AN: Ok, Hi. I realize that there's alot of talking taking place in this chapter, but trust me there is going to be alot of action coming up. Plus I had to explain alot in this one chapter. As for Danny's mom finding out 'bout him, that's to come too...Well I hope you enjoy this chapter, and sorry for the mistakes in the last one. RxR! PLEASE!

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Green swirls of the Ghost Zone, was the only thing Danny could see, along with the broken pieces of land and floating doors. He hated this place and felt somewhat sorry for the other ghost….only a little any way. He needed answer, that much he knew but from whom and where he didn't know.

"I could go to Clockwork but I don't know where he is…." Then Danny remembered the Library he had fought GhostWritter at. "Maybe there's something there."

He found the old building phased through the doors. Lines of books and scrolls scattered the large building. This would take longer than he had thought at first. Thinking of what the category or letter the information he need would be under, he float about looking.

"B… Battle, no. W…War, maybe. K…King, lets try this." He pulled an old scroll out and dusted it off.

Unrolling the long paper his green eyes skimmed the writing, until he found what he was looking for.

Entry 250

'Our Great King has been gone for so long. The lands have been destroyed beyond repair and small battles are still breaking out. Even with the Evil One gone, I fear that things will never be the same. I tried to find the King's adviser Clockwork, but little success. I can only hope that he made it out alright.'

Entry 251

'I have found him at last, Clockwork is alive and well. Though he has managed to gain a little prize from the War, I am relieved to see he is fine. I spoke with him and asked about the King, in hopes that maybe, just maybe….but no. As I feared he will not return…at least not in this time, Clockwork says he will return. I only wish I could see his return.

Danny smiled, he'd found one clue to what he needed to know. Clockwork. He needed to see the time ghost, but how?

"Um, Clockwork….I don't know if you can hear me or not, but I need to talk to you." Danny called out.

Behind him, a bright flash of light lit the room up as the every changing ghost stepped forward; the ever knowing smirk on his face, and time staff in hand.

"You called?" he asked.

"Hey it worked. Um yeah, can you answer something? Do…did you know this Great King?" Danny asked somewhat nervous.

Clockworks' face fell some, he nodded and floated to a near by chair and sat. Danny followed as he waited for an answer. As he watched the ghost, he spotted the scar.

"You were there weren't you? That's how you got that scar, am I right?"

The ghost of time sighed, "Yes, this scar is a reminder of that painful time. As told you before the Ghost Zone was not always like it is now. And I was in that battle, I watched as the King saved everyone."

"Really, wow. Hey, um do you know what happen to the person that wrote this?" Danny held out the scroll for him to see.

"Ah, Melisfor… he has returned." Clockwork smiled sadly.

"Returned?" Danny raised an eye brow.

"Oh I almost forgot you don't know. It is a misconception to humans, that ghost are immortal. This is untrue, a ghost is nothing more than a wondering spirit, and when the time is right they return to the living world." Clockwork continued to explain. "When a human dies, their soul is sent here. They roam about for awhile and when the time comes, they are reincarnated back into the human world."

"Oh, then how come I have to deal with Skulker and The Box Ghost?" Danny was a little annoyed by this.

"Oh they aren't normal ghost young Danny, ghost like Skulker were born from the energy of humans. They can never return to the human world, they just are, and because of this they live forever in the Ghost Zone."

Danny nodded his head this, it made some since now. He had always had to fight ghost, and wonder why the never really 'died'. Course he never wanted to kill them, but was one nagging question in the back of his mind.

"Now, what else can do for you?" The now child like time ghost asked.

"Oh that's all…"

"Very well then, I shall go, I've enjoyed our talk young Phantom." Clockwork floated off some, and raised his staff ready to leave.

"Wait, no, there's more." Danny confessed.

The ghost turned to him, a smile on his face. "Ok, what is it?" He returned to his seat and waited to hear Danny out.

"Um, for awhile now, I've had these weird dreams. There's some sort of battle going on, and you are always there, and some freaky person with red eyes. I know I've seen those eyes somewhere too." Danny blurted out quickly.

The smile had faded from Clockworks' face as he listened to half-ghost talk about his dreams.

"And last night, it was different. I was charging at the person, and that was it. But I remember feeling very sad and happy at the same time." Danny rested his head on he hand. "Is that even possible?"

"Any thing is possible," Clockwork replied, shrugging his shoulders. "From what I can make of what you told me, it seems you were and are seeing the past events of the Ghost Zone."

"What? How, I don't even live here." Danny protested.

"No, but you are half-ghost yes?" The shape shifting ghost pointed out.

"Ok you got a point there, but still why me?"

Clockwork shook his head, "I may know everything in time, but I don't know personal things, now I'm sorry I must go. I do hope you find what your looking for." And with that, he disappeared.

Danny sighed, he'd hoped that the time ghost would help him with his dreams, but it seemed not. Looking at the watch he'd brought with him, Danny gasped and zoomed back to his world.

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Clockwork watched from his glass orb. He'd lied to the boy, he did know what the dreams were about. They were memories, no doubt his true spirit was beginning to awaken.

"Are to return now, my friend, please understand what I am about to do."

Rising his time staff in the air, he watched as the Danny in the orb was in cased in his magic and disappeared.