She closed her door and sat on her bed; deep in thought .She couldn't go and fight Vlad, she
wasn't powerful enough. She was getting better with practice, but she just wasn't that strong yet.
She had decided to fight. She could go to Clock Work. Maybe he had a plan. But then again,
Clock Work may tell her to think one up for herself. Maybe she had leaned on the Time Master
one too many times. Or maybe Danny had. Maybe she could double cross Vlad by saying that she
would go to his side, then wait and take Danny back. No, then Vlad would start making plans to
get to their mother. Maybe she should go to Clock Work. Maybe she and the Time Master could
brain storm together. Sarah went ghost and phased through to the lab. Her parents weren't down
there. She went to the portal, and went through. She floated past all the doors and to Clock
Works tower.
"Clock Work? It's me, Sarah. I need some help." she called. She turned tangible and looked
around. She saw no sign of the Time Master. She saw two Observants.
"Where's Clock Work?" She got her answer when she saw a red and green portal in front of
herself and saw Clock work come into view.
"Yes, I know of your problem, Young Sarah."
"Then you can help?"
"If I give you the exact plan, it may alter the timeline beyond repair."
"But if you don't help me, my family will become Vlad's family."
"Yes, I am well aware of what you may lose to Vladimir. But I must not rent the time line beyond repair."
"I understand, but surely..."
"I understand what is at stake, Sarah. You must trust me."
Danny came up.
"Vlad's in here visiting Technus. I followed him intangibly. I wanted to know if Clock Work could
help either one of us Fentons. Did you know that one halfa can force another halfa to transform
against their will?"
Earlier at 319 Masters Way... Vlad was in his study. He had dropped Danny's clothes off in
his room, and then gone into his study to review some papers for Axiom Labs. Danny, intangible,
but not transformed, sneaked into his study. Vlad's ghost sense went off, but he ignored it.
Suddenly, he was grabbed around the waist. He whirled around, but could not see his attacker.
(Of course not.) Danny concentrated on becoming a ghost, and the rings formed around his waist,
widening to encompass Vlad as well. They both transformed. Danny turned visible, laughing.
"I wanted to see if I could force you to transform if I was transforming while squeezing you."
"Well, Little Badger, is your curiosity slaked?"
"Yes, sir."
"Very well, then. Go back to your room and don't come out until I tell you to."
"Yes, sir." Danny phased up to his room. But then he turned intangible again, and went down to spy on Vlad. When he saw him go into the Ghost Zone, he followed quickly. Forward to present.
"You can't come up with a plan, either. Great." Sarah turned to ClockWork.
"Neither of us can come up with a plan. We really could use your help."
"I suppose you could tell Vlad that you will come to his side, but then we both sneak away." Danny suggested.
"As soon as I do that, he starts making moves on Mom." Sarah said.
"Ooh, right. Well, how about..."
"How about Clock Work turns back time, so that we can prevent this from ever happening?"
"That could have catastrophic events. I can not do that."
"But Clockwork, we have to stop this. What harm can that do?" Sarah pleaded.
"None, I guess. Let's say I did do this. Say Vlad is not stopped. What then?"
"We'll stop him." Danny said automatically.
"What makes you so sure?"
"We'll know when it's supposed to happen, so we'll be prepared."
"Very well, Daniel." Clockwork started making preparations to put the plan under way. The
Fentons flew back home. The clock in the lab started going backwards. So did the entire house.
They went back upstairs. Everything started to move forward. Sarah and Danny ran downstairs
into the lab.
"Beat ya, Dan-man!" she told her older brother.
"No fair! You got an early start!"
"How?"
"You had to, or else you wouldn't beat me!"
"Sore loser." They sat down on the floor. They both jumped up and transformed as a portal
opened. Not the one at the end of the lab, but one like a ghost would generate.
"Sarah, go upstairs, now!" he yelled as Skulker stepped out of the portal.
Sarah phased upstairs and transformed back into a human. Jazz came downstairs. She looked at
Sarah's worried face and asked "Where's Danny?"
"Downstairs, fighting Skulker."
"Relax. Phantom can take him."
"I know, but I can't help but worry a little every time he fights."
"I know." After the fight, Danny phased upstairs.
"Danny!" Sarah called, as she ran to her brother.
"Thank goodness you're safe. I can't help but worry a little every time you have to fight." she whispered, hugging him.
Danny laughed, "I do, too, Sarah." Their parents came home.
"Anything happen while we were gone, kids?" Jack asked.
"Danny used the Fenton Thermos to catch a ghost." Sarah said.
"And I released it into the ghost zone." he agreed.
"Good job, son! You're growing up to be just like your old man!"
Danny groaned inwardly.