A/N: so I feel really really nice today and decided I'd put up another chap.

Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom or anything that is recognizabl.

Ch 5

Skulker POV (in the thermos)

Since when has the ghost child been so powerful as to immediately freeze his opponent? Usually he tries to wear us down before he captures us... What do I care? All I should be thinking about is my next attempt to get his head on my wall... While making my plans I could just barely hear what sounded like a conversation.

"Sweetie...(the halfa's mother?)you're adopted."

And now I feel slightly bad for Phantom...

The next thing I know I'm in the ghost zone staring at a very strange sight...

Walker POV (when Skulker comes through the portal)

Just as Clockwork is about to answer Lynn's question Skulker comes through the portal. When Skulker is through he stops and stares; I imagine because our little group makes quite the sight. Some how we made it here without anyone seeing us; I think we can blame/thank Clockwork for that. Lynn becoming uncomfortable with the silence between us and Skulker says something about us not having a gag for the Observant so Clockwork put it in a timestop. This appears to knock Skulker out of whatever shock he was in because he shook his head then turned to me.

"If you are about to go fight the ghost child I wouldn't because he just found out he's adopted."

At that Clockwork said to "send them to my castle" and bolted off through the portal, Lynn not far behind him dragging the Observant along with her. Knowing what he was talking about I grab my notebook and pen from my pocket and write a quick note to Bullet to gather up all the ghosts that have fought the Punk except Pariah Dark and have them meet at Clockworks tower and to have Skulker help him.

I hand the note to Skulker telling him to take it to Bullet then head on my way to catch up.
By the time I catch up I find Lynn glaring at and lecturing the humans and Clockwork trying to comfort a distraught Phantom acting his ghost age for once. I decide to let the humans be and float over to Clockwork and the Punk...

Clockwork POV (after bolting from the Ghost Zone)

Dang it! It's after this that the timelines turn for the worst unless I get there quickly. The scene I come across when I finally can see Daniel is dire: the GIW and his adoptive parents have him cornered while the rest of the towns people watch. All of a sudden Daniel looks up and the next thing I know I have an armful of scared and distraught ghostling. "Shush youngling, all is as it should be. It will be ok youngling."

With Daniel still shaking in my arms and trying to hide beneath my cloak I turn to see what else is going on and am suddenly glad I'm not human. Lynn looks like she's about to take the Observant, gut it and then throw the guts at the crowd. If she wasn't mad before she is now...

Oh look Walker finally showed up...

As Walker floated over Daniel seemed to try to hide in my cloak even more. "Why'd you take off so fast?"

"Later for now let's get Lynn and get out of here. I have to explain some things to Daniel and then..." I got cut off by a feminine pain filled scream...

Lynn POV (just after Clockwork flies off)

Once I got into the human world I would have crashed to the floor if it weren't for the fact that I could access the wings of my Fae form. Now to explain what I mean by that is that because I remember my past life as 'The Lady' who was Fae some of her characteristics are still ingrained into me. In this case her wings are apart of my soul and can manifest on me physically when needed. So I flew off after Clockwork (Observant still in hand) not bothering to look around at my surroundings. It took a bit but once I caught up to Clockwork and watched what happened with the young ghostling, who unless I'm mistaken is his son, I my temper blew sky high.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING?!"

Everyone down below cringed at my bellow. They looked at me and some got ready to fire I just dodged and yelled at them some more about only shooting things that attack first or anything that looked like the Observant behind me.

"What is your problem? I mean shooting at someone who obviously isn't attacking is just plain stupid. It's like inviting a pregnant mouse into your house when you don't have any mice then buying a cat to get rid of the infestation of mice. And besides that the ghostling you were just about to shoot seemed to be panicked and ready to fall a part at a moments notice did it ever occur to you knuckle heads that he just wanted to be left alone?"

Most of the towns people were agreeing with me and what I said had caused the hunters to stop shooting at me so I could stand and lecture them. I barely realized that Walker had finally joined Clockwork; when I felt a pain in my wing and screamed while falling toward the earth at an alarming rate...

Danny POV (after dodging the missile)

I looked up to where the missile was coming from and saw none other than the GIW. I know it's completely illogical and stupid but I started to panic and had the distinct urge to cry and find Clockwork. I just shrugged it off to finding out I was adopted. So I ran/flew. I ran as fast as I could and didn't look back. They started shooting at me as we went through the town and then I heard my adoptive parents join in the chase. My urge to run crying to Clockwork got worse; I ignored it for now. I was just about to phase through a building when I noticed it had a ghost shield. I turned around and saw I was basically cornered. Then as if he knew I that I was in trouble I couldn't get out of (he probably did he is the master of all time...) Clockwork showed up.

I didn't think I just flew over and past the hunters shooting at me and into Clockwork's arms and tried to hide my face in his cape while I cried. What the heck?! I'm 15 I shouldn't be crying just because I was chased and shot at; it happens most days! Something must be wrong with me...

As I was thinking this Clockwork tried to comfort me it was almost working too. Then Walker showed up and I was about to panic more when Clockwork told me all was fine. I was too distracted by Clockwork but when a loud pain filled scream hit my ears I looked up just in time to see Walker save some girl who had been...shot in the wing and was dragging an Observant with her? Once Walker set her down softly on the ground and made sure her wound wouldn't kill her he turned to see who shot her then he went to start shouting at the GIW because it was one of their guns smoking; when next thing I know we're all at Clockworks with the girl on a cot and nearly all my enemies around us. This probably won't end well for me I just know it.