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Ch. 6

The quiet vibrating hum of the engine was all that was heard on the bioship, as Mount Justice came into view.

Blue, purple, and pink streaked the sky as the sun barely peeked over the horizon, making the navy blue and gray clouds give off an eery feel aboard with the passengers.

Superboy turned to see Phantom (cloak on and hood up) staring outside the window, watching the setting sun. One leg was propped up to his chest, arms wrapped loosely around it, while the other leg hung off the edge of the seat. But what bothered Superboy the most, was the emptiness within the other's eyes, they looked dull and... dead.

'He's been like that for a while now...'

Superboy was startled by the sudden Mind Link and turned to see Miss Martian, who in turn was looking at Phantom with a sympathetic and worried look that was plastered on her face.

'Yeah...' Superboy replied.

'What do you think he's thinking about?' Beast Boy asked.

'Gee I don't know, maybe his past?' Artemis sarcastically replied.

'Speaking of the past, we're right back to when this started. Who do you think that guy was?' Kid Flash asked.

'You mean blue, creepy, and scary? No idea,' Impulse replied in a fearful tone.

'Well considering the fact that Phantom seemed to know him, and by the way he reacted, I would have to guess that he was probably someone important or someone very close to him,' Robin theorized.

'No.'

Everyone turned to Superboy with confused and curious looks.

'That person (if my guess is right) was definitely NOT close to Phantom.'

'Why would you say that?' Aqualad asked.

'Because if I'm right, then we're ALL in BIG trouble.'

'Okay? But why? Who do you think that guy was back there?' Beast Boy asked.

'I think he may have been-'

"I know you guys are talking about me so you can stop using the Mind Link already."

Superboy jumped as he turned around to find Phantom facing all of them, his neon green eyes focused, but empty at the same time.

Superboy opened his mouth to say something but was interrupted by Miss Martian announcing their arrival to Base.

The peaceful humming of the ship's engine quieted as the landing gear retracted from the bottom of the ship (while outside, the Hangar Bay doors crept open as the bioship approached further towards it). With a soft jerk, the Bioship landed within the Hangar Bay, thus allowing the doors to close shut.

The passengers slowly made their way off the ship and started walking towards the Debriefing Room.

Only now did Superboy remember that Nightwing and Zatanna were gone. He was about to question their absence when he then remembered that both Team members had gone ahead to make sure everything was clear at the 'Cave'.

As the Team walked into the Debriefing Room, they stopped short in their tracks and stared in awe at the sight before them.

Standing next to Nightwing was a strange being holding a staff. He wore a dark purple cloak held up by a black gear, a light purple shirt (the middle of his chest being what looked like a pendulum inside a glass window), gray gloves with many watches on each, and where the shirt ended, a blue wispy tail was present. The being's skin was blue, his eyes pupilless red with a scar over his left eye.

While the Team stood in silence and stared, the being switched forms from an adult to that of a child, then the child turned into an old man with a long white beard. The changing forming no kind of pattern and at random time intervals.

Nightwing seemed to notice the hesitance of the team and cleared his throat. "Team, welcome back."

Aqualad nodded his head then turned to the being with a respectful tone of voice, "I mean no disrespect but, who are you?"

The being smirked and simply turned his attention somewhere next to the protege, "Maybe he may be of assistance..."

"His name is Clockwork... and he is the ghost Master of Time."

The Team turned with surprised expressions, to look at a completely monotone Phantom who didn't even bat an eye when all attention was on him. "Also he's a big pain in the butt sometimes..."

Clockwork raised an eyebrow, but still kept up his monotone voice saying, "Let us not forget that I am also technically your guardian."

The Team gasped and everyone looked at Phantom with shocked and confused expressions.

Phantom stepped forward and replied with, "Yeah well, let's just say I'm not in the mood for formalities."

Clockwork sighed and his neutral face turned into one of sadness, "It has been some time since I've last seen you, Daniel..."

Phantom's face softened and he sighed back, "It's good to see you too Clockwork..."

"HELLO!?"

Everyone turned their attention towards Kid Flash who had completely lost his patience.

"Mind filling us in? Like how about, who are you? Where did you come from? And WHY are you here?!"

Clockwork smirked while Phantom frowned and sighed in irritation, "Here we go..." he mumbled mostly to himself.

"As young Daniel explained before, Wally West a.k.a. Kid Flash, I am Clockwork, Master of Time. I know all and see all. I know that you are sometimes reckless, stubborn minded, especially when it comes to the reality and logic of things. I also know that you were the last one to take the granola bars from the pantry."

Wally looked absolutely devastated and flabbergasted that he had been put into the spotlight and had been caught red-handed by a stranger.

Clockwork continued to smirk as he continued his answer, "As for where I had come from, I came from the Ghost Zone. I already know that Daniel has given you some information about it, but has not described things in detail. But that is for another time in a different place..."

Gar took a step forward and asked, "If you're the Master of Time, can you alter the past and stuff like that?"

Clockwork didn't even hesitate to answer, "To an extent. I and the Observer's watch over the timeline and make sure that nothing disrupts it. To answer your question young Martian, the Observers are exactly what they are called, Observers. But the difference between the Observers and I is this. The Observants look at time like they're watching a parade, one thing after another passing by in sequence right in front of them. I see the parade from above, all the twists and turns it might -or might not- take. As for altering time or an event, it's... complicated."

The Team all gaped in awe as they continued to stare at their new guest.

Clockwork's smirk faded and his neutral face replaced it as he said, "I already know what question you're going to ask, go ahead and ask."

Phantom's face went neutral, but his eyes were filled with dread. He said in a low voice, "How did he escape?"

Clockwork sighed and began his explanation, "Daniel, I-"

Phantom's eyes brightened and he said/demanded loudly, "How did he ESCAPE?"

Clockwork frowned at Phantom's behavior, but sighed in defeat, "Someone freed him."

Phantom narrowed his eyes, "How?"

"They had a specialized thief steal one of the Time Medallions and unable to stop time around them, they stole the thermos and fled."

Phantom's eyes dimmed to their normal state and lowered his head slightly, avoiding any eye contact.

"Danny?"

Phantom looked up in surprise at the sound of his nickname (that Clockwork had always refused to call him).

Clockwork walked up to him and put his hand on the other's shoulder.

"Your home world is in danger and Amity Park is falling apart."

That really caught Phantom's attention, "What? What's going on?"

"All will be revealed in time, but... I have the misfortune of having to tell you that you must return to your previous dimension and world."

That's when things went downhill (or more downhill than it already was).

Phantom's entire mood seemed to shift to sadness and dread.

"I know Daniel... But please believe me when I say that I would NEVER send you back there if the situation wasn't dire. Ghosts and Humans alike are in danger... On the other hand, this is only temporary, for it is more of a mission than a move."

Phantom remained silent as he listened on, dread and sadness filling his every emotion and thought. But upon hearing that last line, his hopes seemed to rise a little.

Clockwork frowned, even looked saddened when he did something unexpected. He pulled Phantom closer and gave him a comforting hug, causing the hood on Phantom's head to fall and reveal his pure white hair. Clockwork sighed as Phantom didn't make a move to hug him back and just continued to let the older ghost hug him.

Clockwork broke the hug after a few moments and turned to a sad and deflated Team. He nodded his head as if checking to make sure everything was good, before turning back to a still silent Phantom.

"I will give you time to prepare for the mission. Tomorrow morning, 9 a.m., a portal will open here in this room. The portal will transport you straight to Amity Park," Clockwork explained in a monotone voice.

Clockwork turned around and started to walk away, but stopped when he heard his name. "Yes, Daniel?"

Everyone's attention, again, back on Phantom as he asked in a low voice, "Will they be there?"

Clockwork only remained solemn and answered back with, "Everything is as it should be..."

A minute hand appeared in mid-air and rotated around Clockwork, surrounding him in an opaque blue and navy portal. The portal finally winked out when the minute hand reached where it had started, signaling that the meeting with their strange visitor, was adjourned.

There was a long and awkward silence as the Team stared at the space in front them, but only Nightwing seemed to notice the tense atmosphere. "Well that was... interesting."

Everyone seemed to snap out of their daze and some voiced their agreements. Only for them to realize that Danny was still silent and still, is was unnerving, to say the least.

"So-?"

Danny turned to Gar and asked in a quiet voice, "So what?"

Gar rolled his eyes before asking, "What's the plan?"

"There is no plan," he answered as he started walking away towards the living quarters.

"What do you mean there's no plan?!" Bart exclaimed.

Danny stopped and turned back to the Team, "I mean there's no plan that involves you."

The reaction was immediate, everyone began protesting, arguing and talking over each other. The chaos continued for a couple minutes before everyone went silent and M'gann stepped up to him, "Danny, you are not going to do this alone. We're your friends and family-"

Conner walked up to Danny and looked at him straight in the eye, "So we're not going to let anyone do anything we're either in this together-"

Nightwing stepped up last, "or not at all."

The Team members all looked at each other before smiling and turning back to Danny.

Said person looked at his year old family. He looked at the determination in their eyes, the confident smiles, and the brave postures of everyone. And he couldn't help but smile.

"If you get boxes thrown at you by Boxy, don't come running to me saying I didn't tell you so..."

Everyone's smiles brightened. The younger members fist bumped, the older members looked relieved and happy that the young ghost agreed to let them go.

Conner placed his hand on Danny's shoulder and said quietly to him, "Thanks."

Danny just looked up at him and then back at the ground sighing. "This is going to come back to bite me in the butt, I just know it."

Conner smirked and replied back, "Even if that does happen, you won't have to face it alone."

Danny closed his eyes and smiled, before opening them again and announcing to everyone, "Hey! If you want to go, you better go get some of your stuff packed! Because this is a one-way trip and there won't be any coming back to get stuff!"

Immediately, the younger team members ran off to go pack their things and rush off to bed, while the older ones simply walked off to the same. Thus leaving Conner, Danny, and Nightwing.

Nightwing turned to the other two, "I'll go tell Batman what's going on and what the plan is. I'll see two in the morning."

Conner and Danny said their goodbyes to him and Nightwing walked off to the Zeta-Tubes.

Conner opened his eyes to see nothing but black. His eyes adjusted to the lighting and saw his mostly blank and bland room. He looked over to see his small alarm clock read 11:26. He blinked in confusion and thought of why he might have woken up when he picked up with his super hearing a faint noise in the living room.

He quietly got up and made his way down the hallway. Conner peeked around the corner of the wall to see into the living room, only to sigh and walk out of his hiding spot.

Laying on the couch was a half asleep Danny tinkering with another gadget/machine. He was laying on his back, raven hair a ruffled mess, dark circles under his eyes, and his hands fidgeting with his gadget.

"Danny?" Conner asked.

"Hmm?"

"You need to go to bed..." he sighed.

"'m not tired," was Danny's response.

Conner rolled his eyes and sat on the edge of the couch, "Yes you are. Look at you, you can barely speak and you're an absolute mess."

Danny put the gadget on his stomach and rubbed his eyes, yawning, "Not just yet... wanna finish this first."

Conner sighed in exasperation and picked up the gadget and put it on the living room table, before turning back to Danny and picking him up and carrying him over his shoulder.

The boy was surprised and shocked and immediately began to protest back, "Conner put me down! I'm not tired okay?!" he whispered.

Conner just kept on walking while he answered back, "No. You need to get some sleep. Especially since tomorrow, we're traveling dimensions and going to your old home. Not mentioning the fact that as soon as a ghost sees you, you're going to have more than a couple fights on your hands..."

Everything was silent as Danny thought about his reasoning and finally sighed in defeat, "Fine... I guess I'll get some rest..."

Conner nodded his head in agreement and set Danny down, letting him walk back to his room on his own, and returning to his as well.

In the morning, everyone got up relatively around the same time. They all got dressed in their hero outfits, ate breakfast (that both M'gann and Danny cooked), and met up in the debriefing room together.

The team members that were going were Nightwing, Superboy, Miss Martian, Kid Flash, Artemis, Aqualad, Beast Boy, Impulse, Robin, and Zatanna. Everyone else would stay and watch over the cave and complete any missions if they were assigned one.

All the teens had their bags with them (every single on them being either a backpack or a duffle bag), and were waiting for everyone else to get settled.

Once everyone was there, Danny walked up and turned to all of them. "In exactly five minutes and 17 seconds, a portal will open in front of us. Once everyone crosses through the portal it will close and there will be no turning back.

When we are in my world you need to listen very carefully. Those people have never met a single superhero in their life, so you must watch what you do and when you do it. Chances are they'll get curious and walk up to you. If put in that situation you have the choice whether or not to answer their questions. I'm not your mother, therefore, I won't treat you like I'm one.

As for other situations, just listen when I ask you too and everything should run smoothly. When we get there, we need to locate the old warehouse I made into a base, from there we can assess the situation and go from there. Everyone got that?"

The Team nodded their heads in confirmation.

"Then let's do this."

As soon as Danny said those words, a green and black portal appeared out of thin air behind him. He took a deep breath, turned around, and walked into the portal.