," Danny said quietly. He closed his locker and they continued walking.

"Another one? Dude, what's up?"

They stopped at the next row of lockers and Tucker undid his combination. Sam and Danny waited for him to get his books.

"I dunno. I thought Sana had something to do with it but she's not able to control your dreams. She just invades and shows them."

"What was this one about?" Sam asked. Danny looked around to make sure no one was listening.

"His new power."

"You mean the purple hand thing? Again?"

"Tucker, be serious. Danny, Plasmius isn't going to be showing his face in Amity Park for a long time. You have nothing to worry about," Sam said reassuringly.

"'You're starting to sound a lot like Jazz, Sam. These dreams are images created by your fears. They're just figments of your imagination," Danny said in a mocking girly voice. "I'm not having these dreams because I'm worried."

"I do not sound that snobby," Jazz said angrily. The trio turned around quickly and saw a pretty girl with long red hair standing with her arms folded over her chest. She was wearing her usual black shirt with teal pants and matching headband and shoes.

"For once, Jazz, can you mind your own business? This doesn't concern you," Danny snapped. Jazz glared.

"It does if you're talking about me."

Danny opened his mouth to retort but Sam and Tucker ran by, grabbed his arms, and dashed down the hall before the two siblings argued through the late bell. They stopped in front of the Global room and released Danny. He stumbled back and fell.

"Can you guys warn me when you're gonna do that? Maybe next time I can run with you?"

"Sorry Danny, but when you and Jazz start going at each other, there's no end," Sam said in an exasperated tone. "I'll see you guys at lunch," she added, looking up at Tucker. The two boys nodded and she ran down the hall to her fourth period class.

Danny stood up and tried to open the door, but it was locked. He smiled and leaned against the wall. "Can you believe it? We're actually early."

"By a minute," Tucker stated as he glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. Danny shrugged.

"It's still an improveme—"

"Danny, hi!"

Danny's eyes widened and he turned his head in alarm. Star was walking up to them. He let out a nervous yelp and jumped off the wall to face the door. Tucker stumbled back in shock as Danny kicked it with full force. It swung open and hit the wall of the room with a loud thud.

The raven-haired teen ran in just before Star reached them. She paused and stared at the dent in the door.

"I've never seen somebody so eager to go to Global," she said. The shrill ring of the bell echoed through the hall and students began entering class. Star ran off and joined Paulina.

Tucker entered the room and searched for his friend. He didn't have to look for long when he noticed a familiar white shirt and blue jeans under one of the desks.

"Is she gone?" he whispered. Tucker laughed.

"No, she has class with us this period. Dude, chill. She just said hi. Now can I take my seat?"

Danny crawled out from under his friend's desk and sat down next to him.

"I know, but lately she's been popping up everywhere I go. And I'm afraid she's going to blackmail me again. I'm not sure if she's decided to keep her mouth shut or not."

"Blackmail? What are you talking about? Something related to ghosts?"

Danny's eyes widened and Tucker took that as a signal to turn around. Valerie Gray sat down next to Kwan and opened her books. She saw them and waved. They waved back, though not so enthusiastically. As soon as she turned away, their smiles disappeared and they sighed with relief.

"Maybe we should stop talking about ghosts where ghost hunters can hear," Tucker suggested. Danny nodded in agreement. Valerie decided to call a truce at the spring dance, but he knew her too well. She always judged without getting all the facts. One wrong move and she'd be back to trying to shoot him down. Not to mention the fact that he revealed her secret to her father and got her grounded for about a month. It'd be best to keep his distance.

The period ended after what seemed like an eternity and the two teenage boys ran down to the cafeteria to meet their gothic friend. She already had seats reserved for them and was poking her salad with her fork.

"Hey Sam," Tucker greeted as he and Danny took their seats. Sam jumped up in surprise and looked up at them.

"Will you stop catching me off guard like that? I was deep in thought."

"About what?" Danny asked.

"I'm trying to see if we can change your schedule a bit."

Sam put her fork down and reached into her bag. She pulled out a familiar lavender colored notebook. This was where she kept track of Danny's enemies, powers, progress, and a list of people who were on his side. She flipped through the pages while Danny and Tucker went to get lunch. When they returned, she showed them the page she was looking for.

"I've been writing all of Vlad's powers in here too. If we clear up our schedules a bit, I think we can start to teach you what he knows."

"I dunno, Sam. It took him years to learn those tricks—"

"Because he didn't have a list of what he would learn right in front of him."

"True, but even if I do learn these powers before I'm supposed to, he'll still have more experience than me."

"I think we should focus on getting you in your power-enhanced mode again," Tucker said. "It's pretty useful."

"And pretty hard to do," Danny said bitterly, more to himself than to his friends. He closed the book and handed it back to Sam.

"I wanna take a break from all the ghost stuff for a while. I might leave the ghost hunting to my parents for about a week. That'll give me enough time to relax and catch up on my studies. I'm seriously close to flunking English and Math."

Sam looked disappointed but Tucker merely shrugged.

"Your choice. We're with you all the way."

"Good, so then you'll come with me to visit Wulf today?" Danny asked hopefully. Sam sighed.

"So much for taking a break," she said sarcastically.

"Wulf? But that would mean going into the Ghost Zone," Tucker said fearfully. Ever since the end of the war, he's been uneasy about getting close to the ghosts.

"You're afraid of the Ghost Zone?" Sam mocked.

"Of course I am! I'm not going in there for at least another two weeks. I got beaten up last month and I don't want it happening again any time soon."

"So hug your PDA," the Goth teased.

"Guys! Please? He helped us. The least we can do is visit him. Besides, he can protect us if anything goes wrong."

"Nuh uh, no way," Tucker said at once. Sam leaned against the table and thought about it. Danny tried to find another way to persuade them.

"If you don't go with me, I'm going alone. And keep in mind that I may never come back if I run into a few old enemies."

His last words got their attention. Tucker gave Sam an uneasy look and they both turned to Danny. He smiled pleadingly and they moaned.

"All right, but if I end up in a hospital, I'll make sure you're there with me," Tucker warned. Danny nodded.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Thanks."

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Danny dropped his backpack on the floor as he entered the house and looked around.

"Mom, Dad? I'm home," he called.

"Hi, sweetie," Maddie greeted from the kitchen.

Sam shut the door behind her and she and Tucker followed Danny into the living room. Maddie joined them several minutes later. She put down a plate of hot cookies on the coffee table and sat down.

"So, how was school?"

"Same as usual," Danny replied, though it wasn't the exact truth. Things have been changing at Casper High. A new security system was set up a few weeks ago. Guards now stood at the entrance of the school. They were checking students' bags for anything ghost-related. Only GRC's were allowed since they didn't hurt humans and detected when a person was being possessed. Danny had to fly through the back to avoid getting his parents' weapons taken away. He needed them for fights.

"Where's Dad?" Danny asked.

"Upstairs working on another portable ghost shield," Maddie replied.

"Okay, Sam, Tuck, and I are gonna be in my room. If you need me, just call. And make sure to yell really loudly. Loud enough for someone in the basement to hear."

Maddie stared at him awkwardly. The three of them ran upstairs and Maddie stood up. She opened the pouch on her belt and took out a spare GRC. Once at the foot of the steps, she pointed it at Danny. It began beeping, but nothing else happened. She lowered it and tapped her chin in thought.

It sensed a ghost but didn't suck one out of him. So then he's not overshadowed, but there was still one present. But where?

Maddie looked around expecting to see a ghoul fly by. The GRC remained silent, signaling that the room was ghost-free. She shrugged and went up to the room to warn Jack.

Danny blocked the door with his desk chair and turned back to his friends.

"I'm going ghost!"

The room flashed black and white and two bright rings formed around him. A black and white suit replaced his white t-shirt and jeans and his hair was now inverted. He opened his glowing green eyes and looked at them.

"Ready?"

"No," Tucker said at once.

"Relax, we'll be fine," Sam said, giving Danny her hand. He took it and grabbed Tucker's wrist. All three of them became transparent and light as a feather as they phased through the floor and into the lab.

Danny released them a few feet in the air. Sam landed on her feet but Tucker . . . well, Tucker didn't.

"This is it. Stick together guys. And keep your cell phones out incase I need to contact you."

"I doubt our service will work in another dimension," Sam said. She held up three pairs of Fenton Phones. "Perhaps we can use these?"

"Use whatever works. And stay close to me."

Danny put on his Fenton Phones and flew into the portal. Sam ran in after and Tucker followed closely behind.

Danny sighed with relief when he saw that the Ghost Zone was ghost-free at the moment. He made a mental note to avoid all doors. There was a loud shout from behind and he turned around in time to see Sam and Tucker falling. He dived after them and grabbed their wrists.

"Why the heck didn't we take the Spectre Speeder?" Tucker snapped.

"Come on, we've got a clear path," Danny said, gesturing ahead. He flew forward and their search for Wulf began.

The Ghost Zone seemed endless. An eerie greenish-grey fog swirled around them. Doors with different designs floated in the air. Each of them led to a different room, though the room was not visible if the door was shut. The sky was many different shades of green. As Danny flew deeper into the Ghost Zone, the sky grew darker.

He spotted a floating piece of land a few yards ahead and decided to stop there and take a break.

"How long have we been flying?" he asked.

"About twenty minutes. Can we turn back now?" Tucker pleaded. Danny looked up. The sky was almost black. If they flew any further they'd be caught in the darkness.

"I guess we have no other choice."

Danny heard a distant echo and stood up. Sam and Tucker listened too. It was very faint.

"I have a feeling we're not alone," Sam said. Her voice sounded panicked. Danny squinted his eyes to see past the fog. Figures were approaching them. He couldn't make out who they were, but he knew there were many.

He felt his heart beat twice as fast when he saw the familiar flame-like hair of Ember in the front of the crowd. The voices diminished and the approaching crowd stopped. Many glowing eyes were focusing on one area.

Danny gulped. He remained frozen in the air. Tucker and Sam followed his lead and stood still. Hopefully, they would be mistaken for something else. A few figures moved closer, but they were still about twenty yards from the teenagers.

Suddenly, the ghosts took to the air and flew at them like a massive wave. The eerie calm of the Ghost Zone disappeared as angry shouts filled their ears. Danny flew down, grabbed Sam and Tucker, and flew back up.

"Go faster!" Tucker shouted. Desiree was already a few feet behind them.

"I can't!"

He dived and Desiree flew over them. She and the others dived as well. Danny looked back over his shoulder. They were completely surrounded. Ghosts behind them, around them, below them—

"Look out!" Sam yelled. He looked ahead and pulled out of his dive immediately. The gust blew a few grains of sand from the floor as he passed.

Skulker flew in front of them and held out his arm. The metal separated and a weapon emerged out of it. Danny didn't change his course. He gritted his teeth in concentration and created a green ectoplasmic shield. He flew into Skulker and the shield made impact with him and the several other ghosts around him.

Danny knew they were greatly outnumbered. Tucker and Sam were getting heavy and he slowly started descending.

"What were the chances that all of them would be together the day I come?" he muttered angrily. He jolted forward and screamed in pain as something hit him in the back.

They landed roughly on the purple sand beneath them. Danny's arms were around each of his friends. Sam and Tucker got up and helped him to his feet. Danny barely had a chance to look up as another strong force of energy hit them.

The ghosts dived down to attack, but Danny put up a shield around them. Sam looked up.

"Danny, there!"

Danny didn't look. His eyes were shut tightly and his shield was weakening. He gave a powerful push upward and the shield disappeared. An ectoplasmic blast was released from his hands and a fraction of the ghosts were thrown back.

"What?" he asked quickly. He turned to where Sam was looking and saw a silver door with four long scratch marks. "Wulf . . ."

A red beam of light flew over his head and Danny immediately recognized it. Tucker had his GRC raised and was sucking in the nearest ghosts.

"I can't hold them all off. Hurry!"

Ghosts were flying in from all different directions. Danny blasted the ones behind Tucker and Sam and then flew back into the air. He held out his hands and his friends grabbed onto him.

"WULF!" he shouted loudly. The door remained shut. He tried again, but nothing happened. They were nearing the door and it was still locked.

"WULF! VIA AMIKOS!" Tucker yelled.

"What does that mean?" Sam asked. Tucker shrugged.

"I think it means your friends but I'm not sure."

The door creaked open and a beast's face looked out. His eyes widened when he saw practically every ghost in the Ghost Zone chasing his friends. He swung the door open just in time for Danny to fly in and then shut it.

Danny dropped Sam and Tucker and stopped, barely avoiding contact with the wall. He remained silent for a few seconds to see if the group behind the door had disappeared. There were voices but he couldn't make out what they were saying with all the banging. He was afraid the door would break down. Wulf glanced around at them all with a confused look on his face. Tucker decided to speak first.

"Saluton, kiel vi fartas?"

Danny and Sam exchanged looks of confusion, but Wulf seemed to understand.

"Good," he replied in English.

"You speak English now?"

Wulf shook his head and said, "Very little."

"It's better than nothing. So what have you been doing?" Danny asked. The beast-like ghost pointed to a book by the bed of the small room. Danny picked it up and examined the cover. It was an Esperanto to English dictionary.

Sam turned back to Wulf. He seemed troubled by something.

"What's wrong?"

Wulf looked at her but remained silent. He seemed to be trying to think of what to say.

"Fantomo . . ."

Sam and Danny turned to Tucker for a translation.

"Ghost," he said simply.

"Ghost? What about a ghost?" Danny asked.

"Friend . . . danger. New ghost. Tro multa potenco."

They turned to Tucker again but he had the same confused look. Danny flipped through the pages of the dictionary.

"Too much power," he translated. "So there's a ghost with a lot of power roaming around the Ghost Zone now? Have you seen him before?"

Wulf nodded. "Once," he replied before lifting up the sleeve of his torn sweat suit and revealing a large wound on his shoulder. Danny stared wide-eyed at the large gash. It was similar to the one Vlad gave him last month. Wulf covered the cut and spoke again.

"Estas multa fumo de verda kaj griza."

"He said there was a lot of green and grey smoke," Tucker said promptly.

"Kaj reale malluma."

"And it was really dark."

"Is he still in the Ghost Zone?" Sam asked. She looked at Tucker.

He opened his mouth to translate that into Esperanto but Wulf replied, "Yes."

"Good, all the more reason to leave."

"Relax, Tuck. Are you going to be all right in the Ghost Zone or do you want to come with us?" Danny asked. Wulf raised one of his paws to reveal five long claws.

"Wulf visit and help friend when friend needs help," he said and clawed at the air. It tore apart as though he was cutting through paper. Danny saw a part of Casper High before the portal disappeared.

"Thanks. I'd appreciate that."

Wulf smiled and created another portal for them. This one was wider and it led to Danny's basement. Tucker was the first to run through it.

"Bye," Sam said as she and Danny stepped through it together.

"Adiau."

Wulf's room disappeared from sight. The only light in the lab now was coming from the glowing vortex of green in the Ghost Portal.

"We went through all of that for a three minute chat?" Tucker asked.

"I hope none of the ghosts escaped while we were gone," Danny said, completely ignoring him. He placed his thumb on the genetic lock and the doors closed. Tucker flicked the light switch on and illuminated the room.

"You should be more worried about that ghost Wulf mentioned. If it took him down, it's obviously going to be a challenge for you," Sam stated. Tucker nodded in agreement.

"Did he say what it looked like?"

"No, but I'm not that worried. If I could beat Plasmius, I'm sure I can handle this. The ghostly wail should be helpful. Besides, how hard can one ghost be after you've battled everyone in the Ghost Zone?"

Danny froze immediately when a blue vapor escaped his mouth and sent a cold feeling through him.

"I think we're about to find out," Tucker said in a panicked voice. He ran behind one of the tables and Sam took a cylindrical looking weapon from one of the shelves.

"I'm going ghost!"

A blue ring formed around Danny's waist, but disappeared shortly after when Danny was knocked to the ground by a plump blue ghost.

"Beware!" he shouted. Danny raised a brow and stood up.

"I haven't seen you in a while. It was kinda quiet."

The Box Ghost raised his hands and a few boxes flew into the air.

"Foolish human, of course you have not seen me. I was busy planning your downfall in the safe confines of my rectangular room in the Ghost Zone while you were getting your butt kicked by my minions."

Danny let out a snort. "Minions? You've got to be kidding me."

The Box Ghost released the packages and they flew at Danny. He gave him an uncaring look and raised his arm.

Not even bothering to go ghost, he moved his hand through the air and created a small ectoplasmic shield. It faded shortly after the boxes hit it.

"Sam—"

"On it."

Sam raised her weapon and fired, but the Box Ghost levitated a small oval mirror and the beam reflected against it and hit Danny. He sat up and stared wide-eyed at the specter floating above them.

"No way! The Box Ghost did something . . . smart?"

"I am unstoppable!" he declared. "Feel my cardboard wra—"

"Okay, this is really getting annoying."

Just as Danny tried to go ghost again, theghost let out a yelp and flew back. Danny turned around, but the light flickered and they were surrounded by darkness. There was another scream in the distance.

"Tucker! Are you okay?"

"Can you please get off me?"

The lights went on again and Danny saw Tucker clinging onto Sam for protection. She looked very annoyed. He let go and dashed up the stairs.

"I suppose we're going to see green and gray smoke next?" Sam said with a smile. Danny laughed.

"Give him a break. I'd scream too if I wasn't so used to this."

"So you'd hug me too?" she teased.

"Not exactly. Where'd the idiot go?"

"Which one? There's one upstairs, one in front me, and—"

"Ha ha, you're hilarious. Seriously."

"I don't know. He ran off right before the lights went out."

She put the weapon back on the shelf and began walking up the steps.

"Are you coming?"

"Yeah."

Danny looked at the portal one last time to make sure it was closed. When he turned around to follow Sam, he saw something from the corner of his eye.

There was a shadow on the wall, but this one was different. It seemed human, but he couldn't make out its exact shape because of the blurred grey outline. He turned around and saw nothing. When he faced the wall again, the shadow was gone, but a bit of fog was starting to form around the portal.

Danny looked around one more time and saw no one. He turned off the light and ran upstairs. Just as he shut the door behind him, the fog turned a shade of green and the shadow appeared on the wall again. A dark figure walked out into the center of the room. The shadow grew larger as the one who cast it moved closer. It stopped to face the door and narrowed its piercing grey eyes.

"You'll be at my mercy soon enough Danny Phantom," it whispered in a very cold and hollow voice.