A.N. So, I have celebrated my birthday with a bottle of champagne, fast food and seven hours of PS4 with my friends, brother and cousin. But I managed to finish this one quick enough.

Please, this is a hard chapter to take in. But don't kill me.

"Untie me, you bastard!" Komand exclaimed.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. What a dirty mouth you have, girl," her captor crossed his hands, leaning against the wall and giving a fanged smirk. "You sure sound pretty confident for someone I've beaten before the fight even started."

"You are a cheating rat," the woman growled at the pale skinned man.

"Ah, cheating. Yeah, I have an experience with this. But seriously, I would watch your mouth if I were you. Your baby girl is nearby."

Only this prevented Komand from insulting him further. She looked at her daughter, who was held in the stasis field as well. The girl had cried everything away long ago, she was just looking away from the one she feared so much. Oh, and the man enjoyed the taste. How he missed this in the seven lonely years. Soon he was going to feast, but not without taking his revenge on the person he hated so much. The funny thing was, it was himself.

"What do you want?" Komand spat.

Her chin was roughly grabbed by a strong hand. The man's eyes glowed red as he moved the woman's head around.

"I must say, Danny-boy has a good taste for girls. But I'm not here for this. I want to make him regret every year of my imprisonment. And he will suffer. And you two are going to play an essential part in a little plan of mine."

Suddenly she spewed right into his face in distate.

"You little bitch," he growled, before slapping her as hard as he could. Komand screamed in pain and panted as her hurt cheek was becoming redder.

"You better give up while you still can. He will beat you to the pulp," she said.

"I'd like to see him try," the captor grinned. "So far you have been the one getting all the beating, until your knight in shining armor appears. Now let's wait until he learns about my little surprise."

The inhabitants of Coruscant were becoming very nervous. Two explosions in one week, that was enough to shake their nerves. The latter incident wasn't as destructive as the previous one, it occurred on the middle floors of one of many plazas. But they were lucky that the building didn't collapse and Phantom was nearby to save everyone he could. Without revealing himself, he managed to get the survivors to safety. They were contused for the most part, so it wasn't too hard.

Danny was wondering. That couldn't be the corporations. They were getting everything they wanted, and Phantom already had them on a tight leash. It couldn't be a gas leak, the Republic wasn't using any. Danny realized that Amidala was busy at the moment, so going to her was pointless. He was exhausted after coming in contact with an intense heat for so long, he was dirty from the ash and dust, he was disgruntled by this incident.

Rubbing his face with the dirty gloves, leaving coal black traces, Danny didn't even open the door of his mansion, before strolling inside the building. He simply phased inside. As he passed the corridor, went into the living room, Phantom suddenly understood that it was unusually quiet around. Maybe that was because the girls were out, he didn't know. He arrived quite late, after all. But Komand usually told him when she was going for a walk...

Suddenly Danny heard a low beeping sound coming from a living room. Raising his eyebrow, Phantom went there. He didn't see anyone in the room, but one small tablet was on the sofa. Carefully, in case it was yet another bomb, he pressed the button from the distance. Immediately he froze as the picture appeared on the previously black screen.

"Hello, Daniel. It has been a while, hasn't it?"

"I expected it to be longer, Dan." Danny glared at his enemy. "You look more lively."

"Ah, just as snarky as ever. I'm afraid I have to break these news to you."

Dan slowly moved the camera, and Phantom's green eyes widened in horror. His expression earned a laughter from the captor.

"Oh, what is this? Our mighty Emperor is scared?"

"I swear if you anything but touched a single hair..."

"I did. See the red spot?" The older ghost pointed at Komand's face.

The woman tried not to show any weakness. She wasn't about to give any enjoyment to that sick bastard. But Danny knew her too well, her purple eyes told him everything. That was before he heard something what was the final drop.

"Daddy!" Dani cried at seeing him. The girl hoped that her father would come to the rescue. He always did.

Phantom unvoluntairy clenched his fist, so tightly that he accidentally scratched his hands. His face did not betray his emotions, looking frightened wouldn't have helped to ease his daughter's fright. Phantom looked stoic, but his eyes were a raging infernal furnace, which was piercing the non phased captor.

"I never took you for the type to jump into bed with the nearest whore and make a kid. Oh, well."

The nonexistent wind made Danny's hair float. The only thing keeping Phantom from firing lasers from his eyes was the tablet, which was his only way of communication. He couldn't teleport there, Danny couldn't make out where they were in order to do so. There were no windows, not a single hint of the location. There were a lot of dark rooms in the Galaxy.

"Anyways," Dan interrupted. "You want your precious family back, and I have no intention to give them back just like that. But you can make a little errand for me and maybe I won't kill them."

"Maybe?"

The ghost gave a wide toothy grin. "Do you have any choice, Daniel? It doesn't seem so."

Taking a calming breath, Phantom looked away.

"What do you want?"

"Simple. This tablet consists the coordinates for that spot. Courtesy of Count Dooku."

"I knew he has something to do with this," Danny muttered.

"Why yes, you are his opponent, so we came to the agreement. Once you reach the point, call back, I want to see this. If you don't, oh well, you know what will happen."

Dan saluted, before ending the transmission. Danny took a deep shaky breath as all of his limbs started to shake. He fell on the sofa, putting a hand on his face. His look filled with determination. No, he wasn't going to let this happen again. No way in hell. Phantom looked at the tablet again, seeing the coordinates. He was shocked at where his destination was. But he had no choice. Danny got up, unclasping the white, but dirty cape. It was going to be nothing but a bother. Then, the ghost teleported away. To Terra. To the place where everything began.

Why of all places? How did he even know about this? Phantom also recalled ordering to pour concrete down there. But everyone was too busy with getting acquainted with the new regime, and his orders fell on deaf ears. But even several feet of concrete wouldn't have stopped him. It was the same GIW facility where he died. The same place where he killed his old family and was now trying to save his new one.

Not many things had changed. The dim light of the crimson ectoenergy was jumping from one obstacle to another, pushing away the darkness. The electricity was gone, so his own energy was his only light source. Danny went forward, and the darkness retreated. On his way Phantom activated the tablet.

"I'm here, Dan, what do you need?" He asked.

"You would know where," the older ghost smiled mysteriously.

"I'm getting sick of your riddles!"

While he held a neutral expression, a green blade materialized in Dan's hand, and its blade ended just a few millimeters from Komand's throat. Everyone flinched in surprise as Dan had just asserted the fact how simple it was for him to end his captives' lives.

"You catch some of these nasty habits when you can talk only to the annoying Time Master," he said. "Now go. I have had a little surprise prepared for ya."

Danny sighed and turned off the transmission. So Dan had been conversing with Clockwork, figures why he knows about what had happened. Phantom was going to have a chat with the old man once all of this was over. Danny then started to think. It was obvious that his enemy wanted him to suffer, but that would be...Danny froze. It was goddamn obvious. Finding the courage to press forward, the ghost went in direction of the dreaded room. Examination lab.

He remembered the directions well enough. It was something what is not erased from memory that easily. Through the corridors, full of long since rotten corpses in white suits, scorched chunks of metal fallen from the ceiling and walls. It was his doing, but during the attack he was specifically avoiding that particular room. Ghosts didn't have a nervous system or minds for that matter, but somehow they weren't immune to mental illnesses. And Danny had feared that the memories would resurface in a form of PTSD - majestic in its destructiveness.

Then Phantom noticed that the survived cameras were still blinking. Suddenly he heard a cackle.

"Oh, I was wondering how long it will be until you figure out," Dan said through the speaker. "Don't count that you will find me behind the wall. I'm not here," the ghost added in amusement. "You must recall this smell."

'What smell?' Danny thought, before finally the scent finally hit his nostrils like a fist, which penetrated through the reeking of the dead flesh. His eyes widened in horror.

"You are insane!"

"Have you guessed this only now, Danny-boy?"

"If I am finished, you come with me, you know that!"

A loud laughter came from the announcement dynamic. "This is where you are wrong, kiddo. By changing your fate you would have gotten me eradicated. And yet I'm still here. And that's all because of old Stopwatch. I'm out of the timeline, I don't depend on you or anyone else. Even Clockwork's tricks won't work on me."

"That's impossible! He would have known!"

"Then it was on purpose," Dan said, still non phased.

Phantom froze. He was right, there was no possible way for him to avoid Clockwork's foreshadowing abilities. He knew this, but why would he do such a thing? Why save that monster of all people? It was not the time nor the place to think about this. Shaking his head, Danny went forward, his white, slightly heeled boots steadily thumped on the metal floor, being the only source of sound.

The scent meanwhile was becoming stronger, and even if Phantom hadn't made a single breath since feeling it, it was becoming harder and harder to ignore. And harder to avoid seeing the faint crimson fog. Someone could mistake the color for a reflection of Danny's own light, but no, that color belonged to the fog itself. It was too weak to cause something more than a bitter taste on his tongue. Yet, yet. It was a matter of time.

And that moment was nearing. Finally Phantom swiped his free hand and the door slid open. Taking a shaky sigh, Danny went inside. There was a corridor, and the fog was now clearly visible. Danny immediately started to cough. He watched how the ectoplasm trickled out of his mouth, with a painful realization of being unable to stop this.

"Yes, I know what you are thinking about. I have put the Blood Blossoms into the ventilation. We need to keep things interesting. Your target is behind the opposite room. Oh, and by the way, you have ten minutes to get there. If you don't, your girls will join the rest of your friends."

Deciding not to waste any moment, Danny leaped forward. Two long walls were two big plastic windows, positioned to the sides, giving a clear look on the insides. But the sudden shout interrupted him.

"Too quick!"

The vent trapdoor slid open and now the source, or sources of the smell fell on the ground right in front of Danny. Those were red tulip-like flowers, with pitch black, purplish leafs. Phantom screamed in pain and fell on his knees, it was like someone had stabbed him in the legs. It made everything even worse, for the very reason of his suffering was a few inches from his face. He felt like he had dropped his head in a bucket of boiling water, screaming as his muscles spasmed. But with an enormous effort, Danny pushed himself backwards, away from the cursed plant.

Phantom panted, he didn't need to breath, but his body still demanded it. Komand watched horrified at this, while worrying how her daughter was taking it. Dani only shut her eyes tightly, probably thinking it was just a nightmare and trying to wake up. But she couldn't cover her ears. The Yuth glared at the monster in front of her, who was looking at the pocket watch in his hands, before noticing her lightsaber not so far. She closed her eyes and tried to pull it closer. But then she felt an electric surge course through her body. Komand screamed and gasped for air once the electricity disappeared. Dan slowly turned around.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. I am the one with the remote, Komy," he smirked. "Now be a good girl and let me watch."

Danny started to think how he should get through that line. Now he understood why he was given so much time. His vision was becoming blurry as his eyes started to tear up from the venomous scent. He had no choice but to go forward. With a huge effort, despite aching and spasming muscles, Phantom rose on his legs, immediately leaning against the wall for support. Gritting his teeth, bitting his lower lip with his sharp fang, so the ectoplasm leaked down his chin, Danny started moving forward.

He ignored the stabbing and throbbing pain, which was becoming harder and harder to ignore. But he did ignore it, continuously moving forward. His clothes helped to ease the suffering, but it wasn't much better. Danny wasn't able to see farther than his hand, with which he groped his way forward and held himself from falling. But he could hear something. Something which shouldn't had been possible.

"Bring the scalpel, Jack."

'Hallucinations, that's just hallucinations,' Danny kept muttering mentally, turning away.

The burning pain was becoming unbearable. His every cell was on fire, like someone had showered him with the sulphuric acid. Danny's wobbling cough was becoming harder and harder, spilling more and more ectoplasm on the floor. A few droplets fell on the flowers, and their immediate evaporating into gas clearly showed the effects they had on his body. The only reason he was still walking was because of how strong his core was in keeping his body in one piece. But as Danny continued to go, the door didn't seem to be any closer. He involuntarily froze once he started to hallucinate again, now hearing a distant voice of his own.

"Please, I haven't done anything!" Danny pleaded.

"You are a ghost, and your dirty kind is nothing but pieces of slime," Maddie snapped.

"But I am your son!"

He then screamed as the blade was stuck in his chest. Phantom hissed and looked away from the window, even if there was no image, only soul freezing sounds. He started to pant as the old memories started to resurface. Danny tried to supress them, but that only made everything worse. He heard his own screaming, he knew that was only an illusion. But unconsciously his body was reacting to this. The deep scar across his chest started to ache almost as hard as during the moment it was created. The Blood Blossoms only made everything worse. He kept panting on the verge of consciousness, breathing in more and more of the poisonous air. His legs felt wobbly, it was hard to remain standing.

But suddenly, another phrase reached his ears.

"Danny never was our son, anyway."

What?

Danny's thought was immediately stopped as his legs gave up. With a loud yelp he fell, before screaming on top of his lungs. He came in physical contact with the plants. Not only they burned, but their stems were covered in a multitude of thorns, which cut through his clothes and gloves, scratching his face and inserting even more of its venom inside. His veins were becoming redder and more swollen. Phantom tried to get up again, but his hands could barely raise him above the ground, his legs were practically motionless. He did the only thing he could, Danny started to crawl forward, for he was getting out of time. The red fog, accompanied by his clouded vision, made it impossible to see anything, but he kept moving forward.

The thorns cut his skin, his inners were being twisted and fried by the seemingly harmless flowers. His throat was unable to even make a single sound, except for quiet moans as he tried to crawl his way out. Dan meanwhile looked at Komand, who looked frightened for her love's afterlife.

"He has one minute left," he commented. "I'm surprised he is still going."

Komand was silent. She prayed mentally that he would be able to reach the end, she knew he would. And her prayers were answered. Danny himself didn't know nor he remembered getting to another end of the carpet made of deadly plants. With the last push, he got himself from any contact with the flowers. And the further he got away, the weaker the effect was. The burning effect subdued, and, finally, he decided to do something drastical. Three meters away from the Blood Blossoms, Danny leaned against the wall, getting into sitting position and starting another fit of bloody coughing. He almost did it, the door was a few steps away. Phantom clenched his fists and slowly rose on his feet, shaking, as his legs were ready to twist in the previously unknown directions.

Danny moved forward, slowly moving the legs. But with each step he made it was becoming less hard. The Blossoms were deadly for every ghost, but just as quick as the pain starts, it subdues quicker than usual pain. If only the wounds and exhaustion could be as fast. Phantom opened the door and almost fell in, shutting it in the process. Taking a deep sigh of relief, Danny glared at the nearest camera. But he wasn't the first one to speak.

"Bravo, bravo, Daniel," Dan clapped his hands. "If I had a bouquet I would give it to you. Ten seconds before the end, how dramatic."

"I did as you said!" Danny shouted. "Let them go now!"

The older ghost let out a cold chuckle. "It wasn't a part of our agreement. Eyes to the screen, please."

Phantom twisted his head to the left, briefly taking in his surroundings. It wasn't a big room. Poorly lightened, without any furniture. With only one screen inside one of the walls. Dan was grinning widely at his younger self.

"Well, the deal was that I don't kill BOTH. And here is your prize. You get to choose."

Danny froze, his eyes widened in horror and he refused to believe what he had just heard. His core seemed to stop, and his skin became as white as paper sheet. That was the exact reaction Dan wanted.

"I'll leave you to decide. And remember, no tricks. I'll be back in a minute."

With that the smug bastard went out of the view, but he was still in the room, invisibly watching the amusing scene. Komand looked at Danny with a sad look on her face. But she gave a tiny smile, but it held no sign of any light emotion.

"Danny..."

"No. I know what you want and I...I c-can't do that. Where are you, maybe I can..."

"Danny, please," Komand shed a tear. "Please, for Dani."

Phantom's nose started to hurt, he was ready to break down at this. A sudden thought crossed his mind. This device must have been connected somehow. His invisible duplicate tried to follow the wires as fast as he could. Danny looked at his dearest love in the Galaxy. Dan must be listening to them, he couldn't risk it by telling his plan.

"Where are you, Komy. Just tell me!"

"I...I don't know, he knocked us out and carried here. Danny, that's all I ask, you must save our girl. Promise this to me."

"No, I'll save you both. Just stay with me."

The duplicate sped up on top of his speed, the aftermath of the Blossoms was ignored, and the stabbing pain returned. But he didn't pay the slightest attention to this, phasing through the door of the control room. There was an alien device, which was a transmitter. He had to find a way in, without getting any extra attention. He was running out of time, but it should have been a matter of two seconds. The second he touched the key on the keyboard, he was zapped with green electricity. Danny cried and made a step back, when the computer started to talk.

"Attention, Danny-boy. This is a prerecorded message. I see you have tried to hack my system. But you are forgetting that I am you. I know your sheme before you even think about it. You may try again, but it will be pointless. I've ghostproofed the computer."

Phantom gritted his teeth.

"I don't fucking care!" He exclaimed, before continuing to press button after button, each time being zapped with hundreds volts of electricity.

Danny's original flinched, for he felt part of the pain his duplicate experienced. He looked up at Komand and saw that she had tears in her most beautiful eyes.

"You are the best thing which happened in my life, Danny, no matter the end," she whispered.

"Don't say such things," Danny whispered, put his burned and scratched hand on the screen. His duplicate was almost there, just a few more seconds... "I promise. And I promise that when we get out of here, I will marry you that instant. I love you."

Komand started to cry and the tears went down her slim cheeks. "I love you too."

"Lovely," Dan interrupted them, but there was the white lightsaber in his hand. "Too sad I have to break it to you."

It happened too quick for anyone to notice. Komand flinched, but made no sound as the blade was struck into her chest. Danny couldn't believe what he had just seen. No, no, that's not possible. And only his daughter's scream snapped him out of his petrified trance. She cried for her mother, but it was pointless. Komand gave the last glance at Danny, with her final request shining in her eyes, before dimming for the last time. Something snapped in Danny's head, but his look remained the same.

"Tut, tut. No need to be sad, there is still one girl left. There is one final trial."

This time he didn't waste time and grabbed Dani by her ponytail.

"Let me go!" She exclaimed. 

"Shush, brat. We aren't done yet."

Dani then did something unexpected. She bit him.

"AARGH!" Dan yelled in pain, before hitting her in the head. Dani cried as the ectoplasm slightly trickled from her temple. She was so scared. Dan seized the girl and put a lightsaber to her neck.

"Where was I? Ah, yes, see that vial on the table?"

Danny looked there. Indeed, there was a vial full of swirling red liquid.

"Yes, your favorite Blood Blossoms in a form of liquid. The point of this task is...I want you dead. More than you are now."

"Why should I trust you now?" Danny asked.

Dan didn't notice the dark note in his voice. "For you still don't have a choice."

He wanted to crush his enemy's hope. So far Phantom was managing to hold everything inside. No, he wanted to see this. Danny held the vial in his hand.

"But you have another choice. You may leave. Go out of this room and continue to conquer the Galaxy. Or you may drink this vial's contents and die, giving your daughter a chance to live."

"You lie."

"I'm sorry, what did you say?"

"You lie. I don't have a choice when it comes to my family."

Danny's eyes burned with the most immence hatred anyone had ever seen. He flipped off the cap of the vial and poured the crimson into his mouth, swallowing everything down his throat in one gulp. It had an instant effect, now his inners started to burn. Now the venom was devouring his core. Phantom hissed and leaned against the table, as he was being turned from inside. He felt his power fading away as the liquid was getting deeper and deeper. Maybe slowly, but without stopping. Danny dropped the vial and it smashed against the ground. Dan chuckled.

"Nice speech. But you know what, I think I've changed my mind."

"Daddy, help me!" Dani cried with the tear strained face.

"Oh, so sorry. Now..."

Danny perked up.

"Farewell."

Suddenly Dan's neck was grabbed from behind. So hard that the lightsaber was dropped, and his spine cords based in the neck emitted a slight crack. He stared into Phantom's crimson eyes.

"Found you," he growled.