I AM STILL HERE

It's only a nightmare

*Gasps *Two chapters in one day?!

I felt bad for leaving the last chapter on a cliff hanger and I want to get this done by next week, so here you are! Be warned though, that means this story is going to be completed next week. *tears* Finally, I love this baby but it was such hard work to finally get it done!

*sighs* Enough of me rambling, let's just get the show on the road shall we?
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"It was a rainy night, the restaurant had been abandoned for a couple of years and the place was falling apart. The Purple Man came in and started tearing our suits apart one by one, hoping to finally get rid of us I guess." A kind of ironic grin appeared on Danny's face, "He never realized that he was actually freeing us from them. He went into the safe room where I was at and began tearing apart my suit as well, releasing me.

"Lucy had already released us from our purgatories before then, so we were already back to our original selves when this was going on. We met up in the safe room and, the rest you probably know." Danny finally finished.

Danny knelt down again, looking the Fredbear suit in the empty eyes and smiled sadly, "You know...it's kind of funny, in a weird sort of way. After a while these suits became less of a prison and more like our homes, our armor. I think that was half the reason I freaked out so bad that second night, I wasn't a spirit anymore and I did have my suit to protect me," He chuckled dryly, "How could it protect me now though? I can't wear it anymore, it would probably kill me again since its a springlock suit. I can't help but kinda want to again though, ya'know?"

"Now that you found it again, what are you gonna do?" Lucy inquired. Danny sighed and stood, his brow furrowed in thought.

"It's like you said, you can't wear it anymore," Phantom told him, putting a hand on the raven's shoulder. Danny turned his head to look at the ghost in question, "I think you know what we have to do."

Danny looked down at the suit again, old memories flashing through his mind. The misery of the life he had, the pain of death and the desire he had for revenge. The anger he'd gone through. Then he remembered his purgatory, where he had felt so lonely and betrayed before he seen Phantom, seen his friends coming to show him that he wasn't alone, that he wasn't that little crying child anymore. Then he remembered this life, how he had met Sam and Tucker and felt an immediate connection with them, how he seen Mikey in school and wondered why he didn't stand up for himself, and remembered wondering why he cared, just knowing that he did.

He remembered both times he'd gotten his powers back, both times he'd actually met Phantom for the first time, remembered the ember incident, the Vortex incident, the time the Guys in White captured Phantom and Danny went to break him out. He also remembered all the good times with the Ghost Prince and his friends, both this time and before and when he knew he wasn't that kid anymore that cried at the drop of a hat, that he'd became brave and confident.

"Danny?" Lucy asked quietly, walking closer when she seen him just standing there and spacing out. Danny then remembered Lucy and the Purple Man, how they were trapped in the building because of the past, the artifacts. He clenched his fists as his face hardened in determination.

"You don't deserve to suffer anymore Lucy, and neither does he. Nobody deserves this hell hole, not even him."

Lucy frowned at him, looking down at the ground as she took what the blue eyed boy said in. She finally raised her head, giving both boys a tired smile.

"I think you're right," She said, "We've all spent too long in the past. I want to see my mom and Sandy again, and I can't if I'm stuck here."

The boys nodded, grinning in understanding. Danny leaned down and pulled her into a hug, "I'll never forget you Lucy, you were my first friend and like a sister to me. I know I'll see you again someday."