I want to thank those of you who've written reviews on my story, it really does mean a lot to me. I am also going to be using some of Raven's powers from the comics as they're a bit more fleshed out there. She's an empath after all, so I figure why not use those powers. Read the end for a bit of context on why this story is a bit late this time around.

Anyway, without further ado…

Nightshade

Raven looked wide eyed into the red eyes of the half human being, feeling all of his pain leave him was a bit relieving. The only problem she had now was that this poison was in her, slowly attempting to take her life. She watched as the boy's eyes shut and she felt him drift off to sleep, before she fell herself.

"The poison is very potent to the undead. Small doses are enough to kill us, but to most other beings it's nothing more than a harmless flower. He is lucky to be alive still and all thanks to that are for you," Clockwork spoke from behind her.

"It stings a bit. Are you sure that it's not lethal to people like me," Raven said, all the while biting her lip.

Clockwork frowned a little, but shrugged and said, "It's shouldn't be lethal to half demons, it should be out of your system some time in the next couple hours. Until then you should rest."

Clockwork motioned her to follow him as he flew through his tower. She obliged him, weakly walking through the halls of his enormous tower until they reached a room that held a couple lounge chairs.

The old ghost shifted into his younger self and said, "You may rest here for now. I imagine you have more questions, but to answer an important question from earlier. The ghost is called Danny Phantom, and he has been protecting his town from being invaded by ghosts for the better part of three months."

Raven nodded from the comfort of the chair. Her vision, which was blurry, didn't see the large tomes on the walls and the vast array of books that were before her. All she could affix her eyes to was this ghost called Clockwork. She took in his presence as it continually shifted from young to older to elder before saying, "How do you know about him? I get that you are this 'ghost of time' but why him specifically?"

Clockwork let out a small sigh, and said, "You asked me earlier if you were helping a monster. Truth be told, I knew of his coming before all other ghosts. I saw many potential paths that this boy would take, however I had hoped he would fall into the path where his father wired their security system." He paused as his eyes drifted to the main viewing platform.

As he looked back, he saw the irritation in her eyes. He smiled, "He is newly turned, only three months from his death day. Even still, almost all paths he would have been on would have led him to lose his family; then he would lose his humanity."

"You keep saying paths. What are these paths that you see?" Raven asked feeling angry at herself for being convinced to take part in this. She reigned her anger in waiting for an answer.

"Many believe that time is a simple construct of events that must happen from one moment to the next, but as the 'ghost of time' as you put it, I see things much differently. I see all potential futures that may come to be. For instance, in the near future you might succumb to the will of Trig…" Clockwork began, only to be cut off by Ravens eyes glowing red and multiplying.

"As I was saying, some events are more malleable than others. In very rare circumstances, events are indeed set into stone. His coming as half ghost is an example of an event that is set in stone, but his father installing cameras in his lab instead of his wife is an example of an unfixed event," Clockwork paused.

Ravens eyes returned to normal and she nodded. "I see, then what path is he on now?" She inquired

Clockwork took a moment to think about his answer before beginning. "Let's go off of what we know to start with. He has just lost his family in the worst possible way. They have discovered the truth about his turning early, and have taken actions that would have killed him completely. He teleported into the ghost zone, slowly dying, and I have taken actions to save him," Clockwork stopped talking and asked, "Feel well enough to walk again?"

Raven nodded as she slowly got up, but noticed now where she was. She catalogued the knowledge of this library into her memory. She followed him into the main viewing room. Clockwork gazed into the mirror like vail and sighed.

"Unfortunately, there is not much I can't see on his current path. If left unchecked, he would become darker and crueler to those whom cross his path. He would return home, and be force to kill his own parents. His friends and sister would learn of what he did, and capture him the way they had capture all ghosts they have encountered. Under direction from another halfa, they would turn him over to the government. Once there, they would contain and experiment on him. After a few years he would escape and go into the ghost zone, where he would become more powerful over time. After learning the identity of the other halfa from another ghost, this broken and mad boy will return to the land of the living…" Clockworks eyes began to widen.

Raven watched as the future would quickly jump from one event to another, almost sporadically.

"This evil boy would, after a long and arduous fight, slay his sister and former friends. Then he would fight the halfa whom had a hand in turning him over to the government years before. The battle would take many years and leave the world in ruins. I don't see the victor in this contest, but I see his demise. Your own father breaches the barrier to the worlds and slays him," Clockwork finished grimly.

If Raven could show emotion right now, it would have been almost elated joy. At least her father was good for something. She turned from the glass vail and said, "It sounds like his death is the only option." A statement that she did not take pleasure in, and one that she doubted she could carry out alone.

Clockworks eyes pierced hers and spoke, "He would be ended from this potential outcome. I have already seen to that, at any rate. He has another fate that lay before him. One where he doesn't return home at all. Nothing is concrete from the world I would help facilitate."

Ravens eyes widened and said in horror, "I'm not going to kill him!"

Clockwork broke out into a smile, "No, you take him back to the land of the living and help him survive."

Raven then sighed and began to mull over her options. She couldn't let the whole world get destroyed, but she also couldn't figure out how to tell her team either. 'Hey guys, this is Danny Phantom! He's going to be staying with us for a while. Oh by the way, he's a ghost!' Yeah right, Robin would just jump at the opportunity.

Clockwork broke her out of her thoughts by saying, "The decision is yours to make, I cannot force you to do anything. I have one more shot at preventing this future despite your decision. It's more dangerous, but I think I may be able to steer this train wreck to an agreeable conclusion."

Raven was truly afraid in this moment. She closed her eyes and said, "I don't think I will be able to take on this responsibility, nevertheless I will think about it. Once this poison is out of my system, you will have my answer."

Clockwork nodded and brought her back to the library. Once there, she sat back down and slowly began to sober from the poison in her veins. She looked over to the books, then back to clockwork. He slowly nodded, all too curious about which story she would pick from his extensive library of knowledge.

End of chapter!

So that is the end of yet another chapter!

Firstly, I had started this chapter around the end of October, but then when I went to pick it back up in November a little game came out, Fallout 76. I realized that Bethesda will never again release a good Fallout game, so I decided to collide two games that I am very fond of; D&D and Fallout. Many have done this combination before me, but I'm taking it one step further. I've spent what time I had in November and most of December writing out the Rule book portion of the tabletop version of fallout. So far, I've covered the short introduction and the character creation portion. I have a lot of work ahead of me though, and I haven't touched the weapons, or monsters portion of said book.

Secondly, school picked up this month and I came off of all the progress I made on Fall&Out that I remembered I started this chapter four months ago. I'm now managing my time a little better now, so here is my new schedule. M. Tu. W. are school days so no updates! Th. and F. are work/F&O/(leftover) Homework so no updates. Sat/Sun are going to be dedicated to this story from now on so expect another chapter at the end of next week. NOT THIS WEEK. The new chapters will be out specifically on Sunday as Saturday will be the start of a new chapter and D&D with my family and friends later on at night.

Lastly: work is beginning to screw me on hours so now I'm only working Sunday, Thursday, and Friday. Normally work doesn't interfere with the story so if I can get more hours I'll take them while doing this story.

Word count: 1330

Total word count: 1714