Sorry this took so long, guys. School made it hard to finish. And to make it worse, I hit a block, so this chapter is pretty short for the wait. But anyway, enjoy! :) I do not own Danny Phantom.

Ch 4- Questions and Reveals

"Chelsea! What are you doing?" Danny called from behind me.

"Going to see Clockwork." I responded, not looking at him. I was standing in front of the Fenton's ghost portal, adjusting my jumpsuit.

"Wait. I need to talk-"

"I'm sorry I snapped at Paulina earlier, okay? In my defense, she has horrible timing!" I had no time for this. I needed to talk to Clockwork. And I was afraid I would snap again if he gave me an ultimatum.

"I wasn't going to say anything about that. Although I do wish you'd try to control your temper, I was going to ask what happened."

"What happened?"

"Why you lost control like that."

I closed my eyes. I didn't want to have to explain this to him. . "He...reminded me of my father. He...has the same power. I...miss...my parents so much." I clenched my teeth together, trying to regain control of myself. I didn't want to flood the town or something.

Danny stared at me. I lifted my head. I was determined to make it through this. I would get back to my family.

I had to.

"Wish me luck." I said, stepping through the portal. I flew straight to Clockwork's place, somewhere I knew well, even in this unfamiliar time. But when I got there, I heard yelling. I floated soundlessly forward until I could see what was going on.

Dan had beaten me here.

"You have to know how I can beat her! You know everything! How do I beat this girl?!"

"You can't."

"Stop telling me that! I can beat her. I will!"

I let my bow form in my hands. Clockwork was my ticket home– once he would allow me to. I wasn't about to let anything happen to him.

Dan howled when my shot hit him. When he whirled to face me, I was twirling my bow between my fingers. "Looking for me?"

He sneered. "I'll be back for you, old man." He snarled, pointing to Clockwork. "And I will find a way to beat you."

"Good luck."I muttered sarcastically. I pulled a Thermos from where I had stored it in my belt, turning it back and forth in my hand.

"Do you honestly believe you are stronger than me, little girl?"

"I'm not little. And you haven't seen what I can do." I haven't seen most of it myself. I added mentally. I pointed the Thermos at him and raised my eyebrows questioningly. He cursed and disappeared.

I turned toward Clockwork. "I need to get out of here. I snapped at a girl today because she asked me a question."

"I know. I saw." He turned away from me, and started floating in the other direction. "You need someone who is more like you to keep you in check. Do you remember the stories of Vlad Plasmius?"

My eyebrows raised. "The Frootloop?"

"Well... Yes, I suppose so."

"No one has seen him since the whole Disatsertiod thing. But yeah, I remember the stories."

"He had a son."

It took me a second. "Wait...what?"

"Yes. He is quite the opposite of you. His mother was a full ghost. So he is one forth human."

I stared at him cautiously. There was more to this than he was telling me. "Okay. So why are you telling me this?"

"He heard about his heritage, and wanted to set things right. So he came to me." I waited for him to get to the point. "I am sending him with you."

"What? Why?"

"Because he understands you better than Danny does. He can yelp you keep your temper. Now, I will go get him for you, then you will have to leave. You have a job to do."