Chapter one: Aftermath and Confrontation

Welcome back everyone… or more like to the next chapter. The first chapter was too short and I didn't want y'all to read that and go "that's it?" So I'm posting chapter one too. On to the story!

Oh and because I forgot to do this in the prologue…

Disclaimer: I don't own much of anything in this story. Only the plot that isn't recognizable. All rights go to DC Comics, Cartoon Network, and Butch Hartman.

Now onto the story!

Aftermath and Confrontation

Danny POV

When I finally stopped the wail, Clockwork was gone. Glass littered the streets from windows I had blown out and some buildings looked on the verge of collapse.

While I saw all this, I felt nothing but anger and grief. I could now understand why my future self had ripped out the humanity, but I knew better. Nothing could help me. There was no one left who could…

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I walked to the wreckage of the Nasty Burger hoping to see them again, even if it was just their remains…or dare I say ghost forms? It didn't matter, there was nothing left. Not even Lancer.

I fell to my knees in despair again and wondered why no emergency personnel had arrived at the scene. I didn't even hear sirens. Then a thought hit me.

'Damn him. What purpose would he have freezing time now?'

Hearing footsteps behind me, I turned thinking I was wrong and Clockwork hadn't frozen time. Then I became even more confused as the form of Freakshow came to view.

"Freakshow?!" I exclaimed.

"In the flesh, hah hahaha," he laughed in that damn laugh he has.

"Aren't you supposed to be in prison? Or at least on trial?" I asked, to dejected to fight him.

"I was, but I have you to thank for my freedom, Phantom," he spat. "You destroyed the only evidence they had against me foolish boy."

"Circus Gothica wasn't enough?" I asked dumbfounded that the Reality Gauntlet was the only evidence the FBI and GIW had.

"Apparently not my dear boy. But enough chit chat, I came to ensure you don't thwart my plans again."

"Don't bet on it Freak. Look I'm not in the mood for a fight so why don't you get started and I'll thwart it later."

"You have thwarted me for. The. Last. Time!" Freakshow yelled, starting his tantrum.

"I'm giving you a head-start. Now take it and get out of my town before you go from ghost obsessed Freak to ghost." I said, growing irritated with how this was playing out and Clockwork for staging this moment.

"Ooh so dark. I love it, you're gonna fit right in with my new minions."

"What are you talking about Freak?"

If Freakshow made another ghost-controlling crystal orb and was controlling ghosts again I would have to stop him. My damn hero complex was kicking in, and as much as I hated to, I knew I had to stop him.

"Why world domination Phantom! With ghosts at my disposal, and you to lead the ghostly army, I'll be unstoppable, HA HA HAHAHAHA."

'If I have to hear that damn laugh again…' I thought.

"I warned you Freak. Now I'm going to end this before it starts!" I yelled as I lunged at him.

"I don't think so, Phantom," Freakshow said, sidestepping my tackle.

"You won't beat me again, you're too predictable, but under my control, you could help me rule the world."

"Wow… You been taking lessons from Vlad? Because you sound like another fruitloop."

"I. Am. Not. A. Fruitloop!" Freakshow exploded. "Lydia! Get him! Hotep-Ra, my orb please."

"As you wish, Master," Ra said and handed the orb to Freakshow.

"NO!" I screamed as Lydia's various tattoos wrapped themselves around me and forced me to look towards the orb.

The last time I was under the orb's influence, Sam's voice pulled me out and I saved her. Pain and guilt ran through me as I thought of that day. I could never save her again. Her or Tucker or Jazz or Mom or Dad.

Tears flowed down my face as I lost my grip on my freewill and my mind shattered.

'I'm sorry Sam,' was my last thought as I became Freakshow's puppet for a second time and lost my will, thoughts, and memories.

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I awoke in a dark room. I didn't know how I got here, but I knew I wasn't safe. I went to phase through the wall but got electrocuted the second I touched it.

"Ahhhhhhhh!' I screamed in pain and collapsed to the ground.

"Robin, it appears our guest has awakened," I heard a female voice say.

I looked up to see five teenagers standing in front of a door. On the far left was a pea green boy and the smallest of the five. Standing to the right of him was the biggest, looking part machine and creepy with his glowing red eye in the semi-lit room. In the middle was a spiky haired, average sized teen with the letter 'R' on his traffic light colored costume.

'This must be Robin,' I thought.

To his right was a female, floating a few inches off the floor. She had orange skin, red hair, and wore a purple crop top that left her midriff exposed with a purple miniskirt and thigh high boots. Beautiful, but not my type. Plus, if their looks were anything to go by, I was the enemy here. On the far right was another female. A blue cloak covered her entire body, but the hood was down and I could see her face. Purple hair no longer than her shoulders, really pale skin, but I couldn't look away from her eyes. They were amethyst…

'Sam?' I thought.

Then I looked at the group all at once. Everyone but the blue cloaked girl were glaring at me. In their eyes I saw fear, determination, anger, and contempt. The blue cloaked girl was staring at me with a confused expression, like she couldn't wrap her head around something. But I still couldn't stop looking at her eyes.

"Sam?" I whispered before tearing up and passing out.

That's all for chapter one folks! Longer than the first one and I hope they keep getting longer. I didn't know how to advance the story and decided it would be cool to show what Danny did under Freakshow's control in bits and pieces throughout the story. Hope you like these kind of fanfics! Any questions just PM or review.

'Til next time.