I'm starting another Fan fiction! I've already got four I'm working on, but oh well! I've had this idea in my head since the beginning of September. Masters of all time is one of my favorite episodes ever (Except for what you want), and I've always wondered what would happen if Maddie DID give up ghost hunting when she married Vlad. Well, lots of not so great things, as you'll find out here. So, anyway, read and review!

He had no hope, now. If his dad didn't have a ghost portal, and his mom didn't either, then he had no where left to turn. He sat on a bench in one of the many road-side stops where cross-county travelers could stop to use the bathroom, buy snacks, and try to figure out where the were on the large map inside the door.

He had no way of getting back to the ghost zone and asking Clockwork for his help, so he was basically stuck in this alternate timeline, where nobody knew him, and he was a nobody.

He didn't know what he could do- he couldn't go back to Wisconsin- he didn't want to be reminded of his mom being with that fruit loop any more than was absolutely necessary.

He couldn't go back to Amity, not with it being the home of Jack Plasmius and all.

Or could he?

As far as he could tell, his dad (was he still his dad, if he didn't technically exist?) lived an almost hermit like existence. There was no guarantee that they would ever lay eyes on each other if they both lived there for the next fifty years. Besides, his ghost fighting had given him a wider knowledge of Amity that most people had. He could blend in, no problem. Maybe he could even enroll in Casper High and see what had happened to Sam and Tucker without him.

No sooner had Danny come to this decision, then the world around him suddenly froze. Looking down, he saw a familiar CW medallion around his neck. When he looked back up and saw Clockwork, he was sure that he had never before felt such relief in his life. Clockwork would make everything right- he could go back to the time where he actually existed, and-

His hopes were shattered as soon as Clockwork spoke.

"I'm sorry," he said.

"Wh-what?" asked Danny, "Why are you sorry?"

Clockwork gazed at him sadly. "Unfortunately, I cannot return you to your timeline."

He held up a hand, halting Danny's protests. "I would if I could. But the observants have been watching me more carefully than usual lately, and I don't dare do anything that they might not approve of- they have more power than they choose to show most of the time."

"So you mean I'm stuck here?" Danny asked. It was a terrible thing. Less then a minute ago, he had been sure that Clockwork would make everything all right again, and he could go back to his timeline as if nothing had happened. He should have known better- things are never that easy.

"Yes, for now, but hopefully not forever," Clockwork responded. "I will talk to the observants- hopefully I will be able to wear them down enough to return you to your proper timeline. Or, if you find a way into the ghost zone, and to my lair, I should be able to help you before they find out."

"But why can't you help me here!" But it was too late. Clockwork was gone, and Danny was left looking incredibly foolish as he yelled into the empty air.


So Danny headed back to Amity. When he had last been there, the only difference he had seen was Fenton Works… or what should have been Fenton Works. During the long flight back, he couldn't help but wonder what else had changed.

He was relieved to find that the answer was 'not much.'

The city lay virtually unchanged below him. Now that he was actually here, though, he was uncertain. Where was he supposed to go now? For the first time it really hit him that he was on his own, and had to choke back a sob.

He flew down to the park, and transformed behind a tree. He decided that the first thing he had to do was find somewhere to stay that night. He set off to the entrance to the park, but before he was halfway there, he twisted his ankle in a hole, tripped, hit his head, and fell unconscious.

Well, that's the very short chapter one. It's mostly just set up. The real stuff starts in chapter two… probably. He meets Sam, and probably Tucker.