Hyperpegasi is back! I decided that I would probably forget what I had in mind for this chapter if I didn't get it written so here ya go!
Danny Phantom and all affiliated characters and material belong to Butch Hartman and Nick studios. Not me.
Also, I'll give a kookie to whoever figures out who The Reaper is. (C'mon, it's soo obvious it's sad!)
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Clockwork watched with a certain degree of amusement as The Reaper was slapped and punched by one Sam Manson. He smiled as The Reaper tried and failed to go intangible to avoid
the hits. Finally he had to put her down to keep from getting a bloody nose. Floating closer, Clockwork decided to make his presence known.
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"What need have you of the Time Master?" Both Sam and Danny (A\N: Clockwork knows The Reaper's real name, unlike some people coughSamcough) turned to the source of the voice.
The Reaper (Danny) smiled in obvious relief as he hailed his friend. "Clockwork! I need a favor old friend." They clasped arms in a show of kinship. "Is that not always the case when you
visit, young Reaper?" Clockwork's tone was colored with amusement and mild annoyance. Sam watched them warily, still completely in the dark.
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"Hey." The eyes of both ghosts oriented on Sam. Keeping her voice level, she continued. "Can I go home? No offense but I'd really like to get out of here." Her statement seemed to remind
the boy, The Reaper, she corrected herself, of his earlier focus. "Of course!" He seemed surprised she even asked. Turning back to the blue ghost he restarted his earlier statement.
"Clockwork, would be so kind as to open a time portal? About fifteen minutes in the past? I need to return the girl." The time ghost nodded sagely and turned to one of the many screens
floating behind him, depicting past, present and future. Calling it forward with a hand motion, he moved aside for Danny and Sam. The portal showed the interior of a house, presumably
Sam's. Smirking obnoxiously, Danny once again wrapped an arm about Sam's waist and flew her through the portal, dropping her immediately once on the other side. He bowed, holding
his scythe to one side. Straightening, he backed into the shrinking portal. Once again leaning on his scythe, he idly waved one gloved hand. The portal snapped shut on the image of Sam's
still shocked face.
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The portal was completely gone on Sam's end, though in Clockwork's lair Danny was still watching the raven haired girl as she got up and walked unsteadily to her room. "You are
becoming obsessed, and that's dangerous for you, young Daniel." Clockwork had his back turned, but he knew Danny was still watching the screen. "It's normal. All ghosts are obsessed
with something." That was the reply he got.
Turning, he let a small smile tug his features as he retorted, "Ah, but you never were a normal ghost. It's different for you."
". . . I'm going to the human world."
Clockwork settled him with a disparaging glare. "But what of your duties?" Danny began walking in circles, shrugging before coming to a conclusion. "One of the minor Reapers could do it.
Heck, the Grim himself could do it for all I care!" Clockwork looked him over and shook his head. "You can't go as you are, you know." Danny smirked as he remembered the thing that set
him apart from other ghosts. "I know. But I can change my appearance, remember?" Clockwork smirked back, crossing his arms over his chest. "And your scythe?" Danny thought for a
moment before an idea lit his features. "I'll make it small. Wear it as a necklace. If an emergency comes up, I can change back and no-one will be the wiser." Clockwork smiled. "Very well.
Begone then." He made a idle shooing motion with one hand.
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Danny nodded. Returning his attention to the screen that no longer showed the inside of Sam's house, he changed. Two rings of crackling silver energy spread from his mid-section, one
traveling up, the other flowing downwards. Gone was the high-level Reaper with white hair and neon green eyes. In his place was a scrawny, raven haired teen with ice blue eyes and a
necklace with a tiny scythe dangling from it. With a last smile at his friend, Danny stepped through the portal into the human world. As soon as he was through, the portal closed.
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Clockwork smiled to himself. "All is as it should be."
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