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Chapter 1
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Could this day get any worse!? Danny had had a hard day of battling nonstop. He didn't know why but the ghosts were fiestier than usual. He had fought skulker 15 times and in one of them he called him the mighty one whatever that means. Regardless they were even more persistent at night. It didn't help that he was still in school therefore he had to not only wake up early but he'd lose sleep. Not to mention finals were coming up and he didn't want to fail and end up in summer school with Mr Lancer again. Last time he had them all studying nonstop and he didn't get to celebrate his summer with Sam and Tucker.
It wasn't a hard day however, well not as bad as yesterday that is.
Yesterday, mid testing, Box ghost decided to attack the school again and made a tsunami of boxes appear. Worst part was he was so busy trying to fight him off he got a C minus! Not only that but his parents barged in after the ghost alarm went off and embarrassed him once again. Not to mention they nearly shot him too.
But it wasn't their fault. They didn't know he was Phantom and he didn't want them to know.
It was a scary thought to know your parents wanted you dead. Well deader ig since he is part ghost after all. But the point was still there. They always talked about tearing him apart how could he not be scared?! He didn't want anyone else to know either. Well except for Jazz she found out on her own but she became really supportive. She's a great sister.
Danny tried to focus as he walked back home.
He went alone since Sam was forced to go to another fancy Gala with her parents who had once again tried to convince her to wear a nongoth dress. They failed obviously. Tucker was at a geek tech convention. It had taken him months to convince his parents to go and with lots of chores, lawn mowing, and dish washing he finally got to go. Jazz was busy staying after school since she took some after-school psychology courses. She said it was good for college applications and what not.
Leaving danny all alone to walk by himself. He just hoped another ghost didn't ruin his day. He was getting damn tired of being bothered everywhere he went.
As he walked his ghost breath activated.
Shit.
A ghost.
Danny sighed as he turned preparing to battle another ghost again.
The ghost turned out to be skulker once again. The battle lasted for a while until skulker was finally souped but before he could float to the ground danny was blasted on the chest leaving a huge gap. Danny gasped as he collapsed on the ground.
"Honey I got it! I got the ghost!" Cheered Maddie happily while holding the ectoraygun
"Good shot Maddie now let's go catch it!" Said Jack as he grabbed a net
Shit!
Danny thought as he attempted to float away but was shot again this time on his arm. Maddie kept shooting trying to make sure he didn't get away. Danny however scattered going in everywhich direction. He wasn't sure where but he managed to evade her blast. Danny went behind a building hiding behind it and slouching on the wall.
"It hurts!" Said danny as he gripped his wound "Jazz where are you?"
Danny looked around trying to make sure he was safe when all of a sudden.
"Aha! There you are!" Said Maddie pointing the gun at phantom excitedly she was about to shot when
Danny panicked in fear and floated up his destination being the roof shooting her to get away. However, Maddie's finger slipped and she shot him directly at the core.
Danny paused as he felt his body go cold and stop. He collapsed on the roof of the building two rings going over his body as he laid there motionless like a dead corpse. Danny coughed out blood as he struggled to breathe or move. Danny coughed out blood mixed with ectoplasm. His organs showing from the massive whole created by maddie. His organs had melted onto each other and dripping out of his body. His arm gone leaving blood stains all over. He tried to react out his hand towards the thermos to atleast ask skulker for help but suddenly the world went dark.
Danny's eyes blurred before finally closing.
And he let out his last breathe.
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Danny gasped back for air as he looked around recognizing the realm he was in. He stared at his body now back to normal his limbs and body intact and by the looks of it his core as well minus the few cracks which he did feel as he moved around.
"You're awake," said clockwork.
Clockwork approached danny with a calm but semiworried demeanor as he floated down
"Clockwork? What happened?" Asked danny who wince in pain. He looked around the room and saw he lay on a bed and had now some sort of ghost bandages on his waist. "Ugh I feel like I was ran over twice."
"My king it seems you were shot." Said clockwork floating around the bed. "I managed to save your core of course along with other things however I couldn't fix all. Such wounds were far worse than intended,"
"King? Wdym king?" Asked danny confused at the title "I'm not a king?"
Clockwork laughed as if he were dealing with a mere naive child which in this case he sorta was.
"Not a king?" Asked clockwork "but you did fight dark parah yes? Therefore the throne belongs to you now."
Clockwork smiled softly at danny slightly amused at the boy not knowing his own predicament. He had seen this moment coming tho technically he saw everything but still.
"I didn't know that made me king!?"
"Did you not noticed the change in demeanor of your subjects?" Asked clockwork raising a brow
"Well yeah but." Danny sighed accepting his fate. Not like he had much of choice. Clockwork would probably find a way to ensure he remained the king as to not to disrupt the timeline. Again. "So do I have to do ghostly duties or something?"
"I'm afraid you won't be doing much duties yet" said clockwork with a grimace.
Danny immediately senses the atmosphere changed as soon as he said that and he had the feeling he wouldn't quite like the answer to that.
"Why not?" Asked danny in confusion and a little fear
"You see your wounds were far graver than i thought my king" Said clockwork with a grimace "Therefore I shall submit a new option for your health."
Danny seemed a bit nervous at the tone. He knew clockwork could either be really helpful or a little shit-
"And that is?' Asked danny
"Ill offer you this. A chance to live a normal life my king." Clockwork used his magic to show a little hologram of a boy running around happily. Showing danny what could be and what could happen. "one you will live by until your body recovers. You remain at a far risk at the body you have now."
"So you want me to reincarnate? Thats your solution!?" Danng questioned opposed to the idea. How could he just leave his family like that?! Or even jazz! Or sam! Or tucker!
"Yes. But it'd only be until age 16. Your body may seem better now but these are mere temporary supports. Youll be far safer in a new vessel" clockwork insisted showing him the magical hologram again
Danny paused and thought. He couldn't just abandon Sam or tucker or even jazz... oh boy what would jazz think!? She'd probably be worried or angry or both. Maybe even sad. It wasn't a nice thought. How could he leave his friends and family behind. Or his haunt even. This was his home. He didn't want to start new someplace else with new people! He wanted his sister... Then he thiught about his parents. They had shot him. Blasted him qnd nearly killed him. They had shot his core and opened his organs... it wasn't a nice thoutyt nor memory.
It was awful.
He didn't want to go back after that.
But he didn't want to leave either.
That would mean he'd bever see jazz or hang out with tucker or have sam nag him about recycling or even saving the planet. He'd never see them again....
He'd miss Mr lancer yelling at him to be quiet and then swear english books
Or petting cujo....
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Danny paused his thoughts as he turned to look up at clockwork.
"Be honest. Are you doing this so i can deal with whatever mess you made?" Asked danny with a dark tone.
"No, my intentions are neither ill nor selfish." Said clockwork as he loweree himself "worry not my king. The body you will embody will be merely temporary. Such form will be lost until the body turns 16. I will make it so the new world you seek will have a different time than it is now. None shall notice your absence."
Danny hesitated before agreeing
"Fine I'll do it." Said danny
"Good choice" said clockwork as he grinned with a bit of malice towards it
Suddenly Danny's world started shifting the walls wobbled and distorted. The now peaceful realm shifted and turned as if transforming itself. Danny panicked looking around and noticed clockwork not even bothered. As danny was about to ask what the hell was happening he fell as the bed collapsed beneath him. He was sucked in the void beneath the bed. Danny screamed as he watched clockworks peering silhouette get further and further away the deeper he went. He reached his hand towards him in a desperate attempt to reach for something. Anything. Something to atleast catch his fall then all of a sudden there was pure darkness.
The last think he heard was clockworks muffled laughter
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Danny stirred no longer feeling his body ached. He felt weird however...Something was off.. What was going on...? Mm... danny felt what he could only describe as silk? Danny lay confused as he gripped the silk sheets and sat up. He was suddenly in a room he coukd not recognize. He was clearly not in Amity that's for sure. Wait. WAS HE TINY!? Danny looked at his hands now seeing how tiny they were. They weren't the hands of a teenager thry were the habds of a child. A very young child. Dammit clockwork! He didn't tell him he was going to have to stay here for years!
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"I see you're awake Ibni" said a voice in the dark who danny (damian) hadn't notice in the room before or well at all....
A lady appeared from the shadows with features, brown hair, and green-beaming eyes that looked like they could eat him whole. He demeanor was of a tiger eyeing its prey or well her cub in this case. She seemed deadly but no ill intent seemed to be directed his way. But even danny could tell something was incredibly wrong in this scenerio.
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Danny had a feeling that clockwork had just screwed him over...
Fuck.