This is the last chapter!
Chapter 4: Clockwork's warning
Danny woke up the next morning feeling less tense. Today was Saturday, and that meant no school. He walked down stairs, and saw Jazz and Danielle sitting at the kitchen table. Danielle was eating stack after stack of pancakes.
"Danny, quick! Grab a plate before they are all gone!" Jazz said, sarcastically.
"Ha, Ha, Ha." Danielle said, shoving another bite into her mouth.
Maddie, who had made this big breakfast for Danielle asked, "Are you even tasting my food?"
"It's delicious!" Danielle cooed, her mouth dripping with syrup.
Danny sat down, and grabbed a plate. He smothered it in syrup, and began eating. Jack ran up from the basement, and said to Maddie, "I smell pancakes!" He grabbed a plate, and ran back down stairs.
"What's he doing down there anyway?" Jazz asked.
"He's down there building the new and improved specter speeder." Maddie giggled, as she took a bite of pancake. Danny gave Danielle a look, as she smiled back. At that moment, both Danny and Danielle's ghost sense went off. They both looked around, and Danny heard an ominous voice say "Time out."
He felt a slightly weird feeling throughout his body. He blinked, and looked around. Danielle, Jazz and Maddie were frozen in time. He looked down and saw that he was wearing one of Clockwork's medallions. He looked up and saw Clockwork, floating 3 feet in front of him, looking extremely worried.
"Clockwork?" Danny said, standing up.
"Please Danny, I don't have much time!"
"You don't have much time?" Danny asked, skeptical.
"I mean I came to warn you." Clockwork replied, seriously.
"Warn me? What about?" Danny panicked.
"It's him!" Clockwork whispered.
Danny's heart sank. He felt sick. "Him?"
"He escaped."
Danny felt woozy; all of the images of his dreams flashed in his head. "Escaped?" He gasped, feeling pale. "How?"
"I'm not sure how, but he obtained one of my medallions, enabling him not to be affected by my staff." Clockwork sighed. Before Danny asked anything else, Clockwork continued his story. "He used his ghostly wail, which destroyed my tower, then flew into the ghost zone."
"When did all this happen?" Danny asked trembling.
"Last night." Clockwork said, lowering his head.
"What do I do?" Danny pleaded, getting hysterical.
"Keep a watchful eye on your family and friends. Make sure he can't get to them." Clockwork sighed. "I have to go. Remember, he will do anything and everything to get you to turn into him."
"I'll never turn into him. I promise." Danny said, as he stopped shaking.
Clockwork nodded. He pressed a button on his staff and said, "Time in." He disappeared, and everyone unfroze. Danny stood there, motionless for a few seconds, thinking about what Clockwork said. Maddie looked up, and saw Danny standing there.
"Danny? Is something wrong?" She asked, staring at him.
Danny looked at her, then at Jazz and Danielle. He then sighed, "Yes." He paused for a second, then said, as he started to walk out of the room, "I need to call Tucker and Sam."
Danielle looked at Danny, and noticed the time medallion. She excused herself from the table and followed him up the stairs. She peered into his room, saw him grab his cell phone, and call Tucker and Sam.
Danielle listened in on his conversation. She then felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around and saw Jazz behind her. Jazz had seen the medallion too, and came to investigate. Danny told Sam and Tucker everything Clockwork said then debated on his dream. After about 10 minutes he hung up the phone, and flopped onto his bed.
They opened the door, and walked inside. He lifted his head, and saw them come in. He got up and sighed, "You heard?" Danielle nodded and said, "Every word."
Jazz looked at Danny and nodded too. Danny sighed, and put his head in his hands. He hunched over and took a deep breath. "What am I going to do?" Danny cried, holding back tears.
Jazz and Danielle sat on the bed next to Danny. Jazz sighed and put her arm around his back. He lifted his head, and put it on her shoulder. "I don't know Danny," Jazz cried, "I really don't know."