Yay! I've finished the new chapter!
And in pretty good time considering I went on vacation in California!
Imagine going to Disneyland with 3 close friends for nearly a week. With no parents!
The trip was a blast and a welcome break from real life! =D
The chapter is short but it does explain some important stuff.
Hope you enjoy the chapter (important author's note after the chapter)
Chapter 28
Constant ticking echoed all around Danny disorienting the young ghost boys train of thought for moment.
Danny stared at the all-knowing ghost of time. He stared at the solid red eyes trying to understand what the ghost may be thinking. Clockwork knew everything, so he knew what was about to be asked but then what was the point of this? Was this all just a game or was there more to this.
Danny took a steady breath before he spoke, trying to steady his nerves from earlier.
"I need you to have everyone forget that I'm Phantom. Everyone needs to forget but Sam, Tucker and Jazz." Danny asked hesitantly, hoping for the best.
Clockwork stared at him, as though looking through the young teen's soul. "You know how I'll answer Danny"
"Then you'll do it?" Danny replied optimistically.
"Guess again" Clockwork stated simply.
"You're saying no! But, you've got to." Danny said panicked
Clockwork shook his head to Danny. "No, Danny I'm not doing this for you."
Danny stared at the robed ghost in shock. "Then what is the point of this whole conversion if you're just going to tell me no! What's the point of bringing me here?"
Clockwork drifted closer to Danny, closing in on him as his tall adult form towered in front of him.
"I need you to understand why I'm saying no." Clockwork told Danny.
Clockwork then turned to the large screens in the far side of the corner. The screens all showed the same recording. On the screen was the unconscious form of Danny Phantom turning into his human half in front of the large crowd of wizards staring transfixed at the scene.
Danny shook his head as he stared at the image of the secret he tried so hard to keep from everyone just being shown to the public.
Then the screen faded and morphed into an image of Dan Phantom standing on top of the Big Ben. The city of London stretched out in the distance, ectoplasmic fire burned the buildings all around the city.
"The situation with Dan was different. He was a threat to the whole world itself and the Observers had instructed me to intervene by killing you. I came up with a third alternative."
Dan laughed as he watched a city full of innocent people burn. The historic buildings crumbled away to ashes. Centuries of history in the city being trampled and destroyed. Sudden something hit the evil ghost in the chest, barely causing any damage.
Danny barely listened to the time ghost as he stared into the screen some more. A barrage of spells travelled at Dan Phantom as a group of wizards and witches rushed him from brooms and below the tower.
Dan dodged the spells by going intangible. Once he was out of reach he started to barrage everyone on the brooms. They all fell far down towards the ground impacting hard on the cement.
"What is this?" Danny said stuttering.
"This is what happened when Dan had gotten to London in his wake of destruction." Clockwork said gravely.
One screen showed a close up on the people that fell. Danny gasped as he saw the limp disfigured body of Ron Weasley, Mad-Eye Moody and Tonks.
The screen then showed Harry on his knees in the top of the tower as he looked at the crumpled corpse of his best friend. Vengeance flared in the young wizard's eyes as he raised his wand at Dan. Striking spells at his enemy.
Dan laughed as he continued to dodge and shoot the witches and wizards from above. The evil ghost was acrobatic and efficient as he hit them all off the roof in a ploy to take them out.
Danny had to blink rapidly to keep any tears from falling as he watched the alternate reality unravel. He tried hard to not think about the half of himself killing all the people he had gotten to know in the past year. His anger at Clockwork for refusing and his uncertainty of the future kept the depressing images from making a bigger impact
"I had events weave and change ensuring that you knew what you would become. Until you caught your older self I had saved your family and friends to guide you down the path of a hero." Clockwork explained.
"I know this." Danny said softly, still watching Dan fighting the wizards and witches.
"And saving your family is one of the few times I have affected the time stream myself." Clockwork explained. "It was how the events could get properly aligned. A rarity I might add."
"So me being a halfa has to be known by the whole magical world?" Danny responded angrily.
The image of the wizards and witches charging Dan as he effortlessly drove them away started to fade to black. Then a new image appeared on the screen. This image was of Danny fighting the death eaters in the Department of Mysteries.
"It is how things should be." Clockwork stated without emotion.
"And Sirius dying is a part of this perfect world of yours! A murderer gets away. My secret gets exposed! Is this how the world should be!" Danny yelled angrily as he pointed to the screen, now showing Sirius fall through the veil. "I've come to help them because I thought I could make a difference."
Clockwork now in his child form rested his small hand on Danny shoulder turning him away from the screen towards his big glowing red eyes. "Sirius would've died, with or without you there. Not everything is your fault Danny, you need to understand that."
Danny looked down refusing to look at Clockwork anymore. His head felt like a tornado of thoughts. He kept on thinking of different scenarios at the Department of Mysteries, he thought of what Clockwork had told him and some part of him couldn't get the evil image of Dan out of head.
"Everything will be alright like this?" Danny asked apprehensively.
"There will be challenges ahead, but with your type of lifestyle that doesn't really change much for you." Clockwork said with a twinge of a smile.
Danny scoffed a laugh at Clockwork's comment. "I guess you've got a point."
Clockwork morphing into his old, bearded form started to walk Danny towards a portal stationed in the corner of the tower.
"The times ahead will be tough Danny. You can turn back if you want." Clockwork explained.
Danny stood in front of the glowing blue mass of energy staring at the marvellous blue colours. He took a step forward towards the portal, the wind and heat coming from the portal blowing his white hair back. The halfa looked as though he now a better understanding on everything. His face showed iron determination and pure drive.
"I made a promise to myself that I would help them. And I have to stick by that."
Clockwork nodded. "I know"
Danny then turned back to the blazing portal staring at its furious cascading blues. He took a deep breath before he took a step towards the portal, his other foot soon followed into the portal.
In a flash of white light Danny stepped onto the other side of the portal. He looked around at his surroundings, noticing the familiar long halls, with knights in armour standing in place along the side. The walls decorated with moving pictures of the simplest or wackiest of drawings come to life.
'I'm backing in Hogwarts' Danny thought as he stood mouth open in shock.
Danny started to float in the air, rising higher until the ceiling could contain him anymore as he fazed through the ceiling.
'I need to see Dumbledore' Danny thought as he flew through the air.
This is a bittersweet thing for me to say, but the next chapter is the last chapter. At least for, 'The New Member of the Order.'
New Member, followed Danny being put into the magical world during 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'
But there are two more books after that. (hint, hint) ;)
Thanks so much to everyone who's supported the story so far. There are no words to express how much I appreciate everything you've all done. The reviews, favourites and even your posts on your alerts list. Everything you guys have done is fantastic!
I'm hoping to get the next chapter out in good time as well as do some other stuff for other stories and future stories.
Remember to review what you thought of the chapter. Cause I like to hear what you all think.
Until next time,
Prophet =P
