I always end up forgetting and erasing my author's notes by re-uploading chapters once I've found and fixed spelling/grammar errors. Oh well. Anyway, here's the long awaited end to this story. Don't worry, all of the unresolved questions and conflicts will be taken care of in the sequel, I promise.

Epilogue

Maddie was up late at night wandering the house once more. Everything was cleaned up, and everyone was tucked safe and sound into their beds. Or so she thought.

Suddenly, there was a commotion at the front door. Maddie grabbed the Fenton Anti-Creep Stick for good measure before approaching the entry-way. She swung open the door immediately when greeted with the sight of Sam and Tucker propping up a semi-conscious and rapidly bleeding Danny in the pouring down rain through the peephole.

It had only been about a week, and she had yet to have a chance to pin down Danny and confront him about all the important things. And now here were the kids, soaking wet and trying to bleed out on her front porch.

Jazz was rocketing down the stairs, still hazy eyed from sleep, but carrying a first aid kit none the less. How had she never noticed this kind of thing happening in her own home?

The kids had Danny down on the couch and were grim-facedly tending his wounds before she could even react. When she saw the damage down to her baby, she couldn't help it. Her breast filled with steely rage.

"Who did this?" She demanded. The kids didn't react or signal in any way that they had heard or acknowledged her question.

"Who. Did. This?"

Tucker finally looked up, swallowing nervously. "Hard night out there tonight. You're looking at the work of about four or five of Danny's regular annoyances. It makes you a little bit prouder that he passed with a 2.3 this year, huh Mrs. F?" Tuck smiled at her, trying to calm her down.

Danny finally seemed to become aware of his surroundings, and looked up at Maddie, smiling half-heartedly. "Hey Mom. I'm fine, it's alright, I saved everybody. I'll be fine, I promise."

Maddie stroked her fingers through Danny's hair, and for once he didn't resist. "Sweetheart, how can you expect me to let you do this?"

Suddenly, his eyes snapped open and looked on hers in fear. "You-you can't ask me to stop. I can't, I've tried. It-it's what I do Mom. I HAVE to. If I don't, who else will? It just, it feels right. It might…" His voice got quiet as his baby blues stared into her eyes hard. "I think it might be my obsession." He swallowed hard. "Please don't think I'm a freak."

Maddie's eyes softened immediately. Every ghost had an obsession. Apparently, half-ghosts might have one too.

"Danny." Maddie spoke calmly and quietly. All four of her beautiful children turned their brave faces to look up at her. She didn't care if she hadn't birthed two of them herself, they were HERS. "I need you to do something." Apprehension filtered through everyone's gaze.

"I need to know everything. And I mean everything. From the beginning."

They all opened their mouths to start from the beginning, but she cut them off.

"And not just me. Your father too. We need to hear everything at the same time. I'll leave you to do it on your own timeframe, but it needs to happen by the end of the month. I'll support however you choose to do it, but I can't keep any more secrets from your father. There are too many secrets in this house, it's not healthy."

Four stunned faces stared back up at her. "I'm having a hard time getting used to everything, and I think both your father and I deserve to know everything so that we can make the best parenting choice possible, given the circumstances. You are all my children; I couldn't live with myself if I weren't doing my absolute best to keep you all safe. Please respect what I'm asking of you." Maddie finished her firm plea and took in the expressions on their faces.

Everyone waited for Danny to say something. He swallowed hard, then nodded his head. "Okay. I just, I never wanted to disappoint you guys… I don't want him to look at me and see a half-breed failure. I can't, I just, I don't think I could live with that."

"Oh sweetheart" Maddie returned to stroking Danny's hair as the other three finished wrapping his bandages and began cleaning up the detritus.

"You have to know that your father and I will always be proud of you." She lifted her gaze to encompass all four children. "All of you. We'll always be proud of all of you."

Danny met her gaze, looked to his three comrades, then looked back to Maddie before nodding. "Alright, I'll do it."

Drop me a review to let me know what you think if you want. I keep getting all depressed by the lack of reviews after having had so many for so long. I guess I'm review greedy. Heaven knows I don't deserve them for dragging this thing through the mud and then abandoning it for a while. It's not pretty, but I'd like to think I've cleaned it up a bit. The OOCness bothers me, but as I've grown I've made the characters grow up as well by accident. I'll have to work on that. Like I said, let me know what you think and if you'd want to see a sequel. Thanks for being there with me on this crazy ride. See ya' 'round.

-psk