Part 9
Timmy closed his eyes shut and pressed the button.
A blinding light appeared and Danny and his friends blocked their faces.
When the light disappeared, Timmy was gone.
"Timmy?" asked Danny.
"Whoa, what happened?" asked Tucker.
"I don't know, maybe Timmy was able to go back." said Sam.
"Maybe." said Danny.
Time passed.
Danny entered his room and sighed.
"Just like the way I left it one whole year ago."
He turned to the corner next to his bed and frowned.
"Timmy's not back yet? Wonder what could have happened to him."
He walked over to his bed and laid down, thinking back when Timmy disappeared. He took his hand and brushed through his long, black hair.
A flash of light appeared in the corner and got his attention.
"Huh? What? Timmy?" He got up and looked closely at the figure that was appearing in the light.
"Cool! It worked!" said Timmy.
He looked around and saw Danny.
"Danny? Is that you? You look…different. What's with the long hair?"
"Well, duh, I look different. It's because you haven't seen me in five years."
"Five Years! I only wanted to go back one day!"
"Well its 2010, welcome to the future."
"Future? Well how is it?"
"Look for yourself"
Timmy took of his medallion and placed it on the bed with the staff. He ran down the stairs to go outside and Danny followed.
What he saw shocked him.
Crocker's face was on banners hanging around on light poles. No cars were around, except for a car patrolling the streets.
"What happened to the future?"
"A few months after you left, the crazy guy became ruler. I think he used magic."
"Wait, how do you even remember?"
"I think it's because he didn't change history, he just became ruler."
"Maybe I can go back in time and prevent this from happening. So where are Sam, Tucker, and Jazz?"
"They're working. Crocker sent everyone to factories. I'm only here because I finished early and it was the day you disappeared."
A patrol car came hovering on the street next to them and noticed Timmy.
"You there, pink hated one. Come here." an officer ordered.
Timmy gulped and turned to Danny.
Danny just signaled him to go.
Timmy slowly stepped towards the car.
"Why aren't you in school? All children under thirteen must learn how to work, it's the rule." said an officer, with a booming voice.
"I-I stayed in so I can, uh, help my family with, uh, their work." stuttered Timmy.
"That's against the rules too." said the second officer, "I'm afraid we must take you to Emperor Crocker immediately."
"Timmy, run! I'll hold the guards!" shouted Danny, going ghost behind the car.
He flew up and grabbed onto their collars, throwing them to the road.
One officer was able to reach the phone in his pocket.
"Patroller X-13 here, we have a code 34. Repeat, code 34. Send backup immediately." boomed the officer.
Danny flew over to Timmy, who was running down the empty sidewalk.
"Timmy, you better get back, they've got officers coming to get you." said Danny.
"Where?" he asked.
Patrol cars covered the streets and officers got out of cars with guns.
"Freeze! Put your hands up!" demanded one officer.
Danny and Timmy stopped.
"Timmy, do you still have your ghost powers?" asked Danny.
"Yeah." he answered.
"I'll stall, you go and fly back home. Try the staff again and with any luck you might actually go back to the past."
"Okay."
Danny blasted ghost rays at the cars, not aiming for them.
"Go!" he shouted.
Timmy went ghost as he ran back down the sidewalk and then flew. He hurried back into Danny's room and put the medallion on and held the staff.
"Time out." he said calmly and waved it.
Another blinding light appeared.
Timmy closed his eyes shut and hoped he was going back to where he came from.
All was quiet and he opened an eye.
He was still in Danny's room, but it was empty.
"What? What time period am I in?" he asked himself.
He heard an engine coming from outside and walked over to the window.
A moving truck pulled up in front of the house and a man stepped out of the driver's side.
"Well, Maddie, isn't this a cool hangout for our ghost stuff?" he asked.
"I don't know. Jack. Do you think our baby boy will like to grow up in a place like this?" the pregnant mom asked, stepping out of the passenger side.
"Oh I bet little Joshie would love it here! I can blabber to him night and day all about ghosts!"
"This is our first child, I don't want him to grow up like, uh…, you."
"Nonsense, he'll grow up just like me! Well, unless he turns out to be a she. But hey, what are the chances of that happening?"
"Oh my gosh! I went back too far in the past! Well maybe if I do this one more time…"
He held the staff tightly and swung it, accidentally slamming it into the wall and breaking it in half.
"Uh-oh, this can't be good."
An intensely blinding light appeared and Timmy closed his eyes shut tight. He felt rumbling for a few seconds and then it stopped.
He opened his eyes and saw that he was back in 14-year-old Danny's room.
"Phew, I thought for a second there that I as in big trouble."
He walked over to the window and saw what was supposed to be happening in the future.
Crocker faces and empty streets with the occasionally patrol car.
"What? I'm back in the future?"
He looked at the broken staff.
Footsteps were heard, coming towards the room.
"Danny! He can help fix the staff!"
The footsteps stopped and the door swung open.
"And so I said to the guard…" said Danny, coming into the room with Sam and Tucker wearing some weird uniform.
He saw Timmy.
"Hey! Who are you and what are you doing in my room?" Danny asked Timmy.
"Danny, it's Timmy, remember? Your relative?"
"Who?"