Lunar Boy

Lunar screamed the entire trip from Clockwork's to Skulker's. Yes, putting Dan next to Lunar was a BIG mistake, Skulker decided.

When the kid finally stopped screaming, our mechanical villain sighed. "Stupid kid."

"Hey! Don't call mini me stupid!" (lol! It never gets old!) Dan yelled from inside the welted shut thermos.

"Do. You. Ever. Shut. Up!?!?" Skulker shouted, unknowingly mimicking Clockwork in the previous story.

"Wow, Clockys back already?" Dan asked.

This confused Skulker, so he gave up. He set the cage down in an empty room and left again.

Lunar Boy sat still, trying to regain his breath.

"If you were a half ghost, that'd be one heck-of-a ghostly wail." Dan commented.

Lunar rolled his eyes, but then smiled. "Hey, Dan, who is that, anyway?" he wanted to know.

"That would be Skulker, the Ghost Zone's biggest boaster about Hunting. He claims to be the greatest hunter. Yeah, right. I overheard Ember complaining that he couldn't even find the TV remote." Dan informed, not really caring.

Lunar sighed. "Yeah, screaming was a good cover-up. He didn't even notice that I stool his keys!" He laughed, twirling them on his index finger.

"I would tell on you, but I let it slid because that would be telling on myself." Dan replied. "Now, go make a run for it!"

Lunar rolled his eyes at the thermos. He reached out and grabbed the small padlock and stuck the key into it. With a satisfying 'click', he pushed the cage door open and climbed out.

He tiptoed over to a nearby window, but all he saw was green. Now what?

Clockwork's lair

All was quite. Nothing was out of ordinary except the lack of the time master and a note on the floor of the main room.

"Hello? Father Time?"

A green glow illuminates from one of the many windows of ages as someone began to walk through it.

"I did it! I protected the saber-tooth's babies! You were right, that job was fun! Father?"

A little girl stepped out of the strange portal, her long hair tied in a ponytail. She looked around, frowning.

"FATHER!?!?" she yelled, finally.

The girl grimaced. "Well, I'm going to bed." She informed the air. The girl yawned, walking to the back of the room filled with floating clocks. In the back was a small bedroom, all white. The girl flopped down on the bed and yawned again.

The Ghost Zone: Specter Speeder

"Danny, I'm sure Clockwork will be able to straiten this out. Calm down, you're scaring the kids!" Sam chided.

Danny didn't pay attention. Clockwork's lair was just ahead. He flew the large vehicle straight into the castle.

"CLOCKWORK!" Danny yelled, jumping out.

"Ow! You're killing brain cells!" both Tuckers groaned, holding their ears.

Sam and Lavender hopped out, looking around. Lavender spotted the note on the floor.

"Aye, Big D, lookith!" Lavender pointed at the small paper.

Danny and Sam gave Lavender a strange look while both Tucks laughed.

Danny picked up the note. All present saw Danny's face turn white.

Clockwork's not here, puny whelp. I have your little self. Give yourself to me so I can kill you. If you don't I'll kill little you. How you want to end yourself is up to you.

-The New master of Time

"Oi! INTRUDERS! GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT!!!" a voice yelled at them.

They had no idea who it was, but they took the warning. Danny and both Sam's jumped into the Speeder. Danny's floored it and they sped off, out of the castle.

The little girl came running out from the shadows. "Danny?"

Beh. Hi-ya peoples! Mom thinks I'm doing homework! HEHEHE!

Pilo of the WUAC