DANNY PHANTOM: THE ULTIMATE RETURN

Chapter 18: Ember's Former Love Interest.

At a skyscraper in Chicago, 57 year old Matthew Johnson was finishing his day before he can head home. Matthew is a businessman and entrepreneur who was one of Vlad Masters' associates, but he also has a dark past back in the 1970s, one that involves the Human life of one of Danny's enemies. He is currently finishing a phone conversation with one of his company's associates.

"You gotta be joking. Listen, we're not selling them some plan. We're selling them the whole darn package for the business. There is no way we can sell it for pocket change! Remember, it's 600 billion. Not one dollar less. And make sure they pay in cash!" Matthew said before hanging up the phone.

At that moment, the lights cuts off and machines powers down. Matthew then grabs his gun.

"Mr. Johnson." said a female voice.

Matthew suddenly turned around, only to see Vid, Thrash and Download, all in their Masters' Blasters suits.

"Ah, Vlad's ghost hunting pupils, or former." Matthew said with a smirk. "What do you all want?"

"You are gonna do something for our new partners." Thrash said.

"And we'll make sure you'll do it." Download said.

"And what make you think I want to help you?" Matthew said.

"Because we all know Mr. Masters told you about his ecto experiments and ghosts. Not to mention she wouldn't exist." Vid said.

"Matthew Johnson." a woman's sinister voice was heard.

Matthew turns around and sees Dana in full view.

"Dani Phantom?" Matthew asked.

Dana shoots a ghost ray and knocks Matthew's gun away.

"Used to be. It's Dana, with an A." Dana said.

"What do you want?" Matthew asked.

"As the Masters' Blasters said, you are gonna do my brother and I a favor." Dana said.

"And why should I help you?" Matthew asked.

"Because I know about your past." Dana replied unaware to Matthew that Dan is hovering out the window behind him.

Moments later, glass shatters as Matthew is thrown through a doorway by Dan. Dan towers over him.

"Hello Matthew. It must take you years to be this successful, with your arrogance. Must have kept that after your high school years. Ha! Even your wife is the same." Dan said.

"What do you know about me and my wife?! My high school years were the best!" Matthew said in fear.

"Really, and do you remember anything from that time?" Dana asked, inching closer to him before pushing him to the floor.

"No. Just good times and my awesome friends. We were the A-List at the time." Matthew replied.

"Really? Anything else?" Dana asked.

"No." Matthew replied. "What does my teenage life have to do with anything?"

"I know about you. Back when you were in high school, you ask a girl name Amber on a date, but it's a dare to break her heart. She waited all night for you to come, but you didn't. Why? 'Cause you, your wife, and your friends were part of that dare. She got killed by a mysterious house fire later that night. And to break her heart like that, I admire you." Dan asked. "She's now a certain rock star ghost."

"But no time to think about that. You're gonna help us, or else." Dana threatened as her fists glow green.

"Okay, okay, I'll do anything." Matthew said, now scared of the two evil ghosts.

"Now we're talking." Dan said.

"Okay, what do you two need?" Matthew asked.

"Well, my accomplices told us that you have a USB hard drive from that cheesehead Vlad Masters that has information on some ghost artifacts that he has been searching." Dan said.

"And we need you to help us to let Download here download information on one artifact we are looking for." Dana said.

"Okay, I'll get the hard drive, and you can get whatever you need." Matthew said.

"Oh no, you're staying here." Dan said as he use the power from the Gem of Life to fire a red beam from his gauntlet to trap Matthew in his office chair. "I'll let Thrash here get it for you."

"In the meantime, I think I'll send a duplicate to retrieve your wife." Dana said as she sends a duplicate.

"No! Please! Don't let my wife get involved!" Matthew pleaded.

"I have to. Got to make sure you do what you need to do, unless you want to end up like the Guys in White Commissioner." Dana said with a evil grin.

"What did you do to him?" Matthew said in fear.

"Let's just say I put a hole through his chest." Dana replied with pure evil, making Matthew go wide-eyed in fear.

"Ah, I love the fear from Humans." Dan said with a evil grin.

"Same here, big bro. I enjoy it every bit of it." Dana said.

"Okay, okay." Matthew said.

"Now, where's the USB?" Dan asked.

"It's in my safe, down the hall to the left." Matthew said.

"Thrash, care to retrieve it?" Dan asked.

"I'm on it." Thrash said as he goes to the safe room.

"Who are you two anyway, and why you have the logo of Danny and Dani Phantom on your suits?" Matthew asked.

"Excellent question, Matthew. Why I use to be Danny Phantom. Not anymore." Dan replied.

"She said that she use to be Dani Phantom. So, you two were once Danny and Dani Phantom. Doesn't matter, the real Danny and Dani Phantom, and their team will stop all of you." Matthew said, making Dan and Dana laugh.

"Ha! I would love to see them try." Dan said.

"You think my weak past self can beat me?" Dana said with a evil grin as she flirtatiously brushed her fingers on Matthew's face, which he tried to brush them off. "Please, I'm powerful, beautiful, and stronger than her."

"And knowing them, they'll be on their way here to rescue you and your wife, but it will be another failed attempt to stop us." Dan said.

"I have the USB." Thrash said as he holds the USB hard drive.

"Excellent." Dan said before facing Matthew. "Time to do what you need to do."