Shattered memories
Box of fate
Three weeks earlier - Moirai's realm
"MOIRAI!" Clockwork shouted bursting into his realm, "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!"
"Collected by prize" Moirai replied in a calm voice
"You fool! You collected Danny Phantom's soul!" Clockwork shouted glaring at him in rage
"Where's that calm and wise ghost?" Moirai asked putting the precious box away.
"Release his soul!" Clockwork shouted clenching his staff, "NOW! Do you realise what you've done?!"
"I'm not scared of Ember McLain," Moirai said smiling at his associate, "She's no match for me"
"You have no idea! What Ember McLain will do in order to get Danny back! She will come after you!" Clockwork said while he watched Moirai stare at his precious prize.
"She won't come after me... if she doesn't know who! Unless a certain ghost will interfere in my work once more" Moirai said glaring at him. Clockwork bit down on his lip and simply stared at him, he couldn't believe Moirai actually took Danny's soul.
"That wasn't his fate!" Clockwork said
"I'm the ghost of fate!" Moirai shouted with his hands in the air, "Just like you're the master of time! We both been here since the beginning of time! To ensure the safety of the timeline... We must take actions in order to keep the timeline safe"
"And how did Danny Phantom's existence endangered the timeline?!" Clockwork asked approaching Moirai, "He saved the timeline numerous times!"
"Danny Phantom is dead! He's soul is mine" Moirai said smirking. Clockwork clenched his fist, he let go of his staff and flew towards him. Moirai quickly turned around and clenched his fist as well; Moirai blocks Clockwork's punch with his own fist. The two ancient ghost glared at each other as they felt a ripple through the timeline, Clockwork eyes widen slightly and slowly pulled away.
"Dammit….. I forgot we can't fight each other" Clockwork opened his hand as his staff returned to him.
"Forgot something, old friend?" Moirai asked laughing and shaking his head, "We can't fight each other! Our battle would end the timelines and every alternate version of it! We would literally destroy the existence of life"
"Damn you, Moirai!" Clockwork said immediately turning away from him, "Why did you do this?!"
"Because Danny Phantom is the ultimate prize!" Moirai said laughing while he looked back at his box, "And because he's interfered with my work for the last time! And I know you have a soft spot for this boy"
"You did this? Because you wanted to hurt me?!" Clockwork asked wide eye.
"I did this because Danny Phantom's soul was my ultimate goal! He was going to be mine and he'll never be freed! Hurting you was just a bonus" Moirai said laughing.
"You won't have Danny's soul forever! I'll make sure of it" Clockwork said glaring.
Present
"Ember?" Maddie said knocking on Danny's old bedroom door, "Can I come on?"
"Go nuts…" Ember mumbled while she stared at an old photo of Danny and her; Ember moved her fingers on Danny's imagine and stared at the tear stains on it. She would have been crying like she usually does, but her tears dried up…. She no longer had tears to shed.
"I know you don't need food or water…. But you should at least leave the room" Maddie said sitting down on the bed.
"I do get out…." She replied hugging the photo the best she could without ripping it.
"When your Danny... Not as Ember" Maddie said moving some of Ember's hair out of her face, "People are wondering where you are"
"Why does it matter?" Ember asked sitting up and placing the photo in her pocket, "Danny is here isn't he?"
"I know you miss him…. I miss him too…. But there no way you can see him again" Maddie said placing her hand on Ember's.
"There is…." Ember said remembering what the strange man said.
"What do you mean?" Maddie asked with a confused look on her face.
"This strange man…. he found me at Danny's grave and told me something…." Ember said smiling slightly as she walked back and forth, "He said I could see him…. I could see Danny again"
"Ember…" Maddie simply mumbled
"I know it sounds weird…. but when I died... I found myself in the Ghost Zone!" Ember said taking the photo out, "I can't believe I didn't think about this sooner! All the ghosts in the zone were alive at some point…. They were all alive! So Danny must be in the Ghost Zone too!"
"Do you believe... Danny somewhere in the Ghost Zone?" Maddie asked a bit taken back from the sudden news.
"I do! All the dead eventually ends up in the zone! I can see Danny again" Ember said going to the closet and gathering few things.
"But the Ghost Zone is massive! It's like... A universe over there!" Maddie said watching Ember searching through Danny's things. She had seen the map Danny had made and it was only a small fraction of the Ghost Zone, the area Danny had mapped out would take Ember months to search.
"I know…. but if I have an idea where to search, I could eliminate parts of the Ghost Zone which are going to save me time" Ember said finding the map Danny had done.
"Where are you going to get such information?" Maddie asked standing up.
"Clockwork! I'll ask him and hopefully, he can tell me" Ember said opening the door and making her way to the basement.
"Hold on, Ember," Maddie said following right behind her. The two ran downstairs and headed to the Ghost portal, Ember opened the doors and stood in front. "Just…. Be careful, alright?" Maddie said hugging her daughter-in-law, "We don't need to lose you too"
"But you can't kill the dead, Maddie" Ember said hugging her back.
"They can't be killed but they can be sealed... Or destroyed" Maddie said staring at her with a serious expression, "People or ghost…. When they're determined enough will find a way"
"To kill the undead" Ember whispered and nodded her head.
"Find him," Maddie said rubbing Ember's cheek, "Bring him home"
"I will, Maddie," Ember said touching her hand
"We'll handle things here," she said. Ember nodded her head and broke away from her, she took flight and flew into the ghost zone.
Clockwork's realm
"Clockwork!" Ember shouted walking through his realm and occasionally moving floating clocks out of her way, "Are you here?!"
"Ember," Clockwork said flying down and smiling at her, "I knew you would come"
"Yeah whatever!" Ember said taking out a notebook where she wrote the riddle, "What does this mean?"
"Hm…" Clockwork took the notebook and read it, he smiled and gave it back.
"Well?" she asked tapping her foot impatiently.
"Moirai, the ghost of fate" Clockwork replied and showed Ember an image of him.
"That's the bastard! He killed Danny!" Ember shouted with her eyes glowing red, as she clenched her fist! Ever since Danny's death, she swore to get revenge and find a way to kill that son of a bitch!
"Calm down," Clockwork said placing his hand on her shoulder, "And don't move"
"Wh…. What are you doing?" Ember asked feeling Clockwork's power flow inside of her body.
"Moirai is a powerful ghost" Clockwork explained while he removed his hand, "He can see the past, the present, and the future... Just like me"
"He did resemble you…." Ember said glancing at her hand
"We share some powers but our jobs are quite….. different from each other" Clockwork said while he turned into an old man. "Moirai ensures that every living soul meets its fate! That's why he is called the ghost of fates! He can see everyone just like me, so I placed something special on you so he won't be able to spy on you" he explained.
"Why did he take Danny from me….?" Ember mumbled feeling whatever left of tears she had to form, "Why?! Did he do something?!"
"I cannot answer your question because you'll find the answer on your journey," Clockworks said while he turned into a baby, "That's why you here aren't you?"
"Are you going to tell me where Moirai's realm is?" Ember asked taking out the map
"I can't," Clockwork said shaking his head.
"Fuck…." Ember mumbled looking away for a second, "Can you at least tell me... The areas I don't have to search?!"
"Alright," Clockwork said and looked at the map, "These areas"
"Ember nodded her head, she quickly took out a pen and mark X's on the area Clockwork pointed too.
"The first part of your riddle, find the box of fate," Clockwork said while he watched her writing a few things, "It's talking about Moirai's boxes where he captures and keeps the souls"
"How will I know... if it's Danny or not?" Ember asked
"You'll feel it," Clockwork said and smiled at her, "Danny's soul will sense you and call you"
"It will?!" Ember asked a bit surprised
"Both of your souls are connected, they're soulmates and will always look for each other," Clockwork said while Ember stared at the map, "When your close to Danny's box you'll know"
"Our souls... are soulmates..." Ember mumbled in disbelief
"Indeed they are... you might have hated Danny in the beginning, but you've loved him even before you two met," Clockwork said.
"Thank you, Clockwork," Ember said blushing slightly and putting her things away.
"Anytime" Clockwork replied. Ember waved at him before she made her way to the exit, she stood outside and stared at the green sky. Ember closed her eyes and took a deep breath, as she stood in front of Clockwork's realm. She was going to find Danny, she was going to free him and bring him back to her…. No matter how long it takes.
"I'm going find you, Danny" Ember whispered softly as she stared at the vast Ghost Zone ahead of her, "I will always find you... Just wait for me"
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