Danny P.O.V.

It was rather easy to find the area with the house Clockwork gave me. 17 Forge Street, in an area called Eagle Valley. I continued to walk on the side walk until I found a sign that said Forge Rd. I followed the numbers on the houses, until I found number 17. My eyes widened at the sight of the house. It was HUGE! It had to have at least 5 bedrooms, and was 3 stories high!
"OK, mental note to self: be sure to thank CW for this EPIC house." I thought to myself as I used the key from the bag to open the door.

I entered, and was not disappointed. The house was fantastic. It had a large living room, with couches, a TV, and multiple gaming systems. The kitchen was massive; I could probably make meals for about 10 people in there. The dining room was decent, and there was a study room with a desktop and my laptop was already there. I entered a bedroom that had a band on the door. I found a king sized bed, with a few things on the corner; a credit card, an ID card, a driver's licence for a car, and one for a motorcycle. Next to all of these was a note that said

'Daniel. Here are your identification, and licenses. Use the credit card to by anything you may need or want. Don't worry about any spending limits. Be sure to put these cards in the wallet I provided, and take them wherever you go. ~CW P.S. There is a car and a motorcycle in the garage. Use whichever you choose.'

"Definitely using the motorcycle." I said with a grin and headed to the garage to see the vehicles.
"Clockwork really thinks of everything, doesn't he?" I asked the air. In the garage were a black bike with red flames, and a 2010 blue-black VW CC.
"Good thinking. Something overly fancy would have attracted too much attention. Probably from the wrong crowd." I mused.

I went into the study room to retrieve my laptop, and do a bit of research on the dead woman. As I sat at the desk, I noticed a note sticking out of the desk's drawer. I opened it and saw a shiny black desert eagle handgun, with a silencer and gun license next to it. My eyes widened and I took the note.

'Daniel. The house I've provided for you is in a rather wealthy area, so it is a potential target for many robberies and the like. This pistol is to use to defend yourself, as we don't want someone, even a criminal, seeing you use ghost powers. Try to keep your using them to a minimum. By the way, there are 4 notes in the house: 1 in this room, 1 in the bedroom, 1 in the car, and 1 in the living room. ~CW'

I looked at the pistol with enthusiasm.
"Cool." I muttered as I picked it up. It's a ghost thing; you develop a fascination with whatever killed you. I was shot, so I have a fascination with guns. I know how to use them and how to identify them, hell; I could build one from scratch if I wanted to. I inspected the gun. It was brand new, literally in perfect condition, and had my old DP symbol on the handle.
"Bad idea, but OK." I muttered, wondering why clockwork would put that symbol on a gun for me.

I put the gun back in the drawer, and closed it. I got up and went to the living room to read the next note. It was on top of a pile of textbooks and workbooks.

'Daniel. These are your school books. You start tomorrow. Show them what an education from the Master of Time can do. ~CW.'

I smirked at Clockwork's cockiness. "Don't you worry Stopwatch, I will." I thought with a chuckle. I went to the garage to read the final note.

As I entered the garage, I heard a cat's meow. I turned and saw a black cat with neon green eyes on top of the car.
"Raven? What are you doing here?" I asked her telepathically. She meowed in response.
"Clockwork wanted you to come? Any idea why?" I asked her. Since I've studied with Clockwork, I've learned multiple languages, and can communicate with animals, telepathically only though. Although, Raven is different; she's a ghost cat, and can take the form of any animal. She is my familiar; she performs smaller tasks for me on missions when I tell her. I created her from a piece of my core about a year ago. She's a part of me. I went up to her and scratched her behind her ears and she purrs. Even if she's a ghost's familiar, she's still a cat.

I opened the car door and took the note that was on the steering wheel.

'Daniel. Raven is your familiar, you should keep her with you at all times. Like I said, take some time to enjoy yourself. Don't worry about the mission for now; the woman hasn't died yet. ~CW.'

I rolled my eyes.
"Great, so that was a future image." I grunted.
"Taking a life is one thing, but letting a life get taken is another. Even if it's for the good of the timeline." I muttered that last sentence. Clockwork had sent me on assassination missions before, so I have killed plenty. But one thing that tears me apart, is having to let someone die when I can save them. I sighed and headed to the living room. I sat on the couch and turned the TV on. I found one my favorite movies, Sinbad: Legend of the 7 Seas, and it had just started. I relaxed and watched the movie.

The movie passed by, and I found myself incredibly bored, so I got into my new car, and drove off, wanting to see how the town had changed since I left. I passed Casper High, which hadn't changed that much. I decide to head to the library, as I didn't have any books. As I was driving, a puff of black mist emerged from my mouth. I stopped at a traffic light that was red, and looked around. I saw The Box Ghost sending his boxes everywhere. I turned, and parked my car a small distance from the park. I got out, went invisible, and flew to where Box Ghost was. I had no intention of fighting him, but I wanted to see how Dani and/or Valerie were doing in the ghost hunting business. After about a minute of waiting, Dani appeared on the scene, looking to be about 15 years old, wearing a new suit. She was now wearing a black long-sleeve shirt with purple rings going down the arm, and her DP symbol was purple, in the middle of her chest. She wore loose black jeans that had a red stripe down each side, held up by a purple belt with a Fenton thermos attached, and white combat boots. Her hair was still white, but her eyes now glowed purple.

"Ugh, come on Boxy! What does it take to get you to stay in the Zone?!" she yelled at him.
"Beware! The Box Ghost shall destroy Phantom's brat with my cardboard and square doom!" The Box Ghost yelled. I facepalmed.
"Some things never change." I muttered under my breath. At that point, Red Huntress flew in on her board.
"Ugh, this guy again?" she asked Dani, who sighed, and pulled the thermos off of her belt. She pointed at The Box Ghost, and sucked him in. What she said to Valerie next surprised me.
"I don't know how Daddy managed to handle this hero thing." My eyes widened. Valerie put her hand on Dani's shoulder.
"Just barely." She said, making Dani chuckle softly.
"I find myself wondering if I'm worthy to take his name." Dani said, surprising me. Truth be told, I wouldn't want anyone else to have taken my name when I died.
"Hey, Danny was a hero, and you're honouring his memory by taking the name Phantom. I can think of no one better to take the name." Val said, making Dani, and me, smile.
"I just wish he became a full ghost." Dani muttered. My eyes widened again, and Valerie sighed.
"Me too, then I could apologize for hunting him. To think, I was hunting the guy I had a crush on." Val said with a chuckle. I chuckled as well, but I was surprised Valerie knew my identity. Sam and Tucker probably told her. Dani chuckled. And they both flew off, leaving me to my thoughts. I was really happy that Dani saw me as her Father. It took all of my restraint to not go up to her and hug her, but I can't reveal myself… Not yet. Clockwork said there would be a time and place.

I got back in my car and headed back to the house. I put the car in the garage, and went to my bedroom. I took my boots and jacket off, and fell onto the bed backwards. Raven phased through the door and jumped up onto the bed. She crawled onto me, and lay down on my chest. I stroked her down her back, and smiled at her. She is incredibly loving, and is always able to cheer me up when I'm down. I felt the darkness of sleep slowly overtake my eyes, and I fell into a dreamless slumber.

I woke up after a few hours of sleep, feeling very well rested. As I full ghost of 3 years, I only need about 4 hours of sleep, and I just slept for about 9 hours. How, I do not know. Raven meowed, telling me that she drained my energy while I was asleep, so that I slept for longer. She can speak to me telepathically, but usually just meows. She's my familiar, a part of me, so I always know what she's trying to say. I looked at the clock, 10pm. I smirked, an idea developing in my head. I got dressed after a nice hot shower, and packed my backpack with the books Clockwork gave me. After half an hour, I was all ready for a day at school. I looked out the window and held my hand above my head.
"Time out!" I said in a raised voice and snapped my fingers. Time started to move faster, and hours went by in a matter of seconds from my point of view. I saw the sun rising.
"Time in!" I said and snapped my fingers again. Time started to slow down, and stopped after a few seconds. I glanced at the clock, 7:30am. It'll take about 15 minutes to get to Casper High on my bike.

I phased through the floor, into the garage, and mounted my bike after placing my backpack into the compartment under the seat. I was about to start the bike, when I heard an eagle's cry. I turned and saw Raven, in the form of an eagle. She cawed again.
"I don't need the helmet, I'm already dead." I said to her, and got another caw in response.
"Touché…" I told her.
"Don't want people suspecting anything." I said as I got up and grabbed the helmet from the living room.
"At worst, they'll think I'm reckless, but I had enough of that when I was Phantom." I mused and clipped the helmet on. I started the bike, and drove through the garage door, intangibly. After 13 minutes of driving, I arrived at the school, and parked in the driveway. For some reason, a lot of people turned to look at me with wide eyes.

Sam P.O.V.

I parked my car in the school driveway, and turned it off. I looked at the school and sighed. It's been almost 3 years since Danny died, and the time had not been kind to me. I've been depressed, my grades dropped, and my goth outfit has gotten a bit more extreme. I now where a long sleeve black crop top, with a split heart over the heart, black skinny jeans with chains, my black comat boots, and I switched from purple lipstick to black. I got a tattoo of Danny's DP symbol on my shoulder; somewhere no one will see it.

I grabbed my backpack and checked my wristwatch, 7:40am. I got out of my car and headed into the school I met up with Tucker and Valerie, who were holding hands. I smiled at them. They got together about 2 months ago. I was happy for them, but seeing them together made me think of all the times I could have told Danny I loved him. Hell, I still do… For some reason I haven't been able to forget my feelings for him.

"Hey Sam." Tucker greeted.
"Hey Tuck, hey Val." Ever since she pieced together Danny's identity, we've all become great friends. Who would have thought that the freaky goth girl would become friends with a former A-lister. We chatted for a few minutes, and then heard the sound of a motorcycle nearby. We looked in the direction of the driveway, and saw a guy, about our age, park his bike next to my car. There was something about this guy, a familiar, yet foreign feel to him. He wore black jeans, black combat boots, a black T-shirt with a white skull over the heart, and a black leather jacket that had a hood. He had an aura that displayed confidence, but not arrogance. With one glance at his style, you can tell he's at least a little bit goth. He took his helmet off and my eyes widened. He was GORGEOUS. He had shoulder length, mostly black hair with a few streaks of white at the top and a really handsome face. The part I liked the most however, was his mismatched pair of eyes. One was forest green, and the other was a dark, midnight blue. I felt a blush form on my cheeks as he looked at my direction and smiled. He put a pair of sunglasses on, and walked into the school.

I grabbed Valerie by the arm, and dragged her to the corner of the school grounds.
"Sam? What's up?" she asked, a bit confused.
"OK, I don't usually do this kind of thing, but…" I took a deep breath,
"Did you see that guy?" I asked her. She giggled and smiled at me.
"Yeah, he's handsome." She said with a smirk.
"He's not just handsome, he gorgeous!" I half whispered, half yelled.
"And those eyes, I could stare at them for hours." I said, making Valerie giggle a little more. I couldn't help giggling a little as well.
"Looks like Sammy has a crush." Valerie teased. I glared at her and smacked her shoulder.
"Don't call me Sammy, and I don't have a crush on the new guy. I just think he's hot." I responded.
"Yeah, yeah." Valerie said with a roll of her eyes.
"Let's just get to class, the bell's gonna go off in a few minutes." She said. I nodded, and we went back to Tucker.

A/N: Cliffy! I'm evil :P