After following clockwork into the ghost zone Danny began to immediately get to work on what he was here to do. You see nearly a year ago when Danny was alone he was visited by the ghost of time.
Flashback
Danny was at school getting into his locker. As he was pulling a book out he heard dash.
"Hey fen-turd! Catch!" Dash said as he lobbed his football at Danny. As Danny watched the ball he found that it began to slow down. Then everything stopped. Time was at a halt. Turning his head he found clockwork down the hall smiling at him. Clockwork then came down the hall to Danny.
"Clockwork. What a pleasant surprise. Why are you here?" Danny asked.
"To tell you that you are needed in the ghost zone." Clockwork said.
"Yeah thanks, but no thanks. I'm done hunting ghosts." Danny said.
"That's not why it needs you." Clockwork said informing Danny.
"Then why do you need me?" Danny said.
"Because you are almost of age. Your nearly 18 years old Danny. You must began preparing." Clockwork said to the young halfa.
"Prepare? Prepare for what?" Danny asked.
"Prepare to become king." Clockwork said. Danny was in shock.
"What?! King?!" Danny asked confused.
"Indeed." Clockwork said.
"But I can't become king! I mean- I just-!... why me?!" Danny asked.
"Because you defeated Pariah Dark in battle. You were the one that put him into sarcophagus of forever sleep. You may not have locked the sarcophagus but you were the one who battled him. You emerged victorious thus earning you the right to become the new ghost king." Clockwork said.
"But! I can't become the ghost king! I have to stay here!" Danny argued.
"What for? This world has no need for you here anymore. You have already saved it from every threat that only you can stop for the time being. The next time the planet will need you will be in a decade to prevent a powerful being from taking over." Clockwork replied.
"But what about my family and friends!" Danny asked.
"You can always keep watch over them from the ghost zone." Clockwork explained. Danny thought for a moment but couldn't think of anything else. "Danny. The ghost zone needs order. It needs a king. Before pariah dark there was a time in which ghosts came together and formed a United Kingdom. Villages and towns could be found everywhere in the ghost zone. Now however all that's left of those wondrous times are the ruins left by pariah dark. You can bring order back to the ghost zone. I have seen it with my own power. You are meant to be the greatest ghost ever seen." Clockwork said to Danny. Looking around Danny began to think of how much he really had here. His friends had already left him for the thrill of ghost hunting and his parents were never home. The only person to stay by his side was Jazz. But if what Clockwork said was true. He could always check in on her. Danny then looked up at the ghost. "I see you have made your decision." Clockwork said with a smile.
End flashback
As of this moment Danny was preparing himself for his coronation. Currently he was in the middle of an intense workout. Now you might be wondering why that is practice for the coronation. That's because the coronation of a ghost king wasn't like the coronation of the king of England. No sir. The coronation for a ghost king was an intense one. Before he can claim the ring of rage and the crown of fire he must battle any and all that challenge him. Danny must prepare for each and every battle to prove he is worthy of being king. There were many rules in place for the coronation. The one Danny was grateful for the most was the rule that he must have a rest in between each battle. The length of the rest was entirely dependent on his state of being at the end of the fight. However the longest possible rest is only 24 hours. So Danny must not take any grave injuries during the coronation or else he might possibly lose the crown. So to make sure that didn't happen he must train himself as much as possible in the time before the coronation. Which was in 1 earth month. So there was a lot of time. At the moment Danny was finishing his daily exercise. Tired and sweating Danny returned to clockworks tower.
"Right on time." Clockwork said as Danny came in.
"Sir?" Danny asked clockwork.
"Danny there's a few things your gonna have to do before the coronation." Clockwork said.
"Like what?" Danny asked.
"You will see when they happen. When the time comes I will give you a destination. Once there a series of events will occur that will lead to an opportunity. You must take the opportunity. Do you understand?" Clockwork asked. Danny nodded. "Good. Now I want you to head towards walkers prison. Before you reach the prison you will find someone who will be of great importance to you in the near future. Make sure to take good care of her." Clockwork said with a smug smile. Confused on who 'her' was, Danny followed clockworks instructions and headed towards walkers prison facility. All the while clockwork turned to glass ball and began to look at all the possible future. Slowly, with each second that past the number of different futures began to decrease one by one and one particular future's chances of occurring increasing with every passing moment. "She will be the first of many to fall for you little phantom. She is your first step to your bright and wondrous future. Let us hope he doesn't screw everything."