Last one. Has it really been almost five years since I began this? Right now, His Body is the story with the most hits ever out of everything that I've written. Nothing else comes close. So I've obviously done something right with this story. Anyway, here is the final chapter of His Body.

Danny's POV

When most people look back on their lives, they think that they should have said this or done that and then everything would have been better. Those people aren't me. They didn't get turned into a half-human half-ghost. They didn't get their butts kicked by other ghosts or had their parents try to tear them apart molecule by molecule. And that's on top of trying to get through high school!

They didn't make the mistakes I made. They never lost their parents' anniversary gift in the Ghost Zone or made their friends so upset they became jealous of you. Most people don't almost get their friends blown up in a restaurant accident because they decided to cheat on an exam.

But then again, some people don't have friends like mine; friends that stuck with them when the world was being overrun by ghosts. They didn't have a sister like mine who was accepting of my secrets even after I tried to keep them from her.

I'm lucky.

I'm lucky to have two best friends that would go to the end of the world for me. I'm lucky to have an older sister who cares about my well-being, even if she can be annoying about it. If I didn't have them, I don't know where I would be. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be Phantom. It was Sam who convinced me to go into the Fenton Portal after all.

But being a superhero doesn't mean I have it easy. People's lives depend on you. One wrong decision and someone could die. I learned that the hard way. Good thing Clockwork was there to give me a second chance.

I don't regret becoming Phantom. How can I? Some days it's complete misery for me, but then I remember all the good I've done for people, how many lives I saved. I'm glad I stepped into the Fenton Portal. If I hadn't, I wouldn't have become Phantom. If I hadn't, my parents may have gotten it working another day and all those ghosts who came through would have free reign over our world. Could you imagine what would happen if Undergrowth and Vortex got loose and no one was around to stop them?

One day the world may not need Phantom. That's fine with me. I can only take so many bruises and broken bones and electrical shocks – those are the worst! And maybe then I can tell my parents who I really am. Until then, I'm going to be happy and remember how lucky I am. Because if I don't, all of this will be taken for granted. And if it's taken for granted, none of what I've learned would matter.

Thank you so much to all those who have stuck with this story for over four years. I know it doesn't look like it should have taken me so long to complete, but it has. This is one of a few stories that have been stuck on the back burner for way too long and I am very happy that I can finally put that "complete" marker on it. For those who follow Lights and Shadows of Justice, work on that will continue and I will be posting the next chapter of Quote the Pauper Forevermore in the next few days. I will also be starting the new installment of the Dragon Trainer, Dragon Speaker series and hopefully have the first chapters out by Thanksgiving. Once again, thank you so much for reading. It really means a lot to me.