A.N. That's all is pre-PP, but Danny was taken after TUE.

Third person POV
Amity Park

Many interesting things happened in the town since dissappearance of Danny Phantom. People started to form different theories about it. Some thought he wanted some rest, some thought hero finally passed away. Certain people had own nasty ideas. Sadly almost no one cared or even thought so much about Fenton. They just heard 'ghost kidnapped him' and that's enough.

Ghost activity fell down, what made people believe that ghost attacks were caused by ghost boy himself. It was about 2 fights per day, when in past it was 6. GIW still were idiots, who couldn't catch a single ghost. Well they wouldn't be able to if it wasn't for two new members in their organization. Agent S and Agent T proved to be valuable because of their experience. It was left unspoken that they fought alongside Phantom.

However, now it's different. Now unlucky ghost will never see it's world again. If nothing will happen, that is. There is a problem. Sometimes massive breakouts happen. They are well organized, planned without any holes. No one knows, where next strike will be done and every time it's a surprise. All they could do is wait for kingpin to show up.

At the meantime lives of Samantha (Sam) Manson and Tucker Foley became much better. They gained respect and status because of their newest occupation. Yes, they were two primary ghost hunters of the GIW squadron. Of course, certain quarterback and latina girl still thought that they are not slightly as good as Phantom. It's not like hunters cared about it.

Fenton's family had a tough time. Mostly because Jazz gained hatred towards her parents for what they have done. Since Danny was gone, she tried to befree him from imprisonment, sadly, without success. Jazz almost came to the breaking point, when her parents told her that in his attempt to escape Danny was vaporized without a trace. But she was happy when he showed up to tell her that he is alive (sort of) and lives in the Ghost Zone. They continued to meet in secret. Jazz even wanted to go with him, but he had another plan.

Now it's just another day in Casper High, where Mr.Lancer's class got bored out of their minds. Little did they know, what awaits for them. One minute before the bell rang, Lancer said:

"Alright class, before you will go I have an announcement to make. Our class is going to the field trip...

Students started to cheer until they heard the end of sentence:
... To the Ghost Zone."
Quiet. You could even hear the pin drop that's how quiet it was. Then, all hell broke loose.

"ARE YOU INSANE?!"
"I DON'T WANT TO DIE!"
"WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS?!"

"Moby Dick! Be quiet, people!" Lancer's words immediately shut people up "Yes, we are going to the Ghost Zone. Principal was assured that you will be safe and nothing is going to happen. Is that right, Ms. Manson, Mr. Foley?"

"Yea, Mr.Lancer, it will go smoothly"  Tucker responded and was lightly elbowed by his girlfriend (yes. girlfriend), who muttered something sounding like 'You just jinxed us'.

"See, anyway, exiting classroom, pick up your permition form from teacher's desk."

At lunch

"I'm not sure it's a good idea, guys" said Valerie, sitting near Sam and Tucker.

"Why so?" asked Tuck eating..eeh..food.

"It's just that. While we can fight back, we will need to protect others as well"

"Don't worry so much, Val, it's gonna be alright" added Sam with smile.

"You think we find Danny?" asked Valerie in hopeful tone. Immediately smiles vanished.

"Val, Danny is dead"

"I know, I know. But I just want to be sure. What about you? You are his best friends. Shouldn't you be eager to find him?"

"This conversation is over" with that couple got up and went away.

Ignoring few shouts like 'Valerie got ditched', huntress sat under the tree outside. She couldn't help but think how much has changed in past year. Because it wasn't like this once. They were good friends in past. When... Danny was around. Every time she brought this topic to her accomplices, they tended to act harshly. At first Valerie thought that that's because they lost a close friend, but now... Now she felt like they aren't telling her something.

Unlike Sam and Tucker, Valerie didn't go around shouting  'I am Red Huntress'. Also she didn't join GIW, she just helped them out from time to time when ghost is too strong for her liking. She always thought about this morons in white very low. And she had reasons for that. Heck, the whole town had. Yes, Phantom also did property damage, but at least he was able to catch rogue ghost.

Phantom. The person who ruined her life. He and his stupid dog. That's why she started her career as huntress. To take revenge for what he has done. Now he is gone as well. She should be happy but somewhat she isn't. Maybe because Valerie wanted to end ghost boy by herself. She was a little curious what happens with ghosts after they fade, seeing that they are already dead. But she feels like she is missing something, something important.

But she isn't the one to give up easily, no, she will find truth.

'I will find you, Danny, no matter what'

Ghost Zone
(A.N. Forgot to mention that I have some AU there and there)

Endless abyss of green, black and purple colors, swirling around in endless motion, that's how Ghost's home world looks like. Most people prefer to be left alone, living behind different floating doors. Some ghosts live on their own floating chunks of ground, leaving them to do whatever they wanted with it. There are also big groups of ghosts. They live in their own society, with laws and leaders. This realms usually did not interact with each other without need. Then, there is Eidolon.

Eidolon is a young city. Founded about year ago, It quickly became the most populated area of the Zone and thereby - it's capital. It stretches for many miles around and is home for more than thirty million ghosts.
Capital has strict circle structure. It is split on three rings: Outer, middle and inner.

Outer is the place where most of the city population lives. There are large apartment buildings, some lower, there are even districts with private one-two story buildings. All they stay in perfect harmony with each other, creating a magnificent view for the people entering the city. Plus, no traffic jams, since ghosts have to start using cars yet.

Middle ring is where places of social needs are placed. Such things as hospitals, cinemas, theaters. There are some parks, Skulker even made some gifts for local zoo. A few...interesting...additions. They say that New-York is the city that never sleeps, the same can be said about middle ring with all it's night clubs and pubs.

Inner ring is filled with different govermental buildings, starting from the High Counsil and ending with Observant's Court. Also this is the place where elite resides. You can easily tell that by fancy mansions around there.

And the middle of the city is where Royal Palace is. Ironical disposition, because this is the exact same place where Pariah's Keep used to be. Now giant red medieval castle is only in the memories. On it's place stands obsidian building with white outlines. Looking on it you will immediately understand who resides here. Some architecture decisions were taken from many royal residences around the human world, such as Louver or Buckingham Palace.

Despite not so modern outer view, on the inside Palace is filled with technologies, equipped by Nikolai Technus himself. Guarding sistems that will give Fort Nox run for it's nonexistent money, for example. There was also a lab in the lowest floor with own Ghost Portal. However this one is unique. It will not just punch a hole in fabric of space, but also will get you wherever you want. This ability has proved to be extremely useful.
There were also living quarters, dining room, library and many other rooms without any purpose. The owner of this place was in hurry. Danny Phantom, High King of ghosts, Count of Aragon, Lord of the Infinite Realms was getting late on a date.

Danny has changed very much during this year. He finally hit his growth spurt, getting a few inches taller. He also grew his hair and tied them in low ponytail, which, strangely, gained fiery aspect. His left eye has healed from inflicted injury and sees again, but there is still big scar going through it. After going through creepy puberty Danny's canines turned into fangs, and his voice became low baritone, just like certain prisoner of Fenton Thermos.

Young king has abandoned his previous HAZMAT suit. Now, when he isn't on some important meeting, he wears long sleeved black shirt with white outlines, torn blue jeans and grey sneakers. Also Danny has white fingerless gloves. He removed his DP symbol from his clothes as bad reminder. Instead of that he puts his new symbol, shooting star to be exact. And he likes it.

Danny POV

I'M GOING TO BE SO LATE! With only that thought in mind I sped up, doing a few things at the same time, like brushing teeth and getting clothes on, which caused some funny looks from my servants. Can you blame me? I'm 17 and there is pretty girl waiting for me. And I don't care what Dad says about royal etiquette on that matters, she will kill me.

So I flew on high speed to the middle ring, trying to avoid unwanted attention. Key word: tried. Why didn't I become invisible is still a mystery. When you are a ruler such things tend to happen. We planned to meet in the park, the one that is in South-Eastern part. I landed on lonely bench, thankfully I came in time. Then I felt arms wrap around my shoulders.

"Took you long enough, dipstick"

I turn my head to see Ember McLain, number one rock-star in the Ghost Zone and my girlfriend.

True, our first meeting wasn't what you call love from first sight, completely opposite. She tried to kill me and take over the world. But you find a friend during your hardest times. This is no exception. After everything what happened, we came to understanding, learning how much our lives were similar. That's one of the reasons we became so close now. Her parents were an abusive drunkards, who didn't care about her in the slightest. Ember died in a house fire, because her mother turned on the cooker and left to take some more alcohol.

Ember is the first of my enemies I made peace with. We came to friendly terms with most of them. The ones who are still against me are high level ghosts, such as Nocturne and Undergrowth. They just can't deal with the fact that half human rules them. There is also Walker. He is...okay, I guess. He still has a grudge against me, but knows better than pick a fight. Warden does his job well, but I still check his Rule Book. By all the means, my afterlife is awesome.

"But I did come in time, didn't I?" I said after quick kiss.

"Okay, you are forgiven" she answered with smile "Soo, whatcha want to do today?"

"Well I..."

"Nope, don't answer that. I found one awesome place and we are going there" Ember interrupted me and started to drag me in unknown direction, before I even registered what happened. 

She dragged me for pretty long time until we abruptly stopped near new Mall. Flames between, I knew I shouldn't allow construction. Seeing horror on my face Ember just smirked.

"C'mon, babypop, Kitty and Johnny are already there"

Inside Mall looked pretty good, as far as Mall can go. All this little fountains, maybe too bright lighting created very peaceful atmosphere. My train of thoughts was interrupted by shout:

"Ember! Danny! Over here!"

On one bench I saw Johnny and Kitty waving to us. They were dressed as usual. Johnny was wearing the same grey trench coat and combat boots and Kitty was in her red clothing (Sorry guys, I can't even name difference between pieces of clothes).

"So, what are you up to, guys?" I asked when we came closer.

"Oh, Em, I found some awesome shoes, you should try them immediately!" said Kitty and girls ran deeper inside the building. Me and Johnny looked at each other. Then I noticed a fresh bruise on his face.

"Johnny, where did this bruise came from?" I asked in calm voice.

"Well, you see..." he started nervously. But I already knew the answer.

"Thirteen, you know that this is the smallest thing this hunters can do to you. *sigh* Come on, let's catch up with girls"

When I thought about date, I didn't think about carrying a hundred pounds of different bought items. When I looked at my watch, I was shocked. It was 9 p.m already! I narrowed my eyes at shining building. I should ask my Dad if there is a time hole inside. Then I felt soft kiss on my cheek.

"You did well today, dipstick. Don't worry, the best was kept on dessert" Ember smiled micheviously.

"And that will be?" I already knew the answer, but I wanted to hear that. But when we prepared for long and deep kiss, my phone rang. Never I wanted to crush it more, than at this moment. Nevertheless I picked it up after sigh.

"What is it, Skulker?" I asked annoyingly.

"Whelp, we have an emergency" he answered. Damn, emergency always promises deep problems.

"What kind?"

"I don't know, your sister says that's very important"

"*sigh* I'm going" Flames between, of all moments to happen. Ember just took my hand with sad smile and said:

"It's okay, Danny, we will continue when you will return" That's why I love her.

Ember POV

I hate when this happens. Others may say "what have you expected dating the king?", and I know it. But that doesn't mean I should just take it. Even if Danny doesn't need to protect that rotten city anymore, he just got another responsibility on his shoulders. And of course, being who he is, dipstick accepted this burden. It's just unbelievable, how fast he changes between childish klutz and mature leader.

Ever since Danny started to live in the Ghost Zone, I felt sorry for him. For everything he has gone through. I saw his scars. And I swear, if I'll see one of this little rats, I will burn them to ashes immediately.

A.N. Oh, Ember, you might get this chance. So this is the first real chapie. There are some places I'm not sure about, since I'm still learning English. Anyway, write what do you think, comments warm my heart and keep me going.