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Chapter 6

Vlad was worried, he did as he was told and got Danny. When they reached the mansion, Vlad made a bee line for his portal. Danny followed him and changed into phantom. They went through the portal and Vlad could almost feel that Danny was reaching the end of his patience. They reached the tower quickly and he was waiting for them.

Clockwork knew that his plan had many risks but the boy was doing so well. His emotions were always his downfall. His bonds to his family were severed by death creating an evil which cannot be allowed to exist but his parents and friends breaking the bond themselves created a more dangerous outcome. Plasmius was keeping him stable for now, the girl would play an important part in his life later on but he needed a little more. He needed something to protect. Plasmius showed him that he didn't need to be a hero all the time. Plasmius gave him a father to love and a mentor to be loyal too. The girl, Arai, gave him hope and would repair his trust in time but he needed something to protect. He hoped that with his interference he could prevent two evils from ever forming and give a little girl a family.

Clockwork waited for the halfas to arrive and they were right on time. "Clockwork? " asked Danny. Vlad looked at Danny in shock. "You know the time keeper Daniel?"Danny shruggered. "I explored the zone and met him once." Clockwork smiled at him. "I asked Vlad to bring you here because it is time you learned child. " He gestured to the time mirrors then to the sofa. The two halfa's took a seat and waited.

"Inside everyone there is potential. The two of you have great power and with that there are consequences. You both have the potential for great good or great evil. I see every possibility of time." He turned to the time mirrors and the pictures changed. It showed Dannys family, when he was around eight years old. "There are timelines where your parents do not learn your secrets. Where they love you even though your sister is smarter. Even ones where you and your sister are very close. There is one that worried me greatly. You were loved and your family died so you turned evil in your rage and sorrow. You always feel very deeply Daniel. In this timeline your bond to your family has broken and in its place there is loyalty to Vlad. You will not turn evil." The time mirors changed from an evil phantom to an image of Vlad working in his lab. "In the same timeline, you do not see Maddies happiness and you decend into madness. You attempt to clone Daniel. Your plan fails and you create Danielle. When she is not accept by you and Daniel cannot keep her, she turns evil. This results in the destruction of the world again." The time mirror showed a picture of a 12 year old girl first, then a 21 year old aversion of her killing phantom and Plasmius.

Danny looked at the screen in horror. Clockwork seeing his expression placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. "These are not real Daniel, but it could be, however because of Vlad and your choices you will not become that. I called you here because of a little problem. My time mirrors show every possibility, however if someone takes something out of the mirror, that object will exist outside of time. I cannot put it back. While I met with the observents, someone took something out of the mirror." A little girl wearing an outfit simliar to Dannys floated out into of the shadows. "Danielle now exists outside of her time." explained Clockwork.

Danny and Vlad were in shock. Different timelines, ok they could deal but a clone of Danny existing outside of time... What the hell were they supposed to do with that?

The girl floated towards Danny and he noticed the look in her eyes. He knew that look. He had seen it in the mirror everyday when he lived with his parents. Fear of not being accepted but hope that they would. Danny smiled at her, "If you were created from my DNA then I guess that makes you my daughter." He looked at Vlad briefly and saw that the older halfa was smiling at him in pride. "She can be your daughter in front of us. I can fake some paperwork and make her your sister to the public." Dani launched herself towards the two ghosts. She was accepted.

When Clockwork found her in his home, he explained to her this timeline amd allowed her to watch. She knew that this Vlad was kinder than the other one and that this Danny would be able to raise her. She couldn't help but feel that he kept something from her, the reason that she was brought into this timeline.

Vlad left Danny to show Dani around the mansion, while he went to contact some people about her paperwork. Dani was excited. She had traveled the world alone and was very lonely. Danny couldn't find any clothes that would fit her so he decided that online shopping was the best idea. Once she had enough clothes and had eaten, Vlad decided that she needed a health check. He discovered that she was underweight. She could have passed for a nine year old. He put her on a strict diet and sent her to bed after the long day.

Danny and Vlad were sitting in the study. "Do you think this is a good idea Daniel? " asked Vlad. Danny finally showed him how worried he was about this and said, "She wants a family. She shares my ecto signature and my DNA. I feel responsible for her. I want her to be happy. I visited Coockwork before. I saw his time mirrors. It all depends on our decisions. You chose to let go of your hate and she was never created. My parents chose to hate me and I finally had a reason to come to you. It doesn't matter how she got here because we can't get rid if her. I turned evil because of how deep my emotional bonds were, now my bonds are to you and Dani. Shes a good kid, just lonely."

Vlad pulled the boy into a hug. "You are doing well Dan. You will make a good a father to her. I'll hire a private tutor for her until we see how much she knows and what grade we can place her in, until then you will be back in school tomorrow." Danny grinned at that, "Now that you proved I am your son, can you help me with my homework?"

They spent two hours working on Dannys business work. Once he had an idea of how the company was run, Danny never stopped asking questions or giving ideas. Many things that he did say Vlad jotted down with a reminder to himself to look into the idea further and see if it could work. Danny was smart and with the right direction he had a passion for business. He also noticed that he worked extremely hard probably because he wanted to prove himself. After Danny yawned for the third time, Vlad sent him off to bed saying that they could continue tomorrow. Danny shuffled out the door and before he left completely he said, "Night dad." and he was gone. A single tear rolled down his cheek when he realised that Daniel had accepted him as his father.

Once he was gone, Vlad reflected back on the day. He couldn't help but be proud that Danny had accepted the young girl. Vlad knew better than anyone that blood never mattered. It was loyalty that made you family. Danny already cared about the girl and Vlad couldn't help but adore her. She still had the innocence of a child and she was always so happy. He laughed at himself when he realised that he sounded like a grandfather. Then he smiled. He was practically glowing because if Danny accepted him as a father then that little girl was his granddaughter. All he needed to complete the picture was a girlfriend for Daniel. He shook his head and laughed at the thought. His son would probably kill him if he tried to set him up, but that didn't mean it would not be funny as hell. Maybe it was time they threw a party to introduce the world to his son and granddaughter. Danny was sixteen and Vlad adopted Dani under Dannys name with him as the guardian. He could simply tell people they were brother and sister and Danny raised her as his daughter when their parents died. But back to the matter at hand, there would be a party to introduce them in the coming month and maybe he could introduce him to a friends daughter. He smiled just thinking of the look on his son's face..

Edited:04/02/2016