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Chapter 2: the Mission

Dani POV

"Time Changer!" I hear Clockwork call for me I jerk awake put on my cloak and grab my staff before heading downstairs.
"Yes Clockwork?" I ask my mentor.
"I need you to go to Pandora's labyrinth and get spare armor again" He tells me and I smirk.
"I'm starting to get worried about your obsession with armor" I joke and he gives me the stare "I'm going, I'm going! Geez" I say flip up my cloak's hood and head out.

I fly through the Ghost Zone towards Pandora's area when a portal opens and I dive behind a door, that was instinct. I peek out from behind my door and see the Spectra Speeder! I gulp and stay hidden. I see Danny and Diane fly out of the Speeder. I watch them with a pang of sadness; I wanted to see them so bad. I'm so distracted watching my past, I don't notice Johnny.
"What ya doing cutie?" He asks and I glare at him.
"Shouldn't you be making out with Kitty or something?" I growl at him.
"Well, Kitty's not here is she?" He says and cups my chin. I bare my teeth and jerk my head away.
"Ride away Johnny" I say dangerously and start to fly away. He grabs my arm, pulls me to him, pulls down my hood, and holds my face then kisses me. My eyes widen and I shove him away from me.
"Creep!" I yell at him and kick him between the legs. When he bends over I bring my staff down on his back. Satisfied with my work I put my hood back up and start to fly away. I turn around to see Danny look at me.

"Hey do I-" He starts but I react quicker.
"Time out!" I say and Danny, Diane and everyone in the Spectra Speeder freezes. I turn invisible.
"Time in" I say and Danny and everyone else unfreezes. Danny blinks a few times.
"You guys saw that ghost right?" He asks looking back at Diane and the Spectra Speeder.
"What ghost?" Diane asks.
"I swear I saw one, she kind of looked like Dani" He says.
"It's just your mind playing tricks on you" Tucker says from the Spectra Speeder "Come on, let's get to Clockwork"

I watch them fly away and I really want to follow them, but I knew Clockwork and he'd be upset if I didn't finish my errand. I fly to Pandora's labyrinth fast as I can, grab the armor I believe Clockwork will use then fly back to Clockwork's Citadel.

I put the armor in his study then creep down stairs invisible. I see Danny and Diane talking to Clockwork.
"The last time we saw Dani, she had one of your time medallions on. You've got to know where she is!" Danny says angrily.
"I am sorry Daniel, but Dani is not here" Clockwork says and I look at Danny. He had grown, he wasn't scrawny anymore he was actually pretty buff looking. But he still had that boyish look to him. Diane was also different, like me she actually had a figure now and honestly looked rather beautiful. Especially in her Chinese-like ghost outfit.
"Come on Danny, we'll find her eventually" Diane says and looks at Danny sadly. Danny bows his head and they walk off to the Spectra Speeder. I turn visible and watch them go with a heavy heart.

I then look at Clockwork and notice he had a troubled look about him.
"You are troubled, Mentor?" I ask him and walk over.
"Daniel's future, the line between good and bad is blurring" He says and my eyes widen.
"Are you saying that he might become him?" I ask and look in the corner at the Fenton Thermos that holds Dark Danny. Clockwork looks at me with an amount of worry on his face.
"Perhaps" He says and my heart jumps into my throat "Time Changer I am giving you a mission"
"Really?" I say shocked.
"You are to watch Daniel, adjust the people he comes in contact with if necessary. As of right now Time you are a Guardian" He says and my eyes widen "I expect you to still practice your time techniques"
"Of course mentor" I say
"Stay hidden as long as you can, eventually he'll figure out he's being watched but for now, stay close but hidden" Clockwork says and I nod.
"I will do my best Clockwork" I say and then draw a circle in the air with my staff. The circle becomes a portal and I step through it and into the human world.

I come out of the portal and float above Amity Park. It felt weird being here after staying in the Ghost Zone for so long, but I swallow my mild discomfort and float down to the ground in an alley. It also felt weird changing back into a human. Again my outfit hadn't changed much except for now I didn't have dull red shorts; I had dull red skinny jeans. Around my neck is a silver watch necklace which I realize is my staff's disguise.
"Alright Ty, you can do this. Just be careful" I tell myself and walk out of the alley with my blue hoodie's hood up.

I look across the street and realize I'm right in front of Fenton Works. The front door opens and Danny, Diane, Tucker and Sam walk out.
"You know what? Let's go to Nasty Burger, a little treat before your job interview tomorrow" Tucker says smiling. Danny grunts.
"Hey, it was your choice to be a campus security guard for Casper High" Sam says and I listen carefully.
"Yeah remind me, why are you going to guard Casper?" Diane asks
"So I can keep an eye on you and Alejandro" Danny says and winks at her. Diane's face turns bright red. I chuckle. Did Diane have a crush on Alejandro? That was pretty funny.
"Whatever let's get to Nasty Burger" Diane says quickly and stalks ahead. The three adults laugh and follow her.

I keep a good fifteen or so feet behind Danny the whole time, but even so I saw him occasionally stop and glance back causing me to turn invisible. Clockwork was right he'd figure me out quickly. When they go into Nasty Burger, I wait a whole minute before going in after them. I sit a few booths down from them and stay low.

After they get their food they start a conversation. I eavesdrop on their conversation.

"Alright so, Danny when are you going to stop trying to find Dani?" Tucker asks and Danny tenses.
"Never, Dani was- is a part of my family. I will find her" He says stubbornly and guilt courses through my veins.
"Dude, it's been three years. If Dani wanted to be found, we would have found her" Tucker reasons.
"I am out of here" Danny says and walks out. I count to ten Mississippis before following him out.

When I'm sure Danny will make it to his house okay; I decide I need to change the way I look.

First stop, the hair dressers. I get several purple streaks put in my hair. Then it's my clothes. I change my blue hoodie to a black hoodie, my red skinny jeans to normal skinny jeans, and my shoes to white and purple Nikes, and my beanie to a purple beanie. I then head to a costume shop and get a pair of brown contacts. I wear a light shade of pale pink-purple lipstick on my lips. When I look at myself in a mirror in a public bathroom I nearly don't recognize myself. Hopefully if Danny figured out I was following him, it would fool him as well.

I head back to the alleyway and look at Fenton Works.
"Kial la nova aspekto Ty?" I jump at Wulf's voice.
"Wulf? Vi timigis min duonon al morto!" I exclaim at the werewolf-like ghost.
"Pardonu" He apologizes "Ankoraŭ kial vi maskita?" He asks again and I roll my eyes.
"Mi estas en misio, mi ne povas lasi Danny rekonos min" I explain "Hej, atendu minuton. Kial vi estas ĉi tie?" I ask him
"Mi kaŝas de Walker denove" He explains sheepishly then stiffens "Adiaŭ Ty, mi devas kuri. Laŭvorte!"
"Vidi vin Wulf!" I chuckle watching Wulf leap from rooftop to rooftop to avoid Walker. As I leave the alley I bump right into Diane and fall flat on my butt. I gulp looking at her.

"Hey you okay?" She asks and helps me up.
"I'm fine, how about you? I didn't see you there" I make voice sound slightly different than usual.
"I'm cool, hey I've never seen you around here before. You new here?" She asks
"Yeah, I just got here. My name's Time by the way" I add and hold my hand out for a shake "Ty for short"
"Nice to meet you Ty, I'm Diane" She says and shakes my hand. I'm still nervous but she doesn't seem to recognize.
"Hey, so where you live?" She asks. I quickly come up with a lie.
"I don't really live anywhere. I'm kind of a runaway" I explain
"Mean parents?" She asks and I smirk.
"Oh you have no idea. Imagine the meanest algebra teacher you've ever had and the most boring English teacher-" I say
"Mr. Lancer" She throws in there and I smile.

"Now add in a witch, thoroughly stir until slimy and boom- you've got my parents" I say and she winces.
"Yikes" She says "My parents aren't that bad except-"
A piece of machinery crashes through on of the Fenton Works windows.
"Well they're kind of inventors" She says looking at the machinery.
"I see" I say and look at her for more of an explanation.
"They're ghost hunters" She says defeated and I nod.
"Cool" I say.
"You're not freaked out?" She asks
"No, I think ghosts are cool. Dangerous to hunt. Anyone hunts 'em has my highest respect" I say then lean in and whisper in her ear "I want to hunt ghosts one day"
"Seriously?" She asks and I nod. She smiles broadly.
"I think I can get you into ghost hunting" She says
"How so?" I ask even though I already knew the answer.
"My adoptive brother, he's Danny Phantom" She says and my eyes widen impressed. Man I'm a good actress.
"That is so cool!" I exclaim with fake excitement. Diane smiles even wider.
"Anyways we're going patrolling tonight, how'd you like to join us?" She asks and I smile.
"Absolutely" I say.
"Alright, meet me here at nine o'clock. I'm sure you won't forget considering you've got a watch necklace around your neck" She says "It's cool FYI"
"Thanks, seeya tonight" I say as she walks into Fenton Works.

I watch her sadly.
"Seeya tonight… fratino" I whisper, remembering when she was teaching me Esperanto.

I walk back into the alley and sit against the wall catching a few winks before the patrol tonight.

Esperanto

Kial la nova aspekto Ty?: Why the new look Ty?

Vi timigis min duonon al morto!: You scared me half to death!

Pardonu: Sorry

Ankoraŭ kial vi maskita?: Still why are you in disguise?

Mi estas en misio, mi ne povas lasi Danny rekonos min: I'm on a mission, I can't let Danny recognize me

Hej, atendu minuton. Kial vi estas ĉi tie?: Hey, wait a minute. Why are you here?

Mi kaŝas de Walker denove: I'm hiding from Walker again

Adiaŭ Ty, mi devas kuri. Laŭvorte!: Goodbye Ty, I've got to run. Literally!

Vidi vin Wulf!: See you Wulf!

Fratino: Sister

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