**Clockwork's tower*
Clockwork awoke in a fog. The room seemed to spin around him. He placed a hand on his scare, it burned. He knew what this meant, but he couldn't change what was set. Clockwork looked around his dark room. He frowned and stood from his bed.
"Was it a dream?" he thought.
Clockwork walked into his office. Papers, book, and other items for his studies were scattered across the room. Clockwork's eye shot to the screen. He floated over and placed his palm on the back, it was still warm. Clockwork flew quickly over to the closet. The door swung quickly open, the closet was empty with only a small yellow note against the wall. Clockwork picked up the sign and read it.
Dear Simon,
I took your staff to go back into time to
prevent Danny from ruining it,
but you proudly knew that.
I will return it,
but you proudly knew that to.
~Serene
Clockwork just stared at the note. His face turned a bright red as he grinded his teeth.
Through his lips hissed one word, "Serene."
**1350*
Danny landed in an opening in the woods. Serene leaned against Clockwork's staff using it to support herself.
"Serene," Danny began to say sincerely.
"Listen, although you may not trust me, right now I'm making the rules," Serene said sternly.
Danny only knotted, he wasn't sure what he was going to say anyway. Serene looked at the position in the sky and snapped back at Danny.
"It's about three, there are two hours until I die. Now as I told you before Fright Knight and Pariah have been released. I escaped not long ago from Pariah's castle so there bond to be looking for me," Serene said.
"How would they be able to find you in the 1350's?" Danny asked in confusion.
"Trust me, they will. And on that point, I really don't want to leave you alone here but I figure you should at least know what caused the hell your being thrown into," Serene took a deep breath, "I have something to do, so can I trust you not to change the past?"
"Um," Danny said
"Stay away from me, if you go anywhere near my human form I will know, and I will send you right back to the present," Serene snapped as her eye's glowed red.
Danny gulped and stared at the angered girl.
"Two hours and you meet me back here, clear?" Serene asked.
"Clear," Danny said.
"Good."
A large purple flower formed around Serene's legs wrapping her in a soft blanket of floral . The flower fully wrapped itself around the girl and came up into a tight bud. The flower shoot back into the earth from once it had risen.
A voice came from the ground, "One more thing, if you see Fright knight, you run!"
**Green*
Green reanimated near the outskirts of the town. She carefully looked around the forest, no one was in sight, no present she could feel. Green changed to her human for and placed her green hood atop her blonde hair and began walking into the village. People rushed passed, all in a hurry to sell and to buy, no one caring who or why she was there. Green walked over to a small shop entrance, with curtains of black covering the entrance. The girl pushed aside the tarps and stared at a man across a counter.
"Farwell thee to Jacklson's shop of Dragon slayers," The man said cheerfully.
Sir Jacklson was a tall man. Larger than many around this area, his wealth and success truly showed on his gut. His hair was a dark black with a white streak across the bottom of the air line from age. He wore a mango shaded tunic and matching pants, with a black belt.
"I'd like to distinguish where I can bargain Ecto-Ranium?" Serene asked, her tone was cold and blank of emotion.
"Strange request my fair lady, to what may I ask is it for?" Jacklson asked.
"A small danger, easily consolable, do you have what I seek?" Green asked.
"Ay but do thou haveth what id seek?" The man asked rubbing his fingers together.
"Ay and more, if it this done within the hour," Green snapped.
"An hour is not much,"Jacklson was cut off by Green slamming her hand against the table.
"Look, I do not have more than an hour left, get me what I need if you value your life," Green's eye glowed a red from beneath the hood.
"What trickery is this?" Jacklson said starring at Green's eyes.
"The same that causes this," Green said causing her hand to glow a bright red.
"Magic," Jacklson stated in shock
"Why not, now do what I ask," Green snapped.
The man gulped, "As you wish my Lady, it will been done within an hour."
"And if you tell of this event?" Green said.
"I swear to not," Jacklson said raising his left hand.
Green knotted and exited the shop, leaving a cold chill in the room.
"Strange girl that one is," Jacklson said to himself.
"Heard that," Green shouted back into the shop.
**Ghost zone present*
Fright knight walked up the spiral stair case to his captive. Fright knocked on the door as he entered the room. The man walked into the chamber looking for his prize. Serene was nowhere to be found, Fright checked the closets, under the beds, anywhere he could think of. The girl was gone, a curse flew from the Knight's lips and he flew out of the room and down the spiral.
**Clockwork's tower*
Clockwork franticly searched through his records to see if there was anything, something he could do to reach Serene. He kneeled on the ground and dug through the scattered papers. Reports, backgrounds, habits, still not what he was looking for. Serene hated information about herself and ordered all documentation of her destroyed. He saw no issue of it at the time, if only he thought of every possible timelines. A black figure interrupted Clockwork's scavenger hunt. Fright Knight stood in front of the time ghost upon his horse of death. Clockwork's gazed turned to one of furry.
"Fright, you have no purpose or right to be here," Clockwork snarled as he stood.
"Ah Simon, not as tranquil as we lead on are we?" Fright said in a sarcastic tone.
"Don't you mean serene?" Clockwork snapped, "Oh, I hope that didn't stab you in the back."
The Knight laughed, "You know what I'm after, I rightfully won and I want my prize."
A glow passed quickly through Clockwork's vision, "As my memory serves, you did not win."
"What?" Fright said in a grungy voice.
"As of now, Sir Daniel won Serene's hand," Clockwork was very amused, for once he didn't mind a time line change.
"Why is that brat in the 13 hundreds?" Fright snapped.
"Perhaps it's to change what needed to be changed," Clockwork smirked.
"Wait," Fright said as if to come to a realization, "Your time staff is not with you. I do not feel it's power close, and that Ghost brat is in the past. There are only two others who can use your staff, and I have a feeling I know where your little sister is after all."
**1350*
Green walked out into the deep forest. Silence filled the air, and only the sounds of distant chirping could be heard. She looked around the forest, and sat in the soft grass. A tear formed at the girl's eye and traveled down to the earth below. From where the tear had landed the grass become much more greener and healthier. A single flower bloomed. It was a red rose, but unlike others, this rose was different. A silver lining formed around each peddle, each curve of the plant. Green gazed at the flower with sadness. She placed her hand on the steam and broke the connection to the earth. A shiver of pain crawled up her back but she ignored it. The silver and red rose, once picked, well to ashes in her hand.
Green sighed, "What have you gotten yourself into?" she asked herself.
"What you deserve," Torn stated.
"Shut up Torn, don't I have enough problems?" Green said.
"I can make each and every one of your problems disappear, all you have to do is let me have control," Torn said in a sweet tone.
"Your problems or mine?" Green snapped.
"Both," Torn replied.
"No thank you, I don't feel like destroying the world and sending it back into a depression," Green sighed.
"I only offer help," Torn said.
"I do not want help, at least not from you. I don't know what to do, I'm tired of being afraid," Green whispered in a chocked voice.
"I am not afraid," Torn hissed.
"I can feel you, you're afraid, but afraid of good, afraid of truth," Green said.
"I am not," Torn snapped.
"Just be quite, your more annoying than Clockwork," Green snapped.
"Clockwork! By now he must know I've taken the staff, that means his younger self knows to. His younger self? Maybe he knows where Clockwork hid my staff," Green smiled.
The girl stood quickly and held the blue cane to eye level. She whispered a few words and spinet the staff in the air. As Green increased the speed a green vortex formed. Green smiled and jumped through the portal as it closed quickly behind her.
**Ghost zone present*
Fright knight laughed at Clockwork.
"You honestly think you can stop me? Without that peaty little staff you are no more a threat than any of these other souls," Fright laughed.
Clockwork lay on the floor below Fright knight. He was powerless and he wasn't as strong without the time staff. Clockwork was never a fighting ghost and did not spend time mastering his powers like Serene had. He knew he couldn't win, he saw what fate lye before him. But there was however a chance, a small one but a chance he could stop the knight. No experience, no skill, no chance, but he wasn't afraid.
"You are not to go near my family again," he said standing.
"What of Pariah, did you forget he too is your family?" Fright laughed.
"He is no father of mine," Clockwork snapped.
"Pedy child, just as you were the day you died, your weak and hold no chance of stopping me," Fright grinned.
"But without the time staff there is no other way into the past," Clockwork said.
"Who needs a staff?" Fright said walking out of the tower.
Clockwork shot a single ball of ectoplasm at the man. The green ball hit Fright knight on his back, sending him forward a bit. The knight turned to Clockwork and raised his sword. Clockwork held his ground and prepared to fight. He knew he couldn't win but at least he could give Serene and Danny more time.
**1350 ghost zone*
Green floated a path she well knew. Although the islands and other creations of the ghost zone were nowhere to be found she still knew her way. A small clock tower with a simple cottage branching of was her destination.
"I had forgotten how small this use to be," Green thought to herself as she landed on the island.
The girl walked up to the front door of the cottage and genially knocked. A boy opened the oak door with a creek. He was a young boy around the age of eighteen. He wore a blue tunic and black tights. The boy's hair was long and uncut with a blackened color. A large cloak seemed to wrap the boy's figure and brushed across the ground.
"Can I help you?" The boy asked.
Green simple wrapped her arms around the boy and tightly hugged him, but only for a moment. She release the boy and stared warmly into his red eyes, with a smile across her lips.
"Um," is all that came from his mouth.
"Sorry," Green laughed, "you just remind me of someone I use to know."
"Well, now that, that's settled may I ask of your purpose here?" he said brushing off his shirt.
"Simon you must know," Green said with worried eyes.
"How do you know of my name," Clockwork said, "and where did you get my staff? Are you the next keep of time, after me?"
"I am from the future this is true, I am merely borrowing this trinket in order to retrieve a friend," Green said.
"Does my future self-know of your presence," Clockwork asked.
She smacked her forehead and curse under her breath.
"I take that as a no," Clockwork asked in a confused tone.
"No he does but, I forgot you haven't learned to search through time yet." Green said saddened.
"I have! I can see what will happen and win," Clockwork said with a childish tone.
"You're lying my dear Simon," Green said, "and you were my only hope."
"I am not," Clockwork snapped in the same childish tone.
"Wow is this what I sound like to him?" Green thought.
Green gazed at the boys eye with despair, "Do you know who I am?"
"I can look forward in time but only a number of years," Clockwork said trying to prove his power.
"You wouldn't need a few years to know," Green said sadly.
Her gaze was broken for a moment when she noticed something, a purple book on a table inside the home. Green quickly rushed inside and took the book in hand.
"What are you doing?" Clockwork asked impatiently.
Green looked at her staff she touched it to the book. The cover became more and more wrinkled and dusted with age as the staff touched it. It seemed to skip through time. Green pulled the staff away as the book looked like the only she had. Green quickly began flipping through the pages of the book until she found what she had been looking for. Green showed Clockwork the open page.
"Do you know what this is?" She asked frantic.
"No I am unaware," Clockwork said ashamed.
The page revealed a golden staff about six feet in length. It was covered in golden vines and leaves that twisted to the very top. At the top of the staff it was bare as if uncompleted. Through the staff there were three gems that held there placing. The gems were those of rubies, shaped as roses and were held with a silver thread.
"In one hour you will come upon this item, this is very important. If you were to hide this weapon, for any reason where would it be?"
"Why would I hide such an item? And furthermore, why should I tell you?" Clockwork snapped.
"Because," Green had to think. She couldn't tell him about herself or Pariah. But she desperately need it to save them, her hands were tied.
"It is very important, and all though I cannot tell you, you just have to trust me," Green pleaded.
"If I were to hide something of great power from someone. I would hide it in a place that person could not go," Clockwork said lowly.
Green hugged the boy tightly, and then turned to go.
"Wait, who are you? Will we meet again?" Clockwork called.
Green pulled off her hood and stared at the boy with her troubled emerald eyes. Clockwork at first was confused by this jester. He fixed his own glare to the girls, his red eyes grew and swelled with tears. He shook his head quickly while mouthing no.
"There was nothing you could do," Green said flying from the tower.
**1350 forest*
A green portal formed between two large oak trees. Fright knight rode from the spiral and on to the soft grass, his horse nayed loudly as they entered the forest. Fright looked around the land and took a wisp of the cool air. Fright looked at the sun, about five, she had to be here.
**Green*
Green returned to the shop she had once entered before, pushing the black curtains from her way. The man from the shop desperately hit at the hot piece of metal with a hammer. He looked from his work as the girl walked in. Sweat dripped from his out of place hairs and noise.
"Is it done?" She asked quietly.
"Yes my lady, the man said placing the dagger on the table. The short dagger was a little less than foot long. It was a curved blade with a green coloring. The hilt of the bade was a black metal with silver ridges. For the time given it was a well-made weapon.
"And no one knew of this?" Green asked.
"Ay, but me and the floors," Jacklson laughed.
Green smiled for a moment then shot a deadly glare at the man.
"Wrap this," Green commanded.
"As you wish," Jacklson said.
A heavy cloth covered the blade and green took hold of the wrapped weapon.
"Now your barging," Jacklson said holding out his hand.
Green began to dig through a pocket in her cloak. She pulled out three golden coins. Jacklson stared in shock at the coins placed on his counter.
"I made good, now tell no one of this encounter," Green said exiting the shop.
**Forest*
Danny sat silently on a rock waiting, as instructed. He didn't know what to believe or think. His mind and emotion were confused and jumbled. He had feelings for Serene, but it seemed every time they got close she'd hurt him. And then there was her relation to Pariah. Danny's most powerful enemy was the father of his crush. But what happened to her was worst of all, Danny hatted to put much thought into what had caused her PTSD. Now that he knew, he had wished he hadn't.
"Can I trust her?" Danny thought.
He desperately wanted to but his instincts screamed not to. His mind however, wanted to be close to Serene, wanted to see her, to talk to her, just plain be around her. And then there was that feeling, the feeling to protect the girl. Much like the urge to protect his family, his town, his friends. He wanted to stay with her, and at the same time leave her. Wanted to be around her and at the same time be as far away as possible.
But Danny knew one thing, if he wanted to defeat Pariah and save the ghost zone, he would need to listen to Serene.
Green walked into view carrying a small bag. Danny stood from the rock as she walked closer.
"It's time," She said grimly.
Why do i always have to write at midnight. It seems any free time i have durring the frank'en day i can't seem to form the storyline in my head but oh midnight. Waking up and getting on my lap top to write perfect! So if any of my chapters or sentances seem haft baked, now you know why. I'm so tired, but i have hit the 50,000 words mark! Yah me! Thanks to everyone who reads and follows along. I'm prode of this story, 1/3 way through and 50,000 words. I really need a life! Ok i'm been yelled at to go to bed so bye! ~Chow!