Episode 3: The Ghost Zone

The **Ghost Zone** is the third episode of And Beyond.

## Summary

In this episode of And Beyond, Horas takes us beyond Ben's universe to the Omniversal Anomaly known as The Ghost Zone.

## Details

### Major Events

* It is revealed that Mr. Lancer is now a Ghost.
* The names of Ben and Danny's dimensions are revealed to be UNUA and FANTOMO.

### Characters

#### Major

* Horas
* Ronald Lancer *(5 Years Later Debut)*
* Jack Fenton
* Vlad Masters
* Maddie Fenton
* Danny Fenton
* Clockwork *(5 Years Later Debut)*
* Observants *(5 Years Later Debut)*
* Klemper *(5 Years Later Debut)*

#### Minor

* Gour *(Debut)*
* Rasp *(Debut)*
* Drip *(Debut)*
* Skulker
* Ember McLain
* Tucker Foley *(cameo)*
* Professor Membrane *(5 Years Later Debut, cameo)*
* Azmuth *(cameo)*
* Caesar Salazar *(5 Years Later Debut, cameo)*
* Jimmy Neutron *(5 Years Later Debut, cameo)*
* Trigon *(5 Years Later Debut, cameo)*
* Saitama *(5 Years Later Debut, cameo)*
* Beerus *(5 Years Later Debut, cameo)*

##### Video footage cameos

* Sam Manson
* Pariah Dark's Skeleton Soldiers
* Paulina
* Dash Baxter
* Kwan
* Valerie Gray
* Behemoth
* The Box Ghost
* The Ghost Writer
* Undergrowth
* Lunch Lady
* Vortex
* Desiree
* Sidney Poindexter
* Future Ember
* Future Box Ghost
* Box Lunch
* Prince Aragon
* Walker
* Bullet
* Princess Dorathea
* Frostbite

## Mythology

* Horas says "that's against the rules" as a call back to Walker's catchphrase.
* This episode features numerous cameos of different characters from across the Omniverse.
	+ The Contemelia's star ship from Ben 10: Omniverse appears as an Easter egg.
* Danny's middle name is revealed to be Jonathan.
	+ His father Jack's middle name is revealed to be Stephan.
* Both Ben Prime and Danny's Universes, are given official designations.
	+ Ben's Universe, is classified as UNUA-0001
	+ Danny's Universe, is classified as FANTOMO-04930
		- Both are words in Esperanto meaning *first* and *phantom*, respectively.
* The reason for The Ghost Zone's unexplained existence, is due to it being a one-of-a-kind pocket dimension that is unbound by the laws of physics, it is essentially a glitch in the Multiverse.
	+ Even so, nobody understands why this occurred.
* The Ghost Zone is comprised of Ecto-Energy, which exists in various states of matter.
* There are two types of Ghosts: Natives and Spirits
	+ Natives, can appear as nearly anything, ranging from simple shapes to complex monsters and were always from The Ghost Zone.
	+ Spirits, are deceased humans, that have had their soul caught in The Ghost Zone, resulting in them becoming Ghosts.
		- Overtime, Spirits will manifest with Ecto-Energy, causing new biology and essentially, a second life.
			* As Spirits continue to dwell, they will overtime, evolve and mutate for eternity.
* Some Ghosts try to slow down their corruption/mutation, by replacing their organic parts with machines, as seen by Ember's new appearance in Chapter 8: Risen.
* Sanctuaries, are the floating islands found across The Ghost Zone. They are created by new spirits, to help them deal with their new life and death.
	+ Sanctuaries can also be created by Natives, who can create to a greater and more advanced degree than Spirits.

## Errors

* Maddie's full name is incorrectly labeled as "Madison" instead of "Madeline".

## Trivia

* This is the first episode that doesn't take place in the Ben 10 Universe.
	+ This was also the first episode to be released in the same month as the previous episode.
* This was the first episode of And Beyond to feature a fully animated scene.
* This episode of And Beyond took about 2 weeks to complete.