Author's Note
Sorry this didn't come up earlier, I was busy and it had to be put off. You guys probably hate me for the cliffy, but oh well!
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There's Another Time Lord
Chapter 4: Run
By MoonlightUmbreon
"Well, well, well. It has been a long time, hasn't it Doctor?" (Clockwork?) said menacingly. "And I've been waiting here for you, ever so patiently. Since... the start of time, even."
"What's wrong with you Clockwork?" said a confused Danny. "Why the heck are you acting so strangely?"
Clockwork made a kind of leer at Danny in a somewhat sympathetic way, which made the hybrid confused to no end. "Oh, such an innocent little thing. You wouldn't believe he was the one to take down dear old Pariah. I am not acting strangely, dear boy, I am acting normally."
"No, you're not..." Danny said, eyeing him carefully. "You're not Clockwork!" and with that, Danny sent an ecto-blast immediately in his direction. However Clockwork merely waved his hand at it, deflecting it so it came pummeling straight back into Danny's chest.
"Of course I am Clockwork!" he said, slamming the bottom of his staff on the floor. "Only the Clockwork you never knew! It was an act, so you didn't screw things up and kill your human self, releasing Dan Phantom to destroy everything."
Danny looked behind himself to find that everyone had backed away. However he didn't lose his grip, there was something not right about Clockwork. "What are you on about? Clockwork, there is something wrong!"
"I told you," he said simply, waving the hand that was free of the staff. "There is nothing wrong with me. I am the same person as I have always been, you and those oblivious observants were fed a fake. And you fell for it. But now, I feel that you should know. My name is not Clockwork, nor has it ever been."
"Then who on earth and the Ghost Zone are you?" Danny said angrily, his green eyes like lasers on the Ghost of Time. All he did was smile malevolently
"I am The Master. Now, run!" Wind started to pick up around the room. At first it didn't seem so bad, but then, green, ecto-plasmic shockwaves appeared, thicker and more damaging than those of the Ghostly Wail. "I said RUN!" The Master yelled, and Danny found himself being thrown out of Clockwork's lair along with everyone else.
"Get in!" The Doctor yelled, pointing at the Specter Speeder. "Quickly! We need to get back to earth, now!"
Everyone clambered inside as quickly as possible, while the shockwaves began to die down. Danny immediately slammed his boot onto the peddle, making the Speeder jerk. They all sped off through the Ghost Zone at full speed, pressing them against their seats.
A horrible creaking sound started to come from the engine. It started to smoke and splutter sparks, all the while shaking horribly.
DANGER: ENGINE SEVERELY OVERHEATED. PLEASE EVACUATE THE FENTON SPECTOR SPEEDER IMMEDIATELY. SPARKS DETECTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE FUEL TANK.
Everyone yelled at hearing the alert. "Grab onto me!" Danny yelled, and no one hesitated to do so. The lot of them became intangible as the speeder exploded, supernova-style with an almighty bang. Most were temporarily deafened by it. As the debris cleared, Danny let go of them all, leaving them floating relatively defenseless in the middle of the Ghost Zone. No one was particularly phased that they were floating without means of support, except for Martha, who yelled out in fright thinking she would fall.
"We're not far off from the portal." Tucker said, looking down at his PDA. "Probably only a few hundred meters."
"Great," Sam said as she rolled her eyes. "Tucker, you know only ghosts can move around in the Ghost Zone? Danny can't be expected to carry all of us!"
"But I can try." Danny said before Sam could rant at Tucker's lack of common sense. "Everyone grab onto everyone else, I might be able to drag us all out." They did as they were told, holding onto each other to form one long line, Sam at the front, then Martha, then Tucker, then The Doctor at the back. Danny grabbed Sam's hand and proceeded to drag them all to safety, much to his arm-socket's dismay. With each pull, it became a little bit more painful from the weight. He silently preyed that no ghosts would decide to attack right now. However, there was a mysterious lack of ghosts around at the moment.
Unfortunately, this means of transport took forever. Danny had pulled them no more than one-hundred meters and it had already been ten minutes. "Just one-hundred and six meters to go..." Martha said as she looked behind herself at Tucker's PDA. "How long will that take?"
"At this rate, another ten-and-a-quarter of a minute." Tucker replied. Danny looked back at them.
"And at the rate my energy's decreasing, add another five-and-a-half minutes onto that. At least."
Quite suddenly, a hook came out from nowhere and dug right into Danny's right arm, making green ectoplasm and a tiny bit of red blood leak out. The Doctor looked somewhat startled, as though he had just realized something. Although it quickly turned to one of concern after the hook yanked them all very quickly towards the Fenton Ghost Portal.
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Maddie and Jack Fenton were down in the lab, using the Fenton Fisher. They were fishing to find a ghost of sorts, hopefully one that was A) responsible for the loss of the Specter Speeder, and / or B) One that could be dissected with a scalpel. Jack suddenly pulled back on the line.
"Hey, Mads! I got something!" Jack yelled gleefully, reeling in the line. "And it's heavy! Have you got the restraints ready?"
"Yup." Maddie replied, smiling as she awaited the catch of the day. "Whatever's gotten tangled in that hook is in for a big surprise!"
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Author's Note
Moonlight: Just for all who don't know, The Master Bad! (Yes, it deserves a capital letter, very much so) If you have seen the three episodes, Utopia, The Sound of Drums and The Last of the Time Lords, you'll know exactly what I mean. For those who haven't, it will gradually be expained.
Kris: Moonlight, how're you going to completely explain Clockwork being The Master?
Moonlight: It's all in due time Kris, all in due time...
Kris: -reads Moonlight's thoughts for a moment- Oh! Now I get it!
Moonlight: What have I said about doing that?!
Kris: Nothing yet.
Moonlight: -growls-
Peace,
MoonlightUmbreon
