...This is my first fanfiction. Clockwork has warned Danny that he will have a meeting with the Grim Reaper, who has spent milions of years trying to collect the only soul keeping him rooted to existence. But this Grim Reaper is unlike any other...He's a 15 year old boy! And all he wants is to fade away into oblivion and join his family and friends in the afterlife. But the one person keeping him stuck in this life is...A girl version of Vlad?! Better than it sounds. Please, if you read, let me know that someone actually cares about this story and review. All I ask is that you don't flame me, but constructive critisism is welcome. And don't worry, Danny isn't going to die or anything...well, it comes close, but trust me, he won't.

Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom. BUT I WISH I DID!...Man, if only Desiree were here...


Non-Existence

What happens when a universe comes to an end? Is everything that once existed doomed to be obliterated? And what happens when one soul breaks away from existence? He who did not die, yet does not live...That which does not exist, yet is still real...The one fated to guard our existence, yet curse to as well. He is the Decider of Life, the Taker of Souls, The Spirit of Fate...Or as most know him, the Grim Reaper...

"Ask not for whom the bell tolls...It tolls for thee..."

Prologue: The Dreams

It was a seemingly calm day, not the one where you'd think the universe was about to tear itself apart. Walking on the sidewalk below were 3 teenagers. One boy with chocolate colored skin was typing on a small handheld device, a PDA, and another boy was talking with a raven-haired, violet eyed girl. This boy also had dark ebony colored hair, but he had brilliant flaming orange eyes, the color of the setting sun on a clear evening. They laughed as they walked, none of them realizing that it would be their world's final day in existence.

"I can't believe Lancer gave me an 'F' on that report! It was like, 15 pages long!" the flaming-orange eyed boy exclaimed.

"Well, didn't you write about what it would be like if the world suddenly ended?" asked the dark-skinned boy with the PDA.

The first boy glared at him. "...Yeah, so what?" he asked.

"I think Lancer believes that you caused that insane guy to camp out in front of the school screaming 'The universe will end SOON!'" the girl stated.

"...I hate Lancer..." mumbled the orange-eyed boy.

"Who doesn't?" his friends replied.

They laughed again as they walked up to a large building with an enormous metal UFO looking contraption on top and a glowing neon sign reading FENTON WORKS. Before his friends could notice, the orange-eyed boy looked up into the blue sky, his eyes darting around franticly. He looked worried for only a second before shrugging it off and followed his friends into the building. Suddenly, the world goes dark. Screaming is heard. Then...deathly silence...

"Danny, WAKE UP! You're gonna be late for school!"

Danny Fenton was rather rudely awakened when his sister smooshed a pillow in his face.

"ACK!? JAZZ! Come on! I was up all night trying to catch Ember, Jonny 13, and the stupid Box Ghost! Let me sleep..."

"Just because you're the hero doesn't mean you don't need an education." Jazz replied. She wasn't going to let her little brother struggle this year. He'd barely passed 9th grade and was already failing more than one class this year.

"You don't have to remind me of my non-existent GPA, Jazz..." Danny stated sleepily. He yawned as he floated from his bed over to his dresser, phasing his hand through one of the doors.

It had been a year and a half since he'd gotten his ghost powers, and for some reason, the ghost attacks had tripled in the past couple weeks. Danny was exhausted.

Jazz sighed. "I'm just concerned about you, Danny. Either you're up all night catching ghosts, or you stay up all night trying to do school work. Is there anything-"

"There's nothing to talk about, Jazz. I'm just doing my job. Now get out of my room, I gotta get changed for school..."

"Well, don't hesitate to tell me if you're having any problems, Danny...I just want to help..." Jazz replied as she walked to the doorway.

"...Yeah, yeah...If the Grim Reaper stops over for tea and cookies, I'll be sure to let you know..."

Later, Danny finally makes it out of his house, or as most people see it, the Fenton Works building. Outside, his two best friends were waiting.

"Hey Sam, hey Tuck..." Danny yawned.

Sam looked at him, concerned. "Danny, are you alright?

"Yeah, I'm fine..." he yawned again and stretched. "...I just didn't get much sleep last night."

Tucker looked up from his PDA. "Ghost trouble?" he asked.

"Major ghost trouble...I was up all night."

"Geeze, they're really giving you a hard time lately." Sam stated, still concerned about Danny.

Tucker shot his friends a worried look. "...I hate to interrupt your little moment, guys, but we're gonna be late. Again."

"Not if I fly us there." Danny replied, looking around to make sure that no one was watching. The coast was clear, and a ring of light materialized around Danny's waist. The ring split into two, traveling over Danny's body, transforming him into the infamous Danny Phantom. His dark ebony hair turned silvery white and his sky blue eyes to toxic green.

"Come on guys, lets-" Suddenly, Danny was cut off as a faint blue wisp leaves his mouth. "...Aw, CRUD!...I'll be right back guys. I'm gonna show some poor ghost why I'm not a morning person..." he grumbled as he flew up into the sky.

Then, out of nowhere, a familiar voice call out to Danny.

"Not a chance, whelp!" Skulker called from behind him.

Just as Danny was about to turn toward the voice, a painful shock ran through his entire body and everything went dark.

"...Danny...?"

"...Ohhh...my head hurts..."

"It should. That was quite a fall."

Danny's eyes slowly fluttered open a bit to see a welcome face watching over him.

"...Clockwork?" he asked as he looked into the inky blackness around him. "...W-where am I? This isn't the Ghost Zone..."

"No, it's not. This is a place called The Plane of Non-Existence." Clockwork explained.

Danny's eyes widened in slight fear. "...Uhh..."

"It's alright. I brought your mind here after you were knocked unconscious. You've been out for several hours and-"

"Hours?! But I gotta get to school!" Danny tried to stand up, only to realize there was, in fact, nothing to stand on.

Clockwork simply stared at his clock-like time staff as he changed forms from an old man to a young child-like form. "You've been unconscious for hours. Do you really think you'll be going to school today?"

"Um...I guess not..." Danny awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck. He looked around at this strange world. There was nothing. No light, no sky or ground...just nothing.

"Taking in the scenery?" Clockwork joked.

"Oh yeah, it's really nice." Danny replied, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "What exactly is 'The Plane of Non-Existence'?"

" It is exactly as it's name suggests. Here," Clockwork gestured to the surrounding abyss, "...nothing exists. How ever, I brought you here because of those strange visions you've been having." explained the time ghost as he changed forms once again.

"What visions?"

Suddenly, in the surrounding darkness, an image appears. Three teenagers, who look strikingly like Sam, Tucker, and Danny himself. A boy with orange eyes looks up and says, "What would happen if the universe ended, guys? You think we'll still be together somewhere?"

"Why do you keep bringing that back up? As far as science goes, the universe isn't going to end any time soon." the boy who looked just like Tucker replied, fiddling with an identical PDA.

"Yeah, I never thought I'd say this to you, but you're thinking too much." stated a violet eyed girl just like Sam. She even looked Goth.

The orange-eyed boy who resembled Danny looked back at his friends and chuckled. "Yeah, you're probably right..."

Then the image faded into the darkness.

"...That was part of that strange dream I keep having...Clockwork, what's going on?" Danny asked, confused.

"I cannot say much, I can only give you riddles...You will meet in the next few days the most powerful entity in existence." Clockwork stated. "Even more powerful than myself."

Danny stared at Clockwork, still confused. "What's more powerful than being able to control time?"

Clockwork looked at him, almost grimly. "How about the ability to distort time, reality, and being the Grim Reaper?"

Danny's eyes widened in total fear now. "...T-the Grim Reaper?!"

"Yes. It is he which did not die, yet does not live. That which does not exist, yet is still real. He is the remnant of an existence which has long since ended, even before my own time. And-" Clockwork was cut off as a loud voice echoes through the dark abyss.

"Danny?! Danny, please wake up!" called Sam's voice.

Clockwork looks up into the darkness. "Ah, it seems your friends have returned from school and are attempting to wake you. It looks like our meeting will have to end now."

"But you weren't finished telling me about that Grim Reaper guy!" Danny exclaimed.

"...Don't worry Danny. He won't be coming for you. He's...been through a lot, and lost everything...only you and your friends can help him, Danny. He was my first friend, and he's helped me a lot. I just thought it was time that I returned the favor." Clockwork assured him. "He's fairly new at his job, and I thought maybe having some friends his own age will make him feel better."

"...The Grim Reaper is only 15 years old?" Danny mused.

"Well...Yes...and no..."

"Uhh, all this is making my headache worse..." Danny groaned, holding his head.

Clockwork chuckled at Danny's statement. "Then I guess I did my job...Now open your eyes. Your friends are waiting..." Clockwork pushed the small button on the top of his clock staff as everything erupted with light.


Whoa...What'll happen when Danny and his friends meet the actual Grim Reaper? Read and find out! ...Please?