This story takes place after Phantom Planet (Danny Phantom season 3) and during 'Rogue Time' (The Flash season 1)

In all honesty, space wasn't half bad. Sure it was lonely and dark and, okay, a little scary but it wasn't half bad. Unfortunately for Vlad Masters he would be spending the rest of his life here which was simply unacceptable.

He had never planned for the Earth and Ghost Zone to be destroyed but, then again, plans do change. Another thing Vlad hadn't planned for was the deep feeling of sadness that had manifested itself at the pit of his stomach when he failed to turn the Disasteroid intangible.

'I'm so sorry, Maddie.' He thought despairingly as the asteroid got closer and closer to its target. 'I failed everyone.' Maybe there was still time, maybe he could grab Maddie and- no she would never survive in outer space. Her son would but there was no way Vlad was saving that unreasonable boy.

Just as the asteroid collided with the Earth Plasmius closed his eyes and waited… And waited… Vlad didn't quite know what he had expected- a loud explosion? A flash of light? - but nothing happened. Slowly he opened his eyes.

"But…" He stuttered. "How?" The Disasteroid was floating straight through the Earth! Somehow, young Daniel had managed to turn the entire planet intangible. 'Why didn't I think of that?' Vlad face palmed. Now he would never be welcomed back on Earth. Or the Ghost Zone for that matter. Suddenly an idea popped into his head causing the man to smile.

No, Vlad Masters would never be welcomed back on Earth. Well, not this Earth anyway…

The descent to Earth hadn't been easy, in fact, it would have been impossible if Vlad had not been half Ghost. And of course, it helped that he could turn invisible and fly past any prying eyes.

Finally, he had reached Amity Park. There was a lot of people outside their houses- riding bikes, playing with their kids at the park, having picnics. No doubt they were grateful that they still had these things and wanted to enjoy them.

What did surprise Vlad, though, was the small crowd of people surrounding the Fenton household. As the former mayor flew closer he noticed a familiar young woman with orange hair standing on the porch steps, megaphone in hand.

"Look people," She shouted. "I'll tell you this one more time. My brother can't answer any of your questions right now. He needs his rest so scram!" There was a few mumbles and voices of protest but eventually the crowd began to disperse. Vlad thought this was strange but he quickly moved on, flying into the house and sinking under the floorboards.

Plasmius returned to his visible state and surveyed the lab. It was empty and dark and was definitely not as great as his was, but that wasn't the reason he was here. That was right in front of him. The Ghost Portal. Lost in thought, Vlad failed to notice the two ghost hunters behind him until their guns roared to life. A familiar voice spoke.

"Don't move." Vlad held up his hand and smiled.

"Maddie, it's so wonderful to hear your voice again."

"Don't talk to my wife." Came another voice. The Halfa's smile faded.

"And Jack!" He said. "How've you been?" Ignoring Maddie's request, Vlad slowly turned around to face the couple. Both had on their usual jumpsuits and both had guns aimed at him. Though if Vlad was right Jack's shook ever so slightly, and Maddie looked more tired than usual.

"Well," Plasmius took a step backwards. "It's been fun but I'm afraid I don't have much time to stay and chat so- "Just as Vlad was about to phase through the closed doors of the portal he felt a shock and was thrown to the floor.

"What the - "He started but was cut off by the sound of Maddie's laughter. Which, was usually a nice sound but in this case it was terrifying.

"It's ghost proof." She stated. "No Ghost can get in and no Ghost can get out." Beside her Jack smirked. It appeared as though he was about to add something but was interrupted by the sound of the basement door flying open.

"Well, the crowd outside is gone so we don't have to worry about Danny- " Jazz Fenton froze seeing Vlad getting to his feet next to the Ghost portal. Maddie turned swiftly at the sound of her daughters' voice.

"Jasmine, go upstairs and stay with your brother okay. She demanded. Jazz nodded before swiftly turning around and running down the hall. Vlad smiled.

"Charming little family you've got here, Jack. I'd hate to see something happen to one of them." Vlad hissed. His threat filled Jack's face with anger and his shaking hands steadied.

"What do you want?" He seethed, taking a step forward. His bravery momentarily surprised Vlad but he was able to continue.

"I just need you to unlock the Ghost Portal, all it needs is your fingerprint am I right? Then I'll be out of your hair forever." Jack grimaced.

"No way we're letting you escape that easily." Maddie said, taking a step forward alongside Jack. "Not after everything you've done." Plasmius rolled his eyes. Why did everything have to be so difficult?

"Very well." He sighed, looking up at the ceiling. "I'll just have to get another Fenton to open it for me." With that he flew up and into the floors above, the sound of protests and shouts behind him.

Danny Fenton had just fallen asleep when something grabbed hold of his leg (turning it, and the rest of his body intangible) and pulled him down two stories. He landed hard on the basement floor, the crash was painful enough to jolt him awake. At first he thought he had just fallen out of bed (which is sort of true) until he saw Vlad's smiling face standing above him.

Danny jumped, sending a shockwave of pain down his back. He looked around him cautiously surveying the scene. He was in the Lab. His parents stood to his left, guns in hands. It took him a moment to realize that they were not aimed at him but at the other half ghost in front of him. Danny's gaze returned to plasmius.

"What are you doing here?" He asked menacingly, clenching his fists.

"I need you," Vlad grabbed Danny by the shirt and lifted him to a standing position. "To unlock the ghost portal for me." Danny frowned.

"Leave my son out of this, Vlad." Maddie shouted angrily. Vlad ignored her.

"Why do you need the ghost portal open?" Danny asked.

"Just do it." Vlad demanded. "Or your family suffers." He lifted a hand, which glowed a menacing red, towards Danny's parents. The boy took a deep breath before slowly walking over to the fingerprint scanner.

"Danny, don't-" His father started but he was too late. Danny had already unlocked the portal. Vlad smiled and walked over to the opening, receiving death glares from everyone else in the room.

"I don't know where you expect to go." Danny stated, earning Vlad's attention. "All the ghosts in there hate you. After what you did you'll never be welcome anywhere." To everyone's surprise, Vlad started to laugh.

"Oh, Daniel, really sometimes I forget how naïve you are." Danny's eyes glowed green in anger as Plasmius continued. "But I suppose I can't really blame you since you are practically failing school. Not to mention you haven't had nearly as many years to study the Ghost Zone unlike I have."

"Cut to the chase, Vlad." Maddie said, hating to hear her son being insulted like this. Vlad sighed.

"Well, as you may recall," He continued. "In the Ghost Zone you can travel to different places, and to different times- "

"Oh, I remember." Danny muttered, earning curious looks from his parents.

"But what you don't know is that you can also travel to different Earths or dimensions." Jack and Maddie turned to each other, eyes wide. Danny frowned.

"So let me guess, you're going to just go to one of these other earth's where the whole 'disasteroid' thing never even happened and start a new life there?" Danny couldn't stand the fact that they were just letting his archenemy go.

"Precisely." Plasmius remarked. "But something did occur to me."

"And what's that?" Jack asked. He considered shooting his weapon but decided that it would be too dangerous seeing as he had poor aim and Danny was standing to close to Vlad.

"Well you see," Plasmius addressed Danny. "I haven't beaten you yet. You, dear boy, have everything you've ever wanted. You have friends who help you, a family who loves you, and a whole world that adores you. That's all I've ever wanted." Vlad glanced at Maddie and in return she fired her gun at him. It went straight through him. "And if I can't have any of that," He roughly grabbed Danny arm causing everyone around him to shout. Then neither can you!" And with that he jumped into the Ghost Zone.