The long awaited chapter 4! If you didn't read the inproved version of chapter three though, this chapter makes no sense... Go back and read before reading here! If you did read the improved version of chapter 3, then go ahead and enjoy!

Normal Pov

"I nearly ruined young Daniel's life and it's entirely your fault!" Vlad shouted at his reflection in the bathroom.

Danny had disappeared, and he couldn't deny what he had just done earlier. He was destroying the poor boy's innocence and slowly losing his mind.

'Well, you can't blame me, your just blaming yourself that way,' Voice said.

"Nonsense! Because of you, I've scared away Daniel and I may never get him back!"

'Ah, but what your saying isn't adding up to what you were telling me before.'

Vlad sagged and slowly shuffled to his bed to think about things. He remembered Daniel below him, his innocent face shivering with delight as they embraced. His image reflected in the young boys eyes and his skin was smooth and untainted.

'I'm a criminal… an evil good for nothing criminal!' Vlad screamed at himself in his head.

'Well, if you want, I'll give you some time to yourself, how's that?' Voice asked.

"Fine," Vlad snarled, wishing he could kill himself.

Suddenly his phone went off from his top pocket. Vlad yanked out the cell and looked at the caller. It was the little badger's friends. Opening it, he attempted to blow them off like normal, but the shouts coming through the speaker made his blood freeze.

"Where's Danny? What did you do to him? Give him back!" Sam yelled loudly.

"What?" Vlad said dumbly, wishing he knew himself.

"You know what! We can't find him! It must be you who stole him! Even though we threw the Boo-merang and it hit Clockworks place, he wouldn't let us in!"

Vlad thought about this for a moment, and then realized what this meant. Clockwork had Danny captured. Blood boiling with rage he had never felt before, Vlad turned into his ghost half and dropped his phone.

"No one steals Daniel from me!" he roared before flying off into the direction of his portal.

Blasting through at a high speed, Vlad flew towards Clockworks tower and arrived at the doors, finding them bolted shut.

"Clockwork! Open up this instant!" Vlad shouted as he banged on the doors. Small voices could be heard through the barrier, but one voice stood out through all of them.

"Vlad! Let him in! Vlad!" a teenage voice yelled above the murmers.

"Daniel!" Vlad yelled in panic.

With all his strength, he charged up a pink blast that left the door in ruins. Floating in, he saw all the council members and Clockwork in a meeting like fashion. In the middle of them, a small ecto charged cage containing the younger halfa sat in the middle of the room. Danny was huddled in the middle in his ghost form, clutching his knees with the scarf around his neck. Danny looked up at his savior with his glowing green eyes looking like they would cry any minute.

"You did come…" the young halfa whispered.

Clockwork spun around to face Vlad, turning into his old man form. "I don't understand… how you found out about this, but you must leave and forget the boy."

Vlad barred his teeth and flew over to the ghost. The observant fled through the walls and doors and avoided the two powerful ghost's stares.

"Why. Did. You. Take. Him?" the elder halfa asked, trying to control his raging temper.

"You were not meant to exist in love. You and Danny are destined to face your future as enemies. I cannot let you both disrupt the flow of time. If you will not stay as enemies, I must get rid of you."

"Clockwork, Don't!" Danny screamed as he looked fearful at the elder halfa.

Vlad's eyes softened when he looked at Danny, finally revealing his true feelings that he had denied for so long. "I cannot go back and fight the one I love," Vlad said with resolution.

"Sigh, you brought this upon yourself."

Clockwork materialized a scythe and faced Vlad with his hands raised.

"Why don't you just freeze me and kill me though?" Vlad asked as the ghost advanced.

"Since you two are defying the time stream, I cannot affect you. That will change once I separate you both."

Clockwork lunged at Vlad, the weapon nearly missing Vlad's head. Vlad spun around and aimed a volley of blasts at the time ghost. A few hit him, but most scattered around him, leaving the now young Clockwork unharmed.

"Time isn't the only power I have," he stated.

With a flash, Clockwork materialized behind Vlad and aimed for the kill. "Vlad!" Danny yelled. Vlad closed his eyes and waited for his fate. "I'm sorry… Danny."

Clang!

Vlad opened his eyes slightly and saw something that confused him greatly. In front of him with a scythe equal to Clockworks, his younger teenage self hovered in front of him, blocking the weapon from killing the older Vlad.

"So, you finally realized your true feelings. Took you long enough!" he called back.

Clockwork's eyes widened as he looked at the one who stopped him. "Impossible!"

Vlad looked down at his ring and noticed it was glowing a faint red color.

"What in blazes is going on here?" Vlad yelled.

(Before Vlad Arrived)

Clockwork threw Danny into the cage fully clothed.

"Time in," the middle aged Clockwork called before pressing the button. Danny slowly blinked and looked around at his new surroundings.

"What the…"

"Danny, I'm sorry it had to come to this," Clockwork stated.

Danny stood up and faced the ghost, turning into his alter ego in response. "What's going on Clockwork? Why did you kidnap me?"

"Well, you're destroying the time stream by falling in love with your sworn enemy, and the world could be at stake."

Danny looked up at the now old ghost with confusion crossing his face. "What? Why can't I… fall… in love?" Danny asked, admitting to himself for the first time that he truly loved Vlad.

"You are both destined to cause the chain of events that will determine the future of all our worlds, but if you continue to love each other, something no ghost should ever attempt to do, I'm afraid we will all be doomed."

"You can't make me stop loving him! We're both human! You can't keep us apart and make us play your sick game."

Clockwork shook his head and turned is body away from the young halfa. "Think about it Danny, he doesn't love you. You're a substitute for your mother in his eyes. You know how evil he is."

"No… that can't be true!" Danny screamed.

Collapsing from stress, Danny looked around the cage for a way to escape, but none could be found. Putting his hands to his side, Danny found his scarf lying by his side, glowing faintly. Clockwork had gone to retrieve the council, and had left Danny alone. The glow got brighter until a figure flashed into the room in a bright light. When Danny looked, he was DP staring at him with is arms behind his back and a happy gleam in his eyes.

"Good job Danny! You realized your feelings… finally."

Danny backed up into the cage, thinking he was going crazy.

"No, you're not crazy, but I'll tell you something, I'll help you escape and give you all the answers you want if you follow my lead. Vlad may or may not come and rescue you. If he does, I'll have the power to break you out to aid him. If not, you're doomed to follow Clockwork's rules forever."

Danny slowly nodded his head in agreement as he watched DP fade away. "I'll be waiting!" he called before he disappeared.

The scarf stopped glowing its ruby red, and all the ghosts arrived, leaving Danny with those final words, and silently praying that Vlad truly fell in love with him.

Cliffy! I have schoolwork! No! That's the ultimate enemy! Until next, answers will be revealed and love will be tested... and just between you and me, there is more to Danny's friends than I'm letting on... ; ) Until then,

Chow! : )