A/N: Sooo I don't think I've said this, actually I know I haven't, but this is my first published multi-fic and yeah... Also if anyone is interested I'm working on what will be a set of holiday one-shots for this story... (also I'm horrid at spelling and sometimes am so far off the mark that spellchecker cant identify the word for that I apologize...)
Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom or anything recognizable...
Ch 6
Skulker POV (after Walker leaves)
WHERE DOES HE GET OFF WITH MAKING ME HIS MESSENGER? I'm half tempted to not deliver it...but his prison, where Bullet most likely is, is on the way to my island so I might as well drop it off...
Once I got there and found Bullet I got the great (not great) surprise of being asked to help round up all the ghosts the ghost child has ever fought aside from Pariah and send them to Clockworks.
"I'm only doing this because it appeals to my obsession. (Bullet nodded.) I have a question. Do you know why Walker would be traveling with Clockwork, a human female, and what looked like an Observant tied up?"
"No idea. Let's just get this over with and meet up at the Clocktower. I'll head toward Nocturne's if you take Piondexter's."
"Fine."
With that we split off and slowly made our way to the Clocktower.
Once there all we could do was wait.
Walker POV (after the scream)
I had a feeling of dread as turned around and saw Lynn falling. I didn't think, I didn't freeze, I flew like the devil himself was at my heels and just barely caught her before she was a splat on the ground. As I laid her gently on the ground, I noticed she was unconscious and was bleeding ectoplasm profusely from her wing. I'll have to ask her about that later... I turn to see who shot at her so I can ask them why when I see smoke coming off the barrel of one of the GIW's guns. Knowing that the GIW would have thought her a ghost.
Those...those...Idiotic-No-Good-Low-Down-Good-For-Nothing BASTARDS. I don't care that they thought her a ghost, I don't care that they thought she was a threat because they thought she was a ghost; I care that they would PURPOSEFULLY SHOOT AT SOMETHING THAT WASN'T HARMING THEM AND THEN EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LAW ENFORCEMENT!
I get ready to either start yelling or blasting the bastards when all of a sudden I'm at Clockworks with every ghost that's ever fought the Punk looking at me with fright. I take a deep breathe and turn to check on Lynn. While I'm doing that I as calmly as I can tell Clockwork I hate when he does things like that. I also notice the Observant's still with us.
"Hey Punk you got one of those stupid thermoses on you?"
"Yeah"
"Could I borrow it for a second?"
"Sure...?"
He hands me the thermos and I suck the Observant into it and cap the thing then hand it back to the punk. I hear a gasp.
"What he was already tied up and in a timestop. This way Clockwork doesn't have to keep the timestop going and we don't have to worry about it causing trouble if it some how got out."
That seems to cause a silence to fall. I do all that without looking because something strange has happened: her wound has now transferred to her back ,rather than her wings which have disappeared? I start cussing up storm and trying to keep her from bleeding out because even though it wasn't fatal on her wings, it can cause some major damage on her back.
"Any one here know first aid?"
I get a bunch of negative responses but surprisingly (or I guess not so surprisingly; since it is his obsession to help/protect people) the Punk comes over and says that while he isn't sure it will work he can try something with his ice powers that will at least stop the bleeding long enough for someone to go get Frostbite or someone else with first aid knowledge and get back. I send Bullet and pray he gets here fast.
Clockwork POV (after they arrive at his tower.)
As soon as I've started time again I notice that Skulker and Bullet have done what they were asked and all of my sons enemies are standing around us. Daniel seems frightened even more so I just hold him and ignore Walker's complaining about not getting to blast the GIW. When Walker asks for the thermos Daniel has I let him go. Then I move to my time mirrors and see that Lynn will be fine but Daniel will have many questions so I prepare for the most likely questions he'll ask. After Frostbite arrives and takes Lynn to another room to fix her up, Walker turns to Daniel and says thanks before bowing and apologizing for fighting him he then turns to the other ghosts and tells them that they must do the same. They look at him and ask why.
"Because he has made a contract with me that he and all of you will help me care for Daniel until after his fifth deathday but before his sixth to make up for not doing so like the laws say."
They all grumble but agree to it seeing as how the contract is official. Daniel then asks about the laws and why he was acting like he was two. I let Walker answer and turn to my time mirrors to see what is going on in the human world and prepare for what is to come.
Lynn POV (after she blacks out)
Ugh...why can't I open my eyes? What happened? Why am I in so much pain? And why does my back feel cold?
I try to sit up but feel someone push me down gently and tell me it's okay I just have to quit moving or I'll make it worse. Then I black out again.
Danny POV (after he volunteers to help)
After Walker sends Bullet to get Frostbite he looks devastated at not being able to be more help.
"Hey, um, do you want to help? Cause I need someone to deal with her shirt so I can get to the wound then I need someone to push her down if she wakes up she so she won't make things worse. "
Walker sets to work and by the time I'm finished talking her shirt is out of the way and Walker is sitting there holding her hand and watching for signs of movement. I go over and start trying to stop the bleeding.
"Um, I know this is probably going to bite me in the butt later but who is this girl and why are you being so nice?"
"She is the reincarnation of 'The Lady' and I'm being 'so nice' as you put it cause she helped me remember some things."
As he says this the girl starts trying to move he tells her to quiet down and that everything was going to be ok. I was going to ask another question when:
"Hey Walker why're we here and what's up with the human?"
Just as Walker was going to explain Bullet and Frostbite enter. Walker has Frostbite take the girl away to finish healing her and the turns to me says thanks for helping and then bows, actually BOWS, and apologizes for fighting me these past two years. Then he turns to the others and forces them to do the same because of some contract? Or that's what Clockwork said anyway...
"Um not that I don't appreciate the thought but why? Where in the your law book does it say anything about helping me? And why do I have the urge to hide behind Clockwork like I'm two?"
"Well Punk it's because it needed to be done. As for the law, the law isn't specifically about you but all ghostlings. It says that all ghosts are to protect and help any ghostling who hasn't reached their third deathday. And that's probably why you've been acting like you're two."
I nod my understanding. After that Walker dismisses the others and goes off to find Frostbite to check on the girl. I turn to Clockwork to start questioning him and stop because the look on his face can only mean there is pain to come.
