Hi Danny Phantom fans and welcome to my first DP fanfic, Immortality has limits. This fanfic just came to me a few days ago and I tried to ignore it but it won't go away. It's interesting and weird because of the pairing in this. Have anyone done a Clockwork and Dani pairing? No? Well I don't think so. I'm going to make it as enjoyable as I can but no flames or I'll delete this story. Now enjoy.

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Chapter 1: The deal.

The Ghost Zone, a realm where the dead are sent after their time on earth has expired. The beings living in this dimension are called ghosts, either living embodiments of human emotions or people that died on earth but still have a reason to not cross into the afterlife. It is still a mystery that baffle ghost experts, especially when the world witness a ghost hybrid called Danny Phantom otherwise known as Danny Fenton save the world and expose his ability. It was a scientific discovery that no one thought was possible but apparently there was living proof.

But that's besides the main point. Within the ghost zone, many ghost lived, some for centuries and the rare ones since almost the beginning of time. One of this such rare beings lived in a clock tower, observing time and making sure everything went the way it's suppose to be. This being was known as Clockwork, one of the immortals of time that have lived for centuries, longer than most ghosts.

Today, the ghost was observing the time stream; making sure things were going as planned. The silence in his tower wasn't rare and he liked it that way since he makes him focus on his job. However, that didn't last long.

"Hey, Clockwork. I'm back."

Clockwork sighed, disappointed the silence was gone, "I am aware my apprentice."

His apprentice, the owner of the voice, walked forward. She was a girl who wore a pink tank top and black jeans. She also had blue eyes and raven black hair that was tied to a pony tail. From her size and appearance, she was fifteen.

In her hand, she held a purple shopping bag, "Anyway, I got those things you asked me to get."

"Good. Show me." Clockwork said, turning from his screen and changing into a child version of himself.

The girl pushed her hand inside and brought out an item, "A fairy wand and Pandora's box. I get tell you how hard it was getting her box, won't she be pissed when she finds out its gone."

"I'll deal with her when the time comes." Clockwork moved his staff forward, taking the two items from her.

The girl watched Clockwork turn his back at her, not even bothering to say anything to her. She would have been offended and annoyed by this, but working with Clockwork has made her calm with it.

"So what are you up to with those two items?" She decided to ask out of curiosity.

"I can't tell you that." He said, his body taking the form of an older version of himself, "But since you will bother me until I tell you then I will."

"Let me guess, you saw that coming." The girl rolled her eyes, "For goodness sake I'm fifteen and I have a life."

"I know." Clockwork turned back at her, "These items are needed to be skeptically looked at." He kept fiddling with Pandora's box before releasing a sigh of relief, "That's good. After I watch the time stream for an hour, I should visit Pandora about this." With that said, he taps the fairy wand on the box, causing it and the item to disappear.

The girl's eyes flew wide, "Wait you could have done that all along."

"Yes." Clockwork answering, changing back to his middle age self, "But that would have gone against time protocol if I had brought it here myself."

"Whatever." The girl rolled her eyes, "Lately, I feel like a lackey for you instead of an apprentice. When are you going to show me how to use my powers instead of sending me as your errand girl?"

"Have patience." Clockwork said and the girl mouthed it.

"Yeah, that's what you've said that for the past five months."

Clockwork sighed, "So what do you want me to do? It isn't time yet."

"That's all you say. Time this and time that. You don't know how it's like to be a teen. All you do is float over there and watch the time stream. Do you even have a break?" At this point it would seem like she was angry, but she wasn't, just annoyed.

Clockwork didn't respond, but turned back to his screen. His silence made it clear, causing the girl to smirk.

"So you don't even have a break?" She laughed, "I shouldn't even be surprise. You're immortal Clockwork, but doesn't that mean you should take a break. Even the Observants take a break once in a century."

"So what? I should take a vacation? I can't do that."

"Face it, Clockwork you may be immortal but you still need rest."

Clockwork remained silent, thinking her words well. While he doesn't know about her future, due to a block by a higher being, he had gotten to know her well. It was true that immortals normally take breaks, but Clockwork wasn't one of them. His job was too important to take a vacation and even if he did it might mess up the time stream.

Finally, he turned back at her with an intrigue expression, "What do you propose?"

"Just take a vacation, even if it's for a day or a week." The girl explained, "Perhaps you can stay somewhere your worries won't drive you to come back. I think you can head to your home town."

"I don't have one, except the Ghost Zone." Clockwork changed into his child version.

The girl gave herself a face palmed, "Sorry I forgot about that." Then an idea struck, "How about you become a kid and have a normal life, then you can understand how people feel."

"Hmmm." Clockwork thought about it, "Very well. While I'm during this it can allow me to understand the emotions humans have."

Though Clockwork was the master of time and knew everything, there was only one thing he could understand well, human emotions. He had witness this many times and has tried to study it. He has his own emotion but not all of it. He has experience anger, satisfaction and sadness, but never sadness or hurt. With this, he could understand them.

"Wait you're…" The girl stopped herself, sighing deeply, "You know sometimes you can give me a headache."

The time master didn't respond, but press the top of his staff. A blinding light soon followed, engulfing him and brightening the room. The girl had to cover her eyes to shield them before removing them when the light decreased. She looked at where Clockwork hovered, but didn't find him. She then notice another human in the room. He had purple hair, wore a black and red T-shirt and blue pants.

"Clockwork?" She asked confused, "Is that you?"

"Indeed it is I, Madeline." The boy answered, the voice resembling that of Clockwork.

"Wow, you're thirteen." She got closer to him, "So you're actually going with this."

Clockwork didn't answer, but nod, "Isn't that what you wanted?"

"Yeah, yeah, it is." Madeline answered, "It's just I didn't expect you to go through with it."

"It's been decided already." Clockwork said sternly and began to walk to the door, "I'll be gone for a week, by the meantime you're in charge of watching the time stream. But if there is anything that occurs out of it or any hint of danger appears, you must call me and I'll be here."

"Okay, I get it dad."Madeline said, taking note of his words, though getting bored of it.

"And don't try to look into your future." With that said; he pressed the top of his staff and disappeared in a blue flash of light.

As he left, Madeline sighed, "Sheesh, he can be a handful."

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So that's where the chapter ends for now. I know it isn't interesting, but it will in the next chapter. Danny and his friends will appear along with a special ghost girl. Review if you want and I'll try to update. If you readers actually begin to like this story then I'm willing to give it my best.