"Enough."

Time froze.

"There are more pressing matters at hand."

Clockwork's booming voice circled around everyone's eardrums before time resumed. Ember and Skulker sunk to the ground with a thud while Tucker and Sam stood tense.

"Clockwork!" Sam pointed an accusing finger at the hunter and rocker. "These two ass hats punched Danny out of the sky and then took him somewhere or-"

"No, they did not." The master of time interrupted.

"Then where's Danny?!"

"He is long gone by now." Clockwork's eyes drifted down before coming back up. "If you want him back, you will work with the 'ass hats' over there."

"Wait. What?!" Sam's eyes went frantic. "What the hell is going on Clockwork!?"

"I cannot share a lot, but in order to assure Danny's safety you must go to a place called Jump City." He stated firmly before turning to Ember and Skulker. "And those two will need to escort you there."

A loud string of curses erupted from everyone present. No one was too keen on the idea, but it was something the master of time saw coming and was prepared. He gently hit his staff on the ground, voice clear through everyone's profanities.

"There is no time to argue about this. It's a matter of life and death." He glared at Ember and Skulker. "For ghosts and humans.."

Ember crossed her arms. "Well, what the fuck does that mean?"

"It means, you either help, or the ghost zone as we know it could be destroyed." He gave them a hard look. "Danny's life is more important than either of you realize, and whether you like to admit it or not, you both will need him in the future."

They were silent.

"Now." Clockwork drifted to Sam and Tucker, taking a small rectangular device out of his cloak. It was blue, with a strange gleam to it. He handed it to Tucker. "This is a device from the far frozen. Danny has a gem that can be tracked with it around his neck. Use it to find him and once you do, he will have to come to a decision. No matter what he chooses, you must follow and support him."

A second after those words were uttered, Clockwork vanished and everything was silent. Sam stared intently at the ground, Ember and Skulker gave the teens death glares and pouts, while Tucker just held the chilly device.

"Well." The geek said after a while. "That just happened."

Sam sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Yeah."

It was silent again.

"Well?" He walked in the middle of everyone. "What are we waiting for?"
"Nothing. This is the plan." Sam's voice changed into something fierce. "Tucker and I need to go to our houses to get somethings before we leave. Ember, your coming with me and Skulker, you're going with Tucker."

"No way. Me and Skulker are staying right here until you come back."

"No. You're going with us. We can't trust you guys not to run off." Sam started walking off. "So let's get going. The sooner we're in Jump City, the sooner I can get rid of you both."

To Be Continued…

I'm not promising anything anymore. I just realized that I'm a High School student and will be for three more years XD