HI! HI!
GHOST SHIELD TOWER 9 100% OPERATIONAL.
GREAT, SWEETIE.
CHECK THE LAST TOWER AND GET BACK—
DADDY?
DADDY!
HELLO, VALERIE.
YOU AGAIN?
I DON'T CARE HOW POWERFUL YOU ARE, GHOST,
YOU CAN'T BREAK THROUGH THE SHIELD.
UNTIL TODAY.
[GHOSTLY WAIL]
[ALARM]
[SCREAMING]
LOOK THE NEW POWER?
I CALL IT MY GHOSTLY WAIL.
YOU?
YES, ME.
AND I SERVE A NEW MASTER NOW.
GOT TO GET TO DAD.
DAD, THE FRIGHT KNIGHT'S HERE,
WHICH MEANS "HE" CAN'T BE FAR BEHIND.
WHAT DO WE DO?
WHAT DO WE—
[GHOSTLY WAIL]
VALERIE, RUN.
HELLO, VALERIE.
AND GOOD-BYE.
NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
YES.
DANNY PHANTOM GROWS UP TO BE
THE MOST EVIL GHOST ON THE PLANET.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ABOUT IT?
YOU'RE THE MASTER OF TIME, CLOCKWORK.
ISN'T IT OBVIOUS?
TO SAVE THE FUTURE, DANNY PHANTOM MUST PERISH.
♪ HE'S A PHANTOM ♪
♪ DANNY PHANTOM, DANNY PHANTOM ♪
♪ YO, DANNY PHANTOM, HE WAS JUST 14 ♪
♪ WHEN HIS PARENTS BUILT A VERY STRANGE MACHINE ♪
♪ IT WAS DESIGNED TO VIEW A WORLD UNSEEN ♪
♪ HE'S GONNA CATCH 'EM ALL, 'CAUSE HE IS DANNY PHANTOM ♪
♪ WHEN IT DIDN'T QUITE WORK, HIS FOLKS, THEY JUST QUIT ♪
♪ THEN DANNY TOOK A LOOK INSIDE OF IT ♪
♪ THERE WAS A GREAT BIG FLASH, EVERYTHING JUST CHANGED ♪
♪ HIS MOLECULES GOT ALL REARRANGED ♪
♪ WHEN HE FIRST WOKE UP, HE REALIZED ♪
♪ HE HAD SNOW WHITE HAIR AND GLOWING GREEN EYES ♪
♪ HE COULD WALK THROUGH WALLS, DISAPPEAR, AND FLY ♪
♪ HE WAS MUCH MORE UNIQUE THAN THE OTHER GUYS ♪
♪ IT WAS THEN THAT HE KNEW WHAT HE HAD TO DO ♪
♪ HE HAD TO STOP ALL THE GHOSTS THAT WERE COMIN' THROUGH ♪
♪ HE'S HERE TO FIGHT FOR ME AND YOU ♪
♪ HE'S GONNA CATCH 'EM ALL, 'CAUSE HE'S DANNY PHANTOM ♪
♪ GONNA CATCH 'EM ALL, 'CAUSE HE'S DANNY PHANTOM ♪
♪ HE'S A PHANTOM ♪
♪ DANNY PHANTOM ♪
YOUR FUTURE IS NOT CARVED IN STONE, PEOPLE,
BUT IT MAY BE CARVED WITH A NO. 2 PENCIL.
Both: OH, PLEASE.
QUIET.
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
AS MOST OF YOU HAVE PROBABLY FORGOTTEN,
YOU WILL BE TAKING THE CAREER APTITUDE TEST ON SATURDAY.
DO WELL, LIKE MS. FENTON HERE,
WHO GOT THE...
"HIGHEST SCORE IN THE HISTORY OF THE C.A.T."
AND A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE WILL BE ASSURED.
FAIL, LIKE IRVING "THIRD DEGREE" BURNS HERE,
WHO GOT THE LOWEST SCORE IN THE HISTORY OF THE C.A.T.,
AND YOU WILL BE DOOMED TO A CAREER AT THE NASTY BURGER.
HEY, WORKING AT NASTY BURGER TAKES BRAINS, YOU KNOW.
IF THOSE 42 NASTY SECRET HERBS AND SPICES
IN OUR NASTY SAUCE ARE OVER-HEATED,
IT COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION
THAT COULD TAKE OUT A WHOLE CITY BLOCK.
OH, WHO AM I KIDDING?
MY LIFE IS OVER.
THESE AREN'T JUST THE ANSWERS TO THE TEST,
THEY'RE THE ANSWERS TO YOUR FUTURE.
SO STUDY.
REMEMBER, IT'S YOUR FUTURE.
DO YOU WANT FRIES WITH IT?
DUDE, YOU OK?
DANNY?
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
IT'S THE PERFECT CHANCE TO TAKE HIM OUT.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH YOU OBSERVANTS,
ALL YOU DO IS OBSERVE.
YOU KNOW OUR OATH, TO WATCH—
AND NEVER ACT,
WHICH IS WHY YOU BRING ME IN
TO DO YOUR DIRTY WORK.
HE TURNS EVIL BECAUSE HE'S UNDER PRESSURE FOR SOME TEST?
FINE.
THEN PERHAPS IT'S TIME FOR A TEST OF MY OWN.
UH...
BUH...
NNN...
OK, I GET IT.
YOU'RE BRILLIANT AND I'M STUPID
AND I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO GET AS HIGH A SCORE AS YOU.
SO FAR, I'M NOT EVEN QUALIFIED
TO SCRAPE THE GREASE OFF THE NASTY GRILL.
ALL I WANT IS FOR YOU TO SUCCEED, DANNY,
AND DOING WELL ON THIS TEST CAN HELP.
THERE ARE 3 THINGS I'VE LEARNED IN LIFE...
Both: STUDY HARD, DO YOUR BEST...
AND—DUCK!
A BOOMERANG?
I CALL IT THE BOO-O-O-MERANG.
IT LOCKS IN ON A GHOST'S UNIQUE ECTO-SIGNATURE
AND SEEKS IT OUT WHEREVER IT GOES.
ALTHOUGH WHY IT'S KEYING INTO DANNY IS WAY BEYOND ME.
WHAT'S THAT, DAN, ONE OF THOSE STUPID C.A.T. TESTS?
I FAILED THAT, AND I DIDN'T TURN OUT TO BE A CAT.
OH, I GIVE—
Clockwork: TIME OUT.
AH, GOOD.
PARENTS GONE.
HE'S ALONE WITH HIS SISTER.
HUH? WHAT?
WHERE AM I?
AMITY PARK, BEFORE YOU WERE BORN.
THAT BOY THERE IS PART GHOST.
MY EMPLOYERS BELIEVE HIM TO BE A THREAT TO THE WORLD.
WOULD YOU BE A DEAR AND DANCE A LITTLE DANCE FOR US?
TIME IN.
UP!
CHOO!
A GHOST? HERE?
NOW GET OUT OF MY ROOM!
YOU'RE IN THE KITCHEN.
BUT IF THAT'S YOUR ATTITUDE,
I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU
OR ANYTHING YOU MIGHT DO IN HERE
IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MINUTES.
WHAT'S WITH HER?
MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT'S WITH YOU?
I AM BOX LUNCH, DAUGHTER OF THE BOX GHOST AND THE LUNCH LADY.
UM, EEW.
AND NOW YOU WILL FACE THE TEST OF MY BOX AND LUNCH FACED DOOM!
AND NOW—
AND YOU PROBABLY KNEW THIS WAS COMING—
BEWARE!
SHOULDN'T YOU SLACKERS BE STUDYING FOR THE C.A.T.s?
I'VE ALREADY STUDIED.
I'M SURE WE'LL DO FINE.
THE TEST ANSWERS IN THIS BRIEFCASE MAY INDICATE OTHERWISE.
ENJOY YOUR NASTY BURGERS
WHILE YOU'RE STILL ON THIS SIDE OF THE COUNTER.
HA HA HA!
FAST FOOD NATION!
PREPARE TO TASTE DEFEAT,
AND PERHAPS A NICE SIDE SALAD WITH THAT.
PASS.
THEN FEAST ON MY EMPTY CALORIES OF DOOM!
OH, COME ON.
IF YOU ACTUALLY ARE THE CHILD
OF THE BOX GHOST AND THE LUNCH LADY, YOU,
THEN YOU KNOW HOW THIS ENDS.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!
NO! YOU CAN'T LEAVE!
AS A DULY DEPUTIZED NASTRONAUT,
YOU TOOK AN OATH TO PROTECT THE NASTY SAUCE
FROM OVERHEATING AT ALL COSTS.
AT MINIMUM WAGE?
I DON'T THINK SO.
YOU CAN KISS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH GOOD-BYE!
THAT'S RIGHT.
HE SAID AT THE ASSEMBLY,
IF THIS STUFF GETS TOO HOT, KABOOM.
PREPARE FOR—HUH?
BOX LUNCH, BEWARE!
ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE!
RUN!
DANNY, WHO WAS THAT GHOST YOU WERE FIGHTING?
THAT WAS BOX LUNCH,
THE DAUGHTER OF THE BOX GHOST AND THE LUNCH LADY.
YIKES. YIKES.
ACTUALLY, IT'S MORE OF AN "EEW."
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
BUT THIS MEDALLION MIGHT GIVE US A CLUE.
OH, MY GOSH.
THE ANSWERS TO THE C.A.T.s.
NOW WATCH THIS.
HE'LL MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE,
AND YOU'LL SEE,
YOU'VE GOT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO—
HELLO, GREAT FUTURE!
YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY THINKING OF PEEKING AT THE ANSWERS, ARE YOU?
OF COURSE I AM, AREN'T YOU?
HE'S STOLEN THE TEST ANSWERS.
HE'S CLEARLY GOING TO CHEAT.
HE HAS YOUR TIME MEDALLION.
YOU SAID THAT TWICE.
DESTROY HIM NOW, CLOCKWORK.
I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
WE PUT THE ANSWERS TO THE TEST IN HIS HANDS,
AND HE MADE THE WRONG DECISION.
NO!
HIS FUTURE IS SEALED.
[BELL RINGING]
SO, ARE YOU GOING TO RETURN
THE TEST ANSWERS OR NOT?
I WILL, I WILL.
I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT.
LIKE, MAYBE AFTER THE TEST?
YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT CHEATING ON A TEST
THAT YOU'RE CONVINCED WILL DETERMINE YOUR FUTURE.
SO IT'S A CHOICE BETWEEN HARVARD, YALE, AND STANFORD,
AND I CAN'T MAKE UP MY MIND.
SO, SEE YOU AFTER SCHOOL?
NO?
MS. FENTON, MAY I SPEAK WITH YOU AFTER SCHOOL?
I CAN'T SEEM TO HACK INTO IT.
IT'S REALLY HIGH TECH.
YEAH, LIKE IT'S FROM THE FUTURE OR SOMETHING.
WELL, SPEAKING OF THE FUTURE,
I THINK IT'S TIME I STARTED PREPARING FOR MINE.
YOU MEAN, CHEAT.
I DIDN'T SAY CHEAT.
YOU DIDN'T SAY NOT CHEAT.
GUYS, COME ON.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SPENT THE LAST MONTH STUDYING,
BUT I WAS FIGHTING GHOSTS.
BESIDES, IF YOU TWO THINK THIS TEST IS SO MEANINGLESS,
WHY DO YOU EVEN CARE IF I CHEAT?
WHY SHOULDN'T I OPEN THIS UP AND STUDY THE ANSWERS, HUH?
NO ANSWER?
WELL, THAT'S ALL THE ANSWER I NEED.
AREN'T YOU GOING TO SAY SOMETHING?
I'M HIS FRIEND, NOT HIS MOM.
IF HE WANTS TO CHEAT, HE CAN CHEAT.
Both: PHEW!
I MEAN, "OH, NO, A GHOST!"
WHO ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE?
I AM SKULKTECH 9.9,
THE FUTURE GHOST WORLD'S GREATEST HUNTER.
WITH ITS GREATEST TECHNO VILLAIN
AS HIS OPERATING SYSTEM.
SKULKER AND TECHNUS TOGETHER?
IS THAT AN "EEW" OR A "YIKES"?
DEFINITELY A YIKES.
SAY GOOD-BYE...
GHOST CHILD.
[BEEPING]
SOMEONE'S HACKING INTO THE SYSTEM?
AGAIN?
I THOUGHT WE FIXED THAT.
WE DID.
WE MUST HAVE ACCIDENTALLY SYNCHED UP
WITH SOMEBODY ELSE'S P.D.A.
WOW.
I CAN STILL HACK INTO HIS OPERATING SYSTEM
WITH MY HANDHELD COMPUTER.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT'S EXCITING OR DEPRESSING.
COME ON, FOLLOW ME!
WE'LL WALK.
SO YOU'RE SAYING DANNY STOLE THE C.A.T. TEST ANSWERS?
BUT HOW?
I DON'T KNOW,
UNLESS YOUR BROTHER SUDDENLY GAINED THE ABILITY
TO TURN INVISIBLE AND REACH THROUGH SOLID OBJECTS.
BUT, MR. LANCER,
YOU STILL HAVE NO PROOF DANNY TOOK THE TEST ANSWERS.
FAIR ENOUGH.
HE HAS UP UNTIL THE TEST TO RETURN THE ANSWERS.
BUT, IF HE CHEATS,
I WON'T JUST FAIL HIM.
I'LL DESTROY HIS FUTURE.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
ACTIVATE THE PURPLE BACK GORILLA OVERRIDE.
DON'T TELL ME HOW TO DO MY JOB.
ACTIVATING PHANTOM PALM PUMMELER.
YOU'RE SHORTING OUT MY POWERS?
INDEED.
THE PUMMELER MIGHT NOT WORK ON YOU IN THE FUTURE,
BUT WE HAD A FEELING IT WOULD WORK ON YOU HERE.
THE FUTURE?
HA HA HA! I LOVE IT.
YOU'RE MUCH LESS POWERFUL
THAN THAT OTHER PHANTOM
WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
WHAT ARE YOU TWO TALKING ABOUT?
WOW. THAT FLAGPOLE THING WORKS?
I THOUGHT FOR SURE IT WAS FAKE!
GUESS I DON'T HAVE A FUTURE AS AN OLYMPIC GYMNAST.
YOU DON'T HAVE A FUTURE, PERIOD.
NOT ANYMORE.
I WOULDN'T BET ON THAT.
Both: OH, POOH.
WOW. THAT FLAGPOLE THING—
WAY TO GO, GUYS.
COME ON, TUCKER.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS THING OFF.
WHERE ARE WE?
I DON'T KNOW, THE GHOST ZONE, I THINK,
BUT NO PART OF THE GHOST ZONE I'VE EVER SEEN.
I HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER HIS MEDALLION FELL OFF.
THEN I THINK I KNOW HOW TO GET US BACK.
HA HA!
NOTHING, HUH?
NO, BUT NICE BLING.
I DON'T LIKE THIS.
YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE THIS EVEN LESS.
HA HA HA!
I THINK I'M SEEING YOUR FUTURE,
AND YOU'RE KIND OF A JERK.
[GHOSTLY WAIL]
OK, YOU'RE REALLY A JERK.
WOW.
WHAT IS THAT?
SOME KIND OF GHOSTLY WAIL?
WHAT A COOL POWER.
IF IT WEREN'T BEING USED FOR EVIL.
LET'S SEE IF THIS FUTURE BOY
KNOWS ANYTHING MORE ABOUT—
I DIDN'T DO THAT.
I DID.
I SENT HIM BACK TO HIS OWN TIME,
OR SHOULD I SAY "FORWARD" TO HIS OWN TIME?
YOU SEE, FOR ME, TIME MOVES BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS AND—
OH, WHY AM I BOTHERING?
YOU'RE 14.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHERE ARE WE?
INTRODUCTIONS? FINE.
I AM CLOCKWORK, MASTER OF TIME.
I'VE BEEN CHARGED WITH THE TASK
OF ELIMINATING YOUR FUTURE
SO THAT NEVER HAPPENS.
YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
NAME ONE EVIL THING I'VE DONE.
DANNY'S A CHEATER!
BET YOU CAN'T FIND TWO!
HOW ABOUT 2,000?
I DON'T HAVE TO SIT HERE
AND EXPLAIN MYSELF TO YOU.
I'M GOING GHOST.
TIME OUT.
I'M GOING GHOST.
WHOA.
SERIOUS DEJA VU.
TIME OUT.
TIME IN.
I COULD DO THIS ALL DAY,
BUT I HAVE A SCHEDULE TO KEEP.
Both: DANNY, LOOK OUT!
HEY, WAIT, HOW IS IT HE CAN FREEZE TIME FOR DANNY AND NOT US?
SAM?
I KNEW THESE MEDALLIONS WERE GOOD FOR SOMETHING.
IT'S LIKE A GET OUT OF TIME FREE CARD.
TIME'S UP, GHOST BOY.
SORRY, NO SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME IN THIS FAME.
HUH?
WHAT HAPPENED?
WE LEVELED THE PLAYING FIELD.
JUST GET THE BAD GUY.
YOU 3 HAVE SEEN TOO MUCH.
YOU MUST BE ELIMINATED BEFORE YOU PERMANENTLY ALTER THE TIME STREAM.
NOWHERE TO RUN, CHILDREN.
NOWHERE BUT THE FUTURE!
THEN LET'S SEE IF YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO FACE THAT FUTURE.
MAN, IF THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO,
I'M DEFINITELY NOT TAKING THE C.A.T. TEST.
HOW DO YOU THINK THIS ALL HAPPENED?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT BASED ON WHAT WE JUST SAW,
I HAVE A REALLY BAD FEELING
I'M THE ONE RESPONSIBLE.
GOT THAT RIGHT, GHOST.
VALERIE!
LISTEN TO ME!
YOU CAN'T FOOL ME THIS TIME, PHANTOM.
BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR THIS.
GOOD-BYE, AND GOOD—
VALERIE, NO!
DON'T SHOOT!
SAM? TUCKER?
IT'S NOT POSSIBLE!
THIS IS A TRICK.
YOU CAN'T BE ALIVE.
WAIT, NOT ALIVE?
THAT'S OUR FUTURE?
I'M DEFINITELY NOT TAKING THE C.A.T.
THE C.A.T.
THAT'S THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU ALIVE.
THE BIG EXPLOSION AT THE NASTY BURGER—
YOU, TUCKER, DANNY'S FAMILY.
AND IT WAS ALL YOUR FAULT!
ACTUALLY, THAT WAS ME—
AND YOU, EVENTUALLY.
SAM AND TUCKER, IT'S BEEN AWHILE.
10 YEARS, TO BE ACCURATE.
SO, TO WHAT DO I OWE THIS LITTLE BLAST FROM THE PAST?
CLOCKWORK— MEDDLING AGAIN.
I SUPPOSE OUT OF RESPECT FOR OUR PAST
I SHOULD LET YOU LIVE,
BUT THAT'S NOT HOW I WORK.
VALERIE!
YOU'RE FROM THE PAST, AREN'T YOU?
ALMOST FORGOT HOW CUTE YOU WERE BACK THEN.
YOU THOUGHT I WAS CUTE?
WOW.
AN OLDER WOMAN LIKES ME.
YOU KNOW, IF I HAD AN OUNCE OF HUMANITY LEFT IN ME.
THIS WOULD BE A VERY TOUCHING LITTLE REUNION.
BUT, OF COURSE, I SURRENDERED MY HUMAN HALF A LONG TIME AGO.
OH, PLEASE.
TUCKER! SAM! RUN!
RUN?
WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO GO?
[GHOSTLY WAIL]
FOR THE RECORD, I BLAME YOU.
UH, UH, UH.
THEY TOOK OFF THEIR TIME MEDALLIONS.
THAT RETURNED THEM TO THEIR TIME PERIOD,
JUST LIKE BOX LUNCH AND SKULKTECH.
TUCKER AND SAM MADE IT OUT ALIVE,
WHICH MEANS I CAN—
WHAT?
GO BACK WITH THEM?
THEY'RE DOOMED, ANYWAY,
AND YOU AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE
IF YOU CAN'T REMOVE YOUR TIME MEDALLION.
IN FACT, YOU AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE AT ALL.
DANNY HAS TO BE OUT HERE SOMEWHERE.
AAH!
YOU GOT THE MEDALLIONS OFF, DIDN'T YOU?
I DON'T ACCESSORIZE WELL.
UNFORTUNATELY, DANNY'S STILL STUCK IN THE FUTURE
FIGHTING HIS JERKY OLDER SELF.
WE'VE GOT TO HELP HIM!
TUCKER, SAM, YOU GOT A SECOND?
LET ME ANSWER THAT FOR YOU.
YES, YOU DO.
I KNOW DANNY STOLE THE ANSWERS TO THE C.A.T.,
THAT HE'S GOING TO CHEAT.
ACTUALLY, DANNY WASN'T GOING TO—
SAM, ENOUGH.
I KNOW MORE THAN YOU THINK I DO—
A LOT MORE,
SO I SUGGEST WHEN YOU SEE DANNY,
YOU TELL HIM I WANT TO TALK TO HIM TONIGHT.
BECAUSE IF I DON'T,
I WILL BE TALKING TO OUR PARENTS
AND MR. LANCER TOMORROW.
LANCER KNOWS DANNY HAS THE ANSWERS?
OH, MAN, IS HE IN TROUBLE.
THAT'S GOT TO BE IT.
DANNY CHEATING IS THE THING THAT LEADS TO THAT HORRIBLE FUTURE.
LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.
DANNY GETS CAUGHT CHEATING ON A TEST
AND WE PAY FOR IT WITH OUR LIVES?
HOW IS THAT FAIR?
MOM? DAD?
"GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN."
AND WHERE'S THE NASTY BURGER?
STRANGE HOW ONE MASSIVE FIREBALL
OF HIGHLY COMBUSTIBLE CONDIMENTS
CAN RUIN YOUR WHOLE FUTURE.
THE TIME MEDALLION?
FUSED INSIDE YOU.
NICE, HUH?
INTANGIBLE AND UNREACHABLE WHETHER YOU'RE GHOST OR HUMAN,
WHICH MEANS YOU CAN'T GO BACK IN TIME.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I GO BACK IN TIME OR NOT.
I'LL NEVER TURN INTO YOU—NEVER!
OF COURSE, YOU WILL.
IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME.
I NEED YOU OUT OF MY WAY AND OUT OF MY HAIR
WHILE I MAKE SURE NOTHING HAPPENS TO CHANGE MY PAST.
AND LUCKILY, THIS IS ALL I NEED TO MAKE SURE OF THAT...
AND TO GET WHERE AND WHEN I NEED TO BE.
HAVE YOU COMPLETED THE TASK?
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
EVERYTHING'S THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
THERE'S YOUR BOY RETURNED BACK TO HIS TIME,
SAFE, SOUND, AND CLEARLY NOT EVIL.
NOW, CARE TO OBSERVE THE DOOR?
THE NASTY BURGER—
STILL STANDING...
FOR NOW.
DANNY!
YOU MADE IT BACK.
DID YOU BEAT THAT EVIL, JERKY,
PUS-PACKED, ALTERNATIVE VERSION OF YOURSELF?
HEH HEH.
ALWAYS WITH THE QUIPS.
IN MY WEAKER MOMENTS,
I SOMETIMES MISS YOUR DROLL SENSE OF HUMOR.
I'M SORRY?
I'M JUST KIDDING!
I BET MY OTHER SELF QUITE EASILY.
HAD YOU GOING THERE FOR A SECOND, DIDN'T I?
WELL, WE SHOULD PROBABLY DO WHAT WE CAN
TO STOP THE NASTY BURGER
FROM BLOWING UP, HUH?
ALREADY DONE.
NOW, WHO'S UP FOR—
WHAT DID WE USED TO DO TOGETHER?
PLAYING SOME VIDEOGAMES AND RAGING AGAINST THE MACHINE?
Both: WE'RE IN!
GOT TO GET OUT OF THIS.
I'M GOING GHOST!
WELL, IT WAS WORTH A SHOT.
WELL, WELL, WELL.
ALL THIS TIME WE'VE BEEN PLANNING
ON HOW WE'D TAKE THE FIGHT TO YOU,
AND HERE YOU ARE WRAPPED UP LIKE A PRESENT.
BOX GHOST?
BEWARE.
EMBER?
YOU LOOK—
LIKE I WENT TO SEED RIGHT AFTER YOU DESTROYED MY VOCAL CHORDS
WITH THAT GHOSTLY WAIL OF YOURS?
I WAS GOING TO SAY STATUESQUE, BUT, UH—
JOHNNY 13?
OK, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO YOU,
I SWEAR, I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH—
BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR THIS, PUNK,
WAIT! NO!
NO! NO!
MY OLD ROOM.
AND MY OLD FACE.
DANNY, WE NEED TO TALK.
AND MY OLD SISTER, JAZZ.
WHAT DO YOU WANT, JAZZ?
I'M BUSY.
YEAH, BUSY CHEATING.
LANCER WAS RIGHT.
YOU DID STEAL THE ANSWERS.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
THAT I'LL BE DESTROYING MY FUTURE?
YOU DON'T KNOW THE HALF OF IT.
DANNY, I KNOW ALL OF IT, ABOUT EVERYTHING—
THAT YOU'RE PART GHOST,
THAT YOU WERE ALWAYS DOING THE RIGHT THING WITH YOUR POWERS—
UNTIL NOW.
YOU KNEW?
I KNOW, AND I'VE BEEN COVERING FOR YOU WITH MOM AND DAD
BECAUSE I'M PROUD OF YOU AND THE GOOD THAT YOU DO,
BUT NOT ANYMORE.
YOU ALWAYS WERE SMARTER THAN I GAVE YOU CREDIT FOR.
YOU'RE— YOU'RE NOT DANNY.
THAT'S WHY THE BOOMERANG WASN'T HOMING IN ON YOUR ECTO-SIGNATURE.
YOU'RE NOT DANNY!
I WAS, BUT I GREW OUT OF IT.
THE DANNY YOU KNOW IS FLOATING HELPLESSLY IN THE GHOST ZONE
10 YEARS IN THE FUTURE.
HE'LL ESCAPE.
HE'LL BEAT YOU.
HOW?
IS THE ANSWER:
"A", THE FENTON PORTAL?
DESTROYED IT.
"B", THE ONLY REMAINING PORTAL,
THE ONE MY IDIOT CHEESE HEAD ARCHENEMY HAS?
SOON AS I FIND IT, THAT'S GOING, TOO.
CHEESE HEAD?
VLAD MASTERS?
HE'S YOUR ARCHENEMY?
IS IT "C", YOU?
NO.
YOU CAN'T STOP ME FROM CHEATING ON THE C.A.T.
AND SOLIDIFYING MY FUTURE,
SO IT MUST BE "D"!
NONE OF THE ABOVE.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
THE ANSWER TO THE FIRST QUESTION IS "D"
HA HA HA!
DANNY! NO!
HUH? WHAT?
WHAT'S UP, PRINCESS?
ARE YOU OK?
I'M IN MY BED? I'M ALIVE?
WELL, OF COURSE YOU'RE IN YOUR BED
AND YOU'RE ALIVE, SWEETIE.
DANNY SAID YOU FELL ASLEEP HELPING HIM STUDY
AND HE TUCKED YOU IN.
HE EVEN WOKE UP BRIGHT AND EARLY
TO MAKE SURE NOTHING HAPPENED TO MAKE HIM LATE FOR THE BIG TEST.
OH, NO!
THE TEST!
I NEED YOU TO FIND DANNY, 14-YEAR-OLD DANNY,
10 YEARS FROM NOW.
PLEASE, I DIDN'T DO ALL THIS TO YOU.
IT WASN'T ME.
OH, STOP.
YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HORRIBLE THINGS
THAT HAPPENED TO YOUR WORLD AND OURS.
TO EVERYONE YOU'VE EVER COME IN CONTACT WITH.
YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS,
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, US.
BUT I DIDN'T DO ANY OF THAT!
GET AWAY!
[GHOSTLY WAIL]
WHOA.
MY VOICE IS CHANGING?
GREAT.
NOW I'M GOING THROUGH EVIL PUBERTY.
EVERYWHERE I TURN,
MY STUPID FUTURE IS SMACKING ME IN THE FACE.
OW!
A NOTE?
WISCONSIN?
PLASMIUS.
FIGURES HE'S INVOLVED IN THIS.
DANNY, DON'T.
IF YOU CHEAT ON THE TEST, WE—
SHH!
MR. FOLEY, MR. FENTON, IS THERE A PROBLEM?
EH...
HEH HEH HEH.
NO PROBLEM AT ALL.
WELL, THAT'S VLAD FOR YOU,
SUBTLE AS A FLYING MALLET.
COME TO KICK A DEFENSELESS OLD MAN WHILE HE'S DOWN?
DEFENSELESS? OLD?
MAN, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
I COULD ASK YOU THE VERY SAME QUESTION, MY BOY.
ALTHOUGH PERHAPS I SHOULD ASK WHAT HASN'T HAPPENED TO YOU... YET.
IF IT'S ANY CONSOLATION, THEY WENT SO QUICKLY.
THEY FELT NO PAIN.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE SAME COULD NOT BE SAID OF YOU, DANIEL.
WITH NOWHERE ELSE TO GO, YOU CAME TO ME,
THE ONLY PERSON LEFT ON THE PLANET
YOU COULD POSSIBLY HOPE TO UNDERSTAND YOUR SITUATION.
ALL YOU WANTED WAS TO MAKE THE HURT GO AWAY.
I HONORED YOUR WISHES—
NO MORE PAINFUL HUMAN EMOTIONS TO DRAG YOU DOWN.
SADLY, THAT FREED YOU UP TO RIP THE GHOST OUT OF ME.
AND WHEN MY EVIL GHOST HALF MIXED WITH YOURS
THEN MY EVIL SIDE OVERWHELMED YOU.
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY HUMAN SELF?
SOME THINGS, MY BOY, ARE BETTER LEFT UNSAID.
IF ANY GOOD CAME OUT OF THIS,
IT'S THAT 10 YEARS WITHOUT GHOST POWERS
GAVE ME THE CHANCE TO SEE WHAT A FOOL I HAD BEEN.
MAYBE THAT'S ALL ANYBODY NEEDS,
A SECOND CHANCE.
DO YOU STILL HAVE THOSE GHOST GAUNTLETS?
FINISHED SO SOON, MR. FENTON?
IS THAT A PROBLEM?
HOW SHOULD I KNOW?
I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS.
DO YOU?
MRS. FENTON, IT'S MR. LANCER.
COULD YOU MEET ME AT THE NASTY BURGER AT, SAY, 5:00?
AND BRING DANNY.
SO YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S A MEDALLION LODGED WITHIN YOU,
KEEPING YOU ROOTED IN THIS TIME PERIOD?
YES, AND I CAN'T REACH IT.
BUT I'M GUESSING IF YOU COULD REACH INTO ME AND RIP OUT MY HUMANITY,
WHICH, BY THE WAY, SOUNDS TOTALLY GROSS,
YOU CAN GET THE MEDALLION OUT, TOO.
THEN I'LL POP BACK TO MY PRESENT LIKE TUCKER AND SAM DID.
OR I COULD JUST DESTROY YOU NOW AND PREVENT THIS FUTURE.
DIDN'T THINK OF THAT, DID YOU?
MR. LANCER SOUNDED URGENT ON THE PHONE.
DANNY, IS SOMETHING WRONG?
NOT YET.
MR. AND MRS. FENTON, DANIEL,
THIS IS THE NASTY BURGER.
WHEN PEOPLE FAIL, THIS IS WHERE THEY END UP—
WHETHER THEY FAIL BECAUSE THEY DON'T STUDY
OR BECAUSE THEY CHEATED.
DANNY, IS THIS TRUE?
DID YOU CHEAT?
YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE!
THE NASTY BURGER IS GOING TO BLOW,
AND WE'RE 3 FEET FROM IT!
SOUTH BEACH DIET, PEOPLE!
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING ON.
OR BETTER, SHOW YOU.
THAT'S NOT DANNY!
WHERE IS HE? WHERE'S OUR SON?
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO OUR BOY?
HA HA HA!
I AM YOUR BOY.
WHAT?
WHAT KIND OF PARENTS ARE YOU, ANYWAY?
THE WORLD'S LEADING GHOST EXPERTS
AND YOU CAN'T FIGURE OUT THAT YOUR OWN SON WAS HALF-GHOST.
FOR THE RECORD, I BLAME YOU.
HELLO?
DANNY FENTON, DANNY PHANTOM.
EVER NOTICE THE SIMILARITY?
JAZZ DID.
SHE DID? SHE DID?
LIAR! DON'T MOVE!
ACTUALLY, NOBODY'S GOING ANYWHERE,
NOT UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO BE BLOWN EVERYWHERE.
NICE TRY, JAZZ,
BUT ME, MY FUTURE, I'M INEVITABLE.
HA HA HA!
HEY, OLD MAN, READY FOR A BLAST FROM YOUR PAST?
DON'T WORRY.
I WON'T TURN INTO THAT, EVER.
I PROMISE.
I'M GUESSING THIS SORT OF EXPLAINS
MY PERIODIC ABSENCES, HUH?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, WASTE ME?
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU THEN?
YOU DON'T GET IT, DO YOU?
I'M STILL HERE.
I STILL EXIST.
THAT MEANS YOU STILL TURN INTO ME.
I DON'T HAVE TO WASTE YOU.
I JUST HAVE TO RUN OUT THE CLOCK
UNTIL YOUR ENTIRE LIFE FALLS APART.
MAYBE IF YOU'D REMEMBERED MORE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY,
YOU'D HAVE REMEMBERED THE SPECTER DEFLECTOR.
OR THE GHOST GAUNTLETS!
YOUR TIME IS UP, DANNY.
All: IT'S BEEN UP FOR 10 YEARS.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU CAN CHANGE MY PAST?
BECAUSE I PROMISED MY FAMILY.
HA HA HA!
OH, YOU ARE SUCH A CHILD.
YOU PROMISED?
YES!
I PROMISED!
[GHOSTLY WAIL]
THAT POWER— IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
I DON'T GET THAT POWER UNTIL 10 YEARS FROM NOW.
I GUESS THE FUTURE ISN'T AS SET IN STONE AS YOU THINK IT IS.
[GHOSTLY WAIL]
WELL, THAT'S IT, ISN'T IT.
TIME'S UP.
TOO WEAK TO ESCAPE,
AND YOU'RE TOO LATE TO SAVE THEM.
OH, NO.
I CAN'T GO GHOST!
NO!
CLOCKWORK?
YOU SAVED THEM?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THE OBSERVANTS LOOK AT TIME LIKE
THEY'RE WATCHING A PARADE,
ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER PASSING BY IN SEQUENCE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM.
I SEE THE PARADE FROM ABOVE,
ALL THE TWISTS AND TURNS IT MIGHT...
OR MIGHT NOT TAKE.
YOU KNEW ALL OF THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN—
ALL OF IT?
EVEN THIS PART.
EVERYTHING'S THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE,
AND HERE WE ARE WITH YOU,
A 14-YEAR-OLD CHILD,
RISKING EVERYTHING TO SAVE THE PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT.
TIME IN.
YOU'VE GIVEN EVERYONE ELSE IN YOUR LIFE
A SECOND CHANCE,
WHY NOT YOU?
MR. FENTON, IS THERE A PROBLEM?
ACTUALLY, MR. LANCER, THERE IS.
I FOUND THIS THE OTHER DAY OUTSIDE THE NASTY BURGER.
THE SEAL IS BROKEN.
YEAH, I KNOW, AND I'M SORRY.
I COULDN'T STOP MYSELF FROM LOOKING AT THE ANSWERS.
BUT I'M NOT A CHEATER AND I NEVER WILL BE.
WELL, YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO PROVE THAT
WHEN YOU TAKE THE MAKE-UP TEST NEXT WEEK,
NOW WON'T YOU?
REALLY?
YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO STUDY FOR YOUR MAKE-UP TEST
IN DETENTION.
BUT FOR NOW...
SO, HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN?
ABOUT THE TEST?
FOR DAYS, BUT I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU FOR NOT CHEATING.
NOT THAT.
YOUR HEADBAND, YOUR NOTE WITH YOUR HANDWRITING.
WHAT?
THAT?
OH, I DIDN'T WRITE THAT,
AND THERE MUST BE DOZENS OF HEADBANDS.
JAZZ.
SINCE THE SPECTRA THING.
I DIDN'T WANT TO TELL YOU
TILL YOU WANTED TO TELL ME.
IT'S YOUR SECRET.
WELL, IT'S OUR SECRET NOW.
DON'T THINK THIS MEANS I'LL STOP BEING MEDDLING
AND OVERPROTECTIVE.
I WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY.
[SIREN]
GO.
GOING GHOST!
HEY, GIANT GREEN AND GRUESOME,
GUESS WHO'S BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER?
THIS IS GOING TO TAKE COME GETTING USED TO.
YOU MANIPULATED THE BOY.
YOU INFLUENCED HIS CHOICE.
THAT'S A DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE PROTOCOL OF TEMPORAL DISPLACEMENT.
IN OTHER WORDS...
Both: YOU CHEATED!
TRUE, I CHEATED,
BUT I ASSURE YOU, HIS CHOICE WAS HIS OWN.
YOU REALIZE THE BOY IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY NOW.
AS IS HIS EVIL SELF, NOW THAT HE EXISTS OUTSIDE OF TIME.
I KNOW, BUT THEN, I KNOW EVERYTHING.
HA HA HA!