News of what had happened in Vlad Masters' mansion had spread like wild fire throughout Amity Park. The deaths of three fourths of the students of Vlad's Master Blasters class had left a bad image for Vlad. However, the multi-billionaire had managed to talk his way around the issue and had hired the best lawyers his money could buy. The main defense he came up with was that the ghosts he had planned for the students to hunt were nothing more than fakes, but apparently some very dangerous ghosts had entered his home and attacked the kids. To insure that he would get away with matter, Vlad had made duplicates and overshadowed the judge and jury to find him not guilty. The only person who was happy with finding out Vlad was still a free man was Jack due to his blind loyalty to his 'best friend' despite Vlad not caring at all.

As for the students that survived, things were not exactly bad for them. Due to the gruesome death of Paulina, Star was regarded as the new queen bee of Casper high. However the blonde girl refused the title in favor of becoming an actual ghost hunter. She didn't know why she became so interested in hunting down ghosts, nor did she care. She felt that she was meant to hunt down ghosts. What Star didn't know was that the Sword of Nemesis that was now within her was feeding this desire to hunt down and slay ghosts.

For Valerie, things were not going so well for her and her dad. Damon was furious at Vlad Masters for allowing such dangerous ghosts to roam inside his own home with teenagers. That also caused him to worry for his daughter and her wellbeing. He knew that what Valerie was constantly doing behind his back was dangerous and he wanted to stop her, but sadly he wasn't able to due to her suit being a part of her.

It turned out that over the short amount of time that she had the suit, Valerie's body and the enhance suit that Technus gave her had adapted and in a sense fuse onto her person. Because she had used the suit for her ghost hunts, Valerie had unknowingly become a cyborg thanks to her suit. This was an unexpected side effect that no one was aware of and the side effects were continuing in Valerie's body. So whether Damon likes it or not, his daughter and the suit are now one being.

For Tucker, things weren't going as well as he would have hoped. Despite surviving the night in Vlad's manor, the techno geek was still regarded as a loser but he wasn't picked on as much as before. Many have claimed that Tucker didn't do anything except run away from the danger. Rather than fight back by bragging about what he did, Tucker actually let the words of his peers get to him. The only ones who didn't talk bad about him were Danny and Sam. Danny figured that Tucker had enough people talking down about him, so he instead fought with those who insulted Tucker. Danny's actions made Tucker feel worse about himself rather than relieved because he saw that even after losing their friendship, Danny stood up for him while he held contempt for Danny.

As for those who were part ghost, things were surprisingly good for them. After being given the core of Danny's deceased girlfriend Janelle, Dani was fully stabilized and very happy. At first she was going to fly off and do her own thing, but Danny and Vince stopped her. Vince gave Dani a place to stay and food on the daily basis. Dani wanted to refuse, but a glare that promises many levels of pain from her template got her to agree in an instant. It turned out to be Dani's greatest choice as she was able to relax and allow herself to get a decent meal for once. Of course she wasn't allowed to go anywhere during school hours because as a clone, Dani does not technically exist. So she got to stay in Vince's apartment, sat around, watching TV, and ate all the food in his refrigerator. That was the one thing Vince regretted about having a niece with his nephew's appetite.

As for Danny and Sam, things have gotten a little interesting for those two. When Sam had recovered from her ordeal, she had discovered that the plant ghost powers had become a part of her entire being. Simply put, Sam Manson was part ghost with some of the late Undergrowth's powers and by that extension Undergrowth's daughter once again. Luckily with the death of her 'father' Sam had full control of her own actions. That's good news for Sam, not completely good but not really bad news for Danny. As soon as Sam saw Danny in school, she jumped him and snuggled up with him just before attempting to make out with him. Danny was shocked by Sam's actions, but he didn't stop her unless she got a little too out of control.

Wondering what was going on with Sam, Danny snuck out of the school and headed for the Far Frozen to speak with Frostbite. Of course Sam followed right beside him despite his protest. Sam refused to listen to him and cuddled up with him. When they got to the Far Frozen, Sam was shivering so badly that Danny instinctively increased the heat of his ectoplasm so that his body was warm enough for her to stop shivering. As soon as Frostbite saw what was happening, he asked Danny if he and Sam engaged in synkollisi. Given that Danny and Sam didn't know what Frostbite was talking about, the large yeti-like ghost told Danny that synkollisi was how two ghosts claim each other as mates.

At the word mates, Danny fainted right on the snow with Sam freaking out. It took two minutes for Danny to recover and twenty minutes to calm Sam down. Once Sam was calm, Frostbite continued to explain synkollisi to the young couple. He told them that the process happens when the dominate ghost of the relationship initiates the ritual by kissing the one he or she wishes to mate with. The dominate ghost will also inject its ecto-signature into the potential mate. If the potential mate accepts the ecto-signature, he or she will send his or her own ecto-signature to the dominate one. It is then up to the dominate ghost to decide if he or she wishes to have only one mate or possibly refuse the ecto-signature because the dominate ghost wants to have more than one mate. Regardless, once synkollisi was completed the mates are bound to each other for all eternity. Not even permanent death could separate them as the mates will mutually die if one was destroyed.

Danny realized that he did perform the ritual and that he did accept Sam's ecto-signature. Sam had also admitted to accepting Danny's ecto-signature before proceeding to snuggle up to her mate. While Sam was overjoyed by what had happened, Danny was confused and depressed which had an effect on Sam. Danny still had a hard time letting go of the death of Janelle, so he felt like he had betrayed her memory. Sensing her mate's depression caused Sam to feel depressed as well as she stopped giving Danny over the top affection in favor of just comforting him. At first Danny wanted to pull away, but he chose to pull Sam closer to him.

When Danny and Sam returned to the human world, Danny felt that he needed time to think things over. Sam didn't want Danny to feel uncomfortable, so she agreed to back off for the time being. However, that turned out to be a problem for Sam as she felt completely alone without Danny near her. Danny felt it too, but he was able to handle it better than Sam could. What neither of them expected though was that Danny and Sam could sense each other and each other's emotions. Danny was constantly feeling the cracking sensation that seemed to represent Sam's heart and she could feel herself trapped in a cyclone of confusion from Danny. Eventually the two of them couldn't stand it and Danny went to Sam's home and took her with him for a night on the town on his bike.

So after a few weeks of adjusting to being mates Danny and Sam had become impossible to separate once again. However, Danny had set a couple of ground rules for this synkollisi to work for them. The main rule was for Sam to not dive deep into Danny's mind whenever she felt like it and he will do the same for her. The second rule and just as important, neither of them are to look at any other person. Obviously Danny made the first rule while Sam made the second rule for them to follow.

Another new change was the ghost attacks, for a while the attacks were less frequent. Yet there were still those who come out to cause trouble. Luckily they were all small fry compared to Danny, so he allowed Sam and Dani to fight them as practice while he watches over them. There would be times where Vince would take over for Danny, but he rarely fought any of the ghosts unless he needed to. Still the fights were good for Sam and Dani to find their limits as they discovered that Sam couldn't stay in her ghost form for more than an hour before her body forcefully changing back into her human form.

The small group of ghost fighters didn't know what was wrong with Sam, so they didn't know if her transformation was temporary. Danny on the other hand felt that this side effect wasn't a real issue because he doesn't plan on letting Sam fight alone. In fact, he made sure that he was always near Sam whenever she had to fight.

As time moved on, it was nearing the autumn season and Danny had woken up from bed feeling ready for the day. He hopped out of his bed and headed for the shower before getting dressed. When he got out of the bathroom and dried off, he got himself dressed in his usual red shirt and camo pants. Before leaving his room, Danny added a little something extra to his clothing. It was a very dark blue jacket with a hood that he put on and zipped up half way. He went downstairs grabbed his stuff and an apple before getting his bike key and exited Fenton Works. He went around the building and took out his bike and pulled it out onto the road. He started it up, revved it and headed towards Sam's mansion.

When Sam woke up, she slowly got out of bed, stumbled her way to her closet and got dressed as well. She had also changed her colors very slightly ever since she became part ghost or as Dani would like to say a pseudo-ghost. Instead of having her black and red flaming skull shirt, Sam had replaced it with a black and dark green oval shirt. Her pants were also swapped in favor of black pants with long green stripes on the side. The combat boots stayed of course, but her ponytail was tied in dark purple with the end having a spikier look. After looking at herself in the mirror, Sam grabbed an object on her desk and placed it around her neck. It was a new black choker with a small shard of ice shaped like his DP logo but it also had a small S inside the P. It was hanging off the center of the choker. It was a gift from Danny that signified them as what they are to each other, mates for all eternity.

'I can so get use to saying that,' thought Sam as she smiled at her reflection.

Sam heard the sound of Danny's motorcycle revving just in front of her home. She took a look out her window and saw her mate right in front waving at her after taking off his helmet. Sam waved back and grabbed her stuff before running out of her room to greet Danny. Downstairs in the den was Sam's father reading the newspaper. He saw Sam come downstairs and head towards the front door.

"Samantha," said Jeremy causing Sam to stop. "You're going to school with him again aren't you?" accused Jeremy.

"Of course Dad," retorted Sam knowing where this was going.

"When are you going to learn that boy is nothing but trouble?" said Jeremy as he prepared to scold his daughter.

"Danny isn't trouble," argued Sam. "He's the best thing that has ever happened to me," she added.

"That boy is a delinquent and a horrible influence on you," argued Jeremy. "Samantha, you could have made better friends with the Baxter's son or even that Paulina girl. But no, you chose that Fenton boy and I know he had something to do with what happened to those two," he continued.

"Danny is not a horrible influence on me," said Sam. "I'm a horrible influence on him," she whispered to herself. "And he had nothing to do with Dash and Paulina," she said out loud. "Dash was nothing but a bully, an asshole, and a future criminal while Paulina was nothing more than a gold digging slut who would have tried to get in bed with you just for your money," she started to rant.

"They came from well-respected families Samantha!" yelled Jeremy.

"Well-respected or well-paid?" countered Sam as she glared at her father.

"Those are the same thing!" yelled Jeremy.

"My real mother wouldn't think so," said Sam as she headed for the door. 'And one day I will find her and my sister,' she vowed to herself.

Once Sam got out of the house, she ran towards Danny just before she wrapped her arms around his neck. Danny returned the hug and kissed Sam's forehead causing the plant girl to nozzle up to him before getting on his bike. She took Danny's helmet, placed it on her head and closed the visor before wrapping her arms around her mate's waist. Danny smiled knowing that Sam was ready and revved up his bike heading for Casper high. During the ride, Sam had placed her head onto Danny's back and listened to his heart's beating. This was Sam's favorite moment when she is riding with Danny. After five minutes, the two arrived at the school with Danny parking his bike in the student parking lot.

"Enjoy the ride lover?" asked Danny.

"You know it," purred Sam as she got off the motorcycle with Danny.

The mates entered the school and headed towards their lockers. As they reached their lockers, Sam noticed several girls at them with either looks of disgust or jealousy. Normally this wouldn't bother Sam, but ever since her and Danny synkollisi, she has been very cautious around any potential threats to her mate. Luckily for her, Danny has shown no interest and any human female and to relieve of her worries, Danny wrapped his left arm around Sam's waist.

That small act was enough to calm the Goth girl down as they continue on towards their first class of the day. Walking down the hallway, they saw Danny's uncle heading towards the school gym with some other guy in gym clothes.

"Hey Uncle Vince," greeted Danny with a smile. "Who's he?" he asked.

"Oh hey Danny," replied Vince. "This is Mr. Musso, the new gym teacher that Vlad finally found to replace Tetslaff," explained Vince as he introduced the new teacher.

"It's nice to meet you Mr. Musso," said Danny. "I'm Danny and this is my girlfriend Sam," he introduced himself and Sam.

"Nice to meet you sir," said Sam.

"Nice to meet you kids too," replied Musso. "Your uncle has told me a lot about you Danny," he added.

"If it had anything to do with my many detentions, I swear I was set up by this school's students and several faculty members," said Danny in a joking manner.

The two men laughed after hearing Danny say that.

"Well your uncle did mention how this school tends to pick on you in the past, but I can tell you this. I don't believe any of it since it's obvious that the old staff picked favorites," explained Musso.

"That's good, the last thing this school needs is another person to judge Danny before they even got to know him," said Sam as she attempted to snuggle closer to Danny again.

"They must really be into each other," whispered Musso.

"You don't know the half of it," whispered Vince. 'These two made each other perfect for themselves. No matter how I try to make sense out of their mated status,' he thought as he and Musso watched the two teens walk off together.

Inside his office, Vlad was going over the paperwork that was handed to him from the secretary. Most if not all of the paperwork was filled with complaints and demands of compensation for the loss of so many students. One of the most vocal of the parents that had lost their children was Paulina's father. The man demanded that Vlad not only resign as principle but to also pay for the cost of his daughter's funeral, casket, and for a memorial in Paulina's honor. Vlad scoffed at the idea of paying for the misfortunes of others especially if it had anything to do with such lowly people.

"Ridicules," said Vlad as he threw the latest piece of paperwork in the trash bin. "To think that such foolish people believed that their pathetic excuses for children are even worth being remembered," he ranted to himself.

Vlad was also quite glad that his office was redesigned to be sound proof when he decided to take over this school. It made it easier for him to keep his plans a secret from the staff. It was also good for him as he finally took a look at a file that he had always had interest in reading. He walked towards a filing cabinet that was filled with permanent records of the students of Casper high. He took out one special file; Danny's file and began to read it.

"Maybe reading Daniel's file will give me some inspiration," said Vlad as he began to read.

As the school day dragged on, it was finally lunch time for the students to relax and eat. For Danny and Sam, they walked outside with Danny holding a bottle of water and a sandwich while Sam didn't have anything. Instead she had her arms around the arm that Danny was holding the bottle of water with. They both headed for the tree that was near the edge of the school fence.

Danny set himself down under the shade of the tree just before Sam set herself on top of Danny's lap. Danny smiled at her before leaning onto the tree and Sam rested her head on Danny's chest.

"Not hungry Sam?" asked Danny as he opened the bottle of water.

"I'm good," replied Sam. "I'm getting plenty of nutrients right now," she told him as she kissed his cheek.

Danny gave her a questioning look for a moment while tilting his head slightly to the right. Sam smiled at Danny's expression as she kissed him again.

"I'm part plant ghost remember Danny," explained Sam.

"You're doing that whole soaking up sun-light and converting it to energy thing huh?" questioned Danny.

"Got it in one," replied Sam with a smile.

"You're way too happy to be a Goth," Danny told her.

"That's because I have a reason to be happy," Sam told him as she moved her lips close to Danny's left ear. "I have the perfect mate all to myself," she purred into her mate's ear.

Danny smiled at Sam's antics since he knew that she was right about have a mate. However, as much as Danny enjoyed Sam's openness with him, he still feels somewhat dirty for finding someone after losing Janelle. At first Danny tried to find a way to annul the synkollisi, but after finding out that it cannot be cancelled he tried to go along with it for Sam's benefit. But much to Danny's surprise, he started to find himself enjoying his time with Sam in an actual relationship rather than just trying to be friends again. He figured it was because he could sense Sam's happiness and he wanted her to stay that way. Because of he wanted to make sure Sam was happy, Danny was starting to fall for Sam all over again.

"I think you've got it backwards," whispered Danny.

Sam pulled back in confusion as she looked at Danny's smiling face. Sam's eyes flashed a dull green before she started to look down.

"I'm not perfect Danny," started Sam. "I'm a hypocrite, I'm also selfish and careless," she told him. "And I nearly killed you several times," she added as she started to shake in sadness. "I'm not worthy of you Danny," she choked out as she started to cry.

Seeing Sam like this had a big effect on Danny as he pulled his mate closer to him. This was another thing that he knew Sam needed help with. Her ghost DNA seemed to be influenced by her emotion far more than his DNA was. Danny had learned for quite some time that contrary to his parents' belief, ghosts do have emotions. In fact emotions were a ghost's greatest strength and weakness, and Sam is practically a new born baby thanks to be her becoming part ghost.

"But you are perfect Sam," whispered Danny as he stroked her back. "You're perfect for me," he added as he continued to comfort his mate.

"Danny," whimpered Sam.

"Now, how about you let me wipe those tears away so that you can go back to being that beautiful tough as nails badass Goth girl I know and love," said Danny as he wiped Sam tears.

Sam smiled as she grabbed Danny's sandwich from him and started breaking it into pieces. Danny was about to complain, but Sam tossed a piece of the sandwich into his mouth. He was surprised but caught on quickly as he let Sam feed him.

Over at a distance was Tucker sitting all alone. He watched as his two former friends continued to act like a love struck couple in disgust. While nearly everyone thought that they were the cutest couple in the school, Tucker felt sick to his stomach. However, he couldn't deny that Danny and Sam were much happier together than they were before. In a way, Tucker was upset that what he at first expected to happen to them had finally come true. The two lovebirds were finally together and he was left alone to watch. The only difference was that it didn't happen the way everyone expected it to happen.

'Nearly a year of things going to Hell and they become a couple after Paulina and nearly everyone else died,' Tucker thought bitterly. 'He doesn't even deserve her,' he added before he started to look at them again. 'But it's not like I'm any better, I ruined my friendship with Sam just because I wanted to prove that I can one up Danny,' he started to mentally beat himself up about. 'Sam never would have loved me anyway, I don't think she really liked me from the beginning,' he concluded as he sighed sadly.

As the school day progressed, the day was reaching its end for the students of Casper high as the final bell rang. The students packed up their books and headed towards the nearest exit. For Danny, he had grabbed his helmet out of his locker and waited for his mate to meet up with him. He saw Sam enter the hallway and waved her over. The Goth girl saw Danny and walked towards him while picking up the pace to reach him. Once she was in his range, Danny kissed Sam on her cheek and wrapped his right arm around her shoulders.

"Ready to get out of here?" asked Danny as he drew her closer.

"Lead the way," answered Sam with a smile on her face.

Danny led Sam towards the front doors and opened them for her. Sam let out a soft laugh at her lover's antics before stepping out of the school. Danny followed her as they headed towards his bike. They saw Danny's uncle heading towards them along with Tucker right behind the older man.

"Hey Danny, Sam," greeted Vince as he stopped in front of them.

"Hey Uncle Vince, what's up?" Danny greeted back while feeling curious about why Tucker was with his uncle.

"Well, I'm finally done working for this school, so I won't be here anymore," replied Vince.

"Really, that's cool," said Danny.

"It sure is, but there is one thing I need to ask you," replied Vince.

"What is it?" asked Sam as she joined in on the conversation.

"Well, I would like for you two and Tucker to come to my apartment," answered Vince. "I feel like you three need this," he added.

"The three of us in your apartment?" repeated Tucker.

"Yes, so come to my apartment in about a half an hour okay," requested Vince as he headed for his motorcycle parked in the teacher's parking lot.

"Sure Uncle Vince, we'll be there," said Danny as he watched his uncle leave. Danny sighed already figuring out what this was all about. He turned to his mate and former friend as they looked at Danny in confusion. "Looks like the three of us have to either fix or burn that bridge now," he said to them.

Sam immediately picked up on what Danny meant by bridge and hung her head down. Tucker slowly caught on and lowered his head in shame. Danny pulled Sam closer to him feeling her distress and wanted to comfort her.

"Do you need anything before we go Sam?" asked Danny.

"No, I have everything I need for this," answered Sam.

"Okay," replied Danny before looking at Tucker. "What about you Tucker?" he asked the techno geek.

"No, I don't need anything," replied Tucker.

"Well then I guess that means I'm walking my bike all the way to Elmerton," commented Danny.

"Why do you say that Danny?" asked Sam.

"Well for one, you and Tucker don't know how to use my bike. And there is no way in Hell that I'm having Tucker wrap his arms around my waist," answered Danny as he shivered at the thought of Tucker touching him like that. "That's reserved only for you," he added as he kissed Sam again.

"That's okay, I brought my scooter with me," said Tucker.

When Danny heard that he started to remember when he used to use a scooter. He remembered just how slow that thing was even at its top speed. He stopped using it after picking flying over it and now that he has is Kawasaki Ninja; the scooter was more of a joke than a means of transport.

"I know I'm going to hate myself for asking but how come you don't have a car?" asked Danny.

"Well after my parents found out that my grades were slipping…" started Tucker.

"You mean after Desiree dumped you," interrupted Sam.

"She dumped him?" asked Danny.

"Yeah, she did," replied Sam.

"And you know this how?" asked Danny.

"She told me a few days ago before I kicked her ass," answered Sam. "I asked her why she had legs instead of her tail and she told me all about her time with Tucker," she added as she gave Tucker a pointed look.

Tucker flinched when he saw Sam's gaze on him.

"What did you do to make her leave you?" asked Danny.

"She and I had conflicting views," Tucker lied.

"She got tired of doing his homework and getting rid of his extra fat," deadpanned Sam.

"Hey!" yelled Tucker.

"You wished for Desiree to do your homework and maintain your weight," said Danny.

"You it sound like it was a bad thing," replied Tucker.

"That has to be the stupidest, most selfish thing I have ever heard," said Danny.

"Like you two wouldn't do the same?" challenged Tucker.

Danny and Sam glared at Tucker like parents scolding their child. Tucker noticed the looks and realized that they wouldn't because for one Sam doesn't need to do any of that and Danny refuses to cheat because the horrible memories of his possible evil future self.

"So after your parents found out about your grades they…" started Danny to get things back on track.

"They told me that I wouldn't get my own car until my grades have been pulled up," finished Tucker.

"Well I hope you learned something for all of this because that's something that I feel will be brought up again," said Danny as he got on his bike with Sam sitting behind him. "Go get your scooter and then we'll be going to my Uncle's place," he told Tucker.

Tucker nodded as he walked to where he put his scooter. When he returned, Danny revved up his motorcycle and head towards Elmerton; slowly due to the speed Tucker's scooter is capable of going. Sam was disappointed with the slow rid, but she didn't blame her mate because they had to take Tucker into consideration.

When the former trio arrived at Elmerton, Danny parked his bike next to his uncle's and they headed into the apartment complex. It took them about twenty minutes due to Tucker's ride and the small conversation they all had, but they made it. When they reached Vince's door, Danny knocked on the door and waited for his uncle to answer. When the door opened, the three students saw that it was Danielle that answered.

"Danny!" cheered Dani as she hugged her template.

Sam gave a slight glare at Danielle, but stopped herself from trying to kill the girl since she is technically a member of Danny's family. The female clone let go of her template and hugged Sam as well which surprised Sam. She looked at her mate for an explanation or at least some help, but Danny just shrugged his shoulders.

"Well she is technically me. So think of it as the two of us sharing you," joked Danny.

"I don't swing both ways Danny," growled Sam.

"Actually, I was thinking of you as my future sister-in-law," admitted Dani.

"Sister-in-law?" asked Tucker.

"Yeah, Danny and Sam are mat…" started Dani but her mouth was covered by Danny.

"Okay, that's enough of that," interrupted Danny as he dragged his clone and mate into the apartment with Tucker following.

When they entered the apartment, Sam and Tucker looked at the stuff that was in the apartment. The place had the basic stuff that was expected, but they also saw a few things that looked old. Mostly the items were of ancient weapons that appear to be of primitive tribes and cultures. Their attention was interrupted when Vince entered from the bathroom. He saw the assembled teens and smiled at them.

"Good all of you made it," said Vince as he went to the kitchen to get some drinks. "Have a seat," he told them as he pulled out three two sodas, a bottle of water, and two bottles of liquor. "So who wants what?" he asked.

"I'll have some of the liquor," requested Danny.

Sam and Tucker gasped when they heard Danny say that.

"What?" asked Danny as he caught the bottle. "I have a good tolerance to alcohol," he added as he opened his drink.

"I'll take a soda can Uncle Vince," said Dani as she was handed the drink.

"I'll take the soda," said Tucker.

"I'll have water please," said Sam.

Once the drinks were passed, Vince opened his bottle and looked at the kids before him. Danny and Sam were sitting on the couch together, Tucker was sitting on the floor, and Dani was in her ghost form floating in the air. Vince was sitting on a swirling chair that was next to the desk he has for his laptop and when he had papers to work on when he subbed at the school.

"So," started Vince as he looked at the kids again. "Danny is half ghost and I'm sure you two know about this," he added.

"Yes sir," replied Sam and Tucker.

"Okay, now can you three tell me how this happened and what caused the three of you to no longer be friends?" requested Vince.

Danny, Sam, and Tucker looked at each other for a moment. They didn't feel really comfortable what about the topic because of how sensitive it was. Finally Danny cleared his throat before he began to tell his uncle the whole story.

"Well Uncle Vince, it all started…" began Danny as he began the tale of that fateful day.

Vince sat and listened as Danny told him everything that has happened ever since he became half-ghost. How Danny got his powers, his first major fight with a ghost, learning more about his powers, the misunderstandings, and even the darker secrets. The older Fenton was surprised to find out that Vlad also gained ghost powers from his accident back in the eighties and more importantly the alternate future that could of happened if he had cheated on the C.A.T test. The only thing Danny left out was his recently killed girlfriend whose core he used to stabilize Danielle.

It took a while for Vince to completely comprehend all that he was told, but he took it in stride. When Danny finally reached the major turning point that led to the separation of friends, Vince noticed how Sam and Tucker flinched when that topic was about to come up. He didn't comment on it as he waited for Danny to explain the whole thing. When Danny had finally finished, Vince placed his drink down on the desk and looked at the four teens before him. The four teens looked at Vince as he stayed silent for a moment.

"Well, I can say a lot has happened between all of you," Vince finally said. "And all I can say is that Danny was right, all three of you are indeed responsible for what has happened to this town," he added.

Danny nodded his head while Sam nervously tried to avoid eye contact with the older Fenton. Tucker also avoided eye contact, but he tried to play it off as he didn't see the entire thing as his problem. Dani looked between her template, his friends, and technically her Uncle in confusion.

"Danny is responsible for going into an invention that Jack and Maddie made that could have killed him when he should know that his parents' inventions are still dangerous even if they don't work," said Vince which Danny nodded to show he agreed. "Sam here is responsible for talking Danny into doing so and not thinking about any possible consequences," he added. "And Tucker is responsible because he could have talked Danny out of it, but instead remained neutral to the whole thing like an 'innocent by-stander' instead of thinking about what could have gone wrong," he finished.

"How can it be our fault?" complained Tucker. "None of us knew what would have happened," he argued.

"That's true, but you kids should have known that when it comes to my brother's inventions anything can happen at any time," pointed out Vince. "Regardless, the fact remains that if Sam never talked Danny into going into the portal, or if Danny chose not to go in, or even if you managed to talk Danny out of it. None of this would have ever of happened," he told them. "Also Danny was lucky that he became half-ghost," he mentioned.

"What do you mean Uncle Vince?" asked Dani.

"Well Dani, man that will take some getting used to," started Vince. "What if instead of becoming half-ghost, the ectoplasm and electricity was too much for Danny and killed him rather than turn him into a hybrid human?" he gave an example to the teens.

This question got Sam's attention as she thought about what could have indeed happened. She imagined herself talking Danny into going inside the portal. She imagined Danny accidently activating the portal and the same even played out, but the real difference was Danny's body being peeled apart until he was nothing but bones as he screamed in agonizing horror. This caused her to cling onto Danny much tighter as she muttered apologizes to him. Danny pulled her closers to him as he tried to comfort her. Vince saw the whole thing and came to the conclusion that Sam was finally realizing what kind of danger she put Danny in.

"I see Sam has already thought about it," commented Vince.

"But Danny didn't die so there is no problem," countered Tucker.

"Yes he didn't, but there is no guarantee that he would have become half-ghost. The chances of it happening had to be very slim. It was a freaking miracle that he did become half-ghost rather than a corpse," said Vince.

At the word corpse Danny felt a way of sadness coming from Sam. He shifted himself so that his mate can hear his heart beat as a means to comfort her. When Tucker saw this he got upset with what was happening as he turned to face Vince again.

"See what you did?" questioned Tucker. "You're making Sam cry," he accused the older man.

"That may be so, but she is also realizing that her choice had consequences that involved another's life," said Vince. "You should realize that too," he told Tucker.

Tucker wanted to retort to Vince but he stopped himself and actually thought about everything that had happened to Danny and put himself into those situations. As much as he didn't like to admit it to anyone let alone himself, he would have not done the hero work but would have abused his powers like he had done before. The thing Tucker didn't want to admit was that during those fights, he would have given up and let the Fentons or the GIW handle it. He really started to see that Danny was the better choice to have ghost powers.

"Tucker, you, Sam and nearly everyone in this town had taken Danny's ghost powers for granted and I can't really blame any of you," said Vince.

This got the teens listening after what Vince said. Danny didn't like what he was hearing but he knew his uncle had a reason for saying that. Sam was confused by what Vince meant by them taking Danny's powers for granted. Tucker was also surprised by what the older Fenton said. Dani on the other hand was interested in hearing what Vince had to say as he may be able to give insight about why her template was different from how he was supposed to be.

"It's not that hard to see really, Danny was at the time the one with the super powers and was the only one truly capable of handling these ghost attacks," said Vince. "Compared to everyone else here, Danny also has the most experience in fighting ghosts," he added.

"But Sam and me helped too," argued Tucker.

"No, you two mainly catch the ghost after Danny has weakened them or came up with some sort of plan to help Danny win," replied Vince. "But no matter what, it was Danny who did all the real work and he also had to make sure you two and anyone else was safely out of harm's way," he continued. "That shows him more as a hero, but that also made him a scapegoat for everyone in this town," he added.

"A scapegoat?" mentioned Danny.

"Yeah, Danny whether you know it or not, the people of this town placed their problem onto you and expected you to deal with it for them," explained Vince. "They unknowingly placed you onto this godlike position and if they feel that they can't handle their problems, they call out to you to take care of it," he continued his explanation. "In fact, these have done it as well," he added.

"They did?" questioned Danny and Dani.

"We did?" repeated Sam and Tucker.

"Yes, I doubt you two did on purpose, but the fact remains that you two became dependent of Danny and only provide little support. You may believe you have done more, but realistically Danny was the one who truly dealt with the pressure of being seen as a symbol," explained Vince. "It was only a matter of time before something would make Danny crack under the pressure. Be it the ghost fighting or a lack of trust," he finished.

Dani, Sam, and Tucker looked at Danny as he avoided their eyes. Instead Danny took a gulp of his alcohol and finished his drink. The sensation of his drink entering his throat burned slightly, but it felt good to him. Ever since his uncle found out about him being half-ghost; Danny was able to drink more potent drinks but he still didn't feel anything past a buzz from his drinks. Vince joked about that since Danny was half-ghost, the ectoplasm within him numbs the alcohol's effects. Right now he wished he could get drunk so he wouldn't have to tell Sam and Tucker how he truly felt about the pressure of being a superhero coherently.

"Danny," called out Sam. "Is it true?" she asked.

Danny shifted his gaze from his drink and back to his mate's eyes. He saw sadness in her eyes and he knew that the suspense was eating away at her. He allowed his eyes to drift to Tucker and he saw that Tucker's eyes held confusion and possibly anger. He then took a look at Danielle and saw that his clone had a pleading looking in her eyes. He sighed before placing his drink on the coffee table in front of him.

"Yes," answered Danny.

Dani, Sam, and Tucker looked at Danny in shock as he let his answer sink into their heads.

Meanwhile over at Fenton Works, Vlad Masters was standing in front of the Fenton home. He knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer. He didn't wait long as he came face to chest with his old 'buddy' Jack.

"Vladdie!" cheered Jack as he gave Vlad a high five.

Sadly, Vlad didn't raise his hand for the high five, nor did he move away for as soon as Jack's hand touched him, Vlad was knocked off the stoop and onto the sidewalk. Vlad got up and glared at Jack while Jack looked apologetic.

"Sorry about that Vladdie," apologized Jack. "Why don't you come on in?" he offered his old friend.

"It's alright Jack, in fact I came here because I needed to talk to you and Maddie about something very important," said Vlad.

"Well Maddie is downstairs with a new Ghostketeer," said Jack.

"Ghostketeer?" wondered Vlad.

"Yeah, she came to our house one day and asked about becoming a ghost hunter," explained Jack. "Isn't it great to see kids these days interested in ghost hunting," he added.

"Yes it is," muttered Vlad. "But I believe we have a more pressing matter to talk about so could you please ask Maddie to cut her lesson short?" he requested.

"Sure thing V-man," agreed Jack as he ran towards the lab.

Down in the lab, Maddie was watching her pupil as she fired the mock ecto-rifle at the simulated target of a ghost. She was impressed by the girl's accuracy as the target let of a beep sound indicating that the target was hit.

"Very good Star," commented Maddie.

"Thank you Mrs. Fenton," replied Star as she set the rifle down.

After the ordeal with Vlad's mansion, Star felt that the only person who could actually teach her how to hunt ghost would be the Fenton matriarch. When Maddie was approached by Star, the older woman was surprised but also happy. She had taught Star everything that she knew about ghost hunting. With everything she had taught the girl, Star learned and quickly mastered with only a few mistakes. Throughout Star's training, Maddie has also taken in the girl's measurements in order to customize a jumpsuit for her.

"I would say that another session of target practice and you should be ready for more hands on tactics," mentioned Maddie.

"Do you really think so?" asked Star.

Before Maddie could answer, Jack came downstairs and stopped at the end of stairs.

"Maddie come quick, Vladdie's hear and he said he has something important to tell us," said Jack as he headed back upstairs.

"Vlad is in our house," muttered Maddie. "I guess I'll see you next time Star," she told her student.

"Okay Mrs. Fenton," replied Star as she and Maddie headed upstairs.

When Vlad saw Maddie enter the living room, he was delighted to see his vision of perfection approach. He was a little surprised to see Star next to her, but he noticed that the blonde girl was leaving so he didn't pay her any mind. Jack had offered Vlad a seat and the master manipulator obliged as he sat down on the chair he was offered.

"Thank you Jack," said Vlad as he waited to Jack and Maddie to sit down as well.

Vlad drew his breath for dramatic effect before he began to go with his most recent plan. Vlad knew that this would be risky because if he slipped something up, it would be possible for the two before him to retaliate and try to kill him on the spot. However, Vlad had come up with a brilliant way for his plan to work and any possible links to him would be lost.

"Jack, Maddie," began Vlad. "This may come as a shock to the two of you, but I may have discovered what is wrong with dear Daniel," he finished as he waited for their reactions.

"What; did something happen to Danny?" asked Maddie as she felt herself panic over what may have happened to her son.

"I'm afraid that during my time as the principal of Daniel's school, I had come across very startling revelation," Vlad told them. "I had looked at your son's records and noticed all of his absences and how many times he has been tardy for his classes," he baited them.

"Yes, we have been getting calls about those but no matter what we try, we just can't seem to get through to him," admitted Jack.

"Yes well, as you both know with the severe ghost attacks that despite the best efforts from the both of you. I had install numerous of security cameras throughout the school in order to inform you two if there were any attacks," Vlad explained to the Fenton couple. "And I was shocked by what I have seen and it may explain Daniel's lack of focus on school," he told them as he pulled out a DVD out of his lapel. "Play this and see for yourselves," he told them as he handed Maddie the DVD.

Maddie looked at the disc with uncertainty as she approached the DVD player under the TV. She turned the TV on and started up the DVD. Jack and Maddie watched as the black and white recording showed an area of the school for several seconds. They saw Danny enter the camera's field of vision and notice that he was looking left and right for a moment. The Fenton couple gasped when they saw a bright ring appear around Danny's waist. They watched in shock as the rings create an X formation as they spun around their son. As they watched, they saw Danny's clothes change into a black jumpsuit with gloves, boots, a belt, and two swords. They noticed that his hair was white with tips that may have some sort of color and that his eyes had a type of glow that wasn't human. The figure that looked like their son for a moment suddenly became transparent and flew out of the school.

Jack and Maddie stood up from their couch and looked at the TV before turning back to Vlad. Vlad looked at them with a look of sympathy for the couple.

"I couldn't believe it myself, but the video doesn't lie," said Vlad. "I fear that Daniel is not who we think he is," he added with a hint of false sorrow that Jack and Maddie were not able to tell. "Jack please tell me, did Daniel ever have any accidents that involved ectoplasm?" he asked.

"Well, there was the accident with the Ghost Portal, but Danny told us that he was only close to it before it activated itself," admitted Jack.

"The Ghost Portal you say?" replied Vlad.

"Yes, but Danny told us that he only got a light shock," said Maddie.

"My dear friends, don't you find it odd that Daniel would say that when you yourselves believed that the portal didn't work at all?" questioned Vlad. "What if Daniel was not close to the portal, but rather inside the portal and found what prevented it from working?" he suggested. "And by finding out the problem, Daniel tried to fix it for you believing he was trying to help," he continued with this thought pattern for them. "And by fixing the portal, he was caught within it when the portal activated and was subject to not only billions of volts of electricity, but ectoplasm as well," he finished.

"That amount of electrical power would have killed him alone," said Maddie. "But how did he survive?" she asked.

"I don't believe he did survive, rather young Daniel died in that portal and a vile ghost had took over his body and pretended to be your son," said Vlad.

"My God, Vladdie may be on to something," said Jack. "All those times our inventions picked up on Danny, his odd behavior, his failing grades, his hatred for toast," he listed as he reached a realization. "Our son's body has been taken over by that ghost punk Danny Phantom!" he yelled.

"But how, how can our sweet baby boy be that awful ghost?" asked Maddie.

"Don't you see Maddie, that not our son. That a vile ghost that is using our poor lost son's body as a meat suit," Jack told his wife. "That ghost has gone too far!" he yelled.

"I'm sorry I had to be the bearer of bad news Jack," said Vlad.

"It's okay V-man, you did the right thing," said Jack. "Now we have a duty to allow our son to rest in peace," he told Vlad. "By wasting that ghost punk!" he declared in rage.

"I shall leave the two of you to have time to grieve and take the necessary steps to stop this horrible ghost," said Vlad as he let himself out.

Once outside of Fenton Works, Vlad smirked at how well his plan had worked. By allowing Jack and Maddie to believe their son was killed and his body taken over. All he had to do was watch as Danny try to reason with his grieving parents only to be destroyed by them. The best part about it is that he didn't have to get his hands dirty at all. He entered his limo and ordered his driver to take him home where he waits for the next phase of his plan to take effect.

Back in Vince's apartment, the four teens and one adult were sitting in the den watching TV. It took a while, but Vince was able to see that tensions between his nephew and friends were beginning to loosen. He knew that he can't hope for any real changes between them to happen, but he felt happier seeing them actually acting moderately nicer to each other. He looked at Danny and saw how happy he was to have Sam next to him. He was glad that Danny was able to find some form of peace throughout all of what has happened. He also noticed how Sam would constantly rub her head under Danny's chin. It reminds him of a cat wanting affection from its owner.

He also looked to see Dani chowing down on a bag of barbecued flavored chips. Even though he has no problem with Dani being a clone of his nephew, he had a problem with her eating habits. Mainly her eating everything out of his fridge and whatever snack foods he left on the table, which was the only problem Vince had with her. However, he also noticed Tucker sitting alone and being very quiet. From what Vince can tell; Tucker was in a stay of internal turmoil that he couldn't find a way out of. He can't really blame the kid for feeling this way because his turmoil was his own doing.

Sadly, his attention was taken away from Tucker and focused on the TV as a news bulletin was being played. The teens and adult watched the news report as it brought up a topic none of thing imagined would be brought up. The anchor woman had just announced that a video feed of the missing Danny Phantom has been brought to them. The teens in the apartment gasped as they watched the video feed that Jack and Maddie had watched was being played on national TV. After the video was played a picture of Danny in his original design and his current one were placed side by side. The anchor woman continued as she listed off the similarities between Danny Phantom and the Ghost Fighter and mentioned how obvious it was. She had also revealed that Vlad Masters was the once who had the video delivered to their station as a way of informing every one of the truth.

"This is not good," muttered Danny.

"Not good?" questioned Dani as she looked at her template like he had lost it. "This is a nightmare!" she yelled.

"Dani calm down," said Vince.

"How can I calm down?" asked Dani. "Vlad had just revealed that Danny is half ghost and you know what that means," she retorted.

"We can't be sure of that," said Vince. "For all we know, everyone thinks Danny is just overshadowed," he added.

"This just in, it has come to our attention that the truth of Danny Phantom is far more devious than we had thought," interrupted the anchor woman. "It would seem that rather than young Daniel Fenton being overshadowed by Danny Phantom. He was in fact killed by the ghost and his body is now being used as a means to wander the city unnoticed," she explained.

"Okay, now this is a nightmare," commented Danny as Sam held him tighter.

"Great just great," muttered Dani. "I get stabilized only for this town to believe that my cousin had his body used by a ghost," she complained. "Now what else can go wrong?" she questioned.

"My parents believing the report," answered Danny.

"What do you mean Danny?" asked Sam.

"Mom and Dad refuse to believe that ghosts can be good. They'll believe that I'm an evil ghost who murdered their son and took over his body and will do everything in their power to kill me," explained Danny.

"That's not all Danny," said Vince as he looked at the TV again. "It looks like the Guys in White are also getting involved," he added. "And if we don't get you, Dani and Sam out of this city now, the three of you will be killed on sight," he finished.

"What are you talking about?" asked Tucker. "I can understand them going after Danny and Dani, but why Sam?" he continued.

"Because I'm part ghost too Tucker," answered Sam.

"What!" yelled Tucker in shock.

"Yeah, ever since Undergrowth used me as his slave, I've had left over ectoplasm inside me that resulted in my own ghost form," explained Sam as she demonstrated by transforming into her ghost form.

Tucker was surprised as he watched Sam's body physically alter itself into ghost form. He was somewhat sickened by her arms opened up to release two long vines wrapping around her forearms. He was also disappointed that her ghost form wasn't as revealing as it was when she was under Undergrowth's control.

"I liked the first look you had when Undergrowth controlled you better," commented Tucker.

Angered by Tucker's comment, Sam unwound the vine on her right arm and struck him across the face with the vine like a whip. Tucker let out a scream of pain as he placed his right hand of the mark that Sam left on him and looked at Sam in fear of her.

"Do I look like some slut like Paulina to you!" yelled Sam.

"Okay, given that Tucker had that coming. You need to calm down Sam," said Danny as he pulled his mate closer to him. "Besides, I prefer the green kickass plant ninja look you have going for you," he whispered into her ear.

That was enough to calm Sam down as she returned to her human form.

"That all well and good, but we still have the main problem of getting you three out of here," interrupted Vince.

"Why don't we just go into the Ghost Zone?" suggested Dani.

"The Ghost Zone?" repeated the other four in the apartment.

"Yeah, it's practically a green endless abyss, it would be impossible for anyone to find us there," explained Dani.

"That might be our best bet because if the Guys in White are involved, no place on Earth will be safe to hide," reasoned Danny.

"Guess that means we'll be racing towards Fenton Works, head into the basement, and you three enter the portal," summarized Vince.

"But won't your parents try to stop us Danny?" asked Sam.

"We'll worry about that when it comes down to that," said Vince. "Right now we need to move quickly," he told the teens.

"I'm not going," said Tucker as he got up for the door.

"What?" asked Danny.

"I said I'm not going," repeated Tucker.

"How can you just leave like that Tucker?" argued Sam.

"Well you did hit him," commented Dani.

"That's not it, I can't take any more of this," explained Tucker. "First Danny getting ghost powers and being cooler than me, a female clone of Danny, and now you having ghost powers Sam," he listed. "Everything is changing so fast and can't deal with it anymore, so I'm not helping you guys," he told them. "I won't try to stop any of you, but I won't help either so this is goodbye," he finished as he left the apartment.

"I can't say I can hate him for leaving," said Danny.

"Danny," started Sam.

"You heard him, he doesn't want anything to do with this and it might be better for him to stay out of it," said Danny.

"But Danny," Sam was about to argue again.

"No, Danny's right," interrupted Vince. "If Tucker got involved, chances are he would be seen as a traitor and I've read about the Guys in White. They don't care for those who side with ghosts, so Tucker basically saved himself," he finished.

"I hate to interrupt, but shouldn't we be getting the Hell out of here?" interrupted Dani.

"Yeah, let's get on our bikes and head for Fenton Works," said Vince.

About ten minutes later, Vince and Danny were on their motorcycles with Dani and Sam who was still in her ghost form riding behind them respectively. The two Fenton males revved up their bikes and sped towards Fenton Works. As much as Vince would like for this to be a smooth ride, it wasn't because as soon as they reached the bridge that led out of Elmerton, they saw police cars heading for them.

"Shit," cursed Vince as he picked up speed.

Danny followed his uncle's example and sped up too. The cop cars were closing in on them and were positioned to block them. However, they left a narrow gap that was wide enough for the bikes to fit through. Vince started moving faster as he headed straight for the gap. The police noticed what he was about to do and once Vince was in range, they closed the gap. Seeing this Vince nodded to Dani signaling her to turn them intangible, she did so and they phased right through the cars. Danny and Sam did the same and phased through as well.

After getting away from those two police cars, the group saw another group of police cars coming after them. To make it worse, a news helicopter was above them, another helicopter belonging to the GIW was coming towards them with a newly made Vulcan gun under the chopper. The GIW chopper opened fire on them without warning causing the two Fenton males to evade the shots. The police cars on the other hand were not as lucky because they couldn't evade the shots due to their size and how narrow the road was.

As this chase began to get out of control, the riders chose to do things differently. The Fenton males continued to head on forwards while the two ghost girls would be in charge of turning the bikes intangible. This turned out to be a double edge sword of a plan. On the up side, it saved the four of them time to reach Fenton Works. However the down side was that the GIW didn't care for collateral damage and continued to fire at them, hitting all the occupied buildings that they phased through.

To make things even worse, Jack and Maddie spotted them while driving the GAV. They recognized Danny and Vince immediately, but also noticed two ghost girls with them. This upset the couple even more as they came to the conclusion that not only is Danny Phantom using their son's body, but he and his two harem ghouls have manipulated Vince as well. So the two of them followed with ecto-cannons prepped up and ready to fire.

Sam turned around to see the GAV following close behind and the cannons charging up.

"Oh great, Danny!" called out Sam.

"What is it Sam?" asked Danny.

"Your parents are right behind us and they'll about to fire at us!" screamed Sam.

"Shit!" cursed Danny.

The cannons on the GAV fired and one of the beams was about to hit Danny's bike. Luckily Danny swerved out of the way as did Vince. Maddie fired the cannons again causing the two Fenton males to dodge the beams as they continued to reach Fenton Works. They phased through another building and were lucky Jack and Maddie stopped. However, the building wasn't enough to stop the GIW as they fired again. All of this happening was also caught on film as the news helicopter continued to follow the chase.

It took nearly an hour, but the four of them made it to Fenton Works. When they reached the front of it, Vince stopped his motorcycle with Danny stopping as well.

"What's wrong Uncle Vince?" asked Danny.

"Nothing Danny, it's just this is where we part," answered Vince.

"What do you mean?" asked Danny.

"I mean, you, Dani, and Sam get in the basement and go through that portal while I hold them off," explained Vince as he got off his bike along with Dani.

He put on the F.A.S.T belt and activated the armor. He took out a CD and placed it into the player before closing it.

Shoulder-cannon play track

The three ghost teens watched as the large cannon appeared on Vince's should. He grabbed the grip and kneeled down as he prepared to aim at the coming GIW chopper. Danielle wanted to talk sense into the older man, but Danny stopped her and motioned for her to hold onto Sam. She agreed and got behind Sam. Danny gave his uncle one final nod before he turned into his ghost form and changed his bike as well.

Danny turned his bike and passengers intangible and flew into Fenton Works. As soon as they entered, Danny drove his bike through the floor and into the basement. The three of them gave the place one final look before driving into the portal and into the Ghost Zone.

Back outside, Vince was waiting for the chopper to come into his sights. The cannon was fully charged and ready to fire. Once he spotted the chopper, he waited for it to get closer before he fired. When he fired the cannon, the GIW didn't expect the attack and didn't dodge the incoming projectile. The propeller was hit and the chopper came crashing towards Fenton Works. However, the chopper went over head and crashed behind Fenton Works with a huge explosion. Vince didn't wait as he detached the cannon and ran into his brother's home.

When he reached the basement, he saw skid marks on the floor and knew that Danny, Dani and Sam made it into the portal. He looked at the portal as he looked for the power source. He spotted a plug and followed it to the outlet of the house.

"Leave it to my brother to use his own house's electricity," commented Vince as he unplugged the portal.

He walked towards the inside of the portal and noticed something on the wall of it. He saw the on switch Danny mentioned.

"How ironic that this was what caused all of this trouble and it was this very portal that saved them," said Vince. "Someone must have a sick sense of humor," he added as he inserted another CD into the player.

Scissor-sword play track

Vince was now equipped with the arm sword on his right arm and he prepared to destroy the portal's interior. It took him a few minutes, but Vince had completely destroyed the Fenton Portal. He exited the portal and took off the F.A.S.T belt.

"Time out," said an all too familiar ghost.

Time had frozen at Clockwork's command as he appeared in the lab. He had one of his time medallions and he placed it around Vince's neck. Vince suddenly started moving again and he saw the Ghost of Time floating before him.

"Hello Vincent, it is nice to finally meet you face to face," greeted Clockwork.

"So you're this all powerful Clockwork Danny told me about," said Vince. "It's quite an honor to meet you," he added with great respect.

"The honor is all mine, as I would like to thank you for all that you had done to help your nephew and niece," said Clockwork.

"I would do anything for my brother's kids," said Vince.

"I know you would," agreed Clockwork. "That's why I came to you to warn you of what may happen next," he told the human.

"What do you mean?" asked Vince.

"In the immediate future, Amity Park will be under the complete control of three powerful ghosts. I have seen the possible outcomes and your decision to aid Daniel, Danielle, and Samantha seek refuge in the Ghost Zone was a good choice. While they remain in the Ghost Zone, they will be able to harness their powers and when the time is right they will be able to stop the ghosts that will come," explained Clockwork.

"Do you know who they are or when they will come?" asked Vince before realizing how stupid those questions were. "Right, Ghost of Time. You already know what will happen," he said.

"Not entirely," admitted Clockwork. "I see all possibilities that affect the situation, but I cannot see the true result until it has come to pass," he told the human.

"I see," said Vince as he thought about what Clockwork told him. "Can I at least know where Danny and the others will go to?" he asked.

"Daniel and his immediate family will be taken to Descent City, a ghost city that is too far for anyone to reach in the Ghost Zone. It is beyond the reaches of the Badlands that this portal is opened to," answered Clockwork as he took his time medallion off of Vince. Once again Vince was frozen in time. "Now Time In," he said as he faded out of the human world.

When time returned to normal, Vince realized that Clockwork had left and smiled knowing that Danny, Dani, and Sam will be safe. However, his happiness was cut short as the police entered the basement and he was tackled onto the floor. He didn't fight back since he knew that he had done his part. He was picked up and came face to face with his older brother. The Fenton brothers looked at each other for a moment.

"Why, why did you betray us?" asked Jack.

"I didn't betray our family, I protected our family," said Vince. "I protected your son," he added.

"That thing wasn't my son," argued Jack. "My son died during that accident with the portal you destroyed," he continued.

The brothers stopped talking as Vince was being taken away. Jack and Maddie looked at the destroyed portal in sorrow believing that this machine was what took their son away from them.

High above Amity Park, three ghosts were looking over what had transpired below them.

"So that's it huh?" said one of the male ghosts.

"Yes, now that my younger self is in the Ghost Zone. This city is ours as we to use as we see fit," replied the other male ghost.

"Indeed you are right Dan," agreed the first ghost. "But when shall we begin our plan?" he asked.

"We will wait for those fools called the Guys in White to occupy the city Tuck," answered Dan as he crossed his arms. "And then we will unleash our prey," he finished as he turned to look at the female of their group. "Are you ready too, my beloved Samantha?" he asked her.

The female ghost known as Samantha didn't say anything, however she did move in closer to Dan to allow him to hold her close to him.

"The game will begin shortly," said Dan. "All we need now are the toys," he finished with a sadistic smile.

To be continued.

Author's note: Well it took a while, but 'Tortured Hearts and Dark Legacies' is done. Now I know people are going to be upset that I finished the story like this, but I had planned for this story to end in this cliffhanger so bear with it. I will tell you this, yes Danny's evil future self is back and he will be different looking. Also the ones called Tuck and Samantha are indeed the Tucker and Sam from Dan's time line and they have important roles in the next story along with the human Tucker. I can't say when the next chapter will come up, but it will come up within this summer. Sadly, I still can't think of a title for it, but one will come to me at some point. Also, I do plan on finishing 'If you don't Fight, you don't Survive' as well since it is close to the climax. So be patient as I continue to work on these stories and I will have them posted as soon as possible.

Also the word synkollisi is Greek for bonding or in Danny and Sam's case mating. Which also explains Sam's strange over active levels of affection to Danny.