PROLOGUE

Dan Phantom was backed into a corner with no powers. Clockwork and the Observants stood huddled around him.

"Now would be the best time to destroy him," one of the Observants said.

"No," Clockwork stated, "I have a job for him. A bargain really. You do me a favor, I give you back your powers. Do we have a deal?" A pause.

"What's the favor?" Dan questioned, suspicious. And rightfully so.

"Watch my daughter."

'What?' Ran through the mind of Dan and the Observants.

"That- That's it?!" One of the observants blurted as they all glanced at each other then looked to Clockwork.

"That's it. It's just for a few months."

"Months?!" Dan questioned.

"well I could put you back in the Fenton thermos for another four years." Had it really been that long?

"So who's the kid?"

"Her name is Charon, but she prefers Kay. She's 18."

"So where is she?"

"You'll need this." Clockwork tossed a medallion at him. It wasn't like Clockwork's usual medallions. This was black cloth with a small skull pendant at the end with Clockwork's insignia on the back. He put it on, and he saw a girl sitting on a floating scythe looking bored. It was obvious she had been there for quite a while.

"In her ghost form, anyone that does not possess a special sight cannot see her. She is also one-third human," Clockwork explained. She was adorned in a black, hooded cloak with her long hair swept over her shoulder in a ponytail. She looked him up and down before directing her attention elsewhere. She didn't seem excited about this arrangement anymore than he was.

"So, do we have a deal?" Clockwork asked. Dan glanced between Father Time and the Grim Reaper before nodding.