AN: Hey guys, I'm back and with a new chapter in tow!
Sev: Yes, after nearly three months.
Me: But I've been writing this chapter, doesn't that count?
CW: Nope.
Dan: Harsh….
Reid: So was the last month and a quarter.
Warning: Mention of an OC!
AN2: Dan Phantom is not an OC!
Disclaimer: Normally when writers post stories on fan art and fan fiction sites, it is a widely known fact that the person posting does not own the franchise and is owned by someone who has made millions, billions of dollars off the franchise…right? So, if this story is being posted on a fanart/Fan fiction site, obviously I own neither Danny Phantom nor Harry Potter.
Random Quote of the Moment:
-Nope. Not giving anymore relationship advice from this side of the car.
-Neal Caffery, White Collar
Being a Tempus Ch.3: Where are we?
"We're not on Earth." Harry simply stated.
The three wizards below him froze in shock. Not on Earth? If they weren't on Earth, then where in Merlin's beard were they?
Unfortunately for Harry, who was being levitated by Severus had lost his concentration due to shock and caused the young Gryffindor to fall on his face. The result of these actions caused six heads to turn towards them.
So much for unwanted attention.
"Well, it looks as though our guests are awake." A voice said.
Severus, Tom and Draco stared in confusion.
"I think we can see that for ourselves." A feminine voice deadpanned.
"Sit down and quiet down Samantha." The other voice supplied gently, gesturing over to a badge sofa and Samantha growled at this. Severus and Tom headed toward the sofa while Draco walked to Harry.
"Potter." Draco called out.
"Wha'?" Harry moaned, face still planted to the floor.
"Umm…are you okay?" the blonde asked.
" 'Mah face hurts."
The young Slytherin lent his hand out, patiently waiting for Potter to grab hold-and wait he does. The Gryffindor silently moaned in pain as he stood barely maintaining his balance. Harry stumbled slightly, his peripheral still off.
"Potter." Draco snapped.
"Hmm?"
"Grab hold onto my arm." The blonde commanded. the emerald-eyed teen blindly groped Draco until he felt what he thought was Draco's arm and allowed him to guide him over to where Snape and the Dark Lord. Harry thanked Draco and the two teens softly plopped on the sofa. A tense silence fell over the four wizards as they all silently asked the same question, Who would break the silence?
Harry felt the duty to cut the tension resting on his shoulders, as did everything else, he thought bitterly. "So," he ventured. "Will anyone mind telling us where in the bloody hell we are?"
As if on cue, a blue figure floated in front of the four wizards with a purple cloak draped over his body with a hood covering most of his face except for his red eyes, and a glass case with tiny gears ticking in sync lied where his upper torso and abdomen was.
"Not to be rude, but what are you?" Draco asked.
The figure turned towards Draco, silently raising one of his eyebrows. "I'm not a 'what', but rather a who. I am Clockwork, the Ghost of Time, the Time Master. I can see the past, present and future. I keep the time stream intact and I can make it wither into nothing in an instant, Mr. Malfoy or should I say, Malfoy Jr.?"
The Gryffindor softly snickered at the nickname he and Ron had given the blonde whenever they met, to put it politely, in the halls of Hogwarts.
"Pleasantries aside, 'Mr. Clockwork' can you be any use and tell us where we are and why we're here?" Voldemort drawled.
"Any use to you, you meant? And as to where you are, this is the Ghost Zone, the flip side of Earth and home to many ghosts. Why you are here, though, is a much more difficult question to answer." The ghost explained while showing the four wizards the swirling greens, purple floating doors and the undeadly residents who lived there.
"Wait, you're saying that you had us kidnapped, brought to this 'Ghost Zone' as you call it and you can't tell us why we're here?" Severus snapped.
The blue spectrum sighed and raised a hand to the bridge of his nose, which gave evidence to his slight irritation. "I never said I could not tell what reason you are here, but instead it would be difficult to effectively explain my reasoning." He floated over to one of his giant screens, and waved his hand over the screen, turning it off. Harry, Draco, Severus and Voldemort sat in silence as they watched the Ghost of Time sit in the loveseat across them, and prepared himself for what he was going to say.
"What if I told you three," he pointed at Harry, Snape and Tom. "that everything you knew was a lie?" Not waiting for a response, Clockwork continued on. "Your parents weren't really your parents, your friends plotting behind your back and your death was already planned out for you? But I suppose I must start from the beginning."
"How far back is the beginning?" one of the others in the back asked.
"A while after Pariah Dark, Danny."
"That far back?!" Danny exclaimed and yelped when a young redhead, sixteen perhaps gave him a sound slap to the back of his head. He glared at the redhead, but then backed down at the glare that she gave him. "Sorry Clockwork, keep going."
The Time Master had needed no invitation and delved into his story. "Long ago, before any of you were born, there was a ghost named Pariah Dark. He was King of the Ghost Zone and ruled with an iron fist. Dark was a ghost of such power and magnitude, that only he and he alone could control the essences inside the Crown of Fire and the Ring of Rage. When the Crown and Ring were separate, they were useless, but together? He could do anything. His power grew to the point where a group of powerful ancient ghosts banded together in a last ditch effort to defeat the King by locking him in the Sarcophagus of Forever Sleep."
"Woah! This is way more awesome than when Skulker told it." Danny interrupted and the same redhead gave another slap to the back of his head.
"Jazz!" He whined and Jazz had, if possible, glared even harder and the teen had wisely decided to shut up as he flicked his spectral tail in anticipation. Harry softly laughed at the inane scene in front of him and Draco simply smirked at the display of foolishness.
"Anyway, when Pariah was defeated, the Ghost Zone was peaceful. The Ancients disappeared and I went back to my duty as the Time Master. Not long after I resumed my position, I met the most beautiful ghost in all the realms imaginable."
"Who was she?" Severus asked, because in all honesty, he was very interested in this story. Despite whatever Potter thought.
Clockwork eyes grew wide with what could possibly be described as love, "Her was name was Alymra. Alymra Anno Domini, with the most beautiful maroon eyes and a stubbornness that could beat anyone in a oblivion. We dated for a few centuries and then we got married. Then she got pregnant with triplets and that was the happiest day of my afterlife. Of course, naturally, she gave birth to three healthy boys, but we didn't get a chance to celebrate. Not long after she gave birth, our boys were kidnapped. I searched the entire Ghost Zone for them and there was no trace. Alymra went into depression and she soon faded." he finished, his eyes hiding the sadness he had whenever his wife was mentioned.
"What I'm saying is that Harry, Severus and Tom are my sons."
Me: And I end ze de chapter with a slight cliffie! What reactions are you expecting? Someone to faint or go bezerk? Tell me what you think in a review and the one I like the most will be featured in Chapter 4.
Sev: Sneak peek of Ch. 4:
Danny was the first to speak, or rather a failed attempt to speak. Thankfully, Harry understood what he was going to say, "What do you mean that your my father?! What's next? 'Harry, join the afterlife. We have cookies?!'" the Gryffindor exclaimed angrily.
Severus was surprisingly silent and Clockwork was unsure of whether to take that as a good or bad sign. Draco sat there in shock. The ghostly teen had fell onto the floor shock. Jazz had tried to calm the argument between Harry and the Dark Lord, only for her voice to be drown out in the midst of chaos.
This was not how this was suppose to go, Clockwork thought. Yes, he expected questions and angry remarks but not this. He flicked his ghostly tail in irritation as he felt a head-splitting migraine coming on. Something had to be done and of course, he knew what he needed to do.
"TIME OUT!"
Me: I am so happy right now! :D
Dan: Why?
Me: This is the longest chapter I have ever typed, despite the fact I written only half the chapter and winged it by typing the rest of it out.
Reid: Caio!
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