Author's Note: Final chapter! Well guys it's been a fun ride. I have really enjoyed writing this story and I hope you have enjoyed reading it. I do not own Danny, Ember, Sam, Tucker, Jazz, Clockwork, or Walker. I do however own Echo as he is my OC. I would like to thank TheBlueVampireQueenOfAbiland for helping me with the original idea behind this. Ok. Here we go.

A Helping Hand: Chapter Eleven

(The Ghost Zone: Outside Ember's House)

"Time out." Clockworks voice echoed through the ghost zone as everything around him paused.

He stared at the scene before him. Sam, Tucker, and Jazz were standing around Danny. He was stopped with his head thrown back and his mouth open still screaming for the ghost of time. And in his lap was Ember. It was rare during this time and age to see a ghost pass. Let alone two in one day.

His attention turned towards the spot where Echo was destroyed. Nothing remained of him except for a stain against the wall. Clockwork saw through the timeline. Danny had actually destroyed a ghost. If cheating on a test brought out Dan in an alternate future… Clockwork watched as Danny's future played out in this time stream. It wasn't pretty.

He hovered in front of Danny and placed a time medallion around his neck. Danny's scream continued inside the stopped zone until he realized where he was. He looked up at Clockwork, staring at the ghost. Then his gaze moved back to Ember and he said. "I didn't think you would come."

"I know." He said as he watched the young man hold Ember as he would a newborn.

"I can't lose her Clockwork. I need to go back." He said whispering.

"You do remember what happened the last time you attempted to change the past right?" Clockwork replied.

"…Yes." The one worded answer said more to Clockwork than a speech would have. It told him that Danny knew what could happen. That the consequences could be worse than what had happened here. It also told him that Danny could accept that risk if it meant having the slightest chance of getting her back.

"I can reset the time stream to the point before he got a hold of her. But understand this Danny. This is your only chance. I can't do it more than once, otherwise the time stream will become unstable." He started adjusting the knob attached to the watch on his staff.

Danny looked up at him in gratitude. "Thank you."

"One more chance Danny. That's more than most people get. And who knows." Clockwork produced a thermos and handed it to Danny. "Maybe you can change more than one thing." Danny looked at the thermos then nodded understanding. "Time in." A blue flash of light burst around them. Danny shielded his eyes to block it.

When Danny opened his eyes he was floating in midair. He looked down and saw he was back in ghost mode and he still had a good portion of his power left.

"Danny!" Ember yelled.

He looked up and stared at her in wonder. "She's ok… Thank god." He thought.

"His weakness is sound! He sees by listening!" She yelled to him.

Suddenly he remembered and looked to the side in time to see Echo flying towards her. "Oh no you don't! Not again!" He exclaimed and shot towards Ember.

Echo was fast but Danny was closer. He stopped in front of Ember and said. "Cover your ears and stay behind me." He inhaled deeply and released his ghostly wail. While it wasn't as powerful as the one he had done earlier, it still hit Echo with agonizing frequencies and destructive force.

Echo screamed in pain, writhing and twisting in mid air. His ears completely refused to comprehend the sounds that were being forced into him. He desperately tried to fly out of the tornado of sound waves.

Ember saw what he was trying to do and flew around so she was facing Danny with Echo in between the two of them. Before Danny's attack could hit her she hit a power chord and used her guitars built in sustain to keep her sound waves coming. The attacks met in the middle and hammered Echo, holding him in place.

He clawed at his ears trying desperately to make the pain stop. His claws left bright green marks where they tore into his skin. Then everything went white. He couldn't hear anymore. The pain from the attacks was still hitting him but in the midst of their onslaught, both of his eardrums had burst. Ectoplasm leaked out of his ears and as Danny and Ember ceased their attacks he fell to the ground. Almost completely blind.

He twisted around and screamed. "Where are you!" Echo saw blurry shapes moving in his vision. He reached out to claw one but missed completely. "You insolent little bastard! I will destroy you!"

Danny and Ember watched all this only a few feet away from him. With a hint of disdain Danny opened the thermos and a beam of white light shot out of it. It hit Echo in the chest and enveloped him in a white glow. "NO! This isn't over Phantom! I'll get out! And when I do, there's going to be hell to pay! You hear me! HELL TO PAY!" Echo yelled as he was sucked into the device.

Danny placed the cap over it and locked it down. "You're never getting out. I'll make sure of that."

Ember walked up behind him and put a hand on his shoulder. "Danny?"

He turned around and embraced the ghost girl. After a second of surprise she hugged him back. Something wet dripped onto her cheek. She pulled back to see Danny smiling wide but crying at the same time. "Danny what's wrong?" Ember asked as she dried his eyes with the back of her hand.

Danny leaned in and kissed her lovingly. Ember's eyes opened in surprise then slowly closed as she kissed him back. Her arms wrapped around Danny's neck while his did the same around her waist. They stood in that spot, reveling in each other's companionship.

Sam, Jazz, and Tucker all ran outside. He looked up at them to see them waving at him. Danny smiled and waved back. Ember smiled as well and took his hand as they walked back towards her house. For the first time in days, everything seemed right with the world.

(Epilogue: Three months later)

Danny flew through the air of the ghost zone, making happy loops and twists midflight. He had promised Ember a concert and had somehow managed to obtain tickets. Front row seats. He was amazed at his own luck.

As time went on he and Ember had gotten closer. They learned more about each other every day and their budding romance had grown into a serious relationship. However his parents had started to notice his absences more and more. As a result it was getting harder and harder for him to explain. Ember said he should tell them. "After all they are going to find out eventually." Her voice echoed through his mind. So he had resolved to confess where he had been going and who he was to them. After tonight of course.

His relationship with his friends hadn't changed much. Tucker was still tucker. And despite the fact that Sam always seemed a little uncomfortable when Ember was around, she also seemed to accept them. Jazz on the other hand was very supportive, constantly giving him advice whether he asked for it or not. He smiled at this thought and landed in front of Ember's house.

Danny changed back to his human form. He wore his normal baggy jeans, a pair of black sneakers, and a t-shirt with the band's name on the front of it. His hand reached up and knocked. The door opened and Ember flew into his arms. He smiled wide as she snuggled into his chest.

"Hey baby-pop." She said as she kissed him.

He kissed her back and asked. "Hey Ember. Ready to go?"

She stepped back and Danny got a look at her. She was wearing her old rocker clothes, with her hair in a pony tail. Ember didn't normally wear these clothes anymore but she would fit in perfectly where they were going. She took his hand and nodded. Danny transformed again and they flew off. They were both obliviously happy and Danny couldn't help but think that this is the way it ought to be.

(Walkers Prison: Maximum Security)

Past the normal cells, through solitary confinement, and under the special containment cells, there was an armored room. The walls were coated in an anti-plasm covering. Inside the room there was a hallway with five doors and two guards at each door. Behind the fifth door there was a small room with a cage in the center. The cage held an ectoplasmic steel crate which was surrounded by a small but potent ghost shield. And inside the crate, sat a thermos.

Brooding in the darkness of his confinement Echo whispered. "You're going to pay ghost boy. You're going to pay."

The End