Sorry it took so long. Here's Chapter 3!
Chapter 3: Long Story
"Danny!"
Danny felt a hand hit his face. He stopped screaming and opened his eyes. He was breathing heavy, sweating hard, and tangled in the covers. He looked up at Danielle, who was kneeling on the edge of his bed, looking real worried.
"Are you okay?" She asked him getting of his bed.
"Yeah… I was just having a bad dream."
"I could hear you screaming from the op-center." Danielle said, worried.
"You could?" Danny asked, sitting up.
"Danny, you were having more than just a bad dream, weren't you?" Danielle asked.
"How'd you…"
"Jazz told me. She said that you have been having this nightmare for a couple of nights now." Danielle sighed, as she turned her head away.
"Well, I…"
"Who's Dan?" Danielle asked, turning her head towards Danny.
"What?" Danny asked, as he felt his heart sink.
"You kept repeating the name 'Dan', and you didn't sound happy. Is he an enemy of yours?"
"You might say that." Danny sighed.
"Well?" Danielle asked, sitting down on the edge of the bed.
"It's a long story." Danny said, dropping his head.
"I'd like to hear it." Danielle said, lifting his chin.
Danny sighed and got out of bed. He paced around the room for a few minutes, thinking it over. He stopped pacing at his chest of drawers, and sighed. He didn't want to tell her, but he had no choice. So he took a deep breath, and told her everything.
He told her about Box Lunch and the test answers. He told her about Skulktech 9.9 and Clockwork. He told her about going to the future, and fighting his jerky older self. He told her about the time medallion and learning the ghostly wail. He told her about finding Future Vlad and hearing the story about how he turned into Dark Danny. He told her about his trip back to the present, his fight with Dark Danny, and how Clockwork saved his friends and family from death. He told her about how Clockwork gave him a second chance, and how Jazz told Danny that she knew about his powers.
After he finished, he took a deep breath and looked at Danielle. Her eyes were wide, her mouth was open, and she looked like she was in shock. Danny smiled and said, "I told you it was a long story."
"Wow," Danielle gasped, "He's your jerky older self?"
"Yep."
"From an alternate timeline who exists out of time?"
"Pretty much." Danny sighed. He stared at her and smiled, "But I will never turn into him. I promise."
Danielle nodded and got off the bed. She smiled and walked out of the room. Danny got back into bed and stared at the ceiling. "It's just a dream," Danny thought, "It's not real. He's locked up in Clockwork's tower. He can't get out… right?" He turned over onto his side and fell fast asleep.
Meanwhile…
Clockwork is in his tower, watching the realms of time. He hears a loud thud coming form one of his vaults. The vault containing Dark Danny. He flew over to the vault, hoping it wasn't what he thought it was. But it was. The wall exploded, and Dan Phantom emerged from the rubble.
"Dan," Clockwork said, "Your time is up." He grabbed his staff and pressed a button. But nothing happened.
"You didn't freeze?" Clockwork shrieked.
"Of course not old man," Dan said, revealing one of Clockwork's time medallions, "You're not calling the shots anymore." He took a deep breath and unleashed a ghostly wail. The wail turned Clockwork's tower to ruins. Dan then flew off, laughing sinisterly, into the ghost zone.
Clockwork breathed heavily, recovering form Dan's attack. He looked at the ruins of his tower, and out into the ghost zone. He grabbed his staff and said, "I've got to warn Danny!"